The Sun. — London, England, 1845-04-22 00:00:00

.....*!..L, line Was proposed to be taken by the Bill from a large ne , m- Ther of the Inhabitants of Stamford, and Lord Harborom s h. he Isolidon and York Company also petitioned against the "Ile, in the name of one of their solicitors, Mr. Parsons. Mt. Ausnx objected to the reception of the latter petition, itsbeing irregular, as the parties ought to have appeared in their own name. Mr. Sergeant Wrialloitast replied at some length, on the o ther side, in which he endeavoured to show that the two l iae 4 were competing lines, a nd that though the petition M ight not be accor di ng to t h e usua l ru l es, yet th e necessity i of the case should warrant the Committee in going into t: The Committee decided against receiving the petition in La c name of "Joh n P arsons ," an d th e cons id er ati o n o f the Bill was then formally gone into. H UDDERSFIELD AND SHEFFIELD JUNCTION RAILWAY. The furth er cons i deration of this railway was ta l :en b efore M. Barneby and the Committee on Group C, this day, at twelve o'clock. WHATELEY stated, Mr. Cope was anxious to correct a ,`",_latake int o w hi c h h e had fallen yesterday, with respect to e ls '0 r adius within whi c h h e h a d es ti ma t e d th e carr i age o f coa. li lt. COPE stated that the radius was one of three miles, and not one mile, as he had said yesterday • that the whole M ount of th e revenue f rom coals would be in his estima tion 19,2804 17s. Bd., that the whole quantity of coal he calcul ated would be 4 01,000 tons, but the net quantity was 219,572 tons. kr. Hall, engineer to the Huddersfield Canal Company, kated that one of the chief feeders was the Flockton coal the di - tance of which f'iom the Manchester and Leeds ocktonw;s . about a mile and a half, that the „„ field was the m a i n s ource for which -..i_ilidersfield Was supplied, and that there was no means by Which the mar k et at Huddersfield could be supplied without considerable laense and loss of time. thefrom Mr. TEMPLE, Mr. Hall explained that ' at Riding J unc ti on R a il way did rot afford sufficient $ l l - ,,,, e n!ence ; th a t th e quant i ty o f coa l s carr i e d on t h e t oe - Z e saY Canal from the Silkestone coal-field was 82,000 Ur, and that this was the only communication be y een the Silkestone coal-field and Huddersfield, which o,rt. circuitous, and the places too distant from each eri that the tolls were ls. Id. per ton, and that the haulage aat_generally double that amount. : r r ePlY to a question from the Chairman, 4.t 7i. • WiiaTELEY said that the total coat of carriage by the scl v aY would be Is. sd. per ton, including every expense of oA a y rates an d l ocomotive power, except putting the coal binue l ine and t a ki ng it off. riefly to M r . Whatele,y, ders all stated `.:nat the distance by canal to Hod fi t hin, el w as, ah(l'at thirty mile s ; th a t th e Fl oc kt on coa l was 'ach e , " 4 ' 2 4 he could tint say whether it was so little as 18 tk e t r i•alla that the Silkestone coal was about 4 feet 6 inches tt,tir• e k• Locke stated, in reply to Mr. in Temple, that one , of r eason for earrvi ng th e li ne its present course Aerit.). effect a junction 'with the Manchester and Hudders -1444,i1way at H u dd ers fi e ld . ; Tem . tits io nz then proceeded to state that it was a *er e ! Ili take to suppose that the promoters of the opposition . a .;aed .. 41 duced by any desire of impeding the pr , jeer, or ar Ate r other m o ti ves than these arising from a desire to th en slt the line going through their property at all. He ti c ll ed the passage from the report of the Board of Trade Extent r ailway, in which they stated their doubts of the allar t , of the traffic proving sufficient to remunerate the bi thas t e ir te l de c ra; and he thought - that it was but. right pany should have proved all their points v,:)..! satisfactorily before they took from his client the pro- Ziftc.3* which she desired to retain. This property consi-ted 040 gardens, a plantation, a road, a shrubbery, stackyards, th e r ak By the power of deviation given by Parliament 4 th 3' would have the right to take not only a part la . :t t 1 . 11 "e of this property. He complained of the way in th e e " the Company had obtained the evidence on which fro:grounded their allegations before the Committee. had not obtained the account of the traffic I; .1 the Directors of the Leeds and Manchester al , - take n t " Uut they 11,1 - , u employed persons who had under le4u count t - e number of persons who got into the car t,s c f . railway at Manchester. This, to say the 11. , q h - .ras - a very insufficient ground on which to base their thy ( ( . I °/ 18 . With respect to the carriage of coals, the quan titri„," w hich was lik e ly t o b e carr i e d on the railway was es lai,V tersff: d at. 401,000 - ton s , and the revenue more than Lude''/; but this was, h owever , mere assumpt i on. eld was at present supplied fom the Calder they ketone cea l field, and if the West Riding Junction effe t t W hich was now before Parliament, w e re carried into 1.. 1 th ere would be a better commit! ication between these "elda and Huddersfield by that railway, than by the of tt dersgeld and Sheffield J unc ti on , so th a t th e suppos i t i on N I ret'enue from coal wa s , a t p resen t, mere assumption, ~roritnothing else. The estimates for the execution of the th e tunere also erroneous. The Company stated that trntnelling would cost 35/. per yard ; and they could es eati_ete what their expenses will be, because they have had fi e l,l,,tes from the contractors for the Manchester and Shet vet. ',me, on which line the labour had been obtained at the Inatlllo% est rate, and where the cost had been 801. a yard. norCiitlaiiisti.tsi interrupted the Learned Counsel by inti at.this was not evidence, and that if he wished to point, he should have called individuals who could prove what heaisserted _ . that this was p TFIIPLE said • froth the engineers of the line, who- reNed rock soil. soil. There were to be four by the a sta it tem w e a n s t a s d Lt a d t u e c d t t , h o n t e of them ir_l 48)'.S.rds long, and yet for these very considerable works there wo only guess work for the estimate of the expense. On these Yor t i t g r° Unds, that of the inefficiency of the estimate t,._, theunnels, and that for the viaducts, he thought tautrinc re was a 'suspicion on the whole of . the to and this was sufficient to induce the Committee brae o e ,raitt from gi v i ng t h e i r sanc ti on to the t,he objects was to bring this railway into communica -101°1•11th-j`t11 th Huddersfield and Manchester Railway, and, expe-4.Purpose, they were forming two tunnels of . a very: the n o l ve nature, which line had been reported against by be p os t r a of Trad e , an d h e tho ug ht th a t thi s li ne oug ht t o 14_ P°ned until that line was sanctioned by Parliament. diff er : e n these two lines there was also a considerable ille or ; r lee of level. On these grounds, insufficiency of proof, l i a ,rgei y eet ,csa of estimates, and, lastly, that this line was ,„"lao eit uePendent for success on its conne?tion with the voit tr ,.aster' and Leeds Railway, he submitted that the 11 1A,'"n3' had not made out a sufficient case for the favour hreport of the Committee } lea (' e cramitt that they did not wish to r ee, after stating e 'oVea . Whatley in reply, declared the preamble to be „ were a" l ng through the clauses of the Bill, the expenses 32,0,e,alculated at 531,258 L, and . the capital. proposed was (nit t lak, 4 l u t i • The remaining clauses were gone through ciclaa t, ;, °n, and the Bill passed through Committee, who the Chairman should report it to the House. that a referi,"ggestion having been made by Sir W. CLAY th e °lee should be of the Board of "Trade. made to the report Was " l cleared for the consideration of the for . m in e llan he report should be made. On being re-admitted, triettataN uncate w the stated that he sld m of the Board o f Tradehou before com making his report. 0 , the c Committee (No. 3.) clo c k , calru i ttee assembled this day shortly after twelve a/Axa,ndp r oceeded to inquire into the merits of the , „Jar, ti? C UESTER AND HUDDERSFIELD LINE. Il se " said that the Bill proposed the construction "lit —e , 0 f railwa from the Sheffield and Manchester tlnac„,_ Ashton t proposed to c,m eat Still - o dooper-bridge. It was to Cooper- bridge, •4il to ot . e) - bridge. Ao to go on 21~e w l a a junction with the Manchester . and Leeds line. hole 1 d line would be • L mile s, ci llgth of the propose elf Iv branch of miles to I . o ith a short proceeded to detail the th a e t e oftler Learned Counsel then l and the nature of ipe ut .: _Proposed line very minute each town through ell th e Clures and trades carried on f or ~!ne would pass, and the great convenience it would it ne ,._‘ ll e rapid transit of goods. earoed;,,aes were then called to sustain the statement of the l r, e u atio "tertr , woo l deposed that the popu- 01 , e 4 „ I merchant, 100, that of Halifax t ot l: lamo ll o u dderstield was over 0, ; the proposed line would be a great advantage loanufacthe conceiven that the chy ( mea . urea of all the " towns; to the Leeds and Man ,4ler att ,"? e % e ould be very . superior pa counsel behalf endlm . of the Caldon Canal Com lieftsetei.r°3B-ex.amined the witness, but nothing material was evi •-•the o s ee ,. t r witnesses, the also extensive manufacturers, gave Ned', to th e e ff ect of the great inconvenience y expe to 4 4 'rn h facile mo want of a more ueir tm ells than they had at present. de of conveying 00T-RACE FOR TWENTY POUNDS.—YES thsaet at th ' tann e nse assemblage of the sporting fraternity were pre eel mates Thte2 Cats, public.house, at Acton Bottom, to . witness tt, - "rsts t i -e tween East (of Westmster) and Mountjoy, wo th 4 4ti ov P e destrians. The distance in was to walk twenty miles, tas ou ' r t .° receive six minutes at the start. In betting East was od s o ,, le at 6to 5. At the start they went away at ago 57eio„ four " Performed the first mile in 9 min. and 7 sec., and com . e lln. ntilea 37 min. and ten miles were accomplished in i' t ' l r'tine eti n a d t . 4 lseee, Mountjoy retaining a lead of 300 yards. They s tt re tta ,.. good rate, and at the fourteenth mile East succeeded s itti vroth 1 , 0 - 1 . 1 his opponent, and they . walked together till the is, ' , tr ot when slountjoy relaxed his speed, and East availed :eifest E ast advantage :did went a.head, and it became quite . v'4 c0r 0 ,,... 4- eat was winning ; and at the seventeenth mile Mountjoy si '4e er .7. l _ l , e tt to relinquish - the contat, and East went in an easy Is o th 'ee ' s2.rerered the twenty miles of road in three hours and h ar d iulltiutes, fair toe and heel walking. Much money was Wtl)tcN'ettkD "t' ITAnAtoxic SOClETY.—Handel's Solomon , tis oh tt Ort at Ex e t e r-hall to.morrow (Wednesday) evening. fa citl a l * Pears for the first time since her return from Italy., ai:: '4t ali t i o 44lS tPT ,, N, APRIL 21.-1 his pot t, from its tr z i t s , to bePoaition, is now acknowledged by all conversant with the wi t Si. t he best in the kingdom for the embarkation of mid shell v " the course of last seaso vssels smiled n one trea t success. They have n re. e commenced their rinthly y eavoyag an , t i s t ,„4urds Y last the St. Ann's, a fine ship of 650 tons, left with I,:vrailwarailts and numerous cabin passengers. 1 hey came down r i , hitt 13:0n Thursday in three hours, the greatex portion of them Tito l e f t their homes, in various counties, only the same 44 . * 4111 4 from hence they are clear of the Channel in 24 Other vessels will follow. tot 111 AYNoc•TH QUE:TION.—A meeting was held r ki bili tt at k4, l 4 lttn ent LYOo-strcet Chapel, New Kent-road, to consider . the cetera. lh th proposal with respect to Masnooth, D. W. Wir . e, 41, e t , e , t a. s o : Ch air. The meeting was composed chiefly of Dui . . the following resolution was adopted :—" That this ''f el an t i 4 °l 'P e sing the endowment of the Roman Catholic Church in „.. . 8 not actuated by any wish to deprive fellow-subjects ~,josteVsuasion of any equitable privilege, civil and religious: ti, n olo ht 4l hß for the dependence of the Roman Catholic teachers ti ou Whi ti l r Y a uPport, it is desirous of placing them in the posi. ° c o ,' 41 its judgment, ought to be occupied by every reli. ttCothUnity." Mr. Greene, Mr. Mains, and John Brooke, tes t : 4 4l4, addressed the meeting. Resolutions that petitions in 44 4 sti t o t Wi th the ab ove reso l u ti on s h ou ld b e f ort h w ith pie ta„ ell) Idolises of Parliament, praying that the Bill may not 4 , °L. 41 50 carried. 1 IV : 1 / 4 - ; r 1 ' ' (418.1011 Stanfield, Leslie, Christall, Stump, Ihe'der st have lett i n th packet-ship Victoria, for New York, it ss —°°,l e , to t he o et t Lit Paint the hall of Congress of the United States. .o th Se number of people to see them off: They left °eitll4ll`l44o,„ / eY, tr.,, 1t41,1 0111/t3 OF SOIDISANT Rs PoRTERS.—AIr. at an inquest yesterday, having been shown a t ill to e t th e ~4 t which appeared a report of proceedings on Saturday Police.court, stating a charge made by the t hl; t q tth t er. e Morning Advertiser against a person calling himself a Lic k of an having imposed upon that paper by sending to it a t% h eld 7 1 1 r ead in the papers 08 reports of inquests said to have t lti e l s4 Y hien in Paddington, not one of which he bad ever L tett I ., tr all headed " Seduction and Suicide," and contained ; * tl l4 "at ', t era from the supposed seducer to his victim, and litib o "uts all written in a very affecting strain. The name ts is t , s *.c.h ou ih , se and street in which the alleged inquest was 4 isi t e n, but no such public-house or street ever existed in h ' Theeditor of the Morniny Advertiser was to bes:cord,- 1 116 4e lPle et ePs he had taken, and if other editors followed' , ° 'o tth i‘lis oi 'the ch aracter of the press would be raised in public 411 ),, b e the fabricators of false and injurious intelligence %e atfo - 4 . te ds ?Mashed' , and their infamous calling be even. NLI ., ILFIE Si N,LONDON,_TUIESDAY EVENING, APRIL 22, 1845. SUMMARY NEWS AND Vutiltt " 7./ins Inn!! reato rOI7.r.IGTZ. Accounts from Alexandria, of the 9th inst., state that Mehemet Ali had been residing at Cairo for some weeks past, and intended in a few days proceeding on a visit to the l o w e t provinces, and thence tb Alexandria for the summer. On the evening or the 3d it blew a terrific gale of wind at that place. Reports from Syria had been received of the plague having broken out at Jerusalem, and that the number of deaths is 40 a day. The following Is the distribution of the British vessels of war In the Mediterranean :—At Malta—The Formidable 84, bearing the flag of Sir E. W. C. R. Owen, the Commander in-Chief ; Ceylon 12, receiving-ship, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir L. Curtis, second in command, and super intendent of Malta dock-yard ; Amazon 26, Snake 16, Locust war , steatter, Beacon and Bonetta surveying vessels. At Gib raltar, the Scout 18, Flame r a n d M e d ea war - s t eamers . O n h er way from Malta to Barcelona, the Devastation war-steamer. At Corfu, the Orestes !8. At the Picas of Athens—the Tyne 28, and Geyser war-steamer. At Smyrna—L'Aigle 24. At. Constantinople —the Virago and Hecla war-steamers; and at I3eyrout the Warspite 50. The Courrier du Havre mentions that the French Govern ment intended to seize on the Sooloo Islands, situate be tween B6rneo and Mindanao, and to form in them an esta blishment similar to that of the Marquesas and Otaheite. Lieutenant-General Count Gazan, Peer of France, died last week at Grasse, in the Var. The Paris journal, L'Univ , rse, boasts that the Society of the Jesuits is, at the present moment, more flourishing than at any former period, and that their number throughout Europe, and especially in France, has increased within the last year to an extraordinary extent. From a census taken in March last, there were upwards of a thousand more Je suits in France, than at the corresponding period of the pre ceding year. The programme for the public entertainments in celebra tion of the King's fete, on the Ist of May, have been approved of by the Minister of the Interior. They are precisely the same as those of last year. The Gazette des Iribunavx states that a prosecution is contemplated against the member of the Chamber of Peers and the Deputy who lately fought a duel, and that permission to this effect, as regards the Deputy, will probably be applied for to the Chamber of Deputies, as without that no legal pro ceedings can be taken. The Minister of Public Instruction, in compliance with the recommendation of M. Charles Ledru, the Advocate, has nominated the nephew of the late M. Armand Carrel to a bursarship at the college of Henry IV. The Sad of Marseilles states that the Duke and Duchess of Silerno, parents of the Duchess d'Aumale, are expected to arrive there shortly, on their way to Paris, accompanied by the Count de Trapani, brother of the King of Naples. v 4 ;r i 5.. 2k 1.0241 At the Brentford sessions, George Mathews, a young man, was fully committed to take his trial on five charges of for • gory. Ile had forged the names of several tradesmen of Erentford, and obtained sums varying from 5/. to Cl. at Messrs. Cocks, Biddulph, and Co., bankers, Charing-cross. Thomas Marrs, the late secretary of a benefit society at Bermondsey, was charged at Southwark Police-court, with, breaking open the box containing a portion of the society's funds,- with which he absconded. The prisoner denied the charge, and in accounting for his sudden flight to Ireland immediately after the robbery, he said that the steuards lent him some of the funds of the society, and that being unable to refund the same On the day he expected, he went away, not wishing to meet the members of the society until he was in a situation to repay the money.--He was remanded. At Marylebone, John Thomas Potter, an omnibus driver, in the employ of Mr. Brewer, proprietor of a Bayswater omnibus. was charged by Alfred Norton, another omnibus proprietor, upon two summonses, esch of diem for the offence of furious driving. Both cases were proved, and the defendant was in one case tined 40s. and in the other 20s. At Lambeth Mr. Benjamin Myers. a tailor, carrying on business at No. 72. Oxford-street. was charged before Mr. Henry with furious driving, and running over George Jones, a child of four years of age, by which the latter was so seriously ii.jured that its life is at present in great danger. From the evidence it appeared, that on Sunday afternoon, about four o'clock, the prisoner, while driving along the New Cut in a gig at a furious rate, knocked down the child, who received serious injuries by the horse trampling upon him. The prisoner said be should have pulled up the moment the accident happened, but the fact was that his horse became so alarmed at the noise made by the persons present, that he became quite unmanageable. He was remanded for a week, but at the same time admitted to bail fur his appearance on 11.1onday next,___ _ COURT-PASECIONABLE. The Duke of Devonshire left town for the Continent en Saturday. At her Majesty's next drawing-room, on the sth of May, Lady Blanche Somerset, daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, is expected to make her debut -. - Major-General Sir Hercules and Lady Pakenbam and Miss Pakenham are daily expected in town from the Government House, Portsmouth. Lord Guernsey has arrived at the Earl of Aylesbury's re sidence in Grosvenor-street from a tour. The Earl of Meath has left his seat, Kilruddey, for Dublin. The Hon. Lady Williams Wynn and Miss ynn arrived in town on Monday last from Copenhagen. Sir Henry W. Wynn, her Majesty's Envoy at that Court, is expected in about a fortnight, on leave of absence. .112ISCEIMANMOUS. The river steamers this day were gaily decorated with flags in honour of her Majesty's visit to Blackwall, to see the Great Britain steam-ship. The day has been most favour able for the royal visit. The debts of the Duke of Sussex have all been paid with but two exceptions—the first is a bond given to Mademoiselle d'Este for 10,0001., and the second is the account of his Royal Highness's legal executor, which amounts to a considerable sum, owing to the great expense incurred in the adjustment and settlement of all claims upon the estate of the Duke. Mr. Bowes, Member fur South Durham, in reply to an application from some of his Wesleyan constituents to vote against the Maynooth grant, says he had always supported the grant, and must be consistent. He concludes his letter in these words:—" If I am to forfeit the confidence of those I have now tor some years had the honour of representing, I could not wish to do so on any fairer ground than that of my remaining the consistent advocate of religious toleration." On Monday evening a meeting o f th e su b scri b ers to t h e D e Beauvoir National Schools was h e ld i n t h e sc h oo l - room, " to take into . consideration c e rtai n a ll egations l ate l y made i n a court of Justice in Mr. Monckton's case, which seriously affect the character both of Mr. and Mrs. Williams, the master and mistress of the above schools." Mr. Alexander Rayson in the chair. On the motion of M r . L a k e , so li c i tor to R. 13enyon De Beauvoir, Esq., it was resolved to appoint a Committee to investigate the matter. Yesterday a meeting of the Royal Naval Benevolent So ciety was held at the Thatched House Tavern, St. James's street, to distribute grants to distressed applicants. Amongst the members present w ere Admiral Sir E. Codrington, Ad miral Dundas, Admiral Hawker, Admiral Lord Radstock, Commanders Houghton, Gra.), T.rte, Marshall, and many other gallant officers. Captain Dickenson was in the chair. From the financial statement it appeared that, including the balance remaining front the last audit, the receipts since the previous quarterly meeting amounted to 1,5801. The sum of 503/. had been distributed in relief, and deducting other dis bursements, .sements, a balance of 9711. was left in the hands of the treasurer. A further sum of 500/. in the whole was now awarded to other applicants. Thanks were then given to the chairman, and the meeting separated. Sir John Edward Swinburne, Bart., and the gentlemen forming the Committee of the Artists' Benevolent Fund, have presented their late secretary, Mr. Martin , librarian to his Grace the Duke of Bedford, with a valuable silver it:kstand, in testimony of their sense of his services to that Institu tion. The subscription to defray the cost was confined to the members of the Committee. Mr. Galliot, the gentleman who, with Mr. Bevan, the so licitor of the Old Jewry, conducted Tawell's defence, had several interviews with Mrs. Tawell, at Berkhampstead, i during the- past week, for the purpose, it - s - stated, of makipg representations to the Home Secretary not to interfere with the possession, by the Rey. Mr. Cox, of Tawell's confession. It seems now pretty clear that the contents of the document will not m‘et-the public eye, till the books and mauuscripts of Mr. COX may hereafter be transferred to other hands. Yesterday forenoon information was received from Bow street at the several police stations throughout the metropolis, that between Sunday week and Thursday some person or persons feloniously broke and entered, and also endeavoyed to set on fire the parish church of West Wycombe, in Buck inghamshire, from which was stolen a gilt chain attached to the pulpit. A reward of 50/. has been offered by the parish authorities to any person g'ving such information as may lead to the apprehension and conviction of the offender, and a further reward of a similar amount has been offered by the Home Secretary for such evidence as may lead to the dis covery and conviction of the parties. 'The Government has also offered to pardon any accomplice (except the person or persons who actually attempted to set fire to the said church), who shall come forward and give such evidence as shall lead to the same result. We are happy to find that a church for the sailors of the port of London is about to be established, and that this mea sure has received the sanction and support of the highest au thorities in Church and State. The First Lord of the Admi. ralty is to fill the chair at the meeting to be held in the City, and the Bishop of London will propose the first resolution. The church is to be built near the London and St. Katherine Docks, where there is, throughout the year, a daily average of five hundred sail of vessels ; and though their crews do not live on board, yet hundreds of them board and lodge in the immediate locality. The sittings in the church will be en tirely- free, and we trust this great undertakirg will receive a large share of public support: it is intended for a class of nun who have great claims on the nation, and whose reli gious interests have been hitherto grossly neglected. It is rumoured, and it is said on good authority, that a dis covery has been made by one of the Customs' officers, of a captain of a vessel which has recently arrived in. the port, having possessed the keeper of a public-house or tavern, in the neighbourhood of the (lodes, of about 101bs. of cigars, which were the surplus or unexpended stores of the ship, and which the said captain bad obtained on condition that the cigars in question were foe his own private use, and not for sale or merchandise, he having made a declaration to that effect previously to having obtained their delivery. It is supposed that the officer must have acted upon information in the matter. If the rumour be correct, the captain has, of course, made a false declaration, and thereby obtained the cigars surreptitiously, and it will be a question whether he will not be liable to proceedings flu• a fraud on the re venue, in addition to the actual seizure of the goods which has taken place. Yesterday evening, at half-past six o'clock, an explosion of gas occurred on the premises of 11Iessrs. Avery and Moore, silktnercers and haberdashers, No. 171, Tottenham-court road. It appears that one of the shopmen was engaged lighting one of the gas buntings in the shop-window, when on applying the light, the gas momentarily exploded with great violence, the flame communicating to a quantity of valuable goods in the window. Every exertion was used to extinguish the flames, but without effect, the fire making rapid progress. The fire-engines and briAsulemen were sent for from Crown-street, \fells•street, Oxford-street, and their exertions happily succeeded in extinguishing the flames. The stock and premises are insured in the Sun Fire-otliee. SUDDEN DEATH OP MISS DING'S COACHMAN. — Yesterday Mr. Bedford held an inquest at the Red Lion, Clarges. street, Piccadilly. on the body of Aaron Carman, aged 54 years. Sarah Carman, widow of deceased, said he h:Ad been coachman to Miss Byng, of Charles-street, Berkeley-square, upwards of twenty years. • On Thursday morning last he felt himself unwell, but in consequence of witness being away from home, he did not speak of it to any one until witness's return in the evening. Deceased then went to bed and partook of some braney.and-water. In ,about an hour he said he was very ill, and requested medical aid to•be sent for. Mr. Davie, of Curzon.etreet, promptly attended, who administered stimulating medicines to deceased, but he died in about An hour. Mr. ,Davis attributed death to rupture of some blood-vessels in the region of the beet, .4 disvos thatarSan• VtgliCt•ft% rett4l4dfatkii-I Ciiiitior " I 'o s ' ittoit SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. THE LONDON GAZETTE, (THIS EVENING.) LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, APRIL 21,145 The remains of his late Royal Highness the Duke of Siisseji *eke this of, reinoVed from the catacoMb, under the chapel, in which they were placed after the funeral, and deposited in the vault prepared for their reception, in the General Cemetery, Kensal-green. The Lord Chamberlain and the Vice Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household, and the Executors of his late Royal Highness, were present. FOREIGN. OFFICE, APRIL 21, 1845. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. John Arthur, as Consul at Turk's Island for the United States of America. CROWN-OFFICE, APRIL 21. MEMI3ER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Town of Greenock.—Walter Baine, Esq., merchant, in Greenock, in the room of Robert Wallace, Esq., who has ac cepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hun dreds. ADMIRALTY, APRIL 17. Corps of Royal Marines—Second-Lieutenant S. R. Little to be First-Lieutenant, vice F. J. White, placed on half-pad•. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. Thomas Thorne,,cheesemonger, Tothill-street, Westminster. Joshua Taylor, draper, Whittlesea, Cambridgeshire. George Gibson, stock broker, Liverpool. BANKRUPTS. Thomas Holyland Williams and William Clacher Stanes, auctioneers, Chelmsford, to surrender May 2, at half-past two, and June 3, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry; Brisley, Verulam-buildings, Gray's Inn. Joseph Phillips and Thomas Pearson, silk dressers, South place, Finsbury, May 13, at half-past eleven, and June 3, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, Frederick's place, Old Jewry; Lawrance and Plews, Bucklersbury. Thomas Homewood, licensed victualler, Hillingdon, Mid dlesex, May 2, at eleven, and June 6, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Alder manbury ; Patterson, Bouverie-street, Fleet-street ; Woolls, Uxbridge. Henry Thomas Prebble, wine, merchant, Thanet-street, Burton-crescent, April 29, at two, and June 3, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom,__ official assignee, Abchureh-lane, Lombard-street; Harper, Kennington-cross. Thomas Morris and William Woodward, drapers, Burslem, May 5, and June 9, at one, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham; Lawrance and Plews, Bucklersbury, London; Delves, Ashby de la Zouch ; Reece, Birmingham. _ Thomas Arnold, veterinary surgeon, Shrewsbury, April 30, and June 2, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Whit more, official assignee, Birmingham ; Jones, Shrewsbury ; Motteram and Knowles, Birmingham. John Lamb and Thomas Lamb, engineers, Kidderminster, May 5 and June 2, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittlestone, officiA assignee, Birmingham; Watson, Stourport ; Hodgsons, Birmingham. Sarah Wilcock, innkeeper, Warrington, May 8 and June 9, at Manchester District Court. Stanway, official assignee, Manchester; Norris, Allen, and Simpson, Bartlett's-build ings, Holborn, London; Bailey, Warrington. George Shaw, cotton-spinner, Oldham, May 6 and 7, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Stanway, official assignee, Manchester; Lord, Rochdale; Johnson, Son, and Weatherall, Temple, London. QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Mr. Peacock followed Mr. Kelly on the sane side, and at the conclusion of his argument, Their LORDSHIPS consulted for a short time, when they delivered their judgment seriatim. They were unanimously of opinion that the Royal Court of Jersey had exercised a legal and sound discretion, an.l, consequently, they decided that the prisoner be returned to his former custody. Mr. Wilson was then removed in custody of a Jersey officer. CHURNET 'VALLEY RAILWAY.—We are authorised to state, for the satisfaction of the Shareholders of the Churnet Valley Railway, that although, contrary to all ex pectation, it has been decided by the Standing Orders Com mittee that this Bill shall not proceed in the present session, the Directors entertain no doubt of ultimate success in con nexion with the agreement which they have entered into with the Trent Valley Railway Company, and the promoters of the line through the Potteries, but that the important objects secured by that arrangement will be fully carried out. COURSE OF EXCIJi Amsterdam CF. 12 84 Ditto, at sight l2 6i Rotterdam 2U. 12 9 Antwerp 26 15 Hamburgh M.D. 14 0 Altona (THIS DAY) Gibraltar..... •..»..... Leghorn 31 Genoa .... . Milan ...... ........... Venice ............. Naples .... . 39i Palermo, per 0z...... 1191 Lisbon 524 Oporto 53 Rio Janeiro Bahia . ..... ..... Buenos A yi NewYoi k.::7dyssight Philad2lrb;a pin(•y.4.7.? Foreign 4,d, bars. .E 3 17 9 Porto a' f:.! , )ld Coin 3 17 5 New PoublDons 0 0 0 New : - )otlars 0 4 9* Silver io tars _ 9 4 10L Paris, 3 days' sight 25 90 Ditto, 3 paonths 26 10 Marseilles 26 10 Bourdeaux 26 15 Frankfort on Maine 123 Petersburgh, 3 Us... Berlin - — Vienna, effee. fl. 3 M • 10 2 Trieste, ditto Madrid 3fii Cadiz Vilbao Baret loaa Seville — MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of April 22.) SUGAR.—This afternoon at public sale, 150 hhda of Bar badoes, 123 hlids of Trinid, 164 hbds 6 tierces . and 100 bar rels of St. Lucia were offered. Barbadoes went off quietly, and at a decline of 6d to Is per cwt, fine yellow went at 53s 6d to 575, good 50s 6d to 535, good middling 49s 6d to 50s, middling 46s to 495, and low 445. Trinidad sold at 42s to 42s 6d for middling yellow. St. Lucia 47s to 4qs, good middling 46s 6d to 46, middling 42s to 43s 6d, low 40s 6d to 41s, grey low 40s 6d to 41s, :and middling to good middling 42s to 43s Gd per cwt. IZEFINED.—To-day home trade goods were much sought after, and a further advence in price occurred, standard Lumps 69s to 70s, and brown Lumps 68s to 68s 6d per cwt. At the close of the market there was scarcely any undis posed of. Bonded Crushed Sugar is much wanted, and is not generally to be obtained under 37s per cwt. MAURITIUS.—This afternoon 1,384 bags 10 casks at public sale were all sold at full rates—viz., fine yellow 51s 6d to 525, good 47s Gd to 49a, middling 44s to 465, low 42s to 43s 6d, rine brown 40s 6d, middling 38s, syrupy 395, and washed 38s 6d per cwt: FOREIGN.—Totday there was no public sale of Foreign Sugar. Private") there was much inquiry after a!1 descrip tions, but merchants decline to sell, excepting at further ad vanced rates, transactions of moment were prevented. COFFEE.—This afternoon there was an increased demand for Native Ceylon, and 1,500 bags at public sale were readily disposed of at stiffer ratos, and fetched 44s to 45s per cwt for good ordinary Pale • privately some parcels were sold at similar ratee. Of Manilla 1,210 bags were offered, and the sound was taken in above the value—good ord pali 35s to 375, the sea damaged however sold at 33s to 34s ; 37 casks 1 bag of Puerto Cabello fetched 46s 6d, for low middling colory being cheap; 272 bags of Dutch Company's Java all taken in at 50s per cwt for good bold yellow being more than they were worth ; 39 bags Mysore fetched 36s 6d per cwt. TEA.—The arrivals of Tea continue to be large, 'and the stock exhibits an increase over that of last year. Congou of common quality is 3d to 4d per lb cheaper than last season. To-day tne market presented a flat appearance ; at public sale 20,000 pkgs were brought forward ; the trade evinced little desire to purchase any kind ,of . Tea,,, and of Hie, quantity the - chair, amounting to 12,700.pkg5, only` 2,300 were actually sold at rather fewer rates for Congou ; on TwankarthedechnOWas id ; Hyson I d to 2cl,and rial and Gunpowder'lf to' 3d per lb, AS 'Compared with the rates of the last auctions; Congou good common sold at nd, Twankay ordinary yellow leaf is 2d, Hyson very low Is Bd, mid to good 2s 7d to 2s 11d, fine and very fine 3s to 3s 10d, Imperial Canton kind is 11d, Hyson kind 2s 7d to 3s 3d, Gunpowder Canton kind 2s Id to 2s Bd, Hyson kind 2s lOid to 4s 3d per lb. MOLASSES.—A considerable increase has taken place in the demand for West.ledia the large quantity of 700 puns hay ing been sold at former rates—that is to say, Antigua at 18s to 18s 6d. Barbadoes sold at 17s, and other sorts at 18s per cwt : the chief part consisted of Antigua. Bengal 'Made sold at 16s per cwt. This afternoon 100 puns of old Demerara Molasses were sold privately at 16s per cwt EAST INDIA.—This afternoon Manilla Sugar was sought after, but business was checked in consequence of higher rates being asked; 8,712 bags at public sale, without certifi cate and of old importation, were taken in Is per cwt above the value, viz.—middling yellow at 22s 6d to 235, low 225, damp 20s, low ditto 17s; there were buyers at full market rates. Of Java, 20 baskets were bought in at 24s for low soft white, ;being about the value. Bengal was in excellent request. and six parcels offered at public sale, amounting to 3,043 bags 244 chests and 21 casks, were all sold—fine white at 535, good 51s to 525, good middling 49s 6d 50s, middling 48s 6d to 495, low • 47s to 47s Gd, damp and was 47s to 51s 6d, middling sound yellow Mauritius kind 41s to 435, low 37s to 40s, damp and washed 37s to 41s, sound brown 34s 6d to 355, damp,stud washed 33s Gd to 365. 116 bags of Madras fetched 30s for xery low brown, 39s 6d for fine, and 37s 6d for damp and washed, being the full va l ue . 167 bags of Jaggery sold at 30s - for damp, 29s for washed, and 21s for very low. SricEs.—The large public sales of 4,300 bales of Cinnamon are postponed until the sth of May, in consequence of the Hebrew Festival. Cassia Lignea is wanted, and previous advanced rates are fully supported, the supply being small. Pimento sells readily at stiff rates, and 94 bags at auction fetched 3d. to 3id. for low middling and middlin, and 2id. per lb. for common quality. Black. Pepper is held with firm ness; White has further declined in value. In East and West India Ginger there has been rather more business done pri vately at stiffer rates. There are not many orders for Nut megs, but holders are unwilling to take lower rates. Mace has been purchased with caution. Cloves are more in favour. This afternoon at public sale 95 bars 237 bags of African Ginger were all sold at 45s to 52s per cwt., being the full woat h. Bust, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—Of East and West India Bum several parcels have been received since this day wet k, and the stock exhibits an increase ever that of last year. To-day the business transacted in Burn was at red uce d rates; Proof Leewards selling at is 8d to Is 9d, Calcutta proof wit Ii certificate Is 5d to Is 6d, inferior quality Is 4d, and Jamaica 28 to 38 per cent overproof 3s to 4s Bd. Of Demerara, a parcel 34 overproof sold at. 2s 9d for good. The stock of West India at this port is 617, and of East India 334 casks more than it was last year at this time. RICE.—To day Bengal Rice was less wanted, and few parcels were sold privately ; at public sale 839 bags went rather cheaper, good middling white selling at 1 Is to 1 is 6d, sea damaged first-class and second-class lOs 6d to 1 Is, third-class Bs, sea damaged and repacked 95 per cwt. SALTPETRE. — To - day Rough was in limited demand, and 592 bags at public sale went rather under former rates, viz— Madras good white 6 per cent. refraction at 25s to 25s 64; Calcutta good grey 5 per cent 25s Gd to 265, middling ditto 64 per cent 24s Gd pet cwt, the whole however was sold. OlLS.—Holders of common descriptions of Fish Oils mani fest firmness, and supply the market sparingly. There has been a brisk demand fur Cod Oil, and a further advance has taken place, 30s Iss to 31/ per tun. Southern sustained the former value, and a good business has been transacted at 281 lOs to 301 for good to fine, and at 27/ to 281 for low to middling. For Seal 301 lOs to 31/ for pale, 27l lOs to 301 for yellow and straw, and at 26/ lOs to 27/ per tun for brown. At auction 40 tuns of South Sea Elephant Oil fetched 27/ 15s to 291 per tun. Sperm is much wanted, and the best British is worth 85/ to .861 per tun. Palm-is wanted, and prices rule — .fiiin ; - 205 casks at auc cwt for low - to we na re e soldciuli tya.t Cocoa a fid ni t t o 2 p 7s to Pe ib per cwt best Ceylon. Linseed Oil, 26s to 26s 3d on the spat. Olive met ready purchasers, Gallipoli at 421 to 43/, Sicily and Spa nish 40/ lOs to 41/ 10s, Barbary and Levant 39/ to 40/ per tun. Rape Oil, pale at 38s, and brown 37s per cwt. TALLow.--In the value of Russian Tallow little variation has taken place. There are sellers of P. Y. Candle of first quality at 37s 9d to 38s 3d per cwt. There are still few buyers to be met with for f,rward delivery at 37s 9d to 38s per cwt for the last three months of the year. Town Tallow 38s to 39s per cwt net cash. At public sale 352 casks of New South Wales sold, at 33s 9d to 38s 6d ; 473 pkgs South American 34s 3d to 375; 26 casks North American 37s 9d; 34 pkgs Cape 38s 6d to 40s 9d ; 58 casks East India 39 s to 40s 6d; 485 casks of P e t ers b urg yellow Candle 36s 6d to 38s 6d; cdslts of Soap ditto 34s 3d, and 80 casks of Odessa 3:s 6d per cwt. EAILWAY COMMITTEES. (T 11 IS DAY.) (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) BARNESLEY JUNCTION RAILWAY. Mr. WIIATELEY appeared for the promoters of the Bill, and stated that it was intended to connect the North Midland Railway with the Manchester and Ashton -under- Line - Railway and the town of Barnsley. The object of this railway was to open up the Silkestone coal field to the town of Barnsley, which, with the villages ad jacent, contained upwards of 40,000 inhabitants. The greater part of the goods manufactured at Barnsley went to Manchester. At present the distance between these two towns was 63 miles, while by this railway the dis: tance would only be 36 miles. The coal Isifow sent by the circuitous route of canal and the river Dun. He would produce persons who had been acquainted with this coal-field all their lives. This coal-field, together with timber and other products, carried in the Baltic trade, would con stitute the traffic on this line, and this he was prepared to prove by witnesses. There was another article, stone, from the celebrated Green Waur quarry, and if this line were formed it would double the supply of this material at Stockport, Staley bridge, and all the neighbouring towns. The length of the line was nine miles and a half, and in compliance with the suggestions of the Boatd of Trade, the projectors had decided upon making the line a double line. There was but one petition against it, that of the Barnsley Canal Company; but he could not see why , there should not be both means of transit.. Until the last three months the charge of conveying mineral to this canal by tramway had been excessive, as much, he believed, as 6d. per ton, and by this railway the expense would be materially reduced. Mr. Newman proved that the shares subscribed for amounted to 286,7101., and the deposit was 28,6711. The number of shareholders locally interested in the line was thirty-two, and the amount they subscribed was 21,6621. of the whole amount, and that the whole number of share holders was one hundred and sixty-two ; that there were fifty owners of;propertylon the line, of whom forty-four assent; that the length of the land of those who dissented was 48 chains, 20 links, and of all the occupiers only four dissented. Mr. Taylor, a linen manufacturer, at Barnsley, who had been in business nearly 40 years, said his returns were about 100,0001. a year, and the wages paid were 8001. a week, or about 41,6001. a year. The greater part of his yarns came from Leek, and two-thirds of the goods he made went to Manchester and Liverpool, and the. remainder to London. He was now obliged to keep a warehouse at Manchester, and he was now obliged to send his goods by a circuitous route by Normanton by the North Midland and Leeds and Manchester, though occasionally ;he sent the goods by Wakefield ; the distance was 63 miles, and the delay occasioned the goods frequently to be too late for shipping at Liverpool. The cost of carriage was about 203. a ton. The total cost of carriage to him to Manchester was 440/. ; to Liverpool, 2001. ; and to London, 198/. ; and the consequence of this railway would, he conceived, largely increase the bu siness of Barnsley, and save him a great exp ense . On cross- examination by Mr. TALBOT, Mr. Taylor stated, that the time occupied in carrying goods from Barnsley to Man chester was between one evening and the next morning. The delay arose between Normanton and Manchester. That there was a good road between Barnsley and Wakefield, and it w by that route that the goods were sent when too late for the t nat Normanton. To go from Barnsley to Manchester, t time now occupied was four or five hours, while, when this railway was made, the time would be under two hours. In reply to Mr. AUSTIN, Mr. Taylor stated that the dis tan e now was 61% miles, and three miles of road, while, by &she new line, it would be less than 36 miles. Mr. Henry Parkin stated the whole of the wages paid in Barnsley was about 3,500/. a week, or about 182,000/. a year ; one carrier takes 20 tons of goods a week, another 10 tons, and Pickford's about 70 tons a week, of which one-lfalf went to Mane hester, making the whole amount of goods conveyed from Barnsley to Manchester about seventy tons, and the ma nufactures of Barnsley were now largely increasing. In reply to Mr. TALBOT, Mr. Parkin stated that there was a delay at Normanten sometimes for half an hour at a time ; that a considerable quantity of the yarn used in the trade was bro ught chiefly from Hull and Leeds. In a nswer to the CHAIRMAN, he stated that the flax from Hull cam e by railway, that the distance to Penistone was 8 miles, and that there was to be a station there on the Man chester and Sheffield Railway, which would shorten the time and distance to Manchester. Mr. W. RID sonme,s a carrier at Barnsley-, stated that he conveyed about 70 tons, and others about the same quantity. He confirmed the evidence of Mr. Parkin as to quantity conveyed to Manchester, and stated his opinion that the manufactures of the town would increase if the town pos sessed the same facilities as other towns, in railway con veyance. In reply to Mr. Austin, he stated that in conse quence of the delay occasioned by the bad roads to Leeds the goods often missed the morning markets, and that the roads on both sides of Barnsley were very bad. Mr. Henry Rolling, a miller at Oxspring, near Penistone, stated that his mills were about 200 yards from the Sheffield and Manchester Railway ; that he purchased his corn at Doncaster, Barnsley, and Wakefield, and that the cost of carriage by canal was 4s. 6d. a ton, and that the whole ex pense of the carriage was Ils. 6d. a ton, and the quantity carted daily was ten tons, but that if this railway was made, his corn would come all the way from Wakefield by railway and effect a considerable saving ; that the tolls from Barnsley amounted to 9d. a horse, that there were three or four horses to each waggon, and the journey occupied the whole day. His whole grind was about 3,800 tons a year, and this railway would save Mm great expense. Mr. H. Jackson, a linen-manufacturer at Barnsley, who pays wages to the extent of 250/. to 3001. a-week, or 15,000/. a-year. He stated that he sent three-fourths of his goods to Manchester, and the rest to London, and testified that the railway would be a great convenience. The Rev. William Thorpe, in reply to Mr. St. John, stated his knowledge of the geology of the district, that bounden:east by the magnesian limestone, and on the west by millstone grit, and that the Mid- land Railway ran to the east of the most productive part of the Silkestone coal-field, and the Manchester and Sheffield ran to the west of it, but no railway passed over it at present. The Barnsley Junction Railway would pass over the whole of the beds of this coal-field, except iwo, and that there were six or eight pits now iu work near to the line. That line passed by the richest part of the coal-field, and that the beds were easily got at. In reply to Mr. TALBOT, Mr. Thorpe stated that the same observations applied to the Barnsley canal as to the line of railway. Mr. Andrews, a mineral agent and coal viewer , chief mine rtaesltaitgieend to agent to Fox,l3lilsr.kLnaonweledgeof th ands e ury co e a y l or fie t l, to Lord Cardigan, a Entwitel, and Mr. Thorpe's, M r . Charlesworth'snd that and Messrs. Clarke's . Clarke's pits.would be easily accessible to the railway, and that it passed over some of them. Pits, therefore, could be sunk close by the railway, and would require only an engine to lift the coals perpendicularly, and pour them into the trucks. The counsel having intimated that the examination of this witness would occupy a considerable time, the Com mittee adjourned till to-morrow. Sub-Committee (No. 6.) SHREWSBURY AND GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY. This Committee re-assembled this morning, and proceeded with the Shrewsbury Grand Junction Railway Bill. Several other allegations were proved, and ultimately the Committee decided that the standin order had not been completed with. bles sippeared On a oi. DISS,. BECCLEJS, D ymimouvi RAILWAY.. ' i nt Cbthmittee titen 'oceeded With this Bill, Mr. Vella- - through whose property the linepaoses, and preferred several' allegations; ' 'Which he ' eVentually established. They were, ; FARRINGDON=STREET EXT&SION however, of small importance. Pelition from a number of landowners This line is five miles in length, and the estimated co3t - RAILWAY. • 800,000/. Mr. PARKS appeared for the promoters, and Mr. Cor- POCK in support of a petition presented by Mr. Thomas Innis, edrnplaining Of non- compliance with the standing orders. Mr. Innis was in possession of property at Isli nd ng he ton, throuh which the proposed railway would pass, a alleged that he had received no notice a the intention of the Company to take his property. It was, however, proved that notice had been left at the House, consequently the allegation failed. It was then alleged that the plans with respect to this pro perty were inaccurate, and this allegation was sustained. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock. THE PETERBOROUGH AND SYSTON RAILWAY. • (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Witnesses were then called in support of the Bill, with the object of showing the great deficiency of the existing commu nication for the conveyance of passengers, agricultural pro. duce, and coals, and the advantages which the proposed line would confer on the whole district. The examination in behalf of the. Company was conducted by Messrs. Hillyard and Dennison. The witnesses were cross - examined by Counsel, on behalf of Lord Harborough, the Earl of Exeter, and a portion of the inhabitants of Stamford, with the object of eliciting facts in favour of the diversion of the line out of the track proposed by the Bill. Lord Harborough's objec tion was that the line wo uld approach too near his residence, and damage his grounds and those of the Earl of Exeter ; and the inhabitants of Stamford were directed against the plan proposed for the Stamford station, and also the direction in which the line was proposed to be taken through the town. The witnesses, however, generally concurred in the opinion that, all circumstances considered, the route proposed by the Company was the one best calculated to serve the public, and that any alteration of the station would inconvenience the inhabitants of Stamford. Before the list of witnesses was iione through, the Chair man on behalf of the Committee intimated that they were satisfied with the evidence already produced regarding the question of traffic, and requested the tables to be put in. It was stated in reply to this request that they would not be ready till next day. The decision of the Committee on this point was therefore adjourned till to-morrow, and the examination of the witnesses was re sumed in regard to the contested points set forth in the peti tii,ns. Nothing of moment was further elicited up to the close of the sitting, and the consideration of the Bill was adjourned till the next sitting of the Committee, at twelve o'clock to morrow. GROUP D. BLACKBURN, BUBNLEY, ACCRINGTON, AND COLNE RAILWAY EXTENSION, AND BLACKI3URN, DAR WEN, AND BOLTON RAILWAY. The Committee appointed to investigate the merits of those lines met to-day in Committee -room 19 ; Mr. Bernal in the chair. " -- Mr. Sergeant Wrangham and other counsel appeared for the former line ; Mr. Merryweather, &c. for the latter. Mr. Sergeant WRANGIIAM briefly stated the case. This was a line which traversed a populous and industrious district was district, which would, when this railway was formed, be connected wtth the important towns of Manchester and Liverpool. The populati,ogniviinngth7epehrneneinedt.iamteterdeisst 100,000, and the traffic which would be carried on the line would be very considerable. The estimated cost of the line was 530,0001., upon which a gross profit of 62,0001. W as expected, canapdi'taaill.et'Plr'l°lefirte°lfv3eBrr some gradients upon the line,buttha , were meat-is of o s . uch a increased nature o w oars attothose points; there were to Toe two tunnels, but not of _a very great length. The Learned Gentleman concluded his case by reading the report of ale Beard of Trade upon the proposed line, and then pro ceetfied to call evidence in support of his statements. 31r. MarEn.. - E1:111:it said that he appeared for the Black -0 Darwet)! end Bolton line, and if the Lae for which he appeared was not considered a competing line, as he did not think it was, he would not say a word. On the other side it was contended that it was a compet ing line, and the evidence was proceeded with. LYNN AN 13 ELY. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Mr. C. Pemberton, the Treasurer of the Eanbrink Com missioners was next examined—He had been treasurer for more than forty years. He had received 335,0001. from the Exchequer Loan Commissioners for the construction of the works. More than that had been expended on them. There was:a debt due now of 38,241/. There was a total income of 11,7201. derived from a tax of sixpence an acre on land, and the navigation tolls. They were paying off the residue of the debt and the interest upon it, at the rate of 6,200/. a year. The ordinary repairs cost, for the last five years, about 1,200/. a year. The present debt would be paid off in about six years. The taxation for the works in other places was heavier than for the Eanbrink works. He heard that there would not be more than 4501. available for the main tenance of the works when the railroad was constructed. Other witnesses were then called with regard to the bridge which ought to be constructed by the projectors of the line; after which Mr. Sergeant WRANGIIAM replied on behalf of the pro moters of the Com m itteeßill,—The then adjourned. MANCHESTER AND HUDDERSFIILD LINE. - (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Mr. Cope, accountant, gave evidenee as to the amount of passenger-intercourse between Huddersfield and Manchester, which, he said, he had taken care to ascertain, by having stationed men at different places to note down the number of persons passing and re-passing each day for a week. Mr. Joseph Webster deposed that he had ascertained the amount of consumption in the different prices of various arti cles in the Huddersfield district ; namely, the Marsden Valley locality, which had a population of near 19,000; by the articles consumed, he meant flour, meal, and also provender for cattle, animal food, &c. Mr. BAINS said he now, on behalf of the opposing parties, proposed to go into the engineering evidence, as he had been allowed to do in other cases, reserving to himself the right to take hereafter the examination of his witnesses. as to traffic. But he was in the hands of the Committee, and would abide by their decision as to what course he should take. Mr. Sergeant BELLAsis objected to any such course being taken. The Committee decided that the present class of evidence should be disposed of before any other would be entered on. Mr. WinTwonnt, agent to omnibus owners, deposed that thirteen omnibuses plied every day from uddersfield to Cooper's-bridge, and some extra ones on Sunday's ; had heard of people complaining of inconvenience in going from Cooper's. bridge to Halifax, such as delays and changes, &c. on the turnpike-road. The Man chester and Leeds plan, if carried into operation, would have the effect of cutting up the only foot-way now existing on the line, and the other plan would not do so. A public fountain that supplied the whole town of Huddersfield with water, would also either be removed by the line under discussion, or the public access to it would be greatly impeded. There are two coaches now running between Leeds and Man chester and Huddersfield and Manchester every day except Sunday. Mr. John Downe, corn-miller, deposed that a great saving would be effected in the cost and time of the transit of corn, if a railway were made between Ashton and Cooper-bridge ; the present canal did not afford the facilities that a railroad would. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF COIII.YIONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at the tbual hour. NEW MEMBER. Mr. BRINE, the newly elected Member for Greenock, in the room of Robert Wallace, Esq., was introduced by Mr. Hume and Mr. Bright, auk took the oaths and his seat. RAILWAYS. The Chichester and Portsmouth Railway Bill was read a se cond time. Captain PECHELL and another Hon. Member presented petitions in favour of the above line. Sir W. SOMERVILLE presented petitions in favour of the Gla , gow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Railway Bill. Colonel RO IL ES TON presented a petition in favour of the Newcastle and Berwick Railway Bill. Mr. REDHEAD YORKE presented a petition against the Cambridge and Lincoln Railway Bill. On the motion of Mr. BUSFEILD, the Bradford Gas Bill was read a second time. Mr. CURTEIS presented a petition against the South- Eastern Railway Company. The Hon. Member was proceed ing to complain, in support of the petition, that the Company had divided their Bill into five parts, when he was called to order by the Speaker. On the motion of Mr. GREENE, it was then ordered that the time for reading the South-Eastern Railway (London and Greenwich Widening and Extension), South-Eastern Rail. way (Tonbridge to Tonbridge Wells), South-Eastern Railway (Blanch to Deal, and Extension of the Canterbury, Ramsgate, and Margate Railway), South-Eastern Railway (Maidstone to Rochester), and South-Eastern Railway (Ashford to Hastings) Bills a first time, be extended till Monday, the 28th day of The following Bills were read a second time and ordered to be committed:—The Preston and Wyre Railway, Exeter and Crediton Railway, and the Monmouth and Hereford Railway. The third reading of the Liverpool Docks Bill was postponed till Monday. Petitions were presented in favour of the Lincoln and Cam bridge Railway Bill. Sir R. INGLES presented petitions from South Newington, in Oxford, against theatres ; , from Dorchester against the Jewish Disabilites Bill ; from Dunmore in favour of Church Extension; and from Chichester against the Government grant to Maynooth. MAYNOOTH. Mr..BANNERMAN presented three petitions against the grant to the College of Alaynooth. Mr. BRIGHT presented four petitions from Manchester, four from Sunderland, and other petitions from several other. places in Glamorganshire, the names of which he could not pronounce—(Laughter)—all against the grant to the College of Maynooth. Mr. COBDEN presented several petitions from the neigh bourhood of. Lancashire in favour of the grant. Mr. WILLIAMS presented petitions from Hereford, and from several other places, against the grant. Mr. DUNCAN and other Hon. Members presented several petitions against the grant to Maynooth. SCOTTISH BANKING SYSTEM. Mr. L0616 - IART presented a petition from Lanarkshire against any alteration in the currency of Scotland; also a similar petition from Caithness, and a third petition to the same effect, signed by upwards of 7,000 farmers and/proprietors of land. BANKRUPTCY. Mr. BAILEY presented a petition from some town, the name of which we could not hear, praying for some alteration in the law of bankruptcy. LIGHTHOUSES. Mr. HUME presented a petition from the Edinburgh, Leith, and London Shipping Company, respecting lighthouse dues, and praying the House to make some inquiry, with the view of effecting some reduction in them. Mr. HUME presented a petition from Arbroath, praying that the monetary system in Scotland might not be inter fered with; and a petition against the granting of any endow ment to any sect or religious body whatever. Captain PECHELL presented a petition from Burford against the Parochial Assessment Bill. Mr. WARBURTON presented a petition praying for a re peal of the Bankruptcy Act of last session. STANDING ORDERS. Mr. ESTCOURT brought up the report of the Standing Orders Committee. WATERFORD RAILWAY. On the motion of Mr. WYSE, leave was given to bring in a Bill to make a railway from Waterford to Kilkenny, with a branch to Limerick. WOLVERHAMPTON RAILWAY BILL. Mr. GODSON brought in the Wolverhampton Railway Bill. Mr. guAwING BRUCE , presented 7 four petitions from congregations of the Pree Church of Scotland against the grant. to Maynooth—also four,petitions from congregations of the Scotch Free Church against railway travelling on Sunday. , Mr. SPOONER presented petitions from Birmingham against the endowment of, iklaynnoth College,- and against ,the 'union of the sees of Bangor and St. Asaph. r. Sir HOWARD DOUGLAS presented several petitions froit members of the Established Church of Scotland against the endowment of Maynooth. Mr. CHOLMONDELEY presented a petition to the same effect, but we did not hear the designation of the petitioners. Mr. MACAULAY presented-three petitions to the same effect from Edinburgh. INNOVATIONS IN THE CHURCH. Lord CASTLEREAGH presented petitions from parishes in the, county of Down against innovations in the service of the Church. Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented a petition against the May nooth grant. Colonel T. WOOD presented a petition from Mr. Guthrie, one of the Council of the College of Surgeons, praying that the charter to that college mignt undergo revision. Mr. EVANS presented petitions against the Ma;nooth grant. Mr. REDHEAD YORKE presented petitions from Staf fordshire to the same effect. Mr. TRELAWNEY presented similar petitions from Cornwall. Mr. BROWNRIGG presented petitions in favour of the Government measure. The petitioners expressed their satis faction that some justice was at last done to a large body of their fellow-subjects.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. FERRAND presented petitions from Yorkshire, and from a place in the county of Cork, against the grant to May nooth. Mr. C. BULLERpresented similar petitions from Liskeard. Mr. LASCELLES presented a petition, signed by nearly all the clergy in the bishoprics, against the union of the Sees of St. Asaph and Bangor. An Hort. MEMBER presented a similar petition. Lord SANDON presented a petition from n Mr. APLatighlan, in Liverpool, against the grant to May nooth ; also petitions from Manchester, Liverpool, Roch dale, Covent' y, and other towns, praying that the limits of imprisonment should be reduced from 201. to 51.; also petitions from Liverpool against the proposed amendments in the law of settlement; also a petition from Manchester, signed by a majority of the clergymen, the leading manufac turers, and the great body of the operatives, praying that young people and children should not be allowed to labour in factories wtthout having a certificate of being able to read. Mr. EWART presented a petition against the endowment of Maynooth Bill. Notices of motion were then called on. SIR HENRY POTTINGER. Mr. HUAIE gave notice that upon that day fortnight he would move an address to her Majesty on the subject of the services of Sir Henry Pottinger. NEW ZEALAND. Mr. BULLER postponed his motion relative to the pro duction of papers connected with New Zealand. Lord J. Ai ANNERS called the attention of the House to a petition which he bad presenod on the 14th of March. COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. Colonel WOOD moved that the petition he had presented DUBLIN UN from the College of Surgeons, bIVEe pr RSlTY. inted with the votes. Mr. WYSE gave notice that on that day week he would bring forward his motion M r AY e gaNOO rding THDublin Universties. Mr. SITARMAN CRAWFORD gave notice tha that a Committee on the Maynooth Endowment Bill, he would move that the expenses of the extending, improving, and fur nishing the College of Maynooth, including the vote of 30,0001., be deducted from the revenue arising from Crown Lands of Ireland received by the Commissioners of Woods and F o rests.—( Hear. ) GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. 11fr. J. YOUNG moved that the House be furnished with a copy of the report of - the geological survey of Ireland. Agreed to. Captain PECHELL moved f or cop i es of the reports to the Board of Admiralty, relative to the steaming and other quali • ties of her Majesty's vessels Rattler and. Alec"to, during the late stating the tonnage int &trona of hem peweriof the en. gines of each vessel; also copies of the reports of the sailing and other qualities f her Majesty's sloops Mutine, Water witch, Pantaloon, and Osprey, whilst proceeding in company to their several destinations on foreign service. ANCTION DUTIES. Mr. RICARDO wished to know when the duty upon auctions was to cease. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated that the duty upon auctions was directed to cease from the time of the report of the resolution, and that communication had been given to that effect. The House adjourned at Half-past Five. HOUSE OF LORDS. The Loan CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack shortly after Five o'clock. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY presented petitions from different parts of Kent against the grant to the College of Maynooth. 'The Bishop of WINCHESTER also presented similar pe. titions from Downshire and other places. The Earl of ENNISKILLEN presented similar petitions. Lord STANLEY presented similar petitions from Bedford, and other places, in favour of the grant to the College of May nooth. The Duke of NORFOLK gave notice that on Friday he would present a petition from the English Catholics in favour of the grant to Maynooth. THE SEES OF BANGOR AND ST. ASAPH. The Earl of PO WIS presented several petitions against the grant to Maynooth ; and a petition from Chester and its neigh bourhood against the union of the sees of Bangor and St. Asaph. The Noble Earl, in pursuance of a notice 'which he had given on Friday last, stated that it was his in tention cn Tuesday next to move the second reading of the Bill on the subject, which was now lying upon their Lordships' table. He should reserve to himself the power of making such alterations as the circumstances of the ease might require. He would, at the same time, take the liberty of moving their Lordships to order the report of the Committee, appointed last year to search for precedents of the case of the Bangor and St. Asaph Bill be printed. The LORD CHANCELLOR remarked that any altera tions ought to be stated to the House before the motion of the second reading was matte. The Earl of POWIS was not prepared at the present mo ment to state the precise nature of the alterations, or the precise course be might hereafter be disposed to take. It was his wish to give her Majesty power, by the advice of the Privy Council, to appoint two Bishops, but, nevertheless, he might only be disposed simply to repeal the Act of union of the two sees. He was not, how ever, prepared to pledge himself to any particular course which he intended to pursue, because he wished to reserve to him • self the right of adopting what course he thought advisabl e . Lord MONTEAGLE - asked whether the Government had any objection to lay on the table cf the House, before the Bill was read a second time, a return showing the exact state of the parochial clergy in these two dioceses, and exhibiting the state of the episcopal fund. The Bishop of LONDON observed that the first Ecclesias tical Commission had already made such a return, and that re turn was printed some time age. IRISH LAND COMMISSION. Lord WHARNCLIFFE laid on the table of the House the repot I of the Commission respecting the occupation of land in Ireland. RAILWAY CLAUSES CONSOLIDATION BILL. The Earl of DALHOUSIE moved the third reading of this Bill. Lord BROUGHAM had so often addressed their Lordships on the subject of Railway legislation tha the did not think it necessary kr him, on the present occasion, to trouble their Lordships at any great length. The mischief o f th e course t h ey were now pursuing was threefold. The first Has the very great and almost unavoidable haste with which several of the railway measures must be carried through the various branches of the Legislature, inasmuch as it was physi cally impossible for those branches of the Legislature to be stow proper attention either on the principle or the details of each measure, while there were two hundred and forty Railway Bills in the same session before Parliament. He thought that, to a certain extent, the two Bills which were now before the House for third reading, and he thought it might be judicious of the Government to select a number of principles, as they had done in those Bills. At the same time, it was his opinion that nothing could be worse contrived than the Railway Board. He did not say that his Noble Friend (Lord Dalhousie) was not well qualified to pre side over it, or that his Noble Friend had not sedulously devoted himself to the discharge of his new duties. But then the ordi nary business of the Board of Trade was quite heavy enough without this addition. And as it was admitted by all astronomers that there were not more than twenty four hours in the day, every day in the year 1843, it was physically impossible that th e a dditional business could be done. Therefore, they admitted that they only heard one part of each case, and on the information thus obtained the House of Commons, which heard both sides, was to be governed. That was not the blind leading the blind, but the blind leading the seeing —( A laugh)--the blind railway Board leading the seeing House of Commons. But it was said that the decisions of the Railway Beard did not decide the ease. But the fact was indisputable, that if they decided against a scheme, it was one hundred to one but that scheme was re jected ; if they decided in favour of a scheme, it was one hundred to one but that it was adopted. He was almost ignorant of the practices of that Depart ment, but this was what an uninitiated understanding would conclude from the state facts as they appeared. Property was very much implicated in this. Here were great shareholders vesting 10,000/. in a railway concern, And another class, who did not vest more than 10,000 pence, who had also an interest. These were the speculators. And this Railway Board was of great importance in determining the value of immense property, for a report in favour of the railway would raise the value ten per cent., and a report against would tumble it down 10 per cent. They heard only one party which was in favour of the railway, and never heard the adverse side. (LEFT SPEAKING.) PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. MONDAY, APRIL 21. The following Bills were read a second time, and committed, and referred to the Committee of Selection : Coventry, Bedworth, and Nuneaton Railway. Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway. Direct London and Portsmouth Railway. Chester and Holyhead Railway (Mold Branch and Purchase of Chester and Birkenhead Railway) (No. 2). Liverpool and Bury Railway (Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpool Railway and Bury Extension). Southampton and Dorchester Railway. Lynn and Dereham Railway. Dunstable and London and Birmingham Railway. Northumberland Railway_ Edinburgh and Northern Railway (No. 2). Saint Ives Junction Railway. The following Bills were referred to the Select Committee on Standing Orders : South Eastern Railway (Ashford to Hastings). Kingstown and Bray Railway. London and South Western Railway (Epsom Branch). Erewash Valley Railway (No. 2),—Report from Select Committee on Standing Orders read; Bill ordered to be brought in by Colonel Rolleston, Mr. Gaily Knight, and Mr. Evans. South Eastern Railway (Maidstone to Rochester),—Re port from Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills read; Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. Plumptre and Mr. William Henry Bodkin. South Eastern Railway (Branch to Deal and Extension of the South Eastern, Canterbury, Ramsgate, and Margate Railway),—Report from Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills read ; Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. William Henry Bodkin and Mr. Elphinstone. Harwich Railway,— Petition for Bill ; referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE • SATURDAY, APRIL 19. Cambridge and Lincoln Railway,—Committee on petition, for additional provision, Tuesday, April 22. Newcastle-upon-Tyne North- Welds' Railway (Tyne"- mouth.Euxtension),--Committee, ,ea Bill,-Tuesday, April 29, at twelve. . , • . • , Itull and Galnaborough Railway,. , -Committee on projeet; Tuesday, April 29,, at twelve. . • • 'Dcre4 . NOrthern - lla Coimnittee on_ projects April "28, at . - • • • MONDAY, APRIL 21. Newry and Enniskillen Railway,—Second reading, Friday, April 25. Dublin and Belfast Junction. Railway,—Second reading, Friday, April 25. Wexford, Carlow, and Dublin Junction Railway,—Second reading, Friday, April 25. Midland Railways Company (Birmingham and Gloucester and Bristol and Gloucester Bailway Purchase),—Committee on petition, adjourned till Friday, April 25. Bristol and Gloucester and Birmingham and Gloucester Railways,—Committee on petition, postponed from Wednes day 23d till Monday, April 28. Goole and Doncaster Railway,—Committee on petition, postponed from Wednesday 23d till Thursday, April 24. Cork and Bandon Railway,—Second reading, Friday, April 25. Manchester and Leeds Railway (Burnley Branch and Old ham and Heywood Branches Extension),—Report, Wednes day, April 23. Guildford Junction Railway,—Committee on petition, ad journed till Monday, April 28. WILL OF THE LATE EARL OF EFFINGIIAM. , — n P n rO t i; bate of the will and codicil of the Right Hon. K enneth Alexander thee Alexander Earl of Effingham, late of the Grange, county l6tli in instant, n Y t, o r t k u , tbbuet executory:—The t ecutu r Brighton, :— i ,be was ii i granted onl Henrythe testator, the Right Hon. the Earl of Rose ery, Esq. The Howa rd) Hun. Lord Dalmeay, and William Hervey, Lordship died on the 13th of province of Canterbury, sworn under persona l2 l o 7 o t b a o te l. wit H hi i Feb ruary last. within the 1,000/. for her immediate use; al w so i fe lLi i e L a dY her Effi l, n 2 g o h o a L in a ' Bequeaths to his year, 4001. a year by power of appointment under the will of the late Duke cf. Norfolk, and 8001. a year by a like power under the will of the former Earl of Effing ham. Directs that the sum of 4,000/., which his Lord ship received with her on marriage, should be distributed by the trustees among his younger children equally. By the will ho bequeaths to his three younger children 12,0001. each, and a legacy of 100/. each to be paid with in one month. By the codicil he n bequeaths hd t t o u his s daughter, Lady Baring, a sum of 4,0001., ( o ) f f 2 1 , 5 0 0 0 1 0 . , l a . n t d e t e o a h e h i s younger children a further le gacy . daughter, Lady Charlotte, an a tintiity plate, jewels, and books shall descend as 11 ' 1 1 ,1 1 i h e seo r nw e , s i i lt d ih u ies e ( o pi if Le l e i s i de s n e (it s u t E a l y t a 7 2l:B r , e a a hl l dB a 3 n t7o d , personal, Directs that his heir n e e i d r l e l a o v n e l ns assigns.st 0. h a is nd he t i h r e s codicil July 31, 1844, signed "Etfinham." EXPERIMENTS WITH LARGE GUNS AT LONG RANGEs.—Lieutenaut.•Colonel Chalmer, Assistant-Director.Gene. n 1 of Artillery, and Lieutenant -Colonel Hardinge, K.H., Roya Artillery, left Woolwich on Tuesday for Harwich, to inspect th grounds or sands on the sea coast in that quarter to ascertain if an eligible long range can be obtained for carrying on practice during the summer with large guns, on Lieutenant-Colonel Dun. das's and Mr. Monk's principles, Lard Guildford, the lord of the manor on which the practices were formerly carried on at Deal, having objected to any further experiments being carried on there. The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have ordered that a number of guns be made on Mr. Monk's principle for the use of the navy. One of Monk's long 56-pounder guns, of 97 cwt., has been required for the use of the Excellent gunnery ship, at Ports mouth, Captain Sir Thomas Hastings, Knt., and it will shortly be put on board. The present Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have invariably shown a desire to render the Royal Navy eilictiheenit, by introducing new inventions of a meritorious na tu re , 1 utility being proved, without reference to the country or cy foi 1 of the inventors, and deserve the asprobati m of tht t their strictly iniparliilcoldu ct - coanueecer LATEST PRICES QF SHARES From the Official List, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. r, TUESDAY, APRIL 22. RAILWAYS. LONDO Name of Company Dividend per Amount 1 of I Paid. Slare. Annum. Price. Aberdeen 13irmingham & Gloster Ditto, New, iss. 7f, Brighton,Lews,& Bast. Bristol and Exeter.... Ditto and Gloucester Caledonian Cambridge and Lincoln Chatham & Ittsmouth Chester and llolyhead Chichester & Brighton Churnet Valley .• • Cornwall .... „. Direct Northern.. • Direct Norwich DiBB,lleceles, & Yrmth Dublin & Belfist June. Ditto mid Galway.. Eastern Counties ... .. Do 7 ,Porpetual,No:l Ditto, ditto, 2 , 10. 2 Eastern Union I:ditiburgh & Glasgow Ditto, Quarter Shares Ely and Bedford Gran deonnection rand Junction Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, Quarter Shares Gt. Southern &Western Great North of England Ditto, New... ;reat Western Ditto, Half Shares • Ditto, Fiftiis..• • • . • Guilford Junction Harwich • • • Hull and Selby Ditto, Quarter Sharcs Kendal & Windermere Lancaster and Carlisle Leeds and Bradford Liverpool & Manchestr , Ditto Half Shares Ditto, Quarter Shares ! . .ondon & Birmingham Ditto, New Thirds.. Ditto, New t 4 Shares London and Blaekwall London and Brighton.. Ditto, Loan Notes.. London and Gressuwich Ditto, Pref. or Priv.. London and S. Western Do., New Cons. tit hs Ditto, New .. 7.ondon and Croydon • • Ditto, Guarntd. h p. c. London and York •• Lynn and Ely anchester and Leeds Ditto, Half Shares • • Ditto, Quarter Shares Ditto, Sixteenths ... Manehestr & Binning. Ditto, Quarter Shares Midland ............. Ditto, Fifths .• • • • • • Ditto, Bi-nc. k Derby Newcastle & Berwick New estic & Darl.Junc. North 8riti5h........ Northern and Eastern . Ditto Scrip, iss 5/ d Ditto, Quarter Shares North Kent • - ........ Norwich and Brandon . Ditto, New • • PortanKuth Direct.... Preston and Wyre Itichmnd & W. E June. Rugby ..... Ditto, 2d Pref., 1841 Sheffield and Lincoln .. Sheffield & Mauchestr Ditto, Quarter Shares Shrws.,Wolv.,Dad.,Bir South Devon Sent I 1- Eastern & D ovr Ditto, New iss. 321. dis South Wales ..; Stevenson's Prtsmouth Thames and Medway.. Trent Valley ..... Yarmouth & Norwich Ditto, New .. York I:, North Midland Ditto, Half Shares.. Do., Scarbro' Branch Ditto, Selby Scrip Ditto, Extension ...• Boulogne and. Amiens. Gt. Northern of France Orleans and Vierzon • . Orleans & Bonrdeaux Paris & Lyons(Lanitte) Paris and Strasbourg • • Paris and Orleans..... Paris and Rouen .. ,uen and Ilarre • • • • X s. d. I X s. d. 2 10 0 100 0 0 17 10 0 10 0 0 70 0 0 30 0 0 5 0 0 1 10 0 I 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 'lOO 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 'lOO 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 29 0 0 50 0 0 2000 2 0 0 —3 0 0 50 0 0 2 10 '0 20 0 0 1 0 0 25 0 0 1 10 4:1 50 0 0; 210 0 2 10 0 25 0 0 14 16 0 6 13 4 31a 4 0 13 4 10 0 0 50 0 0 12 10 0 1 5 0 2 10 0 1100 0 0 I 50 0 0 25 0 0 15 0 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 80 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 35 0 0 1 0 0 50 0 0 12 10 0 1 10 0 15 0 0 5 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 Stock. 2 0 0 2 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 12 10 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 ' 25 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 40 0 0 1(0 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 12 10 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 132 0 0 ' 25 0 0 16 13 4 AO 0 0 10 0 0 12 15 4 16 17 2 41 6 10 40 0 50 0 0 13 15 9 9 0 6 50 0 0 25 0 0 ,100 0 0 50 0 0 2 , 5 0 0 6 5 N 40 0 0 10 0 51 0 6 10 0 0 25 0 0 ' 25 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 12 10 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 1 100 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 13 2 4 50 0 0 19 5 20 0 20 0 20 0 50 0 25 0 25 0 50 0 25 0 20 0 20 0 20 0 20 0 20 0 20 0 20 0 20 0 20 0 6 0 0 2 10 0 6 0 D 2 10 0 2 10 0 70 0 0 32 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 0 40 0 4 0 0 Stock. 2 0 01 stock. 1 10 0 94 0 0 10 0 0 I 45 0 0 30 0 0 12 10 0 2 15 0 10 0 0 1 0 0 2 10 9 50 0 e 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 25 0 0 I 1 5 0 82 10 0 1 8 0 9 2 10 0I 15 0 0 51. per cent Id. Is. 101. per ct. 10/. per ct. 149 4% 27% 41% 15% 5N 2% 17% 8 0 0 2 10 0 2 10 0 2 0 0 20 0 0 8 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 8 1 5 0 2 0 0 4 0 0/ 2 0 0 2 8 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 14 0 0 2714 18% 104 5234 1157 i 30X3111 1 .43T0CH HMS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. X a. d. X a. d. Australasia 8/. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 42 Britah North American 4/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 451 i Commercial of London 51. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 22 Colonial. 5l. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 143 Londn andWestminstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 27% London Joint-Stock .• • 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 14% Metropolitan 'Provincial of Ireland.. Si. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 46 Ditto, New • • 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 National of Ireland .. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 17 10 0 16% Nat. Provncial of Eug. Si. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 • 37y! Ditto, New... •• • 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 Union of Anstralia— 25 0 0 25 0 0 25 Union of London.— • • 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 124 • - INSURANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount 1 Name of Company. per Annum. Sh o a f re. l i Paid. Price. £ a. d. • X s. d. Albion Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0, 11 0 0 19% Ditto Marine. • 6!. per cent, 100 0 0 • 5 0 6 6% Atlas .•.•••••• British Commercial .. 7s. per share 50 e 0 5 0 0 7 Cleriel,Msd. & Gen.Llfe 51. per cent. 100 0 0 210 1 6% County ••••••• • • • • • .. c 95. 3 L 100 0 0 10 0 0 i 7 Crown ••••'•• • • ' • • ' • 1 61. ~d ss. bs.J 40 0 0 5 0 0 10 6s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 •0% Economic Lite L&3os.bs. Eng.& Scot. Law Life 5l. per cent. 50 001 2 0 0 2% European Life ••••• • • • 54 per ce n t. 20 0 0 , All paid. 20 Freemasons' .• • • Globe 6l. per cent. Stock. I - 142 Guardian •••• • • • Imperial Fire • . Imperial Life. - 16 Indemnity Marine ••• • I/. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 513 1 30 Law Life .••• • • • • IL ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 45% Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 241 0 6% London Fire • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 15% Loadou Ship Marine bled. Invlid & Gen. Life - 150 0 0 20 0 3 National Loan Fund•• 51. per cent. 20 0-0 I 2 10 0 2% National Life ••••• • .• • 8/. per cent. 100 081' 5 0 0 93i Palladium Life 5l. per cent. 50 0 0! 2 0 0 • 2 Phoenix - ! -. 195 Protector Life... ••• • • 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 1 1 0 0 U. 2s. Provident Life ••• Rock Life .. Royal Exchange SL per cent. Stock. - 188 Stm Fire - - Ditto Life . 1/. 6s. - - Universal Life IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROUSE OF LORDS, April 21. CORONER, OF THETFORD. Lord WHARNCLIFFE said that as he was on his 4 1egs he would state what bad been the result of his in quiries at the Home Office with respect to thcmotion of the Noble Earl (the Earl of Mountcashel) the other night, respecting the refusal of a Coroner holding in quests in Thetford to make any returns of the number of inquests held by him on infants without being paid for it. The result of his inquiries was that there was no ease on record obliging a Coroner to make such re turn ; but he would suggest to the Noble Earl to put his motion into a shape, calling for the return without stipulation, and he thought that if that were done, the Home Office would require the return, and it would be for the Coroner himself to consider where he should get his recompense from. The Earl of MOUNTCASIIEL said that he should adopt the suggestion made to him ; and he accordingly moved that the Coroner of Thetford do make a return to the House of the number of inquests held by him g t t he s h l i O n t g h January,upon 83 , 2 0 , f t0 0 n t h e e year old n a u n a d r y u , n 1 d 8 d from i those infants which had been recently born, and those to whose deaths verdicts of murder had been returned by the Juries. The return was granted. COMPENSATION FOR DEATHS BILL. Lord LI"I"TELTON, in moving the second reading of the Compensation for Deaths Bill, said that the object of this Bill was to give compensation in the case of death occurring by accident, to the relatives of persona killed, not only to the wife, butt which to uohnffi c. t e hhr butee rtparents eobtained bta sustained.hineo f t dwne hor were deceased person. If a person were only in j ure d b y an i tk a c hi le d gd e ,t n oh t Ise h sf as e emni e l 3 b t,h, ta ew i n hs e e d o r iwo c eu o rs m e P f e r r e i n a as l at bu L t o b r e d lo c ok A ed m u e p ß on E The object of this Bill was to o b v i ate what could . not aLaLa verysaid grea t that h evil. e l perfectly agreed with the Noble Lord on the necessity for a Bill of this sort, but he thought that several details might be amended in the Committee. This Bill provided for the compensation to be given in cases of death, but nothing in case of accident where life was not destroyed ; as for instance, when the wife of a labouring man, who was thrownifrom a stage-coach, and was con fined for six weeks. In that case there was compensation for the injury in the first case, but who was to pay for the care, anxiety, and loss of time which were suffered by the husband and the family. He (Lord Campbell) had delayed his Deodand Bill till this Bill was before the (louse, in order that the two Bills might go down to gether; and he should therefore wish to see the necessary alterations made in this Bill to render it complete. The LORD CHANCELLOR thought that the ob servations of his Noble and Learned Friend (Lord Camp bell) well worthy of attention, and he would suggest that his Noble Friend should suffer his Bill to be referred to a Committee up stairs, in order to amend the details of the Bill, and in anticipation that his suggestion would be accepted he would vote for the second reading. Lord LYTTELTON having assented to the proposi tion the Bill was read a second time. MANCHESTER MAGISTRATES' BILL, On the motion of the Duke of BUCCLEL CH this Bill was read a second time, and the House adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, April 21. THE RAILWAY COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD Sir G. CLERK could not admit that the reports of the Board of Trade upon the railway questions submitted to them bad given dissatisfaction to the country. He believed, on the ecintrary, that they had given satibfaction to all the cc:ataxy except tiler& pewus who has an-illogal.iptereat. sue, WU& thQ Board ropate3.-4itar, - Ilthictputt 3 11% 20% Ili P. pm. 22 641,; 153,4 31. ss. per 15s. 121.1657 per a, 4s. per eh. 51. per et. 21. ss. p. sh. 11s. 3d. p. 101. per ct. 10/. per ct. 101. per ct. 31. 68. 71. per sent. 71. per cent. 71. percent. SI. bs. pr ct 101. per et. 10/. per ct. 101. per ct. 101. per ct. 10/. per ct. 10/. per ct. 31. Os. per sh 51. per cent. 51. per cent. ss. per sh 10s. per sh, 41.75, 6d. p. s 1/.178.6d. p.s 21. per share 4/. 4s. per ski V. 13s. per sh, 21. ss, 15s. 19!4 200 190 106. 4 42' 104 234% 44% 4% 136 44 1 , 211, 244 4 ' 8O 25% 144 171,4