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tbtrb ;Ntittion RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE 01? LORDS. GROUP C. LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY (WANDSWORTH BRANCH). The Committee assembled this day, and, after a brief re capitulation of the evidence which was given.before the Com mittee of the House of Commons, they decided that the preamble was proved, all opposition being withdrawn. There was, however, one clause in the Bill which was to be sub mitted to the consideration of the Earl of Shaftesbury, that it may be made consistent with the regulation of the House of Lords. GROUP D. YORKSHIRE AND LINCOLNSHIRE COM. MUNICATION. The Committee on the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, and the Manchester, Midlands, and Great Grimsby Commu nication, re-assembled this morning, at eleven o'clock, when The evidence of Mr. Vignoles, the engineer of the line, was taken, but it varied little from that of the other line, and showed that it was only seven-eighths of a mile longer than its opponent. He went through a long examination and cross examination, the end of which was to show that the gradients on the line were unusually favourable for the country through which it passed, and that the viaducts were not only less numerous, but also hardly half the height of those which were formed on the neighbouring lines. He spoke also to the facility of the management of the Company, and stated that there had been such arrangements made as would entirely prevent anything like impediment to the transit of merchandise from London and the west through the whole of this line of communication, while on the other side there were no less than six different Companies to be combined for the accomplishment of one object. The long cross-examination which this gentleman went through seemed in no way to affect his evidence. Mr. Hawkshaw, who appeared in the place of Mr. Braith waite, who is engaged to construct the line, but who is con fined by illness, confirmed the principal points adduced by Mr. Vignoles. Mr. BADIFS, Q.C., then addressed their Lordships at con siderable length, recapitulating the chief facts which had been adduced by the witnesses, dwelling particularly on the assent of the noblemen and men of large property, who were assentients to the line of the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junc tion Company. At the close of his address the room was cleared, and on the re-admission of parties, The CHAIRMAN stated that the Committee had decided in favour of the Sheffield and Lincolnshire line, and against its l d owne rs. but full justice was to b e d one t o th e opposing HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP XVII. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) BIAZITCHESTED. AND SOI !ON. Mr. Sergeant WRANGIIAM applied to the Committee to sit on Saturday, on which day both himself and Mr. Hill would commence and finish their address. The CIIAIRMAIq said the members of the Committee had made arrangements which precluded their sitting on that day. Sir WALTER JAMES regretted that the promoters had not called the attention of the Committee to the difficulty in which they would be placed if the Committee did not come to an earlier decision. Mr. ALEXANDER said they fully expected that the Com mittee would have been enabled to give their decision on Sa turday. It was then arranged that the promoters should call evi dence to-day in support of the case, and in opposition to the case of their opponent& An objection was taken by Mr. Hill against any evidence being adduced with respect to Lacy's line ; but the Committee considered that the evidence ought not to be limited. Mr. Bidder was then called and examined by Mr. ALEX samER, with respect to the line called Lacy's line, which was not proceeded with, and which was proposed to start from Salisbury, and to traverse after Marlborough as nearly as possible the route of the Manchester and Southampton. He had estimated the - 'cost of Lacy's line from Salisbury to Marlborough, a distance of 27 miles, including three miles and a half to be used at Salisbury by the Salisbury and Basingstoke line, if it received the sanction of Parliament, and exclusive of land and stations, at 494,0001., as compared with 323,0001., at which Mr. Locke estimated the coat of its construction. He (Mr. Bidder) had made his estimate at the same rate as the Manchester and Southamp ton. His estimate for a similar distance traversed by the Manchester and Southampton, and taking in the important town of Andover, was only 494,000/. For the 494,0001. the line might be made from Marlborough to Romsey, a distance of thirty-seven miles and a half, besides saving four miles in distance. The gradients on Lacy's line were lin 80, and those on the Manchester and Southampton 1 in 100, and had better curves and less tunnelling. Went over the line, and rejected it on account of the better route he selected by Andover, and on account of the opposition of landowners. Bathers line was equally open to objection, as it was longer between these parts, and more expensive on account of the extreme heaviness of the earthworks, and the great length of tunnelling, there being as much as on the London and Bir mingham. The Committee adjourned until Monday. GROUP XVIII. The Committee met at twelve, Mr. B. Denison in the chair. LONDON, Nrizrzeiray, AND DATIL Mr. MEEREWETHER stated to the Committee that the pro moters had closed their evidence, and now left the case with the Committee ; but after the very plain intimation they had had from the Committee, they expected nothing else than that the Bill should be negatived, and his clients nowassented that it should be so. The CHAIRMAN said it was for the promoters themselves to withdraw their Bill or to continue their evidence before the Committee, as they chose. Mr. M.ERREWETHER said they had closed their case, and now asked for the decision of the Committee, but with no sanguine hope that the p ream bl e o f t h e Bill would be passed. The CHAIIIMAN wished to know of Sergeant Wrangham, what course it was meant to pursue with regard to the other Bills before the Committee, as in ordinary circumstances the Committee would not have given any decision until they had the evidence given on the other schemes. But he begged it distinctly to be understood, that whatever arrangement might have been come to between the present company and the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth, the Committee would not i n any Way be guided or influenced by that arrangement. Although this opposition was withdrawn, the Committee would cer tainly not pass the other as an unopposed Bill. Sergeant WRANGJIAM said that an'arrangement had been come to between the two companies, the London, Newbury, and Bath, and the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth, in consequence of what had fallen from the Committee, who, as a body, had suggested an arrangement between them. He did not mean to imply that the Committee had committed theniselves as parties to any arrangement, but he said an arrangement had been come to, based on the intimations of the Committee, and that his clients withdrew their opposition in consequence. The Committee gave no decision, and proceeded to hear evidence in the case of the WILTS, SOMERSET, AND WEYMOUTH. :Mr. Austin, Mr. Denison, and Mr. Slade, are retained for the promoters of the line, and Mr. Aill, Q.C., Mr. Cockburn, Q.C., and Mr. Merrewether, appear against it, on petitions from the South-Western Railway, the Southampton and Dorchester Railway, the London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Railway, from the inhabitants of Wareham, Andover, Salis bury, and Exeter, and from Mr. F. T. Egerton. Mr. DENLSON, in opening the merits of the schemes, said the Bill was for extensions and deviations on the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth line, which was passed last year. The first was the Weymouth Quay Extension, a rail 7 1 A2 furlongs in length, carrying down the terminus from Weymouth to Weymouth Harbour; it was proposed in consequence of a requst from the merchants of the place, and was unopposed, The second was the Herringstone Deviations, near Dorchester, ex tending four miles and 12 chains, and intended for the accommodation of landowners ; it was unopposed. The third was the Frome Deviation, by which it was intended to carry the rail of the main line nearer that town than it was at present, being six miles and 25 chains long. The fourth was the Redstock Branch, a quarter of a mile in length, and was unopposed. The fifth was the Bishopstoke Junction to Salisbury, effecting a junc tion between 'the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth line at BaliaburY. and the Great W es t ern a t Bi s h o p s t o k e , b y w hi c h the Bristol and Bath people could be conveyed down to Southampton. It was a junction advised by the Board of Trade in their sport miles five furlongs long. "it year, and was two o th of l was the Laycock deviation for the accomrnodatien.3unctiouandowners, and the Corsham extension, to effect a Great Western. The seventh was the Bath branch74,twthee: Bradford and Bath, which had been :projected atu r the company had been memorialised to that effect by the towns in the neighbourhood, and in consequence of the recommendation of the Board of Trade, who had also been memorialised on the subject. The eighth was the De vizes branch, which was intended to run nearly due west from that town, and join the main line near Bradford, by which a more direct communication would be opened be tween Devizes, and Bradford, and Bath, the old branch to near Miltaham being abandoned for this. The estimate for these branches, in addition to the line, was 240,0001. meit al of the existing Mr. Brunel, the engineer of the line, was called, a n d evi dence having been heard, the room was ordered to be cleared. The Committee, after consulting, intimated that the pre_ amble of the Bill was proved for all the branches, except for that between Bishopatoke and Salisbury, which was not passed ; and that the preamble of the London, Newbury, and Bath Bill was not proved. The Committee then went through the clauses of the Bill, and adjourned. This concludes the group. GROUP XiCXVIII. The Committee met at twelve; Mr. Acton in the chair. WEST RIDING UNION (No. IL) Evidence was continued this morning in favour of the line. Mr. HOPE, at the conclusion of the case for the promoters, addressed the Committee against the project on behalf of the Huddersfield and Manchester (Bradford branch). The room was ordered to be cleared. The CHAIRMAN informed parties on their re-admission that the decision of the Committee was, that the preamble of the West Riding Union (No. 2) Bill was proved, and that of the Huddersfield and Manchester (Bradford branch) Bill was not proved. The Committee having gone through such clauses of th West Riding Bill as were unepposed, adjourned till to-morrow at twelve. GROUP XLVIII. THE TAFT VALE. ----- The Committee on this Group met at twelve to-day, Mr. Aldam, chairman. Mr. Sergeant WRANGIIAM opened for the preamble of the above Bill. After a brief address, the Learned Sergeant called witnesses in support of the merits of the line. The opposition to the Bill is expected to be arranged. GROUP LXI. TZZ EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW, AND SCOTTISH CENTRAL JUNCTION. The Committee met again this day, SiAhmes Duckworth chairman. The clauses of the Bill, which have already occupied two days, are not likely to be got through for the next two days. Several amendments were to-day proposed to be made in the toll clauses, which gave rise to a protracted discussion. Atter some amendments, they were agreed to. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 1, 1846. THE FUNDS-(CLOSING PRICES). ONE O'CLOCK. .. 206 1 A •• •• •• CLOSING PRICES. 205% " In the old country, from the crowded state of many of the trades and professions, competition makes it diffi cult for a new beginner to succeed ; business will, no doubt, be considerably depressed until the corn-law question is settled : the farmers will be for a time panic struck, and have as little work done as pof Bible ; but this will right itself in the course of a short time. " As to the advisibility of persons coming out to this country, it entirely depends upon circumstances : I believe this to be a locality in which, in point of money, few men get rich ; but it is certainly one in which no industrious sober man need fear to obtain a livelihood : nevertheless, I speak from experience when I say, let all those who have a comfortable home, and acquire a good living, with a reasonable prospect of continuing to do so, be content to remain where they are. It is a very easy thing to break up a home, but often difficult to establish a better : early associations never fail to crowd upon us : we often think of our old and far distant home, and more, much more than all, of those kind and dear friends from whom we are separated perhaps for ever. The class of persons to whom this country offers the most decided advantages is the one whose early life has been devoted to the cultivation of land : the young agri cultural labourer in England, though he be ever so in dustrious and frugal, if he marries and has a family, with all his striving, can scarcely keep himself above pauperism ; he could manage a little land, but that is not to be got ; and it is a thousand to one if ever he gets to occupy an acre. He must work, always work, for a master, and think himself fortunate that he can be so employed : he must sometimes submit to the most de grading servility, and be studiously careful not to offend even by accident: in short, he must be the patient drudge toiling on through life with scarcely a hope of bettering his condition. Here the case is widely different; if em ployed as a labourer, his employer treats him as an equal ; he always takes his meals at the same table with his master, and is treated with respect and-cour tesy ; his wages too he can spend more to the advantage of his family, and as soon as he wishes to commence farming on his own account he finds but little diffi culty respecting land, for he can get here, at a low rent, as much he wishes; or if he be able to purchase, he has plenty of choice : he may thus acquire a good living, with something more in time, besides having the plea sure of seeing a good piospect for his children around him. " With respect to the expense incurred in coming out here, it is difficult to say what it amounts to; much de pends upon the distance the emigrant may have to travel in the country after he has crossed the ocean: unex pected delays will sometimes occur, which occasion much trouble, expense, and vexation. I think the cost from first to last might be set down at about ten pounds per individual ; for though it cost me considerably more, I have no doubt there are some who perform the journey for less. " The natural productions of this climate in the way of wild fruit are the vine, which flourishes here in the greatest luxuriance, bearing grapes of excellent flavour : wild plums are also found in the woods. lam sorry to add that currants and gooseberries do not thrive well here: the summer I think is too hot for them." THE CORN-LAWS. PROTEST AGAINST THE THIRD READING OF A BILL "TO AMEND THE LAWS RELATING TO THE IMPORTATION OF CORN." DISSENTIENT, Because the Bill for repealing the corn-laws is not ac companied, as in justice it ought to have been, by the follow measures, viz. :--, • - 1. The entire and immediate repeal of all the taxes which fall directly upon land—the land tax, the malt tax, and the hop duty. 2. The equalisation of all the rates of which the occupiers of land bear at present an unfair and undue proportion—the poor rates, the highway rates, and the county rates. 3. An alteration of the Tithe Commutation Act, which can no longer be just or applicable. 4. A legislative enactment authorising all persons who hold leases of land for unexpired terms of years to surrender them on giving six months' notice before any of the usual days of payment. 5. A legislative enactment directing the payment stipu lated in every contract to be reduced according to the pro portion which the average price of wheat, at the time of making such payment, bears to its average price at the time that such contract was formed, so that such payment may be of the same value as was originally intended and agreed to by the parties. 6. A legislative enactment authorising the cultivation of tobacco, and the preparation of sugar from beetroot or other vegetables, and exempting the said tobacco and sugar from the payment of any duty. 7. The entire and immediate repeal of those taxes which aro imposed upon articles of general consumption, of the Excise duty on soap, and of the Customs' duties on sugar and coffee, the produce of British colonies, and on those sorts of tea and tobacco which are used by the labouring classes. STANHOPE. HASTINGS. MALMESBURY. RICHMOND, for the first six reasons. PENSHURST, for the third reason. BEAUFORT, for the first three reasons. MANSFIELD, for the first three reasons. SELKIRK, for the second reason. GRANTLEY, for the second reason. BRODERICK, for the first three reasons. CROFTON, for the first two and sixth. DE FRESNE, for the first two and sixth. CLANCARTY, for the first two and sixth. TANKERVILLE. TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. WHITEHALL, JUNE 27, 1846. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignities of Viscount and Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto the Right liononiable Lord Francis Egerton, and the heirs male of his body law fully begotten, by the names, styles, and titles of Vis count Brackley, of Brackley, in the county of North ampton, and Earl of Ellesmere„ of Ellesmere, in the county of Salop. The Queen has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed ander the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the following gentlemen, and the re spective heirs male of their bodies lawfully begotten, viz. :—The Right Hon. Thomas Frankland Lewis, of Harpton-court, in the county of Radnor ; John Somer set Pakington, of Westwood-park in the county Worcester, Esq. ; John Gladstone, of Fasque and Balfour, in the county of Kincardine, Esq. ; James Weir Hogg, of Upper Grosvenor-street, in the county of Middlesex, Esq. ; William Feilden, of Fenis cowles, in the county palatine of Lancaster, Esq.; Wil liam Verner, of Verner's-bridge, in the county of Ar magh, and of Inismagh, in the county of Tyrone, Esq. ; and Sir Moses Montefiore, of East Cliff-lodge, in the Isle of Thanet, and county of Kent, Knight. :WHITEHALL, JUNE 27. The Queen has been pleased to grant unto William Alexander Anthony Archibald Hamilton Douglas, Esq. (commonly called Marquis of Douglas and Clydesdale), the office of Knight Marishall of Scotland, in the room of William George Earl of Erroll, deceased. WHITEHALL, JUNE 27. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. John Brownrigge Collisson, 8.A., to the vicarage of Saint Michael, in the city of Coventry and diocese of Wor cester, void by the death of the Rev. Robert Simson. The Queen has been pleased to ;present the Reverend Duncan Campbell to the church and parish of North Knapdale, in the presbytery of Inverary and county of Argyll, vacant by the death of the Reverend Donald M'Lachlan, late minister thereof. The Queen has also been pleased to present the Rev. John M'lvor to the church and parish of Small Isles, in the presbytery of Skye and country of Inverness, vacant by the transportation of the Rev. Henry Beat son, late minister thereof, to the church and parish of Barra. DOWNING-STREET, JUNE 27. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Major-Gen. Sir Patrick Ross, K.G.C. St. M. and St. G., to be Go. vornor of St. Helena. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint William Thomas Denison, Esq., Captain in the Corps of Royal Engineers, to be Lieutenant-Governor of Van Dieman's Land. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint the Hon, F. W. A. Bruce to be Lieut.-Governor of Newfoundland, Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Murrell Robinson Robinson, Esq., to be Second Assistant Sur veyor for the colony of the Cape of Good Hope. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Daniel H. 0. Gordon, Esq., to be Chief Justice for the Virgin Islands. Her Majesty has further been pleased to appoint Sin clair Bryan, Esq., to be Treasurer for the said Islands. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the following officers, in her Majesty's service, and in the service of the East India Company, to be Companions of the Most Hon. Military Order of the Bath : Lieut.-Col. H. S. Phillips, 53d Foot. Lieut.-Col. T. H. Franks, 10th Foot. Lieut -Col. G. L. Davis, 9th Foot ; and Lieut.-Col. J. it. Smyth, 16th Lancers. Lieut.-Col. C. Godby, 36th Bengal Native Infantry. Lieut.-Col. C. D. Wilkinson, 63d Bengal Native Infantry. Lieut.-Col. R. A. Stedman, Ist Bengal Cavalry. Brevet Lieut.-Col. N. Penny, 69th Bengal Native Infantry. Lieut.-Col. J. A. Thompson, 59th Bengal Native Infantry. Lieut.-Col. H. J. Wood, Bengal Artillery. Brevet Lieut.-Col. J. Alexander, Bengal Artillery. Brevet Lieut.-Col. J. Nash, 43d Bengal Light Infantry. Brevet Lieut.-Col. J. I'. Lane, Bengal Artillery. Brevet Lieut.-Col. H. M. Lawrence, Bengal Artillery. Brevet Lieut.-Col. F. Abbott, Bengal Engineers. Brevet Lieut.-Col. G. S. Laurenson, Bengal Artillery; and Major H. Forster, Commanding the Shekawattee Brigade. FOREIGN-OFFICE, JUNE 26. _ _ The Queen -has been pleased to approve of Don Pedro Degola y Ravara, as Consul at Malta for her Majesty the Queen of Spain. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, JUNE 26. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Captain and Brevet-Major A. W. Hope to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Sandilands, re tired on full pay; Second Captain W. B. Young to be Cap tain, vice Hope ; First Lieut. E. W. Rodwell, to be Second Captain, vice Young; Second Lieut. J. L. Bolton to be First Lieutenant, vice Rodwell, June 23 OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, JUNE 26. Corps of Royal Engineers—Lieutenant. Colonel E. Matson, to be Assistant Adjutant. General, June 15. Corps of Royal Sappers and Miners—Brevet Major J. Lynn, Royal Engineers, to be Adjutant, vice Whitmore, pro moted, June 18. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, JUNE 27. Corps of Royal Engineers—First-Lieutenant R. M. Laffan to be Second-Captain, vice' Ford, deceased ; Second-Lieu tenant J. 11. Smith to be First-Lieutenant, vice Laffan, May 1. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, JUNE 29. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Brevet Colonel W. G. Power :o be Colonel, vice Trelawney, deceased, May 4; Brevet Major J. L. Smith to be Lieutenant Colonel, vice Power; Brevet Major W. IL Askwith to be Captain, vice Smith; First Lieutenant S. D. Broughton to be Second Captain, vice Askwith ; Second Lieutenant J. R. Lugg to be First Lieutenant, vice Broughton, June 23. ADMIRALTY, JUNE 23. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire. First Regiment of West York - Blilitia-.J. S. B. Wham- cliffe to be Colonel Commandant, vice R. F. Wilson, who retires, June 23. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Somersetshire. First Somerset R egiment of Militia—Adjutant W. S. Cook to serve with the rank of Captain, June 18. Second Somerset Regiment of Militia—Adjutant A. J. Macpherson to serve with the rank of Captain, June 18. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Haddingtonshire. East Lothian Yeomanry Cavalry—J. M. Balfour, Esq., to be Captain Commandant; J. W. Hunt er , E sq ., t o be Captain ; T. S. M. Innes, Gent., to be Lieutenant ; W. Sandilands, Gent., to be Lieutenant; H. M. Davidson, Gent., to be Cornet; C. Balfour, Gent., to be Cornet. WHITEHALL, JUNE 27. The Lord Chancellor has appointed William Sweet, of the city of Bristol, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. George Hornsby, builder, Lesbury, Northamptonshire. BANKRUPTS. Joseph Wood, plumber, Luton, Bedfordshire, to surrender July 10, at half-past twelve, and Aug. 14, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, Birchin-lane Cornhill ; Taylor, Finsbury-circus, London. William Molyneux, innkeeper, Sandwich, Kent, July 14, at three, and August 11, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry ; Hall, Moarilyan, and Rowsell, Verulam-buildings, Gray's Inn ; Lee and Tapley, Sandwich, Kent. William Henry Hounsfield, draper, Cardiff, July 10, and Aug. 18, at one, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman official assignee, Bristol ; Bevan, Bristol. Thomas Dolphin Weaver, ship-broker, Liverpool, July 15, and Aug. 11, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool ; Wilkin, Furnival's Inn ; Brown, Liverpool. Joseph Clerk, innkeeper, Plymouth, July 16 and August 6, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official as signee, Paul-street, Exeter; Elworthv, Plymouth; Surr and Gribble, Lombard-street, London ; Stogdon, Exeter. William Jane Geach, auctioneer, Cornwall, July 16 and August 6, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hernamann, official assignee, Exeter ; Commins and Son, Bodmin ; Stogdon, Exeter; Smiths, Southampton-buildings, London. James Waterhouse and Robert Sutton, calico printers, Salford, Lancashire, July 14, and Aug. 5, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Man chester; Claye, Thompson, and Welsh, Manchester; Gre gory, Faulkner, Gregory, and Skirrow, Bedford-row, London. Robert M'Kim, merchant, Bombay, July 17, and August 6, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester ; Abbott, Charlotte-street; Saunders and Atkinson, Manchester. Jane Wright, licensed victualler, Manchester, July 18 and Aug. 6, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Hob son, official assignee, Manchester ; Johnson, San, and Weatherall, Temple, London ; Hitchcock, Buckley, and Tids well, Manchester. Jonn Astley, fustian manufacturer, Manchester, July 15, and 31, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hob son, official assignee, Manchester; Johnson, Son, and Wea therall, Temple, London ; Dearden, Manchester. George Bury, surgeon-dentist, Handsworth, Staffordshire, July 9, and Aug. 8, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Motteram and Knowles, Birmingham; Smith and Co., Bedford-row, London. James Evans, cattle dealer, Haywood Lodge Hereford shire, July 11 and August 5, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ; Gwillim, Hereford; Suckling, Birmingham. Isaac Sansome, ribbon manufacturer, Coventry, July 9 and Aug. 15, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ; Troughton and Lea, Coventry; Austen and Co., Gray's Inn. Trytle Joel, jeweller, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, July 7, at half-past ten, and Aug. 25, at half-past one, at the New castle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Crosby and Compton, Church-court, Old Jewry; Hodge, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Thomas Melton, victualler, Lincoln, July 15, and Aug. 5, at eleven, at the Guildhall, Kingston-upon-Hull. Kynaston, official assignee, Hull ; Rushworths, Staple Inn, London ; Sanderson, Leeds. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF COMMOIV PLEAS, June 30. (Sittings after Term at Nisi Prius, in London, before Mr. Justice MILE and Common .Juries.) BAKER AND ANOTHER 7/, PLASKETT. In this case Mr. Sergeant Ryles and. Mr. Unthanke ap peared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Whitehurst and Mr. Ser geant Dowling for the defendant. The action was brought by the plaintiffs, who are share brokers in London, to recover from the defendant, who is an attorney residing at Gainsborough, the sum of 1,0651. 12s. 6d., being the full value of 550 shares in the East Indian Railway Company, together with the plaintiffs' commission as a broker for purchasing the same. It appeared on the part of the plaintiffs, that, in December, 1845, the defendant employed a person named Stark to pur chase for him from 500 to 750 East India Railway shares, which Stark undertook to do, and to deliver on the 30th or the 31st of December, 1845, to be settled for on the 15th of Jaauary, 1846, and Stark purchased 550 shares in pursuance of this arrangement from the plaintiffs; and the plaintiffs, on learning that the defendant was Stark's principal, wrote to him in March for payment. The defendant, however. denied that he ever gave Stark authority to pay for the shares, or that he had constituted him his agent to that ex tent, but only that as a broker he was to buy the shares for him. For the defendant it was contended that Stark was in debted to the defendant in a large sum for some Preston and 'Pyre shares, and that in liquidation of his claim he was to obtain for the defendant these East India Railway shares; and that he was employed merely as a broker. It was also contended that the company came into existence before the Ist of November, 1844, at which date the Joint-stock Com panies Act came into operation, and that the shares could not, therefore, be legally sold. His LORDSHIP left it to the jury to determine whether the contract declared upon was proved by the evidence, and whether the company was established before the Ist of No vember, 1844. If so, they would find for the plaintiffs. Thejury found a verdict for the plaintiffs—Damages 1,000/., the value of the shares ; and 311. ss. brokerage. [Dividends, &c., in our next.] MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of June 30.) SUGAR.—To-day the dullness in the Colonial Sugar market further increased, prices again gave way, and which is to be attributed to the uncertainty that exists as to what alteration the new Ministry will make in the duties on Sugar the produce of free or slave labour. Although the rates taken for West India Muscovado were 6d per cwt under those of Friday, still all kinds were pur chased with extreme caution by refiners and grocers, the pri vate sales not exceeding 160 hhds and trcs. At auction 97 hhds 22 trcs of Barbadoes wera all withdrawn for the want of buyers. REFINED.—To-day the home trade purchased Refined Sugar with extreme caution, and the nearest quotations are 68s to 69s for brown lumps, and 69s 6d to 70s for standard lumps; the refiners are desirous to sell for forward delivery. Bonded Crushed Sugar has further risen in value, 34s Gd to 35s per cwt being insisted upon for first quality. MA.uarrius.—This afternoon there was no public sale of Mauritius Sugar, and privately very little business was done, although there were sellers upon rather lower terms. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the quantity of Madras Sugar brought to public sale was large, and amounted to 11,435 bags; the whole sold at and after the sales, but at a decline on former rates of is per cwt. TEA.—There has been a brisker demand for Congou of all descriptions, but merchants have been compelled to accept previous low rates. To-day 700 pkgs of Assam Tea were offered at public sale, and all sold at fair market rates, that is to say from is ld to 3s ld per lb. SAGO.—This afternoon at public sale 36 boxes were sold at 35s for fine small white, which is higher. FOREIGN.—To. day the market was much better supplied with Foreign Sugar of all descriptions, the quantity offered at public sale amounting to 1,431 chests yellow, and 115 ditto white Havannah, 399 hhds Muscavado, 269 cases 334 barrels Rio, and 332 bags Pernambuco; of the yellow Havannah a part only found buyers, in consequence of an ad vance on former rates of 6d to is per cwt being required. Cocoa.—ln West India there has been little passing pri vately, and none has been submitted to public competition; previous rates are not obtainable, and the stock is still a great one. Foreign is held with firmness, but the demand has been limited. UOiTEE.—This afternoon at public sale 38 bales of Mocha Coffee sold at 51s 6d to 52s 6d for middling green, which is the full value. Ceylon was in fair demand privately, and prices are firm. None was offered at auction. Foreign is still little wanted. SPICES.ITo-day at public sale 106 cases and 226 bags of Bengal Ginger were sold : good home consumption at 28s to 30s, middling 25s to 27s 6d, and low at 24s to 26s per cwt. SPIRITS. —For Calcutta Rum the demand has increased, but no further advance in price has taken place ; the sales amount to 260 hhds at is Ild to is Hid proof with certifi cate, but chiefly at the former rate. To-day Leeward Island Rum was in demand, and the parcels sold were at 2s 3d per gallon proof strength. RICE.—To-day the demand was active for Bengal Rice, and 3,934 bags 740 pockets at public sale all sold at very full rates. 1,866 bags Madras went at full rates. TALLOW.—Russian is little wanted, and prices are still on the decline, 41s 6d to 42s per cwt having been accepted for small parcels of fine Petersburgh Yellow Candle, duty paid, but soap-makers and chandlers only take sufficient for their immediate wants. Although there are sell ers f or f orward delivery upon lower terms, still the business transacted was extremely limited, and 40s 6d to 41s are the rates accepted in bond for the last three months of the year. Town Tallow has been in excellent request in consequence of the moderate rate of 39s having been accepted nett cash, but there is still a large supply. Australian has been sparingly dealt in at 38s to 41s for good and fine, and at 34s to 37 s f or l ow to middling quality. American is dull of sale at 32s to 41s per cwt for low to fine sorts. None has again be e n o ff ere d at public sale, and at present none is announced. The stock of Foreign and Colonial is still less than it was last year , b ut prices are higher, and the deliveries are going on slowly. OlLS.—lmporters of Seal Oil have been desirous to realise in consequence of there having been several arrivals since this day week ; still, although they submit to a reduction of 103 to 20s per tun, yet the home trade grid exporters have purchased with caution. Southern being still plentiful, prices continue to go down, but a good demand has existed for all qualities for home consumption as well as for exportation. Cod has been sparingly dealt in, and prices are drooping, 281. having been taken. The stock has been increased since our last report. Sperm has rtiet with little attention privately, and prices are on tha decline, the market having again been well supplied. American Lard Oil has been purchased with caution, Rapeseed Oil is little w an t e d, th e sup ply i s large, and prices are still declining. In Olive there has been little passing, and there are further arrivals. Palm has been in excellent request, and prices are firm. The market is still sparingly supplied, although there are further ar rivals. Cocoa Nut is wanted, but there is not much to be had. Linseed Oil has not improved in value, but the home trade operated largely on the spot. The market is better supplied with Oil, but the consumption does not fail off. Prices are much under those of this period in 1845, and the crushers are obtaining but small profits. On Friday 75 tuns of Southern wfll be offered at auction. There were no sellers of Seal Oil this afternoon in consequence of the calamitous fire at Newfoundland, which destroyed property to an im !muse amount. MEETING OF THE LEAGUE. MANCHESTER, JUNE 29.—A very full meeting of the executive council of the League was held in the Council-room, in NewalPs-buildings, on Saturday after noon, George Wilson, Esq., in the chair. Mr. Cobden was present, and took part in the proceedings. The lead ing question brought under the consideration of the meeting, was the immediate or future dissolution of the League. Some discussion ensued, and Mr. Cobden, we understand, exp resse d hi m self in favour of an immediate dissolution. It was contended, however, by other parties, th at i t would be i n j u di c ious and impo litic to break up th e assoc i at i on so long as the ob ject for which it had been rganised, namely, the repeal of the corn-laws, had not e yet been fully and entirely accomplished. It was that the act of dissolution should be postponed, to be rendered coeval, perhaps, with the expiry of . the corn ultimately agreed laws in 1849; but that its otehrearefore; functions should with as little delay a s at . once cease, and that its affairs should be wound up possible understood that, i n case of future. It was also distinctly em ergency, the League should be recalled i nto existence. It will be recolle c t e d that in respec t to the quarter of a million fund, th e first payment from the subscribers required to b e ma d e was an insta l me nt of 20 i per cent. on the respecti ve su b scriptions. No f ur th er instalment than this will be c a ll e d for; but that portion of t he s u b • scriptions will be absolut l League to meet a ll its monetary engagements be f ore its operations shall cease. A meeting of th e general counc il i s convened for Thursday next at the Town-hall, at which all the sub scribers of 501. and upwards will have the privilege of attending. The obj ect of thi s meeting is to ratify the proceedings of the e xecutive counc i l at t h e ir meeting on Saturday. Nothing definite is y et known as to th e Cobden testi monial. A few gentl emen in the i r pr i v ate capacity, have met together to discuss the subject, but no plan has hitherto been determined upon. A testimonial worthy Mr. Cobden's distinguished services will doubtless be agreed upon, and the eminent labours and talents em barked in the cause of free trade, of Colonel Thompson, Mr. 'Villiers, Mr. Bright, and Mr. George Wilson, the chairman of the League, w ill be acknowledged by the presentation of some appropriate reward. There is a strong public feeling in favour of a popular demonstration, that all classes of the people may partici. pate of a general holiday, in celebration of the event. In a few days, perhaps, something may be proposed to I meet the wishes of the community. SURREY SESSIONS. The General Quarter Sessions for the county of Surrey commenced yesterday at the Court-house, Guildford, and as there was some important business to be disposed of, there was an unusually large attendance of magistrates. There were present G. T. Nicholson, Esq., chairman ; Lord Love lace, - Viscount Crawley, Lord Lovain, W. J. Denison, Esq., M.P., J. Trotter, ESQ., M.P., H. Kemble, Esq., M.P., E. An - trobus, Esq., M.P., Si r R. Frederick, Colonel Challoner, I. T. Briscoe, Esq., C. Barclay, Esq., A. K. Barclay, Esq., R. C. Austin, Esq., W. J. Freshfield, Esq., T. Puckle, Esq., S. H. Lucas, Esq., and a number of other magistrates. The Governors of the different gaols in the county made their usual reports. It appeared that their respective establishments were generally there were at the present time a hundred more prisoners con fined within it than it was intended originally to contain. Upon the application of Mr. Smallpiece, the county treasurer, the Court made an order for a county rate of 2d. in the pound, to be levied within six weeks. ENLARGEMENT Or THE COUNTY LUNATIC ASYLUM. The Committee of Visiting Justices appointed to this es tablishment made a special report, recommending that the present building should be enlarged, so as to enable it to contain 400 additional patients. It at present was calcu lated for 400, but the committee having ascertained that there were nearly 300 more lunatic or imbecile paupers con fined in different workhouses and in private establishments, they recommended that provision should be made in the county establishment for their reception, and with this view they had ordered the county surveyor to make the ne cessary estimates and plans, and it was calculated that the whole cost of the additional buildings, furniture, &c., to ac commodate the additional 400 patients, would not exceed 35,0001. They concluded by recommending that the Court should sanction their proposal, and take the necessary steps to have the alterations carried into effect. Memorials were read from the guardians of the poor of Lambeth and Newington, in favour of the enlargement of the building, and from the guardians of Guildford, Chertsey, Epsom, and the Hembledon union against it. The grounds upon which the latter parishes opposed the enlargement of the building were, that the county had already incurred a very large expense (nearly 90,0004) in the erection of the present building, and that they considered the county ought not to be burdened with an additional charge. Mr. KEMBLE proposed the adoption of the report, which he said was agreed to by every one of the visiting justices, with the exception of their chairman, Mr. Briscoe, who he regretted to say did not concur with them. He considered that by agreeing to this report they were merely carrying out their original object, of properly providing for that most helpless and afflicted class of the community, the pauper lunatics, and he begged to remind the Court that the Act 'of Parliament rendered it imperative upon them to provide sufficient accommodation for them, and that if they failed to do so, the Secretary of State had the power to interfere and compel them. At present a great number of these unhappy persons were dispersed about the county ; and he thought it would be obvious to all 'that it would be much better to have them under one roof, where they would be likely to have proper attention and care, and undergo such treatment as would be likely to restore them to health. With regard to the expense, he begged to remind the Court that they had the power by the Act of Parliament to bor row the money, and extend the payment for a period of thirty years, so that the amount to be repaid each year would be very trifling. He concluded by moving the adoption of the report. Mr. A. K. BARCLAY seconded the motion. Colonel CHAUIPONER opposed the motion, and said that when the erection of the original building was proposed by Mr. Briscoe, a great many of the magistrates gave him their support, upon the understanding that the establishment was to be chiefly treated as one for the cure of the malady, and not for the continual receptiOn and housing of hopeless cases, which now seemed to be the object sought to be ob tained. He was of opinicrn that a great many of the cases in the asylum might very properly have remained under the charge of the different workhouses. Mr. TROTTER said, that by the Act of Parliament they had no right to make such a use of the workhouse, and if they did not agree to the proposed alteration, he was afraid the Secretary of State would compel them. Mr. C. BAACLAY supported the motion, and said he hoped to see the recommendation of the Visiting Justices carried into effect. Mr. AUSTIN opposed the motion, and he observed that he was a member of o ne o f th e Boards of Guardians that had memorialised the Court against the proposed enlargement, and he considered the large sum of 35,0001. ought not to be expended for such a purpose. He agreed with Colonel Challoner in his opinion that many of the cases that were now sent to the asylum might be properly treated in the workhouses, and this would be done at much less expense. The present building had already cost a very large sum, and he had no hesitation in saying that the cost of maintenance of each pauper, reckoning the interest of the money, would be at least 15s. a week. Besides this, it appeared to him that it was too much to ask for increased accommodation for 400 patients, when according to the same showing, they only made out that there was 298 more to be admitted. After a lengthened discussion the Court divided when the motion was declared to be carried by a majority of 7, the numbers being for the motion 20, against it 13. PRISON DISCIPIANE OF THE COUNTY. The next question for the consideration of the Court was the condition of the prisons of the county, and the propriety of adopting the separate system of imprisonment. Mr. AUSTIN, in rising to make a motion upon the subject, said it was not his intention at present to press upon the Court the consideration of the question as to the value of the system of separate confinement, but his object was to obtain a remedy of the great evils that at present existed, and induce the Court to endeavour to adopt some better system of prison discipline, leaving them to determine whether it should be by separate confinement or not. They should recollect that they were placed in the position of having the charge of the crime of the county, and he called upon them to consider what steps they had taken to check it. They had made two great changes. Before the year 1800 their prisons, the Clink, the Borough Compter, and above all, the Marshalsea, were a disgrace to the county, but about that time they made some improvement, by building the county gaol, and from that period they appeared to evince some little philanthrophy on behalf of their unfortunate prisoners. In 1820 there was another great change, and the system of classification, labour, and silence was intro duced ; but, although the population had very much in creased, very little had been done in the way of enlarging their gaols, and they were fast coming to the condition they were in when described by Howard. The returns from all the prisons in the county showed what a crowded state they were in, and, with regard to Guildford, if they had a hun - dred additional cells, the accommodation would still fall short. In this prison it appeared that the unfortunate in mates bad each only one-eighth of the space that was consi dered to be necessary, and upon one occasion, 32 female pri soners were shut up in a room 13 feet square, and 10 feet high, each of them having, therefore, only 50 feet of cubic air, it being well known that no feet were necessary for the preservation of health. In Brixton gaol, also, it was shown that the smell of the cells was so offensive that it could not be borne, even at a distance of se veral feet. It being admitted that there was this great want of accommodation, he thought, made out a strong prima facie case in favour of some alteration ; and the question then arose, what system should be adopted? In his opinion, the system of classification, labour, and silence had completely failed, and that with regard to classification it was impossible to make it effectual, and where prisoners were brought together contamination was sure to result from it. He was of opinion also that the tread-wheel was a sense less and degrading labour, and that it caused no terror to the prisoner, and the system of compelling prisoners to be silent in each others presence was cruel in the extreme. They shut the unhappy persons together in a room during a long winter's night, and if they dared to speak to each other, they were punished. They just placed them in a position where it was hardly possible for them to avoid the commission of the offence, and then punished them for it ; and in one year, at Brixton gaol alone, 4,000 prisoners were punished for this offence. In one case, two women were confined in a dark cell for three days for this offence, and because they sang and made a noise while so confided, they were sentenced to four teen days' imprisonment in addition to their original sen tence. The only way, in his opinion, to prevent these evils, was to place prisoners in a complete state of isolation from each other. The Hon. Gentleman then proceeded to comment upon the evil consequences of prisoners being allowed to communicate with each other, and said it ap peared by the evidence given by some of the officers of the gaol, that the robbery at Chipstead, for which a man named Harley was hanged, was actually concocted by that person and another man named Bedser, in Horsemonger-lane Gaol. He concluded by moving that a committee be appointed to take the matter into consideration, and to obtain the neces sary plans, &c., for the erection of a new prison or prisons, in some convenient part of the county, with a view to the con solidation of the whole, or most of the present prisons into one or more establishments. Mr. BEST seconded the motion. A long discussion ensued, in which Mr. Briscoe. Mr. trotter, Mr. Denison, Mr. Freshfield, Mr. Kemble, and Colonel Chal loner took a part. The latter gentleman eventually moved an amendment, to the effect that it was not advisable to incur so heavy an expense as the motion involved, until the Court were in possession of more information upon the subject; and upon a division the amendment was declared to be carried and the original motion was, therefore, lost. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION -HOUSE. A poor young man, whose case excited much com misseration, was brought before Alderman Musgrove, charged with having stolen a piece of gingerbread. A confectioner stated that the prisoner, who appeared to be greatly distressed, walked into the shop, took up the piece of gingerbread as if he was desirous of being seen, and willingly resigned himself to the custody of an officer. Alderman MUSGROVE expressed regret at seeing a young" man, who had the appearance of respectability, compelled to resort to such a mode of showing his distress. The prisoner, with tears in his eyes, said he for the • first time since the day of his birth took possession of what was not his own. He had been in a linendrapers' house in the country for a considerable time, and had the respect of his employer, until he had the misfortune to be left a legacy of 1091., a sum which completely turned his brain, and made him an idle vagabond. Until the money was spent he never thoaght of attending to any business, and his place being supplied by a more attentive person, he wandered about in quest of some employment, but failed in every application. Alderman MUSGROVE —Then the legacy was your ruin? The prisoner —No doubt of it. I never had a day's luck since I got the money. If I had never seen it I should now be comfortable and respectable, instead of pretending to be dishonest in order to save myself from starvation. Alderman MUSCIROVE.—Why did you not apply to the union ? The prisoner—l did apply there, and I was advised to hang about the parish, and do something which might cause me to be taken before •the Lord Mayor, who would be induced probably to intefere for me. I then took the gingerbread, and it was the first offence I ever committed, except the foolish extravagance with which I spent the money, which ought to have been kept for respectable purposes. Alderman MUSGROVE said the case of the unfortuate young man was by no means an uncommon one, and it would certainly have been fortunate for him if he had never seen a shilling of the legacy. The prisoner— Until I got it into my possession, I had no care and no vice, and I can refer for character to many most respect able persons, who have known me long and intimately. Alderman MUSGROVE directed that the officers of the Cannon-street Union should provide for the prisoner, and send him home in a few days. BOW-STREET. A youth named Robert Bartlett, who had been nine years in the service of Mr. Ackermann, the printseller, of the Strand, as a shopman, was charged with stealing a number of prints, albums, &c., the property of his em ployer. It appeared that the prisoner had been iiidulging in this system of plunder for some time, and the prose cutor suspected that others were identified with him, as the articles which led to the discovery of the fact had passed through the hands of other parties before being sold to Mr. Williams, another shopkeeper in the Strand, who, having reason to believe that the property offered to him had been obtained by dishonest means, went and conferred with the prosecutor upon the subject. The prisoner at once admitted his guilt, but denied that any one else in Mr. Ackermann's employ had been connected with him. Mr. JARDINE remanded him for further examination. MARLBOROUGH -STREET. Mr. Charles Bindley, Albert-terrace, and Mr. Joshua Hyde, of the same place, were summoned before Mr. Maltby for an assault on Mr. George Hayward Taylor. Mr. Taylor said the defendant Bindley was formerly a tenant of his, but had left the house with arrears of rent unsettled. He called at Albert-terrace, where Bindley now lived, and was invited by Bindley to walk into the garden, to talk about the business between them. After a short and unsatisfactory conversation, he was violently assaulted by Bindley, who seized him by the hair of the head, and then twisted his cravat so as nearly to strangle him. Hyde, who was present during this violence, called out, " When you have done with him, hand him over• to me." Complainant, on being released by Bindley, was laid hold of by Hyde, who thrust him several imes against the garden wall, and forced his knees against his stomach. Complainant was so much injured by the ill-treatment he had sustained, that he had been ever since under medical treatment. The complainant said the case, he considered, was too serious to be decided under the summary jurisdiction of a magistrate, and he hoped, therefore, the charge would be sent to the sessions. Mr. Hyde said he took no part in the assault on Mr. Taylor. On the contrary, he interfered to part Mr. Taylor and Mr. Bindley, who had hold of each other. Mr. Taylor declared positively that he was attacked as described by Mr. Hyde. Mr. Hyde then earnestly entreated the Court not to send the case to the sessions; but to hear the evidence, in order to give him an apportunity of calling witnesses. Mr. Taylor appeared undecided whether to go on with the case against Hyde, or press for a remand to the sessions. Mr. MALTBY said he would give the complainant a few days longer, that he might make up his mind what course he would adopt. Mr. Stephens, pawnbroker, Wardour-street, was sum moned by an individual named M'Kelland, for taking a farthing more than legal interest. The case was proved by a person named Johnstone. Mr. Humphries, who attended for the defence, said the present was the first in which his client had been sum moned to a police-court, after having been twenty-five years in business. A second summons, for taking a penny more than legal interest, was gone into and proved, on the same tes timony as the preceding case. Mr. MALTBY inflicted the mitigated fine of 40s. and costs in each case, Messrs. Perry and :Lance, pawnbrokers, Compton street, were, summoned for taking five farthings more than legal interest on a pledge. Johnstone was the witness in this case. Mr. Humphries said his answer to the case was, that less instead of more than legal interest was taken. A shopman, named Wallis, swore that he only received fourpence interest, and not sixpence farthing, as sworn to by the approver Johnstone. The interest was four pence farthing, but witness usually relinquished the farthing if he had not a farthing in change. The ticket, in a mutilated form, was produced. Mr. IVIALTav rejected the evidence of the ticket, in its very doubtful form, and inflicted a fine of 3/. and costs. REVIEW OF THE BRITISH CORN TRADE DURING THE PAST WEEK. The Corn Importation Bill passed the House of Lords on Thursday, received the Royal assent on Friday by commission, and is now the law of the land. That this measure would be carried by the Peel Cabinet before its breaking up has for some time been regarded as certain, and the effects have, therefore, in a great measure been anticipated ; still we are inclined to think that the liberation of so large a quantity of wheat as that now in bond in the kingdom must, at least for a time, have some effect on prices of free. Whether the reduction will be very great will in some measure depend on the degree of firmess holders —merchants as well as farmers—may display. That the millers are totally out of stocks is a perfectly well known fact ; their necessities have lately been so pressing that even the certainty of the new Corn Bill. coming into immediate operation, combined with very favourable weather, has been inadequate to check an upward tendency in price.; if, therefore, no particular eagerness should be shown to press sales, it is very pro bable that comparatively little effect may be produced on the value of wheat by the new order of things. How quotations may ultimately rangemust of course depend on the result of the harvest at home and abroad. Up to the present time the promise for the wheat crop is decidedly good, as far as the British islands are concerned; the greatest danger at present to be apprehended is, that after so long a spell of hot, dry weather, an equally long interval of wet may follow, which would, umpes,ion ably, be attended with considerable risk. To offer an opinion as to what wheat may be worth in the autumn can at best be regarded as mere guess-work, b u t there is something like data for judging of the probable variations in prices between this and harvest. Firstly, we know that the millers and dealers are absoluely with out stocks; secondly, we have reason to believe, from the sparing manner in which the markets in the agricul tural districts have for weeks past been supplied, that the quantity remaining in the farmers' hands cannot be large. If ri g ht i n t h e l atter conclusion, and the de liveries from the growers do not greatly increase, the. whole of th e f ore i gn i n the kingdom, with what may still be left of last year's growth, would not, we think, be more than sufficient to s a ti s fy the consumption until the new crop (however early the harvest may be) can be ready. This is, we think, a reasonable view to take of the matter, and we therefore repes.t that the holders of wheat have the regulation of prices almost wholly in their o w n h an d s . Sh ou ld anything like undue anxiety be shown by merchants to force off the foreign wheat, farmers would probably catch the infection, and something like a panic might ensue, by which prices would for a time be unreasonably depressed: whilst, on the other hand, a determination not to submit to lower rates would leave buyers no alternative; for, as already observed, the mills and flour stores are empty in all parts of the kingdom. Hitherto the trade has maintained th a of f duties e tenew immediately a tolerably firm tone, though towards the h close were likely w hen to it b h d e in Force, e m al known o s t slight disposition was manifested to get rid o f f ree wheat, previous to the expected competition on the libe ration of the foreign. The change in the weather has unquestionably been very beneficial for the spring -sown crops, and the apprehensions which were beginning to be felt in consequence of the drought have, in a great measure, subsided ; whether, however, the late-sown barley and oats will wholly recover from the injurious effects of so early and severe a drought as that experi enced (scarcely any rain having fallen fiom the 21st of May to the 21st of June) is doubtful, and it is certain that beans and peas have been irretrievably damaged by the extreme heat during the period named. There has, nevertheless, been a want of activity in the demand for all these articles, and the upward tendency of prices has been completely checked. REVIEW OF THE FOREIGN CORN TRADE. The latest advices from the United States, received by the Great Britain, state that the stock of wheat and flour had further accumulated at the leading ports, the arrivals from the interior having been more than suffi cient for the local consumption, and the shipping demand having in a great measure subsided. Under these circumstances, prices had continued to tend downwards, though the reports of the appearance of the growing crops were not very favourable, the fly having in many districts attacked the plant. The most recent accounts from New York are of the Bth inst. ; the best brands of Genoese Flour were then obtainable at 44 dols., and Michigan at 4 dols. psr barrel ; but the concession made by the sellers had failed to lead to ex tensive operations. At Philadelphia, on the 6th June, flour was quite neglected, and the quotation was then 3 dols. 87Ic. to 4 dols. per barrel. Wheat was also lower, good Pennsylvania red having been sold at 88c., and white at 95c., per bushel. At Montreal (from whence we have letters of the sth inst.) a depressing effect was produced on the Flour Market by the news from hence take n out by the Hibernia steamer. In the Baltic markets very little change seems to have occurred in the value of wheat, for though few foreign orders had been received, and little inclination had been shown by local buyers to speculate, the confidence of holders has been maintained in consequence of the anti cipated change in the English corn-laws. It is, however, quite evident that, in cube we should c , ntinue to have favourable weather for the crops, prices abroad will, sooner or later, come down so as to meet our markets. The article has for some time been dearer at the ports of shipment than at Mark-lane—a state of things which readily explains the inactivity of the trade for soma weeks past at the principal Baltic ports. At Da,ntzic quotations were almost nominal on the 20th instant. Daring the week ending that day only about 200 lasts had changed hands. For ordinary mixed qualities, 425,, and for good high-mixed, weigh ing 61 to 62 lbs. per bushel, 455. per qr. free on board had been realised. The accounts from Rostock, Stettin, and neighbour ing ports are of precisely the came character as before. Really fine Wheat having become scarce at these places, and the deliveries from the growers having nearly eeased, holders of the little on hand had been encouraged to demand previous prices (435. to 455. per qr.), and the rates asked having been much too high to allow of the execution of the few orders received, hardly a transaction for export had taken place. At ilamburgh, on Tuesday, there was less doing in wheat than the previous post day, but the demand for spring corn was then still active, more particularly for oats, of which purchases had been made on British account at 19s. to 20s. per qr. It ee on board. The Dutch and Belgian markets have lately been over done with wheat. A letter from Antwerp states that nearly 100 cargoes had come to hand there, which had caused a depression in prices. At Rotterdam, on the 23d instant, business was exceedingly dull, and the weather having become showery, the fears relative to the rye crop had subsided. From the Mediterranean the reports have for some time been, and still continue, without the slightest in terest as far as Wheat is concerned, the business done at Marseilles, Leghorn, &c., having been confined to purchases made for local consumption. At the former place, Polish Odessa had up to the date of our last ad vices been held at 345. to 355. per qr. ; and at Leghorn Marianople Wheat was still quoted 365. to 38s. per qr free on board. Since writing the above we have another arrival frona America ; further large supplies of Flour had, we are informed, come to hand at New York, and the tendencl of prices had continued downwards. The accounts received this morning from the Baltic respecting the Wheat trade there are also dull. Mark Lane Express. THE ARIVIY. GENERAL ORDERS. Horse Guards, June 6, 1846. At a general court-martial, held at Auckland, Ne o Zealand, on the 7th of August, 1845, and subsequent days, Lieutenant Edward Barclay, of the 96th Rep' ment, was arraigned upon the under-mentioned charges► 1. For in that he, Lieutenant Edward Barclay, of the 96th Regiment, did, at Russell, Bay of Islands, on the 11th of March, 1845, when engaged with the marines in defence of that settlement, and whilst engaged with his men on a platform, whe re were p os t e d a part y of civilians and others in charge of certain guns, shelter himself under an embankment for the purpose of screen' ing his person from the fire of the enemy. 2. For in that he, Lieutenant EdWard Barclay, of the 96th Regiment, did, at Russell, Bay of Islands, 00 the 11th of March, 1845, when it had been determined to evacuate that settlement, embark his detachment wilh! undue precipitation, and before he had ascertained thit' the safety of the inhabitants and others, under 0 0 military protection of his detachment, had been dull cared for. 3. For conduct highly unbecoming a British officer' in that he, Lieutenant Edward Barclay, of the 96th Fe; giment, did not, at the time and place afore-mentioned' when in command of the detachment to which the rail': tary protection of the settlement at Russell, in the .1 3111 4 of Islands, was committed, di s pl a y th at zea l an d ene rgl , in defence of the lives and prop er ti es o f h er Majest9_l subjects which Was required to su pp or t th e h onour o f he' Majesty's arms. Upon which charge the Court came to the following decision : " The Court having maturely considered the eviden ce in support of the prosecution against the prisoner, Lie Edward Barclay, of the 96th Regiment, his defence, a the evidence adduced in support of it, is of opinion that: with regard to the first charge, he, the prisoner, Vela' Edward Barclay, of th e 96 t h Regiment, is Not GuilT„ and does most f u lly an d most h onoura bl y acqu i t hi' thereof. of " With regard to th e secon d c h arge the Court is , opinion, that the prisoner, Li eu t enant Edward Barclay' of the 96th Regiment, is Not Guilty, and does most foe and most honourably acquit him thereof." Which acquittal has been approved of and confirm e d by Lieutenant-General Sir Maurice O'Connell, CO manding in New South Wales. The Commander-in-Chief directs that the forega,il charges preferred again s t Li eu t enant Ed ward Bare ly; of the 96th Regiment, together with the finding of al Court, be entered in the general order book, and read the head of every regiment in her Majesty's service. By command of Field Marshall the Duke of Well'na' ton, Commander-in-Chief. JOHN M'DONALD, Adjutant-General RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, Jima 30. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Caledoni an , Als Now, 3N—York and North Midland, East and West 131 " -- Extension, 11%. MANCHESTER, JUNE 30. s ll4 STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead, L ancas hire,_4 Cheshire Junction, 15-16 c. p.—Blackburn, Chorley, and Live 1% dis.—Chester and Manchester Direct, 235. dis.— Clitheroe tion, 1 dis.—Derby and Crewe, 4 1 ,‘ p.—Eastern Counties, 24 3off —Ditto, York Extension, 1 p.—East Lancashire, 314 p.—Ginbf and Dumfries, 13-16 dis.—Grand Union, 15s. 6d. dis.—Great ISSITieII II and atiellisia Junction, Quortar Emsree,o. di.. il u ddG , '" - 41 Halifax, and Bradford, 1 1 4 p.—Lancashire and No r th Y or k s hire9l dis.— Leicester and Bedford, 35. 6d. dis.—Liverpooi, Onnstirk . ; p, / , Preston, % p.—Manchester, Buxton, M a tl oc k , an d Mi dland, Manchester and Birmingham,lQuarters (B), 9% p.—Mancheste r / Leeds Extension, 1% p.—Northumberland and Lancashire North Staffordshire, 3 13-16 p.—North Western, % p.—Sheftineri, Lincolnshire Junction, 5-16 dis.—Sheffield and Manchester, Qu art No. 3, par—South-Eastern /Ind Dover, N o . 2 , 3% p. —Di tto, No. 4, 1.16 p.—West Lancashire Coast, 18s.—West Riding Ulan,. p.—York and Carlisle, 1% dis.—Tean and Dove Valley, 13s. 3d• LEEDS, JUNE 30. STOCK Excusproz.—The sales are—Eastern Counties, York gi. tension, 2 0s.p.—Great Grimsby and Sheffield, Quarter Sham' dis.—Huddersfield and Sheffield, 5 cash p.—Leeds and Brs o 7, 37% p.—Leeds and Dewsb ur y, 2 cash p.—Midland, New, 130 90' North British, Carlisle B ranc h , B s. 6d. p.—Clltheroe Junction,, dis.—Lancashire and No r th Y or k s hi re, 30s. dis.—Leeds and '',oo 28s. dis.—Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 13s. dis.—Leiceste r a nd Bedford, 55. 6d. dis.—Londoa and York, 18s. 6d. dis.—London i agt° Portsmouth, 17s. 6d. p.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and S e r land, Ils. p.—Midland and Thi rs k J unc ti on, 225. dls.—Northo w n' tp , land and Lancashire Junction, % di s .—N or th Staffordshire, a North Western, ss. p.—Welsh Midlands, 28s. dis.—West jl id Union, 3/. 16s. dis. HULL, Jutts 30. etb STOCK Excisawaz.—The sales are—North Briti s h, C arl i sle Br a _•: ..lie 325. 3d.—Ambergate, Nottingham, Bosto n, & c., 225.—East 1.1111 shire, 14s. -Glasgow, Dumfries, a n d C arl i sle, 36s.—Leicester ",4 Bedford, IQs.—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, W. 68.—Malton Driffleld Junction, 495. 6d.— Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock , 13s.—North Western, 29 5. 6 d.—North Staffordshire, 5/, 185.,,, S•uth Midland, 138. 6d. di s. —Sh rewsbury and Birmingham, 47 ' Wert Riding Union, 3/. 14s. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, JUNE 30. STOCK EXCHAKGE.—The only sale la—Northumberland an. - cashire, 15s. 6d. dis. YORK, JUNE 30. STOCK Excnatiaz.-The sales are - Eastern Counties, Tor r Er tension, 1% -London and York, 11. 11 s. 6c1.-Newcastle and Darrig. ton, New, 9 -North Staffordshire, 5/. 19a.-N ort h Western , I;. -West Riding Union, 31. 175.-York a n d N orth Midland .E 2," sion, 34-Ditto (East and West Riding Exension), 11/. 1 Is: 3d. EDINBURGH, JUNE '29. STOCK EXCHANOE.-The sales are -Aberdeen, 81. 108.--Abere - , , Banff, and Elgin, 1/. 65. - 6d.-Airdrie and Bathgate, 2/.175, 6d. fic broath and Forfar, 271. 10s.-Ditto, Half Share s , 15/, and Galloway, 1/. Ws. 6d.-Banffshire, IN.-British and Irish I JnO 21. 2s. 6d.-Caledonian, 15/. 55.-Ditto, New, I/. bs.-c a ledo i ; to Extension, it. IN.-Caledo n i an an d Dumbarton, 11. 4,9.--Caled°,,,gt and Northern Direct, 1/. 15 5 , -C lydesdale Junction, 141. 108.- I) ,ratl• Northern. I/. N.-Dundee anti Arbroath, 381.-Ditto, New, 2."11.0 - Dundee and Perth, .221 . -E ast of Fife, It. 7 5 .-E ast Loth ar Central and Tyne Valley Junction, 1/. N.-Edinburgh and 01' 171 , gate, Si. N. - Edinburgh and Glasgow, 751.-Ditto, Half Shares' 01 IN.-Ditto, Quarters, 181.-Ditto, ditto, New, 18/.-Edinburdi! Leith Atmospheric, 16s. -Edinburgh, Leith, and Grantors, 15 1 Ito , - Ditto, Preference, 191.-Edinburgh and Norther n , 5/. 88.-11:„.0 Newport, IN. 6d.- Edinburgh and Peebles, It. 103. 6d.-Edinb'Zif and Perth, 1/. 158.-Forth a nd Clyd e J unc ti on, 1/ . 195.-Glataf and Ayrshire, 741.-Ditto, New Stock, 321. 10s.-Ditto, Qua Shares, 181. IN.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, it. 18s.- O V. gow and Dundee Junctio n , 1/. 128.-Giasgew and Garnkirk. ,; t N o, IN.-Glasgow and Greenock, 161. IN.-Ditto, New, 8/. 155.-43'00 Preference, it. 1.-Great North of Scotland, U. 2s. 6d.-Gra2 Junction, 10s.-Inverness and Elgia, it. Is. 6d.-London and x i f tc,, 11. 17s. 6d.-North British, 29/. 15 5. - D i tto, Halves, 11/. 55.-- Dl Extension to Carlisle, 1/. I ls. 6 d.-Ditto, Extension to Dalkeitnl f tis Gs. -Perth and Inv erness, it. 135.-Scottish Central, 181. 55.-P'oo, New, 71. 55.-Scotti s h Central and Caledonian Junction,lt. - -Scottish Midland, 71 . -Scottish Southern, it. 175.-Bth - ling ' Dunfermline, 11. 12s. GLASGOW, JUNE 29. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The sales are —Caledonian Extensiet, Ditto, and Dumbartonshire ditto, 20e.—Cornwall and Devon Cen to , 295. 6d.—East Indian Railway, 9 s. — Glasgow General Terinjfi or h n a a n n dand Inverness,Borrow B,4—Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston Direct, 22—Glasgow, 1 1 0 , flies, and Carlisle, 36s.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, —Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct, 32 s. — Lesinahagow, 525. 6d.—L0n,.."0, wrielw47.79—dEtPineartn 7 t o ti s s , la Ow' s 3 t(l .-- er and Hounslow, of Wattisham Baptist ot r s CLERGYMAN.--The L h E a ;l e r s ha a v N e A CONSCIENTIOUS T a T te h ly e Sabbath received s s e e h v o e 0 1 1 1 additions to their numbers. Not many days since, one lito fellow offered himself, and begged to be admitted. The 0 1 perintendent asked him if he had attended any o th er s choo; and the reason he left; th e b oy answere d he had just left ti l Church school, ne ar by, b u t t h e curate turned him out' telling him, " lie w a s no t a Ch r i st i an, and should not g ie again, as he w as no t c h r i s t ene d . " S evera l o f these heretics have been weeded from among the Christian c hildreti i by this liberal-mi n d e d success o r o f th e apostles .—ipSaiir Express. BIRTHS. On the 25th ult., at Meunt Radford, Exeter, the lady of John ming, Esq., of a daughter. On the 26th ult., at Leo m i ns t er, the lady of the Re'. J. C. NAP is' ton, of a daughter. On the 26th alt., at Bramcote Lodge, Notts, the lady of J. Haddc ib Esq., of a son. On the 27th ult., a t Michael's-place, Brompton, the lady of r Hewett, Esq., of a daughter. On the 27th ult., in Goswell-street, Mrs. James H. Witchn. - prematurely, of a son. On the 27th u l t., the lady of J. Wright, Esq., M.D., of St orey 's-BAI L ' St. James's-park, of a daughter. On the 27th u lt., a t W ar h orne , H an t s, the lady of Sir J. „vett Carnac, Bart., of a son. i rf On the 28th ult., at Tavistock-place, T av i st ock-square, the Nv-- e o P. Oates, le:sq., surgeon, of a daughter. f A On the 28th ult., in Harley-street, M rs. Thomas NettleshiP, - o daughter. MARRIED. On the 25th ult., at Stevenage, Herts, William Adam Maiben, Eta' of of Brighton, surgeon, to M ar i an, youngest daughter of the at Christopher Parker Cass, Esq., of Biggleswade, Beds. On the 27th ult., at St. 31ark's, Myddelton-square, Mr. Thor n a l Finer Widenham, of Lombard -street to Frances Sarah, see° daughter of the late r. Richard Moss, of St. John-street-road. DIED. On the 17th ult ,at the baths of Schinznach, Switzerland, e°lll Mathew, Esq., aged 86. On the 21st ult., at Stratford, Essex, Alicia, widow of W 9 .1 Mitchell, M.D., a ge d 51 . of On the 26th u lt ., M iss Coz, daughter of the late Mrs. Cot, Sloane -street. On the 26th ult., a t Belmont, Torquay, H. Legh Thomas VS4 F.R.S., aged 78. On the 27th u lt., i n W eymouth-street, Catherine, only daugVet of the late Rev. W. Gregory, aged 54. On the 27th ult., Mrs. Hanisury Leigh, of Pontypool-park, Moo' mouthshire. _roSeP l ' On the 27th ult., in Upper Phillimore-place, Kensington, ••• England, Esq., aged 86. ideS t On the 28th ult., i n W orsh i p -square, Emily Catharine, p - daughter of Edward Earles. London: Printed an( Pubbit.] by IVIIRDO YOITNO, of , - ,o * Di e li t Strand, Printer, Tht Bun Office, N 0.112, Str an d, i e the W ee of the Savoy, in the County o f Mi ddlesex, WecWeeds', p"), 1, 1846, BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. .. 953, % 95 New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anna. 967 97 96% 96% India Bonds, 1,0001. .. .. .. .. .. Ditto, under 1,0001... .. .. .. Consols for Opening .. .. ~ „ India Stock for Account 954%% 95% 266% ltd. Exchequer Bills. 1.0001... .. 5001. ~ .. , Ditto, Small 110. 10 13 9 13 pm. 13 10 13 - - pm. 9 13 - - - pm. 9 ONE CLOSING FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Columbian Bonds 1534 1534 Equador Bonds .. 3% 34 % 3% Grenada, 1 per Cent .. . 20 Ditto, Deferred .. .. 4 4 Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent Ditto, for the Account • . 27% 27 271 i 271 Ditto, Deferred .. 16% Portuguese Three per Cent .. .. Ditto, for the Account 48 ex div 48 Ditto, 4 per Cent .. .. .. Ditto, for the Account .. .. • • ex div 47 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto, Three per Cent .. Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent . 42% % Dividends on the above payahle in London. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent .. 59% _ ea div 60 BUSINESS CLOSING PAID. DONE AT PRICES. ONE O'CLOCK. 2% 9% 1% 20% 7 1% 24% 7% p I% ex My 35% 42), PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES. Aberdeen.. .. Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 .... 2.74 ...... Caledonian . .. 10 .... 9% % ...... . . Ditto, Half Shares .... 1% Chester and Holyhead 223{ ........ Derby and Crewe .. .... 73a 6% 7%.. Direct Northern 2% .......... Eastern Counties .. .. 141. 165..... 24!.i .. • . ...... Ditto New .. .. 10/. 165..... 7% % p Ditto, York Extension 105..... 134 ...... East Lincolnshire .. % . Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... .......... Ditto 3i Shares .. . 12%.... 1734 17 1 7 Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester .. .. 134..........134 Great North of England ... 100 .... • Ditto, New .. 134 .... 173 • • ..... • • 18 38 Great Western .. 85 .......... 1473 Q Ditto, Half Shares .. 50 .... • • • • 84 Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 5 .... 1634 .......... 1631 Ditto, Fifths .. .. 20 .... 33 .......... 33 Guildford, Fareham, & Portsmoth 5 4% Leicester, Tamworth, &c. 425. • ... 1 dis • ..... I dis. London and Birmingham . ..100 224% •• • • ...... 2243 London and Blackwall .. 161. 13s. 4d. London and Brighton .. .. 50 .. . .......... Ditto ditto Fifths • • • • .. 30 .... 413 i% 41% London and Croydon .. .. 131 15s 9d..• 23 223 .... • • 223 London, Hounslow, & Western .. 2 London and South-Western..4ll. 6s. 10d... 78 763 Ditto, New .. .. .. .. 173 .... 283% London and York .. .. .. .. 2%.... 1463% Lynn and Dereham .. .. .. 15 .... 10 Manchester and Leeds.. .. .. 82 .... •• .. Ditto Extension .. .. .. 425..... 2% p 23% p Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 . .. Ditto, Quarter Shares (B) • . 4 13/i 14 1414 Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) 1 .. 10 .. .. • lO Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425..... % p... . Midland .. 100 ....150 149% 149% Ditto, New 24 .... 38 37% Newcastle and Darlington Junet. 25 .... Ditto, New . 1 .... 10 Newcastle and Berwick .. 15 .... Norfolk __.. • • .. • . .. 20 .. ....... Ditto, Extension . • . • . 2 .. • . 1% Northern and Eastern .. .. 50 .... .......... 74 North Staffordshire .. • • • • 425... 4% 3% 4% 4 p p Portsmouth Direct .. .• 314 4% ...... •• • • 4% Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 2%.... 2% gyp(....., . . 2% South Staffordshire Junction .. 2% .... 1 ..... . . . . . 1 South Eastern and Dovor .. • . 33%.. 40% % ..... 40% Do., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 2% Staines and Richmond .. 1 ~.... 34 South Wales .. .. 5 1% Warwickshire and London .. .. 425..... 1 dis West Riding Union ......425.....23434p 2% p Wisbeach and St. Ives .. .. • • 2 .... .......... 1% Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth 5 .... •• • • .... 1 York and North Midland .. 50 .... Do. E. and W. Riding Exien... 1 .. •.• 12 1 4 12% .... 12% FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Dutch Rhenish .. • .. 6 .... . East Indian . ss. Louvain and Jemeppe .. 4 .. . ........11 Madrid and Valentia .. 2 .... 1% Northern of France Constituted.. 5 .... 14% Orleans and Bordeaux .. .. 6 10 ..... 10 Faris and Lyons Constituted 1.. 5 .... 6% •• . • • • 6% JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Australasia .• .. • • • • .. 40 .. •. 20 ••.•• • • • . • 20 MINES. Real del Monte, 'Unregistered —3% •.••• • . • • • 3% HANWELL LUNATIC ASYLUM. For some time back considerable discussion has taken place amongst the Magistrates of the county of Middle sex, assembled in Quarter Sessions, upon the subject of the additional Lunatic Asylum proposed to be erected at Hanwell. The Court having determined upon erecting the new edifice in the vicinage of the present asylum, and actually purchased a piece of ground for that purpose, plans and elevations of the proposed asylum were pre pared and transmitted to the Metropolitan Commis sioners in Lunacy, who had subsequently taken these propositions into their consideration, and made their re port thereon, signed by Lord Ashley, to Secretary Sir James Graham, in which they totally disapprove of the proposed plan, with reference to the building of the new asylum at Hanwell, and express it as their opinion that the new edifice should be built as near as may be to the centre or mass of the population of the county of Mid dlesex. The whole of the correspondence, together with the special report of the Committee of Visitors of the County Lunatic Asylum, were laid before the Court on the last county day, when they were ordered to be printed and circulated ; and as they contain some valua ble information respecting the increasing wants of the county, we subjoin the following extracts from the re port from the Commissioners in Lunacy to Sir James Graham, upon proposal, &c., for erection of an addi tional Lunatic Asylum for the County of Middlesex, at Hammel' " It appears from the documents transmitted to us, that the Committee of Visitors propose to erect a new (or second) asylum at Hanwell, at the distance of 100 feet only from the present asylum for the reception of 1,010 pauper lunatics, and to make various alterations in the existing offices, with the view of rendering them applicable both to the present asylum and to the asylum proposed to be erected. And it is estimated that the cost of the new asylum will not exceed 85,0001. " Supposing Hanwell to be the most convenient place for a lunatic asylum as regards the western division of the county (a fact, however, not established), it is ob viously exceedingly inconvenient as regards the eastern division. There can be no doubt, we apprehend, but that an asylum built at so distant a place as Hanwell (instead of being near the metropolis, more especially the eastern part thereof,) must greatly increase the ex pense and difficulty of transferring pauper lunatics to and from the eastern parishes and unions; that it must add to the inconvenience, and lessen the frequency of the visits of parishes officers ; and must, in effect, almost wholly preclude the poorer friends of the patients from visiting them at any time during their confine ment. " We are satisfied that the asylum at Hanwell at present contains more patients than it is capable of ac commodating properly, and more than should be en trusted to one superintending or controlling power. It is the opinion of every medical man of eminence, conver sant with the subject, and, amongst others, of Dr. Conslly . himself (the visiting: physician, and, until lately, the superintendent of the Hanwell Asylum),gthat not more than 400 patients should be assembled in any one curative establishment for lunatics ; and the Hanwell Asylum already contains nearly 1,000 patients. " It is desirrble, we think, on this account, that there should be ifo further congregation of lunatic patients at, or near, Hanwell. "In regard to the question of expense, adverted to by the justices in their published address, we consider:the sum of 85,0001. as far too large for the objects proposed to be accomplished by the outlay. And we are disposed to think that several of the items specified in the address as savings, are peculiar, or unnecessary instances of ex pense ; and that any saving reckoned upon by the jus tices, will be more than counterbalanced by the erection of a new asylum, at a moderate and reasonable cost. "A reason for placing a new asylum in the eastern division of the county, lies in the facility with which the patients might in such case be visited by their friends. It is a great source of comfort to a large pro portion of persons afflicted by mental disorders to receive occasional visits from their relations and friends. These friends and relations belong for the most part to the poorer classes of society, and are so little able to spare either time or money, that to erect an asylum on a site so remote as Hanwell is from a great portion of the county of Middlesex, would in effect deprive a great pro portion of the patients altogether from the comforts they are fairly entitled to receive." THE EMIGRANT'S LIFE. The following article is eitraeted from an interesting letter which appeared in last week's Stamford Mer cury :--- " Deerfield Cottage, Rattons Prairie, March , . "We have had ra th er a long winter here, 24 and lB46 much more severe than the preceding one: cold weather pre vailed from the last week in November to the first of this month, with a great deal of snow : it is now mo derate. "I will now endeavour to give you a brief sketch of the manners and customs of this people, whose social arrangements are so different to yours. It is very frequently the case that the settler selects his location in the midst of the unbroken forest, though th ere are thousa n d s o f m iles of rich prairie altogether unencumbered with trees : he does so on account of the facility thus a ff or d e d hi m i n timber for building, fencing, and firewood, by which be is saved a great . deal of labour. Th e settler (particularlarly if a Yankee) is generally very expert with the axe , and commences his clearing b ycuttipg d own such trees as are most proper for building his house, which in most cases con slats only of one room for all purposes, built of square logs piled one upon another, and often without a win dow ; he consoles himself by promising that in a few years he will build himself a better one, though he fre quently spends the whole of his life in this, unless, in deed, his family become large ; in which event he con structs another room similar to the one already de scribed. In such a situation, you may conceive how slow his progress must be ; yet he soon contrives to break up land sufficient to raise corn for the use of his family. He has one great advantage in being able to keep his stock of every description on the lands re maining unenclosed around him : his hogs will thrive well on the acorns, nuts, and roots, to be found in the woods; and he does not pen them up till he wishes to fatten them in the fall of the year. He generally plants an orchard, which soon becomes useful and pro duces him plenty of peaches in the course of three or four years from the time of planting; while these are coming to maturity, he grows melons of several kinds, which do extremely well here, and are very nice and cooling in the bet weather. The apples in this country are in great variety, and, generally speaking, far supe rior in size and flavour to those of England. The settler keeps cows, poultry, one or more horses (for go where he may he invariably rides), and a small flock of sheep, the wool from which his wife spins, dyes, and in many cases weaves and manufactures into clothing for the I whole family; this article, which is generally dyed blue, makes up into very neat dresses, and I assure you the fitting of these garments reflects great credit on the fair artiste,' whose life is by no means a sinecure, T 110 SKI The Cot P e; eight o'c Pares 5:11,713 B ❑'eight c in Bri:,t( Clasfori A ' _ r M t Eirtnine Withal having TRAVE .lttdr, to X. t( tret t, G' 2:Cf: ST The] yris'Aiß Parliau Notb on orb nallket TiZ. Londor tiverpc Chelter Iteaain Lend E J The of the 1 the Sth terel 1 TLe Certfic two c 1( Offlc, RE(IE: DERS in tet es able hi The ing of Juncti Comp SC way the Si chests form, the S.:( Cortif livers to sad shire irepre for t‘ of Nvl depo , z less t exch: Fa futur In such is pre scrip Wean divide name Ma Bri:!ol Teni to be I Londe: ~~ Sir, Con_ir ter of tiori I of the porati ittent Per Pany' L All requE Sects War 12 1 t; etre, stree hills Per: may Stc lan ac an( XSI