The Sun. — London, England, 1846-04-22 00:00:00

IRELAND. TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. [The following article is substituted for that which appeared in the Gazette of the 7th instant :-] WHITEHALL, APRIL 21, 1846. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dig ity of a Viscount of the United Kingdom of Great Britain a , d Ireland unto Lieutenant-General the Right Honourable Sir Henry Hardinge. G.C.8., Governor-General of India, :nd to the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Viscount Hardinge, of Lahore, and of King's Newton, in the county of Derby. WHITEHALL, APRIL 18. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain acid Ireland, granting unto Francis Martin, Esq., Noi roy King of Arms, the office of Clarenceux King of Arms, and Principal Herald of the south, east, and west parts of England, vacant by the decease of Joseph Hawker, Esq., late Clarenceux. 18. WHITEHALL, AP RIL The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, granting unto James Pulman, Esq., Richmond Herald, the office of Norroy King of Arms, and Principal Herald of the north parts of England, vacant by the promotion of Francis Martin, Esq., to the office of Clarenceux King of Arms. WAR-OFFICE, APRIL 21. 11th Light Dragoons-Cornet T. Y. Dallas, to be Lieute nant, by purchase, vice Somerville, who retires; L. Alex ander, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Dallas, April 21. Ist Regiment of Foot-Captain J. M. Isaac, from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice J M. Carter, ho exchanges ; H. F. Jones, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vide Waddi love, promoted in the 9th Foot, April 21. 4th Foot-J. W. Percy, Gent., to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice Coryton promoted, April 21. Bth , Foot-Lieut. J. Johnston to be Captain, by purchase, vice Clowes, who retires ; Ensign R. B. Stowards, from the 13th Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Johnston ; Assistant-Surgeon H. C. Martin, from the 87th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Johnstone, who exchanges, April2l. 9th Foot -Ensign F. W. D. Waddilove, from the Ist Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Forster, whose promotion, by purchase, has been cancelled, April 21. 13th Foot- Quartermaster-Sergeant T. Airey to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Taylor, promoted, April 21; H. M. Jones, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Stowards, pro moted in the Bth Foot, April 22. 14th Foot -Ensign W. C. Trevor to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice Douglas, appointed Adjutant, Jan. 22 ; Ensign F. Hammersley to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Trevor, whose promotion, by purchase, has been cancelled; Quartermaster. Sergeant G. Slater to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice Hammersley, April 21- Lieut. W. Douglas to be Adjutant, vice Dwyer, promoted, Jan. 22. 20th Foot-J. W. D. Adair, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Patterson, promoted, April 21. 21st Foot-Second Lieut. G. C. Dickina to be First Lieu tenant, without purchase, vice Deare, appointed to the Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment, April 21. 22d Foot-E. S. W. Smith, Gent., to ,be Ensign, without purchase, vice Ussher, promoted, April 21. 23d Foot-H. Servants, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Rawnes, promoted, April 21. 25th Foot-Sergeant-Majo r H. M`Beath, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Smith, promoted, April 21. 28th toot-Ensign A. Wright, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Mitchell, who resigns; P. H. P. Alpin, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Wright, April 21. 32d Foot-Captain A. L. Balfour, from the 72d Foot, to be Captain, vice C. A. Baines, who retires on half-pay Unat tached, April 21. 36th Foot-Ensign W. H. Fortescue to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Barnston, whose promotion, by purchase, has been cancelled, April 21. 39th Foot-Assistant Surgeon C. F. Stephenson. M.D., from the 50th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, COv Stewart, , who exchanges, Ap r il 21 . 1 42d Foot-J. C. M'Leod, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Chisholm, promoted, April 21. 50th Foot - Assistant-Surgeon L. C. Stewart, from the 39th Foot, to be Assistant -Surgeon, vice Stephenson, who ex changes, April 21. 68th Foot--Ensign S. W. H. Hawker to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Cotton, appointed to the Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment, April 21. 70th Foot-Ensign W. B. Doveton to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Hopegood, who retires ; J. C. O'Brien, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Doveton, April 21. 71st Foot -T. B. Le; Geyt, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Stuart, promoted in the Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment, April 21. 72d Foot-Capt. A. Warren, from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice Balfour, appointed to the 32d Foot, April 21. 74th Foot-Lieut. C. B. Cardew, to be Captain, by pur chase, vice Brevet-Major Campbell, who retires; Ensign F. Fellowes to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Cardew ; H. D. Van Toll, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Fellowes, April 21 ; E. M. Purvis, Gent., to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice Borton, promoted, April 22 ; A. J. Johnstone, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Williams, April 23. 75th Foot-Ensign W. M. Keats to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice Berry, appointed to the 24th Foot, April 21. 80th Foot-A. Scheberras, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Wandesforde, promoted, April 21. 87th Foot-Captain F. White, from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice George Floyd Duckett, who exchanges; Assistant- Surgeon W. S. Johnstone, li.D., from the Bth Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Martin, who exchanges, April 21. 91st Foot-R. Baylis, Gent., to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice Thom, promoted, April 21. 92d Foot-Lieutenant A. P. Miller to be Captain, by pur chase, vice Cox, who retires; Ensign W. 0. H. Buchanan to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Miller; G. W. H. Ross, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Buchanan, April 21. 95th Foot-Major J. R. Raines, from half-pay Unattached to be Major, vice T. St. Leger Alcock, who exchanges; Ser geant W, Smith to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Max well, promoted, April 21. 97th Foot-E. K. Jones. Gent., to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice Ferris, promoted, April 21. 3d West India Regiment.-To be Lieutenants, without purchase-Ensign W. S. Cumming, vice Mayne, appointed to the 22d Foot; Ensign W. C. Bancroft, vice Davidson, ap pointed to the 84th Foot, April2l. 1 X - TI L I.Itit. Illt, II ....... D. u r .....0 - arc 69.-ra v. Irs.• - .vat • •,...,, co.. ,_ w_ . ..a_ Foot, to be Major, without purchase, April 20. BREVRT.-Captain F. White, of 87th Foot, to be Major in the Army, Nov. 23, 1841. MEMORANDUM.-The Christian name of Brevet Major Houghton, orthe 63d Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry, is Richmond, not Richard, as stated in the Gazette of 3d inst. the Christian names o f Ensign Swaffield, of the 31 s t Foot,; are Charles James Orton. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, APRIL 20. Royal Regiment of Artillery-Second : Captain J. W. Ormsby to be Captain, vice Gore, retired on full-pay; First Lieut. Hon. G. T. Devereux to be second Captain, vice Ormsby; Second Lieut. W. B. Saunders to be First Lieute nant, vice Devereux ; Second Captain A. J. Taylor to be Captain, vice Poulden, retired on full pay ; First Lieut. It. Blackwood to be Second Captain, vice Taylor ; Second Lieut. C. H. Smith to be First Lieutenant, viceßlackwood,Aprill3. Commissions by the Queen. Westminster Regiment of Middlesex Militia-R. M'Ewen, Gent., to be Adjutant, April 6. Invernesshire Militia-R. Goldie, Gent., to be Adjutant, March 16. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire. Cambridgeshire Militia-C. C. Bailey, Gent., to be Lieut., April 9. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire. Queen's Own Royal Yeomanry Cavalry-F. James, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Gilpin, resigned, April 18. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk. Eastern Regiment of Suffolk Militia-C. II;Rooke, Esq., to be Captain, April 14; C. Gorton, Gent., to be Lieutenant; L. J. Nunn, to be Lieutenant, April 1. Western Regiment-T. Ross, Esq., to be Captain, April 14. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Ayr. 115th or Prince Regent's Royal Regiment of Ayrshire Militia-J. J. M. Abercromby, Gent., to be Surgeon, vice W. Donaldson, M.D., deceased, Jan. 19. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire. Royal Lanarkshire Militia-Sir W. C. Anstruther, Bart., to be Major, vice Denietoun, resigned, March 23; C. Hor rocks Esq. to be Captain, vice Hall, resigned, Mar c h 21 ; W. d. J. Anstruther, Esq., to be Captain, vice Everard, re signed, March 23 ; W. M. Cochrane, Esq., to be Captain, vice Miller, resigned, March 24 ; Douglas Hamilton, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Lay ton, deceased, March 23; R. Dickson, Gent,. to be Lieutenant, vice Drew, deceased, March 24; W. Mitchell, Gent, to be Ensign, vice Darling, deceased, March 20; J. Naismith, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Fotheringham, promoted, March 21 ; E. E. Vaughan, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Sargent, deceased, March 23. Commssions by the Lord Lieutenant of Dumfriesshire. Dumfriesshire, &c,, Regiment of Militia-The Hon. R. D. Murray to be Captain, vice A. Macdonald, deceased ; R. Cor son, Gent. to be Ensign; vice Carruthers, deceased, April 9. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Charles Goldsmith, saddler, Bristol. BANKRUPTS. Samuel Metcalfe Latham, banker, Dover, May 7, and June 9, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Bridges, Mason and Bridges, Red Lion-square, London. Robert Stephenson, apothecary, Southwick .street, Hyde park, April 28, at half-past one, and May 29, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee; Chamber layne and ;deaden, Great James-street. Thomas Elisha Deacon, tanner, Hemel Hampstead, Hert fordshire, April 27, at two, and June 1, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old jewßrYict-icahrr Bberast‘ollrd,ateareewwea;,EinngtleNll,lllMiainiddsletareexet,. April 30, at half-past two, and May 28, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Bell, official assignee Co ma n - street-buildings ; Temple. F. and 11. Palmer, Mitre-court-Aambers, Pr il e t t 2 h . B L i idi Court ig of ; p ast John one,B l and ggs, M u a n y d , e B rt , ak at e undertaker, r o . u p tld s t sd e i r e h v , en A at half- Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, colernari-satret Ba d o d h e n Y le an-smpen tree r t, , ua Goodan's-fields. John I;u l 4h rn cra coal-merchant, Wharf -road City road, May 5, at h alf-past eleven, and June 2, at twelve, ' City road, Court of Bankruptcy. G room, official assignee, Ab church-lane ; P ar k er, Taylor, and Rooke, Raymond -build: ings, Gray's Inn. John Pace and Henry Pace, general merchonts, St. Mi chael's-alley, Cornhill, May 1, at half-past two, and June 2, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. a i r n d g s , s, officialArms_ assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry ; Liniti d , w K , yard, Moorgate-street. Joseph Salmon, builder, Beaumont, Essex, May 6, at two, and June 2, at ele ven , a t the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards,' official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry; Ambrose, Chancery-lane. James Clarkson, pinmber, Barnsley, Yorkshire, May 5 and 26, at eleven, at the Leeds Di s t r i c t C our t . Freeman, official assignee, Leeds ; Jacques and Co., Ely-place, London ; Hella well, Huddersfield ; Cariss, Leeds. James Walker and Benjamin Williamson, share-brokers, Leeds, May 5 and 26, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Leeds ; Wiglesworth and Co. Gray's Inn, London ; Smith and Co., Leeds. William Cross, coal .merchant, Weymouth, April 30, a one, and May 27, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court Hernaman, official assignee, Exeter ; Garland, Dor c h es t er Sowton, Great James-street, Bedford-row, London ; Terrell Exeter. __— THE TIPPERARY FOOD RIOTS. Artut 19.—The Tipperary men have practically established the most efficacious means for bringing out the local gentry with soothing speeches and plenty of money for the employment of the idle but industrious sufferers by the potato disease. The outrages—the burglaries in the corn stores, and robberies of provisions committed on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday last, in Clenmel and Carrick-on- Suir, have stimulated the relief committees to increased exer tions, and the result has been complete success. Upwards cf 1,0001. were contributed in Clonmel alone—several hundred labourers are employed at good wages ; and contracts for works in that town, to the amount of 23,000/., appear adver tised in the Tipperary Free Press of yesterday. In Carrick on Suir order was restored, an unequivocal proof that those who (et'. rout ribut, will d 6 so, and at once. The gentry in the several di-ericts where scarcity is undeniable should be warned in time of the occurrences in those Tipperary towns. Let them provide against the worst. 'Tis idle now to at tempt to prove that which all admit—that Sir Robert Peel has aroused a spirit which will not easily be allayed—that many places will hoist the flag of " bread or blood," which have hitherto remained quiet in far more distressing periods. The probability is that a considerable time will elapse ere the peasantry be content with the dietary of the past or previous good potato years. DUNGA 'MAN.—An extraordinary presentment sessions was held in this town. Amongst the magistrates present were the Earl of Huntington, Lord Stewart de Decies, Sir H. W. Barron, Sir Nugent Humble, W. V. Stewart, Esq., M.P., &c. Presentments to the amount of 7,283/. were agreed to. TRAMORE. —A correspondent of the Waterford Chronicle, writing from Tramore, thus begins his letter:—" Our own little beautiful town shows evident symptoms of growing prosperity. Despite black potato commissioners and stark starvation, we are, thanks to the fates, on the march of im provement" - Lord Glengall was appointed Vice-Lieutenant of Tippe raryh in the ab sence o f L or d Donoug ore, Mint, but the latter ha s ret ur ned to K c ounty no u c l klofty lieute from Dublin. Cor.mtatwa.—ln compliance with the request of the starving commissioners at Dublin Castle, a meeting was held In Coleraine on Wednesday, for the purpose of appoint ing a'relief committee for that tow n . Several gentlemen delivered their sentiments on the sub ject of the apprehended . scarcity; some sai d th ere was not more than the ordinary amount of distres s i n t h at locality; others that distress prevailed to a considerable extent. G. C. Knox, Esq., J. P., admitted that from the high price of potatoes the poor must be badly off, but they had no evi dence of any starvation. Mr. Lawrence asked how many inmates there were in the workhouse. Dr. Babington replied, only 245, while the house was ca pable of holding 700 In June, the first year the house was opt ned, there were 100 more on the books than at present, and there was nothing to prevent any one in distress from now obtaining admittance. A committee was formed, and the meeting separated. The Coley aine Chronicle, received to-day, says The committee met yesterday in the commissioners' room ; there was a very full attendance, including three magistrates, four clergymen —one Protestant., one Presbyterian, and two Roman Catholics ; three medical men, two of whom held medical appointments in connexion with the union poor house, th e C o l eraine dispensary, and the fever hospital; an d several of the t own commissioners. Both at the state of public meeting and the meet i ng of comm i ttee the pr esen t the labouri ng c l asses, as dependent upon the pr ic e of food and labour, was very f u lly di scusse d, an d we rejoic e to find, from the unanimous testimony of all parties competent to form an opinion upon the subject, that the state of theo worse than in poor in Cole rainet and its immediate neighbourhood is no t average years, while for the present, at least, no serious ap prehension of a scarcity need be entertained. We fully agree with the committee, that the effect of any present attempt to interfere with the regular course of indust r y wou l d b e worse than useless ; we would strenuously recommend the collec tion of a fund for the purpose of being expended in the em ployment, and in the employment only, of the labouring classes during the summer months." Government has sent 5001. to the poor relief fund at Clonmel. The Tralee new ship-canal is now open for merchant ves sels; the first which entered was the schooner Defiance, of Milford. The Carlow paper says, that though provisions are high in that market, there is no apparent want among the labouring classes, vast numbers being employed on the railway. There are 639 labourers now employed by the relief com mittee of Limerick. GALWAY.—The Mercury of yesterday congratulates the people of Galway on their good conduct, applauds the com mittee for its exertions, and goes on to say—" Most sincerely do we rejoice to learn that the public works, the canal from Lough Corrib to the sea—the breakwater to Multon island from Fairhill—and the extension of the qaay to Nimrno's Pier, are to be immediately commenced." The building of the new college in Galway will be com menced early in the ensuing month. The Roman Catholic Bishop of Galwayhas subscribed 20/. ; the Very R ev. W arder Daly, 50i.; Dr. Kirwan, P.P., President of the Galway Col lege, 20/. ; and several other gentlemen sums varying from 101. to 20Z Her Majesty steamer Dee has arrived at Galway with 110 tons of Indian corn. A cargo of oats has also been received in that city, which is deemed a most remarkable fact, as oats have generally passed from Galway outward bound. Lord De Freyne has 550 men employed in his demesne, 'with the view of circulating wages. LLMIMICK, SATURDAY. —Her Majesty's steamer Alban yes terday discharged a cargo of Indian corn meal into the Ord nance store ferry slip. Her Majesty's steamer Myrmidon, Lieut. Jenkin, RN., which arrived i n th e Sh annon on Thursday, from Cork, pro ceeded up the River Fergus, to be in communication with the civil authorities for the protection of property. Mr. Walker, Government engineer, and Mr. Richardson, have arrived at Valentia, to ascertain its capabilities for a Government packet station. On Thursday several sacks of oatmeal, for the relief fund at Brunee, were sent from this city under a military escort, and this morning a quantity of oatmeal, ordered by Lord Stanley's agent, John Bolton, Esq., was forwarded under a similar military detachment, to the confines of Tipperary. The market price of potatoes has advanced to 6%d. per stone, which is 31 the stone over the price of this time twelvemonth, and for an inferior article. The price of new butter advanced yesteraay trom tsus to OUTRAGES. (From the Limerick Chronicle, April 18.) Three countrymen returning from market attacked and tle4perately beaten. Ten sheep Killed in a field, and the carcases (all but the heads) carried away. Robbery of arms. Her Majesty's ship Myrmidon is now stationed in the Fergus to assist the civil authorities in preventing outrage. The Rev. T. D. Gregg attended in person, accompanied by a great number of followers, at the Consistorial Court of the Archbishop, in Henrietta -street, on Thursday, to put in his plea and answer to the Archbishop's citation. The Court sat again yesterday, and Mr. Gregg's case hav ing been called on, the Rev. gentleman appeared and ap pointed Mr. Worthington as his proctor. The case stands over till Saturday next. CORK, SATURDAY.--The American packet-ship Camelia, register 1,090 tons, Captain French, arrived in the harbour yesterday, with a cargo (about 25,000 bushels) of Indian corn and about 10,000 barrels of meal. The captain reports having spoken, :on 13th instant, in lat. 50 25, long. 20 30, the barque Courier, 71 days from Sierra Leone, leaky for Cork or Falmouth. O n th e 14h instant, in lat. 50 30, long. 18 20, he exchanged signals with the English ship Charlotte, bound to the eastward : on the same day spoke the brig Pekin, bound to the westward, all well, and wished to be reported. Off Cape Clear passed the barque Hero, bound nr channeL Lord Stanley has given 100/, towards the Poor Relief Fend at Cashel. His Lordship is in receipt, we believe, of 20,0001. a year from his Irish property, and for the last ten years there has not been anything worth naming spent in Ireland. This subscription is one-half per cent. upon one year's income.— Cork Southern Reporter. The Rev. Thomas Croke; Croom Castle, has purchased 60/. worth of oaten meal to be distributed gratis to his own labourers during the summer_ This is an example of generosity well worthy of imitation. May it stimulate others to act similarly. Cant.ow.—We are gratified to learn (says the Car/ow Sentinel) that this county is much more free from fever at preseht than at any former period during the last five years. In the Carlow Fever Hospital, as compared with April, 1845, the number is as 1 to 4, and only one death took place in the hospital within five months. Thus, whatever .may have been the nature of the reports from other districts, we should feel thankful to Providence for the healthy condition of the population in the several towns of the county, where, owing to their crowded state, the want of proper ventilation, and the accumulation of filth for the purposes of manure, the people are much more liable to fever than in the rural districts. MURDER. The Limerick Chronicle says that John Joye was waylaid and murdered at Cooga, between Doone and Cappamore, on Sunday night, after quitting a public-house. J. Bennett. EN, coroner, held an inquest on the body; verdict of ::_y u ilful murd er aga i nst Thomas Richardson, of Doone, and J ran h ge ?lti on al_ark," who have ab scon d e d . D eceased was a wood _ _ Lord Stanley' s property. On Tuesday night a house, the property of James Ken nedy, at Sallymount , nearAnnacotty, was maliciously burnt to the ground. The i nmates id an almost miraculous escape from being death. The cause assigned for this outrage is, that Kenai daughter are sus • and of the parties who pected of giving information t y o 11 1 fired at the Rev. Mr. Westropp,lx3nlce nedy is a strictly honest man, but the dilsn'affuercrt3e-1 vowed vengeance against his family. DISSOLUTION OF RAILWAY COMPANIES. IRISH NORTH MIDLAND.—A meeting of the shareholders in this Company was held on Thursday, at the office of Mr. T . R. Evans, South Mall, for the purpose of adopting a memo rial to boa. Houses of Parliament to stay the further pro gress of the Bill. The memorial was adopted. CORWWALL AND DEVON. The same day a meeting was held, in the same place, for the purpose of having the affairs of the Cornwall and Central Devon (better known as the Padstow project) Company dissolved. This line was before Parliament in 1845 and this year, and was on both occasions thrown out for non-compliance with standing orders. Al derman Fagan took the chair at the meeting of the share holders, an. after some discussion a memorial praying t have the affairs of the Company wound up was agreed to. GREAT COUNTY Dow 'N.—A meeting of the Cork share holders in this company was held in Mr. Evans's offices yes terday, when a memorial for dissolution was agreed to. TEMPLIMORE, NENAGH, AND SHANNON. The share holders in this project also held a meeting yesterday in the same place, when a memorial to both Houses to stop the Bill was agreed to. On Thursday and yesterday a jury empanelled by the county sheriff, was assembled at Pallasgreen, to value the land required for the Waterford and Limerick Railway. The proprietors consented to the rates fixed on by Mr. Walsh, the valuator of the railway directory, and the jury returned verdicts accordingly. Messrs. Kane and Ellis were engaged as counsel for the company. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ; Brown, Bilstone, Smith, Birmingham. William Belshew, licensed victualler, Manchester, May 1, at eleven, and 21, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester ; Gregory, Faulkner, Gregory, and Skirrow, Bedford-row, London; IHitchcock, Buckley, and Tidswell, Manchester. Benjamin Dawson, woollen manufacturer, Buersiil, Lan cashire, May 2 and 23, at twelve, at the Manchester Dis trict Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Norris, Allen, and Simpso n , B art l ett ' s-buildings, Holborn,London; Heaton, Rochdale. Christopher Stephenson, worsted manufacturer, Colne, Lan cashire, May 8 and 28, at twelve, at the Manchest er Dis trict Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester ; J o h nson, Son, and Wetherall;Temple; Ilithcock, Buckley, and Tide well, Manchester. Henry Fowkes, sharebroker, Manchester, May 4 and June 9, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee, Manchester; Milne Parry, Mil ne , an d Morris, Temple, Lo n d on ; C ross l ey and Sudlow, Manchester. David Johnstone, joiner, Chorlto n - u p on -M e dl ock, May 4 and June 9, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester; Gregory, Faulkner, Gregory, and Skerrow, Bedford-row, London ; Cooper, Man cheater. Henry Lambert Fitzjames. furrier, Bath, May 12, at twelve, and June 4, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee; Webb and Son, Bristol. Henry Hutchinson, merchant, Liverpool, May 4, and June 1, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool; Sharpe and Co., Bedford-row, London, or Jenkins, jun., Liverpool. William Kelly, brewer, Chester, May 4 and June 1, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool ; Humphreys, Chancery-lane, London ; Thomas, Manchester. James Robins Croft, commission merchant, Liverpool, May 1, at twelve, and May 27, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, official assignee, Liverpool ; 'Vin cent and Co., T em pl e , L on d on ; Littledale and Bardswell, Liverpool._ Griffith Jones Hughes, commission merchant, Liverpool, May 4 and June 1, at eleven, at the District Court, Liver pool. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool ; Wilkin, Furnival's Inn, London; Brown, Liverpool. ORCHIDACE.E.—A choice and valuable collection of orchidaceous plants were sold at the close of last week, by Messrs. Stevens, at their auction rooms In King-street, Covent-garden. There was a strong muster of the most inveterate horticulturists of the day, who contested stoutly for the various prizes as they were distributed. The pl ants were in a remarkably healthy condition, having been gathered, in the latter part of last December, in the interior of Central America, from whence country In the Calista. The announcement they were brought to this anusual degree of Interest in the horti mitu l ot the sale excited an collection, were some splendid specimen. 0 1;a th world, as. amongst t he c e arpophyllum and the coatis macrostachya from the mountains of ng upon the treatment tal America. The sale afforded severs! specimens In good health which were in the grbwers an opportunity of experiment' itood prices. A el a of these beautiful plants. Some of the lots fetched snacrotachya was sold for Si. 153. ; a cattleya Skinnerii, 51 • a c hi ll a lycaste cruenta. 51. ; a line specimen Of specimen of the co3lla, 8/. ; some other coeliac fetched 101., 'l2l7lostQ, 61. 10s., and 51. per plant ; the arpophyllum, 15/. ; some other plants of the same species fetched respectively 111. 10s., 101., 71. 10s., 61. 10s., and 51. ; a Tlarkeria spe c . tablis, 171., another, 61.55. ; a kola superb i ens , i n fine health, 15t, anothir. 131.; a fine specimen of the sobralia macraetha , 101. 10 s . ; an arpophyllnm rigantnm, 81. ; a lycaste Shinned', with cactus at tached, i 71. ; another, 71. 85., &C. The proceeds of the sale italOtuitect to newly 1,2001. 1 Thomas Taylor, grocer, Gateshead, Durham, May 4, at twelve, and Jane 11, at half-past one, at the Newcastle-upon- Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle upon-Tyne ; Harle, Newcastle-upon-Ty ne ; Chi s h o l me , Hall, and Gbson, Lincoln's Inn-fields, London. Thomas Allen, hotel keeper, Littleworth, Staffordshire, M a y 5, and June 13, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ; Read and Langford, London ; Flint, Stafford; Motteram and Knowles, Birmingham. James Topham, road contractor, Brewood, Staffordshire, May 2, and 30, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham; Turner, Wolver hampton; Smith, Birmingham. Daniel Antrobus, apothecary, Andley, Staffordshire, May 12, at eleven, and 29, at twelve, at the Birmingham Dis trict Court. ,Valpy, o ffi cial assignee, Birmingham ; Williams, il ?,nleY ; Smith, Birmingham.__ William Bennet, a anaer Wolverhampton, May 5 and June 13, at balf-pa' jP past ten, at the Birmiuglilun District Court. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 22, IPA Rastrick's, and 70,000 or 80,000 of 21. 15s. into Remington's Company. Thanks were then voted, on the motion of Mr. Obbard, to the Chairman, who having responded thereto, the meeting, which was rather a stormy one throughout, separated at half-past four o'clock. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, April 21. (Sittings of Banco.) READ V. TAIT. Mr. KNOWLF.S moved for a new trial in this case, which was tried at the late assizes at Northumberland, before M r . Justice Pattesen, when a verdict was given for the plaintiff, on the ground of misdirection, the verdict being against evidence. This was an action to recover damages alleged to have been sustained from negligence on the pa r t o f the servants of defendant in the m anagement of his vessel, by which plaintiff's vess e l was run down. The plea to the declaration was not guilty, and se condly, that the plaintiff was not posses se d o f any vessel The circumstances out of which the case arose were these : The plaintiff was the owner of a ship called the Providence, and the defendant the owner of a vessel ca ll e d t h e Virgil. On the night of the collision the two vessel s were off the Lincolnshire coast, sailing in different directions. The Provi dence from the south to the north, and the Virgil from the north to the south. The wind was westerly. According to rule in such case the defendant's vessel should pass on the larboard side, and at the trial it was sworn on behalf of the plaintiff that defendant's vessel altered her course. The witnesses for defendant said that the proper course had been kept, but that the Providence had not come up i n t i me, and did not make the necessary tack till it was too late. The only wit nesses on both sides were the crews of both vessels. The Learned Counsel read an affidavit from defendant's attorney, in which he alleged that; an important witness, of the name of Brown, was not at the trial; and if his evidence were heard the verdict could not stand. Under all the cir cumstances, he thought the Court should have no objection to grant him a rule. The Coma. did not think that the Learned Counsel had alleged sufficient grounds for disturbing the verdict.—Rule refused. FLETCHER Y. MARSHALL. Mr. WATSON moved for a rule to show cause why a non suit should not be entered, or why a new trial should not be had, or why judgment should not be arrested in this case, which was tried at Liverpool, at the late assizes, before Mr. Justice Coleridge, when a verdict was given for the plaintiff. The declaration stated that the plain tiff, who was a schoolmaster at Manchester, had given directions to defendant's sharebrokers, also of Manches ter, to purchase for him fifty scrip shares in the projected Essex and Suffolk Railway. lhe defendant promised to do so, on which plaintiff paid the money, but defendant did not deliver the scrip. The plea was first non-assumpsit, and secondly, that a sufficient time had not elapsed for the delivery of the scrip before the suit was com menced. The Learned Counsel contended that from the terms of the contract there was no such promise made as the delivery of the scrip within a certain time, that due care and diligence merely was promised to be used.—Rule granted. MARSDEN V NEWMARSIT. Mr. WATSON moved for a rule to show cause why a verdict should not be entered for defendant, or a new trial had in this case, which was tried before Mr. Justice Coleridge, at the late assizes at Liverpool, when a verdict was given for part of the demand to plaintiff; and for the other part to the defendants. This was another railway transaction, where the defendants (sharebrokers) were al leged not to use due care and diligence in the sale and dis position of certain shares the plaintiff held in the Leeds and Thirsk Railway and the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway. The plea was, first, non-assumpsit ; and, secondly, that the defendants had not possession of the scrip in question, so as to dispose of them.—Rule granted. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. WESTMINSTER. On Monday afternoon Sergeant Brennan, of the G divi sion, 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 hint, 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 had anticipated, five of them being captured. The names of the accused were John Dasison, 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,2lo B, was on d u t y a t two o'clock yesterday morn ing in Orchard-street, when, as he passed a soup shop, 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 with better effect. The officers, who were repeatedly struck, entered the house and captured Lawrence, Wright, Morris, and Smith, who used language of the most threatening do 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 heavy piece of wood down, and found him in a room with four bludgeons of the same formidable character as we have described. Davison made treat resistance_ wi.d- le d he h a d_ a nun. or pistol, or some s uc h thing , and added, coat "he 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 cons'ables who had been attacked in the morning might attend, as he haC, no doubt some 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. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. _HOUSE OF LORDS, April 21. Their Lordships met at the usual hour. CHARITABLE TRUSTS BILL. The Bishop of DURHAM presented a petition from Durham against this Bill. THE LATE ACCIDENT ON THE NORTH The whole of the prisoners pretended that they knew nothing about the charge against them. Mr. Boxn observed that it was too seiious a case for him to deal with summarily. He should remand them for a week. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. MANCHESTER, APRIL 21. rocs:ExcHANox.—The sales are—Bi deford and Tavistock, 20s. ' v - i, -orleY, and Liverpool, 17i dia.—Blackburn, Clitheroe, and N orth Wales, 1% dis.—Boston, Newark, and likeffield, 6 n d o . ly dl l7e — ad ß J i t r i k n e c n ti h e e n a , d 2 , 2s C . h d es is t . e — r, Blackburn Mold, &c., 1% dis.-131rkenhead and 1 t . 4 dis. c.— Chelmsford and Bury, 15s. 6(1. p. ~.___Ditto, No. 2, % P.-- iis.—Derby and Crewe, 1U p.—Eastern Counties, 22, 1 ,—East Lan .N:i.allifalxl4, and Bideford, 1 p.—Kendal and Windermere, Quarstse.rs6d. dis. 6d i s Dewsbury . . 36 — fus L n e ep e ti d: s ,tLeirve(x.p.—Liverpool ng t and on, s ) ,l Manchester s d is._ , Essex and Suffolk, a 4 dis.—Glasgow and Dumfries, % dia.—Grand Union, % dic—Hud :l Lan cashire, s r h s fl i r e e l cl , —Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, la. dig. dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, Ormskirk, and Pres and Birmingham Continuation and Welsh Junction, 15-16 dig.— _ —Manchester c !a n n i cpBl a c o.g n h —n. c s h 9 s Lad t e ni s s .vd r t pe e s r. ; -P., and Bury Ido;lialud'ridodynigßury,. Atmospheric , Birmingham , (C), 6 7 4, p.—Manchester —Manchester and Leeds, Fifths, 8% p.—Ditto, Extension, 1% P.—Manchester and Southampton, 3 ,4 uis.—Northumberland and Lancashire, 18s. Gd. dis,—North Staffordshire, 1% p.—Preston and Wyre, 34%—Ditto, dittl, Halves (11), 13-16 p.—Preston and Wyre Extension, 4 dis.— Sheffield, Leek, and Crewe, 14s. 6d. c. dis.—Sheftleld and Manches ter, Quarters (No. 2), par—Ditto, ditto (No. 3), par—Shropshire Union, 1 % dig. c.—South Midland, IA dis.—South Eastern and Dover, Halves (No. 4), se. Gd. dis.—West Riding Union, 265. p.- White haven atieFurness, 3% dia.__ MILDAND RAILWAY. The RIGHT REV. PRELATE drew the attention of their Lordships to the la'e accident on the Brandling June Lion Railway, on which occasion an engine drawing one of the trains ran off the line, down the embankment, and injured several persons, one woman severely. He therefore wished to ask the Noble Lord, the President of the Board of Trade, whether steps had been taken to prevent persons living immediately contiguous to a railway from receiving injury, or losing their lives by such accidents ; and whether his attention had been called to the particular subject of the accident by the receipt of any report with respect to it ? The Earl of DALIIOUSIE said an officer connected with the Board of Trade had been dispatched to investigate the cause of the accident to which the Right Rev. Pre late had referred, and whether it was possible to trace the cause of it. The report of this office r had not yet been received, but he expected it every hour. When he re ceived it he would lay it on the table of the House, ac cording to custom. The Bishop of DURHAM said nothing could be more satisfactory than the explanation of the Noble Lord. THE REFORMATION OF CRIMINALS. Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from the Lord I'rovost and citizens of Edinburgh, praying that steps might be taken to reform criminals on their liberation from prison, in order that they might become good and useful members of society. SELLING SPIRITS ON THE SABBATH. The NOBLE and LEARNED LORD also presented a number of petitions from various parts of Scotland against the sale of spirituous liquors on the Lord's•day. Messengers brought up several Bills from the House of Commons, and praying their Lordships' concurrence to the same. CHARITY TRUSTS BILL. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition, numerously signed, praying their Lordships not to sanction the Bill introduced by his Noble Friend (the Lord Chancellor). The Noble Lord did not, however, concur in the opinions expressed by the petitioners, that the passing of the pro posed Bill would prove detrimental to the interests of voluntary societies. THE DISSOLUTION OF RAILWAYS. The Earl of DALHOUSIE rose to give notice that, in pursuance of the announcement made by her Majesty's Government respecting railways, he would, on Thursday next, submit the Bill to the House; that next day he wonld draw their attention to a sessional order he in tended to propose applicable to all railway companies, to which the order of postponement to the 27th of April referred. With this intimation, he would now move that all proceedings of that House on Railway Bills be post poned till the 27th instant.—Agreed to. Their Lordships then adjourned till Thursday next. HOUSE OF COMMONS, April 21. The SPEAKER took the chair at Four o'clock. NEW MEMBERS. Lord MILTON took the oaths and his seat for the borough of Maldon, in the room of Mr. Childers, who has accepted the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds. Mr. RICH also took the oaths and his seat for Rich mond in the room of Mr. Ridley Colborne. SECOND READINGS. The following Bills were read a second time and or dered to be committed, viz. :—Worcester Gas, Sheffield General Cemetery, Belfast Improvement, Belfast Con sumers' Gas, Dublin Cemeteries, Dublin Markets, Sion College, Queensferry Passage, Liverpool Water, Liverpool Paving, Sewering, and Watering ; Metropolitan Sewage Manure Company, Wolverhampton Stipendiary Justice, Frilford (Berks) Inclosure, Graves end and Milton Waterworks, Tunbridge Wells Improve ment, Wath upon Dearne Improvement, Newport and Pillgwcnlly Waterworks, Leith Petty Customs. THIRD READINGS. The following Bills were read a third time and passed, viz.:—Liverpool Docks, Glasgow Waterworks, Dundee New Gas (Amendments to t,e proposed), Upw ell-cum- Welney Rector), Royal Asylum of St. Anne's Society. MITCHAM AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. Mr. GREENE moved that the Mitcham and South Western Railway Bill (of which notice of report was given for Thursday, the Bth day of April) be reported, notwithstanding the resolution of the House, of the 7th day of April. The Hon. Gentleman also moved that the order referring the Derby, Gainsborough, and Great Grimsby Junction Railway Bill, to the Committee of Selection, be now read, and discharged. The Bill was withdrawn. CORN-LAWS. Sir JOHN HANDIER presented a petition from the Town Council of Hull against the delay in passing the Corn Bill ; also a petition from Hull, in favour of temperance. RATING OF TENEMENTS. LEEDS, APRIL 21. STOCK EXCLIANGII.—The sales are—Manchester mud Birmingham, New Quarters (11), 8 p.--Sheffleld and Manchester, No. 3,. 3s. p.— Great Grimsby and Sheffield, Quarter Shares 7s. 6d. dis.— Rudders field and Manchester, I% dis.—lluddersfield and Sheffield, 2% 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 . S omerset, and Weymouth, 2yzdis.—Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 275. dis.—lioston, Newark, and Sheffield, 275. 6d. dis. —Birkenhead, Chester, Mold, &c., 275. 6d. dis.—Bradford, Wakefield, and Midland, 21s. dis.—Bucking hamshire (late Rugby), 17s. 6d dis.—Glasgow and Dumfries, 17s. dis. —Leeds and York, 245. dis.--Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 13s. dis —Leicester and Bedford, 16s. di s. — Liverpool, Onnskirk, and Preston, 7s. p.—London and York, 225.6 d. dis.—Manchester, Bux ton, Matlock, and Midland, 2s. dis.— Northumberland and Lanca shire Junction, 18s. dis.—North Staffordshire, 1/. 18s. p.—North Western, Bs. dis. —Welsh Midlands, 235. die.—West Riding Union, V. Bs. An HON. MEMBER gave notice, that on a future day, he should move for leave to introduce a Bill to rate 51. tenements in the name of the occupier, instead of the landlord. Mr. DUNCAN presented a petition from the magis trates, town council, and merchants of Dundee, com plaining of the delay which had taken place in passing the Government measure for the removal of the re ctrintinne. •. jeity's Ministers to expedite the passing of it into a law. Dr. BOWRING presented a petition from the Catholic clergymen and inhabitants of the city of Exeter in favour of the Bill for the removal of the disabilities affecting persons who profess the Roman Catholic re ligion. Mr. B. ESCOTT presented a petition from a place in Wiltshire in favour of the Catholic Relief Bill. PAYMENT OF GREENWICH PENSIONERS. Captain LAYARD presented a petition from the pen sioners of Greenwich Hospital, complaining of the re cent alterations in the mode of paying their pensions. RAILWAY BILLS. Mr. MARK PHILIPS presented a petition from the Chamber of Commerce, Manchester, praying the House to suspend for the present any further legislation upon railway Bills. _ Sir B. H. INGLIS presented a petition signed by the ministers of Salop against the union of the sees of St. Asaph and Bangor. Mr. BANKES presented a petition in favour of the Catholic Relief Bill. NOTICES OF MOTION. Dr. BOWRING gave notice of his intention, this day fortnight, to call the attention of the House to the ne ce3sity of reforming the existing quarantine laws. HULL, APRIL 21. STOCK EXCHANGE.—North British (Carlisle), Hull and Barnsley, Leicester and Tamworth, and Direct Manchester (Remington's), have been in good demand to-day; in other scrip little doing. The sales are—Blackburn, liarwen, and Bolton, 2%—North British, Car lisle, 345. Gcl.—Direct Northern, 245. 6d.—Great North and South Wales and Worcester, 10s. 6cl.—Hull and Barnsley Junction, 225. Pd. —Leicester and Tamworth, 20s. 6d.—London and Manchester (Rem ington's), lift—Nottingham and Mansfield, 235.—South Midland, —Tear and Dove Valley, 15s.—West Riding Union, 3/. 6s. 3d.—York shire and Glasgow Union, 225. NE WC A STL E-UPON-TYNE, APRIL 21. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are —Durham and Sunderland, 21 1 ,4 —Lancashire EA North Yorkshire, 1 dia.—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, Gs. p.—Northumberland and Lancaster, 19s. dia.—Rugby and Huntingdon, I6s. dis. SHEFFIELD, APRIL 21. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Grimsby and Shell'leld, Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, It. 7s.—North Western, 13s.—Shef field and Lincolnshire, 11. STOCK EXCHANCE.-The sales are-Grand Birmingham, and Lynn), 10s.-Leicester, Tamwerth, Coventry, 11. 95.-Newcastle and Trent Valley Junction, 1-London and York, EDINBURGH, Darlington, Berwick, 1 7'4-Newcastle and YORK, APaIL G 2 r din 43% -North Bran i g, i nticl Union (Nottingham to British, Carlisle a N ri o is r i t e h l E i x hi t l e a t n is d ir N,,,1,1. (Past 6 d. - Z e g i t si l tid i t g ll c i n B d : 74 l . l. 35.--- Banffshire, STOCK Excliansce.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 425,- 18s. 6,1.-British and IrlBll Union, 395.-Caledonian, 11/. 55.-Ditto, 721.-Edinburgh and Northern, 81s. -Ditto, Newport, Bs. 6d.-1)1tto, New, as , . 6d.-East Indian Railway, 8s. -Edinburgh and Glasgcw, Airdrie and Coatbridge, 51.- Lochgolly, 135.-Edinburgh and Perth, 455.-Glasgow and Beltast Union, 26 lasgow, - t - ) unifries, and Carlisle, 325. Gd.-Lanark and Lothians, 451.-North British, Extension to Carlisle, 345.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 295. 6 d. - Wishaw and Coltness, 7s. 6d. Aram 18. GLASGOW, APRIL 20. STOCK EXCITANGE.--Tile sales arc-Airdrie and Bathgate, 405.- Weir, One, -Glasgow, Dumfries, and andC-alylirsle, British and Irish Union, 405.-Caledonian, 104-Ditto, New, 27m 6d. -Caledonian Extension, 285.-Caledonian and Dum bartonshire Junction, 265. fal.-C 'aledonian Direct Northern, 353. 6d. -Cornwall and Devon Central, 295.-East Indian Railway, Bs. 6d. Galloway, 30.4.-Bridge of - Edinbur,gh and Glasgow, 72 1. -Forth and Clyde Junction, 33.5. 6d. unction, -_-Ells General Terminus, 91.-Glasgow and Belfast Union, 28s. 355.-Glasgow Harbour Grand 2 G B . Gd.-Great North and South Wales, lls.-Inverness d. d rgin, 218Lanark and Lothians, 405. Gd.-Lesinahagow, 40s. 6 , -. erth and Cries, 325. Gd.-Scottish Midland Junction, GL- S Scottish Southern, 358 . - Scottish Central and Caledonian Junction, 225. 6d •-South Midland, 38s.- Stirling and Dunfermline, 295. 6d. T-- F:e.a:r METROPOLlTANepieadlPiccadilly, Sac - Itv ' an nual subscription ball, theprefits of which are given to the funds this which support the objects oflnstitution, which is situated in last evening in her Majesty'ie too E k A pia ß e Concert-rooms, Ha c arrangements under the Hanover - square . The stewards were o liberality with which balls of this n the usual scale of &c., were pro videdcharitable in one of the apartments, whilst dancing was carried on in, the large room of the establishment, to the music of the band of AL Jullien, whose serv ices were aff or d e d gra tuitously on the occasion . well The band played all th e most fashionable tunes introduced by tl',e leader—waltzes, quadrilles, polkas, galopades, in all varieties, Dancing was kept up with great spirit for many hours by the numerous joyous and benevolent groups who were present, I nor was it till a vet' , late hour that an of the vislers thought of tiring. The funds of the institution y will no doubt receive consid ar able aid from this re-union of its friends and supporters, and ex tended relief will in conseq uence d sully lag be afforded to many sully e patients. Mr. Waghorn's project for connecting Singapore with Australia by means of steam communication kas created great iii 5- bear, would b e for ter complete chain of intercourse, if the plan were brought .to gular cog med be tween the five portions of the globe, a, re munication with America on the one side, and India on., the other, being opened in Australia. A ver y slight extension 'mull bring into the sphere of action the l East India Islands. 'which. explored, an d w i l l eje are at present so l i ttle arge probably mulct Vfor a .i - Add for the greatest etTelopment, Ireland, and a deputation some short time ago waited on the Lord-Lieutenant and represented the great hardships which had arisen under the course of legislation with re spect to minor guilds, and they prayed that such guilds might be abolished. A pronaiFe had been made, which had been already so far carried into effect that a Bill was prepared for the remedying of the grievance, and which would i❑ two or three days from that time be introduced before the House. ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE IN IRELAND. Mr. WYSE would wish to put a question to the Right Hon. Baronet which was in some degree connected with the previous questions from the Hon. and Learned Mem ber for Cork. He wished to know whether any measures had been taken for the encouragement of public compe tition with respect to the plans for building the public colleges, thus giving an impetus to the fine arts and the architecture of Ireland ? Sir JAMES GRAHAM said that the answer might have more properly come from his Right Hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who was more compe tent to reply to the question than he was. He believed, however, that the site of only one of the colleges had been determined upon, and in this case the architect had been appointed. THE HEROES OF THE PUNJAUB. Mr. BAILLIE said that as a vote of public money had been proposed by Government for the purpose of erect ing a monument to the memory of Sir Robert Sale, he wished to know whether it was intended to grant a sinai lar tribute to another officer of superior rank, who had equally distinguished himself in Affghanistan, and who had also fallen in the late successful campaign—he meant the late Major-General Sir John M'Caskill ? Sir R. PEEL said, I beg to state that, considering the services, the high character, and the circumstances attending the death of Sir John M'Caskill, it is my intention to propose that the same tribute of respect be paid to that lamented officer that the Government has already submitted to the House in the case of Sir Robert Sale. OUTRAGES IN THE TOWN OF CARRICK-ON. SUIR. Mr. WYSE said that he collected from the public papers, that on Wednesday last, outrages of a terrific character had taken place in the town of Carrick-on - Suir, and that the military were obliged to be called out. Apprehensioas were entertained at Waterford that they would be subjected to the same excesses. He believed that these riots had been of a very serious character, and he was happy to say that, from what he had understood, the member& of the Catholic Church had been most peaceable. He had been also informed that serious apprehensions were entertained by the members of that Church of the pernicious results that were likely to arise from them, and he wished to know the intentions of her Majesty's Government. Sir J. GRAHAM said that from sources that were open to all Hon. Members were aware that very serious riots had occurred in Tipperary, but he was happy to say that from information which had been received by the Government during the last week these disturbances had been entirely suppressed, and that measures had been taken to prevent their recurrence. RAILWAY LEGISLATION. • Sir R. PEEL—I beg to give notice that, on Thurs day next, at the time of private business, I shall call the attention of the House to the state of railway legislation, and to the number of railway Bills • before us. At the same time I shall propose a sessional order, the effect of which will be that the • House will resolve that it will not give its consent to the third reading of any railway Bill unless it shall be notified to the House previously that a meeting of share holders and scripholders of the Company who promote the Bill, convened after due notice, had been held, at which a certain propertion of the parties had signified their desire that the Bill should be proceeded with.-- (Cheers.) I will simply lay at present upon the table of the House the whole of the resolutions I shall move on Thursday, so that the House may be in full possession on that day of the nature and effect of my proposal. ABSENTEE TAX (IRELAND). Mr. S. O'BRIEN gave notice that he would, on Thurs day next, move that it is expedient to tax absentees, as some compensation for non-residence. EVICTION OF TENANTS. Mr. S. CRAWFORD gave notice that he would, on Tuesday next, move for leave to bring in a Bill for the protection of ejected tenants in Ireland. VAN DIEMEN'S LAND. Mr. WART gave notice that he would, on this day fortnight (Tuesday), move for a Committee to inquire into the state of Van Diemen's Land. Mr. H. - .BERKELEYcaIIed the attention of the House to a paragraph which had recently appeared in the Times, with respect to the uttering of base coin on unfortunate females. He wished to ask the Right Hon. Baronet whether it was the determination of her Ma jesty's Government to put the law in abeyance with re spect to the uttering of base coin, when passed upon unfortunate - females, and if so, whether it was their in tention to carry out the principle in all other details? Sir G. CLERK said, that having seen the statement in the newspapers to which the Hon. Gentleman had re ferred, he icad thought it his duty to make inquiry into the subject, and he was informed that no such regulation as that to vv:hich reference had been made ever existed. The statement in the Times, therefore, had arisen out of some mistake. That statement also attracted the atten tion of the Attorney-General, and he also had made inquiries, an a pith the same result as that which had at tended the inquiries made by him (Sir G. Clerk). IRISH COLLEGES. Mr. M. B. ROCHE said that under the Colleges (Ireland) Bill, passed last session, Cork was fixed upon as a pr o p er pl ace f or a pu bli c c ollege to be built. Now, although th e Bill h a d b een passed twelve months, yet no step had apparently yet been taken for carrying out the provisions of the measure; evtin the sites for the colleges bad not yet been fixed. He 'Wished to ask the Right Hon. Baronet whether the Go v ernment really intended to carry out the law that was passed last session, and if so, why so much delay had oc curred, at a time when3o,ooo persons were out of em ployment in Cork ? lle wished to know whether the Government intended to carry out the Bill, or whether they had come round to the opinion that these colleges would be infidel institutions? Sir J. GRAHAM said, that so far from any neglect having taken place on the part of the Government, with respect to proceedings with the Irish Colleges, the pro sident and vice-presid.nt had been appointed, he site of one of the colleges at Belfast had been fixed upon, and, in a few days, the site of the one at Cork would be chosen. IRISH CORPORATIONS. Mr. O'CONNELL wished to know whether it was the intention of the Government to abolish the minor guilds in Dublin ? Sir J. GRAHAM said, that although be hail not been prepared for the question of the Hon. and Learned Member for Cork, he was yet enabled in some degree to answer his inquiry. The lien. and Learned Member was doubtless aware that, with respect to Scotland, a Bill was prepared for the purpose of abolishin g the ex clusive rights of which the Hon. and Learned Member complained. The same evils had been found to exist in IRISH COLLEGES BILL. Mr. J. O'CONNELL wished to know from the Bight Hon. Baronet opposite whether there was any objection on the part of the Government to bring in any measure during the present session to amend the Bill for the founding of colleges in Ireland, which was passed last year? To that Bill there were the strongest objec tions in the country, and he wished therefore to ask him whether he was inclined to take the whole case into con sideration, and thus to satisfy the feelings of the nation. The Right Honourable Baronet was aware that the whole of the Catholic prelates, an overwhelming body of the Catholic clergy, and the whole of the Irish peo ple, almost without exception, were opposed to the Bill as it now stood. Sir J. GRAHAM—There is no int en ti on on the part of the Government to introduce any alteration of that Bill. IRISH COUNTY ELECTIONS. . . Mr. F. FRENCH wished to ask the Right Hon. Baronet whether there was any intention on the part of the Government to introduce any Bill for shortening county elections in Ireland. Sir J. GRAHAM—It has &ready been stated in the course of the present session that her Majesty's Govern ment intend,el to introduce a Bill for amending the Act which regulated county elections in Ireland. The Bill was already prepared. SIR ROBERT DICK. Sir DE LACY EVANS believed that the Government Punjaub were:aas•are that Sir R. Dick . had fallen in the campaign, as well as the other officers whose memory it was the intention of Parliament .to honour, and he wished to know whether this gallant officer was to be remembered along with them? Sir R. PEEL-In the course of the several conversa tions which have arisen on the Punjaub campaign, I have stated that it is my intention to recommend the same memorials should be erected to all the officers en joying the rank of Major-General, and I shall there fore deem it my duty to recommend the same tribute of respect to Sir R. Dick as to the other gallant officers who have fallen in this contest. CANADA TIMBER. Lord G. BENTINCK said that he rose to ask for an explanation of a false return which had been made to that House. He had had the honour of moving for a return of the prices of Canada and bevelled timber during the last seven years, he made the motion for that return the last week in January, or the first week in February ; that part of the return which appeared tohim to be false is dated from the Landed Surveyor's -office on Feb. 13, and it was consequently on the 13th of Feb. that the return mus t h ave b een made before the Uard of iraue. mat return was not presented to the House until the Ist of Apra-Men. 11 •qf of lila m o vi n g cur t n e return IC , IrYo I tric.,Vv light on the debate which was then going forward on the timber duties. The return! which had be , n made to the House had given the Mlowing as the prices of bevelled timber. It stated that the prices in 1840, were from 5/. ss. to Si. 10s. per load, duty paid In 1841, it stated the prices were from Si. ss. to 5/. 7s. 61 la 1842, the prices were stated to be from 41. 17s. 61 to 51. per load. He begged pardon of the House, he had been giving what he believed to be the real prices of timber during the periods he had mentioned, and not the returns furnished by the Government. The following were the returns presented by the Ministers :-In 1840, the price per load of be velled timber duty paid was said to vary from 8/. to 8/. ss. ; in 1841, it was said to vary from 71. 15s. to Ml., and in 1842, from 71. 15s. to 81., the duty being 555. per load. The average of the three years he had mentioned, by referring to the returns laid on the table by her Majesty's Ministers, was Si. Is. 81 In 1842, the Right Hon. Gentleman at the head of the Government introduced his changes with respect to the duties on timber, and he reduced the duty to 255. per load in 1844. The return went to state that the prices in 1842 varied from 5/. ss. to 51. 103 ; in 1845, from 51. to Si. 7s. ; and in 1846, from Si. 12s. 6d. to 51. 17s. 6d., making an average of 5/. 12s. 6d. Now, the result of these re turns went to show to that House, and to the country, that the consumers had gained by the remission of 30s. duty, not only the whole amount of duty of 19s. 2d , over and above the duty, making the whole gain 495. 2d. by this reduction of 20s. alone upon timber. Now he be iieved it to be the fact, so far from these returns being true, that if a true return had been made to the House, it would have been found that the prices from 1840 to 1842 were as follows :-In 1840, Si. 10s. per load ; in 1841, 51. ss. ; and in 1842, Si. ss. ; showing an average of Si. 65., the duty 555. per load, whilst in the last three years since the duty had been reduced from 655. to 30s. He believed that if a true return had been made, it would have shown that the prices were 4/. ss. in 1844, 41. ss. in 1845, and 41. 12s. 6d. 1846, showing an average price of 41. 7s. 6d., so that the consumers upon the average of three years since the duty was taken oft', instead of gaining, as it was represented by the return, 49.;. 2]. per load, only gained about 19s. 2d , while the b a l ance went i nto the pockets of the producer .. Now it was a most important matter to that House that they should be able to rely on the truth and accuracy of those statistical papers which were laid before it by the Board of Trade, and on which tee House founded its legislation. He considered it a serious matter, and his first intention was to move that the subordinate officer should be called to the Bar to explain his instructions and his object in imposing upon the House. It might be all very well for gentlemen connected with the commercial inte rest to discover these false returns, and to be uninfluenced by them; but these returns passed current with the vast majority of the people and with the House, and leading articles, written by learned editors of newspapers, were founded on them, proving the great advantage to be derived from free trade. He considered it therefore his bounden duty to expl a i n th ese circumstances, and the falserseven turn had lain upon t h e ta bl e o f t h e Houefo the proper weeks, and it was not unt il t h e I s t of April and correct one had been given. Sir ROBERT PEEL said that he could not o feelpn the o him self justified to enter in s t t o e nny the arg facts. His atten tion had not been calledsubject, but merely tu at to the error untilthe o T o r r ble - Lord had intimated his intentionsto the G merit. As to the t returns, though made by her G o vernment Majesty's G to the House, he was sorry to say that it was impossible for any Minister to un dertake to be responsible for their faultless accuracy. Having discovered that an error had occurred, he had ordered that a correct return should be immediately presented to the House, and it would be in p ossess i on of Hon. Members to-morrow. He had also made inquiries as to what department of the Customs the error had occurred in, and he held in his hand a le; to from the officer by whom the accuracy of the re turn was certified. The letter was to the following effect:-In answer to your requisitim, calling on me to state in what department of the Customs the error in the return on the Memel and Canadian timber arose, I regret to state that it was in the landing surveyor's depart men t. T he mis take appears to have arisen from the officer taking the average price from the price current, which is not an official document, and in which the, prices are quoted, sometimes including the duty and sometimes not. He (Sir It. Peel) apprehended that there could be no doubt as to how the mistake had arisen. He could only express his regret that the mistake had occurred, but he had taken every measure to rectify it. TENANT RIGHTS IN IRELAND. Mr. P. SCROPE rose to put a question to the Right Hon. Baronet on the subject of the legality of tenant rights in the North of Ireland. There were one hun dred millions of property unprotected in the north of Ireland. The public should be made aware of the bad state of the law on this subject before they proceeded to discuss the present law of landlord and right. It should be ascertained beyond all doubt whether the outgoing tenant in Ireland had really any right to sell his ge d will to the property which he was a.otit, to give up, or whether the tenant was entitled to compensation from the landlord when be ejected him, That claila had been -- 1 recognised in a great part of the north of Ireland for a long series cf years, and to a very great extent. To • !ktic'a an extent, in fact, had that right been recognised that. in some instances the outgoing tenant sold their k good- will at 11 co, ten, fit teen, twenty, and sometimes oven more years' purchase on their rents. It had there fore become a recognised practice ; the tenant had in fact gained a sort of ownership in the soil, which he might dispose of when and as lie pleased. Evidence of that right being recognised regularly in Down, Armagh. and the other counties of Ulster, was given by several I witnesses bef o r e L or d Devon. ut it appeared that the landlords were now invading that right of the tenants, and continued nibbling at it till they hoped they might destroy it. If the tenants were not in fact entitled to such right, the public should have a definite answer to that effect from the Government ; and, after it had been recognised for so long a period, he wished to know whether the landlords of Ireland had it in their power to call in the aid of the military or civil force to eject their tenants, without gising them any compensation. There were cases in which a number of tenants were located on large tracts of land, and where the sheriff of the county was called upon to eject those tenants, with out any reference to the right that the tenant had to the sale of the good-will of his farms. The Hon. Member concluded by reading his question. Sir JAMES GRAHAM said that the question put by the Hon. Member involved no fewer than three other questions—namely, a question of common policy, a question of common right, and a question of common law.—(Hear.) With regard to the civil rTglits of the tenants in the province of Ulster in Ireland, be begged to say he believed that such a right was not recognised by the written law of the land, but by the law of usage ; and if he were asked whether that right was recognised by the Courts of Law in Ireland, he should say he believed it was not.—(Bear, hoar.) With regard to the law of ejectment or habare, in such cases the sheriff had no right whatever to exercise any judgment of his own, but to proceed to execute the writ ; and it was the duty of all authori ties, civil and military, on the requisition of the sheriff, to attend him and assist him in the execution of that writ. Therefore, if a writ of injunction, or habare, were issued, it would be the duty of the sheriff, and of the civil and military authorities, to act as he had des cribed. Again, he had only to say that the question of the Hon. Member was OM. of law and not of policy. THE INFERNAL MACHINE. Mr. CALEB POWELL wished to draw the attention of the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary of State for the Home Department to a statement which had appeared in a local journal, stating that a machine, which had been aptly called an "infernal machine," had been found in a warehouse in Sheffield. The mischief that had resulted was comparatively trivial, but this was nothing when compared to the fear which was engen dered in the public mind by such a state of things, and which those by whom these machines were invented, were desirous to nphold. Now if such a statement had been furnished, he wished to know whether it was in the contemplation of the Go vernment to found a Bill upon it, for the better protection of the lives of that portion of her Majesty's subjects, on whose premises such attempts had been made ?—( Laughter. ) Sir JAMES GRAHAM said he had heard by accident of the machine to which the Hon. Gentleman had adverted. He was understood to say that the Government did not intend at the present moment to introduce a Bill en the subject, prefer ring to leave the Punishment of the offenders to the law. PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY (IRELAND). Mr. C. BULLER said he wished to call the attention of the Government to a subject in which the promotion of the busi ness of the House was involved. On the 20th of March he moved for certain returns, with respect to the outrages re ported by the constabulary of Ireland since 1841, which he had hoped would have been laid on the table of the House before this. Similar returns np to 1841 had been furnished and were ROW in the library of the House. He did not wish to make any disturbance about the matter—( A laugh)—but he was anxious to know when the returns moved for would be laid on the table of the House ? Sir JAMES GRAHAM, who spoke in a low tone, was un derstood to say, that the returns would be laid on the table of the House with the least possible delay. Mr. C. BULLER said, looking at the way in which the public business of that House was conducted by the Right Hon. Baronet—(Hear, hear)—he was sure no unnecessary delay would take place. Mr. J. O'CONNELL also inquired when certain returns he had moved for with respect to the number of agrarian out rages in England, would be laid on the table ? Sir JAMES GRAHAM also said no unnecessary delay would take place in supplying them. The dropped orders of yesterday were then disposed of. THE CORN IMPORTATION BILL—CUSTOMS DUTIE:, BILL. The Committee on thee two Bills was postponed till Friday next. PROTECTION OF LIFE (IRELAND) BILL. The adjourned debate on the first reading of this Bill was postponed till Friday next.______ __ SUPPLY. On the motion of Mr. GREENE, the report of this Com mittee was brought up, and the resolutions agreed to. POOR-LAW COMMISSIONERS. Mr. CHRISTIE rose to move for copies of all correspond ence hetween William Day, Esq., late Assistant Commissioner of Poor-laws and the Poor-law Commissioners, and the Secre tary for the Home Departieent, relative to his involuntary re signation of his Assistant Poor-law Commissionership; and of all Minutes relative to Mr. Day's resignation, and to the ap pointment of Colonel Wade as his successor. Also, that it be be an instruction to the Committee on the Andover Union to inquire into all the circumstances under which Mr. Day was called upon to resign. In asking for these papers, he thought that he was only asking for, that which was requisite, from a reason that under the circumstances it was just:and necessary for the public service, and which seems on every ground to require exslanation. He trusted that there would be no objection made by the Government on this occasion, although he was aware that the Poor-law Commissioners had, under the Act, the power of removing an Assistant-Commissioner; but at the same time, he was aware that the Act of Parliament which gave the discretion also required that it should be exert;- snly upon due cause b e i ng shown; and he wished to hojw -er communication a e ‘t fcs at re e d ver a y nL inee Act be(h s i m t -gd w 4 a s t° st "th. r e e q l sTi b r di e l l epartment e Ely :hat d ;'h r e missinners the secretary should be present, and witheee hies: t meeting f th( the board was not considered tit eaten or these meetings also it was required that the secretary should take al full note of the proceedings, the minutes of which should be forwarded according to the regulations of the Poor-law Amend ment Act. ( The Hon. Gentleman here read the 7th section of the Act, which regulates this proceeding.) He wished to know whether these minutes had been made, and whether they had been submitted to the Right Hon. Baronet opposite? Mr. Day applied to the Poor-law Commissioners, and to the Right Hon. Baronet, for all the minutes relative to the call upon him for his resignation. Reasons had been given to him —reasons which he should show presently did not at all tally with one another. He thought he might safely say that the facts and circumstances of the case fully and clearly disproved every one of the reasons which had been advanced. These reasons being totally unsatisfactory to Mr. Day, he applied to the Poor-law Commissioners to ascertain the real cause of his dismissal, but the only answer he could get from them was an evasion of the question, and from the Right Honourable Baronet an acknowledgment of his letter. He would new proceed to detail the circumstances of Mr. Day's case. At the time when he was unexpectedly re quested to send in his resignation, he had been an Assistant Commissioner for a period of eight years. Mr. Day, long before the passing of the Poor-law Commission Act, had paid special attention to the working of the poor-law, having been for some years in the commission of the peace for the county of Sussex, and had watched its Operations with great interest. At the time of the passing of the Act, Mr. Day gave to the:Commissioners the benefit of his experience, and sent them a report, the value of which they at once admitted, and which they printed and placed as a preface to their own report. Mr. Day continued to give them the benefit of his observations after the formation of the board at Somerset House, and the sense which the Commissioners had of his assistance was proved by the fact, that when, towards the close of the year 1935, it was determined to appoint six additional com missioners, it was proposed to Mr. Day, without any soli citation on his part, that he should undertake one of those appointments thus placed at their disposal. He believed that he might say the applications for cemmissionerships were ex tremely numerous, and out of a large number of candidates for the appoiritnaent, many were persons of distinction and ability. Mr. Day, however, was the person selected to fill one of the six cemmissionerships. He did not accept the appointment without come solicitation, as he had embarked largely in farming, in Sussex, and it occurred to him that his acceptancE of the appointment would withdraw him from the pursuits in w hich he was engaged, and ther e wou ld b e noth i ng in the appointment to recompense him for the withdrawal. Mr. Day accepted the appointment, and from that time con tinued in the situation for eight years, during which he zee lously and faithfully discharged his duty, and received the ap probation of his superiors. During the whole of that period he was only absent eight weeks, and he was never subject to the slightest expression of disapprobation. The only fault—if fault it could be called—that was found with him, was Mr. Lewis requesting him in his communications to write his cha racters larger. The eieht weeks absence arose from an acci dent which Mr. Day met with in August, 1e43, by which he was laid up ior five weeks. On the Bth of September he re sumed his duty, and he continued improving in health and strength, and had almost forgotten the accident, when he was reminded of it about five months after it took place by receiving a communication from the Poor-law commissioners. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman here read the letter which Mr. Day received, w hic h was to the effect th a t t h e condition of the district had been brought under the consideration of the Poor law Commissioners, and they were satisfied that an active As sistant Commissioner was necessary and indispensable. On this account, from the accident that had oceured on the 19th August, and as they were precluded from appointing any supernumerary, they were un ter the painful necess of coming to the conclusion th at h e (Mr. Day) could not make the exer tion necessary to the due fulfilment of theduties of the office, and suggested his resignation. This was signed by Mr. Nicholls. Mr Day did not resume his duties till the 25th September, but he had reason to suppose that the Poor-law Commis sioners believed that he had recovered from the effects of hisaccident b e f ore that time, for he had a letter from a Mr. LewisL of a previous date, stating that he was glad that he was able to resume his duties, ahheueh he would still, no doubt, feel the effects of the accident for some time to come. Mr. Day replied to the communication from Mr. Nicholls, and stated, that as far as his bodily health was concerned, he was as well as ever, but he was convinced that had he asked leave for a quarter he should have been well much sooner ; but he added, that, under the circumstances, he could not thi n k of asking leave for such a period. . Day got no answer to the letters which he forwarded to the Poor -law Commissioners, further than expressions of sin cere regret that they were compelled, from a sense of duty, to abstain from giving the reasons of his dismissal. Sentiments of such regret were certainly lavishly used, and they disclaimed all intention to injure him, and all absence of p ersona l f ee li n g in the matter. The Commissioners had received evidence against Mr. Day with closed doors, and that gentleman had no opportunity of ascertaining the grounds of his dismissal. He had from time to time written to them, praying and beseech.. ing them to reveal to him those reasons, but he had not, up to the present moment received any such information. Now he (Mr. Christie) considered it a painful injustice that an old and long-tried officer, slr. Day, should be treated as he had. Mr. Day wrote to Mr. Lewis, asking him to give him the rea sons of his dismissal, to which Mr. Day received an answer, but the writer scrupulously abstained from giving any reasons for his dismissal. The writer of the letter wrote another to the Chairman of the South Wales Union, and received an an• swer, in which the writer declared that lie had never heard his name mentioned before Sir James Graham, so that that point that Mr. Day's dismissal had not been owing to any re• presentation that had been made to the South Wales Come naiseioners. When Mr. Day could get no satisfactory explan ation from the Poor-law Commissioners, he applied to the Right Hon. Gentleman, from whom he received a letter, which the Hon. Member read, and which was to the effect that the Poor-law Commissioners alone had the exercise of . the authority of dismissal, and that dismissals had taken piece in consequence of a reduction of the establishment Wing be. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the -London New Price:Current of April 21.) SUGAR.—This afternoon two parcels of New Barbadoes Sugar, amounting to 230 hhds. and 11 tree, were submitted to public competition : the whole sold, but at a reduction on former rates of 6d. per cwt. REFUTED.-To-day many purchases were made in Refined Goods by the home trade : prices were firm at 64s for standard and at 63s per cwt for brown grocery lumps. In the value of bonded Crushed Sugar there is no change to notice. Maunmus.—This afternoon there was a good desire shown to purchase Mauritius Sugar, and 5,072 bags 181 casks at auction were all sold at full rates. EAST Imma.—This afternoon at public sale 1,733 bags of Bengal were offered, and sold at full rates. FOREIGN.—To-day yellow and brown Elavannah met with attention, and 1,341 chests at public sale were sold at very full rates ; it was a soft parcel. COFFEE.—This afternoon the market was better supplied with Foreign Coffee. At public sale 1,581 bags of Costa Rico were offered, but a small part only sold at about the former value. TEA.—Helders of Congou for the most part are unwilling to further reduce their prices, but the town and country trade have been cautious in their proceedings, cheap as all qualities are. Pouchong has been purchased with caution at 4d to 9d. Bohea is neglected to sd. Hyson has been in better demand, still prices do not advance. There has been little desire shown to operate in common sorts of Twankay, although there are sellers at is to is Id. Fine and good sorts of Gun powder have metSwith more attention, and several parcels have been sold. SPICES.—This afternoon at public sale, 18 cases of Nut megs with certificate were taken in at 3s per lb for common limed. INDIGO.—Since this day week there has been more desire shown to purchase the better shipping qualities of Bengal at the quarterly sale, and a good demand existed. The home demand has been limited for all sorts, and prices are still on the decline. The rates compared with those of last quarterly sale are 4d to 6d lower for ord to good consuming qualities, 3d to 4d for ordinary anti midling shipping sorts, whilst the good to fine of the latter went; from last sale's prices to 3d per lb decline. Sputrrs.—Jamaica Rum has been in extensive request, and the rates paid exhibit an advance of Id to 2d per gallon. Leeward Island is much wanted, and the rates paid have been ld to lid per gillon above those that previously existed. Demerara has been in good request, and brought prices rather above those that previously prevailed. In Calcutta there has been a large business transacted, and prices must be quoted higher. Holders of Brandy are willing to further reduce their prices, and exporters and the home trade have operated with caution. RAILWAY COMMITTEES (YESTERDAY.) Sub-Committee No. 4. This Sub-Committee re- assembled to-day, at twelve o'clock. The Members present were—Sir W. Heathcote, Chairman, Mr. Ackland, Mr. Hope Johnstone. The case of the WEST OP ENGLAND JUNCTION was then proceeded with. This case was adjourned from the last assembling of the Committee. The formal proofs were not entered into, as the party on whom devolved the duty of depositing the plans with the different parish clerks was absent. The allegation of the Rev. Mr. Barry was then proceeded with. It appeared there was no vertical scale on the plans deposited with the clerks for the counties of Oxford and Southampton ; and there was also a discrepancy of 26 chains with reference to the terminus as shown on the scale and to its actual position. There was also a number of other allegations, but of no public importance. The Committee adjourned shortly before four o'clock. . 6. I nix LA/11111UL LCV Sub-Committee No 0,0.1.40 ttlajVt4l.,sU •all •rt ••• I V V Sa•V, , i, morrow. Sub-Committee No. 7. The following Members composing this Committee met at the usual hour to day :—Mr. Strutt (chairman), Mr. Becket) and Mr. Denison. The proceedings commenced by calling on THE SOUTH YORIESHIRE COAT. BILL. Mr. Coates, agent for the promoters ; Mr. Smith, agent for the opposition. After some minor objections, the following was alleged : That ao plan had been deposited with the parish clerk of the parish of Cawthorne. - Several Acts of Parliament, together with an Inclosure Act, were produced on the part of the promoters, in all of which the alleged parish of Cawthorne was defined and de clared to be a township only. The Committee, consequently, decided that this was not a non-compliance with the stand ing orders. The Committee then adjourned. Sub-Committee No. 8. The Members composing this Committee assembled to-day at twelve o'clock. The first Bill called was THE MIDLAND (BIRMINGHAM AND GLOUCESTER BRANCH.) Mr. Carter, agent for promoters ; Mir. Elgin, for the Great Western, against the Bill ; Mr. Berkeley, engineer. After some allegations of inaccuracy of sections relating to bridges and high road crossings, and engineering inaccuracies, it was alleged that there were Co vertical sections shown. This case was adjourned. BILLS WITHDRAWN. _ - - - - On the following Bills being called, their respective pro moters gave notice of their withdrawal. Liverpool, Warrington, Manchester, and Stockport Direct —Midland Railway —Newark and Gainsborough—Southamp ton and Dorchester—London and South-Western —Basing stoke and Salisbury. LOUGU SVZIXOLET AND LOUGEE FOYLE Will be proceeded with at the next meeting of the Commit tee, which adjourned whilst considering the above. DIRECT LONDON AND MANCHES TER RAILWAY, AND REMINGTON'S INDE PENDENT LONDON AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY. A meeting of the subscribers and scripholders in this amalgamated Company was held at three o'clock yesterday, at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, to consider the propriety of recommending the directors to wind up the affairs, and return the deposits, or to adopt such other mea sures as might be for the interest of the shareholders. There was a very large attendance of shareholders, there being pre sent the representatives of upwards of 40,000 shares. Mr. Pocock took the chair, and after having briefly opened the proceedings, 3fr. Ain/HILTON, amidst great confusion, said, that as no above-nameda mal gani a t i o n e h m ad np a n y e a t b e t e b n e entered into meeting c a between ld n o thet properly t wo come to any resolution coached in the spirit of the advertise. ment by which it had been called. He concluded by mov ing a resolution to the effect that, inasmuch as there had been no amalgamation between the Remington and Ras trick lines, it was desirable that each Company should have a meeting of its own ; that the meeting was, at the same tame, obliged to Mr. Pocock for having, by his advertisement, called their attention to the condition of the two projects, but that he ought not to have called it in the manner in which he had, as the Companies were entirely distinct and separate.—(Cheers.) Mr. DAVIS having seconded the resolution, A SHAREHOLDER wished toknow what funds still remained on hand ?—( Hear, hear.) The shareholders were, in point of fact, entitled to force them to give a full and faithful ac count of the position of the company's affairs without any further delay.—(Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN then moved that a resolution should be forwardel to the directors of the two companies, calling upon them to wind up the affairs of the two undertakings, and pay ever the surplus of funds on hand immediately to the shareholders. The resolution was seconded by Mr OBARD, who was decidedly of opi n i on that it would be . forh i s benefit if the Companies were dissolved.—(llear, hear.) P there were some g en tl emen present whose interestsrobably w ould not be served by suc h a course.—(Hear, and laughter.) ould Mr. ANDERTON trusted that his resolution would be put in the first instance. He was about to make some further observations in support of it, but from the great uproar which prevailed, he declined further addressing the meeting. The CHAIRMAN then put Mr. Anderton's resolution, when 20 hands were held up for it, and a complete forest of hands against it. He then put the resolution which he had himself moved, for which almost every hand was held up. Great cheering, of course, f o ll owed. Mr. SAMUEL POCOCK then moved that two copies of a protest, embodying the resolution of the meeting, be for warded to the directors of the two Companies. After this meeting the shareholders would, of course, protest against any further sums of money being expended in the prosecution of the undertaking.—(Hear, hear.) unanimously r. Jone carried. having seconded the resol u ti on, it was put and It was then unanimously resolved that a committee, con siating of ten shareholders (two-thirds of Rastrick's, aad the remainder of Remington's ( , ompany) be formed, and the chair man be appointed.to carry the foregoing resolutions into effect. Another resolution, to the effect that the committee should have the power of investigating the accounts of the directors, was then moved by Mr. Samuel Pocock, The resolution having been seconded, A SHAREHOLDER said, that it was impossible for the meeting to confer any such power on the co mm itt ee. The CHAIRMAN, however, put the resolution, which was declared to be carried. To defray the expenses of the commitee and the present meeting, it was resolved that a subscription of one shilling be paid for every ten shares. believed eCHA tha ntMA t 80,N000' insharZyofvsss.haearechhohldaecir,bousaidpaithdatinte