The Express. — London, England, 1867-03-09 00:00:00

4 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROUSE OF LORDB.—FR DAY, Mures 8. The Loon Cmaircatzea took Li. eat oe the woolsack di In o'clock. THE RECIWITING CoN1:41:,sION. The Earl of DALHOI'SIE g-ve n. lice that oa Thaisday next he would draw thri iord.h Atention to SO report of the Recruiting ('ormrise.ior: THE FENIA:••;. The Maniuis of CLANIZICAKI , ii I to know whether the government had rec, w, J y additional in formation as to affairs in Ireland. The Earl of DERBY—I h.ay.• hvt any intelli. Ccßethis morning, but I request e d try r:ght hon. friend ecretary of State for the Hem- i%el.artment to send Isere the la.t information he ;re...a.: which was of swasoquenee. We have received .. veld;.... which states - "No important event recorded except that at Kilteely, eight miles from the Limerick .I.in: t.ou, a number of men /ind assembled. Some tench. toes and iu.rns had been vebbed. The neighbourhood ..f :r.cluding Drag laeda, tranquil." That is the only r ..ation we have received. (Hear, hear.) THOMSON'S fIVOI:('!i LILL. This bill passed through commitfre. INSURRECTION IN CI:ETE. The Duke of ARGYLL, in moving fer .. copy of a note addres.e.l to the Porte by Great , France, and Russia. on the stir of April, Is3o, i :he attention of the house to the insunection ir. Crne, which he attri bu.ed to three causes—the demicate • f the Christian subjects of Turkey to a Mussiet...a. a ,!i.ority, real and practical grievances endured by . the Chi istian subjects of Turkey, :in.! the proximity of nalependsut Greece. He thought that a mistake had been .r. the Foreign office in Minim; the order that the COIL .r..lere of British ships should not assist in convey:ng Christian women and children from the Wand ef Crete, as being against the principle of mutiality. Tle obligation of humanity which we did :ad recogr,se was admitted by the American government, which ordered its officers and consuls to affonl protection to Christian women and children from the brut..l treatment of Bashi-bazouks. Circassian*. and Albania. savages. With regard to the position of Turkey in Eampz, he never be• Mewed in the . regeneration of that ermare, for if ever a state had the sign of death and dissolution milked upon it, it we. , Turkey. The Western nations were justifie.l in preventing Itmisia coming into the 5i.1,14 - ..1 possession of the Turkish empire , but in virtue of what we did then we eantracted certain obligations towards the Christian sub- Teets of Turkey which we were bound to fulfil. He be lieved that when the people of th is country were brought into closer connexion with the House of ('ominous, their warm sympathies would not ...metier' the principle of a sold and selfish isolation in regard to f..r..gn attain. The Earl of DERBY said the speech of the noble duke was eminently calculated to precipitate that Eastern ques tion the solution of which he professed his desire to post pone. With regard to the Cretan insurrection, it was not produced by oppression on the ;art of the Turkish govern ment but by the fixed resoluti on o f t h e p eop l e o f C re t e to attach themselves to Greece. Were it not for the support given by the Greek government the insurrection would have been quelled without the commission of those crimes which all deplored. If Crete was separated front Turkey. be believed that one of the roust lowiniinary struggles the world had ever seen would take place be tween the Christians and Musvulnian population of the island. Her Majesty's government could not re commend Turkey to mutilate Ler empire by giving up the Island of Crete. With regard to the order issued by the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, he admitted that it was a painful alternative to decide upm. between that order and the etlect likely to be proilwasi by allowing British °theme to interfere between the Turkish govern• silent and its subjects ; and he thought that the course adopted was the right one. The atrocities attributed to the Turks had been much exaggerated, and he doubted whether any other government would have behaved with as much generosity as the Turkish government had done. The Earl of KIMBERLEY considered the course adopted by the Foreign-office a judicious one. What would be our feeling if the American government sent vessels to the coast of Ireland, to take off the insurgents there? Earl GREY deprecated any intervention. Former in terventions hail only done mischief, and led to an increase of the poser of Russia in the East. It was in vain to endeavour to prop up as empire like that of the Moham medans. The motion was withdrawn. The Earl of LONGFORD, in reply to Earl Cowper, stated that it was not intended to increaae the period during which the militia would be assembled this year. The Public Schools Bill and the Marriages (Odessa) Bill were read third time and paasesL The home adjourned at a quarter to 8 o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAY, MARCH 8. The Ser.Aces took the choir at four °Week. NEW WRITS. On the motion of Colonel TAYLOR, SOW writs were ordered to Moue for the borough of Droitwich, in the room of Sir J. Pakington, who had accepted the office of Secretary of State for War; for the northern division of the county of Devon, in the room of Sir S. North cote, who had accepted the office of Secretary of State for India; and for the county of Tyrone, in the room of Mr. H. T. Corry, who had accepted the office of First Lord of the Admiralty. ECCLESIASTICAL ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE WEST INDIE4. Mr. It. MILLS gave notice that on going into com mittee of supply on the 22nd inst. be should call atten tion to the annual grunt of 20,300 i. from the consolidated fund towards the ecclesiastical establishments in the West Indies, and move that in the opinion of the house the several acts authorising that grant ought to be repealed, except so far as they affected existing interests. THE PROPOSED DISFRANCHISEMILNT OF THE BRIBERY BOROUGHS. Serjeant CASELLA asked the Chancellor of the Ex chequer whether be would bring in a separate bill to dis franchise tho boroughs of Lancaster, Reigate. Totnes, and Yarmouth. and bow he proposed to deal • ith the present members of those boroughs who still retained their seats in this house. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—There is no intention to bring in a separate bill for the object to which the learned serjeant refers. With regard to the preeint members for the borough of Yarmouth, I am very glad they have seats in this house, because I think they are very useful members of the House of Commons. der;maitGASELEE—I would remind the right hon. gen tleman that there is another. member of the house besides the two members for the borough of Yarmouth. (Cries of " Order," which caused the hon. gentleman to resume his mat.) THE FENIAN INSURRECTION. Mr. H. HERBERT asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether government had leC011• 'Mired their policy with reference to those implicated with the Fenian movement and those taken in arms, and, if they bed determined to change this policy, whether it would not be expedient to make it immediately known, in order to prevent others joining in the outbreak . • and whether martial law would be proclaimed in those districts where outbreaks occur. Mr. WALPOLE—In answer to the last part of the question, I may say that every district has been proclaimed in those counties where outrages Live occurred. In re. faience to the former part of the question, I hardly know to what the bon. gentleman refers when he speaks of the government reconsidering the policy they have adopted with regard to the Fenian outbreaks. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HERBERT—I know the districts have been pro. claimed, but I did not know that that cams under the head of martial law. Do you mean to proclaim martial law in those districts! Mr. IYALPOLE—That is a question which the govern ment must determine. lam not prepared to answer that on nay own responsibility. THE ORNAMENTAL WATER IN REGENTS-PARK. Mr. T. CHAMBERS asked the First Commissioner of Works when the works at the ornamental water in the Regent's-park were to be commenced, and bow long they would occupy! Lord J. MANNERS—It is proposed to commence the works in the autumn, and it is calculated that they will occupy about six months. THE FENIAN OUTBREAK IN IRELAND. Major KNOX asked the Home Secretary whether he Lad received any intelligence respecting the Fenian dis turbances in Ireland that day. Mr. WALFOLE—The only telegram I have received from Ireland to-day is the following :—" No important event reported except at Kilteely, right miles from Lime rick Junction, where a number of men have assembled. Troops are gone to the place. Farmhouses robbed of arms in the neighbourhood of Abbeyfesle. The neigh bourhood of Dublin, including Drogheda, tranquil." THE EMPLOYMENT OF VOLUNTEERS IN tiCIPPRIMING DISTURB/OWES. On the motion for going into committee of supply, Mr. W. E. FORSTER,In rising to call the attention of the house to the uncertainty as to the position of the volun• Leers consequent on their late employment as an armed force at Chester, and to ask the government what steps, if any, they intend to take to remove this uncertainty, said there seemed to be considerable doubt in the country with nerd to the posiCon of the volunteers in case of their being iequirml to aid the eiril power in ruppressing dia. turban ea, and he thought it was obviously necessary that this doubt should be removed. He did not think it would conduce to the real peace of the country to make rise under onlinury circumstances of the volunteers for such purposes. He felt great pride and pleasure in his connexion with the volunteers ; for he believed they had done a great des! of good. He had never indulged in the invasion panics which had formerly visited the country, but he believed the volunteers had removed the feeling of eneasiness that used to exist, and that they might be looked upon as our true army of reserve. on social grounds, too, great advantage had arisen from their estab brnent ; for they united all classes without distinction et political opiaioas. Bet if they ewe altered the law, as THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 9, 1867. sug.vited. they would make it a class movement, and would endanger its usefulness. (Cheers.) Sr H. EDWARDS observed that in IS;;;),when the then Secretary for War introduced the army estimates, there was a general belief that he was feeling the pulse of the house with regard to this important question. He (the hon. gentleman) had no doubt misunderstood him, but his own impression was that the noble lord stated the rifle corps might be used in all cases of riot. Earl GROSVENOR said that in 156.1 the feeling was that the volunteers should not be called out under ordinary circumstances ; but at that time they never foresaw such an emergency as a Fenian invasion of the quiet towns of the country. If the volunteers at Chester had not made the demonstration they did a great disaster would have occurred. He hoped, therefore, that the government would take the matter into their serious consideration, and amend the law if an amendment of it was thought necessary. Colonel BARMILOT said the volunteers little thought when they joined their corps, and they little thought still, that in case of civil disturbances they would be required to act against their fellow countrymen. (Cheers.) He be lieved there was no body of men who in case of invasion would be found more faithful to their sovereign ; but it would be a fatal mistake to call upon them to act in any other case. (Cheers.) They were volunteers for the purpose of national defence ; and for every other purpose they were simply civilians. They might in case of riots be called upon to assist the authorities, hut they could only do it as other citizens. (Hear, hear.) As regarded the government arms, he believed that they had as good a right to defend them as they had to defend any other kind of property. He hoped the government would be able so clearly to state how the law was that there might be no doubt or hesita tion about the matter. (Hear, hear.) Sir G. GREY said a discussion took place in the house on the subject in ISM, and it was quite clear it was the feeling of the house that it was inexpedient that the volunteers should be called out as a military force to quell tumult. The government acquiesced in that view, and the omission of the clause which had been prepared, allowing them to be called out with the sanction of the Secretary of State, left it clear that there was no authority on the part of magistrates to call the volunteers out. But that did not exempt the volunteer. from being called out as special constables. He thought the law was quite clear, and that it required no alteration. Mr. WALPOLE said there was no employment of volunteers at Chester. There was no uncertainty in the law. It was laid down by Lord Mansfield on the occasion of the Gordon riots, and by Chief Justice Tindal, on the occasion of the Bristol riots, that it was the duty of every subject of the crown, in the event of insurrectionary movement, to aid the civil power when called upon to do so. Unquestionably it was the law that the volunteers could not be called out and compelled to serve in their military character, but he saw no reason why the civil authority might not call on them to aid in putting down insur rection. Then came the next question, ought they to act as an organised body, and so, more or leas, appear in their military character. They came out in an other capacity, and might be employed in the manner best calculated to effect the object. Ifs saw no reason why they should not place themselves aide by aide in resisting an insurrection. Then came the question whether they could use their arms. They could use their arms as any other subjects could. He thought that instructions ought to be very carefully drawn up and sent both to the civil and military authorities, defining AS nearly as could be the circumstances under which the civil authority may call for military aid of any kind, but it would be impossible by an iron-bound rule to state every case where that action might be required. He did not contemplate any altera tion in the law on the subject. Mr. BRIGHT—The impression on my mind after the speech of the right boo. gentleman is, that he has not made the subject much clearer than it was before ; for if I were to put his answer into a few words, it seems to me that he has said the volunteers may and that they may not act. (Cheers.) This is the first tune that I have said • word in the House of Commons on the subject of the volunteers, but I recollect very well that when that force was first organised an expression was made use of, for the purpose of assuring the public and making the volunteers popular, that that force should never be called out for the purpose of suppressing internal tumults. (Cheers.) It has been at all times hitherto thought suffi cient to keep the peace, first, by the general good sense of the nation ; if that fails, by thepolice and the special consta bulary; and in the last resort by the regular military force. Now at the present time the police arc more numerous, are better organised, and are more efficient throughout the country than at any former period ; the constabulary are not less willing to act than at any former period, and the ordinary number of regular troops may be made much more efficient now than at any former time, because they can be moved much more rapidly across the country ; therefore, if there were no necessity for any other force than that which existed before the volunteers were formed, there is, in my opinion, no real need now that volunteer; should be called out for purposes of this nature. Kr. WALPOLE—They have not been called out for such pu X. e II s EIGHT—No ; but we are discussing whether they may be called out, and there are, in my opinion, very strong reasons why they should not be thus employed. In the first place, because, sa a general role, they would be em ployed against their neighbours, and I hold that it is very desirable when you come to the employment of force, the force which you use, and if necessary is to be used with fatal effect, should he the force of the regular army rather than a force composed of one's neighbours. I hope the right hon. gentleman will adhere to one-half his speech, and allow the other half to have no effect. What has been stated by Sir George Grey seems at first sight to embody the opinion that prevails pretty generally throughout the kingdom. The statement which was made by the right hon. gentleman in order to disel some alarm in the country with reference to what took place at Chester, seemed to me to represent rather what did not take place in that ancient city. (Hear, hear.) I should like to ask the Secretary of State whether any inquiry has been made into what took plaoe at Chester. I should consider that it was a very painful and dangerous circumstance if 1,000 or 2,000 persons from Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Cheshire should march into the capital of that latter county for the purpose, as lug been said, of taking the evade and sacking the city. But if we are to judge from the newspapers it does not appear to me that any of those who were strangers in Chester on that day were found in possession of arms. I never heard or read of any one of them that had a musket or a revolver. I know that I may be told in answer, that they did not think it necessary to take arms with them, because they expected to get them from Chester Castle. But this s the first time that I ever heard or read in history that a Gentle which was gar risoned, or at all events protected by some troops being stationed there, was ever proposed to be attacked by a body of unarmed men. The Liverpool papers, at all events, say that no very large proportion of the strangers who appeared in Chester were Irishmen. If that be so, the inference isthat the Fenian disaffection is not confined to Irishmen. In point of fact, I believe on inquiry, that of the 1,000 or 2,000 persons who visited Chester on that occasion, not more than half were Irish men. Therefore it would seem that a large proportion of the population in the north of England are affected by treasonable disloyalty of this nature, which I do not believe. I have not been able to observe anything of the kind in the county in which I live, yet if we are to believe the accounts we have received of this insurrectionary movement in Chester, half of those engaged in it were Englishmen, so that discontent of a treasonable nature must have 'spread through the English population. The Home Secretary affects to believe the whole of this Cheater story. Ido not. If the Home Secretary really believes it, surely be would send some one down to the country to find out whether it be true or not. The government can easily find out whether it be true, because at the present moment they can get information from all parts of Ireland, and indeed there is scarcely any insur rection in which the moment it is fixed upon there are not to be found some traitors to the cause. I recollect Lord Russell on one occasion a few years ago saying that du.ing the Chartiattuovement in this country the govern• went had no cavemen to employ spies, because they had at the HomeddSce far more information than they re quired. If then there were really a Fenian movement at Chester of an insurrectionary character, the government could very easily by sending down a judicious person into the district ascertain how it originated. what the purpose of the men who went to Chester really was. It is very important that we should know whether there really was any ground for alarm. This is the moat unpleasant and painful occurrence that has ever happened in this quarter in the whole of my political life, and it was the bounden duty of the government to have @climbed it to the very bottom in order that the public might know if there was really any danger, and ' whether it was in truth an insurrectionary movement. I hope that with reference to this particular matter which my hon. friend the member for Bradford has introduced, the house will adhere rigidly to the opinion which was generally held at the time that the volunteer force was formed, and which has been expressed by the right hon. baronet the member for Morpeth, and the hon. member for Sussex. Remarks were also made by Mr. T. Huctuts ; after whom The ATTORNEY-GENERAL rose and elated the law to he perfectly clear that the volunteers could not be called on, as a military body, to assist the civil authorities for any purpose, whilst they were not released from the duties th..t devolved upon them in common with every eubject of the crown. But although this was plain, it was useless toattempt to define what were the duties of citi zens in every variety of emergency that might arise. The Marquis of HARTINGTON suggested that the instructions proposed to be issued by the Home-office should be placed on the table of the house in the first in stance. . _ Lord ELCHO presumed, that as the Executive would be responsible for calling out the volunteers, they would arm them in a manner that would be suitable to the emer gency. The discussion was continued by Mr. 0. Stanley, Mr. Akroyd. am( Mr. Scourfield, and then the matter dropped. painful disruption of her Majesty's government, he stated that he anticipated that he should that evening be able to announce that the government lof been reconstructed, and that he should on the lath inst. be able to introduce a reform bill. Since then reports had been current which had c►used the greatest malady to gentlemen on that side of the house, who were anxious to Pee a reform bill, and dreaded lest they might be disappointed by the failure of the attempts to reconstruct the ministry. He therefore trusted that the right hon. gentleman would be able to inform them that he was now the member of a complete administration, and to give them an assurance that on the lath be would introduce u measure for the reform of the House of Commons, large and comprehensive in its character, simple in its provisions, and one which would commend itself to the forbearance of the opposition, and also to the respect of the enlightened public opinion of this country. (Hear, hear.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—In answer to the inquiry of the hon. and learned gentleman the member for the Tower Hamlets I have the satisfaction to state that the government is complete at present, as I anticipated it would be, and I hope, by the end of next week, it will be completely represented in both houses of parliament. The writs that have been moved to-night have sufficiently intimated to the house the arrangements that have been made as regards the House of Commons. In the other house of parliament the Queen has been graciously pleased to confer the seals of Secretary of State upon the Duke of Buckingham ; the Duk e o f Marl borough has been appointed Lord President of the Council ; Marl a the Duke of Richmond has accepted the office of Pre sident of the Board of Trade. Under these circumstances I have great pleasure in stating that I have no doubt I shall fulfil my engagement to introduce on the 18th inst. a bill for parliamentary reform. THE PARIS EXHIBITION.—SEARCH OF PAS SENGERS' LUGGAGE. Mr. B. HOPE said he rose in pursuance of notice to submit the following motion to the house—That as the customs revenue is now derived from an exceedingly small number of articles, the prices of most of which in London and Paris are equal, this house considers that no appre ciable injury would be inflicted upon the income of the country were the present practice of the search of the bag gage of travellers at Dover, Folkestone, Newhaven, and in Londonsuspendedduringtheperiod of theFrenchExhibition of 18b7. 141r,*. HUNT trusted the house would think the go vernment justified in declining to comply with the prayer of the memorialists. Thu government desired to offer every facility to travellers that could tend to re duce the inconvenience and delay occasioned by the search of their luggage, and to this end they proposed to increase the number of officers who would be employed in examining the luggage of passengers, while they would take care in selecting the persons so employed. If the rwlway companies, who would be materially advan taged by the increased traffic, would only extend the area of the counters on which the luggage was searched they would greatly aid the government in their endeavour to mitigate the inconvenience which the exercise of the right of search necessarily entailed. (Hear, hear.) In the short discussion which followed, Mr. Childers supported the government, and suggested that a Custom house officer should be stationed in the salle des homages at Perim to take note of the packages which seemed to re quire search. Mr. Watkin disputed the accuracy of Mr. Hunt's calculations. Mr. Gladstone pointed out that if the facility were given during the exhibition it would have to he nuide permanent, and supported the govern. ment, who were the only persons responsible for the col lection of the revenue. The CHANCKLLOR of the ExcHsuilts promised to con sider Mr. Childers's suggestion, hut declined to give any pledge, and Mr. HOPE withdrew his motion. Mr. Gregory brought forward the claims of the Royal Hibernian Academy, to which Mr. Hunt returned an en couraging answer ,• and Mr. O'Reilly drew attention to the injury in fl icted on certain officers of the Straits Set tlement in consequence of its transfer to the Colonial go vernment, which elicited an answer from Mr. Adderley, and some remarks from Mr. Mill and Mr. Oliphant. The remainder of the evening WAS occupied in consider ing the clauses of the Metropolitan Poor Bill in committee. The first discussion of importance was raised by an amend ment of Mr. Chambers on clause 9, directed against the " nominated" managers of the workhouse hospitals, and proposing to substitute " elected" members for them. It wan opposed by Mr. Hardy, and on a division was rejected by 11 ,, to 10. Mr. VANDERBYL proposed to add a proviso to the clause, giving medical officers a seat at the boards without a vote, which was negatived without a division. In clause 10, the qualification of manager wax reduced from 100/. rating to the ordinary qualification for a guardian. Clauses up to 30 were agreed to. The British North America Bill was read a third time and passed. The remaining business was disposed of, and the house adjourned at twenty minutes to 1 o'clock. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORXML—At the weekly meeting of the board yesterday (Sir .I.Thwaites in the chair), Mr. Slum, according to notice, moved—" That the bawd do not consider that the raising of • compulsory rate on the public, for the purpose of erecting houses for able-bodied artisans and labourers, was one of the duties contemplated at the time of the constitution of the board, and are of opinion that the provisions of the Public Health Act, 29th and 30th Vic., chap. 90, are sufficient for the removal of nuisances in respect to dwelling-houses, and for compelling owners of houses to improve them ; and, more over, that if the provisions of the 33rd section of the Ar tisans and Labourers' Dwellings Bill, authorising the bor rowing of money from the Public Works Loan Commis sioners, upon mortgage or other safe security, were ex tended to • ' nuisance authority,' as defined in the 15th section of the above-mentioned act, 29th and 30th Vic., c. 90, the whole requirements of the bill would be met." He said it was the last straw that broke the camel's back, and if they put too much upon the rate yen they would break their hacks. There were alrea dy several bills in parliament which would increase the taxation of the metropolis and very much test the endurance of the rate payers ; and amongst those ratepayers there were many who were struggling against bankruptcy, and if they were thrown upon the parish it, would increase the rating of the metropolis. He thought it was not just that the public should be called upon to build houses fur able bodied artisans, or to lend themselves to anything of the kind. The provisions of the Public Health Bill were sufficient to remove nuisances in respect of the levelling houses. Mr. Nicholuy seconded the motion, which after some discussion was negatived by a large majority. In reply to Mr. Tite, M.P., the superinten architect ding raid that by the end of the year the board would, he ex pected, be able to see its way clear to the speedy opening up of the entire line of the new street between the Man sion-house and Blackfriars-bridge. The solicitor reported that the l'ity of London Improvements Bates Bill had been considered by the committee of the House of Com mons on Tuesday and Wednesday last, and that counsel and witnesses were heard and examined in support of the bill, after which the committee-room was cWired, and without calling upon the counsel for the board the chair man of the committee announced that a resolution had been come to by the committee that, pending the inqui rise which had been referred to that committee, it was inexpedient to empower the City of London, or any local authority other than the Metropolitan Board of Works, to levy rates for thepurpose of improvements in the metropo lis. After some routine business the board adjourned. THE TRADES UNION CONFERENCE.—This con ference brought its proceedings to a close yesterday, at St. Martin's-hall. At the sitting on Thursday the secretary read a reply received from the Home Secretary to the request sent to him to receive • deputation from the conference. It was to the effect that he could not receive a deputation, but would be glad if the delegates would send him in writing such observa tions as they desired to offer for his consideration. It was resolved that the secretary should write to Sir W. Erie, the chairman of the royal commission, inking him to re ceive a deputation from the conference. Mr. Proudfoot said they had now come to • moat important period of the conference, the consideration of the legality of trades unions. All that the trades unions required was the pro tection of the law for their funds. They neither asked for nor required any further legislative interference. The bill brought in by Mr. Neate did not meet the case ; he wanted one of a more permanent character, that would embrace not a few but &L societies. He would therefore more the follow ing :—" That, taking into consideration the late decision of the Court of Queen's Bench, in reference to trades' unions, depriving them of all legal recognition, and of protection for their funds and the benevolent purposes for which the bulk of such funds are subscribed, this meeting of trades delegates is of opinion that it is the bounden duty of the legislature to enact such lawn as will protect their funds, and thereby place the members of those societies on the same footing in respect to their funds all all other classes of her Majesty's subjects ; and also bearing in mind the fact that the working of these trades unions is to be inquired into by a royal commis sion, and that legislation in respect to them may hereafter take place, we consider that a bill of tie following nature will answer that purpose." (A sketch of a bill was ap pended to the resolution.) On the motion of Mr. Leioes ter, seconded by Mr. Lawrence, a committee was ap pointed to wait upon certain members of the House of Commons on Friday afternoon, to solicit their support to the bill. The conference then adjourned. At the meeting yesterday some discussion took place as to the rumour that the inquiry of the royal commis sion was to be conducted with closed doors. Mr. M'Donald said that if the inquiry was a secret one, the trades unionists would refuse to give any evidence before it, and enter their protest against the whole proceedings. The question was ultimately referred to the conference com mittee. It was recommended that public meetings be convened by all trades' organisations in the country for the promotion of such measure as that adopted by the conference, and that petitions in favour thereof be pre pared and forwarded for presentation to parliament. The conference then proceeded to consider the amount per day to be paid to the committee, and the rest of the day WWI occupied by discussions as to the means to be taken tonne the funds for defraying the expenses of the conference, and authorizing the amounts to be levied on the different societies represented for the purpose. Xing intelitgenct. EQUITY COURTS.--MAucn 8. (Before Vice•Chaneellor Sir R. Mains.) 111 ovuurn, GURNEY, AND COMPARE (LIMITED), EX PARTE . • WARD. This was a summons by Mr. Ward for the purpose of having his name removed from the list of contributories in respect of 40 shares, and the name of Mr. Garfit substi tuted. Mr. Garfit sold the shares in question on the Stock Exchange in the usual way a week before the stoppage of the company, the money was paid, and the transfers were sent by Mr. Ward to the officers of the company on the 9th of May, the very day before the stoppage. Altogether 12:3 transfers were lying at the office for registration at that time, and in June, 1866, these transfers were registered by the official liquidator. The question was whether, supposing that at the commencement of the winding-up Mr. Garfit was the registered holder of the shares, a subse quent alteration of the register could put him upon the list of contributories. This transfer was selected to repre sent a number of similar cases. Mr. Cotton and Mr. Lindley appeared for Mr. Ward, and Mr. Rally and Mr. Rogers for Mr. Garfit. Mr. Roxburgh (with whom was Mr. Femers) said the official liquidators were indifferent as to which of the two names was placed upon the list. The Vice-Chancellor said, the transfer having been com pleted in everything but the purely ministeri►l act of registration, and it being evident that the directors would not in this case have raised any objection to the trans feree, Mr. Ward's was the name that ought to be on the register. If the name of Mr. Garfit was to stand, it was quite clear that he, having done all that was in his power to complete the transaction, would be entitled to be indem nified against any liability attaching to the shares in ques tion, and a decision of the court to that effect would pro bably, therefore, lead to 120 Chancery suits. He was of opinion, however, th►t the 35th section of the act of 1862 gave a general and absolute power to the court to rectify the register, and therefore to clothe with a legal title the equitable title which Mr. Ward clearly possessed. The order would be that Mr. Ward's name should be retained on the list of contributories, and the summons dismissed. The costs would come out of the estate. RE MARSEILLES EXTENSION RAILWAY AND LAND COMPANY. In this cue three petitions had been presented for the winding up of the company. The matter has been seve ral times before the court. Mr. Kerslake, who, with Mr. Cottrell, represented a petitioner, announced that all parties had agreed that there should be a winding-up order. Mr. Roxburgh said the company did not object, as a re organisation had been determined upon. Some conversation took place, which resulted in an agreement that an order should be made on the three peti tions, but should not be drawn up before the first petition day in Raster term, that • meeting of the shareholden should be held in the meantime, and th►t when the ques tion again came before the court the point should be raised whether, instead of the common compulsory order, there should be au order to wind up voluntarily under the supervision of the court. Mr. Glasse, Mr. C. L Webb, and Mr. Waller also ap peared in the case. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. MARCH 8. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) WOOD T. WOOD Al!)) BTAMGZR.-MORZ HEAVY DAMAO'S. This case, which has occupied the court for three days, was finished this afternoon. It was a petition of an architect and surveyor at Nottingham, for a divorce on the ground of adultery committed by his wife with her surgeon, who was also a deacon to a respectable dissenting congregation in the same town. The case rested chiefly upon a letter of a highly amatory character which the co-respondent had written to Mrs. Wood, and which it was attempted to be justified on the plea that Mr. Stanger being nearly thirty years the young lady's senior, and petted her a great deal as a child, had retained a warm though legitimate affection for her. When the cause was tried in July last, the jury was unable to agree upon a verdict ; but on this occasion it found, after only a few minutes' deliberation, a verdict for the husband with 3,000 f. damages. Decree nisi, with costs. COI7RT OF BANKRUPTCY.—MARcH 8. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) IN RE HENRY PRESCOTT. After our report left yesterday, Tho bankrupt waa examined at great length. He was first asked as to the disposal of some of his jewellery, and stated that he did not know what had become of the duplicates of certain articles. He had sold a diamond and opal star ring, which cost TV. 25., for 111. 10s. He had pledged none of the articles in his own name, and could not recollect the names he had used in many cases. He bad pledged a pearl scarf pin, which cat 20 guinea, for 3/. only a few days before his bankruptcy. He did not know what had become of the ticket. He thought he had left it in his jewel-case, at the Buckingham Palace Hotel, but on search it could not be found there. Sonic of his jewellery had been pledged by • friend, Mr. Cumming, to whom he had given some of the articles. He went to Oxford in October. 11462, and was there three and a half years. He had an allow ance of DO/. • year from hie father, a clergyman. That was the minimum. He began to deal with the tradesmen as soon as he got there and at the end of two yeah he owed about 3001. He bailment 1,059/., sail now owed 3,0171. The only excuse he could allege for incur ring this large amount of debt was that be had no idea the bills would run up to so much, and he thought it possible that his father might make some arrangement with the tradesmen. Mr. Sargood—How could you expect your father, a cler gyman, to pay your debts of 2,0061. The Commissioner—Whether his father is opulent or not, a gentleman at college has no right to indulge in ex travagant expenditure on the ground that somebody else may pay it. Examination continued —Amongst the articles 'old under his bankruptcy were a scroll-shaped easy chair, spring stuffed, and covered in best silk reps, finished with silk cord ; a fine silvered plate chimney glass, in frame, covered in violet Utrecht velvet, with silver monogram. It was his own monogram, of comae. (Laughter.) A pair of puce silk curtains, lined with white silk, and bound with rich lace; • fancy hall dress trimmed with ermine, a jewelled belt, pair of blue silk boots and two caps, a roseaoloured satin dress, pair of trunks, tunic, pair of boots, and a cap most expensively trimmed and jewelled, a white satin loom tunics embroidered with silver, jewelled belt, pair of trunks, pair of silk pants, jewelled cap, and • pair of blue silk velvet boots. Those articles were used for private theatricals. There were also a striped Turkish bernouse, a theatrical dagger, fancy fan, wig, two turbans, Igo. (Laughter.) Mr. John Neal, jeweller, Edgware-road; Mr. Revak, upholsterer, Oxford; and Mr. Hinton, confectioner, Oxford, were examined. The former gentleman, • creditor for 4751., stated that the bankrupt had repre sented to him that antique silver articles, to the amount of upwards of 1001., were • present to him by lady Pres. cott, his aunt. Mr. Reed, in addressing the court on behalf of the bank rupt, animadverted strongly on the mischievous facilities for credit given by Oxford tradesmen. His Honour said the case was • very distressing one. Doubtless there were mischievous facilities for obtaining credit given to the young men at Oxford, but the bank• rapt could not be exculpated from blame on that account ; ' and he must have known what debts he was contracting. The court felt bound to suspend the order for twelve months, but protection would be given. FROM LAST NIGHTS CUM= ram Os soucrrois AND karma rssrlomsis TO se MAIN= AT THE 017101 OP TILZ OHIO 001112 Os asszsurror, surreasuesrisir.) SANKRUPTIL ----- WILLIAM BUDD, Richmondstreet, MaMa-hill, omnibus con. doctor, to surrender !larch 20, at 11. NICHoLAS WALTER 11•WESPOID, Commerce-place, Kensington, bootroaker, !lamb 20, at 11. ALFRED ENGLISH, Scotland-green, Tottenham, beer retailer, March 20, at 11 Fagngrucit WHITAFAR, Woolwich, blacksinith, March 20, at 11. ADAM SMART WILLAAM JAUNT, Smiting* Wandsworth-road, baker, March 20, at 12. MENET WHALE, Peckham-grove, Camberwell, late importer of alabasters, March 20, at II WILLIAM Heger Rosnison, Great Queen-street. Holborn, printers draughtaman, March 20, at 12. JOHN lIRAITHITAITI, ADIDMOOI34IFOM, Westminster, mechanical engineer, March 20, at 12. GEORGE Events Milan, Cambridge, builder, March 20, at 1. Groans ROUGH?, Nottingham-place, Shoreditch, wholesale mil liner, March 20, at 1. JOHN GEORGE SHEAF?, Fiat-et., Walworth, butcher, Mar 20. al. JANES BOLLINGTON, High-street, Portland-town, bookseller, March 20, at 1. MART ANN WILSON and ROBERT WILTON, Eden-terrace, Batter sea, and Liverpool, std owners, March 20, at I. WILLIAM LANDSAT, DIATILySte-Street, Marta, farmer. Mar. 19. at 1 CHARLES FREDERIC RICHTER, Southampton, innkeeper, March 21, at 1!. WILLIAM THOMAS PICTON LOWDER, Tufton-street, Westminster, cab propnetor, March 21, at 12. . . .. . Woovrom Calednulan-road, King's-cram, Galician's clerk. March at 1. FREDISRICIL FRANCIS BDIGHAM, Rye-lane, Peckham, baker, March 41, at 1. _ _ LCCIRN WivD,Castle-road, Kentishdown, carver, Mar . 21, at 1. Hama Rage., Totness-cottages, Millwall, asphalto workman, March 21, at 1. JANE 111/1411X111 ALUM, Ramsgate schoolmistress, Mar. 21,at 1. SAN VIM @VS:DILL. Mincing-lace, nobleman, March 21, at 1. Grown &nen, Hammersmith, carpenter, March 21, at 2. GIIOROE BLAND. Slough, Bucks, railway clerk, March 21, at 2. 611011.11.JONNYA Kale, Old Bethnal-green-road, cabinet maker, March 21, at 2. BLAND WILLIAK Conan, Zeltweg,AustriaengineerMar. 21, at?. GNOME Galin, Holl)Mah-gardons, liethnal-green, manager of cocoa nut nbre mil* March 27, at 2. WALTER BLIMRT JACKNON and HENN! ARCOURT Old iiitoTtoiti,viiOlisiiTsiiiioners, Marrb 27. at 11. WILLLUI 1411/111. Grayean-road. lamp manufactr..Mar.l7, atll. Tileise Foil; man-square, March 27, at It Joint HINT, Stratford, Essex. builder, March 27, at I. Koala? CUR lO,Meredlthmt,Clerkezwell,Uthugvapher,ltar.2T,4l. 301111 ELDRIDOR SPRATS, Chiswick, surgeon, April 2, at 11. ALFRED lowa, St. Mary's-terrace, Paddington, dealer in sewing machines, April 2, at 11. Wausn Cusank,Wolstanton,Staffordsh..grocer.March Is. at 12. 010101 Titoism. Stafford, !teemed victualler, March It, at 12. THOMAS Coral% Kinston, Warwickshire. plumber, March 27, at 12. fiVRPRIX SNAPS, Oldbury, Wurcestersh., boot dealer. M ar.27,at 12. SAMC IL GROVES RAWLINOS,KhreWIibUIT, saddler,March 20, at 12. lively JETEH, Hereford, cabinet maker, March 20, at 12. RICHARD MITCHRLL, Leicester, hosiery manufactr. ,Mar. 26, at 11. .SAMUEL BRAICRorr Llanthon)- road Docks, near Gloucester, general shipsinfth. March 20, at 11 WILLIAM II•Y WARD TOWNSEND, Bristol, commission agent, March 20, at 11. WILLIAM JRNIIN, Trewlrgle, Cornwall, mining engineer, March 20, at 1 . _ . THOMAS BLAKELIT, Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, woollen manu facturer. March .1 at 11 • •'"" liiciai.Llverpool. editor, Mirth la. at It. MORRIS 110b0R,LiTerpooLimporterof torritru ricotta, Mar 21,at 11. JOHN WILLIAN.I. Llandbmil. Angicse). farmer. March at 12. JOHN MATHER HARRI.oN, Prrston, druorist, March 22. at 11. WILLIAM HICKMAN, OHIO Moor, Likeililrt, commission agent, March 19, at 11. WILLIAM HILTON, Oldham, yarn agent. March 143 : at 11. • • llul Kr RAMIJNDC:II and - 11 . BillliTYAWLLitiOlit, Burnley, cotton spinners, March 20, at 11. Thomas CoxTo2, Steckton-on.Tees. bricklayer. March 22, at 12. JOBV.PH ARRARAN /AWLS PARKER, HERB! JAQLTA PARR RR, and SA% ILL& J AUL ES • , Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and Sunder land. surgoon-dentists, Marcia 22, at 1 . OMR.= TomumsoN. Lincoln, grocer. March 20, at 11. FREDERICK lawn SALTER, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, builder, March 20, at 11. blizanwrit DAVIRE Llindlr Uanddulas,DenlVishMar 22,at 10. Wicuan Fitsgas.iiromley,Staffordshlie, haWkr,Marchtl,at 10. JOHN SALMON, Sudbury, Suffolk, March 19, at 10 . WILLIAM SAUNDERS, Buckland Newton, Doraetahlre, publican, March 19, at 2. Omani Cowan, Slichester, Hampshire, coal merchant, March 19, at It WILLIAM HENRY MORTON, Leamington Priors, Warwickshire, carpenter, March 30, at THOMAS Ries roan, Hayworth, Notts, blacksmith. April 10, at 11. Ricsaan Btu. Balocia, Nottingham, upholsterer. April 10, at 11. JoIIN %%liars% Nottingham, lace inanufacturcr, April 10, at 11. JOHN MARL MEgcsan Bristol. Hy driver, March 22, at It Jong blittsozi, Hurley, Yorkshire, general commission agent, March 28, at 12. Sagriu. ANDIZW, All Edge, Lancaah., cotton dealer,Mar.2.B,at 12. 3AIIIII PSIIIIKRTOK, Stair:ridge, bill poster, March 2M, at It SAMUEL HALL CULLLY, . Mazy Steps, Devonshire, cormulasion agent, March 19, at 11. WILLIAM 0611111 MILL, Manchester, late publican, March 26, at Julia PARR, Manchester, journeyman p rinter , March RR, at JAMIN I son. Rushohne, Lantaah., blacksmith, Mar. thl, at gt. WILLIAM lIEMPT STAFFuRI., Slauchester.tea dealer, Msr.%,at Assn:. Wittsrua, Bolton, lahourer, Marsh 22, at I. i; koaUlt tictsu4 , Yeadion. Yorkshire. carter. March 20. at 12!. itohlasoN, Sunderland, butcher. March 29, at lit 1110 MAS GRARAMSIDOWICK, Holbeach, Lincolnshire, cabinet maker, March 18. at 11. WILLIAM CoPLYSTONZ, Luton, Bedfordshire, straw hat manufac turer. March 19, at 10 JOHN Riff soum, Melnirton. Yorksh • late ppublican, Apr 3. atl I. MATTIMM GILANOK, Dacro Banks, I'orluhlrc, late stonemason, Daimon TIIoYaC LcsTos, York, painter, April 3,st It Rims Stomas, Llanctly, botcher, March 41. at It BANKRUPTCY ANNULLND. Feb. 14. ROMT HIILLTICII, Croydon, carpenter. _ DECLARATIONS OF DIVIDENDS. comma.; SHARP fillbpLayon, laroml!y. Kent, coach builder— :bid dividend of 61.1 , March 13, and . ulneqUent W — edne;;lly, at Parkyos. Basinghallotnet. WILLIAM NEWTON VIIICIMIT, Old Palace-yard, Westminster, messenger In the Exchequer-nines-Ist dividend of 1.. March 13, and subsequent Wednesday, at Parkyne, lla hallotreet. FRANCIS COLIT, Strood, Kent, licensed victudJer—lit dividend of 76. Id., March 13, and subsequent Wednfsday, at Perique, Basinfthall-street. TtlulLta IDOSIMAR, Shaftesbury, Donetahire, innkeeper—lat dividend of vid.. March 13, and subsequent Wednesday, at Parkena'. Baslnghall.atreet. AacHUALII CARMICHARL, Exeter, draper—let dividend of 16.. 'on new proof', any Tuesday nr Friday. at Carrick'., Exeter, DAVID KITTOM NORTHIY Stile. Exeter : hardwareman—Est dhidetal of 2s. Yid., any Tuesday or Ytiday, at Carrick., Xxeter. RICHARD ORRINR, Lichfield, hanker-3rd dividend of la 10d., March 1% and 16, and any subsequent Thursday, at Kinnear's, Birmingham. GROMIR FICATT, Wolverhampton, grocer—lst dividend of 7s 6d., any Thursday, at Kinnear's. Birmingham. RICIIARD WIN/DM:PIZ, Bar'Axton, Lincolnshire. innkeeper— tat dividend of 10d.. any Monday, at Harris's, Nottingham. FRANCIS SIMMS Bigotln, Derby, licen!ed9cfusilkg—lst dead of Al., any Monday, at lfairis'a, Nottingham. WILLIAM HARRIMAN. Liverpool, amid dealer—let dividend of ad., any Wednesday. at Teruel s. Liverpool. ItienAµD MI-retina, Leicester. manufacturer of hosiery-11rd dividend of 104., any Monday. at Harris's, Nottingham. DP/10E5M March 25. T. C. Ledstard, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, Innkeeper— March 28. R. Shacklock. &easy. Yorkshire, spindle maker— March an. J. Fleming, Halifax, dealer in fancy goods—March 10. 0. R. C. Watson, Liverpool-mad, Cheshire, doctor of medi cine—March 20. O. Vile*, Leeds, fishmonger—March 20. B.Evison, Leeds, grocer—March 20. B. Steel, Wortley, Yorkshire, cord aainer—March tgi B. Hardwick, Leeds, brushmater—March 20. S. Ones. Leeds, Nicklayer— March ifi. S. King, Leeds, forgeman —March 20. O. Walker, Brandon, Yorkshire. farmer—March 20. A. W. Mundy, Leads, commission agent- March PO. C. Balmer, Leeds, hairdresser—March 20. W. Hetherington, Leeds, pattern dyer. March 20. 8. Sykes, Leeds, grocer—March 20. 0. Taylor, Holbeck, Yorkshire, pin grinder— March 20. Elizabeth Stott, Leeds, dealer In provisions —Starch 20. J. O. Shaw, Leeds, printer --March 30. J. Pest, Hunslet, Yorkshire. longing-housekeeper —March 20. W. Mb, sea.. Holbeck, Yorkshire, small shop keeper—March 20. 8. 8. Omett. Leeds, provision dealer—March 20. 0. W. Jackson, [sods, cabinet maker—March 18..1. }linnet], Ipswich. eating-home keeper—March 21. W. Carrington, Wet ton, Staffordshire, grocer—March 21. IL Johnson , Sheen, Mat fonshlre. late draper—March 20.0. Bancroft,Goratage, Cheshire, greed.. —Martha°. J. Carter Weaverbam, Cheskire—Starch 20. J. Capper, Northwich, Cheshire, hoot manufacturer. Starch 20. W. Phipps, Weaverbara, painter -- March 20. H. Kennerley, Leftwich, Cheshire, baker, and Weaverham, grocer—March 40. W. Beltway, Sisley St. Judith. Hunts, calf dealer. THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE MINISTRY. Mr. AYRTON ateired to put • question to the Chancellor of the Exchequer upon a different subject. A fewdays ago, when the right hon. patient= informed the house of the fabtti snit fiffittarv. CHATHAM, MARCH 8. ROYAL MARINES FOR IRELAND. —A detachment of the division of Royal Marines Light Infantry, consist ing of 111 officers. lei non-commissioned officers, two drummers, and 160 rank and file, has been placed under orders to embark for service in Ireland. The following officers will accompany the detachment--Captain P. M. C. Croker, Captain A. H. F. Barnes, First-Lieutenant R. C. Harney, Forst-Lieutenant C. S. C. Webb, Second Lieu tenant It. B. Kirhoffer, and Second-Lieutenant J. W. Price. The whole of the above non-commissioned officers and men will be supplied with the Snider breech-loader. TRILF7IO RETURNS. Mlles Paw Mer- Total. Total. IlathWan. open. @engem shanies. IM9I. 1965. Week ending Der. U. a II L 1 Northern of Deaths Ayrea. 172` 796 853 Ditto Dec 31 Nine dale ending Den 31. Dorian". Baroda t &CentrelL 906 6.164 6,8213 12.092 10.096 week . 4mdinTran7ll: 1887. 18'4. East Indian ll3l 10,496 31,823 42.333 79,660 Week ending Feb. 16. Northern of Canada Week ending Feb 24 . Londoo,Tilbury,Monthend 760 957 1,117 1,102 Week en S.ding March Caledonian Ben 6,724 32,070 30.796 30.642 • Tramway closed. THY POPE'S HEALTH RESTORED BY Du BARRY'S ri.,011). THII NIIVAIANT• ARABICA.--ellie No. 68,413.—" Rome, July 11. 1865. The health of the Holy Father is exrellent, cape deny since, abandoning all other remedies, he hes lived entirelv upon Du Barry's Food, and his Holiness cannot praise this excel lent food too highiy."—Oaretle da Micti.—{Advertisement HEALTH RESTORED BY Du BARRY'S FOOD TO THE fiYOUSCH, nerves, lungs, and liver, caring dyspepsia Incliner liar. constipation, dlarrhwa, acidity, palpitation, sleeplessness, debility, wasting, cough, asthma, fevers, consumption, low spirits, 60,000 annual cures which had resisted all medicines, in cluding that of his Holiness the Pupa Cure No. I,7ll.—Lord Stuart de Decks, of many years of dyspepsia : No. 02,310—The Marchioness of Erthau, of seven years' Indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, low spirits, liver disorder. and wasting away.—Tins, at la lfd. ; Ilb , 25. 9d.; 121 b., Vs. ; 241b..40s -Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, London; also at Fortnum and Mason's; sad at 61, Oracechurcheireet; 4. thealwade 63 and 150, Oxfordetreet. Important Caution.—Beware of the many unsavoury and more than sloppy imitations to which, without author var ity, Baron Llebtes name Is most audaciously attached.— (Adtissminal PAZTNUBHUB DIIOOLVZD. - • J. Hardon and Jane Hanlon. Manchester,pawnbrokers-Mar tha Harden and J. Hardos, Manchester, pawnbrokers-W. i Rutter end D. Maiden. Newsiate- street, booksellers-F. Smite and R Scalfe, Pocklington. Yorkshire, painters-J. Howell, J. J. Howell, and R. H. Job, Liverpool, cotton brokers. so far as re gards J. Howell-W. Whieldon and G. Moore, Addington-street, Lambeth, ironfounders-F. Allen and C. Felton, Birmingham, goldsmiths-W. lioneybone and 0. Honeybone, Bath. fly pro prietors-R. Wood. T. Hall. and T. Canielly, Leeds, soap menu facturers-W Lister and L Litter. Sheffield. grocers-R. Gar nett, ten., R. Garnett, Jun., and W. Garnett, Warrington and Penketh. Lancashire, cabinet makers-J. Dalton and P. Dalton, corn merchants-W. Wilkinson and T. Dyson, Sheffield, litho graphers-W. Hall and C. If. Firth, Sheffield, en opera-J. Kelley and T. Petty. Bradford, wmastapiers-T. Roberts and W. PH kinitton, Blackburn, painters- F. Huggins and 0. llayter, Ea kenham, Norfolk, Ilnowiraners-W. Lock and J. Lock, Jun., A rreton, Isle of Wight, farmers- 4. Stevens and H. F. Stevens, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden. booksellers-Jules Siegfried, Jacques Siegfried, and E. Siegfried, Liverpool. merchants, so far SR regards Jacques Siegfried-Catherine Richardson, W. A. Wansey, C. Napier, and W. Richardson, Liverpool. whiting manufacturers-F. Grant and J. Munlock. lAverpool, merchants -P. C. Brown and T. Morris, Liverpool, corn offligns-J, W. Caley and F. 0. Coley, Windier, silk mercers-W. Cook and S. C. Silverstone, Bath. wholesale cabinet makers -0. Whitlock and H. W. Watson. Moreton-street West, SR George's, Hanover square, drapers-R. C. Roney and 0. M. T. Wiwi, Philpot-lane, general merchante-T. S. Corniah, C. L. Cornish, and J. L ▪ Oxford-street, bookaeUers -J. Darlaaton. Jun., and T. Stokes, Birmingham, commission vents-T. Garnett. W. Gar nett, .1. Garnett, W. 'Burden. T. Horgan, Anne Moron, and Sarah Barber. Low Moor, Lancashire, cotton spinners, so far as regards W. Horsfall, T. Hornbill. Anne Moron. and Sarah Bar ber-John Allaight and Jesse Allright, Reading, drapers-H. Oakes and T. Cross. Birmingham, general jewellers-J. Bevan and J. Milburn, City-road. sauce manufacturers-T. Sugden and R. Seed. Netherton, near Huddersfield, grease extractors-T. Aapinall and T. L Bross, Bra•lf.ral, drapers-J. Woolfenden, J. R. Woolfenden. and R. Woolfeuden. Rorhdale, slaters-T. Williams and W. Hankinsoo. Liverpool, shipwrights-A. 0. Scott, W. Weir, and E. Brace. Glasgow and elsewhere SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS, ALWSAIInea MulatigAii IgitArLl.ll, Kirkaldy, draper, March if, at the National Hotel, Kirksidy. Jong JougsTog, Garinem. neer Airdrie, engineman, March IS, at the crown Hotel, Airdrie. Jolla ICBM BROWN, Felinburgh, late commission agent, March le, at DoweWs Rooms, Edinburgh. [Advertisement.]—HorzowAv'sTmEwt AND PILLa counteract meet Cessna Causes which determine the health or sickness of large ihminunities should be carefully In vestigated, and when pussible they should be removed. Where this is Impracticable their hateful effecteahould be mitigated by such well-known pnrifyen and healers as Holloway's Pills and Ointment. They prone in the hands all sufferers the greatest boon when health la the object of search, and when immediate restoration is the only wifegusril against continued Indispoei. Hon. Holloway's remedies will succeed under the most unfa vourable circumstances Is casting nut all impurities, strength ening every weakness, and regulating any disordered function No medicines can equal them for advancing the public health sad protecting delicate parsons from unnecessary pate. *porting intelligence. LIVERPOOL SPRING MELTING,—FumAr. The attendance to-day fell short of yesterday, man) of the pre feedonals and others having taken their departure, for sh. weather was very uninviting, and there was not a partkui d i, promising prospect of sport. The ilandkap Plate of Si) remitting in a dead heat helped to rellevethe dulness of tio The remaining events do nut demand any further notice than ti appended details furnish. Tiger, who ran second )estellia in the Grand Military Gold Cup, and against whom an °Weak,: was lodged for having gone ou the wrong side of the post, oA this day disqualified by the stewards. A HAMDICALP PLAIIt of VO sore, for 3-yr•olds and upwardi winners extra. One mile. (19 subs.) Lord Westmoreland's The Rook, by Gibraltar —ileada, 3 yrs, hat 71b ,Kenyon, I 31r. Alexander's Merry Harp, 5 yrs, 7st lib Wier Mr. Saxon's Peggy, 3 yra, tart 711, Four others also ran. Brtthig : sto ton The Rock, ti to 1 agst Wave, and IGO a, , "bar two." CHALLEMIR CUP, with 100 'ova added, for nMcers' horses conditional penalties. Grand Military lit•tple ChM Count Three miles. Captain P. Tatea's Bandy Coate, aged, 13t 71b :Captain Ricardo I Lord Poolett's Clement, aged, 134 71b.... (Mr. Lawrence . Betting: 9 to ton Grudevre. HANDWAP PLAT' of 40 WTI. for 3-yr-olds and upitarda winners extra : Canal point In. About su badness. Lord Poulett's Wellesley, by Arthur Wellesley—Mald of Dement, t yrs. fist 41b kG0 4 . 1 .1.111/ t 1 Mr. Burke'■ Despair, aged, Bst 1010 . a. Doyle] W. Topham's King Charles, 3 Yrs. seign . b.... , B•tkr) Two othen shoo ran. Betting: 2to 1 on Lady Pinr, S t„, 1 • agst Delimit), and 101.. 1 " her two." Atter one ineffectual attempt King Merles got away In front, and made play, attended by Wellesley. Lad) Hun who got badly off, bringing op the rear, and they ran in DM order to the distance, where Despair joined the leaders and beading Wellesley opposite the enclosure, the pair finished a close race home, resulting in a dead heat. sing Clarke was a bad third, the favourite fourth, and Queen Mary last. Ds:ammo HUT : dto 1 on Wellesley, who made s 2 the running, and won cleverly by a length. Kenyon rode Nei leaky in this heat. A 13WIRMAILS8 of 10 eon. each, it ft, with 150 added. Duet =ilea Captain Pigott's The Scrub, lilt (Mr. Pritchard I Lord C. Kerr Clubs, lilt 71b ,Owber, Captabi Tempost's Bird of Purge, list ..,Mr. Lawrence 3 _ _T h ew "ben also 1716 liettlog sto 2 apt Bled of YrssaCo , 100 to 30 age& autos lengths. to I Not She &nub, and 10 to I apt any other. Won by Out Till LADIES* Pollee of 5 soy.. each, with 25 added : weight I. age . penalties and allowances ; winner to be sad. Hail a mlk (*plain Madmen Isabel, by Cape Flyaway, 2 yrs, Est tub (g2O k Kenyon, I Mr. French's Ida, 3 yrs, Ent, 910 (4:201 Mr. W. Topham's CWE, 2 yes, est 41b (C2O l 'sayers 3 betting 4tol on Isabel. Won gully by two lengths. THE GRAND MILITARY RCRDLZ RACE PLATE of 75 sm,, weight for age ; penalties and allowance& One mile and • hat over lour 'lights of hurdles. . . _ Captain Coleman's Sorceress, Syra,lost (Captain Harlot* 1 Mr. Douglas's Maharajah, lest Mr. pence's Newcastle, lest 10Ib (Captain Ricardo s Betting : 9 tot on Sorceress, sad 4 to 1 each agst Maharsk and Newcastle. BETTING IN LONDON.—FamAy ArrmutooN. Several of the members having returned to town, there was I better muster at therlubs to-day than might have been expecte, and although the betting did not take a aide range, the after. noon's transactions were not without their significance. 11l most important movement was the entraonlinary degree favour accorded to Hermit, who was backed fur both his engagements at a much shorter price than I t has seen for some time. For the Two Thousand, s. eager was the desire to . get on, that in a short apace of tine he advanced from 12 to 1 to Sto t taken. lie was also backe! at 300 to 100 with a start, and 30 to 20 was betted on btu against Plaudit, both to run at the same time. Air. Chaplbt colt was supported for the Derby at 12 to 1, and this not heir: afterwards obtainable, one gentleman offered to take 2,200 b 200, but be could not he accoinmodated The hem of the di, was alio backed for the double event at 1,000 to 20 and 500 t. 10, and had the layer been disposed to go on he would hate secured plenty of custom. Julius had a receding appearance for the Two Thousand, and there appeared to he a desires, lay against Vauban. The odds of 10 to 1 were offered &Wirt 1/Tatou:Del for the Derby, but The Rake's price did n.,t teas spire. Foe the Oaks! to 1 was offered against Achievement and for the City and Suburban Aldcruft and Lowdown wet, each backed at 2.5 to 1. (losing prioes: CITY AND SUBURBAN. 10 to 1 mast WlLlAgneo off) 100 to 1 agd Brown Tommy 2.% to 1 Lonsolown (off ) 25 to 1 Alderoft (t) C CUP. 1000 to 30 snit Harrogate pop, t 40 to 1). TWO THOUSAND. 0 to 1 apt Julius4T 1000 to 20 apt Trocadero ,t) to 1 Berndt (t, 300 1000 to 90 Arundel :og, t to 100 with a 1000 to 15' start, t) 1000 to 20 °wain Oleni. 10 to 1 Vauban (03) wyr (0(1) 20 to 40 Herniltdoss not run (t) 30 to 20 Hermit versus Plaudit, both to start tt) DERBY. 10 to I agst Hermit toff,tr 10 to 1 mot &Mourne! 11 to 11 (off ] 1000 to 20 mast Dtsiln (off, t 1000 to 10) 1000 to 20 cyst Hermit winning the Two Thomand and ths Derby A) OAKS. 2 to 1 am* Achievement (off) MARKETS. 311, Rai 8. —There has been a better feebe In the market for wager thk week, and a fair business has bra dope at eked, pricea TA LLOW.—TIUDAY Evainuo.—The tallow market was stestr, and prices doled as follows:—Spot and March new, 424.9 d.. al 425. to 425. 1.1. ; June. 411%. Sl. ; October to December, Cta r to 43s lid. Town tallow, 41s. fid. net cash. Delivery to let evening, 1.124 ;no arrivals. At auction, a cargo of Tamer; 60111 ; gee sheep, 49a dd. to 43a. Pd. ; beef, 425. ad. to 4:i. 16 mined Idnds, Va. to 433. Australian beef, 41s. lid. No moue American offering. Cocoa-nut oil firm; Cochin, 595. ; Ceyl.l. 86a ; Sydney is rather dearer today ; Site. 475. ; good middle: to good, 445. 6d. to 465. : Interior and drew, 425. to Pls. Pats oil firm ; Sae Lagoa, 415.: Accra, 384. dd. to 391 ; Palm col oil, 405. COTTON.—LnriatooL, MAnnli a—Cotton has been to mole. rate demand throughout the week, and the market quiet, ht Thursday's prices being barely supported. Sea Hand Is In Lc fair request, hut abundantly supplied at rather loner rib' American continues im general demand, bat still freely ogee-, and Is quoted kl per lb. tower is some Imes. la Brash transactions continue moderate, with no alteration in gum. Mons. In Egyptian a fair business has been doh.. without material change An prier Smyrna is ber. of sale, and has declined about i ld i zr The hum t:M.4I, at e ,. In East India has been li asier rates, eta;: In Bengal, the better descriptions o which are becoming scar and command rather higher prices. hpecilaton have lair , during the week 1,1•50 bales: exp o rters, 11270 bales: and in trade, 42,000 balm. We have had a fair demand 4,day and . steady market at previous rates. The miss are 7,030 Mies. • which 1.000 are for export and speculation, The funnel= v' the racial quotations Or 151c1: 131,1 fair Mobile, 141.1 ; middling, 141. ; fair uplands, 141.1 ; nor dung, COTTON GOODS. MANCIMSTEIt, MARCH & In ahlppii4 we have had again a very quiet market , and tak, saki rtallo wake a l s . been requisite to take loner price*. hien at Ito the business has been very small. lu home trade pints the roar het has been very quiet, but without much change In peken. There have been some offers for quantitied at Id to pl. rivltic tlon per lb. ; but sellers were not disposed to entertain them. and probably will not until they can get some reduction in cotton. Very little fluidness has been effected. In cloth nee market is exceedingly dull today, and few offers have two made. The result is a very limited ladniaa hI e hare hart 1 somewhat lower scale of prices ever since Tuciday, and there has been Increased depression. There seems to be aen ueral want .4 confidence in prices. There has not to, . a very marked manio bon. but in sonic cases there has been ail en omutation of stock, which causes rather more anxiety to sell then has recently NO manifested. The foreign Stilrieeo continue unfavourable to War* manta. and exporters are consequently withholding their order. CORN.— ClindisrottP, MARCH R —There was rather IA T• wheat on offer today ; condition somewhat improved. with a p.• demand; l the In-at samples made rather more money: dam; lots very unsaleable. Barley a small snpnly, and prices to Inw• Baum. Is. dearer. Average:—Wheat, OIL id. Barley, Us. 3 Oats. 235. 3d. LINCHLX, MARCH B.—We have lia.l a moderate supply . 1 wheat, and, although the demand asa not latt,•e, last we. were very fully supported. Wheat. red. :at b. :co. Barley, dull, at Is. to M deeline-3ts t•. 4 sa. Oats, SIC to su WARRIHRLD, MARCH IA —1•111 C %heat In lair demand, and is Rome eases, la. dearer : all secondary qualities nearly uusale.. l :. Barley dull. COATS.—LO99n!. Sl.tacH —llolywetl Main. 161. 6d. ; F4' Main, 191. 9d.: &sham Primrose, 17.. U.I. • Walls And 114.41.0'.. Halton. 20e.: Walls lid Ilsawrll. 21.: Walls And Ilvtton, 2;• Walla End Helton Lyon,. Ins. 6d.; W.ll. End Toonstall. 1W Walls End Ilankiand.99.Sd. ; Walls End Adl.rc, UN. 14L' at market. SS ; sold. 26. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS.. CALVERT.—March 7, at Ikegett 7 s-pia-terrace, the rift, of C L Calvert Naq , of &daughter CARlL—March 7, at St. John's-park, Blackheath, Mn. W . Carr, nt a sum" canzaliwAgL—)!arcl? 7, at Gullatord . road, Clapham-re2, the wife of IL Croathwalte, Fgq., of &daughter. DOW. —M ar zh 6, at Brundabury-ruad, Kilburn, the wife of Dow, of a daughter. 16y..i.N8.:_-Marcla . 7, atLeinsterwquare, Ilydepork, the ulk M. P. Ream, 604., of a son. . . RPAY.—Much 7, at Reaufort•gardcns, S.W., the wife of C :- Ryan, Ifay., of a daughter. MARRIAGES. LAST—HOAR —March 5, at the Chapel Royal of the Sot' Strand, Mr. R. B. East. of Hampton, Middlesex, to Ham daughter of Mr. R. Hoare. of liermondsri. MARSH-100LIOMIEN.—March r. at the Tnitarlan BaPo' Church, Dover, by the Rev. Ths. K. W. Briggs. Captain I ward Marsh, c leat son of Mr. Cullen Marsh, the ltsgt Dover to Frances, second Caughter of Benjamin Igelerlt Rag., of lioughiun Lodge. Dover. STANSEELD—FasTER.—March 5. at Ifornby, by the Yen Ifusgrave,Georire. eon of O. !Man/debt, Fog., Settle, Yorkillir to Hannah, daughter of J. Yager, kaq.. of Herlihy Castle Quo wintry, Yorkshire. DEATHS. BIRCRAI.L —March 6. at Itibble- dale plsee, Preston. At' relict of the late T. WrchaU. Kor . amyl *7 . HAY DN.—March 6, at thincku•town, Henry, son of the hat Hilda. aged O. JOH:SOS. - March 6, at Southanirnm street, Vitzroy slue' IL W. Johnson, son of M. W. Jolannon, aged IS. XING —March 6, at St. John's-wood-road, St. Jobritorood ' King, Esq., aged 7S. MOSLEY. - March 6, at ComptotPterrace,CanonlauT, E. Nosy' A V -)larch Peek, Esq., aged Printed and Published by Waidnit SIND HALM Of No Lomberdetreet, to the City of Logsdon. Motor. Is 1 ' 'Moe. to Lontberd-etreet. In the Pro:fool of Whltottiare SATURDAY. Mows Y. 1817. I It I ei E E iii Go ire or' ea fire as abo WA boo rii to 1,011. who wed 1 Co., ere 40a. ra. Loa Kw ta t Ilk 111117 Dent Obis, meal rug Map them —___ ILEA: L