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On Tlrsreday next, the 23d inst.,ln 3 vole., post Bvo. F ORE ST 'JILL. ♦ TALE OF SOCIAL LIFE IN 1830-31. " True loves are often sown, but seldom grow on ground." SPENSBIt. Richard Zentley, New Burlington-street. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC RALE. MESSRS. LAAIOND, SMALE, AND LAMOND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, ttc., take place every TIIIeDAY and FRIDAY, at One o'clock, at the Hall of COrnineree, Threadneedle -street, London, to which place all Amours, containing instructions, are respectfully requested t• be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited for exa mination at least one day previously to their being offered ; and Idvices of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds immediately disposed of according to instructions. Offices. Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public are respectfully informed that an EXTRA NIGHT will take place TO-MORROW, APRIL 23, When will be performed (for the first time this season), Rossini's celebrated Opera, entitled IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA. Resins.," Madame Grisi ; Il Conte d'Almaviva, Signor Mario ; Bartolo, Signor Lablache ; Basin°, Signor F. Lablache ; Figaro, signor Fornasari. In the course of the Evening, Selections from Donizetti's Opera, LINDA DI CHAMOUNI. In which Madame Casteilan and Madlle. C. Brambilla will appear. To conclude with the highly successful New Grand Ballet, by M. Perrot. The music by Signor Pugni, entitled, CATARINA ; ou, LA FILLE DU BANDIT. The principal parts by Mdile. Lucile Grahn, Madame Petit Stephan, and Madame Louise Taglioni ; 51.31. Gosselin, Bertrand, Di Mettle, and Perrot. Applications for boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at the box office, Opera Colonnade. Doors open at Seven, the Opera to com mence at half-past Seven o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, DUCEYLANE. THIS EVE'N'ING Will be performed an Opera, entitled THE CROWN JEWELS. Count de Campo Mayor, Mr. Weiss ; Don Henrique, Mr. Harrison ; Don Sebastian D'Aveyro, Mr. D. W. King; Rebolledo, Mr. Borrani ; La Catarina, Madame Anna Thillon ; Diana, Miss Poole. After which, will be produced the Ballet d'Action, entitled PEROUSE ; or, The Desolate Island. Principal characters by Madlle. Louise, Madame Gittbilei, Mr. W. 11. Payne, Mr. Howell, Mr. T. Matthews, Mr. Wieland, and Master F. Payne. TLIE.A.TRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING Wal be performed a New and Original Comedy, called, A BEGGAR ON HORSEBACK. C 3 mon Foxall, Mr. Webster; More craft, Mr. W. Farren Sir John Coverdale, Mr. Tilbury; Ernest Coverdale, Mr. H. Holl ; Horace Waldgrave, Mr. Hudson ; Schnei dermann, Mr. J Bland; Thomas, Mr. Brindal ; Lady Coverdale Mrs. Glover ; Selina Coverdalc, Miss Julia Bennett ; E mme li ne: Airs. Seymour. The Band will perform the Overture, " La Symphonie," the Fantasie, " Fra Diavolo ;" the " Post Horn Galop," " Antoinette," Cellarius Waltz ; th "Chatsworth quadrilles ;" and the " Brunow Polka." After which, an experiment will be tried upon TilE BIRDS OF ARISTOPHANES on which occasion they will be presented to the public with new Name; new Feathers, new Songs, and new Tales. Principal characters by Messrs. James Bland, Hudson, Tilbury, Brintlal, Caulfield, T. F. athews, and Miss P. Ilorton. To conclude with a New Comic Drama, called THE IRISH POST. Characters by Messrs. J. Bland, Tilldiry, Mrs. Hamby, &c. THEATRE, noYAL, I.ICeALSi UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. Unprecedented Attraction ibr the Easter Holidays. Re-engagement of .IENERAL TOM THUMB ! Great success of the New Comic Drama! THIS EVENING The performances will commence with a New end Original Comic Drama, in Three Acts, called HONOURS AND TRICKS. Prin cipal characters by Messrs. F. Matthews, F. Vinhig, Wigan. Lid;Sear, and Keeley ; Miss Vlthus, Mn. A. Xigan, and Mrs. Keele). Ater which, a New Extrareganza, entitled THE MARBLE MA D.?;N. Characters by Mr. Keeley, Mr. A. Wipn, Mrs. Keeley, u.I Miss L•7bllaw. be followed by an entirely New and Original Burlesque, en tiCed HOF 0' MY THUMB 7 or, Tics 041 C MO 11 . 9 Seven-League Boots. Hop 'o My Thumb, General Tom Thumb. To ccnclude with NEXT Door:. Character by Messrs. A. Wlg..tn, Turner, Bellingham ; Misses Arden, Villars, and Howard. Stalls, Is. ; Boxes, Ss. ' • Pit, 23.; Gallery, fid. , ttt) TII IS EVENING Will be presented a New Drama, in Three Acts, called, IN- Dustay AND INDOL`ZNCE ; or, The Orphan's Legacy. St. Amour, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Rollin, Mr. 0. Smith ; Smisonet, 31r. Wright ; Mons. Del anare, Mr. Perkin, ; Batirole, Miss Woolgar NMI, Miss Webs.er ; Cecile, Madame Celeste. After which, a New Burlesque, entttled, PETER WILKINS. ; or, The Loadstone Rock and the Flying Indians. Principal characters by Misses Woolgar, Emma Harding, Chaplin, Brooks, Taylor; 31r. Paul 11,11ord, Mr. Mum ard, &c. To conclude with a New Farce, entitled, DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE TO CAMBERWELL ? Chesterfield Honeybun, Wright ; Isaac Crank, Mr. 0. Smith ; Mrs. Crank, Mrs. F. Matthew,, Mrs. Honeybun, Miss Emma Harding. PRINCESS'S Til EATitr.. THIS EVENING Will be performed the popular Play of RICHELIEU. In which Mr. Macready will appear. To conclude with a New Fairy Extravaganza, entitled LADS GODIVA AND PEEPING TOM OF COVENTRY. In which Messrs. Walton, Wynn, Compton, Granby, Oxberry ; Miss Taylor, Miss E. Stanley, Mrs. Fos' , roke, Mks Honner, &c., will adpear. , - ASILEY Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Patronised by h , :r most graci ,, us Majesty the Queen, Pzlnce Albert and the Prtscess 11,,, ys.1.—Extraordinary lilt of Mr. Leman Red. New Equestrian Spectacle, which has been pronounced by tla public press to intro .as all former rrodu..tions. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Original Asiatic Drama of THE ARAI' AND HIS DESERT STEED; or, the Pearl of the Euplirah, -Magnificent effects, grand equestrian tableaus, &c. The Scenes in the Circle will, tlis present week, prove more than ord:narily brilliant, proientin.; the whole troop of British am! Foreign Professors, aided by the inimitable Clowns, Barry, Wallet, mad Rochez. To conclude with a novel Afterpfece. Box-office open from eleven till five o'clock. —Doors open at six and commence at seven o'clock. liA VIDGI.;', ROYAL ; ; . ;I t i t at. More Novelty! A New Drama. Great success. Crowded house, THIS EVENING; M Will be performed THG KISS ; the 's enrs. Hughes, Johnson, Rogers, Cowell, or, Lewis, Soldier Grave Heslop, Wil liamson, Mesdms. Vining and Martin will support the principal characters. After which, a New Farce by Mr. E. Stirling, entitled, ON THE TILES ; or, A Night at Greenwich. To be followed by a Grand Ballet of Enchantment, called, DER CHAMOIS YAGER ; or, The Fiend on Earth. By the Deulin Family. To conclade with a New Melodrama, called, THE RATS OF RAT CASTLE. ROYAL VICTORIA .E. Great Success of the New Drama of TIIRATY " Laid up in Port." THIS EVENING Will be performed an entirely ne w Drama, entitled LAID FP IN PORT ; or, Sharks along Shore. Principal characters by Messrs. Fredericks, Saville, Raymond, Tindell. Higgie, Searle, Burton ; Miss Vincent, Miss E. Terry, &c. After which, THE BILIDE'3 J9IIRNEY ; or, the Escapes of Adelaide of resden. In which Miss Vincent will perform. To conchzde with a New Drama, entitled THE FACTORY LADS; or, The Workman's Saturday Night. In which the whole Company will appear. NEW STRAND THEAT RE. RNTIV NEW AND MAGIC EFFECTS. " La gaiete eat la sante de Fame, La M. PHILLIPPE betgsrisleave tesse to en eat le poison." atutce th in consequence EASTER ENTER s MENTS, they will be repeated on every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday Morning, and every Evening until further notice. THIS R,VF.NING, M. PIIILLIPPE will commence the Entertainment by Lighting Two Hundred and Fifty Wax Candles by a single Pistol Shot ! This unique and brilliant Experiment was originally performed by Mons. Phillippe for upwards of 700 consecutive nights in Paris. M. Phillippe will also have the honour of introducing lIIS GRANDMOTHER'S CAP, with all its laughable and rapid Trans formations. The Entertainments will be varied by the Dancing of the CUIARINI FAMILY, and the Olympic Gambols of the AME RICAN BROTHERS. The Morning Performance will commence at Two o'clock ; the Evening at a quarter to Eight. Stalls, 3s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 6d. ; Private 80..748, 11. Is., and 10s. 6d. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, APRIL 22. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 38; Highest. 53; Noon, 53. BAROMETER, 29.9.—W1ND E.S.E., cloudy. ellGlti WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning • 3 minutes after 11 Evening 38 minutes after 11. CORRECTED THROUGHOUT BY THE NOBILITY. Avow ready, in one vol. Bvo. (comprising as much matter as twenty Bvo. volumes), with upwards of 1,600 Engravings of Arms, &c., price 38s. bound, JEURKE'S PEERAGE and BARONETAGE, For 1846. COTTALAING ALL THE NEW CREATIONS. " The most complete, the most convenient, and the cheapest work of the kind ever offered to the public."—Sun. The best genealogical and heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Beroietage, and the first authority en all questions respecting the aristocracy."—Globe. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NOTICE. IRISH GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. DUBLIN TO GALWAY. Parties who signed t he last subscriptloa contract, and holders of sorip, are informed, that petitions to both Houses of Parliament, "To stay the progress of the Bill, to cancel the liability of the subscribers to the contract, and return to the shareholders the un!pent deposits," lie for signature let the Shareholders' Committee-room, Founders' Hall-court, Lothbury, from 11 to 4 o'clock each day. April 21, 1846. R. THOMPSON Secretary. \ pr. • •:iA l iti l 7: • 4* t ; t7c '4l4lhe I 1 1 t LONDON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1846. The Lords met at Five o'clock, for the first time since the recess. The Earl of DALHOUSIE gave notice that on Thursday he should bring in the Government Bill on tlze subject of railways. On the motion of the Noble Earl, all proceedings on railway Bills were ordered to be postponed unt it Monday, the 27th April instant. The SertAKEit took the chair at Four o'clock, Viscount MILTON took the oaths and his seat For Mahlon., in the room of Mr. CIIILDERg; and Mr. RICH, for Richmond, in the room of Mr. R. COLBORNE. Sir R. PEEL gave notice of his intention, on. Thursday next, at the time of private business, to call the xttention of the House to the state of railway legislation, and to propose certain resolutions, one f which would be to the effect that no Railway Bill should bl read a third time, unless the corn pang had met, according to previous notice, and a) ome to tl:e resolution that the undertaking could be carriej into effecl with advantage to the shareholders. Sir R. P EEL , i n answer La a question from irr. BAILLIE, said it was th e i ntention of the Government to propose the erteti.on of a monununt to Si r J o h n M'C as k il l , as well as Sir Ik. Sale, both of whom fell iuwar in Ird'a. Sir JAuxts Ca.triam, ans,v "e • Wyse, said that every preeautier tol a questiv.l from Mr. Government to prevent the ()cum been f laaken by the enc:df ttirhthca• outrages in Ireland. He was happy to say, f rom (government had received, that the representati, ccounts the , Yt of the out rages had been exaggerated. return Lord that hG. B ad b een ENTINCK laid o Compnlained of the inc House of a the table of the: . respect to timber. lie thought the officer who had rnivall'h the return should be called to the bar to expl a i n: the reaso ns of its inaccuracy. Sir R. PEEL admitted that there was an er.Nsr. in the r, - turns, which he had ordered to be corrected, and the accura: e returns would be on the table of the House to-in( :rr9w. He was sorry that the error had cccurred, but the ot/ic or in whose THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDA y ETENING, APRIL 22, lepartment it had occurred, was responsible for it, and not the government. The Committee on the Corn Importation Bill, and the ad. journed debate on the first reading of the Irish Protection of Life and Property Bill, were re-appointed for Friday. Mr. Cluturruc then moved, pursuant to notice, for copies of all correspondence between W. DAY, Esq., last Assistant- Commissioner of the Poor-laws and the Poor-law Commis sioners, and the Secretary for the Home Department, relative to his involuntary resignation of his Assistant Poor-law Cora missionership, and of all minutes relative to Mr. DAY'S re signation, and to the appointment of Colonel Wade as his successor; also, that it should be an instruction to the Com mittee on the Andover Union to inquire into all the circum stances under which Mr. DAT was called upon to interfere. Mr. C. POWELL seconded the motion. Sir J. GRAHAM would offer no objection to the motion, thinking it highly desirable that investigation should take place into the matter. The motion was then agreed to. Mr. T. DENCOMBE then moved for a Select Committee to inquire into the allegations of the petition of Mr. Jonathan Duncan on the mal-administration of affairs in the General Post-office. If it was not for the mal-administration in the General Post-office, the public of London might have their letters delivered an hour and a half earlier than they were at present ; and this assertion he would undertake to prove. '1 he mal-administration of which he had to complain was not of yesterday, but many years' standing. He was ready to prove, that the private undertaking, called " Kelly's Post office Directory," was a job that gave great dissatisfaction to the officers in the Post-office, and was highly detrimental to the public service. Mr. WILLIAMS seconded the motion. Mr. CARDWELL defended the course adopted by the Post-office authorities, and opposed the motion. Mr. MOFFATT supported the motion, being convinced that inquiry into the course pursued by the Post-office would tend to the public good, inasmuch as it would lead to some alterations in the mode of conducting business at that great establishment. After some observations from Mr. Protheroe, Mr. Brother ton, Mr. Christie, Mr. F. Baring, Mr. Wakley, the Chancel lor of the Exchequer, Mr. B. Escott, and Mr. T. Duncombe in reply, of 43, The there Housbeing for e divided, and the motion was lost by a majority Mr. Duncomb e ' s mot i on 49, and against it 92. Mr. S. O'BRIEN then moved, pursuant to notice, that after the present session all inquiry with respect to Irish Railway Bills, which at present took place in London before both Houses of Parliament, should be proceeded with in Ireland. Mr. F. FRENCH seconded the motion. After some observations from Sir R. Peel, Mr. C. Powell, Mr. Wakley, Lord Claude Hamilton, Colonel Connolly, Mr. Maurice O'Connell, and several other Members, the motion was lost, upon a division, there being 25 in favour of it and 69 against it. The Polling Places (Ireland) Bill went through Committee, and the House adjourned. Sir R. PEEL last night gave notice that he would, on Thursday night, propose certain resolutions, as sessional orders, in reference to the several railway Bills still pending before Parliament. These resolu tions, which at a later hour of the evening were laid upon the table, appear to be founded on the suggestion of Mr. LABOTICEIERE, who, when the measure pro posed by Sir ROBERT PEEL, previous to the recess, was brought before the House, stated the difficulty that there would be for parties wishing. to put an end to any scheme, but unsupported by the directors, to assemble so large a number as one half of the persons holding the scrip to express their opinion on the project being carried into execution, and gave it as his opinion that the onus should be on the directors to obtain the consent of a fair proportion of those interested therein to the further progress of any Bill before it should receive the ultimate assent of the Legislature. The present plan appears well calculated to effect this object, and furnishes an additional security to that afforded by the measure then mentioned, that no Bill shall receive its third reading until the shareholders shall have full time maturely to weigh the advantages of the undertaking, and the probabilities of their being ible to carry it into execution, notwithstanding the diffi culties to which it may be subjected by the present depresied state of the money market, and the unwilling )ess on the part of the public to invest any part of their spare capital in the construction of new lines of railway. The former measure is intended to enable persons (whether original shareholders or persons not parties to the Parliamentary contract, but who have, by the pur chase of scrip, acquired an interest in the projects), who are the actual holders of at least a full moiety of the stock, to have the meaviure wound up, the assets of the company vested in an official assignee or trustee, and, after ascertaining the liabilities of the company, to ob tain r. return of the amount of the deposits, less the fair expenses already inc urred, to the parties entitl , d thereto. This was hailed with universal approba tion as a just and wise course, ley which parties, who had incautiously involved themselves in railway speculation, would be enabled to extricate themselves. with as little additional loss as possible, and also as an indirc ct means by which the absorption of too large a portion of the capital of the country, in such enterprises, to the great injury of the great commercial interests, might be prevented. The present plan is not intended to interfere with that tower, but provides that the house will not read a third time any Bill to empower any company (whether intended to be incorporated by such Bill, ,r already incorporated by Act of Parliament); to construct a railway, unless a certificate, sigin d sand authenticated, shall have been deposited at the Pri vate Bill-office, there to be open to the inspection of all parties, three clear days before such third readirg, and stating the following facts, viz.:- 1. That a copy of the Bill was submitted to the considera tion of a meeting of the scripholders of the company, or (in ease of a company already incorporated) of the shareholders or stockholders of the company, specially called for that purpose. 2: That such meeting was called by advertisements, in serted once in each of two consecutive weeks in the London Gazette (if the railway be an English or Scotch railway), or in the London and Dublin Gazettes (if the railway be an Irish railway), and in each case in at least three London daily newspapers, and not less than three times in each such paper, in each of such two consecutive weeks. 3. In the case of the company being intended to be incor porated by the Bill :—That such meeting was constituted of persons producing thereat ecrip of the company representing not less than one-third part of the whole capital proposed to be raised by the company under the Bill (such scrip having been actually issued, or the deposits in respect thereof having been paid before the 31st of March in the present year). "4. In the case of the company being already in corporated :—That such meeting was held, except so far as is herein otherwise provided, according to the constitution of the company, and was constituted of shareholders or stockholders thereof competent to vote at the ordinary meeting-3 of the company, and representing either personally or as proxies not less than one-third part of the whole capital or stock of the company. 5. That at such meeting the Bill was approved of by per sons producing thereat scrip equal to at least three-fifths of the total amount of scrip produced at the meeting ; or, in the case of a company already incorporated, by three-fifths at least of the meeting, the votes being given and computed according to the constitution of the company. The resolutions further provide, in the event of there not being a sufficient attendance at such a meeting, that the chairman shall be empowered to cause the votes of the persons constituting such meeting, approving or dis approving of .the Bill, to be taken and recorded, and then to adjourn the same for a period of not less than three days, or more than one week, from the original day of meeting, and which adjournment shall be adver tised twice in each of three London daily newspapers ; and that the chairman shall be empowered at such adjourned meeting to cause to be taken and recorded the names of such of the persons constitut ing the saLie, as shall not have voted at the original meeting, and the t otal amount of vot e s g i ven at the _ _ _ _ original and adjourne,4 meeting shall be received as ii given at one and the same meeting. The additional matters required by the reNolutions are respecting rticlua th rs e form o f th e cert ifi cate, which .s h a ll comprise pa showing that the meeting has been held in accordance with the spirit of the foregoi 7g regulations, and the manner in which the certificate shall be signed and authenticated. Su c h i s the scheme of the Minister, and it is only to be lamented that it was not promul gated at an earlier a d d' The outline appears clear and simple, hed in a spirit of fairness towards those interested in the several rail ways on the one hand, and the public at large upon the other; as, while there is no difficulty placed in the way of any well-devised or prudent project, the directors of which will easily be enabled to procure the requisite attendance and approval, no plan can be proceeded with contrary to the wishes of the majority of the share holders, although, from difFicultieot in their way, they may be unable to procure signatures sufficient to ensure the dissolution of the company in sufficient time to stay its further progress. IThe news from Poland is of a very contradictory cha racter. The Poet Ampt Gazette, under date of Posen. April 13, states that though order has been to all outward appearance restored, there still reig ned a kind of dull feeling c f uneasine s s. Excesses had been. committed at Ragusen where several ,of the public functiova.ries had been insulted: A sentinel on duty bad met with_ some indignity, and had discharged his mthilket at the party,, - who had taken to dight. No one was wounded, but the miliita.7 authorities had put:- lished a notice cautioning the inhabitants to refrain from such conduct for fear of more fatal consiNacnces. IA letter frem Lemberg, the ,Ceipital of Austrian Galicia, dated April 7, states that the grea't'er portion of the bawls of peasants who continued under antis bad been dispersed, but that assassinations were daily ta'c.ing place. Count GOLE VIOSKI had been attacked on the: previous day by a body of the peasantry, and murdered. In . The town of Styria, a p.a. sant, who had taken a very act ive part in attacking the chateaux of the nobles, had died c f his wounds, and was in terred with extraordinary porn' ,„ The public authorities both civil and military, attended, said military honours were given —a circumstance so unusui ti :and improper, that it dis gusted not only the Poles, but th , s Germans, and especially the officers of the army. Jasln. Th e datel:::0(a I,ta t h h er e edc o aey t iv h ef e o r ltloh h we an innl d go, a sst n a o 3,B, t s h ioo: l ir l iy et ter from the same place, public mind. a r e a ks t ndeowwsn,trinthtehree cisirenloet ofa dread of political outbreaks alone, bat of a civil war, which might decimate the population, if the promptest succour does not arrive. The work of pillage and incendiarism has again broken out with the peasants. They have mustered from 5,000 to 6,000, and it is said that they have repulsed the troops sent against them. The military had received orders to act with moderation, and even to fire in the air; but the peasants were in no way intimidated, and fell on the troops and killed 50 of them. They then fled to the woods, and are now carrying devastation throughout the country." Madrid journals of the 14th have arrived. Although that city continued tranquil, it would appear that the authorities feared, or pretended to fear, some outbreak, for not only has the Government adopted every possible precaution to guard against an outbreak, but domiciliary visits had been made in many instances, and several persons had been arrested, among them an ex-provincial Deputy, and, one of the editors of the Eco del Comercio. They are charged with having propa gated false news, and distributed proclamations subversive of order. The Eco del Comercio had again been seized. As an excuse for these proceedings, the authorities state that they have received information that a conspiracy was plotting in Madrid ; that the 13th had been fixed upon by the con spirators as the day on which the emeute was to take place, and that the first object of the conspirators was to seize on the arms taken last year from the National Guard, and which are stored in the dep6t of artillery. The Heraldo stated that the Duke of SOTOMAYOR, the Ambassador of Spain at the British Court, had applied for permission to return to Spain on account of the state of his health. Notwithstanding the repeated assurances given in the official papers that tranquillity was completely restored in Galicia, it would appear that such is far from the fact, for, notwithstanding the defeat of IMARTE by Correia, the insurrection, if we may judge from the proclamation of General VILLALONGA, which ap pears in these papers, still continues to spread. This pro clamation declares the four provinces of Galicia in a state of siege, and also declares that the insurgents at Lugs, and all those who may join them, are traiters,'and that the soldiers, who have joined the movement, and who may return to their duty in twenty-four hours, shall be pardoned. The General has also issued an address to his soldiers calling upon them to remain true to their allegiance, and not to be led away by revolutionary firebrands—from all which we gather that Lugo is still in possession of the insurgents, who have been joined, and aided, and assisted by many recruits, including among them several of the soldiers of VILLALONOVS own army, and that the insurrection is spreading from Lugo, as from a centre, over the whole of Galicia. Catalonia also is in a very disturbed state. Attempts have been made to gain over the garrison of Barcelona, and procla mations have been circulated in the barracks headed "Con stitution of 1837," and "Prince Henry for Queen Isabella." No outbreak, however, had taken place, although if anything can cause an outbreak, the following bando, issued by the Captain-General of the province, the sanguinary Don MANUEL BRETON, will most assuredly do so : " The disturbers of public order still endeavouring to de prive us of the tranquillity which we have the happiness to enjoy, and it is so necessary to maintain in this populous and commercial capital, I order the following:— " First and only Article.—Any person belonging to any class that shall spread news tending to disturb order, shall immediately be delivered up to the military commission, which shall permanently sit in the royal citadel of this city, in order verbally to judge the accused, and, after obtaining proof of the offence, condemn him to be shot." . .. Anything more tyrannical and violent than this never before was issued even by a Spanish Captain-General ; and the past conduct of BRETON shows that he is fully capable of carrying out this bando to the very letter. The w hol e popula tion of the province is at his mercy, fur, be it observed, the court-martial, composed of his creatures, is to judge what is to be considered as "news tending to disturb order." Ile seems to have taken the French revolutionary tribunal as his model, and to be ambitious of acting the part of FOUQUIEr. TINVILLE on a small scale. Several persons have already been arrested on suspicion, among whom are several, who n 1843, proclaimed the Central Junta. _ _ MADRID BOLSA, APRIL 14.—The Funds are higher to (la% 1 1 / per cent., which would appear inexplicable weie the Bolsa of Madrid like that of any other place. The Three per Cents. are 31% cash, and:3lli for the 30th inst.; thirty three millions done. The other funds are not quoted. We have received the Paris papers of Monday. They all attack the Debats for its article of Saturday, in which it more than insinuated that LEco3rrE had been excited to the commission of his atrocious attempt by a political con spiracy, of which he was the mere instrument. As might have been expected, all the Opposition papers are indignant at this attempt to give a political complexion to the crime of the assassin, and even the Ministerial papers disavow the Journal des Debuts on this occasion. The Moniteur officially contradicts the assurance given by the Journal des Debuts, that anonymous letters had been received by the authorities in some of the provinces, stating that the attempt was to be made, and the Epoque, the Ministerial organ, thus comments on the article in the Debuts : " The Debats has created a phantom in the honest but puerile idea that royalty and the Government required this phantom far its defence. The Government and France have no need of such evocations. Their strength is in the country, and the country does not require to be alarmed. For the last five years its reason and its wisdom have been alone appealed to, and for five years it has more than at any other period given its confidence and its adhesion to the Go vernment. But there is in this something more serious; we are told of optimism, an 4 of culpable and fatal indifference; we are told that the blow which would have struck the per son would have also touched the institution, and for the pro fit of present royalty the Debuts has not hesitated to bring the safety of that of the future into question. Yes, the pre sent King has saved royalty, and this is not the first time we have stated the same; he has also saved liberty, which is the consequence of order; but now, should the King be struck by the arm of au assassin or by the hand of God, royalty and liberty would net be shaken, for all France would rise to de• fend them. Those know little of the great King who governs us who think to flatter him by telling him that he has onle founded his personal royalty. Louis Philippe wished to found a dynasty, and he has succeeded. That is the reason se by be remains so calm whilst the balls are whistling past his ears. He knows that they might kill the King, but could not destroy royalty. The Count de Paris, supported by the Duke de Nemours, would lose nothing of the strength of Louis Philippe. And what, good God 1 would be a constitu tional Government if it were otherwise, if it were always necessary to have a great man to render a nation strong and prosperous, if it did not draw its vitality from its own con stitution. That after a revolution a man of genius should be necessary may be readily conceived, but it would be a con demnation of it to say that he was always necessary. The country, moreover, is perfectly tranquil. Look at the Bourse, that thermometer of the emotions of the capitalist, who has such a dread of revolutions ; it has been scarcely affected by the two shots of Lecomte. If thee , had been successful tbe great capitalists would have thrown all their millions into ihe scale to prevent a fall, because they are convinced, from the knowledge which is acquired by having great interests at stake, that their millions would be of no value without order in France—an order on which the peace of Europe depends. These capitalists have more instinct than many political men. They invest their millions in railroads on the soil of France, because they know that it is not on that soil that the volcano of revolution will burst forth. France is calm, calm as the King, and both have reason to be so, for the one has patiently founded a dynasty which the other has resolutely adopted.' The Presse, after giving the addresses to the KING, and his MAJESTI'S replies, on his return from Fontein bleau, says : "In all these expressions it is easy to perceive that there is not a word tending to transform into a political attempt the abominable crime of Lecomte. This is an additional re ply to the ill-imagined article which the Dtbats published on Saturday, and against which the whole press protested yesterday with great reason. This article is an anachron ism, and that is the least of its faults. Fortunately, and fur the honour of our country in presence of Europe, which is only but too much inclined to distrust, the morals of parties are notably ameliorated for some time. There is not one to day, however desperate may be its cause, which would con sent to find a last resource in a cowardly assassination. There was a time when the journals of the extreme Opposi tion did not fear to insinuate that the police might not be strangers to the attempts of a really political character which then periodically threatened the king's life, alarmed the world, and caused doubts to be entertained of the future prospects of the country. Henceforward this odious system of tactics is given up. The LYational declared yesterday that such a course would be ridiculons at present, thus itself treating as it deserved a discussion to which for a long time it certainly was not a stranger. The progress of public reason is therefore evident and incontestible, and the fact must be stated with pleasure, in place of denyi ng i t, as the ' Debuts did on S a t ur d ay in hat inconceivable article, which we have heard blamed by men of sense of all opinions." The following is the justification of the Journal des Debats :- 4. It appears that we have made ourselves guilty against society, perhaps against the dynasty and‘ even the monar chical system in Franee, by having said that we found it difficult to believe that the crime committed by Lecomte was purely a private crime, perpetrated under the inspiration of Lthteoet Frenchtthlto es those i whol y t htenwvie assassinl e l t i b v e e l s i e vd t e h i dr nothwant private vengeance, the motive for which was unaccount n a inofswtobanee b fpuaemem l sorDekt saw nroouswiu l i gse e ,kfoaeNiineal‘l in expressing kill the api s e echn, thisot hstuladchfi excuse hotee l roo political nKe ocohl o afu rio tQinsscet reply occasion . n of f parts,of tl state, do no t buth think n t l h y a t t h w e heade ddeceived e i o N f ed a e r l r a ll a : y a p. r y yoi attempt thetei onemfi crimesepAnpt a si at regicide. u iJustice declaring urles it thattigchueen t,Meunier, t r hu ee m n n a a e i Pontcttuoinenr a t , . - e trust, will succeed in bringing to light what has passed in the mind of the wretch who has added. his name to this list, which was, alas ! already too long. Justice will tell us whether he conceived his crime in solitude, or whether the idea came fr ont out of that dark abyss whence have already sprung so many conspiracies, so many attacks. The magis trates will do their duty. lSutwhether the crime from the King has again so narrowly escaped bein the v which ict• be a private c r i me , or whether it be, like those which have preceded onit,demn a political criine, the people of F rance will equally c and mourn over it. It will to b case more than i n t h e other, have to justify itself o • not, in the on ush e l for it." Duke ResstutEn, the President of the Court of Peers, and id. HEBERT, the Procureur-General, were engaged on Sun day, skt the Conciergerie, in interrogating Lacontra. The o1(1 prison of the Luxembourg having been pulled down with the ether ancient buildings in the Rue Vaugirard, workmen were on HA.ifiday employed in convertin g a room of the Luxembourg fela e e, i n t o a pr i son, to be used as a place of cominement for fir.coiam. Ile was transferred thither oni Monday, and is now in the eestody of the Court cf Peers. 'flee Peers wet on that day at one, ie secret committee, to hear the ProcureureGeneral's r equisitoire *ftigtive to the attempt made on Louts Potterrx's liCe, on Thursday the Ifith instant. When last accounts left, t'ae Court had not yet issued their arret. Le.coarre's spirits seemed to have deserted bin. He at first exhibited a great deal of bravado, but latterly he has appeared much depressed. For tw o d ays he has refused all food, and expre sses a hope fat he may die of exhaustion ;his personal appearance also is greatly altered. Two keepers watch him day and night. The Chamber of Deputies met on Monday, and when the post left they were discussing a proposal of M. DE Mon..NAT for indemnifying the posting-masters of France owing to the detriment they suffer from railways. On Sunday, at one o'clock, theKixot, accompanied by the QUEEN, the Prince, and Princesses of the Royal Family, and holding the Count of PARIS by the hand, received in the throne-room the Municipal Corporation of Paris, who were presented by Count DE K.A.IIBUTEAU, the Prefect of the Seine. The Count expressed to the KING the profound indignation with 'which the attempt on his MAJESTY'S life had inspired the population of Paris, and their affliction that such an act should have taken place. The Count's expressions were warmly responded to by the accla mations of the members of the Corporation. The KING, much moved, replied to this striking manifestation by thanking, in warm language, the municipal body for their loyal and affectionate sentiments. The conclusion of his MAJESTY'S address was greeted with loud cries of " Vice le Roi! Vivent le Famille Royale!" Thanksgivings were offered in all the Protestant churches in Paris, en Sunday, for the KLNG'S escape. Lord and Lady PALMERSTON dined with M. and Madame TRIERS on Sun day. The Marquis of NORMANBY has arrived in Paris. The Bourse was rather firmer on Monday, although there was a trifling change in the quotations—Three per Cents. closing at 83f. 40c. ; Five par Cents. are rather lower, leaving off at 119 f. 70c. The market closed as follows :—Three per Cents., for cash, 83f. 40c. ; for account, 83f. 40c.: Five per Cents., for cash, 119 f. 50c.; for aecount, 119 f. 70c. ; Bank of France Shares, 3,410 f. ; Neapolitan, 101 f.; Spanish Threes, 36% ; Ditto Fives and New Loan, not quoted. RAILWAYS,—The share-market was also firmer, most of the lines closing at about the same as on Saturday. For cash—Paris and Orleans, 1,210 f. ; Paris and Rouen, 1,025 f ; Rouen and Havre, 740 f. ; Avignon, 900 f. ; Strasburg and Bale, 225 f. ; Boulogne and Amiens, 505 f,; Northern, 753 f. 75c. ; Bordeaux, 613 f. 75c.; Paris and Lyons, 566 f. 25c.; Paris and Strasburg, 515 f. ; Nantes, 545 f. ; Dieppe, 460 f.; Montereau, Fampoux, and Yierzen, not quoted. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Antal. 21. Boulogne and Amiens, 12— Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (Espeleta), 2%—butch Rhenisk, 6—E ast Indian, %—Lyons and Avignon, 2—Luxembourg, 1% —Namur and Liege, Il4—Paris and Strasbourg Constituted, s%—Rouen and Havre, 2934—Tours and Nantes Constituted, 634—West Flanders, 2. LATEST FROM OLAND. In the organ of the Polish Emigration, published in Paris, under the title of the " 3d of May," on Saturday last, we find the following paragraph :—" At this moment the news has reached us, on the strength of received correspondence, of the 'full up' burning of Tarnow and Bochnic, equally as the evacuation of Cracow by the Aus trians, and the occupation of the city by the Russians. The details of this correspondence are not clearly known to us. We cannot vouch for their truth. We give them as we have learned on authority." The Gazette de Cologne gives a letter, dated Cracow, April 8, which states that the reflection of flames was seen in the distance, and that the sound of cannonading was heard, and that SZELAS, the chief of the peasants, had threatened to burn Tarnow, should any attempt be made to arrest him. ----- ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) lIUIZIE v. CHITTY. The arguments in this case, which was opened yesterday, were heard. The cause arose out of the construction of a deed of separation which had been entered into between a gentleman and his wife, who subsequently cohabited; and the question was as to the rights of the children who were born since the re-union of the parties. The ambiguity in the deed arose from the supposed application of the words "such children born of my wife," &c., which, it was contended, in cluded the children that might be subsequently born, as well as those in existence at the time of the execution of the deed of separation. Lord LASIGDALE, in giving judgment, said it was expressly stated at the very beginning of the deed that the separation between the parties should continue for their joint lives, and Mr. Chitty, the father of the applicant, Mr. T. Chtty, entered into the covenant. By that covenant there was an express stipulation that Mr. Chitty was not to visit Mrs. C., nor in any way intrude upon her privacy. Thus there was clear evidence that the intention of the parties was to live separate and apart, from the period at which the deed was executed, during the rest of their lives. If, however, they wished to perform again conjugal duties, and to renew in all particulars their former intimacy, there was nothing to prevent their doing so; but there was nothing in the agreement that contemplates' such an event. By that deed two distinct objects were covenanted, the first to provide during the life of Mr. Chitty fur the support of his wife anti for the maintenance and support of his children who might be at that time living, a sum of 5001. annually, or such o f t h em as s h ou ld f rom t i me to time be living. It was, therefore, clear that the deed referresl to the children already living who should be living at subsequent periods. The next object was to make a provision for such children as should be hereafter mentioned. The trustees were to payonly so much of the sum as they should think necessary for the support and maintenance of the wife and children. If there was any saving it should be applied to any future expense that might arise, or should it not be all required it should accumulate.. In this way a provision was made for the first object, namely, the maintenance of the wife and the maintensnce and support of the children. But Mr. Chitty only agreed for the payment of this during his life however, he effected a policy of insurance for 15,0001., which, together with the saving already referred to, was to be applied also for the same purposes as the money already dispescd of by him. From all this, it appeared as clear and as plainly set forth in the deed as could be, and therefore he did not think that any doubt could arise on it. The question was as to the provision to be made on the death of the survivor of the two contracting parties. By the death of the survivor, the insurance money was to be held in trust for all such children of Mrs. Chitty which should obtain twenty-one years of age, and to be equally divided between them Now, if they considered the object of that deed, who were to be provided for by it—the deed being that they (Mr. and Mrs.o ) had agreed to separate for the rest of their lives—it was perfectly clear the only objects intended to be provided for were the wife and children living at the time of the deed of separation being executed. There was certainly nothing to show that Mr. Thomas Chitty was not as much an object of affection with his father at the time of his death as his other children. His case was certainly one of hardship, and the Court would do all in its power in his behalf; but they could not act in opposition to the plain meaning of the deed. Mr. and Mrs. Chitty had carried their intention of living apart into execution for twelve years, but in conformity with their mural and religious duties, they had agreed to live to gether again, and did so accordingly for no less than 27 year,. The consequence of the connexion which resulted was the birth of Mr. Thomas Chitty, He wished he could so con sider the deed as to give him (Mr. Thomas Chitty) the right of provision for which be now sought, but he could not do so. There could be no doubt that the meaning of the deed was as he (Lord Langdale) had stated, and did not admit of any construction of an intention to provide for children who might be born after the reconciliation. The deed was perfectly legal, and he felt bound to declare that it referred to th - a children, and to these alone, living at the time of the marriage. 0 URT OF REVIET-V.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Sir J. L. KNIGHT BRUCE.) LAWRENCE IN RE BOWRLNG. The assignees in the bankruptcy appeared by petition, praying to have the only remaining part of the bankrupt estate, consisting of shares in the Middlesex Water Works, placed at their disposal. This was opposed on the part of a gentleman calling himself the mortgagee of these shares, who said they had been deposited with him as security for dialt owed by the bankrupt. Mr. Swanston argued for the assignees, that the point raised in the present case was de cided in the Lancaster Canal case, when it was decided by Lord Lyndhurst, and affirmed by Lord Brougham, that pro fits arising out of the employment of real property were trans ferable as personal property. It was held, therefore, that the party in Court could have no controul over the shares by means of the deposition alleged; and if lie had a proveable debt against the bankrupt estate that he must prove it in the usual way. Mr. Russatx, who appeared for the bankrupt, felt that the case was concluded by the decision cited on the other side. It seems that the bankrupt obtained his certificate in 1832, and a supersedeas was issued in bankruptcy in 1845. The Court now ordered that the bankruptcy should be re vived, the assignees undertaking to the extent of the estate to abide by any order the Court might make in respect to the estate since the supersedeas, with liberty to all parties to apply. Costs were allowed to the bankrupt. UEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco, Westminster Hall.) THE QUEEN V. THE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OP LONDON. The argument in this case was commenced at the sitting of the Court, and occupied a considerable time. The question was simply this, whether an attorney practising in the Court of the Lord Mayor of London was eligible to practise in the Courts of Westminster Hall, without having been duly ad mitted an attorney of those different Courts. It was con tended that he was not, inasmuch as that the Court of the Lord Mayor of London was an inferior Court. There was also a question as to whether attornies of this Court were competent to practise in the Lord Mayor's Court without any further qualification; and it was contended they here, inas much as the Lord Mayor's Court was an inferior Court. Judgment deferred. BAIL COURT-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prins, Westminster Hall, before Mr. justice COLERIDGE and a Common Jury.) WHITE V. CO AND MAN. In this case it appeared that the plaintiff and a person named Williamson were levellers, and the defendants railway surveyors; that Williamson and plaintiff called at the The ver was 37L i offices of defendants for employment in their capacities as two guineas a day, and O n e levellers, in consequence of an advertisement they had seen in the newspapers from defendants, stating that they were in want of such ; that plaintiff was employed at the rate of doing u duty as leveller on the Northampton, Lincoln, and tilo rl,ilcpurojected railway, for 16 days. The sum he now sought guinea a day expenses, while amount. Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for the full Bs. 6d., having received 121. on account. SECON DARIES.-(TH this day.waTBhOenjltyir3O•nyfeecraBe Caseetdd,obUnt,afoftrer (Before Mr. Secondary JAMES.) There IS DAY.) hearing aitin g m sn t this court n one ct the parties being i 0 attendance, the jury were dis missed. BANKRUP TCY. -(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner EvANs.) IN ae 11 0 L311 , 5, AN INSOLVENT. An application was made to rescind the final order made in the case of this insolvent, who is a lieutenant in the Royal Marines. The order was made in January, 1845, and the p a o r w n e e r d tc ?zA c t i i n ss d io t r i :R or s d a e i r d insolvent undertook to set aside 501. per annum out of his half-pay, but had since refused to pay. By some mistake the Pa?irgnit,ewas not made a eondition in the order. had any under certain to he could do so. The creditors solicitor ought to see that the order was properly drawn out. gent , lead a similar Lie would not enforce the pa} . meat now, but be was willing• to render every as,istance inbis power, and would direct that the ender ould be amended. If any inconvenience fell on i n h e t h t i l s i d case;no t see it was thato only the iniolvent it was his own fault. IN Ill; It. II FRANCIS. In this case, the inQolvent being a stationer . in the Old fusing; to Pay a sum of 5 /the promise of doing which the Learned Commissioner I . l;t o d n the order. It was con omitted good t o o d r sfaoiuogi h w t o t u o k s i e l e ,e t k h e a p t t t_he he o r r e d w er as s w e e v t i e de p n r t o l p y er a l n y tended in this case that the granted insolvent's attorney had wilfully omitted the r - fact se that ho was amenable to the Court. application was made, the insolvent re- The Learned Commls:iioNEßsaid the attorneys of the cre- Te I.:olicitor said it was expected by the profession . that intention to impose on the Court. drawn out. The C03131.1881011ER directed the order to be amended. MARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY) Eliza Stephens, a good-looking . young woman, genteelly dressed, was charged with tendering a counterfeit sovereign at the shop of Mr. Elphinstone, baker, of No. 227, Regent street. It appeared that between eight and nine o'clock last evening the prisoner entered the shop, apparently in a hurry, and asked for a shilling's worth of f a ncy bi scu it s . On being served she tendered in payment the spurious coin in ques tion. It was nearly instantly detected to be bad, and she was told so, on which she said that a l a dy w h o was wa iti ng opposite had given her the sovereign and asked her to run over for the biscuits. Of course " the lady" could not be found, and the prisoner was given into custody. Mr. MALTBY asked if she wished to say anything? The prisoner said the statement she had made was perfectly correct. Inspector Baker, of the C division, said that at the station house the prisoner gave her address at No. 5, Hare-court . , Aldersgate-street. A constable had been sent there this morning, and found that no such person was living there. Prisoner—l do live there; some mistake must have been made. Mr. MALTBY said he should remand the prisoner until to. morrow, when the solicitor to the Mint would be in attend. ante. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 5,000 bales, including 500 on speculation and 500 for export. Prices were steady and the market was quiet. Shares in es tablished lines improved, while Scrip was declining. Messrs. Lamond and Co.'s sale of shares yesterday after- I noon went off briskly, and prices were fully supported up to their previous quotations. The number of shares submitted was greater than usual, and a very large business was done, more than 3,500 shares being disposed of at the hammer. These sales continue to attract much attention, and many of the jobbers obtain shares, er ease off some of their accumu lated scrip, through this medium. There are no arrivals with late ship letters of any in terest. The regulations which Government intends to propose to Parliament for checking railway Bills, where carried on con trary to the wishes of the shareholders, although they come very late in the day, are hailed with pleasure by the multi tude of persons involved in railway liabilities, and anxious to close at once with a certain loss, rather than to flounder on, and perhaps get deeper in the mire. The directors will find it no light task to obtain " assets" to the prosecution of such a scheme; and none but first-rate and short lines, we conceive, will be at all likely to be carried out at present. Our contemporary the Times still labours in its creditable vocation of endeavouring to make " confusion worse con founded." One day the allottees are attacked, the next day they are championed ; on a third occasion provisional committees are reviled, and on a fourth are screened; and sympathised with. Every plain man of business in the City is at a loss to understand such inconsistency, and such a laboured system to aggravate the existing evil, weighing now upon the innocent as well as culpable—the trader al most equally with the speculator. To-day a provisional committee-man has his turn, and because he - has paid his 501. towards the expenses of a defunct concern, and this is proved to be insufficient, the Times advises him to pay no more. Such advice may be easily enough ' given, but woe be to the man who takes it. A Committee man is clearly liable for an equal proportion of the expenses with his colleagues, and if 501. or any other first call be not enough, thanks perhaps to the " levanting " of many railway worthies, he must submit to make up the y difference, since creditors will never suffer quietly from the acts of men who went into these speculations with their eyes open, and with the sole object, as in all other speculations, of making money. The company cited by the Times, the Midland Grand Junction, it is stated that the managing committee and others have paid a full contri bution, and it is not likely they will let any of their col leagues off for less because 50/. only was originally deemed sufficient. The English securities have been rather steadier to. day, but the transactions are not extensive. Consols realise 95% for the present transfer, and 95% to 96 for Account. The premium or Exchequer Bills has been 22 to 25. New Three and-Quarter per Cents are 96 1 / 2 %. Bank Stock is 204% to 205%. The Foreign Stocks are a mere dead letter to-day. Spanish Three per Cents. have been 36 3 / % ; Dutch Four per Cents. are 91% to 92 1 4. Beyond this there have been no bargains. shares are rather steady, on account of the relief which will be given by Sir Robert Peel's measure. IntITISII FUNDS, ONE CLOSING Bank Stock O'CLOCK. PRICES . .. . • • • • • • • % 205% 205% Three per Cent. R e d uced Annuities 204 94% %T. 94% Three per Cent. Consols Annuities 95% % 95% New Three-and-a -Q uar t er per Cent. Anns. 96% % Long Annuities, E xp i re Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10 1-16 3-16 10 3-1 96%6 Consols for Accou n t .•• • .. 95% 96 96 Exchequer Bills. 1% d. I%d. 1,000/. •• • • 24 22 25 p in . 25 5 001. -•— 23 Ditto, Small —. - •• • • - 25 23 pm. 23 pm. 23 ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. 21% 4% 5711 FOREIGN FUNDS. Grenada, 1 per Cent Ditto, Deferred Portuguese Four per Cents Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent [into, Three per Cent .. Ditto, for the Account .. • . 36% T. Venezuela Floods,.• 2 per Cent .. Ditto, Deferred .. Dividends - on the above payable in London. Fret ;eh Rentes, 5 per Cent .. •• —f —c. Exchange .. • • • • • • —f. —c. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates 120 f. —c, 25f. 75c, 91%34 92 54 9 21 t PRICE CLOSINS OF BUSINESS RAILWAY SHARES. PA ID. DONE AT PRICES ONE O'CLOCK. • Armagh; Coleraine, and Port rus h I% . . Birmingham and Gloucester.. 100 .. .. 125 . ..... 125 Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 - . 1; Bristpl and Gloucester .. . • .. 30 .... 50 ...... •• .. 50 Buckinghamshire 425. .... 1 di5..... •• • • % d Caledonian .. • • • . .. 10 .... 5%% ...... • • 5] Ditto, ,Extension 2% • - Chester and Holyhead .. 22% -..••• • • • • 21i Cornwall anti Central Devon .. 2% ... % l3 Derby, Gainshoro', & Gt. Grimsby 1% Direct Manchester (Remington's) 2% .... Direct Manchester (Rastrick's) 8% .... 3.j Direct Northern .. .. • • .. 2% .... 11 Dublin and Galway .. . • 4 .... 34 Eastern Counties 41. 165..... 2234 221 Ditto New Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1. 61. 13s. 4d. % p........ Ditto, ditto, .. No. 2. 61. 13s. 4d. - .... ••• • • • 34 Ditto, York Extension .. 10s. .... 1% .... . • 1% Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... 72 ..... ..... 72 Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 20 .... 22% .......... 2234 Great North of England . .. 100 .. .. 212 215.. ...... 212% Ditto, New • • • • • 1% • . Great Western .• .. 145 . . Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 5 .... 17 .• • . 17 Hull and Selby .. ••.. 80 ....10 100% ...... 1003 Ditto, Halt Shares .. • • •• 7 .... 24% • 24% Leicester and Bedford Leicester, Tamworth, &c. •425. .... 1 di5......... Idh London an ; Birmingham . • •iOO ....223 •• • • 223 Ditto Fifths .. .. • • London and Brighton .. 50 .... 63 71, • • . London and Croydon .. 131. 15s. 9d. 21% 22 • •• • • 21 64 % London and South-Western.. 411. 6s. 10d. 77 76 •• . •• 76 Ditto, New . .•• • •• 12 3{ •• • • 21 31 •••• • • • • 21 34 London and York .. ••..• • 2% ... • 1%%%....., 134 Ditto, Half Shares 2 %. - . ..... 1% Lynn and Ely .. .• .. Manchester and Leeds .. . • Ditto, II alf Shares .. • • Ditto, Fifths 3 .......... 11 Ditto, Sixteenths .. • • • • 6% .... 9 ...... • ... Manchester and Birmingham Ditto, Quarter Shares (A) • • 4 •• •• - •.••• • • • • . 12% Ditto, Quarter Shares (B) • • 4 Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) 1 .. • . 8 •_ 8 Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 42 5 . - • •••• • r Manchester and. Southampton .. 2 .... 11,4 ••• • • . • • 1 pa l,4 .. • • • • .. 100 - ...... 144 Ditto, New .. lB .... 30 293 • • 29% Ditto, Birmingham and Derby 108 ....118 117 • • 117 Newcastle and Darlington Junet. 25 .... 44% ....... •.. 44% Ditto, New Ditto, New, Brandli ng .. 25 ... •. 43% ..... 43% Newcastle and Berwick .. • . 10 . • • 18 17% 18%x d 18N ad Newark, Sheffield, and Boston .. .... I • . 1 % North British .. .••• .. 20 .... 25% • . .• • . 25% Norwich and Brandon .. • 18 .... 23% 24 . ...... 24 Oxfd.,Worcester,& Wolverhmptn. 12% .... 734 ..... •• • • 7 % Preston and Wyre .. • • •• 25 .... 3434.. .• • . 34% Ditto, Half Shares •• .• 2% 6 .... .•• • • 6 Reading, Guildford, & Reigate . • 425. ...• ...... • • 1% Scottish Central .. ... 10 .... 13% .-... •• • • 13% Scottish Midland .. • • lO .... - 6 Shrewsbury and Birrningham .. 2% ..... Shropshire Union .. .. • . .. 425. dis ... South Midland .• • • .. 425. .• • 1 dis. ... dis... • • • • dia. South Eastern and Dovor .. •• • 33% .... 36% • • 37 Ditto. New (isa. at 321.) No. I. 16 18 • • ra Do., New (do. 30/.) .. No. 3. 15 ... - •..• • South• :• % Do., Ne w s (do. 151.) .. No. 4 . 234. • 2% •• . • • • • 1 2 4 % .. . • • • .. 5 .. • • 1 .... 1% % . •••• • • 1 le 34 Vale of Neath .. ••• • 2 .. •• • Wexford, Waterfo r d, & V alentia 1% - . ..▪ ... • • Welsh Midland .. - ...... West Riding Union .. • • • 425. . • 1% p. York and Carlisle .. • • .. 2% - York and North Midland .. 50 - •• • ▪ . Ditto, Scarborou g h Branch .. 25 .... 47% .. ~ Ditto, Selby .. • • .. 30 ...• 71% Ditto. Extension .. • • •. 15 ... . . 32% % FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .• .. 12 Dutch Rhenish .. 5 .... 65% East Indian .. Lyons and Avignon .. ••.. 2 2.. . . Namur and Liege .. 4 ...,... .•• • • Orleans and Vierzen .. • . .. 10 .... - • Orleans and Bordeaux .. 6 10% % Paris and Rouen .. 20 .... 4034 Paris and Strasbourg Constituted 8 • • 5 %% • • ••• • • • Rouen and Havre • 20 .... ........ Tours and Nantes Constituted .. 5 .... 6% West Flanders 4 .... - . ..... MINES. Real del Monte, Unregistered .. •• • • 3 % •• •• •• • Erratum in yesterday's List —Re a d P reston and W yre ••• 34 to 33%, Instead of 34% to 33%. LLOYD'S SHIPPING___-(_____ THIS DAY.) LONDON, APRIL 22.—Wind East, moderate breeze, and hazy . Humphrey, Alexandria ; Dolphin. DEA, APRIL 21.—Wind New., N. to N.E., ilne ; P.M., i.W.— Arrd. Aloveran, Jordan, Orns ; Albertina, Ssuidmarek, k ß ; io L j o a r n d e ii;(o),llianngdwoo sailed d, for Hamburgh ; Expedition, Nor denott, Rio Janeiro, and sailed fer Bremen ; Augusta Aldim, Meyer, Hayti, and sailed for Bremen. Arrd. from the River, .Eneas, Towns end, Calcutta end, Calcutta ; Fare, Harding, Barbacloes. OFF DUNGENESS, APRIL 19 . — Agnes, Bosse, New Orleans, for Bremen ; Mauran, Williams, New Orleans, for St. Petersburgh ; Washington, Smith, Charleston, for Norway; Goitre, Soonberg, Charleston, and sailed for Bremen. CLYDE, APRIL 20.—Wind IN.L.—Arrd. Miilar, * ' ' Lady Harvey,. De merara; Triton, Smith, New Orleans; Adam York ; Athol, Mobile ; M'Donnell, Tolinil, Nassau ; Ruby, Ewing, Quebec. DUBLIN, APRIL 19.—Acrd. M`Donnell, St. Wanderer,Jenkins, Carr, Ewing, New John's. Sid. Rolla, Trinidad. Sld. Dykes, Henderson, Quebec. ItruacomnE, APRIL 21.-B°m • square logs, supposed to be fir tlm- the c hannel off this port last evening. WAINFLEET, APRIL 19. her, were seen floating up e G oo d I n tent, Grasel e y, f rom B oston to Wakefield, which drove on shore near Saltrieet yesterday, has b een got off without damage, a fte r Cowes, APRIL 21.—Wind S.S.E. —Arrd. Margaret, Wisha r t, C oast of Africa. . - - OFF TILE ISLE OF Nirtcnx.—Arrd. Atalanta, ilansen,vgt. Domingo, for Ilamburgh. DOFF ST. ALBAN'S HEAD.—Pililaq, Radcliff, Surinam. NEWPORT.— Ski. Horatio, Hall, Havannah. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 21.—Wind S. to S.W., moderate.—Arrd. May eld, Rigby, New Orleans ; Cremona, New Orleans ; Philopontus, Jones, Savannah. Sailed Guatemala, Macmillan, Valparaiso; Emanuel, Burn, Staten Island ; Elizabeth, Tickle, Montreal ; Ann, Blair, Newfoundland ; Swallan, Steele, La Guayra ; Thetis, Philips', Honduras ; Joshua Bates, Murdock, Boston ; JllllO. Abrams, Mon treal; Argo, Fearson, Newfoundland. Off, Champion, La Guayr ; ltalieela, Margaret. An outward-hound schooner was aground this morning on the North Spit., but got off soon after, and Is now putting back. OFF BEACEIT HEAD.—Arrd. Duke of Wellington, Rollaway, Beaton; Telegraph, Scharlan, La Guayra, for Hamburgh. OFF HoLritzan.—Arrd. Milllcete, Hunter, Mobile ; Princess Char lotte, Nickels, Savannah. Willi WATERFOR Queb D, ec APRIL 20.—Wind N. t o N.N.E . —SI I. Lady Plagot, ams, . Viscount Morpeth and Lady Mary Howard are ex pected at the Earl of Carlisl e ' s , G rosvenor-place, at the end of th e week. from Castle Ho war d , Yorkshire, where the Earl of Burlington and his youthltd family still remain. Lord Brougham arrived in town on Monday evening, from Cannes, in the south of Franco, where Lady Brougham nu remains. 846. RAILWAY COMMITTEES (THIS DAY.) Sub-Committee, No. 2. This Committee met shortly after twelve, in Room 6 ; present Sir John Yarde Buller (Chairman), Mr. Acland, and Mr. Walker. THAMES HAVEN, DOME, AND RAILWAY. This Bill stood over in consequence of the absence of a witness, upon whom a summons to appear before the Com mittee will be served. wAnverrcasmintz AND LONDON, No. 2 (WORCESTER AND WEEDON). This adjourned case was called on, and evidence given in support of the petition against the Bill. NATARWICESHIZZ AND LONDON (WOE. CESTZR. AND:WEEDON.BRAS CII). _ _ In this Bill the standing orders were not complied with, come under the sanction of the law. They would be strong bodies, with large funds, which, by the indulgence of the law, bore a high rate of interest •, and their funds might be directed to the purpose of holding out, under the strife with their employers, for a considerable length of time. He conceived that the insertion of the words which he had proposed was quite necessary to render the abuses which might take place under the present law impossible. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL supported the insertion of the clause proposed by the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary of State for the Home Department. It was perfectly clear that some such regulation was necessary. Mr. DUNCOMBE said that what he had proposed was that if the member of a society wished to retire from it he should have the privilege of transferring his rights, net to a stranger to the society, or to one that was inimical to the interests of the society, but to another member of the society, or to a relative. Nothing would be so pernicious, fatal, or injurious to these societies as to give them anything of a gambling or speculative character such as that which had been proposed by the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite. But he did not want to mix up the question of stock jobbing with that of these societies. The Right Honourable Gentleman had admitted that his object in introducing this Bill was to make illegal all strike associations. He had admitted at the same time that it was perfectly legal for masters and men to combine for the purpose of settling wages. The Right Hon. and Learned Gentleman opposite had said that he had never seen the rules or regula tions of any society by which a party subscribing to a society, was disabled from withdrawing his investments ; but in point of fact, he (Mr. Duncombe) had then before him the rules of a society held in the very borough which the Right Hon. and Learned Gentleman represented, which en abled any member to do so; but that was a saving society or a saving bank. It was true that a subscriber to a friendly society could not withdraw his investments. All he could do was to transfer his interests to another individual. And lie agreed that it was right to prevent them from with drawing their investments. But when the Right Hon. Gentleman said that those parties should be prevented from disposing of their funds to the supporting of parties that had struck for wages, he conceived that the Legislature had no right whatever to say that men should be prevented from combining to obtain a fair day's wage for a fair day's work. He maintained that a man had a perfect right to combine for such purposes, and that to deprive him of such a right was illegal. Rules of societies in which there was a provision made for the support of parties out on strike had been certified by Mr. Tidd Pratt, because that Learned Gentleman knew that such an object was perfectly c n o n a t e v n e d r e y d that r t i h a s degßillree, e ß g i r l l e e w , was e c a n ! p c u e r l a a t t i e o d n t o o f ctihre cp l egal. u te n s i e s n c r t i it would very muc h li m it th e pr i v il eges of the members of Hb la ee :v with regard to friendly societies; at all e v e n t s , such societies. With regard to the decision of' Mr. Justice Wightman, on the point alluded to in the course of this de ,iate, he might state that the Hon. and Learned Solicitor- General had stated that that decision was entirely wrong, tnd that the decision could not be maintained if it were appealed against. The opinion of the Solicitor -General was that Friendly Societies, in whose rules there was a provision for the support of members out on strike, had every right to be certified and enrolled, b ecause , as h e and Sir Charles Wetherell had stated in their written opinion, such a purpose was perfectly legal. The fact of these societies having applied for permission to be enrolled showed that they wished to come under the operation of the law. He felt quite confident that if the clause proposed by the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary of State for the Home Department was adopted, it would impose very grievous and unnecessary disadvantages on manya deserving member of the community as well as his family.—(Hear, hear.) The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said, that there were two questions involved in this discussion which should be kept entirely distinct; the first qaestion was, as to whether any shares or interests in the funds of a friendly society should be allowed to be transferred or not : and the second question was, whether any such share or interest should be trans ferable by a member of these societies or his family. In the belief, then, that the law still remained, and that it would still remain as it was expressed in thh clause, it was desirable to retain the enactment, which was framed ex pressly with the view of preventing speculation among those classes of society to whom it was most mischievous, and it was one of the chief ditties of the Legislature to take mea sures for saving such an evil from ever taking place. It was true that if they had only to do with lawyers, the greater part of the interests of friendly societies would be well taken care of under the provisions of the present law. But in reference to the observation of an Hon. Friend opposite, he must beg to observe that the amount of the property of any contributor to a friendly society's funds could no more be disposed of than could any one in the receipt of such an income, sell or mortgage his next quarter's salary. He must positively assert that the transfer of any such, power was altogether illegal, nor was there any power, or any words, which at all sustained the opinion that such contributions had been made, or could be made, transferable. But, in order to save the public from such an impression, and to give a sufficient reason for actually hin dering the transfer of contributions to the funds of friendly► societies, this clause was expressly introduced, and it was partly to remove the impression which seemed to be en tertained by his Honourable and Learned Friend opposite. that he (the Solicitor-General) declared that was the case, and he would emphatically state that the interests of a con.- tributor to a friendly society were not transferable. It wag the more necessary that this should be known, be cause •if they allowed one transfer to be made—if they once threw around a transaction of this sort anything like the sanction of legal approval, if they permitted only a single case to occur, there would be no limit to the practice of dis posing of those contributions, and the wife and children of the contributors might in the time of sickness, or suffering from accident, be deprived of that relief which was their only reliance. It was consequently necessary to prevent the transfer of these contributions, either by selling, mortgaging, or pledging, or otherwise raising money on them for any' future period. Though the sums to which this clause re ferred might seem small to some persons, yet it was of immense importance to the parties concerned, and these individuals might in a moment of thoughtlessness, or by gambling, give up all that, which a month afterwards, in the time of sick ness, they would need ; and thus the family of a man who relied upon these contributions for their support, would be deprived of all advent ge from them. If the House only considered the subject, they would see, that of all the com munity it was this class of the people which was most entitled to protection from the Legislature. He was now desircess of removing the impressions of the Hon. Gentleman opposite (Mr. Duncombe) respecting the words of the second Part of this clause. Whether the words could bear the meaning or not—he (the Solicitor-General) believed that they did ; it was desired to put a still more stringent restriction upon the selling or pledging of contributions to friendly so cieties by this measure. But mistakes had arisen in the minds of some persons which it was necessary to remove. It was, in the first place, supposed that if any person who had. contributed to the funds of a friendly society in London wiles desirous of removing to some part of Scotland or Irelassd, that on doing so he ceased to become a member, and that he lost his title to his portion of the funds in thihands, of the society, and was, consequently, deprived of all right co his for mer contributions to the society's funds. This was a great mis take, for it was a misapprehension to suppose the : 6 h e was t o l ose all this benefit. Although deprived of the right to sell his contributions or to pledge them, yet he was entitled to re ceive back the whole worth of his property in the funds; and it was desirous of rendering this powermore explicit, although it was already in existence. There was no desire to prevent any of those advantages, but the object of the Secretary of State for the Home Department was to hinder the appropriation of oh t h fa elf supporting enteredfunds pp or t o i f n gant intowy society oa nory m a s soc i a t iontoward s ore persons were ieneat o o f n in fo d ri conspiringvthi d e u o a r l s purpose w h com bining to raise wages, or had entered into any arrangemen o to ne str t i o k e b f e or re wages. ed The object the b e j eructleosf forth pro posed by the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Duncombeegoverning the society, amendment,svas , a ' s m tlic, rather than for the law under which it was established, and tfoacts,upceornviisreised in the rules of' he believed that it was, was sst tfhreiendpliy.spesrociestmiecserinnow in_ ex i stence,p An Hon. Memnber had ositatesdir. more under the control ,sting to friend.ly societies as it then and cams that d t he Pratt, law who Hon. was very uncertain in its operation. He was not prepared Act s o t f at r e, arlitahmatenti,ider namely,th e „ fo w r ords in the existing any other purpose not; illegal," that the powers of the Act might not be a pplied tm purposes other th an t h ose connected with friendly societies ; such, for instance, as the Hon. Memb er hhad suggested. It was because there e'S.isted ie ndly much u ncer t a i nty upon the present laws relating to societies that he considered some alterations were essentially necessary. Mr. RUTHERFORD, the opening part o'f whose speech was perfectly inaudible in the gall.ery, said that there ought to be a separate clause, providing that members:of any friendly societies constituted under the pro posed law, should have the power o f receiving the sums they vice versa. had paid, if they left : England f or Scotland or Ireland, or Sir JAMES GRAHAM was of opinion that as little inter ference as possible should be made with the free circulation of labour, and if there was any doubt in the Bill as it at present stood, to satisfy the Hon. and Learned Member he would propose, in bringing up the report, to add words to meet the difficulty. He would also have a special proviso, that the funds of the societies should not be invested in any savings' banks, or with the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt. The clause was then agreed to. On clauss 5 being read, Mr. T. DUNCOMBE objected to the power proposed to be clause necessary Anlc)t.wntHilde given to the Secretary of State over the granting of certifi out the proviso relating certifi cates. The arrangement proposed would materially withinter hfeorpeed th the e R carrying ight u o out n. G o e f n t t l l e ie m i a n n t intentions n j s . of the r t a h h e a to as th i e t S ats ec o r d e- . consent to the leaving tary of State. Sir J. GRAHAM thought the barrister, did not see proper In cases wherein the certifying tinning the Secretary of o t f o t grant ho cro l a y h, certificate , an and ifin h itshoep s had the power of peti inmPianurnntiietchaetenhijtenttonfththe tion, the latter would corn legal, then the Secretary of No doubt ciety for the public good he State, State. te, if fOhne ereecheeiivdinergedththe.epeeetii this arrangement, sell e l s a o w cie a t d v v w is : public benefit The clause was agreed would order the certificate to some inconvenience would arise from be granted, ; and, therefore, he supported the clause as it 1 he thought it would operate for the stood. fl , On clause 6 be' Mr. T. DuNcatroposed, contained, restricting E said he cons id ered the provision it cieties to wi thin 200 the interest o f mem b ers i n those so and al so would destroy much of th e b ene fi ts, operate injuriously on many societies in operation under the existin M g law" AAI said the provision was not retrospective. T.DUNCOMBE—So far that wae good ; still he thought 2 00/. too small ante a sum as a maximum provision for insur ance"ueath. He cons id ered that the limit of 200/. not would• , be suitable to reac h th e o bj ects of the Bill. The law as it now stood was, that when these societies exceeded two hun dred _ pou n d s t h ey then became liable to stamp-duty, and the additional interest of three pounds eighteen shillings was not granted ; and, therefore, in point of fact, they could never have friendly societies beyond the limit of two hundred pounds.—(Hear, hear.) Sir J. GRAHAM considered that the Hon. Member did not clearly apprehend the cases to which the Act applied. The 2001. did not apply to the cases of illness or death. He wished to remind the Hon. Member that it was paragraph five which - was then under the discussion of the House. The ATTO RNEY -GENERAL said the Bill provided that new societies formed hereafter should be kept entirelyseparato from those now existing. The clause was then agreed to, as was also clause 7. (i.s.rr ammo.) BIDEFORD AND TAVISTOCE This Bill was called on, but as it was found that it would be imposible to complete the case to-day it stood over until twelve to-morrow. TRA.IVIES HAVEN, DUCK, AND RAILWAY. The absent witness not being in attendance at the rising of the Committee, the case stood adjourned, and the Com mittee rose at about half-past two o'clock. Sub-Committee, No. 4. This Committee met at twelve o'clock; present, Sir W. Heathcote (chairman), and Mr. H. Johnstone. NORTH GRAVESEND. This was the first case taken, and the formal proofs com• menced on a former occasion were completed. EAST AND WEST OF ENGLAND JUNCTION, This adjourned case was then proceeded with, and evi• deuce given in support of the allegations of a petition against the Bill. Sub-Committee, No. 6. This Committee met at the usual hour ; Captain Jones in the chair. Present also, Mr. Pakington and Mr. George Phillips. They first took the case of the TRENT VALLEY MIDLAND AND GRAND XUDICTIOAT. The object of this Bill is to connect the iron districts of Staffordshire and the towns of Wolverhampton, Dudley, Walsall, &c., with the Midland and Eastern Counties Rail ways, by a line of twenty-seven miles in length, the esti mated cost of which is 700,0001. Engineers, Messrs. Stephen- son, Gouch, and Bidder ; Parliamentary agents, Messrs. Ellicombe. The Bill was unopposed. It appeared in the course of the formal evidence that certain proofs of notices had been already given before the Sub-Com mittee No. 3, the Bill having been originally placed on the list of that Committee. The promoters were not prepared to repeat this evidence, as the lists of the persons served had been left in the hands of the clerk to that Committee. The CHAIRMAN said the promoters could apply to the clerk of Committees and get the papers back, and that if they failed to produce them in this Committee they would find it would put them to much trouble. Mr. ELLICOMBE would endeavour to obtain the papers. After some further evidence was given the case was ad journed. IVAILVIICX AND NATOR.CESTER. This Bill was next taken. Its object is to make a line commencing at the terminus of the London and Birming ham Railway at the town of Warwick, and proceeding by Alcaster to Worcester. It will have a branch from Craton Flyford to Droitwich. The length of the main line will be 28 miles, and the branch 7 miles. The cost is estimated at 550,000/. Messrs. Dorrington and Co. are the agents, and Mr. W. B. Prichard is the engineer. This Bill was opposed by several petitioners, but on the formal proofs being given, Mr. Dorrington applied to have the opposition adjourned. Mr. VxDIABLES and Mr. JOSEPH BURKE, on the part of the petitioners, were willing to have the case adjourned until Friday, but not until to-morrow or Monday. The CHAHMAN could not consent to any such arrangement. The case might be adjourned, but if any other Bill was before the Committee on Friday this could not take precedence. Mr. VENABLES had agreed to the adjournment, but only on condition that it should come on on Friday, as some of his witnesses could not be present either to-morrow or on Mon day. After some discussion, however, it was agreed that the case should come on at the meeting of the Committee to-morrow, and the Committee then adjourned at a quarter past two o'clock. IMPERIAL PAIILEAMENT (THIS DAY.) HOU'E OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly after Twelve o'clock. The following motions were agreed to without any obser vations : That it be an instruction to the Committee of Selection, that the Liverpool Sanatory Regulations Bill ; the Liver • pool Paving, Sewering, and Watering Bill ; the Liverpool Water Bill ; the Liverpool and Harrington Waterworks Bill ; and the Toxteth Park Improvement Bill, be referred to the same Committee. That the Exeter, Topsham, and Exmouth Railway Bill, of which notice of report was given for Thursday, the 9th day of April, be reported to-morrow, Wednesday, the 22d day of April, notwithstanding the resolution of the House of the 7th day of April. That the Order made on the 6th dav of February last, re ferring the petition for the Liverpool, Warrington, Manches ter, and Stockport Direct Railway Bill, be now read. That the said Order be discharged ; that the said petition be with drawn. That the Order (6th February last) referring the Ayr shire and Caledonian Junction Railway Bill to the Com mittee on Petitions be now read. That the said Order be dis charged ,• that the Bill be withdrawn. Mr. GREENE moved, that, in consequence of the agents not having obtained the breviate in time to give an earlier notice of the second reading, the Mine Reservoir Bill be read a second time on Monday the 27th day of April, not withstanding the time prescribed by the sessional order has expired.—The motion was agreed to. The Hox MEatiEit then moved that, in consequence of the agents for the Bill not having obtained the breviate in time to give notice of the second reading, the Sheffield General Cemetery Bill be read a second time on Wednesday, the 22d day of April, notwithstanding the time prescribed by the sessional order has expired.—The motion was also agreed to. Mr. HAWES presented twenty petitions from the Wes leyan Methodists and various Dissenting bodies in Cornwall and other counties, praying the House to take into consi deration the best means of preventing the sale of intoxicating liquors on the Sabbath. Mr. DUNCOMBE gave notice of a motion that he in tended to move to-morrow for inquiring into the merits of the various railways before the House, with a view to provide for their better regulation. RECEIVER-GENERAL OF CUSTOMS. Mr. BARING asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it was the intention of the Government to make any alteration in the Receiver -General's department of the Cus toms, now that the Receiver-General (Sir W. Boothby) was dead? He also wanted to know whether the Right Hon. Gentleman had any objection to lay on the table of the House a copy of the report of the proceedings in the depart ment of the Receiver-General. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied that he was not in a position to answer the first part of the Right Hon. Gentleman's question, as he had only so recently as last night heard of the decease of the Receiver-General of the Customs. With respect to the latter part of the question, he could see no objection to lay on the table the report which was inquired for. In reply to question of Mr. WADDINGTON, Sir J. GRAHAM said it was not the intention of the Go vernment to make any alteration at present with respect to the branch of the Poor-laws which provided for the casual reception of paupers. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES BILL. The orders of the day were then read, and the further con sideration of the report of this Bill was proceeded with in Committee. Clauses 1,2, and 3 were agreed to. Mr. DUNCOMBE rose when clause 4 was read, and said that the Bill at the present moment was much misunder stood. There was no doubt that a great number of friendly societies now in existence would be greatly cireum scribed and crippled in their operations if clause were , allowed to stand part of the Bill. He proposed that these societies should, under the new Act, have the power of transferring their shares. A deputation had waited upon him that morning, from a friendly society, stating case in which they would be interfered with. A few days ago some members of a friendly society wished to emigrate. They had been subscribers to their society for a length of time, and of course their subscriptions were worth something to them. After the passing of the 4th clause of this Bill they would be unable to withdraw their money, or to trans fer their shares to any other persons, whether they were or were not connected with the society, and of course t heir money would be left b e hi n d them in this country. He did not see why their shares should not be transferable to their families, or even to strangers, and he should therefore pro pose such alterations in the clause as would admit of the transfer of these shares. Sir J. GRAHAM. said that the observation made by the Hon. Member, when he said it was the tendency of the Bill to narrow and restrict the existing powers of friendly socie ties, was incorrect. The object of the Bill was not to inter fere with any existing societies which should have been re gistered before the passing of this Ace—but foreseeing how much legislation and inconvenience was likely to arise . in future if the l aw cont i nued in its present and enlarging rgteen,itahisinßghesewas introduced for th e p urpose o f extending The sth clause enabled any society to apply legal one—and this associations—and it would secure what was f l o a r w r t e u g l i a s n tr d a j ti ti o s n t : and to certify that its object was a extend it. With reference to of these societies, would greatly Hen. Gentleman with re gard' t made by the Bill, se far from narrowing the space of the operations the particular porn J. Graham) thought that fMtehme these Member societies , wa s not correct he (Si (Sir in stating that if the law to the transfer ofthe ta s ht h e a tih r i e eo s np o r. present moment permitted the transfer of shares, this Bill would interfere with th at power. The clause they were discussing did not o p era t e so otloicythoef forth r t a h l o l s a e h s a o r c e i s e in s u r c eg h i s a t :: i e e d t i b e s e , fo i f r e theyt the pass- were i a n s g t o of in t t b e e rf A m et w ; transferab h le a , r w es on t l r d an r s e f m er a a l b n le s , o. he W o i b t j h ee r t e e g d ar e d x t t o re t in h e e ly p making s principle ; for he conceived that these associations were associations of mutual contract and assurance The law assumed, and rightly assumed, that the members of these societies were parties known to each other, and who trusted each other ; and, as the cas e was put by the lien. Member, members o these societies would have the power of transferring shares to persons not known to the society —to parties not trusted by them, and not acceptable to them, and who might not be agreeable associates for the other mem. bers. He conceived that it was not right that new members should be admitted without any power of checking or con trolling their admi ss i on on the part of the societ in general. He wished t o ma k e these shares, : a matter of barter—he did __not wish to createnot sabaewttlaetle well as introduce a sa f o r a i c e ti ti n e rt d r lT s andseowhatevernot stagsmight prep a a w 8 i t t l t rhe the principle e unlimited and unchecked transfer to strangers, for the law based these societies on the assumption that they were sfst after a t n h c e e wo H rd e therefore form ed for p t r h o e p purposeaaed to o of strikefr friendly d o l a y t and mutual wordsmutual a a "that," an d to add the words " the investment of each mem ber shall be employed for the sale benefit of the p investing, or for his children, or kin, and thatennono party shall give his investment for the relief maintenance or endowment of any other person or member whatever." That addition would make the in -ctinent the property of the parties subscribing, or their 11,4 U I) 114 47 7114 3ni relatives. After some observations from Mr. RUTHERFORD, which did not reach the gallery, Sir J. GRAHAM, in reply, said that he was perfectly will• ing to admit the right of persons to combine against their employer for higher wages, and under the existing con bination laws every facility was given to them, lie was willing to give every facility to thee. friendly :societies to DIED. On the 19th inst., Ann Petite, infant daughter of G. Robins E surgeon, Bedf or d- s t reet, Covent-garden. , s q ., On the 7th inst., at Meaurice'sHotel,Paris, Captain John A. Light, 3d M.N.I. On the 17th inst., Isaac Walton, Esq., of Mark-lane. ______................., London: Printed and Published by 2:11:TRDO TOTING, of Ne. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Bun Office, N 0.112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the County of Xithilesex, Wednesday, April 22, 11146. a