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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, Friday, Feb. 6 The Earl of SHATTESBURY took his seat on the Wool sack at ten minutes after Five. CRIMINAL LAW. Lord CAMPBELL moved for a copy of the last report of the Criminal Law Commissioners. He had spoken to his Noble and Learned Friend the Lord Chancellor on the iubject, and he had no objection to the protection of the report. NEW ZEALAND. Lord LYTTELTON presented a petition from New Zealand, praying that a humble address be presented to her Majesty, praying her Majesty to adopt some mea sures to mitigate the evils resulting from the increase of convicts in that colony. THE INCONVENIENCE OF A NAME. Lord BEAUMONT wished to call the attention of the Noble Earl opposite (the Earl of Aberdeen) to a subject on which he had presented a petition last week. The petitioner was a gentleman of the name of . Mr. Henry Graham, who had travelled in Italy, and whose passport was regularly revised at Marseilles by the Sardinian Consul-General. After this, how ever, the petitioner was detained by the police at Nice for twenty-four hours, and, when allowed to depart, no explanation of the cause of detention was given to him, further than that his name was Graham. He threat ened to complain to the British Consul there, and afterwards to the British Minister at Turin. N. apology had yet been made for his detention, and no reason had been assigned for it, ex cepting that he bore the odious name of Graham — (Laughter)—and therefore it was that he (Lord Beau mont) wished to call the attention of the Noble Lord opposite to the subject. He wished to know, as that Noble Lord had thought proer to have some correspon dence with the Sardinian G overnment, whether there was any prospect of being indemnified for the loss he had sustained by this-detention? The Earl of ABERDEEN said that it was perfectly true that the Sardinian Government had detained a per son of the name of Graham, as stated by the Noble Lord. He had been detained and subjected to some in convenience on account of his name. He (the Earl of Aberdeen) would say there was no better name in Great Britain ; yet, at the same time,. there was no name sufficiently good that would not be occasionally in disgrace. It appeared the detention in the present case arose from a person of the name of Graham, at Brussels, in Belgium, had been guilty of forgery or swindling, and having fled, the Belgian Government communicated with the different ports of Europe, and among others, with the Sardinian Government, desiring them to take any person of that name that might pass through their territory. In consequence of this, Mr. Graham was detained twenty-four hours in his own hotel, but as soon as the mistake was known he was dismissed. His carriage was raid, and the other expenses incidental to his detention were sent, and beyond these, he (Lord Aberdeen) was not aware of any loss he had been sub jected to. The Sardinian Government explained to him the mistake, apologised "for his being detained, and made good any loss he might have been made to suffer. The gentleman had declared that the detention arose from persecution on account of the name of Graham, and claimed a pecuniary indemnity, but under the cir cumstances he (Lord Aberdeen) could not make any ap plication to the Sardinian Government. That Govern ment had done all that was required—they had explained the mistake, intimated that the detention was uninten tional, and paid the incidental expenses, so that he must decline doing anything further in the matter. The Duke of BIICOLEUCH laid upon the table of the House certain returns relating to gaols in Ireland. RAILWAY BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. The Earl of DALHOUSIE, in rising to move the suspension of the 224th standing order of the House, said it would be necessary for him to direct their Lordships' attention to the fact of two Committees hav ing been appointed, one by the other House of Parlia ment, and the other by their Lordships, to consider the best means of disposing of the railway business of the session. These Committees were of a too fold character. The first object to be considered by them was the possi bility of finding time to g et through the railway business, and the other th e expediency of allowing so large an amount of capital which these railway schemes would require to be diverted from the usual and ordinary sources of commerce. Both Committees met the day after their appointment, and all the infor mation which the Government had in their possession upon the subject was laid before them, and the Committees considered generally the two questions which had been referred to them. In the first place, they suggested that a certain altera tion should be made in the mode of arranging and dis pesing of the private business of the two Houses of Par liament, because they thought it would tend to facilitate the transactions of business of either House, and while it would be convenient to those interetsed in the conduct of that business, it would at the same time be productive of advantage to the public interest. Their Lordships were no doubt aware that according to the invariable prac tice of the House, railway business had commenced in the other House of Parliament, and, as a necessary consequence, during the first two or three months of the session their Lordships were left entirely without private business, and when it did come before them, they were sooverwhelmed with it at a late period of their sitting, that it was quite impossible for their Lordships to give it that due attention which its im portance demanded. Their Lordships' Commit tee had, therefore, determined to recommend an alteration in the existing standing orders, and to meet this arrangement, no doubt their Lordships would have perceived that the Committee of the other House of Parliament had reported to the House a recommenda tion that during the present session a certain por tion of ralway business should be commenced in their Lordships' House. It was, therefore, for them to consider what would be a convenient division of the business. But the Committee recommended that the railway Bills connected with Ireland should be considered by their Lordship? House in the first instance. There could be no objection urged to this course, and their Lordships had a strong reason for adopting it' in the fact that it would facilitate the legislation connected with Ireland. Under the present circumstances of that country it would be extremely desirable that such a course should be adopted. Any Bills, therefore,• that were to be brought forward and considered beneficial for Ireland ' should be passed as speedily as possible. The report of the Committee in the House of Commons on the same subject had recommended all railway Bills for Ire land to be commenced in that House. There was a charge of five per cent. required to be paid on all railway Bills in the House of Commons, but in that House there was an alteration to ten per cent. An ex ception was proposed in the other House with regard to certain Bills after the 10th July, and a similar altera tion was proposed in that House, but their Lord ships refused to acquiesce in it. They proposed that ten per cent. should be paid on every Bill. Now a very large proportion of the Irish Bills fell under the exception referred to, and it would be hard to say that this should stand in the way of their consideration. It appeared, therefore, to the Committee appointed by their Lordships, that an altera tion might be made to obviate that inconvenience, and they had unanimously recommended that those Bills on which a deposit of five per cent. had been made, should before the third reading pay the remaining five per cent. It had been said that this alteration held out an encouragement for railway speculation; but by admitting the consideration of those railways which paid five per cent. they would not be placing the promoter in a better condition than if the Bill had originated in the other House. Under these circumstances, he would strongly recom mend their Lordships to come to a speedy decision, as it would afford a facility of giving employment to the people of Ireland. In point of fact, all that his propo sition proposed was, to give greater facilities towards passing the railway Bills now before the other House of P,:rliament. It was a power to advance railway projeds without in the slightest manner giving any facilities to pass those bubble Bills which were at present in t xist lice. There was another class of Bills which were re ected in the other House of Parliament last session, and Hell were introduced again for the recommendation of that House in that session, but he was of opinion they would not be persevered in. He was sure many of those hills would not make their appearance, and ho would move such a course should be submitted as to prevent their Lordships from having to deal with Bills which were not of a bona fide nature. The standing orde rs o n such railway Bills, he would move, s h ou ld b e com plied with on or before the 6th Feb., and that before the 13111 was read a thi r d time in that House, o n e , .v e /iet l h of the amo un t su b scr ib e d s h ou ld b e p a id up* Lord co nc l u d e d b y mov i ng the reso l ut i on. 9 h Noble " Resolved —That it is the opinion of this Committee that such portion of the standing order No. 224, as re- ' quires a deposit of one -tenth of the amount subscribed, should be suspended, with respect to all such railway Bills as shall commence in the 'louse of Lords during the pre snit session. " That no such railway Bill shall be read a first time in this House unless a deposit of one -t went i et h part of the amount subscribed s hould have been made on or before the 6th of February. " That no such railway Bills should be read a third time until a further deposit of one-twentieth part o f t h e amount subscribed should in like manner be paid. " Resolved also, that it is the opinion of this Com mittee that this House should not receive auy petition for a railway Bill after Monday, the 23d of February." - Lord INIONTEAGLE did not eiject to the general principal of the proposal which ha emanated from the Committte but as there was much 'misapprehension with respect,to the proceedings of the Legislature on this subject, as regarded Ireland, lie wished to explain in what it would affect the railway Bills of that coun try. He %las not a bout to discuss b the mores-!iy of inereasii,g the means of communication ;but in -1 ' .1 4 solely to 11w effect which the teulgidgedstitoonasp(pitly i the il ernrnittce would have on the labour market of Ireland under t he present contingency. einder the present system, no ne of the railway Bills in receive the t.stnt before Juno or July; indeed, tha was earli y er than many railway Bills received the royal assent last esvion. Now, however important and useful it might 'le to pass railway Bills even as late in the session as Tuly, yet if they were not passed before that period, the • - :_eople of Ireland would not derive that advantage from mheommeat which they stood so much in need of at the present 0. .. e . w spA pill Shi4de: o d n o.n a g r lta Lun r t at o i f on th t e o failure of the potato crop. which h is Noble Friend had was allowing promoters of railway Bills 7 0 ,,e1 _lke' I:.pr esiniultaneously their The with the stand j .. . , .... t: . rs a in gr bo e t a h t im Rouses. pro v e 157 meat, adoption of this plan 4' :‘ ',. 7 ... , _ _ i: • lA. for nothing could be mor e absurd than to bring and would save great ' - ". 'Will*, , from Ireland and Land's End -7_____7l- F . eeei eigl,fe• e e Tehn o'Groats, to proveancder'tafrionmformalities in 7f ~Jtd { -~ ry t i `~ !~1 ~~ 11. s a.•'l~= THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 7, 1846. that House, and then require their attendance at another period in the other House for a smiliar purpose. He hoped therefore, that they would endeavour to carry out this suggestion. He knew it would be said that the adop tion of such a proposition as this would give facilities to speculations, but he apprehended that the saving of useless expense, and simplifying the mode of legislation with respect to these Bills, would give them a better op portunity of encouraging useful prects by the giving better facilities for investigation. He could not help calling attention to the great mista they kn ot help with respect to railway deposits in the present session. What could be more indefinable than to prescribe to all parties that they should make the deposits in money, giving them the option of investing them in the public funds, and refusing them in the first instance the option of making them public securities. Their Lordships should not forget that the check at tempted to be put upon unfair speculation by the exist ing Act of the Legislature did not attach to those for whom it was intended. Those who thought so had surely come to that opinion upon a mistaken view of the case. The injury fell upon third parties ; it fell upon the mercantile interests of the country—upon those who came under the name and character of fair mercantile speculators. The fault was, however, that of legislation, and he hoped that the House would agree to any measure which would give a different effect to the standing order of the House. The Earl of Stradbroke said, that although there was nothing like an approaching famine in this country or iu Scotland, he was of opinion there was such an expec tation in the south of Ireland, and he would favour any thing which had a tendency to relieve that. The motion was then agreed to. MITIGATING PENALTIES IN CRIMINAL. CASES. Lord DENMAN brought in a Bill, which he had prepared last year, to alter the existing law, so far as to give the courts of law power to mitigate extreme pe nalties in cases of felony. LOCAL BURDENS. Lord BEAUMONT gave notice that, on a day next week, to be afterwards named, he should move that a Committee be appointed to inquire into the burdens affecting landed property, more particularly poor-rates, and what was generally termed local taxation. GENERAL BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. Lord CAMPBELL said, that before the House ad journed, ho should wish to make a suggestion to their Lordships, as it had been determined t hat certainßailway Bills might be originated in their Lordships' House, so he thought it would be expedient that measures of a ge neral nature contemplated by her Majesty's Government should in the same way be begun in their Lordship's House. At present they only met to adjourn again, and they would go on in probably the same way until within two weeks of the prorogation, when there would be sent up Bill after Bill, and their Lordships would find that they had no means of duly considering them. If Bills I were to be brought forward at all, it was necessary for their due consideration that they should be introduced in time. It would be well if the Government would follow the example proposed for railroads in the intro duction of measures of great national importance. The Duke of WELLINGTON said he would take care that the suggestion of the Noble and Learned Lord was conveyed to the proper quarter : —(Hear, hear.) The LORD CHANCELLOR intimated that he should also see the matter attended to, only he thought that any decision on it should stand over for several days in order that it might be properly matured. Lord CAMPBELL said it was important that they entered on the business early in the session, so that the measures proposed might be properly considered. The early part of the session they usually had nothing to do. It was July before they had any business brought before them, and then the Bills were read the first, second, and third time, in such a hurried manner, that it was perfectly impossible to consider them. The ar rangement he proposed would be far more satisfactory. The LORD CHANCELLOR said that if the Noble and Learned Lord had employed his leisure with as much advantage to the public as he had done in his re cent learned work, the public would have no reason to regret. Their Lordships then adjourn ed at six o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Friday, Feb. 6. The SPEILZR took the chair at Four o'clock precisely. RAILWAY PETITIONS. - Numerous petitions for leave to bring in various rail way Bills were presented, of which the following were among the most important, viz.:—The Leeds, York, and Manchester; the York and North Midland Junction; the Rugby and Huntingdon; the South Wales; the Eastern Counties Extensions; the Great Eastern and Western; the Monmouthshire; the Liverpool and Leeds; the Cambridge and Lincoln; and the Great Western Extensions. A great number of other railway petitions were pre sented, the nature of which could not be heard in the gallery, owing to the noise which prevailed in the House. They were all, however, referred to the Committee on Private Bills. NEW WRIT. Lord RENDLESHAM moved for. a new writ for Lhe election of a knight of the shire for the eastern division of the county of Suffolk, in the room of Lord Henniker, who had accepted the stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds.—Agreed to. RAILWAY BUSINESS. Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET called the atten- tion of the House to the resolutions of the Select Com mittee appointed to inquire as to the best mode of facilitating the railway business before the House. The first resolution was to the effect, that a portion of the railway Bills should be allowed to commence in the House of Lords ; and that in the case of all Bills thus commencing in the House of Lords this House should not insist on their usual pri ►ilege with regard to the clauses fixing and regulating the toll rates in such Bills. The Committee also considered it necessary, in order to give increased means of employment to the people of Ireland, that facilities should be given for the early introduction of Irish railway Bills. Now, in order to facilitate the passing of those mea sures, this proceeding was recommended, and therefore h. trusted the House would not hesitate to adopt the report. He did not know that it was necessary for him to make any further observations upon the subject. He begged leave to move the adoption of the report. Mr. F. FRENCH—The resolutions proposed by the Noble Lord were of such a nature as to affect two classes of Bills, viz., all Irish Bills, and all such other Bills as were in the position of that of the London and York. The Noble Lord had recommended that all Bills thus circumstanced should go at once before the House of Lords; but this, he contended, would be a most inconve nient course for the Irish Bills. And here he must observe, that he could not see the necessity for announcing with such a flourish of trumpets that the Irish Bills had been peculiarly favoured ; at least he, for one, was at a loss to see that they were in any way favoured beyond the English Bills. Indeed, he believed he could show pretty clearly that there was no substantial benefit whatever conferred on the Irish Bills by this arrangement. Hcifound, in going through these resolutions, that if the Committee report that the standing orders have not been complied with, the Bill is referred to the Stand ing Orders Committee. Now this was most unjust. He contended that they should not be allowed to do so, as they thus put the opposing parties to renewed expense, just as if they had not made out their case. There was one facility for the passing of Irish railway Bills which could have been recommended, but which had been unnoticed by both Houses. There was a difference in the practice of the House of Commons and the House of Lords; in the former, in Irish bills it was only necessary to prove the service of the proper notices by an affidavit, sworn before a judge or an assistant barrister. In the House of Lords, however, it was necessary to bring over every person who had served these notices, in order to prove them, and sometimes between 60 and 70 persons were brought to London in order to follow out that rule. Now if the practice of the House of Commons was adopted, a very material saving would be made. Mr. BERNAL was not prepared to give any preference to Irish schemes until he saw the justice of such a preference, for when they con sidered the number of English schemes at pre sent, and the mystery that was everywhere prevalent as to their ultimate success, they would see that such a preference was contrary to justice. He believed that it was known that the amount of deposits irrespective of Irish or Scotch schemes, but merely on English ones, NV 13 about eleven millions and a half. The report recommending such a preference would assuredly disappoint the public. He did not think that Ireland and Scotland would jump at this preference as a great boon, for they knew that if the English rail ways were first attended to it would cause an influx of Irish navigators, who would be well, employed. He did not think that a railway running to the southern part, or any other part of Ireland would be any remedy for the destitution that prevailed there. He also thought that the Noble Lord on the Committee might be pre pared to come to this House with some scheme which would alter the enormous expense attendant on these railway schemes, and some better way of disposing of them. Would it be believed that in the present year they were so little able to cope with the difficulties of these schemes? These inquiries might be as well con ducted by means of some commission appointed to take these matters into consideration. The O'CONOR DON wished to make a few obser vations in answer to what had fallen from the lion. Gen tleman who had just sat down. The Committee who drew up the present report considered that it would be most advisable to give employment to the people of Ireland during the months of the corning summer, when it was feared they would suffer most from the failure of the potato crop, viz., the months com mencing with March and terminating with August. Under those circumstances they recommended, in their report, that for the purpose of giving em mo p e lo tb y s •me p n r t eeed to enee the sbe l e r ld ish p be g o i o v r ee d t ungthose e ri tbe Irisb railway Bills, and that they should be introduced in the first instance into the house of Lords. The lion. Gen tleman who had last spoken seemed to say that it would be no benefit to the Irish that preference should ,be given to the Irish railway Bills for this reason, that the Irish poor could obtain employment in the formation of the English railways. Now he (the • O'Conor Don) for his own part felt that it would be much better to give the Irish labourers employment in Ireland, inasmuch as they could then share with their families the products of their labour.—(hear, hear.) notwithstanding the statements that had been made with respect to the potato crop in Ireland, he could assure the House that in the county of Sligo especially the T w o s .a t d u o n p i t v io e n rs o a f l. the report. blight fr.. on GL potatoes o s B be could not consider how those bad in view, but Yhadopbpeoesnedalt effect by compelling Irish He perfectly agreed with the objects which the Com mitteeviews could be carried into . railway business to commence in the House of Lords; be allowed the option• of comme _ he thought it more g that t t h h e ey Ho s u h s o e u o ld f Commons if they were quite ready so to do. Sir GEORGE CLERK did not know of any impe diment which would be thrown in the way of Irish rail ways by compelling them to commence in the House of Lords. On the contrary, he thought much benefit would be the result. In the case of two competing companies, one might commence in that House, and the other might be brought forward in the House of Lords. The Com mittee of this House might sanction one of the schemes, and the House of Lords would possibly °outsider the other company as deserving of support; the consequence would necessarily be, that instead of facilities being afforded, the whole cencern would be brought to a stand still, and one House would say to the other you must not pass this Bill until you have sent it to us, in order to decide upon its merits as to the other competing line. Mr. AGLIONBY—Suppose there should be no com peting line ? Sir G. CLERK did not consider even in that ease that any substantial injustice would be inflicted upon these Bills. There were standing orders of both Houses which must be complied with prior to , obtaining their powers. He did not therefore consider that any possible inconvenience could arise from the adoption of the course suggested by the Select Committee. He believed it was the intention of his Hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade, to introduce resolu• tions which would have the effect of doing away with any standing order that would be productive of inconve nience to the public business ; and this he believed would have the effect of obviating the difficulties appre hended by the Honourable Members for Cockermouth and Roscommon. Owing to the peculiar position of Ireland, the Government wore anxious that every facility should be given to the passing of all Irish railway Bills, with a view to giving the labouring population of that country employment when it would be most wanted, namely, in the months of June and July next ; and he did believe that doing so would confer one of the greatest benefits upon that country.— (Hear, hear.) Mr. ROSS said it would be well that all Bills not having to encounter competition should be at once sent to the House of Lords. Mr. GREENE said that those Bills which should have been declared to have complied with the standing orders it was recommended should be sent at once to the House of Lords, and that would greatly facilitate the business. Mr. W. COLLETT said that he did not think that the benefits supposed to follow the passing of the Irish Bills would be realised, because such Bills as should not have passed before June or July could not be brought into operation for some months after. He considered that the Government ought to take some means for expediting the Bills which had once been reported to have fulfilled the standing orders. The SPEAKER having then read some extracts from the report, Mr. E. B. DENISON said that it would be a very hard case should they rescind the order of the 7th July last, and it was right that he should call their attention to what that resolution was. It provided that Bills which had passed the ordeal of that House should be entitled to go into the House of Lords just as they stood, meaning those Bills which had passed the Standing Orders Committee. Now that was the case of the Portsmouth group, and the London and York. Would it not be very hard indeed if these companies, after having gone to such enormous expense, should be precluded now, and have to commence de novo. With regard to the London and York line, there were other lines to compete with it, and the House of Lords would have to take these schemes into consideration. There was the Direct Northern Railway, and also the Cambridge line, which would decidedly take up a good deal of time in getting through. He considered that if the Committee would act more impartially, it would be beneficial to the interests of railways generally. Mr. WARD said that at the close of last session there were great complaints with regard to the time occupied in the discussion on railway Bills. There were several parties who had been for eighty days before the Com mittee of the House of Commons who were never heard. and who were afterwards told that their place of refuge was the House of Lords. That was a position in which a Committee, although acting impartially, eould not avoid placing them. The question was not with regard to the interests of a particular company, but it was a question as to what decision the Legislature could come to as to which line was the best, and it was fit, just and proper, and wise, that the House of Lords should have an opportunity f mature consideration on that subject. Mr. E. DENISON said that the scheme referred to by the preceding speaker was not a new one, and there fore the arguments made use of on the present occasion against the measure did not apply. Lord G. SOMERSET did not consider that the House would be committing any injustice by adopting the report. After a f..,w further remarks from the Noble Lord, which were inaudible in the gallery, Sir H. W. BARRON said it was quite impossible that any railroad, the Bill for which might be passed during the present session, could give employment to the Irish people for several months to come. lie did not say this from any opposition to the measure, but .merely for the purpose of undeceiving the House on this subject. He hoped the House would not depend too much npon the present project, as likely to he of great advantage to the people of Ireland. Sup • posing a Bill for a railway had passed both Houses, and received the royal assent, he need not tell the House that notices must be issued for calls, and those calls must be made in the first place ; in the next place, they must get possession of the line, which all would know was a task of no ordinary difficulty. After that it was necessary to advertise and enter into contracts. All these things would occupy a great deal of time, and the House would be very much deluded if they thought that they would be giving early employment to the Irish poor. He could assure the House that it would be August or September next before any new railroad could be commenced in Ireland. After a few words from Mr. W. COLLETT and Mr. FORSTER, which were inandible in the reporters' gallery, The SPEAKER put the motion, which was agreed to. THE MILITIA. Mr. GREENE presented a petition praying the Go ♦ernment not to take any measures for the embodiment of the militia during the present Session. TEN HOURS' BILL. Lord JOHN MANNERS presented a petition from Bury St. Edmund's in fayour of the Ten Hours' Bill. COMMERCIAL POLICY. Mr. B. ESCOTT presented a petition signed by the clergy, gentry, and yeomanry of Ilminster and its neigh bourhood, repudiating a protectionist petition purporting to come from that neighbourhood, and got up by the Society for the Protection of Agriculture, as not really expressing the feeling of the neighbourhood, and pray ing the House to pass the measures proposed by the Go vernment for the relief of the wants of the country. Captain CARNEGIE presented a petition from cer tain landlords, tenant farmers, and other inhabitants of West Sussex, praying for the abolition of all resrtictions on commerce and the free importation of foreign corn. DISTRESS IN IRELAND. Mr. O'CONNELL, seeing the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary for the Home Department in his place, would ask if the Right Hon. Gentleman had any objec tion to lay on the table of the House the communications to which he had alluded last night, in reference to the distress at present prevailing in Ireland? Sir J. GRAHAM said that he should be most happy to lay upon the table, without delay, the communications to which the Hon. and Learned Gentleman referred. There was in the report a particular case with reference to the union of Kells, and there was also a communica tion from Colonel Jones, of the Board of Works, which would also be furnished with the others. He thought it was important that they should be furnished without delay, and he would lay them on the table of the House before they adjourned on that evening. AMENDMENT ON SIR R. PEEL'S MEASURE. Mr. PHILIP MILES gave notice that he would, on the motion of the House going into Committee on the resolutions proposed by the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Government, the subject of our commercial policy, move, as an amendment, that the House should resolve itself into the said Committee that day six months. INTERFERENCE OF PEERS IN ELECTIONS. Mr. COLLETT (of Athlone) gave notice that on the 19th instant he would inquire into the causes which had led the Members for the city of Chichester and the boroughs of Newark, Woodstock, and Buckingham to vacate their seats, and also, whether or no, and, if any, in what case the resolutions of that House, providing against the interference of Peers in elections, had bee? infringed. STATE OF IRELAND. Mr. O'CONNELL postponed his motion for inquiring into the state of Ireland until Wednesday. CUBA AND BRAZILIAN SUGAR. Mr. LABOUCHERE would take the opportunity of reminding the First Lord of the Treasury of his promise to answer the question put to him the other evening by the Noble Lord, the Member for London, whether the Governments of Spain and Brazil had taken any steps of a retaliatory nature in consequence of the differential duties imposed on the sugars. Sir R. PEEL had deferred giving an answer in the first instance in order that he would be enabled to de scribe the exact position in which we stood with regard to our commercial intercourse with the Brazils. In January, 1840, the Brazilian Government had imposed certain differential duties on the products of those nations which did not admit their sugars at the same duty as those of the most favoured nations. But as yet the Bra zilian Government had not acted on those powers, and no intimation had been conveyed to the British Govern ment of their intention to do so. THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. Mr. JAMES wished to put a question to the First Naval Lord of the Admiralty respecting the newly in vented electric telegraph of Mr. Knott, as applicable to the uses of the establishment. He wished to know if the attention of the First Lord of the Admiralty had been directed to the invention of a new description of electric telegraph, invented by a scientific gentleman named Nott. It was a telegraph which he (Mr. James) had been given to understand was much less compli cated, and less apt to get out of order than the one which was now in operation. He understood that the . subject had been laid before Lord Haddington, when he was First Lord of the Admiralty, and that an eminent e L n o g r i d n e e h e i r p i a reported n e f e a v a o f übr a whichly , 0 0 f r d t e h r e s w m e a r t e t e g r y t o e hi to make a special report on the subject. He understood that a report had been made by General Pasley, and he what o n n s u ta th ß te e Ns t atab l ei d o f the that te nature mH or.u. Nett of House? eo?t t that did report wished to know if the Right H onoura b le Gentleman had a w n a y ss i o ro. b r j G e t c .o t e i l o ao n y c on propose to the Admiralty to investigate his invention, and, ac cordingly, General Pasley and Captain Brandreth ex amined it, and reported unfavourably of it. The tele graph was on the sane principle as the electric tele graph now in operation, but with some deviations ; and the Government did not, under the circumstances, and having received the report to which he had alluded, think it wise to go any further with the investigations. Mr. JAMES was much obliged to his Right Hon. Friend for the information which he had afforded him. He (Mr. James) had understood that Dr. Faraday was completely in favour of the improvement introduced by Mr. Nott, and that he considered Mr. Nott's invention much more simple than the other. If the case were not so, he (Mr. James) had been much deceived. The House adjourned at Seven o'clock. 1135,4 ix"i) I% 108 2734 504 10% par 2 / 8 230 28% 69% 314 7 136 1% . i) 2% 152 2% 28% 123 23 2% 2514 7% 3 % 26 _7!,4 4 die. 2 1 ,4 p 39' 22 1% 2% 114 1% 2 28 he still held, and he held them upon principle. Were it not for that, he would, in order to have avoided great anxiety and. trouble, disposed of them for 10s., and would have been glad to have got rid of them. When be last addressed them in that room he stated that he was not prepared to break up the Company till the affairs had been investi gated.. That investigation had been made, and he attended there to give expression to his feelings of indignation against the directors and solicitors. One of the solicitors stated that he was a respectable man, but he trusted that upon that statement alone they would not pay 7,0001. The question was the conduct of the directors in managing the affairs, and he stated that as a body they were not deserving of further trust.—( Hear, hear.) With respect to the limitation in the allotment of the shares, as was proved by their own minute-book, it appeared that they had given their agent power to issue shares to the extent of 90,000. This statement was made from their own minute-book. The conces sion made at the eleventh hour with respect to the paytnent;of deposits, did not, he was happy to say, deceive them. Look ing at their minute-book, he could see nothing but blind di rection to some master mind, but on the 19th of December they plucked up something like a spirit, and they determined to call a meeting, but the same controlling power prevented their holding that meeting. They ought to make it into Bust►e's Direct Railway, from St. llildred's•court, through the principality of Wales, into the temple of fortune.—(A laugh.) He would con clude by proposing the following resolution :—" That in accordance with the recommendation contained in the re- port the Company should be immediately dissolved, and a Committee appointed to carry out that object, and to procure for the Shareholders the return of their money with all possible dispatch." A desultory conversation ensued as to whether the report should not be first received. Mr. BATES said he would not recommend the dissolution of the Company if he considered the scheme practicable; he would, therefore, second the resolution for the dissolution of the Company. Mr. DAVIS said, as one of the committe of inquiry, that they would like to hear gentlemen on both sides. The CHAIRMAN rose to make explanations on several parts of the report as to the deposits. He said they were usually paid into the Bank of England. On drawing money, Mr. Hanbury was in the habit of countersigning the orders, but at the time mentioned in the re port he was absent in the country, therefore it was that the chief secretary was called on to countersign the cheque. Again, the directors actually paid their money one month before the rest.—(Hear.) The engineer had deceived them ; he had gone off to Belgium, and left the directors to defend him as they could.—(Laughter.) Mr. Wright had positively said he could construct one of the prettiest of railway lines, and at an expense of 12,0001. a mile. The surveyors' report was incorrect ; the length of tunnelling it was found would be much greater than reported; and instead of a gradient cf 1 in 100, there was often lin 50 and lin 75. He would not defend the engineer's, noriwouldhe the solicitor's account.—(Hear, hear.) He believed that when they heard a case, which would be read in the course of the meeting, they would ap prove of the directors paying in the deposit to the Ac countant-General. The Company had not lost anything by so acting; for, last week, theirlExchequer- bills would have been sold at 205., this week they would bring 40s.—(Hear, hear.) He sat down with thanking the meeting for their attention. Mr. COURTENAT then moved that the report of the com mittee should be received, which was seconded by Mr. SAMUEL, and carried unanimously. The resolution moved by Mr. Courtenay at a previous stage of the proceedings was then read, which was that the Company should be di•sobred and the money returned to the shareholders with all expedition. Mr. BATES considered that the undertaking would not re turn them 2 1 . per cent. during the present generation. He referred to the fact that Mr. Wright, who had surveyed the line, and the solicitor, who was resident in the district, had neither of them taken the shares reserved for them, which he (Mr. Bates) considered a fact demonstrative against the project. The tunnelling and the gradients on the line were extravagant. Mr. Wright's estimate of the tunnelling had been 351. a yard, but was not certain that, from the., absence' of materials and masonry for the con struction of tunnels 'in that district, it would not cost less than 501. Mr. Bates was proceeding to speak of the traffic to be expected, when he was interrupted by several calling out to " be short I" He was certain they would break, down befere• Parliament, on the traffic returns —(Cries of " Oh, eh ! we don't intend to go there.") Parliament had reduced the rate of toll, and besides, lie was certain that no line could pay by luggage traffic. The gentleman sat down by seconding the re solution. Mr. Horcioon said, 'as one of the committee, he wished to impress on the minds of the meeting how much the com mittee wished the directors should have every opportunity of reply. He had adopted the report as true, but though he had done so he was very anxious to hear any defence er explanation the directors had to make. Mr. J. RUSSELL, one of the directors. stated that at great inconvenience to himself he had attended this meeting, and he challenged any person present to impute to him anything but what was perfectly honest and straightforward in his conduct with reference to this Company. He said that his avocations in lifa led him to acquire as great a knowledge of railway making as any member of the direction, and he con sidered that the scheme would be of a profitable nature. He had pressed upon the engineer to send in his plans and sec tions. When he saw them, he was astonished at the amount of earthwork which was necessary to be removed. He then told the directors his fears, and proposed to call the shareholders together.—(Hear.) For sonic reasons which he did not know, his suggestion was not carried out. Sub sequently, at a meeting of the committee held in London, a paper was put in concerning the necessity of every member present qualifying himself as a director. He then stated that, whether the scheme proved profitable or not, he knew the worst of 100 shares. He said he had promised to take shares to that amount; he would do so, and those shares he would keep. He was willing to do everything that was re quired of him as an honest and honourable man. Mr. Bustle proceeded to read the statement of the facts of the case laid before counsel for advice, as to whether the directors should proceed under the deeds to pay the deposits necessary over to the Accountant-General, whether they should proceed with a petition to Parliament, and prose cute that application, whether if the directors did not pro ceed and prosecute such application they would incur under the deeds any and what liabilities, and, lastly, whether a majority of the shareholders could dissolve the Company. Sir John Bayley gave it as his opinion that the di rectors were bound to pay the deposits, and to proceed with and prosecute the application to Parlia ment, and that in case they should not do so They would incur great liabilities, and be responsible to all the shareholders for all the expenses incurred. Lastly, that a majority of the shareholders at the present stage of the proceedings could not dissolve the Company.—(Cries of dis approbation.) Mr. Bushe proceeded to remark on the report of the committee. He did not think the expenses incurred by the Company were extravagant—not even equal to those of other lines, and he desired that his own accounts might be taxed to the last shilling. The CHAIRMAN of the Committee said the question before the meeting was, that under the state of things mentioned in the report, the Company should be dissolved. The committee had not complied with the request of the directors that morning to meet them to hear Sir John Bayley's opinion, because they wished to come with clean hands and render this account to the meeting.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) He would put it to the chairman and to Mr. Bushe, whether, in all the instances of railway meetings, the directors had not bowed to the majority. A legal opinion had been read to them that the directors ought not to give up the affairs of the Company. Ought the meeting to submit to that? — (No, no.) He begged to ask the directors whether they would abide by the legal opinion, or proceed to dissolve the Company ?—(Cheers.) The question was then put to Mr. BUSHE, who rose and said that, with the opinion of such an authority in his hand, he could not, and would not, contradict his professional su perior. —(Cries of " Oh!" and disapprobation.) Mr. COURTENAY then put the question to the directors in dividually, whether they would abide by their legal adviser, or go with the majority ?—(Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN of the Directors said he would not answer the question individually.—(Cries of disapprobation.) Mr. COURTENAY was sure Mr. Russell would give an answer. Mr. RUSSELL said he would.—(Hear, hear.) lie as a di rector would ge with the majority; but he begged they would consider the position in which they were. If it was possible to suggest any mode of extricating themselves he for one would adopt it. Mr. Russell as an individual suggested the sending of circulars to the shareholders, and requesting them to assent to a dissolution. After some interruption, Mr. DuNLocis suggested that those who wished to retire should have their money, and those who were for going on should have the power. Ile begged Mr. Courtenay would add that alteration to his re solution. Mr. COURTENAY thought that such a negotiation would be perfectly impracticable in such a meeting as that. He would rather press his resolution as it was. Mr. COURTENAY sat down, but immediately after rose, and said a most important communication, had been made to him, which showed him the evil of not having the deeds sub mitted to them. Mr. Pritchard was in the room, and had made a pencil extract from the deeds.—(Read, read.) Mr. PRITCHARD said that the deed, in defining the powers of the directors, maintained that they should have a power to determine how and to what extent the project should be car ried, or deferred, or abandoned.—(Cheers.) Mr. COURTleNAY—Wherefore the opinion they had had read to them ?—(Cheers, and confusion.) Mr. BUSHE rose and said, the expressions alluded to had been submitted to Sir John Bayley's attention, specially under scored. The CHAIRMAN said he and the directors had no wish to go against the shareholders, but they naturally wished to cover their own responsibility. What kind of a position would they be in if the resolution were carried? He said lie could not put such a resolution, and left the chair, and Mr. Laurance was called on to preside. He then read the resolution, which ran as follows : " That, in accordance with the recommendation contained in the report, the Company be immediately dissolved, and a committee appointed for the purpose of carrying out this im portant object, and to procure a return of the money to the shareholders with all possible dispatch." The resolution was put and carried unanimously. Other resolutions reflecting on the conduct of the directors of the Company, and to give affect to the one for dissolving the Company, were agreed to, when the meeting, which was a very stormy and excited one throughout, broke up. FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. CROWN-OFFICE, FEE. 6. MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. COUNTY OF SUSSEX—EASTERN DIVISION.—CharIes Hay Frewen, Esq., of Northiam, in the county of Sussex, in the room of George Darby, Esq., who has accepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds. City of Cork—Alexander M'Carthy, Esq., of Upper Fitz william- street, in the city of Dublin, in the room of Francis Stock Murphy, Esq., who has accepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Manor of Northstead. Borough of Ripon—The Honourable Edwin Lascelles, of Harewood House, in the county of York, and of Belgrave square, in the county of Middlesex, in the room of the Right Honourable Thomas Berry Cusack Smith, who has accepted the office of Master of the Rolls, in Ireland. County of York—West Riding—George William Frederick Howard, commonly called Viscount Morpeth, in the room of the Hon. John Stuart Wortley, now Baron Wharncliffe, called up to the House of Peers. WAR OFFICE, FEB. 6. 4th Dragoon Guards—Lieut. T. Jones, from the 15th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Souter, who exchanges, Feb. 6. 7th Dragoon Guards—Comet P. Bunbury to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Arkwright, who retires; N. De la Cherois, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Bunbury, Feb. 1. 15th Light Dragoons—Lieut. R. Souter, from the 4th Dragoon Guards, to be Lieutenant, vice douse, who ex changes, Feb. 6. ld(the Royal) Regiment of Foot—Capt. W. Webster, from half-pay . Unattached, to be Captain, Tice R. Blacklin, who exchanges, Feb. 6. 52d Foot—Ensign 11. M. Archdall to be Lieutenant by purchase, vice Hawkins, who retires ; T. H. Vyvyan, Gent. to be Ensign. by purchase, vice Archdall ; G. H. Dundas, Gent., to be Assistant Surgeon, vice Skins, deceased, Feb. 6. 56th Foot—Lieutenant G. W. Patev, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Smith, who retires; Ensign J. S. Hanson, to be Lieutenant, vice Patsy; . W. W. Bassett, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Hanson ; Feb. 6. 57th Foot—Lieut. E. Stanley to be Captain, without pur chase, vice Lynch, deceased, Dec. 29, 1845. 78th Foot—Assistant Surgeon J. Leitch, M.D., from the 94th Foot, to be Assistant Surgeon, vice Innes, appointed to the 4th Dragoon Guards, Feb. 6. 92d Foot—The Hon. W. Charteris to be Ensign, by . pur chase, vice Carnegie, appointed to the Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards, Feb. 6. 97th Foot—Lieut. M. A. Obert to be Captain, by purchase, vice Garforth, who retires ; Ensign E. D. Harvest to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Obert ; T. E. Jones, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Harvest, Feb. 6. Ceylon RiAe Regiment—Lieutenant-Colonel H. Simmonds, from the St. Helena Regiment, to be Lieutenant- Colonel, vice A. Montresor, who retires upon half-pay unattached, Feb. 6. St. Helena Regiment—Lieutenant-Colonel J. Ross, from half-pay unattached, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Sim moods, appointed to the Ceylon Rifle Regiment, Feb. 6. BaavET.—Surgeon A. R. Jackson, M.D., Surgeon of the East India Company's Depot at Warley, to have the local and temporary rank of Staff-Surgeon of the First Class, while so employed, Feb. 6. UNArnteriaD.—To be Captain, without purchase—Lieut. W. Webster, from the Ist (Royal) Regiment of Foot, Feb. 5. STAFF.—Lieutenant A. G. Moorhead, from the 26th Foot, to be Adjutant of a recruiting district, vice Mason, whose ap pointment has been cancelled, Feb. 6, 1846. HOSPITAL STAFF.—Staff Assistant• Surgeon F. R. Waring to be Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class, Dec. 15, 1845. MettoßArmum.—Captain C. S. S. Evans, 76th Foot, and Lieutenant H. A. G. Evans, 22d Regiment, have been per mitted to assume and bear the name of Gordon, in addition to and after that of Evans. . _ . The name of the Assistant Surgeon, appointed to the 94th Toot, en the 2841 January 1846, is James Leitch, M.D. and not Lutch, as previously stated. Erratum in the Gazette of April 11, 1845-91st Regiment of Foot—For Ensign R. H. Howard to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice Harding, who resigns, April 11, read En sign R. H. Howard to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Harding, deceased, Jan. 13, 1845. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Fan. 8. _ Royal Regiment of Artillery Second Captaia C. H. Burnaby to be Captain, vice Shepherd, deceased; First Lieut. C. J. B. Riddell to be Second Captain, ♦ice Burnaby ; Second Lieut. H. Mercer to be First Lieutenant, vice Riddell, Dec. 12, 1845. MEMORANDUIL—The dates of the promotion of the under mentioned officers have been altered as follow :—Captain J. Hile ; Second Captain J. H. Lefroy ; First Lieutenant R. Phelips, Nov. 30, 1845. Carps of Royal Engineers—Major-General E. W. Durn ford to be Colonel Commandant, vice Sir F. W. Mulcaster, deceased, Jan 29. . Conaminion by the Queen. East Kent Regiment of Militia—C. Winter, Esq„ late Captain in the 60th Regiment of Foot, to be Adjutant, Dec . 31, 1845. Commission by the Lord -Lieutenant of the county of Oxford. R. P. C. Grenville Marquis of Chandos to be Deputy- Lieutenant, Feb. 3, 1846. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of the county of Kent. West Kent Regiment of Militia—Captain T. G. Mony penny to be Major, vice Dalisen, resigned, Jan. 20 ; Captain T. T. Hodges to be Major, vice Bingham, resigned, Jan. 21; • Ensign IL H. Dalison to be Captain, vice Tyssen, resigned, Jan. 20; F. F. J. Morrice, Esq. to be Captain, vice Baldwin, resigned, January 21; G. Perkins, Esq., to be Captain, vice Moneypenny, promoted, January 22 ; M. H. Jen ner, Esq., to be Captain, vice T. T. Hodges, promoted, January 23 ; J. Coveney, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice R. Hodges, commuted his half-pay, Jan. 20 ; C. Tr. King, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice How, deceased, Jan. 21; R. T. G. G. Monypenny, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Potter, re signed, Jan. 20 ; J. M. Wilson the younger, Gent., to be En sign, vice Dalison, promoted, Jan. 21; W. Sankey, Gent., to be Surgeon, vice Sexty, deceased, Jan. 31. East Kent Regiment of Militia—Ensign W. A. Munn to be Captain, vice E. H. Derail, resigned, Jan. 20 ; C. A. Mount, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Payne, resigned, Jan. 21; W. Leith, Gent., to be Lieut., vice Baker, resigned, Jan. 22 ; H. Maxwell, Gent., to be Lieut., vice Cummingoromoted, Jan. 22 ; T. Abbott, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Love, promoted, Jan. 29 ; J. Abbott, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Perrett, pro moted, Jan. 30. trb Ebition THE FUNDS.-(CLOSING PRICES.) ONE CLOSING BRITISII FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock • • • • • : • • • • .. 208 208 Three per Cent. Annuities .. .. 97 7„ „ i 3 , 97% Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. .. 971 1 6 97 97 New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Inns. 100 99% 993' 8 Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1862 .. 10% 10% Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1849 .. 10%1A 1014 Italia Stock • • • • • • • • • • .. 258 258 Bank Stock for Account .. .. .. .. 209 208% 2081 Consols for Account • • .. .. .. .. 97 ix, IA 96r. 9734 97 Exchequer Bills. I%d. i v d ,4 • 1,0021... • • •• •• 40 37 pm. 27 500/. . • • • •• • • 33 37 40 pui. 40 Ditto, Small •• •• 40 pm. 40 ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. FOREION FUNDS. Brazilian Bonds, 5 pier Cent Ditto, for the Account •• Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent .. •• gg Ditto, Deferred, 3 per Cent •• 521 i Portuguese Four per Cents •• GI Russian Bonds • • • • 6panish Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto, Deferred • • •• Ditto, Three per Cent •• Ditto, for the Account •• Dividends en the above payable in London Dutch Two-and-a-half per Cent GO Ditto, for the Account .. Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. ... • - . 28 . 39 .. 95 1 4 34 95 95 PRICES OP BUSINESS CLOSING RAILWAY MUMS. PAID. DONE AT raicEs. ONE O'CLOCK. Birmingham and Gloucester.. ..100 Ditto New (Med at 734 die.) 17% 32 Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 .... 234 ▪ a.. Bridgewater and Minehead .. 425. Bristol and Exeter .. 70 .1.. Ditto New • • • • • • • • • • S .... 12 34 .▪ . Bristol and Gloucester .. 30 36 1 ,{ Buakinghamshire . • • • • • • . 425. % p Caledonian . • • • • • • • •• 10 —l5 1434 Ditto Half Shares .. . • .. 234.... 3% 4% Ditto Extension .. • • • • .. 2 1 .4 2% ... Cornwall and Central Devon .. 2% . Direct Manchester (Remington's) 2% .......... Direct Northern .. • • • • .. 2 1 ,4.... 2% % Dublin and Galway .. • • .. 4 .... 4%. Eastern Counties .. .. 141. 169. .... 22% 74 154 ••• • • • Ditto New .. • • • • V. 161. .. . 7 10• •••• • • • Do. Perpet., I per Cent. No. 1. 61 13s. 4d. %p••• • • • • • Edinburgh and Glasgow .. 110 .... 76% Edinburgh and Perth .. .. 3 .•• • ••••• • • • • • Ditto 34 Shares .. 16 Glouc., Aberyst., & Cent. of Wales 1% %••••• • • • -- Goole, Doneast., and Sheffield, &c. 425..... 2 1% p• • Grand Union (Nottingh. & Lynn) 1% .... .•• • • • Great Western .. .. 85 •• .. ••••• • • • • • Ditto, Half Shares .. 50 .... 94 .......... Ditto, QUarter Shares .. 5 20 •• • • ...... Hull and Selby _ 56 ....106 108........ Ditto, Halt. hares .. .. 7 .• • • ••••• • • • • • Ipswich, Norwich, and Yarmouth 2 .. • • ••••• • • • • • Lancaster and Carlisle .. 35 .• • • 56 3 •••• • • • • Ditto, New .• Leicester and Bedford ........ • • 220 - •• • • % "•"• • • Leicester, Tamworth, &e. 425. . • .. par Liverpool and Leeds Direct .. 2% •• • • 1 % ••••• • • • • • Liverp., Manch., & News. Janet. 234 •• • • 2%%. London an Ditto Quarters .. 2 .... 2834 Birmingham .... —lOO .. 228% 230.. Louden al Brighton .. 50 .... 69 1 4 . ..... •. • • Ditto, Consol. Eighths .. 40 • • 43 Ditto ditto Fifths .. .. 20 ••• • London and Croydon .. .. 131. lbs. 9cl. 22 3 ,4 • • Lund., Ch alt., Oaf., Glouc., &c... ' 1% . • • ••••• • • • • • London and Greenwich .. 121. 15s. 4d. 10 ...... .... London and South-Weetern— 4U. 6s. 10d. 80 1 ,4 80 London and York .. 2% .... 3 3 ,4 %Ts ••• • • • Lynn and Ely b 7 Manchester and Leeds $2 ••••• • • • • • Ditto, half Shares .. 3$ ••••• • • • • • Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 .... 79% 79 ...... Ditto, New Quarter Shares .. 2 .... 10 • . ..... Do. Cont. and Welsh Junction 1% ...• ••••• • • • • • Manchester, Buxton, k Matlock 425..... 1% % lo• •• • Manchester and Southampton 2 •• • • 2 54% •••• • • • • Midland .. ..100 .... 154 152.. Ditto Fifths.. _ 2 .... 214 . • Ditto, New _ 12 .. 29 2834 Ditto, Birmingham and Derby 100 121% 123 Newcastle and Darlington Janet. 25 ••••• • • • • • Ditto, New .. 1 .... 1134 11 Newcastle and Berwick .. 10 .... 23 22 3 4 2.114 Newark, Sheffield, and Boston .. 2% .... •••• • • • North British 17% ... • •• • • Ditto, Half Shares a% •• • • 7% • • Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. 154 .... 3 Northern and Eastern . • • • 50 - dis4 l 90 1234 56% % 14% 4% 2% 1% 4 1 4 2234 7% P % P 76% Ditto Scrip (issued at 5 dig.) .. 40 61 .......... North Kent and Direst Dover • . 2% .. • • • • ..... •• • North Staffordshire .. • • 42a. •• • • 2% 314 14 P• • Norwich and Brandon .. 1$ ••••• • • • • • Ditto, New .. .. 3 .. 7% 1 4 ...... Oxfd.,Worcester,& Wolverhmptn. 1219 .... 15 1 4 Preston and Wyre .. 25 .... Rugby and Huntingdon .. • • 2 ••• • ••••• • • • • • Shropshire Union 421..... 1 4 dig South Devon .. 35 .... 37% 37 South Midland .. .. 425. .. • • 2 % P• •••• • • • South Eastern and Dovor .. • • 3 3 % •• • • 39 I A •••• • • • • 1)0., New (do. lii.) .. Ns. 4.. 2%.... 3 1 4 Staines and Richmond 1 .... 2% Tean and Dove Valley.. 1% .... 1 Trent Valley .. 5 2119 22 Trent Valley and Holyhead June. 2% Waterford and Kilkenny .. 3 .... Waterfd., Wexfd., Wick., & Dub. 1% •• .. Wexford, Waterford, & Valentin 1%.... 1% % .•.. . . . Welsh Midland .. 2% .... 2 ..... Yarmouth and Norwich .. .. 20 .... 28 York and North Midland .. 50 ••••• • • • • • Ditto, Extension .. 15 .... 33% FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .. .. 10 .. .. 12 I ,i Bord., Tool., & Cette kMaokenale) 2 .... 2 2..... ... Ditto, ditto (Espelete) .. 2 Dutch Rhenish .. a .... 7% Grt. North. of Franca Constituted a .... 15%14 ..... Italian and Austrian .. .. 3 .... 1% .. Lyons and Avignon .... 2% .. Luxembourg 4 Namur and Liege Rouen and Havre .. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. London and Westminster .. .. 20 .... ...... MINES. .... 2S xd British Iron .. .. .. 10 24 Real del Monte, Unregistered .. 4 GREAT NORTH AND SOUTH WALES AND ( WO ISRCESTER RAILWAY. DAY.) The adjourned general meeting of this Company was held this day at the London Tavern, at one o'clock ; John Francis Bacon, Esq., in the chair. The SECRETARY having read the advertisement convening the meeting, The Criantacur stated that they had made the necessary lodgement with the Accountant-General, and further stated that the opinion of counsel with reference to their proceed ings would be read, if the meeting thought necessary. Mr. LAURANCE (Chairman of the Committe of Inquiry) stated that in the short period of one week for a committee to go through the whole particulars of proceedings spread over the space of seven months was no small proceeding. They had however endeavoured to act in the most unbiassed and disinterested manner—(Hear)—and hoped that the report which they had prepared, and which he should now read to the meeting would meet their unqualified support.— (Hear.) He (Mr. Laurance) then proceeded to read the report as follows: — The report set out with stating that after a careful investi gative into the affairs of the Company, they had come to the conclusion that the deposits ought not to be placed in the hands of the Accountant-General, nor any further progress made in the affairs of the Company. The reasons for recom mending this course were elaborately set forth. It was stated that the original project was 112 miles long. requiring a capital of 2,057,011 X., being an excess over the whole subscribed capital of 201. a share of 57,0101. In this project there are 24,701 yards of tunnelling, which at 35/. a yard would cost the enormous sum of 864,5351. The committee found that the whole capital on 64,141 shares at 20/. each, fully paid up, would only amount to 1,282,820/. ; while the estimate for a single line would be 2,057,0101., leaving an excess over the whole subscribed capital of 774,1901., without allowing a shilling for interest to shareholders. building carriages, wear and tear, plant, locomotives, &c. What, however, the shareholders had immediately to consider was the modified scheme between Carmarthen and Aberystwith, 50 miles low , . The estimated cost of this part of the project was 1,084,3574., being at the rate of 21,500/. a mile. In this distance there was 14,481 yards, which, at 35/. per yard, would cost 506,833/. Taking, therefore, the full amount of the subscribed capital at 1,282,8201., there was an excess over capital of 198,455/., without any funds remaining for 25,688/. lls. 101 already incurred, or for further Parliamen• tary expenses, locomotive carriages, wear and tear, plant, or one farthing by way of interest to shareholders. With this single line only it was to the Committee obvious that the Company must begin without allowing for any defaulters in payments, with a debt upon the shoulders of the proprietors amounting to 230,0001. The estimate of the traffic the Com mittee made 146,4481. Os. Bd., from which, deducting for work ing expenses 48,816/. Os. 20., there remained 97,632/. N. Gd., or 41. 17s. 7d. per cent. on an outlay of two millions of money. Taking, however, the estimated traffic as correct at 97,632/. Os. 6d., and deducting interest at 3 per cent. on a deficiency of capital of 178,4551., there would remain 91,753/. 135., leaving only 4-h. per cent., with out any resource to look to for paying off the debt incurred in establishing the Company. The report then went on to notice at some length the proceedfngs of the managing committee, which it characterised as a continued system of irregularities and inconsistencies. It also gave a list of the provisional committee who had failed to pay up on the number of shares reserved to them. There had been 9,000 shares reserved for the directors, and out of these only 451 had been taken up, thus leaving a drag of 8,594 shares on the company, without calculating the shares reserved for the promoters and others which had not been taken up. The report next commented on the directors' report, presented last Saturday, in which it was stated, that in consequence of relinquishing the portion of the line between Caer narvon and Machynlleth, the directors had determined to reduce the number of shares from 100,000 to 75,000 ; and of the latter number to reserve 6,000 to the land owners; and that they accordingly allotte d 68,911 shares to the public, the deposit on which, at 1 /. pe r share, had been paid to the extent of 64,1411. The minutes, however, showed that on September 30th, 1845, the directors resolved to issue 15,000 more shares; and further, on the 13th of October, they instructed the Secretary to deliver scrip to applicants to the extent of the whole allotments, amounting to 90,000/. This was no satisfactory explanation given o: this discrepancy. After detailing other irregularities of the Managing Committee, the report further stated, that in de fiance of the protest furnished to the directors in the name of the shareholders by jr. Lawrence, the former had paid into the hands of the Aecountant-General the sum of 42,915/. The report concluded by stating that the accounts presented every evidence of gross overcharge, especially the solicitor's, which was 7,640/. 17s. 110., and recommended, from all the circumstances narrated, that this Company should go no further with the project, but immediately wind up, and that the Secretary, who had afforded the committee every facility in their inquiries, be retained till all the affairs were settled. The CHAIRMAN stated that the traffic extended over 131 miles instead of 50, as stated in the report. Mr. BUSHE stated that the report was wholly untrue. Mr. COURTENAY stated that anything Mr. Bushe had to say upon the subject they would be glad to hear. The state ment was taken from their own minutes. Mr. LAURANCE stated that he hop ed the p arties p resent would stay and h ear b o th sides of the question , so as to be able to com e t o a proper con clusion. Mr. C OURTENAY w i s h e d to set himself right with reference to a repo r t w hi ch had b een largely circulated, to the effect that he d ea lt to a l ar ge amount in the shares of this Company. • He begged to sta te that he never directly or i n di rect l y purc h ase d a single share in the concern since Sept em b e r last, when he bought 100 - shares at a premium of tea shillings per share ; those share Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire. Royal Berkshire - Regiment of Militia—Lieutenant E. Wbeble to be Captain, ♦ice Bacon, promoted, Dec. 29 ; H. Pole, Gent., to be lieutenant, vice Wheble, promoted, Dec. 30. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Perthshire. Royal Perthshire Militia—Captain R. Graham. late Cap tain in the 68th Regiment, to be Captain, vice J. S. Menzies, resigned ; F. N. Menzies, Gent., to be Captain, vice A. But ter, resigned; J. Isdale, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice D. Ro bertson, deceased, Feb. 8. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Caithness-shire. Ross-shire, &c., Militia—T. F. Sinclair, Esq., t• be Cap tain, vice John Sinclair, resigped, Jan. 1; J. C. Laing, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice A. Henderson, resigned, Jan. 27. WHITEHALL, JAL 28. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Themes Amplalett, of Sutton Coldfield, in the county . of Warwick, Gent., to be a Muter Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. WHITEHALL, FEN. 2. The Lord Chancellor has appointed James Philcox, the younger, of Burwash, in the county of Sussex, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. John Pickles, cotton manufacturer, Preston. John Smith, warehouseman, Crescent, Jewin-street, Crip. plegate. BANKRUPTS. John Roberts, clothier, Kidderminster, to surrender on Feb. 13, at half-past one, and March 20, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, Birchin lane, Cornbill ; Cox, Son, and Walrond, Sise-land, Buck lersbury. Samuel Noller, carrier, Debenham, Suffolk, Feb. 12, at one, and March 20, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Buchanan, Basingball-street. Hon. Francis Henry Needham, dressing-case maker, New Bond-street, Feb. 17, at one, and March 20, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee; Fisher, Verulam-buildings, Gray's Inn. Richard Charles Turner, builder, Houndsditch, Feb. 12, at eleven, and March 20, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee; Norton and Son, New-street, Bishopsgate. Robert Gunn, corn dealer, Clare, Suffolk, Feb. 13, at half past eleven, and March 20, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Pennell, official assignee; Hughes and Turner, Charles-street, City-road. John William Frost, coffee dealer, Back-lane, Kingsland road, Feb. 13, at three, and March 20, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee; Shear man and Slater, Great Tower-street. William Stockbridge, tobacconist, Wandsworth, Feb. 17 and March 18,'at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings ; Lawrence and Co., Old Fish-street. Joseph Henry Nock, outfitter, High-street, Poplar, Feb. 12 and March 17, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old Jewry-chambers; Hodgson and Co., Lincoln's Inn-fields. _ Alexander Inglis, draper, Portsea, Feb. 17, at eleven, and March 25, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Soles and. Turner, Alder manbury. George Duckham, butcher, Merthyr Tydvil, Glamorgan shire, Feb. 20, at eleven, and March 20, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol ; Hassell, Bristol. John White, wine merchant, St. Benet's-place, Grace church-street, Feb. 14, at eleven, and March 14. at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Alder snanbury ; Eyre, Bond-court, Walbrook. John Burbidge, and John Burbidge, jun., cabinet makers, Tysoe-street, Clerkenwell, Feb. 11, and March 14, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sam brook-court, Basinghall-street; Macphail, Wilmington square. Charles Moyle, linendraper, Whitchurch, Shropshire, Feb. 20 and March 13, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Reed and Co., Friday-street; Worthington and Shipman, Manchester. Edward White Baxter, ironmonger, Coventry, Feb. 18 and March 16, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Hodgson, Bir mingham ; Vincent and Co., Temple. Francis Ward, rag merchant, Batley, Yorkshire, Feb. 19 and March 24, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Free man, official assignee, Leeds; Taylor, Nicholas-lane; Hanby, Dewsbury •, Bond, Leeds. John Hill, currier, Birmingham, Feb. 18 and March 20, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham ; Harding, Birmingham. James Duke, brick-maker, Newark-upon-Trent, Fob. 16 and March 16, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ; Jaques and Ed wards, Ely-place; Brown, Nottingham. George Handel Openshaw, power loom cloth manufacturer, Over Darwen, Lancashire, Feb. 19 and March 12, at one, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Bower and Son, Chancery-lane; Ainsworth and Sons, Blackburn. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. F. A. De Wilde, furnishing ironmonger, Wells-street, Ox ford street—a div. of ss. 6d. in the pound, Feb. 4, at the office of Mr. Belcher, King's Arms-yard, Coleman-street. T. Dousberry, boot factor, Farriagdon-street—a div. of 3s. 4d in the pound, Feb. 4, at the office of Mr. Belcher, King's Arms-yard, Coleman-street. T. Rowell, hotelkeeper, Queen's Head passage, Newgate street—a div. of 2s. 6d. in the pound, Feb. 4, at the office of Mr. Belcher, King's Arms-yard, Coleman-street. T. Davies, merchant, Liverpool—first div. of Ss. in the pound, an 3 Thursday, at the office of Mr. Cazenove, Liver pool. W. D. Townsend, pawnbroker, Little Russell -street, Co vent-garden—second div. of 3id. in the pound, any Wednes day, at the office of Mr. Graham, Coleman-street. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. R. Mackenzie, commission a agent, Hunter-street, Bruns wick-square, Feb. 27, at eleven—J. Hind, merchant, George rew, Bermondsey, Feb. 27, at twelve—R. Lee, R. J. Brassey, F. Farr, and G. Lee, bankers, Lombard-street, Feb. 27, at ease —W. Tuck, miller, Elsing, Norfolk, Feb. 27, at eleven. In the Country. _ . _ D. Selden and W. Hynde, merchants, Liverpool, March 3, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court—E. T. Jones, and H. M. Crosskill, booksellers, Rochdale, Feb. 17, at twelve, at the Manchester District 6:turt—E Jones, bookseller, Rochdale, Feb. 17, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court—H. M. Crosskill, bookseller, Rochdale, Feb. 17, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court—T. Todd, dealer in cotton goods, Manchester, Feb. 18, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court—T. Gallimore, earthenware ma nufacturer, Burslem, Staffordshire, Feb. 27, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contra 7, on the day herein mentioned. A. S. Tucker and G. M. Bidwell, grocers, Melcombe Regis, Feb. 28—J. Robinson, cloth merchant, Leeds, March 2—M. Sturley, organ builder, Southam, Warwickshire, March 4-- W. Brown, ironmonger, Atherstone, Warwickshire, Feb. 28 —G. B. and A. J. Rudge, japan leather manufacturers, Glou cester-street, Curtain-road, Feb. 27—W. Wood and J. Holmes, tea dealers, Maidstone, Feb. 27—W. Hulley, tailor, Bake well, Derbyshire, Feb. 27—C. J. Russel, scrivener, Ludlow, Feb. 27—W. G. Taylor and E. Guy, hosiers, Liverpool, Feb. 27.—T. Bailey, builder, Bristol, Feb. 27 —J. C. Kendall, tavernkeeper, Canonbury, Islington, Feb. 27—J. Savage, victualler, Old Compton-street, Soho-square, Feb. 27—J. T. Maund, laceman, Birmingham, Feb. 27—R. T. Terry, ship chandler, Bristol, Feb. 27. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. ilampson, J. Burgess, and J. Fawcett, railway con tractors, Sedgwick, Westmorland—W. Sampson, T. R. Ba tard, and T. Tooke, jun., merchants, London—T. and S. Badget, linendrapers, Wakefield—J. Milne, J. Seville, T. Se vilee, and J. Turner, cotton manufacturers, Royton, Lanca shire (so far as regards J. Turner)—W. Gibson and J. Dover, brokers, Manchester—R. Kay and C. Green, stock brokers, Manchester—W. Gent and M. Jones, hatters, Bir- mingham—P. Nowell and C. Smith, timber merchant Bradford—J. Mason, M. Wright, and W. Bradsha w, coal masters, Ash ate-collier Derbyshire—W. Kehler and J. A; L'Enfant, lithographic printers, Rathbone-place—J. F.d W. Peters, tobacconists. Drury-lane—H. Love and J. Evans, factors, Basinghall-street—J. Towel ar and J. Rendle, met chants, King's Lynn—W. H. Robinson and G. Sparkes, c penters, Northampton—E. Glover, R. Haywood, and A. Haywood, licensed victuallers, Walton, Staffordshire —C. P. Hays, J. J. Hays, and A. Hays, Meriton's-wharf, Bermondsey (so far as regards J. J. Hays)—J. Gough all T. Smith, carpet manufacturers, Kidderminster —R. D. an R. Fretwell, grocers, Gainsborough—G. and J. B. lifaltbp wine merchants, Nottingham—R. T. Morley and G. s"' Smith, linendraperF, Scarborough—A. Cockburn , H. Du i ' and A. Cockburn, merchants, Oporto (so far as re g ards Dunlop)—G. Briscoe, .H. Twyford, J. Steward, and Beley, Monte Video io far as regards G. Beley) —T • Hams and T. A. Knight, estate agents, Liverpool —A. aal Parker, milliners, Kendal—J. Torkington and R. Tarair,: railway contractors, Ashton-under-Lyne—W. Walfi n l' t Greenwood, W. M. Tufnell, B. Sparrow, and W. Wa,,.ci jun , bankers, Chelmsford (so far as regards W. Walf ol ' u ts. T. Greenwood)—J. Brook, jun., C. \V. Brook, and Brook, woollen cloth merchants, Huddersfield (so far a s n — . gards J. Brook, jun.)—J. Edens and W. Clarke, shoe T.,„ 11 , u t, facturers; Stafford—A. Ackers, J. Davies, and E. rierriG. glass manufacturers; Newton, Lattcashire—R. Parker an° E. Beane, carriers, Old Bailey. PRICE OF SUGAR. the The average price of Brown or Muscovado S u g ar, produce of the British possessions in America, 01P; is from the returns made in the week ending :Feb. 31 1°7 ' 355. lid. per swt. THE CORN QUESTION (From M. Faucher's Studies of English Life.) be Having glanced at the history of the corn-ho rs ' 0 . says :—" When we have studied with attention th e tar ments of the two parties in this debate, we remai n c° to vinced that if the landed proprietors wished serieceltteit devote time and capital to the amelioration of er estates, they would have no need of the precarious pie sistance of laws to preserve or augment their ie r , s n ° o l s The noblemen best versed in agriculture io n Spencer, Dude, Fitzwilliam, and Radnor, hold on vii , point the same language as Cobden, Ashworth , nr to f Hers. But the question presents a political eleinen which we must not lose sight, and which tends to nn b.O u ' P ef e cote the solution. The landed proprietors w ish to ha v e high rents, but they are at least equally anxious to c i ; o , their farmers so dependent on them as to fin d oe's willing instruments at the time of an election. thes e ' and skilful farmers would not suit them ; for before investing large capitals in the c ultivatioc_„ °l soil, would demand leases as a security ; but tarr, e f ers who had thus placed themselves beyond the re ach ei t ; rs . abuse of power would be found independent elegyos Farmers who consent to till the ground withetts a re ibre, cannot expect to realise much profit ; it is, tn e necessary to offer them the illusions o f c ;no', tective system. Thus the maintenance of tu l; laws is not for the aristocracy so much a citlet; s il tile money as of political influence, and hence gni not difficulty of obtaining any concession." We sintetes extract the conclusion of this chapter, because it the causes which render the doom of the corn-b l eu and vitable, even if the harvest had proved favou ra potatoes had escaped the murrain The con d r ij o v ar tion of the corn laws is written in every page _,;°` tiO mercial legislation. The more they are disc us '"L' r tet s , more apparent does the weakness of their suifizeooa become. The mediating party which propose d L' duty as a compromise has disappeared, and th e ( " ment refuses to pledge itself to the maintena nce ast modification of protection which it accorded? . r a AMERICAN OPINION UPON o '" PEEL'S MEASURES. (From the New York Herald.) 0 11 ! THE NEWS FROM ENGLAND—THE REPEAT _ A ° frO CORN-LAWS. The accounts we have reeetr% Teri Great Britain, by the recent arrivals, have been of die" important nature. Notwithstanding the very cll n t t ° tory manner in which they come, there is surv7-beis° establish the fact that great changes are abu t made in the commercial policy of England. d iffere fl . There was very little unanimity among the t Brie individuals composing the Ministry of Grelti tain, and it was probable that a change mel t importance would be made, before any InefetTe tb relation to the corn-laws was made, or b e L r (On meeting of Parliament. From all we can get—of th e the conflicting statements put forth by the orget a tea r different parties in England, we cannot resist tr b y tb r elusion that the corn-law question will be settleurn lye Parliament now in session; that the present c° /re . ie will be repealed, and a moderate fixed duty UP° H c ric"; grains established. The lower House of the J o se' Parliament will dispose of the matter Witbg il t - I trouble, but the fate of any Bill reducing the u g l i rio`' foreign grain in the House of Lords is a In °re a nd affair, and will be involved in much doubt ° f t h e ei certainty until the last moment. The opposi tio Duke of Wellington to the measure. in - ili a „ 36 0 Cabinet meetings, created great anxiety in , e e fi apP4 of the friends of the repeal, as, without in. in the upper House, the repeal is utterl to $1 the question. It will be a diffi cult m atter 10 1 ; it through that body, even with his sup P e r! e w e ° without it, there is no chance. This is admitteu odor A repeal of the corn-laws of England, awillnd tb leof d te tion of a low fixed duty on foreign grain, complete revolution in the commercial systenls .„ and other nations. We learn that our Minister I;oter' don is engaged in negotiations in relation to thi S fi Tho ce' t 'and we are prepared to receive at any time the Sil i A "%le fi .l merit that a treaty between the United States ce - ,,erci:, Britain has been concluded, entirely of a 03°3 „ 0 " ticel character, opening the ports of each for th e h r I w e ° l , - and manufactures of the other upon re h et advantageous terms than any yet proPth7—__,,i closer these two nations can be brought to e'r" f in the pursuits of commerce, the danger the ty rupture becomes reduced, and the greater l a tio ° , terest each has in maintaining peaceful f e te ,f e Jr" The Conservative, or middle party, in th e o w be ' r this in view ; and as they hold the balance of P they will, without doubt, accomplish their object:ito course Mr. Calhoun is pursuing has this e nd t o bri,l and he will make every honourable sacrifire,"soite', about such a desirable result. With him all. I " - of of the Oregon question is an affair of U O3 „ L i sio o 4 l secondary consideration, compared with a Inet" ro - 03 0 ,r e ,:pi our tariff, and a thorough change in our ' o estv' t io system. He takes a more extended view of the Brit at issue ; knowing that, if we can give O t r e ‘ ,/ - ", greater advantages, in a commercial point ;; e' rs: ' 1) 0 she now enjoys, the settlement of other lee.,"" e e sol'of looked upon as very di ffi cult, will become verJr,foo r t he the influence on both sides of the Atlantic ie .r - 1 of ;3, peace will be very much strengthened, and ° ril 1 0 differences now existing will become very !n ue- :efe''fcl; The policy of Mr. Calhoun will undoubtedlY,.,P nc er!„ - 0 far as the movements of our Government areri r and while it will tend to preserve our pearel'haretv of with Great Britain, it will secure to us co m e vantages greater and more valuable than we yet enjoyed. .7 ' • "'Us".7 .-.• A r -- - aro 1 . ..go 1 111 [ADVERTISIMINT.] —DETECTIVI .-'" pt .." ie Huaznas RELIIVZP, Instruments and Spectacle s '' - pfilife country by post, 39, Albemarle-street, Piocadillt,fo vented Spectacles, Powerful Telescopes, Opera ( - 11 7i$ 1r , 01 scopes, &c. —Patronized by his Majesty the Ki n g' Oret . 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Caution 11.1esolec• eslolfiAt, Solomon., Opticians, are not in any way co lin i f bh ° ,, t o r person of the same name in their immediate 12e ;iity, nor in any part of the country. To prevent k . f orlsixt le cautious, aid observe—Only to be had at 39, A ll &titil d Piccadil, oppesito the York Hotel, and 25, '''- ,) 0) street, Edinburgh :. s op vt on; ANOTHaSt EITRAORDINARY CUR/ 0 1 t CO li tDi i i HOLLOWAY'S Pmts.—Patrick Casey, residing sic $ 0. 5 e 0 , t h e place, Brunswick '- square, had suffered from a C . li 5_,.° f ,`,",i for more than three years. This poor man, i' '' s f 9P h .° 11 ;;$1' sufferer that he did not dare to go to he" 'fit,' s .ls c°' to phlegm choking him : indeed, he could not er e- se" ° iag 0 upon a table for half an hour lest he should beolortiot,o Nevertheless this , person is now labouring fr °ra o ch i ii id ( the night, sleeps as ivell;as ever he did in his life, i s SO,' O h . completely cured, by the use of Holloway's P i t% 9,' - ei' ' Holloway's Ointment ) at Professor Hollows7 do iso' to , ment, 244, Strand, and by all respectable vo n pre 1 , eine throughout the world. , , be a en w itl i :ti FATEnsmem..—Protection petitions 0 1- e ho oo . I , o l e e t freely hawked about this town and neighho u i . r „ral I, olio different success. On one farm the agricu' it adt i , f it/i oil absolutely would. have nothing to do with it ; ai rs, l ei ;e instances, great repugnance was manifested. iron ' - e rt t o aid of shoprnen and apprentice boys, the Y e t b. fatr li fie l° ,oo , about eighty sig ;natures I At this some 01 ti b: ti e,' 0 greatly incensed., and threaten to withdra w. . 0 0 ° , W from our tradesmen, and transfer them to th os " e d th in which village the inhabitants of course l i e cultural petition.—Sent Herald id' l• BIRTHS. ~,,, pill' tif' Yesterday, in Store-street, Bedford-square , . 1- of a daughter. r x-gs rje° fO ° On the 3d inst., fit Gloucester - road, Hyde - a z. oil Roderick Robertscsa, of a son. , c ot _,,,iii , On the 4th inst., at Thames Ditton, the 1 841 w jol y CP - Reimers, of a son. .. sog re, On the sth hist., in Park-street, Grosvenor of a daughter. 4 s 0 0 * ors Pig At Plaistow, near BromleY, Kent, Mrs. Elias , s' lie. 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