The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-28 00:00:00

To conchti.e with the First Act of LES DANAIDES.

The Box-otlice is open daily, from Ten In the Morning until Six
in the livening, where Private and Family Boxes, Stalls, "laces, and
Tickets may be had on application to Mr. John Parsons.

THEATRE ROYAL, DIZUILY LANE,

EXTRAORDINARY ATTRACTI6N FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY,

Not included in the Subscription.
Mr. BUNN has the honour of making known, that his ANNUAL
BENEFIT takes place on MONDAY NEXT, March 3, 1845, when
will ho performed a variety of entertainments, in which the whole
strength of the company, and numerous auxiliaries, will appear.
The performances will commence with a popular Opera, which will
be succeeded by a SOIREE DANSANTE, for the support whereof
Monsieur Jullien and Herr Kcenig have most obligingly given their
valuable services, and with their =Private Bands of their Court Balls
an 1 Nobilities' Soirees, added to the strength of the Drury-Lane. Band
will present an Orchestra of Eighty eminent Artistes.
This performance will be followed by a CONCERT, and the even-
ing's amusements will terminate with the celebrated ballet of LA
GISELLE, which will be produc.?.d (first time on the English stage),
with great splendour, for the occoslon, and in which Md Maria,
Monsieur 11. Vestris, Monsieur and Madame Finart, and the whole
corps do ballet will appepr.
Private boxes, stalls, and tickets, fo be had of Mr. Bunn, 11, Fitz-
roy-square, and of Mr. Parsons, at the box-office of the theatre.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMAI.KET.
LESSEE, %IR. B. WEIt3TER.
THIS EVENING
be rewted a New and Original Comedy, entitled THE
SHERIFF OF THE COUNTY. Principal Characters by Messrs.
Farren. Strickland, Buckstone, Webster, Mrs. Glover, Mrs. W.
Clifford, Mrs. Humby, itl jos Julia Bennett, &c.
In the course of the evening Mr. John Parry will sing his New
Mistorical Romance, " Fayre Rosarnoude."
After which, GRANDFATHER IVIIITEHEAD.
To conclude with TEDDY THE TILER. Thady Mullowny, Mr
Collins.
Private Boxes, Two Guineas and One Guinea and a-Hall each.
Tickets and Places to be had of Mr. I. T. Archer 'at the Box-office,
from Ten till Five o'clock.

THEATrCE ROYAL, %DELPIII. -
UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE.
THIS EVENING

Will be repeated a New and Original Drama, entitled THE
GREEN Bt. SHES ; or, A Hundred Years Ago. Connor O'Kennedy,
Mr.-Selby ; George, Mr. Hudson : Wild Murtogh, Mr. 0. Smith ;
Muster Grinnidge, Mr. Wright ; Jack Gong, Mr. Paul Bedford ;
Geraldine, Mrs. Tate.; Nclly O'Neill, Mrs. Fitzwilltam ; Miami,
Madame Celeste.
After wkich, MOTHER AND CHILD ARE DOING WELL. .
To he followed by a New Dramatic Anecdote, entitled THE
SOLDIER OF FORTUNE ; or, The Irish Settler. The Duke of
Aiijou, Miss Woolgar ; Captain tfßorkc, Mr. Hudson ; the Baroness
Beaupre, Miss Fortescue.

TnEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM.
UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF )11:S. KEELEY.
Last Week but one before the Easter Holidays.
THIS EVENING

Will he performed THE PRISONER OF WAR. Captain Chan-
nel], Mr. Emery ; Pallmall, Mr. Keeley ; Clarina, Miss Walcott ;
Polly Pallinall, Mrs. Keeley.
-To he followed by a New Farce, entitled A MODEL OF A WIFE.
Principal Characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, F. Matthews, and Mea-
dows ; Miss Walcott. and Miss Fairbr&ther.
To conclude with VALENTINE AND ORSON. Principal Cha-
racters by Messrs. F. Matthews, M•Nulows, Wigan, Collier, Turner,
Ithdoch, Taraold, and Keeley ; Mrs. Wigan, Miss Arden, Miss Fair-
brother, Miss Grove, Mrs. Woollidge, Miss James, Miss Turner, and
/Mrs; Keeley.

PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
LE,SEE, MR. J. M. MADDOX.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed Shakspetwe's Tragedy of MACBETH. Mac-
beth, Mr. Forrest ; Maeduff, Mr. Graham ; Ba,:quo, Mr. henry
Wallaek ; Lady Macbeth, Mis: Cushman.
To be followed by LE SALON DE BAL.
To conclude with THE WIDOW BEWITCHED. Mr: Clement
Furnival, Mr. Walter Lacy ; Mrs. Lorimer, Mrs. Stirling.
Stage Manager, Mr. H. I. Wallack 1 Stage Director, Mr, Emdcn ;
Machinist, Mr. Edmund Bradwell.
Box-office open front Eleven till Four. Private B xes to be had
at the Theatre, and at all the principal Libraries.

FRENCH MAYS, ST. JA M ES'S THEATRE.
•
THIS EVENING, FEBRUARY 28,
will be performed LE DEPIT MOUREUX. Eraste, Arrant de
Lucile, M. Oudinot ; Gros-Rene, son Valet, M. Cartigny.
To be followed by DON CESAR DE BAZAN. Don Cesar de
Bazai,, Monsieur F. Lennaitre ; Charles 11., Itoi D'Espagne, Mon-
sieur Oudinot ; Lazarille, Mdlle. Eliza Forgeot ; La Maritamt, Mdlle.
Clarlsse..

ROYAL OLYMPIC TIIEATIU
(Under the Direction of Miss Davenport.)
TINS EVENI

Will 1.4 pernmnett LA DAME 1)E ST. TROPEZ ; or, The Poisoner.
George Marie,,, 3i r. Waldron ; Charles D'Art.ti, Mr. Binge ;
Hortense, Mist: D.lve:LlJor. .
After which, BEAUTY

or, Cup;tl and the Satyr,

To conclude with THE ROMP. Prfintill; Tomboy, bliss Davenport,

♦STLRY'S ROYAL AMPIIITiI, ATRE.
PROPRIETOR, MR. W. IlArr
THIS EVENING
Will be repeated TIIE ROYAL FOX HUNT ; introducing a Rea]
Fox-chase on the Stage, by Livin^ Fox and Real Pack of Hoards.
Entire Change in the Circle.—Unequalled Feats of Horsemanship.
To conclude with the laughable Farce of TIIE KING'S GAR-
DENER. Galochard, Mr. Biddle (his first appearance).
Ilox•oftice open from Eleven till Five.

DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.
THIS EVENING

Will be repeated a New Drama, with New Scenery and splendid
Appointments, entitled MIDNIGHT • or, the Sentit,el and the Hour.
A Legend of St. Paul's_ In which the entire Company will perform.
_ _

After which, 1 EBECCA ; or, The Carbonaii and the Jew's
Daughter. Supported by Messrs. 11. Hughes, Seaman, 11. Corr!, Mrs.
11. Vining, and Miss Martin.
To be followed by the Ballet of THE SOLDIER'S DREAM. In
which the whole of the Ballet Company will perform.

To conclude witlipi E WARLOCK( OF THE GLEN.

Places and Private Box `to be had of 3lr. Kerschner, at the Box.
oftles, from Eleven to Four.

ROYAL VICTORIA TIIEATRE
THIS EVENING

Will be reptiuted a New Drama, entitled FEODORA ; or, The
Dropping Well of Gedar. Characters by Messrs. Johnson, Higgie,
Searle, Herbert, Jones, Watkins, Miss Vincent, Miss E. Terrey, &c.
To be followed by MARIANNE ; or, The Child of Charity. Sup-
rorted by Messrs. Oshaldiston, H. Howard, J. T. Johnson, J. Her
bert, E. Jones, and W. Searle ; Miss Vmcent, Mtss E. Terrey, and
Mrs. E. Jefferson.

To conclude with THE DOUSE DOG. Supported by Mr. C. J,
lliggie, J. llerbert, E. Jones, Miss E. Terrey, Miss Jefferson, &c.
Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6d.

THE WEATIIER.-Stur OFFICE, FED. 28.

THERMOMETER, Lowest, 33 ; Highest, 44 ; Noon, 34.

BAROMETER, 30.03.-WIND, N.W.

Num.—The figures which follow the words " Lowest" and
"Highest" denote the lowest and highest state of the
Thermometer during the preceding twenty-four hours. All
the other observations are made at noon.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON-DRIDGE TIIIS DAY.
Hernia, .. 37 minutes after 5 Evening .. 55 minutes after 5.

a Canonical Council, and two-thirds of the members of
it had alvired him. to take the steps which he had
adulated. Neither the Parliament nor the QUEEN pos-
sessed the power oC altering the rubric ; that power was
vested in the Churel alone. He was perfectly willing
to support a Bill for repealing the Statutes of ED-
WARD the ►SIXTH and ELIZABETH, which had so
muds frightened Dr. CARWITHEN ; but these Statutes
did not apply in ca3es of obstinate refusal to obey the
rubric. lie hoped their Lordships would not enter into
the consideration of the question unless they felt it was
their duty to do so, but he doubted whether they had the
right or power to interfere.
Lord BROUGHAM deprecated all Parliamentary inter-
ference in the controversy which Was at present dividing
the Church. As a son of the Church, lsa certainly agreed
to the rule that the laws of the Church should be made
by her fathers, and he certainly did not think that that
was the place fir discussion upon this subject.
The Bishop of Noawicu rejoiced that the petitions
had been presented. There was a general feeling of
opposition among the laity to anything like an approxi-
mation to the rites of the Catholic Church.

Lions created bylaw, over animals that, beingferce naturoe,
are, therefore, in terms without the pale of the law to exter-
minate, for his amusement either birds or beasts coming
within this category, is deemed the indication of a
good country gentleman—a man of mark and character.
For him who has no acquaintance with fortune, either
inherited or acquired by himself, who rejoices in none of
the favourable conditions we allude -to, but kills, with
uncertificated and unlicensed eye, haply for his own
subsistence, haply for the support of his helpless
children, a head or two of these animals over which he
claims absolute dominion under the authority of
sacred writ itself, in common with the noblest born-
and largest :landed proprietcr in the kingdom—
for such a man to do such an act suffices to put him to
the ban of society ; to deprive him of his liberty ; to
subject him to imprisonment ; and to brand him wi:h
felon's infamy. Mr. BRIGHT has done very well in so
emphatically directing, as he has of late done, the atten-
tion of the public to the enormous number of convictions,
fines, imprisonments, Sec., which have taken place under
the game-laws within a given period. But there are
other unqualified persons, who are in a condition of
worldly competency, and destroy game, not for their
amusement. nor yet for their subsistence, but on a fair,
economic principle-of self-defence against the ravages
the game commit on their crop:. To this agricultural
aspect of the question, again, Mr. BRIGHT has power-
fully turn( d the astonished notice of many incredulous,
or heretofore uninformed, on such subjects. In the pre-
sent day we are inclined to think the days of these laws
are pretty well numbered. Mr. BRIGHT, last night,
conducted the case with much skill and judgment. Ile
has obta7ned one of the great objects of his so:icitude,
a Committee for full inquiry into the abuses of the game-
laws ; and we therefore confidently anticipate that he
will be ultimately successful.
In the meanwhile it is amusing to observe the per-
tenacity with which inveterate habits wilfully close the
eyes of some men to the most palpable abuses. Mr. GRANT-
LEY BERKELEY, we perceive, is not satisfied with the
really forbearing generosity of the Press towards his
pamphlet on the game-laws, from which we lately ex-
tracted—we trust with no want of fairness or gocd feel-
ing—a few exquisite mo-reau for the delectation of our
readers. In that production the Hon. Pamphleteer
seemed content simply to uphold the game-laws as a
very useful integer of our entire scheme of statute law.
In the "Reply to the Press, or the Reviewers Reviewed,"
now before t,, this author takes higher ground.
He identifies the maintenance of this outrageous
code with the upholding of the happiness and
welfare of the poor. He deprecates its abrogation
as one of the most mischievous innovations which the
fraudulent quackery of pseudo-politicians, popularity—
hunting demagogues, and specious cheats, can attempt
to palm upon the country. But he unfortunately is given
to be very figurative ; and we should surmise, if he as-
sisted at the EGLINTOUN Tournament, that he has never
since got over the excitement and associations of that
spectacle. Ho will talk of himself as if he were a
belted knight, riding at tourney, end notwithstanding
occasional lucid moments, in which he " gabbles of green
fields," the ring, and Bell's Life in London, still the
pervading hallucination of his mind is, that he is in the
"lists, strewn," as he says, "piecemeal with the
vaunt piece and braces of his armour." He
runs a tilt at poor Mr. BRIGHT with the
tremendous weapon of " buttonless arguments," which
he constantly imputes to him, intending probably a
severe reflection on the costume of that gentleman,
whose straight collar and malformation of coat-skirts
appear to be equally heinous offences in his eyes. Ile
talks of the liberty of the press being abused " under"
the " sanctity of hie situation as a reviewer." The
sanctity of a reviewer is a new phase of literary charac-
ter, never discovered till detected by Mr. BERKELEY'S
magnifying lenses. CHARLES DICKENS is furiously as-
sailed totnhing the " pro-poor" advocacy which p,r-
vades his " Chimes"—and we may add, all his other
works. What he means by " surface seekers" we can-
not divine, but the phrase perpetually recurs throughout
these pages. But there is so much fun to be had out of
this " solemn fooling," that we must find another day
another opportunity of noticing it.

After a few words. from the Bishop of LONDON, the
petitions were ordered to be printed.
A conversation then ensued on the subject of the ex-
pedition of the ill-fated Bandeiras from Corfu, in the
course of which the Earl of ABERDEEN stated that
the expedition had been planned and executed in a week ;
that neither himself nor Lord SEATON had any know-
ledge of it before it sailed ; and that on its sailing Lord
SEyroN had refused to dispatch a steamer to bring it
back, but had dispatched a boat to Otranto to put the
Neapolitan anthorities on their guard. He deeply re-
gretted that Lord SEATON had not complied with the re-
quest that had been made to bim, for if he had dispatched
the steamer there was little doubt but that it would have
brought back the persons who had gone on this expedition
He had no reason to believe that either the Neapolitan
or any other Government had sought to entrap the
Bandeiras—the very fact of the coast being unguarded
contradicted such a supposition. But though he fully
exonerated the Neapolitan Government from any collu-
sion in this matter, he did not mean to say that there
had been no treachery, for he believed that there had
been, but where the treachery originated, and
how far it extended, he was not prepared to say.
Lord BEAUMONT, who had originally put the question
on the subject, expressed himself satisfied with the ex-
planation, and their Lordships adjourned.

The House of Commons sat at Twelve o'clock.
The Railway Clauses Consolidation Bill passed
through Committee.

The House resolved itself into Committe on the Rail-
way Companies' Consolidation Bill, and disposcd of
several clauses, after which the Chairman obtained leave
to report progress, and the House resumed.
The Company's Clauses Consolidation Bill passed
through Committee, and the House adjourned at Ten
Minutes to Four o'clock.

At five the House re-assembled, and among the peti-
tions presented was one by Mr. WARLEY from the in
habitants of Finsbury, demanding such an investigation
into the proceedings which had been adopted with re-
gard to opening the letters of Mr. T. DUNCODIBE, as
should either justify the implied suspicions of the Go-
vernment or fully establish the innocence of their long-
tried and faithful representative.

Sir R. PEEL stated that it was not the intention of the
Government to take the duty off what was commonly
called .‘ straw plait," but that it would be removed from
plait made of chips, and of straw or grass.
In answer to a question by Mr. :a UME, on the subject
of the registration of foreign seamen domiciled in this
country,

Mr.Conrot said they would be entitled to be regis-
tered, on taking the oath of allegiance.
Sir R. PEEL said, in answer to a question, that he
should not be prepared to state the intentions of the Go-
vernment on the subject of Scotch banking until after
Easter.

Mr. Ross gave notice of a measure on the subject of
mixed marriages in Ireland.

Mr. BRIGHT then rose, and in the course of
an able, argumentative, eloquent, and very temperate
speech, directed the attention of the House to the
evils of the present system of game-laws, II hich injured
the farmer, by keeping up a large head of game, which
destroyed his produce. Aggravated evils, arising from
a scarcity of food, demorali3ed the inhabitants of the
rural districts, and occasioned a great destruction of
human life in conflicts between gamekeep: rs and
poachers, and brought many an unhappy wretch to a
disgraceful and ignominious end on the scaffold. The
Honourable Gentleman concluded a speech replete with
valuable information on the subject, by moving, amidst
loud cheering, for a Select Committee to inquire into
the subject.
BOWRING seconded the motion.

The question of Puseyismforrned ene of the subjects
of discussion in the House of Lords laA evening. It was

introduced by Earl FORTESCUE, who, in his usual calm,
dispassionate, and impartial manner, adverted to the

commotion excited in the diocese of Exeter by the inis.

Sir J. GRAHAM thought the Hon. Gentleman had
stated stillicient to entitle him to an inquiry, and, there-
fore, he would not oppose the motion, and he was satisfied
that the result of that inquiry would show that the-gen-
try of England had fulfilled their duties.
Mr: V. SMITII thought the Government ought to have
taken up the subject ; as they bad not done so, it would
perhaps be better to delay legislation until next year.
Mr. DAratY did not think that any alteration in the
laws would do away with poaching. There would be
always found in the rural districts idle persons, who
would lather poach than work.
Mr. H. BERKELEY did not oppose it, but he denied
that the preservation of game occasioned the evils which
the Hon. Gentleman had Anted.

The House was submptently addressed by Captain
Rolls, Mr. HUME, Mr. LIDDELL, Mr. AGLIONRY, Colonel
SIBTII9RP, Mr. G. BERKELEY, Mr. ESCOTT, Mr.
WAKLEY, Th. NEWDIGATE, Mr. COBDEN, Sir ROBERT
PEEL, and other Hon. Members, and the motion was

agreed to.

The House adjourned at Eleven o'clo?k.

We are very glad that Mr. BRIGHT has renewed the
Paz liatreatary discussion of the Game-laws. Under
whatever aspects or rdations these laws are viewed,
they must be considered an anomalous excrescence upon
any system of constitutional lights which leaves, as to
alt actions in themselves morally indifferent, a large
latitude to the dilicretien of every individual in the
exercise of those rights and that liberty of action
which are assured to him—expressly, or by im-
pl7cation—by the general law under the protee•
tion of u hich he li• es. If nature left to him
a species of inherent right over the ferce a ature the wild
fowl of the airline' the unreclauned beasts of the forest—
the civil organization of most conditions of society, in
their early beginnings, has aimed rather at fortifying
and extending this right than at repressing it by arbi-
trary and exclusive limitations. The accidents of social
in, qual.ty, in the first place produced by the creation of
feudal and political distinctions, of more modern pro-
perty in laiels and manors, subsequently acquired
by the multiplication of capital and the channels
of its distribution, have 'since operated with the
usual effect of accumulated distinctions and
wealth. They have displaced general rights in favour of
the exclusive title. The most inveterate game-preserving
squire of our days will hardly deny that there can be no
greater moral delinquency, in 1845, in THOMAS SMITH or
JOHN JONES—the one fur his pleasure (as Mr. G BANTLEY
BERKELEY would say), the other out of a landlord's
consermive regard for his poultry—in coursing a
hare and shooting a pheasant, or in trapping a
fox, than uas ircurred by the best descended
heirs of the Norman blood of the DE VERES, or the DE
BIGODS, of the 12th and 13th centuries, in pur-
suing the roebuck, or flying their hawks at the heron or
the partridge. But there are strange vicissitudes in
legislation, as well as in all other human affairs. The
most rooted prejudices of society, and of custom (which
arc rtronger than those of society), may be made, by a
continuous series of encroachments and an unrelaxing
exertion of exclusive powers, not merely to give way to,
but to assist in, the substitution of other pretensions in
their stead. It was soon found when aDE VERE was
firmly installed in the fee of his broad lands in Ox-
fordehire, or w hen a Dr. BIGOD was well settled in his
all• but regal demesnes in Norfolk and Suffolk,
that actions, in other m, n, till then considered indiffer-
er t, and within the law, had assumed a sudden character
of the most criminal offensiveness. Your DE VEn.EB and
DE Bacons 1:41.1.1y protested to the obscqsious law-
makers and the intimidated estates of the realm that, if
the hind, PETER, or the ycoman,GODFREY, n as to beper-
rnitted any longer to eat venison, or to kill mallards, the
safety of the monarchy was irretrievably compromised ;
and it ssas accordingly (fleeted, not by one declaratory
statute, but by many Acts of many Parliaments, " Vaud
with the conaent of the Lords spiritual and temporal,"
that what was law as to any other species of property, in
its nature not r.. anorthic, should not be law with regard to

chievous pastoral letters and ecclesiastical edicts of the
Bishop. His Lordship justly said, "It is not a mere

, dispute about forms, and ri!cs, and dresses, and (lc cora-
, tions, of a perfectly indifferent kind ; but about such as
are looked upon as the first steps towards the esta-
blishment of principles and practices for the intro
ductiun of which their advocates hope thereby to
open, and their opponents are resolved, if possi-
ble, to stop the way. The warfare is between Popish
tendencies, clothing themselves with the name of Ca-
tholic, on the one hand, and Protestant tendencies, aim-
ing to carry out the Reformation to its full extent, on the
other." The Bishop of EXETER defended himself pre-
cisely in the wt.y that might have been anticipated, and
added little in his justification to what has already ap-
peared it, his numerous epistles addrersed both to clergy-
men and laymen. On referring to his speech every reacier
must be struck with the peculiar and offensive feature in
this prelate's character; he cannot make a speech or
write a litter without giving offence, and claiming
for himself power and authority, which all reweriable
men hold to be inadmissable. He told the House,
iu substance, that out of courtesy he addressed them,
but stil he would not permit himself to ask their Lard-
shios to hear his defence. He was a spiritual Lord, and
responsible only to the Church. Lord BROUGHAM, in a
few words, laid down the law on this point, and he was
loudly cheered by the House. He differed from the
Bishop of EXETER. He held the " high and
paramount authority of Parliament in all matters
which could he the subject of disctksion, and
he utterly protested against the doctrine—against
acting en the opinion—that there was anything,
spiritual or temporal, from which the jurisdic-
tion of Parliament was excluded." The Bishop
again protested, as le did in the recesses of
his episcor al palace, that he did not know
what caused all the noise and tumult, but in a manner
still more offensive to the flock under his charge. He
complimented the Noble Earl at the expense of the Pro-
tes►ants of Devon. " I have a great advantage now,"
stud he, " considering the description of persons I have
lately been brought in contact with, in meeting so
noble and generous an opponent. Perhaps the
Noble Earl will tell what all this is about." The
gravity of their Lordships was disturbed, and loud and
general laughter was the answer. However, it is needless
to advert further to his Lordship's speech. One thing
is clear. The rubrics are made a pretence for innova-
tion, and pretended obedience to obsolete and contra-
dictory canons is urged as a plea for changing
the national religion. The brief remark of the
Bishop of NORWICH spoke the truth. The
rubrics cannot be obeyed. His words are :
" The Right. Rev. Prelate had said, that as members of
the Church they were under a stringent order to obey the
rubrics of the Church. A stringent order to obey the
rubrics ! why none of us do obey them—none of us ever
have, because none of us ever can obey them."

Accounts from Constantinople of the 7th inst. state
that Commissioners have been appointed to inquire into
the Tripoli claims. On the part of the Porte they are—
FOAD EFFENDI, lately ambassador in Spain ; TAIJER
BEY, chief of the customs ; BEKJUt BEY and USSOF
HA.GGAR, Turkish merchants—for France, M. B. GU,
VANNY, a French merchant—and for England, the Hon.
Mr. WELLESLEY, Mr. Ams3N, and Messrs. HANSON,
WATSON, and LAFONTAINE, merchants.

Madrid Journals of the 20th inst. have been received.
It is atated that among the military prisoners made at
Vittoria is the nephew of the unfortunate Dim) LEON,
and that the reported insurrection at Burgos was with-
out foundation. Some riot had taken place, but it was
mealy of a local character. The Heraldo states that the
Emperor of Monocco was at Tangiers, with the view of
iLspecting the fortifications erecting under English en-
gincers, and, according to this journal, with money lent
by England.

The Three per Cents. closed at 33k for cash, and 334
at 60 days ; tho Fiver per Cents. at 24a at 60 days ; and
the Debt without Interest, at Gi for cash.

The French Chamber of Deputies has for some days
confined its labours entirely to internal affairs. On
Tuesday a lengthened discussion took plsce on the Coun-
cil of State Bill, which was adjourned. The Chamber of
Peers did not sit. According to the Reveu de Paris,
the object of M. Rosses mission to Rome has reference
to the religious differences which agitate Switzerland,
and which begun to be felt in France. The •Govern-
ment are desirous that the POPE should put some re-
straint upon the Catholic clergy of the two countries,
and interpose his authority especially with respect to
the Jesuits. The accounts from Switzerland are to the
9.24. A litter from Berne of that date contains the
following :—" In compliance with the decision of the
General Couccil of Zurich the Council of State has dis-
banded the trcops whom it had called out for the pur-
pose of opposing the apprehended invasion of Lucerne
by the free corps of Argau. This invasion was pro-
jected, but on the remonstrances of the most influential
Liberals of other cantons, and in the prospect of a prompt
decision of the Diet for the expulsion of the Jesuits,

TIII4I SON, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 28, 1845.1

the volunteers, amounting to more than 12,000, re-
nounced for the present the idea of bringing the ques-
tion to an issue by force of arms. Thus, while the two
great cantons of Berne and Zurich arc waiting for the
decision of the Diet, that of Lucerne seems to be re-
solved to commence the conflict alone ; for it has
shown a great increase of ardour since its troops have
been placed under the command of General SONNENBERG.
The Deputies from the Vaud passed through Berne yes-
terday, and were entertained with a grand banquet, at
which several members of the Government of Berne
were present."

Marshal S VULT has given very general satisfaction by
his lenity towards the seventeen refractory students who
had been expelled from the Polytechnic School. They
have all been recalled, and the only punishment now in-
flicted upon them is the loss of one year of their stand-
ing as compared with the other pupils.
The Fren;ll Funds were more firm on Wednesday.
The Three per Cents. closed at 84f. 95c.; the Five per
Cents., 121 E 90c.; Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,217 f. 50c.;
Rouen, 1,117 f. 50a. ; Havre, 922 f. 50c.; Spanish Three
per Cents., 401; Belgian Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 62.

LONDON IN THE REIGN OF ELIZADETIL—A little
interesting map of London about 300 years since has
just bet n published. It has been drawn with much care
and research, by a private gentleman, who has devoted
much attention to the subject, and engraved by J.
Stevenson, Clerkenwell. What strikes the observer
most is the small compass of the ancient city, together
with the extensive open space now occupied. by the
principal buildings in the west end, and ." busy with the
horn of men." We find only two houses in Pail-mall
(then spelt Pell Mell), one on each sidv. Piccadilly
is a blank, and between that and Oxford-street isa solitary
windmill, which bad given the name to the street. On
the other side of the river, with the exception of South-
wark, from Winchester Palace, at London-bridge, to
Lambeth-house, near the Marsh-gate (and that too has
departed), there appears almost a continued marsh.
Only four buildings are visible, and these are known to
fame—namely, the Globe Theatre, the Dill Bayting, the
Bear Bayting, and the Falcon Tavern, at Bankside. The
extent of the great fire in 1666 is shown by a dotted
line. The map will be found very useful is reading
events which took place in the days of " good Quern
Bess."

MONEY and.. COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER 'TO THREE.
Cotton. at LiverpOol yesterday was %d. per lb. higher,
owing to the improvement in America, and the sales were
10,000 bales, 4,000 being on speculation.—There was some im-
provement in Shares. Churnet Valley, 718 % ; Caledonian,
71. ; Chester and Holyhead, 8 ; Dublin and Galway, 31/s ;
Eastern Counties, _Perpetual, No. 2, 116 ; Glasgow and
Dumfries, 18s. 6d. 17s. ; Ditto and Greenock, 15% ; Grand
Junction, 3 ; Ditto, One Eighth, 18% 19 ; Hull and Selby,
81% ex div. ,• Liverpool and Manchester, New, 361 %; Lon-
don and Brighton, 601,/t 593 ; Ditto and South-Western, New,
11% ; Ditto and York, 7% 1-16 ; Direct Northern, 41 ;
Manchester and Birmingham, 65 651/, ; Ditto and Leeds,
140 ; Ditto, Half, 6114 ; Midland Counties, 401., 818 ; New-
castle and Berwick, 13% ',vs ; Nerth British, Halves, 3 ; North
Union, 138 ; Preston and %Vyre, 25 ; Shrewsbury and Grand
Junction, 51/.; % ;. South-Eastern, 40% 41%; Ditto, No. 1,
16% ; Trent Valley 20 ; Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux,
6% 7 ; Sambre and Meuse, 3%.
There was but a very thin attendance at the East India
House, on the subject of the sugar duties, to day. There
cannot be a doubt but that the subject is one of considerable
importance, and that the sugar of the East Indies ough&to
be placed on the most favoured footing, notwithstanding the
claims of the West India proprietors.
The 'Junkers' Magazine furnishes an abstract of the circu-
lation returns, published in detail only in the Gazette.
During the month ending the Ist inst. the average for Eng-
land and \Vales was 7,711,7461., being an increase over the
month of January of 224,6011. By the way, we are much
pleased at the reproduction, in this publication, of the letters
of Malachi Malagrowther' Esq., on the proposed change of
currency in Scotlapd, and agree with the editor in his re-
mark, that there is not one argument adduced by Sir Walter
Scott against the suppression of small notes which has not
acquired additional force since he wrote.
The general market for the British securities has been
teas-, but a money sale of Consols has reduced the quotation
to 9914 %, after they had opened at 99% %. The New-
Three-and- a.- Quarter per Cents. have been 104 to 1/s, and the
Three per Cents 100 %• to N. Bank Stock has been 212 to
213. Exchequer-bills have realised 58s. to 61s. premium.
There is nothing but the settlement to notice in the
Foreign Market. Spanish Actives are 27%, and the Three
per Cents. 40% to ; Mexican Bonds have been 35%, and
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 63% to %.
This is pay-day in the Share• market, and there has not
been much business doing, but prices generally are firmer,
An improvement has occurred in South-Eastern, Great
Western, Birmingham and Gloucester, Manchester and Bir-
mingham, and in some of the French lines.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK
(From the Official List.)
Bank Stock..

' 212 213

3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities lOO%
3 per Cent. Consols Anns 99%14,
New 34 per Cent. Annuties
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 121% 1-16
Do. 30 Years, Expire Oct. 10, 1859 ll% 15-16
India Bonds 1,0001 74
Ditto under 1,000/ 74
Consols for Account

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.—The number of
deaths during the week ending Saturday, Feb. 22, was
1,121, exceeding the average of the five preceding win-
ters by 82. The increase is chiefly among diseases of
the lungs and other organs of respiration. The follow-
ing are the numbers, with the averages :—Bronchites,
G 3. 24; Pneumonia, 104, 97; Asthma, 55, 47; and Con-
sumption, 156, 148. Deaths from timall-pox are still
numerous-30, average 19. These occurred at the fol-
lowing ages► :—Nine under 1 year; four, 1-3; two, 3 5;
six, 5-10; three, 15 20; five, 20-30; and one 50 years.
The number of violent deaths is 15, of which 5 were
caused by burns and scalds. The returns show no
deaths from suicide or murder.

Exchequer Bills. 13/4d. 11/2d.
1,0001.
500/. .. ..... 58 61 pm.i r4...M
Ditto Small —
Ditto Advertised ........
I (PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.

_ -
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent. 35114
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1840 27 A
Ditto Deferred Stock l7
Ditto 3 per Cent 40% %
Dutch 2% per Cents
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
PRICE OF SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHAM
Birmingham and Gloucester 100 1'34
Ditto, Ihdf Shares ......... 3
Bristol and Exeter
Ditto New
Bristol and Gloucester
Caledonian
Cambridge and Lincoln
Chs!ster and Holyhead
Churnet Valley
Cornwall ....
Dublin and Galway 2% 3
Eastern Counties 141. 16s 17%%... to
Do. Perpet. 5 per Ct. No. 1. 3% l% to
Great South and W. (Irish)... 5
Ditto Extension
Great North of England 100 lBB ...... to
Great Western
Ditto 14, Shares
Guildford, Farnham, Portms. 2% 4j...... to

:NAMPA
M/11/8//

85
Hull and Selby 5O _ to
Ditto Quarter Shares
Lancaster and Carlisle l5 ...... 31
London and Birmingham ...100 233
Ditto Quarters .. ...
London and 8right0n.......... 50
London and Croydon • 133

Ditto Guaranteed 5 per Ct. 4
London and South Western.. 41%...... 79
London and York... ..... ...... 21/2_ .. 71A, to 6%
Lynn and Ely
11fancliei:ci and Leeds 73 .....141
Manchester and Birmingham 40
Ditto Quarters
Midland 100
Ditto New
Midland, Binn. and Derby ...100
Newcastle &Darlington ).\tric. 24 ....•. 47
Ditto New Brandling
Newcastle and Berwick
Newark and Sheffield
North British
Ditto New 1 .. . 3

Rugby, Worcester. find Trtng 1
Shrews.,Wolver., Dud., (firm. 214 41,4 3/i... to
South Eastern and Dover ... 33
South Wales - ' - 2 h., 44....... to 5
Trent Valley ' • 2
York and North Midland ... 50
__

Ditto Selby
Ditto, Extension
FRENCH RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amienz
Great NOrthern of France ... 4
Lyons and Avignon
Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 2
Paris and Lyons - 2
Paris and Orleans . 20 ...... 47
Paris and Rouen'
MAxcnEsTEn STOCK EXCIIANGE, FEB. 27.—There has boen
more animation in our market to-day, and prices are some-
what improved.-Manchester and Leeds, Half Shares, 59% ;
Manchester and Birmingham, 653/4 66%; Ditto, Quarter
Shares, 11%; North British, New Shares, 3 1-16; Shef-
field and Manchester, Quarter Shares, 13%; South-Eastern,
41%; Ditto, No. 2, 11; Ditto, No. 3,8% 83/4 ; Barnsley
Junction, 6%; Birkenhead, Manchester, and Chesire Junc-
tion, 8% ; Blackburn, . Burnley, and Accrington, 514; Bol-
ton, Wigan, and Liverpool, 7%; Cambridge and Lincoln, 3 ;
Chumet Valley, 7% • Ely and Bedford, 1%; Glasgow and
Dumfries, 155.; Huddersfield and. Manchester Railway and
Canal, 514 ; Kendal and Windermere, 41/2 ; Liverpool Orrin-
kirk, and Preston, 3; London and York, 7 1-16 %; Man-
chester and Buxton, 3%; Newark and Sheffield, 2%; Scot-
tish Central, 4; Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, 245,;
Trent Valley, 20. • •

Llb VD'S IPPING.—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, FEB. 28.—Wind southerly, moderate breeze and
cloudy.
DEAL, FEB. 27.-Wind light and variable ; P. 31., S.S.W.
-:--Arrd. Mahn Sproule, and John Bibby, Drysdale, China;
Sea Witch, Baker, Gambia • Shannon, Honduras; Coverdale,
Ben Son, St. John's, New Brunswick. Sid. Narishal, South
Seas ; Orator, Madras ; Symmetry, Ceylon.
Poirrsmoirrn, FEr.. 27.—Wind S.E. light.—Arrd. Great
Liverpool steamer, Alexandi ia. The Sohn, aground off Ha
milton's Bank last night, has been brought in here without
amage.
COWES, FEB. 27.—Wind W.—Arrd. Emelie, Wulff, Rio
Janeiro for Hamburgh.
OFF TILE NEEDLES, FEB. 26,—Jane, Cape Coast Castle.
SounimirroN, FEB. 26.—S1d. Montrose steamer, Lis-
bon, &c.
OFF PLYmounr, FEB. 26.—Maugasake, Bunnmeyer, Ba-
tavia for Rotterdam.
FAL_moum, FEB. 27.—Wird S., moderate.—Arrd. Fra cis
Lawson, Martin, Ichaboe, crew sick ; Robert Clive, Mercer.
St. Helena. Off, Lucifraras, Van Duyn, Batavia for Am-
sterdam ; Cinq Freres, Martin, Calcutta, for Havre; Neil-
son, of Glasgow, Bombay ; Maria, Havannah.
SWANSEA, FEB. 26.—Arrd. Sunbeam, Morgan, Cuba.
MILFORD, FEB. 26.—Arrd. Ha% k, Collins, Demerara, for
Clyde, out 66 days.
LIVERPOOL, FEB. 27.—Wind variable, and light —Aird.
Hibbert, Bruce, Buenos Ayres ; F. A. Gairigues, Harnaman,
lehaboe ; Margaret, John.gone, Laguna; St. Lawrence, New
York. 'Sid. Rosendale, Port Philip ; William James, Sin-
gapore ; Middleton, Buenos Ayres ; George Canning and
Huskisson, China; Ripley, St. Thomas ; Fairfield, Jamaica;
Walpole and Washington, New Orleans.
CLYDE, FEB. 26.—Arrd. Cassandra, Rodgers, Ichaboe;
Trident, Miller, Demerara; Canton, Nichol, St. John's, New
Brunswick.
STORNOWAY, FEB. D.—And. William Sorlie, Ichaboe.
HULL, FEB. 26.—S1d. Ockbrook, New Orleans; Venerable,
St. Andrew's. It blew very heavily at N.N.W. yesterday,
but abated towards evening. A light schooner was ashore
on the Inner Bricks last night.
Conic, FEB. 25. Aral, Camilla, Langhan, Ichaboe. on;
Eliza. Keith, Scott, ditto ; Mary Campbell, Laguna, for
London.
BELFAST, FEB. 26.—The Lady Mary, sunk in Belfast
Lough, has been raised and brought up to the quay here.
LivEnrooL, FEB. 27.—The Manney, hence to Arica, put
into the Falkland Islands, with damage, having struck an
iceberg prior to the Bth of Dec. ; she was condemned, and
her cargo would be shipped to its destination in the Creole,
Stephenson. The Mary, from Ballyshannon to Runcorn,
was abandoned male 21st inst., off the Copeland Lights, in
a sinking state. The Pollock, hence, ashore near New Or-
leans, has been got off and taken in there.
The Maia, in-the Downs, from China, encountered a suc-
cession of violent gales in the China Sea, from Oct. 14 to Nov.
8, and saw several vessels dismasted ; the Futty Bornbarak,
of Bombay, was totally dismasted in one of them.

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