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The Duke of BUCCLEUCII presented a petition from the landowners of Banff, praying the House to pass some measure to secure the franchise. Lord i3BOUGH.A.I.I presented a petition from Ren frew, praying for a total repeal of the Corn-laws. The Noble Lord"also proented . a petition from Antrim, praying for an alteration in the law with respect to Dissenters' marriages. ADMINSTRATION OF JUSTICE. Lord CAMPBELL then rose for the purpose of bringing ender the consideration of their Lordships three B;lls which he had •' prepared, for the pose of improving the adrninistration_of justice in this country. In bringing those measures before their Lord ships, he would stab*: shortly the object he had in view, reserving the discussion till the second reading of those Hills. It gave him great satisfaction to think that' measures he proposed were totally uncon lected with party. His object was to im prove the. :administration of justice in the Courts of the last Appeal, and likewise to improve the administration of justice in Chancery. lle need not point out to their Lordships the extreme importance or having a satisfactory tribunal to which all cases might be carried in the last resort, for not only the rights of the parties were finally determined by that tribunal, but that tribunal settled the law. It was of the last importan2e, therefore, that there should be a supreme Court of Appeal, which should command the respect of all those who had occasion to resort to • it, and of the community at large. It was of importance that that Court should he sitting the greater part of the year—that access to it should be easy, and that the a dministration of justice should be expeditious, and should not be burdened with excessive costs. It was of particular importance that there should be only one tribunal of appeal. In England there had been great irregularity' on this subject. Their Lord• ships' House, from an early period, had had the undisputed. power of deciding upon writs of error from the Courts of Common Law ; but it was not till the reign of the Stuarts that appeals respecting equity suits were entertained by that House. With respect to the Ecclesiastical Courts, which determined matters of great consequence, before the Reformation the appeal was to Rome—to the Pope. After the Reformation that was put a stop to, and there was a strange sort of anomalous tribunal established—a tribunal pro hac vice. That was the .Court of Delegates. With regard to Admiralty causes th e y came b e f ore t h e Ki ng i n Council. Appeals from the colonies also came before the King in Council, and from the Court of Chancery in lunacy cases appeals were not to their Lordship's House but to the King in Council. Things continued in that state till the year 1833, when an Act was passed for which the public were indebted to his Noble and Learned Friend (Lord Brougham) who then sat on the wool hack. By that Act the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council was established, which was a great improvement in the administration of justice. By that Bill the Courts of Delegates were abolished, and all cases from the Admiralty and Ecclesiastical Courts were to come before the Judicial Committee. Although the system established by his Noble and Learned Friend was a great improvement, yet that improvement was by no means of a permanent nature, and the time had now arrived when achange must be produced. That system still allowed of two tribunals of the last resort. Extreme 'inconvenience arose from such a system. There was no question which came before their Lordships' House which might not likewise come before the Privy Council upojt an appeal from the Courts of Law or Equity in the \Vest Indies, Australia, and America. Those two Courts were of co-ordinate power and authority. The Judi cial committee of the Privy Council had no control over the House of Lords, nor had the latter any power over the decisions of 'the Privy Council. Nay, more not only might the same questions be referred to both tribunalP, but in the very same suit it was a matter of doubt whether the case would come before the Privy Council, or the House of Lords. For example, such a ques ticin as that of the Braintree Church-rate case, when the question was, whether the churchwardens load the power to make a rate against the wish of the majority of the parishoners. Nov, this question might ultimately come before either tri bunal. If it went in regular course before the Ecclesiastical Court In the first instance, it would afterwards come before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ; but if an ap plieation were made to the Court of Queen's Bench for prohi bition, it would then come before a Court of Common Law, and firrally before the House of Lords, so that their Lordships, as well as the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, would have to decide whether or not the churchwardens exceeded their authority in making such a rate. Now, in the case of a will respecting a personal estate, the Ecclesiastical Court first had jurisdiction, then the question of validity would come before the Jadi+ial Committee of the Privy Council; but if it concerned a real estate, the question would come before that House. Thus, if a will, devising a personal estate of millions of money, as in the case of the late Mr. Wood, of Gloucester, the ques tion came before the Judicial Committee as the tribunal of the last resort ; but if it flotised a single rood of land, it would come before their Lordships finally. Another great inconve nience attending the fact of the Judicial Committee being a sepe rate tribunal. was, that it had no bar of its own ; consequently, either a case was partially argued, or the Judges had to decide without the assistance of Counsel, or the suitors had to pay enormous fees to the Counsel:and solicitors whom they called from the Courts in which they usually practised. It was, therefore, indispensably necessary that the country should have one tribunal of appeal in the last resort, and in choosing between the Judicial Committee of the'Privy Council and the House of Lords, he trusted their Lordships would prefer the latter. The foregoing were only a few of the reasons why they should prefer the House of Lords But the House of Lords might avail themselves of the advice of the Queen's .Judges, which would give this tribunal a great advantage over the other. The tribunal of the House of Lords would also be pre sided over by the able and illustrious men who were generally Lord Chancellors of England, assisted by many professional Peers, by an able bar, and by a body of solicitors, at very much lower fees than the tither tribunal would require. His ( Lord C.s) Bill then prOpOtid ilssit all appeals from the Ecclesiastical Courts, the istuntneity Courts, the Cotiordal Courts, and, in cases of lunacy, from the Court of Chancery, should come be fore the House of Lords. He proposed also that the Vice.. Chancellor should be summoned when required. Of the Scotch Judges his Bill said nothing ; but they might be summoned wbe a required ; and, being jealous of the honour of his country, he I),•gged to express a hope that on such occasions the Judges of Scotland would be placed on the woolsack, and not at the bar, as had formerly seen the case. He proposed that the jurisdiction of their Lordships' tribunal should he coterminous with the British empire, and that in future, as in the early part of the reign of Edward 111., they should be summoned to sit upon judicial business only. He proposed also that their Lordship's President being Lord High Chancellor should also have a seat in the Cabinet of the Government, and that there ought to be a permanent Chief Judge having nothing to ' do with polities appointed to preside at the Court of Chancery. Fee his part he did not see anything in the judicial functions of the Loral Chancellor at all incompatible with his political duties. But he knew that others, amongst whom was his Noble and Learned Friend the Master of the Rolls, thought otherwise. But all were agreed that to have a removable Judge was a great evil.—( Hear.) It was a great evil to have a Judge removable at the will of the Crown ; but still greater to have a Judge removable upon any change of the Ministry. --(Hear, hear.) Let their Lordships consider what an evil it would be to have a removable Judge in the Court of Queen's Bench ?—( Hear.) It was no less an evil in the Court of Chancery, and unless it was a necessary evil, it ought not to be allowed to continue.—(Hear.) He might acknowledge that in former times it might be necessary. Formerly the business of the Court of Chancery was of little amount, and might not present any objection to his being a Cabinet Minister, and sit ting in that House. 'Nit according to his (Lord C.'s) plan, the Chanc'ellor would have sufficient time for his duties in that House and in the Ministry ; and there would be in his place in the Court of Chancery a Judge. unremo able quamdiu se bens' geSserit. This plan could be carried into effect without creating a new Judge ; for there had recently been created two new Judges, and these were rapidly subduin , T the arrears of business. It was almost certain that four Judges would be amply sufficient to dispatch all the business in a satisfactory manner. He proposed, therefore, that one of those Judges should be appointed to preside in the Lord Chancellor's Court, and that there should be the same appeal to him as there was at present to the Lord Chancellor. Another advantage arising from this would be that there would be a real appeal from the decision of the Lord Chan , cellor. Hitherto the appeal had been little better than a mockery, because it was from one man to himself.—( Hear. hear.) It had been said that the Judges of a Court of Appeal ought to be Judges, at the same time, of a Court of origi nal jurisdiction ; 'and it had been said that the Lord Chancel lor, unless he sat in a Court of original jurisdiction, would not be a fit Judge to sit in a Court of Appeal. He thought such arguments were futile in the extreme. Sir John Head, when he sat its the Privy Council as a Court of Appeal, would not allow even his own decisions to be quoted there. In the plan proposed I by his Noble and Learned Friend, the Vice-Chan - cellor was to preside over the Judicial Committee, and the Master of the Rolls in the Privy Couricil. The Master of the Rolls likewise thought that the present system could not continue, and he proposed a change of a more sweep ing nature than his, for he wished to create a Chancery Judge, a Judge of Appeal, a President of the Council, with the title of Lord Keeper, with a seat in the Cabinet. He therefore had the highest authority for say ing that some change was necessary, and it then became the qrtestion what change to choose. He thought the plan he proposed the most advisable, because it combined two Courts of Appeal, and 'made only one great Court of Appeal for the whole empire. , He thought that great convenience would have arisen either from having a Vice-Chancellor, or the Master of the Rolls, overeating a new officer, as the Master of the Rolls propoied to do in creating a President and Lord Keeper, among whom the functions of the resent Chancellor should be distributed. His (Lord Campbell s) plan could be carried into effect without disturbing anything, without creating any new Judge, or bringing any new burden on the public, or introduc ing in fact any ohange. He thought it the most effective plan that could be proposed. To carry this plan into effect, he pro posed to introduce .three Bills ; one referred to that House, and all Bills and questions that were brought before it ; the second Bill gave power to the CrOwn to summon that House during the p.orogation of Parliament, to meet and transact judicial business. He could not see any objection to extenciing this power to the period of the dissolution of Parliament, but the period of fifty days between the dissolution and the re turning of the writs, was perhaps rather unfavourable to judi cial business, bUt during the recess the House would have ample time to transact all the business belonging to it. The third Bill was 14. the purpose of'appointing a permanent Judge in the Court of Chancery, and he thought ia the first instance he ou g h t to b e appo i nte d from among the four Judges pre siding in the C ourt o f Ch ancery; t h e L or d Ch ance ll or would thus be ent i re l y traesfer red from the business of the Court to presiding over the besii ens of that House. He thought it ne cessary to state as briefly as possible, the object of his Bill s , and when they C ame to a second -' reading he should be prepared to answer any nh;eetin ns that might he made to them. The LORD CHANCELLOR said he did net rise to make a ny objectioas to the Bills propesni by his Noble and Learned Friend, wh i hid a rieht, according to the usual courtesy and usages of their Lordships' House to lay his Bills on the table. At the same time he begged leave to state that as his Noble and Le irned Friend had not communicated the substance' of his Bills to him, though he had said, by implication, that he had done so to the profession generally, having stated that the - veice of the profession was distinctly in favour of the measure, vet a 3 he had not been kind enough to communicate the particulars of these Bills to him, he trusted he should be excused if he did not enter into any details on the present occasion, and confined himself merely to general ob servations on the subject, and on some of the remarks that had been male by his Noble and Learned Friend. In the lint place, with respect to the Court of Chan cery , his Noble Friend had ' alluded to the Bill of last Session, which Bill was supported by Noble Lords on both sides of the House ; the ob. jest of that Bill was to clear off the tureen of the Court of Chancery, and to bring the business of the Court into such a state that suitors'might have their causes tried whenever they were ready for hearing. He was happy to state that that ohject bait been completely accomplished. He, himself, (the Lord Chancellor) twelve years ago, when he had the honour of holding the Great Seal, introduced at two successive periods, Bills which were directed to the same object.—(Hear, hear.) But, unfortunately, though they passed their Lordships' House, almost without opposition, yet they met with so much opposition in another place, that they were not successful. He congratulated his Noble and Learned Friend near him that this was not the case with the measure he had introduced. It was a wise measure, and had been attended with all the advantage which he had predicted from it, and which he himself, as an individual, felt confident would flow from it. Their Lordships would allow him to state, in a few words, what had been the result of that measure up to the pre sent time. In November last, when the Bill first came into o peration, there were upwards of five hundred cases 'standing for t hearing in the Court of Chancery, and that amount of ar rears had continued for a long period. Their Lordships would recollect the eloquent description given by his Noble and Learned Friend of the state of the Court of Chancery, and of the exertions made by the Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor, nor did he think that that description was at all exaggerated. He believed tl.at his Noble and Learned Friend stated that for a considerable period the Court of Chancery had been sitting permanently till three and four o'clock every even ing, when the Vice-Chancellor relieved guard, without being able, notwithstanding all these extraordinary ex ertions to reduce the amount of the arrears. At the present moment there were standing for hearing, including old arrears, and new cases, not quite 100 causes. He did not at all exag gerate when he said that the object of the Bill had been com pletely and effectually accomplished. llis Noble and Learned Friend in a Committee of that House, had stated that the ap pointment of one additional Judge would be sufficient to accom plish the object he had in view, but he must say, that at this moment he could not come to the conclusion to which his Noble and Learned Friend had arrived. He thought it would be pre mature to decide on that point, because they must remember that in the Committee of that House much evidence was given by men of general experience and great knowledge in the pro fession of the law, particularly in the Courts of Equity, to the effect that if a way was opened to new cases, there would be a large accession of business to the Court of Chancery. This to a certain extent had been verified by the event ; he had made inquiry into the number of bills filed in two corresponding periods, and he found that the increase had been in the proportion of 30 per cent., or nearly one-third; but these cases not being ripe for hearing, they had not the effect of increasing the list of cases to which he had before referred. Independently of these considerations he would state that they could form no adequate idea of the amount of the grievance which suitors laboured under on ac count of the charges. The term fees arising from causes in a single year amounted to upwards of 40,0001. The conse quence. therefore, was not merely to get rid of the arrears, but to get rid of them promptly, in order to relieve the suitors. As far as related to the present question, the main point was as to the appeals ; and it had been said that increasing the number of Judges would have the effect of increasing the appeals. Now what had been the result? Why, at the present moment there were not more than twenty-four appeals, and he was quite satis fied that, when the cases got into the ordinary channels, the num• ber of appeals would not exceed fffteen a year.—(Hear.) His Noble Friend had said how unwise it was that the Chancellor should sit in that House, to hear appeals from his own deci sions. He was sure that his Noble Friend had not properly considered the character of that officer, because he thought he could undertake to say that when a case came before their Lordships, either upon appeal or otherwise, the Chancellor would look with more caution to his own decision than any other. He was quite, when his Noble Friend came to reflect on the observations he had used, he would see that there was no foundation for them. He would appeal to his Noble Friend himself, whether there was any truth in the observation. Now, as to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, what were the observations made by his Noble Friend, and what were his arguments? Their Lordships must recollect that that Court was one of the most ancient tribunals of the country, and it had been rendered illustrious by such men as Lord Stowell and Sir William Grant; and yet it was the tribunal that his Noble Friend was anxious to abolish, notwithstanding their Lordships had thought proper to extend the jurisdiction of that tribunal, and establish it on a more solid foundation. That tribunal had jurisdiction now in matters connected with the Ecclesiastical Court, and he thought it must be apparent to all that the present system was far better than the old. Under the old system the appeal from the Ecclesiastical Court was to a Court of Delegates composed of three Judges and three Doctors of Civil Law, and when their opinions were equally ' balanced what was the remedy? Why they were obliged to resort to a Commission of Adjuncts. ghat proceeding was had resort to in a case in which he was engaged, and the result there was that the Judges were on the one side and the civilians on the other; in that case a second Commission of Ad juncts was selected, and the result would have been the same had not one of the civilians given way. Now was it not propel. to abolish such a tribunal ? and accord ingly it was wisely so abolished by his Noble and Learned Friend's Bill, and the jurisdiction given to the Privy Council. When they came to consider that tribunal, it was material to look to its composition. It was admirable adapted for the con sideration of those subjects which came before it. There were questions from all the colonies, embracing almost every variety of European and Eastern law. There were the Spanish law and the French law, according to the new and old code; Dutch law; English law (both law and equity) ; and the Colonial Statutes. In addition to that they had Oriental law—Hindoo and Mohammedan. Subjects connected with those various systems of law continually came before that tribunal ; and what was the composition of that tribunal which was so admi rably adapted for the purposes for which it was established ? In addition to what he had already stated, there were also the Ecclesiastical and Civil law. Well, that tribunal was composed of the Judges of England—the Common-law Judges to decide questions of common law ; and the Judges of the Courts of _Equity, to decide questions of equity. There were also the Judges of the Ecclesiastical Courts, to decide questions arising out of Ecclesiastical law. In addition to those there were, with respect to the laws of the East, two learned individuals, who filed high judicial situations in the East, and who were to give their advioe and assistance upon questions connected with Oriental law. His Noble and Learned Friend said that there was great difficulty in getting that tribunal to assemble. He (the Lord Chancellor) was not aware of such a difficulty existing. It might happen that at times they could not be got to meet upon some particular day and constitute a Court, because individuals who formed that Court were engaged in other occupations; but he (the Lord Chancellor) never knew any serious incon venience to arise from that circumstance. The Judges were summoned according to the questions to be decided. He be lieved that the tribunal had given perfect satisfaction. He had, inquired of persons connected with the Colonies on this sub ject, and they not only expressed their entire satisfaction with the mana g ement of matters brought under the cognizance of that ; tribunal , but stated-they would regret very much any altera -1 tion in the present system. But his Noble and Learned Friend said that this Court sat only forty or fifty days in the year. They sat long enough to dispose of the business before them, and they must mark that there was no arrear. According to the returns now on the table of the House, it appeared that only eight or nine cases were now standing for hearing; and there never would have been any arrear if it had not been for the circumstance of there being no persons to prosecute in some East Indian causes which came before the Court. That diffi culty was now however removed, and that Court would go on as it was now going on, in a manner perfectly calculated to satisfy the suitors who awaited its decision. When he (the Lord Chancellor) found a system working well, and people perfectly satisfied with it, he was one of those who were very . much indisposed for change—he did not wish to change for the sake of change. Some great man connected with the Jaw in the olden time had said, you should never make a change in the law unless it was demonstratively for the better. At the same time he (the Lord Chancellor) was not surprised to find his Noble and Learned Friend bringing the present measure before their Lordships. His Noble and Learned Friend had led a busy life ; he had now little or nothing to do, and it was natural his active mind should seek something to employ it. It was very much like a seheme formerly submitted to the House by a Noble Friend of his (Lord Lyndhurst's), and which was negatived by a very large majority when it came to be discussed. Having said so much with respect to the Privy Council, he would now turn the attention of their Lordships to the jurisdiction of their Lordships' House. He must say that there never was a moment when it was less necessary to interfere with the jurisdiction of that House. There were Noble and Learned Lords who gave their constant attention to the sub ject. Even when their Lordships sat for public business, the House also sat for the purpose of disposing of causes. The Noble Lord atthe end of the bench, formerly Lord Chancellor —his Noble and Learned ltriend rear him, his immediate pre decessor in office—there was his Noble and Learned Friend who brought forward this measure, the late Lord Chancellor for Ireland—all gave their assistance. He thought nothing could be better than the appellate jurisdiction of that House at a time when the Noble Lord was desirous of producing a change. They had many schemes brought before that House, with re spect to this subject; but he would state to their Lordships that it appeared that nothing could go on better, on the whole, than the present system. He would next allude to the jurisdiction of the Privy Council, which - the Noble Lord was desirous to alter. The Noble and Learned Lord said, with _respect to this subject, and he (Lord Lyndhurst) ought to have alluded to it before-- that there was extreme difficulty in getting a bar. Now, he had attended there himself while there were questions of great weight, but he never found any deficiency of gentlemen of the long robe of the very first talent. He had often heard the Noble and Learned Lord arguing with great force there, and he (Lord Lyndhurst) believed it was as good a bar, and as regu larly attended, as any other Court of Justice. The Noble Lord said the two appellate tribunals were co-ordinate. A Noere LORD—They are for the same questions. The LORD CHANCELLOR—The Noble Lord said they were for the same questions, but they were not co-ordinate, because the jurisdiction of one Court was for a certain part of the country, and the other Court for another part. But ho said they were the same questions which came for decision. Now, it was a remarkable fact, that during the two hundred years that the Privy Council had exercised its jurisdiction, in no one instance had there been a decision at variance with that of their Lordships' House. So that practically there had been no inconvenience, —(Hear.) Various al terations had been from time to time proposed. One was to divide the Lord Chancellor into two, and send one-half of him to the Court of Chancery, and keep the other half on the Woolsack.—(Laughter.) The project of the late Lord " Chancellor of Ireland, if carried, was to put the Lor d Chancellor in an easy chair, with two assessors by his side to do the duty. Another was, to take away the appellate jurisdiction of their Lordships' House, and transfer it to the Privy Council ; and now it was proposed by his Noble and, Learned Friend to take away the jurisdiction of the Privy Council and transfer it to 1 their Lordships. Such were the various and incongruous i plans proposed by ingenious and leas ned men when they applied their minds to this complicated subject. The best way to look at the question was, had the present system worked well? He announced that it had worked well—hail worked admirably. His Noble and Learned Friend thought that the intervals between the sittings of that House were too long. Why, the intervals between the sittings of the Law Courts was nearly as long. In the long vacation it was four months and a half, which was nearly as great as the interval between the sittings of Parliament, which was usually more than five months. , The Law Courts did not set to hear questions of law more ' than seventy days in the year; and their Lordship's House set more than 100 days.—( Hear.) But his Noble and Learned Friend proposed to alter the constitution of Parliament. Ile ( Lord Campbell) proposed to prorogue the House only for a par ticular purpose, or to appoint a Committee. If this plan were adopted the appellate jurisdiction would not be considered to be in their Lordships, but in a distinct body sitting within the same walls. The Ho ;se of Lords had established its judicial autho rity after a sharp and severe struggle with the other House of Parliament, and he trusted their Lordships would not now consent to lose that authority, either by delegation or by the contrivances of his Noble and Learned Friend. He (the Lord Chancellor) would not go now into the details of the measures, but he really believed that when his Noble and Learned Friend's Bills came on for consideration, not one of them would be found deserving their Lordships' countenance and suppert ; as he also believed that when considered by the legal profession at large, they would not meet that approbation which his Noble and Learned Friend, by anticipation, seemed to think they would receive. Lord COTTENHAM bad listened with interest to the pro positions of his Noble and Learned Friend, and approved of a great deal of what he said ; no wonder, perhaps, because it was to a a great extent a repetition of theplan he ( Lord C.) proposed with such ill success in the House in 1 te36. He proposed that there should be a permanent head of the Court of Chancery, but he thought, that so tar from being injurious, it was highly beneficial that the separate tribunals of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, and of the House of Lords, should exist ; for THE SUN, LONDON,'' WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 2,184 L he did not see why or how disputes upon the personal and landed interests of an individual should come before one tribunal. His wish was, that the Lord Chancellor, the head of the House of Lords, should alternately preside at appeals before their Lord ships, and before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. This plan would supersede the necessity of the proposal of a Judicial Session of their Lordships. But, while the recent experiments in the Court of Chancery were in operation, he opposed the present Bills. Whilst the experiment made by Noble Lords was actually in operation, it appeared to him that it was not wise to enterpose and undo, in the month of Feb ruary, what their Lordships had done in the month of Septem ber. Not losing sight of the proposition he (Lord. Cotten ham) had made inl63 , , he thought it would be still a very great improvement, and that it would secure a permanent interest and advantage to the Court of Chancery, and to she suitor., and to the public. Lord BROUGHAM would take that opportunity to express the opinions he entertained, notwithstanding the very able and important observations made by his Noble and Learned Friends. When there was no arrear, he (Lord Brougham) thought that the Equity Courts would have been sufficient as they were constituted before the recent charges had been made ; but at all events he thought that one additional Judge would have been enough to dispose of the arrear. That arrear had been got rid of ; the Bill having passed in September, and hav ing come into operation in November, only four months had elapsed, and these four months had amply sufficed to get rid of the arrear. When the Bill passed, the arrear consisted of 508 causes, that was in Michaelmas Term; there were upwards of 200 new causes since then, but these 200 new causes could not be said to be in arrear. Nowl there were of the entire number 132 causes ready for hearing, and no more ; of these, 32 were set down since the month of February—within the last fort night. Those, therefore, were to be taken as new causes ready for hearing. There were 200 causes entered since Michaelmas Term, and now it appeared that the whole arrear was disposed of. He (Lord Brougham) heartily rejoiced at it, for the sake of the Court of Chancery, and for the sake of the suitors, much more than for any temporary triumph he might have over the learned and experienced practitioners who had been examined before their Lordships' Committee, and from whom it appear ed, that if their Lordships had appointed a dozen Vice-Chan cellors, their Lordships could not do too much for the suitors and the Court of Chancery, and the due despatch of business. When the obstruction ceased, the, arrear of the Rolls' Court and the Court of Chancery had been cleared off, the consequence was that there was a very considerable addition to the number of bills filed—the removal of the obstruction made a gush, or rush as it were, into the Court for a short time, but that in crease of business was not permanent or lasting. After the arrear was disposed of, the business had increased very much, then the usual number of bills were filed, but not more than theme filed in a corresponding time in former periods. With respect to the measure before their Lordships, he thought that many of the objections that had been raised to the present system were inherent in an appeal jurisdiction. With respect to the con stitution of the Judicial Committee, he thought his Noble Friend was mistaken with respect to it. It was not correct to say that any one presided in that Court. Properly speaking, the Judges took the causes in rotation,. The wart of a bar had been objected to by his Noble Friend, but he was afraid that no change in the appellate jurisdiction would affect that. He greatly doubted that there was enough of business to occupy a distinct court. Looking over several years, the average sit tings of the Privy Council were not more than forty days in the year, and that was certainly sufficient, as there were abso lutely no arrears ; and there were but six appeals set down for hearing, and of these five were from the native Courts of In dia. The number of days necessary to dispose of the appeals in that House, was not so much as his Noble Friend on the Wool sack had supposed. It was no more than 70 or 80. Now then, to the 40 days occupied by the business of the Privy Council they would give 120 days, which was not enough to furnish em ployment for a distinct court, and Judges having nothing else to do. He (Lord B.) had some slight pretensions to prophetic visions, and he would not predict that his Noble and Learned Friend's Bill, having been adopted by the Legislature, would fail ; but he feared he must predict that, particularly after the observation of his Noble and Learned Friend on the woolsack, he (Lord Brougham) very much apprehended that the measure would never advance to the grace of an experiment.— ( Laughter.) Far different from the fate of the Bill of his other Noble and Learned Friend near him, which so far justi fied the fears he (Lord Brougham) formerly predicted, that though working well in some instances, it really defeated its own objects by excessive success. Upon the whole, before finally making up his mind, he should wish to have an oppor • tunity of examining his Noble and Learned Friend's plan in detail. As at present advised, be conceived that the evils complained of were not of a practical nature. Some of them, however, were perfectly inseparable from any system. Lord CAMPBELL said he had given public notice of his intention to bring forward this subject, and he had therefore thought it unnecessary, before he stated his plan, to trouble their Lordships by entering into details.— (Hear, hear.) When this subject was deliberately con. sidered, if their Lordships came to the conclusion that that there ought to he in this country, as in other civilised countries where law was a science, only a single tribunal of appeal—if their Lordships should be of opinion (and he was happy his Noble and Learned Friend [Lord Broughaml _kept his mind open on the subject ; and he trusted that that Noble Lord would not fulfil the prophecy he had thrown out, of defeat ing the measure now introduced—he who had considered juris prudence in all its bearings)—if they should be of opinion that that anomaly should no longer exist in this country—if in their decision they should make any selection between the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council and the House of Lords, he trusted that the preference would be given to the tribunal that he now addressed.—( Hear. ) He begged to tell their Lordships that it was not new to him to propose measures for the amendment of the law; those measures had now become the law of the land, and ke hoped the time was not far distant when there would be but one Court of Appeal. The Bills were then laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. The Duke of BUCCLEUCH laid certain papers on the table by command of her Majesty. The House then adjourned. THE WEATHER.—Noon, MARCH 2. ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE-STREET. Thermometer... 45 1 Highest 4B I Lowest 33 Barometer 29.98.—Wind W.—Freezing Point Deg. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. lorning 51 minutes after 5 I Evening 15 minutes after 6. • e - iHiCu ntAr 444 undue parental severity. lie extended the like indulgence to his eldest son and heir, provided the lady of his choice was of a certain rank, and he al lowed him to roam over Europe in search of her. We notice these particulars, because we like justice so well, that we would willingly accord to Satan himself any merit due to him. We now quote the article of the Times:— Our private correspondence from Vienna of the 20th ult. states, that the wife of the son and heir to the Emperor Nicholas had (although enceinte), determined to quit her husband, arid re turn to her father at Darmstadt, in consequenoe of a series of brutal treatment to which she was exposed. The Duke of Leuchtenburg is said to have deeply regretted having quitted his happy residence at Munich, to marry a Russian princess, a:id fix his residence at St. Petersburg,' where he has received many inci vilities from his father-in.law, the Emperor. The unfavourable accounts received at Munich, of the manners of the Court of St. Petersburgh, are said to have prevented the marriage of the Prince of Bavaria, with the Grand Duchess Olga, whose hand is now offered to the Duke de Bordeaux. The Five per Cents. were done at Madrid on the 21st instant at 30} for cash, and 30i ids at dif ferent dates. M. MAGUIN brought the question of the ratification of the Right of Search Treaty, before the Chamber of Deputies on Monday, with' a view to exact from the Government a pledge not to ratify it at all. M. G UIZOT said that after the first debate in the Chamber about it, the Government had confined itself to two things— the supporting the rights of the Crown, and the admission of the gravity of the opposition feeling exhibited by the Chamber. The Crown had made known to its Ambassador in London, that it could neither accept the Treaty nor enter into any engagement for the future. The Four Powers, in answer, stated that they compre hended the delicate position of the Cabinet, and should leave the Treaty open for the ratification of France, whenever silo felt so disposed. So much for the nonsense of the Opposition Press about France being insulted. - Queen Christina continues frequently to visit the Palace of the Tuileries. M. Salvandy, oar ex- Ambassador in Spain, has had a pretty long conference with the King.—Le Commerce. A letter from Cairo, in the Leipsig Gazette, states that the last despatch of the Sultan addressed to the Paella, desired him to get ready a contingent of 12,000 men for service among the forces organising at Constantinople. Mehemet Ali, it adds, knew before hand what the contents of the despatch, which had been long ex. patted, would be, and hastened to dissol v e the National Guard of Alexandria, and disbanded tome of his regular troops, so that he now alleges that he has only his guards, and cannot spare them. BOURSE—PARIS, MONDAY, FEB. 28. nrit Highest Lowest Last Price Price. Prier,. Prier. rreneh t, %ler Cent, ll9 25 Ilg ... 1 9 20 119 30 3 per Cents BO 05 ... 60 ... SO 05 Sink of trance 'WO ...n5O White Bank 1,0101. Shares 102'2 50 ...11'25 ...1022 50 —11'25 5,0001 shares 1',05 , 1 —5050 ...5050 ....5050 lelglan Bank 1811 Belgian 5 per Cents. 3 per tents., 1840 1053i, 103% ... 105% ... 105% 4 , ,,n,5h A ctive Portuguese 5 per Cents. Seaponisn nowian..... 104% ... 10 tji ... 1045, ...1043 RAILWAY SHARES. St. Germain ..... 825 ... 825 ... 825 825 germlles, It. to 347 t.O 347 50 347 50 ... 947 50 ....... 240 .. 210 ... 210 ... 210 Rouen ........«....».«....» 516 25 ... 520 ... 516 25 ... 520 MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS• CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MARCH I.—Less business was done to-day than during yesterday, but the market was tolerably steady, and 3,000 bales changed hands at the under mentioned quotations ; 500 American were taken on specula tion. The sales were 40 Egyptian, at 7-1 4 -; 100 Bahia, d to 6k ; 150 Pernams, 71; ; and 2,710 Am"rican, at 4k to 6k per lb. LIVERPOOL SHARK MARKET, MARCH I.—Great Western, Eastern Counties, and London and Birmingham, were in re quest, and altogether there was a better inquiry for Railway Shares. The transactions comprised London and Birming ham, Quarter shares, 35k; Ditto, 321. shares, 59i; Great Western, Half shares, 61 ex div. ; Eastern Counties, 9i; Great Western, Fifths, 10i ex div. ; Grand Junction, 182. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MARCH I.—The mar ket remains firm, with little stock offering. Manchester and Birmingham, 28* k ; Manchester and Leeds, 73k 74k ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 375. 6d. to 40s. prem. ; Manchester and Liver pool District Bank 10;1; Union Plate Glass, 6. THE FUNDS. The English Stock Market opened firm this morning, ani the improvement of yesterday is fully maintained ; there it, how ever, but very little doing. Consols for money are now t 394 /, and for the account 89ft i ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 169 i 90 ; Three-and-a-Half Reduced, 99i i. ; New Three-and-a. Half, 98i /. Exchequer Bills, 24 a 26 premium. The Foreign Market is also firm. Mexican Stock is 364 / ; Columbian, 23/ i ; Portuguese Five per Cents., 33/, and the Three per Cents., 19i 20 ; Spanish Active Stock, 24/ / ; Passire, si/ ; Deferred, 124 i. PRI(' 1, , :S OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. R. ILWAYS. Paid. Per Share. Eastern Counties Ditto Debentures ...N. 6s. Bd. 101. lb. Bd. Great Western Ditto New Ditto Fifths Grand Junction 100 lB4 to London ant - Brighton Ditto Loan Notes I Lenden and South Western 3B/ 57 to Northern and Eastern - York and North Midland bo Ditto dew Shares.... COURSE OF EXCHANGE--t YESTERDAY.) Amsterdam CF. 12 8 ;Gibraltar ~. ..... ......... 47 Ditto, at sight i n . .... 30 30 Rotterdam ...2 U. 12 8i Genoa . ... 25 95 Antwerp Hamburgh M.B. 13 14i Venice 47 Altona Paris, 3 days' sight ... 25 70 Palermo, per oz 120 Ditto, 3 months 25 95 Lisbon Marseilles Bourdeaux 25 95 Rio Janeiro '27 Frankfort on Maine... 151 i Bahia Petersburgh, 3Us ... 37 Buenos Ayres Berlin... 7 New York, 21 days sight 4bi Vienna, effec. IL 3M. 955 Philadelphia 46 Trieste, ditto 9 56 PRICES OP BULLION, PER oz. Madrid .. 36 Foreign Gold, bars X 3 17 9 Cadiz Bilbao ... 35i New Doubloons 0 0 0 Barcelona Seville HALF-PAST ONE. The business transacted in the Stock Exchange up to the present time has not been to any great extent. Consols are rather flatter since the opening; they ate now quoted at 89* for Money, and 89% for the Account ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 891; Reduced Three-and-a-Half per Cents. 99 ; New Three.and-a-Half per Cent. 99. Exchequer Bills and India Bonds have advanced, the former being quoted at 27, and the latter 11 prem. In the Fro eign Market the operations have been limited, and we do not notice any alteration. Spanish Stock 24*; Mexi can, 36%; Ditto Deferred, 10i; Colombian, 231; Portuguese Five per Cents. 32& ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 51i. and :the Five per Cents. 1025. In the Share Market Great Western Shares exhibit a further advance upon the quotations of yesterday. 'I he present price is 89, and the New Shares 62 ex div. ; London and Brighton continue steady at 36 ; Eastern Counties 9%, and the Deben tures 101. 11s. Bd. The business transacteu has not been to any extent. QUARTER TO THREE. Consols 89% %; Colombian 231 a; Portuguese 33 33%; Mexican 36% :4 ; Spanish 24 1 , 4 %. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The supplies of English grain, were small to-day, but good of Irish oats. The wheat trade as on Moutlay. Barley and oats almost unsaleable, unless at lower prices. Flour met a moderate demand at previous terms. NENVGATE AND LEADENHALL. Town and country killed meat was in good supply, trade dull at previous rates. There was a good supply of Game and Poultry ; trade was languid and prices lower. Hares, 23. to ; Rabbits, 7d. to Is. 9d. ; Goslings, 7s. to 9s. ; Woodcocks, 4s. sib Bs. ; Capikala, Is. to ls. 3d. ; Snipes, Is. to Is. 6d. ; Te 4 6d. to 9d. ; Wigeon, Is. to is. 9d. ; Ducks, Is. 6d. to 3s. ; Chickens, 2s. 6d. to 3s. 6d. ; Turkeys, 4s. to Bs. each. COLONIAL MARKET. The demand for Raw Sugar was steady. Brown West India, 565. to 60s. ; Yellow, 61s. to 695. ; Standard Lumps, firm at 80s. per cwt. TEA MARKET. Free Trade Tea was firm, with a good demand. At the public sales full rates were paid; Common Congou, Is. 10%d., Is. 100., cash. Com . ppy'2l . Co . ngou_searce, at Is. 11d., cash. WESTMINSTER *tronblZlattion SUN OFFICE, Three o'Cloch. Lord CAMPBELL'S Bills for abolishing the Court of Privy Council, improving the appellate jurisdiction of the House of Lords, and placing a permanent Judge at the head of the Court of Chancery, will not pass this session. This is evident from the way in which the Law Lords received them in the House of Peers last night. The Noble and Learned Lord, in commencing his career in the Upper House, as the rival of Lord BROUGHAM, gave offence to many of his colleagues by the unscrupulous way in which he had appropriated their several projects, and amalgamated them so as to form a system of his own. In one of Lord CAMPBELL'S three Bills, Lord COTTEHAM discovered one of his own strangled progeny; Lord BROUGHAM hinted that he had supplied the conception of a second ; and the LORD CHANCELLOR contended that the empire would suffer no less by the postponement of the passing of the three till the Greek Kalends. We may, therefore, safely predict that Lord CAMPBELL'S Bills will nut pass this session, whatever may be their respective merits. The Bills themselves are not yet printed, but from the outline given of th em in the speech of the Noble and Learned Lord, we entirely approve of the leading principle upon which they are based. We think that th ere ought to be one, and but one Tribunal of Ultimate Appeal. We further contend that the Chief Judge of the Court of Chancery ought to be a permanent Judge. and totally without political functions. The President of the House of Lords is not and cannot be, a fit and proper person to preside over a Court of Equity, and yet be removable with every change of Ministry. A pamphlet, entitled " The Unlawfulness of all Wars and Fightings," has been transmitted to us from one of the " Religious Society of Friends," with a request to impress the importance of the subject on our readers. We would willingly comply with the request, if we saw how the object of the writer could be obtained, without leading to slavery or to crimes greater than even those committed in war. Before cessation from all fightings can be accomplished, we must have not a quintuple, but at least a centuple treaty, which shall bind all the nations of the earth to turn their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning -hooks, and even then what security would there be against some petty state landing a few soldiers at Gravesend or London bridge, marching along Cheapside and the Strand, loading themselves with plunder and carrying off perhaps not a few of • the most beautiful Qua keresses in the metropolis ? What security would there be against another party in want of labourers for the mines of Brazil or Siberia, following the example, and carrying off , next year their husbands as slaves ? As the world exists at preable s e n c t l a sthe foundinjunction their practice could not s be r eosbwhich peeyeetd without throwing the whole state of society into inde scribable confusion. Till the Millenium arrives, or till all mankind shall assume the habits and doctrines of " the Friends," we shall have wars and rumours of wars. They deserve all praise for:their humane and peaceable conduct, but even they would be driven to fight if othe rs did not protect them. Self-preservation is the first instinct of human nature. Would even they not have recourse to violence if they were thrown among ravenous wolves ? The following extraordinary article, respecting the personal conduct of the Emperor of RusslA, and the mode of life at the Imperial Court of St. Petersburgh, is from the leading columns of our now Tory Contempo rary, the Times. For the statements contained in it we do not hold ourselves responsible. That the Emperor NICHOLAS, in his regal capacity, is an iron despot, in whom there is no bowels of compassion, all conversant with the sad fate of unhappy Poland know too well. But as a husband and the father of a family, we have hitherto heard nothing but what was greatly to the credit of the CZAR. The health of the EMPRESS has been for several years exceedingly delicate, during which the EMPEROR is reported to have treated her with great tenderness, carefully concealing from her any folly of the Court calculated to occasion her any un easiness. His eldest daughter he permitted to choose a husband for herself—no indication certainly of TALLOW 111A-RKET. Prices are firm, and the demand steady, at 48s. 3d.on the spot, and 495. ,or delivery. SPIRIT MARKET. Rum in fair request. Proof Leewards 2s. IlAd. to 2s. 2d. per gallon. Brandy met a fair sale at full rates. Corn Spirits met mote attention at 9,9 d. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MARCH 2.—Wind this day at noon, S. to S.W. RAMSGATE, MARCH I.—Arrd. lelona, Shields, for Guernsey, after being ashore neaoearborough. Dran, MARCH L—Wind S.W.—Arrd. John Oldham, Henley, Jamaica; Bone Mere, Peel, Tobago. Arrived f rom the River the Amelia Mulholland, Mauritius; Cybele, Ber bice. The wind shifted this afternoon to N.N. W., when the Kingston, for St. Helena, and several others, got away. Six p.m.—The wind has again shifted to the southward. Se veral of them have put back. LIVERPOOL AIARCh I.—Arrd. Warlock , P a g an, Calcutta ; Isabella, Mars hall, Baltimore; Palmyra, Chapman, Sn2yrna. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH I. Wind W• S. W• to W.N.W.— Arrd. Anne, Larry, London, for St. Thomas's. SOUTIITON, MARCH I.—Sld. Oriental (steamer), Gibraltar. TORBAY, MARCH 28 —Arrd. Jane Erskine, London, for Pernambuco, with loss of head board. PLYMOUTH, MARCH I.—Wind S. S.E• to W.N.W. str ong gales and squally.—Arrd. Jupiter ( steamer), London for Cork, with loss of bulwarks. FALMOUTH, FEB. 28.—Wind S.W. to S., strong gales and squally.—Arrd. Mentor, Gregson, Constan tino p le ; Guli elmo , Trieste. Sld. Lydiary, Wood, steamer, Vigo and Cape. PENZANCE, FEB. 28.—Arrd. P,ro, Colenso, Ancona; cargo shifted, loss of bulwarks and leaky, having been on her beam-ends. Mu roan, FEB. 28.—The Lady Selina, Thomas, from Wex ford to Llanelly, was totally wrecked on Scokum Island, during a heavy gale yesterday morning ; crew sav-d. DUBLIN, Fx2. 28.--The mail boat from Liverpool to Kings town is reported to have picked up yesterday the crew of a collier sunk in the Channel. SHIELDS, FEB. 26. —Sid. Bengal, India. Coax, Fan. 27.—Arrd. Mary Ann, Lancaster, for New Ycrk, sailed 3d ult., and on the 9th inst. in lat. 39, lon. 40, lost foremast, and on the 18th, mainmast, &C. SCARBOROUGH, MARCH 1. —The Thames, Bokenshaw, from Shields to London, was towed in here last night dis masted, having been in contact, off Flamborough Head, with a schooner of Weymouth. We are authorized to state, that in compliance with a request made to the Right Hon. Lord John Russell, that Nobleman has kindly conse. ted to preside at the ensuing public dinner, about t o ta k e place in be h a lf of that laudabl e c h ar i ty, the Jews' Orphan A sy l um. The Duk e o f N or f o lk , we a r e sorry t o say, i s i n a very delicate state of health at Norfolk House, Sheffield. The Noble Duke has attained the advanced age of seventy-three years, and he has nat left Sheffield since his arrival there from Arundel Castle.—StsasesAdverttrer. LONDON AND .BANK. 7 (T H IS DAY.) The eighth annual meeting of the Propriet ors o f th e L on d on and Westminster Bank took place, this morning, at ,he Com pany's offices, in Lothbury. CHARLES Gam, Esq., took the chair at one o'clock pre cisely. The CHAIRMAN said that he had been called upon at a short notice, to take the chair, in censequence of the absence of their vvorthyDirector, Mr. P. Stewart, v 4 hoon former occasions had so ably presided over their deliberations. That gentleman had been accustomed to introduce the business to the meeting by some pungent and excellent remarks on the subject of bank ing generaby. lie (the Chairman) did not feel himself com petent to follow Mr. Stewart's example in that respect, and, therefore, he would not detain them longer, but proceed at once to the business of the day, by calling upon the Secretary to read the Report. The SECRETARY then proceeded to read the following REPORT. ' In making the Eighth Annual Report, the Directors have the pleasure to announce that the Bank continues to make a steady Progress in the path of prosperity. In their last Report the Directors stated their intention to make a further distribution of 10,000 of the unwpropria ed Shares at par, to the then existing Shareholders; 9,451 of these Shares have already been taken by the Proprietary, and were p4yable in four periodical instalments, of which the last became due on the 21st of September, whereby the paid.up capital is increased to 716,3001. This increase of capital will, in the opinion of the Directors, have a beneficial influence, as it gives the Bank an addi tional claim upon public confidence, and ensures the means of con. ducting, with satisfaction to its customers, amore extensive business. The last year was marked by a continuance of great commercial .embarrassment; but the Directors have the satisfaction to state that, after defraying all the current expenses, and after making ample allowance for all Bad and Doubtful Debts, the net Profits of the Year amount to 51,3011. Os. 9d. Out of these Profits the Direc. tors paid last September, a Dividend for the Half.year, ending the 30th of June, at the rate of 6 per Cent. per Anr.um, on the capital of 517,2801., and they now declare a Dividend at the same rate, for the half year, ending the 31st of December, upcn the increased capital of 786,300/. After the payment of these dividends, which together amount to 41,5071. Bs., there will re main from the profits of the year a surplus of 9,792/. 12s. 9d., which, added to 46,2151. 3s. I Id., the unappropriated profits of former years, will make the surplus fund, arising solely from bank ing profits, amount to 56,0071. 16s. Bd. The Directors have only farther to announce, that the three Members who retire from the Directory on the cresent occasion. are Thomas Farncomb, Esq., Alderman; Sir John Kirkland; and John Stewart, Esq., M.P., all of whom are eligible for re-election, and offer themselves accordingly. PROFIT AND LOSS. Dr. Payment of the Dividend on the 10th September, 1841, at the rate of 31. per cent. on a capital of 597,260/. Payment of the Dividend now declared at the rate of 3/. per cent, on a capital of 786,3001. Balance of unappropriated profits £97,515 4 8 Balance of unappropriated Profits, 31st Dec. 1840 £46,215 3 11 Net Profits of the Year 1841, after defraying the total expense of management and making pro vision for all bad and doubtful debt; ... 51,300 0 0 07,515 4 8 1842. January I,—Balance of unappropriated Profits, brought down Sir CHARLES Be RKELL had great pleasure in moving the reception of the Report. It showed an unexampled course of prosperity in consequence of excellent management.—( Cheers. ) He was sure that all who had heard that Report read must have derived the greatest satisfaction from it. When they con sidered that the Bank had only been established ten years, and that they had been able to pay annually a dividend of six per cent. interest on the whole of the capital, at the same time increasing their rest 8,0001. per annum., the Report was most satisfac tory upon all points, and it would give to the public mind an additional stimulus to think well of the concern, more especially when they compared it with other Banking Companies which had been less worthily managed, and the failure of which , in consequence of overspeculation, and an insufficiency of capital, had thrown a shadow on Joint-stock Banks gene rally. 'I he London and 'Westminster Bank, however, had gone on increasing in the public confidence, and those taunts and reflections which had been thrown out against the Bank in the commencement, had com pletely subsided. He had had a most satisfactory conversation the other day with a friend connected with the Bank of Eng land, who, on a former occasion, had advised him (Sir C. Burrell) to have nothing to do with the London and West minster Bank; but now that gentleman's sentiments had been completely changed. He now, however, spoke of the Bank with the greatest respect, and said it was the best manag. d bank in London.—(Cheers.) He need not state th..t during the last three or four years times had been very bad in the monetary world, in consequence of overspeculation, of in judicious loans to Foreign States, and of surplus manufActures, carried on beyond the wants of the trading world, at least of that portion of the trading world with which we carried on commerce. Had it not been for these circumstances, he felt as sured that the Report of the state of the London and Westminster Bank would have been still more gratifying. They had lately seen six or seven banks, which p. eviously stood high in public esti ma:ion, fail through bad management. There was the great Catholic beak of Wright's, which, notwithstanding the support given to it by the great Catholic body, and the large balances left in its hands by the Catholic noblemen, had failed. There were Hamntersley's, Leigh's, and several others, which he need not mention. 'the West minster Bank, however, had succeeded by judicious manage ment, while other banks, by injudicious management, had been brought to the ground. He would not waste their time by any further observations, but content himself wilt thanking them for the honour they had done him in receiving the few words that he had to address to them. He would conclude by moving that the Report just read be received. Mr. WHEELER begged to second the motion. He certainly felt great satisfaction at the Report they had just heard read; but stal that satisfaction was not without some alloy. For if the Proprietors themselVes had been more energetic in the management of the Ban 1:, its affai► a, prosperous as they were now, would have been still more so. They were certainly not keep ing up with their neighbours. Sir C. Burrell had just told them of a number of banks which had failed, and he (Mr. W. ) trusted that what they luta heard would stimulate them to le :sewed energy, not only on the part of the Proprietors, but of the Directors also. On the whole the accounts were very sa tisfactory, but ; he trusted that from the increased attention paid by the officers of the 13ank in future, matters would be still more satisfactory. The CHAIRMAN having put the question, Mr. BitowtrE begged, previous to the vote being taken, to ask a few questions respecting the appropriation of shares at the last general meeting. He understood that ten thousand shares had bean divided among the Proprietors, according to the information given in a circular which he now held in his hand. By that circular he • understood that those shares were intended to be appropriated to those perkeis who had commenoed their connexion with this Bank at the time of its establishment. The Directors knew him sufficiently to be aware that in any question he wished to put he was not capable of meaning any disrespect to them. But the principles of joint-stock would be discussed, if not in the present Session of Parliament at least in the next, and it was but right that the public should be properly informed of the nature of those principles, and that their confidence in such concerns should not be dimi nished. It would be recollected that 46,215/. unappropriated Bank profits belonged fairly to those who joined the undertaking at its earliest stage.—( Cries of" No, no ; nonsense, nonsense.') The Directors had stated that such was the case. Some gen tlemen said " No, no," but he had the Report in which it was mentioned. The CHAIRMAN—The allusion was to the then existing shareholders. A PROPRIETOR—Supposing the gentleman had sold his shares, and he (the Proprietor) had bought them, should he not expect those profits which the Gentleman had from the be ginning ? Mr BuowNE was prepared to answer in the affirmative, but that had no bearing on the question he had in view. fie only asked on the part of 170 Proprietors without a star before their names, that they should be put on the same footing as those to whom had been appropriated those 10,000 shares.—(Cries of " Question, question, Order, order.") The question he meant to propose was, whether the profits of those 10,000 shares aught not to be appropriated to the benefit of the concern generally. A PROPRIETOR rose to ,ceder. The CHAIRMAN said that previous to his putting the ques tion Mr. B. owne had expressed a wish to put a question. He did net think that in so deing the Hon. Proprietor wa. out of order. Mr.Bnow z first w i shed toknow how m any Sh areholders, when the Bank was first formed, were participating in the 10,000 shares to be distributed, and what proportion had been Pro prietors from the commencement of the establishment ? He wished also to know how many new Proprietors had join3d the concern during the last twelve months. He wished also to know whether the Directors, in anticipation of the bonus, had increased the number of shares. He wished also to know whe ther all the 10,000 shares had been bona fide distributed. He understood that 544 bad not been appropriated. A PROPRIETOR-Why yeu are going round the moon now. -(Great laughter.) Mr. BROWNE wished also to know what arrangement had been made for the payment of the Si. instalments, and whether any accommodation had been given by the Directors to the Proprietors to pay their instaiments. He wished also to know whether the interest on the 46,0(,0/. was calculated as part of the capital. He wished also to know what was the amount of the rent of the premises let oft, as nothing was said on that subject in the Report. He was also anxious to know whether there was any clause in the deed of settle ment authorising the Directors to appropriate new shares, as they had done. He would put those questions in the hands of the Chairmad, and leave it to him to answer them or not, as lae might thin. fit. The CHAIRMAN said that the meeting had heard all the 1 questions proposed, and on the part of the Board of Directors and himself he had only to say that they were anxious to answer every one of them, if:the meeting approved of their doing so. As to the question with regard to the distribution• of shares, he might state his . belief that these shares were, at the time it proposed to have an additional 10,000 shares, distributable about " 30,000. As they were distributing 10,000 shares, they thought they were actin; Immutably in the course they pursued. They could not stop shares and give fractions ; and, therefore it was, that it was proposed that they should be distributed, among those who held more than three shares. For the adop tion of this course they had the approbation of the meeting. .Mr. TITx did not apprehend it would be necessary or de sirable to answer all these questions. As to the rent of the next premises, he believed any Proprietor could answer that. The CHAIRMAN observed, that as it appeared to be the wish of the meeting that the questions should not be answered, he wished to make a remark with respect to one of them. That question was " Whether the Directors, knowing that they were going to issue fresh shares, had provided themselves with an addi tional number in order to take advantage of the premium." Now, on behalf of his brother Directors anti himself, lie begged most unequivocally to deny anything of the kind, they would have scorned to adopt any such course.—(Cheers.) He understood it not to be the pleasure of tile meeting that the question should be answered. With reference to one cir cumstance that had been alluded to, he begged to say that many of these Shareholders were abroad and it was considered desirable to give them time to send in their applications. It was only recently that they had received from distant parts applications for shares to which they were entitled. The Board had at the present under their consideration what they would do with the remainder of the shares, but they had not, yet decided. Mr. LEVY thought it a hard case with Proprietors who had paid their calls that others should be given so long a time to determine what they woted do. The CHAIRMAN observed that some of the Proprietors were in India. A PROPRIETOR said that he had addressed a letter on this subject to the Secretary a twelvemonth ago, putting a question in reference to it, but he had never received any answer. he CHAIRMAN, after conversing a few momenta with the Secretary, said that gentleman perfectly remembered re ceiving the letter, which was submitted to the Dir!c tors., but there appeared some difficulty connected with the matter, and no determination was come to upon it. LAW IHe was sorry that the Hon. Proprietor had not receive d an answer. . A PROPRIETOR asked a question on a point that had caused some sensation in the public, and some anxiety in him as a Proprietor—it was the alleged connection of this Bank with the iiarylehone Bank. It had been stated that the Mary!ebone Bank had been indebted to the London and Westminster Bank to the amount of 25,0001. He wished to know whether the report of that connexion was true, and also what had been their account viol' the Marylebone, Rank. He had felt considerable surprise at reading the report that the Marylebone Bank had been carried on on alarge advance made by this Bank to it. He did not understand the pulley oi a connexion of this kind with that. Bank. He wished to know whether the statement of 25,000/. being due to them was true, and how the acc.iunt stood ? The CH mastAN said that all the money lent to the Maryle bone. Bank had been honourably repaid, with the exception of 1,8001. which he believed would soon come in, and for which this Bank held abundact and undeniable security. With regard to that portion of the question referring to the connexion'. etween this Bank, and the Alarylebone Bank, they had never had any connexion with it at all. The Alarylebone Bank, as was known he believed to all London, got into difficulties, and the Directors on looking into the concern found it was impossible to go on. and therefore acted as honourable men would do. They found that they were liable to the ,üblic for certain sums of money, which they wished to pay as soon as they could, without the odium of closing their d0,1.s in a sudden manner; but they found themselves unable to do it. They applied to the London anti Westminster Bank for a loan, and this bank agreed to wind up their concerns, and for the money, which, with the excep tion he had mentioned, had been honourably repaid, good security was given. This bank was not atall mixed up with the Alarylebone Bank but merely acceded to their request for a loan of a certain sum of money, without which they would be unable to close their doors with honour to themselves. He should add in addition that an advantage was held out to this Bank from the probability of securing the best customers of the Marylebone hank ; this effect of the loah had occurred. The whole amount lent was 15,0001. The PROPRIETOR expressed his satisfaction at the answer his question had received ; the sum stated was 25,0001., and it was not known to the public that any part of the loan had been repaid. He also expressed his satisfaction that the loan was not made for the purpose of enabling the Bank to be carried on,—(The Chairman—Quite the reverse) —but to enable it to ciose with credit. The answer had removed a wrong impres sion frum his mind. The CHAIRMAN said that at the time of mak ing the advance, it was considered whether the re port of a connection with the Marylebone Bank might not be prejudicial to this establishment, and whether it was not advisable to insert a public denial in the newspapers; but if they went before the public with a denial of everything that was asserted they might do nothing else.—( Hear, hear.) It was possible that some parties were lying by to know th.. , ef fect, and in that case they might not take any shares. He threw out the idea that if there were any parties who exceeded the measure of grace they might now'apply, that their shares issued should be sold for the benefit of the hank. The Report was then put and passed unanimously. Mr. WHEELER said he should now submit a motion to the effect that the shares should be sold for the benefit of the Com pany, or for the benefit of the reserved fund. Mr. LEVY seconded the motion, and read the 33d clause of the deed of settlement, to shew that it was lawful that the shares of those who had not paid up their calls in the regular time might be disposed of for the benefit of the others. The CHAIRMAN said the residue of the 10,000 shares amounted to 40,0001. Mr. TITE suggested that " at the discretion of the Direc tors" should be added to the motion. Mr. WHEELER said that the present time was;the best. An Hort. PROPRIETOR said that Le did not think the re served calls should be disposed of. Mr. T,TE said his impression was that the power should be left to the Directors to dispose of the shares, and he would end with an amendment to that effect. Mr. WHEELER said it was not his intention that the Direc tors should be deprived of that power. He thought those who had been written to whether in the East or West Indies, and who had sufficient time to answer, ought to have their shares disposed of. He was out of England himself for some time, but he left money irr his bank for the payment of his shares. He, therefore, thought that those shares ought to be disposed of. Mr. Wheeler then concluded with the following motion— " That it be recommended to the Directors to dispose of the unappropriated shares, so as to make up the whole number issued to an amount of 40,0001." Sir JOHN KIRKLAND said, that he should, in consequence of the motion which had been made, trespass on the time of the meeting for a short time. He hoped the meeting would not insert upon the strict letter of the rule. He thought it would be sufficient if the Board of Directors were to understand that in each instance of appro priating shares to Shareholders in the situation alluded to by the Hon. Proprietor, it was not sufficient that the Proprietor should come forward and claim his share, on payingup his interest, but that in each instance the Directors should, by inquiry, satisfy themselves that the application was made bona fide, and would have been made in time it circumstances had permute, and that the delay w inch had taken place had been unavoidable. The Board would satisfy themselves that in each ease the party had not known of the opportunity of taking their shares until they had made their application. It would not be wonderful that out of tioo or 900 letters some few should miscarry. He would, there fore, ask would it be fair to deprive those Proprietorsof the ad rant ageof taking those shares. Would they impose upon the Di rectors the necessity of saying to sucn Proprietors that they could not afford the relief. Would they tie up the hands of the Directors in such a manner as to give them no option, but to refuse the claims of such applicants as were placed in the s'tuation he had described ? ( Hear, hear.) He hoped that what he ban suggested would have the effect of inducing the meeting to recommend to the Court of Directors to take such steps as might be necess-try to ascertain the real state of each case, and to act accordingly, and empowering them to dispose of the shares in a manner the most advantageous to the Com pany, so as not to produce anything like a glut of shares in the market, and at the same time to dojus,tice,to all parties. The Directors had, in simtlar cases, considered it their duty to give no privilige to any parties in taking shares which they did not think fairly belonged to them. The Directors had not thought themselves, at liberty on the mere payment of the interest, to assign the shares. but they had in every case felt it their duty to make proper inquiries. Mr. 'IITE supported his own views as to the propriety of a recommendation being made to the Directors, notwithstand ing what had fallen from Sir J. Kirkland. The CHAIRMAN was about to put the question, when Mr. WHEELER said he could not agree with what Sir J. Kirkland had said. He thought that a delay of six months I was quite enough ; and after such a lapse of time the Proprietor had for feited all claim. They must all have had notice, because they must all have received their dividends in the interim, and any delay that might have occurred must have taken place through the carelessness of the parties themselves. Ile, for one, could not see why they should lose their profits to benefit careless people. After a few words from Mr. TxTE, Mr. SAromosss said that be thought Sir J. Kirkland's pro position had been misunderstood. If he shares unappropriated were very few, and the Directors felt that it was their duty to accommodate the Proprietors as far as with justice they could do so. If the Proprietors wished the Directors to act in a more stringent manner, they had but to command them to do so, and the Directors would pay implicit obedience to the wishes of the Proprietors. Mr. SAINSBURY wished to know if it waacompetent for the Directors to take such steps without theauthority of .the Proprie tors. He would only say that one of the Directors thought it neces sary to direct a considerable amount of explanation to a point which appeared to him to require no explanation at all. The CHAIRMAN having read the resolution, Mr. TITE thought that the only question was in what man ner the shares could be best disposed of for the benefit of the Company. That object was not he thought met by the resolution now proposed, he should therefore m ye an amendment. It was to the effect that the Directors be requested to declare such shares as should appear forteited to be so forfeited, anti to take steps to dispose of them as would be best for the benefit of the Company. Mr. WALES seco- ded the amendment. A PRorilE•roi thought it would be necessary to pass both the resolution and the amendment, or at least two resolutions to the effect of both of the original resolution and the amend !ment upon it. Mr. WALES seconded the adoption of the amendment, Le i cause it would apply to the new forteited shares, whereas the original resolution would only apply to the old shares. ' - A PROPRIETOR wished to ask to how many of the 500 forfeit ed shares the Proprietors were entitled to. The SECRATARY, in reply, re, d from a circular, addressed to the Proprietors a statement of the manner in which it was intended to dispose of the shares referred to. Sir C. BuItRELL wished to know from the Solicitor of the Company whether the statement just read was perfectly in ac cordance with the provisions of the deed of settlement, appli cable to this particular question. He would request the So licitor to read the section of the deed to which he referred. The SOLICITOR said that the section was the 33d, and he woula read it to the meeting. He ;accordingly read the sec tion, showing that the proposed application of shares was per fectly legal. After some further conversation, which was altogether of an explanatory character, and referring chiefly to the terms of the circular, addressed by the Directors to the share holders, respecting the terms on which the latter would be al lowed to appropriate the forfeited shares, Mr. Tyra said that lie had a motion to propose, which he thought would meet the views of all parties on this subject. It was, that the Directors be now authorised and requested to sell or dispose of such of the 10,000 shares as had not been paid up, or otherwise disposed of. so far as they could do it in a legal and proper manner, the amount from this proceeding to be carried to the amount of the paid-up capital, and the premium to the reserved fund. He proposed this as an amendment to Mr. Wheeler's , motion. Mr. WALES seconded the motion. A PROPRIETOR thought the Directors ought to have sold or appropriated those shares before now. Mr. SAINTSBDRY wished to make some remarks, but was called to order by Sir CHARLES BURRELL, who said that according to the rules of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, no speech should be made after the proposition of an amendment. Mr. SAINTSBURY, however, relied upon the authority of Mr. Melviile, the Secretary of the East India Company, who had published a book on points of form, and who said that a member had a right to speak on a proposition, even alter the ayes had been taken, but not after the noes.—( A laugh.) '1 he amendment and original motion were then succes sively put, but there was a large majority in favour of the amendment. Sir R. ARMSTRONG had much satisfaction -in directing the attention of the Proprietors to the profitable business the Bank had done during the past year, considering the great distress that had existed in the commercial world. But for this, no doubt they would have done a much larger business. No doubt the Directors must have had many applications for loans made to them. It appeared under all circumstances that their selec tion of business had been steady in every particular. They had made large profits, which could not have been done w ithout great exei lions on the part of the Directors, to whom the Proprietors were under great obligations. He therefore moved a vote of thanks to the Directors for their able management of the Bank during the last year. Mr. MA UDSLEY seconded the motion. He felt deep grati tude to the Chairman anti Directors fur the explanation they had rendered as to the manner in which the eoacerns of the Bank' had been mixed up with the Marylebone Bank. He beli ved now, though he did not formerly, that the Directors had acted upon the most henoursb e motives in interfering with respect to that concern. Mr. Buow we said that tire explanation given by s the Direc tors was most satisfactory to him, and he felt sure that the concern could not be placed in better hands. The Resolution was carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN returned thanks on behalf of the Directors and himself. He could assure the Proprietors that the strictest attention had been paid to their interests during the last precarious year, and their great care had been to protect the property of the Proprietors.. The re-election of the three retiring Directors was then proposed and seconded, and carried unanimously. • A vote of thanks were then passed to the respective Ma nagers for their services during the past year, and to the Chairman, for the courteous and able manner in which he bad presided over the proceedings, and the meeting then eeparat.eds NTELLIGENCE CHANCERY-(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor sat in Lincoln's Inn.hall to day. SITTINGS IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS. The Lona CHANCELLOR, on taking his seat, stated that he had ori ginally arranged to sit in the House of Lords three days a week for the purpose of hearing appeals. Since that arrangement had been made, however it had been determined by several Noble Lords and him self, that it would be better for him to sit in the House of Lords two days in one week and four in another. It was his intention, therefore, to sit next week in the House of Lords four days. IN THE MATTER. OF .DERD•M, THE BANKRUPT. The further arguments in this part.heard matter, which came be. fore his Lordship upon a special case, from the decision of the Court of Review, occupied the Court the whole morning. His Lordship rose at an early hour to attend a Council. VILE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY ) (Before the VICE-CIIANCIILLOR ‘ Of ENGLAND.) BRYDGES 1/. BRAN ILL. The further arguments on this part heard case, occupied bil Honour the whole day. (Before Vice-Chancellor Wivaste.) This case came before the Court upon an original and su ppleniental bill. The plaintiffs in both causes wer e M e ssrs. Crawford, Colvin. and Co., who carried on business, in partnership, in the City d London, as East India merchants. The object of the suit was to compel two classes of defendants to interplead in respect of sum of 496/. 19s. 6d., the subject of the original suit, and 6/. 16s. ed., the subject of the supplemental. The s uit arose out of the consignment of certain goods in 1835 and 1 836, by the firm of Messrs. Copeland and Duncotne, which had sinc e became bankrupt, on behalf of the firm of Messrs. Baisley an d Hanslar, which had also become bankrupt. The plaintiff an d da• fetalant were the assignees of the two bankrupt firms. His HONOUR, after commenting upon jail the proceedings; said the decree prayed must be made in both cases. INSOLVENT CO URT-(T HIS DAY) IN RR JOHN RAYMOND liIIITHE. The insolvent was an apothecary and survon, carrying on busi• ness in Edward's.place, Camberwell. The amount of debts, 0 stated in his schedule, was rather trifling, and consisted chiefly of bills due to tradesmen for household expenses, with the exception of one for 981. due to Messrs. Carding and Blacker, wholesale chemists. His petition to be discharged was opposed in person by one of the partners in this firm, on the ground. of having obtained credit from them by false representations. The opposing creditor stated to the Court that the insolvent informed him and his partner the house and premises in which he resided at Camberwell were his own, while in point of fact, when they put in an execution for ' this debt, his father came forward and claimed all the furniture and effects, which the Slieritif was compelled to give up to him, and all that was available for the debt and costs were the fixtures and stock in the shop. In reply to the Court the witness said the insolvent did net actually say the furniture was his,.but such was their' inference from bis manner and general conversation. He did not defend the action, and consequently they were put to no more costs than was necessary to issue execution. The insolvent was ordered to be discharged forthwith. CRIMINAL COURT : .(THIS DAY.) OLD COUR T Richard Hawkins, IS, cork cutter, was indicted for committing a rape on Jane Palmer, a child 13 years of age. The prisoner was employed in a cork manufactory in Maynard street, St. Giles. On the ISth of January last the prosecutrix was playing in the yard at the back of the shop, and the prisoner came to her, and enticed her into the shop, and there committed the of fence of which he stood charged. A surgeon was called who had examined the child the day after the offence was committed, and who proved that considerable inflammation existed ; and who stated that, in his opinion, the offence had been fully committed. The Jury, however, were not satisfied with the evidence, and therefore acquitted the prisoner. John Hasken, 46, plumber, who stood remanded from the last session, was placed at the bar charged with forging certain fictitious Bank notes, with intend to defraud the Bank of England. The ATIORNEY.GENERAL appeared to prosecute the prisoner, who at first pleaded Not Guilty, but afterwards retracted his plea for that of Guilty.—Sentence deferred. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) A young man of respectable exterior, named Elwyn, in the em ploy of Mr. Brown, cheesemonger, of Grafton-street, Soho, was charged with being drunk, and endangering the life of William Botherway. William Botherway, the complainant, stated that about a quar ter before twelve last night he was standing with his cab on the stand in front of the Horse Guards, when the prisoner, who was coming along in a gig, drove his horse against him, by which he was knocked down, and the wheels of the gig passed over his aide and right temple. The waterinan of the stand c aroborated the testimony of the complainant, and added that the prisoner was driving at a furious rate, and was drunk at the time. Police constable, A 22, took the prisoner into custody, and states' that he was drunk. The prisoner, in defence, denied that he was intoxicated, end said that he was not driving at more than seven or eight miles an hour, and that in fact the horse he was driving would not go at A better pace than that. The occurrence was purely accidental. Mr. TWYFORD—No, there does not appear to have been any W ll fulness, but there must have been a great deal qt negligence. I propose to adjourn this case. Mr. Brown, the prisoner's master, then stepped into the boS. and confirmed that part of the prisoner's statement relative to the horse; he said that he did not believe that the horse could be made to go faster than seven or eight miles an hour; and, more . over, that the prisener was quite sober when he bailed him out, which was as soon as he received intimation of his being in ct!stedY Mr. Twvronn announced his intention of adjourning the We till he could see what injury the complainant had sustained, and Mr. Brown gave a surety in 101. that the prisoner should aPPeA r at Bow-street this day week.—The prisoner was then discharged• MARLBORO UGH-STREET. (THIS DAY.) THE BELL AND KNOCKER NUISANCE.—Thomas Hill and Gem l* Edward Hammond, very fashionably-dressed young men, were placed at the bar and charged as follows : Police.constable No. 137, of the C division, stated that about r ow o'clock this morning, while o n d u ty i n R egen t- s treet, he e a “"of two defendants and another "gentleman" in the company three prostitutes ; tie whole of th e p arty in a statel drunken hilarity, very boi s t erous, and larking" and, pushing each other about. Aft er some time they' Vat their nocturnal amusements by a t i nterva l s , knocking se } " ringing at the doors of several houses, in a manner se excessifail ~- • violent, that the inmates were aroused from their beds in &Oa and consternation. Witness having procured the assistance another police constable, succeeded after considerable reit ance, in securing the two defendants, the rest of the party making their escape. Before the defendants were taken in ° custody, witness cautioned them to desist and go quietly 0 1' but instead of doing so, one of them called out, " You be d-- - a• We are only doing as our friend the Marquis of Waterford does', • and if we like we'll wrench the knockers off every doer in the street' and you can't help it." The defendants admitted they were rather " merry," but though t the police had no right to interfere and lock them up. They were ordered to pay a fine of 40s. each, or in default t° be imprisoned to hard labour for one month. Hammond directll paid his fine, but Hill, after feeling in vain in his pockets, declatte d ' he had no money, and was conveyed to the lock.up cells. UNION-HALL-(THIS DAY.) A jolly-looking Jack T ar, a namesake of the Scotch hero, Willie° Wallace, was charged with creating a riot, and breaking a pollee' man's hat. The policeman said that he was on duty in Tooley-street, last night, about a quarter past twelve, when he saw a number of ead oll creating a disturbance at the door of the Shipwright's Arms public' house, corner of Tooley.street and Bermondsey-street; he went up to them and requested them to move away, when the prisoner slid: " Never mind the b—y p o li ceman , it wou ld t a k e t w enty 10 " coves to take him ;", and on being told not to create a riot in the street, the prisoner struck him, and knocked his hat off, whi ch was torn to shred s wh en h e go t p ossess i on of it ; a ft e r a seve r e struggle he succeeded in taking him to the station-house. Jack said he had been drinking, and was extremely sorry for what had happened. He hoped, however, the Magistrate W OOI d look over the offence, as he was to sail to-morrow. Mr. CorriNmum said he should not be severe 4ith him, as there was no doubt he was not aware what he was *out, for sailor," when they get on shore, are generally Very free frith the Wi er ' He should caution him not to interfere with the police in the CO' cution of their duty again, and call on him to pay a fine of 10A. WORSHIP-STREET-(THIS DAY.) JUVENILE SLIOPLIFTINCL—Ans Jones and Joanna Warren, t r t , little girls, aged respectively 11 and 13 years, were charged wi t h having stolen a piece of bobbinet, containing 105 yards, from th e shop of Mr. Tayne, a haberdasher, its The prosecutor stated that on the preceding evening the priin ers entered his shop, and requested to be shown some.piere 6 _, ° bobbinet, which were accordingly placed before them . Wit o 7' having had cause to suspect them, watched them closely, and P e V ceived the prisoner secrete one of the pieces under her an" " He immediately took hold of her and charged her with the robber' upon which the otherprisoner made towards the door and attelnP t to escape, but she was stopped by the porter, and a policeman " in been called, both the prisoners were given into custody. Both the prisoners were well known to the police, and it / I _,. stated that the girl Jones belonged to a notorious family of thie w. ...„ the members of which had for two or three generations lived o plunder. for The prisoners were committed to the House of Correction month. THAMES-OFFICE.-(THIS DAY*),, Alfred Flight, a sailor boy, who has been so often realign was again brought before Mr. Broderip this morning, charged : 00 1‘ having wilfully and maliciously stabbed Charles Swanson, the od of the Newcastle trader, London, on the evening of Friday, the of - January, during a scuffle on the deck of the Ship. lel fe Evidence was given that the wounded man was una bl e to 0 , the hospital, where he has been ever since the unfortunate fob eurrence, and it is not likely th a t h e w ill b e a b le to a ttend '- some time. told Mr. Buonsnir, on re a di ng th e cert i f i cate of the surgee"'q be the prisoner that he m us t aga i n b e remanded, and as i t we u . be impoosible that he could be tried during the present sessi°" . : t he would have to remai n i n p r i son unt il the 4th of A pr il, whe y next session would commence. ved MILL A ND PRINT - WORKS.—We have „„; from Manchester a letter, stating that in that neighbourhondigethe. term mill is applied to print-works. The writer may be ° et ' oil but he is contradicted by Mr. Brotherton , and were his true, It would be of little importance. bills It appears from the list of petitions for private -- t the delivered yesterday with the usual Parliamentary Papers , t ha ,:„ v total number amounts to 106. Of these there are 20 for ai'7 o ,„ 30 for roads, 3 for canals, 10 for public companies , and 9 for in .. o o f sures. Of the railway bills most of them are for the amendmenw former Bills, and very few for the formation of new lines. 110••••••••• ' -- --------- cfac • PLATE.—T. COX SAVORY Mu ll " 0 fro turing Silversmith, No. 47, Cornhill, London, st•veo d°ors ~.vgri Gracechurch-street. 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