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IMPERIAL PARLIA3IEN T. HOUSE OF LORDS, April 6. Lord REDESDALE presided, in the abEence of the Lord Chancellor. THE MAYNOOTH GRANT. The Bishop of LONDON presented three petitions against the renewal of any grant to Maynooth. ECCLESIASTICAL TITLES ACT. Lord MONTEAGLE presented several petitions against the Ecclesiastical Titles Act. The Marquis of BREADALBANE presented several petitions from Scotland praying for the inspection of re ligious houses; also for the repeal of the Maynoth Act. LOSS OE THE BIRKENHEAD. In answer to Lord MONTEAGLE, The Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND said them d miralty, immediately up on seein g t he telegraphic s • sago in the newspapers, sent down to the Admiral at Devonport, and to the superintend en t of packets, to k now whether there Was any truth in the report, and also to know why, if such an acciden t had happened, the Admiral at Devonport had not sent notice to the Admi ralty, at leant as soon as word was sent to the news had h a d as set, how ever, received papers? The Admi no report whatever on the subject. On the motion of the Earl DESART, the Bishop of Quebcc Bill was read a second time. Oa the motion of Lord COLCHESTER, the Patent Law Amendment Bill was reported. On the motion of the Earl of DERBY the Mutiny Bill and the Marino Mutiny Bill passed through Com- mitteci. On the raoaon of the LORD PRESIDENT the In demnity Mil was read a third time and passed. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. _ _ The Earl of DERBY moved that the House adjourn until the 19th inst. The • Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said that he wished to make a remark which he had re frained from making last night. The Noble Earl opposite (Derby) had stated that communications had been addressed by the Governor-General of India to the commander of the Burmese expedition re lative to the conduct of the war. Those communica tions had been published in the Indian newspapers a month ago, and at least a fortnight before military ope rations were commenced. The intentions of the Go •ernor-General, his instructions to the general of the army, the point against which the attack was to be directed, and the determination to withdraw the troops before rue rainy season, would be known to the Bur mese Government. This constant and inevitable vice in the administration of %Jain in India must be abso - lately eradicated. It was eseenthel to the credit of the Government, the safety of the army, that secresy should be preserved.—(Hear, hear.) He know the difficulties which the Governor-General would have to contend with in the preservation of that necessary secrecy, and Noble Lords woeld scercely be able to form an idea of the manner in which the secrets of the Indian Government were betrayed. When he him self arrived at Madrae on his way to Calcutta, he read in a Bombay paper several paragraphs relating to the war in China, which he thought he recognised as proceeding from his own pen. Upon closer examination they turned out to be certain instructions which he himself bad written while at the Board of Control, and not only was their sub stance given, but even the words, and so evidently were they copies that a literal error which had crept into the written instructions had also crept into the newspaper. The same had been the case with regard to a report forwarded to the Indian Government by a dis tinguished officer in Sciode, and at the time of the Affg,hanistan war, when he (Lord Ellenborough) was necessarily at a distanee from the scene of opera tions, and not so well acquainted with the state of mili tary affairs in that country as he afterward 3 became, he had thought it expedient to give a discretionary power to the general commanding as to the occupation or abandoning of Jellalabad. Every particular of that order was known in the camp b fore the general could hove the opportunity of acting upon it. Upon that he had determined for the future that no military movement should leave his own breast ; and, accordingly, except his own pri vate secretary and his aides-de-camp, no man knew anything about them beforehand. It was by that secrecy that the military operations were afterwards conducted to a successful end without loss of life. In his opinion secresy was more necessary than any other point for the successful conduct of affairs in India, and he hoped that some instructions would be sent out to the Governor-General, that any means which he took to obtain this end would be sanctioned by the Government at home. The Earl of DERBY quite agreed that this subject was one of deep importance, and he entirely concurred with every word that had fallen trom the Noble Earl opposite. Their Lordships then adjourned until the 19;11 instant. ROUSE OF COMMONS, April 6. The SPEAKER took the Chair at a few minutea to Four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following Bills were read a third time and passed: —Derby Gas—Lancaster Waterworks, Cemetery, and Gas—Medina River Navivion- The Corris, Machynlitth, and Ricer Do7ey Railway, with Branches Bill, and the Beifsot Custom House, &c. Bill were read a second time. The following Bills were coueidered and agreed to: — Aberdeen Fire and Life Assurance Ccmpauy. Forth and Clyde Navigation. London.lerry and Coleraine Railway. Londonderry and Eneisicillen Pa3ilway. PETITIONS. Sir J. Y. DUE,T,Eit, presented a _petition f..0.a Ply mouth against the Ita3nooth — giaiit: Lord HOTHAM presen:ed a petition from a vicar in the East Riding of Yorkshire against the removal of the Crystal Palece. Sir R. H. INGLIS presented a petition from the archdeaconry of London aaathat any futher endowment to the college of Meynocen. Colonel TEIOMPSON presented a petition from Hull ag linst the Extradition or Foreign Seamen's all. Mr. El. BERKELEY presented a petition from a Young Man's Society against the taxes on knowledge; also a petition from Bristol against the attorneys' cer tificate duty. Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR presented a petition from the Metropolitan Sanitary Association, praying for legislative measures to insure eatrareural interment. ADJOURNMENT OF TUE HOUSE. Mr. F. MACKENZIE moved that the House, at its rising, do adjourn until Monday, the 19th of April.— Agreed to. Mr. G. BERKELEY said the Chancellor of the Ex cheques had a notice on the paper to move the adjourn ment of the House at half-past four, and as it was only a few minutes after four, he wished to know whether the Hon. Member was in order to move the adjournment. The SPEAKER informed • •ni that it m was competent for any Hen. Member to move the adjournment. ADMISSION OF STRANGERS TO THE HOUSE Sir DE LAC OF COMMONS. OF asked the First Commis sioner of Works whether, the public would be permitted to view the House c journment? t Com mons dur i ng the Easter ad- Lord J. MANNERS s • vented strangers visiting ealde the obstacles which pre b„, removed, end those who of Commons had now House of Lords would be permittedo had tickets to see the of Commons. A Committee, to visit the House lighting9wever, had been ap pointed to inquire into the' of the House, who had come to a and ventilation recommended considerabl e alterations, in which the y it ameliorate the sufferings of Members, rs. Therefore with a. view to would be impossible to give strangers to the House during the entire Easter recessbu sion would only be subject t o the alteratiotl" -)) their ir , ad o ca , is " PETITIONS. Mr. W. WILLIAMS presented a petition fast, against any public grants for horse.frracoraini: in Ireland. petition from Abery e t w i th Mr. FITZROY presented a and other places in Wales, in favour of the County Court Extension Bill. Mr. G. THOMPSON presented a petition from the coal-whippers of the port of London, praying for some measure to redress their grievances. Mr. GEACH presented a petition from Coventry against taxes on knowledge. PUBLIC INCOME AND EXPENDITURE. Mr. W. WILLIAMS moved for an account of the public income ; and expenditure of the United King dom, in the years ending the sth day of January, 1850, 1851, and 1852; distinguishing the actual payments for the expenses incurred in the collection and management of the revenue; for the charges of the public debt (tbe terminable annuities being also valued by estimate); for the expenses of the Civil Government; the allowances to the royal family, and to his Majesty the King of the Belgians; the establishment of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland; the expenses of the two Reuses of Parliament, and the Civil Departments; the other pensions on the Conso lidated Fund, on the gross revenue, and the .Civil List; also the payments for the administration of justice, diplo matic expenses, and on account of the sums voted for the Army, Navy, Ordnance, and miscellaneous services; also public works, bounties, Post-office, the quarantine a nd warehouse establishments; and all other payments not coming under any of the foregoing heads; with an appendix. showing the several items composing each bead of the account (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 570, of session MO.—Agreed to. TBE LOSS OF THE BIRK.EINTHEAD, AND THE KAFIR WAR. Mr. ADDERLEY asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, first, whether he could give any information to the House respecting the loss of th© Birkenhead steamer, and as to the causes of that loss; f and, secondly, whether the news just received Jen': the , seat of war at the Cape lcd to any hope h h n a m% :" " the Noble Ler:l (John Russell) called the f 1 • e " at " , of deientlinc. the colony, could be success ful in stayin g fu r ' . ther hostilities? Sir J. PAKINGTON could only say that his infor mation on the m e i Member referr e d ~,,all"'3lY aubjlct to whic h the Hon. Member from which h: ,I 'to . afincd to that s:•urce of informa tZ3l th at at t h e mo ment of his 1 hist Irz-, the public news- P aPers' n" was sorry l ea ving the Coloni a l-df ic: an 1J ce i ve d which would thro w - '--, disp a t c h es had been re ceived on either of the ques tions put to him. h SEIZURE OF BOOKS /N a In reply to a goe‘tima from M r . m ii . E 'LGIUNT. The CHANCELLOR of the P of e ra e ': h e el. the stated that ho had . received of ---aItIEQUER seizure by the Belgian belonging to a Air. Jeff, a British "- , books board of the steamer Soho. Th e y 4:uaect, en " teed THE SUN, within the Belgian territory, the case containing 500 copies of a contraband pamphlet called La Verde des Evenemens des Mois de Decembre, and also 500 copies of the Bulletin Francais, a journal published in Belgium, but suppressed by the Government. The editor of the latter journal had been tried and acquitted, on a charge of writing seditious articles, and of course Mr. Jeff had a legal remedy at law against the Belgian Government, which would compel her Majesty's Go vernment to interfere and see justice done if that remedy were denied. The seizure took place under an old law which was made in the time of King William. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. Lord JOHN RUSSELL called for some explanation of the abrupt manner in which the adjournment of the House had been moved to-night. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was moved and carried without his knowledge before ho came down to the House. Lord J. RUSSELL wished to know if it was intended to adopt his suggestion of devoting Thursdays to orders of the day ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER would consider that matter during the holidays. He had an objection to giving up the Thursday fur the purpose, but he would sea if some arrangement could not be come to with the view of expediting the dispatch of public business, which should be agreeable to all parties. NOTICES OF MOTION. Sir DE LACY EVANS gave notice that early after Easter he should move for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Vestry Act. Sir B. HALL gave notice that early after Easter his Hon. Friend Mr. Horaman would call the attention of the House to the appointment of the Rev. Mr. Bennett to the living of Fronee. Mr. CHRISTOPHER gave notice that early after Easter Col. Sibthorp would move for leave to bring in a Bill to enable candidates for counties to give their supporters refreshment to the extent of 2.a. 6d., if they thought proper.—(Oh, oh.) METROPOLITAN INTERMENT ACT. Mr. THOMAS DUNCOMBE wished to ask the Se cretary of State, if he had received from the General Board of Health the annual report relating to the pro ceedings of that board, under the Act intituled, "An Act to make better provision for the Interment of the Dead in and near the Metropolis;" if so, when he re ceived it, and when it is likely to be in the hands of Members. Mr. WALPOLE said the report had been received, and it was his intention to lay it on the table, though it was defective on one point. MILITIA BILL. Sir DE LACY EVANS wished to ask a question with regard to the Militia Bill. He did not find any chime in it with reference to substitutes and the amount to be paid for exemption from service. Perhaps this was left in the same state as it was under former Acts? Mr. WALPOLE—Those matters are left exactly as they were in the former Acts. Sir DE LACY EVANS said the Bill was not at all a consolidation of the law. Mr. WALPOLE contended that it was, as the last clause contained all such points of the existing Acts as were not expressly repealed. COURTS OF LAW. Mr. HEADLA2.I wished to ask whether there was any intention on the part of the Government to allow any public money to be expended in providing new Courts at Westminster. Lord JOHN MANNERS said temporary courts had been erected for the use of the Vice-Chancellors, which would be ready at the beginning of the next term, but this would in. no way dispose of the question as to whether the courts should remain or be removed from Westminster Hall. Upon that point the Government were not yet prepar G e s d oo t NL o Dg b i e v g le4 g la e N d n yE to So p p. Colonel THOLlP i o n s i t o p i On e to the 19th instant his motion which stood for that evening in refer possible eeor ,whether leas the hileit o Eh f leNßr Ihswe IRISH swouldh Ae increasing dp v A ADVANCES. CE s . production of eece to the adoption of measures' to guard against the the gold mines upon the holders of the national securities." • ExScihreLqu.to ask s i k us t t h ifi e e C at h t a h n e c rz el e lo p r ay o ra f the t ofAdv.,atnimeees, A in ct r s el A ca m sig e n ndment Bill having been read a second the moneys which have been retained in the hands of the treasurers of the Poor-lave Unions, to await the fate of this Bill, after the exainple of what was done by the Prime Minister in the case of the Rate in Aid, when the TrZ5SUry advanced 100,0001. on the faith of that Bill, after its second reading. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER could hold out no such hope as that which the Hon. Baronet asked for. Mr. CLEMENTS wanted to know when the Repay ment of Advances Bill was to be proceeded with? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it hat: already been arranged that the Bill should not be brought on until after Easter. LOSS OF THE BIRKENHEAD. Mr. ADDERLEY wished to be informed whether the Admiralty had received any intelligence of the loss of the Birkenhead, and if they knew the number of souls on board at the time she left England? Mr. STAFFORD said at ten o'clock this morning a telegraphic message was received at the Admiralty, an nouncing the loss, and immediately afterwards a mes sage was sent off to Sir John Ommanney, at Plymouth, requesting him to forward such intelligence as he had i upon the subject. No reply, however, was returned to that message up to two o'clock, and a letter was dis patched to the gallant officer ordering him to make a report immediately of such in formation as he had upon this distressing subject. There n - ere 600 souls on hoard at the time the Birkenhead left this country. Up to half-past four o'clock no additional news hai been received at the Admiralty. POSTAGE LABEL STAMPS. Mr. MUNI Z presented a petition on this suleject froze Charles clay bury Archer, gentlemen, setting forth that, in the month of December last, he became, through the medium of a fortuitous discovery, Possess" of the means and information calculated to show the total in security of the present system of postage label stamps, and of their liability to be successfully conterfeited, and that p e ti t ioner was also in posseseion o f means whereby the same might be as successfully prevented. That petitioner had had a correspondence with the au thorities of the Post-office and Inland Revenue, and submitted that the great circulating medium for the correspondence of this country, and which had lately become a legalized form of paper money, ought to be invulnerable, and not the easy subject of counterfeit or imitation. Petitioner further stated that the present newspaper stamp was also the subject of easy successful imitation, and that consequently both it and the postage stamp system might easily become the subject of spurious and surreptitious issue. That petitioner had suggestions to make for the improvement of the postage-stamp system generally, and prayed to be examined before the Committee thereupon, and also relative to a proposed plan he had fur improvements in detaching and cutting postage-stamps and other articles and substances. THE RIVER PLATE. Mr. M. GIBSON wished to know whether the Go vernment intended to take any steps to place the relations between this country and Brazil on a more satisfactory footing than they had been for some time past; ho also wished to know whether the Government contemplated as the result of the joint action and interference of Eng land and France, in reference to the River Plate, the free navigation of the river to the trade of Europe? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied that not twenty-four hours was lost, after the over throw of General Roses, in communicating with the French Government, in order that steps might be mutually taken to secure those great results to the commercial world which were greatly desired. On the 10th of April Chevalier St. John and Sir Charles Hotham, who had been appointed by her Majesty, would leave Europe in two ships of war, end would touch at Rio. Their visit was not an official one to the7 s Court of Brazil, but a mission of friendly commu• nication and explanation. The Government had the \ er sz te ea s: confidence in Sir Charles nether°, and they hoped he would succeed in obtaining the free navigation °` the River Plate which they and all countries of Eu rope to n no Par Manchester al et P 'lso A elairb L cithu l ailY articular privileges or advantages, 'desired . to secure. England and France world. ne g otia t e for the interest of ail countries in the ap prehended he rrjef°P"l. to the Hon. Member for tinning andr river, r, h i e t was a bay or estuary gi ver pl ate. arterialo.f the E i nadvertently made a mistake in men tioning ti e whole f beingworld, wh l o n le re q P u lY est t i o on M o r ; SeDiTtIio(IRELAND). The CIIANCELI7.-PLLY' A th i e N r A iv G er E s Parana and Uruguay. XCHEQUER said the sideration of the Govern drainage was under the con- BUSINESSo their ti 4 rn o Lord J. R B y U U S o S t S:E N e rLESIS business ) i ee , 1 . T r o , u : E 0 I HOUSE. Hon. Gentleman dnoo ts 00 , , v ca l u eptsyhee.rao mucho t l i 3 jor f the .Right the ch ancel , now from the Exchequer if he had fixed an except the committee on Indian or 1 1 ; ° a 9,,, da Y the l9th inst committeewould be w m e l i l g to do iCitiorerimittee on He thought it ' re plied thmaatvethethaPraepsipdaeinattmoefattthoefElT;oiating the Control 'The CHANCELLOR of India on the 19th of April ; that the th lYi e be proceeded with on the 23rd ; an d i t e4 a l i e l i rw vi a e r u a ld s with the exception of questions of great ur ceed with the Militia Bill and the gencY as the financial statement—the Government —3l.lc_hi. would pre mates. miscellaneous este. A theft: i:aciTe Mr. GB.ATLEILOAStpTs-HoEtTAmVnEveßaSfoOrFleLnOveNtD,ObrNin. g, in a Bill to establish an office f or t h e b enefit of ballast heavers is the port of London. Mr. HENLEY said ho would not oppose the fi rst stage of the Bill, but he thought it, was calculated to im pose restrictions upon the employ men t o f the ballast heavers, and to create a monopoly in favour of a certain body of labourers. Mr. LABOUCHERE said the Coalwhippers' Act had been very successful in its operation, and suggested that before this 13i11 went to a second reading it should un dergo an inquiry by a Committee of the House. Mr. HUME said the House was, perhaps, not aware that the ballasting of ships was a monopoly granted to the Trinity house by tient) , the Bth, who charged twice as much as was necessary, and cleared a profit from it of between 4,0001, and 5,004 a-year. 'ibis sum he thought ought to be applied in dredging and otherwise improving the River Thames. He thought that if a Committee were appointed to inquire into the whole system of b:illasting, they might greatly relieve the shipping interest, suggest a more convenient mode of fcIP ballast charges, and greatly improve the condition of t h e ballast-heavers. He hoped the Hon. T . °6 w 124 he l t d . ag ree to rider the Bill to a Committee. Metimrbeß-. would hoped the Lim. Member for the Tower Hamlets would accede to the suggestion to refer the Bill to a Committee. The ballast-heavers of London were in the hands of 29 middlemen, 27 of whom were keepers of public-houses, and the consequence was that they never gave employment to any men unless they purchased victuals and spirits of a very inferior description of them at a first-rate price. A greater abuse than this eould not exist, and he hoped some measure might be devised to remedy it. Mr. WAKLEY thought some plan might be devised by which an office would be established in which those who had labour to dispose of would be enabled to do so to the best advantage. The House need not be alarmed —he was not going to place the working classes under the surveillance of the Government—but to suggest the appointment of a central office where information might be derived as to where labour was required, and where it was to be had. A registry might be kept, giving the names, ages, the name of the last employer, and the kind of labour each person had to dispose of. Mr. MACGREGOR did not think that a Bill brought in like tho present would meet the necessities of the case without previous inquiry. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY believed it was perfectly practicable to establish a registry of labour, somewhat in the manner suggested by the Hon. Member for Finsbury. He thought it could be done inexpensively; and if so, it would be a great boon to the working classes throughout the country. Str W. CLAY suggested that after the Bill had been read a second time, it ought to be referred to a Select Committee. Mr. GLADSTONE was anxious to say a few words upon the subject. He was glad to see that all gentle men advocating free-trade principles were in favour of some measure like the present. There was doubtless great difficulty in any course they might adopt. When he brought forward his measure with regard to the coal whippers, he was aware that these difficulties existed, and there was a doubt whether, when this large class of labourers were in a state of the deepest degradation, Parliament would be able to apply any effectual remedy for the evil. Nevertheless, the House of Commons did - not hesitate to pass the Act; and when it was passed its good working did not depend upon the provisions of the Act itself, but upon the mon who were its object. He had always held that language to the men, and had told them that its success would be due, not to the framers of the Act, but to the men themselves. In consequence of the exemplary conduct cf the men, and the judicious use they maoe of the powers conferred on them, the Aet had given general contentment, and no great dissatis faction had been expressed among the mercantile class connected with the coal trade. He had read with great regret in the public rapers that differences had recently arisen, and that a strike had taken place in consequence of the coalwhippers having attempted to exact higher wages than the trade price would justify. The consequence would be that the whole system of restraint would give way if the men strained their powers so unwisely, and the House would be called upon to repeal the Act, and would be obliged to respond to the call. While he ventured to use those words in the way of warning to the men he was glad to say that no call had yet been made upon the House for the repeal of that Act, and if the men continued to ob serve the conduct they had almost invariably maintained they would still be protected by that House, and that they would continue in the erjoyment of that improved social condition which the Act, under the blessing of Providence, had realised for them. Ho admitted that great caution ought to be used in enlp.rging this category of exceptions, and it ought not to 15e done unless upon the broadest and clearest ground. If it was adopted, unless upon the gravest grounds, it would end in cre ating the many evils which it wa s its ob j ect to put down. He thought, in the first instance, they should have a Select Committee appointed. The question before the sohroaulsdelheacvt ecnthmemßititlelefiarnsdt, thenan d 1,1 House o e e t B s aei wasell. T l e The t e he taohifUlwtiaht s t e e y o e n , o that ought not to be met with delay. There was no mercy in holding out delusive hopes to the men, and then postponing their case until h gain e the timeef LreaitfesttheimHpoonrt.ance; Gen tleman, in lieu of the motion he had made, would make they Tim evj as would ot t and neat year. believed a motion for the appointment of a Select Committee. There might be a formidable opposition given to the second reading, and that would cause delay. He sug gested, therefore to the Hon. Gentleman to withdraw bis motion, and move the appointment of a Select Committee to inquire into the mode in which ballast-heaving was conducted in the port of London. Mr. WILLIAMS observed that, on the Thames, the greater portion of the labour was protected. It could only be performed by freemen of the City, and it re quired a large sum to take up the freedom. The labour, therefore, was almost a monopoly. He should vote for the Bill. Lord J. MANNERS could not agree with the Right Hon. Gentleman in the advice he had tendered. He mast observe that the principle was by no means a new one, but had been sanctioned by that House over and over again. He would suggest to the Hon. Member for the Tower Hamlets, as the Government had given their sanction to the introduction of a Bill on the understand ing that it would be referred to a Select Committee, he thought that would be the best course to adopt, and he was satisfied the gentlemen named on the Committee would be willing to consult the true interests of all par ties concerned, and to review all the details of the mea sure in a searching and critical spirit, and in a calm and impartial light, so that the interests of the working classes and their employers would be equally taken into consideration. The House then went into Committee of the whole House, and Mr. THOMPSON proposed his resolution on which to found the Bill. Mr. HUME objected to the resolution, and suggested that the Hon. Gentleman should inclade the whole sub ject of the ballast question. Mr. LABOUCIIEItE and Mr. GLADSTONE were of opi nion that the resolution might stand as it was. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said his Right Hon. Friend had intended that the Bill should he referred to the Select Committee. He advised the Hon. Member t) adhere to his original plan. Mr. BROTIIERTON recommended a Select Com mittee to take evidence. Mr. THOMPSON said he should move for such a Committee after the recess. The resolution was agreed to, and the House re sumed, NEW FOREST. Mc. WILLIAMS withdrew his motion for the prin .ng of Mr. Wason's petition as to the New Forest. POOR-LA W RATING. Mr. G. A. HAMILTON moved for leave to bring in a Bill to continue the exemption of inhabitants from liability to be rated as such in respect of stock in trade or other property to the relief of the poor.—Agreed to. LOAN SOCIETIES. Mr. G. A. HAMILTON moved for leave to bring ; in a Bill to continue and amend the Acts relating to loan societies.—Agreed to. COUNTY COURTS FURTHER EXTENSION BILL. Captain FITZROY moved the order of the day for going into Committee on this Bill. In Committee on the Bill, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL suggested the pro priety of merely going into Committee pro forma. It mainly related to the extension of the jurisdiction of the county courts to equity. T'ae effect of the Bill, in fact, would be to convert the so county court judges into secondary masters in Chancery; while at the same time a measure was in contemplation for a comprehensive re form of the Court of Chancery, comprising the abolition of the office of master.—(Hear.) Surely, therefore, it would not be wall to let this Bill interfere with the gene ral measure of Chancry reform.—(Hear.) Sir A. COCKBURN said he should concur in this recommendation, provided his Learned Friend were in a position to state that the Chancery Reform Bill would be introduced at once, or immediately after the recess; otherwise he should advise his Hon. and Gallant Friend not to defer his Bill. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said it was impossible to tell under present circumstances when an opportunity would be afforded to introduce the measure, but certainly it was intended. Lord R. GROSVENOR asked if it would be ready after the recess. Tho ATTORNEY-GENERAL replied that he could not possibly answer that question. Mr WAKLEY observed that it was curious that this Bill, as well as the proposition of the other, originated in the House of Lords. Captain FITZROY said he feared the announcement of the general measure would be used to obstruct any other measure of legal reform. Tho present Bill went through both Houses last session in its present form— (No, no)—at least with the exception of a few clauses he meant to strike out—(Bear, hear)—and it was reason.• able that it should go on until it was seen whether any Bill would be brought in by the Government antagonis tic to it, and to bo preferred to it, which he did not at all dispute might possibly be the case; for he should be most happy to see a searching reform of the superior courts, and believed that then they might be better than any system of local courts.—(Hear.) A/r. J. STUART observed that another "County Courts Further Extension Bill" (No. 2) was before the House of Lords, end it surely would bo best to await its arrival in this House before proceeding with the pre sent Bill. —(gear.) Sir G. STRICKLAND hoped this Bill would not be deferred, as it afforded some instalment at least of Chancery reform, which a h n a d d a h la e n e g n h) p — ro a m a i d sed ha fo h r ad fo n rt o y t years past—a te • ' B measure now promised, a M no a t s h t e e r r : brneulieehvinfgaitthhatiints t s h o e le effect would be to put the clerk of Chancellorthe substitute onein the a ypsland t a ara c e of f f the c technicalitylerk o for r e The present Bill would, at all events, afford some means for Passing accounts which never could be got through the M said his consten were aatei' s office without en ormous an ruings d ts elay. Lord R. GROSVENOR much ,,, interested in the sulje c ' , and as the Btll was sub stantially the same as that passed through both Houses "tira " ; " i " , he hoped it wo uld be persevere"d in, es a the' hand was worth two in tho bush• a a c was MLINGS said the Bill in its present form a "naplete mass of confusion.—(llear.) First came someawnadsttclauses . about Chancery, then . about. county courts, Chan cellor an laugh.) I t jumped back :Again into Chancery.—( the Bill at Present be practically useless to proceediwith Chan cellor an d L o Tsent. It gave power to the Lord Chan pthaabtletho of bespjutusti"s the measure. But if the fdouLnoldlritiJounstoife.es to frame certain rules; and this floral measure of e not make these ruk -ancer Y thought the measure not ca reform, of c ourse they would being work h ed, by reason of a contemplated ge neral A. COCKBUR; " reprinted with t h e a l l:o n to Committee pro forma, and then a• -- (ilear, hear.) He recommended it until it were seen withdrawn, and kept ments.—(llear, hoar.) recommended that the Bill be intro duced. what tleheral measures was L 1 reserve after the reprinting of LONDON, WEDNESDAY Mr. V. SMITH hoped the Bill would not be with drawn; however, it might be postponed. Captain FITZROY agreed to the course suggested by the Hon. Member for Cirencester for reprinting the Bill with the amendments and postponing it.—(Hear.) The Bill then went through committee pro forma, and the amendments were ordered to be reprinted. KAFIR WAR. Oa the order of the day for the report of the Com mittee of Supply, the resolution for the vote of 400,0001. for the Kafir war being read, Sir H. WILLOUGHBY asked if there were any out standing liabilities? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER answered that the vote included all the expenses up to the end of the present financial year. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY asked if there were any esti mates of the entire expenditure? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said this was a vote for the whole actual expenditure up to the present period. Estimates were, of course, hypothetical, and relating to the future. The resolution was agreed to. CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS BILL. Mr. WALPOLE moved the consideration of the re port on this Bill. Mr. J. STUART said the Bill ought to be reprinted as amended. Mr. WALPOLE said the Noble Lord the Member for London had asked him to take ch arge of the Bill, and he Mr. J. thatsruA it would allowedbldobejected t o to pass the present stage. this, as the Bill in its amended shape should b e deliberately considered. After a brief conversation, Mr. WALPOLE expressed his readi ness to d e f er the f ur th e r consideration of the Bill until the 19th instant, in order that the amendments suggested by the late Attor ney-General (Sir A. Cockburn) might be printed. SUITORS IN CHANCERY RELIEF BILL. The House then went into Committee on this Bill. payment a n amendment nmah gl esa d. d t uh e laHethat forte to movedt thhee scale Act. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY complain e d th a t no proper of salaries should be in einCothuertlostf Cepselrharo M autvensi r decsi . e:n wasirnpylrtirtohovifiLeLdcsellNGS, although he agreed in the principle f u saw difficulti es in the way of aenumeration salaries to be provided for. A moved that the House be n a s only 29 M em b ers were presen t, the an counted, the nte Hd above , oa Nn. drt. suggestion, EMBER o g t a tß g Ee all l t l i o thh n e e , r e ranged, Monday , t he 19th inst. , as had been previously ar- H ouse stood adjourned until tirti Mvition FRANCE. The Prince de Canino i s still at Civita Vecchia , but is expected to return f or th w ith t o France. Orders have, says the P u bli c, b een g i v en to the contractors for the demolitions on the Place Car rousel to have all their materials removed and the ground levelled by th e sth of May nex t, w h en the Prince-President of the R e p u bli c w ill hold a grand review of the National G uar d an d th e troops of the cleared, the Court of the Tuileries, the garrison. It is calculat e d that when t h e p ' ace i s com pletely Quais, and the Ru e de Rivoli will be large enough fur the movement of 150,0 00 men . It i s sa id that it has been decided that in future the Place du Car rousel shall bear th e name of Place N apo l eon . The Bill for regul a ti ng the new co pp e r coinage has been published. The following are the principal enactments :—All the pieces of one and two liards, and of one and two sous are to be called in, and re placed by bronze pi eces o f one, two, five, and ten cen times. They will b e compose d of 95 parts of copper, 4of brass, and lof z i nc. Th e n ew coins will bear on the face the effi gy of the Prince - Presid ent of the Republic, with th e motto L ou i s Napoleon Bonaparte, and on the back th e i n di cat i on of the value of the piece and the date o f i ts co i nage . The amount of the new copper coin i ssue d w ill no t exceed in nominal . i value that of th e co i nage ca lled in. A sum of 7,560,000 f. 5 appropriated for all the expenses of the new coi nage an d the paying off of the old. A special cr e dit o f one million is opened to the Minister of Finan ce on th e e stimates of 1 8 52 in part of the above sum. A dinner has been given at the Trois Fierea Pro vencaux by a c ons iderable number of the principal French manufacturers who exhibited their products in London to M. Sallandrouze Lamornaix,the. French Government Com m i ss i one r at the Exhibition, as a testimony of the gr a t e f u l sense that they entertain of his exertions in that capacity. Amongst the persons who offered and w ere present at the dinner were several members of the Legislative body. The health of the President of the Republic, as l 'Elu de la Nation, was proposed and received with enthusiasm. The health of M. Sallandrouze followed, and the compliment was acknowledged by him in a speech which gave general satisfaction. Before the com pany separated a subscription, which produced a con siderable sum, was made as a contribution to the charitable institutions of Paris. GERMANY. The Wurtemburg Moniteur contains the following Royal ordinance concerniog the fundamental laws : " In ord..:r to avoid all doubt and uncertainty which might arise from the differences of opinion relative to the validity of th , 3 fundamental laws of the German people, we ordain. as follows, after having advised with our Council of Mate and with the approval of our faithful States:— " The fundamental laws of the German people, which the Germa.n Diet, by a resolution of the 23d August last, declared to be non-obligatory as the law of the Empire, ehall have no force in the kingdom of Wurtemburg, unless special laws shall bo passed adopting their pro- - v i s ions. Our Ministers are charged with the execution of the present law. Given at Stuttgardt the 2d of April, 1852. Signed) ' 6 WILLIAM." Two commissions have just been appointed at Hanover, one to inquire into the laws for the admi nistration of justice in their relation to the provisions of the Constitution , a nd t o report as to any changes nec essary to be effected by them; a n d th e o ther to ex amine the communal and municip a l or di n ances. Both these commissions have been appointed in a very arbitrary manner, and most of the members have no seats in the Council of State. HEAL e-iii- (1 V" % ETfIWEEK. TfloFo(Fromthe 1 t N e D g i s O t r N DU Registrar- G e neral 's r .Gneral Report.) The total number of deaths reg is tered in the me tropolis in the wear that ended last Saturday was 1,324. This number exhibits a further increase on the high rate of mortality in previous weeks, but to a considerable extent it is augmented by cases on which inquests have been held, and which are now entered in the registers iu undue proportion. The following are the weekly numbers returnedl since the end of February, after a deduction ' made of " sudden deaths," and those caused by IS and other violent means, which drowning, fractures, . constitute nearly the whole of the cases returned 13 1,146, 1,182, 1 , 146 , and 1,181. Y coroners :-1,093, In the ten corresponding we 51 the average number of eks of the year 1842 - deaths was 974, which, if raised in proportion to the i during that period and up to the of population the present time, be comes 1,071. The present return, an excess above the average of 2dr3, therefore, exhibits Last week the deaths of 561 children under 15 years, of 471 persons of 15 Years a n d under 60, and of 291 persons aged 60 year gistered. Of the last-mentioned and upwards, were re and 165 were women. of t class 126 were men e men only one was a nonagenarian, but no fewer :than 10 of the women had reached 90 years, a n d attained 100. two of these had nearly The mortality produced b y diseases of the respi ratory organs is still of unusual amount ; the deaths, which were in the previous week 243, having been 249 in the last, while the responding weeks is onlycorrected average of cor responding weeks bronchitis Nve 193. In each of the last much in excess of the s fatal to 128 persons, being fatal at the same time average, w hile pneumonia was the usual number. i s , to 72 and 80, which is about est Week phthisis (or consump tion) carried off 15 childre n under 15 years, 139 per sons of 15 years, and under 60, and 7 of 60 years and upwards, altogether sponding weeks of 18 161 persons, whilst in corre -42.51 the lowest number was 115, and the greatest 149, and the average 129. Amongst epido nl i as much as it has do a small-pox continu es to p revail for a long period , and scarla tina shows a dipoeireri to increase. Last week the m forer was fatal i n 12 7 cases (in 5 of which it is st a ted that vaccination h and the latter in 3 B ad been p reviously performed), . The following dea th was also registered—the daughter of a stone mason, a g ed 2 March, years, on 30th i at 9, Eccleston - place , Belgrave subdistrict, from 'cholera (98 hours)." STATE OF THE MoNDAY.—Thre W e. SUNDAY.— n rh- amountcloud was variable until night, when the sky bee covered till night, and of , became overcast ; Lumulostratus and cirro stratus. TFRuisADAT.-oTrieli.ethi:Al:llEß D URING THE PAST WEEK. cirrocumulus and eirru ths of the sky were generally cirrostratus. Rain fell - it.the evening, chiefly after THUl:A DAY.—Th i e lle sk Sky 9h. P.M. during cirrocumulus and cirrostratus. I', became gain fe l overcast duringver c ast i he stratus morning.and sky rd p l i a r s t . wEDNizsDAy...... ,... s ratus. cirrostratus.overcast throughout the day ; noon, and generally clear wdiatring the remainder of the day; was s c o o v v e e r r c e a d s t with r ; Of the sky was covered till lh, P.m., and it was clear the remainder of the day; during cirrocumulus. SArmipAy.—rri, ..e sky was o ne-half covered with cloud till lh. P.M., and generally c lear during the remainder of the day ; cirrocum u l us and strg atus- ELECTRICITY.—N o thi n was s hown during the week. The mean re a di ng of a- thermometer placed on the main reading and read each da at 9b. A.M. was 46.5°the mean rat 911. p.j&L Zas ', -3 ° ; the mean readings at the Royal Observatory for thesame times were 45.5 5 and 41.2° respectively. The reading of the barometer increased from 29 , 19 in. at the beginning of the week to 29'53 in. by lob. A as, on the 28th; decreased to 23•10 in. by 9h. A.m. on the 30th; in creased to 30'21 in. by noon on April 3d; and decreased to 30'14 in, by the end of the Week' EVENING, A MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS. 2: UMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN TilE WEEK BMA 'SG SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 1552. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagions Diseases ...*213 Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... ••• ••• ••• 67 Tubercular Disesses ••• ••• ••• ... ... 219 Disease.; of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 129 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... ••• 65 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration ... ... ... ••• ••• ... 249 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion... ••• Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. ••• Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. ... Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &a. ... ... ••• Malformations... ••• ••• ... ••• Premature Birth ... ••• ,•• ••• Atrophy ... ••• 1 Old Age ••• ••• ••• ••• Sudden ... ... ••• ... ••• ••• Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance Causes not specified ... ... 56 ... 15 ... 11 ... 32 ... 29 ... 42 ... 112 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ... 1,324 Population Deaths In corre- Deatna Enuna,raled, spondlng week in thz 1851. of 1851. Week. Wezt Districts... 376,427 .. 151 ... 203 North Districts.. 490,396 .. 226 ... 281 Central Districts 393,256 ... 195 ... 247 East Districts ... 485,522 ... 214 ... 268 South Districts .. 616,635 ... 273 ... 325 ... 1,059 Totals... 9,362,236 ... 1,324 ... 668 ... 656 Males ... Females ... BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males ... Females ... ... 838 ... 892 Total ... ...1,730 *ln this number are included 38 by Scarlatina, 39 by Typhus FeNw, 8 by Diarrhoea, and 1 by Cholera, THE LONDON GAZETTE, April 6. GOD save the QUERN. DOWNING-STREET, Arim G. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of Admiral Sir Charles Eking, K.C.B. General Sir Peregrine Maitland, K.O B. Admiral the Honourable Sir Thomas Bladen Capel, K.C.B. Lieutenant. General Sir Alexander Woodford, K.C.B. Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Frederick Bouverie, K.C.B. Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Butlen, K.C.8., and Lieutenant-General Sir John Fox Burgoyne, K.C.8., Inspector-General of Fortifications, to be ordinary Members of the Military Division of the First Class, or Knights Grand Cross of the Most Honour able Order of the Bath ; Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Downman, Kt., C. 8., Vice-Admiral Sir George Francis Seymour, Kt., C. 8., Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir Anthony Maitland, Kt., C.B. Lieutenant-General Sir Archibald Maclaine, Kt., C.B. Lieutenant-General George Charles D'Aguilar, C.R. Lieutenant-General Sir Richerd Armstrong, Kt., C.B. Lieutenant-General Henry Goldfinch, C.B. Lieutenant-General John Bell, C. B. Lieutenant-General George Brown, C. 8., Adjutant-General of her Majesty's Forces, Rear-Admiral Phipps Hornby, C. 8., one of the Commis sioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom, Rsar-Admiral William Fairbrother Carroll, C. 8., and Colonel James Tennant, C. 8., of the Bengal Artillery, to be Ordinary Members of the Military Division of the Third Class, or Knights Commanders of the said Most Honourable Order And Rear-Admiral George Edward Watts, to be an Ordi nary Member of the Military Division of the Third Class, or Companions of the said Most Honourable Order. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, APRIL 2. The Queen has been pleased, on the nomination of the Earl of Sandwich, to appoint Robert Bryce Hay, Esq., one of her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentleman at Arms, vice William Lloyd, Esq., resigned. REDUCTION OF THE NATIONAL DEBT. The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury hav ing certified to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, in pursuance of the Act, 10th George 4th, c. 27, sec. 1, that the actual surplus revenue of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, beyond the actual expenditure thereof for the year ended the sth day of Ja nuary, 1852, amounted to the sum of two million seven hundred and twenty-six thousand three hundred and ninety six pounds four shillings and tenpence ; the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt hereby give notice, that the sum of six hundred and eighty-one thousand five hundred and ninety-nine pounds oue shilling and two pence (being one-fourth part of the said surplus of two million seven hundred and twenty-six thousand three hun dred and ninety six pounds four shillings and tenpence) will be applied under the provisions of the said Act, be tween the 7th day of April, 1852, and the sth day of July, 1852, to the following purposes ; viz ; To b e applied to the purchase of Stock £681,599 1 2 Add interest receivable on account of dona tions and bequests, to be applied to the purchase of Stock £683,886 S 5 National Debt Office, April 2, 1852. A. Y. SrEAßauai, Comptroller-General. BANKRUPTS. Henry Stimson (and not " Stinson," as before advertised), boot maker, Saint Neots, Huntingdonshire, to surrender, April 16, at half-past twelve, and May 14, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Alder manbury ' - Atkinson, Swan-chambers, Gresham- s t ree t. Henry Worms, boot maker, Blackfriars-road, April 16 and May 14, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Carman, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Lawrence, Flews, and Boyer, Old Jewry-chambers. Thomas Bull, licensed victualler, Greenwich, April 16, at one, and May 22, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; M'Leod and Cann, Paper-building, Temple ; Cook, Greenwich, and Fur nival's Inn. Samuel Haynes, wheelwright, London-street, Paddington, April 14, at two, and May 14, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee; Lawsance, Plews, and Boyer, Old Jewry. chambers. Henry Norman Barnes, milkman, Margaretting, Essex. April 17, at half-past one, and May 21, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall street ; Duffield, Devonshire.street, Bishopsgate. Isaac Timmins, charter master, Dudley, Worcestershire, April 17 and May 8, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpn official assignee, Birmingham; Bod dington, Dudley. George Chadwick, grocer, Leeds, April 20, at twelve, and May 10, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, offi cial assignee, Leeds; Upton, Leeds. Thomas Wood, grocer, Northwich, Chester, April 16 and May 13, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool; Holt and Rowe, Liverpool. John Mitchell and Edward Clarkson, worsted spinners, Horton, Yorkshire, April 22 and May 28, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds; Northwood, Bradford; Courtenay and Compton, Leeds. William Williams, iron manufacturer, Pentwyn Golynos, Monmouthshire, April 20 and May 18, at eleven, at the Bris tol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol ; Bevan, Bristol. INSOLVENT DEBTORS. W. Clarke, proprietor of saw mills, Nine Elms, Vauxhall. A. Dobson, grocer, Morley, near Leeds. T. Fearnley, licenced victualler, Leeds. G. Garbutt, brewer, Stockton-on-Tees, Durham. J. Robins, baker, South Petherton, Somersetshire. R. Raine, farm bailiff, Red Hall Farm, near Ferry-hill, Durham. R. Dransfield, woolstapler, Huddersfield. C. JArvig, sen., manager of iron works, Birmingham. Jabez Woodhill, butcher, Birmingham. E. Williams, commission coal dealer, Liverpool. R. Yerbury, chemist, Burford, Oxfordshire. J. M. Adams, farmer, Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire, J. S. Hawthorne, joiner, Leeds. W. Raynes, bootmaker, Huddersfield. A. Tyler, watchmaker, Nottingham. S. W. Howell, tailor's foreman, Oxford. C. H. Braithwaite, butcher, Leeds. B. Wilson, dealer in hay, Leeds. H. Stoning, butcher, Brighton, J. Gough, glazier, Combo Down, near Bath. T. S. Armstrong, joiner, Seaham Harbour, Durham. H. Ballinger, licensed victualler, Warwick. S. Elsworth, provision dealer, Little Horton, Bradford, T. Cowgill, journeyman grocer, Bradford. R. Fox, corn dealer, Derby. H. Jones, pensioner, Taunton, Somersetshire. J. Johnson, factory operative, Ashton-under-Lyne. M. Green, tailor, Wellington, Shropshire. D. Brearloy, worsted manufacturer, Bradford. R. Wilson, butcher, Wakefield. R. Heath, muffin maker, Leeds. S. Wolff, surgeon, Liverpool. W. Hodgson, butcher, Lancaster. F. Haywood, auctioneer, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. J. Jolliffe, journeyman painter, Bowchurcb, Ventnor. D. Coe, haberdasher, Ipswich. W. Dale, licensed victualler, Manchester. P. Jones, brush maker, Manchester, T. Simpson, grocer, Blackpool. J. Croft, gentleman, Bristol. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. R. Lambert and R. Andrew, Kingston-upon-Hull, ship brokers—S. and J. R. Lambert, Kingston-upon- Hull, fruit merchants—J. Mjlligan, R. M. Ebsworth, and W. R. Lempriere, Liverpool, merchants—R., T., W., and Clegg, Heywood and Manchester, cotton spin ners; so far as regards T. and R. Clegg—E. L. Thornton and J. E. Killick, Ludgate-hill, hosiers—J. and H. N. Burrell, Wakefield, chemists and druggists—R. W. Har vey and R. N. Martin, Chacewater, Cornwall, dealers in mundic guano—G. Lawley and G. J. M. Pocock, Oxford street, wine merchants—M. M'Coy and J. Hanson, Hulme, near Manchester, emery manufacturers—P. J. Hynes and B. F. Popham, Beeston and Nottingham, surgeons—J. and H. Walker, Bath, chemists and drug gists—G. Spafford and F. M'Ccnnol, Manchester, com mission agents—T. Branson and A. Billinge, Bradford, Yorkshire, confidential medical advisers—T. and S. Sands, Liverpool, commission agents—H. Cartwright, T. Nelson, and W. Bower, Ordsall, Nottinghamshire, paper-manufacturers--N. Wat3rhouse and A. J. Gnoss pelius, Liverpool, merchants—J. Graham and Gray, late of Bread-street and Arthur -street West, C'tv wino merchants—J. Clare and J. F errer, Salford plate workers—T. Hughes and D. Parry, Liv erpool,yor-k-4. woollen drapers—J. and J. Dalton, Alreondbury, shire, joiacrsßarnes and F. A. Kerridge, ox ford-street, cheesemongers—W. Thompson MOW, Blackman-street, B orough, brush and C. —R. and F. Finnis, Lime -street City,manufacturersß. C. Huxham and chants—J. Ilj ship store mer ackson. Lincoln's Inn-fields, solicitors —R. Branford and J. H. Palmer, jun., Southtown, Suffolk, mill and R. Bell, St. Paul's ChurchiraerrdB,—fuEr.rieMral7T..rdkrunge ton and T. l'ilkiLgton, jun., manufacturer:; --J, and W. m u a t e ) h , , e Preston, cshtre woollen an c a shire, corn merchants —I. Art r .nd I T. Douglas, Bath, tailors—J. B. blaulet and L. eGillet, Albany-street, Re gent's-park, confectioners S Norris, Sykes, and J. T. Fisher, M arsden and Huddersfield, manufacturers — T. Bates and S, and J, sheard, 1852, S. Burgis and W. Howell, Norwood, Surrey, butchers— J. L. Harrison, A. Stook. S. Clough, and J. B. Barrow, Ashton-in-2,lackerfield, Lancashire, coal proprietors (as far ac regards A. Sock)—B. and J. Hotiue, Lime stroet-passagr, City, fiihinongers. DECLARATIONS OF DIVIDENDS. J. C. P. Hill, coo;;;se;i; ner, Woolwich, first divi dcrid of 2s. in the pound, Tuesh,y, April 20, and any subsequent Tue4day, at the officc.‘ of Air. Nicholson, Basinghall-street. Gatidiane and Co., merchants, Great St. Helen's, City, first dividend of .sid. in the pound, Tuesday, April 20, and any subsequont Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Ni c'noleon, Basinghall•street.' P. Van den Ende, woeistapler, S.Jood, Kent, second dividend of 10d. in the pound, Tuesday, April 20, and any subsequent Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Nicholson, Basinghall-street. T. Salkeld, warehouseman, Basinglaall-street, first dividend of Is. 9d. in the pound, Tuesday, April 20, and any subsequent Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Nicholson, Basinghall-street. T. Megarey, coal merchant, Long-lane, Billingsgate, sixth dividend of 3il. in the pound, Thursday, April 8, and three subsequent Thursdays, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basinghall-street. T. D. Alderson, pewterer, Great Marborough-street and Warwick-street, Golder-square, fourth dividend of Is. 6d. in the pound, Thursday, April S, and three sub sequent Thursdays, at the office of Mr. Graham, Cole man-arrest. C. Cove, builder, Hornchurch, Essex, second dividend of 3d. in the pound, Thuredsy, April 8, and three sub sequent Thursdays, at the office of Mr. Graham, Cole man-street. R. Seymour, grocer, Downham, Cambridgeshire, first dividend of 3s. 81d. in the pound, Thursday, April 8, and three subsequent Thursdays, at the office of Mr. Graham, Coleman-street. W, Browning, grocer, Whitstable, first dividend of Is, 63. in the pound, Thursday, April 8, and three sub• sequent Thursdays, at the office of Mr. Graham, Cole man-street. W. Craven, road maker, Birkenhead, dividend of 9d. in the pound, any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. S. Glenny, corn merchant, Liverpool, second dividend of id. in the pound, and upon new proofs is. Id. in the pound, any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. DIVIDENDS. J. Lane, tailor, High-street, Maryleilone, April 24 H. H. Holloway, bookseller, Hyde, 151 e of Wight, April 24—J. Tratt, plumber, Berners-street, Oxford-street, April 29—M. Common, draper, North Shields, April 29 —J. Standish, grocer, Leeds, April 29—E. Ashton, woollen draper, Kingston-upon-Hull, May 5—J. Forman and H. Frew, joiners, Kingston. upon-hull, May 26—W. Cole, estate agent, Birkenhead, April 27—E. Wilkinson and T. Bentley, tailors, Liverpool, April 28—G. Pryde, D. Junes, and J. Gihb, sail mskers, Liverpool, April 28. CERTIFICATES. H. Broome, victualler, Haymarket, April 27—S. Webb, India-rubber warehouseman, Oxford-street, April 30—J. Brockwell, merchant, Old Broad-street, City, April 30—W. Laslett, dealer in hay, Housov, Kent, April 30—G. Harrison, ironmonger, Frith-street, Soho square, April 28 —W. H.artridge, draper, Milton next Sittingbourne, April 29—J. Bartlett, merchant, Upper Thames-street, April 29—T. Arnold, timber dealer, Elmore, Gloucestershire, May 5—J. S. Ward, bilk throweter, Bruton, Somersetshire, April 28—S. Wilson, hotel keeper, Nottingham, April 30—W. Hawkins, seedsman, Heage, Derbyshire, Ap r il 30. CERTIFICATE GRANTED. J. Boxall, coach maker, Brighton (first class), April 2 —F. R. Hewlett, cow keeper, Leyton, Essex (first class). April 2—P. Phillip, brewer, Crowland, Lincolnshire (second class), April 2—W. E. Johnson, coal merchant, Now Wharf, Little Abingdon -street (third class), April 2—R. Acres, jun., inn keeper, Puckeridge, Hertford shire (second class), Dec. 29—G. Chadfield, plasterer, Manchester (first class), March 29—8. Tinsley, Rowley Regis, Staffordshire (second class), March 31—F. Tandy, ironmonger, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, and Brierley Hill, Staffordshire (first clas). April 3. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Charles Williamson, suirit dealer, Leith, April 9, May 3, at two o'clock, at Stevenson's Rooms Edinburgh. James Watson Campb e ll, jeweller, George-street, April 14, May 12, at three o'clock, at Cannon's Tempe rance Hotel, Edinburgh. • Hugh Lander Wilson, merchant, Glasgow, April 13, May 4, at one o'clock, at the Buck's Head Hotel, Glasgow. Charles M`Ewan, muslin manufacturer, Glasgow, April 15, May 6, at twelve o'clock, at the Edinburgh and Glasgow Hotel, Glasgow. James M.'lntyre, painter, Perth, April 12, May 3, at one o'clock, at the Salutation Hotel, Perth. SSIZE INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Gloucester, April 3. The business of the circuit closed here to-day about three o'clock. Mr. Baron Platt was the only judge who eat to-day. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron PLA.TT.) Benjamin Wheeler, who was convicted yesterday be fore Mr. Greaves, Q.C., of a burglary in the house of Thomas Ryder, at Lydbrook, and on whose behalf an objection was taken to the admissibility of a confession of guilt made by him, which was reserved by Mr. Greavea for the consideration of Mr. Baron Platt, was brought up for judgment. His L,IIDSHIP said he concurred with Mr. Greave‘ in considering the confession admissible, and by the direc tion of that Learned Gentleman sentenced the prisoner to be transported for 10 years. William Sandford and Thomas Mace, the sons of small farmers, were indicted for maliciously breaking the leg of Wm. Payne, in the month of January last, at Dymock, in this•county. Mr. Skinner prosecuted, and Mr. Powell defended the prisoners. The prosecutor deposed that he lived near the house of Sandford's father, and that the families had been at feud for many years. Sandford had been to Birming ham, and returned last January. On passing Sandford's garden one evening the prisoners came out to him, and challenged him to fight, and upon his refusal Sandford kicked him and broke hie leg, and that upon his falling to the ground both prisoners kicked him about the head and budy. A witness came up soon aftPr to whom he said, Oh Lord, th e y h ave ki c k ed m' poor leg to pieces;" and he was th ereu p on removed to the Glouces ter Infirmary, where he remained until now brought into court on crutches. For the defence Sandford's brother and sister-in-law were called, and swore that they saw the whole affsir ; that the prosecutor first called out to Sandford—" What, you little Brummagem rascal, be you come back? I should like to punch your head;" and thereupon Sand ford said he should soon have an opportunity, and took off his coat and gave it to Meet., and then went into the road, where they fought, scuffled. and fell, and thus the prosecutor's leg was broken. Th ey also swore t h at neither of the prisoners kicked the prosecutor, and the prosecutor's witness slid, on cross-examination, that he saw them some time before he got up to them, and saw no kicks given, and that when he got up to them the prisoners were standing beside the prosecutor, and tell ing him to get up and fight like a man. The surgeon deposed that bath bones of the leg were completely fractured, and that there were several bruises on the body; but that the fractures and the bruises might have been caused by the fall only. The jury Acquitted blace, and found Sandford Guilty on the count charging a common assault, saying they believed the leg was broken by the fall, and that Sand ford did not kick the prosecutor. His LORDSHIP thereupon sentenced Sandford to a month's imprisonment, without hard labour. The business of the circuit terminated with this case. CENTRAL CRIMINAL C OURT. OLD COURT. (Before the RECORDER.) John Stowed Thomas Stowell, and George Hewson Garnett were indicted for conspiracy and perjury. In this case, which had not concluded when our report left, The RECORDER summed up, and at six o'clock the jury retired to consider their verdict. They returned at twenty minutes to seven, when they gave a verdict of Guilty against Thomas Stowell and Garnett, and Ac quitted John Stowell.—Sentence deferred NEW COURT. f(Before the COMMON SERGEANT.) Carlo Antonio Grimaldi, 26, labourer, and Luigi le Guardia, 34, labourer, were indicted for having in their custody and possession a die on which was made and impressed the reverse side of a half-sovereign. Mr. Bodkin prosecuted ; Mr. Cooper defended. could iil cut li°-l ' him The evidence adduced proved that on the 10th January last the prisoner Grimaldi went to :an i ve n eli a en graverannadmeadskCedonhqiumesti,f heliving street , e f Strand, die a medal, and producing at the same time half which, upon Mr. Conquest examining, he tt•sovereign, bad one. This he mentioned to the prisoner, found to be a him a good one, and made an ap soner, who gave him to sink a die with the rrahr., 6 meat with al half-sovereign on it. Mr. reverse aide of him what it was for, and Conquest asked exhibition that was to take he said for an the prisoner was gone Mr. on Place in Italy. After eiOn4 aroused, communicatedquest, having his suspi street, and under their d. • with the police at Bow die. On the 14th of F irections he completed the appointment and ebruary the prisoner called d by should want the heareceived the die, andthen said in h a die. Up on leavia d'side of the half-sovereign .11ed by the Police, and seen to join the house he prisoner,yvasfo to whom he gave the die,and he. the other . Th 3 police f hid it under his cloak. ollowed them for(' short time, and then took them i nto custody. From subsequent inquiries they made it was found that the prisoners were intimate acquaint ances, Occupying the same lodgings, but beyond that nothing could be found out about them, excepting th at they were natives of Italy. Mr. Co o rEn. for the defence, contended that Grimaldi might have had an innocent possession of the die, and that if the jury thought otherwise, before they cou l d convict his client, they must be satisfied that Grimaldi had Ow die with a felonious intent. The COMMON SERGEANT having summed up, The jury, after a long consultation, said they could not agree, as one of them could not think what use half the die could be to the prisoner Grimaldi. The COMMON SERGEANT said he could not assist them. They were then locked up, and did not return lute court until past eight o'clock, when they returned a v diet of Guilty, accomptsuying it iiith a recoinmen at d er lon to mercy. The ;01 - ..'ence Father Gavazzi, the well-known separatist from the RoiniBll Church, was on the bench during the whol e trial, and did not quit the court until the verdict was returned. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. SOUTHWARK. Yeeterday Charles Pedgraft was pieced at the bar for foal exeetheeeiete eharaea with stealing 2201., the pro perty of Wit Hem Ingram Rawlings, a builder, residing at No. 3, Wiiliernshaerrace, Rotherhithe. Whets the case was celled on, the magistrate was in formed that the complainant was arrested for debt, thee morning on his leaving home to attend this court, and taken off to prison. His wife, however, who was the principal witness was in attendance, and her evidence was remarkable, inasmuch as it showed that the whole of the above sum of money was deposited by her in a trunk from which it was abstracted, and that she kept the peseeesion of it a secret from her husband. Mr. A'Beckett being acquainted with the latter fact, on being infermed ot Mr. ltawiing's arrest, observed that his wife was blameable in keeping him in ignorance of her having such a sum of money, and that it inieht now have been of use in obtaining hie liberation from a prison, had it not been stolen. Mrs. Ann Rawlings was now summoned, and from her evidence it appeared the prisoner was married to her niece, and that they lived next door to each other on ,Williams'-terrace, Retherhithe. In the month of De cember last the witness placed 100 sovereigns and 1201. in 101. Bank of England notes in a bag inside one of her trunks, and bad it removed to the house of the prisoner, in whose honesty and integrity she had every reliance. She, however, did not acquaint him or even her husband that she was possessed of each a sum, and she was in the habit of calling frequently at the prisoner's house to ex amine the trunk and see that all was safe. On Saturday, the 20th air., she was surprised on finding the prisoner's house stint up, end both him and his wife absent; and although she did not suspect them then, still she became uneasy on finding they did not return, and on the Monday following she effected an entrance into their house, and found the trunk locked as she left it, but upon opening it, to her dismay. she discovered that the wriole of the 2201. were gone, the emp . y bag only being left. Upon this discovery she at once communicated her loss to her husband, who lost no time in giving such informa tion as subsequently led to the apprehension of the pri soner, who, with his wife, had suddenly left their house without communicating their intentions to any person, and carried off the whole of their wardrobe. They were traced to a coffee-shot) in Union-street, and from thence to the terminus of the South-Western Railway, from whence they were about to start by the train into the country. On the prisoner's apprehension he was eeerched, but only five sovereigns were found in his pockets, and he asserted his innocence of the alleged offence, but gave no explanation of the cause of his sud den departure from his house, as already described. In the course of the present examination several witnesses were called, some of whom were brought up from Nor folk, and who proved that, about the middle of January, the prisoner, living at a village in that county, was heard to say that his aunt (Mrs. Rawlings) entrusted him with a trunk to take care of, and that, out of curi osity to ascertain the contents of it, he opened it with one of his own keys, and on examining it found a bag containing upwards of 2001. in sovereigns and Batik of England notes, and he added that he replaced the bag and its contents where he found it. A witness from Bromley, in Kent, also gave evidence of a similar description as to his having heard the pri soner mention that he had opened the trunk and had seen the money belonging to his aunt. Mrs. Rawlings was cross-examined by Mr. Salomons for the prisoner, as d she admitted that she had a short time before the robbery borrowed 3/. 10s. of the priso ner, although she had the 2201. in the trunk, and could get at it when she %vented. Her :object, however, in borrowing the money was to induce a belief both in the prisoner's mind and that of her bnsband also that she was not possessed of such a sum of money as that she had deposited in the trunk. She had no recollection of having declared te a Mr. Dennis a few days prior to the robbery that she was not possessed of 51. in the world. It was stated that the complainant's husband was with her when she d err the money out of the bank, and that he had taken the numbers of the notes; he was, hoer ever, led to suppose that his wife had expended the money in the purchase of an annuity for a near relation, until the secret was disclosed that it was deposited by her in a trunk, from which it was stolen as above men tioned. Mr. ATECKETT committed the prisoner for trial, but said he had no objection to accept of bail in two sureties of 1001. each. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. IPSWICH, APRIL 6. We had a very small market, and but little corn on sale. This is chiefly owing to a noted horse fair held at Woodbridge. The trade ruled heavy, but sellers did not appear disposed to submit to lower prices. PER QUARTER. PEE. QUARTES • Wheat, red Ditto, white. 42s to 46s Oats oos to 00s Barley, malting ... 30s to 315 Rye Ditto, grinding ... 27s to 29s Malt. ...... .... Beans AVERAGES FOR THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 3, 1852. Wheat Barley Beans. 34 ~ 31a 2d Peas Oats ............ 0 ~ HULL, APRIL 6. Messrs. Taylo r and Bright's Circular states :—The dul s : ness which has p erva d e d all inland markets during the pas t week, has been fully participated in here. All articles are lower, but the reduction is almost nominal—a total cessation of business being the point to complain of—consumption meantime goes on, and is almost wholly on English wheat, so that, although ar r i va l s are qu i te insignificant, no impression i° made on granaried stocks. We were well supplied with wheat from the farmers to- day, and which met dull sale at fully 13 below the rates current last week. Nothing doing in foreigo wheat. Barley i s I s l ower f or al l sorts. Nothing doing ia oats or any description of peal. Beans slow sale, and the turn lower—Egyptian f orms t h e c hi e f supply. Linseed supports it s _ value, and no fin e qua li ty on the market ; cakes ate rather easier to buy. Rapeseed supports its value; rape cakes in dr mand, and scarce. Bones rather lower than last week. The following are the present prices of grain:-- a. 8 8. „! Wheat, English, red 38 to 40IPeas, white and yet. 30 -- , Do. white 4O 44 Do. grey Dantzic and Ko nigsberg 42 -- Pomeranian and 46 Linseed, p ee e d t , er ß sb l u ac r k o :SeTa: . : 4 2 4:4 46; Do.Riga&Archngl. 38 -- Hamburgh . —4o Do. Konigsberg 36 Danish, Holstein, & Par ion, Friesland .. 31 381Lins. c., Hull 812 s bd to 010 3 Russian and Odessa 34 —3B Do. fire for. 71 15a Od to 810 s Oats, English Do. Dani s h l7 20 Rapeseed 241 Os to 00 1 Do. Friesland l9 21 Rape cakes.. 973 6d to Ous Od Do. Russ. & Odessa 17 19 Tares, En lis . h ......37s — 0" Barley, malting Do. grinding....... 27 —29 Guano g 5l 7/ to I °' Beans 23 —3l Bones, do lo2s 6d to OS D0., foreign CORK, APRIL 5. --s Od Barrels. . 0 White wheat 008 Od to ON Currency. Od ON Od - 20 stm t Red wh ea t l 9s Od to 21 s 6d o Ditto .........00 s Od to 00s Od l 00s 04-20 de o Ditto oos Od to 00s Cd 93 Barley 12s to to 14s Od 0 Ditto oos Oil to ON Od} 00s Od--16 do 0 Ditto .... oos Od t o 00s Oil 0 Bere 0)8 Od to 00s Od 93 Oats 9 s 10d to Ils 6d Os Od 0 Ditto ... Ws Cu to ON 04 00s Od-14 do 0 Ditto ... OO3 Od t o 00s 04 118 Pigs 321 91 to 00. oci a Od per " 0 barrels white w h eat; 1 red ; t Quantity so ld Et the Highest Od Prices:-- 0 pigs. r3 barley ; 0 h ere; 4 oats; Quantity of Grain and Number of Pigs sold last week :-... Wheat. 122. Barley, 450. Oats, 1,. Piga. . Return of Cattle sold for week ending s 47 March 27. 65 Pigs, 645. Sheep, 425. Cows, 95. Ad; CORIC.—Nour --First 12a 64 to 14s Od ; extra 141 - , seconds, I I s Od to 1250 d; households 9s to 10s 6d; thirds, 7. to; per rids Oatmeal to 11s; Indian meal7s 6d to 7894 wi le& r meal, 103 to 1 086 d per cwt. Indian corn 710. Cd to 7t 2. 6d P 3 _ ton. Bran 85s to 87s 6d per ton. Hay—Farmers 22. to 30s; avers!! 2fis ; dealers 3 .?1 to 3830 d; average 34.1 per ton. Str aw—.Farsr:',. 15. Od to 18, Od ; average 00s ; dealers COI Od to 00s Lfr `! average 00i 03 per ton. Bread —Wheaten loaf 6id t o Oa t : , household loaf pe r to Od per 41b. Fresh butter, 84 _, 104 per lb. Eggs -4s 4d to 4s 64 per hundred. Cmilj o, 12s 6d par Tallow 37's Od Newport 15s Od ; Lydney 15s • Landore 00s ; Cott. Whisky, 25 t o n. p., 5s 9d per imperial —Beef 4ict to 7d, mutton 5d to 6/d; veal sfloPs 7d ; pork 4d to Od ; bacon 6d to 7d ; sausages 54 per *— r ton. Os pe 818 s to 9/ Os per cwt. Bangor slates 2117 s 641 to 3 5 1 per stone. wo o 14s to I s . Bark, red 71 to 8/ IC. per ton. Fleece herrings 191 to 00s, red Hemp 291 to 341 per ton. Fish—Seotch 1 d 101 Os to 11/ pet ditto, 24s to 00, per barrel ; Newfound-a!1-,. 3 g:i j lon Pe . r 5d t 0 ton. Timber—Memel, 70. per ton ; ditto, 21 158 per ton ; deals, 151 to 26 6 per cwt ; calf skills Market 18, to 255; salted 20s t hus 8d to 9d ; pink ie 3d to Od per lb. Potatoes , whi t e r e a l in e n r e, l 3 o t o s . s; Hi v d e ei..... lloW i 10S to ill; iCklibo44 a.. 10d to 12d. Guano—Peruvian , to 91os p er ton. Tar.—Arellango, 19s per barrel. [ADVERTISEMENT.] -110110Wa y ' s y the Cure of Bile, Indigestion, and Liver Corm for Pills, an admirable plaints. - The widow of an officer in the East India Company' s Service had been residin many y ear . , 0 o I Calcutta, where her liver and stomach had become so deranged that she could with y u w as n ti of l she difficulty digest any kind of food. She suffered almost un ceasingly tram sick headaehe, n ervousness, and lowness of spirits, the results of a debilitated constitution. The medical ahvaadilrecourse to Holloway's 9 and her friends gave up al l Pills, which in about six weeks restored her to sound and perfect health.—Sold by all Druggists and at Profess EAablishment, 244, Strand, London h a iodp sheo l a i a rcletchoevreer BIRTHS. On the 2d inst., OF A SON. maduke Esq. at J3 urnball, Du r h a m, the lady o f I%W . On the sth inat., at Cambridge -square, e-s uare, Hyde-park, the wife uf Joh n R . Mowbray, EN. op DeuolrrEE. Oa the 2d inst., m at Bl oo k sbury-square, the wife of W raillia Hodges, Esq. 314 11R1E.D. . Smyth, Es q. g a On the 3d inst., at St. Peter's Church, Eaton-square! IWatieckGheaomrgeT:vlbot Harvey, Esq., Captain in the Imperial Royal 10th Hussars, to Geo i nu, eldest daughter of the On the 3d inst., at Barnes, Alfred lludson Shadwell, Esq: , son of th e Ri ght Hon. the late Vice-Chancellor of Englanl,i, Tersdon, sq., of llarncs.'o CharloEtte Mary youngest daughter of the late John ILI- nearly 37 DIED. On the 3d inst., at Ladbroke-terrace, Notting-hill, Con wander henry Downes. R.N.. aged 62. ° ll the 3d inst., the Rev. William Borrows, M.A., aged 7 1 9 years minister of St. Paul's Chapel, Clapham , . On the 34 inst., Edward, only son of Henry, Lora Rokeby, aged 16. On the I h inst., at Staines, Ann Grayhurst, aged 66 ' relict of the late Michael Grayhurst, Eq., of the Grove► HigiigaLe, und the Sa.n.d. London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 11 F; Strand, in the Preeinet of the Savoy, ja thg 0911103' v s triklCUclai WeclaCKl4% ANil 7 1463