The Sun. — London, England, 1848-02-22 00:00:00

intrti %baton SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings before Mr. Justice ERLE and a Special Jury.) BUNN v. LIND. In this case Mr. Cockburn, Mr. Peacock, and Mr. Phipson were for the plaintiff ; the Attorney-General, Sir F. Thesiger, and Mr. Noggins appeared for the de fendant. _ The plaintiff in the action was formerly the lessee of Drury-lane Theatre, the defendant being the celebrated vocalist, Mdlle. Jenny Lind. The action was brought to recover compensation in damages for an alleged breach of contract on the part of the defendant. Mr. COCKBURN, in opening the case to the jury, stated the facts of the case to be as follow:—The defendant baying obtained great celebrity on the continent, the plaintiff was anxious to secure her services at Drury lane Theatre, and accordingly went over to Berlin, and entered into an engagement which the defendant engaged to sing for twenty nigffts at Drury-lane Theatre in the character of Vielka in Meyerbeer's opera of the Camp of Silesia, and in the character of Amina, in the Sonnambula, the plaintiff engaging to pay her SC , Louis-d'ors for each performance, an to find the neces sary dresses and decorations. Shortly before the time appointed for Mdlle. Lind's appearance the plaintiff received a letter from the defendant, stating that in con sequence of the difficulty attendant upon obtaining a autficient knowledge of the English language to enable her to appear before an English audience, and the delicate state of her health, she was advised by her guardians at Stockholm not to undertake the journey to England, begging to be released from the engage ment into which she had entered, and telling the defendant not to believe any report which might be in circulation with respect to her being about to make her appearance at the Italian Opera, as she had not the least intention of ever appearing either in London or in Paris. The plaintiff refused to allow her to withdraw from the agreement, and subsequently another letter was written by the defendant, stating that she could not fulfil the terms of the agreement, and that she would be willing to pay the compensation which the English law might award to him for her breach of the contract. The signatures to the contract and the letters having been proved to be In the handwriting of the defendants, the letters and contract were put in and read. Mr. Dunn, secretary to the Committee of Drury lane Theatre, and formerly treasurer to Mr. Bunn, stated in evidence that the expenses attending the bringing out of the Camp of Silesia with Mdlle. Lind would have been about 2001. less than if Madame Malibran were the prima donna. The net profits to the theatre by the engagements of Madlle. Malibran were for thirty nights between 4,0001. and 5,000/.; upon a subsequent engagement the:profits were much higher. Mr. l'itzball stated that he had been employed by Mr. Bunn to translate and arrange the opera of the Camp of Silesia, and had received for so doing the sum of 1801. Mr. Mitchell gave evidence as to the great success of Madlle. Lind at the Italian Opera, and the very crowded houses which she drew. Mr. J. Allan said that he had seen Mdlle. Lind at Berlin, in the year 1846, performing at the Theatre Royal, Berlin, in the operas of:Norrna, in the Som. nambula,: and in the Campt of Silesia. She) then ap peared to be in perfect health, and her voice was in excellent order. In the course of a conversation which he had with her, she informed him that it was not her intention to sing either in France or in England. Mrs. Almond, better known by the name of Miss Romer, said, that but a few days would be required for a first-rate performer to obtain a knowledge of a different version of the words which might be adapted to music, a knowledge of which was before possessed. This close the case on the part of the plaintiff. • The ATTORNEY-GENERAL then addressed his Lord ship, contending that there was nothing whatever that was binding in the contract between the parties, it being merely conditional and not absolute, and that the plaintiff ought to be nonsuited. His LORDSHIP overruled the objections. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL then proceeded to address the jury, contending that the plaintiff was not in a posi tion to keep the terms of his agreement, as he had not the music of the opera; neither had he had it translated in sufficient time for the defendant had she come over to England to obtain a sufficient knowledge of her part. His LORDSHIP then summed up to the jury, leaving it for them to decide whether in their opinio❑ the plaintiff would have been prepared with the necessary parts for the defendant had she intimated within the prescribed time her intention of keeping the terms of her engage ment. The jury then retired to consider their verdict, but had not returned it when our report left. MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN ,THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, FEB. 19, 1848. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ... 302 Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... 47 'rurbercular Diseases... 165 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 120 Diseases of th© Heart and Blood-vessels ... 28 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of _ _ Respiration ... .. ... 213 . I•• ••• ••• Diseases of the Stotnach, 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, &c. ... ... ••• Malformations... ••• ... ••• ... Premature Birth ... ... ... Atrophy... ... ... ••• ••• Old Age ... ... ... ••• ... Sudden ... ... ... ... ... ... Violence, Privation, Celd, or Intemperance Causes not specified ... ••• 4.9.. ••• DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES Po,ulatton Enumerated, ... 32 ... 32 1841. West Districts— 300,711 North Districts.. 375,971 Central Districts 373,653 East Districts ... 392,444 south Districts .. 501,190 T0ta15........ 1,948,425 Males ... ... Females ... ... 1,134 Average weekly Deaths Deaths, 1843-7. in the Five Winters. Week. 161 ... 173 209 ... 229 203 ... 234 235 ... 288 299 ... 348 1,107 -. 1,272 590 _. 544 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males Females Total ... -.1,272 ELECTION COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) LYME REGIS. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Mr. 'Waring, the solicitor and agent of Mr. Abdy, the sitting Member, was then called on to prove that he did not authorise Cannon to make any overtures to Upjohn, nor did he promise Clyde a situation to induce him to vote for Mr. Abdy. The 10/. Farand received he said was advanced to him as a loan, and not given to him as a gift. The Committee then adjourned till tomorrow. KINSALE. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Mr. Michael Cadogan, a fisherman residing at Kin sale, and employing upwards of fifty people, stated that shortly after the last election he was told by ono of his workmen that the Roman Catholics who had supported Mr. Guinness had been cursed and excommunicated by the priest of the parish, Dr. Murphy. He, however, did not believe it till he was told on Sunday morning that a list of the parties who had been cursed was posted upon the chapel of the parish. He immediately went to the chapel and found that the information was correct. There was a long list of names of parties residing in Kinsale, who were stigmatised as Pagans and traitors, and opposite to each name was placed a sum which the paper set forth had been received by the party named for voting or refraining from voting. Opposite to his own name was placed the sum of 1001., but although he was canvassed by both sides he did not vote either way. lie went and complained to the priest about this paper, but his everence received him very austerely, and talked vaguely of the eye of God being u p o n their works. Shortly afterwards the paper was re moved, but it had been up quite long enough to make all the parties acquainted with its contents. He was one of the three parties, named by t h e woman but so far as he was concerned her ev id ence w " Ryan; false. He never wa s in Sisk's public-h ouse in his life. Mr. Timothy Elym, a house-carpenter, carry i ng on business at Kinsale, stated that he was proposed as a candidate at the last election; but ho retired from the field in favour of Mr. Guinness, because ho had no chance of success. He supported Mr. Guinness oe the principle that an open enemy r 5 _better than a false friend. He saw the list alluded to by the last witness, and afterwards heard the priest, Murphy, denounce some of the voters from the altar. He told the people that the Bishop had refused to listen to the complaints of some of his_ parishione rs , an d was d e t erm i ne d t o s upport him in the course he was pursuing, adding, " I will pursue them through life to death. I will refuse them Christian burial when they die, and their ashes shall not rest in their graves." After this several poor creatures were dreadfully persecuted, and, although he had no vote, he could not pass through the streets without being insulted by some of the lower order of Father Murphy's flock. lir. Gamble, a s o li c it or , o f C or k, p r o ve d th a t h e p a id the rates alluded to in the petitioner's case, as the agent of the parties from whom they were due. Seale other evidence of a similar nature was after wards put in, and the Committee then adjourned till eleven o'clock to-morrow. NORTH WALES RAILWAY. (THIS DAY.) An ordinary half yearly general meeting, and also an extraordinary special meeting of the shareholders of th i s com pany, was held this morning at the Guildhall Coffoe-house; Mr. Chadwick presided. The report stated that since the last meet i n , , in October, the funds in the hands of the director; had been invested at interest, and the Bill for the dissolicdon of the company, which had been sanctioned by the shareholders, had been introduced into Parliament. The balance-sheet stated that the receipts amounted to 45,597/. Os. I Id., and the payments and liabilities to 22,1931 183. 4d., leaving a balance of 23,4041. 2s. 7d. The CHAIRMAN stated that the solicitors' bill which had been under taxation, was reduced 757/. 10s. 11d., leaving an amount now due to them of 1,086/. Bs. 6d. There were only about four shareholders who re fused to sign in favour of a dissolution, and they only had about 90 shares. Several protests were then read from the dissentient shareholders, some of whom threatened to enter proceed ings in Chancery against the directors if they persisted in bringing a Bill before Parliament for a dissolution. Mr. BULLS said he understood that the Vice-Presi dent of the Board of Trade had brought a Bill into Parliament for the purpose of simplifying the winding up of companies in which the majority of the share holders were in favour of a dissolution, and he wished to know whether they could not take advantage of that Bill, instead of going to Parliament for a separate Act? The CHAIRMAN said he had good grounds for be lieving that it was intended only to apply to joint-stock companies, not being railway companies, for when he had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, some time ago, he told him that the Government had no intention whatever to bring in a new Bill applicable to the dissolution of railway companies. Mr. BUTTS wished to know what expense would be incurred in proceeding to Parliament for a Bill ? _ _ Tke CuAinmarr said he considered that it would amount to about 4001., but that was wholly independent of the expense they might be put to if they were opposed in Committee. The Chairman and directors were then unanimously re-elected. Mr. STEPHEN GEARY recommended the directors to instruct the solicitor to push the Bill in Parliament as fast as possible, in ord:r to put a stop to any proceedings that might be instituted in Chancery. After some discussion the proprietors formed them selves into a special meeting, and the draft of the Bill in Parliament having been read, it was unanimously agreed to. A resolution was then passed, appointing three shareholders to wait upon those who dissented from the bill with the view of inducing them by conciliatory mea sures to withdraw their opposition. A vote of thanks was then passed to the . Chairman and directors, and the meeting separated. LONDON AND 111...ACK - WALL RAIL WAY.—(THIS DAY.) The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of this company was held to-day at the London Tavern; J. N. Daniell, Esq., the chairman of the company, presiding. After the usual preliminaries, The SECRETARY read the report, from which it appeared that the receipts.from the ordinary traffic on the line, and from the wharfage amounted during the past half-year to 33,0231. 10s. 4d., and the total expeuditure to 25,5271. 3s. 6d. There was, consequently, a balance of 7,4961. 65. 10d. available for a dividend of 35. per share, clear of income-tax, to the 48,000 original shares. _ _ _ William Hannah, apothecary, Liverpool. William Turpia, builder, Leeds, March 4 and 25, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Capes and Stuart, London ; Turner, Bothwell, Deeds ; Blackburn, Leeds. Thomas Simon Jule:, grocer,Wrexham, Denbighshire. William Mayler, clerk to an attorney, Liverpool. Thomas Holland, provision dealer, Bury, Lancashire. William Atkinson, cotton manufacturer, Manchester. The CHAIRMAN said he could have wished that the report had been more satisfactory with respect to a dividend. The circumstances of the diminution of the receipts were explained in the report, and he thought that the diminution in the traffi3 at their station lines was accountable for by the sad state of the monetary concerns that prevailed all over Great Britain during the past year. The directors had not held out any hope of any great in crease in their traffic as long as they were dependent upon rope traction ; but as thre was a Bill before Par liament to enable them to substitute locomotive power, they might reasonably look forward to an increase in the traffic. In their connexion with the Eastern- Coun ties line they were not to be at any expense.—(Hear, hear.) There had also been an agreement entered into with the directors of the West India Docks and Birmingham Junction Company for bringing on their line from the district through which this railway was to pass, and thuugh the company in question had not adopted the junction which they (the directors of the London and Blackwall Company) had tecommended, yet they were to make that junction entirely at their own expense, and " beggars could not be choosers."— (Hear, hear.) The Hon. Chairman concluded by moving the adoption of the report and the audited accounts. Mr. ITAIGu seconded the resolution. After some discussion the resolution was unanimously adopted. lho CHAIRMAN then proposed a dividend of 3s. per share, which was seconded by Mr. Haigh, and carried unanimously. Messrs. Oglevey and Tulson were re-elected audi tors, and the Chairman and Dr. Bowring directors. The meeting was then made special, for the purpose of having submitted to them the draft of a proposed Bill to enable the company to connect their railway with the East and West India Docks and Birmingham Junction Railway, with power to use the same as well as the Eastern Counties Railway. A motion, approving of the - Bill, was then carried unanimously, and the meeting sQparated. COURSE OF EXCH. Amsteriam .......... 12 34 Ditto, at sight •••• •• 1: 0% Rotterdam .......... 12 394 Antwerp . . 25 85 Hamburgh .... • ALB. 14 14 Aitona ......... . • • .... Paris, 3 days' sight ... • 25 45 Ditto. •••• .. • • ...... 25 To Marseilles • ........... 25 80 150urdeaux......... • . 25 83 Frankfort cot Mains.... 122 Petersbargh, lid. Rble .. Berlin.... • • ...... •• • • Vienna, effec. •••• 10 12 Trieste, ditto.... • ..... 10 14 Madrid 45. Cadiz .. • ............ 48 k Barcelona •• .......... NGE.-(THIS DAY.) Mbraltar.. . • ...... • • .. Leghorn .. 3l 3 Genoa 35 85 Milan .. • ..... ........ Naples .... • ... • • 38 1 g Palermo, per 117 Lisbon.... • Oporto .......... 52 Rio Janeiro • • ...... • • Bahia .......... 13aenos Ayres New York, 21 days' sight Philadelphia PRICES OF BULLION, ^:.,a oz. Foreign Gold in bars.. .0 17 9 New Dollars ••.. • . 0 4 9: Portugal Geld Coin .. 0 4 eravnblha b ... . 0 4 1 Doubloons ...0 0 01% THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) WHITEHALL, FEEL 22, 1843. _ . The Queen has been pleased to order a eonye d'clire to pass the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, empowering the Dean and Chapter of the metropolitical church of Can terbury to elect an Archbishop of that sec, the same being void by the death of Doctor William Howley, late Archbishop thereof ; and her Majesty has also been pleased to recommend to the said Dean and Chapter the Right Reverend Father in God Doctor John Bird Sumner, now Bishop of Chester, to be by them electedArchhishop to the said see of Canterbury. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of Feb. 22.) SUGAR.—Today no advance was apparent in the value of Raw Sugar, but the home dealers operated with greater freedom, and the market was but moderately supplied. No improvement is, however, observable in the export demand. West India Muscovado was in excellent request, and the sates obtained were fully equal to those of Friday. The refiners were the chief buyers paying from 36s to 39s per cwt. The total pur chases amounted to 840 hhds, &c., including a public sale of 115 hhds and 1 trc of Barbadoes, which went off briskly at a rise on the rates of the last auction of Gd to Is per cwt, fine yellow realized 43s to 43s 6d, good 41s 6d to 42s 6d, middling 40s to 41s, and low- 39s to 39s 6d per cwt. The market for Raw Sugar clos l ed with a firm appearance. REFINED.—To day Refined Sugar was in good de mand by the home trade, but there was a desire shown to sell brown grocery lumps at :53s 6d, and standard lumps at 54s Gd. Bonded Crushed Sugar is wanted, best quality at 293 to 30s per cwt. :::MAIIRITIUS.—This afternoon there was an increased demand, by private treaty several parcels were sold, both to the grocers and refiners. At auction 1,488 bags were disposed of at the former value, good yellow fetched 39s to 40$ 6d, middling 37s 6d to 38s, fine brown 365, washed and syrupy 34s 6:1 to 39s per cwt. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon there was not much de sire shown to operate in Bengal Sugar, but holders were firm, and insisted upon full rates at a public sale of 4,444 bags, but a small part only sold. Of Manilla 1,044 bags realised 36s 6d to 37s for low greyish yellow washed. FOREIGN.—To-day there was no public sale of Foreign Sugar, and the purchases made privately were of little moment by exporters or the home trade, still holders would not take lower rates. port of slaves into the Brazils was increased. ' At that time Captain Denman proposed a plan for the destruction of the slave trade which he had when in office adopted, and which consisted in maintaing sueh a blockade, we should stop all exportation of slaves from the coast of Africa. This plan had been acted on in 1845, and the consequence was that not more than six cargoes of slaves, amounting to 1,300 in number, had arrived in Cuba. This proved the benefit that had been derived from the employment of the squadron on the coast of Africa. In 1846 no ship hod arrived in Cuba from the coast of Africa; the proceedings of the slave importers had been entirely suspended, and the slave trade in the island appeared to have been suppressed. (LEFT SPEAKING.) COFFBE.—This afternoon Plantation Ceylon was pur chased with caution, and the parcels offered at public sale, amounting to 1,225 bags and 43 casks, were only in part sold at rather lower rates; good bold celery realised 63s 63 to 655, good middling 58s to 6 ls, middling 54s to 565, low middling 48s to 112 s, fine fine ordinary 45s to 47s 6d, fine ordinary 40s to 425, good ordinary brown 34s to 365, triage 28s to 325, damaged 27s 6d to 55s 6d. Native is little required, and the tendency of prices is to decline. For Foreign Coffee the market has assumed a quiet ap pearance. Of Costa Riga 1,114 bags were offered at public sale, but a small pari only sold. Rim—To-day little inclination was shown to make purchases in East India privately, and of 2,660 bags Madras at public sale a small part only sold at barely the former value—very fine cargo fetched 9s to 9s Gd, good and fine 8s to 8s Gd, middling 7s Gd, and damaged Gs 6d to 7s 6d per cwt. MOLASSES.— An extensive demand has sprung up for all descriptions of West India, still there is no general advance to notice in the value. The sales are 1,500 puns, Cuba at 16s, old Demerara 16s to 17s, and Antigua of fine quality at 19s to 20s. The operations in Bengal Treacle are upon a more extended scale, and the best realises 17s to 17s 6d. SPIRITS.—The market is quiet for Brandy, still holders aro firm, and insist upon full rates, whilst the deliveries are yet exceeding the arrivals. Geneva is dull of sale at 2s 3d to 2s 4d for common export sort, and fine for duty 3s to 3s 6d. The value of British Corn Spirit is still lOs per gallon, cash. To-day the market for Rum had a dull appearance, and prices are looking down for all sorts. We quote proof Leewards at is 7d to is Bd, East India at is 5d to is 7d, and ordinary to good Jamaica 3s 7d to 4s 2d, and fine 4s 3d to 4s 6d per gallon. SALTPETRE.—TO-day, at public sale, 20 bags of Ma dras were sold at 28s for good damp grey not refracted, which is cheaper. INDIGO.—TO-day several purchases were made in East India, and in some cases stiffer rates were paid. The markets look ver firm for all sorts. TALLow.—Although there are sellers of Russian on the spot upon further reduced terms, still the home de mand has been limited, the trade not buying more than their immediate wants require, and 52s 3d to 52s 6d are the rates tahen for fine P.Y. Candle. The purchases made for delivery have been triffling, and there are sellers for the last three months of the year at 45s to 45s 3d per cwt. For home made the demand has fallen off, and prices have declined to 52s to 52s 6d net cash, and there is a larger quantity on offer. Other sorts are not much required, and must again be quoted cheaper, as there is an abundant supply. OlLS.—This afternoon there was less demand for Linseed Oil, and the price declined to 24s 3d per cwt on the spot. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woo' sack at Five o'clock. Lord KENYON presented sixteen petitions against the removal of Jewish disabilities. The Earl of RODEN presented several petitions praying for the extension of scriptural schools in Ireland ; also petitions against denunciations from the altar. F!) - r• THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 22, 1848. of the Select Committee on Railways whether the Committee intend to receive statements or hear evi dence in support of and in opposition to the several Railway Bills now pending in Parliament; or other wise, whether the Committee has come to any deter mination as to the course of proceeding in reference to such Bills, and when it is probable that the Com mittee will proceed to the consideration of such Bills. Mr. STRUTT said the Committee met before Christmas, but adjourned till after the holidays what Bills would come before Parliament this session. The Examiners and Standing Orders Committees having now disposed of their business, the Committee was now in a position to obtain the information it required before the holidays, and the Committee intended to proceed with its labours forthwith. la answer to the other portion of the question, he apprehended the Committee would not go into a minute inquiry on every Bill; but ;the report of the Commiitee would not of course be final, but it would come before the House simply in the shape of a arepresentation. Namo of Company. Australasia .......... iritsh North American Ceylon • • Jommercial of London .. Gloucestershire • • • • lonian .• ..... ••• • • Londe and Westminstr London Joint-Stock Provincial of Ireland.. Ditto, New... .. .... National of Inland .. Nat. Provnclal of Eng. Ditto, New.• • • • • • • . South Australia • • Union of Australia.... Ditto • • •• UTIIOR of London. • . Union of Madrid .•—• INSU7Z, Kam° of Company. Albion .......• • • • • • • Alliance Brit. and For. Ditt) Marine.• • •• •• atlas ....... it ritisti Commercial •• elcricLMcd.& Gen• Life C.nity .............. Crown • . • • • Eagle .. Eng.& Scot. Law European Life •••• •• Family Endowmr. t Soc. Freemasons' ••• .• •• •• Globe Guardian ...• •• •• •• lraperi al Fire •• • • • • • • imperial Life • • • • • • • • Indemnity Marine• • •• Law Fire • • •••• • • • • • • Law life •• •• Le:;al and General Life L. - .;ndcn Fire •• •••• • • Landon Ship •.•• • • • • arinc .. • • • •• •• •• Med. I nvild & Gen. Life Rational Lean Fund•• S'ational Life •• Palladium Life PeWan ...... ••.. • • Pti cenix • • • • oteetor Life.. • •.. mvident Life Rock Life • . • • • • • • • • • • Royal Exchaiue Fire...uw .. • . • • • • • • !Atte Life . • . •• ••.•• Univer2al Life.... • • •• Visiterin. Life .. •• LATEST PRICES OF SHARES, T BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND (MIER COll PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. LONDON. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22. JOINT-STOCIL BANILS. Dividend per .AJ.nttm. 51. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 151 per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 81. per cent. 81. per cent. 51. per cent. 6/. per cent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent Amount ....... U. per cent. Share. X 5. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 'CM C, Dividend per 25 0 0 100 0 0 Annum. 31. 108. 6 per cent. 6/. per cent, 13s. 6d. pr Bh. 7s. per share 51. per cent. 31. 13s. 1 6s. 5/. per cent. per cent. AO 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 Amount of Share. 'ES. Price s. d. 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 4 0 0 20 0 0 Stock. 100 0 0 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 ICO 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 & bs. M. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 12 per cent. 12s. 11. s h. & bs. Fria• 11 Oti 214 14% 21. Is 20 0 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 Stock. 4 ISO WHITEHALL, F. 18. The Queen has been pleased to present the Reverend David James Stewart, Clerk, MA., to the vicarage of Helmerton, in the diocese of Salisbury and county of Wilts, the same being void by the death of John Henry Hume, the last incumbent. FOREIGN-OFFICE, FEB. 21. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Charles Frederick Fcez, as Consul at Port of Spain, in the island of Trinidad, for the free Hanseatic city of Hamburgh. CROWN-OFFICE, FEE. 21. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PAR• LIAXENT. University of Dublin—Joseph Napier, Esq., in the room of the Right Honourable Frederick Shaw, who bas accepted the office of Steward of her :Jiijesty's Chiltern Hundreds. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, FEB, 21. Corps of Royal Engineers—First Lieutenant Charles Stuart Miller to be Second Captain, vice Webb, placed on the seconded list; Second Lieutenant Edward Nicholas Heygate to bs First Lieutenant, vice Miller, Feb. 12. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Kent. The honourable - Charles Stewart Harding() to be Deputy Lieutenant, Feb. 12. John Savage, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, Feb. 12 Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Linlithgowshire. Ist, or Berwickshire, &c. Regiment of North British Militia—Captain James Pringle to be Major, vice John stone deceased, Feb. 9. WHITEHALL, JAN._ The Lord Chancellor has appointed John Dale Wood burn, of Preston, in the county palatine of Lancasler, Gent., to be a Muter Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Thomas Parker, ribbon manufacturer, Coventry. Charles Roade Sutton, corn merchant, Whittlesea, Ijie of Ely. BANKRUPTS. John Goddard, carpenter, Outwell, Norfolk, to sur render March 3, at half-past twelve, and April 4, at the Court of Bankruptc. Pennell, official assignee; Hensman, Basing-lane; 011ard, Upwall, Norfolk. William Bullmore, gold wire drawer, Clerkenwell close, March 2 and April 7, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Canaan, official assignee, Birehin lane ; Wadeson and Co., Austin-friars. William Tanner and John Ward, leather factors, Leadenhall-place, Leadenhall-market, London, Feb. 29, at half-past one, and April 11, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Guildhall. chambers; Wire and Child, St. Swithiu's-lane. William Davis, brewer, Lock's-bottom, Farn borough, Kent, March 3, at half-past one, and April 1, at half-past one, at the Court of Bauruptcy. Green, official assignee, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street; Buchanan, Basinghall-street. William Batten and Alexander Marshall, cheese mongers, Ship Tavern-passage, Gracechurch-street, March 1, at one, and April 5, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall street ; Coo p e r an 7 k , r a up t t t e w y. o, p Old Cavendish-street. March William Champion Streatfeld, underwriter, Cornhill, and March 31, at twelve, at the Court of B Groom, official assignee, Abchurch lane; Lawrence and Plews, Old Jewry-chambers. William Skelly, draper, Bideford, Devonshire, March ;; and 30, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Ilirtzel, official assignee, Exeter; Stogdon, Exeter; Ked dell, Baker and Grant, Lime. street, London. Robert Dunn, draper, Devonport, March 6 and April 12, at the Exeter District Court. klirizel, official assig- , nee, Exeter ; District on ; Stogdon , Exeter ; 1 Soles and Turner, Aldermanbury. Tristram Walrond Mater, lime burner, Cullompton, Devonshire, March 7 and 30, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court ; Hernaman, official assignee, Exeter ; Stogdon, Exeter ; Keddell, Baker and Grant, Lim e . street, London. George Oddy, jun., innkeeper, Dudley-hill, York shire, March 9 and April 6, at eleven, at the Leeds Dis trict Court. Young, official assignee Leeds; Gregory ~ and Co., Bedford-row ; IV,?stmorviaLti and Taylor, Wakefield. William Daniel Ewens, butter merchant, Broadwind sor, Dorm tihire. Josiah Goodwin, printer, Birmingham. Samuel Beddor, linen, draper, West Bromwich. James Peter Oldtield, COIIIIIIiSSiOU merchant, Liver pool. TURNPIKE TRUSTS. The Earl of RADNOR presented a petition pray ing for the consolidation of turnpike trusts, and for the introduction of a measure regulating parish highways. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said the subject was under the consideration of the Government, and that a measure would be introduced for the regula tion of parish highways. PETITIONS. Lord BEAUMONT presented a petition from the Odd Fellows of Manchester, praying for the legalisation of their society. Earl ST. GERMANS presented a petition against the publication of the bull in canna Domini, and also against denunciations from the altar. The Bishop of EXETER presented several peti tions from clergymen in the diocese of Exeter against the removal of the Jewish disabilities ; also a petition from some clergymen in Cheshire, complaining of the conduct of the Tithe Commissioners. CRIME AND OUTRAGES (IRELAND) ACT. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, in moving for a return of all arms delivered up or seized under the provi-ions of the recent Act in Ireland, stated that the operation of the Act had been satisfactory, and that a great number of arms had been delivered up to the authorities. REGISTRATION OF MORTGAGES (IRELAND). The NOBLE MARQUIS then moved for certain returns of the incurnbrances registered on landed property in Ireland. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGII thought it would be desirable to have an accurate return of the various sums advanced on the security of landed pro perty in Ireland, and of the amounts at present remaining unpaid of such advances. Earl FITZ WILLIAM complained of the expenses incurred by these encumbered estates getting into the Court of Chancery. The LORD CIIANCELLOR reminded the Noble Earl that it was in consequence of the faults of the landlords of Ireland that the estates got into Chancery. They burdened their estates, neglected to pay up the interest, and got their properties into such a state that they could not manage them themselves, and that the incumbrancers were, in self-defence, obliged to apply to the Court of Chancery. After a few words from the Marquis of Clanricarde, Earl Fitzwilliarn, and Lord Campbell, the motion was agreed to. COMMITTEE ON COMMERCIAL DISTRESS. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE moved that a message be sent to the House of Commons, requesting the House to permit certain Members to be examined before the Committee on Commercial Distress. HEALTH OF THE AFRICAN SQUADRON. The Earl of ABERDEEN, in allusion to the re turns of deaths in the squadron stationed on the coast of Africa to suppress the slave trade, com plained that that squadron had been much misrepre sented. He regretted to see that in consequence of the recent commercial changes, a partial change had taken place in the public mind on the subject of the slave trade. He regretted to find that suggestions were made by persons supposed to be in the confidence of the Government, which would not some years since have been listened to, and therefore he thought it most advisable that some declaration should be elicited from the Government. His Noble Friend below him had on the first night of the session been represented to have said that so great were the horrors of the mid dle passage, and so numerous the deaths in our squadron, that he would willingly see that squadron withdrawn from the African coast. There could be no doubt that the sufferings of the slaves were augmented in consequence of the necessity of concealment, but they might, he thought, hope that in a short time the trade would be put an end to. The mortality in the squadron had been greatly ex• aggerated. With these precautions the climate of the coast of Africa was not more injurious than any other tropical climate. Its unhealthiness had been greatly exaggerated. No doubt there was a very lamentable loss of life in that squadron, hut it was not such as to :induce us to give up our efforts and to withdraw our squadron from the west coast of Africa. The iujurious effects of the climate might be diminished by due pre caution, and they had a right to expect that those precautions should be used rather then that the squadron should be withdrawn. In 1842 lie had indulged in sanguine hopes of the suppression of the slave-trade. At that time General Va'dez was Governor of Cuba, and in consequence of his exertions the importation of slaves had been diminished from 13,000 to 3 000 per annum. General Valdez was removed, and succeeded by General O'Donnell, under whose go vernment the import increased to 8,000 in 1843, and to 10,000 in 1 8 44. At the same tim e th e i m - L COPYHOLDS. Mr. AGLIONBY wished to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will propose the measure, recommended by the Commissioners, for the compulsory enfranchisement of copyholds. Sir G. GREY said a Bill had been prepared, and would shortly be brought before the House. SLAVE TRADE. Mr. BUTT postponed his motion on this subject, in order to enable the Right Hon. Baronet (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) to proceed with his motion. Mr. W. FAGAN also postponed a motion which he had on the paper with the same view. IRISH POOR RELIEF EXTENSION ACT. Mr. CRAWFORD, after a great deal of persua sion by several llon. Members and loud cries of " withdraw" from the House, consented to withdraw his motion for leave to introduce a Bill to amend this Bill. SECRET COMMITTEES OF INQUIRY INTO THE ARMY AND NAVY AND REVENUE EXPENDITURE OF THE COUNTRY. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then rose to propose the appointment of two Committees ; the first to inquire into the expenditure on account of the army, navy, and ordnance; and the second into the micellaneous expenditure of the country, and to report their observations thereon to the House. He said he had deemed it advisable to make both of the motions together, and to preface all the observations he had to make with respect into one address--the one he now rose to make. It had been usual on the part of the House to appoint Committees of inquiry into the income and expenditure of the company, with a view to amendment. In the present circumstances of the. company the Go vernment had deemed it expedient to pur sue these inquiries. He confessed that he had not seen the increased expenditure of the country without much uneasiness, and as blame might be attributed to the Government, it was due ho thought to them and to the country to institute such an in quiry. The Hon. Gentleman the Member for Mon trose, who had always taken an active part in the discussions on these subjects, had expressed himself in favour of the appointment of these Committees, adding that the circumstances required such an inves tigation. The expenditure of the country, from 1835 to 1847, had increased from 11,700,0001. to 17,300,0001. The increase in the army during that time had been small; in the navy it had been nearly 3,500,0001., and in the ordnance more than double the cost of that department in 1835. These facts formed, he thought, a fit subject for inquiry. He had no doubt but this increased expen diture had been called for by the wants of the country, and it should be borne in mind that the expenditure that had taken place had received the sanction of the House. The expenditure that had taken place had re received the sanction of the various sessions of Parlia ment. No division, he believed, had taken piace on any material vote proposed by the Government; nay, more, a very considerable portion of the increased expenditure had been pressed upon the different Governments by individual and inde pendent Members of the House. He recollected when he was Secretary to the Admiralty that the insuffi ciency of the armaments was complained of, and augmentations strongly recommended. He did not consider either the past or present Govern ments were to blame for the increased ex penditure that had taken place.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Member for Montrose suggested that it would be more important to appoint a Finance Com mittee to go into the whole question of the expendi ture. The Government, however, thought that in so wide an inquiry, no such beneficial result could be obtained as could be obtained by limiting the inquiry. It was also suggested that a Committee should be appointed to inquire into the collection of the revenue and the whole financial condition of the country. The Government, at the commencement of the session thought that it would be better to postpone an inquiry of this extent as there were some very imporiant Committees to be appointed to in quire into other matters. Her Majesty's Minis ters were now of opinion that the time had arrived for the appointment of the Committees of which he had given nctice, and to refer to those Committees the estimates which had been laid upon the table of the House by her Ma jesty's Government. It was desirable that the increase in the the House should know that the estimates did not arise from an actual increase in the numbers of the army or navy, but arose from the increased pay to the petty officers and seamen and for providing better accommodation for the men themselves. The distribution of the forces had alsobeen commented upon by some Hon. Members, and it was not desir able that this subject shouldi also be considered by the Committee to be appointed. He did not think it would be wise to follow too closely the precedents of former times with respect to the appointment of these Committees. He did not think that the ap pointment of these Committees would shew any thing like a desire, on the part of her Majesty's Government, to throw the responsibility of the estimates upon the Committee. The appointment of similar Committees upon previous occasions by other Governments, did not show in them any desire to shrink from responsibility; neither was it so in the present case. her Majesty's Ministers had proposed such estimates as they thought proper, and by them they were prepared to stand. The Com mittee in 1817 reported upon the disposition of the forces in the colonies and other parts of the empire, and made several valuable suggestions upon the sub ject. Ile believed that only one witness was exa mined before the Committee upon that occasion. That Committee thought it proper to commence their labours with the consideration of the estimates for the Army and the Navy, and Government wished to do no more than appoint a Committee that should pursue a similar course of inquiry now. It could not he said, then, that there was no precedent for the motion he was proposing to the House, and he cou!d see what possible objection the House could have upon that score against adopting it. He did not know that he need detain the House further except to make one or two remarks upon what he meant the other night, in speaking of a Secret Committee. At that time he laboured under thelimpression that the Committee to which he bad alraady referred were of a secret charac ter ; but he had since ascertained that this impression was an erroneous one. True, these Committees had the power of excluding parties from the room in which they met, and of occasionally suppressing evidence if they thought it expedient to do so, and he proposed that the Committee he was now asking for should be appointed with next motion to carry in its enquiries upon the same principle, and therefore without any longer detaining the House, he would move the appointment of the Select committee of which he had already given notice. Lord G. BENTINCK was glad that her Majesty' Government had felt the expediency of changing the nature of this Committee, by making tt a Select instead of a Secret Committee, and assured Government and the House that, had the Right Hon. Baronet persevered in the intention, which he announced last night, of moving for a Secret Committee, he should have continued his oppo sition to such a proposal. (LEFT SPEARING.) RAILWAY SHARE 31ARKETS. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 20. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The Share market has been dull, with very little business doing ; at the same time we cannot note any change in prices. We close at the follo win g quotations : —East Lancashire, 2114 —Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths (West Riding Union), 2 % dis. —London and North-Western, New Quarters, 5 , 4 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln.. shire, 10/. Preference, % p. —Midland Stock, 115 c.—Ditto, 401. Shares, 4 5 % —Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 27 ; dis.—Ditto (B), 1% 8 dis.—York, Newcastle, and Ile rw iCk (N. and B. Extension), No. 2,3% p. —Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase), 2% p. BIRMINGHAM, FEB. 21. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—North Staffordshire, p.—South Staffordshire, 38s. 9d, dis. YORK, FEB. 19. STOCK ExcHANGE.—The sales are—Great Northern, 41, 1 Is. 6d.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, No. 2 (late New Berwicks), 13 1 / 4 —Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase), 10%. GLASGOW, FEB. 19. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Caledonian, New, lbs. —Clydesdale Junctkn, 62—Dundee and Perth, 31---Glas gow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 7 1 4—Glasgow, Kihnarnock, and Ayr (5 per cent. guar.), 115—Manchester and South ampton, 6s. 3d.—North British, Thirds, 365. 6d. DANIEL O'CONNELL, EL;Q.—An absurd rumour has been circulated for some days with regard to Mr. D. O'Connell, to the effect that he accepted a consular appointment to one of the continental states. We are atithori , cd to give the rumour the most explieit contra diction. There is no foundation fur the rumour that he accepted a consulship in Boulogne, in Portugal (the places named), or in any other place.—. Dublin Freeman. 1/. ss. 4141. per ct. 51. per cent. 81. per cent. 51. per cent. 3/. p.ct. & bs. 51. par cent. 11. ss. 4s. Si. per cent. 61. 10s. 1/. 6s. 10%/. pr cnt 50 0 0 40 0 0 mPAN; HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. The following Bills were read a second time, and ordered to be committed :—Aberavon Market Bill, Morley Gas Light Company Bill ; New Grand Canal Company (Ireland) (No. 1) Bill; Newry Navigation (Amendment of Acts) Bill ; Thorne Moor Drainage and Improvement Bill, and Walsall Improvement and Cemetery Bill. CITY OF LONDON SEWERS BILL. On the motion of Mr. PATTISON, this Bill was ordered to be read a second time on Friday next. MACCLESFIELD WATERWORKS AND IMPROVEMENT BILL. Captain EGERTON moved that the second reading of this Bill should be postponed until Monday next. Sir W. HEATIICOTE thought that some suffi cient grounds for the postponement of the Bill ought to be made out before the House acquiesced in the motion. Captain EGERTON said that he had understood that the Bill was to be opposed, and be was anxious to cbtain further information on the subject. lir. WILLIAMS said that the Bill would impose a heavy burden on the inhabitants of the town who were already taxed to the highest point possible, and the whole of the ratepayers were unanimous in their opposition to the Bill. The Bill about to be intro dnced by the Noble Lord at the head of the Woods and Forests would answer all the purposes of the Bill. He should therefore move that the Bill be read a second time that day six mionths. After a short discussion strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the House divided when there ap peared— For the second reading .. 3O Against it . . lO3 Majority NEW SMITHFIELD MARKET. On the motion for the second reading of this Bill, Mr. BROTHERTON moved that it be read a second time on the 2d of March. Mr. B. OSBORNE moved that the Bill be read a second time that day six months. The promoters of this Bill held out as an inducement for parties to be come shareholders in the concern that the under taking would yield a return of twenty-one per cent., and that he thought was a sufficient reason why the House should look with :some jealousy at this Bill. The Bill proposed to give the company to be established by it an unfair control over the supply of animal food to the metropolis, and he had reason to suppose the Bill would have the effect of raising the price of meat in the metropolis at least a half-penny per pound. It was asserted by the promoters that the existing Smithfield Market was inconveniently situated, but so far from this being the case he happened to know that lately at least 100,0001. had been expended in improving the market and its site. The chief cause, how ever, of the prejudice against the exist ing market was a prevailing impression that it rendered the neighbourhood unhealthy; but in the early part of his life he resided near to the Charter House, and he could state from personal experience that the air of the district, instead of being unhealthy, was particularly salubrious.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) The parties had very satisfactory reasons for opposing the Bill. Mr. WYLD seconded the motion. Lord R. GROSVENOR said he had consented to put his name on the Bill because he had been led to believe that it would promote the sanitary condition of the metropolis. The parties with whom the Bill originated surely had a right to be heard before they were condemned. The improvement proposed appeared to him one well worthy of the consideration of the House. He thought the House should have before it the report of the Commissioners, in order to guide its before it came to a decision, and therefore he thought it advisable to accede to the motion of the Hon. Mem ber for Salford (Mr. Brotherton), because before the time mentioned the report would be in the hands of Hon. Members. Mr. HEATIICOTE said the House had laid down rules for the second reading of Bills of this nature, and he thought that they could not be departed from without causing considerable inconvenience. He thought the second reading should be at once agreed to, and that the merits of the Bill should be left for future consideration. Sir DE LACY EVANS said he should at all times feel great reluctance in opposing any Bill brought in by his Noble Friend, but the provisions of this measure were so monstrous, that he should feel it his duty to give it all the opposition in his power. The Bill propsiod to destroy Smithfield Mar ket altogether, without giving the parties interested in it any compensation whatever. Railway companies did not seek powers to stop coaches or post-horses, but the promoters of this Bill sought powers to close Smithfield, and to monopolise the supply of animal food to the metropolis. He trusted the House would express its indignation at such a proposition on the part of a private company, whereby they would be enabled to enhance the price of meat as they thought proper.—(Hear, hear.) The Bill was full of exaggerations such as this that the refuse and offal at Smithfield were utterly lost, as they were carried away into the Thames, whereas the fact was, that the refuse and offal were made available for manure and other purposes — nothing was lost. The proposition was one of the most monstrous he had ever heard, and if acceded to would destroy the advantages now enjoyed by the 5,000 of the metropolis. He hoped the House would prevent such an attempt on the part of a few private individuals : —(Loud cries of Hear, hear.'') ELECTION COMMITTEES. The Lancashire and Peebleshire Election Com mittees were called to the table and sworn. In answer to a question put by Lord MituoN, Lord R. GROSVENOR said that he was not responsible for the merits of the Bill. Lord MAHON wished to know whether any Hon. Member present was responsible for the Bill ? It was a most monstrous thing that the House should be called upon to dispose of a Bill of this nature, when not one Hon. Member avowed himself responsible for its merits. Mr. STAFFORD knew as much about the Bill as any one in the House, and he considered it a most impudent endeavour, on the part of a public company, to set at nought the decision of a Committee of this House, to the effect that the subject ought again to be inquired into. Mr. LUSIIINGTON quite agreed with what had fallen from his Gallant Colleague (Sir D. L. Evans) on the subject of this Bill. The Bill was opposed by four hundred butchers who were constituents of his, and he should most certainly give to the Bill his most decided opposition. Mr. G. THOMPSON said, that as the tendency of this Bill was to increase the price of provisions, by placing an extra amount of difficulties in the way of the 5,000 journeymen butchers of London, he should most decidedly oppose the further progress of the measure. Mr. BROTHERTON said that he should take upon himself the responsibility of dividing the House upon the question.—(Cries of " Withdraw.") Sir B. HALL said that he did not believe there was a single metropolitan Member who would be found to give his support to the Bill, and he trusted that the llon Member would withdraw it. After a few words from Sir Was. lIRATHCOTE and Lord R. GROSVENOR, the amendment was agreed to without a division, and the Bill was consequently lost. EJECTED TENANTS (IRELAND). Mr. S. CRAWFORD gave notice that he would, on Tuesday, the 7th of March, move for leave to bring in a Bill to secure the rights of ejected tenants. CUSTOMS. Mr. MACGREGOR gave notice, that on Tuesday tee 2nd of March, he :should move for the appoint ment of a Select Committee to inquire into the management and regulation of the Customs. DOCK YARDS. Mr. MACGREGOR gave notice that on Monday the 7th of March he should move for a select coin mittee to inquire into the management and expen diture of tue naval dockyards of the United Kingdom. _ .., uockya. YOU GHALL HARBOUR. Mr. C. ANSTEY inquired of the Secretary to the Admiralty whether any and what steps have been taken in fulfilment of the undertaking given by the Lords of the Admiralty, two years ago, to cause a survey to be made of the port of Youghal. Mr. WARD replied that the survey would be made as soon as the 'Waterford Harbour was completed. THE MONSTER MOTION. Sir R. ILINGLIS wished to ask the Hon. Member for Youghal whether it was his intention to proceed first to-morrow with his Roman Catholic Relief Bill, or with his motion on foreign affairs. Mr. C. ANSTEY replied that if there should be no other order of the day besides that of the Catholic Relief Bill to-morrow, he should poetpone it to enable him to proceed with his motion on foreign affairs first, if the other Iton. Members who had motions on the paper for to-morrow would consent to that cum se. RAILWAYS. Mr, BROTHER= wished to ask the Chairman raid. Z s. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 13 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 35 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 25 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 40 0 0 Pald. X a. d. 50 0 0 11 0 0 5 0 0 5 6 S 5 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 5 6 II 2 12 6 All paid. 4 0 0 3 0 0 36 10 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 5 13 1 2 10 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 12 10 0 12 10 (1 15 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 0 6 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 8 10 0 4 0 0 100 0 0 DOCKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. -- - - L.-- X 0. cl. £ c. d. C .nimerclal • • - 70 East and West India 6l. pr cent. Stock. - 119 East Country - 21 L andel: ............. 5/. pr cent. Stock. - 100% 'AU° Bonds •••• • • -4/. per cent. - - - SI. K atharine .• • • .... 5 per cent. Stock. - - Ditto Boads •• • • - - , S naliampton • • ...... 1 2/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 ' 22 chrra.2.s. - , Di - id nd Names of ,-• per Price. Companies. .... 4 per Companies. d ..: Annum. R Annum. v 2 --- - - X X Ashtn& Oldh 97 71. p c 110 Macclesfield . 100 V. 10s. - Barnsley .• • • 160 121. 180 Neath -•• • • 100 201. 210 Irknk&Alarg 150 5/. 85 Oxford.. •• • • 100 20/. 200 Birmingham 35 4/. 783( Peak Forest. 78, 31. lOs 68 Coventry .. • • 100 251. 270 Regent's •• • • 331 I/. 4s. 18 3 ,f l,erbv • • ... 100 61. G 3 Rochdale.. • • 85 4/. 54 Ellstrre&Chs 133, 41. 48 Somrset Coal 150; 71.105. 130 Ere a ash .• . I GOi 32/. - Do.Lk Fa St 121 61 . p. c. firandJunctn 1001 5/. 80 StffrA &Wore 140, 281. 275 Grand Surrey 1001 - 40 Shrewsbury. 1251 151. - limn(' Union 100' 11. 10s. 213 Stourbridge.. 1451 20/. 285 Grantham ..1150 , 121. - Severn andl Kennt & Anil 39 1 , 75. lid. 5U Wye Rail. j 26 11. Bs. 30 Leeds&Liyrplloo 341. 430 Warwick& 1 , Leicester ..• • 'l4O 101. 75 Birming. j 00 5/. 65 Leicstr &Nthl 83 4/. 36 Warwick& - 1 1 46 :.oughborogh 142 70/. 530 Napton .3 Monmouthsh 100 81. 1 - Worestr &} 78 21. 39 Mntgemryshlloo 51. - Birming. MeltnMwbry,loo 10/. j - Wilts & licks 67 11. 11 GAS-LIGHT AND CONE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. ' Price Annum. Share. 1 X. s. d. X. s. d. British ••••••.. • • • • • • 11. 40 0 0 18 0 0 I 17 Ditto Provincial.. • • IL Bs. 20 0 0 19 0 0 , 23 Bristol ••••••• • • • • . •• 101. per cent. 20 0 0 - , -• Brighton ••.•..• • • • .. 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 - ' 18 City of London .. • ... 10/. 1100 0 0 100 0 0 290 Continental Consolidat. 925. pr share 50 0 0 39 5 0 - Ditto, New • • ...... 85s. pr shares 51) 0 0 37 10 0 - Equitable.. •••.. . • • .. 455. pr share 50 0 0 50 0 0 38S Imperial • • .... •• - -6/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 75 Independent ....... • • 61. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 64 London • ....... ••• • • • 2%1. pr cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 ' 10 Ditto ••••••• • • • • • • • Gt. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 1 35 Phcenix .••..• • • • • ... 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 45 0 0 ' 31/ 5 Retell fr .. •• • .. ••• • • • W. and bns. 100 0 0 90 0 0 ! 80 United General ••• • - 4%1. pr cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 17 Westminster Chartered 3/, 50 6 0 - 563¢ Ditto, New •••• • • . . 12s. 50 0 0 10 0 0 11k BRIDGES Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ........M.M. X. a. d. L. s. d. Hungerford • • • • .. • • .. - - - ,45 Southwrk,Nw Sub./tv. - 632 12 8 - 2N Ditto Nw of 754 p.c. 355. per cent. 50 0 0 - 16 Waterloo .... •.•• • . • • - 100 0 0 - 5 Ditto Old Ann. of U. 11. ss. 43. - 60 0 0 27 Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 1/. 2s. 2d. - 40 0 0 25 Vauxhall .... ... Av 1/. 16s. 70 10 0 - 26 WATER-WORKS 1 Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. - - X s. d. £ 8. d. Birmingham .•••• • • • • 185. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - East London..• •••• • • • 81. 100 0 0 - 175 Grand Junction ••• • .. 2/. 105. 41 13 4 - 82 3/. 100 0 0 - 84 - Jew Rivr Lndu Brdge 21. 10s. - - 55 rauxhall .• • ......... 100 0 0 - 104 West Middlesex . . . 51.15a.prent. 63 12 9 - 118 MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of I Paid. Price. Annum. Share. X. a. d. X. is. d. Australian Agriculturl - 100 0 0I 30 0 0 - Anglo-Mexican Mint., 11. 4s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 16 Ditto, Half Shares.. - - 210 0 - Canada ... • • ....-- 61. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 31 Uppr Canada Bonds 5/. per cent. .- - - City Bonds.. • • .. 336/. pr cent. - - 89 Comp. Cppr Mnrs Eng. 5 /. per cent. 100 0 0 4.. 0 0 0 Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. c.& bs, 21 100 0 0 100 0 e - Equitable Reversionry 4% 1 . pr cent. 100 0 0 95 0 0 - Gen.Steain Navigation 11.83. 15 0 0 14 0 0' 24% London Institution . • • - - 1 - 11 Pcninsir & Orient.Stm. 2/. per cent. 50 0 01 50 0 0 59% Reversionary Int. Soc. 3%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 , 100 0 0 95 Royal Mail Steam •• - 3%1. pr cent. luo 0 01 60 0 0 - South Australian ... • • 61. per cent. 25 0 01 25 0 0 - - Van Dieman's Land., - 100 0 0 23 0 0 1 - Universal Salvage - 25 0 0 5 0 0 1 - IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROUSE OF LORDS, Feb. 21. IRISH POOR-LAW. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE expressed it as his opinion that, on the whole, the poor-law in Ire land had worked well, although in some dis tricts the pressure of the poor-rate had been severe. He was happy, however, to say that the collection of the poor-rates had during the last month gone on regularly : in that period upwards of 00,000/. had been collected. The whole amount of poor •rates assessed in Ireland during the last year was 1,618,0001., being only at the rate of 2s. sd. in the pound on the whole rated property of Ireland. By the Emigration Act; a number of children would be provided for, and public works had been and were going on in Ireland. Still he could not promise that they would be continued to the extent of affording relief to any ♦ery considerable portion of the popula tion. The Land Improvement Bill, however, was coming into operation in the most satisfactory manner. Application had already been made for upwards of 2,000,000/. under the provisions of the Act. A con siderable :portion of this amount had been sanc tioned, but it was not until the present month that the operations had beneficially commenced. How ever, he might assure their Lordships that there vas not a county in Ireland in which works were not now being begun, suggested, and facilitated by the excel lent measure in question.—(Hear, hear.) There was another point on which he wished to say a few words, he meant the division of the country into poor-law districts—a division which he admitted had been at tended with more or less injustice and inequality of taxation. The fact was, that it was necessary to adopt some sort of division, and had a new system been carried into effect, the time which would have been requisite for its preparation would have dela3,d the operation of the poor-law for the whole of the present year. Under these-6ircumstances the princi ple of electoral division had been adopted, as on the whole the best of any of the existing modes of divi sion, not by any means ;as being a perfect or an un exceptionable one. This much, however, he would say, that while Government were prepared to enforce the collection of the poor-rate, they would willingly ecter into a full consideration of the necessity of hav ing a re-division of the union districts in Ireland. — (I tear, hear.) As to the administration of the pcor laws, he admitted that from what he had heard of the circumstances of some of the unions in Ireland, he believed that in certain cases and jn certain districts it would be desirable to have a system of paid guar dians.—(Hear, hear). The Noble Earl in the con clusion of his speech had entered upon topics of great and general interest—topics which appeared to him (the Marquis of Lansdowne) to he of too vast and vital importance to be discussed by him in a mere conversation incident on the presentation of a petition. Lord CAREW desired to draw the attention of the Rouse to the fact that where an employer laid out a large capital in the employment of labour, he was no better off than the person who contributed nothing. If some arrangement could be made by which this inequality could be obviated, it would be most bene ficial. lie had no objection to the establishment of paid guardians, as he congidoreci that they would do the business better, and with more econcm: y. In his opinion it would be advisable to appoint as s assistant poor-law guardian for each of the boar( Is, whose office should partake of the nature of asi :ipendiary magistrate. Such an officer would be feu nd to ob viate many of the difficulties which were found to exist in the board of guardians as at press nt ; consti tuted. Lord MONTEAGLE rejoiced at the an nouncee ment which had been just made by her 3 Majesty's Government, namely, that it was their into ntion, at an early period, to revise the existing atm, to of electoral division in Ireland. At the same time he should, however, protest against the proposit io a of paid guardians. The whole benefit of the clat is e proposed by his Noble Friend (the Duke of 1 fellington) would be done away with if they were appointed, and he begged to remind them, that t if they conferred this power upon the paid guars lions, over the unpaid, they would be varying an A ct of Par liament. Parliament never intended, wh en it gave its assent to the measure, that such a 1 sroposition should be carried into effect. Let tht Govern ment say that such was their intention, and . he would sit down content; but it never was, it was not so much as dreamt of. If they intende.3 to. introduce such a clause, they should give Parliart ;ent a as oppor tunity of discussing the question. He was desirous that the children in the workhouses sl =ld . be edu c,..ted in practical industry, and that to t he Is :nowledge of letters some acquaintance with agric ultt Ire should be added. The Noble Lord the Seer eta ry for the Colonies had some idea, as he understoo 3, of sending workhouse children to the colonies. w, he was very much afraid that if they were rears ,e L in idleness they would snake but bad colonists. Ha d l this practi cal system of education which he adr ecated been carried into effect a year or so ago, he was very much of opinion that it would have greatly Itigated the pressure of the late distress. After a few words from Earl FITZ'S VILLIAM the subject dropped. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE laid upon the table of the House certain returns : arete sgst others, an estimate of the money applied for and sanctioned by the Treasury, under the Land Jl rn provement Act. The Noble Lord then moved that the Earl of Itipon be added to the Committee appc inted to in vestigate the affairs of the Bank and the: commercial distress. Earl GREY said—l rise in consequent:n of an ob servation which was made during the da") urse of the discussion that has just taken place. it would be most injurious that the notion sit( )uld go ab road that it is the intention of the Government to take s children indiscriminately out of the workh oases for the pur poses of emigration. It would create prejudices at home, and raise an unpleasant fee ling in the , minds of the colonists. I therefore beg t o explain' that this emigration will be confined strict ly and mclusively to orphan children, and will entire', 'y depend upon the method in which they have been tr. tined. Great care will be taken to see they have be , en well educated, and that they are acquainted with some useful em ployment. In consequence of the calamities which have occurred in Ireland, there ar e a great number of orphans whose ages vary from fi ye and-twenty to eighteen and fifteen years of age. ' rhey are princi pally females, and great pains in m my of the unions have been taken with their ecincatio: 3. As far as the funds now in the hands of the Emig, ration Committee shall permit, such as wish will be sent out, under careful and suitable protection, to South Australia and New South Wales. They shall be placed under careful superintendence, and great ca re taken of them upon their arrival. Under these circu 'lnstances, I am sanguine in hoping that they will turn out most useful emigrants to the colonies, a aid be of the greatest possible advantage to themseh'ees. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented a petition from Hampshire in favour of the - removal of the Jewish disabilities. The House then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Feb. 21. S U Y.—NAVY ESTIMATES. The House then went into Committee of Sunply, when Mr. WARD, in answer to a question from an Hon. Member, said that he intended only to ask for a suf cient sum, namely 245,4101. 19s. 7d., to enable the Government to carry on their establishment mita the Committee had made its report. The Hon. Member then proposed that a sum of 245,410/. 9s. 7d. be voted to defray the excess of expenditure over last year's estimate. Mr. HERMES thought that it was the duty of the Government to state to the House the rea sons for bringing forward their ♦ote. The House would be forgetting its duty if it did not inquire most minutely into every vote which was brought before the Committee. If the object of the Government was to withdraw from public discussion the principle on which the estimates were made up, they were taking the worst plan that could possibly be adopted by the appointment of a " Select and Secret" Committee. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was entirely of opinion that it would not be right to take any whole vote; the Government only proposed to take a vote on account. If the whole of the votes were proposed to be taken a full explanation would be given. The present vote before the Committee was one of anexcess of expenditure, and ought, therefore, to be acceded to at once. Mr. BANKES wished to know whether this excess of expenditure had not arisen from a squab ble between the Board of Admiralty and the Treasury? If such were the case it was advisable that the country should be in possession of the whole of the facts as soon as possible.—(Hear.) With respect to the appointment of this select and secret Committee, he wished to know whether the returns from this Committee would be laid before the House in such a manner as to enable Hon. Members to know which way the members of that Committee voted. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that by an Act passed a few years since, none of the Public Boards were allowed to hold over any unap propriated balances, and any excess of expenditure came immediately before the House. In former times it had been the practice to hold over whatever balances had been left of former votes, and conse quently departments had a full power of applyirT, and sometimes of misapplying, those balances. But now no balance could be held over after the sth of April, and therefore there having been a deficiency last year a subsequent vote was necessary. Gentlemen must know that it was not always possible to keep accurately within the estimates. As to the next question, the secresy of the Committee, it was only intended that all the world should not be made ac quainted with its proceedings. At the termination of the Committee the whole of its proceedings would be laid on the table. Mr. HUME said that the proposition for a Secret Committee was on many accounts most objectionable. With respect to the vote, he thought it would be much better to take a certain sum on account. Colonel SIIITHORP objected most strenuously to a Secret Committee. He should prefer a Committee car ried on openly before the public, or one which might be faithfully reported by that excellent medium of com munication the public press.—(Order, order.) Lord G. BEN TINCK said he was anything but satis fied with the explanations which had been given by the Noble Lord, and the Right Hon. Gentleman the Chan cellor of the Exchequer. He thought it highly unjus tifiable to propose a Secret Committee.—(Hear, hear.) Unless the Noble Lord at the head of the Government was prepared to say that there were,grave reasons of state, and an immediate peril threatening the country, he (Lord G. Bentinck), for one, should consent to nothing of the kind.—(Bear, hear.) In his opinion the Executive Government was no longer fit to hold its posi tion, if its authority and functions were to be handed over to a Committee of that House.—(Hear, hear.) For these reasons, unless the Noble Lord should give some better reasons than had been given, he would not con sent to the unconstitutional proceeding of referring the naval estimates to a Select Committee.—(Hear.) Lord 11. VANE said that any Select Committee might exclude the public ; but he thought it would be inexpe dient to have the present a secret one. Lord J. RUSSELL said that the question of the ap pointment of the Committee was not before the House, and therefore he should not discuss it at any length, but merely allude to the observations of the Noble Lord op fosite. The Noble Lord seemed to think the Committee proposed a novelty, but he begged to remind the Noble Lord that in 1786, 1797, 1807, 1817, and 1828, similar Committees were appointed, under the administration of Mr. Pitt, Lord Grenville, Lord Liverpool, and, lastly, of the Duke of Wellington. Committees had been ap pointed to inquire into the whole expenditure, including the army, navy, and ordnance, and all, he b e li eve d, wore not only select but secret Committees. That was to say, not only were the public excluded, but Members of the House, not on the Committee, were not allowed to be present. Why it should be unco ns tit u ti ona l to d o t h at in 1848 which had been done so often before, he owned passed his own comprehen s i on . Th e course m i g h t b e inexpedient or impolitic, but certainly it was not uncon stitutional. On one occasion Mr. Pitt gave as a reason for secresy, that officers of departments were examined, and might disclose facts which it might not be convenient to publish to the world. lie (Lord John Russell) thought that a practical reason, and that it applied to the present time. If every member of the Committee was to sik questions of persons high in office in the various departments, there might be considerable incon venience in publishing the answers. He hoped that this would satisfy his Noble Friend. Ho had stated on his ewe, responsibility, that lie thought it would be highly inconvenient to have the proposed Committee an open one, in which every Member might ask what question he pleased and have the answer published. He would not enter into the question of whether it was desirable that this Committee should be appointed. His Right Hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer would move for it to morrow (this day), and would state his reasons et length. His (Lord John Russell's) impres sion was that a Secret Committee would be for the public advantage. As for the present vote, they merely wanted such an amount, as would prevent public inconvenience, out lie i,ud no wish to avoid punito discussion: On the contrary, he thought it would be right to bring it forward at a time when a full attendance of Members might be