The Sun. — London, England, 1848-03-31 00:00:00

BANK RETURNS. (From the London (x ; azette of Tuesday.) n Account, pursuant to the Act seventh and eighth Victoria, .sdp. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank Notes, ul the several Banks of .ssue in England and Wales. in Circulation during the Week ending Satur day, the 18th day of March, 18 4 7: - Average PRIVATE BANKS. Amount. Abingdon Bank, Abingdon-Knapp and Co - Andover Bank, Andover-Heath and Co 9,420 Ashford Bank, Ashford-Jemmitt and Pomfret 8,704 kylshain Bank, Aylaham-R. and G. Copeman 4,863 Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury-Rickford and Hunt Baldock Bank and Baldock and Biggleswade ilaldoek-Wells, Hcgg, and Lindsell... 26,695 Barnstalle Bank, Barnstaple-Drake and Co 10,905 Basingstoke and Odiharst Bank, Basingstoke- - Seymour, Lamb, and (.o. 17,255 13e,liord Bank, Bedford-'f. Barnard Bedford and Bedfordshire Bank, Bedford 'Frnpr, Halfhead, and Co. .3ewdley Bank, Bewdley-Nichols, Baker, and Crane Bicomter and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank, Bicester-Tubb and Co. Birmingham Bank, Birmingham-Attwoods , Spooner, and Co 23,540 Birmingham and Warwickshire Bank, Birming ham -J. L. Meilliett, and Sons 13,742 Bland lord Bank, Blandford-Bastard and Oak 7,540 Boston Bank, Boston-Garfit and Co 56,046 Boston Bank, Boston-Gee and Co 13,594 Bridg rster Bank, Bridgwater-J. &J. Sealey 7,705 Bristol Bank, Bristol-Miles, Harford, and Co. 29,663 Broseley and Bridgnorth, and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Broseley-Messrs. Pritchard 19,070 Buckingham Bank, Buckingham-Bartlett , Parrott, and Co. Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, Stow- Market Bank, Bury-Oakes, Bevan, and Co. 68.030 Baia ury Ban l c, Banbury-Gillett and Tawney. 24,414 Banbury Old Bank, Banbury-Messrs. Cobb 37.201 Bati - . City Bank, Bath-Molter and Son . Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard-Bassett and Grant 30,526 2irtningham Bank, Birmingham-Taylor and Lloyds . Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire-H. A. and W.M. Harris and Co 11,336 Brecoa Old Bank, Brecon-Wilkins and Co 50,771 Bridport Bank, Bridport-S. and W. E. Gundry - Brighton Union Bank, Brighton-Hall, West, and Borrer Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington- Harding, Smith, and Co Busy St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds- J. Worlledge and Co. Bromsgrove Bank and Stourbridge and Broms grove Bank, Bronasgrove-Rufford, Biggs, and Co. 14,837 Cambridge Bank, Cambridge-Mortlock and Sons Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam bridge-Messrs. Forsters Canterbury Bank, Canterbury-Hammond and Co Carmarthea Bank, Carmarthen-Morris and Sons Chertsey Bank, Chertsey-Messrs. La Coste 2 621 Colchester Bank, Colchester-Round, Green, and Co. Colchester and Essex Bank, Witham and Essex Bank, and Hadleigh Bank, Suffolk, Colchester -Mills, Bawtree, and Co Cornish Bank, Truro -Tweedy and Co Coventry Bank, Coventry-Little and Wood cock 6,455 2,817 :12,179 36,080 City Bank, Exeter—Milford and Co Craven Bank, Settle—Birkbecks and Co Christchurch Bank, Christchurch—Tice, Welsh, and Co : 9,360 15,482 ?3,352. Cardiff Bank, Cardiff—Towgood and Co Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon so mouth Old Bank, Monmcuth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Chepstow—Bromage, Snead, and Co. . 11 Derby Bank, Derby—Messrs. Evans Derby -Bank, Derby—Smith and Co. Derby. Old Bank and SCarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derby—Crompton, Newton, and Co Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes—Hughes, Locke, and Co Piss Bank, Diss —Oakes, Fincham, and Co Doncaster Bank, .Doncaster--Leatham, Tew, n(1 Co. Donoaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster — Cook and Co. Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton on-Tees Bank, Darlington—Backhouse, & Co Devonport Bank, Devonport—Hodge and Nor- man _Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank, Dorchester—Williams and Co. East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard—Robins, Foster, and Co. ' East Riding Bank, Beverley—Bower, Hutton, and Co. Essex Bank and Bishops Stortford Bank, Chelmsford—Walford. and Co. Exeter Bank, Exeter—Sanders and Co Fakenham Bank, Fakenham—Gurneys, Birk beck, and Co. Farringdon Bank and Bank of Wantage, Far ringdon—Barnes and Medley Farnham Bank, Farnham—Messrs. Knight Faversham Bank, Faversham—Hilton and Co Godalming Bank, Godalming—Mellersh and Keen . .3rantham Bank, Grantham —Kewney and King Guildford Bank, Guildford—Messrs. Haydon... Grantham Bank, Grantham—Hardy and C 0.... Hastings Old Bank, Hastings—Smith, Hilder, and Co. Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford — Matthews And qO. Hertford and W*e Bank, Ware—S. Adams and Co Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull —Smith, Brothers, and Co. liuntlngdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don—Rust and Voasey lFtrwieh Bank, Harwich—Cox, Cobbold, and Co Ilemel Hempstead Bank, Hemel Hempstead— Smith, and Whittingstall Honitor. Bank, lloniton—Flood and Co. Hertforishire, Hitchen Bank, Hitchen—Sharples and Co. I fergaford, Ross, and Archenfield Bank, and Ross told Archenfield Bank, Hereford—Morgan, Hoskins, and Co Ipswich Bank, Ipswich—Bacon and Co. Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Iladleigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley Bank, and Woodlfridge Bank, Ipswich— Alexanders and Co. Kentish Bank, Maidstone—Mercer, Randall, and Mercer Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington—J. Davies and Co Knighton Bank Knighton—J. Davies and Co. Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Knaresborough—Terry and Co Kendal Bank, Kendal—Wakefield, Crewdson, and Co. Kettering Bank, Kettering-0 obeh and Sons., Longton Staffordshire Bank, Lane End—C Ilarv:y and Son Leeds Bank. Leeds—Beckett and Co Limb Union Bank, Leeds—W.Williams, Brown, and CI. Leok and Staffordshire Bank, and Leek and Congleton Bank,Leek—Fowler,Gaunt, and Co. Len tester Bank, Leicester—Pagets and Kirby... Lewes Old Bank, Lewes—Molineux and C 0.... Lichn'eld Bank, Lichfield—Palmer and Green... Lmculn Bank, Lincoln—Smith and Co lAiimpeter Bank and Llandilo Bank Llando very —David Jones and Co. Loughborough Bank, Loughborough—Middle tons and Cradock Lymingtoa Bank, Lymington—C. and S. St - Barbe Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Regis —Gurneys and Co. Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis— . Massey and Co. Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield-13rooklehurst and Co '.lanningtree Bank,Manningtree—Nunn and Co Marlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl borough Old Bank and Hungerford Bank, and Hungerford Bank, Marlborough—Tanner and Pinckney Marlborough and North Wiltshire New Bank Marlborough—Ward, Merriman, and Hillier Merionethshire Bank, Dolgelly—Jones and Williams Miners' Bank, Truro—Willyams and Co Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Abergavenny—Baileys and Co Monmouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth —Bromage and Snead Monmoathshire Newport Old Bank, Newport —W. Williams and Sons Newark Bank, Newark—Godfreys and Hutton Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and Newark Bank, S leaford—Handley, Peacock, 1,585 5,936 6.258 12,485 37,632 25,178 10,962 9,810 16,090 65,887 9,710 31,1&3 81,569 44,498 41,053 22,907 18.07$ 5,744 11.306 4,622 5.377 16.380 11,022 22,134 22,62 12,560 20,684 17,293 40,610 4,683 19,797 33,614 19,330 18,994 69,805 12.356 18,384 6,554 18,85 36,903 7,118 5,354 49,399 33,578 24,429 30,399 20,581 76,844 11,605 6,660 3,225 95,200 13,240 10,508 5,715 12,819 6,665 4,335 13,419 23,148 11,174 8,252 22,100 43,434 17,91 e and Co Newbury Bank, Newbury—Bunny and Slocock. Newmarket Bank, Newmarket—Eaton, Ham mond. and Son Norfolk and Suffolk Bank, Diss—Taylor and Dyson Norwich Crown Bank, Norwich—llarvoys and Hudsons IWorwich and Norfolk Bank, Norwich—Gur neys and Birlcbeck Nottingham' and Nottinghamshire Bank, Not 4inghom—Hart, Fellows, and Co 8,593 Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton—Craddcock and Co „'Naval Bank, Plymouth—Harris, Mudge, and , . (,‘ lO ,Now ~.;nrum Bank, Sarum—Hetley, Everett, and Co Nottingham Bank, Nottingham—Smith and Co. 26,944 COlwrstry Bank and Oiwastry Old Bank, Os _ wo.nrv—Croxon and Co 10,149 Oxto,pCßank,.Oxford—J. and R. Morrell 11,063 Oxford old Bank, Oxford—Robinson, Parsons, 51idC0....... 25,905 Old Bank Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells Old Bank, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells and Sevenoaka Bank, Tonbridge— , 13eeChing and Sops..- Oxfordshire Witney Bank witway_willia ni,, 6 , 969 Clinch, awl C 9.... 4 8,255 17,143 2,303 55,305 4,044 21,293 Aif . • i6UN, LONDON,_ FRIDAY EVE_NING, MARCH 81, NEWPORT, ABERGAVENNY, AND HEREFORD RAILWAY. The third half-yearly general meeting of the share holders of this company was y. sterday held at the London Tavern, for the purpose of transacting the ordi nary business of the company, and for the election of two directors and cne auditor, in place of the same number who retired. The notice convening the meeting having been read, the Secretary proceeded to read the report, from which it appeared that a contract had been catered into for the construction of the portion of the line between Ponty pool and Abergavenny being a distance of 91 miles, and that so much land as was required for the commence ment of the works had been placed in the hands of the contractor. The usual notices had been served on land owners for purchase of the lands between these points; but in consequence of the continued depression in the money market, the directors had made arrangements for a suspension of the contract, and they had not proceeded further towards acquiring the land. In the depression still existing in railway under takings, the directors considered that a further suspen sion of the contract was advisable, and they hoped to be able to make arrangements with the contractor for that purpose. Application had been made to the Com missioners of Railways, under 11th Vict. cap. 3, for an extension of the period granted for the purchase of land and the construction of the line. The preliminary application had been acceded to, and the required forms were being proceeded with ; and, on their completion, the compulsory powers of the Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Railway Act, for the purchase of land, would be extended to August, 1851, and, for the construc tion of the line, to August, 1855. The powers of the " Extension to Taff Vale Railway Act," for the taking possession of land, would also be extended to July, 1852, and, for the completion of the line, to July, 1856. The report of the directors at the first general meeting of the company stated that the remainder of the purchase money for the Hereford, Grosmont, and Llanvihangel Tram Roads, amounting to 45,9681., was payable in March, 1848; but they had now satisfaction in stating, that in consideration of the pressure of the times, those companies respectively had been induced to accept 15 per cent. in further payment, in lieu of pressing for. the total discharge of the obligation at the present time; and had agreed to accept payment of the balances as follows, viz. :-15 per cent. in September next; 15 per cent. in March, 1849; 15 per cent. in Sep tember, 1849; and the balance in March, 1850. Under these arrangements, further payments have been recently made as follows: To the Hereford Tram Road Company ... £2,919 0 0 To the Llanvihangel Company ... 3,262 10 0 And to the Grosmont Company ... ... 2,437 10 0 The directors regretted that it should have been neces sary to resort to legal proceedings to enforce payment of any of the arrears of calls, but they felt that the in terests of the company left them no alternative. Under the arrangements with the Monmouthshire, Welsh Mid land, and Great Eastern and Western Companies, 9,696 shares in this company, of 251. each, had been registered in the names of proprietors in those companies ; the original 501. shares in this company had thus been reduced to 251. each, and the proprietors been relieved of calls and from future liability to a corresponding amount. The directors repeated that their confidence in the in trinsic merits of the undertaking was unshaken, and that their determination to suspend the works for the pre sent had been formed solely from a desire to relieve the shareholders from calls during the present crisis; and from the conviction that under the extraordinary circumstances which had arisen, a temporary suspension of active pro ceedings would not prejudice the position of the company. The expenses of Oil: management had been very con siderably reduced with a view to assist the company as much as possible. From tile statement of accounts laid before' the ineetingit appeared that the total receipts of the ':company' since its 'formation had amounted to 72,814/. ss. lid., ill'th.e expenditure to 65,7961. 3s. Bd., leaving a balance hand of 7,0181. 2s. 3d. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, took occasion to review the circumstances of the com pany from its commencement. Railway property, with all other kinds of - property, had no doubt suffered very considerably under the late pressure, this company had not escaped; the directors had thought it necessary, in consequence to reduce their expenses as much as pos- , sible,' and to make only those calls which were absolutely necessary to enable therrf to meet the engagements pre viously entered into: This company was ori ginally proposed to be united with the Monmouthshire Railway, but it had been found necessary to separate the two Bills. An alteration also in the levels of the eom pany had been made by Mr. Miller, civil engineer, the effect of which would be to save a sum of not less than 45,0001. in making the railway, and to give to the com pany a means of connexion with the other lines to the north of Hereford. An extension of the line had also been proposed to the Taff Vale Railway, which would afford the means of bringing into communication a vast agricultural with an immense mineral district, and render no doubt great benefits to the company. There had been some intimations of winding up the affairs of the com pany; he did not, however, think such a course would be practicable, at least none of the shareholders could clear out of their engagements except upon payment of 61. per share. The subject had been publicly brought before him only by two persons, Mr. Spackman and Mr. Newbon; with respect to those gentlemen, he would only say that there were some gentlemen who would undertake to wind up anything, even the falls of Niagara, if they could only get 6d. per share for doing se. For his part he could only say that he would never consent to the suicidal policy of winding up the affairs of this company, neither would he consent to desist from his endeavours to bring the affair to a prosperous conclusion for all parties concerned. He and his brother directors held a very large stake in the concern, and the shareholders might be sure that they would not consent to carry on any policy which would prove injurious to their own interests, and those of the other shareholders of the company. A SHAREHOLDER moved as an amendment the ap pointment of a committee of shareholders, to inquire into the accounts of the company, some of which ho considered to be most exorbitant. Mr. NIOTT seconded the amendment. Considerable discussion took place upon the subject. The amendment was, however, ultimately withdrawn, on the ground that it might be considered as a want of confi dence in the directors. The report was then adopted, with but two dissentients. The lion. J. E. Knox and W. E. Snow, Esq., wore then unanimously elected directors of the company, and J. E. Rogers elected an auditor in the room of NV. E. Scow, 11,q. The allowance of the directors was then ordered to be reduced from 8002 to 4001. per annum, and the salary of the secretary reduced from 6001. to 400/. per annum. The thanks of the meeting were theri ♦oted to the Chairman, and the meeting broke up. NAMUR AND LIEGE RAILWAY. A special general meeting of the shareholders of this company was yesterday held, at the London Tavern, on special business. The chair was taken at one o'clock precisely. The notice convening the meeting having been read, The CHAIRMAN (Mr. A Spottiswoode), said that the object of the directors in calling the meeting was to lay before the shareholders the state of the company. Va rious communications had been made with the Belgian Minister on the great point of granting the company a little more time to complete the railway. This concession had been promised to them. The great desire of the Government was to keep the people employed; this course would be decidedly t• the interests of the company to adopt; but the direc tors r, quits d the means of carrying out the line from the shareholders, and he trusted that they would take into consideration their own interests, and provide the neces sary funds. They had already expended some 600,000/. or 700,0001., which would all be lost if the line was not completed, and upon the other hand, if completed, the line would be a source of great profit to the shareholders. Ne gotiations were now pending for a loan, but this was not enought to answer all the purposes of the company. The directors proposed to issue debentures bearing five per cent. interest, and a supplementary bonus, which would be about equal to an additional five per cent. payable to the holder of the debenture at the termina tion of the period therein named. In answer to a question put by a SHAREIioLDER, The CHAIRMAN stated that about twelve miles on the least profitable part of the Mons and Menage branch had been opened, and its returns were sufficient to pay all the working expenses. Colonel Sir F. SMITH said that he had but lately been connected with the company, and previous to his joining it he was of opinion that the Namur and Liege Railway would not be able successfully to compete with the navi gation of the Meuse ; he was, however, of a very dif ferent opinion at present, and he firmly believed that if the line could bo completed, the returns would prove quite equal to what had been originally held out. lie thought that it was desirable to make a strong pull altogether to complete the line, and keep the men at work, who, if unemployed, might prove a serious evil both to the Government of Belgium and the company. He thought that the holders of every share in the railway might be allowed to advance money upon loan to the company, at an inte rest of 10 per cent. lie had looked carefully over the whole proceedings of the company, and was in every way perfectly satisfied with them. Mr. MosTes, the accountant of the company, gave a financial statement of the company. Upon the first call all the shares had been paid up ; on the second call 120 shares fell in arrear ; the third, 3,700 shares ; the fourth, 2,010 shares ; the fifth, 5,350 shares ; the sixth, 5,585 shares; the seventh, 6,070 shares; the eighth, 2,270 shares. The whole of these shares had been for feited, and the total amount thus gained by the company had been 125,810/. The total amount received by the company from the shareholders had been 640,170/. A loan had been taken by the contractors of 14,940 f., also a loan which was now in the Belgian funds, of 281,693 f. The interest paid to the shareholders had been 35,284/. 18s. 6d. The amount expended by the company had been on The Namur and Liege Railway £326,025 3 3 Mona and Menage Railway 229,963 17 1 Locomotives Carriages and waggons 23,240 0 0 Stores, clothing, &c 2,204 5 11 Cash iu hand Expenses of the company 7,210 6 2 Mr. STOKES, the engineer to the line, said that about twelve miles of the line between Namur and Liege, commencing from Namur, was ready to receive the per manent way, and the whole of the line could, it the funds were found, be ready for traffic within a twelvemonth. It would be necessary to raise an additional capital of about 250,0001. for the purposes of the plant upon the railway. The estimated total cost of the line and its branches would be about 1,250,000/. In order to complete th© Mons and Menage Railway a sum of 90,400 L would be required, and about 440,0001. for the Namur and Liege Railway. Mr. G. Rennie, engineer•in-chief of the company, gave a satisfactory account of the works of the company, and the economy with which they a - ere carried on. In answer to a question put by a shareholder, Mr. RENNIE said that not one English workman was employed upon the works, and that an extension of the time for completing the railway had been allowed by the Belgian Government. In answer to another question put, The CHAIRMAN said that the number of shares upon which 161. had been paid was 25,0001. After some desultory discussion resolutions were agreed to, authorising the directors to call up the re maining 41. upon each of the shares, to give them the power of increasing the capital of the company, and to raise loans. The thanks of the meeting were then voted to the chairman, and the meeting broke up. LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY. The adjourned meeting of this company was held yester day, at one o'clock, at the London Tavern; Mr. Grenfell, M.P., in the chair; but was again adjourned until Mon day, the 17th of April, in consequence of the committee appointed to investigate the accounts and to report upon them not being yet prepared to do so, and on the understanding that the report should be printed and circulated amongst the proprietors on the 14th. The directors were much blamed by the pro prietors for not advertising the proposed adjournment. The directors replied that they considered the matter was not within their province, as the committee was appointed by the shareholders; and, besides, the notice of the adjournment came to them too late to enable them to advertise it to Leeds and distant localities had they c( n sidered it their duty to do so. The direc tors stated that they had strongly objected to a proposed adjournment to the Ist of May, becauso they had for seven weeks been under the gross end un founded aspersion which had been cast upon them at the first meeting. The CaAIRMAN intimated that if the Committee had made their report to-day, he should have resigned his office; for no man, after what had taken place, of right feeling and understanding, and who knew what was due to his character, would continue to hold the position of chairman. From this day they might consider him no longer in their service ; in fact, he abdicated—(Laugh ter)—it was the fashion now to abdicate. Mr. PARSONS (the deputy-chairman) made a similar statement. Mr. WISHAW, the chairman of tho committee, stated in reply to the lion. Gentleman, that all the books and papers had been placed before the committee, and that the aid of the clerks and other servants of the company had been placed at the service of the body. Mr. TAYLOR, another member of the committee, stated that the investigation of the committee had led to this result, that though the company might not pay a large amount for some time, its affairs were in a satisfactory state; and, further, that none of the committee were disposed to sell their shares at any price the market might offer for them at present, or for some time to come.—(Cheers.) Mr. l'Attsorts said the statement was very satisfactory and gratifying to the directors, and must, he believed, be equally so to the proprietors.—(hear.) The meeting then separated. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. March 30. Their Lord hips met at Five o'clock. ODD FELLOWS. The Duke of WELLINGTON presented a peti tion from a society of Odd Fellows, the name of which we could not catch, praying that it might be placed under the provisions of the Friendly Societies Act. Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition to the same effect. The Marquis of SALISBURY presented a peti tion, praying, as we understood, that no alteration might be made in the law with respect to these so cieties. Lord BEAUMONT defended the prayer of the petition he had presented, and stated that none save those interested in the continuance of the anomalies that existed at present in societies not under the provisions of the Friendly Societies Act would have prepared such a petition for presentation. He begged to present two other petitions of the same prayer as those he had presented. 450,000 persons had joined these societies in the dark, and all they wanted was to be placed in the light. BOROUGH SUPERANNUATION FUND BILL. On the motion of -Lord CAMPBELL this Bil was read a second time. IRELAND—ELECTORAL DIVISION S A HMS. The Marquis of LANSDOW NE said he had to present two documents of considerable importance. The first was a report of the Committee appointed to report upon the expediency of altering the poor law boundaries, and the electoral divisions ; the second a list of the arms and ammunition surrendered to the Irish Government, and those seized and detained under the provisions of the Act of 11th Victoria. notice of his motion were sufficiently explicit to have enabled those members of her Majesty's Government who were connected with the different public departments to have come prepared with an explanation of the details. The Noble Marquis, in the first place, disclaiming for himself any respon sibility, except as to two items, namely, a sum of 1,4951. for an increase of charge in connexion with the Board of Education, and a minute fraction of the increased expenditure in the Post-office department, on account of an old woman—with these exceptions the Noble Marquis considered that he was not liable to any blame, and appeared perfectly satisfied with his own conduct. Now, it might be all very satis factory to the Noble Marquis, but that was no reason why the public should view his conduct, as a member of the Government, with equal satisfaction. Then came his Noble Friend the Secretary for the Colo. Dies, and he wanted the House to believe that the sum of 4,523/., set down for retired allowances in his department, was in fact an increased charge for postage.—(A laugh.) That was all the explanation which the Noble Earl at the head of the Colonial De partment could give to their Lordships. As to the Noble Earl at the head of the Admiralty, he declared that he was taken quite unawares by the speech of his Noble Friend (Lord Ellenborough) ; he had no no tion that the Noble Earl was going to talk about the Admiralty and Somerset House. But the Noble Earl at the head of the Admiralty attempted to give some explanation of the department under his con trol, and he stated that it was discovered last year to be in a state of disorganization—that the accounts had been badly kept, and all business allowed to fall so much in arrear that it was necessary to work double tides to bring it up. In other words, the Noble Earl's explanation amounted to this—that the clerks whose negligence had caused the business to fall into arrear were set to work extra hours to bring it up, for which they received extra pay I As to the Customs, not a word had been offered in explanation of what had been going on in that department. It appeared to be abandoned altogether, and yet the cir cumstances which his Noble Friend had brought under the notice of the House were of a very extra ordinary nature. Within the last few years the Customs' duties had been, not diminished, but alto gether repealed upon a great number of articles. The effect of that proceeding had been to abridge mate rially the labours of the Custom-house officers ; yet what were the facts disclosed in the return which had been laid before the House ? It appeared that in the year 1847 there had been an increase in the number of persons employed of 62 ; an increase of 1,8571. in salaries; an increase of 16,5001. in emoluments; an increase of 5,6461. in retired allowances ; and an in crease of 25,0001. in expenses.—(Hear, hear.) The result of all this was, that the cost of collecting the customs last year amounted to 49,0001. more than it had ever done before.— (Hear, hear.) For this not a shadow of explanation had been offered to their Lord ships. The Noble Lord at the head of the Post office had given something like a satisfactory ex planation of the increased expenditure in his depart ment, for he said that it had been caused by increased accommodation afforded to the public, and was justi fied by increased returns. The only circumstance which detracted from the satisfactory nature of the Noble Marquis's explanation was that the expenditure appeared to be progressively increasing. It appeared that 2,300 persons had been added to the establish ment during the last two years, and an equal number might be added in the next two years. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE—I hope so. Lord STANLEY—WeII, if the increase should be accompanied with a corresponding increase in the revenue, and additional accommodation to the public, there could be no objection to it, and no one would begrudge the Noble Marquis the extension of his valuable patronage.—(A laugh.) Speaking of pa tronage, he would take the liberty of observing, that the Noble President of the Council seemed to under value the patronage which the Government had ob tamed by the increase which they had made to the public departments. They were told of an old woman receiving only 10/., but the average value of the appointments was 30/. a year.—(Hear, hear.) The Noble Postmaster-General must know from expe rience that, trifling as such appointments appeared to the President of the Council, there were nu merous applicants for them, and those appointments afforded him the opportunity of obliging some of his political friend; and, it was necessary to add, of disappointing others. Appointments of 25/., 15/., and 10/, afforded a Government the means of obliging their adherents, the return being that the persons who had obtained the appointments should support those who supported the Government. —(Hear, hear.) The subject to w hi c h hi s N o bl e Friend had called the attention of the House was one with respect to which their Lordships and the public were entitled to have the fullest explanation ; but, since the Government did not seem to have ex pected the present motion, he would recommend that it should be withdrawn now, and brought forward apaia at a future period. The Earl of AUCKLAND said that the Noble Lord had misunderstood what had fallen from him. He did not intend to admit that there had been any negligence on the part of the clerks employed at the Admiralty; but that, in consequence of the accession of business, it had teen found necessary to bring up the arrears and to increase the establishment. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH then wkhclrew the motion, saying that he would consult with the President of the Council as to the day when he should bring it forward again. Adjourned. Average Areeant Pease's Old Bank, hull , the Hull Old Bank and Beverley Bank, Hull- --Pease and Co 45,936 Penzance Bank, Penzanc we—Batten and Co 9,449 ?e;erborough Bank and Oundle Bank, Peter borough—MPtArs. Yr ;rice Peterborough Bank, Peterborough—Simpson, White, and Simpson 9,961 Pembrokeshire Ban'k, Haverfordwest—J. and W. Walters Penzance Union Bank, Falmouth Bank, and Truro Bank, Penzance—Rickets, Enthoven. and Co Reading Bank, Reading—slmonas and Co 24,955 Reading Bank, Reading—Stephens,Blandy, and Co 21,809 Richmond Bank, Richmond—Stapleton and Co 4,074 Ringwood and Poole Bank, and Town and County of Poole Bank, Ringwood—Ledgard and Sons Rochdale Bank, Rochdale—Clement, Roy ds and Co 3,228 Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank, Roches ter—Day and Nicholson 7,719 Royston Bank, Royston—Fordham and Sons... 14,145 Rugby Bank, Rugby—Butlin and Son 13,783 Rye Bank, Rye—Curteis, Pomfret, and Co 13,336 Reigate and Darking Bank, and Reigate, Croy don, and Darking Bank, Reigate—Nash and Co 10,638 Ross (Ad Bank, Herefordshire, Ross—Pritchard _ _ __ and Allaway 3,977 Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saffron Walden—Messrs. Gibson Salop Bank, Shrewsbury—Burton, Lloyd, and Co 10,071 Scarborough Old Bank, Scarborough—Woodall and Co 21,048 Shrewsbury Old Bank, and Shrewsbury and Ludlow Bank, Shre wsbury—Rocke, Eytons, and Co Sittingbourne and Milton Bank, Sittingbourne —Valiance and Son 2,465 Southampton Town and County Bank, South ampton—Maddison and' Son Southwell Bank, Southwell—Wylde and Co. St. Alban's Bank, St. Alban's—J. S. Story 869 Salisbury Bank, Salisbury—Messrs. Brodie — Shaftesbury Bank, Shaftesbury— Brodie and King Southampton and Hampshire Bank, Southamp ton—Atherly and Fall Stone Bank, Stone—W. Moore 5,674 Stourbridge Bank, Stourbridge —Rufford, Wragg, and Co 13,661 Stafford Old Bank, Stafford—Stevenson and Co 12,223 Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford—Eaton, Cayley, and Co. ~ Stourbridge Old Bank, Stourbridge—Bato and Robins Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank, Shrewsbury —Beck, Downward, and Co. St. Alban's and Herts Bank, St. Alban's—Gib- son and Stuart Taunton Bank, Taunton-Messrs. Badcock 17,857 Tavistock Bank, Tavistock-Gill, Rundle, and Co 5,694 Thornbury Bank, Thornbury-Rolph, Yates, and Parslow Tiveiton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton-Duns ford and Barne 5,935 Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton , shire, Thrapston-Yorke and Eland 10,047 Tring Bank and Chesham Bank, Tring-Bat cher and Son To wcester Old. Bank, Towcester-J. and S Percival Union Bank, Cornwall, Helston-Vivian and Co. 7,195 Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge-Hull, Smith, and Co. Wallingford Bank, Wallingford-Wells and Co 6,820 Warwick and Warwickshire Bank, Warwick- Kelynge; Greenway, and Co. 24,620 Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington-Fox. Brothers ' 2,828 West Riding Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract Bank, Wakefield-Leatham, Tew, and Co. ... 42,452 Whitby Old Bank, Whitby-Simpson, Chap man, and Co 13,375 Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Win chester-Bulpett and Co. Winchester and Hampshire Bank, Winchester -Wickham and Co 3,8E5 Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank, Weymouth-Elliott and Pearse Wirkesworth and Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank, Wirkesworth-Arkwright and Co. Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech- Gurney and Co. Wiveliscombe Bank, Wiveliscombe-P. and W Hancock Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton-Good ricke and Holyoake. Worcester Bank, Worcester-Farley, Lavender, and Co. 9,025 Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank, Worcester-Berwick, Lechmere, and Co 69,539 Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster-Farley and Turner Walsall Old Bank, Walsall-Charles Foster and Sons Warminster and Wiltshire Bank, Warminster- Everett and Co. Wrexham Bank, Wrexham-S. Kenrick 1,060 Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton- Messrs. Fryer Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Haleswortla and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth-Gurney, Birkbeck, and Co. Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great Yarmouth-Sir E. K. Lacon, Bart., and Co 10,427 Yeovil Old Bank, Yeovil-E. and J. Batten 5,337 York Bank. York-Swann. Clough. and Co 38,426 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Bank of Westmoreland, Kendal Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley Bradford Banking Company, Bradford Bilaton District Banking Company, Wolver hampton Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Brad ford .... Burton, Uttoxeter, and Staffordshire Union Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking Company, Chesterfield Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work- 6,721 8,123 41,902 8,926 27,663 14,472 53,896 ington Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Banking Com pany, Cheltenham Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company, Covent& Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel tenham Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company Carlisle Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle Dudley and West Bromwich Banking Company, Dudley Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby Darlington District Joint-Stock Banking Com pany, Darlington . 16,455 East of England Bank, Norwich Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 119,493 Halifax Joint-Stock Bank, Halifax 12,536 Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 32,459 Hull Banking Company, Hull 27,240 Halifax Commercial Banking Company, Ha lifax Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Com pany, Halifax 97,499 Helston Banking Company, Helston 1,610 Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford 16,226 Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company, Knaresborough 23,306 Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge 4,171 Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster . 60,571 Leads Banking Company, Leeds Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company, Lincoln 43,137 Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company, Leamington Priors Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow 7,943 Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank ing Company, Nottingham 22,904 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Company, Nottingham Newcastle, Shields, and Sunderland Union Joint- 28,349 21,104 11.710 94,552 21,561 18,721 33,718 18,427 Stock Banking Company, Newcastle 12,816 National Provincial Bank of England, Birming ham, Head-office, 112, Bishopsgate-street, London North Wilts Banking Company, Melksham 43,652 Northamptonshire Union Bank, Northampton 63,350 Northamptonshire Banking Company, North- ampton North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool 13,684 Pares's Leicost&'rshire Banking Company, Lei- tester . Saddleworth Banking Company, Saddleworth 1,711 Sheffield Banking Company, Sheffield 36,710 Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Com pany, Stamford. 45,645 Stuckey's Bankin g Company, Bristol Somerset shire Bank, and Somersetshiro Bank, Lang- port Shropshire Banking Company, Shiffnall Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Com pany, Stourbridge Sheffield and 1-iallamshir© Banking Company, Sheffield Sheffield and Rotherham Joint-Stock Banking Company, Sheiliold Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company, Richmond . ... , 44,744 Storey and Thomas's Banking Company, Shaftesbury Sheffield and Retferd Bank, Sheffield Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Banking C oin _ pany, Wolverhampton 29,090 Wakefield and Barnsley Union Bank, Wakefield 11,495 Whitehaven Joint-Stock Banking Company, 9,609 807 Whiteharen Warwick and Leutuir.gton Banking Company, Warwick v 32,077 West of Englane awl South Wales District I3ttnk. Bristol Wilts and Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury 55,487 West Riding Union Banking Company, Hud dersfield Whitchurch and tllesmere Banking Company, Whitchurch Worcester City and County Banking Company, Worcester 4,741 York Union Banking Company, York 71,045 York City and County Banking Company, York 82,674 Yorkshire Banking Company, Leeds P. DEANS, Registrar of Bank Ratans. Stamps suld Taxes, March 25, 1848. ELECTION COMMITTEES. BODMIN. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Sergeant KINULAZE then proceeded to disclose the details of the joint case of bribery and treating, which the petitioner alleged against both the sitting Members. The first act of bribery committed by Mr. Wyld was the presentation of a number of valuable maps to the ♦arious institutions of Bodmin, which was subse quently followed up for some time previous to and dur ing the election by the most extravagant treating. All the public-houses of Bodmin were thrown open to the electors, regardless of expense ; but it did not appear that Mr. Lacy joined in this system of lavish treating till the day of polling, when by previous arrangement, a St. refreshment ticket was given to every elector who voted for either Mr. Wyld or Mr. Lacy. There could be no doubt, therefore, that both the sitting Members had been guilty of corrupt treating, and after hearing the evidence he was sure the Committee would have no hesitation in unseating the lion. Gentlemen. The Learned SERGEANT then called for the pro. duction of. Mr. Wyld's title-deeds, in pursuance of the Notice to produce, but Mr. WORDSWORTH contended that the notice to produce was informal. The Committee, however, decided that it was not. Mr. WORDSWORTH declined to produce the deeds. Secondary evidence was then adduced to prove that Mr. Wyld did not 'possess any property either in St. James's or in Stockport. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock till eleven o'clock to-morrow. GENERAL COMMITTEE OF ELECTIONS. The nomination of the Leicester and Cheltenham Committees was postponed till Monday. In both these cases the recognizances are alleged to be informal, and the sitting Members obtained the adjournment to enable them to pray in aid Mr. Stuart Wortley's Bill for giving Election Committees jurisdiction to decide the validity or invalidity of the recognizances as a prelimi nary point. The appointment of the Dublin, Longford, and Wal sall Committees, which stood for Monday next, are postponed for a week. INTRAMURAL INTERMENTS. On Tuesday forenoon, at eleven o'clock, a vestry of the parishioners of St. Olave's, Southwark, was held at the Vestry-hall, to consider a proposal for a further enlargement of St. John's Churchyard, by purchasing three houses in Fair-street, out of the 4,0001. received from the Greenwich Railway Company for the Flemish Burial Ground, and by taking into the churchyard the ground on which St. John's Vestry-hall now stands. Mr. W. R. White, churchwarden, in the chair. Mr. Loan, churchwarden, stated to the vestry that it was intended by the parishioners of St. John's to build a new vestry-hall, and that the proposition on the part of the vestry of that parish w as t o t a k e some groun d, t o b e devoted as a burial ground for the two parishes, part of the area of which would be the site on which the present hall stands, that being consecrated ground. Mr. BLOYD said that two years ago the same question was brought before the vestry, and it was unanimously resolved, as it was expected that so.ne measure with respect to intramural int e r men t s was a b ou t t o b e introduced into Parliament by the Government, that the consideration of the subject should not be then enter tained.—(Hear, hear.) He saw no reason on the present occasion to deviate from that course. He be lieved that Mr. Mackinnon was about to bring forward his motion on the subject of the burial of the dead at a distance from towns and cities. If they wished to make use of the, 4,0001., he thought the best plan to adopt was to purchase some ground at Sydenham, or at some short distance from the parish, to servo as a burial ground. Mr. LANGLEY asked, what was the sum which would be required as the portion of their parish by the parish of St. John's ? _ Mr. CORNER, the vestry clerk, said that they would have to pay about 7201. Mr. WALKER said that had it been the intention of the Government to have introduced a plan in reference to the interment of the dead at a distance from London, they might have done so in th e ir s a n itary Bill.—(Hear, hear.) In his opinion the Ministers had not independ ence enough to come forward with any practical mea sure. They ought, therefore, to come to some arrange ment with the parishioners of St. John's, and if they had no objection to have the dead of St. Olave's buried in their parish, he saw no reason why they should offer any opposition.—(Hear, hear.) If he lived in Fair street he should hare a strong objection.—(Laughter.) Mr. SHAND observed, that some arrangement ought to be entered into, as their church-yard was over crowded with the dead.—(Hear, hear.) Three years ago, it was stated that it ought to be shut up, yet, since that period there had been above 1,100 interments. — (Hear, hear.) When the population was from 16,000 to 17,000 it was of importance that there should be another burial ground. The inhabitants living in that locality state that in summer time the ground is the cause of pestilence and disease. Mr. EvAxs remarked that he reported the rosolaticn of the former vestry, but he saw no likelihood of the Government bringing forward any measure. Mr. WALKER then proposed and Mr. KNIGHT is eonded a resolution to the effect stated in the notice of motion, which as unanimously agreed to. Other paroclthd business was transacted, when thanks were voted to the chairman, and the meeting separated. SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY.—The Ripon, from Gibraltar, Malta, and Alexandria, with Indian mails, and 101 passengers, arrived this morning at South ampton. Cargo chiefly silks ; specie, 10,0001. The Ripon left Alexandria on the 13th, and Malta on the 18th instant. PERSECUTION OF THE JEWS IN HUNGARY. — VIENNA, MARCH 23.—Several fugitive Jews arrived here yesterday from Presburg. They announce a most fearful persecution against the Jews, which broke out there, and which if only a portion of the details be true, reminds us of the darkest times of the middle ages. The request of Jews to be admitted to the national guard is said to have given rise to the fearful persecution. The Jurato had warmly espoused the cause of the Israelites. We hope to be able to communicate further details to morrow. DRUNKINNESS IN GLASGOW.—Despite the great distress in Glasgow, arising from want of employment, drunkenness continues as rife as ever-150 being the number of the inebriated picked out of the streets on Saturday evening last. Instead of keeping these parties till sober and then dismissing them, their names and ad dresses should be taken down and some means adopted of preventing them from receiving parochial aid. MILITARY MOVEMBNTS.—CIIATHAM, ARCH 28. —The following officers at this garrison have received orders to hold themselves in readiness for embarkation to India :—Ensign Ueorge Gould, of the 25th (King's Own Borderers), and Ensign William Henry Newnham, of the same corps ; Captain R. Thompson, Ensign C. Sergison Nott, and Assistant-Surgeon Thomas Craw ford, of the 51st (King's Own) Light Infantry ; Lieu tenant F. 11. Gardan, of the 84th ; Lieutenant E. Smyth Mercer and Lieutenant M. L. V. Reynolds, of the 94th. These officers are to join the head-quarters of their respective regiments serving in the Presidency of Madras. A 1%1 - mg POINT or I4lW.—lt has been suggested to our friend, Mr. Briefless, that his opinion would be very valuable on the question, whether a man who dies before he has settled with his creditors may be con sidered to have shown an undue preference, in paying 'the debt of Nature before hie other habititioa?—Punch. THE PUBLIC OFFICES. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH then rose to call the attention of their Lordships to the abstract of the annual account of increase and diminution in the number of persons employed, and the salaries, emoluments, allowances, and expenses in all pub lic departments, delivered on the 24th of March. It appeared from the return, that in the course of last year 141 persons additional had been engaged in the different departments of the Govern ment,whose salaries amounted to 70,000/. The total increase in the salaries during that period was .56,000/. ; in emoluments, 14,500/. ; in expenses, 31,000/. ; in re tired allowances, 7,867/. ; making the increase he had named. In the Colonial-office the in crease had been 4,333/.; in the Admiralty, 3,2161., and in other departments there had been a proportionate increase. —(Hear.) There was one charge which appeared to be most important, namely, the Customs, in which the increase had been 49,000/. They had been told that the reduction of duty that would take place would lead to the expense of this department and the number of persons em ployed being considerably reduced. In the Excise there had been a diminution of 6,609/. ; in the Stamps and Taxes 2,0181., which was satisfactory. In the Post-office a great increase had taken place ; a great loss— as much as half a million—had taken place upen the transmarine department ; in the Post-office 1,109 additional hands had been taken on. Now, when a department like that of this establishment did not pay, the greatest economy should be practised. Having alluded to the increased expenditure of the convict department and in the exchequer of Scotland, the Noble Earl moved for a return of the salaries paid in 1847, specifying the various additions made The entire increase was about 110,000/. in the year during that period. If this return was not satisfac tory, he should move for correspondence and other documents that ought to afford more satisfactory in formation. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE had not the slightest objection to afford the fullest infor mation, and his Noble Friend (the Marquis of Clan ricarde) would be happy to consult with the Noble Earl as to how the salaries in the Post-office, or number of officers, might be reduced. No increase had taken place beyond that absolutely necessary. For instance, one old woman, at a salary of 101. a year, had been found necessary in that department ; but so far from this appointment extending his patronage, his Noble Friend had found much difficulty in getting an old woman to fill the office.—(Laughter.) Steam-boats for the conveyance of letters had been found absolutely necessary—hence the expense of which the Noble Earl complained He considered that the return with respect to the Post office would be too minute to afford much informa tion. At present there was a Committee sitting in the House of Commons, whose duty it was to inquire into the salaries in the public departments, and no doubt they would prepare an ample report and evidence on the subject. Earl GREY justified the increased expenditure of the Colonial Department, and considered that the return moved for would be too voluminous to be valuable, and would besides, occupy several months in preparation. He thought names should be ex cluded from the return. The Earl of AUCKLAND, although not prepared to enter minutely into the matters adverted to by the Noble Earl opposite (the Earl of Ellenborough) with regard to the augmentations which had been made in the Admiralty department, was nevertheless able to state that there had been no increase in that esta blishment beyond what the public service required. On entering into office, he found that the books at Somerset House were very much in arrear ; some many months, and many more than a year. In order to rectify this the clerks were employed many hours in the evening, and often through a great part of the night, for which an extra allowance was necessarily made. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE said that with regard to the increased expenditure incurred on ac count of the Post-office, he was prepared to show by the returns which had been made to the House that that increase was fully justified by the increased re quirementoof that:establishment. He should have been quite content to do this in the most general manner, if the Noble Earl had not particularly remarked that the increase of the expenditure during the last year hap pened to be coincident with the occurrence of a general election. When the Noble Earl mentioned that fact, it would have been but fair if he had called attention to the amount of increased expenditure in other years when there were no general elections.—(Hear, hear.) The Post-office, it ought to be remembered, was not an establishment primarily and mainly for the pur pose of raising a revenue. It was in the first instance for the accommodotion of the public, though he was aware it was also looked upon by many as a desirable source ,f revenue as well as of benefit to the country in other respects. But he would apply the same test to the returns from the Post-office of previous years which the Noble Earl had applied to the return for the year 1847, and then their Lordships would be able to judge as to the relative increase of charge in• curred by and the increase of revenue derived from that department. The net amount of revenue arising from the Post-office in the year 1845 was 749,842/. ; in 1846 it was 825,112/.; and in 1847 it was 984,496/. The difference in increased revenue between the year 1846 as compared with the year 1845 was 75,270/. ; but the difference of increased revenue of 1847 as compared with 1846 was 159,384/. Therefore, if their Lord ships were to take the Noble Earl's test, he (the Earl of Clanricarde) would have a right to claim the pri vilege of making double the number of appointments and increase of salaries in the year 1847, beyond what was made in 1846. But how stood the fact. In the year 1846 the additional number of persons employed in the Post-office was 1,241 ; and, in 1847, the addi tional number employed was only 1,109, being less than the number appointed in 1846, though, accord ing to the increased revenue, it might justly have been double that number. He did not mean to throw any blame on his predecessors, but only wished to jus tify himself. He would now advert to the increased accommodation afforded to the public by the extended arrangements of the Post-office. The increased circulation of letters in 1840, as com pared with 1839, was 169,000,000 ; in 1841 there was an increase of 196,000,000 of letters over the previous year. The plan for increasing the rural post-offices came into operation in 1844, and a rise immediately took place of 28 per cent. in the circulation of letters, and last year the increase was 30 per cent. upon the previous year. He now came to the present year, and their Lordships would see what had been effected by the increased expen diture to which the Noble Earl had called their attention. No less than 400 new receiving-offices had been established in the United Kingdom ; 417 messengers had been at once appointed out of the 1,109. In fact, 870 persons had been appointed in the rural districts, and no less than 1,300 villages had deliveries established where previously there was no delivery at all. Their Lordships would thus see that whatever the increased expenditure in the Post-office department might have been, more than a commen surate return had been made to the public, both i n regard to the peculiar a ccommo dation which that establishment afforded, and to the addition it ren dered to the general revenue of the State. Lord STANLEY observed, that although the pre sent snhject more particularly belonged to the pro vince of the other House of Parliament, yet they could not but be thankful to his Noble Friend for having brought it forward—(Hear, hear)—because, while it was undoubtedly proper at all times that a strict guard shonld be kept over the expenditure of the public funds, there never was a year respecting which it was more necessary to do so than the year 1847, when it appeared there had been an increase of charge on account of the different establishments of no less an amount than 110,0001. Noble Lords who had spoken commenced by saying that they were wholly unprepared to explain the papers before their Lordships for want of notice; but he considered the terms in which his Noble Friend had given ROUSE OF COMMOIVS, Mach 30. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. STIRLING AND DUNFERMLINE RAILWAY (REPEAL OF LEA SING PO IVERS TO EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW COM PANY'S BILL). This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. Mr. CHRISTOPHER and several other Hon. Members presented petitions in favour of the repeal of the annual duty urn solicitors' certificates. Mr. BOUVERIE presented petitions from the Presbytery of Ayr and other places against the Diplomatic Relations with Rome Bill. Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented a petition in favour of an extension of the suffrage. •: Mr. A. lIASTIE presented petitions against the Bill for establishing diplomatic relations with the Court of Rome. Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from the beer sellers of Manchester, praying that they might be placed upon an equality with the body of licensed ♦ictuallers ; also a petition praying for a repeal of the game-laws. Mr. M. GIBSON presented a petition praying for the abolition of the legacy duty upon charitable bequests. Sir EDWARD BUXTON presented a petition from inhabitants of Chelmsford and from Waltham stow against any increase of national defences; also a petition from attornies and solicitors of Romford for the abolition of the certificate duty. NEW WRIT. On the motion of Mr. GROGAN, a new writ was ordered to be issued for the borough of Wicklow, in the room of Colonel Acton, who has accepted the office of steward of the Chiltern Hundreds. Mr. GRANTLEY BERKELEY moved that the petition of inhabitants and electors of the Western Division of the county of Gloucester (presented 29th March), praying for further inquiry into the inter• ference of the Lord-Lieutenant at the last election, or for the repeal of the " Sessional Orders of the House," relating to the conduct of Peers at elections, be printed with the votes.—Motion agreed to. Mr. COWAN presented petitions from different parts of Scotland against the Diplomatic Relations with Rome Bill. NEW WRIT FOR RYE. On the motion of Mr. ALDAM, a new writ was issued for Rye, after a few words from Mr. HUME. ORDERS OF THE DAY. All the orders of the day, in consequence of the indisposition of the Speaker, were postponed till to morrow. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE—ILL NESS OF THE SPEAKER. Lord SEYMOFR then rose to more that the House do now adjourn. He did so in consequence of the Speaker's suffering, as must be apparent to every Member, from a most severe cold. He was sure, considering the great attention that the Right Hon. Gentleman had invariably paid to the business of the House and the ; convenience of its Members—(Hear, hear)—the motion would be acceded to without a dissentient voice. —(Hear, hear.) He therefore moved that the House do now adjourn. The Earl of LINCOLN seconded the motion, and the House, whi c h was tolerably filled with Members, adjourned shortly before Five o'clock. The Right Hon.—Gentleman was suffering so se verely from sore throat, and cold, that it was impos sible to hear a single word that he said in the re porters' gallery. THE SCOTTISHHOSPITAL.—On Wednesday, at one o'clock, a quarterly court of the governors of the Scot tish Uospital was held at the hall of the corporation, Crane-court, Fleet-street, to receive the report for the past quarter. The Duke of Montrose in the chair. Major Adair, secretary, read the statement of the accounts, from which it appeared that the sum of 6901. had been given in relief, and that the total expenditure amounted to 1,0481. 9s. 10d.; leaving a balance in hand of 148/. 09. 2d., which was received and adopted. The secretary then laid before the court the re port from Mr. Thompson, the solicitor to the hospital, in respect to the bequest of Mr. William Ross, which was brought before the list court, and which report re commended that no proceedings should be taken by the corporation upon the subjsct of the bequest till after the death of Mrs. Ross, who was in the 72d year of her age. Dr. Webster moved a resolution to that effect, which was seconded, and, after a few remarks from his Grace, who suggested the acceptance of the bequest by the direotors, agreed to waaniumgl7. ASYLUM FOR IDIOTS. Last evening an institutory festival in honour of this really humane and disinterested charity was held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street. The chair voi s occupied by the Right Hon. Lord Robert Grosvenor, (in the absence of his Royal Highness the Duke 01 Cambridge, who was most reluctantly prevented 1,,,r°, 1n e attending in consequence of severe indisposition). she company was not so numerous as was expected, but the subscription proxies far exceeded the anticipations 01, the committee. A splendid dinner, with e xcelr wines, were provided for the occasion, and ample justice was done to both. The convivialities of the even i ? B , were enlivened by some excellent singing, and the ga t° , of the toastmaster were discharged with great efficienoi by the younger O'Toole. Amongst the gentlemen who supported the chairtnellr at the cross table were—Sir George Carroll, Mr. Sher"' Hill, George Thompson, Esq., M.P., Sir James Clark' M.D., Dr. Forbes, Dr. Conolly, Dr. Little, Ssiale` Amory, Esq., S. B. Brooke, Esq. The cloth bola, been removed, and the various loyal toasts disposed of with becoming enthusiasm, The noble CHAIRMAN rose to propose the toast of the, evening, " The Asylum for Idiots ; and may it live a n ': prosper." He said many thoughtful men had 1 :! 3e t : frequently in that hall for purposes similar to that wil! n , had called them together that evening, namely, to provil against the various infirmities that flesh was heir M n .% on looking at the noble charitable institutions in wol c the metropolis abounded, it was admitted that only on e link in the chain of benevolence was wanting, th e which they had met to celebrate the adoption of, and 9 support and maintain by their influence and persona' contributions.—(Cheers.) Previous to this, howeve r ' the condition of the unfortunate idiot had been over looked ; and by the experiments which had been nl O l not only in this country, but in France, Germany, v e' ll A Switzerland, the interesting fact had been establie,li e : that the idiot might now be educated.—(Cheers.) .1 "" Noble Lord then proceeded to quote a variety of l u n: teresting facts in reference to this subject from the wor k of Dr. Scott and of M. Seguin, the principal of similar institution in Paris, and concluded by making ''„ impressive appeal to all present on behalf of the fan" of the institution. The toast was then drank with great applause. of Sir GEORGE CARROLL proposed " The health ; the Chairman," who returned thanks, and afterwsP. proposed, " The health of the President and Vice-Pre s ' . dents." GEORGE THOMPSON, Esq., M.P. ' re t urne d thank* and spoke with great eloquence and feeling, and at co ,u; siderable length, in support of the in s tit u tion and : 1 claims of the poor idiot, who, he said, instead of being made the prey of the vulgar, the vain, and the incase derate, should be the first objects of care and c ulture on the part of the wise, the humane, and the religion'. " The Health of Mr. Sheriff Hill."—(Cheers.) Mr. Sheriff HILL returned thanks. " The Health of the Medical Officers." Dr. CONOLLY returned thanks, and gave an interesti n g and affecting account of the progress of the Institution„ " The Health of the Secretary, the Rev. Dr. Dr. REED returned thanks, and read an account of lo t subscription, which amounted to about 7001. Atone the principal contributors were his Royal Highness te; Duke of Cambridge, 20 guineas ; Bar oa R o th s child, I .g , guineas; D. Salomons, Esq., 10 g ui neas; M r . Sh,e l l,. Hill, 10 guineas; Sir G. Carroll, 10 guineas; Brook, Esq., 10 guineas; Sir J. Cla r k, 10 gu i n eas; 1 " . Sutherland, 10 guineas, &c. A well executed view of the house and groun ds, u- --48 o f a Park House, Highgate, was exhibited over the head the chairman during the evening, and attracted leY general inspection. The asylum is calculated to sce °l ; o modate between seventy and eighty inmates. are vacancies for six to be elected in April next, but number of applicants already amo un t s t o seven ty, 511° . ° ,; ing the extent to which the di re a ffli ct i on o f idi o tcy ' ll- in the metropolis. Dr. LIrrLIL having returned thanks for the boar d of directors, and Mr. TYLER for the st ewa rd s , th e eoloP'' shortly afterwards separated. 8,076 9,258 RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS• LIVERPOOL, MARCH 30. ea' STOCK EXCHANG E .—The sa l es are—Birkenhead, .44 shire, and Cheshi r e J unc ti on (l a t e C . and B . ), 13 % c• - 1 Lancashire, New, 2 dis.—Great Grimsbyjand Sheffield, , dis.—Great Norther n , 9 dis.—Great Western, Quarters. ttor dis.—Lancashire and :Yorkshire, Fifths, 14 c. dis. Fifths (late West Riding Union), % dis.—London.in North-Western, 125--Ditto, New Quarters, IV chester, Sheffield, and Li nco l ns hi re, 61— Di tto ( G r inis r g Dock), 10 dis.—Midland, 97—Ditto, Halves, 6% Staffordshire, 1 3 % c. dis.—Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and shire, Preference, 2% p.—South-Eastern and Dover, 2311" Ditto, No. 4, Thirds, 34 di s .—Y or k, N ewcast l e , an d if, wick (G. N. E. Purchase), par—Y or k an d N or th Alid l %. (East and West Riding),22—Dublin and Drogheda, dr. MANCHESTER, MARCH 30. er STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are —Bi r k en h ea d, 'A l a shire, and Cheshire Junction, 61A di s .—Ditt o (late G.oriolp B.), 14—East Lancashire, N ew , 7 5 4 dis. —Ditto, Qui l "".to dis.—Lancashire and Yo r k s hi re , Fifths, 1% n eta (Preston and Wyre), Sixths, s—London and North-West (Manchester and Birmingham), Quarters (A and B). 17 !„ ( 1 , p.—Ditto, ditto (C), 2 1 4 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, 74 Lincolnshire, Quarters, No. 2, 15—North Staffordshire, ter dis.—Scottish Central, 2 6 1 ,4—South-Eastern and if"' 23 1 4—Ditto, No 4, 3 7.16 dis. LEEDS, MARCH 29. IA to' STOCK EXCHANGE.—Rather more shar es h ave b ee n so ld day than yesterday. The following are the prices :-"7 1 ., Lancashire, 18 1 4 —Ditto, New, 71. 13s. 9d.dis.—Ditto. Qti r a ters, 38s. 9d. dis.—Great Northern, 8% n. dis,Lancto, and Yorkshire, Fifths, 14, dis.—Leeds and Dewsbury, 6 . —Leeds and Thirsk, 22 1 / ;,dis.—Ditto, New, 19 dis.--R l , t to , trn Preference, 1% .dis.—No r th B r i t i s h, Thi rds, 345. d i s. Quarters, 1% n. dis.—North Staffordshire, 30s. n.dis.--" . 9 Newcastle, and Berwick, Preference, 58. p.—Ditto, / 4 °' (New Berwick), 2s. 6d. p. BIRMINGHAM, MARCH 30. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—London and Western, New, 48s. 9d. p.—Midland (Consolidated Biro _: ham, and Derby), 74—North British, Extensions, A d, York, Newcastle, and Berwick, Extension No. 1, 3 / 4 ,P' s f... Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 2% c. dis.—North P so . fordshire, 1: 1 A dii.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), , dip. 3d. dis.—Ditto (B), 3 dis.—So u th S ta ff ordsh i re, 61s. 30' HULL, MARCH 80. STOCK EXCHANGE —But littl e b us i ness i s doing, e-c @Pt „4. for settlement, which may b e cons id ered as merely nointit The sales are—North Staffordshire, 36e. 6d. dis-- 14 2, r British, Quarters. 725. 641.—Ditto, Thirds, 4s.—Ditto Hales), 4s. 6d.—Hull and Selby, 981. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, MARCH 30. STOCK EXCHANGL—The sales a re —N ewcast l e a nd C ll. lisle, 100—Ditto, Alston Branch, 3% dis. MEETING OP THE TRADES OF THE METROr°I'I,O% Last evening, at eight o ' c l oc k , a meet i ng of the delegs'ea of various trades of the me t ropo li s was hold at the 13 ea Inn, Old Bailey, t o rece i ve t h e report of the coretrat a which was appointed to draw up a statement in re ferac s to the depress e d s t a t e o f tra d e among the working c l a ss° of the metrop o li s . M r. E dwards having b een called S. rt the chair, read th e report of the committee, the purP ° A of which was, th a t th ere were : about 200 000 artisans e t ' mechanics in the me t ropo li s; that one • third of them wn ° employed, but that ab out one half of the number h a rd not remunerating wa ges; t h at another third were 00 '7 occasionally employed, the greater portion of them su b. misting by disposing of their furniture and wearing 0" parel for the support of themselves and their families' and that the remaining third were entirely depeDd ell y upon parochial relief. The report st a t e d th at th e c ount* was approaching a crisis which would lead to a n over throw of the established system, if no legislative cle s ; sures were adopted to av o id suc h an a l ternat i ve , es St condition of the working classes had nearly arrived t that point that it could be no longer endured. The port was unanimously agreed to, and the meta l°. separated. SOUTH-SEA HOUSE.—A quarterly general court a the proprietors of South Sea stock was held yesterday' upon the usual routine business. The sub-govern or ; C. Franks, Esq , was in the chair. The minutes of Si! last court were read and confirmed ; and, after the 6 °l ment of the bond-debt had- b een a l so read, t h e coo adjourned. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —A W ONDERFUL C UR B B r AN ERUPTION IN THE FACE HOLLOwA.y's 01 51° MENT. - The editor o f t h e Guernsey Su,„"' publishes in his paper, of th e 20t h of F e brustr e V a most extraordinary cure which he nessed by the use of Holloway's Ointment, in the 90 '" of a child whose face was entirely covered with set By his recommendation, th e p arents of the ch i l d to this invaluable remedy, and in the space of ono week , to the astonishment o f every one, the face was perfect.; healed. This ointm en t i s peculiarly adapted for t h . cure of burns, scalds, scurvy, and every variety of 4 ` 13 disease. Also f o r o ld woun d s and sorofula, c ancerl bad breasts, and sore l egs. Sold by all druggists, els, at Professor H o ll oway ' s E sta b lishment, No. u 44, Strati London. BIRTIIB. On the 18th inst., at Cove House, Ashton Keynes, the Wi of Charles Sidn e y H aw ki ns , E sq., of a son. On the 22d inst., at the Vicarage, Frampton-on-5(471013' the wife of the Rev. George Chute, of a daughter. On the 23d inst., Mrs. Henry itellersh, of St. Aan's.rosdf Brixton, of a son. On the 24th inst., at La Moye Manor ll•use, Jersey, t Cams wife of Th omas S utton, Esq., 8.A., College, C 4lll- bridge, of a son. On the 26th inst., at Stonecot-hill, Sutton, the lion. AE I* Sidney Roper Curzon, •f a son. On the 27th inst., at Park-street, Grosyenor-square, tb e wife of Dr. Manson, of a son. On the 27th inst., at Sidcup, Kent, the wife of Thon l6l Norwood, Esq., of a daughter. On the 28th inst., at Brighton, the lady of John Bothell' Esq., of a son. MARRIED. On Thursday, the 30th inst., at Trinity Church, WaYortree: by the Rev. Thomas Hornby, A.M., Vi car o f W alton-on -tbi , Mil, Benjamin Hayw o od J ones , E sq., of Larkhid, Liverpool' to Louisa Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Hugh HornbY, l' E q" of Sandown, Liverpool. On the 28th inst., at Ifield Church, Charles Edward, 11°.. cond son of Richard Prime, Esq., M.P., of Walberton House/ Sussex, to Elizabeth, only daughter of the late James Dolls van, Esq , of Buckham-hill, in the same county. DIEB. On the 14th inst., at Temple Sowerby, Westmoreland , Lieuteaant-Colonel John Procter, late of the 30th Regiment' On the 24th inst., at V an , O c kl ey, Surrey, the Rev. Li' Courtenay, A.M., of St. John's College, Cambridge, aged On the 27th inst., in Cardington-street, Hampstead-root Mr. John Jackson, aged 47. On the 28th inst., Fanny the wife of George Mounsl Gray, Esq., of Upper Bedford-place, Russell-square. On the 28th inst., at the L awn S outh Lambeth, Elisabeth Sarah, only daughter of Edl‘ard Hill, Esq., aged 25. On the 28th inst., Charles Simpson, Esq., artist, late °f Carlisle -street, Soho, aged 35. On the 29th inst., in Nutford-place, Bryanston-squar e, Sophia, wife of Thomas Quatermass, Esq., aged 85. London: Printed and Published by 111URDO YOUNG. a s No. 112, Strand, P r i n t er , at Die Sun O ffi ce, No. 1 1 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the countl Middleiox, Friday, March 31, 1848. CONTRACTS for COALS foi her MAJESTY'S MAIL STEAM PACKETS, &c. Department of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy Somerset-place, March 30, 1848. The Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord Iligh Admira of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, do hereby givt notice, that on TUFADAY, the I Ith of April next, at One o'clock, they will tie ready to treat with such Persons as may he willing to Con• tract for supplying and delivering at the undermentioned the follow. log quantities of COALS, for the service of her :Majesty's Mail Steam Packets, viz. : Tons. DOVER, •• •. •• .. 110LTHEAD• • .. • • • • •• • • .2,500 KINGSTOWN •• ...... 1,460 To be delivered within twelve months from the Ist of May next. Also for supplying at Port Patrick, and Donaghadee, for the likt service, (luting the said period of twelve months, all such quant:tiel of Coals as shall from time to time be demanded. The Coals from Donaghadee to he supplied by the Contractor nu Port Patrick. The conditions of the Contracts, and the form, of the Tenders may be aeea at the said Nike. No render will be received after Om O'clock on the day of treat•, nor any noticed, unless the party attends, or an agent for him, duly authorised in writ:ng. Every Tender must be a.4dressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty and bear in the left hand corner the words "Tender for Coals to] Nail Packets," and must also be delivered at Somerset-place, ac• companted by a letter signed by two responsible persons, engagin. to become bound with the person tendering, in the sum of 25/. pc.; cent. on the value, for the due performance of the Contracts. TO THE PROPRIETORS OF EAST ISDIA STOCK. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE day of election being fixed for the 12t1 - proximo, I have the pleasure to inform you that througl your kindness I shall proceed to the Ballot with the certainty success, having received assurances of support from a very large majority of the Proprietors. I still be much obliged to those of in: friends who may have changed their residence to inform me of it, Ma' there may be no error in the delivery of the Proxy Papers. I have the honcair to be, our faithful and obliged Servant, J. CAULFIELD, Major-General. Committee-room, London Tavern. March 30, 1448. CRESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY . "EIGHTH CALL of SI. PER SHARE, making the amoun called 421. 10s. per Share. In pursuance ola Resolution of the Board of Directors, Share holders In this Ce any are required to pay, on or before MONBAI the 24th April next, a CALL of FIVE POUNDS PER SHARE t either of the undermentioned Bankers: London—Messrs. Glyn and Co., Lombard-street. Liverpool—Liverpool Borough Bank. Bangor—Messrs. Williams and Co. Interest at the rate of Five per Cent. per Annum will be charge , on all Calls remaining unpaid on the said 24th April. - • By order, • GEORGE ICING, Secretary. 81, Moorgate-street, London, March 28, 1848. •.• EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY • i• -• TENDERS - FOR LOANS. • The Directors are ready to recelve TENDERS FOR LOANS t sums of not less than 5001., for fixed periods, at the rate of 51. pe Coat. per Miriam. •• • • - Ry order, • • Sixhopsgata Station, Aug. 12, 1847- C. P. RONEY, Sgeretary. METR,OrOLITAN 'ASSOCIATION 0 T iagr,f,pThsfqvirirr*ev! , a - Fil.. ' • - • Incotimrated_ by . - Boyai.Oiltrter, whlci; th ••: yof th Shlrebolders to thcamount• of their respectiTe • •t -- • Mid the rat of interest...to si. Per cent. Per .artoupi.. Capital, 100,0001. in 4,000 shiaticagSt. each. - The i tors invite the public to_NyiTtifiectitin of the first set' o houses Meted •by thirin• in the.. i)id'Pancras-road, leading fror King's-cross to Camden-town, hontsining accommodation for 11 "' • • PWties disposed Us:Mr-operate in this work of improvement whether as IndirldiralS; or acting on behalf of Branch Association' are requested Yo• *communicate with Charles GatlitT, Esq., Hon Socrttary, 19; Colemarf-strett; London , of whom p ros p ectuses ma; be ihd, or at the . houses •hr 'the •Old Pancras-road ; at the rooms the Statistical Society' of London, 12, St. James's•square, and a Renshaw's, - 356, Strand: " • • • C 0 IL .MIDDLESE X WANTED, to BORROW, on the security of the count rates for MiddleSeX; for' the purposes of the Act 8 and 9 Vict c. 126, relating.to pauper lunatic asylums, the SUM of 10,0401., t be advanced on the .21st. of. April next. The interest will tie pai, half-yearly, and one-thirtieth part of the principal will be repaid a the end of each _year until the whole skid.' be discharged. All pet sons desirous of lending the money are requested to send in seale tenders (under cover to. me,. at the Sessions House, Clerkenwel green,l endorsed Tender for Lending Money for the purposes < the Additional Pauper. Lunatic .Asylum," addressed 'to the Choi' man of the Committee of .Visitors of the Additional Pauper Lunati Asylum, stating_ 2he.loarest . rate of interest at which they will ad 'ranee the same, beforAlVednesda,y..the 19th day of April next. _ _ JOLLY . S.. SE AJFE, Clerk to the Visitors. Sessions House, Clerkenvrell, March 29, 1848. r HE REGISTERED• SYRIAN PALETOI A, 'Pursuant - to it 6th and 7th Yiet., cap. 65, which has con manda a proveiblal . i4Pritation, has been ro-predneed by Mem. SWAIN and Co., in Clothi of texture adapted to the approachin season. This fashionable garment - 11as become an essential luxurj and the terms render its acquisition universal. , • 379, Oxtord-street.—Prieo 2/. • MOSES AisTD . THE MUSES A TALE. The muses, good. reader, (Mikes am wropg), nave ever been viewed as the handmaids of song. These maidr(nine in number) so fiction relates Are &blotto govern ; poetical And thoroughly knowing what all kind of, wit Is, • , To help a Poor poet in writing his.ditties. • And now for my story—a, singular one — These nymphs were invited by MOSES and SON, Who wished to inform them, of what they must sing, And to tell ULM of matters concerning the spring. " We thank You, (said MOSES,) for services past ; Nor have we the slightest reflection to east. Much attention to 11105. ES and SON you've attracted, And have faithfully told of the manner they've acted ; • In telling the world what tint tailoring trade is, Yon never have once over-rated it, ladieS• You Have told what Is trite--you have spoken with reason, And now let us come to the present spring season. . Please to take a 'walk round (said E. MOSES and SON) ,And see for yourselves what a deal we have done. Here are w aistcoats of newest design for the spring , And troweers and crseraeolats Ilt for a king. Jpet notice (said MOSES) the dress coats and frock, And the elegant hats, and the hosiery stock. You've plenty to Write on, especially so When we say that the prices were never so low ; Co, tell to the public what fashions attract, And tell them how MOSES and SON mean to act." . Here the ladies all curtsey'd, and promis'd to sing With truth and with warmth of the stock for the spring. LIST OF PRICES. REAM MADE. Beater Tagßeni .• ....... . Chesterfield and Codrington's, and every description of Oyer-coat, handsomely trimmed.. •• • . ........ ••• • • • 1 h 0 The Pacha Coat .•..••••• • • • • • • • 1 0 The Bullmer, especially adapted for snowy and wet wzather •••• • • • •• • • The Premier.. •• • ..... • . . Boy's Winter Coats, in every style •••• • • • • 0 6 0 Aden's Do. Trousers, lined .: •••••• • • • • • • • • 0 4 0 Doeskin ••• • •• .• •• .. •• •• 012 6 Dress Coats.. • • ••• • • • Frock do. •••••••• • • • • • • .. Double-breasted Winter Vests ••••••••• • •• • • • • • • 0 2 0 Roll collar.. • ...... ••••• • • • • • 0 1 6 Boys' linssax and Tunic Sults.• ... • MADE TO uxastiax. Winter Coats, in every style and shape, hand somely trimmed, (cons 1 6 Milled cloth Over-coats, velvet collar and cuffs .• 2 4 0 Tweed Wrapper ••..••• • • • • • • .. 0 18 6 D oe skin Trousers ••••• • • • • ....• Rest, or Dress• ••••••• • • • • • • ..... I 6 0 Dress Coat •• • • Best quality made.. ••• • • ..... 2 15 0 Best quality mado.• ••• • • • • • 3 3 0 Cashmere Vests .. •.•••• • • • • • • 8 6 Satins, Plain or Fancy ••••..• • • • • • •• .. 0 12 0 Boy's Hussar and Tunic Suits .. • • .. • • . • 6 A Suit of Clothes complete ....... ......• •• .. 1 16 0 Mourning to any extent at Firs Minutes notice. Observe.—Any article purchased, reaAy made, or made to me sure, if not approved el, will be exchanged, or if preferred, t money returned. E. MOSES and SON, Tailors, Woollendrapers, Clothiers, rfattel Heelers, Furriers, Boot and Shoemakers, and General Outfitters. Ladies and Gentlemen, 154, 155, and 156, 157 Minoriea, and 84, 85, and 86 Ahigatg, City, London. CAtitt,ll.-1;.. Moses and Son regret being obliged to guard t publle against impostors, but bare learned that the untradesma :Ike falsehood of being connected with them, or it's the same concet has been resorted to in mazy instances. mid for obvious reasoi They have no connexion with any other house in or out of Loialo ans the o se who desire genuine and cheap clothing, &c., should call ; or send to, Minories and Aldgate, City, London. Noyes.—tie business transacted at this establishment from sti set Friday, tin sunset Saturday, when busin,as is resumed till twel o'clock. EYEBROWS, MOUSTACHIOS, and WIII! KERN produced in a few weeks, and Baldness removed a prevented by the use of GRIM STONE'S AROMATIC REGEN RATOR, AA essential sOrit, drawn front aromatic herbs and Howe A few drops of which cure headache in a few minutes ; it is alss most delightful, fragrant toilet perfume. Sold only In triangn bottles, protected by the Government stamp, at 4s. ; double the si 73.; and double this size, l Is. each ; enclosed in a Pamphlet, Cu tattling testimonials of undoubted authority, entitled "'three Minut Advice on the Growth and Preservation of the Ilmnan Hair, & BY post, 43. 6d., is. iSkl„ sad 12e., for money orders only. Sold wholesale only at Grimatone's Ilerbary, Highgate, Cl London ; and by Messrs. Barclay and Son, Farriugdon-street ; Sang Oxford-street; Messrs. Butler and Co.,Cheapside Fisher and Toll Con•luit-street ; Mr. Johnston, medicine warehouse, 68, Comb] and by all Chemists. Perfumers, and others For Edinburgh, J. R. Raimes, Leith-walk ; for Manchester, eresehe and Son, Adv tier-office. • TO THE LAIIE'. This lady had the tbllowing letter inserted in the "Times" no paper on Aug. 7, 1k446. Reader, remember, this letter was put ii the paper by the lady herself, as a testimony to me. " Mrs. Weekley, of No. 3. Swan-street, Borough, takes this opp Unity of publicly thanking Mr. W. Grimstone, of the Herbary, gale for the efficacy of his Aromatic Regenerator, in having cc pletely restored the baleen her head, after using itabotit four moist and Use whole of her hair is much stronger and more luxuriant ti lover was before the baldness appeared. " Mrs. Weekley inserts this testimony to:the virtues of Mr. Regenstor, feeling assured that many ladies would gladly purch an I is. bottle if tkcy were as certain of its virtues as she is, from ',patience, not only in the restoration and production of hair In abu time, but as a cure of net - vont headache ; as a toilet pertkurie iii beyond any to her taste. She will feel a pleasure ii answering lady of respectability to the above fact .-3, Swan-street, Berougt In ems of the hair becoming thin, weak, or turning grey, at drops on the crown of the head occasionally, every week, will r rest the hair from coming away with the comb, mace it strong, prevent it turning grey, rendering the hair luxuriant and surly. few drops on your hairbrush before brushing the hair, will give hair brilliancy, causing it to curl. The most delicate ladies may use this delightful product of moist aromatic herbs and flowers with confidence ; its refresh odour removes headache and makes it a most necessary compile to the toilet. In cases of nevous headache, pear tea or twelve dr on the crown of the head ; if very bad, repeat it every quarter of hour. In most cases relief is certain in ten minutes. It prods hair on children's heads in a few appplicstions. It met' on info beads, it has such a peculiar cooling influence on the brain as to i vent convulsions, as well as promoting the growth of hair. — pamphlet et testimonials. All letters addressed to Grimstone, lletbare, A R R I A .31 Ono half the world are desolately single, and the ot Supposing them married, questionably contented. Diffidence, c sense of right determine tke former, and miscalculate:l hopes litter the latter. The solitary one may shield hitn<elf under the ; of cannon and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret oomprosing hurry ; but the troth lies deeper. Physical incapac and broken health, ace the great hindrances to domestic happii and social content. The dowry should net be the only marriage Clement. Honour and justice demand that health should form tie i In the compact ; it alone dignifies the alliance. Blighted hope' neglect wound more sorely than poverty or misfortune. Reader these surmises concern you, procure 1)r. CULVERWELL'S li IIESIOIIIS 'On Single and Married Life, " pub. in 2 vols., ..?ach (by post, in stamps, Is. 61. each). Let no imsginatil refined, prudish feeling deter you, by their titles, nor be histh ay misinterpretation of their suppos.,l contents, from obtail fl ert. They are not intended certainly for mere Idle exrlosity, for the closet perusal of those more deeply interested, to wl they.are &Tared as antagonistic to the empyrical trash put fort! th,e above sublects, by auqualitied authors, which alone together, are a disgrace to the age. Furthermore, two o' :title 'publications' claim your attention (same price Is. c; by post la. 64.) called " What to Eat, Drink, 4NOid,7 and. " Ilow to be Happy." They aro not nse pamphlets, but equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they mete ept`erneral scribblings of the hour, but the study of the mitt life,who owes his present existence, health, and position to this err vp.nee of the maxims he would inculcate—to do unto others a would be done unto—to live atter natnre's laws—and to keep atm on the "sunny side of the way." The above works may be ha Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row ; Carvalho, 147, Fleet.street MI 39, Cornhill ; Nelson, 457, West Strand ; or direct (by post or ot wise) trout the author (who may be conferred with person mornings and evenings), 10, Argyll-place Regent-street; and Wolgaellers. tijj ....