The Sun. — London, England, 1846-03-21 00:00:00

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IRELAND. DtraryNTHRNATENING NOTICES. I 1!) - "'"a MAR CfI .—T wo young men, entered at Trinity , ene„, "leyile,,here, and, therefore, socially in the rank of gentle poPe. I und ers t an d, b een arreste d h ere to -d ay b y th e agent)°ll a char re of having written and sent two notices to toe vicinity of Dublin, threatening him with de ath' and t iis family with dishonour. Th e p. TUE APPREHENDED SCARCITY. Reporterpkinill .k yes terday has a long article corn of pirti g of the "evils of delay," and asserting, that while the rn ea -, In the state and elsewhere. are squabbling among sio t ; st- tves a 3 to what is to be deemed the starvation test, 4,4, 8, and famine are already doing their work. _ man a nd Lee afflicting spectacle," says the Reporter,. of , so wi fe borne to the grave from fever was witnessed in r streets hYesterday. The melancholy procession, and the cry which they were followed, sufficiently attested the b!s_s to which they belonged—they were of the poor. 44 ";ee of their orphans are struggling with the same malady, keverTnain in the same building from which they a n a e n re re- th e f 2-1 I.low many, let us ask, must perish before the B'lls lately passed is in operation, or an .: of y the 114 to hand distributed ? Are we to have i . iothing, and t o it nothing. but precautions ? Will the Fabian policy hi, had h anger and subdue a pestilence? As yet no family the „"~ a Meal the'state-imported corn. It is here—it is on ii ta ow anZ i t t h i e s grindin g —sailin g -- travelling from one estuary koto °the r• -It is talked of—one day it is off the harbour, quays; the next it is relaaded and wafted o t sks tl o t h. riwz, find the last announcement left it off the the Trlg . ie, where the ship that bore it loomed through ti• - " 'Hie: the flying Dutchman, disappearing, perhaps, lhoare' ract anxious gaze of the watchers on some other here i n We have the substantial proof of food being really led re the daily marchings and counter marchings of marines ,rtit o,P, l ars, but beyond that we have no gratification. 11;',9 . , 1 e do nJt well know how to apply or where to co n le tsri n ' at ? i , stnt parishes have heard rumours, b d ut t !lee ° , '! 1 . They have received hints ap re y a e d r l e etters L':thi e .:‘;,"-. but there is no public proclamation of h t a h v e a te , r o m ne s e k i n . "Ws are to apply for sustenance. They ( rt . fasting on the tainted potato, imbibing mortal a ,,ae. have sickened, died, or starved, while the ma ; ; ,,, c 't grand jury and other intervention was preparip b . ' t ait• ly -1 employment ought to be afforded at once, in '44l We have said 80 over and over ; . we ,, repeated the s ke e g until we grew tired of the reiteration. . • ' hi br iefly noticing the-fever report recently laid upon ef the House of Commons, the Reporter thus con e• a a ' a nntl potatoes have bred tyhus. Th e e n si t c h k e a w re or ii ( l. f eat quintupled ; contagion is feared; e_v_ 'her, i .t? write—cholera is apprehended. Why is this? 11, 1 ani ',It to end? Precautions were taken. Every wise ' l ltle4 l '' e nt antidote was contemplated. The plans double oe ' ll. a nd t . lwas without a flaw. Srir Robert Peel " Ns 1 enee to happen, but how ,k ra ,,_ he had foreseen all that was i4 - v ng they who have gone to the grave through the ; the hospitals while he and his colleagues were quer tPeet",",44 Pondering, resigning and resuming office? We ' r sfel'ar quest;.on ;hat is the number of dead we must I)lv4.eciialbtivt over before food will begin to be distributede 'se co Way of bearing out the foregoing remarks, the fol "."Pondence is quoted : ht • y " Mayor's-office, Cork, March 11, 1846. 4.. l '° l 'lli—l take the liberty of addressing your Excel a,'st ti, ce nnpliance with a resolution adopted by the trtis '„ls (f i g h t Door Relief Fund of this city, and as the chair ble ur meeting held on Friday last. It is unnecessary tle el s‘'' into the numerous and most painful details of sN e4 ) . (li o stress of the poor of Cork, and of its alarming but I am directed to lay before your Excellency N t ta h 7 le Prayer of this committee, that immediate rir.a -1-',,,,7 be taken fora general issue and sale of Indian kh _Nt - r; C'atrnal the poorer o - rer classes, who are at this mo 1N wh t lle most part subsisting on rotten potatoes, and Cre the m aisease Is already making fearful ravages.— ?At, honour to be, my Lord, your obedient __ humble To "A. F. ROCHE, Mayor of Cork. 74 E xcellency William, Lord Heytesbury. I l, neZ, u ant-Governor and Ge nera l-G overnor o f 4 . Dublin Castle." s e , te t ,'"tr4--.4 " Dublin Castle, March 14, 1846. to ledge commanded by the Lord Lieutenant to ac thm e receipt of your letter of the 11th instant, and khnoi;:`„You, th a t by Isis Excellency's directions, your ltoMa e ia' e ten, with its accomp an yi n g resoluti on s o f the of tee Poor Relief Fund of the city of Cork, has been to?, C °rnmtssioners for inquiring into all matters re ...lfailure of the potato crop, for their coserndera 'ave the honour to be Sir, your obedient si vant, tl n , "RICAARD PENNEFATHER. pE pPI Mayor of Cork." • OUTRAGES.—MURDER OF A MAGlS intario TRATE. l gence from the corntry to-day is of the most 'kter. In the long catalogue of crimes reported, (~. The g M urder of Mr. Car r i c k, a mag i strate, i n t h e county 2, kl! Ate n ., e 1. 11. 0 , 1 4t to murder Mr. Smith Blood, who lies danger !, it "Nrci er ee l , in the same county. °'• °f Denis Meara, in the county Tipperary. Murph-f in the county of Waterfo . rd. ity gol b , - "s ef tiring' into dwellings, threatening notices, • assaults, snake up tke frightful record for this • no w r irr, 0 - 4tar,.,,Proc%2ed with some of the terrible details. r ,`.ust 'a meeting of the gentry of Ennis, and the f• or ws held at Spaniel Hill, in the county °f thee ,Purpose d of devising means for reliev..ingetehte c)a, oeople, and it was returning from this m ot Lnrnt An ) ,,Y, 4 ,:x its promoters, Mr. Pierce Carrick, was sh He was in his car, within a mile of his 4 (l b house, when he was fired at from behind a t t inlet lodged ed in his thigh. Mr. Carrick jumped ",t• (1. he 1 , and without a moment's delay a second shot h oi N tov -exaother ball entered at his groin, and passed Ost. 4 ' 113 the v)ine inflicting the wound of which he '.e ` 1114 .Y morni n ~lik'r re , i t e 'i l ivn as posagessed of a considerable estate,. which 110 such a manner as to give extensive emp,o) wasifra.largeparolspoerttilye, receiver a under the Court of Chan nd he appeared to be extremely - tal ' a nengst the people. He was also a Catholic and a f) r • ki4 SeCOtld outrage—the woun di ng o f M r . 8100d— k;4i0,".,,a.° Particula rs in town beyond the following, from fit and Clare Examiner :—" We have heard that tltitlg ',blood, of Castlefergus, who also att en d e d th e 11 1 0' Spaniel Hill, was tired at and d angerous l y t ki e t i l 4 e o l4 „' r ick Chronicle confirms the above thus :—" There qr at ," l tt in town this day that another gentleman, a "tt was fir lat 'last night, between Quin and New -Ihlso'l4'e a :, a as t rg o. V i ti o "Pendent of the Evening Packet says, that " A le e( ' Molloney i s i n cus t o dy, an d it i s sa id th a t M r . i k r ftltifled him at once." "da • ANOTHER MURDER. dy ..Y night a man named Denis Meant, was mur- N 410,,,,'Et Miscreants, who broke into his house near ki t teqatl, in the county of Tipperary. They dashed the Llote:i.rnatea brains out with clubs and stones. An or,. a ld en the body next day, by Mr. Carroll, when "td. Tv Will Murder against persons unknown was k it A THIRD MURDER. t ,,` l / 4 'ford Freeman of yesterday contains the follow tnan Ila n named Murphy was so severely beaten on his s u the fair of Killedmund, on Thursday, that he l 'ti o ls in 1:),(143. The deceased was one of the most power county and attended the fair to take part in a ,Sttl ' o ,e e „", w hich Would have taken place but fur the in -411 be "O'f-111,_ee magistrates, and a large force of police. In in„„",t day nveral persons were arrested, charged squer,, --- t, '11,441A, AL INTELLIGENCE. 4 .i, 0411 Manes, 19. The Herald, 26, Captain I, l 3ii'' 4 •l‘ ‘ , l ld the Pandora, 10 (her tender), Lieutenant sett(3cld, arrived at Valparaiso, from England, on of,_veniber, and were there on the 26th. A pri -10,4% p its "Ue latter date says— Oft, 1 1'4, B . 4 ge from the Falkland Islands to Valparaiso c+4 4 t to e 444 Intense, and the sea constantly washing the k4,t loftliertairt made the vessel (the Herald) very damp b unle for about two months. I never felt any- I liZto,:ehil d t , f °re, except my cruise in the —, but that `V t ll , , sh e ; 3 Play to what I experienced in the old Herald. th` 3 a capital sea-boat—as are all the donkey -11, kti v,, i ten eY are called—but a slow * * a % 11 . t ii,;Ist ia l' i lthen by herself. We have been here some forth r emain until the Admiral arrives, which will Thght, when we shall receive our further `'o Lfet i Zt for Callao—a run of about twelve days— ti 84 ;T:in o', there about a week, go on to Acapulco, , ‘ k t lil Of it Pug operations commence. M 7. e had a ter ilothi_getting round Cape Horn for upwards of I.,ZlOsid e ug but a succession of gales. !1 4 7 4 1t:,,e5, u nmet , so Captain Stanley, flag of Rear-Admiral t nander-in-Chief on the Cape of Good ‘,, t il ii ,eit po g r fied at Rio from Spithead on the 16th of f e ir„ te te the Cape station, which she was to sail , '"Wlng Monday, to relieve the Winchester, -nei ) ,h4l, , flag of Rear-Admiral the lion. J. Percy, t 41, ' I.- in -Chief, who was anxiously awaiting her ) 4 14 t 8 0, Captain Willes, is coming from the kkil t 0 this port, to have the disposition of her tanks, il t VN) N efk , 2 , Commander Otter, surveying vessel for b., ( Aland, will, having completed her annual re- Okii; the sphere of her operations in a day or two. "itq,Ysterday. tN k ,lit e , 4t 'en steam-frigate, Captain Lushington ; the ‘,llrigate, Captain Lapidge; the Electra, 18, kil!ad , raitland ; and the Palmyra, transport, remain ati i , r , i 43 Which anchorage, we most earnestly trust, 0 Wit Shin will not be permitted to put to sea Nkt ref s having Captain George Smith's paddle ;tot:p to her. The removal of them has been an !N I to L a ttec to their gallant inventor, and if she is ,N,N v ati o „" t o„ Sea without these invaluable auxiliaries all human life in case . of need, we repeat that ,i 4 Nt b oa go in the ship will be wantonly endan 04tktIicti,1,,ts she cast off here were, in their appearance ,to th " , the most unsightly the mind can conceive— "t dockyard where they were built ; added to °to to I ght was monstrously increased, as it were ‘A li k t he constructor of the vessel. Nti t i tlv N .i N c A 4T IC ASYLUBL—The noble and spacious V, 17. ll', 1 0 , h -Iti berwell New-road, which a year or two since Kyt,_o4,,." e • Youths connected with the Royal Naval School, Wit 'Teo"' at ni his numerous assistants, has, within a few i \ t ‘t i PPl,.'nt,h; as . an asylum for the reception of pauper 1une .v41413,1%1s (:f 't Proprietor of the infant schools at Norwood. i " l ,tot - , e 'lflity patients are entered upon the books ; and tc,' capable of containing 250 persons. Perhaps a V4v t : t eti ailthy situation could not have been selected ; while ; t t li,tt, t etto ß e l ‘' R llag to domestic arrangements, is replete with ho 4 l , an ',, The dormitories are extremely well fluted-up, V 1 4b tlie e 4 the day apartments for the inmates allow ample 6 ‘°, ttl i Nati;" thQ, is unpropitious, for exercise ; the grounds nth m 2coPe for recreation and amusement. We were, ti o k ani c i te ased with the interior accommodation, and not :yt ki4,44a.ati,,"attrient of the poor creatures; there were no rgtrio, `ediful „° be seen ;no handcuffs or feet-straps, which the whole disgusting and brutal system sii e , ercion, which formerly drove those raving 5,;14411r. 1: 41it 47re relent symptoms of lunacy about them. Nearly to to o °Meer and ch i t:p o la a in, n an w r i m nde a e l t i l of a every one itt l 44 l. N k10: t 53.14 M. We should rejoice if the Ilanwell prac i,ki4,ty. will am ett,. as we suspect it for the poor will know th2:ei_ations, who may unfortunately be afflicted I '4o v 4 be treated with kindness and without harsh , N vk i t:it f.2; c ; 44,,;111r Surcinx.—Yesterday, a girl named 1 V i tlk . s ervant in the employ of Mr. Abbot, book :ereffr,,i;nt'am-court-road, committed suicide under the VoL-• otiihau,4jcpulstances appeared that the deceased had Shtkr, th ilea (t r abOUt t ' wo months, and bore an excellent g te a Ilex, -es daY night she * went to bed somewhat melan , t hh e '' Torning proceeded to her aunt's, in John-street, 'l , ! ad had a very curious dream t:o the efiect that ki4ghted the fire and then went and hanged her e'en e'or. Her ' aunt perceiving that she was Vto4:44tarr:lll,sese:::eastulate with her upon the folly of her fears, ll 'tr m the uesniteitittllere cheerfitl. She want home, and re tmo e; he bul ti t t h i e i next a morn: i f:g (y r e ope sterdaV a 4 b oar ties dad gtAwltintrageothLwascricaceiertrt;, with llafe was quite ..... THE SUN, . LON DON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 21, 18.5. SUGGESTIONS TOWARDS AN IMPROVED SYSTEM OF VOTING AND OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS. BY JAMES N. KENT, SURGE;N, STANTON, SUFFOLK. In submitting the following plan of voting and conducting of elections to the notice of the public, I beg leave to state that I am not so vain as to presume that it is a perfect one, but, on the contrary, I offer it as the outline of a system which when per fected by wiser heads than my own, will, I believe, be found to be far superior to our present system, and of great use to the voter, the Member of Parliament, and the public in ge neral. I flatter myself that the lovers of peace and good order will readily acquiesce in a plan which has for its base justice, peace, and order; but those persons who are great admirers of the present "good old English system," as they term it, of conducting election: by bribery, treating, drunken ness, riot, and bloodshed, and forcing electors to travel miles to give their votes, amidst threats, insults, and as saults from hired bullies, armed with bludgeons, to overawe and intimidate the peaceable voters, will instantly reject a proposition from their " exalted minds," which is diametri cally opposed to their refined taste and sordid interests. The following is the plan which I would propose, which resembles, in some few respects, the system adopted for test ing votes at municipal elections:- 1. The registration of voters to remain as at present. 2. That an office be established by Government called the " General Electoral Register Office," to be conducted by a suitable officer, or officers, for the purpose of annually regis tering the total number of all the voters in every county, city, and borough in the United Kingdom; and also for printing, making, and distributing voting papers and enve lopes to enclose them for all the voters. 3. The voting papers to be ornamented with marks, Scc., like bank-notes, to prevent forgery, and a blank space should be left, in the centre of them for containing the names of the candidates—and, if deemed advisable, the name of the county, city, or borough, might be printed on the voting papers, and a supply for all the counties, cities, and boroughs, in the United Kingdom might always be kept printed, so that only the names of the candidates would want to be printed on them. In all other respects the voting papers for the whole kingdom should be precisely similar; and when they are delivered to the voters, they should not contain the voter's name, initials, residence, trade or profession, nu m b er of his house, or of his registration ; nor should the officers appointed to deliver or collect them, or any other person affix the name, number, or initials, of the voter, or other mark, w'iether on the voting paper or the envelope, for the purpose of rocognising them again, under penalty of flee, im prisonment, and disfranchisement. The voter, also, shall not affix his name, abode, seal, or other mark, to the voting papers or envelopes; but there shall be printed instructicns given on each paper, directing the voter to draw a line with a pen across the names of the candidates that he does not in tend to vote for. A notice should be printed on the voting paper requesting the voter to have his voting paper ready by eight o'clock on the morning previous to the day of election, as the officers might possibly collect the voting papers on that day if the high sheriff or mayor thought it expedient. The voter may seal up the voting paper in its envelope with a wafer or sealing-wax, but must not affix any seal to it; and, in case of his not sealing it up, the officer who col lects the voting papers shall seal it with his seal of office. With respect to the probability of forging the voting papers, it seems to me to be a matter of impossibility, be cause the officers, who deliver them in company with the friends of the candidates, would take special care when col lecting them to receive only the same number of voting papers, and at the same places where they delivered them. Even supposing it to be possible for them to be forged, would not the fear of the law of transportation for forging operate powerfully as a check upon those whose dishonest motives might incite them to attempt it. 4. Wflen a writ is issued for the election of a Member or Members of Parliament for any county, city, or borough, the high sheriff or mayor, as soon as he has ascertained the names of the candidates who intend to offer themselves for the choice of the voters, shall forthwith transmit the names of such candidates to the general register officer, who shall cause their names to be printed on the voting papers of such county, city, or borough, and forward them to the high sheriff or mayor, which latter shall appoint a sufficient num ber of respectable officers to deliver a voting paper in its en velope to every voter six days previous to the day of polling, or collecting the voting papers; and each candidate shall be allowed to send a friend with the above officers at the time when they deliver out the voting papers, and likewise when they collect them again, in order to see that the officers exe cute their duty with justice and efficiency. And the officers and candidates' friends with them shall not enter into any political conversation with the voters, or persuade them to vote for any particular candidate, under a severe penalty. Should the officers find that any of the voters on the regis tered list are dead, in foreign lands, incapacitated from voting by insanity, or by crime, or any other natural or legal pro hibition, they shall return such papers to the high sheriff or mayor, stating the cause of their returning them, and such voting papers shall then be destroyed in the presence of the candidates, 5. On the morning of the election or polling, the above officers, with the friends of the candidates, shall proceed to each voter's residence to collect the voting papers; the voter must deliver his paper in its envelope to the officer, and if not sealed, the officer shall affix his seal of office to it, and put it into the box appointed for that purpose, which box shall be locked, and the high sheriff or mayor shall keep the key of it; and a small narrow opening shall be made in the lid of the box, just sufficient to allow of the voting paper be ing slipped in. In county elections, or large towns, in order to facilitate the collecting of the voting papers, it might be deemed necessary for the officers to be supplied with horses and vehicles, and they might commence collecting the papers on the day previous to polling, taking due care at night that the boxes are placed in a safe place, under a guard ap pointed by each candidate, to prevent their being interfered with or stolen. 6. Oa the day of polling or election, efficient officers ap pointed by the high sheriff or mayor, shall open the boxes one by one, and shall open each voting paper and proclaim in an audible voice for what candidates the votes are given, and the polling clerks shall enter each vote properly against the name of the candidate for whom it is given. The voting papers being all delivered in and written down, the high sheriff, mayor, or their deputy, might proclaim the state of the poll on the same day, or wait till the following morning. _ _ Respecting polling booths, in consequence of the voters not appearing in person to give their votes, these places would not be required, except in county elections, where the polling places are sometimes fixed in villages, and even here a good large magistrate's room, or club-room at a public-house, would suffice; and in towns, the town-hall would be suffi ciently capacious. 7. The payment of the officer.; who distribute and collect the voting papers, polling clerks, and other expenses in curred in conducting the election on this system, to be paid by the county or borough where the election may take place. 8. Candidates not to be allowed to canvass personally, or by agents, under a severe penalty; but voters may wait upon them to learn their political principles, or elicit the like in formation from them. 9. Bribery, on the part of a candidate, or any one else, to be punished by a heavy fine, imprisonment, incapacitation for filling any office, and disfranchisement. Persons endea vouring, also, by dishonourable means, threats, treating, and the like, to induce a voter to vote for a particular candidate, or demanding to see him sign his voting paper, or to see it after it is signed, or opening it after it is sealed up, or making any mark upon it, shall in each and all such cases be subject to fine, imprisonment, and disfranchisement. 10. On the day of election no flags, banners, colours, music, or processions to be allowed, or other party demonstra tions tending to excite the passions of the people to dis orderly conduct and breach of the peace. At elections conducted on the foregoing system every voter, whether sick, bed• ridden, infirm, or absent from home, would be capable of exercising his privilege of voting; and every voter would rote at Ms own house in a peaceable man ner. There would be no intoxicating of voters, feasting them at public-houses, shutting them up or stealing them away to prevent their voting conscientiously; no bullying, insulting, and assaulting of voters when going to give their votes • no false swearing; no hiring of bullies armed with bludgeons to intimidate the peaceable voters ; no breaking of windows, mobs and rioting, and calling in the aid of the police and mi:itary, because the publicsafety was endangered. The town and neighbourhood would be left in as quiet a state as before the election ; personal animosities would be lessened, and the injurious and malicious system of exclusive dealing arising therefrom would be much less frequent. There would be no mischievous and demoralising system of exciting the passions of the populace by music, flags, drunkenness, and processions; and public-houses would not be opened for dining and treating of voters who came from a distance, thus incurring a double expense on the candidates for conveyance and treating. And lastly, but not least, the Members' ex penses incurred in elections carried on in this way would be merely nominal, and their constituents would therefore have better grounds for hoping they would do their duty more honestly by them in Parliament, and not turn and sell them for pecuniary considerations or office, as it is feared has too frequently been done where the Member has been put to an unreasonable expense. The respect and good feeling between Member and voter would become real and not affected. All these advantages, and many more, would be gained by the foregoing plan of conducting elections and taking votes, and which are not enjoyed by the method of voting now in use, and which cannot be enjoyed even under the system of vote by ballot as hitherto proposed. It is likewise superior to the ballot, because it would have a double advantage of being exercised both openly and secretly. To his neighbour or friend, the voter might, if he pleased, disclose his senti ments, and show him for whom he had voted; the voter who needed secrecy or protection in exercising his privilege of voting conscientiously would be benefited by it, because the wretch who would like to influence him in voting dare not attempt to coerce the voter to vote for whom he pleased, nor yet demand to see his voting paper signed, or to see it after it was signed, for fear of the law which would fine, im prison, and disfranchise him. Besides, the timid voter might mark his voting paper soon after he received it and seal it up, and no one would dare to open it. It is superior to the ballot, also, in another respect—that is, the voter can vote at his own house ; but by the ballot system the voter must go to the ballot-box which may be miles from his house, and in the confusion which prevails at elections, an ignorant or timid voter might as well put his ballot into the wrong as into the right part of the ballet-box, whereas at his own house, by the system proposed, he would have five or six days to reflect on before he marked his voting paper. By adopting this foregoing plan, we should approach much nearer to the so-much vaunted "purity of election" than we yet have, or ever can, by our present disgraceful and unjust method of conducting elections. In conclusion, I would say to those who approve of the ballot, "Can you state any objections to this plan as not being capable of giving all the security to the voter which the ballot offers, and that it does not secure much greater benefits to the voter, Member of Parliament, and the public ?" To those who dislike the ballot, "Would you not prefer the method proposed to that of the ballot?"—and to those who so much admire the present manner of voting and conduct ing of elections, " Tell me why you prefer driving the honest and respectable voter to give his vote personally at the polling-booth (and, perhaps, driven up to vote against his own conscience and the interests of his fellow-subjects), amidst the yells, insults, assaults,' riots, and bloodshed, of ruffianly and fiendish mobs, hired for the unholy work of carrying the election by brute force, in order to get some corrupt Member returned, who, in return for the infamous support they have given him, will, as soon as he is seated, vote away their and their honest neighbours' birthrights?" JAMES H. KENT. Staunton, near Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, March 17, 1846. • * " Nothing could exceed the state of excitement into which, throughout the whole of the day, the borough had been thrown by , this severe contest. Every elector, as he came up to the poll, under went a severe hustling, and lights came off among the crowd every half hour. At one period the polling-booth was invaded, and the august presence of the mayor, who presided at the further end, sur rounded by wine, decanters, and poll-books, rudely outraged, &c."— Election at Bridport—Time, Monday, March 9, 1846. His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided, yesterday afternoon, at a meeting of the Commissioners for Promoting and En couraging the Fine Arts in the Rebuilding the Palace of Westminster. His Royal Highness arrived at Gwydyr House, Whitehall, at a quarter before three o'clock, attended by Major-General Sir Edward Bowater. The Commissioners present were Viscount Mahon, Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Mr. Henry liallam,3lr. Wyse, and the Secretary, Mr. Eastlake, The meeting broke up at half-past four o'clock. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP IX. rim GLASGOW HARBOUR MINERAL TERMINUS. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Andrew Gray, comptroller of customs, Glasgow, gave evi lence as to the crowded state of the harbour. He had been in the Ake since 1842. To show the increase sf the trade in the harbour, 'se might state that the customs, in 1812, were 3,1201. ; in 1545, 589,000/. He objected to the rails running along the quays, and was )f opinion that the haying of these down would so increase the mi oeral traffic as to block up the harbour. He considered the Harbour Ittneral much better for the purposes of the mineral traffic than the Ether two lines. in cross examination the witness admitted he had been a director of the Grand Junction scheme, and attended some meetings, but that, he intimated, was before the Harbour Mineral came on, and ere he knew the merits of the two schemes. _ _ _ Mr. M`Leod, shipbroke;;;;;erally corroborated the evidence of the previous witnesses as to the superiority of the Harbour Mineral scheme over the other two, in separating the mineral from the general traffic. Mr. Williamson, mining engineer, examined—Said he knew the coal fields of the west of Scotland well—Ayrshire, Lanarkshire, and ltenfrewshire. On the east skis of Glasgow there were eighty-three iron furnaces. seventy-six of them in blast—fourteen new ones were proposed. A great number of new coal works were also opening up. West of Glasgow there were fifteen furnaces, ten of them in blast— twenty-nine new ones were proposed. He estimated the traffic in minerals, on the Mineral Harbour line, to be 400,000 tons yearly, which would yield 5,0001. He calculated that 7501. would be realised from coal and lime. He preferred the Harbour Mineral to the other two. Cross-examined by Mr. HOPE, on behalf of the General Terminus — The new iron works in Ayrshire were opening up in districts, which to some extent would be accommodated by the Ayrshire ports ; still, a considerable portion would come to Glasgow. Mr. Bald, civil engineer, was called and examined by Mr. Mem- TEITII—Re had had extensive engineering practice in mines and harbours, as well as in the making of railways. Ile had been employed in several mines in Ireland, and recently by the French Government on the river Seine, at Havre. He had also been engineer for the River Trust from 1839 to 1845, six years in all. His estimate of the present scheme was 101,268/., of which the basin would cost 42,9851. The land in this estimate was set down at 35,0001., but it had since been contracted for at 19,5421. ; .o that this would make a considerable deduction. There were no engineering difficulties. The severest gradient was 1 in 64, a descend ing one; and the other lin 312. There were but two. The curves were but slight, the heaviest was one of a radius of 1 furlong 2 chains. He generally agreed with Captain Washington as to the objection to laying down rails along the quays. The tidal harbour he pro • posed would accommodate, well packed together, I,bout from 8,000 to 10,008 tons of shipping. The urea is three and a third acres, with a frontage of 16.000 feet. The basin will be quite sufficient for all the mineral traffic at present in the harbour, and it could easily be enlarged if required. The cross-examination of the witnesses was then taken up, and had not finished when the Cemmittee rose. The only point elicited was, that at high water large ships could not ship coals in the basin, but ships of from 150 to 200 tons could. ' Me. Sergeant HELLASIS suggested to the Chairman that he should give notice to-nighb to move on Monday next, for leave to the Grand Junction Harbour Bill to proceed in Committee. This arose from a standing order of the House, which required that seven days' notice should be given before proceeding in Committee. The notice had been given, but it was before the second reading, and held to be in valid. A second notice, to make sure, had been given since the second reading, but the seven days' notice would not terminate till next Thursday, whereas, by obtaining leave to proceed; they could enter on that Bill on Tuesday morning. No objection was offered to this course, and the Chairman said he would give the required notice of motion. The Committee then adjourned till Monday, at Twelve o'clock. In 'the course of the day, at the request of Mr. Talbot, the Chair man said he would apply to the Admiralty for the report of Mr. Walker respecting the Harbour Mineral scheme, in order to place the Committee in possession of the information it contained. GROUP XIV. NORTH RENT LINE. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Nearly the whole of the day was occupied with similar cross-eta• minatlons. Mr. Sergeant MURPHY said the next step was to proceed with tho South-Eastern cross-examination on the detailed estimates, but he regretted to say, that although it had been arranged some ten days ago between Mr. Vignoles and Mr. Stephenson what items should be given, Mr. Vignoles had not yet had time to prepare his document. Mr. MEREWEAMEA replied that the South-Eastern estimates were ready. The CHAIRMAN suggested that under the circumstances the Com• mittee had better adjourn. Ultimately this suggestion was adopted, and the Committee ad• iourned till twelve o'clock on Monday. (Sub-Committee, No. 2.) CHELMSFORD AND 337YRY. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) The next allegation was that a field in the parish of Halstead, between sections 117 and 118, was not marked on the plans, which was not sustained. The next allegation was, that the boundary line of the parish of Mary St. Cuthbert, Thetford, was omitted on the same plans, which was sustained. It was alleged that there was a similar omission with respect to the boundary between the parishes of St. Peter, Thetford, and St. Mary, which was not sustained. The next class of allegations was, that there were.inaccuracies in describing the owners, lessees, Sec., of divers properties along the line. In the following instance this allegation was sustained, viz., the property marked 8, 10, 13, 14, in the parish of Ackton. The nest class of allegations stated that there were various inac curacies in the plans and sections, with respect to vertical height, levels, and other engineering points. The first instance adduced was at the third mile first furlong of the Stowmarket Branch, in which it was stated that there was an error of three feet. Two witnesses were examined in support of this particular allege. tion, but the Committee decided that it was not sustained. There was a sithilar allegation with respect to the sth mile, 4th furlong, and sth chain, on the same branch. A great deal of evidence wa., adduced to show that the mode adopted by the surveyors employed by the petitioners of checking the levels, namely, the two parties checking going together twice, would be likely to arrive at more correct results than when they went separately-. Several witnesses were examined to negative the same, and the Committee found that the allegation was not sustained. The Committee then adjourned till Monday, Sub-Committee No 4. LONDON AND "WINDSOR. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) The evidence of Mr. Thompson was confirmed by two other engineers from the offices of that gentleman and Sir John M`N The allegations were not sustained, and the standing orders were declared to have been complied with. HULL AND LINCOLN. The object of this Bill is to construct a railroad from Barton-on- Humber to Lincoln. The length of the line is 36 miles ; the esti mated cost, 350,0001. The engineer Is Mr. S. Birkenshaw ; agents Messrs. Bulmer and Durnford ; the solicitor, Mr. Ayre,of Hull. Mr. Partszs appeared in support of a petition from Mr. Gainsford, a proprietor, within the limits of deviation. The first allegation, that the plans and sections deposited at the various offices required were not copies of each other, was sustained. Other allegations of the same nature were also sustained. Mr. DURNFORD, on the part of the promoters, applied to the Com mittee to adjourn the case, in order that he might be able to produce Mr. Birkenshaw, the engineer, who could explain the discrepancies. The CHAIRMAN said that there was no question raised by those alle gations which an engineer could explain. The Committee could judge by their own eyes of the discrepancy between the plans and sections deposited with the Board of Trade and those deposited with the Clerks of the Peace of the City of Lincoln and of Lincolnshire. Other similar allegations were then gone into and sustained. Standing orders not complied with. The Committee then adjourned at a quarter to five o'clock. SO-Committee No. 5 nzamnvalcam AND OXFORD JUNCTION. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Two or three minute discrepancies in the plans were explained by Mr. Brunel as being occasioned by shrinking of the paper. An allegation as to an inaccuracy in the mileage —a distance de. scribed as one mile being, according to the scale, much more than a mile—was declared to be proved. It was next alleged that a field belonging to a Mr. Wyse, and ad joining one marked No. 1, also his property, was not numbered in the plan. It was represented by the promoters of the Bill that this field and that marked No. I were in fact the same, and that a brook, said by the petitioner to be the boundary, was in fact no boundary at all. The figure " 1" was intended to apply to the whole field. A witness was called to prove that the brook served as a boundary, and prevented the cattle from paising into one field from the other. He knew the owner to be the same, but had " an impression" that there were two occupiers. Mr. BURKE said it was clear that the field in question was num bered, but might be numbered improperly, being numbered as one. The Committee, however, confirmed the allegation, and declared the standing orders not complied with. The next point raised was one as to the omission of a certain house from the book of reference. A witness was called to prove the exist enc fof a house which he saw in January last, but it was then un finished, an I he admitted on cross•examination that it might have been begun after the 30th of November. The allegation fell to the ground. Several ether allegations were then read and disposed of, the standing orders being declared not complied with in more than one instance. At four o'clock the Speaker being announced at prayers, the Com mittee adjourned to Tueeday next. STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEES. HOUSE OF LORDS.. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)) MIDLAND (SWINSTON AND LINCOLN). The Committee decided that the Company had complied with the standing orders as soon as they had inserted a clause fixing the datum line. The Rev. Edward Francis, BA., of St. John's College, to the curacy of Great Poringland, Norfolk. The Rev. John England Rudd, BA., of Trinity College, to the curacy of St. Mark's Church, Birmingham. The Rev. Josiah John Prickett, M.A., of Trinity College, to be Domestic Chaplain to the Earl of Lonsdale. FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 18th day of - March, 1846, present, the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. This day the Right Hon. Charles John Viscount Canning was, by her Majesty's command, sworn of her Majesty's most honourable Privy Council, and took his place at the Board accordingly. WAR-OFFICE, Daum 20. 6th Dragoon Guards—Lieut. S. F. Jacson, from 54th Foot, to be Paymaster, vice G. V. Jackson, who reverts to the half-pay of his former commission as Lieutenant of the 85th Foot, March 20. 9th Light Dragoons—Captain C. Deacon, from the 13th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Nicholson, who ex changes, March 20. 10th Light Dragoons—Cornet C. H. S. G. Lord Garvagh to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Pate, who retires; J. W. Clarke, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Lord Garvagh ; Surgeon M. J. M. Ross, from 44th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Murray, who exchanges, March 20. 13th Light Dragoons—Capt. G. T. Nicholson, from 9th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Deacon, who exchanges, March 20. Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards—Capt. W. Eccles, from the 82d Foot, to be Lieutenant and Captain, vice Ellice, who exchanges, March 20. 7th Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant W. Monck, to be Ad jutant, vice Dickinson, retired upon half-pay, March 20. 39th Foot— J. F. Draper, Gent., to be ens i gn , w ith ou t pur chase, vice Hume, appointed to the 62d Foot, March 20. 44th Foot—Surgeon D. Murray, M.D., from the 10th Light Dragoons, to be Surgeon, vice Ross, who exchanges, March 20. 62d Foot—Ensign B. J. Hume, from the 39th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Cross, deceased, March 20. 65th Foot—J. J. Dudgeon, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Pemberton, appointed to the 94th Foot, March 20. 82d Foot—Lieutenant and Captain C. H. Ellice, from the Coldstream Regiment of F oo t G uar d s, to be Captain, vice Eccles, who exchanges, March 20, 94th Foot—Lieut. W. H. Kirby to be Captain, without purchase, vice Magee, deceased, Dec. 7, 1845; Ensign W. W. Campbell to be Lieutenant, vice Kirby; Ensign G. C. Pemberton, from the 65th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Camp bell, March 20. 2d West India Regiment—Capt. J. St. Leger, from half pay Portuguese officers, to be Captain, vice E S. N. Campbell, who exchanges ; Lieut. C. C. Rookes, to be Captain, by pur chase, vice St. Leger, who retires ; Ensign J. S. Gordon, to be Lieutenant by purchase, vice Roekes ; A. W. Dickson, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Gordon, March 20. Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment—Paymaster S. Blake, from the 65th Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Cameron, deceased. March 20th. Staff—Brevet Lieut.-Col. J. B. Gough, of the 3d Light Dragoons, to be Quartermaster-General to the Queen's Forces in the East Indies, vice Colonel Sir R. H. Sale, G.C.8., killed in action. BREVET.—Capt. J. St. Leger, of the 2d West India Regi ment, to be Major in the Army, June 28, 1838 ; Capt. T, Hurdle, of the Royal Marines, to be Major in the Army March 20, 1846. SELECT COMMITTEE ON MERITS. Their Lordsaips then formed themselves into a committee onmerits, and after hearing evidence setting forth their advantages, declared the two following Bills to have passed on the merits—viz. The Sligo and Shannon Railway, and the Galway, and Kilkenny Railway. The Bills will, therefore, be reported to the House and set down for third reading. HOUSE OF COMMONS. flooni No. S. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) The formal proofs were given. In the case of one notice, it was found that it had not been served till one hour and a half after the time; the circumstances appeared to justify the non-compliance, but the Committee felt themselves bound to notify it to the Standing Orders' Committee. Petitions in opposition were put in by Mr. Thomas, Parliamentary agent ; the first from owners of houses in the parish of Honiton, who complained that no application iu writing had been made to them. This objection was not sustained; but on reference to the sections and plans the numbers of the houses were not found, although they appeared in the bcok of reference, and the Committee decided there had been a non-compliance with the standing orders. The Committee adjourned, at four o'clock, till Monday, at twelve. No. 9, Room. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) LONDON AND WARWICK RAILWAY. Not allowed to be proceeded with. EAST AND WEST INDIA DOCKS AND LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY. AUowed to be proceeded with, The Committee rose at four o'clock and adjourned till Tuesday next, UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, MARCH 18. The following appointments have taken place : The Rev. Thomas Coombe, M.A., of St. Peter's College, to the rectory of Girton, Cambridgeshire—value, 4201. The Rev. John Streatfield, M.A., of Christ's College, to the rectory of Buxted, with the curacy of Uckfield, Sussex— value, 71V. The Rev. Edward Budge, 8.A., of Christ's College, to the rectory of Dratton Clovelly, Devenshire—value, 4121. The Rev. Abraham William Bullen, 8.A., of Trinity College, to the vicarage of Great Beddow, Essex—arinual value, 4021. The Rev. Edward Augustus Carlyon, 8.A., of Trinity College, to the vicarage of Lamerton, Devon—value, 3441. The Rev. Charles Cook, of St. Catherine's Hall, to the curacy of the Mariner's Chapel, Hull—annual value, 2001. The Rev. James Bromley, 8.A., of St. Catherine's Hall, to the perpetual curacy of Lye, Worcestershire—value, 1841. The Rev. Cecil James Green, M.A., of Pembroke College, to the rectory of Ne w Fishbourn, Sussex—value, 1891. The Rev. Robert More White, M.A., of St. Peter's College, to the perpetual curacy of Churchstoke, Montgomeryshire— annual value, 1511. The Rev. James John Merest, 8.A., of St. Peter's College, to the curacy of Brettenham, Suffolk. The Rev. Thomas Sherlock Nelson, BA., of Clare Hall, to the curacy of Christ's Church, Woodhouse, Leeds. The Rev. Charles William Palin, of St. Catherine's Hall, to the curacy of Conington, Hunts. The Rev. Samuel Silver, S.C.L., of St. Catherine's Hall, to the curacy of Barnwell, Cambridge. The Rev. Edward Wilson, 8.A., of St. Catherine's Hall, to the curacy of Christ Church, Leeds. The Rev. John Arthur Jeaff r e son Roberts, BA., of Christ's College, to the curacy of Potterspury, Northamp tonshire. The Rev. Daniel Winham, BA., of Christ's College, to the curacy of Soham with Barway, Cambridgeshire. The Rev. William Barker,. 8.A., of St. Joh n ' s C o ll ege, to the curacy of RePtonstall. H alifax, Yorkshire. el)trb Ebttton THE FUNDS.-(CLOSING PRICES BRITISII ruNDs. Three per Cent. Consols Annuities Bank Stock fbr Account Consols for Account .. Exchequer Bills, I)4d. 1,0001... 5001. .. • • •• • Ditto, Small CLOSING PRICES. 95% 212►% 96% ONE O'CLOCK .. 95%96 .. 212% .. 96 1 3 ,4 d. 23 26 pm. 2 23 27 pm. 27 23 27 pm. 27 ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. .. 39 383 38% FOREIGN FUNDS, Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent Grenada, 1 per Cent .. Ditto, Deferred .. 4% Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 78 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. Ditto, for the Account 25% Ditto, Passive Bonds .. . • • • 5 % Venezuela Ronds, 2 per Cent .. 44 Dividends on the above payable in London. . 25 IS% BUSINESS CLOSING PAID. DONE AT PRICES. ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES. Amber., Notting., Boston, and Eastern Junction .. 2% 1% .••• • • • • Buckinghamshire .. 425. % dis... • • • • Caledonian .. 10 9% 10 9% • • Ditto, Half Shares 2% .... 2% %.•.. • • • • Ditto, Extension • . • • • • • • • Cambridge and Oxford % • • '''''' • • Chester and Holyhead .. 20 .... 19 ••••• • • • • • Cork and Waterford .. . • • • 136 • % • Cornwall and Central Devon .. 2% Direct Manchester (Remington's) 2% .... 1 Direct Manchester (Rastrick's) 51,4 3)4 ••••• • • • • • Direct Northern .. .... 2% ••• • • • Dublin and Belfast Junction. 10 .... 6 • • ••• • • • Dublin and Galway .. .. 4 1% Eastern Counties .. .• 141. 165..... 20%% ••• • • • - Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1.61. 13s. 4d. %P••• • • • • • Ditto, ditto, .. .. No. 2. 6/. 13s. 4d. P" •• • • Ditto, York Extension J 05...., I,IA 1.. ••• • • • East Lincolnshire .. 1 ••••• • • • • • East and West of England .. • . . • %••••• • • • • • Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... ••••• • • • • • Ditto % Shares .. .. 5 .... 13% ••• • • Essex and Suffolk .. 1% . • Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester .. 2% 1% Goole, Doneast., and s heffield, &e. 425. % p par Grand Union (Nottingh. & Lynn) l% .... 7‘; •••• • • • Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 15 17 ...• • • ...- Great Western .. 85 ....145 ••• • • Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .: 5 .... 15% Ditto, Fifths .. .. 20 31% 32 Hull and Selby .. 80 • • Ditto, Halt , hares .. • • .. 7 ..•.. 25% % Ipswich, Norwich, and Yarmouth 2 .. • • 1 h •• .. Leicester and 8edf0rd.......... 225...'.. -- Liverpool and Leeds Direct .. 2%.... 2% •• .. .lunch., anch., & Newc. Junct. 254 .... 2% • • ...... London an Birmingham . . iOO 219 .. • Ditto Thirds .. - • • • • 16 •• • • •••• • • • • London and Black wall .. 161. 13s. 4d. 8% .......... London and Brighton .. 50 62% Ditto, Consol. Eighths • • .. 40 .... Ditto ditto Fifths .. 20 ••• • 29 28% ...... London and Sonth-Western.. 411. 6s. 10(1. 753, 3‘ ......, Ditto, New .. • • • • • • 1 0 •• • • 17 London and York .. .• • • • • 2% •• .• 2% . . , . Ditto, Half Shares • • .• .. 2% • • • 21,, London, Warwick, & Kiddermins. 2% •• • • 1 ........ Londonderry and Coleraine .. 7% •• • • 5!.;, ..... Manchester and Leeds .. .. 82 .... Ditto, Half Shares .. • • • • 38 •• • • 56 Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 . 75►4 . ........ Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) 1 7% 7 Manchester and Southampton .. 2 •• • • 1% 2.. ..100 .• • • 144% 145 Ditto, New .. 18 .... 29% Newcastle and Darlington Junet. 95 Ditto, New • • • • • • • • 1 " • Ditto, New, Brandling .. 20 Newcastle and Berwick • • •• 10 •• • • 18% 1,i% Newark, Sheffield, and Boston .. 2 % Norfolk Extension .. • • • • 2 •• • • 1 North British .. • • • • • • • • Ditto, Carlisle Extension . • 14 •• • • 2% „„ „ North Kent and Direct Dover • • 2% •• • • 1% North Staffordshire . • .. • • 425. •• • • 3% %P•• • • • Norwich and Brandon .. .. • - 18 Ditto. New • • • • • • • • 5 •••• 7 % • • ....... 7)4 Oxfd.,Worcester, & Wolverhmptn. 12% .. • . 12 11% 113( Richmond • • • • • • • Rugby, Warwick, and Worcester 425. .. • . dia.. ... 1 %dis. Scottish Central .. • • • • • 15% Scottish Midland .. • • • • • • 5 •• • • 2 Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 234 ... • 2% Shropshire Union .. 425. % die ...... South and Midlands Junction .. 42 5. % dis. • 3 4 dig South Eastern and Dovor .. • • 33% bp., New (do. 151.) .. NO• 4. 2% •• • • 234% 2% South Wales .. • • • • • • • • 5 •• • • 43% ...... • • 334 Tean and Dove Valley.. • • .. 1% Trent Valley and Holyhead June. 2% Ming, Reading, and Basingstoke.. 5 % ... • 24 Vale of Neath .. • • • • • • 2 •• • • 2 Waterfd., Wexfd., Wick., & Dub. 1 2 % ..... 24 York and Lancaster .. • • • • 2% •• .• 1% %••„ •„ „ o a n, nd i t h Vey . m . .Weymouth 20 2)4 • 2 3 0 4 Y Vr ar il m ts' ou S t o h m an ers d e N t, York and North Midland .. .. 50 Ditto, 5e1by........30 73: 73 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 94.. Boulogne and Amiens .. . • • • 12 •• • • 12% • • • Bord., Toul., & Cette Mackenzie) 2 ...• Ditto, ditto (EspeleM) • • 2 • • 2% Dutch Rhenish .. .• • • • • 5 .. • • 5 6.. Grt. North. of France Constituted 5 .• • • Great Western Canada .. .......... Lyons and Avignon . • • • 2 .. • • 2 •• • „ Luxembourg .• .. 4 .... ..... Madrid and Valentia...... 2 0% Namur and Liege .. • . .. 4 .... 2% •• Orleans and Bordeaux .. 6 .... 12% .......... Rouen and Havre . .. 20 .... , ....... JOINT-STOCK BANKS. National Provincial of England 35 .... 35% MINES. Real del Monte, Unregistered .. a % ......... iQ dts 9~ 2% 201 i % P P IA 1S 163% 145 %a 1; 2% 2% .. 217 50% 8% 145 r3i 2 2 3 % P 1% 0% 2% 12% 29% MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London Yew Price Current of March 20.) SuoAn.—To-day previous rates were insisted upon for West India Sugar, but the purchases made were trifling. REFINED.—To-day the demand was excellent for Refined goods for home consumption, and higherrates were again paid. MAunmus.—This afternoon Mauritius Sugar met with attention, and 5,150 bags 423 casks 8 barrels at public sal were all disposed of a t an a d vance on f ormer ra t es o f 6d per cwt. - EAST Irtnra.—This afternoon five parcels of Bengal, amounting to 4,195 bags 88 chests, were submitted to public competition; white, of which nearly the whole consisted, went at full rates and all sold. Moi.aasEs.—This afternoon at public sale 30 butts 20 Ws of Bengal Treacle were taken in at 203 per cwt. Fnurr. As some of the importers of Currants have shown a disposition to meet the view of the grocers, by sub miting to a reduction of is per cwt, a small portion of gi. bu siness has been do ne . Fonciox—There h as b een a b etter deman d f or P or t o Rico Sugar, and f a i r mar k et rates have been Notwith standing the considerable decline that has occurred in the value of yello w an d b rown Havaunah of late, still the busi ness transacted has b een li m i ted. ven COMM.—To-day there was no public sale of any kind of Coffee, and privately there was little passing, but holders are not inclined to take lower rates. For good ordinary pale Native Ceylon 46s to 47s per cwt are the rates required. Cocoa.—Foreign is held for the previous value, but there has been little passing privately, and at auction 135 bags of Bahia were taken in. British plantation has been purchased with more freedom, and the best red sorts brought stiffer rates. TEA.—Although there are sellers of Congou rather under previous rates, still the demand has been limited, low as prices are. Pouchon4 is held for 4d to 7d, and good to fine 8d to 10d, the stock being small, but there has been only a limited business I ransacted. Hyson is little wanted, and must be quoted rather cheaper. Of Young Hyson the trade have been tempted to take several parcels in consequence of rather lower rates being taken. Twankay has been spar ingly dealt in, and prices are on the decline. Scented Orange Pekoe has been in much better request at 2s 4d to 2s 5d for fine. Gunpowder offine quality has been purchased with more freedom, Imperial can be obtained upon lower terms, still the trade are cautious in their proceedings. SPICES.—To-day Penang Pepper met with attention, and 947 bags at auction were sold at full rates. 'ism—This afternoon at public sale 2,642 bags and 900 pockets of Bengal Rice were offered ; the trade evinced little desire to operate; although the merchants were sellers at lower rates, and the whole of the sound was taken in at Is to Is 6d per cwt under previous prices. Sriiirrs.—There has been little desire evinced to purchase any kind of Jamaica Rum, and the rates taken have been rather under those previously current. There has been a much better demand for Brandy this week, and an advance in prices has taken place. The business done in Geneva has been limited, and at lower rates. The price of British Corn Spirits is lOs 6d per gallon nett cash, and Gin 8s 10d for 22 per cent. under proof, and 17 under 9s 4d per gallon. OlLS.—This afternoon of Sperm 'Oil 57 tuns at public sale from New York wore taken in at 811 to 8115 s, but low sold at 741 lOs to 761. 3 tuns from Sydney, ordinary 751 55, and Headmatter 751155. TALLow.—This afternoon the public sales of Tallow went at rather lower rates; 285 pps 171 hhds 17 brls South Ame rican mostly sold at 36s to 41s 6d for low to fine ; 386 casks New South Wales, fine 42a to 42s 6d, middling and good 39s 9d to 41s 9d, low soft and greasy 37s 3d to 398 3d; 50 casks New York Butchers Melted 42s to 42s 6d. ENGLAND. ight's Gazette.) 7th and Bth of Victoria, oap. 32, for La 14th day of March, 1846. 'AIITMENT. Government debt • X. • 11,015,100 Other securities ...• 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 11,44,524 Silver bullion ...... 1,710,281 £ 27,117,805 M. MARSHALL, Cleef Caskier. ,46. oEPAZTMENT. Government securi ties (including Dead Weight Annuity) .. 13,136,440 Other securities .. • • 21,923,787 Notes ••••••• • • • . • .. 7,712,120 Gold and sayer coin.. 717,285 £43,489,632 Ai. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. 146. WHITEHALL, MAECH 19. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right Ho nourable Charles John Viscount Canning, an additional Com missioner fur the purpose of inquiring whether advantage might not be taken of the rebuilding of the Houses of Par 'iament for promoting and encouraging the Fine Arts. Commission by the Queen. _ 75g 17 2% 2U 534 Northamptonshire Regiment of Militia—Capt. T. Rose to be Adjutant, Feb. 27, 1846. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the Tower Hamlets. F. Hodgson, Esq., M.P., to be Deputy Lieutenant, March 14. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire. To be Deputy Lieutenants—H. P. T. Aubrey, Esq. ;J. C. B. Borough, Esq. ; P. B roug ht on , E sq. ; G. Brooke, Esq. ; R. Burton, Esq. ; R. H. Cheney, Esq. ,• St. J. C. Charlton, Esq ; E. Corbett, Esq. ; Hon. E. J. H. Viscount Clive; J. W. Dod, Esq.; T. C. Eyton, Esq.; Right H o n. G. G. L. G. Earl Granville; W. 0. Gore, Esq. M P. ; R. Gardner, Esq. ; R. F. Hill, Esq. ; Hon. G. F. Hamilton ; R. H. Kinchant, Esq ; Sir B. Leighton, Bart. ; R. M. Leeke, Esq. ; J. V. Lovett, Esq. ; T. Lovett, Esq. ; C. K. Mainwaring, Esq. ; E. W. S. Owen, Esq. ; J. Owen, Esq. ; W. Oakeley, Esq. ; W. H. Poole, Esq. ; J. Rocke, jun., Esq. ; R. A. Slaney, Esq. ; H. G. Taylor, Esq. ; T. Twemlow, Esq., March 10. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Glamorganshire. To be Deputy Lieutenants—R. Bassett, Esq. ; H. A. Bruce, Esq. ; W. Meyrick, Esq. ; T. Powell, Esq. ; E. Williams, Esq., Feb. 28. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire—Richard Price Puleston, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant. Commissions by the Lofd Lieutenant of Kinross-shire. Harry Young, FAN., to be Deputy Lieutenant ; Sir G. Graham Montgomery, Bart., to be Deputy Lieutenant; Wil liam Patrick Adam, Esq.. jun., to be Deputy Lieutenant; Ro bert Neilson, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant. Stirlingshire, Regt. of Militia—A. Black, Gent., to be Ensign. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Essex. West Essex Regiment of Regular Militia—Captain Dick to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Houblon, resigned, Feb. 11; W. M. Tufnell, Esq., to be Captain, vice Rush, resigned, Feb. 11 ; H. Bullock, Esq., to be Captain, vice Foaker, resigned, Feb. 12 ; J. Wright, Esq., to be Captain, vice J. J. Tufnell, resigned, Feb. 18 ; A. T. Schreiber, Esq., to be Captain, vice Stave, resigned, Feb. 14 ; A. E. Williams, Esq., to be Captain, vice Smith, resigned, Feb. 16 ; P. H. Meyer, Esq., to be Captain, vice Fortescue, resigned, Feb. 17 ; H. Edinborough, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Lucas, promoted, Feb. 11. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire. Brecknockshire Militia—W. R. Stretton, Esq., to be Major, vice H. Price, resigned; W. Bridgwater, Gent., to be Lieu tenant, March 17. • Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Sussex. Arundel and Bramber Corps of Sussex Yeomanry Cavalry —Colonel W. G. K. Gratwicke to be Lieutenant, vice G. Rideout, deceased ; Lord B. T. F. Howard to be Cornet, vice W. G. K. Gratwicke, promoted ; T. Evans, Gent., to be Surgeon, vice 0. Evans, deceased, Feb. 22. BANKRUPTS. John Kirkup, coal merchant, Rotherhithe, to surrender March 31. and May 8, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, Birohin-lane, Cornhill ; Hodgson, Broad-street-buildings. William Collins, tailor, Rugby, Warwickshire, March 31, at one, and May 1, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee; Burbidge, Hatton-garden. James Bryant, draper, Mayfield, Sussex, March 27, at half-past twelve, and May 7, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basingliall-street ; Soles and '1 urn er, Aldermanbury. Isaac Harris, clothier, Croydon, March 26, and May 4, at half-past, eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street, City; Jacobs, IVinchester , buildings Winchester-street. Henry Ward, paper manufacturer, Ludgate-street, City, March 31, at two, and May 4, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street; Mardon and Co., Newgate-street, City. _ _ William Stone, laceinan, WoOd-sireet, City, March 23, at one, and April 24, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy Green, official assignee, Alderinaubury ; Lloyd, Milk-street, Cheapside. Ellison and Goodworth, linen manufacturers, Barnsley, York, March 31 and April2o, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Pocock, Bartholo mew-close ; Mence, Barnsley ; Bond, Leeds. Joseph Whalley and Charles Whalley, seedsmen, Liver pool, March 31 and April 24, at eleven, at the Liverpool Dis trict Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool ; Hall and Co., Verulam• buildings, London ; Neal, Liverpool. Richard Barnes Preston, coal dealer, Leigh, Gloucester, April 3, at twelve, and May 1, at eleven, at the Bristol Dis trict Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol ; Newman and Co., Cheltenham. Cornelius Brady, commission agent, Aston-nigh Birming ham, April 4, and May 2, at eleven, at the Birmingham Dis trict Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ; Chantler and Co., Gray's Inn-square, London ; Harding, Birmingham. Richard Edwards, woollen-draper, Huddersfield, April 6 and 23, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, offi cial assignee, Leeds; Robinson, Huddersfield; Bond, Leeds. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, the produce of the British possessions in America, computed from the returns made in the week ending March 17, 1846, is 355. 44:1. per cwt. [Dividends, &c., in our Next.] COURSE OF EXCHA. Amsterdam .. ....C.F. 12 93. 2 Ditto, at sight • • .... 12 6 Rotterdam .... • • 2U. 12 10 Antwerp • • ............ 25 15 Hamburgh . • M.B. 13 15% Altona . • ........ ...... Paris, 3 days' sight .... 25 80 • Ditto, 3 mouths . . 26 5 Marseilles . • • • 26 5 Bourdeaux.... .. Frankfort on Maine.... 122% Petersburgh, 3 • • Berlin •• •••• ..... •••• STGE.-(YESTERDAY.) Gibraltar.. • — Leghorn ........ Genoa . • • • • . .... • • Milan Venice.... .... .. • • ~ Naples ...... • • Palermo, per oz .. l l 9 Lisbon •• . • .. 52.74, Oporto .. . • • • Rio Janeiro • . 24 Bahia .......... • • • • • • Vienna, e tree. flo • • • • 10 10% Trieste, ditto .. ..... . 10 10% Madrid . ..... .. 36 Cadiz • : 36 1 4 Bilba0.. Barcelona • • • 5ni11e......... : : - Buenos Ayres ..... New York, 21 days' sight Philadelphia .... .. PRICES OP BULLION, PER OZ. Foreign Gold in bars.. X 3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 3 17 5 I New Doubloons . . 0 0 Now Dollars .• • • 0 4 9% Sliver in bars RAILWAY RETURNS. RAILWAY TaAFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rail ways for the past week—that Is to say, up to the date to which the respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same week in the previous year : Week ending Last week. @ - , 4 4 , 4 t o e, b . 6 ..q PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons, FRIDAY, MARCH 20. The following Petitions for Railways were reported, and the Bills ordered to be brought in by the undernamed Hon. Members : Inverness and Elgin—Mr. H. Baillic and Mr. C. Bruce. Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin—Mr. Bannerman and Mr. Lockhart. North Wales—Mr. Mostyn and Mr. Hughes. STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEE. The following resolutions were reported from this Committee:— 1. That, in the case of the Boston, Newark, and Sheffield Railway petition for leave to present a petition for a Bill, the sessional order ought not to be dispensed with. 2. That, in the case of the Chester and Manchester Direct Railway petition for leave to present a petition for a Bill, the sissional order ought not to be dispensed with. 3. That, in the case of the Welsh Midland Railway petition, the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with. 4. That, in the case of the London, Warwick, Leamington, and Kidderminster Railway petition, the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with. 5. That, in the case of the East and West India Docks and Bir mingham Junction Railway petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, with the exception of the clauses giving power to the London and Birmingham Railway Company and to the East and West India Company to subscribe to the undertaking ; and that the Conimittee,on the Bill do examine, in the first place, how far such orders hove been complied with, and do report the same to the House on the report of the Bill. Fifth resolution agreed to.—Report to lie on the table. SECOND READINGS OF RAILWAY BILLS. . MONDAY, MARCH 23. Scottish Central (Denny Branch). Scottish Central (Alloa Branch). ' Scottish Central (Crieff Branch). • Scottish Central (Perth Termini and Stations). Stratbtay and Breadalbane. Caledonian Northern Direct. Caledonian (Langholmc Branch). Stlrlingshire Midland Junction. Caledonian (Clydesdale Junction Railway Deviation). Caledonian (Glasgow Termini and Branches). Caledonian (Carlisle Deviation). Poiloc and Govan and Clydesdale Junction Amalgamation. Caledonian (Glasgow, Garnkirk, and Coatbridge Railway Purchase). Glasgow, Strathaven, and Lesmahagow Direct. . Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock (Bridge of Weir Branch). Caledonian, Polioc and Govan, & Clydesdale Junction Amalgamation, Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston Direct (Branches to Paisley). South Wales (No. 2). Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton Amendment. Glasgow, Garnkirk, and Coatbridge Extension. Guildford, Chichester, and Portsmouth. Banffshire. Mr. Se lect on p No. 12. r. Hamilton selected and Committee Group added to the Committee, vice Lord Brooke discharged. PARLIAMEN TAR Y DIVISIONS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) FRIDAY, MARCH 20. CUSTOMS (TIMBER DUTIES). Question put, " That the Muse do agree with the Committee in the said Resolution." The House divided : MAJORITY-AYES, 232. Acheson, Viscount Ellice, E., Jun. Napier, Sir C. Acland, T. D. Ellis, Wynn Neville, Ralph A'Court, Captain Elphinstone, H. O'Brien, J. Aglionby, li. A. Escott, Bickham O'Connell, M. J. Ainsworth, Peter Elwell, Ralph O'Connell, John Aldan), W. Evans, Sir lie Lac Ord, William Antrobus, E. Ewart, William Osborne, Ralph Archbold, Robert Feilden, William Palmerston, Viscount Baillie, Colonel Fitzroy, Henry Parker, John Baillie, H. J. Fitzroy, Lord C. Patten, J. W. Baina, Walter Fitzwilliam, G. W. Pechell, Captain Bairl, William Flower, Sir J. Peel, Sir Robert Baldwin, Barry Forster, Matthew Peel, Jonathan Bannerman, A Fox, C. It. Pluturidge, Captain Barclay, David Barkly, Henry Baring, F. T. Baring, W. B. Barnard, E. G. Beckett, William Berkeley, Craven Berkeley, Captain Bernal, Ralph Blake, M. J. Blewitt, Reginald Bodkin, W. H. Bottleld, Beriah Bouverie, E. P. Bowes, John Bowles. Admiral Bowring, Dr. Bridgeman, Hewitt Bright, John Bretherton, J. Browne, W. Brownrigge, J. S. Bruce, Lord E. Buller, Charles Busfeild, W. Cardwell, Edward Carew, W. IL Pole Carnegie, Captain Cavendish, G. 11. Chapman, B. Chichester, Lord J. Clay, Sir W. Clerk Sir George Cobden, Richard Cochrane, A. Cockburn Sir G. Colebrooke, Sir T. Collett, John Copeland, Ald. Corry, 11. Courtenay, Lord Cowper, W. F. Craig, W. G. Crawford, W. S. Cripps, William Currie, R. Dalmcny, Lord Dalrymple, Captain Dawson, T. V. Denison, E. B. Dennistoun, John D'Eyncourt, C. T. Dickinson, F. F. Dodd, George Douglas, Sir C. E. Douro, Marquis of Duke, Sir J.. Duncan, George Duncannon, Lord Duncombe, T. Dundas, Admiral Easthope, Sir John Ebringtoii, Lord Egerton, Sir P. Ellice, Edward J. P. Arkwright, Sr. Astell, William Bagge, NVllliatn Gibson, T. M. Powell, Caleb Gill, Thomas Price, Sir R. Gore,;Montague Protheroe, Edward Goulburn, Hoary Pulsford, Robert Graham, Sir J. Rawdon, Colonel Granger, T. C. Reid, Sir John Greene,Jhomas Reid, Colonel Grey, Sir G. Rumbold, C. E. Grosvenor, Lord R. Russell, Lord John Hall, Sir Benjamin Russell, Lord E. Hamilton, W. J. Russell, J. D. Hamilton, Lord C. Ryder, Granville D. Harmer, Sir J. Sandon, Viscoant Hatton, Captain Scott, It. Hawes,il3enjamin Scrope, G. P. Mayes, Sir E. Bart. Seyraour, Lord Heathcoat, John Seymour, Sir H. B. Hill, Lord Marcus Sheridan, R. B. Hindley, Charles Smith, Benjamin Hobhouse, Sir J. Smith, J. A. Hogg, J. W. Smith, Vernon Holland, Robert smythe, George Hope, G. W. Servers, J. P. Hamby, John Somerset, Lord G. Howard, C. W. G. Somerville, Sir W. Howard, E. G. Stansileld, W. R. Howard, P. 11. Stuart, Lord J. Hughes, W. B. Stuart, Henry Hume, Joseph Stratt, Edward llumphery, Ald. Tancred, 11. W. Hutt, William Thesiger, Sir F. James, William Thornely, T. James, Sir W. Tomline, G. Jenny'', Earl Townely, John Jocelyn, Viscount Trelawny, J. S. Johnstone, Hope Trench, Sir F. Kelly, Sir Fitzroy Tulhell, Henry Kelly, James Turner, Edmund Labouchere, Ilenry Vernon, G. H. Langston, J. 11. Villiers, Charles Lascelles, W. S. Vivian, J. 11. Layat d, Captain Vivian, Captain Legh, G. C. Wakley, Thomas Lockhart, A. E. Walker, Richard Macaulay, T. B. Wall, C. B. 31`Carthy, Alex. Warburton, Henry 31`Geachy, F. A. Ward, 11. G. 31`Neill, Duncan Wawn, J T. 3PTaggart, Sir J. Wellesley, Lord C. Mahon. Lord White, Samuel Mainwaring, T. Wilde, Sir Thomas Marjoribanks, S. Williams, W. Marshall, William Wilshere, W. Martin, John Wood, Charles Masterman, John Wood, Colonel T. Mauls, Fox Wersley, Lord Meynell, Captain Wortley, J. S. Milnes, R. Moncktoll Wrightson, W. B. Mitcalfe, Ilenry Wyse, Thomas Moffatt, George Yorke, H. R. Molesworth, Sir W. Morpsth, Viscount TELLERS, Morris, David Young, John Morison, General Baring, Henry 3funtz, G. F. MINORITY—NOES, 109. Fitzrnaurice, C. O'Brien, A. S. Floyer, John Pack°, C. W. Forbes, William Palmer, Robert Fox, S. L. Palmer, G. Bagot, Willi am Fuller, A. E. Pigot, Sir Robert Bailey, Joseph Gaskell, J. M. Rashleigh, W. Bantle, William Gooch, E. S. Rendlesham, Lord Bankes, George Grogan, E. Repton, G. W. Bennett, I'hilip • Halford, Sir Henry Richards, Richard Bentinck, Lord G. Ball, Colonel Scott, F. Minnick, Lord H. Halsey, T. P. Seymer, H. K. Borthwick, Peter Harris, Hon. Capt. Shaw, F. 13rainston, T. W. lleathcote, G..T. Shirley, E. J. Brisco, M. Ileathcotc, Sir W. Shirley, E. I'. Broadley, Henry Henley, .J. W. Sibthorp, Colonel Broadwood, 11. Hildyard, T. B. Smyth, Sir H. Brooke, Lord Ilinde, J. H. Sotheron, T. H. S. Bruce, C. L. C. Hope, Sir .7. Spooner, Richard Bruges, W. H. hope, Alexander Stanley, E. Buck, Lewis W. Hudson, G. Stuart, J. Buller, Sir J. Y. Hurst, R. 11. Taylor, J. A. Campbell, Sr H. Inglis, Sir R. Thompson, Ald. Cayley, E. S. Jolliffe, Sir W. H. Tollemache, J. Chaudos, Marq. of Knight, F. W. Trollope, Sir J. Cholmondelcy, 11. Knighticy, Sir C. Tumor, C. Churchill, Lord A. S. Law, lion. C. E. Tyrrell, Sir J. Clifton, J. T. Lawson, Andrew Vyse, R. li. It. 11. Compton, 11. C. Lennox, Lord G. 11. Waddington, 11. S. Disraeli, B. Mackenzie, T. Walpole, S. H. Douglas, Sir H. Mackenzie, W. F, Walsh, Sir J. H. Douglas, .1. D. S. Maclean, Donald Williams, T. P. Duncombe, A. Manners, Lord John Worcester, Marquis Duncembe, 0. March, Earl of Yorke, E. T. Da Pre, C G Maunsell, T. B. Farnham, E. B. Maxwell, Hon. J. P. Fellowes, E. Miles, Philip W. S. Filmer, Sir E. Miles, IVilllam Finch, George Nceld, John TELLER.!. Beresford. Major Newdegate, N. TURNPIKE ROADS (SCOTLAND) BILL. Order for Second Reading read ; Motion made, and Question put, That the 13111 be now read a second time." The House divided : MAJORITY-AYES, 45. Aglionby, 11. A. Denison, E. B. Masterman, John Antrobus, Edmund Douglas, Sir C. Osborne, Ralph Baring, Henry Duncan, George Peel, Sir Robert Bentinek, Lord G. Ellice, Edward Peel, Jonathan Borthwick, P. Escott, Blckham Powell, Caleb Bouverie, Edward P. Greene, Thomas Seymer, Henry Fier Brotherton, Joseph Hamilton, W. J. Somerville, Sir W. Bruce, Lord E. Hamilton, Lord Claud Stuart, Henry Buller, Charles Hawes, Benjamin Tufnell, Henry Cardwell, Edward Ilindley Charles Vyse, R. Carnegie, Captain Hope, 0. W. Wawn, J. T. Clerk, Sir G. Howard, Sir R. Woraley, Lord Cooburit, Sir G. Hudson, G. , Young, John Corry, llenry Ruggles, W. B. . Ts "" s " Craig, W. 0. J ermyn , E ar l ' ' batch, Earl of Dalmeney, Lord Johnstone, Hope ; Hanle, Fos MINORITY—NOES , 13. Baillie, William Mackenzie, T. Yorke, E. T. Cripps, W. M'Ncill, Duncan Dennistoun, J. Itashleigh, W. Forbes, Wm. Scott, Francis Graham, Sir James Waddington, H. S. Lockhart, A. E. Wortley, J. S. TELLERS. Mackenzie, N. F. Campbell, Hagh THE CASE OF POISONING AT BROMLEY. The inquiry into this mysterious affair, adjourned from the sth inst., was resumed yesterday, for the 13th time, at the Swan Tavern, Bromley. The proceedings extended ever several hours, but partly owing to its having been thought advisable to examine certain witnesses privately, and partly to the fact that much of the evidence was merely of a corroborative nature, few facts were brought to light beyond those with which the public are already fa miliar from reports of previous investigations. At one of the late sittings of the jury, while the Court was cleared of strangers, a person named Barrett, who holds a responsible situation in the Bromley post-office, produced an anonymous letter, which he stated he had received a day or two previous. The letter charged him with having been accessory to the death of the deceased, and called on him to confess his guilt. The handwriting was not known, nor was any suspicion entertained as to who was the author of the communication. Subsequently to this letter being re ceived by Barrett, the coroner received two anonymous let ters in a similar handwriting, each describing Barrett as the guilty party. The authorship of the two latter letters was owned yesterday by a person who stands in a near degree of relationship to one on whom some suspicion has fallen. His object in writing the same was not satisfactorily explained, and the effect certainly does not tend to weaken that suspicion. _ _ A letter, which had been received from Miss Williams, in which she stated that Thomas Churcher had brou g ht some biscuits to her house on the Monday night on which deceased was first missed, was produced. Several witnesses were examined, and questions having been addressed to Mr. Vcrrall, the minister of Bromley Chapel, and one or two other persons as to the au th ent i city of a letter received by the coroner, signed Chyrnicus" (in which it was attempted to be show n th at the deceased had a ttempted suicide), without any satisfactory result, the pro ceedings were, at 4 o'clock, adjourned. BRUTAL OUTRAGE BY TW O SOLDIERS. Gunners Ilolloway Spence and Buruard Aulay, 7th battalion of the Roya /Ar • tillery, at 'Woolwich, were charged with committing a brutal assault upon Caroline Ship, Henry Bailey, and Charles Norman. It appeared that Caroline Ship was passing the night previous, about half-past ten o'clock, the Royal Standard, in High-street, when, without the least cause, the prisoner Spence knocked her down and kicked her. Bailey came up to her assistance, and was served in the same way. The prisoners went on, whon they met Norman, and without saying a word felled him to the ground, and so continued on till Police-con stable Walker, 298 R, hearing the cry of "Murder," ran to the rpot. The prisoners tried to escape up an alley, but, after a most desperate struggle, were apprehended. .An officer of the Royal Artillery attended to watch the proceedings. The magistrate fined the pri soners 20s. each, or twenty-one days' imprisonment. The officer said the fine for gunner Spence, and the other stood committ e d. GLASGOW PIG IRON TRADE, MARCH 17.—The market has remained in much the came state for the last week past ; the tendency is rather to a decline, which is the snore surprising, as there are large shipments being made for foreign orders and coastwise. A sale was made, to-day, by an extensive maker, at 695. cash, which we quote as the price.-674.7007 rational. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. FIOUSE OF LORDS, March 20. The Loan CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at Five o'clock. FEVER (IRELAND) BILL. The Duke of WELLINGTON moved the first reading of the Fever (Ireland) Bill.—Agreed to. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' ACT. The Earl of RIPON brought in a Bill to alter and amend the present laws affecting the relief of insolvent debtors. He moved that it be read a first time this day, and a second time is Monday.—Agreed to. The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from Red stock against the repeal of the corn-laws. PRINT WORKS BILL. The Duke of BUCCLEUCH moved the second reading of the Print Works Bill. In the Act of last session it was stated that the period for children attending school was limited to 50 days a-year. The present alteration corrected what was merely a clerical error, by making it 30 days in each six months. The Bill was read a second time and ordered to be committed on Monday. INFRINGEMENT OF PATENT. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from eminent stove manufacturers in St. Paul's Churchyard, complaining that certain persons were infringing on their rights by copying the improvements they had effected in their articles of manu facture. COURT OF REQUESTS, MANCHESTER. The NOBLE LORD also presented a petition from Manchester, complaining of the processes of the Court of Requests there and the incompetency of the commission. CORN-LAWS. The NOBLE LORD had further to present a petition, if the Noble Duke (the Duke of Richmond) would allow him, from the landlords, tradesman, and inhabitants of Penrith. They com plained of the delay in passing the Corn Bill, and this everyone seemed to do, excepting the Noble Duke himself.—(Langhter. ) The Duke of RICHMOND did not wish the Bill paned at all. —( Continued laughter.) Lord CAMPBELL, while the Noble and Learned Lord was addressing the Noble Duke on the cross benches, rose, and amid much laughter said, in a " loud whisper," that he (Lord Campbell) also had some petitions to present. Lord BROUGHAM—The petitioners urged that the post ponement of the petition was a comprom►se of justice, and they therefore prayed for the total and immediate repeal of the corn-laws. (The pointed manner in which the Noble Lord addressed the Noble Duke created much laughter.) The Duke of RICHMOND was not surprised that those persons should complain. The Bill was hurried through Par liament to avoid the outcry which would be raised against it throughout the country. Lord BROUGHAM said that it was hurried on at the pace of the snail rather than of the swift-footed Achilles. Lord STANLEY said he had several petitions to present to their Lordships' House upon the same subject as that of the petition presented by the Noble Lord who had just set down. The first of these petitions was from the tenant-farmers of the county of lladdington, who stated that they viewed the contemplated change in the corn-laws with darn:, and that grain should not be imported into this country from foreign countries without adequate protection to the home grower, an hat at least they should he compensated in the event of such a Bill passing. He had another petition to present from the churchwardens and inhabitants of Newchapel, in Lancashire, which stated that the passing of the Bill would be attended with results the most prejudicial to the general welfare of the British empire, and that the manufacturing cla ,, ses did not require the passing of such a law. He had another petition from the inhabitants of a parish in the county of Flint against the same Bill, and the petitioners hoped they would not be sacrificed. The next petition which he had to present, upon the same subject, was from two parishes in the county of Kildare, in Ireland, and the petitioners, in their prayer, drew rather a curious distinction. They stated that they viewed the contemplated change with consterna tion, as one calculated to have an injurious effect upon the agricultural interests of that country, and that, in the event of its passing, the Irish farmers should receive compensa tion, and that the general interest of toe Irish farmer should be protected.— (Laughter.) He agreed with the petitioners, and regretted that they had not gone as far as he could wish. He deplored the introduction of this Bill, and trusted it would never receive their Lordships' sanction. IRISH BISHOPS' REVENUES. Lord STANLEY presented a petition from the bishop and clergy of the diocese of Kilmore, praying that the poor-rate should not be d e d uc t e d f rom th e i r i ncomes . The petitioners therefore prayed that they might be assessed to the poor-rates upon the gross profits. Lord MONTEAGLE presented a petition in favour of the Great (Irish) Western Railway. The Noble Lord also presented a p e titi on f rom t h e gran d j ury of the city of Limerick, praying the Government to afford the people the means of improving the harbour in that locality, and whilst he did so he wished to ask the Noble Lord at the head of the Admiralty whether it was probable that the Government re port respecting the harbour in question would be shortly laid on the table of the House ? Lord ELLENBOROUGH said that the report had been signed that day, and it would be laid on the table of the House in the course of next week. It would have been brought forward at at. earlier ,period, but there was a natural desire on the part of the Government to present the reports respectng the other harbours of Ireland at the same time. The Earl of CLARE entirely concurred with what had fallen from his Noble Friend. BRITISH AND IRISH UNION RAILWAY. _ _ . Lord BEAUMONT presented a petition in favour of this line of railway. TEIECASE OF MR. GULSTON. The Earl of CLANCARTY said be took that opportunity of stating that Mr. Gulston had produced the documents which had been referred to last night. That gentle. man considered that he had no right to produce the papers without an order from the Commissioners. That had been ob tained and the papers given up. Lerd BROUGHAM did not think there had been any irre gularity manifested on the present occasion. He had read the letter of Mr. Gulston to the Commissioners, for leave to produce the papers, and thought he had acted in the matter with due consideration. He was glad to hear that the Commissioners had seen the propriety of not setting themselves in opposition to the privileges of the House. The Earl of CLANCARTY would be the last person in that House to accuse the Learned Lord of irregularity.—(Loud laughter. ) Lord MONTEAGLE said that Mr. Gulston had written from Ireland asking for certain letters, for the purpose of using them for his own case. The answer that was given was not for one moment to withhold the documents. It was therefore no objection, but still he considered the question put by the Noble and Learned Lord was a very proper one. Lord BROUGHAM—The better way of judging► the ques tion would be to see the letters of the Commissioners to Mr. G ulston. Lord CLARE said that the very moment. the letters were sent for Mr. Gulston received the authority of the Commis sioners for their production. He might produce them if he liked; he, however, considered he had no right to produce them till he had the order to do se from the Commissioners. Messengers from the Commons brought up certain Bills, requesting their Lordships' assent. —Ordered to lie on the table. FEVER (IRELAND) BILL. The Earl ST. GERMANS stated, with reference to the Bill which the Noble Duke had introduced that evening, that he trusted their Lordships, considering the very important nature of the provisions of the Bill and the pressing demand for its speedy operation, dispense with the usual standing orders of the House, and allow the Bill to be passed into law wih all possible dispatch. METROPOLITAN BUILDING ACT. Their Lordships then went into Committee on this Bill, and several clauses were gone through and agreed to, And the Bill ordered to be read a third time on Monday next. LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY BILL. The Marquis of'CLANRICARDE said that in reference to petitions he presented last night, he would wish to call their Lordships to postpone his motion, and send the parties to the petition before the Committee on Standing Orders. The reason he made this request was, that the petitions were placed in his hands only on Monday last, and the fact of those petitions not having been presented in time, was owing to his hav ing held them over, with a view to consult other Noble Lords, and have Noble and Learned Lords' opinion urn the nature of their contents. Therefore, the blame of the parties being too late in the presentation of them was en tirely attributable to him ; on those grounds, then, he had no hesitation in requesting their Lordships to permit the peti tioners to go before the Committee on Standing Order, on Monday next, when they could be heard, and no injury would be done to any party. He, therefore, begged to move that the petition be referred to the Committee on Standing Orders. Lord BEAUMONT said lie would object to this proceeding as being quite irregular. He could not see why this request should be granted in favour of one party and refused to ethers. Lord MONTEAGLE said that he had refused to present a petition, praying to be heard before the Standing Orders' Committee, because he thought that if their rules were de parted from, the standing orders of the House would be ren dered worthless. But there was a distinct difference where the parties interested did all that in them lay, and the rule was laid down absolutely in the other House of Parliament that a petition which was requested to•be printed through a Member of the House, if in consequence of his absense from town that Member was unable to be in his place, the House uni formly extended the period of indulgence in those cases; although not in any other, because it would be a great hard. ship indeed if these parties were defeated by a casual accident, which deprived any Member of the power of presenting it. He called their Lordships' attention to the very great diffe rences which existed in the cases. He (Lord Monteagle) had refused to present the petition yesterday, because the parties by the negligence of their agent had committed the fault, but it would be very hard to deprive any subject of the realm of the power of presenting a petition, because one of their own body had, either through negligence or absence from town at the time, no power of doing so. Earl GREY saw no objection to the motion of the Noble Lord, for he thought that the parties petitioning had a perfect right to see if the contract deed was good or not. He could net see the smallest objection to the motion, because it would not interpose the smallest delay to the progress of the Bill. Lord CAMPBELL did not see that any degree of blame could be imputed to the Noble Lord beside him. He had been intrusted with the presentation of these petitions, and he thought the course he was at present pursuing was the proper one. He repeated that no blame could be imputed to the par ties who were promoting the Bill, because they had done all in their power. This application seemed to him (Lord Campbell) a very just one, and deserving the attention of the House. The Earl of SHAFTE SBURY, who was very indistinctly heard, was understood to say that the Noble Lord had better give notice to suspend the standing order, when the petitions would come on in the regular course on Monday. Their Lordships then adjourned till Monday. HOUSE OF COMMONS, March 20. The SPEAKER took the Chair at a few minutes to Four. SECOND READINGS. The following Bills were read a second time, and ordered to be committed : Newcastle-upon-Tyne Improvement Harrogate Gas York Improvement Sutton Harbour and Docks (Plymouth) Commercial Road Wishaw and Coltness Railway (Greenhill Branch) Sheffield Markets New Zealand Company Hartlepool Gas and Water Liverpool and Harrington Waterworks Manchester and Leeds and Leeds and Bradford Railways Anal• garnation Manche!ter and Southr.mpton Railway. THIRD READINGS. The following Bills ;ere read a third time and passed, Aylesbury Small Tenements Radcliffe and Pilkington Gas Downpatrick Gas. Numerous petitions in favour of and against various railway Bills were presented and ordered to lie on the table. MANCHESTER AND SOUTHAMPTON RAILWAY. Petitions in favour of this line were presented by Mr. Milner Gibson, from upwards of 3,000 merchants, traders, and inha bitanti of Manchester, representing one-fourth of the entire assessment of the borough ; by Mr. G. W. Hope, from the mayor and corporation of Southampton ; by the same Hon. Gentleman, from upwards of 2,000 merchants,• bankers, tradesmen, and burgesses of Soltharepeen; )7 )1 Crum BANK OF (From last Ni 4-n Account, pursuant to the Act 7 the Week ending on Saturday, th 4 ISSUE DZP, notes i55ued........ 27,117,805 £27,117,80 5 Dated the 19th day of March, 18 BANKING IN Proprietors' capital•• 14,553,000 Rest .............. 3,767,623 Pul?lic deposits (in- eluding ExcheqUer. Commissioners, of National Debt, Sac ings-banks, and Di vidend accounts) • • 6,804,524 Other deposits •.• • • • 17,476,998 Seven day and other bills .. 887,487 A 43,489,632 Dated the 19th day of March, 19' and other slop most of the wide STATE OF THE HOSIERY AND LACE TRADES.—Tha g makin g ood s, has o f frames in this vicinity are at work. The wrought hose a hos s e h , ade esp i e m ci p a r ll o y ved c , ut a - n u d ps branches have, if anything, a shade improved. The cotton glove trade is still tolerably brisk, th oug h th e bagmen have met with a severe check in obtaining the India rubber web, which has been wove on looms in secret ; some of the welt weavers have been injunctioned, and an explo sion and great confusion has taken place in consequence, as they must now have the web from the patentees. The drawer, pantaloon, and shirt branch can scarcely be said to be amended, though they have in some quarters a little. more employment. The silk glove trade still continues pretty good. The manufacture of silk stockings, once the main support of Nottingham, still keeps declining, and from the bad qualities of the silk used, is likely to further decline. The fancy bobbin net trade is still in a most depressed condition, though we find that in some quarters a few branches are again set going. The warp lace is still in a most depressed state, with the exception of the making warp jacquard mitts, gloves, and sleeves, which are rather brisk.— Nottingham Review. - • - Dohler, the pianist, has been elevated to the rank of Noble by the Duke a Lucca. Ms renowned artist is alma to marry the Weeltby Rag= kelior M4Ue. Ann estaltreznetlrff, NAME OF RAILWAY. Mar. 14 Arbroath and Forfar ••••••-• • • • • • • • Bristol and Birmingham . • • . • • • • • • • • • Chester and Birkenhead . • • . • • • • • • • • • Dublin and Drogheda. • • .. • • • Dublin and Kingstown ............ • • Dundee and Arbroath . ........ • • • • • • Durham and Sunderland ..... Edinburgh and Glasgow Eastern Counties and North Eastern • • Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr • • • • • • Glaspw and Greenock. • • • ..... • • • Grand Junction • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Gravesend and Rochester. • • • Great North of England • • • • • • • • • • • • Great Western. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Hartlepool .. • • • ..... • • • • London and Birmingham, Erc. .• • • • - • London and Blackwall• • • • • • • • • • • . • • London and Brighton . • .. • . Londoa and Croydon . • • • • • • London and Greenwich . ........ London and South Western . • Manchester, Bolton, and Bury ...... Manchester and Birmingham........ Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc.. Midland Counties Newcastle and Darlington Newcastle and Carlisle Newcastle and North 5hie1d5...... .. Norfolk ...................... ...... North Union and Bolton and Preston Paris, Corbeil, and Orleans.. Paris and Rouen . .................. Preston and Wyre • • • • • • • • • • . . • • • • • • Sheffield and Manchester.. • • • • •• •• • Smith Ea5tern.................. Taff Vale • • • • .• • • • ..... • • • • • • • • • • • • Yarmouth and Norwich . ..... • • • • • • York and North Midland. • 544 631 638 259 624 3,168 6,920 1,964 765 169 16,254 874 669 3,570 1,09.3 422 547 541 220 478 2,160 3,578 1,477 653 13,166 26,990 640 2,659 821 5,272 913 4,237 5,792 15,027 2,632 1,761 442 1,035 6,103 6,063 577 1,563 5,566 1,198 4,844 864 3,425 5,563 12,499 1,061 1,318 308 189 4,270 4,100 355 601 3,764 835 4,935 MECHANICS' INSTITUTION. SOUTHAMPTON-BUILD INGII.—OU Wednesday evening Mr. Henderson delivered the concluding lecture on " London " to one of the most nume rous audiences of the session, and judging . from the applause, the subject gave entire satisfaction. Various statisti cs were brought forward of considerable interest, and while informa tion was imparted, a captivating cheerfulness, and healthful ness of tone pervaded the entire discourse. The pictorial illustrations exceeded in our opinion the last, especially " Backlersbury in the olden time, " which was worthy the pencil of the first artist in that particular line; we hope to boom more titaiiliaz with the works of Mr, W. khalders.