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11\ THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 2, 1846. lemen had interested themselves in this case, and an endea- 1 The Irish Member endeavoured to benefit Ireland in many your was made to induce the people to give up their arms. I ways, but they had been prevented in many ways. He would The Lord-Lieutenant—the Marquis of Anglesey—had been support their Bill as cordially as any Member in that House, if applied to, to give permission for the reception of the arms, be thought it would effect the object it had in view, or was accompanied by any other measure, but as it was, he felt it to but he declined. The insurrectionists th en s t a t e d t h at t h ey would deliver their arms if the party who had not been ex- be his painful duty to oppose it. pressly engaged in the offence were allowed to go free. This The AI ORNEY-GENERAL said, that although the in was_ agreed to, and whet was t h e consequence ? Why, not present su bj ect must b e near l y worn out, yet. i n t h e p osition less than 500 stand of arms was delivered up in one night to which he stood, he was expected to make a few observation s the Hon. Member for Cork, who went d iwn to receive them, it. He had to regret the very unusual course w li hi . And how many people did they think these arms were taken adopted in opposing the first reading of the f ß r i tbe b ir u c t,..as nr t r h y e . Members who opposed it, were interested from? Not more than forty-five individuals, after whnm, during those three years, not less thsn between 5,00 0 and 6, 00 0 military, he did not blame them for their opposition, nl b au n t ni h a u jo p r e i d ry th d a e t ni t a h r e e and between 2000 and 3.000 police had been in constant pursuit. future stages of the Bill, if the House shokeddbiy) apposition. He itself in its favour, would be less Some of these men stated, that if the gentry had resisted that tnar had be y en adopted by one them, the disturbances would never be at an end, and he be- deeply regretted the langua Leered in the present instance that had the gentry of the dis- Hon. Member, and hoped th turbed districts shown front against those who were organ- guage conveyed was not g en eral icing the disturbances, instead of calling for Coercion Hill s , that House. The Heil. their counties would have been resettsd to peace. Thanking he felt it to be the daetymil among his countrymen in power, and by all t oppose ed he t the House for the indulgence they had shown him, he concluded the fi - st reading ofth means which Parliamentary by declaring his intention of continuing his moat decided op-o f theug u sag es Membershe feeling afforded.for lreland H etr u t s o with position to this measure. the Hon Members to whom it was addressed would not Mr COLQUHOUN wished to state in a few words the that • on it, and give any unusual opposition to the such an expression was inadvertent, arid if it were not, he hoped l‘lember listen to (Sr act grounds for his vote on the present occasion. He thought the re at the commencement of the debate on this description given by the Hon. Member for Meath, of the state of present m Ireland was, if there were no other, a sufficient ques tion, to the present discussion. The Hon. Member quest i i t on he which ea seemed so remote, that he could hardly believe their passing this measure. The Han. Member ju d a e t e ifi cr e i a b v e in d n ther _th at tor the city of London had found fault with his state of the country in a remarkably emphatic word. He de (le A t ney-General's) Right Hon. Friend Sir J. Graham, t e t or scribed certain counties as being in a state of insurrection. for having, in the very temperate speech in which he opened Mr. MORRIS O'CONNELL—Agrarian insurrection. for rl Limericktl e e their hadstated t hat itabna-t this case to the House, omitted one very important point in Mr. COLQUHOUN—WeII, in astute l the measure. He complained that in a former measure, which lion ; and how had the Hon. Member described a condition?particular o f agrarian insttrrec had been passed it eat accompanied by remedial measures, cnunty while on a former occasion it was in this _pass - but in the present measure no such remedial measures were adopted, and that formed a grand point of objection to the Why, he told them that houses had to be barricaded, and present measure. Was not the House aware that in Ireland, words given before a gentleman's bout be approache d, where a sympathy existed in favour of the criminals, that they and then he went on to tell them, that e in n certaino n l could l d dthis,,triGctosythereitie. existed this agrarian insurrection. Now, were emboldened and encouraged by that • h d ' synpat y, an was ii Hon. Gentlemen anent urge a stronger reason thin th h i n s e w f:ur l en the House passing not for the Government at once to adopt such measures as the Bill ?—(Loud cries of " world remove such a state of things? His Hon. Friend, might say that threatening let ti te e r a s r' wer a enothing ; but when the *ember for Newcastle -under-Line, - d -I.' eun er ine, gave the House those letters were followed by actua l d ee d s some notice should lon list of o u tr ages ' be taken of them. Let them look to a recent case, in which, a g committedi in the open day, immediately on the arrival of Lord Orkney at his estate, his and stated that not one single person would come steward, a man of es , i sable character , was shot at in open day, forward to g i ve ev id ence against them. Under those circum- This case was not solitary. A landlord could not atte m pt t o stances he (the Att orney- G eneral) would like to know how remove a tenant, even from one farm to another, w ith out f ear o f his Hon. Friend wou ld carry into execution his plan of seizing attack. The case of Lord Orkney's steward was a must flagrant these men and imprisoning them, when he admitted the one. The murderous act waseommitted is front of the steward's existence of an evil which would prevent such a course. The house in the broad daylight. They took out the unfortunate Hon. Member had also asked whether the resent measure man and placed him upon his knees in the presence of twenty would drive people from combination by night and combi persons, and they told him he must say his prayers as his days nation by day—he hoped that by an extended police, and an were numbered; a n d w h en the non-resident landlord, after increased amount of vigilance, this evil would be prevented. visiting his Irish, estates returned from his morning excursions among his tenantry, He was rather surprised to hear the Noble Lord the Member for the city of London, complain of the indiscriminate nature whom he wished to serve he found the front of the house stained with the blond of the , murdered . f m an. He found not a single individual \ would give evidence e t he ir of this law, and still more surprised to hear h4n recommend the Act called the Black Act, which was framed to punish a ferocious crime, and yet Hon. Members had told him (1 . series of outrages committed in Waltham Forest by persons in Colquhonn) that that was the state of the country which the disguise. The Noble Lord did not remember that the Black Act was a measure of punishment and not of prevention, and people of England and th e Legislature ought to tolerate.— t( Cries of " Oh , oh. . sthat in the majority of these outrages in Ire land, the disguise which was necessary for a admission, that that was s intolerable, 1 Well , h then. he glad to here that and state of eocounstirjonwa cheers.)viction under that Act was totally wanting. In con which they ought to redres s.— Yes, the first step whichh( PP'lreland at the present moment there were families they ouget to take was to introduce powerful who were living in every sense of security, and were not con..' measures, but he did not mean to say that they should be coer scious of having offended any one, expose y d to the sentence of cive as the:R.-4 Opposition cheers.) At all events Hon. death, i which w as only conveyed to them by a written message. Members opposite admitted that the ordinary law was power t was natural that endeavours should be made to prevent this less----( Cries of " No, no.' ) At all events it . was a con state of things, and that a restraint upon liberty should be the ditioe of things intolerable, and which they ought not to c overlook, and he earnestly asked for their support to someeonsequence o f measures ta k en f or that purpose. In the dis• effective measures which would put down this state of things. tracts in which these outrages prevailed there was hardly any 'Well, new , h a d th ere b een an y exaggeration with re gar d to thing like liberty, for all security and all freedom of action the statements made in support of the Bill. They had the were gone. Although the measure might have the effect of cases of Westmeath and Clare. He had read the papers, producing 30MC inconvenience in the proclaimed district, yet and the statement to which he would refer had been credited he could not believe that the orderly, peaceable, and well cis - posed could' h ave any real objection to it.—( Hear, hear ) He by the name of a most respectable indi v id ua l ; an d t h e gent l e man to whom it related, he believed it would be admitted could, without unnecessarily carrying back the House to dis was a most worthy individual ; indeed his worth was proved by means of the but tent periods, s h ow t h e H ouse that the principle of this Bill was the address he h a d recen tl y rece i ved from hi s tenants, thank- ley n statuteolaw cowunastr y a . cknow ln ledge t d he by r t e h ig e n ear o ly f log him for the exerti on h e. h a d ma d e on t h e i r b ehalf ; and yet this , resident landlord, in the county of Westmeath, had been de- Edward the Third, the inhabitant s of particular parts cf the flounced, whilst in the discharge of his duty to his tenants, country were made liable for lawless acts and robberies corn and his life was threatened, and it was in anseer to that de- mitred in their districts; and in the subsequent reign of Eliz e nunciation that his tenantry had addressed him. He had bath the same principle was carried out in the Hue end Cry stated one case in Westmeath, the case of Sir Francis Hop. Act. This was, he thought, sufficient to refute the statement kins. But would the House allow him io dispense with these of the Hon. and Learned Member for Cork, that they were p individual ill u st rat i ons, b ecaus it might be said that they were plying a new law to Ireland which had never been tried in athis calculated to mislead the Heu , e. He would take the ease of country. It was objected by some Hon. Members that the the county of Wes - rneeth, as a f r i en d o f hi s h ad sent a return Bi ll was intendee as a ' stigma upon certain classes in Ireland, of the police inspectors of that county, for the last six week,, but he need only refer them, in answer to this objection, to These returns made a f u ll statement of the various outrages for the statement of his Right Hon. Friend, that it was in no way that period ; their total number amounted to 197 cases. It was directed against any class or party, but really and truly intended stated that many of these outrages were owing to the severity to suppress that dreaded thirst for murder and bloodshed which of the landlord upon the tenant, but he had consulted unfortunately prevailed to so alarming an extent in the sister these returns, and found that only 13 of these outrages were kingdom. This being the object, then, of the measure, those on gentlemen ;38 of them were connected with the rights of "ho urged this obi •etion against it ought rather to join with property ; 38 were connected with land, but were directed the Government in attempting to put down this terrible spirit. against farmers, and the gentlemen and stewards who usually —(Hear, hear.) It would have heen impossible for them exercised the more severe rights of property did not interfere to sit quietly looking on with their arms folded at all ; an d 38 o f t h ose outrages were on labourers without without taking so me s t e p s t o put d own th i s thirst any reference at all tr. land. He would not enter into all these for murder, but nevertheless this measure was net introduced eases, b u t h e wou l d only state, that an atta-k was made on till Ater it had under go ne the mo st care f u l an d attent i ve con- One man, because he was generally disliked, on another be- sideration.—( Hear, hear.) With every good and kindly feel eauie the aggressor wished to drive him from the country ; a ing for Ireland, then, he did hope mo s t s i ncere l y t h at i t wou ld third w as b ecause the man told stories to his employer ; and have the effect of restoring tranquillity and p ace. wi hout the . r. remainder were var i ous prosecntions for debt, t h e f t , & c. which it was impossible the country could p rosper , en d at tne .onsiderable c au s e o f t h ese grave acts was the wi-h of the 1 same time prepare the people and soil for those seeds of im farmers to tyra nn i se i n t h e i r own districts, and to have their provement which G overnment were prepared to scatter swill executed implicitly —th e law of • amongst them with a free and bountifel hand —( Cheers ) wrong being...' ' placed in defiance of the law of rig e ht.—( Hear rah Mi. H. GRATTAN admitted that all outrages of a law they wished to en s e their law. If the law of the land was not suffittientto in Ireland but wherever they happened to be perpet 'aced, but put down those crimes, the law of the land must o e he questioned whether the Government were taking the proper strengtheneda so as to overpower and prevent those crimes, steps for effecting this prupose. The Elonourable and Learned AVh t could prevent the coneocters of these crimes fram meeting Gentleman wh o h a d j ust sa t d own was wrong when h e sai d -"'clurinb^4 g the eay, and comm i tting those crimes they had can - Government could not sit looking quietly on with their arms cocted during the day ? In this Bill increased rewards were folded during - six months, while these outrages were offered for evidence, but these rewards were a perfect delusion, being perpetrated. They did not stir a step —( Hear, hear.) Why, th e police stations were covered with to suppress them. And what he complained of was, r f r rw ar a i r l d s , from 10/. t o 11101., fey an y p erson w h o would come not so much of their endeavouring to restore peace and give evidence. The only provision that could be and tranquillity in Ireland, as of the delay they had allowed made to ensure the attendance of witnesses was to provii,e for to take place before making the effort to effect that object.— their safety. Th e remedy proposed by the Bill would, to som e (Hear, hear.) Many of the evils complained ot he could extent, do good ; but he doubted whether it would be attend d trace to the landlords themselves, and the landlord and tenant with those results which were anticipated. Here was a con- system, which had so long disgraced and convulsed Ireland ; filet delaying their •discussions and retarding the progress of and Government might depend upon it, an improvement di the C irn Bill. —( Hear.) Now that curifliet might be well rected that way would produce more peace and tranquillity worthy of being carried on if the remedy were equal than a thousand Coercion Bills,— ( Hear, hear. ) He denied to the evil. The measure had been limited to three years; i that the Irish party had formed a compact with the protec• now was there a man of sane mind in that House who would l tionists ; arid true - ed, after this denial, they would not lose a tell him that in three years the peace of Ireland would be re-f sinele vote of any Hon. Member on their own side of the stored. He thought the measure defective, because it was not i House, in resisting what they considered an unjust and tyran sufficiently stringent. It did not interfere with those men nical measure.—( Hear, hear.) Would the House beiieve it who in a district were known by the police and others as dis- that in one of the parts of the country, that was, in not more turbers of the districts. Nothing was so bad as giving a blow than three baronies, there were, he believed, 174 magistrates, which provoked those desperate characters, and yet making 32 deputy-lieutenants, and 4 of' the heads of the Government, that blow 30 feebly it only gave an advantage to the criminal. making an army of upwards ot 220 men, and, watt the assist- It would be proved in this case, as in the Arms Bill, that the ante of the police, that army was increased to 600 men. A remedy was not equal to the evil. ' Noble Lord, whom Le did not then see in his place, had gone Mr. HAWES explained that all his statistical statements back to the history of Ireland, to show the state of that country were exclusively derived from the documents which had be en in the y ea r 1737. N ow he would not go so far back as 'aid on the t a bl e , that, he would refer to the year 1807, in which year two Mr. J. O'BRIEN objected to the measure, because h e was coercive Acts were passed against that country. Those Acts he El onvinced that it would fail in the object fur which it was in- remembered well. He believed that Lord Monteagle had said ' tended. H e f e l t sure the result of the measure would in his speech in the House of Lords that those - Acts were cause life to be much more precarious than it more stringent than the present measure, but he did not was at present. ( Hear, hear ) He asked what agree with his Lordship. Cases occurred in the county of Tip impunity co u ld he expected when whole families were turned perary in the year 18013. when th ose A cts were passed, whi ch out ot their holdings on to the high road, and were left to seek were very similar to those that were now enacted in 1846, shelter in the bogs or churchyards, and to die in ditches. Can Shepherds were abruptly discharged from their employ, and peace or tranquillity be expected while that state of things was the labouring classes combined together for the purpose of pre allowed to exist. Coercion Bills were of no use, and would venting the intrusier of labourers from distaat places ; and to only tend to increase crime in the country. He would tell the destroy the effect of that and similar combinations those coer- House an anecdote that would tend to illustrate the effects of a cive measures were passed. He would ask, had the Ministers measure similar to the present. He recollected the time which followed the advice that had been given by the witnesses at was when the country was under what wet called Algerine Lord t)evon's Commi , sion for the removal of the evils with law. A farmer held a large quantity of laid, and was careful which Ireland was at present afflicted ?—( Hear, hear.) 'Their to avoid the least opportunity of giving offence to the law. A system only tended to produce police spies and informers, and neighbou r i ng c l ergyman , however, had a great antipathy to the the lowest characters. I ns t ea d o f atten di ng t o t h e wants o f man, because he was a Roman Catholic, and sought every the people, they had created an army of 10,090 police. means to ruin him. What did he do e Why, he brought a The Noble Lord Donoughmore was not afraid of doing his sergeant's guard down to his house, under the pretence of duty to his Irish tenants, and he had not asked for any such searching it for arms, and while there, he concealed some lilt as the pre-ent, because he knew it would n-a eft% et its aim. powder and balls. The sergeant was then ordered to take the That Noble Lord was a popular character, and he believed that Farmer into custody fi- the ',,posed Whitebey act. On the he had not a shutter to his house. Himself and hi, family . trial, the sergeant, who was a Scotchman, in reply to the went about the country without the slightest fear, and they crvstion whether he found any ammunition in the house, re- were never molested by the tenantry. And why was that so .? plied that he did not know, but his Honour who was on the Because he did not let his land at eight guineas per acre. Bench knew all about it, as he saw him put the powder there, Because he gave eimethirsg more to the poor fellow that toiled The magistraee, when asked, admitted the charge, and said on his estates.—( Hear. hear.) Let other landlords pursue a that the man was a desperate character, and he knew no otter similar conduct. He flung back in the teeth of the utterers Means of causing: him to be removed from the neighbourhood. the libel that Ireland was nothing hut a land of asiesdnation.— That map was a reverend, an honourable, and a magi.trate ; ( Hear, hear.) If he read but a portion of the calendar of crime he was a priest of the Established Church, and a Lord's that had been committed in this country within the last Sew brother, He would not, however, me-tints his name, as two years he should completely astound them. But he would do sears after the occurrence he (Mr. J. O'Brien) men- no such thing. He would grapple with the Bill and with tinned had occurred, he was compelled to leave the the Right Honourable Baronet opposite until the House country, and he believ A Oat he was n.w dead, decided whose case was t h e strongest. He would ask the many countri e s w e re a t p resen t Such was the way the people of Ireland had bee treated If Right Hon. this—howßaronet in the deplorable st a te descr:be.d by him in introdu c i ng t hi s this system of clearance went on the whole country would be Bill Bill? It would appear that there were only five out of thirty. in a blaze. He was also certain that if this Coercion two. And did the Right Hon. Baronet mention the number insteadof h • was passed, before twelvemonths, eying five noun- in those five counties that wer e i n a d istur b e d ties in a s t a t e o f di stur O ance, t h ey wou ld h ave fif teen.— ( H ear, of baronies . Why, there were twelve baronies in Lim e ri c k, an d y e t these I t was a dangerous and most, impolitic measure. For state 2 these reason s h e wou ld vote against the first reading of the Bill. it. would /appear from the reports that only three out of those Mr . BELLEW said he was as anxious about the progress of we re the Coercion Bill as Hon.i t irk view that the _ ..hany Member. But must be ,eel ' Westmeath there were but three of the baronies ie laying tnteaslre. Members had not been to blame in de regard to it, _u n re, having been acting on the defensive in that condition ; in the county of Cavan one ; and English measure, doubt e the Corn Bill was an Irish as well as in Meath three, which me le a total of fifteen. Hon. Membe r for StotkpeTt • satisfied that after this night the And would they feel themselves justified in depriving the of the progress o n that , would base no reason to complai people of Ireland of their liberties because fifteen baronies Irish Members the 61:V ett...tr. Sill, h e must ciairn for the out of fi counties happe ned to be in a disturbed state ? If faring with its progress tot theuniter the eireurn.tattees of inter ti, d'd ve what sidering the character of the extent t e e r n . they had done. He, non: in e d y ny i rie , uto ee in hs ducement would they give to the honest and on two grounds. First. because Tt4wnoußlitlll' opposed the Bill adopt just measb.reersve and hang those that talked of fear that putting down agrarian outrage • and, .e, not he effectiv e i n the peasante a e s na Baronet not obey the not accompanied with remedial nieasures°.n' i n because, it was Right Hon. aronet how many ofrhea laws, He wool, ask the who had Bill, he attachtd little importanc e t o the c.omiinapiZninttgf the e e t e a e d n recommended to in Ireland for they opilor asutlteomer! amount of crime in Ireland and England, as the great point —namei —namel y, Gen. Johnson, snaadnonption ? A few of this., this measure, ebtleb was not the amount of crime, but the sympathy with which it Warburton, his or Wile, : x. G . e . n d ..E , gerton, Col. Burke, Major was regarder', and the efficiency of the present Bid to repress with. These g..ntlemen, includinghers, he was well acquainted Me. Illatbu u nani mous ) a 1-1 that sympathy and put an end to that crime. —(Hear, hear.) 1 ley, the Clerks of the Peace and othershad . —"- That the Bill would not effect this object, he must refer them 1 that they were not in favour ot this' Bill Onty stated to the fact that the other day a gentlemen in the town of Kil- had expressed themselves as decidedly opposed to e t o . ntr s a k r n y d t fi bey ' rush had been sloe at in the middle of the day, and no one in- of all he would quote the opinion of Mr. Sergeant Howl r y t terfered with the assassin. No)urfew loss could affect such an individual who was beyond all cavil.—( Hear, hear.) s e- ' fluid t h e Ku b e grant Howley said, whil st • er crimes as these.—( Hear, beer. Neither w he was in the very county of Tip effective in protecting witnesses and securing proper e vidence violen Y c ' e and mitre believe that a large amount of the present ' f •hich so much had been said. n act, . ge is traceable to the low physical condition in courts of justice, ii is present state of the people."—t Hear, h no measure of this kind could be effective in the . , • , ear.) That was the opinion of that, Sergeant Howley, when he was of the population of Ireland. They must consider individuals for the trying a number of unfortu unlikeof the inhabitants of Ireland nate one about by the harsh conduct of lived on the soil. In England those on the land were but hear, _ also . their landlorde...... hear.) He said half. In Ireland, also, the proprietors were much smaller, and ( ear,tha t . they were deprived of the necessary amo u n t of emplotment—that the lied tenants occupied much hos portions of land. One-half of y lived on a f.od t h at was t . lo west in the scale ot human all the farms were under live acres each, and it had been even of which they had not sufficient— th at con shown that the crest body of these tenants were without skill sum ption , . at they lived in houses I were ill clad— they that scarcely deserved th e bar capital, and lived in miserable cabins. (The Hon. M.—.m- c , name.—( Hear, hear.) Such being the condition of the l g e ber here read an ex tact from the miserableevidence st of e a of ltoman • - amount of the population of Ireland, he asked how could it he tholic clergyman, showing the Ireland.) _. the great , I that that people could be either orderly or tranquil e . Such ( con • body of the agricultural population in ,inhabitants expec.ea Sergeant Howley had further delivered himself of words, the the gate of the I tinned the Hon. Member) was had never yet been e ualled Now, with respect to the 1 seditious character of which i by with regard to their Condit on. .. , thin _ that had yet appeared un behalf of Ire- Not less 1 00,000 notices ! the greatest agitators evictions that had taken plan .. last fire yeas. The I land, nit excepting even the Hon. and Learned Member for e of evictions had been served during the Hon. Member here read an extract from the report of Lord Cork, and the Hon. Member for Limerick , whose " pale and ineffectual tire " had been tar outshone by the language of that system o f ev ct i nn thet h a d b een cert i e d ou t. This wa s ns th e e e learned individual. And it was yet the language that had been . uttered by one of her Majesty's judges, who had said that the condition of Ireland—a degrace to England for allowing it to , . Is would not endure to be starved, and mueh less continu e as it was. Tne . itver and influence of England was lowest anima that man could suffer to be starved to known througheut the world,and ,- is'ent with it rv.is the could it be expected the R ight H on. Baro . co , • x It might be death. Major Wilcox, in his reply to knowledge of the , . degradation of Ireland. saiu there were great oil:B.:re in i the eve, but he net's inquiries, had said would tell the Right Hen. i ts meeting was Isentry of Ireland coin(' never he peaceable whilst they were in Baronet no rear achievement was I " He had stated too that ever yet accornelished with o ute ncount erin g g difficulty , Let ' state of starvation and oppression. him set manfully and ~,,g,,,,..til • a sever all connexion between land be"the present measure wou ld l. certain. —( Hear, hear.) TheY niiiiwork. and success would ' own la ne Blackwi 11 had said that recent y, in bound to do something to meet the atat i , ,:h n t , _He i n. Baronet was lor n upieltbourhood, one landlord had ejected 40 ing the Devon Commission, v i e i, what 1 hateand. In appoint- hie d . ow another 50, another 20, another 20, another been done in the families, Landlord and Tenant 4 .ommission, he had given a 1 I i 3,anot her 6t), another 19, another 55, and another steps would be taken to reliev e the di•tres ie(gethat ' some sof Ireland, 31. In Tippe rary also In this respect the present said differed with their 'fam ilies had been severally ejected. No less than 230 hail said the y could e pre- • several decessors, for they () nothing...._ ( H ear, .i nc ludin g 1 ' , OO individuals, had been turned out, and hear.) The Right Hon. Baronet, then, wa s th e lag( man i families, ,- who ' those poor creatures were wandering about the country ; and he I fiords of I reland should get up and say that t an, . might to to put the climax to all this, he was sorry to see that two indi - He 0.1... Butle) mi meet the ca-e ( themselves. . tied the duals who l ive d i n h is t e en county. Mr. and Mrs. Gerar I, had 1 land had not done theft du sell. after thts se , tt the larals, to tartan bid lanelores tot _re irom , n y sleeted 27 indiv iduals . d Tenants Commnue.ima, ihe ltight Ihe tolerated in l a n of the Lendlords an of the "'" upon it. Would flue a stare of things Hon. Baronet was bound to bring forward some which . the members of th a t Commission e al recommended. net bronght forward this Bill, which had been called for by He maintained that it was perfectly coueisteat to oppose this m o d erate men, nobod y could doubt that the Noble Lord had IllaqatsUres because no beneficial measure was connected with it, committ e d a ; grievous mistake, because, Then the Noble Book, mu t in o c f re t a h s e ed, Bla h e e placed upon the table of the immediat e l y have e d had stated thathad been House afterwards; that within the last ten years there had been a de crease of no less than 10 . 000 in the amount of crimes. In igoo rant that t f the contents had 5 there were 36,300, and in the last year there h a d Now, when the Right Hon. B aronet oppo- I site attempted , on the int r oduction of this measure, to paint an Irish picture , unfortunately, all the colours that h e used were dark ; and he thought that the Ri g ht H on. the beeny year but ar ,o 00 . s Baronet might hereafter he called the Salvator Rosa of the Treasury bench ; nay, he even made use of all the dark horrors of that artist, without introducing any of his light colours.—( Hear, and laughter.) He would now draw attention to another important point. He saw by the return made to Government, that in one year no less than 3,538 Bills had been ignored by the grand juries of Ireland, and 2,089 prosecutions had been withdrawn. Would such a state of things be permitted in England ? Would they permit 5,638 to be unjustly charged, arrested, and imprisoned, and then let out without. trial ? And yet Hon. Gentlemen stood up, and boast fully said that crime in Ireland had increased to such an alarm g extent, as to call for the suspension of the constitution. Government were misinformed by the police—they maligned the people of the country, and the result was that such Bills as these were passed by that House for Ireland. Government ought not to leave the people of Ireland in the hands of such persons as these. The Hon. Member proceeded to refer to a number of cases of misconduct of the police-officers and spies of Ireland. In one instance the police had concealed some arms in a poor woman's house ; they then went to the in former, brought him to the spot. and they took away the arms, and concealed them a second time, and then had the audacity to claim the rewards of the Government for the discovery of arms they had twice concealed:; documents of the Ribber' Society had been put in the pockets of persons, and they were then prosecuted by these spies and perambulatory police, for the purpose o• obtaining the reward of their diabolical treachery. He hoped Government did not allow the money, wrung so hardly from the people of this country, to be expended in this manner. If the laws were not properly administered let them live in a state of primeval orieinalty. Leave them to themselves, and they would soon send those assassins to the right about. ( Hear, hear.) Never was a more unjust charge made against any people than had been made in the course of the debate, that the Irish people shielded the assassin from justice. The Hon. Member for Pomfret, who had belonged to the New England school, had called this measure a mere police regulation. He did not agree with his Hion. Friend's New England doctrines—he preferred the Old England constitution, and he hoped that the Honourable Member would soon have to leave Pomfret, in dire disgrace, with his New England theories. Mr. W. COLLET(' considered that the infusion of capital in Ireland would not remove the disposition to commit outrage, and prevent crime. He would state a few facts to the House, and in doing so he would not be accused of egotism. In 1838, after having visited the four quarters of the globe, he pro ceeded to Ireland, which he found in a very bad state. He thought that capital tieing introduced there might effect some good, and he therefore chose that part of Ireland as the very best adapted to prove the experiment—the wilds of Tipperary, He employed eight hundred men in some mines there, and in vested 50,000/. In carrying out his projects, he had no consi deration for religion or polities, he employed all equally, and he chose six gentlemen to superintend the works, three Catholics and three Protestants ; two of whom had been murdered, and not on any pretence of harsh usage or differei:ce as convected with land. The first of them was murdered in a very barbarous manner, by having a stone thrown on his back, of which he ;ingered for some time before he died. There was another, a Roman Catholic steward, a very bold man, who said that if they chose to attack him, let them do it in the day, This steward was shot at and missed. He was shot at again and struck in the side. The assassin was afterwards appre hended, tried, and punished for the offence, but the un fortunate steward has since been obliged to be under the pro tertian of the police. These outrages proved the necessity tor such a Bill at the present. If they could only exterminate these armed assassins-and the number of them was not very great—peace and tranquillity would be restored. He believed that he himself would be shut at for so small a consideration as a bottle ot whiskey.—(Cries ot "Oh 1 MI") While this sys tem sl ou rage was going en he thought it high time that life should be protected, and they were not asking toe much power in trying to pass the Bill. If this Bill were passed he would guarantee that the system of outrage would receive a check. and the country would be restored to a state of tranquillity. The police in Ireland were a fine, efficient body of men, well organised, and well adapted, from their local knowledge, for the state of things which existed there. For his own part, he could say that, as far as be was concerned, he would have the satisfaction of having done his duty to his tenants, though he might fail in producing the results which he desired. He wished the Bill to be brought into operation at once, and if it was, a new state of things would shortly arise, and Tipperary would become —what it was not at present—a habitable country. The con duct oi the Government throughout the State trials was such as to excite his warmest respect, and he sincerely hoped that the same efficiency would characterise their present and future measures for the peace and amelioration of teat unhappy country, and that they might be able to say of it, as of the Thames— " Tnough deep yet clear ; though gentle, yet not. dull; Strong without rage—without o'er .wing, full." Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFOriD said, that in speaking on the question before the House, he would confine himself, as nearly as possible, ro the amendments proposed by the Hun. and Learned Member fir Co, k. Hr agreed with the Hon. Member, that instead of outrage being put down by the Go vernment measure, it would but promote crime. He felt that instead of Ireland receiving anything like justice from this country, there was not a measure brought forward but such as operated to the interest of the wealthier classes and to the injury of the poor. They gave a poor-law to Ireland, hut what was the relief afforded? It was matter of complaint that the relief given by the Irish poor-law was not as liberal as in this country.—( Cries of " Hear, hear.) He would now conclude by again repeating his assertion that he had always opposed those Coercion Bills, even when pro posed by the Whigs while in office; and, therefore, he could not be supposed to be influenced by any interested or party motives in opposing this Bill. If the House should go into Committee upon it, he would there also oppose it, and he trusted he would never see it the law of the land. Mr. Fr Z 11A URICE said that, as an Irish Member, he should say that, in his opinion, many of the crimes committed in Ireland were owing to the wholesale system of eviction of tenants, which he should say was a system that was a disgrace to any civilised country. The Hon. Gentleman then entered into a detail of various outrages that had occurred within his own kn .wledge in Ireland. His own brother had been sub jected to them. His brother never visited his estate without receiving threatening letters of the most violent character. 00 one occasion he went down to his property; and on arriving there he found that one of his tenants was over head and ears in debt, and had paid no rent. He forgave the man his rent, and offered him 3(11. to go into another and a smaller farm, when the man declared he was very ill used, and that on the first time he met his landlord he would settle ac counts with him, and every body knew what that meant. If Ireland wished to be glorious let her he glorious in her in dustry, and not notorious in her crime. He very much re gretted the statement of the Hon. Gentleman opposite, that English Members were careless about the state of eland. He did not think it fair or generous for the Irish Members to taunt the English people with indifference. He felt bound to say that one man with a thousand a year living in Ireland did more good than another possessing ten thousand a year who re sided out of the country. The Hon. Gentleman concluded by thanking the House for their kind attention to his statements. Mr. ROCHE had no doubt whatever that what the Hon. Gentleman opposite had stated was quite true. He had no doubt that he was well inclined towards Ireland. In the course of the present discussion they had not to confine themselves to the paltry and miserable Coercion Bill—the whole state of the Irish question was to be canvassed. The condition of the Irish people was an undoubted stain upon the British pride and honour.—( Hear.) It laid upon teat House to do something for the Irish nation—that was a result which had been arrived at after a discussion of six weeks. He believed that no man now thought that the present condition of Ireland ought to continue. Every one admitted that. Ireland required some remedy. He must say that he had never listened with so great a feeling of despondency as he had done to the speech of the Right Hon. Baronet opposite on a previous occasion. He did not think that the Right Hon. Baronet had m a d e out a case for the Bill. He thought, however, that he had made out a strong case for the national party in Ireland. The year of all others in which agrarian crime was least and the people more peaceful and quiet, was in 1843. That was the year in which the Govern. went had military posses-ion of the country, and they (the repeaters) had the hearts of the people. It was the repeal year, and the effects of their government was manifest in the increased content which was spread among the people. '1 he Right Hon. Baronet, in dealing with the quest i on, h ad net been candid with the Hou s e. He went into the statistics of crime in 1843, 1844, and 1845, but he had not gone into 1846, and had failed in showing that there had been any ma terial progressive increase of crime in those years. The Right Hon. Baronet had referred to the case of Hogan, who was shot notwithstanding the vigilance of the police ; but he had not shown how this crime would have been avoided had the Coercion BJII been in existence, He h;id referred to other cases that were equally inopportune to support the case. In fact he had been endeavouring to delude the people of England, in regard to this measure. A great deal had been said about combination and ribandism, hut these he (Mr. Roche) maintained had bee .. n introduced from England and could easily be met by the existing* law. He said, there fore, there had been no case made out for coercion, or for this He illegal and unconstitutional measure. would tell them the Biil, as it at present stood, never should pass that House. If they took it into Committee. on them would be the rejonsi bility of bringing over the Irish Members to oppose its pro gress ; and he was sure it never would be serve of the riedunles n s it was preceded by r em edi a l measures . Th e •f England, out o f do ors , was aga i nst i t, an d all Ireland, P a s well as it s representat i ves, h a d declared against it. They talked of the work of the agitators of Ireland, but in answer to that h e wou ld as k , who made the griev ances? E ng l an d h a d made these grievances, and these had made the agitators.—(Hear, hear.) Th e y h a d made him an agitator, and vvl ile those grievances existed he would continue an agitator.—(Hear' hear.) H e wou l d ask, w h o were to govern Irel an d, and how were they to gover n it? The Right lion. Baronet says, by coercion. The leader of the voting party says the same thing ; and this was also echoed by the Noble Lord on the other side (Lord George Bentinck). But the division list would show who supported coercion, and who did not ; and he would take eare that the people of Ireland should see it. It was said that a kind of coalition existed be tween the Noble Lord opposi'e (Lord George Bentinck ) and hie Hon. Friend who was in confinement—( A laugh)---but he would tell them there could he no coalition with any one that would vote for the coercion of Ireland. He ( Mr. Roche) complimented that Noble Lord tor , entiments that were anything but coercive on the evening the alleged coalition was suggested. Having settled that matter, he would again revert to the ques tion of coercion. Now, he asked the Right Hon. Baronet why he did not introduce with this Bill some measure for re lieving the sufferings of Ireland? he listen to the heart. rending di.elosures of the Hon. Member for Cashel? H thought h e did , for he observed that the statements of the Hon.e Member for t_ ashel made a great impression upon the Right Hon. Baronet, and he wished to know if the Right Hon. Baronet had nothing else but paltry advice to Irish landlords to remove this dismal, this sail and lamentable state of thing s ? But, he was asked, what could be done for removing the mise ries and for producing peace and tranquillity for Ireland ? Well, he would tell them. They must make Ireland happy in the same way that other countries were made happy, by letting them be governed by their own People and their own countrymen. That was the only rnPans which coulit restore peace and happiness to his unfortunate and rirsgoverned country ; and until these means were resorted to, there would be moral victories achieved in Ireland.—(Cheer,..) Let them, however, do ju-tice to that unfortunate country, and their vic tory would be more brilliant than any that had been achieved of the Su . lej• on the bank. Capt. L A YA RD said, representing an Irish town, he could not give a silent vote on the present occasion. He could pre dict most confidently that this Bill, to which he intended to give his decided opposition, would prove a failue. Thi s was the eighte nth time a coercive Bill had been resort e d to for e Ire and. It had always tailed, arid this instance, th e H ouse nii , ht rely upon it, would wove no exception to the rule. If Governa eat wished to remove agita ion and the cry for repe a l in let them do justice he people and the coun. an ove try. They had now to excellent opportunity of doingthis, and improving the condition of the people, by giving the* employment. They had some admirable railway schemes before them, and if three-and-a-half per cent. were guaranteed to the proprietors they would certainly be carried out, and afford ample employment for the people. Now, it was quite clear these railways would ultimately become very remunerative undertakings, and, seeing the immense good they would do to the country, he thought Government could not do better than guarantee three-and.a-half per cent. There was an opportunity now of granting a poor-law to Ire land, and he trusted that it would not be allowed to pass by. Now was the time for the Government vigorously to act. A poor-law was one of the modes of pacifying Ireland. Let the Government not let slip the present opportunity of doing good for Ireland Look at the protectionists now. Five years ago they were offered an eight shilling duty on corn, and they refused ►t. Would they not now be glad to get that eight shilling duty. Let the Government take advantage of that example. It was absolutely necessary that some steps should be taken with respect to the tenant rights in Ireland. Let the Government turn its attention to the cultivation of the waste lands in Ireland. There were millions of acres in that country that were not in a state of cultivation. How could they talk of over population in Ireland while so much land was out of cultivation? The Hoa. and Gallant Officer had given a very strong argu ment for supporting the Bill, for he said that. as the people of Ireland had even at present ♦ery little liberty, this Bill. which would deprive them ot that liberty, should have his support. He hoped that the Government would. instead of pressing this measure. bring in some cone,liatory measures for the miserable people of Ireland, and withdraw this mea-ure at once. Major BERESFORD felt it his duty to supine t the Bill, coenected as he was with Ireland and her people. al hough he considered it as an inefficient and useless Bill. -( Great laugher and cheers from the Opposition benches.) He asked if the Bill met the present evils of Ireland. The great and crying crimes of Ireland were not committed in the darkness of night, but in the open day, in the presence of numerous people, who laughed at the assassination of Irish landlords, whom they felt to be obnoxious.—( Cries of " Hear, hear.") The murderer who walked at noon-day, and having committed the bloody deed. would not be detected by this Bill.—( Hear, hear.) fhe Bill was one which would bring great irritation to the minds of the Irish people, because it was rot acoom panted with a remedial measure. He hoped, however, that atter it had passed, the Government would immedia'ely set about the passing of the necessary remedial measures to which the peasants ot Ireland were fairly entitled.—( Hear, hear. ) He had no hesitation in saying that this Bill confounded the innocent with the guilty. The Honourable Member for Cashel had said that a clergyman of the Church of England had privately put seine gunpowder in a pee-ant's cottage in Ireland, and aiterwarol sent a relic•-man to search that House. Now, he happened to be particularly acquainted with the case, and he could say that the statement was not hared on truth.— ( Hear, hear.) The Honourable Member concluded by hoping that those Honourable Gentlemen who sat on the same side of the House with him (the Ministerial side), would join with him in voting for the first reading of the Bill.—(Cries of " Hear, hear," and " Divide.") Colo.iel RA WDON opposed the Bill. and proceeded to de fend the course ot conduct pursued by the Irish Members, in opposing the first reading of the Bill, and hoped that they would succeed upon a second reading. ( The Hon. Member proceeded in his remarks, and was interrupted by the cries of " Divide, divide," from all parts of the House. ) Now much of the Irish character has been misrepresented. The people were kind and warm. You cannot judge of their misery. How can you judge of it when you are net able to es timate it ? He thought that this Bill was at variance with the present temper of Ireland. There has been a certain sti mulent administered to the people by a newspaper against the spirit ot the Bill. That newspaper had found its way to the fireside of every cottager in Ireland. He had said that the framer ot the Bill was ignorant of the temper of Ireland—its provisions proved it, and it would not be acceptable to any class. Would the law irradicate the excited feelings of the Irish— would it even soothe them ? He was confident then that it would not. There was but one opinion of it in Ireland, and that was not in its favour. He implored them then •o record their votes in favour of the amendment of the Member for Cork. If they travelled through Ireland—if they went into the huts and cottages of the peasantry—and if they were aware •f the misery which existed there—many of their dens of misery, if he might be allowed to use the expression, most of them only ten feet square—the abode of animals—they would hesitate to shut them up from sun-set to sun-rise.—( Hear. ) Colonel SIBTHOR OE said, he would not oppose the Hill, hut at the same time he could not support it. The present Government had shown itself so weak, so vaccinated with po litical cowardice, that he (mold not repose any trus. in them, for he chi believe that they were men who would truckle to any thing, provided they by so doing were able to maintain their own seats —( Loud laughter. ) Lord INGEST RE rose, amid cries of "Divide, divide." He denied there was ever anything like coaliticn between Lord lientinek and Mr. S O'Brien.—(Loud cries . of " Divide, divide." A state of crime and destitution unparalleled in any country prevailed in Ireland. The murderer walked abroad in noon day, and no one attempted to arrest him. lie e,caped fact wit!t impunity It was incumbent, therefore, that the Government should Interfere to put an end to such a di-graceful state of things He would conclude by again denying that there was any thing like coalition referred to between the Hon. Member for Limerick and the Hon. Member for Lynn.— (Loud cries of " Divide, divide.") Lord GEORGE BENTINCK moved for the adjournment of the debate to enable him to have an opportunity of denying the statement made by— The SPEAKER Interrupted the Noble Lord, and said that it was not competent for any Member of the House, after he had spoken on ant question, either to propose the adjournment of the debate afterwards, or to make any observations a second time.—( Loud cries of '• Divide, divide.") Mr. P. BORTH WICK, amid loud cries of divide, then proposed the adjournment of the debate. Lord G. BENTINCK seconded the motion, and embraced the opportunity which his doing so afforded him to deny the charge which had been made, and he hoped the House would, though at that late period of the evening, permit him to occupy its attention for a few minutes while he did se. To enable him the more effectually to meet 'he case, he had sent home for the letters which hail passed relative to that state-. merit— (Laughter)—and he hoped they would arrive to enable him to refute the charge the more effectually.—(Cries of " Divid •, divide. ") If that correspondence were read to the House, it would at once be shown that the statement was unfounded in fact—that there were not the slightest grounds for it whatever. It had been stated by a Cabinet Minister, the Secretary for Ireland, that the coalition was a fact. He ( Lord G. Fientinck ) had not had flue to consult hi= H n. Friends upon the matter, for Han. Members would bear him out that it wanted but twenty minutes to five o'clock when his attention was drawn to the subject. Where then was the coalition which was tried to be made such a handle of —which was made a point of at a public hustings, by a Cabinet Ali, ister of the Crown ?---( Cries of " Divide.") Strangers were then ordered to w►thdraw, The House then divided. when there appeared-- For the first reading ............ 274 Against it ... 125 Majority in favour of first reading —149 On our r eturn to the gallery, we found Sir R. PEEL stating that he would take the second reading of this Bill on Monday, the 25th of May. Mr. O'CONNELL gave twice that, on that occasion, he should move for a Select Committee to inquire into agrarian offences in Ireland, with a view to provide some means for their prevention—(as we understood the Hon. and Learned Member, but he spoke in so 1 ow a tone of voice, as to be scarcely audible in the gallery.) POLLING PLACES (IRELAND) BILL. The adjourned debate upon the first reading of this Bill was resumed by Mr. APCARTHY, who contended that its provisions were very necessary. He should not press the matter further, but leave the Bill in the hands of the Ho use . Mr. GROGAN opposed the Bill, and declared that no in convenience was experienced from the present polling system in Ireland. It worked well, and he for one could see no reason why it should be altered. It was true, in Ireland, there was only one polling booth, but it must be remembered that the poll was not like it was in this country. It was kept open for five days. This measure was a partial partisan Bill, sail he hoped the House would throw it out. Sir W. SOAIERVILLE said the opposition of the lion. Member to this Bill was most extraordinary, It was quite im possible under the present system that all bona fide voters could record their votes for the want of sufficient accommdation, and he for one cordially approved of this Bill. Mr. ROSS said that he knew an instance which occurred in Belfast, in which 305 of the best men of that town were ex - eluded from the polling-booth at an election because they happened to be a few minutes late. He would give his vote in support of the Bitt —( Cheers. ) Mr. ROEBUCK replied to some observations which had fallen from ail Hon. Member for Dublin ( Mr. Grogan). He thought the Bill a necessary one, and he would therefore upport it. Mr. PIGt)T said that in the year 18-11 he had introduced a measure similar to the present. The present law relating to policy in Ireland was in a most detective state. The Hon. Member entered into some particulars for the purpose of show ing the defic envy in the existing law. The proposition now before the House would not, however, effect much more than the present law. There were many scandalous practices at election., in Ireland against which the measure would not pro vide.—(H ar, hear.) If voters presented themselves at the booths, who it was known would vote in favour of that candi date who was the favourite of the poll clerks, the oath was administered to them very rapiAy, and every facility was given to th reception of their votes; if, on the contrary, the voters were on the opposite side, the oath was administered very lazily; and the effect, in one instance with which he was acquainted, was that one hundred votes were left unpolled is consequence of the conduct of the poll clerics.—Cries of " Divide, divide.") The SOLICITOR-GENF.R AL considered that the duty of the Government was to afford facilities, and to allow per sons to exercise their elective franchise. Mr. O'CONNELL thought that some alterations propsed o r t d he A r i Irish ßPE towns by the Solicitor-General would meet all objections to the Bill. o should have the opportunity afforded them returning the representative of their c l- . oice. t T o li thought s and that the constituency of Dublin wordsAfterafee.wGoßywithdrew from i Mr. rew M'CA Y. Atr. GREGORY his amendment, and tke debate on the Bill was adjourned till Monday next. Atter a few u . ords from Messrs. Sroosita and HAWES, the Friendly Societies Bill was read a third time. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at a Quarter past Two o'clock. ENGLAND. 41! t's Gazette.) 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for is t'sth day of April, 18 IV. 'ARTMENT. Government debt .. 11 Sll5 ,100 Other securities •• • • 2,981,900 Gold coin and bullion 11,256,880 Silver bullion •... • . 1,792,030 .£ 27,04E1,510 MARSHALL, Chief Cushies, .ARTMENT. Government securi ties (including Dead Weight Annuity).• 13,528,065 Other securities •• • • 17,884,532 Notes • . ..... 6,488,140 Gold and silver coin— 656,317 £ 38,557,054 6f. MARSHALL; Chief Cashier. BANK RUPTS. John William Pitsch, ville-street, to surrender May 12, at half-past eleven, and June 12, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitinore, official assignee, Basingliall-street ; Davies and Son, War wick-street, Regent-street. Godfrey Bingley Wadsworth, apothecary, Broad -street, Golden-,quare, Westtninster, May 7, at half-past one, and June 10, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basingliall-street ; Lane, Argyle -street. Charles Hambridge, coach smith, Curtain -road, Shoreditch, May 13, at eleven, and June If\ at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-build- ings; Carter and Gregory, Old Jewry. Edwin Buonaparte Smithis and James Alexander Thomas Mathews, glass merchants, Dover-road, May 7, at half-past twelve, and June 10, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Wadeson, Austin Friars. John Harlow, tobacconist, Leicester-square, May 12, at twelve, and June 13, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury; Bagster, Size-lane. W. T. Thnewell, dealer and chapman, Charlotte-street, Blackfriars-road, May 9, at half-past two, and May 30, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assioee, Basinghall-street; Stevens, Queen-street, Cheap side. George Baxter, currier, Church-street, Southwark, May 12, and June 12, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Burn, Tokenhouse-vard. William Sheffield, grocer, Bagnigge Wells road, May 12, at eleven, and June 12, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Gteen, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Hill and Matthews, St. Mary-axe. William and John Sheffield, grocers, Acton-place, Bag nitzge-wells-road, May 12, at eleven, and June 12, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Alder manbury ; Lawrence and Plews, Bucklersbury. Thomas Gandy, grocer, Lower-road, Islington, May 7, at half-past two, and June 11, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman -street, City; Rae, Warwick-court, City. Charles Joseph Edmonds, apothecary, Bluntisham, Hunt ingdonshire, May 7, at two, and June 11, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old Jewry chambers; Grainger, Bucklersbury. William Bradshaw, cattle salesman, Gretton, Northamp tonshire, May 7, at three, and June 11, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old Jewry chambers; Cooke, King-street, Cheapside. !limas Hanson, builder, Leeds, May 21 and June 18, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Leeds ; Rusliworth, Staple-inn, London ; Sanderson, Leeds. Richard Marsden, linen draper, Brynmawr, Brecknock, May 18, at twelve, and June 12, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol; Mawson, Manchester ; Bevan, Bristol. Edward Few, cabinet-maker, Manchester, May 15, and June 1 at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester ; Gregory, Faulkner, Gregory, and Skirrow, Bedford-row, London; or Whitworth, Manchester. Samuel Rodgett, iron founder, Blackburn, Lancishire, on May 13. and June 16, at twelve, at the Manche,ter District Court. Putt, official assignee, Manchester; Milne, Parry, Milne, and Morris, London ; Wilding and Fisher, Blackburn, John Harrison, ship chandler, Kingston -upon-Hull, May 13 and June 3, at eleven, at the Leeds District Count. Kynaston, official assignee, Leeds; C. and J. Allen, solici tors, Carlisle-street, Stitio-square, London; Johnson, Hull. Edmund Thomas Allen, apothecary, Castlegate, Yorkshire, May 14 and June 2, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds; Rushworth, solicitor, Staple inn, London ; Wilson, York; Hanle. Leeds. Pryce Mottram, draper, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, May 12, and June 16, at half-past 10, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham; Gordon, Shrewsbury; James, Birmingham. T. Harrison, victualler, Birmingham, May 13 and June 6, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ; Hodgson, Birmingham ; Vin cent and Co., Temple, London. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. Lees, Brassey, Farr, and Lee, bankers, Lombard-street— final div. 7d. in the pound, on Thursday , April 30, and the following Thursdays, at the office of Mr. Belcher, King's Arms-yard, Moorgate-street. H. Panton and Son, iron manufacturers, Sunderland—first div. of 6d. in the pound, on any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Panton, Panton, Forster, and Morley, iron manufacturers, Sunderland—first div. of 4s. 4d. in the pound, on any Satur day, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. R. Allinson, ironmonger, Whitehaven, Cumberland—first, second, and third div., amounting to 88.4 d. in the pound, to those who had not proved their debts before the declara tion of the third div., and all those who have proved their debts will received a fourth div. of Bd. in the pound. on any Saturday, at the office of :dr. Wakley, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. S. South, malster ' Grantham, Lincolnshire—first div. o f 11/d. iu the pound, on any Friday, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Birmingham. W. and R. Dadda, tea dealers, Leadenhall-street—second div. of 6d. in the pound, on Wednesday, April 29, and two following Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry. J. Yates, ship owner, York-road, Lambeth —first div. of 2s. 6d. in the pound, on Wednesday, April 29, and two fol lowing Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry. W. Hay and J. A. Titterton, oil and colourmen, London. road-a div. of 10d. in the pound, on any Friday, at th office Of Mr. Follett, Sambtobk-court, Basingh s all-street: e. M. Wrakedun., builder, Canterbury—first div. of ls. /id. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Whit more, Basieghall-street. J. Boulton, needle maker, Redditch, Worcestershire—first div. of 10s. 7d. in the pound, any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Christie, Birmingham. T. Gallimore, earthenware mar;;lfacturer, Burslem, Staf fordshire—second div. of 4id. in the poui - . 1 ., eny Thursday, at the office of Mr. Christie, Birmingham. E. Brown, merchant, Birmingham—first div. of 6d. ill the pound, any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Valpy, Bir mingham. S. Brothers and I. Tittensor, carriers, Newcastle-under- Lyme—second div. of Is. (also second div. of 10d. on S. Brothers' estate) in the pound, any Tnursday, at the office of ' Mr. Valpy, Birmingham. T. Millership, coal master, Moseley New Colliery, Staf fordshire—second div. of 2s. 6d. in the pound, any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Valpy, Birmingham. G. Carruthers, draper, Coventry—first div. of ls. in the pound, any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Valpy, Birmingham. R. Gough, worsted dealer, Stourbridge—first div. of 5/d. in the pound, any Thursday. at the office of Mr. Valpy, Birmingham. R. Briggs, cotton spinner, Ulverstone—first div. of 2s. ld. in the pound, any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Putt, Manchester. T. L. Evill and T. Dowglass, cloth manufacturers, Vigo street—first div. of 4s. 9d. in the pound, May 4, and two following Mondays, at the office of Mr. Alsager, Birchin-lane. T. H. Forrester, Russia broker, Baltic Coffee-house—second div. of id. in the pound, May 4, and two following Mondays, at the office of Mr. Alsager, Birchin-lane. E. M. Marks, upholsterer, Mortimer-street, Cavendish square—first div. of Bd. in the pound, any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Edwards, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry. W. Yardley, attorney, Nelson-terrace, Stoke Newington— first div. of 3s. 6d. in the pound, any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Edwari, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry. E. M'Laughlin, hair merchant, Long-lane, Bermondsey— first div. of 3s. in the pound, any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Edwards, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. J. Holland, draper, Buxted, Sussex, May 19, at two—J. Page, builder, Devonshire -terrace, Fulham-road, May 21, at eleven—R. Banister, draper, Portsea, May 20, at eleven — R. Freeman, builder, Wisbeach St. Peters, Cambridgeshire, May 20, at one—A. Radcliffe, sen., and A. Radcliffe, jan., patent glaziers, Hermitage-place, St. John's-street-road, May 21, at one—T. Caswell and J. T. Tindall, leather sellers, Northampton—J. Bunn, builder, Norwich, May 21, at one— Woollam, silk throwster, St. Albans, May 28, at half-past ten—F. Jones, wine merchant, Canterbury, May 21, at half past eleven—B. W. Palmer, wine merchant, Daventry, May 21, at twelve—W. Williams, victualler, High- street, St. Giles's, May 2:, at one—J. Littlewood, hosier, New Bond street, May 22, at half-past one—R. Hutchinson, leather seller, Jewry-street, Aldgate, May 21, at two—W. White, tailor, Aylesbury, May 21, at eleven—J. Welch, licensed victualler, Ring-cross, Holloway, May 21, at half past twelve—A. Inglis, draper, Portsea, May 26, at twelve—G. Hardy, innkeeper, St. Ives, May 28, at eleven—T. Amos, builder, Kingsland-road, May 22, at eleven. In the Country. W. Evans, miller, Llangelynin, Merionethshire, May 19, 'at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court—J. Banning, stationer, Liverpool, May 19, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court—T. and M. T. Knight, upholsterers, Bath, May 26, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court—R. Ed wards, woollendraper, Huddersfield, May 28, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—R. and J. Campion, bankers, Whitby, May 19, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—W: Wilks, builder, Leeds, May 19, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court —J. Walker, jun., butcher, Leeds, May 19, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—J. Pemberton, soap boiler, Leeds, May 19, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—P . Owen, miller, Liverpool, May 28, at twelve, at the Liverpool Dis trict Court—J. Dixon ' innkeeper, Deepcar, Yorkshire, May 28, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—T. and W. B. Lupton, flax spinners, Leeds, May 28, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court=T. Lupton, flax spinner, Leeds, May 28, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—J. Mallalieu, cotton spinner, Stansfield-lodge, Yorkshire—J. Roberts and H. Hughes, li nen d ra p ers , Manchester, May 29, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court—J. Harrington and W. Pat tieson, calico printers, Woodbank, Cumberland, May 29, at half-past. twelve, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court —A. and W. Allen, drapers, South Shields, May 29, at half past one, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court—W. Fordyce, bookseller, Newcastle-upon -Tyne, May 28, at half past one, at the Newcastle upon-Tyne District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. T. Tubb, cowkeeper, Palace-row, New-road, May 12—R. Blacklocks, innkeeper, Lydd, K en t, May 20—T. Castle, horse dealer, Newbury, Berkshire, May 22—J. Emmins, builder, Princes-road, totting-hill, May 21—J. Stevens, builder, Clement's Inn, May 19—G. Little, corn chandler, Southamp ton-terrace, Camden-town, May 19-3. and Z. Wilkinson, worsted stuff manufacturers, - Clayton heights, Yorkshire, May 19—T. Williams, licensed victualler, Bristol, May 22 J. Metford, wine merchant, Bath, May 22—T. Sledden, cot ton spinner, New-mills, Lancashire, May 20—R. Goodridge, baker. Bristol, May 21—G. Gillard, grocer, Plymouth, May 20—R. Allerton, wheelwright, Bootle-cum-Linacre, Lanca shire, May 19—D. Wynne, innkeeper, Colwyn, Carnarvon shire, May 19—F. Jones, wine merchant, Canterbury, May 19—G. Goddar, t ea d ea l er , Leicester, May 19—T. Capes, builder, Bordesley, Warwi ckshire. Mac 19—J. Poulton, jun., straw- hat manufacturer. Luton. May 19—W. Bonilla, cabi net manufacturer, Worsh , e-street, F nsbury, May 9—G. Watson, bookseller, Gateshead, May 19—C. Poile, mer chant, Rye, Sussex, Max 22 —C. 0. Robson, builder, Fins bmv-street, Finsbury-square, May 23—S. M. Cross, corn n welter t, Greenwich, May 26—s. Laurence, watch dealer, Iledf. , rd-street, Covent garden, May 26—H. Docker, oilman, Pall-mall, May 25-W. E. Briden surgeon, Great Coram street, Brunswi c k- square May 25—T. Robinson, grocer, Swatsea,Glamorganshi re ,k a y 26--E. W. Crowther, woollen - cloth manufacturer, Huddersfield, May 25—J. Johnson, druggist, Nantwich, Cheshire, Max 22—T. and G. Snaith, onmongers, Bishop Auckland, Durham, May 29-3. Ross and E. Burton, flour dealers. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, May 25 —S. Pilling, wine merchant, Gateshead. Durham, May 29 R. Edwards, woollendrarer Huddersfield, May 28—T. Boos le d, ironmonger, Lincoln, May 28—T. Lupton, flax spinner, Leeds, May 28—G. E. Schultz and H. W. Carr, stockbrokers, Liverpool, May 26—J. R. Wood, varnish maker, Failsworth, Lancashire, May 25—W. Ashton, grocer, Pickering, York shire, May 22—M. Butterfield and T. A. Butterfield, linen drapers, Royston, Hertfordshire, May 22—T. Taylor, wine merchant, Addle-hill, Doctors'-commons, May 22—R. W. Cronk, Seal, Kent, May 22—W. Spiers, printer, North Audley-street, Oxford-street, May 22—F. Glass, woollen factor, Basinghall-street, May 22—E. Streeter, builder, Bristol, May 22—R. Hulse, chemist, Little Tower-street, May 22—W. Baldwin, victualler, Notland-road, Notting hill, May 22—W. Bickerton, timber-merchant, Kingston upon-Hull, May 22. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Pearson and C. WalresleY, 'druggists, Oakenshaw, Lan cashire—W Hook, E. Parker, and - J. Lockyer, ironmongers, St. James's-walk. Clerkenwell (so far as regards E. Parker) —J and G.,Wylde, chemists, Manchester—J. Campbell, J. Macfir, T. T. Ryan, C. J. Hadwen, and J. M. Jones, mer chants, Mexico (so , far as regards T. T. Ryan)—J. Digby, J. Digby, and H. Digby, millers, Colchester—J. G. Apple ton and J. Jones, drysalters, Manchester—E. Simpson and J. Hopson, stone masons, Stowmarket—W. Stoddard and H. Watkins, cabinet makers, Brighton—M. E. Bowra and J. F. Collas, wholesale shoe manufacturers, Castle-street, South. wark—W. and R. A. Booker, stockbrokers, Leeds--S. Peace, J. Peace, and li. Peace, manufacturers, Sheffield—J. Ash worth, R. Lord, and J. Gibson, cotton spinners, Howgill-mill, Yorkshire—W. Booth and F. S. Durainville, general mer chants, Chester—W. Williams and J. Edwards, joiners, Liver pool—W. Witty and J. Story, sen., brick manufacturers, Cottingham, - Yorkshire—J. Witcombe and E. Palmer, builders, Upper North-street, Caledonia-road, Islington— W. Shepherd and F. W. Sutton, wholesale stationers, Earl street, Blackfriars—J. Packer, sen., and J. Packer, jun., watch makers, Newbury, Berkshire—R. Thring and J. Bickers, wine merchants, Romsey—J. and T. Lovitt, cabinet makers, Hull —F. Gill and G. Perry, jun., cheesemongers, Dowesate C. F. and G. Thomas, commission merchants, Bristol—J. Rodgett, J. Sparrow, and T. Sparrow, cotton spinners, Blackburn (so far as regards J. Rodgett)—W. Simpson, W. Mangnall, and W. Mangnall, paper manufacturers, Holywell, Flintshire—R. Crompton, M. Price, and T. Crompton, brick makers, Shrigley, Cheshire (so far as regards R. Crompton) —J. Nickolls and W. G. Shipley, corn chandlers, Market row, Oxford -street—G. Halbeard, J. Wellings, and R. New man, japanners, Birmingham —J. and S. L aw f or d, wool staplers, Mill-bridge, Yorkshire—F. Ricketts, H. J. En thoYen, E. Turner, J. 0. Masan, and T. James, bankers, Truro (so far as regards E. Turner and J. 0. Masoa)—F. Ricketts, H. J. Enthoven, and T. James, merchants, Moor gate-street (so far as regards H. J. Enthoven)G. iVarwick and T. Hard engravers, Newgate-street —W. Haynes and D. Brown, lace manufacturers, Nottingham—W. Beverley and R. W. Simpson, wool merchants,Leeds—W. B. Dickin son and E. Colchester, surgeons, West Bromwich—l. Burns and W. B. Clarke, surgeons, Whitehaven—T. and W. Cook, linendrapers, Croydon.—S. Mitchell and T. B. Schofield, stockbrokers, Sheffield—J. H. Cuff and J. H. Cuff, jun., veterinary druggists, Smithlield-maeleet—T. Ashford and G. F. Cooke. bone-button manufacturers, Manchester—F. G. and C. C. Crossley, sharebrokers, Bradford, Yorkshire—J. Heldsworth and J. B. Fitch, wine merchants, Vauxhall— J. and G. Lockwood, linendrapers, Wakefield—C. P. Hayes and R. Langton, commission merchants, Liverpool—A. Parker, J. Liffiton, J. D. Nicks, H. Reeves, and J. Nolloth, coal merchants, Exmouth, Devonshire—C. F. Cameron, E. Cazenove, and U. E. Taunton, stockbrokers, Liverpool—H. L. Rose and H. T. Noble, bottle merchants, Salisbury wharf, Strand—F. F. Mathwin and J. Rochester, common brewers, North Shields—H. Lucas and 0. Jenner, beer merchants, Chelsea—J. Ashworth, J. Ashworth, and H. Maden, stone merchants, Spotland, Lancashire (so far as regards J. Ash worth)—J. and T. King, leather sellers, Bedfordbury, Covent-gardens—J. Cass and W. Francis, coal merchants, Hertford—J. Smith and E. Erichsen, commission agents, Fenchurch- street—S. Pascall and F. Richards, a Newton,_ bricklayers, b s'e church-street, Hackney—H. and S. C. J . Wr igley, and J. Kingston-upon-Hull—T. Wrigley, l u aslersfield—J. Bracken, J. Binns, cotton-warp makers, Bracken, jun., and R. Bracken, Halifax, Yorkshire (so far as regards J. Bracken and J. Bracken, - jun.)—T J Bacchus and J. Killhams, bottle merchants, Walworth—R. Heughan and D. Thomson, linendrapers, Newcastle-upon-Tyne —S. and H. Millen, earthenware manufacturers, Burslem, Staf fordshire —J. Hibbert, Hibbert, S. Hibbert, J. Alcock, se n., and J. Alcock, jun. (so far as regards J. Alcock, sen. ) SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Peter Brown, clock maker, Ayr, May 1 and 29, at one, at the King's Arms lan, Ayr. James Patrick manufacturer, Paisley, May 4 and 23, at one, at the Saracen's Head Inn, Paisley. William Smith, manufacturer, Paisley, May 8 and May 29, at one, at the George Inn, Paisley. William Cuthbertson and James Tweedie, iron merchants, Glasgow, May 6 and May 27, at one, at the chambers of White and Gairdner, Glasgow. Robert and William Smith, cloth merchants, Edinburgh, May 7 and June 9, at twelve, at the Exchange Coffee-house, Edinburgh. Gilbert Adcock, clothier, Edinburgh, May 11 and June 4, at one, at Paxton's Royal Exchange Tavern, Edinburgh. Wallace Macfeat, glass merchant, Edinburgh, May 7 and May 28, at two, at the chambers of Mr. Robertson Edinburgh. M‘Gowns, Watson, and Co., merchants, Greenock, May 20, at two, at the office of Mr. M`Grigor, Glasgow. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, the produce of the British possessions in America, computed from the returns made in the week ending April 28, 1846, is 365. 2%d. per cwt. PENN' P ' Y 'oSTAGE.—The annual returns, just pub- Ished, show that the progress of penny postage, during the year 1845, has been mach greater than at any former period. The number of letters delivered in the United Kingdom was 271% millions, being an increase of nearly thirty millions on the year 1844. The gross revenue for the year was 1,901,5801., being an increase of nearly 200,0001. on 1844, and nearly four-fifths of the amount under the old system. The net revenue, notwithstanding that more than 100,0001. was paid to the railway companies, for work done in former years, was 775,9861., being an increase of 56,0001. on 1844, while the London district (old twopenny) post letters have increased to such an extent, that the revenue derived from them must far exceed that which was obtained from the same class of letters before the reduc tion of the rates. In January of the present year, the number of letters delivered in the United Kingdom was at the rate of 303 mil lions per annum; or, excluding the franks, four times the number under the old system. The money-orders, since 1839, have Increased about thirty fold. BANK OF to Account (From last Ni pursuant to the Act 7 the Week eadhig ou Saturday-, th ISSCE DEP Notes issued... 27,049,510 £ 27,049,510 Dated the 30th day of April, 1811 BANKING D, X. Proprietors' capital.. 14,553,000 Rest .. • • ..... 3,364,576 deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Say ings-banks, and 1)i -viden.1 accounts) .. 2,698,953 Other deposits .. • • • • 16,978,110 Seven day and other bills.. 962,415 4 33,557,054 Dated the 30tk day of April, 184' Place. pion. The start was MILITARY FOOT-RACE AT HOUNSLOW.—The two liciridred yards match for 25/. aside, between Mann, of the Bluee, above ieorporal Watts, 01 the Life Guards, came off on Thus 'lay, at tte the . highly c ommendable. The ground was beautifully kept throughout list ince by - on the side of Mason ; the I `ft Guards ; a rank of the Blues, The spirit of the officers and men assembled war n one continuous li ne d o ing duty on the side of their Chain.- yard and a half he got at springing off to improved throughout the distance, and he finally was hailed the victor, after a well-contested and fast run race. The whole gained by Mason atter two attempts, and the arrangements reflected the h.glicst credit on an , - "cernecl in this manly rivalry of activity and speed. FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. WAR-OFFICE, MAY 1, 1846._ Ist Regiment of Life Guards—Cornet aad Sub-Lieutenant, William George Earl of Munster to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Lord Glamis, who retires ; H. S. Crawley, Gent., to be Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant, by purchase, vice the Earl of Munster, May 1. 6th Dragoon Guards—Liutenant E. Warriner to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice Taylor, who retires; Cornet H. L. Carter to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Warriner, May 1; E. )I'Evoy, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Walker, promoted, April 30; J. M. Heath, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Carter, May 1. 10th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant R. E. Blake, from the 22d Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Hyder,f pro moted ; Lieutenant A. J. Loftus, from the 97th Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Sir T. Munro, Bart., promoted, May 1. 12th Light Dragoons—Captain W. 11. Hare, from half-pay 51st Feot, to be Captain, vice S. A. Capel, who exchanges; Lieutenant D. A. Munro to be Captain, by purchase, vice Hare, who retires, May 1 ; Cornet and Adjutant J. de Mont morency M. Prior to have the rank of Lieutenant, April 30; Cornet H. G. Sutton to be Lieatenant, by purchase, vice Monro ; J. W. Fox, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Sutton, May 1. 14th Light Dragoons—J. W. Bennett, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Rosser, promoted in 10th Light Dragoons, May I. Ist Foot—E. H. Finrev, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Charlton, promoted in 7th Foot, May 1. 3d Foot—Lieut. W. Pownall, from Ceylon Rifle Regiment, to be Lieutenant. vice Stewart, who exchanges, May 1. £3,11 Foot—Ensign J. Biggs, from 69th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Daniel, appointed to the 62th Foot, April 3. 12th Foot—ll. D. Barry, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Brydon, deceased, May 1. 23d Foot—R. V. Dickens, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Servante, whose appointment has been cancelled. May 1. 29th Foet —J. W. Rostock, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase. vice Barre, who retires, May 1. 37th Foot—Lieut. J. H. Mushet to he Captain, by pur chase, vice Slium, who retires; Ensign C. Luxmeere to be Lieutelatr, by purchase, vice Musket; T. Jackson, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Luxmoore, May 1. 52d Foot—Ensign A. L. Peel to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice llarenc, who retires; G P. Heathcote, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Peel, May 1. 56th Foot—To be Captains without purchase—Lieut. R. W. Lacy ; Lieut. J. Waddell, May 1. To be Lieutenants without purchase—Ensign A. M‘Don . ald, from 92d Foot ' • Ensign W. F. Ward ; Ensign H. C. Lanauze, vice Lacy, May 1. To be Ensigns, without purchase—G. Thorne, Gent., April 29; J. K. Hunitrey, Gent., April 30; H. Eccles, Gent., vice Ward, May 1 ; S. W. i. Che,tham, Gent, vice Lanauze, May 2. _ _ _ 59th Foot—Captain G. F. Fletcher Boughey to be Major, by purchase, vice Gordon, who retires; Lieutenant C. T. Nilson to be Captain, by pirc:iase, vice Boughey; Ensign W. J. Hoare to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Wilson ; G. G. Mosley, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hoare, May 1. 69th Foot—Ensign W. G. Daniel, from the Sth Foot, to be Ensign, vice Biggs, appointed to the Bth Foot, April 4. 74th Foot—Major W. W. Crawley to be Lieut.-Colonel, without purchase, vice E. J. Crabbe, who retires on full pay ; Captain A. F. Ansell to be Major, vice Crawley ; Lieut. E. C. Muting to be Captain, vice Ansel! ; Ensign W. C. Bruce to be Lieutenant, vice Munns ; Brydon, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Bruce, May 1. 76tH Foot—Ensign J. E Large to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Lacy, appointed Adjutant; Lieut. 11. H. Lacy to be Adjutant, vice Ferns, promoted; Quartermaster Ser geant J. Dunlop to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Brown, whose appointment has been cancelled, May 1 ; N. C. Browne. Gent , to be Ensign, vice Large, May 2. 89th Foot—Ensign F. A. hardy, from the 98th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Kipper', who exchange. ' May 1. 92d Foot—C. Campbell, Gent., to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice M•Donald, promoted in the 56th Foot, May 1. 98th Foot—Ensign H. N. Kippen, from the 89th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Hardy, who exchanges, May 1. Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Lieutenant D. Stewart, from the 3d Foot to be Lieutenant, vice Pownall, who exchanges, May 1. linrATET.—Captain W. H. Hare, of the 12th Light Dra goons, to to Alaj.T in the Army, Jan. 10, 1837; Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel J. T. Leslie, late of the Bombay Artil lery, to have the local rank of Li utenant-Colonel, while employed as Recruiting Officer for the East India Company's Service, at Newry; Lieutenant-Colonel H. B. Smith, late of the Madras Cavalry, to have the local rank of Lieutenant- Cdonel, while employed as Recruiting Officer for the East India Company's Service, at Bristol, May 1. . . HOSPITAL STAFF.—W. Simpson, N. 8., to he Assistant- Surgeon to the Forces, vice J. Tonnere, who retires upon half-pay, May 1. MEmoitAtipum.— The Christian names of Lieut. Thompson, on half-pay Uriat!ached, are Thomas James, not Tnomas Jones, as previously stated. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, APRIL 29. Corps of Royal Engineers—Brevet Lieut.• Col. G. Phill. potty to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Barney, retired on half pay ; Second Capt. J. Chayter to he Captain, vice Phillpotts; First Lieut. E. Reynolds to be Second Captain, vice Chayter; Second Lieut. H. Philipotts to be First Lieutenant, vice Rey. nolds, April O. Commission by tie Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of the county of York. To be Deputy Lieutenant—H. B. Darley, April 17. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the county of Banff. To be Deputy Lieutenants—C. Gordon Duke of Richmond ; Charles Earl of Ma-ch ; Francis William Earl of Seafield ; J. C. Viscount Reidhaven ; Sir W. Gordon, Bart. ; Sir J. M. limes, Bart ; F G. Campbell, E-q. ;A. Stewart, Esq. ; A. Ahercromby, Esq., T. A. Duff, Esq., 11. Lumaden, Esq., J. W. Harvey, Esq., G. A. Y. Leslie, Esq., A. Grant, Esq.. Captain L. D. Gordon, Esq., jun., J. Gordon, Esq., jun., G. S. Abercromby, Esq., jun., J. Duff, Esq., M.P., April 13. Commi , sion by the Lord Lieutenant of Northampton. Northamptonshire Regiment of Militia—F. H. Vernon, E -A.. to be Captain, vice Rose, resigned, April 11. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Peebles. Berwickshire, Haddingtonshire. Linlithg(iwshire, and Peebleshire Regiment of Local Militia—.J. Salton, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Morrison, deceased, April 23. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Norfolk. Prince Albert's Own Corps of Norfolk Yelmatiry Cavalry —Lieut. T. Boyd to be Captain, vice Haggard, resigned, April 11. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, APRIL 30. Easter Term, 9th Victoria. This Court will, on Saturday the 9th, and Monday, the Ilth, of May next, hold sittings, and will proceed in dispos ing of the business in the Special Paper and New Trial Paper, and in giving judgment in cases that may then be pending. By the COURT. LAW INTELLIGENCE, ADMIRALTY COURT, May 1. This day was especially appointed to hear two important cases. Trinity masters were in attendance, but it was an— nounced that the Learned Judge (Dr. Lushington) bad . Inet= with an accident by being thrown off his h or se, but it Is satisfactory to state that the injury is but slight. Pr. Adams sat as Surrogate, and disposed of assignations. COL - A7T OF QUEEN'S BENCH, May 1. There was m; case of the least public interest or import— ance heard in this Court to-day. A good deal of time was occupied in bearing the arguments of counsel upon a point which had arisen out of two parties having made certain bets upon the result of the Derby and one of them wishing toget back his stake before the result was known. BAIL COURT, May 1. A jury was empannelled in this Court to try a case arising out of the sal of certain railway shares, and the time at which they were sold ; but the case was of Rio interest ez cept to the parties concerned. COURT OF EXCHEQUEg, May 1. In this Court the greater part of the day was 17 )u o n C " SUTne l ' with a case in which th e l ega lity o f th e appoin.smen :. t ef i t tle _ i . churchwardens for th e p ar i s h o f W a lb roo k was ' question. There was no p u bli c i n t eres t a tt ac h e d to t `tig case. SHERIFFS' COURT', May 1. (Before Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK.) POWELI. V. LOWE. This was an action for assault. The facts of the case were these :—The plaintiff is a cowkeeper, and the defendant i 3 a cattle salesman, in Smithfield Market. A s h or t ti me s ince . an action was brought by plaintiff against d e f en d an t to re cover the sum of 131. 103., for a cow bought of defendant, but the defendant having got the money set up a previous account , and refuse to give up the cow, but said he would stick to beth the cow and the money; and after several applications by Mr. Buchannati, plaintiff's attorney, the action was brought!, when plaintiff recovered the 13/. 10s., and 61. for the loss 0 1 he milk by the detention of the cow. On the day this action as tried the parties met in Smithfield Market, when de ^endant seized plaintiff by the collar and shook him violently,- and pushed him against 'a lot of beasts. Mr. RYLAND addressed the jury for the defendant, suggest' ing he was labouring under excited feelings, and that no serious injury had ensued. The jury returned a verdict for ztominal damages. SECONDAR ES' COURT, May 1. (Before Mr. Secondary 'Wren.) PARRY N. JOHNSON. This was an action to recover the sum of 20/. the balano of an account for a steam. engine sold to defendant, who icTla 3/. 6s. into Court, and pleaded that he was not further lir debted. • The case lasted a considerable time, the evidenCe as to value being very contradictory. On the part of the plaintiff an engineer was called, who made the engine for plaintiff, and sold it for him ; it was 0n eight-horse high-pressure table engine. It was not perfec,'' at the time it was sold, but 951. was asked for it, or 120/. 11 completed. It was, however, ultimately agreed that the pd.:* as it stood should be 75/. ; the defendant had only paid 501. but the plaintiff had reduced his claim in order to bring it into this Court. For the defendant, it was contended, that the engine was warranted perfect, but, that on the contrary , it required 111. 14s. worth of labour before it was capable 0 1 being worked—all the interior, or, as the witness termed it, the "constitution" was bad, and it never would be a o°l engine. One of defendant's witnesses (both being engineers) valued it at present worth 1001.—the other 60/. The jury, without hesitation, found for the amount claimed' This was the only case tried. MARKET NEWS.—(YESTERDAY) CORN EXCHANGE. The present week's arrivals ot English Wheat for Our market been on a fair average scale, yet the show of samples of that at here was small. Selected qualities commanded a steady sale. at prices; but all other kinds were a dull inquiry, at barely late rat e :4 , Of Foreign Wheat the imports have been t r ifli ng . Fi ne dry saraPl_. released under certificates were in steady request, and prices Wef; well supported. The middling and inferior samples, as well bonded sorts, were very dull. Barley was in a very sluggish both for malting and grinding parcels, at late currencies. The 4 1 , 1 r,„; tity of Malt on offer was not large, yet the Malt trade was in A ve inactive state. In prices we have no alteration to notice. There 7: a steady sale for Oats, at about Monday's quotations. Beans, rgo' , and Flour, as last advised. English ...... Irish ........ Foreign ...... ARRIVALS. Barley. 1,300 qrs. Wheat. 4,720 qrs. 1,750 Oats rant. 2,790 qrs. 2,870 0 10 ' 2,970 ---"" 1,010 . Malt, 4,570 qrs. SMITHPIELD. The supply of Beasts on offer here to-day exceeding the wun t 7.,l the buyers, whose attendance was by ne means numerous. Beef trade was in a very inactive state, at barely, but at flaw' s , quotable beneath, Mond a y' s pr i ces , at which a total clearance 'Li not effecttd. From Holland and G ermany we received 84 Oxen °R",,,, Cows, and one Calf. From Scotland 200 h orne d and polled 5t7.3 together with 180 Sheep in good condition. Although the nura''„, , of Sheep tram our own districts were somewhat on th e i ncre ase, .;,"4 sale for them was steady, at fully previous quotations. The 0111 ', 0 of Lambs from the Isle of Wight embraced 239 head. That ty' s , other quarters* being larger, the Lamb trade was excessively dul l 'e a depression In value of from 6d to 8d per Sibs—the highest being 6s 4sl per Sibs. Calves and Pigs were in moderate supply, 161 sluggish inquiry, at late rates. Milch Cows were selling at IfOnl. r e to 181 each. Suckling Calves, 18s to 30s ; and Quarter - old,„ Pigs, 16s to 20s each. Beasts, 747 ; Cows, 150 ; Sheep and L 6.600 ; Calve 4, 182 ; Pigs. 290. NE VITGATIE AND LEADENNA.TAL. We had a very inactive general demand, and prices were supported. BOROUGH SOP MARKET. 10" For the finest parcels of Hops in pockets there is rather n lO . quiry, yet previous rates are with dif fi culty supported. In 91 14 1. 0 1, quaLties so litte is doing that the quotations are almost noi" — Tim supply of Hops on offer is moderate. WOOL. During the past week the imports of both foreign and c° - , ° , Wools have been but moderate— viz., 1,600 packages. Private'," J. demand for I,n,lish Wool is steady, at lull prices, but all oilier are a dull sale, at late rates. The stocks are still on the increase (From the London New Price Current of May 1 0 for SUGAR. —To-say raw sugar was purchased less freely home Consumption. In the Wet India market only a 0 11 % g amount of business w as t rans a c t e d, b ut t h e show cot 00 1,1 '1, scanty, merchants were genera lly enabled to obtain forme rates for the 250 hhds sold. REFINED.—Today Refined Goods were much sought fter by the home trade, but few 'parcels were to be had. 11'„, value of brown Lumps is 66s to 66s 6d, a nd Standard Lu ni .., r d 67s to 67s 6d, upon which terms contracts have been en te ,r e f into for forward delivery. Bonded Crushed sugar is d uo sale at 331. per cwt. for first quality. ve , MAURITIUS.—This afternoon blauritius was less 10 C ` w t quest, and 8,793 bags 11 casks at auction went is Pe r under tormer rates, but the whole sold. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon Bengal Sugar met with les ° demand, and four parcels offered at auction, Arnow:tango 5,237 bags, went at full rates for the fine white kinds o r all other sorts sold 6d to is lower ; the whol e offered, : 4 ever, found buyers. reko FOREIGN.—To-day there was no public s a l e of - v 2 ov a Sugar, and privately only small parcels of go o d an d fine u r up re: Bahia were sold at 18s 6d to 19s 6d per cw t f or refining under bond. belt Mowtssxs.—ln West India a l arge b us i ness has tr ifisacted this week, and the better sorts have brought ' a pt full rates ; but for common holders are c o mpelled to ac lower prices. . COFFEE.—This afternoon there was no public sale of w i ll3 s l description of Coffee ; but privately a fair business ~, transacted in good ordinary Native Ceylon,in c onsequen ce 445 to 44s 6d per cwt being taken. TEA.—To-day there was much activity in the Tea rati t o pa co and ng at o f ti urt fo h r e e r a a i d , v w a as nce no i t n o p b r ta ic i e n s ab too le k um p de la r c l e od p comEn lb ca onssu: ;e SPlCEg.—With Nutm egs th e mar k et has be e e r n well 6 611 plied this week, and the d eman d h av i ng been limited it in prices of 2d to 3d per lb has taken place. Mace is 111 ,1 - ttP wanted, and prices have risen 2d p er lb . I n Cloves "- A t business has been transacted privately, and 35 cise s t o ,union were nearly all t a k en i n a t mo d er ate rl l Apf Although Cassia Lignea is offered paivataily rather 0,t 1 .70, under previous rates, still the t ra d e o perate with'catol of There are sellers of slack Pepper even rather under fol o p rates; still the home trade have operated with ea lll4 privately. tb il Rim—White Bengal has been in extensive demiin- 00 0 week, and the parcels sold privately were at an advon e c hisf former rates of 6d per cwt. Exporters have been the operators,r. —The but yellow has not risen in value. FRurre is evi‘lently a better demand for slot. scriptions, and the importers show a disp o sition to &f i lo ill sales; privately there has been some large b u siness do n currants. Afl d SALTPETRE.—Rough has been purchased with c aution , „ pi the market having been well supplied, a de c li ne in fric r ' 6d per cwt. has taken place. e SPIRITS—For all descriptions of Jamaica Rum the del to to has been active this week, and a further advance of 0 2d per gallon has taken place. Demerara has he good demand, and a furth er a d vance has takefiti e stsf Calcst , ta is held for ls. 9d to Is. 10d p roo f, w ith ce but there has been only a li , nited busines done this r pog For Leeward Island 2s to la ld per gallon is asked for,f e st, strength, but buyers have be en cau ti ous i n th e i r p ro cee d tiA 5 The Government contract of 100,000 gallons of Roo l ' il East and half West India, was taken thii afternoon, 11 '5? Messrs. Lemon, Hart and Co. within a fraction of 15 10 " ore having gallon proof strength. For Brandy rather lower , r pro having been taken temptsd buyers to operate with ;00 freedom. Geneva has dee' ned in value, and little htt s has been transacted. • [ADVERTISEMENT.]—DO you wish to avoid .;; 00 0 torture " which shaving has entailed upon your chins ? .. ,„ o p; hasten and try Rosa and Sons' newly . invented Reilly/6W s ee' se named, as it enables you to shave yourself at a railway r o of and with as little friction, making even the commonest „ r o se° cut well. The composition is entirely new, and st? . fr- i 0; everything . hitherto invented for the purpose, LikeviP`' di' stead of paste, which few can apply properly, theirs is el; 1 ,6 for zenovating the strop, and can be used by a child.-- - . 00 49 had, wholesale, retail, and. for exportation of the Pror i Ross and Sons, 119, and 120, Bishopsgate-street. 1,0 [ ADV ERTISEMENT.]—ANOTHER CURE OF A .— fCom BY llom.owsir's PILLS AND OINTMENT.—Extract of a letter Se.t, 1 ' Mrs. Murr ay, whose husband had been a sergeant in I":ore'4 Greys, and now is in the metropolitan police, 32, Charlesoct , o W estminster, April 24, 1816. " Sir—Harin been long _ with an absc ess i n the leg, I applied for relief g to some 0 f th ae ' t e lt „ eminent of the m e di ca l pro f ess i on, b ut gett i ng no better, I Misted Into the Westminster Hospital, and after a long 5 70,0 uncured ; indeed, the surgeon sa id t h at any further effirnr eg Part was perfectly useless, yet shortly afterwards b 1 ad cured by using Hollo wa y' s Pill s an d Ointment . — Sold 0111' druggists and at Professor Holloway's EStabliehment, 2 4 " to London. HECLA.—Two geologists have been dispatob eti oo Iceland by the Hanoverian Government, at the instance of tb , e ocri Society of Sciences of Gottingen, to study the phenomen a y;pl eruptions, and analyse the volcanic substances emitted. _ 4 . eta' and Waitershausen, the gentlemen chosen, will set _ptolgt delay for Copenhagen, whence they are to embark for NAA' - ' _doe , capital of Iceland. ...............,. . - - BIRTHS t i i , 0 6° On the 29th ult., the wife of Samuel Naylor, Esq., of ""- .. if. Temple, barrister-at-law, of a son. tlO " On the 29th ult., at Cornwall-placc, New Camden-tow o o 0 of the Rev. John Hobart Caunter, of a daughter. ..,,.. 0 0 On the 29th ult., at Glengall-place, Old Kent - road, 01. • -• Morris, of a son. MA ZO C ilor On the 29th ult., at St. George's ß RIED. Church, George Egenicatos • Lady Mary Louisa Campbell, fourth daughter of the Ear l °f NO; of On the 30th ult., at St. Alphage, , 11 0cn ie Frederic Douglas, Chaplain to her Royal Greenwich Highnessthe the 7 0 00 Gloucester, to Christiana Fanshawe, eldest daughter Of A Hon Sir K. Stopford, Governor of Greenwich Hospital ------- IVO DIED . • , of Charles Draper, youngest son of Mr. William Drape r, too Holborn, aged 21. haeL Vgi'' On the 19th ult., at Leghorn, Thomas A. CarMle , „ir son of the late Lieutenant-Colonel Carmichael, aged 22. har d A' Rev , Bic On the 26th ult., at Macloneigh Rectory, the Pi n son Rothe, Rector of Kilmiehael,Cork. w ife of CAP On the 2dth ult., at Dover, Jane Dalrymple, th e Slie al' Luke Smithett, of her Majesty's packet service. rlperge Henry .--- On the 28th ult., at Grove-place, Brompton, R.N., late of her Majesty's yacht William and Mary London: Printed and Published by KURD ° YOL 1 N419 4 e rr•Tre Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, N 0.112, Stra nd. 111 ...i th ap of the Savoy, in the County of mideueies , 2, 1845.