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tiler of -elelend he pr otested against the proposed meas ure as Lo o r f a g r eat erns__ ylt t o them. laid he " ( WICK agreed, in g enera l, i n th e sen ti men t s w hi c h de e ea expressed by the Noble Lord the Member for Lon e ea ,. Of tonne it was impossible on hearing those important 01 izldiures propu e d for the fi rs t ti me , to venture to express any t„ ari Gol t he be should a b s t a i n f rom o ff er i ng any re sts' f "nt enlan until he sho u ld see t h e papers on w h ic h i t • °ended. When those were placed in his hands he could e of eu ,g the proposals, and he would endeavour to dis ebieo'nern without any party f ee li ng .—(L ou d c h eers .) Hi s qi e — i n riing was merely to ask the Right Honour- Tt_r Baronet the course which he proposed to pursue toile roust, a course, be great anxiety throughout the coun- Illtiei t t l i the Plan, and it was of great importance that the House lt,,,,; l exPres s an opini in on it without any unnecessary delay. which t idso be desirab'e to know as soon as possible, the means tii 3 it was proposed that the tax on income s hould . be 1 ) f ne That was a point on which the greatest anxiety must eti,vtt throughout the country. They all knew the great diffi al494,that existed in exactly ascertaining the amount of incomes itteX t , great anxiety that must exist to know the mo ans by tax; t hereat Right Hon. Baronet proposed to raise his inco me bee' adopted he intended to adopt the same means whieh h ad to n p, o 4l° Pted when the former income tax had been irnposeel e or /3 140 l' n o any other. He begged to ask the Right Hon. t u , o net what course he proposed to take to raise his proposed e ra e,,tax? mind -'r that`JoEßT PEEL said the Noble Lord . will bear in 1.100 the there would be necessarily a delay in taking the votes Noe t i" e spirit anti sugar taxes. The question upon the in -11, °Tad have that effect, so that he would deprecate the "tY de terminatio n of the questions, until they considered ( hol e seo, , e of the measure, he proposed, as he *as 1- " • Feel) hid stated before, so far as h 3 personally tvotg,orteernod it was of no consequence when the House isdiff°Proceed ith the discussion. He personally was perfectly 1 , 04 eeerit, but he should consult the interests of the Fountr a y, theylogsie being a suspension of all commerceial goonFelosequence of the expectation of that tariff, 40 e as the House could come to a determine the Na, Much the better. He wished to know from roc aet w e Lord opposite (Lord John Russell) what ha (S iro to do with respect to the Corn-law question, again he to r., Peel) shoull say, he had no personal wish in asking Ves e _j ul e Lord that que stion, but he proposed to take up the l arci l,ndi on Monday next. ittrth ' u ltN RUSSELL sa id i t was not his wish - to go any he f, it r t w tth resp ect to that Bill. It would be useless for him, Si r troyos e a further amendment to it. . th • FEEL NS as so confident of his proposition . meeting t Was of e _ e aPerobation of the pttblic, and feelin as he did, tha it dee, ele verb utmost importance that the quest ion should be that 1 : 1 11 14 ed a; early as possible, he would, therefore, propose th at, e Corn -law should be taken up on Monday ; and to t Friday next, the House would resume the discussion Right, new tariff or commercial proposition which was made to ler ti tet e ,: ," A WES said, that a great number of persons were tba6lYeed in the Exchequer Bills fraud, and he wished to ask 144 'ltacellor of the Exchequer how it happened that that v'hio e t ' t ,ba'l not been brought forward before. It was a question an`due Government might have introduced at least a month s ta s te of ereat public importance. He did not wish het 14Jenteg then with respect to the measure propose. by e ery ,Jesy', Government ; but representing, as he did, a dut y sr ge body of persons in the timber trade, he felt it is th e y to state that the Right Honourable Baronet would find i taptr, ° P o sition h e made with respect to timber totally kstddrable ; h e was quite sure that the Right Hon. B aronet dea l ( . 1 nd that th e representat i ons made to h i m, to t h e Pres -14,1 the B oar d of Trade, and to the Officers of that Boar d, Latin lea st the effect of inducing the Right Hon. Baronet,.. at modify very materially that part of Ais proposition re litee',o, ti mber. On the whole, he (Mr. awes) was con kite ipstnatthe Right Hon. Baronet's proposition would not I : l Feett u t Y ci r i a . t l isfaction.—(L ou d cries of "Oh, oh.") There was e'er .„- o f direct taxation, but there was not that great 1 1°,el a r tl e - " es ;_n e the tariff which he (Mr. Hawes) expected. ,!g h t ef t altogether untouched, but it was quite true the "Ith e , ° n• Baronet had touched a multitude of small interests eitlewhat of a vig orous hand. ( Netts PEEL exp ressed an opinion that the important Po e °us adverted tO by the Hon. Gentleman ought to be liid4red until the House would have an opportunity of con- Te e g r , t hetn more maturely. aee er' 4IA NCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that Fra ud ' s ' ifnthose persons concerned . in . the Exchequer Bills It areet, t " had suggested alterations in it, which were of such day t h - nee that it should necessarily be postponed to a later ef te a r n he had originally anticipated. i 'LEW E '; f;'w obser va ti ons f rom L or d J. RUSSELL an d M r . afr r r, bAtie b'• I• BARING protested against the proeositio_n e s t ake r s T t he Riot Hon Baronet ; but he would follow th ett eri r e *: of his N oble Friend (Lord John Russell) by not then S m uch t h °Pon the subject in detail; because he thought it was oer, r e m i mportant to enter upon its consideration at that late be etool d -n r parti cu l ar l y as i t was a subject which, if discussed, hlr onsidered with great caution. (irIi . C ., S II ILDERS having asked the Right Hon. Baronet Itta e e °) a ques ti on acro s s the table, with reference . to the ° tit of d • d upon various articles of (ke ttle _ duty proposed to be impose Sir i ce p ,„ slag taefs . 'Et: said, that the whole matte r . was included in n atio ns l- s and he thought there was no necessity to give expla t° Ind' • After ivetuals. s• 11 0 a few observations from Mr. Alr. I V", and Mr HINDE, It Ord „ A K LEY said he could not refrain from saying a Bar o „"r two rel at i ve to what had fallen from the Right Hon. the There was cer t a i n l y a great d ea l o f cre dit d ue t o - g"t Ron. B aronet f or th e very a bl e speec h hehad made, ue `this Hon. remarkably lucid, and exhibited very fie Rike views. He was satisfied that if the principles !to t e d flt Hon. Baronet had discussed were carried_ out they ttapeer c i f great advantage to the country, and would gi ve an tee:esfit-. tote tthrade whole nation.—( Hear, hear.) There was him Part x! of the Right Hon. Baronet's plan which gave 14at""r• Wakley) t pain, and which would cause -a e n tmearie e otit of - d r :o a rs—The 'alluded to ale tax about to be the ii" 'n incoir e. A laugh. ) He very much feared tha . t of e i 'ght Hoo. Baronet's old supporters would again complain feltsti-;(``of)ey would complain that he had mane. Peri d e,Teat deal aution up to a certain period, but at that the e "ta cautio n had yielded , and he was about to impose on l aid - te a° unjust (" No, no.") Honorable Gentlemen 1.4,2, he (Mr. Wakley) was speaking of a tax on i nc om e ; leer °Ple cf this countr were qnite prepared for a tax uon Ihse, P e rt Y , and inasmuch Y as the Right Hon. Gentleman had th e f tuch attachment to a graduated scale with reference to Il a - re (a4 ef the People , they did hope that when the Right Hon. tarialli,ethrought n to tax on property that it would be ma de to 'Le to as to sui every man's means ; and they would wish Lis su n how it was that the Right Hon. Gentleman cif ti'llth attachment to a graduated scale when the food 44 4 'e d P eo ple was concerned, and had come to a it tax i ltY ith regard to a tax on income. If luP°ll thermProt were to be imposed, he believed that t ?ntr''' d be t popular tax suggested either in or Inc ' 4, l 4 e thlt 11°4 'e but; he a ta l i which would be an ei,j, st tax in principle and effect would be as unpopular and tax as had ever been proposed. The Right Hon. lese? - !' e t stlPp'ited that if a man rented a farm under 3001. a lo ot e "e wet to bat assumed that his profits would be rivedPEED - and slight uproar.) riv e d • I assumed that the profits . a man re eweere to be assumed from the rent he paid ; hitherto e qlt i assumed that the profits amount to three-fourths of ~'4 ^ :. i 't , Paid• I thought that too mach ; I proposed to re rent ``) e ne-half ; so that a man who has 4001. a year fee l asseseble to 2001. ; but for any rent under 300/, he p. l \lr '' . q \v in ,,t,'"uee tax. El' said he thought that the tradespeople o f and the T ower H am l e t s , wou ld complain of this li aat• s' thistnent Was th e Ri g ht H onoura ble B ar on e t aware 5 • re g aV e a benefit t the landed prorietor.—( Hear, hear.) 'ate a different r ul e to apply to the p farmer and the trades e Yea r, et man rented a farm for which he paid less than 3001. ▪ w oui r might make a profit of 1,0001. per annum, and yet an "Pr e t. "„PaY'oh.) A tradesman who realiFi 300 /, a year and who might have no larger a capita the s e 7 l * at most, had ' t an income tax, whilst the farmer, ar e - 4, 11 t., have 5, lO pa p y l emp loy ed , paid no income tax at all. i ' te - ' es tn r e Right Ho . n e . re le %net would reconsider this plan, ) 4 14 ‘" o might say, h a e r (Mr. Wakley) was sure that the nele 0, 1 which it was based was bad, and that the plan • IV„se nothing but discontent. a ce ,„ 'A.II I - )0 hop d that the Right Hon. Baronet would, convenience -e to the commercial world, publish his Si r trnorrow insteadf Monday . saidtt it would o be of . great importance that the ) , (1 th e + he printed accurately ; all he could do was to lay ar, s 'aute to-night. 17 1. 5' h a d i W ORTLEY said that the Hon. Member for Fins e-tteee based his argument on a most astoendine statement. r i o t t °r °f a loan who paid 300/ a year making a'l,ooo/. pro s,te_rti:err wan like that sum, * it was assumed that he would te e ! e reer tere tban 150/.—( Hear, he ..) There might be des o c• amty as to the mode of calculating th profits, but z‘l cent getting such a profit as the Hon. Member e alluded nee': Nte,o Incredible and absurd. . es'repp esi ,'stY briefly explained, that the case he put was q l ti cue question was then about being put by the SPEAKER, 4O( i t i e r t Y7oiiid'eC/NNELL said he hoped that the . . Right Hon. Ba -1,, not press the question, without giving the distillers 111, cti'll,„pportunity to he heard. tteA lov t he o l d; t I efi CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER explained th e , vet of the present resolution would be to enable ttbi e M e e i n t to get the additional shilling a gallon, which ~;.‘. tet eet ie t e o • n uiself got over and . above . th e . price in the market. was then put and carried. C CONSOLIDATED FUND. ffe el ithe ' e". k, NCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose to li l a:ink/7, 6 e Ordinary grant . from the Conso li dated Fund tieeetieotor t h o public service should now be granted. t4w as Tut and agreed to T . , eie, •le LUSIVE BURDENS ON LAND. 4-4 hie; vir * WARD said that the Right Hon. Baronet . h ail _ b_erett,„l lineation relative to his (Mr. Ward's) motion. He ,seeeleF ititerfe • tete s tee re with the progress from no fault of tot tre e % eest, e l oPportunity of submitting his measure to h :Ott ;"41.1 knowing that the Exchequer Bill was to be tn tie e ' t el et df,, kru :he did not ing think there would have been such r -- eatlr want of Members on the other side as to re ft% thel r lli f to e take any means to secure the requisite attendance. , te e c4 O ) e, felt it his duty to proceed with his measur e . be it gil t 1.1 ru-lavrs were to be proceeded with, though, i f the kb' i s nil. le k eit ...it aronet would give the Committee he asked , is Sive4ll,* a question for him whether he should defer h I teit '`GBER T %tares% PEEL hoped the Hon. Gentleman would l lt e. assure b e sto w until the Corn-law debat , e . had ended. He f'ng to do ne.lloo. Gentlemen that he ( Sir R. Peel) had y t ile; h ee with the fact of there being no House the da e se r Veotillad several witnesses to prove it. ley tr t llllt t o 4 c:slight his motion was of great t importance, therefore %A te at he wi r,e,cede the Corn-law . Act. u q o u mon e c t i ci a feel it his duty to press his ll m e o m tio s n ' for a Com erl4lletl t he k$ with the s. te se. -serer said he was not quito satisfied _ shy tlee j h Aight H h h such was his vine m on. Baronet , though accept I toe s Zeatur e h at he (Colonel Sibthorp) would rather ° I I fel e Party o ft ' than anything, however pro mising, s ve,,, e oe to 4e „, ePosite. He was glad to see the ax p d n p t d e Atirrpesteidientisioe"es., but he thought Irish residents shout b could the absentees be always distinguished k t Ceco , ,,,t e borne ? of } i'lln a , in e,ELL could prove the Gallant Colonel to be 1 1.p e : l i t !'Y the e z i t % t r p o r f ol l s a ib w iie — d (Laughte . r.) The statute 16th the 4l Ifs a nd the wearing of beard upon the offender was to be deemed an Irishman. not t iP HREY hoped that Irishmen keeping car , L ee e ve 4xerepted. kt e - e ,'" Steesup INDIA. BISHOPRICS. eireeeresettee moved the Order of the day for going ' trod_ C O KI NG PA ()n this Bill. ttiZectiee ION thanked the Noble Lord for the in trt of tcu3S excellcnt measure. He spoke strongly in , aol ou i e g ll ' "P • ng that, if an increased allowance to Lord w ould ishops had nece.,sary, the Noble c h. t h„ e or tv t h e trunk fron t proposing it to Parliament. 1,4 1 „,. Ile attention of the House to the etate Oea . e th e ClPrie in our North American colonies. tilityklear, a °I) of Toronto only had an income of 600/. or . the gi p quite inadequate to maintain the respecta ;lePof oy h e t e h 7 0 . 0 Even this a moun t o f i ncome was on l y only es taP holdin g at the same time the Archdeacon fturalir' and a church lie ing, thus deriving his revenue 'Ystertt of p l ur alities. This was a subject in E. BULLER, • which he had taken great interest, but 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 would, therefore, be borne by all classes of her Majesty's subjects alike. With the internal regulations he should not interfere ; he only rose to notice the observations 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 principles, 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 teemed 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 and 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 dassiatst.ligionsts out of the Con solidated Fund, unless they gave it to all. He therefore ob jected to the proposal. • Sir R. INGLIS said, he felt pleasure in hdiring 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 Marylebone that the three Bishops should be re. duced to two. Her Majesty's Government had dose well in in creasing the number of colon'al, bishoprics, and consequently with their own principles they might, haws 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 perfect 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 it any time it should be deprived of its bishop. There were one or two observations more which he should reserve till the Bill went intOC-ommittee. Sir C. NAPlERsaitt 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.kayer3,soo/. a-year, another 2,500/. and one 1,0001. a-year. He wished to know which was the poor Bishop 2--(Laughter. ) Lord STANLEY. said when the Bill was in Committee, they might discuss the details of the. Bill, but there was great inconvenience 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 Bill 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 would practically be divided among three. The SPEAKER then left the chair, arid the House went into Committee on the Bill. Sir C. NAPIER said he would lay before the Committee the reasons which induced him to object to the creation of three Bishops. He thought it might be right that there should be one at Demerara, and one at Berbice, but there was not the least necessity for a Bishop at 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 1,5061., nor could the Arch deacon live in a proper 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 I,isits 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 Barbadoe3 practically vacant. The Bishop, who enjoyed a salary of 4,0001. 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 As chdeacons 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 bad been informed that the division of the duties into sees would oe more desirable than dividing them into two ; and it was upon that ground that he had proposed the present Bill. He hoped 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 ptoportion the Bishops were to receive. No reason had been stated why the salaries should be unequal. The lion. 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 °Fed 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 preji . 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 establishme..,. 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 fir granting pensions to more Bishops, otherwise they would be tempted to continue in their sees when they hae ceased to be able to perform their episcopal duties. He (Mr. V. Smith) would wish to know what the whole charge of the Bishops in the West Indies amounted to ? Mr. WlLLlAMSthought 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 fir 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 supply 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 for 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.) He meant Lo 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 otherwse that he chose. He (Sir C. Napier) had a higher respectfor 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 1,5001. 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 5001. which he now received'as Archdeacon. The House was then ordered to 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 17 the Amendment . Against it Majority The remaining clauses were then agreed to. The Report was brought up and adopted without any amendments, and the Bill was ordered to be lead 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 Commissions 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 s.ught to have been applied for the reduction of the debt. But in the year 1837 the Bight Hon. Gentleman opposite (Air. Baring), 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 year by exchanging into Supplybir.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 disccunt, 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 were held by the Commissioners of the National Debt, and were liable to be paid off in money instead of being raid in other bills. In the present circumstances of the country they, payment out of the funds, which did cot 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 Commissioners 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 wa s ma i n l y to b e attr ib ute d t o the large sums which Parliament voted for the construction of workhouses in Ireland, it remained for the House to consids r the courselwhich it would in future pursue with respect to funds of this nature, Two ccurses were opened to them, either to say that they should net longer continue a d vances of this descrip • tion, or else to make arrangements of such a nature that they would not fOillie future be involved in the difficulties in which H IS MAJESTY the EMPEROR of AUSTRIA, having AUTHORISED and GUARANTEED several DIS TRIBUTIONS of MONEY DIVIDENDS, which (thou gh t'ley are NO LOTTERIES) offer many possibilities of obtain ing LARGE FORTUNES, HEINE BROTHERS, at HAMBURGH and at LUBECK, • ore now SELLING ORIGINAL BONDS for the said DIS TRIBU HONS. Persons desirous to purchase for the Next Distribution rely receive, PREVIOUS to giving any orders, the PRO SPECTUS and PARTICULARS, upon addressing a line either to HEINE BROTHERS, at HAMBURGH, or to HEINE BROTHERS, at LUBECK. The NEXT DISTRIBUTION contains DIVIDENDS of £64 £lOO £250 £ 1,000 C 6 110 300 1,200 70 120 500 1,800 80 150 600 4,000 90 200 700 22,1.00 STERLING, amounting together to 142,9941. BRITISH STERLING MONEY. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING, MARCH 12, Will be performed, arranged as a Drama, Handel's ACIS AND GALATEA —Poi) pheme, Mr. H. Philips; Acis, Miss P. Hcrton ; Damon, Mr. Allen; Galatea, Miss Romer. After which, the New Comedy of THE PRISONER OF WAR. To conclude with the New Farce, called THE WINDMILL l)oors open at half past Six, and the Performances begin at Seven, Boxes Ls., Second Price 2s. t.d. ; Pit 3s , Second Price 2s ; Lower Gallery Is. td., Second Price Is. ; Uppir Gallery Is., Second Price ('d THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. UNDER the MANAGEMENT of MADAME VESTRIS. - THIS EVENING, MARCH 12, Will be repeated the New Comedy, called BUBBLES OF THE DA Y.- Lord Skindeep, Mr. W. Farren ; Sir Phenix Clearcake, Mt. Harley; Captain Smoke, Mr. Charles Mathews; Spreadweasel, Mr. Bartley ; Pamela Spreadweasel, Mrs. Nisbett ; Florentia, Mrs. W. Lacy; Mrs. Quarto, Mrs. W. West ; Guinea, Mrs. Urger. Atter whirls will he repeated, with additions, Milton's Masque of COMUS.—Comt.s, Mr. W. Harrison; First Bacchante Madame Vestris ; the Lady, Mrs. Walter Lacy ; Elder Brother. 14r. J. Vin ing ; Syrens, Madame Vestris and Miss Rain forth; Genius of the Frozen Clime, Mr. Stretton ; Euphrosyne, Madame Vestris; Sabrina, Miss Rainforth. Doors open at half-past six, and the Performances begin at Seven. Dress Boxes 75., Second Price 38. 6d ; First and Second Circles 55.. Second Price 2s. 6d. ; Pit Seeond Price 2s. ; Gallery Is. Tickets and Places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Grogan, at the Box-of. flee, fret& Ten till Four, where Season Tickets may be had upon ap. plication. Private Boxes to be had solely of Mr. Andrews, Book seller, 167, New Bond-street. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Great success of Lord Byron's " Werner," and First Week of a New Nautical Drama. THIS EVENING, MARCH 12, Will Le acted Lord Byron's Tragedy of WERNER ; or, the IN. HERITANCE.Werner, Mr. H. Hughes; Josephine, Mvs. Vining. After which, a Comic Ballet, entitled OPPOSITION; or, the RIVAL DANCING MASTERS. To conclude with an original Nautical Drama, called SAM SCUD; or, PERILS by SEA and LAND.—Sant Scud, Mr. H. hughes ; Betsy, Miss Martin. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MR. OSBALDISTON. 0 Mary White" still continuing to draw crowded houses, and. to excite the warmest sympathies of the audience, will be porformed every evening this week. THIS EVENING, MARCH 12. Will he performed MARY WHITE; or, the MURDER at the OLD TAB ARD —Mary 'White, Miss Vincent, the acknowledged Heroine of Domestic Tragedy. After which, BLACK EYED SUSAN. To conclude with THE LADY OF THE LAKE. It& . 4b ttto, .•, 4.e.,a - 4 ,0 1 a pr c e sst .,,V 4i .- 41;_ft, tat :Sam LONDON : SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 12, 1842. Sir Roittnr PEEL laid his financial statement before the House of Commons last night, in a speech that de serves every possible praise. It was at once lucid, forcible and impressive. At its commencement and at its close, it was eloquent and commanding: There was, we believe, but one opinion concerning it ; all agreed that it was a masterly oration. The Right. Hon. Baronet began about twenty minutes after five, and concluded at nine o'clock, having spoken, with almost undiminished vigour, for upwards of three hours and a half. What eirer opinions we may entertain of his policy, we cannot withhold from him our approbation for the care he must have taken to master the details of his extensive subject, and for the clearness with which he explained the plans of Government. We felt, we must own, somewhat hu miliated by cur recollection of the incomplete ant im• perfect manner in which the chiefs of the party with which we generallY concur, have on similar occasions brought their measures before the public, as contrasted with the perfect preparation of Sir ROBERT PEEL. We trust that his conduct will be .an example to .them, and induce them not to throw away any advantage which in dustry can command. Having said so much of Sir ROBERT PEEL'S manner, and the manner of the leaders of the Whigs, we pass to the matter of his speech. After.a somewhat laboured introduction, to express a confidence—the want of which, we fear, suggested the boast that he possessed it—he stated the revenue for the year ending April 5, at 48,053,0004, and the probable deficit at 2,324,0001. He estimated the revenue for the current year, • ending April 5, 1843, at 48,350,000!. • the expenditure at 50,819,0001., leasing a deficiency of 2,569,0001. But besides the alarreing state of our own revenue, the Bight Hon. Baronet showed, which has been ne glected by other Governments, that the finances of our Indian empire were going gradually to decay, and from having a surplus of 1,550,000/. in 1836, there was a defi ciency of not less than 2,320,0001. in 1841. Without in cluding the deficiency of the Indian revenue, though we Must in the cad be answerable for its 'credit, Sir R. PEEL estimated the deficiency of our revenue since 1838, including 1843, at no less a sum than 10,000,0001. Such a state of our finances cannot be suffered to continue; and now we come, afier . this brief statement, to consider Sir R. PEEL'S plan to remedy this evil. Discarding all additional taxes on consumptive arti cles, because they had ,been carried as far as possible, and refusing, for many good reasons, to revive any of the taxes which had already been abolished, the Right Honourable Baronet proposes to levy a tax o f 7d. in the pound, or something less than three per cent., on all incomes exceeding 150/. per annum. Assuming that the incomes of the occupiers of land is half their rent, which will, we believe, be very • unsatisfactory to the town's-people, and open a door for fraud, Sir ROBERT PEEL expects that this tax will yield about 3,771,0001., of which 1,600,000/ willbe paid by land, tithes, mine's houses, and fixed property, 150,000/. by the cultivators of the soil, 646,000/. by funded pro perty, 1,225,0001. by the profits of trade, and 155,000/ by public officers. Looking at the advantages already conferred on the land, and at the immense wealth the landed people boast of, it seems, if Sir R. PEEL'S esti mate be correct, that, including the tenantry, 1,750,000/. is not a fair proportion for them to pay, while the other classes will have to pay 2 ,021,000/. .I\re say nothing of ' the fraud in letting land, which Sir R. PEEL invites the landlords to practice, by telling them how they, in conjunction with their farmers, may keep the rent of each individual under 300/, and so enable the tenantry to evade their share of the new public burdens. The income law is not to extend to Ireland, where there is no machinery to levy it, and, as a substitute for it, Ireland is to pay an additional. duty of Is. a gallon on spirits ; and the stamp duties there, except the duty on advertisements, are to be raised to a level with the stamp duties in England. These two duties will probably yield an increased revenue from Ireland of 410,000/. Moreover, Sir ROBERT PBEL proposes to subject all coals exported to a duty of 4s. a ton, and he expects this will yield a sum of 200,000/. The aggregate increased revenue from these various sources he calculates at 4,380,0001., which will meet the whole expenditure of the year, and leave him a surplus of 1,800,0001., which he is to apply to reliQ ving the commerce of the country. The mode of doing this is to revise the Tariff' completely ;. abolishing all prohibitions, and sub stituting, speaking generally, three classes of duties, namely, a maximum duty -of five per cent. on raw ma- ' terials ; of twelve per cent. on partially manufactured articles ; and of twenty per cent. on manufactured arti cles. This will give a great relief, he says, to many branches of trade; but as the Right Hon. Baronet did not state the particulars, and as the tariff is not yet published, we cannot judge of this part of his scheme. .We have heard that his propositions as to cattle are these : instead of the present prohibition, the taxes to be 10s. for every head of full grown cattle, ss. for a calf 2s. 6d. per head for sheep and pigs, while meat will be subject to a duty of Id. per lb., both fresh and salt. If this be carried, it will permit a considerable importation _ _ _ both of cattle and of meat, and as the sliding-scale is not applied in this case, we apprehend that graziers may have good reason to complain that they are not protected equally with arable farmers. The timber duties are to undergo a considerable re duction. The duty on Canada timber is to bo reduced to Is. per load, and on deals and lath-wood to 2s. per load. Foreign timber is to be admitted at 255. the load, foreign deals at 305., and foreign lath -wood at 20s. Taking this reduction of the , timber duty, which, however great a boon to the manufacturers and shipowners will not be an advantage to the landowners, in conjunction with the permission to import cattle at the above-named duty ; and in conjunction with the incom e t ax , w e are ,nclined to believe that the landed interest would have done better, in a pecuniary point of view, to have consented to abolish the Corn-laws. It must be always remembered, that the continuance of those laws, keeping population in check, and, of course, keeping in check the growth of the national wealth, are the main, if not the only cause why the re venue of the country does not now equal its expenditure. All these new taxes, therefore, are to be considered as an additional price the community pays for the Corn-laws, and of that price the landlords and graziers at least, we are happy to see, will have to pay a tolerable share. On coffee, Sir R. PEEL also makes a considerable re duction of duty, from Is. 3d. on foreign, 9d. on East India, and Gd. on the British colonial to 4d. on the two latter, and Bd. on all foreign coffee. On stage ; coaches, too, the mileage is to be reduced to one uniform rate of three-halfpence, while the license duty is to be lowered from ss. to 3s. Sugar he does not touch, as he is afraid of encouraging slavery. Passing over some mincr matters, we state the conclusion to be, that by these various alterations, the revenue will be reduced 1,210,0001. That is -the amount of the boon which Sir R. PEEL gives to commerce and to the consumers, in return for the heavy additional taxation to which he subjects the whole people who have incomes above 1501. a year. We will not at present state our opinion of this scheme further than to say that it seems to us to make very great alterations to comparatively very little purpose. Contrary to the general spirit and tenour of Conservatism, it unsettles to a vast extent the rela tions between different branches of industry, without giving much freedom to any. It shifts the burdens to which the nation 112 s got accustomed, even more than it enhances them. Of the principle of a property tax largely applied, and so abolishing the restrictions that are now imposed on trade, not intending to injure it, but to obtain a revenue from it, we approve ; but the tax on income will be, we fear, only vexatious, while it is not large enough to allow of the heaviest fetters being struck off commerce. The direction Sir ROBERT PEEL has taken is right, but he halts at the entrance of the path. He will find, we believe, no gratitude from the classes be proposes to relieve, and no little opposition from those on whom he now, for the first time, imposes a burden. We cannot augur, brilliant as was Sir IL PEEL'S speech, any splendid success for his policy, particularly as the greater part of his state ments, wherever they partook of a general character, were all favourable to commerce and to the consumer, and all at direct variance with the principles he contended for on the'corn question. It is obvious his leanings are towards free trade, and he is now painfully obliged, almost every day of his life, to contradict himself, and to be instru mental in destroying his own reputation and his power. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen held a Court and Privy Council at half-past two o'clock yesterday afternoon, at Buckingham Palace. At the Court his Excellency Baron de Hugel, Envoy Ex traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from his Majesty the King of Wurteroburg, had an audience of the Queen. His Excellency was introduced by the Earl of Aberdeen, K. T., her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State fur Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Sir Robt. Chester, Master of the Ceremonies. The Privy Council was attended by his Royal Highness Prince Albert; Lord Wharncliffe, Lord President ; the Duke of Wellington ; the Duke of Buccleuch, Lord Privy Seal ; the Earl of Aberdeen, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs ; Lord Stanley, Secretary of State for the Colonies; Sir James Gra ham, Secretary of State for the Home Department ; the Earl of Haddington, First Lot d of the Admiralty; Lord Fitzgerald, President of the Board of Cent 41; Sir Henry Hardinge, Secre tary-at-War ' • Sir Edwa r d K natc hb u ll , r l aymaster o f t h e Forces ; the Earl of Li rerpool, Lord Steward ; the Earl Dela war, Lord Chamberlain ; and the Earl of Jersey, Master of the Horse. At the Council some alterations were made in the roll of Sheriffs for the present year. Mr. C. Greville was the Clerk of the Council in Waiting. Her Majesty gave audiences to Lord Wharncliffe, the Earl of Jersey, Sir James Graham, and the Duke of Buccleuch. The Court was attended by Viscount Hawarden, Lord in Waiting ; Lord Ernest Bruce, Vice-Chamberlain ; Sir Frede rick Stovin, Groom in Waiting; Lord Colville, Lord in Waiting on Prince Albeit; and Sir Edward Bowater, Equerry in Waitir:g on his Royel Highness. Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal was taken an air ing yesterday to hampstead Heath, in a carriage and four. Baron de Hugul, the Wurtemburg Minister, had an audience of his Royal Highness Prince Albert yesterday at Buckingham Palace, after his presentation to her Majesty. Her Majesty and Prince Albert honoured Drury-lane Theatre with their presence yesterday evening. The Royal suit o consisted of the Countess of Dunmore, Hon. Miss Lie vereux, Hon. Miss Stanley, Viscsuntess Hawarden, Sir Fred. Stovin, Colonel Buckley, and Sir Edward Bowater. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Ma jesty the Queen Dowager yesterday, at Marlborough House. The Duke of Cambridge visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent yesterday, at Clarence House, St. James's. The Duchess of Gloucester visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Crmbridge yesterday. at Cambridge House. The Duke of Cambridge, attended by Colonel Jones, honoured Sir Henry Halford with his company at dinner on Thursday evening, at his residence in Curzon-street. His Royal High ness afterwards honoured the Marchioness of Londonderry with his company, at Holderness House. The Duke of Cambridge visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday. Lord Grimston, M.P., Mr. Br o cklehurst, M.P. (Maccles field), and a deputation of silk throvvsters, including M r . Woollam, St. Alban's, Mr. Bennet, Macclesfield, M r . Per cival, Sandbach, and Whe elock, Chesh ire, Mr. Shute, Wat fbrßcLipnaond, rd n Thursday, drieka' Essex, had an inter v i ew w i th the Earl of y, at the office of the Board of Trade. The Duke of Wellington, and ether Cabinet Ministers, at- Ripon on Th urs d ay , tended a meeting allafternoo at Sir R o b ert P eel ' s pri vate residence in Whitelgardens. n Captain Fitzroy, and a dep utation of shipowners of th e out o. The Duke of Ric..mond bad an i nterview with th e E ar l o f Ripon on Thursday. a p t o r t t h s e , had eaa r a d n e i f n T t e r r a v d i wi th the Earl of BRIGHTON FRIDAY.—TIIE GALE OP WEDNESDAY. —The schooner in distress, off Brighton, yesterday afternoon, proved to be the Sylph, of Je rse y , lad en with calm. It appeat i eoxffLpittitolenhoarPaticintAe the master and whole oy bei ng on shore that a t t h the h c e re v :v s , a vt t . i a t nh h c t the exception when she broke away from her moorings , and d r if te d at t h e mercy of the waves the whole of the night. Upon the men in the life boat boarding her, the poor boy was discovefed, half dead with fright; they immediately took him into their boat, and, after getting a few articles, left her in a sinking state, and within half-an-hour she went in twelve fathoms water. The account in the Times and Post this day, stating that ten lives were lost in the Economy, off Littlehampton, is incorrect, as the whole of the crew were saved, as stated in my yesterday's account.. The Flower of Weymouth, Capt. Cant, laden with a general cargo, on the night of the gale, Was driven from the Isle of Wight to Hastings, where she ran ashore, and, by the brave exertions of the Hastings fishermen, the whole of the crew were saved. Two days ago a man named Boequet, the keeper of a public-house at Abbeville, and who had long been known 'for his ill-treatment of his wife, for which he was put into prison for a shOrt time, in January last, having had a new quarrel with the unfortunate woman, shot her with a pistol, and, rushing into the street, with another pistol, shot himself, and fell dead. His victim dird a few hours afterwards.. The Swiss papers mention that the cranes returned to the neigbbourhood of Perne on the 15th ult., and that this is considered an infallible sign of the winter being ended. THE FRENCH MAIL. The French papers of Wednesday have arrived. The following are the only extracts in them worthy of notice : We find the following from Constantinople, 16th ult., in the Journal de Smyrna :—Tbe 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 Pere, lately destroyed by fire, have just been arrested and impri soned, on a charge of fraud in the exercise of their functions. —Le Comma ce. We find the following in the Memorial Bordelais :—" The difficulties concerning 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 corn muoications 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 Famine 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 conformably to the Constitution of 1837, and w: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 in the Moniteur, and that he will be ordered to go to his post imme diately, in order to put a stop to an unpleasant pos►tion, 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 THE EVENING PAPERS 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 *ote against the third reading." Nearly an 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. Archdall, Fermanagh county ; Mr. Allix, Cambridge shire ; Mr. Bankes, Dorsetshire ; Mr. Burroughes, East Norfolk ; Mr. Jos. Neeld, Chippenham ; Mr. John Neeld, Cricklade ; Lord Ossulston, Northumberland ; Mr. Wodehouse, East Norfolk. Sir R. Vyvyan paired off against the Bill, Kith 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, indeed, ob serves our Morning Contemporary, ad modum 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 Howick 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 %Vorsley's taunting speech completed in one instance the work of Mr. Blackstone. An English county Member, who sat opposito his Lordship, and who, during the course of his speech, is said to have exhibited to the P imiring Com mons the outward and visible signs of a wholc -ome re morse, rose when strangers were ordered to withdraw, and rushed out of the House. STANDARD.—The Opposition Journals are now filled with some rather inconsistent complaints against the Irish Government. On one side, they make it ground of accusation that the persons accused of the murder or a poor man named M'Ardle, at Rathfriland, 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 ? Ardle was murdered foully murdered. We 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 betwean concluding that A has been murdered, and concluding that C, D, 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 are 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 have 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 cases 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. This is unfortunate, and it cannot fail f"equently 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 find that certain truth without which she can not act. MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS. The following ar3 the results of " A Table of Mortality in the Metropolis, showing the Number of Deaths from all Causes Registered in the week ending March 5, 1842." The Table is issued from the Office of the Registrar-General:— Weekly Average l A3B-9.40-1. CAUSES OF DEATH. Total. ouri - Four Winters) Years Epidemic, Endemic, & Contagious Diseases 141 199 190 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses 158 160 149 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration Diseases of the Hea-t and Blood-vessels 19 21 18 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and ether Organs of Digestion ... Diseases of the Kidneys, &c Childbed, Diseases of the Uterus, &c 6 11 10 Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles 6 7 6 Diseases of the Skin, &c 3 1 1 Diseases of Uncertain Scat 126 115 104 0 1 4 Age, or Natural Decay Deaths by Violence, Privation, or Intern pei ance Causes not specified Deaths front all causes . 957 Average Weekly Deaths .. 1017 912 Population Average Deaths enu. Weekly in merated Deaths the 1641. 183F-9—V-1. Week. West—Ker.sington, St. George ( Hanover-square), Westm in- Four I Four ster, St. Martin in the Fields, Ye rs. Winters. St. James North—St. Mary-le .bone, St Pancras, Islington, Hackney 365,660 162 182 189 Central—Saint Giles and Saint George, Strand, Clerkenwell, Holborn, St. Luke, East Lon don, West London, City of London 373,803 188 213 179 East—Shoreditch, Whiteehapel, Bethnal Green, St. George in the East, Stepney, Poplar 392;495 206 228 199 South—St. Saviour, St. Olave, St. George( Southwark ), Ber monthey, Newington, Lam beth, Camberwell, Bother hitlae, Greenwich .... 438,060 221 243 249 Total 1,870,727 912 1017 957 It is slated that under the term Metropolis are comprised the 32 districts herein mentioned, which include the City of Lon don with and without the walls, the City and Liberties of Westminster, the out-parishes within the Bills of Mortality—. and the parishes of St. Mirylebone, St. Pancras, Kensington, Fulham, Hammersmitl. Chapeky), St. Luke (Chelse a) , Pad dington, St. Mary (Stoke Newington), St. Leonard Brom ley), St. Mary-le-bow, Camberwell, Greenwich, St. icholas arid St. Paul (Deptford), and Woolwich. The population, as enumerated in 1831, was 1,594,890; and in June 1841, was 1,870,727. The weekly avenge for 1838, 1839, 1846, and 1841, was obtained by dividing the deaths in the four years by 208, and the deaths in the four winters by 52. TEMPERATINKE IN TILE WEEKS ENDING Feb. 26. March 5. 'Highest Lowest 35 35 Daily Mean •••.. 0000000 •••• 42 45 General ftegister Officv,_Marc 10, 1842. !THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH_ 12, 1842 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 edtrusted to those Commissitners was one whieh it would not be wbe in Parliament to dispense with. He proposed that a Bill should be introduced for a limited period, in order that. the public might have the means of judging at the end of a certain time 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 shbuld 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 appeared from a paper which he had laid upon the table of the House, that the snms already granted out of these funds for the erection of workhouses in Ireland had not *Jeen adequate to the c. , mplete performance of the object in tended. A sum of 100,0001. was non stated to be indispensible, to be 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 hitherte been attended with the most happy results, and he felt that Ititfie results were principally owing to the admirable man. ner n — Which those Gentlemen who had hitherto had the administration of that department had conducted their diities. The public was already aware of the energy and zeal which those Commissioners had exhibited in die - discharge of their duties, but the public ought also to know they hicritigcharged 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. -_(Cheers.) He had devoted the greater part 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 seal and assiduity with which he and his brother Commissioners had discharged their duties 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. F. T. BARING was rejoiced to fine thetthe , Right.. Hon. Gentleman felt as he ( Mr. Baring) had done on the subject of those advances. He entirely concurred 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 lion. Gentleman said regarding Mr. Harrison, to whom the public were under tile greatest obligation, and who was entitled to their best thanks for his zealous and gratuitous services. lUr. 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 RILL. 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 disposed of, and the House adjourned at Half-past Twelve o'Clock. Now ready, in 3 vols. post Bro., N CWSTOKE PRIORS. A NOVEL. By Miss WADDINGTON. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. 'fr.* To be had at all the Libraries. LLOYD'S 11H1 PING. VitssEts SroKEw WITII.—The Hercules, of and for Phi ladelphia, out eight days, and supplied with provisions 19th ult., lat. 38, ion. 55 ; Reliance , Liver p ool 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. Tabot, London, to New foundland, 6th inst., lat. 50, lon. 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. lon. 22 W., by the Th eodora, Sara Schut, arrived in the Texel. Jacoba Maurina, Batavia to Amsterdam, Dec. 8, lat. 30 S. , lon. 57 E., by th e Doetrina el Amiatia, arriv ed in the Texal. Oriental, bound to New Zealand, off the Cape of Good Hope, by the Catherine, Jameson, arrived at Port Philip. FONDNESS OF CLERICAL MAGISTRATES FOR FLOGGING• —A return has been pre sen t e d t o th e H ouse o f Commons, dated February 9, 1642, stating the number of persons of the age of 20 and upwards sentenced to be flogged by the summary conviction of one magistrate, from the let of January, 1840, to the Ist of January, 1841. The returns are--from Norwich, 1 ; Swaffham, 1 ; and Warwick, 5 ; seven in all, six of whom were committed by clergymen ! Facts and Figures. LAW INTELLIGENCE. ROLLS' COURT, March 11. PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETY v. KEMP. The argument in this cause engaged the Court throughout 1 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 l shalled. The case presented no feature of interest whatever. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. THAMES POLICE. Yesterday a number of Lascars appeared before Mr. Ba lantine, to make a complaint against Captain Scott, of thd Earl of Clare, East Indiaman, for not complying with the terms of an agreement entered into at Bombay, where the Lascars were engaged. A series of complaints have of late been 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 altogetbt r6O Lascars, and 30 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 then there, and gave them two months', with a promise of the re mainder when the ship should arrive in China. There they received two months' more anvance, but instead of returning to Bombay the ship proceeded 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 month'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 VIRS completed. He knew it was the custom to advance money to the crew, and he had Understood frost Captain Scott himself that they would be paid that advance on reaching Gravesend on their way back. The principal of the Lascars said when they arrived at Gravesend the money would be of no use to them, as they wanted to purchase warm clothing, none of them having any fit to go to sea in. Besides, the Captain had ordered them to 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. BALLANTINE 'aid 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 every 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 o ffi ce apparent l y muc h pleased at the promise of the Magistrate. MARKET IN COAL 111 Ships arrived since ' .. d. s. d. Bell, Robson & Co. Hartley 15 6 Walls End Kill►ngworth ... 15 6 Muddle's West Hartley l7 9 Walls End Wharncliffe l9 0 Leaez's Main Nelson's West Hartley l7 5 Walls End Hetton it 6 New Tantield M00r... ..... .... 11 C Walls End Lambton Old Tantield ..... ................ 15 (i W. E. North Hetton Lyons 17 ' 6 We>t Wylam West Hart1ey........... l7 0 Walls End Adelaide ... 2O 0 Wylam Walls E•.d Bewicke and C... 19 l; Walls:End South Durham 18 6 Walls EndClennell l7 t., Blythe l4 6 Walls End Hedlcy l3 t Cowpcn rE LLIGENCE. .ARKET. last market.day, 1, ( 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. REPINED.—The demand for Bonded Crushed Sugar has been limited this week at 28s 9d to 29s for first sort : the sup ply is short. Loaves are scarce and wanted : 61bs at 36s to 375, 101bs and 141ba 33s to 355. Treacle sells freely at 13e 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. . _ livantus.—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—hne yellow sold at 67s to 693, good 65s 6d to 665, good mid 64s 6d to 655, mid 63s 6d to 64 s 6d, l ow 62s to 62 s 6d, good and fine brown 57s to 60s, mid 50s ad to 545, low 43s to 44s per cwt. EAST INDIA.—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. EA ST 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 68s 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 65s 675, yellow 53s to 625, good brown in chests 50s fiJ to 52s 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 17i 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 ,wn and yellow sorts have been inquired for. The stock of foreign East India sorts is 21,299 bags larger than in 1841. FOaLlGN.—Holders of all descriptions remain firm, in the expectation that some change will be made in the duties; buyers have been more disposed to operate this week. The demand has been good for yellow Havann3.l), and full rates have been paid. at auction 1,310 boxes ef old import have been offered, but being subject to the auction they were taken in, but all sold immediately after the sale; tine yellow at 2ls to 21s 6d, good 20s to 20s 6d, mid 19s to 19s Gd, washed 18s to 19s per cwt ; privately 20s 6d to 21s 6tl 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 quelity but soft grain at 27s to 27s 6d, good mid 26s to 275. mid 25s to 25s 6d, low 24s to 24s 6d, washed 22s 6d to 24s per cwt. For brown and yellow Brazil many inquiries have existed, the supply being small, has tended to check business; the private purchases have been confined to small parcels at lells to 18s for common and good brown, and 18s to 20s for yellow ; of white some small parcels have been disposed of at 20s to 22s for low and mid, and 23s to 24s 6d fer good. A floating cargo of Pernambuco has been disposed of foe Trieste, white at 24s and brown 17s 6d per cwt. For auction on the 17th 284 hhds Porto Rico are declared. The stock has further diminished. MOLASSES.—The demand has been good for West India, but no advance can be quoted in prices ; the purchases have been 250 ptans this week. St. Kitt's good quality at 25s to `26s, St. Vincent's common 234 6d to 245, anti very ord 22s per cwt. Of Bengal Molasses 16 hhds were sold at public sale at 20s 6d per cwt. Of Foreign Molasses some parcels have been sold at 7s to 7s 6d per cwt. The stock of all sorts has di minislicd 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. RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDR.—In Jamaica Rum the operations have been upon a small scale this week. Th e 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 hhds, and 5s 9d for puns; do. 1837, hhds 5s 7d, puns bs 5d ' • do. 1838, hhds 53 3d, puns 5s id ; do. 1839, hhd s 4 s 1 0 d , puns 4s 8d ; do. 1840, hhds 4s 4d, puns 4s 2d ; for arrival 4s Id to 98 3d have been paid for large parcels, and upon which terms some parties are not disposed to sell. Geneva has moved off slowly, common at is lid to 2s, and fine 2s 6d to 2s Bd. Bri tish Corn Spirits sell slowly at 95 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 1,4 d per lb. Sales of Company's Congou were made at Is I lid to 2s cash, and at 2s o%d to 2s Oid short prompts ; common fres trade fetched Is Ild, good common Is 111*4 to Is 11 1 d, and ordinary Twankay Is 10/d to Is I Id cash. During the last two days, however, the market has been in a qUiet state, and the admit* has not been sustained. The large parcels declared fur sale, viz, 12,000 packages for Tues day, 24,000 for Friday, and 3,4..00 for the 22d, causing the trade to operate with caution, prices have declined to Is Ilad for Company's Congou, cash, and Is 104c1 to Is lid for corn. free tra.fe. The deliveries of Tea, however, continue good. The private letters from China state that several vessels had sailed scitli Tea for this conntry. Prices for Tea still ruled high, in consegnenee of the large demand, and are quoted as follows :—Congou, common 26 taele, blackish leaf common to good 28 to 29. ditto strong 30 to 31, ditto mixed Pekoe flavour 34, Twankay common 24, fine 281 to 30, Bohea 21 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. COFFEE.—This afternoon Ow market for both East and West India Coffee presekted 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 ewt; good ord pale greenish went at 73s per cwt. By private treaty some large parcels of Company's Java have been disposed of at 56s 6d to 57s for good quality. The Coffee market c:osed firm. COCOA.—British Plantation has met with more attention, and the whole of the parcels offered at auction has found pur chasers at steady rates. 165 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 42s 6d for mid to good mid, and 38s Gd to 39s for low quality. Foreign in small parcels has ban disposed of at 32s to 333 per cwt. The stock of all sorts of Cocoa is di- RICE.—The stock of Rice is still heavy. Patna Rice has been taken sparingly this week, good and fine at 18s to 22e, low to middling 15s to 17s. Carolina has been less in request. We quote first sort 365, second ditto 345, and inferior 253 to 30A per cwt. The operations in East India liice, during the past month, have been . 24 , 000 bags , 16,000 of which consisted of Bengal. PROVISIONS.—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 2s 6d 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 21 per cwt ; inferior sorts have fully sustained the previous value. Carlow landed has been selling at 76s to 945, Cork 80s to 88s, Limerick 72, to 765, Waterford 70s to 80s ' Sligo and Dublin 66s to 70s per c w t. Th e stoc k cont i nues to diriA 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. The difference in price between Irish and Foreign of first quality is 20s to 31ts per cu t, therefore a further riso is expected to take place for the foraicr. Bacon has been in good demand, landed, but lower rates have been again accepted.prime Meat selling at 49s to 503, and heavy at 46s to 48s per cwt. On boa:rd sales have been made at 48s to 493 for prime szeable Waterford. Bale and Tierce Middles have moved off slowly at 46s to 48s landed, and 44s to 45s on board, being again cheaper. Prices have declined for Lard, and the demand has been dull ; prime bladdered 64a to 66s per cut. Hams have been little sought after. TA LLow.— This afternoon the demand was limited for yel low Candle, but prices are unaltered ; at auction 461 pipes 123 lilids 58 brls 226 serous South America went at 44s 9d to 46s for fine, 43s 6d to 44s Gd for good, 42s to 43s for mid, and 3is 3d to 41s 61 for low quality. OlLS.—lmporters of Southern Oil having submitted to a re duction on previous rates of lOs per tun, has l e d t o a goo d de mand; and 249 tuns at public sale i n good ships' casks were prin cipally disposed of; fine quality at 331 15s to 341 109, good 321 lOs to 331 101, ord and mid 3115 s to 32155, very inferio dark 2715 s to 28/ bs per tun; the home trade were the princi pal buyers. Pale Seal has been little inquired after, but the supply being scanty, hold ers h ave b een enabled to get 391 IN to 39s 15s for small parcels of first quality. For other kinds of common Fish Oils the market has bteu in a dull state, and prices have declined lOs to 15s per tun: at auction 60 tuns went as follows: Straw Seal at 331 15s; Newfoundland Whale 30/15s • Newfoundland Cod 27/ l Os to 27/15s ; Dog Oil 281; Cod Foots 161; Blubber 91; pumpings of Southern 161 per tun. COUNTRY MARK RTS Wheat. 1 Barley. Per Quarter.l a. to s. Bath Blandford ,52 72 ttridport —• 68 Chard 56 72 2 2 32 22 26 j 311 42 Exeter Gloucester !60 64 21 30 90 25' 40 44t Guildford SO 27 33 23 30 32 40 Newbury 50 74 93 2 IS V 9 32 45 Reading 48 70 925 37 18 32 29 44 Salisbury Sherhorne 150 62 i 26 30 18 24 40 44 Shepton Mallet 50 71 25 34 'lB 24 24 48 Uxbridge 37 43 2 ' 28 Warminster 55 G 9 24 ?Ai 19 25 I :11 46 Worcester 64 68 32 35 r 2, 26 38 42 (eovil 152 62 24 98 •.0 22 149 44 WAKEFIELD CORN MARKEr. Oat . Bans. ....--,....... --.............. s. t • s. Y. to Y. 20 28 36 46 ...3 26 1 4d ' — I. to 1. S.l 33 31 32 r-•sc '. to s . 40 r..g 40 4a 44 4s 31 2 2 40 40 S 6 Sb- 36 4@ The supply was moderate. Wheat dull, and Is. to 2s. lower. Barley and Beans sold !lowly at the same reduction. Oats id. per stone, and Shelling Is. per load lower. Wisest, Red, Essex and Kent -8 (0:. to Ali. tint 124. .-------- Norfolk and SuflOnt ..... -b. 52. to b 4. fine !St • ------ Lin. and Cam. -s. 52.1. to Ms. line 57.. -- Yorkshire -s. 545. to lA, fine 575. ---- SI hi te ss.----- Foreign, lied -..-......-- White -s. -4. to -t. nne 641, Barley, Norfolk ansl Suffolk ..---- Lincolnshire t.---- Yorkshire Weld ---- Foreign -a. to -a. fine -., Beans, New .. --- Old . Oats, Potato , -e. to 10:. fine .Is. Poland 8 s• o'o.. fine `2ls. -- s.ealing iiriczland and S ma ll -s. -a. to 13s. tine 20,. Slu llin g Malt . 245. to 255. Od. per Load -.a.3ci4. fine 4Cs. per Load Rapeseed ...... ................. -.........-/ os. 361.05. 381. Os. per Last LEEDS CORN I'd tttKET. Wheat, Norfolk and ::.;titiolk, tiOlh. ... • 564. to ffi-.1 ~ ..--- York. and Lincoln. 601 h... ..... .. ....... ..... Barley, Norfolk and Sultolk i c .----• Yorkshire and Lincolnshire - Grinding s to 24 Beans 6311). ' 214. to 37 5. , j es Oats, Potatoe ...........» ................»....•.....»....».. t Is. to US:. :" --bleating, For 10d. tolo%d 1 Eng. 10d. to 11d. p et s t onc: Shelling •..6.. to 283. per !ea._'. DEVIZES CORN MARKET. Per Sack, s. A. a. d. Per Qum ter. a. d. s. d. First Wheat 33 oto :5 0 Oats:.. Second 22 0 31 I Beans (per sack).,. 16 0 : 4 0 ICltird - 0 4i 0 Barley 2.2 0 32 0 Bread (peraallOoy. 1 3 - 8 CIIELTENHAAI MARKETS. Per Bushel, a. d. to s. d.I I'er lb. Vs ‘-at Barley 3 0 3 9 M u t ton eats 3 0 3 9 Veal Beans 5 0 5 4 Pork Lamb •• •••••»••••»•••• tease 5 0 8 0 Lamb ~ _ Bay , 41.3 a. to 41. 101.0 d. per ton. cANTERUURY MARKET. Wheat, white.............. Cst. to :Os. ........ 01d...5...... -a. to 76s -- red.................. o , s. to &a. ......... 01d... -s. to a Barley, Malting ...-- 30s. to tits ........ Grinding.. -a. to -s, Oats - -a to-s. Beans .Ws to 405..... Old-.......... -s. to a. Pease ............................ 40s. to --a..,.,. 0re5...,..., 544. 10 -& CIPF.LMSFO It D MARXET. Wheat, White 57 to 69 Oats Red Barley Chevalier 33 34 Beans, Tick . , 4 , grinding 5 d. t. d. 6 7 6 '7 6 7 6 b 7 9 FROM. LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. The Gazette of this evening contains a list of 16 Addresses of Congratulation ' transmitted for presentation t o his Royal Highness Prince Albert, on the occasion of the birth of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and presented to his Rcyat Highness by the Right Hon. the Marquis of Exeter. At the Court at Buckine am Palace, the 11th day of M arc h, 1842, present the Q u e en ' s Most Excellent Majesty in Council. Her Majesty in Council was this day pleased to appoint Llewelyn Lloyd,of Pontriffith, Esq., to be Sheriff of the county of Flint, in the room of Edward Dymock, of Penley Hall, Elles 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, MARCH 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 Forster,,W arch 11. Ist Regiment of Foot — A. WV. G or d on, G ent., to beEnsign, by purchase, vice Lloyd, who retires, March 11. 14th Foot—W. C. Trevor, Gent., toile Ensign, without pur 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, deceas e d R. Lacy, Ge n t., t o b e Ensign, without purchase, vice Collings, March 11. 40th Foot—Captain J. Stopford to be Major, by purchase, vice Boscawen, ,ho retires ; Lieutenant John Martin Bilden Neill to be Captain, by purchase, vice Stopford ; Ensign J. A. Maegowan to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Neill ; F. Nelson, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, 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, via, Baget, promoted; Second Lieut. A. Mosley to be First Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Palmer; H. L. Bruyares, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Mosley, March 11. 67th Foot—R. H. Wood, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Tuthill, who retires, March 11. 77th Foot—lL Edwa'dc, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Warrington, who retires, March 11. Rifle Brigade— , Ensign H. S. B. Bruce, from 14th Foot, to be Second Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Elrington, pro moted, March 11. 24 West India Regiment—Cornet NV. Hamilton, from half pay Bth Dragoons, to be Ensign (repaying the difference), vice Hill, promoted; C. C. Rookes, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Williamson, ho retires, March 11. St. Helena Regiment—Ensign D. D. NVemyss, from 78th Foot, to be Lieutenant without purchase ; Lieutenant W. F. Macbean, to be Adjutant, March 11. UNATTAciien.—Brevet Major E. Bagot, from the 60th Foot, to be Major, by purchase, Marsh 11. HosriTa STAFF.—Assistant-Surgeon J. W. Moffatt, from 14th Light Dragoons, to be Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class March 11. To be As s i s t an t-S urgeons to the Forces—T. Guy , M.D., Jan. 28; R. M , Wharrie, 31. D; W. A. Tongue, Gent March 11. Bitever.—Major F. Farrant, Captain 3d Regiment of Bona , bay Light Cavalry, to have the local rank of Lieutenant-Co lonel, on a part:cular service in Persia, March 11. MEMORA NDU3l.—Major James William Henry Watch, half pay Unattached, has been allowed to retire from the Array , with the sale of his commission, he being about to become settler in Van Diemen's:Land, March 11, 1842. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, MARCH 8. Corps of Royal Engiceers—Second Captain and Brevet Licat.-Col. G. C. Du Plat to be Captain ; Second Captain T. Budgen to be Captain, vice Walpole, deceased; First Lieute nant E. 'l'. 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. B. G. Sawle, Esq., to be ditto, March 3. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Berwick. Berwickshire, Linlithgowahire, Haddiugtonshire, and Peeblesshire Militia—W. Hay, Esq., to be Colonel, vice the Right Hon. the Earl of Home, deceased, Feb. 7. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. JOHN SEABROOK, licensed victualler, Staemore, 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, Union. WILLIAM BURY, corn dealer, Blackburn, March 24, at one, and April 22, at eleven, at the Town-hail, Preston. Cuvelje, Skilbeek,and Hall, Southampton-buildings,Chancery lane, London ; Lodge and Harrises, Preston. JOSEPH HORNCASTLE, seed merchant, Glamford Briggs, Lincolnshire, March 21, and April 22, at eleven, at the Lion Hotel, Glamford Briggs, Lincolnshire. Nicholson and llett, Brigg, Lincolushile; Dynely, Coverdale, and Lee, Bedford-row London. JOSEPH EMERY, surgeon, Welts, Seneersetshire, April 6, and 22, at eleven, at the Somerset Hotel, Wells. Jay, Ser geants' Inn, Fleet-street, London. SAMUL JACKSON and THOMAS FREDERICK JACKSON, woolstaplers, Bermon 'rey-street, Surrey, March 22, at eleven, and April 22, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbttry ; Watts, Ber. mondsey-street. J AMES COUNTY, oil and colourman, Wincheomb-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 tea, at the Town-hall, Brighton. Palmer, France, and Palmer, Bed ford-row, London. PHILIP WOODROW HART, coach manufacturer, Nor. wick, March 17, and April 22, at ten, at the offices of Messrs. Beckwith, Dye, and Kitton, Norwich. Clark anti Medea% Lincoln's Inn-fields; Beckwith, Dye, and Kitton, Norwich. GEORGE S FAN WAY, grocer, Stoke-upon. Trent, Staf fordshire, March 24, and April '22, at twelve, at' the George Inn, Burslem, Staffordshire. Georg e S m i t h, Ch ancery -lane, London ; Henry Harding, Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire. JOHN PERRY CLARKE and OSMUND LEWIS, newspaper agents, Crown-court, Threadneedle -street, March 18, at eleven, and April 22, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Belcher, official assignee ; Clarke, George-street, Mansion-house. WILLIAM ROBINSON, glass manufacturer, Hulme, Lan cashire, March 22, and April 22, at twelve, at the Commission ers'-rooms Manchester. Mil ne , Parry, Milne, a n d M orr i s, Temple, Condon ; Slater and fifths, and Bagshaw and Ste venson, Manchester. EMILY ANN BIRCH, lodging. house-keeper, Bedford place, Russell-square, March 18, at two, and April 22, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Gibson, Basinghall street, official assignee; Lloyd, Cheapside. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, B as i ng l ia ll -street. T. Pilhearn, smith, Parker -street, Drury-lane, April 2, at eleven—L. Mt:nn, paper manufacturer, Solesbridg e' Hertford shire, April 2, at two—R. Mitchell, merchant, Lime-street, City, April 1, at one—S. Rackett, locksmith, Bell-yard, Care? street, April 1, at twelve—J. A. Smith and W. Monteath, linen drapers, Oxford-street, Apia 1, at twelve—M. A. Dun can, boarding-hcu.e keeper, Oxford -terrace, Hyde-park, April 4, at half-past ten—A. F. Hemming, elastic surgical instru ment maker, Chiswell•street, Finsbury, April 4, at twe—E. Benassit, wine merchant, Lime -street, City, April 1, at twelve —A. Lawrier and J. Lock, importers of foreign goods, Wood street, City, April 4, at one—T. Morris and R. Nicholson. bankers, Baitou-upou-Ilumber, Lincolnshire, March 24, - at half-past ten. _ . In the Country. • G. Harrint, beer brewer, Ormskirk,_ n and one, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool—J. tel:',tl one, at the G. Moss, marble masons, Nottingham, April e 4 ,na a5. , It plumber, George the Fourth Inn, Nottingham—S. P a 4, at one, at the Leamington Priors, Ap r i l Warwickshire,_,rT. Barlow, shoe Lancashire, .A en p s r o il. 4, at Lansdowne Hotel, Leamington I :li t u , al cotton le r, i, s i p v i e n r .. r d o e o a l l n e s r : M i‘ a i r a te n h ,; e h s e t s e t r e , r , - I.p ‘ r v i 1 ;15, at e n leve t banker, Kirbymisperton, eleven, at the Commissieuers'- - • 13 , ° , r h, 0 n Angel Inn, Whitb—J. H. Yorkshire, April 11, 1 . % 2 at eleven, at the Commissioners'. , a n l i d ee A n . se l d ie v r i Heron, pers, Al J an . Heron, e S h . egter,A pr,. one. CERTIFICATES—AP MI. i. J. an d G. Laing, cork znanufacturprs, Eastcheap, C ity—W, pool, April Manchester-3al;:ilthi:::Ltiaecrltolnan DISTRICTS. 'RqNI IP THE NEW ROMANCE BY THE AUTHOR OF "THE PATHFINDER," " THE DEERSLAYER," &c. T HE TWO ADMIRAL S. A TALE OF THE SEA. By J. FENIMORE COOPER, Esq. In 3 vols. post Bvo. IS NOW READY. 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