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:e o the lepressed disposi• done in st. being Gd to 11 'ring the aus, and an corn after for per qre ik sale at .ree, and 1. Beans (lemma 6 to Os Os to 42s C-8 to 42s —s to —s --s to —0 56. • 37, . At 90 - 13% . 131% . • f 53 • 53 . L . • ti oz. 17 9 ) 0 0 ) 0 0 ) 0 0 ) 0 0 'ost off CO WieL du an 4. ATP. ALBERT SMITri'S MONT BLANC, TO-NIGHT, and EVERY EYE - ICING (e - xcept Saturday), at .)'dock, and Tuesday, Thursday, and 'aturd m er ,inga at Stalls, 3e.; area, 2e. ; gallery, la.—EgY,itiazi riceadilly. RGYLL ROOMS.—LA EN' f'S CA SI 7so NOW OPEN for the winter tem/ ,„ PrifllPal "cornet 1.1,t0p, M. Poulcourt.—Doors open at Arty orat IT. Laurent'r new VartioTtana and St. Pat. Ick Q uadrille every night. GYPTI AN HALL, T •iccadilly.—The J marYellous 3,IECTIANIC.A.I, FIG ciz:. E.'S, from . the Grard Part, Exposition. on View DAILY, from / ) 5 and from 10 to 7. Th e most Extraordinary Exhihition to , be world.—Stalls, 3s. ; Second seats, 25.; gallery, Is. Children %If-price. MR. W. S. WOODIN'S OI:01 oof ODDITIES. Fifty instantaneous lietamorphot , • , f; of Vofre, Character, end. Costume, concluding with an imp.rsont tion of Mlle. Il.achel, 2s Camille, in " Les lloraceA," TO-N t GUT a: id every evening, at 8. , Pthate t‘oxQs and stalls may be secured in advance, without extra Charge. l'olyer.aphic-1001, King William ef -net. (7baring-cro , s A ` Per orraance every Saturday Morning at 2 *. o'clock, and night at 8. DE-OPENED, with many 1' .nportant additions to the Scientific Department.— r begs to acquaint the public that his celehrat- d MUSEUM ; -shich has been elegently re-de.vora'ed and enriched by many tot a -esting additional objects, It NOW OPEN (for Gentlemen on 13). . Amongst the new fe.itures of great interest Will be found a magnifl y nt full-length Model cf a 1 EN17 ,1 , from one of the m , st eminent //:the ancient masters. The Muse um is o: , en daily from I r till . 10. Lectures are it livered at 12, 2,4, and half-p tst 7. by Dr. SEXT )7 and a new and highly. Interesting.series of Lectures is now i d course of delivery by Dr. Ax, at half-past 8 precisely, Every .Evening.—Admission, One EhilLng. —No. 4, Covent•y-street, Leiee tter-square. A FRANCE FIRE- i7I3URA.NOE COM 91_,A PANT (Established 1837), 6. 1: ties Mena , s. Paris —CapPal, 10 .nrinmc0f. 000..4)00—Amount of pro perle Insured in 1831, 11 4,861,5901. sterling. Premiums recriv eA, 1 14,997/. sterling.—This Company grants Policies on most ads' seenus •erml. Common risks at 2s. per cant. per annw.n, with ~ ,nt .rther charge, instead of 44 6d., usual cost of the same,insura , s ee wit 11 British Offices. Pro- Tolals to he transmitted thrtruzh ,e C , mpinYs C , rrespo dent in London, at his Offices, 35, Aew BeAge-strert. /31achfri Ira. CHARTERE - D BANK of INDIA, RALIA, mid CHINA. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the Directors hare this der made aCall of 2f.. per S hare. payele at Messrs. Barela.., Bevan ' Tritt n and Co.'s, 54, Lontbard-street, London, on or betore :Monday,, t the 71st day of April tacit.. order of the Court. J. C. STEWART, Secretary. • Gresham House, Old' Bs Jed-street, London, lath Manch , 1656. THE LONDON-, and EASTERN BANKING CORPORATION. —Established Ist .January, 1854. Head (Mk* • 27, Cannon-street, City. Hyde-park Bra tch-136, Weitbourne• terrace. The Tion..JOHN e.LII , WILLADF.R ERSKINE, Chairman. ZORN CARNAC .111 , 711 :RIS, Esq., F It S., Deputy-Chairman. Floating Accounts are. 01 teneal in the usual manner with ap-reved • D ‘ r tie., two per cent int en tat being allowed on the minimum monthly balance. Deonsit Acconnts.—r se field for employment of money afforded °) this Bank's Branches ;in India enabl• a the Corporation to allow "lerosits fur lengthen ed fixed p3riods unusually favourable rates !If, Interest. Deposits are received for the fixed periods of one. res, or fire years cer Jain at five per cent per annum, paid hilf !early for these dep - fts receipts are given, transferable with the Permission of the Direc lan s, , Call Accounts.—For tFtS,TrIS deposited at ten days call five per cent. Interest is allos - ed. thl t Tate rising And falling with the discount rate " , the Bank of Englan d.. .JOHN EDWARD STEPHENS, Marager. LONDON laid NORTH-WESTERN, MID- Ns LAND and :f.f.ANCIIES rEit. QIIEFFIF.,',D, and LIN'. '''LIIIIfE RAI E. wAy.A.-1 N 1 PROVED COM siIINICATION Ir'th the MIDLAN DID If JCT. , and opening of the ne ,, through Z' u tt between Lot A on (Euston Station) and Huddersfield, Hallf x, righouse ' Sce., vi I, Sheffield, on and after the Ist of A HI.Ro t I%;F:NirFA,T TRAIN. First and Second CI .s to (Learalneton), ngliam, Lec As, York. ltradrord, ::nd to Iltidde , stield, Halifax, t Rrtomue (• jia Sheffield). will leave Euston at 11.45 a in. The train nm r leaving London for Derby an.l Nottingham at 4.0 P•rh. will he de /patched at 3.15 p m. e_„„ 7 , he 515 P 1. Fast Train, from London, will be continued to Lel - /ham. Derby, and , hcflield. 14" ne w t aS t ;wain. first and second cl iss, will leave York, Leeds, —r aild. an A 11.uiras, Brietthouse and , tidersfield (via Sh and N. , •.,, , m. ° ,"" l, ' reaehing London at 5 .4 5 p m. a m - 121 141 ind uo•trala from York at 7.15 a.m., and Leeds at 12.40 instead of 4.30. I, 4 ll .— Tii e : e .t i ll t i r t' ir ‘ o rr s i l v e e av in ir , g Lo i. l i d n o d n on at fo 4 r o th P e m M ' idland Distrlct at 9 45 a tn., .p-Midland trains arriving in London at 4.0 p.m. and 10.20 7, w il l /he discontinued. itat r f ' Al particultrs see handbills, which may be had at any of the ' O r A on and after the 30th inst. Ity order. MARK 111.7151.1. fle• • • /era) Manager's Office, Euston Station, March, 18G. CONTRACT FOR WHITE AND RED LEAD. Department of the Storekeeper General of the Navy s li Somerset-place, 31st March. 1856. THE Commissioners for Executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Brita'n Ireland, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that on TUESDAY, be Ihth Ap , il next, at Two o'clock, they will be ready to treat with .1 ! ) 1t h Persons as may be wilVng to Contract tor supplying her Majesty's a ckYard at Chatham with a nd her WHITE LE I.D, Majesty's Dockyards at Deptford, Woolwich, Chatham, filisern —es', Portsmouth, Acrronport, and Pembroke, with 11ED LEAD. A forNo m of the tender mar . be seen at the said oftice. tender will be receivod'after Two o'clock on the day of treaty, any ho noticed u.rf,ess the party attends, or an agent for 41d uly authorised in writrafg. Ind E s - ery tender must he add!e esse d t o th e S ecre t ar y o f th e Ad m i ra l ty, bear in the loft-hand corner the words Tender for Lead," wirttdthertzst also he delirenx, at Somerset-place, accompanied by a igned by two responsible p ersons , engag i ng t o b ecome b ound person tendering in ex sum of 1,000/. for the due performance(lute contract. C r i LT ARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE Asstritii NCE CONIPANY, No. 11, Lembard-street, London. 'DISECTORS. FRANCIS HART IYTKE, Esq., Chairman. HENRY HULSE B.E RENC, Esq., Deputy-Chairman. John Dixon, Esq. Stewart Marjorihilnks, Esq. 81r W. M. T. Farquhar, ,Bart. John Martin, Esq., M.P. Sir Waiter R. Farquhal., llrt. 'Rowland Mitchell, Esq. Thomson Hankey, Esq M.P. .Tames Morris, Esq. John Harvey, Esq. Henry Norman, Esq. Jchn G. Hubbard, Esq... Henry R. Reynolds, Esq. George Johnstone, Esq.. John Thornton, Esq. John LabouchPre, Esq, James Tulloch. Esq. John Loch, Esq. Henry Tigre, Esq. AUDI' A. R. Robert Es ___ TORS. s., q. Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq. Lewis Lloyd, jun., `sq. I John Henry Smith, Esq. Geo ;;:ce Keys, Esq., Secretary. Sam eel Brown, Esq., Actuary. 1 1 DEPARTNir XT.—Under the provisions of an Act of Par 84,t. this Compan y now offers to future insurers Four-fifths of 'us ?refits, with Quinquennial Division, or a Low Rate of Premiun , it 'refits, participatic n of Profits. The next divisio of Profits will he declared in June, 1860, when ' l4 Participating P , Aides which shall have subsisted at least one year at Christmas, 185'9, will be allowed to share in the Profits. At the live div &lons of Profits made by this Company, the total Itiversionary Bo'neses added to the Policies have exceed. d 913.000 At Christmas. 1854, the Assurances In force amounted to upwards 14 ,240,00 W .; the Income from the Life Bra nc h i n 1854 was more tha n 240,50 0 1.; and the Life Assn -snce Fund (Independent of the unarantee Capital) exceeded 1,700,0001. „r.TtEIGN RISKS.—The Extra Premiums required for the E as t I l l y '. west Indies, the British Colonies, and the northern parts of the sts . .es of America, have been materially reduced. .. 4 NYALID LIVES.--Persons who are not in such sound health as ould enable them to insure their Lives at the Tabular Premiums, i rea7 have their Lives insured at Extra Premiums. .._,LOAN'S granted on Life Policies to the extent of their values, pro ' 'OM such Policies shall have been effected a sufficient time to have "tained In each case a 'value not under 501. 41, UTGN1IENTS OF POLlClEs.—Written Notices of, received bed registered. MEDICAL FEES paid by the Company, and no charge will he 40 41 t for - olicy Stamps. - .._l"rotice 13 hereby given, that Fire Policies which expire at Lady , 7" Must be renewed within li'leen days at this .111 ,, p, or with air. ' 414 .. No 1, 'St James's-street, corner of Pall-mall ;or with th e om' Party s agents throughout the kingdom, otherwise they becoint 4 .-mses caused by Explosion of Gas are admitted by this Company ESTABLISHED 1837. RITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COMP &NY. 1, Princes-street, Bank, London. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament, 4 Viet., cap. 9. Draxcroas. k ltfOr-Osneral - ALEXANDER, rtlackheath Park, CHAIRMAN. Ilardgett, Esq., 149. Fenchurch-street. qeorge Revington. Esq., Seckinger Mills Bermondsey. P , P. Cockerill, Esq., Shadwell and Twickenham , George Cohen. Esq., Shacklewell. • Millis Coventry, Esq., White Hart-court, Lombard-street. John Drewett, Esq., 50, Cornhill. Erasmus Robert Foster, Esq., 1, Princes-street, Bank. T. S. Dirdler, Esq , 7, Tokenh' use-yard. H. L. Sr/laic, Earl-, Doctors' Commons. 4 EvANDrria COUNCIL.—H. Bellenden Ker, Esq., 8, Old-square, Lincoln's Inn. P eticiross.—Messrs. 3I'LeA and Stenning, 16, London-street, Fenchurch-street. I la -wKerts.—Messrs.Dimsdale, Drewett, Fowlers and Barnard, 50, Comhill. , Ltoreasing Rates of Premium for securing Loans'or Debts. - ' it alfTremiunis, only, required during first seven years. allured payable at Sixty or at death if occurring previously. • • 4 r o Vlslon, during minority, for Orphans. BRITANNIA MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION. .• Empowered by her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent. - profits divided annually. Premiums computed for every three months' difference of age. „nalf-credit policles—the unpaid half premiums liquidated ou t o f • ukt profits. (Priormirritsv.) I (strrosa..) .... , A - . Half Whole . i • 4 .'Prundutnipremium 1 Half Quar ,• 4. First for Be- Age. i Annual Yearly telly premium, Pre- Pre .Seven mainder - 1 . ; mium. tnium.. Years. of Life. I . 1' ....... ' I ,--1-- , _ 1 ,„' 4 ii. tl.; £ s. d. Years. Wonths , £ s. d; £ s. d. , £ a. a. "z„ i 1 9; 2 3 6 30 0 , 2 7 3 1 4 2, 012 3 " ' I 9- 2; 2 18 , 4 3 ; 2 7 6; 1 4 4; 0 12 4 80 ' - 2 2 61"4 5 0 6 ' 2 7'lo' 1 4 6' 012 A fin ; 3 6 81 6 13 4 _ 9 1 2 8 2; 1 4 8, 1 0 12 6 ....._ E. R. FOSTER, Resident Director. ANDREW FRANCIS, Secretary. PiOZEAU'S COPAHINE, or SACCHA RATED CAPSULES, approved of by the french College of Physicians, M c cessfully administered in the Parts and London Hospitals, and ikl iewledged by them to be the hest remedy for a certain disorder. Z ‘"b " Lancet" of Nov. 6, ISS2.) A copy will be forwarded on spelt- Z tl on.—Trice per 100. 43.6 d. ; so, 2s. 9d. To he had of the inventor, ~,.4 R RIELJOZEAU, French chemist, 49, Haymarket, London, and pa chemists. 1 • IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHANCERY. t rItIESEMAR:—On the 29th of May, 1855, an injunction was granted by the &Ugh Court of Chancery and 4' the.llo: of June following was made perpetual, against Joseph saahklin arid others, to restrain them, under a penalty of one thou- R ~, Pounds, from imitating this Medicine, which Is protected hy 141 Letters Patent of England, and secured by the Seals of the v. - re de Pharmacia de Paris, and the Imperial College of Medicine, etna p„ - ' TRIESEMAR, No. 1, 4,, - Imutpuy .for Relaxation, Spertriatorrhceis, ane all the distressing •lequenees arising from early abuse, &c., and its effects are ettl ;ae cus hi youth, manhood, and old age ; and t rhos° persons who Prevented entering the married stair from the results of early '.fers•lt is in ♦ aluable. TRIESEMAR, No, 2, • ... , • , tUtTry,•in the short space of three days, completely and entirely .tricatee all traces of those Disorders which Caprivi and Cnbeb. .., t `fl•so long been thought an antidote for, to the ruin of the health • ', 7 ast portion of the population. TRIESEMAR. No. 3, is it e Great Continental Remedy for that class of Disorders, which ...7.iunately the English physician treats with Mercury, to the in i'itable destruction of the patient's constitution, and which all the 41111 ,,,Jutrilla in the world cannot removr. j ut . I , RIESEMAR Nc s. 1,2, and 3. are alike devoid of taste or smell, ail —.Lund thpie.nre nausea heigertin q su ualitie e s. They may lie on the toilet table fspeted tour eases MAR, Nos. 1,2, and 3 are s - od in tin cases, price I Is., or `,9;11' eases In one for 33a , which saves I le.; and in 51. eases, whereby pr . e i s a Savi ng of 125.: jot • separate doses, aa w ,,, ec- bYlralpeau, tallemand, Roux, &: .&e. 6. 4 e• be-bad Wholesale and Itz.all in Lopdcn of Johnston, 6s, •rnbill; * Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-street: and Sanger. 150, Ox rretreat ; R. H. Ingham, druggist, 46, M arket-street, Manchester ; .to:radbury, bookseller, Deansgate, Bolton s J. Priestly, chemist, 52, bubil i t r°Bt * lA7rerPool; Powell, bookseller, 15. Westmoreland-street, • .; book:eller , Hlg/I-Streq r 1 4=114 1 142" _ _ 'ncirts's pril aeon/lP' LI.Th.FAtq priEt . 7,7 vricedails micodaol pr)l I thoftnn & 20 tri pril 6 20 rno. leer LOA blinuf. 16 WO 11 • • et' o.lla (v !h,tl t' [vane, a firm ick, 2 0 10, 74 TO, :astern re, 191 lighes4 29d 6d--- ye to• lorted. I terilit 21. 881 21. 1 - *" )3 926. Roys! D Dna Pr ef. d)4 Juno* No. 19,9091 PUBLICATIONS. THE NEW NOVEL. Now ready, at all th 3 Libraries, In 3 vols. R A NK AND BEAUTY; or, The Young Baroness. Burst and Wackett, l'uNisbers, aucce,sors to Henry Colburn, 13, Great Alarlborough.street. NEW NOVEL. BY THE AL'THOR OF " WOMAN'S DEVOTION." Now ready at all the lihrarks, In 3 rots , 11 - ARGARET AND HER BRIDESMAIDS. By the Author of " Woman's Devotion." " This tale is distiti2misheci by the tame freshness of feellmr and enthu7lasin of spirit as characterised its predecessor. Unins•akeably it is the production of no ordinary talent, and it bears a charm In its pages that attracts irresi,tibly."—Sun. ilurst and Illackott, Publishers, successors to Hen-y Colburn. CHEAP EDITION. I®J R. CAIR,D'S SERMON , Preached in Crathle Church, October 14, 18.55, before her Nlajesiy the Queen and Prince Albert. Price '1 hrcepen'ce. Four Coyle, po , t fr• e for Is. Id. William lilackwool and Sons, Edinburgh and London. Sold by all Booksellers. TIIE LATE SIR ROBERT PEEL. Just published, in Two 'Volumes !Ivo., price 305., eloth, 1 1 11 E POLITICAL LIFE of SIR R. PEEL. By THOMAS DOUIti.EDA Y, Author of " The Financ,al ory of England," " The Tr to Law of Population,' /cc. London : Smith, Elder, and Co., 65, Cornhill. ETRoPOLITAN POLICE MAGI.- S IRATEq.,nrire Is: A Letter te. Lord r , l4ttog to ae. 061 e, ky.the Ararl.ariteScf the .tiettopolitan Yollce Courts. By TIIO ALS-JAMES ARNOLD, Esq., one of the Magis trates. James Ri.l,gway, Piccadilly, and all booksellers. On Ist April, X. H., New Series, price 3s. 61., T HE JOURNAL of PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. Edited by Foitries WINSLOW, M.D., D.C.L. CONTENTS :--• 1. On Lucid Interva!s. 2 Milli° rig( 31 133 etiology. 3. Pubbc Lunatic Asylums of Scotland. 4. Autob‘o..;raphy of the Insane. Ph‘ siological l'sychology. 6. Moral and Criminal Epidemics. 7. Unrec , gn.sed Insanity of li.mcstic Life. 8. Det , cti. n f noubtful in aithy. uicide amongst Chi' ;reit. 10. Cause. of Insanity. I I. Criminal Itesponsibilitp. London: John Churchill, New Burlington-street, THE CURABILITY of CONSUMPTION ; betng a serk-s 01 rapers, presenting the most prominent and important eractical Points in the Treatment of the Disease. By FRANCIS U. RAM ADGE, Fellow of the College of Physicians, late senior Physician to the Royal Infirmary for Diseases of the Chest, &c. Also, by the same Author, l'rice 10s. 6d., A TRF.ATI4E On Al TIBIA and DISEASEi of the HEART. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. SCHWEPP'S MALVERN SELTZER WATER —Having le - sed the floly Well Spring at vtalver renowned for its purity, J. S. and Co. can now produce a SELTZER WATER with all the Chemical and medicinal Properties which have rendered the Nassau Spring so celebrated. They continue manurac tuth,g SODA, MAGNe.a;IA, ant PO I'AS4 WATERS and LEMON ADE. at London, Liverpool, Bristol, and Derby. Every Bottle is protected by a Red Label bearing their signatures. 31IDDLESEX.—WANTED to BORROW, on the security of the County Bates for Middlesex, for the purpose+ of the Act of the 17th and 18th Viet., c. clxix., intituled " An Aet for the Provision, Regulation, and Maintenance of County Industrial schools in Mlldlesex," the SUM of 7,500/., to be advanced on Vie 17th day of April instant. The interest will be paid half yearly, and one-thirtieth part of the principal will be repaid at the end of each year until the who'e shall t e discharged. Persona will ing to lend the money are requested to send in sealed tenders, en dorsed " Tenders for Len ing Money," and addressed to the Chair man of the Industrial School Committee, under cover to me. at the Sessions-house, Clerkenwell-green, before Twelve o'clock, on Mon day, the 14th of April, stat,ng the lowest rate of interest at which they will advance the same. Dated the 2d dny of April, 1856. chsaLEsi WRIGHT, Clerk to the ;aid CommltteP. T HE INFAMOUS COMPULSORY REVACCINATION BILL. l'r.ort.t• or ENGLAND.—Arise and think of where the Government Is lea Hinz you. Read the Times of April Ist, e.mtaining the speech of Br. Mitchell. M.P. for Bodmin, on the 'Vaccination Bill. The thanks of tbe nat'on are well due to that Honourabto member. Issued by the British College of Health, ISeNy•road, London, Apr I Ist, :856. THE REFUGE of the POISONER the MAR NTACONFAI. PEOPLE Or ENGLAND. Will you submit any longer to this horrihis 'heat ? let the Judges and Ministers of the Crown beware how they puff off the scientific (heaven save the mark!) administration of deadl , poisons. The safety of the country depends upon it. Doc•or: have made poisons so commi:n that our, very t od is adul terated rleht and loft with metlie.4l poisons, anti the parties think they are doini2 nit harm. Will the c untry submit to it any et us be up and o— ric. Traite ruinous.—Letter train Mr. liibbert, .ianehester. 13,tata the taGEIST and MEDICAL REFORMER for Apr 1. May be Lail at the British Col:ege of Health, New-road, London ; or of nay duly authorised agent f.r the sale of Morlson's Vegetable Universal Medicine. Price Id., or 2 , 1 by post. APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. EA and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE IA SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops. tad all Roast Meat Gravies, Fish, Game, Soup, Curries, and Salad tid by its tonic and Invigorating properties enables the stomach to , ertectly ilige , t the food. The d aily use of this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe. iard to health. Sold by the pr3prietors, Lea and f'errins, 19, Fenchnrch-street, .ondon, and 68. Broad-street, Worcester; also by Messrs. Barclay rid Sous, Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell, and other oilmen and mer hang, London ; and generally by the principal dealers in sauce. N.ll.—To guard against imitations, see that the names of " LEA ,nd PERRINS" are upon the label and patent cap of the bottle. A CURIOUS SPECULATION. The Dublin Nation contairisa currious article, in which the writer declares his deliberate conviction that there exist reasons of a reliable character for beli,•ving that Mr John Sadleir has not committed suicide, but has simply been p►aying the trick, so well known both in history and romance, of a pretended death and a suppo sitious corpse. The following may be cited as the grounds on which the writer bases his scepticism as to John Sadleir's suicide : 1. While the dates of the letters wrtten by Mr. Sad leir to hie friends sho re that he meditated suicide a full week before he is supposed to have effected it, he wai -triving all that week to get in money from every source, and did receive large sums—some on the day of his death—not a farthing of which has been traced or ac counted for. At the very brink of the grave, it is urged, when money ought naturally to cease to be valuable in his eyes, he was as intent as ever on acquiring it. 2. In P.rii and Fonblanque's "Medical Jurispru dence " it is laid down as a general rule that the more sudden the death the longer is cadaverous stiffness from hiking Mace • and it is further stated, as to causes of sudden death, "If a body in such cases be cold and •tiff we may be certain that more than 12 hours have elapsed since the fatal event." The evidence at the in quest showed that in any case Mr. Sadleir could not have reached Hampstead before 12 o'clock, at the ear liest, and might not have reached it before half.past 1, at the latest ; and, supposing him to have really com mitted suicide, that event would have taken place at the earliest at half-past 12 o'clock, and at the latest—say, 2 o'clock At a quarter before 9in the morning Police man S 323 found the body at Hampstead " quite cold and stiff." Mr. Nichol!, surgeon, gave similar evidence. 3. Doubtful identification of deceased—John Sadleir's b ody was removed, says the article, to the Hampstead workhouse, without having been examined by any com petent person. I's sworn identification before the jury was, extraordinary to relate, not by any of the relatives, though they were in town, but by a person named El wyn, who had been in Sadleir's employment but 18 months. The body was not identified by him by marks o • peculiarities of structure. One passage in the evidence of Mr. Norris, the solicitor, showed, moreover, of what extreo.ely little value was Elwyn's evidence in this par ticular ; for while the latter states that " he had not ob served any change in his master during the last mt nth or two," and that his master's " manner on Saturday was the same as usual," the jury are, on the contrary, informed by Mr Norris that Mr. Sadleir " latterly ap p-ared haggard," and that "he noticed an extraordinary change in his appearance during the last week," ard espec ally on Saturday, &c. - As to the identification of the body, it may, in addi tion, be not undeserving of remark that the reports in the public press speak of a change in the features of the deceased, and of his looking older than he really was. 4. In the work of Dr. Taylor, the toxicologist, which Sadleir, it is stated, had been perusing on the day of his death, is the discussion of a question as to whether dark hair can be artificially changed to light, and his account of -undry washes of recent invention which effectual'y produce the result. Most important, it is remarked, in connexion with this fact. is the evidence of Elwyn, who deposed to the jury—" Mr. Sadleir had previons'y that evening asked him to clean two bottles, and place them on the sideboard, which he did. He (witness) did not know that it was poison he had to get at Mr. Maitland's. He thought it was some ingredient in a hairwash which his master was going to mix in the two bottles which had been placed on the sideboard." A man who had just posted letters stating his intention to commit suicide,wbo had sent out for poison, who was•racked with the burden of frauds, forgeries, tottering banks and railways, was engaged as a prelude to his extraordinary end, in pre paring a hairwash. 5. The place where the body was'found.—Why should Sadleir, intending to make away with himself by poison instantaneous in its effects, trudge out to Hampstead heath, in the middle of the night, for the purpose, first putting into his pocket a piece of paper to tell his name ? A very intelligible purpose is suggested by the following head of inquiry, extracted fro►a a long list of such from the second volume of "Paris and Fonblanque's Medical Jurisprudence" " Whether the spot in question be of a description to explain the cause of the deceased having been found there, or how far its retired situation excites the suspi cion that the body bad been conveyed for concealmew or some other purpose." 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The committee to consist of Mr. Wileon, Mr. Fitzroy, the Attorney-General, the Solicitor-General, Mr. Cowper, Mr. Freshfield, Mr. Flayter, Mr. Peel, Mr. William Williame, Mr. Ilorsman, Sir Benjamin Hall, and Viscount Duncan. ANK OTES BILL. The CHANC E LLOR o N f the EXCHEQUER obtained leave to bring in a bill to continue for a limited period oer taiu compositions payable to bankers who had ceased to issue b..nk notes. The right hon. gentleman stated that the provisions of the bill were precisely the same as those in the present act. INDIAN REVENUES. On the motion of Mr. WILSON an account was ordered exhibiting in sterling money the gross and net revenues of India, distinguishing the severed presidencies, &c., for the year ended April 30, 1851 ; showing also the charges of collection and other payments out of those revenues, the rates per cent. for which the gross receipts were collected, and the public expenditure under its several heads of ac• count, both in India and England • the amou n t o f t h e India deb t , an d th e h ome bond deb t, with the interest payable thereon, and the cash balances in the India and home treasuries on April 30, 1854. • SUPPLY. The report upon supply h wing been brought up, On the first vote being read, Mr. BLACKBURN called the attention of the house. the very large increase of the civil service estimates voted last night as compared with former years, and expreviod hope that when the house again wont into committee of supply a closer scrutiny of the votes would be made. Th e increase upon the three heads of supply granted last night amounted to no less than 11 per cent, as compared with the votes of 1854, or something like 5,000,0001. on the whole revenue, and reverting to particular items he found one of 60,000/. on the sum voted for the maintenance of public buildings, and an increase in like proportion on other votes. lie very much feared that the Chancellor of the Exchequer would find it an easier task to get the House of Commons to vote the money than to collect it from the people. The report was then agreed to. The Court of Common Law (Ireland) Bill passed through committee. vaguer:lca of LONDON, WEI)N ES JAY EVENING, APRIL 2, 1856. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(YrsTnr.DAY), The LORD CIINNCELLOR took his seat on the wool• sack at five o'clock. Lord MONTEAGLE moved for a copy of the ha lancesheet of puhlic expenditure and receipts for the last year, up to the 31st of March last.—Agreed to. EArl ST. GERMANS gave notice that, in conse quence of the day originally fixed for the second reaiing of the bill to legalise the marrying with a deceased wife's sister not being convenient for the attendance of several right rev. prelates, he should postpone the se cond reading of the bill till Thursday, the 17th. __ • THE FALL OF KARS. The Earl of MALMESBURY had hoped that some of the members of her Majesty's Gov ernmen t wou ld b e prepared to make some announcement upon the result of the late Conferenoe at Paris. As, however, it ap peared that no such announcement was then to - be-made, he wished to ask a question of therioble'marquis - oppo• site, in reference to a notice he had given of his inten tion to call the attention of the house, on - an early dav, to the capitulation of Kars. As, however, it would be most inconvenient to discus such an import tnt que tion in the absence of the noble earl, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, he wished to know when it was likely that the noble earl would be in his place in the house? _ . The 11I,.rqois of LANSDOWNE Paid he did not think it was necessary, after what had occurred in another place upon the subject alreadv . --:- Kuu ,. .* ll ).v , wax° any as to the signing of the treaty of peace. In reply to the question put by the noble earl on the suhjec% of his motion in rela tion to the fall of Kars, he believed that his noble friend would be detained for some days longer in Paris in consequential discussions arising out of the late treaty. It was the wish of his noble friend to return to his Wane in that, house as quickly as possible, and he had no d )übt that his allseric.:i would be of very short duration. 0 it." (Hear.) The hon. gentleman then referred to the Manner in with the Treasury advanced the salaries of tiic=e judges, pssing over excellent men, who felt it a slat. • on their charster. It was not the difference of pay these gentlem o valued, but their reputation, and he ' (Mr. Roebucli charged the Under Secretary of the Treasury, whold the dirty work of the Government, with ' I passing over 111 1 Falkner, an estimable and learned gen ' Comae, from pritinal reasons. There was another case of the working ofihis act. The county court clerks were usually appointel by the judges, but Mr. Morris, who was clerk of thecounty courts in Glarnorganshire, and a political ages; in that district, wishing to retire, ob tained the appoiltmeiat of his successor from the trea sury, and wher afterward* it was proposed to divide the districts, th clerk objected, saykg he had pur chased his appontment of Mr. Morris. (Hear, hear.) He asked for an .xplanation of this. (Hear, bear.) If they demanded be service of men of high reputation they ought to pa} them well ; but he was met with the remark " Oh, weca.n get plenty of men well up t o th e mark for l e s s mosey." Yes, but by the same rule he (Mr. Roebuck) solid say that he could get plenty of me n in that house up b the mark and capable of discharging the duties of the hon. member for Westbury quite as well as he . did for half the amount he was paid. (Hear, and laeghter.) The same objection • was raised by the Lord Chancellor to the increase of these a laries, and his (\lr. R )elmck's) argument applied equally to the Lord Chancellor, that plenty of legal gentlemen could be found cioable of discharging his duties for 1 — ""'" ,, -.7- (Lau g hter.) He conteroeu ttitt • tie maximum sum ga vi , 4l to 4 ud• too rrA ie t, hor all of therniii-t • *Ocr- 7 ,...1a,1 - --to place them above the anxieties and meaunesses of the world, to enable them to hold that position in society they ought to hold. (Hear ) Lord STANLEY seconded the motion, and in doim; so ent ,, red fully inio the history of he establish men t o f the County Courts and the appointment of the judges, and referred to the number of cases each of them heard annually, and the number of miles they had to travel, which gave but a slight idea of the am mat of labour they had to perform. He contended that there was a great constitutional principle involved in having the salaries of these judges fixed by Parliament, and not de pendenit upon the caprice of the Treasury. Holding that opinion, and holding also that 1,500/. was rot too large a salary for the duties involved in it, he cordially a conded the motion. Sir G. GREY deeply regretted the personal attacks which bad been made with so much bitterness upon Mr. Wilson - by Mr, Roebuck. Leaving his hon. friend to answer these attacks, which he had no doubt of his abi lity to do, he rose to explain what course the Govern ment had taken on the sulject. He bad always been in favour of a uniform salary, and when the courts were first instituted, he fixed a uniform salary of 1,000/. Af t-rwards, when the right hon. gentlemen opposite were in office, the present system was adopted by Parliament. Owing to the great comp'aints which had lately, arid very naturally, been made by the judges, the subject had been fully considered by the Government, and they had determined, in the bill now before the House of Lords, that the salaries of the judges should be fixed ; that, saving existing interests, those salaries should in every case be reduced to 1.2001. a-year. At the seine time, as this bill would come to this house for discus sion, when the question of salaries could be considered with greater advantage than at ' , resent, he hoped the house would not pledge itself now to the higher salary of 1,5001. He concluded by [coring the previous question. - Mr. MORRIS defended the conduct of his namesake, 1 1 who had been attacked by Mr. Riebuck. Mr. WILSON remarked that although the whole of Mr. Roebuck's speech had assumed much of the com plexion of a personal grievance, that learned gentleman had given him no intimation of the course of argument he intended to pursue. Nevertheless, he was prepared to give so clear and simple an explanation that Mr. Roe buck would finl that ho had " taken nothing " by his motion. Mr. Wilson then proceeded to explain that at the time the selection particolarly referred to by Mr. R shuck was made, all the county court judges preferred their claims to the maximum salary of 1,5001. The re pre,entations so made were most anxiously con , idered by Mr. Glylstone and himself, and they took the bet advic t which c mid be obtained as to the principle up• n which the additional salary should be conferred. The principle fixed upon was the amount of work which de volve ! upon the re-pective ju lges In the selections m a le there could be no favouritism, inasmuch as the names of the persons were not appended to their repre sentations ; awl with the exception of one name—that ~f a gentleman whose claims stood out paramount—he (Mr Wilson) knew nothing of who the respective claim ants were. The whole matter was arranged through the instrument ility of numburs. Mr. Wilson also re ferred t ) subsequent transiictione, and claimed also as f, them c _mimeo - extrtx - tttton aunt the charge of favourites;,, or partialitY• Sir J. PAKINGTON recommended Mr. Roebuck, er what had fallen from Sir George Grey, not to press his motion. After a few words from Sir G. PECHELL, Mr. MALINS also urged that the motion should be withdrawn, at the same time ho hoped the uniform salary would ultimat,ly be fixed at 1,5001. a year. Mr. GLADSTONE hoped the question would not be deemed as foreclosed by statements which had fallen from Mr. Matins and other members. He hoped the question of sa!a'y, and the reconstruction of the duties of the county court judge , , would be held as " open questions." Mr. Gladstone repudiated the imputations thrown out against the Treasury by Mr. Roebuck. He chelishud the hope that that learned gentleman would withdraw his charges a , ainst Mr. Wilson. Mr. DISRAELI held that Mr. Wilson bad satisfac torily answered the charge brought against him by Mr. Roebuck. He also urged the house not to pledge itself now to 1,5001. or any other sum as the sa'ary for the county court juidges. The great question to which the house must shortly address itself was the reduction of the public expenditure in all its branches ; and, there- fore, he hoped they would not pledge themselves now to give high salaries. Mr. ROEBUCK then withdrew his motion. POOR-LAW REMOVAL BILL. Mr. BOUYERIE moved for leave to bring in a bill to amend the law for removal of po,r persons chargeable i❑ England who have been in other part, of the Queen's dominions. At present, he stated that Irish and Scotch paupers %Vele sent from his country to certain ports, where they were shovelled Put, and no further care was taken of them. In place of this, he propoFel that the same precautions should be taken with Irish and Scotch paupers as were now taken with English paupers previous to removal, and that when re moved they should be taken direct to the workhouse where they were chargeable. Mr. NVILLIANIS Faid it was impossible to obtain information from the Irish paupers as to what parish they were chargeab'e. After some conversation, in which Mr. Vincent Scully, Sir W. Jelliffe, Mr. Floyer, and Mr. Baines took part, the bill was ordered to be brought in. REFORM OF THE CORPORATION OF LONDON. Sir G. GREY, in moving for leave to bring in a bill for the better regulation of the City of London, hoped it would be hardly necessary for him to say that her Majesty's Go vernment approached the subject with no unfriendly feel ings towards that great body which would be affected by the provisions of the bill ho sought leave to introduce. On the contrary, they felt that that body, from its antiquity, its connection with the metropolis of this great country, its historical associations, and the great services it had ren dered at various poriols to the cause of civil and religions liberty, was entitled to respect and consideration. The ob ject of this measure, and he trusted its effect, would be in nowise to diminish the importance or to lessen the dignity of the corporation of London ; but he hoped, by remov ing the defects which might exist in its constitution, or in the administration of its affairs, and by bring ing it more in harmony with the spirit of recent legis lation with respect to municipal institutions, to in crease its usefulness, to strengthen its influence and efficiency, and to render it bet ter able to fulfil all those great objects for which it was originally designed. In deal ing with this question, Parliament had the advantage of two elaborate and careful inquiries. One w is that con ducted by the commissioners appointed in 183' to inquire into the municipal institutions of the country, and which in 1837 made a distinct and separate report on the City of London. The other was that conducted by the commission ers appointed in 1851, for the express purpose of inquiiing into the existing state of the corporation ; and the bill which he should move for leave to introduce was mainly foundei upon the recommendation of that commission. The commissioners in 1853 were his right hon. friends the present Secretary of State for the Colonies and the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, together with a very distinguished and learned gentleman who for many years occupied a seat on the judicial bench with equal credit to himself and ad vantage to the public interests, but who had retired from that situation in consequence of a physical infirmity, retain ing, however, in the fullest degree all his high mental and intellectual powers. That gentleman, at the request of the Government, had afforded the public the assistance of his great learning and knowledge as a member of the commis sion—he referred to Sir John Patteson. (Cheers.) It was right to state that the commissioners had placed on record at the beginning of their report their testimony to the readiness which had been evinced by all the authorities of the City to give them the fullest information in their power, and to faci'itate the inquiries with which they had been entrusted :—" We think it right," said the commis sioners, " to state that we found the utmost readiness in all quarter to assist us in the execution of your Majesty's cam .nission, by the communication of facts and suggestions. This readiness was manifested not only by independent witnesses who were unconnected with the corporation, but also by the governing members of the corporation, and by its officers, all of whom willingly came forward.to describe their several duties, and to state the facts respectively falling ender their cognisance." He (:- - sir G. Grey) believed that the authorities of the City would be ready to entertain the bill which he should have the honour to introduce in the same spirit as that in which they had met the inquiry placed in the bands of the commissioners. He did not dresutne to anticipate that they would give their ready tcquiescence to all the proposals contained in this bill, but ee believed they would meet them fairly, dispassionately end with an earnest desire to remedy any defects 'which night exist in the constitution of the corporation, and tt render it, more efficient for the purposes for which it wse. I,4psigned. (Cheers.) The commissioners added at the tend of the rep6rt; ‘f lire desire to state that "although we hive found much which in onr judgment calla for amendment, yet we have discovered nothing which can affect iujuri ourly the honour and integrity of the officers to whom the aff die of phis Feat corporation have been confided." The commissioners in 1833 referred in the first instance to the report of the commission in 1837, for a description of the actual constitution of the governing body iu the City of L 'laden. The comn.iesion recommended that no legisla tive measures ehoulii be adopted by Parliament, for they said that h remedy for many of the defects thst existed might be applied by the Common Council itself. In the last report f. reference was made to various acts which had been pa=ned since the date of the previous report, and also to various changes which had been male by the Common Council in order to carry into effect several improve ments ; but the commissioners stated tbat no substantial or systematic reform had-been made since 1837. With re gard to the recommendations they offered, the commis sioners stated they had taken the leading provisions of the Corporations Act as their guide, making, of course, due allowance for those circumstances which distinguished Louden from every other municipal corporation. They stated that the objects of the Municipal Reform Act were two—first, to reform the constitution of the existing mu nicipal bodies, and secondly, to enlarge their boundaries. The commissioners gave at great length, and with much clearness, their reasons for not recommending that the corporations should be extended to the whole metropolis, following thus out the provisions of the Municipal Reform Art; but it Would not be necessary to quote that portion of their report, inasmuch as Parliament had already ex• p reset its opinion on the subject by passing the Metropolis Local Management, Act of last year. With regard to the constitution of the corporation it weir rieht to n o ti ce an importaut oissinctiou oetween net ot the City of Loreree and of every other corporation. The commissioners of 1835 stated in their first report that—" The most common and most striking defect in the constitution of the munici pal core rations of England and Wales, is that the corpo rate bodies exist independently of the communities among which they are found. The corporations look upon them selves, and are considered by the inhabitants, as separate and exclusive bodies; they have powers and privileges within the towns and cities from which they are named, but in most places all identity of interest between the cor porations and the inhabitants has disappeared." The com missioners of 1853 went on to say—" From the defect de scribed in this passage the Corporation of London has for many years been exempt. The manner in which the Com mon Council is elected has produced to a great extent at identity of interests between the governing municipal body and the existing municipal community, and has se cured to the latter a council representing their general opi nions and feelings." (Hear, hear.) The right hon. hart. then - stated, from the report of the commissioners of 1837, what was the existing constitution of the City corporation, the number of aldermen, common councillors, &c., with the powers of the three courts. The bill which he should ask leave to lay on the table was founded mainly, though not exclusively, on the recommendations of the COMMiA -Bioners. Its general scope was—first, to reform the con stitution of the City corporation and its jurisdiction •, secondly, to abolish certain customs n ow i n f orce w hi c h were injurious to trade and commerce, and which had been abolished in other corporations; and thirdly, to divest the corporate body of anomalous powers, some of which in the opinion of the commissioners should cease altogether, and some of which should be transferred. The main, governing body would remain as it now was— namely, composed of the mayor, aldermen, and common councillors, the lord mayor and aldermen being members of the latter body; but= the number and constitution of the several parts it was proposed materially to alter. In the first instance, the commissioners recommended that the number of wards, at present 26, should be reduced to 16 ; and this would be proposed by the bill. It 'also proposed to render these wards more nearly equal in area and popu lation. It was proposed that one alderman and five com mon councillors should be elected by each of the 16 wards —making the total number 96, instead of 232. He believed that 64 was the largest number of any council eleute 1 under the Municipal Corporations Act; and the co ow! or one's had expressed a very decided opinion that the existing number in the City of London was too large, and ought to he materially reduced. An important change was pro posed as to the aldermen. At present they were elected T life ; it was proposed that they should be elected for six years only, one-half of them going out at the end of each three years. He propose(' that the common councilmen should be elected annually, their qualification to be ttni same as in other municipal corporations, namely, the pore session of real or personal estate worth 1,0001., or an annual rating of 301., the existing qualification of freedom of the City, now required, being dispensed with. A material alteration would also be proposed in the constituency by which the common council was elected. The voter at pre sent mast not only occupy a tenement in the ward rated at 101., but he muet also be a freeman of the City, and on the Parliamentary register of the City, which made it ne cessary that he should reside within 7 miles. The commis sioners observed that this condition of residence was un fitted to the peculiar an:i special circumstances of the City, and they proposed to dispense with it. The bill also pro posed that no condition of residence should he attached to the qualification of the voter in these ward election, and that the condition of freedom of the City should also be dispensed with, which had the . effect of narrowing the constituency without improving its character. The fray, rh i a II roiyustri ara. I wi part of the (Ail itseir not long age, and ,ono ©J o tbefOre Parliament in the form of a bill, but-which was opposed by the livery companies and rejected. The commissioners proposed that the common council with re- Sneed numbers, and with the constituency he had stated, should he entrusted with the election of all the superioi paid officers of the corporation. This was also in accord ance with the schemseof the Municipal Corporations Act, as applicable to other corporatiens. The commissioners re commended, and the bill proposed, that the lord mayor, sheriffs, recorder, and other officers now elected in the court of common hall or the (loud of Aldermen should be elected by the Common Council;. and it was further pro posed that the choice of lord mayor should no longer be restricted, as it was at present, to aldermen who had passed the office of sheriff, or even touldermen at all, or to members of the Common Council, but that every person eligible to be elected common councilman should also be eligible to be elected lord mayor: ~(Hear.) The commis sioners thought that oppertuniti would thus be afforded for electing persons of commercial eminence and influence. It was proposed that the qualification of sheriff should be altered, and should be the same as the qualification for com mon -councillor. The commissioners further recommended material alterations in the election of auditors. At present there were four ; they were elected by the common council, and held office for two years. The bill proposed that three auditors should be annually elected from persons qualified to be common councillors, by persons qualified to vote for common councillors; but no common councilman was to be elected an auditor. Provision was also made for auditing the accounts twice a year, and for their transmission to the Secretary of State. It was also proposed to extend the provisions of the Municipal Corporations Act, with regard to the charging or alienation of property, to the City of London. As to the court of Aldermen, it was proposed by the commissioners, and the bill carried that recommen dation into effect, that the court of Aldermen, as distinct from a magisterial court, should be abolished, and its powers transferred altogether to the common council. With regard to the courts of the City the bill w- uld sub stantially carry into effect the recommendations of the com rnissiouers. The Court of Hustings, they said, was prac tically obsolete, and could be made available for no good purpose. That court would be abolished. The Lord Mayor's Court and the Sheriffs' Court would be consoli dated into one court. The appeal to the Court of St. Mar tin-le-Grand would be abolished • that court was seld om called into existence, and this could only be done by appli cation to the Court of Chancery. Its jurisdiction would be traesferred to the courts at Westminster; the appeal would in fact be the same as that from the county courts. The bill further prOvided, in accordance with the recommen dations of the commissioners, that the Recorder should be the sole judge of the Lord Mayor's Court, instead of sitting as the Lord Mayor's assessor. With regard to the Central Criminal Court, the Lord isfryor and aldermen would cease to form an essential part of that court. He now approached a most important subject, one on which the bill was founded mainly on the _ recommenda tions of the recent commissioners. They propo-ed that the principle established by the Municipal Reform Act—that notwithstanding any custom or bye-law to the contrary, any person might keep a shop for the sale of wares and mer chandise, should be extended to the City of London. In this recommendation the Common Council had themselves expressed their concurrence. Therefore the bill proposed to abolish all exclusive rights of trading—all rights of pro hibiting persons, not freemen, from carryingon business in the City. Other rights were proposed to be abolished, as re commended by the commissioners. First, was the right of metage of grain, fruit, wares, and merchandise bought in to the City of London. These rights were exercised by usage, conferred by &charter of Jetties I. This metage was not confined to articles landed within the limits of the City, but extended ro all goods landed on both si /ea of the River, from Staines, in Middlesex. to Yantlett Creek. This right of the City had been disputed, and a snit had beeen instituted ; but it never came to an actual deci sion, something in the nature of a compromise having taken place. The bill proposed in addition to abolish the monopoly of the porterage of coals and other articles exer cised by fellowship porters ; also all street tolls on carts not belonging to freemen. (Hear.) Here again the City had been beforehand with Parliament in wishing to abolish the right, the Common Council having recommended its abolition. It was further proposed to repeal the enactment requiring brokers to be admitted, and to pay certain fees to the corporation ; also the restriction on the grant by the Crown of any market within seven milesof the City. These were all the rights which it was proposed to abolish which interfered with trade; and looking at the spirit of recent legislation, looking at other municipal corporations—at the great advantage which must be derived by all persons trading in the City of London from the abolition of these rights —lookiag at the spirit evinced by the City itself not to insist upon these rights, but to abandon such of them as were felt to be onerous—he anticipated the ready acqui escence of Parliament in the measure he proposed. Certain rights which existed as between the City of London and the borough of Senthwark would also be regulated, as re commended by the commissioners. There was one matter of great importance connected with the dues levied by the City, which no doubt presented considerable difficulty, the duty on coals. (Hear, hear.) There were three of these duties—one at 4d. a ton, which would continue at that rate till 1868, and then revert to 4d. a chaldron, in which form it was a permanent duty, having been granted in ex change for some claim which the corporation abandoned. That duty was Very heavily charged ; for the City, while collecting these duties, had appropriated them mainly to metropolitan improvements, not confined to the limits of the City, bat extending over the area of ti, metropolis; they had shown no disposition to make an improper use of the duties levied by them on coals. But the result was that this 4d. duty was now charged for the Cannon-street im provement to the extent of 580,0001., besides compensations and allowances to coal- meters of 70,0001. The second was an Bd. duty, the net proceeds of which in 1852 were about 113,0004 ; and this sum, with an an annual payment of 115,0001., constituted the fund denominated the London Bridge Approaches Fund. The duty was not a permanent ;me ; it would expire in. 1862 ; and it was calculated that before that_ time the charges now existing upon it would be - paid off by the proceeds of that duty. There remained the penny duty, making in all 13d. per ton upon coals. The net; proceeds of the penny duty in 1852 were 14,0001. all of which .was payable, to metropolitan itnprovelpmete: This duty would __oleo min 1862, la sowiteriq those _ _ • r _ [PRICE 4D. STAMPED SD• duties, one material fact was to be borne in mind ; they were riot levied merely on coal brou;ht into the City of London, but on an area very far beyand it, over a dis trict extending 20 miles from the General Post Office —a district larger than that (of the metropolitan police, of the Registrar-General, or of the Postmaster-General, and whose inhabitants derived no direct benefit what. ever from the tax. The commissioners recommended that these duties should be taken altogether from the City of London, and placed in the hinds of the Metro• politan Board of Works, to be by them applied to same general purposes as the City had applied them to, subject, however, to the existing charges upon there. In dealing with this subject, Government had come to the conclusion that the transfer from the corporation to another 00,1 y would leave untouched the great grievanceof the im position of this- tax upon leered:is who derived no direct benefit whatever from it. It should also be remembered that in sanctioning the appointment of the Metropolitan Board of Works, Parliament had gi yen that board the power of raising rates for the purpose of executing works within the metropolis. What the Government proposed was this —to allow the 81 and then. rate to expire, us they would do it) 185 t, when the charges upon them would be paid off; and with regard to the CI. duty, to levy it only for a suffi cient time to pay off the charge of 580,0901., and the ether quell slime, and then allow it also to expire. (Hear.) He would next advert to the conservancy of the Thames. The conservancy of the river was now placed in the hands of the corporation, from the bridge at Staines to he junction of the Thames with the Medway. It was proposed by the bill, in accordance with the reconiteenda- Lion of the commissioners, to place the conservancy of the river in a board consisting of the First Lord of the Admi ralty. the President of the Board of Veade. one of the Commissioners. of Woosla_ anal _gee Deputy-Master of the Trinity House, with power to employ persons under them who would be competent to superintend the conservancy of the river. No not revenue was derived by the corpora tion from the rights of conservancy which they exercised. A. question was at issue between the City and the Crown with regard to rights along the banks and shores of the river; but the corporation themselves stated that those rights were wholly independent of the exercise of their right of conservancy. The suit was approaching a ter mination ; and it was not proposed by the bill to touch ~ hose rights. If the City succeeded in the suit it would he left in possession of those rights and that property, just a- if this bill had not passed. All that was proposed to be transferred in the conservanoy of the river was those tolls and dues which wore not collected by the City as a source of revenue to themselves, but for the pur pose of meeting the expenditure of the conservancy itself. The bill further proposed to abolish the exclusive rights of the Company of Watermen from Staines to Yantlett Creek, which prohibited persons not duly qualified from plying fur hire on the river. He would next advert to the police. Here the Government had determined not to act upon the recommendations of the commissioners—not from any doubt as to the general expediency of those recommenda tions or the correctness of the authority upon which they were founded, but from considerations which he would shortly state. The commissioners recommended that the City police should be incorporated with the metropolitan police, on the ground of efficiency and economy. If there was no police in the City at that moment, no doubt it would be right for Parliament to adopt that recommenda tion, and not to except sortie portion of the metropolitan district from a general management which was applic able to the whole district. There was no doubt an anomaly in a small district having a separate control over its police ; but the anomaly applied rather to the existence of a municipal corporation in that limited area than to what might be considered as the almost necessary consequence of the existence of such a corporation—the possession of those powers with regard to a police force which it was proposed to leave in the hands of the City of London. (Hear.) If this were a now claim on th e p ar t of the City there would be no ground for it ; but by an act passed in 1839 a very efficient body of police was estab lished by authority of Parliament, under the control of the City, and under the direction of a very able commis sioner ; and though he slid not say that no inconveniences had arisen from the existence of the City police as distinct from the metropolitan police, he would say that there had been none of a serious character. There had been harmony and co-operation between the City and the metropolitan police—between the Government and the authorities of the City of Loudon ; there had been a. readiness at all times on the part of the City authorities to listen to suggestions as to the employment of the police ; and whenever it had been thought necessary to strengthen their numbers in the City by adding reinforcements from the metropolitan police that had been readily acquiesced in by the City authorities. Admitting, therefore, iu theory, that it w arid be better to have the police under one control—still, as they left, within those narrow limits, a corporation of great dig eity and importance, and of very large powers, it would require a strong case of practical inconvenieuce—stronger than any that had yet arisen—to induce them to l ays the corporation of the City of London in a position in which no corporation was left—namely, without any police whatever. The bill, therefore, did not prop's,' any alteration in the City police; it would be left in the position in which it now stood, but this would be no precedent for granting the con• trol of their own police in other districts within the metro polis. The greatest inconvenience - 'would arise from brelk ing up the police into small bodies under different. autho rities. The position of those districts. was a..) totally dif sereu,...... e l„, a . 0 ,;„ or.,London, which had exercised its powers most efficiently, V•et the one formed no precedent whatever for the claim of the other--a claim which the Government could not for a moment entertain. ['here was one other point on which the recommendations of the commissioilers were not strictly adopted. So long as the aldermen were elected for life there could be no ob jection to their acting as magistrates during the whole oeriod of their tenure of office • and, generally speaking, their duties had been extremely well and efficiently per formed. But when their term of office was reduced trots life t. a short period of years, and they were made eligible, as was proposed by the bill, for re-election, there was a ;rest objection to allowing the office of magistrate to be in necessary connection with such a tenure of office us alder man. In no instance was it recognised, save in a very ex ceptional one of the mayor of a corporation, who was a magistrate during his year of office and the following year. The commissioners of 1e37 did not contemplate the reten don by the aldermen of magisterial du ties for they pro posed that the City should be empowered to apply, as other corporations had power to do, for the appointment of sti pendiary magistrates to exercise that jurisdiction. If this was done, and one or more police magistrates were ap• pointed, it was anticipated that aldermen would retire from the discharge of police duties, and confine themselves to what might be called civic duties. But it was not quite safe to leave the question in that pesition. The City of London might not think it right to apply for police magis trates ; or if they did, and such magistrates were ap peieted, the aldermen might not be inclined to retire from the exercise of their functions. After full consideration, therefore, ho proposed that the aldermen of the City of London should be magistrates only for the discharge of civic business ; and that the City should be thrown into the metropolitan police districts, for the purposes of police magistrates, though not of police—(hear, hear)—:hat a new district should ho created, consisting of the City, or that the City should be divided amongst the contiguous districts, so that the criminal jut indiction should be exer cised by the stipmdiary magistrates as it was throughout the metropolitan district. The aldermen would be placed by this arrangement precisely ou the same footing as were the magistrates of Middlesex, who were excluded from criminal jurisdiction in the metropolitan districts, but who performed, with great advantage to the inhabitants of Mid dlesex, duties relating to the care of prisons, asylums, bridges. &c.,—duties which no doubt would be performed with equal satisfaction by the aldermen of London. On one other subject the recommendations of the commissioners were not carried into effect—the Irish Society. The subject was one which required much attention before a satik.ctory arrangement could be proposed. It did not necessarily form part of the present bill, maul would, therefore, be reserved for future consideration. He had now stated tho principal pro of the bill. which he should ask leave to introduce ; and be was sure it would receive the di p ssionate and ca'm coons teratiou of the house. He anticipattol, from communi cations. he hard had with gentlemen connected with the City, that it would ha met by them in a spirit that would insure a fair consideration of its different proposals. Ho proposed to give ample time for this, because he had felt it his duty to refuse a request made to him by some gentle men of the City to see the bill before it was brought in. (Hear.) With the di-position which he hoped the City would evince—with the disposition which he doubted not would be entertained by Parliament to give a fair and dis passionate consideration to the whole of its provisions-- with all that attention that was due to the importance of the subject—he trusted that the result would be to give greater efficiency to the corpor .tian, to strengthen s in fluence, and to increase its usefulness. He would conchs le by expressing his hope that the anticipations of the com missioners themselves would he fully realised—namely, that the changes in the constitution of the corporation which they have intimated, and which are founded upon the recognised policy f the country, will piece this corpo ration upon a more solid and eularge.l basis, and that the corporation will continue, under an amen d e d system, to possess abundant means, not only of public usefulness, but also exercising decent hospitality. (Cheers and laughter.) Sir J. DUKE dint not anticipate that the c orporation of London would throw any unnecessery opposition in the way of the measure, but he thought sufficient time shout I be gi ven for its consideration before the second reading. With that view he begged to ask the right hon, baronet when he proposed to read it a second time. One part of the statement of the right hon. baronet was not, he thought, characterised by his usual frankness. With refe rence to the coal duties, he had stated that they were re ceived by the corporation of London, whereas of the 19.1 d. charged, only 4d. went to their account, they receiving the rest as trustees for the Government. He wished to know whether the corporation would have the appointment of the police magistrates? Mr. WILLIAMS considered that the bill, if passed, would be of the greatest benefit to the citizens of London, and that it would render the corporation second only in importance to Parliament as far as the City was concerned. Very great praise was due to the commissioners for the care and ability with which their report was drawn up, and for the great pains they took ininvestigating theaffairs of the corporation, which thought itself too strong for Par liament, and boasted that if the House of Lords interfered with it the hereditary portion of the Legislature would place itself in a position of imminent danger. As a citizen of London he thanked the right hon. baronet for adopting the excellent suggestions of the commissioners in the framing of the bill. Mr. MASTERMAN did net wish to raise any discussion at the present stage of the measure. No doubt it would be anxiously watched by the corporation, and he was there fore of opinion that ample time should be given to examine its provisions before the second reading. Sir G. GREY said that the bill would be brought in and read a first thee that evening. He did not wish to press it forward with undue haste, but at the seine time would not consent to postpone it to any period which might endanger its passing this session. Ho should propose the 21st for the second reading, which would allow an interval of three weeks to elapse, which he considered would afford ample time for the consideration of its provisions. He was afraid of wearying the house by reading a very long and clear ac count given by the commissioners respecting the coal duties, but certainly thought that lie had read that part which stated that the City received them to the extent stated as trustees for the Government. Leave was then giveit to bring in the bill. O>3 the motion of Dir. WILSON, it Wall otionc), that a FIRE INSURANCES BILL. The house having resolved itself into committee, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved a resolution on which to found a bill having for ite object to include in the general law affecting the payment of duty by insurance companies agencies established by foreign own• parties with a view to effecting insurances in England, and which at present are not required to pay duty, the act of Parfiaw, nt nos baring contemplated the establishment of such agencies. Mr.HADFIELD considered the proposition reasonable and necessary, but he was convinced that if the duty en insurance was reduced from 3s. to ls. per cent., the vffect upon the revenue would be to make it a gainer, while a great relief would be granted to insurers, and the system of insurance much encouraged. Mr. WILKINSON was also of opinion that nothing could effect the object so well as a reduction of duty, ba. cause they could not compel a man to insure property in this country or prevent him from insuring it i❑ carol's. He considered that the present duty pressed very heavily upon the poorer classes of insurers. Sir S. BIGNOLD considered that it was perfectly just that foreign agencies should be placed under the same re strictions with respect to the payment of duty as English companies, but he did not think that at the present mo ment the right hon. gentleman would be justified in giving up two-thirds of the duty, neither did his experience teach him that to lessen the duty would tend to increase the amount of property insured or the number of insurers, for he recollected when the duty was only ls. 61. per cent., and it did not produce that great addition of business to insurance offices which hon. gentlemen opposite seemed to think would result from its reduction. Mr. HANKEY admitted the propriety of placing foreign agencies on the same footing, but was convinced that the only way of remedying the evil was to reduce the amount of duty, which was a tax upon the mote provident portion of the community. At present not more than one-third of the property in the United Kingdom was insured, which ho attributed mainly to the restrictions under which in surers laboured. The resolution was then agreed to, and the bill was brought in and read a first time. CORPORATION OF LONDON BILL. Sir G. GREY brought up this bill, which was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on the 21st. * POOR REMOVAL BILL,. Mr. WILSON brought up this bill, which was read a first time, and the second reading fixed for Friday next. The house adjourned at 25 minutes to 10 o'clock. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, APRIL 1. An improvement has taken place in the market to d and a good (lea' of excitement has manifested itself among manufacturers, who are generally asking bights prices. Stllers report that tbi, advance has not been reApon , led to very well on the part of buyers. Shirtingi and all kinds of India cloths are in rathtr brisk deman , l, and the only difficulty is as to price. The advance asked by manufacturers is 10. per piece. Longcloths remain unchanged. Oa the whole there is a healthy feeling in the market. In yarns there has not been much doir g by shippers, but tho hom., trade buyers have been active, and an advance has been secured of id. to id. per lb. on cops - and warps. The spintiers of bundlo yarn, fir export, are • asking id. per lb. higher, but are not realising Messrs. John Sfxgg and Co. report : " The improved feeling noted in our last report e tinned throughout the week, and, with the exception of longcloths and domestics, which were dull of sale, a steady business was done at gradually hardening prices. Yesterday and to day, in con , equence of the long sad anxiou.ly desired news of the termination )1 tt 4 e war, a general advance has been asked bypaanufacturers; however, has in only vcry few instances been concedes. and the business of the day is consequently on a very small scale." The monthly circular of Messrs. Robert Freeland and Brother will also be read with interest at this juncture " At the date of our last monthly circular sellers had succeeded in mai..taitung their advanced position, though 'upported only by a feeble demand in the latter part of February. An active business for India and China was then ju.t beginning to show itself, nor did it slacken till prices of shirtings had sprung 31. per piece, and pro duction suitable for those markets had been erga,7ed for some weeks forward. ‘• The home trade demand has also been active, as is usual at this season, which has assisted the market ma. terially. But during the last fortnight there has been lees doing ; prices, however, continue firm, and sellers are iu good spirits. Indeed, from the news to hand this mornirg of the treaty of peace being signed, there is a di-position to hold for extravagant rates. Tho telegra phic accounts from the East by Trieste ara also looked upon as being more satislact. , ry for the manufactures of this district. But it is questionable whether buyers will readily follow any upward movement, for we are now approaching that period of the year when demand falls off for several markets, and, with large arrivals of cotton which may shortly be expected, manufacturers may pro bably put on fresh cootract', without much advance in prior. 4. ‘ The exports of cotton piece goods and yarns for the month are 86,114 packages against 68,5(33 for the same time last year, hut rather under the average for the last previous three months, which is 91,879 packages. The following classification shows at a glance the proportion to the various markets : Packages Lb. Cotton Cotton Piece Goods. Yarns. East Indies 27.6 11.8 China Australia.... Central and South America 19.4 0.1 North America Wost In' les Co..A of Africa Turkey, Egypt._and Levant 10.9 7.0 Gorui:Ziiy a - n'(i Holland ... 5.2 47.6 Other luropean States 6.7 27.7 "The Liverpoul catt,n-rnarket hay been Well sup ported during the month f middling' and fair qualities of A.intrican, but the lower grades are quoted per lb. lower. " Mule Twist—Our quotations for the lower qualities are fully per lb. higher, and say from 70's and up wards there is a general advance of 11.1. per lb., which has been caused more by the anticipation of peace than by actual bu-iness, although there has been a great amount of business done. tt In water twist the advance i.gbout!d. The goods market is in a healthy state, the demand throughout the Intmth having been of a very general character. 39 inch shirting., for India and China, are 31. to 41d. per piece higher ; 45 inch ditto, 3d t er piece. Madapollams 3 I. per piece of 46 yards. T cloths, longcloths, and dorne.tic., without alteration. Jaco. nets, fro,' beinz quite neglected, have sprung up from 1,;(1. to 3d. per piece." EEDS, APRIL 1. The cloth-halls have been well ate.nded to-dav, and a good deal of business has been done at fully as good prices as those of last week. The news of the signing of the peace treaty has had no perceptible effect upon the market. The report of this day's Iluddtrsfield market is as follows :—" We have had a fair trade, but not equal to the average of the past few weeks. There is a reluctance to give advanced prices. Stocks are very light. Buyers were in the market from London avd Manchester, but few large sales were effected. In wool a good business was done. Prices are firm and stocks low." PRICE OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Paris is about 4 per mille premium (according to the last tariff), which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 10id. per oz. for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25.27 ; and, the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25.374, it follows that gold is about 0.41 per cent. dearer in Lon don than in Paris. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 426 i per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 100. per cz. for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.5 i ; and the exchange at Hamburg on London at short being 13.71, it follows that gold is 0.87 per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 109! per cent., and the par of exchange between Eng'and and America being 109 23 40 per cent., it, folio ivs that the exchange is nominally about at par ; but, after making al allowance for charges of transport and difference of interest, the present rate leaves scarcely any profit on the transmission of gold either way between the two countries. THE MUSEUM OF ORNAMENTAL ART AT MARLBOROUGH HOUSE.—The numbers attending, &c., during the month of March were as follows :-19.250 persms on the publi 0 days, and admitted free ; 168 persons on the students ] and admitted as students on the payment. of sispencie each, besides the registered students of kbo- clas.os _- - - • DELIMERE FORESTS BILL. On the motion of Lori STANLEY of ALDEItLEY, this bill passed through committee. OUT PENSIONERS' BILL. On the motion of Lord PANIWIIE, this bill wag read a second time. SECRETARY TO THE POOR LAW COMIIS• STONERS (IRELAND) BILL. This bill pav+ed throng') conpoitt:e. Their lordships then a !journe I. HOUSE CO \IMO NS.-(YESTERDAY.) The SFEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. Mr HUTCHENS, the member for Leamington, having become a Roman Catholic since he bad been elected a member for the borough, took the Roman Catholic oath. Sir H. STRACEY presented a petition against any State interference with the education of the people. Mr. COBRE rr presented a petition from Blackburn, signed by 13,000 persons, against the Factory Act. Mr. CRAUFLIRD presented a petition from a place in Scotland, praying fcr a remedy for the impost system of billetinu the military. Lord GODERICH presented a petition against the Factory Bill. Col. NORTH presented petitions from Oxfordshire in favour of the medical bill. Mr. W. J. FOX presented twonty petitions from the neighbourhood of Oftlham in favour of the Factory Bill, and also several petiti , ms against the measure. Sir J. WALNISLEY gave notice that on the 17th inst. he should move for leave to bring in a bill to amend the national representation. Sir E. PERRY gave notice, that on the 17th inst. he should move for leave to bring in a bill to amend the law with respect to the property of married women. Viscount GODERICH gave notice, that on an early day he should call the attention of the house to the re port of the Civil S3rvice Commissioners, and also make a motion respecting the same. Colonel NORTH bctzged to ask a question of the Clerk of the Ordr anoe with respect to the drainage at the camp of Aldershott. The system at present in ex istence was most objectionable, and he should like to know what was intended to be dons with respect to it ? Mr. MO SELL said the system alluded to by the hon. member was merely experimental. The whole ,mh ject had been referred to a very eminent imorson, Mr. Andrew Thomp , on, and until the rep .rt of that gentleman was received no steps would be taken. THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR OF FORTIFICA.- 'IONS. Captain L. VERNON asked if it was true that Col, Harness, Deputy Inspector. General of Fortifications, had been removed from that military office in noose olte2aco mi , lander-,tandings wttu ciiim of tha civil stiff the Or In-a-n-c-K;1 111 r. MONSELL regretted to state that, in conse quence of the line of conduct the gallant officer had tho.ught fit to adopt with respect to his civil duties, Lord Pau►nure had thought it Wag not for the benefit of the public service that he should longer hold the office of Deputy Inspector of Fortifications. Bath Lord Pan mare and himself enterta'ned the highest opinion of the military abilities of the gallant gentleman, and they ha I recommended him to the Commander•in-Chief to fulfill the high and relonsible duty of Royal Engineer officer at Malta. THE LATE EXECUTION. Lord FL LENNOX asked Sir G. Grey whether his attenti , m had been directPd to the circomstancel which were alle 4 .ed to have occirred at the execution of T. B up:field, on Monday last ; and, if so, whether he would undertake to institute an immediate inquiry into the case ? Sir G. GREY said he saw with regret the circum• • tance to which the hon. member alluded in this morn ing's papers. Until he saw the statements contained therein, and the informati.m ho hal received from the hon. member, he bad no official knowledge of the fact. He immediately sent to the sheriffs of L radon and Mid dlesex, who were the officials appointed to conduct the execution, for a full statement of the circumstances. ile bad not yet received any answer from the sheriff's, but he thought there had not been time for them to furnish him with the statement. COMMUNICATION WITH AUSTRALIA. In answ-r to a question from S'r J. PAKE'SGTON, Mr. WILSON said there could be no objection to the memorial and plan relative to a monthly communi cation between this country and Australia being laid on the table of the house, but he thought it would be dele terious to the interest of that colony to do so, and re open the question. Sir J. PAKINUTON then gave notice that he should postpone his motion with reference to an address to her Majesty relative to thin subject. THE MILITARY BOARD OF INQUIRY. Mr. LAYARD asked the noble lord at the head of the Government when the Military Beard of Inquiry would sit, and what would be the scope of their in quiries ? Lord PALMERSTON said that the Board would sit almost immediately. Questions had to be settled with regard to the scope of this inquiry, which were now nearly arranged, and the Board would almost imme diately commence its duties. The immediate inquiry was with reference to those officers who had been incul pated, but of course, if other matters arose, the Board would enter on them. THE CENTRAL AMERICAN QUESTION. In reply to a question from Mr. COBDEN, Lord PALMERSTON Raid he was unable to state when the correspondence relative to the Cantral Ameri oan question would be laid on the table of the house. The Foreign-office had lately been much .engaged with important duties, and he would inquire when the corre spondence would be ready, and inform the house either to-morrow or nest day. THE MALT TAX. Mr. BALL asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if it was his intention to take off the additional 5 per cent malt tax, nnw peace was re-estahlishe lt The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER de cline -I answering the question. SALARIES OF COUNTY COURT JUDGES. Mr. ROEBUCK moved an address to her Majesty that the mimes of 'he County Court Judges should he fixed at 1,5001. per ant um ftr all the judges of those courts, which he thought would not be too much for them when it was con-idered the arduous duties they had to perform, and the manner in which they discharged tl , em, was considered. He referred to the establishment of the county courts, and the salary fixed for the judges at 1,2001. per annum. Since then their duties bad been increased, having insolvency to attend to, the hearing of cases amounting to 501., and, where the parties con curred, certain cases where titles to land were in dis• pute, &c , &c., so that they bad, to a great extent, the civil litigation of the country in their hands. The paymer.t of the judges had been transferred to the Trea-ury, and their salaries were to be from 1,2001. to 1,5001. per annum. The duties of the county court judges were different from those of the Westminster-hall judges, who had the assistance of juries, which the former had not. The amount of money involved, on which a judge decided, was no criterion of the importance of the case, or the judicial knowledge and acumen required to be brought to bear on it, and he instanced the important question of ship money in past times, where the money at issue was 20s. ; but who would say the principle at issue was not one of vital importance to the country ? After referring to the position the judges of this country held in the State, and the jealousy felt of keeping the judges free from the influence of the Govern ment, he said that by the County Court Actthese judges were brought cap in hand to the Treasury, and made to bow to the Treasury Bench for the increase of their salary from 1,2001. to 1,5001., which was not right, and he illustrated this by referring to the case Of his brother. in-law, who was a County Court judge, on the roinimun - . salary. For some time he (Mr. Roebuck) had a notict on the books of the house disagreeable to the Govern ment, which he was unable to bring on ; after that Mr. Wilson, the Under Secretary, came to him and said, "How about your motion ?" he (Mr. Robuck) replied. " Why, you know as well as I do that I can't bring it on ;" he then said, "You know your brother-in-law bas been for some time entitled to the maximum salary, tut - your: netice beim •on the books he dealt et bk ~: ~~. Y - : ~_ ~~: .., 1 „... 17? ...... 06 , 4 , Aril 3 pril 1 mght i fur 2.100 of of 38, 1