The Sun. — London, England, 1848-05-18 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, May 17. RAILWAY ACCOUNTS AUDIT BILL (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. HENLEY then proceeded to say—This Bill would only serve the purposes of a body of dis satisfied shareholders who might be anxious to have access to the internal affairs of a company for the pur poses of undue speculation. It had been urged in sup port of this Bill that the railway funds of this country ought to be considered in the light of public property ; but how, let him ask, would the Bill benefit the public? Railway shareholders did not complain of the present mode of auditing the accounts, and he certainly could see no public grounds which could justify the passing of the BilL—(Hear, hear.) It would have the effect of upsetting a large amount of private legislation, upon the faith of which parties had been induced to in vest their capital in railway undertakings, and he felt if the Bill were passed it would inflict great injustice on the public.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. AGLIONBY agreed with the Hon. Gentleman who had just sat down, that this was a railway Parlia ment, and he was afraid that the number of railway di- I rectors and others connected with these undertakings in it was so large that there was but little prospect of jus tice being done as between the public and railways. He had no aversion to railways, on the contrary, he thought they had conferred great benefit on the public ; but really the present mode of auditing railway accounts was so objectionable that he could not withhold his sup port from this Bill. The machinery of this Bill was to be put in motion by a certain number of shareholders in any company, and surely it could not be supposed that these shareholders would not cause as inquiry to be insti tuted if it were calculated to injuro their own interests. Besides, the shareholders signing the requisition would be required to give security . for costs if their application for an inquiry should be frivolous and vexatious, and he could see no reason why the House should refuse to pass this Bill. Mr. MUNTZ said this Bill appeared to him to go upon the principle of meddling with everybody's affairs and accomplishing nothing.—(Hear, hear.) He could not understand the principle of a minority being allowed to coerce the majority. But if the principle of the Bill were good, why was it to be confined to railways ? Why was it not extended to other joint-stock companies, such as banks, canals, &c. ? Thank God, he did not hold a single railway share, but as one of the public he most decidedly objected to the meddling principle of the Bill, and should certainly oppose it on every stage. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the second reading 3B Against Majority against.. —62 The Bill was consequently lost. PLACES OF WORSHIP SITES BILL (SCOTLAND). Mr. BOUVERIE presented several petitions in favour two of this Bill, and stated that there we re one or petitions without the signatures , they not having been sent up- Similar petitions were also presented by Mr. Stuart Wortley, Mr. Cowan, Mr. Fox Maule, and Mr. Hastie. Mr. 13013VERIE moved the second reading of the Bill, and he did so with some little reluctance, because, if it did not involve a new principle, it involved the revival of an old one. The Bill had been brought in for the purpose of enabling religious congregations in Scotland to obtain sites for their places of worship, and it had arisen out of an investigation on the subject by a Parliamentary Committee, who came to a resolution that it had been proved before them that many congregations in Scotland were in the habit of attending places of worship which were unfit for the ad ministration of the sacred ordinances of the Christian religion, and were calculated to injure the health of the ministers and the people. The Hon. Gentleman then proceeded to state in detail the grievances to which the people of Scotland were subjected in consequence of the refusal of landowners to grant sites for churches, and said, in order to avoid those grievances, the Bill proposed that the Court of Session should have the power of granting site to a congregation on an application being made to it, and on sufficient grounds being shown for the inter ference of the Court. Notice was to bo given by the Court of Session to the landowner whose property the petitioners alleged was necessary for a site, and if he contradicted the allegations in the petition, a formal in vestigation was to take place before a sheriff as to the truth of the statements on both sides, and if the Court of Session were satisfied that the petition had been sus tained, the sheriff was to go and select a spot for the site of the church, notwithstanding any opposition. The Hon. Gentleman then referred to a number of in stances in which Government had interfered with private property, in order to show that there were precedents for the House agreeing to the principle of this Bill. He thought, acting upon the principle of the cases to which he referred, with respect to the taking of lands for rail ways compulsorily, there could be no objection to adopt the course pointed out by this Bill with respect to tak ing lands for the sites of Free Churches in Scotland. He had shown the necessity for the sites for churches, and he had no doubt that the House would at once accede to the motion for the second reading of the Bill. Mr. EWART seconded the motion. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the House divided, when there appeared— For the second reading Against it Majority The Bill was then read a second time; and on the question that it be committed, Mr. J. S. WORTLEY took occasion to call the atten tion of the House to its provisions, and to express his opinion of the necessity of the Government adopting a measure like the present to meet a particular case, bat he objected to its provisions being made general as against the principles of toleration. Mr. ELLIOT said he had been taken by surprise in the House going to a division so early, and he was therefore anxious to take that opportunity of saying a few words upon the Bill. No supporter of the Bill was more anxious to see the Free Churches have sites allotted to them, but he could not agree to the provisions of the Bill; while he was sure, from the tone of the petitions he had presented in its favour, that the petitioners had misunderstood its provisions. By this Bill any 100 per sons might claim sites in every part of Scotland, no matter for what sect in religion they might be required; and he was confident that had the parties who had petitioned in favour of the Bill been aware of the provisions, they never would have given their consent to it. Mr. CHRISTOPHER said the Bill would grossly interfere with the rights of private property, and he was surprised to see no member of the Government in his place before it was read a second time. He should be glad to hear the views of Ministers upon the Bill ; for if the House passed it, how could they refuse the same concession to the Dissenters of England or the Roman Catholics of Ireland ?—(Hear, hear.) He differed with the Hon. and Learned Member for Bute that this Bill ought to be confined to one class of Dissenters in Scot land ; and as the Bill itself formed one of the most direct instances ever introduced in that House for interfering with the rights of private property, he objected to the whole measure. Sir G. GREY apologised for not being present when the second reading was moved, but it rose purely from an accident. No Hon. Member having risen to oppose the second reading, he felt that this discussion was somewhat irregular, and he should rather have left his own expo sition of the 'views of the Government upon this Bill till the next stage, had not so direct a demand been made upon him by the Hon. Gentleman who last addressed the House. He certainly thought the Free Church had long been suffering under a gre at grievance by the re fusa of the landlords of Scotland to grant them sites, and he could not help expressing gratification that in going so easily to a division osecond reading, the House had given so decided an n the i t n o io h n in its favour. Mr. B. COCHRANE was surprisedu o.aurse.thheandight Hon. Gentleman opposite say that the House ex pressed a decided opinion in favour T r Bill. The House had done no such thing, for many Members by sun prise were opposed to the measure were taken . prise in the House going so suddenly to a division. Free Church of Scotland had been most IQn. The a in its conduct. It had refused every offer a con:e nt that was made to it by Lord Aberdeen, and now it came to the House to demand the right of insisting upon having sites in particular spots, whether the propri etor of the land consented to it or not. He anus surprised at the speeches that bad been mad e in favour of this Bill, for it was one of the most prepos terous and unjust measures that had ever been dictated by an arrogant body; and he must be allowed to protest against it in the strongest terms the rules of the House would allow. Colonel THOMPSON wanted to know what necessity there was for this extraordinary proceeding on the part of the Free Church of Scotland? It had been his for tune to be brought up in a religious society . which had to struggle against difficulties from its infancy, to the prime of its manhood, and yet had never at tempted to ask such a power as this.—(Hear, hear.) What the Wesleyan Methodists did when they could not secure sites for their meeting-houses was to devote their private dwellings to that purpose.—(Hear, hear.) It was related of some particular man that he tried all kinds of means to keep his horse alive, and yet he could not do so till some one asked whether he had tried corn.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) 1 1,c_m, they had heard a good deal about the __r e Church congregations suffering from the cold, s now, sleet, and rain; but how was it that no one had over them to hold their meetings in their own a sad th s t—(Hear, hear.) Scotland must be reduced to mercial tua , d indeed, if in this advanced period of com get sites for th eir prosperity its people could not but he doubtedeir churches either for love or money; where money ettd always whether this could be so in a country been considered so powerful. Be thought that th Bill had been rightly described when it was said of i 7 t , hat it would institute a system Of "religions tyrar ni t ' , new principle in religious It would establish an entirely matters. He should like, therefore, to have time to gero:isult his Dissenting friends with respect to it. He re his vote against the Bill. ted to be obliged to give Mr. OSWALD explained the grounds on which he had voted against the Bill in its last stage , He admitted that gaferievance, an impe those who could not get sites had d lof;saunppOrttilit.e BAiltl waneyreramtoodhie rial grievance to compl l ati ned, he should not un e y extended to should move in Committee that the Bill be Great Britain and Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. COWAN rose to su pp ort the Bill , lie did not think the House sympat hised with the aspersi ons upon the character and mo tives of Dr. Chalmers byetahset Hon. Gentleman (Mr. B. Cochrane), for hea ras a name revered throughout the w orld.—(llear, ) it e m imed the House that if the object of those who supported the Bill could have been brought about by an , other means, the Bill would not have been intro duced and if it could be accomplished before the third reading,. he should be prepared to 'vote against the further 'progress of the Bill. It would be five years to-morrow since the move neat of she rrela Church began, and tiough those who THE SUN, LONDON, supported its doctrines had done all in their power to accomplish the purpose for which the Bill was intro duced, they had not succeeded. It was a matter of sincere regret that so large a body of zealous Christians should in many cases be compelled to worship their Maker in tents in the open fields.—(Bear, hear.) One eminently gifted young minister had, in the neighbour hood of Cannobie, fallen a victim, owing to the severe nature of his duties. So zealous were the members of the Free Church to promulgate their doctrines, that 1,313,966/. had been collected, and there were now 840 congregations, and 700 ministers, besides missiona ries. Two hundred churches were erected before the disruption. Ile hoped the Government would ac cede to a motion which he had upon the paper on the subject. Colonel MURE explained the grounds on which he felt it his duty to vote against the Bill. Mr. F. MAULE regretted that they had been obliged to bring in a measure having for its object the com pulsory taking of lands; but, after waiting and weighing the subject for five years, he had found out no other means of remedying the grievance complained of—a grievance which, in his opinion, the landed proprietors ought to take out of the category of the public mind. It was a grievance which was not felt by a small body of people, as Mr. Cowan had said, but one which affected a religious community consisting of very nearly one million of persons. If he had thought there was any chance of persuading land lords to grant sites to the Free Church people, he would not have been a party to bringing forward the measure, but after waiting five years without se ein g such a pros pect he considered that some remedy for the grievance was necessary, and he trusted the House would approve of the Bill. Mr. HENLEY said the whole argument for the Bill was founded upon special grievances alleged to have been suffered by the Free Church, and thinking that it was dangerous for the House to legislate upon such a principle, he would give his decided opposition to it. Mr. F. SCOTT objected to the principle of the Bill, and regretted that it had been brought forward. If there were 700 congregations who had obtained sites for churches, and only seven who had not and had been refused, he thought that the Bill ought not to apply to the whole of Scotland. The Bill was then ordered to be recommitted on the 7th June. Mr. OSWALD gave notice that he should move that M to PAN the the operation of the Bill be extended to the United Kingdom. l '!'s', p ) r C oc lL d C e O d considera tionlEfurSthßerilL of the report on the Joint-Stock C The JOINT-STOCK Companies which, after some verbal amendments, was agreed t o . time on Friday. engrossed, and read a third The other Orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at Six o'clock. WATERFORD AND KILKENNY RAILWAY. The half -yearly general meeting of this society was held yesterday, at one o'clock, at the London Tavern; Mr. P. Butler, M.P., in the chair. The advertisement convening the meeting having been read, the Chairman called upon the Secretary to read the report, the substance of which was, that, since the last meeting, it had become necessary to push the works between Kilkenny and Thomastown to a conclu sion, with a view to opening the line between those places. The directors had the satisfaction of announc ing to the meeting, that the several stations being finished, and the works in other respects completed, the railway between Kilkenny and Thomastown was in spected by the officer appointed by the Railway Com missioners on the 6th instant, and finally opened to the public on the 11th instant, in the presence of a majority of the board. The engineer's report stated that since the latter part of last year the works had been advancing as speedily as the funds admitted. The works from Lyrath junc tion to Thomastown station had been carried to com pletion so far as to be ready for public traffic; and the Government inspector having inspected all the works has expressed himself in satisfactory terms as to their condition. The ballast trains which have been running singe the Ist inst. between Kilkenny and Thomastown, have shown that the permanent way is perfectly steady. The engines and carriages are all at Kil kenny, and probably at present sufficient in number for the immediate traffic on opening the line. The estimates made of the works on the deviation lines, for which the Bill is now before Parliament, show tbat a saving of more than 20,000/. will be made on them, as compared with carrying out the works originally de signed, while, at the same time, the gradients and general course of the line is improved for the public. The delay of the South-Eastern Company in completing their line from Carlow to Kilkenny will prevent a junction fur the Dublin traffic for some months to come; and if, during that period, they should be able to carry on the works, so as to open, for five miles further, to the vil lage of Knock william, which lies upon the main road to Waterford, and only fifteen miles from that city, they would, when joined by the Carlow line, be in a position to receive on this railway at least as much traffic per mile as that which has been experienced upon the Great ' Southern and Western Railway. The cash account showed the receipts, from calls and other sources, to amount to 221,1801. I Is. ad., while the expenditure was 213,571/. 6s. 4d. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said that he was happy to congratulate the proprietary on the cessation of the opposition which had hitherto been offered in Parliament to their branch and deviation lines; so that, as money was now a very different matter to what it was two years ago, this was a cause of peculiar congratulation, both to the directors and the other shareholders. "j The kne to Thomastown, as stated in the report, was already completed, and from personal experience he could say, that although he had travelled on almost every line in England, Scotland, and Ireland, he had never traversed one in which there was a more equable motion than on that from Kilkenny to Thomastown, and such was his opinion of its safety, that on the very first trip he had not only gone himself, but had also taken his wife and his children. After naming the three gentlemen who retired from the directory, the Chairman pro ceeded to say that, not only had they reduced their expenses, but they were prepared still further to retrench, for he was aware that the shares were at a discount, but from the measures which had al ready been taken, he and hi s f e ll ow -di rectors were qu i te impressed with the conviction that a very different price would soon be realised. A SHAREHOLDER inquired what was the reason that the expenses of engineering this half-year was so much as 1,6641.? Captain Mooasom said, in reply, that he did not think that 3,0001. was an excessive expenditure on a line thirty-one miles long, especially if the shareholders recollected that for four months consecutively there had been nothing but rain. - Mr. MARSH expressed his dissatisfaction at the outlay. He thought the expenditure injudicious, and that the money matters had been badly managed. There was also a sum of 9,0001. lent to the Cork Company at a time when calls were being made. G. ANDERSON, Esq., stated that the 9,0001. lent to the Cork Company had since been repaid with interest. Captain Moonsoht stated that he had originally esti mated the cost of the line at 13,0001. per mile, and there had been an outlay of as much as 166,0004 for the twelve miles from Kilkenny to Thomastown. It should be re membered that out of that sum 22,0001. had been ex pended for the station at Kilkenny, which was not in the first instance contemplated, but which it had been found necessary to construct, and it was already returning a rent. Then he had stated in the report that the expense of laying down the line on its different portions was as 8 to 5, that is, that the formation of the line between Kilkenny and Thomastown would cost as much for five mile as would the formation of eight miles between Thomastown and Waterford, so that the laying down the lines for the remaining nineteen miles would not exceed the gross estimates. To an inquiry of a shareholder, Captain CURRY replied that the payments due on the unpaid calls was 11,0001., of which about 9,0001. would be realised. To another shareholder the SOLICITOR stated that there had not yet been a single share forfeited, and that it was optio na l w ith th e di rec t ors ei th er t o f or f ei t the un paid shares or to sue for the payment. It was, how ever, necessary to leave th e m a tt er undecided, as it was known that the non-payment of the calls reduced the value of the proer and in one instance the proprietor of sha res in a foreign railway had actually forfeited his shares in order to reduce their value, and had then actually gone into the market and bought u ranch larger number of shares than he had previously held. After an explanation of the law expenses, and some remarks on the p r i ces of the shares, Mr. Emery, Mr. Hulse, and Mr. Smi t h wick were re-elected directors. Mr. Bain, one of the auditors, was also re-elected. The s e report f having been adopt e d, the meet i ng was madpecial or approying the Bill for the branch now before Parlian:ient, meeting was dissolvedwhich havin g b een confirmed, the THE ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT c ircumstances of the frightful accident occurred The at the Shrivenham station on Wednesday, to th e train, which left Brist ol at two o'clock for LonW e , a ss s we learnt them on t he line imme diately after the melancholy occurrence, were these:—The train w as a few minutes after time, and the porter at the station, who had been away at dinner, concluded, on his return that it had passed, and brought a horse-box and truck near to, if not on to, the rails, ready for the down train. The express train came on at $ rate of fifty miles an hour, telegraphed, if we understood rightly, that all was clear. A collision was, of course, the result; the horse-box was swung round, and the carriage next the tender was dashed to pieces, killing four, if not more, and maiming all the other passen gers, with the exception of one of the company's ser vants, who happened to be seated in a corner, and marvellously escaped. The writer of this notice was hastening over Bristol-bridge to proceed to town by this train, and was stayed .against his will through a fire in the extensive warehouses of the Messrs. King, the well-known Bristol merchants, by which they were entirely destroyed. With some repining he took his seat in the train which went immediately after; and his feelings when he reached the scene of the disaster need not be described,—they shake him even at this moment, though thankfulness is predominant. If our readers, when matters appear to go crossly, chance to remember this occurrence, they may perhaps feel better able to say, " Everything is for the best ;" and pursue their way, if it b e a right one, with renewed vigour and an assured heart. —Builder of the gentlemen connected with CITY SEWERS COMUISSION the Ta.ubeosvdeaycoammmeiestsiinogn was held at the Guildhall, Mr.. Deputy Peacock in the ter, no points nose during thebei ng sitting at all interesting PRICES OF SHARES. IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List, EVNRY TDESDAY AND FRIDAY EYE:,sIING. LONDON. TUESDAY, MAY 16. ZOINT-STOCE same of Company. Australasia • • • • • • • • • • Britsh N orth American Ceylon • • • • • • • . • • • • • • :lommerelal of Loados ;;olonial . • • • • • •••• • • • Gloucestershire . • • • • • lonian Londn and Westminstr Ditto London Joint-Stock ... Provincial of Ireland •• _ Ditto, New..... National of Ireland Nat. Provncial of Eng Ditto, New South Australia Union of Uni.,a of London Union of Madrid INS' Dividend per Annum. Amount of Share. A s. d. 40 0 0 I 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 151 per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. V. per cent. 81. per cent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. :ES. Name of Company. Albion Alliance Brit. and For. )itto Marine.—... British Commercial .. Clericl,ll ed. & Gen. Life County .. .. .. .. .. . • • . Crown • • • • • . • • • • • • • • Laglo .... Eng. tic Scot. Law •• • • European Life ••• • • . Family Endowmn t Soc. Freemasons' . • • • • • • c itiardi an • • • • • • • • • • • • Imperial Fire . • .• •• • • Imperial Life • • •• •• •• Indemnity Marine • • Law Fire ......... Law Life.... • • • • Legal and General Life Londcn Fire London Ship -•.• • • Marine • • • • • •• . Med. Invlid & Gen. Life National Lean Fund National Life.... Palladium Life Pelican .. • • Priccuix . • • . ...... • • • • otector Life • ... • • Provident Life.. • • • • • • Hock Life .• • • • • Royal Exchange Sun Fire Ditto Life . • • • • . • . • • Universal Life.... • • • • Vizier's. Life •. GAS-TAGET Name of Company. British • • •• ...... Ditto Provincial.... Bristol • • • • •• • • • • • • •• Brighton • ...... ..... City of London ...... Continental Consolidat. Ditto, New ........ Equitable - ........... Imperial ...... .... Independent ......... L0nd0n.............. Phcenix ............. Rate= ....... United General ...... Westrainster Chartered Ditto, New ...... Name of Company. riungerford • • • • • . Southwrk, Nw Sub. Av. Ditto Nw of 7% p.c. Waterloo .. •••• • • • . Ditto Old Ann. of SI. Ditto Nw ditto of 71. Vauxhall • .. .• • .1• Name of Company. Birmingham. •• •• •• •• East London...-•• •• •• Grand Junction .. •... New Rivr Lndn Brdga Vauxhall •••••••••••• West Middlesex . . . 31. 10s. 6 per cent. 61. per cent, 13s. 6d. pr oh. 71. per share 51. per cent. 51. per cent. 5% per cent. if. Pc bs. 51. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 12 per ccnt. _ _ 11. sh. & ba. 11. is. 041. per ct. 51. per cent. Si. per cent. 51. per cent. 31. p. et. & ba. 51. par cent. 11. 55. 4s. 51. per cent. 61. 105. 11. G. 1030. pr ent. AND ca Dividend per Annum. 11. Bs. 101. per cent. 5/. per cent. 101. 925. pr share 85s. pr share 455. pr share 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 2%1. pr cent. I 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 5/, and bns. 4%1. pr cent. 3/, 12s. 2 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 SO 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 'CM 0 Dividend per Annum. IKPILN: Amount of Share. X a. d. 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 I 20 0 0 4 0 0 20 0 0 Stock. 100 0 0 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 'lOO 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 Stock. 100 0 0 Amount of Share. s. d. 40 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 5t 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 BRIDGES Dividenil per Annum. Amount of Share. 355. per cent. 11. ss. ad. 11. 2s. 2d. 11. 168. 'ILTE7it.-' Dividend per Annum. 18s. Si. 21. 10s. 31. 21. 10s. isl.lscprent. LIST OP SCOTTISH CO: :P.A.B7XES' PILL, EE. - - Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ s. d. £ s. d Bank of Scotland British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 1100 0 0 195 Caledonian Bank ....• 81. per sent. 10 0 0 210 0 41. Ii City of Glasgow Bank . 61. per cent. 10 0 0' 10 0 0 11 1 4 Clydesdale Bank ••• • •• 6/. per cent. 20 0 01 10 0 0 124 Commercial Bank •• •• 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 154 Eastern Bank.. •••• •• 61. per cent. 25 is 0 10 0 C 10 Edinb.& Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 50 0 5 0 0 5% Exchange Bnk of Scot 6l. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 42 isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 - National Bank 6l. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 1314 North of Sootland Bank 71. per cent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 4% North British Bank • 50 0 0 10 0 0 2% Royalliank of Scotland 61. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 139 Union Bank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 79% Western Bank.. .• 81. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 66 Aberdeen Fire and Life 121. per cent. 12 10 0 2 0 0 34 B. Accord. Life and Fire 20 0 0 0 11 0 - Sritish Guarantee Ins. 10 0 0 1 0 0 101. Caledonian Fire Insnr. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 21 Church of England Ins. 50 0 0 2 0 0 - 1 City of Glasgow Life 5l. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. 58 Edinburgh Life Insur 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 17 East of Scotland Life lO 0 0 0 15 0 I 1 s.od. 1 Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 - Elercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 11 twin% Co. of Scetlnd • • Si. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 7 Life Assoc. of Scotland 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 11 7. Niercantile Life 10 0 0 0 10 0 6s. National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 20s. North British Insur. 5341. pr cant. 200 0 0 20 0 0 22 North & West of Scot. 10 0 0 I 0 0 11. is Scottish Life and Guar. 20 0 0 011 0 0 4 Scot. Sias. and Gen• Life 51. per cent. 1 0 0 015 0 105.0;1 Scottish Union Insrnce. 641. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. Is Standard Life ...... • . 51. per cent. 50 0 0 4 5 0 94 United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 148.6 d DOCKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. s. . s. d. Commercial ••.• • 41. per cent. X Stock. d East and West India 6l. pr cent. Stock. 113% East Country •• • Landon ••.• • • • 51. pr cent. Stock. Ditto 80nd5.....• • . 41. per cent. - 3t.Katharine .... • • 5 per cent. Stock. 77 Ditto 80nd5...... • • 4% /. pr cent. - Southampton •••. • • • . 21. per c en t. ,50 0 0 50 0 0 -- C 19.10781.5. I Names of . 5 Dividend' Names of ,Dividend Price. 4 Companies. per Price. Companies. per to lAnnum. Annum. Ashtn& Oldh f7 l- 71. p e 110 Macclesfield. 100 2/. 10 s. - Barnsley • • •11601 121. 180 Neath ......100 201. Irknk&Abrg l lso , 51. 85 Oxford.. •• • • 100 201. 190 Birmingham 35 41. 80 Peak Forest. 78 31. 10s. - Coventry.... i lool 25/. - Regent's ••• • 33 11. 4s. 18% serbv ••• • . 100 , 61. 63 Rochdale.... 85 41. 5 4 1 Ells rre&Chs l 133 4/. 48 Somrset Coal 150 71.105. 130 6:e ,N ash •• • 1 100' 321. - Do.Lk Fd St 12 61. p. c. - ;rand./titian 100 51. 83 Stffrd&Worc 140 981. 290 Grand Surrey 100 - 35 Shrewsbury.. in 151. ,rand Union 100 11. 10s. 21% Stourbridge.. 145 201. 281. 4rantham .. 150 121. - Severn and ienut & Avis 39 7s. 6d. 54 j Wye Rail. 26 11. Ss. 26 Leels& Livrp 100 341. 410 Warwick/t1 ,- "..eicester •• 140 101. 75 Rirming. j 100 8!. 65 Leicstr &Nth 83 41. 36 Warwick/6} 100 :,ou.;hborogh 142 701. - Napton.. 46 Monmouthsh 100 Si. - Worcstr Sc} 78 21. - Mntgemryshlloo 51. - Birming. 39 MeltnMwbry,loo 10/. , - Wilts & Brks 67 11. 11 MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. X. s. d. X. s. d. Australian Agrieulturl 100 0 0 30 0 0 - Anglo-Mexican Mint., IL 41. 10 0 0 10 0 0 - Ditto, Half Shares.. 2 10 0 - Canada ... • • • 61. per cent. 100 0 0 32 II o 27 Uppr Canada Bonds 51. per"cent. - City Bonds.. • • ...... 3%1. pr cent. - 82 Comp. Cppr Mars Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 70 0 0 Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. c.& bs, 21 100 0 0 100 0 0 - Equitable Reversienry 434 pr cent. 100 0 0 95 0 0 - Gen. Steam Navigation 11.85. 15 0 0 14 0 0 2134 London Institution ... s. 10 Peninslr & Orient•Stm. 21. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 53% Reversionary Int. Soc. 3341. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 90 Royal Mail Steam• •• • 33 1. pr cent. 1(10 0 0 60 0 0 45 South Australian 6l. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - Van Dieman's Land lOO 0 0 23 0 0 - Universal Salvage •• • • 25 0 0 f 0 0 , MARKET INTELLIGENCE. MARKET INTELLIG :NCE. (From the London New Price Current of May 16.) SUGA.R.—To-day the market for raw Sugar presented a more active appearance; supplies were limited, and an advance in the value of all sorts transpired. In West India Muscovado a good business was concluded for both grocery and refining purposes, and the rates paid were 6d per cwt above those of Friday. The purchases amounted to 450 hhds &c., including a public sale of 145 hhds 12 tierces of Barbadoes, which went briskly at an advance of 6d per cwt—fine yellow sold at 435, g good 41s to 42 s 6 d , middling 39s to 40s 6d , and low 36s 6d to 38s p er cwt. The market for Sugar closes with much firmness. REFINED.—Today Refined Goods met with less at tention for home consumption, but in prices we have no variation to record, on account of the small supp ly. The market for bonded sugar is fi rm at 27s to 28s per c wt. MAURITIUS. — This afternoon several purchases were made privately, and 1,803 bags and 37 casks at auction went 6d per cwt higher—middling and good yellow realised 39s to 40s 6d, low to fine grey 37s to 40s, fine brown 35s 6d to 365, good 34s 6d, middling 335, low 30s to 315 6d, washed 30s to 335, and syrupy 28s to 38s 6d per cwt. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon there was a brisker demand for Bengal privately, and 2,200 bags at aucti on went at 6d per cwt advance —middling white Be nares at 425, low 39s 6d to 40s, middling and good soft yellow 31es to 425, damp and washed 38s to 41s per CNA. FOREI6N.—To-day there was no public sale of any kind of Foreign Sugar; but privat el y , business to a fair extent was concluded, and at rather better prices. If holders had accepted former terms, large parcels would have been sold. The home trade are yet the chief operators. MOLASSES.—The demand for all sorts of West India has been active, and au advance in the value of is per cwt is apparent; low to fino quality realises 16s to 203 per cwt. The market is less freely supplied, and on the part of holders there is firmness. CocoA.—This afternoon there was not much dispo sition manifested to make purchases in Bahia Cocoa, and 455 bags at auction were all taken in at 35s for sound, and damaged 32s per cwt. COFFEE a .— a afternoon a Th t ispubliesale 8 s Jamaica trcs, C s o 4 ffe b e ag m s et w w er i e th so a l t d at tention;n rather higher rates; middling fetched 50s to 58s, low middling 465, fine fine ordinary 40s to 43i 6d, fine ordi nary 36s to 393, good ordinary 32s to 335, ordinary and triage 23s to 24s 6d, very ordinary 17s 6d to 245. Plantation Ceylon is wanted, and 518 bags were sold at better prices —good went at 60s to 72s 6d, middling 48s to 51s, low to middling 43s to 451, fine and fine fine ordinary 35s to 40s, ordinary and good ordinary 25s to 325, damaged 27s to 31s 6d. Of Native several parcels were sold privately; good and real good ordinary realised 30s to 31s per cwt. TEA.—The market has still an improving appearance for all kinds of Tea, supplies are less plentiful, and dealers in both town and country are more inclined to increase their stocks. Duty was paid at this port on 531,900 lbs during the past week, whereas during that time 20,000 pkgs were imported. In Congou a good business has been concluded; all sorts must be con. sidered a shade higher, common and good ordinary sound realises 6id to lid per lb. Of Green many parcels have been sold, and at full rates for low and middling, whereas good and fine realized stiffer prices. Pekoe Teas cannot be stated to have risen in value, but there is a more active demand. Public sales are announced to take place, but they are not of much consequence. To-day there was not much passing in the Tea market, but holders would not sell excepting at fully former rates. RICE.—To -day there was little passing privately in any sort of East India Rice, and 2,424 bags Bengal at auction were onlyinpnat at lOs rtsoldat to ba b r o e s ly tid t , h fi e rst former class damagedBs; 9 good sodto white we 9s 6d, second 8 s to Ss 6d, third and fourth 6s c e w re t d at a furth er re d uc ti on , s till t h e d ea li ngs value to hav S e lG ae ipe n s l orff imited by private treaty, low and middling pearl at 17s to 18s, good and fine 19s to 21s. Sago Flour is little wanted, and 14s to 15s is the value. Tapioca is dull of sale at 2id to 44d per lb. Of arrowroot the sup ply is yet exceeding the demand. SPIRITS.—To-day higher rates were insisted upon for all sorts of Rum, but not much business was concluded. Proof Leewards are held for is 8d to is 9d, East India Is 7d to is Bd, and Jamaica 30 to 38 per cent over proof 3s 10d to 4s 6d per gallon. Faurr.—Although there has been a large amount of business concluded in Currants, yet prices have not ad vanced. At auction, 98 pkgs were sold. On the part of holders there is firmness, and the stock continues on the decrease, whilst the deliveries are getting larger. Raisins are much in request for home consumption, and prices are on the advance; the stock is also on the de crease. On the part of holders there is much firmness. SALTPETRE.—To-day there was more activity in the market for rough, and the parcels sold privately were at 6d per cwt advance. At public sale 921 bags of Cal cutta found buyers—middling dingy grey 7 per cent refraction fetched 325, 54 ditto 32s 6d, and not refracted 31s to 31s 6EI. COCHINEAL.—This afternoon there was no improve ment in the position of the market for Cochineal. At public sale 38 bags of Honduras silvers were only in part sold. Ou.s.—This afternoon Linseed Oil met with attention, and the price declined to 23s per cwt on the spot. Seal is cheaper, and 251 10s accepted for pale. For Olive prices are lower; Galipoli selling at 441 to 451, and other sorts 401 to 431 per tun. TALLow.—On the spot Russian is offered at a further reduction, yet the purchases made have been trivial, and 46s 6d to 46s 9d are the rates taken for fine P. Y. Candle, at which merchants appear willing sellers. For for ward delivery there has been little passing, and sales can be made at 45s for the last three months of the year. Although home made can be obtained at the reduced rates of 46s to 47s nett cash, yet on the part of the trade little desire is shown to operate, and the supply is plentiful. Other sorts of Tallow are further depressed in value. At public sale 178 casks of French were in part sold. X. 8. d. 632 12 8 50 0 U 100 0 0 70 10 3 'URgb, Amount of Share. £ 3. d. 25 0 0 100 0 0 41 13 4 100 0 0 100 0 0 $3 12 9 Paid. Z s. d. 40 0 0 N 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 li 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 13 0 0 10 0 0 2S 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 35 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 25 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 40 0 0 Paid. 4 s. d. 50 0 0 11 0 0 5 0 0 5 6 $ 5 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 2 12 6 All paid. 4 0 0 3 0 0 36 10 0 60 8 0 10 0 0 5 13 1 2 10 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 12 10 0 12 10 0 15 0 0 2 e 0 2 10 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 S 10 0 4 0 0 , A.NIES. Paid. i Price. Z. B. d. 18 0 0 19 0 0 100 0 0 39 6 0 37 10 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 SO 0 0 50 0 0 46 0 0 90 0 0 60 0 0 10 0 0 Paid. Price. E. s. d. 45 15 5 60 0 - 0 27 40 0 0 25 27 £ 5. d. 26 0 0 THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 18, 1848. THE MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL. The anniversary iesiival of this valuable and long estabiished charity was celebrate don Monday vening at the Freemasons' Tavern, and although the number of gentlemen present to do honour to the occasion did not exceed seventy the proceedings were highly satisfactory. The Duke of Northumberland presided, and am,:ng the guests were—Sir W. Stirling, Sir G. Bathurst; gape. Holland, Mr. W. Hawes, and many other influential and benevolent gentlemen. The hospital was founded so long ago as 1745, for sick and lame patients, and since that time it has reeeived many very important additions. By its present constitution the midwifery patients are attended at their own homes. A ward is set apart for the treatment of cancerous diseases ; a me dical school, has been established in connexion with the institution ; and a Samaritan Fund has been raised for affording, among other purposes, temporary relict to poor convalescent patients whose residence in the hospital is no longer necessary, but who still require aid as out- door patients. These great benefits have been obtained by the liberality of a succession of patrons, among whom the name of the Northumberland family, Lord R. Seymour, Mr. S. Whitbread, and Mrs. Aliases Maria Stafford stand con spicuous. Nor, in recording the merits of the institution, should it be forgotten that the spiritual wants of the patients are carefully provided for, a chaplain being ap pointed, whose daily care it is to direct the devout aspi rations of the convalescent, and to administer consola tion to the sick and the dying. During the past year 2,190 in-patients and 9,604 out-patients have received relief ; and although this number presents a decrease as compared with the results of the two preceding years, yet, the circumstances of the times being taken into account, the amount of good:done is large enough to chal lenge on behalf of the charity the strenuous support of a benevolent public. Within the last ten years 104,694 human beings have had th e i r su ff er i ngs cure d or assuaged by this institution. We are happy t o sa y that t h e amount of subscriptions and donations announced was very satisfactory, showing a considerable pr i nc ipal subscriptions were those of the Q ueen , 100 guineas; the Queen Dowager, 50 guineas; the Duke of Northumberland, 100 guineas; and a clergyman, whose name did not catch, the munificent gift o f 500 1 . Messrs. Bacon provided an excellent entert a i nmen t f or the present, and every arrangement was mad e guests ss ' e ca l c ulated to promote the happiness of the evening. M r Hobbs had the direction of the vocalists, and Mr. Payne was toastmaster. ELECTION COMMITTEE. LANCASTER (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKE touk an objection to the list of disqualified voters, which had been delivered by the petitioner, but the Committee overruled the objection. Evidence was then put in to show that one of the voters who had polled for Mr. Armstrong was a pauper re ceiving parochial r e l i ef. The Committee then adjourned till to-day. RAILWAY COMMITTEES YESTERDAY. GROUP IL (Mr. Blackstone in the chair.) MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLN SHIRE. Th e case for this Bill was further considered and adjourned. GROUP VI. (Mr. Walpole in the chair.) NORTH AND _SOUTH•WESTERN (HARROW TO BRENTFORD): The case for the promoters having Closed, Mr. JAMES addressed the Committee against the Bill, on behalf of the Great Western Company. The Committee decided that the preamble was proved, and introduced a provision that the promoters should build a convenient and commodious station at nanwiell. The whole of the clauses having been agreed to, the Chairman was instructed to report the Bill to the House. GROUP XII. (Mr. Fitgroy in the chair.) EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW. The Committee passed the Bill enabling the above company to make several branches, and to raise, upon shares, 156,000/. for the p ur p ose, with p ower to borrow 55,000 i. to pay off some of their pressing liabilities. CHEAP LITERATURE NECESSART FOR THE AD VANcEmENT OF THE PEOPLE.—We believe we were the first to commence a series of paragraphs relative to the obnoxious advertisement duty, and our example was followed by many of o ur contem p oraries. In a free country, a fettered press — t hat is, dear news p a p ers —is not only an an anom al y , but an injustice. As we have before stated, a newspaper is taxed in the first place by the duty on paper ; secondly, by the penny stamp ; and, thirdly, by the scandalous tax on adver tisements. The press would have been utterly crushed but for the intelligence and energy of the people, who have the strongest desire to obtain information, while the Government acts as if it were anxious that they should remain ignorant. The newspaper is the only medium through which they can learn what their representatives in Parliament are doing ; it instructs them in the working of our institutions ; in its pages they witness the results of crime and virtue, and by learning what transpires in different parts of the globe, their sympathies are enlarged and extended. Without newspapers the people would, in too many cases, sink into a state of ignorance and indifference which would be fatal to the welfare of society. What could any of us do without newspapers ? What would commerce do? Why, then, trebly tax it? Why should Government, by the tax on newspapers, endeavour to keep the poor man in ignorance of what is going on around him? Why tax every m an who crosses the threshold of a newspaper _office? op Why tax a shopkeeper for m akin g known that the public c an b ene fi t themselves and hi m also b y purchas ing at hi s s h ? Why impose a tax on a servant girl wh o endeavours to obtain a situation ? And yet this injustice is done by Government, which at all times professes to do everything in its pow er to encour age the spread of information, and to promote the employm en t of the poor.—Slicffield Times. A Supplem e nt to the London Gazelle was pub lished yesterday, containing the ceremonials observed at the baptism o f her Royal Highness Princess Louisa C a - s ame tne Alberta on Saturday last. The detail s are h same" e RA those which appeared in our columns 011 ALOrlday. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF TUESDAY. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basinghall-street. J. P. Carpenter, Drummond -street, Euston-square, baker, June 8, at one—J. Garrett and F. H. Phillips, Cambridge-street, Old Saint Pancras-road, saw mill pro prietors and manufacturers of mouldings, June 6, at twelve—J. Young, T. Bracken, G. Ballard, J. C. C. Sutherland, and N. Alexander, Calcutta, merchants, bankers, and agents, June 6, at half-past eleven—J. Sewell, Chatter's, Cambridgeshire, money scrivener, June 8, at half-past eleven—W. Kennett and J. H. Rey nolds, Lamb-street, Spitalfields, wax and tallow chan dlers and oilmen, June 8, at eleven—P. Mottram, Wood street, Manchester, warehouseman June 8, at two—E. Pettet and W. Newton, Lancaster-place, Strand, navy agents and commission agents, June 8, at twelve—W. Sherwood, Belvidere, Lambeth, builder and carpenter, June 6, at eleven—H. Orbell, Romfurd, Essex, victualler, June 6, at twelve—T. Orpwood, Bear-street, Leicester square, coach e..rrier, June 6, at twelve—J. Hill, jun., Soushampton, builder, surveyor, and brick maker, 4 in,e 7, at halt-past eleven—H. J. Elmes, Queen-street, Cheap • sidr , , and Kent-read, bricklayer and builder, June 7, at eleven . In the Country. H. D. Cossins, Sea-mills, Ernirimer, Somersetshire, miller, June 14. at eleven, at the Court, Exeter—C. S. Flood and H. B. Lott, Honiton, Devonshire, bankers, June 13, at one, at the Court, Exeter—J. Burton, Taun ton, Somersetshire, coach and waggon proprietor, post master, and livery stable keeper, June 14, at eleven, at the Court, Exeter—G. I). Ewens, Axminster, Devon shire, butter merchant, June 14, at eleven, at the Court, Exeter—J. Andrew, Manchester, merchant, June 7, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—D. Hawkesford and J. Hawkesford,lston, Staffordshire, iron founders, June 19, at half-past ten, at the Court, Birmingham—J. Goodwin, Birmingham, newspaper proprietor, June 8, at half-past ten, at the Court, Birmingham. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. J. Tite, Clenhammill, Dorsetshire, flax and tow spinner, ls. Oid., on any Tuesday and Friday after the 18th inst., between the hours of eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Hernaman, Exeter. _ _ J. May, Redruth, Cornwall, stationer and printer, 2s. 2d., on any Tuesday and Friday, after the 18th inst., between the hours of eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Hernaman, Exeter. T. Smith, Manningham, Yorkshire, joiner, Is. 4d., on Tuesday, May 16, or any subsequent Tuesday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Hope, Leeds. W. W. Yeld and W. B. Dawes, Rugeley,Staffordshire, brewers and corn dealers, 2id., any Thursday, between the hours of eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Christie, Birmingham. C. Ashford, Birmingham, packing case maker, 2s. 6d., on Friday, May 19, or any subsequent Friday, between the hours of eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Whit more, Birmingham. J. Cullin, Nottingham, grocer and tea dealer, 3s. 6d., on Saturday, May 27, or any subsequent alternate Saturday, between the hours of eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Bittleston, Nottingham. T. N. Bernard, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, merchant, 5d., on Saturday, May 20, or any subsequent Saturday, be tween the hours of ten and three, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. T. M•Tear, W. Hadfield, and E. Thompson, Liverpool, merchants and shipowners, Is. 104 d., on Wednes day, May 17, or any subsequent Wednesday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Morgan, Liverpool. E. and G. Owen, Holyhead, drapers and grocers, 65., on Monday, May 22, or afterwards on any Thursday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. J. F. Cannel', Liverpool, bookseller and stationer, 7d., on Monday, May 22, or afterwards on any Thursday, be tween the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. Messrs. Jones and Windle, Liverpool, wine merchants, id., on Monday, May 22, or afterwards on any Thurs day. between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. NOTICE'S OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall-street. J. Bates, Kettering, Northamptonshire, watchmaker, June 8, at half-past twelve-11. 801t. , n, Luton, Bedford shire, straw mautif tcturer, June 8, at eleven—W. Beach, Salisbury, cutler, June 8, at t", elve —H. 1). C. Cole, Old Brompton, boarding and lodging house keeper, June 7, at one—W. C. bright, Norland-square, Notting-hill, shipowner, June S, at one—G. T. Butterfield, Oxford street, drug grinder, June 8, at half past eleven—W. R. Stacey, Tiefiborne-street, Haymarket, tailor, June 20. at eleven—G. Wtlliams,•Surbiton, Sarrey, draper, June 21, at twelve— W. Wheeler, Adelaide-terrace, Notting. hill, builder, June 21, at twelve—J. Rogers, Northumber land- street, Strand, oil and Italian warehousemen, June 6, at one—H. C. Robinson, Bret; knock -terrace, Camden Town, and Caledonia-place, King's cross, surgeon, June 7, at twelve—W. Batten and A. Marshall, Ship Tavern passage, Gracechurch-street, cheesemongers, June 7, at eleven. In the Country. H. Turner, Bristol, draper, June 8, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—E. Thompson, Kingston-upon-Hull, hosier, June 6, at half-past ten, at the Town Hall, King ston-upon Hull—J. Southern, Liverpool, builder, June 7, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—H. Coleman, Liverpool, stock and share broker, June 7, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—R. W. Barnes, Stockport, cabinet maker, June 7, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester— J. Keon, Manchester, cap manufacturer, June 7, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—W. Tomlinson, Roch dale, Lancashire, butcher, June V, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—W. Penn, Liverpool, licensed vic tualler, June 7, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—l. I. Mocatta, Liverpool, commission merchant, June 7, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—J. Binch, Nottingham, grocer, June 23, at eleven, at the Court, Nottingham— R. B. Perkins, Coventry, currier, June 8, at half-past ten, at the Court, Birmingham—E. C. Holland, Honiton, Devonshire, surgeon and apothecary, June 15, at one, at at the Court, Exeter—J. Pidgeon, Honiton, Devonshire, wine and spirit merchant, Juue 14, at eleven, at the Court, Exeter—E. Render, Bodmin, Cornwall, iron monger, June 14, at eleven, at the Court, Exeter—R. Burns, Exeter, general draper, June 14, at eleven, at the Court, Exeter. At the Court of Review, June 6. _ _ John Meads, Nottingham, tea dealer—William Cusse, Christchurch, Hampshire, grocer—J. Garrott and F. H. Phillips, Cambridge-street, Old St. Pancras-road, saw mill manufacturers—J. F. Fletcher and Fletcher, Over Darwen, Lancashire, cotton manutacturers—E. Callow, Cornhill and Finch-lane, stockbroker —E. Whitehall, Newport, Monmouthshire, watch maker—H. Hicks, New Bund-street, saddler—J. S. Rablah, Bar nard Castle, tanner—Ellen Edwards, Bristol, banker— T. Holland, Bary, Lancashire, provision merchant—J. Hughes, Cheltenham, ironmonger —W. W. Baker, Bir mingham, engraver—J. Phillips, Brynmawr, Brecon shire, grocer —E. Ma=ted, Upper Seymour-street, Euston-square, bricklayer —J. Bellchambers, Strand, bookseller. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. Mary Ilalliwell and T. Halliwell, Musbury, Lan cashire, cotton manufacturers—R. Burt and W. Martin, New Church-street, Portman-market, grocer Jaro Simpson and Ann Bibby, Preston, milliners—E. Win gate, H. E. Hill, and J. Churton, Liverpool, chemists (so teas regards H. E. Hill)—J. Price and J. Wells, New-bank, Yorkshire, brick makers—R. W. Warner and W. Watts . ,:lessres of the St. Marylebone Theatre— J. Vint and J. H. Farrar, Sunderland, chemists— J. Patching and F. Wood, Brighton, cabinet makers—T. Green, Fenton, Staffordshire, china manufacturers—C. D. Hays, A. Hays, and S. Willimott, Bermondsey, wherfingers— J. Dummelow and W. P. Bonner, Fen church• street, colonial brokers—A. Brown, W. Todd, and J. Kirk, Liverpool, wholesale grocers (so far as re gards J. Kirk)—B. W. Wells and H. Daniell, Windmill lane, Camberwell, floor cloth manufacturers—J. Frith and W. Frith, Leeds, linendrapers—G. Lodge, sen., and G. Lodge, jun., Leeds, sacking manufacturers—J. Word, C. Ward, and H. Ward, Mark-lane, City, and Marldon, Essex, millers (so far as regards C. Ward)—W. Macadam and D. Murdock, Liverpool, commission agents—S. K. Pollard and G. Pollard, Taunton, builders. INSOLVENT PE rITIONERS. James Williams, Liverpool, clerk. John Lace, Liverpool, marine-store dealer. • George Moore, Birmingham, brewer. James Briggs Stretch, Birmingham, commission agent. George Winter Harris, Birmingham, while metal smith. Joseph Gibbs, Studley, Warwickshire, shoemaker. Richard Bodkin, Wateringbury, Kent, wood and fruit dealer. John Matin, Maidstone, Kent, dealer in watches. Charles Stockman, Bath, lodginghouse keeper. John Huxtable, Swansea, commission agent. James Fleming, Liverpool, cabinet maker. James Howard, Newton by Middlewich, Cheshire, bricklayer. Edward Harnett, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, schoolmaster. John Betterton, Fairford, Gloucestershire, seedaman. Charles Andrews, Ipswich, policeman. Noah Backhouse, Ipswich, gun maker. John Alfred Vessey, Ipswich, grocer. Mark Scott, Ipswich, beer•house keeper. William Ire*lisle, Bridlington, Yorkshire. Simon Pinkney, Bridlington, Yorkshire, confectioner and baker. John Thompson, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, boot and shoe maker. William Edwards, Liverpool, victualler. ,SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. W. Miller, Glasgow, baker, to meet within the Black Bull Hotel, Glasgow, May 22, and June 12, at two. A. Laurie, Leith, general merchant, to meet within T M o o w r i n s -ohna, Lerwick,wic , li general ay 2m2,er and c k a j _n u t , n t e o l m 2? a e t t the New Ship H o t e l, L e i t h , May 18, and June 8, at two. wi C th . in a th ß e . twelve. D. Ritchie, Glasgow, furnishing ironmonger, to meet within th e S tar H otel, Glasgow, May 20, and June 15, at twelve. G. M'Donald, Glasgow, merchant and commission agent, to meet within the Rose Tavern, Glasgow, May 23, and June 15, at two. P. Bowman, Greenock, wright or joiner, to meet withi❑ Melvin's Temperance Coffee-house and Hotel, Greenock, May 23, and June 12, at twelve. FIRE AT ISLINGTON.—Last night, about half-past ten o'clock, a fire, involving a serious destruction of valuable property, and nearly attended with loss of life, broke out upon the spacious pile of premises known as Smith's furniture and upholstery warehouse, situate in High-street, adjoining the White Swan, Islington. The firemen, by dint of great preseverance, succeeded in saving the adjoining property, but the flames were not extinguished until past twelve o'clock, and not until the whole of Mr. Smith's stock vas re duced to ashes, and the building gutted. The origin of the disaster has not been ascertained. Mr. Smith MU partially insured in the Sun 01114:4, LAW INTELLIGENCE. WESTMINSTER COUNTY COURT, May 17. (Before Mr. Sergeant JONES, Deputy Judge.) HOPE V. 31.1.THEIVS. This was an action brought by the plaintiff against Mr. Charles James Mathews, the lessee of the Lyceum Theatre, to recover the sum of 305., " for," according to his bill of particulars, " attendance at the L)ceum theatre three days' rehearsal, on the 19th, 20th, and 22d of April, with my two goats and a donkey, as per order of Madame Vestris." Mr. Ruxby, the stage manager of the theatre, ap peared for the defendant, aid applied for the ease to be struck out, on the ground that the plaintiff was absent. The plaintiff not answering, the case was struck out. Mr. Roxby then applied for the costs of his witness's attendance, and, on being asked what they were to prove, said, he believed they would show there was no hiring, but that the animals were merely brought to the theatre once, for approval. _ _ _ The costs were allowed, but almost immedistely after Mr. Hoxby and his witness had left the plaintiff ap peared, and corupivined of the case having been heard in his absence. He had been ht the outer court Irons eleven o'clock. and the officer knew he was there. His case was nearly List on the list, and he was uut aware that the court was so particular to a minute. The JUDGE said it was not the question of a minute, for neatly an hour had elaped before the application to strike the case out was made. Plaintiffs took out a summons fir a particular hour, and they were bound to attend. He could not re open the case, and all he could do was to give him permission to take out a fresh summons. A new summons was immediatyly taken out by plaintiff. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. Mr. William Evans, of 56, Basinghall.street, was summoned at the instance of the Commissioners of Sewers forfthe City of London and its liberties, for not abating a nuisance, of which complaint has been made for some months. A clerk from the office of Mr. Tyrrell, who repre sented the Commissioners of Sewers, said that this was a proceeding under the 9th andi 10th of Vic., chap. 26, for preventing the spread of contagious and epidemic diseases, two surgeons having certified that from the filthy state of the cesspools, and the dirty state of the interior of about thirty houses in Portsoken Ward, not only the health of the occupiers, but the whole neigh bourhood was endangered. The premises complained of were thirty small tenements in Seven Step-alley, Turner-square, and Little Ami-lia-place. The nuisance was remediable, because there was a main sewer within a few yards, to which a communication might be made from the privies. The houses also very much required white-washing and cleansing, and the season was ap proaching when such nuisances could not be neglected with impunity. The freeholder was in America, and Mr. Evans represented the leaseholder, who was dead. Mr. Evans said be represented an under lessee, and the premises, which were let out weekly to lodgers, pro duced no more rent than sufficient to pay the superior lessee. He had no money in hand, but as the money came in week by week would apply it to the purpose required by law, but the City were now requiring him to do at once what the rental would not enable him to do for a long while. In fact, the matter was in Chancery, and he did not see that he had any right whatever to interfere in it. He could not be compelled to apply money which he had not received. The clerk said, that although he had not receiTed the money, still his, credit would be good enough with the bricklayer and plasterer, therefore there was no difficulty in getting the evil removed at once. Mr. Evans said - he was willing to do what he could to abate the nuisance. Sir P. LAUhIE said, the property appeared to be in a peculiar predicament. He had no doubt that Mr. Evans, as a respctable man, would reform any promise that be made, and he would rather take hih; word that tie would do what he could to abate the evil, than make any pe remptory order on the subject. The matter had better stand over for a few days, and the Cumtnissiouers could complain again if they were not CLERKEIVII ELL. Robert Williams and Albert Paisley, respectably dresi,ed middle-aged men, were charged by Mr. Griws dale, of the E igle Tavern, Camden-ruad, Camden -town, with stealing tour billiard-b.:Hs. _ _ It appeared from the evidence that, on Tuesday even ing last, the prisoners entered the parlour ot the prose c•utor's house, and called for a glass of porter, when Williams left Pat .ley, and was ob,erved by the barman to proceed up stairs to the billiard-room, ant imme diately afterwards returned, and calling Paisley out ot the parlour, they both lett the house. The barman pro ceeded to the billiard•room, missed the balls, and in stantly followed and overtook the prisoners. He was about to take them in o custody, when they ran away in different directions, but they were pursued aid captured when the property was found in the possessio❑ of Wit. liams. Paisley, o❑ being apprehended, took a drinking glass from his pocket, and, throwing it on the gruaud, dashed it into pieces. Mr. Roberts, a gentleman residing in Camden-road, said he was in Mr. Grimsdale's parlour reading the ❑ewspaper when the prisoners entered, and sat in sepa rate parts of the room. They conducted themselves very suspiciously, and at length Williams left the apartment. Paisley en , leavoured to force his conversation on witness, and asked him if he ever betted on horse-racing? Wit ness replied that he never did. The prisoner snatched the paper from him, and said "I can tell you the winning horse." Mr. TYRWHITT—And did he do so? Witness—Yes, your Worship. Mr. TYRWHITT—And pray what horse did he name? Witness—" Nil Desperandum."—(Laughter.) Williams then peeped into the parlour and beckoned to Paisley, saying " Come along." They both left the place, and witness saw no more of them until they were in custody. S 224 proved the apprehension of the prisoners, and Mr. Grimsdale identified the property. Williams, who declined giving his address, said in his defence, that he purchased a duplicate for the balls of a young man, a stranger to him, and he redeemed that at a pawnbroker's in Long-acre. Paisley denied all knowledge of the affair, as to steal ing the property. Mr. TYRWHITT said there was not sufficient to warrant their being committed to take their trial, but he would remand them for the production of other necessary evi dence to complete the case. THAMES. Mr. Henry Coates, the landlord of the Hermit, in Hermitage -street, London Dock, appeared before Mr. Yardley, charged with assaulting Timothy Scully, an Irishman, who put on his hat when the New Testament was presented to him to be sworn, on which Mr. Ellis, the chief usher, asked him if he was a Jew. He replied that he was, on which he was sworn upon the Hebrew Bible, in the usual form. The complainant stood that he was passing defend ant's house on Saturday night, when Mr. Coates rushed out in his shirt sleeves, struck him twice, and felled him to the ground. He did not speak to Mr. Coates, or offer him any provocation whatever. In cross-examination by Mr. Pelham for the defen dant, Scully said he could not recollect that he ever said anything offensive to the defendant's female servant. To the best of his memory he never made a filthy and im moral proposal to her. Mr. Pelham—To the best of your memory, man, you have done it repeatedly, and the young woman is here to prove it. Did not Mr. Coates say, why did you offend my servant? Scully—Well, he did, and he struck me before I had time to make any answer. Mr. Pelham—You said you were a Jew when you were sworn. I never heard of an Irish Jew before. Scully—l am not a Jew, but lam an Irishman. Mr. Pelham—How came you to be sworn in the Jewish form, and to state that you were a Jew? Scully —I don't know, I'm sure. Mr. Pelham then called Johanna Sweeny, the de tendant's servant, who corroborated the charge. She made her mistress acquainted with the circumstance, and the mentioned it to her master, who went after the coma plainant. Mr. YARDLEY —And knocked him down for making such infamous proposals to you. It is not a legal justi nation, and therefore I fine Mr. Coates 6d., but without costs. The complainant will be 2s. out of pocket for the warrant. THE LATE RAILWAY ACCIDENT. SWINDON, WEDNESDAY.—The adjourned inquiry into the death of Mr. Arthur Augustus Lea was resumed here this morning in one of the large rooms at the station. Mr. Seymour Clarke, the superintendent of the Great Western Railway, arrived at Swindon from London be fore nine o'clock, that being the hour to which the pro ceedings stood adjourned, but owing to the lax arrange ments which appear to prevail in this locality, it was fully half-past ten before the coroner and jury had assembled. The policeman Pargetter, who had been placed in cus tody at the close of the previous sitting of the jury, was produced this morning by the superintendent of the com pany's police. The jury having answered to their names, Mr, H. W. Hooper, of Exeter, solicitor, informed the coroner that he attended on behalf of Pargetter, and .- begged to a s k on w h a t c h arg e, and by whom, vidual had been placed in custody. that inch A gentleman who sat near the coroner replied i rep ri l t i o ed eu to stc t d h y e question. He said Pargetter had been given in by causing using been concerned magistrate,the death oa suspicionof the de c o e f a se d having . d Mr. Hooper begged to ask wh o was the magistrate, had been issued for the and whether any warrant prisoner's apprehension ? To this question the C ORONER volunteered a re p l y . fact was he had, by requ est of the jury, He said the ordered Pargeter into custody himself. his client to know the position which Mr. Hooper wished client stnod ? The CORONER—As having been accessory to the death of the deceased. The CORONER was here about to read the evidence of the several w itnesses examined on Saturday last, when Mr. Hooper objected, and said if the depositions quoted were to be used against his client he should de mand that the witnesses be re-examined viva y am The judges had decided this point, and he should insist on his right to hear the evidence taken. The Coroner appeared considerably embarrassed by Mr. Hooper's application, backed as it was by a refer • ence, real or imaginary, to the authority of the judges ; but the jury helped him out of his difficulty by protest ing that they would not sit to hear the same evidence from the lips of witnesses called a second time. The evidence of the first witness, Stephen Carter, was then read at length by the clerk, after which The CORONER asked Mr. Hooper if he would like to ask the witness any questions? Mr. Hooper declared himself quite unable to catch the points of the evidence owing to the hurried manner in which it had been read over. Ile obcould 1191 Mk any questions, but enter his protest against the whole pro' ceedings. The evidence of the other witnesses was proceeded with, the C o r one r, a t the close of each deposition, giving Mr. Hooper the option of putting any questions. _ A No more witnesses were called than those ex amine' on Saturday. The evidence of each having been goo° through, The CORONER add resse d the jury upon the case. What the Lear ne d G ent l e m an s a id, however, our re porter is quite unable to set down, inasmuch as before the charge was commenced that worthy functionary tonic the precaution of ordering the court to be cleared. _ The jury having remained in deliberation a bout tw v hours and a half, at length agreed to the following er diet—namely, " Manslaughter against James Weyburi' William Willoughby, and George Forgetter." The last-named prisoner, it will be recollected, "5 not included iu the verdict returned by the Shrivenbaril jury. At the close of the proceedings I' arget t e r was halide!, over into the custody of an inspector of t h e county r !lee to be conveyed t Devizes gaol. Captain Blair is no o tso well to-day, and a ppears ,_ be sinking, The unfortunate gentleman is sur rounded his family. Four of his chi,dren arrived fr om Tru r o yesterday. having been sent for express by th e cancan' at the cuff rer's request. Mr. Cmsar Hawkins has been here again to•clal• NAVAL INTELLIGV,NCE• OPENING ..F THE GREAT NATAL bTEA 3 ' 1300 -0, PORTSMOUTH BY THE QUEEN.—This steam-bas in, nearly completed, will be opened with interesting üb,/ e :realities and imposing display on this day b we ek 25th inst.) by her Majesty in person, as ann onneed the royal command to the Lords Commission ers of r.O Ad H miralty. ear-Admiral Sir Francis Augustus Collier,l3-•`" the Commander-in-Chief on the East India station, 2woih not proceed to the seat of his command on the leave instant, as originally intended, having had hi s extended by the Lords of the Admiralty until the proximo. 6. The Powerful, 84 guns, Captain the an i. C'flit• Dundas, C 8., went out of P o rts mo uth Harb , ur to Ihe head on Tuesday, and remains there, s'Atiti iri g ,he arrival of Sir Charles Napi er , un d er whose' crJere will be temporarily placed. wu be The Canopus, 84, Captain Moresby, CJ3 ee ready for paying off, at Devonport, in ready for a paying B off, about 1 " hence. . 1/0 Lieutenant—A. S. PROMOTIONS Booth (1836) of the li crwe ''O' guns, at Portsmouth, to th e rank of 'Commander. Poo C. F. Ilillyar (1842), late First Li e ut e nant of the ' 81:13 corvette, to the rank of Command e r. Mate—John Murray (1847), of the Excellentl ol veryestablishment, at Port smou th, to the ril° Lieutenant. 0 APPOINTMENTS. 261 1 Captain—G. Elliott, late of the Eurydice, Fla frigate, to the Ocean, 80 guns, at Sheerness, a'loor Captain to his father, Vice-Admiral Elliot, th e mander-in-Chief at that port. noter ia Lieutenants—Edward Wylde to command the - - .4teF d f packet. J. R. Rodd (1840), late of the Fisgar-,,, r1 fie f to the Illustrious ordinary ship at Portsniouwo Mills, dismissed. e JO O Secretary—James A. S m ith, l a te secretary to Sir West, at Plymouth, t o officiate in the same Calm'ca,, to d Admiral Eliott, at eerness. n 0 1138 Naval I l nstructor— Sh Rev. S. Blackburn, chap lain t Powerful, 84 guns, at Spithead. 0 0 " Second Master—Geor ge St ov in, of the Ott er 1)11 to the Dotl. Clerk in era Charge-11. Warrington (18 45 ) to tbe rje g dusa packet, fitting at P or t smout h. Engineers—R. Gow ( c hi e f) t o the Fisgard, .+tstit)l at Woolwich ; J. W. Husba n d (second-class *9s,l,:rYd George Atchinson (tuird class assistant) , " ci I° (third class assistant), to th e T r ident steam -Ye-- Woolwich. 11° Masters Assistants—C. W. Waller, to the,ll°Weilt guns, at Portsmouth ; J. Tucker to the lias tin g' l'ortsmhuth. ter' ' WOOLWICH, MAY 17.—The Llewellyn, iron 5 0 ,billf vessel, built and fitted by Messrs. Miller, Ita, ge and Co., for the Holyhead Mail Packet serflooo tricd down the river o n M on d a y, a ft e r having her . 3 cleaned, and made a speed of 15 9 knots, of 18 iscl, per hour, with a pressure of 20 ibs. per iclu`l B lo 9. '„ Captain Sch. abe, ut the Russian navy, and , s n e ;sed $ ,lB cers in the Bri,ish and Foreign services. w"" itn aii s",l experiments, which were satisfactory. Tbe "l e ts, tour passages between the :yore and Mouse Lig oof 00: prove an excellent sea boat. The Llewellyn ,vin Gr a d inissioned yesterday, the 16th inst , by Mr. J ° 7.,; acting master. and has been taken into dock t° rer with Mr. Hay's composition, and on being ma of for sea will proceed to Holyhead. erOof The Carudoc is still in the basin, under ii : t hei experiments with the dynamometer, and 9r finished she will proceed to the Holyhead 5 16 ",, -11 47, r ,i, The Encounter steam sloop, 360 horse Pnw e b e po',6ll by the Messrs. Penn, and recently built 6C Wept v will proceed down the river, on trial, on Did* 0 1 in: twat. ,ester"f The Andromache, freight-ship, arrived Ye - , 01 0 9 ; e • moorings opposite the Roy a l A rsena l , t o dise h L a ,, - "ofito from Hong Kong. Sh e b roug h t home a nnn 3 " e " lids from the regiments and ships at the varioo iu China. RAILWAY SHARE MAR" — blf ,oesi derj ° l6 LIVERPOOL, Mar 17. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The demand for stock is -,,,- t o 7 4 0 5, brisker to-day. Quotations have advanced, and °"„ Goo;orly the market is improved. The sales are—Easr:o l _,,';',oo) , 14%—Ditto, New 10/. Shares, I A, p.—Lancashi:r;ng ty ar flr shire, Fifths, % dis.—Ditto, Fifths (late West l i '", o d 3 3 / 4 dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, 22 dis.—Lon don itsec m- 41St e Western, 131%—Ditt o , Q uarters, 2% C. P• Sheffield, and Lin co l ns hi re , Preference, %bt elt, ' 1,13 " Grimsby and Sheffield), 20% dis.—Midland ./ 1 1 . Ditto, New Halve s , 4 3 / 4 dis.—Shrewsbury , Q e rl.„ Chester, 7% dis.—York, Newcastle, and Ber,sn e p - ur chss,l,i r esi Extension), No. 2,1% c. p.—Ditte, N. E• E a st p.—York, and North Midland, 138 c.—Ditto,"-- 3 1 A p. Riding Extension, 31 3 / 4 —Ditte, Preference , Southern and Weste ANC rn, 16 dis. 1 ,01 MHESTER, MAT 17. be ad, i t ern' STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Birken t sott o , shire, and Cheshire Junction, 6% dis. —Grea 15. 16 6 9-16 dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths , u n iotl e 'ocol Ditto, 32/. Shares, 7 dis —Ditto (West Riding ?tel e OP dis.. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshir%stera % p.—North Staffordshire, 2% dis.—So uthP Dover, No. 4, 3 dis. 0 1 te THE MURDER IN SPITALIFIELDS. Charles Warren, a man of seafaring aPP ea , re et e d brought before the magistrate at SVorsh i r a ;n eion c `lo o court, upon a v a gu e sus pi c i on that he bad be age d I t ' se ett in the m ur d er o f t h e c hild , H enr y Lszar_l eu ter' s e prd six ye a r s , th e son o f a J ew d e aler in i t appible Spitalfields. From the evidence now g iven, 0 „aloe that the ya r d i n w hi c h t h e b o d y wa s found w a but t ool wereonly through r least ough some siho o u f s t e h s e o lr e r n o in u g nd l i . n n g to h i ° , ll . ll lo oc P c :pi7 l that tOb e it now accused lived in acre!on ot them, twx" to ec r s OA , by Abraham Lazaruq, ative of the deee ns st honi t wo and when questioned ' , he said, he had h e , en t stolid °, night, and tad not heard any f oo tsteps , o l f o'clock in th e morning, he heard the criea e e the cto" of the back of the house. They were an infant, but of a child six or seven Y e % gip OW older, and he thought at the time that out oil parent correcting a child perhaps for siollurgiirisbier, this was literally all that was stated a' v 4 0 0 ,00 0 , p ,, rson. The magistrate said there was notbi_ogdeieriti_afete not bars of tigelo • the statement made that would justify hid be the" the accused upon such a serious charge , a n C°tnrooo discharged him out of custody. The Lord Mayor has called a Cour Cour.cil for Friday next, at two o'clock, in, To ° e) of a requisition received by his Lordship ht how far the Public Health Bill, now House of Cemrnens by her Majesty's u o rntn e te l ‘ . likely to interfere with the right of self -go _d , to r ri i t herent in all local representative bodies , i r ent ,' such steps therein as may be deemed exPe°,..i 1 00 °',ol o requisition received the names of u pwards n ur s.. b olo hers of tile Court in the course of a f e w er "to di g r be d ie step has been considered necessary in ° 1 ,01 d the public mind of a misrepresentationdowu 1001040.10 g circulated, that the Corporation of Lon ri der tbeher `de indifference upon the attempts which, of promoting the public health," aretzabon_tdto°ibeltelfoir upon the rights of municipal, parochial, e a_ .. " ei t of sutured bodies in relation to the naanag local affairs. CA lf BIRTHS. ti ) pl. On the 16th inst., at Codicote Lodge, L a d s' dish, of a daughter. 00' On the 16th inst., in Belgrave-squar e, the r i°ll d ,pls et4 lowes, of a son and heir. Forthic On the 17th inst., at Weymouth - st reet, ~,,jer Mrs. R. G. Duff, of a son and heir. ~.av• of r On the 16th inst., at Eythorne, Kent, the 0 0' A. Chalk, Esq., of a daughter. f thE 3 7 l : On the 10th inst., at Hertford, the wi , e o Deedes, of a daughter. i Bohn Fearenside, E5q.,.4,, On the 9th inst., at Chu rch, llt. 4l (t ß or ßar 's p.o3l3°Vitr.li4' J r.... . 1 of William Unett, Esq., of Venwood. a 1 n Elizabeth, eldest daughter of R. A. Brocklebank,;s, Oclipti On the 4th inst., at St. of.laLryagneef:eb,firr.istreet;r:l,, 0 On the 9th inst., at Bodenham Pryce Wil li ,, o ra the Inner Temple, barrister-at-law', to Elizabeth' Or' James Poore, of Eltham, Kent, to Sarah ge' rVicar 1 r aood sBl ol t)° same place. On the 1 lth insi 4 9 ' Of Of , l i . a W t il D lia u On the 12th inst., M '' DIEIL a ged i f a , yi ~, m kin A ti s e h ld t , °lliin3l- ' Wilde, Esq., aged 55.. (ti lt On the 15th inst ,in Islington, Christopher, e c)// ° ~,. li C 1 Y." J. H. Stafford, Liverpool. f• et TO" at On the 13th inst., at Toxteth Park, I ,IV _„ail Afar 4 Bathgate, aged 84. the .„, 4 , On the 12rh inst., at Longleat, Warminster, ~ P"' Bath, aged 75. Es n p arg e g 7i, , On the 6th inst., at Blontrose: J. Dok e ' if;rris, ' Oi; t lg On the 4th inst., at Nice. Francis Blythe, -jogtol3,ooo On the 16th inst., in Pfullimore-place, k'eisnesiste t, bet!' Louisa Baroness e e Noual, relict of t' .0• 13 Lie u ` Noual de la Loyrie, aged 91. Corfu , taf , On the 20th of April, at the Palace , , 63 , ~ ,„,, Colonel Parsons, the Resident of Zante, ege u , o ho P° On the 11th inst., at Stood let Devon. , • 1 0 second son of Thomas Daniel, Esq., aged V; 0, sc . l, e oio On the 13th inst., at Natwich, Henry ~,406.3P' , . 1 , / On the 13th inst., Charlotte, the wife I u Ifi du th e Esq., aged 87. Tr "ot Alln e, io r Oti the 14th inst., at Brighton, riarri, ro °l of the late General John Despard, Pged 'l l i jav 2 TV „d On the 15th inst., at Bath, C iptain WI _.- as merly of the 42d Royal Highlanders. ______.____--otgiap'* ----- f vitDO l '' jolik, II London : Printed and Published by 16 00•01,01/ No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Tits o u , Os Strand, in the Precinct of? he WO , '''' Middlosia, Valuldity May t, 04* Paid. Prioa Pric, 118 4434 214 1414 41 O. 13% 13% 4U 165 37 73 64 9% 32 75 15 55% Pricy 175 80 81 55