The Express. — London, England, 1863-03-25 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOMOS OF LORDS.-Tt - L , DAT, MARCH 24. Lord ELIDIADILII book him teat on the woolasek et fie* efeleek. - • • - - - The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented petitions from Mearchurcti, Tozatead, Scarborough, Portsmouth, Laodport, aad other places, praying that public-homes might be closed from fl ea/oak on Saturday night until six on Mon day morning. POLISH REFUGEES IN PRUSSIA. The Earl of SHAFTSSBURY asked the noble earl the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he bad re waved information of certain Poles having been banded over by the Prussian government to the Russian authorities and imaveyed to Warsaw. He bad heard that it was decidedly true that they bail been 100 handed over ; and he had also beard that in another inotanoe some Poles arrested is Prussian territory had been delivered up to the Russian and subsequently shot. He wished to know whether the government had received any information on those point.. Earl RUctiELL eald the only information received by him was a despatch sent by Sir Andrew Buchanan, stating that two Polish students had bees arrested in Prone, and that a demaod had been made by the Russian authorities that they should be handed over to them. The French ambasaosior, however, had claimed these two young men on the ground that they were naturalised subjects of France, sad Sir A. Buchanan °sprained a hope that they would not be delivered up to the Russians, That was the only amount be had rewired la reference to the arrest of Poles so Pllllllllll. . . -. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY—Then the noble earl has not heard of Ray case in which Poles hooded over by Prunes have been shot. . _ . . . Fariltai3ELE:rhava reoeivial no account to that affect. tiaTh; Earl of LEITRIM presented • petition from two pawns in the county of Galway complaining of the public•- tioe by the police of • malicious libel in the thane of a hand bill, •gatust them, and praying for some *wry into the matter. PRIVATE BILLS. The following bills were mad. third saw asid pond : Isle of Wight Railways (Exasosions) Bill, Asglesey Railway Bill, ..d Yazutoalt Oas Bill. BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRATION (IRELAND The various clauses of the above bill wen speed to, and the bill was ordered to be reported. ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN (IRELAND) BILL. The report and aniendrosate to this bill were received. SALMON EXPORTATION BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. CONSOLIDATED FUND (210,000,000) RILL This bill was reed a third time and paned. POST-OFFICE SAVINGS BANKS BILL. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY moved the second read ing of this bill. Lord REDESD US =preened an opinion that invest ments on behalf of minors would be better looked after by the old savings banks than by Post-otlioe savings banks, and suggested some limitation of the bill for the purpose of retry effect to that view. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY thought that sufficient serunty was provided by the bill for the interests of minors, Thebill waa tins read • wend time. THE INDIAN COUNCIL The Duke of ARGYLL, is reply to • question from Lord Lyveclen, said it was not the intention of the govern ment to revise sod alter the nature sad composition of the ladies Council, and he considered that uothitg had occurred to cast • doubt upon the practical working of the present system. Lord ELLENBOROUGH spoke in very favourable terms ef the coo ocil. _ _ . Lord CLANRICARDE avoid with Lord Lyvedea that the cooped wool work better if it was tot eo amorous. Lord GREY said that, u the council worked well, he ese averse from altering it. The subject then dropped. A short conretiatioa took place between Lord Oily and the Duke of Nnwciaerts in regard to the boundaries of the Allele&lieu °Words,. Their lordships adjourned at half•peat 7 o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TOMDLY, Masai 24. The Snacks took the chair at 4 o'clock. The Midland Railway (Extension to London) Bill was read • third Wrest(' paired. PETITION PRESENTED. Mr. BRIGHT presented • petition agreed to at a meeting of theUnionaad Emancipation Society, and signed by Mr. 'P. B. Potter as president of the association, stating that they bad beard with regret that the Alabama was built in this country, and bad been sent to sea to prey on the commerce of the - Visited States of America; that they had heard that • number of other ships were being built in the United King dom for • like purpose wider pretence that they were beim built for the Emperor of China ; that they looked with alarm 011 the irritation which the building of these shim for this naturally produced in the United Staten, and pre . * the house to take steps to induce her Majesty's gov mat to inquire late the alleged facia, and to take mach pa as would premst i aa other ships depart* to bout this untry with • like NOME& weirn LANDS (INDIA). Mr. H. SEYMOUR, after Easter, to cell attention to the =on warts leads, and to ask the Bsteet&ry for India , haring mfesenee to the state of the cotton supply, it was sot etridieet to take Maps for ceiryiag its rococo aummletioes 'deli? WOODS AND FORESTS. Mr. A. SHIM is the nod of April, to more for • emaraittee to again into the operettas of the sot for .e -the dwertmsot of Woods sod Fonds from that of the Beard et Werim. NAVAL ARCHITECTURE. Lord R. MONTAGU, is the 14th of April. to more es as maimilmmit to the meths of Hz J. Elphinatoue, that the Board of Admiralty he mammon& . to istrodoco • alma d plasma, equal ia .oadoa sad position be the military Weelwieh, who Amid unarms* fulfil the duties et royal said arcltheeth CHINA. Mr. LIDDELL, ea that day month, to mil the Sitillike el the home to the state el C h. TER BOARD OF ADMIRALTY. Mr. DALOLISH, on that day month, to move fora eideot committee to tawdry into the oosetitutora of the Board of Admiralty, and the differmt departments eauseeted with it. (Hear, bear.) VESESELS FOR THE CONFEDERATE STATER. Mr. W. E. FORST n, os the motion for edjoenonsat seat Friday, to oak the That Lard of the Tammy whether the attention of her Majesty's gerennamit had been called to the danger to oar friendly Matinee with the United Mates, result* from the fitting out in our ports ships of war for the service of the self ptyled Confederate States, in contraception of the Foreign Enlistment Act. and of the policy of neutrality adopted by this menery ? (Hear, hear.) THE IRISH CHURCH. Mr. DU,LWYN, to bring forward that day mouth the notice of whke ho had given OAP respecting the Irish ant*. THE STATE OF IRELAND. ilk. V. 210IILLY (whose reappemaace ia parliament Ina gresta with a cheer), to call attention that day neenth to the menet condition of Ireland, sod to the great Minn gess w hi c h sow p re vailed monist every 0111111 in that axe by, incept plandiolders-Oellybteel—owed to continued distress, to enemies Matins, se &Miming by English or &etch moisten and odicials, who watt sot tetardful aI Irieh interests or wishes. (Laughter.) COLONIAL MILITARY EXPENDITURE. Mr. A. MILLS, aa the 2tst of April, to call attention to the oorriepsadeece whisk had pawed between the Colo aisi-ellke sad the ci Canada mid New Zealand, OS UM subject el tY defences GI those colonies. JESSIE AULLOKLAN. Mr. STIRLING, on the 17th at Aped, to all etteatioa the rem al We arinnaeL THE METRIC !SYSTEM. Mr. W. SWART, on the 214 al April, to eat for leave to Wog is • permissive bill to legalise she nee of the metric system el weights led atesearee. THE ACT OF lINIFOBIIITY. Yr. BOUVISIE to postpone kis motion on this subject till the tlst of April. Yr. WESTERN asked the tierselery of State for the Name Depertmost whether it wee his lineation this metiers to ietrodoes any meanie for abotishieg turnpikes; and, if ant s whether he would be disposed to Immo out at the Con tinuation Act three Omits which are free from debt. Yr. BRUCE said it was not the inteetioa of the goon. meet to istroduee any gems' mums for the abolitios at turnpikes. It DM uadoubtedly the custom to =Megabit trusts whenever the debt had bees paid off, but there were some exception■ to that rule. With regard to the ease which the boo. member had doubtless In Lie stied, that of the Bar' roads, the trusts., end a ass jority of the parishes trough which the highways pained, were of opiates that the Most should be continued. Under these cirromatearee it would not be sztingnialied. THB OESNON OF BRITISH TERRITORY. Mr. D. GRIFFITH anted the Solicitor-General whether it wee within the competence of the prerogative of the crown, upon the advice of the minister of the day, to alienate any undoubted territorial 'on of the crown er the eonotry without the know or consent of parlia ment ; sod, if Ea whether much energies of the prerogative was not in feet equivalent to the pwseeeion by the govern. asst of an arbitrary power of rush alien►tion of territory ? The fiOLICITOR-GENRRAL said the boo. gentleman he already put the yam natation, only omitting the ergs mot, to the sebie hostel the head of the goventineot, and if the noble lord had not answered it, be did not think that lb would he quite proper for ham (the f3oliciter-Gemegal) to de as. As it was he would mod dr 'Wallow of der 1 THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 25, 1863. noble lord's reply, namely, that there was neither law nor coastitutional usage to make the went of parliament eir ceseery to theeasion_ of territories of the into tut: or iel the Ln of this cou ntry had bees int roduced amines peel iiunent had legislated conceraing them. Yr. GRIFFITH did sot quite understaud the answer of the learned gentleman. What be wished to know was whether the crown could cede a colony like Gibraltar or Canada by forged its own preragetive. The SOLIOITOR.GENERAL could Dot argue these questions with the hon. gentleman. When WW& subPicts settled in a new territory not conquered or ceded by treaty, they carried with them the laws of this realm, and the comma of that territory could take place without the consent of parliament. With regard to a conquered country, if tl ia o :i t eo ni t ig tirt legt e lated noo concer t" aioj e it, the consent of par HORSES FOR THE POLICE. Mr. HUNT asked the Secretary to the Tresaury whether, in consequence of the small number of horses kept for hire in some parts of the country, and the difficulty experienced by the county constabulary in obtaining horns on hire from licensed persons, the government would consider the propriety of recommending to parliament to exempt from duty horses hired for police eemoe, on the same principle on which an exemption in now allowed by law in the cue of bones hired to convey prisoners to gaol? Mr. PEEL thought it would not he desirable to extend the exception, for, except in a very few districts, no inconve nience was experienced. ARTERIAL DRAINAGE (IRELAND). Mr. BAQWELL asked the Secretary to the Treasury if it was the intention of the goveroment to authorise the Board of Works to proceed as formerl► with works of arterial drainage in Irelsed, sad to place at the disport of the said board for that purpose sufficient funds re payable by instalments by the owners of the lend improved by such works of draiaage. Mr. PEEL was sorry to say that the government bad no intention of the kind suggested by the hon. member. TOBACCO DUTIES BILL. This bill vu read • tblzd time and pasted. REUNION. Mr. CAVE moved an address for copy of any com munications from her Majesty's Consul at Reunion respect ing the condition of natives of British India held to labour in that island. lie prefaced the motion by observations upon the system of Coolie emigration to foreign colonies, and upon the difficulty of obtaining satisfactory offitial information as to the condition of ludian labourer' in the island of Reunion. Fact; the keowledge of which he bad derived from private sources, bad, be said, tended to con firm the reports he had heard, that their condition was • kind of modified slavery. . - Mr. LAYARD admitted that the information received by the government upon the subject wee not quite satisfac tory, observing that the consul found much difficulty in ob taining trustworthy information in the island, owing partly to the extreme ignorance of the coolies themselves. Every thing had been and would be done that could he dons to cause these poor people, who were British subjects, to be properly cared for. He did not think it advisable to lay all the papers upon the table. After a few remarks by Sir H. Farquhar, Sir d. Blphin atone, and Mr. H. Seymour, the motion was withdrawn. DICOME TAX. Mr. HIBBARD rose, pursuant to notice, to move, as affirming the principle of an income tax, that the incidence at an iIbSOMO tax touching the products of invested property should fall open net income, and that the net amounts of industrial earnings should, previous to enurement, be sub ject to such an abatement as may equitably adjust the bar then thrown upon intelligence and skill as compared with property. The boo. member contended that the unpopu larity of the tax arose from its not being founded upon any principle; that, whether it was to become a permanent source of revenue, or to be reserved for exigencies, it was equally the duty of the house to belie the tax upon a defi nite and acknowledged principle. After adverting to the objections which bad been made to the practicability and the soundness of the theory embodied in his resolu tion, he entered minutely into details as to the mode in which, under his theory, the tax would operate upon various speedos of property, u rplzing s he watt on to the b.Ge arguments which had n against it by the Chancel lor of the Exchequer, espe cially that it was hostile to the leaded interest, and he fortified the proposition contained in the latter part of his resolution by authority and ex swim In conclusion, he maintained the practicability of his theory ; he denied that it would create, se alleged, new inequalities and grievances, and he repudiated the charge of aiming at clams legislation, meaning, be said, nothing more than to pat before the house a simple principle as a koala for the tax. MI 1110t1011 was seconded by X. LEMMA*, who reviewed mid replied to the arguments with which the Chancellor of the Exchequer bad met Kr. Hubbard's propositions last session. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said there were certain acts, the repetition of which enabled one every year to mat amide whatever degree of bashfuloces or Arens he mightkave previously exhibited in performing them, but he was sorrytosay that the repetition of the sameannual speech on the Name annual motion, was not one of thou acts ; and he must sincerely state that it was with some degree of bash fames that he felt himself compelled by the motion of his has. fried to revert to the discussion of this subject. His bees. friend appeared here not only as a reformer of the teems tax, bat likewise as the advocate and champion of psrhicrilar plan. The plan of the hon. member was after all to relieve one class of tax payers at the expease of another. In fact, precisely those descriptions of property which wen most uncertain, most fluctuating, most unattractive, the hoe. member would select to smite with the weight of his right head, and to impose upon them the highest tax. He would place the heaviest burdens upon railway or canal property, and upon property of that kind. Canal property I Surely they would all allow that that, in consequence of the competition of the railways, bad under go°e severe depreciation ; and yet the hon. gentleman se lected it for this diengresabie preeminence in taxation in order that he might take off one-third from the tax on the most flourishing 6oriaemr in the City of Leedom Railwey property I He would only ask if there were any railway proprietors in that house ; and if the scheme gave say putt , ruder 'ablution to them? (Hear, hear.) Was this really so admirable an income that they were reedy to =Omit to extra Onetime for the tomtit of the richest traders in this metropolis? He (the Chancellor of the Riche , quer) trusted there were no shareholders in the Great West era Company present, because that had lately made a great jump ; but they would remember that not long ago their ie dfses beam was at the rah, of 3 per cent., while the very next wee only at the rate of lie, and yet that we. the property on which the bosourable 'estimate proposed to levy a sur-tax of El per cent. (Hear, hear.) It was quite clear that the honourable gentleman meld not give relief to every one unless he had somewhere a hedonism poise, the existesse of which woe unknown to every cue else, end of which be alone was the possessor. His propmel wee, after all, merely the old homely—he might even say . the vulgar —plan of putting your hand into as. males pocket Is order that you mig ht Stye the pocket et smother. (Hest, hear.) That wee (the Chancellor of the Exchequer's) simple translation of the hon. gentle. mods scheme, and he humbly thought that that tranalatioa won ported by the figures which the boo. gentlemsa had placed upon the table. There was far more to be mid in favour of a law of 'graduated taxation than for the 6:6111910 of the boo. member. By a law of graduated taxation they would lighten the burden on poverty and they would Moreau it oa overflowing wealth. There was something vary plaunible in that principle ; but what the hon. gentleman said was, " I will tax the widow more with SO& a year in the fuada to educate half-a-deem children aced to fit them out for the world, is order that I may re lieve the peat merchant who is making 20,000 i. • year. In order to relieve that rich merchant I will add live-Rod twenty per cent. to the heretics of that poor widow." 'At this point he would not further trouble the house. He did not deny that • feeling always did and always would exist tending in a directiou towards which the =Aim of his hon. friend would lead the boas He did not may that the feeling was act very natural and most intelligible ; bat tins be did say, that when the real merits of the case were examined , wbn the were brought to a practical re sult and realised—a result which was much more sharply beagle oat before the committee—thee the home would see the classic of following the principle of his boo. friend, that it would really he to substitute vague expectations on the part of certain alarm of the community tor those rational bops, which the country could never see realised by the plan of taking from commie to give to =other. These hopes they could never see roiliest by the scheme of his boo. friends, bet osly by the exorcise of a jadicious economy, sled the application of rightpriociplas to the reduction of the *die bunko% (Cheers, and cries of " Divide.") The house this divided, arid the numbers were : For the seeks Against it The motion was consequently lost. APPROPRIATION BILL 118 -48 Lard R. 1102frAGU moved the !allowing reaolatioar 1. That every bill hereafter introduced foi. the appropria gon of supplies be printed end dixtributed in time for eon. sideratton Ware ft pause through committee of the house. 2. That it is inexpedient that any bill for the approprir tin of supplies 'ball contain the power of transfer which wee first introduced into the Appropriation Act of 1846. end which unsettles the appropriation of all the grants of the year for the naval and toihtary services. Ia support of the first resolution, hie lordship wu understood to may that various cheeps had biro on different occasions introduced without the authority of parlament into the Appropriation Acts, in comeisqueoes of the arta not having bees printed. Thin fist was aecertaised by the committee which bed sat on this subject, and his GM resolution was nothing else than a copy of part of the report of that onnuaittos. With regard to the mond resolution, he argned that the obiset for which the dense wee framed bad not been attained, that it was injurious in ita awes to the public interacts, mid that so incouvenance would result from ex. Pouring it. The CHANCYLLOIt of t h e EXCIREQUIOI, in reply to the money, showed that in raped to tanagers the objeo. dons urged by Lord Robert hod la of the tio oass e. t a i r st 4=o to the present practice under the clause of Ant. the evils having bees oared. The regulation was abandon noodina ; sad, with toptit to an Irak bad no objosiks to At nioptian, with a alien antondastat. After some remarks by Sir F. Bering, Mr. Hadfield, and Mr. Newdegate, the bet resolution was areal te. with the sinendrint proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchreer, and with a further amendment suggested by Mr. Hadfield. The second resolutloo was not put. PROCESSION AND ILLUMINATION AICCIDETS. Mr. H. LEWIS moved an address for Terns of the names of the persons killed or injured daring the proosesion on the 7th day of this instant March, sad on the occasion of the illuminator in the Oily on the 10th d ay of this instant March, and of . persons who afterwards died in consequence of injuries received on either of those dap ; and of the pa ✓r injured on either of those days, whose seem were co. ported to the City and Metropolitan pokes, distuguishir the localities in which the deaths sad injuries occurred. He said the difllordtise which arose in the City upon the occa sion of the procession of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and the Princess Alexandra were nuhappily matter of public notoriety. He thought the time bad come when there ought to be one system of police under one manage meat, and he trusted the government would to the matter into their serious consideration. (Hear, hear.) Yea. NORRIS then moved, as an addition to Mr. Harvey Leiria's motion for a return of the number of persons killed and wounded on the occasions of the lying in dote and funeral of the late Duke of Wellington ; and a copy at any order issued by the Metropolitan police authorities, with a view to prevent a recurrence of such accidents. It appeared to bim that information of this kind, to be of any value, should be full and complete. The LORD MAYOR thought it would be inoonvenient to enter into the matter at present, and that it would be better to defer any discussion until the report which had been presented to the house should be hams the public. He must be allowed to repeat what he had stated before, that the moment the offer of troops was made to him it was ac cepted verbally ; and that within two hours a written ac ceptance was sent to his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam bridge, thanking him for she offer which had been made. When the offer was made to bin,, he not only expressed his gratitude for the offer of 200 troops, but mid he should be I much obliged if 100 or 200 more could be sent. ;Hear.) Colonel NORTH wished to know whether the Lord Mayor did not distinctly refuse to aoospt the offer of the tr 7e 4 LORD MAYOR said his reply was that he was per smelly obliged to his royal bighorns for his great dodders tics, but as he bulbous the occupant of the adios for only four months he did not. feel justified in accepting the offer. Personally be accepted it, and a written communication was mut by a special messenger within an hour of the time of the interview—between four and five o'clock—at the Mansion-house, Sir G. GREY conourred in the remarks which had been made, but this wan not the proper time to discus' the matter fully, particularly as he had not yet seen the report. elle bad no objection whatever to the production of the returns which had been moved for. The returns were then ordered. PARTNERSHIP LAW AMENDMENT BILL. Hr. SCHOLEFIELD, in moving the second reading of I this bill, said that its object was to limit the liability of sleeping partners, to introduce a system of arbitration, to provide for the registration of the names of the putters who were members of a firm who were not disclosed in the title of the firm. The principle of the bill was that part of it which related to the limited liability of partners, and that was the part of the bill by which he meant to stand or fall. He contended that partnerships ought to be mire drieted, except where they were contrary to public policy, " or where there was reason to suspect fraud. The principle of limited liability had been aanctiooed by parliament. and what he now proposed to do was to apply that principle to private partnerships. The remit of the present evident was that a great deal of private capital that otherwise would be inverted in trade in this country was now vested in speculations in other countries. He wished to obviate the difficulty which now existed, and to enable say capital ist to advance a fixed sum to a Print* Port•ergie, being • limited partner in the concern, and liable only for the amount of money placed in it, subject to certain stringent regulations. He hoped that these considerations would in duce the house to paas the second reading of the bill, ape eially as he was about to propse that it should be oat to a select committee. (Hear, hear.) Mr. BUCHANAN, in rising to move that the bill be read a second time that day six months, observed that ander this bill there might be only two partnere— at present there moat be at least seven and it would be far seder to get two persona to anent to's fraud than the larger number. The original amount of stock of the com panies must be registered under the precept acts, but by this bill nothing of the kind was required • in short , there was no guarantee against fraud whatever, a nd the accounts were not required to be examined by neutral parties, who should be called is to assist is that duty, and in seeing what had been honestly earned before there was any division of profita. Many of the most eminent men, great authorities in commercial questions, were opposed to the principle of limited liability. Every provision which it had been consi dered neceseary to insert in the present acts as rafeguards against fraud had been kept out of this bill, and there were no securities to protect the public against designing men. It was said that the employment of capital would be stimu lated, but that was not required, for it was generally over abundant. He feared if the bill tamed into law that the position of British maroluints for high character and mo rality in their dealings would break down. (" Hear, hear," and cries of " Divide.") They should rensseabs• tha t parlia ment had abolished imprisonment for debt, and though he would not advocate a return to the barbarous preeeedinp against debtors of the pest age, yet there was no reason why they 'bona se to the opposite extreme. He hoped that the bows would not give its sanction to such • mea sure. GRIP:MON seconded the amendment. Mr. IL GIBSON observed that. as the general principle of limited liability had been deliberately adopted by the legislature, it was unnecessary to argue the general ques tion • what the hone had to consider wee, how it was pro posal to apply the general principle in this Funicular mea mire, and with what safeguards. Although he was of opinion that there were many details in the bill which must he materially altered, its principle was consistent with the general pimple adopted by parliament, and, as it war pro posed to refer the bill to a siet committee. he should vote for the ascend rending. Mr. MALINS supported the wood reading of the bill, ezgu in favour of its principle. What was good for partnership was, in his opinion, pod far prints part nership. Mr. T. BARING said the proposed change we a very serious one, if in every commercial transaction, large or small, a man was to be told be must look to see the extent to which the person he dealt with was liable before he entered into any commercial transaction with him. The change would alter the whole system of trade and credit of the country, and might introduce the greatest calamities. Mr. HAZLET supported the amendment, believing that the measure would be productive of peat evil. Sir H. CAIRNS pointed out various defects in the bill. observing that a measure of this kind ought to have been introduced oa the responsibility of the government. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL remarked that the defects in the bill indicated by Sir H. Cairns were matters of de tail which could be remedied in the committee or by a be ton committee. and he thought it was • teak not unworthy of the hone* to correct these faults' of detail, the general principle having been adopted by it. Mr. WHIT :WIDE thought this house should refer the bill to the Board of Trade. Mr. JACKSON opposed the bill, which, if paned, would, in his opinion, put a atop to credit in the country. The debate wan continued by Mr. SLILY and Alderman Eimszy. The home then divided, when the embers were— For the wood readies 56 Against it 39-17 The bill wee thew reed a woad time. CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS BILL. Various amendment; were confirmed, and the bill was ordered for third reading on Thursday. SUPPLY. The report of the committee of supply was brought up and agreed to. MARINE MUTINY BILL. This bill was read a third time and penal. INCLOBURZ BILL. This bill pained through committee. 1 The house adjourned at 1 o'clock. /WISH or LONDOW.—From the weekly return of the Registrar-General it appears that the mortality is Landau was high in the mooed week of the current month ; it rose still higher in the third week (that ended last Satur day), whew the deaths numbered 1,624. The average number of deaths is the weeks of tea years 186342, eerrespondiag with last week is, with a correction far inenaing popula tion, 1,416. The public health bag been eo watavourably affected, that the deaths were =I TO numerous by 200 than they would have been if the average rate of mortality had ruled. In the last three weeks the deaths were successively 1,370, 1,561, and 1,624. The mean temperature of the air in the same periods was 47.3 deg., 38.1 deg., sad 41.0 deg. The return of the previous week exhibited an increase in the deaths of young persona (under 20 years), and also of the old (GO yearn and upwards). The return of last week shows no further increase in the deaths of the young, but • further increase of considerable amount to the deaths of the old. In the last three weeks the deaths of young persons ware 702, 806, 793 ; those of the old were 275, 306, and 351.1 The increase has arisen chiefly from pulmonary complaints. The deaths at all ages from phthuis were, in the three weeks, 149, 191, and 180; those from bemthitia 144, 170, 201 ; those from pneumonia 88, 114, 102; those from heart disease 56, 60, and 72. The deaths frees pulmonary com plaints last walk were 385 against a corrected average of 315. There were 45 deaths from emall.par. Seven noes wariest died in the week, the oldest of whom was a widow. aged 97 yearn. Six women are returned as hay* died as the 10th instant, four at Ludgate-hill, and two at the Poultry, frees stdfocatioa in the crowds attracted to witness the illuminatioa, or from heart dimes accelerated by the great pressure and excitement on that cuession. A woman died oa the 13th instant, front disease of the heart aonsbarated by the pressure in the crowd en the 7th instant. Last week the births of 1,129 bops and 1,102 girls, in all 2,231 &gazes, were rwieered is Lades. 1i the to earreepeedieg weeks of the yaw Ises43 the average mother (corrected) was 1,980. ilato iinullfgenct. VACATION NOTICE Nutria; the Neater vacation the Chambers of VlaeChanoeilar Kr J. Stuart will he open as March 111, and April 1,2, mad 8, tram 11 to 1 PROM' LASS' NIGHT'S GAZETTE. NAM or soucrroas AND FURST= PARTICULARS TO BR OBTAIN= AT TRI OWNS Or Till CBI/ COURT OR liu[urnOT, Bainfaaa.L-enual . .] BANKRUPTS. Onolos Buzurr, hie of Thanet and Broadstatrs . Kent, butcher, to sorreuder noel IL at 1. r.1)111:ND LIMB and WILLIAM BEMs, Nobleotreet, City, carpet warehousemen, April 8, at 1 JAR= JULIUR NOONIKIL Wr- BipwM. watch- .- meter, Apnl 8. at 12. Wt 1.1411 Ituldagan, Omni St Helen's. City, general merchant, " Apr 1112,12 A FaAlms GLUM TOCI . L2 BOUT!, King. P, New Keret,. rota, tailor, April It at 2. AMID ANIONITS Wart OPIOISWICh. liToDeral= ll,l *•• 1 - Josit WAJLIRS, Prisoma.rd., Lambeth. 2Mal . New 12. at 1. MOW CIIA/LLIN AWN*, bratat.2Waa, liackmy, sWataat to a vrareb;ireoroati,Aislll3,sit I. W UAW( NDWIII HAM. Hampstead, gas Etter. Aril 13, at I. loss 1311.31A11 Cmti, Yort.rd, Surrey, plumber, April L at IL Hum WnmAit. Norwood, builder, AprU 13, at 11. Wya.uF ?Flynn IfFwerso!i, Coppicerow, Clorteswell, shop- trout builder, April 14, at 1: Hiller OCIUDIUN, Otratford New Town, baker, April 14, at 1. =mum blarcilia Kula', Bow, salt merchant, April 14, at 1. Mamma Boom, Snow-hill, City, auctioneer, Apnl 13, at 12. JA31311 JUDGE MUM, Norfolk-street, Strand, better on bones, Aprillll, as 11. Wn.Lur emArgAg, Norwich, carpenter, April IS, at 11. Tagging TUMID Joule, Barrow-hill-place, NagenCapark, go- vernmeat dark April 13, at 11. BAHIA? DUCLHAII, Sen.. NeWpOrt. butcher, 117 —• R.ICHARD Buse Hint, Brisbam, Devonah:ze, coal merchant, April 8, at 12. THOMAS HEM hater, builder, April 8, at 12 Iticiassuililßclime,Kinptoo-upon.ilulLamackowner.Ap.lb,M l2 . 2411010,ltawila, Wakefield, Yorkshire, Joiner, Aril 111. at 11 . Yours Wm; Hall, ship chandler, April 15, at 1 WILILtH Knovnis, Wetherby, Yorkshire, surgeon's April 9, et 11. Titoism Wear, Sedate, Yorkshire. milliner, April 9, at 11. Pause, hum THOIIPS4)., and CHARS= LAMLE,. Sheffield, merchants, April 11, at 10. HoWAID DOUGLAS VA/I DR NORDEN, Liverpool, roaster of a vessel, April 9, at 12. EDWARD Joits, Liverpool, slate merchant, April 9, at it Sexual. Witsven, Chester, licensed victualler, April 10, at 124 WIWLX T. PAREU(SON, Liverpool, victualler, April 9, at 11. Osumi SHAW, Liverpool, forwarding agent, April 10. at It AL12A14100411055, Liverpool, licensed victualler, April 9, et U. Jolla Cifersw, Hyde, Cheshire, druggist. April 16. at 11. WILMAst Reamer, Salford, coach builder, April at 11. (Moms eriYelae, Birminglism, fender manufack, Ap. IS, at 10. PATIUOR 011ACR, Liverpool, joiner, April 9, at S. NICHOLAS Owosso Woon, Bootle, Lancashire, book-keeper, Aprd 10, at 3. SDWARD WARR IO}. Emma, Manchester, collector of accounts, April 11, at MDAJAH Gaer, Great &aloe, Leicestershire butcher, April 2. Qualm tlEtaingss, March, Cambridgeshire, potato dealer, April 8, at I SETH STAMM, Hordorth, Yorkshire, joiner. April 16, at 12. Tnones B6OITSNTOII, Leicester, wool dealer, April 4, at 10. HEIST Bacentik Dalton, Yorkshire, !weld maker, April 9, et 10. BEAUX= Hamsi, Linthwaite, Yorkshire, woollen cloth meet'. feeturer, April V, at 10. HWY OAR/UDR, Huddersfield, woollen cloth manufacturer. April 9, at 10. TI MM Tiirrus, Huddersfield, 001111111111/011 agent, April 9, at 10. WHAM% ittlri/e &roll, Manchester, engraver, April e, et V. FRAHCUISWAMNACIL Worksop, Notts, tabourer, March 20, at 10. DAVID DANIS, Dudley, Worcestershire, miner, April A, at IL JOHN 80ffirmseit, Oakley, Bedfordshire. builder, April 9, at 3. CHARLES DOM, Bedford, veterinary surgeon, April 2, at 11. Jolley liowcaorr, eliockpon, grocer, April 0, at S. ROlddir Ylcaeole, Stockport, Innkeeper, April 11, at It J AIM alananar.‘Halltaa,Yorkalt.. manufacturer, Aprlllo,l4lo. JAMBS Bias; Portals, Hampshire, carpenter, April t, st 11- SABeit OLAIIFIRLD, Terehara, Heats, painter, April A, at 11 WILLIAM limier DuattoCz. Partamouth, military mamma, APrit ILL EDMOTID eS Wthilfflon, Merthyr Tydffl, collier, April 4, at 2. Jong WAthAes negro, Topsham, Devonshire, commercial agent, April 12, at 11. Arrlina }Unisintair, Newhlll, Yorkshire, miner, Ap. 15, at 11. Jointhei lowlaruir, Ilsobrough. Yorkshire, grocer, Ap. 16, et 11. THOXAII Janina; Thornhill, Yorksh., boiler maker, Ap. 15, ail/. Offlvta climax wmcorr, gouthempton, baker, April /3, at 12. 30111 MithiA/111, Cardiff, greengrocer, April 8. at 11. JAMBI 8117Ing, Lauda, Glareorgansbire, publican, Apeil g, at 11. CAMMILLint Warr, New Shoreham, Susses, clothier, Ap.ls, at 11, 0101/42 Lthargar, Newhaven, Sumer., general thole keeper, _ _ _ April 2. dl 1. WILLILY BTA2ldeid, Eastbourne, Sums, carpenter, Ap. 2, at 11. !OOMPH WARD, Bradford Yorkabire, farmer, April 15, at 10e. JOBB 8,00111, Dufton,,Westmoreiand, husbandman, Ap.ls, at 11. LAST ZIAMINAtIONS. April 11. 0. Sherlock, Dover-place West, Old Kent-road, coffee house keeper-April 17. J. Osier, City-road. jeweller-April lf. G. Gilliam, Hatton.garden, sasistant to a Mlverunith-April 17. A. Heath, Iffisenetreet, Grosvenorequare„ painter-April Freeman and F. Snelling, Se Georges -mew& Socketon-equare. liverystable keepers-April 17. J. Hoskins, Broadley-etreet, Blandfordaquare, Journeyman carpenter-April 17. li, lame, Great Bleed-street, Newington, commercial Merk-519 21 17 J. - Miller, Junction-road, Upper Holloway, lislininger's foreman-- April Di J. J. Sheffield, Upper Bedlurd-place, Ruassilequare, venmeredal traveller-r m l 16. J. Leyse, Penton-place, Newing ton, and 11. Martin's- Tratalgar4quare, draughbanan- April 4. J. Watson. p-yard, Temple bar cab proprietor- April 15. G. Mason, Qacien'a-terreoe, New-Croes, livery a able keeper-April 16. J. Dobson, Union row, Camberwell, optician- April 16. N. W. Hodges, Charlotte-street, Portland-place, clerk to a mercantile arm-April 16. W. Fryer, Norwich, wholesale boot manufacturer-April 15. B. W. Cooke, Burton-crescent, New-road, Insurance agent-April 16. W. GUI, Princes-bill, bootmaker-April 16. J. Spooner, Bishops atortford, Hefts, linendraper-April 16. S. Wilkes, Silver-street, Golden square, late hotalkeeper-April 15. H. Ilarnmond, Noel-terrace, Camberwell, journeyman paints-itril 15. J. Offiason, Fore street Liniehouse. Wrier maker-A 16. W. Hardwick, Hook, Surrey, grocer-April 28. W. J. well, Newport, Monmouth , shire, innkeeper-April 27. T. Fatten, Bristol, carpenter-April 27. Long, Thor:lb:my, Gloucestershire, surgeon-April 24. G. fl f tw ri =lards, marble mason-April 14. J. Oates, MlMierdown, , farmer-April 15, T. T. Wilford, Liverpool, groom- April 16. C. W. Erten', Liverpool. engineer-April li. W. Ret ail, Liverpool, ash carer-April 13. J. Reynolds, Bolton. com mission agent-April 17. J. Hindle, Blackburn, liemeed via tualler-April 9. W. Stirling and J. Johnson, Goekseisouth, Cumberland, isonlineten for railway wart-April 116. W. Thomas, Pentyrch, Glamorpmffirs, foils manager-April SA J. Luker, Romney, Monmouthehire, fanner-April H. A. R. Moody, Porton, Banta, ambient dispenser at the Royal 1: seal Hospital-April 11 H. Clisby,Sowthorpe, Lincolnshire, labourer -1111. itO T regor . , Great t ai rims ub bre . , Pi llis " hire min riceneed 4401211 rn er -April H. D. Warner. Leiccater, i ariller-Apr . II 26. C. Denny Brighton, shoemaker-April 25. A. Normand. Brighton, Macho; - April 26 H. M. Wiles, Brighton, shoeing smith- April C hag n " D. Morgan. Brighton. physician-April 17. T. Turvey, Brantley, Northamptonshire, owner of a stem threshing ma chine-April 14. 1. Jones, Llanvabon, Glamorganshire, innkeeper -April SO. T. Nicholson, Whitstaven, printer-April 7. Mary Owen, spinster, Welchpool,Montgasnerphire-April H. A. Mar tin, Souttounpton, pininhsr-May & J. Harrison, Bary. Lanca shire, clog Moe maker-April 16. G. R. Boyle, Bury, Lancashire, commercial traveller-April 7. IL Hanford, Bridgwater, Somer . - setah , re, carpenter-April 7. T. B. Thomas, Bridgwater, Somer. setahlre, tallor-May 4. W. Wilde, iffirtkpool, sergeant In the Durham Artillery iffilit erAp g- it, tril W. J. C. Luton, Whittlesey, ridgeshire, Frenklui Yasley, Hunt imgdCambonalare, tai lor- 17. It.' Cock, Truro, , cattle ileakr- April 11. R. Davis, Dawley, Salop. charter master. BANICRiIiTef ANNIILLIR, March O. TilotteDlltraa, Penchant. Week City, tea awashaat DI OIAL:7101 , 1113 01 Bonitre eilTai7.ll7l;,-;e;d, add Lupus. street, Plmboo, eon soarehant—hed dividend of la. ed., say Thursday, at 84ansfeld's. BminShalletreek °SOROS PIVEIALL, Siusderland, shipbuilder-2nd dividend of 2 21.234. (In addition to 3s. ed. previously declared, Match 28, and any subsequent Saturday, at Baker's, Newcastle-apes rlue. Jour 87alaissa, Ambkaide, Durham, licensed victualler-1d dividend of 75.. March 28, and any subsequent Saturday, at Baker's, liewcastlaupon•Tyne. THOMAS MASTS, Walsall. iron dealer—lst dividend of is. nit, any Thursday, M linasses, Birmingham. DIVIDIM4DS. April 16. W. FroaUck, Boys, Glengakr-road, Pop lar, builders—April 16. 1. N. Davis. Brenttord, distMer—April 10. M. H. Cowell (separate estate), St. Georges-road, Southwark, licensed beineer—April IS. W. Hatchisee and T. Plockton, Leadenhallstreet, City, ship brokers—April 16. L Detheir, Car penter-piece, Berkeley-aware, cook—April 16. T. W. Bielleld, Leather-lane, Holborn, and Leaneas.heath. Kent. bullder:atyLil 16. L. Kersten, Newgate City, Importer of fancy April 16. L Hyman, Mincinglane, City, merchant—Aprn 1677 Barber and P. Resonance, fisailuondeourt, Mincing Line, ral merchants—April 16. W. H. Blackmer., Deanstreet, Bobo quare, plumber -April 16. H. Knapp, Chelsea, builder—April 16. A. Eyre, Norlandsquare, Notting-ha and Lornbardetreet , chambers, City, merchant—April 16. T. J. B. Baker, J. °ebb, and F. R. Crulebley, Wigniore street, Cavendish square, church furnishers—Apill lit P.R. Criitchley (separate estate),Wipacee street, Cavenequare, church furnisher—April lb. C. West, Brasted, Kent, baker—April 15. J. Pickering. mod e J. Suffolk street, Mile old, and Mark-lanaelty„cheinist-11717. J. L. Morton, Pinch-lane, City, merchent— Agri 17. J. etch, Aylaltam, Norfolk. miller—April 17. Rayleigh. Essex, carpenter—April 17. J. Norton, Noewich, own merchant—April IS. W. A. Putnam, New Mffordotrest, Slam dealer—April 16. K. Read, Newport, Lk of Wight, tailor—April 22. T. Laureuce (separate estate), Si, Marvaxe, City, and Liverpool, leather fee tor—April 111. 11. Mae, Manchester, Joluer—Apiii 11. J.Sinclair, fluddenileld, doctor of medicine—April & T. Austin, Potyg windy, bilamorganshire April 4. S. Clegg Rochdale, fuller— April 4. K. Storey, Hartlepool, innkeeper. MIRTUICATZ to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary on or before the day of meeting. March 20. P. Long and W. Long, leaden, Yorkshire, cloth manufacturer. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVID. C. Freemen (deceased), W. Horn, and J. it Freeman, Steward street, Goseelistreet, dreg grinders—J. Holt and G. ifestorood, Huddersfield. carpeuters—W. Newton, W. A. Parker, and W. W. Chapman, Oldham, Lasseakire, cotton spinners--Y..1. Vick ridge and W. H. V lekridge, Guildford, Surrey, ehina dealers— W. Parker mad T. Wickendea. Deptfowl, rag merchants—J. Cap per, F. W. Capper, and J. 8. Bennet, Water.lane, Great Tower-street, provision yenta, so far as regards J. S. Bennet—B. Bothell and K. Huta, Albemarle-street, Picca dilly, surgeon dentists—l. Hartley and J. Hahtead, Man chester, worsted dyers—J. Herbert, and O. Barry, Coleford, Giouceaterillire, grocets—Y. Brindley, Uraatham, Lincoln shire, and W. Thomas. and R. Brindley. Bosky, Cheeldre, millers. so far as regards Y. Briudiey—J. Hsyter, A. Illy ter. and C. J. Dawes, Darnford, Wiltshire, carpenters (=wet:tore of W. Halter, deoesaed)—W. (lilt and T. A. Proctor. Addingliam and Skipton, Yorkshire, paper tube makers—D. P. King and P. Budd. Buckingham, attorneys—J. Robins.. and T. Robinson, Raiford, ensioeers—W. Colley and J. B. Nicholls, Birmingham. wholesale otationere—T. Challiner and W. Goodfellow, Madeley Heath, Stafford hire, brick maker,—W. Pilling and K Pilling, Roch dale, Lancashire, flannel rnenufacturers—F. Stapleton and G. B, f i l a tml t e t to . njr , len r d . l74la tt c , e, Stepney, tin rham, nmanuf.lcturers—J. H. Manger and R. Liget, AsisnortAlandwich. Kent, grocers— B. Steward, J. Sykes, T. Walker, end R. Atkinson, Bristol, Yorkshire. stone masons, so far as regards J. Sykes and T. Walker —J. Beak= and Mary Hannah liseilagorsy, Chryslers& street, Middlesex. bedding and mattress makers—W. Butter and J. T. Rutter, St. Paul's-churchyard, umbrella manufacturers— A. Mallineon and J. Crowther, Kirkburtoo, Yorkahlre, dyers-- Y. Mastoglio, and J. Tsochl, Sunderland, dealers in fancy L e : 4 a . F C y 11°47 and F. HVletol—Sarah Lees (widow) ando L. Kam olesgow, s ntente. G. SIQIHDPIRATIONS. ATAIONY 11 . 111 Lain an ONATilan 7HOLON, Olaagow, sad Jam 11 • Itnetrn, Haintlten, Canada Weft, merchants, Mani 10, at the lacuttr Hall, 0 Jane BAOIIII (et M'ORZOOR) I6 ,7B:4 . ow, tavern keeper, March a. at the Faculty Hall, Olsoecror. Joey Ganil3. Idlabargh, balkier, Mardi 30, at Howells sad Lpoo'alleenr, itlinburgh. liertess WHeop, lavernme, grocer, Apvtl 2, at the Union Hotel, Imam& COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. Manx 24. (Mare the Judy Ordinary.) 111 THZGOODS OF LORD HENRY SZTICOI7I. Dr. Deane, Q.C., moved for probate of eighteen testa mentary papers which bad been left by the late Lord Henry Seymour, and which had been treated by the Preach courts a oontaining the will of the doomed. Lord Henry was born in France in 1808, and he died there in 1859, leaving • considerable property , the bulk of which he had left to the hospitals of London and Paris. He had travelled a good deal, and he had undoubtedly possessed some Englieh tastes ; but as • matter of fact be bad never met foot within the United Hinndom. There could thus be no doubt as to his French domicile. He bad commenced will m aking in December, 1855, and be bad left off in July, 1859 ; haviag in the interim drawn up 21 testamentary papers, all of which were holographs, but three of them had been rejected by the French tribunals on the ground of irre gularity. The court made thedeeree as prayed. NICHOLSON C. NICHOLSON AND HATCLI7I7.-BENTINCIL Sir C. Croswell gave judgment In this case, in which • jury had found the husband guilty of cruelty, and the wife of adultery. The learned judge said the question he had to consider was whether the petitioner's misconduct had conduced to the wife's. and being satisfied that it had eat, he must pronoun a decree nisi. 00IIRT OF BA.NKRUPTOY.—MARca 24. (Before Mr. Comminaoner Harold.) BB RODKRTS.—QOLEITION AB TO TI! VALIDITY OF • D=D. This matter came before his Honour on an application that the debtor might be ordered to execute a cenveysece of certain leasehold proputy, there being a proviso at the end of the deed that he should do so, on being required by the trustees. In the course of the discussion it transpired that the deed had not been executed by the whole of the credi tors ; and the debtor, on being examined, Mated that two or three meditate were omitted from the schedule. His Honour thereupon held that it was not a deed within the 192nd section of the act of 1861, and declined to make the order &eked for. (Before Mr. Registrar Higgins.) RE REV. EDWARD MORLEY MOREEL.-A SPECULATIVE CLERGYMAN. . This wan the fiat meeting w iri7l;; case of this gentleman, described ss a clervman, and rector of Rucking*, Kent. The reverend applicant came to the court on the tith of March, stating his inability to meet his engagements to have arisen from "liabilities incurred in railway speculations in 1853 And 1854, which he had never been able to overcome in consequence of the inadequacy of his income. The aggregate liabilities are upwards of 2,0001., but of these a large proportion are due to two relatives, via., Brook Muriel of Sydeobam, 6271. ; and Miss Muriel of Ely, Cam bridgeshire, 3001. Mr. Firley, who represented creditors to the amount of 70W., applied for an adjournment for three weeks on the ground that an arrangement was pending with creditors by which it was hoped to take the matter oat of court. An adjournment for three weeks wan ordered. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CIRCIIIT.—Lawse, Mmeca 24. The commisaion for the county of Sussex we. opened in this town on Monday by Mr. Justice Wightman, in the 'b ooms of the Lotd Chief Justice, who was prevented, by idioms, from the performance of that duty. His lordship hes been ailing during the whole of the circuit, but he ma enabled to finish the huskier at Maiden:me. After his return to town, however, it appears that he became more seriously indisposed, but it is hoped that he will Made to resume his duties in the course of a day or two. In the meantime Ser. jimet Guides will mods as judge in the Crown Court. None of the caw disposed of were of public interest NORTHERN OIRCIIIT.—LIvicarooL, bikscs 24. flown Cocirt—(Before Mr. Baron Martin.) saaomrma OX THI XXXCIIABTXX LICILLSOZ. Eduard Garrity. alias Shelstertline, who had bean 18 times convicted of various offences, and twits* esseaced to penal servitude, was charged with garotting Mr. Wm. Brooks on the a apeof oceoltheentraoces to theklancheeter Exchange on the evening.), the 9thof January last. The prisoner attacked Mr. Brooks in the customary fashion, placing one armround his neck, and with the other attempting to empty his pockets. Mr. Brooks's personal vigour and presence of mind fortunately enabled him to save himself from being robbed, and to aid in giving big assailant into custody. The particulars of the case were related so slowly and minntoly by a ►ittle boy, the pnucipal mitoses, that Mr. Baron Martin ordered M. to be given to him. The prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to 20years' penal servitude; and so violent in every respect wee his conduct after his sentence was pronounced, that it required several alms to take him out of court. THE POLICE COURTS. CLERICEN W ELL. yonepA Habershaw, a drunken-looking fellow, described as scissors maker, having no home, was ch ar ged with being drunk sod begging, at Islington. The constable stated that he saw the prisoner, who was very much the worse for liquor, following sere's' ladies and annoying them. Several parsons gave him money to get rid of him, on which he took him into custody. On the way to the poliseetation the prisoner was very violent, awl it war with great difficulty that he Gould be got there. Whilst in the room at the beck of the court the prisoner said he bad been in custody between 60 and 70 times and in 30 different prisons, and be did not mind how many times he was gent to prison, for it was better than working. Of all the prisons he had been in, Coldbath.fielda he con sidered was the best, as the food was much superior to many of the others. Mr. Barker asked the prisoner if he still adhered to the statement be bad made to the constable? Prisoner—Yee, it is all right; and I do not care if you nand me for a couple of months, as I shall have more meat. (A laugh.) Mr. Barker add he would not gratify the wishes of the prisoner, but should send him to the House of Correction with bard labour, for 21 days. W AN DSWORTH. A very respectable and lady-like woman, of the name of Sperling, residing at St. John's-hill, Battenea, applied to Mr. Ingham for his order to protect Ler furniture from her haebsod or his creditors. The applicant stated that she and her husband parted by mutual consent. Mr. Ingham—Did he &sort you' Applicant—No, sir. Mr. Ingham—Theo I can't give you an order. I have no power malsr he deserted you. The applicant left the oourt, evidently much disappointed. In this case a great hardship appeared. The applicant, who is getting her living by receiving pupils, has hem served with summonses for her husband, who is not to be found, and without protection bee furniture ia liable to be seised for his debts. Henry ()rant, footman for six years in the terrine of Mr. John K. Hooper, of Tooting-nommoo, was re-examined on a charge of stealing plate of the value of 3001., the property of his master. The robbery was only discovered a few days ego, and on the plate-cheat being examined after the primmer had goo* to bed, every article of silver was missing, and only a few Plated articles remained. The prisoner was aroused, and on searching his room. a number of pawnbrokers' duplicates were found relating to the stolen property. Several pawnbrokers attended, and produced a quantity of stolen plate. Mr. Hooper said he had since received a letter from the prisoner. It was not read, but there was a in the letter which stated that he had been induced to bet on a 011121•111 horse.—Mr. Ingham oommited the prisoner for trial. IRON-CASED SHIPS.—The annual meeting of the Institution of Naval Architects will be held on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, of this week—the Right Hon. Sir J. S. Pakingtoo, Bart., G.C.8., in the chair. At the first meeting the iron-oared ship question will undergo lengthened diectissiot, Dr. W. Fairbairn, Mr. Scott Russell, and Mr. Saimaa having undertaken to read papers upon that subject. Although it is not announced ui the public, programme, it is understood, we believe, that Mr. E. J. Reed, wire has lately been nominated to the chief constructorship of the royal navy, will take part in the debate, sad give an sccoust of the vessels building by the Admiralty from his dengue. This discussion will be fol lowed by numerous others during the remainder of the week, on the steering of ships ' the sheathing of copper and iron vessel , vessel , the rolling of ships, iron masts and spars, ' Ire. A paper will also be contributed by Admiral Pans, GA, of the French Imperial navy, on the naval architec ture of the Exhibition of 1862. A large attendance of shipbuilders rod naval offioers from various pasta of the country is anticipated. The meetings will be held at the hall of the Society of Arta. The "Mechanics' Magazine," Sept. 6, speaking of liensoo's Watches, says :—" The number of watches produced at Ludgate is sonseththig illiollllo[l4, touching 16,000 yearly, manufactured on the meet approved principle of division of labour, wider the pawns& seperiatendence of the p The arm, as we undentsad, does not profess to make= at the lowest price, but the beet watches at the price; and Was the magnitude of their tandem, and the necessity for more extensive premises, we may fairly judge that they have received the impress of public approvaL Chronometer, dupla', laver, hertsootal, repeaters, centre amends, keyless, split mooed& sa il eveery description of watch from the plainest to the highest peaty of which the art Vat present capable, and adapted to all climates. Benson's Ithutrated Pamphlet on Watches (free by post for two stamps) contains a short lilatiF of watchmaking. with descriptions and phew. It acts as a de la the perches* of a watch and mita thoes who live n Scotland. Ireland. Weise, the colonise. Judi; or any part of the worid,_to soled • • Prim Medalist. watch, and have I ts and 84, Ladgalf•Ml4 t met Wm end sale by =ll7k . N ii r i i= ..m.•• • a, MARKETS. TALLOW. —TCESDAT EVENING. —The market steady to day. Spot, 435. 6d to 43.. 9d. ; Apt ,h,". 434. 6d. ; October to Do:ember, 464. 3d. Delivery to last evening, 221 casks; arrivals ditto, 51 casks. OCYMON. —Unarm, umbers 24.—Oar markets very steady, with a moderato balms doing. The mks we 4,000 bales, inehadiii 200 American, 190 to 23d. ; 3,440 12 Barak LB Osm, Inkl. to 27d. ; 210 Pernam, Md. to 21 . ;of which 2,000 are for speculation and export. The week's Import is 12,886 bales. COTTON GOODS.—Marcnstran,Awn 24. The yarn market has been better than en Friday, and there has been a more general bedews throughout the market, rape. tally for Luba, the home trade, and for the Mediterranean. Beyssa for thou mArkll44 have all been operating pretty freely, sad in some run at a alight advance on the prices of Friday last. The cloth market is also rather more active. The letters from ladle, which came to hand yea. Sudsy, seem to have borne out pretty accurately the anti. cipatory accounts previously to hand by telegram, and have created a very good feeling in the market. We have had less excitement than on last Tuesday, but prime are the same, and a considerable bumper bas been dose in fabrics suitable to the markets of Calcutta and Bombay. Printing eleths are not in much request, and there to but little de ' mod from the home trade. Further telegrams from India MI 1111cpeeted on Thorelay. WOOLLEN.—Latte, ]time 24.—The markete this morning were only indifferestly attended, and the amount c 4 btainese transacted was inaigoificaat. In the coloured ball a few light aping fabrics, ruck as have recently ruled the demand, changed heads; the main inquiry, however, was for diagonals, of which the supply is still very heated. In the white market the transactions were unimportaat. Bale are a shade maw in most damn of goods. MANUFACTURES. MUDDELIMULD, NA3CII 24. The attendance of buyers hes been roach as usual, but the general tone of the market still continua fiat, the chief business being in union goods, end the lower qualities of fancy, and Iu these no heavy transactions take plum. In Aim goods, to induce business, a alight reduction in price must be submitted to. WOOLS.—Hurpornortexn, MARCH 24.—Bales in London Now being concluded, there is good choice of colonials in the market at a modeiste price ; but manufacturers are un willing to m►ke heavy purchases, only taking what is re coked for immediate want. CORK —Holz, Masai 24.—At to-day's esarket a mo. dente supply of English wheat, which sells slowly at rather under last week's currency. Foreign neglected, although *ellen would accept the decline noted during the week. Barley, of fine malting quality, not quotably lower, sorts neglected at la. per qr. reductios. Beata steady, Npptisa rather dearer. Peas dull, and fully la, lower. Oats unaltered. The foreign imports last wee we as under :—Wheat, 6,266 qrs.; barley, 2,969; Gera, 276; beans,4B ; per,1,306 ; lama, 119 ; Unseal, 6,288 ; rapeseed. 400; oil rtes, 145 tons; bones, 132. . . . _ Lima, Mhos 24. —We have s fair sale for lee Qualities of both white end red wheat, at the full ram at last Tweeday. The business pairing in barley is to a miry limited extort. Baum, oata, and other articles without alte- ration in value. lawmtrool., MARCH 24.—We have had a very good attendance of millers and dealers at this morning's market, but the demand for wheat proved quite of a retail character, and prices must be quoted Id, per metal below those of last market. Flour with a dull sorb declined 6d. per barrel and each. Indian corn had a good cauwuniptive isle at a reduc. tion of per quarter en quay. Oats and oatmeal were little dealt in. Beam were offered more freely, sod sales made at 6d. per quarter below the high rites of Friday. Pew gave way 6d. per quarter. Barley steady. The weather is bright end sunny, and the market closes without animation. _ _ Lnra, Itasca 24.—The weather, since the latter part of the week, has been fine, with frost at night. At our Corn. exchange this day the attendance was good. Although only a moderate show of wheat, best samples were fully as dear. Common qualities ls. per qr. cheaper. Barley, milling, as bet week ; grinding sorts 6d. per qr. lower. Beans sad r Wheat, irm. Per imperial quarter to the power:— white, new, 611bs. to 831 be. per imperial bushel, 50a. to 52e. ; ditto red, Me. to 62Ibn, 445. to 475. Bet. ley, bat Chevalier malting, 5311 w. to 54lbn, 375. to 40n ; ditto, runs Chevalier malting, 52lba. to 531b5., 33n to 36e. ; ditto, distilling, 501bs. bllbs., 30s. to 325. Oats, to 421ba., 2211. to 28e. Beans, new, 63114. to 641bn, .ife. to 38s. _ _ ~Ngwoarrra-moa-Trn, MARCH 2i—The weather cOll - favourable for seeding operations, with which our harmers am busily engaged. At our market this mam og we had a moderate show of wheat from the growers, and being also without say arrivals of moment from the court, the Ueda nevertheless, though dull, ruled sluggish at about Saturday's rates, 495. bang an extreme quotation for choice new Suffolk, or new yellow wheat, per 50411 a In foreip so few transactions have occurred, that our quotatioae may g be considered little better than nominal. Flour unaltered ; and the mama remark will apply to other articles. TRAFFIC RILTITRNS. Mee Pm , We- Total, Total, zen-wer6. open mongers chandler MU MS 116 West eladlag Jac. U. E G It 1 08 . Need& sad C.l. 1671 d 95 752 1,667 046 a ending Mirth U Cork red Drew Gisagrw &Sou* Womb= 191 7,549 7,936 Wei& esealag limb 22 Greet Laselaboerg Idesthester, look hum tion. & Alleiathess Werth Leedom Wrest/7 and Newtows f.: Lianidloesetl4 evrtewn 62 286 676 911 die RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIZS IN PARMA. lllNT.—Yeatorday the committee of which Mr. &boleti.ld is chairman, after hearing some further general evidence, and Mr. Phino and Mr. Davison in reply, concluded their inquiry into the North Eastern group of railways referred to them by passing the bill for the construction of the White haven, Cleator, and Fremont Railway. The merits of the proposed measure for establishing new mid extensive rail way docks for the poet and city of Bristol continue to en. gage Mr. ticholedekl's committee, who are occupied with evidence relating to the trade mid navigation. Mr. Wood's committee passed the three bills for some days under coon deratioa, namely, that of the London and South Western Comps y for the amalgamatioe of the North Devon and Dock and Bideford PAlSlCilaer mid leen of and arrangements with other companies, the Southampton port, harbour sod pier, and lichen Bridge Bills ; and the bill of the Brighton Company's South London lime, recommitted for the coon. iteration of some opposition clauses by the London, Chat ham, and Dover, was finally disposed of le the eirelmittes of which Mr. Mills is;chairman. The following undertakings, in addition to those already deposed of have bees referred for cousidemition to committees of the Lords :—Barnes, Hammersmith, and Kensington Railway, Great Eastern Railway (etean:boats), Grand Surrey and Commercial Docks Railways, Hammersmith and City Railway, Metropolitan Bridges, Metropolitan Rail way,Metropolitan,Tetteitharn.and Hampstead Railway, Rotherb 'the Railway, Than Bridges, Victoria Station and Piodioo Railway, Albert Bridge, Tot Mahan' and Hampstead Junction, West Loudon Docks sad Wareham's., Lo don. Chatham), and Dorm (I), London Railway (Victoria Station), Putney and Fulham New Bridge and Pier, Fulham Bridge, Ludgate Station sod Junction Railway, Uxbridge and Rickmanswath, Vale of Noah, Bram sad Methyr, Buckley Railway, Morayshire Railway, Rimoey and Berme, Cardiff and Caerphilly, Wexford and Ensisoorthy, Coln* Valley, Blackburn, Chee ky, and Wigan, Carmarthen mid Cardigan, Carearvosehirs, Doles Valley, Irish North Waders, Merthyr and Aborp vesay, Newry and Graeae, North British, West London Extession, Ilfracombe, Dare Valley, Ringwood Railway, INorthumberland Centel, Dundalk sad (tremors, Sidmouth sod Salterton, and Dobbs Metropolitan BAilways. [Adverttsement.] —HOLLOWAY'S OINTIIT.NT AND MIA —Brion To 11BALIII—The moat incredulous would resort to these medicaments could they bat read one tithe of the Wen. minimal cure voluntarily forwarded to their discoverer. Mr. Woodale. of Bariby, near Selby. was cured by these means of a malignant abscess, which had resisted the best available surgical skill. and every other application recommended by echoes Mende This ointment emote the most cooling sad sedative powers In all hillammationa, and readily heals sores, NUN% inflamed wounds, scalds, bums, and all scorbutic eruptions on the skin. The severest vacs of local and general the foulest ulcers, and most unpromising We Marro see cooled, erased, and subdued by the iodise:one of ffolloway's I remedies. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. ANDELSON.—March 21, at Great Jamee.street, Bedford row, the wife of R. Audereos, 7.K., of • eon. COULSON—March 12, at Croydon, the wile of H. S. Coulson, 0011&a daaOter. 111D.—Mareh 21, at Southborough, Tunbridge, the elle of Major IP J. Golduald, of a daughter. 0017LD.—Match 20, at laundowne-oreseeist, Xenslogton Park. the wife of C. Gould, Esq., of a daughter. PBNOILLY.—March 111. at Arnold Field, Grantham. the wife of the Rev. W. 11. Pengelly, 11. A., of a daughter. MARBIAGLM. BAKIIIt—ILMODTB.—March 21, at the pariah church, Brlstibdi by the law. H. M. Wagner, B. B. Baker, Es.t , of Crouch lOU. Bonney, to Catherine Pester, daughter of K. C. Rhode', 1 , 4 of Marine-wade, Bristles. TOWNSEND—JUSTINIS.—March st, at SL Mary's, Islington. bt the Bev. D. B. Baskin, M.A.. Mr. T. Townsend, to Joe Elm beth. daughter of B. Justin. Esq., of itirnshury.park. WILLIAMSON—MASON.—Marsh IL at St. Paorras Chun - A. 1y the Itwv.J. Williams, M.A., E. W. Williamson. Req., to kit. Os Caroline Rigatoni, daughter of J. C. Masao. Est , !le,llc, bUreWitiaare. DEATHS. BALL—Much 22, at st. fiating.loll, R. 2 . Baker, Emq., eired 00. DUTTON.—liarch 20, at T. Dutton, aged II& JACKBo7l.—March tO. at Crown-Now% Penrith, Katloque , wife of W. Jackaon. . aged 7 7 . TULIAXAL—Nerob M., at Yostagao-place, luosellsqusre. Talloelt. Esq.. aged 76. 'TR.—Watch 19, at Weynovith. IL White, Eau tift 4 W N. INTSIL—March M. at Parkdtb-boasa. IClaptou-0a. 166 0 wa Mari, relict of J. P. Winter. liay.. aged 71 Premed aed Mglaird by Wts.taam Kum BALM O No• 8 ' Lostordrirost. to the CIIV st limb" ?Thaw, al WO 4:115r+. Ia Lostordatmet. le lIYe hydro 01 tMNwMots. -• AST. YAM IR IiMIL . ] a • 1 G