The Cambrian

31 U SIC. When burst from dark chios, She came to the captives, Earth,nre".n,andsky, Rv Babylon's stream, When first rose the sun Whef) the days that were past In the firmament Appeared as a dream. IIow giad was creation, I„ chains the aposiles The uuiverse rang W'-re freed by her pow'r, W ith praise and in chorus An(ta!in?theirif)udpraist-s The morning stars sang. At midnight's dark hour, Then music was born She came to the savage 'Mid the rushing of wings, And form'cl his rude song, And anthems angelic Sbe came to the silge And sweeping of strings— Weary studies imong. FreshfromtheCreaLors She show'd in the patriots Bright presence on high Hofer and Tell, Sue came to man, teaching How music intense The songs of the sky. Yet unchained may dwell. She came to the monarch, Then shall not our voices W ho poured his glad strain. Pay homage to heaven, Where Zion s tair city That He to iiis creatures Looked over the plain. Sweet Music hath given ? She came to the prophets [a [)1S courts—in iiis temples Proclaiming the Word, Our hearts wid we raise- Stern-lavely-persuasive. 'Till the universe. breathe The tongues of the Lord. But the incense of praise.

To the EDITOR of The CAMBRIAN. Neath, 30th January, 1843. Sin,—Should you have room to spare in your very useful paper, and if you consider the following observations on an old but interesting subject, and a subject we both of us ere now have en- deavoured to call pnolic attention to, vou will oblige by inserting the same. In the present depressed state of the commercial de- partment in the united kingdom, it is some relief to the mind to see the public prints,teeming with notices of great improvements —-in the set) ing of steam engine boilers—of new modes of blasting rocks—of the "blackband-cold blast v. hot, &e. &c. But with these matters I am not now going to meddle, except so far as they may be connected with the use of Anthracite coal, a mineral possessing most rare and useful qualities, mauv of which remain to be developed. It is found at the western "part of the S. W. mineral basin, Ivin^ under ninnv square leagues ot land, and of great thickness, and is constantly accompanied by large quantities of iron mine. In consequence of the latter circumstance, enter- prising parties, several years ago, attempted to reduce this ore or mine, bv means of the coal which lav, as it were, intermixed with it, hot did not succeed. Ihree or (our *ears a«o, however, as is well known, A1 r. Crane succeeded bv the application of hot blast, which has totallv removed the difficulty. Since which, another party lia.i, I understand, resumed the cold blast, iu conjunction with certain devices, and the iron produced thereby is designated Cold Blast Elastic Steel Spring Iron and every well disposed person must wish them success, as the making of stee) from home made iron has long been a desideratum therefore we may now with good reason expect that furnaces wili be seen blazing and without smoke, in places where furnaces were never seen before. Such, however, Sir, is the immense quantities of Anthracite which exists in the counties of Glamorgan, Carmarthen, and Pembroke, as to make it most desirable that it should he applied to oili-r purposes than has hitherto been the case, more particularly as it contains more of the matter or heat ir. a given quantity than most other coal-that is to say. it contains and gives cut a greater quantity of heat, by the consumption of one ton of it, than is con- tained and given out by the consumption ot one ton of most other kinds of coal; and I am borne out in such assertions hy actual experience-by having been employed three or four years ago to superintend an experiment of the power of Anthracitc, in eva- porating water, as compared with another kind of coal which at that lime was in much repute as a steam-packet cdal; the result of which was, that the Anthracite exceeded the other something more the.) twenty per cent. This, then, being the case, it cer- tainly appears strange that, where there are so many parties inter- ested, more vigorous attempts have not been made to bring the merits of ti is fuel into view In the United States, Anthracite is used for every purpose where coal is required. At the Crane Iron Works in the Alighanv Mountain, tlio whole p-ocess in nianufacinring of iron is carried out by this fuel from the pig to the finished bar, nor is their Anthracife snperior to oars, as I bad a specimen of their's for some time in my possession, which I placed in the Neath Museum-besides, the Americans use it both for steam. packets and also locomoti-e engines. The objections made here to its use by certain persons, for evaporaiing purposes, may be easily obviated, and many of these objections are merely suppositious. One objection is that it decripitates when first rown into the fare. 1 his can he remedied by a suitably sized tube passing down through the steam and water to the bottom of ttie JOiJer, both ends being open and so placed as to conduct the tube into the fire place-and the upper part of said tube to a convenient spot (sav, if a steam-packet, on the deck), with a lid for the convenience ot charging this tube to hold a certain quan- tity of coal according to the size of the boiler, and to be kept nearly fnll. In such case it must necessarily happen that the caa nearest the bottom will have its temperature greatly i n. creased, by which, when it falls into the fire, decrepitation will not take place besides, other advantages accrue by this mode of feedin". An opening and door most be provided in the usual way to trim the fire, &o. There are, however, several veins of Anthra- cite coal in the mineral basin that scarcely decrepitate at all. About three weeks ago, having occasion to be in Pembrokeshire fh-t 1° °l)I,orlan,'j' seeing a furnace under the boiler of a tnirty-horse steam-engine, and I must say that, in regard to the intensity of its heat and the brightness of its burning, I bad never seen anything to exceed it during mv practice in steam-engine matters, which has now been nearly an half century the chimney was only of I he ordinary altitude, and the vein of Anthracite which supplied this engine was one of those alluded to above, which do not decrepitate, I also, tnvself, had a steam-engine erected at a new Anthracite collierv in Cwm Neath (nearly twenty years ago), by the Nealb Abbey Iron and Coal Company, for pumping water, and winding coal and during the time that I had the management of that concern (about twelve years ago), nothing but Anthracite was used, wilbout any contrivance to prevent de! crepitation but we never had the leas' rouble with it oil that account, nor in fact on any other—and what is exceedingly re- markable, the boiler, which is a hollow cylinder without an inter- fit A .i" *• there aud Bt W°rk' ,ThLs Iast oircuinstance shews hnn.r Ti0'16 'Sbv no means unfavourable to the duration of Company C0",el7 ,s now ,be Property of the Neath Abbey I belie'e, Sir, after all, that one great cause of Anthracite not being duly appreciated, arises from the great difficulty of remov- ing long standing notions and opinions, and to overcome those it will require considerable exertions: I have scarcely any doubt but his will be accomplished. There are very few coal fields so ? situated as the olle in qnestion from Neath harbour Ii all im baTe,n'e*el7 P°rt between and there are several) can, cite °" 11,6 s,lor,est no'ice- f,,rnisf< cargoes of Anthra- • Ld.U M'be m°rS convenient? and when it is con- and consT'nt|yninn,aS'n? '"?ml,erof "enm-packets are now afloat ztr "hi nri «• eyes of the consumers tolil meril! r ^u,rcd'18 ,0 °{'f" iert I shall tako .1. il perils. In order to promote this ob- the foHowin" littU T'submission) °frecornriiemUn# the foJlowwg little scheme :-SUppose that a ,o!er,b'.v sized » Ion,1,1, and lh.1 tl,, P,o,„ielors "a take a proper quanlity of fuel (Anthracite) for t 'e ovi-e guaranteeing any loss that might take place bv il.» f ° ing 0'it as expected, taking care howeverTo L'd Jhh petent and confidential person to superintend the ma Cfm"r the fire and to record progress. 1 U'e man3Sement of I am, Mr. Editor, with every respect, yours, BROUGH.

THE SIGNS OF THE THIES To the EDITOR of The CAMBRIAN. SIR,—Last week I offered a FEW^eVKry'"REIIALKF on t..e state ot the times, with (he opinions of various individuals for the removal of those evils by which all classes of the com™ mtv are enthralled and it carnot but be evident to ev»rv i'?dV cious and thinking mind, that some of the principles proposed for r C.TV I 8 e,,I,a,:e SS direC"-V e;'ch other as light and darkness, and the result of a fair trial would he the extinction of our name as a nation, and the overthrow of everv institution that tends to our greatness and independence Then it becomes us, in deaiing- in the affairs of this great nation (unon which its (leiiiny depends) to be careful, and not unlliinkiiicr]v entertain any new scheme, which, if put into operation, would tend to the adversity instead of the prosper tv of our fellow- hSwlTmr fe remarks 1 make an independent and nn- biassed individual, unconnected with any partv, and free from the "ny polu.cal class, having only one object in view' .ood of my native land, and willing to adopt and em- brace any measure that has for its end .he'^amment of U ,3 grand onject At the present time the Corn Laws are causing ire DJ ex.c'tement—nay, it is an all-engrossing topic" t f S i e ajC <'es,1,.ate °f Parliamentary news and, as I said iera^Tora,e for a repeal of these laws, confidently (ano nnrfT^' O'1''1 not) asserts, that this is the hinge on which flefiv'lr^h grea,ness.and prosperity depends. Now, I would not aI' as-Sf rtion, an,I ain bound to confess, looking at its sIiohm' i"15 'ml?"rtance» 'hat 1 am not capable of deciding, and the certaTntv oHhe're'sui 7^ '"T' Trt" '° inpn ko r re^u't, a»'i 1 would s-iy to *?i v fellow-towns- a U-' an<^ study the subject well, before you pronounce -t well -e that act as'nfll.U" V'6 ,!le varioos interests and institutions i-ctiincT i'nt ^fS • sul'port of our greatness; and not for- gptling t!iatetcli as it were ,tyiiiiiatL,ises witli the other. arid if one iud-cd 'i16- ° >er (iirec,l.v or indirectly suffers. I am (j'0rn i,. /• ac'v,ce-"lore especially as refers to the question lb° conflicii ln.c.onse<ll1cni:e °f my having been puzzled with rene^ and w|0'),n,0"S i°' '10,ed me"' favourable lo their to the 'same bet "^31''Sv" 'f' 10 C00'e? publication wh.ch has J. 8. Smith Ux on Corn. ye»rly, is. £ 100,000.000 J. B. Hume, Rsq' C0,00il,o00 'S; P: °"C"R° 31r. Paullon lti.000 000 Sidney Smith 17,0i)i> tt()0 Mr. Ac k land i.i" 40,000 000 ?lr. (iully 30.0;)0,030 Dr. Epps .I' 2.5,000,000 M r. M Co ioch.' 2,000,000 T! ,i:„„ e .1 14,01X5.01)0 u. luese various statements s treat anH < surpasses belief. But let us proceed further. "'°St Mr. Prentice, of the Mmichc.ster rimes, says, the rene-il or the Corn Laws wouid not lower food here, I-vit raise it on the Con- Jinent. "Vou would get three loaves where you now >'et bnt two. echoes Mr, Cobden. The average price of the qu'rterl of w.ieat, tor the last twelve years, has been 5Gs., or 3s. more t..an it could be imported for, Mr. M Cullocb—•• The price of food would be raisi-don ihe Cominent," savs Mi. J. Vv hetstoc It would raise I he price of ianrl," Mr. Greeor.—"If the nro fective duties are repealed, 2,000.000 acres of land must *0 oui oi culnvaiion, and immense numbers of labourers be reduced to starvation, Charles J. Russell, brother to Lord J. Russell It wilt illcreass wages," says Mr. lIiltn!I. It wonlfl reduce wages to the Continental level," Mr. Muntz, M.P.—" The repeal of the Corn Laws will increase the comforts of the people." Dr. Bowring It would place the working man on the same footing as on the Continent," James D. Hume, Csq.-Here I IVould also give the sentiments of the Bankers' Circular, which may not be out of placc, and which I also consider lo be no mean authority 1. That cheap bread caused by free trade, and imports of foreign corn, would reduce the labonren of England to a con- dition in which they would have much less power to purchase manufactures than they have. 2. That a free trade in corn would have no effect whatever in moving foreigners to exchange their corn for British manufac- tures but that, on the contrary, all e»idence yet afforded of their disposition in this regard, plainly indicates that they would seek to assist and extend their own manufactures, by capllal de- rived from the profits of supplying Eugland with corn, to the exclusion of British manufactures. 3. That the movement made by the British Government, in the year 1542, Inwards the establishing a po'icy of free trado by a liberal Tariff* and speeches which imported much more than the Tariff, with the avowed design of inducing other governments to lower the duties imposed on the import of British manufactures, has so far produced exactly the opposite effects and it has called forth expressions of opinion among the people, has excited them 10 movements and proceedings i." counteraction to our design, and has been met by hostile Tarifls, which shows the expectation of obtaining reciprocêll concessions by suci. means to he "ain and chimerical delusions. There is much is these remarks that have the appearance of reason, and savour of truth, and which everv foreign express substantiates ar..1 if I have not occupied too much of your space, allow ine to introduce another extract, showing the condition of the lower classes on the Continent" When James D. Hume was asked in the House of Commons, hy Mr. "Williams, whether lie would placc the working men of this country on the same footing as the working men of other countries'? he replied, I would place them on the same footing.' And now, what is the condition of the working classes in other countries? Hearer. I Keyser, Assistant Commissioner for enquiring into the condilion ot the hand-iooiu weavers. Speaking of the Prussian and Saxon ] olates, he says, By means of cheap provisions and spare diet, waires are reduced so low, that articles, equal in quality to those 'Manufactured in England, can he sent to the Continental ports of shipment, for America, at prices under those of the British ex- porter. In the neighbourhood of Berlin, a hand-loom weaver, by working hard, can earn 4s. tid. per yveeK, and mu^t work even S4 hours for that. In the morning they get a cup of bad colTee, Itnd a cake of black bread for dinner, some potatoes and a her- ring; and in the evening, a slice of black bread and water. In Saxony, there are about IS,000 looms, mostlv at linen, For a piece of white linen, the average wages are from 4s. to 4s. Gd. per pipce. A loom at which two persons work, would require fourteen days' labour for a piece 107 ells in length consequently tbe utmost amount of a man's wages per week, would be 2s. 3d. The average wages of the weavers who work at Walstendorft] Herendritlde. Lulendorff, and (iansdorff, near Zittun, are from ts. Gd. to 3s. 8d. per week. So very low, indeed, is the rate of wages, that even the article of bread, in that country so very cheap, is still beyond the reach of those poor peop:e." These are opinions and statements emanating from resoectable sources; and if tbev are so conflicting (and on no question are opinions more conflicting than on the Corn Laws), I would say. before deciding on so vital a question, consider well its bearings and apparent results. Yours, truly, A SWANSEA CORNFACTOR.

GREAT AN'TI-CORN-LAW SOIREE AT BRISTOL. A Correspondent has kindly furnished us with the following graphic description of the very large and respect- able party of Biisfoliiiis, who assembled on the 25th nIt., to welcome the Deputation from the Anti-Corn-Law League, consisting- of Col. Thompson, R. Cobden, Esq., M.P., and H. K R. Moore, Esq.: — < You are aware that a few liberal gentlemen of this citv have recently purchased the spacious building in Broadmead, hereto- no^" a!> The Hall of Science," and much used bv a body of Socialists for the promulgation of their opinions. This pur- chase was the result of a spirited determination, not to be thwarted in a great puoiic object, by the ultra-Conservative party, who had refused to let oitt the Victoria-rooms for the purpose, and doubt- less thought to drive the Liberals into some most inconveniently narrow space, which might, in a. great measure, frustrate the object of the meeting. I understand five gentlemen, all members °„C !e.^oc'6tv of Friends, having ascertained that the said Hull °.j ^cience was 'or sale, resolved at once to become joint pur- ciaseis, and the bargain was closed aimost as soon as deter- mined on. The building is calculated to accommodate 1500 per- i4011*! and though its interior appearance is loyv, proportioned to the lateral space, the ceiling is 20 feet high, and furnished yvith aff A v?nl'at°rs. No pains or expense were spared in repairing and fitting up the Hall for this occasion, and as the premises eom^ nu")erous apartments, they are now appropriately called ihe Bristol Jubilee-rooms." In order that ample convenience might be secured to the party convened, a thousand tickets only were issued, 300 of which entitled the holders to reserved seats elevated behind each other along the sides of the Hall; the re- mainder were for the body of the meeting. The hour fixed for tea-drinking was six o'clock, but being eager to select good places tor seeing and hearing, there was a general move towards the rooms before five, at which hour the doors were opened. We were among the earliest arrivals, and found ourselves in a dense stream of gentlemen and ladies, nearly filling the long pas. sage which leads from the street towards the rooms. The stream, however, soon became stagnant, for the doors were not yet opened] and tbe pressure from without seriously affected those who were nearest getting within. All parties seemed bent on enjoying the crush, rather than to be annoyed by it; and many a jokt1 was bandietl about. such as, Take care of your pockets! says Felix Farley." "Filion is strength—and here it is. and no mistake," &c. &c. At length a slight giving way iu front, indicated that the doors were opened, and by a succession of very short moves onwards, we found ourselves getting on—" Slow, and by degrees, Sir," said a young sailor to me, as a lawyer goes to Heaven." Our pace certainly was sloyv enough, but everybody knew there must be time allowed to deliver the tickets, and our patience held out well till our turn to enter arrived. The effect of the great Hall, on entering, appeared to take most of the company by surprise, and the preparations at once indicated the skilTand attention which had been at work, to render the evening's enter- tainment agreeable. Narrow tables, ranged parallel with the forms, were covered with white cloths, and yvell garnished with cups and saucers, made especially for the occasion; and gas- lights were judiciously distributed round the room. Having placed the ladies of my famdy snuglv in one of the side-seats, 1 took tip my oyvn post in the centre, and thence looked round on one of the most bustling scenes I ever witnessed. For awhile tbere were many abortive efforts to attain seats already occupied, near the platform, and there was much locomotion in the exercise of such choice as remained. Before six o'clock arrived, there was a general subsidence of commotion, and the majority of sland- ers-up had satisfied their gnze, and made up their minds to sit ctown, in anticipation of tea and cake, the near approach of which was announced by George Thomas, Esq who presided. "Before these promised dainties made their appearance, and whilst a lull of expectation pervaded the assembly, I took a general survey of my numerous companions. Tiie side seats were principally occupied by ladies, some of whom were not less bewiiching in countenance than elegant in attire: among them a number ot fair quakeresses were quietly conspicuous and there appeared to be just a sufficient intermixture of gentlemen, to give an air of protection to our fair friends, without touching on the accommodation principally intended for them. On the floor the appearance of the dense assemblage struck me as decidedly res- pectable, though there were many, of both sexes, evidently be- longing to the humbler classes of tradesmen, and some very decent and intelligent looking mechanics. In the gallery behind the platform was a numerous partv, who must have commanded a fine view of the whole arena. On the platform were several of the leading Liberals of Bristol, but among them I missed some whose absence I cannot account for, unless they have still a little ot the old monopoly mud sticking about them, and did not like to make their appearance among so many determined free traders. Scattered about the room, I espied a few Conservatives, some looking full of fun, and others a little mischievous in the ex- pression of their eyes—but here and there one who seemed in- clined to hear what might be spoken, with the least avoidable degree of prejudice. How small a degree it might be possible for a Conservative, of the genuine Bristol breed, to reduce his stock to, was too abstruse a subject of speculation for me to indulge in at a moment when the entrte of yvaiiers, armed with teakettles lull of tea, and plates-full of plum cake, put the yvhole company in a iiesh bustle, to insure supplies of these refreshments. The Chairman announced that the Deputation had arrived, and woa'd be with usattertea; and the Rev. Mr. Gianvilie. a Dissenting Minister from Kingswood, pronounced a short and appropriate grace, which has been grossly misrepresented by two Tory papers in this city, according to their customary fashion of deal- ing with unwelcome truths, in whatever form thev are clothed For my own par., I felt deep regret that no Clergyman of the Anglican Church was present to perform the same duty not be. cause he would have performed it belter, but because he would have been in his proper place, as the legally recognised pastor of the poor, and as the representative of the Church, who ought to be tne poor man s guardian and advocate, against all oppressive and unrighteous laws. After the tea things had been'cleared away a considerable time elapsed before the expected guests en- tered toe hall and the Chairman gave sundry friendly exhorta- tions to patience, which were generally cheered, but also résponded o, at intervals, by some very impatiant shuffling and stamping of teet which, however, never rose above apiauo key. At length the ceiebiated leaguers arrived, amidst themostenlhusiasticdemonstra- ions of welcome, and alter an introductory speech from the worthy o.iairman were successively introduced to the meeting, and made s speeuii y acquainted with their views of the great questions we bad met to promote. Their speeches-each exceiient in its kind have been copiously reported by the liberal press and 1 have not the time, any more thau you have the space, to bestow on any even an outline ot them. It may rather more interest your readers to have a sketchy (lesc; iption of the three gentlemen themselves, rirst tfcen.Col. Thompson-the faiber of the anti-monopoly move. ment-is a hale looking veteran, of aspect unequivocally gentle- manly, with grey hair, a fine head, and a remarkably shrewd ex- pre-sion of feature. His attitude in speaking was a sort of louitp-e on the rail ot the platform, and his oratory flowed in a ciear rapid ami continuous stream of happy ideas, admirably expressed ami enunciated with singular distinctness. His wit was pungent' and his deductions irresistible. Conviction never went home more mainly to men's hearts, than when we were listening to and cheering the gahant Colonel, as he cut away, right and left, with back stroke, and fore thrust, at the great dragon of monopoly. Mr. Lobden was evidently suffering from ill-health, and also from maternal anxiety, for a child since dead. He was far less energetic in his eloquence than usual, but his line of argument was admirably adapted to our mercantile citizens, and cannot fail to be yvell digested in their counting-houses and shops. Mr Cooden s person is certainly not at all aristocratic, but I observed none ot those indications of slovenliness, with which he is taxed in an amusing report, by one of rhe Tory editors present. His countenance is decidedly intellectual and pleasing-his manner is without turbulence-his language good, without preiending to etegance. Mr. Cobden s might lies in his well arranged mass of 1'. a<- arguments naturally deduced from them, in the iam s of a man whose whole energies have loug been devoted to P0lnl 'le has resolved on attaining. There mav be no |fr 'r"6 !)'ac'e 'ie wields, but its temper is adamant, and its strokes effective.—-Mr. Moore (Robut, Boss, Rowley, are his names),is a young looking gentleman, of prepossessing exterrflr, and eVldentlv full of enthusiasm in the cause he has al!iet.Í "iiiself with He possesses a most powerful voice, and happy address. His accent is strongly Hibernian, as is also the humour and tact which mark his style of appeal, both to the 'ee,!l"?S and purses of hii auditory. I understand his profession "S m °f ,i arr,ster. J-Je prnved himself an excellent collector in an o ie great league fund, on the present occasion, a sum amounting to somewhere about 700l. having been subscribed whilst he was speaking. J n one point, I wished he had known a little more of Bristol party spirit; for"such knowledge would have prevented his reading aloud manv names of honest and worthy cn.zens, who sent up their subscriptions of various minor sums, and who, 1 tear, yvere thereby placed in jeopardy of having this act visited upon them, as a sin against the supreme will of certain local ruling powers. "The meeting was a remarkable one altogether, in the heart of a city which has been yvell nigh trampled down by the hoof of monopoly, and in which the Conservative press has been recentlv plying ail its arts to prejudice the public against the League, its advocates, aud even the room in which the meeting was convened, fhe loud and prolonged acclamations of the whole assembly, and the animated countenances which greeted the eye in every part of it. attested the depth and unanimity of feeling which prevailed, it was, nevertheless, easy to perceive a morose and disappointed reeling, in a few persons present, who would have luxuriated in any breach of order and decorum, which might have afforded themabandte f r hostile comment. The whole proceedings were conducted with ihe most perfect order, and reflected high credit on the managing committee.—We did not reach our home till nearly midnight, but not more fatigued than rendered sleep and pleasant dreams a delightful sequel to our waking excitement,"

I IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. THURSDAY, FEB. 2.This being the day fixed for the Meeting of Parliament, a gooddea) of excitement was ob- served to prevail at the west end of the town. Her Majesty having been advised by her physicians not to tin- dergo the fatigue of opening the session in person, which, it is stated, she was anxious to do, the Lords Commissioners pro- ceeded, in the usual manner, to the Hou«e of Lords, when the Commons having been summoned, the following gracious Speech was read by the Lord Chancellor — I HER MAJESTY'S SPEECH. My Lords and Gentlemen, — We are command* d by her Msjesty to acquaint you, that her Majesty receives from aU Princes and S'ates assurances of a friendly disposition towards this country, and of an earnest desire to co-operate with her Majesty in the maintenance of general peace. I By the treaty which her Majesty has concluded with the United Srites oj America, and by the adjustment of those differences which, from their long continuance, had endangered the preser- vation of peace, her Majesty trusts that the amicable relations of the two countries have been confirmed, The increased exertions yvhich, by the liberality of Parliament, her Majesty was enabled to make for the termination of hostilities with China, have been eminently successful. The skill, valour, and discipline of the naval and military forces employed upon this service have been most conspicuous, and have len. to the COII- clusion of peace upon the terms proposed bv her Majesty. Her Majesty rejoices in the prospect that. by tlw free access whicu will be opened to the principal marls of that populous and exten- i sive empire, encoiHagement will be given to the commercial en- terprise of her people. As soon as the ratifications of the treaty shall have been exchanged, it will be laid bÚore vou. In concert wiih her allies, her Majesty has succeeded in ob. taining for the Christian population of Syria the establishment ot a system of administration which they were entitled to expect from the engagements of the Sultan and from the good faith of this count rL The differences for some time existing between the Turkish and Persian Gnvernments had recently led to acts of hostility hut as each of these states has accepted the joint mediation of Great Uritain and Russia, her Majesty euteriains a confident hope that tbelr mutual relations will he speerlily and amicably adjusted. Her Majesty has concluded with the Emperor of Russia a treaty of commerce and navigation, which will he laid before you. Her Majesty regards this treaty with great satisfaction, as the foundation for increased inlercourse between her Majesty's sub- jects and those of the Emperor. Her Majesty is happy to inform you, that complete success has.atteuded tbereceot military openltiuns in Atrshanist,¡n. Her Majesty has the greatest satisfaction in recorrJing her high sense of Ihe ability with which these operations have been ciirecled, and of the conslanev ano vaiour which have heen manifested by the European and native forces. The superiority of her Majesty's arms has been established bv decisive victories on the scenes of former disaster ann Iii: complete liheralion of her Majesty's subjects who yvere held In captivity, and for whom her Majesty (elt the deepest interest, has been effected. We are commanded bv her Majesty to infurm you, that it has not heen deemed ad- visable to continue the occupation by a military force of the countries to the westward ntthefndus. Gentlemen of the House of Commons,—Her Majesty has directed the estimates for the ensuing year 10 ue laid before you. Such reductions have been made in the amount of the uaval and mili- tary force as have been deemed compatible, under present cir- cumstances. with the efficient performance of the public service throughout the extended empire of her Majesty. My Lords and Gentlemen,— Her Majesty regrets the diminished receipt from some of the oidinary sources of revenue Her Ma- jestv fears that it must be in part attributed to the reduced con- sumption of many articles caused by that depression of the manufacturing industry of the country which has so tongprevaited, and which her Majesty has so deeply lamented. In considering, however, the present state of the revenue, her Majesty is assured that you will bear in mind that it has been materially allected by the extellsive reductions in tne import duties which received yoor sanction during the last session of parliament, and that little progress bas been hitherto made in the collection of those taxes which were imposed for the purpose of supplying the deficiency from that and other causes. Her Majesty feels confident that the fulure produce of the revenue will be sufficient to meet every exigency of the public service. Her Majesty commands us to acquaint you, that her Majesty derived the utmost gratification from the loyalty and aJrectionate altaebmellt to her 1\tSljesty whicu were manifested on the occasion of her Majesty's visit to Scotland. Her Majesty regrets that in the course of last year the public peace in some of the manufacturing districts was seriously dis- turbed and the lives and property of her Majesty's subjects were endangered by tumultuous assemblages and acts of open violence. The ordinary law. promptly enforced, was sufficient for the effectual repression of these disorders. Her Majesty confidently relies upon its eflieacy, and upon the zealous snpport of her loyal and peaceable sl1bjecls, [or the maintenance cf tranquillit.v. We are commanded by her Majesty to acquaint yoo. that measures connected with the improvement of the law, and with various questions of domestic policy, will he submitted for your consideration. Her Majesty confidently relies on your zealous endeavours to promote the public welfare, and fervently prays that the favour of Divine Providence may direct and prosper your counsels, and make them conductive to the happiness and contentment of her people. After the speech had been read in both Houses, their Lord- ships adjourned until five o'clock, and the Commons until four. THE ADDRESS.—Their Lordships resumed at five o'clock, when the Earl of Powis moved, and Lord Eglinglon se- conded, the address to the House upon the subject of her Majesty's speech. The addresses of their Lordships were little more than a running commentary upon the topics ad- verted to in the Royal Speech, bestowing, however, a more emphatic congratulation upon the subject of the Washington treaty, the negotiations with the Porte for the maintenance of the privileges of the Christians in Syria, and the con- clusion of a great and important commercial treaty with Russia, from which considerable ad vantages might reasonably be expected ta accrue to both countries. The Marquis of Lansdowne expressed his approbation of thejudicioos manner in which the Royal Speech had been framed, with the view of preventing the expression of any difference of opinion as to the terms of the Address, yet hoped this general approbation would not be con- structed into a concurrence on all the points adverted to or passed over in the speech from the throne Withre- gard to the Corn-laws especially, no mention of which had been made in that speech, he believed that no period had ever occurred in which greater embarrassment had been oc- casioned to the trade and internal resources of the country, than since the present Corn-laws had come into operation. He regarded the conclusion of 'he Treaty of Washington with satisfaction, not unmixed with regret that the granting of such large concessions had not been made the means of arranging other important matters of settlement with the United States, which still remained prolific causes of mis- understanding, and referred especially to the question of the Oregon Boundary and the Right of Search. In adverting to our Eastern success, he took occasion to notice the prevailing impression that some unwillingness had been maniiested on the part of Lord Ellenborough to re-enter Afghanistan and to the proclamations in which the Gover- nor-General'had imitated the Schahs aud Sultans to whom the country he now ruled over had formerly been subject. He complained of the paragraph in the Rcyal Speech by which the successful issue of the Chinese war was attributed to the "liberality of Parliament," and contended that the incieased means of conducing the war had been suggested by Lord Auckland, for whom also he claimed the honour of having pointed out the very plan of operations by which the expedition had at length succeeded. Heimptoredthe attention of Ministers and of the country to the means of securm" and improving the trade with China, now for the first time laid open to the civilized wotd and after speak- ing in feelin terms of the patierice with which the great mass of those who bad suffered severe distress had borne with their piivations, concluded by declining to offer any opposition to the address. The DuIce of TVellington, in reply, vindicated the justice of the Chinese war, and contrasting the force which had been employed by the hte and by the present government, claimed for the latter all the credit of having at last conducted it to a successful termination. He complained, that after the for- bearance in ihe Royal Speecll of any allusion to our disasters in Afghanistan, the Noble Marquis should have intruded such atopic upon that night's discussion; and, after referring to his own experience in India, and of military difficulties, declared that he wasieady to justify evety order or move- ment, either one way or the other, the Governor-General had given since he took upon him the adminstration of the affairs of India." With respect to the treaty of Washington, which had also been prematurely brought before their Lordships he expressed his general approval of Lord Ash- burton's conduct, but wished that all further discussion might be suspended until the papers were regularly before the House. Lord Brougham, too, heartily concurred in the sentiment of universal exultation at the settlement of the difference with Ameuca, in comparison with the importance of which he was utterly indifferent to the sacrifice of a few miles of territory, or even of the navigation of the St. John's River. u Wel- come," said the Noble Lord. "Take it at) Give it up." He then proceeded in detail to defend the concessions which Lord Ashbuiton had made for the sake of peace, and con- trasted most eloquently the blessings of such a policy with the horrors which our invasion of Afghanistan has entailed, not nuiy upon the inhahitants of that country, but upon our unfortunate troops.—Retaliation had been exacted for these horrors bv devastation and excesses vhicb he stigmatized as ruthless and superfluous—without object, except to gratify a fierce, hiatal, and unchristian spirit of vengeance—and without result, except as working oat a selt-destructive policv, which left on the minds of the Affghans an un- quenchable abhorrence of the Biitish name and character. He rejoiced at the general maintenance of peace with I Forei'Mi Powers, but more especially with France, to the general ignorance in which country as to the real bearings of the ri"ht of search question he attributed the contentious spirit so prevalent there against Great Britain, and iUus- trated his assertion by a reference to the published opinions of ;\1. de Tocqueville, who had treated the right of search as if it had been previously altogether unheard tf. In answer to the spirited declarations of the Americans as to the inviolability of their flag, he quoted a treaty propounded by the Senate of the United States itselt to Mr. Canning ill IS:23. in which powers of search incomparably more stringent than allv now in discussion were demanded. The Earl of Auckland shaied with Lord Brougham the horror with which all war was to be contemplated, and had only entered upon that in Afghanistan, because, after Ion;; and nainfnl hesitation, he felt convinced that it was essential to the very safety of England. He had at last determined to meet the threatening danger in advance, and the result was to dispel a cause of apprehension then imminent, and now no longer formidable because thus decisively met. ''Hear) He^iefened uithout asperity to the late ordeis hsued'bv Lord Ellenhorouiih, but would decline to follow his example in bandying with him terms of depreciation and disparagement. (Hear.) He had laboured most earnestly duriii'' "the last weeks of his administration to lessen ihe difficulties his successor would have to encouuter, and his ill-success was owing rather to the force of circumstances than to any omission or mismanagement on his part. He defended the part he had t<iken in the direction of the se- ¡ veral expeditions on the coast of China, and, without de- tracting from the visrour and ability with which the plans were carried out, he firmly belived that the same plans, and ) nearly the same amount of force, would have been employed had there beeu no change of government at all. I After some explanation between the Duke of Wellington and Lord Lansdowne, Lord Colchester endeavoured to ex- onerate Lord Elfenboroogh from any share of the blame which had been cast upon the British army for their excess daring the evacuation of Affghanistan. messes The Marquis of Clanricarde regretted that the speech held out no prospect of any material changes in revenue or com- merce. He trusted Ministers would remember that to re- store the revenue by the imposition of an income-tax was by no means identical with a lestoration of the lost prosneritv of the country. 1 Lord J fin to defended the conduct of his late colleagues as to their naval operations on the coast of China. Lord Ashburton defended the treaty he had made with America, and explained that the settlement of the right. of search had formed no part of his mission. He anticipated no difficulty on the subject of the Oregan territory. After a few words from Lord Haddington, Lord Stanhope gave notice of the following motion for Thursday next That tins House do resnlve itself into a Committee of the whole House, for the purpose of taking into ils most i(lJ; consideration the present condition of the productive ni, • the United Kingdom, w.th a view to providing for Cir employment and lo the improvement of their codiijoritl » ro!ltable The Bishop of Exeter suggested the importance of estab- lishing churches in China, and setting an examnle „t ,1 l „.l. to .he rfMS„r, or i,loU,y 1." .ij" "J L _T ,e address was then agreed to. address was then agreed to, CtfiA'A axd INDIA.—The Duke of IVetlin, that on Tuesday, the 14th, he should move UutTeTa ,'ks ot theHonse be given to the officers and me, ei'^ed i. v<jt £ ot tlianks he should include tim c1 n ,• India, but should not toncl a„v? G^err!0,-Oenera' journed till Monday. a"y P°llUcal '™tter.-Ad- THH!?sn4vf/v USE 0F moncd in iho i KB" 2'le House having been sum- Xg isr Sprh read' ?*Mn>ed \ftpr uit'in 18 ,^oom A>e late John Jones, Esq., deceased, ceeded to the °f.ni0lion we,e given, the House pro- which coi'sldera!ion of the Speech from the Throne, »h«cl. was read, as ns„a|, by the Speaker. tHE ADDRESS. Lord Courtenay then rose to move an ^lietSS^8|m ?! the topics of the Speech; which was hat; ('f ,i!'V who declared his general appro- ,°J? "e "'Sorous measures adopted to restore the credit and finances of the county. 1111'. C. Wood desired to reserve his judgment upon most ot the points of the Speech until the House should be in possession of further information; bnt gave his opinion decidedly in favour of the maritime right of visitation which was now ctaimed by England ill her discussions with Ame- rica, and which he trusted no British minister would ever be tound to have conceded. Generally speäking, be be- lieved the Speech would be satisfactory; but he lamented that on the subject of domestic distress it held out ordv sympathy, and no practical relief. None of the reductions made last year had cheapened any material article of con- sumption. With respect to finance, he apprehended that the state ot affairs was worse than it had ever been before. (Hear.) Unless the produce of the income-tax should he oouble the amount at which Mr. Goulbourn calculated it last year, the deficiency in the current quarter could not be made up. The Hon. Member concluded as foitows I firmly believe that the country is now paving the nenaltv of rejecting in 1841 the measures then proposed bv her Majesty s Government. (Cheers.) The present condition of the people ,s such as I believe the oldest man now liv does not remember to have seen anvthing like it before; it is such as indicates an extreme depression of commerce a\„i the necessity of some geneial measures for the correction nf the evil. In 1825, Mr. Huskisson felt called upon to have recourse to decisive measures, in order to obtain the revival of trade. The measures were applied and trade revived A similar epoch has now arrived,'and it is only to simile measu.es that we can look for a revival of trade for t P provement of the revenue, aud for an improvement in h* social and moral condition of the people. (Loud cheers Sir Robert Peel trusted, from the tone of the House rhaf the address to be laid before her Majesty Would be una • mons. On the subject of the American treaty he Z2l T prepared to show, that, if it had not obtained for as ill which we were strictly entitled to expect, it was on the whole an eligible adjustment, giving us more than had been award* by the arbitration of the King of the Netherlands ami .« curing to ns all that was reallv important in our claims HI" own sincere respect for the United States, and his earnel'i desire to preserve a good understanding wiih their people made it painful to him to say that the recent message of the Pies dent did not give an accurate representation of what had passed in the negotiations. We had not claimed hi right of search, which was a belligerent right! What had claimed was only the light of visitation—the r'u»hi visit a vessel bearing the American fla?, for the punLL «#■ ascertaining whether she be really American; which if 1.111 that visit, she should turn out to he, she must be liberllled even though she should clearly appear at all poinis a shver' He owned himself surprised that America/P8„nounded a she was with small states, by every one of which she was in danger of havmg her flag assumed, should resist a rule the establishment ot which would be so much for her own Id ■autage It was his duty to tell the House of Commons" t not only had Lord Aberdeen's despatch of December' rdo h IT • 8',K>jee.t' heen m intain«'1 in all its princi- hirTn » fourteen months since elapsed there Amp ° eV^" S° rnncil as an att^mpt on the part of the Amencan Government to answer it. On the subject of had ns"t'edeiastm At6d -there WaS 3 greal Jeficienc}. He he had fonnd 111 addition to tile deficiency which lie ad found on coming into office, he proposed to cause a "r I'nA had accordingly remitted duties on 700 articles; reductions had all taken effect; but the incoine-tax imposed to meet them had not yet come into productiveness. Undoubtedly there had been a great fall- ing off in the excise, maintvoo the article of malt; but that had artsen in a great degree from the very unfavourable harvest of 1841 There still, indeed, existed severe distress; but let not the House inter thence that there must needs be a permanent diminution of consumption. Another cause of the late tailing off had been the disturbed state of the ma- nn ac in ing districts. This was not a fit occasion for enter- ing at large upon financial statements: but he did now dis- ein some favourable changes on which he could not foibear from founding goo I hopes. It was complained that the sp e< i announced no new means with respect to corn. He had no such great measures of change to propose as gentle- men seemed to expect. Whenever he should make a change, it woutd be a change accordant with the principles he had propounded; but he must alwavs remember that in this conn- try the geneial rule had been protection. He believed the 1 C.10!1 had already taken place in the price ofthe »lip5nna,,eSf. ,ai' finally verified his prediction that ness ofTrine* he comPpnsated by the general cheap- T*ri r i r> <'ar' and loud laughter). the Aehjtp" 3USSel1' !n ,et'ell'»ce t0 a notice given-before • T I- a moti"N of thanks for the services of our he deemed it ad.v?iWl,i to some Indian topics, upon which he deemed it re(p»is!te that further information should be previously furnished—0lle? the vindictive excesses said lo ,ilVe, nT1 ^,)m,»itted by our troops the other, ihe share of Lord Ellenborough in issuing the directions which led o ™YCCuSeS- !There we«e a couple of proclamations too remarkable to be passed over. (Hear.) One of them con" policv as'w'as 'Are,)resPnta,ion of a l,rece,ii"S Governor's sddoni used even in the heat ot partv debate • r*M T11"1' "Uil >espect to Afghanistan itself, a spHii 'N° J.,EV<M,7E than of calm and statesmanlike policv. .le °'her proclamation was so oddly worded, that" nany peop e who had last year been taken in by the clever im a ton of a debate in the French Chambers, and were therefore much on their guard against a second deel >. /t°»'i 7?'ethoroughly persuaded this was a second hoax. ( t g i er.) l^r his own part, he viewed it more seriouslv • especially m respect of the tone which it took, a strand one oi a Christian Governor of reverence for the of idolatrous worship. These things, he owned, had r2S in uni some misgiving as to the judgment of the individual illtrnstell with the grave and al/lllht awful responsibility of joverning in India. (Cheers). With regard to the Ameri- »'• fre.t "V' I"- vvou'd say that he did not view it with the satisfaction which .-nine seemed to feel; he doubted' whether any treaty would be really advantageous which on its very ace was detrimental to the country consenting to it. jw laps the selection of Lord Ashburton, however undeniable his other qifilifications, was in this respect unfortunate— that he had, a couple of sessions before, declared ill the House of Lords an opinion against the possibility of retain. tng Canada for twenty years longer; and the" American llimstei might say with some force to a man who had pro- fessed such an opinion, You, of all men, surely, cannot think it incumbent upon you to be nice about a partWar line ot boundary." (Hear.) Coming now to dmnes'tic affairs, lie would declare that the experience of th» ,,ast year had confirmed him in his objection to the slidinu scale and his conviction that a fixed duty was the thing required' I Under the present scale, the foreign wheat was uo,ue just as the home harvest was becoming available • the frar was watered at the moment when it was l»eaii,nin<» to f" (A I,.ugh ) He had, however, heard nothing"S fw'' £ convinced o.m that Sir I{. Peel would not yet make ln further alteration in the corn-laws. (Cheers ) The cnltiira! members were now placed by the Government",n'L" very awkard situation the arguments on which they werp put to defend the tariff, were arguments which forced ii.J to condemn the coi n-law, and rice versA. He was 110 snb- sen be i to the opinions ot ihe anti-corn league bnt lie u>- i an end to agitation. He was glad to hear that the proLc of the revenue were.more favourable than they had supposed but he must say, that the opinion he had alwTvs expressed, by his vote and otherwise, against the income tax, had been confirmed by the experience of what had re cen.ly happened. (Hear.) He then put several case, of hardship and vexation in the colleciion ofthe tax, which he contended was otten overcharged, in the the party called upon would pay rather than submit to the annoyance ol appealing. He was not quite con.en wi U he manner in wh.cl, the speech had dealt v.ith il.esul e^t of hjst years d,s„bauce. So much forbearance had See, shown by persons who had undergone a long course of s if fering, that something more was due to them than the bare negotiators. Tiie Noble Lord should have hoisted a liar aid upon the nyeroi St. John's. Instead of that he had allowed the Amencans to drive a wedge into Canada \ya^ace W;1S S|"e the speech would be received with dissatisfaction in every part ofthe kingdom. Lord Stanley entei'ed into a lengthened defence of the conduct of Lord Ellen borough, admit ting the genuineness of the proclamations which had been published, jusiifyins them and his policy generally, and insisting that the verdict of Parliament and the country must be strongly in favour of the Governo.-General a. policy. As for the proclamation rela- live to the gates of Somnaulh, he knew nothing was further frolD the G ov ernul" General's intention than investing the proceeding with a religious and idolatron* character. He next vindicated the Ashburton treaty, and expressed his be. lief that the territory given up was valueless in an agricul- j tural and in a military point of view. Lord Palmerston, as it was his intention to biing the Ash. burton treaty by specific motion under the notice of the House, would not now go into the details of the subject, but considered Lord Ashburton, by reason of his known opinions and connexions, to have been ill-selected as a negotiator upon such a subject. The course taken by that noble per. son appeared to indicate either great incapacity in the Go- vernment, or great indifference in the negotiator. On the results of the Chinese war, Lord Palmerston expressed him- self glad to concur in the congratulations of the speech. As he and his friends had been responsible for beginning that war, they could not but rejoice in its successful conclusion and it was bnt fair to admit, that the present Ministers had conducted it with as much earnestness and vigour as if thev themselves had commenced it. (Hear.) As to India he was satisfied that Lord Ellenborough had not been the author of the instruction by which the success had been directed and as to his proclamations, (hey really had become a laugh- ing-stock. Instead of thanking such a Governor, the Ca- binet should have recalled him. (Hear.) After a few words about Syria, whose present affairs he treated as of minor importance, he adverted to the hardships of the income-tax upon persons of small means. Perhaps they were unavoidable; but, if so, the Government should not have boasteil that peisons of small means were exempt from all the evils of that compost. (Hear.) Reverting again to the American treaty, he observed, that the merit attributed to it of terminating all unfriendly feeling bet ween the two countries, was now disproved by Sir R. Peel's declaration as to the spirit of the late President's message. He concluded by asking if the number of crnizers on the coast of Africa was about to be reduced, and whether any change had been made in those instructions. Sir R. Peel answered both questions substantially, in the negative, and expressed his regret that the attack on Lord Ellenboiongh had not been made earlier in the debate. It was the rute of the House which alone withheld him from vindicating his noble friend. ^\r w°nld not condemn the general policy of Lord Ellenborough; but he must express his deep dis- approbation of that passage in one of the proclamations in wmch a Christian governor, on a subject connected with religion, employed language such as no Mahomedan ruler would Ilave suffered lrimself to use. (Lolld cheers). It was not, as Lord Stanley had put it, a matter of taste- the Government ought not to take that sort of ground-thev ought to discontinue such an officer. Mr. Villiers complained that the speech disregarded the sufferings of the people at home. It would not do to say there were no remedies. Remedies there were, and which the people expected. (Cheers). They would not be satisfied with what had passed this evening. Sir Robert Peel had uttered nothing which looked like aD. intention to repeal the corn-laws and the people were now. therefore, in a hopeless state. Their excitement was general. Lord Howick thought it the duty of the House, passinc bv all minor topics, to apply itself to the subject of the national distress. The very length of its continuance proved that there must be some cause for it in the organization of society. It had been said that the Opposition were acting unfairly in making charges against the Governor-General of India before the day fixed for the discussion of his conduct. On the contrary, the unfairness would have been in keeping back charges until that day. He thought much explanation voutd be requisite, both on the subject of idolatrous worship, and on that of the military excesses, before the House could properly concur in any vote of thanks. Mr. Hume approved of the conduct of Lord Ashburton with regard to the American treaty, and also with the results accomplished in China and Affghanistan. He complained of the present weight of taxation,observing that the low rate of profits and wages made it more difficult to pay a small impost now than it had been to pay a much larger one in other days. He called on Sir R. Peel to carry out his own principles. If his friends would not let him do so, it was his duty to resign. The great evil of the present day was low prices* let the ports be opened, and the prices would rise. Mr. Ferrand created some amusement in the House by attacking, in his usual manner, the members of the anti. corn-law league, who were successively defended by Mr. Gibson Mr. Brotherton, lIlr. Ewqrt, and others; and ulti- mately the address »vas agreed to without a division, and the House adjourned. FRIDAY, FEB. 3.—The Speaker took the chair shortly after four o'clock; when, on the motion of Sir G. Clerk, the usual sessional orders were agreed to. Several petitions were presented. Lord Eliot, in reply to a question from Mr. H. Grattan, said it was not intended at present to propose any alteration in the mode of assessment for the snppo t of the Poor in Ireland but the Government were aware that there was room tor some improvement, and inquiries were in progress with a view to effect the same. Mr. Villieis gave notice that he would 011 an early day move for an inquiry into the present Corn-laws, with a view to their total and immediate repeal; and Captain Fitzroy that he would on an early day submit a motion to the House for the purpose of compelling the mates of merchant vessels to undergo an examination to test their fitness previously to appointment. THE ADDRESS.—On the Report on the Address in answer to the Queen's Speech being brought up, Mr. Walter said that nothing could be more satisfactory than the Speech from the Throne, so far as it related to the foreign relations of the country. With respect to the Corn Laws, the Hon. Member observed that he had formerly re- presented an agiicultural and now a manufacturing popnla- tlOn, and he had never conc,eal"d from either that he was in fixed duty. He looked upon a variable Hutu Aa eing peculiarly adapted to class legislation but he never- theless disapproved of the league, and al^ of agricultural associations tor the purpose of maintaining the existing Corn Liws. The Hon. Gentleman then entered at some length into the question of the Poor Laws, repeating many of his formerly-expressed opiniods on the subject. Mr. Ward said it was most important to hear such senti- ments emanate from the ministerial side of the House although, tor his own part, he thought a fixed duty also par- took of class legislation; for if a duty were imposed on even a small proportion of foreign corn, provided that small pioportion was all that was imported, that duty would in effect be a duty upon the whole corn consumed by the country. Mr. Liddell congratulated the country upon the firm position taken by Sir R. Peel on the previous evening in support of the Corn Laws. He admitted the present de- pressed condition of the labouring classes, and would have been glad had their distress been more strongly alluded to in the Speech from the Throne, but he neve. thetess felt con- vinced that their distress would be aggravated by the total abo'ition of the Corn Laws. Mr. Eventt hailed with great delight the declaration of the hon. member for Nottingham, as indicative of a change in the sentiments of those who were extensively engaged in agricultural persuits. Mr. Villiers, in cousequence of the remarks that had fallen from Mr. Liddell, inquired of Sir R. Peel whether he was resolved firmly to adhere to the present corn laws, or whe- ther, as was understood by members on the Opposition side of the House, he only declined to pledge himself to make some change at a future period. Sir R. Peel said he had no objection to answer the ques- tion. It was not his intention, during the present session, to make any change in the corn lavs; for, in his opinion,; experience had not confirmed the objections which had been advanced against the sliding scale. He preferred the pre. sent bit! to any that had yet been proposed, but he never would bind himself irrevocably to the maintenance of any particular law, for that would be to bind IlIlllselt to exclude the benefits ot experience. The Report on the Address was then agreed to. On the motion of Captain Polhill, copies were ordered of the correspondence between the Magistrates of Dover and the Secretaty-of State for the Home Department, on the subject of theitttreatmetit of Mr. Fitzjames; and, on the motion of Mr. E. Ellice, copies were ordered of the warrant given to the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the operation of the Scotch poor law. Some returns moved for by Mr. Hume were agreed to • and the House was adjourned at half-past seveu o'clock. MORE SHIPWKUCKS AND Loss or LIFE.—The Douro, of Livcrpool, registered as 400 tons burthen, with a valuable cargo oil board, was totally lost, with all he; crew, on the night of Thursday the 2Gih of January, upon the rocks at the westward of the Scilly Islands. At an early hour on the following morning the ill-fated vessel was discovered by some fishermen with her mast gone, and thrown on the rocks upon her broadside, with the sea making a complete breach over her. They immediately bore down to the spot, but there was no one on board to give them the slightest in. formation, every soul belonging to her had petished. In the course of the morning the vessel bumped so heavily ii|ion the rocks that she soon went lo pieces. On the 28th, the log-book was found about two miles from the spot where the ship struck, from which it appears that she was bound to Oporto, and had leached a number of miles west- ward of the Island, when a severe leak being discovered, obliged the crew to put her back, and was no doubt makin" all possible haste to England when the sad disaster occurred! On the same day four bodies were v\ashed up on the beach, which have been proved to have belonged to the vessel. They have since been decently inferred at St. Mary's. The rock upon which the vessel s-ti uck is called the Crekaveslhan, and is situate about a mile from the beach.—The schooner Dart of Yarmouth, struck on Orf'ord beach, during the stoim on the 13th of Janua: v, about 5 A.M., when the master, Mr. Hubbard, and his son, and a youth of 1.5, were washed overboard and perished. The remainder of the crew were preserved by the exertions of the officers and men of the coast-guard stationed at Oriord Haven.—A large foreign brig came on shore at Heachy Head, during a strong gale from the west, early on Saturday morning last, and has be- come a total wreck. From the statement of ihe men who survived, it appears to have been the Italian brig VUirione Fortunata, of Ancona, laden with fruit, and bound from Trieste to Dunkiik. Eight of the unfortunate crew (Italians) and also the English pilot (taken on board at the Isle of Wight), were drowned in attempting to reach the shore in the boat, which sunk soon after leating the vessel. The survivors, four in number, were rescued by the men helol1", ing to the Eastbourne coast-guard service, who launched^ boat, and succeeded in taking them oft a part of the wreck which had diifted opposite Cow Gap. The poor fe||ou, were much exhausted, and some of them much injured' Thev received every attention at the Holvwell station Two bodies have been washed on shore, ami were hlentifieti as the captain and cook.—At Yarmouth, on Friday hst"- brig called the Ann, III making the river, struck on the Barnard Sands, and sunk. All hands perished with her — Early on Monday morning last, a collision took place in the Channel, near the Needles, which very nearly Was attended with dreadful loss of life. The Papenbnrgh galliot Napoleon was inn into by a vessel unknown, and the crew had scarcely time to get into their boat before the galliot went down The crew were afterwards picked up, forArelief a? t?pR^D.M0]:HER—Amongst the applicants female named Poole f °«r !)oai'd» Tuesday week, was a two years W.ru,le> aSed 36« w'>o had been in her 19th y'S?. ba*mg her daughter married, now

BANKRUPTS from Friday's Gazette, p Surrender in Basingha'l street. Fob"Marcb 17 Feb-A!- squa,e' 15. March's. All w'Jn "{J !'Per CU rkemyell, Feb. II.I.UM MAY? I, VV''m,"it«n-sq'I»r*, Cleiken-.vell. T Mnrch 10. Alls' ( B"0C,!y Norii.amptcnshire, Feb. 17, LINO HOHINSO„ min an,1>dL'r3' NE*' Lourto, Atts. Haimon.ti a, ('T,lf."t' Feb. IT, March Ir,. SAMUP.I, 1»R '7 U AY' *R,,H-,Q,,I,RE' Gr*y's L»ii. "•"Ie OsBALUIiTOSI> warehouseman, ijt-ck, Cbanrery iane 1 Atts, liower an l ISAERILA N 'io Surrender in the Country. Disi^uCo^Kt C Tr,' U, March 7, at the EDWARD CIUEC Alt. Lacock, IitKJdcrsheh). '-W, at tim Newc'ikettK'r' V' 5tl"or<-laiRl, Feb. U, M'trch Burton, WeMmore|1,aUp0n y,,e 0istr,ct C"»"- Att. Fe HBRVEY LANK „ bam District Coort.^Au''Feb. ,0- Marct> '<> at the Birmin- RICHARD YVHISTOX » "*ackbnrn, Leerfs, at t|le ViMd!7rer' C'U,' SI;^Pfhire' I^l»- 1-. March !>, THOMAS KNOVVI.I,S DAI, Att. William, Kni^hion men, Duniey, VV><•„.i ,'f" 'WIS, SIMI KDWAKU DODD fnmrlrv- Manchester biatrieVcourr0^ Ma,,c',esler' Feb" 2|. March 7, at the squaie. UrU Alts. Emmeit and Allen, Bloomjbury- ^kI-«IA:VI MoSS WO">lI H If, atihe Leeds Disiric" Conrf' ^s'on »P«» Hull, Feb. 10, March THOMAS MOSS, brick maker V E'LUUIXL and Sh.ickies, Hull. tinkers, Sheffield, l'Jb. "lS^n'/1N ,ai,<1 JoHN Roue z RS, Leeds Di?t(jci Court. Att. Smith sb i, 8, and 13, ,u the GBOKGK THOMAS CASTC.-7 a1n,ull> ot'effieM. b&HSoSS F". Stevenson, Manchester. ^lt8' Bashaw and ROUERT T HOM PSO:ló CA [(TW R IG H T, WO')lJen draper, Lonth, h'nc" ami Harrison, Leeds. DistriU Court. Atts. Hyrsiall

COPPER OKE, MINR8. 21 CVVT 1RUKP?' F'br»""J 184:5. E.W.. Vidian r initio;; lv-,lllaw-,IFl>ster- ^c,>- J I! i Hut, Sims, Wiflyams, Nevill Om** i D, Williams, Foster, atid Co^ 45 D.t, ,?rt"c«d.!on" 'nd Ditto ,{r Williams, Fo^r, and Co. I Lonuelo F'eenian and Co. l>^° e. »ims, Willyams, Nevill.D,uc;;& c"0- j j? ? c.s;wn« y, s Safari* • • S « 1" e Strav Part Vivian aiv! Sons JJ So. Wh. Baaseti ?° (JoPPer Co. jj ,)iUo •• Gl I'"13' VVUI>a,"s' Nevi1'. Urnce.aiid Co* 5 in £ Di»o.. firman and Co if, 4 a Ditto.. Copper Co. & Vivian & Sons' 4 s « Uiilo Vivian and Sons English Copper Co., Vivian and Soil' Dolcoath .T:nul Williams, Foster, and Co. « .„ Vivian & Sons, Freeman and Co., and Ditto -|v Gienlell and Sons r 't n Ditio 1 aillt Sons Diito fin }'"inns, Foster, arid Co. Fowey Consols!! ga & Sons 4 P- •• 8S p11:1 reeiiiau and U. 4 13 6 Ditto *• wenfell and Sous r i.> United Hills '7r ^^man arid Co „ Dilio 7, Ciienftll and Sons 3 „ F Ditto.. „ I™ ian & Sons 3 10 fi £ itt0 •• 20 Mi"" & Eng'^ti Copper Co! 4 7 0 Ditto ]H Mines Royal Co o 1 « East Pool <M English Copper Co G u & Ditto 4H Foster, and Co. fi -i R':tto- •• t Di,?renfe"and So"8 •• 1 3 » Ditto j, ft 1 « Tret»ava» a-, ^ams, Foster, and Co. 5 14 11 Dilio" 43 ami" s;;s » Trefoil ef £ '»o 7 4 « Ditto. 3., p,m8'Willyams, Nevill, Druce, & Co. 6 11 rt Tregollan and Co 'J « Wh. Harriet ?s iVVlan a,,d Son< • • •• r Ditto & Sims, Willyams, Nevill, Druce" Wh. Comfort c-81"* 9" Sims, Willyams, Nevill, Druce, & Co Ditto. « p a"d Williams, Foster, and Co. 3 2 fi r- "icntell and Sons 2.1;28 1 rothxe 74 t\ Amount Of Sale, £ U sj3'V"y 0f fine CoPP«' W «"os 19 cwt. 0 qr» — — 'a4* 0d. —Average Standard, £ llj 17s, ud.

High Water in Swansea Harbour and at the Passages -FOR T ti Ll EISUING %V[,,I',K. D Ts. _Sw A NS m H K 111 IU K. TH« PASS,()KS» Morn. Even. Heights- itorn fivei— Sunday Feb- M "i '"i "i 3*l" "• Sunday „ 4 4 40 13 9 5 3.J r> Monday 2 2li ,5 6 lo 1 uejuay 14 5 5' 0 12 18 In j 6 Wed" esday.. is „ 3S 0 s, 7 7 Krirf y •• •• 16 7 0 7 13 22 10 8 20 1 17 7 31 7 53 -23 0 8 Moo.vs AGs.-Full Moon, 14th day. 7l, 13

Mavtam. LONDON, Feb. was a good dei,iaiit' ,f(,i- ;V,'teat this i?ior,nt-ng, at an improvement of 2s. per whilst for the general descriptioi4 oj. the quai'tcr, for the general descriptioi4 samples the advance full Ili fairly be Is. per quarter tais day _Uit, and a good clearance has alllo been effected. The though the transactions are not vet oartfr»l„2? trade, and enabled to obtain an advance of ll per "ar(f ":e are The supplies of Baric, are tolerably larZ n J ''7Sf~ seem to improve, excerpt for Jine qualities 'fnr ? does not lively demand. Other sorts sell slomLu „t *eerl, which are in last Monday — Although the English and Sc'ot^i 'Ae S,le rates as have been very moderate lately, we have &ir'upp fl" of 0a:" from Ireland, and thereis nolaarfat dlnl t fair quantity fresh up Mather higher prices are nenerallv demn "'u"tatlon <■» the trade. it is difficult to establish an^adTanVs nCJnd' }Ut U*0rl the Flour trade is rather imvrovina and 18 se'"»ight The sack advance since last Monday.' ship mark# obtain Is. per PRICE OF GRAI N.-Per Imperial Quarter. ^Vheit. Ked. 3,3 to -10 Map|e oire'^ !'3!l f Fine ..3d 40 Small jiexiis -1 soper.iL; •• ■; !!» gjl =!K,w- Barley,"grinding"' « «"• V. fr •• -f 31 Foiami!! Jf, Fine "• j* 5,1 'le 2.2 ■■ ::S jglfer* ::» •« B,,al I'l-OUK, per Sack ofSSO/A. L 3Js. 10 4011. PRiCE OF SEEnS. .er b"sl'- ~'o 'Clover, lied, per cw, Mustard, Brown Flemish White 9 Mew Hamburg Canary 9 to Frentii j,, ,a H>eGr'„;s 64 Gti (Trefoil £ Tares, winter., 3'J Caiaway 44 -— —— -5 C01 iauiler ](> 20 A Kor tLelS? !» Jan. it,i Ift li, am| by «!nch importation ». d ls r«sgill«ted VVheat .40 -j >'■ < j, ,i Parley >27 a u •• •• 17 27 lo 8 •• 30 4 | t eas „ 3() 4 ICE OP {(OPS Borough, per Cwt. Kaet Ktitit Pockets a €* s i* « Ditto V. 0 l'°r' 0 U^rling ditto Mid. KeiuFoekets « 0 u Choice „ Sussex <liuo G 15 1S3!> bags & pocks. 4 4 « n 5 » !■■> 1835,1836,1837 & IS38 g t) 4 0 I ItlCL OP MEAT.—SMITIIFIELD, Feb.o~ and 'k7ilrPyyt'Saie7hVartay eXcee'!td 'fat last Monday lv*u, whole, the demand was more lire'lv for aTl 'soVtlZT^" the 2d,, no aoubt arisinri it u It 8 at an advance of few instances is. I T'e •" weather, and in so°fe sidered extra-There ha,ve bee? give'1 but.«'» must be con. QeVerai a l* iut di,llP0Sa{ °f gei.et at quotation for good Sheen — There wit r, r ■'Ha was the IVZ VtTe\u^ h%™r;7 £ notmaiJZ UiZr" K n beinQ 5s. 6d.; but Ihis t ° JlgV'e °f S&ZufritX?* K' Kn. MZ u„r To sink the offal-per 81 b3, Mutton 2/. iu!t! ul 'S3; t'l! Fork J''1'- 1,1 r»- fit- J-amb (>a n,l to (il- U9" 0('- '<» Os. Od. Nbwqatk ami LEJIISNIUI.— IJv ,i.„ n I5eef.. 2s. 4d. to 3s. 10 1. Veal ("c'lse- AI ill ou 2j. -II. to ,'ts. fl-l. Fork!" I'.iinb 0 ■' • is- 'id. tu 4s. 6.1. 4• 0l1- '<> Os. 0d. PRICED TAI.LOW AND SOAP, p„ c„. | ••»^«». t Ditto Soip S!» 11 Vei ow S 21 ° P"m 0 White ditio.. — 0 M,lt,i — 0 Greaves 1(; 0 ^"ttled^iu, ;,> 0 I D.-e-s 5 „ JiRISTOL PRICE CUHRENT. — SUGAR, Muse. veryHrownfperc i V r, <oi'i'iiK. Dry Brown [<c ,1mo H-ulil Middlinu °U Very hne I2l, ,.25 Good inid'i'li,1 ( KU M\ 4 d- <1. Good and 1^ i'e K"1') 3 0 4 0 Molasses > 67 70 Reward Is.e •. Ill 3 0 27 28 I.OG wnon, f x, £ 1 Jamaica (per ton.) 1 0 Jamaica, triage?' 'St. Domingo Q 0 „ Ordinary (per owl.) till 05 Campeachy „ 0 0 0 Goort ditto « ?71 i^'cuba'0,1 ° ° 0 ° ,«!««« • V, G.»odu"ft„ !!i:i;; !i5' ;0° TRICG OF LEATHER. r !b- d■ d■ lb. lb. d J ^rop Hules I to\-> G(> m in Morse Hides ..liVoin j^Uodjir^ 40 1-1 Horse HnUs || ditto -r>'i CO.. 14 lo CaU' .Skill,, 54 Gl 'vti *^s rorei^u Hides :i<> 1-21 Ditto ditto -to ->">10 II Ditlo dnio 4i) 4j"s H >111. Kllvlisb t'i 20..H.J if).{ Diito diito J- J().)J Ditto <nlto 2-1 2H..|f, 10 Ditto diito 70 i'dh"— Dlllo iluio 28 30..15 1 ti 4 Irish Skins (S j¡j ililto ditto (extra) — —— Welsh Skins 30 J|)"|4 in Ditto, Foreign ,fi 20.. 13 I 1.j D'tt0 ditt0 4,) 4r,|.s 2i l)ilt(t ditto 25..13 14 Ditto ditto 45 to *ii .1» Ditto ditto 28 3d.. 12^ lit J Ditlo diito rt 5o *22 2i Ditto ditto (extra) — Kips, K.ii,b amrWelsh" 13 17 U. Saddlers Hides o7 4l)..l3j|5 Ditto, F.lersburnh (i S..I7 l!li Common ditto 40.. 13 14 ditto 9 10 II I? Shaved Hides 18 22..14 17 Ditto, East India !!ll |j .shoe dllto 20 24..12$1:<J Seal Skins, Large Common ditto.. SnidU ■vVetsli Hides .12^ |3 H v-ii. Bull d,l'° ..l»i 12 Sliontders, English ..III"" II -nghsl. Horse Hides ..12 |4 Ditto, Fo.ei-n ..7 loi Utl'ih1 13 Bellies, Kn,dis|10 12 S,.ani>h ..IB 20 Ditto, Foreign 10 Do. \%uhoutbiitls,—s. lo—s.t)d.|. Printed and Published by WILLIAM COURTENAY MURRAY AND DAVID RRESr At No. f)3. W I\D*STRK KT SWANSEA. SATURDAY, FEBKLAHY ll, 1543.