The Sun. — London, England, 1848-03-16 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. , _There was a c o n ti nue d d ec lin e yesterday in the Cotton Market at Liverpool, American aorta being id. to id. ter lb. lower. Sales 3,500 to 4,000 bales. American ascriptions realised 44d. to 6d. per lb. Railway Shares were a shade better, the purchases being, how ever, almost exclusively for cash. The report about Messrs. Rothschilds, of Paris, was Mcially contradicted yesterday afternoon; but the state Of affairs in France still causes much unce rtainty and ex citement, and the Funds have suffered. vt • have only Continental arrivals to-day, and these are still of a very chequered charater. At Amsterdam !Marl are steadily improving, the King having . offered a n ew Constitution to his subjects. The funds improve d Were and some good purchases were made. At Paris, according to the latest advises, the panic continued with very little abatement, but the run up on Bank of France did not cause any p articular ZPreuension, it is stated, in ruiners well informed as to • resources of the establishment. The failure of three 811° r• bankers of some reputation, was , however, su ffi .. 16 ' 4 to Prepare the public mind for almost any event ; Lid the capitalists, in conjunction with the Government, Ulna devise some plan of meeting the crisis, or there IA an end of all confidence as to trade. There seems be scarcely any at Paris, and in London there are no buyers of bills. Ins proprietors of Bank of England stock now I .teetublad, have reason to congratulate themselves upon iv ,'" •ll r7 favourable statement made to them respecting were Weirs. The profits of the corporation last year we b re 'My — considerable, and an increased dividend, viz. to mar and a half per cent. for the half year has been "hired, as will be observed from the report in another column of the The Sun, and in future the election of Governor will not be by rotation. The Funds have declined this morning. There ap pears to be some anxiety respecting the state of Ireland, 1411 well as at the continued financial crisis at Paris. Consols have been 81i to 80-i for transfer and account. Ezehequer-bills are firm, at 28s to 31s premium. The arrival of H.M.S. Carys f ort with 2,000,000 dollars from o Outh America is likely to prove seasonable at this par ticular juncture. The foreign half-monthly account is now in course of adjustment, and prices are not better upon it. There are two parties—not of first-rate standing, however— linable to meet their differences, and stock seems to be Offered. Spanish Five per Cents. have realised 111 to I ta e nd the Three per Cents. 22 . Mexican bonds hav e 141 ~ d 141 to 14i, and Peruvian nomina ll y 23 to 25 . 4t is hoped that the endeavour making to interest Lord Palmerston in favour of the bondholders who lave addressed him in a strong memorial, will prove anecessfuL Portuguese Four per Cents. are 14 to 16. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have realised 60 to 61. Brazil Bonds are 70. Railway Shares are still extremely heavy, and the arrangement of the account occupies chief attention. ORE cLusiNG IFILTEs OF ~N tTisH FUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICES per Cent. Consols Annuities... 81 1 A Se% 81% 85% 80% Long Anus. to expire J &LIMO Ditte 30 years, Jan. 5,1860 8 7-16 8 7-16 India Stock India Bonds, 1,0001. Bank Stock for Account Consols for Account ..... ..... 81 81 1 4 80% 80% EXchequer Bills. 3d. 1,0001. Small . ONE CLOSINI. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Brazilian Bonds Ditto, Small 72 72 Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839 Ditto, small ... 72 73 73 Equador Bonds Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 14%% 15 Ditto. Account ..... Russian Bonds ... 9O !Spanish 5 per Cent. 1640. Ditto, Account 11. 31 Ditto, Passive Ditto, 3 per Cent 22 22 Venezuela Bonds, 2 1 A per Cent — Ditto, Deferred Dividends on the above payble in London. Belgian 4% per Cent . 60 61 Dutch 2IA per Cent., 12 Guild.... 42 Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates Ditto, Account 3Op 28 p 4% 61 4214 PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAILWAY suAREs. LAID. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES, Aberdeen 5O ..... Amber., Nott., Boston , and Eastern Junction 314...... 1,4 Ayrshire and GellowaY- 2 % telfaat & County Down 11% ...... Birmingham and Ox ford Junction ' 20 Birmingham, Wolver hampton, and Dudley 10 .• Birming.,Wolverh'pton• and Steur Valley 101. 144... ........ Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junc.... 734 — ••• • ••••••••• Boston, Stamfd & Birm. 5 Bristol and Exeter B5 Ditto, Thirds ..... Buckinghatnshire... 12/. 45. Caledonian .. Ditto, Half Shares 33.4 — 2 1 1h 294 Ditto,ClydeadaleJunc 50 , Cheater and Holyhead... 371 A — Ditto, Preference l2 ...... . Clarence Do. Ist Claes 6 per Ct. 10 Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent. Direct London & Ports mouth Dublin and Belfast June. 25 ...... Dinda & Enniskillen 1716-- - East Anglia, 251., L. & E. and L. and D...... 25 — ~.. . Do., 18/., E. & H.... 18 Do., 3/. 105. ... ...... 8 1 ,4 Eastern Counties....... 20 Ditto,Extension,s per Cent., No. 1-- 6/. 13s. 4d — Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d Do., North. & Eastern 50 Do., Quarters ..»..... 12% — ......... ..... Do., New 23 Eastern Union 50 Ditto, Quarter Shares 124 — Ditto, Thirds..... ...135.4d.. Do. (guar. 6 percent.) 10 - ..... Ditto, ditto East Lancashire Ditto, New Ditto, New Quarters 3%...... East Lincolnihirs Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... • Ditto, Half Shares ... 15 .. .. Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% Edinburgh and North ern 25 — Ditto, New.. 3 3/1 Ditto, Newport l2 Ditto, ditto, New 214...... Exeter,Yeovil, k Dorch. 2 — Ditto, New Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Glasgow,Kilmar., & Ayr 50 Ditto, New ... . 40 Do.Preterence Consol. 15 Great Northern Do., London and York 2%...... ..... Great South. and West. (Ireland) Great North of England 100 ...... Ditto, New, 40/ 5 Ditto, New, 30/......... 30 Ditto, New, 15/ 6 1,6 ••• .. ....•.•........ Great Western 9O ... .. 92 Ditto, 1 ,4 Shares 5O ...... Ditto, 1 4 Shares Ditto, Fifths 2O Ditto, New 171........ 94 - 11 1 ,6% Huddersfield and Manch. 24 ' Ditto Thirds Hull and Selby .. ...... 50 ...... • Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ..... Ditto, 1 ,4 Shares - 2Psivich & Bury St. Eden 17% ...... Do., do., and Norwich 15 ...... 2% Do., do., ExtenaScrip (late Camb. & Ely) 2% — ..•.......... . Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 ~...• „.... ......... , Ditto, Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire 83 Ditto, ditto 4 ,,,, Ditto, 4 Shares 1 ,,.. Do. Quarter Shares... 14% — .... ....... ...MU z.d. Do. Fifths... ....... .... 9 Do. Sixteenths ...... .. 6k...... ..- Do. Thirds (Reg.)....101.45...... ........ — Do. Liverp. and Buf7 U ...... Ditto % (late Hud dersfield and Shoff.) 33 Do.(Wakefield,Ponte tract, and Goole) ... 10 ...... -. - , -T Do. (W. Riding Union)4/.25." ... ' n Do. (Preston is Wyre) 2b 4 32 D 0.% Shares(A)... 9 ...... -- Leeds and Bradford 59 -•••-• -. ..... -- Leeds, Dewsbury, & e.... 42 1 . Do., Waif Shares l7 I A ...... ..... — Do., (blue) Scrip 2%... .. Leeds aid Think ..... .40 Ditto, New Oa • MUM*. 22 Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 3 ....... Liverpool, Crosby and Southport . 2 — Livorp.,Manshastor,aad Newcastle Junction... 2% London & Black wa11...18/. 6e. i1d.... 4 3 4% Do. New, No. 2. ..... 5/.185.4d.... ... • Do. Extension ...... 17% - London, Brighton. and South C0a5t......... 50 4- .. Do. Consol. Eighths. 40 Do. Guarant. 5 per et-. 9 ....• • Do. Pref. C,0n.5 per et. 50 .. ... ....... .., ' Ditto, ditto.-- 1852 50 fa; London and Greenwich 12 115 s 4 d — ____ „,, „ Ditto, Preference... 18117 s 2d Landon and N. Western 100 l3O 131 1294... 129% Do. Quarters (I. & B.) 22 ...- ....- ......... . Ditto, New .... ..... 2 'lvo* Ditto, Fifths ..... .. .. 2 5 41 40 Do 401.Shares(L.M.) 20 _ . 8 1 1 134 1 5 SA 92 i 2 16 20 8 - )2% 4% - 514 Do. 101. M. Se'l3.) A. 7 1 4 ...... 9N 9 34 Do. 10/. M. & B.) B. 74 9 3 A ..... Do, 10r. M. & B.) C. 1 ..... Load. & S. Western 5O Do. New 50/. ... ..... 37 1 4.. .. ....... ...... • Do. New 401. . 30 Do. Tenths (Coml.) 50 Ditto ditto . ......... 40 - Ditto, Thirds -. 81. 6s.Bd 3 14 die.......... 3 1 4 die. London, Salisbury, and Yeovil ..... .... ........ Ph...-. •••••• Londonderry&Coleraine 271. »•••»••••••.• Londonderry and Ennis killen 25 ..... ... ..... ..... Lowestoft (4 per et.) Ditto (6 per ct.) Manchester,Buxton,and Matlock ittanohester, Sheffield, lad Lincolnshire ...ioo ••• Ile 46% Do. Quarters (No. 1) 13 ••• •• • Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 ...... Ditto ditto (No. 3) ... Ditto, Noy 101. Pref... 7%.. Ditto and Grimsby.... 95 Ditto ditto . .....—....... Ditto ditto Ditto Sheffield and Lincolnshire ........ Do., Grimsby Dock — Do. Mau. & Lin.Unioa 41. 2s — 11anehest.&Southampt. 2 1 A .• ••• Midland ........ —.lOO ...... 99 1 ,4 100 ... Do. ConsolidatedPref.l oo •••- Do. 401. Shares 40 Jo. Do. SOL Shares l5 ..• .. 9% Do. Birm., and Derbyloo Do.Consol. Bristol and Birming., 6 per et.... 100 ...... Alidlnd, Brist. & Glocstr. 36 Ditto, ditto - Midlnd, Leicest. & Swan nington, 8 per et.gnar.loo ...... Midland Great Western Irish Middlesbro' and Redcar, 6 per cent. guar. N ewcastle anti Garlisle...loo - Do. Quarters 25 Newmrket &Chesterfortl 18% — Do. Extension .........21. 125.... Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Newry and Enniskillen 7 Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor ...... .. 15 Norfolk .......... ........ ...100 Do. New 20/. Do. Extension Do. Guaranteed s%pc. 5 Do. Scrip, 1847, North of Norfolk.... 2 -.............— Do. do. Waveney Val. 2 Northern Counties Union 4 North British ... .... ... 25 Do. Half Shares IVA...-. Do. Quarters •• 51 ,i 3% 334 Do. Extension Ditto Thirds 2 North & South-Western 2 ...... North Staffordshire lO .. 9 North Wales North Western. 6 - Oxford, Worcester. and Wolverhampton ...... 40 ... .. - Reading, Guildford, and Reigate - - Royston and Hitchin ... 1 > ..... .... ..... .• Scottish Central Scottish Midland 22% . ..- — Ditto, New ......... ....• 10 ...... ........ ... iheflield, Rotherham, and Goole ... ........ ... 5 Shrewsbury and Bina-. 7 ...... 2X... ... ..... Ditto ditto. Class B. 4 ...... 1% !,i l l4 Shrewsbury & Chester ( Nor. W. Min.) Ditto Halves ... ditto 8 ...... .. ••-••..• 73i Ditto Oswestry ...... 14 Ditto New Do. 8 per Cent. Pref. 6 Shrewsbury and Herefd. 2 Shropshire Union south Devon Do. Preference - •••• •••• •••• South Staffordshire ,outh Eastern & Dover. 33% 35 1 / i 9:A 75 0% Do., No. 1 24 — Do~ N(.2. Do., No. 3 .«.......... 20 Do., No. 4 South Wales couch Yorkshire, Don caster, and Goole 3 Swans. & Loughor &Ca n-axon's Stm. Coal. ... 6 Law Vale Extension ... 4 - ••• ••• ........ ['tames Haven Dock and Railway ........... 17 1 ,x — Vale of N eath ... .. . 4 - ..... 4N Waterford and Kilkenny 13 1 , 2 ..... -- .. Watertord and Limerick 40 At aterfd,Wthd,Wicklw, and Dublin - 00000000 •••••• West Cornwall 6 ... • • — O. • • •••••. W hitehaven & Furness 10 Windsor, Staines, and South Western ..... ... 921. OM* _ _ - Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth 3O York, Newcastle, and Berwick. . 25 ..... 304 3 0 14 Do. Original New and Berwick .. Do. Extensiox No. 1. 15 Do. do. No. 2. ....... 10 Do. G.N E.Preterence 8 ...... 8% ll% York and North Midland 50 Ditto, Preference Do. East aad W est Eid ing Extension THE SUN, LON DON, THURSDA V fl PEN IN G, MARCH id, 1848, ......- 1 I /2 WurrEcHarEr..—Meadow Hay, 21 15s to 31 14s; Clover ditto. 31 15s to 4/ 16s; and Straw, 11 4s to 11 9, per load. Trade dull, at but little variation in prim. the custom hitherto that each of the directors in rotation should offer himself to fill the Office first of Deputy-Governor and afterwards of Governor, and the directors, not willing so t o o ff er t h emse l ves , h a d usually retired from the direction. That practice had been considered an inconvenient mode of proceed ing, and it was hoped that it would be abandoned. — (Hear, hear.) It was proposed that in future gentlemen should be elected to the chair upon some other princip!o than that of rotation, selecting out of the members of the directors willing to serve those who were esteemed best qualified, without regard to seniority, and the names of the candidates would in future be advertised twelve days before the day fixed for the ballot, and the new candidates would be distinguished from those recom mended for re-election.--(Hear.) Mr. DE WINTON gave notice of his intention, on the third Thursday in September next, to call the attention of the Court to the bye-laws regulating the election of Governor, Deputy-Governor, and directors of the Bank, with a view to their amendment. Mr. THOMPSON moved,pUTsu ant to notice, that the clerks of the establishment should, in future, be paid their salaries free of income-tax. The GOTERNOR thought the best course to pursue would be to leave the subject to the discretion of the directors. The motion Was ultimately withdrawn upon that un derstanding. Mr. PLLZBLER moved that, inasmuch as the insolvency of the directors had been attended with great incon venience to the establishment and the public, that in future no proprietor should be eligible to fill a place in the direction who was not willing to declare that he had property to the amount of 100,0001. over and above the amount of his debts and liabilities.--(Laughter.) The motion was lost for want of a seconder. Other motions were put, one - ;; - ili:iielder and another by Mr. Wollaston, which were ultimately with drawn, and a ♦ote of thanks having been proposed and carried to the Governor and directors, and the Governor having shortly returned thanks, the Court broke up about half-past one o'clock. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. From the Votes and Proceedings of the Ilmf.s 01 Covirnome.) WEDNESDAY, MARCII 15. ELECTION RECOGNIZA.NCES BILL. Order for Second Reading read; and Ques tion proposed, " That the Bill:be now read a second time :" Amendment proposed, to Jeave out from the words " That the" to the end of the Question, in order to add the words " Order for referring the Petition presented against the Election and Return of Members for the Borough of Bodmin to the General Committee of Elections, which petition is mentioned and referred to in the said Bill, be discharged, and that no further proceedings be taken on the said Petition," instead thereof :—Question put, " That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Question." The House divided MINORITY—AYES, 124. Acland. Sir T. Gestell, J. M. Patten, J. W. Adair, Hugh H. Gladstone, W. B. Peahen, Captain Adair, R. Shafto Croulburn, Henry Rendleshavn, Lord Armstrong, R. 11. Gower, Leyeaou Ricardo, Osman Bailey, Joseph Grahams, lir James Richards, Richard Bailey, Joseph, Jan. Greene Thomas Reburies, T. J. Barrington, Lord Grenfell, C. Pascoe Hominy, John Bernal,ißirch, Berkeley, r C . i Ralph, a h p . t :: IG G I ruaert, nfod, f r ei s , i sr j Charles ir.H. Sheridan, R. B. B Shirley, E. J. Bourke, Richard S. Hall, Sir B. Simeon, John Bouverie, E. P. Hallyburton. Lord Sotheron, T. H. R. Bramston, T. W. Hamilton, G. A. Stanley, B. J. Brotherten, Joseph Hamilton, Lord C. Stansflcld, W. R. Bruce, C. L. Ileadlam,lTlionizta Strutt, Edward Buller,:Chiu - les Heathcote, Sir W. Stuart, Lord D. Burroughes, R. N. Heneage, G. H. W. Stuart, J. Carter, John R. Henley, J. W. Sturt, Henry G. Cavendish, G. 11. Ilerries, John C. Batton, Henry Cholmeley, Sir M. Holland, Robert Tennent, E. J. Christy, Samuel Hume, Joseph Thicknesse, Ralph Clay, air W. Hutt, William Thornely, Thomas Clerk Sir G. Jervis, Sir John Trollope, Sir J. Clive, H. B. La-scenes, E. Turner, George Conolly, Col. Law, C. E. Tynte, Colonel Corry, H. Lewis, Sir T. Verner, Sir W. Craig, W. G. M'Taggart, Sir J. Vivian, J. E. Dalrymple, Captain Maitland, Thomas Wakley, Thomas Davie, Sir.ll, March, Earl of Walpole, S. H. Divett, Edward Marshall, William Walsh, Sir J. E. Dod, J. W. Martin, J. Watkins, Colonel Duckworth, Sir 3. Matheson, Colonel Wawn, JT. Dun', George 8. Mettle, Fox - Westhead, J. P. Dincult, John Maxwell, Hon. J. F. Whitmore, T. C. Dundas, George Miles, W. Willits ion, Sir H. Dunne, F. P. Mitchell, T. A. Wood, W. P. Ebrington, Vloonint Moffatt, George Wrvill, Marrnadike Estcourt, J. B. B. Idonsell.:WilliaM Yorke, H. R. Evans, William Morris, David Ferguson, Sir R. Napier, Joseph MIAMI. Ffolliott, J. 'Soucy', Lord Hayter, W. G. Fitzroy, Henry Norreys, Sir D. Rich, Henry Fortescue, Chichester Packs, C. W. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens... 20 Central of France (Or- 6 leans and Vierzon) ... 16 Central of Spain .. Ceylon Demerara — Dendre Valley... 4 - Direct Bombay and Madras ss. . ... Dutch Rhenish .........7 ...... ...... .... .... East Indian ......... ..... 1 1 4 — Great Indian Peninsular 51. Italian and Austrian.... 4 Jamaica S. Mid. Junction 1 — Louvain ala Sambre ... 6 Luxembourg.-. 7 - Lyons and Avignon 5 Madrid and Valentia... 2 ...... Namur and Liege l6 .. .• ••• Northern of France...... 10 Orleans and Bordeaux 6 - Over Yssel 413 s 4d...... - 2% 1:1i 25 151 Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen ........ 20 Paris and Strasbourg ... 8 ••• ••• ra 000000 Rouen and Ilavre Sambre and Meuse 2O ..... .... — Strasbourg and Basle Tours and Nantes 8 Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt 16 West Flanders...—. ...... ... JOINT STOCK BANKS. London Joint Stock lO Provincial of Ireland .., 25 ..... Britimh North American 50 London & Westminster. 20 MINES. T~ Anglo-Mexican lOO Real Del Monte, Unreg. Brazilian Cocaes& Cuiba 30 British Iron .... l2 Bolonos Scrip ...... .... Galvanized Iron ii Ditto, New LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY. LONDON, MARCU 15.—Wind N.N.W., light airs and cloudy, with rain. GRAVESEND, MARCH 14.—The Emily and the Happy Family have been in collision off the Leigh; the latter sunk—crew cared. The Dayid Yorke, of Galway, for the Clyde, at anchor here, has been in collision with the brig Janet Igat, when the former lost her bowsprit and j ib boom . r FALMOI3TH, MARCH 15.—The Ann, Dominy, for St. John's, Newfoundland, did not sail yesterday, as reported. LIVERPOOL, MARCIE 15.—The Maria, Dunn, from Cadiz to Monts Video, struck on the English Bank 2d January, and remained; H. M. steamer Harpy had pro ceeded to her assistance from Monte Video. BRIDLINGTON, MARCH 15.-Ihe Canova, English, from London to Sunderland, drove on the rocks near Flamborough Head yesterday, but was towed off with damage. HULL, MARCH 14.—The Vialka, Champers, of this port, left Archangel 4th October, and has not yet arrived at her destination. DzAL, MARCH 15.—Wind W. to W.S.W.—Arrd. Diadem, St. John's, N. 8.; Pigson, Patras ; Ilarmonie, Rotterdam for Londonderry; Amphitrite, Jansen, Rot terdam for Surinam; Triton, Bergen, Hamburgh, and sailed for St. Thomas; her Majesty's ship Fairy, west ward; Triton, westward. Arrd. from the River, Sun- flower, Taylor, Honduras. Sld. British Empire, Callao; Boadicea, St. John's, N. 8.; Olive, St. John's , N. 8.; Merlin, St. Michael's ; Wetherall, Palermo; Sophia, Galata. - ASERVITWITH, MA cu 14.—The atern of a boat, marked " Adel* J. C. Roberts, Newport, Monmouth," came on shore at Booth, 11th inst. CORN AVERAGEV, GENIDEAL AVERIGN PRICES OF BRITIAN CORN Far the Week ended March 16,1548, /nada Ip trim the Returns tattle Inspectors in tho dideront Cities aid Towns In Enland sad Wales per Imperial Quarter. WIIKAT. B•RIAT.I •AT!. Wri. I MAXI. I PEAS. VII RIC •. 1 bOs 10s 41 1 U 2d 33s 4 4 lUs Id 31Is wt The Duties en Foreign Grain are new suspendeel. MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.) NxiaraaTs AND I.I I I.6.2:IENSAZi. Although the supplies of meat on ofThr, to-day, were not to say large, the demand was in a sluggish state, at barely stationary prices. Beef, fiom 3s 4d to fls lOd ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 45 10d; Veal, 4s to 6s ; and Polk, 38 10d to 55 per albs. by the carcase. MB'i.T ZWIASZZTS. SOUTHALL, M.:am 15.—Prime Beasts and Sheep moved off steadily at full prices. In other kinds of stock, only a moderate business was done. Beef from 3s 2d to 45 23 ; Mutton, 3s 10d to 55 2d; Veal, 4s to 46 8d; and Pork, 4s 4sl to 45 8d per albs. , to sink the oflals. ROMPORD, MARCH 15.—We had a steady trade here, to day, and prices were fairly supported. Beef from Ss 4d to 4s 2d ; Mutton, 45 te is 4d; Veal, 4s 2d to 4e 10d; and Pork, 4e 2d to 4s id per 81b5. Milch Cows, with small. Calves, 131 to 171 is; and Quarter-old Store Pigs, 19s to 28s each. HAI - IMAM, MARCH 13.-01:1r market was very ree• demtely supplied with each kind of stock, which moved off steadily, at full prices. Beef, from 3s lOd to 4s id; Mutton, 4s 6d to 5s 4d; Veal, 4e (rd to 4s ad; and Pork, 4s to 4s 6d per Sibs. ARUNDEL, MARCH 14.—Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 4s 4d to 5s 4d ; Veal, 4s 2d to 4s 6d; and Pork, 4s to 4s 6d per Sibs. A moderate supply and a steady demand. CHICHESTER, MANCE 15.—We had a good supply of fat stock, today; and the demand was steady, at full prices Beef, from 45 to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 48 2d to ss; Veal, 4s 2d to 4s 6d ; and Pork, 4s 4d to 4e ed per Sibs. Quarter-old Store Pip, 16s to 20s each. ILAN ISI4.III3ESTS. SEITHFIRLD.—Meadow Hay, 21 155 to al 14s; Clover, ditto, 81 15s to 4/ 155 ; aid, Straw, 11 45 to 1/ 8s per load. Supply good, and trade dull. CUMBERLAND.—Meadoff Hay, 21 16s to 31 lis ; Clover ditto, 3/ 14s to 41 12s; and Straw, 114 s to 11 10s I per load. A full average supply, slid a heavy &maul COAL DIARKE' %-YILSTERDAL Buddle's West Hartley 15s Od; Het toa .... l7s 0.1 Carr's Hartley Charlotte .. .. Chester Main 24a 6d Piierton ... Davison'siVestHartley 15s Od,Morrisor l4s 9d Dean's Primrose ...... 13s 641 Russell's Hettea Hastings Hartley 155 Od'Shotten Original l. Tanfield South Pontop Taafield Moor ......... 141 s 6d!Hartlepool l7s Id Walker's Primrose ... 12a Od,fludloa's Hartlepool— lss 6d Wylam ... 14s 6d'Trimdon West Wvlam Wall's End, Sze. Adelaide Tees Bell and Brown ...... ... 15s Od Seymour Tees lilawieka and Co. Hedley ........... ..... 15s 3d l West Cornforth Killingwerth • 168 3dlAborcrave Stone CoaL. 224 Od Walker Washington Eden Main . l6a Od Newton Main Belmont l6, ed Sidney's Hartley , lfis Od Bell Haswell lTs 3‘l BANK OF ENGLAND-CCHIS DAY). The half-yearly Court of the directors and proprietors of the Bank of England WaB 'stela this day, at twelve o'clock, in the large room. she attendance of proprie• tors was large. The minutes of the las,i Court having been read, The GOVERNOR (Jaues Morris, Esq.) said—l beg to inform the Court that, this is a half -yearly general Court, appointed by law tci consider a dividend. I hare plea sure in stating t'Aiat the Court of Directors, having con sidered the s►,ete of the Bank accounts, are of opinion that a divitl.end may be made, if the Court think fit, of 41. 10s. T:,er cent. interests and profits for the half-year ending the sth of April, without any deduction on ac counl of income-tax.—(Loud cheers.) I may state that the, amount of rest on the 29th of February, 1848, was 4,945,524 L The rest on the 31st of August, 1847, was 3,925,6341., making a surplus gain in this half-year over the last half-year of 20,8901.--(Loud cheers.) The rest that will remain after the deduction of the dividend of 41. 103. per cent. for the half-year, will be 3,291,6391. —(Cheers.) After the payment of the dividend the surplus I have mentioned-20,8901.—will be carried to the rest.—(Cheers.) Mr. FIELDER, who was very indistinctly heard, pro posed as an amendment, that a half per cent, should be added to the dividend for the half-year, on the ground that the profits, which were gradually on the increase, were well able to bear it. The Bank could well afford to pay 51. per cent. for the half-year. The Honourable Proprietor was proceeding to show that they might de pend in the future upon a gradual increase in their profits, when Mr. CLABx rose to order. He thought that it would be greatly to the inconvenience of that or any other Court if Hon. Proprietors were to argue from prospec tive accounts. There was a period and limit to each account that was presented to them, and if they were to sit there to consider prospective accounts, it was not unlikely that some other gentleman might rise and enter into a disquisition of their resources six months hence.—(Laughter.) The Hon. Proprietor was intro ducing several matters at a time when there was but one before the Court. Mr. FIELDER went on to show, by reference to figures, :he purport of which we could not catch, that the Bank could well afford to accede to his proposition. The GOVERNOR explained in reply, that the rest made up to February appeared larger than the amount published in March. The rest made up to the 29th of February included, of course. the profits calculated up to that day, after all expenses had been provided for, consequently, if the subsequent account published on the 6th of March, was take❑ as the net profits up to that time, it would give erroneous information on the point. Mr. DE WINTON seconded the amendment. He con sidered that the dividend ought to be increased. It appeared that after the payment of the dividend and bonus declared at the last meeting, the "rest" then amounted to 3,300,000/., or, as stated by the Governor, to 3,390,0001. Deducting 5 per cent, as dividend from that sum, it would still leave the "rest" amounting to 3,120,5001.; adding to that the accruing revenue between this time and the sth of April next, take it at 100,0001., that would then leave, with the payment of five per cent. a " rest" of about 3,350,090/. Ho trusted, therefore, considering the great losses which had recently been sustained, arising from the effects of the recent panic, which he believed to be solely attributable to the con duct of the directors.—(Cries of " No, no.") He re peated that it was so, and could prove it, if allowed to do so, by figures which he then had before him. The Hon. Proprietor then proceeded to state that they were never in a better position to pay fire per cent, than they were in at present, that they were now better able to pay five per cent. than at the last meeting they were able to pay four and a half. The amount of reserve notes was then 6,000,0001., where it was now 9,000,0001. (so at least we understood the lion. Proprietor to say). The circulation in 1847 was 19,000,0001., at present it was only 18,000,0001. He should therefore give his support to the motion for receiving 5 per cent. dividend. Mr. CLARKE said that he should oppose the motion, not because he did not recognise in its fullest force, viewed as an abstract principle, that the proprietors should enjoy as much division as could consistently be given to them for the time being out of all the profits made up. With that abstract principle he did not in the least disagree. Last year he supported the motion for increasing the dividend, and it might be asked why he did not support a similar motion upon the present occasion. The answer to that question was, in his opinion, sufficiently obvious. They were now placed in very different circumstauces to those in which they were placed upon the last occasion. The whole of the continent of Europe was now convulsed, and no person could foresee in what a chaotic state the affairs of Europe might yet be placed.—(Hear, hear.) With such things staring them in their face, he thought that it would be must unwise to make any increase in their dividend and risk, by endangering the amount of " rest." —(Hear, hear.) Thank God, England was now in a sound state.—(An Hon. Proprietor—" Amen.") In consequence of the numerous failures which had recently taken place every mercantile house bad been compelled to contract their engagements with a view to their being honourably and faithfully met.—(Hear, hear.) It was his opinion that in consequence England stood upon a stronger and firmer basis than ever.—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") He thought that it was the duty of the Bank of England to avoid increasing the amount of the dividends, or reducing the " rest." Taking everything into consideration, he believed that a dividend of 41 per cent. was a perfectly satisfactory one, and ought to be agreed to.—(Hear, hear.) He thought that it was very inconvenient to discuss prospective subjects not before the meeting, and it was for this reason that he had been induced to interrupt the Hon. Proprietor (Mr. Fielder). He entertained the most cordial good feeling for that gentleman, but he certainly differed with him in his opinions. He thought that they had nothing whatever to do with any calculations as to the profits of a future time. He begged, therefore, to give his support to the original motion.—(Hear, hear.) An Hots. PROPRIETOR said that he thought that the meeting ought to congratulate themselves upon the secure manner in which the business had been carried on, and that they were entitled to divide 3i per cent., and an addition of 11. bonus. Mr. COOKE trusted that the Court would not adopt tho principle too generally adopted of showing all their goods in the windows, and leaving nothing in the cellars.—(Hear, hear.) He was sorry to hear that the directors had been charged with rendering money cheap at the time that the bullion was sinking in their vaults. lie did not think that the directors were to blame, the fault was to be attributed to the working of the Act of 1844, the friends of which seemed to imagine that it was a self-acting measure, and was capable of adapting itself to all emergencies. When he considered what was promised on the other hand—that they were to have halcyon days, and that every poor man was to have 11. in his cupboard— (Cries of " Question, question ")--he could not but think that they had been led astray.—(Cries of " Question.") As to the statement that the establish. went had made money dear, he denied that they had so; and ho would ask, would they not have been blamed if they had done so when the Chancellor of the Ex chequer wanted eight millions of money for the dis tresses of the people of Ireland? He had no doubt that the Bill he had referrod to would act with interest to the country, and support of the establishment. It had secured to the community at least great advantages. With respect to the dividend of 4 per cent. or 5 per cent., he thought it became the duty of the directors not to press too much upon the " rest."—(Hear, hear.) He trusted, therefore, that the dividend proposed by the Governor and directors would be unanimously adopted by the Court of Proprietors. Mr. Alderman SALosiotee, having set this ball rolling —(Laughter)--trusted that he should be pardoned if he said a few words upon the subject. He did not think that they were justified in making observations against her Majesty's Govern ment.—(Cheers.) lie should give his cordial support to the proposition before the Court for a dividend of four-and-a-half per cent., believing that it would be found disadvantageous to the company if they inter fered with the Governor and directors, particularly in so small a matter as ten shillings.—(Hear.) As to the "rest," it formerly never exceeded two and a half millions ; it bad latterly amounted to three millions, which he thought was ample for all purposes, upon a capital of 14,000,000/. He trustee that the amendment for increasing the dividend would be withdrawn. Mr. FIELDER wished for nothing but unanimity on all sides of the Court, and ho would, therefore, with draw his amendment. The amendment was then withdrawn. The GOVERNOR, in answer to the question of a Proprietor, said that the " rest" he lad stated was after deducting bad debts. The GOVERNOR then put the question, that a divi dend should be granted of 4i per cent. on the half year. In doing so, he stated that the whole had been put in the shape of a dividend, because had part been put in the form of a bonus, parties having a life interest only would have had no claim to it. The dividend of 9i per cent. was then declared to be unanimously carried ; and The GOVERNOR informed the Court that the dividend warrants should be delivered and paid on Thursday, 16th of April next. With reference to what had occurred at the last half-yearly meeting, he felt beund I to state that the attention of the Court of Directors had been directed to the subject of the system hitherto pursued on the selection of candi dates to be re-elected, and the proprietors to be elected as directors and governors. It had been COURT CIRCULAR. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Queen yesterday, at Buckingham Palace, and par took of luncheon with her Majesty and Prince Albert. Her Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horseback yesterday, attended by Colonel Bouverie, Equerry in Waiting. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took their accustomed airings ypstorday. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, attended by Lady Augusta Cadogan and Mr. Edmond Mildmay, honoured the Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne with their company at dinner yesterday evening, at Lansdowne House, Berkeley- square. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon, at the Foreign-office. It was attended by the Lord Chancellor, the Marqt.is of Lansdowne, Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chancel lor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Auckland, Sir John llobhouse, Lord Campbell, the Right Hon. H. Labou chere, Viscount Morpeth, and the Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay. The Council sat one hour and a half. Captain Erskine, R.N., had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-office. A deputation of Commissioners of Property , and Income-tax for the Tower Hamlets, consisting of Mr. George Offor (chairman), Mr. C. F. Butler, Mr. J. Humpreys, and Mr. T. H. Bluck, accompanied by their solicitor, Mr. John Humphreys, had an inter view with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yester day, at his official residence in Downing -street. The deputation was introduced to the Right Hon. Baronet by Lord Robert Grosvenor, M.P., Sir, William Clay, Bart., M.P., and Mr. R. B. Osborne, M.P. PERUVIAN BONDHOLDERS. We have had the following correspondence about Peruvian affairs submitted to us. The following is the memorial regarding which Messrs. G. R. Robinson, I. Cape!, and W. P. Ro bertson, on the part of the Peruvian bondholders, had an interview with Lord Palmerston. The memorial was numerously and most respectably signed:— "My Lord, We, the undersigned, creditors and representatives of creditors of the state of Peru, in virtue of holding its legal and recognised bonds, beg respect. fully to lay before your Lordship a brief statement of the wrongs which for years we have suffered from that republic, in the hope that you will find the case one legitimately calling for the prompt and active inter ference of her Majesty's Government. In 1822 and 1825 the republic of Peru borrowed in this country the conjoint capital amount of 1,816,0001., engaging to pay the lenders an annual interest of 6 per cent., and to pro vide a sinking fund for the extinction of the capital itself. During the twenty-six years which have inter vened since the major part of the loan was contracted, Peru has never remitted one farthing either to pay the interest or to extinguish the capital, Her creditors waited long and patiently in the belief that the want of means was the only bar to an honour able fulfilment of the solemn obligation entered into by the republic; at all times expressing their readiness to listen to any proposals for a new arrangement of their claims, tending to facilitate an equitable adjustment with Peru. Matters remained in this unsatisfactory position till 1841, when a new source of riches to Peru sprang up, enormous and almost indefinite in amount, and wholly and exclusively State property. This was the deposits in the Chincha Islands of guano, which has since become so celebrated as a manure in England. Now this source of wealth being drawn exclusively from England itself, and absolutely unrealisable without its concurrence, seeing that this is the only country where guano is used to any extent, the creditors came to the natural conclusion that the necessary part of the proceeds would forthwith be applied to the payment of the long-deferred and accumulated debt due to the bond holders by the State. But your Lordship will have learned with surprise from the Committee of South American bondholders, that while Peru is reaping a rich harvest from the guano, while she s ideriving from it in England, and in England alone, not less than 300,0001. annually ever and above her ordi nary revenue, the creditors appear this day to be as far from receiving payment of their debt, either in whole or in part, as they were twenty-six years ago. In the most scandalous and nefarious manner the executive Government of Peru continues to make contract after contract with foreign houses in Lima, which advance the whole proceeds there, and consige the guano for Bale to their friends in London, just as if Peru had no claim of any kind against her hero. One honest contract indeed was made in London by the Peruvian Minister Plenipo tentiary, on behalf of his Government; but it was indig nantly ssouted by the latter, wholly and entirely on the ground that out of 5 00,0001. to be paid within two years to Peru, the moderate sum of 120,0001. was re served for the long-suffering creditors. Indeed Peru has taken up, and shamelessly pursues, a line of such unblushing tergiversation, di s h onest su bt er f uge , an d w retched chicanery, with her creditors, as to leave no hope whatever of the slightest attention being paid to their claims, unless peremptorily enforced and exacted by your Lordship, as her Majesty's Minister for Foreign Affairs. Towards this end your Lordship has the strong ground in equity to go upon, that the Govern. ment issued a decree in 1842, ordering that one-half the proceeds of the guano should be appropriated to the payment of the bondholders. And that your Lordship may be entirely satisfied, not only of the equity but of the legality of an interfer ence i n our b e h a lf, on th e part of her Majesty's Executive, we beg to lay before your Lordship the following literal translation of a law passed by the National Congress of the Peruvians on the 21st October, 1845. " Art. 1. The Executive shall religi ously fulfil, in all their parts, the contracts entered into with individuals, national or foreign, at whatever time contracted, or by whatever Executive adjusted. Art. 2. All the contracts which have been made with constitutional Administrations shall have the priority of payment, commencing with the oldest, and following in the order of their dates; while the contracts adjusted with Governments de flu*, shall follow on the same principle." This law was promulgated with the usual formalities of the legislature; and the contract made with the British creditor, standing first in point of time, and having been entered into under a constitutional government, is first entitled to payment by the Peruvian treasury. Your Lordship will be prepared to hear that the decree of the Executive, and the law of the legisla tive Government of Peru in favour of the bondholders, have remained, as they doubtless were intended to re main, a dead letter. Indeed, the Minister of France, in an official, but flagitious note, passed to Congress on the is bent on making us unexpectedly rich, that is no Because heaven 2 reason v why November e our r be equally bent upon making us unex 1 pect_y poor." We trust we have l last, foreign g s end creditors h r e e d s t owrosr should 0 : --. 1:1 ; made oat such a case as will induce your Lordship offi cially to authorise Mr. Pitt Adams, her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires in Lima, to demand payment of our claims. In that gentleman we place implicit eonfidence, for he has ever displayed zeal, judgment, and ability, in main taining the rights of British subjects whenever he has been called on to advocate them. We have taken the liberty, my Lord, of naming a committee from our body, to transmit this our memorial to your Lordship, and to beg that you will admit the members of that committee, es a deputation, to the honour of a personal interview, at which every additional information which your Lord ship may desire will most readily be afforded—We have d I the honour to be, &o. ABSCONDING OF THI CASHIER OF LAFPITTE, BLOUNT, AND Co.'s BANE. — A telegraphic dispatch reached Lille at half-past eight o clock in the morning of the 10th, ordering the arrest of an Englishman, named Burton, the cashier in the house of Messrs. Laf- Stie, Blount, and Co., who bad left Paris with securities and money to a considerable amount. recovery of the Great THE GREAT BRITAIN..••At the meeting of the Pliny, at Bristol, last w G p r e e k at , tWheeesxteprennsSetestatre-nsdhiinpg Ctioiem Britain .Tas stated to amount, after deducting the pro ceeds of materials, to 12,6701. 14s. Id. The estimates previously masts, sails, cabins, boats, ftoorhreerssttorrainngdihngerwteoreth:focrohnudlilt,ion hhe w as i n anchors, cables, &c., 15,886/. 5 5.; machinery, 5,8081.; total, 21,6941. ss. The directors stated that after a settlement had been come to with the underwriters at Liverpool and Glasgow, negotiations for her sale would have their best attention.—Liverpool Mercury. AMERICAN Hors.—An arrival of 50 bales of hops, the growth of the United States of America, has just taken place at the port of Liverpool, by a vessel from Boston. This is a very large importation of this parti cular article of merchandize from America, and we think by far the largest which has yet taken place from the United Suites. LITERATURE. liE PRACTICE of the COURT for the RELIEF of INSOLVEIVT DEBTORS in LONDON, and in ,COUNTY COURTS. By John Jagoe, Esq., Barrister-at-Law. In passing Acts of Parliament for establishing courts of justice the Legislature has a very important duty to perform, and a no less arduous task the lawyer has to perform who writes on the practice which is to give effect to such Acts. We are led to these obser vations from the perusal of the present work, which gives the practice under 1 and 2 Vict., c. 110, and 10 and 11 Vict., c. 102, so little understood in county courts, that the diversity of opinions on the construction of these statutes has caused serious in convenience to the public. Mr. Jagoe's work is there fore most opportune, as every branch of this difficult subject is minutely given with * that perspicuity for which the works of the learned writer are so remarkable. This book completes the entire practice of the insolvency statutes of the late session, and, though last, is not least in merit. In the preface Mr. Jagoe says that " the present work on the practice of the Insol vent Debtors' Court in London and in County Courts, with the practice of insolvency and summons for debt, recently published by me, comprehend both branches of a subject which, though rather alike in name, are so dissimilar in practice, that it would not be doing justice to either to write them in one volume." In this we concur, as it is more suitable to the profession to have the practice under such important statutes separately given, with an index for reference to each work. We have read the reports of the applications which have been made, and the arguments used for and against the right of county courts to discharge prisoners on sureties, but the manner in which Mr. Jagoe treats this subject appears to us to be quite conclusive:— " Section 10 of 10 and 11, ;Vic., e. 102, empowers the judge of a county court to fix a time and place for the prisoner to be brought up, and to cause the usual notices to be given; when these duties , are per formed his functions, as judge, before 'the hearing, are at an end. On the day appointed for the Court to sit, the judge presides, hears the prisoner's case, and pronounces the judgment of the Court, but all or ders issued must be signed by the Court,' not by the judge.' The part of the section that gives jurisdiction to a county court is copied from section 30, 1 and 2 Vic., c. 110, which prescribed the duties of the Uircuit why .uuld not, under this section, issue subpasnas, or discharge prisoners on sureties, that power being vested in the London Court alone, as the Act gives no general authority to a county court to discharge prisoners on sureties, nor to do any act until the hearing, when, for the first time, it has jurisdiction in the cases referred to it ; an order, which may be made even at the hearing, would be illegal if issued before that time, so that a warrrant, by a county court, to discharge a prisoner on sureties cannot be upheld when unauthorised by the Act, and made before the formation of the court. " Section 11 of 10 and -11 Vic.,:c. 102, has only re ference to .recognizances taken before the 16th of September, 1847, and as these recognizances bound prisoners to appear before the Commissioners on cir cuit, it was necessary to enact that prisoners so bound should appear before ;county courts ; but there is nothing in this :section to give county courts the power of taking recognizances and discharging pri soners. "It seems that the Legislature did not contemplate that county courts were to discharge prisoners on sureties, supposing that the Commissioners would issue commissions as usual, and on the recognizance taken in the country being transmitted to London, that the court would discharge prisoners until the hearing." County Courts, under these statutes, hare a very peculiar jurisdiction; they are ancillary to the In solvent Debtors' Court in London, and used for the convenience of hearing prisoners' cases in the country, consequently they have no jurisdiction but for this specific purpose, and the Court has no power until the hearing of the case referred to it. Mr. Jagoe's view is, therefore, correct, as any order made before that time would be illegal, and even then, except for remanding or discharging prisoners. After the case is heard the Court for Relief of Insolvent Debtors in London has absolute control over all the proceedings, and applications by creditors and insolvents must be made to that Court ; but we refer to Mr. Jagoe's work, where the entire of this complicated practice is very ably laid down. THE LONDON and PROVINCIAL MEDICAL DIRECTORY, 1848. The " Medical Directory" for 1848, is a great im provement upon its predecessor—instead of a mere almanac, we have a diary, in which we find noted the days of meeting of the various medical and scientific societies. In the " Provincial Directory," we find, in addition to the usual list of names, a local list, wherein, by reference to any town or district in England or "Wales, the names of all practitioners resident in the locality will at once be found, and also a list of the Poor-law Medical staff of the various unions throughout the kingdom. These additions make the directory a complete mirror of the personnel of the profession. The contents are admirably arranged, and the work is well printed and neatly got up. It will, no doubt, find a place on the con sulting-room table of- every member of the profes sion. FINE ARTS. THE ART-UNION MONTHLY JOURNAL. As an engraving, the copy from the last picture by Sir David Wilkie, " Knox administering the Sacra ment," is rather curious than beautiful. It must be remembered, however, that the original was only half finished when the celebrated master of Scotch paint ing died so prematurely. From the little that was completed in this, his final composition, the genius of Wilkie can still be recognised in the grouping as well as in the befitting serenity and solemnity of the scene. " The Princess Royal," in an allegorical dress, as " Summer," being a sketch from the exqui site statue by Mary Thornycroft, is admirably clever, and is remarkable for the infantile grace of the atti tude. Mrs. S. C. Hall continues her delightful " Pilgrimages to English Shrines," describing this month the appearance of Sandford Manor-house, once upon a time the residence of Nell Gwynne. The chapter is enriched by the autograph of the initials of the favourite, for poor Nelly, it seems, knew nothing beyond that of the art of penmanship. " The Fisher man's Return" is an admirable engraving by Kernot, from the painting of Poittevin. The water is spark ling with limpidity, and the group in the foreground is boldly delineated. MUSIC. DAVIDSON'S MUSICAL TREASURY. Parts XCIV. and XCV. These numbers of the " Musical Treasury" fully sustain the high character which this admirable publication has already attained. We have Mignon's song, by Goethe (the music by Beethoven) ; the over ture to the Nozze di Figaro ; the " Le Verol Baliare," arranged as a pianoforte piece; the German national song, " Fatherland ;" and four songs from , Auber's last new opera of Haydee,with both French and English words. Thus the "Musical Treasury" constitutes not only the cheapest, but the best repertoire of po pular pianoforte music that has ever appeared. Mr. Davidson is doing for music what Mr. Charles Knight has done for literature. DAVIDSOIV'S LITTLE PIECES FOR LITTLE PLAYERS. DAVIDSON'S LITTLE SONGS FOR LITTLE SINGERS. These series are admirably adapted for the use of those for whom they are intended. Little players practising these pieces will be enabled to make the piano discourse most excellent music without running the risk of dislocating their little fingers ; and little singers will be enabled to sing pleasingly without straining their little voices. These series are great boons to teachers and children. LlsecoLw, Tursam—Sir Edward Lytton resigned this morning in favour of Mr. Ilobhouse, whose return is:thereby rendered safe. In his address announcing his intention, Sir Edward says:-7" I arrived in Lincoln this morning : I have examined into the state of parties, and I have come at once to the determination to withdraw from the contest. I shall not regret my visit if it ena ble me, by the immediate sacrifice of my own pretensions, to mitigate in some degree the unfortunate dissensions amongst those once united with me in a common cause. It would, therefore, give me great pleasure if such of m y personal friends as coincide in the general politics of Mr. Hobhouse will transfer to him their support. Both divisions in that great party, which formerly blended under one banner all those who thought alike upon public affairs, may thus again renew their fellowship and co-operation. And I sincerely trust no irritation at any injustice, real or supposed, which I individually may be held to sustain, will in this critical condition of our country be allowed to interfere with so desirable a result. I will hope that those who once honoured me with a confidence which they may hereafter acknowledge I have done nothing to forfeit, will receive this, my parting addresa,..in the same friendly spirit with which it is framed; aha had I in the ' last election seen an equally fair probability of healing painful differences by my retirement, which appears to me afforded by my prompt resignation in the present instance, those who know me best know that I should have been as ready then as now to obtain, by personal sacrifice, that great public object which I never ceased to desire." Mr. Raikes Currie paired off in favour of Mr. Ewart's motion for the abolition of the punishment of death, with Mr. Henry Currie against. We are requested to state that Mr. 3. L. Ricardo paired with Mr. Sotheron in favour of Mr. Ewart's mo tion for the abolition of capital punishment. The Governor and Directors of the East India Company have appointed the Rev. William Frederick Hamilton, M.A., curate of Trinity Church, St. Mary lebone, to be chaplain to the East India Company's 1 Asylum, at Poplar, rendered vacant by the death of the ReY. Henry, Lligginso, ALA. MAJORITY-NOES, 126. Adderloy, C. E. Fox, W. J. O'Brien, Timothy Alexander, IN. Fuller, A. E. Owen, Sir J. Anderson, Arthur 11.14..,-, snsessunt pp et. Lord C. Anson, Viscount Gibson, T. M. ralUngreen, v MUG, Archrlall, Captain Goring, Charles Power, Dr. Arkwright, George Granby, Marquis of Power, Nicholas Armstrong, Sir A. Greene, John Raphael, Alexander Bagge, W. Gwyn, Rowel Reid, Colonel Bagot, William Hall, Colonel Repten, G. W. J. Bankee, G. Hardcastle, J. A. Reynolds, John Bennet, P. Henry' Alexander Rtoardo, J. L. Berkeley, Grantley Hervey, Lord A. Roche, E. B. Blackall, S. W. Hildyard, R. C. Rufford, Frames Blackstone, W. Rildyard, T. B. T. Rushout, Captain Blakemore, R. Hood, Sir A. Sadler, John Boldero, Henry Hope, Henry T. Salwey, Colonel B•wring, Dr. Hamby, John Scott, Francis Bright, John Howard, C. W.Q. Seymour, Sir Y. Frown, Humphrey Hughes, W. B. Shell, R. L. Cabbell, B. B. Jackson, Williank Smith, J. Benjamin Callaghan, D. Jervis, John firaYtil. Sir H. Chaplin, W. J. Keating, Robert Somers,V.T. P. Clay, James Keogh, William Stafford,:AiguStllll Clements, Charlet) Kershaw, James' Stanley, Edward Cobden, Richard Knox, Colonel Stuart, Henry Cocks, Thomas S. Lacy, H. C. Sullivan, Michael Codrington, Sir W. Lindsay, Colonel Talbot, J. H. Coles, Henry B. Lushington, CharleS Thompson, Colonel Crawford, W. S. Lygon, General Thompson, George Crippe, William Mackenzie, W. F. Tollemache, John Darner, Colonel Macnaraara, Major Turner, Z. Deering, John P. M'Gregor, John Tyrrell, Sir J. T. Deversux, John T. Kagan, W. Y. Villiers, Charles Dodd, G. Mahon, O'Gorman Walnalley, Sir J. Drax, J. S. W. E. Maunsel, T. B. Wilcox, Brodie East, Sir J. B. Miles, Philip W. B. Williams, Joha Fagan, William Milaes, R. M. Willoughby, Sir H. Fagan, Jame. Mowatt, Francis Wilson, James Floyer, John Munts, G. F. Wortley, J. B. Foley, John IL Neeld, Joseph Wyld, James Forbes, William Newry, Viscount TELLIZS. Forster, Mathew Nugent, Sir Percy Spooner, Richard Fox, Richard M. O'Brien, Joha A.nstey, Thomas C. Question put, " That the proposed words be there added." The Roue divided : MINORITY—AYES, 78. Alexander, N. Gwyn, Trowel Power, Nicholas Anderson, Arthur Hall, Colonel Raphael, Alexander Anson, Viscount Ilardcastle, J. A. Reid. Colonel ♦rmstrong, Sir A. Heathcoat, John Reynolds, John Bagge, William Hood, Sir Alor.ander Roche, E. B. Bennet, Philip Hope, H. T. Rnfford, Francis Berkeley, Grantley Hughes, W. B. Itushout, Captain Blackall, S. W. Jackson, Withan% Sadleir, John Blakemore, R. Jervis, John galweY. Colonel Brown, H. Keating, John Scott, F. Cabbell, B. B. Keogh, William Shell, R. L. Callaghan, D. Knox, Colonel Smith, Jet= B. Chaplin, W. J. Lacy, Henry C. Somers, J. P. Clay, Sir W. Lindsay, Colonel Stafford, Augustus Clements, Charles Lustungten, C. Sullivan, ➢tichaei Codringten, Sir W. Lygon, Gen. Talbot, C. R. Cripps, W. Macnamara, Major Thompson, George Deering, John lit'Gregor, John Tollemache,l,John Devereux, J. T. Mahon, O'Gorman Turner, Edmund Dram, J. S. W. Maunsell, T. P. Tyrrell, Sir J. Fagan, William Nugent, Sir Percy Walmsley, Sir J. Fagan, James O'Brien, J. Willcox, Brodie Foray, J. H. O'Brien, Timothy Williams, John Forbes, W. Owen, Sir John Wyld, James Fox, Richard M. Paget, Lord Clarence TELLEIS. , Galway, Viscount Pilkington, James Anetoy, _Thomas Greene, John rower, Dr. Spooner, R. MAJORITY-NOES, 165. Fortescue, Chichester Napier, Joseph Fox, W. J. Neeld, Joseph Puller, A. E. Newry, Viscount Gaskeil, J. M. Norreys, Lord Goring, Charles Norreys, Sir D. Goulburn, Henry Packe, C. W. Gower, Leveson Patten, J. W. Graham, Sir James Pechell, Captain Granby, Marquis of RendlesharmtLord Greene, Thomas Rcpton, G. W. J. Greitfell, C. Pasooe Ricardo, Osman Grenfell, Charles W. Richards, Richard Guest, Sir John Robartes, T. J. Halton', Sir Henry Romilly, John Hall, Sir B. Seynter, H. K. Hallyburton, Lord Seymour, Lord Hamilton, G. A. Sheridan, R. B. Hamilton, U.A.' Shirley, E. J. Headlant, T. E. Simeon, John Heald, James Sothoron, T. H. S. Ileathcote, Sir W. Stanley, R. J. Heneage, G. 11. Stanley, Edward Henley, J. W. Stanstleld, W. R. Henry, Alexander Strutt, Edward Berries, J. C. Stuart, Lerd D. Hervey, Lord I. Stuart, li. flildyard, R. C. Stuart, John Hildyard, T. B. Sturt, H. G, Hollond, Robert Sutton, H. M. Hornby, John Torment, R. J. Howard, C. W. Thicknesse, R. A. Hanle, Joseph Thompson, Colonel Hutt, William Theniely, T. Jervis, Sir 'John Trollope, Sir J. Kershaw, jamas 'Pander, G. J. Lascelles, E. Tynto, Colonel Law, C. E. Verner, Sir W. Lewis, Sir T. Villiers, Charles Mackenzie, W. F. 'Vivian, J. E. M`Taggart, Sir J. Wakley, Thomas Magan, W. H. Walpole, S. H. Maitland, T. Walsh, Sir J. March, Eati:ot Watkins, Colonel Marshall, W. Wawn, J. T. Martin, J. Westhead, J. P. Matheson, Colonel, Whitmore, T. C. Manic, Fox Williamson, Sir H. Maxwell, J. P. Willoughby, Sir H. Miles, P. W. S. Wilson, James Miles, William Wood, W. F. Mitchell, T. A. Wortley, J. S. Moffatt, George Wyvill, Marmadake Monsen, William Yorke, Henry R. Morris, David TELLIPA. Alowatt, Francis Hayter, W. G. Muntz, F. Rich, Henry Acland, Sir T. Adair, Hugh E. Adair, it. Shaft* Adderley, C. B. Archdall, Captain Arkwrlght. G. Armstrong, It. B. Begot, /ion. W. Bailey, Joseph . Bailey, J., Jan. Barites, George Barrington, Yleceunt Berkeley, Captain Denial, Ralph Birch, Sir Thomail Blackstone, W. S. Boldero, 11. G. Bourke, R. S. Bouverie, E. P. Bowriug, Dr. Bramston, T.,W. Bright, John Brotnerton,.J. Bruce, C. L. C. Buller, Charles Burroughes,.ll. Carter, J. B. Cavendish - , G. IL Cholmeley, Sir K. Christy, Samuel Clerk Sir George Clive, Henry B. Cobden, R. Cocks, T. S. Coles, 11. Conolly, Colonel Corry, Henry Craig, W. G. Crawford, W. S. Dalrymple, Captain Dade, Sir Henry Divett, E. Dod, J. W. Dodd, George Duckworth, Sir J. Duff, G. S. Duucuft, John Dundas, George Donne, Francis F. East, Sir J. B. Ebrlugton, Lord E stcourt, J. B. B. Evans, John Ferguson, Sir R. Floyer, John Forster, M. RAILWAY BILLS. The following is the first report from the Select Com• mittee appointed on the Railway Bills of this session, who were empowered to report their opinion from time to time to the House:— I. That the amount of capital proposed to be raised by the Railway Bills of the present session is not so great as to render it expedient that any general measure should be adopted for interfering with the progress of such Bills in their ordinary course, beyond a careful and strict investigation by the Committee on the points hereafter specified. IL That the attention of the Committee to whom the various Railway Bills shall be referred, be specially called to the necessity of strictly enforcing, with regard to such Bills, the standing orders which were adopted by the House of Commons in the last session of Parlia ment, on the recommendation of the Committee on Railway Bills—viz., with respect to the new Bills of this session, the standing orders, Nos. 124, 123, 126, 127, 125, 122, 130 ; and with respeot to suspended Bills, the two standing orders which follow the above orders; and that in each case (whether the Bill be a new or a suspended Bill) they make a special inquiry into the sufficiency and bone _fide character of the subscription contract, and report their opinion thereupon to the House. lIL That the standing orders relating to suspended Bills be rescinded, so far as they shorten the period re quired between the second reading of the Bill and the sitting of the Committee thereon; also so far as they would prevent the Committee from receiving evidence and hearing parties with reference to the sufficiency and bocci fide character of the subscription contract ; and, lastly, so far as they dispense with the further considera tion of the report previously to the engrossment of the Bill. IY. That seven clear days shall in all cases intervene between the report of a Railway Bill and the further consideration of such report, and that on the further consideration of such report the Chairman of Ways and Means shall acquaint the House whether the Bill con tains the necessary provisions for carrying into effect the standing orders specified in tho second resolution. SUICIDB. — Last evening an inquest was held at Bartholomew's Hospital, before Mr. W. Payne, _on the body of Richard Daynes, aged 27. The deceased was a member of a highly respectable family at Norwich, but for some time past bad resided at the Sun Tavern, London-wall, and obtained a living as a common mes senger. He suffered from a disease which gave him great pain. On Tuesday morning, while in bed in a room in which two other persons slept, be inflicted a large wound in his throat with a rasor, and was so deter mined to receive no relief that he tried to fasten the door against the surgeon. He was then removed to the hospital, and died there in an hour. Before retiring to rest the previous night ho wrote the following in chalk, addressed to his brother, on the bagatelle-board of the tavern :—" Dear Samuel,—l regret to have to write to you under such unfortunate circumstances. Be careful how you break it to my mother. If others had been as kind to me, I should not have suffered the privations I have. With kind love to all, except to one woman, I am, yours truly, R.D.—P.S. I give 40,0001. to Mr. Anthill." Verdict, Temporary Insanity. FIBES IN TUB Pitovniczs.—A fire, the damage inflicted by which is estimated at 1,0001., took place last week in the extensive dy e-works of Messrs. Smith Brothers, Thornton road, Leeds. On Thursday an, alarming fire took place at Bristol, in the New Market Tavern, adjoining the Butter Market. The house was entirely deotroyed. .rss .;0 DEATH. OF WILLIAM THOM, THE INVERURY POET. TO TEE 21)ITOR OF THE DUNDEE COURTED. Dundee, February 29, 1848. Sir,—The pc‘inful task has been deputed to me o f an . noancing to the , :public the death of dep uted Thom, the Inverury poet. For some time past he had been in de licate and decliziMg health ; and his diseased state of body was doubtless aggravated by the uncertainty of his circumstances, and the consequent anguish of his honourable and sensitive mind. Yesterday, in our city, at half- past eleven A.m., he departed this life. He has left beblud him something more than a name,— some true and beautiful strains—which, as " a thing of beauty is a joy• for ever," the world will not w illi ng l y suffer, like the inscription on the coffin. to be buried in the tomb. He has left behind him, alas ! something of yet tenderer and more mournful interest—a widow and three children—the eldest of whom is only four years, and the youngest but a few months old. These are uttei'ly destitute, and but for the kindness of one or two private friends, might have been cast out ere this to the charity of the streets. I make no appeal in behalf of the poet himself. " After life's fitful fever he sleeps well." He has found what the most troubled and tempest-tossed 'renderer will at last find—and which to him was peculiar ly grateful —rest. Nor will I indulge or express any vindictive feelings as to the treatment which he received while yet alive. A true poet, he met with truly poetic usage. He was caressed, but not fed, as if one could sup on incense, or as if one public dinner could keep a man alive for years! But I would bespeak general sympathy in behalf of his destitute family. I would implore every lover of literature —every one who has derived pleasure from the departed poet's lyrics, or from the simple story of his lif e —t o prove their pleasure and their gratitude true by some more substantial evidence than exclamations or tears. I would call especially upon those who saw him at our late Watt Festival, and heard almost his latest breath given forth in those brief, broken, but thrilling accents—accents how far superior to the measured es. dences of rhetoric—to testify by generous deeds their sense of melancholy satisfaction that theirs was the privilege of meeting with and hearing him for the last time. No time ought to be lost. Indeed, no time has been lost. Intimations to the above effect either have been, or are immediately to be, dispatched to Douglas Jerrold, Charles Dickens, Lord Jeffrey, and others. But as Dundee has had the honour of contain ing his deathbed, let us follow the start we have acci dentally gained by instant, active, strenuous efforts in behalf of his widow and his" fatherless bairns." Messrs. Chalmers, Middleton, and Shaw, booksellers, and Mr. Mills, perfumer, have kindly undertaken to receive donations. The smallest sum will be welcomed. I am, Sir, yours truly. GEORGE GILFILLAN. The following are the last verses of the late Willia m Thom, written shortly before his death:— BONG 01 THE DWELLERS IN DEAN TALL Tune—" Miller o' Dee." While we laugh and sing in this happy ring, With a bright and a brotherly glee, May we never forget that the sun bath set On the homes of misery. For oh! it may be that this chill night wind Sweeps round some fireless hearth; Freezing the heart of the homeless one With never a friend on earth. Then aye as we sing may we closer cling, In our bright and brotherly glee; Yet never forget that the sun may set On the homes of misery. Man was net made for the world alone, The world was lent to man; 'Tis a debt we owe to Heaven, you know, Then pay it as well as you can. Now winter rides mad in his carriage of snow, With his pelting rain and his hail; May it never be said that hunger and woe Held abiding in bonny Dean Vale. Then aye as we sing may we closer cling, Ii our bright and brotherly glee; And never forget that the sun may set On the homes of misery. W. THOM. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LA.l4E.—The performances of Franconi's Equestrian Troupe are attracting nume rous and fashionable audiences to the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane, Among the visitors on Monday and Tuesday we recognised—the Duke of Wellington, the Marquis and Marchioness of Douro, Count de Montemolin, the Marquis and Marchioness of Douglas, the Marquis of Donegal, his Excellency the Brazillien Minister and family, Earl Fitzwilliam and family, Count D'Orsay, Lord Chesterfield, Earl of Munster, Earl Fitzhardinge, Lord Adolphus Fitzclarenec, Lords A. and G. Lennox, Lord Templemore, Lord John Hay, Lady Louisa Ram say, Sir G. Wombwell, Sir Bellingham Graham, Lord Somerton, Lord Canterbury, Miss Burdett Colitis, Lord G. Paget, &c. _ _ SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH IS.—The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Company's ship Iberia, Captain F. Burney, sailed today for Genoa, Leghorn, and Civita Veochia, calling at Gibraltar. The Iberia takes out no mails ; she has a few passengers and a valuable cargo. The Montrose is expected to-morrow from Gibraltar, Cadiz, and Lisbon. FATAL OCCURRENCE ON THE SOUTH-WESTERN RAlLWAT.—Yesterday an inquest was held at Basing stoke by Mr. Shebbeare, the coroner for the county of Hants, upon the body of Thomas Ralph, aged 41. The deceased, who had been upwards of nine years in the service of the company, was guard of the goods train from Southampton. On Sunday morning, and shortly before five o'clock, the train having taken in luggage at Basingstoke, the deceased got on the engine to give some directions to the driver, his feet resting on the engine and tender, when the train was set in motion, and had proceeded a tew hundred yards, the massive work that connects the engine with the tender broke, and the unfortunate man was precipitated on the line, the tender and most of the vans and trucks passing over his body and mutilating it in a most frightful manner. A verdict of " Accidental death" was returned. BATHS AND:WASHHOUSES FOR THE LABOURIZIG CLASSEll.—Yesterday a meeting of the committee and supporters of the above undertaking in the north-west district of the metropolis, was held at the institution in George-street, Euston-square; the Rev. C. W. Dods worth, M.A., in the chair. The general report stated that the institution was opened in August, 1846, and that its statistical and financial progress up to the pre sent period was highly satisfactory. The number of persons who have availed themselves of its benefits being upwards of 179,000 male and female bathers; and 16,237 poor women have washed, dried, ironed, and mangled the linen of themselves and families to the average of ❑early two millions of articles. The society is indebted for loan and liabilities on account of the building fund, to 8151.; and when this sum is liquidated the establish.. ment will be self-supporting. The receipts for the past five weeks ending the 12th inst., amounted to 1541. 14s. 4d.; the expenditure to 119 s. ss. 7d.; leaving a profit on the working of 351. Bs. 9d. The donations during the same period were upwards of 601. A. very rich vein of lead ore has just been dis covered within the manor of Hartsop, in Patterdale. The Earl of Lonadalo is lurd of the manor.—Carlisle Journal. FREE EXHIBITION OF SkLECT BRITISH MANU. EACTURES.—The second private view of this annual ex hibition took place on Saturday evening, in the house of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts and Manu factures, and it was numerously attended by a distin guished assemblage. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, the president, had previously paid the exhibition a morning visit, and having examined its subjects minutely, pronounced it to be every way superior to that of last year. He was attended by the Hon. Colonel C. B. Phipps and Colonel Bouverie, and on leaving gave instructions that some of the most valuable objects should be procured for his private use. Among the visitors were the following:—The Marquis of Lans downe, the Earl of ilarrowby, Lord R. Grosvenor, Lord Colborne, Joseph Hume, Esq., M.P., Mr. Baron Parke , Mr. Rowland Hill, Sir J. Clark, Mr. J. Danvers, Mr. Westmacot, Mr. S. Redgreve, Mr. Bailey, Professor Graham, Mr. Auldjo, Mr. S. C. Hall, Mr. Le Neve Foster, the Marquis of Northampton, the Earl of Auckland, Mr. Wyse, M.P. , Mr. Tidd Pratt, Mr. C. Landseer, General Fox, Mr. Twining, Sir George Stainton, Bart., Mr. Baldwin, Mr. R. Reinagle, Mr. M. Ricardo, Mr. W. Tooke, Mr. Wyndham Harding, Mr. G. Moore, Dr. Faroy, Messrs. T. Workworth, H. Col naghi, C. I. Richardson, T. H. Plaskett, J. G. Crace, C. Osier, R. Z. Troughton, F. Fuller, G. E. Dennes, J. Payne, W. S. Russell, J. Knight, R. Hunt, J. D. Sedge wick, E. Hawkins, &c. S‘e. DEATH FROM SWALLOWING COAL GAS.—Yetter day, Mr. Baker, held an inquest, at the Royal Oak, Margaret-street, on view of the body of David Cham bers, aged fifty-five, a gas-pipe fitter, in the employment of the Imperial Gas Company, Haggerstone, who died through ;swallowing a quantity of carbonic acid gas, while he was at work at No. 2, Bath-place, Cambridge heath-gate, repairing the gas-pipe. The foreman of the jury remarked that where there was danger in the cut ting and re-connexion of gas-pipes, two men ought to be employed by the company. Verdict—" Accidental death, from inhaling a quantity of gas, and the jury recommended that at such work two men should be em ployed instead of one :a: Coal:males liturasT.—An inquest was held yest e r. day before Mr. Frederick John Manning, the coroner of the Queen's household and of the Verge., an d a j ury - composed of officers of the Palace et the House of Lords, on the body of Mr. Benjamin Currey, late clerk assis tant to the House of Lords.. It appeared that the de ceased gentleman was struck with apoplexy while giving instructions to his assistants, and remained insen sible for some hours until his death, which took place on Monday last. The evidence being perfectly eonclusive as to the cause, the jury without hesitation returned a verdict " That the deceased died by the visitation of God in a natural way." AMICABLE UNITED BENBEIT SOCIETT.--The 1014 anniversary of this society took place on Tuesday, 14th March, at the Fountain tavern, Red Cross-street, Crip plegate ; Mr. 11. S. Brigg in the chair. This excellent institution that has existed so many years has not de pended so much upon the extent of its funds as upon the good management, united purpose, and general respec tability of its members. It has always paid its full de mand in sickness, funerals, Sx., according to its scale of payments. Alderman Thomas Challis is one of its honorary members. After dinner the usual loyal touts were given, some excellent speeches were made by the chairman, by Mr. Wright, Mr. Sparks, Mr. Evans, Mr. Stockford, and Mr. Bowles, and the meeting broke up soon after 11 o'clock. Lord Blantyre embarked at Blackwall•pier yester day morning, on board the General Steam Navigation Company's mail steam-ship Giraffe, tor j‘otterdam. S u ( t"