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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS, Tuesday, Feb. 3. Their Lordships met to-day at Five &Clock. The Duke of ROXBURG HE presented a petition from Seacombe, in Ifavour of agricultural protection, and against any interference with the existing corn-laws. Lord FEVERSHAM presented a petition from the landowners, farmers, tradesmen and others, of Melton, in th• county of York, against any alteration in the corn-laws. He also presented a number of petitions from other places to the same effect. Lorti MONTEAPLE moved for a copy of certain re turns from the Secretary of the Treasury, relating-to local taxation.—Agreed to. RELIGIOUS DISABILITIES BILL. _ _ The LORD CHANCELLOR obtained leave to bring in a Bill for relieving her Majesty's subjects from cer tain penalties and disabilities respecting their religious opinions, and moved that it be read a first time. Lord CAMPBELL asked if the present Bill was in conformity with the recommendation of the Commission appointed to consider the subject last year ? Ths LORD CHANCELLOR, in answer to his Noble Friend, had only to state that he had advised Sir Ed ward Ryan to divide the Bill into two Bills, and this was one of the Bills: the other Bill related to the Acts of Allegiance and Supremacy. The Bill was then read a first time, and thoir Lord ships adjourned till Thursday. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Tuesday. Feb. 3. The SPEAKER teok the Chair at Four o'clock. NEW MEMBERS. Mr. STUART took the oaths and his seat for the borough of Ne w ark- upon-Trent. Mr. MOSTYN took the oaths and his seat for the city of Lichfield. Mr. SPENCER WALPOLE took the oaths and his seat for Midhurst. Mr. R. YOIiKE presented a petition for the better supply of water to the city of York. RAILWAY PETITIONS. Mr. HUDSON presented several petitions in favour of the York and North Midland, and Leeds and Rugby Ex tension Rtilwayßills. Mr. MILLS presented a petition in favour of the County Down Railway. Mr. SPOONER withdrew both the notices of motion which stood in his name on the paper, with respect to the Belfast and County Down Railway and the Newry and Warrenpoint Railway. Petitions were presented for the Somerset and Mid land Railway and the Wilsontown Railway Bills. NEW WRIT. A new writ was moved for the city of Chichester, in the room of Lord Arthur Lennox, who has accepted the stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds.—Ordered. Petitions were presented against any alteration in the present corn-laws. Lord J. RUSSELL presented a petition in favour of the Ten Hours' Bill. BOSTON, NEWARK, AND SHEFFIELD RAIL WAY. Mr. STEWART presented a petition, signed by the nigh Sheriff on the part of the inhabitants of Mans field, in the county of Nottingham, h► favour of a rail way from Boston to Newark and Sheffeld. NOTICES OF MOTION.—RIGHT OF SEARCH. Captain PECHELL gave notice, that on a future day, he should ask whether any communication had been re ceived by the Board of Trade, or the Commissioners of Excise, relative to the thirteenth article of the convention with France, which regarded the right of search in French fishing-vessels. Ho should also put the same question to some member of the Board of Admiralty. CUBA SUGARS. Dr. BOlVRlNGiaWn;tieetTliai, on Thursday, he would put a question to the Right Hon. Baronet, the First Lord of the Treasury as to whether he had received from the Spanish' Government any intimation of their intention to visit with retaliatory measures the com merce of Great Britain, if the duties on Cuba sugar were not reduced. ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS.. Mr. REDHEADYORKE wished to know from the Bight Hon. Baronet if it was his intention to bring in a Bill with reference to ecclesiastical courts? Sir R. PEEL said that he was not prepared on the part of her Majesty's Government to answer the ques tion put by the Hon. Member.—(Hear, hear.) THE TARIFF. Mr. REDHEAD YORKE might, perhaps, be per mitted to ask another question, although he had given no notice on the subject. He wished to know whether, in the arrangement of duties proposed by the Right Hon. Baronet, watches were included in the reference made to clocks. Some doubt existed among his constituency on this point. Sir R. PEEL said, that if he recollected aright, watches were separately classed. The duty on clocks did not apply to watches. THE TIMBER DUTIES. _ _ Sir R. PEEL—I do not knew, Sir, whether it is re gular or not, but whilst I am in possession of the House, and this being the last evening on which I should have an opportunity before the departure of the next mail for America, I am anxious to take this opportunity of an nouncing the intentions of her Majesty's Government with regard to the alterations about to ba made in the import duties on timber.—(Hear, hear.) We propose, Sir, to make . , ultimately, a reductio n i n th e diff e r e ntial duties _upon foreign timber, sip that the duty shall re maie, after the reduction has been effected, at 15s. in • stead of the present amount. On hewn timber the duty is at present 255. We propose to reduce it to 15s. But with the view of insuring to the consumer as much benefit as possible from the proposed reduction, we shall effect it in the manner I am about to explain. With regard to timber from the Baltic—in conse quence of the very great demand for it we do not propose that the reduction shall be imme diate. We propose that it shall commence on the sth April, 1847, considering that period as one most suitable. We propose that on the sth April, 1847, the duty shall be reduced 55., and on the .sth of April, 1848, we propose to reduce it by another ss. Sawn timber we propose to reduce by 6s. on the sth of April, 1847, and l ai r 6s. on the sth of April, 1848. With re spect to thAmall timber, suck as laths, spars, and other sorts, we propose to make a proportionate reduc tion ; but whether or not the reduction, having regard to the interest of the consumer, should be immediate is a subject for consideration. Whether it should be ef fected without any more gradual reduction, we should wish to raterve for further opinions, as it may be a question whether the reduction might not be absolutely made on the sth April, 1845. In the course of the evening the full details will be laid on the table of the House ; but I thought it necessary to make these few observations at the present opportunity. An HoN. MnatnEtt inquired if any alteration in the duties would take place before 1847 ? Sir R. PEEL—The duties will remain the same until the sth of April, 1847. From that date there will be a reduction in hewn timber of 55., and in sawn timber of 69. ; and from the sth April, 1843, there will be a fur ther reduction of Sc. and 6s. respectively. TURNPIKE TRUSTS. An HoN. MEmnra wished to ask whether the Govern ment were satisfied with the operation of the Act which was passed is 1844 respecting the law of Turnpike Trtrts? Sir R. PEEL would he glad if the Hon. Member would put Ms question when his Right Hon. Friend the Secretary for the Home Department was in the House. THE GOVERNMENT COMMERCIAL MEASURES. Sir ROBERT PEEL would take that opportunity of putting a question to the Hon. Member for Ashton under-Lyne (Mr. Colquhoun), or if the Hon. Gentleman was not in the House, he might put the question to some gentleman who usually acted with the Hon. Member. The Hon. Membar for Ashton-under-Lyne had given notice that he would, on Monday next, move an amend ment to the motion that the Speaker leave the Chair on the House going into Committee on the question of the commercial policy of the country. Ho wished to know if the Honourable Gentlemen would put the House in possession of the heads of his amendment.—(Hear.) There was no answer given to,the question ; Mr. Col qaheun was not in the House. CUBA. _ _ Lori JOIIN RUSSELiwis - bed to know if any further correspondence had been received with reference to the affairs of Cuba? Sir R. PEEL said he thought there had been. -Lord J. RUSSELL —Is there any objection to its being laid on the table ? SA. R. PEEL said ho would give an answer on a future day. THE APPOINTMENT OP MR. CITAPMAN. Mr. \VODEHOIJSE said, that in moving for a copy of the warrant, or other document, by which Mr. Chap man had bee n a pp o i n t e d Chi e f J u d ge o f the Supreme Court of New Zealand, ho would take leave, i n t h e first place, to make known to the House that he entertained no hostile feeling towards Mr. Chapman. It was duo to that gentleman. who had received the highest testimonials from the Hon. Member for Lis keard, • the Hon. Member for Cumberland, the lion. Member for Bath, and the Hon. Member for Westmin ster, to state that he (ttr. Wodehouse) believed that tho Noble Lord, the late Secretary for the Colonies, was perfectly justified in making the appointment. In bringing his name before the public he was actuated by no hostile motives, but he was compelled to do so, because in his report, laid before Parliament, there were innumerable errors of such a serious nature that it was impossible for any one to pass them over. The Hon. Member then read several quotations from Mr. Chapman's re p or ts with respect to the price of wheat from the year which quotati ons h e d en i e d to b e 1800 to that of 1815 , correct. -Mr. Chapman, in speaking of the p r i ce o f wheat in 1,800, said that it happened t o b e rat h er W A ' dear than the preceding year, whil e t h e fat was that it ave ra g ed seventy-five prr cent. less. IR; al :o said that,. o he foreign no means of judging the pre cis() quantity n grain which might be let in from the Baltic, Poland, elan dmfg's Russia; he expectedbut he fr consideredom Poland. t that lle also begged ave to t a consideratie Quantity K call ig t n he attention of the House ,to another extract. The of Prussia says, with le "respect to the duty theon cEoergniiethhatGteliveeirremGenotvernmmeeenht would not meetf commercial longer in free interchange the nge o com modities. He thought English Govern ment ware the occasion of creatingt ho believed there the unnatural price of wheat. He would say t h were various parties, and among them the 11 . 04. Me mber f o r D ur h am (Mr. Bright), who held the op i n ion t h at d the King of Prussia was right in doing what he please with the corn of his'country. He hoped that the Parlia ment of this country - would re-t that for 45 years they supp orted them selves without the aid of foreign coTn. lie believed that the Government were leagued with the League, s.nd totally indifferent to the interest and the prosperity of the coantry. I th current üblished in th e United which he moved for o would now pass to for, he meant the . Addin toutheim tdt fro States. It was cdrA . Secretary " It 4 ciltd ?dNi; g R sct. , to Mr gungtoD, --ugtuit 1527, ; 7.! ;ii t - - •;.; : ;., •,,.., Z , -7tA--,_?:/:;, ; IN ..............) •:!• • • V _XV - --....1.---- ,'/. NI - - T `~'. Nothing could be more conclusive than that letter, and there was this remarkable fact, that neither Mr. Charles Bold (now Sir Charles Bold), nor Sir Charles- Bagot, nor Lord Dudley, made any allusion whatever at that time to the subject of corn. The question related to Swedish iron, hammered iron, and bar iron. Corn, in fact, was never mentioned. The concluding paragraph of Mr. Addington's dispatch was to the effect that he had only to add, that had any restriction on the importation of foreign corn existed in Great Britain, the tariff would never have passed either House of the Legislature, be cause the agricultural states, and especially Pennsyl vania, would have opposed its ultimate enactmen t, erasing from that passage all that had reference to the' other states of Europe—erasing from that passage every syllable that showed the division of opinion, and leaving it to stand as if it had reference to this country alone. He remembered having had a conversation with the late War Charles Begot, and another with Sir Stratford Canning, on the subject, and he would undertake to say that it was his firm belief, that in the history of the country or of anything in which her Majesty was ever concerned, there never was a stratagem more un worthy of any man that professed to hold the situation of a gentleman; he had utterly disabused the powers which had been assigned to him. He would ask whether any Member of that House, pos sessing gentlemanly feeling, could justify that ? He would now call attention to the evidence given before the Import Duties Committee, in the year bBO4. He was most unwilling to trespass on the time of the House with this subject - but he would be able to show that throughout the whole of this evidence he would be able to maintain his position, and it seemed to him that the Chairman of that Committee had endeavoered to prove his posi tion even by his per oratio. The Honourable Mem ber then read several extracts from the evidence to which he had altuied, including that of Mr. Smyth, Dr. Bowring, and Mr. Cobden, given at Manchester. The Hon. Member for Bolton wrote to the seme effect to Lord Palmerston. It was not only in that part of his negotiations where he exhibited such sentiments. He played the same part in Egypt. From information which he (Mr. Wodehouse) had received, and on which he had every reason to rely, there was exhibited a scene before the Pacha of Egypt of such to nature as to excite surprise. The interpreter, on that occasion, could scarcely contain himself with laughter.— (Laughter.) He (Mr. Wodehouse) had his information from a lady—(Laughter) —a married lady.—(Continued laughter.) She was a lady with whom he was in the habit—(Great laughter, in which the remainder of the sentence was lost.) He was not an eye-witness of the affair, but there could be, no doubt as to the authenticity of her information. If Hon. Members had seen the lion. Gentleman going about there as she saw him—(Laughter)—with a large straw hat, having a brim as large as that table (pointing to the table before him), a full flowing beard, and a v.ide pair of Circassian trousers (Loud laughter). There was another point connected with this subject to which he should wish to refer. In the same report he found an observation from Dr. Harding, to whom was committed the examination into the state of the hand loom weavers in the east of Scotland. Dr. Hard ing expressed himself thus :—" The only remedy universally suggested by the weavers and their em ployers was the total repeal of the present corn-laws." He had already stated the reason why he thought a measure of this kind would be inimical to the interests of the hand-loom weavers. Notwithstanding the excitement and prejudice existing among weavers on this subject—an excitement fostered by political agita tion—the more intelligent persons were aware that a repeal of these laws would have an injurious effect on agriculture. This would ultimately injure the weavers themselves, by diminishing the de mand for textile manufactures. How far their commerce might be checked by foreign powers, who desired to encourage their home manufactures, must be left to the wisdom of the Legislature to ascer tan. He did not wish to occupy the time of the House, and he would, therefore, at once move for a copy of the warrant, or other document of authority, by which H. S. Chapman, Esq., Assistant Commissioner under the Commission appointed to inquire into the condition of the hand-loom weavers, and acting in that capacity in the West Riding of Y or k s hire, in 1838, was afterwards ap pointed Chief Judge of the Supreme Court at Wellington, in New Zealand, in 1843 ; also the papers relating to tariffs published in the United States, and presented in pursuance of an address of the 18th July, 1828, viz.:— Copy of a dispatch from H. U. Addington, Esq., to Mr. Secretary Canning, dated Washington, May 30th, 1824, and of Mr. Vaughan to Viscount Dudley, dated Washington, August 13, 1827, with other inclesures. Dr. BOWRING said, that perhaps he might be al lowed to say a word or two, as he had been alluded to by the Honourable Member who had just sat down. Ho would pass over the rather personal allusions to himself, and merely allude to the communication re ceived from a lady who seemed to have prac tised somewhat largely on the Hon. Member's credulity. While he was in Cairo he had the honour of receiving many communications from the people of that city on the subject. Mehemet Ali believed that he could regu late the price of corn by legislation, and issued a decree that no more than a certain price should be paid for it. He (Dr. Bowring) in the friendly intercourse with which he was honoured, presented to Mehemet Ali a state ment that the consequence of that measure would be very likely an extensive and enduring state of public distress. The distress did become very great in conse quence of that measure. The decree restricting the price of corn, beans, and bread et the bazaars, had the effect of producing extreme suffering in the city. The owners of corn would not bring it into the market, and the bakers refused to bake any bread. He (Dr. Bowring) had the good fortune to convince Mehemet Ali that his theory of protection was very injurious, and a decree was issued allowing that imports and exports of foreign corn should be free. The effect of that measure was that the distress was at once alleviated, and he had the honour of receiv ing the thanks of Mehemet Ali for his advice. Had a repeal of the corn-laws been earlier introduced he believed that a majority of the Members of this House would have been found to support the system in which he for one felt a very great interest, and which he hoped would shortly become the law of the land. Ho had been sent to ascertain the feeling of the northern governments with regard to the introduction of British manufactures, and he found an evident feeling to give every facility to that introduction, and the law that would allow of the introduction of their produce with England would evidently increase that feeling, to the benefit of our commercial interests. He rejoiced to hear the Hon. Baronet at the head of the Government say that he was weary of making applications to foreign nations for the admission of our manufactures. He (Dr. B.) considered that we should set an example on this point. —(Hear, hear.) Before we healed other men's diseases we should look to our own. We should reform our own tariffs before we complained of those of other nations. Ho was therefore glad to hare the opportunity of thank ing the Right Honourable Baronet for what he had al ready done, and he sincerely trusted that he would not be deterred from proceeding in the course which had been adopted by any injudicious observations on either side of the House. He felt assured that there was every disposition among foreign communities to respond to his good feelings. And if there were any doubt of the fact every one who, like himself, had received communications from foreign communities, could bear ample testimony that ao change had occurred in disposition. If they required any additional information with respect to the feel ings to which he had alluded, he was quite sure that the Right lion. Baronet would take the trouble to ascertain the true principles of business, and would condescend to appoint teachers. He was certain that in future 'there would be no deficiency of apt pupils. The motion was then put and agreed to. Mr. BROTHERTON (on the part of Mr. Elphin stone) then moved for a return of the gross and net incomes (in the years 1844 and 1845) of the arehb4hops and bishops of England and Wales, whether arising from their archbishoprics and bishoprics, or from any other ecclesiastical preferment, or from any other lay or spiritual office held by them respectively, stating how much arises from each of such sources, and distinguishing all sums paid to, or received from, the Ecclesiastical Commissioners; also, stating by how much such total income of each archbishop or bishop is greater or less than the incomes proposed in the pre amble of the Act 6 and 7 Win. IV., cap. 77 ; return of the name of each archbishop and bishop, an the (late of their appointment to their respective see,. On the motion being put, Mr. COLLETT said that he begged to give notice for leave to bring in a Bill sir:oiler to that which he brought under the attention of the House during the last session: he meant that for the consolidation of the two bishoprics of Bath and • Wells. He conceived that in this case there was no claim for compensation, for during the seven years one of two circumstances must have occurred : either the duties of the two sees had been efficiently performed, and in that case there was no necessity for two bishops, or they had not been efficiently performed, and the Government neglected their duty. He felt, however, obli ge d t o t a k e th e f o rmer alternative, and to believe that the duties had been efficiently performed; aacnmodloluethtntat)tottfhhederuedtiocesan had net been embarrassed by the f i o e r l e th tr r u o trusted d u r a n t his th e hands. sugge now I d d w e hh s ei e c r h( ve lh d re .. According to his view the establishment ?; of the bi s hop s in the at house a o d f o d r b i i was as tion altt ai € 3 3 l :oncentrated essence of useless both to th e l a i ty and to the. C l r i o e considered th em The motion was th en agreed to. wia. moved TAN A th T a l t O t N h . e return relative l Mr. WODEH L OI C s A E L to local taxation, v:z., poor-rates, county rates, ia• rates, sand church-rat's, being No. 562, of waY 1839 , be re printed.—Ordered. On the motion of Sir C. NAPIER, the following Committee on district asylums was nominated :—Sir Charles Napier, Sir Benjamin Hall, Mr. Wakley, Mr. Williams, M r . Hume Colonel Wood, M r . P a tti son, M r . Beckett Denison, Mr. Manners Sutton, Mr. Henry Baillie, Mr. A c l an d , C aptain Carnegie, Mr. James Hamilton, Mr. Neville, and Mr. William Cripps. An HONOURABLE MEMBER asked what were the in tentions of the Government respecting the • ' existing state of the laws relating to turnpike roads in Wales. Sir JAMES GRAHAM could not see the advantage that would arise by bringing in any measure on the subject,• or by the appointment of a select committee, which would create enormous expenses. Sir CHARLES NAPIER rose to introduce a Bill relative to the civil department of the navy, which was postponed until Tuesday wee k . THE SUGAR DUTIES. In answer to a question proposed by Lord JOHN RUSSELL, Sir R. PEEL said that it was not t he intention of her Majesty's Government to introduce the quest i o n of the the of sugar duties before the sense House wastaken on the other articles of food mentioned in has speech on the commercial policy of the Gove rnm ent during the present session. THE IRISH ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION. Mr. F. FRENCH was informed, in answer to a ques tion which he proposed to the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary for Ireland, that it was the intention of the Government to repay out of the Consolidated Fund the sum of 60,0001., which had been borrowed from the Board of Works by tho Irish Ecclesiastical Commiasjon. PUBLIC WORKS (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. NEW WRIT. Mr. MILES wished to know from the Right lion. Baronet at the head of her Majesty' Government, whe • ther an Hon. Member of that House had resigned his seat, and had accepted office under the Government, and if so, what that office was, and whether a new writ had been moved for? Sir R, PEEL said he had heard that the Honourable Member alluded to by his Hononrable Friend (Lord Ashley) had retired, and that he had also accepted offiee under the Government, and that that office was a steward ship of the Chiltern Hundreds.—(Laughter.) There were certain forms .to be gone through before a new writ could be moved for to fill the place vacated by the Noble Lord.—(Hear, hear.) CHARITABLE TRUSTS. Mr. TRELAWNY inquired if the Government intended to bring in any Bill this session with respect to charitable trusts? Sir J. GRAHAM said the Lord Chancellor would bring in a Bill on the subject on a future day. The House then adjourned. 10 64-4 r ' 4 75F - +11;1 4 _ e ) ; A...tfiv.s.i _ EXETER, DORCHESTER, and WEY- MOUTH JUNCTION COAST RAILWAY. (THIS DAY.) A special general meeting of the subscribers to this Company was held this day, at their offices, 62, Moor gate-street, for the purpose of receiving a report from the committee, and determining on the most advisable course to be pursued; R Riddel, E3q., in the chair. The SECRETARY having read the notice convening the meeting, The CHAIRMAN said he thought the best course to be pursued was for the Secretary to read the report in the first instance. The SECRETARY then read the report, from which it appeared that the committee wished to ascertain if the shareholders desired to submit the undertaking at once to Parliament, or to postpone it to a future period. The object of the line was to fill up the gap on the line of coast railway between Dover and the Land's End, pro vided for by the other companies. From the traffic tsbles it appeared that the undertaking would yield a remunerative return, especially between Exeter and Exmouth. The line was greatly increased in value by the intention of Government to construct a harbour be tween Portia id and Weymouth. Another scheme, similar to theirs—the Bridp rt and Exeter Railway—shares in that Company were not allotted. Your committee made application to the South Western and Great Western Railways for union with them, but had failed in effecting that object. The shares allotted were 42,076, on 15,532 only of which deposit had been ph', and in con s( quence of the sufficient number of shares not being taken up on the whole line, they determined to limit their line to the gap already mentioned, but from the Great Western they would receive opposition. It there fore remained for them to decide on what course was to be adopted. Mr. COWEN said, that before that report was adopted he wished to ask a few questions. The first was, whether all the gentlemen composing the provisional committee wrote for shares, and had they paid their deposits ? The CHAIRMAN said he bad directed a paper to be pre pared containing the names of the whole of the provi sional committee, the number of shares they had applied for the number allotted to them, and the number on which deposits had been paid. A great number had not taken up their shares. The number of those who had taken up their shares was 16 out of about 60 or 70. The SECRETARY then read the names of the parties in question, and said that several of the directors had applied for 100 shares, but had taken up none. Others who bad rot applied for shares had been allotted some, and some had paid 304 _ The CHAIRMAN s aid he had sent circulars to the ma naging committee to take up their 25 shares, or pay 301. The SECRETARY continued with the list, and among those who had taken no shares where the names of Mr. Bulkely Hughes, M. P., and Sir J. Key.—(A laugh.) It also appeared that the chairman had taken 25 shares, and that his brother Mr. R. Riddell, had written for 1,000, but taken none. The CHAIRMAN said, as the latter gentleman was out of town, he thought he ought to state that ho had ap-- plied merely as a shareholder, and he (the Chairman) had no doubt that he would take up his shares as other parties had done. The SECRETARY then read a list of the names of the provisional committee, several of whom had applied for 200 shares each, and the greater number of whom did not pay on their shares. Among the remainder was a Major Fitzgerald, who had applied for one share, was allotted one share, and had paid on one share. The CHAIRMAN, in reply to some questions, said that only thirteen of the managing committee had been elected, which took place at a meeting where he had presided. He was sorry that he could not give them a correct balance-sheet at present, but Mr. Morrison, who had taken a great interest in the concerns of the Company, would give them a rough statement of the affairs of the Company. Mr. MORRISON then read a statement, from which it appeared, that the total number of shares paid on was 15,582 ; 2,610 had been re-purchased, leaving 12,971 shares at present:in possession of the shareholders. The proceeds were 2,7290/. The cash paid to engi neers, 4,227/. ; to solicitors, 1,922/. Is. Bd., which with office and other charges, and with the balances that re mained due, would make a total in the expenditure of 11,8001. The amount in hand was 15,000/. which would give about 245. a share. The amount necessary to go to Parliament was about 75,000/. A SHAREHOLDER said as there was only 27,0001. paid, why did they incur the expenses they had done ? ' The CHAIRMAN said that if the managing and provi• sional committees had taken up their shares, as it was expected they would have done, they would have had quite sufficient funds to proceed with. A SHAREHOLDER said he considered that if they had had a Committee before they proceeded in their reck less expenditure, it would have been b e tt er . If th e money belonged to the Committee, instead of to the shareholders, it would have been very different. The CHAIRMAN said, in reply to a question, that he had intimates to some of the Committee that shares were reserved for them. Upwards of 2,000 shares were bought at a premium, the rest at a discount. Mr. LEWIS proposed that the report then read be ' adopted, and that a Committee of four shareholders and four of the Managing Committee be appointed to inves tigate the affairs of the Company. A SHAREHOLDER seconded the resolution. A SHAREHOLDER said, he wished to know how the Chairman could reconcile the proceedings at a meeting of the Company at Weymouth? Mr. Crew, the chair man, said that this line was most favourable. He did think it was his, the: Chairman's duty, to have called the shareholders together before they proceeded in their expense. He would therefore more an amendment. The CHAIRMAN said that they had reserved the right to themselves to go on with the twenty miles only, for which they expected to have sufficient capital to go to Parliament. They only wanted 7,000/. to go on with the undertaking. A SHAREHOLDER—It required great consideration before they complied with the resolution. From the statement, it appeared that they had lost about 1,800/. by the conduct of the shareholders. He would, therefore, prepose that the meeting should adjourn, and that a committee of the sharholders should be appointed to investigate in the meantime the state of the accounts, which should be reported to the shareholders at the ad journed meeting. A desultory conversation ensued. A resolution was proposed and seconded, that a sum of 21s. per share should be immediately returned to the shareholders, that a committee of nine of the share holders be appointed to investigate the accounts, and re port the same to a meeting of the shareholders ; that five of them should constitute a quorum. The , resolution was carried unanimously, and the com mittea appointed. A vote of thanks was then:passed to the Chairman, after which the meeting separated. THE FUNDS.-(CLOSING PRICES.) ONE CLOSINU • BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 208 207 208 208% Three per Cent. Annuities .. .. .. 95%%% 95% Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. .. 95% 947 e 95% 95% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anns. 97% m 4 98 1 A 9814 Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 8, 1860 .. 10%% IN Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1849 .. 10 5-16 % 1014 Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 8, 1860 .. .. 10 1 10 3-16 India Stock .. .. .. .. .. ~. .. 255% 257% 257 India Bonds, 1,0001. Ditto,under 1,000/. .. • • .. .. 30 South Sea Stock .. .. • • .. ~ 105 Ditto, Old Annuities .. .. .. 953 95% .. %% Consols for Account .. • • • • • • 95 95% Exchequer Bills. 1.3 1 4 d. I%d. .... 32 28 3.5 32 pm. 35 32 30 35 pm. 35 23 30 35 pin. 35 ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. D F I,SOO O It O R t! I maII • ; . F • UND --- s. :•••• : Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent • • .. 821 A 82% Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent .. . • • • 99 99 .. --- 3 Equador Bonds .. • • • • • • . 30% GO Portuguese , B e o F n o d u s, r l p B e 3 r 7 C , e s n p t e s r C en,. .. . 2 — : iii k : Patiish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. - 28% Ditto, for the Account .. - • • 28 1 4 Litt., Three per Cent .. • • • • Ditto, for the Account .. • • • • 3"_ '; 28% Venezuela r.onds, 2 per Cent .. • • -- Ditto, Deferred .. • • • • •• 13% Dividends on the fe,ove payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-Balt' per Cent .. ...._ , Ditto, for th e Account .. • • • • 59 % • 59% Ditto, 4 per Ce n t. C ert i f i cates • .. 94 k % 94% PRICES OF BUSINESS CLOSING RAILWAY RUBES. PAID. DONE AT PRICES. ONE O'CLOCK. Aberdeen .. .. .. • • .. .. 10 .... 10% ... . Amber., Notting., Boston and Eastern Junction .. • • • • 21i •• • • 2% ........., :: .: -1-21,4:: :: :: .• : — 1 2 2: Bristol itto N al e al w ET cr .. .... .... .... 72 Buckinghamshire •- .. • . .. 425. .•••toP•• • • • , • " • % p Caledonian .. .. • • • • •. 10 .... 14% % ........ 14% Ditto Half Shares Chester and Holyhead .. . • • . 20 2 . 214 Direct Northern ••••• • • • 2% .... 2 1%........ 1% Dub:in and Galway • • • • 4 .... .... ..... Eastern Counties . • • • 141. 16s. .... 22U 22x .1.. 22 3 y x s d Ditto New .. .. • • 8/. 16s. .. • • 7 1 4, p ........ 7% p Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1.6/ 13s. 4d. %p • • ...... % P East Lincolnshire .. .. • • . 1% .... 2!i ......... 2 , Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... 77 Ditto % Shares .. .. - .. 5 .... 16 .... ...... 16 Edinburgh and Perth .. .. 3 ..., 334 . ....... , Goole, Doncast., and ,lieflield,&c. 425. .... 1% li p.. .. 11 Gtand Union (Nottingh. & Lynn) 1%.... 1%.......... Great IV , estern .. .. .. 85 .• ..168 DUO Half'Vaireo .. .. _.. 60 .... 83 , . .. Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 5 .... 1”/ 19% Guildford, Fareham, & Portsmoth 5 5 1 ,4 Hull and Selby • • • • • •• 5 0 • • ..106 .......... 106 Ditto, Half Shares .. • • • • 7 27 Lancaster and Carlisle .. 25 .... 57 56% ...... 56% Ditto, New . • • • • • • • 5 12 .......... 12 Leicester and Bedford 225. ......... % Liverpool and Leeds Direct .. 1% . • .... . 1% Liverp., Manch., & New. Janet. 2,4•• 3m m . . ....... London an • Birmingham Ditto Fifths .. • • • • • • 2 26 London and Biackwail 161. 13s. 4d. .......... Ditto, Extension • • • • 3 ......... 3 London nd Brighton . • • • • • 50 69 . • • .. 69 Ditte,'Consol. Eighths • • • • 40 .... 52 .......... Ditto ditto Fifths .. • • •• 20 •• • 30% 301; London and Croydon .. 131. 15s. 9d. 22% • 2217 2 fond., Cbelt., Oxf., Glouc., &C• % London and SouthLWesteni.. 411. Gs. 10d. 78M 79% Ditto, New • • • • • • • • 7% .... 18 . lB London and York .. • • • • • • 2')l .... 414% London, Warwick, & Kiddermins. 2% 2 London, Salisbury, and Yeovil .. 2% 2% Lynn and Ely • • • • • • • • 5 .......... G Ditto, Fifths . • • • • • • • 1 —.123¢ 13........ 13 Ditto Extension • . • • • • 42s .... 44 p........ 78% p Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 .... 78M 78 7814 .. Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. 4 •12 Ditto, New Quarter Shares .. 2 .... 10 Do. Cont. and Welsh Junction 1 % 136 . Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... 2%14 Midland .. •• •• •• •• ••100 .. 151152151%exd 15114 xd Ditta, New • • • • • • •• 12 29 Ditto, Birmingham and Derby 100 —.121 .......... 121 Newcastle 'and Darlington Junct. 25 .... 46 47 ca 11.... 47 exalt Ditto, New • • • • • • • • 1 11 11 Ditto, New, Brandling 28 •... 40 . 40 Newcastle and Berwick .. 10 .... 221 A 22 ...... 22% Newark, Sheffield, and Boston .. 2%,,,, North British .. • • • • • • • • 17% ........ Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 7 IA Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. 3 . Northern and Eastern • • .. 50 „ Ditto, New • • • • • • • • 1 .... 19 .......... 19 North Kent and Direct Dover .. 2%.... zfis _ 3 3 North Staffordshire • • • • • • 425. 31;41,4 „ •3% p North Wales • • • • • • • • • • 334., „ -3% Norwich and Brandon .. • • • 18 26 263 i Ditto, Nev • • • • • • • • 3 „. „ 714 347 Oxfd.,Worcester, & Wolvcrhmptn. 12IA IBC 1514 Perth and Inverness • • • • .. 2 _ % 1.34 Portsmouth Direct • • • • .. 4%~ Scottish Central • • • • • • .. 7% Ditto New ,• • • • • • • • • 2% •• • • 8% 91,4 ...... 9 1 A Scottish Midland . • • • • • .. 5 G 6 Sh re wsbury and Birmingham .. 2y,.... 33 Shropshire Union • • • • • • • . 421. % South Midland • • • • ••• • • 425. ... • 2% % S ou th Staffordshire Junction .. 2% _ 3 Do., New (do. 151.) . • No. 4. 2 1 A ... • 3%14 ••• • • • 3 % & . Du . b . . 2 1 Trent Valley • • • • • • • • • • 5 21%%. 21% idland So l u ) t o h . E N a e s w t e r ( n d o and 3o D . o ) v o . r . .. 3. 3 10 3% 3182%. . 3. . 31 L Vale of ' , Tenth ........2 W .w a el t s e i l i ti 3 l Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth 2% •...... Yarmouth and Norwich 20 .... 28% 23 York and Lancaster • • • • • • 2% .... 1%.........• York sad North Midland • • 50 Ditto, Scarborough Branch .. 25 50 Ditto, Extension • • .. .. 15 .... 34% 31 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bord., Toul., & Cette (Mackenzie) 2 .... ....... Ditto, ditto (Espelete) .. 2 Dutch Rhenish .. • • . • 5 East Indian' .. 58. • Grt. North. of France Constituted 5 .... 1534 •••• • • • . 15% Great Western Canada, 31 Luxembourg .. 4 .... 234 ••••• • • • .. 2% Paris and Orleans .. 20 .... 49 ••••• • • • • • 49 Paris and Rouen .. 20 .... 38%xd.. 38% ex div West Flanders .. 4 •• • • 5 ••• • • ..... 5 - .......... ••• 7 %N• ..... 3 4 28 13i JOINT-STOCK BANKS, London Joint-Stock :. London and Westminster Real del Monte, 'Unregistered 13)4 " - .......... .• - MINES. 4 RAILWAY COMMITTEES (THIS_DAY.) (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Sub-Committee No. 1. This Committee met shortly after twelve o'clock, and pro coceedcd with their labours. The Committee consisted of Mr. Strutt (chairman), Mr. Forbes, Mr. Wrighton, and Mr. B i etherton. The Committee took the cases of the East Lincolnshire and Sheffield and Rotherham first, and after }Taring the several evidence in their favodr, declared that the standing orders had been complied with in both instances. The Staines and Richmond Bill next came before them. The Bill was opposed by landholders, but the opposition proved futile, and the Committee ruled that the stand ing orders had been fully complied with. In the case of the South-Western (Ramsey and Redbridge branch) Railway which stood next on the list, the com mittee decided that the standing orders in one or two minor instances had not been complied with, and they, therefore, intend to report accordingly to the general committees on public petitions. s The Committee adjourned shortly after four o'clock till to• morrow. Sub-Committee, No. 3. The members of this Committe were. Mr. Aglionby (Chairman), Captain Jones, Mr. Oldham, Mr. Hansfield, and Mr. Thornley. The Committee passed the Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole (Neterly, Asken, and Oakenshaw branches) Railway. The North Kent Railway; and the North Kent City Extensio nßailways ? the London and South Western (Chertsey andgham Branch) Railway ; the London and South Western (London Bridge Extension) Sailway ; the London. and South Western (Hampton Coure Branch) Rail way; the London and South-Western (the Fareham and Alton Branch) Railway; the South Stafford shire (Harecastle and Sandback Branch) Railway ; the Ersom and Dorking Railway; and the Leeds and Bradford (Alteration of Levels in Bingley) Railway. The Committee adjourned at five o'clock. Sub-Committee, No. 2. This committee commenced its sittings at Twelve o'clock to•day room No. 6, Sir John Yarde Buller, chairman. The committee were occupied in considering the following Bills : The Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway and branches, Nos. 1,,2, 3, and 4. In the case of Bills No. 1 and 4, it was decided that the standing orders had not been complied with in some trifling instances. Bills No. 2 and 3 were delared to have complied with the standing orders. The Committee then proceeded with the Ayrshire and Gal loway Railway. Several allegations were raised against the Bill, a few of which were sustained, but the inquiry had not concluded when we went to press. The CHAIRMAN informed the parties in waiting that they would not take any other Bill till the following day. TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 30th day of January, 1846 ; Present—the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. It is this day ordered by her Majesty in Council, that the Most Noble the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, Lord President of the Council; the Right Hon. the Earl of Had dington, Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal; the Right Hon. the Earl of St. Germans; the Right Hon. the Earl of Ripon ; the Right Hon. Lord Granville Somerset; the Right lion. Sir Robert Peel, Bart.; the Right Hon. Henry Goulburn ; the Right Hon. Sir James Graham, Bart.; and the Right Hon. William Ewart Gladstone, be, and they are hereby appointed, a Committee to superintend the application of any sums voted by Parliament for the purpose of promoting public education. BANKRUPTS. Joseph Burne,linen-factor, M,yddleton-square, Middlesex, to surrender eb. 10, at two, and March 17, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's place, Old Jewry ; Bridger and Blake, London-wall; Dodge, Liverpool. Joseph Henry Nail, builder, John-street, Tottenham court-road, Feb. 11, and March 11, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street buildings; Thrupp, Winchester-buildings, Broad street. John Season Burgess Budgett, surgeon, King-street, Cam den-town, Feb. 12, at eleven, and March 17, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquad, official assignee, 0:d Jewry-chambers; Armstrong and Jones, Red Lion-square. Samuel Archer, woollen manufacturer, Rochdale, Fe'.). 18, and March 11, at twelve, a t th e Manchester District Court. Fr, , ser, official assignee, George-street, Manchester; Norris, Allen, and Simpson, Bartlett'a -buildings, Holborn; Heaton Rochdale. James Stuttard, cotton-spinner, Manchester, Feb. 16, and March 10, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester ; Gregory, Faulkner, Gregory, and Skirrow, Bedford•row, London ; Hampton and Son, Manchester. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. _ S. Rhodes, worsted spinner, Bradford, Yorkshire—firFt div. of 2s. Gd. in the pound, on any Monday, at the office of Mr. Young, Leeds. J. Wood, merchant, Sadfilleworth, Yorkshire—first and final div. of 2s. 6id. in the pound to those who have not before received, and a final div. of id. in the pound to those who have, on any Monday, at tho office of Mr. Young, Leeds. W. Chaloner, tailor, Lincoln—first div. of 4s. in the pound, on any Monday, at the office of Mr. Young, Leeds. J. Rawsthorne, drysalter, Manchester—first div. of Sid. in the pound, on Tuesday, Feb. 17, or any subsequent Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Pott, Manchester. J. Whitlow, laceman, Manchester—final div. of nd. in the pound, on Tuesday, Feb. 17, or any subsequent Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Pott, Manchester. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. C. Hawkins, grocer, Spitalfields, Fab. 25, at twelve— W. Gibbs, stone mason, Andover, Feb. 23, at eleven. In the Country. J. Hayward, bookseller, Manchester, Feb. 25, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. 'W. IL Taylor, timber dealer, Piccadilly, Oct. 16—W. Vickers, billbroker, Moorgate-street, City, Feb. 25—8. Pur nell, vinegar dealer, New-street, Turner-street, Stepney, Feb. 27—F. Cordaroy, hatter, Liverpool, Feb. 24—G. Coates, a p oth ecary , Hart-street, Bloomsbury, Feb. 24—W. L. Kelly, printer, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, Feb. 24—E. Knyvett, musicseller, Great Stanmore, Feb. 24—W Hay and J. A. Titterton, oilmen, London-road, Feb. 24—E. Turner, chemist, Princes-street, Soho, Feb. 24—8. Wade, tailor, Strand, Feb. 24—G. Sheraton, corn merchant, Hartlepool, Feb. 24 C. Brogden, bookseller, Lincoln, Feb. 24—C. Mottram, Manchester warehouseman, Wood-street, City, Feb. 24. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Barnes, J. Simpson, and E. Barnes, merchants, Token house-yard (so far as regards J. Barnes) —J. and E. Hors man, haberdashers, Cheatham, Lancashire—C. W. Crowdy and R. Brown, surgeons, Brixton hill—P. Harrison and J. Sharwin, ivory workers, Manchester—T. Turner and J. Walker, wool merchants, Rochdale—J. Perry and T. D. Par rott, coach builders, Bristol—S. Mann and J. Clarke, mus tard manufacturers Hull—D. E. Forbes and W. R. Drake , attorneys, Wonfor , d-court, City—J. Standen and J. Broad ridge, builders, Boughton, Kent—T. Landon and J. Walker, military tailors, Jermyn-street, St. James's—S. and J. W. Martin, salt merchants, Poole—J. Warrington and J. Rae, tea merchants, Liverpool —W. Standfield, W. Newbould, and H. Johnson, general merchants, Sheffield (so far as regards H. Johnson)—H. L ew i s and F. H. P. Morland, tailors, Mad • dox-street, Hanover square—E. Matthews, T. French, and R. Ellay, printers, Liverpool —E. Atkinson and R. Massey, spinners, Beela mills, West m oreland—C. Cheney, W. Trego, and J. Trego, silk manufacturers, Bas i ng h a ll- street ( so f ar as regarde W. and J. Trego)—W. H. Winter and W. Ss mons, builders, Plymouth—Z. Waites and A. Seymour, milliners, Wakefield—C. Patch and C. M. Webb, brickmakers, Acton —J. Parr and W. L. Trippett, cardmakers , Ma nchester—B. Evans and J. Sherwin iron founders, Norton Folgate—E. Gardner and Com Hulme and J. Sadler, Cott{ n manufacturers , Stoc k p ort— G . E. Deeley an d J. Clarke , O s b orn e-street, Whitechapel—W. Labrev, J. Whitlow, J. Labrev, and T. Dyson, tea dealers, Manchester (so f ar as regards a: LabreY). SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. Much 2 1 at the QtUce 9t Mr, X9llDgi V lak9W. pann b r i c kl ayers , Glasgow, Feb. 9 and LAW INTELLIGENCE.° COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Feb. 3. (Sittings at Nisi Prius after Term, before Mr.:Baron PLATT and Special Juries.) THE ATTORNEY GENERAL V. WARD. Evidence having been adduced to prove the case, Mr. Woßnswonnt addressed the jury for the defence, de daring that the tobacco was deposited in the shed without the defendant's knowledge, and that no one was more sur prised when it was discovered there than the defendant himself. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL replied, ridiculing the idea that so large a bulk of tobacco could be placed upon the defend ant's premises without his knowledge or consent. There could, he contended, be no reasonable doubt that the contra band goads were placed in the shed with the guilty know ledge of the defendant, and therefore the verdict of the jury ought to be for the Crown. lir. Baron PLATT then summed up; and the jury, after a short consultation, found a verdict for the defendant. GRANT 77. MADDOX. This was an action by Miss Grant, a vocalist of some cele brity, against Mr. Maddox, the proprietor and manager of the Princess's Theatre in Oxford street, to recover the sum of 941. for the alleged breach of a theatrical engagement. Mr. MARTIN (with whom was Mr. Peacock) stated that in February, 1844, Mr. Grant, the father of Miss Grant, en tered into an engagement with Mr. Maddox, on behalf of Lis daughter, the terms of which engagement were that Miss Grant was to perform as a vocalist at the Princess's Theatre for three years, at a rising salary of 5/. a week for the first year, 61. per week for the second year, and 71. per week for the third yeer respectively. The contract :was contained in certain letters which passed between Mr. Grant and Mr. Maddox. The engagement went on satisfactorily up to the end of the season, which concluded in August, 1844. Mr. Maddox then closed the theare, and it continued closed until October, 1844. During the period it so continued closed Mr. Maddox refused to pay Miss Grant any salary. When applied to on the subject, Mr. Maddox said by an engage ment for three years, he meant an engagement for three seasons. Miss Grant was willing to adopt this construc tion. She said, let our engagement be for three seasons, and pay me the increased salary of 6/. per week for the second season, and 71. for the third season. This arrangement Mr. Maddox refused to assent to. He paid Miss Grant 5/. a week, with some slight deductions, from February, 1844, to Fe bruary, 1845, whilst the theatre was open. In February, 1145, the increased salary commenced; but Mr. Maddox in that year again refused to pay Miss Grant any salary whilst the theatre was closed. The sums thus deducted from her amounted to 941., to recover which this action was brought. Miss Grant stood on her written contract. In support of the plaintiff's case, Mr. J. Grant, the father of the plaintiff, was called. He proved the communications which had taken place between him and Mr. Maddox, which corroborated the statement made on behalf of the plaintiff. Mr. MONTAGUR CiraatnEns (with whom was Mr. Thomas) then addressed the jury for the defendant, and contended that the construction of the engagement w•as a mixed matter of law and fact. It was for the jury to say what was the meaning of persons in the theatrical world, when they con tracted, a 3 in this case, for a year or years, at a weekly sa lary. The year, in theatrical language, meant the period of the year during which the theatre was open, or, in theatrical language, " the season ;" and as no money came into the treasury when the theatre was closed, no manager would be insane enough to undertake to pay his performers during that period. Mr. Maddox had never suffered the performers at his theatre, high or low, to leave on a Saturday without their full salary. Certain deductions had been made from Miss Grant's salary when the theatre was closed, in pursuance of the contract made with her; but with the exception of those deductions she had been paid every shilling to which she was entitled. On the part of the defendant a great number of persons, well known in the theatrical world, both as managers and actors, were called, and they all, without qualification, stated that in their understanding an engagement for a year at a weekly salary only entitled a performer to be paid during such part of the year as the theatre was open. No more was ever demanded. If the theatre was open during the part of a week, the salary was proportioned to the number of nights the theatre was open. On cross-examination, the witnesses stated that nearly all performers of respectability had written engagements, the terms of which varied in many particulars, but the under standing universally prevailed that when the theatre was closed there was no pay. If the theatre was closed during the whole year, the performer, though engaged for a year, would receive no salary. Mr. MARTIN, on behalf of the plaintiff, objected to the ad mission of the evidence produced on behalf of the defendant, and submitted that the written contract between the parties admitted of no doubt, and that it was not competent for the defendant to put a different construction on it from the plain import of the words, by evidence of a custom which prevailed, perhaps, under a different form of contract. The LORD CHIEF BARON thought himself justified in re ceiving the evidence, subject to the opinion of the Court. It appeared to him that the written contract was ambiguous, and that the evidence for the defendant showed that the un derstanding of the parties was probably that contended for by the defendant. The jury, with some hesitation, returned a verdict for the defendant. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Before the RECORDER.) Joseph Barrat, 36, late a constable belonging to the City police force, was indicted for stealing six quarts of wine and eighteen bottles, the property of George Barker. Mr. Payne prosecuted, and Mr. Mellor appeared for the prisoner. The only points of interest in this case were the cir cumstance of the position of the prisoner, and the in genious manner in which the robbery was committed. It appeared that the prosecutor had let a part cf his house to the prisoner, and he occupied it with his wife. A portion of the premises so occupied was over the pro secutor's wine -cellar, and the prisoner had taken ad vantage of this, to break a hole through the floor, and by this means abstracted the property. At the last session the prisoner's wife pleaded guilty to the robbery and was sentenced to six month's imprisonment. The jury returned a verdict of guilty. Mr. PAYNE said that the prosecutor had lost pro perty to a very considerable amount, and there was this circumstance of aggravation in the case of the pri soner, that he appeared to have induced hia wife to plead guilty to the charge on the former occasion, in the hope that ho might thereby himself escape pun ishment. The RECORDER said it was quite unnecessary to urge any topic of aggravation, as the case in itielf was one of a very serious character, which rendered it his duty to pass a severe sentence, viz. transportatioa for seven years. _ _ _ Mr. Barker said, that on a former occasion he hail recommended the woman to the merciful consideration of the Court ; believing that the prisoner was the more guilty of the two, and he was still desirous, if it were possible, to obtain some mitigation of her punishment. The RECORDER said that if any representation was made to the Secretary of State, and he was referred to, he should not oppose an alteration of the sentence that had been passed upon the wife of the prisoner. Edwin William Edwards, 17, described as a clerk, was indicted for stealing a cash-box, 61. in silver money, and a 51. Bank of England note, the property of John Edward Creevy, and another. Mr. Baldwin defended the prisoner. It appeared that the prosecutor and his brother carry on the business of a licensed victualler, No. 100, High Holborn, and on the night of Jan. 6, the prisoner and some other persons were in the bar-parlour partaking of Kane refreshments, and very soon after the persons were gone the cash-box and its contents were missed. Suspicion fell upon the prisoner, and from information received by the police, a constable went to the lodgings occupied by him, and between the bed and the mattress he found the cash-box, the lock of which had been forced and the money abstracted from it. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the prisoner was sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard-labour for six months. Frederick Tyler Russell, 22, pleaded guilty to an in dictment, charging him with feloniously forging and uttering an order fur the payment of 531., with intent to defraud the Governor and Company of the Bank of England. Sentence was deferred. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. THE CORPORATION AND THE WATERMAN'S STEAM BOAT COMPANY.—Mr. Webster Flockton, who was a few days ago convicted before the Lord Mayor upon the charge of having caused a barge to be laid before the archway at Paul's-wharf, thereby obstructing the clear and orderly passing of craft, appeared again before his Lordship to answer a complaint for a repetition of the alleged offence, upon the 30th of January. As might be expected, from the hostile condition of affairs between the Corporation and the Waterman's Steam-boat Company, much interest was excited. It will be recollected that Mr. Flockton appealed against the conviction in the first case. The defendant conducted his own defence, and before the evidence was taken de clared that there was no obstruction at the plying-place, and that the access to the stairs was as free as was the access to the Old Swan stairs, Mr. Thornton's wharf, or any other plying-plarse in the neighbourhood. The LORD MAYOR said he drew no comparison be tween any two cases, and would not allow one to inter fere at all with another. Henry Kirby, waterman and lighterman, stated that on the day specified in the summons, a barge with " W. Flockton, No. 644" upon it was lying upon Paul's-wharf causeway, fastened to the piles. He always considered that the place belonged to the Corporation. No boat proceeding from London-bridge could get to the stairs without going round the barge, which fioatcd at high water, but was aground at low water. The piles about the place were placed there by the Corporation. The LORD MAYOR—Can you reach the public stairs through the piles with a boat ? Witness—No. The LORD MAYOR—In what way does the barge hinder the due and orderly passing of boats to the landing place ? Witness—lf I attempted to go to the stairs between the piles I should be liable to have my boat smashed between the barge and the stairs. I must go round the barge, if I want to get to the stairs. The LORD MAYOR—Are these stairs public? Witness --Yes, I have known them to be so these thirty years, and the City to keep the piles in repair. I have not rowed to the stairs since the barge has been there. I have been differently employed. The witness produced his freedom in the Waterman's and Lighterman's Company, which was examined by Mr. Banyun, the, clerk to the Company, and pronounced genuine. The LORD MAYOR—Does the barge so obstruct the • passage to the stairs that if a person were to fall from it into the river a boat would have to go round before it could render assistance ? Witness—Certainly. My Lord, it has gone abroad that I have been instigated by rival concerns to appear in this business. That is not the fact ; we are hard-working men, and we contend that wo have rights as well as steam-boat proprietors. I am contending for our right. Mr. Flockton—gy Lord, the complainant says he is a hard-working man, and that he is injured by the posi tion of the barge. Now, upon the first accusation agains', me he admitted that he had not rowed a boat, nor been in the habit of rowing one for eight years; how, then, ci he be aggrieyed by the barge? L lsaid , and I believe that he is emp!oyed by the old Steam-boat Company of Woolwich.: The complainant—l am not biassed ,by any company, I positively assert, my Lord. Mr. Flockton—The barge is a small way upon the causeway, but to call it an obstrnction is quite absurd. It lies opposite to a shed, and is in the mud, where it cannot occupy any space injuriously to those who wish to land passengers at the stairs. Robert G. Hasler, a freeman of the Waterman and Lighterman's Company, gave evidence similar to that given by the complainant, as to the obstructive position of the barge, and stated that she hid lain in the tame place every day since the movement of the first com plaint, and that she formed a permanent impediment. The LORD MA.Yoll.—Etas your boat ever come to the stairs since you first saw the barge there ? Witness-6 Never. Mr. Flockton—Have you a boar which plies to those stairs ? Witness—No. If I had they were so occu pied that rcould not do anything there. Mr.lFlockton—lt is evident, my Lord, that this man is no more injured than the other. The LORD MAYOR said the evidence of both wit nesses went to show that if a person fell off the barge a boat must go round and by the delay I@ss of life might be incurred. _ _ Mr. John 13anyon, clerk to the Waterman's Company, stated that Mr. Flockton was a freeman of the Water man and Lighterman's Company, and one of the as sistants of the company, and his barges were registered with the company. Mr. Flockton admitted that the number on his barges was 664, and said he had witnesses to whom he wished to put few questions: Richard Farmson stated that he had been a water man and lighterman forty years, and was at the present time one of the only t.velve or fourteen working water men with scullery on the river. If he had a fare that wanted to go to Paul's-wharf, he would take that fare to the stairs at any time. He would not think of going between the pile, as that would not be a waterman's and accompanied with danger, and he always considered the property between pile and pile, opposite to Need ham's shed, to be fur the benefit of the public. The next witness was William Kelly, a lighterman. His evidence wan of no importance. The complainant—Why, this was the man who was employed by the Waterman's Company to bring down the craft to block up the stairs with. The LORD MAYOR said he.considered the case against Mr. Flockton proved, and convicted that gentleman in the renalty of 20s. Mr. Flock ton—My Lord, I appbal against that as well as against your former conviction. The usual recognisances having been entered into, Mr. Flockton said, I trust your Lordship will grant me a summons against the master of the Blackfriars bridge Pier, fcr having obstructed my crafr. Tlie LORD MAYon 2 LIn what way? Mr. Floeltton— In not permitting me to land there from time to time. The 'LORD MAYOR—Under what section of the Act? Mr. Flockton—l am not just prepared to say. The LORD MAYOR—You bad better make the applica tion after having properly prepared yourself. Mr. Flockton—Ccrtainly. I can apply to-morrow. Kitlay (the complainant in the case just decided) said he wished for a summons in the case of another barge which made part of the platform at Paul's-wharf, but to which was attached no name or number. The LORD MAYOR—Against w hom do you wish to take out the summons? Kirby—Against Mr. Flockton. The LORD MAYOR—I cannot grant anything of the kind, except you prove the barge to be his. Mr. Flockton—Nly Lord, this platform at Paul's wharf is a great public convenience. It is meant to draw away from the Blackfriars'-pier the cause of disagree ment, and to administer to the accommodation of the public, and these men sustain no damage upon earth from it. The steam-boat pier ended for the day in the Lord Mayor's unsolicited assurance that the cases should be conducted to the first adjudication in such a way as would occasion as little expense as possible. John Thomas, alias James Dyer, and Mary Thomas, who were charged on Monday, the first, with having personated a Greenwich pensioner, and the second with having aided and assisted in the deception, were brought up fur re-examination. The following additional evidence was.produced : George Perry, a veteran of the Hospital, said he knew John Thomas, a pensioner, from 1835 to 1842, in the Hospital, and he had known him in 1810 in New Provi dence. He had committed some offence and had been discharged from the College, and witness saw no more of him. Knew the wife of John Thomas. That was she at the bar ; but the man at the bar was not John Thomas.—(A laugh.) Knew nothing at all of the man at the bar. The description of John Thomas in the College re gister was produced. It bore no sort of reference to the prisoner—lt was quite a contrast. Joseph M'Lean, an officer at the Hospital, said the female prisoner called upon him and requested him to call and see her husband, John Thomas, who was sick He went, but found that the person she called her hus band was drunk, and unable to answer, and he went away. At her request witness called again, and theft a person, who covered himself up with a blanket in bed, said his name was John Thomas, but witness could not say the prisoner was the man. The LORD MAYOR—(to the woman)—ls your hus band alive ? The female prisoner—He is indeed, my Lord. The Loan MAYOR—Where is he ? The female pri soner—(pointing to the man who stood shivering next to her.)—" Why, here he is !" —(Laughter.) The LORD MAYOR— His nano is Dyer. He is not your husband, John Thomas. The female prisoner— Indeed he is ; I wish you'd send for the man and woman at Whitechapel church, who gave me away to him. The LORD MAYOR—What ! to the man who stands by you ? The female prisoner—Yes ; to my husband. The LOAD MAYOR—What do you say ?—(to the man) — are you thl woman's husband ? The male prisoner— (in a very feeble tone, and looking at the woman)— " Yes." The female prisoner —Oh, he is greatly altered. The Loup MAYOR—So a body would think indeed, for he has grown at least half a foot higher since he was in Greenwich Hospital. Not to say a word of other points of diffbrence. In answer to several other questions, the wretched looking object said he was too ill to sfly anything. He neither knew the name of the ship to which he belonged, nor the number of the ward in which he was lodged in the hospital, nor anything else. There was no evidence produced of the death of the real John Thomas, and the Lord Mayor regretted that he was obliged to discharge the couple. CROYDON. At the weekly meeting of this bench, Mr. James Haynes, a gentleman of fortune, residing at Mitcham, attended before Messrs. Adams, Simeon, and Capt. Kemmis, the presiding magistrates, to prefer a charge against a poor l a bouring, man, named James Pincham, of having, according to the terms of the summons under which he appeared, violently assaulted and beaten him. From the statement of the complainant, it appeared that Pineham had been one of his tenants, and on the day mentioned in the summons, he met him in the field and asked him for, a quarter's rent which he owed him. The defendant, however, refused to pay him, and was very abusive and eventually struck him, and this was the assault he complained of. The defendant, in answer to the complaint, denied alto gether having committed any assault. He said it was true he had occupied a cottage belonging to Mr. Haynes, but he always paid the rent, and had given him notice to quit, and had given up possession, and Mr. Haynes now endeavoured to get a quarter's rent for a period during which he was not in possession of the house. He was a poor man, and bad to work very hard to get the re:it while he had occupied the cottage, and he would not pay it after he gave up possession. Mr. Haynes, with an air of triumph, handed a piece of paper t o the Chairman, and said that the defendant had certainly given him a notice to quite, but it was not a "legal" notice. The CHAIRMAN having looked at the notice, said that in strictness it was not legal. The defendant had given a notice, but being ignorant of the technicality of the law, which required that a notice should expire at the period when possession was taken of the house, it was one which the landlord was intitled to refuse to take notice of. _ _ _ Mr. Haynes said the notice was illegal, and he was entitled to another quarter's rent. Mr. ADAMS remarked that, legally, perhaps, he was; but he could not help saying that, in his opinion, in a case *here a pcor man who appeared to have always paid his rent regularly had, through ignorance, sent a notice to his landlord of his intention to quit which was not strictly legal, it would be much more becoming in a person of education, and in the position of the complainant, to have told a poor man so situated that his notice was not legal, than to take advantage of the fact, and compel him to pay another quarter's rent. The complainant intimated that ho should stand upon his legal rights. Mr. ADAMS- told him he might do so, of course, if he pleased. lie was intiticd to " his bond" and his "pound of flesh" if he chose to exact it. The Bench merely expressed their opinion what the conduct of a gentleman in his position ought to have been towards a poor man, who appeared always to have paid his rent regularly, and that to a considerable amount, up to the time in ques tion, under such circumstances. The complainant said, the man had been very inso lent to him, and he was determined to have his money. lie should bring an action against him if he did not pay him. The BENCH then consulted together for a short time, when the Chairman said - that the magistrates considered an assault had been proved, but under the circumstances they should only inflict a fine of one shilling and the costs. A DEEP TRICK.—A few days ago a young woman, apparently about twenty-five years of age, of short stature, and innocent looking, went into a haberdasher's shop in New town-row, and asked for a pair of black stockings, which were ticketed in the window at is. 6d. The stockings were handed to her, and after a careful examination she tendered a half-sovereign in payment. The half-sovereign was weighed, pronounced to be good, and the change, amongst which were two half-crown pieces, duly handed to the pur chaser. The woman counted the change over and over, and at length said she was sixpence short, and on the shopkeeper endeavouring to explain, she said she thought the ticket only said one shilling, and pretending to be offended at what she termed an imposition on poor people who worked hard for their money, she then put down the change, and insisted upon having her half-sovereign back. The shopkeeper, somewhat nettled in her turn, returned her the money, with an observation that she had little to thank her for, which indeed was the case, for, on looking over the change previous to replacing it in the drawer, she found that her artful and unprofitable customer, who had quitted the shop, had sub stituted a bad half-crown for a good one, with which she had got clear away. The. poor haberdasher had taken her first lesson in what ill called " ringing the changeg,"—Nottingham Journal LATEST PRICES OF SHARES IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER CO JIANIES' STOCK• From tie Official List, vv.1115 0 PJBLISITED v EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY • - LONDON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3. JOINT-STOCIL BANZS. Name of Company. Dividend I Amount per of Annum. Share. paid. .------ - d. £ 8. d. X 0 0 1t...7.2,0,. 8 2 a ........ • • 6/. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 Bri - tshNc•At, American 41. per cent. 50 0 o 50 0 0 Commercia of London 51. per cent. 100 0 0 20 „ 0 25 0 u colonial.. 5/. per cent. 100 0 :.ondn and Westminstr Cl. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 11. ; ° fe l t hi r o ° 25 0 0 7 10 : - 25 0 p n . J u o ta ii n it- . 5 . t . 0 . !k .. ..... 61. per cent. 50 0 0 1 0 Provincial of Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 0 Ditto, New.- ... •• • 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 National of . Ireland .. 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 Nat. Provncial of Eng. Si. per cent. 100 0 0 3 0 Ditto, New... ... •• • 5/. p er cen t. 20 0 0 0 Union of Australia.... 0 ,0 , 0 0 " - 25 0 0 ...; 0 0 Union et..L0nd0n..... 5/. per cent. 5022 1 11__-..--- - ' • rivstautivcz ComPAgss• Dividend Amount raid. erne of Company, per of Annum. Share. ' ----• , . x 8. d. X 6 0 Albion •.•..•• • • • • • • • 3/. 103 500 0 0 5 . 2 , 0 Alliance Brit. and Fel'. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 1' 0 0 5 ° 0 .Ditto Marine... -• • 6/. per cent, 100 415 0 - Atlas . 136.6 d. pr sh. 50 0 0 , 0 0 British Commercial .• 7s. per share 50 0 0 " 1 Clericl,Med.&Gen.Lite Si. per cent. 100 0 0 0 0 County - -.......... 31. 100 0 0 10 • 0 0 Crown ........ • . .... i :A s a ': bs d . l 40 0 0 ' 0 Eagle 61. 50 0 0 . • 0 0 0 Economic Life. • 1.&305.b5. j g 0 Eng.& Scot. Law- -• • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 - d. All Pal 0 European Lifo ••• • • • 5% per cent. 20 0 0 Freemasons' .. ••..• • • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 9 Globe ..... - 0 Guardian ••.••• • • • • • • 51. per cent. 100 0 o 36 10 . Imperial Fire •.•. . • • • 121. per cen t . 100 0 0 50 0 • 0 0 imperial Life .••. • • • • 12 s . 100 0 0 10 1 Indemnity Marine- • • 1/. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 sl3 10 0 0 Law Life-. . ... 11. la. 100 0 0 0 0 Legal and General Life - 50 0 e ! i 0 0 London Fire .••. • • • • 10 s . 25 0 0 12 ' 0 „ 12 10 London Ship •..• • • • • 10s. 25 0 0,. 0 0 Marine .. ••••• • • • • 51. per c e n t. 100 0 0 15 0 0 Med. Invlid& Gen. Life - ao o o 2 10 0 0 National Loan Fund- 51. per cent. 20 0 0 ' 0 National Life. Palladium Life 5l. p er cen t. 50 0 0 __ Phoenix •• • ..... •.• • • • 31. p. ct. & b s . - I 0 0 Protector Life.... •• • • 51. p er cen t. 20 0 0 0 0 ° Provident Lit'o.. .. .. • • I/. s s . 100 0 0 ..,,.; , U 0 Rock Life 4 s. 5 0 0 " Royal Exchange 5l. per cent. Stock. Sun Fire . - -- Ditto Life . 11. 6s. - -- 15 ° Universal Life - ... • • 103(1. pr ant. 100 0 6 - _...--• ,_.....--- P I LIST or SCOTTISH COIVIRANLESZ-_ - _-- - Dividend Amount Fild• Name of Company. per of Annum. Share_ .......-------. £ s. d. X . ,00 . Bank of Scotland Royal Bank of Scotland 61. per cent. - •;0 - e British Linen Company 81' per cent. --10 0 0 10 0 n 0 Commercial Bank .. .• 6/. per cent. - . io- National Bank 6l. per cent. -. 50 ° Union Bank of Scotland '7% 1. pr cent. - 0 0 Western Bank .. .. . • • • 5 61. per cent. - 5 0 North of Scotland Bank 61. per ce n t. - 10 0 Clydesdale Bank.... • • 6/. per cent. - 10 0 Eastern Bank ..... •• • 51. per cent. - 2 1 0 Caledonian Bank Edinb.St Glasgew Bank 61. per cent. - City of Glasgow Bank . 51. per c en t. - 815 0 Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 • 0 Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 . Insur. Co. of Scatlnd• • Si. per cent. 10 0 0 All pal North British Incur. • • 5141. pr cent. 200 0 '0 10 v Caledonian Fire Limn 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 Edin. &Glasg. Railway 61 . per cent. 50 q 0 50 V ai Ditto, k Shares .. Min., Leith, & Grantn - 20 0 0 2 0 ° : w .d. GI togw & Ayrshir Rail. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 All, 40. Glasger & Grcenck Rail. 2/. per cent. 25 0 0 Au „ E • gl. Glsgw& Gamkirk Rail. 5/. per cent. 25 0 0 A 11.,, n r a id. Dundee& Arbroth Rail. 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 In t l 0 Standard LifeAssernce.lsl per cent. 150 0 0 : 4 :„:„....- , DOCZS. --------' Dividend Amount i Da& Name of Coiniwsy. per o f Annum. Share. ..................- d• £ s. ci. I s ' Commercial .. .. ••.• • 31. per cent. Stock. -- East and West India..., 8141. pr cent. . Stock. -- Pilaf OnTlntrlr 11 ..........1. inn rt n X s. d. A a. d. Stock. Stock. 100 0 0 Stock. Stock. 50 0 0 Commercial ......... East and West India.. East Country ....... L mdon St Katharine .. • Southampton • 31. per cent. 5141. pr cent. 11. per eh. 4%1. pr cent. 5 per cent. 41. per cent. - 0 50 °, Names of Companies, 7): Dividend ' P er to Annum. Price. Names of Companies. Dic ide r nal Pe I Annul'3. Ashtn& Meth Ashby-d-la-Z Barnsley.... Basingstoke.. 97 1 51.55. p ,113 41. 160 121. 100 Monmouthsh Mntgomrysh Macclesfield . Neath •... • • Nottingham .1 Peak Forest. '. Regent's • • • • Rochdale ..• • Shropshire • • Somrset Coal Brknk&Abrilso 51. Cromford 100 141. Dudley lOO 41. Derby ...• • • 120 61. Ellsmre&Chs 133+ 41. Erewash . •• 100 321. Forth & Clyd 100 4/. GrandJunctn 100 71. land Union 100 1/. 10s. amorgnsh. 172 13%1. Clstr&Brkly .00 Grantham • • 150 121. Huddersfield. 57 Kennt & Avu 39 7s. 6d. Lancaster ..• 47 11. 10. Leeds&Livrp 100 341. Leicester 140 101. Leicat r &Nth, 83 4/. Lougbborogh[l42 701. 7 1:105. 61.P• 0 ' 261. jhb 201. 11. 105• 11. he' Do.LkFcl St Stffrd &Wore Shrewsbury.. Stourbridge Strtfrd on Av Severn and Wye Rail. Trnt & Mr-1 sey, 5h..5 Thaius &Med Worestr :41 Birming. Wilts & Brksl , .ougliborogh!l42l 70/. 1 850 Iwins& ILI 671 1 1:___> ' WATER-WORKS --- -7 I Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of raid' .../ I Annum. Share. I X d nli • • i 3 O last L0nd0n ..........: 8/. 100 O 0 .' 0 rand Junction •••• .• !W. les. 46 13 4 — 5/ :ent........ .. .. .. .. I 9/ in. Inn a n ---- , X s, d. East L0nd0n...... •• • • ; 81. 100 0 0 Grand Junction ...• • • ; 3/. les. 46 13 4 Kent ••• • • • ••••• • •• I 21. 10s. 100 D 0 1 Vauxhall ••• • •• 51. per cent. 100 00 I " West Middlesex •••• •• 151.55. pr cnt. 83 12 9 --• RAILWAY SHARE MARI OI ' , A ~" SHEFFIELD, ebed onv e , , pi STOCK EXCHANGE .- The sales are—Grimsby and fr fl- , tension, 21. 19s. 6d.—Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, A" Yorkshire Coal Railway, 2%. ~ Ili BRISTOL, Flu. 3. . / 1 0 " k 5 STocx EIcBANGE .— The sales are—Bristol and Exe.e - ' l'or -Caledonia.n, 14%—Great Western,Quarter Shares, 19 % North Midland Extension, 35%._ P i DI INC EI ESTER, FEB. 3 ,hire , nor STOCK EXCHANGE. —Tim flak - --- Birke- Id, Lan'-'"- at ri a .-' les are heao, i nel ,ll Cheshire, 4 p c.-East Lincolnshire, 1-Birken p.-Exeter, Ycov ,i ], , she r chester, % dis.-Grard Union, % p.-Great Grimsby 5 9; Quarters, 1 1 4 p.-Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 13V p . : c o cashire and North Yorkshire, 14 p.-Leeds and Thirsk, tester and Bedford, % p.--Liverpool and Bury, 18 P. ..„,i,ive":011" Shares, 3% p.-Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Pr eston , 2% P• 0040 Preston, Manchester, and Southport, % p.-manchest t r i odrlV mingham, 77-Manchester and Leeds, Fifths, 105 A fP . Midland, and Great Grimsby. par-North Staffordshiretio27oo Preston and Wyre, 3514-Sheffield and Lincoln.shire Ju nc t i n 9 5 c . -Sheffield and Manchester, Q u a r t ers , N o . 2, 6 p. 4P . and Dover, 3814-Ditto. Halves, 1 p.-West Riding Uol°'' LEEDS, FEB. 3. rt,qr STOCK EXCHANCE.-The sales are—London and Crol York and North MidlandP(Enst and West Riding), 9P. id " - 1 ,14 cashire, No. 2 (late Accrington), 414 p.-Huddersfleld '13," chester, p.-Huddersfield and Sheffield, 21-Leeds and % Y 53% cash-Leeds and Dewsbury, 17-Leeds and Thirsk, castle and Berwick, 22-N or th British, New Carlisle I'-- Pp, London and Portsmouth, 4%-London and York , 4 iTesS, f ' o Northern, 1% -Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 5- od ing Union, 6 %-Clitheroe Jun c ti on , 2 s . p . -L anca shire a 0.- 4 0. Yorkshire, ss. p.-Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, i s ' tester and Bedford, Os. p.-Manchester, Buxton, , 3latlocit o , land, 1% p. -North Staffordshire, 3 s . 6d. p.-N o rth Web South Midlands, 2% -p. 6r3 _ HULL, FEB. 3. STOCK Excliarms.—The sales are—London and Brig`6,oo',4 —Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 21. 15 3 .—ArmagLh_Apill 0 01 and ?ortrush, 26s.—East Coast, 134—G ran d U n ion, 11 in colo Barnsley Junction, 34s.—Hull and Lincoln, 4s. dis• — f 2 i, 1 6 : f ala Wainfleet, I%—North Staffordshire, M. 7s.—North Kew saw —Shropshire Union, 2—West Riding Union, 634—Great South Wales and Worcester, 12s. dis. Pile° NEWCASTLE-UPON-TY.Nt„ FEB. b STOCK7EXCEIANGE.—The only sale was—North Brlt is (Ilawick), p. YORK, Fan. 3. 64'4 130'„ STOCK EXCITANGE.—The sales are—Grand Union, ...•;„aoeTpar Leicester and Bedford, 11. 12s. —Manchester, Buxton. 11 '"; Midland, 3 3 4—Newcastle and Berwick, 2174 —Newe o "i%tel u "-e0 lington, Extensions, 101. 18$. 6d.—Northßritish (Carlisle , o ie, .„ 3—North Staffordshire, 5 4 —Wakefield, Pont e f rac t, and G .., 103—York and North midland Extensi on , (E ast an d it 10%. ,/ GLASGOW, Fan 2. I T I f s:4 STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The Bales are—British and Iris. , - ;, " ,rov Caledonian Extension, 55 1.—East Lothian Central 10 ,,",„;io , f',fer ley, 44 —East Indian Railway, 265. 3d.—Edinburgh, f ive , Dumbarton, 1 7 — Edinburgh and Perth, 65—Glasgow 1134 —Glasgow and Belfast Union 45s. —Glasgo w ' 0 , -- and Carlisle, 43 8. Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardro ss3 Glasgow and Dundee Junction, 395. Lessnaliagow, 5A utJ esl• Central, 15%—Ditto, New, S —Scottish Southern, „ 41 5 " land, 85s.—Stirlin g an d D un f erm li ne, 45 s. —Di rec t Norther'. BIRTHS. . Y eit°ll. On the 23d ult., at Brittas Castle, Ireland. the lad,' of PI " 0 0i Esq., of a daughter. ood tile J On the 30th ult., at Hamilton-terrace, St. John's -W ' ' IP' John Johnson. Esq., of a daughter. Diat ,ag, On the 30th ult., at Newington-place, Newington . .o• M'Kie, of a daughter. of fr . lail l s On the 31st ult., in Circus-road, St. John's-wood, the f tl , Lackersteen, Esq., of a son. the if ° r Ou the 31st ult , at the Rectory, Thornton Watlass, floe' ' Rev. Reginald Courtenay, of a daughter. On the Ist inst., in Curzon-street, the Hon. Mrs. Georg e of ei e. a son. sol. , On the Ist inst., the lady of William Martin Boyce, o co Indian navy, of a son. Jo hn J On the Ist inst., at Charterhouse-square, the WY ° I. oll' Purnell, Esq., of a daughter. i ll 14 . • 8 On the Ist inst., at Leytonstone, the wife of Sir Edvra- Bart., of a son MARRIED On the 29th ult., at St. Botoiph, Stow . t r, A lfi k Bedon, Norfol::: Eft' Maddox, to Eliza, second daughter of the late W. no- ~,e t , Snetterton Hall, Norfolk. Tool-50r, On the 31st ult., at St. Catherine Cree Church, L ea " ' asli (-` Ila n Captain E. Taylor, of the East India ship Simlah, to A , .1 011 , ' giaua, t h e naghter of Mr. William Measam, Aldgate. , R oe, ,oak On 2d inst., at the Tewri-church, St. itchier S, 4 0 dat eter - James M'Bean, Esq., to Frances Matilda, Parke, Esq., of Thorpe Latimer Lodge, Lincolnshire. DIED. . On the 20th ult., at the Rectory House, Donhead, St A n d'' . o f Mary Celia, second dauchter of the Rev. W. DangeY• , ~,t, (laug h On the 3.,th ult., at Eastbourne, Harriot Willard , c'"" J. e• - s of Thomas Willard, Esq., aged Bo. 1 , of O le On the 31st ult., Sarah, the wife of Mr. George Ea a r- - : pi ders. d 61, On the 31st ult., In Regent-street, London, Mr. A; , P ,, a Esq., " t e a - oo cl On the 31st ult., Sarah Lydia, wife of Samuel IlaYnc.'"' Gape 0 . - On the 28th of November last, at Graham's Toy'', Hope,on the . lal i e 2 z 7 th Hart, ul t E ., s q j 0 , s a e g p e h d 42 1 t . w , , A ilb Hoozntoinh,en2g9etfih Bult., in GMloounctpesetlieerr:setrreesectE7sqt,"Briaghitoln7:hen7;44' Es O g n" t n l g te ed 3l s s s t . ult., f: n• j. oil, -', jI• On the 31st ult., at Mount Radford-terrace , On the Ist inst., at Laurie-terrace, 313 e. U. Baugh, R.N. ed ken7i ' . 11.P., 94th Regiment oo per, ng 111 ) . On the Ist inst., at Stoke Newinon-green, M117'3/0004 ' On the let inst., Elizabeth Anne, 'the Q ‘ d vif e o cil l: sq:uert ' reer: Lieutenan ile rsc, vir Fitzro urlce ''' surgeon, of Lincoln's Inn-fields. On the Ist in , t., in Prin , es-street, - ,1- r• , lie • 44 Su pel intitndent of the II Division of Metropolitan l'. -e a ged - iie 'itor• On the tthhee 2d dd inst., t i: t., P a a i r t k h - o h r ti p u e tr st e r , e ß et o , b m er r t . c o h li e n a G t a r s eg N soo,6°' N M a ct i 12' 100 1(1 ' °f rr ec " London : Printed and Published by 31URDO in the NO. Strand, Printer, at The Sun Mice, No. 112, w 6tr u a nd o ' 0 ,..f, 0/) of the SIMI Ist the County of Di1d0. 94 - 4 1846 , I.Vestminster-road, Jobs 71. pries. 26% 16, 2611 4 6% 7 1 ,‘ 6% 6% 15',4 ioN rcs'i ro* ./ 6 soirti_AL so, 16° 1001 100 100 100 150 171• 12 1 . 31. 106' THE S rJ7,BRUARY 4, 1846