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fr u 9.444 A. 140 , 1 -1 $.; 141 Ikt n SUN OFFICE, Seven o Clock. GREAT INDIAN PENINSULAR RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.) The annualgeneral meeting of the proprietors of the above railway, was held this afternoon, at the London Tavern, Bishapsgate-street; Lord Wharnclifie in the chair. The reporstated that, after protracted negotiations with the HonZurable East India Company, the directors . had at length obtained from the Court terms securing a minimum interest of five per cent. upon a capital in the first instance of 500,0001., which they trust the proprietors will receive with satisfaction. These terms of guarantee were even more favourable to the company than what were contemplated in the pro spectus issued by the di rec tors in July last , the chief points of difterenee being the omission of th e confisca tion clause, a concession of interest v xtendin , over a period of 95 years in place of 25 y ears, and the condi tional augmentation of the capital of the company to 1,000,000/. sterling. Th e directors had effected the allotment of shares-70,000 in England and 30,000 in Bombay. 'The tubscription contract (required to be _submitted to the court) was in course of execution, and would be completed within the specified period. Shareholders had the option, at their discretion, of paying the whole 51 per share at cnce, or the de posit and calls when made, which were to be spread over three years; and the interest would accrue upon what ever sums were paid from the respective dates of pay mentinto the treasuryof the Honourable East India Com pany. It was proposed, when the company was fully , constituted, to issue share certificates carrying interest . . coupons in respect to such shares as may be wholly paid . up. The extension capital would be offered rateably to llders of the present shares, in such manner as may be . 11iertked most advantageous and desirable, on every exten t.tio'n of the undertaking, either by pre-emption of further - - .sties, or by an optional increase in the nominal amount the shares proportionate to the augmentation of t ital, from time to time, as the railway may progress. - would be gratifying to the shareholders in England • - 411,n0w, that, in Bombay, where the merits of the un 4.rtaking, as a mercantile enterprise, may be presumed • it haf best estimated, the most sanguine anticipations were entertained of its success. The list of shareholders . there includes the names of almost all the principal officers of the Government, and many of the leading merchants in Western India; whilst the gentlemen who compose the auxiliary committee in Bombay in connexion with This board, and under whose personal superintendence the active operations of the company would be conducted, are gentlemen upon whose judg ment, integrity and vigilance the utmost confidence may be placed. The directors had only further to addthat, with respect to the estimates for the first section, between Bom bay and Callian they had the most implicit confidence in their sufficiency. The sums estimated to cover the cost of works and materials were based on the most trustworthy data, and confirmed by actual tenders from experienced contractors. In regard to future extensions of the the directors, in conjunction with the local committee, would not fail to fortify the interests of the property by vi hatever means experience in the first section may afford, - meanwhile adopting the improvements and avoiding the errors . apparent in the conduct of ex i s ti ng ra il wa y s , an d observing the most rigorous economy in every depart ment of the husin« ss of the company. With such rules of conduct for their guidance, and encouraged by the confidence of the proprietary, the directors had no fears of being able to carry out to the fullest extent contem plated, and with the most entire success, this important undertaking. The baiance- sheet showed the amount received to be 22,351/., and the expenditure to be such as to leave a balance in hand amounting to 166/. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, excrese«l his gratification that they had arrived at a point when they could enter upon the execution of a prtion of the line with spirit and energy, and gave it as his decided opinion that no Indian railway had been stigg - ested which was likely to prove of so much practical importance to this country, as the one they were em ked The report , s/13 unanimously adopted and resolutions Were agreed to in accordance with the recommendations it contained; alter whielt _a gratuity was voted to the directors for their services from the commencement of the company. _ Thanks were then voted to the Noble Chairman, and the meeting terminated. QUEEN'S BENCH.—(IIIIS DAY.) s in Banco, before Mr. Justice PATTESC)N, Mr. Justice COLERIDCE, and Mr. Justice ERLE.) MARSEY V. LUNN. ' . Mr. Muds moved for a rule calling on the plain tiff to show cause why further proceedings should stayed until he proved his debt before the Master in Chancery. The action was brought against the defendant as one of the contributaries of the Universal Salvage Company, the affairs of which had been wound up under " the Joint-stock C om p an i es Winding-up Act" (11 and 12 Vic.) This Act, which passed pending the proceedings, provides, amongst other matters, that the p:aintiff should prove his debt before the Master in Chancery, and that it was allowable to /tie defendant to make an application to a . 1 /Age in chambers to stay proceedings until ;ae debt were proved. The application was made to sr. Justice Coleridge, who thought the question of suf t:Aent importance to come before the Court—the question issue being, whether a..plaintifY having obtained j udg went against one of the contributaries of a joint stock ..:Inapany, could be compcliid at the winding up to prove against the company gt nerally. The Court grante4 a zule. A USTRIA. The Allgenzeine Zeitung has a letter from Vienna Vale 15th inst., which contains some particulars of the o cupation of Waitzen by the Imperial troops under General Cz , .)rich. ;It would appear that this movement of the Austrian army is less the result of a victory than of a fault. The llungarian General Georgey, after taking Waitzeu in that memorable engagement which caused the death of the veteran General Gots, followed the retreating Imperial army across the Danube, and proceeded on the road to Comorn, leaving Waitzen (ot which the sole importance consists in its being a crossing-place on the Danube) garrisoned by but_ one battalion of llonvads. It appears that Georgey's troops moved against Comorn in a totally different direction from that which the Imperialists anticipated, and that the latter were consequently misled by a delusion of Georgey's corps having fallen back upon Waitzen. General Czorich resolved to i follow up his good luck, and, rallying his troops he led them back upon Waitzen, which was taken by so slight an engagement that it must have opened the eyes of the Imperial General. The present positions are such that General Czorich's corps is indeed in possession of Waitzen, but that it has no means of preventing the march of the Hungarians to Comorn, being in fact in the rear of the latter at the very moment when they thought they were confront ing Georgey's forces. Georgey himself has advanced ti Gran, where he is opposed by 10,000 Austrians-- fresh arrivals from Bohemia, who are in possession of the pontoon bridge over the Danube. The last news is that a smart cannonade has been heard in that direction, but nothing has as yet transpired of the re sult of the engagement. Some battalions of the Hungarians have lately made strenuous efforts to cross the Danube at St. Andre, below Pesth, the pl ace w hi c h wus distin guished by the engagement of th 3 10th instant. They have occupied the island of Pletten, in the midst of the river, and make frequent excursions into the country on the other bank, but they are held in check by the Imperial Colonel Horvath and his bat talions. The cannonade from either bank is kept pp with g:eat spirit. The bulk of the two hostile armies is still in front of Pesth. The late rumours of a retreat of the Hun garians prove incorrect. Count Schlick, the Austrian General, and the r un g arian commander Dembinski, are each in their respective positions on the plain of It ikosh. It appears that the insurgents intend pre venting General Schlick's corps to interefere with the battle which the Austrian and Hungarian troops are fi;hting at Gran, while the Imperialists, in their turn, si , em disposed not to press the point, but to wait for succour from Austria. The Hungariala forces which crossed the Danube Lear Foldvar have not marched from Weissenburg Buda as was expected, but they have gone down e banks of the river to assist in the operations of he Hungarian army against the Servians, and to i,ght the Au . strian blockading forces at Peterwardein. Servian Patriarch has fled to Semlin, and the - whole of the • Woy wociina is in the hands of the Hun garians. Itinisha, a large town in the county of has taken up arms and espoused the cause of ossuth. There t is no news from Transylvania. z . HOLLAND. THE H.A.cuß, Arius. 20.—The Staat. Courant publishes the-. comparative table of receipts and expenditure for the first three months of 1848 and 1849. The receipts, which, in 1848, amounted to 12,587,483 fl , have been, in 1849, only 12,482,305f1. In the first three months of 1849, a s compared with the corresponding period last year, there has been an increase of 271,185f1. (4,297,467f1. against 4.,026,19011.) on the direct taxes; of 112,69511. (1,005,283f1. against 892,587f1.); on entrance and Lxit dues, navigation dues, (Ste. ; of 176,308f1. (4,889,969f1. against 4,713,660f1.), on the excise ; 0f2,1;:3f1.429,607f1. against 27,433f1.) on patents for gold and silver work ; and 300f1. fur the lottery ; un the other hand, there has b; en a diminution of 636,79911. rtn registration, starnp.i, and succession taxes! (4,927,913f1. against 2,564,718f1.); and of 31,142t1. on poitage (331,560f1. against 362,709f1.). The exact diminution fur the first three months of 1849 is 105,17711. The . Stmts. Courant of the 21st contains an an nouncement by the Alinistor of Finance that a capital 195,400E1. in treasury bills has been issued to , st of March, in accordance with the laws of the )ec. 1840, and the 30111 Oct. 1848. 'unts of the 14th, from Copenhagen, state that therlands ambassador has applied to the Minister for Foreign Affairs for permission 2 Netherlands vessels, which had entered the ace the 21st of Mara, to proceed unmo lested to the various Prussian harbours now block- ' aded, for which they were bound. This request has been refused by the ambassador, in consequence of which those vessels must run into the harbours nearest to the blockaded harbour of their destin l ion ; those which were bound for Dantzic, Pillau, and Konigsberg, to Memel, and those for Stettin to Weimar. This answer was likewise returned by the Danish Legation to the British Ambassador and other parties who made a similar request. No party what ever has, therefore, obtained free permission. The subject now under consideration in the Second Chamber is the alien question, by which foreigners will receive a great extension of their privileges. The Netherlands East India mail has brought letters and papers from Batavia to the 27th of February, and Java to the 24th of February. The whole colony of Batavia is occupied in preparing an expedition against Bali ; the expedition was to have set out on the 24th, but the preliminary arrange ments not being complete, it was deferred to the 15th of March. Great and effective preparations were being made, in order to ensure complete success, and the entire conquest of the island. The commandant of the last expedition, which had such an unfortunate issue, has been recalled by General Vander Wyck, and will immediately repair to Holland to answer the charges made against him, but which he attributes entirely to the Governor-General. The inundations have been fearful in the Nether lands Indies, and entire plantations have been quite destroyed.—Dutch Papers, April 21. BELGI UM. BRUSSELS, APRIL 20.—Great satisfaction has been expressed here by the fact that the King of Hol land has conferred upon his Majesty the King of Belgium the order of the Grand Crws of the Netherlands. On the 18th, Baron Bentinck was received by the King in an official audience, and presented his letters plenipotentiary, and had, at the same time, the honour of giving the King the in signia from the King of Holland. NEWMARKET RACES (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) (Continued frcm our Afternoon Edition.) Sweepstakes of 20 sous. each. D.M. Collingwood Silistria colt ... ~, ~. Sweepstakes. T.Y.C. Winner to be sold for 200/. Quinine ... ••• ~, ••• ••• ••• Mecca colt ... Match—Tophana received forfeit from Surplice. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each. D.M. Memento ... ... ... ... ... •• • hccaroon filly ... IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Woo; sack at Five o'clock. The Bishop of WORCESTER presented several peti tions in favour of the Prevention of Seduction Bill. The Earl of IIARROWBY presented several petitions praying for an Amendment of the laws regulating beer shops. SALE OF LANDS (NEW SOUTEI WALES) BILL. On the motion of Esrl GREY this Bill was read a second time. ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND, REBUILDING BILL. Earl GREY moved the second reading of this Bill. Agreed to. AFFAIRS OF ROME. Lord BROUGHA \f asked if it was true that the Roman and Tuscan Republicans had !Aid a sacrilegious hand on the works of art, and had sold them. He hoped that those rumours were false ; indeed, he knew that the rumour that ore of the greatest of the works of art had been bought by an agent of the United States, was incorrect. he had also heard that a member of their Lordshipetlothe had purchased the Transfiguration; this he believed was false, and he could net believe that any person in the station of their Lordships would purchase such works, unless for the purpose of restoring them; but ho feared some of the lesser works of art might be purchased by persons in this country, and he hoped some measures would be adopted to pre- vent these works from being disposed of in this country, as the want of title to dispose of them was notorious. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE believed that the reports were very much exaggerated, and that the great works of art had not been touched, , nor had any attempt been made to dispose of them. With regard to the smaller works of art, he was not able to speak so positively, but he agreed with the Noble and Learned Lord in denouncing any attempt to dispose of them, and he did not believe that any person in this country would disgrace himself by purchasing them. Lord — REDESDALE said that ho hoped that no person would purchase these works of art; but if ever there was a de _lido Government, it was the Government of Rome, and no thing but foreign interven•ion would put it down; and he believed, it speculators chose to purchase, that Go vernment could give a good title, and as to its having been established by murder, every revolutionary Go vernment bad been so established. MESSRS. MARRINER AND CHADWICK. Lord BEAUMONT moved that the petition of those gentlemen to be released from custody be taken into con sult ration. Lord MONTEAGLE thought their Lordships had sufficiently'; indicated its privileges, nd therefore would not object to their release. Earl GREY thought their Lordships were indebted to his Noble Friend for the steps he had taken to vindicate the privileges of their Lordships' House, but he hoped it would be understood that. should a similar case occur again, the parties would not be so leniently dealt with. Lord BROUGHAM, having understood that both these gentlemen were labouring under severe indisposi tion, would not oppose their release. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE thought if they were released, that release should be accompanied by a solemn reprimand. He thought the House was greatly indebted tot his Noble Friend, who had brought this subject forward. Lord BEAUMONT would not attempt to palliate the misconduct of these parties, and he moved that they be reprimanded at the bar, and then discharged on pay ment of their fees. The motion was agreed to, ma Messrs. Chadwick and Marriner were bruught to the bar. The LORD CHANCELLOR then took his seat on the Woolsack, and, putting on his hat, rcpiimanded them, after which they were ordered to be discharged. PETITIONS. Earl POWIS presented several petitions against (as we understood) any alteration in the law prohibiting marriage with a deceased wile's sister. POOR LAWS (IRELAND) COMMISSION'. The EArl of DEVON asked whether the report of the Poor•law Commissioners of Ireland would be laid on the table, or whether the Government intended to act on the recommendation of the report? The Marquis of LANSDOWNE was understood to say that the Government were prepared to recommend certain alterations in the sense of the report ; but his reply was so inaudable that it was scarcely possible to catch its purport. NAVIGATION LAW. The Mar qu i s of LANSDOWNE pres S ented a petition from the Mayor, Aldermen, and Town Council of Man chester, praying for a repeal of the navigation-laws. AFFAIRS OF THE RIVER PLATE. The Earl of HARROWBY moved for copies of all instructions given to British envoys to the reputlics situated on the River Plate since the instructions issued to Mr. Ousely in 1846. Since that period we have had no information officially of what was going for ward on the affairs of the River Plate, although we had two formal missions to and two irregular communications with General Roses, the President of the Argentine Republic. The mission of Mr. Ousely, who was sent out in conjunction with a French envoy, was unsuccessful; the missions of Lord Howden and of all the other envoys had been equally ao. The last envoy, Mr. Southern, had not been officially received, although he had been permitted to reside in a private house, and the President of the Argentine Confederation had offcrcd an insult to Great Britain such as had never before been offered to her. He wished to have official information on this subject, and that was the reason why he now moved for those papers. [LEFT SPEARING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four o'clock. UNIVERSAL RAILWAY CASUALITY COM, PENSATION COMPANY BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. SUNDERLAND DOCK ACT. The report on the Sunderland Dock Act and River Wear Commission Act (Amendment, &c.) Bill was con sidered and agreed to. SECOND READINGS. The following Bills were read a second time, and ordered to be committed : _ inuation of Court, Brompton and Earls Alford and - Boston Road certain Turnpike Road Acts) Bill. the C() C m om m ra sr e c r i c a i l al to ( a )a d d, (c t o h m e p i rls o i r n s g efe t r h ry e , Branch of Road, the Roads (Cunt East India Dock Road, and the Barkinr , Road) Bill Flimwell Vent to Ilastinzs Turnpike Road Bill. Cannon-s_t . r . e .. et Roads, Great Indian Peninsula Railway Company Bill. Alarlebone and Finchky Turnpike Roads Bill. New 'orth Road (Continuation Act) Bill. Sheffield and Tinsley Road (Extension of the Tinsley and Doncaster Turnpike Road to Sheffield) Bill. Surrey and Sussex R,:ads (Amendment of Act and Altera tion of Tolls) Bill. Truro Turnpike Roads, Penryn and Redruth Turnpike Roads (Consolidation of Trusts, Alteration of Tolls, Forim:- tion of New Roads) Bill. Wisbech, Chatteris, Tid Gote, and Downham Bridge Turn pike (Continuation of Act, Alteration of Provisions relating to Repair of Waldersoy and South Side Banks, Abandonment as to Turnpike of Road over same, Construction of New Turnpike Road) Bill. SEVERN NAVIGATION IMPROVEMENT COM MISSION, AMENDMENTS OF ACTS. NEW WORKS. AND FUItTLIER POWERS BILL. Sir J. PAKLNtiI'ON moved the second reading of this Bin. H O trusted that he should be able to persuade the House to allow the Bill to pass this stage, although as he und?rstood, its second reading was to be opposed on three grounds; first that there was a report against it, under the Preliminary Inquiry Act; secondly, that the town of Gloucester entertained strong objections to the Bill; and, thirdly, that the county of Shropshire also had great objections to the measure. The Hon. Member after condemning the practice of canvassing Members, with respect to their votes on private Bills, said : with respect to the first objection to the Bill, namely, that the report under the Preliminary Act was against the Bill, the evidence against the Bill had been published, while that in its favour had been suppressed. He thought, there fore, the House would not pay much attention to that report to the Admiralty against the Bill. With regard to the second point, which related to the objection of the town of Gloucester, he might sum it up by stating that it arose out of nothing more than a feeling of local rivalry. Gloucester was afraid that Worcester would get some of the good things she had so long exclusively enjoyed if this Bill passed. The third point was involved in the objection raised to the Bill of the people of Shropshire, who thought the Bill would prove detrimental to their interests; but it had been proved beyond all doubt that the measure would greatly benefit them, and as the Bill would accomplish a great public object, he trusted the Hulse would assent to the second reading of this Bill. Captain BERKELEY said these measures, instead of improving the Severn, sereed to impede the progress of the tide, and to damage the trade and commerce. of Gloucester. Besides, this Bill contained the very clauses that were rejected by the Committee of 1842, and he could see no reasons for referring them again to a simi lar tribunal. Mr. CLIVE said as the Commission itself were di vided upon the expediency of printing the Bill, end as it would seriously injure the upper part of the Severn, he should vote against it. Mr. FOGEY supported the Bill conditionally. Mr. LABOUCHERE said he supported the second reading of this Bill last year, because he thought it in volved matters of an important public character which ought to be inquired into by a Committee, and for that reason he should support it again. Mr. HUME could not see in what way this Bill could benefit the public; it would have the effect of re tarding the flow of the tide above Gloucester. Perhaps the house was not aware that the Bill proposed to authorise the erection of a solid weir, about fourteen miles above Glvucester, which, it was estimated, would prevent the flow of 14,000,000 of cubic feet of water which passed above Gloucester, without any obstruction whatever. Mr. SL AN EY opposed the Bill, as injurious to the in terests of the public._ Mr. LITTLETON supported it. After a tew words from Mr. 0. GORE, Sir J. PAKINGTON replied, and the House divided when there appeared— For the second reading ... 137 Against R ... 171 Majority against the second reading -34 The Bill is consequently lost. BURIALS IN TOWNS. Lord DUNCAN seeing the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary of Stale for the Home Department in his place, wished to ask him whether the Bill which had received the sanction of Government for the regulation of the burials in towns was likely to have reference to other cities besides the metropolis. Sir G. GREY said that so far there was no intention of extending the provisions of the Bill to any other places than the metrkpolis. PROSECUTION OF MR. DUFFY. Mr, HUME said. that seeing the First Lord of the Tresury in his place, he wished to ask whether, after Mr. Duffy had been prosecuted three times, it was the intention of Government to institute a fourth action, and it so, whether it was the intention of Government to lay the account of the costs of the prosecution on the table.—(Cries of " Hear, hear," end laughter.) Sir G. GREY said he was to be brought up again at the next Commission. Mr. HUME hoped then that the House should have a❑ account of the expenses of the next prosecution. IRISH RAILROADS. Sir 11. W. BARRON suid, that before Easter a depu tation had waited on the Noble Lord at the head of the Government with regard to certain advances made to Irish railroads, and the Noble Lord stated that he would atter E.ster make known to the House what the determination of her Maje,ty's Government should he on that question. The Noble L ,rd inti mated that certain advances should be made to certain railroads for draivage and arterial drainage, and he (Sir IL W. Barron) wished to ask what sum would be advanced fur those purposes, and when the subject would be brought before the House, inasmuch as there was an increasing distress in Ireland, and great numbers of the population out of employment. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said, with regard to the sub ject of au advance for the purpose of arterial drainage in Ireland, it would not be long before he stated a pro posal to the Heuse. It was necessary, however, that the House should proceed with the rate in aid before he brought that other question before the House. THE N A VIGATION-LAWS. On the order of the day having been read for the third reading of the Navigation Bill, Mr. BERESFORD presented a petition from the tenant-farmers of a place in Ireland, against the repeal of tqe navigation-laws. The Earl of MARCH presented a similar petition from the tenant-farmers of the county of Sussex. Mr. RICE presented a similar petition from Dover. Mr. MOFFATT presented a petition from Derby, in favour of the repeal of the navigation laws. (Hear.) Mr. LABOUCHERE presented a similar petition from the Mayor. Aldermen, and Burgesses of Manchester. Mr. HERMES said he had expected that the Right Ron. Gentleman (Mr. ',about:here) had risen to make a speech, but he was disappointed. —(Hear, hear.) He (Mr. Herries) should have been reluctant indeed on this occasion to ask for the renewed indulgent; of the House, but for the great importance of the question before it. He would not address them at any great length, but he could not but advert to acme of the material topics of the question in moving, as he intended to do on this occasion, that this Bill be read a third time this day six mouths.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") This Bill with respect to its details and all the peculiar circumstances affecting the different interests involved in the question had been so fully discussed upon previous occasions that he thought the house would ex cuse him on the present occasion from entering into the minute details involved in the question. He coceived they were now arrived at that point of the proceedings in this most important Bill which required that they should look at it on the broadest principles of national policy. He conceived this to be a most dangerous measure. They had now done with columns of figures of the dif ference between this company and others—they had done with the ten folio blue books of evidence—they had done with all these minor grounds upon which the question must be ultimately decided. The question must now be dealt with upon the broad grounds. Nor would be, upon that occasion, that a great national marine was the great foundation of the value of the Navigation Laws. He could, no doubt, produce all this and sell them at a cheaper rate than any other of the nations; but if they take away that protection to which our artisans were entitled, great injury must not only result to them, but to their employers. Having no faith in the expediency of the Bill, they could not consent to propose amendments but in Com mittee. The House would observe that the object o! the Bill was to abolish entirely all navigation laws; but had it been simply to amend those laws, the oppo sition might have made some suggestions forits improvement. They had already discussed at coestder able length the motives which influenced Government in introducing this measure, and he need not say much upon that paint, but he thought that in the inter val which had elapsed since the opposition had induced Government to postpone this measure, they had occurred, which proved beyond doubt that the grounds on which they rested the measure had no foundation in truth whatever. Time had shown that the great stream of pnblic opinion was against it. Canada and North America had protested against it, as had many of the other leading colonies, and the result of refusing the prayer of those petitions was beginning to be seen in the events that were happening in Canada. The House, no doubt, would well remember the declaration Government upon the introduction of the measure, that Canada and the other North Ame rican colonies were favourable to it, but the delay which had occurred had enabled him and others to present petitions from Canada, Quebec, Mon treal, and the West Indies, denying that the inhabi tants of those parts of the British possessions were at all in its favour, while the same delay had given the commercial and trading classes of the mother-country an opportunity of expressing their um compromising opposition to it.—(Hear, hear.) (LEFT SPEAKI)tG.) INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS. TITSSDAT APRIL 3, 1849. William Cubitt, Esq., Vice-President, in the chair. The discussion on Mr. Browne's " Account of the Groynes at the new Harbour at Sunderland," was continued throughout the meeting. At the monthly ballot, the following candidates were duly elected ;—Messrs. W. B. Clegram, J. Fenton, J. Matthew, and W. Radford, as Members ; the Right Hon. the Earl of Lovelace, W. G. Arm strong, J. Chubb, J. Francis, Soren Hjorth, and W. Piper, as Associvtes. TUESDAY, Aram 17. Robert Stephenson, Esq., 1N.1.P., V.P., in the chair. The paper read was' On an Application of certain Liquid Hydrocarbons to Artificial illumination," by Mr. C. B. Mansfield, B.A. The paper fiat noticed, that liquid hydrocarbons had been comparatively little used for the production of artificial light ; and that, in the instances in which they had been applied, their liquidity, and not their evaporability, had been turned to account. In the use of the common volatile oils, the excess of carbon in their composition was the great diffi culty; but when that was surmounted, that excess became an actual benefit. There were two methods of rendering this carbon efficient as " light fuel," when advantage was taken of the volatility of the substances; one was, to cause vapour, as it escaped from a jet, to mix rapidly with the air. The other, to mix the vapour, before com bustion, with other gaseous matters containing less carbon. The adoption of the first of these was instanced in Holliday's recently patented naptha lamp. The second, consisted of the new arrangements described in the paper. This principle was carried into practice in two w ays. The first (which was illustrated by a lamp that was burning on the table) was effected by mixing the hydrocarbons with some other int:Namable spirit contai,ing very little carbon. The mixture was described as being made in certain definite propor tions, which ensured a perfectly white light, and from which any deviation would result in a flame of inferior qua'ity—pale, if ,the hydrocarbon were deficient—smoky, if the mixture were poor in spirit. The ingredients most accessible in this country were stated to be wood, spirit, and a volatile oil from coal naptha, in the proportions of two-thirds of the former to one-third of the latter. Alcohol and oil of turpentine had been similarly used on the continent, though the former was too dear for use in England. The other adaptation of the same principle, and that which it was the chief object of the paper to describe, was the dilution of the hydrocarLon vapours with permanent gases of inferior, or even of no illuminating powers. . That application might be called the napthaliaation of gas, or the gasialtion of naptha, according as its main object was to enhance the service of the gas, or to utilize the liquid ; the latter was the object of the new proposal doscribEd in the paper. The former had been already accomplished by preceding in ventors. The first invention was that of Mr. Donovan in 1830, who proposed to confer illuminating power on gases that were inflammable, but not luminiferous, by charging them with the vapour of hydrocarb9ns ; but from the want of a sufficiently volatile fluid, he was compelted to have a reservoir close to every burner. The next application was that of Mr. Lowe, who increased the light obtained from coal gas by passing it over surfaces of naptha. Mr. 13eale's air light was then noticed; its object was to use hydro carbons for illumination, by passing a current of air through vessels containing those liquids. There existed, however, the same obstacles to this plan as to that of Mr. Donovan, viz., the heat required to evapo rate the only liquid hydrocarbons then accessible. The paper represented that at length the difficulty had been solved, by the discovery of a liquid hydro as volatile as spirits of wine, b u t con t a i n i ng sufficient on carbon for the most p er f ec t li g ht, an d hydro carbon, obtainable in any quantity. This hydrocarbon was procured from coal tar, and was called "Benzole." Its volatility was such as to enable it to napthalize atmospheric air as effectually as ordinary naptha did coal gas. The system proposed by the author (which was illustrated in the room by a working apparatus) con sisted in conducting a stream of almost any gas, or even of atmosph er i c a i r , th roug h a reservo i r c h arge d with Benzole or some other equally volatile hydro carbon ; the gas or air so napthalized being then conducted like common coal gas through pipes to the burners. It was s t ate d t h at t h e system was applicable on any scale, from the dimensions of town gas works to the compass of a table lamp. In the apparatus exhibited, a small gas-holder, filled by a pair of bellows, supplied common air through pipes. The gases formed by passing steam over red hot coke would answer well for this purpose, and it would depend on local circumstances whether this mode of generating the current would be preferable to the expenditure of the mechanical force necessary for driving atmospheric air through the pipes. Pure oxygen charged w i t h th e vapour wo uld explode on ignition ; it was therefore suggested that this might prove a useful source of motive force. It was, how ever, seated to be difficult to form an explosive mix ture of the vapour with common air. By decom posing water with the voltaic battery, napthalizing the hydrogen with Benzole, and burning it with the aid of the equivalently liberated oxygen, a simple light of intense power might be obtained. The sys tem was shown to be a great simplification of the ordinary system of gas-lighting, as no retorts, refri gerators, purifiers, or meters were required, and the products of combustion were as pure as those from the finest wax. It was expected that the elegance of the material and the simplicity of the apparatus would ind uce it s i n t ro d uc ti on into buildings and apartments where coal gas was not now considered admissible. The apparatus and conditions necessary for the success of the method were, a flow of cheap gas, or of air, dri ven th roug h pi pes by any known motive power, and a reservo i r . o f the volatile spirit through which the main pipe must pass in some convenient part of its cou rse; th es e pipes and reservoirs being protected from the cold. It was stated, that though the liquid did not require to be heated above the average temperature of the air, it was liable to be• come cooled by its own evaporation, so as - to require an artificial supply of warmth. This was readily effected by causing a small jet of flame of the gas itself to play upon the reservoir, and by a simple con trivance, called a " Thermostat," by which the flame was shut off when necessary, the temperature could be made self-regulating, so as never to rise above or fall below a proper degree. The cooling due to the evaporation would, of course, be inversely propor tionate to the quantity of liquid in the reservoir. I. atmospheric air was used as the vehicle for the vapour, the jet holes in the burner, from which it escaped for combustion, must be slightly larger than those for coal gas. Some burners, contrived for the purpose of accu rately adjusting the size of the orifice to the quanity of luminiferous matter escaping, were exhibited and described; they were made so th a t b y mov i ng a part of the burner, any required quality of flame, from lightless blue to smoky, cou . ld be obt a i ne d , t h ere be ing a medium point at which the mos t per f ect b ril liancy was arrived at. The burners would answer equally well for coal gas, though that material could not, even by them, be made to evolve so white and pure a light as that from Ilenzole vapour. In conclusion,. some data w ere g i ven on which a calculation of ppce was founded. It was stated, that a gallon of Benzole, of the de gree of purity requisite f?r the purpose, would cos t about two shillings and sixpence ; t o t hi s, the expense of the air current and the interest of th e or i g i nal out lay on apparatus was to he added. This the author presumed would not raise the cost to more than four shillings tas for gallon of B e n zo l e . It wa d t , he th c a o t ns o u n m e pti o o u n nc o e f a of that li qu id wou ld give a light equal to four wax candl es , o f four to the pound, i ste for one hour, or one gallon for about one hun dred and twenty hours. It was inferred that a gal lon of this material was equivalent to about one thousand cubic feet of coal gas. Finally, for comparison with coal gas at a distance from the mines, it was stated, that while to produce one thousand cubic feet of gas, at least two hundred pounds of coal must be transported, one gallon of Benzole did not weigh more than seven pounds ; this, in carriage, would give Benzole an advantage of twenty-eight to one over coal as a source of light. In the discussion which ensued, high encomiums were passed upon the talent and patient labour exhi bited by Mr. Mansfield in the investigation of this important subject, which promised to lead to most remarkable results, as an extension of gas lighting to Positions where it had not before been considered applicable. The paper announcee to be read at the meeting of Tuesday, April 24, was " On Locomotive Engines," by Mr. T. R. Crampton, Assoc. Inst. C. E. THE DuTcH IN JAve.—The Netherlands East India mail has brought letters and papers from Batavia to the 27th of February, and Java . to the 24th of Feb ruary. The whole colony of Batav i a occupied in pre paring for an expedition against Balk; the expedition was to have set out on the 24th, but, the preliminary arrangements not being complete, i. t was defer red to the 15th of March. Great and effective preparations were being made, in order to insure complete success, and the entire conquest the island. The commandant of the last expedition, il.hich had such an unfortunate issue, has been recalled by 'General Vanden Wyck, and will imme diately repair to Holland to answer the charge made against him, but which he attributes entirely to the Governor-General. The inundations have been fearful in the Netherlands - Indies, and entire plantations have been quite destroyed.—Dutch Papers, April 21. COLLISION.—The Dutch man of war corvette, of 20 guns, the Amphitrite, Capt. S. T. Grave van Linburg Styrum, arri ve d a t S p i t h ea d on W e d nes d a y evening, at seven o'clock. She saluted the garrison with twenty one guns, and the Commander-in-Chief, Admiral S ir B. Cape], with se venteen guns , yes t er day morning, at nine o'clock; which salutes were replied to by the Vic tory and Platform Battery. She was afterwards towed into harbour by the Echo steamer. She is from the Helder, bound to the West Indies. About midnight on the 17th instant, when c•nning down Channel, between the Ness and Beachyhead, she came in contact with the Mary Ann, schooner , of London, from Cadiz, bound to London, l ast from Plymouth, laden with wine. The night was dark and the wind blowing fresh. The crew of the Mary Ann, consisting of the captain and five men, took refuge on board the Amphitrite. The former vessel lost her masts, an d was stove i n. The Amphitrite lost jib-boon, part of cutwater, and, we hear, makes water. The Mary Ann did not sink, and when last seen was drifting over to wa rds the coast of France. She will, no doubt, be a good prize for some of the .fishing boats, as her cargo (about 90 tons of wine) will prevent her sinking. Captain Grave, accom panied by M. Vandenbourg, the Consul for Ifollaud waiter on the Commander in-Chief after the Amphitrite' came into harbour. She will be refitted at the docky ar d and probably, go i nto d oc k b e f ore s h e p cceeds on to the West Indies. SUICIDE AT TILE DUKE OF DEVONSIIIRE I B.--0 11 Friday, Mr. William Pell, who had for many years held the situation of secretary to his Gracr, the Duke of . Devonshire, in addition to an ofii e in tho Board of Green Cloth, drowned himself in an iron tank sunk in the girder. The tank was only three feet in length, and about eighteen ineLs in depth, and was tilled with water. PRESTON AND LONGRIDGE.—At the half•yearly general meeting of the proprietors of the Preston and Longridge Railway, held at the idlice of the Fleetwood, Pr<ston, and West Ridi,lg Junction Railway Company, on Thursday last, C. Swainson, sen., Esq., in the chair, a dividend of 12s. per share (clear from income-tax) was declared, for the half-year ending 30th June next.— Preston Chronicle. It is reported that R(ar-Admiral Sir Lucius Curtis, Bart, C. 13., at p resent r es idi ng at Malta, has become a Romau Callao*. . POLICE INTELLIGEiNCE. GUILDHALL. A ruptctably-dresscd young man, who gavo the name of John Crossley, and described hin.iself as an a,,ivertis ing agent living at the Balton Cufne-house, Tooley street, Borough, was charged with obtaining money under false pretences. Mr. John Retie, of No. 10, O3'borne•street, White chapel, said that he had 13, , en in the habit of advertising in the Patriot and British Banner newspapers. On Mon:lay last the prisoner called fur the account, when witness told him that he was not prepared to pay it, as he should like to call at the office and see if everything was correct, and that he might look in in the course of the week. On the Wednesday the prisoner again culled, but, as he (Mr. Relfe) had not bad time to go to the office, the affair was put off until that day (Saturday). Before leaving the premises Crossley said that, if the money was paid to him instead of at the office, he could allow him 10 per cent., upon which witness replied, that if that were the case he won►d pntler pa) in k ; him. How • ever, on Friday he went to the cffice, and discovered that not only was no percentage allowed, but that the pri soner was not even known there. Accordingly, that morning he had an officer in readiness, ant the prisoner having called and been paid 71. 17, , . 61 for the British Banner, he was directly taken into cul,tody. The pri sower, before he was apprehended. asked when he should ea!lfor the account due to the Pah lot. _ . Mr. John Charles Davis, 01 66,Leadorikall-street. eutlwr, eaid that the prisoner c,lled upon him for two bills, one for 3/. 55., due to the Patriot, and the other of 31. for the British Banner, making in ad 61. ss. Alderman CHALLIS asked where he paid the money? Mr. Davis replied, on the Bth of February. The pri soner had made application before. Mr. D. Pratt, of 5,80 lt -court, Fleet-street, publisher of the above newspapers, said, that no one was autho rized to receive moneys except the clerks in his office. He had never seen the prisoner. The prisoner declined making any remark, and Aidcrwao CHALLIS remanded him until Friday next. as there was no doubt fresh charges would be brought against him. MARLBORO G I-1-S TRE ET. James Locke, a well-dressed youth, was brought be fore Mr. Hardwick, charged with having obtained sub• scriptions from the nobility and gentry under the frau dulent pretence of the said subscriptions being for the purposo of defraying the expenses of a lying-in institu tion. The prisoner is the son of a person name Locke who describes himself as the surgeon and manager of the Royal Belgrave Lying-in Institution, of No. 5, Chapel-street, May-fair, formerly of Trevor-square. On the prisoner a pocket ledger was found, which showed that about 401. had already been collected this year, 4001. last year, from various persons of wealth and dis tinction. Among the names of the subscribers were those of Mehemet Pasha, the Turkish Ambassador ; the Countess de Neuilly, the Countess Colleredo, the Pvru vian Minister, Lady Walker, Admiral Cecille, the Princess of Parma, Lady Milbanke, the Marquis of Kil dare, &c. There were a number of papers produced by the police, one of which was a prospectus headed, Royal Belgrave Lying in Institution, Trevor-square," her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent patroness, with about 40 duchesses, marchionesses and countesses as the committee of the management. The charge against the prisoner was for obtaining money from Sir John Lowther under fraudulent pre. tences. Sir J. Lowther, of No. 127, Park-street, Grosvenor square, said that on Friday afternoon he was in his library, when a servant informed him that a person had called for a subscription due to the Royal Belgrave Lying-in Hospital, and asked for one guinea, being the amount of the alleged subscription. Witness told his servant to deny him, and the person, who turned out to be the prisoner, said he would call again. In the mean time witness, having had his suspicions excited, made certain inquiries, which induced him to give information to the police, and accordingly Inspector Lester, of the A division, was in attendance at his house that morning. I'he prisoner called about e l even o ' c l oc k , and on being shown into the room where he (witness) was sitting, said he called for the subscription to the Belgraye Lying-in hospital, and produced some papers relating to the in stitution. Witness placed a sovereign and a shilling on the table, and required of the prisoner the name of the person who authorised him to collect the money. The prisoner said he was the son of Dr. Locke, who was a member of the committee, and pointed out to witness his lather's name in a list dated as far back as 1832. Pri soner then produced a paper, which he requested witness to sign. The paper was an order for a person who, as no said, was desirous of being confined in the institution. From the appearance of the paper witness declined to :ign it. The police-inspector was then called into the room, and the prisoner given into custody. Inspector Lester, on taking the prsouer into custody, raked him who authorised him to receive money on be half of the alleged society. The prisoner said he was authorised by his brother, who was secretary, and his tether, who was surgeon to the institution. Witness ssked it the institution was still in existence, and the prisoner said it was; that a number of poor women had neen relieved by it within the last few months. Witness told the prisoner that he was an officer, that the institu tion was a cheat, and that he had been obtaining money improperly. P r i soner b egged to be allowed to go home to his father, but witness said he could not comply with his request. Witness searched the prisoner, and found :3/. 13:., in addition to the 11. given to him by Sir John Lowther, which had been marked. Witness also ound on the prisoner a gold watch, chain, and key, and several circulars addressed to nit mbers of the aristocracy, and a collecting book, containing the names of a number of persons from whom subscrip ions had been obtained. The prisoner said there were two collectors, himself and his brother, and that she institution was in Chapel-street, Belgrave-square. Witness had seen a house in Spring-street, and found it was a milk-shop. Witness was afterwards told that thi institution was in Chapel-street. lie had seen the house 5, Chapel street, Mayfair. There was the name Lc eke, surgeon," on the door. The house was a dirty mean looking house, with no accommodation as a lying in institution in any of the rooms. Had reason to believe that the institution had been give up about five years ago. Found a paper with Sir John Lowther's name es a subscriber to is. Mr. IlAnDwteb asked llorsford if he had anything to communicate respecting this institution ?— . .1101 si'ord said, about ten years ago, in consequence of informa• titan sent to the Mendicity-office, relative to the Bel grave Lying-in Institution, in Chapel-street, he pro ceeded to make inquiries. He found enough to convince him that the whole affair was au imposition. Last summer a lady in Eaton-square, one of the duped subscribers, gave a letter to a poor woman to the pretended institution, havirg previously paid before hand the expenses of her approaching confinement. The poor woman of course had received no medical attend. ance from this Royal institution, and, as there was a clear case of obtaining money under fraudulent pretences, he was instructed to take the impostors into custody. He went to Trever.square, where the sham institution was situated, and watched tha place for a week, but without success. Ho saw a few things go into the house, which the servant immediately after wars fetched away. The house was yellow-washed outside, but had nothing else to indicate that it was an institution. Several letters came to the house, which were taken in by a coachman's wife, who was employed and paid for this piece of service, and who would be .ble to give some important evidence about the doings of these parties. Mr. Ha.upwicx inquired if there were not some pro ceedings with reterence to the same institution some time ago? Horsford said that the mother of the pri soner was taken up for obaining goods under false pre tences, and then some particulars relative to the cha racter of this institution came before the public. Mr. HARDWICK, addressing the prisoner—Now is the time to speak if you wish to say anything in ex planation. Prisoner—l wish my father to speak for me, and he will explain that the institution is still going on. The things which were taken from Trevor-square were to go to Chapel• street. We were moving at the time, and the house in Trevor-square was not then given up. Mr. HARDWICK—Where is this institution ? Pri soner—The institution is at No. 5, Chapel -street. The institution only professes to attend out of doors. Women are only seen at their own houses, and there is HO ac commodation required or given at the institution. The institution is merely an office for the women to come with their letters from the subscribers. One room is quite enough or that purpose. Let my father be sent tor, and he will explain all to you, and then you will see that the institution is still going on. Mr. HARDWICK-These papers produced by the offs cers all bear date 1832. Prisoner—Yes, the institution was established in tha year. Mr. HARDWICK —Has it since ceased to exist? Pri soner—No; it is at No. 5, Chapel-struet, a private house. Mr. Itsunwicx said he should remand the charge for further inquiry on Wednesday next. RICHMOND. _ _ _ Miss Lydia Dixon, u tracheiCiMusic, who had been twice remanded upon charges of shoplifting, was brought before Mr. Penrhyn, and a full beuch of magistrates, for final examination. Mr. Robert Smith, of Richmond, solicitor, was in structpd by the friends of the prisoner to watch the case in her behalf. The evidence previously taken in four cases having been read over, and the depositions signed, Mr. PENRHYN said, that if one more case was taken it would fully establish the prisoner's connexion with the two abodes, and would be sufficient for the ends cf jus tice. If they took: all the cases they would have to commit on 20 or 30 charges. Mr. Henry Steel, linendraper, in George-street, Richmond, then identified s , me of the property found at each of the lodgings, by which the required link was ob tained. Otte other witness was Mrs. Elizabeth Jackson, the widow of a Common Councilman, living in Grove-road, Hammerstnith,who said she had known the prisoner, who was her god-daughter, from her infancy, and she resided with her up to the time of ht r apprehension, except when she was fulfilling situations as governess. The prisoner wanted for nothing, and could have had no ob ject in stealing these things. She was not aware that any stolen property had been brought to her house be fore it was shown to her by the officers. The prisoner had hod the brain fever, and had used a shower- bath for five years to relieve her head. Toe prisoner, after making some rambling statements, was fully committed for trial at the Central Criminal Court, bail in 400/. being taken. with proper notice. lIE REV. MR. SHORE.--Mr. Shore's eldest daughter is the unwearied amanuensis of her father in prison, and is incessantly engaged in writing. Mr. Shore has already received upwards of three hundred addresses from pul.lic me e tings and congregations . in various parts of the kin g dom. besides other communtea ttons ou various subjects. FROM , TILE LONDON GAZETTE OF FRIDAY. DIVIDEN DS. At the Court, S. G. Fryman, Rye, Sussex, wine and spirit merchant, May 17, at two—'l'. Wood Litttl, Queen-street, Holborn, wine and spirit merchant, May 17, at half past two—V. Elkins, Southampton-plac Euston-square, High. Ltreet, Marylebune, coachmaker, May 17, et twelve. In the Country. J. B6urne, Bemmersley, Staffordshire, printer, May 23, at twelve, at the Court, Birmingham—R. Ashforth, l i Birmingham, hard wareman, May 19, at twelve, at the Court, Birmingham—J. R. Long, Bath, linendraper, ' ,Aay 17, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—W. Scott, Exeter, ironmonger, May 18, at one, at the Court, Exeter —T. G. Pocock, Kingsbury Epi.scopi, Sorueraetshire, miller, May 29, at eleven, at the Curt, Exeter—R. Burns, Exeter, draper and tea dealer, May 18, at one, at the Giurt, Exeter—J. D. JAlery, Sidmouth, Devonshire, apothecary, May 23, at eleven, at the Court, Exeter— J. Roles, Maiden Newton, Dorset shire, linen and woollen draper, May IS, at one, at the Court, Exeter—C. G. Middle:on, Manchester, soap maLutacturer, May 11, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—C. SAV4V., Chester field, builder, M:iy 11, at eleven, at the Court, ALnches• ter—J. 'l'. Woolner, Bury, Lancashire, currier, May 18, at eleven, at the Court, Manchester—'l'. Holy land, Mau chest r, woollen cloth manufacturer, May 18. at eleven, at the Court, M anchester —H. J. Bark er, nix ton, Lancashire, log. ood and drug grinder, May 11, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—G. Lowe, Uhesterfield, woollen dra per, May 18, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—J. Waddell, Liverpool, wine and spirit arerchant, May 15, at eleven, at the Court, at Liverpool—J. Hindinaush, Li, verpool, woollen draper, May 15, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—lb D. Evans, Wrexham, draper, May 17, at eleven, ut the Court, Liverpool—G. Chapman, Liverpool, victualler, May 17, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool— W. Day, Liverpool, draper, May 17, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—W. Cochran, Lima, Peru, and J. P Robertson, City, merchants, May 24, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. F. Peake, Huniton, Dtvonshire, draper, 25., on next Wednesday, and three following Wecnesdays, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Uraham, Coleman-street, City. T. Wrigley, ILldt ... ex, Yorkshire, silk waste spinner and cotton doubler, ss. 9d , on new proofs, any Tuesday, be tween the hours of eleven and one, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. G. Shardlow and J. Bradshaw, Stone, Staffordshire, shoe manufacturers, is., any Friday, between the hours of eleven and three, at the office et Mr. Whitmore, Bir minghani. 1. T. Clarke, Sunderland, baker, 2d., any Saturday, betwee❑ ihe hours of ten and three, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle upon-Tyne. J. Straker, Jarrow- lo .ge, Durham, brick maker, any Saturday, between the hours of ten and three, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-up, 'n-Tyne. T. Peters, Cambridge, tailor, 4s. 6(1., on Wednesday next, and three following Wednesdays, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Graham, Coleman street, City. T. and G. Seddon, Calthorpe-place, Gray's Inn-road, upholsterers, 31d., on Wednesday next, and three follow ing Wednesdays, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Graham, Coleman-street, City. T. Priestley, Bedford, grocer, lokd., any Wednesday, between the hours of eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Basingliall. street. G. Sandeman, York -street, Southwark, ironmonger, Is. 91d., any Wednesday, between the hours of eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Basinghall-street. J. Brett, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, grocer and draper, second and final dividend of is. lid., also the first of 2s. 6d., on new proofs, any Friday between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Carsick, J. Jepson, Driffield, Yorkshire, draper and grocer, 6s, 81, any Friday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Carrick, Hull. G. Hilton, Hythe, Kent, grocer, 10d., on Saturday next, and three subsequent Saturdays, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane, City. S. L. Gaskell, Congleton Cheshire clock and watch maker, ss. 3d., any Wednesday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Morgan, Liverpool. G. Weiss, Liverpool, music: seller, second dividend of 3d., cnd a first of 25., on Lew proofs, any Thursday, be tween the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Cazenove. tiverpool. G. Moore, Kirkdale, Lancashire, blacksmith, 4d., any Thursday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr Cazenove, Liverpool. NOTICES 01? CERTIFICATES, At the Court, ILs:drighall-street. _ _ J. R. Nicholls, Ox!ord stt eet, tavern keeper, May 15, et eleven—J. Taft, Warwick-road, Paddington, carpen ter, May 14, at half-past twelve—G. M. Horton, Hatton garden, jeweller, May 15, at half past eleven—J. Ho. bertson, Grove-plug, North Brixton, baker, May 17, at one—L. Budge, Great Barford, Bedfordshire., apothecary, May 17, at two—B. Bauotte North Walsham, innkeeper, May 14, at half past one—E , W. Built, Newgate-market, victualler, May I,Q, it one. • In the Country. L. M.Lauchlan, Liverpool, merchant, May 15, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—ll. H. Spurway, Tiverton, Devonshire, brewer, May 23, at eleven, at the Court, Exeter—F. Braithwaite, St. Nicholas, Herefordshire, apothecary, May 22, at ten, at the Court, Birmingham— B. Lowe, ‘Vestbrornwich, Staffordshire, miner, May 15, at eleven, at the Court, Birmingham—.4l. Eaathope, Wolverhampton, upholsterer, May 12, at twelve, at the Court, Birmingham—J. Bilker, Wollaston, Worcester shire, victualler, May 19, at twelve, at the Court, Bir mingham. . . At the Court of Review, May 11. W. S. Pearson, Burslem. StuiTurdshire, druggist— Helen Watts, Moreton-in Marsh, Gioucestershire, li censed victualler—'l'. C. Dixon. Gravesend, oilman—G. Dover, Chelo wham, builder—G. Streeter, Lisson grove, draper—E. Ilowitt, Lincoln, miller— IL R. F. Skerrait, and IL Boustii-ld, St. Martin's-lane, woollen drapers— W. H. Sheldralre, Ipswich, shoemaker—J. and R. E. Noble, Piccadilly, plumber. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. H. Southall, jun., and W. IL Evans, Gloucester and Bristol, Newport, Cardiff and Swansea, general mer chants, e erriers, and shipping agents—L. Marks and S. Barnett, Liverpool watchmakers and jewellers—J. Low and W. C. Tunstall, Bristol, stock and share brokers— Harriett Wilkins and H. G. Lloyd, Berners-street, Ox ford-street, staymakers—T. Roberts, jun., and J. Harri son, Nottingham, lace manufacturers—J. Clarke and J. Valiance, Maidstone, Kent, linendrapers—W. B. Lang don, R. L. Gaestrey, and F. G. Herbert, proprietors of the Chinese Exhibition (so far as regards 11. L. Gawtrey) —R. Shillinglord and G. B. Edwards, Greenwich linen drapers—J. Wardle and J. Jones, Liverpool, glass and china dealers—M. Goudchaux, E. Lazard, and A. Israel, (so tar as regards A. Israel)—J. Smith and 1). F. Alder son, Brixton, Surrey, brewers—T. Reed and J. Wisdom, Sumner -street, Southwark-bridge-road, builders—C. Reed, T. S. Reed, and C. J. Sadler, Bristol, wine and spirit merchants—S. Smith and E. Brown, Coventry, ribbon and trimming manufac; urers— W. Kinder, T. Kinder, and F. Kinder, Worcester and Malvern coachbuilders (so far as re gards the said T. Kinder)—C. Hall and J. Robinson, Louth, Lincolnshire, brewers—M. L. Pritchard and B. V. Dale, Liverpool, sharebrokers—E. Kay and F. H. Unwin, Commercial. Chambers, Gracechurch-street, auctioneers—J. C. Krautzeke and J. Allen, Canterbury, tailors—C. Dean and T. Dean, Ilminster, Somersetsbire —E. G. Wilson, J. Ankers, and J. Carter, Bury, copper smiths—J. Carter, E. G. Wilson, and J. Ankers, Alan chester, coppersmiths—H. Hoyle, G. Hardman, and H. Howorth, Lisbon, merchants and commission agents— H. Hoyle, G. Hardman, and C. F. Wilton, Oporto, mer chants and commission agents—G. W. Cotton, D. H. Fry, and C. Trueman (so far as regards D. 11. Fry)— H. Hanson and W. Hanson, Stockport, rope and twine manufacturers—ll. F. Bowen and G. Lewis, Harrow-on the-Hill, Middlesex. chemists and druggists. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. Thomas Ralph, Dover, baker. Thomas George Yates and Alfred Yates, Ware, grocers, George Sawtell, Somerton, Somersetshire, saddler. William Everitt, Wisboach, Cambridgeshire. Henry Brice, Halberton, Devonshire, brewer. Robert Baker, Dover, grocer. William Muddle, Dover. John Dumbell, Wolverhampton, watchmaker. William Stanford, Windsor, shopman to a grocer. Francis Augustine Hawkins, Walsall, Staffordshire, carpenter. George Carpenter, Exeter. Charles Edwards, Whitton.cum-Twambrooks, Cheshire, publican. John Brook, Lepton, 'Yorkshire, shopkeeper. John Hood Warr, Exeter, mail guard. Joseph Ired ale, Huddersfield, for( man to a cabinetmaker. John Perkins, Gainsborough, saddler. Philip Watkins, Brecon, pla , terer. SCOTCII SEQUESTRATION`. R. Templeman, Leven, Fiteshire, mill spinner, to meet April 27 and May 25, at two, within Edgar's Blue Bell Inn, Cupar-Fite. J. Proudfoot, Cowgate, Edinburgh, grocer and spirit dealer, to meet April 27 and May 17, at twelve, within Mr. M . Callum's Coffeehouse, Edinburgh. J. Keppy, Edinburgh, tailor and c lothier, to meet April 24 and Ntay 26, at two, within Balcarras's York Hotel, Edinburgh. „ THE COUN'fRY MARKETS. Livattroom, Aran. 21.—There was a fair attendance at yesterday's market, but the general business was on a restricted scale. Wheat gave way a ld to 2u per bushel on Tuesday's price, and lour fully 6d per sack and barrel. Oats and oat meal, being in short supply, were held with much firmness, and a small advance in some cases was realized. Barley, beans, and peas all very dull. There was no change in Tuesday's quo tations for Indian corn, but the demand was not so lively yes terday. With the exception of Indian corn, in which a fair business has been done to-day at full prices, there is scarcely anything passing in the other articles of the trade worthy of no tice. and there is no change in any of the prices since Friday, MANCHESTER, APRIL 21.—1 n the early part of the week the trade continued to exhibit an upward tendency, and with a good demand !or English flour, which has become rather scarce, a further advance of Is to Is 6d per 'ack was realised. Oatmeal was likewise in steady request at improving prii•es. Subsequently, however, the market assumed a more languid tone. From Ireland and our own coast the arrivals at Liver pool and Runcorn are light ; but, although easterly winds have for the most part continued to prevail since our last report, the imports of foreign produce are again to a moderately f a ir amount. Our market this morning was of a quiet character, and the enhanced rates obtainable during the week were barely maintained. However, we raise our quotations hi to 2d per 701 b on wheat, and 2d per 451 b on oats. Sack flour was in moderate request at is per 2801 b over the currency of this day se'nnight, whilst American remained without change. Oat meal was held for an advance of Is per load. COLCHESTER, Avatar. 21.—A stand has been made in all the markets of the district this week by the farmers and the holders of wheat for a considerable advance, but though the supplies have by no means been large, the rise has heal limited to 2s per quarter. This was tho rate of advance in our market to-day. The best samples of white wheat fetched 54s per quarter, which is an advance of within the last fortnight; red was 4ls to 455. Yesterday at Chelmsford there was also a further rise of 2s on old wheat, and Is per quarter on the in ferior samples of wheat. Barley was also Is dearer. In Suf folk the quotations of wheat have beet gradually further ad vancing. At Stowmarkct on Thursday purchases were made with difficulty at a rise of 2s; and at Woodbridge the quota tions were quite 3s above the rates of last week. The snow and frost this week have checked agricultural operations in the district, nut the young crops are not injured. The fruit gar dens have suffered fearfully. ' WINCHESTER, APRIL 21 . — Corn—Although this day the weather was brighter, the air was so intensely keen that seve ral large growers of wheat expressed their fears that the frosts of the last sev.m days and nights had seriously injured the growing crops. This feeling, added to the fact of there being less foreign corn imported into Southampton last week, caused holders of every description to demand further advances, which for wheat, oats, barley, peas, arid Indian corn were submitted to ; the show of fine English grain was small; of prime amiss's!, Stettin, Pomeranian, Odessa, and Hamburgh, but a moderate supply, nearly every sample fit for immediate grind ing finding purchasers at a f ur th er a d vance of from Is to 2s per quarter--several millers quitting this to attend Andover market, which is held later in the day, to purchase there also at a similar advance. The oldest farmers in this part of Hants declare they never witnessed so little English -grown wheat offered for sale in the month of April. Barley—E n glish Chevalier, weighing 511bs per bushel, made 34s 6d. Oats — all best samples selling at an advance of from is to 24 per quarter; fine North Country and Scoth Polands, weight 42155, made 2is per quarter; Newry, ditto, 22s ditto; Lin colnshire feed, 20s ditto ; West of England, 18s ditto. Castile—The market well supplied with both fat and lean beasts, yet trade was depressed, and prices again falling ; best fat beasts, at 9s per score pounds ; sheep, at from 3s 6(1 to 4s 4d per stone of 81bs ; lambs, at 5s 8d to 6a ditto. Hops— Best Farnhrrns, 6t 105 to 6/ 15s per cwt ; second rate, 5i 10s 6/ ditto ; country hops, 31 lOs to / 5s ditto ; Sussex, from 3 3s to 51 ditto ; and those of 1847 being 1/ per cwt. under those prices. READING, APRIL 21.—Wheat, per qaarter,34s to 61s; bar ley, 25s to ;kis; oats, I6s to 245; beans, 30s to 40s; peas. 303 to 40s. Fat hogs, 8s 6d to 8 s 93 ; porker* 95 to Os per score. Poultry—Fowls, per couple, 4s Od to se Od ; ducks, per couple, Os Od to Os Od; geese, each, Os 03 to Os; butter, per lb, is Ott to Is ; eggs, 18 to 20 for ' ABERDEEN, APRIL '2o.—Grain—Oats 15s 6il t0163,401b per bustle' ; barley, 23s to 255, 52Ib s p er b us h e l ; bear, 23s to 25e, 52 lbs per bushel ; wheat. 46s to 52s ; oatmeal, lls 63 to 12s 63 per boll ; flour, 37s to 45s per sack. Provisions—Beef, 4d to 7d per lb ; mutton, ditto, 4d to 7d ; veal, ditto, 4d to 7d ; pork, per stone, 4s to 4s 6d ; lamb, per qr., 5s to Gs Od tellow, pee stone, 4s to 4s 6d ; potatoes, per peck, 10d to Is ; hay, per cwt, Os to Os ; rabbits, each Od to Os ; hares,. each, Os to OS ; grouse, per brace, Os to Os ; butter, per lb, 9d to 10d ; eggs, per doz, 6d to 8d ; cheese, per stone, Os to Os ; hens, per pair, 3s to 3s 9d ; chickens, ditto, 2s Od to 2s 6d ; ducks, ditto, 2s Od to 2s 6d; ducklings, ditto, 2s to 2s 6d; turkeys, each, 3s to 4s Od ; geese, ditto, Os to Os ; butter fur exportation (present cure) per cwt, 58s to Os; eg gs , w h o l esale price, per dozen, 5d to 03% Ab loaf, 63 ; 21b loaf, 3d ; pork, per stone of 14 Ibs 3s 6d to Os Od; pork fine, small, 5s 6d Os Od to; pork large, 3s 6d to 4s 3d; ship pork per barrel of 204 lbs, 100 s. to Os. Meal—Oatmeal, Is lid to Is 3d ; b earmea l , Is 3cil to Os Od • peasemeal, Is 10d to 2s; sids, 6d to 7d ; barley flour, is 43 to Is sd; barley dust, 7d to 8d; flour, is 10d to 21; barley, per lb, lid to 2id. Del.:exult, APRIL 19 —The relative weight per four bushels of the three prices of wheat were 18st 51b, 18st 01b, and 17st 91b. Oats, 12st 101 b, 12st 41b, and lOst 131 b. Barley, Mist 71b, 15st 111 b, and 14st 121 b. Peas and beans, Net gib, 18st 31b• and 17st !lbs. Qrs. Best. Current. Inferior. 353 Wheat ......,,.£2 9 0 £2 4 0 £1 16 0 1437 Oats 231 Barley (30 Pease and Beans 110 0 19 0 I 4 0 Average of wheat ......... 42, 83. GLASGOW CATTLE MARKET, APRIL 19.—The numbers at our market to-day were—cattle, 668 ; sheep, 774 ; lambs, 7. The above numbers were quite equal to the demand, and a clearance could not be effected at any advance en former rates. Best ox beef 48s per cwt., second 42s 6d to 45s per cwt., cows and bulls, 35s to 40s per cwt., sinking the offal. We had a fair supply of good aged whethers, which brought rather better prices, and were more easily disposed of. Best quality 6d per lb.• second ditto 53 to sid per cwt. sinking the offal, and all were sold. Fed calves exceedingly dull this week, with price 3s to 4s per cwt. lower. Best 565, second 48s to 54s per cwt. Pigs now scarce, and large ones in demand at 425, small dull at 45s per cwt. 13gLrasT, APRIL 1 9.—Since Friday we have had small supplies of grain or catmeal at market. Wheat is a slow sale, at rather over former rates. There has being more doing in foreign for mixing, at an improvement of 10s per' ton. Odessa sells at 9/ 10s to 10' ss, and Baltic wheat at 101 10, to 11/ 105 per ton. Barley sells at forrn."r prices freely. Oats are Id to 2d dearer this week, and are in good demand. Oatmeal has advanced fully 6d to 9d this week, and is a free sale. Indian corn is in limited quantity, and in few hands at present ; and the needy buyers are compelled to pay an advance of lOs to 153 per ton. Yellow, 7t 17s 6d to 8/ 7s Gd ; white, 71 to 71 15s per ton. Flaxseed is a slew sale at 28s 6d to 31s per barrel for Riga, and 66s to 63, per hhd for Dutch. WATERFORD, APRIL 18.—Our supplies of all kinds of grain have materially fallen off, influenced by which and the recent advance in the English markets, caused an animated business this week in all sorts of breadstuffs. The following amendment must be made in previous quotations :—Wbeat ant oats 6d per brl. ; flour and oatmeal, Is to 2s per sack ; Indian corn, 2s per brl. ; and Indian meal, 35 per sack. In the value of butter and bacon pigs there is no material alteration. Bran in good demand at 6d per brl over last rates. Conic, Arun 20.—We have to report a decidedly improved tone and firmer feeling in the trade. The arrivals of foreign grain have fallen off very materially, and owing to this, as well as the large consumption going on at present, prices of every article of produce have advanced since our last. We doubt not we shall have a still further improvement in the trade, but, as its extent will depend much upon the aspect of political affairs upon the Continent, it would, perhaps, be premature to enter too minutely into the subject at present. In regard to our home resources, with reference to the article of food, we find the :dark-lane Express" now corroborating the statement/ which we made some time since as to the smallness of the stock/ held by the English farmers, the deliveries of grain from w hom have seriously fallen away. Our own receipts of grain are wretchedly sm a ll, an d excite so little attention as to make quot a ti ons altogether nominal. In pre p ;red wh e at (I r i s h) we have little or nothing doing. In foreign also but littl e b us i ness has been transacted, but prices have advan ce d I s per b arrel. We have no barley offer ing. Black oats have be en i n d emand, and some parcels have changed hands at an ad vance of 6d to 9d per barrel. The flour trade at length exhibi ts symptoms of revival. We have had a brisk demand for the article, and a decidedly improved feeling in the trade, during the week. Fine flours, which exhibit an upward tendency, have sold more freely, and for coarse descriptions we experience a brisk demand at full prices. Altogether the aspect of the market warrants us in believing that we are on the eve of a brisker trade in this, as well as all other descriptions of bread-stuffs. A large trade has been done in Indian Corn at an advance of fully 7s 6d per tons 8' 108 being the asking price of prime Galata 81 51, and, in some instances, 817 s 6d ha v i ng b een obtained' for the article. Indian Meal has met a freer sale at a similar improvement. Stocks of both these articles are rapidly running down, and should the supplies continue light as at present, the value of both, as well as of coarse flours, would be enhanced materially. Flour—Firsts 14s Od to 14s 6d ; extra 15; Od 1 seconds, 13s Od to 13, Gd; households lOs to 12s; thirds Ss to 1 )0 per cwt. Oatmeal lls to lls 6d; Indian meal 8s to 8s 3d; wheat meal, 10, 6d to llsper cwt. Indian corn 7i 15s to 8/ 10s pn- ton. Bran 4/ to 4/ 5s per ton. Hay Farmers 31s to 40s; average 001 ; dealers 42s to 48s; average 43s Od per ton. Straw—Harmers %Os Od to 34s Od ; average 30s; dealers 35s Od to 00s 04 average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d to 60; household loaf 5d to sid per 41b. Fresh butter, 9d to Od per Ib. Coals—Newport 16s; Lydney 17s; Landore 1651 Best Neath Culm 14s per 'ton. Tallow 43s 6d to 440 per cwt. Whisky, 25 o. p., 6s Od per imperial gal lon. Meat—Beef 4d to 7d; Mutton 5d to 61d; veal IsL-d to 7d ; pork 4d to 50 ; bacon 7d to 8d ; sausages 6d per lb. Hops 61 10s per cwt. 4Bangor slates 312 s 6d to 3155 per ton. Bark—Barbary 81 to &Ws; Valonia 14/ to 0/ ; French , 7110 e; English 0/ per ton. Fleece Wool 103 to 12s per stone. Hemp 34/ to 361 per ton. Fish—Scotch herrings 18s to 19s ; red ditto 26s to 28s per barrel ; Newfoundland 10/ 10, to 121 per ton. Timber—New Memel 4/10s; old scarce; red pine 3 1 15s ; yellow pine 31 per ton ; deals, first quality, 201; second quality 171 per 120. Hides—Market 10s to 16s; salted 11, to 16s per cwt ; calf skins 2d to 20; market 2d to 2-'d per lb. Potatoes, wite 10d to 12d; Minions 18d to 20d; Guano-- Peruvian, 11/ to 1 1 / 1 03 ; Ichaboe 91 per ton ; Tar —Archangel, 18s per barrel. Eggs, 4s to 4s 2d per hundred. Two NEW tiONIETS. —Mr. Graham, of Mr. Coo.. per,s Observatory, Markree Castle, Sligo, and M. Gou jon, of the Observatory at Paris, have written to Air. Hind, of Mr. Bishop' s Observatory, Regent's -park, noti fying their discovery of two new comets; Mr. Graham's being at present situated in Bootes, and M. Goujon's in the constellation Crater. Both comets, it is said, are in very favourable positions for observation during the ab sence of moonlight. The course of exchange at New York on London is 1051 per cent., and the par of exchange between England and America being 109 23.40 per cent., it fol. lows that the exchange is 3.83 per cent. against England But the quoted exchange at New York being for bills at 60 days' sight, the interest must be deducted from the above difference. DETENTION OF THE OVERLAND MAIL. --The mail for India, via Marseilles, is ordered to be detained by her Majesty's Government until the evening of the 25th instant. Letters for Hong-Kong, India, Ceylon, the Matnitiu.3, Egypt, Malts, and the Mediterranean, will therefore be in time on Wednesday evening. BIRTHS, On the llth inst., at St. Mary's-road, Canonbury, the lady of h. Tredennick, Esq., of a son. On the 17th inst., at Wirkswortb, the lady of Alfred Ark. wright, Esq , of a daughter, stillborn. At Little Strawberry-hill, on the 18th inst., the lady of E. E. Tumour, Esq., Lieutenant-Comniander of H. M. S. Shearwater, of a daughter. On the 18th inst., the lady of T. W. Kennard Esq., of Sussex. gardens, Hyde-park, of a daugh Cr. , On the 18th inst., at Sans Souci, Clapham -park, Mrs. W. Hawkins, of a son. h ou te s r e : Avenue -road, Re genOtn,s. p tl a ie rk, 2 M t h rs. inHs.t.iti Notorafodlkau-h„, On the 17th inst.. at Cheltenham, Henry J. Paul, Esq., banker, Glocester, son of the late Rev. Samuel Paul Paul, vicar of Tethury, Glocestershire, to Elizabeth, daughter of the late J. Ford, Esq., of Harley -place, t litton. On the 19th inst., at St. John's, Paddington, Frederick A- Catnpbell, Esq , Commander, Royal Navy, second son of the late Lieutenant -General Sir Colin Campbell, to Emma Rosamond, youngest daughter of Godfrey Moiling, Esq., of Connaught -place, Hyde-park. • On the 19th inst., at St. George's, Hanover square, the Rev. Lvelyn Ilarcourt Vernon, second son of Granville Har court Vernon, Esq., to Jane Catherine, youngest daughter Of Edward St. John Mildmay, Esq. DiED, At Hendon, on the 16th inst , W. Whittem, Esq , of Little Queen-strt et, Lincoln's•inn-fields, aged 59. On the 17th inst., at Deal, Kent, John Henderson, Esq. On the 17th inst., at Stanhope•terrace, Hyde-park-gar dens, l'eter C. Shadwell, Esq., youngest son of the late L. Shadwell, Esq., of Lincoln's Inn. On the Bth inst., at Epperstone, Notts, the Rev. Thomas White, aged 7.1. On the it , th inst., Matilda, the wife of Mr. H. Gwyn, of Salisbury-place, New -road. On the 19th inst., at St. Leonard's-on-Sea, Daniel Butler Dawes, Esq., aged 87. On the 19th inst., at Mile-end, aged 28, Louisa Susannah, the wife of C. D. Buncombe, Esq. On the :Atli inst., at Hanover-terrace, Regent's park, Herbert Francis, second son of Al. Clark, Esq., aged 28. London.. Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county Of Blondity, April 23, 1849. I NDON, EVEN G-, APRIL '23, 1849