The Sun. — London, England, 1846-03-07 00:00:00

,chichd il atel' i e ng?,;;; ; e) r ut It :• fact not ot._ that 0 0 n tiv wo tai ',:if 0 00 ;;e ' b/v It !' " ttl t '' c „l§ tl ” ' ;i;in corr , t h a t th e 01 • o ntsge::, o hi. ,- ~a r il, f t he 5 :0 l uirY gen ° 5 Were fORIr, xi, its • jpiSte rg vOrt -..-, .--_-. leea al . , • ' " ic " r"'" see 1 I the doing away with the heavy 0 , 11. _ . .em.....nee t , le the ee.s tnipesed eu the cspyhold tenant-laree•rs. ;4 . OW, h a wisest course to mike that report a pert of the presen question. After a fe w words from Mr. CURTEIS, which were quite ina udible in the gallerve for Sir ARTHUR BROOK said he would state his reasons it 'clang agai nst t h e questi n proposed by her Majesty's Go greatntss was sati s fi e d t h at t h e measure wou ld be of e Hre! incalculable injury to Ireland. In England there 7,4:4)ta1e exeretetion of a j benefit from free trade; is w_as . _ a_ , n sad in aenuntry, Oni it was well knee n that Leland ex,. mem e that export coueeescl l produce. The th e ! of Ireland were greatly interested in agriculture, and would feel the itijery of free trade much more severely 'eau te: iv ii , I _ .. 1 cou n try. I re l an d was an expor ti ng , an d England of Ire` e s orting country. H e wa s of opinion that the people till,land would he much more benefited by full employment th ey P e re I result of the Right Hon. Baronet's measure. if ilf.,t, to open u canals from Lougherne to the river Shan et it would giv e ernin ment to thousands, and confer a great 41i/ult.-le on the country. He wished the Heil. and Learned lit. had fer Cork Wa y s . in his piece, as he wished to It aas a letter f rom that Hon. Member to Cencil . iation.hall, s lr e t, e , n nitoseble to cepect any measure to he of euvantage to tor s while those who could ana would spend money there t o ; to dange r of losing life and property. The lion. and li eje r e e ned M ember for Cork bed said in his letter, that the mea leeetabrmit to be pr o p ose d b y t h e G overnment , f or t h e punish to the crime, should be resisted. Ile was greatly opposed reli e f ensure proposed by the flight Hon. Baronet iflor theit tr oziti i. the elistre,s of the country, and more especia y as theme greatts injurious to Irelarei, and for that reason he a ir ' ° Pitose it , te st et.ACLAND wished to say a few words. He thought te e 1, 1 an indefinite arrangement had been proposed, it would to e ', a ," extended longer than three years, whereas they had co tine a dvantage of knowing their own position. He was eeh o ° 'ee his friend had given his proposition to the Hotise tea l et any of the vituperation which had marked the earlier Roast of the debate, arid that his friend had also refrained opit,Z"Riil any Member of this House with his changes of Stn ast Hoer, hear.) of 18' hTAFFORD O'BRlEN'begged to second the request 11ee,,, "cos Friend the Member for Pontefract, that the ci t a tio n oulti riot divide. He (Mr. S. O'Brien) found a pro ell m ade by the Government laid upon the table of . that . oe ''' o ' ,: a l "d he considered it his duty tooppose that proposition. to it, rrc ' r ed the Bill witheut sating his own views with regard Le d. ''r i t i n the maintenance of protection as it at present ex &lel h rie found the motion for the repeal of the corn-laws, e tr e declared hie intention of fighting against it. kttaf it i C HARLES BULLER said that his Hon. Friend bad sal etl 3' found the motion for the repeal of the . cdrn-la . vss, "at siatented himself with merely offering an opposition with '? the Penhis reasons. What did he say in the earlier part ?would l ' l eetstg said he knew there were various amend tiNt; vat he not notice any of them, nor would his I P , ieht it e Polle any amendment on their side. The Hon. Mem "lie a,w,ad brought f orwar d th e p ro p os i t i on , had certainly e s l ,, th a n" it k great temper, but. when he found that the sense "l" eg: 4 „,le wa s against it, it would be as well to discontinue AI oe to promo.° it. pr re nt 'ctiE it BORTHWICK said that he thought the for eh It A not ' re, as proposed by Government, was . uncalled He eat r the existing circumstances of the country.. 114 iti e ,,' howeve r say that circumstances might not arise.re esti - ,1, 4 c ,hange ' in the corn-lae s, but they hid not arisen ati al - cnarige ought never to be made at all unless there l 'ry f e ,?o g,od in its effect to balance the evil. The Secre %itha,toe home Department had remarked that he (Mr. w ell-eh' e k) had prophesied that the corn-laws would not work tatrwe certainly had done so, but his opinions were now Il ete) u e r as I.e thought the laws worked very well,--( Hear, v Fute e „.' he meaning of the opposition he had given to Go visirsd so was that he thought the present circumstances re til) ifet li s lchange in the laws, but he aas ready at any future , 11i n '"ould circumstances require it, - to take into considera -11 ki ) Nect for an alteration in the torn-laws. f e la 41 ~. i; 111 , th e 1. 7 13 said that he was astonished at what he heard ''', tb - "°o• Member, when he knew that he was connected lip 4, ttprotection Society in Bond- et: eet, which was pledged L e t ti p e ti ' erY eyes never to allow a repeal of the corn-laws. r th L ,•"°n• Alember made a sert of " Mysteries of Udelpho" jes ts ,'" which he contemplated the probability of eupporting tr ee re for an alteration in the corn-laws after such a&- le e 'on. He stds' te e , ete ( Mr. Ward) could have no more confidence in th a t "e could in any Member on his side of the House, b ls LA would be reducing it to a very small scale. . . I N e ; I %' SON said, that if this measure were carried, ruin °,l 'e e the of it. In his neighbourhood, both Whig "Y cone result Ire 1 , urred in the belief that protection was necessary e ta.. il l ' Lure. irl 1e,7 1 . 3 , 41 E said that the protectionists had declared that 11 - ' e g ,l7"" fight this Bill fr om pest to pillar. At a ineetirg of btlitpro'.'cultural Protection Society last Tuesday, a resolution tic ke or i . ,rd be 111 r. W. Esher Meg, and secended by the i t e ra "chmond, which reodution set forth that the altera tcltitiserraed by Sir Robert Peel would cheapen food and other 4st ° tlae injury of the labourer and manufacturer, and II l ' r e thp„ , , . ' li l oroq -., were ..,uno to maintain protection and resist 'Qs,. ^" 05 5 of the abolition of the corn laws. Since that te s :vete' Members had modified their opinion., and he, for kr Pas tap to receive a convert, however he aae oleained. Rune ihS'AIITH O'BRIEN said that he had stated nothing NII.I 4 5 bill simple opposition to the measure, and that he , Ills, 'eh° reason for that opposition. ig,it,taea'stlitZGEßALD said he had paid great attention to le e re Proposed by the Government, and he thought the ill:si4ePP;e would reap as much benefit froM it as the Engli-h 4 had t !ertainly had not been left to their choice ;no per s, , applied to th T lee • e erish people to ascertain their opinions ~k re ita sn i t bl e c a t m ' u th t 7efore the Irish had only to adept the mea hild o b tain le `s. them, and to ascertain what benefit they Lord G ' I°3' it. s" INCK said that he begged leave tt, LORGE p F , v ,,, 1 aY to t h e „ .... kli 110 gi , no-euezble Member ( Mr. Hume) that there SM A t f 'caltlif on that side of the House to uphold pro ix °,.ag,ieUlturalprriduce and to other articles of domestic Nld I I "' I f the Secret:try for the Home Department i n izq the the pledges and promises he gave to the coon ttllttissit'26. what compensation would he not have to give to 4 41 are e He had promised that 30 per cent. should bs t p t l llti s a re trl annuities chargeable on land, with various other .itts t c : t as of a like nature. Relieve them from tithes, poor e4ly, ,rnalt-duty, the duty on distilled spirits, and the hop .' ''` a ld d - Id INT 4 tl kik . Y you . ely the wor . —ot one among them I e t h er .otor prote . ction then. But he would tell the Hon. l'4 . kti lle ,,r r Sheffield (Mr. Ward) that while these burdens t.t ik e. en land, they (the protectionists) would still claim e 4 lt, m t al s n amount of protection be conceded. ir t ot g seltrivllLNES said he made the proposition tinder a elloted le of public duty, but seeing the feeling of the House, lli s l'eg leave to withdraw it. i t l,lt, 411°.°:ultnent was accordingly withdrawn. op, aIOWA RD then rose do move that the amount of i tl e i,,,,P 4 ed by the Government be extended to the Ist of l i Qy , t Z t I, instead of for three years. He said he would e i hti e e the reasons that had-led him to make this motion. ~,httio ° rd , that the change might be gradual, and with due kdt skneaisting interests and contracts. He knew that there k;,' t 'llt at .Y farms held on lease in the country ; held for s it tteeeren and taurteen years, and to withdraw the pre- I k 'tit of p rotection from them would be doing the far qt whßreat injuS'iCe. In order to p reserve th e i nteres t o f qa s : h ad made those leases, as well as other contracts that sad, ,', !' t !reel into, he now proposed the extension of the t,ls,h o ls hale making the motion, be would beg leave to ob e 'et:eater? that unless the House showed a fair disposition t' ' '' 4in his proposition, be would follow the example k,.4%v, ,(lentlernen who had proposed amendments, and qe,.. It it. ,s ,dee( Hear, hear.) lie wished' the question settled . 1 1 ''s ' t rm ihle, so that they might be prepared with peace le t tli a:l,llst aggresden abroad; and he must observe that l a de olfiered in some respects with theilinisterial propoin ‘ lOta sa l ‘,, L °t consider it either an unconstitutional si'like!' He would have preferred a fixed p ermanentp lti t t t lita t s 'a,t ahich prevailed in Belgium, where the Govern et aty . ( aseretionary power of relaxing it, whenever any it s vt e let ". If the preterit measure passed, he trusted the 1,4114,441 d not suffer from competition with the foreign ' la", Itt se t e ; and with the expression of this hope, though he , ,'"kti e „ - been elid at au extension of the period for the Ile t h e of f the e diity he would, under the circumstances, as Va ts u , a lsosition Of Hon. Members, confine himself non t k' i letl4,('. declaratiun cf his sentiments on the subject. Ile the er ota _ Lr at rejoice that they had secured a period of mo '4tletie-ction before entering upon their new career, as it aat abettel e hecoantry for that great change. He thanked the 1'1441/ attention they had paid him, and ho would con ettedkeePgi that though he had formerly supported the "I . tc (le t . It Member for the city of London, in proposing N!,,115,.." he would, now that the House had affirmed the ''ii t 'ls;: k total repeal at the end of three yeart, do ill hp ,e,, 11 ,7":;', e , ,(Tect to that measure. The Hon. Member sat N I ; at l'e'llrewirg his amendment. 'N • ' t" , 'Lll'F ' E, in reference ' to what was said about the 1%,:.it i , 1 0 tal eurite ee sould not see it in the came light as tlie N, lt t ',! m an rho - had just sat down. He could not look ta• errt: s ' r la S.eurity at all. There might be a change of h to Sir R. Peel be succeeded by Lord John Russell; t ,. ° t lii i e lse that Noble Lord would be bound, accord \ teitofessions to propose a total repeal.--( Hear, hear. ) hta l 'si u s therefore be no security ; end he, for one, if a l it '' " a li t 1° t ake place, would prefer the settlement of the I k N Ala:Mte by a tetal repeal.—( Hear, hear.) . a s 'e, r e c. % se r s t n, an COP .LAND entirely concurred in the etc 'ship Right Hon. Baronet, - and was glad that the l▪ l," fsetvglan had w i t hd rawn hi s reso l ut i on . H e wou ld s 't t rilo s ' to sho w t h at t h e farmers (lid not seem to dread ei,f,tieetrd alterati on i n t h e corn- l aws. He knew - the case ilt ' s t ° 'it '', l rl /lo had just taken a farm from one of the Cor -I,7ttelate‘ e a orkshire at an advanced rent. The former ee, tl i T h se! 1,2 ;Oa, rent, but the new one took it at 'te i re al '' fact had a great influence on his mind, and the cat'ule e :°r l d, anti showed the fears expressed by Hod ett''' ht -e rP groundless. L.l.t: i e W Wt)rds Iron Mr. FINCH, in reply to the state- 1 -.1. 4 r• P b , y iit ‘,. l7t.‘ spea k er, ;Ia,„kste'ENTINCK said he would take that opportu ~at ' ates h' ,"R the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the ' 1 ,,,a 1 ;1, 1 1i - tl Y,,h, at. he expected . would be the probable opera iNtite% -,"`",_ Could he give any idea of what the ave t;itt:4; t ht ° t ' / ', u ca s would be ? He (Lord George Bentinck ) S I. i li e e linister, making a proposition of the kind be '''''t%if l alie 4- ' s ' was beund to state what would be the probable o't, 'lee i labour' under it. He ales wished to know what was ,t es ti, ti, Ot t , - Nti,. , c ommutation of tithes ? It was stated on a h a lt , t 'k,er ea iiy the Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary ~,,,, et. a eeartment, that the price of wheat would be r i, t ,, l :p, lr 'llitt. !l u arl , r, and it was also stated by the Right is e te ( ate eti In 1 842, that a duty of Is. per quarter would I t i lk i t l l ' 14 t " : Whatever to Ireland, but a great injury. He t h itia e ch. a, "'els) wished to know if the sentiments of . the lety' frog were still in accordance with these views? s t Ito, ``' all th ' ha', fall rahed previously stated, wheat, under the L I ! e l DEO average from 455. to 50s. per quarter. . SO q ill ''';', who was very inaudible, from his turning his Oast u rgeßlele in addressing his observations towards i t :? ii entinck ) said, that he really could not give an \,/ Of i r e (ildstions of the Noble Lord. He had no !'' ,4 a e . l. t , ' ,, e t r , j aMZ iCi °g the discussion which had aI ,VI) a c etil the House for three weeks. I s , q, *h i mat" .not have paid attention to what he (Sit ' , VS t OIL, that debate, else he would have heard the e i at i ? sie,w .edtertained on the question. Ile then endea ell'a i t tl, 2, 41 , 1 `ce causes that operated to diminish the cost of ,7ee‘ l tes,,!llose ee e „reduce the price of wheat. And s 'e in- the 'et, i. ut tt loe iiie that within the last three years Leer Lla, l ies,"ll a .; the corn -laws, during which the average list; cif' but -3 u lk• that that price was not the result of the Nit is, Ile a Lcdarose from agricultural improvements and ! sel_tl a .' me e r hature. He shouted that agricultural le; yt l a i i q isoiudt on the price of wheat, for it would ap- I ke{hit 4 kV ' the price was 675. per quarter, while the k' 1 , /t, t tL e t gri toll, dt averaged 51s. This was a strng t t t te have c ro-l a .; a ' Prosperity did not depend on the exist ,, yty I , ere e i ees ; He bad no answer to make to what he i t ea at dlet. ha. :,' ly stated, or to a(sages from " Hansard," lla it tli er :' rea sos :' t ng paid the closest attention to the question, e s 'e ;lite (ir l ot . a `,.) c hange his views ; and whilst he cast no attaalap e 'tain, o ,',' - Hoe. Gentlemen for any opinion they :eti:es eti r to rn .i , ana change of sentiment they might have k iLt s ° t a st e i c i to ai m ' s ! li r %) trusted they would extend the same logs h`.oe p i , he a l ai no gave them full credit for honest in -01) l !ss isec en. e re aged the same mr himself. Lasl. rear, 4 41 ta e lsli ed c h fo r t l'oer for Wolverhampton (Mr. Villiers) atilt tey, taio it, repeal of the corn-laws, he (Sir Robert i, eqp ns d, it was on that occasion Lord Howick, now tt i li t ee e ttei te a les, 5 ,..!' conclusive in favour ci a gradual repeal salien' of t he ednee l e, • had ~‘, S O i ' eau ...n circumstances shown him Bill Auld 'le he now propo,ed to the )ouse. But sa go ant o a s b the discussion, as he was desirous rought in founded upon the resolutions THE SUN, LONDON'," SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 7, 1846. without delay. He intended to propose the first reading on Monday, and the s3ernd reading on Monday week, when any further discussion could be taken. To attempt giving a ques tion, as to lie probable price of wheat, would be unwise on his part. He found that in 18'15 '!he price of wheat was at as low a point as 355. a quarter, and the average price for the ; year was 395. This was under the high rate of protection. .51tbsegur ntly the price—just before the passing of the previous corn Bill—that is, in 1411, was 40s. This showed that a high rate of protection did not keep up a high rate of price, as he had already shown that in the:lnce years after the pae'ing of the previous fish, the prier of e heat wassle., and in 1t442 as high as 675. Is wai because prof/ et i;,n had felted to reiutate the Priee that he ; ronosed the present measure. Hunch r a system of high protection, the price of wheat had been 395.; it would not follow, if after the adoption of the present measure the price of wheat felt neat tear to 33,. or 40!., that therefore the re duction in price was occasioned by the absence of protection.—. ( Hear, hear.) He begged to impress on the House, that agricultural prosperity did not del) nd en the price of wheat, or the amount of protection. Door did the farmers, judg ing from recent events, think so. Ile knew of eleven farms in Warwickshire, in which a valuation had en made in Octo ber - last, and those farms had been taken within the last fort night, when the prepositions before the House were well known, at a higher rase than the valuation previously made.— ( Hear, hear.) He knew of five wiser farms in Is' ncolnshire, which, since the intentions of Government tees e known, had been let out at a higher rent than they were let for before.— ( Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") These were important facts, and bore him out in saying that agricultural prosperity did not prise from protection, hut was dependent on, and inter wove's) with, the prosperity of all the other great interests of the country. Mr. DIshAELI said, Ire wished to ask the Right Hon. Baronet whether he had load an opportunity of forming an opinion during the last six years, as to whet might be the probable price of corn after les present measure had come into operation ? What his Noble Friend (Lord George Bentinek) had said, with respect to the opinions of the Eight Hon. Gentienoan and his colleagues some years ago was merely collateral to that which he had introducse in his observations. ,lie (Mr Disraeli) thought that during a discussion like this, an I when it was proposed to read this Bill a second time in a week or two, his Noble Friend had a perfect right to ask the Governmeni, whether they hail formed any opinion as the result of this most important proposal?—(Hear and cheers.) He thought that his Noble Friend and the Government were entitled to the information, if the Govern ment were possessed of any, on this point.—(Hear, hear.) But the question of his Noble Friend had no bearing at all upon the merits or demerits of the proposal ; the quegtion was entirely confined to the price of corn subsequent to the passing of the present Government measure. Ile (Mr. Disraeli) had nothing to say alter what the right Hon. Gentleman had said upon the general question ; it appeared that the Right Hon. Baronet bad proposed his present plan without seeking for any authentic information on the subject. And he Was glad to bear that it would now be of ne use to quote Hansard in the House.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) nir R. PEEL said, in answer to the Noble Lord, he had already stated that it was utterly impossible for him to state what the price of corn would be if the present measure should pass into a law. The price would of course depend upon 'various circumstances and seasons.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. FINCH said that it had been stated by the Right Honourable Baronet, that those who had advocated the repeal of the corn-news should be responsible for au answer to the question. The Right Hon. Gentleman had saki that he would not rob those gentlemen of the merit which they seemed to have gained in the eyes of the country. Ile (Mr. Finch) was sorry is say that a more unsatisfactory answer than that given by the Right Hon. Gentleman in reply to the Noble Lord had never been given by any Hon. Umber in that House. —(siear, hear)—because every one knew that the price of wheat varied with circumstances—(Laughter)—and with the seasons. But still they might have taken the average ; in some years it was as low as 395. per quarter, and in ethers it had risen to Us., all of winch was of course owing to the seasons.—(Hear, hear.) A farmer of course took " all these circumstances and seasons" into consideration when he was about to take the average price of corn. But there were other circu Instances which affected the price of wheat, all of which might, and should have been ascertained by the Government. He should have thought that the Government, before they proposed this measure, which would affect the interests of one half at least of the people of the United Kingdom, would have taken the trouble of folly informing themselves of the consequences of this measure. The Right Hon. Baronet hind said that he was anxious to give the cc years' breathing time to the landlords, for the purpose of enttring into arrangements with their tenants ; but how was it pos sible for them to make any such arrangements, when the Right Hen. Baronet himself confessed his ignorance of the results of his measures? And as the Right Hon. Gentleman was in ignorance upon this point, he begged leave to ask the Hon. Member for Mock port (Mr. Cobden) what his opinions were as to the average prire of corn after the passing of the Ministerial measure?—(Hear, hear.) Several II an Members now cried out " Cobden, Cobden," but that lion. Member not rising, Lord G. BEN TINCK rose, and said that the Right Hon. Baronet had misunderstood his question. He (Lord G. Bentinck) conceived that he had a right to ask the First Minister of the Crown the ques tion which he had proposed, and he also thought the country was entitled to an answer betbre the Bill went to a second reading.— (Cries of " Oh, oh," from the Opposition.) Yes, he repeated, that the country was entitled to en answer as to what would be tne average price of corn in the event of the Bill passing into a law. 111 r. CUR T E IS—I wish to ask— (Order, order) -if there is any quevion before the House? The SPEAKER—Yes, there is a question before the House, of which a regular nii.tke has been given. Lord G. BENTCNCK continued to say that the First Minister of the Crown was homed to give au answer to the question which ha sso;tosut. Ile \voted tate, for example, such a year as 1636, to which his Right Hon. Friend had adverted, when the price of wheat was at h'js., and he would now ask whether, in such a year, after the removal of protection, the price would be So., 10s., or 15s ? He thought that the question was perfectly clear, and it was one, too, which his Right lion Friend was not afraid to answer in the year 1842,—(Cries of " Hear, hear," and laughter from the protectionists.) Sir It. PEEL sail that h was impossible fur him to give any gua rantee far the prince of wheat in the event of the Bill being passes. No act of the Legislature could give any such guarantee; nor had he attempted to give any such guarantee in the year 1842. Ile thought it was highly probable that after the withdrawal of protec tion there would he a succession of lower enarketnathan any which we had had in former years. He was not at all prepared to admit that the average price of corn would be lower than 395., but it was very difficult, es he said before, to make any correct ealculations on that subject.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. V iLLIEUS—The lion. Gentleman seems to think that the re sponsibility of this corn question attaches to us. An HON. Memnsat—Yes, the Right Hon. Baronet has told us so. Mr. VILLIERS—And he wishes to know what will be the effect of :: cieweittihurtasis‘ s,m ia to fire alofp e r , o v t i ec t g ilo a n n . aio Ne o l, illustrateprLent. A person the qeurestns thationby aail once given aims to a beggar—(Laughter)—who had persecuted wins in soliciting them ; after he had given them, asked the beggar what he should have done if he had not given him the alms? "Why," he said, " I should have been obliged to work."—(Cheers, and laugh ter.) Now, the Hon. GenLeman wanes to know what will become of him if protection is withdrawn.—(Hear, hear.) Why lie will be obliged to look after his own property, and cultivate it much better, and perhans Inc will be a richer and a happier man.—(Laughter, and cheers.) Mr. FINCH said, it would be found that the agriculturists had worked a great deal harder.—(Bear, hear.) Colonel SIBTHORP said, it was titan} , impossible for him to support her Majesty's Government cr the Hon. Gentlemen opposite. lie had ventured two or three nights ago to express his astonishment with regard to the conduct of the present Government, and the lamentable state of the Treasury benches. The Right Hon. Baronet, the First Lord of the Treasury, hod treated him in the way that he generally did—with silence. The Right Hun. Baronet the Secretary of State for the Home Department had treated him in similar manner. Those Right Hon. Gentlemen might perhaps con sider that he was without precedent, and that he had cut some im pertinent question to them. He was not without procedent.—(Hear, tear.) He would take the opportunity of quoting from two Parlia .nentary records, the accuracyjof which could be vouched for, to show stoat a similar question had been proposed to her Majesty's Govern ment by Lord Darlington, when the Noble Lord the Member fer London was in office. The Hon. Member then proceeded, amidst loud and repeated cries of "Order, order," and "Question, question," to read the extracts in question, and interspersed the reading of them with several observations, which created muds laughter. At the conclusion of the extracts, he proceeded to say that he was anxious to know where was the Secretary for Ireland, the Secretary for the Colonies, and many other Hon. Gentlemen who were Members of the present Government, and who had not been able to obtain seats in the House, and who, for his own part, he should say had very little chance of ever being so fortunate. There was nothing that an Englishman disliked so much as tergiversation. - (Much laughter.) John Bull; if he hail known anything of him, was as straightforward sort of a man ; he could not submit to duplicity or treachery—he could not, in fact, submit to that line of conduct which had been adopted by the present Government; he hated every thing that was sought to be done by unfair and unconstitutional means. He once thought very different of the Right lion. Baronet. I.le never thought that he should put any questi n to the Right lion. Baronet without receiving an honourable, straightforward answer—(" Hear, hear," from Sir R. Peel) The Gallant Member caused consl.ierable laughter by a contemptuous waive of the hand At the cheer of the Right lion, Baronet, and concluded his speech by the ejaculation of "God deliver me from such company." Sir ROBERT PEEL stated in reply to the Gallant Member, that the vacancy in the office of the Chief Commissioners of Woods and Forests would no doubt be filled up by Monday next. If the Gallant Member goes further, and asks when the other members of the Cabinet will take their seats, I will tell him that I cannot give him a positive answer. But one thing I can assure the Gallant Member, that if he would vacate his seat, and accept the Chiltern Hundreds, Into Noble Friend, the Secretary for Ireland, would have no objections to stand far the city of Lincoln.—(Loud cheering.) Colonel SIBTILORP said, that he put no question to the Right Horn. Baronet. But with reference to his accepting the office of the stewardship of the Children Hundreds, he believed that the office was in the power of the Government to bestow, upon application made to the Government ?—(Addressing Sir Robert Peel)—" Ain I not right ?" Sir ROBERT PEEL—Yes. Colonel SIIITHOUP—Then I'll never ask them.—(Great Aughter.) I will never make application to the Govern ment for any favour. I will not submit to the disgrace tf malting an al:plieation to a treacherous Government which I hate. I will tell him however, that I wish to dissolve the Parliament. I don't care it' the Right Hon. Baronet himself cones with all the irons pia expeetation he holds cut to the citizens of Lineolu.—(ltc ',wed laughter,) I will tell the R ght Ron. Baronet that I never tribe I any one. I stand upon mine own honour and integrity. I ;nave no treasury seats to offer. I have nothing to offer them but ny conduct, principle, and consistency —(Cheers from the protec tionists.) I wish he would dissolve the Parliament. Let him then send down whom lie will, and I will stand the trial again for the ity of Lincoln, whirls I have had the honour to represent for the last twenty years, and my ance , tors before me for a century and a calf.—(Renewed cheering.) I care net, either, for all the bri ery of he League.—(Loud laughter.) I defy them.—(Renewed laughter.) I will stand upon my awn character ; and now, sir, (alluding to Sir it. Peel) send down yoar Secretary for Ireland, I will put you to the trial, and you will find, when the day arrives, that you will re gret the day when you offered to contest whit me the city of Lincoln. floe electors of Lincoln, sli, are proof against your bribery and plan- Ole promises ; they are guided by sound and conscientious prin ciples. Mr. B. DISRAELI said that he thought the question of the Gallant - Member was rather out of place. The House had before it a resolution submitted by the Ministers of the Crown. It is our duty to inquire if the< are responsible to both Houses of Parliament for :lie introduction of these measures. The gallant officer had resin to he House come account of what had occurred in the year 1835, vhich must be admitted as fact. Time Noble Lords cannot deny their ewn acts, in; has quoted them from authority, to which he was justly untied to refer. He would recall to the recollection of Ministers another instaa, e, which he thought would show them more directly ! she bearings of the case in question. In the year 1835, when an ilon. Member, the Master General of the Hoard of Ordnance attended the Cabinet 'Council, although he was not a Member of the House, ant Hon. Member, if be recollected right, put a question to tie Right Hon. Baronet at the head the Ministry. Sir Robert Peel then rose, and said that he had attended the Cabinet Councils. Now in his (Mr. Disrael's) opinion this was a great constitutional prin ciple, and he could not understand how Parliament could lose sight of such a question, and he did nut see how the Secretary of the Colonies could take a seat in the Cabinet unless ire had a seat in this House. Sir R. upon several se Ls y t e a r t a el o lt c lg s t iot r : Gladstone had attended a Cabinet Co although he had not a seat in the House of Commons. Mr. B. DISRAELI—Then the Right Hon. Baronet proves by his admission, that though it eau wrong to attend the Council in the year 1835 without being a Member of Parliament, but in the year 1846 it was not wrong. Sir R. PEEL did not recollect stating that the reason of his Hon, Friend, Sir George Murray, not taking his scat was because ho was not then Member of Parliament. Lord POLLINGTON said, that as the Right Hon. Baronet load challenged the Hon. Member for Lincoln to take the office of the Chiltern Hundreds, in order to allow Lord Lineolu to stand for that city as a freeholder of that county, he would ask the Right Hoe. Baronet whether he thought the Members of his Cabinet had not en dured sufficient defeats at Nottingham. Colonel SIBTHORP said he would stand the best bottle of wine in This own cellar it' the Hon. Baronet, or any Member of his Cabinet, would meet him at the Market-place of Lincoln and successfully contest the representation of Lincoln with him.--(Lord laughter.) Mr. GREEN then read the resolution of the Committee upon the Corn Importai ion Act, after which, Sir R. PEEL rose, and said that he would now propose to take th 'se other articles of provisions included in the measures of her Majesty's Ministers, name, buckwheat, Indian corn, and rice. Mr. MILES should certainly oppose the free importation of buck wheat. lie proposed to move an amendment on that question. Sir R. FEEL stated, in reply to Mr. Miles, that he had tiCten the iirtiele of buclewlorat from the other miscellaneous articles inn the tariff, and placed it with wheat. He had entered into en engage meat with the House, with reference to articles included in the new corn-law measures. He would not, in consequence of that engage ment, exercise, on the part of the Treasury, tine power usually ex ercised in remitting duties, and the dotty would not, therefore, be repealed on those articles until the bill had passed through the several stagas of that House, and the Howe of Lords, and had received the royal assent. With reference to Indian corn, it would he impossible, by a Treasury Order, to reduce the duty until the question should be filially disposed of. Ho hoped the lion. Member would not press his opposition. Mr. O'CONNL'LL would , say one word for Ireland. Much sym psthy had been expressed t swards Ireland, the sincerity of which be would not for a moment doubt. He would not ask 11 , n. Members opposite who were in favour of protection to do anything, inconsistent with their principles, but he really thought that the present measure should be carried as soon as possible.—(Cheers.) Mr. MILES did not wish to do anything which might be injurious to the interests of Ireland. He had before stated, that if the Right Hon. Baronet would introduce a short Bill to remedy tine existing dis tress of Ireland, he would give it his most cordial support. But at the same time it was to be remembered that when they placed Indian corn at the clispeoal of the country at large,it must materially affect the agricultural interest. He understood the Hon. Baronet to say that they would take a vote that night on the shilling duty, and if so, he for one was prepared to vote against it.. If the Government on their own responsibility hurried forward tho measure without having any discussion on it, it could nut be supposed that, the ques tion would be settled. Notwithstanding that the famine Was made a sort of stalking-horse for the Goventment, he begged leave to say that it would not have the desired effect; and that the agricultural Members had not the slightest confidence in those who would make use of such argument to carry their propositions. He could not con ceive on what principles he brought forward his measure, for it was clear that maize weal I come into competition with wheat, barley, and oats ; theretbre, he thou,. ht a discussion should come on at teene period when 1i a Wm. Friends weal be able to state their C 01,10715. they lia.l taliieKli'lviv,at, let it be remembered that America produced 700 million. quarters of maize —(Curies 01 " oh") —he meant 700 million bushels.--(Cheers and laughter.) Thu product was so ecormous—so much so that last yell* we consumed, on an average one quarter, while the consumption in the United Staten eves estimat , d at three and a half bushels, whi.h he thought ..... showed pretty clearly that Indian corn did come into competition with the corn of this country. All he would say was, that if it wens determined to take those resolutions, ke should vote against them. Sir ROBERT PEEL begged to call the attention of his Ilon. Friend to the fact that the Government would proceed on Monday with the first reading when an opportunity would be given for discussion; at the same time he hoped it would be remembered that great distress was prevailing in Ireland, which they had taken the responsibility on themselves of ineedng, by ordering in a very large quantity of Indian corn, and they had reason to believe that many were now depending on it as their chief means of support, and were anxiously looking out for it. There were considerable sums expeneecl in the purchase of Indian core, and he admitted, if it was properly prepared, it would make ex cellent; food ; at the same time, considering 'he great advantage it tin ould be to Ireland to have it, he hoped the Hon. Member would not oppose its introduction, as the Hon. Member (Mr. Miles) could make his objection on Monday next. Mr. BRIGHT thought that the Von. Gentleman would be ad vancing the interests of the agr - culturists by acceding to the proposi tion of the Right Hon. Baronet. lie had every reason to believe that the opinion of the agricultural body was in a very doubtful state with respect to the introduction of Indian corn, and certainly it could cot be taken as an objection to it, that human beings would get some portion of it as well as pigs and cattle. Now considering the position of Ireland, he did ask thellon. Gentleman to withdraw the opposition which he was giving to the Bill. Mr. MILES objected to the course which they were pursuing, but he was perfectly unprepared to enter into the discussion at all, but he thought it his duty to state what had occurred in the country, and an Hon. Gentleman, in the discharge of his duty, should not be taunted, especially as he gave credit to the. Hon. Gentleman opposite— (Mr. Bright)—for sincerity when he brought forward his measure. At any rate his motives were supposed to be good, as he was not stating his owns individual views, and he considered he was not to be bed up to a public reprobation. He thought the Government had acted very properly in importing a large quantity of Indian corn under the present circumstances for the consumption of the Irish people ; but he thought that before the famine occurred, the Go vernment shou'd itself take the Indian corn out of bond, free of all duty ; but when it came to be in the market in vast quantities, and publicly sold, it was a very different question. In taking it out free of all duty for the supply of Ireland, there would be no objec tion to, and he considered that whatever opposition he might offer, his motives and conduct were not to be impugned by the Hon. Gen tleman opposite (Mr. Bright). Lord G. BENTINCK perfectly concurred with the observations of his Noble Friend, but he could not conceive the difference whether the Government paid the duty or let it in free. He did not see any necessity for the discussion which bad taken place respecting the article called Indian corn. He was strongly of opinion that the proper way to benefit Ireland was to purchase Irish oats in the locality in which the potato disease prevailed. He had every reason to think that purchasing Irish oats on the spot would be very little more expensive than - feeding them on Indian meal. If the Govern ment had purchased their oats, it would have been far better. He was not an Irishman, but he believed that every Irishman had a few oats, which they generally sold to procure the other necessaries of life. He was, therefore, strongly of opinion that the Government had committed a great mistake in the purchasing of maize instead of purchasing' Irish oats, which the people would much prefer. He believed the Irish would prefer to be fed on oatmeal than upon that for which their tastes were not adapted. By sending money for Indian maize they would injure the price of oats in Ireland. He could not see why they should introduce maize when there was the option of Irisk oats. Sir ROBERT PEEL said he proposed that that part of the mea sure which applied to wheat, barley, and oats, should have its first reading on Monday, and that it should be reported on Monday week, at which time the discussion could be taken on it. He proposed that that part which applied to maize and beck wheat shout I go through that evening, and that it should have its first reading on Monday next, when the discussion could be taken upon that. He had an objection to the view taken by the Noble Lord who had spoken last with regard to the purchase of oats. He begged to in form the House that the manufacturing portion of the inhabitants of the west of Sco!land and the west of England principally depended for support upon oatmeal, and that was principally purchased of Ire land. If the oats were to be substituted for maize in Ireland, it would be depriving the whole population of the west of England and the west of Scotland of the food which they had been used to, and raise the price of eats in Ireland. This was one of the first points which caused her Majesty's Ministers to consider the substitution of maize, which would prevent oats being greatly raised in price. . _ Mr. S. CRAWFOiID felt that theGoveniment had exercised a very wise discretion in this matter. • Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that no one would accuse the Hon. Member for Somersetshire, nor any other Hon. Member in that Houe, of inhumanity.—(Hear, hear.) He thought the question would be discussed better on Monday, and that sufficient notice had been given of the introduction of maize. He also considered that the Government had used a sound discretion in proposing to bring in maize, for that would prevent the raising of the price of Irish oats. _The discussion on the other part of the Bill should be taken at the time of bringing up the report.—(Hear, hear.) The Earl of MARC4I said that ho hoped, after what had fallen from the Noble Lord the Member for London, there would be no opposition to the discussion being entered upon on Monday next. Mr. PINCH did not consider it fair that the maize or Indian corn should be brought into the market without limit. Mr. JAMES sa'd that the Indian corn was most excellent for feeding cattle, and he was sure it could not be injurious to the farmers of England, inasmuch as it could not be grown iu th,s country to any considerable extent. Mr. DISRAELI wished to pet a questicn to the Right Hon. Baronet. He wished to learn what quantity of maize had been pur chased by the Government for consumption in Ireland? Sir It. PEEL—The Government had certainly purchased maize for consumption in Ireland, but he was unable to inform the Hoe. Mem ber as to the quantity introduced into that country. Me could, how ever, inform the lion. Member that the sum expended in that purchase did not exceed 100,' 001. Colonel SIBTHORY could not understand why the Hou. Member for Durham should charge any Hon. Member on his side of the House with inhumanity; he would have had better, grounds for such a A. charge had he spent that 50,0001. of the ntl-CoFn-law League in re lieving the di-tress of the people of Iceland. This he had not done, nor had the Anti-Corn-laW League given one pound towards that object. He (Colonel Sibthorp) would have given them some pecu niary assisttree. He would have given his money without any hope or expectation of seeing it returned, in order that some assistance might be rendered to a suffering people. Mr. MILES sail that he was willing to propose a resolution giving to Government the power, after the expiration of three months, of taking corn and maize out of bond, and of importing it free of duty. Mr. MITCHELL said that he did not see why the business of the evening should not be proceeded with before any other question was raised. Mr. COLLETT said that he understood that there Iws a duty on potatoes. He did not see by the new tariff that the duty was re moved, and he wished to know why it had not? Ile was very de -61ro•:s of seeing potatoes aLlmitted duty free. Mr. BRIGHT said that he wished to ask a question of the Right lion. Baronet at the head of the Government. Last session the Right Hen. Baronet said that it was desirable that several articles which he mentioned should be admitted duty free, and anongst these articles was cotton. The duty on Indian corn was Is. per quarter, or about 5 per cent. on the cost in America. If the principle of re ducing the duties was to be carried out, why was not the duty on Indian corn reduced to Id. a quarter ? And if no duty was required, why was it not admitted free? He would ask the Right lion. Baronet whether such a mama had not been under the consideration of Goverment? Sir R. PEEL said that the duty on many articles had been re moved, and greatly reduced on others ; and he, therefore, did hope that no further reduction would be looked for. Several lion Members asked questions of Sir It. Peel, but neither the questions nor the replies of the Right lion. Baronet reached the reporters' gallery. The resolution, after a short discussion, was agreed to. The House resumed, and the Chairman obtained leave to sit again on Monday. Mr. S. HERBERT obtained leave to bring in two Bills, one a Bill for regulating the payment of the out-pensioners of Greenwich and Chelsea Hospitals ; and the other a Bill to amend the Act ibr render ing eff.ctive the services of the Chelsea out-pensioners, and extend ing it to the out-pensioners of Greenwich Hospital. The other orders of the day a cre then disposed of, and the House adjourned at a Quarter to Twelve o'clock. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) FRIDAY, MARCH 6. The following Petitions for Railways were reported, and the Bills ordered to be brought in ky the undernamed Hon. Members : North tniou (Horwich Brancl►)—Mr. Patten, Mr. Clifton, and Captain Lindsay. Lee4B, York, and Midland Junction—Viscount Morpeth, Mr. Las celles, arid Mr. Cayley. Direct Birmingham and Leicester—Mr. Newdegato, Mr. Muntz, and • hir. Spc,oner. Taff Vale—Colonel Wood and Mr. Henry Berkeley. Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke—Mr. 11. Berkeley and Mr. Etwall. Manchester and Hyde—Mr. Gibson and Mr. Brotherton. Manchester and Poole (Luggershall, Salisbury and Poole)—Lord E. Bruce, Mr. G. W. Hope, and Mr. Etwall. Glasgow and Belfast Union—Mr. Oswald, Sir J M'Taggart, and Captain Dalrymple. Lowestoft and licccles Railway ant Drainage—Lord Rendlesham and Mr. Gooch. Grand Union—Mr. Ellis and Mr. Hutt. Runcorn and Preston Brook—Mr. Patten and Mr. T. Egerton. STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEE, The following resolutions were reported from this Committee:- 1. That, in the case of the Sion College Estate Petition for leave to present a Petition for a Bill, the standing order ought to be dis pensed with :—That the parties be permitted to present a petition accordingly. 2. That, in the case of the Legal Quays (London) petition for leave to present a Petition for a Bill, the ;standing :order:ought to be dispensed with : That the parties be permitted to present a petition accordingly. 3. That, in the case of the Glasgow and Belfast Junction Railway petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 4. That, in the case of the Wexford, Carlow, and Dublin Junction Railway petition, the standing orders ought to b e dispensed with : That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 5. That, in the case of the Dublin and Enniskillen Railway peti tion, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with:—That the par ties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 6. That, in "the case of the Lowestoft and Beetles Railway and Drainage petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with : That the parties na. permitted to proceed with their Bill. 7. That, to the ease or Lb. ;i1µ1,104/1.8 . 1 An I.,..LUit /moos Dann., petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 8. That, in the case of the Brighouse Sewering, Draining, and Li4hting petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with : That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 9. That, in the case of the Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their 11111, on producing to the Committee on the Bill a declarat on framed in conformity with the standing orders. 10. That, in the case of the Nottingham, Mansfield, and Midland Junction Railway petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties Le permitted to tvoceed with their Bill. 11. That, in the case of the Grand Union Railway petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their 8111. 12. That, in the case of the Boston, Newark, and Sheffield Railway petition, the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with. First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh resolutions agreed to.--Report to lie on the table. SECOND READINGS OF RAILWAY BILLS. MONDAY, MARCH 9. Dover and Deal. Congleton and Crewe. Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Extension (No. 2). Glasgow, Barrhead, and NelLston Direct (Branches to Thornilebank, Househill, and Harlot). Ely and Bury. Monmouthshire Railways. Rugby and Huntingdon. Derby and Crewe Junction. Chichester, Portsmouth, and rateham (by order). London and Birmingham Railway and Birmingham Canal Arrange. meats (by order). Eastern Union —Ardleigh to Colchester (by order). Gravesend and Rochester. Great Western. Huddersfield and Sheffield, and Manchester and Leeds Amalgamation Liverpool and Bury, and Manchester and Leeds Amalgamation. Great North and South Wales (by order). Mitcham and South-Western (by order). WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11. Coventry, Nuneaton, Birmingham, and Leicester. Leicester and Bedford. Amberg,ate, Nottingham, and Barton. FRIDAY, MARCH 13. Wear Dock Railway. COMMITTEES ON RAILWAY BILLS. MONDAY, MAItCII 16. General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway. Kent Atmospheric Railway. Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock Railway ( Po:loe and Govan Branch). Glasgow Harbour Grand Junction Railway Terminus. Glasgow Southern Terminal Railway. Edinburgh end Glasgow Railway (Amendment and Branches). Brighton and Chichester (Bognor to Littlehampton Blanches), Brighton and Chichester (Steyning Branch). West of Scotland Junction Railway. South-Eastern (No. 2 —Greenwich Railway to Chilhana, near Can terbury, 'with Branches). South-Eastern (No. 3—from the Greenwk.h Railway to Chart, near Ashford, wills Branches to Tonbridge and Riverhead). South-Eastern (No. 4—from Tunbridge Wells leading to Hastings and Rye), South-Eastern (No. 6—Maidstone to etrood, near Rochester). South-Eastern (No. 7—Ashford Stations Enlargement). South-Eastern (No. B—Canterbury to Dover). South-Eastern (No. 9—front chislet tv 2.l4rgate). South-Eastern (No. lo—from Oodstone Station to East Grinstead) South-Eastern (No. 11—from Rye to Rye Harbour). COMMITTEES ON RAILWAY GROUPS, APPOINTED BY THE COMMITTEE OF SELECTION. The following is the List from which Members will be selected to serve on the Select Committees oa the Railway Groups, Nos. 6, 12, IG, 19, 21, and 23, which have been appointed to commence their sittings in the week beginning Monday, March 23 : Bagge, IVilliain Hamilton, G. A.l Mllues, R. M. Bennet, Philip Blewitt, Reginald 'Jamie, Archibald March, Earl of Bitlktley, Sir R. B. Ilayter, W. G. Morris, David Brook, Lord Hildyard, T. B. Mundy, E. ,M. Connolly, Col. Henley, J. W. Macnamara, Major Duncan, George Hurst It. H. Northland, Viscount D'Eyncourt, C. T. Humpliery, Ald. Neeld, John Finch, George Lascelles, W. S. O'Brien, Timothy Frewen, C. H. Layatd, Captain Pollingtou, Viscount Gordon, Hon. Capt. Lockhart, NV. Shaw, Frederick Granby, Marquis of Langston, J. H. Vane, Lord H. Granger, T. C. Lawson, A. Walsh, Sir J. 11. Hope, Sir T. Maclean, D. Wodehouse, E. Hervey, Lord A. RAI LW AY COMMITTEES. (YES rERDAY.) Sub-Committee N. 2. GLASGOIXT, PAISLEY, MILIVIA.ItIZOCI{, AND AYR, AWD Z-Z ANCRES. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Limo said that after that d. cision he would not press the following allegation, which was similar to the preceding. The next allegation was that the owner of the property marked 87, 88, and 89, was not set forth in the books of reference in the sheriff's clerk's office, which was not pressed. The next allegation, which was of a similar nature, was not sus tained. Au allegation of the same nature, with respect to the property marked 127, was sustained. There was a similar inaccuracy alleged in sections 100 and 101. The occupancy of the property in question being proved, the Com mittee found that the allegation in this case had been sustained. The same was alleged to have taken plsco with reference to sec tion 102, and the Committee found that the allegation was not sus tained. It was next alleged that In section 73 the owner of the property was not set forth in the books of reference in the sheriff's clerk's office, which Was not sustained. The next allegation was that in the said plans and sections the point between 18 miles 1 furlong and 18 wiles 5 furlongs was not marked, which was not pressed. It was next alleged that in the same section the extreme depth of embankment between the eighteenth mile and fourth furlong and the nineteenth mile was not marked, which allegation was sustained. The next class of allegations wee, that due notice had not been served on the proprietors of the land at various poluts along the line, and that there was a discrepancy between the plans deposited with the respective sheriff's clerks of the counties through which the line was to pass, and those in the Private Bill-office. It was then alleged that notices had not been served on the pro prietors and occupiers of the properties from section 88 to 107 inclu sive. Evidence was heard in support of this allegation, which the Com mites found to be sustained. This was the last allegation In this petition. The next petition was from Sir John Maxwell, alleging a non compliance with the standing orders, iu support of which Mr. Locke appeared. The first specific allegation proceeded with was that the 12th mile and 32d furlong in the county of Renfrew were not marked on the plan deposited with the sheriff's clerk for the same county, which was sustained. he next allegation was that there was a similar Inaccuracy with respect to the turnpike-road, No. 1, at the 10th mile and sth furlong, in the parish of Neilson, and the sections marked 139, which the Committee found to be sustained. The next and last allegation of this petition was, that there was an inaccuracy in a certain point of tkeilatum line. The Comniittee found at the point 33 but 2 inches. The allegation of inaccuracy was sustained. Mr. LocKz said that there was another petition, with which, how ever he did not intend to proceed. The Cusinmerr then announced that in the case of this Bill the standing orders had not been complied with. READING, GUILDTOMD, AIM IIZZGATE. The object of the rromoters of this Bill was to form a junction fl•om the South-Western Railway to the Great Western Railway. The Bill was opposed. Mr. Pritt appeared in support of the Bill, and Mr. Ludlow on behalf of the petition. The formal evidence having been heard, the petition from 3lr. Thomas Hope, complaining of non - compliance, was then considered. It was alleged that there was an error with respect to the 1-Ith and 1 sth miles, which was sustained, It was also alleged that in sheet 29 there was an error, which was not sustained. _ _ Some similar allegations were abandoned. The CHAIR:IAN announced that in the case of this Bill the stand ing orders had not been complied with. The Committee then adjourned at A quarter to five o'clock. Sub-Committee No. a. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) OXFORD, WITNEY, CHELTENHAM, AND GmouczisTrat. The promoters of this undertaking seek for a Bill to enable them to construct a line of railway from a point on the Oxford branch of the Great Western Railway to Cheltenham direct, with a branch from near Oxford to the river Isis. The proposed line is intended to form a junction with the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway at Chelten ham. The length is 39 miles and 7 furlongs, and its estimated cost 550,0001. Engineers, Messrs. B. Albans and R. Nicholson ; Parliamentary and i The usual formal proofs were accepted, and the Committee then proceeded with the petitions against the line, of which the clerk pro duced a frightfully large bundle ; and to complete the dismay of the promoters, Colonel Sibthorp appeared in person to oppose them. The Gallant Colonel was warmly and cordially received by all the mem bers of.the Committee. The first petition considered wits that of Mary Rae, and it alleged that with respect to a part of her pleasure ground at the fourteenth mile, through which the line was shown to pass on the plans depo sited at the Private Bill-office, she had received no notice whatever. Mr. Thomas appeared on her behalf. The Committee decided that as there Was no proof of her having received notice the standing orders had not been complied wick in this instance. Mr. VENARLES appeared to support the petition of the Rev. Henry Pole. It alleged that the books of reference deposited with the clerk of the peace of the county of Gloucester did not correspond with those iu the hands of the clerk of the parish of Dowdeswell. The books were produced, and several discrepancies and omissions were pointed out, which the Committee decided were a non-compliance with the 27th standing order. The hearing of the allegations contained in this petition, which were of too trivial a nature to be reported at length, consumed the greater part of the time the Committee sat, and they adjourned the further hearing of the case until Tuesday next. . The Committee then adjourned to the usual hour on Tuesday next. Sub-Committee No. 5: (Continued from our Afternoon kditien of yesterday.) IVIACCLESFIELD AND The further consideration cf this line was next resomed, and the allegation which was raised on Tuesday last, and which the Com mittee postponed deciding on then, namely, that the projected of the line should have given notices in all the county papers through which railways passed of those companies to whom it was proposed to sell or lease the proposed Macclesfield and Lichfield line, Was con• sidered valid, and the Committee decided that en this point the standing orders were not complied with. The point respecting the accuracy of the levels, which was under consideration also on Tuesday last, was next referred to, when Mr. 'tunics, on behalf of the petitioners against the Bill, offered to pay all expenses incurred by sending an impartial engineer to retake the levels. Mr. GREGORY objected to this course, on the ground that the oppo sition had given their evidence, and that the projectors of the hue should be now heard in reply, as they were all present. But," Fald Ile, "if the offer had been made at an earlier period, very *Probably it would have been accepted." The Committee decided on proceeging with the evidence, when Mr. John Preston, a surveyor, was called, wh , proved that he had levelled the line a few days ago, and had come to the same conclusion with Mr. Carrick and Mr. Courtney, who had on the last day this case was before the Committee established a discrepancy in the levels taken by the surveyors employed by the promoters of this line of six feet. George Chapman, another surveyor, was called, who corro borated the evidence of the last witness. The Committee decided that in tills instance the standing orders had been complied with, considering that the discrepancy of six feet between the two levels taken may have been caused from the falling down of an embankment when the levels were originally taken. _ _ The further hearing of this case was then postponed until Monday next, to which day the Committee thou adjourned. STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEES. HOUSE OF LORDS. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yeaterdas.) OMAGU, DUNGANNON, ARMAGH, AND BELFAST JUNCTION RAILWAY. The Committee reported that the Company had compiled with the standing orders, and leave was given to proceed. CORK, PASSAGE, AND KINSALE RAILWAY. This Company also obtained leave to proceed, having complied with the standing orders. NEW ROSS, CARLOW, AND KILKENNY JUNCTION. The Company in this case do not intend to proceed further than Burris (in the county Kildare), for the present year, which, in fact, is only one half of the proposed line. The Committee, after a lengthened investigation, decided that the star/ding orders had been complied with. The estimated capital is 150,0001., and the length of the whole line is about eighteen miles.; DUBLIN AND SANDyMOUNT ATMOSPHERIC was under consideration when their Lordships rose. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock until Monday next. HOUSE OF COMMONS. (Contieaed from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) NOTTINGHAM, MANSFIELD, AND MIDLAND COUNTIES --•— JUNCTION. Allowed to be proceeded with. BOSTON, NEWARK, AND SHEFFIELD RAILWAY. In this case the Committee decided after a lengthened investiga. lon that the standing orders should not be dispensed with. GRAND UNION RAILWAY. ... Allowed to be proceeded with. LONDON, SALISBURY, AN!) YEOVIL. It being announced that the Speaker was at prayers. the Commit tee postponed their decision in this case, and adjourned till Tues day next. GREAT LEiNSTER and MUNSTER RAILWAY COMPANY. The general half-yearly meeting of this Company was called for yesterday, at the London Tavern, at twelve o'clock, but there not being a sufficient number of shareholders present to constitute a board, it was resolved that the report should be read, with a view to its adoption at a future meeting. The substance of the report was, that the object of the formation of the Company was by amalgamation Witk other companies ulti mately to form a large chain of railways. The sum of 25,0001. had been paid up by the shareholders, and the land for eight Miles in length had been already purchased, and three miles of it formed. The extent of the line was twenty-four miles, and the cost would be about 10,0001. a mile. With a view to carry out the principle of the directors, an amalgamation ha d been e ffected With the Wexford and Carlow Company, also w ith the Great Southern and Western Company of Ireland, the unde rtakin g bein g that the Wexford and Carlow should amalgamate on e q ual ter ms , and that the Great Southern and Western Company should adv ance one -sixth of the ca pita!, with the understanding that three of th e i r directors should sit upon the boar d of t he Great Leinster and Munster Company, which is h ereafter to be called the Irish Southern and Eastern Railway Company. Th e cost of the railway to Kilkenny would be 250,0001., and the extension to Clon mel 300,0001., which would lengthen the line by 32 miles and it would then embrace the towns of 'Wexford, Kilkenny, New Ross, and Clonmel, so that it was resolved that the capital should be limited to 600,0001. The balance in hand was 11 ,0461. 6s. After the payment of the preliminary expenses for land and on the works, there was the further arrangement, that the 1001. shares should be reduced to 201. each, giving to each shareholder five new shares for one origi nal share. In reply to a SHAREHOLDER, The CumumAte (11. Bainbridge, stated that three hundred men had been employed upon the works since last November, and that the undertaking would be completed within the twelve months, if the means were provided to carry on the works with " adjourned pro forma for a Vigour, but out of the 6,0 00 shares i nto which the property was di vided, the proprietors of only 3, 000 had Paid up the second call. which the general meetings of the Company are r egu l ate d , w i t h th e understanding that it should then Le further adjourned to some other Afterwe ek , somein compliance conversation, within a month, and the meeting then dissol ve d . with t i h h e e meetin gclause oN; the Act of Parliament by At this stage of the proceedings a sufficient number of shareholders having arrived the report was read, but before its adoption A SHAREHOLDER wishel to know what the next calls were in tended to be? The Cuantress replied that the Act gave power to make calls of 101. a share, but that he believed that they would be 51., but regard would always be paid to the state of the money market. Mr. Cuataxo in referring to the original position of the Company, complained that he could get no information either from the Stock Exchange or from the brokers of the Company with respect to the value of the shares. The CHAIRMAN said that the Company had no brokers, for It had never trafficked in shares in any way. Mr. Coati Na had certainly understood that Mr. Beale was engaged in the capacity of broker to the Company. Mr. FIELD entirely denied that he held, or had ever held, such an engagemerd. 31r. CuaLreo was net aware of the presence of Mr. Field. He wished to know what influence the extension to Clonmel would have upon the shares, and in what way the connexion with the Great Southern and Western Company would aflect them. The CHAIRMAN said that they were to take one-eighth of the shares, and were to adept the line of this Company to Kilkenny, instead of their own. The opposition of the Kilkenny and Waterford Company had been withdrawn, and it waaexpected that the Dill for the extension to Clonmel would pass through the Committee of Standing Orders to-day. Mr. Culttaxa still complained that he could not get any information respecting the proceedings of the Company. A DIRECTOR assumed that Mr. Curling was referring to the change whieh had taken place in the position of the Company. The fact was, that after the Bill had been obtained in 1837, some individuals had induced the Government to issue a Commission, with a view to form a truck line throughout Ireland, a project to which the Ministers of that day were very favourable. The directors had several interviews with Lord Morpeth, but were unable to over come the impediment created by this expected Commission, and that was the reason why the Company had been in abeyance. The captital had been reduced from 800,0001. to 600,0 C?/., in con sequence of • the forfeiture of 5,700 shares by the allot tees; and these forfeited shares had been offered to the original proprietors. When the ground was sought by other corn pauiei the Company then became active, and their position was materially improved. The present number of proprietors vas 396, a larger number than that of the proprietors et a company who re• quired a million and a half of capital. In reply to a l'aorarrroa who exprew4 a doubt of the ability to raise the additional capital. The CUAIRMAN stated that the whole of the capital of 600,0001. had already bean subscribed, for by responsible persons within the last four months. Mr. CU&LING wished to know whether it would not be better to issue new shares for the line from Kilkenny to Clonmel, and he thought that information ought to be given before the Company was com mitted to the Bill. The CUAIEM&N said that the coercion clauses of their old Act had ceased to °Berate, and the 'Erectors believed that they would not be able to get their Act renewed unless they had gone for the line from Kilkenny to Clomnel. After a very long conversation, the olject of wbich was to elicit more information than the report at present contained, which was promised by the directors by the next meeting, the report was adopted. Minas were voted to the Chairman and directors, and the meeting was then adjourned to a day, of which notice is to be given by circular as well as advertisement E7birlY E iif ttio r. THE FUNDS.-(CLOSING PRICES). BRITISH FUNDS. ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. 209 208% 209% 209 269 Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. .. 9539 .7,4 % 95% Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. .. 95% 953 New Three-and-a-Qua:ler per Cent. Anus. 97344 97N Lcng Annuities, Expire •Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10 9-16 11-16 10 11-16 Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1849 .. 103 103¢ Cont.( ls for Account • . • • .. .. .. 95% % 93% India Stock for Account .. .. .. .. 260 260 Exchequer Bills• I%d. I%d. 1,0001... .. .... 32 35 —-- pm. 35 5001... .. .... 32 35 pm. 35 Ditto, Small .... 32 3S pm. 35 ONE CLOSING FOIIEICN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. $234 83% 8334 Ditto, for the Account .. .. .. 62 82 Ditto, New Bonds, 1829 and 1839 .. Ditto, for the Account .. .. .. 81 3 81% Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent .. 39 39 Danish, 3 per Cent -. .. • • .• 69 89 Equador Bonds .. .. .. .. .. 334% 3;1,', Grenada, 1 per Cant .. .. .. .. 22% 22 I i Ditto, Deferred • • .. .. .. 43 4 ;:, Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. 31 31 Ditto, for the Account .. .. .. 31 30 ?3 36% Russian Bonds .. .. .. .. .. 108 109 109 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. 25% 25% Ditto, for the Account .. .. .. 2514% 25% Ditto, ratsive Bonds .. .. .. 5% 5% Ditto, Three per Cent .. .. .. 35% 35% , Ditto, for the Account .. .. .. 35 253 Venezuela Eonds, 2 per Cent .. .. 44% 44% Ditto, Deferred .. .. .. .. .. 13% 13% Dividends on the above payable in Loudon. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent .. 59 59 Ditto, for the Account .: .. .. 58% 58% PRICES OF BUSINESS CLOSING DONE AT RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. PRICES. ONE O'CLOCK. Amber., Notting., Boston, and Eastern Junction .. 2%.... • • .. 1% Bristol and Exeter .. 70 .... 85% 85 .... . 85 Buckinghamshire .. 425. .... die ........ dis Caledonian 10 .. .... Ditto, Half Shares .. .... 2:TB ••.. . ..... Chester and Holyhead .. .. 20 .... 20% . ..... Direct Manchester (Remington's) 2%.... 1 % ........ Direct Manchester (Rastriek's) 6u .... 3)6 Direct Northern .. .. 2 .... 2 ..... Dublin and Belfast Junction 5 .... 4 "i;', Dublin and Galway .. 4 .... Eastern Counties .. 141. IGs. 21% 20% .. Ditto New .. 8/. IGs. .... 64 p.... Do. I'erpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1.61. 13s. 44. 1p • • ...... Ditto, York Extension 105..... 1% ••..•• .. • • East Lincolnshire 1 1 4 .... 2 1 ,E • • ...... • • Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... 72 •••• • • .. Ditto iCew 1 4Shares.. .. 10 .... 14IA Goole, Doncast., and heffield, &e. 425. p .. Grand Junction ..100 ....214 ........ Great Eastern and Western .. 2% .... 5 4 % Great Western .. 85 Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 50 .... 82% Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 5 .... 16 .. Ditto, Fifths 20 .... 32 Guildforti,yareham, &Portsmoth 5 .. 4 1 r % . 4% 2O P s'► 14% %P 214 Hull and Selby .. SO .. 103 ex div lO3 x d Ditto, Halt :,hares .• •• 7 .... 26 ex div 26 x d Lancaster and Carlisle .. 35 .... 53% ........ 52 Leicester, Tamworth, &c. ...... 425..... 34 Ty dis " die Liverpool and Leeds Direct .. 2%.• 1% % l% London an Birmingham ... .100 ....222 221 219% Ditto Thirds .. 1G .... 50 - - Ditto Fifths .. .. 2 .. 23% 23 London and Blackwell .. 16!. 13s . 4d.LB Tendon and Brighton ~ .. 50 .... 62% .... Ditto, Consol. Eighths • • .. 40 .... Ditto ditto Fifths .. .. 20 .... 284 London and Croydon .. 13!. 15s. 9d. 21% ••• • • London and Greenwich .. 12/. 15s. 4d. 9% . . London and South-Westeru.. 411. Gs. 10d. 76 77 75 Ditto, New . 12% .... 22 ... ...... London and York .. .... M • • .. . . . Ditto, Half Shares .. . 234.. • London, Warwick, & Kiddcrmins. 1%.... 14.. Lynn and Ely .. .. Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 . Ditto, Quarter Shares (B) • • 2 .... 9 1 ,E .. • • • • Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) .. 1 • • 7%9i, •• • • • • 7% Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. p p ..100 ....143 Ditto, New .. .. 18 .... 31 30% Newcastle and Darlington Junet. 25 .... 43% 44: Ditto, New .. 1 .... Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 10 .... 20 19% Newark, Sheffield, and Boston .. 2% .... 1 % . North British .. .. 20 .... 25 ........ • • Ditto, Half Shares .. 6 8% . . 28% 21►4 _9% Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. I 2 .•. • • .... 2 North Kent and Direct Dover .. 235 2%3g .. • •• .. 2% North Staffordshire 425. • ... 33. r p.... • • 3% p °aid., Gosport,: Portsmouth., and Southampton 425..... ..... dis. Oxfd.,Worcester, & Wolverhmptn. 12 35 123; % 12% Rugby and Huntingdon .. 2 .... 135 .......... 1 Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 234 .... 2% . Shropshire Union 425. % di8........ dis South Midland 425..... 1%% p.... • . p South and Midlands Junction .. 425 ..... 135 dis ...... 1% dis South Eastern and Dovor 33% 37N 36 36% bo., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 2% .5.... Soutlunptn.. Man., & Oxfd. June. 428. % dis dis. South Wales .. ....7-- .......... 4% Team and Dove Valley.. .. 1%.... % • Trent Valley .. 5 .. 26% .. • • Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke.. 53(.... 2 k ...... Worcestr., Herefd., Ross, & Glon. 425. ••••• • •• • • York and Carlisle - -2% .... 1% 2 York and North Midland .. £0 ••••• • • • • • Ditto. Scarborough Branch .. 25 .... 47 •••• • • • Ditto. Extension 15 31M . • Do. E. and W. Riding Exten.• • 1 •• • • We% • • FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .. 10 10% •• • • Dendre Valley .. 2 . East Indian Grt. North. of France C ons tit u t e d b 16.'15% • • (.'teat Indian Peninsular ss. .. • • % •••• • • • • Jamaica South Midland Junction 1 .. • • 3% ••••• • • • • • Louvain and Jemeppe .. 4 .. . ••••• • • • • • Lyons and Avignon .. 2 2 .. •.• • • • Madrid and Valentia .. 2 .... ..... ••• • • Nsunut and Liege .. 4 .... 234 •• . • •• °deur; and Yierzen .. 10 19 1 ,4 %• • ..... Paris and Rouen 20 .... 41 ..... JOINT-STOCK BANKS 26f; 2 1 A I dis 2 15N Union of Australia .. .. .. 25 .... ...... MINES. Real del Monte, Unregistered .. .... 34 ...... ... UNITED SERVICE INSTITUTION. (THIS DAY.) The fifteenth annual meeting of this Association was held this day, at the institution, Whitehall, at two o'clock. It was expected that Lord Ellenborough would have presided, but as the hour for commencing the prcceed ings had passed, and his Lordship not having arrived, Major SHADWELL CLERK said that Lord Ellen borough had been compelled to go to Woolwich that morning, and had not yet returned, but he hoped ho would before the proceedings had terminated. In the meantime he would move that Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Malcolm should take the chair. The motion was agreed to, and The SECRETARY proceeded to read the minutes of the last meeting, and the fifteenth annual report of the Council, which stated that the Council, in sub mitting to the meeting their fifteenth annual report, are enabled to announce the completion of the exten sive additions and improvements undertaken last year. The Council congratulate the members on the nearer s approach o n t , C 0 t a h n e d CO t a p y l complete I fly u fi s l m u fi e e n d t n f t e h x e p o r e s bj e s n ts g o t f h t e h i r e conviction that the institution will not suffer by compa rison with the best ofits class in the British empire, while it possesses features of interest peculiarly its own. The Council are much gratified in stating that, not withstanding the necessity of closing the institution while the works were in progress, the aggregate number of visitors is but little short of that in the pre ceding year ; thereby showing the increased inte rest taken in the institution. In the course of the year the Council have caused 1,5001. Three and a Quarter per Cents. stock to be sold, and have applied this sum, together with a portion of the life subscriptions received during the same period, to the cost of the repairs, altera tions, and fittings of the building, library, and collection, and to legal expenses; the funded property of the Insti tution now consists of 1,5001. Three and a Quarter per Cents., besides 3451. 3s. lod. Consols, being money sub scribed towards the erection of a lecture theatre. The income for the ensuing year may be estimated at Annual subscriptions Rent of house Interest on 1,500/ 47 0 0 £1,462 4 0 This estimate did not include the sums to be received as life subscriptions. The total amount of life subscrip tions received since the foundation of the Institution ?s 5,5441., of which sum about 4 , 000 2 has been recently laid out in the purchase and alteration of the new premises. The Council regret that the large outlay of the past year for general purposes has compelled them to limit the amount expended on the library to the sum of 1274, but they will not fail to apply a larger proportion of income to that branch as their me4n, imirs.ve. The Council cannot refrain from advertin g t o t h e i ntr i ns i c value of the library. The 'collection now co m p r i ses 8,100 volumes, including the best w or k s o f re f erence upon almost every subject. Since the last report ac ceptable additions have been made to the museum i n it s various branches, includ ing Chinese objects. Le c ture s were delivered at the institut ion during the season of 1845, and were well attended, although the want of proper accommodation was much felt. At the last general meeting it was resolved that the secretary b e di rec t e d to open a book to receive subscriptions towards the building of a lecture theatre, and other required im provements. There have been received on this accuunt 3411. The subs cr i ption continuing open, it is hoped that additions will still be made to the above amount ; a lecture theatre only being wanted to enhance the capabilities of the institution. In pursuance of the resolution passed at a special general meeting field in July, 1845, a clause has been added to the law;, section 4, requiring the payment of an entrance fee of one pound by all members join ing after the let of January, 1847. The eight members of Council who retire by rotation, are—Lieutenant- Col. W. 11. Cornwall, Colds. Gds. ; Edward Jekyll, Esq., late Capt. Gr. Gds. ; Lieut. Henry Raper, RN., F.R.A S.; Captain G. Parlby, H.P., late 4th Dragoons; Captain Percy Grace, R.N.; Sir Charles F. Forbes, M.D., K.C.H., &c.; Captain M. H. Sweny, R.N.; Major-General H. G. A. Taylor, C. 8., Madras Army. Then followed an abstract of the accounts, and a list of the subscribers to the lecture theatre. _ The adoption of the above report having been moved by Captain LLOYD, R N., and seconded by Lieutenant Nictromox, it was unanimously adopted. The SLCRETARY, in answer to a question from a member, said that the institution was free from the pay ' meat of rates and income-tax. He then read an alter ation propcsed to be made in the rules, to the effect that the rooms should be open daily for visitors, but the li brary for members only, who would have access to it throughout the whole year until 10 o'clock at night. This having been agreed to, the next subject brought under discussion was a motion proposed by Captain W. F. 'WATKINS, of the Bombay Artillery, to the effect that the widow of their late porter, John Wilson, who had died while in their service, should be put on pension. The Gallant Captain went on to say that the widows of private soldiers did not receive any allowance from the Government. He thought that the lion. Members of the institution would be glad to have the opportu nity afforded them of assisting the widow of their ser vant, and called upon his Gallant Friend, Captain Grover, to second his resolution. Captain GROVER said he would decline to second the resolution, as he had been one of the members of the Council appointed to inquire into the circumstances. Captain PIIILPOTTS then seconded the resolution. Major CLARK said, that it appeared that there had been some neglect in this case, as the housekeeper had considered that the deceased, while in a fit of apoplexy, was tipsy, but so soon as the mistake was discovered every as,istance was given to the unfortunate man. A Council had been summoned, in which the case was gone into, but they did not think they would have been justified in expending the money of the institution for any other purpose than that for which it had been sub scribed by lion. Members; and to show that the Council hai done all in their power in the present case, ho would call upon the Secretary to read the minutes of the Council assembled upon that occasion. The SECRETARY having read the minutes, Major CLARK stated that, in addition to the trans actions there recorded, the Council had paid to the widow of the deceased the sum of five pounds towards the expenses of the funeral. The CHAIRMAN then put the resolution. An HoN. MEMBER inquired what was the number of the family of the deceased ? Capt. WATKINS stated that there was a large family, but that they were all provided for. Colonel Fox moved as an amendment that inquiry be made into the pecuniary circumstances of the widow, and that a book be opened in the hall for the purpose of receiving the names and amounts of those members who would subscribe towards the relief of the widow. Colonel HOLDSWORTH seconded the resolution. The CHAIRMAN, having put the original resolution which was negatived, then put the amendment of Col. Fox, which was carried unanimously. Col. Fox then proposed that the management of this snbscription should be left in the hands of the Council. Captain GROVER seconded the resolution, which was also unanimously agreed to. The following members were then elected to supply the vacancies in the Council : Lieut. H. Raper, R.N., P.R. A.S., Capt. M. H. Sweny, R.N., Major-General H. G. A. Taylor, C. 8., Major-General W. D. Cleiland, 11.E.1.C.5., Col. Henry Godwin, C. 8., Lieut.-Colonel Robert Barnewell, 11.E.LC.5., Lieut. Cul. E. Sabine, R.A., Major-General T. Kenah, C.B. Major CLARK then stated, that with similar feelings, though with not quite so much of the i m pe r i a l m o d e o f expression with which the hero surveyed his Auritectica, or golden house, so might the honourable members of the institution now look upon the building in which they were assembled. They would, however, ob erve a vacuum as they came up the stairs ; and as nature abhor red a vacuum, so it was to be supposed that Hon. Members would express their abhorrence of a vacuum in this institution, by placing their names with a certain figure or figures placed opposite in the hook, which was opened fur the purpose of receiving sub scriptions towards building the new lecture hall. He would, therefore, suggest that those favourable to the object should put down their names for any sum they pleased. A vote of thanks was then passed unanimously to Mr. Taylor, the architect, for his active and disinter ested exertions in behalf of the institution in the ex tensions which took place a few months ago. The CHAIRMAN then declared that the business which they had been called together to transact was con cluded, and again expressed his regret at the absence of Lord Ellenborough. • He was satisfies, however, that nothing but the important duties which he bad been called upon to discharge would have kept him away. The Chairman having left the chair, and Colonel Holdsworth, one of the oldest members of the insti tution present, having been voted into it, Major CLARK proposed that the thanks of the meet ing should be given to Sir Charles Malcolm for his valuable services on that occasion. He was a practical ' illustration of the memorable remark of Sydney Smith with respect to Lord John Russell, that he would take the command of the English fleet if it were off, red to him, for Sir Charles consented to take the chair imme diately on being informed of the unavoidable absence of Lord Ellenborough.—tHear, hear.) The motion was seconded by Sir BENJAMIN SMITH, and carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN brit fly returned thanks, and the meeting broke up. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of March G.) SUGAR.—To-day West India Sugar was not to be obtained upon lower terms, but there was only a limited demand for grocery or refining► descriptions. REFINED. —To-day many parcels of Refined Sugar were taken by the home trade. Bonded Crushed Sugar is still at tracting attention, and is not to be purchased for forward de livery under 35s 6d per cwt for first quality. MAnfunus.—This afternoon 6,410 bags were offered at public sale; one parcel of 4,699 bags being sulphury, only in part sold at rather easier rates. 4,800 bags will be offered at auction. E.wr INDIA.—The stock is less than it was in 1845 at this period by 115,178 bags, &c. This afternoon white Bengal met with little attention, and four parcels offered at public sale, amounting to 3,764 bags, went at a decline on former rates of 6d per cwt, but the chief part sold. COCOA.-1:11e demand has increased for British Plantation, and prices have slightly improved for good descriptions, whilst the lower kinds fully sustain the previous value. FOREIGN.—To-day at public sale 218 boxes of white Ha vannah were only in part sold at a reduction on former rates of Gd to to is per cwt. Com:E.—This afternoon Ceylon Coffee met with little at tention, but holders were firm, and 904 bags at auction were only in part sold at the former value. TEA.—Congou has been purchased with caution this week, but holders are not inclined to reduce their prices. Pouchong, however, has been disposed of to a fair extent at 4d to Gd for low and middling, and at 7d to lOdfor good to line. Twankay is wanted. Hysen has met with less attention, but lower rates are not accepted. For Imperial and Gunpowder the demand has been limited, but previous rates are sustained. RICE.—To-dav at public sale 864 bags of Java Rice were sold at rather lower rates ; good white went at 17e 6d, middling 16s to 17s, low rather broken and dusty 14s to 15s per cwt. Of Bengal 1,400 pockets and 2,000 bags are de clared for sale._ _ SPIRITS.—There has been an improvement in the demand for the better qualities of Jamaica Rum, and the rates given have been fully equal to those previously current, but the low and middling kinds have been sparingly dealt in, still lower prices are not accepted. Calcutta is not offered upon lower terms, but the business done but trifling. There has been little desire shown to purchase Leewards, at rather lower rates. Demerara of strong quality has been rather more in demand, but the inferior sorts are little wanted. The stock of Brandy has been further increased, and the business transacted has been limited for all purposes. Geneva has r been les s in re quest value for exportation, and prices are not so km. TI of British Corn Spirits is still lOs Gd per gallon nett cash, and Gin is held for 8s 10d for 22 per cent. under proof, and 17 under 9s 4d per gallon ; but the demand has been limited. FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. BUCKINGHAM PALACE, Mancii 6, 1846. Ms Royal Highness I'riuce Albert has been pleased to appoint—Lieutenant-Colonel Wylde, C. 8., to be Groom of the Bedchamber, in the room of General Sir George Anson, G.C.8., resigned; General Sir George Auson to be Extra Groom of the Bedchamber; Captain the Hon. Alexander Gordon, Grenadier Guards to be EquerrY, in the room of Lieutenant Colonel Wylde, resigned; Lieutenant-Colonel F. Hugh Seymour, Scots' Fusilier Guards, to be Equerry, in the room of Major-General Sir Edward Bowater, resigned. ADMIRALTY, MAnctr 5. With reference to the successful engagement at Punta Obligado, by the combined English and-French naval forces, as detailed in the Supplement of the Gazette of the 27th ultimo, the following nava l promotions have taken pl ace, dated the 18th Nov., 1845 o , the day of the Action, v i z . : — T be Captain. Commander Bartholomew J. Sulivan. To be Commanders. Acting Commander Edward A. Inglefield. Lieutenant Reginald J. T. Levinge. Lieutenant Charles F. Doyle. Lieutenant Astley Cooper Key. To be Gunner. Richard Rowe, Gunner's Mate. The Board have also directed that Walter Ross, caulker's mate, shall be advanced to be a Warrant Officer, on his pass ing the required examination. ADMIRALTY, MAECH 4. Report of casualties that occurred in the squadron under the command of Captain Charles Hotham, while taking and destroying the batteries, &c. at Punta Obligado, in the River Parana, on Nov. 20, 1845. H.M. steam-ship Gorgon. Killed—None. Wounded—T. Jerrett, boy, slightly; A. Wilson, stoker, slightly; G. Simons, marine, slightly. H. M. Steam-ship Firebrand. Killed—Thomas Tilley, seaman. Wounded—Henry Outin, seaman, severely. H. M. Surveying -vessel Ph ilomel. Killed—George Polyblank, captain's cockswain. Wounded—Lieutenant Charles Doyle, dangerously ; James Raymond, captain of forecastle, severely; John Cummings, seaman, severely ; Charles Williams, boy, severely ; John Templeman, seaman, slightly; Samuel Lee, quartermaster, lI.M. Sloop Comus. Killed—Lieutenant Charles Brickdale ; William Ogden, boy. Wounded—W. Leathercote, quartermaster, slightly; John Daly, gunner's mate, slightly. II M. Brigantine Dolphin. Killed—Mr. George Andrews, clerk in charge; John Nash, captain of maintop ; Francis Collier, seaman ; John Wil son (2), seaman ; George Girvan, boy. Wounded—Mr. R. Warren, second master, slightly • Mr. John Gallager, assistant surgeon, slightly; Mr. T. Elstob, assistant clerk, slightly ; William Marshall, seaman, severely ; Robert Wiggins, seama n, severely; Richard Rowe, gunner's mate, severe l y; William Brewster, seaman, soverely ; John Wilson (1), seaman, severely; Walter Ross, caulker's mate, severely; Andrew Tait, seaman, slightly; Thomas Hooper, seaman, slightly. Tender Fanny. Killed_ one. Wounded—Lieutenant A. C. Key, slightly. 11. T. L. CORRY. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of the West Riding o f Yorkshire. Second Regiment of West York Militia—J. H. D'Areey Hutton, Esq., to be Captain, vice Sir G. Armytav, Bart., who retires, Feb. 28. Third Regiment of West York Militia.—J. Barnett, Esq., to be Lieutenant-Colonel, Vice F. Dacre, who retires ; Cap tain C. Stapleton to be Major, vice Lord Feversham, who retires ; W. Stainforth, Esq., to be Captain ; J. S. lll‘Adam, Esq., to be Captain ; W. Hepworth, Esq., to be Captain ; S. S. Thcllusaon, Esq., to be Captain ; F. A. Laughton, Gent., to be Lieutenant, Feb. 28. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire. Bedfordshire Regiment of Militia—J. H. Astell, Esq., to be Captain, vice J. H. Campbell, resi gne d, F e b . 21 ; C. H. Smitb, Esq., to be Captain, vice W. Stuart, resigned, Feb. 23; Adjutant T. J. Smith to the rank of Captain, Feb. 7 ; Ensign William Copland Redmond Judd to be Lieutenant, vice Blacket Robert Harrison, resigned, Feb.. 20; W. C. Cooper, Gent. to be Lieutenant, vice F. Polhill, re signed, Feb. 21 ; W. H. Aldersev, y Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice J. B. Osborn, resigned, Feb. 23 ; W. K. Browne, Gent., to be Lieutenant, Feb. 24 ; J. Lowden, Gent., to be Ensign, vice W. C. R. Judd, promoted, F e b. 20 ; CrLedger, Gent., to be Ensign, vice H. F. Alston, resigned, Feb. 21 ; C. Lindsell, Gent., to be Ensign, Feb. 28. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Dorsetahire. Queen's Own Dorset Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry— Cornet H. G. Sturt to be Lieutenant, vice Smith, resigned, Feb. 25. .. , 11 -! . 2 . ~. -, WIIITEHALL, FEB. 28. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Henry Lovibond, of Bridgewater, in the county of Somerset, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, the produce of the British possessions in America, computed from the returns made in the week ending March 3, 1846, is 34 s. 54 1 d. per cwt. BANKRUPTS. James Shaw, licensed victualler, Marquis-court, Drury lane, to surrender March 11, at twelve, and April 21 at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Macphail, Wilmington•square. John Hawkins, butcher, Hurst, Berkshire, March 12, at half-past twelve, and April 17, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Belcher, official assignee; Rushby, Mitre-court, Ely-place, Holborn. Benjamin Louis Meyer Rothschild, merehant, Great Queen -street, Lincoln'slnn-fields, March 17, at half-past one, and April 21, at twelve at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pen nell, official assignee; Dickson and Overbury, Frederick's place, Old Jewry; Teague, Crown- court, Che a p s id e . Richard Blacklocks, innkeeper, Lydd, Kent, March 13 and April 17, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee ; J. T. and 11. Baddeley, Leman-street. Ann Martin, linendraper, SturminsterNewton,Dorsetshire, March 18, at one, and April 24, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place Old Jewry; Soles and Turner, Aldermanbury. Thomas Lupton and William Bingley Lupton, flax spin ners, Leeds, March 24 and April 16, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds; Wigles worth, Gray's Inn, London ' • Shaw, Leeds. William Boond, stretcher, Manchester, March 18 and April 8, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester ; Coriithwaite and Adams, Old Jewry-chambers, London ; Mosley, Manchester. John M'Gibbon, bootmaker, * Liverpool, March 20, and April 17, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Bitd, official assignee, Liverpool ; Oliver, Old Jewry, London ; Evans, Liverpool. • Thomas Maguire, draper, Birmingham, March 21, and April 18, at eleven, at th e Birminghtm District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham; Turner, Hudders field; Motteram and Knowles, Birmingham. James David Cripps Wheeler, victualler,Torpoint, Cornwall. March 18, and April 15, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter ; Surr and Co., Lombard-street, London; Edmonds, Plymouth. Samuel Boord, woollendraper, Bristol, March 19, at one, and April 17, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court. Hut ton, official assignee, Bristol ; Linklater, Leadenhall-street, London. John Clough, chemist, Huddersfield, March 19, and April 6, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official as signee, Leeds ; Cumming, Cheapside, London ; Brook and Co., Huddersfield. Benjamin Clark, corn-factor, Leeds, March 17, and April 6, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Leeds ; Mitton and Co., Southampton-buildings, London; Dunning and Co., Leeds. George Williams, watch-maker, Bristol, March 20, and April 17, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol; Hormby and Towgood, St. Swithin's. lane, London ; Savery, Clark, and Co.. Bristol. James Hastings, draper, Tredegar, Monmouthshire, March 20, at one, and April 20, at the Bristol District Court. Acrainan, official assignee, Bristol ; Cattlin, Ely-place, London. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. W. Barnfield, jun., wine merchant, Mark-lane—second div. of lid. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers. J. Robbins, bookseller, Winchester—final div. of 100. in the pound. on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Ten. nell, Guildhall-chambers. Charles Frederick Warren, glass dealer, Honnsditch— second div. of 4d. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers. C. Rayner, grocer, Blackburn, Lancashire—second div. of 10. in the pound, on Tuesday, March 17, or any subsequent Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Pott, Manchester. J. Watson, grocer, Carlisle—first div. of ss. 10id. i n th e pound to all creditors who were too late to prove the first div. of 7s. in the pound, on any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Wakley, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. I. Brooks, stonemason, Bolton-le-Moors, Sheffield—first dir. of 2s. 10d. in the pound, on Tuesday, March 17, or any subsequent Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. J. Hayward, bookseller, Manchester—second div. of sid. in the pound, on Tuesday, March 17, or any subsequent Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. J. Smith, victualler, Liverpool—first div. of ss. in the Lpound on any Thursday, al. the office of Mr. Cazenove, iverpool. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. J. and J. Kesteven, mercers, Strand, March 27, at eleven —J. and T. Batt, silkmen, Old Broad-street, City, March 27, at one—R. I'. Jones, chemist, Oxford, March 27, at one—E. Knyvett, musicseller, Great Stanmore, March 27, at eleven— J M. Leader coachbilder, Oxford-street, March 31, at one— W. Faryon, licensed victualler, Farringdon street, March 26, at half-past one—W. Hay and J. A. Titterton, London-road, March 26, at one—T. Moger, poulterer, Coventry-street, Haymarket, April 1, at two—T. Mortimer, victualler, East-lane, Walworth, April 1, at eleven. In the Country. S. Cullen, chemist, Nottingham, March 30, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court—J. Harford, ironmaster, Bristol, March 31, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court— J. Townsend and G. Brooke, bankers, Honiton, Devonshire, April 2, at one, at the Exeter District Court—J. Townsend, banker, Honiton, Devonshiro, April 2, at one, at the Exeter District Court—F. Fothergill, coal-tar manufacturer, Bell's close, Northumberland, March 27, at eleven, at the New castle-upon-Tyne District Court—T. Wilkinson, draper Hartlepool, Durham, March 27, at twelve, at the Newcastle upon-Tyne District Court—C. Bunn, gilt toy maker Bir mingham, March 28, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court—W. Walker, hatter Birmingham, March 27, -at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. V. S. U. Lenormand, milliner, Regent-street, March 81— R. Headington, laceman, Bath, March 31—B. E. Walker, shipbroker, Liverpool, March 27—T. Hodgson, bookseller, Liverpool, March 27—S. C. Fry, stationer, Margate. March 0 7—B. Jones, draper, City-road, March 27—8. P. Harding, hosier, Gravesend, March 27—W. H. Blackmore, plumber, Dean-street, Soho, March 27—J. Robinson. cloth merchant, Leeds, March 27—C. Davies, upholsterer, Holborn, March 27—W. Faryon, licensed victualler, Farringdon-street, March 27. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Honld and J. Challis, Change-alley, Cornbill—E. J. Dunderdale and J. Tipping, painters, Preston—S. Fennell and R. Pye, brimstone refiners, Gravesend—J. Close and R. P. Beardshaw, surgeons, Leeds—W. Sewell and E. R. Nash, wholesale grocers, Birkby, J. Birkby, J. Kitson, and B. Kitson, card makers, Upper Raw folds, 'Yorkshire (so far as regards J. and R. Kiton)—J. N. Rawson, J. Bancroft, S. L. Smith, manufacturers, Manches ter—W. Harwood, jun., J. A. Scott, and W. D. Bushell, foreign brokers, Bristol (so far as regards J. A. Scott)—W. Parker and H. K. Smithers, provision merchants, Adelaide place, London-bridge—IL and G. Dowse, merchants, Broad. itreet-buildings — S. K. West and W. Slade, plasterers, Man chester—T. Stockley and T. Harris, drapers, Buckingham —T. and G. Severs, wool combers, Ripon—W. J. Paton and J. Edwards, general merchants, Liverpool—W. Edmondson and J. Ogden, sharebrokera, Bradford—J. Wadsworth and E. Patchitt, attorneys, Nottingham—W. Hadfield and J. S. Broadbent, cotton spinners, Gomersall, Yorkshire—G. L. Schott, P. B. Eysen, and F. Genth, merchants, Manchester (so far as regards P. B. Eysen)—R. and H. Moseley, carvers, Derby—J. W, , )ster and A. Holman, cloth dressers. Morley, Yorkshire—J. Box and J. M`Lean, general agents, Liverpool —M. A. Perkins and S. Drury, milliners, Warwick—T. Barnwell and R. Rayner, cabinet-makers, Golden Lion-court, Alci ersga te-street—G. G. Ingram and F. Thomps on , drarra, Hull—W. T. Taylor and J. Estlin, wine merchants, Nun eaton Warwickshire—D. Grcaves and G. H. Steer, clothiers, SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. James Watt, spirit merchant, Dundee, March 11, and April 8, at one, at the British Hotel, Dundee. BANK OF ENGLAND. ight's Gazette.) ith and Bth of Victoria, aap. 32, for Le 28th day of February, 1846. ' ART Mils T. (From last Ni kn Account, pursuant to the Act 7 the Week ending on Saturday, th ISSUE DEF. X. Notes i55ued........ 27,017),2t)3 Government debt ~ 11,615,100 Other secmitlea 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 11,353,065 Silver bullion £27,015,295 X 27,015,295 [. MAIISIIALL, Chief Cushier. Dated the sth day of March, 1841 OEPARTMEN T. Government securi- ties (including Dead Weight Annuity).. 13,136,410 Other securities •• •. 23,242,035 Notes .............. 6,994,433 Gold and silver coin.. 760,503 £44,133,463 '. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. 33ANK1NG D: -e. Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000 Rest •••• . • . 3,689,430 Public deposits (En eluding Exchequer, Commissioners - of National Debt, Sav ings-banks, and Di vidend accounts) .. 6,296,535 Other deposits .. .• • • 18,647,068 Seven day and other bills . • • • • • . • • • • • • • 947,432 at 44,133,465 Dated the stk day of March, ISI COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen, accompa tiled by the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred the Princess royal, and the Princess Alice, took a drive in an open carriage, on Thursday afternoon, In the pleasure-grounds of Osborne House. took their accustomed early walk P o ri n n s c o e rt of Wales, Prince Alfred, th e , I r i h e e r 3i.r it es E nt a e j o e ny s ta t a y lyi a l i f i g d h, her e efs Royal th Consort P r incess Royal, and 1 the Princess Alice, were taken their u sua l walks and rides in the vicinity of Osborne House yestezday forenobu. Mr. Andrew Tennent, from Glasgow, and Mr. Peter Drew, from Glasgow, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence ht Downing-str ee t . Mr. Hutt, M.P., had an interview with the Earl of Dalhousie yea tcrday, at the office of the Board of Trade. morning, in the Chapel Divine service was per tbrined y Royal, St. James's , Ihe Service was read by the Rev. Dr. Wesley. and the Sermon was preached by the Very Rev. Dr. Peel, Dean of Worcester. The Bishop of London will preach an Sunday next, in the Chaps 1 Fo:al, St. James's. - - - _ SIR D. Rccur., BART., FIRED AT.—We regret 'V have to stale that the above-named gentleman was And at list evening on his way home, to Carass front this city, where he has bleu attending as a grand juror of the county at our assizes. We h again and again reprobated the conduct of the murderous $ and the again repeat that, instead of redressing any evils comp a (ii; it will bring down the vengeance of God upon the land. - lends will bo glad to liter that Sir Pavia escaped ttuburt.—leirrierlik i Reporter. 7 j