The Sun. — London, England, 1849-03-02 00:00:00

:: - birls '/4bitiort SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. FRANCE. During the course of the sitting of the National Assembly on Wednesday, the Minister for Foreign Affairs gave the following explanation on the subject of the invasion of Ferrara by the Austrians. He said, that several representatives having been pleased to give him notice of their intention to address interpel lations to the Government, respecting the events at Ferrara, he should meet their wishes by announc ing to the Assembly that the Government had re ceived two telegraphic dispatches, dated respec tively the 24th and 25th of February, which had brought intelligence of the evacuation of the ter ritory of F erra ra by the Austrian troops. The Government had not received sufficient information to enable them to give the Assembly more ample explanation, nor to allow a discussion to be opened on the subject. The Assembly then proceeded to other business. It is asserted that the French Government have resolved to withdraw the troops from the island of Otaheite. _ _ _ The marriage of General Cavaignac with Madame Bauden, widow of the former Receiver-General and banker of that name, is talked of in the fashionable circles of Paris. Madame Bauden possesses a private fortune, which is estimated at 3,000,000 francs (120,0001.), and the hotel in the Rue de Varennes, which the General occupied when he was chief of the executive poiver, belongs to that lady. " The Austrian Government, anxious to be agreea ble to the Bonaparte family, have ordered to place at its disposal the mortal remains of the Duke of Reich stadt, in order that they may be united with those of the Emperor.in the church of the Invalides. By a decree of the President of the Republic, the pupils of the military school of Saint Cyr, who were expelled in consequence of their rebellious conduct on December 20, will be re-admitted into the school in October next, on producing favourable testi monials from the chiefs of their respective corps, and will be placed in the first division, provided that on examination they are found to possess the required instruction. . A deputation of the clubs and secret societies of Paris have left for Rome, together with a certain number of retired officers, who are going to drill the new republican militias of Central Italy. .The Electoral Bill having been read a second time on Wednesday, the elections for the Legislative Assembly must take place, on Sunday, the 29th of April. AUSTRIA. The Vienna Gazette of the 21st confirms the an nouncement of the entry of 6,000 Russians into Cronstadt, and 4,000 into Hermanstadt. According to the official account of this movement, sent to the Austrian Government by General Puchner, he had been induced to call in the Russians, at the earnest prayer of the inhabitants of these towns, who were exposed to pillage and massacre by the enemy, Ge neral Puchner being unable to detach from his army, which was in pursuit of General Bern, a sufficient force to protect them. _ _ _ Parliament at Frankfort, between the Austrian deputies and the extreme Republican left. The Hungarians never took any part in the affairs of the German democracy. The leaders of the parties at Pesth and Vienna were perfect strangers to each other; not withstanding the union of interests which existed between their causes, the causes themselves were completely different as to their object, and opposed as to their means. What in Vienna was the triumph of democracy, by means of insurrection, was in Hungary the defence of the integrity of the country by the legal autho rities, relunctantly driven to war. The party who ad vocated the unity of the empire purposely confounded these two movements; it imputed the events of the 6th of October, at Vienna, to the Hungarian Government. It has spoken of workmen excited to insurrection, of sums of money distributed by the members and agents of the Government of Pesth. But these assertions have been positively contradicted by me in particular, and the proceedings which have commenced at Vienna only serve to expose their utter groundlessness. At this moment the Austrian army occupies nearly a third of Hungary; but it is already apparent that, if by means of the bayonet, the amalgamatory ideas of the Vienna Cabinet triumph, Hungary can no longer be a source of power to Austria. She will become her heel of Achilles, the vulnerable part of the empire, the object of everlasting military occupation, as Poland is to Russia. The Hungarian question, looked upon in this point of view, is closely connected not only with the future destinies of the Austrian Empire, but with the great Eastern question, that of the Danubian provinces, of Servia, of all the slave population of the Turkish Empire—questions which are ever threatening the peace of Earope, and which can never be peaceably settled but upon the basis of a vast Eastern federation, under the influence of Aus tria. This federation should be the great object of the policy of this empire, destined by the course of her rivers and her geographical position to supplant Russia in the protectorate of the East, instead of obstinately persisting in continuing (notwithstanding the exigencies of the times and the situation of Europe) to strive for that of Italy and Germany. I have con• sidered it my duty to endeavour to correct by these statements the erroneous ideas of several journals upon the Hungarian question—a question political, in no way revolutionary—which can neither be decided by the sword of Demtinsky, nor by that of Windischgratz. " FRANCIS PULSZEY, " Late Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs." The deform of Berlin has the following from Vienna, dated the 24th ult. :—" We have just had a danger of military revolt. The Wacher battalion, to which belonged the soldier who was killed by the people on the 29th, resolved to avenge his death, and for that purpose turned out in arms. A superior tifficer arrested some of tha ringleaders, but was compelled to set them at liberty. Fortunately, how ever, the chiefs at length brought the soldiers to reason, by promising that justice should be done. The commune:of Neulerchufeld has offered a reward of 300 florins for the discovery of the murderers of the soldier whose death the battalion desired to averg.." inc Breslau, Gazette states that a treaty has been concluded between the Cabinets of St. Petersburgh and Olmutz, by which the Danubian provinces and a part of Transylvania are to be ceded to Russia, in exchange for some territory situated in Bosnia and Herzegoin. A letter from Hamburgh of the 26th ult. states that the intelligence had reached that city that the Russians had evacuated Cronstadt; and Hermanstadt, and returned to the Russian territory, in consequence of the victories of General Puchner over Bern. The Wiener Zeitung contains the following official proclamation : " The condition of Hungary, distracted as it is by civil war, demands an immediate pacification. The splendid achievements of a gallant and devoted army have, indeed, triumphed over rebellion, and restored the 'violated authority of the Sovereign. But, disjointed by the revolution, the former constitution of the country stands in need of a thorough reformation, which will answer to the wants of the time, to the claims of the peoples to an equality of rights, and to the condition of the great body of the monarchy. " Nor is it less imperative to regulate the political and financial administration of the individual provinces. For this purpose it is requisite to remove the forms and ele ment or the former administration, which have again cuagulatcd since the overthrow of Kossuth's tyranny, without having within themselves the condition of exist• ence sad actions suited to the altered circumstances. " The policy of peace, the p..licy of organization, must crown the work. " The Cabinet is sensible of the greatness and of the difficulty of the task, to which it devotes its most assi duous cares. " In the midst of conflicting interests and of countless Wishes and claims, it is above all necessary to take a close survey of the circumstances, to know and distin guish that which is useful, just, and necessary, and to listen to the arguments of the parties concerned. `• The next step of the Cabinet will therefore be to summon a council of men representing and enjoying the confidence of the various nationalities in Ilungsry, and to act according to ►heir advice, and with their co-ope rs tion. " This plan is in the course of execution, nor can the beneficial result be doubtful." HUNGARY. (From Gtzlignani's Messenger of Wednesday.) The folloT:ing letter has been addressed to us on the Hungarian question : " The struggle which still continues on the banks of the Danube and the Theiss every day attracts more attention to the position and affAirs of Hungary, but public opinion as to the character of this struggle is formed from imperfect information, and from impres sions whiels induce false conclusions. It is in the in terest of Hungary, and it is my special duty, as my name has been mixed up with some of these events, to make known the 'precise nature of the movement in Hun. pry. It is represented as an episode to the revolu tionary drama of the year 1848 by seeking to unite it closely with the popular insurrection at Vienna. This is a 'supposition utterly unfounded, against which it is otr.• duty to protest. The events which have taken place ;:a Hungary have not the slightest relation with the re volution in Germany. It is true that many important changes have taken place in Hungary, as regards ideas and institutions. We have abolished crosses and ninths, and the clergy and nobility have renounced all their wec o i e e t feudal privil e ge s; the liberty of the press, of 115hc t . ion, and p u bli c wors hip have been estab lished. All that France obtained by her first revolution we have obtained by reform, sanctioned by our Parlia ment. It was notinthe streets, but in our Chamber of Deputies and M ag nates, that liberal principles effectshear,it;. result of a pr o tracted parliamentary conflict between ie representatives of Hungary (constitutional for eight centuri es), and the Austrian Cabinet always absolute. The posi tion of Hungary with respect to the Austrian Go vernment was essentially changed by the revolu tion of the 13th of March, whieh rendered Austria a constitutional monarchy—from this time Hungary required fresh guarantees foil the defence of her nationality, which consists not in the unity of language, but in the identity of interests, the similitude of institutions, and all those relations created by eight centuries of a common history between the different races of which she is composed. True to her ancient traditions, to her laws, become to her history, Hungary believed that the reconstruction of the Austrian empire, necessary in consequence of the revolution of Vienna, could only take place upon the basis of •a close fe deral alliance between Hungary and the hereditary pro vinces. The basis was accepted by the Sovereign. On the 11th of Apia the Emperor-King, surrounded by his family, and accompanied by his brother, the Archduke Francis Charles, and his nephew, the Archduke Fran cis Joseph (now the reigning Emperor of Austria), went from Vienna to Presburg, for the purpose of giving his solemn sanction to the law establishing in Hungary a Ministerial Governmen t. But after the victory of Custozza, and the taking of Milan, the policy of Austria charged. It was no longer the federal principle, but that of the absolute unity of the empire, and a fusion of all the provinces divided into small departments, that the Ministry of Vienna adopted. They openly d ec l are d that the law of the 11th April was not in accordance with the unity of the empire, arid the sword of the Ban Jellaehich served as a support of this declaration. War vas forced ripe n us ' • oathos f we accepted it, ready to * defend the independence Hungary, guaranteed for thr e e cen turies by the of fourteen kin gs , without h av i ng any idea, either t h en or Austria. The reportnsoowt, of separation from the house of revolutions of the Hungarian Diet against the historic rights the house of Austria are completely unfounded in fact. of.t Liberals , clergy and the old Conservatives, as well as the: of the'rals. rallied round the standard raised in supportintegrity of the Crown of Hungary , threatened by th e Austrian Minis try ; they forg ot their forme r di ff erences ini th e ir f fixed o determination to sustain the independence their country, in conformity with its fundamental laws. Vienna, oa the contra r y , where lib erty had as y e t At no historic bases, it was revolutionary ideas which stirred up the people. La reality, the Viennese being con vinced that, if the law of the 11th April was ques tioned in Hungary, the concessions of March and of May had no longer any guarantee in Austria, this con viction connected in some degree the events of Vienna and those of Hungary. But ibis coincidence of in terests, independent of the will of individuals, admits of a more easy explanation than the coalition_ iu the THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter ; Adams, Martock ; Patten, Ely-place, Holborn; Turner, Exeter. John Baker, victualler, Wollaston, Worcestershire, March 10 and April 19, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birming ham; Corser, Stourbridge. Peter Woolley, tailor, Ross, Herefordshire, March 20 and April 17, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham; Robinson, Here ford ; Suckling, Birmingham. Hudson Cranston, confectioner, Sunderland, March 13, at half-past ten, and April 20, at one, at the Newcastle upon-Tyne District Court. Wakley, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Cooper, Sunderland ; Keenly side and Harle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Henry Edward Bennett, commission agent, Queen's Bench Prison, March 17, at ono, and April 28. at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street ; Valiance, Old Jewry. chambers. Humphrey Roberts, draper, Pwllheli, Carnarvonshire, March 9, and April 17, at eleven, at the District Court, Liverpool. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool ; Croft, Staple-inn, London ; Owen, Pwllheli ; Evans and Son, Liverpool. Cuthbert Potts, Andrew Potts, and John Potts, boat builders, Monkwearmouthshore, Sunderland, March 13, at half-past ten,: and April 20, at twelve, at the New castle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official as signee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Allison, Sunderland ; Bell, Broderick, and Bell, Bow Church-yard, PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from the returns made in the week ending February 27, 1849, is 24a. 8 1 4 d. per cwt. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of March 2.) SUGAR.—To-day there was an increased disposition to do business in sugar, and for every purpose ; a further advance was also obtained without difficulty, and sup plies continue to get smaller. For refining and grocery purposes there were numerous inquiries, and the rates offered are is. per cwt above those of this day week ; but business was interfered with by the small and indifferent supply. The sales to-day are 460, and for the week 2,370 hhds and trcs. Towards the close of the market it was difficult to purchase dry brown West India under 36s 6d per cwt. Further parcels of Sugar have been withdrawn from the market. The public sales of Sugar declared foi next week at present only comprise 150 hhds Barbadoes, 2,000 bags Bengal, 3,000 bags China, 3,400 packages Santa Martha, and 450 chests Bah is. REFINED.—Today Refined goods met with a ready sale for home trade purposes, and at better prices; brown Lumps realised 49s to 49s 6d, and Standard Lumps 50s per cwt. The market for Bonded Crushed is firm at former rates. _ MAURITIUS.—This afternoon there was a lively de• mand for Mauritius Sugar, and at public sale 4,373 bags were sold with readiness, at an advance of 6d to is per cwt; fine yellow realised 40s to 40s 6d, good 39s to 395 6d, low and midling 37s to 395, fine brown 36s 6d, fair to fine grey 37s to 40s, washed 35s to 395. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon Penang Sugar met with greater attention, and 1,386 bags 16 bskts at auction sold at Is per cwt advance; low brown went at 325 6d to 335, middling and good 33s 6d to 34s 6d, low yellow 355, and middling 36s to 36s 6d. Of Bengal 482 bags went 6d to is higher; good white Benares at 42s to 42s 6d, mid dling 415 to 41s 6d, damp and washed 40s to 41s 6d. FOREIGN.—To-day there was no public sale of foreign Sugar, and privately more inquiry existed; stiffer rates were also offered, still few:sellers were to be met with. The closing prices of yellow Havannal are 21s 6d to 245, for low to fine 19s 6d to 21s, brown Brazil 19s to 203 6d, yellow 21s to 22s 6d, and white 22s to 24s per owt. MOLASSES.—Prices remain firm for West India at from 16s 6d to 20s for low to fine; there is also a better demand, and supplies are small, with every prospect of a continuance. East India Treacle is to be obtained at the moderate rates of 15s to 16s per cwt; there are, however, few buyers at present; the amount on offer is smaller. HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool sack at Five o'clock. COCOA.—West India met with greater attention, and realized stiffer rates ; supplies also continue upon a moderate scale, especially of superior kinds. At public sale 145 bags of Trinidad were disposed of, middling to good red at 42s to 455, and grey 41s to 43s per cwt. Peliveries continue to exceed arrivals, and the stock in first hands is much reduced. There is a fair demand for Foreign at from 26s 6d to 28s, and the market is firm. COFFEE.—This afternoon Native Ceylon met with TUSCANY. Lord BROUGHAM wished to know whether there was any truth in certain reports, absurd and false reports he believed them to be, that the British Consul had given some countenance to the insurgents in Tuscany. They had so stated in their manifestoes. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said there was no truth in these reports. IRELAND. The NOBLE MARQUIS then laid upon the table returns of the fines and penalties imposed, under the Insurrec tion Act, upon certain counties in Ireland. NAVIGATION-LA W S. Earl GREY presented a very important memorial from the Assembly of Canada, on the subject of the navigation-laws; also various papers from other colonies, on the same subject. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKIZR took the Chair at a quarter before Four o'clock. PRIVATE BILLS. Mr. WILSON PATTEN moved for a return of the number of private Bills deposited at the Board of Ad miralty under the Act I Ith and 12th Vict. c. —, stating the date at which each Bill was deposited; also the date at which the consent or otherwise of the board was sig nified to the parties; and a similar return from the Office of Woods and Forests. DIVISION OF THE LIVING OF RICHMOND AND KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES BILL. little attention, and 1,300 bags at public sale were only in part sold at Gd per cwt decline, and west at 33s 6d for good ordinary. Of Plantation 113 bags went rather cheaper, good middling selling at 555, middling 50 s to 50s 6d, low middling 45s 6d to 475, fine and fine fine ordinary 38s 6d to 45s per cwt. The market for all other sorts of Coffee has a dull aspect, and prices are looking down. TEA.—The market has an unfavourable appearance for Green; supplies are large, and as the trade operate with caution, the tendency of prices is still to recede. In the value of Black. little variation is apparent, but the demand dees not get better, and the purchases made are of little moment. Holders for the most part are not disposed to accept lower rates, with sound common Con gou cannot be obtained under 8d per lb. Fine scented Orange Pekoe is still in excellent request, and realizes fully former rates; for ordinary there are, however, few buyers, and prices rule low. The market for other teas is in a quiet state, and the tendency of quotations is to recede. Deliveries, however, do not fall off, and the stock is not equal to that of the former year. With moderate rates, and a large consumption, it is a matter of surprise that the market for tea should remain in so quiet a position. RICE.—To-day B Ist India Rice was dealt in with cautson, and 1,518 bags Madras at auction were taken in at 8s Gd for pinky white; 100 bags Bengal sold at lOs for middling white; this is the full value. For auction next week 2,200 bags, 3,000 pockets Bengal, and 300 bags Madras. COCHINEAL—There has been a fair business con- On the of the day being read, that this Bill be read a second time, _ Mr. LUSHINGTON had to declare his opposition to the Bill. He found by this Bill it was proposed to divide the Vicarage of Kingston and Richmond into two se parate parts. In tact, it was a sister Bill to the Bill relative to the Whitechapel rectory. That Bill was a job of Brazenose College, Oxford; and this Bill was a job of King's College, Cambridge. Under the circum stances he would move that this Bill be read a second time this day six months. Mr. GOULBURN hoped the House would not reject this Bill, the object of which was only to divide the living and to appropriate the pew rents for the maintenance of the incumbent. 2 1 Mr. L. KING did tot understand there was any oppo sition to the Bill on the part of the inhabitant. in the neighbourhood. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the second reading ............ 36 Against the second reading ............... 276 Majority for the second reading... —9 DUBLIN CORPORATION WA'l ERWORKS BILL. On the motion thatt-hrsßillberead a second time, Mr. GROGAN moved that it be read a second time this day fortnight. Mr. REYNOLDS could not help expressing his asto nishment at his Hon. Colleague refusing his permission to read the Bill a second time now. There were two Bills, the Dublin Water Works Bill, and the Dublin Improvement Bill, fixed for the second reading to day. Although he was aware there was some difference of opinion on the Dublin Improvement Bill, he did not know that there was any difference of opinion with respect to the other. It would save two discussions if a division were taken on both the Bills. Mr. S. HERBERT would vote for the Hon. Member (Mr. Grogan's) amendment, for he was of opinion that bath the Bills should proceed pari passu before the same Committee. Sir W. SOMERVILLE said it was most desirable to put an end to those annual applications to Parliament from the corporation and citizens of Dublin with respect to the Bills before the House, which were attended both to the parties applying and to the parties opposing with very great expense. He would support the adjournment to the day named by the Hon. Gentleman opposite. After a few words from Mr. John O'Connell, Mr. Grogan, and Mr. Reynolds, strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the House then divided, when there ap• peare d For the second reading of the Bill 35 Against it Majority for the postponement of the second reading —sB The second reading of the Bill was consequently pos pored for a fortnight. DUBLIN IMPROVEMENT BILL. Mr. REYNOLDS moved the second reading of this Bill. Mr. GROGAN objected to the second reading of the Bill, and trusted that the Hon. Member for Dublin would not put the House to the trouble of dividing upon it, inasmuch as the question involved was the same as that which was mooted in the last. Mr. REYNOLDS felt bound to persevere in moving the second reading of the Bill. The , whole of the oppo. sition to this Bill was nothing more or less than a tac tious opposition, got up for the sake of serving the pur poses of a party, and w it h ou t an y p u bli c b ene fi t whatever forits object; yet, however needless the grounds of its proceedings, if persisted in it must cost his tellow-citi %ens upwards of 5,0001., and be did not see why they should be put to that expense.—(Hear.) The Right Hon. Baronet the Member for Tamworth, whose name he never used in tlzst House but with the utmost respect — (Ironical cheers)—that Right Hon. Gentleman had pro mised to extend to his country all the advantages of municipal rights which were enjoyed in this country. — (Hear, hear.) But how had his supporters kept that promise? Thank God he was not a man of bad temper --(Laughter)—but if he had beon, certainly this opposi tion would have been quite sufficient to excite it. The House did not dare to refuse to the towns and cities of England the right of managing their own local affairs, but because Dublin was on the other side of St. George's Channel they refused to extend that principle to her. He should, however, be greatly disappointed if the House postponed the second reading of this Bill. Read the Bill then, and he would promise them that it should not go into Committee before the opponents had bad an opportunity of getting up their case.—(Hear.) Sir JOHN YARDE BULLER regretted that the Hon. Gentleman would not consent to the postponement of the Bill, which, so long a s f ee li ng ran so high upon these measures for improving the town of Dublin, he doubted whether any good would result from referring all these Bills to the same Committee. He trusted, how ever, the Hon. Gen t leman would not put the House to the trouble of dividing upon this occasion. Mr. REYNOLDS acceded to this request, and The motion for the postponement was agreed to with out a division. HENLEY AND LONDON WATERWORKS AND eluded, but the market having been well supplied prices have fallen Id per lb. At auction 234 bags of Honduras were nearly all sold, ordinary to middling silvers at 3s 8d to 3s lid, good mid and good 4s to 4s 4d, low to good black 4s 6d to 5s sd; 34 bags of Mexican, blacks 4s 3d, silver 3s 10d to 3s 11d; 10 bags Teneriffe 4s to 4a 4d, and 2 bags Lima 3s lldlo 4s 4d per lb. The stock is yet much larger than last year; deliveries con tinue to proceed under favourable auspices both for home trade purposes and exportation. Prices are likewise moderate. SPICES.—To-day Brown Nutmegs met with less de mand, and 16 cases 6 bags at auction sold rather cheaper —ordinary went at 2s 3d to 2s 4d, middling 2s 5d to 2s 9d, mouldy 2s 2d to 2s 7d; 101 bags Nutmegs in the shell, 3id for sound, and at 2d to 2id for damaged. 01 Mace 6 cases went at 2s 3d for middling sound. For auction next week, 1,000 bags of Pimento are declared. INDIGO.—Since the conclusion of the quarterly sale of East India a fair business has been concluded, and at fully former rates; indeed some parties will not sell thereat. The stock is still smaller than at the former year, and deliveries for all purposes are proceeding un der more favourable auspices. The business concluded in Spanish was at firm rates. SALTPETRE—To-day Rough was in good request in the private market, and 617 bags at auction were sold at very full rates—fine strong grey 2/- per cent. went at 28s, good 51 to 4t do 27s 6d, 8i do 275, and damaged 23s 6d to 27s 6d per cwt. SPIRITS.—Prices do not advance for East India Rum, the sales made are upon an extensive sale, and amount to 1,000 pkgs at is 3d to is 3id proof, but chiefly at the former rate. Some parties will not sell upon these terms. Leeward Islands has been sold to a fair extent, and at full rates ; proof realize is 4d to is 4d, and superior brown Is sd, the quantity on offer is also not so large as of late, and a brisker demand is expected to take place as prices are low. Holders of Demerara insist upon full terms, and a fair quantity has been sold. The value of 28 to 33 per cent over proof is 2s to 2s 2d, 34 to 40 over 2s 3d to 2i 6d. The market is firm for Jamaica, and there is a brisker demand from exporters and home dealers. For fine and good sorts orders continue to get larger, and prices rule fine. We quote 28 to 30 per cent over proof at 2s 8.1 to 2s 10d, 32 to 36 over 3s to 3s Bd, fine and favourite marks 3s 9d to 4s 9J. Deli veries for all purposes are extending, and likely so to continue, as prices rule low. The Government Con tract for 50,000 gallons of Rum has been taken at about is 3id proof, but the exact particulars are not allowed to transpire. Brandy is held with firmness, the demand is not so active as arrivals are upon an ex tended scale. The value of Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1846 is 5s to 5s 2d, 1847 ditto as I Id to 4s ld, ditto 1848 3s 4d to 3s 6d, inferior 2s Id to 3s 3d, and Bordeaux 2s to 2s 2d. Geneva for exportation is is 9d to is 10d, and home trade sort 2s 6.1 to 3s 6d per gallon. FRlllT.—Currants have been sold to a fair extent for exportation, but home dealers operate with caution. Holders are firm, and insist upon 35s to 39s per cwt. A good sale exists for Raisins, and the rates paid are 30s to 31s for Denis, and 38s to 39s for prime Velencia. TALLOW. This afternoon a good demand existed for Tallow, and the public sales went off at stiffer rates. Of New South Wales 237 pkgs were nearly all sold at 34s to 40s 6d for ordinary to fine; 745 pkgs South Ame rican 33s 3d to 39s 9d; 100 pkgs Persian 36s 3d to 371, and 115 casks Odessa 39s 6d to 405 9d per cwt. OlLS.—There has been no public sale of Fish Oil this week, and none is advertised. Arrivals continue to be of little moment, and another rise in the value is now demanded. Seat has been much sought after; pale fetches 311 103 to 321, straw and tinged 281 10s to 301, yellow and brown 261 to 28/. Cod is in good re quest at 261 to 261 10s, hut sellers are not willing to dispose thereat. There are several buyers of Southern, but the quantity to be bought is small, good and fine is quoted at 30/ to 324 and low to middling 271 to 291. Purchases to a fair extent have been made in Sperm; holders are firm, and insist upon 611 to 81110 s for fine Colonial, and 811 to 831 for Headmatter. Cocoa Nut is wanted, and former rates of 33s 6d to 37s per cwt are Supported. For Linseed Oil the home demand has been brisk this week, and shippers operated with greater freedom ; prices also advanced, and rule at 26s 3d to 26s 6d on the spot. A good busi ness has also been concluded for delivery at 26s 9d to 275. Rapeseed Oil finds a ready sale. Palm has been dealt in with more readiness, prices are on the advance, and Lard O i l is brought forward. The value of o 425, and Ground Nut 6 3 dE l s aa t sn o td 3 ll l n2 e dt 6 ioa d ncs of pe o r c c o w a t. N O u l T e t i lsoosi-sdi quantity 381 u w y a e a n r t t l e auction t 3 1 4 5 5 9 6 packages o Palm at 32s 6d to 33s per cwt. LivEnpooL, Menca I.—lt blew a hard gale last night and this morning from about N.W., with violent squalls • during the day it has been moderate at N.N.E. to N.N.W. The Harriet, for Newfoundland, and the William Fisher, for Rio Janeiro, were boat ded ofi Liver pool, the latter putting back with loss of jib boom. MARCH 2, 1849. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. hioonussefsor in e a cll . a ht s f t I v i j e a r t e e r I ' v ou a 1 b I,jallowing five per. an aggregate of (THIS EVENING.) 300,000 who would be deprived of this necessary bever - age. Now, according to the usual allowance of the sa natory Commissioners of two gallons for each person, that would make 24,000,000 gallons as r‘quisite for the supply of those persons.—(Hear, hear.) But what would the House think when he told them that instead of 24,000,000 this company supplied 60,0G0,000 of gallons per day—(Hear, hear, and cheers) ; that was not only twice but nearly three times as much as was required by the Sanatory Commis sioners. There were three companies which had particularly excited the attention of the public, all of which drew their supplies from the Thames. The first drew its water from above Kew-bridge, the second from Hammersmith, and the third from a place lower down the river. Mr. HUME said what was the House asked to do? It was asked to reject an offer that was made to supply en abundant quantity of water to the metropolis — (Hear) —for which they were not asked to lay ow a shilling. The promoters said they would undertake to supply with water every house rated at 501. a year at 30s. per annum. If this Bill went before a Committee, those matters would be inquired into ; and he thought that in quiry should take place under the circumstances. After the recommendation of the Board of Health, it did appear to him to act greatly against their interest to refuse in quiry, and that was all they wanted, He should there fore Note for the second rending. Lord DUDLEY STUART said water was as ne cessary to life as the consumption of air. Now, what was the House asked to do by the Honourable Gentleman who came forward to oppose this Bill? Why, to prevent the metropolis having a larger, and better, end cheaper supply of water. They said no, they would not examine the Bill ; they would not hear the promo ters. It interfered with some interests of some persons through whose property it was to pass ; it interfered with their rights, and therefore they would not allow it to go before a Committee. Now, was that a motle of acting which would be satisfactory to that House, and which it was prepared to adopt. He felt satisfied that the objections to the Bill were such as the House would not entertain, for they were one and all objections which might be very properly urged in Committee, and only there. He hoped, therefore, upon those grounds that the House would assent to the second reading of the Bill. The House then divided, when there appeared For the second reading ... 57 Against it ... ... 137 Majority ••• ••• The Bill was consequently thrown out. SICILY. Mr. URQUHART wished to know whether the Noble Lord (Lord Palmerston) was prepared to lay any further papers on the table of the House with re spect to the negotiations of Admiral Parker's squadron in the Bay of Naples? Lord PALM EASTON intimated that he would answer the Hon. Member's question on Monday next. SQUADRON ON THE COAST OF AFRICA. Mr. HUME wished to know whether this and the French Government had come to any arrangements with respect to maintaining a squadron on the west coast of Africa; and whether the Government were in a con dition to lay the results before the House ? Lord PALMERSTON replied that the Government were not quite prepared, at present, to lay the results of the arrangement before the House. SAVINGS BANKS (IRELAND). Mr. REYNOLDS wished to know whether the Chan cellor of the Exchequer had given any instructions to the Lord. Lieutenant, for the purpose of recovering the deposits which had been lost by the depositors in it. PETER'S SAVINGS BANK IN DUBLIN. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the managers of the bank had refused to produce their books, and as legal proceedings had been instituted to compel them to do so, he did not think it advisable to consent to the appointment of a Committee. BRIBERY AT ELECTIONS BILL. In reply to Mr. V. SMITH Sir J. PAKINGTON said he a ould postpone the ttp• pointment of the Committee on this Bill till Monday. In reply to Lord DUDLEY STUART, ' Lord PALMERSTON said her Majest3's Govern ' meat had received information that on the approach of the Hungarians towards Schwiizer and other towns in Austria, the people of these towns applied to the Russian commanders on the boundary of Wallachia, to send forces, to protect them, and in consequence of that request the Imperial troops had entered the Austrian ' terriroties. Mr. NAPIER, having made some explanations as to the course he had adopted with respect to the poor-law, I the House went into a Committee of Supply. (IiEFT SITTING.) THE GLEN-TILT CASE. (From the Scotsman.) This case, which was before Lord Ivory in the form of an application by the pursuers for the conjunction of the action of declarator with the suspension and inter dict, was again submitted to the judgment of his Lord ship on Saturday. Mr. BURTON, on behalf of the pursuers, said that be had to offer a suggestion which might, perhaps, obviate one of the objections made by his Lordship on Thurs day to the conjunction of the actions, and which might influence his Lordship in giving judgment on the motion. His Lordship had objected to the motio n for conjunction. becac.. the record in the declaratory action was nearly ready for closing, while no record had yet been made in the other case. Now, they (the pur suers) were perfectly prepared, whenever the record in the action of declarator was adjusted, to put in a minute holding it alto as the record in the suspension. - - Lord Ivoav said that such a course seemed to be very reasonable and expedient; but in the meanwhile, he must dispose of the case that had been raised, or else it must be withdrawn, lie had prepared a judgment on the point, which, in one sense, rested upon very narrow grounds, though it was perfectly intelligible with refe rence to the course yt procedure. Mr. BURTON said that it would be better to withdraw the application until the record in the other case was adjusted. Lord IVORY said that he could see no detriment which the other party would receive from the adoption o that course. He had, however, prepared a judgment on the question, which was in effect—that having heard counsel for the parties on the pursuers' motion to conjoin the prOcess of declarator with the separate process of suspension and interdict, and having considered the statements advanced on both sides, he refused the motion in hoc stain. His Lord ship then read the note appended to the judgment, which stated in effect that when a party had, in the first instance, proceeded by a possessory action, but afterwards found it necessary to supplement or support his right by a declaratory process, it was not unusual to conjoin the processes, as in such cases raising essen tially the same question, and directly tending to the same issue. Mr. Burton said that it might facilitate the progress of the case if he withdrew the motion. Lord Ivory said it was quite the same thing whether he refused the motion in hoc statu, or, in hoc statu, he allowed the motion to ba withdrawn. Mr. Ferguson (agent for the respondent) asked if his Lordship would not hear Mr. Patton on that point. Lord Ivory said he saw no necessity to hear Mr. Pattob. He would not be disposed, however, to give any expenses. His Lordship theu pronounced judgment as follows :- 24th February, 1849.—The Lord Ordinary having called the cause, and the pursuers having craved leave to withdraw, in hoc statu, the motion for conjunction, allows them to do so. (Signed) The parties then withdrew. " J. IVORY." THE IN STIT U TION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1849. JOSHUA FIELD, Esq., Pre , ident,in the Chair. The paper was read " On Fire. proof Buildings," by Mr. James Braid wood, Assoc. Inst. C.E. After alluding to the paper by Mr. Fairbairn, on the construction of buildings of this description, which was read during the session of 1847, the author pro ceeded to analyse the evidence as to the capability ex hibited by cast and wrought-iron beams, for sustaining weights, where they were exposed to any extreme nf temperature. He then demonstrated, by a collection of specimens of metal from buildings that had been destroyed by fire, that occasionally the tempe rature in the conflagration of large buildings rose al most to the melting point of :cast iron, and that, even in a small fire, beams and columns of cast-iron would be so affected by the heat and the jets of water upon them, that they would probably be destroyed, and sometimes cause a fearful loss of life; as in many of the so called fire-proof warehouses of the city, a number of persons employed on the premises slept in the upper floors, and, if the lower beams gave way, the whole would be dragged down suddenly ; time for the inmates to escape. The firemen, also, were liable to more danger from the same circumstance; as the only chance of extinguishing fires was to send them into the buildings with the branches and water hose; but where there was such evident danger, the men were for bidden to enter, and limited their efforts to restraining the spreading of the fire. Another point which the author considered had not been sufficiently insisted on, was the derangement of the brickwork by the expansion of the iron beams al high temperature, and its sudden contraction on the ap plication of cold water; and also from the mortar be coming completely pulverised by the excessive heat — instances of which have been known to occur. The following were the principles on which Mr. Fair bairn proposed to construct fire-proof buildings:- 1. The whole of the building to be composed of in combustible materials, such as iron, stone, or brick. _ 2. That every opening of crevice communicating with the external atmosphere be kept closed. 3. An indated stone or iron staircase lo be attached to every story, and to be furnished with a line of water pipes, communicating with the mains in the street. 4. The different warehouses to be divided by strong partition walls, and no more openings to be made than are absolutely necessary. 5. That the iron columns, beams, and brick arches be of a steength sufficient not only to support a continuous dead pressnre, but also to resist the force of impact to which they are subject. Lastly. That in order to prevent the columns from being melted, a current of cold hair be introduced into the hollow of the columns from an arched tunnel under the floors. Mr. Braidwood argued that there could be no doubt, if the second principle could be enforced, a fire would go out of itself; but it was ♦ery doubtful if the object was not defeated by carelessness in leaving a door or window open just at the time when a fire occurred. The filth principle showed, that Dir. FairbtAiru bad not laid sufficient stress on the loss of strength to the iron consequent on an increase of temperature; end the last principle, it was thought, would nut 1-e likely to answer the purpose, as a specimen of l? inch cast-iron pipe, on being heated in the centre, with both ends open, and a current of air passing through it, gave way, on one end being held in a vice, and the other pulled with slight force by the hand, after an exposure of only four minutes in the fire. For these reasons and others, the author submitted that large buildings containing considerable quantities of combustible goods, and constructed on the usual system, were not practically fire-proof; and that the only con struction which would render such buildings safe, would be groined brick arches, supported by pillars of the same material laid in cement. The anthor was also of opinion, that the loss by fire would be much re duced if warehouses were built of a more moderate size, and completely separated from each other by strong party walls, instead of being constructed in immense ranges, into which, when fire had once penetrated, it set at dt fiance all efforts to extinguish it. In the discussion which ensued, the accuracy of Mr. Braidwood's general statements was fully accorded; and it was generally acknowledged that the prin ciples upon which many buildings, particularly dwel lings, were constructed, were very erroneous. It was argued, that even with the ordinary materials, if at tention was paid to filling-in the partitions and ceilings, as practised in France, at d mentioned in Professor liosking's book on the construction of buildin,is; using slate or stone for the stairs, as from its present cheap ness might be done, taking care to support the steps properly, a fire would spread very slowly, and: would allow ample time for the escape of the inhabitants. Beardmore's, Fox and Barrett's, and Nasmyth's new systems of flooring, were all alluded to; as was Mr. P. Fairbairn's fire-proof dwelling-house at Leeds, of which a drawing and description was promised for the next meeting. Chubb's, Mars's, aid other fire-proof safes were ad vantageously mentioned, and were shown to have effectually preserved the deeds within them in the most intense conflagrations. It was announced, that at the next Meeting, of Tues day, March 6th, " A Description of the Camden Station of the London and North Western Railway," by Mr. R. B. Dockray, M. Inst. C. E., would be:read ; and that the Monthly Ballot for Members would also take place. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Feb. 28. :Sittings at Nisi Prius, before Sir F. PoLLocia and a Special Jury, at Guildhall.) PEARCE V. THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. Mr. Cockburn, Mr. Lush, and Mr. Barnard were counsel for the plaintiff ; Mr. Martin and Mr. Hogging appeared for the defendants. This was an action on the case in which the plaintiff, who is, or was, the valet of a gentleman of fortune, claimed compensation at the hands of the Great Western Railway Company for injuries received by him through the negligence of their servants. The circumstances out of which this claim arose must be rendered familiar to the public, when we premise that the locus in quo was Shrivenham and the train the express, which, as may be remembered, came into collision with a cattle-truck at that station, on the 10th of May last, as it passed that station at full speed. It appears that the usual signal was left standing to denote all right, and as that station was not one at which the express train stopped, the driver held out his speed; but it so happened that the truck had not been removed quite far enough into the siding, and came into contact with the carriages of the train. The consequence was that the truck and some of the car riages were considerably damaged, and about thirty pas sengers strewed amongst the fragments of the train along the line. Of these four or five were killed on the spot, and all were materially injured. Among the latter was the unfortunate plaintiff, who was taken up insensible, with several wounds on his head. Oa being taken to a public-house he recovered his senses under the torments of an operation, and, on a careful examina tion of his person, it was discovered that one of his legs was broken above the ankle joint, which was dreadfully crushed, while his right elbow-joint was broken. His flesh was torn from his limbs in various parts, and one eye was lost, while the other was damaged so seriously as to render the preservation of it very problematical in deed. In addition to these painful injuries it was ascer tained that some splinters had been driven into the lid of his eye, which it was necessary to open and sew up again; so that, taking all things into consideration, the poor man may be stated to have endured as much bodily anguish and suffering as could well arise from a railway accident; and though comparatively speaking pronounced to be recovered, he yet was in perpetual pain, the shock to his nervous system being one from which, in all pro bability, be will never recover. On the part of the plaintiff it was urged to the jury that the case was one of extraordinary negligence on the part of the defendants' servants, both porter and policeman at the station being to blame in not removing the truck and giving the signal " all right." Had the policeman attended to his duty, be would have seen that the truck was projecting on the main line, and he ought to have satisfied himself that all was clear before he gave such a signal to the express train as would warrant the driver in running through the station at the rate of sixty miles an hour. On the part of the defendants it was urged, that though great negligence bad existed, they were not to be made to pay exorbitantly for that which was after all cttributsble to one man alcne, the policeman, whom they had punished by prosecuting and convicting for manslaughter for this lamentable occurrence, up to which time lie i al p,Z.on great ..tisfaetinn to the com pany on account of his steady ard careful conduct. The company, therefore, had done all that could be expected of them, and, however they might regret the accident and sufferings of the passengers, it was submitted that the jury ought not to lay a heavy hand on them, es pecially as they had paid all the expenses attendant upon the illness of the plaintiff, and could hardly be expected by the utmost possible vigilance to do more than they had done to avoid accidents such as that which had led to such lamentable results. The CHIES BARON, after having gone through the evidence, told the jury, that as the defendants were clearly liable in this case for the negligence of their servants, the only question in the case was the amount of compensation to which they might think the plaintiff was entitled. The jury deliberated for an hour, and gave a verdict for the plaintiff. Damages 7501. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT: PRUSSIA. The German Reform of Berlin of the 24th ult. says : —" Very intimate relations exist between the Prussian Government and the English Ambassador. All the most important state papers are communicated to him. Such great intimacy between the two Cabinets has not existed since the death of Frederick the Great ; and it causes the belief that a treaty has been, or is about to be, concluded between Great Britain and Prussia, to counterbalance the alliance between Russia and Austria." ITALY. At the moment of going to press, the Corriere Mercantile announces that an especial courier had just brought intelligence that General de Langier had taken refuge on the Piedmontese territory, accompa nied by only 30 men. NGE.-(THIS DAY.) ialbraltar........ leill7;r7i . :: . : • • 32 40 Genoa .. •• • • ...... •... 26 70 Venice .... Maples ...... •••• • • • • 39 % Palermo, win ........ 118 Messina 11834 Lisbon.... .......... 621 4 Oporto 8234 Rio Janeiro • • 24A Buenos Ayres -- New York. 21 days'sight Philadelphia ..... PRICES OF BULLION, PER 02 Foreign Gold is bars.. £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 6 New Dollars •... •• 0 4 10% Silver In bars • 0 5 0 NAVIGATION BILL: On the motion for the second reading of this Bill, Colonel KNOX said he could conceive nothing so preposterous as this scheme. It could never succeed, inasmuch as its promoters could never hope to compete with the existing companies. He doubted much whether the allegations of the promoters, that the supply of water in the metropolis was deficient, was founded on truth, but even it there was, the existing companies had ample means of suppling it.—(Hear, hear.) But he suspected supplying the metropolis with additional water - was not the real object of this Bill. Ho had every reason to believe that the scheme had been got up by solicitors and engineers, in the hope that it would be spurchased from them by the London and North-Western Company, who were anxious to get an independent canal in opposition to the canal used by the Great Western Company.— (Hear, hear.) Ile should, therefore, move that it be read a second time this day six months. Mr. PALMER was also opposed to the Bill. He said the Bill was opposed by three parties, who would be materially injured if the provisions of it were carried out, viz the landowners, whose property would be interfered with ; the mill owners in the district, and the Commissioners whose duty it was to preserve the navigation of the Thames. He trusted that upon these grounds the House would not agree to the second reading. Sir DE LACY EVANS said the House would at once concede that it was most desirable that the de nizens of this great metropolis should be provided with a pure and cheap supply in was.. The report of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, which nue been referred to in the course of this discussion, stated that a large number of the inhabitants were not supplied with pure water, and recommended that this defect should be supplied. They would not have made this statement if the existing companies supplied all the water that was required. Why at present 60,000 houses were not supplied with water. It was but fair to assume that each house was occupied by one family, but he regretted to say that in many cases each room contained a family. These parties were only supplied by means of pumps, or once or twice a week from the mains, which caused great confusion, and w as a most inadequate and imperfect mode of supplying water. They had it, therefore, on record that the existing e sm . panics had totally failed to supply the requirements of this large number of people. The object of the Bill was, in the words of the Commissioners, to improve the supply of water, and to give it in greater quantities and at a cheaper rate to the poorer classes. Every one knew that the mass of wate r taken from t he Thames was from the tidal portion of the river, which was most impure; so impure that he had the authority of many eminent scientific men for saying that it could not be purified by the process of filtration. Parties having land would of course receive that compensation which the Committee might award. He trusted the House would deem this a fair instance of competition, and not allow obstacles to be thrown in the way of the inhabitants of the metropolis being sup plied with pure and cheap water.—(Hear.) Lord LINCOLN did not intend to express any opinion either in support or in opposition, to the Bill, he merely rose to state that the extract which the Gallant M em b er h a d read was calculated, if taken alon e , to convey an erroneous impression. The report stated that the system of supply ing water should be improved and that there should be a more regular suppl.; - . Taken by itselt that extract might be construed into an opinion that the existing companies were to blame. Now, the Commissioners wished to express no opinion oft the matter. Sir DE LACY EVANS thought that the Noble Lord had not given to this matter his usual discretion. ary consideration, but trusted that the remarks which he had offered to the Heusi: would nevertheless bo in fluential in bringing the matter to a useful and sound conclusion, Sir W. CLAY said that the House would be careful In such a matter as this not to listen to any misstate meats, and not pass any measure hastily in which the want of water was concerned. The Noble Lord had stated that there were 60,000 THE TRIAL OF SAMUEL COOPER FOIL AN INFAMOUS CHARGE. (Continued from The Sun of yesterday.) John Stewart, another private in the same regiment, deposed that a day or two after the 9th of January he was in the barrack room, and had a conversation with the prisoner on the subject of the charge be had made, and the prisoner gave a statement of the circumstances under which he had made the charge. He then described the property that was taken from the gentleman, and said that if he had been on the " colours" post, he would have had the whole lot. The post called the " colours" was a more retired one than the place where the prisoner was sentry on this occasion. He added that he had heard the prisoner, after he came off guard oa several occasions make statements as to the manner in which ho bad obtained money and other property which he saw in his possession. Mr. BALLANTINE objected to evidence of any state ment of this kind being admitted against the prisoner, as it was only calculated to prejudice him in the minds of the jury without having anything to do with the present charge. The Learned JUDGES, after some argument, ruled that the evidence was admissible under the circumstances of the case. No direct demand of money had been proved, and therefore it was important, with a view to ascertain what the intention of the prisoner really was, to see what his own statement as to his conduct had been on other similar occasions. The examination of the witness was then proceeded with, and be stated that in 1835 he saw some money in the prisoner's hand, and he accounted for the possession of it by saying that he was on sentry at night, and as a gentleman was passing he seized him by the collar and put him into his sentry-box, and either got or took his money. . _ Cross-examined—Witness did not give any informa tion to the commanding officer or to the police that the prisoner had committed this robbery. Of course he thought it was a robbery. Witness had been a corpo ral, but was degraded to the ranks for not reporting himself to the commanding officer, and for being absent from duty. Joseph Walker, also a private in the same company as the prisoner, proved that on the night of the 9th of January he heard him say that be had given a gentle man in charge, and that he bad got notes and gold and silver upon him, and if he had been in the " colour" post he would have had the lot. He also heard the prisoner say that if Mr. Sellers had given him a sovereign be would have let him go. The prisoner bad repeatedly told him, after he came off guard, that he had got money from people. He had said this to his knowledge three times, and witness had seen him with a sovereign in his hand which he represented he had . so obtained. Cross-examined—Some of his comrades might have done the same thing. He did not wish to speak against his comrades. He never had a watch himself or asked the prisoner to get rid of it for him. Thomas Bryant, another soldier belonging to the prisoner's battalion, also deposed to hearing the prisoner make use of the expression that if he had got a sovereign the man might have gone to la—, and if he had been on the colour post he would have had all he had got. This closed the case for the prosecution. Mr. BALLANTINE then addressed the jury on behalf of the prisoner, but it was evident that the Learned Counsel felt that the evidence was too cogent for him to hope to struggle successfully for a verdict. He made some observations upon what ho described as the extra ordinary conduct of the prosecutor,a clergyman, walking about the streets at night, with a cigar in his mouth, and also remarked upon his conduct in entering into conver sation with private soldiers under such circumstances as appeared in evidence ; and he urged upon the jury that, if they were not perfectly satisfied of the falsehood of the charge that had been made, the prisoner was entitled to an acquittal. Mr. Justice CRESSWELL then summed up, and The jury almost immediately returned a verdict of Guilty. His LCRDSUIP, in passing sentence, said, that he quite concurred in the verdict of the jury ; and notwithstand ing the ingenious observations of the Learned Counsel respecting the thoughtless and inconsiderate conduct of the prosecutor, in walking about the streets at night as he had done, he did not see any reason to doubt that the charge had been made against him by the prisoner without any foundation. It was an offence of the most odious kind. The crime which ho had suggested as haying been attempted w one which every decent mind shrunk from contemplating, and was of a character to drive from society any wan suppnst d to be guilty of it. The false accusation of such a crime was ncxt iu de grce to and almost equally disgusting as the crime itself; and it was the duty of the Court, in all such cases, to pass a sentence calculated to protect the public from the repetition of such an offence. The prisoner was then sentenced to be transported for fifteen years. Just before the rising of the Court the grancl jury re tu! d four true bills fur manslaughter against Bartholo mew Peter Drouct. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Marell 1. DIVISION OF ECCLESIASTICAL DISTRICTS. (Continued from our Third Edition of last night.) Mr. HUME denied that the building and planting of churches in the metropolis or throughout the country would remove the difficulties which the Noble Lord deplored, and which he now sought to remedy. If the Church was in such a lamentable state, it was the duty of Government to interfere to correct its abuses. There were plenty of churches. t. hat the people wdnted was assistance for their physical neces sities. What had the ten new churches in Bethnal green done for the physical wants of the people? Was not the distress there kreater than ever? The Noble Lord had begun in error. Fe would, he said, apply the church rates to this purpose. Were not church-rates public property ? How, then, could the Noble Lord say that he did not intend to touch public property? How did the House agree to that? Tho Noble Lord had not mentioned the Dissenters. Why, in most of the popu lous parishes the large proportion were Dissenters. A church for every 4,000 inhabitants, when, perhaps, almost all of them were Dissenters. Was anything more absurd? Let every clergyman attend to his own duties. Abolish pluralities. h would have been better to consider how these pluralities could be done away with. That would be the way to make the people moral and religious, The Dissenters Lad done more to promote education in the country than the Church people all together. The Church people did not come forward in:support of education, or to extend the know ledge of religion, except when it was thought necessary to supersede the efforts of the Dissenters. The Noble Lord said that there were only 279 parishes that would be benefited by his motion. Did he mean to say that the other parishes were properly attended to ? He feared not. In the populous districts of England it was the Dissenters who did most for religion. He said this to dissipate the idea that there was no body but Church of England people in the country. He moved, as an amendment, after the word population to insert the words " belonging to the Church of England," and to add the words " and to abolish ecclesiastical sinecures and plura lities, and to have small parishes in which there was little to do included in new parochial arrangements." Mr. HEALD said the object of the motion had his en . tire concurrence. As a Nonconformist, he heartily con ceded to the Church that power he claimed for himself. He preferred the plan proposed by the Noble Lord, be cause it was one upon which they could act, and it was action, not inquiry, that was wanted. He must at the same time observe that the plan he proposed would be attended with considerable difficalty in the large manu facturing towns. He feared in these towns it would tend to generate strife and discord between the clergy and the ministers of congregations. In Stockport, the town which he represented, for instance, there were two or three chapels to every church.—(Hear, hear.) In that town, 12,000 children, out of a population of 60,000 souls, at tended the Sunday-schools, and of these 10,000 children were taught by the voluntary contributions of Noncon foruaists.—(Hear, hear.) Something similar might be said of the district in the neighbourhood of Stockport, and the effect of the education thus voluntarily pro vided was strikingly manifested in the extraordinary outbreak of 1842, when, although the whole left their work, they scrupulously abstained from the violence which had marked former events of that kind.—(Hear, hear.) He hoped the Noble Lord would modify that part of his plan which referred to those towns ; and, in conclusion, begged to repeat his cordial acqui escence in the general principle and object of the Noble Lord.—(Cheers.) Mr. BRIGHT said he forgave the Honourable Mery bar for Stockport the opinions he had expressed la the first part of his speech, for the sake of the facts with which he had concluded it. With respect to the motion of the Noble Lord, he did not object to it o 0 principle, but to the details. In the interesting speech with which the motion had been introduced , the Noble Lord said that he did not ask for any money. Ho (Mr. Bright) had heard that statement before. It was not impossible that a Commission might go from place to place and make up a grievous case of spiritual destitution, by excluding the efforts of Non' conformists, and then, upon the faith of the case thus made out, come to that House and ask for money.i (Hear, hear.) If ho was a member of the Church 0 ' England—which he was very thankful he was not—(A laugh)—while he would be in favour of the prineiple of the motion, he could at the same time found marl plans of a more tangible character. Fur instance, be lived in a parish of about ten miles square, and with population of 80,000. They had a vicar who was act unknown to fame, a sort of semi- bishop, without an y of the responsibilities, and having the appointment o all the curates; it was complained that he never ap pointed an evangelical one. It was complained also by those wlto lived at the other end of the parish, and who never attended the mother church, that they had to pal double rates. Ile thought that should induce them to con sider the .f ISln.eone.rraiQta who were famed t ° pay rates, though they did not use the church at all. Ile was afraid that the Noble Lord was mistaken in his ideas, as to the possibility of making the clergy of the Church and the people come together in the spirit he had spoken of. The education, habits, and position of the clergy unfitted them for such intercourse with the people, and he believed that no efforts of the Noble Lard, or of Parliament, could ever force the mass of the people back into the Church of England, or into any chapels either.—(Hear, hear.) Even in that House going t° church or chapel was not considered of that importance which it once was. But he would call the attention or the House to the proportion of the clergy to the popu lation, from which it would be seen that, if what he might call their clergy power—(Great laughter)- - we properly distributed, there was q u it e su ffi c i en t of ," He found that there were 10,500 benefices, 5,263 ct racies, and a number of dignitaries connected wit cathedrals, which made the total amount to 16, 0 " places in the Church of England. Of this number mo re than 3,000 places had no duties attached to them, s° that the holder of each of them might be called tsre, clergymen.—(Hear.) Taking the whole population 0 ' England and Wales at 18,000,000, this gave one Cle f ; gyman to 1,182 persons; but it was ad m itt e d that the'', were 3,000,000 persons in connexion w ith Di sse nters e* various denominations, who might fairly be taken to re ) ; present four millions and a half of popul a ti o n. TT, would leave thirteen millions and a half, and giving t" Church the whole of that number, it would p r ovide on e clergyman to 856 of the whole population. The llor t * Member then proceeded to give a series of statistical fr turns as to the numbers and relative proportion of MI senters in the manufacturing districts to the strength • the Established Church. In the various denerninatio! of Dissenters, Congregationalists, Baptists, Methodis t ' , Presbyterians, Moravians, &c., there were 7,950 CO gregations not connected with the Chur c h. When t° population in the different dioceses was looked al l would be seen to be very unequally divid e d, one -eight j of the population had - seven-eights of the clergy, e n seven-eighths of the population had on ly on e eighth of the clergy power alloted to them,—(ll ol l hear.) There were more than 6,000 p e risbe; containing not more than 300 persons, the remain l parishes were all above 2,800, yet the Noble Lord beg" n at the wrong end, and proposed to leave the small 1 ) ,!, - , rishes of 300 untouch e d, w hil e h e me d dled w i t h t' larger populations. Taking the manufacturing district; around Manchester, he found that the Dissenters 10 1 368 chapels more than the Establishment had church e ,. " all of which were erected by voluntary contribations be (Hear, hear)—that they had a majority of 81,000 of t no population; they bad 328 more Sunday schools, 1 8 . 7 "; more Sunday-school teachers, and 42,000 more SundeJ; school scholars than the Established Church. Insteau., ° , making out a case of spiritual destitution in these d es tricts, it would be found, that whereas the proportion'' le , increase of the population in Lancashire and Yorkell since 1801 had been 48 per cent., the increase of char,. and school accommodation had been 104 per cent. Uri 0 these circumstances, he hoped that the Commission ed would not get up a report about spiritual destitutio n ' , excluding from it all notice of what had be en done :1 Dissenters.—(Hear.) The Hon. Member then proceed to advocate a redistribution of the Church revenues, el 3, of the ministers of the Ch urc h. L oo ki ng upon the,' ~ venues of the Church as St a t e p ro p erty , an d wort , `, / principal sum of at least 150,000,000/. sterling, he rbe immense educational and religious benefits that miglp a y realised by its proper application, and he would gill. II assist in relieving the Church from all the f e tters 0 restrained it from making that application. bY Mr. W. P. WOOD said he would not be seduceui. „, the discursive speech of the Hon. Member for 31 ta chester into the discussion of any of the numerous Pcn, mooted in it, but confine himself strictly to the ques t f„i• It was admitted that there was an awful amount of 'rt ritual destitution, and the Noble Lord proposed a distievo and specific plan to remedy that evil. It was bl o c means desirable that there should be m o r e than -" e r individuals, not 4,000, as the Honourable for Manchester had stated, un d er t h e c h arge of e u o f clergyman. The question, however, was not one tti numbers, but of numbers as well as space, and b ,?„if should be taken into cons id erat i on i n discus6'"ei the question then before the House. He dir ee ,.o the attention of the H ouse to t h e case of the,iire parishes in which th e y were t h en s i tuate d , St. ":AatiS garet's and St. John's. When he first became 9, resw - if of those parishes, t wenty - two years ago, there we° o s$ two parish churches, four clergymen, and the chali e o . Broadway, and the state of things with regard to "d u t y , Lion might be judged of from the fact that only til: r oe seven children attend e d the sch oo l s connec ted vi“"a hi church. A course somewhat similar t o that pursu e Of the Noble Lord the Member for Bath had been W u t he pursued in these parishes. The first step taken viu 6 ea r appropriation of two stalls, which produced I,2OOL!Los each, to the payment of additional clergymen, a nd t he was the stimulus given by that measure, that, D„b, aid of voluntary con t r ibutions and the munificen t scriptioes of individuals, instead of two churches _7l, one chapel, with four clergymen, they now had rO,OOO ditional churches, nine additional clergymen , sod " t he f children attending the schools. The sub-division of parishes led to these happy results, and the worlo i u . " o , the clergymen produced the greatest possible 04,cr0 tages. Mill,however, out of the 60,000 inbabitant7,loo were to be found from 30,000 to 34,000 who attended for place of worship, and bad not the slightest regal; t he the Deity, a circumstance which in itself showeun.or, n ecessity for increased spiritual supervision. (, 1-1 ,, 0 30 hear.) Having alluded in highly commendatory ‘c COURSE OF EXCH. A.muerilun 12 2 Ditto. at sight ...... 12 0 Rotterdam .... •..... 12 2 25 70 114rnburgh 12 12 9.ltona. • ........ •• Paris, 3 days'sight •• 2S 25 Ditto, 3 months .... 25 50 Flarseilles • ........... 25 50 . 25 55 Frankfort on Maine.... 1 21 % Petersburgh, Sil. ltble.. 36% Berlin. • .. • • Vienna, effec. ff 0••.... 11 28 Frieste, ditto.... 11 30 Itadi id • • .. • • ........ 49 Bilbao.. • . .......... ~ Barcelona ..... BANK OF ENGLAND. (From this night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32,f0r the Week ending on Saturday, the 24th day of February, 1849. issuz DEPARTMENT. Notes 155ued........ 28,405,395 Government debt •• 11,015,100 Other securities •• • . 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 13,993,302 Silver bullion • • • • •• 412,077 X 28,405,385 I X 28,405,385 M. MARSHALL, ChiefCaphier. Dated the Ist day of March, 1849. lANKIXO DENIATILINT. Proprietors' capital.. 14,553,000 Rest . -.•... . .. . . 3,514,565 Public deposits (in eluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ings-banks, and Di vidend accounts).. 5,815,929 Other deposits • • • • • • 10,142,742 Seven day and other bills ••••• • • • .• •••• 1,117,330 Government securl- ties (including Dead Weight Annuity).. 14,074,183 Other securities .• .. 9,872,296 Notes .... •• •• 10,272,910 Gold and silver coin.. 924,147 £35,143,566 Z 35,143,566 M. MARSUALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the Ist day of March. 18, THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the Ist day of March, 1849, present, the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. Her Majesty in Council was this day pleased to appoint Thomas James Ireland, of Ows den Es.q., to be Sheriff of the county of Suffolk, in the room of the Right honourable John Lord Henniker, of Thornham-hall. WAR-OFFICE, MARCH 2. Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards—Lieutenant and Captain Francis William Newdigate to be Adjutant, vice Somerset, who resigns the Adjutantcy only, March 2. 2d Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant Alexander Gil lespie to be Captain, by purchase, vice Munro, who re tires; Ensign Robert Holdsworth to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Gillespie; John Chalmers, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Holdsworth, March 2. 214 Foot—Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Gore Browne, from 41st Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Peddie, who exchanges, March 2. 26th Foot—Robert Creighton Granville, Gent., to be Ensign, by puschase, vice Bell, who retires, March 2. 28th Foot—Captain Henry Lees, from the 63d Foot, to be Captain, vice Coot; appointed to 36th Foot, March 2. 36th Foot—Major Robert Carmichael Smyth, from 93d Foot, to be Major, vice Rothe, who exchanges; Captain Henry J. Coote, from 28th Foot, to be Captain, vice Cubitt, appointed to 63d Foot, March 2. 41bt Foot—Lieutenant-Colonel John Crofton Peddie, from 21st Foot, to be Lieutenant Colonel, vice Browne, who exchanges, March 2. 43d Foot—The Honourable Richard Monck to be En sign, by purchase, vice Hill, promoted in 58th Foot, March 2. 54th Foot—Captain William Dillon, from half-pay Royal Staff Corps, to be Captain, vice Norman, pro moted; Lieutenant George Poulett to be Captain, by purchase, vice Dillon, who retires; Ensign William Ed ward Freeman O'Brien to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Poulett; Coryton Silvanus Sampson Kempe, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice O'Brien, Mach 2. 56th Foot—Lieutenant George St. Leger Gordon Gordon, from 77th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Leslie, who exchanges, March 2. 58th Foot—Ensign Horace Frederick from 43d Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Edwards, who retires, March 2. 63d Foot—Captain Henry Archibald Cubitt, from 36th Foot, to be Captain, vice Lees, appointed to 28th Foot, March 2. 77th Foot—Lieutenant George Leslie, from 56th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Gordon, who exchanges, March 2; Lieutenant William Wentworth Grant Dilke, from Ceylon Rifle Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Patrick M'Carthy, who retires upon half-pay, March 3; Lieu tenant Bartholemew O'Brien to be Adjutant, vice M'Carthy, who resigns the Adjutantcy only, March 2. 83(1 Foot—Lieutenant John Dennis Swinburne to be Paymaster, vice Richard Brough, who retires on half pay, March 2. - 89th Foot—Lieutenant John Lewes Philipps to be Captain, by purc h ase, v i ce Palmer, who retires; Ensign Carrick Darby to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Philipps; Robert Rowland Conyers, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Darby, March 2. 93d Foot—Major Lorenzo Rothe, from 36th Foot, to be Major, vice Smyth, who exchanges, March 2. Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Ensign William Wentworth Grant Dilke, from 77th Foot, to be First Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Greentree, appointed to 64th Foot, March 2. BREVET. Captain William Dillon T. f h Foot, to be Major in the Army, Nov. 9, 1846. HOSPITAL STAFF. James William Macauley.M.D., Physician and Surgeon of Royal Hospital , Kilmainhave, to h ave the local ra nk of Staff Surgeon of the Second Class, for the duties of Kilcuainham Hospital only, March 2. MENORANDIIX.—The Christian names of Ensign Craigie Halkett, of 45th Foot, are John Cornelius. WHITEHALL, FED. 22. The Lord Chancellor has appointed William Foard Tribe, of Worthing, in the county of Sussex, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. WHITEHALL, FEB. 24. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Thorns Ames Hal, of Pauiton, in the county of Somerset, Gent., to abe Master Extraordinary in the High Court Chancery. WHITEHALL, FEB. 26. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Arthur Parsons, of the town and county of Nottingham, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. , ;13ANKRUI"TS. Robert Jones, commission agent ' Castle-street, Hol born, to surrender March 12, a t half past twelve, and April 23, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Gra ham, official assignee, Coleman-street; Warrand, Castle street, Holborn. John Creft, general dealer, Markham-street, Chelsea, March 14, at half-past twelve, and April 5, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, B asinghall-street; Cooper, Hatton-garden. Edward Gibson, banker, St. Albans, Hertford, March 16, at one , sad April 17, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane, Lom bard -street ; Lawrence and Plews, Old Jewry Chambers- James Barber and Aaron Barber, ironmongers, Mar. took, Somerset, March 8, at one, and April 11, at eleven, = _.__~ im.r...,....,...... Mr. Ashle his rti , Joiuin 1 , 01 Lord COrru, Of j it oup AL'. Sir feeli n quiry after to the some th at Sion for e( °f thE wool( the a Lr Oy ud