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mount of ignorance, and the amount of consequent cri minality to be found in the country. I have no doubt the instances he mentioned were instances with regard to which the facts were accurately stated ; but I think we are not entitled to take these instances as examples where by to judge of the criminality of the country at l ar g e. (Hear.) I can only say, as far as my own local knowledge extends, the districts with which I am acquainted cer tainly do not resemble the places from which the informa tion of the right hon. gentleman has been derived. N o doubt the religious qaestiou is one which must , I am afra id , oppose great difficulties in the way of those who take this subject in hand ; but at the same time I entirely agree with the right hon. baronet in hoping that those who entertaindifferent opinions on this bran ch of the subject will consi der that we all hold opinions is common, which ought to be, and may be, the foundation of a common system of education; and I confess I do not agree with the noble lord opposite, who said that the differences on the religious question are so radical and so complete as to render it im possible to have a common system applicable to persons of all denominations. (Hear, hear.) Und er th ese circum stances, I accept with the greatest pleasure and cordiality the proposal of the right h on . b arone t t o b r i ng i n thi s bill. . I think he right in postponing farther proceedings upon the bill until after Easter. The house will then have before it the two measures—the one of my noble friend, and that of the right hon. baronet ; and I must say, with regard to the former, the criticism of the hon. gentleman who has Just sat down does not seem to me to apply. He has con trasted what he alleges to be the greater liberality of the arrangement proposed by the right hon. baronet with the illiberality of the measure of my noble friend. One pro poses that the management of these schools should be con fided to persons elected by the ratepayers, and my noble friend places them more in the hands of the town councils and vestries ; but surely he forgets that the town councils and vestries are the creation of the ratepayers, and there fore i t is merely a question o f one e l ec ti on or a d ou bl e election ; but the election in either case is complete popular suffrage. It is for the house to determine which of the two measures is the best in point of principle, but each relies and is founded upon pure popular and general choice. I should hope that the discussion which has taken place will satisfy the house on the present occasion. (Hear, hear.) I trust hon. members, re serving their more detailed opinions until the two bills are equally before there, will allow the house to proceed to those other matters which are equally worthy of attention. Leave was then given to bring in the bill. METROPOLITAN LOCAL MANAGEMENT. Sir B. HALL, in rising to ask for leave to bring in a bill for the local management of the metropolis, said, after the various disappointments which had taken place, he was glad to have an opportunity of laying before the house a measure on that subject. At the commencement of the present session, her Majesty, in the Speech from the Throne, said, that though the prosecution of the war would natu rally engage their chief attention, she trusted ether matters of great interest and importance to the general welfare would not be neglected. Now, he knew of no subject of greater importance than that which referred to the im provement of the first city in the empire, and it was to that subject he wished to direct the attention of the house. 1 Various Governments had promised to take the matter into consideration, but Ministry after Ministry passed away without attempting to legislate in that direction. In 1848, Lord Merpeth, when Chief Commissioner of Woods and Forests, introduced the Public Health Act, and, in doing so, said—" I have said the bill makes no ex ceptions in England and Wales, and accordingly the metro polis is not excluded from its operations. But I de not wish to mislead my hearers. Owing to the great number of local bodies, and generally the whole condition of a community outnumbering in itself many continental states, I am bound to declare that some preparatory and supplementary mea sures must be enacted by the Legislature before the provi sions of the bill I am now about to introduce can be made applicable to the case of the metropolis. One of such mea sures I hope to introduce within a very short period." Seven years had elapsed since that period, and no measure of any kind had been brought under the consideration of the house. He knew the difficulties of the case—he was aware of the opposition which would be raised by interested parties to a measure intended for the benefit of the com munity at large; but still he hoped the measure heshould lay on the table would be received with some favour by the Legislature, and of this he was perfectly satisfied, that it was so framed as to be acceptable to the public at large. The - first point he wished to establish was the area of the metro polis. He proposed to take the registrar-general's district, and call that the metropolis, for the purposes of the bill. A very correct and clear account of that district was given in the report of the commissioners appointed to inquire int , the existing state of the City of London in 1852, aud which was presented to the house in May last year. It was as follows :—" Since 1831 the metropolis of the registrar general has beau used for the census aud other statistical objects. The 'metropolis recognised by the registrar general is formed of 36 registration districts, extending from Hampstead in the north to Wandsworth in the south, and from Stepney in the oast to Chelsea in the west. Its greatest dimensions measured in these direc tions are 11 and 151 miles. It is according to this di vision that the census of the metropolis for the year 1851 has been arranged. It appears that the entire me tropolis within these limits contains an area of 78,029 acres, with 305,933 inhabited houses ; that its population was 958,863 in 1801, and 2,362,236 in 1851, having more than doubled in the last 50 years ; and that the value of its property assessed to the poor rate in 1852 was 9,964,3481. Bat whilst the metropolis at large, as set forth in the re gistrar-general's district, had rather more than doubled since 1801, in the following districts the population has considerably more than doubled since 1801 : Districts. Pop. in MI. Pop. In 15.51. Kensington Pancras .. 31,779 166,956 Islington Stepney 34,909 110,775 Poplar Lambeth Newington 148,475 724;367 being five times greater than in 1801." From the whole tenour of this repeat, it was utterly impossible for many months to elapse before the Government of the day should bring in some measure for the better local management of the metropolis. He did not expect at that time that he should be the person to undertake the task, but being con fident that a measure would have to bo proposed by some body, in the month of Juno last, in concert with his noble friend the member for the City of London, he framed a series of returns, which, with his sanction, he obtained, and they set forth to a very great extent the manner in which the metropolis was managed. They were very imperfect, but still from them they might obtain some satisfactory result. He should be able to show from them that hardly two parishes wore managed alike. By way of example, he proposed to take a few parishes in the different metropoli ten boroughs, andhe camefirst to the borough of Finsbury. In the Liberty of the Rolls the vestry was composed of "the ancient inhabitants," i.e., such as had served the office of overseer. The paving committee had 1,509 yards of streets, and paid 1261. a-year in salaries, or 1471. a-mile. St. Sepulchre had nearly a mile and a quarter of street, and paid 1291. for supervision, or at the rate of 104/. a mile ; the commission was self-elected. Ely-place was 326 yards long, and 1561. 2s. was paid for its superintendence, - being at the rate bf 8421. 15s. per mile. In St. Giles and St. Cleiorge, Bloomsbury, no person was entitled to attend or vote at the meeting for the election of vestrymen, un less he was rated to the peers rate at an assessment of 251., and no person letting part of his premises could be a vestry man, although he might be rated at 500/. a-year. Iu Islington the qualification was 201. He would take the Borough of the Tower Hamlets. In Norton-Folgate the vestry was composed of these inhabitants who had served or paid fines for refusing to serve either of the offices of overseer, constable, or headborougb. In Christchurch, Spitalfields, it was composed of those who had been either ehurchwardens or overseers. In St. Botolph Witkout, Aldgate, it was composed of persons who had served all the parochial offices, viz., headborough, constables, church wardens, and overseers ; the vestry had existed in this form from time immemorial, and was not constituted by ally local act. In St. John, Hackney, the vestrymen were elected by • the inhabitants, but no inhabitant could vote who was assessed at less than 401. a year. In Mile end, New Town, the qualification was 121. In St. Paul, Shadwell, 10/. In St. Mary, Stratford-le-Bow, 151. In All Saints, Poplar, 30/. In St. George-in-the-East the in habitants could vote who paid 245. a year to the poor rate; while in St. Anne, Limehonse, they must pay 48s. a year. St. Leonard, Shoreditch, had three paving boards ; one of these (the High-street Commission) had one mile of street, and paid in salaries 118/. 25.; self-elected and elected for life. Another (the Hoxton-square Trust) bad 456 yards ; salaries, 471.-the receipts being 46/. ; rate per mile, 186/. 13s. 4d. ; the commission was self-elected, and for life. The Old Artillery Ground had 814 yards ; salaries, 122/. Bs. • rate per mile, 264. 13e. ; commission self-elected, and for life. In St. George-in-the-East the paving was under five separate boards. The lighting and cleansing under three boards-one of which paid at the rate of 16s. 741 each for the supervision of 363 lamps. In the borough of Lambeth, the parish of St. Mary, Newington, had iwo paving and four lighting boards, which were confined to the parish, and five other boards, which also extended over other parishes. The average cost of the superintendence of each lamp was lle. 6d. Of these boards seven were self-elected. Lambeth had nine lighting boards, and the average cost of the superiutendenco of each lamp was lls. so far as it could be ascertained. In the borough of Southwark, in the parish of St. George the Martyr, the paving was under six different boards, and the West Borough Pavement Commissioners had 21 miles of streets, and paid 484/. in salaries, or 217 e per mile. They 'were self-elected , and for life, and there were two other board s • • st. joi :temilarly elected. In St. Olave, St. Thomas, and for r n. the East Southwark Commissioners paid 8511. ph Iser e ore than six miles of road, or 136/. per mile. weLeyaeei li s e lf . 7elected, and for life. In St. John there and ra-le`a v est ry elected by the parishioners, one-half by and not less than istz. . and upwards; one-half under 751. parish of St. eeeee.,o 1n the city of Westminster, the ,treeervicver-square, acres, and was in contained 1, 161 vestry, elected under the in The part under the 14 miles of road, paid in ... t ru e sof Hobhouse's Act, had and was most admirably seen : l e _ 6 s . 63 BL or 45/. per mile, Trust had 12 miles of road. vilearteeTlie Grosvenor- place mile, 1101. 55. Besides these ther e wa :: 3 1 1 ; average per 218 acres, called Cubitt's district, without la rge district of In St. Mary-le-Strand th e, e inrisdiction whatever. 6slwere 480 yardi of streets. Salaries 1206. or 44 01. • • per mile. I n were GOO yards of streets. Salaries ge ! 15 he Savoy there or 218/. 14s. 2.fd. per mile. And in the who . 0 3 e ° e t ., the two last th e bes i des -garden, al"s and places of St. Ann's, Soho, S the Rolls, t.haeree et. St Clement Danes, and the Liberty o f boerde h ?re 11 miles of streets, seven dietinet paving •,_ avrue d surveyors (1 of which each separate clerks, collectors, an eon trade as a surveyors was, when appointed, carryine, an expense to the tailor, and another as a lew stationer), at staff.. ratepayers of 970/. 3s. 3d., or 881. per mile for official In the Strand, between Northumberland-house and Temp c har, a distance of about 1,336 yards, or a little more than three-fourths of a mile, the street was divided into seven different paving boards. First was St. Martin's from the starting point to the centre of Cecil-street, between Nos. 81 and 85, a distance of about 480 yards. Up to this point the whole width of the street belongs to St. Martin's, but from Cecil-street to opposite the centre of Burleigh-street, near No. 112, a distance of about 145 yarde, only one-half of the street, the north side, was under that paving board. The otherhalf, from Cecil-street, between Nos. 84 and 85 to No. 167, a distance of about 118 yards, belonged to St. Clement's. At No. 107, the district belonging to the Savoy commenced. and, for a distance of about 27 yards, the street was divided between the Savoy and St. Martin's. From opposite the centre of Burleigh-street, from No. 112 to opposite the east siege of Wellington-street North, near N 0.135, a distance of about 83 yards, the street was divided between the Savoy !Ad St. Clement's, and from this point to Dueby-place, "%wawa lies. 137 and 138, a lihtance of about 25 yards, it Weis aivided between the Savoy and St. Mary's. F rom point to th e loth a distance east end of St. Mary's church (near N o . of about 226 yards, the whole width of the Strand belonged to St. Mary's with the exception of piece in front of Somerset House. This portion was abet 15 yards long and 12 yards wide. It was repaired by a Sam:a-set-place contractor. From the east end of S Mary's church to Temple-bar, a distance of about yards,. the wh o l e w idth o f th e St ran d b e l onge d i o S Clement's. The different paving boards along the Stran, from No. 1 to Temple-bar, therefore came in the followi4 order :-1 St. Martin's alone ; 2. St. Martin's and t. Clement's ; 3, St. Martin's and the Savoy ; 4, Savoy ed St. Clement's ; 5, Savoy and St. Mary's; 6, St. Mar's alone; 7, St. Mary's and Somerset-place; 8, St. Mar's alone ; 9, St. Clement's alone ; the distance being 1,i6 yards, or three-quarters of a mile, and there being nie divisions. Cecil-street, a street running from the Strati towards the river, with a carriage way about 10 yards wtss, was under two separate managements—viz., St. Mares and St. Clement's. Along Wellington-street North, tan the North end of Exeter-street to the south side of tae Strand, a distance of about 100 yards, there were 'err separate jurisdictions, viz.:—ln St. Paul's, Coventi.r dan, there were the three divisions of St. Martin's, St.Ce meat's, and Savoy. It happened that St. Clement's sii sion came close up to the houses at the east side of VI. lington-street North. The paving of the roadway iota considerable length of the street was therefore door )y , that parish ; but, as the houses on the east side were it it. Mary s, they could not be rated for the repairs of the sosl way. A precisely similar ease as regarded the numlerof jurisdictions occurred from the north end of Exeter-stret, along Burleigh-street, to the South side of the Sinai. There the houses on the west side of Burleigh-street Telt in St. Martin's. The division between that parish ant tt. Clement's took nearly the line of the footway - , so that thee again St. Clement's repaired the carriage-way and ;Sao rate from the houses on the west side of the street, In St. Ann's, Soho, the following were the bounder - Jet of this parish, or that portion of it under the wing board :—The west side of Crown-street, the west side of Moor-street, and the west side of West-street, while ire east side of these streets belonged to St. Giles's ; Upper It. Martin's-lane, the north side of Great Newport-street . he west side of Castle-street as far as Bear-street, the s&-th side of Bear-street, the north and west sides of Leiesser square, the north side of Spur-street (the other side: of these streets were in St.Martria's); the east side of Prines street, the east side of Wardour-street (the other aids of these streets, with the excepti on o f a s h ort p i ece, wo in St. James's). As in the case of St. James's, seme dthe most inconvenient boundaries were paved by amigo- ments, by either one board or the other. By an act of lar lime:rent, St. Martin's, Charing-crors, was paved as fa; as the Horse Guards. Nearly the other boundaries of at. Martin's were along the centre of the streets. In St.Janes's, Piccadilly, only one-half of Princes-street, Coventry-sreet, and Wardour-street, were in the district of St. Japes's, but owing to the narrowness of the streets, much inonve moue° arose to the division of the paving ; arrangenents had therefore been made between St.James's and theneigh bouring boards for one or other of them to pave the whole width of the street in some of those instances. In &usher case, the road was under one paving beard, but the light ing and watering were under try, separate boards- sue having jurisdiction on the north, and the other on the smith side. The two boards quarrelled, and one of them raid— " We will have the watering done in the morning ;' the other said—" We will have ours done in the evening;' so that during the summer months the parties paying fcr the watering of their roads were covered with dust daring the whole 24 hours. (Laughter.) He had touched rpm a great many parishes, but he had not yet alluded to Close which he represented; but he would not suffer them tc re main unreformed, for he believed that one portion of Um was managed worse than any other part of London. ?his was no fault of the inhabitants themselves, but ho eheuld be able to show where the fault lay. He would begin vith the western part of the great borough which he represented numbering about 400,000 inhabitants. One parish sad 170,000, another 160,000, and the third about 60,000 i nhabitants ; and the whole borough, having reference is its size, was the richest district in the whole world. But low was this largo borough governed ? To begin with Padding ton, he found that, in 1801, there were 1,800 inhabitants; while, in 1831, the number had inereased to 13,540; and in 1851, when the last census was taken, the population amounted to 16,306. In 1837, when he first became con nected with the borough, there were less than I,OOC elec tors ; last year there were 3,686. It was governed by a local act passed in 1314, under the provisions of tie old statute, known as Sturges Boarne's Act ; and a nenon must be rated at 101. before he could have one vote in the election of vestrymen, and higher qualification that was required to give him a vote for members of Parlianent. The number of assessments was 6,944. Number of assessments under 501. 3,532, having 1 vote Ditto, at 501. and under 751., 1,333 „ „ Ditto, at 751., and under 1001., 732 „ 3 „ Ditto, at 1001., and under 1251., 431 „ 4 „ Ditto, at 1251., and under 1501., 259 „ 5,s Ditto, at 1501., and upwards, 607 „ 6 „ Total 6,944 se that 1-11th of the ratepayers, or 607, had 3,642 votes, which was more than the number of votes possesseC by 3,582 ratepayers in the same parish, and was more thanhalf the number of assessments in the parish. Parish debts (1824-25) £lo,ooo, since paid £6,000 Church debt (1846). 19,000, ~ Z2OO Guardian board (1846) 16,50 0, pp 6,300 45,500 £19,t0 Leaving a present debt of £26,000 The vestrymen appointed a committee of 18 to manage the affairs of the parish; their decision might be overrulod by the ex officio vestrymen, amounting to 40, independent of the minister, &c. Every member of Parliament, every judge, every magistrate was an ex officio member of the go verning body of the pariah; and besides those, the Con , i: t iLt e ugai r t a -t n eA•r3c u e nc t t r i ti on st;v a mp , gn o tt . a Rs e tr re yt , la v a . n, tl l , L i n s d also pecu liarity about the constitution of the vestry-no innkeeper could be elected. In 1845 an attempt was made to upset this -1,-..a .L..( of Lleinge, ana so IMUSUUtIe• rtuouwase a Act, which requires a majority of two-thirds of those who vote ; the consequence was, that though 1,991 supported the change, there being 1,212 against it, the proposed altera tions could itot be made. Three years must elapse before the proposition could be again entertained. It was again attempted in 1853, when it was negatived by about 200. Se much with regard to the western parish. He would now come to the eastern ; and there he found the most extraor dinary state of local management that aver existed in any country-he referred to St. Pancras. Its population had increased from 71,838 in 1841, to 180,000 at the present time. There were 16 paving beards ;. and a great portion of the parish was without paving, and without any juris diction whatever. The Bedford estate was admirably ma naged, so well that a person might go into that district, and see where the Bedford estate commenced. The man ner in which so many different boards were created was this. When a person had some land which he wished to let out on building leases, he applied for an Act of Par liament. This had been the ease with the Somer's-town, the Camden-town, the Southampton, the Bedford, and other estates. In the Camden-town district there were 15 self-elected commissioners, of whom about seven attended. There was no treasurer. There were 4A miles of road, and they spent 4081. 17s. for officers' salaries, the whole expen diture being 3361., exclusive of lighting. They had incurred a debt of 1,1931., and had levied Is. per pound upon the rateable value. There were no poeblic pumps. Take the Doughty estate : there were no public pumps-rate, 2s. (id. in the pound; there were 18 commissioners, and the sum expended for repairs was 1/. 17s. 4d., whilst there were expended for salaries 1801. Ba. Od. ; debt, 6,7321. On the Foundling Estate Paving Board the commissioners were self-elected • about 10 attend ; they have ono mile and a quarter of road, and expend 7651. 19s. ld. in repairs, and pay 3131. ss. sd. to officers, clerks, &c. ; they have a debt of 20,4761., which is 50 per cent. of rateable value, and levy a rate of ls. 6d. in the pound, besides special rates. On the Lucas Estate Paving Board, they have about three-quarters of a mile of road; pay 381. 19s. for paving, and 1171. 14s. for salaries and collection. They have a rateable value of 5,8671. and a debt of 4,9091. No public pump. In Somers town there were 21 commissioners, self-elected ; about S attend; they havenot any treasurer, have three miles of road, and spend 5381. 7s. Bd. in repairs, and 3011. in sala lies ; they have a debt of 15,0001., which is 35 per cent. on the rateable value, and levy 10d. in the pound-ono pump. On the South-Western district there were 75 com missioners, self-elected; attendance 11. They have five miles of road, expend 983/.145. 6d. in repairs and water ing, and 352/. for officers, besides a residence for the clerk and surveyor, and they have a debt of 5,5001., and levy ls. in the pound on the rateable value, which is 81,0001. On the Southampton Estate Paving oard, only 12 miles of road, and the payments to officers amount to 6771. 45., being more than 501. per mile for official payments; in other respects this board is well managed. With respect to Holmes Estate Paving Board, the amount authorised to be raised by the act is 1,500/.4but it is believed bonds to about the extent of 2,40'1 have been issued ; commis sioners self-elected; no interest or annuity has been paid since the year 1836 or 1837 ; for the last 15 years ne opera tions under the Act of Parliament have taken place, and the pavements and _roads within the district are in a most dilapidated, dangerous, and dirty state, and under no efficient control; the books and papers of the expired com mission are believed to have been destroyed, and this re turn is signed by the surveyor to the board. (Hear.) Thus it appeared that, according to a Parliamentary paper printed in 1850, those parts of this great parish which had any paving at all were govered by 16 district boards, 11 of which are self-elected, and wholly irresponsible to the rate payers. There were 427 commissioners, of whom 255 are self-elected. They had set up 14 public pumps for the use of 170,000 inhabitants, of which one was ret urne d as ou t of order. They had 40 miles of road, and 63 officers cf various sorts to superiuteud, :tad these 63 officers received no less than 4,000/. a-year in salaries, or 10J/. per mile ; and to complete the whole they had incurred debts to the amount of 135,357/. -so that excluding the Southampton &strict, which had little or no debt, these commissioners, most of whom were self-elected, had incurred a debt of about 140,0001., or exactly 5,0001. per mile, for which, of course, the ratepayers are liable, and of which lia bilities they had little or no knowledge. So much for the local government of St. Pancras under petty, self-elected boards. (Hear, hear.) Now, contrast St. Pancras parish with the parish of Marylebone, which was governed by one board, and this was the reason he instituted the comparison. In Marylebone the population was 160,000, in St. Pancras 170,000. Marylebone contained 1,550, St. Pancras 2,700 acres. The number of officers in Alaryleboue were four, in St. Pancras 63. In Maryle bone the cent of the staff was 6571., in St. Pancras 4,0001. The debt of Marylebone was 16,500/., of St. Pancras 135,0001. In Marylebono the streets wero paved by the board, in St. Pancras they were, as he had stated, let out to contractors. He quoted this to show how much sav ing had been effected in Marylebone compared with St. Pancras by having one hoard -the same as the vestry -au(' 1 :, v o l l expensive 2a wa s the other under many boards. (Hear, hear.) He would now give a summary of the ma nnement of the metropolis. lt had a population of 2 va 2 1 3 u 3 0_: 108 ; number of inhabited houses, 291,240; rateable number of °1" was about 2bo nisteted by not less hod returned the nutanbers they amounted to 4,73 g exclusive of city of London. The differentindetkeeacuadl opn a 7 c tr t :cdb s oofi::ff i ni n pe?aur f rteb o inl r sl ,iit c ron e obagmo i ect n inthi eheei t se.s l a i l e oltba3h m oc7edt e rsoi t pefb r sa o ;t( p ahl a o ireon l ds i i(esi s . as otritzh.eofmwo samela.lkioniwn following computation phtuao chartered t a ae t l r i o eo n s there was not any return rree wpeeri L iTay's-inn, I t o h , e l r 4 e 3. wo ß ul e d sh b ie e s 5,710 t ra il bodies :-Liucolu's-inn, Staple-inn, Ic e Furnival's-inn, and Charterhouse. There veenre' o s f pp th ea e r w s that contain i n i 1 2 i 8 8 4 8 3 0 , , a 0 t 0 3 0 ,9 i 0 n 0 17 000 bit l a . n o t T s h , inenhduartasyaesapreo(bl a to bly l ' ea a a r l m is opt h ir e no s :. to much more than 4,000,0001. at the present time, and n ° a n t i ° o - n h , a l i f t valueconsequently, of the e n x e a a m rly i eithe • • hes are each of them governed, f wholly or these pans they metropolis. re p in part, by commissioners or trustees, who are self-elected, c onsequently in no degr ee or elected for life, or both, and charge for ofli. responsible to the ratepayers. The actual cers t salaries it was impossible for leue o a scertain, but from his own impression was, that it was nob less than_ far (quoting to 80,0001. a year. Ho would show how far (quoting according to the police divisions) those parishes had complied with the requirements of the Lodging-house rHE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 17, 1855, Act. The right honourable baronet quoted the follow ing return :—" Return of the number of cellars used as dwellings in the following divisions, contrary to the provisions of the 21.-tr,p,:siie .-1 B. 137; D, comprising part of S:. Lary-Ir.:bone and Pad din ten, 1,260. In these parishes there are two surveyors, one receiving 5401. 135., and the other 1,5411. 9s. 6d. per annum. E, 183, comprising St. Pancras and other parishes, in which the surveyors receive incomes varying from 1001. to 1,5571. 13s. 6d. ; and, in 1852, the amount paid to the surveyor in St. Pancras was 1,7911. 153. Gd. ; F, 232; G and H, 870 ; K and L, 109 ; making a total of 2,714 cel lars used as dwellings contrary to the provisions of the act, according to the police return. As to the acts of Par. liauieut which had been obtained, he might state that the 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. S 4 (1844), contained a provi sion that a registrar be appointed by the Chief Commis sioners of Woods, at 1,0001. per annum ; one official re feree, to be appointed by the Secretary of State, at 1,0001. per annum ; and that two other official referees be ap pointed by the Secretary of State, at 5001. per annum each. The expenses of the office in 1853 amounted to 2,510/. ; making a total of 5,5101. per annum. These offices are paid partly out of the Consolidated Fund and partly out of the county sate. Besides these there were 52 surveyors, appointed by the magistrates in quarter sessions; they had incomes`, varying from 2001. to 1,6001. per annum, derived from fees ; and that the total amount received by them in 1853 was no less than 24,3611. So that the cost of this establishment to the country and to the ratepayers wa s just 30,0001. per annum. Several attempts had been made to induce Parliament to legislate en this subject. In 1844, in 1847, and in 1851, unsuccessful at tempts were made at legislation by the parish of St. Pan cras, which, by its unfortunate constitution,.had not only to pay the costs of promoting, but of resisting the passing of those acts. One of the greatest grievances of the me tropolis was the C omm i ss i on o f S ewers , w hi c h h a d juris diction over an enormous area, extending in some districts much beyond the metropolis ; but there was a great por tion of that area which had never come under rating, or been considered in any way by the commissioners. In 1847 the metropolitan area was divided into seven separate districts (exclusive of the Regent's-park and Regent-street district), under the superintendence of as many separate commissioners. They were as follows Date of Commission at Number of Commission. time of Supersedeas. Commissioners. - Westminster and part of } Dec. 5, 1837 , 240 Middlesex - - - Holborn and Finsbury - Same date, Tower Hamlets Poplar and Black wall Same date, Surrey and Kent Ang. 15, 1841, Greenwich ... 150 ... 179 ... 67 ... 280 ... 116 St. Katherine Dec. 5, 1838, ... 33 Being a total of 1,065, exclusive of the directors for the time being of the St. Katherine Dock Company. Amongst the names of the commissioners wera the Duke of Welling ton, the Lord Chancellor, the Prime Minister, and ether noblemen and gentlemen, who could not attend to such matters. Oa Nov. 30, 1847, the first six of the above commissioners were superseded, and six new and distinct commissions were issued, one for each district, but ad dressed to the same body of individuals-23 in number. On the 4th of December, 1847, the St. Katherine Com mission was superseded, and a new commission was issued, appointing, as commissioners for that district, the same twenty-three individuals who were named in . . the commissions for the other six districts. The amount of debt due on November 30, 1847, when these commis sioners were appointed, was 64,1331. Besides these com missioners, there were the Regent's-park and Regent street districts, which were formed in 1824, under the pro visions of statute 5 Geo. IV., c. 100, out of portions of the contiguous district and ha their own separate body of commissioners appointed under that statute. The debts did not devolve upon the Metropolitan Commission of Sewers, but remained a peculiar charge upon the district itself, and have been paid by the districts liable. In the year 1843, the 11th and 12th Vic., c. 112 under which one Commission of Sowers was established for the whole me tropolis, excepting the city, was passed, and was brought into operation on the Ist of Jan., 1349, by the issuing of the First Metropolitan Commission of Sewers. Since that time five commissioners have been appointed, and the debts have constantly increased. At the time the first was ap pointed the debt was 63,4891. Since the issuing of the pre sent commission, the amount of debt had been increased by a new loan of 140,010/. ' and a contract had been also entered into fora further lean of 150,0031., in pursuance of powers given to the commissioners by the Sewers Act of last Session, enabling them to charge the rates With an additional debt of 300,0001., so that the debt new existing, and to which the ratepayers are liable, amounted to the great emu of 587,0741. 63. 4d. Thus it would appear that, since the year 1847, there had been no less than seven commissions the old commission existing in that year, a new one in part of that year, and a third iu January, 1840; a fourth in October, 1849; a fifth in October, 1851; a. sixth in July, 1852 ; and a seventh in November, 1854; and that the debt new considerably exceeded half-a-million of money. Since 1847, there had been no less than seven commissions, each increasing the debt, and rendering greater the liability of the ratepayers. The accounts of the Commissioners of Sewers showed the following results :—ln 1849, the receipts were 71,6231. 13s. 10d. ; expenditure, 85,3451. 3s. tld. ; cost of management, 22,4001. 17s. 5d., or 28i per cent, In 1850, the receipts were 91,0701. Os. lld. ; expenditure, 94,5541.. 105. 11d. ; cost of management, 21,1041. 175., or 23 per cent. Since that period, the amount levied by loans and taxation has been so great—varying from 129,1001. in 1851, to 194,105/. in 1853—that the percentage of cost of manage ment, on the gross amounted collected, is less. But still the cost of management was, in 1851,16,4301. ; in 1852, 14,5511. ; and, in 1853, 17,3861. The commissioners have attempted only one great work, the Victoria, Sower, the estimate of which was 28,854/. ; and the cost, as far as can be ascer tained, 41,4721. But this, it is said, falls far short of the full amount. The time for completing the contract expired in March, 1854 ; and the accounts have not yet been rendered. Various plans had been proposed, some of them so compli- I eaten as to oe nanny worth any notice, and with which he should not trouble the house. The right hon. baronet then read the following extract from the report of the City Com missioners :—" London, taken in its full extent, is (as it has with literal truth been called) a province covered with houses ; its diameter from north to south, and from east to west, is so great that the persons living at its furthest extremities have few interests in common ; its area is so large, that each inha bitant is, in general, acquainted only with his own quarter, and has no minute knowledge of other parts of the town. Hence the two first conditions for municipal government, minute local knowledge and community of interests, would be wanting if the whole of London were, by an extension of the present boundaries of the City, . placed under a single municipal corporation, The enormous numbers of the popu lation, and the vast magnitude of the interests which would be under the care of the municipal body, would like wise render its administration a work of great difficulty. (Hear, hear.) And these considerations appear to us deci sive against the expediency of placing the whole of the metro polis under a single municipal corporation, without advert ing to those snore genes-al questions of public policy which naturally suggest themselves in connection with the subject. We see no reason why the benefit of municipal institutions should not be extended to the rest of the metropelis by its division into municipal districts, each possessing a municipal government of its own. What the form of this government should be, and what should be the number or extent of the districts, are questions not lying within the scope of our com mission, and upon which we are not competent to express any opinion. We may be permitted here to remark, that the power of petition to the Crown, for the grkst of a munici pal corporation, given to Parliamentary boroughs by the Mu nicipal Corporations Act, and by the Act of 1 Vict., c. 78, does not appear to us to be practically applicable to the metro polis. In order that a proper distribution of the metropolis into municipal districts should jbe effected it would be neces sary to take a connected view of its different parts, and to arrange the boundaries and size of each district with reference to the other districts. Without such mutual adjustments a proper combination of districts would be impossible ; and such adjustments could not be made if charters were granted singly to Parliamentary boroughs. If a distribution of the metropolis into municipal districts is to be made, it ought, as it seems to us, to be made simultaneously, and with a due con sideration of the manner in which the interests of each part are affected by the genes-al plan. The commissioners, there fore, suggest in their 28th recommendation ' that the rest of the metropolis be divided into districts for municipal pur poses.' In the event of a division of the entire metropolis, such as we have ventured to indicate, being hereafter made by the authority of Parliament, we suggest the creation of a Metropolitan Board of Works, to be composed of a very limited number of members deputed from it by the council of each metropolitan municipal body, including the corporation of the City. We propose that the management of public works, in which the metropolis has a common interest, should be conducted by this body. At present works of this sort can only be undertaken either by the corporation of London from its own peculiar funds, or under powers created for the purpose by special legislation, or by the Executive Government out of Parliamentary grants. It is manifest that a power of executing public works of general metropolitan importance, well as the construction of bridges over the Thames, or the opening or widening of main lines of street, accompanied by a power of metropolitan taxation, would, though founded ou a basis of popular election, repuire efficient safeguards for its prudent and useful exercise. We therefore think that the plans for the works to be executed should be submitted to a committee of the Privy Council, and its consent obtained before they are carried into effect. We may add, that cases may arise where public works may be executed in the metropolis partly out of the metropolitan fund and partly from Parliamentary grants, and that in these eases a control of the Excoutive Government such as we have Proposed would be indispensable." The commissioners recoin niend, in their 29th suggestion, ," that, in tho event of a divi sion of the metropolis into municipal districts being made, a metropolitan board of works be created, composed of members deputed to it from the council of each metropolitan municipal body, including the Common Council of the City." He pro posed that the ecclesiastical jurisdiction and boundaries should not be interfered with in the slightest degree whatever:nor the Powers of the Poor-law board; such as these powers were they should remain. The plan he proposed to submit to the house was contained in the bill which he would now propose. Ho - did not propose to include the City, because another bill Would be brought in having reference to it. The bill would extend to all the districts comprised in the registrar-general's returns. Representations had been made to him that it would be utterly impossible for any one board to manage and control the whole of the districts. This, however, was a subject deserving of further consideration, and he would re consider it before the bill went into committee. The district boards would have the powers and duties of the local boards, so far as they related to the prevention or removal of nui sauces, the appointment of officers, and they would have power to appoint a commit.o) to manage the (Verent boards. The rating under the powers of the bill would bo the time as under the present system, and, to save expense, there would be only one collector. Regarding existing liabilities, there was one provision which would make them char gea bl e upon the localities where they had been created, so that no place not made subject to the debt would under the bill be made liable. Provisions were inserted as to the time of paying . off all debts and liabilities. It would be necessary, while pro viding for the local wants of the different districts, that there should be some general board for the whole of the metropolis; and, therefore, he should propose—following the suggestions of the commissioners appointed to inquire into the state of the City of • London—a Metropolitan Board of Works. After reading from the report, the right hon. baronet said that the commissioners suggested that there should be one board to decide upon all great improvements, and that they should send plans of these improvements to the Privy Council for their approval or sanction. He would, however, deviate a little from the suggestions, and, instead of the plans being sent to the Privy Council, he would have them sent to the office of the Chief Commissioner of Works, who, he thought, would be a better judge to decide upon thos e i m p rovemen t than the Privy Council. The riettatitution of the board would consist of of 42 elected mem b ers ; t wo w ou ld b e appo i nte d b y the City London and the others by the different districts, in accord ance with the schedule proposed to be set cut at the end of the Lill. Of this board, there would be a alutbaaan--making in all 44 members. Persons would . be eligible whether. they should cohrasihrmoualniinhoet b u 7 i, o h ri t the district boards. With regard to the „went would have' might that is Lamar years the Govern sired that the chairman should be aP - pogitecl by the l izecutive, but now they w i s h e d t o f rame a ~~ this bill oil the principle of local self-government. There was no wish whatever to interfere beyond that which would be absolutely necessary for the benefit of the public. It select tiro Lames of three persuns—noi, necessarily from their own body—not from the local boards—but from the whole length and breadth of the empire. After selecting three names for the office of chairman, they would be sent to the Secretary of State, who would select one of them, and the persou so selected would be, as proposed in the bill, en titled to a salary of not less than 1,5001., and not more than 2,0001. a-year, and he would hold office during pleasure. He would also propose to give the board power to take land for outfall works, so that the metropolis might to drained— which at present could not be done, because no power had been given to take land out of the districts. The metropolitan board should have power to make a sewer on each hide of the river, so that the Thames might be cleansed of all impurities. Where districts are uow partially drained, the. board would have powers to take other parts if found more convenient. He would propose that the district boards should make a re port of their proceedings annually to Parliament, and in such reports all details should be given —the names of all the mem bers of the local boards, and the officers appoiuted—aed it should contain a general review of what had been done by the local boards throughout the year. He had stated gene rally the object of the bill, which was to give municipal powers to local districts, and they would have a mayor, al dermen, and councilmen. He proposed not to interfere with the metropolitan police, or the magistrates. The city of London, as before observed, would be excluded from the ope ration of the bill, except so far only as included within the scope of the Metropolitan Board of Works. The coal duties would, under another bill, be proposed to be transferred to the Metropolitan Board of Works. He also proposed, if the house would grant him leave to introduce the present mea sure, to bring in a short bill for the purpose of allowing a greater number of polling places to be erected, to meet' the convenience of persons residing in the larger parishes. Among the general provisions of the bill, there were three great ob jects in view with regard to the sanitary improvement of the metropolis. He proposed that every house should be drained into a great sewer, to be constructed iu every street ; that cesspools—the seed plots of fever and all kinds of disease— should be abolished—(hear)—and that great drains should bo . provided to intercept the sewage of the Thames. (Hear, hear ) He was not sanguine enough to expect to be able to restore the river to its condition as described in the time of Henry VIII. by the Spanish Minister, as " that magnificent river flowing by the Tower, on whose bosom 200 swans wore swim ming," but he did hope that it would no longer be known as the cloaca maxima of the metropolis. (Hear, hear.) Then, with regard to the supply of water, it would not be possible for him to interfere with it in this bill, in consequence of the compact entered into between Parliament and the water com panies in the year 1852. By that agreement the companies were allowed, until August, 1855, to perform certain works, and until the expiration of that time it would not be compe teat for him to move in the matter. As soon as the three years had expired it would be his duty to recommend to the Government and the house that a commission should be ap pointed to inquire into the manner in which the companies had eomplied with the act of Parliament under which they had undertaken to perform certain works for the better sup ply of water to the metropolis. (Hoar, hear.) It was his in tention to propose that the commission should issue la August next, and in case the Government agreed to it, he would then be in a position to lay the report of the commission upon the table of the house at the commencement of the ensuing ses sloe in February next. It now remained for hilt to express his regret at being compelled to go so much into detail. He was aware that in undertaking a matter of such great im portance, and with only imperfect information to guide him, there must be many omissions in the bill, which would bo de tected by hon. gentlemen who might do him the honour of examining it, and also others who took an interest in the sub ject. He could therefore only hope that those hon. members who were associated with him in the representation of the metropolis, and those who took an interest in a scheme in tended for the benefit of the public, and the improvement of the metropolis, would communicate with him, and offer him such suggestions as, ha their opinion, it would be most ad visable to adopt for the greater efficiency of the measure. (Hear, hear.) It would be his duty, as it would be his pleasure, to adopt those suggestions as far as they were prac ticable ; and if the house would allow him to introduce the bill, he would not propose the second reading till the 16th of next month, so as to give a month for the consideration not only of the measure itself, but of those suggestions which it might be desirable to introduce when the bill was in com mittee. (Hear, hear.) Again begging to thank the house for the attention with which it had heard him, be now begged to move for leave to bring in the bill. (Tile right lion. ba rouet was loudly cheered as he resumed his seat.) Mr. FITZROY objected, first, to the manner in which the bill had been introduced ; and secondly, to ono of its most important features. He thought that so important a bill should have been introduced by a member of the ca' not, and not by a person representing so inferior a depart ment as that of the right hon. baronet; and further, he complained that its introduction was unaccompanied by sufficient information. One principle of the bill was start ling, namely, that which conferred powers of sewerage for three millions of inhabitants on a body of parochial dele gates. The only mode of obtaining an efficient system would be to divide the main drainage from the district sewerage, and to place the former in the bands of a commission of emi nent professional persons, or at least of eminent practical men, to be appointed by the Crown, and to be responsible to Parlia ment. They might then with safety leave the district sewer age to local boards, on the condition, however ' that they should undertake no works of importance until they had first laid them before the central board, and obtained its sanction. (Hear.) To this part of the bill he should certainly offer his strongest opposition, and he trusted that Parliament would never assent to it. (Hear.) Mr. LABOUCHERE thought the speech of the hon. gentleman who had just sat down was calculated to raise a very unfounded and unjust principle. During the sitting of the late commission such strong statements incidentally came before it, of gross abuses in the existing system by which the metropolis was managed, that the commissioners thought it right to state that these institutions should be renewed gnu rerormen. rue present bill was undoubtedly founded upon these principles, and nothing that had fallen from the hon. gentleman had shaken his opinion in those principles of local self-government under the control of the ratepayers. The system had been found to work well iu every other city in the kingdom, and therefore he thought it should be applied to the metropolis. Confusion of government prevailed throughout the whole of the metropolis, and surely that was not a state of things which ought to continue. He gave his approval to the general principle of the bill ; but he reserved to himself the right of afterwards considering the details, upon which the house would have to exercise the greatest care. The sewage system especially required those checks which a body elected by the ratepayers could exert ; and he doubted not but that such a body, once established in the metropolis, would bo found to work as well as it had in other towns. He thanked the Government for having brought forward that bill, and the hon. baronet for the labour he had bestowed on it, and the ability which he had evinced in bringing it forward. Lord EBRINGTON said he agreed with the hon. baronet in the description which he had given of the evils from which the metropolis suffered, but he differed with him as to the remedy which was to be applied. For instance, the hon. baronet proposed dividing the me t ro p o lis into 36 districts altogether, irrespective of the levels and lie of the ground. He doubted not but he would find also his officers underskil led and overpaid. Again, although the sewage rate was en tirely a landlord rate, and the metropolis was the only place in which it wac a landlord rate, yet the right hon. baronet proposed that the decision of all the important questions affecting that rate, and hew it should be applied, should be in the bands of those who did not pay the rate at all. Lord PALMERSTON—I do not fear that the house will be deterred from giving their approval to the bill which is about to be introduced by my right hon. friend, in conse quence of the disapprobation expressed by the hon. mem ber for Lewes (Mr. Fitzroy), and that disapprobation mainly founded on the fact of my right honourable friend having been selected to bring in this measure. Now, the facts are these, as my right hon. friend had more local knowledge of the matters to which this bill applied than anybody else, and as lie had consulted with me during last autumn, and both submitted his plans and considered them with me ; and as he had, with great industry and ability, completed his ar rangements, the Government thought that he was best fitted to sn.smit that plan to Parliament, and, indeed, that it would be unjust to have put .it into other hands. I quite agree with my right lion, frien near me (Mr. Labouchere) that the principle of self-governim...t which obtains in Parliament has been found most congenial with the habits of the people of this country, and I think that local interests will not be mis managed if committed to the influence of that principle. The commissioners had the care of the great arterial drainage, and it was thought that one body should superintend the general arrangements and arterial drainage ; and that other bodies shoiffit be entrusted with the task of keeping in repair the sewers in the different local districts, Both these objects will be accomplished by the bill of my right hon. friend. I will not dwell upon the cogent reasons which my right hon. friend has stated for the enactment of this measure. I say that it will not be calculated to create chaos, but that it will dispel chaos, and substitute in the metropolis for confusion, regu larity and order. (Hear.) Mr. S. WORTLEY said thathe should be happy to facilitate as far as he could, any system to improve the management of the sewage of the metropolis!. He understood that the City was to be only represented by throe members, but he did not think that was a sufficient number. With respect to the coal tax of Is. ld. a ton on coals, Pd. was paid to the Board of Works, and the remaining 4d. to the corporation. That tax would expire in 1862, but the 4d. would still remain to be re ceived by the corporation under their ancient charters. Sir B. HALL, in reply, stated that be had no intention whatever to interfere with the drainage of tho City, which was in a most efficient state. Leave was then given to bring in the bill. MILITIA (IRELAND) BILL. Tice house w nt into committee on this bill. Clauses from 1 to 5 inclusive wore agreed to without dis cussion. On clause 6 being proposed, Mr. MACARTNEY moved its omission, on the ground that it attempted, by a side wind, to give to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland the direct power of removing officers from the militia. By the existing law he had not an immediate power of that sort. Mr. FITZGERALD said that the clause would assimilate the law of England and Ireland on this subject. The clause (which was the last in the bill) was agreed to, and the house resumed. INTRAMURAL BURIALS (IRELAND) BILL, This bill passed through committee. LUNACY REGULATION ACT AMENDMENT BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. PUBLIC HEALTH AND NUISANCES REMOVAL AMENDMENT BILLS. _ PELLATT moved an instruction to the committee to whom the Public Health and Nuisances Removal Amendment Bills are referred, to hear counszl on behalf of such petitioners as have prayed to be heard by counsel. Mr. MUNTZ moved, as an amendment, that it be an in. struction to the committee to whom the Public Health Bill, and Nuisances Removal Amendment Bill, are referred, to hear two counsel upon each class •f petitions praying to be heard by counsel, Mr. GREENE opposed both the motion and the amend ment. The committee would act with entire impartiality, and hear all the evidence that could be brought forward on both sides, and he therefore trusted the house would not agree to either proposal, as the appearance of counsel would only have the efieet of lengthening their proceedings to an in definite extent, and would do no good. Mr. SPOONER supported the amendment. Ho thought the hearing of counsel would tend to quell the doubts and fears of those who thought their interests would be injured, and facilitate the ultimate passing of the bill. After some discussion, Mr. A. PELL ATT withdrew his motion, and the amend ment of Mr. Muntz was put as a substantive motion. The house divided, when there appeared— For the motion Against it 4O Majority against the motion - • 22 Sir J. PAKINGTON brought up his bill on education, which was ordered to be read a second time on the 2d of May. The heuso adjourned, at 25 minutes past one o'clock, till Monday next. THE LONDON GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT. TT. 11. The Queen has been pleased to appoint J. Wariington Rogers, Esq., to be Solicitor-General for tho colony of Van I)iemen's Land, and William Dallas Bernard, Esq., to be Deputy Commissary-General for the island of Ceylon. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Charles Fisher, James Brown, William Johnston Ritchie, Samuel Leonard Tilley, William Homy Stoves, John Mercer Johnson, jonr., and Albert James Smith, Esqrs., to be Members of the Executive Council of the Province of New Brunswick. Her Majesty Ills further been pleased to appoint Charles Fisher, Esq., to be Attorney. General ; James Brown, Esq., to be Surveyor. General ; Samuel Leonard Tilley, Esq., to be Provincial Secretary ; an,l John Mercer Johu son, juur., Esq., to be Solicitor• General, for the said Pro vince of New Brunswick. WAR-DEPARTMENT, MARCH 16. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Antonio Micallef, Esq., C.M.G., one of her Majesty's Judges for the Island of Malta, to be a Member of the Council of Government of that Island. CROWN-OFFICE, MARCH 15. lIEXIBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN TI3E PRESENT PARMA, MENT. Borough of Portsmouth.--Charles Stanley, Viscount Mouck, one of the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury. Borough of Tamworth— Sir Robert Peel, Bart., one of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. WAR-OFFICE, Luca 16. - - - 6ih Regiment of Dragoon' Guards—Arthur Codner flaymes, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, March 16. Lt Dragoons--.Reg,ieiental Serjeant-Major George Cruse to be Riding Master, March 16. 2d Dragoons—Cornet A. S. M. Browne to beLieutenant, by purchase, vice Waldrop, who retires; Assistaut-Sur ( ° Non Cornelius Clark Rutherford, from the 62d Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vine Armstrong, who exchanges, Mardi 16. 6th Dragoons—Staff Surgeon of the Second Class Fran cis Hastings Baxter, M.D., to be Surgeon, vie. Wilson, who exchanges, March 16. Bth Light Dragoons—Cornet A. C. Haymes, from the 6th Drag oon Guards, to be Cornet, March 16. Ist or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards—Archibald Charles Henry Douglas Pennant, Gent., to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Fullerton, who retires, March 16. 4th Regiment of Foot—Joseph Daniel Dickinson, Gent:. W be Ensign, without purchase, March 16. 7th Foot—Robert Watson Sparks, Gent, to be Ensign, witnout purchase, March 16. 17th Foot—To be Ensigns, without purchase—Leonard John Seagram, Gent., March 15 ; Henry Alexander Little, Gent., March 16. 18th Foot—To be Ensigns, without purchase—Sydney Darrell, Gent., March 15 ; Charles Norris Fry, Gent., March 16. 19th Foot—To be Ensi.'ms, without purchase—Herbert Blake, Gent., March 15 ; William Henry Moffatt, Gent., March 16. 20th Foot—John Graham Barrow, Gent., to ba Ensign, without purchase, March 16. 23d Foot—To be Captains without purchase—Lieute nants H. Bathurst, vice Hughes, deceased, Dec. 12, 1851 • Granville, 16th March, 1855. T o b e Li eu t enan t * : wiithoui purchase--Ensigus R. H. Somerville, vice Bathurst, Dec. 12, 1854 ; John Luke O'Connor, vice Somerville, whose promotion, on the 9th Feb., 1855, has been cancelled, Feb. 9 ; the Hon. Nathaniel Fiennes, vice Horsford, deceased, Feb. 25 ; J. de Vic Tupper, vice Fiennes, whose promotion on the 9th March, 1855, has been cancelled, March 9: To be Ensigns, without puff chase—Alfred Markham Law, Gent., March 15 ; P. H. Knight, Gent., March 16. 28th .Foot—Lieutenant S. Hackett to be Captain, by purchase, vice Rawson, who retires. To be Ensign, with out purchase—William Coburn, Gent. ; Andrew Mathew Adolph Page, Gent., March 16. 32d Foot----!Ensign P. C. Webb to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Cumming, who retires, March 16. 33d Foot—To be Ensign, by purchase—Richard Sta tham, Gent., March 13. To be Ensigns, without purchase —Ensign Reginald Follett Badcock, from the Ist Somerset Militia, March 11 ; Richard Lane Bayliff, Gent., March 12 ; Randal Howland Roberts, Gent., March 14 ; George Augustus Eliott, Gent., March 15 ; Alfred Robert Wil liam Thistlethwayte, March 16. 34th Foot—Richard Leeson, Gent., to be Ensign, with out purchase, March 16. 38th Foot-L-To be Ensigns, without purchase—George Grieve, Gent., March 14; Charl e s Li one l Fit z G era ld, Gent., March 15 ; John Thomas Carroll, Gent., March 16. 39th Foot—Robert Gray, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, March 16. _ 41st Foot—Lieutenant F. B. Dixon to bo Captain, with out purchase, vice Fitz Roy, appointed to the Coldstream Guards; Edmond Joseph Bingham Donelan, Gent., to be limit" without purchase, March 16. 42d Feot—To be Ensigns, without purchase--Alfred Jennings Bramly, Gent., March 15 ; Richard Kerr Blyly, Gent., March 16. 44th Foot--To be Ensigns, without purchase—George Lilly Mellish, Gent., March 15 ; George Egerton Hodgson, Gent., March 16. 46th Foot—To be Ensigns, without purchase—Thomas Mortimer Kelson, Gent., March 15 ; Francis Robort Fish bourne, Gent., March 16. 47th' Foet-- I To be Ensigns, without purchase—Ensign Alfred Cresswell Cattley, Gent-, March 12 ; George Win. Davorn, Gent., March 13 ; Gerald Fitzgerald King, Gent., March 14 ; Roland O'Connor, Gent., March 15 ; George Dudley Dawson, Gent., March 16. 49th Foot—To be Ensigns, without purchase—Edward John Cresswell, Gent., March 15 ; James Bligh Scott, Gent., March 16. 50th Foot—To be Ensigns, without pnrchase.—Rodney Stewart Lyons Sabine Feeley, March 15 ; Charles nucleon Gent., March 16. , 55th Foot To be Ensigns, without purchase.—Cotton Edwin Theobald, Gent., March 14 ; William Fitz John Le Poet* French, Gout., vice Scott, whose appointment on the 11th December, 1854, has been cancelled, March 15 ; Russell Russell, Gent., March 10. 57th Foot Lieutenant Blake Goble, from the 3d West India Regiment, to be Lieutenant, March 16. To be En signs without purchase—Samuel Hopper Powell, Gent., March 14; Edward Brutton, Gent., March 15; Wyndham Algernon Robert Thompson, Gent., March 16. 58th Foot—Colour-Serjeant Charles Stapp, to be En. sign, without purchase, March 16. 62d Foot.—To be Ensigns, without purchase—William Lane Robinson Scott, Gent., March 14; Adolphus Frede rick Walsh, Gent., March 15; John Armitage Chippin dall, Gent., March 16. To be Assistant-Surgeon—Assist. ant-Surgeon James. Jekoll Armstrong, from the 2d Dra goons, vice Rutherford, who exchanges, March 16. 63d Foot—Lieut. Christopher J. Magnay to be Captain, without purchase, vice Woodford, appointed to the 93d Foot, March 16. To be Ensigns, without purchase—Gil bert de Lacy Lacy, Gent., March 14; Charles Bradford Brown, Gent., March 15; Wm. Grogan Graves, Gent., March 16. 68th Foot—Bowyer Wenmau Cave, Gent., to be En sign, without purchase, March 16. 71st Foot—William Brett Cowburni Gent., to be Eu. sign, without purchase, March 16. 77th Foot—Philip Secklemore Danncey, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, March 15 ; James Paynton Pigott, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Dawson, appointed to the 6th Dragoons, March 16. 78th Foot—Ensign G. D. Barker, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Sydenham, who retires, March 16. 79th Foot—William Buxton Robertson, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, March 16. 81th Foot—Ensign G. J. A, Oakley to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Barwell, who reti res , M arc h 16. 88th Foot—To be Ensigns, without pur c h ase —Th eo b a ld Burke, Gent.; Frederi c k Napletun Dew, Gent., March 16. 89th Foot—Lieutenant Hafed Lamont, from the 3d West India Regiment, to be Lieutenant; William Nor cott Manners, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, March 16. 90th Foot—William Knight, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, March 16. 93d Foot—Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel John Woodford, from the 63d Foot, to be Captain, without purchase, vice Spratt, appointed to the 68th Foot, March 16. 95th Foot—To be Ensigns, without purchase—John Tolcher, Gent, March 14; Lieutenant Archbold Moodonell Rawlins, from the Ist Warwickshire Militia, March 15 ; James Gods.chall Johnson, Gent., March 16. 97th Foot—To be Ensign, without purchase—Went. worth Dawes, Gent., March 18. let West Irdia Regiment—Francis East, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice the Hon. C. M. H. Forbes, appointed to the 95th Foot, March 16. ' fid West India Regiment—To bo Liontenants, without purchase—Ensign A. A. Richardson, vice Goble, appointed to the 57th Foot ' • Ensign H. W. Hartfo r d, v i ce L amont, appointed to the 89th Foot, March 16. Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Lieutenant James Alexander Fraser to be Captain without purchase, vice Watson, who retires upon full-pay ; Second Lieutenant James Campbell Fielding to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Fraser March 16. , LAND TRANSPORT CORPS. To be Quartermaster of Brigade Troop-Sergeant Major Henry Milker, from the 3d Light Dragoons, Fob. 26. To be Adjutant—Re,gimontal-Sergeant-Major William Corbett, frout the 7th Light Dragoons, March 16. STAF F. Captain Charles E. Thornton, of the 86th Foot, to be Assistant-Adjutaut of a Depot Battalion, March 16. CHAPLAINS. The Reverend N. Egan, officiating Chaplain in the Camp before Sebastopol, to be a Commissioned Chaplain to the Forces ; his Commission to bear date Jan. 13. • GARRISONS. - The Reverend Charles Rogers, LL.D., to be Chaplain to the Garrison of Stirling Castle, vice Watson, deceased; his Commission to bear date Jan. 25. HOSPITAL STAFF. Stuff-Surgeon of the Second Class William Parry, to be Ttaff-Surnon of the First Class, vice Humfrey, promoted, March 16. Surgeon Robert Wilson, M.D., from the 6th Dragoons, to be Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class, vice Baxter, who exchanges, March 16. Assistant-Surgeon Edward Schaw Protberoe, from the Ordnance Medical Department, to be Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class, vice Newton, deceased, March 16. BREVET. The under-mentioned officers to be promoted to the rank of Colonel, in accordance with the Royal Warrant of the Gth Oct. 1854. Lieut.-Colonel James Hope Grant, C. 8., of the 9th Light Dra&sons, 28th Nov. 1854. Lieut.-Colonel Charles Henry Ellice, of the 24th Foot, 28th Nov., 1854. Major and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Ethisund Richard Jeffreys, 88th Regiment, to have his Brevet converted into substantive Rank unatta .bed, in accordance with the Royal Warrant of the 6th-Oct., 1854, March 16. Captain Robert Watson, retired full-pay, Ceylon Regi ment, to have the honorary rank of Major in the Army, March 16. The undermentioned Officers of the Corps of Royal Engi neers, having completed three years' service as Lieute nant-Colonels, to have tlao rank of Colonel in the Army, in accordance with the Royal Warrant for the Ordnance Department, Nov. 3. Lieutenant-Colonel John Isaac (tope, Nov. 11. Lieutenant-Colonel Richard John Stotherd, Nov. 24, 1854. Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander, Gordon, Dec. 6, 1851. Lieutenant-Colonel Cowper Rose, Jan. 28, 1855. The undermentioned officers on the retired full-pay list of the Royal Engineers to have the honorary rank of colonel, in consequence of the officers who stood next below them having been promoted : Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Coryndon Luxmore, Nov. 11, 1854. Lieutenant-Colonel William Faris, Nov. 11, 1854. Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Hore P Nov. 11, 1854. Lieutenant Robert CaAlell, of the J4adras Artillery, en), ployed on a particular service in Turkey, to have the Local Rank of Captain while so employed. March 16. whi , ..rfec-ELo±le , i remotion r, U t3ke plaee, conse -lu.E t cc' 13cfoc.r1 11,4t1,.:r, of the ervice, on the 23t4 TO BE GENERAL IN TIIE EAST INDIES. Lioutenant-General Augustus Andrews, C.i3., Madras Infantry, March 16. Colonel William Fergu.ssori Beatson, of the East India Company's Army, employed on a particular service in Turkey, to have the local rank of Major-General while so employed, March 16. Captain Frederick Kane, of the 15th Regiment of Born. bay Native inf.lntry, to InTo the loell rank of 31,jur in the Army in the East Indies, March 16 The undermentioned officers of the East India Company's service, who retired upon full-pay previously to the intro duction of the new system of promotion, to be advanced to a step of Brevet rank in the East Indies, in order to place them in as favourable a position as those ofiice•s of their rank, who may hereafter retire under that system, the rank in both cases being only honorary ; their com missions bear date the 28th November, 1854 : TO BR COLONEL TAR EAST INDIES. Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Waters Baldock, Bengal Infantry. TO BE LIEUTENANT-COLONELS IN THE EAST IXDES. Major John Robson Wornum, Bengal Infantry. Major John Bartlaman, Bengal Infantry. Mujor John Ranken, Bengal Infantry. Major Williams Brown, B,)mbay Infantry. TO BE MAJORS IN TUE EAST INDIES. Captain Archibald Chisholm, Madras Infantry. Captain Thomas Reid James, Madras Infantry. Captain John French, Bengal Infantry. Captain Edward B. Stevenson, Madras Infantry. Captain James R. Lumley, Bengal Infantry. Captain Charles R. Mackenzie, Madras Infantry. ' Captain Peter E. Warburton, Bombay Infantry. The undermentioned Officers of the East India :jom pany's Service, retired upon foil-pay, to have rank in the Fast Indies as follows ; their Commissions bear date March 16, 1655 : TO BE COLONELS IN THE EAST INDIES. Lient.-Colonel Wm. F. Grant, Bengal Infantry. Lieutenant-Colonel Wm. Rawlins, Madras Infante. Lieutenant-Colonel Geo. S. Wilkinson, Afadras Infantry. Lieutenant-Colonel Paul W. Willis, Bengal Engineers. TO BE LIEUTENANT-COLONELS IN THE EAST INDUS. Major Patrick T. French, Bombay Infantry. Major Samuel R. Balshawe, Bengal Infantry. Major John S. G. Ryley, Bengal Light Cavalry. Major William Edwards, Bengal Infantry. Major Charles Wollaston, Bengal Light Infantry. Major Archibald Park, Bengal Infantry. Major Henry John M'George, Bengal Infantry. Major Charles Gordon, Madras Infantry. ADMIRALTY, MARCH 13. CORPS OP ROYAL MARINES. First Lieutenant Frederick Augustus Percy Wood io be Captain, vice Varlo to half-pay. Second Lieutenant Robert Kirwan to be First Limte. nant, vice Wood, promoted. BANKRUPTS. James Mathews and James E. Phillips, warehousemen, Wood-street, Choapside, to surrender, NLarch 23, at half past one, and April 27, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Sole, Turner, and Turner, Aldermanbury. James Alexander Hughes, builder, Victoria Park-goad, Hackney, March 27, at two, and April 27, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official as&gnee, Basinghall-street ; May and Sweetland, Queen-sNare, Bloomsbury. Alfred Tunstall, electro-plater, Tottenham, Midd.osex, March 27, at two, and April 24, at one, at the Cosrt of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee ; Cattlin, Ely place, Holborn: Henry Fowler, corn and coal factor, Southampton, March 30 at half-past eleven, and May 5 at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basing hall-street ; Fraser and May, Dean-street, Soho. Thomas Charlesworth, plumber, Nottingham, March 27 and May 1, at ten, at the Nottingham District Court. Harris, official assignee, Nottingham ; Coope, Notting ham. Stephen Knapp, printer, Coventry, March 30, and April 21, at twelve, at the Birmingham Di-trict Court. Whit more, official assignee, Birmingham ; Browett, Coventry ; Motteram and Knight, Birmingham. William Rumsey, tailor, Coventry, March 31 and April 20, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. 3ittle ston, oficial assignee, Birmingham; Dewes, Coventry; Motteram and Knight, Birmingham. James Norris, wholesale stationer, Peckham, late of Upper Thames-street, March 30 at eleven, and April 26 at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assig nee, Coleman-street-buildings ; Messrs. Linklater, Sise lane. `William Deffett Francis, plumber and glazier, Bridg water, March 27 and April 26, at one, at the Exeter Dis trict Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter; Ruddoek and. Auber, Bridgwater; Stogdon, Exeter. John Burrel Morgan and John Lewis, drapers, Ystaly fera Graig, Glamorgan, March 27, and April 24, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol ; Cornish and Parnell, Bristol. Robert Nicholson, sail maker, Kingston-upon-Hull, March 28 and April 18, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court. Carrick, official assignee, Hull; Wells and Smith, Hull. William Jenniugs, linen draper, Bradford, March 29, and April 20, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds ; Terry and Watson, Brad ford ; Bond and Barwick, Leeds. John Price Samuel, shuttle manufacturer, Blackburn. March 28, and April 18, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee, Manchester; Row ley and Son, Manchester. William French, brewer, 13 .01;—ot--, 23, at eleven, and April Z 4, at twelve, at the Newcastle upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, New castle-upon-Tyne ; Hodge anti Hanle, Newcastle-upon- Tyne. Henry Holland, merchant, Liverpool, March 27, and April 18, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, official assignee, Liverpool; Dodge, Liverpool. Mary Jackson and Thomas Heywood, otherwise Thomas Jackson, skein printers, Droylsden, Lancashire, March 30 and April 27, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Manchester; Daraton, Ash ton-under-Lyne. Charles Pennington, builder, Manchester, April 5 and. 26, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Horns- man, official assignee, Manchester ; Sale, Worthington, and Shipman, Manchester. William Greenwell, shoemaker, South Shields, March 23, at half-past eleven, and April 24, at one, at the Newcastle upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, New castle-upon-Tyne; Watson, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Shield and Harwood, London. Duncan 31; Gregor, paper manufacturer, Newcastle upon-Tyne, March 27 and April 27, at twelve, at the New castle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee; Hoyle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Crosby, Old Jewry. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Peter M'Lollan, grocer, Gorbals, Gla sgow . John Martin, clothier Miller-street, Glasgow. Henry Galbraith, ironmonger, &c., Haddington. Alexander Waddell Shanks, late manufacturer and commission agent, Glasgow. BANK OF An Account pursuant to the Act the Week ending OR Saturda ENGLAND, 'th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, fc r the 10th day of March, 1855. Larntera. ISSUE DEP, 4 Notes issued ...• .... 26,911,880 A Government debt .... 11,015,100 Other securities ...... 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 12,911,880 Silver bullion .... .. • • - £26,911,880 X:26,911,880 MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. ib. Dated the 15th day of March, 1 RANKING DE Proprietors' capital 14,553,000 Rest 3,639,849 Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ing's Banks, and Dividend Accounts) 4,828,237 Other deposits Seven Day and other Bills ........ .•. . 906,730 :PARTMENT. Government securities (includg.DeadlVelght Annuity) 11,542,385 Other securities...... 14,880,844 Notes .. 7,944.050 Gold and silver cola 709,640 £35,076,919 £351.76,919 NI. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. [855. Dated the 15th day of March, PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar com puted from the returns made in the week ending the 13th March, 1855, is 20s lid per hundredwei g ht exc l us i ve o f the duties of Cust o ms p a id or payable therein on the im • portation thereof into Great Britain. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER. -FRIDAY. - ------•• Considering many of the influeutials are on the " York cir cuit," there was a very fair muster at the rooms to-day, and business, on the events (now decided) at Thirsk, somewhat brisk. For the Great Northern Handicap we only saw one animal backed, viz., Atherstone, at 100 to 5 was first booked, and subsequently the offer of 100 to 6 met with a customer. With the above exceptions the Metropolitan monopolised the pen eillinge, for neither Chester Cup, 2,000 Guineas, nor Derby, were honoured with a bet. The subjoined list comprises all we saw done. METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 5 to 1 agst Pharsalus (taken) 12 to 1 agst Redlands (taken to 251.) 12 to 1 agst Vandyke (taken) 20 to 1 agst High Priest (taken to 101.) CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 on the field (offered) SALISBURY RACES.—FRIDIT. The City Bowl of 18 sovs, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 2 soya each; for 2yr olds and upwards. Half a mile. (4 subs.) Mr. Percival's Namur, by The Hero, 3 yrs, Get 4lb (Salter) 1 Mr. W. Day's Pharos, 5 yrs, 7st 51b (li. Goater) 2 Mr. Hadland's Glenstrae, 4 yrs, Sst 21b (Cowley) 3 Betting—Eeven on Pharos. Won by a length. Three lengths between the second and third. The Wilton Park Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 50 added ; for 2yr olds. Winners extra. T.Y.C. (16 subs.) Lord Anglesey's Astrologus, by Birdcatcher, Bst 71b (H. Goater) Mr. H. Hill's Rogerthorpe, Bst 1 11b(ine 41b extra) (A. Day) 2 Mr. Matthew's Libellist, Bst 71b (Thick) 3 Betting-5 to 4on Rogerthorpe and Astrologus agst the field. Wou by three-quarters of a length ; three lengths be tween the second and third. A Handicap Plato of 80 sovs. Winners extra. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr. Newman's Tom Burke by Faugh-a-Ballagh, 3 yrs, sst 41b (Fordham) 1 Mr. J. Powney's William the Third, 3 yrs, Get 21b (Salter) 2 Mr. W. Day's Moonshine, 3 yrs, sst glb (Alder) 3 Betting-3 to 1 each agst Moonshine, William the Third, and Old Rowley, 5 to 1 agst Gruyere, 7 to 1 agst Poaoher. Won cleverly by half a length, a length between second and third. The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas ; for 3-yr-olds, Est 71b; four, 9st 21b ; five, 9st 131 b; six and aged, lOst 31b. Three milas __ • Mr. H. Hill's Kingstown by Tearaway, 3 Y" (Salter) 1 Mr. Howard's The Sailor, 3 yrs (Fordham) 2 Mr. Parker's Joe Miller ' G yrs (H. Goater) 3 Betting-5 to 2 agst Kingstown, 3to 1 agat Sailor. Won cleverly by half a length. Bad third. The South-Western Railway Stakes of 20 sous, added to a handicap sweepstakes of 3 sovs was won by rQptuimit, beating Questionable 2d, Glenstrao 3d, and Cod mare 4t l, The Tar arl-4)1.1 ie ^.nif+l 7. he si.olt to-day m,de eiomo amends for tue shorteorailt on the previous day. There was also a cheerful change weather, but the attendance of company was very scanty THIRSK SPRING MEETING—FRIDAY. to The Scurry Handicap of 3 sovs. each, with 39 add ed; ~,s winner to be sold by auction, eic , for 30 sous. and is ) r' 5 sovs. to the race fund. T.Y.C. Cunniugh. , m's Jewess, 4 yrs ............................ ... 5 Mr. Dan Cu 4 yrs . ...................... • ............... Two others started. Won by a length. , ota y The Thirsk Spring Handicap of 10 sovs each, h ft, an 3 if declared, with 60 added; the winner of any rac e et the weights were published 41b extra ; twice, or the ""4 • of a handicap of 100 sovs clear, 71b extra ; •se rail. quarter. Mr. Lan c ast er n s M a id o f T eam V a lley, aged, 7st 81 „ mi ll) - (A 1,7 , 00 % Mr. I'Anso u ' s B raxe y , 6 yrs, 7 s t 111 b ............. 3 Sir J. Bosweil's c h c F re dd y, 3 yrs, s s t 131 b ......... WM - 0 , The following also ran :—Lerrywheut, Aralnonis,t L4 !' Orange Blossom, Me R a jah, F ann y F e rn, and Earaan Betting.-6 to 4 agst Freddy, and 5 to 1 each 4 4 , and Maid of Team Valley. Won by three length 3o s. 0 001, The Hurdle Race Stakes o f 3 sovs each. _„,th were won in four heats by M r . T. Sp enc e's Carde r '- The Tyro Stakes of 3 sov s . e ac h, w ith 80 added , .v• year-olds, were won by Mr. Bell's Exmouth, 3 COUNTRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL— MARcia 16. 111 4 • lib' if The attendance to-day was small. Enghe isse flour could only be moved in retail, at about the Pl u dyt Tuesday. Foreign wheat too high for business . '"" corn was less brisk, and rather cheaper. WAKEFIELD—MARGH 16. _l n gt Wheat 33 to 4s per qr. dearer than on this day .... a . 4 A fair lousiness done. Barley a better inquiry , 'm k s. week's rates are in some instances exceeded. 1° °S— shelling not much change. EXETER—Minces 14. (Ton i CORN.—In our market wheat may be quoted to its 6d. Malting barley, 3s 6d to 4s Od ; grind O d NOP Od to Os Oc. Oats, 3s Ocl to 3s 6d. Beans, Os Od. Peas, OOs Od to 60s Od. Oa t.lls FLOUR. —Fine, 48s Od to 49s Od ; seconds, Od per sack. s od CATTLE.—Prime beef, 10s 0d per score ; cows - 121. to 14/. ' • butchers' calve; lid to Od per lb•rboir. calves 00s to OOs each. Sheep, 641 to 64d. 1411 i, ' 0,1 per lb. Store hogs, !ergs size, 45s to 50s w 7 ,1 18s to 24s ; small, Os to 00s. R o u g h fat, 't Pork carcases from 8s 6d to Os 3d per score. INVERNESS.—MARCH 13. $ 61 1; CORN.—Wheat, white, per qr., 65 s Od to 68 $ 'eh ley, chevalier, 27s Od to 28s Od ; ditto, common , P" 27s Od. Oats, 26s Od to 27s Od. MEAL.—Oatmeal, per imp. boll 23s 4d to 241 oa so ; 0 11 second, OOs Od to Os Od ; barleym ea l, 165 la g t0., 0 peasemeal, 17s 6d to Os Od ; bran, pe r s tone, Os 0000 Ist flour, per 2801 b, 50s Od to 56s ;2d ditto , j Si OOs Od; oatmeal, best, per st. of 141 b to Os Od ; dittos second, 08 Od to Os Od ; barleftoj.^- to OOs Od ; peasemeal, is 8d to Os 0,1; Ist flolir,"' 3s 6d credit ; 2d ditto, 2s 6d cash, 2s 9d credit. BRISTOL SIJGAR---lihitcri 16. ~id The market closed with firmness. West Dille *l - 00 1 mad, at fully the late prices. Refin e r's prod°l o o l " ,4, demand, but there was no quotable improvenlow' M.-16.acs 16. L ;he close of the rosv— . Wallow fro a, •"- .18 • Eden Main .................. 0 6 Eden Main ••• 6 Eletton .............. .. ........ 0 Xaauibton ............... ' ' fi e 6 Stewart's .. ............ 0 . 'South Half: .............. .. .. 0 ; 'South Kelloo ............. 0 0 irchgrove Graigola...' 0 $ kiborwou Mertillr'‘ . lf i Imerit ....... . .......... ..: 1 9 ' Bntddyll .................. COAL MAR Prices of Coal per ton at 8. d. Carr's Hartley l7 ('' Davison's West Hartley 17 Hasting's Hartley l7 6 Howard's West Hartley Netherton 17 Hartlepool West Hartley 17 'Pantield Moor Butes 18 8, Walker Primrose l6 Grey's West Hartley ....lii 9 Walleend, &c. Wallsend 20 COURSE OF EXCHANGE.-YESTO lip Amsterdam ............ 11 17 Gibraltar .... •• •• Ditto, three months .. 11 19 Leghorn •• • ***** :.• Rotterdam ............ 11 Genoa ..... •• • .... Antwerp 25 40 Milan •• •• Vi 40 Venice ...... •••• " 13 7% Naples ......•• Palermo .... •• •• ,Messina .. • ******* ".• Lisbon ..... ••• '• lOporto ....•• •• . Rio Janeiro ...... ". Buenos Ayres.• •• r;ipt New York,6U Philadelphia •• -•• tat - PRICES or sulAlc'"x3 II i Foreign Gobi in BArs Portugal Gold Coin ••- 0 11 • Mexican Dollars .• 0 0 • Brussels .. •. • • ........ Hamburgh • • • • •• •• •• Altona •••••••• • • • • • • Paris . .... 25 20 Ditto, three months .. 25 50 Marseilles ............. 25 50 Bourdeaux ... Frankfort-on ‘laine •• .. 118%, Perlin ••.••••• • • • • .• •• Vienna 12 38 Trieste.... ....• • • . .. 12 40 Petersburg ...... .. 35% Madrid 49% Cadiz .. 50% Barcelona .... Seville ...... 1 :1 0 ' Aw Dollars • • •• 0. Sliver In bore •-•• ** Eir.A BORNE MA 11,4. (N signifies that the mails are sent from the (#ea'a by the night—and M by the morning--despatcn.) d Day when 193242 up From evl at del A l l , COUNTRIES. in General Pest- port FAO. Office, London.* Dispatch ....•••1(40 -----‘- P CI America(byßrit.pack)N Every Friday .... Liverpool •" ,I -1) Americr. (by United Ste. lip& packet) ..........N •• .••••• • • Liverpool ''' America (by U. States' packet) ..........N ••••• • • • • • Southaro. , t° o 0 4, Australia (via South- ~...31 - • - a ampton) ........M, Ditto (via Marseilles) NI • • Dover.... •• Ditto (via Cape of Good • .• 11:0 1- 0 Hope) ............N ....... .... 1 .•.! Africa (West Coast) ..N,23d of th e month.. PI ouch I Alexandria.......... N . B, 9, 24, & 30 of ni. Dover .. •• *. Alexandria..........3f4th • & 20th o f mon . SouthiunP,,.. o- 1 ~, Bahamas ...........m,l7th of the month S o uthan2Pw",pss,ll Belgium ............N!Dai1y............,D eve r .............. Brazil .... .. ........ 31 9th of th e mont h .. ! Sout hainPtt 1 ' O OO Buenos Ayres ........M 9th of the month.. Southamilt p Cape of Good Hope .. NI var i o us P' Cape of Good Hope ..N, Cape de Verde ......1•1; 9th of the month SouthasiPt°2l Ceylon (see India) ! P I i n t Ceylon .......• • .....N •.3 *". • Channel 151e5........ NlMon ~We d . ,& Fr i a. Southanll3; „.ip 6 Chili.. - ............m i2d t 17th of month SoutliatoP w- SR - China ... . Once a month.... Constantinople .... _ls l i ,8,13,i8,23,&28 0n Dover •• •",.. Constantinople ... ..... 4th It 20th of D 101 7 ., SollthgraP eD 040 01 , Cont. of Europe M & NiTwice daily ......IDovor •• •• .. __ co l Egypt (see India) ! France ........ M & N Twice daily ...... !Dover •••; 00 .. VP - ! I Gibraltar .......... MI4, 7, 17, 20, 27 of m. southsloP 1 0 0 1 Greece (see India) I Greytown ..........m.2nd & 17th o f mon. Soutb•• ..oo. ••-•- I r oil Hemburgh .......„ ..N,Tuesday & Friday London . „1/;1 . 1: 41 ,...) , 11 Havannah .......... to 2nd of the month Southatar ..I/Seli Holland ............ 81!Daily.... •• . . Dover ••••;; 1 31'"7 Honduras ...... .Id , 17th of the month.,SonthamP .1 ., - India (viaSouthampt.)M 4th & 20th of mon.; Plymoin il .., India (via Marseilles)M,9th&2sth of mon thiDover ••••; lonian Isles (see India),7, 17, & 27 of mon 1 Dover.•;' 1,010 . Ireland ........M & N.Twice daily ......I Rolf U"' . . ~ (4); 'A n 1 i Li5b0n..............M 7,9, 17, & 27 o f m ISonth an3 'tesi i toll Madeira ............3119th of th e monthlSouthas2l .:$ i Madeira ............N , 231 of month ....;LiverPow '. oil Malta (see India) 1 Malta ............ _. N ,8, 18, & 28 of mon. Dover .. •• ' Mauritius (see India) ! 0 611 Mauritius ..........Nll4th of the mont!. . f1 ,t,0, Mexico ...........„m 2nd of the month.. iSouth•"" ~1 Naples .... ........ N sthlsth2sth o r mon. lDover •• •l I tio efi# New Granada ...... 31 I2d & 17th of rnouth'SoutharOtt. Now Zealand • ......... !By private skip ..IVarious F •••• Papal States ........N Ihtlllsth'ethoftnon.lDover ••• ho _,OO Peninsula ..........M 17th 17th27thormon.!Souths to .P_,,,, Peru .......... ~..su2d & 27th of naou.'F:ouths o P lim - Port Natal ..........N By private ship...iVarlon S r-- .1 .16 Sicily ..............N stlllf , tll2sthoinaon,Dover •• '._:,. _ t oll Tuscany .. .. .. .. ~. „N fit? , i F•t1125 tho i Mon. ! Dover • • •".„,el l . Venezuela .........M 2' & 11th otrnonthleoutin itaPw l ii . Van Diernen'sLand (see ' r 1 c! „.. .0 Australia) ......... West Indies .... d ff A il. oell , iir • When any of these dat es f a ll o . i a S un d ay , the ct t o co l spatched on the following d a y, with tile exception 0 00 Southampton), and the Malta. both of which will be -di preceding de). 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