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The clause was then agreed to, as was also clause 7. On clause 8 being proposed, Mr. T. I'UNCOMBE complained that it was not suffi ciently retrospective in its spirit. It provided that all socie tie3 already in existence should be valid, provided they had been duly and properly certified by the officer appointed for that purpose. Now all societies that had been certified at all ought to be made valid, and not left open to be upset in a court of law for not having been properly certified. Sir J. GRAHAM did not agree with the Hon. Member. It ought still to be left open to the courts of law to decide whether the existing rules had been complied with or not. After a few words from Mr. HAWES, The SOLICITOR-GENERAL explained that any friendly societies that had been established before the passing of the Act for the purpose specified ander the four clauses under consideration, or for any legal purpose which could be cer tified, and against which society there should have been no decision in any court of law of competent jurisdiction, should be admitted to be within the provisions of the Act, and entitled to the benefit thereof. In consequence of the decision of Justice Wightman the words contained in all the former Friendly Societies' Acts which were considered— ejusetem genais—with the societies specified under the clauses of the present Act were constrained and narrow in their meaning. The present Act proposed to detail the ob jects for which friendly societies might be established beyond those precise and limited objects contained in the former Acts. Any societies now existing, and instituted for pur poses which accorded with the decision of Justice Wight man, but which were not in the terms of this Act, but were for purposes specified by the four clauses, or for any other legal purpose which could be certified according to the fifth clause of this Act, should be allowed the benefit of the pre sent Bill. The object of this Bill was to enlarge the limited restrictions of Ole former Act, and to enable parties to i that asso ciate together f or ot h er purposes th a n these enumerated the former Act, an d a ll t h at w as required was those purposes should be some of the specified P the enlarged Act, and for some legal purpose aroses to be allowed by the Attorney-General and by the Secretary P proposed in ot . State. After a few words from Mr. HAW ES, which did not reach the gallery, Sir J. GRAHAM objected (as we understood) to any in terference or discussion on the; subject of the decision of Justice Wightman. Those friendly societies which now ex isted would be exactly in the same condition as if this Act were not to be passed. Whether they looked prospec tively, or retrospectively, he believed that the clause which he had proposed would remedy many of the evils which at present existed in friendly societies. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE had to hesitation in saying that if the proposed clause were agreed to, there were no less than 4,000 friendly societies in this kingdom which were in precisely the same condition as that of the South Shields Society, to which allusion had been made, and which had been declared to be illegal by Mr. Justice Wightman. From the statement of the Right Hon. Baronet it would appear that all those 4,600 societies would now be compelled to come to him or the Honourable and Learned Solicitor-General for what he called the privilege of a new constitution. Sir JAMES GRAHAM—No, no. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE—WeII, then, if they did sot, they would remain in their present condition at their own peril. The decision of Mr. Justice Wightman had created alarm, and the consequence was, that most of the 4,000 friendly societies had altered their rules in accordance with that decision, and if the law were now to be altered again they would find them selves still in peril. H e s h ou ld therefore propose that, after the word " established" in the clause, there should be added t to words " enrolled before the passing of this Act." Mr. ESCOTT said, that with all respect for the decision of Mr. Justice Wightman, he submitted that the opinion of his Hon. and Learned Friend the Solicitor-General was quite as much entitled to respect.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) That judgment might have been wrong; it had not yet been appealed against, or decided in a higher court. He . should certainly support the amendment of his Hon. Friend the Member for } inabury. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that he was afraid that too much importance had been attached to the decision of Mr. Justice Wightman, but of this he was sure, th a t t oo much importance by far had been attached to his own opinion. In fact, he did not recollect what that opinion was until it had been put into his hands a few minutes previously. That opinion was offered on an isolated case ; it might happen that the majority of the 4,000 friendly societies in England were constituted on different principles. With the single exception of the society declared to be il legal they legalised. by the present enactment, every society which came within the description of those included in the first four clauses. They had nothing to do with sitting in jud,ment on the decision of Mr. Justice Wightman, and with reference to those societies included in the sth clause; they had , only to come forward without expense and without inconve nience, and lay their rules before the two officers appointed for the purpose, and they would at once receive from them a certificate that the society was of such a nature as to come within the provisions of the Act, and be legalised accordingly. Mr. RUTHERFORD stated that the explanation of the Learned Solicitor-General had removed many of the doubts which he had entertained upon the subject. Sir J. GRAHAM made some remarks, which were in audible in the gallery. M. T. DUNCOMBE said that no reason had as yet hien assign , d why the words " or entitled" should not be intro duced in the clause. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL considered the 'words pre-: posed to be introduced perfectly superfluous, and would not at all enlarge, hut perhaps diminish, the powers of the Bill, by creating a doubt upon the meaning of the words. Mr: T. DUNCOMBE stated there were many societies which were only enrolled, not established. After a few words from Mr. Evart, the Solicitor-General, and Mr. Rutherford, strarg3rs were ordered to withdraw; but Mr. T. Duncombe declined pressing the House to a division. Mr. DUNCOMBE resumed, and said that he would alter his phrase, and move for the iasertion of the words "or en rolled." Sir J. GRAHAM thought that the insertion of these words would entirely alter the meaning of the clause. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE conceived that the object of this Bill ought to be to confirm all those societies which had already been instituted and established, and he should therefore take the sense of the Committee upon it. Sir J. GRAHAM believed that the lion. Gentleman did not quite understand the effect which the introduction of the word " or" would have. It would be neither more nor less than the illegalising of the 4,000 societies which were in existence before the passing of the Act. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE—What would be the' effect of this measure as it now stood with respect to Mr. Tidd Pratt. Why, it would be investing him with privileges of the most enormous amount, and powers which no Government ought to demit. Mr. BICKHAM ESCOTT wished to know whether the insertion of these words would have the effect of rendering the 4,000 societies already in existence illegal, and of de priving them of the privileges which they now possessed ? Certainly such must be the case if they were rendered illegal. Mr. O'CONNELL said this was quite evident, that the societies referred to were either legal or illegal. If the former this Bill could not affect them, and if the reverse, they could not be injured. Mr. HAWES conceived that it ought now to be decided - whether the words " or," or "or enrolled" were to be used. They ought to know what they were dividing upon. Sir J. GRAHAM. begged to be pardoned for interrupting the Hon. Member, but he must observe that the introduction of the word " or" would entirely change the meaning of the whole senterce of the clause. Mr. HAWES thought they ought to know what they were going to divide about. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said his very object was to preserve the legality of the societies at present in existence, and fur this purpose he wished to include the word. After a few words from Mr. RUTHERFORD and Sir Da LAC)," EVANS, who both objected to any doubt being suffered to remain respecting the sense of the clause, and from Mr. B. ESCOTT, who again inquired whether the effect of the alteration would be to swamp the 4,000 societies, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that the observations of his Learned Friend had been entirely misunderstood ; for the fact was, that the effect of this clause would be to legalise the 4,000 societies alluded to. If the Hon. Member fer IVestrinster believed that this clause would have the con sequence of overruling the decision of 11. r. Justice Wightman,lie would beg to tell him that the introduction of these words would certainly go to that end. And with regard to the remarks of the Hon. and Learned Member for Cot k, that these societies were either legal or illegal, he must say, further, that, without the clause stood as it was, it would fail to bring those societies under the influence of the Friendly Societies' Act. They were told that there were no less than 4,000 existing societies, and they were called by this ingenious word "or,” proposed by the Hen. Member for Finsbury, to legalise them all, whether enrolled or not enrolled.—(No, no.) Ha main tained it was so; that all societies, whether enrolled or not, whether established for legal or illegal purposes, would be rendered lawful by the proposed amendment. They ought to protect themselves against the probability of danger by the clause as it at present stood, aid therefore he must op pose the motion. . Mr. B. ESCOTT said the Hon. and Learned Gentleman had not named a single society of the 4,000 referred to th..t was illegal. Mr. I'. DUNCOMBE replied, and said the amendment was Lot to legalise all societies, but to give the 4,000 already enrolled t h e b enet i t of that enactment under the proposed Jaye. If Mr. Tidd Pratt had certified those societies, it would be most a fewunf airto depri ve t h em of benellt. words tram Sir GEoRGE STRICKLAND and Mr. Co i lir ra M t .310,‘ iftNVOUsraflitiNuty,aittn:ndmelit, s o l het 4,000 , c hethou ,,o g e h ietl tif e2, the bar rister had certified the le ah tY. it should be held valid i n their favour. Sir Sir J. GRAHAM considered that, as it. was possible M r . Tidd Pratt might ha ve acted indiscreetly, or without prof er inquiry or information in these enrolments, he must firmly oppose the proposed amendment. After a few words from Mr.SPOONER against the amend ment, strangers were ordered to withdraw. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the Amendment Against it 42 Majority Mr. DUNCOMBE then moved that, to the end of the clause, the following words should be added, "provided also that existing benefit societies, known under the name of Odd Fellows, patriotic societies, and ethers instituted for the pur poses of making prevision for old age, and such other pur poses, shall be eligible for enrolment." The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the proviso was either dangerous or unnecessary. They had already pronounced an opinion that certain of these societies were illegal, and ought not to be sanctioned, and, therefore, the proviso was unne cessary. There were, however, some of these societies which came within the limits of the corresponding Act, and he should have no objection to bring them within the provisions of the present Bill, if the Honourable Member for Hereford would propose a clause to that effect. After a few words from Sir DE LACY EVANS and Mr. SPOONER, the amendment was withd:awn, and the clime agreed to. On clause 9 being proposed, Mr. SPOONER objected to the rules of a society beirg referred for the decision of one individual without any upp el. There was an immense deal of property and the interests of a vast number of persons involved in this decision, and there ought to be an appeal of some sort or other. Sir JAMES GRAHAM said such a course would be yoductive of delay and expense; and, on the whole, he was inclined to think the decision ought to be left to one barrister. lie had confidence in the skill and ability of Mr. Tidd Pratt ; and. with the assistance of the judges, he had no doubt that gentleman Would do justice to all earties. Mr. SPOONER said that he could not alter his opinion on this clause. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE wished to know if the present clause would confirm or annul the enrolmehnatg as notwaewraeraebizuhto of l Mr. Tidd Pratt ? ~,,.. ,Ae believed the Attorney-General got . the worst of it. .F. l `that gentleman. He w ad a contest with SPOONER said they - - /Nver to one man over large and import lo nt give a very great ~.- • interests. n' - , - - --z,31 - r. GRAINGER WAS of opinion that tl `:- a great expense to the parties interested. 5:•',.. •--t e clause would SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that und ; - c 1 he er the dance i 4 - • ,/,-; es would be able to:have the opiuion of the k w oface - rs - l i t he Crown without expense. ,\z. he clause was then agreed to. ----- . s Upon clause 10 been put, ..... ~ ..,_ • l! I.;: Sir J. GRAHAM said he bad to move an amendment, or T ro ,-srA-I ;_.., .~-. rather an addition to this clause. He would move that where the salary of the registrar was to be fixed at the average of the last three rears, that it should be provided that the average did not exceed more than I,ooo'. a year. After a few observations from Mr. COOPER and Mr. O'Coszatu, which did not reach the gallery, Clause 10 was ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause It was postponed. Clause 12 was ordered to stand part of the Bill. On the question that clause 13 stand part of the Bill being put, Mr. P. SCBOPE said that under clause 13 be did not feel certain whether the tables by which these societies al ready in existence calculated their advantages would have to be submitted to the registrar. He would also take this opportunity of saying that he thought that the present measure, if it was passed, would be of very little advantage to these societies. The a ttention of the Legislature ought, after the passing of this Bill, to be directed to the framing of some measu re which would place these societies in a position infi nitely superior to that in which it was at present proposed to place them. The attention of the Government might also be turned to the introduction of some Government measure by which the poor, by making certain paymEnt!, could secure an annuity at any period they named in their old age. The tables of the rates of payments could be published. The poor would thus have the advantages of a Government security for their annuities, and also of having their annuities payable to them at any portion of the kingdom they might chance to be. That course would be better than the doubtful and uncertain security at present afforded by the friendly societies, which, by mismanagement or miscalculation, might occasion to many the loss of the subscriptions of years. He hoped that his suggestion would meet with the consideration that it deserved at the hands of the Government. Sir JAMES GRAHAM promised that it should. He also stated that in a short time competent persons would be appointed by the Government for the purpose of drawing up tables to regulate the amount of sums to be paid on the death of a member of these societies. And he proposed that no society should be hereafter certified by the registrar unless they consented to be guided by those tables. Mr.T. DUNCOMBE said, that if the Right Hon. Baronet would read the very able book of Mr. Neilson on the subject of annuities, he would find that it would be most unjust to require the tables on that head to be the same in all societies; for instance, it would be unjust to compel the Friendly Ship builders of Liverpool to be guided by the same tables as those of the Operative Tailors' Society of the metropolis, be cause the latter were exposed to much more sickness than the former.--(Hear, hear.) The clause, as amended by the Right Hon. Baronet was then put and passed. On clause 14 being proposed, Mr. HENLEY hoped that provisionwould be made against the sending of any cases connected with friendly societies into Chancery. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said, that in all matters of dispute were the members of those rcletles proposed to go to a w for the the case time would behinavg. and toe b i e f submittedhewewere o f topi opinion Attorney- Generalthat there was no necessity for appealing to the Court of Chancery, the e case could not be proceeded with. The clause was then agreed to. After some discussion clause 15 was agreed to. Sir J. GRAHAM then moved that the consideration of Clause 16 and the remaining clauses should be postponed till Friday neat.—Motion agreed to. NEW WRIT. On the motion of Mr. YOUNGE, anew writ was ordered for the Falkirk District of Burghs, in the room of J. Baird, Esq., who had accepted the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds._ COUNTY ELECTIONS BILL. Mr. ELPHINSTONE moved the second reading of the County Elections Bill, which proposes to limit the time of polling at elections in counties to one day. Colonel WOOD moved that the Bill be read a second time that day six months. Lord J. WORSLEY went through the returns of the number of voters recorded in the several counties, and the number of those who voted on the second day, the result of which was that the number of persons who voted on the se cond day was so insignificant as to render it very desirable to restrict the time for county elections. The Hon. Member for Middlesex had said that the out-voters would have no opportunity of voting; but even if such were the case, there were corresponding advantages; for even, as in the case of West Yorkshire, where there were more than 50,000 voters, it was evident that no change could be made on the second day of polling. Then, as to treating, it was well known that much of the mischief would be saved. He was satisfied that the alteration was wholesofne, and he should give it his cordial support.—(Cries of "Divide.") Mr. NEWDEGATE wished to say a few words on this measure, which, in his opinion, was at least, premature, for it was very plain that the experience of the past was no criterion for the future.—(Laughter.) He had himself been engaged on a Committee, The SPEAKER—The Hon. Member cannot speak respect- , ing a Committee which has not made its report. Mr. NEWDEGATE apologised, and proceeded to say that if the same plan were to be adopted as that which the Hon. Member for Stockport (Mr. Cobden) had said would be used by the Anti-Corn-law League—that was to collect a large number cf voters at the railway stations in a neigh bouring county, and pour them down the polling-places— this would occasion great inconvenience, and if it was proposed to obviate that inconvenience by an increased number of polling-places, that would also occasion great expense. He thought also that if these measures were to be adopted. they would have the effect looked for by the Hon. Member for Stockport, and be greatly expedited. This object was given in the assertion that, within three years, he would unseat 100 county Mem bers, unless they changed their principles and voted against the opinions of their constituents and their own. There had been during the present session 36 petitions against the return of borough Members, of which 29 had been decided on, seven- dropped, or one-tenth of all the bo rough Members returned. In the same period there had been but three petitions against county elections, or one sixtieth, of which two had been dropped. This would show the decided balance, it might be presumed, in favour of the honesty of county elections. He would oppose the Bill and support the amendment. • Mr. BRIGHT said that there was not an argument now used against the Bill but what had been employed against the old system, yet every one, of whatever political party, agreed that the change was a great improvement. The difficulty in the way of travelling was much removed, and by railways it would be easy in most cases to take a whole constituency in a short time, if required. Whatever might be said of the expense of travelling, the expense 'of keeping the poll open for two days was far greater. He would de cidedly support the second reading of the Bill. Mr. B. DENISON thought there were advantages in favour of the second day's polling which had not been referred to. He knew of several instances in which the result of the first day's polling had been entirely changed the second day. There was no analogy between the position of the boroughs and the counties in point of distance and travelling. Nor did he see any necessity for the change, as not any of the counties, or the parties interested, had at all complained of the present practice.. Sir JAMES GRAHAM said, that if the Hon. Member wished to press his motion, he would say a few words. He considered the Dill, not so much respecting its effect on candidates, as on elections generally. He was decidedly of opinion that it was not expedient or politic to reduce the present period for the taking of votes in counties. The paramount question with them should be, not whether, it would reduce the expenses of candidates, but whether it would interfere with the due latitude necessary for theincrease of the franchise. Tried by this test, he did not think the Bill necessary as required by the exigencies of the case. He quite agreed in the statement of the Hon. Member for the West Riding of Yorkshire that there was no analogy between boroughs and counties. The change made on the previous law was a salutary one, reducing borough elections to one day and counties to two, but he did not think there should be any further alteration. With respect to borough elections, the restriction to one day extended only to a range of seven miles, but in the counties there was no limitation. He could see no reason why they should depart from the rule established, and he did not consider the period of two days was any inconvenience to voters. He rather considered that it was in favour of the franchise than anything else. He would therefore vote against the second reading of the Bill. Sir R. INGLIS said that polling-places were not more dis tant from each other than a mile in towns and cities, and were within the radius of a circle extending six miles in counties, and he therefore did not see that the Bill was necessary. Mr. B. ESCOTT said he would vote for the second reading of the Bill, for, in his opinion, mal-practices took place most on the second day of polling. The Hon. Member for Middlesex thought otherwise, for the purity of his elec tion—(Hear, hear)—no doubt led him to that opinion. But he had had some experiences in country elections, and the evening between the first and second day .was a very tempting opp n . tueity to those who hung round the booths, and who bad probably promised their votes to one party, yet gave them to the other. Colonel SIBTHORP said he had a vote for five counties, and that he would be sorry to see the day when the free circulation of money at elections would be checked. Lord G. BENTINCK said the Hon. Member for Win chester had spoken of the conduct of those who promised one thing, yet did another. He cordially concurred with the Honourable Member in his reprobation of such persone, and he hoped he would apply those principles to his own conduct, and that he would recollect, at the next discussion on the corn-laws, that he promised the electors cf Winchester one thing, and that he would not oarioth o e f r. Inue conclusion,Honourable h e w a o n u d l d ment ein a n .The Hon. Gentleman the Member for Gallant Durham upon the IL effects of the ol remem bered that there was a wide difference open for fifteen days and onl fur voting in three counties, emi r as he dt franchised, he should vote against the 131? ' l and not wish .Mr. B ESCOTT wished the Noble Lord, cott s) constituents, would convince hm observations relative to the opinions had argued et,,,,,,ab between w i e t a m hesna. u edb,t s fhe t tfehto b herp e aeotrlinllihis balikets,tiirinionrggf.- fENosromblaet'ilomnrdobneetnhewistutlijheiemt last could w week, , relied h e would ot, . id ‘ upon.have more accurate information than the Noble Lord had The House then divided, when there appeared-- to be in possession ot. wishes wlsh of f o be dis- H h. ad (N t i lie appeared gleaned For the Second Reading.,,,,,. Against i a t i. RAILWAYi ta . g D a . inst E . i p t . 0 . . 5 ... 1 .. T .. s ********** L I . . L . ..... .. * ** s 2 5 5 I e3 This Bill was read a third time and passed. COMMONS INCLOSURE BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. The remaining orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at six o'clock. Lord Brougham arrived in town On Monday evening, from Cannes, in the south of France, where Lady Brougham still remains. _ _ _ _ THE METROPOLITAN EAR INSTITOTIoN. The an nual subscription ball, the profits of which are given to the fun ds which support the objects of this institntion, which is situated In Sackville-street, Piccadhly, took place on Ti esitiy in her Majesty's Concert-rooms, ilinover-square. The arrangements under the stewards were on the usual scale of liberality with which hails of this charitable class are distinguished. Refreshments, &c., were pro vided in one of the apartments, whilst dancing was carried on in the large room of the establishment, to the music of the band of M. Julllen, whose services were afforded gratuitously ou tha occaslor. The band played all the most fashionable tunes introduced by the well-known leader—waltzes,. quadrilles, polkas, galopades, in all varieties. Dancing was kept up with great spirit for many hours by tho numerous joyous and benevolent groups who were present, nor was it till a very late hour that any of the vis tors thought of re tiring. The funds of the institution will no doubt receive consider able aid from this re-union of its friends and supporters, and ex tended relief will in consequence be afforded to many suffering patients. STOPPAGE OF KENNINGTON OVAL ROAD.—On Mon day evening a meeting of the landlords of property in the neighbour !of memo rialising hood of Kennington Oval was held at the Swan Tavern, Stockwell, for thepuhrpisosneyoalf taking intoes Pr i ncecons id eration Aibe the rt and pr t o h p e rie c ty oun of ei Duchy of Corny/Al, for the re-opening of the Oval Road. This road, It appears, was originally open for foot passengers, but about six years ago was closed on the plea that the open ground th , rough which it passed was frequented by improper characters. 'I hat ground of offence, however, exists no Imager, as the property is now covered by respectable houses. The road in dispute is the property of the Duch Y Of Cornwall, and is not above 100 yards in length. Resolu none La fs.Velle Of rs-openiztg tke_road wen carried IUIanitUQUAY. STATE OF IRELAND. ARRIVAL OF INDIAN CORN AT GALWAY.—The Dee steamer arrived in our roadstead on Thursday, with 100 tons of Indian corn meal. The cargo was on Friday discharging and placed in the stores engaged for the purpose. We understand that a gentleman from the Commissariat Department is now in town, and we trust that, with all possible dispatch, arrangements may be made for distributing the corn among the people at a very low rate. But the cry is for work, work, work.— Galway Mercury. There are about 500 families without food, or means of procuring it, in and about Athlone, on the Connaught side of it.—Galway Vindicator. DISTRESS IN ANNAGIIDOWN.—WO regret to learn that distress in this locality prevails to a most alarming extent. The people of the place have openly declared, that if employment be not immediately given, they can no longer withstand the distress they are labouring under. By this morning's post we have received a copy of resolutions adopted at a meeting held there on Mon day last for the purpose of raising subscriptions to afford temporary relief.—/bid. EMIGRATION.—THE THREATENED COERCION ACT.— ' As we anticipated some weeks ago, this has proved a busy season in the passenger trade ; hundreds of well clad peasants may be seen crowding our streets and quays daily, preparing to leave their native shores, to seek that employment in a strange land which they c fpt ,h a 3or n ert ent emigrants o bt t ihe eprocureisrmayl young ufana a rgre t m fn h eaer o e ; maslyies a and llin oma ke k despa i r i ngt et he w heuo pfbb o e: r t i st o better argtcafl money sl i oes t n. is, that can, and take leave with a s i g h o f t h e l an d o eto f yC t ts h ollum e eP i y r : birth, in the hope that they will meet with happier for tunes and brighter days on the other side of the Atlan tic. It is said that some persons are induced to emi grate from a dread of the Coercion Bill ; it is certain that the country people have a great terror of that mea sure, which they anticipate will completely deprive them of all liberty.—Sligo Champion. ARREST ON A CHARGE OF MURDER.-011 Monday last, Thomas Sullivan, charged with the murder of Michael Lyons, at Athlone, on the 21st of last month, was arrested by sub-constable Ross, of the Baliydangon station.— Western Star. CAPTURE OF A ""BLACK MAIL" GATHERER NEAR HlLLTOWN.—lnformation was given to the police sta tioned at llilltown, on Tuesday, the 14th inst., that a person of a gentleman-like appearance was levying, not war, but taxes .n her Majesty's subjects of that neigh bourhood, under the name of poor-rates, to collect which, he said, he had been commissioned by a gentleman in Mourne. He had, it appears, received a considerable sum from the unsuspecting people before sub-constable Hugh M'Alary went in quest of him. Not readily did this modern O'Hanlon change the freedom of a free booter for the close captivity of a "dungeon vile." Never did "fleet Camilla scour the plain" more nimbly than Body the Rover trod the sod, for five miles, over a mountainous country, before the pursuit of justice. He was at last, with much difficulty, ran down and captured, after a Title resistance, by M'Alary, and marched to the police barracks, where he was committed to Down patrick gaol by J. Scott, Esq., J.P., to await his trial at the next Quarter Sessions to be held in Newry.—Belfast Vindicator. PRESENTATION OF THE DUN- COMM TESTIMONIAL. • The Honourable Member for Finsbury having fixed Satur day evening for receiving the above tribute of a people's gratitude, a deputation from the Central Committee, accom panied by Mr. Syme, the secretary, waited upon Mr. Dun combe at his chambers in the Albany, and having been received with his usual kindness, SYME rose and said, Sir,—We have been appointed by the Testimonial Central Committee to transfer to you the result of their grateful efforts, and as they have prepared and furnished us with an address to be presented to you on this occasion, I think that any preliminary observations of mine will be quite unnecessary. The very able address was then read ; the following is the concluding paragraph : "In conclusion, Sir, we beg to assure you that this testi monial is presented by us in the truthful and manly spirit, so beautifully expressed of our own order,' by Robt. Nicoll : An offering to the shrine of power Our hands shall never bring— A garland on the car of pomp Our hands shall never fling. Applauding in the conqueror's path Our voices ne'er shall be ; But we have hearts to honour those Who bade the world go free.'" Mr. DtrNcomnE then said—Mr. Syme and Gentlemen, it is impossible for me to accept this generous tribute of your gratitude without mixed feelings of pride and sorrow. Pride, that my humble exertions en behalf of my industrious fellow-countrymen should be deemed worthy of national approval; and sorrow, that exposure of wrong and asser tion of right should he otherwise distinguished than as acts of justice, which the trustees of the unenfranchised people are solemnly bound to perform towards those for whom they hold the trust. Whatever thanks are due to me for the poor services which entitle me to your gratitude, the labouring classes fully and honourably participate in that reward, inasmuch as their co-operation cheerfully yielded, and without which my best exertions would have been vain and impotent, has at all times and upon all occasions nerved me for the struggle, and emboldened me to persevere in my resistance to the aggressions of their oppressors. The in trinsic value of your splendid testimonial consists in the deep and lasting impression which it is calculated to stamp upon the minds of all thinking men, that Englishmen, who are grateful for acts of justice, are not likely to violate its laws, and may be, therefore, safely entrusted with a fair participation in making and administering them ; and I sin cerely trust that the day is not far distant when acts of simple justice for the labouring classes will constitute the rule and not the exception of representation ; and none will more cheerfully hail the happy advent than myself, being con vinced that the first step towards the perfect freedom of our country is, the recognition of tha principle that those whose valour in arms—whose skill in manufactures—whose science in mechanism—whose cairn endurance under great suffering and privation—whose success in the art of converting our national resources into wealth, in the enjoyment of which they have not, in my opinion, their fair and legitimate pro portion, may be safely and honourably entrusted with the power of making laws for the further development of their national resources, and with the view to their more equitable distribution. My friends, it is not improbable that your services may be shortly courted by the two great parties now contending for political ascendancy, and when, if still esteemed worthy of your confidence, I may, as one of your representatives, be called upon to assume a position without reference to the speculative interest of either ; and if such course should subject us to a more severe trial, and a more searching ordeal than in our previous struggles we have undergone, relying upon a continuance of your co-operation, be assured I shall not flinch from my share of the troubie, the responsibility, or the danger, which the assertion of your rights and the advocacy of your cause may impose.—(Cheers.) My friends, while I deplore the cause you assign for the inability , of some of your order to participate.to your flattering offer, I regret that you should have deemed any explanation necessary to enhance its value. This emblem of my countrymen's confidence, ge nerosity, and gratitude, I recognise as the embodiment of the feeling of the industrious classes, and a testimonial of their undivided approval of my conduct ; as such I accept it, and in accepting it at your bands, the fulness of expression is inadequate to communicate my thanks to the industrious donors, and in commemoration of whose confidence I shall preserve it, treasure it, and esteem it as long as life remains; and when I am no more, and when it shall have passed into other bands, I trust that it may inspire its future possessor with the same pride that I now feel in accepting it, as a token of my countrymen's confidence, affection, and gene rosity. The duty of the deputation being at an end, they b3wbd and retired, highly elated with the pleasant termination of their grateful labours. COURT OF ALDERMEN. On Tuesday a Court was held for the dispatch o business. THE CITY PRISONS, Alderman SIDNEY said it had been stated in a former Court, that the Lord Mayor had received a communi3a tion from the Secretary of State for the Home Depart ment, calling the attention of his Lordship to the report of the inspectors of gaols, regarding the condition of the City gaols.. He wished to be informed whether any answer had been sent to that communication ? The LORD MAYox said that no other answer had been returned than the verbal answer given by himself to Sir James Graham, to the effect that the Coinmittee had agreed to recommend that a new gaol t-hould be erected instead of the Giltspnr-street Compter, and that no doubt that recommendation would be carried out. Alderman SIDNEY observed that certainly no motion to the effect of building a new gaol had been carried in the Court of Aldermen. The LORD MAYOR—I merely spoke of the Committee. Upon the motion fir votes of thanks to the Bishop of St. David and the Rev. Charles Farebrother, Chaplain to the Lord Mayor, for the Spital sermons preached on Easter Monday and Easter Tues Jay, at St. Bride's Church and Christchurch, Sir PETER LAURIE, who seconded the motion, said he could not help expressing much satisfaction at the sermon preached at St. Paul's on Sunday last before the Judges, by' Archdeacon Hale, when the Venerable Archdeacon denounced the mummeries which had re cently been introduced into the Church service, and recommended a strict adherence to the goosi old customs. The propositions were carried unanimously. THE ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE THE XING OP THE FRENCH. Alderman FAREBROTHER rose, and said he knew that there was not a man in the Court who did not feel most strongly upon the late atrocious attempt to assassi nate the King of the French.—(Loud cries of "Hear, hear.") It was impossible to contemph.te the escape his Majesty had had without the highest satisfaction, and he could not allow an opportunity to pass without express.. ing the sentiments of the Court upon the providential deliverance of that most excellent and illustrious monarch, whose loss would not only have been severely e ni o e r ua s ds . ) dsi iv A oen l r l aeli knew invtee t r l to e ari ee e d g c ! a fa r , d ri nt g w h e h t h i u g Our own most gracious Sovereign entertajijed f ) r the Icing of sensefelt by France it se lf, b u t b y every part of civilised he Europe.—(Cheers.) pe. n — st eh ( g — C ra i ( t ) h w e n F m r which her Majesty's subjects had, in common with the population of France, of the providential escape of the g as n well sod a e ; King.—(Cheers.) li e w i s h ed to see the feeling perne tuated, and he co ns id, ro d that the Court ought at once to express their gr ea t regret that any one could be found in his Majesty's d om i n i ons capable of so diabolical a crime nasorthaettltuovneptanudporneeptheectliolef hisota p r o v p e ie rei , civilised nation.—(Cheers.) of the admiration of eve r y A no.mber here asked whether there was any prece. dent for such a proceeding as the one suggested ? Alderman FAREBROTHER said it did not signify whether there existed any precedent or not.— (Ilear.) I s w as quite impossible fur a moment to think of the warm reception which the King of the French gave to the Corporation upon the occasion of his Majesty's visit to Queen Victoria, or to the members of that Court at St. Cloud, with any feelings but those of the deepest ve neration and gratitude. Mr. Alderman Farebrother then moved that an address be presented to the Ring of the French, congratulating his Majesty upon his late seconded the motion. The King o f th e French had derived as much g Sir P. LAURIE gratification from the ad dress by the Corporattou o f Lond on as happy deliverance Irons the hand of an assassin. presented to h im from any circumstance connected with his Majesty's vist to this country. The escape of his Majesty was an incident of a most providential character. He seemed to have a charmed life—a. life protected by an inscrutable arrangement for the benefit of his own great country, and for the service of the whole European community.— (Hear.) No man, in fact, had been so frequently attacked or so wonderfully preserved. Sir CHAPMAN MARSHALL said he had no doubt that the other Court would adopt similar proceedings at the next meeting, and both Courts would agree and cceop perste. Formerly there used to start up an injurious jealousy between the Court of Aldermen and Court of Common Council, but that sort of fet ling he rejoiced to say no longer e xisted.—(Hear, hear.) Sir GEORE CARROLL said that Alderman Farebrcther had anticipated him in moving the address to his most gracious Majesty the King of the French. It was im possible that any man could be better entitled than he (Sir G. Carroll) to join in a vote of congratulation to the illustrious Sovereign, for he was one of those mem bers of the Court who had been treated in so distin guished a manner by his Majesty at the palace of St. Cloud, where the Icing entertained them, together with the members of the Royal Family with the greatest respect and attention.—(Cheers.) Alderman CHALLIS hoped the address would not be one of a cold and formal character, hut would appear as if it came warm from the heart, and filled with generous and grateful sentiments.—(Hear. hear.) He wished it to be communicated to the French people that anything affecting their interests was an object of interest to this country.—(Cheers.) Alderman H. Humus suggested that the address should be one of condolence as well as congratulation, as the King, when attacked, Was surrounded by his family, whose terror must have been greatly excited by the event, and with whom it would be proper for the Court to sympathise. He thought the sympathy of the Court should certainly be embodied in the address. — (Hear, hear.) The less formal and the more hearty and unconstrained the address would be the better. The suggestion of embodying the sympathy of the Court in the address was adopted by generally expressed consent. After a few words from Alderman Wood, Alderman Humphery, and Alderman Sydney, who agreed in every sentiment which had been uttered in praise of the King of the French, the address was unanimously carried, and amidst loud cheers. The Court then adjourned. LAW INTELLIGEN . CE COURT V h triAIVCERY, April 22. WEEKS V. LORD STANHOPE. The arguments in this part-heard appeal were resumed this morning, and continued the whole day. ROLL'S COURT, April 22. _ HULME V. CHITTY. The arguments in this case, which was opened yesterday, were heard. The cause arose out of the construction of a deed of separation which had been entered into between a gentleman and his wife, who subsequently cohabited; and the question w;is as to the rights of the children who were born since the re union of the parties. The ambiguity in the deed arose from the supposed application of the words "such children born of my wife," &c., which, it was contended, in cluded the children that might be subsequently born, as well as those in existence at the time of the execution of the deed of separation. LOrd LANGDALE, in giving judgment, said it was expressly stated at th e ver y beginning of the deed that the separation between the parties should continue for their joint lives, and Mr. Chitty, the father of the applicant, Mr. T. Chlty, entered into the covenant. By that covenant there was an express stipulation that Mr. Chitty was not to visit Mrs. C., nor in any way intrude upon her privacy. Thus there was clear evidence that the intention of the parties was to live separate and apart, from the period at which the deed was executed, during the rest of their lives. If, however, they wished to perform again conjugal duties, and to renew in all particulars their former intimacy, there was nothing to prevent their doing so; but there was nothing in the agreement that contemplates' such an event. By that deed two distinct objects were covenanted, the first to provide during the life of Mr. Chitty for the support of his wife and for the maintenance and support of his children who might be at that time living, a sum of 500/. annually, or such of them as should from time to time be living. It was, therefore, clear that the deed referred to the children already living who should be living at subsequent periods. The, next object was to make a provision for such children as should be hereafter mentioned. The trustees were to payonly so much of the sum as they should think nec ssary for the support and maintenance of the with and children. If there was any saving it should be applied to any future expense that might arise, or should it not be all required it should accumulate. In this way a provision was made for the first object, namely, tha maintenance of the wife and the maintenance and support of the children. But Mr. Chitty only agreed for the payment of this during his life However, he effected a policy of insurance for 15,0001., which, together with the saving already referred to, was to be applied also for the same purposes as the money already disposed of by him. From all this, it appeared as clear and as plainly set forth in the deed as could be, and therefore he did not think that any doubt could arise on it. The question was as to the provision to be made on the death of the survivor of the two contracting parties. By the death of the survivor. the insurance money was to be hela in trust for twen a t l y l n s n u e ch ye c e h re ild ef re e n ge o , f a tl d rs in C b h e it e t3 c r in w al hh ly ic div s i h d o ed uld be o t h w ta ,ee i n n them. Now, if they considered the object of that deed, who were to be provided for by it—the deed being that they (Mr. and Mrs. C.) had agreed to separate for therest of their lives—it was perfectly clear the only objects intended to be provided for were the wife and children living at the time of the deed of separation being executed. There was certainly nothing to show that Mr. Thomas Chitty was not as much an object of affection with his father at the time of his death as his other children. His case was certainly one of hardship, and the Court would do all in its power in his behalf; but they could not act in opposition to the plain meaning of the deed. Mr. and Mrs. Chitty had carried their intention of living apart into execution for twelve years, but in conformity with their moral and religious duties, they had agreed to live to gether again, and did so acecrdingly for no less tkan 27 year'. The consequence of the connexion which resulted was the birth of Mr. Thomas Chitty. He wished he could so con sider the deed as to give him (Mr. Thomas Chitty) the right of provision for which he now sought, but he could not do so. There could be no doubt thattlilatotetidho providen,e. and me T a h n fdeo i i n rd g dcnel o eioi f dltd t h rawe e dna d nw e i e t hp d oe ro w mffe a icag s tnhl a yy s t construction borntr (Lord u rcdt afteri on c f t Langdale) a h n e n r t e e l i c n o a t cl n i o c s legal, and he felt bound to declare that it referred to the children, and to these alone, living at the time of the marriage. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, April 22. (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) RUSSELL v. SMITH. This csse came before the Court to-day upon motion to dissolve an injunction, , restraining the defendant from sing ing certain songs in various places of public entertainment in the metropolis. The case, which bad not concluded at three o'clock, when the Court rose, will be proceeded with to-morrow. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, April 22." (Sittings in Banco, Westminster Hall.) THE QUEEN V. THE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF LONDON. The argument in this case was commenced at the sitting of the Court, and occupied a considerable time. The question was simply this, whether an attorney practising in the Court of the Lord Mayor of London was eligible to practise in the Courts of Westminster Hall, without having been duly ad mitted an attorney of those different Courts. It was con tended that he was not, inasmuch as that the Court of the Lord Mayor of London was an inferior Court. There was also a question as to whether attornies of this Court were competent to practise in the Lord Mayor's Court without any further qualification ; and it was contended they ~ere, inas much as the Lord Mayor's Court was an inferior Court. Judgment deferred. BAIL COURT, April 22. (Sittings at Nisi Prius, Westminster Hall, before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE and a Common Jury.) WHITE V. CO AND MAN. In this case it appeared that the plaintiff and a person named Williamson were levellers, and the defendants railway surveyors; that Williamson and plaintiff called at the offices of defendants for employment in their capacities as levellers, in consequence of an advertisement they had seen in the newspapers from defendants, stating that they were in want of such; that plaintiff was employed at the rate of two guineas a day, and one guinea a day expenses, while doing duty as leveller on the Northampton, Lincoln, and Hull projected railway, for 16 days. The sum he now soug ht to recover was 371. 18s. Gd., having received 12/. on account. The jury found a verdict ferthe plaintiff fur the fu amount. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, April 22. (Sittings in Banco.) DAUM V. PAGE. The Court was occupied the mot (4 the day in hearing this case, which was an action for debt, brought by plaintiffs, a Liverpool banking company, against defendant, who was a member of a firm, and was tried at the late assizes, when a verdict was given for the plaintiffs. _ The present motion was to set aside that verdict. It pos sessed no feature of interest. The Court would take time to consider. Albert."TheTßT, COURT OF EXCHEQUER, April 2 2. (Sittings in Banco ) This day was again occupied with motions for new trials, there being upwards of twenty still to be disposed 4. , f when , the Court sat thi s morn ing. The only case possessing any feature of inte res t was th e f o llowing JACKSON AND wine V. SIMPSON. Mr. Serg eant S HEA move d f or a rule to show cause why the v er di ct i nthis case shou ld no t b e se t aside, j u dgment arrested, and a new trial had, on t h e groun d of misdirection, the verdi c t b e i ng against evidence, and also on affidavits. The action was t r i e d at the late ass i zes f or t h e coun ty o f K en t, when a ve r di ct was given for the pla i nt iff—D amages 1501. The fa c t s o f the case were briefly these. The defendant kept a ram and a s h eep, which he dignified w i t h t h e appe ll at i ons o f Albert a n d Vi ctoria. It appeared, that t h e ram, w hi ch was tethered by the side o f Vi c t or ia, in the garden of defendant, escaped from hi s restraint and got i n t o t h e prem i ses of Mrs. Jackson,. the plaintiff. While endeavouring to take him back to ta _hdisconsolate " Victoria" plaintiff was upset, and sus tained the severest i n j ur i es f ro m the viol ence o f re b e lli ous A thin ln k e i r n t g ,s n n o un d d ou u b et t , t u h n a d t e s r affi th c e ien c t ire c u a na us s e ta c n o n u e l s, d be show n f or granted the rule. i 3 d ay , S ECONDARIES' COURT, April 22. (Bdore Mr. Secondary JAMES. th ) .There was only one case set down for hearing in this court none of the parties bein • a tt e ndance, the jury were dis he jury w ere ca lled, but, after , vaiting some time, g missed, COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, April 22. (Bdore ➢fr. Commissions: EvAss.) paYment w . . _ IN RE HOLMES., AN INSoIXENT. theAn application was made to rescind the final order made in case of this insolvent, who is a lieutenant in the Royal • Aa ' i "ea• The order was made in January, 18.15, and the to render every insolvent undertook to set aside 50/. per annum out of his the order should be amended. half-pay, but had since refused to pay. By some mistake the Mlle as not made a condition in the order. , Learned CononsstoisEn said lie did not see that he had any power to rescind the order in this case; it was only under certain circumstances he could do so. The creditors solicitor ought to see that the order was properly drawn out. assistance in power, He. would not enforce the payment now, but he was willing i l e d n fell that i his if any h a lc u o d n ' v v e o n u the insolvent it was his own fault. In • this case, ni . RE it n. FRlsco• the insolvent here; - a stationer in the Old Kent- "'ad; a similar application Li • vas made, the insolvent re -1 fusing to pay a sum of 51., on the promise of doing which the Learned Commissioner had granted the order. It was con tended in this case that the insolvent's attorney had wilfully omitted the fact, and that he was amenable to the Court. The Learned COMMISSIONER said the attorneys of the cre ditors ought to see that the orders were properly drawn out. The solicitor said it was expected by the profession that good faith would be kept—here was evidently an intention to impose on the Court. The COMMISSIONER directed the order to be amended. COURT OF REVIEW, April 22. (Before Sir J. L. KNIGHT BRUCE.) LAWRENCE IN RE BOWRING. The assignees in the bankruptcy appeared by petition, praying to have the only remaining part of the bankrupt estate, consisting of shares in the Middlesex Water Works, placed at their disposal. This was opposed on the part of a gentleman calling himself the mortgagee of these shares, who said they had been deposited with him as security for &debt owed by the bankrupt. Mr. Swanston argued for the assignees, that the point raised in the present case was de cided in the Lancaster Canal case, when it was decided by Lord Lyndhurst, and affirmed by Lord Brougham, that pro fits arising otit of the employment of real.property.were trans ferable as personal property. It was held, therefore, that the party in Court could have no coutroul over the shares by means of the deposition alleged; aLd if he had a proveable debt against the bankrupt estate that he must prove it in the usual way. Mr. littssELL, who appeared for the bankrupt, felt that the case was concluded by the decision cited on the other side. It seems that the bankrupt obtained his certificate in 1832, and a supersedeas was i,sued in bankruptcy in 1845. The Court now ordered that the bankruptcy should be re rived, the assignees undertaking to the extent of the estate to abide by any order the Court might make in respect to the estate since the supersedeas, with liberty to all parties to apply. Costs were allowed to the bankrupt. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. A man, named William Han ison, was brought before , Alderman Hughes Hughes, c h arge d w i t h h av i ng com mitted an assault upon a female. A City policeman, who was doing duty in the Poultry on the preceding night at a quarter to nine o'clock, ob served the defendant annoying a female of respectable appearance. Witness protected the lady, whom the prisoner at the bar had taken hold of and pulled into the street, and locked up the contemptible offender in the station-house. The language used by the defendant was just what might have been expected from a fellow who was in the habit of insulting females, and who cer tainly deserved upon the present occasion to be wall w-e-ntto h withdraw the the s e ta r ti w on dli h n o g u n s e e ss an t d o theaimed The charge-book, b al accusationargae lady, b w o i k o , expressed if the defendant consented to apologise for his ruffianlike behaviour, b u t h e h a d not even the decency to say that be was sorry for what he had done. Alderman HUGHES HUGHES having ascertained that the complainant was not present, said he was under the necessity of discharging the defendant, but he regretted that in such a case the magistrate was deprived of the power to do justice in the absence of the person who seemed to have had such reason to complain. The defendant, who denied that his conduct was at all reprehensible, was then discharged. Elizabeth Jones, a person who has been in the habit of calling for gratuitous advice upon medical men, and picking up any clothes, or other property, which lay in her way, was charged with robbery. Mr. Stephen H. Ward, M.D., residing at No. 35, Finsbury Circus, stated that about three weeks ago the prisoner called upon him for - a prescription. When she made her appearance his coat was hanging on the back of a chair in the room. She quitted the room suddenly without his knowledge, and his coat disappeared at the same time. He subsequently saw his coat at the shop of a pawnbroker at Aldgate. It was worth about a sovereign. T. J. Hogg, assistant to Mr. Barker, pawnbroker, Aldgate, stated that he was present when the coat pro duced was pledged by the prisoner, and the duplicates were found to correspond. Alderman H. HUGHES observed that the prisoner's dis honesty was the more culpable, as it was exercised to wards a professional gentleman who had been in the habit of most liberally administering to the health of those who were not able to pay for medical advice. It was a very serious disappointment to gentlemen so dis interested to find that, instead of the gratitude that was due to them, they met with such a system of victimising. There had been three cases, in each of which the pri soner was known to have made such a return for kind ness rendered, and she should certainly have an oppor tunity of answering before a jury at the Central Cimina Court.—Committed for trial. WESTMINSTER. On Monday afternoon Sergeant Brennan, of the G divi s'on, accompanied by two of his men, apprehended John Morris, a notorious character in the vicinity of Duck-lane, in the act of coining. He was handcuffed, and the officers were about removing him, when they were suddenly at tacked by a formidable gang, said to be upwards of fifty in number, who beat the police off and rescued the prisoner, made his escape in the handcuffs, the sergeant being severely wounded in the head, besides which his men received other severe injuries. Encouraged by their success on this occa sion, and obviously with a desire to intimidate the officers from visiting the courts and alleys in this neighbourhood, where robberies with violence are nightly committed, the thieves determined upon another attack upon the constables and carried it into effect, but fortunately with a result the reverse of that they bad anticipated, five of them being captured. The names of the accused were John Davison, Robert Lawrence, John Wright, Richard Morris, John Smith. They were ragged fellows, and all well-known thieves. The circumstances of the case, as detailed in reference to the last attack, are briefly these:—Police-constable 'John Rounds, 210 B, was on duty at t wo o ' c l oc k yester d ay morn ing in Orchard•street, when, as he passed a soup chop, Davison, who was standing on the threshold of the door, suddenly, and without a word having been said on either side, or anything having occurred to justify such an act, came behind him and struck him a violent blow on the jaw, which dislocated it, with a lancewood bludgeon, resembling in appearance the spoke of a gig wheel. The fellow attempted to follow up his blow with a second, but the constable receded a few steps, when Lawrence suddenly made his appearance, but on the constable springing his rattle, and other officers appearing in sight, the fellows ran off. The police pursued them down Duck-lane, and into New -court, where the defendants, from the windows of a house there, attacked them with .bricks and missiles of every description, a female holding a light out in order that their operations might be carried on rith batter effect. The officers, who were repeatedly struck, entered the house and captured Lawrence, Wright, Morris, and Smith, who used language of the most threatening de scription, and called out for pistols. After the officers had secured them, they returned to the house in quest of Davison, whom they heard, as they ascended the stairs, throw some 'i e n t e a r room as ls,e with hhav eo w f o t o h d e d s o t w un n e , and foundhim formidable char a described. Davison made great resistance, wished h e h a d a knife or pistol, or some such thing, a n d a dd e d, th a t " h e four rvy bludgeons piece of should like to serve them as he had done Brennan" (the ser geant of the G division). Mr. Barfoot, an Inspector of the B division, asked for a remand, in order that the sergeant and constables who had been attacked in the morning might attend, as he had no doubt seine of the accused were engaged in it. Mr. BOND thought there could be but little doubt about that, especially as regarded Davison, by what had fallen from his own lips. The whole of the prisoners pretended that they knew nothing about the charge against them. Mr. Bonn observed that it was too serious a case for him to deal with _summarily. He should remand them fur a week. MARLBOROUGH-Si BEET. Eliza Stephens, a good-looking young woman, genteelly dressed, was charged with tendering a counterfeit sovereign at the shop of Mr. Elphinstone, baker, of No. 227, Regent • street. It appeared that between eight and nine o'clock last evening the prisoner entered the shoe, apparently in a hurry, and asked for a shilling's worth of fancy biscuits. Ott being served she tendered in payment the spurious coin in ques tion. It was nearly instantly detected to be bad, and she was told so, on wlich she said that a l a dy w h o was waiting opposite had given her the sovereign and asked her to run over for the biscuits. Of course " the lady" c ou ld not b e found, and the prisoner was given into custody. Mr. MALTBY asked .if she wi3hed to say anything? The prisoner said the statement she had .made was perfectly correct. Inspector Baker, of the C division, said that at the station house the prisoner gave her address a t N o . 5 , Hare-court, Aldersgate-street. A constable had been sent there this morning, and found that no such person was living there. Prisoner—l do live there; some mistake must have been made. Mr. MALTBY said he should remand the prisoner until to marrow, when the solicitor to the Mint would be in attend ance. THE CORN TRADE. BRITISH. Whether the proposed alteration in the corn-laws will or will not be made, remains as much a matter of doubt as ever; and the continued uncertainty keeps business in a languid state. With this all - important point undecided, it is utterly impossible to foresee the probable range of prices. Up to the present p er i o d holders of wheat have rimr&ested consi.le ra bl e firm ness ; but in comparing the valne of free and bonded, it will be observed that there exists a difference of from 14s. to 15s. per quarter between the two; it is plain, therefore, that if Sir Robert Peel should succeed in carrying his new plan, and the duty be reduced to 43. per quarter, a material rise must take place in the price of the article under lock, or the free price must come down several shillings. Which of these events is most likely to occur we must leave to our readers to determine in our opinion it will, in a great measure, depend on the character of the w ea th er w hi c h ma y be experienced in the interval, and on the appearance of the growing ice crop at about the time a definite settlement foil n i ta i iies pI On the other hand, if the firemieT s hould getting wouls his Bill through the Lords, wheat of nce home of protection, growth even unquestionably ri.e, as the 9 . a would impart great though i: should be in a modifi, I f orm, firmness to farmers. At p res ent th ere seemslitt . le chance of p d y s ettlement of the question, aed during the time a speedy mu st still el apse before t h .?.subjeet is finally dis? sed of, w business is likely to remain in a very depressed state. The weather has since our last been, on th e w h o l e , au=picious, less rain having fallen, and the tempera ture having risen considerably ; still the reports re lative to the aspect of the country are not parti cularly favourable, the colour of the blade being badly spoken of in many localities. We consider it too early, hawever, to venture on anything like a prediction respecting the next harvest, and place as little reliance on the accounts of extraordinary pro mise (and thee are by no means uncommon) as to those of an opposite character. The supplies from the farmers have rather increased this week, but the deliveries have not been by any means large ; in point of quality no im provement has takes place, most of the wheat brought forward having:etime to hand in very indifferent condi tion. Notwithstanding this circumstance, previous prices have been tolerably well supported at the leading provincial markets, and at a f•iv of the principal towns a small enhancement has even been established. The accounts from Liverpool describe the wheat trade as having maintained a decidedly firm tone; the business was, it is true, on a sfinewhat restricted scale at that - port both on Tuesday and Friday ; still needy buyers had to pay fully former terms, indeed in some cases ls. per 701bs. more was realised on the latter day. In bar • ley scarcely anything appears to have been done, but Indian corn and oats were in demand at rather advanced rates. From Hull the reports are not very animated ; the supply of wheat from the farmers was, however, dis posed of on Tuesday at prices similar to those at which sales were made on that day se'anight. At Leeds the demand was also slow on the day named, but the finer kinds were not by any means easier to buy. The advices from Wakefield of Friday are of nearly the same cha racter, only good dry parcels of wheat being saleable, and no improvement being obtainable even on these. From the western and north-western parts . of the kingdom the reports are to the same effect. In partial instances a trifling advance was paid for fine wheat at Birmingham on Tuesday, but the ordinary sorts were no dearer. The case was the same at Bristol, and most of the neighbouring market s . . The cause of the want of activity is unquestionably the same as that which has so long kept the trade dull, viz., the uncertainty as to how the corn-law debate will terminate. The millers seem determined not to add a bushel to their stocks so long as the matter shall remain undecided ; and we believe we are quite warranted in saying that there is scarcely a flour manufacturer in the kingdom holding sufficient wheat to carry on his trade a week without making small hand-to-mouth pur chases. Hitherto this has caused comparatively no in convenience, as the supplies have quite kept pace with the demand; but we need scarcely remark that a very slight excess in the latter over the former would place miilers in a very awkward position. By advices from Scotland we perceive that business has remained in much the same state there as before. At Edinburgh, on Wednesday, the inquiry for wheat was on a restricted scale ; the supply being, however, moderate, sellers were unable to obtain more money. By the most recent accounts from Ireland, it seems that the misery and want under which a large portion of the poor of that country are suffering, had caused the people to commit excesses requiring the military to quell. Still it would appear that 'large stocks of oats are held there, but which the owners are induced to keep back in anticipation of still higher prices. This is the consequence of the predictions of famine so freely put forth by these in power on various occasions. Of wheat, about the usual supplies had bean brought forward at the various markets, but this article is altogether beyond the reach of the suffering Though the arrivals of wheat coastwise into London have been larger this than the previous week, still the supply has only been moderate ; a considerable portion of the same is from Lincolnshire, and has gone direct to the millers. What now remains in hands may be re garded as quite insignificant ; end if the passing of the Corn Importation Bill should he much longer delayed, and no increase take place in the supplies from the growers, the town manufacturers may find it difficult to secure sufficient to keep their mills going. The transactions in fiireign wheat have not been of much importance since our last, a few small pur chases of bonded hive been made at midi the same terms as before, but as c-rtiticates for liberating the same have risen to nearly 165., buyers have confined their operati,ns to as narrow limits as has been compatible with their pressing wants. Besides what has been bought by the town millers, a cargo or two have been taken for shipment to Ireland ; but nothing whatever has betn done on speculation in the article. The supply from abroad has again been liberal, up wards of 22,000 qrs. having been reported, a large pro portion c nsisting of low qualities from the Mediterra nean. The averages are now beginning to creep up, and the duty, afpr having remained stationary for many weeks, fell to 17s. per quarter on Thursday ; below this paint it is not likely, however, to recede fur some weeks to come. The demand for barley has been exceedingly slow ; and, though only 5,045 quarters have been received coastwise, last Monday's currency has with difficulty been obtained for the finer kinds, whilst the inferior sorts have, in partial instances, been parted with at rather less money. In purchasing malt, except of the very best descrip tion, the turn has likewise been in favour of the buyer. The arrival of oats have not increased, the total sup ply for the week, including 2,550 quarters from abroad, having amounted to only 15,213 quarters. The stocks in the bands of the dealers have been further diminished this week, and the market is gradually becoming bare of good corn. Under these circumstances, factors have raised their pretensions ;_and though the trade has bcen the reverse of lively, an advance of 6d. to Is. per quarter has been established on last Monday's currency. Beans have moved off in retail at much the same rates as before, and peas of all kinds have maintained their previous value with great firmness. FOREIGN. _ _ By the Hibernia steam-ship we have New York ad vices up to the Ist inst , and accounts from other parts of the United States of c9rresp9nding dates. There does not appear to have been much business done in flour at any of the leading ports, hut some rather large pur chases of wheat seem to have been made on British account. Letters from New York state that fair sup plies of flour had arrived from the interior since the re opening of the river navigation ; and fewer orders for the porch ise of the article having been received from EnDland than had been reckoned on, some difficulty had been ex perienced in making sales of the commo n brands of Ge nesse at over 5i dollars per barrel. This is about equal to 235. 6d. free on board, and freight to London being then 3s. 3d. per barrel, there is not much prospeA that pur chases made with a view to this market will turn out very profitably. Of wheat, several thousand bushels appear to have been taken, after the arrival of the Hibernia, for shipment : white realized 1 dol. 20e. to 1 del. 25c., and red 1 dol. 14c. per bushel. At New York the export demand for Indian corn had fallen off; and its value had rather receded from the highest point. From the Baltic the accounts received this week are of precisely the same character as previous ad vices. holders of wheat had, we learn, maintained a firm tone at all the leading ports ; and, though the demand has been very far from brisk, former terms had been steadily supported. From the opening of the navigation up to the end of March only about 7,000 qrs. had been shipped from thence, and of this small cpsantity m ,, r.. than half had been for the Netherlands, only about 3.000 qrs. having been shipped to Great Britain. The want of life in the demand had fail& d to make much impressi o , on the minds of holders, who still calculated with confidence on an extensive English demand in the tolinmer and autumn. At the lower Baltic ports prices seem also to have been pretty well maintained. A letter from Stettin, cif the 12th instant, states that purchases of both wheat and barley had bean made there by buyers from the interior, which circumstance had counteracted the eif,•ct which might otherwise, perhaps, have been produced by the continued dull reports from hence. From Restock the advices 'are not quite so firm as before, still the price has not undergone any change. At Ilamb•irgh, on Tuesday, there was scarcely any thing doing in wheat either on the spot or from outports. In the Dutch and Belgian markets nothing deserving notice seems to have taken place. From the south and east of Europe the reports are wholly without interest, quotations of wheat being generally too high all over the Mediterranean, as com pared with - the value of the article here, to admit cf business beiv , g done with a view of shipping to this country.—Mark Lane Express. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, APRIL 21.—Although there has not been quite so much business done to-day as on Tuesday last, the market for yarn has been very firm, the spinners generally demanding advanced prices, which are par tially acceded to by the buyers, but which tend to di minish the amount of business. For some descriptions of goods, and particularly for good 40-inch shirt ings, there is a t.lerably active demand, and where manufacturers are willing to accept the current prices of last week, sales are made with facility. This, however, does not extend to printing cloths, which, though in somewhat better demand than they were a fortnight ago, are still relatively dull of sale. ROCHDALE, APRIL 20.—There has been a fair average market to-day, and prices have been the same as last week. There is a Government order for 7,000 flannels, which has been allotted this last week amongst six mann rectums. The wool dealers complain of a dull demand for the raw material. LEEDS, APRIL 21.—There was a good deal more bustle in our market to-day, and a fair quantity of goods changed hands for shipment to America. We hope this improving s t a t e o f things will last, and afford that relay to our manufacturers which is so much needed. has iiu b s m e a %k et ; but, DeeDnERdStLIEeLDto,.dAaPyRiInL the 21.- - Father — Cl i o tr h ie a r hu, more er sines Am erican and London buyers being . to gain ground, appears season. A feeling of confi dence more healthy trade.— nevertheless, trTle not in the acti i :• l e t sta e te usual at this which r ill doubtless produce a Mariche.vter Guardian. MARKET NE WS.-(YESTERDA Y .) CORN_ EXCIE ANGE. The arrivals of Wheat of home produce up to our market this week, coastwise as well as by land carriage and samples, have been on a fair average scale, and of greatly improved quality. Although the attendance of buyers here this morning wai limited, the demand for most descriptions was steady at fully the currencies obtained en Monday, and at which a good clearance was effected. The show of free Foreign Wheat was small. Fine dry qualities were in good req .est at extreme -prices. All kinds of Corn under bond were a mere drug but not cheaper. The stocks are still increasing. Notwithstanding the supplies of Barley and Malt were small, the sales for th.,se articles were in a very sluggish state, at barely late rates. The Oat trade was very firm, and good dry swat Corn pro duced a trifle more money. Beans, Peas, and Flour very dull, at Monday's quotations. Wheat. 3,790 qrs. English Irish .. Foreign 1.1/,l*. ARRIVALS. 113r1ey. Oats Flour. 2,770 qrs. 3,010 qrs. 4,620 aka 2,320 2,970 Malt, 6,72 n qrs. Oar market, to-day, was moderately well, but not to say heavily, supplied with each kind of 11.• at, the donand for which was In a sluggish state, at but little variation in prices. Beef, from 2s 6cl to as Gd ; Mutton, as 4d to is 6I; Lamb, 5s 4d to 68 8d; Veal, 4s 4d to bs 4d; and Pork, 3s Gd to 5s per Bibs by the carcase. ----- --- CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.- - Accounts to the 28th Fe bruary have reached us from the Cape of Good Hop At that date tranquillity had been re-established on the eastern frontier, and the fear of hostilities with the Kafir tribes had ceased. [ADYERThumFwr.]—The Gentleman's Real head of Hair, or Invisible Ventilating Peruke, is so close a resem blance to nature as to defy detection ; and to enable any gen tleman to see the effect, a large assortment is always kept for inspection, any °Le of which, if amino el of, saves the I urchaser both time and troune. These splendid specimens of the per ruquean art, super:or to anything to be obtained elsewhere, either in Paris or London, have only to be seen to be admired, and are the 3,11 e invention of Ross and Sons, 119 and 120, Bishopsgate-street, London. N.B. Splendid hair-cutting apartments on the ground-floor, the whol e o f the IA als being lined with l oo ki ng - g l ass a /a mo dade Paris. LATEST PRICES OF SHARES. IN BANKS, ASSURANCE. AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. • From tie Oificiii List, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENISO. LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 21. TOINT-STOCK HANKS. same of Company. Dividend per Amount of Share. Paid. Pries Aintun. X s. d. £ a. d. Australasia ...... •• • • 61. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 254 Britsh North American 51. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 444 Commercial of London 51. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 224 Colonial.. . ... - 51. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 16 Loadn and Westminstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 27 London Joint-Stock ..• 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 14 Metropolitan ..... - 25 0 0 710 0 Provincial of Ireland.. Si. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 4S Ditto, New...... •• • Si. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 174 National of Ireland .. Si. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 18 Nat. Provncial of Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 8 35% Ditto, New... .. .• • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 Union of Australia -.• 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 25 Union of London. ... • , 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 l2 XNSUILEINCE COME.°II.NIZE. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. Albion • • ........ •• • • . Xa.d.X s. d. 31 10s 500 0 0 50 0 0 74 Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 10 Ditto Marine.• ••• • • 6/. per cent, 100 0 0 50 0 64 A tlas .••••••• • • • • • • • • 13s. Gd. pr sh. 50 0 0 5 0 0 164 British Commercial • • 7s. per share 50 0 0 50 0 7 4 Clerici,Med.&Gen.Life 51. per cent. 100 0 0 210 0 6% County ...... -••• • • • 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 Crown ..... ••••• • • • • 10s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 - Eagle 6s. 50 0 0 50 0 54 Economic Life. 1000 0 0 250 0 0 /&30s.bs. Eng. & Scot. Law ••• • • • 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 2% European Life ••• • • • 54 per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 20 Freemasons' ..• •••• • • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 Globe - 138 Guardian •••••• • • - • • 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 49 Imperial Fire .••• • • • • 6/. and bonus 500 0 0 50 0 0 240 Imperial Life •••• • • • • 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 17 Indemnity Marine •• • • 11. sh & bs. 100 0 0 513 1 29 Law Life.... •••• • • • • 11. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 6% London Fire ••- - • • 102. 25 0 0 12 10 0 144 London Ship •••• • • • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 144 Marine -•.•• • • • • • 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 10% Med. Inviid&Gen.Life 44/. per et. 50 0 0 2 0 0 3 National Loan Fund.. Si. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2% National Life • Palladium Life , • Phoenix -- • - ...... •• • • 3/. p. ct. & ha. - - 205 Protector Life.... •• • 51. par cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 IL 4s. Provident Life •.- - • • 1/. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23 Rock Life. .......• • • 4 s .- 50 0 010 0 4 % Royal Exchange 5/. per cent. Stock. - 180 Sun Fire...... .... - - 210 Ditto Life ..... - 49 Universal Life .. DOCKS. . . Dividend Amount Name 6f Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. --• X s. d. X s. d. Commercial . - 78 East and West India 6l. pr cent. Stock. - 141% East Country - 21 London , 51. pr cent. Stock. - 115% St Katharine .. 5 per cent. Stock. - 104 4. Southampton ••..• • • • 41. per cent. 50 0 0, 50 0 0 30 51. Pr cent. Stock. 5 per cent. Stock. 41. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES , Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. £ s. d. £ s. d Bank of Scotland - 100 0 0 165 Royal Bank of Scotland 61. per cent. - 100 0 0 157% British Linen Company 81. per cent. - 100 0 0 224 Commercial Bank • 61. per cent. - 100 0 0 161 National Bank 6l. per cent. - 10 0 0 14% Union Bank of Scotland 7)61. pr cent. - 50 0 0 92 Western Bank •• • 61. per cent. - 50 0 0 80 North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. - 50 0 71 Clydesdale Bank .. • • 61. per cent. - 10 0 0 13% Eastern Bank •• • 5/. per cent. - 10 0 0 11 Caledonian Bank - 210 0 4)6 Edinb.& Glasgow Bank 6/. per cert. - 50. 0 676 City of Glasgow Bank . 51. per cent. - 10 0 0 13% Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 245. Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 14% Insur. Co. of Scetlnd. • Si. per cent. 10 0 0 All paid. 9% North British haul% •• 5)61. pr cent. 200 0 0 10 0 0 28 Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 22 Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 18% Edin. & Glasg. Railway 11.10 s. pert. 50 0 0 50 0 0 72 Ditto, )6 Shares.. • • 7s. 6d. p. s. 12 10 0 All paid. 17% Edin., Leith, & Grantn 20 0 0 20 0 0 16 Olasgw & Ayrshir Rail. 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 70g Glasgw & Greench Rail. 21. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 19 Glsgw & G arnkirk Rail. 51. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 40 % Dundee &Arbroth Rail. 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 39 Standard Life Asstirnce. 51 per cent. 150 0 0 210 0 9 WATER-WORILS Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. s, d. East L0nd0n......-.. • • 81. 100 0 0 215 Grand Junction .... • • 3/. 10s. 41 13 4 00 Kent.. . .•••.•• • • • • • 12/. 10s. 100 0 0 - 70 Vauxhall .... • 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 - 57 West Middlesex .. .. • • 5/. ss. pr cnt. 63 12 9 - 130 CANALS. Names of Dividend ) Names of 4 Dividend Pri per Companies. A per ce. Companies. Annum. Price. cia Annum. vs £ £ Ashtn& Oldh 97 51.55. p c 70 Monmonthsh 100 81. 160 Ashby-d-la-Z 113 4/. 70 Mntgomrysh 100 Lt. 98 Barnsley.... 160 121. 180 Macclesfield . 100 - 35 Basingstoke.. 100 - - Neath .... • • 100 171. 340 Brktik&Abrg 150 . 5/. 85 Nottingham. 150 121. - Cromford ..• • 100 141. 150 Peak Forest. 78 31. 63 Dudley lOO 41. - Regent's .. .• 33 1/. ss. 25 Derby .... • EllsmreStChs 133 41. 65 Shropshire 125 8/. - Erewash •• t 1001 321. 330 Somrset Coal 150 71. 10s. 130 Forth & Clyd 100 4/. - Do.Lk Fd St 12 6/. p. e. 11 GrandJunctn 1001 71. 95 Stfrrd & Wore 140 281. 300 Grand Union 100 , 1/. 10s. - Shrewsbury.. 12. s 151. 230 Glamorgnsh 172 13%1. 210 Stourbrldge.. 145 201. 280 Glstr &Brkly 00 - - Strtfrd on Av 79 1/. 101. - Grantham • • 150 121. 100 Severn and] 26 1/. Bs. 32 Unddersileld. 57 - - I Wye Rail. Keunt. & Avu 39 Is. 6d. 103( Trnt & Mr-1 50 301. Lancaster ..• 47 11. 10s: - 1 sey, 34 sh. Leeds& Livrp 100 341. 520 IThams &Med 15 - Leicester 4 140 101. 105 "Worestr Leicstr &Nth ' 83t 4/. 60 Birming. 78 2/. 44 Loughboregh,l42l 701. 850 ;Wilts & Mks 67 1/. 11 RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. MANCHESTER, APRIL 21. STOCK EXCILANGE.—The sales are—Bideford and Tavistock, 201- 6d. dis.—Birkenhead, Chester, Mold, &c., dis.—Birkenhead and Holyhead Junction, 225. dis.—Blackburn, Chorley, and Liverpool. s. l% ew d a i k . dis.—Blackburn, c s k h b e a tfi r t d C , 1 I r u e r . a e n . d_N c o h r e t i h in dis.--Derby and Crewe, 1% p.—Eastern Counties, 223—East sford Wales , and Bury, di.di s.— Boston, t 6T. Lan cashire, No. 1,11 A p. c.—Ditto, No. 2, % p.—Essex and Suffolk, dis.—Glasgow and Dumfries, T s dis.—Grand Union, % derstleld, Halifax, and Bideford, - 1 p.-z-lieudal and Windermere, dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, 6 dis.—Leeds, Dewsbury, and M anc h e ster, 114 p.—Liverpool and Bury, 6 p.—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Prep. ton, Bs. 9d. p.—London and Manchester (Remington's), 1% dis.— London and York, I dis.—Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, Is. dill.. — Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters (C), 6% p.-31ancliester and Birmingham Continuation and Welsh Junction, 15-16 dis.— Manchester and Bury Atmospheric, Bs. 6d. dis.—Manchester and Leeds, Fifths, p.—Ditto, Extension, 1% p.—Manchester and Southampton, % ois.—Northumberland and Lancashire, 18s. 6 d• dis,—.North Staffordshire, p.—Preston and Wyre 34 —Ditto, ditto, Halves (B), 13-16 p.— Preston and Wyre Exten ' sion, 4 Sheffield, Leek, and Crewe, 1 Is. Gd. c. dis.—, ,, heffleld and Mancha . ter, Quarters (No. 2), par—Ditto, ditto (No. 3), par—Shropshire Union, 1% dis. c.—South Midland, 14 dis.—South Eastern and Dover. Halves (No. 4), Bs. 6d. dis.—West Riding Union, 265. White' haven and Furness, 3 1 ,4 dis. P. - New QuartersLEEDS, APRIL 21. fi G e r l e d at a Aml a sb n y ch a es nd ter S , h l e Z el di d SToCK ExcumfGE.--The sales are —Manchester and Birmingham. (It), 8 p,—Sheffield and Manchester, No. 3,3 s. P. — , B Q_ua ll r u te a r de S . h fi ar a el Grimsby and 7B. 6d Sheffield, d.— H 2 l t i ei p.: — Leeds - and Bradford, 24% C.—Leeds and Dewsbury, 265. p.—Leeds and Thirsk. New, 555. dis.—. North British, 5% p.—Oxford, Worces ter, and Wolverhampton, 5 dis —Wilts. Somerset, and Weymouth, 2!„i dis. — Ambergate, Nottingham, and Podton. 275. die.—Bostou, Newark, and Sheffield, 275. 6d. dis. -Birkenhead, Chester, Mold, Btc., 275. 6d. dis.--Bradford, Wakefield, and Midland, 21s. db.—Bucking hamshire (late:Rugby), 17s. Eid dis.—Glasgow and Dumfries, 17s. did. —Leeds and York, 245. dis.—Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 133. dis.—Leicester and Bedford, 16s. dis.—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 7s. p.—London and York, 223.84. dis.—Mancheiter, Bur ton, Matlock, and Midland, 2s. dis.—Northumberland and Lanca shire Junction, 18s. dis.—North Staffordshire, 11. 18s. p.—North Western, 85. dis. Welsh Midlands, 255. db.—West hiding Uniort 31. Bs. _____ _ . HULL; APRIL 21 _ - STOCK ExcnawGE.—North British (Carlisle), Idull and Barnsley. Leicester and Tamworth, and Direct "Manchester (Remington's). have been in good demand to-day; ht other scrip little doing. 'lll O sales are—Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolt on, 2 —North Britis, Car lisle, 345. Cal —Direct Northern, 24e. 6d.—Great North and South Wales and Worcester, 10s. 6d.—Hull and Barnsley Junction, 225. 9d. —Leicester and Tamworth, 20s. 6d.—London and Manchester (Rem ington's), Dis.—Nottingham and Mansfield, 23s.—South Midland, —Tean and Dove Valley, 15s.—West Riding Union, 31. 6s. 3d. —York' , shire and Glasgow Union, 225. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Arxu. -21 STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales arc—Durham and Sunderland, 24! —Lancashire and North Yorkshire, 1 dis.— Liverpool, Orinskirk, and Preston, 6s. p.—Northumbaland and Lancaster, 19s. dis.—ltagbl and Huntingdon, 16s. die. SHEFFIELD, APRIL 21. STOCK ExcuAwoE.--The sales are—Grimsby and Sheffield, 514-- - Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 1/. 7s.—North Western, 13a.-13hef field and Lincolnshire, 11. YORK. APRIL 21. STOCK EXCHANGE.- The sale; are-Grand Union (N o tti ngham t o Lynn), 10s.-Leicester, Tamwerth, Coventry, Birmingham, and Trent Valley Junction. - London and York, 11. 98,_ Newcastle and Berwick, 17•'4-.Newcastle and Darlin g t on, Brandling; 4314-North British, Carlisle Extension, 11. 14s. 6d.-Weish Midland, 11. g 5...-- York and North Midland, New (East and West Riding), 8%. sh Union, 34-Caledonian. EDINBURGH, Anti. 18. 11 STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 425,- Banffshire. ids. tid.-British and Iri New, 284.6d.-East Indltut Railway, 85.-Edinburgh and Glasgow. 721.-Edinburgh and Northern, 81x. y, Newport, 85. 6d.-Ditto , Lochgelly, 13 5.-Edinbu h rg , . and .Perth, 455.-Glasgow and Belfast Union, 26x.-Glasgow, 111. 55.-Ditto, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 325. 6d.- Lanark and Lothians, 458.-.Nortll British, Extension to Carlisle, 345.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 295. 6 d-Wishaw and Coltness, 7s. 6d. GLASGOW - , APRIL 20. STOCK EXCHANGE. -The sales are-Airdrie and Bathgata, 400. Airdrie and Co at b ridge, 5/.-Ayr and Galloway, 305.-Bridgeof Weir, 4^s.-British and Irish Union, 405.-Caledonlan, 10% -Ditto, New, 275. 6d.-Caledonian Extension, 285.--Caledonian and Dun!' bartonshire Junction, 265. 6d.-Caledonian Direct Northern, 355. ga -' all and D evon Central, 295.-East Indians Railway, 85. c. sg 6d. -Edinburgh and Gl asgow, 721.-Forth and Clyde Junction, 33e. __. Gla ow General Terminus, W.-Glasgow and Belfast Union, 2 ", 6d.- Glasgow, Du m f r i es, and Carlisle, 355. =Glasgow Harbour Gran . J unction, 265. 6d . -Great North and South Wales, lls.-Inverness and Elgin, 21 5. -Lanark and Lothians, 40s. 6d.-Lesmahagow, 4s. o 6d.-P erth and Crieff, 325. Gd.-Scottish Midland Junction, 61.' Scottish Southern, 35s -Scottish Content and Caledonian Junction, 225, 6d.- South Midland, 38s.- Stirling and Dunfermline, 295. 6d. Lttters from Florence announce the demise of the llon. 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