The Sun. — London, England, 1848-07-14 00:00:00

•••••••••010......i0namm0nt,51.001.12M1N1. 1........ '"'" 4".."...""M. ix terpool; Keightley and Co., Chancery-lane, Lon, don; froutb%a-iiitionr II 3 14:b , .n Liverpool. Es Cato, innkeeper, Hartlepool, July 21, at _half r ,ast ten, and Aug. 25, at half-past one, at;the Newca:4le- SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. upon-Tyne District Court. Wakley, official assignee, Newcastle-upon .Tyne ; Griffith and Crighton, New castle-upon-Tyne ; Wilson, Hartlepool ; Meggison, _Pringle, Stevenson, and Shum, King's-row, Bedford row, London. George Pringle, letter-press printer, Gateshead, Dur ham, July 21, at half past tan, and August 28, at half past eleven, at the District Court of Bankrupty, New castle-upon-Tyne. Wakley, official assignee, Newcastle upon-Tyne ; Kell and Apedaile, Gateshead-on -Tyne ; Dunn and Dobie, Raymond's-buildings, Gray's-Inn, London. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY•) HOUSE OF LORDS. GROUP No. S.—LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST (Power to Purchase, &c.) —The clause giving this company power to purchase and run steam-boats between Brighton and the coast of France was opposed by a large number of the railway shareholders, and the Committee came to a resolution to-day, directing the steam-boat clause to be struck out of the Bill. The clauses authorizing improvements in the the Bill. station, and the raising additional capital, were passed, and the Bill as amended was directed to be reported. LONDON AND SOIITII-WESTERN (Amendment of Acts, Power to Purchase, and Extensions). —One of the chief objects, indeed, the chief object, of this Bill, being to en able the South -Western Company to adopt the beats and pay off the capital of the South-Western Steam-packet Company, Mr. Tite, the architect, was examined to-day, after the case had been opened by Mr. Talbot, to prove that the Packet Company was a losing concern, and unless the provisions of this Bill were agreed to the boats would have to cease running. At present the boats ran from Southampton to Havre, and from Poole to the Channel Islands, affording the public every accommoda tion that superior management and expense could re ceive, but it was absolutely necessary, it this accommo dation were to be continued, that the:steam-boat company should be incorporated with the railway company. It was not so much the pecuniary gain the amalgamation would secure to the railway c,,mpany as the convenience it would enable them to continue to the public that induced the South-Western directors to promote it, for the return upon the capital would be trifling compared with the great amount of accommodation that would be conferred upon the public. If the present Bill were passed with out alteration a passenger might be booked and carried from Lnndon to Paris, or the Channel Islands, at re duced fares, and under one continuous management. The Committee adjourned without deciding upon the merits of the Bill. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending July 12, 1848. is 255. 7d. per cwt. ELECTION COMMITTEE. (THIS . DAY.) Ditil IN: The scrutiny into the 'validity 'of' Mr. Reynolds ma jority was realm:led. The Committee having decided that they would allow secondary evidence to be put in to prove the validity of the grand jury , Cess, the entire day was taken up with the testimony of various wit nesses to show that the cess was legal, and the Commit tee again adjourned without giving..any decision upon the point. At the rising of the Committee to-day, Mr. MURPHY, Q.C., said he wished to detain the Committee for a few minutes while he said a few words relating personally to himself: It would be remembered that when the vali dity of the paving-rate was under discussion the Hon. Member for Manchester, in reply to an 'observation he had made, remarked that the Irish Attorney-General sometimes committed blunders in his official capacity upon which he (Mr. Murphy) replied that few men committed less errors in his official capacity than the Lord Chan cellor of Ireland. The Irish papers had represented him to have said that " few men committed more errors than the Lord Chancellor of Ireland." The Noble CHAIRMAN, amidst some laughter, re marked that it must evidently be an error of the printer, and the matter dropped. MAItLBRO'-STREET-(THIS DAY). Jeremiah Sullivan, a sturdy Irish beggar, was placed before Mr. Bingham, charged with begging in Regent street, and resisting the constables in the execution of their duty. Luke Reany, a mendicity constable, said that last evening about six o'clock, he saw the prisoner go up to several gentlemen in Regent-street, and in an importu• nate manner demanded alms. Witness went up to him and told him if he persisted in begging, he should take him into custody. The prisoner questioned witness's authority to interfere with him and said he should go on begging and defied witness to take him in charge. A crowd of people had by this time assembled and witness proceeded to take the prisoner away. He resisted him, and tried to throw him down. his conduct at length became so violent that witness was obliged to procure additional assistance to take the prisoner to the station. The prisoner, who denied the charge, was committed to the House of Correction for one month, with hard labour. William Briant, another Irish vagrant, was then charged with attempting to rescue the last-named pri soner, and assaulting the constable. Luke Reany said, as he was taking the prisoner Sul livan to the station Brian came up, and, laying hold of his (Sullivan's) collar, told him not to go with a " couple of b— Red Lioners." Witness cautioned the prisoner, and desired him to go away. Brian refused, and putting his foot between witness's legs, threw him on the ground. He then pulled out a knife, and, with a dreadful oath, swore he would rip witness's g—s up. Several of the bystanders came to his aid, and, after a sharp struggle, succeeded in taking the knife from him, ar.d lodged him in the station. Mr. BINGHAM committed him for two months, with hard labour. trllE_ SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY El LATEST FROM PARIS The Union says—" It Was stated a few days ago that the Directors of the Lyons _Railroad had entered into negotiations with th , .! Government, either for a monthly subvention, to enable them to continue the road, or for a purchase, on the best terms that could be obtained. We now understand, but cannot give the news as official, that this has been concluded on the following terms :—The Government consents to enter into possession of the line, giving a rente of 10f. per annum in the Five per Cents. for every 250 f. that have been paid up by the shareholders." RUSSIA. The Cholera appears to rage with great intensity at Moscow. From the 12th to the 19th of June there were 1,724 new cases and 728 deaths. On the last-named day no less than 327 persons were seized with the dreadful malady, and 153 others died. The ,cholera is gaining ground- at Kasan, Nigi, Novo gc'rod, Kostoma, Jarosla, Wologda, Smolensko, Tolda, and Kalma. It has also made its appearance at Fensa, Twer, Tarkow, Olonetz, Witbka, and Orsa. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From this night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and tith of Victoria. cap. 32, for t h e Week ending on Saturday, the Bth day of July, 1848. ISSCE DEPARTMENT. X. Notes i55ued........ 27,673,050 Government debt .. 11,015,10 C Other securities .... 2,9t44.900 Gold coin and bullion 12,244,552 Silver bullion 1,428,498 X 27,673,030 27,673,050 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 13th day of July, 1848. BANKING DEPARTMENT. PrOpr'etors' capital . • 14,553,000 Rest • ... • 3,470,610 ruin lc dopealts (in chiding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Say ings-bank.s, and Di- v idend a ccounts) • • 4,113,230 Other deposits . • • . .. 11, 580 , 598 ti e ven day and other bills •••••• • •• • • • 1,137,663 Government securi, ties (including Dead' Weight Annuity) •• 13,602,546 Other securities •• • • 11,1,55,427 Nntes • • 9,312,185 Gold and silver coin.. 684,943 £34,855,101 L 31,855,10 bf. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 13th day of July. 1848 THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) ST. JAMES'S-PALACE, JULY 11, 1848. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Captain the Honourable Joseph Denman, of the Royal Navy, to be one of the Grooms in Waiting in Ordinary to her Ma , jesty, in the room of Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, G.C.B. and G.C.M.G., resigned. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, JULY 13. Ordnance Medical Department—Thomas Ely., Gent. to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Staunt on, deceased, July 3. BANKRUPTS. Henry Hilliard, stationer, George-yard, Lombard street, to surrender July 21, at half-p a st one, and Aug. 25, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Walker, Feather stone-buildings, Holborn.. Charles Morton, licensed victualler, Pentonville-hill, July 20, at half-past twelve, and Aug. 25, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Williams, Bucklersbury. Samuel Ralph Durrant, linen draper, Woodbridge, Suffolk, July 24, at half-past one, and Aug. 26, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aidermanbury; Sole and Turner, Alderman bury. Ralph Ornaston, cheesetnonger, South-street, Man chester-square, July 21, at twelve, and Aug. 26, at half past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett ' official a ssignee, Sambrook•court, 13asiughall-street ; Casley, Gnilford-street. John Campbell Dicker, Vere-street, Oxford-street, July 25, at two , and August tO, at h a lf-p ast t we l ' the Court of Bankruptcy. Hatton liamerStansvfieeldat, Old official assignee ; Lawrence and Plews, Je wr y. chambers. John Clark and Frederick Edward Laing Clark , 25 sh, atip an d insurance brokers , Pudding 1.1 n 9, City, July eleven, and August 30, at one, at the Court of Bank. ruptey. Pennell, official assignee; Lawrence and Plows, Old Jewry-chambers. David Jevons, grocer, Tipton, Saffordshire, J u l y 27 and Aug. 22, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ; Mot teram, Knight, and Emmet, Birmingham. James Dinrith, grocer, Liverpool, July 27, and Au.. gust 18, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool; Bridger and Blake, King William-street, London; Dodge, Liverpool. Henry Wallace Lowry and John Bailey Brown, brokers, Liverpool, July 25 and Aug. 15, at eleven, at tha Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, SUGAR DUTIES. Mr. C...I.RDWELL presented a petition from Liver pool, pr. Byiug that, if the duties on sugar should be raised, al exception should be made in favour of cargoes ordered, under the old law. S'aIRIT LICENSES (SCOTLAND) BILL. Mx COWAN presented a petition from the spirit dealer a of Dalkeith against this Bill.' SUNDAY TRADING. S . ,r E. N. BUXTON, presented petitions from several me cropolitan parishes praying the louse to pass a men su to to prevent Sunday trading. Captain JONES moved for accounts, showing the total number of gallons of proof spirits distilled in England, Scotland, and Ireland respectively ; distinguishing the quantities produced from malt, and from a mixture of malt and unmalted grain, or from any other ingredient ; showing also the total quantity of each sort in the United Kingdom, for the years ending Jan. 5, 1836 to 1848, dist in guishing each year: of the number of gallons of proof spirits, distinguishing the sorts, on which duty was paid for home consumption in each of the three kingdoms, with the rate per gallon, and the amount of such duti ; also, the total number of gallons and duty in the United Kingdom, for the years ending the sth day of January 1836 to 1848, distinguishing each year : showing, under se parateheads, the number of gallons of proof spirits,distin guishing the materials from which made, imported into each kingdom from each of the others respectively ; stating, also, the rate per gallon. and the total amount thereof in each case, and what portion of such duty was paid on removal of the spirits from bond, and what after their arrival at the place of destination, for the years ending the sth day of January 1836 to 1848 ; distin guishing each year ; of the total number of gallons of proof spirits permitted out of distillers' stocks in England, and the total number of proof gallons of British brandy and spirits of wine permitted out of rectifier's stocks in England; also, the total quantity of proof gallons of rum received in rectifiers stocks in England, for the years ending the sth day of January, 1836 to 1848; distinguished each year. Of the pro duce of the Excise duty received on spirits in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the number of gallons brought to charge, showing the in.- crease or decrease in gallons and in duty, for the years ending the sth day of January 1836 to 1848; distinguishing each year. Of the number of detections, and of the number of persons prosecuted for offences in Ireland against the laws for the suppres sion of illicit distillation, distinguishing those convicted in each quarter of the years ending respectively the sth day of January, 1836, to 1848. And of the number of persons confined in each gaol in Ireland for offences against the laws for the suppression of illicit distillation, in each quarter of the years ending respectively the sth day of January, 1836, to 1848.—Agreed to. NAVIGATION LAWS. Mr. lIAWES presented a petition from Montreal, signed by the Mayor, praying for the repeal of the Na vigation-laws. SUNDAY TRADING. Mr. HUME presented a petition for the Hon. Member for Finsbury (Mr. Wakley) from St. Luke's, signed by 1,036 persons, against Sunday trading, also another petition to the same effect from another parish. • HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY. The Earl of LINCOLN gave notice that, on Monday, he should ask the Under Secretary for the Colonies whether Government intended to withhold from this company fresh grants of land in our North Ame rican territories until the report of the Com mittee appointed to inquire into the state of this company had been laid upon the table. In the event of his receiving an unfavourable answer, he should feel it to be his duty to move an address to the Crown upon the subject. SAVINGS' BANKS. In reply to a question from an HON. MEURER, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated that it would be necessary to bring in a Bill this session to amend the law relating to savings' banks. RUSi DUTIES. In reply to a question from Mr. BARKLY, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated that he proposed that on Monday the House should go into Committee on the Rum Duties, when he would state the intention of Government in reference to that question. EVICTED DESTITUTE POOR (IRELAND) BILL. Sir GEORGE GREY, in moving the consideration of the Lords' amendments to the Bill, stated that the Bill when sent up to the Lords contained a provision requiring that seven days notice should be given to the tenant previous to an eviction, and that 48 hours notice of the eviction should be given to the Board of Guardians of the parish, before the process of eviction was put into force. The amendments the Lords had made were that the latter notice should be given to the relieving officer instead of the Board of Guardians, and that it should be given within 12 hours after the issue of the warrant of eviction instead of 46 hours before. He proposed that the 5 rut amendment should be agreed to, but as the second amendment would have the effect of defeating the object of the Bill, of giving time to prepare relief and bin her for the evicted tenant, he proposed to ask the House to reject it.—(Hear.) Mr. S. CRAWFORD hoped that in the consideration of the Lords' amendments sufficient care would be taken that relief was given in the shape of food only. He thought the other House of Parliament in the alteration it had made in the Bill had shown a determination to pass no measure that would do good for the people of Ireland. The Bill, in his opinion, ought to give power to the Lord- Lieutenant to direct that, in certain cases, rates should be levied on the estates from which per sons had been evicted, instead of those rates being levied on the district generally. If the power of the state was to be employed to aid the landlords, the state ought to take care that some provision should be made for the new location of the people that would be removed. Mr. P. SCROPE said any one who had paid atten tion to the events in Ireland could not fail to have seen that the evils which this Bill was brought in to destroy were at the bottom of the hostility in that country against the English, and against English legislation. The clearance system which had now gone on for some time in Ireland and now daily extending, had been pro ductive of the greatest misery among the poorer classes of tenants, and he believed the present Bill had originated in consequence of some cases of hardships which he had brought under the attention of the House on a former occasion. The horrors which were the result of the present system of erection were daily increasing, and he was afraid that the Bill would only go a little way to alleviate the evil. Sir G. GREY was sure there was no indifference on the part of the House with respect to the distresses of their fellow-countrymen in Ireland.—Hear, hear.) In cases of illegal eviction and acts of violence the parties were liable to punishment. He could not well see how parties could be compelled to state the precise time when they internted to evict. These evicted would of course receive adequate relief if they were destitute. He wished to amend one of the clauses by the insertion of the words " that forty-eight hours notice shall be given to the relieving-offier.' After a short discussion, the amendment, as well as others of a verbal character, were agreed to. A Committee was then appointed to draw up reasons for not agreeing to those of the Lords' amendments, which the House determined on negativing. (LEFT SITTING.) COURSE OF EXCHI Amsterdam ••• 12 2% Ditlo, at sight • • .... 12 Rottcrdarn .... • • .. •• 12 2% Antwerp • • .• •• •• •• • • • • liamburgh ......M.B. 13 11 Paris. 3 days'sight •• 25 45 LNGE.-(THIS DAY.) Gibraltar •••• •••••••• Legh0rn......... 3l 50 Genoa 25 05 Ifilan .......• ........ Venice..........•• Naples •• Palermo, peroz.. ...... Oporto • • • • • • •• • • •• Rio Janeiro • • ........ Ditto, • • • • • • • • • • • • .• rlarseilles .......... 25 90 80urdeaux......... • g(anktort on Maine.... 121% Oetersburgb, Sil. 13erlin Vienna, effec. d 0."... 11 5) frieste, ditto.... kladrid • • .. • • ........ Cadiz • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• 43% i3llbao.. •• •• •• •• •• •• • • Barcelona • • • • • • . • • • • • Saville.. • • •• • • • • • • • • Buenos Ayres .. • ....-. New York, 21 days' sight Philadelphia .• • • .... -- PRICES OP BULLION, PER OR, Foreign Gold in bars .. 43 17 9 Now Dollars .•.. • • 0 Portugal Gold Coin • 0 0 0 ipanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 (Silver in bars .. •• •• 0 4 1136 CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT SENTENCES. The following is a correct list of the sentences passed during the last session:— Death, and left for execution• —George John Howson, for the murder in Coldbath- fields House of Correction. Sentence of death recorded—Wm. Swain, Mary Tobin. TRANSPORTATION. Twenty Years—John Clarke, James Henry Bradbury. Fifteen Years—James Love. Ten Years—Charles Buck, Richard Welch, William Shells, Richard Brown, Charles Chapman. Seven Years—Charles Hicks, Joseph Gobbett, Fre derick Howard, Robert Roberts, Edwin Smith, George Wright, William Gay, alias Henry Phillips, Henry Benham, Henry Caswell, George White, William Nor ton, Cnarles Soloman, Thomas Scott, Bridget Mahoney, William Jackson, alias Smith, alias Cook, Henry John son, alias William Jones, Thomas Leather, Joseph White, Benjamin Rawlings, Bevan Labon, John Dean, George Lee, Henry Nicholls, James Stuart, Thomas John Turner, Thomas William Parrington, Charles Fisher, Thomas Johnson, William Roberts, William Peacock. IMPRISONMENT. Two Years—Charles Swan:William Girdleston, John Kelly, Joseph Francis Fussell, and three months, to enter into his own recognizances in 1001., and find two sureties in 501. each to keep the peace for five years ; Joseph Williams, and one week, own recognizances in 1001., and two sureties in 501. to keep the peace for three years ; Charles Ernest Jones, and one week, bail him self in 3001., and two sureties in 1501. to keep the peace for five years ; Alexander Sharp, and two months, with bail himself in 100/., and two in 501., and keep the peace for three years ; William John Vernon, and bail himself in 100/., and two in 501., to keep the peace for three years ; Francis Looney, and two months, with bail him self in 1004, and two in 501., to keep the peace for three years. Eighteen Months—Daniel Keefe. T we l ve Months—John Smart, Richard Aldrige, Luke Keefe, Jose ph Saville, J o h n S m i th, Joseph Collis, John Mortimer , John B rown alias Benjamin Locker, James Reath , Jo hn West, John Harris, Jonathan Case, Ch a rles Beard, William Davis, George Burgess, J ames Cannon. Nine Months —John Atkins, John Smith, Caroline William Jones, Robert Sm e dly, J ohn Smith, Thomas Daley. Six Months--Thomas Franklin, Mary Niles, Philip Clog, Sarah Johnson, Mary Ann Brown, Namah, James Richard Taylor, William Hartley, Daniel Daley, Frederick Allen, William Lovel, William Reeve, Sarah Williams, Thomas Cannon, Thomas Jenkins, John San derson, John Mack. Four Months—Sophia Harley, William Robe, George Holt, Catherine Ganey, Elizabeth Webb, Richard Tanner, Elizabeth Robinson. Three Months—Richard Edwards, James Brantcn, Joseph Wilkinson, William M'Kew, William Dixon, and to be whipped, John Atkinson, Oliver Chapman, William Aldis, Robert Downing, Richard Frith, Samuel Palmer. Two Months —John Oliver, John Falkner, Daniel Rush, Richard Reeder. One Month—Thomas Woodinc, , , Wm, Tait. To be Imprisoned in Newgite for Terms varying from Three Days to One Month—Sarah Rice, Emma. Hart, Henry Nixon, Thomas Skinner, William Moss, and to be whipped, Elizabeth Caps, George Whitehead, Robert Slaughter, Edward Scarborough, Eliza Cawood, George James, and to be whipped. Remanded until next Session—George Day (bailed), Samuel Watchman. Judgment Respited—Alfred Bishop, Ann Fuel. Acquittals—Abraham Simmonds, John Saunders, Charles Perkins, John James (ordered to be detained), Ellen Baynes, Jane Pearson, Joseph Brian, James Brian, William Mann, Daniel Oliver, Sarah Poole, Eliza Wert, William Matthew Aston, James Hinton, John Welch, Henry Johnson, Charles Dag, Mary Ann Wood, Henry Clarke, Peter Williams, Edward Worby, John Walker, Ellen Merritt, Patrick Collins, John Jones, Thomas Stevenson, Ann Grey. The Court sits again on the 25th of August. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HO USE. George Jones, a person dressed like a porter, was brought up charged with having presented a forged order for quicksilver at the warehouse of Messrs. Drew. Hayward, and Barrow,: of Bush-lane, wholesale drug gists. The prisoner called at the warehouse on the 7th inst., and presented the order to one of the servants of the establishment. It purported to be the order of Messrs. Browning, of St. John-street, with whom the house had done business. The forgery was suspected, and the pri soner was desired to call again at three o'clock, when the quicksilver should be ready. The prisoner then went off to. Messrs. Browning and mentioned that ho had been employed by one of their men to apply for the quicksilver, and had been promised by him sixpence for calling; but a Messrs. Drew and Co. had refused to let him have the article, ho would be obliged by the trifle of money for which he bad performed the message. One of the firm gave the prisoner into custody instead of giving him the money. The prisoner was remanded till this .day. BOW-STREET. A woman named Mary Filer was placed at the bar be fore Mr. Hall, charged with being concerned in a Post office robbery of 391.75. Id., under the following circum stances:— On the Ist of July Mr. Grainger, a merchant, in Pudding-lane, transmitted through the Post-office a cheque for 39/. 7s. ld., payable to Mr. Ponsonby, of Southwick-road, Paddington. On the Bth it was found that the letter never reached its destination, but on ap plication at the bank it appeared that the cheque had been presented by the firm of Moses and Son, and duly cashed. Messrs. Moses were next applied to, and they stated that on the 4th instant two men, who gave the names of Marshall and Spring, ordered some clothing of them, and tendered the cheque in payment of the re quired deposit, upon which, utter sending to ascertain the genuineness of the cheque, they paid the dif ference in the amount. It was arranged that the goods should be called for on the following Thursday. Accordingly, on that day a boy, named Cremer, came to the shop for the goods, which were delivered to him; but, by previous arrange ment, ho was followed and taken into custody. The boy then explained that his aunt, the prisoner at the bar, requested him to go with her to show her the Duke of York's Monument, in St. James's Park, that morning ; that she there met and conversed with a postman, and afterwards sent him to Moses and Sons, to inquire for a parcel, giving him a shilling for his trouble. The aunt was then apprehended, but she declined stating what she knew upoa the subject. Meanwhile, it having been ascertained that her nephew was a postman, and that he had absconded, a reward of 20/. is offered for his apprehension. The prisoner was remanded for further examination. John Thomas Witchell, a letter-carrier in the Post office, was charged with stealing a letter, containing a shilling, two duplicates, and two penny stamps. He was detected while concealing the letter in a me morandum book. and was accordingly watched. He was also remanded. MARLBORO UGH-STREET. James Grieves, alias Penson, alias Barenger, was brought before Mr. Bingham for final examination, charged with having obtained goods from various parties by false and fraudulent pretences. William Tytherleigh said—l live at Stalbridge, Dor setshire. I deal in butter and other goods. On the 26th of May last I received through the post a letter, signed George Benson, and containing a request for my terms for goods. I looked into the London Directory, and finding the name of George Penson, cheesemonger, 88, Berwick-street, I supposed the letter came from the same party. I wrote an offer of contract to supply him with butter. On the 28th May I received an order for butter, and on the following day I sent 3501b5. of butter, worth 161. ls., directed, as requested, to the Boar and Castle, Oxford-street. The next day I sent to the place 601bs. more butter, but as I did not receive a re mittance, as promised, I made inquiries, and was in formed that no such person lived at Berwick-street. William Archer, a stationer, of No. 88, Berwick street, said about six weeks ago, the prisoner, who was a stranger, came into my shop and asked if I had any objection to take in his letters, as the person next door, ' who had done so, had left. I consented, and the pri soner wrote on a piece of paper George Benson, cheese monger, High-street, Woolwich. I was to have a shil ling a week for taking in his letters. I received six let ters, five of which were given to the prisoner. The three letters received by last witness, I believe to be in the prisoner's hand-writing. Hugh Lavington, carrier, 69, Old Bailey, proved that a woman brought several orders. Some goods sent from Mr. Tytherleigh, were delivered in consequence of these orders. Witness was not sure that the prisoner was the man who was seen with the woman after the order for delivery was brought. Edward Stone, a commercial traveller, proved that he had been twice to Woolwich, and could find no such person as George Benson, of High-street, Woolwich, there. George Ham, police-constable, proved that he found two tickets on the prisoner which had come on the pack eges in which the butter had been sent. Mr. Brickwell, Overthorpe, a magistrate, proved that he received letters and orders for butter from the pri soner. He sent four or five parcels of butter before he found out the fraud. A gentleman from Messrs. Makinson and Sanders, Temple, attended for the prosecution, and produced numerous letters whieh the prisoner had sent to the parties who had been defrauded, and from others who did not come forward to prosecute. The letters were written in such a plausible, business-like way as to dis arm suspicion. There was a case of forgery, but it was not gone into, Mr. Bingham suggesting that it would be competent for the parties to bring forward evidence at another time if they chose to proceed against the prisoner. The prisoner, who is a respectable, elderly man, of quiet, grave appearance, admitted that he had received goods in several instances; but he said there were some parts of the evidence not correct. He was fully committed. SOUTH WARK. George Pearson, a very powerful young man, and re turned transport, was brought before Mr. Seeker, charged with attempting to stab a policeman. Serjeant Dorrig, M division, stated that, having re ceived information that the prisoner was at large, after having been sentenced to twenty years' transportation, two years ago, for highway robbery, he (the Serjeant) proceeded with a policeman to a fair held on some ruins in the Mint, where he was likely to bo found. They, however, did not succeed in their search, and at a later period of the evening they entered a house, a receptacle for thieves in the Mint, and there found the man they were in search of dancing with some women in one of the rooms upstairs. The moment the prisoner saw the police were after him, he made a bolt out of the room down stairs followed by the policeman, but instead of running out of the house, he stopped short, and concealed himself in a dark corner on the staircase. The police man, aware that the prisoner was still on the premises, began to search about for his man, and when he ap proached the spot where he was concealed, the prisoner made a stab at him with a knife, which fortunately he avoided by falling back, and having his truncheon out, he struck his assailant a blow on the arm which disabled it, and made him drop the weapon. The prisoners was then secured and taken to the station-house. The prisoner said that the police were mistaken in his identity, and that he had not returned from transporta tion before the expiration of his sentence. Sergeant Watkins, however, was called, and he proved that the prisoner was tried and convicted of highway robbery at the Old Bailey in 1846, and sentenced to twenty years' transportation. The prisoner then said that he should decline saying anything further on the subject of the charge until a more fitting opportunity. The MAGISTRATE said that he should commit the pri soner for trial. ST. SWITHIN'S DAY. —Saturday next will be St. Swithin's Day, remarkable on account of a well-known popular notion, that if it rain on tkis day there will be rain for forty days to come. St. Swithin was an emi nent and learned Bishop of Winchester, and priest to King Egbert. The story runs, that being buried at his own request in the churchyard of the Cathedral, the priests, a hundred years after, felt desirous of doing him greater honour, and commenced the work of translating his remains into the interior. This was on the 15th of July. They were stopped in their work by a heavy fall of rain ; neither could they resume their duty next day, for the heavy rain still continued. In short, this rain lasted forty days, by which time the priests became convinced that it was to stop them in a work which, though well meant on their part, was ill taken on that of the saint, and they gave up the point. Ever since then it has been held as a maxim that if there be rain on St. Swithin's Day, there will be rain forty days ensuing. THE WEATHER. -- The weather continues fine, and the glass is high, but as this is Glasgow Fair week, and St. Swithin's day falls upon the Saturday, we need not holla until we get out of the wood. Meantime the crops everywhere, and the potatoes especially, are look ing most beautiful.—Gtaggoto Constitutional. GAS-LIGHT AND COKE CO, Name of Company. Dividend per Amount of Share. :PAN=ES. Paid. I Price. Annum. X. a. d. X. s. d. British .• ••••..• • • • •• 11. 40 0 0 18 0 0 16 Ditto Provincial •• 11. 83. 20 0 0 19 0 0 22 Bristol .. --••• • • • • • 101. per cent. 20 0 0 - - Brighton ...... •• • • 5l. per cent. 20 0 0 - 16 Citrof London .. •. • lOl. 100 0 0 100 0 0 250 Continental Consolidat 925. or share; 50 0 0 39 5 0 - Ditto, New •• .... •• 855. pr sharer 50 0 0 37 10 0 - Equitable 4ss. pr share; 50 0 0 50 0 0 36 Imperial ...... ••• • • • 6/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 71 Independent ........• 61. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 64 L0nd0n...............- •.•• .• • • - 50 0 0 50 0 0 - - 50 0 0 50 0 0 - Phcenix 5l. per cent. 50 0 0 46 0 0 293% itatcliff .... . 5/. and bus. 100 0 0 90 0 0 75 United General .• •• • • 4%1. pr cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 15 Westminster Chartered 3/, 50 0 0 - 55% Ditto, New -••-• 125. 50 0 0 10 0 0 11 C Itt..a.T.El,lsS. „; i. . , * 4 Dividend ' Names of ; 1 L.! IDivideud! p „, e Names of + Companies. Is j per ^ " c ' Companies. cd per Price. it: Annum. .2 Annum. ------ - ,- X X Ashtn& Oldh, 97 71. p c 80 Macclesfield . 100 - - Barnsley •• • •jl6O 121. 180 Neath ..• •• • 100 lB/. 4rlttik&Abrgllso si. so Oxford.. •• • • 1001 20/. 190 Birmingham 35, 41. 80 Peak Forest. 78; - Coventry.... 100; 25/. - Regent's •. •.33 1 11. ss. T N 1; ,t.bv • •••• 'lOO 61. 63 Rochdale.. • • 85 4l. 54 Ells rre&Chsl33 41. 48 Somrsct Coal ISO 71. iO, 130 c.:e A ash ... 1 100 1 1 324 - Do.Lk I'd St 12 61. p. c. - LlrandJunctn , 100 51. 77 Stffrd &Wore 14 0 281 . 290 1 GrandSurrey l loo; - 35 Shrewsbury.. 125 151. rand Unionlloo, 1/. 10s. 25 Stourbridge.. ur - 145 201. 285 arantham • .11501 121. - Severn and l &emit & Avu' 39, 7s. 6d. 4N Wye Rail. j 26 1/. Bs. 26 Lee•lsStLivrp l loo 341. 410 WarwickSel Leicester .....140 101. 75 Rirming. j .00 W. 65 Letestr &Nthl 831 4/. 36 Warwick& :aoughborogh; 142, 701. - Napton.. 1 100 - 46 Monmouthshlloo 81. - Worcstr Se} 78 21. 39 Slntgemryshlloo 51. - Birming. lieltnMwbryloo 101. - Wilts & Brks 67 IL 11 •TaXST OF SCOTTISII COMPANIES' PRICES Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. -- - £ s. d. £ s. d (lank of Scotland British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 195 Caledonian Bank City of Glasgow Bank . 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 11'4 Clydesdale Bank -•• • • 6 3% per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 12% Commercial Bank •• •• 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 149 Eastern Bank.. ••• • • • 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 C 91.195. Edinb.lc Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 551 Exchange Bnk of Scot 6l. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 415% Isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 - National Bank 6% per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 121 North of Scotlandßank 71. per cent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 31.155. North British Bank •• - 50 0 0 10 0 0 3/.ls. Royal Bank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 118% Unionßank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 80 `Western Bank. ... •• • 81. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 70 Aberdeen Fire and Life 121. per cent. 12 10 0 2 0 0 2 5% B. Accord. Lifeaud Fire - 20 0 0 0 11 0 - British Guarantee Ins. ..... 10 0 0 1 0 0 105 Od Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 21 Church of England Ins. - 50 0 0 2 0 0 - City of Glasgow Life 6l. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 2/. 45 Edinburgh Life Instil' 6l. per cent. 100 0 0. 12 10 0 17 East of Scotland Life ..... 10 0 0 2 0 15 17 0 6 115.0 d. Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 . Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 10 0 0 0 10 0 0 1 i Insur. Co. of Scetlnd Si. per cent. 100 (1 0 10 0 0 it ' . 7 7., Life Assoc. of Scotland 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 Mercantile Life .. -. . - National Fire and Life 5/. per cent. 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 1 1: 0 0 55 2 . 0 0 . d .. North British Incur 53% /.pr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 22 1 0 0 175.0 d. 0 North & West of Scot. 61. per cent. 10 0 0 20 0 011 0 ss. Scottish Life and Guar. - 0 15 0 105.0 d Scot. Mao. and Gen. Life 5/. per cen t. 1 0 0 1 0 0 11. 15 Scottish Union Inarnce. 6MI. pr cent. 20 0 04 1 5 0 0 0 , 125 9 . 0 4 d Life ...... • . 51. per cent. 50 United Staniard Dep. Assurance 51. per c ent. 10 0 0 IYZISCZZLAICZOUS., Dividend Amount per of Paid. Price Name of Company. Annum. Share. -----_ -- - -------. X. s. d. X. s. d. - Australlan'A e riculturl 100 0 0 30 0 0 - Anglo- M ex i can Mint., 1%. 43. 1 0 0 0 10 0 0 17 Ditto, Half Shares.. - - 210 0 - Canada ... .• •••• • • • • 61. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 28 - Uppr Canada Bonds 51. p er cent. -.- City Bonds.. •••• • • • • 3341. pr cent. - - 82 Comp. Cppr Mars Eng. 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 70 0 0 - Gen. Revers. is Invest. sp. c.& bs, 2/ 100 0 0 ,100 0 0 - Equitable Reversienry 5/. pr cent. 100 0 0 , 100 0 0 911 Gen. S teataNavigation 11. 8 s• 15 0 0 14 0 0 18 - 10 London Institution . • • - _ Peninslr & Orient.Stm. 81. per cent. 50 8 0 50 0 0 51% Reversionary Int. Soc. 4141. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 - Royal Mail Steam.. - 35%1. pr cent. WO 0 0 60 0 0 453% South Australian... • • - 25 0 0 25 0 0 16 Van Dleman's Land.„ 11. per share. 100 0 0 .23 0 0 - Universal Salvage •• • • - 25 0 0 5 0 0 - MARKED SALMON.—On Wednesday morning, sth July, a salmon was brought up at Orchardnook ice house, near Perth, in one of the gathering boats, a fine well-grown fish of 121bs. 2oz. weight, with a bit of small copper wire attached to the root of the tail, on the back of the fish, below the dead fin, where the skin had been bored through with an awl, the wire, about two inches in length, inserted, then twisted double, and, thus marked, the fish had been turned adrift to seek its way to the sea, from which it has now returned. Wo hope every publicity will be given to this, so that the river, time, and place where the fish was marked may be as curately ascertained, and another fact added to the in vestigation into the natural history of the salmon.— Dundee Courier. THE ROYAL GENERAL DISPENSARY.--The anni versary festival of this, the oldest institution of its class in the metropolis, was celebrated yesterday in the great room of the Albion Tavern, Aldersgate-street. The chair was taken at six o'clock by Lord Carington, the president, who was supported by Archdeacon Holling worth, the Rev. Messrs. Rogers, Blomfield, Hackman, &e.; Drs. Lloyd, Brownless, Sewell, &c. Mr. Toole officiated as toastmaster, and Mr. T. Hatton, assisted by Mr. Huxley, the Misses Williams, and others, arranged the musical department. The usual toasts, the health of her Majesty the Queen, and the hcalths of the other members of the royal family having been drunk with the usual display of loyal feeling, the chairman proposed success to the dispensary, and advocated its claims to public support. A large subscriptio n, amounting to up wards of 7001., was then announced by the secretary. In this subscription were included 1001. from an anony mous friend to the building fund and 1051. from the cor poration of London, besides many donations of 101. from various individuals. The festivity of the evening was kept up until past eleven o'clock, when the company broke up and departed. RAIL WAY SHARE 311ARKET:-5 LIVERPOOL, JULY 13. STOCK EXCHAIIOI2. It will be seen from the following list of business trarsaeteJ, that rates are improved. and the extent of business done greater than yesterday. The sales are—Lancashire and Yorlishire, Fifths, 1 chs.—London and North-Western. 126—Ditto, New Quarters, l' c. p.—Ditto, paid up, 22 1 1 —London, Brighton, and South Coast, New 5/. Shares, is p.—illidland Stock, 106 —North Staffimishire, 2% dis.—South-Eastern and Dover. 25 York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), I% p. ex int. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of July 14.) SUGAR.-To-day prices again went down for ~ mow Sugar, but the home trade were decidedly more disposed to extend their purchases this was not the case with respect to shippers. West India Muscovado 'was in good demand for both grocery and refining purposes; the sales amounted to 420, making 1,560 hhds and trcs for the week, but at prices showing a decline of is per cwt. REFINED.-To-day there was only a limited demand for Refined Goods-standard Lump; were sold at 555, and brown grocery 54s per cwt. Of Bonded Crushed Sugar several parcels were taken at from 25s 6d to 27s per cwt. MAURITIUS.-This afternoon the quantity of Mauri tius offered at public sale amounted to 51 casks and 7,402 hags, and the chief part sold, but at a fall of 6d to Is. Fine yellow went. at 39s 63, good 38s 6d to 395, middling 37s to 38s, low 36s to 36s 6d, fine brown 35s 6d to 365, and low 28s to 30s. EAST INDIA.-This afternoon the market was well supplied with Bengal, and the qu tity offered at public sale amounted to 5,843 bags, stil the whole sold, and generally fetched full rates-fine strong white 495, good 47s 6d to 48s, middling 465, damp and washed 433 to 49s 6d, fine strong yellow 42s 6d, good 4Cs 6d to 41s 6d, low 38s, damp 35s to 425, middling middling white 403 to 41s, low 39s to 39s 6d, middling and fine soft yellow 35s 6d to 38s 6d, washed 35 to 40s 6d. Of Manilla 2,247 bags and 77 casks, at the 18s ad--duty, were taken in at 32s 6d for ordinary and damp brown, and at 35s for middling sound. 182 casks Ceylon, at the 14s duty, at 34 to 36s 6d per cwt. FOREIGN.-To-day there was no public sale of Foreign Sugar, privately only 100 chests of yellow Bahia have been sold for the week at 37s 6d. COFFEE.-This afternoon at public sale 1,431 bags of Ceylon Coffee were offered, and all sold upon fully former terms-good 67s 6cl, good middling 57s to 58s, middling 52s to 56:, low middling 49s 6d, fine fine ordinary 39s 6d to 40s 6d, fine ordinary 38s 6d, damaged 24s to 495, pea berry, sound 60s; Native, good ordinary 29s ad to 30s, damaged 22s to 25s ad; 42 casks 151 bags of Jamaica sold at better prices, 6ne ordinary 37s to 42s 6d, good ordinary 34s to 355, inferior 30e to 32s 6d, low and triage 22s to 28s. By private treaty 8,000 bags of native Ceylon sold at 29s to 30s 6d per cwt. TEA.-None has been submitted to public sale since this day week, and privately there is not a large quantity on oiler. In Congou many purchases have been made in all descriptions, and at prices- fully equal to those of this day week ; ord and good crd sound realises 83 to 93, but mid and mid 9kd to 11d, blackish leaf is to is 3d, fine and Pekoe flavour is 4d to is 10d, and choice 2s to 2s 23. Pouchong has been sold to a fair extent at 5d to 6id, and better quality at 7d to Bd. There is firm ness in the market for Souchong, and several parcels have been disposed of ; low and middling qua lity realizes 93 to is 3d, good is 4d to is Bd, fine is 93 to 2s 23. Green is not higher in price; there is firmness on the part of merchants, and a good business has been concluded. Hyson of ord quality at 11d to Is 2d, middling is 3d to is 6d, good is 7d to is 10d, fine and superior 2: to 3s; young Hyson, low to good ord 7d to is 2d, better quality is 31 to 3s 3d; Im perial Canton 10d to is 4d; Hyson is 6d to 3s 3d; Gunpowder Canton is to is 6d; Hyson kind Is 8d to 4s 4,1, Caper 8d to Is 6cl; Twankay ord yel lowish leaf 3d to sd, fair to fine british leaf 6d to Bd, and Hyson kind 9d to Is; Hyson skin 83 to Is 4d. Of Pekoe Teas a fair quantity has been sold, and upon full rates. .Orange of low and middling is held for Od to Is 2d, good and fine scented is 3d to 2s 3d, Pekoe black ish leaf is to 2s, and flowery is 6d to 3s 3d. RICE.-To-day East India Rice was in excellennt re quested, and 4,102 bags 1,495 pockets Bengal at public sale were sold at 6d per cwt advance, fine white went at 12s 6d, good Its 6d to 12s, good middling 1 Is to Ils 6d, middling lOs 6d to 1 is,, low yellowish 9s 6d to 10s, and damaged 5s to lOs 6d. 2,000 bags Madras went at a similar rise, middling pinkey white at 9s to 9s 6d, ordi nary 8s 6d, damaged 6s to 8s 6. SPIRITS.-In Leeward Island only a limited business has been concluded; prices are also on the decline, and rule at Is. 7d to ls 7iel for proof. Of East India only small pareels , have been sold at is 4d to is 53 proof with certificate. In demerara the sales made have been trifling at - from 2s 6d to 3s for 28 to 38 per cent, over proof. Of Jamaica only a limited quantity has been taken for home trade purposes. whilst the export orders concluded have been trivial. For Brandy the market is yet in an inactive state, and there are sellers of Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1846 at 4s 5d to 4: Bd, 1847 ditto 3s 73 to 3s 9d. Geneva is wanted by exporters at Is 93 to is 10d, and fine fit for duty is Felling at 2s 9d to 3s. Corn Spirit is not altered in culue at present. SALTPETRE.-To-day there was no improvement in the demand for rough, and 1,623 bags of Calcutta at 'suction were all taken in at 26: for good strong grey 41 to 44 per cent., and middling 8i per cent. 24s 6d per cwt. being the full value. COCIIINEAL.-Prices continue to recede by reason of large supplies and limited demand. Of 200 bgs Mexi can offered at public sale, a small part only sold at 3s 6d to 3: 8d for silvers, and at 3s 6d to 4s ld for blacks, 'shish rates are Id lower for the former, and 2d for the latter. SPICES.-To-day at public sale 207 bags Pimento sold at stiff rates-good went at 3-id, mid and good mid 3id to 34d, low 34d to 3?- ) d. INDIGO.-To- day during the progress of the sale 463 cheats were withdrawn. 816 chests have passed. The demand continues to be good for consuming qualities and ordinary middling shipping sorts at about the last sale's prices; good and fine, however, being comparatively neglected, are chiefly withdrawn or bought in at 3d to 4d discount. Kurpahs continue to be in fair demand at about 2d advance, and Madras is chiefly bought in at Id to 2d advance. Of the quantity which has now passed the hammer, 5,394 chts, 1,331 have been withdrawn, and 1,089 bought in, leaving 2,074 sold. Taenow.-Russian on the spot is offered upon re duced terms, still the dealings have been limited by soap makers as well as chandlers, whilst the rates accepted are 43s 9d to 44: for fine F.Y. candle,and at which hol ders are inclined to sell. Only a moderate amount of business has been concluded for delivery in tne last three months of the year at 42s 9d to 435. Home made is offered upon reduced terms, yet, on the part of the trade, little desire has been manifested to operate, whilst the supply is plentiful ; the value is 43: 6d to 44s 6d nett cash. Other kinds are dull of sale, whilst there is no decrease in the supply. An impression exists that prices will further recede, as large arrivals may be expected this season. The stock is much the same as last year, but prices are from 4: to 53 per eve: lower. Rough Fat is readily offered at 2s. 6d. per stone. OILS.-Cocoa Nut is little wanted, and the stock is much larger than it was a few weeks back, whilst buyers still operate with caution by private treaty. At public sale 50 tons fine Cochin were taken in at 453, and 101 hogsheads Ceylon at 433 per cwt, being above the value. - Of Fish Oils arrivals are upon an enlarged scale, and in consequence of a falling off in the demand, sellers are willing to accept reduced rates for all descriptions. None, however, has been submitted to public sale this week. Pale Seal can be obtained at 241., yet the purchases made have been immaterial. For other sorts the market has -a dull aspect. Southern is not much required, and prices are on the decline. Holders of Cod are willing to make a further concession in the value, yet the amount of business concluded has been small at 24l to 24/10s. Sperm met with little atten tion, and there are sellers of good and fine quality at 741 to 78/. The supply yet exceeds the wants of the trade, and prices tend downwards. Lard Oil has been dealt in with caution, at 42s to 465, whilst Ground Nut Oil is dull of lale, at 37: to 37s 6el per cwt. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships assembled shortly after Five o'clock. CANADA UNION ACT AMENDMENT BILL. The Canada Union Act Amendment Bill passed through Committee. STANDING ORDERS. Lord REDESDALE moved certain alterations in the Standing Orders.---Agreed to. CRIMINAL LAW ADMINISTRATION BILL. The report on this 13111 was brought up, and the third reading was fixed for Monday. POOR-LAWS (IRELAND). The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, laid certain papers on the table relating to the, administration of the poor law in Ireland. COUNTY CESS (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion of Lord MONTEAGLE, the County Cess (Ireland) Bill was passed through Committee. SANITARY COMMISSION. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE laid on the table the third report of the Metropolitan Sanitary Commis sioners. ed. Their Lordships then adjourn • HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Mr. RUMBOLD took the oaths and his teat for the borough of Great Yarmouth. MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE CHAPEL BILL. On the motion of Mr. BROTHERTON it was agreed that the Examiner of Petitions for Private Bills should have leave', to sit' and! proceed on the Marlborough Col lege Chapel Bill on Monday next,. FARMERS' ESTATE SOCIETY. On the motion of Mr. MONSELL it was agreed that it should be an instruction to the Committee of Selec tion to appoint the Committee on the Farmers' Estate Society (Ireland) Bill, to meet upon Monday next. NEW ROSS PORT AND HARBOUR BELL. This Bill was read a third time'and passed. Tho reports to the l f l o E ll P ow O i ß ug T ills were further con sidered : Richmond and Reeth Road Rill. River Nine Improvement and Drainage Bill. SECOND READINGS. The following Bills were read a second time:-- Lister (or Eudson's) Estate. EF,tate. PARLIAMENTARY REFORM. Mr. HU ME presented a petition in favour of Parlia• mentary ntform. NING, rti Llt 14, 1848. PRICES OF SHARES. IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM- PANIES' STOCK. From the Official Lid, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. LONDON. FRIDAY, JULY 14. JOINT-STOGIE ZANIES. game of Company. Anstralasla .......... Brashly orth American Ceylon commercial of Loation ..... Gloucestershire ...... lonian .. • • • ..... • . Londn and 15estminstr London Joint-Stock... Provincial of Ireland.. Ditto, New......... S'ational of Ireland .. Nat. Provnelal of Eng. Ditto, New. • . • • .... South Australia • • • • • . Union of Australia .• • • Unix of London Union of Madrid Name of Company. Charing-cross .. Southwrk, Nw Sub. Av. Ditto nwoflyy p . c. Waterloo ............ Ditto Old Ann. of 8/, Ditto Nw ditto of 71. Vauxhall . • . Av. INSUR. Name of Company. Albion ...... • • •• • • • • Alliance Brit. and For. Ditto Marine. • • • • • • Silas . • British, Commercial • Clcricl,Med.& Gen. Life C3unty .......... • . • • Ct'JWll • • • • Eagle . • • Eng.& Scot. Law .... European Life ••• • • • Family Endowmr t Soc. Freemasons' . • • • • • • • • t.4;ot,e ..... .......... qnardi an .. . • • • • • • • imperial Fire • • • • • • • • Imperial Life . • • • • • • • ladeinnity Marine.• Law Fire • • • • • • •• • • • Lily Life • • • • •• • • • • .. Legal and General Life Linden Fire •••• • • • • London Ship •.• • • ... Marine . • • •• • • • • •• .. Med. Inylid& Gen. Life National Lean Fund.. National Life.... Palladium Lila Pelican • • • • • • • • • • .. • • Puce:Us •. • • - Pi otector Life • • Provident Life • . • • .• Rock Life Royal Exchange San Fire .• bate Life ..... Universal Life.... • • •• Viaoria Life .... • • .•• Name of Company. C lmmercial .• •• East and Wrest India East Country ••.• . • • Loudon .•• • • • Ditto Bonds.. •. •... S'..Katharine .... .... Ditto Bonds Sluthanapton ••. Dividend per Annum. 5/. per cent. 7/. ptr cent. 8/. per cent. 51. per cent. 151 pet cent. Cl. pia cent. 61. per cent. 67. per cent. 81. per cent. 81. per cent. 51. per cent. 6/. per cent. 51. per cent. 5/, per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. Amount of Share. BPIDGES Dividend per All - 11UM. 1355. per cent 11. ss. 4d. 11. 2s. 2d. 11. 17s. .NCE C Dividend per Anlum. 31. 108. 6 per cent. 6/. per cent, 138.6 d. pr sh. 7s. per share 5 pr ct,Bc bs. 14s. 6s. 51. per cent. 514 per cent. 4l.&Ls. 51. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 12 per cent. 12s. 11. sh. & bs. IL 16s. 1 4%1. per et. 51. per cent. 81. per cent. 51. per cent. 3/. p. sh.Scbs. 51. p.r cent. 11. sa. 4s. Si. per cent. 61. 10s. It. 6s. 10% pr cnt. Dividend per Annum. 41. per cent. 61. pr cent. 255. per sh. 51. pr cent. 41. per cent. 4 per cent. 4%1. pr cent. 21. per cent. Amount Share. X. s. d. 032 12 8 50 0 0 1100 0 0 70 10 3 111IP.A.N: Amount of Share. X 8. d. ,500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 4 0 0 20 0 0 Stock. 100 0 0 600 0 100 0 C 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 • 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 Stock. 100 0 0 Amount of Share. X s. d. Stock. Stock. 100 0 0 Stock. Stock. 50 0 0 W.A.TEIL-IVOILKS, 1 Dividend Amount per of Annum. Share. Name of Company. Birmingham. •... •• •• EAst Londoe..•• •• •• •• Grand Junction •• .• •. New ltivr Lndn Brdge Vauxhall ............ West Middlesex . . • £ s. d. 25 0 0 100 0 0 41 13 4 100 0 0 21. 10s. 2/.los. hi. per cnt. 100 0 0 61.05. pr cnt. 63 12 9 Paid. Z it. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 AO 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 AO 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 s. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 13 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 35 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 25 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 40 0 0 Z. E. d. 25 0 0 60 0 0 40 0 0 Paid. X s. d. 50 0 0 11 0 0 5 0 0 5 6 8 5 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 2 12 6 All paid. 4 0 0 3 0 0 36 10 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 5 13 1 2 10 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 12 10 0 12 10 0 15 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 9 0 0 4 0 0 Paid. X a. d. 50 0 0 £ s. d. 25 0 0 MANCH ES I 1 IC, .Jiii.i: 13. STOCK EXCIIA NOM—The sales are—East Lancashire, Preference, Quarters, 3-16 p.—Lancashire and Yorkshire (West Riding Union), 3 13-16 dis.—Ditto, Preference, 6 per cent., % p. —Leeds and Thirsk, Preferential, 2)6 dis. London and North-Western, Quarters (C). p.—Ditto (Huddersfield and illanches;er 11,:ilway and Lanai), 23 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Preferei,ce, 10 IA — Ditto (Grim,by), 201. Shares, 8 13-16 dis.—Ditto ditto, I'2l. 10.,. Shares, 5 1 / 8 dis.—North Staffordshire, dis. Northern Counties Union, 3 0-16 dii.—South- Eastern and Dover, 25—Ditto, No. 4, _ _ _ BIRMINIIAM. JULY 13. STOCK ESCII?NGE.---The market to-day was rather dull, and the business limited to few of which the following are quotations:—North Statiordibire, 48s. 9d. dis.—Shrews bury and Birmingham (A), s—Ditto (B), 3t. 3s. 9J.— Stour, 314. IMPERIAL PA RLIAMEN T HOUSE OF LORDS, July 13. Their Lordships met at Five oiel,,el INDEPENDENCE OF PARLIAMENT BILL. Lord BROUGHAM moved the second rt.a,ding of the Independence of Parliament Bid. The object of this measure was to exclude insolvent debtors from Parlia ment, in the same manner as bankrupts were ex cluded. As the law now stood, law-makers were law-breakers, and brought scandal on the House to which they belonged. He would, however, if he could get an assurance from the Government that they would take up the question next session, withdraw his motion. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE was understood to approve of the principle of the Bill, but to recommend its postponement. Lord BROUGHAM considered it bett.:l- the measure should originate in the House of Commons, and would not therefore press his motion. The Bill was then withdrawn. CRIMINAL LAW ADMINISTRATION BILL. Lord CAMPBELL moved that the House do resolve itself into Committee on the Criminal Law Administra tion Bill. The Bill had been referred to a Select Com mittee, and the question had been mooted as to whether it would be advisable, in all criminal cases, to give the party convicted a right to demand a new trial, and the judges had unanimously decided that it would not be advisable. Lord DENMAN likewise bore testimony to the unanimous opinion of am judges on the subject. He also objected to giving a right of appeal from the judg ments of courts of quarter-sessions on points of law, as was proposed by this Bill. It would be attended with great inconvenience, and would amount to a practical defeat of the adminis tration of justice. The judges were generally of opi nion that no practical good could arise from this appeal to the judges on circuit, but that, on the other hand, it would be attended with great disadvantage. Lord BROUGHAM said it was a great mistake to suppose that the same course could be pursued with reference to appeals from courts of criminal judicature as from civil courts. They must double the number of judges, and make them sit in July as well as in Novem ber, if such a proposition were carried into effect; and anything more wild, altogether, could not possibly have been proposed. He thought nothing was more unsatis factory than the manner in which points were now re served by judges and finally adjudicated upon. Ho con sidered that their judgments should be given in open court; but still he could not approve of the present measure as an effectual remedy for the existing evils in the administration of the criminal law. Lord CAMPBELL said that many difficult and im portant questions came before the courts of quarter-ses sions, and it was quite ns important that a pp ea l s s h ou ld be allowed in such cases as in those tried before the su perior courts. It had generally been considered one of the defects of the courts of quarter-sessions that there was no appeal. A judge could consult his learned brethren upon a difficult point, but a chairman of quarter sessions had not that advantage. He did riot think there was any danger of the privilege of appeal from quarter sessions being abused. The amendment was then agreed to, and the two clauses accordingly struck out. Their Lordships resumed, and the Bill as amended was reported. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 13. EMIGRATION CLUBS. Mr. HINDLEY gave notice that on en early day he should move for leave to introduce a Bill to facilitate and legalise the establishment of emigration clubs. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. In answer to a question from Mr. NEWDEGATE, Lord J. RUSSELL said that he meant to go on with the Incumbered Estates (Ireland) Bill, and if not finished that evening, would proceed with it to-morrow (this day). After that, it was his intention to take the Lords' amendments to the Evicted Teoants (Ireland) Bill. PRIVILEGES. Mr. OSBORNE complained that on a former evening the Hon. Baronet the Member for Marylcboue had ac cused the llon. Member for Mayo of having wilfully abandoned his intention of bringing the Irish Church temporalities under the notice of the House. Now the fact was that the Hon. Member for Mayo was seriously indisposed, and had been so for three weeks. INCUMBERED ESTATES (IRELAND) BILL. The order of the day for the Committee on the above Bill was read. • Sir GEORGE GREY expressed his hope that pre liminary discussion would be avoided, so as that the clauses and their amendment might be disposed of. Mr. HENLEY doubted very much whether the Bill would effect the object in view. The object was to keep clear of the Court of Chancery; and he feared that the Bill would throw the estates more helplessly into that court than ever. The House went into Committee. On clause I—the interpretation clause— Colonel DUNNE proposed an amendment to pre vent the sale of the fee simple to pay off incumbrances on the life interest, which, after some discussion, was negatived ; the Honourable and Gallant Member inti mating that he would raise the question and take a divi sion upon it at a more fitting opportunity, which the Solicitor •General said would present itself on the 30th clause. The clause was then agreed to. On clause 2, The SOLICITOR-GENERAL moved to omit the words which limited the sale of the property under a decree of the Court of Chancery, unless it sold for a sum which should be sufficient to pay off all incumbrances on the estate. No such limit existed as to sales by private arrangement. The amendment was agreed to. Mr. APCULLAGII proceeded to state the object of the amendment of which he had given notice. The Bill, as at present framed,limited the right of petitioning for a sale to the owner of the estate, to the first incum brancer, and the mortgagee who might hold the title deeds in his possession. He was desirous of removing such limitation, and permitting any ineutnbrancer to institute proceedings in a court of equity for a sa'e. The parties on whom the clause exclusively conferred the power were precisely those who in general were least disposed to sell.—(Hear, hear.) The owner of an estate heavily incumbered has ceased too frequently to retain any direct interest in its possession, excepting that which he valued very naturally, and not undeservedly, the consideration and position which had come to him by inheritance, and which, with the inheritance, he is con scious that he must lose.—(Hear, hear.) To expect such a man to initiate proceedings in equity fur a sale would be idle. Were the highest price realised and all his cre ditors paid off, the balance in moneys numbered that would remain could not enable him to maintain what is familiarly termed his position in the county ; and if he happened to be but tenant for life, the interest annually payable to him out of court upon this residuum would be wholly inadequate to maintain him in that social sphere in which he had hitherto moved.—(Hear, hear.) If you waited until the insolvent, or nearly insolvent, owner pe titioned for a sale, you might wait for ever. Then as to the first incumbrancer, he believed it would be found that the first incumbrancer was, generally speaking, a person holding a charge under family set tlement, or an old judgment on a bond. In Ire land these early charges and old judgments were looked upon as about the best investment that could be had. They were transferable, and always brought their full price whenever they were sold. They were valued like old pictures, which the possessor was always the less disposed to part with, because ho knew that they would always bring him his own money. If, therefore, lands were never brought to sale until persons so circum stanced filed petitions in equity to raise the amount of these charges, sales to any considerable extent there would never be.—(Cheers.) As for the principal mort gagees, who had the title-deeds in their possession, those parties had .usually taken very good care either to buy up prior incumbrances before they lent any considerable sum to the owner, or to leave a sufficient margin of rent to secure the payment of their interest. Sometimes these parties were wealthy individuals who had lent their money in this way as a per manent, safe, and profitable investment. Sometimes they were joint- stock companies or money-lenders; but, almost invariably, they felt themselves to be in exactly the position where there was seldom any object or mo ' tive to institute proceedings for a sale.—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") The estate might deteriorate, as most heavily incumbered properties aro apt to do; but they were distant from the scene; indifferent to the slow decay; safe, by their possession of the title-deeds, from the practical consequences of the evil. To wait till such parties filed petitions of sale would be to wait for ever. In the course of the discussions that had taken place upon this Bill, on a previous day, he regretted to ob serve a tone of argument indicative in some sort of a feeling that after all this was a mere wrangle between landlords and lawyers. But there was another and a far wider interest concerned which he trusted the House would protect and guard—he meant that of the tenantry on incumbered estates in Ireland. Their position was most lamentable. Improvement was unknown, and escape from evil impossible. Year after year the condition of the embarrassed property grew worse, until, in the sad progress of deterioration, the time came when, every other duty of proprietorship having ceased to be discharged, the . collection of the rents devolved upon a receiver; and what misery and demoralisation was comprehended in that fatal phrase it would hardly be necessary to explain. Now what was the condition of the puisne incumbrancer? He watched the gradual deterioration of the estate on which he had lent his money with a very different eye. The eventual danger of a deficient fund was ever present to his mind. It he were enabled to do so, he would in stitufe proceedings for a sale before it was too By doing so he would do a real service to the improvident owner, and an inestimable bene fit to the tenantry of the portion which might be sold. The amendment a hid' he had the honour to move would clothe the minor incumbrancer with this power ; and it would, he believed, go tar towards the gradual encouragement of what was so desirable, but what, at present, did not practically exist in Ireland—a market for land. People talked of bringing land into the market. Into what market ? If they meant by a market the competition of small capitals for moderate portions of land, he could understand it ; but if they meant a forcing of large estates unbroken and in great numbers suddenly to sale, then he would tell them that the only practical effect would be to depreciate must ruinously the present value of land, and to hand over a vast portion of the soil of Ireland to a class of mere land jobbers.—(Cheers.) Ile was sure that such was in no respect the purpose or aim which the framers of the Bill had in view. But he very much feared that such would to some extent be its unintentional tendency, ifsome means were not found of permitting portions of estates rather than entire estates to be sold in liquidation of minor in cumbrances. He had heard with the pest interest the speech delivered on a termer day by tle Right lion. Baronet (Sir J. Graham) ; and by nothing was he more struck than by the caution with which he guarded his strenuous support of the principle of th e Bid from any approval of recklessly throwing more laud upon the market than the capital of Ireland could appropriate, and thus incurring the incalculable evil of general de preciation. The amendment would restore the second clause to the condition in which it stood when the Bill was originally introduced into the other House last year ; jesty's Government would not refuse to adopt it. Sir J. GRAHAM, being most anxious to forward the Bill before the House, was not desirous of instituting any discussion which would consume time ; but he felt bound to state his concurrence in the views of the Hon. Gentleman who had lust addressed them respecting the sale of estates in large masses. By the Stamp Act as it existed there was a saving effected by selling large por tions, while the small sales were obstructed by its ope ration. He thought that the object of the Act would be considerably promoted if an alteration were effected in this state of things. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL was sorry that he could not accede to the amendment, and he thought the House would see that the retention of the words pro posed to be omitted, instead of interfering with the ope ration of the Bill, would be beneficial. The amendment was then negatived, and the clause, with some verbal amendments, was adopted. Clauses 3,4, 5, and 6 were adopted without discussion. On the motion that clause 7 stand part of the Bill, Mr. NAPIER said that he was strongly of opinion that powers of a more extensive nature sh,luld be given to the Lord Chancellor to frame proper orders and rules respecting the petitions to be presented to the Court under the Act. The SOLICITOR•GENERAt thought it right to leave technical details as much as possible to the Lord Chancellor; but he was at the same time opposed to de legating to others the powers of right belonging to that House. It was provided by the fifth section of the Act that every petition brought before the Court should set forth the estate of the petitioner, his interest in the land or lease, and the uses and limitations or trusts to which the land stood limited; also all incumbrances by which it was affected. Now he was sure the House would seo that it was necessary to make this compulsory by a section of the Act, in order to economise the time of the Court by making it impossible for persons to come before it with fictitious cases. Mr. B. OSBORNE believed that unless the Bill were carried out by Commissioners appointed for the purpose it would be a failure, on account of the complexity of its provisions. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that such an ar rangement would be attended with great expense, and the strongest desire of the fram ers o f t hi s Bi l l had been to avoid throwing additional expenses on these incum bored estates. After a protracted conversation, in which Mr. B. Palmer, Colonel Dunne, Mr. Napier, the Solicitor-Ge- neral, and Mr. Monsell took part, the Committee di vided, when there appeared— For the clause 64 Against it Majority for the clause —s6 The clause, after some verbal amendments, was then ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clauses 8 to 28 inclusive were then agreed to. On clause 29, Mr. OSBORNE called attention to the charge of " usher's poundage," which he said was given by the late Lord Clare to his son, when in the cradle, and pro duced to him 150,0001. before he came of age. He wished to know how the Hon. and Learned Gentleman proposed to deal with that charge of 2i per cent? The SOLICITOR-GENERAL stated there was a proviso exempting from that charge all sums paid to the credit of the Accountant-General of the Court of Chancery under this BilL The clause was then agreed to. On clause 30, Colonel DUNNE said it was the first of a very im portant series of clauses, which he thought ought not to be discussed in so thin a House. He would, therefore, move that the Chairman do report progress. Sir G. GREY thought a mull house was the most proper for such a discussion. Dir. NAPIER suggested that the discussion might take place on the bringing up of the report, when he in" tended to move the omission of this and the following thirteen clauses. Mr. GROGAN recommended that these clauses, re• lilting to sales lay the Court of Chancery should be post poned.—(•" No, no.") - Mr. OSBORNE said the postponement of these clause' would be in effect to give up the Bill. After a conversation, Colonel DUNNE withdrew his motion. Clauses 30 to 33 were then agreed to. On clause 34, The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said he was most anxious to secure a b9nii fide sale when one took place, and at the same time to avoid unnecessary expense. To secure due notice of the sale being given he would pro pose an amendment, entitling every person who had en tered a caveat to personal notice at his abode, therebf enabling him to take steps to restrain the sale if be thought proper, and giving him the right to know the price at which it was proposed to sell. - Sir J. GRAHAM thought this clause one which re' quired the utmost attention. It was most desirable that, in cases of sale, the full value should be obtained, and all collusion prevented. For this purpose it had been suggested that a public sale by auction would be the best.—(Hear, hear.) The suggestion that the sale should be in the master's office, with a right to the office to open the bidding, he did not approve; but to sale by auction there appeared no objection. The SOLICITOR -GENERAL doubted whether public auction would be a security against fraud. Be thought frauds might be perpetrated under a sale by auction as well as under one by private contract, To place the power of sale on the best footing, the parties ought to have the option of selling either by auction or by private contract, as was done in all cases in this country where trustees had the power of sale. To bind up the parties either to one mode or the other was in; jurious. By making it the interest of the vendors to sell for the largest possible amount the best security against fraud was supplied. Besides, the cases in which traUd could arise were comparatively few ; for the instances would be very rare where it was the interest of the party selling to do so at a reduced price. As additional secu• rity he proposed to introduce a clause making all the parties to the sale liable in the case of fraud; and thus the buyer in such a case would acquire no title, and both he and the seller, as well as the solicitor, would be liable for the amount by which the full value exceeded the sale prices. Probably a desirable course would be, after all the incumbraneers had received notice of the sale, that the estate should be offered by auction, with liberty to the seller, if no sale were effected, to offer it by private contract. But even this might be produc tive of inconvenience; and upoa the whole he thought it would be best to leave the manner of the sale entirely open. _ _ Sir J. GRAHAM was not quite satisfied that it would always be to the interest of the vendor to obtain the best possible price. —(Hear, hear.) Where a mortgagee effected a sale he might have very little regard for the, interest of the heir in remainder. The unif orm v i e w of the law was, that a public auction was the best means of securing a fair sale. He would not now press his sug gestion, but hoped it would receive the consideration of the Learned Solicitor-General. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL promised to endea• your to frame a clause which should meet the views of the Right Hon. Baronet. Mr. 'MULLINGS said that no prudent trustees would now effect a sale by private contract, until after they had offered the property by auction. Mr. SADLEIR thought it should be left quite open es to whether the public or private sale should be first tried. At present scarce any mortgagee in Ireland bad power of sale by private contract ; and all judgment creditors must necessarily resort to an auction under the powers of the court. This incurred great expense, per ticularly where the property was small ; and during the last two years there had been a growing disposition to avoid those sales. Colonel DUNNE did not believe that many sales i, fee simple would be op e rat e d un d er t hi s Bill ; it woo l a principally affect the smaller gentry, few of whom were holders in fee. Mr. OSBORNE was certain that great frauds would be committed, unless the utmost publicity was given to the sale. Mr. MONSELL feared that a public sale would injti rieusly affect small properties. The clause, as amended, was then agreed to, as wer e clauses up to 50 inclusive. On clause 51 being put, The SOLICITOR-GENERAL proposed to make as addition to the clause, the object of which was to make parties who had by themselves or their agents made fraudulent or collusive purchases of property, liable to make full compensation. The clause, as amended, was agreed to. Clause 52 was agreed to. Clauses 53 to 62 inclusive were agreed to. On the question being put from the Chair that clause 63, as amended, do stand part of the Bill, Colonel DUNNE moved that the clause be omitted. The Committee divided, when there appeared— For the clause Against it Majority •• — 135 The clause was then agreed to. Clauses 64, 65, 66, were agreed to. On clause 67, Mr. O'CONNOR tendered his thanks to the o°ll' Price. Price DOC raid. :ES. raid. Price 115 4414 ....... 44% 41 Os. 36% 154 4% 162% 178 81 75 55 . Pi be