The Sun. — London, England, 1848-05-17 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESD=AY - EVENING, MAY 17, 148. a:LARKET NEWS.--(THIS DAY.) MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO Tnl'EL The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 1,000 bales. Shares drooped in the morning, but rallied subsequently. The Hibernia steamer brings later advices from the 'United States. The non ratification of the treaty is calculated to excite disappointment, especially as there are hints in some of the opposition papers that Mr. Polk and his Cabinet really do not desire peace, being anxious to obtain a fair excuse for annexing the country. Upon thi s groun d, t o o, M r . P o lk will probabl President y once more offer himself as . Whether the following remarks of the New Fork Herald can be relied on, it is scarcely in our Power to say, but we apprehend that they are " not far Off." The writer says " The last accounts from Mexico are unfavourable for the ratification of the treaty. We think it highly probable that n o treaty will be confirmed by Mexico during the preseut summer, and perhaps not until after our November elec t i on. We have some reasons for believing that Mr. Polk, and many of his friends in the Senate, were never sincere in desiring a treaty with Mexico till after the Presid ential election. Th e issue of the annexation of Texas, on w hi c h the last Presidency was d eterm i ne d, " 4 " not answer for the approaching contest; and if our relations with Mexico should remain open till ! i nter, it would be much easier for Mr. Polk and his `" iu cti to go into the contest with with cry of all Mexico on their lips, than to be out such a watchword. If the American commissioners in Mexico choote to protract negotiations there, they can easily aecomplish their purpose. They have plenty money und er t h e i r contro l , an d mo ney possesses an unlimited political power among such a miserable race r of sco un d re l s as compose the Mexican Congress or Mexican Government. It will be only necessary for those Commissioners to advertise privately what they w ant, and how much they will give to agree to a treaty la disagre e to it—to confirm the negotiations or de -43' thera—in order to accomplish exact l y what the y 7ant from the .Mexican Government, in all its ramifica tions. We may prepare, therefore, for seeing no treaty with d Mexico, and for goi ng i n t o the aext election to the th e question whether we shall annex the whole of 1 2_1e rep u bli c of Mexico to the United States, or not. . W ith such a n i ssue, Mr. Polk, or Mr. Polk ' s men, m i ght 11e some chance, even aga i nst G enera l T a ylor or General Scott. Without it we think they would have no prospect." Com mercial affairs i n A mer i ca were i n a t o l era bly lat bfactory position, and there was an easy money market. It is stated exchange nor h as b een but a moderate demand for sterling 11 toanle fo r this packet. Th e b est d rawers are as ki ng refusal t i 4 per cent. premium, which is equivalent to a and no inqu ires' Bi lls on Paris are a drug in the market, becom e so yat all for them. Public confidence has commercial? Much shaken by the position of political, , and fine •• ports of the world, financial affairs in Europe, and in all the p r • that the only regulator of balances is emus metals The , • to th e s held Bel Duke of Brabant has returned visited c eld after a voyage of fifteen months, having wherßrazil, Chili, Peru and various other places, afforded. is represented, an excellent reception was The Continental advices received to-day are of rather amo re favour a bl e tendency although there is no feeling at s ecurity, i nasmuch as the members of the Government Paris must be divided ; and the attempt to visit with punish ment some late Members of the Government, lhiss Blanc and Albert for instance, may bring the _chlsa to a head. T he manner in wh i ch L e d ru R o ll in con3promised c er t a i n l y renders hi s pos i t i on extreme ly delicate. The Fund s h ave been exceedingly dull this morn i ng, f d t ° ll 2ll in pri ce b etter. There i s scarce ly an y b us iness usr c dng eith er for transfer or on speculation. Th e re nasal of th e j uries in Ireland to find bills aga i nst t h e " confederates " is held to be embarrassing, and the question now asked is how the difficulty can be met. qConsols. have been 83f to 831; New Three-and-a uarter Per C en t s . 82f to 83k; and the Three per Cents. 81i to 82k. Bank Stock has been 1891 to 191; and India Stock 231 to 233. Exchequer-bills have realised 3 _ 63 premium for those of June. ceedingly Foreign oreign Market, the dealinn-s have been ex tuoted limited. Spanish Five per'Cents. have been 12, and the Three per Cents. 21i. Mexican ° ll €lB have been 15i, and Grenada 13i to 14. Dutch .„ wo- and-a-Ilalf per Cents have been 41i to 42k. Railway Shares are held more firmly, although there a re but few transactions, and the French lines partici pate in the rally. ONE CLOSING PRICES. PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. , ? 8 '? o lcOOK* 411 3 Stock ... 4 19 1 191 a 82 , 4 P e r Cent. Reduced Anns ..... 82 1 i 81% 83% Per Cent. Consols Annuities 83% %. _ 83% New 314 per Cent. Anns 83% 827,4 231 233 233 India Stock ......................•••• 232 20 p 20 P India Bonds, 1,0001. Ditto under 1.0001. . .. 24 p _ 24 p Consols for Account ..... Exchequer Bills. 2 id. & 3 d. Low/. June................ 3ti p 1,0001. March.. 500/. June Small, June uNE O'CLOCK. 36p 45 p 36p _ _ VRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. Equador Bonds 36 p CLOSIN ?RIC ES. 2 1 4 111/2 Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent. Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 — % Ditto, Account l5 Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents — Russian Bonds • • 12% Spanish 5 per Cent 1840. Ditto 3 per Cent 211,2 Dividends on the above payble in London. Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild 4 l l /2 42% 6. Ditto. 4 Der Cent. Certificates 62 PRICES OF " BUSINESS DOICE CLOSING AT Olk.L O'CLOCK. PRICES. R AILWAY SHARES. PAID. A berdeen 24% , a mber., N o tt., B os t on , 5 ' and Eastern Junction 3 1 4 •••••• ia Ayrshire and Galloway.. 2% Belfast & Co un ty D o wn 14% ...... . 81 rtningh atn an d 0..1- ........ b.ford Junction .... ... 20 zir ta i n , gham, Wolver 141A ,s.eapton, and Dudley 10 •..•• zsir rning.,W o l ver h' pton, a nd Stour V a ll ey 12/. 4 s ... ... -- Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Che s hi re June-- 73 /4 • ••• — ...... - etcm, Sta rnfd Sr Birm. 5 riStol and Exeter B5 — Ditto T birds 's4ek in Rha mshire 14/. 4s. Caledonian, ... Me, H alf Shares .. 614 8 dig 8 dis "' *** 50 -.31% 32 313/4 32% 32 1 4 -.-- chbitto,Clydesdale June 50 — ester and Holyhead 421, Clarence bitto, Preference ... 15 . ,' ...... —__ • — ................. 18 1 / 4 be , o Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10 _ b , •2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 °• Government Loan, _ D . 4 per Cent. _. .10 •••••• .•. 'rect. London Sr ....... ..... L,ll'"lth ........ 3 31 -••--- _ ..... /4.• D undalk d Belfasl * Junc. 25 •••••• -- „, g, Enniskillen 17 %•••••• 1 ., ...a,s,t Anglia 25L . & ' t ' 1 7 4 1 L. and D. „ ... 25 •••••• E - r° •1181 • E& H 18 ..., o a / • .• • • aste rn ' i • 10 e. ......... 3 1 / 2 -• •• • 15xn 14%% 15 x n Do New 1 ',t, 1 63 ••• ..... 20 6 Per Ceik:_i.iaranteed 3 3% B% Ditto,E zte _ t . .......... 2% Cent., 1431°4'5"r 1......6/. 13s. 4d — Ditto ditto No 2 ...6/. 13s. 4d... lit di ' u dis -,, (2 '• North ' 49% 50 zn soxn .../0. QuarterB4s Eastern 50 Do, N___ -.. ..... 12% .. ast ern un..0.............. 23 1 n .......... 50 bitto Ditto, _Quarter Shares 121/2 . knirds ..., ~a3s.4d. ••• b? (guar.6 • percent ) 10 ...... • •-• - - Eittitito, ditto ............. 20 h. '-aacashire ......... 25 =Jut ° -- b itto , New ........ .... 15 •••-• %taint bLnini ,e N tiol ew Quarters 6 1 4 1 13 hire ...... 20 1 ,4 43 bittor6ll and Glasgow 50 •••••• -- " • ••• Ditto' all Shares ... 15 •• •• r_,, Quarter Shares 12 1 / 2 • •-einburgh and N orthern 25 — ....... 16314.-- -- Ditto, ditto N— EXee,evi I ;ir e D w orch. 3 2t . .*** -- G ,Ditto, N ew 2 .. , ... 14 g° w• Dumfries,and Caflisle ....... ... .. 81. 65. 8d.... .. .. — GI 48t,ow,Iilniar &Ar 50 ...... ••• • _— lloit.tpo, IStl. r e e e r 7 nce * 'Cons - o y l*. 4 15 0 - ...... Gr_eat N'orthern ......... 13 - 3 % „rue-,_London and York 2 1 / 2 •••••• --.. ........ (Irel, eat South. and W land) • "t. 40 24 Great North ji. ., .......... __ 4 ngland.loo •••••• Ditto, Ditto.-LNl,leevfw, 30/ ........ . 5 ...... _ Ditto. New, I°l ......... 301,...... Great New, 51 ......... n l n l '" ' - ..-***** 95 ..... DiDitto, 1/2 Shares....... 5 - 0 - •" " —.• tto, 14 Shares ....... -, ..... '''' 54 Ditto, Fifths ......... ;-' 72- ••• 16% ......... • Ditto, New 171..... .... .; . 1 ...... 21% 2 1 3 /4 Huddersfield and Manch. 26 14-- .. '-' - Ditto, Thirds ......... 9 ...... -- Hull and Selby .. ...... 59 ••'" -- ••• Ditto, Half Shares ... 2,5 •"••• -- .• Ditto, - 1 ,4 Shares ..... 12 1 /.,... •• • -- Ipswich & Bury St. Edni. 171,i .. . ::: -- .... - •• ••... Do., do., Extens.Scrip ..... ...... -- Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 ...... __ ......... ..., , Ditto, Thirds - .............. Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 ..... __ ............. _, __ 82 ..... ............ Ditto, ditto Ditto, 1 / 2 Shares Do. Quarter Shares 14% 1 1 ,,i ....... :-....-. . ••• 11 1 4 Do. Fifths ~„ 9 ........... Do. Sixteenths 6 14 -- ............ Do. Sixteenths Thirds(lteg.)....• 13 ••••• 6 -• ......... ••• 7 bo. Liverp. and Bury 43 .... ......... .. .._ Ditto % (late Hud dersfield and Shelf.) 38 - -.. Do. (Wakefield,Ponte. tract, and Goole) ... 50 - Dm W. Riding Union) 6 .. ••• Do. (P reston & Wyre) 25 Do. 1 / 2 Shares (A)._ 9 ...... ••• -- • Leeds and • Bradford ...... 50 Leads, Dewsbury, Scc.... 47 1 / 2 Do., Half Shares ...... 20 .. D O ., (blue) S er i ... ••• Scrip.,.... 21L . •••- , • ,••• •• - ...... Leeds and Thirsk 45 • — Ditto, New .. , 26 —• ••• •• • ... • L . vpo., Prefer., 6 Per..C.q. 3%...... ' e rP O O). Crosby ann Southport . .......... ... 2 ...... ... Li v4l3,Manchester, and I\' eweastle June L 1011... - 21 i. ~.....- •••• R_London & Black wall., 6s. Bd.. 5 weo. ,_ New, No. 2 ...... 61 . 13 5.4 d... --Z *** * idaUllag% ... es.. 2 0 • •••..r........ —.- wpm. INg fi1m........... .... 15 1 A, 361 ,4 84 1 4 12 1 2134 42% London, Brighton, and South C0a5t......... 50 Do. Consol. Eighths. 40 ...... ....... Do. Guarant. 5 per ct.., 9 ...... Do. Fret. Con. 5 per et. 50 .. ... Ditto, ditt0...,.. 1852 50 ...... London and Greenwich 12/15s 4d... — Ditto, Preference... 18/ 171 2d... Loudon and N. Western 100 [)cc. Quarter: , (L.& B.) 22 Ditto, New , 8 .. 4% Ditto, Fifths ..... .. .. 2 ....,. „....„ „.... Do. 40/.Shares(L.M.) 20 .....• Do. 101. (N. & B.) A. 7%...... Do. 10/. (M. & B.) B. 7% — ...... ~...... Do. 101. (M. & B.) C. 1 .... Loud. &S. W es tern Do. New 50/. ... ..... 42%.. .. Do. New 40/ 34 — Do. Tenths (Consol.) 50 Ditto ditto ..• 4O Ditto. Thirds lO London, Salisbury, and Yeovil ..... .... ........ 1% Londonderry&Coleraine 27%...... ... Londonderry and Ennis killen 25 ...... ... ..... .... Lowestoft (4 per ct.) Ditto (6 per ct.) ..... 3 Manzlie,ter.liuxton.and Matlock 4 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire ...100 Do. Quarters - (No. 1) 13 _ Ditto ditto (No. 2).. - . 25 Ditto ditto (No. 3) ... 7% —.....—......— Ditto, New 101. Pref... 7 1 h — ••• 7% Ditto, Ut.Grintsby ... 30 Ditto ditto . ......... 9 •••••"•••••—• Ditto ditto Ditto Sheffield and Lincolnshire lO ...... ...... ......... Do., Grimsby Dock Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union..... 41.2 x. Manchest. & Southampt. 2% kidlanol ...... ........... 100 lO4 4 105 lO5 Do. Consolidated Pref.100 Do., do., 501. Shares... 15 ... .• ••• Do. Birm., and Derbyloo D , .. Consol. Bristol and Birming., 6 per ct.... 100 Ditto, Brist. & Glocstr. 36 Ditto, ditto ... ..... 11/. 3s. 6d... Ditto,Leieest.& Swan nington, 8 per ct.guar.100 Midland Great Western Irish Middlesbro' and Redcar, 6 per cent. euar. Newcastleand Carlisle...loo Do (quarters — Newmrk et & Chestertord 184 Do. Extension .........21. 125.... Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Newr2. , and Enniskillen 7 Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor .. 15 Noriolk 100 Do. New 201. Do. Extension Do.Cruaranteed 5 1 ,0 c. 5 — Do. do. Waveney Val. 2 NJftl;W' Counties Union 4 North British ........ ... 25 ...... 22 1 / 0i 227k Do. Half Shares 12%...... Do. Quarters... ...... Do. Extension Ditt , Thirds North & South-Western 2 North Staffordshire 12%...... 10% 10 ....... 10 North Wales North Western. 7 l /2 . .. — Oxford, Worcester. and Wolverhampton ...... 40 ... Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Royston and Hitchin ... 1% - Scottish Central Scottish Midland Ditto, New......... ....• 10 - ........ ••• s• .". Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole (Nor. Div.) 5 Do. do. (Sou. Div.) 2%...... ••• — Shrewsbury and Birm... 8 Ditto ditto. Class B. 5 Shrewsbury and Herefd. 2 ...... Shiewsbury & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) l6 Ditto Halves ... ditto 8 Ditto Oswestry Ditto New Do. 8 per Cent. Pref. 8 ...... •.. ......... Shropshire Union South Devon 1)o. Preference south StatlOrdshire 5 l/s — •••• ••• ..... South Eastern Do., No. 1 24 Do., N 0.2. Do., No. 3 ............. 20 - Do., No. 4 South Wales ... ... 23 South Yorkshire, Don caster, and Goole 3 — Swans. & Loughor & Ca meron's Stm. Coal. ... 6 - ••• •• ...... ••• - Taw Vale Extension ... 6 Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath ... .. Waterford and Kilkenny 15%..... -- Waterford and Limerick 40 Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Dublin - Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed ... .. ...... 42% Do. do. do. ... 25 W est Cornwall.— ....., Whitehaven & Furness 11 Windsor, Staines, and South Western ..... ... 7 N ilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth York, Newcastle, and Berwick. Do. Original New and Berwick Do. Extension No. 1. 15 Do. do. No. 2. ..... ... 10 ilo. G.N E.Preterence 8 ...... .... York and North Midland 50 Ditto, Preference ...... 10 Do. East and West Rid ing Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens... 20 - . 6% Central of France (Or leans and Yierzon) ... 16 Ceylon Demerara lO Dendre Valley... Direct Bombay and Madras ss. • ••• - - Dutch Rhenish ...... ... 7 ..... . ..... East Indian.-- Great Indian Peninsular ss. ...... Italian and Austrian.... 4 Louvain ala Sambre ... 6 ...... Luxembourg.. 7 /4 Madrid and Valentia... 2 ...... . Namur and Liege ...... 18 ... .. Northern of France...... 10 Orleans and Bordeaux 6 ...... ... —.....•— Over Yssel 413 s 4d...... Paris and Lyons lO .•• .. Paris and Orleans ...... 20 Paris and Rouen ...,..... 20 Paris and Strasbourg ... 8 Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse 2O .•• •. - ••••• ...... ••• ...''. Strasbourg and Basle ... 14 Tours and Nantes .. 8 Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hassel ..... 16 West Flanders B .l ..... JOINT STOCK BANKS. London & Westminster. 20 Union of Australia London Joint Stock lO Union of L0nd0n......... 10 ...... Provincial of Ireland ... 25 Ditto,New... ...... ..... 2%...... . — National of Ireland 2 2 1...... .... — British North American 50 — Australasia Ditto New... ..... ..... 10 Commercial of London 20 Union of Madrid 40 National Pror. England. 35 Ditto, New ...... .. ..... 10 Colonial 25 MINES. Real Del Monte, Unreg. Anglo-Mexican IOO Brazilian Cocaes& Cuiba 30 ..... . British Iron — Bolonos Scrip ...... Galvanized Iron ...... Ditto, New LLOYD'S SHIPPING -(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MAY 17.—Wind S.S.W., moderate breeze, and cloudy. LIVERPOOL, MAY 15.—Arrd. Lord Panmure, Clark, St. Domino. 16. Acadia (steamer), Boston ; Ocean Queen, M`Bride, Mobile; Pioneer, Graham, Charleston Thomas, Brewer, Mobile. Sid. 16th, Ocean, N ew Or leans; E. G., New York; Fanueil, Hall, Boston; Chris tiana, Quebec. LIVERPOOL, MAY 16.—The Amalin, from llavannah to Cowes, was spoken with 27th ult., in lat. 42, long. 41, leaky, and with part of cargo thrown overboard, by the Ocean Queen, M`Bride, arrived here. YARMOUTH, MAY 15.—The Susan, Cole, from New castle to Colchester, caught the ground on the Barber Sand, and soon after sank; some of the stores have been saved. The Wupper, of Hull, from Rotterdam, got on shore this morning, but succeeded in getting clear without assistance. The Louisa, Forrest, from Seaham to London, was assisted into the Roads, abandoned, having been in contact with the Albion,' Minch, of Frederickstadt. SUNDERL AND , MAY 15.—S1d. Robert Marryat , Riche bucto; Garland, Bahia. OFFI - MAY 15.—S1d. Thomas and Josep h, Q uebec. for liircsaLE, MAY 15.—Springfield, New O rleans, r iverpool. OFF Logs son m MAY 14.—Arrd. Kingston , Stephen , aurttiu NQw Orle ans. 5, and sailed for the Clyde; Bridgeto wn, c ans. CORK 'Tv MAN 14 •• A.TERFO .— Arrd. Antelope, Carrie, Vera Cruz. Thistle (4, 1 4 1), MAY 14. —Sid. Juliet, New York; 0 c„ OFF Qu ebe c, 11 MAY Vander HoevenTB atavia for Rotterdam. FALMOUTH, M A 14.—Arrd. Vrouw Johanna, man, New OrleansYf 15 .—Arrd. Joseph or Bremen. Haydon, Good- OFF LITTLEHAMPToN, MAY 15.—Arrd. Jessie, Mauritius. DEAL, MAY 16.—Arrd Agenoria, Webster, Havan nab, and sailed for II • lir.rAnlurtwerp. Havannah, and sailed faoraburgh ; Richard Morrison, Arrd. from the Industrious, We e k s , p "." "largaret, Ager, China Quebec. ernambuco ; Wellington, Scott, C 1 )RN-EXCHANGE-WEDNESDAY since Monday a very limited quantity of English \V heat has been received up to our market coastwise. To -day, the show of samples of both red and white Wel s trifling in the extreme; yet the demand was in a vt I ry sluggish state, at barely the late decline in the qi > otations, Selected parcels of free foreign Wheat sold at; full prices; but the middling and inferior kinds corn m t aided scarcely any attention. The imports this week h: ;ye been only 2,990 quarters. Barley, the supply of w ithich was limited, moved off steadily, at full prices. Malt next to nothing was doing, at almost nominal cot otations. Oats were firm, and a trifle dearer than on ii: onday. Beans and Peas were held at full prices. t•clian Corn, Meal, and Flour were unaltered in value. ARRIVALS. EvEr.l 2 1 , 1: 9 : 0 at. I Barley. Oats. f Flour. 850 qrs. I 430 qrs. 1,870 qrs. I 460 ski , . 1,090 I 1,820 -- 970 ,halt, 2.010 qrs. WIIITECILEIPEL. Fair average supplies of each kind of Meat were on sale to-day; yet the general demand was steady, at full pr ices. Beef, from 2s 10d to 3s 6d; Mutton, as 10d to 41 8d; Lamb, 53 6d to 6b 6d; Veal, 4s to 4s 10d; and Pork, 3s 10d to 4s 10 1 per Blbs, by the carcase. SECONDARIES'.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.) ,THE LONDON AND COUNTY DANK v. WATT AND Co. These plaintiff* sued, in the name of their public officer, Mr. Cooper, to recover the sum of 141. 9s. 3d., the koalance of an account. The defendants were stated, by Mr. Wilkins, the plaintiff 's attorney, to be merchants. The facts were these :—The defendants had kept an account with the firm, and, on the sth of January last, there was a balance in their favour in the bank of 201. 14s. 5d., but on the 9th, by the payment of sundry cheques, one of which was dated 17th November, the present claim arose, and it was urged that interest at 51. per cent. was also due, according to the custom of bankers. The Learned SECONDARY said defendants had pleaded to the action, and as they did not appear he was obliged to see that he did not admit anything that was not strictly and legally proved. He asked the witness called to prove the payment of the chrque whether he was convinced of the genuineness of the handwriting ? The witness said he was, Mr. Wilkins said that he bad served a notice on de fendants to produce the bankers' pass book, in which the accounts 'appeared, being a copy of the ledger, but they had not thought proper to do so, which left him to the legal alternative of producing the defendants' books. The jury said they were quite satisfied, and gave a verdict for the amount claimed. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron ALDERSON and Mr. Justice COLTMAN.) FORGING A WlLL — Francis M'Gowran, 45, James .2l'Gowran, 40, and Richard Carroll Barton, three most respectable looking persons, surrendered to their bail this morning to take their trial upon an indictment charging them with feloniously forging and uttering a will purporting to be the will of one Francis M•Gowran. deceased, with intent to defraud Margaret Girdlestone. Atter the parties charged had been placed in the deck, Mr. HUDDLESTONE, who appeared as counsel for the prosecution, stated that he had directed the officers of the court to call the prosecutrix, her witnesses, and her attorney, he was informed that none of them were pre sent. Under these circumstances he must leave the Court to act as it thought right. Mr. Baron ALDERSON—It had better stand over for a short time in order to see whether the parties would ap pear or not. Mr. CLARKSON, who appeared for the prisoners, said that on their behalf he was most willing that the case should stand over for any period the Court might think right, in order to see if the prosecutors would appear, or ever dared to appear. Mr. Baron ALDERSON-I suppose the bail are in at tendance, if they should be required. Mr. CLaaxsosf observed that they were. Mr. HUDDLESTONE said that if the Court would allow the case to stand over for half an hour, if the prose cutrix and her witnesses did not appear he should consider it his duty to state to the Court what were the circumstances under which he appeared, and then leave it to the jury to say what they thought of the case. Mr. CLeaasort was sure that his Learned Friend (Mr. fluddlestone) would only act upon the best faith, and state fairly the circumstances under which he ap peared before the Court. The case was then ordered to stand over for half an hour, and the defendants retired to the back part of the dock. At the expiration of the time the defendants were again placed at the front of the dock, and the pro secutrix and her witness were then called by the desire of Mr. Baron Alderson upon their recognisances, and not appearing, the Learned Judge directed the recog nisances to be estreated. Mr. Baron ALDERSON, addressing the jury, said that as neither the prosecutrix nor her witness appeared against the parties at the bar, who were charged with forgery, it was the duty of the jury at once to acquit them of so serious a charge. The jury then acquitted the defendants. Mr. CLARKBON, hho was Counsel for the defendants, then moved for a copy of the record and the indict ment, and in doing so felt it his duty, in justice to the three respectable gentlemen against whom this serious charge had been made, to say a few words to the court and the jury. Of the three gentlemen at the bar two were the sons of the testator whose will it was alleged they had forged, and the third (Mr. Barton) was a respectablesolicitor, who had married the sister i of the other two defendants. The party who was the chief originator of the charge had married a niece who had lived in the service of the testator, and the result of that marriage was continual ill-usage by the husband of the unfortunate female to whom he had been married. The parties who had preferred this indictment against the three respectable indivi duals in the dock had ;never been before the grand jury, or taken any steps to produce the will in court, which had never been brought from Dootor's Commons. Now, on the part of the defendants, he was in a condition to call the attesting witnesses to the will, and the conveyancer who prepared it, and in whose presence it was executed. No steps had been taken against the attesting witnesses, and he was in a condition to show beyond all doubt that the will was a genuine document. - Mr. Baron ALDERSON—What surprises me, Mr. Clarkson, is, if the original willihas never been removed from Doctor's Commons, how the grand jury could have found the Bill. Mr. CLARKSON was also surprised at the course that had been adopted by the grand jury; he would, how ever, forbear saying anything with respect to that tri bunal, although he had his own opinions with respect to it. Mr. Baron ALDERSON.—Without having the will be fore them, I cannot for the life of me conceive how they could find a true bill for forgery. _ Mr. CLARKSON was anxious to make a few more statements relative to the parties who had trumped up this charge against the respectable defendants at the bar. Only a few days ago, and since the defendants hall been taken into custody, the parties making the charge had been down to the neighbourhood where the two sons of the testator resided, and after going about the town and representing that the three gentlemen at the bar would be sure to be transported, they went into several public-houses in the town and got so drunk that one of them fell out of the cart they were driving and broke his arm. Mr. Baron AnDEasorf—lt seems to me to be the pas time now-a-day to go behind the backs of parties and charge them with crime. Mr. HUDDLESTONE trusted the Court would permit him to state the circumstances under which he appeared, apparently, though not really for the prosecutor. lie had had a brief delivered at his chambers from the pro secutor, and his friend, Mr. O'Brien, had also a brief delivered to him on the same side. As soon, however as he (Mr. 'Huddlestone) had ascer tained the fact that the party who had de livered the brief was not an attorney, he had ,di rected his clerk to return the brief, which was accord ingly done. The brief was then brought back to his chambers, with the name of an attorney endorsed upon it, and he o.lr. Huddlestone) sent to the chambers of the attorney, requesting to see him upon the subject of the brief ; it was only that morning since the case had been called on that be had seen that gentleman, and he denied all knowledge of the matter, and asserted that his name had been made use of without his sanction. Under such circumstances he considered it to be his duty to hand the brief to the officer of the court. Mr. Baron ALDERSON—Then tke attorney says he knows nothing about it. Mr. HUDDLESTONE—Yes, my lord. Mr. Baron ALDERSON—So that the parties who have brought the charge of forgery against the respectable individuals at the bar have been guilty . of forgery them selves. The parties then left the dock, and were congra tulated by their friends, a vast number of whom were in court. NEW COURT. (Before the COMMON SERGEANT.) Amelia J ones , age d 36, an d El i za Clark, aged 26, wereindict e d for having stolen 35i yards of lace from the shop of Mr. Vaughan, draper, of 19 and 20, Alders gate-street, on the 27th April last. Eliza Barrard, shopwoman of the prosecutor, stated that the prisoners, who are both married women, came to the shop on the day stated, and that she sold to them several quantities of different kinds of lace, but none of the kind produced. The property was not missed until it was brought and shown to them three days afterwards, when it was identified by the prosecutor. In cross examination the witness declined to state positively that the lace had any such peculiarity about it as would enable her to distinguish it from lace of a similar kind likely to be found in other shops. The policeman who apprehended them said that he was induced to follow and watch the prisoners by seeing them go into several shops and come out again without any goods. On being handed over to the searcher, she found the lace upon them, which, however, they stated was used by them in their business as mantua-makers. Mr. BALLANTINE having addressed the jury in be half of the prisoners, called . _Mrs. Cameron, who stated that she had been a lace dealer for fifteen years, and had repeatedly sold lace to the prisoners of a kind similar to that produced. Mrs. James, landlady of the White Swan, in Long.. alley, Bishopsgate-street, stated that she (was with the prisoners on the 27th of April, nearly the whole of the time, and that, if they had stolen the lace, she must have seen it in their possession; and if it bad bean, as stated by the prosecutor, upon cards, she must have seen them unroll it. witnesses having been called to character, The COMMON SERGEANT summed, and the jury re turned a verdict of Guilty. A member of the Detective Force having stated that the husband of one of the prisoners had for many years been a member of the swell mob, they were sentenced to six months' imp r i sonment, with hard labour. Christopher W a lk er p l eaded guilty to having stolen from his employ er , M r. G eorge 8.11, publisher, of Fleet street, two 201. n o t es, one W. note, and thirty sovereigns. The COMMON S ERGEANT sentenced him to seven years ' transportation. , The prisoner stated that he was aware that his pros pects and character were totally ruined in this country, and begged that the sentence might be for ten years in stead of seven years. The CommoN SERGEANT said that he could not by law make the alteration. On the interposition of the prosecutor, however, who intimated to the Court that there were several other cases against the prisoner, and that if he were sent out of the country it would be the best thing both for him self and his friends, the sentence was altered to trans portation for ten years, as he had desired. ELECTION CoNIMITTEE. (THIS DAY.) LANCASTER. The Select Committee appointed to try the merits of the petition presented against the return of Mr. Arm strong, for the borough of Lancaster, met for the first time this morning, Lori Courtertay in the chair. Mr. Serge a nt Wrangharn and Mr. Merewether peared for th e p et i t i oner, and Mr. Sergeant Ki r ,glake, with whom was M r . J ames, for the sitting Member. Mr. Sergeant W rang h am opened the case for th e pe titioner, Mr. Stanl e y ( sun o f Lord Stanley), as 5 c ase of scrutiny merely. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Twelve o'clock. REPORTS. The following reports were considered and agreed to, and the Bills ordered to be engrossed:— Aberdare Railway Act Amendment (Lease of Line and Works to the Taff Vale Railway Company) Bill. Barrow Harbour B i ll. Forth and Clyd e N av i ga ti on an d Ai r d r i e and Coatbridge Water Bill. Leeds and Thirsk Railway (Alteration of Levels of Leeds and Hartlepool Railway in Eaglescliffe, Preston, and Stockton, &c.) Bill. York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway (late York and Newcastle Railway Main Line Improvement, &c.) Bill. Sir John HANDIER presented a petition from the mayor, alderman, and burgesses of Grimsby-in favour of the Health of Towns Bill. Several petitions were presented in favour of the Church Sites Bill. Captain PECHELL presented a petition from 13righton in favour of Sir W. Clay's Bill for granting compensation to parties whose property might be da maged or destroyed by riotous assemblies. Mr. CARDWELL presented a petition in favour of the Church Sites Bill. Sir DAVID DUNDAS presented similar petitions from Grimsdale and Sutherland. RAILWAY COMMISSION. ➢Zr. BANKS postponed his motio❑ until the 6th June for leave to bring in a Bill to repeal the Railway Com mission Act. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Mr. BANKS gave notice that he should move for leave to bring in a Bill to give additional power to in spectors of weights and measures for the purpose of more effectually preventing fraud in the sale of bread and other provisions. DROPPED NOTICES. _ The dropped notices of motion were re-appointed. PARLIAMENTARY ELECTORS BILL. O❑ the motion for the second reading of this Bill. Sir DE LACY EVANS said that when the Reform Bill was brought in, it was proposed that the suffrage should be a 10/. rent, but it was required, in the course of a discussion which was insisted upon, that a rent of that amount should not only be required, but also that the rates and taxes should be paid on a certain day before the voter could exercise his franchise. In conse quence of that arrangement the number of electors in the kingdom had been greatly diminished, and in the borough of Ma rylebone 60,000 electors had been deprived of the franchise through its operation. This Bill was intended to obviate that objection, and to carry out the real spirit and intention of the Reform Act; and its principal provision was to extend the time for the pay ment of rates and taxes which were due on the .sth of April to the l Ith of October preceding. Captain HARRIS objected to the principle of the Bill. Sir GEORGE GREY said that when the Bill was brought before the Rouse, two years ago, he was the only member of the Government who expressed his intention to support it, and when it was brought in again on another occasion, he understood that all the Members of the Government would support it. The Bill would not at all effect the principle of the payment of the taxes under the Reform Act, but it merely extended the time for the payment of those taxes, and would enable those who were perfectly able to pay, but who were prevented doing so by acci dental circumstances, to enjoy the privileges granted under that Act. As he had supported it before, he would give his individual support to it now, not from anything connected with the state of this country, or from circumstances occurring on the Continent, but from a desire to see the spirit and intention of the Reform Act fairly carried out. The House then divided, when there appeared — For the second reading Against it Majority_ AUDIT OF RAILWAY ACCOUNTS BILL. Sir F. T. BARING , in ri,ii ng to pro p os e the second reading of this Bill, sa id, t h e provisions of it were t o th e effect that a min or ity o f s h areholders in any ra il wa y company should be a bl e to compel the company to h ave their accounts audit e d b y an impartial person, taxon nected with the company, and appointed by some Go vernment department. On a requisition being sent in by a number of shareholders, the appointment of an impartial person was required, in order that a fair audit of the accounts might be made. The Bill had originated in the Ilouse of Lords, but had not arisen from any abstract wish to legislate, nor from a desire to meddle unduly with railway affairs, but solely in consequence of the facts and circumstances which came to the knowledge of their Lordships in the course of the investigation s i n t h e Ra il way C o mmittees of the House of Lords. li e h oped, therefore , that the House would see the ne cess i ty of pass i ng the second reading of the Bill. Mr. BANKES had no connexion with railways of any to description,ad adopt—that pt t haantd of h m e thereforeovi ngthatthe course be was prepared could n have any object in view inthisßil o l t be supposedsecondbereada to time this day six month,—a determined to adopt this other than the interest of t he public at large. to alter the opinions he had hitherto Gent inleeninatnerwtahoea wa s course unless the Right at the head of the Railw a y Commission was prepared to o s n now th Hon. the subject. r. Mr. ABOUCHERE said, although the present mea- i sure was not a Gov ernment he felt that in ' consequence of its importa nce, House bad i a right to know the was a Bill that had come e to ourse with that Lo r h d r s a , n w e h h e u r f e t i h t e h a L d e o i b t s h t l a e a i t n u e r d e t a h n e d u w n h a n e r i m e respect to it. The present RGo.ouvesrenmfreonint the the e s e u n s e t of of e th u e conceived s great railway interests who had g themselves ag grieved by the Bill had shown no opposition to the meas ure . The Hon. Gentleman the Member for Dorsetshire (Mr. Bankes) had given notice of his ; intention to propose a resolution which, if acceded to, would lead to the dissolution of the Railway Board. Now ho had not long been connected with the Board of Trade, but he might state that during that time lie had repeatedly seen the advantage of that railway tribunal—it was necessary to have practical men t o devote their attention to railway matters, and to advise the Board of Trade and Parliament with respect to them; for it was quite impossible that one individual could accurately inform himself of all these complicated rail way matters. For instance, let the House and the Hon. Gentleman bear in mind how essential the Railway Board had proved in connexion with the much-agitated ques tion of the Taw Vale Railway. It was impossible that one Minister could be responsible for all these matters, in which professional and practical knowledge was required. With respect to the principle of the Bill he might say that he had always thought railway companies occupied an intermediate place between public and private interests, and therefore interference by the Legislature was fully justified, inasmuch as it could not he contended that these companies could be strictly considered as private undertakings. The system of auditing the accounts of railways at present prevailed, but he could not avoid stating that the system was almost altogether inoperative. He wished to speak of the management' of railway com panies with the greatest respect, but many of them con sidered themselves chartered liberties, and had altogether infringed the Act with reference to these matters. Both directors and auditors were appointed by a majority of the shareholders.—(Hear, bear.) He repeated it, and here he might observe that be might be considered as addressing a Railway Parliament, for many of t h e Hon. Gentlemen present were interested in railways.— (Hear, hear.) But the auditors were named by the directors, and possessed generally little control over the expenditure. Now, great and reckless expenditure might be carried on by a railway company with great injury to the public, and without any means of stopping. Surely the Hon. Gentleman the Member for Sunderland (Mr. Hudson) could not contend that the present system of auditing accounts was valuable. But if the accounts were properly audited at present, he could not understand why t h e Bill was op posed by those interested in the railway. TT --e was quite ready to concede that those applying for an audit should deposit money to pay the e xpense, and the present pro vision to that effect bad been made in the Bill. He should, on these grounds, support the second reading of the Bill.—(Divide, divide.) Mr. HENLEY said, with respect to the allusion of the Hon. Gentleman to those interested in railways present, that he never held a share in any railway, and that perhaps he had nut g iven that en ' - couragement to them which a wise Policy would have dictated; but his constituents did not feel much interest in those undertakings. ertakings. H e wished with to treat all the Bills which em anated from the othe r House the greatest respect, but , he could not hel 1, stating tha 40 thought he would have done much better if, instead t of pronouncing grounds for pa ss i ng , , an eulogium upon the Noble Lord from whom it had emanated, he ha d g i ven some p rac ti ca l ) the measure before the House. (LErT SPEAKING. COURT CIRCULAR. His Royal Highness the Prince'of Prussia visited the Queen ye s t er d ay, and remained to lunc h eon with her Majesty and Prince Albert. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess R oya l , and the Princess Alice, too k a carr iage ' drive yesterday. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred, the Princess Helena. an d the Princess Louisa, took airings in the pleasure grounds of the Palace yesterday. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Prussia, left Buckingham Palace at half-past four o'clock yesterday afternoon for the East India Docks, for the purpose of inspecting the Chineso Junk. The . Prin ce of Wales and th e Princess Royal accompa nied her Majesty and her Royal Consort. The royal suite follow e d i n another carriage and four, and consisted of the Countess of Cleveland (Lady in Waiting). Lord Alfred Paget (Clerk Marshal), Colonel the lion. Charles Grey (Equerry in Waiting), and Captain the Hon. Alexander Gordon (Equerry in Waiting to Prince Albert). After inspecting the Chinese Junk, the august party drove to Victoria Park, and returned to Bucking ham Palace at a quarter before eight o'clock. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended the e r D ill e a j h e e s s t s y ' l3 by Lady Augusta Bruce, onoured the performance at Theatre with her presence yesterday 41. : re; Amelia r Majesty jheesrtyr• residence, e Q ue u e e . en cl D a re a ernhard of nwa v e i v s e i n te i d ng h . her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent yes- Royal Highness of Saxe Weimar, Saxe Weimar, Prince Edward and the Princesses Anne t e r i d al: , A Cabinet Council was held yesterday House, St. James's. the Foreign-offic e . I t was attended by all Yesterdayafternoon, the at Mini s t ers in town. The Cou nc il sat two hours. Mr. Horatio Waddington Barrister-at-Law suc ceeded Mr- S. Mark Phillipps as r-at-Law has State for th_ipome Depart ment and Under - Secretary of , transacted busin ess yesterday, a the Home-office. Mr. G. Cornewall Lewis, M.P., has succeeded Sir Denis Le Merchant, Bart., as the Parliamentary Under- Secretary of State for the Home Department. A deputation on the subject of the Audit of Railway Accounts Bill, consisting of Mr. George Hudson, M.P" Mr. George Carr Glyn, M.P., Mr. Charles Russell Mr. William Chaplin, M.P., Mr. D. Waddington, M.P.,' Mr. William Jackson, M.P., Mr. S. M. Peto, M.P,=-Mr. William Marshall, M.P. , the Hon. R. D u tt on , Sir. John. Simpson, Mr. James M‘Gregor, the Hon. Charles Howard, M.P., Sir Isaac Morley, and other gentlemen representing large railway interests, had an interview yesterday with Lord John Russell and the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, at the official residence of the Noble Lord, in Downing-street. The Governor of the Bank of England had an inter view with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. A deputation of the Conned of Direction of the Sur veyors' Association, consisting of Messrs. Cloutt, Dray son, Richardson, Wood, and Baker, had an interview with Viscount Morpeth yesterday, at the office of her Majesty's Commissioners of Woods and Forests, in Whitehall-place. Dr. Paris had an interview with Sir George Grey yes terday, at the Home-efface, to present the Annual Report from the National Vaccine Establishment. Mr. Brown, Sir Thomas Birch, and Mr. Cardwell, with a Deputation from the Liverpool Operative Porters had an interview with the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, yes terday, at the office of the Board of Trade. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial-office for the Governors of the West India Colonies. Dispatches were also sent off last evening from the Colonial-office for the Governor of Gibraltar. MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, MAY 13, MS. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ... 263 Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... 53 Turbercular Diseases... ... 190 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 113 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... 30 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration ... ..• ... 167 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion... ..• 80 Diseases of the Kidne)s, &C. 11 Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. ... 16 Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles 9 Diseases of the Skin, &c. Malformations... 7 Premature Birth ... ... 22 Atrophy Old Age ••• ••• ••• ••• Violence, Privation, Cold, or Intemperance Causes not specified ... ... 24 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ... 1,052 Ponulation Average weekly Deaths Enumerated, Deaths, 1843-7. in the 1841. Five Springs. Week. West Districts.— 300,711 . . 143 143 North Districts.. 375,971 .. 182 ... 197 Central Districts 373,653 ... 171 ... 184 East Districts ... 392,444 ... 199 ... 226 south Districts .. 501,190 248 ... 302 Totals... ..... 1,948,369 ... 943 ... 1,052 Males 493 Females 559 AMERICAN NEWS. ARRIVAL OF THE ACADIA. LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY EVENING. The Royal Mail Steamer Acadia, Captain Stone, arrived in the Mersey this evening from Boston and Halifax, with the usual mails and fifty passengers. She had about 50,0001. specie on freight. The America arrived at New York on the 29th, having made the voyage in thirteen and a-half days. H er arrival, says a New York paper, relieved very deep anxieties which prevailed here relative to the proba ble issue of the great Chartist demonstration of 10th April, of the preparations for which we had advices by the preceding steamer. So great was the apprehension felt lest some dis turbance and confusion should ensue from the de monstration, that for some days before the arrival of the America, little or no business was attempted, either in shipments to England or in the sale of bills of exchange. The entire dissipation of these fears, consequent upon the America's news, was most satisfactory, and business will resume its wonted course, in so far at least as the low prices on the other side may prompt to make shipments. The condition of our affairs with Mexico remains unchanged. Our commissioners, with the ratified treaty, have reached, one of them the city of Mexico, and the other Vera Cruz. They are understood to be instructed to bring their mission to a close peremp torily by the Ist of June; so that Mexican diplomacy will not be permitted to waste time by interposing delays. Opinions differ as to the probability of a ratification by the Congress of Queretaro. 'We adhere to the belief that the treaty will be ratified, because there seems no choice open to Mexico other than ratification or extinction. In other questions all remains in stain quo. Bills on London are held at 111 for 60 days drafts. For the Continent no bills are offering. Money with us is easy, and the banks strong; and notwithstand ing the export of ; specie from this port, which, from the Ist January to the 29th April, amou nted to within a fraction o f four million dollars, and which will be increased by the suns that the Acadia will carry out, estimated at about 250,000 dollars, the banks feel little co ncern , f or t h e i r vau l ts are re plenished steadily b y coin fl ow i ng i n from the i nter i or , the country being well supplied with it. The intelligence of some in creased demand in Londo n for stocks • ocks has not caused any perceptible rise here, an d asin the course o f s i x or seve n weeks an addition o f sixteen milli ons U. S. Si xes is to be thrown upon the market —the new G overn ment loan for whi c h bi ds are i June— it does not seemniss propable e tothat Saturday, any considerable 27th rise can occur here, u a larg e an d sudden deman d= from Europe should Spring up for these stocks. COTTON MARXET.—Planters seem to be holding back at last in consequenc e of really low price s . T he receipts 1846 an gain upodnlB4s. last ye Th o i ar s fulling Ileh the however, is f u lly ac counted for by the tenacity w i th unusually Carolina an d large stocks in the interior markets of passed t h e Georgia are held. New Orleans.]: whichad were the li m i ts already million, and Mobile 4 0 0 ,000 bales of so many estimates of this crop. The extreme depression of prices is becoming a serious matter, and we should hope would be some che c k to the extent of future receipts. We would say to the planters, hold judiciously, sell sparingly, beware of shipping your crops—upwards of 400,000 bales of cotton h ave been cleared for England within the last eight weeks; while, at most, only 160,000 of them can be marketed in the present state of Europe—if you are accessory to 400,000 more receiving the same direction in the next eight weeks, you will but cut your own throats, by es tablishing 3d., or some such miserable rate, as the cur rent price for middling cotton at Liverpool. Europe must be allowed time to settle. llow can European workmen weave constitutions and spin cotton at the same time? Perhaps the cutest kind of Yankees could; but the great Cobden himself might have broke down in combining the publishing of free trade with the printing of calico, but for the " testimonial" contributed by his friends. Last week, half New York almost worked itself into the expectation of a Chartist revolution in Em'gland, and serious injury would have been done in the mercan tile, or more especially, the cotton community, if the American steamer had made a lung passage. As it was, advances were not obtainable on consignments of cotton to Liverpool. Southern drafts against cheap cotton were retused acceptance; credits were can celled by telegraph; trade with England was almost brought to a dead stand, and middling cotton fell to si, and fair to 61 to 6i cents, or even lower in some cases. Happily, the America arrived on Saturday morning, and dissipated the alarm. It was thought, at first, that cotton would rally at one quarter per cent. per lb., but this now seems leas probable, as our shippers find that their sales are in so many instances materially lower than the printed Liverpool quotations, that they are shy ot resuming their adventures, and the sales are as yet quite small and generally at at a rally of only about one-eighth per cent. CORN MARKET.—Since my circular, per steamer Hi hernia. the Flour market has been in a quiet state, with a moderate home demand, and a light stock—prices ranging from 6 dolls. to 6 dolls. 124 c. for the common brands of Western and Genessee, to 6 dolls. 25c. to 6 dolls. 37f c. for the better kinds. Baltimore, George town, Alexandria, &c., bringing 6 dolls. 12*. to 6 dolls. 25c. Rye Flour sells slowly ut 3 dolls. 50e. to 3 dolls. 621 c. Indian Meal has declined to 2 dolls. 374-c for Jersey. The Erie Canal was opened yesterday, and next week we shall be receiving supplies of fresh Flour; but all accounts represent the quantity as light to be ex pected early. Respectfully yours, EDWARD BILL, Produce Broker. TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BRADFORD REFORM ASSOCIATION. Sir,—On Monday the 15th the House went into Committee on the Navigation-laws. The President of the Board of Trade announced the proposals of the Government; which were, to leave as they are the parts relating to the Coasting Trade and Fisheries, and the manning of British vessels, but remove the restrictions on the purchase and employment of foreign-built ships, and the conveyance of goods to and from foreign countries, both here, and in the colonies at their option. A country which has put down the monopoly of the landowners, is not likely to tolerate the monopoly of the shipowners ; and therefore the Navigation -laws may be considered as doomed. A truth once found out, is lost no more; and nothing can sweep the existiog generation of the knowledge, that all mono polies are to enable somebody to sell dearer, and that the amount of any difference of price thus accom plished, falls on the community in the shape of a stupid loss, such as would arise from blunting the edge of razors that more barbers might be employed in shaving. The thing of importance to know and spread the knowledge of, is that it is you at Bradford who are to pay for being shaved s ith the blunt razor, and that this is all that comes of it. If there were a halfpenny worth of good to arise to the working classes or any body else in the aggregate, you might bear the ope ration patiently. But is there any need to tell you, that if you pay for more barbers, you pay for fewer of somebody else ; that consequently to call it encouraging the working classes, is a blunder or a fraud ; that the working classes are far too well informed to give into the fraud without being paid for it, and therefore none but those who stand in the position of the barbers, open their lips in behalf of it; and that on the whole, it is fast growing into a stale device, which people will be laughed at who start in sane men's company. But, for all that, you had better stir in your own business when you can. The opponents, though outnumbered, are wonderfully tenacious of their plan; and on Monday two divisions, of 62 against their 28, and 63 against 26, were not sufficient to drive them from their post of obstruction. On Tuesday Mr. Horsman moved for an inquiry into the state of the Cathedrals and Collegiate Churches. These are a peculiarly sore part of the ecclesiastical establishment, and the sooner anything can be done to render them more conducive to the services of the Church and the spiritual instruction of the people, the better. Mr. Urquhart called the attention of the House to the relations of this country with Russia. In his war with Lord Palmerston's diplomacy, he found time to diverge to the correspondence in Spain. There has been much useless talk on this last subject. Everybody likes intervention, when they like the object; and the contrary. It is difficult to prove, that the British Minister's advice to Sp a i n w a s no t th e so undest and wisest it was p oss ibl e to g i ve . It would i be interest ing to kn ow w h a t wou ld h ave b een sa id, f advice the Minis ters may not always sa tisfy everybody,. had be en th e con t rary way . S ure ly, though t h e re is a debt of gratit u d e ow i ng t o them in hthenseatter times, the road was for havi ng c h osen th e b e tt e r par open t o th em t o h av e done so much opposite course. I am, Sir, your very o bedient uwche T. rER RONE T 184 THOMPSON. 8. Blackheath, London , May 17, PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. (From the Votes and Preceedin MAY 16.gx ef th House of C omnwns. TUESDAY, e STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE. The following Resolutions were reported from the above C o mmittee : Lin. That in the case of the Manchester, Sheffield, and co lnshire Railway (Humber Ferries Improvement at Hull and New Holland, &c.) petition for additional Pro vision, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with: — That the parties be permitted to introduce such addi tional Provision, if the Committee on the Bill shal think fit. 2. That in the case of the nubile and Eccles Roe petition, for extending the time for reading the Bill a second time, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with:—That the parties be permitted to read their Bill s second time on Monday , the 22d t Resolutions agreed to.: instant.—Resolutions BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males ... ... ... ... ... 672 Females ... ... ... ... 714 Total ... ... ... ... 1,386 RAILWAY COMMITTEES YESTERDAY. GROUP IL The Committee on this group met at the usual hour, Mr. Blackstone in the chair. MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLN- SHIRE. The case of the Humber Ferries Improvement Bill occupied the attention of the Committee the whole day. GROUP IV. - - The Committee on this group met at the usual hour, Mr. Walpole in the chair. NORTH AND SOUTH-WESTERN. The case for the promoters of this 13111 was resumed, occupied the whole day, and was adjourned. GROUP V. The Committee on this group met at the usual hour, Sir Robert Peel in the chair. SOUTH WALES RAILW AY. The object of this Bill is to enable the above com pany to pay 5 per cent. interest o❑ leans, instead of 4 per cent., as they were empowered to do under the existing Act. _ The COMMITTEE considQred that the provisions of the Bill would infringe the 24th of the new standing orders, and resolved that the preamble was not proved. GROUP IX. This group met for the first time. LONDON AND COLERAINE. This Bill is to enable the company to make several deviations in their line, and amend their existing Acts. The Bill is opposed by several landholders, but the opposition will not be gone into till Thursday. GROUP XII. The Committee on this group met at the usual hour, Mr. Fitzroy in the chair. EDINBURGH AND NORTHERN. The Committee passed the Bill for making the Bos cobie, Keltyhead, and Glencraig Branch, and agreed to the clauses. EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW. Tho object of this Bill is to empower the Edinburgh and Glasgow Company to make several branches, and to raise a further capital of 300,0001. for the general pur. poses of the line. The Bill was opposed by Mr. Talbot on behalf of the Scottish Central Company. GROUP XIV. The Committee on this group met at the usual hour, Mr. Eliot Yorke in the chair. BRISTOL AND EXETER. The case for the Castle Cary Branch, and the oppo sition to the subscription contracts was further gone into, and further adjourned. We understand that Lord Besborough has been appointed to the Mastership of the Buck Hounds, vacant by Lord Granville's acceptance of the Vice-Presidency of the Board of Trade. ORDNANCE SURVEY.."-... Yesterday some returns connected with the Ordnance survey were printed. A list is given of the towns in Ireland surveyed, on the scale of 60 inches to a mile. The surveys were not made for the purpose of sanitary improvement. They were commenced in 1830, and finished in 1843. The expense was 863,2061, and in order to show that there was no lavish expenditure, it appears that the area of Ireland is 20,875,482 acres, so that the cost does not amount to 10d. per acre. In Great Britain it appears that South ampton and Windsor have been surveyed for sanitary purposes. The cost of th e p re p arat i on for Southampton was 1,2401. 195.; the area was 3,356 acres: whilst for Windsor it was 3311. 17s. 9d.; the plan embraced an area of 1,212 acres. ANOtilEp COLLIERY ExrLostox.—An explosion took plaZeign Monday morning in Mr. Russell's colliery at Rises. Two persons have been taken out dead, and it is supposed that 16 or 18 more are seriously injured. it has caused great excitement here, being t h e third or fourth explosion in this colliery within the last four or five years. COLOMBIAN MINING ASSOCIATION.Monday an adjourned meeting of this company was held at the s air offices in Austin-triars—J. 1 ). Povi les, Eq., i n the ch —for the purpose of confirming a resolution pissed on the 6th of April for the dissolution of the company. The resolution was agreed to unanimously, It app eare d that the liabilities were, in round numbers, 12,6521 and that the assets in England were about 2,600/, besides assets in New Granada. The directors were authorized to realize the assets of the company as soon as possible. WEST LONDON ANTI-ENCLOSURE ASSOCIATION.— At the meeting on Monday thanks were voted to L or d Morpeth for a copy of the Public Health Bill; and a letter from the Commissioners of Woods and Forests lor an opening was read, stating that the r e q uest of the Anti-Enclosure into the Regent' s - park from Committee the Portland-town side by means of the aqueduct bridge, could not be complied with, as such bridge was not at all adapted for auch's purpose. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. • _ ROUSE OF LORDS, May 16. L 1-4rume The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Wo,'ol-"'.? sock at Five o'Clock. Lord BEAUMONT presented several petitions from ,15 0 various members of societies of Odd Fellows, praying :4 for the legalization of their society. . SPANISH REFUGEES. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY inquired whether' oo her Majesty's Government were united in a cordial ap- et probation of Mr. Bulwer's recent conduct, without any "r reflections of indiscretion on his part in the orders he had received? It was not a question as to whether the Government of Spain was good or bad, but a bad Go v(imment was better than nu Government at all. There 'A were several Spaniards pensioners on the English'i Government. Now he thought it would be advisable f to stop those pensions until the Spanish bondholders had - 1 i been paid up their arrears. He objected to the pay-;e: ments which were made to Spanish refugees. He would - -,E: conclude by moving for a return of all payments made to Spanish refugees since the death of Ferdinand the..% Seventh, in 1833; specifying whether any fresh naines•i had been added to the list since that period. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that the' pensions had not been granted by the Foreign-office. t That office had nothing to do with them. They were paid through the Horse Guards, and the Noble Duke the Commander-in• Chief and Lord Fitzroy Somerset were the only persons who had -anything to do with them. With regard to Mr. Bulwei, he had nothing to add to what he had said on a former occasion. The Duke of WELLINGTON said these pensions had been granted for services rendered to the British army in Spain. The Foreign-office had nothing to do with them, and he objected to the publication of the ; names of the recipients. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY withdrow i thie e _ part of the motion relating to the names, and theceass.:4 tion as amended was agreed to. ALIEN BILL. =3 stfi The Marquis of LANDSDOWNE moved that the Commons' amendments to the Alien Bill be agreed to. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH expressed his sue. prise that the Noble Marquis had not explained what the amendments were, and complained generally of the Bill and the amendments. Lord CAMPBELL defended the Commons' amend ments, and said the Bill would not inflict any hardship on well-disposed foreigners. Lord STANLEY complained of the power of bail which had beereinserted in the Bill by the Commons, and disapproved of otber amendments which they had made in the 4th and sth clauses, which contradicted each other, and materially weakened the effect of the Bill. The introduction of a clause permitting the ac cused parties to be heard by counsel and have witnesses examined--giving in fact the form of a trial to the pro ceeding—would lead to ruinous expense, and defeat the successful working of the measure. Such an object had been repudiated by their Lordships when the Bill was before them. Earl FITZWILLIAM hoped that it would never be found necessary to carry the provisions of the Bill into o,ctiee operation, as it would have a very dangerous ffect upon the friendly relations of England with foreign nations, which i t wa s the professed wish of this country to maintain unimpai red. The Marquis of LANSI)OWNE said that if the Noble Earl had bestowed a few hours' attendance upon the i egTe -he seemed to wou l d House have better duringtunder s toodtime h it s e B purport t in h r sure, du; bu t hseo neverindiffe o r n e e n w e t wa a s s pthreeseNootbe whilst l h Eal to ilst r itwa the was under consideration. The only purpose which the Bill sought to attain was to guard this country, as far as it could be guarded, against revolutionary attempts which might be levelled against the constitution and the institutions of England. He thought that the people of England de served to be guarded against such attempts, and it was deemed by the Government that the Bill before the the throughout euut r a House would iyt,hi t it e s nd to give them that security. No one reason for foreignw as country hoit h lry a s d complained of the Bill ; on Parliament whicha t p o pr c o o v m ed pl o ai f n . o T f h a e n re n Act o those means of securing gave P to Eng land for a year or two of foreigners which they t hers elfheyth e against mseives the tions permanently POL-soersdseßdEDESDALEpeaocbetcted to the powers granted t t o o b t w e o justicespo s sessed t d h e e r the Bill by greater than were feSrecredretb7thoef addi tional or a Judge. These powers were conferred e t o h n e clauses, and he agreed with the Noble Earl in objecting to them. Earl GREY defended the fifth clause, which w essential to prevent an alien fr om b e i ng imprisoned for an indefinite period upon suspicion of being engaged in treasonable practices. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH persisted in his objection to the clause added to the Bill. The amendments were then agreed to. POOR-HOUSES (IRELAND) BILL. The Earl of DEVON moved the second reading of this Bill. Lord MONTEAGLE gave notice that in the Com mittee he should propose an amendment restraining the power of giving agricultural employment under the Bill to young persons who might be in the workhouses, The Marquis of LANSDOWNE entirely coneurrei in the view taken by his Noble Friend. The Govern ment would be prepared to introduce a provision similar to that announced by him. The object of the Bill was to improve agricultural science, and to afford the young persons in workhouses opportunities for learning. The Earl of DEVON concurred in the view taken by the Noble Lords on both sides of the House. The Eurl of MOUNTCASHEL was not . quite sure whether it would not be desirable to give more land to the workhouses than to restrict its quantity. The Bill was then read a second Their Lordships adjourned at Half-ArSeven o'clock. ei Ji HOUSE OF COMMONS, May 16. The SPE,IKER took the Chair at Four o'clock, NEW WRIT. On the motion of Mr. PARKER, a new writ was ordered for York, in the room of the late Mr. R. Yorke. THIRD READINGS. The following Bills were read a third time and passed : East and West Looe Harbour and Bridge Bill. Leicester Navigation (Sale of lands on Forest line) Bill. REPORTS. The reports on the following Bills were considered and agreed to:— Aberdare Railway Act Amendment (Lease of Line and Works to the Taff Vale Railway Company) Bill. Chester Cemetery Bill. Leeds and Thirsk Railway (Altjration of Levels of Le e d s and Hartlepool Railway in E'aglescliffe, Preston, and Stockton, &c.) Bill. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (Ashton Canal Purchase) Bill. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (Sheffield Canal Purchase) Bill. York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway (late York and Newcastle Main Line Improvement, &c.) Bill. Col. CON OLLY presented a petition in favour of the Sites for Churches Bill. THE BALLOT. Mr. 11. BERKELEY presented a petition, signed by 4,500 inhabitants of Bristol, in favour of the ballet. Mr. HUTT presented a petition from Gateshead against the sale of spirituous liquors on the Sabbath. An Hos. MEMBER presented a petition from Walsall, praying for alteration of the law relating to debtors and creditors. ROME. Mr. MASTERMAN presented two petitions against diplomatic relations with Rome. THE LAW OF SETTLEMENT. Mr. STAFFORD presented a petition from North ampton praying for an alteration of this law. Mr. COWAN presented petitions from Edinburgh against the sale of spirituous liquors on the Sabbath. Several petitions were presented from various parts of the country to the same effect. Sir D. DUNDAS presented a petition from a place in Sutherland in favour of the Sites fur Churches Bill. LANCASTER ELECTION. The Members appointed to try the merits of the Lancaster election were summoned to the table, and sworn. Mr. HUME presented a petition from Gloucester, in favour of a reformed toll-gate system; also a petition from a Nottingham branch of Odd Fellows, praying the Benefit Societies' Act might be extended to them; and several petitions in favour of the Sites for Churches Bill. Lord BERNARD presented a petition, signed by several aldermen of the corporation of Cork, complaining of the inflammatory language used at public meetings in Ireland; also another petition from the county of Cork against the national system of education. Mr. TENNENT presented a petition in favour of the sites for Churches Bill. ABOLITION OF SLAVERY. Mr. HUME postponed the following re otlen, f w r h t i n c_h eh h t n had given notice to bring forward to-day , fora that Par liament, in 1333, when pas sin g t of twenty —That it appears by papers before h t e lf House, a s te u d m- proportion Act to emancipate o wners by such emancipation ; of loss of labour to the same time, contemplate the continuance mallusliluaLesstienrtlihnegß, irnitpisahycmoelonatioesf,,ghaeveesttihme but did, at the and the gradualof training of the ne g roes to regular and indus the cultivation of sug ar in those col onies, trious habits by means of the apprenticeship that was thatt hen towardsevery assistance ron n was gan t h en established. That the apprenticeship was , a f ter t i m e, put an end to by Parliament before its o bj ect h a d e them to ded, great and experiment sti still depends,of slave s ue emancipation apdrecima been oui s a et t ed t a i n supply ;the but colonists d of free labo ur , to enapble compete with foreign s l ave l a b our. That the success of the adequate y d u e f - p free labour, accompanied by the removal of all restric tions tendin g to prevent a fair trial of the tree labour system. That by or d ers i n C ounc i l, and other restr i ct i ons, this adeq uate supp l y of free labour has been withheld from the colonists, and wages have thereby been raised to an extent that has rendered the cost of production in the British colonies far greater than in Cuba and Brazil, thus disabling the colonists from competing with the produce of slavery. That the home market for sugar, during the progress of the experiment, was guaranteed to the colonists by Act of Parliament at the time of emancipation, but that market has since been opened by the Act of 1846, and slave-grown sugar admitted be fore the experiment has ever been fairly put in operation ; thus depriving the colonists of the benefit contemplated by the former Act. That the great experiment of slave emancipation, alike called for by humanity and sound policy, and as an example to other natioas, must fail if the British colonists are unable to compete with the foreign slave states; and in that case the United King dom will be forced mainly to depend for its supply of sugar on those very slave states to whom the British colonies, and the cause of emancipa tion, will, in fact, have been sacrificed. That, taking all tiler* circnthstanses appsderation, • , • . . .