The Sun. — London, England, 1849-02-16 00:00:00

trZI Mbition SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.) The usual half-yearly general meeting of this com pany was held to-day, at the Euston Hotel; Mr. G. C. Glyn, M.P.,;chairman of the board directors, of chair. Mr. STEWART, the secretary, having read the advertise ment convening' the meeting, the minutes of the pro ceedings of the directors were confirmed, and the common seal was ordered to be affixed to the register of shareholders. The CHAIRMAN then proceeded to address the meet ing. He said it was a source of satisfaction to the directors that the exertions of their officers had enabled them to place the accounts in the hands of the proprie tors several days before their being called together. It was to be regretted that the expenditure of the com pany still continued exceedingly heavy, but this cir cumstance was to be traced to the severe opera tion of Lord Campbell's Accident by Rail ways Act, which had forced them to pay upwards of 10,0001. in the shape of compensation for damages which parties had sustained through travelling on their line. There was another and, perhaps, a more important cause which might account for the extent of the expenditure. It would be seen by the report that they had had a more extended plant to work in the past than during previous half-years. It would also be ob served that the passenger-traffic had very materially fallen off, but that result was reasonably to be expected, when they remembered the convulsions which had recently oc curred on the continent, the distress which bad per • the manufacturing districts, and the sufferings the country had encountered from the commercial crisis of 1847.—(Hear.) In the goods' traffic, however, he was happy to say there had been a gradual improve ment ; but perhaps that increase was not so much owing to any buoyancy of trade, but rather to the change which had taken place in their carrying department. It would no doubt, be remembered, that some short time ago, loud complaints were made by the public of the charges im posed upon them for carrying their goods these charges were not incurred upon the railway, but in the process of intermediate delivery between the rail way and the destination of the goods. At that period the carrying trade was in the hands of independent or private carriers, and an intimation was conveyed to them that unless !they re duced their delivery charges the company would be com pelled, for their own sakes, and for the protection of the public, to take the trade into their own hands. Those warnings were not regarded, and eventually the com pany changed their travelling system, and the result had been as he had already stated, an increase in their traffic, so much so indeed, that while the passenger traffic since 1846, the period of the amalgamation, had only in creased to the extent of 3,2711., the merchandise trade had been increased by 91,I401.—(Cheers.) Some dis satisfaction had been expressed out of doors as to the remuneration of the directors. It was said that the directors were too many in number, and overpaid for their services. He did not agree with that opinion. He could not bring himself to believe that 100/. a year each was too much, nor could he think that for a great company like this, forty-seven directors formed too numerous a board for the management of its affairs. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the accounts, the pro prietors would perceive that a change had been made in the mode of making them out, particularly as regarded the debenture debt. This change it was anticipated would tend to improve the condition of their finances, and he hoped soon to see the day when their debenture debt would be reduced to two millions only.—(Cheers.) Be saw no reason why they should not in the course of time reduce the debenture debt to that amount, without making any call upon the proprietors.—(Hear, hear.) He would now glance for a moment at the cir cumstances which had recently so much depressed their stock. He had no hesitation in attributing that de pression to a conspiracy which had been got up amongst the jobbers; but now that the proceedings of that class had been exposed, he trusted the proprietors—those who bought shores as a permament investment—would no longer be induced by Stock Ee.change manoeuvres to entertain doubts of the stabil:v of their property. — (Cheers.) He felt that ho had already detained the meeting sufficiently long; bat he could not sit down without making a passing allusion to the abortive nego tiations which bad recently been carried on for effecting an amalgamation of the three great -metropolitan com panies. While he regretted that the negotiation had fallen to the ground, he was bound to admit that they were met by the South-Western and Great Western Companies in a most liberal spirit, and he yet enter tained a hope that some arrangement would be eventu ally come to, though not to the extent thatsvas originally contemplated.—(Hear, hear.) An erroneous impression had gone abroad, that had "the three parties agreed the amalgamation would bare been smuggled through, Now nothing could be more fallacious than to suppose that it was for the interest of public men to pass such measures as this surreptitiously, .and he could assure the meeting that had the arrangement come to maturity three distinct opportunities would have been afforded to the proprietors for expressing their opinion of the measure ; and had one of the three bodies dissented to it the scheme would not have been persisted in. —(Cheers.) He was not aware that there was any other topic calling for observa tion, and he would not detain them further.—(Cheers.) Mr. STEWART then read the report, of which the fol low ing are extracts:— " The causes to which the directors alluded at the last meeting, as operating seriously against the traffic have continued to affect the receipts in the passenger depart ment. The diminished resources of the public, the de crease of continental travelling, and the contrast with the additional business produced by the meeting of Par liament in November, 1847, have combined to affect the comparative returns of the halt-year just concluded. The receipts under this head are 18,000/Jess than in the pre vious period. " On the other hand, the merchandise departmentex hibita that steady improvement which has been apparent each halt-year, more especially since the Company took the management of the business into their own hands. The increase during the last six months, notwithstand ing the depression in trade, amounts to 11,0001, the ex penses of conducting the department remaining nearly the same. __ •" The traffic of the company was amalgamated in December, 1845, and the following comparison will show the satistactory progress of the merchandise business since that time:— Receipts. Expenditure Half•year ending Dec. 31, 1645 £281.930 £56,517 Ditto ditto 1818 393,774 81,197 Increase (The expenditure includes repairs and renewals of waggon stock.) " In the former year the carriers were on the line—in the latter period the traffic was conducted exclusively by the company. " The balance sheet in the hands of the proprietors exhibits a further amouct to the debit of working stock. The engines ordered for new !branches were delivered before the lines which have bean retarded in their comple tion were ready for them, and they have, as received, been passed inio store. Feeling the importance that is natu rally attached to this item of expenditure, the directors bare, on this occasion, pieced detailed information before the shareholders, '411'0.4 it is hoped will satisfy them of the correctness of the mode adopted with regard to this portion of their capital. It has frequently been explained, that the practice of the London and No: Western Company is to maintain the working plant at its full effective value, repairing it as required, and replkcing it when worn out, from the current revenue. This has been carefully at tended to, and in addition to the heavy ordinary repairs. new stock to the extent of 22,0001. had been infused during the last halt-year. Since the opening of the railway, a sum approaching half a million, has now been thus appropriated out of income. The working stock is generally in excellent condition, and the service has been conducted with great regularity. " In accordance with the sound policy of providing for the deterioration of the rails, and their gradual renewal, the directors have appropriated out of revenue a farther sum of 10.2501. for this purpose. " The Leeds and Dewsbury Railway was partially opened for passenger trlific in the autumn of last year; and both this line and the Huddersfield and Manchester R a il wa y (which, together, will form a new and impr.yed route between Leeds and Manchester), will be opened to the pubic ear ly i n t h e ensu in g summer . " From the statement of the half-year's accoun t s it will be seen that the net ....£596,202 9 0 ••• ••• proceeds are To which must be aed the balance carried f orw ard fro m the last half year ... ... 44,36$ 1 0 f 640,570 10 0 Lesa further Allowance for the renewal of rails of .. ... 10,250 0 0 Leaves disposable ... ...£630,320 10 0 Out of thi s sum the directors recommend a dividend of 3/. 10s. per cant. for the six mouths, amounting to 558.922/. 9s. 10d.; leaving a balance of 71,3981. Os. 2d. to be carried to the next half-year's account. directors" The desir e aga i n to bring under the serious consideration of the proprietors, the onerous and exces sive charges to which their property is subjected under she head of local rates and taxes, amounting for the year jest ended, to 58,6501., exclusive of incidental charges. " The directors expect that the various works in which the company are interested will be completed in the course of next year, from which period, the amount to be received on calls will be applicable to the reduc tion of the debenture debt. " Mr. Creed having retired from the office of Secretary Mr. C. E. Stewart has been appointed to succeed him. ' Mr. Benbow , MY , h avingresigued the o ffi ce of director, has been succeeded bllr. Creed. In conclusion, the directors may congratulate l the proprietors upon the hfaaysocat m le en a c u e s d pi . ce T s — h u e nli r e e a r t te whieh the present half-year increase s s of tra ffi c for the first six ine ur r weeks of 1849, show an w e hi o eh ver th th e e d c i o r r e r e e te sp rs on t d r i a n s g t period of 1848, of 14 , 4001 ., wa y be regarded as the commencement of that enlarged traffic to be anticipated from the retur n i ng a ne prosperity of the conntry , and which the p ro p rie t o r need not be re minded will be necessary to maintain the Sion of the con cern, as the various subsidia43rsaenr branchP°Bi lines (in which t he company have a large vested c apital) shall severally come into o p eration." The CHAIRMAN then moved that the report be adopted and the accounts, which have already been published in ' The Sun be confira el. Mr. LiwaANcit, the Deputy-Chairman, seconded the resoution. In answer to a question, Th e CIAISHAN stated that it was in3posaible to fix the periods when the future calls would be made, nor could they exactly close their capital account while they had extensive works going on in Liverpool, Manchester, and London, but he could assure the proprietors that so far as the main line and working stock were concerned, the capital account had been closed. No negotiation was going on for leasing the North Staftorshire ling. The adoption of the report was then agreed to, after which the dividend was declared payable on the 26th instant. Resolutions in accordance with the report were then proposed, and having been duly seconded, they were put, and the vote carried unanimously. A vote of thanks was then passed to the Chairman and directors, and the meeting, which was very fully attended, broke up. SHREWSBURY AND BIRMING HAM RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.) The usual half-yearly general meeting of the pro prietors of the above railway was held this afternoon, at the London Tavern, Mr. Ormsby Gore, M.P., in the chair. The report stated that the directors had been enabled, by the means which the proprietors bad placed at their disposal, to press forward the works with every possible dispatch, relays of workmen being employed in tbose parts which were of a heavy description, and would otherwise retard the opening of the line. The stations were also in a state of forwardness. The The one at Shrewsbury was so far completed as to be used by the Shrewsbury and Chester Company; and the contracts fur that at Wolverhampton and the in termediate stations would be let in a few weeks. The lease of the Stour Valley Company to the London and North-Western Company, at a perpetual rental of two• thtrds of the dividend of that company for the time being, having been formally confirmed by the share holder, it was proposed to separate the portion of the Class A Shares, which formed the con tribution of this company to the Stour Valley Company (equal to 31. 13s. per share) into a distinct stock, to be called "London and North-Western Guaranteeed Stock;" and, thereafter, to reduce the class A shares to the same nominal amount as class B, making both classes as to dividend, and in all other respects, equal; the sum exclusively applicable to class a shares was 190,0871. 10s. On this sum the rental of two-thirds of the Loudon and North-Western dividend, for the time being, would be payable after Ist July, 1850; the pro prietors in the meantime receiving 4 per cent. interest. The directors saw no reason to alter their opinion of the probable cost of the main line (including the stations and working stock for the same), which they had estimated at 1,900,0001., or about 33,0001. per mile; and which capital, after the passing of the Bill now before Parliament, would be represented by 104,000 shares of 9/. I2s. 3d. The main object of the Bill which would be submitted for approval to a special meeting, was to substitute a shorter and cheaper line to Madeley and the Coalbrookdale district, in lieu of the line men tioned in the last report, as staked out from Shiffnal. The saving thereby would be about 20,0001., besides superseding altogether the necessity of an additional branch from Madeley, in the direction of Wellington. Power was also taken to shorten the Low Level Fork line, from 21. miles to .5 furlongs. A clause was inserted to confirm the creation of the preference shares, and to give the fullest legal effect to the dividend guaranteed thereon. The balance sheet represented that the total receipts, up to the present time, amounted to 792,722/. 17s. 6d., and the expenditure to 767,819/. ss. Id., leaving 24,903/. 12s. sd. in hand. The total increase of calls amounted to 26,945/. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, congratulated the proprietors upon the prosperous state of the concern. The line, it was expected, would be opened throughout in August, and there was no doubt whatever that the traffic of the district through which it passed would prove highly remunerative. The resolution fur the adoption of the report having been seconded, was put to the vote, and carried unanimously. The shareholders then resolved themselves into a special meeting, and passed resolutions in conformity with the recommendations of the report. In answer to a question, The CHAIRMAN declared his conviction that the Shrewsbury and Hereford line would eventually make and prove a highly profitable undertaking. Thanks were then vo - ed to the chairman and directors, and the meeting terminated. QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) THE QUEEN V. KENDALL AND OTHERS. The jury found a verdict of Guilty against all the defendants. SECONDARIES'.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.) WOOLF V. THE CITIZEN STEAM-BOAT COMPANY. This was an action to recover damages for an injury suffered by plaintiff in consequence of the negligence and misconduct of defendants' servants. The defendants suffered judgment to go by default, and the damages were laid at 100/. _ _ Mr. Cobbett, Q.C., and Mr. Hawkins appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant Jones for the company. Mr. COBBETT stated the case. The plaintiff went on board one of the Citizen Steam-boat Company's vessels on the 4th of July, 1847, when, in conse quence of proper care not being observed on board the steam-vessel, the rope by which it was moored to the pier got twisted round the plaintiff's ankle, and as the vessel was cast off, the friction was so great that the plaintiff's boot was ripped off with great violence. The pain was so great, that plaintiff cried out that his leg was off, and he fainted. He was subsequently laid up for about eight weeks. The Learned Counsel said that there was no doubt of the facts, as defendants had admitted their liability. Tne only question, there fore, for the jury was the amount of compensation the plaintiff was entitled to. A great number of witnesses were called to make out the plaintiff's case, and that he made from 5/. to 121. per week by attending at sales, but he did not pay in come-tax.—(Laughter.) Mr. Sergeant JONES addressed the jury, but did not call any witnesses, and the jury gave a verdict for 381. BANK OF ENULAND. (From this night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday, the 10th day of February, 1849. ISSUE DEPART/SENT. X. Notes i55ued........ 28,447,20 #28,447,280 Dated the 15th day of February, BANKING D: Proprietors' capital • • 14,553,000 Best • • -••••. • • • • • 3,578,863 Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Say- Government debt • • 11,015,100 Other securities .... 2,984.900 Gold coin and bullion 13,945,208 Silver bullion ..... • 502,072 I Z 28,447,280 M. MARSIIILL, Chief Cashier. ', 1849. ,EPAIIITKINT. Government eecuri- lngs-banks, and Di vidend accoants) .. 4,551,829 Other deposits •• • ... 11,190,305 Seven day and other bills • • ........ .... 1,103,132 ties (including Dead £34,983,128 Weight Anntlity)— 14,022,267 Other securities .. • . 10,048,716 Notes ••• . • . 10,108,960 Gold and silver coin.. 802,185 I £34,98:1,128 3f. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. -, 1849. Dated the 15th day of February, THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 13th day of February, 1849, present, the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. This day the Right Honourable Thomas Wyse was, by her Majesty's command, sworn of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and took his place at the Board accordingly. FOREIGN-OFFICE, FEB. 15. _ The Queen has been pleased to approve of Senor An dres Montoya as Vice-Consul in London for the Re public of New Granada. CROWN-OFFICE, FEB. 14. MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PAR- LIAMENT. County of Devon (Southern Division)--Sir Ralph Lopes, of Maristow-house, in the county of Devon, Bart., in the room of William Reginald Courtenay, 'commonly called Lord .Courteuay, who has accepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds. Borough of Cardigan—Pryse Pryse, E q., in the room of Pryse Pryse, Esq., deceased. WA R- OFFICE, FEB. 16. 6th Dragoons —Captain Robert Douglas Barbor, from half-pay Unattached, to be Paymaster, vice Charles Francis Gregg, who retires upon half-pay, as a Lieute nant, Unattached, dated Feb. 16. 14th Light Dra goons —C ornet Wi ll i am Spilling to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Boyd, whose promotion, by purchase, has bean cancelled; Sergeant Henry Blink horn, from the 16th Light Dragoons, to be Cornet, with out purcha se, vice Spilli ng , F e b. 16. 7th Regiment of Foot—Captain the Hon. James Lyon Browne, from 64th Foot, to be Captain, vice Cochrane, who exchanges ! Feb. 16. _ 9th Foot...:Lieutenant John William Per.coye,xfreohman6g7etsh, Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Loinsworth, who Feb. 16. 17th Foot—Thomas George Dupre Payn, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, Feb. 16. 25th Foot—George Skene Hallowes, Gent., to be En sign, without purchase, vice Arnold, promoted, dated Feb. 16. 59th Foot—Lieut. William Bridges to be Captain, by purchase, vice the Hon. A. E. Paget Graves, who retires; Ensign Edward Frederick Chadwick to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Bridges; Gentleman Cadet George Tom, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Chadwick, dated Feb. 16. 63d Foot—Lieutenant Henry Ferguson Barclay, from 87th Foot, to be Lieutenant, Tice Delhoste, who ex changes; Henry Lee, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Luard, appointed to the 82d Foot, Feb. 16. 64th Foot—Captain Charles Stewart Cochrane, from 7th Foot, to be Captain, vice Browne, who exchanges; Standish De Courcy O'Grady, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Bell, promoted, Feb. 16. 66th Foot —Sergeant-Major Harry Firth to be Quar termaster, vice Reilly, appointed Adjutant, Feb. 16. f r 0 6 02 7 t h 9 t F h oo t Foot,L i t e o u t b e e n a L n i e t u C t e h n a a r n l e t W v c i e l l i p am e rc L y, i n w s h w o o rtli ex changes, Feb. 16. 71st Foot — Lieutenant-General Sir James Macdonell, K.C.8., from 79th Foot, to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant- General Sir Thomas Arbuthnot, K.C.8., deceased, Feb. 8; Lieutenant William Hamilton Fortescue, from 36th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice English, promoted, Feb. 16. 79th Foot—Major-General James Hay, C. 8., to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General Sir James Macdonell, K.C.8., appointed to 71st Foot, Feb. 8. 82d Foot—Lieutenant Charles Thomas Veaey Duu bury Isaac, to be Captttin, by purchase, vice Pulest era. who retires ; Ensign the Hon. Alfred Bury to be Li HP. tenant, by purchase, vice Isaac ; Ensign John Dalb icc Luard, from 63d Foot, to be Ensign, vice Bury, Feb. 16. 87th Foot—Lieutenant D. C. Augustus Delhoste fr. ya 2 63d Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Barclay, who exchang e s, Feb. 16. 92d Foot—Clifford Parsons, Gent., to be Ensign, purchase, vice Benny, who retires, Feb. 16. Rifle Brigade—Thomas Harvey Bramston, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant , by purchase , vice Lord Clrin morris, who retires, Feb. 16. 3d West India Regiment Major-General Willi em Wood, C. 8., to be Colonel, vice Major-General Sir G iy Campbell. Bart., K.C.8., deceased, Feb. 8. Cape Mounted Riflemen—Walter Henry Gill, Get to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Steele, died of lie wounds, Feb 16. IVIRMORANDUM. -- The names of the Hon. Capttt in West, of the Ist (or Grenadier) Regiment of Fo of Guards, are " Mortimer Sackville West.' Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Devonshire. Hon. Dudley Francis Fortescue to be Deputy Lie u tenant ; Montague Baker Bere, Esq., to be Deputy Lie u tenant, May 11. Royal Ist Devon Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry , — John Newcombe Stevenson, Esq.. to be Captain, v ice Smith, resigned; Stafford Henry Northcote, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Stevenson, promoted, Oct. 25; JL Barnes Smith, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Sanders, re signed; William Watts, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Smijh, promoted, Dec. 2. North Devon Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry...— Henry St. George Priaulx, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Braginton, promoted ; Bourchier Mervin Marsha 11, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Priaulx, promoted ; Charl es Colville Turner, Gent., to be Assistant Surgeon, vice Caddy, resigned, Oct. 25. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Middlesex. Uxbridge Yeomanry Cavalry—Hugh Hammersle y, Gent., to be Lieutenant, Dec. 30; Frederick Willi= Cox, Esq. to be Captain, Feb. 10. CROWN-OFFICE, Fats. 16, 1849. Days and Places appointed fur holding the Lemt Assizes on the OXFORD CIRCUIT. Mr. Justice COLTMAN. Mr. Baron PLATT. Berkshire—Monday, February 26, Abingdon. Oxfordshire—Thursday, March 1, at Oxford. Worcestershire—Tuesday, March 6, at Worcester. City of Worcester—The same day, at the City of Worcester. Staffordshire—Saturday, March 10, at Stafford. Sylop—Saturday, March 17, at Shrewsbury. Herefordshire—Thursday, March 22, at Heref rd. Moumouthshire—Saturday, March 24, at Monmouth. Gloucestershire—Wednesday, March 29, at Gloucester. City of Gloucester—The same day, at the City of Glou cester. WHITEHALL, JAN. 29. The Lord Chancellor has appointed James Radford, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in the county of Northum berland, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. DECLARATION OF BANKRUPTCY. Jeremiah Addison, corn dealer, Great Ousebuni, Yorkshire. BANKRUPTS. Samuel Bennett, draper, High-street, Islington, to surrender Feb. 23, at one, and March 29, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Abrahams, Lincoln's Inn-fields. Charles Jepson, innkeeper, New Mahon, Yorkshire, March 2 and 29, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds • Lever, King's-road, Bedford-row; Scholtield, York; Fiarle and Clarke, Leeds. John Edward Christian, ship broker, Liverpool, Feb. 27 and March 20, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool; Bridger and Co., King William-street; Dodge, Liverpool. Richard English, wine and spirit merchant, Sunder. land, Feb. 23 and March 20, at one, at the Newcastle upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon- Tyne; Loveland and Beckitt, Lincoln's Inn-fields; Cooper, Sunderlaad. James Cairsfield Alton, brewer, North Shields, Feb. 23, at half-past twelve, and March 29, at one, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Jobling and Fleming, Newcastle; Lutch and Kewney, North Shields; Bell and Co., Bow Church-yard, London. !William Solomon, tea dealer, Uunion-street, South wark, March 3, at half-past one, and March 31, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. Green, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers; Matthews, St. Mary Axe. Joseph Busst, timber merchant, Walsall, Staffordshire, March 3, at twelve, and April 10, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official as signee, Birminghani ; Hinchcliffe, Westmbromwich ; Hodgson, Birmingham. Richard Cooper, licensed victualler, Chipping Ongar, Essex, Feb. 22 and April 2, at half past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand official assignee, Guildhall Chambers; Turner and Son, Mount-place, Whitechapel-road. George Latham, hotel keeper, Liverpool, Feb. 26 and March 28, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool; Keightey and Co., Chancery-lane, London • Woodburne, Liverpool. Charles Henry Husk isson, licensed victualler, War wick, Feb. 27, and March 20, at the Birmingham Dis• trict Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham; Wright, Birmingham. Thomas Dixon, grocer, Dawley, Shropshire, March 1 and 28, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham; Philips, Shit nal ; Knight and Hemmett, Birmingham. William Irving, draper, Warwick, Feb. 24, and March 28, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham ; Neild, Manchester ; Hodgson, Birmingham. William Roden, miller, Shiffnal, Shropshire, Feb. 22 and March 20, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham; Glover, Shift nal; Knight and Emmet, Birmingham. Levi Davis, needle manufacturer, Redditch, Worces tershire, Feb. 28 and March 28, at twelve, at the Bir mingham Dristrict Court. Chtistie, official assignee, Birmingham; Hodgson, Birmingham. Francis Paynter, Attorney, Penzsnce, Feb. 27 and March 27, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel. Official Assignee, Exeter; Helston, Cornwall. George Kinnell, spinner, Bolton-terrace, Waiworth, Feb. 26, at two, and April 2, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street; Dickson and Overlsury, Frederick-place, Old Jewry. Francis George Harbord, spirit merchant, Liverpool, Feb. 27, and March 20, at eleven, at the Liverpool Dis trict Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool ; Maples and Co., Old Jewry; Green, Liverpool. Augustus Mongredien, merchant, Liverpool, Feb. 26, and March 28, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove o ffi cial assignee, Liverpool; Surr and Gribble, Lombard-street; Avison and Prett, Liverpool. Henry Preston Wills, victualler, High Holborn, March 3, at two, and March 31, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sam brook-court, Basinghall•street; Barrow, Great Portland street. THE SUN, LONDON, PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from the returns made in the weekending February 13, 1849, is 255. 2 1 Ad. per cwt. MARKET IN TELLIGEN CE. (From the London New Price Current of Feb. 16.) SUGAR.— To-day former rates were well supported for all sorts of West India Sugar; the amount of business concluded was, however, limited, and did not exceed 250, making 1,348 hhds and tierces for the week. The market for all sorts of Raw Sugar closes with much firmness. REFINED.—To-day Refined Goods were dealt in with more freedom for home trade purposes, brown Lumps realizfd 48s 6d to 425, and Standard Lumps 49s 6d. Bonded Crushed Sugar is dull of sale at 27e 6d to 28s 6d per cwt. Mannrrius.—This afternoon Mauritius Sugar was in excellent demand, and at public sale 4,625 bags sold at full rates, and in come cases rather higher : fine yellow went at 40s to 40s 6d, good 38s 6d to 39s 6d, low to middling 36s 6d to 38s, line brown 35s 6d to 365, good 34s 6d, fine strong white 475, washed and syrupy 33s to 395. EAST INPIA.—Of Bengal 4550 bags were offered at auction, but nearly all taken in above the value ; good and fine str o ng yellow at 41s to 435, low and middling 39s 6d to 40s, Mauritius kind 36s to 38s, good strong white 46s to 475, low and middling white Benares 39s 6d to 41s, good to fine, 42s to 445. Privately an extensive business has been done in soft brown, 15,000 bags having been sold at 29s 6d to 325. s sss s FOREION.—The market for Foreign Sugar is still in a firm position, and suprlies do not get larger. There are many purchasers of Foreign Sugar here by private treaty for exportation, but holders insisting upon former advanced rates, prevented opera tions of moment. A cargo of old Mat oim has been sold at 19s for brown, and white 235, one of grey Java 243, one of white Bahia 24s for new, 5,000 bgs of low brown China at Glasgow at 15s. Od • Only small purchases has been made by our refiners working under bond, as the market for their productions is in a quiet state. Home dealers also evince little inclination to do business, as prices of Foreign rule from 2s to 3s per cwt above those of Colonial Sugar. Of Havannah 2,709 chsts have been submitted to public sale, all duty paid, when the whole were taken in at firm rates, fine and good yellow at 41s to 43s per cwt. Of white Havannah two parcels, in bond, were offered yesierday, amounting to 5,066 chests, the whole was, however, bought in much above the value, that it is to say, middling to good strong at 32s 6d to 34s 6d, fine 35s to 37s 6d, and washed 27s to 35s 6d. MoLAssEs.—The market is firm for West India, and holders require 17s to 208 per cwt for low to fine quality. Bengal Treacle at 15s 6d to 16s per cwt. COCHINEAL.—This afternoon Cochineal met with at tention, and .210 bags Honduras at auction sold at full rates—low to fine silvers 3a 9d to 4s sd, good and fine black 5s to 5s 6d. COFFEE.—This afternoon the demand was not brisker for Coffee from the home trade: at auction 12 casks 960 bags Plantation Ceylon went upon 2Btos o low t4 e B r 3so6 terms ; mid two went lots at unclean at 5 5 2 6 6 , d low o middlingordinary 47s 6d o rdinary 42 fine clean 7 0 s to 72 5; 40 bags Native 28s: 1,713 bags Costa R i ca w ent at stiff rates,triage s 295, good and line ordina r y 32s to 355, fine fin ordin ary or 288 to 435, and damag ed 27s 6d to 28 6d. T he mar ket inary is quiet for Native Ceylon at 34s 6d to 355. Coco.—There is firmness on the part of holders of West India, and none has been submitted to public sale this week, privately the amount on offer is also small : a fair inquiry exists, and former rates are off , red. quote Trinidad red at 40s to 465, grey 38s to 435, Grenada and St. Lucia from 37s to 420 per cwt. Foreign is held with firmness. TEL—In the value of Black no variation has taken place this week, but a steady demand existed for town and country consumption. Green 13 held tot former dealings d a a n r e d , b h l o a w n k e v l e e r a , f s T m e a a l a l e a r re, tha n no v vine ever, lid request, a n d p r i ces f u lly as high as on f t a: e ,gr r ruim m di na s e yr ; i wlna the esegt.ko Public sales of Tea are declared to take place on Wednesday, and th e quant ity d ec l are d is al ready 20,000 packages. RICE.—To-day East India Rice was dealt in with caution privately, and 1,029 bags at auction were taken in at 9s 6d for broken white, which is the full value. SPlCES.—Pimento is not so much required, and prices have fallen id per lb this week. At auction 250 bgs were sold at aid to 3id for good mid and good. Black Pepper is held with fi rmness at f u ll y f ormer rates, an d a good sale exists. At auction 478 bugs of Batavia were sold at 21c1 to 2id for good clean light black, and at 2id to 2id f or d amaged ; 90 bndls 1,030 robins Malabar, good grey 2id to 2id. and damaged 21d. F or b etter kinds the rates paid privately are 2id to 31d. White is in greater demand, and prices tend upwards. At auction 21 b gs went at 4d to 4id for mid. In the private market better sorts realise from 5d to 9d per lb ; of fine Coriander the supply is yet small. The value of long Pepper is from 16s to 18s, and of Pod 30s to 505 per cwt. For Cloves there is a fair sale at late rates. M ace i s i n much b etter request and realized an advance of 2d per lb. At auction 39 cases of Penang went readily; Brown Nutmegs met with increased attention, and prices have advanced 2d for superior sorts, whereas in ferior and mid realized fully former terms. The quan tity offered at auction was large, and amounted to 88 pkgs, yet the whole sold. liimoo.—To -day during the progress of the 'sale 278 cheats were withdrawn, and 915 have passed. The bidding* were v ery brisk, p ar ti cu l ar l y for the mid and detective qualities of Bengal, wnich may be quoted now at 4d advance on last sale rates. Good and fine shipping sorts continued to go off unevenly at 2d to 4d advance. A small parcel of ord to mid Madras sold briskly at an advance of 4d to 6d on the rates of the last sale. Of the quantity now passed the sale (4,781 chts) 987 chts have been withdrawn, and 524 bought in, leaving 3,270 chts sold. To-day 127 serous Guatemala, low lean copper and coppery Cortes to mid and good, and a few fine Sobres, nearly all sold with spirit at from 2s 4d to 35 7d. C retrac ti ont iO i l bALTPETRE.—Rough t o -d ay met w i t h a slow sale, and 500 b 4 ays a a t t 26 ra s t 6 h d er to lo 2 w 7 e s r p r e a r te c s w — t. good grey t per a SPIRITS.—For East India Rum rather lower rates having been accepted, induced buyers to operate with more freedom, and since this day week the sales reach 1,000 pkgs at is 3d to is 3P proof. Leeward Island is held for is 4d to is 40; there are, however, few buyers, and the quantity sold is only 100 puns at is 4d to is 40. For inferior and middling sorts of Jamaica the market has yet a dull ap pearance, and prices are receding; superior, however, met with a fair demand upon former terms, and the supply does not get larger. lALLow.—This afternoon the market was in a quiet state for Tallow, and fine P. Y. Candle on the spot can not be quoted above 40s 6d per cwt; at auction 770 packages South American, part sold 351 to 40s; 636 pkgs New South Wales 34s 6d to 40s; 100 casks Odessa taken in at 395; 215 packages Persian 38s; 30 casks Tuscan part sold at 38s 6d to 39s 6d; 48 casks Petersburgh Soap 36s 6d to 375. OILS.- - A material improvement has taken place in the position of the market for common fish Oils this wee 7 . Seal bas been iu e xcellent request, and a materi a l rise in the value is apparent. Of fine pale there is a scanty supply. Cod met with . much attention, and realised from 241 lOs to 251, at which the market has a firm aspect. There is much inquiry after Southern, but few parcels are to be obtained. Sperm is in greater demand, and holders manifest more firmness; fine Colo nial has been selling at 811 to 824 American 80/ to 811 per tun. Cocoa Nut has not improved in value, but the demand larger and the rates paid for fair to fine white East India are from 33s 6d to 35, and for Sydney 32s to 33s 6d. Palm has been in excellent request, and the rates paid are from 81s to 32s for good to fine, and 29s to 30s 6d for inferior and mid. There are several export buyers in the market, and deliveries Con tinue to exceed arrivals. In Linseed Oil operations have been upon a large scale for home trade purposes, and many export orders have been completed. Prices continue to advance, and rule at 25s 6d to 26s per cwt on the spot, even at which there are not free sellers. O n Friday 578 pkgs Cocoa Nut Oil will be offered at public sale. This afternoon of Palm Oil 97 casks at auction were taken in at 29s 6d to 321. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVEN IN G.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships assembled at Fire o'clock. TURNPIKE TRUSTS. The Marquis of SALISBURY moved for certain re turns relating to turnpike trusts. The Earl of GRANVILLE was not aware of the existence of any objection to the production of these re turns, but he could have wished that the Noble Marquis had given notice of his intention to more for them. The Eirl of ST. GERMANS thought the Govern ment had done wrong in including as they had done in the same Bill the very different subjects of highways and turnpike trusts. The motion was then agreed to. PAYERS. Earl GREY laid on the table certain papers relating to the subject of transportation. The Marquis of LANSDOWNIII laid on the table certain papers by command of her Majesty. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following Bids were read a second time and ordered to be committed:— Bradford Waterworks. Brierly Hill District Gaslight Company (for incot , porating and giving all proper Powers to the said Company). Charing-cross Bridge (Am en d men t s o f A c t s; P owers to alter authorised Approaches, &c.) East Anglian Ra ilways (Ely an d Huntingdon Railway Extension of Time). Edinburgh and Glasgow R a il wa y, an d Edi n b u r g h an d Glasgow Un ion Canal (Amalgamation or Sale or Lease of the Union Canal to the Railway Company). Feltwell Second District Drainare. Great Yarmouth Haven Bridge and Navigation Im- provement. London Hospital Incorporation. South-Eastern Railway (Removal of Restriction against opening the Tunbridge Wells and Hastings, and Ashford and nesting Lines, Grant of compulsory Powers for purchase of Lands, Steam-boats). Taunton Town and Market Improvement. Whitehaven Waterworks. NATIONAL EXPENDITURE. Lord JOHN lIAY presented a petition from Windsor praying for a reduction of the national expenditure. POOR-LAW. Lord JOCELYN presented a petition from the guar dians of King's Lynn praying for some alteration in the Poor Removal Ac'. POOR-LAW (IRELAND). Mr. J. O'CONNELL presented a petition from Balls, in the county of Mayo, against the Irish poor-law. The Hon. Member presented a similar petition from the cor poration of Limerick. PORT OF LIMERICK. The HON. MEMBER also presented a petition from the same c orporation, praying that the port of Limerick might be selected for the departure of the American mail-packets, in case a western port in Ireland should be fixed upon for that purpose. NATIONAL DISPUTES. Sir J. PAKINGTON presented a petition praying that all national disputes might be settled by arbitration instead of by an appeal to war. Mr. BAINES presented a petition from Hull in favour of international arbitration. IRISH POOR-LAW. Colonel DU NNE presented a petition from a general meeting of poor-law guardians in Ireland, praying for an alteration in the order of rating, and for other alterations in the Irish p AW oor-law. POOR-L. The Marquis of GRANBY presented a petition from the guardians of a poor-law board, complaining of the increase of pauperism. Lord DUDLEY STUART presented a petition from Marylebone, in favour of some alteration in the poor law. PUBLIC LIBRARIES. Mr. EWART postponed his motion with respect to public libraries to the 3d of March. VOTE BY BALLOT. Mr. CRAVEN BERKELEY gave notice that on an early day he would ask for leave to bring in a Bill to repeal certain Acts, or porti ons of Acts, relating to the mode of taking votes for the election of the Members of Parliament, and to enable electors to give their votes by way of ballot. CHURCH REVENUE (IRELAND). Mr. J.:O'CONNELL gave notice that on the Ist of March next he would move for a Committee of the whole House to inquire into the Church revenue of Ireland. MORTALITY AMONG THE SOLDIERS IN BARBADOES. Lord DRUMLANRIG intimated that he intended to postpone his question with respect to the mortality among the 66th and 67th Regiments stationed in Bar- Woes until a tuture day. , THE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. Mr. OSBORNE wished to put a question to the Hon. Gentleman the Member for Lancaster (Mr. Greene) with respect to the New Houses of Parliament. A circular had been sent round to the Members of the House, by the direction of the Com missioners, soliciting Honourable Members to offer any saggestions they might think proper with respect to the fittings and arrangements of the new House of Commons. He wished to ask whether these arrangements would be allowed to interfere with Mr. Barry's original plan, and if so, who was to be responsible for the expense? Secondly, Whether the dispute between Dr. Reid and Mr. Barry, which had now lasted four years—(Laugh ter)—had been finally adjusted by the Commissioners ? 'Thirdly, Whether the Commissioners had drawn up any report in which information was given as to the ultimate expense, and as to the period when the works would bo completed. Mr. GREENE replied that the Commissioners had deemed it expedient to send round the circular referred to, as they were anxious to receive suggestions as to the fieal arrangements of the House, with a view to the con venience of the Members, and the facilitating of public business. The arrangements upon these matters were not such as would interfere with the plans of the architect, nor with the estimated expense of construction. Every one must be aware that many secondary matters trifling itt themselves, yet ir o p o rms talon, Members attending to discharge their public duties, were required to be arranged in consonance with their views, but which in themselves involved :no great expense. The dispute between Dr. Reid and Mr. Barry had been arranged by tbe,Comwissioners in a satisfactory:manner —namely, that Dr. Reid shouldiheve the full arrangement of the ventilation of the House of Commons r and that his services should be confined to the House of Commons alone--the Commissioners allowing him all suitable opportunities that he might require for the outlet of foul and the admission of pure air. —(Hear, hear.) The Commissioners had ,not prepared any re port of the nature referred to by the Hon. Member; but, in obedience to the wishes of the House, a return had been prepared of the present and future expenses. An official return with respect to the general expenses rested with the Chancellor of the Ex chequer. Mr. HUME suggested that a plan should be prepared, showing the alterations that have been already made in the approaches to the new Houses of Parliament, and what is intended to be done. Without some such plan, any person would find himself unable to judge what was intended to be done.—(Hear.) He found places that were doors once now shut up, and places that were windows once now turned into doors—(Laughter) —but how many more of those changes were to take place, or what was to be done, the Members had no means of judging without some such plan as he had suggested. Mr. GREENE replied that there were plans showing the alterations in Mr. Barry's office, and that gentle man, he was sure, would afford every facility to any of the Members in explaining those plans, and the altera tions which had taken place, or were in contemplation. Mr. HUME would like to know who authorized the expense now going on in the building up and pulling down, or who was responsible for it?—(Hear.) Mr. GREENE was not aware precisely to what the Hon. Member referred. With reference to the expense of the alteration in the approaches, an estimate had been prepared of the additional expense of those alterations. The whole of those estimates had been submitted for approval to the Treasury, and they had received the approval of that department. WOODS AND FORESTS. Lord DUNCAN begged leave to ask the Noble Lord at the head of the Government to whom the Mem bers of the House were to put questions relating to mat ters connected with .the office of Woods and Forests, since the Earl of Carlisle, the Chief Commissioner, had been elevated to the House of Lords? The answer of Lord JOHN RUSSELL was wholly inaudible in the gallery. MARTIAL LAW IN CEYLON. Mr. BAILLIE begged to ask a question of the Under- Secretary of State for the Colonies. He (Mr. Baillie) found, on referring to the papers that had been recently published relating to the colony of Ceylon, that a dispatch was received at the Colonial-office on the 3lst Oct., 1848, communicating the important fact that executions under martial law had taken place in the island, and he also found in reference to those papers that we had received, no dispatch had been since obtained from Lord Torrington. He wished to ask whether any dispatch of a later date than Oct. 24, either disapproving or approving of executions under martial law at Ceylon, had been forwarded by Earl Grey to the Governor of the island ? And if so, whether there would be any objection to lay them on the table of the House, previous to any discussion upon the subject? Mr. HAWES said the last dispatch that had been re ceived from Lord Torrington was dated the 24th October last, and Lord Grey, by a dispatch, had previously ap proved of the measures that had been taken to suppress the rebellion. Mr. BAILLIE said, the Right Hon. Gentlemen (Mr. Hawes) stated, that previous to the dispatch, the ap proval of Lord Grey had been sent, but he did not state whether any approval had been sent after the dispatch. Mr. HAWES replied that a general dispatch had been sent approving of the policy of Lord Torrington, but no special dispatch had been sent out approving of executions under martial law. EMIGRATION. Mr. SCOTT said he had been informed that great efforts were being made at the present moment to force emigration from the agricultural districts, and especially from Dorsetshire. He was surprised to hear those statements, and especially one that a gen tleman had been sent down to that county to offer terms for a voyage to the colonies at such rates that the expenses of shipment, which were intended for five hundred emigrants, would be made to servo for a thousand. He was the more surprised at this, as he was credibly informed that there were applications for 150 passages daily, and that fifty ships had alreaciy been dispatched with emigrants daring the present year. If the case was as he had been informed, he feared that it would tend greatly to discourage the accumulation of funds voluntarily forming for the purpose of emigration to other countries. He wished, :therefore, to inquire whether a gentleman had been sent down to Dorsetshire for the purpose which he had stated? Mr. HAWES said that he had not received any no tice of the question, and was therefore not prepared to give an answer, but would do so at some future day. SITTING ON AS 11-WEDNESDAY.—BRIBERY AT ELECTIONS BILL. Sir JOHN PAKINGTON said that the second read ing of the Bribery at Elections Bill stood for Wednes day next, the 21st. Now, that day happened to be Ash- Wednesday, and as it was the custom of the House to adjourn over Ash-Wednesday, he wished to ask the Noble Lord (Lord John Russell) whether it was his intention to adjourn the House orer Wednesday next, or to have the usual morning sitting? Lord J. RUSSELL was anxious, for the sake of the public business, to continue the morning sittings, and he should therefore propose on Monday that the House ad journ at its rising on Tuesday till two o'clock on Wed nesday, in order to give such Hon. Gentlemen as chose the opportunity of attending Divine service. WAR IN THE PIJNJAUB. Mr. G. THOMPSON wished to ask the Noble Lord at the head of the Government whether he intended to lay the papers connected with the war in the Punjaub, i❑ April last on the table of the House? Lord J. RUSSELL said that the papers were not yet prepared, but as soon as they were ready they should be presented. NAVIGATION-LAWS: Mr. LABOUCHERE said that he intended to move the second reading of the Bill for the amendment of the navigation-laws; but having received an intima tion from the Hon. Member for Stamford (Mr. Herries) that such a proceeding would be inconvenient to him, he intended to postpone the second reading until Monday, March 5. Mr. RICARDO wondered why there !should be any such unnecessary delay. He thought that if postponed to this day week it would be quite long enough. Mr. HERRIES trusted that the Noble Lord would not be impelled by any pressure from behind to proceed in a way which must be productive of great inconve nience. If from no other inducement, surely respect for the House would be sufficient. Lord J. RUSSELL said that as the prolongation was only from Friday to Monday, no unnecessary delay could be imputed. Mr. WAWN wished to ask the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he was prepared to state what concessions Government were prepared to make in the shape of a reduction of taxation. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was not prepared to state now what reductions would ho made, but they would be developed in the course of the discussions on the estimates. Mr. HUME thought the Right Hon. Gentleman ought to answer the question then. Did Government mean to take the duty off timber, because if they did not, this measure on the navigation laws wonld give the foreigner an advantage over the British shipbuilder, which would be a most unjust proceeding. The MIA NCELLOI4 of the EXCHEQUER thought it best to defer disclosing the nature of the reductions. The Bill was then ordered to be read a second time on Monday the sth March. ARMY ESTIMATES. Mr. FOX 2vIAULE brought up the army estimates, which were ordered to be printed. NAVY ESTIMATES. Mr. WARD brought up the navy estimates, which were ordered fo be printed. Mr. lIUME wished to know, in reference to these estimates, whether Government would lay upon the table at an early pericd, and before the discussion upon the estimates a❑ account of the difference between these estimates and those of last year, so that the House might see what reduction had been made, in accordance with the recommendation of the Committee which at last year. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was surprised at such a question coming from the Hon. Gentleman, who surely must be aware that the esti mates were frequently altered before they were passed. CHANNEL ISLANDS. Mr. EWART wished to ask the Right Hon. Gentle man the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it was his intention to introduce any measure this session for car rying out the recommendations of the Commissioners who had reported on the state of the Criminal Law in the Channel Islands. _ _ Sir G. GREY said the matter was now under his consideration, and he hoped shortly to be able to intro duce a Bill upon it. COLLIERY EXPLOSION. Mr. CAYLEY wished to put a question to the Right Hon. Baronet the Home Secretary relative to a painful occurrence which had recently taken place in the county which be had the honour to represent. It must be in the knowledge of the Right Honourable Baronet that an explosion had taken place at one of the Derbyshire Collieries which had resulted iu the :loss of many lives. Similar accidents had fre quently happened before at the same place, and it was the opinion of the coroner and the jury who had sat upon the bodies of deceased sufferers, that they were caused, and caused alone, by unskilful and defective ventilation. The question he wished to put to theißight Hon.:Baronet was this—whether he had received a report of the in quest upon the unfortunate persons that had been killed; whether he was prepared to recommend to the House any mode for the, regulation and inspection of mines, and whether he could suggest any other course by which a repetition of such a fearful oc currence might be avoided ? Sir G. GREY said he had received a communication from the clerk of the magistrates in the district im mediately after the accident happened, accompanied by a suggestion, that it was desirable that some gentleman should be sent by the Government to attend the ad journed inquest. He (Sir George Grey) communicated immediately to the coroner, and told him that Mr. Horner Smith and Mr. Tremenhere would be sent down to inspect the pit in order that they might give evidence at the inquest with respect to the cause of the accident. He had received a local newspaper containing a report of the proceedings at the adjourned inquest in the evi dence given by those two Gentlemen, the summing up of . the coroner, and the verdict of the jury, which was " • dental death," accompanied by a recommendation that pits and mines should be placed under the inspection of responsible officers appointed by the Government. That however, was not the first time that the subject had been brought under the attention of the Government. A Bill had been submitted to the House by the Hon. JI. mber for Finsbury, but the House declined to entertain it, en the ground that the provisions were too complicated. It was extremely difficult to secure the proper inspection of mines in order to keep them in a proper and fit state for working. He had, however, placed Mr. Tremen here, who; was an inspector under the act relating the employment of children in mines, in communication with various persons lar g ely i n t ereste d i n m i n i ng opera tions in this country, and in communication with large establishments on the continent, and that gentleman had furnished him with an interesting report, which would be laid before the House in a few days. The regula tions which it recommended were too strict and minute to lead him to hope that they could he adopted in this country, but at the same tittle he thought, it would be desirable that the Government should have power to in spect mines where the safety of the persons working in them was endangered, and to compel owners to udept some measures for their protection. The subject was still under the consideration of the Government, but the difficulty was to provide an efficient system of superin tendence without involving a large amount of expen diture. THE " COUNT OUT " LAST NIGHT.—COM MITTEE OF WAYS AND MEANS. Sir JOHN 11' ALSH referred to the " count out" last night. He said he wished to know whether the course adopted by an lion. Member last night in counting out the House was not a most unusual one.—(A laugh.) It was unnecessary for him to remind the liouse, that in the past disputes had taken place, and that long dis putes had occurred thereon, as to whether forty Members had been present or not when a House had been counts d out. It was equally well known, that when debates that were not of much public interest were before the Ho use, or were expected, that Hon. Members had exercised the privilege which they possessed, and moved that the House be counted. He submitted to those who were acquainted with the f orms o f th e H ouse , th a t it was most unusual for an lion. Member to move that a House be counted after ono had been made, and during the time of private business. If any Hon. Member thought that by obtaining the counting out of the House that he thereby suppressed the discussion on some matter he assured them that they were much mistaken—(Hear, hear)—as such dis cussions would press themselves before the attention of the House on thousands of inconvenient occasions. Mr. HUME had intended to have offered some ob servations on the subject. He had looked carefully through the orders of the House, and was convinced that any alteration of the m might be productive of evil instead of good.—(Hear, hear.) He would suggest that whenever Hon. Members moved that the House be counted that his proposition should be seconded. Major BLACKALL said he was prepared to take a part in the discussion which was likely to have, come on last night with respect to the passing ot auxiliary measures for Ireland ; but he confessed after the pro longed discussion of Irish matters since the commence ment of the session, that he expected a disinclination to listen to them. He denied that there was any truth in the statement that influence had been used with him to thwart a discusssion upon these matters.—(Hear.) On the con trary, he was most anxious to discuss them.—(Hear.) Lord DUNCAN referred to a " count out" last ses sion before five o'clock, when the Alien Bill was ex pected on. The SPEAKER could only say that whenever an Hon. Member took notice that there were not forty Members present, it was his duty to count the House. —(Hear, hear.) It was not, however, usual ter Hon. Members to make such a motion before the private busi ness had beeu transscted.—(Hear, hear.) Lord JOHN RUSSELL merely wished to observe that many of the Ministers frequw•ntly came to the House at four o'clock in order to make up the requisite num ber, and retur4ted to their offices whilst the private business of the House was being transacted. After some observations from Mr. J. O'CONNELL, the third reading of this Bill was postponed till Monday. COPYHOLD E.NUhE. In answer to a qne.tion, Sir G. GREY said it was not the intention of the Government to revive the Bill of last session, on the subject of copyhold tenure. RIVER PLATE. Mr. E WART asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether there is any prospect of an adjustment of the difference existing between the Republics on the River Plate; and whether there would be any objection to lay before the House any correspondence which may have passed upon the subject? Lord PALMERSTON was understood to say that at the present moment it would be injurious to the public interests if the papers on this subject were laid before the House. SIR 11. BULWER AND THE COURT OF SPAIN Mr. BANKES begged to ask the lion. Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, now that it was stated that Sir H. Bulwer had been appointed the accredited ambassador to another Court, whether the matters of difference be tween the English Court and the Court of Spain were adjusted, or were in the course of adjustment? Lord PALMERSTON replied that the negotiations on that subject were still going on. HABEAS CORPUS SUSPENSION ACT (IRE- LAND). Mr. WALPOLE said the motion for the third read ing of the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act for Ireland was expected to take place on Monday next. As other important business was likely to come on on that day he should be glad if the Noble Lord at the head of the Government could say whether the third reading of that measure Ras likely to take place o❑ that day in preference to the other business. Lord - JOHN RUSSELL said he hoped there would be time to get through the other business of the day; nevertheless the motion on the Habeas Corpus Suspen sion Act would take the precedence. THE ESTIMATE. Mr. HUME said he had put a question on this sub ect the other night, and the answer which he got was nc ither courteous nor explanatory.—(Laughter.) They had had estimates for voting 15,000,0001. of the public money at least ; and he begged to ask her Majesty's Government whether they were prFpared, be fore the call of the House, to submit a statement—call it a budget or whatever they pleased—by which the House would be info! med of the accurate amount of the expenditure of the Government and the means by which those expenses were to be defrayed. At the end of the last session they bad had to have recourse to loans, which was much to be deplored and condemned; and therefore he begged to ask the Chan cellor of the Exchequr whether it was his intention to submit to the House a statement of Ways and Means as well as the amount of expenditure which the Go vernmeat contemplatedthis Ses►ion. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said (as we understood) that the usual course would be followed. Mr. DISRAELI said he had se. n a statement in the papers, that in consequence of the affairs of the countr) it was necessary to have a great increase of taxation. He certainly trusted that the usual course would not be followed on the present occasion. Mr. HUME was sorry to say that if this system was persevered in, he should be compelled to take a course which he feared would be considered very troublesome by the 'friends around him, but until he was rightly in formed as to the means of meeting these expenses, not a sixpence would he vote towards either of these ser vices. He would be no party to any such thriftless measure as this was, to spend the money first, and then look out for where it was to come from. As it was chit fly through the assistance of the country gentlemen that this expenditure was incurred by her Majesty's Ministers last year, he did appeal to them on the present occasion, and entreat them to join him now in an attempt to resist such an imposition on the country. Mr. VERNON SMITH said that his Honourable Friend the Member for Montrose had asked two ques tions, one of which was as to whether it was the inten tion of his Right Honourable Friend the Chan cellor of the Exchequer to lay the estimatee on the table of the House, with such ',statements as would enable Hon. Members to judge of the diffe rence made through the recommendation of the Com mittee last year. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that that was not the question. What his Hon. Friend the Member for Montrose wished to know was, what means the Government had in possession, or whence they intended to derive them, for meeting the expendi ture; and how far the estimates differed from those pre pared last year. In reply, he might say that all the matters to which the Hon. Member referred had been duly considered. He proposed to lay the estimates on the table of !the House, and take the estimate on the second reading. Mr. WARD—That all the decisions of the Committee had been duly considered, and such as bad met with the sanction of the Board to which he was attached had been introduced into the estimates. Lord J. RUSSELL said that it was necessary to adopt a certain course in preparing the estimates; but every proceeding which had been recommended by the Com mittee of last year had been adopted. HABEAS CORPUS (IRELAND) SUSPENSION BILL. On the question for tho consideration of the report on this Bill, Mr. J. O'CONNELL proposed the adding of a clause securing the right of petition in reference to the repealing of Acts ; and, in doing so, he again took occasion to denounce the Government and those Members who supported them for introducing this mea sure to curtail the liberties of the Irish people. He insisted that no case had been made out for passing this Bill; but, at all events, if they must suspend the constitution in Ireland, let them take care to secure to the peaceful portion of the :community the right of meeting to discuss their grievances. The Right Hon. Baronet who introduced the Bill had been ashamed to admit that it was intended to prevent the Irish people from en deavouring to procure the repeal of the Act of Union. When a Minister was not ashamed to own such an object there was no hope for the people over whom he proposed to tyranise; bbt in this instance the Right Hon. Baronet was too hi inest to avow the real intention of the Ministry is seeking this unconstitu tional Bill ; and he therefore had some hope the cries of the people of Ireland for; relief from oppression would not be disregarded. [LEFT SPEAKING.] LAW IN TELLIGENCE. VIDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL, Feb. 15. lIIIRADHAN 1100XURJIA r. MUTROBANATH MOORITILTIA. After the case for the respondents in this appeal had closed, Mr. Turner replied at great length, and refuted the arguments brought forward on the other side to show that the appellarit a was not the adopted ion of Qllll - ZNIEUriiC The Coo.mittee posti:oned their decision till their nest sitting. SHERIFFS' COURT, Feb. 15. (Baur° Mr. UnderNheritYBURCHELL.) CROCKFORD V. TUCKER. In this case, wuieh had not concluded whian we went to press, The Learned UNDER-SHERIFF said that it having been admitted that the latter was not written by the de fendant, the plaintiff's case stood on a fall . ° foundation. llesuggestA !het an arrat.genaenti,hou/d be d e mutu ally between the parts.-e. The suggestion was acted upon, and atter some consultation, it was agreed that the jury should give A verdict for the defendant. Verdict accordingly. GREAT WETEttA RAILWAY. The following is the conclusion of this meeting, which had not terminated when our report left yesterday:— The adoption of the report having been moved and seconded, an anicnaed discussion followed, in which a varieiy of topic. connected with the accounts, the branch lines in course of construction, the economical working of trains, the principles on winch tares should be regulated, the safety and stability of the permanent way, arid various other topics connected with the interests and manage ment of the railway were made the subjects of comment on the part of the proprietors, and of detence in explana tion by the directors and officers of the company. By many of the proprietors it was urged that the general conduct of the coinF any's affairs was extravagant ; that too many trains were ru❑ upon the line; that the speed of the ex press trains t specially, was needlessly great, and danger ous to the solidity of the permanent way; that the return ticket system ought not to have been done away with in the local traffic; and that the direction wanted an infusion of new blood into it by the admission of fresh members. The directors concurred in the necessity for an economi cal administration of the company's affairs, and assured the meeting that, at the earliest opportunity, Mr. Cross ley, one of their auditors, iu whose seal for their interests they expressed confidence, should have a seat at the board offer:d to him. An amendment, proposed by Mr. STANFORD, having for its object the investigation of the company's affairs by a committee of proprietors, with a ♦iew for the pur poses of retrenchment, was withdrawn in consequence of the turn which the discussion took. The report was then unanimously adopted, after which resolutions were passed iipproving of the dividend of 3 per cent. fur the half year; authorising the creation of 10,000 501. preference shares of the Berks and Hants Railway, and the allotment of so many of them among the shareholders of the London, Newbury, and Bath Direct Railway as may be requisite; approving of the discontinuance of the separate list of proprietors required by a resolution passed in October, 1838; affixing the seal of the company to a petition to the House of Com mons, against the present system of assessing railways for parochial rates; and re-electing the three retiring director.. Thanks were voted to the chairman and directors, and the meetitz separat#,d. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. - - - - BIRMINGHAM, Fs'. 15.—During the present week, owing to the decline in London and Liverpool, our millers will not buy, except at lower rated; consequently very little wheat has changed hands, holders being generally firm. Rather more in quiry for barley. Fine oats meet a fair sale, at quite as much money, but secondary qualities are much neglected. Beans held for firmer prices. At this day's market, although the supply of wheat from the farmers was short, the trade ruled dull, at a reduction of Is per qr. Barley held for last week's currency, but little progress could however be made in sales. Oats maintained their value, with but little inquiry. On beans the turn was again in favour of the buyer. In peas nothing doing worth notice. BaxaTor. FEB. 11.—The market has be en l arge ly su pplied with Er.glil wheats, barley, as well as coastwise and foreign; the arrivals of oats, principally from Ireland, were to a fair e 5 tent. The trade in wheat, particularly foreign, has been Teri much circumscribed and depressed. We note English Is 611,., 1 ° 2s; toreign, fully 2s per pr. lower. Flour, is p er sac k, an d 6d to Is per barrel cheaper. The malting barley is dull, and prices+ even of fine qualities, are at a reduction of fully Is, and middling descriptions la to 2s per qr. Grinding parcels are ls to 2s per qr. lower. Oats, beans, and peas, without improvement ja demand or value. Wheat—English new, 425, 46s per im. qr.; foreign white, 50s, 531 per 460 lbs. ; ditto red, fihe qualitielt 471, 60s, per 480 lbs. ; ditto, ditto, ordinary ditto, 445, 465 pet 480 lbs. ; ditto, hard, 403, 43s per 480 lbs. Barley—English malting, 3 is, 34s per imp. qr. Oats—Devon and Welsh, 14" 16s per imp. qr.; Irish white, 18s, 195 per 320 lbs. ; ditto black, 15s, 16s per imp. qr. ; foreign none. Beaus—English, 331, 3 61 per imp. qr. ; foreign, 31s, 32s per 480 lbs. Flour—Engliol seconds, 365, 37s per sack ; American, &c., sweet, 26s 6 4 27. 6d. SHEFFIELD, Fez. 13.—The following is the inspector''• return : Qrs. Bls. X 8. d. X is. d. Wheat Oats Beans l5 0 ... 29 10 0 119 4 ditto Best household bread, 6d; seconds ditto, stl per 41b. BoszoN, FEY. 14.—Wheat, red 40s to 445, white 48s; 05t 1 ' new lls to 21s, old 00, ; beans, new 27, to 31s, old 35s Pe r quarter. SLEAFOE.D, FEZ. 12.—Wheat, white 46s to 48s; red 441 t* 46s ; barley 26s to 28s ; oats 14s to 18s; beans, old 00s to Me new 31s to 33s per quarter. GIUMSIY.—Return; of Sales to Feb. 12—Whe at 199 quarters, 4311 10, (average 433 4id); barl e y 300 euarterss; 402/ 16, (average 26s 10d); oats 179 quarters, J 261 (average Ils At.roe.D.—Averages for the week ending Feb. 12—Whea t 44s lid ; barley 25s 8d per quarter. MARKET RAsare, Fats. 13.—Return of sales up to Satur day last—Wheat 260 quarters 0 bushels, 5631 16s 6d (average 42s 7d); barley 26 quarters, 301 Its Cid (average 23, 6d); oats 200 quarters, 130/ 10s Od (average 13, ()id). Louise, Fait. 14.—Wheat 38s to 48.; barley 23s to 285; oats 14s to 17s; beans 33s to 38s per quarter. LYNN, Fist. 13.—Wheat 40s, 44s to 461, fine 48s to 501 s barley 25. to 28s, fine 29, to 30s per quarter. OAXIIA3t, FEB. 12.—Wheat 44, to 485; barley 24s to 295; oats 15s to 235; beans 33. to 43s per quarter. UrrlNGhast, FEL 14.—Wheat 45, to 50s; barley 2 51 t ! 303 ; oats 15s to 22s ; beans 33s to 42s per quarter. Butte , 12d to 13d per lb ; eggs 22 for 11. MELTON MOWAR.•Y, FEZ. 13.—Wheat, old 48s to 51s, ne w ' 46s to 49s ; barley 28s to 30s ; oats, old 24s to 265, new 1 81 t° 21s; beans, old 4os to 435, new 32s to 36s per quarter. Butter 14d to 15d per lb ,• eggs 20 to 22 for ls. Gartessorto', Feu. 13.—Wheat 43s to 501-386 quarters, 9231 19- (average 47s 10.1-d) ; barley 26s to 31s-10,5 quarter s ' 299/ 9s 6d (average 29. lid); oats 15 quarters. 121 153 (l ie ' rage 17a); beans 8 quarters, 111 12s (average 19s). New - ARIL, FEE. 14.—Wheat, white 49, to 525, extra 00s, red 46s to 495; barley, malting 29s to 325, grinding 25s to 17 1 ' oats, new 15s to 18s, seed 24, to 27s ; beans, old 32. to 355, o e f, 00s to 00s ; peas, blue 38s to 425; m a lt 54 s t o 56 s ; SPei°° tares 44s to 48s per quarter. EDINBURGH, Fax. 14.—The quantity of wheat brought forward to-day was 778 qrs, b e i ng 65 qrs l ess t h an l ast wee , l. . Top price was 84s, and the a v erage 2 s 2d up - 62 qr . unto" The quantity of Barley brought forward was 966 qrs , being 43 qrs more than last week. Price on the top 2s down , an d Sm_ . , average 3d-167 qrs unsold. Of oa t s we h a d 1 , 418 1, 1" brought forward, or 145 qrs more than last week. Top Pr tc. Is down, and the a verage Id up -311 qrs unso ld . Th e el . . tity of beans to day w as 313 qrs or 14 qrs l ess t h an l as t w eek ' Price on the top 2 s up, an d th e average I s Id-127 qrs unsol d . Top of Wheat 6341 b e4s Od ... Barley ... 57ilb 31s Od Oats 231 6d ... Beans ... 65ilb 355 ° d f EDINJWItGIi CATTLE MARKET, FEB. ' , l.—The supp ly cattle this morning was 567, being 29 more than last week . Sales were tardily effected. Top p rice 7,9 d —c urrent, 6s 6 11 to 7s—middling and inferior 51 to 6 s tid per Dutch sto n e. _ The supply of sheep this morning was 1,645, being 562 leo_ than last week. The demand good, and all sold at from 1 5 t" 2s a head above last market. Top price of the best mutton 61 per lb ; current 5d to sid ; middling and inferior, from 3o°' to 41d. GLASGOW, FEB. 14.—We had fair arrivals coastwise and from Ireland; from abroad they consisted of about 775 qua ters of wheat, 710 sacks and 872 barrels of flour, 6 quarters of Indian corn, and 28 quarters of rye. Business since our lest was scarcely so lively as during the previous week, yet prices kept firm, with a moderate consumptive demand for most arti cles. This day's market was thinly attended, and there 1 0 1 little inquiry for any description of grain or meal. Wheat and flour have to be written 6d lower per boll or barrel. Bg riei c i beans, and pe as were 3d to 6d per boll cheaper. Oats *-n4 oatmeal a slow sale at a decline of 3d to tid per boll or log respectively. Indian corn and meal neglected. DUNZsit, FEE. 13.—Wheat, weighing 64Ibs, brough t 54s Od, and prices to 425; barley, weighing 571bs, broof 30e 6d, and prices to 22 s Od ; oa t s , we i g hi ng 451b s , broug h t 22, 6d, and prices to 19s Od ; beans and peas, weighing ma* brought 31a Od, and prices to 29s Od. CORK, Fax. 14.—Flour—Firsts 14s 6d to 15s 6d; extra 1 6 „ 1 ; sceonds 13s 6d to 14s 6d ; hou s eh o ld s I l a t o 13. ; thi r d s 8 0 to i t ' s per cwt. Meal—Oatmeal 11 s t o ll s 6d ; Indian meal 83 ; meal Ils per cwt. Indian corn 7/ 12, to 8. pe:: ton. 13 1 1 : at per ton. Hay —Farmers 33s Od t o 40 s Od ; average , dealers 45s to 47s ; average 00s Od per ton. Stt aw—Farre, e 14a Od to 28, Od ; average 21 s • dealers 26s Od to 3 1 ) 51 , A 54 . average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 7d to 4 : household loaf 6d to 6id per 41b. C oa l s —N ewpor t 1 7" Lydney 18s ; Landore 17s; b e st N ea th C u l m 16 s p er t°. „". Tallow 46, 6d per cwt. Whi s k e y, 25 o . p. , 6 s Od per istlr„ii rial gallon. Meat—Beef 4d t o 7d; M u t ton 5d to tikd bid to 7d; pork 4d to sid ; bacon 7d to 8d ; sausages 6tl Pr lb. Hops 61 10s per cwt. Bangor slates 3/ 2s 6d to 3151 P c s ton. Bark—Barbary 61 to 71; Valonia 111 to 131; Fr et ' 61; English 61 per ton. Fleece Wo o l 10. t o 12 s per stoo :4 , Hemp 35/ per ton. Fish—Scotch h err i ngs 18 s to 00 s ; r r ditto 253 to 27s per barrel ; Newfoundland 11/ to lei 105 P e 3 / ton. Timber—New Memel 4/ 105; old scarce ; red Pil le „„ ( 1 15s ; yellow pine 31 per ton ; de a l s , fi rst qua li ty, 20'; . 11s to quality 17/ per 120. Hides—Mark e t Il s t o 16 s; sa l te d les per cwt ; calf skin, 2d to 21d; market 2d to 2id per Guano—Peruvian 101 lOs ; Ichaboo 91 per ton. Pollee s 4 White 10d to 12d; Minion, 18d to 00d. 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