The Sun. — London, England, 1848-04-15 00:00:00

3 1(YNEY and Ck)NIIVIERCIAL NEWS. • . . CITY. Q/ /AR /../,',7? TO !`'' "r The Cotton Mark, t at Liverpool yesterday was steady. pales, 5,000 bales. In Railway Shares th ere was a urther improvement, and with a good demand. The stock of Cotton at Liverpool is 343,320 bales, against 495,930 bales at this time last year. %There were some important changes in the position of the Batik of England during the week to the Ist April. The close of the financial quarter, and the excitement preceding the abortive Chartist meeting, will account for the variations that have t,ccurred, and the exports of Million to the continent, will also assist in this respect. The following are the items of the balance sheet coin Pared with the previous week : Notes issued 28,003.385 Decrease Rest Decrease Public Deposits 4,586,084 Decrease 2,554 641 Other Deposits 11,961,8 62 Increase 2,381,4 78 Seven Day and other Bills Increase 81,864 Government Securities Increase 961,300 Other Securities Decrease , 476,137 Notes . . 9,767,750 Decrease Bullion Decrease Active circulation . . Increase iy The ship ments o f G o ld an d Silver from L ondon 2rect, and independent of what may be in course of exportation f rom t h e out p o rts, still continue. Not far shortweek, of 80,0001. has been s ent from the Met ro p olis this w etk, and nearly all to the continent. 40 coin -. • piete the remarks given yesterday under this head, r 'Pecting the growth of cotton in our own posses llon - 8 , we may add the following: — ".._, Taking, for exam 1786, as the year ple, the year whet the competition of the United States with India *nectively began, and selecting, for illustration, Surat cotton —the best cotton produced in India —it can be proved by livi ng contemporary testimony , and b y the ci .41Pah)'s trading records, that the price of Surat c otton w as , in 1786, and in subsequent y ears, at, and under, 80 rupees, or 81. per candy of 784 lbs., equal to per lb at Bombay, the shipping port ; and the het ht then on the Company's chartered ships, the sole ship, to engaged in the trade with India, was 251. 101. per _ a, at which rate the freight of every pound of cotton was 3 7-16 d., and the cost. delivered in London, eid. r:r lb-; that in the year 1786 the Company sol d this cotton London at 1 lfd. per lb., cotton, whic h it lett at its n atural.. price, would h a v e freely sold at 3 id. to 4d. p er 11 ., and, consequently, that it was the East India Corn- P w i a 7 17 w ho , in 86, sowed the fields of the U nited States cotton, by en sur i ng to the grower there , ov er the nu ti t ll)"grower i n I n di a, a bonus o f no l es s than 7d. to B d. p er Upon ever y p ound he could bring to market in Eng l_and • Secondly, it is the East India Co m p an y who, from that time forwards down to the present hour, have continued the same encourag' ment to the American Irewer, to the impoverishment and ruin of the native, for it is in evidence before a Committee appointed in the Year 1847 by the Government of Bombay, to inquire into the causes of the decline of the cotton trade of that Presidency, that taking the medium price of a candy of Surat cotton now, as it was in 1786, 80 rupees, or 81. at the shipping port, the sum which the company have liken Irom the native, as land tax and duty, is 48 ru ries, or 41. 16s. per candy, leaving him f o r the sweat of s brow and th e sustenance of his family 32 rupees, or al. 45., not quite one penny (-1 45-4 ed.) per p ound. Y, theThirdl after having levied this land -tax on the native, imposes a heavy export duty upon the same cotton whenever it arrives through the worst roads, and after a transit oc cupying days and weeks, for ship ment at any port in the Company's territories. It is superfluous to say that if such had been " the encouragement" given to Cotton in the United States, not a pound could there have been Produced ; and that if it had been possible to treat in a similar way the growth and trade in corn in the United Kingdom, Englishmen would long since have been Starved out of their own country. The Fur:cis have been heavier to-day, and after the settlement of so heavy an account there is some lassitude exhibited.Consols have realised 82 to 82-1; for transfer next Week, and 82 to 3 for account. The New Three- Staock nd le Quarter per Cents. have been 811 to 3. Bank has risen to 188. Exchequer-bills have been 40 s to 42s premium. . . • In the Foreign Market the dealings have been also limited. Spanish Five per Cents. have been lOi' Cent and the Three per Cents. t e l . Portuguese Four per . Bonds have been at 15. Stockßrazil is worth 58. Mexican Bonds are marked 143 to 1. Dutch Two.and a-Half per Cents, have been 37 to 38. Railway Shares have varied but littlEe. oLOSTN 0 oN— PUICEB OF BRITISH FUNDS ) . 1 LOCK. E WES 188 803 Back Stock ...........................188 3 per Cent. Reduced Anna .. 801,4% 4 $ per Cent. Consols Annuities...... 82 % 82 82 1 4 82 New 3 1 4 per Cent. Anna...—. ..... 8 0a % 21 % Long Anns.to expire J an. 1860 .•• -- Ditto, Oct. 10, 1859 ..... .....• BWI India Stock ...... •. ......... ' ........ India Bonds, 1,000/. Ditto under 1,0001... _ 21 t Consols for Account ..... ...... Exchequer Bills. 3d. 1,000/. 500/. „_„ ......... _ ..... 42 p 42p s mall ONE CLOSII% PR ICES OF FOREIGN fI:NDS. O'CLOCK. PRICE S. Brazilian Bonds ............... . tB Cl 8% 227 Do., New, 1843 .......... ...••• .................. 59 Mexican, 5 per Cent.. 1846 ......... 1414% Ditto, Account ......... . — Peruvian Bouds, 6 per Cents...... '29 30 Portuguese 5 per Cents. ............ Ditto, 4 per Cent ................... 15 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840 ......... 10% Ditto 3 Der Cent... ............... ble in London. Dividends on the abo ve p a y 37 Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Gu ild.... PRICES OF BUS INESS DONE CLOSI NG ILA.IL PAID. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. AimirdeWAY SIiA.RES. en .................. 50 — ............... Amber., Nutt., Boston, and Eastern J unc tion 314 ... . Ayrshire and Galloway.. 2% Belfast & County Down 13 ...... Birmingham and Ox ford Junction ... 20 ...... ....... Birmingham, Wolver hstmpton, and Dudley 10 ..... Birming.,Wolverh'pton , and Stour Valley ...... 10/. 145... ..• Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Jun , ;.... 7N ..... . .•. . ..... --,... Boston ' - Stamfd & Birm. 5 Bristol and Exeter B5 ...... -- Ditto, Thirds .... ..... 20 Buckinghamshire... 121. 4s. C a l e d on i an 4 Ditto, Hilt Shares .. 6 1 4 Ditto,Clydesdale June 50 — -- Chester and Holyhead... 37 1 / 2 .-- Ditto, Preference l5 ..... . Clarence Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10 Do. 21 Class, 5 per Ct. 10 . ..-- ••• Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent. Direct. London & Ports mouth Dublin and Belfast June. 25 DtindallCl Enniskillen 171... East Anglia, 251., L. & E. and L. and D... D. 25 ••• Do., 181., E. & H.... 18 Do., 3/. 105. Eastern Comities— ..... 20 • 13 13 Eastern. 9 Ditto, Extension, 5 per Cent., No. 1......6/. 13s. 4d.... Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... •••••• Do., North. & Eastern 50 Do., Quarters ......... 12 1 . — .... Do., New Eastern Union 5O . Ditto, Quarter Shares 12 '4 — Ditto, Thirds .......135.4d.. Do. (guar. 6 percent.) 10 . ... Ditto, ditto East Lancashire Ditto, New Ditto, New Quarters 6M...•••6M...... East Lineo:nshire 16 1 ,4 Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 •••••• •••••••••• ••• Ditto, Half Shares ... 15 .. .. Ditto Quarter Shares 124...... Edinburgh and Northern 25".............. . ...... _— Ditto, New.. 3 3 /,', — Ditto, Newport l2 ...... .... Ditto, ditto, New Ol/ ... — Ezeter,Yeovil, & Dorcb 2. ) ,t) .' ...... —: ..... ...... _ Ditto, New Glasgow, Dumfries, and — 'Carlisle ..... ... ..8/. 68. 8d ... ........ '" Glasgow,Kilmar., & Ayr 50 Ditto New ... ...... ... 40 Do. Preferen ce C onso l. 15 - ...... ' 34 Great Northern Do., Londo n an d York 24,...... ••••• - —1 Great South. and West. (Ireland) Great North of E ng l an d . l oo .... Ditto, New, 40/ Ditto, New, 301 Ditto, N ew , 1 51 6 l / 2.. .. Great W estern ........... 90 8.% Ditto, 14 Shares 5O Ditto, '4 Shar es ...... 17%.„ Ditto, Fifths.. ......... . 2() . Ditto, New 171.... 9 %.. *: .. Huddersfield and Manch. 26 ...... Ditto, ._... Bull and Ditto, Half Share ******* •". '•• .o, Ditto, 1 4 Shares - %:::: Ipswich & Bury St. Edrn 17% 41,, 1) •• .....,.. Do., do., and Norwich 17th __ • 2 ••• A ...... Do., do., Extens . Scri p . (l a te Carnb. & Ely) 2 1 ,6 _ L ancas ter and Carlisle... 50 ..... .... ~ .. Ditto, Thirds .........1 0 ............ Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 Ditto, ditto ............ S 2 —. 6B .., :: .. .. .. . . .. : 68 Ditto, i,4 Shares ...... 43 ... Do. Quarter Shares-. 14%...••• ... ....... .... 3 - 6% Do. Fifths... ......... ... 9 ...... ... — Do. Si x teenths ......... 6145..4 ...... Do. Thirds (Reg.)....10/..... 8 dis•—••••• BI ,E dis. Du. Lirerp. and Bury 43 ..... Ditto 1 / 2 (late Hud dersfield and Sbeff.) 33 ..—.. ..... .. Do.(Wakefield,Ponte - Tract, and Goole) ... 50 ...... Do.( W. Riding Union)4/.25... ... Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25 Do. % Shares( A)... 9 Leeds and Bradford Leeds, Dewsbury, &c.... 42 . 2 ..... , Do., Half Shares 1 7 1,4. ~ , .. ... Pei (blue) buip 21‘...,. 4 ••• IP. 14 1 4 14% 30 10% 19% Leeds and Thirsk ...... 40 ...... t , itto, New ........•... ..... "ref,' .6 per Ct. 3 1 , 2 •••••• 'o., .1. -- refer... per "..,... -, _ iverpool. Crosby and Southport . ...... .... ••• 2 ...... -- Liverp., Manchester, and Newcastle Junction.— 2%...... -- London & Blackwall...l3/. 6s .8d.... Do. New, No. 2...•• .5/.135.4d..•. • -- Do. Extension ...... 20 ...... London, Brighton, and South Coast .......• 50 ...... 281 A%%... Do. Consol. Eighths. 40 ...... Do. Guarant. 5 per e t.., 9 ...... Do. Pret.Con. s pe r ct. 50 .• ... .....• Ditto, ditto-- 1852 50 ...... -- London and Greenw ich 12/15s 4d... •—..—.........„ Ditto, Preference—. IS/ 17s 2 d... London and N. Wes tern 100 .. 127 126 Do.inartert (L. & 13.) 'l2 . ..... Ditto, New ............ 2 ...... ........ ....„ Ditto, Fiftb9 ....• .. .. 2 ...... 7% _ ..„•• Do 40/.Shares( L. 74.) 20 Do. 101. (M. & B.) A. 7% ...... 9 % Do. 10/. (M. & B.) B. 7% — •...... l'o. 10'.' M. & B.) C. 1 ... •• Lou i. &S. W est ern Do. New 50/. ... ..... 37%.. .. 26% Do. New 40/. ......... .. 30 Do. Tenths (Con sol. ) 50 Ditto ditto _ ........40 Dit to, Thirds — London, Salisbury, asd . 1" , ovil ... • ... Londonderry &Coleraine 27%•••••• ...... — Lon ionderry and Ennis kll,-n ...... . ....... ... 25 .-... ..— ... ..... Lowestoft (4 per et.) ... 20 Ditto (6 per et.) ..... 3 ..... . — Ilan..heAer,Buxton.and Matlock.— . ......... 3 ...... Manchester, Sheffield, an d Lincolnshire... loo ...... -- ••• ...•...• Do. Quarters , (No. 1 ) 13 Ditto ditto (No. 2 )... 25 Ditto ditto (No. 3 ) ... 7 % ...... Ditto, New 10/. Pref... 7% ...... Ditto, Gt. Grimsby ... 30 - •••••••• ...... Ditto ditto . ..• ..... 9 Ditto ditto - - Ditto Sheffield and Li n colnshire ......... 10 ...... ....... — Do., Grimsby Dock... 15 ...... Manchest. & Southern pt. 2 1 A Indian'', Do. Consolidated Pref. 100 Do., do., 501. Shares.— 15 ... .. ... — Do. Birm.. and Derbyloo D. .Consol Bristol and Binning., 6 per ct..... 100 Ditto, Brist. & Glocstr. 36 Ditto, ditto ... ..... 111.35. 6 d... Ditto,Leieest.fs Swan nington, 8 per ct.guar. loo ...... ... ........ Midland Great Western Irkb Middlesbro' and Redcar, 6 per cent. guar. ...... 50 —....— Newcastteand Carlisle...loo ...... po.,, t litattir , ............ 25 .••• • — Newmrk et &Chestertorei 18% Do. Extension ........21. 125.... Newport, Abergavenny, an d Hereford Newry and Enniskillen 7 Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor l5 Do. Man.& Lin. Union 41.2 a — Norton(.. ........ ........ _lOO --- ... Do. Extension D o• Guaranteed 51., pc. 5 ' 5t, 5 pc. Do. Scrip, 1847, North of Norfolk.... 2 •• • 00000 •..•• Do. do. Waveney Val 2 Northern Counties Union 4 North British ........ 25 Do. Half Shares 12%...... • ......... Do. Quarters 5 l /2 — Do. Extension Ditt ,-, Thirds . 3 ...... ••• ....... •• •• North & South-Western 2 ...... .............. North otatlordshire lO 7 1 / 8 North Wales . North Western Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton 40 --- •••• Reading, Guildford, and Reigate ItoystGn and Ilitchin ... Scottish Central Scottish Midland 22% • ••- Ditto, New Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole ........ 5 Shrewsbury and Birra... 7 Ditto ditto. Class B. 4 Sinewsbury & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) ...... 16 Ditto Halves ... ditto 8 ...... .. .... ........ Ditto Uswestry ...... 14 Ditto New ~ Do. 8 per Cent. Pref. 6 Shrewsbury and Herefd. 2 Shropshire Union south Devon 4O ...... Do. Preference South Stall ordshire 5% — ••• •••• ••• •• South Eastern Vu., No. 1 24 Do., Nc. 2. Do,, .No. 3 .............20 •••••• 9%." ... ..• Do., No. 4 South Wales ....... ........ 23 si,utii Yorkshire, Don caster, and lioole 3 Swans. & Loughor & Ca nieron's Stm. C0a1.... 6 Caw Vale Extension ... 6 - ••• •.• ..... ••• Thames Haven Duck and Railway .... ...... 17 1 / 2 ...••• Vale of i\eatll ••• 4 Waterford and Kilkenny 13%. •••• ‘l4terturd and Limerick 40 Waterid,Wstid,Wickiw, and Dublin Wear Valley 6 per Cent. ~_ tjuiarauteed ... ...... 42 3 4 — Do. do. do. ... 25 W ezt Cornwall —.. ,b hitt:kw:km & Furness 11 Windsor, Staines, and South Western ..... ... 7 W ilts, Soinerset,& W ey mouth 3O York, Newcastle, and Berwick. .... .. Do. Original New and Berwick Do. Extenswii, No. 1. 15 Do. do. No. 2........10 Do. G.N E.Preference 8 York and North Midland 50 Ditto, Preference ...... 10 ..,... 12 ... D. East sad W est hid ing Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens... 20 — ...... Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) ... 16 Central of Spain .. 2 Ceylon .................... La. •••••• Demerara Dendre Direct Bombay and Madras Dutch Rhenish East Indian .. Great Indian • Peninsular ss. Italian and Austrian.... 4 Jamaica S. 511d.J unction 1 . Louvain ala Sambre ... 6 Luxembourg Lyons and Avignon 5 ...... .............. Madrid and Valentia 2 Namur and Liege Northern of France lO Orleans and Bordeaux 6 Over Yasel 4/ 3s 4c1•••••• Paris and Lyons lO ..... 2 ........ Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen ........ 20 ........ • •• •• Paris and Strasbourg ... 8 ••• ••• ta ..... Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse Strasbourg and Basle ... 14 ........ Tours ana Nantes .. 8 Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt •••••• 16 West ..... 8% — JOINT STOCK BANKS. London Joint Stock British North American 50 London & Westminster. 20 Australasia Provincial of Ireland ... 25 Ditto New... 10 Commercial of • London 20 Union of Madrid NationalPTol. England. 35 Ditto, New ...... ..... 10 Colonial Union of London ..... 10 Union of Australia Ditt0,New.............., • National of Ireland 22%...... ...... MIN ES. Anglo-Mexican lOO Real Del Monte. Unreg. •• Brazilian Cocaes& Cuiba 30 ...... British Iron Bolonos Scrip ...... Galvanized Iron Ditto, New ••• 441 LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Anti", 15.—Wind E., light breeze, and frosty. BRIDLINGTON, APRIL 14.—The Vestal, Eddington, from London to Shields, w D a rl ingto n on the 12th inst. off the Dudgeon, with the brig, of and from Shields to London, and sank; crew saved. The Dar lington lost bowsprit, and was otherwise slightly damaged. The Great Britainw,a' s ll i o n mp o soonn tact, of and th to e r Sunderland from London, l A 2 b th er i d n e s e t o ., tooffLConrodmoner,,aowditbhadthbe Dersrtoavrebro,arodf bow and stove and deck beam broken, lost f, resail, Stc. The Drover's jibboom, figure head, two jibs, &c., are on board the Great Britian. PORTSMOUTII, APRIL 14.—The Henrietta, Barker, from London to Constantinople, arrived here to-clay, with loss of main topmast, sails, Ike., leaky, and with cargo shifted, having experienced very heavy weather between Beachy Head and the Owers. WATERFORD, APRIL 13.—The Mantura (schooner), from St. Michael's to Liverpool, was in contact near the Skerries, with the William Penn steamer, and imme diately sank; crew saved. The Mantura spoke in lon. 11 W., l a t. 45, t h e A nne (sh i p), hav i ng on board the A a S 8 letter A E dispatch es o f t h e E llen (ship), which has b een l os t. Extract of PG receivedO it THE atLloyd's SOUND. has been ,3 T bae h ne e gne F ,ot o rh r da e e i t Foreign bd Minty or om i s e s r tiah ne s A t L o ß tna e bu r ia l s i s n hs a Government,dh o a r s a n t ot ifie d a° Copenhagen de our from their fr ounciation that Prussian vessels, or vessels bound to Prussian ports, under every condition shall clear the 60Und free Ind unhindered. In ease be cannot obtain 21 p 22 p 81;,14 20% 85 4? 1/2 ',THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAI EVENING, 17 1 / ,'; such a promise, be shall inamediatcly give notice thereof to the Prussian Ambassador in London, who is ordered there to request the British Government to send cruisers to the Channel and the Sound, who might inform vessels bound to our ports of the intentions of the Danish Go vernment, and summon them to make for some British or Norwegian port, i n or d er to esca p e th e danger of which they might be threatened." CHARTIST CONVENTION. (THIS DAY.) The delegates met this morning at the usual hour, but in cons equence o f the num b er w h o h a d l e f t a s mis sionaries to various parts of the kingdom, the number was rather limited; Mr. 111‘Grath in the chair. THE PUBLIC PRESS• Mr. STEVENSON brought forward emotion, denouncing the press of t h e country as the enemies of the working classes of the country, more especially the Morning Chronicle, the proprietors of which belonged to a class who had received great assistance from the working classes. The Convention had no objection to a report of their proceedings going before the public, but he pro tested against the abominable misrepresentations of their proceedings in the Morning Chronicle and other papers. Mr. ADAMS made a most violent attack upon the gentlemen attending to report their proceedings, whom he was pleased to denominate as men who would sell their country for a crust of bread, and were either traitors to the cause of truth, or had not the moral courage to give fair reports of their proceedings, think ing that they might lose their situations. An observa tion of Mr. Lund. yesterday, that the press would write down Jesus Christ as a devil to serve their purpose had been taken notice of as blasphemy; if that was consi dered as blasphemy, he would continue to be a blas phemer. Mr. GRAHAM protested against entering into a theolo gical discussion. Mr. Alums explained that he did not mean to bring on any discussion of that sort. Mr. SHERRIN thought that the press ought not to be interfered with, and that the resolution ought not to be brought forward. Mr. COCHRANE, pointing to the reporters' table, said that they were the persons who would write anything according to their own interests, and he believed that these intanious reporters of the public press were now inwardly sneering at the expressions of the delegates. (This pointed attack was received with loud cheers from the people assembled in the galleries.) Mr. WILKINSON thought that it was most cowardly to attack gentlemen who had not the opportunity of reply ing or defending themselves. Mr. CUFFAIL thought that the Convention had not taken the proper course with regard to the press, if they had anything to complain of they ought to call the printer and publisher to the bar of the house.— (Loud laughter.) That was the course pursued in another place, and what did it end in? Why nothing. —(Cheers and laughter.) For his part he had nothing to complain of, for the press appeared to be very friendly to him, for anything which he said in that assembl) which those around him considered very shocking, was invariably suppressed by the gentlemen of the press, he believed, with the best feelings, viz., a regard for his (Mr. Cuffay's) personal safety.—(Cheers and laughter.) He found that he had become a very popular man lately, and as such had received various letters, one or two of which he would read to the Convention. The Hon. Dele gate then proceeded, amid roars of laughter, to read the following letter from Col. Sibthorp:— "If Mr. and Mrs. Cuffay have no objection to take their meals with a gentleman rather opposed to them en political questions, Colonel Sibthorp would be de lighted to see them at a family dinner on Wednesday, the 19th, at six o'clock. " Colonel Sibthorp is much pleased with Mr. Cuffay's moderation in the Convention, and will have great pleasure in making his acquaintance. Nobody dines with Colonel Sibthorp on that day but Mr. Disraeli and a gentleman from Philadelphia and his lady. " 27, Chester-street, Grosvenor-square. " To Mr. Cuffay." Mr. CUFPAY also read the following letter, purporting ;o come from Miss Martineau:— "Dear Mr. Cuffay,—l am so sorry to see by the papers that you aro in such distress. I shall be happy to give your wife a day's washing every week, and the scraps of my house, and I could find you some employment at a friend's house in shoe cleaning.—Yours, &c , "HARRIET MARTINEAU. " To Mr. Cuffay." Mr. Cuffay proceeded to state that if people thought he was a fool he did not care for it, and he did not pay any particular attention to what people thought of him.— (Cheers.) He thought it most ridiculous to press the motion to a division, and he begged, therefore, to move the previous question. Several delegates having supported the original motion, Mr. CUFFAY, with some warmth, said that he thought that the Convention ought to consider itself highly honoured by being noticed by the press at all. Ile did not complain of anything the press said of him, as the world well knew that he was opposed to the present system of things, and prepared to do any thing at any time to upset the Government. A very animated discussion ensued, in which several of the delegates supported the opinion that the working classes ought not to frequent any house where the papers opposed to them were taken in. The CHAIRMAN did not approve of any particular paper being made the subject of a motion, ar.d advised that the name of the Morning Chronicle be expunged from the motion, as if, some months hence, a pane of glass should be broken at the office of that paper, it would be laid at the doors of the Convention. The press was the main upholder of the present form of the go vernment. and without that support it could not exist. He proceeded to state that the Chartists were not men of blood, but were determined to obtain their rights. 1)o what they would, they could not please the writers for the press ; their language to the Chartists seemed to be "you can and you can't, you shall and you shan't, you'll he d--d if you do, and you'll be d--d if you don't." The motion having been amended by the omission of the Morning Chronicle, was carried by a large ma jority . MEMORIAL TO THE QUEEN. Mr. WALTER then brought up the report of a emu mince appoints d to draw up a memorial to the Queen, praying her Majesty to dismiss her present Ministry, dissolve the Parliament, and call to her councils per sons favourable to making the Charter the immediate law of the land. The memorial having been read was, after a few verbal alterations, unanimously agreed to. Mr. CHILDE then moved that meetings be held throughout the country for the purpose of adopting the memorial, which it was then suggested should be signed by the chairman on behalf of the meeting, and that the ground occupied by the meeting should be measured, and the area forwarded by the chairman to tho Execu tive in London. ..... 2 13% THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. GRAINGER. CHRIST'S HOSPITAL V. GRAINGER. Several delegates said that the people would not be put to the trouble and expense of signing any more petitions or memorials on the subject. Mr. Cann said that he waited upon several persons with some of the sheets of the last petition, and was told by many of them that they would not sign the peti tion any more; that the house of Commons were too great a set of thieves ; and if that petition was not granted, they would then be prepared with something harder than pen and ink. Ultimately a motion was agreed to for the appoint ment of two tellers, who should inform the Executive of the numbers attending such meeting. ADJOURNMENT OF THE CONVENTION. Mr. WILKINSON moved that the Convention, at its rising, should adjourn till Monday next. After some discussion, the motion was agreed to, and the Convention adjourned at half-past twelve o'clock. CHANCERY.-(I'HIS DAY.) This being the first day of Easter Term, the Lord Chancellor sat is kis Court at Westminster. In conse quence of the new arrangement that has been made, that the Lord Chancellor should not entertain the Judges, Masters in Chancery, or Queen's Counsel to breakfast on the first day of any term, with the exception of Michaelmas, his Lordship took his seat at half-past ten o'clock, and after disposing of the unopposed lunatic petitions on his paper, proceeded to hear appeal motions and appeals. Mr. Twiss applied day in these cases, that the first case might be transferred from the paper of his Honour the Vice-Chancellor of England to that of his Lordships', in order that it might be heard at the same time that Christ's Hoepital v. Grainger came on before his Lordship upon appeal from the de decision of the Vice-Chancellor of England. Our readers will recollect that the case of the Attorney General v. Grainger was an information filed by her Majesty's At torney General at the suggestion of the Charity Com missioners, for the purpose of obtaining the sanction of the Court to a scheme for the better administration of a charity in Reading, called " Kendrick's Charity," and the case of Christ's Hospital v. Grainger is a suit insti tuted by the governors of Christ's Hospital claiming the whole benefit of the charity in consequence of the default of the Corporation of Reading. The latter case had been fully heard before the Vice. Chancellor of England, and his Honour had pronounced a decree in favour of the claim of Christ's hospital, and the former csse had only been partly heard. Under these circumstances the present application was made, on the ground that if the Court after hearing the appeal should affirm the decision of the Court below, the principal object of the information would be put an end to. Mr. Twiss and Mr. Blount were in support of the application, and Mr. Stuart and Mr. J. Parker opposed it. Thf , LORD CHANCELLOR thought that the proper course to adoo would be to request the Vice-Chancellor of England to stay the further hearing in the case of the Attorney General v. Grainger, until he (the Lord Chan cellor) had heard and determined the appeal in Christ's Hospital v. Grainger. PRENDERGAST V. LUSHINGTON. His LORDSHIP was occupied the rest of the morning with the arguments in this case, w hi c h came before his Lordship upon a motion to stay all proceed ings under the order pronounced by the Court below, and by the Lord Chancellor upon appeal on the case, until an appeal, which had been presented to the House of Lords, had been heard. VICE-CHANCERY—(THIS DAY.) (Before the V7CE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) The Vice. Chancellor of England sat at Westminster to-day, it being the first day of Easter term. DIGGINGBON O. TELE ROYAL OP LITRRPooL. The farther arguments in this part heard m o ti on ou behalf of the Royal Bank of Liverpool, to disearo as injunction to restrain •rn from proceding against the plaintiff to recover le ;urn of 60,0001., occupied the Court the whole m'•, QUEEN'S LikaiNCH.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittirgs in Banco.) The Lord Chief Justice and Mr. Justices Patteson, w Wightman, and Erle, took their seats on the bench e „, shortly after ten o'clock. IN THE MATTER OF GUY.—NISCONDUCT OF AN ATTORNEY. Mr. MARTIN applied for a rule, calling upon an at- Apr torney whose name, he stated, was Guy, to show cause why he should not pay to a M r . B ous tead, or his attor ney, the sum of 461. 10., The applicant was the exe cutor of his brother, who died in July last. He applied to the attorney to take out probate, and paid to him, at his request, the above-named sum, in order to enable him to (O so. It was originally inten ded to have taken out probate in the Court of the Bishop of Carlisle, but he s t a t e d th a t by taking it out in London 20/. m ould be saved, to which the applicant assented. Owing to the great delay that took place the suspicions of Mr. Boustead were aroused, and it was found, on inquiry, that no steps whatever had been taken in the matter. Many letters had passed between the parties, in which the person complained of had sought further time. The COURT acceded fo the application. BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY . ) Mr. Justice Coleridge sat for about a parter of an hour in the Bail Court this morning; but one motion was made, and it was devoid of public interest. COMMON PLEAs._(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco) This being the first d a y o f E aster Term, their Lord ships took their seats upon the bench shortly after half past ten o'clock. The Judges were Chief-Justice Wilde, Mr. Justice Coltman, Mr. Justice Cressvvell, and Mr. Justice Williams. The business in the cour t d ur i ng the morning w as of a nature entirely devoid o f an y interest to the public. Y.) EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DA (Sittings in Banco.) The Chief Baron, Mr. Baron Parke, Mr. Baron Rolfe, and Mr. Baron Platt, entered the court at half-past ten, and took their seats upon the bench. After hearing several motions, their Lordships pro ceeded with the peremptory paper. - - COURT CIRCULAR. The following notice, relative to the admission of the public to Windsor Castle, was issued yesterday:— " Lord Chamberlain's-office, April 14, 1848. " Notice is hereby given, that in consequence of ex cavations now in progress in Windsor Cas'le, the floors in 90113 e of the passages are necessarily removed, and it is impossible to admit visitors to the state or private »partments. " The issue of orders is, on that account, unavoidably discontinued for a short period." Her Majesty and Prince Albert took their usual early walk yesterday in the pleasure grounds of Osborne, and the royal children took walking and pony exercise. The Military Secretary to the Commander-in-Chief had an interview with Lord Juhn Russell yesterday, at his official residence in Downing street. Mr. Cooper, Mr. Ashton, and Mr. Adcock, a deputa tion from the Cambridge Improvement Commissioners, with Mr. Randall, their clerk, had an interview with Viscount Morpeth yesterday, at the office of her Ma jesty's Commissioners of Woods and Forests, in White hall-place. Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had an in terview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. The whole of the clerks and mess en g ers o f the different departments of the Treasury , a nd of the Government offices at Whitehall, assembled y esterda y in the Board room of the Treasury, when Lord J ohn Russel l expressed his l thanks parties ifor voluntarilythe unanimity coming and forward alacrity for displayed by the a protec tion of the public offices on the recent occasion of alarm. Her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, commanded by their captain, Lord Foley, and the Yeomen Guard, commanded by . their captain, the Mar quis of Donegal, were on duty in St. James's Palace on Monday last. Dispatches from the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope, were received yesterday at the Colonial-office. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial-office for the Governors of the North American Provinces. Lady John Russell was safely confined of a son yes terday morning. Her Ladyship is going on well. THE PENINSULAR MAILS. Sournaszurrox, Anal. 14.—The Peninsular and Ori:. ental Steam Navigation Company s ship Montrose, Captain John RINI', n, has just arrived here, after a fine run of three-and-a half days from Vigo. She brings the usual Spanish and Portuguese mails in charge of Lieut. Peter Rainer, R.N., Admiralty agent. ller dates are—Gibraltar, April 4; Cadiz, April 5 ; Lisbon, April 9 ; Oporto, April 10; and Vigo, April 11. The Montrose has a good number of passengers, and the following cargo :-960 chests of oranges, 2 cases of eggs, 15 boxes of specie, 2 barrels of pork, 2 cases of feathers, 5 casks of wine, 5 cases of leeches, 22 bags of walnuts, and 13 packages of general merchandise. She also brings letters of the 9th instant from the city of Lisbon. 1,i , ,b0n was perfectly tranquil. The Cortes had not yet interpreted the 63d article of the Charter, nor had the Alinistry made dirtct elections a Cabinet question, although favourable to that system. No progress had been made in financial measures. Her Majest)'s ship Howe sailed on the 3d from Lisbon for Madeira, to convey the Queen Dowager to England. The steamer Scourge immediately followed, it was reported, to tow the Howe, in case of light winds. The steamers Stromboli and Comet were the only British vessels of war remaining in the Tagus. The Galliot, Mexico, ninety-two days from the coast of Africa, arrived at Li s b on on the 6th instant; she was dismasted on the 26th of February, in lat. 40 23 N., lon. 36 23 W. A pilot schooner fell in with her twelve miles S. W. of Cape Rica, and towed her into Lisbon in performing a helpless state, and she was quarantine at Belem. _ . six days from Mad e i ra. The —.-.... The Zargo steam er arr i ved on t h e 9th at Lisbon, in Queen Dowag er had been at the Canaries, and rema i ned i n a f a vourable state of health. This steamer brought pa rt of the Duke of Palmella's bagga ge , and his Grace wa s expecting a Portuguese steam er to convey h i mse lf and family to Lisbon. The Sardinian Mi n i ster goes on l ea ve by the Mont rose. Discount on Bank o f Li s b on notes , 55 per cent. Ex change on London, at-* days' rig ht , 52id.; at 90 days, 53d. From Gibralta r , un d er date t h e 4th instant, we learn 30 that her Majesty's troop-ship Bellerophon a rrived on the Ist instant, in 24 days, - ftona - Corfu, having on board the 34th Foot, which regiment disembarked on the 2d. Lieutenant-Colonel Dedes died of fever five days prior to the Bellerophon's arrival, and his remains were in terred on the 3d at Gibraltar, with all the honours due to his rank. Five of the men bad also fallen victims to the fever. Her Majesty's 79th Regiment was to have embarked on the Bellerophon for Canada ; but the Montrose brought out orders f or t h e d etent i on of that regiment at Gibraltar, and the Bellerophon was ordered to join the rendezvous of the Channel fleet at Cork without delay. The transport General Palmer, from Corfu, with in valids for England, had arrived at Gibraltar. Her Majesty's brig Fantome left Gibraltar on the 3d for the westward. Her Majesty's steamer Polyphemus was at anchor in the bay. A French sloop of-war (name unknown) was aground on the 3d, between th e r i ve rs Guadaranqu e and Pal mones. _ COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Mercantile affairs in Gibraltar remained in an inactive I state. Coals were selling at 5,006 reis per ton on board. Copper in pigs scarce, 24,000 to 25,000 reis per cwt. Para wheatwascottond scarce,ul dull, at 2 2 0 :0 0 0 0 1 0 t B o 9re4i,s oop scar ce, and Barber oerreitsanpeegree.wt. Buenos Ayres and Monte Video hides were y salted hides sold at 8,000 reis to 8,006 reis per cwt. date, 4q to; on Horns were in request, at 48,006 reis to 68,009 per 1,200. Spanish lead 3,010 reis to 45,,t00005fr.e2isscp.;er Genoa, ll2lb. There was a very small supply of Irish beef, and the quotations were 14,000 reis to 16,00 2 0 i r t e o is 3 d p i e 3 r .; b c ar a r d e i l z . , Spanish brandy, 8,006 reis per barrel. Swedish deals, 14 ft. by 3 in. were 7,oo9lreis per dozen afloat; B en i_ carlo wines were selling at 23,024 reis per pipe. In other descriptions of merchandise not much doing. South America, pmaE.r3i Exchange c h s. a ;i. if at g 2 esBco. day's a y L ri ,81 0 , a n sr d i sgoevihinii:neaogsnt,d sf. 2 6c. a 2d d 6r a ai l d : d, t O i k dis.; Malagar, I dis.; Seville , i dis• •; Alicante, .1 dis. ; Valencia, i dis. • Barcelona, i dis. Spanish pillared dollars' had declined to 2i per cent. premium. Freights—Unite d 14,000 to 16,000 reis and 10 per cent. At 1 ; —lt=ta, Leghorn, or Genoa, 4,000 reis and 5 per cent. shareholders in the St. progress of the con cern, Bank, which recently took John d'el Reyplace yesterday, Mr• U. D. Keogh, cern, the report of dated Morro 1848, was Velho, the Ist of JanuarY , the present ,l ; distributed. whTenh,einlsolerdoefr 1: e c w om A special m ----- ee m ti i i n i suspended payment, bad a general meeting on the sth inst , when the directors stated that the loss to the b e about 10s. per share, and that the shareholders would gin:Cotmhep-any had been agreed to be taken up by business of the bank the City of Glasgow K 33" hadirtew-as also stated, that Mr Dickie, the late reanager,_ would aigned on the ground of ill-health, and that his o s tlic: ck, be supplied, for the present, by Mr. John S. J • ..iin, formerly manager of a nd Liverpool District Bank. The the Manchester amalgamation of the bank with the City of Glasgow Bank insures the due payment of all liabilities, and is regarded with satisfaction by the creditors and share holders. DIVISION OF BIICKINGUAIISIIIRE.—The county of Buckingham has been divided, under the new County Coroners' Act , into four districts, Viz., those of Ayles bury, Beaconsfield, Newport Pagnell, an d Winsl ow . The order appears i n last night's Gazette. ExmosioN AT CAIRO.—The last letters from Cairo state that two barrels of gunpowder, deposited in a house in the quarter called Uargouche had exploded, and destroyed a range of five houses. Fifty bodies of men, women, and children, in a frightful state of mutilation, were subsequently dug out of the ruins. An investi gation had been set on foot to discover the cause of this disaster. Aberdeen • • • • • • • • • Amiens and Boulogne. • • • ...... • • •. Arbroath and Forfar •• • ••• • • • Chester and Birkenhead. • • • • • • • • • • • • Chester and Holyhead. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Cockermouth and Workington.... • • • • Dublin and Drogheda. • • • • • • • • •• • • Dublin and Kingstown • • • • • • • • • • • • Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen • • • • • • • • East Ang1ian........ • • • • " ..... • • Edinburgh and Glasgow . •• • .. • • Edinburgh and Northern • • • • • • Eastern Counties and North Eastern • • East Lancashire • • .• •• • • •• •• • • • • • • • • Eastern Union.. •••••• • • • • . •• • Glasgow, flaruki r k, an d Coat bridge... Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr • • • • • • Glasgow and Greenock• • •• • • •• • • • • • Great Southern and Western • • • • • • • • Great Western, &c Kendal and Windermere •• .• • • • • • • • Lancashire and Yorkshire.. • • • • • • • • • • Lancaster and Carlisle Leeds and Thirsic.• ••• •• " " Londonderry and f nniskillen.• •• .. • London and North Western, &c..•• . • London and Illackwall.• •—• • • •• • • •• London and Bright on ..• •• ••••.• •• London and South Western.. •• • •• Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Maryport and Carlisle •• •• •• •• • • Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham.— Midland Great Western (Irish) • Newmarket... ..... •• • ••• • Newcastle and Carlisle...• • • •• •• •• North British ..................... Paris and Rou en . .............. Rouen and Hav re .. .. Scottish Central Shrewsbury and Chest er „ South Eastern and Branches •• South Devon• ...... ........ Taff Vale • • ••• • .. Ulster . • ......., ...... Whitehaven Junction „ „ Wishaw and C01tn e5 5............. York and Newcastle . York and North Midland 10,104 7,i82 8,712 5,989 OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE EIGHT -OARED CUTTER MATCH.—The great aquatic struggle betw e en two c r ew s selected from the cutter cubs of the u niversitieso of Oxford and Cambridge, and which invariably ex cites great speculat ive interest among the sons otAlma Mater and the amateur Waterman of the Thames, will not take place this year. Various reasons are as signed for the match not coming off, but it is expected that the rival crews will contend either at the Thames or Henley regatta. BALLOON ASCENT..-- On Tuesday afternoon, be tween four and five o'clock, a balloon was observed wending its way, at au immense altitude, towards this town. and travelling in an easterly direction; the re flection of the sun upon the silk giving it the appearance of a stupendous golden ball suspended in mid-air, and producing a nitif,nificent effect. The voyagers, it ap pears, started from London, and the ascent was a private and experimental one, the inflatio n of the balloon, called the " :sylph," having taken place at the Independent Gas-works, at Haggerston. The aeronaut whose n ame is associated with this enterprise , and who conductedit, we hear, in a most scientific and masterl y manner, is Mr. Henry Coxwell, a well-known traverser of the skies, and the editor of the Aerostatic Magazine, his sole companion on the occasion being Mr. George Sharp, a gentleman who has made several ascents, and who is particularly enthusiastic in the science of arostation. They describe their journey as one of the grandest and most inter esting they ever made. Mr. Coxwell, finding that the wind would limit their distance to the county of Essex, determined to ascend to as great a height as possible, and enjoy a view of the clear sky, with the clouds rolling far below the aerial chariot. He accordingly made three successive ascents and descents, the last of which was characterised by an alti tude of upwards of three miles. Here the aeronauts became exceedingly cold, and lost all view of the earth, whilst a perfect ocean of clouds seemed to float about two miles beneath them. Approaching Maldon, after the Sylph had lowered some six thousand feet, the ap pearance of the Blackwater river suggested the propriety of a termination of the trip; Mr. Coxwell, therefore, fell in with the lower current of air, and floated on till a favourable place of descent presented itself at Messing, where the Sylph gently alighted on a lawn in front of a gentleman's residence. Mr. Coxwell there made, to the extreme gratification of the excited country people, several partial ascents, and having finally emptied the balloon, proceeded to Kelvedon. We hear that Mr. Coxwell contemplates an ascent from Chelmsford or Colchester.—Chelnisford Chronicle. REMOVAL or ALIENS BlLL.—Considerable misap prehension has, we believe, arisen in the minds of foreigners residing in this country, as to the intended operation of the " Removal of Aliens Bill," introduced into the House of Lords on Monday last by the Marquis of Lansdowne. The object of the proposed measure is simply to give to the Secretary of State and the Lord Lieutenant the power to remove from the United King dom, by warrant under their hands respectively, aliens of disreputable character, whose presence and conduct may be deemed dangerous to the peace and social order of these realms. Under the sixth clause of this Bill it is provided that foreigners who have been domiciled and settled in this country for the last seven years cannot in any way he affected by the Act. NEW BOAT FOR THE PRINCE OF WALES.—His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales is about to be initiated in the fine manly and truly healthful exercise of rowing, and a new and beautiful single sculling boat is now being constructed for his Royal Highness on the latest and most improved principles, by the Messrs. Searle, her Mujesty's boat-builders, of Stangate-street, near Westminster- bridge. The skirt is a complete model of the boats used by gentlemen on the Thames, and as a specimen of workmanship is perhaps unequalled. It is twenty feet in length, of proportionate breadth, and is built of the finest bird's•eye maple, with mahogany linings, sax-boards, and thwarts. The spaces between the timbers are filled with a peculiar lining, not of cork, but of a material said to be considerably more buoyant, the inve_ntion of Captain Light, for the purpose of ren dering it more secure, in fact a perfect life- boat in miniature. The cushion on which his Royal Highness will sit to pull his sculls is also stuffed with this mate rial, and which it is affirmed will prevent the utter porsi bility of the little craft sinking. The minor appoint ments are most ingeniously designed, and of the most tasteful and elegant description, and in perfect keeping with the general appearance of the boat, which has been inspected at Messrs. Searle's upper premies near Lam beth Palace, by most of the members of the Oxford and Cambridge, and other crack aquatic clubs, who have expressed their admiration of its perfect build and equipments. It is understood that it is intended as a present to his Royal Highness from the Institution of Civil Engineers, Great George-street, Westminster, or one of the members of that society. THE BISHOP OF EXETER AND THE REV. MR. SILORE.—A public meeting of the friends of religious liberty was held last night, in Exeter Hall, to hear from the Rev. J. Shore, of Berry Pomeroy, a narrative of the proceedings taken against him by his diocesan, the Bishop of Exeter. The spacious hall was densely crowded in every part. On the platform were the Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, the Revs. Thomas Mortimer, T. Evans, Dr. Jenkyn, lir. Massie, Rev. J. Bakewell, J. Thomson, Watson, J. Smith, and about two hundred Binney, Ebenezer Davis, Dr. Morison, Dr. A. Thomson, Anslie, James Sharman, Dr. Henderson, Dr. Cook other ministers and gentlemen. The Hon. A. Kinnaird occupied the chair; and the meeting was addressed at considerable length by Mr. Shore, and by several other Reverend Gentlemen. The circumstance of the case, between the Bishop of Exeter and the Rev. Mr. Shore, which occupied exclusively the attention of the meeting, are already familiar to our readers. Several resolutions were adopted; and also a petition to Parliament, praying for such alterations of the law as would pre ' vent any recurrence of such a course as that followed by the Bishop on this occasion. EXECUTION OF DAVIES FOR THE MURDER OF urs W Ml.—Yesterday (Friday) being the day appointed for the execution of Mathew Davies, convicted at the last assizes, of having murdered his wife, Mary Davies, at Birmingham, on the 13th of October last, the town at an early hour began to present a bustling appearance, caused by the arrival of numerous parties from the towns and villages in the neighbourhood. As the hour fixed for the execution approached, the front and precincts of the gaol became crowded to excess. About five minutes before twelve, the bell commenced tolling, and a few minutes after that hour struck by the clock of St. Mary's, the melancholy procession made its appearance, attended by Mr. Whately, the Under Sheriff; the Rev. Mr. Lang harne, chaplain of the gaol; Mr. Henry Adkins, the Governor, and other officials. The unhappy man was placed underneath the beam, when the halter was adjusted round his neck, without his displaying the slightest emotion. The cap was then drawn over his face, and in two minutes after his coming on tho platform, the bolt was withdrawn, and the culprit was plunged into eternity. After hanging the usual time, the body was taken down and removed into the gaol, within the precincts of which it was interred the same evening. TUE GREAT BRITAIN STEAM- SHlP.—Thursday the general stores and furniture of the ill-fated Great Britain steamer were brought to the hammer at Liver pool. The sale appeared to excite considerable interest, the room, from the commencement of the sale, being much crowded with purchasers and others. It may be of some inters st to give the particulars of the stores for this celebrated ship. We therefore notice a few of them. The furniture of the cabins and berths included 228 hair mattresses, 406 feather pillows, 580 blankets, 970 linen sheets, 344 counterpanes, 1,556 towols, 513 bed curtains, 791 pillow cases, 801 dusters and glass cloths, 15 a table cloths, 23 sofa cushions, 85 painted chests of drawers, 116 dressing glasses, 88 painted boxes, besides several ranges of oak dining-tables, forms, carpeting, matting, and chamber services. The china, glass, and culinary articles consisted of an immense quantity of decanters and glasses of various descriptions, table, breakfast, and tea services, a huge lot of large copper steam-cooking apparatus, besides a countless number of other miscel laneous articles. Notwithstanding the great number of articles offered, they did not form the whole of the stores, but only that portion which was secured after the noble ship met with her unfortunate disaster inDfuonrd ruin sale Bay. For the most part, the articles offe red gave evidence of rough usage anddilapiatt.ito iu n i; b u u n t T h i e s did not seem to damp the spirit of comp e I part of purchasers. The following order THE YORKSHIRE YEOMANRY.-- G. O-Ist was received in Wakefield this morning : West Yorkshire YeomanryCatvhailsryd—aySriern,eyivoeud,atroehruerd quested, by a regimental order lyouraelt in readiness for immediate service if required. ...April 13, 1848." 284 42% - 9% - SO% APRI'L 15, lB4B. RAILWAY RETURNS ------ • - Raitwar THAFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rail ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same week in the previous year:— 42, 1 1 `= t t.i. eg Last week. ing I NAME Or RAILWAY. 1,133 674 3,629 474 3,367 1,161 11,804 1,119 1,036 2,208 1,084 2,1 I b 19,440 127 6,864 1,601 166 38,131 803 8,631 7,647 2,047 1.21 19,881 9;7 2,016 1,694 1,919 588 7,703 938 1,602 842 167 624 779 3,349 10,061 Ilfth 1,007 2,405 0,132 1,431 19,653 8,707 1,606 35,077 924 7,167 7,565 2,135 550 1G.660 2,165 1,879 1,427 5,225 2,063 467 9,1011 1,182 1,40 993 200 Vbtrb Xbition EXHIBITION OF THE NEW SO CIETY OF PAINTERS IN WATER COLOURS. —(THIS DAY.) This afternoon the annual and fourteenth exhi bition of the New Society of Painters in Water Colours was opened for private inspection. with out any question or reservation of opinion what ever, the collection for 1848 is the most excellent within our remembrance of this Association. For fulness and accuracy of drawing, for richness and suavity of colouring, for poetry of conception, for ingenuity of design, several of the productions are almost beyond praise, and are certainly superior to any water-colour paintings we ourselves have seen during the past twelve months. Not that we are by any means disposed to lavish this eulogium indiscri minately upon the whole abundance and variety of the exhibition. No. 253. " The Two Marys at the Sepulchre," by Henry Riviere, for example, is at once meritorious for the luscious depth of the hues, and execrable for the awkwardness of the grouping. 194. " Returning from the Beach," by I. 11. Mole, is almost worthy of George Cattermole for the per spective over a level scene, as well as for the do mestic meaning imparted to the rustic figures in the foreground. 127. " Sebastian Gomez, commonly called El Mulato de Murillo, discovered by his master at work," by E. H. Wehnert, is one of those bold and capacious masterpieces which render the very name of Wehnert attractive. Who does not remember the story of Gomez, the mulatto-slave of Murillo—that story which Georgio Vasari could tell with a zest —of the helot being surprised one morning at his artistic studies by the great Spanish maestro e The daring and successful delineation of this anecdote by Wehnert, will remind those of the incident from whose memory it might have escaped. The painting is harmonious in every respect, and tells the tale of the biographer in an instant. 143. " Julian taking his Leave of the Hostess of the Cat and Fiddle," by Edward H. Corbould. — Can any one forget who has ever read " Peveril of the i.Peak"—and who has not ?—that sly whisper of Dame lNhi i t s p lo r o a Hk ft i i ne s rge in the ear of Peveril " Beware of tre pansdiso w t hne from whisper—visiblehiselevation let. ! n o t Peveril he him self fore shortened horse, with a sort of roguish alo admiration a t . o admirable Iroth. erather skill oTf he its Rape i p n o s the tu yroae of the the face of the sauc witch—the t hostess. There is themLicodkiffi,,,cubl.ytiecshoaf. Charles l h e e s h wf or ,e se i. , gall. One of the most felicitous sa c hine pieces in the gal- Tschiessgoarsllainntt,hwe;ioththtehre, is an ideacurfl in one hand, es r s om Hogarth, l a e n r d y. the full of impudence, fun, and breathlessness. Here, however, are ' the two ge ms o f t h e exhibition • they are a matc h in size, in conc e pti on , and in their consummate expression of grace and d e li cacy, but they are at opposite extremities of the catalogue. No. 11. " The Lily of the Valley," and No. 342, "The Water Lily," by E. H. Corbould. These are literally and absolutely exquisite. When we looked at "The Lily of the Valley," the naturalness of the surrounding scenery, the; lithesomeness of the young girl's figure, untrammelled by the whalebone broidery of fashion, beautiful in the lip, the eye, the very parting of the hair, bending too with such sylvan coquetry on one side—we gave it the preference. When, on the other hand, we turned to " The Water Lily," and be held that incarnation of loveliness, naked to the waist, pedestalled by such inimitable waves of drapery, suffused with such a golden glow of chastity, re minding us of that episode in, " Thomson's Summer" of the virgin bathing — "In youth wild throbbing on thy lawless gaze," &c. when we looked upon all this, and remembered all this, we felt that the brush of the true Artist is almost as magical as the wand of the Poet. Edward Cor bould has evinced great genius in these two exquisite pictures. We shall resume this notice at an early opportunity. WRECK OF AN EMIGRANT SHIP. We regret to announce the probable loss of the Eng lish emigrant ship Omega, 1,277 tons burden, belonging to Stromness, Mr. David Carrick, commander, which sailed from Liverpool un the 16th of January last, with 315 emigrants for New Yurk; and also that of the Bar bara, of Nova Scotia. The subjoined details have been received at Lloyd's:— The Omega, besides 315 emigrants on board, had a crew of about 30 hands. During the first two weeks of her voyage the weather was extremely fine, On the 4th of February she encountered the first of a succes sion of heavy gales, in which she lost her spars and sails, and eventually her rudder. The vessel became unmanageable, and for a week drifted at the mercy of the waves. On the 17th of February she was fallen in with by the barque Aurora, from Wales, bound to St. John's, New Brunswick, in ballast. It was decided that the passengers and crew of the Omega should be put on board of the barque; about 130 of the passengers got on board, but the weather became tem pestuous, and one of the boats of the Omega, containing the second mate and four of the crew, was swamped, and all in her perished. Fur several days more the Omega continued to be driven about, when she was fallen in with by the brig Barbara, of Nova Scotia, on her passage to Cork from New York, with a cargo of Indian corn. Tne master instantly offered all assistance in his power, and, to render that assistance most effective, he caused part of his cargo to Le thrown overboard to make room for the emigrants, of whom 150 were got on board, together with two casks of water. This had hardly been accomplished when a gale spang up, ar,d the Barbara, for her own safety, was obliged to leave the Omega, with the master, mate, eight seamen, and twenty-five passengers still on board. The Barbara was soon lost sight of. Two days afterwards a third vessel bore down to her assistance, namely, the British barque Highland Mary, from Liverpool. With consider able difficulty the remainder of the emigrants, with Mr. Carricks, the commander, and his crew, were rescued from the ill-fated vessel. She was then in lon. 52. '24., and little doubt is entertained of her having afterwards foundered. The most distressing event, however, is yet to be detailed. When the vessel Barbara met with the Omega, the former had but a few days' supply of water; and as they succeeded in getting only two casks from the wreck, the large addition to the number of her crew caused the want of this most necessary article to be immediately and severely felt—so much so, indeed, that many were compelled to eat ice and drink salt water. At this critical period a homeward-bound steamer hove in sight, when signals of distress were made. The steamer bore down to within 10 or 15 yards of the Barbara, when the master of the latter vessel ac quainted the steamer that there were 150:persons on board dying for want of water. The reply from the steamer was, " There is land—go there and get it." The wind was blowing off the land so strongly at the time that it was impossible to make it. She then bore for the small harbour of Rencios ; but in the course of s se c y c e e r d a e l d boats the night, in wearing ships, she lost t wo b oats. On the weather somewh d at th m e o c d a e p r t a a t i i n n , g stee sh in e g u in near requested gaining r th eq a u h e a s r te b d the and to obtain th e ass i stance of some pilots, in , order to place the vessel in safe anchorage. The boats went ashore, and on their return announced the refusal of the pilots to come off. The captain then attempted a course for St. John's, and in doing so it is sup posed mistook Heart's Point (near Petty Harbour) for Cape Spear, where they became becalmed, and were carried by the current ashore. Twenty of the pas sengers contrived to gain the cliffs by crawling along the bowsprit. The tide and the wind carried the vessel further up the coast, she struck heavily on the hedge of a rock, and stove her bottom in. Thirty more passen gers managed to reach the rocks in safety, but imme diately afterwards the vessel fell over on her side, went down, and carried with her 115 men, women, and chil dren, all of whom met with a watery grave. Many of those who succeeded in gaining the shore before the vessel struck perished in the course of the following frost. About from exhaustion and exposure to intense rost About 70 bodies had been found up to th e time ofthis information being dispatched. n that passengers, we ear of the emigrant ship 130 of its 9 of February. Respecting the Aurora, which took off from the wreck she arrived at Halifax about the however, the dreadful privations they endured, Upwards of 70 of the emigrants had, and it w d a i:d eo fr n o r . who have thus Most of the unhappy dlcarnedacuounties. A list of the dered impossible for several others to survive. perished were from the Mi ther om Liverpool, previous to her depai The Omega, prey by Government examinations underwent thorough It is stated that she is insured to survivors cannot be obtained for some time. emigration ageutso.ol. the extent ut 20,0 WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET, FRIDAY.—We have an i m proved dema nd for wheatthis day , the, better qua. fides of which h ave in some instances been sold at an advance of ls. per quarter over last week's prices. spring corn of all sorts remains unaltered in value, with but a few sales made in any kind of it. BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, APRIL 14.—Scarcely any business has been transacted,in our raw sugar:market this week, owing to the want ofasu goods ply; the stock s o f are dull of i m porters being exhausted. Refin e d sale, and rather lower.—Bristol Mercury . Before Mr. Justice Williams left Chester on Monday last, he directed the execution of William Bates and John llawde o sl f e S t o a n t r to d of k , ep t l h murder o n u rd S e a r turday, L .. w .. h0 were convicted on _w William Wyatt, at Adling. the 22d instant.-6'tock. part Mercury, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.• HOUSE OF LORDS, Aprill4. The Loma CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Woo:- as :J. shortly before Fire o'clock. MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS. Messengers from the Commons brought up several Bi ,s, which were respectively read a first time. PETITIONS. The Earl of ORKNEY presented a petition from the schoolmasters of Orkney, praying for an alteration in the law respecting schoolmasters in Scotland. Also pe titions from various lodges of Odd Fellows, praying that their societies might be legalihed. MUTINY BILL. The Mutiny Bill was read a third time and passed. MARINE MUTINY BILL. The Marine Mutiny Bill was read a third time and passed. LEASES MINES (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion of the Earl of DEVON, the Leasie Mines (Ireland) Bill was read a second timc. MINISTERS' MONEY (IRELAND). The Marquis of CLANRICARDE presented a petition from Drogheda against the imposition of ministers' money in Ireland. ODD FELLOWS. Lord BEAUMONT presented a groat number of petitions from various lodges of Odd Fellows, all very numerously signed, preying for the legalization of their society. The Earl of HARROWBY presented several peti tions with a similar prayer. SCOTCH POOR-LAW. The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from Forres, praying for an alteration in the Scotch Poor-law. ELECTION RECOGNIZANCES BILL. Lord REDESDALE presented a petition from Chel tenham against the Election Recognizances Bill. Lord MONTEAGLE, in consequence of the absence of a Noble and Learned Lord who was exceedingly anxious to take part in the discussion of the Election Recog nizances Bill, postponed the second reading of the Bill to Monday, and he hoped that after that day no further obstacles would be thrown in the way of the progress of the Bill. Lord CAMPBELL thought that the Bill might be read a second time sub silcntio, and the discussion taken on going into Committee. Lord BROUGHAM reminded the House that, al though the discussion on the principle of a Bill was usually taken on the second reading, yet still it was not unusual by agreement to permit a Bill to be read a second time sub silentio, and to take the discussion on the motion for going into Committee. After a few words from the Earl of ELLENBOROUGH and Lord CAMPBELL, the second reading of the Bill was postponed to Monday. SMOKE. Lord REDESDALE introduced a Bill for the sup pression of the nuisance of smoke. It was identical in its provisions with a Bill which had last session passed through the House of Commons, and he would explain the provisions of the measure on the motion for the second reading. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE was glad the Noble Lord had turned his attention to the subject, and would render him every assistance in his power. CORN AVERAGES. The Duke of RICHMOND asked for information es to the manner in which the corn averages were takes. Great quantities of corn were sold which never appeared in the averages at all, and as the tithe commutation was founded on these averages, it was important that the averages should be perfectly kept. He wished to know whether the Board of Trade sent down from time to time persons to examine the books of the inspectors, and to see that they were properly kept, and he would suggest that farmers might be permitted to make returns of their sales and prices direct to the Board of Trade. Great mistakes had been made in taking the averages, against the repe- Ett t gao i ux t kl i vac o inrni n sd. sge of which it was th e duty of the Board of Trade to The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that in the t which hoeffiaevee h r rs a a, d g bewse who o thoseadwdeerde averages inrelsBp4o2n werestiobl t e h e t marketspaekresnonbsy. theflcinr t ve tt es k a e t n m b ;,g r h e t sp be ee c t a a l b l l e e d s t h h o e pk o e ld epe town w s h t o h s e e averages were places in inspectorships of corn returns, t be depended upon, and as vacancies rs, were filled up i . b Ls y lENT.E Excise rose, oss e 00, occurred in those . accuracy ho se vac an ti could ffi F c accordingeTr s i HOUSE. to notice, to draw Lord STA B the attention of the House to the manner in hich the business of both Houses of Parliament was conducted. He did not at all intend to touch upon the manner in which private business was conducted, but should confine his attention to the manner in which public legislation was conducted. There was now a much greater degree of attention paid by the public to the subject of legislation than was paid many years ago, but with that greater degree of attention there had arisen an idea in the mind of every man that he was a competent judge in all matters of legislation, so that contemporaneously with this greater degree of attention to public affairs there had arisen a want of deference to the authority of Parliament. There had arisen a feeling of a somewhat similar nature in the other House. Members of the House were more inde pendent in the expression of their opinions than they had formerly been, and were much more dependent on their constituents than formerly.—(llear, hear.) The electors watched their Members more closely, and perhaps they required too frequently that the represen tatiees should submit their own judgment to the precon ceived opinions of their constituents.—(Hear, hear.) The representatives sought to recommend themselves to their constituents by increased speaking, which did not at all advance the public business. They had a great desire to ate their names in print, but it did not tend much to the edification of those who listened to their orations, and . still less to the advancement of the public business.—(hear, hear.) An adjourned debate eine° years ago was a rare thing, but now it seemed to be tho rule and the conclusion of a debate in one night the ex ception.—(Hear, hear.) Again, it seemed to be expected by the public that the Government should provide remedies for all public grievances, real or imaginary, which greatly increased their labours, and caused an additional responsibility to be thrown or. them. But the Government had also less facility in forwarding their business than they used to have. They had but two nights in the other House of Parliament, the remaining three night being given up to indivicoial motions. — (Hear, hear.) They bad not, in fact, the commend of the two nights, for upon the motion for going into Com mittee of Supply it was in the power of any Member to bring forward any subject he thought proper.—(Hear, hear.) It was necessary that provision should be made for the financial affairs of the country, and that the annual Mutiny Bill should be passed before Easter,: and they, fore the Legislative acts, the law-making, could not properly begin until the month of May, when the business of the other House commenced in right earnest. Measures were brought in by wholesale, and pressed forward with business remove c t.Com mitteeion s great baste.—(Hear, hear.) They were generally re ferred to o,a either Committee, and save loss of time, the Government were obliged t. and interminable, t he or, t o to the manifest injury of their Bills ; and these amend ments, it must be remembered, were made by Members on separate clauses, without reference to other parts of the Bill, which often led to the greatest absurdities.— (Hear, hear.) Measures so made were often, to use the words of ;Richard, " Sent before their time into this breathing world." They were made up, and that so lamely and unfashionably, that, if the dogs did not bark at them, the lawyers carped at them ; [and the Noble Lord on the Woolsack, with the other learned administrators of the law, must often, in the language of Milton, feel " Chaos sits supreme, And by decisions more embroils the fray." —(Much laughter.) A much larger proportion of Scotch than English Bills was passed into Acts, solely because there was less talk about them.—(Hear, hear.) lie feared their Lordships were fast sinking in public estimation, because during the first five or six months they had to sit without having any busi ness to do, and during the remaining five or six weeks of the session they had a mass of business thrust i before them which it was impossible the)eould ti f e r r o s p r e o r r 4 attend to.—(Hear, hear.) They must ons either,ideration, or drop pass measures without proper them, on the ground of the late introduced into theirpe c ri . od of the session at Lordships' House. which they were often obliged so to treat The result was, that they we re ~ e consequently re measures upon which the House of Commons had be stoned great pains, and they wer a mischievous intervention, to gargled by the country goodas i neasures.—(Hear, hear.) prevent the passing of e observations to any particular Ile did not apply in ta t c e t s it was a subject which could not acter.—(Hear, hear.) The three Government; partake of party last 'ears would afford a fair example of the evil of The first was under a Conserve which he complained. five Administration, when he had the honour of being & Administration, and he believed that the eon d greater year changehaving f member of the the ih w t e h r e s worst, would be found tobe taken place t hat year.and in the nt took place, Governme Parliament could be under the control of any Govern ment, e eL i, was under the control of the N o bl e L ord oppo site. In 1845, 130 Acts of Parliament were passed, cc which 23 originated in the House of Lords, and 107 in the Commons. The Bills sent up from the other House of Parliament and printed amounted to 91, and they came before their Lordships as follows:--In February, 1 ; March, 5 ; April, 12; May, 4; June, 9; July, 59; August, 1. bo that in the last six weeks of the session Of 1845 no less than 63 of the 130 Acts, or nearly one half, ' were, for the fi rst time, submitted to their Lord ships inspection during the last six weeks of the session (Hear, hear)—and he then excepted the Acts which their Lordships did not think it necessary to print. In the year 1846 there were passed 117 Acts of Parlia ment, 12 originating in the House of Lords, and 105 in the Commons, of which 26 were not printed, and be would, therefore, take the remaining 79. Of those 28 had been sent to their Lordships up to the end of June, 15 were sent up in July, and 36 in the month of August, su that their Lordships were called on to consider no less than 51 distinct Bills in two months.—(Hear, hear.) In 1847, 115 Bill s were p a ssed, 11 originating in th e House of Lords,. and 104 in the House of Commons, ns 7 of Which were not printed, leaving 97. They wer 23d July, for tunate enough last session to prorogue on the which in these times was very unusual—(liens) —and in , 6; in March, 7; January they had 2 Bills; in . Feb 40 to close of May. in April 10; i-a May 15; making . July 29, making In June 28 were brought up, and in . 45 were in the 57 Bills in the last two months, of which last six weeks, and 28 in the last throe . week s.—(Hea r, ~t hear.) Now it was impossible to look at this and say i was creditable to the Legislature; an- t h e li consequence was that Acts to amend such hasty leg all islative measures Wu* constantly being introduce d, an dparties wars