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Parties who signed the last subscription contract, and holders of scrip, am informed, that petitions to both Houses of Parliament, " To stay the progress of the Bill, to cancel the liability of the subscribers to the contract, and return to the shareholders the unspent deposits," lie for; signature !at the Shareholders' Committee-room, Founders' Hall:court, Lothbm7, from 11 to 4 o'clock each day. April 21, 1846. R. THOMPSON, Secretary. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. MESSRS. LAMOND, SMALE, AND LAMOND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every TUESDAY and I'aioar, at One o'clock, at the Hall of Commerce, rhreadneedle-street, London, to which place all favours, containing instructions, are respectfully requested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited for exa mination at least one day previously to their being offered ; and sdvices of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds immediately dispond er according to instructions. Offices, Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London. HEE MAJESTY'S TIIEATRE. Th. Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public are respectfully informed that an EXTRA NIGHT will take place TO-MORROW, APRIL 23, When Will be performed (for the drat time this season), Rossini's celebrated Opera, entitled IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA. Rosins, Madame urrisi ; II Conte d'Almaviva, Signor Mario ; Eartolo, Signor Labtache ; Built°, Signor 1. Lablache ; Figaro, Signor Fomasari. In the course of the Evening, Selections from Donizetti's Opera, LINDA DI C ILA MOUNI. In which Madame Castellan and Ma4llo. C. Brambilla will appear. To conchide with the ii[ghly successful New Grand Ballet, by M. Perrot. The music by Signor Pugni, entitled, CATARIN a. ; on, LA FILLE DU BANDIT. The principal parts by Mdlle. Lucile Grahn, Madame Petit Stephan, and Madame Louise Taglionl ; M.M. Gosselin, Bertrand, Di Matti*. and Perrot. Applications for boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at the box office, Opera Colonnade. Doors open at Seven, the Opera to com mence at half-past Seven o'clock. iltE A T E, ROYAL, D141.714Y-LA N 1 E. THIS EVENING Will be performed an Opera, entitled THE CROWN JEWELS. Count de Campo Mayor, Mr. Weiss ; Don Heruique, Mr. Harrison ; Don Sebastian D'Aveyro, Mr. D. W. King; Rebolledo, Mr. Domini ; La Catarina, Madame Anna Thillon ; Diana, Miss Poole. After which, will be produced the Ballet d'Action, entitled PEROITS;E ; or, The Desolate Island. Principal characters by Madlle. Louise, Madame ..iubilei, Mr. W. H. Payne, Mr. Sowell, Mr. T. 'Matthews, Mr. Wieland, and Master F. Payne. EATICF Ttoy tL, RAYMAII.K.e.T. THIS EVENING he performed a New and Original Comedy, called; A BEGGAR ON HORSEBACK. J. mon Foxall, Mr. Webster; More craft, Mr. W. Farren : Sir John Coverdale, Mr. Tiltniry; Ernest Coverdale, Mr. H. Holl ; Horace Waldgrave, Mr. Hudson ; Sehoei.. dermarn, J Mattel ; Thomas, Mr. Brindal ; Lady Coverdale, Mrs. Glover ; Selina Coverdale, Miss Julia Bennett ; Emmeline, Mrs. Seymour. The Band will perform the Overture, " La Symphonie," the Fantasie, " Fra Diavolo ;" the ".Post Horn Galop," InfOineite;" Celhtrias Waltz ; tha "Chatsworth %nadrilles ;" and the " Brunow Polka." • ' • ' • Ater which, an experiment will be tried upon Ti IE BIRDS OF Ant 6 -coviiA Es : on which. occasion they will be presented to the public with new Names, new Feathers, new Songs, and new Tales. Principal characters by Messrs. James Bland, Hudson, Tilbury. Brindal, Caulfield, T. F. athews, and Miss P. Horton. T o conclude a ill a New Comic Drama, called FILE IRISII POST. f'haracters by Messrs. J. Bland, Tilbury, Mrs. Humpy, &c. :E E kL. T.TEET - v:. t;"NDER THE MANAGEMENT OF mrti. KEELEY, Unprecedented Attraction for the Easter Holidays. Re-engagement of GENERAL TOM THUMB ! GreAt 4uccess of the New Comic 7 Tama! TIPS EVENING The performances will commence wills a New and Original Comic Drains, in Three Acts, called HONOURS AND TRICKS. Prin. 01pal characters by :Messrs. F. Matthews, F. Vining, Wigan, Didolear, and Keeley ; Miss Villars, Mrs. A. Wigan, and Mrs. Keeley. After which, a New Extravaganza, entitled THE MARBLE MAIDEN. Characters by Mr. Keeley, Mr. A. Wigan, Mrs. Keeley, and Mies L-htlayr. To be followed by an entirely New and Original Burlesque, en titled HOP 0' 11 Y THUMB 7 o r , Th e O gre and his Seven-League Boots. Hop 'o My Thumb, General Toni Thumb. To conclude with NEXT DOOR. Charades by Messrs. A. Wigan, Turner, Bellingham ; Mioses Ardel, Villars, and Howard. Stalls, Ss. ; Boxes, 45. ; Pit, 20. ; Gallery, fid. ROYAL, AOEl.l'l4l, THIS EVENING Will be presented a New Drama, in Three Acts, called, IN DUSTRY AND INDOLENCE ; or, The Orphan's Legacy. St: Anicur, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Rollin, Mr. 0. Smith ; Sansonet, Mr. Wright ; lions. Delimare, Mr. Perkins ; Batifole, Miss Woolgar ; Nini, Miss Welt er ; Cecile, Madame Celeste. After which, a New Burlesque, entitled, PETER WILKINS ; or, The Loadstone Rock and the Flying Indians. Principal characters by Misses Woolgar, Emma Harding, Chaplin, Brooks, Taylor ; Mr. Paul Belford, Mr. Munyard, &c. To conclude with a New Farce, entitled, DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE TO CAMBERWELL ? Chesterfield Honeybun, Mr. Wright; Isaac Crank, Mr. 0. Smith; Mrs. Crank, Mrs. F. Matthews, Mrs. Iloneybun, Miss Emma Harding. PRINCE S'S THEATRE. OxFOR.D-sTaLka, THIS EVENING Will be performed the popular Play of RIC REUEL . . In which Mr. Macready will appear. To conclude with a New Fairy Extravaganza, entitled LADY CODIVA AND PEEPING TOM OF COVENTRY. In which Messrs. Walton, Wynn, Compton, Granby, Oxberry ; Mica Taylor, Miss E. Stanley, Mrs. Fosbroke, Miss Honner, Ste., will appear. A-11kt./ 's ROYAL AMPHITULATi,E. Proprietor, Mr. W. Ratty. Patronised by her most gracinus Majesty the Queen, Ptince Albert, and the Prlmcess Royal.--Extraordinary hit of Mr. Leman Red.'s New Equestria❑ Spectacle, which has been pronounced by the public press to Burp st all fonner produ , tions. TIIIS EVENING Will be performed the Original Asiatic Drama of TrTy, - ARAB AND HIS DESERT STEED; or, the Pearl of the Euphrates. Magrdlicent effects, grand equestrian tableaus, !i c . The Scenes in the Circle will, this presf.. - at week, prove more than ord.narily b.itliant, prk sentin.; thy-whole troop of British and Foreign Professors, aided by Il e ini m i ta b le Clowns, Barry, Wallet, and lochez. ~eTo concll'rie frith a novel Afterpiece. atf.r , S.ttftice open from eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six and commence at seven o'clock. A VIDG K'S ROYAL SURREY r 11E crttF. More NoYeltyl A New Drama. Great success. Crowded houses. THIS EVENIN Will he performed THE LAS KISS ; or, the Soldier's Grave. Mesrs. Hughes, Johnson, Rogers, Cowell, Lewis, Heslop. Mesclms. Vining and Martin will support the principal characters. After which, a New Farce by Mr. E. Stirling, entitled, ON THE TILES ; or, A Night at Greenwich. To oe followed by a Grand Ballet of Enchantment, called; DER CHAMOIS YAGER ; or, The Fiend on Earth. By the Dentin To conclnele with a New Melodrama, called, THE RATS OF RAT CASTLE. ROYAL VICTORIA TIIKATU.E. Great Success of the New Drama of " Laid up in Port." THIS EVENING Will he •:erfonnel an entirely new Drama, entitled LAID UP IN PORT ; r, Sharks along Shore. Principal characters by Messrs. Fredericks, Saville, Raymond, Tindell, Iliggie, Satric, Burton ; Miss Vincent, Miss E. Terry, &c. After which, TUE nitiDE'. JOURNEY ; or, the Escapee of Adelaide of resden. In which Miss Vincent will perform. To concl'de with a New Drama, entitled THE FACTORY LADS; or, The Workman's Saturday Night. In which the whole Company will appear. NEW STRAND THEATRE. ENTIRE CHANGE.—NOVELTIESt AND MAGIC EFFECTS. " La gaiete est la sante de Fame, tristesse en est le poison." M. PIIILLIPPE begs leave to announce that, in consequence of the Triumphant Success that has attended his EASTER ESTER TAT • Mi!;NTS, they will be repeated on every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday Morning, and every Evening until further notice. THIS EVF•NING, M. PHILLIPPE will commence the Entertainment by Lighting Two Hundred and Fifty W. Candies by a single Pistol Shot I This unique and brilliant Experiment was originally performed by Mons. Phillippe for upward, of 700 consecutive nights in Paris. M. Philippe will also have the honour of introducing HIS GRANDMOTHER'S CAP, with all ils laughable and rapid Trans formations. The Entertainments will be varied by the Dancing of the CHIARISI FAMILY, and the Olympic Gambols of the AME RICAN BROTHERS'. _ . The Morning I'erformance will commence at Two o'clock ; the Evening at a quarter to Eight. Stalls, 35.; Boxes, 2s. ; fit, Is. ; Gallery, 6d. ; Er'vate Boxes, 11. Is., and Its. 6d. THE WEATHER.—SIIN OFFICE, APRIL 22. THER3IoNETER, Lowest, 38; Highest. 53; Noon, 53. BAROMETER, 29.9.—W1ND E.S.E., cloudy. ill Get WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 3 minutes after 11. I Evening .. 33 minutes after 11 _ ~i3,.,e. ~.. - :•?.',--,1,,..,'':,,,,,Nt— .. „..1e,,,,- - , ' ' '` . 4 -;It - e aa v.-€ ', 3 • - - —,... 4,.„ 04 ' .-. v 4.-r .7,..7 1,.. '. . ". .. • ~, ...\ , ..:..›„....,...,,,,; ',l. . SECOND EDIT lON. eiltninS LONDON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1846. The Lords met at Five o'clock, for the first time since the recess. The Earl of Dauloystt gave notice that on Thursday he should bring in the Government Bill on the subject of railways. On the motion of the Noble Earl, all proceedings on railway Bills were ordered to be postponed until Monday, the 27th April instant. The SPEAKER took the chair at Four o'clock, Viscount MILTON took the oaths and his seat for Maldon, in the room of Mr. CIIILDERS ; and Mr. Riot, for Richmond, in the room of Mr. R. COLBORNE. Sir R. PEEL gave notice of his intention, on Thursday next, at the time of private business, to call the attention of the Ifotke to the state of railway legislation, and to propose eel taro resolutions, one f n hid' would be to the effect that nu Railway Bill should be read a third time, unless the corn pany had met, according to previous notice, and come to the resolution that the undertaking could be carried into effect with advantage to the shareholders. Sir it. PEEL, in answer to a question from Slr. BAILLIE, said it was the intention of the Government to propose the erection of a monument to Sir John 111Caskill, as well as Sir R. Sale, both of whom fell in the war in India. Sir JAmas eibmult, in answer to a question from Mr. Wyse, said that every precaution had been taken by the Government to prevent the occurrence of further outrages in Ireland. He was happy to say, from the accounts the tioverament had received, that the representation of the out rages had been e-.aggerated. Lord G. BENTINCK complained of the inaccuracy of a return that had Seen laid on the table of the Huse with respect to timber. He thought the officer who h a d male the return should be calle d to ate bar to explain the reasons of its inaccura%. slem, hittaimitted that there was an error in the re turns, whielx be to be corrected, and the accurate returns would be on the table of the House to-morrow. H e Was sorry that the errorliad occurred, but the officer in whose lipartuint it had oecattia, Ws, rlspeatiblatbrit s azdnOt the ios.otAll%lllt. The Committee on the Corn Importation Bill, and the ad journed debate on the tirst reading of the Irish Protection of Life and Property Bill, were re-appointed for Friday. Mr. CHRISTIE then moved, pursuant to notice, for copies of ad correspondence between W. DAY, Esq., last Assistant- Commissioner of the Poor-laws and the Poor-law Commis sior.ers, and the Secretary fur the Home Department, relative to his involuntary resignation of his A,ssi-tant Poor-law Com missionership, and of all minutes relative to Mr. DAY'S re signation, and to the appointment of Colonel Wade as his successor; also, that it should be an instruction to the Com mittee on the Andover Union to inquire into all the circum stances under which Mr. DAY was called upon to interfere. Mr. C. POWELL seconded the motion. Sir J. GRAHAM would offer no objection to the motion, thinking it highly desirable that investigation should take place into the matter. The motion was then agreed to. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE then moved for a Select Committee to inquire into the allegations of the petition of Mr. Jonathan Duncan on the mal-administration of affairs in the General Post-office. If it was not for the mal-administration in the General Post-office, the public of London might have their letters delivered an hour and a half earlier than they were at present ; and this assertion he would undertake to prove. Ihe mal-administration of which he had to complain was not of yesterday, but many years' standing. He was ready to prove, that the private undertaking, called " Kelly's Post office Directory," was a job that gave great dissatisfaction to the officers in the Post-office, and was highly detrimental to the public sere ice. Mr. WILLIAMS seconded the motion. Mr. CARDWE LL defended the course adopted by the Post-office authorities, and opposed the motion. Mr. MOFFATT supported the motion, being convinced that inquiry into the course pursued by the Post. office would tend to the public good, inasmuch as it would lead to some alterations in the mode of conducting business at that great establishment. After some observations from Mr. Protheroe, Mr. Brother ton, Mr. Christie, Mr. F. Baring, Mr. Wakley, the Chancel lor of the Exchequer, Mr. B. Escott, and Mr. T. Duncombe in reply, The House divided, and the motion was lost by a majority of 43, there being for Mr. Duncombe's motion 49, and against it 92. Mr. S. O'BnrEN then moved, pursuant to notice, that after the present session all inquiry with respect to Irish Railway Bills, which at present took place in London before both Houses of Parliament, should be proceeded with in Ireland. Mr. F. FRENCH seconded the motion. After some observations from Sir R. Peel, Mr. C. Powell, Mr. Wakley, Lord Claude Hamilton, Colonel Connolly, Mr. Maurice O'Connell, and several other Members, the motion WAS lost, npon a division, there being 25 in favour of it and 69 against it. The Polling Places (Ireland) Bill went through Committee, and the House adjourned. Sir R. PEEL last night gave notice that he would, on Thursday night, propose certain resolutions, as sessional orders, in reference to the several railway Bills still pending before Parliament. These resolu tions, which at a later hour of the evening were laid upon the table, appear to be founded on the suggestion of Mr. LABOUCLIERE, who, when the measure pro posed by Sir ROBERT PEEL, previous the recess, was brought before the Hou•e, stated the difficulty that there would be for parties wishing to put an end to any scheme, but unsupported by the directors, to assemble so large a number a 3 one half of the persons holding the scrip to express their opinion on the project being carried into execution; and gave it as his opinion that the onus should be on the directors to obtain the consent of a fair proportion of those interested therein to the further progress of any Bill before it should receive the ultimate assent of the Legislature. The present plan appears well calculated to effect this object, and furnishes an additional security to that afforded by the measure then mentioned, that no Bill shall receive its third reading until the shareholders shall have full time maturely to weigh the advantages of the undertaking, and the probabilities of their being able to carry it into execution, notwithstanding the diffi culties to which it may be subjected by the present depressed state of the money market, and the unwilling ness on the part of the public to invest any part of their spare capital in the construction of new lines of railway. The former measure is intended to enable persons (whether original shareholders or persons not parties to the Parliamentary contract, but who have, by the pur chase of scrip, acquired an interest in the projects), who are the actual holders of at least a full moiety of the stock, to have the measure wound up, the assets of the company vested in an official assignee or trustee, and, after ascertaining the liabilities of the company, to ob tain r, return of the amount of the deposits, less the fair expenses already incurred, to the parties entitled thereto. This was hailed with universal approba tion as a just and wise course, by which parties, who had incautiously involved themselves in railway speculation, would be enabled to extricate themselves. with as little additional loss as possible, and also as an indirect means by which the absorption of too large a portion of the capital of the country, in such enterprises, to the great injury of the great cornravreial interests, might be prevented. The present Pl'ari ii not intended to interfere with that power; 'but Driivides that the House will not read a third time any Bill to empower any company (whether intended to be incorporated by such Bill, or already incorporated by Act of Parliament); to construct a railway, unless a certificate, signed and authenticated, shall have been deposited at the Pri vate Bill-office, there to be open to the inspection of all parties, three clear days before such third reading, and stating the following facts, viz.:— 1. That a copy of the Bill was submitted to the considera tion of a meeting of the scripholders of the company, or (in case of a c,mpany already incorporated) of the shareholders or stockholders of the company, specially called for that purpose. 2: That such meeting was called by advertisements, in serted once in each of two consecutive weeks in the London Gazette (if the railway be an English or Scotch railway), or in the London and bublin Gazettes (if the railway be au Irish railway), and in each case in at least three London daily newspapers, and not less than three times in each such paper, in each of such two consecutive weeks. 3. In the case of the company being intended to be incor porated by the Bill :—That such meeting was constituted of persons producing thereat scrip of the company representing not less than one-third part of the whole capital proposed to be raised by the company under the Bill (such scrip having been actually issued, or the deposits in respect thereof having been paid before the 31st of March in the present year). "4. In the case of the company being already in corporated :—That such meeting was held, except so far as is herein otherwise provided, according to the constitution of the company, and was constituted of shareholders or stockholders thereof competent to vote at the ordinary meetings of the company, and representing either personally or as proxies not less than one third part of the whole capital or stock of the company. 5. That at such meeting the Bill was approved of by per sons producing thereat scrip equal to at least three-fifths of the total amount of scrip produced at the meeting ; or, in the case of a company already incorporated, by three-fifths at least of the meeting, the votes being given and computed accordiag to the constitution of the company. The resolutions further provide, in the event of there not being a sufficient attendance at such a meeting, that the chairman shall be empowered to cause the votes of the persons constituting such meeting, approving or dis approving of the Bill, to be taken and recorded, and then to adjourn the same for a period of not less than three days, or more than ono week, from the original day of meeting, and which adjournment shall be adver tised twice in each of three London daily newspapers ; and that the chairman shall be empowered at such adjourned meeting to cause to be taken and recorded the names of such of the persons constitut ing the same, as shall not have voted at the original meeting, and the total amount of votes given at the original and adjourned meeting shall be received as it given at one and the same meeting. The additional matters required by the resolutions are respecting the form of the certificate, which shall comprise particulars showing that the meeting has been held in accordance with the spirit of the foregoing regulations, and the manner in which the certificate shall be signed and authenticated. S uc h i s t h e scheme of the Minister, and it is only to be lamented that it was not promul gated at an earlier period. The outline app ears clear and s i mp l e, and couched in a s piri t of fairness towa r d s th ose i nterested in the several ra.l- ways on the one hand, and the public at large upon the other; as, while there is no difficulty placed in the way of any well-devised or prudent project, the directors of which wilt easily be enabled to procure the requisite attendance and approval, no plan can be proceeded F with contrary to th e w i s h es of the majority of the share holders, although, from difficulties in their way, they / may be unable to procure signatures sufficient to ensure the dissolution of the company in sufficient time to stay its further progr.'ss. The news from Poland is of a very contradictory cha racter. The Post Ampt Gazette, under date of Posen, April 13, states that though order has been to all outward appearance restored, there still reigned a kind of dull feeling of uneasiness. Excesses had been committed at Itagusen where several of the public functionaries had been insulted' A sentinel on duty had met with some indignity, and had discharged his musket at the party, who had taken to flight. No one was wounded, but the military authorities had pub lished a notice cautioning the inhabitants to refrain from such conduct for fear of more fatal consequences. A letter frcm Lemberg, the capital of Austrian Galicia, dated April 7, states that the greater portion of the bands of peasants who continued under arms had been dispersed, but that assassinations were daily taking place. Count GOLE VWSKI had been attacked on the prevkus day by a body of the peasantry, and murdered. In the town of Styria, a pea sant, who had taken a very active part In attacking the chateaux of the nobles, had died of his wounds, and was in terred with extraordinary pomp. The public authorities both civil and military, attended, and military honours were given—a circumstance so unusual and improper, that it dis gusted not only the Poles, but the Germans, and especially the officers of the army. On the other hand 'another letter from the same place, dated the day following, says :-- "We receive the most gloomy news from the circle of Jaslen. The public minds are cast clown, for there i.e not a dread of political outbreaki alone, but of a civil war, which might decimate the population, if the promptest succour does not arrive. The work of pillage and incendiarism has "again broken out with the peasants. They have mustered from 5,000 to 6,000, and it is said that they have repulsed the troops sent against them. The military had received orders to act with moderation, and even to fire in the air; but the peasants were in no way intimidated, and fell on the troops and killed 50 of them. They then tied to the woods, and are now carrying devastation throughout the country. " Madrid journals of the 14th have arrived. Although that city continued tranquil, it would appear that the authorities feared, or pretended to fear, some outbreak, for not only has the Government adopted every possible precaution to guard against an outbreak, but domiciliary visits had been made in many instances, and several persons had been arrested, among them an ex-provincial Deputy, and . one of the editors of the Eco del Gnnercio. They are charged with having propa gated false news, and distributed proclamations subversive of order. The Eco del Comercio had again been seized. As an excuse for these proceedings, the authorities state that they have received information that a conspiracy was plotting in Madrid ; that the 13th had been fixed upon by the con spirators as the day on which the emeute was to take place, and that the first object of the conspirators was to seize on the arms taken last year from the National Guard, and which are stored in the depot of artillery. The Heraldo stated that the Duke of SOTOMAYOX, the Ambassador of Spain at the British Court, had applied for permission to return to Spain on account of the state of his health. Notwithstanding the repeated assurances given in the official papers that tranquillity was completely restored in Galicia, it would appear that such is far from the fact, for, notwithstanding the defeat of IRIARTE by Concua, the insurrection, if we may judge from the proclamation of General VILLALONGA, which ap pears in these papers, still continues to spread. This pro clamation declares the four provinces of Galicia in a state of siege, and also -declares that the insurgents at Lugo, and all those who may join them, are traiters, and that the soldiers, who have joined the movement, and who may return to their duty in twenty-four hours, shall be pardoned. The General has also issned an address to his soldiers calling upon them to remain true to their allegiance, and not to be led away by revolutionary firebrands—from all which we gather that Lugo is still in possession of the insurgents, who have been joined, and aided, and assisted by many recruits, including among them several of the soldiers of VILLALONGA'S own army, and that the insurrection is spreading from Lugo, as from a centre, over the whole of Galicia. Catalonia also is in a very disturbed state. Attempts have been made to gain over the garrison of Barcelona, and procla mations have been circulated in the barracks headed "Con stitution of 1837," and "Prince Henry for- Queen Isabella." No outbreak, however, had taken place, although if anything can cause an outbreak, the following bando, issued by the Captain-General of the province, the sanguinary Don MANUEL BRETON, will most assuredly do so " The disturbers of public order still endeavouring to de prive us of the tranquillity which we have the happiness to enjoy, and it is so necessary to maintain in this populous and commercial capital, I order the following;— " First and only Article.—Any person belonging to any class that shall spread news tending to disturb order, shall immediately be delivered up to the military commission, which shall permanently sit in the royal citadel of this city, in order verbally to judge the 'accused, and, after obtaining proof of the offence, condemn him to be shot." Anything more tyrannical and violent than this never before was issued even by a Spanish Captain-General; and the past conduct of BaErox shows that he is fully capable of carrying out this bando to the very letter. The whole popula tion of the province is at his mercy, fur, be it observed, the court-martial, composed of his creatures, is to judge what is to be considered as " news tending to disturb order." He seems to have taken the French revolutionary tribunal as his model. and to be ambitious of acting the part of FOUQUIER TINVILLE on a small scale. Several persons have already been arrested on suspicion, among whom are several, who in 1843, proclaimed the Central Junta. MADatp BoLsa, APRIL 14.—The Funds are higher to day 1% per cent., which would appear inexplicable were the Boise of Madrid like that of any other place. The Three per Cents. are 31% cash, and 31 3 4 for the 30th inst. ; thirty three millions done. The other funds are not quoted. We have received the Paris papers of Monday. They all attack the Debats for its article of Saturday, in which it more than insinuated that LECO3ITE had been excited to the commission of his atrocious attempt by a political con spiracy, of which he was the mere instrument. As might have been expected, all the Opposition papers are indignant at this attempt to give a political complexion to the crime of the assassin, and even the Ministerial papers disavow the Journal des Debats on this occasion. The Moniteur officially contradicts the assurance given by the Journal des Debats, that anonymous letters had been received by the authorities in some of the provinces, stating that the attempt was to be made, and the Epoque, the Ministerial organ, thus comments on the article in the •Debats " The Debats has created a phantom in the honest but puerile idea that royalty Snd the Government required this phan!9.•n tr.!tii defence. The Government and France have no need of such evocations. Their strength is in the country, and the country does not require to be alarmed. For the last five years its reason and its wisdom have been skate appealed to, and for five years it has more than at any other period given its confidence and its adhesion to the Go vernment. But there is in this something more serious ; are told of optimism, and of culpable and fatal indifference; we are told that the blow which would have struck the per son would have also touched the institution, and for the pro fit of present royalty the Lamle his not hooit.tod to bring the safety of that of the future into question. Yes, the pre sent King has saved royalty, and this is not the first time we have stated the same; he has also saved liberty, which is the consequence of order; but now, should the King be struck by the arm of an assassin or by the hand of God, royalty and liberty would net be shaken, for all France would rise to de fend them. Those know little of the great King who governs us who think to flatter him by telling him that he has only founded his personal royalty. Louis Philippe wished to found a dynasty, and he has succeeded. That is the reason Why he remains so calm whilst the balls are whistling past his ears. He knows that they might kill the King, but could not destroy royalty. The Count de Paris, supported by the Duke de Nemours, would lose nothi ng f the strength of Louis Philippe. And what, good God I would be a constitu tional Government if it were otherwise, if it were always necessary to have a great man to render a nation strong and prosperous, if it did not draw its vitality from its own con stitution. That after a revolution a man of genius should be necessary may be readily conceived, but it would be a con demnation of it to say that he was always necessary. The country, moreover, is perfectly tranquil. Look at the Bourse, that thermometer of the emotions of the capitalist, who has such a dread of revolutions; it has been scarcely affected by the two shots of Lecomte. It' they had been successful the great capitalists would have thrown all their millions into he scale to prevent a fall, because .hey are convinced, from the knowledge which is acquired by having great interests at stake, that. their millions would be of no value without order in France—an order on which the peace of Europe depends. These capitalists have mote instinct than many political men. They invest their millions in railroads on the soil of France, because they know that it is not on that soil that the volcano of revolution will burst forth. France is calm, calm as the King, and both have reason to be so, for the one has patiently founded a dynasty which the other has resolutely adopted." The Presse, after giving the addresses to the Knic, and his MAJESTI'S replies, on his return from Fontein bleat', says :--- "In all these expressions it is easy to perceive that there is not a word tending to transform into a political attempt the abominable crime of Lecomte. This is an additional re ply to the ill-imagined article which the Debuts published on Saturday, and against which the whole press protested yesterday with great reason. This article is an anachron ism, and that is the least of its faults. Fortunately, and for the honour of our country in presence of Europe, which is only but too much inclined to distrust, the morals of parties are notably ameliorated for some time. There is not one to day, however desperate may be its cause, which would con sent to find a last resource in a cowardly assassination. There was a time when the journals of the extreme Opposi tion did not fear to insinuate that the police might not be strangers to the attempts of a really political charact er which then periodically threatened the - King's life, alarmed the world, and caused doubts to be entertained of the future prospects of the country. Henceforward this odious system of tactics is given up. The National declared yesterday that such a course would be ridiculons at present, thus 'itself treating as it deserved a discussion to which for a long time it certainly was not a stranger. The progress of public reason is therefore evident and incontestible, and the fact must be stated with pleasure, in place of denying it, as the Debats did on Saturday in that inconceivable article, which we have heard blamed by men of sense of all opinions." The following is the justification of the Journal des Debats " It appears that we have made ourselves guilty against society, perhaps against the dynasty and even the monar chical system in Franee, by having said that we found it difficult to believe that the crime committed by Lecofnte was purely a private crime, perpetrated under the inspiration of private vengeance, the motive for which was unaccount able. We shall not reply to the silly invectives thrown upon us on this occasion. Let those wire will believe that in firing at the King of the French the assassin did not seek to kill the chief of the state, but only the head of a family. We, for our parts, do not think that we deceived ourselves in expressing a contrary opinion, in declaring that we saw a political crime in as attempt at regicide. We base our excuse most naturally on the past. Were the at tempts of Fieschi, of the Pont R oya l, o f Ahbaud, of Meunier, of Darmes, and of Quenisset, private.crimes ? Justice, we trust, will succeed in bringing to light what has passed in the mind of the wretch who has added his name to this list, which was, alas already too long. Justice will tell us whether he conceived his crime in solitude, or whether the idea came from. out of that dark abyss whence have already sprung so many conspiracies, so many attacks. The magis trates will do their duty. tut whether the crime from which the King has again so narrowly escaped being the victim, be a private crime, or whether it be, like those which have preceded it, a political crime, the people of France will equally condemn and mourn over it. It will not, in the one case more than in the other, Lave to justify itself or to blush for it." Duke Pasquttft, the President of the Court of Peers, and M. HEBERT, the Procureur-General, were engaged on Sun day, at the Conciergerie, in interrogating LICOMTE. The old prison of the Luxembourg having been pulled down with the other ancient buildings in the Rue Vaugirard, workmen were on Sunday employed in converting a room of the Luxembourg Palace, into a prison, to be used as a Place of confinement for LECOMTE. He was transferred thither on Monday, and is now in the custody of the Court of Peers. The Peers met on that day at one, in secret committee, to hear the Procureur-General's reguesnoire relative to the attempt made on Louts PHILIPPE'S life, on Thursday the 16th instant. When last accounts left, the Court had not yet issued their arrat. LECOMTE'S spirits seemed to hare deserted him. He at first exhibited a great deal of bravado, reassed. hope I: h o a r t tw he o days he has refused all food, an l ap pearance also is grea tl y persona die of exhaustion ; his but latterly he has appeared d mueh expresses dep altered. Two keepers watch him day and night. . The Chamber of Deputies mat on Monday, and when the post left they were discuss,ing a proposal of M. DE MORNAY for indemnifying the posting-masters of France owing to the detriment. they suffer from railways. . _ On Sunday, at one o'clock, the KING, accompanied by the QUEEN, the Prince, and Princesses of the Royal Family, and holding the Count of PARIS by the hand, received in the throne-room the Municipal Corporation of Paris, who were presented by Count DE TLLXRIITEAU, the Prefect of the Seine. The Count expressed to the KING the profound indignation with which the attempt on his MAJESTY'S life had inspired the population of Paris, and their affliction that such an act should have taken place. The Count's expressions were warmly responded to by the accla mations of the members of the Corporation. The KING, much moved, replied to this striking manifestation by thanking, in warm language, the municipal body for their loyal and affectionate sentiments. The conclusion of his MAJESTY'S address was greeted with loud cries of " Vice le Roil Vivent le Famille Royale!" Thanksgivings were offered in all the Protestant churches in Paris, on Sunday, for the Kusta's escape. Lord, and Lady PAutensToN dined with M. and Madame TIIIEII, on Sun day. The Marquis of NORMANBY has arrived in Paris. The Bourse was rather firmer on 'Monday, although there was a trifling change in the quotations—Three per Cents. closing at 83f. 40c. ; Five per Cents. are rather lower, leaving off at 119 f. 70c. The market closed as follows :—Three per Cents., for cash, 83f. 40c. ; for account, 83f. 40c.: Five per Cents., for cash, 119 f. 50c. ; for account, 1191. 70c. ; Bank of France Shares, 3,410 f. ; Neapolitan, 101 f.; Spanish Threes, 36% ; Ditto Fives and New Lean, not quoted. RAILWATB,—The Share-market was also fire c; , most o; the lines closing at about the same as on Saturday. For cash—Paris and Orleans, 1,2101 ; Paris and Rouen, 1,025 f; ltouen and Havre, 740 f. ; Avignon, 900 f ; Strasburg and Bale, 225 f. ; Boulogne and Annex's, .505 f,; Northern, 753 f. 75c. ; Bordeaux, 613 f. 75c.; Paris at .d Lyons, 5661. 25c.; Paris and Strasburg, 515 f. ; Nantes, 545 f. ; Dieppe, 460 f.; Moutereau, Fampoux, and Vlerzon, not quoted. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STUCK EXCHANGE, Aran. 21. 6—East Indian, %—Lyons and Boulogne and Amiens, 12—Bordeaux, Toalouse, and Cette —Namur and Liege, 1 —parts and N' nen and Havre, 2934--Tours and A ( N : tvanr S ias p gite eL os e nu t c a ,r g0 ) 2 , , :C 2 :o l A triu. - -stxte Constituted, ot Constituted, : 1 1 4 n R o s — h West Flanders, 2. LATEST FROn POLAND. In the organ of the Polish Emigration, published in Paris, under the title of the " 3d of May," on Saturday last, we 'full up' b urn i ng of Tarnow and the strength of received . "At this moment t ti i n ie d n t e h w e s f h ol as lowi r n e g ach p ed ara n g s, rap en h the the evacuation o f C racow b y the Aus trians, and the occupation of the city by t h e R uss i ans. T he c,egaay . of correspondence,lloch details of this correspondence are not clearly known to us. We cannot vouch for their truth. We give them as we have learned on authority." The Gazette de Cologne gives a letter, dated Cracow, April 8, which states that the reflection of flames was seen in the distance, and that the sound of cannonading was heard, and that SZELAS, the chief of the peasaatj, had threatened th.burn Tarnow, should any attempt be made to arrest him. ROLLS' COLRT.--(THIS DAY.) HULDIE r. CHITTY; The arguments in this case, which was opened yesterday, were heard. The cause arose out of the construction of a deed of separation which had been entered into between gentleman and his wife, who subsequently cohabited; and the question was as to the rights of the children who were born since the re union of the parties. The ambiguity in the deed arose from the supposed application of the words "such children born of my wife," &c., which, it was contended, in cluded the children that might be subsequently born, as well as those in existence at the time of the execution of the deed of separation. Lord LANGDALE, • in giving judgment, said it was expressly stated at the very beginning of• the deed that the separation between the parties should continue for their joint lives, and Mr. Chitty, the father of the applicant, Mr. T. Ch tty, entered into the covenant. By that covenant there was an express stipulation that Mr. Chitty was not to visit Mrs. C., nor in any way intrude upon her privacy. Thus there was clear evidence that the intention of the parties was to live separate and apart. from the period at which the deed was executed, during the rest of their lives. If, however, they wished to perform again conjugal duties, and to renew in all particulars their former intimacy, there was nothing to prevent their doing so; but there was nothing in the agreement that contemplated such an event. By ihat deed two distinct objects were covenanted, the first to provide during the life of Mr. Chitty for the support of his wife and for the maintenance and support of his children who might be at that time living, a sum of 5001. annually, or such of them as should from tune to time be living. It was, therefore, clear that the deed referred to the children already living who should be living at subsequent periods. The next object was to make a provision for such children as should be hereafter mentioned. The trustees were to pay only so much of the sum as they should think necessary for the support and maintenance of the wife and children. If there was any saving it should be applied to any future expense that might arise, or should it not be all required it should accumulate. In this way a provision was made for the first object, namely, the maintenance of the wife and the maintensnce and support of the children. But Mr. Chitty only agreed for the payment of this during his life However, he effected a policy of insurance for 15,0001., which, together with the saving already referred to, was to be applied also for the same purposes as the money already disposed of by him. From all this, it appeared as clear and as plainly set forth in the deed as could he, and therefore he did not think that any doubt could arise on it. The question was as to the provision to be made on the death of the survivor of the two contracting parties. By the death of the survivor. the insurance money was to be held in trust for all such children of Mrs. Chitty which should obtain twenty-one years of age, and to be equally divided between them Now, if they considered the object of that deed, who were to be provided fur by it—the deed being that they (Mr. and Mrs.C. ) had agreed to separate for the rest of their lives—it was perfectly clear the only objects intended to be provided for were the wife cud children living at the time of the deed of separation being executed. There was certainly nothing to show that Mr. Thomas Chitty was not as much an object or aneetion with his father at the time of his death as his other children. His case was certainly one of hardship, and the Court would do all in its power in his behalf; but they could not act in opposition to the plain meaning of the deed. Mr. and Mrs. Chitty had carried their intention of living apart into execution for twelve years, but in conformity with their moral and religious duties, they had agreed to live to gether again, and did so accordingly for no less than 27 year-. The consequence of the connexion which resulted was. the birth of Mr. Thomas Chitty. He wished he could so con sider the deed as to give him (Mr. Thomas Chitty) the right of provision for which he now sought, but he could not do so. There could be no doubt that the meaningOf the deed was as he (Lord Langdale) had stated, and did not admit of any construction cf an intention to provide for children who might be born after the reconciliation. The deed was perfectly legal, and he felt bound to declare inthatt thitetim ereferredof h to the children, marriage. and to these alone, living COURT OF REVIE .-(THIS DAY.) (Before Sir J. L. KNIGHT BRUCE.) LAWRENCE IN RE BOWItING. remaining part of the bankrupt The assignees in the bankruptcy appeared by petition, estate,p ay y s ip the Middlesex Water Works, praying placed at their disposal. This was opposed on the part of a gentleman calling himself the. mortgagee of these shares, consisting g e o t f he sh o a n re l who said they had been deposited with him as security for a debt owed by the bankrupt. Mr. Swanston argued for the assignees, that the point raised in the present case was de cided in the Lancaster Canal case, when it was decided by Lord Lyndhurst, and affirmed by Lord Brougham, that pro fits arising out of the employment of real property were trans ferable as personal property. It was held, therefore, that the party in Court could have no controul over the shares by means of the deposition alleged; aLd if he had a proveable debt against the bankrupt estate that he must prove it in the usual way. Mr. E ussiti.L, who appeared for the bankrupt, felt that the case was concluded by the decision cited on the other side. It seems that the bankrupt obtained his certificate in 1832, and a supersedeas was issued in bankruptcy in 1845. The Court now ordered that the bankruptcy should be re vived, the assignees undertaking to the extent of the estate to abide by any order the Court might make in respect to the estate since the supersedeas, with liberty to all parties to apply. Costs were allowed to the bankrupt. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco, Westminster Hall.) THE QUEEN V. THE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF LONDON. The argument in this case was commenced at the sitting of the Court, and occuried a considerable time. The question was simply this, whether an attorney practising in the Court of the Lord Mayor of London was eligible to practise in the Courts of Westminster Hall, without having been duly ad mitted an attorney of those different Courts. It was con tended thit he was not, inasmuch as that the Court of the Lord Mayor of London was an interior Court. There was also a question as to whether attornies of till: , Court were competent to practise in the Lord Mayor's Court without any further qualification ; and it was contended they ,‘ ere, inas much as the Lord Mayor's Court was an inferior Court. Judgment deferred. BAIL COURT.-(THIS. DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Piius, Westminster Hall, before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE and a Common Jury.) WHITE V. CO AND ➢IAN. In this case it appeared that_ the plaintiff and a person nsmed Williamson were levellers, and the defendants railway rai lw leveller a y , for r n surveyors; that Williamson and plaintiff called at the offices of defendants for employment in their capacities as levellers, in consequence of an advertisement they had seen in the newspapers from defendants, stating that they were in want of such; that plaintiff was employed at the rate of doingllu l l dut}. projected as two guineas a day, and one guinea a day expenses, while 16 th d e a} N • to recoverwas s.orTthhaemsopmtonb,eLninocilsno,oagnhdt 371. les. 6d., having • received 12/. on account. The jury found amount. a verdict for the plaintiff for the full none of SECO NDARIES. ---(T HIS DAY.) (Bef o r e M. r S econ dary JAM Es. ) attendance, There was only one ca se set down for hearing in this court this day. The jury were called, but, a t ter wa i t i ng some t i me, missed. the parties b e i ng i n the jury were dis- the 1- at c a s e o f this is insolvent, whos'o rescindA AN INSOLVENT. a final lieutenant Arß:ppNiicaKt:N , 4 , U a.: P s TCY,(THIS DAY.) 11l (Before Mr. Commissioner EvAxs.) half-pay, but had since refused to pay linleara3.certain Ines. The order was made in January, 1845, and the o i r h de t r he m R ad o e y i e n l insolvent undertook to set aside 50/. per annum out of his By some mistake the pay,ment was not made a condition in the order. had he Learned COMMISSIONER said he did not see that he The creditors circumstances he could do so. solicitor ought to see that the order was properly drawn out. Rent -road er to rescind the order in this case ; it was only Ile would not enforce the payment now, but he was willing to render every assistance in his power, and would direct that the order should be amended. If any inconvenience fell on the insolvent it was his own fault. 1N RE 11. R. FRANCIS. In this case, the insolvent being a stationer in the Old fusing to pay a sum of 51., on the doingproi m ni a s d e e Of the good faith be applicatio n Xept— her was Learned Commissioner had , ranted the order. It was con omittedtended in this case that the itt•olvent's attorney had wilfully insolvent which there the fact, and that he was amenable to the Court. The Learned COMMISSIONER said the attorneys of the cre ditors ought to see that the orders were properly drawn out. The Oolicitor said it. was expected by the profession that evidently an intention to impose on the Court. The Commiastoult directed the order to be amended. IVIARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY) Eliza Stephens, a good-looking young woman, genteelly dressed, was charged with tendering a counterfeit sovereign at the shop of Mr. Elphinstone, baker, of No. 227, Regent. street. It appeared that between eight and nine o'clock last evening the prisoner entered the shop, apparently in a hurry, and asked for a shilling's worth of fancy biscuits. On being served she tendered in payment the spurious coin in ques tion. It was nearly instantly detected to be bad, and she was tad so, on wtich she said that a lady who was waiting opposite had given her the sovereign and asked tier to run over for the biscuits. Of course " the lady" could not be found, and the prisoner was given into custody. Mr. MALTBY asked if she wished to say anything? The prisoner said the statement she had made was perfectly correct. Inspector Baker, of the C division, said that at the station house the prisoner gave her address at No. 5, Hare-court, Aldersgate-street. A constable had been sent there this morning, and found that no such person was living there. Prisoner-.-I do live there; some mistake must have been made. Mr. MALTBY said he should remand the prisoner until to morrow, when the solicitor to the Mint would be iu attend ance. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 5,000 bales, including 500 on speculation and 500 for export. Prices were steady and the market was quiet. Shares in es tablished lines improved, while Scrip was declining. Messrs. Lamond and Co.'s sale of shares yesterday after noon went off briskly, and prices were fully supported up to their previous quotations. The number of shares submitted was greater than usual, and a very large business was done, more than 3,500 shares being disposed of at the hammer. These sales continue to attract much attention, and many of the jobbers obtain shares, or ease off some of their accumu lated scrip, through this medium. There are no — arrivals with late ship letters of any in terest. The regulations which Government intends to propose to Parliament for checking railway Bills, where carried on con trary to the wishes of the shareholders, although they come very late in the day, are hailed with pleasure by the multi tude of persons involved in railway liabilities, and anxious to close at once with a certain loss, rather than to flounder on, and perhaps get deeper in the mire. The directors will rind it no light task to obtain " assets" to the prosecution of such a scheme; and none but first-rate and short lines, we conceive, will be at all likely to be carried out at present. Our contemporary the Times still labours in its creditable vocation of endeavouring to make " confusion worse con founded." One day the allottees are attacked, the next day they are championed ; on a third occasion provisional committees are reviled, and on a fourth are screened ; and sympathised with. Every plain man of business in the City is at a loss to understand such inconsistency, and such a laboured system to aggravate the existing evil, weighing. now upon the innocent as well as culpable—the trader al most equelly with the speculator. To-day a provisional committee-man has his turn, and because he has paid his 501. towards the expenses of a defunct concern, and this is proved to be insufficient, the Times advises him to pay no more. Such advice may be easily enough given, but woe be to the man who takes it. A Committee man is clearly liable for an equal proportion of the exper.ses with his colleagues, and if 50/. or any other first call be not enough, thanks perhaps to the " levanting " of many railway worthies, he must submit to make up the difference, since creditors will never suffer quietly from the acts of men who went into these speculations with their eyes open, and with the sole object, as in all other speculations, of making money. The company cited by the Times, the Midland Grand Junction, it is stated that the managing committee and' others have paid a full contri butiOn, and it is not likely they ►ill let any of their col leagues off for less because - SW. only was originally deemed sufficient. The English securities have been rather steadier to. day, but the transactions are not extensive. Consols realise 93% % for the present transfer, and 95% to 9G for Account. The premium or Exchequer Bills has been 22 to 25. New Three and-Quarter per Cents are 96V 2 %. Bank Stock is 204% to 2054. The Foreign Stocks are a mere dead letter to-day. Spanish Three per Cents. have been 36% % ; Dutch Four per Cents. are 91% to 924. Beyond this there have been ❑o bargains. _ Shares are rather steady, on account of the relief which wil be given by Sir Robert Peel's measure. ISHITISII FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK (From the Official List.) Bank Stock .. •• - .• • • • • • • 204% 205% Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities • • 94 3 4 %% Three per Cent. Consols Annuities • • • • 9534% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anna. 96%34 Lone Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 - 10 1-16 3-16 Consols for Account .. • . .. • • 95% 96 Excl.equer Bills, I%cl. 134 d. 1,000/. .. .. •• -- , ... 24 22 25 - pm. 5001. .. .. .. - •• • . 23 -- - pm. Ditto. Small • • - .... 25 22 -.- pm. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. •• - - • Ditto, Three per Gent .. • • •• - Ditto, for the Account .. • • 36% % Dividends on tire above payable in London. Dutch Two-and.a-Half per Ceuta. - Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 91% % 92% BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK RAILWAYS. PAID. PEI SUAI/E. Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush • • 1% -• • 3 4 .. ••to - Birmingham and Gloucester • • . • 100 .• • .125 •.•• to - Bristol and Gloucester .• • • •• 30 -••50.. . to - • Buckinghamshire •....,.• •• • • 425. .. •. I dis.. to :Caledonian .. .. ••••.•• 10 .. • • 5%34 .. to - - Cornwall and Central Devon .. .. 2% ...• 1%34 •• to Derby, Gainsborough, & Great Grims. 1% • • %••• • to - - Direct Manchester (Remington's) .. 2% - - % .... t o _ Direct Manchester (Itastrick's) .. • • b% •• • • 3% .. • . to - Direct Northern .. .• .. .. • • 234 .. • • 1% • ... to - Dublin and Galway .. .. . • . 4 .. • • 1%3.4 .. to - _Eastern Counties • • .• . 41. 16s. 0d... • • 2234%„ to - Ditto, New - Do., Perpetual, 5 per Ct. No. I, 6/ 13s. 4d % p.. to - Ditto, York Extension - • • • • 10s. .. -1% .... to - Edinburgh and Glasgow .. •• .. 50 - •Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 20 - ti.,lreat North of England .. .. - 100 212 .... to 215 Ditto, New .. .. .. •• • • 134 - • 'reef, Western . .. .. • . .. .. 8.5 •• • • 145 .. ••to _ Ditto, Quarter Shares .. - r lull and Selby .. .. • • • • •. 50 .. lOl ••• • to 100% Ditto, Half Shares .• - • • •• 7 .. • • 243 .. • • to 24 elcester and liedf,td „ • • .. 225. ... • % dis. to - lest., Tam., Bir., & Treat Val.Junc. 428. .. • • I dis. to - outgun and Birmingham .. .. ~1 00 223 •••-. to - Ditto, Fliths .. .. •• • • - 2 .. •• 24% •• ••to 24 . uflon and Brighton .. -.• • • • • 50 - ondon and Croydon .. • • 131. 15s. 9d. .. • ondon and South-Western- 411. 6,~ 10d. Ditto, New .. ••. .. •• .. .. 12% -• , 21% •• • to - London and York •• •• • •• 234 - Lynn and Ely .. .. .. .. .. 10 Manchester and Leeds • . • • .. 82 ll9 ...• to - Ditto, Half Shares .. .. • • • • 38 .. • - Ditto, Sixteenths .• - •. .. 6% 9 .... to - Manchester and Birmingham .. • • 40 - to - Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) .. .. 1 .. • • 8 .•• to - Manchester and Southampton .. .. 2 - Midland Ditto, New • • - • • •••• . 18 Ditto, Birmingham and Derby ..100 llB •..• . to 117 Newcastle and Darlington Junction • • 25 .. • • 441 .... to - Ditto, New .. .. .. • • .. .. 1 - Ditto, New, Brandling .. .. .. 25 - Newcastle and Berwick .• ~ .. 10 .. 18 17% xd to 18 li xd New ark, Sheffield, and Boston • • • • 2% - - to - North British • . .. .. .. •. 20 .. • - Norwich and Brandon .. .. .. .. 18 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 12% - -7% .... to - Preston and Wyre - • • - . •• 25 - Reading, Guildford, and Reigate •• 425....,42s 1%.... to - scotttsh Central .. - • • •• • . 10 - Shrewsbury' and Birmingham .. .. 2% - tropshire Union • • • .. •• • • 42s l% dis to - South Midland • •• .. • • - 425. - South Eastern and Dover • • •• - 33% .. • • 36% .. • • to - Ditto, New, No. 1 .. - •• .16 . - Ditto, New, No. 4 • • • • .. .. 2% - South Wales .. • . .. .. .. .. 5 .. • • 13,E 14.. to - Vale or Neath • • • . .. .. .. 2 ..•• 1 ..•• to - West Riding Union .. .. .. -42 s l l4 p.. to - York and North Midland .. .. .. 50 - •• .. to - Ditto, Scarborough Branch .. • . 25 - Ditto, Selby .. .. • • .. •• 30 .. • • 714 ..• to - Ditto, Extension .. .. .. .. 15 .. • . 32% 34 -•. to - FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Dutch Rhenish .. .. • • .. .. 5 .. - G .... to 5% East Indian .. .. .. .. .. .. 58. - Louvain and Jemeppe .. • . .. 4 - Lyons and Avignon .. .. • • .. 2 - Orleans and Bordeaux • • .. .. 6 - Paris and Reuen •• • • • • • • 20 - Paris and Strasbourg Constituted .• 5 - Tours and Nantes Constituted .. • . 5 - MINES Real dcl Monte. Unregistered .. .. • • to Erratu►n in yesterday's List—Read Preston 34 to 33%, instead of 34N to 33%. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.-(YESTERDAY.) Amsterdam ...... C.F. 12 10% Gibraltar.. ..... ....... 'Sine, at sight ...... 12 7% Leghorn ........ ••. • • • 30 75 Rotterdam ...... 2U. 12 11 Genoa •••••••••••••• .. 26 20 26 20 Milan ................ Ha inburgh .... • •31.13. 14 Ali ona •• • Naples ••. •• 39% Pa.ns, 3 days' sight 25 90 l'alenno, per ox . 119% sato, 3 months...... 2G 15 Lisbon ...• ••• • .. 52% 51a rseilles ....... ..... 26 20 Oporto •. • • • 52% 80urdeaux.......... • • 26 20 Rio Janeiro Frsmkfort on Maine.... 123 Bahia ................ Pet ersburgh, 3Us .... Buenos Ayres . Bolin ...... Vienna, effec.flo•••••• 10 12 Trieste, •• •• .. 10 13 /113,1tid ...... •••• 36% Cadiz ........ Barcelona •........... Seville. ....... •••••••• New York, 21 days' sight Philadelphia .......... - PRICES OF BULLION, PER 02. Foreign Gold in bars ...£3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 3 17 5 New 1)oubloons ...... 0 0 0 New Dollars .... •• • • 0 0 0 Silver in bars ...... •. 0 4 11 LLOYD'S SHIPPINti-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, APRIL 22.—Wind East, moderate breeze, and hazy. DEAL, APRIL 21.—Wind sr., N. to N.E., line; P.M., S.W . — Arrd. Aloveran, Jordan, New - Orleans ; Albertina, Sandmarck, Ne w York ; Lord Jollingwood, Humphrey, Alexandria ; Dolphin, Burchard, Rio Janeiro, and sailed for ilatnburgh ; Expedition, Nor denott, Rio Janeiro, and sailed far Bremen ; Augusta Aldim, Meyer, Hayti, and sailed for Bremen. Arrd. front the River, "Eneas, Towns end., Calcutta ; Yare, Harding, Barbadoes. OFF DUNGENESS, APRIL 19.—Agnes, Bosse, New Orleans, for Bretmen ; Mauran, Williams, New Orleans, for St. Petersburgh ; Washington, Smith, Charleston, for Norway; Goltra, Soonberg, Ch. Weston, and sailed for Bremen. CLYDE, APRIL 20.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Lady Harvey, Millar, De me rare; Triton, Smith, New Orleans; Adam Carr, Ewing, New York ; Athol, Mobile ; M'Donnell. 11 `Donnell, St. John's. Sid. Rolla, Tol tail, Nassau ; Ruby, Ewing,. Quebec. DUBLIN, APRIL 19. —Arrd. Wanderer, Jenkins Trinidad. sld. Dykes, Henderson, Quebec. • , Ir,FRACOMBE, APRIL 21 . —Some square logs, supposed to be fir tim ber, were seen floating up the channel off this port last evening. W AINFLEET, APRIL 19.—Th e G ood Intent, Grase l e y, fr to Wakefield, which drove on s h ore near S a lttl ee t yesterday, daY c ondltion. oston has been got off without damage, after dis c h arg ing her cargo ill good Wishart, Coast CiI,WES, APRIL 21.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrd. Margsret of Africa. Os e THE ISLE OF Wicwr.—Arrd. Atalanta, Hansen, St. Domingo, for lilemburgh. Radcliff, Surinam. OFF ST. ALBAN'S HEAD.— Falls' , NEWPoRT.- Sid. Horatio, 21. —Wind S. to • llll,davannah. S W moderate.—Arrd. May- LIVERPOOL, APRIL May field, Rigby, New Orleans ; Crernona,New ivia o c r in le i a n n a s n ! P v h a il l o p p a o r n a t is u o s ; Jones, Savannah. , Sailed Guatemala, Emanuel, Burn, Staten island ' • Elizabeth, Tickle, Montreal ; Ann, Blair, Newfoundland ; Swaliati, Steele. La Guayra ; Thetis, Philips, Honduras ; Joshua Bates, Murdock, Boston ; Jane, Abrams, Mon treal rgo,Fearson, Newfoundland. Off, Champion, La Guayrt ; Margaret. An outward-bound schooner Was aground this m ßa oLing on the North Spit, but got off soon after, and is now putting back. OFF BEACH lIEAD.—Arrd. Duke of Wellington, Kelleway, Boston : Telegraph, Seharlan, La Guayra, for Ilamburgb. Ors' HOLYHEAD.—Arrd. Millicete, Hunter, Mobile ; Princess Char. lotte, Nickels, Savannah. WATERFORD, APRIL 20.—Wind N. to N.N.E.—SId. Lady Bagot . Williams, Quebec. CORK.—SId. Martha, Lynn, St. John's; Zephyr, Staveley, Bar. badoes. Off. Arrd. Williams (of Aberdeen), Callao. OFF CROOKHAVEN. — Arrd. Charles, Charleston, for the Clyde. BEARHAVIN. — S d. Pons EIJI, Mock, St. John's, New Brunswick. SHIELDS, APRIL Energy, St. John's; Dorothy, Hays, Quebec ; Pilot, ditto. Viscount Morpeth and Ludy nay Howard are ex pected at the Earl of Carlisle's, Grosvenor-place. at the end of the week, from Castle Howard, Yorkshire, where the Earl of Burlington and his youthful family still remain. Lord Brougham arrived in town on Monday . evening, from Cannes, in the south of France, Where Lady Brougham 8011 remains. RAILWAY OMMIV 'C TEES. (THIS DAY.) Sub-Committee, No. 2. This Committee met shortly after twelve, in Room 6; present Sir John Yarde Buller (Chairman), Mr. Acland, and Mr. Walker. TILAIKES HAVEN, DOCK, AND RAILWAY. This Bill stood over in consequence of the absence of a witness, upon whom a summons to appear before the Com mittee will be served. WARWICKSHIRE AND LONDON, No. 2 come under the sanction 4 the saw. They would be 11441 bodieo, with large Pantie, which, by the intluiseenee of the law, bore a high rate of interest ; and their funda might be directed to the purpose of holding out, under the strife with their employers, for a considerable length of time. He conceived that the insertion of the words which he had proposed was quite necessary to render the abuses which might take place under the present law impossible. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL supported the insertion of the clause proposed by the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary of State for the Home Department. It was perfectly clear that some such regulation was necessary. Mr. DIJNCOMBE said that what he had proposed was that if the member of a society wished to retire from it he should have the privilege of transferring his rights, not to a stranger to the society, or to one that was inimical to the interests of the society, but to another member of the society, or to a relative. Nothing would be so pernicious, fatal, or injurious to these societies as to give them anything of a gambling or speculative character such as that which had been proposed by the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite. But he did net want to mix up the question of stock jobbing with that of these societies. The Right Honourable Gentleman had admitted that his object in introducing this Bill was to make illegal all strike associations. He had admitted at the same time that it was perfectly legal for masters and men to combine for the purpose of settling wages. The Right Hon. and Learned Gentleman opposite had said that he had never seen the rules or regula tions of any society by which a party subscribing to a society, was disabled from withdrawing his investments; but in point of fact, he (Mr. Duncombe) had then before him the rules of a society held in the very borough which the Right Hon. and Learned Gentleman represented, which en abled any member to do so; but that was a saving society or a saving bank. It was true that a subscriber to a friendly society could not withdraw his investments. All lie could do was to transfer his interests to another individual. And he agreed that it was right to prevent them from with drawing their investments. But when tle Right Hon. Gentleman said that those parties should be prevented from disposingof their funds to the supporting of parties that had struck for wages, he conceived that the Legislature had no right whatever to say that men should be prevented from combining to obtain a fair day's wage for a fair day's work. He maintained that a man had a perfect right to combine for such purposes, and that to deprive him of such a right was illegal. Rules of societies in which there was a provision made for the support of parties out on strike had been certified by Mr. Tidd Pratt, because that Learned Gentleman knew that such an object was perfectly legal. He contended that this Bill was calculated to cir cumscribe, in a very material degree, the operation of the preient law with regard to friendly societies; at all events, it would very much limit the privileges of the members of such societies. With regard to the decision of Mr. Justice Wightman, on the point alluded to in the course of this de bate, he might state that the Hon. and Learned Solicitor- General had stated that that decision was entirely wrong, and that the decision could not be maintained if it were appealed against. The opinion of the Solicitor-General was that Friendly Societies, in whose rules there was a provision for the support of members out on strike, had every right to be certified and .enrolled, because, as be and Sir Charles Wetherell had stated in their written opinion, such a purpose less perfectly legal. The fact of these societies having applied for permission to be enrolled showed that they wished to come under the operation of the law. He felt quite confident that if the clause pi-oposed by the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary of State for the Home Department was adopted, it would impose very grievous and unnecessary disadvantages on many a deserving member of the community as well as his family.—(Hear, hear.) The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said, that there were two questions involved in this discussisn which should be kept entirely distinct; the first qaestion was, as to whether any shares or interests in the funds of a friendly society should be allowed to be transferred or not : and the second question was, whether any such share or interest should be trans ferable by a member of these societies or his family. In the belief, then, that the law still remained, and that it would still remain as it was expressed in this clause, it was desirable to retain the enactment, which was framed ex pressly with the view of preventing speculation among those classes of society to whom it was most mischievous, and it was one of the chief duties of the Legislature to take mea sures for saving such an evil from ever taking place. It was true that if they had only to do with lawyers, the greater part of the interests of friendly societies would be well taken care of under the provisions of the present law. But in reference to the observation of an Hon. Friend opposite, he must beg to observe that the amount of tk e pr operty o f any contributor to a friendly society's funds could no more be di-posed of than could any one in the receipt of such an income, sell or mortgage his next quarter's salary. Ire must positively assert that the transfer of any such power was altogether illegal, nor was there any power, or any words, which at all sustained the opinion that such contributions had been made, or could be made, transferable. But, in order to save the public from such an impression, and to give a sufficient reason for actually hin dering the transfer of contributions to the funds of friendly societies, this clause was expressly introduced, and it was partly to remove the impression which seemed to be en tertained by his Honourable and Learned Friend opposite, that he (the Solicitor-General) declared that was the case, and he Would emphatically state that the interests of a con tributor to a friendly society were not transferable. It was the more necessary that this should be known, be cause if they allowed one transfer to be made—if they once threw around a transaction of this sort anything like the sanction of legal approval, if the 3 permitted only a single ease to occur, there would be no limit to the practice of dis posing of those contributions, and the wife and children of the contributors might in the time of sickness, or suffering from accident, be deprived of that relief which was their only reliance. It was consequently necessary to prevent the transfer of these contributions, either by selling, mop gaging, or pledging, or otherwise raising money on them for any future period. Though the sums to which this clause re ferred might seem small to some persons, yet it was of immense importance to the parties concerned, and these individuals might in a moment of thoughtlessness, or by gambling, give up all that, which a month afterwards, in the time of sick ness, they would need ; and thus the family of a man who relied upon these contributions for their support, would be deprived of all advantage from them. If the House only considered the subject, they would see, that of all the com munity it was this c l ass o f t h e people which was most entitled to protection from the Legislature. He was now desirous of removing the impressions of the Hon. Gentleman opposite (Mr. Duncombe) respecting the words of the second part of this clause. Whether the words could bear the meaning or not—he (the Solicitor-General) believed that they "'s " —es desired to put a still more stringent restriction upon of coptrl lz bi p iliniat?lrie s ndly so upon the selling e. minuscetie or s or b v som tl e tis p er n s l o e n ls a til si dr ia e.gi i n c7l it was necessar . ) co remove. It was, iu the first place, supposed that if any person who had contriLuted to the funds of a friendly society in London was desirous of removing to some part of Scotland or Ireland, that on doing so he ceased to become a member, and that he lost his title to his portion of the funds in the hands of the society, and was, consequently, deprived of all right to his for mer contributions to the society's funds. This was a great mis take, for it was a misapprehension to suppose that he was to lose all this benefit. Although deprived of the right to sell his contributions or to pledge them, yet he was entitled to re ceive back the whole worth of his property in the funds; and it was desirousof rendering this power more explicit, although it was already in existence. There was no desire to prevent any of those advantages, but the object of the Secretary of State fcr the Home Department was to hinder the appropriation of the funds of any society towards the support of individuals who had entered into any association or combination for the purpose of supporting two or more persons who were conspiring or com bining to raise wages, or had entered into any arrangement to strike for wages. The object of the amendment, as pro posed by the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Duncombe) was, in fact, one to be regulated by the rules for governing the society, rather than for the law under which it was established, and he believed that it was, in fact, comprised in the rules of most friendly societies now in existence, and cams more under the control of Mr. Tidd Pratt, who was the proper officer to supervise or introduce it. Au Hon. Member had stated that the law re lating to friendly societies as it then stood, was very uncertain in its operation lle was not prepared to state, that under the words in the existing Act of Parliament, namely, " for any other purpose not illegal," that the powers of the Act might not be applied to purposes other than those connected with friendly societies ; such, for instance, as the Hon. Member had suggested. It WAS because there existed so much uncertainty upon the present laws relating to friendly societies that he considered some alterations were essentially necessary. Mr. RUTHERFORD, the opening part of whose speech was perfectly inaudible in the gallery, said that there ought to be a separate clause, providing that members of any friendly societies constituted under the pro posed law, should have the power of receiving the sums they had paid, if they left: England for Scotland or Ireland, or rice versa. _ _ Sir JAMES GRAHAM was of opinion that as little inter ference as possible should be made with the free circulation of labour, and if there was any dJubt in the Bill' as it at present stood, to satisfy the Hon. and Learned Member he would propose, in bringing up the report, to add words to meet the difficulty. He would also have a special proviso, that the funds of the societies should not be invested in any savings' banks, or with the Commissioners for the Reduction or' the National Debt. The clause was then agreed to. On clauss 5 being read, Mr. T. DUNCOMBE objected to the power proposed to be givencertifi cates. to the arrangementerSecretary ra of state proposed over wouldt 1 c granting materially He t i inter fere with the carrying out of the intentions of the Act. H e consent to the leaving out the relating hoped the Right Hon. Gentleman (Sir J. s w e e c t r il e d proviso . tory of State. Sir J. GRAHAM thought the clause necessary as it stood. In cases wherein the certifying barrister did not see proper to grant a certificate, the parties had the power of peti• tioning the Secretary of State. On receiving the peti tion, the l ee a fin i t tp t Ne; e uu r boat dc - os o ,tug u i tbol l hl d ot ehdtr c :oe o mfht m oheer omeit:wnugehonhole: inconvenience sd a %i .u t te e pnowpri i eod t onreutcr t lee o ddt the law adviser of the Crown, and if in his opinion the object of the society was legal, then the Secretary of State, if he considered the bsi so cietyhteUoilbsog'ldhrai ca e rfnorbartenetudghe. cla u se was agreed to. would h to c hpee e r e ac r lt t ae i arise u fi sf e ,r t u e from t o e c c i o e n t e a s i n e t o d , within restricting 20oe interest s t r o o f y ln in e u m e b h e r o s f Or. clau se 6 being proposed, 1. Mr. 1. DUNCOMBE said he considered the provision it and also operate injuriously on many societies in operation under the exi st i ng law. i t n h e th b o e s n e e benefits, Sir J. GRAHAM said the provision was not retrospective. Mr. T. D UNCOMBE—So far that was good ; still he thought 2001. too small a sum as a maximum provision for insur ance in death. He considered that the limit of 200/. would not be suitable to reach the objects of the Bill. The law as it now stood was, that when these societies exceeded tv.o hundred pound; they then became liable to stamp-duty, and the additional interest of three pounds eighteen shillings was not granted ; and, therefore, in point of fact, they could never have friendy societies beyond the limit of two hundred pounds.—(Hear, hear.) Sir J. GRAHAM considered that the Hon. Member did not clearly apprehend the cases to which the Act applied. The 2001. did not apply to the cases of illness or death. He wished to remind the Hon. Member that it was paragraph five which was then under the discussion of the House. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the Bill providA that new societies formed hereafter should be kept entirely separate from those now existing. The clause was then agreed to, as was also clause 7. (%VORCESTEML AND WEEDON). This adjourned case was called on, and evidence given in support of the petition against the Bill. WARNITICHSBIRE AND LONDON (1.170 R. CESTER AND_WEEDON_BRAI. CR). In this Bill the standing orders were not complied with. BIDEFORD AND TAVISTOCR. This Bill was called on, but as it was found that it would be iinpowible to complete the case to-dad• it stood over until twelve to-morrow. THAMES HAVEN, DOCK. AND RAILWAY. The absent witness not being in attendance at the rising of the Committee, the case stood adjourned, and the Com mittee rose at about half-past two o'clock. Sub-Committee, No. 4. This Committee met at twelve o'clock; present, Sir W. Heathcote (chairman), and Mr. H. Johnstone. NORTH GRAVESEND. This was the first case taken, and the formal proofs corn mencvd on a former occasion were completed. BAST AND WEST OF ENGLAND JUNCTION. This adjourned case was then proceeded with, and evi•• dence given in support of the allegations of a petition against the Bill. Sub• Committee, No. 6. This Committee met at the usual hour ; Captain Jones in the chair. Present also, Mr. Pakington and Mr. George Phillips. They first took the case of the TRENT VALLEY MIDLAND AND GRAND JUNCTION. The object of this Bill is to connect the iron districts of Staffordshire and the towns of Wolverhampton, Dudley, Walsall, &c., with the Midland and Eastern Counties Rail ways, by a line of twenty-seven miles in length, the esti mated cost of which is 700,0001. Engineers, Messrs. Stephen son, Gouch, and Bidder ; Parliamentary agents, Messrs. Ellicombe. The Bill was unopposed. It appeared in the course of the formal evidence that certain proofs of notices had been already given before the Sub-Corn mittee No. 3, the Bill having been originally placed on the list of that Committee. The promoters were not prepared to repeat this evidence, as the liAs of the persons served had been left in the hands of the clerk to that Committee. The CHAIRMAN said the promoters could apply to the clerk of Committees and get the papers back, and that if they failed to produce them in this Committee they would find it would put them to much trouble. Mr. ELLICO3IBE would endeavour to obtain the papers. After some further evidence was given the case was ad journed. WARWICK AND WORCESTER. This Bill was next taken. Its object is to make a line commencing at the terminus of the London and Birming ham Railway at the town of Warwick, and proceeding by Alcaster to Worcester. It will have a branch from Crafton Flyford to Droitwich. The length of the main line will be 28 miles, and the branch 7 miles. The cost is estimated at 550,C:,01. Messrs. Dorrington and Co. are the agents, and Mr. W. B. Prichard is the engineer. This Bill was opposed by several petitioners, but on the formal proofs being given, Mr. Dorrington applied to have the opposition adjourned. Mr. VIINABERS and Mr. JOSEPH BURKE, on the part of the petitioners, were willing to hive the case adjourned until Friday, but not until to-morrow or Monday. The CHAIRMAN could not consent to any such arrangement. The case might be adjourned, but if any other Bill was before the Committee on Friday this could not take precedence. Mr. VENABLES had agreed to the adjournment. but only on condition that it should come on on Friday, as some of his witnesses could not be present tither to-morrow or on Mon . _ After soma discussion, however, it was agreed that the case should come on at the meeting of the Committee to-morrow, and the Committee then adjourned at a quarter past two o'clock. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly - YterT - We - lv . e o'clock. The following motions were agreed to without any obser vations : That it be an instruction to the Committee of Selection, that the Liverpool Sanatory Regulations Bill; the Liver • pool Paving, Sewering, and Watering Bill ; the Liverpool Water Bill; the Liverpool and Harrington Waterworks Bill ; 4nd the Toxteth Park Improvement Bill, be referred to the same Commit tee. That the Exeter, Topsham, ani Exmouth Railway Bill, of which notice of report was given for Thursday, the 9th day of April, be reported to-morrow, Wednesday, the 22d day of April, notwithstanding the resolution of the House of the 7th day of April. That the Order made on the 6th day of February last, re ferring the petition for the Liverpool, Warrington, -Manches ter, and Stockport Direct Railway Bill, be now read. That the said Order be discharged; that the said petition be with drawn. That the Order (6th February last) referring the Ayr shire and Caledonian Junction Railway Bill to the Com mittee on Petitions be now read. That the said Order be dis charged ; that the Bill be withdrawn. Mr. GREENE moved, that, in consequence of the agents not having obtained the breviate in time to give an earlier notice of the second reading, the Holme Reservoir Bill be read a second time on Monday the 27th day of April, not withstanding the time prescribed by the sessional order has expired —The motion was agreed to. The Hox ME3IIIEn then moved that, in consequence of the agents for the Bill not having obtained the breviate in time to give notice of the second reacting, Lt., et..m.L.L d e a cin, eotreA April, r i ltl n b o e tw r i e L aia . tc .. o . n b d time e n d r n es e c s r d i a b y e , ti t b h 2 t 1 2 1( d 3 sessional order has expired.—The motion was also agreeuto. Mr. HAWES presented twenty petitions from the Wes leyan Methodists and various Dissenting bodies in Cornwall and other counties, praying the House to take into consi deration the best means of preventing the sale of intoxicating liquors on the Sabbath. Mr. DUNCOMBE gave notice of a motion that he in tended to move to-morrow for inquiring into the merits of the various railways before the House, with a view to provide for their better regulation. RECEIN ER-GENERAL OF CUSTOMS. Mr. BARING asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it was the intention of the Government to make any alteration in the Receiver-General's department of the Cus toms, now that the Receiver-General (Sir W. Boothby) was dead? He also wanted to know whether the Right Hon. Gentleman had any objection to lay on the table of the House a copy of the report of the proceedings in the depart ment of the Receiver• General. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied that he was not in a position to answer the first part of the Right Hon. Gentleman's question, as he had only so reeently as last night heard of the decease of the Receiver-General of the Customs. With respect to the latter part of the question, he could see no objection to lay on the table the report which was inquired for. In reply to question of Mr. WADDINGTON, Sir J. GRAHAM said it was not the intention of the Go vernment to make any alteration at present with respect to the branch of the Pour-laws which provided for the casual reception of paupers. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES BILL. The orders of the day were then read, and the further con sideration of the report of this Bill was proceeded with iu Committee. Clauses 1,2, and 3 were agreed to. Mr DUNCOMBE ruse when clause 4 was read, and said that the Bill at the present moment was much misunder stood. There was no doubt that a great number of friendly societies now in existence would be greatly cireutn scribed and crippled in their operations if clause 4 were allowed to stand part of the Bill. He proposed that these societies should, under the new Act, have the power of transferring their shares. A deputation had waited upon him that morning, from a friendly society, stating a case in which they would be interfered with. A few days ago some members of a friendly society wished to emigrate. They had been subscribers to their society for a length of time, and of course their subscriptions were worth something to them. After the passing of the 4th clause of this Bill they would be unable to withdraw their money, or to trans fer their shares to any other persons, whether they were or were not connected with the society, and of course their money would be left behind them in this country. He did not see why their shares should not be transferable to their families, or even to strangers, and he should therefore pro pose such alterations in the clause as would admit of the transfer of these shares. Sir J. GHAHAaI said that the observation made by the Hon. Member, when he said it was t h e tendency of the Bill to narrow and restrict the existing powers of friendly socie ties, was incorrect. The object of the Bill was not to inter fere with any existing societies which should have keen re gistered before the passing of this Act—but foreseeing how much legislation and inconvenience was likely to arise in future if the law continued in its present state, this Bill d just. introduced for the purpose of extending and enlarging these associations—and it would secure what was lawful and The sth clause enabled any society to apply fo o r n r e eg and this and to certify that its object was a legalof the operations Bill, so far from narrowing the spa the particular point made by h r t es of these societies, he (Sir of these societies, would greatly h ex e tgi o d n c . i e r. Gentlemanreferenc ewith to re gard to the transfer of the s at the present moment permitted With in stating that if the law this Bill would interfere with that the transfer of shares J. Graham) thought that the Hon. Member was not correct clause those societies registered before the pass ingwith of the Act ;for l d main so. With regard to the policy of transferable, they were in such societies, if they were he conceived that these associations principle ; for making shar w ertran r s e ferable he objected extremely to the were associations of mutual contract and assurance The law assumed, and rightly assumed, that the members of these societies were parties known to each other, and who r ed each other • and, as the case was put by the H on . t M u e s m t ber, members Of these societies would have the power of transferring shares to persons not known to the society—to parties not trusted by them, and not acceptable to thew, and who might not be agreeable associates for the other mem bers. He conceived that it was not right that new members should be admitted without any power of checking or con trolling their admission on the part of the society in general. He wished to make these shares, not a matter of barter—he did not wish to create friendly society stags as well as stags of another nature, and whatever might be the law with respect to these societies, he was not prepared to introduce the principle of unlimited and unchecked transfer to strangers, for the law based these societies on the assumption that they were formed for the purpose of friendly and mutual assurance. He therefore proposed to strike out the words after the word "that," and to add the words " the investment of each mem ber shall be employed for the sole benefit of the person investing, or for his children, or kin, and that no party shall give his investment for the relief, maintenance or endowment of any other person or member whatever." That addition w ou ld make the in vestment the property of the parties subscribing, or their relatives. After some observations from Mr. RUTHERFORD, which did not reach the gallery, Sir J. GRAHAM, in reply, said that he was perfectly will. ing to admit the right of persons to combine against their employer for higher wages, and under the existing con bination laws every facility was given to them. He was willing to giTt OM facility t 9 those friendly societies to London: Printed and Published by lleUltDO YOUNG. of No. 112. Strand, Printer, at The Bun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, to the County of ALMAlesem. Wednesday. April 22. 1846. (L'irr sirG.) D. On the 19th I ns t ., A nn Petite, i nfa nt daughter of G. Robins, Esq., surgeon, Bedford-street, Covent-garaen. On the 7th inst., at Meaurice's Hotel, Paris, Captain John A. Light, 3d M.N.I. On the 17th inst., Isaac Walton, Esq., of Mark-lane. TNS 11 VJ _I~A~TDON i WEDI4 _l/A. Y P:VENINt, lP II I L it, IMO