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No sooner does this theatre lose one attraction than the lessee gives it another, and as it is generally of a very opposite nature, he`manages in this way not only to avoid monotony in the entertainments, but satisfies all kinds of tastes. The 'engagement of Mr. Brooke, the tragedian, terminated on Saturday ; and on Monday Mr. Smith presents to the public a troupe of very extraordinary jugglers who have lately arrived from the United States, and whose performances exceeded any thing that has been seen in this country for years. They consist of eight individuals and an interpreter, whose names on paper look like a series of insults to the British language. They are introduced in a sort of entertainment entitled the Feast of the Dragon, and are supposed to exhibit in presence of the Emperor and mandarins at Pekin. Their performances consist of tumblings, tossing of balls and knives, sleight of-hand tricks, &c.—and a very dexterous exhibition of knife-throwing against a board, with a person standing before it. This last, perhaps the most adroit and mar vellous performance of the troupe, is the least interest ing, as the danger looks imminent, and, indeed, the projectiles are flung with such force, and go so little beyond the mark, that every throw suggests an escape from death. The female part of the audience were evidently terrified. The most finished and perfect feat of the evening was the tossing of three knives, and the waving of a large fan between them as they revolved in the air, which, to the uninitiated, was quite inconceivable. Two tricks also are entitled to notice as being unusually clever—that where a basin filled to the brim with water was pro duced from beneath a tablecloth, there being to all ap pearance no possible means of conveyance from any source ; and the swinging of a tea - cup , a lso filled with water, in a variety of revolutions, without spilling a drop. A specimen of a Chinese concert, in the shape of a quartet for a gong, cymbals, and two indescribable stringed instruments, was snore novel than agreeable. The house was full, and the audience appeared much gratified with the exhibition, Some of the Chinese artistes were honoured with a recall, which they obeyed and acknowledged with real grace. The performance of the troupe was preceded by the new opera, Leonie, and followed by The Star of the Rhine, a ballet in two tableaux. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.--(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) ALLOWANCE TO BANKRUPTS - IN RE WHEELER7-7-PRO. . _ MISSORY NOTE-IMPORTANT QUESTION. This bankrupt was described as of Richmond, baker, and to-day was appointed for his last examination. An application was made for an allowance to the bankrupt to defray the charges of Mr., Watson, (Basinghall-street,) the accountant to the estate. The solicitor to the assignees objected, on the ground that the bankrupt who had been employed by the assignees to keep open the business had deducted 151. for his maintenance, which they deemed sufficient. Mr. Linklater, for the bankrupt, said that the as signees must have employed some one, and it would be hard to deprive the bankrupt of the fruits of his labour, which had been by no means light. His Honour said that the allowance was only intended for the bankrupt's support during the time he was pre paring his accounts and assisted his creditors. No fur ther allowance could be made. Mr. Linklater—Then we shall have to bring an action against the assignees. A CURIOUS POINT ON A PROMISSORY NOTE. A proof was tendered on a promissory note, date so far back as 1842, and the question was, whether, as it was payable on demand, it was taken out of the Statute of Limitation, by Lord Tenterden's Act, by the payment of interest within six years. His Honour, after referring to cases, held that the proof could be admitted. IN RE CUTLER. This bankrupt was described as of Ryde, Isle of Wight, builder, and to-day was appointed for his last examination. The balance-sheet prepared by Mr. T. Watson, com mencing June 1850, and ending Dec. 1853, shows—Dr. : to creditors, 8051. 93. Gil. Creditor : good debts, 2221. ls. ; property, 1041. Mr. J. R. Chidley, Gresham-street, the solicitor to the assignees, said that the accounts were not perfectly satisfactory, but were the best that could be made out. Mr. Beard, from the office of Mr. W. R. Buchanan, said the bankrupt had been ill for some time. The bankrupt passed. MARLBOROITGIL-STREET-(THIS DAY.) AREFORMED CHARACTER.—CharIes Henwood, Patrick Ryan, and Charles Bush, three notorious thieves were broughtl before Mr. Hardwick, charged with attempting to pick the pockets of several ladies in Oxford-street. Sergeant Smith, F division, stated that yesterday afternoon he was in Oxford-street, when he observed the prisoner Bush attempt a lady's pocket, while the other two prisoners were covering him ; Bush not succeeding • in his attempt, left that lady, and went to two others, followed by Henwood and Ryan. The latter prisoners looked round and caught sight of witness, when they separated, and, Henwood and Bush went towards the circus. Witness went after them, and having procured the assistance of Coffee and 75 F, they were taken into custody. Witness followed Bush and arrested him. Ryan was a convicted thief, and Henwood was a well known companion of thieves, as was also Bush. Coffee, F division, said he was present at the sessions about 6 months ago, when the prisoner Ryan was sen tenced to 6 months' imprisonment. Bowling, 75 T, recognised Henwood as having been charged with highway robbery, but in consequence of the insufficiency of the evidence, he was discharged. Ryan admitted having been sentenced for 6 months, and had only just come out. He could assure his wor ship that he was a reformed character, and had given up his evil ways. The other two denied attempting to pick pockets. Mr. Hardwick, however, was of a different opinion, and committed Henwood and Ryan for 3 months, and Bush for 2 months, to the House of Correction. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) COLONIAL. SWUM—The market is flat, with moderate supplies. The quantity of British plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 976 hhds, 19 tierces, 654 barrels. There were taken for home consumption 917 hhds, 58 tierces, 252 barrels. The stock in the same places is 2,542 hhds, 729 tierces, 1,312 barrels. COFFEE.—This article is dull pending the result of the the Dutch sales. Rush—The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 650 puns 93 hhds. There were taken for home consumption 181 puns 11 hhds, and ex ported 72 puns 78 hhds. The stock in the same places is 5,003 puns 722 hhds. SPICES.—At auction 193 bags African ginger were taken in at 22s 6d for mid, 666 packages 13 casks African pod pepper was brought in at 335, and 72 boxes Cayenne pep per was also taken in at 6cl to 7d per lb, 97 bags of Bombay cloves partly sold at 60 to 6.1 d for mid. TAPIOCA.-51 casks realised 2d to 21d for ord, 6 barrels of Madeira arrowroot was taken at 21d, and 100 tins of Ja maica was also taken in at 6d per lb. TaLLow.—P.Y.C. is 70s per cwt on the spot. TEA.—There is a dull market. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 21 15s to 51 Os ; clover ditto, 31 15s to 6/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 16s to 214 s per,load. A moderate supply, and a sluggish demand. CIIIIBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 31 Os to 51 5s ; clover ditto, 3115 a to 6/ Os; and straw, 1117 s to 21 5s per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade firm. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2115 s to Si Os ; clover ditto, 31 15s to 61 6s ; and straw, 1114 s to 21 2s per load. Trade steady, at our quotations. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS D.Y. LONDON, March 2S.—Wind this day at Noon, N. ; fine, gentle breeze. DOVER, March 27.—Arrived—Agnat, Ostersersoer, for Fecamp. with loss of foremast and other damage, hav ing been in collision with the Lord Palmerston (transport, No. 7) ; John Wesley, Griffin, Shoreham, for Hartlepool, with loss of both masts and other damage, having been in collision with H.M.S. Caesar, bound to the Baltic. PORTSMOUTH, March 27.—Wind. S.S.W. Arrived Celestial, from London, with considerable damage, having been in contact in the morning, the Ower's light bearing N.W., distant about 18 miles, with the barque Fanny, from South Coast of Africa, for Hamburgh, which latter vessel was also much damaged. Off Port—John Master man, from the 'Mediterranean. COWES, March 27.—Arrived —Nashville (s), from New York. PLYMOUTH, March 27.—Wind, N. Arrived—Saint Esprit, from Odessa. Sailed—H.M.'s st James Watt, for the Baltic. N. Arrived—lrene, FALMOUTH, March 27.—Wind, from Alexandria. SOUTHAMPTON, March 27.—The Express (brig), of Liver pool, was passed abandoned, March 15, in long. 68, by the Nashville (s), arrived at Cowes. Several icebergs and great quantities of field ice were seen on the 19th, in lat. 44, long. 48, by the same steamer. GoOLE, March 27.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived—bolus, from Wismar (wheat) ; William and Jane, Inverness (potatoes). SHIELDS, March 27.—Wind, W. Sailed—Matchless, for Quebec. SMYRNA, March 17.—The insurrection of the Greeks may lead to an increase of pirates in this quarter. ANTWERP, March 27.—The Mathilde, a rrived here, re ports having seen, March 1 0, in lat. 43 N. long. 46 W. , the Huron (barque), of Limerick, without Balls, and aban doned. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Tuesday, 10 a.m. Wind, N.W. ; moderate, and fine Arrived—Jamsetjee Cursetjee, from Bombay; Anglo Saxon, New York ; Anda, Girgenti ; Cosmopolitan, for Benin, with loss of bulwarks, &c., having been struck by a sea ; Cornelia, New Orleans , after b ei ng ashore at Little Haven, St. Bride's Bay. Off Port—Joseph Tarratt, from St. John's, N.B. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 9.56 a.m. Wind, N.N.W. ; light and hazy; tide, quarter flood. Arrived, 27th—Elizabeth Harrison, from Odessa ; Kings ton, Shanghai ; Margretha, Skiev ; Leone, Furet, and Thea, Gravelines. 28th—Flecha. (s), from Ghent ; Fnrante, Gravelines. Sailed—Bengal, for Port Philip ; Commodore, Jamaica Sam Bowline, Port Philip. DEAL, Tuesday, 9.35 a.m. Wind, W.N.W.. ; light and cloudy. Passed—Transit, from Callao, to London; Die Bertha from Marseilles to London ; Magyar, from Girgenti ti London. )F THE under date rter to 5 in stabbed at The Duke his reco •rests have iferred the P Order of dent-Mar itinguished ne decora ary Prince :yclic letter in Catholic ain ecclesi istructions a Catholics rtain peen mner. [eft Naples contains a two Post away from )out to be Soberano. ted in the maries. Don Fran ias, was to Church of irgin with rill be done 34.50 ; the ebt of the id at 4.30. sources •eciated vill not such a i a long gene t week which a long Ls 467, quan luding vessels le pre re e, as otal of on the ie 22d r Gee- 11 for ilip, 1 Swan SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Closing Prices yesterday. Business done this day. Paid. 100 Aberdeen Ambg. Nottug. Bost and Eastu. Junct Belfast & Ballymena Birming. Wolverh. Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Janet Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. Do., £20..... Blyth & Tyne original £25 (issd. at £45) Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester & nolyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, & Pass Cornwall Crieff Junction Dublin&BelfastJunc 'Dundee Perth&Aber- deen Junction Do. New East Anglian Do., (£lB E & H) Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A Stock Do., B. Stock Do., New A 'East Lancashire Edinburgh& Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Pr L & Dundee Forth & Clyde June. Glasgow & S. Western great Northern Stk. Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire ) Great Western Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds. I Do. 'New Thirds Laneash.audYorksh, Do., Fifths D 3., Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv. Crsby. &Soutiipt London & Blackwall Loud. Tilb. & Sthend. Lond. Bright & S.Cst. Loud. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths Do.lo/. Sh.,M&B 0 Do. Eighths London and S. Westn Do., £5O Do., £4O. •Lndndrry& Coleraine Lndililrry. & Ennisk. lfanch.Shef.& Lincln Do., Man. & Lin. Un Midland Do. Birmng. & Derby Midld. G. West. (Ira.) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket Do., Bury Extension. Nwpt.Aberg. &lirfd. Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor Norfolk .... Northn.Counties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Do., ? 2 . A Deferred Do., i B Guaranteed North London o. New £lO N.&S.Wstru.,Hainp stead, and City Ju North StaiTordshire North Western N. & S. Westru. June Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester Oxford, Worcester, &, Wolverhampton Portsmouth Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury &Bilmg Do. L. & N. Western Guaranteed St Shrewsby. & Bereft' Shrewsby. & Chester (N. W. Min ; Do. Halves,l Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union Do. A, B, C,& D,fully paid up at per cent. South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun Do Stalnes,Wok. &Wok Stockton & Darling. Stockton & Hartlepl Taff Vale Do. £lO shares. Do. Pref., No. Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace West London Wimbledn & Croydon York Newetl. &Rem. Do. Extensions Do. G.N.E. Purchase York & N. Midland 20 - 22 4t, - 4i 73 - 83 13 —ll dis 15 17 8— 7 d 89 - 91 51 - 514 13 - 14 9 - 11 - ii 7i - 8 16•— io iii 7- lig 58 - 60 54 - 56 i• - ii 71 73 117 - 119 81 - 88 73 f] 73i 85 90 10 —l2 u 10 12 p i 60 600 8 -- ?id 11 i 1 - iii 7i -- 7a par -- 4 p 94 -- 96 944 - 941 lid -- 1 d par * v li -- i d 74 -- 75 13 -- 12 1 11 -10 d 19i - 20} 56. -56 i 31 - 33 i d i di 7 5 di - 8 41 - 44 31 8-At 29 30 7 9 16 A '7 li 50 54 par b 6i - 63(1 7 - 74 27 - 29 84 86 52 - 54 55 - 58 55 Co 3i 15 16 7 8 10 12 3/ 13 15 58 59 31 33 4 2d 4 5 27 - 30 2 - 23 17k 183 43 - 5 24 - 26 5 - 6 6 - 7 61 62 10 - 9 5 -- 4idl 43 -- 44 PREFERENCE SHARES, ikberdeen ... Do. No. 2, p. c. Blyth and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issd. at 50/) Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares ... Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5.i per cent Cork &Bandons4p.c Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction Ea.stAnglian (£3los) 6 per cent Do: (£5) 7 per cent. Do. (£7 17s) 7 p. c. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 P.C. No. 1 Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 p. c. St. Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent ... Do. 51., 10 per cent. Do. 101. Debentr.Sh- East Laneash. 6 p. cts. East and West York shire Junc. Pref... Minh Prth.&Dundee 5. per cent. Glasgow &S.Westem Guar. 5 per cent Great Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem Do. 4 p.c. Scrip Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Pref Gt, Southn. &Westm. (Ireland) Eighths) Do. 4 per c. Pref. Sh. Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c) Do. cov. red. 4. p.c Do. con, red. 4 p. c Do. irred. 4 p. c Lan. & York. F. £2O Do. 6 p. c. Stock Leeds N. 6 p. c. No.l Do. Quarters, 1848 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. 'Do. Convertible, 5 p. c., 1852 Do. New Guar.6 p. c : Lou. &N. W., Cov. & Nuneaton 5 London &S. Western Con. Thirds 11 Loncionderry&Coler Shares 11 Londy.&Ennis.A Sh ' di Nan., Sher., & Li n , Shares, No. 1. al Do. New, £lO 4i Do. £6 Harypt.& Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 4i per cent all IA 100 [OO Do.. (id. Consol .6 p.c.St. Do. Consol. Bristol & %rm. 6 per cent Do. Pref. 4i per cent, Norfolk Debenture Do. Pref. 4 p. c. Stock Do 5 p. c. Eat Do. 5i per ct .pref Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c North British North Staffordshire.. Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh.,Els, 6 p.c. Do Scot. Cent. , New Pre • Shrews. &Birm.N.G. Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min), 8 p.c. Do. 5 per cent South Devon Do. fixed, 46 per cent S. Eastern (Reading6(l.Ann.) of £1 Os. 6; Do. 4per cent. S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar Stockton and Dar lington, 4 per cent. Do. do. do. Stockton and Hartle-, pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist Jul`', 1856 \Vaterfd.&Kilk. 6 p.e. York, Newcastle,anr, Der wick,4 p.c. Pref Do York&N. Midland II and S. Pura ..,.. 95 - 98 6 6ixd 3i 3$ 4 4 i i P 4 i P i i P 12 13 3 —3l xd 105 -110 100 - 105 91 - 9i 8 xd 6 - 7 94 - 96 90 - 93 88 - 90 ld pal ,131 133 xd 2 - 2i i) —12 i 7 9 9A id par, 130 132 11 ld ••• ad ... ad ... ad ... ad ... xd 95 - 100 • 9-16 16 -- 17 9/ -- 10{ 11 -- 13 id -- i F 22i -- 23} 100 100 all all all 100 - 1 42i 34 all all 100 100 100 47 3 17t all 100 all 11 ls. 2/ 28 LOO 2/ 2e all 16ii 100 17 all all 14 all 51s 100 20 13 100 11i i 11 i 84 8 70i 2 1 834 73 2i > 0 i 59 &C. 91 11, 73i 44 55i i 63 6 57i 81 .. 29 31 „ I, 60i 14 1 10i 10 42i 3 2 15 - 20 L 1d 85 90 3i 3i li •• id 1081 x d 101 f TH!E -, FSIUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 28, 1854 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. BIRMINGHAM RACES. (THIS DAY.) BRAD - MAW'S RAILWAY DIRECTORY FOR 1854. RAILWATO. Leasing Compans. Clos!us Prices yesterday. Business this day. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) ARRIVALS FOR THIS DAY'S CHASES. W. J. Adams, London ; Bradshaw and Blacklock, D•la,iichester. Annual Steeplechase—Peter, Spring, Star of England, Marquis, Victress, Jumpaway, Burnt Sienna, Colum bine, Farmer, Escape, Tulip, Needwood, Comeaway, Dearest Mae, Trout, and Ploughboy. Run at three. Plate of £so—California g., Theodine, Mina, Blue Stockings, Slashing Painter, ad Kennington. Run at two. Brad6haw's Railway Directory, not less than Dod's Parliamentary Companion, or than Kelly's Post-office London Directory, has risen to be a standard work of reference—a volume having authority—a masterpiece of compilation. Nowa days, in fact, people are accustomed to talk of Bradshaw as they are familiarly in the habit of referring to Dod, or to :Murray, or to Han sard. The present edition of the " Share holder's Guide," as it is called, the edition for 1854 of the " Bradshaw's Railway Manual and Directory," may be pronounced, however, a step in advance even beyond the most forward of its predecessors, in regard both to lucidity of arrange ment and in reference to its general completeness. It gives the clue to the statistics, capital, traffic, and profits of all the railways as yet completed all over the world, whether British, Foreign, or Colonial. It has especial allusion, of course, to the railroads which are either British or Colonial—but it embraces, as we have said, the foreign railways in like manner. The volume, extending to up wards of 500 closely-printed pages, is ingeniously embellished with a splendid map of the Railways of Great Britain and Ireland—a map second only in excellence to that of Mr. Zachary Macaulay's. Besides which, Bradshaw contains yet another cal culated to be scarcely less acceptable than the one just particularised—a map, we mean, of the Rail ways of Europe, Central and Northern. Numerous additional features have been introduced into the work as a whole—among these, notices of the va rious statutes relating to public companies ; statis tical tables, capital, revenue, and mileage ; and the enumeration of the different officials to each British railway company. As far as any produc tion of this " growing" character can be, the Directory before us is as complete as it is compre hensive. SPORTING NOTES. NOTIONS ABOUT NORTHAMPTON. The movements at Tattersall's yesterday relative to the Northamptonshire Stakes were marked by considerable importance. Both Defiance and Lamprocles were sup ported with unmistakeable spirit, but the layers were evi dently as numerous and as " willing" as the backers. Although the investments on Lamprocles at 10 to 1 were frequent and somewhat h3avy, yet these odds were, with little difficulty, obtainable about him until the close of business. Indeed, his partisans appear to be not a little staggered by the determined opposition which he encoun ters from certain quarters, and are no less puzzled by the fact of his principal opponents being " good men." Still my confidence in his pretensions is unshaken. Mr. Sykes gave way to his stable companion, Swiftsure, who will, perhaps, be the intended of the stable. Chief Justice and Veteran were introduced into the betting, and backed with some show of spirit. Of the former I enter tain no expectations at present ; the latter's chance, how ever, lam induced to consider far from insignificant. I am, however, disinclined to abandon the conclusion at which I arrived yesterday as to the result of the race. I am still of opinion that the winner will be either DEFIANCE or LAMPROCLES. For " cock-boats" I shall select VETERAN and PTOLEMY. The minor events do not require elaborate discussion. Should Orestes and the Reiver meet for the Trial Stakes the encounter will be peculiarly interesting and important. Notwithstanding the reported improvement in the Reiver, I shall expect him to succumb twain to Orestes. For the Stand Plato the most formidable-looking names are Cyrus, Red Rose, and Miss Bolton. The foremost competitors for the Whittlebury Stakes will, perhaps, be Alas, Student, and the Duchess of Lorraine colt. On paper, the Delapre Stakes seems a " certainty " for Orestes. For Earl Spencer's Plate my selections are Ephesus, Kohinoor, and Twinkle, and of the thirty-two nominations for the Althorp Park States, Challow 13oy.and The Despised may first attract the attention of the judge. Ilex, Backapelt, and the Blanchie filly will perhaps occupy the foremost places in the race for the Cup, and the Innkeepers' Plate may be carried off by either John Bull or Miss Bolton. March 28th. A FRESH MAN. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. LYONS TO THE MEDITERRANEAN. The annual general meeting of the shareholders of this company took place on Saturday, March 25, in one of the large rooms connected with the offices of the company in the Rue Laffitte—M. Dumon, the president, in the chair. The meeting having begn declared duly constituted, M. Talabot, the managing director, proceeded to read the report. It may be as well to premise that no portion of the Lyons to Avignon line is yet open, and that the various points relative to receipts and cost, which were previously merely matter of supposition, appear at present to have be come absolute certainties. The present report, like that of last year, is divided into three parts—the first relating to the works in course of exe cution, the second to the working of the lines already opened to the public, and the third to the results of the year of 1853 and the fixation of the dividend. With respect to the first point, the works between Lyons and Avignon had been ac tively carried on during the past year. The section from Avignon to Valence might now be looked on as terminated, and everything led to the belief that, ashad been announced in the preceding report, that portion of the lino would be ready to be opened for traffic by the Ist of May next. As the opening of the lino from Chalon to Lyons was to take place in the course of that same month, an arrangement would be made with the Paris to Lyons Company, to have these two sections of the great railway from Paris to the Mediterranean opened on the same day. As to the section from Valence to Lyons, the works were being urged on with great activity, and the works of art were considerably advanced on every point. Had the rails been furnished by the ironmasters as much in a'lvance of the time of de livery as was to be desired, the period fixed by the ctthier des charges for the completion of the section would have much anticipated the time allowed. Still, the opening of that section would, without doubt, be advanced several months, so that before the end of 1854 the public would be able to go by railway the whole distance from Lyons to Marseilles. The expenses incurred for the execution of that line, up to the 31st Dec., 1853, amountedto 38,262,621 f. On the branch line to Aix, to the plans for which the ap probation of the Government had been lately given, the works were to commence immediately. The same would be done on the branch to Toulon, as soon as the Government and the company had agreed as to the sum to be expended on it. The cost for surveys on this line had only amounted to 5,021 f. ; but the company had paid into the Treasury during the year 1853 a total of 3,233,333 f. out of the sub vention of 9,700,000 f., which the company was liable to towards the general cost. As to the Marseilles to Avignon line, a sum of 690,8651. had been expended on it during the last year, of which sum 387,039 f. had been applied to the branch line to La Joliette. The works of art were nearly terminated on that short line, and there only re mained to lay down the iron way and erect the build ings of the station. Everything concurred to lead the board to believe that the expenses which it had calcu lated on for the Marseilles to Avignon line would not be exceeded. In like manner, on the lines situated on the right bank of the Rhone, considerable works of improvement had been executed, the expenses of which, in 1853, was 934,482 f. As - the resourehich- the company had already at its command, or could realise, amounted to 125,646,115 f., there would be no neces sity to make use of the faculty allowed it by the law of July 12, 1852, of contracting a loan to the extent of 12,400,000 f. ljp to 31st of December last, the resources realised were 78,850,333 f. or 31,896,026 f. more than the expenses incurred, and that sum would enable the board, as it had mentioned at the preceding general meeting, to carry on all the works during the present year, without raking any new call. No call would, in fact, be necessary until the whole of the line, from Lyons to Avignon, was open ; and as the works on the Toulon branch were not yet commenced, it was probable that the 200 f. remaining to be paid up could be spread over two years by a call being made every six months. The report then refers to the sale of some parcels of land, which had brought in 17,2131., and states that, as the statutes required the ap probation of a general meeting for such acts, the board had to ask the present meeting to approve of the sale. The second part of the report is then brought forward—namely, whatever relates to the working of the various lines in cluded in the extensive railway network belonging to the Lyons to the Mediterranean Company. The total amount of the receipts of every f. c. kind during the year 1853, had been 8,973,994 69 And the expenses 4,051,933 41 So that there resulted a clear profit of ...... 4,919,061 25 Produce of investments 1,522,348 7 Sum carried to the reserve in 1852... 359,256 67 Total sum disposable in 1854 6,800,665 99 Various charges of interest, on shares and bonds, annuities, Sze. ........................... . 550,266 19 Disposable remainder ......................... 1,250,399 80 4, We propose to you," says the report, "to take from that sum a dividend of 10f. a share, which, on 90,000, will make 900,000 f., and to carry over th e re mainder, or 350,399 f. 80c., to the reserve fund." The reading of the report having terminated, The CHAIRMAN inquired if any ono desired to make any remark? No one having expressed a wish, the dividend of 10f. per share was put to the vote and approved of. A SHAREHOLDER — When is it to be paid? The CHAIRMAN — On the Ist of April. Another SHAREHOLDER—And when the interest? The CHAIRMAN — At the same time ; 10f. for the ono, and Cf. for the other—in all, 16f. per share. The sale of land mentioned in the report was also sub mitted to the meeting, and approved of. The CHAlRMAN — Gentlemen, the order of the day is ex hausted. The proceedings then terminated. CRYSTAL PALACE RAILWAY. The branch from the London and Brighton line to the Crystal Palace was successfully opene d yester d ay b y th e passage of a special train, ouuveyi ng severa l di rec t ors an d officers of the Brighton Railway and the Crystal Palace, including Mr. Laing, Al .P., the c h a i rman of both compa nies. This railway diverges front the main line near the Sydenham station, and partially ascends the hill on which the Crystal Palace stands, terminating in a large and con venient means of a g l ass • co vered way, by communicates station, d y h , with the Palace. Bedford and Bletchley. Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New . Olstr.& Dn. Fr Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon.&Greenw Do. Preference Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Aanch. Bxtn. and Matlock Hiddlesbro' & Redcar. . Aidld.Bradfd Northern and Eastern sp. c. Do. 6 per et. ,Do. Fixeds p e Prest. & Wyre Do. Shares. Roystn.& Hit. Do. Shepth. St Shef. Rothand Goole g. 5 p.c. 3. Staffordsh. Wear Valleygr 6 per cent Do Wilts&Somrst London & N. West. L. &N. W. Cale dou ... Gt.Nrthu. Calcionian, Gt. Westn Yk. New. & Berw. V. &N3ld D 0... Do S. Eastern Do Norfolk.. L. & N. W. & Miclld. Stckton & Darlingt. Midland . . E. Count D 0... Do L. &N.W &Ln&Yk Do Gt Northn Do Lancash & Yorksh. H.MClean Stockt. & Darlingt. D 0.. . I GtWestn. FOREIGN. 9 3 8 2s. Antwerp &Rotterdam Belgian Eastn. June. Beziers to Graissessac Bombay, Baroda, and Central India,Serip Central of Italy Charleroi & Erquelin Demerara Dijon and Besancon Dutch Rhenish East Indian Do. Extension Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Junct. of France Grd . Trunk of Canada Do. Debentures Do. do Gt. Central of France Gt.Westernof Canada Shares Do. Bonds (Ist is.)'s7 Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lake Const. & Basle Lucca & Pistoja 5 p.c pref Luxembourg (Railway) Pref I Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. ct. pref Lyons and Geneva , Lyons & Alediteuan. Madras Maria Antonia Do. do. New all all all all Melbourne Dk. & Ry Namur & Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c (fury. B. & Alms. Shs. ; NorwegiauTrunkPrel Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg ParisCaen & Cherbrg Quebec & Richmond Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse Do. 5A p. cent. Prof Southern. of France_ St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 54 per c. Pref... Western of France... West. of Switzerland WieSbaden Zealand Agua Fria Anglo Austrin. Gold Anglo Californian Australasian Australian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ave Maria Baden (Gd. Duchy oq rtztenarvo u Ir. & 6>all British Austrin. Gold British Iron . Brazilian Imp.(issued at £5 pm Do. Cocaos & Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Carson's Creek Clarendon Con. Min Co. of Jamaica Cobra Copper Colonial Gold Copiapo Copper Min. of Eng Do. Pref. 7i p. cent English and Austrin Copper Smeltg.Co General Great Nugget Vein._ Do. Registered Great Polgooth Liberty Linares Loud. &Californ.Gold Quartz Crush. Co 4ariquita Aexican&S.Americn New Granada New Linares Mining, and Smelting Co Nouveau Monde 'Pontgibaud Silver Lead Min. & Smelt Port Philip Quartz Rock. Rhymney Iron Do. New Santiago de Cuba south Australian En Croft United Mexican Waller West Granada West Mariposa Worthing Mining o: Australia , Yuba MISCELLA . Rubin Coal and Iron :Australian Agricult. kustralsn.Pcific. Mail A.ustraln. Royal Mail Berlin Water Works Brit. American Laud Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co.. • Canada. Crystal Palace Crystal Pal. of France Eastern Steam Electrit Telegraph(A) Do. (B) Electric Toleg. of Ir ' Gen. Steam Navigat General Screw Steam Irish Beet- ot Sugar Magdalena St. Navig. Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel Netherlands Land N. S. W. Coal & Inter Steam Navigat. Co N. B. Australasian Do. New Nrth.ofEuropoSteam Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. Peninsular & Oriental. Do. Do. Portland Iron Co Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austral. Invest. South Austral. Land Submar, Telegraph Do. 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Bk. of Australia 20 London and County 10 London Joint Stock 20 Loud. & Westminster 15 National Provincial of England .0 Do. New 2 National of Ireland INew South Wales ,Oriental Bank of Corporation...., 5 Do. New 15 Provincial of Ireland II Do. New 1 Royal Australn.l3kg (bold Imp Co .11 South Australia 1 . -rui6n of Australia 2, Do. New LO' Union of London JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 72 - 74 i -7: i'd li ld 5 4d 3 2d -- ..0 ... 38 = '4O 41 - 43 36 - ... - 38 60 - 62 6 - 7 ALS OF GOLD.—The Hanover has arrived from lip, whence she sailed on the 22d of December, (74 ounces of gold, valued at 142,0001. The is also reported from Sydney, having left the , veniber, but this vessel brings only 365 ounces. SOUTHAMPTON AND BIRMINGHAM. - • Arrangements are being made for completing a line of rail way communication between Southampton, Birmingham, and the north. The engineer of the Great Western Com pany has been instructed to lay down a third rail on each line of broad gaug e between Oxfor d and Basingstoke, and proceed i ng w ith the constr uc ti on of a junction line Thus, a doubl e li ne o f railway on the nar row g au g e will b e completed between last also o dcot on the mixed gauge. Southampton and Birmingham. The trains will run over the South-Western Railway from Southampton to Basing stoke, they will then pass over the Basingstoke branch of the Great Western to Reading, and thence over a portion of the main lino of the Great Western on the mixed gauge to the Oxford and Birmingham Railway, also on the mixed gauge. SHREWS3URY AND CHESTER. The capital account of this company ending the 31st of December last shows that 1,474,1371. had been expended, leaving a balance against the company of 62,624/. The revenue account for the half-year shows that 52,156/. had been received, and 28,5331. expended, leaving a balance of 23,6221., which, added to 2071. from the last account, makes 23,829 1 . to the credit of revenue. From this sum is de ducted. 12,1281. for interest on loans and contract debts, leaving 11,7011. applicable to dividend. NEWCASTLE AND CARLISLE. The report of the directors recommends a dividend at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, for the half-year ending the 31st of December last, payable on the 19th of April next. The increase of the revenue in 1853 over that of 1852 amounted to 15,578/. There is also a gradual im provement in the receipts from the Alston branch. The cost of two new engines of the largest class, and the ex penses attending the restoration of . three brid ges , w hi c h sus t a ined extensive injury by the heavy floods in 1852, have been defrayed out of revenue. The revenue account for the half-year ending the 31st of December last showed that 141,0831. had been received, and 63,0401. expended, leaving 26,4941. for interest on loans, 5,6801. for dividend on preference shares, and 45,8671. for the ordinary divi dend. The expenditure on capital account amounted to 1,885,1951. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY. — Traffic return for the week ending Ranh 25, 1854 £10,212 8 1 Corresponding week last year 9,791 2 10 Total of the half-year to this date, 1854 116,493 17 10 Total of the half-year to this date, 1853 100,501 16 3 LONDON AND SOUTH-EASTERN RAlLWAY.—Traf f ic re turn for the week ending March 25, 1854 £13,407 1 1 Corresponding week last year 1 2 ;269 15 11 llucrease in 1854 51,137 5 '2 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CLIANCELLOR took his seat on the wool sack at five minutes to five o'clock. Thera was a large attendance of peers and of strangers. PETITIONS. The LORD CHANCELLOR presented a petition from Sir Culli ng E ar dl ey, complain i ng o f th e expulsion of Dissenters from the University of Oxford. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented a petition from Bradford (College Chapel), in favour of closing pub lic-houses on the Sabbath. WAR WITH RUSSIA. HER MAJESTY'S MESSAGE. The Earl of ABERDEEN rose, and amidst cries of "order " advanced to the table, and laying a paper upon it, simply said, "My lords, a Message from the Queen." The Clerk immediately carried it to the Lord Chan cellor. The LORD CHANCELLOR rising, but not stepping to the side of the woolsack as when addressing their lord ships, proceeded to read, in clear and emphatic tones, amidst the most perfect silence, the following M essage of her gracious Majesty : "VICTORIA REGINA ! "Her Majesty thinks it proper to acquaint the House of Lords, that the negociations in which her Majesty, in concert with her allies, has for - some time past been en gaged with his Majesty the Emperor of All the Russias, have terminated, and that her Majesty feels bound to afford active assistance to her ally the Sultan against unprovoked aggression. " Her Majesty has given directions for laying before the House of Lords copies of such papers, in addition to those already communicated to Parliament, as will afford the fullest information with regard to the subject of these negociations. " It is a consolation to her Majesty to reflect that no endeavours have been wanting on her part to pre serve to her subjects the blessings of peace. "Her Majesty's just expectations have been disap , pointed ; and her Majesty relies with confidence upon the zeal and devotion of the House of Lords, and on the exertions of her brave and loyal subjects, to sup port her in her determination to employ the power and resources of the nation to protect the dominions of the Sultan against the encroachments of Russia." The address having been again read by the Clerk at the table, The Earl of CLARENDON immediately rose and said—My lords, I beg to give notice that on Friday next I shall move that her Majesty's gracious message be taken into consideration. The Earl of DERBY—I only rise for the purpose of saying that, as the noble earl has given notice of his intention to move on Friday that the gracious message of her Majesty be taken into consideration, I feel quite sure your lordships will unanimously agree with me that this is not the time to say a single word with re gard U. the merits of the great and important question which it involves. (Hear.) On Friday next, I pre sume that, in moving an answer to that address, the noble earl (the Earl of Clarendon), or the noble earl at the head of the Government, will take an opportunity of stating to the house fully, not only the causes which have led to the unfortunate disruption of amicable re lations with Russia, with which we are particularly acquainted, but also the precise objects which we have in view in entering on this war, the objects we seek to attain by it, and if there are any conventions or obliga tions into which we have entered with France or the Porte—the nature of those obligations. ([Tear, hear.) I conclude, if such a convention has been agreed upon, it will be among those papers which her Majesty's gracious message holds out the expectation will , be laid before this house. I shall only express my earnest anxiety that there is no truth in the report which has been circulated during the past few days, to the effect that in that convention there are ar ticles between us and France and the Porte of a na ture to establish a protectorate over a portion of the Turkish subjects, and involving the very same principle which has been considered so objectionable on the part of Russia. (Hear.) I will not say a word more at the present moment. On Friday her Majesty's Ministers will, no doubt, be prepared to make such a statement as they think fit, in moving an address in answer to her Majesty's gracious message, and with regard to the terms of which it is not necessary for me to say that her Ma jesty will not rely in vain ou the support of all classes and all denominations of her subjects—(cheers)—in the support of the honour of this country in a just and necessary war, and in taking such vigorous measures as may best tend to bring that war to a speedy and honour able conclusion. (Loud cheers.) Earl GREY—I will only add that I trust in the ad dress, which I presume will be moved in answer to the message received from her Majesty, care will be taken so to draw it that there may be no difficulty in its being unanimously adopted— (hear)—because, whatever may be the opinions of your lordships as to the past, we must all desire that this address should be agreed to unani mously. (Hear.) I hope, therefore, the address will be so framed, and it can easily be done, as not to express any opinion which any noble lord may find it difficult to concur in, on the ground that the war might have been avoided either on the one hand by abstaining from all interference, or on the other hand by different conduct of the Government displaying greater vigour. (Hear.) I hope no difficulty will be interposed in the way of your lordships feeling altogether satisfied as to the course of proceeding in complying with the address which will be proposed on Friday. (Cheers.) The Earl of ABERDEEN half rose from his seat and bowed assent to the noble earl. . The subject then dropped. POOR REMOVAL BILL. The Earl of DERBY wished to call the attention of the noble earl opposite to a statement made in that house some three weeks a,zo upon a question as to the settle ment and removal of paupers. On that occasion he asked the noble earl whether it was intended to include in that measure any provision pith reference to Scotch and Irish paupers. The noble earl then said it was not intended to include any provision in the bill with refer ence to Scotch and Irish paupers ; and that the question was one upon which the Government wanted more in formation and inquiry. He had learnt from the jour nals of the other house that the second reading of the bill was moved on Friday last, and from the reports in the public papers it appeared that a change had taken place in the opinion of the Government since the period when the noble earl gave him the answer to which he had referred ; for, on the second reading of the bill it was suddenly announced that the question of the Scotch and Irish paupers would be made the subject of a separate measure, and that it was intended to proceed with that measure. As to the Scotch and Irish paupers, he had nothing to do with what the House of Com mons might think right in legislating on the sub ject; but he had to do with the answer which the noble earl gave him, that it was necessary to have a great deal more information on the subject. He would not believe the report that the intentions of ' the Government had been suddenly altered in conse quence of the representations of a large body of Irish representatives that they were unable to support the bill as it stood, unless the Government adopted some measure with reference to Irish paupers, because such a course, if pursued, would be very derogatory to the Government ; but he wished to ask if it was the inten tion of the Government to introduce a measure as to the Scotch and Irish paupers ; and if so, whether the noble earl would lay before the house the result of any inquiries which may have been made, and the amount of information which had been obtained on the subject within the last fortnight. The Earl of ABERDEEN said that in reply to the question of the noble earl, ho had to state that the bill in the other house would be proceeded with. Ho ad mitted that it would necessarily involve the considera tion of the removal of Scotch and Irish paupers, but ho said it was not intended to include the consideration of that part of the subject in the present bill, and to that statement ho still adhered. What might be the course pursued with regard to the adopting any measure affecting Scotch and Irish paupers he was not pre pared to say, but he believed it would involve the necessity of dealing with that subject. The Marquis of SALISBURY hoped the Govern ment would lose no time in bringing the other measure before the house. METROPOLITAN SMOKE CONSUMPTION ACT. Lord REDESDALE, pursuant to notice, rose to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether any steps have been taken to give notice to the occupiers of premises in this metropolis in which there are any furnaces which are required, under the act of last session, to consume the smoke arising from the same, from and after the Ist day of August next, and to the owners of all steam-boats on the river above London-bridge, that informations will be laid for the recovery of penalties against all such as shall not from and after the day appointed comply with the requirements of the said act ; and to move for copy of any orders and directions which have been issued by the Secretary of State for the Home Depart ment to the commissioners of police for th e me t ropolitan district, and to the commissioners of police for th e c it y of London and the liberties thereof, in accorda nce w i th the provisions of an act passed in the last sess i on of Par liament, to abate the nuisance arising from the smoke of furnaces in the metropolis, into and from st eam - vessels above London-bridge. The subject was on e o f great import ance. The act came operation on the Ist of August next, and he wished all parties int ereste d to b e f u ll y aware that the penalties to which they would be liable would be sued for, if they did not comply with the pro visions of the act. Sufficient notice had been given to them, and they had yet plenty of time to make the ne cessarY 'arrangements. (Hear,' hear.) ' The Earl of ABERDEEN said the Commissioners of Police had directed a return to be made of all places in which furnaces were used, the nature of the business, and the names of the owners, and no doubt notice would be given to the parties previous to the act coming into operation. METROPOLITAN INTERMENTS. The Bishop of LONDON, pursuant to notice, rose to present a petition from the clergymen of 16 parishes in the north and north-east of the metropolis, complaining of the evils which had resulted from the recent measure respecting metropolitan interments. The right rev, pre late spoke in a very low tone of voice, and was scarcely audible in the gallery. The act of the 14th and 15th of her present Majesty vested in the Board of Health con siderable powers—they were empowered to close such graveyards as they might think necessary, and to pur chase new burial grounds and make general regulations. He was firmly persuaded that if that act had been car ried out, it would have obviated all the existing evils ; but the Board of Health were not cordially seconded by the Government, and when they proceeded to carry the powers given them into effect, they met with nothing but discouragement, and the act, remained, therefore, a dead letter. A number of burial grounds had now been closed by a peremptory order from the Secretary of State, and the larger parishes had taken steps to provide ceme teries, but a great number of parishes had not taken any means to provide for the interment of the dead, and the consequences were very serious. The peti tioners also complained that the closing of the grave yards had taken from them at least one-third of their incomes. He knew the answer would be that that the public health required it, and therefore they must not ask for compensation; but the emoluments which the Clergy derived from burial fees were as much their right as tithes. The rector of St. Giles-in-the-Fields, who had given up a situation of more than 9001. a-year to take that living would lose 7001. a - year by the opera tion of th e recent measure. But it was a hardship not only on the cler, but on their parishioners, in more ways than one. The expense of providing decent burial for their relatives were so greatly increased that in many cases persons were obliged to apply for assistance to the parish ; and in others they were obliged to wait for a week or ten days, or even a fortnight, before they could scrape together the money to bury their dead. (Hoar.) By the present system the poor were deprived of their common law right of burial, and not only was it against the common law to deprive them of the right of burial, but it was against the statute law also. When the Board of Health did him the honour to !consult him on this question, he thought, and he still thought, that this public question ought to have been taken up by Government, and if it had, he had no doubt that many of the evils that had resulted might have been obviated. The Earl of ABERDEEN said the statement made by his right rev. friend certainly called for some notice. The burial grounds had been closed because public feeling against them had risen to such a state that that was ne cessary ; but in doing so, it was clear that great injus tice had been committed, and great hardship upon nu merous classes of people. He therefore cordially con curred with his right rev. friend in feeling that there was a necessity for some intervention on the part of the legislature. The Earl of SHAFTESBITRY said he wished to im press upon Government the absolute necessity of doing something. The clergy were deprived of fees which were secured to them by act of Parliament, which deprived them of Easter dues and small tithes. One incumbent had had his income reduced from 9501. to 2001. a year, with a population of from 15,000 to 20,000. That was one view of the case. Another view was that it severely affected the great mass of the poor. It was well known that under the old system the poor refrained from bury ir°, the bodies of their relatives for severa l d ays , b u t under the new system instances were known of the bodies having been kept 10, 12, 14, and even 18 days without interment, and that in a room in which 3 or 9 persons lived. If this were allowed to go on, he did not hesitate ' to say that they would be allowed the construction of 10,000 fever nests in different parts of London. He trusted, therefore, that Government would take into their consideration the necessity of taking prompt measures to remedy these evils. Earl GREY suggested that the matter should be re ferred to a select committee. The Earl cf HARROWBY said they should not only provide places for burying the dead, but for depositing the dead before burial. It was of the highest import ance that corpses should be removed out of these wretched rooms as soon as possible. They could not provide adequate lodgings for all the people, but they could at any rate do something to enable corpses to be removed from crowded rooms shortly after death. Go vernment ought not to be deterred by the cuckoo cry against centralisation. They ought in this great metro pubs to have some centre of action. They could not afford to leave things in their present state, leaving the burial of the dead and the supply of water to a scram ble between different parties. He hoped that this ques tion would receive the most vigorous consideration of Government. In the measure which was passed two years ago everything was considered and provided for except the funds, but when the Board of Health applied to Parliament to giPe life to the machinery which it had constructed, the apprehension of cholera had passed off and Parliament refused. He, therefore, called upon Government into look to the question. The Bishop of LONDON said, with reference to the suggestion of the noble earl below him (Earl Grey) it had been his intention to move a select committee, but he felt so convinced that after making the statement he had made, Government would take up the matter that he did not think it necessary, and what he had heard from the noble earl at the head of the Government jus ' tified him in that expectation. After the assurance which the noble earl had given he felt perfectly satisfied to leave the matter in his hands. SECOND COMMON LAW PROCEDURE ACT. The select committee on this act was named. VALUATION (IRELAND) ACT AMENDMENT BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. THE FORAGE CONTRACT. The Duke of NEWCASTLE presented a petition from Messrs. Sturgeon and Sons denying the charges of fraud alleged agqinst them, and praying for inquiry. The Earl of YAR BOROUGH presented a petition from Hull in favour of preventing the sale of intoxicating liquor on Sundays. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—( YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BILLS. The Kingston-upon-Hull Dock Bill, and the Liver• pool Sanitary and other Local Acts Bill, were read a third time and passed. The following bills were considered and agreed to : Hereford Improvement Bill, Bury Port Bill, Rams bottom Gas Bill, and the Southport Waterworks Bill. On the motion that the South Sea Company Bill be considered, _ _ Mr. S. FOLLETT took exception to the bill. Mr. Green, Mr. Bonverie, and Mr. Cardwell sup ported the bill, which was agreed to after some further discussion. WAR WITH RUSSIA. HER MAJESTY'S MESSAGE. Precisely at five o'clock Lord J. RUSSELL, brought up the following most gracious Message from her Majesty, which was received with the most profound silence and respect, the whole of the members present, with one or two exceptions, removing their hats. The Royal Message having been placed in the hands of the SPEAIiEn, the right honourable gentleman pro ceeded to read it as follows : "VI CTORIA REGINA ! "Her Majesty thinks it proper to acquaint the House of Commons that the negotiations in which her Ma jesty, in concert with her allies, has for some time past been engaged with his Majesty the Emperor of All the Eussias have terminated, and her Majesty feels 'bound to afford active assistance to her ally the Sul tan against unprovoked aggres s i on . _ _ "Hec Majesty has givenlrections for laying before the House of Commons copies of such papers, in addition to those already communicated to Parliament, as will afford the fullest information with regard to the subject of these negotiations. " It is a consolation for her Majesty to reflect that no endeavours have been wanting on her part to preserve to her subjects the blessings of peace. " Her Majesty's just expectations in that respect have been disappointed ; and her Majesty relies with confi dence upon the zeal and devotion of her faithful Cora. mons, and on the exertions of her brave and loyal sub jects, to support her in her determination to employ the powers and resources of the nation to pro t ec t the dominions of the Sultan against the encroachments of Russia." Lord J. RUSSELL then rose and said —Sir, I rise to move that he r M a j esty ' s must gracious message be taken into consideration onFriday next. The motion was, as a matter of course, at once agreed to. INCOME TAX. Sir J. PAKINGTON gave note that on the third reading. of the Income Tax Bill he should call the atten tion of the house to the manner in which the Govern ment proposed to raise the means for carrying on the war. In reply to Mr. WALPOLE, Lord J. RUSSELL said that, as regarded the Irish and Scotch poor, be expected his noble friend (Lord Palmerston) would be in the house in a few minutes, and would answer any questions for himself. He considered there was no reason to postpone the second reading of the Settlement and Removal Bill, though the Govern ment were not at present disposed to state what specific measure they intended to introduce respecting the Irish and Scotch poor in England. . In reply to Sir F. THESIGER. Lord J. RUSSELL said he would consider between now and Friday whether he should postpone till after Easter the further consideration of the Oaths Bill. SETTLEMENT AND REMOVAL BILL. On the order of the day for the second reading of the above bill, Mr. PACKE moved that the second reading be de ferred till after Easter—viz, till the 28th of April. On the question being put there were 'loud cries of " divide," in the midst of which Mr. WALPOLE rose. He contended that the all all all all all 100 10 5 20 20 20 17i 20 20 20 I 20 20 25 100 100 20 20i 100 20 all all all all all 13.5 24i all 15 all all all 1 10 1 1 all all 15 10i all 50 all ;0 30 2 all 100 60 1 all 25 25 1 all all 100 28 100 2 1 , 100 21 20 11 201 1 20 11 50 2', 20 a] 25 a] 25 1 100 a 10 al 25 I a] 25 1 al ARR Port Phi with 35,' Maitland 18t of No 31. 2 121 51i anew L xd PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. HOUSE OF COMMONS—MA.Iton 27. SETTLEMENT AND REMOVAL BILL. Order read for resuming adjourned debate on amendment proposed to be made to question " That the bill be now read a second time," and which amendment was to leave out the word " now," and at the end of the question to add the words " upon this day six months:"—Question again proposed, " That the word ' now' stand part of the ques tion:"—Debate resumed: Motion made, and question put, " That the debate be now adjourned :"—The; house divided; Ayes 209, Noes 183. AYES-209. /Wand, Sir T, Freshfleld, J. Montgomery, IL Alexander, J. Fuller, A. Montgomery, Sir G. Anderson, Sir J. Gilpin, Col, H. Moody, C. Annesley, Earl of Gool,d, W. Moore, G. Arbuthnott, Lt.-G. H . Gore, W. Morgan, 0. Arkwright, G. Graham, Lord M. Mowbray, J. Ball, E. Granby, Marquis of Mullings. J. Bankes, Rt. Hon. G. Greenall, Gilbert Muntz, G. Baring, Sir F. Greene, Capt. John Naas, Lord Barrington, Vist. Greene, Thomas Nauier, J. Barrow, W. Grogan, Edward Neeld, John Beach. Sir M. Gwyn, Vowel Newark, Viscount Bellew, T. Hale, Robert Newdegate, C. Bennet, Capt. P. HaWord, Sir Henry North, Lt.-Col. J. Bentinck, G. Hall,!Sir Benjamin Pakington, Sir J. Berkeley, Hon. C. Hail, Colonel John Palk, L. Berkeley, Sir G. Hamilton, Lord Claud Palmer, Robert Blair, Lieut -Col. J. H. Hamilton, G. A. Patten, J. Blake, M. J. Harding°, Hon. C. Pechell, Sir G. Blandford, Marquis of Hastie, Alex. Pennant, Col. E. Booth, Sir Rt. Gore Mastic, Archd. Percy, J. Brareston, T. W. Hawkins, W. Philipps, J. ?truce, C. L. C. Henley, J. Portal, M. Buck. L. W. Herbert, 11. Powleit, Lord W. Bulkeley, Sir Ti. Ililyard, R. C. Pugh, D Buller, 6ir.r. Ilorefall, T. ]lepton, G. Bunbury, Capt. W. Hudson, G. Sasdars, U. Burghley, Lord Hume W. Scobell. Capt. G. Burke, Sir T. Butt, W. Scott, F. Burrell, Sir C. M. It ton. S. Shelley. Sir J. Butler, C. S. Jocelyn, Vis. Siiithorp, Col. Campbell. Sir A. I. Joiliffe, Sir W. Sinikli, sir W. Curiae, Sir J. R. Jones, Capt. T. Smith, M. Cecil, Lord Jones, D. Simili, W. Challis, T. Kell7, Sir F. Smith, J. G. Chohnondeley, Lord Kennedy, T. Sinoliatt, A. Christopher, Itoht A. her, D. Somerset, Capt. E. Clay, Sir W. Bt. Kerrison, Sir E. Sotlieron, T. Cohbett, J. M. Ring, J. Stafford, A. Cocks, T. S. Kinnaird, A. Stanhope, J. Cogan, W. 11. F. Knatchbull, W. Stanley, Lord Coles, IL B. Knight, F. Strickland, Sir G. Compton, H. C. Knightley, R. Stuart, Lord D. Coote, Sir C. H. Knox, Lt.-Col. B. W. Stuart, Ti. Corbally, M. E. Knox, W. S. Ta3lor, Lt.-Col. T. Corry, H. T. L. Laffan, Capt. R. Thesiger, Sir. F. Cubitt, W. Langton, 11. G. Tomllne, G. DavieS, D. A. S. Langton, W. H. P. G. Trollope, Sir J. Deedes W. Lascelles, E. Tud way, R. Denison, J. E. Laslett, W. Tyler, Sir G. Bering, air E. C. Lennox, Lord A. F. Tyrell, Sir J. Disraeli, Rt. Hon. B. Lennox, Lord H. G. Vance, J. Duckworth, Sir J. T. Liddell, H. G. Villiers, F. Duke, Sir J. Liddell, H. T. Vyvyan, Sir It: Duncan, G. Lindsay Lt.-Col. J. Vyse, Capt. R, Dunlop, A. Lockhart, W. Walcott, Rear-Ad. Dunne, M. Lovaine, Lord Walpole. S. Dunne, Lt.-Col F. Lucas, F. West, F. Du Pre, C. Macartney, G. Whiteside, J. Egerton E. Mackie, J. Whitmore, H. Egerton , W. MacGregor Jas. Wigram, Loftus T. Emiyn, Vis. Maddock, Sir T. H. Williams, W. Esmonde, J. Maguire, J. E. Willoughby, Sir H. Ferrer, J. Mathis, It. Wodehouse, E. Fellowes, E. Manners, Lord G. Woodd, B. Filing:, Sir E. March, Earl of Wyndham, Lt.-Gen. Fitzgerald, W. Masterna an, J. Wynne, W. Myer, J. Mannsell, Col. T. Follett, B.: Meagher, T. TELLERS. Forester, Col. G. Meux, Sir H. racke, C. Franklin G. Michell, Dr. W. Spooner, R. NOES-183. A'Court, C. Gladstone, Capt. T. PoHitt, A. Adderley, C. Glyn, G. Phi Ilimore, J. G. Aglionby, H. Goodman, Sir G. Phillanore, R. J. Alcock, T. Graham, Sir J. Pigott, F. Baines, Rt. lion. M. Greaves, E. Pilkington, J. Ball, J. Gregson, Samuel Pinney, W. Barnes, T. Greville, Colonel F. Pollard-Urquhart W. Bass, M. Grey, Rt. Hon. Sir G. Ponsonby, A. Beamish, F. Hadfield, George Power, N. Bell, J. Hankey, T. Price, Sir R. Benbow, J. Harcourt, Geo. Price, W. Berkeley, Adm. Headlam, T. Ramsden, Sir J. Berkeley, G. Heathcote, G. Ricardo, 0. Bethell, Sir R. Heneage, Geo. 11. Rice, E. Biggs, W. Hencage, Geo. F. Rich, 11. Blackett, J. F. B. Herbert, S. Richardson, J. Bland, L. H. Hervey, Lord A. Robartes, T. Bonham-Carter, J. Heyworth, L. Roebuck, J. Bouverie, Hon. E. P. Hindley, C. Rum,old, C. Bowyer, G. Hogg, Sir J. W. Russell, Lord J. Boyle, Lt.-Col. Howard, Hon. C. Russell, F. C. Brand, H. B. W. Hume, J. Russell, F. W. Brocklehurst. J. Hutchins, E. Sadleir, James Brotherton, J. Ingham, R. Sadleir, John Bruce, Lord E. Jermyn, Rt. An. Earl Sawle, C. Buckley, Gen. Johnstone, Sir J. Scrope, G. Cardwell. E. Keating, R. Scully, F. Castlerosse, Vis. Keogh, W. Scully, V. Caulfeild, Lt.-Col. J. Kirk, W. Seymer, 11. Cavendish, C. C. Labouchere,Rt.llon.H Seymour. W. Cavendish, G. C. Laing, S. Shaft°, li. Chambers, T. Langston, J. H. Smith, R. Cheetham, John Lawley, F. C. Stanley, W. Cobden, R. Lee, W. Strutt, E. Cockburn, Sir A. J. E. Lockhart, A. E. Sutton, J. Coffin, W. Lowe, R. Tancred, 11, Cowper, W. F. M`Cann, J. Thicknesse, R. Cranfurd, E. H.J. Mangles, it. Thompson, G. Crook, J. Marjoribanks, D. Thornely, T. Crossley, F. Massey, W. Thornhill, W. Davie, Sir H. R. F. Matheson, A. Trail], G. Dent, J. D. Miall, E. Vane, Lord H. Drumlanrig, Vis. Milligan, R. Vernon, G. Drummond, H. Mills, T. Wslmsley, Sir J. Duff, J. Milner, W. Walter, J. Dundas, F. Mimes, It. Warner, E. Ellice, E. Mitchell, T. Wells, W. Elliot, J. E. Moffatt, G. What - I - lan, J. Euston, Earl Molesworth, Sir W. Wickham, 11. Fagan, W. Monsell, W. Wilklmon, W. Ferguson, Sir R. 111 orris, D. Wise, A. Ferguson, J. Norreys, Lord Wood, Sir C. Fitz Gerald, J. Norreys, Sir D. Wortley, J. S. Fitzroy, Bon. li. O'Britn, P. Wrightson, W. Foley, J. O'Connell, D. Wyndham, W. Forster, C. O'Connell, J. Wyvill, M. Forster J. Oliveira, B. Young, Sir J. Fortescue, C. Osborne, It. Fox, W. Paget, Lord A. Freestun, Col. Paget, Lord G. TELLERS. French F. Palmer, Roundell I Geach, C. Palmerston, Viscount Itayter, W. IGladstone, W. Feel, F. Mulgrave, Earl of CHURCH BUILDING ACTS CONTINUANCE BILL. Page 3, lines 2 and 3 :—Proposed to fill the blank with the words " until the 20th day of July, 1850." Question put, " That the blank be filled with the words until the 20th day of July, " The committee divided ; Ayes 153, Noes 49. AYES-133. A'Court, C. Grcenall, G. Packe, C Alexander, J. Greene, Thomas l'aget, Lord G. Ball, E. Gregson, S. Pakington, Sir J. Barrington, Viscount Greyllle, Col. F. Palk, L. Bass, T. Gwyn, 11. Palmerston, Visct. Bateson, Capt T. Hamilton, G. A. Patten, J. Bcainish, F. Mulkey, T. Peel, F. Bennet, Capt P. Ilastic, _Hex. l'ercy, T. Bent.lick, G. Hasti. , Archd. Philipps, J. Berkeley, G. Hawkins, W. Phiilimore, R. J. Bethel!, Sir R. Ileatheote, G. Pigott, F. Blair, Cot. J. H. Heneage, Geo. 11. Ponsonby, A. Booth, Sir Rt. Gore Henley, J. Portman, W. Boyle, Lt.-Col. Ilerbut, S. nice, Sir lt. Brand, H. B. W. Herbert, Sir T. Pritchard, J. Brocklchurst, J. Hervey, Lord A. Bice, E. Brockman, E.D. Hudson, G. t li s S s : caa : °' l l , owi b as . I , (11 l je o l c rk i; l t r c i :,(.I,F. C. .john t c . a . lirotherton, J. Hume, W. Bruce, C. L. C. Ingham, R. Bruce, 11. A. Banbury, Capt. W. Jjjogihc.i.kniisssottoonfiteel,,V3. Sir 3. Byng, G. Campbell, Sir A. Jolliffe, Sir W. heymoar, H. Cardwell, E. Jones, D. Sibthorp, Col. Cecil, Lord R. Keogh, W. Smith. W. Chambers, T. Kinr, J. Smollett, A. Child, Smith Knightley, It. Stanley, Lord Clinton, Lord R. R. P. Langton, H. G. Stirling, W. Cockburn, Sir A. J. E. Langton, W. H. P. G. Strutt E. Codrington, Sir C. W. Laslett, W. Stunt, 11. Corry, H. T. L. Lee, W. Thompson, G. Davies, D. A. S. Lennox, Lord A. F. Thornhill, W. Dering, Sir E. C. Liddell, H. G. Tollemache, J. Hod, J. W. Lindsay, Col. J. Tyler, Sir G. Duncan, G. Lockhart, A. E. Tyrell, Sir J. Dunne, Col. Lockhart, W. Vansittart, G. Elliot, J. Lowe, R. Vernon, G. Farnham, E. Mackie, J. Walcott, Admiral Farrer, J. Manners, Lord G. Walpole, S. Feilden, M. Marshall, W. Whatinan, J. Ferguson, Sir R. 3fatheson, A. Whiteside, J. Filmer, Sir E. Mills, T. Wickham, H. W. Fitzgerald, W. Michell, W. Willcox, B. Fitzroy, Hon. H. Moffatt, G. Williams, If. Forbes, W. Molesworth, Sir W. Wise. A. Forster, J. Montgomery, 11. Woudd. B. Fortescue, C. Montgomery, Sit G. Wyndham, Gen. French, F. Morgan, 0. Wyvil, M. (leach, C. Morris, D. Young, Sir J. Gladstone, W. Mowbray, J. TELLERS. Gladstone, Capt. J. Manly, W. Hayter. W. Gower, F. Napier, J. Musgrave, Earl of ----- • - NOES-49. Agllonby, H. Fitzgerald, Lt-G.Sir J. Murrough, J. Aicock, T. 0 oaerich, Viscount. Peeliell, Sir G. Anderson, Sir J. Goodman. Sir G. Pellatt, A. Barnes, T. Green, Capt John Philiimore, J. 0. Barrow, W. Hall, Sir H. Pilkington, J. Bell, J. Heywortb, L. Ramsden, Sir J. Bland ford, Marquis of Il indley, C. hicanto, 0. Brown, 11. Hof . sinan, E. Sadkir, James Caulfeiid, Lt -Col. J. Hume, J. Scully, F. Cheetham, John K ershaw, J. Scully, v „ Craufurd, E. H. J. Kirk, W. Tliicknesse, R. Crook, J. Lucas, F. Walmsley, Sir J. Crossley, F. li`Cann, J. Wilkinson, IV. Dunlop, A. Massey, W. William-I.IV. Dunne, M. Allan, E. TELLURS. Egerton E. Milligan, R. Klimaird, A. Ferguson, J. Mitchell, T. Hadfield, G. DPS. 27 22 25 25 25 18 20 St. 50 40 25 25 8/ 2sl 26t 13i, 20 20 20 20 50 20 St. 20 St. 15 5 10 St. 5 15 8? 8 10 10 25 10 1.0.6 201 50i 1 94i 4 ion 12 i 50 50 100 100 21 2 1