The Sun. — London, England, 1849-04-21 00:00:00

TRW. SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 21, 1819 , iN BANKS, 1 iSSVRANCE, AND OTHER COM FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE offi PRIfjES OF SHARES. the c cial assignee, Liverpool; Bridger and Collins, King itilliam-street; Dodge, Liverpool, OF FRIDAY.Leeds, May 1 and 21, at eleven, been James Wood, joiner, . . . . 17ANIES' STOCK, CI BOARD OF GREEN CLOTH, ST. JAMES'S EVERY TUESDAY AND FILIDAY E LNG. PALACE, APRIL 20, 1849. • From the Official List. teleg Hawkins and Co., New Boswell-•cou , at the Leeds District Court. Hope,rto.ffficinsu Notice is hereby given, that the carriages proceeding official assignee; s e a f s i s ill ga a e n e d ruzLISUED for • Co.,Leeds. to her Majesty's Drawing-room, on Thursday, the 26th LONDON, FRIDAY, APRIL 20. arrit of April, are to fall into line and come clown the lve at the Birmingham District Court. __,...-____ dettt RohgreCarthy, carpenter. Stafford, April 25 and May JOINT-STOCK BANKS. left-hand side of St. James's-street, enter at the Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham; Ward, Staf- _ 26, at twe , C . eron gate nearest the Palace, set down at the Arcade, ford; Smith, Birmingham. • Dividend A=ount whit turn round, and go out by the iron gate nearest Marl- James 'Dobbs, timber merchant, Withinl.ston, Here- ensue of Company, per of Paid. Price borough-house, to wait in St. James's-square. When fordshire, May 1 and 29, at ten, at the Birmingham Dis- _ Annum. Share. no v ------ - 11 called, they are to pass from the square through Charles- BntshNorth American , 51. per cent 50 0 0 50 0 0 - official assignee, Birmingham; A s. d. A s. d. she _ street, into Regent-street and Jermyn-street, come down 71 per cent: 25 0 0 25 0 0 - Eng Commercial of Londoa 61: per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 - 40 0 0 40 0 0 23 turioChtinCsoonUar,t. Christie,Queen - street -place ; Pritchard, Hereford; e_t_ ostralasia .......... Ceylon .............. Of tl ISt. James ' s street as before, take up, and go away Bloxham, Birmingham. anti through Pall-mall. John Stainton, bookseller, Lincoln, May 2 and 23, at within the half-past ten, at the Leeds District Court Carrick, Colonial. ... . No hackney carriages will be admitted Si. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - ---i- : official assignee, Hull; Rogerson, Lincoln ' s Inn-fields; Gloucestershire •• •• e. 1151 per cent. - gates. - - Shackles and Son, Hull. lonian •• •••••••• • • • 1 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - For all persons having the privilege of the entree, Londn and Westmir t ' 61 lBO PRICE OF SUGAR. Ditto •• •• •• •• •• -- 1 _ sr ; . per cent. 100 0 0 30 0 0 - tickets will be delivered at the Board of , Green C_ loth, on Coll their car- The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, tom- London Joint-St ock . ' - 13 0 0 - Tuesday next, from eleven till t hill-gate, into St. Provincial of Iceland.... , GI. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 - Htu hreeo clock ; puled . from the returns made in the week ending April 17, 181. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - b ur , sieges are to pass through Con sti tution. , ambassadors and P Ditto, New,... • belonging to the - 1849, is 265. `ltd. per cwt. ••••• , 81. per cent. 10 0010 0 0 - ' James's Park; those h Ambaasadore - National of Ireland •• 51. percent. 50 0 0 set down at t ei Foreign Ministers are t r c: b. court, at the east end of St. BANE. 0 F ENGLAND. Nat. Prevncial of Eng. 61 per cent. 100 00 22 35 10 0 ° - Ditto, New. ••••1*- hen entrance in Marlboroug there till called : those belong- South Australi a ...... , ... .... Si,• • per cent. 20 0 o to o o - James's -palace, and wait(From last night's Gazette.) per cent. - 22 10 o - refs d G t Off fSt te et Ministers an rea acers o a Li nion of A us t ra li a. ... f 1 An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32,f0r Ditto -.. . - pro ing to the Cabin DX ddle-conrt, and wait there : the the Week ending on Saturday, the 14th day of April, 1849. 1 6 1, per cent - 210 0 - eau are set down in the i ' Union of London. •... rsons having the entrée are like- IssUE DEPARTNENT• . per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 - ' Union of Madrid ..... carriages of all other pe Middle-court,and wait in Stable- x. X. • - 40 0040 0 0 - h e wise to set down in the .. Notes issued•• • •• • .... 27,928,400 Government debt .• 11,015,100 ' rett James's -park, till called : they are then to INSURANCE COMPANIES. yard, or St. Other securities •• • • 2,984,960 th h d t d take up in the same or der as ey ase own, and pass . Gold coin and bullion 13,604,831 . hay 1 Dividend I Amount Tin away up St. James's street. Silver bullion ••• • .• 323,569 Name of Company. per O f Paid. Price __-_-. No carriage will be admitted with company a second -- Annum. Share. blo £27,928,400 £27,923,403 time with the same ticket; to prevent which, it must be M. MARSHALL, Chiefeashier. - -- - £ a. d. £ a. d produced at Constitution-hill. gate, and Stable-yard - gate Dated the 19th day of April, 1849. Albion .. --•••• •• •• 31. 10s. 500 0 50 00 * 75 also, where a corner of it will be torn off by the Mar- saNanna Deraa.TRINT. Alliance Brit. and For. 61. per cent. 100 0 11 0 0 19 A 1 A. Ditto Marine.•• •• • • 61. per cent. 100 0 50 0 apt ahalmen in attendance; and ne person can be allowed tho p , t 'ca ital 14 553 000 ' Government sectiri. Atlas ... •....• - privilege of the entrée by any other approach to the rroprie ors P • • , , Rest ••-•••• • • •• •• 3,122,152 ties (including Dead British Commercial .• 73. per share 50 0 50 0 5 , z to Palace than as above directed. Public deposits (in- IVeight Ammity).• 14,352,241 Clericl,Med.&Gen.Life scr ct.&ba. 100 0,10 0 0 19 wa FORTESCUE, Lord Steward. eluding Exchequer, Other securities .• • . 10,061,870 C nutty ••.••••••• • • • • 31. 100 010 0 0 - am Commissioners of Notes •.• • • • ......., 8,875,885 Crown •.••••• • •• •• • • 14s. 50 0 50 0 - CROWN-OFFICE, APRIL 18. National Debt, Say- Gold and silver coin•• 778,936 Eagle ...... ...... .... 6s. en l PRESENT 50 0 s 0 0 5% MIIMBER RETURNED To SERVE IN TH IS ings-banks, and Di- Eng.& Scot• Law •• •• 51. per cent. 50 0 212 6 - pee PARLIAMENT. vidend accounts).. 3,484,063 European Life ••••• • 5% per cent. 20 0 All paid. - - i0,.. rn Division) -Robert Other deposits .... - 11,780,256 FamilyEndowmnt Soc. 4/. & bs. 100 0 4o o - le e--'- County of Nottingham (Southe even day and other of Lancelot Rolleston, Esq., s Freemasons' . Bromley, Esq., in the room d f her Ma' ' bills- "'''• n •• ••• jesty s 1,129,461 Glot,e - - tot who has accepted the office of Stewar o - - 51. 100 0036 10 0 Chiltern Hundreds. A 34,668,932 £ 34,068,932 Imperial Fire •• •• •• •• • 121. per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 220 it M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Imperial Life ........ 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 15 po WAR OFFICE, APRI L 20. 6th Dragoon Guards -Lieutenant Robert Bickerstaff Dated the 19th day of April, 1849. Indemnity Marine •• • • 11.5 h.& bs. 100 0 0 15 13 1 - b e Law Fire ••-•• •. - • • - 100 0 0 210 0 2% ~..,, to be Adjutant, vice Blenders, who resigns the Adja- MARKET INTELLIGENCE. Lew 1 ife- ••••• • •• .. 11. 163. 100 00100 0 45 1./ fancy .only, April 20. Legal and General Life ' - 50 0 0 200 41 10s. el , , 3d Lispht Dragoons-Paymaster James Herbert Clay, (From the London New Price Current, April 20.) London Fire •• •• - -10 s. 25 0012 10 0 15 London Ship •.•••• •• 10s. 25 0012 10 0 15 OC from the 29th Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Cormick, SD:MR.-To-day the demand further decreased for Marine ,. ••••••• • • •. - 100 0015 0 0 - sr' West India Sugar for all purposes, and there were sel deceased, April 20, Med.Invlid&Gen.Life 4%1. per ct. 50 0 0 20 0 - b' 4th Light Dragoons-Cornet Francis Clare Ford to leis upon rather lower terms. Thepurchases amounted to only 145, making for National Life• ••• - 8 1 . . the week 895 hhds, Etc., and be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Tredcroft, who retires; Peladium Life 5l. per cent. 50 002 0 0 210 s. is Herbert James ,Fairlie, Gent., to be Cornet, by pur- the reduction amounts to 6d per cwt. Pelican •• •••••• • • •• •• - - - - .I‘. chase, vice Ford; Surgeon Thomas Hunter, M. from .RE FINED-To-day Refined Goods were dealt in with ri 10 3: 1 -ix •• . •• 31. p. sh. &bs. - - 141 the 68th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Graves, who ex- caution for home trade purposes, and prices are on the Pi otector Life .• •• • ... 5/. per Provident Life •• . cent. 20 0 0 10 0 - C • • •• • - 11. 53. &bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 26 ti changes, April •20. decline; we quote brown Lumps at 50s to 50s 6d, and Rock Life •••••• • • • • • • ss. 1000 10 0 5% 7th Light Dragoons-Ensign James Aytoun, from Standard 51s 6d. Bonded Crushed Sugar is still dull of uoyat Exchange 5l. per cent. Stock. - 184 IT the Ist Foot, to be Cornet, vice Heathcote, who ex- sale at former rates. Sen Fin . 1)Itto Life .• • • • • •• 6l. 10s. - 11. 6s. - - 1 203 ei - 44 ..; changes, April 20. MAURITIUS-This afternoon there was only a limited - Universal Life.... • lO% pr clot. 100 0 0 9 0 0 i , Ist Regiment of Foot-Cornet William Pereival demand for Mauritius Sugar, but at public sale 2,252 bga victoria Life ...• - 4004% tl Heathcote, fro m the 7th Li g ht Dra g oons, to be Ensign' sold at steady rates; fine y ellow went at 401, middling BRIDGE S - tl and 38s to 39s 6d, low 36s 6d to 37s 6d, and fine brown _ vim Aytoun, who exchanges, April 20. p ail; Foot Paymaster William George Menzies Clib- EAST36s to 36s 6d per C Dividend Amount Twhti;afternoonthe Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Y teltlA.- . quantity of Bengal born, ,from the 75th Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Cham - Annum. Share. Sugar submitted to public sale amounted to 5,756 bags; -- bers, who exchanges, April 20. ---. 23d Foot-Second Lieutenant Edward Jenkins to be taken in at about the former value; the chief part was . . Z. s. d. X. a. d. Benares, fine white at 43s to 445, middling and good Charing-cross •• • • ..•• - - 25 0 0 - Adjutant, vice Lord Greenock, who resigns the Adju- d yellow - Southwrk,Nw Sub. Av. - 632 12 8 -1% 40s 6d to 425, low 39s 6 to 40s, strong 43s fancy only, .April 20. Ditto Nw of 7% P.C. 355. per cent. 50 0 0 - to 44s white 458 6d to 475, vet fine 49s to 49s 6d 4 ( 29th Foot-Vaymaster Charles Scarlin Naylor, from, Waterloo .. •• ••• • ••• •• - - 100 0 0 -3% ' andmiddling yellow, y low - 60 0 0 27 the 40th Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Clay, appointed to Dittoitto old C t u nn tto . o o f f s e i i. If: 5 2:: 11: and brown 325. - 40 0 0 24 the 3d Light Dragoons, April 20._ Vauxhall .... ... Av. 11.175. 70 10 3 - 30th Foot-Charles Mingaye Green, Gent., to be En- FOREIGN.-Importers of Foreign Sugar have mani- 24 e fested a desire to sell this week, and submitted to a re- DOCKS. sign, by purchase, vice Carrington, who retires, April 20. F 39th Foot -Ensign William Henry Wilson to be Ad- duction on former rates of is to is 6d per cwt. For Dividend Amount t Paid. Price. refining under bond purchases to a fair extent have been Name of Company. per of jutant, vice Hau ltain, p romoted, April 20. 40th Foot Lieutenant Frederick Montague Hock- made. 0 . . On the part of home dealers there is little desire ings to be Paymaster, vice Naylor, appointed to the to purchase, as Foreign is still higher in value than - _ i x s. d A a. d. 4 Colonial. " At auction 230 hhds Porto Rico were for the CAnmercial ....-.- 41, per cent. Stock. * I 29th Foot, April 20. - 75 49th Foct--Captain Henry Garner Rainey to be most part taken in; middling and good yellow at 40s to East and West India 61 r cent C t *P • Stock. - 132% ( Major, by purchase, vice Cotton, promoted; Lieutenant 42s 6d, and low 38s 6d to 39s 6d per cwt. The private London o" ry • . .• 4 sos. per sh. 100 0 0 - - I operations in Foreign Sugar fo r t he • ' Ipr cent. Stock. - 112 i Leopold Bellairs to be Captain, by purchase, vice - - do Pernams t 19s 6d fora '' 0 a near port, one . of brown St i ta t tear o ine .. •• •• - 4 per cent. Stock. - I _ Rainey; Ensign Herbert Rocke to be Lieutenant, by " purchase, vice e ' B llairs; Richard D. Astley, Gent., to be Bahia at -Os 6d deliverable here, one of white Pernams B nds •.- - • • 1%1. pr cent. - - Ensign, by purchase, vice Rocke, April 20. at 25s 6d for the Mediterranean, a cargo of fine yellow Southampton •• - • • SI. per cent. 50 0050 0 0 - - 1 Havannah for Antwerp at 23s 6d, and •67th Foot - William Hislo p Clarke, Gent., to be Ensign, - 9 00 chests white WATER-WORKS by purchase, vice Shiels, promoted in the 831 Foot, Bahia on the spot at 23s to 23s 6d per cwt. ; Dividend Amount April 20. MoLAS81:11.-On the part of holders there is much Name of Company. . . per of raid. Price. 60th Foot-Surgeon John Stewart Graves, from the firmness, and former rates are well supported, but only j Annum. Share. 4th Light Dragoons, to be Surgeon, vice Hunter, who small purchases have been made this week. Prices rule -- I X a e. £ s. d. --- J exchanges, April 20. from lis to 21s per cwt for low to fine. Deliveries are East London..•• •••• • • 81. 100 0 0 - 173 72d Foot-Garrison Sergeant - Major Michael Boden, still exceeding arrivals, and likely so to continue. For Grand Junction •• •• -2/. 10s. 41 13 4 - 80 St. Ann's, Barbedoes, to be Qiertermaster, vice Bengal Treacle the rates asked are 15s to 16s 6d, but Kent.• .. ••••• • - - •• 31. 10s. 100 0 0 - Lambeth •• .. •• •• .• s'. per cut. 100 0 0 97 Lindsay, deceased, April 20. few buyers are to be met with. New Rivr Lndn Brdge , 21.105. - - - 55 75th Foot-Paymaster David Francis Chambers, from COFFEE.-This afternoon a public sale of 480 cases Vauxhall ............ ' 51. per cnt. 100 1 0 0 - 100 the 4th Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Clibborn, who ex- and 45 bags Tellicherry Coffee went at moderate rates, West Middlesex .. . 61.08. pr cnt.l - - 120 changes, April 20. but the whole sold; fine ordinary went at 44s to 48s, GAS-LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. 87th Foot-Lieutenant Henry Thomas, from the 37th good ordinary 34s ild to 40s 6d, ordinary 30s to 345, Foot, to be Quartermaster, vice Gibson, appointed Second triage 24s to 275, very low 18s, pea berry 51s. Native Name of Company. Dividend 1 Amount per of Paid. Price. Lieutenant, April 20 . met with little attention by private treaty, and 31s to Annum. Share. 88th Feot-Shurlock Henning, Gent., to be:Ensign, by 31s 6d is the value of good ordinary. purchase, vice Bayley, who retires, April 20. Cocoe.-The demand has bsen more active for West British ••••••• • • • • • • • 1A.5.d.A. s. d. IL ' 40 0 0 13 0 0 14 90th Foot-Lieutenant Thomas Smith to be Captain, India this week, and stiffer rates are obtained ; the sup•• Ditto Provincial- - 11. Bs. 20 0 0 19 0 0 18 by purchase, vice Brevet Major Bringhurst, who re. Ply is less plentiful, and holders display firmness : at Bristol .• •••••••• • • •• 101. per cent. ; 20 0 0 tires; Ensign William PattisonTinling, to be Lieutenant, public sale 100 bags Trinidad were sold at 43s 6i for Brighto n of Lo . n . d . On .* :: •• *. 51.pg i cent. 20 0 0 - 16 by purchase, vice Smith; Henry Preston, Gent., to be good red, and at 42s to 43s per cwt for grey. In the ContinentalConsoll;ia . ;. 92s pr share 1( g 1 0 (:(1 10 3 ( 9 ) 0 0 250 Ensign, by purchase, vice • Tinling, April 20. value of Foreign there is no variation, but little busi- Equitable -••••• .. • • • • 15s: pr share '! 50 0 0 50 0 g 2 3t 91st Foot-Lieutenant William Thomas Laird Patter- ness has been done. Imperial • • ...... •• • • 61. per cent. 5O 0 0 50 0 o 66 son to be Captain, by purchase. vice Love, who retires; 'l:Ea.-There has been little desire evinced to do Independent •-• ... . • • 61. percent. j4O 0 0 40 0 0 62% Ensign Robert Whitl to be Lieutenant, by purchase, business in Black, and there are sellers rather under Ditto.... :::::::::: - 1 50 50 ?) 11 8 5 0 0 c ti 0 126 - , vie!` Patterson, April 20. former rates; supplies also continue to get larger. In meanie ............. Si. per cent. 50 0 0 46 0 0 - 2 i 98th Foot-Major William Roberts to be Lieutenant- the market for Green much . dulness exists, and the u Ra n t i c t i e7o . • ene - ra e l . •••• :• :: 4„1 5 1a:r • cent. !l 2 0 0 9 50 0 0 7 1 5 Colovel, without purchase, vice Gregory, deceased; amount on offer is extensive; for most sorts rather Westminster Charte * red ../. 50 0 0 ° 4 2 9 14 - Captain Thomas Heaton Lovett to be Major, vice lower rates have been taken. At the public sales the Ditto, New •••• -• .. 12s. 50 0 0 10 0 0 9% Roberts; Lieutenant Frederick Shelton to be Captain, biddings were languid, and the small part only of 5,500 CANALS. vice Lovett, April 4; Ensign Horatio Nelson Kipp en to actually found buyers, out of 20,000 packages passed. bb Lieutinient, vice Shelton; Thomas Gardiner, Gent., SPIRITs.-There is little variation in the value of Na ~;' ! 1 nos of 1 ,•• Dividend Names of :!...? Dividend to he Ensign, vice Kippen, April 20. Leeward Island Rum this week ; fine continues to be csnipanies. ''; ' per Price. c 1 Per Companies .3 I Price. UNATTAcIIED.-111 Corbet Cotton, from' the 49th 4 I Annum.' wanted for all purposes, but for inferior the market has a Ma. ae i F , ot, to be Lieutenant- Gilonel, by purchase, April 20. dull a‘pect, and supplies do not get smaller. Leeward -- ..._, XI I , X - . 11EMORANDUM. -- Lieutenant d , John Charles Island has been dealt in with caution, and rather lower , ashtn& Oldh 971 7L ' - Macclesfield . 100: 21. 10s. - rates n have been i accepted, small sales having been made at Barnsie7. •• • 1601 121. 180 Neath ••• • • • 100 1 18/. 340 Smith, upon half-pay Unattached, has been permitted to retire from the army by the sago of his commission, i s eta to Is 4 2 , 1 proof. East ledia met with little atten- l i te m i l i :tit h e: m e IN , :/ 1 . 8 8 , 1 5 O pe x a fo k .. •• Forest.- 100 I 3 20 1 / 8 . 185 lion, teal can be obtained at Is 3d proof; there are also be beieg about to-become a settler in Canada, April 20. Coventry..• • 100 1 251. 210 Regent's.. •• ; 8 3 j I l i t: ,!* Toe The names of Ensign Gwynne, of the 62d several parcels on offer. Demerara has been dealt in Derby •• • • •1100' 61. 63 Rochdale..•• 85 1 41. 1,4 'Foot, are Charles Morgan Smythies Laugharne, not with caution at 2s to 2s 4d for 30 to 40 per cent. over proof, EllsmretChs , l33; 565. 40 Somrset Coal 150 ~ 7LlOs. 130 Brandy is held with firmness at former rates; the de- Erewash ..•1100 351. - Do.Lk Fd St 121 61. p. c. - La,ehame, as previously stated. The names of the - Easign appointed to the 6th Foot, mend has also been more active. For Geneva there is a Ur Gram - I.ll=in ~100' 51. 80 Stffrsi &Wore • 281. 310 andSurrey l loo' 21. 30 Shrewsbury 1401 151. - on the 30th March, 1849, are Cromwell Price, not Crom- dull sale at is 91 to Is 101 for common, and at 2: 3,1 to Grand Union' 100 11. 103. 24 Stourbrldge:: 125 145 20/. 285 well Ward l'rice, as previously stated. 3s 3d for fine. Ia the value of British made Spirit there Grantham -100 - - Severn and I CoMmissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire. is no variation. Kennt & Ave , 39 7s. 6d. 5% Wye Rail. 26 21. Os. 25 Leeis&Livrptloo 30/, 320 Warwick& 7 South Salopian Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry- RICE.-There is still much dulness in the market for Leicester - - 140 51. 63% lairming. j 100 41. 56 Lieotenant Charles Somerset Lloyd to be. Captain, vice East India, and rather lower rates are again accepted; leiestr &Nth 83 41. 45 Warwick/1 E. A. Lloyd, Etcp, resigned ; Cornet Henry Whitmore the supply also continues upon a large scale. By pri- ! 40n ro ou rgh h , 1 0 42 0 7a. G5O w -N o racpsttorni 100 31. 41 to be Lieutenant ; Orlando Jack Charles Bridgeman, rate treaty all sorts have been dealt in with caution, Mntgemrysis 100 - - Birming.l 78 2L 41 Gent., to be Cornet, vice Whitmore ; Henry Crome to and 8,175 pkgs at public sale were only in part sold- MeitnMwbry , 100 - - Wilts & Tirks -, 11. 10 Bengal, good middling and good white went at 9s 61 be Veterinary Surgeon. LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES ADMIRALTY, APRIL 16. to 10s, fine 10t 6d to 1 Is, mid Ss 61 to 9s, low Bs, and Corps o r Royal .s,larine3-tiergeant-Major James Jef- broken Arracan 5s 6d to d per cwt. To• day there 6s 6 ... Name of Company. Dividend Amount • per of Paid. Price. was no public sale of East India Rice, and by private Annum. Share. fery to be Second Lieutenant. ADMIRALTY, APRIL 19. treaty the business done was extremely limited is all ---- - - •£ a. d. Z a. d rts• Prices still tend downwards. A further portion of the naval medals will be ready so • in Bank of Scotland SAOO.-Operations are upon a more ex t en de d_ scale • fbr distribution on, or after, Tuesday, the Ist of May British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 193 consequence of rather lower rates having e . , ben accepted Caledonian Bank ••.• • 8 per cent. 10 0 0 210 031 18 next. This distribution, combined with the others but the market has been well supplied. At auction 1,000 City of Glasgow sank. 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 les already advertised, will, with few exceptions, comprise Cldesdale Bank -•••• • 6% percent. cent. 20 0 01, 10 0 0 1 1 2y 8 chsts wen! sold at 21s to 22s 6il for largo, and at 20i for tte claims preferred prior to the lit December last; and Commercial Bank •• - 71. claimants whose applications have been made since that small greyish pearl. Sago Flour has been in fair de- Eastern Bank.. •• -•• CI. per cent. 25 n o 0 10 0 C 9/. 73 date, are hereby informed that their medals will not be mand at 17s to 17s 6d. Of Farina 80 sacks were taken Edinb.tGlasgow Bank 61. per cent. 5 0 50 0 5)4 xehange Bnk of Scot.. 41. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 32 ready until after the 30th June next; but due notice in at 16e 63 per cwt. In the value of Tapioca and Ar ,sie of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 - Will' be given when the medals are prepared. The rowroot there is no variation. National Bank ...... -6% per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 13 medals awarded to claimants since deceased will be de- SPIcEs.-Te-lay at auction 102 packages Jamaica gorthof Scotlandßank 4/.percent. 20 0 0 50 0 11.175. livered to their legal representatives on the production Ginger were taken in at 88s to 93s for middling, but 340 North British Bank • • - 50 0010 0 0 4 saki of sufficient proof. bags Bengal sold at 25s to 25s 6d for Bengal export sort, Royal D ank of Scotland 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 116 Union Bank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 SOU By command of their Lordships, and at 19s to 24s for damaged; 4 cases Mace sol d at Western Baßk•• •• •-• 81. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 73% W. A. B. HASIILTON. Is 9d to 2s Id for mouldy; 10 chests of Nutmegs taken Aberlcen Fire and Life 7%1. pr cent. 12 10 0 20 8 - 2k WHITEHALL, MARCH 21. in at 3s for brown of fair l'e qua isy. B. Accord. Life and Fire - 20 0 0 011 0 - FRUIT. -Since the Easter The Lord Chancellor has appointed George Durrant Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 i 21 yof Kent, b Currants has been brisk, at steady prices. To-day 152 Church of England Ins. - 50 0 0 20 0 2 Austen, of Tunbr id g e Wells, in the countthe High Court ntts A 33 crtis and 30 cases old arras were offered at public C it y of Glas g ow Life 6l. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. 113 sale, the principal part of which sold freely, at 33s to 34s I...dinburgn Life Insur 6l. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 I 17% Gent., to be a Ma ster Extraordinary in of Chancery. East of Scotland Life - 10 0 0 015 0 1 83.6 d. • • BANKRUP IVIES SUPERSEDED. for butts, and 34s for crtis and cases. A larg e bu siness has been done this week in Valentin Raisins, g• •P ' William Gale, coach builder, Slough, Buckingham. and at 40s, tiercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - very few can now be bought at that price. incur. Co. of Scetlnd•• Si. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 , - • Thomas Cull'', grocer, Kingston-upon-Hull. The whole stock of Valentias is nearly in the hands f Life .assoc. of Scotland 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 o 1/. 6s • BANKRUPTS. ° Mercantile Life .. •• • • one or two houses, and their price is 425. Dania Raisins National Fire and Life 5/. pe r cent. 1 10 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3s. °d* John Loustan. wine merchant, Crutched•friars, to are firmat 30a; 20 0 0 I 223( suer ender April 27 and Mi o ay 25, at one, at the C ourt of In other sorts of Fruit there is v ery l i tt le d ng. North & West of Scot. 61 . per cent. 10 0 0 I 0 0 17 5. 6 d„ Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee; Wilson, Furni- Scottish Life and lillar. •-• 20 0 0 0110 1 - COCHINEAL.- There is still a large supply with only Scot. Mas. and Gon.Life - 1 o 0 ols o 1 - Yal's Inn, Holborn. a limited demand, and rathei lower rates are accepted. srottesh Union Inman°. 6%1. pr cent. 20 0' 0 1 o o 1 H. 2s John Myers Levine, jeweller, Norwich, April 27 and Of 301 bags offered at auction not above half sold; Hon- Stafelard Life •••• .. • . 51. per cent. s o o 0 50 1 % June 1, itt one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, duras silvers at 3s 9d to 4s 3d, fine 4s 4d to 4s 7d, black U nited Dep. Assurance Si. per cent. 1 0 0 1 153.0 d 484 , 11 assignee; Abbott and Wheatl,•y, Southampton - MISCELLANEOUS. good 5s to 5s 2 , 1; Mexican silvers 3s 8 d to 4 s 10 d, b ack buildings, Chancery - lane; Miller and Son, Norwich. 35 4 1 1 1 0 c 1 1 . to 4s 2d, and a few bags of ve r y fine 45 8-1 to Dividend Amount Samuel Seal, earthenware dealer, Little queen - street , Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. liplborn, April 27, at half-past one, and June 1, at twelve,Annum. Share. SALTPET It To -day met with little F..- rough. a tt ention, -_-- at the Court of Bankruptcy. Canaan, official assignee, and - -. at auction 1,200 bags of Calcutta were taken in at Itirchin-lanc; Caitlin, Ely-place, Holborn.x. s. d. A. s. d. 29a to 29s 6d for 5i to 7t per cent refraction of mid Australian Aviculturl - 100 0030 0 0 - Janaes Andrewartha, grocer, Alverstoke, Hampshire, quality; these are rather lower rates. Anglo-Mexican mint.. 11. 4s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 - , April 28, at half past two, and k May 26, at halt-past IN DIGO.-To- day the demand was limited for-Spanish Ca ttle ; Half Shares .. . 61. pe - r ent. 100 - 0 0 210 0 - 2 10 0 31 twel•ie, at the Court of Ban pa ru . ptcy. _ Follett, _,official Indigo, and at auction 212 serons Guatemala were only Uppr Ca . n . a . d . a . 80 - fiefs 51. per c cent. 3 - 88 aisig,nee, Sambrook court, 13 .ingha h ll- I s l tr p eet ; E Ighee, in part sold at from 2s Id to 3s 9d; these are rather City Navigation .... - -90 1 e IteruLtri-buildings, Gray's Inn; lac . e , or . tsmout . lower rates. Comp.Cppr Mars Eng. 51. percent . 100 0 0, 70 0 0 aker, Woolwich, April 27 and Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. c.& bs, 21 100 0 0 100 0 0 90 Williain Fortetcue, b Chas.-There has been much inquiry after Rape- Equitable Reversionry 5.. pr cent. 100 0 0 1100 0 0 100 'of Bankru G ptcy. room, May 29; at two, at the Court seed Oil, and prices continue to advance, as the supply Gen. Steam Navigation 11. Bs. 15 0 0 14 0 0 - ' ass ig nee, Abchurch-lane, Lombard-street ; London Institution .•• - - 78 15 0 - official is still getting smaller, and there is an enlarged con-s Russell Institution.... - 26 5 0 3 YOufig,. Mark-lane. sumption. Pale has been selling at 38s 6d to 395, and Peninslr& Orient.Stm. 81 . percent. 50 o 0 50 0 0 68 Charles Frederick Burton, auctioneer, North Audley- brown 37361 to 383. There is much firmness in the market Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 o 100 0 0 90 street, G rosve r•square April 23, at one, and May 29, no - , for Linseed Oil, and home dealers have been ready put- Royal Mail Steam •••. 61 18..4. p. c • 100 00160 0 0 54 Edwards, S 1 fair h also be at half.past two, at the Court of Bankruptcy chasers . aesto a extent ave en made for South Australian .- - 1 11. per share. 25 0 0j 25 0 0 16 Van Dieman's Land., 1 - 100 0 0L 23 0 0 - official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry; Gam- exportation, and the rates paid are 26s 6d to 27s per cwt mon, Cloak-lane, City. on the spot, at which there are not free sellers. For de. Jahn - Hold DENMARK. • en, money scrivener, Liverpool, May 7 and livery several contracts have been concluded at 27s - 28, at , eleien at ßaron Adeler, the aide-de-camp of his Majesty , the Liverpool District Court. Caze- to 27s 6d. The consumption of Oil is still exceeding nove, official assignee , arrived at Stockholm on the 6th, and was presente Liveo l• G gory and Co., productiore Of Palm fine is • held for 31s to 34s 6d. Bedford- row; Littledale and Bird o rc't•to the King by the Danish Ambassador on the 7th swell Liverpool. are on Cocoa Nut Oil met with less attention, and prices Geor;cto Davis, jun., worsted • ' for the purpose of delivering an autograph letter frog line, City, May 3 , at two, and _ ol s i rnner, Lawrence - 42110 s to 431, Barbary, the decline. Olive Gallipoli at . . Court of Bankruptcy. Groom,a official at one, at the Levant, and Portugal 401 to 401 103 per tu n. Deliveries Sovereign. He was invited to the royal dinne assignee Ab ' - are not so good al of late, still imports are of little mo- table on the Bth, and quitted early on the morning o church-lane, Lombard-str,et; Drew and ' Shad 11 we , Ber- F . h o . ls only small parcels have been imported, the 9th for Copenhagen, when he will immediateli tnondsey. ' meat. Of is i James Payant, merchant, Manchester, t yet the demand does not get better, and deliveries are return to the Danish head - quarters. April 30, one, and May 23, at eleven, at the Manchester 11- upon a smaller scale. In Cod oely small sales have been It is generally asserted that he carries with him th Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester; Districtßeed made, and a disposition is shown to sell at 26/ to 26/103. intelligence that Stockholm will not take part in th Langton, and Marsden, Friday- street, Cheapside; sale', For Seal the market has a dull aspect; pale can be Danish German war this year, the general impres Worthington, and Shipman, Manchester. purchased at 301, straw and tinged 281 103 sion being that the negotiations for peace had proves Charles - Smith, wine merchant, Enfield, Middlesex, 10s, yellow to eet w and brown 26/ to 28/. abortive by the pertinac it y of Denmar k. attention May 1, at eleven, and June 1, at t welve, at the C ou rt of Southern met y with little • from exporters No armaments of any kind have been made ii Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee; Cotten, Cole- or home dealers, but as th e supply . continues scanty man - street, City. holders ask 27/ Sweden. to 311 for low to fine quality. Sperm is • William Prosser Morgan, innkeeper, Abergavenny, net much wanted, and a (h. • • Previous to the renewal of the Danish war, Rossi; alai at 80/ , stro is evinced to sell fine Colo - Monmouthshire, May 1 and 29, at twelve, a t th e B r i sto l , to 80/ 10,; th e supp i • i I reiterated its protest of last year against the advanc• District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol; Bridges whilst several parcels are n yis also on a La r n e sca e, with little ear at hand. Lard Oil met of the German troops into Jutland ; since the corn d ed Lion-square; Price and Co., Abergavenny ; attention, and can be en C 0.,• , Purchased at 38s to 42S mencement of the war this protest has been renewer per cwt. Ground Nut is still GOolden, Bristol. 32s per cwt. dull of scale at 31s 6d to with great decision, in a special note. George Lister, jun., porter merchant, Kingston-upon. In TALLOW.-To-day the Tallow The Berliner Nachrichten says-" That in con Hull, May 2 and 23, at feu, . at the Leeds District Court, Carrick, official Hull • firmer aspect, and fine P. Y. Candle ~ market presented aprotest, an order has been issued t( Jiingston-upon-Hull. . cwt. At auction eon the spot realised sequence of this Wilson, Kines 'per Turner, Gray's Inn-square; Bonney and es of Sydney a t 3 35 the German army not ~ e -- to 383 93; 150 packages South American sold at 36s wholly to occupy Schleswig. Henry Lister, miller, Lincoln, May 9, and June 6, at The Hamintrgh Borsenhalle says-" That 60( t• .at the Town-hall, Kingston-upon-Hull. Carrick, ---- r - - - POOR-RATES IN IRELAND.--A Danish prisoners, all seamen, have this day beet ' ' .. ~ : tll ; Jones and Sons, Millman place; return printed by to Gluck• order of Parliament (moved for by Mr. French),' conveyed by special train from 'Rendsburg shows stadt. :i.t.it - ti .-- ' 'keeper, h, at Gloucestershire, that the military force employed in Ireland in the collec t:: e •• • • " t e ttt '''' 'a: t eleven, at the Bristol District lection of poor-rates between October 1, 1848, and Feb . SWINEMIIN DE, APRIL 4. - The Baltic Zeitung _ 4.6 ,..• , . ,2_ ‘• . 1 . ,_ . , , ignee, Bristol; Jones, Maims- Commodore Schroder has not yet ,-,; ...,•-:'• ;,.....• ~.,:,... , •r .... ass •t, , ' , t .stseasseee •• n t ~ Lincoln's Inn. subalterns, 216 sergeants, 42 drummers, and 4,633 rank returned with the steamer. This morning the ';,', •.! .. ' - li"r h,, led victualler Liverpool, May 1 and and file. The constabulary force employed for the same steamer Swinemunde went seawards to Wolgast, fol - ..:. 4 • - 1 • ti e 'ad ' Liverpool District Court. Turner, A purpose, the compulsory collection of poor - rates, con- neither yesterday nor yet this morning have any . . . .. . , sisted of 69 officers and 2 1 558 moo. Danish • cruisers been visible ; communications with OAS-LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. .S. e. d. A. s. d. British ••.••••• • • • • • • 40 0 0 18 0 0 14 Ditto Provincial•• •• 11. Bs. 20 0 0 19 0 0 18 Bristol .• ••• • • •• • • 101. per cent. 20 0 0 Brighton .• • . .•• • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 16 City of London .. •• • • 101. ,100 0 0 100 0 0 250 ContinentalConsolldat. 925. pr share 50 0 0 39 5 0 26 Equitable- •••••.. • • • • 15s. pr share 50 0 0 50 0 0 32 Imperial • • ...... •• • • 61. per cent. 150 0 0 50 0 0 66 Independent ....... • • 61. per cent. i4O 0 0 40 0 0 6214 London .• .... •.•• • • • • 50 0 0 SO 0 0 126 1 50 0 0 50 0 Plicenix . ............ 51. per cent. ;50 0 0 46 0 0 2i Rate= •..•• • • • • 5/. 1100 0 0 90 0 0 75 United General •• • ”i 1. pr cent.: 50 0 0 50 0 0 1214 Westminster Chartered 31. 50 0 0 49 Ditto, New ••• • -• 12s. 50 0 0 10 0 0 91i Baron Adeler, the aide-de-camp of his Majesty, arrived at Stockholm on the 6th, and was presented to the King by the Danish Ambassador on the 7th, for the purpose of delivering an autograph letter from his Sovereign. He was invited to the royal dinner table on the Bth, and quitted early on the morning of the 9th for Copenhagen, when he will immediately return to the Danish head-quarters. It is generally asserted that he carries with him the intelligence that Stockholm will not take part in the Danish German war this year, the general impres sion being that the negotiations for peace had proved abortive by the pertinacity of Denmark. No armaments of any kind have been made in Sweden. Previous to the renewal of the Danish war, Russia reiterated its protest of last year against the advance of the German troops into Jutland ; since the com mencement of the war this protest has been renewed with great decision, in a special note. The Berliner Nachrichten says—" That in ck sequence of this protest, an order has been issued to the German army not to advance into Jutland, but wholly to occupy Schleswig." Dan T s e h H p r a i m s sz i: n u e r r g s 1: a ß ll or s s n e a n tn ha e l n le bsaavyes this " T d h a a y t 600 been csrsoaetenytauvsmre7d , conveyed sw d ‘ by special train from ' Rendsburg to Gluck stadt. SWINEMUNDE, APRIL 4. The Baltic Zeitung withCio n m ern m ut o hn d ed o ereste went amS seawards a l) w d a e Tr r dhsist h o woramsonin ig o nas t g yet tfre neither yesterday nor yet this morning have any Danish cruisers been visible ; communications with the cruisers, in so far as they relate to commerce, has been permitted to-day. CUXHAV EN, APRIL 16.—We learn by electric telegraph that the London mail steamer Caledonia, for which a look-out was kept here this morning, arrived in the Elbe during the night, and was not tained by the Danish men of-war. CUXHAVEN, APRIL 17.—The Admiralty jollyboat, which returned from sea late last night, encountered no war ships whatever in the Elbe. We learn from the Spanish schooner Telesfora that she encountered only one Danish frigate at the mouth of the Elbe, and passed without being stopped. The English brig John Hardy, and several others, lie at anchor here. HAIIBURGH, APRIL 16.—Between to-day and the 18th we expect seven trains with military. The Cologne Railway has brought the Brunswick Hussars, who at once proceeded to Altona.—.Ham burgh Correspondent. HAMDURGU, APRIL 17.—The steamer Paris arrived here to-day from Havre. Captain Vasse, however, refused to unload his cargo, having bound himself by promise to the commander of the Danish blockade squadron, M. Steenbille, on s•siling into the river that he would merely take in a supply of coals, and return forthwith. The parties interested in the cargo have immediately commenced legal proceedings. Trade of course suffers greatly from the Danish blockade.—Hamburgh Borsenhalle. AUSTRIA. The letters from the seat of war in Hungary, which appear in the Vienna papers of the 15th, are such as to induce us to believe that the victory of Waitzen was even more complete than it has been represented, and that the Imperial army before Comorn is threat athegeied, railroad tat liisne to leadingsay on from threat ened with destructi on. The Ban of Croa tia , whose p ph o e s s i t ti o n t o Albert of l atendon cz left bank of the D anube, is n ow most suddenly found to be on the rig ht bank of that river. Nor is it probable that he w ould ha ve quitted his former was position and crossed the river, unless compelled by a defeat. The Hungarian Generals Vetter and Dembinski following in the wake of Baron Jella chich's corps, have likewise crossed the Danube, and occupied Weissenburg ; in other words, the Hun garians had turned either wing of the Austrian army by a flank march, and Buda-Perth, which a few days ago formed the centre operations of either army, is now in the rear of the scene of war and of the Magyar forces. The Imperial army besieging C emthn o ued m tesb o au, v r e n woe Comore, ars a er n od d bl thi ogi which eeha besides oppose ittos se ntdh et Commander, has to General Ge approach e been r aeGle General ta ek hbl a eel rv e g n o, e i gh b e y o Hunga rians from Waitzen to Gran, is now exposed to a threefold attack from the north, the south, and from the garrison of the fortress itself. The country sur rounding Comorn is all but in the hands of the Mag yars, and Comorn is but 20 leagues distant from Vienna. LAW IN TEL LIGEN CE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, April 20. ;Before Mr. Justice PATTESON and Mr. Justice ERLE DOE DEM. STEVENS v. STEVENS. This was an action of ejectment brought by Nicholas Stevens against his brother, John Stevens, to recover possession of certain premises alleged to have been left by the will of Nicholas Stevens (the father, a horse dealer at Bodmin, who died at the age of seventy six), to the advantage of Nicholas, one of his younger sons. John, the elder son, the heir-at law, had taken possession of the property in question, The will was dated the 18th Sept., 1848. On that day John, the elder son, was at Redruth, where he was in partnership with his brother Joseph, as a horse-dealer. William was also absent at Barnstaple. Nicholas, in favour of whom the will was made, was at home with the father ; Jane, one of his daughters , living with them. M rs . Geek anot h e r daughter, a widow, lived at Bod m i n , a t some little distance.from her father's residence. Old Stevens was taken ill some time before the 18th of September, and got gradually much worse. A letter was then written by Nicholas to William on the 15th or 16th of September, informing him that their father was ill, and ask ing him to come home immediately and see about different things. It contained this passage: "I think he cannot continue loag. We want to try and get him to have a doctor, and see about a w ill, or we shalt all be done. Do not say anything about his being ill to any bldy, or we shall have a house full. We will send to Redruth when they (John and Joseph) are gone." The letter was to be sent when they were gone to Barn staple fair. Old Mr. Stevens had a great objec tion to a doctor, and always said that brandy swuarsgeonthoef bßodmin, m w e a d a i a ci t ne b last, sen u t t for l. who, r Ward, a inhis affi davit, after describing the symptoms of Mr. Stevens, stated that. at the time of the execution of his will it was highly improbable that he was in a fit state of mind to make one. The verdict was found for the defendant. Mr. CHOWDER now moved for a rule to show cause why the verdict for the defendant should not be set aside rind a new trial had—first, on the ground of misdirection on the part of the Learned Judge, Mr. Justice Williams, before whom it was tried; secondly, on the ground of the reception of improper evidtrnpe; and thirdly, that the verdict given was contrary to . evidence. The Court took time to consider the application. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, April 19. WILDS V. HARRIS. This was an action to recover compensation in damages for a breach of promise of marriage, under the following circumstances. Mr. Sergeant Wilkins and Mr. Needham were for the plaintiff; Mr. Huddlestone conducted the defence. The Learned SERGEANT, in stating the plaintiff's case, said that his ,client was a widow, residing in Birmingham, where she carried on the business of gimblet- maker, which had been previously carried on by her late husband. The defendant was a contrac tor under the Telegraphic Railway Company, earning a salary of 3001. a year. In the year 1847 he came to Birmingham for the purpose of erecting the tele graph for the London and North-western Railway, and took lodgings in the house of the plailitiff. Al most immediately he began to pay her marked atten tion, representing himself as the employe of Govern .' ment with an income of 3001. a year. He after a few toe days declared himself her lover, and proposed marriage. Plaintiff accepted him, and he not only - made the promise to marry, but actually gave orders abouti the sr to 8 tour. He further said that as he would b e s e ttl e d in te wedding be bridesmaid,dresses, her s and planned the wedding ta, 44 Birmingham, he would take a house for her in Ashley ! grove or Vauxhall. All of a sudden he pretended he 73 534 received a message from Somerset-house, and would be obliged to go to London, but would return within iai ' a fortnight; that time had long elapsed, though plain 7s. tiff wrote defendant several letters reminding him of .'d his promise, but never could obtain a reply ; at last an 4 4 inquiry was set on foot, when it was ascertained that he was a married man with a wife and four children. 1 The Learned Counsel appealed to the jury, whether i the plaintiff was not entitled to heavy damages. The defendant not only palmed himself on her as a single man, but what was worse, unhappily, insinuated him• self into her embraces, and the fruit of such inter course was an illegitimate child. He was sure under those circumstances his unfortunate client would obtain justice at their hands. Miss Jane Steer stated that she was the sister of the plaintiff, who is a gitnblet maker, in Birmingham. o ge in her sister's ' In January, 1 848 , th e defendant came to l sister's house, who is a widow, about 28 years of age. Heard defendant propose marriage to her sister, and told witness she should be bridesmaid, and spoke of the wedding dresses she should wear. He repre - sented himself as employed by Government to lay down rails for the public safety. He stated that for the wedding trip he would take her to London, but as he was to be stationed in Birmingham he would take a house there. Tie lodged in her sister's house from the 4th of January to the Ist of February. Cross-examined—N hen he made the promise it was on a Sunday evening, they were drinking gin and water. Cannot remember the colour of the pro posed wedding dress for her as bridesmaid. There are two apprentices in the house, one twenty two 1 years of age , t h e o th er a mere boy. Her sister was confined of a c hild i n t h e S ep t em ber after the defendant „,,'' left. 90 Re-examined—Her sister had previously two chil dren by her husband. Mr. Thomas Evans, clerk in the telegraph office, proved that the defendant was employed as a con tractor. Previously to the present year his profits were about 3001. a year, but this year they would not be more than 1001. or 150/. lie believed him to be a married man with four children. Mr. HUDDLESTON E addressed the Jury for the de fendant, and said that his client was represented to be a large contractor for the Telegraphic Railway. lie was no more than a common carpenter, and the ques tion was, whether any p rom i e was made, was there any proof the recently born child was the defendant's. Could she not have summoned him before a magis trate, and produced his conviction before them in evi dence to establish the fact, but his unfortunate client had got into the widow's clutches. The Learned Gentleman concluded by calling on the jury to give the smallest possible damages. His LORDSHIP told the jury that he thought the promise was proved, and the question for them was damages, which he thought should be moderate. The jury having retired for half an hour, found a verdict for the plaintiff, damages 10/. THE DANISII BLOCKADE.- - The following arrivals in the river have been officially reported at the Custom house as having taken place on Wednesday last:—The ship Malcolm Brown, of London, has arrived at Graves end, with her outward cargo on board, having been cleared on the sth inst. for Hamburgh, but prevented entering the Elbe by the Danish blockading squadron; the vessel Argo, of Shields, arrived at Stonestairs, with her outward cargo on board, having been cleared on the 5.11 inst. for Hamburgh, and prevented entering the Elbe by the Danish blockading squadron; and the vessel Concordia, of Waterford, has arrived at Deptford, with her outward cargo on board, having been cleared for Bremer-haven, and prevented from entering, the port Wing in s state of blook§de. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, April 20. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Wool sack at Five o'clock. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE laid certain returns on the table relating to the assessment of poor-rate iu Ireland. SMOKE BILL. Lord REDESnALE introduced the Prevention of Smoke Bill, which was read a first time. PETITIONS. Lord COLCHESTER presented a petition from the landowners of Sussex, complaining of agricultural distress. The Earl of ROSSE presented several petitions from various unions in Ireland against the rate in aid. CONVERSION OF ESTATES BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR gave notice that on Thursday he should wove the second reading of the Conversion into Renewable Leaseholds of Copyhold Estates Bill. CASE OF MESSRS. CHADWICK AND NI ARRIN ER. Lord BEAUMONT presented petitions from Messrs. Chadwick and Marriner, apologizing for their contempt, and praying that their Lordships would be pleased to order their release from custody. The Noble Lord moved that these petitions should be taken into consideration, and would leave it to the Noble Lcrd on the Woolsack to state when they ought to be taken into consideration. The LORD CHANCELLOR thought that they could not be taken into consideration before Monday. Lord BEAUMONT gave notice that oa Monday n xt he would move that these petitions be taken into the consideration of the House. Their Lord hips then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, April 20. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four o'clock. Mr. BROTHERTON presented several petitions from different parts, praying that no new licences might be granted to beer-houses. UNIVERSAL RAILWAY CASUALTY COMPEN• SATION COMPANY BILL. The third reading of this Bill was postponed till Monday. Colonel REID presented a petition from Windsor against the alteration of the Law of Marriage Bill. Colonel MUIR presented several petitions from Glas gow and other parts of Scotland, against the runnirg of trains on Sundays on railways. Also petitions against the Marriage Bill and the Lunatic Asylums Bill. • Mr. ALCOCK presented petitions from Surrey against any alteration in the law of marriage. Mr. HEY WORTH presented petitions from Derby and other places against granting any further licences to beer-houses. Mr. FERGUS presented several petitions from dif ferent parts of Scotland in favour of the Clergy Relief Bill, against the Marriage Registration Bill, and against the Lunatic Asylums Bill. Sir D. DUNDAS presented petitions from Suther landshire against the running of passenger trains on Sundays. Mr. TURNER presented a petition from Coventry against the Public Roads Bill. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY presented a petition from Bridgenorth against any alteration in the law of marriage. Mr. PLUMPTRE presented a petition from Rams gate against any alteration in the navigation-laws. Captain BATESON presented petitions from London derry against the Rate in Aid Bill. Mr. BANKES presented petitions from Dorsetshire praying for the repeal of the malt and hop duties. Captain PEC H ELL presented a petition from Brighton in favour of the Clergy Relief Bill and the release of the Rev. Mr. Shore. Mr. C. LUSHINGTON presented petitions from Westminster, and other places, praying for the extension of the elective franchise. Mr. J. S. WORTLEY presented a petition from St. Mary-le-Strand, and also several other petitions, in favour of the Marriage Bill. Mr. H. A. HERBERT presented a petition from the grand jury of the county of Kerry, praying for an amend ment of the poor-law, and another, praying for an alteration of the Irish grand-jury laws. Mr. M. GIBSON presented a petition from Manches ter, complaining of the state of the - relations between this country and Brazils, in reference to the suppres sion of the slave trade. SCOTCH LUNATIC ASYLUMS. In reply to Mr. MACKENZIE, The LORD ADVOCATE said he had no objection to lay on the table of the House the information which he had received relative to the lunatic asylums in Scot land, and that he would not move the second reading of the Lunitic Asylums (Scotland) Bill until the 30th of April. THE HOP DUTIES. In reply to a question from Mr. BERRIES, expressing a desire to remove a doubt which seemed to pervade the minds of the hop growers as to the indulgence being this year allowed which had usually been granted fur the payment of the duties, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, said that he telt much obliged to his Right Hon. Friend for having put the question. The only answer that he could give to the inquiry was that which he had given last night. In answer to that question, he had stated that there would be no remission of duty by the agents of Government unless by his (the Chancellor of the Exehe • quer't) personal and express authority. Ile might further observe, for the information of the proprietors in the hop-growing counties that he did intend to allow the payment of the duties which were usually due in May to be postponed till some day about Michaelmas, I but what day he could not now exactly state. An IfoN. MEMBER trusted that it would be some day after Michaelmas, to allow of the receipt of dividends and the settlement of accounts.—(Hear, hoar.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—Per haps I had better be allowed to name my own day; but I may say it will be one that will best consist with the convenience of those who have to pay the duties. —..-------- NATIONAL ECONOMY. Mr. HUME said, that seeing from a paper which had been issued to- day that the national expenditure was still upwards of 269,0001. beyond the revenue of the country, he was desirous to ask the Right Hon. Gentle man at the head of the Exchequer, whether any mea• sures were in progress for effecting that reduction in the public expenses which he had led the House to expect. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was quite ready to allow that there was a seeming excess of expenditure over the revenue, which in roun.l figures amounted to about 270,0901.; but, on the other hand, he had to observe that a full investigation into the several items would not had to unsatisfactory results. For al though there was this excess, there was also a saving in the Irish expenditure to the extent of 390,0001., an ex• peuditure which had been regularly incurred for the last three years, and there was the agreeable fact, that in consequence of this and other savings, the yearly balance-sheet of the country would show an amount of more than half a million to the credit side of the account better than he could have anticipated when he last addressed the House upon the subject. In addition to that, certain sums of large amount were charged against this year's account, which ought fairly to be charged to the next year. Then such had been the influence of the blockade of the northern ports oo the trade that the revenue had been mu-h injured by it. Mr. HUME said that his question did not so much refer to the revenue as to the decrease of the expendi ture of the country. What he wanted to know was, whether any of those measures for retrenchment, which Ind been promised, were in progres. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—His Hon. Friend must know that there were already mea sures betore the House for effecting a reduction of 1,400,000/. a year. Mr. lIERRIES could not well see how the blockade of the northern ports could effect the revenue, at least to any extent. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that surely his Hon. Friend must perceive that the re venue depended greatly upon the general trade of the country. Lord J. RUSSELL said a negotiation was now going on in refer,nce to this subject, but the correspondence hal not y€t been brought to a close. CEYLON. Mr. MACGREGOR, seeing the Hon. Gentleman the Under-Secretary for the Colonies in his place, he wished to ask him if it was true that the Government of Ceylon were about to establish a Government debt, and that they intended to take the funds of the savings' banks and other public funds for tho immediate use of the Executive. Mr. HAW ES said there was no foundation for the report, though it was true that such a rep.)rt had got abroad in Ceylon. SUPPLY. The House then res dyed itself into a Committee of Supply, and on the vote of 350,0001 on account of the Navy Estimates for the maintenance et artificers and labourers in the naval establishments being read, Mr. FITZROY submitted to the Houseitiat there wai; no plausible pretext for pursuing that course at the pre sent moment, and that it was extremely undesirable to take those grants out of the ordinary course. Mr. HUME said it would be desirab!e to know what proportion of each vote was now to be taken. He should object to any further vote of that kind, for it was an invasion of the ordinary practice; Mr. WARD said he had no desire to shirk any dis cussion on the subject. Sir IT. WILLOUGHBY was understood to say he objected to takimg those grants out of the ordinary course. Ile would not state the reasons then for taking that _ - course, but he should do so on a future occasion. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER made an observation, wholly inaudible, explanatory of the reason why the grant had been taken out of the ordinary course. Mr. lIERRIES did not understand the Right Hon. Gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer; he per fectly agreed with his Hon. Friend Mr. Fitzroy, who had raised an objection of that kind. He thought this was a most unfavourable moment for passing this vote on account, considering that some greater vigilance ought to be exercised with respect to the public expenditure before votes of this description were allowed on account. Lord J. RUSSELL said, that although he thought this course objectionable, yet under the circumstances it was the best course to be pursued at the present moment. _ . . . Captain PECIIELL thought the course proposed in voting money on account an extremely inconvenient one. Why, he would ask, should not the estimates have been brought forward at an earlier period of the session? If the lion. Member for Lewes would resist this mode of proceeding at a future period, the Government would find that the present would be the last time that it would be allowed to take place. After a few words from Mr. FITZROY, The vote was then agreed to, as were also 350 0001. for Naval Stores, 500,0001. for Half-pay, 200,0001. for Military Pensions and Allowances, and 100,000/. for Civil Pensions and Allowances. The House then resumed. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. In reply to a question from Mr. HUME, L')rd J. RUSSELL stated that it was the intention of the Government to proceed with the Navigation Bill upon Monday and Thursday next. POOR-LAWS OREL tND) RATE IN AID. Upon the motion for going into Committee upon this Bill, Mr. SADLEIR rose and said he would state as briefly as possible some of the considerations which had induced him to resist the proposition which had been brought forward by the Government, to raise a certain sum of money for the relief of distress in certain districts of Ireland, under the name of a rate in aid. He re gretted to perceive, from the observations addressed to him last evening by the Noble Lord, that he was diqosed to re-echo the cla,p•trap and, as he must think, most unjust cry of those few Members who were in favour of the Ministerial project. It had been stated, most unfairly and unjustly, that the majority of the Irish Members, by opposing the proposition, placed themselves in the position of men who were prepared to pass a sentence of death upon a large portion of their fellow-countrymen. He was convinced that it was not only an unjust and delu sive proposition, but that it was calculated to extend the circle of destitution and suffering, which he was sure the Noble Lord was anxious to alleviate, and as far as possible to reduce. The tenant occupier stood at present in a position which made him wholly dependent on the landlord, and it was futile to expect that any advantages to be de rived from a good harvest could ever place him in the position which the Noble Lord had pointed out. Now it should be recollected that this rate in aid would fall with no sort of equality upon the different parts of the country. Ulster, for instance, would have to pay a great deal more to such a rate than Munster, or any other province in Ireland. He did rejoice that the Government had brought before the House the revolting state of destitu tion that prevailed in the province of Connaught, but he regretted that whilst doing so, they had not produced the evidence which the Government possessed respecting the state of the whole of the labouring popu lation. He was desirous especially, for instance, that the state of the distressed unions, as they were called in Leinster aed Munster, should have been more fully laid before the House. Tho Honourable Gentleman then pro ceeded to cite instances of that distress in several unions. In the Queen's County the distress was of the same character; there the clothing of the farmers was made up from rough friez clo.h, while that of the peasantry consisted of nothing but rags and tatters. In Tipperary, which had been for centuries known as the "golden kreen," the only pawnbroker of the union stated that during the last two years nothing in the shape of clothing or wearing apparel now formed a part of his pledges, and he represented that the clothing of the peasantry was nothing but a mass of rags, which required the utmost ingenuity to keep together. flow could they hope, then, that the farmers would be able to pay this rate ? There could be no hope of it; and he was very much afraid that, instead of relieving Ireland, this measure would have the eff , ..ct of throwing those who were at present in work out of employment and increasing the prevalent distress. But some Honourable Gentlemen had had the folly to describe the opposition to this motion as one of a sectarian and religious character, and as an effort on the part of the Protestants of Ulster to exonerate themselves from the liability of assisting to alleviate the destitution and distress in their country ; but that could not possibly be the case, because the greater part of the Members in that House who represented constituencies in the north of Ireland were Catholics, and therefore it was a most unjust statement which had been put for ward, with the view of advancing some prejudice in favour of those objections among the uneducated massesinlreland. Hon. Gentlemen should also bear in mind the principle on which that rate in aid was to be levied as a tax. It was to be levied on a valuation which was nut uniform—not uniform even in any one union throughout Ireland, and the practical effect of that would be, that whilst the mere cemfortable classes in some districts would not practically pay 2d. in the pound, others would be paying 6,1. in the pound, because every Honour able Gentleman at all acquaint , d with the principles on which the pour-law valuation was carried out in Ireland, must know perfectly well (het a sixpenny rate in aid might be a sixpenny rate in aid in one district, but would nut amount to 3d. or 4d. in other districts better circumstanced and better able to bear any additional impost at this moment.—(lleur.) The Noble Lord contrasted the very small amount of the poor-rates in the fair and prosperous localities of Ireland with the poor-rates levied in some of the worst localities in England. He (Mr. Satileir) did not think that was a fair inference, because in many of those dis tricts the poor-law had been kep: down by the resident pro prietors in those districts. The principle of remitting the arrears of poor-rates was similar to remitting arrears of rent in cases of estates in Ireland administered under the Court of Chancery, and equally mischievous. The proposition was delusive with reference to the people of Ireland, and delusive also to the English people, and their representatives in that House. If the Government would state frankly and boldly the social position of all classes in Ireland, from the mass of information they were furnished with— if they did:so it would only be a calcu lation of figures to show that it was delusive to suppose that any sum they might advance would put a stop to the famine and starvation that was exist ing- in Ireland. The Government had information which showed them that in the most fruitful parts of Ireland, men were dying of starvation. In consequence of the failure of the potato dint in Munster they were now obliged to live upon turnips—(llear, hear) —and he believed it only required about six weeks of that diet to kill an able-bodied man. The Noble Lord had represented the project as a cure of an acute evil— that acute evil was the starvation of the people of Ire land. He utterly denied that this sum was sufficient to preserve the poor of liilend from starvation.—(Hear.) It had been said that some districts in Ireland had re pudiated their just liabilities to the Imperial Ex chequer—that they had ;sot repaid the sums of money which had been ad vane d for the erection of poor houses, and that that evidenced a natural desire in Ireland as to the repudiation of the debt.—(Hear.) He considered that no case had been made out to justify that assertion, and he utterly denied that any district had been guilty of such a repudiation. An exertion had been made in Ireland, such that the history of nations would never present anything analogous to it, which had contributed vastly more than any measure emanating from the Treasury benches to preserve life in that country, While acknowledging with gratitude the ad vances made to them, they had merely asked as a favour that the period for the repayment of the instalments should be extended, but intimation was given them that, as their resources were not entirely exhausted, their ap plication could not be complied with. The farmers in Kent, however, were treated differently when they ap plied for an extension of the time fur the payment of the hop duties, and their request was attended to, as they had a right to expect it would be, in consequence of the circumstances of the country.—(Hear, hear.) The Right Hon. Member for Tamworth had said that he wished to see a great exertion made by Ireland to alle viate the distress; but if the Right Hon. Baronet had recently visited Ireland and had entered the cabin of the tenant-farmer, the dwellings of the priesthood, of the ministers of the Establishment,:and of the Tres byterian clery—if he had walked into the medical man's laboratory, the dismantled dwelling of the land lord, struggling to relieve the destitution by which he was surrounded-4f he had looked over the schedule of the broken-down and insolvent tradesman—if he bad observed the enormous sacrifices made of every descrip • tion, and directed his attention to the voluntary sub scriptiens in every quarter for the relief of dis ress, the Right Hon. Baronet would have acknowledged that an exertion had been made by Ireland such as could not be found in the history of any other nation. He wished to know whether the Noble Lord at the head of the Go vernment would cope with the difficult question con nected with the surplus agricultural population in Ire instead of compelling the ihthistrioto sad solvent SICILY. Mr. BANKES wished to draw the attention of the Noble Lord the Foreign Secretary to a portion of a letter, addressed by the Noble Lord, to the Hon. Wil liam Temple, at Naples, on the 26th of January, 1849. The paragraph ran thus :—" It is possible that the Neapolitan Government may complain to you of this tran • section (assisting the Sicilians with arms), on the ground that, although no direct assistance was furnished by the Government to the Government of Sicily, yet fucilitics were afforded to the contractor, who had en gaged to supply that Government with arms, and in case that representation should be made, you will say that the authority in question was given inadvertently, that Government regrets what has occurred, and that a simi lar facility will be given to the contractor for furnish ing the Government of Sicily with arms, while the differences between Sicily and the kingdom of Naples is unsettled." Now, first of all, he wished to ask the Noble Lord whether this letter was to be taken as the letter, which he presumed it to be, sent by the Noble Lord with the authority of the united Government of the Crown; and, secondly, he must be allowed to ask him at what time it was that the insurgents of Sicily were recog nised by the Government of Great Britain as being the Sicilian Governarieti—:at what time it so com• menced to recognise them, and up to what time did that recognition continue. Lord PALMERSTON said, in answer to the question of the Honourable and Learned Gentle man, he had to state that the letter was sent not only by the authority of the united Govern ment of the kingdom of Great Britain, but by the authority of the united Government of the United Kingdom.—(Hear, hear, and a laugh.) With regard to the second question, he had to state that the existence of a Government in Sicily, acting and adrnini4tering the affairs of that island, was acknow ledged by the Government as early as the beginning of last year, when the kingdom of Naples requested Lord Minto to place himself in communication with that Government for the purpose of effecting an amicable settlement of the differences between the two parties, and from that time to the present Government had re cognised that as the Government of Sicily. Mr. BANKES would be glad to know if her Majesty's Government recognised the Sicilian Government as dis tinct and separate from the Government of the kingdom of Naples ? Lord PALMERSTON said there was no doubt of the fact that there was a Sicilian Government for the go• verement of the affairs of Sicily, and that there was a Government de facto in Sicily it was impossible to deny, FRENCH POSTAGE. An Hort..MEMBER asked the First Lord of the D ternTrea suryll whether any proposal had been ma de b y the _ Go vernment of France to reduce the ra te of postage be tween France and this country ; and if so, whether there would b e an y o bjection to lay the corre s po ndence avhFeh may h ave , place on ',the subject before the HMSO. persons to maintain in idleness above two millions o people. With regard to the area cf taxation, he believed that the present extended area would encourage exter minvion, and not the adoption of a diminished area, wt,ich, accompanied by a simple law of settlement, would tend to chick the system of extermination. What could be more delusive than the anticipations founded upon the prospect of the returning potato? Of what value would it soon be for feeding pigs? Frei h pork was now imported from America. The potato could net be relied upon for carrying' the tenant-farmer through the struggle which awaited him. Ho was in a very different case from the tenant-farmer in England; in England free trade might be followed by an adjustment of rent to the price of agricultural produce, but in Ireland to ask the encumbered landlord to reduce the rent some 20 per cent., or even less, was virtually to ask him to pass sentence of expatriation upon himself.—(Hear, hear.) He (Mr. Sadleir) had received a letter that morning from Queen's County, written by Mr. Wood, a prac tical rum, thoroughly acquainted with the dis trict; and he stated that in the divisions of Donogun more and Burris-in-Ossory there were about 3,000 acres partially deserted. This was one of the districts from which the sixpenny rate was expected to be collected ! —(clear,) This gentleman estimated the quantity of lend without hoof or horn upin it at more than 6,000 acres ; there ',yrs no prospect of getting the rates of this land before October next. He stated also, that from ten thousand acres, Irish plantation measure, the poor-rate could only be got by sale of the farm horse, or the cow, cm which the subsistence of the family depended. Such were the circumstances of the country; and they justified him (Mr. Sadleir) in saying that he was opposed to the rate in aid, and he was also opposed to the imposition of an income-tax upon any interest, profession, or calling in Ireland. The Noble Lord (Lord John Russell) might smile at that, but let him show what class or interest was in such a condition as to - Make it politic, upon Imperial grounds, to impose upon it a tax from which it had been hitherto exeniptei. He (Mr. Sadleir) had with him a letter from Mr. Purdy, agent to the Mining Company of Ireland, showing the very great reduction in the quantity of small coal of late for burn ing lime to manure land, corroborating what he (Mr. Sadleir) knew to be true of a vast proiortion of that class in Tipperary and Queen's i:;'otiety, that the tenantry, who were just getting what crop they could out of the land, were calculating leaving in the autumn. Another letter described the miserable condition of an estate, the people dying by inches; and that was a dis trict from which the rate in aid was to be levied!-- (Hear, hear.) Could anything be more like playing with the lives of the people, than to put forward such an absurd proposition to practical men of business to meet a great and pressing difficulty? Let the un sound social state of Ireland be laid bare to the people of this country, and then, if the House of Commons would pass (to use the phrase of the Minister) a delibe rate sentence of death upon the distressed people of Ireland, let him appeal to the constituencies and see whether England would sanction such treatment of a people unequalled for patience and resignation—a peo ple who had been too submissive under a policy which seemed like a cruel indifference to the increasing morta lity to which they were exposed. He had frequently ap pealed to the Government to take some steps by which the vital statistics of Ireland might be placed before the House. He bad asked them to employ the machinery which they already possessed to obtain a return of the cattle, corn, poultry, and pigs of Ireland—to employ the police, and to avail themselves of the assistance of the clergy, the sheriffs, and the coroners of Ireland, in order to get materials for placing before the House the nature and character of that mortality which many private in dividuals knew well was rapidly and fearfully increasing. —(Hear.) The Noble Lord acknowledged the import ance of this subject, hut notwithstanding he had not as yet introduced any measure for the registration of births and deaths in Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) It appeared as if there was a wish to conceal the dreadful state of things in Ireland—that there was a crafty effort to withhold from the people of England a report of this disgraceful mortality.—(Hear, hear.) The fearful destitution of Ireland was the main ground on which he rested his op position to the rate in aid, as well as to the income-tax. He found himself compelled to vote against the Hon. Member for Kerry in his proposal of an income-tax, and also against the rate iu aid, which the Government had brought forward as the most wise and just mode of taxa tion it was in their power to suggest. The Chancellor of the Exchequer stated last year, that though on strict principles of justice it could not be denied that the in come-tax ought to be equally imposed on both countries, yet that in the particular circumstances of Ireland it would cot he expedient to do so. On that occasion he spoke of professional men in Ireland who might be in the receipt of 3,0001. or 4,0001. a year; but he (Mr. Sadleir) must sly the number of such was very small. There were not more than six members of the Irish bar whose professional incomes exceeded 3,0001. per an num ; and, with those exceptions, he did not believe there were many receiving 2,0001. per annum ; while the great majority scarcely earned as much as would pay their current expenses. The reasons given by the Right Honourable Gentleman last year for not imposing the income-tax might be urged with equal force at the present moment; and, therefore, he could not give. the amendment of the Hon. Member for Kerry his sup port. With reference to the case of encumbered estates' in Ireland, he was satisfied that so long as they aimed at the administration of those estates throueh the courts of equity they would never re move the difficulties they had now to contend with. They must make up their minds to surrender to some commission a ith extraordinary powers the as certainment of the demands justly chargeable upon these properties, and ail other circumstances, and to confer Parliamentary titles on those who might:purchaee. Such a project was no novelty in Ireland'. It had been tried in that country with p rfect success, anti he was satis fied that, if n'ilv adopted, iast2a I of employing the ma chinery of the Court o' Chancery, a saving of from 30 to 40 per cent. would he elf, eted on the properties which might under such a commission change hands.—(Hear.) Mr. CLEMENTS thought the Hon. Gentleman who had just spoken had brought forward strong arguments in favour of the amendment of the Hon. Member for Kerry; for anything that showed the prostration of the farming class in Ireland, anything that pointed out the• great burdens they had to bear connected with the poor rate, spoke in favour of an income-tax in preference to a rate-in-aid. If they were merely to consider the question whether Ireland should, under existing circum stances, be taxed, he thought they would all come to the conclusion that it ought not to be taxed. In ordinary circumstances he would take the Hon. Gentleman's view of the:case; but it was admit:est that they were in no ordi nary circumstances. Right or wrong, the English people were admitted to be against affording any further aid to Ireland ; but it was, at the same time, unques tioned that the distress of the western districts of Ireland must be relieved. Then where was the money to come from? It could only be drawn from Irish resources—(Hear, hear)—and the only question b:-fore the Committee was, what kind of tax would it be mast convenient for them to pay? —(Hear, hear.) Everything that had been urged by the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Sadleir) spoke trumpet-tongued in favour of an in come-tax; and he had heard nothing either from the Noble Lord or the Chancellor of the Exchequer that could induce him to approve of the principle of the rate in aid. The Noble Lord had said that if the Irish Mew hers were in favour of an income-tax he would have no objection to it; but he regretted that the mode in which he thought it desirable to propose that substitution had anything but tended to a solution of the difficulty.-- (Hear, hear.) At the same time he thought it unfortu nate that any gentleman should have been frightened from the position they were inclined to take by the sort of almost threat which the Noble Lord held out to them, that if they adopted an income-tax, still further taxation would be imposed upon them.—(Hear.) He could not un derstand why an income-tax should not realise as much as a rate in aid. The only ground for supposing it would not was that a large amount of income was al ready paid in England out of Irish resources. But he en treated Irish Members not to be frightened at the threat of the Noble Lord, but to consider the question fully and fairly whether it was not more desirable to have an income- tax than a rate in-aid. By having . an income-tax they w ould avoid the degrading principle involved in making Ireland the area of a separate tax ation fur purposes which should be a charge on the united empire. When he reflected on the moral effect a rate in aid would have on the farming classes in Ireland, he was really at a loss for expressions adequately to de scribe the apprehensions which must naturally be felt on that subject. If, therefore, the Irish members were pre pared to meet the present crisis by agreeing to the imposition of some new tax, he would cordially support the amendment of his Hon. Friend. Mr. RICE would have been content to have given * silent vote in favour of a rate in aid, if it had not ap peared .to him that the Hon. Member for Kerry bad made this an English :question. Undoubtedly the pe -ple of England did feel it hard that they should pay an income-tax while the people of Ireland were exempt from such a charge. Having on a former occasion voted in favour of extending the income-tax to Ireland, it was necessary he should explain why he now gave bis preference to a rate in aid. His sole reason was that he believed al rate in aid would meet the exi gency that now pressed upon the House—that of saving of the people of Ireland from starvation-- whereas an income-tax would not.—(Hear ; ) If the rate in aid was only to be :sixpence in the pound, he thought a very unnecessarydegree of indignation had been displayed, and much valuable time wasted in debate by those who opposed that proposition. He admitted, however, that tbere had been some valid objections urged against it. One was, the uncertainty that existed as to whether the rate would be limited in amount or in dura tion. That point ought at once to be sent at rest by the Government.—(Hear, hear.) He would limit the time to one year, and the amount to sixpence in the pound. But when the rate in aid ceased, then the income tax should commence.— (" Hear," and laughter.) He was glad that his proposition had been received with sack good humour; indeed, he was happy to observe that the debate had taken a much better tone than was evinced ill the beginning of the discussion,—when some Hon. Gen tlemen were pleased to say—" We in Ulster are Protes tants and prosperous; while you in Connaught are CathO' lies and in distress;—become like us, be Protestants and p rosperous, and then you will need no one to relieve you." Such had been the language used in these debates; but the Hon. Member for Kerry and the Hon. Mem ber who had just addressed the douse had spoken in f 4 very different spirit. It was honourable for Irish Nicol' hers to come forward and say that they were pee" pare,' to submit to an income-tax for Ireland. He ws 3 willing to give them an income-tax ; and he should al' e like to meet the wishes of the Noble Lord the Membe r for Down (Lord Castlereagh), who had expressed $ desire that it should be an Imperial-tax and for DI" perial purposes ; and, moreover, that it should ill the same character of permanency which ho believ e the income-tax in this country was destined to en joy.--(Laughter.) He gave his vote on this occa sion as a vote of confidence in the Governme nt (Hear, hear)—for he popeued 119 i4furaaticia . 'Pr.