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I ti al lari Pt Iralt — ad j".'-----7----------------------"----'---ne d measure as - I„tg r ea,,, t eruelte,t_ootethsetmed against the propose 447 tiIIUWICK agreed, in general, in the sentiments which dot ,_ expressed by the Noble Lord the . M h em s b e er for Lon important i„-neourse it was impossible on hearing '0i;r6,77 proposed for the first time, to ventur t e o to . expr a e n s y s e r n e ! when:', therefore, he should abstain from offering which it tbe plan until he should see the papers iilde k 'IVO,. until those were placed in his hands on he could illsi fr' tile Proposals and he would endeavour to d_is . - s ob i ,,, e • t 'pa w.i.thout any ' party - feeling.—(Loud . eheers.) Hi abl, - „ 0 rising wash merely to ask the Right Henour pursue Theet'aonet the course which he proposed try 0 4ust, of course, be great anxiety throughout t t t o h h e e - a_y o u u n ; i laitik e Plan, and it was of great importance that Ho use by an opini ,n on it without any unnecessary delay. i lie t i 0 be desirable to know as soon as p . ossibl e e, the means uld he S k li ved, v kwas proposed that the tax on greatest uv felt thr t was a m anxiety must point on which the the great diffi ruittlethout the country. They all knew Ne t • existed in exactly ascertaining the amount h of incomes 11hlehlhfIreat anxiety that must exist to know . t means by tai; ehs,llight Hon. Baronet propos . ed to raise e hisinco h m ad e let ether he intended to adopt the same means which to vdo rikoposePted when the former income tax had been imposed,. or r,itsoptileettnanntymoutrhseer. He begged to ask the Ri g ht Hon. bltBodirthilarli3thEereT he proposed take to raise his proposed PEEL said the Noble Lord will bear in e the . "Mild be necessarily a delay in . takingth t e h s e , o t t n e - s %le tai 'Mt and sugar taxes. The question upon t lil hnlvirt y Zird h ave. that effect, so that he would deprecate .dred lit/'thole who_ ululation of the questions, until they considered e u e (Si p ii' scope of the measure he proposed, )44 10t . • i ‘e el ) had stated before, so far as he personally H as u h se e Nil d ice " , it was of' no consequence when the erfeetly laatrei.Pvoeeed with tee discussion. H e personally :!lad then but he should consult the interests of ‘ t r l a ie s p . country, vi Iti cense suspension ect o gs leo . : heingquenace of the expectation e a ll tio e n enn o a m f e r d t e e b e t a l :t r i m t d l e r tt a i a ff i 1, 4 " the 11"" could come to know from t hv le s o e ht aluch the better. He wished to i ' l letot t 'a Lord ),Sir 140 With re-spect to the Corn-law questic i i s n, ° PPosiie ( Lord John Russell) what ha eat Noble eel)ishould say, he bad no personal to k i a n ga asking a take up the 3 °- lair 14"___thr question, but he prop satires e JotiNulattiVlonday next.. . as not his wish to go any ilefttos`„itk vespeeljtS tV ' th L at L ß s i a l i l d . It lt er Siould . be useless for him, Si t R.' pxose a further amendment to it. . . I,4,lliheitioi:•ll..was so confident of his proposition meeting ;of the sTuation of the public, ard feeling b, 0%41,11'1Y utmost importance h t e oatthequestion should L would, therefore, propose t ivv st, toll, cortny.itzliths pos 1 eld ible be taken up on Mond . ay ; an on et , s 4; the o il Pri day news, the House would resume the discussi to- Iht, -e w tatie or coinmercial proposition which was made , 14 . the eh est d in the E4xiedl; 'net A WEs • rottlee!aliellor ettilittaett id a a g ls re fr a a t ud n , um an b d er h o e f w p ts e h rs e o d n t s o w a e s r k e i i , b, of the Exege uer how it happened tha u t es t t h io a n t I , i 'llh he-`,.,aut been brought forward before. It was a q ottils:kir.s.%ipor..e.rnment might have introduced at least a month o He did not wish . l ke ' voyth it ; `-'" great public importance. h 3:ll,?jhfav e gr o i r e , :t i ; o bt the e t rep re Dulalll4lb'4.;t ). p ilt ; °l ; 4 l3 0 s jes te : 3Llt i e t :t h t l a ' t e tnh : T s h i g r h e t s p H e o c n t o t u o r a t b l e e timberemnß t trade , a jan r o ug n . e m a t hsi h e' s r v e h°f r o ePe u l l d t ' d e. o iidd t t a fi h i r b l i l y . d as made with respect t . o to the Presi -44 fiZ b t i t e ia l ee was quite sure that the to ß h ig t h m t t , l llon. Baronet 141114th h t the representations made 'hi has e s t ravd of Trade, and to the . o h ffi t ee H rs o o n f . t ß ha a t ro ß ne oa t, rd a , t 141 se 4 ell .e effect of inducing the Rig ,'vett,i,t4ober tit,ii t hatch On the whole,, ith"Yak t i er I :iight Hon. Baronet's oo p h rop o o h s . it ” i ) on wouldTwhere was . tit de, !tion.—(Loud cries of _ Citio o ".'..°l direct taxation, but th;re , was not that great Priv, * la the tariff which he ( Ir.. Ha .a „ s es u ) tte ex t p ru e e et t e h d e . tt !ll i lit IL eft altogether untouched, 181°.i_ro;14..ilaore..net.had touched a mu h l u ti t tu i d t eof small q interests So ho it pil;,,t a vigorous hand. . ho l's advert expressed an opinion that a t n he on i g m h p t o t r o ta h n e t IlL.Palled eried to by the Hon. - ' l 7• ° 6 theulloitilthe House would have an opportunity of con t,/ ,:ei!re maturely. , Pe s4l of ,InELLOR of the EXCHEQUEExeßheqsuaeidr Bills ite o , -44 bitir_le persons concerned das -4 :tvae e 4",_''' S uggested alterations i i n n i p t t o , h s s e v tp h o ic n h ed we to re a of la u t e e h r ' 14aoh that it should necessarily be b he r e had ori inally anticipated. -111,,,ta•rf.rew, obsergvatioris from Lord J. RUSSELL and Mr. k 'r p 4 t ld ,' by t i t : •,,B. A RING protested ib t ; Pie o f L,lglit Hon. Baronet , against the pro Jositions lis-NR t•-ristNoble Friend k Lo!•cl . John but Russell) NV 111 d hy fo n ll o o t w th t e h n e 114 v i n to o r izi ° ., he consideration at that late subject in detail : because he thought it was lhohilatre part to enter upon • (_, be ,47:.genlarly as it was a s t u s bject which, if discussed, sit r. et i ,'; tdered with great caution. _. le t 11. peel)'l'IJERS having asked the Right Hon. e ß e a t r o on th e e t vor a s „. ° d „, 4 question across the table, with -lierecl.""Y p r oposed to be imposed upon various articles of tht,irile4D, h tt 'siiff , hp.. said, that the whole matter . was to in t e v l e ud e e x d pia in - Nt' 1- ' he thought there was no necessity g &Aft* 0 ludividuals 1 4 1Nso li t , few obs . ervations from Mr. ,ti ~14,41?. and Mr 11 1 tine, brill l i ti 14 tw o IL Y said he mild not refrain th f e ro a m ig s h a t yi H ng on a . tet Thep°jelative to what had fallen frml? of credit due to °li t ili tht tire \vas certainly a great deal i tve sh leh ; I ' ll .. Baronet for the very able . speeeh ex h h e ih h t a t c e l d m v a e d r e y , th N ateP t ainly was remarkably lucid, and . !lop e i ll a i ght illo_Yiews. He was discussedweret eiactrhieedporniiti.ctiphleeyns I) ; 4 e of u• Baronet had t and would give a ot to ;lis to great advantage to the court N -qt to trade and commerce, which must b'rehoerfe greatu.as Vi to Part tthe whole nation.-4 Hear, . hear )fe Olt. of Right Hon. Baronet s plan which gave ittie'lLkAao.3,an'':ltley) - great pain, alluded to h e t to be the iirs on, i r , ° out of doors —he tax x o a u b l o d u cause much feared that Wi i • 'IN ircQrae•—(A laugh.) He very again complain ftit:.a1.4,,,(1°. Baronet's old supporters would Pu•i d ' ir e ''''' ao ")—they d but at that t o h is ,at deal of caution up to a certain peri.,to, impose on would complain that:he had mani -1441 14 c h ,. ll :flion had yielded, and he was abort ll t , h, he".lost tax.(. , No, no.") Honurab x le on Ge t n n t e l o e m m e en ; ot Ueopt. (Me. Wakley) was speaking of a ta i hO Psr lY 'uf this country were qnite prepared for t a lem ta a x n up h o a n d th„, 4,,1," inannueh as the Right H kiltodosru attachment to a graduated seal o e n' w G ith en referen_ce on to . h7 o eth" lb* peopl they did hope that when the Right Hon. h 14,,ANlit in- ae'taxon property that it would o b u e ld m w a i d sh e tu lel ri l t " to Sit every man's means ; and they w old MI 1 "OW i` ' Right lion. Gentleman -, ths .to at . a "vas that the . A t - tae . i k t , pec„,_ ment to a graduated s,a h le ad wh e e o n me the to foo a ' t %it -''' Was concerned, and it It aX 4 2 uith regard to a tax n income. If Nt„°.elt( -I ;_ Pre perry were to be imposed, either in or I fi lm "; the melt popular tax suggested . . ° he believed that "t " te lax : s. " l4 'e but he believed a tax which w ou u l l d ar be au an d 1i4 411 t in principle and effect would be as 0 1) h unp ßight Hon. Is k ,ut ,0 0 z as had ever been proposed. 1 . ..r W ay to h a lat it 44ed that ifman rented a farm T u e nder 30 1 21. he a his profits would , %1; • s'ils to -_ uo assumed that N, It . , , uo," and slight uproar.) profits a man re ithvil se,t;.EEL--I assumed that the . Mitt t ken. ° be assumed from the rent he paidhithert o o f dit,,,latarned that the profits amount to three - fourthsto re- S t L it to ld ' a .. ,_I thought that too much ; I proposed ool. a year hl t '' assei n c ', - ,ualf ; so that a man who 044.lwiht.otri'ueiet:.: 200/. ; but for any ren h t as under 300/, he ,aahh_ 41 1(L t s, • . as 'Y a,, • '. 1 said he thought that the tradespeople ihlitttittneoi4 the Tower Hamlets, would complaino a f w t a h r o i e s f 'l t . "'s " Was the Right Honourable Baronet . , , ga ve i i) e proprietor.—( Hear , bear ' ) ra ta, h s a dift. enefit to the landed tl't ke If ,sea, l. , event rule to apply to the farme a r td a l n e d ss t t h h e a t n ra 3 d oo es i t 1 , 0 tole r ented a farm tor which he p / annum, and yet t le, °ld p a „ i ght Make a profit of I,o °°-• per w h o realized ti l 6 to tOt ao,' IP tal.--(0h, oh.) A tradesman lt) u)1) 1. at - '• a Year, and who might have no large th r e a fa c r a m pi e ta r l , 'it Oieln k in °st, had to pay an income tax, income whilst 1 0r ~le 1 tt,"„te 5, emp'oyed, paid .dr ta th x tis a p t l a a l n l. , Is ' i ll i ' 'tete - a'igh H 0 baronet would hu reeons hl4 P t l e a o.:N,,ilelira..ight say . ,he (M Wakley) was sure that the 41 1% . o s , nothn .it. t was ba t se n d t r. was bad, and that the plan 1 k ,"ec ot rAkg bU discon e . iff t et o f . ~ noped that the Right Ho l m Baro i n m e h t h w sh ou h lt! i; ), ho"WenienCe to the commercia world, !ki k ' rt. pi,'r i nstead of 111 pda r• it Lips'}it_tolifi- said it would be Of great importance that to the ay 1 jII te e to b med accuratel • all he could do was 1 oy hS. ls le-ni h . y ' tt. 4 h- Wf/ IrrL g t. • 411c,att ° p as his nEY said that the Hon. d. Member ,st f a o t r em F e in n s t: a. 4, tt man rgtuaent on am , ost astoon m , , it al‘ot- Who paid 300/. a }ear making a 1,0001. prod -14, 41 % 14 g like that sum, it was assumed h tha e t h m e ig w h o t u b l e !lit ideotetttero than lbw. -( Hear, hear.) ' 1 t 'd es of 0 44 3' as to the mode of calculating There might alluded AllreLliaili!ag such a profit as the Hon. Member IN/ 'wk, D 'nv edible and ab . surd. itlio "I'llesh i L a briefly explained, that the case be put was 'lea- bestio"B ease. SPEAKER, ,Air, ~ As s then about being put by the -Nttr.ve"arm '' Ir,,Ccild o ' "ELL said he hoped that the . Bight Hon. Ba 11)kth,',111:4;Pproeetauthe questici, without giving the distillers ti le to saN et nay to he heard. 11 l qo,,._NY effect of the . EXCHEQUER explained ' di tt .'ra, ro e , ef the present resolution would a b ll e ou to , enable which l be, i , s ' l er hi th t to get the additional shilling wmatioh--4elf got over and above the price a in g the market. Th. - was then put and carried. g iet , - ONSOLIDATED FUND. (Fie,' %at "CET, Fund to 1 ,,, ) be r ,., th e ~ ~. LOR of the EXCEL for cross)epublic service should now be granted.Eidltatedrose tlie"jul.) f .4 ' 4 grant from the Consolidated ~ltli . t., EV'av i , Put and agreed to. ;'ktsfh!'• G. Niv"uSIVE BURDENS ON LAN B D a . ronet had k Nr rtt 'al e clu Mitt said that the Right lion. motion. He - R oo e ll thi„eation relative to his (Mr. Ward's) m? Hon. lieatiO4,,i4te,tts bathepattetrtee,butwttahv!ulli; progress . . of the Right. , -ro e itat - g lPortu the as egh tro erd ay kr nity of submitting , certainl 'tom nmoeafsauuriet to o f his Exchequer Bill „as to be Itit' s iev il t : tk Z d ti oatr e d ; .be an di F o n i f n o g t t t i }iL t k the he E re me would have been such Members t on the other side as to re vst're ik q efat take snot means to secure the requisite attendance. rti a cue to e, felt it lc it tut rirn4.l, is duty to proceed with his measure . be ta,toilS . t b e a arorlot question Ali h on. It s were to be proceeded with, though, if the „ h for him whether he should defer his .ip t r notitgive the Committee he asked, i:°lltiblllris'lt;_l'o4EntLil the h l' hoped 1 . the ri.l a w Hon. debate ended. i-ie eeti a ,"'t to og re non. Gentleman that he ( Sir R. I cel) had li a r ' as he with the fact of there being no House the day itti c t 'ci ti)V.4ll6oet several witnesses to prove it. hy t ot t, "'ought his motion was of great importance, m y 4 1 he to the Corn -law Act. Col 'et lt 7 .7 til d feel it his duty to press his ll m e o m ti u o s n t' fo t r he a re C f o u rn re : DVOliel 4 o day, d ell °l' th I/11010 • ,e t i, , e Ri , ,, ,lit , said he was not quite satisfied his con& fr uY rh" 'ir n that I, "° "' Baronet, though such og tiN th '43ll re fr t .(Colonel Silithorp) would rather accept '' Irt. e Do t 'in' , than anything, however promising, Itisr?lttnah,4!PPesite. He was glad to see the tax proposed be ' o ta :'. ti, rea, but hi, thought Irish residents shou A.,..e,id.„„." coul d the absentees be always distinguished 1 4 L i i Cre co 4t hom e? (11 l nill art i h NELL could rove the Gallant Colonel to be 11, 7::1,•; ) t b il e4-tcituht purfoll.aibuite—Pd (thLeau:•ehatrinr.g) ofThheearsdtatuuptnenl6ththe tiat,3 Nat i Hoe Offender was to be deemed an Irishman. ‘'etild aottIPHREY hoped that Irishmen keeping car i 1,,0„ sw„,e_ exempted, No :,STA./,;/...c6"6,,Y IN BISHOPRICS. : 1 1,: - ' i atril tt ' x moved the Order of the day for going t rod - s 'Aev ee °TI this Bill. sap -tiet• .aINn.,., p o , le a of this •'-` ON thanked the Noble Lord for the in td4., ettz I..ll4utii,exheoellent measure. .He spoke strongly in (11°- etal b. , Ping that, if an increased all t ow e an N e o e h t i o e d's,Zd notl,4a.nv:P.a,rhad been found I:iece !t sa t ry, h Parliament. wle th e ,I.he att ..! ‘ ", ad from proposing_ i `Paolr,e thllhop r i a v "` i ' a ° of the Heuse American the state colonies. bilit„aleor , Ish r'l) of Toronto Only North had income of 600/. or rai se ', ,ef the - '"ro quite in ,h i ~ 43 , tit sr,. tv . .equate to maintain an the respecta ws,p of ( ~..._a e ti,ahnh k _Ft . i this amount of income was only "I' froZlLitittle, artirt"eilitnnh the sa t rr s ti d m er e vthueg A r c s de i his revenue sYsteril -91 Pluralit n i g e;. u This was a !subject, in E. BULLER, ns, that in incurred of Le Commis n 1815, the pendent of 0,000,0001, l'opertyzta.:4 14 11 1 NAO . iews of the But con a Govern' rains from sacrifices ent Mena for those rn iting• that 1 ri that hal jean that A '4 cation last b vie shall , iti.narontS, ,7000,0004 and of Ire' n another 11 d e vote a of the opprestfive l'Y all be ab i LSdOin The ,•:,` nvn , n :•f ohibitions, Tobibitory side fogy -and even !s are AP' . Lion of the lieation of to the 7 „ )(Ned. shal t 6 i. Barone t ' is the late c lb* ,:pies fait' • et that ,he can to the .) when t h resp---"e.t :e a sort be hetr, fi r • an,y, h ; it.rerted respe ct, year iSt befor e ' Test 'lntl' • I,hed tha t 1. Gerie' • importa• wring th e Etotity te here ,een d us fre,lll,, 'e ' P. upo n a think it cry , he 'gar t riving bttt . do of 61 -eat ay Thef t years, ed— they pro jael An 01 it 0 % , e grow' his PQ ir k ,, ia tion w e W ith ty to so t ' s l _ alio to the Pi ' n ticitnte ,,f did I , P °ll it willing les tile eastire 0 or be t ic „ . it is n ' . the P er we tray' as ac ted •, in Pr ° ; done , out , sin e to fork all thi n we S hall p r to g i , Ce to Illlllo' trus t to ma lty ' or ur n • which he had taken great interest, bit what he had stated was entirely without communication with the Rev. Prelate. Mr. O'CONNELL said the Hon. Gentleman who had just sat down, had proposed an. addition to the revenue of the Protestant Bishops in the Colonies ; if it were to be taken out of ecclesiastical funds he should make no remark upon it, but the Hon. Gentleman had totally forgotten that it was to be taken out of the Consolidated Fund, and wou'd, therefore, be borne by all classes of her Majesty's subjects alike. With the internal regulations he should not into: fere ; he only rose to notice the ob<ervations of the Hon. Gentle man. He seemed to think it a matter of course that, no mat ter for what part of the empire, the money ought to come out of that consolidated fund. They might adopt either one of two princip'es, the voluntary principle, or if they took it out of the Consolidated Fund they ought to give assistance, indif ferently, to all sects. The Hon. Gentleman seemed to think, too, that 7001. a..year was too little for a Bishop. The Roman Catholic Bishop of Nova Scotia had but 75/. a-year. This was part of the Consolidated Fund an f the Roman Catholics had much cause to complain of the unfairness with which they were treated in this respect. They had no right to give to one class of religionists out of the Con solidated Fund, unless they gave it to all. lie therefore ob jected to the proposal. Sir R. INGLIS said, he felt pleasure in hearing from the Hon. and Learned Gentleman that he should not interfere with the number of Protestant bishops affected by the present Bill. He could not concur in the proposition of the Hon. and Gallant Member for Alarylebone that the three Bishops should be re. dueed to two. Her Majesty's Government had done well in in creasing the number of colonial bishoprics, and consequently with their own principles they might have refrained from reducing them to the lowest amount of income. He might be told that it was to be paid out of the consolidated fund, but he thought they might have applied to Parliament on the subject with prfect confidence, as a larger income ought to have been given to those whom they placed in the highest functions of the church. He hoped the Government. would take into consideration the state in which a diocese might be . . _ . _ . if at any time it should be deprived of its bishop. Ther — e were one or two observations more which he shou!d reserv^ till the Bill went into Committee. Sir C. NAPIEft said if he had understood the Noble. Lord rightly the other night, he had said it was his intention to have three bishops—one in Demarara, one in Berbice, and the other in Antigua, one of which was to have 3,500/ a-year, another 2,500/. and one 1,0001. a-year. He wished to know which was the poor Bishop ?—( Laughter. ) Lord STANLEY said when the Bill was in Committee, they might discuss the details of the Bill, but there was great ioconvenienco in doing so when they were considering general principles. This was a case standing quite by itself, and was an amendment proposed on an existing Act; he should, there fore, be obliged to Gentlemen on both sides of the House, if they would confine themselves to the Pill under d scussion. After a few observations from from Mr. V. SMITH, Lord STANLEY said the Bill proposed to make two Arch deacons, but the revenue wouli practically be divided among three. The SPEAKER then left the chair, and the House went nto Committee on the Bill. Sir C. NAPIER said he would lay before the Committee he reasons which induced him to object to the creation of . . three Bishops. He thought it might be right that there should be one at Deme ara, and one at Berbice, but there was not the least necessity for a Bishop •,t Antigua, when there were steamboats to carry the bishops about among the Islands with more faci lity than railroads in England. The troops were billeted out once a year, and the General and the Bishop generally embarked together and made it a perfect party of pleasure. —( Laughter. ) He did not know where the cheap Bishop was to be placed, but all parts of the West Indies wee so dear that he was sure he could not live anywhere as a Bishop ought to live, for 1,5001., nor could the Arch deacon live in a p-oper manner for the same reason. He was convinced that a year or so from the present time the Noble Lord would be coming down to say, that on account of the expense of living in the West Indies, he must move an addition to the Bishops' salaries. He therefore moved that, instead of three Bishops being appointed by the Bill, the number be reduced to two. Lord J. MANNERS opposed the motion. He thoughs it was beneath the dignity of a country like this, to haggle and fiddle upon some few hundred pounds to maintain the highest officers in the Established Church. The Hon. and Gallant Officer was himself an instance of the might and prescience of this empire. He was surprised, therefore, at his hostility to the appointment. Lord STANLEY hoped the Hon. and Gallant Officer did not intend to persevere in his motion. For himself, he felt that he was very incompetent to discuss what were the proper limits of a Bishop's jurisdiction. He would leave the Hon. and Gallant Officer to say, whether he was better acquainted with them. It might be all very well to joke up , n the visits which were paid to different parts of the diocese • but no man could doubt that the duties of the Bishops in the West Indies had ,greatly increased within the last few years. One great bless ing of the Emancipation Act was, that it created a growing desire for religious instruction. When her Majesty's Govern ment came into office, they found the bishopric of Barbadoes practically vacant. The Bishop, who enjoyed a salary of 4,000/. a year, had tendered his resignation ; and it was not accepted, only because there were some difficulties as to form. Upon consulting the heads of the Church, it was thought desirable to distribute the funds among the Bishops. They had not thought of establishing new Bishops, but that they had determined to give to the existing Archdeacons that authority over their sub• ordinate clergy, which would result from their holding a higher rank in the church. He had advised her Majesty to create three Bishoprics, and to confer the office upon the three Archdeacons. He had no intention to propose to increase the emoluments, believing that they were sufficient; but he had been informed that the division of the duties into sees would be more desirable than dividing them into two ; and it was upon that ground that he had proposed the present Bill. He hosed the House.of Commons would pay to the opinion of the Church the same deference on that subject. Mr. VERNON SMITH agreed with the Noble Lord, that it was more desirable to have three Bishoprics than two. He trusted, however, that the Noble Lord might be considered as pledged not to propose any increase of salary. It was not stated what proportion the Bishops were to receive. No reason had been stated why the salaries should be unequal. The Hon. Member for Droitwich (Mr. Pakington) consi dered that the effect of the Noble Lord's Bill would create a state establishment in the colonies. The Noble Lord pro } wed merely to divide the amount charged on the Consolidated Fund among a greater number of Bishops than had hitherto existed in the West Indies. Nothing could be more pt.( ju. dicial to the real interests of the church in those Colonies than the establishment of a dominant religion—a State religion in them ; and he was aware the Noble Lord's object in the pre sent Bill was not to create any such establishment. Under the old Bill a sum of 2,0001.. was granted for pensions to Bishops; the present Bill proposed to do away with that grant; but he (Mr. Vernon Smith) trusted the Noble Lord would see the necessity of devising some scheme lir granting pensions to more Bishops, otherwise they would be tempted to continue in their sees when they had ceased to be able to perform their episcopal duties. He (Mr. V. Smith) would wish to know what the who'e charge of the Bishops in the West Indies amounted to ? Mr. WILLIAMS thought it was quite enough for us to maintain our own clergy without having to maintain the clergy of our West Indian colonies. The people of this country were subject to sufficient taxes and expenses for those islands, with out making the maintenance of the clergy an item. We paid a double price fa sugar, in order to maintain the monopoly of those islands. if they retrenched such expenses as this Bill proposed to subject the country to, they could save the whole of those additional taxes which. were now required to supp'y the deficit in the revenue. On that ground he would support the amendment. Mr. V. SMITH would pledge himself not to ask for any additional salaries fur those Bishops, if the Noble Lord would also pledge himself to that effect. Mr. P. BORTHWICK would give his support to the Bill of the Noble Lord, as nothing, in his opinion, tended more to promote the interests of the Church, than a well regulated establishment. Sir C. NAPIER begged to assure the Noble Lord, and the Hon. Gentleman opposite, that he had as good a sense of reli gion as they.—/ Hear, and laughter.) lie meant co joke whatever, when he spoke of the Bishops going on a tour of pleasure when they visited the various districts of their diocese. Now that steam communication was esta blished, the Bishop of Bermuda could go the rounds of his diocese in fourteen days, or three Weeks, and he would there fore have an opportunity of making whatever visits of pleasure or otherw se that he chose: He (Sir C. Napier) had a higher re-pect for the dignity of the Church than seemed to be entertained on the benches opposite, for he never would have attempted to give but 1,5001.. a-year to a Bishop as his salary , as he did not think that a clergyman of that high rank could live and support his dignity on such a salary. He thought that if 2,5001. was given to the Bishops of Berbice and Demerara, and also to the Bishop of Barbadoes, the duties would be much better done than if they only received 1,500/. Lord STANLEY said, that although the amount taken in the Bill for the Bishop of Berbice was only 1,500/., he would, in addition, receive out of the, Colonial Fund the 500/. which he now received as Archdeacon. The Ilouse was then ordereTto be cleared for a division, when Mr. O'CONNELL said he would not vote on the question, and the Hon. Gentleman walked out of the House. The Committe then divided, when there appeared— For the Amendment .... l7 Against it Majority The remaining clauses were then agreed ' * to. * 109 Report was brought up and adopted without any amendments, and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time on Monday. EXCHEQUER BILLS LOAN ACTS ADVANCES FOR PUBLIC WORKS. The House having resolved itself into a Committee of the whole House upon the Exchequer Bills Loan Acts, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose, pur suant to notice, to move for advances for public works. The Right Honourable Gentleman said that the subject upon which he had to address the House was one of very considerable importance, but one about which he thought there would be very little difference. For many years past, Commissioners had been appointed, to whom Ex chequer bills had been given, with a view to their making advances for public works by loans to parties who were able to give security for the advances made to them. His object in proposing the present Bill was to continue that system for a limited period ; but he proposed to relieve the public from the inconvenience sustained from time to time by the accumulation of Exchequer bills now in force. The course when the Commissiosis were instituted was to make advances by Exchequer bil s which had been originally sold in the market. At the end of twelve months those bills were exchanged for Supply bills, and they formed thereby part of the regular Exchequer bills of the country. During this process the returns of the sums advanced were carried to the Consolidated Fund and the Exchequer, as part of the annual income. The result was, that we went on spending the income which ought to have been applied for the reduction of the debt. But in the year 1837 the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite (Mr. Paring), or his predecessor, proposed that the system should be so far put an end to, that instead of these Exchequer bills for public works being converted at the end of the yen. by exchanging into Supply:bil!s,they should be discharged for money. The result of the operation, which was a beneficial one to the public in one sense was that the Exchequer bills, not being exchanged at the end of the year b came extremely depreciated in the market. In order not to lose by selling them at a discount, they were taken by the Commissioners of the National Debt, on account of the Savings' Banks, for which they were good security, and were held by them. At the present moment these bills we-e held by the Commissioners of the National Debt, and were liable to be paid off in money instead of being paid in other bills. In the present circumstances of the country they payment, out of the funds, which did .not exceed one million in the April quarter, would be a measure extremely inconvenient to the public finance, without producing any corresponding benefit. He therefore proposed that the Commsssioners of the National Debt should avail themselves of the power they possessed by law, and should deliver up the Exchequer bills they held on account of public works, for the purpose of being cancelled, reserving stock in exchange for them, under the provisions of the law. Having therefore disposed of those accumulations of bills, which in the present instance was mainly to be attributed to the large sums which Parliament voted for the construction of workhouses in Ireland, it remained for the House to consich r the course:which it would in future pursue with respect to funds of this nature, Two courses were opened to them, either to say that they should no longer continue advances of this descrip• tiun, or else to make arrangements of such a nature that they viould not for the future be involved in the difficulties in which they were at present placed. His own opinion decidedly was, and he thought the House would concur with him, that the advantages they had found to result from funds of this nature entrusted to those Commissioners was one which it would not be wi ein Parliament to dispense with. He proposed that a 1311 l should be introduced for a limited period, in order that the public might have the means of judging at the end of a certain thee whether the sys tem had answered or not. He ought also to say, that the only alteration he should think it necessary to make with respect to the mode in which these funds had been distributed was, that public works in England, Ireland, and Scotland should have an equal claim upon the funds, provided they were equally enabled to (give the security which the Commissioners might think sufficient. He thought that such an arrangement would be but fair to the other portions of the United Kingdom. It was particularly necessary upon the present occasion, because it apprared from a paper which he had laid upon the table of the House, that the sums already granted out of these funds frr the erection of workhouses in Ireland had not seen adequate to the csmplete performance of the object in tended. A sum of 100,0001. was now stated to be indispensiMe, to he raised upon similar security to that already taken for completing the different workhouses in that country. Therefore out of that fund the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland would have the power of making advances for the completion of the workhouses in that country. This was a measure of great value, and on- in which he felt the House was in general disposed to concur. The measure had hitherto been attended with the most happy results, and he felt that those results were principally owing to the admirable man ner in which those Gentlemen who had hitherto had the administration of that department had conduled their duties. The public was already aware of the energy and zeal which those Commissioners had exhibited in the discharge of their duties, but the public ought also to know they had discharged those duties gratuitously, that persons to whom time was of the greatest value had bestowed their time in investigating the claims which had been made for advances of public money, and so closely had they investigated the cir cumstances of each case, that they had rarely been deceived. There was one gentleman in particular to whom, above all, ' the thanks of the public were due—he meant Mr. Harrison. (Chi ers. ) He had devoted the greater parr of his time to the public service, and had exhibited the greatest ability in the discharge of his duty, and it was owing to the zeal and assiduity with which he and his brother Commissioners had discharged their lluties for the last twenty-five years, that the beneficial working of the plan was owing.—( Cheers.) He would not trespass any further on the attention of the House, but he would give any explanation that might be required during the progress of the Bill. He should conclude by moving the resolution. Mr. P. 1. BABING was rejoiced to find that the Right Hon. Gentleman felt as he ( Mr. Baring) had done on the subject of those advances. He entirely concurs d in what had fallen from the Right Hon. Gentleman, and begged to bear testimony to the great merits of Mr. Harrison, in the tribute to whose merits he entirely concurred: He was rejoiced to hear what the Right Hon. Gentleman said regarding Mr. Harrison, to whom the public were under the greatest obligation, and who was entitled to their best thanks for his zealous and gratuitous services. Mr. HARDY hoped no advances would be made upon any works which were not likely to repay the sums advanced upon them by private individuals, as well as the money advanced by the Crown. The resolution was then agreed to, and the House resumed QUEEN'S PRISON BILL. On the motion of Sir JAMES GRAHAM, the House re solved itself into Committee on the Queen's Prison Bill. The several clauses were agreed to without amendment, the House resumed, and the Report was ordered to be received on Monday. The other Orders of the Day were then agreed to, and the Hoese adjourned at Half-past Twelve o'Clock. ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST WEST INDIA MAIL STEAM-BOAT. FALMOUTH, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, FOUR O'CLOCK. We have extreme pleasure in being enabled to an nounce the arrival of the naval mail steam-ship Thames, under the able command of Captain Hast, RN., being the fint return voyage of the great national line of steamers between this country and the mighty southern territories on the other side of the Atlantic. Notwithstanding she has been delayed for a week or more in leaving her port of departure, yet she has not now brought the Jamaica mails, which arc certainly to be regarded as the most important. These should have been supplied her by the steamer, Czar ; but this vet , sel not arriving, the commander of the Thames, at the request of the mail officer, resolved on sailing with out them. The Thames sailed from Havannah on the 11th of February at eight o'clock, P. M. She arrived at Nassau on the 17th, sailed from thence on the 19th, reached Ber muda an the 23d., and sailed from Bermuda the same day at three o'clock, P.M. On the sth, at seven, A.M., she reached Fayal, and sailed from thence for Falmouth at ten o'clock. The steamers Solway and Forth were both at Havan nab, and the Tay was just leaving for Turks Island, to deliver the mails in due order. The various other steamers were all occupied in their respective services. We learn that Adniiral Sir Charles Adam left Ber muda in the Illustrious on the 13th. The Pique and the Volage sailed on the 23d during a gale of wind. The Thames left her Majesty's shipßacer at Nassau. The steamer Tay, which sailed on the 6th for Wallis (Honduras), got aground near the Morro Castle about half-past seven in the morning, and although all efforts were made, she could not be got off on account of its being low tide, but about half-past one, the tide having risen, she got off, and sailed for her destination, without having suffered in the least degree. Rumours are afloat, at Havanna'', of some disorders in the easterly part of this island. Troops have been ordered to the interior, and the men of war on the sta- tion have orders to be ready to sail at a moment's warning. It seems that Government is detertniued to take serious steps with repeet to the runaway negroes on the south ern coast ; but the affair has been conducted in such a manner that as yet nothing has transpired worthy of notice. mons the outward and visible signs of a wholesome re morse, rose when strangers were ordered to withdraw, and rushed out of the 'louse. STAN DARD.—The Opposition Journals are now fill e d w ith some rather inconsistent complaints against the Irish Government. On one side, they make it ground of accusation that the pe rsons accuse d o f the murder of a poor man named APArdle, at liathfriland, have not been convicted ; on the other, that in various parts of the country, persons are proved to have committed perjuries in prosecuting accused par ties. What has the Irish Government to do with these things ? APArdle was mur d ere d f ou lly murdered. Ve have read the trial of the case arising upon his murder with attention, and can have no doubt it is one of a very black number, but betwe:n concluding that A has been murdered, and concluding that C, 1), and E have murdered him, there is a wide difference ; and upon the best attention we have been able to give to the trial, we are not satisfied that the accused arc even probably the guilty parties : we are quite sure that a London jury would acquit them upon such evidence as was produced. Un happily, however, Irish juries have more reason to be cautious in such matters than English juries. The case of Archibald Sly, accused by a conspiracy of witnesses to hare murdered a man where no murder was committed, is probably in the recollection of most readers. Now, if the deceased in that case, who died by a fall from his horse, had been, in fact, murdered, though not by Sly, there is almost a certainty that Sly must have perished as a murderer, though an innocent man. There is also the case of a priest (Burke, we think), at Cork, suborning a perjured prosecution for murder, and fifty other like eases that must be fresh in the recollection of Irish jurors, to make them extremely cautious in matters of blood, particularly in cases where sectarian influence may be supposed to operate. Thin is unfortunate, and it cannot fail frequently to obstruct justice ; but jurors are on their oaths, and charged with an awful responsibility. Even the possibility of consigning an innocent man to the gibbet is a frightful imagination. The other ground of complaint, the proo, that many persons have committed perjury for rewards is another unhappy indication of the difficulty of administering justice in Ireland. Without rewards you will have no witnesses to aid in the punishment of crimes ; but the offer of rewards must always operate more or less as a bait to perjury, and, therefore,, wit nesses are again distrusted. Between the inflammation of sectarian feeling on one side corrupting witnesses, and the danger of rewards corrupting them on the other, juries scarcely know how to act ; and thus justice must be imperfectly administered, because justice can no where Lind that certain truth without which she can not act. The following are the latest rates of exchange at the Havannah—viz., for 60 days' sight—London, 12 . pm., 12-1 asked. New York, I,i to 2 pm. Boston, 1- to New Orleans, 3to 5 discount., no takers. Spain. 4to 6 p.m. Paris, par to 2 discount. Spanish Dollars, 3 pm. nominal. Mexic/th 1 pm. Doubloons, Mexican, to 1 per cent. pin. Export duty on Gold 11, and on Silver 21 per cent.. Par—With England 444 dolls. per 100/. With France 5 francs per dollar. We are quite overwhehncd with the warm congratula tions of our friends in every part of South America, who seem to be rivalling each ether in their expressions of de light and satisfaction at the establishment of this regular and wonderfully rapid communicationwith our country,and they appear to hail it as a being of the utmost importance to the common interests which should unite us togc• titer, inasmuch as it must prove of inestimable value in giving cordiality and confidence to eT cry party interested, whether home, colonial, or foreign, All the various branches which existence has hitherto placed almost beyond our reach, will n o w be closely united to the mother country, and the various republics of S ou th A mer i ca b y being brought in immediate connection, not only with us, but also with those of our colonies abroad, which, be fore the establishment of these, steamers were nearly inac cessible to the, must be benefited to an inconceivable extent, and derive the utmost advantage from being in cluded within the belt of the operations of this line. FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE The Gazette of this evening contains a list of 16 Addresses of Congratulation, transmitted for presentation to his Royal Highness Prince Albert, on the occasion of the birth of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and presented to his Royal Highness by the Right Hon. the Marquis of Exeter. At the Court at 13uckingam Palace, the 11th day of March, 1842, present the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. Her Majesty in Council was this (lay pleased to appoint Llewelyn Lloyd, of Pontriffith, Esq., to be Sheriff of the county of Flint, in the room of Edward Dyraock, of Penley Hall, Elks • mere, Esq. ; and her Majesty was pleased to make the follow ing amendment on the Roll: Monmouthshire—Welsh, made Welch. Carmarthenshire—Wayngron, made Wauniago. FOREIGN OFFICE, Ma Reit 10, 1842. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. James Shaw as Consul, at Belfast, for the United States of America. WAR OFFICE, MARCH 11. 4th Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant G. H. Eliot, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Place, who retires; Cornet R. Forster to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Eliot; M. Blake, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Forger, March 11. Ist Regiment of Foot—A. W. Gordon, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Lloyd, who retires, March 11. 14th Foot—W. C. Trevor, Gent., to be Ensign, without pm , chase, vice Bruce, appointed to the Rifle Brigade, March 11. 16th Foot—E. Flood, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, v'ee Semple, who retires, March 11. 33d Foot—Ensign J. E. Collings to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Plunkett, deceased ; R. Lacy, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Collings, March 11. 40th Foot—Captain J. Stopford to be Major, by purchase, vice Boscawen, who retires ; Lieutenant John Martin Bladen Neill to be Captain, by purchase, vice Stopford ; Ensign J. A. Macgowan to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Neill ; F. Nelson, Gent. to be Ensign, ,by purcha se , vice Mac gowan ; Lieut. T. L. K. Nelson to be Adjutant, vice Neill, pro moted, March 11. 60th Foot—Lieut. F. R. Palmer, to be Captain, by pur chase, vise Baget, promoted; Second Lieut. A. Mosley to be First Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Palmer ; H. L. Bruyeres, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Mosley, March 11. 67th Foot—R. 11. Wood, Gent., to be Ensign , by purchase, vice Tuthill, who retires, March 11. 77th Foot—R. Edwards, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Warrington, who retires, March 11. Rifle Brigade—Ensign H. S. 13. Bruce, from 14th Feos, to be Second Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Elrington, pro moted, March 11. 2d West India Regiment—Cornet W. Hamilton, from half pay Bth Dragoons, to be ensign (repaying the difference), vice Hill, promoted; C. C. Hooke!, Gent., to, be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Williamson, who retires, March 11. St. Helena Regiment—Ensign D. D. Wemyss, from 78th Foot, to be Lieutenant without purchase ; Lieutenant W. F. Macbean, to be Adjutant, March 11. UNATTACHED.-- Brevet Major E. Bagot, from the 60th Foot, to be Major, by purchase, March 11. floserra 1. STAFF.—Assistant-Surgeon J. W. Moffatt, from 11th Light Dragoons, to be Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class, March 11. To be Assistant-Surgeons to the Forces—T. Guy, M.D., Jan. 28; R. M`Wharrie, M. D ; W. A. Tongue, Gent., March 11. BREVET.—Major F. Farrant, Captain 3d Regiment of Bom bay Light Cavalry, to have the local rank of Lieutenant-Co lonel, on a particular service in Persia, March 11. E ItA Nnu al.—Major James William Henry Walch, half pay Unattached, has been allowed to retire from the Array, with the sale of his commission, he being about to become a settler in Van Diemen's;Land, March 11, 184'2. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Manco S. Corps of Royal Engineers—Second Captain and Brevet Lieut.-Cal. G. C. Du Plat to be Captain; Second Captain I'. Budg( n to be Captain, vice Walpole, deceased ; First Lieute nant E. T. Lloyd to be Second Captain, vice Bugden, Feb 23. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall. W. Rashleigh, jun., Esq., M. P., to be Deputy Lieutenant ; C. 13. G. Sawle, Esq., to be ditto, March 3. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Berwick. Berwickshire, Linlithgowshire, HaddingtOnshire, and Peeblesshire Militia—W. Hay, Esq., to be Colonel, vice the Right Hon. the Earl of Home, deceased, Feb. 7. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. JOHN SEABP.OOK, licensed victualler, Stanmore, Mid dleex. WILLIAM DARLINGTON, wine merchant, Liverpool. BANKRUPTS. FREDERICK PRAT, miller, Stoke-upon-Trent, March 21, at twelve, at the Swann Inn, Stafford, and April 22, at twelve, at the Castle Hotel, Newcastle. Stevenson, Stoke upon-Trent ; ilson, Furnival's Inn, London. EDWARD SHIRLEY WEBSTER, draper, Bull-street, Birmingham, March 31, and April 22, at one, at the Waterloo rooms, Birmingham. Reed and Shaw, Friday-street, Cheapside, London. WILLIAM BURY, corn dealer, Blackburn, March 24, at one, and April 22, at eleven, at the Town-hall, rreston. Cuvelje, Skilbeck,and Hall, Southampton-buildings,Chancery lane, London ; Lodge and Harrises, Presto JOSEPH HOENCAST LE, seed merchant, Glamford Briggs, Lincolnshire, March 21, and April 22, at eleven, at the Lion Hotel, Glamford Briggs, Lincolnshire. Nicholson and Ilea, Brigg, Lincolnshire; Dynely, Coverdale, and Lee, Tedford-row London. JOSEPH EMERY, surgeon, Wells, Somersetshire, April 6, and 22, at eleven, at the Somerset hotel, Wells. Jay, Ser geants' Inn, Fleet-street, London. SAMUEL JACKSON and THOMAS FREDERICK JACKSON, woolstaplers, Bermorelsey-street, Surrey, March 22, at eleven, and April 22, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Watts, Ber mondsey-street. JAMES COUNTY, oil and colourman, Winchcomb-street, Cheltenham, March 29, and April 22, at one, at the Royal Hotel, Cheltenham. Miller and Carr, Eastcheap, London. ISAAC NEWTON WIGNEY and CLEMENT WIG NEY, bankers, Brighton, March 28, and April 22, at ten, at the Town-hall, Brighton. Palmer, France, and Palmer, Bed ford-row, London. PHILIP WOODROW HART, coach manufacturer, Nor wich, March 17, and April 22, at ten, at the offices of Mews. Beckwith, Dye, and Kitton, Norwich. Clark and Medcalf, Lincoln's Inn-fields; Beckwith, Dye, and Kitton, Norwich. GEORGE S FANWAY, grocer, Stoke-upon-Trent, Staf fordshire, March 24, and April 22, at twelve, at the George Inn, Burslem, Staffordshire. George Smith, Chancery-lane, London ; Henry Harding, Stoke- upon Trent, Staffordshire. JOHN PERRY CLARKE and OSMTJND LEWIS, newspaper agents, Crown-court, Threadneedle-street, March IS, at eleven, an d April 22, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Belcher, o ffi cial assignee ;' Cl t ake,. George-street. Mansion-house. WILLIAM ROBINSON, glass manufacturer, Irulme, Lan cashire, March 22, and April '22, at twelve, at the Commission ers'-rooms, Manchester. Milne, Parry, Milne, and Morris, Temple. London ; Slater and Heelis, and Bagshaw and Ste venson, Manchester. EMILY ANN BIRCH, lodging-house-keeper, Bedford pril 22, at oAflarßcahnkliBr4tacty.twoGibasnod A Gibson, Basinghall pt a e c l e v , e, R a u t ss t e i l l l e - sq c u o a u re r street, official assigr.ee; Lloyd, Cheapside. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy , Basinghall-street. T. Pilbeam, smith, Parker-street, Drury-lane, April 2, at eleven—L. Munn, paper manufacturer , Soleshridge, Hertford- A. shire, April 2, at two—R. Mitchell, merchant, Lime -street, A. Smitn and W Mo t th nea , Aprpilrill,la,taotntevr-4.—Ralc.kett,. lock . smith, Bell-yard, Carey s C t t e y et A , Dun can, boarding-house keef er, Oxford-terrace, Hyde-park, April elastic 4, at half-past ten—A. Hemming, surgical instru ment maker, Chiswell-street, Finsbury,. April 4, at two—E. linen drapers, Oxford-street, April 1, at twelve--ii. —A.Ben L assi a t w , wriienread j m n er c.hLanotc,kL, Lime- o s r t t r e e r e s t, of C f i o ty re , iAgnprgiloold,sa, Wood street, twelve street, City, April 4, at one —T. Marris and It. Nichol son , h ba al n f k l e a rs si B te a n r . ton-upon-Humber , Li ncolnshir e , March 24, at In the Country . G. I larriot, beer brewer, Ormskirk , Lanc ashire, April 4, at one . , a l o t s t s b , the mCalrabrleen masons,don-roomNttingbam, April 4, at one, at thes Liverpool—J. Steph enson and G George the Fourth Inn, Nottingham—S. Peasnall, plumber, Leamington Priors, Warwickshire , Ap ri l 4 . at one, at the Lansdowne Hotel, Leamington Priors—T. Barlow, shoe dealer, Manchester, April 2i, at eleven, at the Commissioners'- rooms, Manchester—W. I3orton, banker, Kirbymisperton, Yorkshire, April 11, at six, at the Angel Inn, 'Whitby —J. H. Heron, J. S. Heron, J. K. Heron , an d A. Heron, cotton spin ners, Manchester, April '2, at eleven, at the Commissioners'. rooms, Manchester—it. M‘Lacblan, licensed victualler, Liver pool, April 11, at one. whole- J. and G. Laing, cork manufacturer s, E astcheap, 11. Beeston, coach builder, Manche ster— J. Griffin, uphol sterer, Dudley, ‘CvEorßeeTstleFrlillCiAreT APRIL 1. _ES H. Goode, P. Busk, machine maker, Hunslet, Leeds—E. Petch, wine merc hant, Atherstone, War bswauilcielkdgsehrroisre,ee—rN. Bev,. Birmingham—A..eßaesrteil.lu,pmoenr_eThya Newcastle-upon-Tyne H r . Jackson, t , poo L iv, n. er s p e o olnHd A. Sp oor , j un ., money scri vener, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. - - A. Howden and P. Ainsley, ship agenta, Leadenhall-street —W. Williams and A. Paine, woollen drapers, Tichborne street, Regent's-circus—G. W. Dunsford and B. B. Turner, merchants, London—E. J. Cook, J. Rhodes, and J. Lickorish, silk warehousemen, Bread-street, Cheapside—E. Pri c h ar d an d J. Harvey, wine merchants, Bristol -3 . Askew and W. Stans field, cotton-yarn doublers, Manchester—H. and N. Briant, atehiteets, Reading, Berkahire—M, Glover, W. Hill; and H. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 12, 1842 Hill (formerly H. Glover), oil sloth manufacturers, Manches ter—W. Sofle and W. Winckworth, print sellers, Strand—T. C. Engelback and J. Head, glass benders, Thravrl-street, Spitalielsis—T. R. Andrews and H. Bowen, mercers, Bridg north, Shropshire —R. Pickersgill, jun., J. Pickersgill, and I'. Blackburn ' carriers, L ee d s —J . an d W . J ones, working jewellers, Red Lion -street, Clerkenwell—R. Insoll and G. Lenny, coach makers, Lewes, Sussex—J. Bailey, C. Bailey, W. Morgan, T. Gratrex, and W. Williams, bankers, Monmouth (so far as regards W. Morgan). SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. ALEXANDER GRANT GILKISON and HUGH BROWN, merchants, Glasgow, March 16 and April 13, at twelve, at the Office of C. and R. Baird, Glasgow. JOHN BLACK, manufacturer, Glasgow, March 17 and April 7, at two, at Comrie's Royal Hotel, Glasgow. JAMES DICK, mason, Glasgow, March 17 and April 7, at twelve, at the Writing-office of J. Finlayson, Glasgow. WILLIAM HILL, ROBERT HILL, and GEORGE HILL, grocers, Edinburgh, March 18 and April 13, at twelve, at. the Old Signet Hall, Edinburgh. WILLIAM M'ALPINE and DAVID ROBERTSON, merchants, Glasgow, March 18 and April 8, at one, at J. Gourlay's, accountant, Glasgow. THE FRENCH MAIL. The French papers of Wednesday have but just ar rived, owing to the adverse state of the weather. The following are the only extract 3 in them worthy of notice : We find the following from Constantinople, 16th ult., in the Journal de Smyrna :—The steamer which arrived on Satur day from Trebisonde, brings information of an extensive fire at that place on the evening of the 4th inst. It raged the whole of the night, and destroyed 500 shops, about ten houses, and a khan, but f rtunately the greater part of the property contained in them was saved. The three Deputies of the Greek, Armenian, and Armenian- Catholic population of Pera, who were appointed to make the distribution of the ground situated in the quarter of Pera, lately destroyed by fire, have just been arrested and impri soned, on a charge of fraud in the exercise of their functions. —Le Commel cc. Wv find the following in the Memorial Bordelais :—" The difficulties concernir.g the etiquette to be observed in re mitting his credentials, raised by Court de Salvandy at Madrid, are now set at rest, in consequence of the com munications which have taken place between the French and Spanish Governments, and also between Lord Aber deen and the Count de St. Aulaire, who have taken part in the question. It has been decided that the rank of Ambassadeur de Famille shall no longer be sustained by the French Envoy at Madrid, but that he shall henceforth have only the title of Minister Plenipotentiary, and shall deliver his credentials to the Regent cunfonnably to the Constitution of 1837, and a':cording to the interpretation of the Cortes them• selves. We believe that we can affirm that the appointment of the diplomatist to fill this office will soon appear i., the Moniteur, and that he will be ordered to go to his post imme diately, in order to put a stop to an unpleasant position, which is not suited to two nations identified in interest and political principles. M. Olezaga will shortly return to Paris to con tinue his diplomatic mission to our Government in his charac- ter of Minister Plenipotentiary, as before, thus sparing the two countries the useless expense of a sumptuous embassy. Le Constitutionnel. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM TILE EVENING PAYERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—The Chronicle remarks maliciously, that " many acute and experienced heads are of opinion that, if the further progress of the Corn-bill is vigorously opposed, the country gentlemen will so far recover their wits, and get so much spirit, that nearly a dozen may vote against the third reading." Nearlyan equivalent to the number of tailors that make a man—did actually leave the house on Wednesday night and refuse to vote in favour of the se cond reading of the Peel Corn-bill. The following is the little flock of seceders on the side of monopoly :—Mr. A rchdall, Fermanagh county ; Mr. Allix, Cambridge shire ; Mr. Bankes, Dorsetshire ; Mr. Burroughes, East Norfolk ; Mr. Jos. Neeld, Chippembani ; Mr. John Neeld, Cricklade ; Lord Ossulston, Northumberland ; Mr. Wodehouse, East Norfolk. Sir E. Vyvyan paired off against the Bill, with Mr. Stanley, of Cumberland. It will be seen from the above list, that if none of the other malcontents with the measure have yet contrived to pluck up spirit to vote as well as to speak against it, Mr. Blackstone's eloquence and example have produced an effect at least negative. It operated, ind ee d, ob serves our Morning Contemporary, ad moduni reci pientis, on the slow nature of the squires. It induced none, indeed, to follow it. Mr. Blackstone walked into the lobby without a friend. But it startled Mr. Buck. fit representative of what Lord Ilowick called the bar barous' agriculture of Devonshire, to such a degree, as • to suggest to him the notion that it was necessary to at tempt some excuse for voting the reverse of former pledges. Some more lively and sensible natures it acted on to such a degree, that early in the evening they went away. The progress of conscientious conviction con tinued to the end of the debate ; and Lord Worsley's taunting speech completed in one instance the work of Mr. Blackstone. An English county Member, who sat opposite his Lordship, and who, during the course of his speech, is said to have exhibited to the admiring Cons- PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the Returns made in the Week ending March 8, 184'), i s 365. 6id. per Cwt., exelesive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the Importation thereof into Great Britain. TII E MARKETS.--( YESTERDAY) CORN EXCHANGE. The arrivals this week have been good of all kinds of grain. Wheat. very heavy on sale, and prices tend downwards. Barley and Oats extremely dull, and Monday's terms could be hardly obtained. Flour nearly unsaleable. SMITHFIELD. The supply was moderate, Kith a heavy demand for Beef and Veal; but the demand for Mutter' and Pork was pretty good. Beasts, 720 ; sheep, 2,540 ; Pigs, 315 ; Calves, 118. Beef, :3s. 4d. to 4s. 4d. ; Mutton, 4s. to ss. ; Veal, 4s. Bd. to sc. Bd. ; Pork, 4s. 4d. to ss. 4d. COLONIAL MARKET. The public sales were of little moment, and privately few purchases were made, but prices were sustained f or mos t articles, especially for free, which sold freely at stiffer rates; 71s. was the lowest rate for good ordinary good Ceylon. TEA MARKET. The market was dull, and prices looked down ; Company's Congou, Is. Hid. cash. TALLOW MARKET. Russian Tallow sold slowly, but prices were firm at 48s. on the spot, and 495. 3d. for delivery in the last three months of the 3ear. SPIRITS. Brandy sold well, but Rum was dull of sale, and prices on the decline. Proof Leewards, 2s. 21d. per gallon. COAL, MARKET. Ships arrived since last market.day, Alen, Hobson .6, Co. Hartley 15 11 huddle's west Hartley l7 1 cacs's Main l4 Ii Nelson's West Hartley l7 3 yew 'cantleld M00r... l4 0 Old Tantlcl,l . l5 We.t NV} lam We At Hartley NVylam Walls E tl Pewicke and C l9 Walls End Clenncll l7 Walls End Hedlcy H 6 c d. Walls End Killingworth lB 6 Walk End %Vharnctiffe . IP 0 Walls End East Hctton lB 6 Walls End Baton Walls End Lamnton W. E. North netton Lyons 17 6 Walls End Stewart's Walls End Adelaide Walk Ef d Elmwood Walls:End South Durham 18 6 Blythe 1; I; I Coupcn ( From the London .New Price Current of March 11.) SUGAR.—To-day holders were firm, and obtained former rates for West India Sugar, but the demand was limited, the trade supplying their wants at the large public sale of Mauritius Sugar. The purchases for the week are 650 hhds and trcs. IiEIIINED.—The demand for Bonded Crushed Sugar has been limi4rd this week at 28s 9d to '291 for first sort : the sup ply is short. Loaves are scarce and wanted : Gibs at 36s to 375, 101bs and 141bs 53s to 355. Treacle sells freely at 13s to 13s 3d. In Bastards and Pieces several sales have been made at 16s to 24s per cwt. For Dutch Crushed Sugar there are yet no buyers. . _ 111.tilatTlus.—This afternoon the large quantity of 11,477 bags was offered at public sale. The trade were anxious to operate, and the whole went off with spirit at an advance on former rates of 6d for good and fine yellow, and Is for low, mid and brown sorts—fine yellow sold at his to 695, good 65s 6d to 665, good mid 64s (id to 655, mid 63s 6d to 64s 6d, low 62s to 62s tid, good and fine brown 57s to 60s, mid 50s 6d to 545, low 43s to 44s per cwt. EAST INntA.—The operations in Bengal since this day month has been 40,000 bags, and in Manilla 6,000 bags. The public sales of Java Sugar in Holland have gone off briskly at good prices ; they ruled from 17 to 19 florins, being much above the rates current in this market. EAST INDIA.— A good demand has existed for white Bengal by private contract, and prices have been steady, some parcels of good to fine have been disposed of at 68. to 70s per cwt. Brown sorts have been in steady request at previous rates. At auction 2,515 bags 347 chests were principally sold, low white at 62s to 645, middling and good middling 635 675, yellow 53s to 625, good brown in chests 505 6,1 to 521 per cwt. The stock:is 70,399 bags greater than in 1841 at this time. Since our last account 14,000 bags have arrived. The deliveries have again been much greater than last year. There has been an increased inquiry for Manilla, and stiffer rates have been offered, but the supply at market has proved insufficient for the demand : the private sales have been 1,900 bags, principally at lis for common yellow. There has been no public sale; Java is wanted, but the supply is scanty, and rather higher prices have been paid for small parcels. Siam is held firmly, white has moved off slowly, but br Avn and yellow sorts have been inquired for. The stock of foreign East India sorts is 21,299 bags larger than in 1841. FoisLic sr.—Holders of all descriptions remain firm, in the expectation that sonic change will be made in the duties ; buyers have been more disposed to operate this week. The demand has been good for yellow Havannah, and full rates have been paid. at auction 1,310 boxes of old import have been offered, but being subject to the auction they were taken in, but all sold immediately after the sale; fine yellow at 21s to 21s lid, good 20s to 20s fid, mid 19s to 195 6d, washed IBs to 19s per cwt ; privately 203 titi to 21s 6d have been paid for some small parcels of good and fine quality. White has met with more attention, and prices have been steady : at public sale 1,840 boxes were taken in, they being subject to the auc ' tion duty ; the whole, however, has since been disposed of ; good quality but soft grain at 275 to 27s 6d, good mid 26s to 275, mid 25s to 25s 6d, low 24. to 24s 6d, washed 22s 6d to 2!s per cwt. For brown and yellow Brazil many inquiries have existed, the supply being satall, has tended to check business; the private purchases have been confined to small parcels at I6s to 18s for common and good brown, and 18s to 20s fur yellow ; of white some small parcels have been disposed of at 20s to 22s for low and mid, and 231 to 24s lid fer good. A floating cargo of Pernambuco has been disposed of foi Trieste, white at 24s and brown 17s 6rl per cwt. For auction on the 17th 284 hhds Porto Rice are declared. The stock has further diminished. Motasses.—The demand has been good for West India, but no advance can be quoted in prices ; the purchases have been 250 puns this week. St. Kitt's good quality at 25s to 265, St. Vincent's common 23s 6d to 245, and very ord 22s per cwt. Of Bengal Molasses 16 hhds were sold at public sale at 20s tid per cwt. Of Foreign Molasses some parcels have been sold at 7s to 7s 6d per cwt. The stock of all sorts has di minished considerably of late. Honey is still wanted, fine sorts in particular, the supply of which is scanty;; 40s to 70s is the value of low to fine. BUM, BRANDT, AND HOLLANDS.—In Jamaica Rum the operations have been upon a small scale this week. The pur chases made in Brandy have been extensive this week, princi pally on speculation, founded on the faith that a commercial treaty will be made between this country and France of a more liberal nature. The prices paid have been again rather higher for new sorts; other kinds have brought full rates .—Cognac, first brands of the vintage of 1836 at 5s 1 Id for Mitts, and 5s 9d fur puns ; do. 1837, hhds hs 7d, puns 5s 5d ; do. 1638, Idols 5s 3d, puns 5s id ; do. 1839, hhds 4s 10d, puns 4s 8 I ; do. 1840, hhds 4s 4d, puns 4s 2d ; for arrival 4s Id to -is 3sl have been paid for large I areels, and u 1 on which terms some parties are not disposed to sell. Geneva has moved off stivily,', common at Is 114 to 2s, and fine 2s 6d to 2s Bd. Bri tish Corn Spirits sell slowly at 9s 9d cash ; the declining prices for Grain cause the trade to operate with caution. Tea.—The advices received from China on Tuesday pro duced some life in the Tea market, and on that day a fair amount of business was transacted at an advance of 14d per lb. Sales of Company's Congou were made at Is 1 lid to 2s cash, and at 2s 01‘,1 to 2s 0d short prompts ; common free trade fetched is 11d, good common Is Hid to Is 11 1 / (1, and ordinary Twankay Is 10Id to Is lid cash. During the last two days, however, the market has been in a quiet state, and the advance has not been sustained. The large parcels declared for sale, viz, 12,000 packages fer Tues. day, 24,000 for Friday, and 3,!;00 for the 22d, causing the trade to operate with caution, prices have declined to Is I lid fur Company's Congou, cash, and is 10 d to is Ild fer com. free tratte. The deliveries of Tea, however, continue good. The private letters from China state that several vessels had sailed with Tea . for this conntry. Prices for Tea still ruled high, in conseqnence of the large demand, and are quoted as follows :—Congou, common 26 tads, blackish leaf common to good 28 to 29. ditto strong 30 to 31, ditto mixed Pekoe flavour 34, Twankay common 24, fine 28s to 30, Bohea '2l taels ; the supply, however, is stated to be large, but the quality is much inferior to that of last season, which is to be attributed to the hasty manner in which the Tea has been got up. Corms.—This afternoon the market for both East and West India Coffee presented a firm appearance : a fair business was transacted privately at firm rates at auction 320 bags Ceylon went briskly at a further advance of 6d per cwt ; good ord pale greenish went at 73s per cwt. By private treaty some large parcels of Company's Java have been disposed of a 56s 6d to 57s for good quality. The Coffee market closed firmt „ . . COCOA.—British Plantation has met with more attention and the whole of the harcels offered at auction has found pur chasers at steady rates. 185 brls St. Lucia went at 34s 6d to 35s 6d for fair red, 278 bags Trinidad at 44s to 44s 6d for good red, 40s to 41.. s 6d for mid to good mid, and 38s 6d to 39s for low quality. Foreign in small parcels has been disposed of at 32: to 33s per cwt. The stock of all sorts of Cocoa is di minishing. Rice.—The stock of Rice is still heavy. Patna Rice has been taken sparingly this week, good and fine at 18s to 225, low to middling 15s to 17s. Carolina has been less in request. We quote first sort 365, second ditto 345, and inferior 2As to 30s per cwt. The operations in East India Rice, during tlie past month, have been .24,000 bags, 16,000 of which consisted of Bengal. PitovistoNs.—The operations in Beef and Pork have been upon a very small scale; holders are still desirous to sell, and have submitted to a further decline of 2e Gd to 3s for all sorts. There has been a lively demand for Irish Butter since our last report, and fine qualities have commanded an advance of Is to 2s per cwt • inferior sorts have fully sustained the previous value. Carlow landed has been selling at 76s to 945, Cork 803 to 88s, Limerick 721 to 765, Waterford 70e to 80s, Sligo and Dublin 66s to 70s per cwt. The stock continues to dimi nish rapidly. High rates prevail for Dutch Butter, and the trade have operated freely; 118 s to 120 s is the value of fine Friezland. 1 he difference in price between Irish and Foreign of first quality is 20s to 30s per cwt, therefore a further rise is expected to take place for the former. Bacon has been in good demand, landed, but lower rates have been again accepted, prime Meat selling at 49s to 505, and heavy at 46s to 48s per cwt. On board sales have been made at 48s to 49s for prime sizeable Waterford. Bale and Tierce Middles have moved off slowly at. 46s to 48s landed, and 44s to 43s on board, being again cheaper. I'rices have declined for Lard, and the demand has been dull ; prime bladdered 64s to 66s per cwt. Hams have been little sought after. TALLOW.— [his afternoon the demand Wa3 limited for yel low Candle, but prices are unaltered ; at auction 461 pipes 123 Idols 58 brls 226 serons South America went at 44s 9d to 46s for fine, 43s 6d to 44s Gd for good, 42s to 43s fur mid, and 39s 3d to 4ls 61 for low quality. 011.5. Importers of Southern Oil having submitted to a re duction on previous rates of lOs per tun, has led to a good de mand,:and 249 tuns at p ublic sale in good ships' cas k s were prin cipally disposed of ; fi n e quality at 33/ 15 5 to 34/ 10s, good 32/ lOs to 331 101, ord and mid 311 Se to 32155, very inferior dark 27/5s to 281 5s per tun; the home trade were the princi pal buyers. Pale Seal has been little inquired after, but the supply being scanty, holders have been enabled to get 39/ lOs to 39s 153 for small parcels of first quality. For other kinds of common Fish Oils the market has been in a dull state, and prices have declined lOs to 15s per tun : at auction GO tuns Iwent as f o llows:—Straw Seal at 33/ 15s; Newfoundland Whale 30/ 15s ; Newfoundland Cod 271 lOs to 27/15s ; Dog Oil 28/ ; Cod Feots 161; Blubber 91; pumpings of Southern 16/ per tun. COUNTRY MARL' ETS Wheat. Barley. • I. to $. 54 70 52 72 68 56 72 64 70 60 64 2 SO 50 74 48 76 52 si; 62 50 70 1181 . I Bellli. re. SC Per Quarter ' Lath 3landford •Sridhurt 7.hard Exeter 3loucestcr Guildford Newbury Reading Salisbury Shcrborne Sheldon Mallet Uxbridge WArtninster 1 Worcester 1e0ri1....,. I. to s. 91 33 31 32 • tos. 40 .6 s. t • sls. to S. 20 29 36 46 _ 26 46 28 32 2 - 2 26 i3b 42 27 34:21 22 40 21 30 20 25 40 42 27 33 23 30 32 40 23 2.i il9 29 32 46 25 37 Is 32 29 44 77 34 20 28 40 50 26 30 14 24 40 44 25 34 18 24 34 48 55 69 24 36 19 25 I'6 46 64 68 !32 3S 26 38 42 52 62 124 28 •:0 22 40 44 I LEEDS CORN 31 8 lIK ET. Wheat, Norfolk and Suftblk, 60Ib. . 56i. to C 6.. York. and Lincoln. 601 b • s4s. tti 64.. "larley, Norfolk and Suffolk 275. to 295. 2 Yorkshire and Lincolnshire ......... ............. t t o o Grinding 4. to 28% titans Oats, Potatoc • —Mealing, For. 10.1. tolNil Eng. 10d. to 1 la. per stone; '26, to 2S, per :oa t , DEVIZES CORN MARKET. Per Sack. s. (4. s. d. Per Quai ter. s. d. lirz.t. Wheat 9t oto '5 0 Oats 2l 0 to 32 Second 2B 0 31 0 Beans (per sack)... 16 0 24 fhird d.•rley '"' 0 32 0 Bread (pergallon). 1 3 40 4i 44 48 34 38 32 40 :0 40 26 49 36 40 d. It d (i .7 6 .7 6 6 S 7 p .- 0 M MARKETS. l'er lb. CHELTENH A Per Bushel. s. d. to s. d. ►s \eat itarizy 3 0 3 9 Mutton Oats 3 0 3 9 Veal Beans 'case Hay 41.55. to 41. 10s. 02. per ton. CANTERBURY MARKET. Wheat, white—....— 655. to 705..,,.,. Old— —... —s. to 76s -- red---- 6s. to tits. --01 d........—... —s. to s BArley, slaltirtg —30 s. to 34c ......... Grinding.. —s. to —s. Oats —....-----.. 21s. to 215..--- 01d,.. „ —s. to —s. 8ean5..,,,,,....,.,.—...—. 32s to 4 0 5...... Old--- —s. to s. Pease ......--- 405. to --5....,. Grey,.....,. 345. to ....3. CHELMSFORD MARKET. Wheat, White 57 to 69 Oats Red Barley Chevalier 33 34 Beans, Tick • 4 39 Grinding LAW IN HOUSE OF LORDS, Mar r.l h e House sat to-day to hear Appeals. The Peers present were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord Campbell, and the Earl of Dartmouth. HAMILTON• V. HAMILTON. Mr. GORDON resumed and concluded his arguments in this part-heard appeal on behalf of the appellant. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL followed on the same side, and had not concluded when our Evening Edition went to press. Mr Pemberton and Mr. Kelly appear for the respondents. ROLLS' COURT, March 11. • PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETY V. KEMP. The argument in this cause engaged the Court throughout the early part of the day. The only question involved was the right on the part of the plaintiffs, to whom a sum of money had been bequeathed by the testator, to have the assets mar shalled. The case presented no feature of interest whatever. VICE- CHANCELL ORS' COURT, March 11. (liet;,re the 'VICE-CHANCELLOR OF ENGLAND.) IloNora was occupied during the whole of the morning with hearing unopposed petitions and short causes. (Before Vice-Chancellor WIGRANL) ARUNI)ALE V. BOWYER. His HONOUR was occupied during part of the morning in hearing this ease , his judgment in which he deferred till to morrow. CONSISTORY COURT, March 11. (Before Dr. LUSIIINGTON.) SNOW V. SNOW. This was a suit for sep;ratlon,Pleineted by the wife against the husband, R o b er t Snow, on the ground of cruelty It. appeared that the marriage was contracted in 1832, and that even in the honeymoon a course of ill treatment and cruelty commenced on the pert of the husband, which continued down to the 21st of November, 16-11, when the parties being in Paris, an attack was made by him on the wife, of so violent a character as to place her life in peril, and obliged her to apply to other parties for protection. It was on these grounds that the suit was instituted. Sir Herbert Jenner Fust and Dr. Haggart, were the advocates for the wife, and Dr. Adams for Mr. Snow. Some doubt was expressed whether the wife had not debarred herself of her remedy, by returning to a partial cohabitation with the hus band after the acts of cruelty referred to in the libei. The decision of the Court had not been given when we went to press. SHERIFFS' COURT, March 11. Both the Learned Secondaries sat this day, Mr. Potter at Basinghall-street, and Mr. James in one of the chambers of the Guildhall ; but the proceedings in either Court were of a dull, tedious, and unimportant character. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, .March 11. RE EDWARD HARRIS. In this case the insolvent was doseribeel as a comedian, and late Manager of the Victoria Theatre, residing at 46, Walcot square, Lambeth. Its debts were stated at 411/. Is. 6d., and his a• , sets at 1201. His petition had been already before the Court, and reported in The Slin, when the final hearing of the ease was ordered to stand for this day. A young female, named Sarah Hooper, applied to the Court, and stated that she had been in the insolvent's service for two year, and:a balance of 5/. 9s. Bd. remained due for wages. Her name had not been inserted in the schedule as a creditor. She was aware that Mr. Harris had been labouring under great pecuniary difficulty, and consequently did not wish to throw the slightest obstruction in the way of his discharge ; but she was anxious to know whether she would be entitled to claim in case any assets be available. The Learned CHIEF COMMMIONER ordered the schedule to lie amended by inserting the name and debt of Sarah Hooper, and said to the insolvent that he hoped, in case any future suc cess attended his professional career, he would not be unmind tul of the kind disposition shown by her, in not offering any opposition ; as if ahe did so, his immediate discharge could not have been obtained. The insolvent acknowledged the justice of the Learned Com missioner's remarks, and said he should take care her debt should be satisfied as soon as possible. The COURT then ordered him to be discharged forthwith. RE JAMES GILBERT. The insolvent was a bookseller arid publisher, trading under the name of Gilbert and Grattan. His debts and liabilities were stated to be very large, while it was considered th ere was a quantity of assets which had not as yet become available to the body of the creditors. Mr. Nrenot.i.s, who appeared on behalf of Mr. Steven John Russell, printer, of Paternoster-row, and several other creditors, said the object of his clients was not so much to pro cure the remand of the insolvent as to cause an inqu ry to be instituted concerning certain mortgages and other documents which it was alleged, had been executed so as to give an undue preference to two or three creditors, to the almost total ex clusion of the rest. It appeared that Mr.*. Smith, of the firm of Smith and Chapman, 22, Paternoster-row, had supplied goods and ad vanced various sums of money to the insolvent, for which he got a mortgage on the copyright of two atlases and certain other plates, which he was about publishing, but which was allowed to remain in his (the insolvent's) hands, and the copies of which were worked or struck off in his name by Mr. Rus sell, the opposing creditor, who wa; also assignee to the estate, and claimed debts for work done, to the amount of about 700/. It was contended, on the part of the other creditors, that al though some of them were aware that Mr. Smi h had got security to &certain amount, yet that they were not informed of the fact of his having a mortgage on the property to the amount of 2,0001., and although no remand was sought against the insol vent, yet that the interests of all the creditors required a close and searching inquiry. Mr. Commissioner IlErNot.ns said that, under the circum stances, the insolvent would of course be entitled to his dis charge, but he (Mr. Commissioner Reynolds) should consider himself entitled to order the opposing creditor to be paid the coat of this application from the funds of the estate. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDIL4LL. Edward Stokes was placed at the bar, charged with em bezzling certain sums of money, the property of his employers, Messrs. Reeves and Co., stationers, of Cheapside. The prisoner had been in the employ of Messrs. Reeves and Co. for seven years as collecting clerk, and it was his duty each day to account for the money received. several witnesses were called, who had paid him different sums in the course of last year, none of which he had accounted for to his employers, amounting together to a very large sum. The prisoner was fully committed for trial. BOW-STREET. A SCENE IN LITTLE. CATHERINE STREET.—Abraham Levy, Sarah So!omans, and another man, were placed at the bar, charged with creating a riot and disturbance under the following circumstances :—Police constable F 4S, stated that about half-past one yesterday morning, as he was going his rounds ' in Brydges-street, he beard a great noise and cries of " Murder" and Police," proceeding from Little Catherine street. He at once hastened to the spot, when he saw forty or fifty persons, principally prostitutes, with a small assembly of men amongst them, who all appeared to be fighting. They did not seem to have any specific object in view. The row was a general one. Blows were indiscriminately given, and as indiscriminately received, and each one seemed to be tr ing who could inflict the greatest number of strokes in the shortest possible time. Notwithstanding the confusion which prevailed, however, and the general character of the strife, witness singled out a diminutive woman (the female prisoner) as being the most desperate, and, at the same time, the most successful pugilist in the crowd ; wherever she went she spread havoc and destruction around; the most powerful fled before in.r single arm, and the stoutest heart quailed at her approach. S.-eking a fitting object for her fury, she had seen the prisoner Levy, who now stood by her side, him she attacked; and when a reinforcement of police enabled her to be secured, she was, in the words of the witness, " fighting at him like a tiger." Maria Levy, the wife of one of the prisoners, whose face was much bruised, and who mounted a large black eye, or, as it is more expressively, and perhaps more correctly, termed in Scot land, " a blue r en," here stepped forward, to prefera complaint against the female prisoner; she stated that, about one o'clock this morning, as she was returning from the theatre, and pro ceeding up a certain court, not mentioned, but which the com plainant termed " our court," the prisoner followed her, and, without saying a word, struck her on the eye and lip, which knocked her down, and, in her own worth, " I lost my senses ever since." She called out " Murder," and her husband, who was in doors, sleeping by the fire, came out to rescue her. This was the commencement of the disturbance. The prisoner had struck complainant once before, some years ago, when she was taken before a Magistrate, and in consequence of this she had owed her a grudge ever since. Policeman, F 102, corroborated the testimony of his brother constable as to the violence of the female prisoner. ' The prisoner denied the allegations of Mrs. Levy in tote. She was the most harmless creature in the world, and would not hurt a worm. The fact was that. Mrs. Levy had struck her first; and this was the way of it. Mrs. Levy and the prisoner, Solomons, both took in lodgers, and a young lady who had previously lodged with Mrs. L. being desirous of leaving what the fair speaker called "dress lodgings" for private lodgings," quitted. Mrs. L.'s apartments, and took up her abode wiih Mrs. S. ; Mrs. L. feeling herself aggrieved by the young lady's preferring Mrs. S.'s lodgings to hers, determined to snake Mrs. S. suffer for it and to this end she with her husband, son, two dress lodgers, and servants, fell upon the prisoner this morning. Finding herself attacked, and set upon by so many, she very naturally did her best to defend herself ; how well she succeeded, though opposed to such heavy odds, witness Mrs Levy's black eye and cut lip. The fact was, said Mrs. Solomons, " I am an English woman though I am married to a Jew, and that is the reason them Jewesses are always agin me ; they never lets me alone, and I never has no peace a single moment of my life." She concluded by calling what she called a strange witness, to prove that Mrs. Levy struck her first. The strange witness (a woman), was called, and said every thine that could be desired of her. Mr. JAaousE said these disturbances could not be allowed to go on, he should however discharge the two men, and he should hold the female prisoner to bail to keep the peace, her self in 10/, and two eurc zz t lz i r e it s zo i m n 2l s ,7. /. each. 41.21-.-Llk/iana Baker, wharf the coal mere ant, of Bank eDzzixlionni divers :Urns of money the i l d e C e i I ,: v i a n ft s o t c h 7 h e a e r ° i g n y e p d l o E v , y; t r c h , e f t e e 3 . n lr b . property of his employer. 'the complainant stated that the Prisoner had been fie years in his employ, and that within th e l ast few daysr it was dis covered that he had received variou s sums of mones from the customers, which he did not account for. Defalcations to the amount of 801. had been already discovered, but it Was sus_ pected that money to a much larger amount would be found to he mis,ing when the accounts were examined. When the dis. covert' and the prisoner questioned on th e su bj ect, hisaeol a account m tw ade, as that he was robbed of 40/. in a Camberwell omnibus, and that in order to keep it a secret from his em. p!ovur he had kept money back to make up the deficiency. The complainant asked the Magistrate to remand the prisoner for further inquiry, and he was remanded accordingly. ifoRSHIP-STREET. Thomas Bareion, a young man of respectable exterior, was charged before Mr. Bingham, under the following circum stancezt A policeman of the N division stated that he was on duty at Hackney on the preceding night, when the prisoner acco•ted him, saying, that he had been accused cf committing a rob bery, and wished the matter to be investigated, in order that he might clear his character. '1 he: prisoner continued talking in the same incoherent attain for some time, and as he insisted on being introduced to a Alagistrate, witness conveyed him to the station-house. Inspector• Barton, of the G division, said that the prisoner called a few days ago at the station .house in Featherstone street, and stated that he was suspected of haring committed a robbery at the house of Mr. Foxalt, a publican in Museum street, Bloomsbury, aid lie wished to meet the charge. A me , senger was dispatched to Museum-stre‘ t, who ascertained that Mr. Foxall had really been robbed, but not the slightest suspicion attached to the prisoner, whose father was a man of the highest respectabiay, residing in the neighbourhood. Mr. BiNcitAm.—Then there is no charge against him?-- The Inspector.—None whatever, Sir; he is labouring under a delusion. 'the Magistrate asked the prisoner if he wished to say any thing. Prisoner—O, no, I hare nothing to say. I he Magistrate.—You are discin urged. THAMES I'OLICE. Yesterday a number of Lascars appeared before Mr. Hal iantine, to make a complAnt against Captain Scott, of the Lail of Clare, East lmitaman, for not complying witn the terms of an agreement entered into at Bombay, where the ]shears were engaged. A series of complaints have of late bren made against Captain Scott, by Chinamen and Lascars, when the Magistrates ordered inquiries to be made into the matter, the result of which has been that the Chinamen were settled with. It appeared, from the statement of the complainants, that they were engaged at Bombay to go to China, and back to Bombay. There were altogethi r6O Lascars, and :;0 Europeans. On arriving at China the Europeans left the ship, and a number of Chinamen were engaged to supply their places. They were to receive from six to eight dollars per month, and, according to the custom of the country, should have had six • months' advance of pay when first engaged. The Captain, however, persuaded them that the money was no use to th em there, and gave t h em two months ' , with a promise of the re mainder when the ship should arrive in China. There they received two months' more antance, but instead of returning to Bombay the ship pro, eded on to England, and the crew agreed to come with her upon the Captain promising to give them all their pay on their arrival in London. When they arrived at the Cape thirty of the Lascars left the ship, on ac count of the Captain supplying them with rice and water only. The ship had been in London now upwards of two months, and they had received but. one mouth's advance, instead of five months', to which they were entitled, and to obtain which they now sought the assistance of the Magistrates. .._ Mr. BALLANTINE said that the men were not in reality en titled to any pay until the voyage was completed. He knew it was the custom to advance money to the crew, and he had understood frnai Captain Scott himself that they would be paid that advance on reaching Gravesend on their way back. The principal of the Lasears said when they arrived at Gravesend the money would be of no use to them, ai they wanted to purchase warm clothing, none of them having any fit to go to sea in. Besides, the Captain had order e d th em t o leave the ship, and they were willing to do so, and go back by some other, provided he would pay them. They had no wish to remain with the ship, for they had been treated no better than slaves. Mr. BALLA NTINE said the Captain dared not discharge them from the vessel, as he was bound by law to take them back to Bombay. He would cause inquiries to be made into the particulars of their claims, and they might depend upon having erery farthing they were entitled to. The owner of the ship and the agents were of the highest respectability, and he was sure there would be no difficulty in getting that which was right. The poor 'fellows left the office apparently much pleacd at the promise of the Magistrate. LLOYD'S MHIfPING. LONDON, MARCH IL—Wind this day at noon S. to S. W. WHITSTABLE, MARCH 10.—The St. Lawrence, from London to Malta, 106 been assisted in here leaky, with loss of anchors and cable, having been on the Maplin Sand. DEA r., MA nett 10. Wind W. N. W. , moderate. —A rrd. from the river, Ashca, for Rio; Will am Foster, for Nassaau. Last nigh! and this morning it blew a heavy gale from S. S. W. to S. S.E., but moderated at 11 A. M. 't he Fort William, from London to Bombay, drove, and is reported to have lost two anchors and chains, and is being supplied. The Caesar froes Ostend to Newport, drove a,hore near San down Castle, with loss of anchor and chains, but is expected to be got off to-night. A brig, name unknown, is riding at anchor, with mainmast gone; another brig has brought up outside the Goodwin Sand, dismasted. The Bee, from Whitby to Newport has lost two anchors and chains. Zodiac, Candahte, Mulgrave, I migrant, and Inverna, rode out the gale, and rernian well w ith the rest of the outward bound. Ore NOa•rtt FORELAND), MARCH 10.—The Millman, Blayne, dismasted. AMSG ATE, NIA RCtt 10.—Arra. Royal Frederick, London for Topsham, with loss of bowsprit and anchor. Dos.Ea, Almicii 10.—The I‘ottiogliam, Courtman, from Yarmouth to 11,1 fa-t, was driven ashore and totally wrecked this morning during a hurricane at S. ; crew saved. 'I he Maria Cruz, from Santander to London, and the Marie, from Dunkirk to Leon, are totally wrecked at Dungeness ; two of the crew of the former drowned. There is a dismasted brig in the offing, in tow of the' 'loyal George steamer. HASTINGS, MA acit 10.—The Flower, Court, from London to We)mouth, was driven ashore this morning, and has be come a wreck ; crew saved. LITTLE/1A MPTOS, MA Hell 10.—The Economy, Barnard. drove from her anchors in these roads during a heavy gale at N. W. this morni ng an d san k ; crew saved. The Sylph, Machan, from Shields to Jersey, brought up off Telpham yesterday at 10 P. 31. ; the master and mate came ashore for provisions. The vessel is not to be seen this morning, and it is supported that she drifted or parted, and gone to leeward. SHOREHA M, MARCH 10.—The Sylph, Corlanshay, of Jersey, was boarded this afternoon by the crew of the life boat, who had not been on board ten minutes when she upset and sank ; a little boy was the only person on board. It appeared that she had been run aboard of during the gale. BRIGHTON, MARCH 10.—A piece o f oil turpentine, marked 11 L M L No. 13, also halt a piece of brandy, No. 36, T G, have been picked up. Livettroot., MARCH 10—Wind W.N.W., very fresh. The Rapide, from Bahia, and Santos, from Bilboa, got in con tact in the River this morning. The former lost bowsprit, and the latter cut nearly to the water's edge. The Friendship, Davis, from Newport, grounded on her anchor last night off Woodside, and filled. ;Arrd. Irlam,' Morphew, Barbadoes ; Papineau, Allen, St. Domingo; Madonna, Miller, Bombay. PooLE, MA et' 9.—The Juliana, Welsford, bound to Exeter, is on shore in Studland Bay, but expected off. PoeTsmouTit, MlAReit 10.—It came on to blow hard last night, a t eight o'clock, from SS.W., and shortly afterwards increased to a hurricane, which continued till early this morn ing, when it suddenly shifted to N. W., and blew most furiously till seven A.m., when it moderated. The Kasihka, M'Clure, bound to .lamaica, drove on to th e Landhead, and beat violently, but was assisted off this morning leaky, and into the harbour; will discharge to re pair. The Jane and Betsey, Griffiths, from Yatmouth to Liverool, has been on shore on Noman's Sand. The Geolge, Stone, from Sunderland, is on shore on Noman's Sand, and bilged. The Gun, St. Allard, is on shore to the eastward of Hyde River, and full of water. The Duff, Sweatman, broke adrift, and ran on board the Union, till the latter lost bowsprit, &c., then got foul cf a collier, and did her some _damage, drove on board a revenue• cutter, carried away her bowsprit and topmast, and then drove foul of the British Queen, and received some damage, and ultimately secured. One man and boy only on board. The whole of the other ships ire the different roadsteads are riding with two anchors down, all well. Off Port, Laura and Louisa, Rempard, Ri ) Janeiro. Alit.ronn, MA kelf 9.—A brig, apparently north country build, waterlogged and abandoned, drifted on shore at Sheep Island to-day, and went to pieces. Had a white streak, and half ports painted. Cargo timber. Pawl plates are marked Sunderland. YA a MOUT/f, MA Ann 10.—The Rosa, Furman, from Shields toSouiliosis of in the Roads.toei,hasbeeri assisted in, dismasted, having been run on b ALDRORO [TO MAKcer 9.—The Newcastle, of Aberdeen, got on the outer shoal to-day, but came off without assistance. Several barrels of porter, some beans, and a quantity of wreck has drifted on shore. GREF.NocK, Ai A /WM 9.—The Culdell, Campbell, which sailed hence, 26th ult. for Mauritius, has put hack, having been on ,hore on Areklow Banks. Bttixtitat, MAxctt 10.—During a heavy gale last night from N. W., three French barques, two brigs, and an F.nglish . barque were driven out of the Bay. VESSELS SPOKEN WlTll.—The IlerellieS, of and for Phi ladelphia, out eight days, and supplied with provisions, 19th ult., lat. 3S, lon. 55 ; Reliance, Liverpool to Para, 6th inst , lat. 49, lon. 12, by the Diamond, arrived at Falmouth. Gos hawk, Liverpool to the Cape, Jan. 31, lat. 2 N., lon. 21 W., by the Madonna, arrived at Liverpool. Tabor, London, to New foundland, 6th inst., lat. 50, Jon. 9, by the Camerius, arrived in the Downs. Palembang, Batavia to Amsterdam, Jan. 24, lat. 5 S lon. 17 W. ; Ganges, Madras to Bourdeaux, sth inst., lat. 3 N., lon. 26, by the Pauline, Houghton, arrived in the Downs. Hindoo of Greenock, Newport (schooner), and Anne (brig) of London, Ist inst., lat. 46, lon. 10, by the Eliza, arrived off Romney. Salus, Greenock to Demerara.lat. 21,10n.37. Marianne, London to Hobart Town, Jan. 4, lat. 2 N., lon. 19, W. ; Alida, Hull to New York, Feb. 20, lat 37 N., 10n. 22 W., by the Theodora, Sara S c hut, a r r i ve d i n th e exel. Jacoba Maurina, Batavia to Amsterdam, Dee. rt, lat. 30 S., lon. 57 E., by the Doctrina el Amiatia, arrived in the Te=al. Oriental, hound to New Zealand, off the Cape of Good Hope, by the Catherine, Jameson, arrived at Port Philip. THE LATE 11 RICAN E— Loss OF LIFE. The violent storm which raged on Wednesday and Thursday nights has been attended with more disastrous consequences than any that has taken place for several years. On the Essex, Kent, Sussex, and Hampshire coasts, the number of wrecks and loss of life has been very great. In the river, also, a number of vessels were driven on shore, and ins me instances have become total wreck:. Several sailing barges plying from the lower parts of Essex and Kent were swamped by the violence of the gale, and, in one instance, we regret to say, ha• been attendod with loss of life. The barge belonging to Mr. Fletcher, of Poplar, called The Friend*, was proceeding down the river, and when outside of llaynham-creek was obliged to drop her anchor to keep her off the shore. This was hardly Ilected whets the water beat completely over her, and she filled and went down. She had three men on board, t wdof whom clung to the rigging, and were ultimately saved ; but the third roo!" fellow, named William Wilson, who was a-Jeep in the ca bin je at the time, perished. The crews of two other barges,irm be longing to Mr. Toppin, of Brentford, the other to A cii - es But terfield, of Milford-lane, Strand, had very narroolyw e ta s p losing their lives. Both of the vessels sunk re they ' remained creek, and the men got into the rigging them.whe They were at for several hours, the spray beating over _from the shore. Almost ength rescued by ropes being thrown,ewr d was more or less every vessel that came into the riverdlositheir masts and rigging, damaged, and in some cases had voyage have been obligedynm and many that had started on to put back. f ' ller Majesty belc i L:2.3t two o clock. i Privy Council at Buckingham Palace yesterday at ha t w • mor e. ,v. by Ile of ;fie