The Sun. — London, England, 1833-04-19 00:00:00

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Patrick In . ,ur.(perShare) - ti, cck ...... 86 3 4 Royal Irish itto . i k; bke e N 4 e t lv .. ' ,..P! cent. 0n..,1,,, 'N. ational Ditto 1 1 4 ' il ............ 93% Patriotic Ditto - 40y, e b.,,, ; .. ............ Flibernian Bank - t !t t q l rart...4l,str'coexr cent.... 87, 1 , 4 ' Provimcial I)itto - a'.,,k i)eb "a' Stork."" ..... Royal Irish Mine - p ~ 4pr ....... --- Imperial Mine - Ri,. C . ent i h .... -- dining Co. of Ir e land - B,l'e`l'4tic - • .....___ ~..,,,,,,.,,,, R,.. - I ,np.. ..... • - tlt,„l)e ..,', 7s e 4 ,' r A . R . ISl z APRIL 17. -Fiveper Cents., 1011. 1001. t 4 a/A "Jc ts, ` 4 7, 1 -: , I t hree per Cents., 771 55c. SOc. 3 p.' , 1 , 1 "i k ,'„ C . 77 3:ic. ; National Loan, 10 , If. i.. - ~R e e nte OW 4 ,i 1 , 1 ,4 i , 'I . , }c 40c. :35c. 30c. 91f. '4 s c. 1 8 !? m ...?. 5 n 1 , 4 per ( 3 ~ :.!1ii1 41 ., itspae472, ~ ..,Rr e e n e t e d' Esolgn e, E,13,.;:c.7::,-e.;l` . R o y a l ,ri11i,.4.743Zi,,e)% 6i . 0 0 . R 4 ., )e t r e C e e r n , . 4‘ P i t e s tlielle d'Espagne, hve per Co:2 1 ')1, 1 i ; ' 4!,,, 1 '4, 7 4 4 71 75 7,1 .34 %14 ; Belgian Loan of ' 1, 1, 5 ,;; , In ,;'''an Loan 235 f. 240 f. Exchange on _London, - 'w/14;:3', 25 f. Mc:, three months, money, 2af. 65c.- 277 i S 13 1 1 ya • 10 3 ,4 XI 7 0 .17 5, ~ N A AU STRIAN FUNDS. 'PAIL R—Five per Cents., 91/ ; Bank Shares, 4 tt b uie, Ator, a l beh. l Ilivos A .rt s -,, 2 1 . - .--..NISTERDAM, APRIL 16. Cto, Inclie 1 per cent 4 5 ,4 to 45N br , Uh ta d itto,' ;? Per cent.. til t °, rY Lo " , , 4 Per cent 60,4 to 45 kx , , t o, ditto' I Z, 6 per cent 10 1 ,4 to 1024 41i,,hati o litto: i .,,,-.:, 5 per cent te e, two on ic,„(l-nn), 5 per cent B4.k, to 854 84si, to 85 P QPer 'n° hth, ll 97,4 ''' April 17. 11 92 It tiii - - 7 --- l'i:walnN7 ----- ----- -- , , b i ;ia 4 E Sch . 4 per FUNDS_Te --ERLIN, --,PRIL ". h Jo ditto cent p t' ci , s lo o ro ...... Loan, 1815, 5 percent. 104 'll,,,'!an,Lto.cent. 10 3 ,4 , n i,` on L on Ts•••• 1830, 4 per cent. ult eG _ uon, at two months 6 28 “z tie, April 12. ltll. FR IDAY L 0 NDON, We t 411 EVENING, APRIL 19, 1933. ; Itlh ite ta .tel . 6 llnd to acknowledge that the severa ' 4 )14 la 0f interest brought forward last night with:rouse of commons, were disposed of mote favourable results than we expected. N rt,i4MTlittee on Beer•shops, moved for by i rluia of C HANDOS was appo i nted, l ' l ett 14111 °RP having announced his will tillt, i ," agree to it some month or two ti : i rbh h e next question entered upon was g i wt atit one of the commutation of ' e tiw 'l'd A stating; his plan with all , et t , LTHoR P 1 44' n em in a short but lucid speech. As iwt o ,„ A' uwl es .J . r neasure, we are content with it ; 4 11 It s gr t Ntp Provisions as detailed by Lord 4t ' e greatly altered, it requires no chi a - i t tlt a t " w ' edge of w h at i s pass i ng i n agri itee th at tli strict s , to enable any man to kt po it will b e f ar f rom answer i ng 4 1 : 14 \ 41 ,. ti 7' The most d e f ect i ve part o f t h e tleAt4i 444 it 18 a vi ta l part—regards the appoint- Pl 4 pit of th e va l uators, un d er w h ose as , te () C Th e co mpulsory commutation is to take ti rei t preh a .P.Pointrnent of the valuators would, k oll Y 4 47 8 1 itl ° 4 now stands, fall almost exclu tillttotls e hands of the clergy, a thing so I Nst th at we are certain this part of the Ibri4eli hewha,ltered. Certainly the bad prin toot l en thi s rests would not have 1 10 1 ; 4 11% ot t o operate in, if the powers of it, Propo se 8 are to be confined in the manner -‘ 0 b l . Po w e W orth But it is clear that, if the . Bill th to a straw, the valuators must have co t P kyttl fiv e h mown the future payment more gilelits of cent. upon the average of the tv Will the last seven years. Otherwise the 04 , 1 41 4 411 4, t be applicable to cases of no d t 4,, 'N et ° cases where the land-owner an th 4 , l 4et tles t, have already come to a friendly IN ill O r Where the clergy have exacted At ttr iet Pa t i Bif ts oer !less they might have done. Ot t! 1 4, gymen, who have ground their wi li N,; 4 to the dust, who have hunted after 1° 4411 1 4 4 4 ' h tbe last apple, the last drop of milk, th e fe e led to fix their oppression upon a N A e ve eo lh ,- of by serving their parishioners at p oiri gitit e 41 4 Year with notice that they mean to Yea r te4, th e ei t tithes. The valuators are ap- Pe t 1 14 fi nd the average extortions ofseven the Nt,,' 41 4) , or may not deduct fi ve qp i Nish " (1 thei r d ec i s i on b ecomes to 1 0 ' 44 4 w hat th e w ill o f t h e l ate t4t),, or h later o f Northiam is, an endless beli e t : e t hur n i ng We m 0 and discontent. to a lb u ml os t hat th e H ouse o f Commons, st par" Perm , majority of its members may to , t 8 , k ile ntly the low tithes taken in teodrettililttoat`elsteh country, will so . stultify itself Air. 4 4 , e evils the bill is professedly flit , edy. In g ti o t of .• -tions with respect to the non are , t „ glad c r -I N to see 'es, as they fall vacant, was, a o greed t. , , naval and military t Y , I) • " Y • l'e eln g el"g excepted • and certainly tests we ad ti.le 114yteustteerdoafy tt, taitt ed honorary rewards, it t von. Roth T his , Plausible grounds ~t st con eess .ls as it should be A few er s to will restore his Majesty's \t " me f ull e _ ii _ d e are 1, ° h ence of the country. ) 141 Jo I 'PY I ..ah-- • ti Itetiou eing able to state that the tz q°l. e th e - 0 N Y Bill, which is intended 48truetj°4 ur a railway from •„iio Do he' l . the orig u ' o r had bee : or' vheibe r la:J . venue ' be d not Coot ad j o irout o t r Isi : eh o°l nu, pose° „ 0 hut " ''' , i l,4 o ! d not be' Court . u If to til t h e tri! nor , of) , hin4 F ir • when l A . o' I'6°' 0 t° tot E l ' e3 the I p l a ce eop le ot her P,, y to eb"" od in th PP a 1 5,0, 0' :E inar l 0 0 0 nd the malt, tb .: l Ep , CO ti :143 the g e° ,l - 10 refo' fi ll ' e P r ur poge a ye untY 0f Pe ar 0 ...... ....... ::.00040 " . 1101' De W I f rtiitere I the was th stion_d ior a cu r d couP"' o 9 . ono it t polled owl I • b u i ;fo irabl Q P I,ce he 11°- 'O O - d for e tot reJ n eite b b e lag e i to 1 0v ae sv bjc.- 0 114 the 0 yS. fIS .epor t o ,fid a Sill. Wo e ' mini' rir i . O T 1 EsTOl-1 ,6 01 ITO S" ian Cheeter attyn [ P °i r t tlO b l Dub lin .ildare b urY J3H gridr ch oth fnealo I)u die, 0 01° FF. slyer° 0 0 14 ich 1- 10 1 , b ere p a , anj o v oal f hal bat b iv ins oast v nego o g°, deo-, lige 0 .1 logi ul 'r bui o . l3 tbe g ird ler 13 g rl n ti r 0 0 0- ;01 a Sa oe s aie Pro. 6o °°`a• 2 m ilt 00 ' • ded t° • w o• ly the''' . or )0 0 Jill )ay) lies' h. f t. .°j No T oo ft. 1 e o 1 0 • I. 9 , of l 'l'oo ool' en) Manchester to Birmingham, last night passed the House of Commons. Both that, therefore, and the Bill for the railway from Birmingham to London, now rest with the House of Lords. We trust that that House will not, by again re jecting a measure fraught with such immense advantages, and offering both immediate and pro spective employment to large numbers of the People, place itself before the country as the stumbling-block in the way of all improvement. We have before us a return moved for by Mr. fIUME, of the amount paid by the Trea surer of each county, out of the public money, for expenses incurred by the Clerks of the Peace and Returning-officers, in preparing, &c. the list of electors, and the sum charged by each officer for a copy of the list, but it is so defective and so confused, that we are unable to lay before our readers the abstract of it as we wished to do. The only point clear from it is, that some general regulation must be made with respect to the charge to be made for the list of electors. In some coun ties it has been as low as five shillings; in others it is much more ; and in one (Hants), we see that the charge was 3/. for each copy of the list, an enormous sum, which few who have not some strong personal motive to actuate them can be willing to pay. We are happy to hear that Mr. ELLICE, the new Secretary-at-War, is about to adopt mea sures with respect to the corporeal punishment in the Army, in consonance with the feelings displayed by the House of Commons on that subject. The disgust felt by the Right Hon. Gentleman at this description of punishment in the Army, has been manifested on more than one occasion, previously to his coming into office as Secretary-at-War. M. DEDEL has resumed. his official inter course with M. de TALLEYRAND, but nothing satisfactory has yet transpired. The King of HOLLAND remains positive in his refusal to treat separately with France and Great Britain. We have received a file of Oporto papers to the 7th inst. What portion of them is not taken up with decrees and proclamations, is filled with accounts of the atrocities of the Mi guelites towards their Constitutional prisoners. Letters hare been received from Poland by Prince CZARTORYSKI, and other distinguished Polish refugees, stating that the Emperor of RUSSIA, alarmed at the indications of resistance to his sanguinary decrees against the Poles, had ordered the execution of several of them to be suspended. Other accounts impute this tem porary forbearance to the interference of the Emperor of AUSTRIA. The trial of the Editor of the Tribune for calling the Chamber of Deputies a " Prostituted Chamber" has at length been brought to a close —and, fortunately, without occasioning the slightest public tumult. The penalties, both of fine and imprisonment, are the severest—the maximum of punishment—that could legally be inflicted, and hare given great offence to the more liberal Journalists. On the sitting of the Chamber, on the 16. h (the day on which the trial was concluded) When all the names had been called over, the President de sired the urns to be handed up to him; and, having deposited his vote, declared the ballot closed. The following was the re. suit of the scrutiny : Guilty Not Guilty Majority The President, therefore, declared M. Lionne guilty of the offence for which he was summoned to the bar of the Chamber. The President then distributed a bulletin to each Deputy, on which he was to write the punishment he wished to be in flicted, and deposit it in the urn when his name was called. As before, the President deposited his vote last; and after declaring the ballot closed, drew by lot the names of 24 exa miners of the votes. Messrs. Mauguin and d'Herambault, who were among those nominated, declined to act, and also refused to use their bulletins, by which means the number of voters was reduced to 304. When the ballot was closed, the examiners placed them_ selves at five green tables, brought for that purpose into the cir cular space before the tribune, and took down the various votes. This operation (including the voting) occupied an hour and a half. The numbers voting for the following punishments re spectively were— For three years' imprisonment and 10,000 f fine (the maxi. mum of the punishment) ... For the minimum of the fine only For the minimum of the imprisonment only For various intermediate punishments _ Blank bulletins The maximum of the punishment was accordinglypronounced. It was generally rumoured that immediately on leaving the Chamber, after the verdict of Guilty was communicated to him, the accused took his departure for England. On reconsider ing the matter, the whole proceedings strike us as being of the most trumpery character, and wholly unworthy of a Government sprung from the barricades. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. By accounts from Odessa of the 20th March, it appears that a Russian squadron of four sail-of-the-line, one frigate of 60 guns, and some transports, had arrived there, under the com mand of Rear-Admiral Humany, which was destined to re inforce the Russian fleet near Constantinople. From Antwerp they write that the arrivals every day in that port, of merchantmen, has given great activity to the commerce of that town, particularly in different descriptions of grains, as well as in coffee and sugars. THE FUNDS. We have no arrivals this morning worth mentioning. The attention of the public and the speculators is now turned towards the East, where it appears more difficulties are accumu lating daily, towards the settlement of the affairs of the Porte. Mehemet Ali has learnt European politics, and wishes to hold fast his new conquests, but in which he will not succeed, unless he can manoeuvre to entangle the European Powers. Our domestic affairs in the House of Commons was of some interest last night. The Chancellor of the Exchequer wished to bring in the Budget this evening, but was thwarted by Mr. Attwood's determination not to postpone his motion on the distress of the country. Consols opened at the same price they left off yesterday, 87 % 14 for the Account, with little doing at present. HALF-PAST ONE. We have received an express from Frankfort, stating that after a second attempt there to burn the arsenal, the Magis trates requested that three thousand Austrian tooops should enter that town, which was accordingly taken possession of by them ; as, owing to the great number of Poles who had left France, and were proceeding towards the Rhine, fear was entertained that they would be joined by the Republicans and proceed to the neighbourhood of Frankfort. We learn that an agent of a London journal has been or dered to leave Holland. There has been an improvement in the Funds since the early part of the morning, when they were 87 % ;at present they may be quoted 87 % %, and it is said that it is owing to more favourable accounts having been received from Holland. The Foreign Market scarce worth noticing, and the prices remain nearly the same as yesterday. The accounts received from Oporto state, that on the 4th instant, being the young Queen's birth-day, Don Pedro made several promotions. The Marquis de Palmella was made Duke of Fayal ; Count Funchal, Marquis Funchal; Brigadier-Gen Torres (who defended the Serra Convent) made Baron Beinardo de Sa ; the Governor of Oporto (who lost his arm on the 27th of September) made also a Baron. Several other promotions also took place. THREE O'CLOCK, Consols for the Account, 87/1 t, IMPERIA LPA 1,1 MENT THIS DAY, FRIDAY, APRIL 19. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SrEAKER took the chair ahont ten minutes after twelve o'clock. and on our entering the gallery, we fou►►d upwards of 100 'Members in the House. Mr. H. T HOPE took the oaths and his seat for the city of Gloucester. Another Hon. MEMBER, whose name we could not learn, also took the oath, and his spat. Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR presented a petition from the city of Chester, praying that the Chester Toll Bill may he passed into a law. Mr. EMERSON TENNANT presented a petition from the Chamber of Commerce of Belfast, against ti.e city of Dublin Steam Packet Bill, and praying to be heard against the Bill in pers,tn, or by counsel. Mr. WATTS presented a petition from the county Norfolk against the Improvement of Roads' Bill for that county. Mr. E. J. STANLEY presented a petition from Thomas John Tomkinson against the Chester Tolls' Bill, and priyinz to be heard in person or by counsel. Sir GEORGE PHILLIPS presented a petition from a person in Yoikshire, praying to be heard against the Surannington ktilway Mr. NICHOLSON CALVERT presented a petition from Wear, in Hertford. praying to be heard against the Bill for the Improvement of the Roads between Wear and Hertford. ABOLITION OF SLAVERY. Sir TPIOMAS LENNARD presented petitions for the abolition of slavery from Billericay, and the Wesleyan Methodists of Austen, in Essex, and from the inhabitants of Rochdale, for the better observance of the Sabbath. ASSESSED TAXES. Mr. WELBY presented a petition for the repeal of the assessed taxes, from the inhabitants of Grantham. The Hun. Member also presented a petition, for the letter observance of the Sabbath, from the Protestant Dissenters of Willoughby. Mr. DAWSON presented a petition from the inhabit ants of Yarmouth, for the total and immediate abolitio❑ of negro slavery. The lion. Member also presented a petition from Cosby, in Leice.ter, for the better observance of the Lord's-Day. Mr. BUCKINGHAM presented a petition from Joseph Hamilton, praying the House that in forming any new government for India, care would be taken to protect the liberty of the press. The Hon. Member next presented a petition from Ehenez-r Elliott, of Sheffield (the author of the Corn Law Rhymes), praying for a repeal of the Corn Laws. Also a petition from the Protestant Dissenters of Sheffield, called the " New Methodist congregation," praying for the right of celebrating marriages, buri a ls, &c., according to their own form ; and prying fir a re dress of the grievances which they stated. The Hon. Member next presented a petition from the National Poli tical Urhori of the West Riding of the court.) , of York, praying for the repeal of the taxes on Malt. Hops, Soap, Sugar, and Starch ; and if necessary, th it some sul4stittre should b- introduced into the House for these taxes, which pressed most heavily on the poor. —( Hear, hear.) The Honourable Member also presented a petition from the Unitarian Christians of Plymouth, for the immediate abo lition of slavery. The petitioners hoped that any measure which might be introduced into the House, on the subject would be extensive and satisfactory SHEFFIELD PETITIONS. The Hor.r. MEMBER stated that he had now to present a petition, which was signed by 8,000 inhabitants of Slieffield, in which the petitioners stated that Huey, in commo n with the labouring population of the country, were borne down by the pressure of an unequal system of taxation; that trade and agricultural labour had ceased to have due remuneration, and insolvency and bankruptcy were increasing to an extent so alarming, that it would be ne cessary, for the preservation of social order, that a reduc tion ot taxation should take place, and they hoped the House would speedily adopt some measure fir effecting that object. The Hon. Member had another petition to pres,nt from Sheffiel I, which was signed by 11,000 of the inhabitants, an I which was agreed to at a meeting under th e sanction of the public authorities. It was for the abo lition o negro sl }very. The Hon. Member would take this opportunity of stating, that in all parts of the country he had had an opportunity of travelling through, the people had a greater feeling on this subject ►han on any other. The Hon. Member next presented a petition from Stockport, praying for free , otn in the sale of beer. Mr. LLOYD observed with respect to the petition from Stockport, teat lie had had the honour to present a petition from the same place for a rep-al of the duty on beer. The Hon. Member denied that the beer shops had the eff et of di moralising the people, and he hoped that what ever the isure tnig , ,t be introduced into th it House with respect to the title of beer, that it would go to the extent ot putting the retailers of beer on the same footing as the readers of sprits. Major KEPPEL presented a petition from Kepiving, in Norfolk, fur a repeal of the taxes on four-wheeled car•. riage• : al•o petitions from East Harley and the Protestant D ssenters of Ha► tston, in Norfo k, tor the immediate abo lition of negro slavery. The Hun. Member had also re ce.ved several letters from different parts of the county he hid the honour to represent (Norfolk), all indicative of the very strong and unanimous feeling which existed there on the sutiject of negro slavery. Mr. TREVOR presented a petition from the borough of Harwich fur the i , nmedia►e abolition of slavery. DUTY ON MALT. Mr. C. FERGUSSON presented a petition from the county of Banff h)r the .hulition of the duty on malt. ABOLITION OF SLAVERY. Sir FRANCIS BLAKE presented a petition from the inhabitants of the borough of Bermek-upon-Tweed, pray ing for the immediate abolition of slavery. Ile hoped the H wee of Commons would show their constituencies that they would do their duty by enforcing the immediate abolition ►.f sl 'very. OBSERVANCE OF THE SABBATH. Mr. 111.1.E0D said, he had to present a petition from a private individual, which, however, referred to a sul.ject of greater importance to the country at large, than any other which had been brought before Parliament in the present session. The petition was from a farmer and magistrate, named John Patterson, resident in the county of Sutherland, and pointed out many disadvantages which would arise from the passing of the Bill brought into the Hou.e for the better observance of the Sabbath, by the proposed prevention of the travelling of cattle on Sundays. He prayed that it might not pass into a law. Sir ANDREW AGNEW had presented a petition from the same county, generally, in favour of the Bill for the better observance of the Sabbath, but the Bill, however, was nev,r meant to apply to Scotland. DISSENTERS' MARRIAGES. Mr. WILBRA HAM pre•enteil a petition from the Pro testant Dissenters of Middlewick and other places, praying that Dissenting Ministers may be permitted to perform the marriage ceremony according to the forms of the Established Church. CHURCH REFORM. Mr. WILBRAHAM then presented petitions from the parish of Llangellan and other parishes in Wales, which stated that the best livings in Wales are in the hands of non-residents; that the Curates are not sufficiently paid ; and that the Wel.h language is not known generally by the Ministers of the Established Church, who officiate in that part of the country. The petitioners prayed for a reform in the enactm , nt of tithes, and, generally, for a reform in the church establis►•ment. Sir WATKIN W. WYNN said (as we understood) that as to the incumbents, he did not believe that any of them were ignorant of the Welch language, notwithstand ing the many complaints that had been made of them. Mr. J. JERVIS was free to admit that there was one great cause of complaint affecting the Welch church, and which he regretted to say was equally applicable to the church throughout this kingdom—namely, ab senteeism, and plurality of livings. There was some complaint, however peculiarly applicable to the Welsh church, which, he could not but think, must be founded in justice, and was attributable to the want of knowledge in the Welsh language in the clergy, which ought un doubtedly to be removed. Sir W. W. WYNN agreed to the necessity of having clergymen educated in the Welsh language. He could only say there were most respectable and most learned men among the Welsh c'ergy. Mr. WILLBRAVIAM said it was impossible for him. fro .17 his own personal information, to i•ay whether these complaints were well-founded or not ; but he saw most respectable names to this petition, and among them were the names of several of the clergy themselves, Sir Wat kin W. Wynn, and so on,—(Much laughter.) Mr. JA.MES TYNTE presented petitions fiom three parishes in Somersetshire, praying for the immediate abo lition of slavery. Colonel TYNTE unseated a petition f:om Brilewater, to the same effect. Mr. '1 / httELL pre , ented petitions from two parishes in the county of Suffolk praying for the immediate aboli• rinn of slavery' ; and aho two petitions tr..m the same count%, for the better observince of the Softball. s' t i s io SibileAcS,VpunptryesfntseruitiitY petition, fr om va rious par I:lkrf;Zi,Png for the kirneidiate and total abolition of sowery ; oleo f o u r p et i t i ons aga i nst the duty on tax-carte, and two for the r e p ea l o f t h e malt tax, Irons the cams county, Liketvigi petition from Lowestoffe, praying for an alteration of the law of debtor and creditor. Mr. BEWES presented petitions from Revelstoke, Egg, Buckland, Pennygoick, U, borough, Ildbeton, Plymst..ck, and other places in the neighbourhood of Plymouth, pray ing for the immPdiate abolition of slavery. Sir G. STAUNTON presented petitions from Fording bridge and Walton, praying for the immediate Abolition of Slavery. Mr. H. HANDLEY presented a petition from Hol. ditch, praying for the repeal of the malt and assessed taxes. Sir A. WILMOT presented petitions from Rigby, and three other parishes in Warwickshire, for the abolition of slavery. Lord R. GROSVENOR presented a petition from Newtown in Montgomeryshire, respecting the Welch Church. Lord MOLYNEUX presented two petitions for the better observance of the Sabbath, from two places in the county of Lancaster ; also a petition from the Protestant dissenters of Stayley Bridge, complaining of the grievances under which they at present labour, and praying for an alteration in the law of parochial registrations. The Noble Lord also presented a petition from the magistrates, clergy, merchants, and other inhabitants of Lea, for the removal of the assizes from Lancaster, to some more con venient place. Mr. JERVIS presented a petition from the inhabitants of Worcester, complaining of the abuses which prevailed in the corporation of that city, and urging the necessity of Parliamentary investigation into the manner in which the corporate an I charitable property of the corporation had been disposed of. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. Mr. GASKILL presented several petitions from Maud ley and Winlock, in the county of Salop, for the better observance of the Silibath ; and also for the entire and speedy abolition of colonial slavery. Mr. HEATHCOTE presented a petition from Upping ham, in the county of Rutland, and from the parish of Clapham, in favour of the abolition of negro slavery; also a petition from the ow, era and occupiers of land in the county of Rutland, in favour of the repeal of the tax on malt ; also a petition from the acme county, praying for some legislative enactment to insure the better observance of the Sabbath. Sir W. MOLESWORTH presented a petition from Shipdam, for a repeal of the tax on malt ; also several p•titions from places in the county of Norfolk against the Beer Bill and for the abolition of colonial slavery. SirJ. WROTTESLEY supported the prayer of one of the petitions, and inquired whether it was true that in parts of the county of Norfolk the agricultural labourers received no more than 4s. a week to provide for them selves and their families? An H ON . MEatrixa, one of the representatives for the county of Norfilk, ing 125.. an d not l ess t h an I I s . said he believed they were now receiv- An HON. AIEMBER. referred to a newspiper account, in which it was stated some labourers had applied to a Magis trate, in the county alluded to, because they only had 2s. 6d. per week, and the Magistrate said that regard must be had for the payers as well as the receivers of poor rates. He believed that it w.is impossible to ex . aperate the dish,. of the people. Sir JOHN OWEN and another Hon. Member ex pressed their opinion of the necessity of some inquiry into the distress experienced by the lower classes in various parts of the country. ASSESSED TAXES. Sir GEORGE GREY presented a petition from the parish of Stoke Damerell, iu the borough of Devonport, pravinz for a repeal of the assessed Lae., particularly the house and window taxes. . '204 FACTORY BILL. Sir GEORGE GREY then presented a petition from ;he inh thitants of Devnnport, praying for some measure to imit the labour of children in factories. SLAVERY. _ . _ Sir GEORGE GREY presented a petition from De• vonport, praying for the immediate abolition of slavery. The lion. Member hoped a speedy and final settlemtnt of the question vv , iuld soon ensile. EMANCIPA PION OF THE JEWS. Sir GE9RGE GREY also presented a pe•ition, very numerously signed by the inhabitants of a•vooport, preying that the Jews miy be immediately relieved from . . . heir civil dimaliilitica. The Hon. Member a,id, that in the hnruutrh of Devonport, where a Meat number of Jew+ were reident, the inhabitants had p culiar opportunities of ludg-ng, of their conduct, and added hi 4 own testimony in their favour. Sir EDWARD CODRINGTON supported the puti tions from D , vonport, in favour of the reduction of thr assessed t ixe., the passing of an improved factory bill, the emancipation of the Jews, and the abolition of colonial slavery. ABOLITION OF NEGRO SLAVERY. Mr TANCRED presented a petition from Banbury, for the immediate ab•dition of slavery. Sir JOHN JOHNSTONE presented petitions from the We.ley in Methodists of Scarborough, from the Wesleyan Methodists of Sherburne, and another place in York. Mr. H. T. STANLEY presented petitions for the abolition of negro slavery, from Preston, Warwick, an the minister and congregation of a chapel in Newcastle upon-Tyne. Also a petition from Preston, for the better observance of thi- Sabbath. Mr. FYSHE PALMER presented a petition, which was signed by 2,000 respectable inhabitants of Reading, against Negro slavery ; and the petitioners pledged them selves to give their support to Ministers to carry their ob• jest into effe.ct for the emancipation of the slaves. A!so a petition from the congregation of Protestant dissenters of the Broad street Meeting in Reading to the same effect. Sir W. INGILBY presented petitions for the altoliti,m of slavery frtiri the Wesleyan Methodists of Horneastle, Bartley, Ridley, Scamhlesley, Beac , iiitril. Lincoln, 'Welton, Waddington, Wareham, Kirksdale, B dinghroke, Tattesatt, and several other places in the county of Lincoln ; also from the Baptists' Ch tpel of Horricastle to the same effect. Mr. W. A. WILLIAMS presented petitions for the abolition of slavery, from the Wesleyan Methodists, tif KAna ehapel, and of Ilisea chapel, Monmouth. Mr. J. W. SCOTT presented a petition from the grand jury and magistrates of Southampton, against the Beer Bill. Mr. R. STEWART presented a petition from the borough of Haddingron, complaininn of the abuses existing in the corporation of that place; and, also of the partial limited obj-ets of the Bill which had been introduced on the Scotch Burgh Corporation.—Referr, d to the Committee on the hill. Also a petition from the Provost and M ,gi strates of that Burgh, against the system of Church Pa tronage in Scotland. Also a petition from the came place in favour of Law Reform. Also a petition from the United Associate Congregation of North Berwick, for the immediate Abolition of N-gro Slavery. The 'Hon. Member stated, that he had to-day witnessed a very in teresting and satisfactory scene connected with this subject. A deputation, of which he formed one, consisting of up wards of 40(4 individuals, from all parts of the country, bad waited this morning on his Majesty's Government, anti he was happy to state to the House, that it was manifest from the courteous manner in which the deputation h.] been received, that much hope was to be entertained of the satisfactory nature of the plan Govern ment had on the subject. Indeed Ministers had stated that they were determined faitly to grapple with the riiffi rubies of the question, and they had no doubt hut that they would be enabled speedily to bring the matter to a satisfactory resolt.—(Hpar, hear.) Mr. W. WHITMORE presented petitions from several Methodist congregations for the abolition of slavery. Sir A. AGNEW presented petitions from places in Peebles, Argyleshire ; from Bud-ley ; from the Presby tery of Dalkeith ; from Carmichael ; from several places in the county of Huntingdon, and from St. Bride's, in the city of London, for the better observance of the Sabbath' SABBATH BILL. The How. BARONET then postponed the second reading o f the Sdlih tth Bill till the 30 , 11 of April. Mr. CRAVEN BARCLAY presented a petition from Wooton-under-Ed ge , for the abolition of ..lavrry. Mr- ROOFER presented similar petitions from different places. Mr. ROBERT FERGUSSON presented three similar petitions. 511. ABERCRONIBIE presented A petition, signed by upTards of 2,000 inhabitants of E for the re peal of the receipt stamp•ditty ; and another for the eman cipation of the Jews. ABOLITION (W ST AVERY. Sir CHARLES LEA ON presented a petition from Wiltshire, in favou r of the s, every ; and simi, Jar petitions from Perz ince, Alarazum, St. Minier, and other places in Cornwall. Sir ROBERT GORDON had to explain to the Ilona how it was that a petition from his constituents had been presented by another Hon. Member. It was for the abii limbo of slavery; and eunneeted as lie (Sir R. Gordon) was with the 'West-India it re.t, lie had the matisfiction of reeei beg the consideration— nay, the forbearance of i is constituents on that sii. jeer. Mr. BOWER presented a petition for the immediate abolition of slavery fioui Eggleatone, Aliekle burst, Barnard Casle, and other places. LATE SITTINGS. Mr. BARNES presented petitions against the late sittingo of oho Rout*, frcua Stociston-vporoTecs, sp. other places. Mr. TODD presented petitions against slavery, frrul two parishes in Devon. Mr- L FENTON pres.nted a similar petition, signed by 1,500 inhabitants of Huddersfield ; also similar poi. dons from High-street and Quern -street chapels. Hud dersfield. Mr. OSWALD presented a petition from the politica union of Kilmarnock, against the law of primogeniture. Petitions against slavery were presented by Mes•rs. J. E. STANLEY, THROGNIORTON, and BRIGSTOCK. Mr. PALMER presented a petition from Newberry for the repeal of the malt tax ; also various potitions from several other places. Mr. N. CALVERT presentel a petition from Wear for the aboli'ion of slavery. Mr. AGLIONBY presented a similar petition from Trig, in Cumberland. Lord ARTHUR CHICHESTER presented a petition from Belfast, in favour of poor laws for Ireland. Also one for the abolition of slavery from Donaghddee. Lord R. GROSVENOR presented a petition front Chester against the beer shops. Mr. WILLIAMS WYNN and Sir 0. MOSELEY presented several petitions in favour of the abolition of Negro slavery, and fur the better observance of the Sabba-b• Mr. G. BAKER presented a petition from the Magis trates of Stafford against the Beer Bill. Mr. WENTWORTH presented petitions in favour of the abolition of slavery from Horsham and other places in Wilts ; also for the better observance of the Sabbath. Mr. MORRIS presented a petition front the Protestant Dissenters, and others, of Suffolk, in favour of the aboli tion of slavery. Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET presented a peti tion, complaining of the malt tax, from Laagil!eth, in Monmouth ; and for the abolition of slavery, from Las. gilien, in Monmouth. Colonel DAVIS presented petitions from the Wesleyan Methodists of Pump-street Chapel, Worcester, for the abolition of slavery. Mr. S;srgent SPANKIE presented petitions in favour of the Facto , y Mr. GEORGE LAMB brought up the return of the number of persons committed in the police offices in the metropol is. The SPEAKER then left the Chair. EAST INDIA HOUSE-(THIS DAY.) ADJOURNED MEETING OF PROPRIETORS. At 12 o'clock to-day the discussions upon the propositions made by his Majesty's Government to the East India Company was resumed by the Court of Proprietors. Mr. It. JACKSON begged, before they proceeded further, to state that he wished to give notice that on the proper occasion he would move for leave to withdraw his amendment and substi tute another, the nature of which he begged to put the Pro_ Prieto. s in possession of. He thought it would be unwise in them to shut the door to the fullest discussion—(Hear, hear) —which his first amendment, might, perhaps, have the effect of producing. Mr. WEEDING complained that they were being taken by surprise, and wished that some time should be given for con. sideration. Mr. R. JACKSON said he would give notice of his intention to withdraw his amendment and would now state what it was he wished to substitute for it in order that no Proprietor might be taken by surprise. The Hon. Proprietor then read his proposed substitute for his amendment, which, as he stated, pressed upon his Majesty's Government a full and complete indemnity for the loss of their trade and privileges, and an ample guarantee for the payment of the dividends. Mr. MAKINNON complained that its what had passed yester day he had been misrepresented. A letter, which had been read by an Hon. Proprietor, which was taunted with being anonymous. Now that letter was written by himself, and it did not contain a fact that was not known long ago, and he was gratified that the publication of that letter had produced an im pression among many who had been heretofore opposed to throwing open the trade to China.—(Hear, hear.) It had been also said that he had obtained a portion of his independence by trading to China. He denied that he had ever got a shilling in that trade.—(The Hon. Proprietor was proceeding to speak upon the subject before the Court, when he was interrupted by cries of" Order" and sat down.) Mr. Ricer said that he had felt extremely happy when the gallant Colonel requested of him to allow him to move an amendment to his former resolution, because he (Mr. Rigby) felt it to be impossible for him to support that resolution as it then stood. He was prepared to give the gallant Colonel cre dit for good and excellent intentions, but he did not think the resolution had been framed with such consideration as more time would have induced him to bestow. He thought any thing proceeding from that Court ought to be marked for its excellence. The papers proceeding from the President of the Board of Control and Directors were specimens not only of excellent logic, but of good reasoning, and great scholastic knowledge; and he was anxious that the resolution of the Gallant Colonel should be entitled to the same observation.—(Hear, hear.) When he looked to the im portance of the question before the Court, and when he consi dered the talents and information that hall been elicited, he must confess that he approached the consideration of the sub. pet with great timidity ; but he good not help regarding it as a subject requiring the deepest consideration, and inasmuch as the President of the Board of Control had been pleased specifically to refer to the Court for their decision on the subject; he thought all gentlemen should take advantage of that liberal permission. —(Hear, hear.) It was worthy of remark that the first correspondence between the Committee of the Court of Directors and the Govern. ment commenced as far back as October 1830, that nothing was done upon the subject till July 1832, and that the Court were now called upon, at the eleventh hour, to give its opinion upon the subject.—(Hear.) He could have wished that the Court of Directors had addressed the Proprietors on the sub. ject, and put them in possession of their opinion, before they had called upon the Court of Proprietors to have discussed the subject; but having refrained from so doing, had induced him to believe that the correspondence between the Di rectors and the Board of Control, was considered as a suffi cient record of the opinion of the Court of Directors, and that, therefore, it was unnecessary further to address the Court of Proprietors.—(Hear, hear, hear.) Looking at the subject, in that point of view, he could not but refer to those papers, and the impression they had made on him upon reading them. It seemed to him that the Right Hon. President of the Board of Control, acting as the official organ of the people of England, had made the proposal to the Company. It had been customary for the Company, when their charter was near expiration, to present a petition to Par. liament for the renewal of their charter ; but having on this occasion forbore to do so, in the first instance they had the ap. plication to them of the Duke of Wellington and Lord Ellen_ borough, and in the interview with those noble Peers, the Company were informed that it was the intention of the Ministers to take away from them their exclusive trading to China. An Honourable Proprietor op posite having made some strong observations on the President of the Board of Control, he (Mr. R.) felt it necessary to make a few remarks upon them. He thought the President of the Board of Control had been treated harshly by that Hon. Proprietor. As the President of the Board of Control he was the organ of the people of England, the parties were the people on the one hand, and the Company on the other. The representative of the people was the President of the Board nt Control—(Cries of " No, no," from Mr. Twining)—and the committee of the Court of Directors were the representatives of the Company.—(Hear, hear) Each party was anxious to make the best bargain, and Mr. Grant had sulimitten to the committee the scheme he thought best calculated to answer the interests of the people, and as the advocate of the people, he was not to be accused of having advanced or re quired the adoption of terms inconsistent with justice. He han put forth a scheme, and required the answer of the Court; and, in his opinion, if it had been far less favourable, it would have been most ungenerous to make such observations. There wa , another Hon. Gentleman whose character had been attacked— viz., Mr. Holt M`Kenzie. With neither of those gentlemen had he ever spoken in his life; and when he heard such iin. putations cast upon him, he had turned to the evidence given by the Hon. Gentleman, and he would ask no other umpire than the Hon. Proprietor himself (Mr. Weedon), after reading that evidence dispassionately, to say whether he was deserving of the strong imputations that had been so liberally thrown out against him. The evidence to which he referred was given in page 113 of the evidence, and he said upon the subject of patronage, that if it could not be with safety given to the Government, then let it be given to the Universities; and the cadetships he would re. commend to be put up for sale. Now he did not see that such opinions at all called for the violent attacks that the Hon. Proprietor had indulged in. His impressions were, on reading through the whole of the correspondence, that on nae n of s must the ofthe a lsoOth say o i h mo,t the first occasion the Court of Director s h a d m e t th e pro positions of the Government with a great degree of astonish. ment. They said, " You are about to annihilate us—we are not to have domi n i on over our own officers, nor over our pence, Here we have an annual loss upon the revenues of India of 80,0001., w ith no o th er mea ns of making good that loss but the Chi na t ra d e , an d y ou ar e taking that from us." They had also met these propositions at first with a great deal of firmness, b u t su bsequently they had given up that high ground. He agreed with the former speakers, who had called , the letter of Mr. Grant, of the 12th of February, an admirable one,tthaet h s at initoeste 7 month, truly hh wasa Directorsnsdo , u n s d e q most t o the Government oesrittilyuilogical e;sbpuecthe excellent reasoning; and he was sorry to see, that afterwards, tone seemed to sink. After insisting most strenuously on their rights, their privileges, and their property—after insisting upon their right to invest the sum of eighteen millions in the British Funds ; or, at all events, having a guarantee upon the Funds /or the payment of the annuities, their tone seemed to fall very much, when in their subsequent letter, they said, " the fear from your ay stng nothing in r e ply t o our sugges ti on as L c , the rate of which our capital is lo be redeemable, that we must conclude that the Ministers are not disposed to fix a higher rate than 100/. for every 5/ ss. of annuity, as specified in the Paper of Hints; but we rely upon the assurance given to u in your letter of the 19th ult., shat the term of the annuity will be of considerable length." If there was any faith to be put in the calculations of the servants of the company, e ry.~'~--='=i and he had suers heard WO conduct called iv queatl.A. it would appear, that the Company had assets to upwards a L twenty-eight millions. In fact that was acunowledged by Mr. Grant, in one of his letters, that some would more than pay al! their debts and liability. Then why should they be confined to the sum of 1001 for their 551. annuities ? Would any man say that that property was not their own ? By many former Acts of Parliament it was stated that though the Corn. pany should lose all their exclusive right of trading, still they were to be seized of all their possession in India, with St. Helena. &c., and were still to exist in their corporate and aorporate ca. pacity. All this they were required to giveaway for merely 10e/. for every five guineas.—(Hear.) Either the Company's accounts was the equivalent offered to them Y Why, merely 20 per cent. which, although it sounded well to the country, fell short of their were wrong, or theywere entitled to their immense capital. What had not o r fi moatgi t h ,s t t s been(re.a) r He I sae e r: b oußl forth notd ut ibf y t b th u he e l e x v n him e d n pb t etnheyna to oa t soma phaep s re t o a pp t e l e of England ; for, however there might he clamour, yet he knew that on the hearts of the people there was a strong feeling t t forth setting out the claims of the Kompany, they would not have such a host of opposition to contend with. Did not Mr. Jackson, and did not it even appear lig the papers that had been published, that Mn. Grant had been carried away by a host of clamour almost beyond his reason—a clamour which he, as the efficient organ of Government could not resist. He knew that a considerable prejudice existed against all carporate bodies.--(Hear.) It must be recollected that cor. porations were established for the benefit of the country at large; but in process of time there might arise that which corroded them, and which, if individual or public wrong were committed, would occasion their own downfall.—(Hear ) When they failed to perform the great and important duties assigned to them, then they must fall. He wished this Cor_ ',oration had put forward to the public a statement of their claims; that course was done on the renewal of the last Char. ter, and then they spoke in strong and powerful language. It was complainec of yesterday that the shipping interest of Lon don had not now come forward, but they came forward on the renewal of the last Charter, when all London was in a state of excitement respecting the Charter —the shipping interest then came forward, and spoke of the danger of throwing 30,000 men out of employ, as they would nave been if the charter had not been renewed, and of the injury to the trade of the port, as well as of the loss that would arise to the revenue. But on the pre. sent occasion all were silent. Nothing had been put forward by the Company to rouse the public mind to a sense of their just clahns.--(Hear ) The Hon. and Gallant General (Sir J. Malcolm) had truly pictured the progressive importance of the Comprny, and had stated that from being a few adventurers, with a ship or two, they had become a mighty Corporation, and acquired an immense empire. They should tell English men of the sacrifices made by those from whom the Company dated their origin —that they were the representatives of those who hazarded their lives and property, and often lost both in exploring new scenes of commerce--- that the acquisition of their vast territory was obtained by the sacrifice of life and property, and not the re_ suit of a wanton warfare, that although in existence the short period of two centuries, they had on different occasions fur nished the British navy, and been one of the most powerful arms of strength to the nation in its wars—(Hear, hear)—that they had acquired islands which the Government afterwa•ds cedid away by treaties—that when the money interest of Cornwall petitioned them to relieve the distress in which it was plunged, they set that interest again in motion, and caused the price of tin to be raised from 74/. to 1604 or 1701. a ton—that when the manufacturers of the north were in distress, they gave orders that set the looms in full operation—(Hear)—that they opened new avenues to trade and commerce, that traffic ' with China which no single adventurer could ever have ac. complished.—(Hear, hear.) That would be such an appeal to the country, that so far from clamour existing any longer, a deep feeling of gratitude would prevail in the country towards the Company.—(Hear, hear.) Ile was quite ready to admit that the Company, feeling as men of honour and intelligence, must see that there were vital interests in the country which it was the bounden duty of every Government to attend to; and lie agreed In the opinion that, like on the renewal of a lease, they should consider on what terms they could obtain its re newal. It appeared from the papers that there was a great in. crease of the trade with other nations, and it was clear that the trade of other countries was exceeding that with this Company. He remembered on the last renewal, Mr. R. Jackson deeply deplored the short.sighted policy which ac tuated the Government, which, while it gave to America the privilege of trading to China, shut it against our own merchants.—(Hear, hear.) An Hon. Proprietor (Mr. Carruthers), when putting up for Member of Parliament, in his address to the electors, andpointing to the shipping in the town in which lie was speaking, said—" he was quite shocked to perceive so many noble ships lying in the port, while the trade to China should be open to them." He hail spoken to Mfr. Carruthers, who admitted he did say so, and informed him that he once underwrote an American ship with the house of Baring, from England to China. That was an anomaly that should not be allowed to exist.—(hear, hear, hear.) The Directors, in one of their answers, said, that without the trade to China, they could not errry on the Government of India with advantage. If that be so, /they would be reduced to this condition. They had already given up the trade to India. which, since 1625, they had eonfined to exports, for the use and maintenance of their army ; the trade to China would be given up. Their commercial capacity would cease as connected with their political functions, and, when they asked Mr. Grant, he said he would recommend that for the (LEFT SITTING.) COURT OF CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) WOOLWICH SCOT'B CHURCH.-MILLIOAN V. HITCH/I'LL AND OTII ERB. Sir E. SUGDEN moved yesterday on behalf of the plaintiff, an Elder, and another (the Session Clerk), that the defendants, the surviving lessee of the Church, and the Elders, might be restrained by the injunction of the Court, from electing or permitting any person being elected not a Probationer or Licen.. tiate of the Kirk of Scotland, to officiate as 'minister in the Scots' Church at Woolwich. Mr. BLEUMAN was on the same side. The defendants were to elect a gentleman (Mr. Scott) who was not a Probationer or Licentiate, and who had refused to sign a Confession of Faith. Mr. AGAR opposed the motion at great length this morning. lie contended that this place of worship called a church, was truth, only a Dissenting Meeting.house; that it was a charity formed by the will of Mrs. Drake, in 1730, whci ocqueathed thirty pounds a year in support of it; that it was not a case in which a private bill could be filed oft the ground of a trust for the Congregation, because there was :so such trust here; at all events, that it was not a case in which the Court would grant an injunction before thecarrying in of the account, and that no injunction could be granted .vithout at the same time deciding the rights of the parties to the conduct of this place of worship. Sir E. SUGDEN replied, after which, The LORD CHANCELLOR imposed on the defendants that they Mould not elect in the meantime, and said that he would take time to read the evidence of the plaintiffs, and consider the authorities that had been cited. ' , CHANCERY COUR f.- (THIS DAY.) His Honour the VICE-CHANCELLOR was occupied the whole morning with the case of Andrews v. Beauchamp, which involved a question of pedigree. We shall give the facts of the case when his Honour pronounces judgment. KING'S BENCH -(THIS DAY.) GRAILILM V. MARRA& Sir JAMES SCARLETT moved on behalf of the defendant, to have the verdict, which had been found for the plaintiff; a 't t side, and a nonsuit entered. The action was tried at the hat Cumberland assizes. It was an action on a policy of insurance ,ffccted by the plaintiff on the ship Castlereagh. and dig luestion turned on the warranty.—The Court granted A A rule nisi. OLD BAILEY.- THIS DAY.) NEW COURT. The COURT was occupied the whole of the morning with trying the case of James Adams, of 8, Pavement, Moortlelds ; who was charged in the indictment with wilfully taking away certain fixtures belonging to the Corporation of London, as landlord. VERDICT—The Jury found the prisoner —Not Guilty—and expressed their opinion, that the conduct of the City towards Mr. Adams was excessively vexatious and frivolous. THE MARKETS.-t THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The arrivals of all kinds of Grain this week are good, and of Flour the return is fair. The Wheat trade remains firm at Mon_ :lay's prices for most sorts. In Barley, Beans, and Pease, no alte ration. For good sweet Oats there is a steady demand, at former rates. Flour as our last. ARRIVALS. I Wheat. 1 Barley. I Oats. I Flour. English Irish 3 4 ; 2 1 qrs. 5.(30 qn. kr is qrs. sacks Foreign SMITHFIELD MAR This day's supply of each kind of stock was indifferent, both as to numbers and quality, and trade with prime Mutton and Lamb somewhat brisk, with Beef and Pork dull, at Monday's iuotations ; large Lamb and Veal went off slowly, the former at depression of full 4d., the latter '2d. per stone. Milch Cows ent off tardily at their I.st week's prices, an useful Short-horns, with her small Calf, producing from 18/. to 21/. PRICES FEB. STONE OF BLbS• TO SINE THE OFFALS. s. d. s. d. :tiferior Beasts 2 4 2 8 ;( , :•ond quality ditto 3 2 3 10 'rime large Oxen 3 19 4 0 Prime Scots. 4 2 4 4 Inferior Sheep 3 8 4 0 eennd quality ditto 4 6 4 10 Coarse.woolled ditto 5 2 5 4 ,uthdownyVethers 5 6 5 8 .;. .1. to s. .1. Large Lambs 0 0 0 0 Prime small ditto 5 8 7 0 Large coarse Calve, 3 4 3 if Prime small ditto 4 11 412 Large Hogs 3 2 3 8 Small Porkers 4 2 4 8 Suckling Calves 12s to2B- each. Quarter old Pigs 12a co 18,each. SUPPLY, AS PEA Cl Beasts. I Sheep and Laml 292 3,090 ,rat's STA Tlrit INT. S. I Cal 90 1 ye& f Pigs, 1 99 EWG ATE ANI) LEADENHALL NIA ItK NTS. At per stone, by the Carcass. s. d. to e. 4. inferior 2 2 4 middlip; prime 3 3 prime small—. 3 3 6 3 8 0 4 8 Veal Lamb s. (1. mutton, inferior ... 2 4 '2 6 middling.. 3 6 310 • - pciall?••••• • 4 4 4 8 PGY k , large 42 50 se. Oci. w 6., W. '4 , fit ~!; ~ ta, ) 1 / 4