The Sun. — London, England, 1849-02-24 00:00:00

~~~~ ---e ~--"'..- SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. CHRONICLE.—Mr. Cobden's proposal to agitate fora repeal of the Malt -tax, has had nearly the same effect as if he had flung an app'e of discord amongst the agriculturists. The Protection Society is divided and in confusion. The magnates of " the country Party" that they are at issue with the farmers, and the farmers with one an o th er u p on the point. But they all agree are an oppressed race, and that an intoler ableamount of local taxation has been unfairly imposed UPon the l an d e d i nterest , f or th e b ene fit and through the baneful influence of the manufacturers and the Monied class. This, or something very like it, will pro bably form the groundwork of Mr. Disraeli's motion on the sth of March. Now, we dispute the assumption. We assert the groundlessness of the complaint. We maintain that the landed interest pays very little (if anything) more than what, upon any conceivable prin siPle of apportionment, could be deemed its fair share of the local taxes ; and that every method hitherto s uggested for shifting the burden, would inevitably end „Y aggravating it. In the first place, let us come toa dis • "landed rnct understanding as to the meaning of the term Interest ;•" for it strikes us that "the country party' now e abitually resor t t o a vice analogous to that practised b y the Roundheads when they employ ed the Kin g 's La me, e and authority against his person. Suppo se it should turn out that the Free-traders and the Man :heater school actually pay more than half of the poor. 'lt" as occupiers of land technically so called ; is it ° P'n to Sir John Tyrrell and Mr. Benkes to mix up such a b Payment with their own, and take credit, as against the ree-traders, for the whole ? For the sake of the pre sent argument, the landed interest should be taken to c omprise merely those'who were, or supposed themselves to be interested, in maintaining the corn laws. The sum raised annually under the name of the poor-rate is be tween eight and nine millions a year, of which rather 'lsm than five millions is applied for the relief of the Poor. How much does the landed interest, so de fined, contribute towards it ? We have no means of forming an exact estimate; but we can prove to de monstration that their quota is far less than is commonly Stated or supposed. It appears from the Parliamentary returns, that the annual value of property rated to the Poor-rates in 1647, in England and Wales, was rather more than sixty-seven millions. The annual rateable value of three of the most exclusively agricultural coun ties stands thus:—Dorset, 799,3421.; Bucks, 706,2651.; Bedford, 433,347/. That of the three counties in which the manufacturing and trading interests most prevail, stands: Lancashire, 6,463,3631. ; West Riding, 3,576,281/ ; Middlesex, 7,584,668/. Take whatever County you will, its rateable value will be found to dependuriuosly principally u pon the towns. This is c illustrated by other tables, in which nine teen of the largest agricultural unions are compared with twenty large towns. The rateable value of the agricultural union s (i nc l u di ng some sma ll t owns ) ' S 1 ,4,4,382/, and that of the large towns 6,265,9714 Did our space allow, we might attempt a more detailed analysis; but it would be utterly impossible to draw a strict line of demarcation between town and country, or b etween the agricultural and the monied classes. They 'tingle and blend with each other like the shades in shot Si lk; and it would be difficult to name a family, or assn ail individual, possessed of property, that did not, in point _ Of fset, belong to both. So far, however, as the pure a griculturi s t s (the class who thought they derived -I direct sad positive advantage from protec tion) can be distinguished from the community, p c should say that their contributions towards 1 7„,e poor -rate are nearer two millions than eight. • 'e refer p ecu li ar ly t o th e p oor -rat e , because it is th e local tax, of all others, which, although the ob teti is general and national, is supposed to fall almost i clu alvely upon the land. The entire local taxation of ° gland and Wales may be taken in round numbers at h twe lve millions, but this includes borough rates, light ouse dues, turnpike tolls, and other rates, which are rtiftner not l ev i e d u p on ag riculturists at all, or, by com mon Confession, are fairly and properly imposed upon the m` The exception that occurs to us is church - rate w i , al ' e h amounts to more than half a million. It may be 4: til sfhly contended that the expense of maintaining the urehes should be equally defrayed by all classes. But, rote arriving at any conclusion upon the point, it may chie f a SS well to ascertain what property is liable under the local rates, arid whether any groundless or i u i li ti d ue exempti o ns have been allowed. The original impo 41.ed ° tl and apportionment of the poor-rate was deter by the statute of 43 Elizabeth, in 1601. The situr e e -rat e is raised in the same manner, by analogy. t statute directs the churchwardens and overseers, "°•, to t a k e orders from t i me to t i me to ra i se " b y taxa tel;4l of eve r y i n h a bi tant , p arson , v i car , an d o th e r s , a nd o f pt rY occupier o f l a nds, houses, tithes impropriate, pro. ",tf° ll e of tithes, coal mines, and saleable underwoods lb Te said pa r i s h, in s uch competent sums as they Shall think fit, &c., to be gathered .out of the me parish, accor di n g to the ability of the i i ."me parish." I t w ill be observed that the ta le bilit y is not limited to lnd, nor to any spe . the statute of property. " The words of ~ _statute (to b orrow th e ex p ress ion of Lord Mans ne egoen t t d si ) tir e nu r ea e an v y eirny to loose and general, and they may be any latitude, even to make all a man substantially the measure of his ability; for truly and rowed it." Per but wage has explained and nar but usage, resulting from was expressly held from a common sense of conveni enceti and utility, has given rise to some important exemp ie°,9s, and the threatened attempt to abolish these, simply ,`treates an utter ignorance or culpable forgetfulness of e lessons taught by experience. For example, the that the interest in the south and west of England insisted at the woollen manufacturers should be rated for their "c'ek in trade. They, were rated. The immediate te ,„ „ was, to prevent the investment of ca pit a l in "e very parishes where it was most needed and most Niger to come ; namely, those where labourers were most abundant. The ultimate result was, to drive the trade to other parts of the kingdom, where more en lightened views of self interest prevailed; and a sense of t he inexpediency of such an extension of the rate led to t he statute which expressly exempts the woollen trade. (11 1 inhabitant has been held liable in respect of fended stock, which clearly adds to his " ability;" but a diffi e°"," arose as to whether it accrued within the parish, ands it was also felt that every rate levied on such a Principle would subject the entire parish to some of the wor st annoyances of an income-tax. Here, again, the th l t is modified by usage; and when it is remembered at a fundholder (suele as certain finance reformers, ° shall be nameless, have made up their minds to vice • b ee i ralse) is a rare animal, and nine-tenths of the public funds belong to small holders of the middle class, t ,ldo not think that usage in this instance will be very j;"ertiently condemned by any party. As for capitalists r i erneral, two large and wealthy sections of them, the rev-w and canal companies, complain bitterly that h are paying pounds in respect of the self-same land ti ,",ch, in the unimproving bands of an agriculturist, "' pence. Wi t h regar d t o p ro p ose d measures of a t b al ization, the only comprehensive and effective one to e rte proposed, is to abolish the taxes in question al -I,Plther, provide for their various objects out of the na 4`ral revenue, and invest our local, as well as general, j s , e ° , l ; iflistratio n in the Government. But the oh es,"°hs, political and economical, to such a plan A obvious, and (in our opinion) insurmountable. Leentral Board of Control seems to be as centralization as the English public can be in ht- " to endure without wincing; and every thinking , Will see that, to entrust our whole provincial ex- w 14 o r iltnre an d manage ment to Government officers, Belt, d imPly (or soon induce) a hopeless incapacity for r'veranent, and destroy or neutralise the only '4, 1 able cheeks on malversation, negligence, end waste. thai lah iect is one of first impression; and it is our wish a w ls t u r present remarks should be regarded simply as with ° ,, i , 4l quiry and reflection. We recemmend them, city. ‘ ' ‘ htting deference, to Mr. Disraeli iu that caps and d; "e are as anxious to abolish all unequal taxes, se e ..'seenti nue all class legislation, as he can be; but Vil 6 k ite him fair warning that rhetoric arid sophistry ..e unavailing in discussions of this nature, and that la g hardly strengthen his present position by „Pair, and t he false hopes and vain delusions ehich undermine, „Pair, and mast eventually destroy all spirit, energy, eterp e i se and self-reliance in the agriculturists. I) AILT NEWS. —Surely the very extraordinary o b i t eetien r a ised by Mr. Hawes to the production of a pip er lative to the negotiations btwen the Hudson's Bay l? 12° Pane and the Colonial-office , about Vancouver's le km will not be allowed to p as s without further com " le Parliament. Mr. Hume moved to ha ve the ° Pin . e „, 1°11 of the Queen's Attorney and Solicitor-General t r : eti nt the competency of the Hudson's Bay Company t se -c ei Hawes a grant of land from the C rown laid upon theo~ e "° of th e H ouse . Mr. awes stated that the Colonial weta would not produce the document if it were in th eir °esa fen; and that moreover the opinion in question 411 1 ( 1 the p r i vate proper ty of the Hudson's Bay Company, t hat he doubted whether it were in the power of Par e I ., ° ?ent to compel its production. The first thing in this :e r t lY t fhat strikes every unprejudiced mind as offensive is ,Nectionable is the part played by the Colonial-office is - 'ePting and acting upon such an opinion. By Fall , 4 for it the Colonial-office showed that they entertained te lt " : doubts of the legality of a grant of lands to the to h r "Y. This being the case, the Colonial-office ought s e b at e Consulted the law officers of the Crown as public to ,".at'a. Instead of doing this they allow the c om p an y 111 rs° dilee an opinion which they have obtained from e sire, sown counsel upon payment of a fee, and on the aeti a g,,, t h of a private confidential ex parte statement. In tee t ° "'Pon an opinion thus procured, without attempt otti ° I obtain an unbiassed opinion for the Crown, wlth toltt,l'i"ing the other parties competing for the grant oeh e " ° *, its nature and offer objections to it, the Colonial at4 4 1 , 0 5 seriously compromised themselves and vio 'llth;qcir public trust. The next objectionable feature °me -e xtraordinary transaction is the conduct of the law ret an rs of the Crown. These officials are permanently Cr es well - ed and paid to act for the interests of the s s and t, ls it to be tolerated that they shall receive fees Ptie at ' v e opinions upon an ex parte statement to fr et , " Parties who have an interest separate t aet; 4 " , it may be, adverse to that of the Crown? th e 3'' it will be remembered that the Crown holds iu t;'„ 4 :te lands of the colonies and dependencies only ero te - e s 'efor the nation. The responsible advisers of the th es ,", nave counselled it to convey a large extent of °iQcte te . l 7 'ands to a company whose legal competency to i c siich le wv e, and is still doubted by ma n y a grant has been doubted by the Colonial of our most learned upon and and experienced statesmen. And when called ept, i '° produce the document which contains the l e °n that has dispelled their own doubts as to the le tta _ L Y of the transaction, they deny the power of par -4,7tt to compel its production. Are Ministers entitled ri ot in such a matter upon an opinion which they can. e arle P o roduc e in their own vindication ? The matter a ll tact rest here. The public interest, the legality of a e a l l u _ut. of the Colonial-office and the Crown counsel are whi c ` i ' l led up in this question. And the transaction p oiture b n attempt is made to conceal from public exs neither the extraordinary declaration of Mr. Hawes, more nor less .than an attempt to perpetuate r' ~ THE SUN, LONDON, r SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 24, 1849. and extend the powers of the only survivor of these un justitiable monopolies which were a main source of the fatal dissensions between Charles I. and his Parliament. ELECTION OF BRIDGEMASTER FOR THE CITY OF LONDON. Elections like these are apt to create as much excite ment as political contests ; but they are of a very differ ent nature. Each candidate stands upon his own personal character, his tried integrity, and the opinion his friends and fellow-citizens have of him, apart from all party c o nsiderations. Of course, feelings and friendships in. fluenco voters, but those sentiments are founded on that approval of the individual in whose favour they are manifested, which nothing but honourable conduct and unquestionable respectability and fitness for the office can establish. Mr. George Ledger, it is believed, is pretty sure to obtain a considerable majority. lie has been is candidate upon a previous occasion, when he registered more votes than had been polled by any iic cessful candidate who had come forward since 1822. He lost upon the last occasion by a small minority; but he had 700 fictitious votes against him, as might have been proved (and, to some extent, was proved, i❑ a court of justice), but for the Act of Parliament, which only allowed him fourteen days for a scrutiny of 5,000 votes, which could not be accomplished in that time, to say nothing of the cost. The following are the results of previous elections:— 1822. Lewis 2,086 Norton Shotter Moulden 714 Hainsvvorth Dale Srnallman , Sage Clark Houghton 1841 Gibbs 2,745 Ledger 1824. Gillman llainsworth Moline 1831. Watson Gibbs On Saturday afternoon a meeting of Mr. Ledger's friends took place in his committee-rooms, 62, Cheap side, in order to arrange and concert the requisite mea sures for securing his election, at which Alderman Thompson, M.P., ably presided. The CHAIRVAN, in opening the business of the meet ing, said he was sure there were a great many of his fellow-citizens better calculated than he was to lead the Livery of the city of London in disposing of their franchises on the present occasion, but the respect he felt for Mr. Ledger, at once induced him to come for ward and take an active part in the proceedings.—(Hear.) He needed not remind the meeting that on the last oc casion of a contest for this office Mr. Ledger had polled very nearly 2,500 votes, nor need he remind them of the strenuous efforts made by their opponents, in the pro fuse expenditure of money and other appliances, to keep him out of the office to which he aspired—(Hear, hear) ---and which led to his defeat. Mr. Ledger was well known to the Livery as having been for many years de voted to the business of the City, and as taking an active interest in its affairs as a Common Councilman, and otherwise. He was an excellent man of business, well acquainted with commercial affairs, and he could state with the utmost confidence, that no one could be found better qualified to take the management of the Bridge House Estate.—(Hear, hear.) From Mr. Ledger's well-known business habits, he was sure he would keep his accounts in that correct and intelligible manner, that those who run might read them, and that he would on all occasions devote the utmost attention to the duties of his office. The pos session of these qualifications had induced Mr. Ledger to come forward as a candidate for the office, and he hoped they would be the means of rallying round him that support which would secure his return. Hitherto the office had been filled by men about Mr. Ledger's age, men well acquainted with City affairs, and above all, men well qualified to look after commercial matters. All these qualifications Mr. Ledger possessed in an emi nent degree, and although he understood that other candidates were in the field, he trusted that these, seeing Mr. Ledger's superiority in all the requisite qua lifications, would not put Mr. Ledger's friends to the trouble, and himself to the expense, of a contest. — (Hear.) These were the considerations which had in duced him to take part in the election, and he hoped their efforts would result in seeing their honoured friend placed in the important cffice of one of the Bridge masters of the city of London.—(Applause.) Mr. HOOTEN said he felt that in a meeting like the present, where Mr. Ledger was so well known, it would be superfluous to say aught in his praise. He had known him for many years, and a man of stricter integrity, ho nesty of purpose, and superior busines habits, he was sure they could not find in the city of London.—(Hear, hear.) He, therefore, begged to move that Mr. Ledger, having filled all the ward and parochial offices in the city of London, being thirteen years a representative of the Ward of Cheap in the Common Council, forty years a freeman, and thirty-five years a liveryman of the Sta tioner's Company, has thereby become identified as a citizen of London, and from his experience and integrity as a tradesman and accountant, is eminently qualified to fill the office of Bridgemaster. Mr. VALE N TINE had much pleasure in seconding the resolution, and paid a high compliment to Mr. Ledger's unimpeachable integrity and qualifications as a man of business. The resolution was then put from the chair, and most cordially agreed to. Mr. JENNINGS next moved that Mr. Ledger, having at the election in 1841 polled 2,445 votes (a larger number than that polled at any previous election), and no circum stance having occurred to induce a withdrawal of the good opinion thereby expressed by the liverymen of London, this meeting confidently recommends Air. Ledger to their brother liverymen ; that the meeting pledge themselves individually and collectively to make every exertion, to promote the election of Mr. Ledger, and that a committee be now formed, with power to add to their number, to forward this object. . . . Mr. LUPTON having seconded the resolution. it was carried with much applause, acid a committee formed in terms of it. of which Alderman Thompson consented to act as chairman. On tho motion of Mr. CHAMBERS, seconded by Mr. SPIERS, the spezial thanks of the meeting were cordially awarded to Alderman Thompson for his attendance at the meeting that day, and for consenting to act as chair ma❑ of Mr. Ledger's committee. Alderman THOMPSON acknowledged the compliment, and again expressed his hope that they would be able triumphantly to return Mr. Ledger to the office he aspired. Mr. LEDGER said he could not allow the meeting to separate without thanking them for their attendance, mid for the interest they had manifested in his behalf. It might be well, as indicative of his success, to state that he had called on several gentlemen that morning, who, on the occasion of the last election, were the stre ❑uous supporters of his opponent, and from all of them he was happy to be able to state he had got promises of support. Among these he might mention Deputies Pea cock and Stephens, Mr. D. W. Wire, and others; while he had received letters tendering him their support from Mr. Mattison, M.P., Mr. Rothschild, Mr. R. L. Jones, Mr. Fraser, Mr. Dillon, &c. These circumstances he had no doubt would be gratifying to his friends, who he bf gged again to thank tor the manner they had rallied round him. The meeting then separated. The election takes place at Guildhall, on Friday next, March 2.—Era. [The friends and supporters of Mr. Ledger arc exert ing themselves to the utmost to secure his return, and from the highly congratulary tone of the letters, which are arriving by every post, from his brother Liverymen, we augur a favourable result. The highly influential list of the committee (which appears in another column of The Sun) fully proves the high posktion Mr. Ledger holds in the t stimation of those privileged to return him, and shows an amount of rest - feet and patronage seldf if ever bestowed on a candidate at any former election for this or any other office of a like kind in the city of London.] RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, FEB. 23. SToct ExcnANGE.—Great Western Inns, 1 dis.—Croat Western Quarters, Ilk die. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 23. STOCK EXCHANGE..—The sales are—Bolton, Blackburn, Cheshire, and West Yorkshire, Preference, guaranteed 6 per cent (II), I 7% — Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Chester (late C. and 11.),22/., 6 per cent., 1849, 7 61s. ex in.—Birmingham and Dudley, 53. p. ex int.— Caledonian. and Clydesdale Junction, 61 ex in.—East Lancashire Quarters, 4 is c. - Great Northern (13 Shares) 6 per.; cent., % die. — Lancashire and Yorkshire (late Manchester and Birmingham), Fifths, 21. 3s. 9d. cl's.—Ditto, 101. Preference, 6 per cent. I7i p.— Ditto, Halves (late Liverpool and Bury), ay, dis.—London and North-Western. 141—Ditto, New Quarters, 6/. Is. 3d. p.—Ditto (Huddersfield and Manchester), 28—Ditto Leeds and Dewsbury llalves, 23y,—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, lel. Prefee enee, 114 —Midland l)tock, 89—Ditto, New Ilalf Shares, 6c. Ms.—Scottish Central, 25—Shrewsbury and Chester (late N. W. M.), 1% p.—Ditto, New 101. Preference, guaranteed 8 percent., 15— Shropshire Union, 21,1:dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, 2,5/ s -Ditt., No. 4, Thirds, 7%.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Pur chase), 6 per cent. guaranteed, 11. 18s. 9d. c. p. MANCHESTER, FEB. 23. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Lincoln Union, 27,i —North Staffordshire, 2% dis.—Sheffield and Lincoln, 14—Erewash Valley, 60 ex div.—Leeds, Fifths, 2%—West Riding Union, 334 Grimsby, 201. Shares, 11Y 2 dis.—Huddersfield, Thirds, 9%. BIRM INGHAM, FEE. 23. STOCK EXCRANGE.—The transactions were so few to-day, that the publication of an official list by the Stock Exchange was deemed t" necessary. The market has a tendency downwards, with little Li clination to buy. YORK, FEL 22. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The busine.s transacted to-day WAS as fol lows :—Eastern Union, class B (late I and 13), 9 1 ,4—York, New castle, and Berwick, No. 2 (late New Berwicks), 211. Bs. 9d.— Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase), 9. GLASGOW, FEB. 22. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The following arc to-day's transactions : Aberdeen, Preference, 54s..—Caledonlan, Preference, 11 Clydesdale Junction, GO - Edinburgh and Glasgow, 115 1 4 - Edinburgh and Northern, 12—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 54—Ditto, Halves, No. I, 7—Ditto, Halves, No. 2, 71. 4s.—Great North of Scotland, 7- 75X, - North British, Thirds, 95s.—Scottish Central, 2414 —Wilsontown, Morningside, and CoLne,s, 39. DEATH OF BERNARD BARTON.—We regret to an nounce the death of Bernard Barton, the philanthropic Friend and poet, which took place suddenly, at Wood bridge, on Monday last. Mr. Barton appeared as wall as usual on that day, and somewhat more cheerful; in the evening, Mr. Brook, a friend, was sitting conversing with him and his daughter, when Mr. Barton, it is suppose d not feeling quite well, took a candle and went to his room, and soon after rang the bell for his servant, who, on en tering the room, found him reclining in an easy chair p❑nting for breath . Miss Barton and Mr. Brook ran up stairs, and at once sent for his medical attendant, who arrived only in time to see him breathe his last. Affection of the heart was the cause of his death.—Esser Standard. DEATH OF THE RIGHT HON. SIR GEORGE WAR REaDEn, BART.—This well-known Baronet expired on Wed nesday evening last at his residence in Upper Berkeley street, Portman-square, after I,n illness of thirteen days' duration, aged 68. The deceased was son of the third Baronet by his marriage with Miss Blair. In 1822 he became a member of the Privy Council. He wes a deputy-lieutenant of Haddingtonshir e in which county, as well as in that of Bucks, he had considerable property. THE POWER OF INTEMPERANCE.—It drives wit out of the head, money out of the pocket, wine out of the bottle, elbows out of the coat, end health out of the body. PARLIAMEN TARY BUSINESS, (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) FRIDAY, FEB. 23. STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE. The following Resolutions were reported fro m the above Committee : 1. That in the case of the Chester and Holyhead Railway petition for leave to deposit a petition for a Bill, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with:—That the parties be per mitted to deposit a petition accordingly. 2. That in the case of the Liverpool Sanitary Act (Altera tion of Sewer-rate) petition, the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with. _ _ _ 3. That in the case of the Transfer of Sheffield Canal to River Dun Navigation Company petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be per mitted to proceed with their Bill. provided the same be pre sented not later than three clear days after the presentation of this report. 4. That in the case of the Lough Corrib Improvement petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with : That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, pro vided the same be presented not later than three clear days after the presentation of this report. 5. That in the case of the Hospital for Consumption petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with : That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on serving a copy thereof on Mr. John Sawyer, of York, the brother of a testator to the Hospital for Consumption : That the Committee on the Bill do examine, in the first place, how far such order has been complied with, and do report the same to the House on the report of the Bill. 6. That in the case of the Taff Vale Railway (Exten sion.in Merthyr Tidfil) petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to pro ceed with their Bill, provided the same be presented not later than three clear days after the presentation of this report. First, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth Resolutions agreed to.— Report to lie on the table. The undernamed Railway Bill was read a first, and ordered to be read a second time South-Eastern (Amendment of Acts). NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE. The following Railway Bills are ordered to be read a second time : - . MONDAY, FEB. 26. Lancashire and Yorkshire and London and North- Western Railway Companies (Transfer of Interest in the Preston and Wyre Railway, Harbour, and Dock, and regu lating the Management of the Undertaking). Llynvi Valley Railways. North Staffordshire (Amendment of Acts). TUESDAY, FEB. 27. London and Blackwall (Amendment and Extension of Time). Leeds and Thirsk (Power to guarantee Interest on certain Shares, &c.) PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) FRIDAY, FEB. 23. PARLIAMENTARY OATHS. (IN THE COMMITTEE.) Motion made, and Question proposed, "That it is expe dient to alter the Oaths required to be taken by the subjects of her Majesty, not professing the Roman Catholic Religion, as qualifications for sitting and voting in Parliament, and to make provision in respect of the said Oaths for the relief of her Majesty's subjects professing the Jewish Religion :" Amendment proposed, to leave out from the word " expe dient" to the end of the Question, i❑ order to odd the words " to abolish all Oaths except the Oaths of fidelity and alle giance," instead thereof:—Question put, "That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Question." The Committee divided:— MAJORITY—AYES, 140. Abdy, T. N. Graham, Sir J. Neeld, John Adderley, C. B. Greenall, Gilbert Newdegate, C. N. Anson, Colonel Grenfell, C. Pascoe Packe, C. W. Archdall, Captain Grenfell Charles W. Pakington, Sir J. S. Ashley, Lord Grey, Sir G. Patten, J. W. Bailey, Joseph Gwyn, Vowel reel, Sir Robert Bailey, Joseph, jun. Halford, Sir 11. Peel, Frederick Bane, H. J. Harris, Captain Plowden, W. H. Bathes, N. T. Harris, Richard Plumptre, J. P. lialdock • E. H. Hawes, Benjamin Power, Nicholas Bankes, G. llayter, W. G. Prime, Richard Barrington, Viscount Heald, James Pugh, David Bennet, Philip Heathcoat. John 'lepton, C. W. J. Berkeley, Captain Ileneage, G. H.W. Ricardo, Osman Berkeley, C. L. G. Henley, J. W. Robinson, G. It. Bernard, Viscount llerries, John C. Russell, Lord John Blair, Stephen Hervey, Lord A. Russell, F. C. Bourke, Richard S. Hodges, T. L. Shed, R. L. Broadley, Henry Hodgson, W. N. Shelburne, Earl of Brotherton, Joseph Hogg, Sir J. W. Sheridan, H. B. Brown, Humphrey Rope, Sir J. Simeon, John Bruce, C. L. Hope, A. . Slaney, Robert A. Campbell, W. F. Morn by John Smith, J. A.' Carew, W. H. Pole Hotham, Lord Smith, M. Tucker Carter, John B. Jerilyn, Earl Smyth, John C. Chichester, Lord J. Johnstone, Sir J Somerville, Sir W. Christy, Samuel Keppel, George T. Spooner. It. Clerk S'r G. Labouchere, henry Stanley, E. Clive, Henry B. Lascelles, W. S. Stanton, W. S. Cocks, T. S. Lemon, Slr Charles Staunton, Sir G. Cole, Hon. H. A. Lewis,, Sir T. Taylor, Thomas E. Cubitt, William Lewis, G. C. Tollemache, John Davies, D. A. S. Lindsay, Colonel Townshend, Captain Disraeli, B. 31`Naghten, Sir E. Trevor, G. R. Dod, J. W. Alacnamara, Major Tyrrell, Sir J. T. Drumlanrig, Vis. 31 - Gregor, John Verney, Sir 11. Duckworth, Sir J. Mahon, Viscount Waddington, 11. S. Duncu ft, John Maitland, Thomas Walpole, S. 11. Militias, George Mandeville, Viscount Walsh, Sir J. I'arrer, James, Mangles, R. D. Williamson, Sir' H. Flolliott, J. Masterman, John Wilson. Matthew Floyer, John Matheson, Colonel Wood, Sir Charles Foley, J. 11. Maunsell, T. P. Wortley, J. S. Forbes, William )f organ, H. K. Young, Sir John Fuller, A. E. Morris, David Gladstone, W. E. Mulgrave, Earl TELLER/. Goulburn, Henry Mullings, J. R. Tufnell, H. Granby, Marquis of Napier, Joseph G. ey, R. W. MINORITY-NOES, 68. Anderson, Arthur Beadlam, Thomas Rawdon, Colonel Bass, 3f. T. henry,Alexander Ricardo, J. L. , . Bouyerie,:E. P. Ileywoith, L. Salwey, Colonel Brown, W. llindley, C. Scholetleld, William Caulfeild, J. 3f. Howard, C. W. Seymour, Lord Cobden, Richard Humphery, Ald. Smith, J. Benjamin Crawford, W. S. Jackson, William Statisticld, W. R. Divett, E. Langston, J. H.: Stuart, Lord D. Duff, 0. S. Lushington, Charles Talbot, J. 11. Duncan, George Mahon, O'Gorman Tenison, B. K. Dundas. Sir David Martin, J. Thicknesse, U. A. Ellice, Edward 31elgund, Viscount Thompson, Colonel Ellis, John 31 itc Well, T. A. Thompson, George Evans, Sir Do Lacy Moffatt, George Thornely, T. Evans, William Molesworth, Sir W. Trelawny, J. S. Ewart, William Mowatt, Francis Walinsloy, Sir J. Ferguson, Colonel Muntz, 0. F. WaN7ll, J. T. Fordyce, A. D. O'Connell, John Williams, John Forster, Mathew O'Flaherty, Anthony Wood, W. P. Fcx, W. J. Ogle, S. C. , Wrightson, W. It. Glyn, George Carr Ord, W. Hamner, Sir J. Osborne, Ralph TELLERS. Hastie, Alexander Pechell, Captain Smith, Vernon Hustle, Archibald Pilkington, James Hume, J. COURT CIRCULAR. The Duke of Wellington had an audience of the Queen yesterday at Buckingham Palace. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent accom panied by her Serene Highness the Princess Amelie of Hohenlohe Schillingsfurst, and attended by Sir George Couper, arrived in town at half•past twelve o'clock yes terday, from her residence, Frogmore House. Her Royal Highness and the Princess of Hohenlohe went to Buckingham Palace and partook of a (Limier with her Majesty and Prince Albert. The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Amelie of Hohenlohe Schillingsfurst left Clayence House, St. James's, at half-past three o'clock in the afternoon for Frogmore House. per Majesty and Prince Albert took an airing yester- day in an open carriage and four. Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps and Colonel Seymour, the Equer ries in Waiting, attended on horseback. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, and the Princess Helena, took their usual exercise yesterday. Her Ito) al Highness the Princess Louisa was taken an airing. The Queen and Prince Albert honoured the per formance at the Haymarket Theatre with their pre sence yesterday evening. The Royal suite consisted of the Countess of Charlernont, llon. Miss Cavendish, Lord Carnoys, Lieutenant Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps and Colonel Seymour. The Dutch Dwarf, Van Tromp, had the honour of at • tending at Buckingham Palace o❑ Wednesday evening. The Queen's private band played the following pieces on Wednesday evening at Buckingham Palace:— Overture—" Oberon" Weber. Sinfonia (No. 2) His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, yester day, at Gloucester House. Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the ChancOlor of the Exchequer, Sir Francis Baring, Sir John Z,bhouse, Lord Campbell, the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, the Marquis of Clanricarde, and the Earl of Carlisle, were present at the Cabinet Council, held on Thursday afternoon, at the Foreign-office. The Council eat one hour. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial• office for the Governors of the North American Provinces, and also for the Governor of the Mauritius. The Chancellor of the Exchequer had a Parliamentary dinner party on Thursday, at his official residence, in Downing -street. The company consisted of the Mar quis of Clanricarde, the Earl Mulgrave, Lord Edward Howard, the Right Hon. R. L. Shell, Sir Denham Nor reys, Sir George Strickland, Colonel Dunne, Mr. Grace, Mr. l3lackall, Mr. Wilson, Mr. J. O'Brien, Mr. Willcox, Mr. Fagan, Mr. Aglionby, and Mr. Langston. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.—Dr. Ryan, this week, is delivering a course of lectures on the Chemistry of the Breakfast-table—a subject which, by the-bye, enables him to give his audience an immense amount of really useful information. The principal fea ture of the lecture is the new process of preserving milk, patented by Mr. Moore, late of Arlington-street, hold ingani t n m i n e g n t t h i e n p r h o c o r e 85 Majesty's sho we d h a o s p u e e s e m o l e t as been t o th e E ast I n di es an d o th er D o f r. the R a y m • a m e n d il i a k e fat which rh h a i long voyages, and returned perfectly sweet and good. By means of this process the milk was kept perfectly clean and unadulterated. - The difficulty of obtaining such a commodity on a sea voyage must render an inven tion of the sort a great azquisition to the traveller. The milk was preserved in a solid state, and this was done by separating one of its component parts—water. This water being separated, the solid mass was placed in cases made air• tight, and fit for sea travelling. It may be kept for any length of time without losing any degree of its proper ties. The lecture was exceedingly well attended, and the audience appeared to relish highly the learned doctor's style and matter. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LlFE.—Married, on Thurs day, Feb. 22, at Thorpe Malsor, by the Rev. G. E. Maunsell, chaplain to his Excellency the Earl of West moreland, and rector of the parish, John Oliver, Esq., of Backhands, Berkshire, eldest son of Admiral Robert Dudley Oliver, to Lucy Diana, daughter of Thomas P. Maunsell, Esq., M.P., for Northamptonshire, and the Hon. Mrs. Maunsell. THE IRON-TRADE. -- BIRMINGHAM, FRIDAY.— The iron- trade is remarkably brisk, orders being more than usually abundant. So decided a start has the market taken that on Monday last the principal houses in South Stafford shire issued circulars announcing an advance of 20s. per ton. MUNIFICENT COLLECTION.—After a very eloquent sermon, at the Holy Trinity Church, Paddington, on Sun day, by the Rev. Robert Montgomery, M.A., upwards of 1011. was collected on behalf of the Hospital for Consump , tion and Disown of the Chest, et Brompten. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, FRlDAY.—Admiral the Hn Sir Bladen K C. 8., Commander-in-Chief of this port, struck his flag at sunset on Wednesday evening, and proceeded to Lomion yesterday, to attend her Majesty's levee. The Admiral returns to-day. The Superb, 80, Captain Purcell, decked on Wednes day, to be further examined under water, was, by the admirable and economic arrangements of the superintend ing officer and assistants, got out to-clay, and the Blen heim steam guard-ship docked in her room. The Apollo troop-ship, Commander J. Rawstone, sailed, in pursuance of Admiralty orders, this afternoon for the Mediterranean. The Commander-in-Chief, Admiral the Hon. Sir Bladen Cape], K.C.8., returned from leave this afternoon, and his flag was re-hoisted on board the Victory. The issue of the naval medals for the actions fought during the late war commenced to-day at the office of Captain John Wilson, of the Royal Marines, the district officer for Greenwich pensioners. There have been only twenty-five received as yet. In Port and fitting—The Victory, 22, flag-ship of the Commander-in-Chief ; Illustrious, 10, flog-ship of Rear- Admiral Superintendent ; Victorialand Albert, Royal yacht; Superb, 80; Excellent, gunnery exercise ship; Blenheim, 56, steam-block ship and guard-ship foi steamers; Sappho, 12; and Rolla, 6, exercise brig for naval apprentices; Driver, steam-sloop; Fairy, Myrtle, and Fire Queen, steam-tenders; Bee, exercise steam vessel for Naval College students; Echo, steam-tug vessel; Fanny, Port-Admiral's yacht; Portsmouth, Ad miral-Superintendent's yacht and Navy-pay vessel. At Spithead—None. In the Ship basin—The Collingwood, $0; Pembroke, 72; Defence, convict depot; and Sparrow ketch. In the Steam basin—The Ajax, .56, steam-guard ship; Termagant and Retribution, steam-frigates; Birkenhead, Cormorant, and Phenix, steam•sloops. Fairy, steam tender; Urgent, Bloodhound, and Otter, steam-packets. In Dock—The Princess Charlotte, 104; Blenheim, 56, steam-guard ship; Tindictive, 50; Arrogant, steam frigate, 46; Devastation, steam -sloop; and Flying fish, 12. The Diligence, naval transport, arrived from Plymouth to-day. GiimALTAR, FEB. 12.—Sir Charles Napier held a conference at the Club-house Rotel, on the 10th inst. The British Vice-Consul for Tangier attended with a number of Moors, to settle the claim made on the Em peror of Morocco. It was put to the arbitration of two British merchants, who decided on 10,000 dollars, which are forthcoming. The landing of marines and armed boats' crews, with field-pieces from Sir C. Napier's squad ron , too k p l ace at the neutral ground, on the Bth inst. It composed a body of near 1,800 men. The Governor (Sir R. Wilson) and officers of the garrison, with a number of ladies and civilians, were on the ground. The manoeuvring of the marines was directed by Cap tain Dusatoy, of the Powerful, and the seamen by the commanders of the different vessels, with a detachment of field-pieces on either flank, the whole u n d er t h e im mediate command of Sir C. Napier. three ch eers , After passing in review order, quick ti me, the whole body formed into line, then performed a fe w manoeuvres and exercised firing by sections, independe nt an d vol -1 e)is t ; fi t h n e i 8 s h e e a d m b e y n a in g t e h n e e l r a a t l t e c r h c a e r r g t e a ! n g l y i y ing showed great skill. headed by their Commander-in-Chief, when they re embarked. . The Governor expressed his approbation of the sea men's performances; and the officers of the garrison ge nerally were astonished at their precision in firing, A little of that sort of work occasionally suits Jack, but not too much of it. The practice of landing with armed boats there can be no doubt is constantly necessary, as on this occasion the Vanguard's men landed in the hurry without ammuni. ion. There has not been much exorcise in the squadron since the Rodney and Vanguard joined; but in sending top-gallant mast and top-gallant and royal yards up and down, reefing and furling sails, hoisting boats in and out, there is no question but that the Prince Regent and St. Vincent beat all. The Powerful is equal to the Rodney, and the Vanguard generally last. The Prince Regent wilt be a first-rate ship in the Mediterranean squadron; her discipline is of the highest order. _ _ _ The Sharpshooter sailed for Naples on the 7th inst. The Sidon came from Tangier with dispatches on :he 9th. The Rodney sailed from Plymouth on the 11th. She took two of the Reynard's guns, as the Reynard laboured much in the late gales from the weight of metal. The crews of the Mutine and Locust are in the Rodney. _ The - Prince Regent sailed at the same time for Malta, and on parting saluted Sir C. Napier, when the signal was made from the St. Vincent to the Prince Regent, "Keep up your character for s martness." The Polyphemus sailed for Tangier with the Vice- Consul. PLimouTu, FED. 22.—11er Majesty's steam-vessel Fearless, which brought marines for the R a ttl er , sa il e d for Portsmouth on Tuesday, taking with her 10 naval apprentices to go out in the troop-ship Apollo, for dis tribution among the ships on the Mediterranean station. Her Majesty's ship Impregnable, 104, with the flag of Port-Admiral Sir William Elan Gage, is lying along side the jetty ; and her Majesty's ordinary depot ship Agincourt, 72, Captain B. Mends, with the flag of Admiral-Superintendent Sir John Louis is lying in Hammize. She was paid six months' advance on Monday, when the Admiral-Superintendent compli mented her captain on the condition of the ship and the books. THURSDAY, FOUR °CLOCK P.X.-Tbeßodney, 92, Cap tain Edward Collier. came in this afternoon from the Mediterranean ; lett Gibraltar on the I lib inct. Sbe has on board 63 men ill, having been invalided from different ships. Since leaving the Straits, two have died of consumption (phthisis). The Vanguard, 80, Captain George F. Rich, and several other men of war, , ,were at Gibraltar. The garrison and town were healthy. On the 15th of February, in the Bay of Biscay, the Rodney spoke the Centaur, 6, Commodore Arthur Fan thawe, C. 8., bound to the coast of Africa. She left Plymouth on Tuesday, the 13th. Wind W.N.W. ; strong breeze. WooLwldn, FEB. 23.—The Torch steam-vessel went down the river yesterday on trial, and was found to answer very well, having made a speed of from nine to nine a half knots per hour. On her return to Woolwich she was taken into the basin. The Flamer,ateam-vessel went down the river on'trial to-day, in charge of Lieutenant Robertson, assistant to Captain Austin. Seventy workmen are at present employed on the Royal Albert, 120 guns, and if kept constantly upon her, she will be ready for launching next year. Fifty workmen are employed on the Nankin, 50-gun frigate, and she is expected to be ready for launching in about three months from the present time. Thirty boiler. makers are to be discharged from the factory department to-night, having received notice on Monday last that their services would not be required after to-day, making a total of 80 discharged within the last fortnight. ADMIRALTY HOLYHEAD STEAM-PACKETS. The following is a statement of the time in which each of the four Admiralty Holyhead steam-packets pertormed their respective trips during the past month. So much having been said and written about those ves sels, and doubtless each architect employed in con structing or building the steamers thinking his produc tion the best —or, rather, wishing the public to think so, the tabular information will not be deemed uninte resting : COPY Or TIME Average Caradoc. 1 4h. 44m. 1 Trips, 10. -TABLE PUBLISHED ZY ORDER OF THE LORDS OF THE AD3IIRALTT. ;e length of Passage for January, 1849. St. Columba.' Llewellyn. Banshee. 411. 49m. 4h. 10in. 4h. 15m. Trips, 11. Trips, 18. Shortest Pas sage. 3h. 59m. Strong west wind. Shortest Pas sage. 411. 29m. Fine breeze, W.N.W. Shortest Pas sage. 3h. 44m. Light breeze, N. Trips, 23. Longest Pas sage. 7h. 42m. Strong gale, Shortest Pas sage. 3h. 38m. Calm. Longest Pas sage. 16m. Heavy gale, W.N.W. Longest Pas- Longest Pas sage. cage. 6h. 30m. 41i. 50m, Heavy gale, Strong gale, W.N.W. N.N.W. (Signed) CHARLES FRASER, RN., Superintendent. It would appear by the above official tabular state ment that the Llewellyn, during the month of January, proved herself on the average to be the fastest boat by five minutes, although the number of tripe was 18, whilst that of the Banshee was 23. The shortest passage was made by the Banshee, that vessel having performed the distance, in a calm, in six minutes less time than the Llewellyn in a light northerly breeze. The longest pas sage, however, as well as the shortest, was made by the Banshee; the Llewellyn in similar weather, strong gale, W.N.W., having run across in considerably less time than her rem ar k a bly sw if t c ompetitor. overhauled and put in Yesterday we published in our Irish correspondence a statement of a trial trip between the Banshee and Llew ellyn, in which the f ormer vessel had an adv an t age o f 17 minutes in the 64 miles run over the latter; but we are informed that it wa s by no means a fair al, the Banshee having been thoroughly L th i e ew b e e i s i t yro s u si l b y le r s e t c e ei a v m ed steaming order of previouslyrthe intended whereas t a few minutes before the vessels left the port. If this be true, it is not at all creditable. If there be any question of superiority, give the vessels equal chances, and then determine according to performance. We care not a straw which is best—they are both surpassingly good— but we do care about having an impartial and faithful trial, if it be determined that superiority shall be decided by actual performances. We have had enough of jockoyism in ascertaining the relative merits o f vesse l s o f the royal navy, and it is quite time to put an end to the practice.—Herald. Rm with the course o f events i n will n ° ot E in ."— ter l f % e interfere i s n in acneyrewlyaytrust that our G overnment Rome. Deeply as we sympathise with so excellent a Pope as Pius the Ninth, we are strongly and most conscientiously opposed to any appeal to arms in his defence. The Romans have an undoubted right to choose their own form of tem poral Government, and we have not the shadow of a right to interfere with them. —hull Aden tiser. THE SIEGE or MouLTAN.—We have been in formed that the citadel of Moultan had not fallen on the 9th ult., but the Sappers and Miners were within thirty yards of the glacis. A miller's man has been killed at Whitstable, by the sails of the windmill striking him on the head. The sails are very low, and this is not the first accident oc casioned by them. As an example of the rapid advance of New Zealand, it may be noticed that public omnibuses ply up and d°1 " 1 the Streets of Wellington. Cbtrb Voittton WATERFORD, WEXFORD, AND WICKLOW RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.) EXTRAORDINARY PROCEEDINGS. The half-yearly meeting of this company was con vened for twelve o'clock, at the offices, West Strand, but at that hour not more than twelve shareholders were present. After waiting for an hour an individual entered the room and told these gentlemen that there was not a sufficient number of proprietors present to constitute the meeting, and it must, therefere, stand ad journed, sine die. A PROPRIETOR asked the individual who he was ? The INDIVIDUAL—W hat is that to you. The PROPRIETOR—If you insult me in that way, sir, I will ram my umbrella down your throat. The INDIVIDUAL—Do it, sir ! Do it Mr. Riesanns—Really that is not fair. No one has the power to adjourn this meeting but the chairman. Pray permit me to ask who you are? The INDIVIDUAL—No. 12, Whitehall-place.—(Shame and laughter.) A PROPRIETOR—Oh, it's wasting time to ask this man any question. Mr. RICHARDS—Who has authorised you to attend here and adjourn the meeting. The INDIVIDUAL—I represent the solicitors, and I shan't answer any impertinent question. Mr. RICHARDS—I am not asking you impertinent questions. Will you permit me to ask further who are the solicitors ? The INDIVIDUAL—Messrs. W. 0. Hunt and Son, but there is no meeting and I shan't answer these questions. Mr. RICHARDS said the gentleman had taken upon himself the responsibility of adjourning this meeting, and as neither Lord Courtown, the chairman of the company, nor the secretary, nor any one of the directors was present,:he felt that he had a right to ask, even as a matter of courtesy, who had authorised the gentle. man to proceed in the manner he had done. He would ask whether the meeting could be put in possession of the half-yearly report ? ' The INDIVIDUAL (who said he was Messrs. Hunt's managing clerk)—Oh, I know nothing about your report, It was then moved, that Mr. Nash should take the chair, which led to a good deal of confusion, the indivi dual and a clerk in the office, threatening to Ball in the police, and turn out the shareholders. The share holders persisted in holding a meeting, and when order was restored, Mr. Nasu proceeded to explain. the present position of the company, which ho represented to be most deplor able. The directors were in the receipt of 1,0001. a year, and the secretary, who had failed to attend, also received 1,0001. a year for his services. The last ba lance-sheet of the company represented 13,0001. to be in the hands of the bankers, but on inquiry it turned out that there was only 1,0001. The following resolution was then unanimously agreed to :—" It being alleged, and appearing upon the lace of the accounts, that the total capital originally subscribed for was less than three-fourths, and that the calljof 1847 has only been paid on about one-fourth of the total capital, and the next call of 11. in March, 1848, on 6,500 shares only, or about one-fifteenth of the total shares,and that the alleged subscription of the South Wales Company, for 11,200 shares, does not appear in the ac counts' or books, or as paid up, and that the bankers had not in hand one. twelfth of the alleged balance, and that the capital has been lent without the sanction of the shareholders; resolved, that the accounts be re ferred to a committee of three, for investigation, with liberty to report on the future prospects and management, or the suspension or sale of the line, and to bring these subjects before the Committee of the House of Lords, now sitting on railway accounts." Thanks were then voted to Mr. Nash, and the meet ing broke up; not, however, before it had been ascer tained that it was the secretary's clerk who had threa tened to call in the police, and turn out the share holders. COMMON PLEAS.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prins, at Guildhall, before the Lord Chief Justice WILDE and a Special Jury.) BROWN AND OTHERS, ASSIGNEES, V. NORRIS. In this case Mr. Cockburn, Q C., Mr. Sergeant Wil kins, and Mr. Willes were counsel for the plaintiffs; and Mr. Sergeant Byles and Mr. Warren represented the de fendant. Mr. COCA BURN, in opening the case, said this was an action brought by the plaintiffs, as assignees of Messrs. Tanner and Ward, leather sellers, in Leadenhall-street, to recover 3001. paid to the defendant Norris, as money paid by what the law called a fraudulent preference. In November, 1847, the baikrupts found themselves in serious difficulties, so much so that 10,0001. was required, not as he (Mr. Cockburn) believed, to;enable them to pay all their liabilities, but to enable them to go on. The bankrupts, by Mr. Tanner, one of the firm, made appli cation to Messrs. Streatfield and Co.,'for assistance, but they told Tanner that in consequence of the severe pressure, they could not discount their bills. Tanner ' then said he must stop payment. Lawrence, the partner in the house of Streatfield and Co., who had the inter ' view with Tanner, remonstrated with him for wishing to stop payment, and said it was all nonsense, and that he must go down to his father and brother in Devon ' shire and get assistance from them. Tanner then went down to Devonshire and got a conditional guarantee signed by his father and brother for 6,000/., but it was not to be used unless Messrs. Streatfield would advance or guarantee an additional 4,000/., and promised to look into the Messrs. Tanner and Ward's affairs and keep them straight. On the morning of the 24th November it was found Streatfield and Co. would not lend the other 4,0001.; and on the afternoon of the 24th Messrs. Tanner and Ward stopped payment, and sent notice to one of their bankers not to pay any more checks or bills; and to the other of their bankers (for they had two) they sent the same notice. They did stop payment, and never resumed it again. The fist did not issue until the 18th of February. On the 23d of November, the day before they sent the notice to their bankers, ho should be able to show that they paid 300/. to Norris, and that was the amount sought to be reco vered. He (Mr. Cockburn) apprehended the law was, that if a party on the eve of, and in contemplation of bankruptcy, paid any sum of money to the exclusion of his other creditors, that amounted to a fraudulent pre ference, if it was paid of their own free will, and not in consequence of the pressure of the creditor. In this case, so far from pressure, he should be able to show that they actually sent the money to Norris's banker's volunta rily. On the 24th they also sent a cheque to one Kempton for 430/. The partners took 2501. apiece themselves, and sent 500/. to their solicitors. On the 24th of November, he (Mr. Cockburn) believed about twelve o'clock, they sent those cheques to the bankers, and got the cash by a clerk named William son, namely, one for 8001., one for 200/., one for 6001, and one for 50/. It was out of the produce of one of those cheques that they paid the present defendant, and Kempton, themselves, and also their solicitors. Mr. Thomas Lawrence proved, on the part of the plaintiffs, that he is a member of the firm of Streatfield, Lawrence, and Co., leather factors. In November, 1847, he was acquainted with Messrs, Tanner and Ward, the bankrupts. Mr. Tanner's brother and witness married two sisters. Before Tanner and Ward stopped payment Tanner called upon witness for the purpose of asking to, discount their bills. Witness told him:the money market was such that he could not think of parting with money to anybody, for he had got enough to do to assist his own connexions. Tanner then said, if he could not have the discount he must stop payment. Witness ridiculed that notion, but Tanner insisted on his inability to go on without assistance. Witness told him to go down to his (Tanner's) father and brother in Devonshire, who were men of large wealth, and he (witness) had no doubt they would assist him during the existing pressure. He then left witness, who did not discount for him. Witness did not see him again before he stopped payment. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant BYLES—Tanner's father, who died recently, was a man of very large for tune; he died e.worih 100,000!. He had been in the leather trade, but he had retired, and was upwards of 80 years of age. The old gentleman's credit was good in the City to the extent of 20,0001., or any amount. The case was proceeding when our report left. RAILWAY RETURNS RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—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:— THE ARMY AND NAVY. (From the United Service Gazette of this day.) THE COMMAND OF THE INDIAN ARMY.—Sir George Napier has, we learn, declined to accept the command of the Indian army. The grounds of the Gallant General's refusal of an office at once lucrative, responsible, and dis tinguished, are not stated. We understand that Brevet Colonel Dennis Daly, late Brigade Major at Portsmouth, is to receive the pension of 100/. per annum, in addition to his half-pay, for dis tinguished tervice. EDUCATION IN THE ARMY.—It is bruited that, in addition to the other plans in operation for imparting knowledge to the officers and me❑ of the British army, it is intended by the Commander-in-Chief that dis trict and garrison schools shall be established, upon the plan of those which were formed and conducted by Lord Frederick Fitzclarence. The results of the ex• periment of Lord Frederick were of so satisfactory a character, that we can only, under the restrictions of our space, express an earnest hope that the rumour to which we have referred may prove to be well founded. One thing is quite certain: a system of examination, prepa ratory to the grant of commissions and the promotion of officers, is decided on. QUARTERMASTER-GENERAL TO THE FORCES.—Gs neral Sir Willoughby Gordon, Bart., G.C.8., and G.C.H., who has been seriously ill from an attack of erpipelas, is now pronounced in a state of convalescence, and will shortly be able to resume his duties at the Horse Guards. ADMIRALTY PACKET SERVICE.—The Admiralty have given the officers and men employed in the Admiralty packet service notice that they are not to consider them selves entitled to any pension or gratuity. SUPERINTENDENT OF CHATMAM DOCKYARD.—We learn with much regret that Captain Sir Thomas Bour chier, K.C.8., is so seriously ill that his life is in consi derable danger, and that immediate resignation of his appointment is imperative. We have heard that Captain W. Peel, lately promoted, and son of the ex-Premier, is about to study military engineering and fortification at Chatham. THE CHINA STATION.—Our latest intelligence from Hong-Kong, shows that Rear-Admiral Sir F. Collier, together with his flag-ship, the Hastings, and the Fury, steam-sloop, are at Hong, Dec. 30. It was high time for the honour, if not for the interest of the first mari time kingdom in the world, that an efficiently equipped man-of-war should arrive at Hong Kong ; for we find, that on the appearance of an American corvette, on the 4th of December, having on board Mr. Commissioner Davis, and bearing the pendant of a Commodore, there was no British man of-war there with guns on board sufficient to re turn, the complimentary salute with which the Americans honoured the English flag ; but after a great deal of delay, they managed to fire the usual number of guns from a temporary battery on shore. INTELLIGENCE TO THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.—The Admiralty have ordered fifty tin cylinders to be manu factured at Woolwich Dockyard for distribution among the whalers proceeding on their perilous service in the spring, for the purpose of conveying intelligence to the Arctic Expedition. The patterh cylinder has been made at the metal mills at Chatham, and on being submitted to the Admiralty their Lordships ap proved of the specimen. T. P. COOKE AND THE WAR MEDAL.—Who does not know T. P. Cooke, the only legitimate hero of the nautical drama ? Net to know him argues yourself unknown. Well, T. P. C., or " Tippy Cooke," as his familiars call him, has received the medal for his share in the battle of St. Vincent. It is not generally known, but it is nevertheless a fact, that T. P. Cooke is the only survivor of the crew of the Raven schooner, employed in that memorable engage ment. He was sent out into the navy under the protection of the Marine Society, founded by his re lative, the celebrated Jonas Hanway, the philanthropist, and:possesses to this moment the large gold medal pre sedted to Halnway by the Marine Society at the close of tho war in 1792. We congratulate:,Mr. Cooke on the acquisition of the decoration, but what are we to say to the Lords of the Admiralty, who could not find a suffi cient motive for honouring the veteran with the Medal, without going back to the battle of St. Vincent. Has not T. P. Cooke distinguished himself in it,hundred fights since then ? Ask the thousands of people on the Surrey side of the water,Jwho have nightly witnessed his exploits. Ask them if they have not seen him, single-handed, defeat and disperse a dozen Algerians, as many Yankees, and a host of Frenchmen and Turks? Have they not witnessed the intrepidity with which he has rushed into a host of ' smugglers, and stopped their contraband proceedings by putting a period to their wretched lives? Talk of the Coast Guard—pooh! T. P. C. has done more for the revenue (of the Surrey manager) than the whole of the Government Estalishments. Then look at his intrepid championship of innocence in distress! How often has he—reckless of consequences—hitched up his nether gear, and with a " shiver my timbers," or " strike my top-lights," pounced upon the ruthless ravisher, and prevented a catastrophe which might have carried an old father's grey hairs in sorrow to the grave. We consider it a reproach to the country that such a seaman should only wear one medal. His breast ought to be covered with decorations, and the First Lord's room be decorated with his portrait in the character of Harry Haulyard, or William (Black Eyed Susan's sweet William), or the immortal Long Tom Coffin. By the recent deaths of Commanders Campbell and and Williams, Commanders James Burnard Tattinall and Richard John Head (1819) succeed to the half-pay list of 10s. per diem. _ . CAPTAIN 07 GREENWICH HOSPITAL.—It will be seen by our naval service obituary, that the Senior Cap thin of Greenwich hospital, John Simpson (1809), died on Tuesday last, full of years and services. Ills suc cessor has not been yet appointed; but among the can didates the names of Captains Provo Wallis, Walcot, and Couch, have been mentioned. Captain Simpson held the appointment nearly seven years. The pay is 4001. per annum, with apartments, stores, &e. The appoint ment of a successor, will, of course, make a vacancy in the active list, which, together with the vacancies caused by the promotion of Rear-Admiral Carrot, and the death of Captain Can pbell, will entitle the new First Lord of the Admiralty to the privilege of promoting a Corn mander to the rank of Captain. A Generat Court-Martial will be held at Goverment house, Mount Wise, Devonport, at eleven o'clock on Monoay next, to try the Quartermaster of the 82nd Regiment on certain charges that will be then preferred —charges that involve character. Colonel Rowland, of the Royal Artillery, is to be President. BAGGAGE OF THE INDIAN ARMY The following has been omitted for want of room:— The suspense caused by the delay of the Indian mail may be beguiled by the perusal of a very opportune publication by Sir Charles Napier, which, though apparently of confined and technical import, does in reality bear upon our whole system of Eastern war fare. It is in the form of a letter to Sir John Hobhouse, " on the baggage of the Indian army," but the errors which it exposes are so serious, and their consequences so fatal, that it might almost have been entitled, " An explanation of the causes which retard our successes in India, with suggestions for im• provement." Such a communication as this from such a quarter must carry with it so lively an interest at a period like the present, that we make no apo logy for introducing its details to general notice. The Indian army, according to General Napier's statement, both carries and requires a greater quantity of baggage than any other army in the world. Most readers will already have some general notion of this fact, but it may create surprise when we add that even in the regular calculation of such requirements the number of camels is estimated at no less than half the number of men form ing the gross total of the army. Thus a force 40,000 strong would actually take with it 20,000 camels, if as many could be procured—a train which the General reckons would reach full fifty miles ac cording to the usual order of march in which each camel is fastened by the nostril to the tail of his leader. Practically, of course, this " Indian file" is somewhat disturbed, but our readers will not Lave forgotten that Lord Gough's siege train the other day did actually extend over a spice of from fifteen to twenty miles, and however the beasts may be placed, the encumbrance on the efficiency of the army must re main substantially the same. The results are more serious than any ono unacquainted with the subject could possibly have imagined. In the first place this unwieldy column of beasts and fol lowers invariably eosts the army an hour or two in the coolest part of the morning before a fair start can be managed; in the next place, it limits the pro gress of the army to about one mile and a half per hour ; and as the troops themselves in any wea ther and over any ground could always be reckoned upon for an average advance of two miles per hour, it follows that every march occupies more time by one-third than it should do. Lastly, when th e day's march is ended, and the troops arrive at their encamping ground, they have at the very least a couple of hours to wait for their tents and baggage, during which interval they lie down, overcome with fatigue, under a broiling sun or a deluge of rain, and "the hospital fills with a quickness proportioned to the slowness of the ' camels." All these evils are of course increased in proportion to the length and difficulty of a campaign. A camel will not bear overloading. Too heavy a bur ' den infallibly kills him, and as the patience of these poor animals is notorious and their owners are far dis t - . tent, but little mercy is shown them in this respect. When one of the beasts falls his load is ja r length distributed amongst the survivors, till i that breaks each back receives the last it, and the most miserable co.ounh7tsucesiwonithsmooonre asen sues. Elephants stand by Laxity and resolution. There was which quietly 9hcersiiras7,DC attached to Sir Charles's baggage corps in S per mitted the Coolies to load hiriberately re moved with hi s trunk package by package, as much as they pleased. When they had done, he e e cie until his burden was brought within the regulation weight, and the boldest man in camp never darsd to put one of them on again. The result of all this is expressed by General Napier in the conclusion that the first object of war—that of b eat i ng the enemy— is , i n India, made subordinate to that of protecting the baggage, and thus, when. ever. as is at this moment the c ase i n the is iw i sa s,, we meet with an enemy who relieves him we fight at a great disad self' from this impediment, disad vantage. No reader will be at a loss to contrast the successive movements of Shore Siugh from Moultan to Vizierabad, and from Vizierabad to the Jhelum, with the marches of our columns from Ferozepore to Ramnuggur, or from Sukkur to Moultan. To remedy the evil Sir Charles offers two suggestions — first, that the baggage should be great reduced ; and, secondly, that the corps conducting it should be regularly organized. With Europeans in India luaus ries partake so largely of the character of necessities that it becomes extremely difficult to draw the line of distinction. Still, the extravagance of the present Motive Will clearly bear great retrenchment, Qne officer, says Sir Charles, when some returns upon this subject were ordered on. a_ recent occasion, sent in • list of sixty servants-as -the lowest possible represen tation of his requirements, and we dare say the General can remember an instance of a political officer in Schu; WhO was reported to have taken 700 camels from the. public service to carry his personal baggage." Sir Charles Napier would now permit no private ',herring.° whatever. What is necessary to an officer should be carried with the public stores, what is not necessary should not be carried at all. But his chief stress is laid upon the necessity of organizing the body of men to whom these most due portant duties are intrusted. In addition to ths contingencies of loss and embarrassment aboi-es. mentioned there is also the likelihood, or rather the certainty, that at the first approach of danger the hired camel-drivers will decamp, beasts and all, - and the troops be thus left without any means of transport. Sir Charles's proposal is, that instead of this medley of drivers and camp-followers there should be a corps of men subjected to military organization and discipline, w h ose exc l us i ve d u ty it should be to superintend the transport and delivery of the bag gage, to speed it and protect it on the march, to defend it when attacked, and to be always at hand with the as cessaries for the relief and comfort of the soldier. He would do, in fact, with the baggage corps precisely what Napoleon did with the artillery train. Ho would make all the drivers soldiers, receiving soldiers' treatment, and liable to soldiers' duties. "It cannot be expected," say* he, "that men who are hi re d b y the day will risk their lives for their employers. Such devotion can only be demanded from soldiers—from men who are drilled, dis ciplined, paid, clothed, and fed—men who have a moral spirit instilled into them—and even then human nature makes a severe sacrifice." General Napier is judiciously reserved in his strictures upon the conduct of the present war, and however we may lament his silence on such points, it is impossible to complain of the spirit by which the forbearance has been dictated. " There seems," he very reasonably remarks, " to have been a want of know ledge both of the climate and the state of the Punjaub;" but he is inclined to think that we were rather precipi tate than remiss in our siege of Moultan, and that even General Whish's expedition should not have been under taken. "No man," says he, " who had any correct ideas of war doubted what a troublesome job Moultan would prove to be," and he conceives that the proper scheme would have been to have aided Major Edwardea with money and irregular troops to keep up a successful partisan warfare until the season end the preparations should have enabled an overwhelming force to appear before the gates. As regards the final conquest of the Punjaub, nis ideas are certainly not encouraging, for although ho unhesitatingly premises that " the Indian army, well commanued, is capable of subjugating all the , 1 countries between the Black and Yellow Seas," 'et he is compelled to acknowledge that a country and population like that of the Seikhs may give us very serious trouble, and he even adds what is far worse—that after the con quest has been achieved, "unless the troops is these parts be kept constantly ready to move within an hour after the arrival of dispatches, the Punjaub will be more troublesome than ever.' —7'nees. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF FRIDAY. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basinghall-street. G. Currie, Church-row, Upper•street, Islington, and St. Switbin's-lane, Lombard-street, oil warehouseman, March 22, at half-past eleven—J. Peterson, Mount street, Lambeth, shoemaker, March 19, at twelve-- J. Jillings, Honiton, Devonshire, draper, March 19, at half-past one—J. B. Monteficre, Nicholas-lane, City, merchant, March 17, at eleven—J. Wiggins, Holborn, woollen draper, March 17, at twelve—G. Streeter, Lis son-grove, draper, March 22, at one—D. Moncrieff, Catherine-street, Strand, victualler, March 16, at twelve. Iu the Country. G. Evans, Bristol, carpenter, March 20, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—J. Vallis, sen., Sparktord, Somerset shire, cheese dealer, March 20, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—T. Read, Manchester, cigar dealer, March 16, at eleven, at the Court, Manchester. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. W. Knight, Manchester, stock and share broker, Is. 10d., any Tuesday between the hours of eleven and one, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. T. Wrigley, Halifax, Yorkshire, silk waste spinner, 41d., and Bs.4kd., on new proofs, any Tuesday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. J. Anderson and W. Garrow, Liverpool, merchants, 20., any Monday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Bird, Liverpool. J. Wilkinson, Brymbo, Denbighshire, iron master, Is., any Monday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Bird, Liverpool. W. llulme, Liverpool, rope manufacturer, 4s. 40., any Monday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Bird, Liverpool. J. A. Forrest, Liverpool, glass merchant, 51d., any Monday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Bird, Liverpool. I. L Mocatta, Liverpool, commission merchant, 4s. 2d., any Monday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Bird, Liverpool. P. S. F. Martin, Halstead, Essex,- iron manufacturer, Bd., Saturday, Feb. 24, and three subsequent Saturdays, hstween the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall-street. F. Thompkins, Sydney-street, Fulham•road, bill broker, March 16, at half-past twelve. In the Country. M. Gaunt, Bradford, Yorkshire, grocer, Marsh 30, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—J. Harvey, Weston-super- Mare, builder, March 16, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol —E. Ts3lor, Rockfield, Alontnouthshire, miller, Mardi 20, ut eleven, at the Court, Bristol—ll. Cook, Studley, Warwickshire, needle manufacturer, March 22, at twelve, at the Court, Birmingham—J. Jackson, jun., Walsall, Staffordshire, miller, March 20, at ten, at the Court, Birmingham. Feb. NAME OF RAILWAY. Aberdeen ................ Amiens and Boulogne . • • •• • • • • •• • • • • Belfast and Ballymena • • •• • • •• • • • •• Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe, and W. Y. Caledonian. . Chester and Holyhead • • ... • • .. Cockermouth and Workington.... • • • • Dublin and Drogheda ..... . ..• •• • • • • Dublin and Kingstown • • • • • • • • • • • • " .......... _ Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen .• • • • • . . East Anglian... . . • • • • • • . • • • . • • • • • • • • Edinburgh and Glasgow. •• • • • •• • • • • Edinburgh and Northern •• . • • • • • • • • • Eastern Counties and _North Eastern.. East Lancashire .................... Eastern Uni0n...................... Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr • • • • • Glasgow and Greenock.... •• • •• •. Great Northern and E. L.• • • • • • •. •. Great Southern and Western • • • • ... Great `Western, &c • • • Kendal and Windermere Lancashire and Yorkshire Lancaster and Carlisle.. ...... Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport.... Londonderry and Enniskillen-- London and North Western, &c. London and 81ackwa11.............. London and Brighton London and South We5tern......... Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham.... Midland Great Western (Irish) 31 onklands .• • • • • ...... . • • Newcastle and Car1i51e........... North British .. • • • • • • • • Paris and Rouen. •• •••••••• Rouen and Havre ...• • . Scottish Central • • • • • • •... Shrewsbury and Chester ............ South Eastern and Branches .• •• • • • • South Devon • ... • • .. . • ... • • • • • • Taff Vale --- Ulster . • • • • • • • • Waterford and Limerick— ... • • • • • • Whitehaven Junction . • • • • • • • • • •• York and Newerstlo . •• •• •• •• • York and N o -th 31idland. •••••••••• CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWA the week ended Feb. 18, 1849:—Coachi 18s. 6d. ; parcels, 341. 14s. lid 9 • goods i 31. Od.; steam -b05t5,1021.10e,64, Total, 1,663 3,305 17,670 10,984 6,306 T.—Traffic for ing traffic, 7341. and cattle, 2281. 1,1001, 60, lid, 167 9,745 5,934 At the Court of Review, I 1 larch 16. W. Wall, Bridenbury, Herefordshire, cattle dealer—. J. Spence, Queen• street, Charles-square, 'Raton, dealer in China—W. Stephens, Leigh, ‘l , orcestershire, black. smith—W. Walker, London-wall, and Regent street, City road, paper-stainer--W. S. Martin, Brighton, brush maker—T. Ward, Smethwick, Staffordshire, rail way pin and bolt manufacturer—J. Thomas, Newport, Monmouthshire, apothecary—J. Borer, Exmouth-street, Clerkenwell, grocer—W. Sugden, Thomas-place, Gravel lane, Southwark, atone mason—S. Newton, Burnley, Lancashire, porter dealer—G. Greenatock, W eat t on. super- Mare, Somersetshire, ironmonger—C. E. Pears, Badmin, Cornwall, grocer—A. Binyon, Tavistock-street, Covent-garden, music seller—J. Lord, Cramshaw Booth, Lancashire, cotton manufacturer—F. Clark, Bentinck street, auctioneer—C. T. Chapman, Cambridge, livery stable keeper—F. Elphick, Castle-street East, Oxford market, glass cutter. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. 011ey and W. Bridger, Shad Thames, coal mar chants—F. W. Stevens and R. G. Erlam, Iroyal Ex change—J. and M. Haworth, Church, Lancashire, glue agents—W. Mason and G. Taylor, Honey-lane-market, City, town printers—J. 11. Braund and J. Hearn, Exeter, linendrapers—J. Y. Thurlow, T. Thurlow, and W. Thurlow, (so far as regards W. Thnrlow), Waltham cross, drapers and grocers—W. Morris and R. Warbur ton, Wheelton and Heapey, Lancashire, quarrymen— W. Bedford, J. Haigh, and G. A. Haigh, (so far as re gards W. Bedford), Gildersome, Yorkshire, coal masters —J. and H. Haigh, Halifax, stone merchants—J. and T. Capper, Wem, Shropshire, farmers—S. Scowen and T. H. Brown, Wood. street, Cheapside, stock manufacturers —A. Knowles and A. Parkinson, Sheffield, steel manu facturers—J. Robinson, S. S. Edkins, and T. Aston, Handsworth, Staffordshire, and Salisbury-square, City,. manufacturers of silver and plated articles—F. Dowsing and J. J. G. Paull, Warwick-court, Holborn, litho graphers and printers—J. C. Keen and G. Doughty, Birmingham, brace manufacturers—W. S. Harris and S. Hamel, Leicester, cotton winders—T. G. Coles and J. T. Allen, Frome, Solwood. Somersetahire, che mists—W. Greenwood, and W. Robinson ' Rochdale, timber merchants—H. G. L. Long, C. G. Long, and G. Ilawksley (so far as regards C. G . Long), Sheffield. merchants—J. Bowler and B. Brown, Eastrington, Yorkshire, brick-makers—T. C. !Luck sman, J. Furness. and J. Cummings (so far as regards J. Cummings), Preston, Lancashire, flax spinners —G. Ashton, sem , and G. Ash t on, jun.. L ubenham, Leicestershire, grasier.s— G. Viccars and 11. Rivet% Kingston-upon Hull, bone!s and glovers—R. Watson, F. Broughton, and F.__l3!,n i ne_ . ton, jun., Falcon-square, City, attorneys—G• YK1.1,71. J. Jones, and W. Maddock (so far as regard s W . • sen and T. dock), Liverpool, coal dealers—T. - 1) , 132 PP 5, • Phi pps, jun., Chipping Norton, Ttitno'gru.:thriereeLirconhmesopnagideres, repairer. —H. Fuller and G. pollard, stationers. . fish merchant. uT q arryman. Charles u°bert QCuoiolrkkNe,S, OLreLainVeineEsetNererT, Robert Dean, Wallasey, I 1 1 • a n Ea r y , sC Mee k+ Bennett, iG Chancellor, r e IG n e . I , te ° l a V nt e r . o d u c k and Yarmouth,nrkTed K °egnN watch rt , RerS. farmer. J W oh il n lia j En ackson Hughes, Devonpoi t, veterinary surgeon. Edward Davies, Shrewsbury. John Webster, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, boot Joasinadhli. VN h shoemaker. twick, Leicestershire, butcher. James Copley, Ashton - under-Lyne, shopkeeper. Thomas Hodges, ;Flax Bourton, Someisetaraire, black smith. John Vosper, Devonport, waiter. Samuel Smith, Oldland, Glocestershire, season. j E a d n n e • a C r d h (0' e k r c , h ß a r r i d s , t 0 8 l , r i m d g i l n l i o n r e t r b .. William Nicholas, Bridgnorth. Jonathan Hannatb, Caistor, Lincolnshire, butcher. John Stevenson, Chester, millwright. Alexander Litchfield, St. Alban's, Hertfordshire, tailor. Richard Reeves, Abingdon, coachmaker. Henry Robinson, Didcot, Berkshire, clerk. George Sswell, Somerton, Somersetshire, saddler. ' h Chatterton, Brighton, t u t or . Jcoliht,nrie George j Caistor, Lincolnshi re , h orse d ea l er. k SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Margaret Henrietta Somerville or Johnstone, Glas gow, lodging house keeprr, to meet within the Black Bull Inn, Glasgow, Feb. 26 and March 19, at two. J. M'Lachlan, Airdrie, sheriff officer, to meet within the Albert Tavern, Glasgow, Feb. 27 and March 20, at one. W. Stewart, Glasgow, merchant, to meet within the Globe Hotel, Glasgow, March 2 and 23, at twelve. BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, FEB. 23.—We bave had a lively sugar market this week, and a large burinesa has been transacted in British Plantation sorts at steady prices. The refined market ootitinues coMparativeiv dull. In rum there je very little do itig,i—J3ri4o/ Mercury. __ _--.~ ea ops nd, lay tug for iat red tir ry ; 9 3 1 39 ma- ittr nry Inn, per. rrd. Ion; tud, mil- auks, 3LI to Sur .door .ench igan, Wild s, 6d Veal 4$ to J 6d ; 6d to s 6d to 1• stern, m 7d 721 b, ab to tilb to ;king, beep, rtrin• ditto, apply lover load. ;lover load. Sit* pro• Beet gated corn- L that lurch ►te in u t all slow r (t) , (t). 'Tin" ,t Na . SgS..! r (0 , eked; t JoG 5 tO 1 0 00 14 to gigot 011 sou earl/ Isi ll. ONO oase► i• L'uell.• atoll skiP El'i , l .101. Fria enbl crecl" , o se; OW will 1. v caw rigs' z ier. veclo t urikt aide' Week ending Last week. !,534 366 357 4,447 1,100 679 612 945 698 8,132 1,605 13,161 1,948 1,208 2,355 $99 11,012 7,000 36,712 519 6,755 7,471 3,112 19,319 1,064 796 2,312 5,755 ;2,551 - 879 1,374 6,595 1,429 1,755 687 282 C • f:l•i a *4 U. E 473 1,727 716 12,701 971 1,000 1,665 1,002 1,741 16,109 8,614 183 34,184 632 h,534 6,355 2,029 17,764 952 1,729 7,206 2,769 436 6,306 636 :,822 635