The Sun. — London, England, 1852-05-15 00:00:00

THE LONDON GAZETTE, May 14. LORD CHAIIBERLAD'S OFFICE MAY 12. 1852. N.)ric.: her.ay given, tha. , har Mai -acy will hold a 1), - ,ving-r.i.nn, at. oa Thursday, the 3I oi Jaae a X Itt t k Witt OFFICE. AAY 14. Royal Regim ,, nt of 1-1 oise Guar is—Lieutenant the 11 , :u. George Watson Milks to b 4 Captain, by purchase, vice Lord Alexander Francis CCa - i'lea Gordon Lennox, who retiree; Cornet Lird George Charles Gordon Lon Mix to be Li( utenaut, by purchase, vice Ntillea, nay 14. 21 Dragoon Guards—William ta•Cormick, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, May 14. 4th Dragoon Guards—Daniel Pvploe Webb, Gent., to b - Cornet, by purchase, vice Ntorgan, promoted, May 14. 6th Dragoon Guard4—William Thomas Betty, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, Hay 14. Ist Dragoons—Edmund Pepys, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Cannon, appointed to the 3,1 Dragoon Guards, May 14. 4th Ligbt Dragoons—Humphrey Brook Firman, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase. 17th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant John Pratt Winter to be Captain by purchase, vice H sworth, who retires; Philip Musgrave, Geet., to be Cornet, by purchase, May 14. Scots Fusilier Guards--William, Viscount Ennis more, to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Stevenson. who tires, Mss 14. Ist Regiment of Foot—Rtcnard Llewellyn Williams , Gent., to be Ensign, by purcnase, vice Smith, promoted, May 14. 9t"i Foot—William Nugent, Gent., to be Ensign, by pt , chaff., vice Terry, promoted in the 3rd West India Regimelitc, May 14. 12th Foot--William Henry Paul, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Wolseley, appointed to the 80th Foot, May 14. 21st Foot—Jobn; Charles Sheffield, Gent., to be En sign, bs; purchase, vice Steward, promoted, May 14. 340 . , Foot—Lieutenant William Warry to be Captain, by purchase, vice Bellew, who retires; Ensign George Percy Barnard, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Warry, May 14. 35th Foot—t7aptain George Lennox Rawdon Berke ley, from the 36th Foot, to be Captain, vice Ord, who exchanges, May 14. 36th Foot —Captain Augustus William Ord, from the 35 t h Foot, to be Captain, vice Berkeley, who exchanges, May 14. 39ta Foot—Norman Macdonald, Gant, to be Ensign, by purctosse, vice Maine, app Anted to the 86th Foot, May 14.. 48th Foot—Arthur George Wyse, Gent, to be En sign. by ourchaip, vice ('rent, promoted, May 14. 55th Foot—ll 'bert Wesrrop Ellis. Gent., to bgi Ea sir.zn, by purcnase, vice El ton , pr o m o t e d ; Lieutenant ;Valli Warren to ne Adjutant, vice Frend, who resigns tue Adjwantcy only, May 14 57th Foot—Willi ,ma Wills L e, Gent , to be Ensign, by purcnase, vice V.i.q, who retires; Edward Coipop J , ,hoson. to be Ensign, by parcbiwe, vice Vincent, who retirees. 65th FoO—Andrew Nicholson M.tgra..h, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Bulkeley , pro moted, May 14; Augustus Ntchotas Wilson, Gent., to be Eu sign, by purchase, vice Servantes, promoted, May 15. 66th Foot—Lieutenant Webster Thomai Gordon to be Captain, by Purchase, vice Caulfield, who retires ; Ensign George Glaic4itt Newton to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice Gordon, May 14. 74th Foot—Ensign Frederick Rennell Thackeray to be Lieutenant, without purchas-, vice Carey, killed in action, Nov. 7; Anthony Delacombe Gent., to be Eh-ign, without purchase, vice Thackeray, May 14. 77th Font—Francis Alder, Gent., to be Euiign, by purchase, vice Walmesley, promoted, May 14. 81st Foot—Arthur Henley, Gent., to tie Ensign, by purcha P. vice Chichester, promoted, May 14; Charles James Hughes, Gent., to be Ehsign, without purchase, vice Hirle, deceased, gay 15. 86th Foot—Richard Charles Brown, Gent., to be En sign, without purchase, vice Jerome promoted, May 14. 90th Foot—Paul Andrew Lewis Phipps, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Denison, promoted, May 14. 93rd Font—Staff Surgeon of the Second Class John Ramsay Brush, M.D. to bti Surgeon, vice Sall, who ex changes. May 14. 95ta Foot—Robert Garrard, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Polhill, promoted, May 14. Ist West India Regiment—Arthur Purcy Kerr, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Mignay, promoted, May 14. 3rd West India Rigiment—Blake G , tble, Gent., to be Ehsign, by purehate. vice Leig'a, promoted. May 14. Cap M muted Riflemen—Lieutenant Archibald Henry Plantagenet Stuart Wortley, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Wood, who retires, May 14. HOSPATAL STAFF —Surgeon William Sall, M.D. from the 93 t Foot, to be Staff Surgeon of the Second Class, vice Brush, who exchanges, May 14. BREVET.—Lieutenant John Granville Lightfoot, of the Bombay Artillery, doing duty at the East India Company's depot, at Watley, vice Sheppard, resigned, to have the local rank of Lieutenant, while so employed; Mr. Christopher Vaughan Foss, formerly Adjutant of the North Cork Militia, and Staff Officer of Pensioners at Fort Garry, in the Hudson Buy territories, to have the local and temporary rank of Captain in Western Australia while employed as Staff Officer of Pensioners in that colony, May 14. MEMORANDUM —The Christian names of Major- General Home are "John Home," and not "John," as previously stated. Commisiion by the Lord-Lieutenant of Kent. West Seat Rgiaient of Yeomanry Cavalry—Oswald Augustus Smith, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Bowden, re • signed, May 10. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Warwickshire. Warwickshire Yeomanry Cavalry—Henry Charles Palmer, Gent., to be Cornet, vices Reid, promoted ; William Stratford Dugdale, jun., Gent., to be Cornet vice Leigh, promiyed, May 6. NATIONAL DEBC OFFICE, MAY 14. The Lords Commissioners of her Maksty's Treasury baying, by virtu of the powers vested in them by the Act 3 William IV., cap. 14. revolted and recalled, by warraot under their hands, the tables here . ofore in use for granting annuities upon single lives, and ann,ti tits to continue for a certain term of years, under the said Act. and having approv.d and authorised the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National debt to adept, until further notice, cert•dn ocher tables to be used in lieu and in place of the tables so revoked and reaalled as iroret , sid; the said Commissioners f')r the Reduction of the NaLional Debt hereby give notice of such revocation and of their Lordship,' approval of such new tables, and that they are ready to issue such net* , table to the trus'ecs of savings' banks and p - .obis' societies, and to grant annuities in conformity therewith. A. Y. SPEARMAN. C om ptroller• General. ..• BANKRUP reiE6 SUPERSEDED Jahn Wilkinson, brace manuiacturer, Nottingham. Themes Youngman, draper, Old-street-road. BA.NKRUP I'S. Robert White and John Bo a Icr, scale board cutters, Gloucester-street , Curtain-road, May 22 and June 26, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, offici.sl i rgnees Basinghall-street; Norton and Son, New ts Ka BishoP i t ' Th o .., a , la Tn.solp, inukeeper, Buckingham, May 28, at half - pest t welve, and June 26, at one, at„the Court of. Bankruptcy Whitmore, ffi , ' I street; Risley, ti ~ 0 Lie assignee, Basinghall- JamesAbell, :3cklenburgh•square. m ay 22, i a u t pbolsterer, Cambridge. place, Hackney road, half-past on e, a n d June 26, at eleven, Bankruptcy. at the Court of__ Nteh Basinghall street; Lirti,ie and Son'4,n'ffi New-street,ocilil a Bishops gate. gate. • Joseph Osborne, butche r,. Leigh, Essex, May 21, at half-past twelve, and Jul y Pelt , 3 ffi lt ia eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Chambers; Libkfater s , si se . ) : 1 assignee, Guldhall Wood ard, Billericay. Essex. Sine - lane, Bucklerabury; E itvard Dobbins, common brewer, Colchester, May 21, and June twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. G ra ham, official as,ignee; w ire and Child, Swahtes wine ono,m s r merchant, t, JuneD u Duke street, Barnes and N. ck, Colchester. Gale Monsarra., Frederick Sergeant's-i nn , uucklersbury. Statisfeld, street, Grosvenor -square, May . 21, at , at twelve, at the Locirt givenarerstacy. official assignee; Lickla:ers,.n-1 Stephens Tripp, money scrivener, er, er geaut%-inn, Fleet. street, May 25, "3"-Paitru ic twelve, and Jane 14, at eleven, at the Court of BA U Bell, cf n ei ,., a. eetery. signee; Lawrence, Plew.., and Boyer, oi d .. a chambers. Henry Banks, carpenter, Bethnal-green-road, m a 5, at half-past two, and June 29. at twelve, Ire, at the Cones o f Bankrup'cy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane; Jones and Clarke, Bury-street, St. James's, William Hoblyn, surgeon, Cambridge, May 25, at two, and June 29, at tweive, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official ass i gnee, S a mbroak.c iurt, Basingnaii. street; Einklat ers , Si se-lane, Buckleribury. Fraacis Parker Hthlyn, surgeon, Cambridge, May 25, at two, and June 29, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, ,A,; 3 1 as signee, S ambro,k- Court ; Basinghall-street ; Link litters, si se -lane, Bucklers bury. Thomas Head, spothpcary, Hanley, S:aff irdshirP, May 24 and June 14, at hair-peat ten, a t the Blrinlngh4o3 District Court. BittlPaton, official assignee, Birming ham; Covv.lell, jaa., Elaickley. William Collins, draper, Marllyrough, Miy 27 and June -24, at half-past twelve, at the Bristol Ihstrict Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol; Sole, Turner, sad Turner, London. William Barnard Frankish, draper, Kingston-upon - Hull, June 2 and 23, at twelve, at the Leeds District Cutter. Carrick. official assignee, Hull; B-11, Hull. ' Hiram Broadbent, grocer, Dakinfield, Cheshire, May 27 and June 17, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Lee, official assignee, Manchester; Darnton, Ashton-under-Lyne; Sale, Worthington, and Shipman, Manchester. DIVIDENDS. At the C .urt, Basinghall-street, J• G. Fuller, St. James's street, wine merchant, June 4, at t we l ve—R. Billing, sen., and R. Billing, jun., Reading, Berkshire, brickmakers, June 4, at eleven—J. Miller, Conduit-street West, Paddington, corn dealer, June 10, at two—J. W. DAwson and T. E. William, Crescent-plac e , N ew Bridge -street, Blackfriars, wine merchants, June to, at e l even—J. Candid!, Old Bond street, publisher, June 4, at one—P. Phillip, Crowland, Lincolnshire, common brewer, June 4, at half-past eleven —W. Ridge, C. Ridge, and W. Newland, Chichester, Suisex, bankers, Juno 5, at half-past ehven—G. Hart and T. Hart, Union-strret, Southwark, trimming manu facturers, June 4, at half-past one —W. Walker and S. India rubber ware'aousemen, June Webb, Oxford-street , 4, at eleven. In the Country. J. 0. Holmes and Y. L. Marshall, Sunderland, tim. ber merchants, Jane 11, at eleven, at the Court New. eastle-upon-Tyne—T. patteson , Sheriff-hill, Durham, earthenware manufacturer, June 9 , at haifipast ten, at tiusCourt,N e w cast l e - apon -Tyne —T. Coates, tinnAeriand, Durham, wine merchant, June 8, at half-past one, at the Court. Newcastle-upon-Tyne—J. Y. Smith, Newcastle neon-Tyne. ship and insurance broker, June 11, at eleven, at the Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne—J Nichol son, Cragg, Westinor.-land, c.attle and sheep salesinan. June 11, at one, at-the Cour', Newcastle . pun ryee—&iz abeth Harris Ryder, Birmingham. jeweller, June 8, at half-past eleven, at the Court. Birmingham— D. Shaw and J. Shaw, Meltham, Yorkshire, manufac turers, Jaie 11, at eleven, at the C curt. Leeds. DECLARATIONS OF DIVIDENDS. A. Clark, plumber, B.ar-garden, Southwark, first div. of is. 8,1. in the pound, Saturdays May 15, and three subsequent Saturdays, at the office of Mr. Edwards, Sambrook curt. H. W. Jearrad, jan., carpenter, Oxford street, first div. of 34. 31. in the pound, Saturday, May 15, and three auhsequeat Saturdays, at the office of Mr. Edwards, Sambr.bok court. C. Davy, artists' coloureaan, Newman-street, Oxford street, first div. of 20s. in the pound, Saturday, May 15, and three 'subs , anent Saturdays, at the office of Mr. Edwards, Sambrook court. A. Monat, wine merchant, Creed-lane, first div. of Is. 101 in the pound, Saturday. May 15, and three sub seqaent Saturdays, at the offiae of Mr. Groom, Ab church-lane. T. Cox, chemist, Cambridge, first div. of 44. Bd. in the pound, Saturday. May 15. and three subs. vent Satur days at tho office of Mr. Groom. Abchurch-lane. W. Robinson, grocer, West Lynn, first div. of ls. 63. in the pound, Saturday, May 15 and three subm- quent Saturdays, at the (Ale of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane. J. Ne,bitt, E. Stewart, and .1. Nesbitt, jun., merchants. Ald•rmaubury, scvereh div. of lid. in the pound, any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Basinghall , street. _ _ J. B. - Taylor, ship broker, Liverpool, div. of ls. 91 in the pound, any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. J. Padgett, cloth manufacturer, Idle, first div. of 24. 6d. in. the pound, any day, at the office of Mr. Young, Leeds. R. Thorman, engine builder, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, first div of is. in the pound, Saturday, May 22, and any subsequent Saturday, at the office of Mr. Wakley, Newcastle-upon-Tyne . W. Peverley and J. A. Charlton, ship builders, Sun derland, first div. of 7s in the pound, any Saturday, at the office of Mr. B tk-r, Newcastle-upon- Tyne. NO riots OF CERTIFICATES. A the Court, Basingnall-street. J. Branch. Camberwell, corn-dealer, June 4, at one— J. Dorm-r, Charles-street, St. John's Wood, Portland t )wn grocer, June 5, at eleven—C. H. White, South ampton, dealer in china, glass, and earthenware, June 5, at half past eleven—G. S an-r, jun Margate, baker, June 8, at (eleven—F. Long. Vert, street. Oxford-street, i.nporter of foreign lice, June 15 at twelve—S. Coach man, Strood, Kent, grocer, June 10. at one. In the Country R. Peacock. Gatesnead, Durham, carpenter, June 8, at one, at the Court, Newcastte-upon-Tyne—B. W. Ogilvie, Newcastle-upon- Tyne, ship and insurance broker, June 8, at ha , f-p ist twelve, at the Court, New , castle•upon-T)ne—R. H. Bell, South Shields, Durham, paper manufacturer, June 10, at eleven, at the Court, Newcastle-upon-TynE Bell, South Shields, Durham, paper manufacturer, June 10. at one, at the Court, New castle upin-Tyne—P, Hitchmimgh, Liverpool, corn dealer, Jane 7. at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool. CER LIFICA TES GRAN t ED. R. Billie g, sen., R sding, brick-maker, certificate of the second class—J. Yate-, Presc,)t, Lsocashire, builder, certificate of the third class—D. Ilagratti, George's-row, City-read, colour-'eanutaciurer, certificate of the third &bill—G. Smith, Weak, ea-buildwga, Old K,nt-road. corn dealer, certificate of the third class. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Salmon and J. Goutley, Edgware road— W. Thomas and H. Richards, St. John's Wood. Marylwbone, car penters—G. J. Flower and A. Lewis, Hope-terrace, Three Colt street. Limehouse, eheesemongers—Harriet Beatty and W. Beatty, L-arnington Priors, Warwick shire, carvers and gilders—Su'anna Shore and T. Shore, Tomes, and Ex wick. D.:vonshire, millers—J. P. Eyton, J. W. Massey, E. Eyton. P. Parry, R. Evans, J. Evans, Sarah Wightwick, :wary twick, J. Churton, H. Knowles, J. B. Wightwick, Sarah Grace Wight wick, J. B. F..gg, E. &dwell, J. Malloy, T. Ruston, and W. Williamson, Mold, Funtshire, colliers —E. C. Squires, and W. Lawrie, Lower-road, Deptford, naptha refiners—E. L. Lewis, and W. Psitson, Whitehaysn, Cumberland, maltsters and brew ers—W. Robinson and C. Robinson. Leda, stuff and woollen pritrers—M.. L. Job!ing and J. Fleming, New castle-upon-Tyne, attorneys—W. Rush and G. E. Ed wards Ipswich, wholesale staymskers—W. Gibson, G. Gibson, and W. J. Anson, Leeds, cloth merchants (as fares regards W. J. Anson)—J. Lord and J Lord, Ha- Wax, Yorkshire, dyers—l. Hoiden and J. P. Holden. Manchester, architects—W. Fielding and J. Bromiley, Manchester, bleachers—A. Lambe, L. Le Paige, and M. C. Lambe, Waksfi4d, manufacturing chemists—S. Hunt and G. Hunt, Evesham, Worcestershire, builders —W. Prodger, sea., and J. Prodger, Eastbourne, Sussex, plumbers and glsziers—T. Burgess, W. Burgess, and A. Burgess, L.icester, wool.taplers (as far as regards W. Burgess)—C. Gordon and G. Salisbury, Derby, silk throwsters—T. Peace and J. Raddenbury, Bristol, fits , riots—E. T. Clegg anti E. Lewis, Liverpool, chemists. THE s LONDON', COFFEE.-There was less demand for Native Ceylon, and rates are not so firm; small parcels were sold at 44s to 44s 62 fir good ord. Plautation Ceylon is yet much wanted, and at auction 736 casks. 46 brls, 390 bags were nearly all sold at is to 2 per cwt arivatic-i on former rates, good mid to good roillised 60s to 66i 61, mid 58s to 59s 61,1 iw mid 563 to 573 61, good to flue fine ord 51s to 55s 64. Peaberry 663 to 734, Triage 433 to 503. Of Janosice 40 casks realised 513 64 to 534 6,1 for flue fine ord. 116 bales, 32 brls Mocha went rather dearer, good at 833 to 83s 61, mid 78s 64; Poddy was taken in at 65s per cwt, being above the valutions. TEA.-Operati ins in inferior and mediumCongou have been extensive since this day week; a good business has been done in the better kinds. Prices for low to good ord sound rule at 8d to 92, rather blackish to blackish leaf 9d to 100, strong and Pike() kinds lld to Is 5d per Ib; on the part of merchants there is also confi fence. Souchong met with a free sale, com mon at 91 to lid, mid to good Is to Is 3d, and fine Is 4d to is 8d; some parties refuse to sell at these rates. Datong is more in request, at present there is no ad ' vance, good to fine selling at is 12 to is 61, and low to mid 10d to Is. There are still several buyers of Pouchong, and the terms obtained are from 64 to 70. A large demand has been experienced for common and fine green. The terms ob , tamed for Hyson, low to mid are is Id to Is 42, good to fine 13 54 to 2,, 3d, superior 24 41 to 21 10d, young Hyson common 10d to lld, mid to good 14 to Is 64, fine Is 8,1 to 2s 3d; Gunpowder, Canton 10d to le, Hyson kind is 8d to 24 94, superior 2s 102 to 3s 3d, Imperial Canton 102 to lld, Hyson kind from Is to 2s,Twankay to Is, Caper 9d to 100, Scented ditto Ild to is 44, and Hyson skis 7d to Is. A free sale exis's for flowery Pekoe, fine and superior at Is 8d to 2, 91, low to good Is 3d to is 7d, and exporters are still operating. There is no improvement in demand for corn or mid scented orange Pekoe, and sellers are willing to accept 102 to Is; there is, however, a good demand for better kind, from is Id to is Bd. Rica.-There are several buyers of best white Bengal and Java, chiefly for cleaning. At auction 4,790 bgs were offered, and about half sold: Bengal, tine white 9s, mid ditto 8s 6d to 9s, Moulmein white 9s 6d to 10s, Arracan Els 6.1 to 9s. Java lls to Its 6d, good 9s 6d to I Is, mid and good mid 9s to 9s 6d, Madras Coringa grain 12s, cargo Rice Bs, pinky Madras 7s 9d to 8s 3d per owt. In Cleaned many purchases have been made, Patna Ils to 163 and town-dressed Carolina 21s to 275. Sago is wanted, smell pearl at 158 to 18s, large and medium 21s to 244. Sago Flour . sells more readily at 14s, and Fa rina 15s to 17e. Arrowroot realizes firm rates. At suction 64 i-bas Bermuda partly realized is lid to Is 21; 180 pkgs Jamaica 3d to 41; 400 pkgs and 60 ties Sr. Vincents 24d to 51; 106 cs East India 220 ditto Brszl lid to 3d. Ot Tapioca 456 brls were mostly taken in at 3d to 4d. SPICES.-To-day there were ready buyers of Pimento and buffer rates paid. At auction 200 bags sold at 4il to 5i for low mid and mid. SPutiern-There is a quiet market for East India Rum, still there are not sellers under is 4d per gallon proof. Leeward Island is offering at 1s 54 to 13 50; few buyers are to be met with. Demerara is in plentiful supply, and rates are on the decline, limited parcels having been sold at from Is 11d to 2s 22 for 30 to 42 per cent over prooc. Of Jamaica an increased quantity is on offer; exporters and home dealers have her n cautious in their proceedings. There are free sellers of choice sorts 35 to 38 over proof at from 3s 42 to 4s, fine 2a 102 to 34 3 ,1 , good mid to good 30 to 34 over 2s 4d to 2s 91, mid 23 to 23 31, and low 24 to 28 over proof at is 102 to is 11d per gallon. Tnere is no advance for Brandy. Cognac nest brands of the vintage of 1851 at 4. 24 to 43 4d, 1650 ditto 43 54 to 43 7d, 1849 ditto 4, 9 1 to 4s 103, 1848 ditto 53 3d to 54 54, older 5s 7d to 64 6d, low to mid 23 44 to 4 , , and Bordeaux Is 1 Id to 24 Id. British made Spirit is still purchased with caution, and can be obtains(' at 9s 81 cash; Gin at 8s 3.1 for 22 under, and 17 ditto 8. 91 per gallon. Geneva is less wantol, and can easily be obtaiued at is 9d to is 102, fine di. to 2s to 2s 42 per gallon., INDIGO -To-day during the progress of the sale 258 chests have been withdrawn. 1,549 chests (including 697 withdrawn) have passed the sate. There is but little vis.iation to notice from our report of the two first days. The bidders continue animated at the previously established rates, and a large proportion of the day's sale has been disposed of. A few small marks . of dry leaf Madras and Kurpeha sold with much spirit, particularly the Kurpahs, for which extreme prices were given. 68 cheats of Futteghur Figs have passed the sale, and were all sold from 2s to 2s 6d per lb. Of the quantity that has now passed the hammer (3.901), 985 chests have been withdrawn, and 505 bought in, having 2,411 chests sold. Tee extreme quotations for Bengal have been from 3s 4.i to 6s li,Kurpah 2s 81 to 55 Bd, and Madras 2, 3.1 to 3. I Id per lb. TALLOW -To-day the market was firm for Tallow, but not much was done. At auction 417 casks of South American offered, 200 found buyers at 34s to 37s 3d; but 280 casks Australian nearly all sold at from 33s to 37e, ' and low soft 31s to 32s 6d per cwt. INSOLVENT PE CI TION ERS. Thomas Robinson, Liverpool, blacksmith. Joseph Buckley, Liverpool, butcher. Paul Parr, Liverpool, grocer. Richard Bentley, Liverpool, bookkeeper. Thomas Jones, Liverpool, butcher. Hill Johnson, Greetham, Lincolnshire, blacksmith. J Stephenson, Naffertnn, Yorkshire, tailor. William Giles Chapman, Bristol, licensed victualler. John Yothcott, Bristol, carpenter and builder. H .nry Augustus Rumley, Bristol, architect. James Paul Mrcbau, Brighton, dancing master. Matthew Armstrong, li.ng'a Lynn, Norfolk, travelling draper and tea dealer. A. Coates, Chit[grove, Ox'ordsbire, jodrneyman grccer. John Stephen s , Aylesbury, grocer. Joseph Kin g , Stoke Mandeville, Buckinghamshire, li . caused victualler. Henry Thompson, Macclesfield, commission agent. David Fisk, Whitgift, Yorkshire, painter and glazier. Francis Nicholson, South Carlton, Lincolnshire, farmer. Charles Cortborn, Lincolnshire, leather seller. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. J. Mackenzie and Sun, Edinburgh, working jew ellers, to meet May 18 and June 8, at one, within Dowell% and Lyons' Rooms, Edinburgh. D. Tough and Sou, Glasgow, sail makers and ship chandlers, to meet May 20 and June 8, at one, within the Glasgow Stuck Exchange, a Imrie, Porte, spirit de Jer and corn merchant, to meet May 20 irozi June 17, at twelve, within the Saluta tion Hotel, Perth. PRICE OF SUGAR. the average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar. com puted from returns made in the week ending May 11, 1852, exclusive of Customs Duties paid or payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain : ?rom the British possessions in America 24e. al. per cwt From the Mauritius 235. 2d. o From the East Indies 255. Average price of the three foregoing de scriptions of sugar, jointly, computed as above, and exclusive of duty ... • 245. sd. By authority of Parliament, HENRY BICHN ELL, Clerk of the Grocers' Company Grocers'-hall, May 14. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last night's Gazette.) An Account, parsuant to the let 7th and ethos Victoria, cap. 39 for the week ending on Saturday, the tith day of may, 1 56 2 . 1.138111 DEMI/TAUNT. X. Notes issued ,:.; .; 33,712,130 Z.. Government debt .. 11,015,100 Other securities .... 2,944,944 Gold coin and bullion 19,698,755 illver bullion • • • • • • 88,375 £33,732,13 0 I 433,732.13 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 13th day of May, 1852. BANKING DETLETIKINT. Proprietorecapital•. 14, 555 . 000 Rest -. ........... 3, 124 , 968 Public deposits (in ;lading Exchequer, Commissioners of national Debt, Say ngs-bank s, and Di vidend accoanis)• • 3,526 451 Other deposits • • •• .. 14,130.767 Seven day and other Bills .... 1,277,254 Government securi ties (including Dead Weight Annuity)•• 13,338,023 Other securities •• .. 10,8.8 495 Notes •••• • • • • ..• ... 11,887 015 Gold and silver coin 498,907 A 36,612,440 I X 36 612,440 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the lath day of May, 185! MARKET I.NTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, May 14.) Suosß.—To day importers of West India Sugar were and tres. including desirous to rea li ze, but submitting to a reduction on last Friday brli D.,--- horn s tir‘ade rates d of 6d to 13 per cwt., occasioned a good emand to prevail. Operations are 380 bhds brown at 333 rara ucling at public sale 200 hbds 25 tres 232 sort b y a e d l l o 4 ,,, d er w ys e wiz;d a part only of which Pound buyers, mid to ord 34, 6 i to 38, 61, low 33s to 34a, and 40 ire, 2RO e m s a t l a l k s e o n ld, in g( a l 33 u 3 ) ; fi l u 2 e o yellow h 4 ds d bruwn 303 to 31s. 14113. male goods, Still ra te s at 373 to 40 3 , mid 3 1 t DEFINED6i 13L . Ta and to good mid 35s 6d to 36a 6d, low s there was less demand for home ,e ILA , p firm, and brown lumps can not is much wanted ter chi ppi n g , 6d per cwt. Crushed Sug ar be übtainvd under MAURITIUS. — This I are t• -w sillers. Wag. and at former rates thre afternoon in Mauritius Sugar a a went small a t p 3 o 4 r s ti t o o n ° 3 o l 6 n B ,, ly p i o e f w r ou c t o w o d t m . b i ti d O y 3 e f rs 1. 1 3 0 :0 60 3 0 33 ba 6 g d 5 , decline took place ; good to good to fine brown 28s . vo fineat 1 auction,ow per cwt. 31s, and grey 30s to 31s Gd EAST INDIA.—To-day Bengal is • 4,500 bg9 at auction sold at 6d deer in less request, and d white Satiates at 36s to 37s decline, but mostly sold, goomid 34s 6 I to 35s 6cl, low 34 4 , damp and washed 33s to , 36 3 like Mauritius 293 6I to 32., and low yell 6 o l, ord to mid less wanted, and 2 974 bgs only in part so w ld 2 a 6s. Madras t about the late value; soft brown 243 01 to 25, 6d, and_ low to good yellow ditto 26s to 29 s p er cwt. FOREIGN.--To•day the private operation in Foreign Sugar were upon a small scale for all o n .- -rpo! les, and non was offlred at public sale. There are sellers rather under e former valuations. MOLASSES.—There is less demand for West India. At auction 162 puns Demerara were taken in at 123 per cwt. Privately limited transactions have ta!ken place in Antigua and Baroadoes at 133 6d to t•Ils 6d, and other sorts at 123 to 13s; Porto Rio() and Cuba are held for 133 61 to 144; Bengal and Mauritius lis 61 to 12s, but few ' buyers are now to be found. Tamarinds continue to be wanted; prices for East India rule at 103 to 123• and West India 24, to 341. Honey remains in good ' demand, and rates rule Oral; Cuba from 30$ to 395; Jamaica 383 to 525; Narbonne 48s to 514 per cwt. RAILWAYS IN PORTUGAL. A translation has recently been issued of the report of the Commissioners appointed by the Government of Portugal to consider the construction of railways in that country. The Commissioners commence by point ing out that the political and social are quite as impor tant as the commercial bearings of the question, and that i; is to her course in this respect that Belgium owes enuch of the solid independence of her present position. All Europe, it is aided, even incesding Spain, is now alive to the necessity of these works, and Portugal alone is doing nothing. At the same time it is contended that there is uo country that could experience more be nefit from them or where they are so essential, since its geographical position with regard to America and Eu rope should render it one of the great points of com merce, while at present the cost of transit per ton for goods is 4i. 63. a leegue,and for passengers 28. 64. a league, spirt from loss of time. Tho commissioners think " that there is no one who does not see that a railway connect ing the south with the north of Europe, Lisbon with Madrid, Paris, and Brussels, is a lino loudly called fur by the state of progress, end one that would act like an electric chain in galvanising tho inanimate body of old Portugal." The cost of such an undertaking, that is to say, from Lisbon to the frontier, with a single rail, they estimate at about 1,400 0001, and, although it might be urged that this would suffice for 400 leagues of common roads, which are sadly wanted, such roads would be comparatively int ffectual, and might rake a genera tion to complete, at the end of which Portugal would be altogether behind the world. With regard to the best route, the Commissioners describe two as having been chit fly indicated for selection. One they designate the Northern, and the other the Eastern. The Northern would run from Lispon to Oporto, through Santarem, and thence to Bregatize, traversing Spain by Valladolid until it joins the line from Madrid to Irun. The Eastern would take its course from Lisbon along the right bank of the Tagus, which it woul I cross between Santarem and Abrantee, continuing thence to the neighbourhood of Badaj .z, where it would join a line from the frontier to Madrid. With regard to both these plans the Commissioners confess the data in their possession to be very imperfect. They nevertheless decidedly prefer the Eastern line. Its length would be much less, being only 260 kilometres, while the other would be 564; it would traverse a mere level country ; its coat would be 1,300,0001. or 1.500,0001., instead of 4,000,0001, which would be the cost of the Northern; and it would unite Lisbon di• rectiy with Madrid. As the first section of it would proceed to Santarem, Oporto could subsequently be reached by a branch from that place, which would ulti mately torus a basis for all the other lines that might be proposed. Meanwhile negotiations, it is said, should be opened with Spain to fix the point of junction between the lines of the two countries, and also to concert mutual arrangements as to the period of their completion; but the result of these should not be waited for, since the work might be begun at once and carried to Santarem, whence, in case of obstacles on the part of Spain, it could then be diverted to Oporto. As respects the mode of execu tion, the Commissioners state that it would be impossi ble for the Government to undertake it, on account of the low condition of the public credit and finances. On t h e ot h e r baud, private companies would not do to, be. cause the probable returns would not be sufficiently tempting. It only remains, therefore, for the State to guarantee a minimum rate of interest.and sinking fund on a fixed amount, or to give a guarantee on the actual cost, whatever it might be, allowing a certain bonus to the contractors as soon as any part shall be finished and open. On account of the difficulty at present of specifying any precise amount, the Commissioners recommend the latter course, and propose, therefore, to fix a maximum of interest of 6 per cent. (with 1 per cent. for a sinking fund), and a bonus of three per cent. upon the actual cost of construction and materials. As security for this guarantee, they would suggest that the Go vernment should set apart the tax now im posed for the payment of the Bsnk of Lisbon notes, which will become available in August, 1853, and which yields 135,0001. Calculating only the existing traffic. the Commissioners arrive at the conclusion that t h e line would pay 4i per cent. interest, in which case, if the cost should not exceed 1,300,0001., the Govern ment would only have to make up 15,000/.; but, sup posing they had to make up the whole, the above tax went f Id provide or it and leave a lae marge undertaking bH did not beget a degree of prosperity such as to cause the present amount of transit to be greatly augmented, especially as it would render practicable the exportation i of much agricul tural produce, such as wheat, &c., which now prevente d b y the cost of transport. Finally, the Commissioners refer to a proposal submitted by a Mr. Hislop, in consequence of an invitation for tenders in Bcanno t think of approving," and l recommend 49, which ‘ that ‘ ibaQY fr esh competition s h o uld be opene d . — Times. DENMARK. We read the following in the Independance Bflge:— " It may not be without interest to recall to mind how it happens that Prince Christian of Glucksburg unites in his person the rights which have designated him as successor to the Danish throne and its dependencies, on the decease of the present King, and of his brother Prince Ferdinand, actually heir presumptive. " The rights of the Dukes of Augustenburg and Son derburg to the ancient Dutch fief d o m of Holstein not being recognised, the two lines of Oldeunurg could alone assert a claim. These two lines are that of Gluckstadt (ancient royal house of Denmark) and that of . Kiel ( Russia ), The Emperor of Russia and the King rights of Denmark b a yi ng mu t ua lly resigned their ri g hts in that ancient d uc hy fi e fd om i n favour of Prince Christian of Gluckshurg, a ll t h e concernedin is were tranfe rre d to the person of this latter Prince. in so much as H olste As regards the succession of the other parts of the Danish monarchy, which were to devolve on the death of the King and of his b r oth er Prince Frederick Ferdi nand to the Landgravin P r i ncess Louisa Charlotte of Hesse and her children, who ar e three in utinibtli • 1. Prince Frederick of Hesse; 2. His elder sister, the Princess Mary, wire of Princl Frederick of Anhault-Dessau; 3 Princess Louisa, wife of Prince Christian of Giucksburg. The Landgravin Prin cess L misa Charlotte and her two elder children, Prince Frederick and Princess Mary, have renouncA their rights in favour of Princ-ss L luisa, who has ceded them to her husband. Prince Christian of Glueksburg thus uniks in his person, in virtue of these renunciations, the right of succession to all parts of the Danish monarchy, ineuiing Holstein. " Such are the arrangements which were signed last Saturdiy at London. " An agreement of a pecuniary nature has been con cluded between the Kiog of Denmark and the Duke of Augustenburg to settle all claims of the latter." EVENING, MAY 15 MO. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS, May 14. Lord REDEsDALE took his seat on the Woolsack at Five o'clock. PETITIONS. The Bishop of LONDON presented a petition on be half of the Bishop of Bath and Wells, praying for an iuquiry into the system of education at Maynooth; also a petition from a place in Lancashire against the May- nooth grant, Lord BERNARD presentA petitions from places in Sornersetshire to the same effect. The Earl of AL BENIARLE presented a petition from Huddersfield complaining of the uncertainty re suiting from the apprehension entertained in the country respecting the intentions of her Majesty's Govern ment with regard to the free-trade question; and praying that their Lordships would not give their sanction to any measure opposed to free-trade policy. The Noble Lord took the opportunity of remarking that the uncertain language held by her .Majesty's Go ♦ernment on this subject had caused great anxiety in the country. He did not intend to put any further question to the Government on the subject, because the answers which had been given, both in this and the other House, had only been of such a nature as to make " confusion worse con founded." Indeed every member of the Government seemed to be of a different character—it was "tot homines tot sententicen with them, and on every question now be fore the public they seemed to be agreed to differ, and their orders were to get seats somehow or other, and they were therefore all things to all constituencies. BISII.OPRIO OF CHRIS FCHURCH (NEW ZEA- The Duke of ARGYLL said that, although incompe tent to give a profe,sionai opinion on this subject, he might state that, happening to be staying at Brighton when the experiment was made upon the John of Gaunt with Captain NVerner'a short range, ho perso nelly witnessed the experiment. Certainly the vessel was most effectually destroyed, as far as that went; but the impression left on the mind of the spectators was very much like that described as having been left on the minds of those who witnessed the experiments with the long range—namely, that it was impossible to be confident that the instrument could be made available against an enemy; nor could they be sure that some explosive material had not been introduced into the ship. He was satisfied :hat the Committee would end like the invention, in smoke, unless Captain Warner would give up his secret, and fully and fairly state the principles upon which he proceeds, and could show that it was also applicable in the event of war. The Earl of MALMESBURY thought that whilst the Noble Earl who introduced that motion appeared rather too sanguine on this subject, all those who had spoken on the opposite side had thrown cold water on these supposed inventions in a manner hardly con sistent with the mode in which discoveries were met in this age of activity and improvement. He thought if his Nublo Friend would promise their Lordships to bring Captain Warner before the Committee, and if Captain Warner should then, without any further hesi tation, promise to give an intelligible account of his in vention to the Members of the Committee, that it would be a pity to refuse him the means of proving the utility of his invention. The Earl of WICKLOW thought it would be unjust to call on Captain Warner to reveal his secret to the Committee, unless some promise of reward were held out to him. The Earl of ELLESMERE observed that Captain Warner laid claim to two perfectly distinct inventions, one of which was stated not to be his own. One of these inventions had been tried by the Austrians at the siege of Venice, where it might have succeed bad not a current of air caused the shell to fall into the sea instead of into St. Mark's Place. He thought that the long range of Captain Warner was worthy of being inquired into by some practical persons whom their Lordships might appoint. Earl TALBOT said that he should have no hesitation whatever in producing Captain Warner before the Cona mittee, and he felt certain that Captain Warner would there make any disclosure that their Lordships might think that he ought to make. Lord VIVIAN thought that it would be quite im possible for their Lordships to conduct an inquiry of this kind without the assistance of some scientific men. Earl GRANVILLE said it would ba very easy for the Government to appoint some persons to make the inquiry. Their Lordships' influence would be diminished if they undertook to inquire into questions of this sort, with respect to which they were hardly competent to arrive at a conclusion. The Earl of MALI',IESBURY hoped that if a Com mittee were appointed, it would be composed principally, if not exclusively, of such of their Lordships as were conversant with military matters, and were competent to judge of the statements of Captain Warner. He wished to guard the Government on one point, and to state distinctly that he could give to Captain Warner no sort of promise that this explanation on his part would be followed by any of those rewards which at the first he appeared to have expected from the Government. As far as the Government was concerned he must appear before the Committee and give his explanation on the understanding that no promise or bribe was held out to him to reveal his secret. Earl TALBOT repeated that he was perfectly ready to produce C iptain Warner before the Committee, and he did not want the Government directly or indirectly to part with a single sixpence. The inquiry would be wholly of a judicial character. The appointment of the Committee was then agreed to. Their Lordships then adjourned. LAND) BILL. The Bishop of OXFORD moved the second reading of this Bill, the object of which he explained was to di vide the present diocese of New Zealand into two sees, the population of that island having been found too large for one see. After a few words from the Earl of DESART, the Bill was read a second time. The report en the Disabilities Repeal Bill, with amend ments, was received and agreed to. On the motion of the Earl of LONSDALE, the Re payment of Advances (Ireland) Acts Amendment Bill passed through Committee. CAPTAIN WARNER'S LONG RANGE. Earl TALBOT should not have ventured to obtrude this question on their Lordships, but for the excitement on the subject of th e national defences which pervaded the public mind. The subject of the long range had been long before their Lordships, having been under inquiry on various occasions since 1832, when a Commission ap pointed by the Crown, consisting of Sir Richard Keats and another distinguished officer, reported in its favour. It was atter the year 1832 that he (Earl Talbot) became cognizant of this invention, and he soon felt convinced that is was of such a nature as at all events to entitle it to be inquired into. He had witnessed several experi ments at Wandsworth, which proved most successful. Soon atter that a Committee was appointed to examine into the subj, cr. Sir Howard Douglas, a very eminent man in his profession, sat upon that Committee, but he went into the investigation with his wind made up that the invention was all moonshine. He (Earl Talbot) had a very different opinion. Great difficulty was experienced by Captain Warner in securing a proper trial. The lase Mr. Soames put a ship 01 310 tons bundens, the John of Gaunt at his disposal. The vessel was built of teak wood and in sound condition, and it was taken down to Brighton to be operated upon. There it was publicly blown up by Captain Warner in the most effectual manner. Captain Henderson and Captain Dickeson, R.N., who were both present on the occasion, subscribed to a cer tificate certifying to the success of the experiment. Another experiment was subsequently made in his (Lord Talbot's) own neighbourhood, to show that Captain Warner's missiles could be thrown to a considerable distance. Commissioners appointed by the Government also witnessed it. It was true the shells did not go in the direction that was wished, because the wind was unfavourable; but the Commissioners, without examin ieg the spot where they tell, went away, and hastily re ported that the experiment was an entire failure. He (Earl Talbot) contended that it was not a failure, and that a thing of that kind ought not to be pronounced upon until it had been tried more than once or twice. Captain Warner still endeavoured to press the matter upon the attention of the Government, but did not re ceive any encouragement. Lord John Russell was un derstood to have stated in a private room that the Captain was at liberty to take his invention where he liked. The matter slept for some time longer, when Captain Warner wrote a letter to Lord Palmerston,which wals afterwards handed over to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, stating that if the invention was taken to the Cape of Good Hope, the Kafir war could soon be put an end to through its instrumentality. The offer, however, was not embraced. Sir George Murray, the late Master-General of the Ordnance, had drawn up a document setting forth the manner in which the inven tion ought to be treated between the Government and Captain Warner; and if that arrangement had been car ried out, the question would have been settled long ago. It might be said that he (Earl Talbot) would have done better if, instead of making this motion, he had gone to the Government and asked for an inquiry. Now he confessed that he had had quite enough of applications to the Government. If he went to the Noble Earl at the head of the Government he would tell him that he was not a professional man, and that he must refer him to the Master of the Ordnance. It he went to the Master of the Ordnance, that Minister would refer him -tiCehief;and if he applied would receive in reply one letters, stating that h e mu s t decline to meddle t t oo o f hhitissh pithy hr C ayo o e r h o ft n r o - h i n t with the thing unless it wa s p ro p er ly brought before his notice.—(A laugh-) He (Earl Talbot) was anxious, therefore, to urge the matter on the attention of Parlia ment; and he bettered that if the invention were adopted by the Governm ent, i t would save the country the ex pense of a mi litia force . — ( Laughter.) He made this statement advieterly, although it appeared to cause a smile. Captain Warner had received very great offers from foreign powers, but preferred an arrangement that would secure the advantage of his discovery to his native country. He (Earl Talbot) would only say, in conclu• sion, that he was anxious, as tar as in him lay, to have the matter thoroughly sifted and investigated. All he asked for Captain Warner was an inquiry—a thing which ought not to be denied to any man. His professional experience induced him to believe that by rejecting Cap tain Warner's overtures they might subject themselves to the loss of what might prove the salvation and the The Noble Earl sat down by Committee be appointed to inquire into m de o detente moving gee that a Warner r h a n i e s se o r 0 10 Select r y. t inventions, and the several reports con nected therewith. The Earl of HARDWICKE said he did not rise for the purpose of opposing the motion of his Noble Friend, but he wished to know how he desired to con duct his proposed inquiry. The country had had this subject before it fora number of years, and it had been examined by scientific men and by Committees ao pointed by the Ordnance, and and also by the Ord nance combined. All these investiga• failed to elicit from Captain Warner Lions, however, rAdmiraltyor, had any information with regard to the nature of his inven tions unless a large amount of money was first guaran teed to him by the Government. What he, therefore, wished to know was, whether, if this inquiry was insti tuted, Captain Warner himself would be prep a r ed to give perfect and thorough information on the su b j ect of the investigation ; because if he was not disp osed to lay before the Committee the mode of conducting his opera tions, with the drawings, plans, and instruments them selves, the inquiry would be utterly and entirely useless. or even (Hear, hear.) If Captain Warner came forward to stipulate that he must receive the promise of 400,0001, no possible use in appointing the Committee. But, in the hope that he would be ready to give the necessary information, he (the Earl of Hardwicke) would not op ' the downs—(A 12,0001., as he had done before, there could be pose the inquiry now asked for. Lord DE ROS said that he had gone to Winchester Downs, by the authority of the Commander-in -Chief, to see Captain Warner's long range tried. He passed the night, and a very long night it was—out upon of magic circle, by the aid of torches, was inflating his balloon. The Captain made one excuse after another ex hausted, and, in short, they waited till broad daylight =agog, the balloon was When it was nearly ready, A laugb)—while Captain Warner, in a kind got ready. must take his glass to see if there were any cattle near. Captain Warner said it would be very dangerous, and he With one delay and another their patience got quite longer, and he told the Captain that if he did set his balloon off it would be very dangerous. Captain War ner then speculated about what it would have done if it and he (Lord De Ros) could not atop any had gone off, and wished him (Lord De Ros) to say that if it had gene off it would have done its work; but he refused, telling him that he did not attend there to be convinced by his arguments, but to see the effects tha hisf is operations. He then returned t o town, satisfied was all an evasion. If Captain Warner was really so mis chief of t hiso anxious to have hi s i n vention tried , wa y did he not take lon n a steamer an d go to t h e ro ck of Ailsa , where mi g ht dro p did he not go to Sbileness, where he would have several miles of clear strand for hi s operat i ons ? The Earl of ALBE liteRLE sa id that Captain War wwithh doing any y out ner had had every facility afforded him for conducting his experiments, but they had all proved failures. The opinion th a t Si r H owar d Douglas had given ie ev idence was, that Captain Warner was labouring under a hallu cination on this subject. The E ar l o f MIN TO said that t his invention was not new' It was not the inven tion of Captain Warner, but, as far b ac k as 1803 a gentlem an of the name of Scott conceived th a t h e m ight destroy the French &ills in , Boulogne harbour, by means of shells delivered from balloons. By than Captain Warner's, M r. Scott adjusted the time of a very ingeniou s method, more ingenious the f a lli ng o f t h e s h o t to the fllght of the balloon. That inventio n was exam ined by th e A dmiralt y in the tear 1804, but the G o vernment of that da y did not t hink it lie (Lord Minto) actually worth while to adopt it.had a model of Mr. Scott's invention in his own house at this moment, and he had offered to show it to captain Chltds and coptata HOUSE OF COMMONS, May 14. The SPEAKER took the Chair Bhortly before Four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lards' amendments to the following Bills were considered and agreed to:— Aberdare Market and Slaughter-houses. Bradford Piece Halls. Dadley Waterworks. The following Bills were read a third time and passed:— Abbey Tintern and agswear Roads. Battle and Robertebridge Road. Blyth and Tyne RailvveY. Claussen's Patent Flax Company. Lambart's Estate. Lancashire and Yorkshire and York and North Midland Railways. Leeds Waterworks (No. 2). London (City) Improvements. Londonderry Bridge (No. 1). Londonderry Bridge (No. 2). Middlesbrough and Gaisbrough Railway. Preston and Garstang Road. Railway Passengers Assurance Company. Sharples and lloghton Road. 6hillingford, Wallingford, and Reading Road, and Shillingford Bridge. Shields and Morpeth Roads. Yeovil and Ilchester Turnpike Trusts. Belfast Custom House, &c. The following Bills were considered and agreed to, and ordered to be read a third time:— Chelsea Waterworks. Great Western, Shrewsbury, and Birmingham; Shrews bury and Chester; Shrewsbury and Hereford; Birken head, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction; and Here ford, Ross, and Gloucester Railway Companies. Greenfield and Shepley Lane Head Road. Kirkby Stephen and Hawes Road. Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax Junction Railway. Leek and Hussy and Middlehills and Buxton Road. Stockport and Marple Road. Wakefield and Denby Dale Road. Worcester and Hereford Railway. CORK IMPROVEMENT BILL. On the motion for the third reading of this Bill, Colonel CHA. T TERTON proposed that the second reading be deferred until Tuesday next. Sir W. MOLESWORTH, as Chairman of the Com mittee that had passed the Bill, resisted the amendment. After a brief discussion, the amendment was with drawn, and the Bill was read ONS. a third time and passed. PETITI Mr. KERSHAW presented several petitions from Lancashire against the Militia Bill. Mr. DUNCAN presented a petition from Dundee against the Maynooth grant. Sir JOSHUA WALNISLEY presented a petition from the corporation of Oldham against the Militia Bill. Mr. E. DENISON presented several petitions from the West Riding against the Maynooth grant. Sir R. H. INGLIS presented two petitions from Jamaica compla inin g of distress, and praying for pro tection agaiust the com p etition of slave grown sugar. Mr. REYNOLDS presented a petition from the Ro man Catholic inhabi tants of Dukinfield, praying that Roman Catholic charities be exempt from the operation of the Charitable Trusts Bill. Mr. HUM : prese nted a petition from Trelawn e y, :: in Jamaica, praying the House to take measures to supply the island with sufficient labour to enable the sugar planters to compete with the producers of slave grown sugar. Air. J. S WAR r presented a petition from Newark, praying the House to inquire into the ceases of intem perance with the view of discovering a remedy for the evil. Colonel FREESTUN presented a petition from the Roman Catholic inhabitants of Radipole, Weymouth, praying the attention of the House to the better admi nistration of the Charitable. Trusts Bill now before the House . The petitioners state their belief that, there is an Act of Elizabeth in the statute-book, for upwards of a century and a half, which has fallen into disuse. They t h e refore pray that the said Bill, as it now stands, may not pass into law. Mr. GEORGE DUNCAN presented a petition from the memeers and adherents of the Baptist Church as sembling in Rattray's-court, Litigate, Dandee, against the grant to May nooth. EDUCATION IN IRELAND. Sir HARRY VERNEY wished to ask what was the state of the book question connected with the Irish Board of Education; whether the plan sug g ested by the Committee of the rish Board to the Treasury, and the recommendation in Mr. Lingen's letter, appended to it, was likely to be carried out? Mr. HAMILTON said this was a very difficult matter to deal with, as there were several conleting interests at stake, but the subject was under the consideration of the reasury, and he hoped in a few days to commu nicate to the Chancellor of the Exchequer a plan by which those difficulties might be surmounted.—(Hear.) SMUGGLING IN IRELAND. • Admiral BOWLES wished to ask the Secretary of the Treasury, whether any report had been received from the officers of Customs at Dublin, of landings of contraband tobacco within the limits of that port; and also, whether smuggling in Ireland had not increased since the withdrawal of the revenue cruisers employed there formerly ? Mr. HAMILTON said that it certainly did appear from reports which had reached the Treasury that the landing of contraband goods had taken place almost within the port of Dublin. No less than 2,000 lbs. of tobacco was seizA on the 30th of last month near Dublin, and a boat was found deserted at Kings head which had evident marks of having contained tobacco. There was no reason however, for supposing that smuggling on the coast of Ireland was on the increase. —(Hear, hear.) QUARANTINE LAWS. Mr. HUME wished to ask whether any reports had been received from ,the Sanitary Congress at Paris, to consider the question of quarantine; and whether any and what modification had been made as respects the laws of qiiarantine? Mr. HENLEY said the report of the convention which met at Paris bad been received. It proposed a modification of the quarantine laws, but none had yet taken place. The subject, however, was under discus sion, and he entertained considerable hope that a satis factory result would be ultimate arrived at.—(aesr.) PATENT LAW AMENDMENT BILL. Mr. COW AN wished ti know whether it was the intention of Gorprnment to persevere with this Bill? Mr. HENLEY said he should endeavour to induce the House to read the Bill a second time,, and then to refer it to a Sdect Committee, to see if it could nut be put in a fi t s t are for pissing into a law.—(H ea r, hear.) . DESERTION OE SEAMEN IN AUSTRA__lvera -141A. Mr. MASTERMAN wished to know it the (3, merit were prepared to adopt any mesiur es to Provcot the deserti o n orAustralia,seamt , n in A,tralia, as such a practice had b e c o me an evil of the greates w s t now ma gnitude, hip s and a large number of eq. fr om wAus of actually laid up in the Australian p ort s bonds. . . . Sir JOHN PAKINGTON thought the Roane would plying the ballot they might pricish any particular feel that the cpostion pat to him by his Honourable catitay they liked by levaieg in that county by means Friorid related to a portion, and not the least inn, of the ballot the whole number of men deficient under portant portion, of a most extr aordinary emergency the volunteer system, and permitting the other counties lvhich had arisen in our Australian colonies, in eonse- to 'cal exmnpt quence of the recent discovery of gold there, an ems r- Mr. WALPOLE said that by the 17th clause credit gency which, it w as hardly necessary for him to state, would h, given to each subdivision of a enmity for the bad commanded the most sarious attention of her Ma- number of men raised in it by voluntary enlistment, and jesty7s Goveminent.—(Hear, hear ) In putting the it the ballot were enforced, such subdivisions and question his Hon. Friend had alluded to the number of parishes as had raised the full number of volunteers op ships the crews of which had deserted, and perhaps it portioned to them would be wholly exempt from the would be satisfactory to the House if he were to state the operation of the ballot. exact position of the matter in Port Melbourne Mr. GOLTLBURN said that the words " fit and liable . . when the discoveries of gold had been on the largest scale.—(Hear, hear.) On the 6th of Ja nuary there were 35 ships in Port Melbourne, the ag gregate numbers of the crews being 816, and of these 417 had deserted. The moat pressing representations had been made upon this subject by the Governors of New South Wales and Victoria, urging upon the Government the absolute necessity of rendering some military or otber assistance under the extraoroi nary state of things which had arisen; and only within the last few days a dispatch had been received from Victoria, pointing out the great evil that was resulting to the commercial interest of the colony from the system :ot desertion which was going on.—(hear, hear.) Under these cir cum,,tances it hid been dtcided by the Government to send two companies of infantry to Sydney, and four to Melbourne, where the greatest quantity of gold had been found.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") The financial state of these colonies was extremely prosperous, and Give nment therefore felt that they had a right to call upon them not only to provide for the pay and support of the troops, but also to secure them the necessary bar rack accommodation.—(Hear, hear.) Government had also thought it right that the assistance of a man-of-war should be appointed to Port Melbourne, and that very day he had sent a dispatch to the Governor of that colony, informing him that ar rang, ments bad been made for placing one of the men-of-war in those seas at his disposal, and directing the Governor to put himself at once in communication with the officer commanding the ship.—(Hear, hear.) The Governors of both colonies had conducted themselves with much wisdom and great vigour, and he really did hope that the means to which he had referred would be found sufficient to check the evil complained of. Mr. GLADSTONE wished to know it the Right Hon. Baronet could inform the House whether he had the power of securing a guarantee for the payment of expenses by the colonies? Sir S. PAKING TON said the continuance of the as sistance would be made dependent upon the payment of the expenses.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. HUME did not think the force proposed to be sent out would have the eff , ct of preventing desertion. At present there were between 3,000 and 4,000 bandloom weavers in Lancashire who received enly 4s. a week, and he thought the Government ought, in order to supply the deficiency of labour in the colony, to propose some plan for paying the expenses out of some of them, on condi tion of their agre e i ng to wor k as shepherds f or a period of ayear. . Si; J. PAKINGTON said, in reply to the observa tions of the Hon. Member, that lately the colonists had sent home sums of unusual magnitude for the promotion of emigration from the mother country. The colony of Victoria had transmitted between 160,000/. and 170,000/ , and New South Wales 70,0001. He was now in cum• munication with the Emigration Commissioners with regard to the most beneficial mode of expending the money.—(Elear, hear.) METROPOLITAN INTERMENTS AND WATER SUPPLY BILLS. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE wished to know when the Go vernment intended to lay the Metropolitan Interments Bill on the table; also whether it was their intention to submit the Water Supply Bill, which had come down from the Committee upstairs, to a Committee of the whole House. to serve" having been omitted from the Bth clanie, it wee nece9sary that they should be left out in the clause be fore the Comtni tee—the purport of which was simply to enable the Crown to alter the limits of the several sub divisions of counties, hut did not fix the quotas in those subdivisions.—(Ht an) The words " with reference to the number of men fit and liable to serve in the militia," were then struck out of the clause to make it agree wi;11 the one preceding it; and the clause as amended was ordered to stand part of the Bill. Oo clause 10, providing for raising the militia by vo luntary enlistment, Mr. WALPOLE said that in its present shape the clause wls somewhat ambiguous as to where the volun teers were to be raised. He proposed, therefore, to in sert words providing that the volunteers should be resi dent in the c un'y in which they were raised. Mr. MOW ATT complained that there was no recog nised principle or deva on which any given number of men were to be raised in any county whatever. Sir G. CLERK apprehended that the proposed limi tation would turn out to be very inconvenient. It was highly expedient, no doubt, that the persons who were to serve should be resident within that portion of the United Kingdom in which they would be required to serve; but he thought that they might be residents either in the county in which they were raised, or the counties immediately adjoining. Mr. W. PATTEN said that the restriction would ope rate most injuriously upon the county of Lancaster, where in consquence of the high rate of wages, fewer volunteers would probably be raised than in any other county in England._(gear, hear.) Mr. OS BORNE—As the Bill now stood, was it not in the power of the Secretary of State to raise the whole force in one county, if he so thought fit? Mr. WALPOLE—CIearIy not, in his opinion. Mr. CARDWELL wanted to know, supposing that owing to the higher rate of wages in one CClinty; they should not get enough of volunteers in it, and that in another county from the wagers being much lower, they got more volunteers to present themselves in it than they required there, would they supply the deficiency of the one locality by the redundancy of the other, so as to dispense with the necessity of inflicting the ballot? Mr. WALPOLE was prepared to make a provision to that effect. But even if the full number should not be obtained at first—say not more than 40,000 men—he thought they might be sure the ballot would not be exercised. Mr. M. GIBSON said the answer of the Home Se cretary convinced him of the insincerity of the Govern- went in the whole matter. He contended it was uncon stitutional to come to Parliament to ak for an indefinite and vague force, to meet an indefinite and vague danger. Ministers, in dealing with the important question of the defences of the country, should not be guided by any considerations of the popularity or unpopularity of any particular measure; but they should, on their responsi bility, make the proposal which they thought the circum stances of the country required, and stand by that pro posal, whether popular or not, provided it was dictated by a sense of their duty. 14, - )rd PALMERS roN said the Right Hon. Gentle• man (Mr. Gibson) seemed not to have remembered the elt,:ct form of the resolutions put' in the army and navy estimates, and seemed to think they were compulsory resolutions upon the Goverment to raise and maintain 6 certain number of men. It was no such thing. The Mr. WALPOLE said he would lay the first Bill before the llot.ue early next week, and that he would submit the latter one to a Committee of the whole Henze. ACCIDENTS IN COLLIERIES. Mr. WAKLEY inquired whether the attention of the Government had been directed to the recent colliery accident in South Wales, and whether it was their in tention to bring in any measure on the subject? Mr. WALPOLE said, as soon after the accident took place as possible special instructions were sent down to the Government inspectors to inquire into the whole matter. The inquest was appointed for the 19th of May, and he thought it would be premature to say more on the subject until the verdict was given. RAILWAYS (IRELAND) BILL. In. reply to Sir J YOUNG, Mr. HENLEY admitted that this Bill was one of very great importance, but he did not think that in its present shape it would receive the sanction of Parliament. He thought there was very little chance of its being passed this session. resolutions of the army and navy estimates fermed an authority to the Government to raise a body of men not exceeding a certain number, but they formed no oblige' tion to raise that number of men so expressed. There fore the objection of the Right Hon. Gentleman as to all indefinite number applied to the army and navy esti mates its well as to tee present measure. The argument of the Right Hon. Gentleman went to this—that the Government were neglecting their duty if they did not enforce by ballot the raising of the full number of men' Let that be distinctly understood, that his Right Bon; Friend was the quarter whence came the strongest and most urgent call upon the Government to have recourse to the ballot. Mr. M. GIBSON was not in favour of the ballot; but he contended it the Ministers of the Crown thought the ballot was right, and that the force was wareted,they ought not to be influenced by considerations of populs" rity or unpopularity in dealing with the question. it was their duty to take upon themselves the responsis bility of the proposition, and incur the necessary odium which attached to Ministers proposing and carrying int° operation the ballot. He was arguing, not as to what c curse he himself would adopt, but as to the course which Ministers, with the opinions which they en: tertaiued on the matter, ought to adopt. As for himself he opposed the ballot, because he believed it improper to have compulsory military service. He declined, there' fore, the construction which the Noble Lord pat uP °l2 his words. Lord PALMERSTON observed that the Right gone Gentleman had not negatived his (Lord Palmerston s) proposition. The Right Hon. Gentleman was urging °I/ the Government, who were carrying the Bill through itjs stages by majorities of 100 every n i g h t , t h at if they be' any faith in their own views they should enforce the ballot. The House would judge what would be the effect of the negative of his Right Hon. Friend upon the affirmative of his (Lord Palmerston's) proposition. Mr. B. OSBORNE iequired if the bounty would be bond fide 61., or would the soldier's knapsack, kit, and necessaries be furnished out of it, as in the army? Mr. COBDEN said it was a totally unprecedent ed thing in the army or navy estimates to ask for 50.0 00 men, or any other number, and then say they would b e content with 30,600 or 40,000, orally other lesser own ber of men, and the reply of the Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary for the Home Department had gone fl, l ' to ,justify the opposition tbat was made to the B 1 s There was no earnestness or sincerity in the pla n which had been proposed. The whole thing was a frau dulent pretence throughout. When a reduction of sr' emu:wets was demanded, a loud outcry and a fals e _ alarm were raised to justify the maintenance of t hose armaments, and also a demand for an increased force. It was the Noble Lord, however, the Member for the city of London who was originally to blame for t this measure. It was the Noble Lord in the fir s _ instance who had rendered the passing of tin Bill possible, and it w a s the opposition ' 3 ! the Noble Lord afterwards which had rendered opposition to the Bill impossible.—(Cheers and laughter.) It was the Whigs, and the Whigs alone, that were t° blame for the measure, and it was the Whigs that the country would bl-me for it, for the Tories of themselves would never have dared to make such a proposition. And let theta see what it was they were inflicting 0p°, 13 the country. He and those who concurred with blur had been laughed at when they pointed out some of the, consequences of such a measure. He held in his hal lo an account taken from the Wiltshire Independent of e recent meeting of the yeomanry •cavalry of that county: at Devizes, which having described the appearance of the men end their being well officered by th e m arq uis of Bath, Lord Somerton, Mr. Sidney Herb er t, s ee , went aftertp t h h ,. r e e e i p r e e on to state that they had been examined by Lord G. Paget, Lieutenant-Colonel of the 4th Light Dragoosfe and then proceeded to relate what followed after the exercises were over. The concluding paragraph t stated that it was a matter of much regret that escaped from the surveillance ° I many of the members of this regiment bhOUI; ganchvdeitr:sdg.ri repeated pr a ee v pa e ut et c da o b n la d en u dm c t sa e yn d snt eerm— themselves attihca.dt ist duringa in r b a an emosttehsewere j el ° l 4 4 ; t kept up by them in the public places, a great many °f them parading the streets of the town, beating kettles and tea trays (L ht ) • - auger —ringing the bibs of evert door, breakin g t h e win d ows en d tramp li ng u pon the flower -beds et the houses of the peaceable inhabitant?' and that their conduct had been so bad that the inhab e . twits expressed them se lves by no me ans sorry tha exercises had closed. The paragraph added, indeed, thate the matter was much regretted by the officers sod t '' s , respectable members of the re giment. Now, that Ive the conduct of a body composed of farmers' sons sod L e sons of tradesmen; but by this measure they were 01 to bring to the public-houses, not members of this a w e' respectable class, but labourers and volunteers from P.: vagrant classes. What, then, would be the scenes were likely to witness on bringing such bodies of In's. together? Was not that an important consideration. a: to the mischievous social effect of the d e moralii l l scenes that were sure to be enacted? Let it not be sal:: ; then that they who opposed th e measure we re by (3 ° 1 ,7 o throwing an y doubt up on t h e con d uct o f t heir co strymen. Ast ny in to ' the compulsory clauses, as the Govern,: ment themselves admitted th at t h ey wou ld no t be bin ing until January next, he hoped they would see that..l! was the wiser and the juster course to p ost p o ne the 0 3 " sure altogether to a new Parliament. Lord PALMERSTON said that the Hon. Gentleman having asked whether it ev er h appene d t h a t a Minis or proposing a vote fur the army accompan i e d t hat Po i r ht sition by a statement that un d er c i rcumstance s it °IA happen that the Government should not raise the r ; 3 , number of men voted, h e (L or d P almerston ) bad t° ply that the fact had so occurred and might occur agate' blishmeut which oi th th ey e in the beginnieg year, proposing t, a Nothing would be more likely than that a Grevern we t n a s tar os, al fer would be necessary, would accompany their proP° s 000 authority to raise any giien number of men—say 100 e or 150.000—by a statement that if, in the course " of fo w l year, it should appear they would not require the.' he nder a catirciluituuarsy es number of men, that full number of men should n° l or raised ; and there would be nothing extraordinarLd, unparliamentary in making such a statement. The speaking from remembrance, he thought cases svoil l hese found where statements precisely to that effect hau e e h i e made. The Hon. Gentlemen stays that this is a vv . tt2 7, measure, and that upon the Weigs alone must re's l , l „. merit or dt merit of that mfmture. As an amble morn her of 'het, reely, he (Lord Palmerston) ttii,tikf..„ of Hun. Gentleman meat,, cordial) for his atirob•tw be ' vse their having had the boldness—he should say, th e so of dtv)— tit *depth gso requisite a measure , se a ha ve far from feeling it as a matter of reproitch to L or d w on,,trib, tu-s.crds oriOnaring that meat•ure, be, en t P.,trw rt-t,,0) :alt exc “nngly proud of the cornpl7,,s„, which the Hon. Grefiilemau paid hire. Then t b Gt ntletnau complained 'hat the House was hiugh l , n g I t blur ;r..,1 hi 4 friend (Hear, hear. and latiehfer.),.. did tA , a s not wholly hot t h a t the 11-un ivg ail, : or • w.e a min.t sii,gut•r arid remarkably 070W' ve co urse—(Laughter)—chose Host. Gentlemen ha ~., p ea sued in respect to the measure. First, they comPiThesti of the enormous tyranny of the ballot draggOS SAVINGS BANKS• Mr. REYNOLDS asked whether it was the intention of the Government this session to introduce a Bill for amending the law respecting savings banks in Great Britain ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, there was no intention on the part of the Government to introduce any Bill this session on the subject, but the law respecting savings' banks, was under the consi deration of the Government, and they would take the earliest opportunity of proposing a measure next session. CHELSEA WATERWORKS BILL. In reply to Mr. WAKLEY, Lord G. MANNERS said the subject of rating in regard to the supply of water was under the con sideration of the Government, and they would propose the postponement of this Bill until they had come to a decision on the subject. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. It was then agreed that the House at its rising should adjourn until Monday next. MILItIA. BILL. The House then went Into Committee upon this Bill, Mr. BxRNAL in the Chair. Clause 9 having laae;Proposed, Mr. M. GIBSON, after presenting petitions against the Bill from Nottingham and Cumber well, proceeded to say that he required some explanation as to clause 9, after altering clause 8 in the manner they did on Friday night last. It was necessary to alter clause 9 so as to make it read with clause 8, otherwise it would be sur plusage. The alteration effected in clause Bon Friday night last changed the old system and law of the old militia. It would be competent now for the Home Se cretary to raise the whole militia in one county, leaving the other counties untouched, which was not the case under the old militia-law, which required each county to furnish its quota. Now, if the ballot were introduced, it was fair it should tike efft ct over all the counties, otherwise a great injustice would be committed. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the Right Hon. Gentlemsn was mistaken. Although the 42d George 111. affixed the quotas, it only affixed them for three years, down to 1805; after which a discretion was given to the Queen in Council to affix the different quotas. Mr. M. GIBSON complained that the explanation was not satisfactory. The principle of affixing quotas had not been hid down by the Hon. and Learned Attorney- GenCral. He thought a novelty had been introduced in the present measure calculated to do great injustice. Mr. WALPOLE said the alteration in clause 8 was entirely adopted on the suggestion of the Right Hon. Baronet the Member for Halifax (Sir C. Wood). By clause 8 the Queen in Council had the power of affixing the quotas of each county, so as to apportion the whole number. In answer to Mr. G. J. HEATHCOTE, Mr. WALPOLE said the intention was to arrange the quotas equitably; but that a discretionary power would rest with the Crown to determine what those quotas should be. Mr. BRIGHT said the Bth clause, as it stood in the Bill, at first went upon the principle of ascertaining the number of persons fit and liable to serve; and upon that computation to fix or apportion the quotas of persons to be raised for the militia. By using the words " fit at d liable," they took as the basis of the measure the popula tion of the country, so that according to the number of persons between 18 and 35 years of age would be the num ber of militiamen to be apportioned for the counties. But as the clause now stood it contained no principle on which the number of militia was to be raised; so that in the discretion of the Secretary of State. Lancashire might be called upan to raise 10,000 men, Yorkshire 5 000, and Middlesex 15 000, without any reference whatever to the relative population of the several counties. Ho con tended, therefore, that that was a point of which he had a right to complain, and that the basis upon which the men were to be raised ought to be clearly deternained and explained. Air. WALPOLE said the omission of the words " fit and liable to serve" from the Bth clause was suggested by the Right Hon. Baronet opposite (Sir C. Wood), and he (Mr. Walpole) thought at the time that it was going too far. Unquestionably the alteration had the effect of giving the Crown a much larger discretionary power than it would have had before the alteration was made; but he did not see that it would prove burdensome where the men were raised by voluntary enlistment, and the Crown would have no power to put the ballot into ope ration otherwise than under the conditions stated in sub sequent clauses of the Bill. h e bad Sir C. WOOD said it was quite true that suggested the omission of the words from the Bth clause, but the Attorney-Gene y better that he also thought the words were unnece b s a s d ar , and the Chancellor of the Exchequer said they the form in "fit be left out. Had the clause remained in the before the which it was introduced by quotas could be fixed, the whole of _ some, and expensive process the the through, in order to George 111. would have to be s gr fi e t and liable to serve;" tedioU9, trouble ascertain who were the parties of ballot under the 42d w process would be totally by voluntary enlistment, that case, it mattered not what hereas, supposing the whole Of the force to be raised serve might be resident number of men fit and f lia , the quotas were fixed ac cordingunnecessary ; for, in that bleto in a county. lc the i re th o m re u t . ? re t t h l etopbeepedunte, was quite wean.) tnet the of each county, it was all that without going through the was req process o words would resui ,in leaving a larger omission of the wo , power with her Majesty in C. until; but discretionary . t the ballot. le . no o ij. welt to tha , b; cause he wa- eel.- he enter , ained taiit would be properly exercised. At a(' same t.tee, if it wer e thought necess_ry, words might be inserted, p ,i,lieg that the apporttotanont ,:h uld be elude with Ter.,leronCe to the population 01 each ei,Wlty, Mr. mow Arr did not appreie nd that the di.cre tier), ry power vested in the Crown w old he ( x• - tcered partially in the eat,: of volunte. r:, It was not o b.- ex p, ctitt, it the v . iuntt•pr. frwt: N11.1(11 '-ex w.-r.. io:otiioo it, ael a greaser cumber wer ta-ri d in Su, tt, ) than Aern re quired, that the excess in the latter coml.) , should net be taken to balance the deficiency in the other. What he dreaded, however, Was, that under the system of Isp- SATURDAY