The Sun. — London, England, 1844-04-19 00:00:00

igrAitr 4 %bttton SUN OF FI CE, Seven o' Clock. PRICES OF SHARES IN .'ANALS, RAILWAY, BANKS, ASSURANCE AND OTHER COMPANIES' STOCK. LONDON, FRIDAY, APRIL 1. Dividend ter Amount !Names of Com• of pantos. i Share. Paid. Price. Aimum. b pEr cent Canals. Adam and Oldham A shby-de-la-Zouch-av Basingstoke El eckneck & Abergay Birmingham, I-16th sh Do. and Livery. June Chelmer & Blackwater Coventry Cromford Dudley ..... ........ ..... Derby ainube and Mayne Ellesmere and Chester Erewash Forth and Clyde... ..» i Grand Junction Grand Union Grand Surrey ...... Grand Western ...... -- Glamorgansh., ay. cost Gloucester & Berkeley Grantham Huddersfield .....av Kennet r..id Av on .. ...av Lancaster .* .... ....... ..iv Leeds and Liverpool... Leicester Leicester & Northamp. Loughborough ........av Monmouthshire .... Montgomeryshire 1 Melton Mowbray 1 Mersey and Irwell Macclesfield Neath ....... ....... Oxford Peak Forest av Regent's (in London).. Rochdale 3v Shropshire Somerset Coal Da. Lock Fund Stock Staffbrd and Worcester Shrewsbury Stourbridge Sir atford .on. AYOII...AV Swansea ~. Severn & Wye & Rail. Trent & Mersey, t sh. 'I homes & Medway_ay Warwick and Birrning. Warwick and Napton... Worcester & Burning. Wilts and Berks .av Wisbeach Wey and Arun ' ! Docks. £ al d., - 1 1 100 0 0 Ul3 4 pc rccnt. I mo — o 0 *1 Y Commercial East and West India London Ditto Bonds ...... Bristol .111 r Do.Bnds, var. amuunts St. Katharine Ditto Bonds Ditto Bonds Southampton ..... Bridges Hammersmith Southwark, new Subs Ditto New of 7% pr c Waterloo Ditto Old Ann. of S/,. Ditto New du to 01'71 Ditto 80nd5.............. Vauxhall av f5l. 15 +. 11. 53. 3' 12,. Bd. I Its. mi. 101. 17.. td. 10/. 0 percent. 28 15L 21. V. I 4 los. EV- Ail. 10s. 101. 8:. 101. JI 49 5 er cent. pet cent. 4 04 cent. 4 pes cent. al. 10i. 5 per cent. 3 per cent. pier cent. 4 per cent. 4 per cent. Isi pet cent. 1/ ✓a. 1111. Ist err Amt. it. it 3. Ins. 4 per cent. 6 per cent. d per cen 0 . 13.. ed.yr sh 51.55. t per cent. 7t per share 5 per cent. 31. 5 per cent./ Iris j 5 1 1 per con , . s)§ per cent. per cent. G per cent. 5 per cent. 12 Per cent. Wa. 1.111. & ntla. 5 pek cent. 5 per ,enL par cent. 5 per Ct nt. 0., per cant. 11. 4a:. 9pe cent. lON per cent A per coat 8 per cent. 'S per cent. 6 per cent. t 3 per ~.cut. per cent. $ per cent. 13 pc r cent. b per cent. Ina per share 6a. pa! shat) 10 per cent. 5 per cent. 166. 1/. 56 11. 76. 5/. and bi. -nd bi. „I per cent. I cent. jr/. Id/. Iper sh '53 per JP 2/. C per cent. ; tog cent. b per dent. b per cant ti luta c4cnt. 4i4 per cent. 34 Jet. 41.105, 2/. lUs. 10:. Opel" cent. 16s. 11. 14*. 1811, per ah It. Is cent. per sh. lU. Si. per sh. is 'Wiwi& Jo per cent 3g per cent. 44. ss. per sh )44 per eh. Lie. per sh. 4 per cent. 10 per cent. 30 per cent. 10 per cent. 1)44. per sb 1 1 )1. p _r eh. 11.145. Mr.per share 3.. s 441 per sh rs. pr sh 13s per st, 11. 11. - 108. It. 5.4. 15s. if. U. 10d. japer cent. pat cent. 10 per cent. 10 per cent. It Si. 17a. dd. 1 . s Na. Jper cent. M. per sta. ii. 01 por sti. V. 44. - - „ 6. 4. ut 0 per t per ccm - per cent. 3. ea. and/ Wid. be. i tper cent. .:pet cent. esi per cent .. , per cent U 50 0 0 63 2 8 50 0 0 100 d 0 70 10 3 500 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 250 0 0 250 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 1000 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 • 20 0 0 I Stock 100 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 Stock 100 0 0 100 0 0 Lou 0 0 40 0 0 50 0 e 100 0 0 100 0 Q 100 0 0 50 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 • 20 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 • 50 0 0 20 0 0 40 0 0 20 0 0 77 10 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 75 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 39 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 5 , ) 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 41 13 4 100 0 0 30 0 0 100 0 0 63 12 9 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 12 10 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 ,100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 ! 100 0 0 1 00 0 0 50 0 0 ' 25 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 16 13 4 1:2 15 4 1100 0 0 32 0 0 41 6 10 13 15 9 100 tl 0 50 0 0 70 0 0 70 0 0 1, , 0 0 V 100 0 0 50 0 u 50 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 26 0 0 5 0 0 15 0 0 100 0 0 150 73 0 35 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 '2O 0 0 53 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 6 0 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 40 0 0 130 e 50 0 10 0 40 0 75 00' - 100 0 0 0 1 00 0 0 25 0 - - 100 0 0 , 10 0 0 , 10 0 0 100 0 0, 0 0 50 0 0 35 10 0 100 0 0 IL I() 0 - lOO 0 0 I : 3 0 0 15 0 0i It 0 0 Assurances. Albion Aired Life Alliance Brit. and For Ditto Marine ...... ....... Atlas Birmingham Fire British Fire . British Commercial Cier. Med. & Gen. Life County Eagle Economic Lite ...... European Life Ditto New Freemasons .....»....« Globe Guardian Hope Life Ditto Fire........... Imperial Fi e Ditto Life... ....... ...- Indemnity Marine Law Life ...... ...... ~. .. , Legal and General Li fe London Fire Ditto Ship ~....---- National Loan Fun' P..liadium Life ...... Protector Life......-- Provident Lite Rock Life Ryal Exchange Sun Fire ...- ........... Ditto Life....... University Lift Universal Life..., Union Fire and Life Joint Stk Banks Australasi , .... ..... Ditto New Brit. North American Commercial of Landon Colonial London & Westminstr Ditto New....., London Joint Stock Metropolitan..,. .. . .... Provincial of Ireland._ Ditto New.,........ National of Ireland.— Nat. Provincial Englnd Ditto New Gloucestershire ... Union of Australia. .... Union of London Gaslight iii. Coke Bath British Ditto Provincial Birmingham Birming. & Staffordsh Bristol ..-...... ..... .. Brighton ....... ........... Ditto General City of London Ditto New Continent& Consolid Ditto New....... ...... Equitable. Imperial Isle of Monet .... Independent Phenix Ratcliff. South Metropolitan United General ‘Vestrn ins. Chartered Ditto New ......... Water Works Birmingham East London Grand Junction av . Kent Nw Ely Lon. Bride An Manchester and Salford . Vauxhall, late S. Land. West Middlesex .av irk Buldg Co. Les. Pr op Iron Ilailways. Birmingham & Derby Birming. & Gloucester Bristol and Exeter Choltenhm & Gt. West Clarence i Eastern Cotintte4..- Edinburgh & Glasgo w . - Ditto New ~.... Grand Junctio . ... .... : Great North of Englnd .. Gre t Western .... 1 . Ditto Half Shares f• Ditto Fifths ....... . Hull and Selby . ..... -. Leeds and Senn ..... Liverpool & Manchestr Ditto Half-Shares...... Ditto Quarter -Shares London and Brighton Ditto Loan Notes London and BI ckwall London and Greenwich London and Birmingh. Ditto Quarter -Shares Ditto Thirds.. ~ Cordon and S. Western London and Croydon Manchester and Leeds Ditto New Shares Manchstr and Birming • Ditto Extension Midland Con - ties North Midland Do. K-Sh.. iss. In ths Northern and Eastern Ditto Scrip, iss.s/. ills. Paris and Rouen ..... Stockt •n & Darlington South East. and Dover. Ditto New, its. 25 die. York and N. Midland Dial New Shares Wines. Albin Copper Alten Anglo Mex., iss.s/. p.m Ditto Subscription Bolanos Ditt • Scrip..... Brazil. Imp. in. 5/. p. in. Do. Mocaub. & Coc. U. Do. St. John Del Rey British Iron Candonga. Ditto Registered ! Cobre Copper Copiap c , Columbian, iss 54 "... General Minin g. pair i n Hiber nian peria l Slate eo g llfita g neo... aTr " ;:n .P. i.l .Y. .... : Real del MotireotUnreg. Ditto Loan Rh ymney Iren " ..."" Santiago de Cuna.. - . - ..": United Mez., iss.w. p, Ditto Scrip ............ Ditto New Scrip....., .. .. .. Literary. Londn, vrith Sin. Ticket r: London University Russell .. . ........ King's College iniSeella.neOuS Angl6 Mexican Mint Australia, Agricultur Brit. Ameilt-in Land, Canada Upper Canada Bond s _ Capper Miners' Comp. Gen. Steam Navigation LIST Or SCOTTISH C()All itip loe 7 r , e cc e ee t n t . 1: , B tl a no n y k .a i of t a . APRI L k Sco Scotland..„... a nd ... S . ... 1 !per tent. ' t' o t " Linen Corn ny. per c, mu,' li G w laa m e lo e erc r w n t ß a n i Union ... (.per ce. it. I Central Bk . "'— epos cent.. • 1 C aledoniall n - r s n f s Se ur e a t oc "i e . II 8 per cent. 7 per cent. 1 Hercules rance..... 9 ja.eir. cent . North Brit. n o a l lirance * cent. insurance Co. 4r-sr cent 1 in surance Life 1 8c ns ott. 0 per cent. S o"sh Union Insu u r. r. bper cent. S :1104.:rd Life Insur ..... s Per Cent. E ull eith Railway • g . 40 percent E. dm And Gus. asawy 116 per t O, '4I.SPC. lin4 Green. Rail. •-• ;:gyp ae t ied A rbr Rail. 91 h 13 10 100 0 25 0 r l5O 0 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 12-10 0 1 0 0 2 10 0 50 0 0 50'0 0 23 .0 _0 43 p 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 70 0 0 SO 0 0 1100 0 0 VI 0 0 50 0 0 N 10 0 100 0 0 1100 0 0 "/5 0 0 50 0 0 , 12 0 0 5000 100 0 0 100 0 u 50 0 0 25 0 0 ' 50 0 0 10 0 0 100 0 0 2 o 0 32 0 0 j 70 0 0 30 0 0 40 0 0 7 0 0 -100 0 0 100 0 0 40 0 0 45 0 0 15 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 u 25 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 21 0 0 25 0 A 15 0 75 0 0 7 10 0 7 10 0 40 0 0 13.0 0 55 0 0 20 0 0 10 10 0 3 0 0 59 0 0 7 0 0 3berian Mercantile Co. ' 5 0 0 , 1 10 0 agg,,,m Ditto Property 50 0 50 0 Fc,:, Met, Wood Pay., isi. IL I 10 0 0 30 0 4 i Mei. and S. American AO 0 C 70 0 1 , New Brunswick Land) 75 0 0 43 , 4 New Zealand .... . . 0 0 Penins. & Orien. Steam 50 0 0 bQ 0 0 52i Royal Mail Steam .., 2934 Reversionary Int. Soc 10 0 0 0,100. 0 0 1f,4 South Australian 25 0 0 1 20 0 0 Thames Tunnel 5O 0 0 50 0 0 1 Van Diemen's Land 20 0020 0 0 4 PANIES' PRICDz. 844. 100 0 0 Stock Stock 147 9 0 Stock QUEEN-SQUARE.-(THIS DAY.) Maria Foster, a young woman, was charged with absenting herself from the Chelsea workhouse, and with deserting her female child. Mr. Daniel Sutton, the master of the workhouse, said that the defendant was an inmate of the workhouse up to Tuesday last, when she absented herself, leaving a child, six years old, chargeable to the parish. She was admitted to the workhouse on the 7th March last, but had been an inmate three years ago, when she was passed to her parish in the neighbourhood of Brighten. She had not been to the workhouse since Tues day last ; and having come there drunk, and at an unsea sonable hour, she was refused admission. He found her last night, in a public-house in Chelsea, and gave her into custody on the above charge. Mr. BOND inquired the amount of expense to which the parish had been put in supporting the child since Tuesday. Mr. Sutton—Eighteenpence. The defendant said she had been to the workhouse since Tuesday, but not having an order, the porter refused to admit her. Mr. Box') committed the defendant to the House of Cor rect ion, and to be kept at hard labour for fourteen days. Mr. Sutton said that when the term of her imprisonment had expired, he should send the child to the House of Cor rection, with an intimation that if the defendant thought proper to return to the workhouse with her child, she would be again admitted. George Harris, a respectably-dressed young man, was placed at the bar on the following charge Mrs. Oldham, a young married woman, said the defendant was formerly in- the habit of paying his addresses to her sister; the connexion had, however, been broken off. The defendant met her sister last evening in Bridge-street, when he abused her, making use of highly improper language, and followed her to her residence in John-street, forcing his way into the house, and threatening to take her life. His conduct was very violent. Her sister, from the defendants misconduct, was unable to attend. Her father happened to come in at the time, when the defendant struck him several times, and threatened to choke him, and was not ejected from the house without considerable difficulty. Mr. Benjamin Riches, the father of the last witness, who holds a situation in the House of Commons , corroborated her evidence, and said that he bad every reason to believe that his daughter, as well as himself and family, were in danger from the violence of the defendant. He had been guilty of similar misconduct about three months ago, when lie was brought to that office, but having promised not to repeat it, the charge was withdrawn. The defendant, whose conduct during the examination was very flippant, denied that he forced himself into the house, but that he merely went there to speak to Miss Riches. He did not, however, deny assaulting Mr. Riches. Mr. BOND said the defendant's conduct was most im proper ; he must pay the sum of 30s. for the assault, or in default be committed to the House of Correction for three weeks. He must also enter into sureties to keep the peace towards Mr. Riches and his family. SPIRIT ef the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. GLOBE.—No official notification has yet been given that Ministers have yielded to the general disapproba tion with which their new scheme of Ecclesiastical " Cdurts Reform has been received, and withdrawn it from the further consideration of the Legislature. An allu sion was made to this measure last night in the House of Commons. In reply to a question by Loyd John Russell, respecting the order in which the business be fore the House was proposed to be taken, Sir James Graham said, "He shoul-i propose on Monday. as the first order of the day, the Factories Bill; and then the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill." The debate on the second reading of the latter measure is contingent on the de bate on the second reading of the Factories Bill being a short one. We think there is small chance of that being the case ; and therefore have no idea that the second reading of the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill will be proceeded with on that evening. With a view to drawing the attention of such Hon. Mem bers as wish to acquaint themselves with the character and tendency of the measures on which. they are called upon to vote, we have already analyzed some of the clauses of this Bill. As it yet lingers in its course, opportunity is afforded us for continuing the exa mination. The more the Bill is investigated, the more clearly will its destitution of all claim to approval and sup port be perceived. The unj us t and uncalled-for interference with donatives, which is proposed by the Bill, calls for ani madversion and resistance. The ancient and unquestion able rights of the patrons of these donatives have, from time immemorial, been exercised in a way which de serves commendation and protection, instead of depriva tion. Take, for examples, the selections made by the Hon. Societies of Lincoln's Inn or ef the Temple. Have not these societies bestowed their patronage on clergymen of acknowledged fitness—of first-rate talent, unquestionable morality, and of deep and sound learn ing ? Two of the present incumbents of these dona tives may be mentioned :—Benson, whose reputation as a scholar and a divine is known ani admitted by all —Anderson, whose recent appointment is universally regarded as no less honourable to those who discerned and rewarded his merits, than it is to himself. What, then, is the necessity for, and where is the recommenda tion on which is founded, the proposed charge with re spect to donatives ? The disregard 'Which is shown throughout the Bill to the recommendations of the Ec clesiastical Courts' Commissioners, on whose reports it is professedly founded, is one proot, among many, of its questionable character and design. We have .already gone into this part of the subject at some length. We now allude to it for the purpose of impressing upon Hon. Members the necessity of carefully, and with newly awakened jealousy, examining its details, that they be not ensnared into supporting it by their votes, or into being absent from the discussion and division. Before pledging themselves to support Ministers on this Bill, let them at least examine and compare its provisions with the report of the Ecclesiastical Courts' Commissioners. The discrepancies and contradictions between the report and the Bill will be at once seen. The superiority of the suggestions made by the Com missioners to the substitutes supplied by the authors of this project, will forcibly strike the mind of every impartial person who undertakes to make the com parison. The duty imposed on those whose votes will determine the fate of the Bill is obvious. Another point—and it is one of considerable importance to the public—presents itself for consideration. 'We re fer to the proposed abolition of some of the prin cipal offices ; the compensation for their loss to the present holders ; and the elevation of their deputies to the rank of principals. Why, in the name of common honesty, should these changes be proposed, and this ex pense be imposed on the public ? Where is the reason ; and what the authority ? With the exception of two or three clergymen—who, under the present system, hold posts in connexion with the Ecclesiastical Courts, or their Registries, whether in town or country—are any of the other principals, or heads of the various de . partments, incapable of performing, in propria per , sow, that portion of the public busin.ss which they hale hitherto been accustomed to perform by deputy ? Or are they, being practitioners of the Eccle siastical Courts—whether of the Prerogative Court iu London, or of the Consistorial Courts in the country. and, consequently brought up, from an early period of their lives, to the study of the civil and ecclesiastical laws, received a sound classical education, and thus trained for all the ordinary duties of their profession are these gentlemen, we ask, to be considered by the Legislature, under the direction of the Government, of such mean talents as to be' incapable of executing the common matters of form and ordinary routine of the every-day business of their offices ?If they be com petent, w hy are they to be superseded ? Why are the deputies in these offices to be made principals ? , Anti why is the country—already heavily burdened with' retired allowances and compensations—to be fur , tiler taxed with the maintenance iii idleness of a num ber of superseded principals, and to have the extra .1-burden placed upon it of supporting a new set of pnn• eipels in the lieu of those who have been removed ? If' the present principals, indeed, were- to refuse, when cilled upon by the Government, to conduct the business of their departments in person which demand the Government would be perfectly justified in making, as it is purely and entirely by sufferance that they have been hitherto allowed to treat their posts us though they were siutcures—if these principals, whether registrars, or clerks of seats, or seal-keepers, o clerks of papers, or by whatever other official term ; they may be designated, should in any instances refuse to act—as they well know they ought to act—in person, and not by deputy ; then, indeed, the Government ; would be perfectly Justified in superseding them. But even then there would be no pretence for perpetuating I another Chancery job, and securing to a set - of idlers a g .od income for life. STANDARD.—A good suggestion from Mr. Milner Gibsoh certainly comes upon the public by surprise, yet e suggestion thrown out by the Member for Manchester last night is undoubtedly a good one, it only—but this cone it on perhaps accounts for Mr. Milner Gibson's making the proposition—it were not nearly irapossib!e to act upon it. An exposition of the resources, the labour, and the produce of the agriculture of the country, would he indeed profitable to the whole community, but most eminently profitable, as the flight licnourable Pre sident of the Board of Trade demonstrated, to the aericulturists. Engeged as they are in the most : capricious and 'uncertain of all the pursui;s of _in dustry, they have, of all men the least light as to tilt it most prudent policy, or to their reasonaLV pt ospects. The cotton miltowner has but to inquire how many bats of cotton have bet n bought up by others, how many bales of g ,ods shipped for exportat'on or con s'gned to wholesale houses in the trade, to know pretty exactly the resources, the condition, and 'the preseects of his market. The woollen manufacturer, the manufac turer of hardware, the merchant, in short, every one but the farmer, has a tolerable guide to the competition he en -4y count upon. and the demand he may expect. The . farmer has no such guide ; lie often sells his produce 10 or 20 per cent. below what the state of supply would dictate —sometimes holdi it over for a price 10 or 20 per cent. beyond what the state of the-supply warrants. and could "I spects is not the fat mer's fault ; his trade is in all re is emphatically an honest trade—he has nothing to conceal, conceal ii nothing if he . had, fur all his ork perfect information whic axtno him,ihe surface. The mischief to the community would Oi l'' ' . the effect of wanting that tion, if practicable, Milner Gibson's proposi- c: re this evil, which is of motrqt. What is to be done to sight appear, is a question of e n a u 'ei little difficulty. The condition of statistical information, statis tical, in this country isin or tru ra h ther statis- mischievous, and would be disgraceful weretextremely tie consequence of our free Constitution, and ourit not' of freedom, We fancy that no one has a right to habits I into our private affairs ; and an awkward custom, es e p i e r T l finance ministers of all times have indulged in, to lay their hands upon whatever they find d e fi n i te ard tangible, causes us to exclude such intru sion' . with a sensitive jealousy. All inquiries , such I as Mr. Milner Gibson proposes, are sure to be consideaed as preliminary to the imposition of some new tax, the more riprous collection of some old tax, or at least the privation of some advantage. The mis chief of the ignorance which this prejudice creates is, however, as we have said, very great—great, far . Lee and the mere loss in particular trades—for it really perverts the whole legislation of the king- 107 3191 e 6 220 125 152 1 118:5 1 9% 32 675 141 1200 153 100 117 &SO 385 582% 40 83 s , 172 122 132% 112% 101% S 17;6 SN 24 2034 All - Paid 60 0 0 4 0 0 0 50 0 0 5 0 0 H 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 55 0 0 50 0 0 5 0 0 210 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 250 0 0 vaid 2 o Soo 96 10 0 2 10 0 2 10 C 50 0 0 10 0 0 5 13 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 12 10 0 12 10 0 2 10 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 6 5 0 20 0 0 40 0 0 1 40 0 0, 51) 0 0 ' 200 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 7 10 0 25 0 0 10 0 • 17 10 0 55 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 e 25 0 0 10 0 0 16 0 0 18 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 75 0 0 31 5 0 28 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 .0 30 0 0 39 0 0 80 0 0 25 0 0 49 0 0 10 0 0 25 0. 0 400 11..13. 50% IP6 16 16 2 4f , a 21g. 41( 11'0 205 12% 41% 41% 13'$ at 3 4 2?) 510 25 O 7 St 56 60 (13:2 96 I,;‘ 2`..7 itY.44 55 1 ,4 41 , ' 114 6 2'48 `,.1" 17ki 111;6 47% 51,4 4494 24 374 116 , 4 5354 II 4 3q 134 20 31 a 170 k 169 X 225 103 21 17)6 194. TIE SUN, LONDON, VI IDA-Y" EVENING, APRIL 19, 1844.. dem, and often gives a perfectly false direction to , T. Wild, clerk, Upper Stamford street, Blackfriars. public opinion. In the absence of all information, men C. Loach, p t ubli ( La i n , , c ß o i tt r a mi e ngs i r d n i3r may go right or go wrong ; but, under the direction of li me ? P i; i W. Eison licensed - hawke g r, Northani m ptr . partial inf ormation, they are sure to go wrong. Now W. Pinto, warehouseman's assistant, St. George's-buildines, all our statistical information is in every sense of the Holton-square, Shoreditch. term partial—partial as incomplete, and partial as J. Bunker, shopman. Northampton. generally selected, and prepared to serve some temp orar y J. Haigh, clothier, Kirkburton and party purpose. The consequence is, that in B. K. Trueman, carpenter, Ki Yorkshire. dderminster the discussion of any public question, every one J. Litherland, nail maker, Huddersfield. can find some facts to serve his purpose, while W. K. Thorburn, shopkeeper, Halifax. no one is able to adduce all the facts, from a full consi- J. Cooper, provision dealer, Liverpool. market. corn-law . . _ . deration of which only can a fair inference ever be &awn. 7 . . B,Edmgyettorn, ,boofukrbniintudreer:bFrolekeetzstrseeatlis Salisbury-street, We might cite any of the great controversies that have Duke's mews, Lisson-grove. Portman divided public opinion to illustrate this truth. The ....lar corn-law question for example. In this one would J Brown, cabriolet proprietor, PRICE OF SUGAR. think the greater or less value of the home market The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, for the ought to be an important consideration ; yet no approxi - week ending April 16, 18 4 4 , is 3 55. 84d. per cwt., exclusive mation, upon any authority, has yet been made to of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im a comparative estimate of the home and foreign mar- portation thereof into Great Britain. kets. Again, it is contended in the discussion of the ....ewe., Factory Bill, that the labourers in factories must work OF E: twelve hours a day, in order to perfect the necessary ... CF. amount of goods ; but we have not the least in formation as to the number of days of the ~. 2U. year during which they must work these twelve hours, and questionless; without this information, ... M.B. Parliament is in no condition to form a correct opinion as to the truth or falsehood of the alleged necessity o f sight women and children working twelve hours a• day, and ths submitting for fourteen hours to imprisonment. In the management of our private affairs, if a man , Maine pretends to satisfy us with a confessedly partial ,3 Us account, we laugh at him as a fool, or turn our ... backs upon him as a rogue—yet it is upon e. fl. 3 M partial accounts that all public decisions are 0 at present come to. Whether it shall be always so must depend upon the arising of some Ministry wise enough, and bold enough, and powerful enough, and en joying leisure enough, to effect a full and fair analysis of the statistics of the kingdom. Sir Robert Peel's Ad ininiiitration has ill the requisites of wisdom and bold ness ar.d strength, but unfortunately it has not the op portunity of leisure. THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) BOARD OF GREEN CLOTH, ST. JAMES'S-PALACE, APRIL 19, 1844. Notice is hereby given, that the carriages coming to her Majesty's Drawing-room, on Thursday, the 25th of April, are to fall into the line at the top of St. James's-street, eome down the left hand side, and enter at the iron gate nearest to the Pa lace, set at the Arcade, return by the iron gate nearest to Marl borough-house, and pass through Pall-mall into St. James's square, by George-street. When called, they are to pass from St. James's-square, by Charles-street, into Regent-street, Jermyn-street, come down St. James's street as before, take up, and go away , through Pall-Mall. No hackney carriages 'will be permitted to come within the gates. For all persons having the privilege of the entrée, tickets will be delivered at the Board of Green Cloth, on Tuesday next, between the hours of eleven and three o'clock ; their carriages are to enter the gate at Constitution-hill, proceed down St. James's-park, through Stable-yard, into the Ambassadors'- court, set down, and go out into Cleveland-row. The car riages of the Ambassadors, Foreign Ministers, Cabinet Minis ters, and Great Officers of State may afterwards wait in the Ambassadore-court, and those of all other persons having the entrte may wait in Stable-yard or St. James's-park till called ; they are then to take up in the same order as they had set down, and pass away on the left hand side of St. James's-street. No car riage will be admitted with company a second time with the same ticket, to prevent which, it must be produced at Consti tution-hill gate, and Stable-yard gate also, where a corner of it will be torn off by the Marshalmen in attendance ; and no person can be allowed the privilege of the entrée by any other approach to the Palace than the gates last mentioned. LIVERPOOL, Lord Steward. COURSE OF EXCHJ Amsterdam CF. 12 5i Ditto, at sight l2 3i Rotterdam 2U. 12 6 Antwerp 25 95 Hamburgh M.B. 13 15 Altona l3 15 At the Court itt Buckingham Palace, thel7th day of April, 1844, present, the Queen's most excellent Majesty in Council. This day the Right Honourable John Hope, Lord Justice Clerk of Scotland, and the Right Honourable Sir Frederick Pollock, Knt, Lord Chief Baron of her Majesty's Court of Exchequer, were, by her Majesty's command, sworn of her Majesty's most honourable Privy Council, and took their re spective places at the Board accordingly. Her Majesty having been pleased to appoint the Right Hon. William Eat 1 of Lonstlale to be Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmo e land, his Lordship this day took the oaths appointed to he taken thereupon, instead of the oaths of allegiance and supre macy. Her Majesty in Council was this day pleased, upon the re presentation of the Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Council of Education, to appoint the Rev. H. Walford Bel lairs, the Rer. Frederick Watkins, and Joseph Fletcher, Esq., to be three of her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools. WHITEHALL, APRIL 17. aris, 3 days' sight 25 70 Ditto, 3 months 25 95 Marseilles Bourdeaux 25 95 Frankfort on Maine Petersburgh, 3Us 361 Berlin 7 Vienna, effect. fl. 3 M 956 Trieste, ditto Madrid 37 Cadiz ilbao 36 Barcelona 36 Seville The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Knight of the Urited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto William Chalmers, of Glenericht, in the county of Perth, Esq., Companion of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath and Colonel in the army. WHITEHALL, APRIL 19. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. John Lees, Doctor in Divinity, to the church and parish of Stornoway, in the presbytery and isle of Lewis and oounty of Ross, vacant by the tracsportation of the Rev. John Cameron, late Minister thereof, to the church and parish of Edderton, in the pesbytery of Tain. _ _ ..• .... CORN-LAWS. Mr. LII)DELL presented a petition from a parish in Durham, from agriculturists' farming property rated at 4,6001.- a year (the whole parish being rated at 6,0001.), praying for protection to agriculture. TOBACCO DUTIES. .NGE.—(THIS DAY.) Gibraltar Leghorn 3O 60 Genoa 25 90 Milan Venice 47 Naples ........ Palermo, per oz ll7 Lisbon s3i Oporto s3i Rio Janeiro 23 Bahia 23 Buenos Ayres NewYork,2ldys sight Philadelphia PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ. Foreign Gold, bars..£3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin 0 0 0 New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 91 Silver in Ilan 0 4 1 _ WAR-OFFICE, APRIL 19. 4th Regiment of Foot—D. J. Gamble, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Ellison, appointed to the Ist or Grena dier Regiment of Foot Guards, April 19. 16th Foot—Ensign G. A. E. Wall to be Lieutenant, by purchase. vice Nembbard, who retires; George De la Poet Beresford, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice ' Wall, April 19. 18th Foot—Capt. A. N. Campbell, from 92d Foot, to be Captain, vice Sir W. Macgregor, Bart., who exchanges, April 19.. 28th Foot—J. Meacham, Gent., to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice Marshall, whose appointment has been cancelled, April 19. 40th Foot—Lieut. G. Webb, from Ist West India Regi ment, to be Lieutenant, vice Olpherts, promoted in Ist West India Regiment, April 19. 43d Foot—R. Agar, Gent., to be Assistant Surgeon,' vice Thompson, who resigns, April 19. , 47th Foot—Lieutenant J. Orr, from half-pay 89th' Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Elrington, appointed Paymaster 13th Light Dragoons; Ensign H, C. Lodder, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Orr, who retires; J. Birney, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Lodder, April 19. 56th Fo)t—Lieutenant J. Waddell to be Adjutant, vice Lacy, who resigns the Ad j utancy only, April 19. 63d Foot—E. N. Daly, Gent., to be Ensign,' without pur chase, vice Masterman, deceased ; April 19, 1844. 73d Foot—Lieut. P. B. Bicknell to be Adjutant, vice Brown, promoted ; April 19, 1844. 87th Foot—First Lieut. W. P. Lea to be Adjutant, vice O'Brien, who resigns the Adjutancy only ' • April 19, 1844. 92d Foot—Captain Sir W. Macgregor, Bart., from the 18th Foot, to be Caplain, vice ( ampbell, who exchanges, April 19. 95th Foot—Lieutenant E. J. Cruise to be Captain, without purchase, vice Tathwell, deceased ; Ensign J. A. R. Raines to be Lieutenant, vice Cruice, April 5; T. B. Feneran, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Raines, April 19. Ist West India Regiment—Ensign R. D'Oyly Fletcher to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Webb, appointed to the 40th Foot ; W. Sankey, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Fletcher, April 19. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire. .Southern Regiment of Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Cavalry. —J. Morley, Gent. to be Lieutenant, vice T. B. Charlton, promoted. Commissions by the Loa Liimtenant of the North Riding of THE WILLS FORGERIES. Yorkshire. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) Mr. HUME presented eight petitions from North ampton and Willenborough, against the high duties on tobacco and snuff. CHARITABLE PAWN SOCIETIES BILL. OLD COURT. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) After a lapse of about twenty minutes the jury returned into Court, when Mr. Ju,stice Wirsixtus proceeded to read the evidence at length. After the Learned Judge had finished the evidence, he told them, that if the evidence was such as to leave a just and reasonable doubt im their:minds the prisoners should have the benefit, but if there was no doubt on their minds they would give their verdict accordingly. He again begged of the jury not to regard any observations which were addressed to them, except so far as they were founded on the evidence. The question they had to consider with regard to the prisoner Barber was, whether he had merely acted as an ordinary at torney would act in the matter, or whether he had produced the will for probate, well knowing it to have been forged ? The jury* then retired to consider their verdict. The prisoner, Barber, seemed to have retained his self possession throughout the trial, frequently handing down notes to his counsel, till the close of the Judge's charge; he then appeared to become extremely agitated and nervous. After an absence of about an hour and twenty minutes, the jury returned with a verdict of GUILTY AGAINST ALL 111 E PRISONERS. Mr. Barber—l am not guilty, my Lord, and Mr. Fletcher here knows that I am not. The prisoners were then removed. The Court then adjourned till Monday morning. The Right Hon. the Earl of Mulgrave to be Deputy Lieu tenant; H. Coore, Esq., to be ditto; Sir W. Lawson, Bart., to be ditto; G. Witham, Esq., to be ditto ; J. 'l'. Wharton, E q., to be ditto, April 16. BANKRUPTS. BATTYE, linen draper, Courtney-terrace, Kings land, to surrender May 2 and 31, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, Birchin-lane, Co!nhill; Dodd, New Broad-street. MATTHEW WALLER, patent electro plater, Percy street, Tottenham-court-road, May 3, at one, and June 1, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane, Lombard-street ; Buchanan and Grainger. Basinghall- street. JOHN CARPENTER, surgeon, Bothwell, Ntrthanapton shire, April 30, at twelve, and May 30, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Colman-street ; Cattlin, Ely-place ; Thomp.on, Northampton. JAMES JOSEPH IRON SYER, undertaker, Blackfriars, April 30, at two, and May 21, at halt past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sambrook-court ; Melton, Gray's Inn. JOSEPH TODD, dealer,-Hartfield, Sussex, April3o, and May 21, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Elmslie and Preston, Moorgate street. Mr. VILLIERS presented a petition from tie pawn brokers of Wolverhampton, against the Charitable Pawn Societies Bill. ----- RICHARD ALLINSON, ironmonger, Whitehaven, April 26, at one, and June 10, at two. at the Newcastle-upon-Tytie District Court. Wakley, official assignee, Newcastle-upon- Tyne; Stubbs, Furnival's-inn, London; W. and H. Perry, W hit ehaven ; Inglesdew, Newcastle. upon. Tyne. WILLIAM PAYNE, - builder, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Alril 96, at twelve, and June 4, at two, at the Newcastle upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, New. castle-upon-Tyne ; Crosby and Compton, Cross-court, Old Jewry, London ; Hodge, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. JAMES SLACK, filtering machine manufaeturer, Man chester, April 30, and May 22, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Mott, official assignee, Manchester; Nether sole, Essex-street, Strand, London ; Foster, Manchester. GEORGE ROTHERY, currier, Wakefield, May 6 and 24, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official as signee, Leeds ; Dean, Batley. JAMES DOWEL, brewer, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, April 6, at twelve, and June 6, at eleven, at the Bristol Dis trict Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol ; W. and C. Bevan, Bristol. NOTICES OF MOTIONS. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE gave notice that, on Tuesday next, he should move for a return of all moneys paid by the Government on acc3unt of Mr. O'Connell's trial since the close of it. FACTORY LABOUR. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE gave notice. that on the second reading of the Factories Bill (No. 2) he should move for a Select Committee to consider the limitation of young persons under ten years of age employed in factory labour. VICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY). (Baore Sir JAMES WIGRAIL) TAYLOR V. THE EARL OF HAREWOOD. . In this case, the bill was filed for the purpose of proving an estate administered ; and amongst other pur poses, inquiring whether Daniel William Davidson had come into actual possession of an estate to which he was entitled under the will of Robert Davidson, made in the year 1810. - On the Bth of March, 1842, a decree was made in the original cause. By that decree, it was re ferred to the Ma -ter to make inquiries as to the state of the family, and also as to the accounts of the property ; and it was ordered, that the Master should also inquire and state whether Daniel Wilson Davidson, in the will named, had come into actual possession of the estate ; and if so, under what title and what circumstances. iThe Master made his report, stating the facts. llis HONOUR, after entering fully into all the points of the case, declared it to be his opinion, that Daniel Wilson'Davidson was not in the actual possession of the estate. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) H OUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met at the usual hour. Several Bills from the Commons were brought up and read a first time. Petitions against the Dissenters' Chapels Bill were presented by the Earl of Rosebery from Berwick-on- I' weed ; by the Marquis of Normanby from a ulace in Ireland ; and petitions in favour of the Bill were pre -ented by the Earl of Sefton, from a congregation in Renshaw-street, L;verpool ; by the Earl of Radnor, the Marquis of Normanby, Lord Sudely, and Lord Beaumont. _ _ _ Lord MONTEAGLE postponed the second reading of the Bill for preventing the forestalling of markets hi ,Ireland till Tuesday next, for the purpose of amending the Bill, so as to apply to Scotland as well as Ireland. Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from several places in Ireland, praying that their Lordships would legalise the Presbyterian marriages. The Duke of BUCCLEUCH presented a petition against the union of the sees of St. Asaph , and Bangor. After a few words from Lord CAMPBELL and the Loan CIIANCELLOR, the Dissenters' Chapels Bill was postponed till this day week. Lord VVHARNCLIFFE presented a petition praying for the alteration of certain' clauses in the Poor-laws. The Bishop of EXETER presented petitions from several parts of the United Kingdom against the Dis senters Chapels Bill. Ile.,said that the petitioners felt confident that the interests of religion were involved in this measure, and prayed their Lordships not to sanction it. This Bill, for the reasons he had stated, would therefore receive his opposition, and he gave h;s full support to the prayrr of the petition. In presenting these petitions' he would s tate to their Lordship s th a t thre was an irre gularity with respect to them, inasmuch as they were headed as coming from members of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. Now, there was no such church either in England or Ireland. Had the petitions come from Scotland, of course - he would not have made this observation ; but in England and Ireland no church was recognised except the Church 'of England, and there was an express canon of the Church against any persons calling themselves the members of any church_ not the .Church of England. „ Lord CAMPBELL wished to know the date of such canon. The Bishop of EXETER was perfectly ready to give !he Noble Lord an answer. The canon was established in England in the year 1603, and in Ireland about thirty years later. The Marquis of DOWNSHIRE presented several pe titions in favour of the Bill.. _PUBLIC WORE:S. Lord GOSFORD gave notice that he should, on an early day, call the attention of the House to the subject of public works in Ireland. GWALIOR. JOHN ATKINS, beer-housekeeper, Aston, Warwickshire, April 27, and May 24, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birminghath ; Chaplin, Gray's lon, London ; Harrison, Birmingham. JAMES DIMENT and JOHN GRIMES, plasterers, Bristol, April 26, and June 7, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol; Peters and Abbott, The l'farquis of NOR 11AIsnii gave notice that he should, on Monday, put a question to the Government relative to certain omissions in the pap, rs which had been laid on their Lordships' table relating to Gwalior. Their Lordships thcn adjourned. Bristol. JAMES MALLALIEU, cotton spinner, Sowerby, Halifax, May 3 and 31, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds ; Gregory and 00., Bedford-row, Lon don ; Wavell, Halifax. JOHN BUCKLEY LORD and MICHAEL COGHLAN, cloth manufacturers, Meltham, Yorkshire, April 30, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeda ; Sud low, Sons, and Torre, Chancery-lane, Londou ; Floyd and Booth, Huddersfield ; Nayler, Leeds. NOTICES OF INSOLVENCY. W. Fletcher, farmer, Amcatts, Lincolnshire. T. Thompson, chemist, Harwich, Essex. T. Shaw, bookseller, Tarporley, Cheshire. R. Watson, farmer, Luddington, Lincolnshire. E. Taylor, cooper, Bradford. S. Ellis, joiner, Bradford. S. Firth, innkeeper, Halifax. E. Lloyd, baker, Liverpool. T. W. Parkinson, stationer, Ilminster, Somersetshire. W. Plant, hat-block turner, Stockport. W. Hogg, saddler, Hulme, Lancashire. E. Bentl e y, cor d wa i ner , Whalley, Lancashire. R. D av id son , j ourneyman b r i c kl ayer , N ewcas tle-upon-Tyne. J. Lock e , surgeon , Ch ape l- s t reet , G rosvenor -pl ace . E. Ra n d a ll, post ili on, Bath. W. Barb er , engraver, Hermes-street, Pentonville. W. H. Worley, copper-plate printer, Shaftesbury-st., Hoxton. . Perry, r r:Byu,Bu ll et', butcher,land i ng li rm . n waiter,gh a . B J. NV R. Rolfe, p as t ry - cook, High street, Shoreditch. E. Oxborrow. bl ac k sm i t h , I pswich. so e na rn e a r r s tl ei s ih tr i e re et : Russell-square. J. Moore, milkman, 'f werton, HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. Mr. WARD presented ten petitions from certain per sons connected with the Colchester and Ipswich Rail way, stating that two railway bills were then before the House, namely, the Eastern Union Line, and the Har wich and Colchester Line, which had been treated as competing lines, and had in consequence been referred to the same Committee. The petitioners prayed that the COlchester and Ipswich Railway Bill might be referred to the same Committee, as that was a competing line also. Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET thought it . wa.% too late to refer the petitions to the Select Committee. - After a short conversation, the petitions were ordered to lie on the table. Sir ANDREW L. HAY presented a petition from Banff; complaining of the laws which regulate prisons. Lord ASHLEY presented several petitions in favour of an Eleven Hours' Factory Bill. Mr. CHRISTOPHER presented petitions from twenq seven parishes in the neighbourhood of Horneastle, in Lincolnshire, in favour of protection to agriculture. Mr. BROALILEY presented similar petitions from Yorkshire. Mr. BECKETT presented a petition from the letter press printers of Leeds, against the Masters and Servants Bill. Mr. WILSON PATTEN presented a petition from 6tockdale, against the Small Debts Bill. Mr. ROSS presented a petition from a Presbyterian congregation in Scotland, praying that Presbyterian marria;:es in Ireland might be legalised. Mr. FERRANI) presented a petition, agreed to at a public meeting of nearly 20,000 inhabitants of Bradford. against the Masters and Servants Bill ; also, from Leeds and other places, to the same effect. Sir. G. STRICKLAND presented a petition from the boot and shoe makers of Preston, in Lancashire, against the Masters and Servants Bill. Mr. WARD presented a petition from owners and occupiers of land on the Trent line of railway against the Eastern Union Railway. Mr. JERVIS presented a petition against the Holy head and Chester Railway Bill. • Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented thirty-six petitions including petitions from .Manchester, Birmingham Bolton, Norwich, Halifax, Nottingham, Rochdale, and Warrington, against the Masters and Servants Bill, wLich the petitioners considered unconstitutional and degrading to the rights of nations ; also a petition from Charles Price and Henry Thompson (on behalf of the lion. Member for Warwick), complaining that they had been summoned before the magistrates for the non-pay. tnent of church -rates, and that one of them, Mr. Greenaway, said the magistrates did mo t come there to be made fools of, but to enforce the payment of the rates. Mr. DUNCOMBE presented a petition, complaining that in several instance, where paupers had been found dead in bed, no inquest had been held on them. The Hon. Member moved that the petition be referred to the Select Committee on Medical Relief. SUGAR DUTIES. Mr. M. GIBSON presented a petition against the sugar monopoly. MASTERS AND SERVANTS BILL. Mr. SCOTT presented a petition from Horsham, against the Masters and Servants Bill, stating that, in the opinion of the petitioners, it would give too much power into the hands of magistrates. NEWSPAPER STAMP RETURNS. Dr. BUWRING said as he understood there was some little dissatisfaction with the way in whioh the newspaper returns were made out, he thought it fair to give notice that on Tuesday next he should move fur the continuation of the return. IRISH JURIES. Mr. F. FRENCH gave notice of a motion for a future day for certain returns ofjury-lists. CIVIL CONTINGENCIES. Alr. HUME gave notice of a motion l' or returns ex planatory of certain items in the Civil Contingencies. THE RECENT CAPITAL CONVICTION. Mr. BRIGHT said, seeing the Right Hon. secretary fix the Home Department in his place, he wished to call his attention to the recent conviction of a female under very peculiar circumstances at the Central Criminal Court. Ile had no wish whatever to extract any pledge or even a distinct answer from the Right Hon.'Gentleman, but merely to call his attention to what struck his (Mr. Bright's) mind as one of the most ex traordinary cases that had ever occurred. It appeared that this poor creature had thrown herself an 4 her baby into the water, being at the time in circumstances of the utmost destitution. Apparently her intention was to commit suicide, and not to leave her child alive in the world behind her. Her life was preserved but her child perished. The unhappy woman had for her crime been sentenced to death, and one of the newspaper reports stated that the judge gave her no hope whatever that mercy might be extended to her. Such a statement required no cornruent.—(Hear, hear.) He repeated, he wished no positive answer from the Right Hon. Gentleman—he merely wished to he satisfied that his atten:ion had been called to so distres-ing a case. Sir J. GRAHAM said the House would feel that it was not consistent with his duty to enter into a discus sion upon this subject.—(Hear, hear.) In pint of fact, however, his attention had not been called to the matter until the present moment. In the very delicate duty which would devolve upon him (Sir J. Graham), the Hon. Gentleman might rest assured he would do his best to exercise a eoand and dispassionate judgment ; but beyond this he could not then say anything, as the 1-louse must be aware of the inconvenience attending such discussions.—(Hear, hear.) FACTORIES BILL. Mr. ROEBUCK gave notice that, on the motion that the House do resolve itself into Committee on the Fac tories Bill, he should move that it be an instruction to the Committee that they should not entertain any pro position for limiting the hours of labour of persons above eighteen years of age. EDUCATION IN SCOTLAND. Mr. RUTHERFORD moved for the following Re turns : Return of the number and locality of schools in Scotland to which aid has been granted by the Edu cational Committee of the Privy Council ; distinguish ing, the schools required by the constitution or title-deeds of the school to be in connection with the Established Church of Scotland ; thtese required to be in connection with the NA tional School Socety or the British and Foreign School Society ; and those not required to he in connection with either of those Societies, or with the Established Church of Scotland. Return of the application for aid to the Education Northern Di-tricts School, and the correspondence and communi cations relative to that application between !he Educa tit,nal Committee of the Privy Council, or their Sucre- tary, and the Committee of the Association for the erection of the said school, or their secretary. Return of any minute or minutes of the Educational Committee of the Privy Council, containing any provision or regulation with reference to the terms, conditions, or circum stances under which aid should be granted to schools in Scotland, whether in connexion or not in connexion with the Established Church of Scotland, or withthe National School Society, or the British and Foreign School So ciety.—Agreed to. PRESBYTERIAN MAR RIA GES—(IIiE LAN D.) Mr. ROSS said that the Right Hon. Gentleman oppo site was doubtless an are that great excitement had been occasioned in Ireland by certain recent decisions of the Courts of, law and the House of Lords on the subject of. Presbyterian marriages. He wished to ask the Right Hon. Gentleman if it was the intention of the Govern ment to introduce any measure to legalise marriages celebrated by clergymen of the Presbyterian persuasion, marriages which had been for the las: twa centuries sup posed to be perfectly legal. Sir JAMES GRAHAM said that the present state of the law on the subject had recently attracted the at tention of the House. of Lords—that a committee of the House had been appointed to investigate the subject, and he had every reason to believe that a Bill on the subject, emanating from the committee, wouid v 4 ry sh.)rq be laid upon the table of the other House of Parliament. BUSiNESS OF THE HOUSE. Sir JAMES GRAHAM wished to remind the House that in consequence of the postponement of the Irish ltegisteation Bill, he had given notice that it was his intention this evening to move the second reading of the County Courts Bill as the first Order of the Day. lie had, however, omitted to give formal notice of his inten tion, and the consequence was that the Order of the Day for the Committee of Supply stood as the Order of the Day to be first taken after the Irish Registration Bill. He wished that no Hon. Member should be taken by surprise, and therefore he would leave it to the House to determine whether he should proceed with the County Courts Bill—(Hear, hear)—or whether the Committee of Supply should he taken. It was entirely an error of his own that proper notice had not been given. Mr. J. JERVIS had given notice ut an amendment on the County Courts Bill. He had to thank the Right Hon. Gentleman for his courtesy in informing him that it was his intention to propeed with the Bill this even ing. He (Mr. Jervis) was perfectly prepared to go on, but he knew several Hon. Members who had gone away under the impression that the County Courts Bill would not come on ; and under shoe circumstances, be thought it would be better, that the County Courts Bill should be postponed. Mr. WATSON expressed a hope that the discusston on the County Courts Bill would be deferred until some other evening. Sir JAMES GRAHAM thought it would perhaps be best to take the business of the evening as it stood upon the paper Mr. LABOUCHERE did not object to the arrange ments eutered into yesterday ; but he must observe that, strictly speaking, it was better not to allow that course to be established as a precedent. By saying that, he did not mean to throw any obstacle in the way of the arrangements that had been made. Lord ASHLEY wished to ask the Right Hon. Gentle man in the Chair, whether the same objection applied to the instructions to the Committee, of which notice had just been given by the Hon. and Learned Member for Bath, as the Right Hon. Gentleman had stated, applied to his (Lord Ashley's) instructions ? The SPEAKER said that the same objection to the motion which the Hon. and Learned Member for Bath proposed to make did not (as we understood) apply, as in the case of the motion of the Noble Lord the other day. The rule of the House was this—that no per-on could instruct the Committee to do that which the Com mittee could do without them. If the proposition of the Hon. and Learned Member was within the scope of the Bill, it was quite competent to the Committee to deal with it without any instruction to them. But, if it were not, the Hon. and Learned Member could move his instructions. Mr. ROEBUCK. said—perhaps the lionss would allow him to state that he, too, had considered the point of form, and he took the rule of the House to be this — that no instruction could affirm the powers of a Com mittee, but that it 'night restrict or extend those powers. His (Mr. Roebuck's) purpose was to restrict, and he, therefore, thought that it was competent for him to move his instruction. Mr. lIUME said he was altogether against the prin ciple of interfering with manual labour ; but as he was in favour of several clauses of the Bill, he could not con cur with the Hon. and Learned Member's proposal, lest he should be found acting in opposition to the whole measure. Sir J. GRAHAM said, that as a point of order he thought notice should bo given before they discussed this question. He would submit that the object of an instruction to the Committee was not that that Commit tee did do anything, or omit to do anything, but only to give the Committee power to do something, which otherwise they would not be competent to do.—(Hear, hear.) If it were competent to them to do anything, or to omit to do anything, without an instruction, then he submitted that the instruction not being necesary, was unparliamentary. The single question was, whether the abject, sought by the Hon. Member Bath, could be attained without an instruction ?—(Hear, hear.) If it could be, he w,,uld submit that the instruction was un- necessary and unparliamentary. Mr. ROEBUCK said he certainly could not attain his object without an instruction. his object was to pre vent the Committee from entertaining the question. The SPEAKER said it would not he for the con venience of the House that this matter should be debated upon a mere hypothetical case. The proper time for debating the question would be when it arose upon a point of order. He had endeavoured to explain to the House what he conceived to be the rule ; at the same time he thought the question should be discussed when the Hon. and Learned Member moved the instruction. Mr. WARD said he thought the Hon. and Learned Member would fully attain his object, by moving the omission of the 32d clause, and that would raise he whole point, He had himself come down to the House with the intention of giving notice that he would move the omission of that clause. The order of the clay for the second reading of the Irish Registration Bill was read for the purpose of being postponed. CHARITABLE PAWN SOCIETIES BILL. In answer to a question from Mr. GISBORNE, Mr. GLADST.)NE was understood to say that the Government. did not intend to interfere with this Bill. BANK CHARTER BILL. _ . _ _ Sir J. GRAHAM stated, that as thlitudzetwas fixed _ for the 29th, and generally took precedence of other . on the fourth occasion he.had been emploved:O62lloDr: tusiness, it would h e t a k en on t h a t even i ng , before the lie buginesq. The conduct of the -Recorder of .discussion on the Bank Charter .1 cebtvr aiorded no' ground whatever for the Bill. Lord J. RUSSELL said, the Budget gas at ale iinfes Mr. PA li-NGTON had stated nothing with re' a matter of interest, and w. uld this year be particularly and to the conduct of the Recorder of W orcester so ; they could not, therefore, be sure that the discussion fat he was not perfectly ready to substantia te. . :` on it would last but a short time. M V. Sir n 7 After a few words from r. SMITH and Mr. T. DUNCOMBE thought the Bank. Charter might as well be postponed at once till the 6th of May. , GRAHAM, the order was discharged. . b MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (IRELAND). The County Coroners Bill was ordered tothaet w t r b e ; - On the motion of Lord ELIOT the Municipal Cor- , committed pro forma to morrow, in order to porations (Ireland) Bill was read a second time, without • several amendments might be printed, with a vie. opposition, and ordered to be committed on the 29th. consideration on a future day. r We d. fo COUNTY COURTS. The County Courts Bill was appointed In answer to a question from Mr. JERVIS. nesday next. Sir J. GRAHAM fixed the Committee on the County Courts' Bill for Monday next. On Mr. COWPER being called on to fix a dropped order on the Charitable Pawn `Society B 1 MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS. Mr. GLADSTONE said he had to submit to the A message from the Lords brought up several Bills. Hon.under ir cual Gentleman and the House, that, c • ble SUPPLY.deslra On Sir J. GRAHAM moving the Order of the Day stances which he would name, it was not f o r the for going into Committee of Supply. that the Charitable Pawn Society Bill should , e ncleig Mr. HUME said he had on several occasions, dnring present be further proceeded in. In reconun be past years, submitted to the House the propriety of hay- that the Bill should for the present be withdrawes,„, inn- before it an account of the expenditure of the House I by no means wished it to be supposed that the _u; of Lords, which this House was called on to pay, and vernment was indifferent to it. The subject had in which they had voted, notwithstanding considerable 01 3 1 - under the consideration of the Government on sevr?. position. What he wished to ask was this, whether he occasions, and it was under their consideration a t the se Go* should be able to call for any copy of a report of present moment. Gentlemen appointed by see iithe the House of Lords, purporting to recommend an addi now engaged in investigations upo . e vernment were _ to tional expenditure of 1,0001. If the House of Lords day forte subject, in order that the whole case, both as, be. tit thought fit to create a new office, or increase the salary of an existing one, he wished to know what law and the practice of pawnbrokers, might 0u ...4 means this House had of possessing the grounds on understood. The Government, therefore, tholligt to which that change took place, because he had been told their duty, under these circumstances, to sugg,..., t he flatly that it could not be given. If an officer who had the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Cowper) to consent vf, no duty to perform was paid 501. a year. he might be discharge of the order for his Bill. s ubs paid very amply ; and if the House of Lords chose to Mr. COWPER said a Committee sat upon this i nc rease his salary to 1,5501 he wished to k now w h a t j ect i n the year 1838, an d t h e H ouse , b sd means the Commons of England had of informing them- not been taken by surprise by the introduction 00100, selves of the grounds of that increase. Bill. Still, after the intimation of the Right m i s Lord STANLEY'S reply was inaudible in the gallery. r. HUE said he had received no answer to the Gentleman (Mr. Gladstone), that the subject tivbe )Ustiquestion M ha under the actual considi ration of the Governmen” o f he had put. Lord STANLEY said he apprehended it was in the should feel it his duty to consent to the discharg e Hon. Gentleman's power to move for any information he the Order.--The Bill, therefore, is lost. t he might require. On the motion o f Lord G. SOMERSE ( C st ti OO Mr. HUME then gave notice that he should move Dropped Order for the Court of Chancery tbjf that the vote he had objected to should be deferred till Palatine of Lancaster) Bill was re-appointed for Monday or Tuesday, when he would make a mo7ion on day fortnight. the subject. AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS. BOROUGH OF HORSHAM. Mr. TUFNELL wished to know from the Hon: Gen- Mr. M. GIBSON then rose to move that an 1 1: tleman opposite (Sir T. Fretnant!e) why the writ for ble Address be presented to her Majesty, rePr e gele Horsham had not been moved when writs for the other ing that, in the opinion of this House , it is de s co y vacancies had been so? A vacancy in the representa- to obtain authentic information upon all matters tea tion ought always to be filled up without delay. netted with the agriculture of the 13,611„1" Sir 'l'. FREM ISANTL said he was not called upon to Kingdom ; that this information is s' l " t es explain why the vacancy for this borough had not been ther deficient, so that at this time even et o f filled up. He presumed, however, that the writ of extent of land under cultivation and the am oti summons to the House of Lords nut having been issued, re; the Hon. Gentleman indirectly referred to had not ceased its produce, are subjects only Of vague con that the total absence of all statistical kno eu8:1010 to be a Meber fta H. rie House of Comons would not, o m f cou o rse, h issue ouse a writ for a Member un m til an reference to this important subject, has at vino! actual vacancy occurred. times proved detrimental to the public interests for Lard J. RUSSELL said the Hon. Gentleman who praying her Maje s ty to devise measurestioet had las: spoken asserted that he had nu know- supplying to Parliament, from time to un der ledge on this subject, and he was not answerable statements of the breadth of land re for what the Government took no particular interest in. cultivation for each species of produce riv ed The Government ought to feel an interest wherever in- spectively, and the amount of produce d e iv' jury was done, and there was no greater injury to the from the same; together with such otheri ssse ' as s public than when a borough was left without its repre- f orma ti on as w ill ex hibi t as f ar nracticab, ow, perfect sentative.—(Hear, hear.) It was notorious that no one view of the ' agricultural capability ane r: 0 _ s , could sit as a member there when he had become a Mem- duction of the United Kingdom. He said the w. tie lt ter of' the other House. The non-issuing of the writ in of which he had given notice contained wit!' i t l3 o j oS: question might occur from s ime delay or neglect, but if continued, then he (Lord John Russell) should consider much of the argument by which he intended it necessary to bring the subject formally under the port it. He hoped that Hon. Gentlemen NO u re veot consideration of the House, in order to the application of alloy their differences on other questions to P vio ls a remedy.- (Hear, hear.) their agreeing on this one ; he trusted that theY.,,, e riti' 01 SUPPLY. allow this question to rest exclusively on its 0 ept i o n Sir GEORGE CLERK thought that as some discus- nor consider that it had any end, meaning, or 11 1 0 6 0 sion was likely to take place before going into Commit in view, tee of Supply, it was as well that he should state what but that which the words of the vs° 0,, implied. He should be enabled to show that could oar estimates he intended to proceed with. He did not in- posal he made was a practical one, that it ceud o ," tend to proceed with the estimates in class four - be cause some of teem were not yet printed; but he should be carried into effect by the assistance of the .01 proceed with class five, the Colonial Estimates; with class ment, that it was not only practicable kil t 0 , 0 0 six, and with class seven. and that the information he desired to obtain 0, {LEFT SITTINO.I be useful, not only to agriculturists, bu t „i s s l rj commercial classes, and would be coeu ti be 'le,, the general welfare of the community. -bl e it was unnecessary for him to say a word he r - op general advantage of statistical information biloO r great interests of the country, not merely V ot otte o ; phers and political writers, but to the pract l ore ti man. For he was quite certain, if facts iv oar s within reach, estimates and conjecture s f000 de; be made use of, and legislation would b e , 06 on those conjectures, often vaguely obtaine d, 4 Dr ought to be founded only on facts. Parlia roc f a ct already recognised the advantage of co llectiog o ssfi in reference to the different interests of the , c it by the expense it had incurred and the trouhierotiotoi; taken at various times, for procuring such int b . r 0( 11 j For instance, on the number of the people, thel wet (to some extent), their resources, their P ° wed' for the classification of the facts thus obterposor would not only, be advantageous to the Ge v , e b sef e b itself to possess the statistical information so obi°, ence to the productive industry of the count r Yol l :, he was seeking to obtain ; but also to th e themselves who were most interested in theii; branches of industry. It was very - desir e obJe r j they should have accurate information on ther e on There was no doubt that the misapplication e io ot o , in this country frequently arose from th e n t yeti accurate statistical information. This argui ne so esir t s lierly applied to agriculture, and he therk' sor eg m on her Majesty's Government to devise we:, ton supply the country with accurate statements d ull, quantity of land under cultivation, and the he elli t o kinds of agricultural productions which t Of so , vated land of the country brought forth• t he r t i information they would be enabled to sole in blem of the proportion of the food produ' e nss. country to the population. They would be poi e rs . to compare the relative increase of food an: res t ts tion in different years, by compa r i ng the dirt desi re turns with succeeding yea rs . H e did n°t ibe u introduce a corn-law discussion, and he ar t ° lo guard himself against any misunderstatg li N , this point. It might be inferred that s or t ,' mentioning his desire to obtain the b ; O l t( tion of food to the population of t a e , try, that he was thereby advocating _ e ol l e s peal of the corn-laws as a contingent •P'eosS of and that he based his support of free trade 1e o ec ie s, the ground that the country did not prOatlee 9 it i t corn for the consumption of the populestie e 'sesd d e c t; he would be just as strong a supportsw of fr ee . l o lll 'lt. corn, even if the country produced ten tirae' e e c t v as was sufficient tor the consumption Of to 0 9 , e s' The reason he advocated free trade in O t ro 1 91 o di he believed it to he a civil right. Freed% 0 ; I v change he conceived to be a civil right, ° I " w hic o of he would ever support it. The inforrnatiolilto pole was then seeking would be eminentlyysef u 11 00 connected with, and engaged in, agricultu re ; a iob le d agriculturists had the means of knowief i t he es e / Sr,r of - the produce of the country they woti" o poll d y t issr to form data which would afford them an ° l' s 0 1 eO. of applying greater skill in the cultivatie btel,got land. A merchant could not carry on bl eol eS;st unless he had the advantage of tabular s ,us ti' l ea imports and exports which related to w' er t and he (Mr. Gibson) believed that the fa r° „ est e , v et 7 agriculturist would be enabled to the sai - egs l make use of similar information as a sort 0 0 0 1 cultivation.—(H ear , h ear .) I n th a t intb r eo d e farmer and the agriculturist were new deficient. Th e y had not the smallest date te° world by which they could ascertain thetorploi land which was strider cultivation in this o ht", what amount of produce the land br_ e l s ear iii d,' They had indeed geogra phi ca l . an d trig °IV of surveys, but they wanted more than the* a the l ot eminent writers on political econornY) °had I c e eminent writers on social improvemen t : wb 07 1 , witted the total absence of that infortv s at l° ol .oo, was then calling on. her Majesty's L1 "„ 9 0 0 ,100,,, e ' furnish to the country. Mr. Porter, a, - to t s' 0 00; ..he knew would carry weight with it le t the riotiof in his celebrated work on the progress ?' iii forl e s regretted the total absence of statistico 3 0 0' of this description. To give the House I ) ci jas t efa; the necessity of thi s i n f orma ti on , he sc° ll a t f l no et r h S that a short time a go th e E ar l o f Esses' t tbe C ' o r fr o , law meeting, expressed his fi rm belief the foo d f was fully capable of produ c i ng sufficient ) Ge l consumption of the population. The iSi bs oa' °, o io h ' e entertained similar views to his (Mr; ; t irg t ;') a different opinion, and these copal 10 eo;, showed how necessar y it was i c ( ) Oesr'otv o t information he was then seeking. o f the o 0 Mr. Porter, in his book on the prog ree !„for° l lisa . ro remarked that, owing to the want of o f e re the time of the most limited harvests "'CO nr _ t curred for a great number of years, , e 0 4, continued to fall, until it was ascertal?eo .00, 1 Ord was a scarcity of corn, and then the Pr le its 4 up. He alluded to the year 1837 .8. . 0 000 t ee Y e a fore be seen that the want of this In an d g od_ea disadvantageous both to the consul in i n n ,„, ducer, inasmuch as the absence o ,c t v i al i e j caused great fluctuation in price- l ous e, thority had great weight in that , twi t P t borl"be properly so. He was happy to think ail t o to find very little difficulty in giviPg for the propriety of the. course he rece ddres seP ool House. In the first place, haled 11 bo la 1, 4 0:r e o to the agrieultural gentlemen, tit he s at . 18° o c: 6 `,/ , to the Committee which sat in the y l ler dfoll be r o , subject of agricultural distress. bi "0 1 0,4, one nesses,of t i h n e o s r e d v e e r ra t l o p suLg e e n s t t aonrseethnerrreen; ,ftteirn , gt was that there should be established in tilf i , o ,tt , cultural statistics. It was suggeste d o to tal : 3 re 9 mittee, that as such a system was s tar es, ° r oe s ,' chants—guiding them in their advellerosae_,ioP;ci 'kiting the hazards they would ew son alf 19 ought to be, and might most edvantag'looloToslerve duced into the transactions of the ee l ply farmer. But his mind had been Ill s .pt he directed to this subject, from Pe,r u _ sis in ', ee l fr e i 3O written by the Right Hon. Gentie'7, o oP ot lell i to , (Mr. Lefevre), and which had beellssr o . G e e t the experience derived by that Right had r e f:ste er IP as a member of the Committee P i n -that The opinions expressed so Won& MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of April 19.) SUGAR. —The market has still an improving appearance for all descriptions of Colonial Sugar; merchants refrain from bringing forward large parcels, and a further advance has taken place in prices. For West India Muscovado the demand has been brisk for every desdription for the scale and pan; the market has been nearly cleared, and the rates paid are 6d above those of this day week. To-day a fair business was done in British Plantation Sugar to supply the wants of refiners and grocers ; the rates pre viously established were fully sustained ; dry brown is not to be purchased under 61s per cwt. REFINED.—There has been much activity in the refined Sugar market : prices further advanced Is per cwt, and the grocers have purchased largely o° all descriptions. To-day large parcels of Rrfined Sugar were taken by the home trade, standard lumps at iris 6d, and brown at 77s to 77s 6d per cwt. AIAUIIITIUS.—This afternoon Mauritius Sugar met with attention, and 1,029 bags at public sale went at very full rates; mist yellow at 62s 6d to ti3s, low mid greyish yellow 59s to 61s, fine brown 5e- 6d to 595, and mid 57s per cwt. EAST INDIA—This afternoon Bengal good strong yellow, Dobah kind at 65s to 675, middling yellow 60s 6d to 61s, fine white 66s to 675, middling 645, damp grainy yellow, 59s 6d to 64s 6d, sound grey 59s 6d to 63s 6d, damp white 63s 6d to 66s 6d, damp foxy brown, 51s to 55s 6d, washed 53s 6d to 565. In bond, middling yellow, 35s to 37s 6d, fine grainy, 41s, ord 32s 6d, fine white 424, good 40s to 41s, mid 3Ss 6d to 39s 6d, damp and washed 29s to 32s per cwt Ceylon Sugar 61s 6d to 63s for mid and good bright yellow. FOREIGN.—This afternoon Havannah were offered at auc tion, and all taken in Is above the value, viz., fine yellow at 23s to 23s 6d, middling and good 21s 6d to 22s 6d, and one lot good white 30s per cwt. MOLASSES.—For West India previous rates are asked; Ben gal at 15s to 164 per cat; Madras Molasses, in bond, taken in at 9s ; Bengal, duty paid, at 183 per cwt. To-day West India Molasses at. 22s to 27s 6d per cwt. TEA.—lmporters still refrain from offering any at public sale, although thare are further arrivals; the trade generally have shown more inclination to purchase, and in the lower aorta of black and green a good business has been transacted at firm rates. RICE. -Bengal, good middling old white, I Is ; sea damaged, first class lOs 6d to lls, second ditto lOs to 10s 6d, third ditto 9s to 9s 6d, and fourth ditto 8s 6d per cwt. Java at 9s to lls 6n, and Madras at 8s 6d to 9a 6d per cwt ; Patna at 13s to 1; s ; Carolina at 21s to 26s per cwt. COFFEE-There has been little disposition shown to pur chase any description of West India by private contract this week, and the trifling parcels disposed of have been at prices in favour of the buyers. Moeha is diffi cult of sale, and the prices are still going down ; This afternoon buyers evinced little disposition to do business. Jamaica middling colory went at 95s 6d to 1002, low middling 90s 6d to 91s 6d, and broken 5s to 755. Demerara unclear' taken in at 755, and very inferior 40s. Ceylon pea berry at 903 to 975; fine ordinary ;74s to 755, fine fine ordinary 80s to 84s, triage 45s to 50s, very low 12s to 19s, damaged 58s to 83s, per cwt. East India was nearly all withdrawn ; Batavia pale mixed at 31s to 325, and brown 28s to 295, the small part sold went rather cheaper, very ordinary mixed Padang at 24s 6d to 255, and sea damaged 22s 6d. Rio bought in, middling eolory at 58s to 60s, middling 55s 6(1, fine ordinary 4tss, and sea damaged 33s per cwt. Ceylon, 59s is the nearest value of good ordinary. CocoA.-Brazil at 28s 6d to 30s per cwt; St. Domingo at 27s 6d for ordinary old grey, and sea damaged first class 21s to 24s per cwt. Trinidad, good red at 52s 6d, middling 50s to 51s, and middling grey 47s to 48s per cwt. SPICES. -'This afternoon Bourbon Cloves taken in at lld to 11 id per lb ; white Pepper mostly sold at 6d to 6gd for good, and 4d to 4id for ord ; Singapore Mace fetched 3s 2d to 3s 5d for middling and good middling ; Singapore Nutmegs sold rather higher ; middling brown at 3s 2d to 3s sd, good middling 3s 6,1, limed 3s Id to 3s 3d, mouldy and wormy is to Is 6d per lb. Rust, BRANDT, AND HOL LA NDS. -Jamaica Rum fine 33 to 36 per cent overproof at 4s tid to 4s 10d, good 31 to 34 over 3s 10d to 3s 11d, high flavour 22 per cent 4s 6d, and small parcels of common 30 to 33 per cent 3s 6d to 3s 8d per gallon. Demerara at 3s 2d to 3s 4d for 32 to 36 per cent over-proof, and fine 3s 5d per gallon. Proof Leewords at 2s Id to 2s lid. Calcutta at Is 10d to Is 100 per gallon. For Brandy prices have further given way :-Cognac, best brands of the vin tage of 1838 selling, hhds 5s 9d, puns 5s 7d ; ditto 1839, hhds 53 7d, puns 5s 5d ; ditto 1840, hhds 5s sp, puns 5s : 2 d; ditto 1541, hilt!: 5s 4d, puns 5s 2d : ditto 1842, hhds 5s 3d, puns 5s Id, middling marks 3s 5d to 4s 611, and low 2s 9d to 3s 4d, and Spanish brands '2s 8d per gallon. In Geneva several shipping orders executed at Is Id to is 9,1; fine for home con sumption is 2s 2d to 3s. English Corn Spirits 108 2d, and Scotch and Irish Malt Spirits 12s 9d to 13s per gallon. Saco has been little inquired for this week, 13s 6d to 15s 6d for middling and goad middling small pearl, and sea damaged lOs 6d to 13s per cwt. Jamaica Arrowroot 6d per lb, for sound. Saeo Four is less wanted. Bermuda Ar rowroot at 9ici to Is 2d ; St. Vincent's, 8d to lOid ; Tousles Alois, 5d to 4d per lk. This afternoon fine small white Pearl at 24s to 25s 6d; Sago Flour, 20s 6d to 21s 6d ; Tapioca, 5d to 5%d. INDIOO.-There has been much activity in the East India Indigo market this week, and prices have advanced for every description. COCHINEAL.-This afternoon Honduras silvers at 4s fid to 4s 10d for very ordinary foxy to good bright, and Mexican black 5s 6d to 5s 8d per lb for good. _ _ TALLOW.-I'he Operations - n Russian Tallow on the spot have been upon a small scale only, but holders are generally reluctant to further give Kay in prices; 40. to to 41s per awt is the value of P. Y. Candle, according to quality. For de livery in the last three months of the year at 42s 3d to 42s 6d per cwt. Town Tallow at 40s per cwt nett cash. This after noon North American Tallow sold at 38a to 40s 6d, Odessa Cheeps' "allow 40s to 40a 3d, Gibraltar 435, Italian 40a 9d to 41s per cwt. M,OLts.—For Rape Oil, further advanced rates paid, pale at 393. 6d to 40s, and brown 3als 6d to 93s per cwt. Linseen Oil at 27s 6d per cwt on the spot. In Olive Oil holders show firm ness ; Galipoli 521 to 531, Spanish 50110` to 511., and Barbary 46/ to 49/ per tun. Palm fine at 27s to 27s 6d per cwt. Cocoa Nut 011 in steady request; Ceylon at 30/ to 301. ss. Sperm Oil in good request, fine British at 751 to 761; inferior 731 to 74/ per tun. Cod Oil at 3415 s to 34/ lOs ; 34/ to 341 10$ i 3 the value of Pale Seal , 38/ to 31/ 10s for Southern. This afternoon Palm Oil at 24s to 28s per cwt for low to fine ----- IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROUSE OF COMMONS, April ]B. QUARTER SESSIONS BILL. Mr. PAKINGTON had, when he proposed the Bill, stated it as his opinion, that it would be better that the measure should be taken up by the Govern ment. He had introduced the Bill with the entire concurrence of that Right Hon. Gentleman, and he would at once consent to the discharge of the order. Mr HAWES was glad the Hon. Gentleman had acceded to the request of the Right Hon. Baronet. When he had introduced the Bill the Hon. Gentle man had stated that the Bill was rendered necessary by the conduct of certain Recorders, particularly by the conduct of the Recorder of Worcester. 'she Hon. Gentleman had stated that no less than four adjourninents had taken place unnecessarily. Now, of those four adjournments, the first had taken place before he received his office ; the second was an error on the part of his subordinates; the third had been made in conjunction with all the authoiities and 4IY