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LONDON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1845.

The "louse of Lords reet at Five o'c'ock.
Earl FOnTESCUE presented a petition from v. the Rev
Dr. CA RWITHEIN, praying for a revision of the rubric ;
and also petitions from various places in the di
Exeter, complaining of the attempts which had becseen reof
cently wade, under the sanction of the Bishop, to revive
obsolete observances, and to introduce new ones, in the
performance of publio worship. These petitions also
prayed for an alteration in the rubric. The Noble Earl
expressed it as his opinion that it was the duty of the
Legislature to interpose for the regulation of the Church
in all parts of the country. The Noble Barl concluded
by moving that the petition be printed.
The Bishop of EXETER was responsible to the Church
alone for his conduct, and therefore would not make any
defence of his conduct in that House, but would merely
state that the line of conduct which he had adopted had
been forced upon Win by circumstances. He bad called

a Canonical Council, and two-thirds of the members of
t had advised him to take the steps which he bad
ad( ipted. Neither the Parliament nor the QUEEN pos-
sessed the power of altering th, rubric ; that power was
vested in the Church alone. He was perfectly willing
to support a Bill for repealing the Statutes of ED-
WARD the SIXTH and ELIZABETH, which had so
much frightened Dr. CARWITHEN ; but these Statutes
did not apply in cases of obstinate refusal to obey the
rubric. He 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, he 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 fcr discussion upon this subject.
The Bishop of NORWICH 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.

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
SEATON had refused to dispatch a steamer to bring it
back, but had dispatched a boat to Otranto to put the
Neapolitan authorities on their guard. He deeply re-
gretted that Lord SEATON had not complied with the re-
quest that had been made to him, 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 disposed 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. WAKLEY from the in
of Finsbury, demanding such an investigation
into the proceedings which had been adopted with re-
gard to opening the letters of Mr. T. DUNCOMBE, 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. HUME, on the subject
of the registration of foreign seamen domiciled in this
country,
Mr. CORRY 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, which injured
the farmer, by keeping up a large head of game, which
destroyed his produce. Aggravated evils, arising from
a scarcity of food, demoralised the inhabitants of the
rural districts, and occasioned a great destruction of
human life in conflicts between gamekeepers 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.
Dr. Bowitnec seconded the motion.

Sir J. GRAHAM thought the Hon. Gentleman had
stated sufficient 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. SIHTH 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. DARBY 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 stated.

The House was subsequently addressed by Captain
bous, Mr. HUME, Mr. LIDDELL, Mr. AGLIONBY, Colonel
SIBTHORP, Mr. G. BERKELEY, Mr. ESCOTT, Mr.
WAKLEY, Mr. NEWDIGATE, Mr. COBDEN, Sir ROBERT
PEEL, and other Hon. Members, and the motion was
agreed to.
The House adjourned at Eleven o'clock.

We are very glad that Mr. BRIGHT has renewed the
Parliaraeitary discussion of the Game-laws. Under
whatever aspects or relations these laws are viewed,
they must be considered an anomalous excrescence upon
any system of constitutional rights which leaves, as to
all actions in themselves morally indifferent, a large
latitude to the discretion of every individual in the
exercise of those rights and that liberty of action
which are assured to him—expressly, or by inn-
plication—by the general law under the protec
Lion of which he lives. If nature left to him
a species of inherent right over the ferce naturce—the wild
fowl of the air and the unreelaimed 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
inequality, in the first place produced by the creation of
feudal and political distinctions, of more modern pro-
perty in lands 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. GRANTLEY
BERKELEY would say), the other out of a landlord's
conservative regard for his poultry—in coursing a
are and shooting a pheasant, or in trapping a
fox, than was incurred 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
are stronger 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-
fordshire, or when a DE BIGOD was well settled in his
all-but regal demesnes in Norfolk and Suffolk,
that actions, in other men, till then considered indiffer-
ert, and within the law, had assumed a sudden character
of the most criminal offensiveness. Your DE VERES and
DE BIGODS loudly protested to the obsequious law-
makers and the intimidated estates of the realm that, if
the hind, PETER, or the yeoman, GODFREY, was to beper-
nutted any longer to eat venison, or to kill mallards, the
safety of the monarchy was irretrievably compromised ;
and it was accordingly enacted, not by one declaratory
statute, but by many Acts of many Parliaments, " by and
with the consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal,"
that what was law as to any other species of property, in
its nature not realisable, should not be law with regard to

game.
From those times, through all the subsequent mutations
of society, Government, and institutions, in this country
the same singular distinction has prevailed in all legis-
lation in reference to game. It can only be possessed
by men having certain landed estate or rights. It
can only be protected by a class of proprietors haring
a certain " stake," as it is called, in the soil, And what is
more whimsical still, the privilege of killing it is still
more strictly reserved ; more capriciously guarded ;
more vexatiously, offensively, and vindictively, enforced,
than the right to possess or the privilege to preserve it.
For wan, whose happy fortunes, patrimonial or acquired,
have in►ested bins with the ?eculiar rights and qualifies.

tions created bylaw, over animals that, beingfera nature',
are, therefore, in terms without the pale of the law to exter-
minate, for his amusement either birds or beasts coming
within this ca•egory, 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 proprietor 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 wish a
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, &c., 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 crops. To this agricultural
aspect of the question, again, Mr. BRIGHT has power-
fully turned 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. He
has obtained one of the great objects of his solicitude,
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 good feel-
ing—a few exquisite morreau 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 us, 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 EGL/NTOUN Tournament, that he has never
since got over the excitement and associations of that
spectacle. He will talk of himself as if he were a
belted knight, riding at tourney, and notwithstanding
occasional lucid moments, ii 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. He
talks of the liberty of the press being abused " under"
I the " sanctity of his 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 touching the " pro-poor" advocacy which per-
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.

The question of Puseyism formed one of the subjects
of discussion in the House of Lords last 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 mis-
chievous pastoral letters and ecclesiastical edicts of the
Bishop. His Lordship justly said, "It is not a mere
dispute about forms, and rites, and dresses, and decora-
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-
duction 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 way that might have been anticipated, and
added little in his justification to what has already ap-
peared in his numerous epistles addressed both to clergy-
men and laymen. On referring to his speech every reactor
must be struck with the peculiar and offensive feature in
this prelate's character; he cannot make a speech or
write a letter without giving offence, and claiming
for himself power and authority, which all reasonable
men hold to be inadmissable. He told the House,
in substance, that out of courtesy he addressed them,
but still he would not permit himself to ask their Lord-
ships to hear his defence. He was a spiritual Lord, and
responsible only to the Church. Lord Bsoronex, 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 be the subject of discussion, and
he utterly protested against the doctrine—against
acting on the opinion—that there was anything,
spiritual or temporal, from which the jurisdic-
tion of Parliament was excluded." The Bishop
again protested, as he did in the recesses of
his episcopal 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-
testants of Devon. " I have a great advantage now,"
said 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 ; 'FALTER
BET, chief of the customs ; BEM BEY and USSOF
HACGAR, Turkish merchants—for France, M. D. GLA-
VANNY, a French merchant—and for England, the HON.
Mr. WELLESLEY, Mr. ALISON, and Messrs. HANSON,
WATSON, and LAFONTAINE, merchants.

Madrid Journals of the 20th inst. have been received.
It is stated that among the military prisoners made at
Vittoria is the nephew of the unfortunate DIEGO LEON,
and that the reported insurrection at Burgos was with-
out foundation. Some riot had taken place, but it was
merely of a local character. The Heraldo states that the
Emperor of MOROCCO was at Tangiers, with the view of
inspecting the fortifications erecting under English en-
gineers, and, according to this journal, with money lent
by England.
The Three per Cents. closed at 33i for cash, and 331
at GO days ; the Fiver per Cents. at 244 at 60 days ; and
the Debt without Interest, at 61 fur cash.

The French Chamber of Deputies has for some days
confined its labours entirely to internal affairs. On
Tuesday a lengthened discussion took place 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. Ross E's 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
22d. A letter from Berne of that date contains the
following :—" In compliance with the decision of the
General Council of Zurich the Council of State has dis-
banded the troops whom it had called out for the pur-
pose of opposing the apprehended invasion gf Lucerne
by the free corps of Argau. This invasion was pro-
jected, but on the remonstrances of the most influential
Liberals of other oantons, and in the prospect of a prompt
decision of the Diet for the exjul4ou of the Jesuits,

Tlll4l SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 2s, 1845.'

the volunteers, amounting to more than 12,000, re-
nounced for the present the idea of bringing the ques-
tion t 9 an issue by force of arms. Thus, while the two
great cantons of Berne and Zurich are 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 Souvr has given very general satisf; ction 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 French Funds were more firm on Wednesday.
The Three per Cents. closed at 84f. 95c. ; the Five per
Cents., 121 f. 90c.; Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,217 f. 50c.;
Rouen, 1,117 f. 50c. ; Havre, 922 f. 50c.; Spanish Three
per Cents., 40i; Belgian Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 62.

LONDON IN THE REIGN Or ELIZABETU.-A little
interesting map of London about 300 years since has
just been 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
hum of men." We find only two houses in Pall-mall
(then spelt Pell Mell), one on each side. Piccadilly
is a blank, and between that and Oxford-street is a 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 Bull 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 in reading
events which took place in the days of " good Queen
Bess."

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,
63, 24; Pneumonia, 104, 97; Asthma, 55, 47; and Con-
sumption, 156, 148. Deaths from Small-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 Nhich 5 were
caused by burns and scalds. The returns show no
deaths from suicide or murder.

THIS DAY'S NEWS.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.)
The House sat to-day to hear appeals. The Peers present
were Lord Brougham, Lord Cottenham, and Lord Campbell.

COOKSON V. COOKSON.
The further arguments in this appeal occupied their Lord•
ships the whole morning.

CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
The Lord Chancellor sat in Lincoln's Inn-hall to-day, and
proceeded to hear the further arguments in the part-heard
case of the Ludlow Charities.

ROLLS COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
The Master of the Rolls heard causes to-day, none of which
were of any interest.

VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
The Vice-Chancellor of England took unopposed petitions
and short causes to-day.

♦VINCii V. WINCH.
His HoNoun also gave judgment in this case, which was
argued before the Court on Friday last, on two petitions,
one on the part of Mr. Winch, praying that he might have
the custody of his infant daughter, a child about 13, and the
other by the mother of the child, praying that a reference
might be directed to the Master to approve of a guardian for
her daughter. The facts of the case, into which his Honour
entered at some length, are of the most painful description.
It appeared that Mr. and Mrs. Winch had been separated
for the last ten years, and that the latter had since
that period had the custody of the child, who was very much
attached to her. His Honour, after commenting most
severely on the conduct of Mr. Winch, refused to make any
order on his petition. On the part of Mrs. Winch, however,
he should order that the child should still remain in her
custody, and that Mr. Winch should be restrained until
the further order of the Court from having any access to the
child. The Vice-Chancellor in the course of his judgment
stated that he had seen the child in his private room ; that
she was evidently an intelligent, though a sickly child, re-
quiring all the care that a mother could give her, and, as a
proof of the affection borne by the chid to its mother,
his Honour stated that almost the last words the child said
on leaving him was, that she hoped he would take care of
her dear mamma.

In Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce's, and Vice-Chancellor
Wygram's Courts, no cases of any importance took place.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
cm,. QUARTER TO THREE.
Cotton at Liverpool yesterday was %d. per lb. higher,
owing to the improvement in America, and the sales were
10,0(X) bales, 4,000 being on speculation.—There was some im-
provement in Shares. Chortle:, Valley, 7% a ; Caledonian,
71. ; Chester and Holyhead, 8 ; Dublin and Galway, 31% ;
Eastern Counties, Perpetual, No. 2, 11/s ; Glasgow and
Dumfries, 18s. 6d. 17s. ; Ditto and Greenock, 15% ; Grand
Junction, 3 ; Ditto, One Eighth, 183/4 19 ; Hull and Selby,
SI% ex div. ; Liverpool and Manchester, New, 36% 1 ; Lon-
don and Brighton, 601/t 593,E ; Ditto and South-Western, New,
113 A ; Ditto and York, 71/s 1-16 ; Direct Northern, 41 ;
Manchester and Birmingham, 65 661/ ; Ditto and Leeds,
140 ; Ditto, Half, 61% ; Midland Counties, 401., ; New-
castle and Berwick, 1314 % ; North British, Halves, 3 ; North
Union, 138 ; Preston and Wyre, 25; Shrewsbury and Grand
Junction, 51,4 ; South-Eastern, 403 i 4114 ; Ditto, No. 1,
16% ; Treut Valley. 20 ; Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux,
634/7 ; Sambre and Meuse, 33.
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 ought to
be placed on the most favoured footing, notwithstanding the
claims of the West India proprietors.
'F he Bunkers' Magazine furnishes au abstract of the cireu-
lation returns, published in detail only in the Gazette.
During the month ending the Ist inst. the average for Eng-
land and Wales was 7,7147464 being an increase over the
month of January of 224,601/. 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 Scotland, 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 three since he wrote.
The general market for the British securities has been
teady, but a money sale of Console has reduced the quotation
to 99% 34, after they had opened at 993/4 yB. The New-
Three-and- a-Quarter per Cents. have been 104 to %, and the
Three per Cents 100 %to %. 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 353 A, and
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 6314 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, arid in some of the French lines.
ONE
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock ••• 00000 212 213

CLOSING
PRICES.
213

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.
(THIS DAY.)
Sub-Committee No. 2 assembled this morning, in Com-
mittee-room No. 6—present, Sir J. Y. Buller, Mr. Bram..
stone, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Yorke, and ➢lr. Walker.
SHREWSBURY AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY.
The Committee proceeded with this case. Objections were
taken to the books of reference, inasmuch as they did not
properly describe the property. On the plans was one num-
ber. and in the books of reference another.
Mr. HAYWOOD, for the promoters, contended that the pat-
ties whose property was affected could not have mistaken the
property described.
Mr. YORKE said this the Committee had not to consider.
They must look to the letter of the standing order.
The Committee decided that the standing orders had not
been complied with.
There were fourteen other similar objections, all of which
were sustained. _ _

3 per Cent. Reduced
3 per Cent. Consols
New 31A per Cents
Long Annuities to expire Jan. 1860 12% 1-16 12 1-16
Ditto 30 years, Oct. 10,1859 ... 11% 15-16 11 15-16
India Bonds, 1,0001 . 74 74
Ditto under 1,000/. . .. ....... 74
Consols for Account....
Exchequer Bills, 1,000/., I%d 6l
Ditto 500/. .
Ditto Small
Ditto Advertised 59

Mr: BURKE stated, that since the adjournment, the parties
on the other side and his own had come to an arrangement
with respect to certain objections, which would be admitted
or abandoned as the case might be. lie had another peti-
tion to appear upon from Mr. Whitmore, but believing that
he had made out a sufficient case of error against the Bill, he
would not offer any evidence upon this second petition.
The Committee prepared their report accordingly.

Sub-Committee, No. 3, assembled this morning, Mr-
Aglionby in the chair.
CORNWALL RAILWAY (FROM PLYMOUTH TO
FALMOUTH).
This was the first line called on, and it was stated that a
of non-compliance
H‘p:itat
rit petition had
ssteaenrbedeti en
anrgy
orders,t
othpresentedevbeeavroibn earing
complainingetnh teral.
signature
of Thomas
Mr. Harvey or any other opponents having been called to
appear, the Chairman was about proceeding formally with
the investigation, when
A gentleman, named Thomas, stepped forward and said
that he had been brought all the way from Falmouth, at the
request of Mr. Tilley, the solicitor, to give evidence in oppo-
sition to this line. He had seen both Mr. Tilley and Mr.
Harvey this morning, but neither of them had appeared in
the Committee-room.
Mr. TunsEn, M.P., said that he understood the petition
had been withdrawn, and that Mr. Tilling had signified his
intention of not appearing against the Cornwall line. This,
however, was denied.
Mr. VENABLES, the Parliamentary agent, said that be had
had upwards of seventy witnesses in attendance on Wed-
nesday, and bad brought them up again to-day. Ile trusted
therefore that the Committee would not allow another ad-
journment to take place.
'the CHAIRMAN said they were placed in an extraordinary
position. As they bad to consult the Speaker on a matter of
business, the Committee would adjourn for a few minutes, in
order to give the petitioners time to appear, if they felt so
disposed.
On the return of the Committee, it was found that no Par-
liamentary agent for the opposition was in attendance.
Mr. Thomas said that his property would be much injured
by the projected line and he was anxious to address the
Committee on the subject of his opposition to the Bill.
The CHAIRMAN bad some doubt whether be could allow
such a course of procedure, but would consult with the Com-
mittee on the matter.

The room was then cleared of strangers.
CLYDESDALE JUNCTION RAILWAY.
The Committee reported that the standing orders in this
case had been complied with.
(The result will be given in our Last Edition.)

58 61

58 61

PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS.
Columbian Bonds, ex Venezuela.
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 35%
Ditto, Account —
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent
Ditto, Converted
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto, Passive
Ditto, Deferred
Ditto 3 per Cent.
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent —
Dutch, 2% per Cent
-
Ditto, 4 per Cent., Certific 99 98% 991/s 99
PRICES OF CLOSING
PAID. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.
RAILWAY SHARES
Birming. and Gloucesterloo 134
Ditto % Shares
Bristol and Exeter
Ditto New.... . ......... 2 ...... 6%
Bristol and Gloucester... 30 ...... 57%
Caledonian
Cambridge and Lincoln 1% 2% 3
Chester and Holyhead... 5 -814 8 ,
Churnet Valley
Cornwall

99%
pm. 58
pm. 61
pm. 61
pm. 57
CLOSING
PRICES.

ONE
O'CLOCK.

Direct Northern
1 'ublin and Belfast June 2%
Dublin and Galway 9 1/.2 3
Eastern Counties 141. 165....... 17%1/2
Ditto Perpetual, 5 per
Cent, No. 1....41. 13s. 4d ll/2
Eastern Union
Great South. and West

36%

40%
45

1%
5%
_...
17%

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194

Sub-Committee, No. 4, assembled at Twelve o'clock, in
Committee-room, No. 7. The following were the Members
present :—Sir W. Heathcote (Chairman), Mr. Wm. Evans,
Mr. Stewart Mackenzie, Mr. Gisborne, Mr. Packe, and Mr,
Childers.

7%;
190
43

(Ireland)
Ditto Extension
Great North of England-100 lBB
Ditto New 5
Ditto New 2 —
Great Western BO .17534
Ditto % Shares
Guildford, Farn'm,Ports. 21,4 ... .. 43/4
Hull and Selby 5O
Ditto, Quarter Shares 121,6.,.... 191/
Lancaster and Carlisle... 15
London and Birminghm (5t0ck)...233
Ditto New Thirds 2
Ditto, Quarters
London and Blackwall. 16/. 13s. 4d —
London and Brighton... 50 .
London and Croydon, 13/. 15s. 9d —
Ditto Guaranteed per
Cent.
London and S. Western 4116 s 10d 79 781
London and York 21,4 7IA 676
Lynn and Ely
Manchester and Leeds... 73
Manchester and Birmin. 40
Ditto Quarters
Midland 100 l2B 126 i.,
Ditto New 2 . . 73/4 81A
Midland, Birm., Derby...loo
Newcastle and Darling-
ton Junction ... 24
Do. New Brandling... 10
Newcastle and Ilerwick 11/. ...... 14 2 133/4 14
Newark and Sheffield ... 11/2. 9 A
North British
Ditto, New
Rugby,Wor'ster,&Tring 1
Shrews., Wolverhamp.,
Dudley, and Birm 2l/2 41%3/4
South Eastern & Dover 3312 s 4d... 41 34 42 ...
Ditto, No. 1
Ditto, No. 3 2%
South Wales 2l/2 43/4 5 —
Trent Valley 2 ..... . 2014% 20
Yarmouth and Norwich. 20
York and North Midland 50
Ditto, Selby
Ditto Extension ...... 114 133/4 143/4 .
FRENCH RAILWAYS

4%

7%
60%

79
743

6534
1114
129

12%

1514

Boulogne and Amiens...- 2
Great North. of France.. 4
Lyons and Avignon
Orleans and Bordeaux... 2 - Bl%
t'aris and Lyons
Paris and Orleans
Paris and Rouen ..
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, Fun. 27.—There has been
more animation in our market to-day, and prices are some-
what improyed.—Manchester and Leeds, Half Shares, 591/ ;
Manchester and Birmingham, 6534 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% 8%; Barnsley
Junction, 6%; Birkenhead, Manchester, and Cheshire Junc-
tion, 8%; Blackburn, Burnley, and Accrington, 51%; Bol-
ton, Wigan, and Liverpool, 714 ; Cambridge and Lincoln, 3 ;
Churnet Valley, 7%; Ely and Bedford, 1%; Glasgow and
Dumfries, 15s. ; Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and
Canal, 3%; Kendal and Windermere, 4%,;, Liverpool Onus-
kirk, and Preston, 3; London and York,,7 1-16 % ; Man-
chester and Buxton, 31/R ; Newark and Sheffield, 2%; Scot-
tish Central, 4; Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, 245,;
Trent Valley, 20.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.

SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAILWAY.
Mr. GRAIIAM appeared as agent for the promoters
of this Bill ; the engineers were Messrs. Lock and
Errington. It appeared that the object of the pro-
moters was to make a railway from the city of
Perth, by Stirling, to the Edinburgh and Glasgow
Railway. The extent of the contemplated line is 45 miles,
the estimated cost being 800,000/. The line thus projected is
a section of the great trunk by Birmingham, Lancaster, Car-
lisle, and Beatock, to Forfar and Aberdeen. There are to be
two tunnels, one 190 yards, and the other 704 yards in length.
The necessary proofs having been produced, the Committee
declared that the standing orders had been complied with.
LYNN AND ELY RAILWAY.
The estimated cost of constructing this line is 385,000/.
The length of the main line and the branch line to Wis-
beach is 3514 miles, which includes no tunnelling. The en-
gineer of the line is Mr. I. 31. Rastrich.
The agent for the promoters was Mr. Ellington, of the
firm of Dorrington.
The Committee then declared that the standing orders had
been complied with.
BELFAST AND BALLYMENA RAILWAY.
This was a line of railway from Belfast to Ballymena, with
branches to Carrickfergus and Rundlestone. The extent of
the projected lines is 35 statute miles; the estimated cost
amounts to 385,000/. The engineer is Charles Lanyon, Esq.
The Committee declared that the standing orders had been
complied with.
NEWCASTLE AND BERWICK RAILWAY.
The object of the promoters in this case is to make a main
line of railway, 65 miles in length, from Newcastle to Ber-
wick, and with the following branches :—Kelso, 23 miles;
Blyth, 6 miles; Alnwick, 3 miles. The total estimated cost
is 1,400,0001.
The Committee declared that the standing orders had
been complied with.
The Committee then adjourned at Half-past One o'clock.

LONDON, FEB. 28.--Wind southerly, moderate breeze and
cloudy.

DEAL, FEB. 27.—Wind light and variable ; P.m., S.S.W.
—Arrd. Mafia, Sproule, and John Bibby, Drysdale, China ;
Sea Witch, Baker, Gambia • Shannon, Honduras; Coverdale,
Benson, St. John's, New Brunswick. Sid. Narishal, South
Seas; Orator, Madras; Symmetry, Ceylon.
PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 27. —W indS. E. light.—Arrd. Great
Liverpool steamer, Alexandria. The john, aground off Ha -
milton's Bank last night, has been brought in here without
damage.

COVES, FEB. 27.—Wind W.—Arrd. Emelie, Wulff, Rio
Janeiro for Haiuburgh.
OFF TUE NEEDLES, FEB. 26.—Jane, Cape Coast Castle.
SOUTHAMPTON, FEB. 26.—Sid. Montrose steamer, Lis-
bon, &c.

FALMOUTH, FEB. 27.—Wir.d 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. Hawk, Collins, emerara, for
Clyde, out 66 days.
LIVERPOOL, FEB. 27.—Wind variable, and light.—Acrd.
Hibbert, Bruce, Buenos Ayres ; F. A. Gairignes, Harnaman,
Ichaboe; Margaret, Johnetone, Laguna; St. Lawrence, New
York. Sld. 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.

ANOTUER, "GREAT FAcT."—The Tories having
just recovered from their sullen silence upon the Budget, now
BP that they would rather have Whig measures from Whigs
than a hollow Tory, as their “ friend" Sir Robert Peel is.
What clp.nges are approaching i—Fropt a Correspondent.
Mr. Pattison paired in favour of Lord John Rus-
sell's amendment ea the sugar quostion with 3.tr. Edward Stanley,
M.l'. tbr West cutuberls4.

STORNOWAY, FEB. 19.—Arrd. William Sorlie, Ichaboe.
Hum., 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.

i - Jan. 4. Feb. 1. Increase. Decrease.
X. £. X. X.
Bank of England .. 19,310,640 20,558,920 1,248,280
Private Banks .... 4,427,711 4,576,895 149,184
Joint-stock Banks.. 3,059,434 3,134,851 75,417
Total in England .. 26,797,785 28,270,666 1,472,881
Scotland ••••• • • • • . 3,159,450 3,070,058 89,392
Deland ••••• • • • • • 6,983,551 7,098,116 114,565
United Kingdom 36,940,786 38,438,840 1,498,054 I