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parish in which it had died. "Itis a most monstrous princi ple," said the Hon. Gentleman, " that a demand of 7s. or 12s. should be made because my relations think proper to bury me out of the parish in which I died."--( Loud laughter ) But in some cases, where the parties were Dissenters, burial was re fused altogether. In legislating upon this subject, the difficulty they won d have to contend with would be the Church, and therefore he had great pleasure in moving the amendment he had just read. Dr. BOWRING seconded the motion. Mr. MACKINNON said he felt himself placed in a very de licate situation.--(Laughter.) His Hon. Friend, the Membea for Finsbury, with his winning ways, had come over to him, and asked him to amend his resolution, and it appeared to him (Mr. Mackinnon) that the only alternative open to him, was either to give up the - resolution altogether, and give up all chance of his Bill, or allow the amended resolution to be carried, which had just been proposed. With regard to his bringing in a Bill , it must be recollected , that he would have to incur a great deal of trouble and expense, and would have to consult several legal gentlemen. and after introducing it, he would be told on the second reading that it wa' wrong in is details, and therefore it would be thrown out. if this resolution should be eased by the House, it would give an impetus to public feeling on the subject. With respect to what had fallen from the lion. Member for Lambeth, respeet the Dissenters, he would state that he had not the slia,hte.t intention of reflecting on the Dissenters. He woula not further trespass on the House than to say that he gave the amendment his entire concurrence. Sir R. INGLIS said that as he had taken considerable in terest in the Committee which was appointed to inquire into this subject, he trusted the House would indulge him for a few moments. He believed that the evils which were complained of had arisen from the general neglect with which, throughout the whole of the eighteenth century, the religious part of tha community of England were treated by the Government. The remedy for these evils was to be found in the extension of the parochial system for the dead. A plan had been sug gested by the Committee, which was that parishes should be empowered by Act of Parliament to join in the purchase of ground for the . sepulture of the r'ead. The Hon. Member for Finsbury had said that the great difficulty they had to contend with was the Church. Now let not the House be led away by the pleasing delusion, that all those who were the advocates of cemeteries at Kensal Green and at Norwood, or any other part of the circumference of this metropolis, were embued with a pure disinterested zeal to provide the cheapest place of sepulture for the poor inhabi • tants of the metropolis; they were interested in inducing steps to be taken for tha sepulture of the poor in the suburbs of th metropolis. It mu't be recollected that, in this metro polis, in many eases, a large proportion of the income of the clergy depended on what were called the surplice fees. The maintenance of the ministers of religion, in the metro polis, was derived almost exclusively from the voluntary effer ings a their congregations at Easter, and whatever fees were got for the burial-service, marriages, and baptisms; and un less they could, by extending their parochial system according to the necessities of the case, so as to give places of sepulture to the people more consistent with public decency, and even health, there did not occur to him any other mode of remedy into the evil, which would not injure tho - e whose maintenance depended on the present system. If that were so, it would be a poor consolation, if it were a consolation at all, that they encouraged joint-stock companies in seven or eight locali ties round the metropolis, while they injured the efficiency of the ministers of reli g ion within the metropolis. All he desired was this, that if her Majesty's Government undertook the remedy of an evil which they all admitted was great, they would pay due regard to those interests which it was his humble desire to advocate in that House. By providing that many parishes should unite for the purpose of purchasing places of burial, and at the same time taking care of the interest of the incumbent in the metropolis, he thought they might succeed in overcoming the difficulties which surrounded this subject. Sir G. GREY said he concurred with the Noble Lord op posite (Earl of Lincoln) in thinking that the proper mode of proceeding would be by Bill, and not by resolution, and al-u that it would be better to have any measure on this subject in troduced by some Member of the Government. The diffi culties which encumbered the subject had been ably stated— difficulties which induced him to think that a mea sure on the subject could not be introduced with any prospect of success, unless it were brought forward by a member of the Government. The question they had now to consider, be apprehended, was whether, after the facts which had come to light with respect to interments in the metropo lis and other large cities, it was not a subject well deserving of the consideration of the Legislature, and it seemed to be the opinion of the House that any measure on the subject should be brought forward by her Majesty's Government. But if her Majesty's Government were of opinion that the difficulties at tending it were so great that they declined to bring forward a measure, he then thought that it was the duty of the House to interfere, and even the very difficulties which attended it were, in his opinion, an additional reason why the House should in terfere.—( Hear, hear.) The subject was so important, and its evils were so pressing, that they would be forced to apply a remedy.—( Hear, hear.) Sir J. GRAHAM said be deprecated proceeding in this matter by resolution, because it would lead to great incon venience, and give rise to false impressions out of doors. It would be supposed that they were going to apply a remedy, whereas there was no particular remedy proposed. The Right Hon. Baronet (Sir G. Grey) said that Govern ment ought to turn its attention to the subject. Now he could assure the House, that he had bestowed the greatest possible attention upon it. He was the person who directed the atten tion of Mr. Chadwick to it ; but though the facts which that gentleman collected were of the greatest importance, he must say the remedy he suggested appeared to him (Sir J. Graham) to be inapplicable. The question, as it affected the clergy, which had been stated by his Hon. Friend (Sir R. Inglis), was not the only difficulty. He did not think that that difficulty alone would be insuperable; but in this instance that difficul'y was enhanced by others on the part of several Dissenting bodies. Several Dissenting chapels had burial grounds attached to them, not for the direct benefit of the minister or the congregation, but in trust for the benefit of all who worshipped in the chapel, whether minister or congrega tion. And those were not the only considerations involved. There were besides peculiar interests and feelingson the part of the congregation, and even on the part of each member of the congregation. And if they made it compulsory upon those Dis senters and others that they should not bury their friends in their accustomed places of sepulture, but that they should be removed elsewhere, then the objection stated by his Noble Friend would arise. It was well-known that there was a natural wish on the part of the friends of a deceased person to ac company his remains to their last home, and, if they had to Abe taken to a distance, his relatives would (in the case of a poor man) be obliged to forego their days' wages ; and in winter they would be driven to the alternative of either walking four or five miles, or of procuring a means of conveyance at a great expense. But the great difficulty of all was the desire which was inherent in the human breast—a feeling upon which he could not reason, for it was stronger than reason--a feeling which he would not call prejudice, for it was connected with the best sentiments of human nature—the desire of a relative wishing to lay his hones by the side of his relative ; and however the feelings of the public might be roused upon the great evils of the present system he was satisfied that they would act most unwisely in legislating hurriedly upon it. It was attended by great dif ficulties, but he did not mean to say that they could not be got over by great care, caution, and consideration. He had given his best attetion to the subject, but he was not prepared with any measure at present. If, however, any other Member of the House who had given his attention to the sub ject, was able to see his way snore clearly through its difficulties, and was prepared with a remedy, he (Sir James Graham) would be glad, instead of carping at it, to give it every aid in his power. He could not concur in the abstract form of thc resolution proposed by the Hon. Member for Finsbury, though it was an improvement upon that of his Hon. Friend. He would continue to give his attention to the subject; and from interviews which he had upon the subject with various Dis senting bodies, he was satisfied, though convinced of the great difficulties attending it, that any reasonable arrangement would be agreed to on their part. He did not think that a little delay in a matter like the present would be thrown away. A case like the present was one in which first impressions were always strong, but it was one also where the greatest deliberation was required. He would, therefore, advise the House not to pass a resolution like the present, which would only impede the object they all had in view.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. MACKINNON having withdrawn his resolution, The House then divided, when there appeared— For the amendment ... Against it Majority against the Government 17 Loud cheering followed the announcement of the numbers. AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS. Mr. MILNER GIBSON brought forward his motion re garding agricultural statistics, of which he had given notice. Pie wished to ascertain the number of acres which were in the United Kingdom, and the amount of agricultural produce which they yielded. The House and the public were in total ignorance on this subject, and last year its importance had been fully recognised, when he brought forward the subject. The Government then expressed its approval of the attempt he had made to obtain this information, and tho then Pre sident of the Board of Trade said he would endeavour to ac complish the object. He would not now enter into the details of the measure, but simply submit to the House the resolu tion which he had introduced last year, with a view of eliciting from the Government whit progress had been made in ful filling their promise. Scarcely a day passed, that statements of a most conflicting character were not made on this very subject ; and it was most essential to the public that ex act and authentic information should be obtained. The motion having been seconded, The SPEAKER put the resolution, which was, " That an humble address be presented to her Majesty, to the effect that it was the opinion of the House that it was desirable to obtain information regarding the amount of acres in cultiva tion in the United Kingdom—the amount of agricultural pro duce, with a specification of the various kinds, and such other information as might enable the House to arrive at a correct estimate of the agricultural capabilities of the United Kingdom. _ Sir G. CLERK sa id h e t h oug h t th e H un . M em ber brought forward the matter rather with the view of ascertaining what the Government had done on the subject than with any serious intention of taking the opinion of the House on the resolution itself, which it was impossible they could accede to. He was ready to admit the great importan ce an d th e grea t benefit that would result from the ß rt li a t inm en t of accurate information on these points. The rident of the Board g of tion. Gentleman the late Pre attempt to obtain the Trade had promised to make an requisite details, and in pursuance of tat promise had, during co reess, written to the Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretor State for the Home Depart ment, who communicated with the Poor-law Commissioners on the subject, as it was thought ge tl a i r ediinaation might be fur sit throe hoot the king nished by the various poor-law y . , stated that disc. The Poor-law Commissioners, in rep s , to such a there were innumerable difficulties and impossible to carry course, and that it would be found almost such a plan into operation. There was no Holsectotzeon the part of the Government to lay before the which had been written by his Right Hon. Friend t o the letter Poor law Commissioners on the subject, and their reply upon the subject. The substance of the reply of the Pour.law Commis sioners was, that they coull not impose any duti es on t h e poor law guardians throughout the country, except what were in some way connected with the poor-law systen,. He ( Sir G. Clerk) had no objection to give all the in ormation on this subject in his p 'vier, but it must be obvious that unless the statistics obtained were full, comprehensive, entire, and accu rate,they would not be at all satisfactory. He was sorry he could not point out any satisfactory means for overcoming there difficulties. He must again repeat that he was willing to give every facility to obtain the information required, and that he considered it most important. lie, however, hoped that, on the present occasion, the Hon. Gentleman would withdraw his motion. Mr. AGLIONBY thought the subject well worthy the at tention of the House. He supposed his Hon. Friend must withdraw his motion ; but he would be anxious to see these letters, and to ascertain what the gentlemen had said on the subject. The Right Hon. Gentleman had admitted the im portance of the information, but did not show much anxiety to obtain it. They had applied to the Poor-law Commis sioners, it was true, but why had they not applied to the Tithe Commissioners, who could give the largest amount of informa tion, and the most accurate ? There would be no difficulty whatever in obtaining the requisite information, if a real anxiety were felt to procure it. For his part, be would under take, before that day week, to obtain a return of the number of acres cultivated in his parish, and the amount of the various kinds of. Lckup?, and every Hoti. Member could do the same. SitaCkiitlncWiirsa, as the represeutatiYe of a large " • •-•- 7F4' TIT: .:-. T lIE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 9, 1844. agricultural community, must say a few words on this subject. Since last year he had made inquiries among the most intelli gent of his constituents and found that there would be great difficulty in obtaining the requisite information. He therefore saw very great difficulty in procuring anything like accurate information. He had communicated with very intelligent persons among his own constituency, and they had all agreed that it was next to impossible to give the information so as to lead to the result which his Hon. Friend the Member for Man chester, evidently aimed at—be meant the quality of the pro duce of the country. It would be, he must acknowledge, a very desirable thing if this could be done, but he believed that perfect accuracy was next to impossible, and if the returns were not accurate they would be worse than useless. He did not wish to prevent these returns, but it was a well known fact, that appearances were frequently deceptive, and last year the crops bore every appearance of a large yield, but it turned out that it was much lighter than was generally expected, and he believed that if five stacks were to be taken in rotation they would find that the grans pro duced would be at least one-eighth more this year than it was last. He believed that it was a general impression that persons speculatively engaged in the corn-trade could send individuals throughout the country who from a mere inspec tien of the crops as they stood could arrive at some vague notion of the quantity of the produce. But that was not suf ficient for the purpose of the motion of his lion. Friend the Member for lianches•er, and he himself could not see in what way they could come at any satisfactory conclusion It he could render any assistance in arriving at that conclusion he would most readily do so, but as the matter stood he did not see the likelihood of any great utility from acceding to the . motion. Mr. WARBURTON was glad to see such a concurrence of opinion in the importance of this question on both sides of the House. But he believed that the information would not be so diffi cult to obtain as some Gentlemen imagined ; and if the Govern ment really felt that the information was desirable, he believed that where there was a will there was a way. His Hon. Friend the Member for Cockermouth (Mr. Aglionby) bad referred to the Tithe Commission. He believed that they would find no difficulty in getting the acreable surface under cultivation ; and if they wished for the amount of produce they might apply to the registrar of births, deaths, and marriages— (Great laughter.) Well, all he meant to observe was, that there was machinery already in existence; and if they objected to the returns of the Tithe Commutation Act, they might employ instead the officers engaged to make the ordnance survey. He believed that a saving would be effected and that some thing like 7e0,000/. or 400,000/. would be saved from the cost of the Poor-law Commissioners in the aggregate of parishes. An objection had been taken to aay accurate survey of the country, because Hon. Gentlemen conceived that it might lead to a remodelling , and an increase of the land-tax. Within the last four or five years repeated attempts had been made to obtain this survey, and Lord Sydenham especially had used every effort to olatain a Committee with a view to that object, but he had been beaten, and the matter remained still in abeyance. He was, however, glad to see that there was an alteration in the views of Hon. gentlemen opposite, and that they were wiser than they had been. Put be was only fearful that there was not the disposi ticn, for he must repeat that where there was a will there wa s a way. Mr. DARBY conceived that this discussion could rot pos sibly lead to any useful end. It was true that the Tithe Com mission would give them the returns of all the acme under cultivation, but those returns contained no data to meet the requirements of the Honourable Member for Manchester, for it was next to impossibility to get at the amount of agricul tural produce. They could not guage the barns, nor ascertain the amount of stock in its several conditions. No lerger than two years ago it was conceived that there was likely to be a very large crop ; the straw, it was true, was a very large et op, but when the grain came to be thrashed out of it, the yield proved to be exceedingly light. What he would ask the Hon. Gentleman then was, who was to furnish the information ? If it were not accurate it would be mischievous, and he thought that any attempt to make it accurate would prove entirely futile.. For these reasons he should oppose the proposition. Mr. BARING said that he was glad to see that such a sense of the importance of this question was on both sides of the House. He was aware that there was the utmost difficulty in obtaining correct statistical information on agricultu ra l topics. Lord Sydenham had used every exertion to obtain it, but he had failed. Yet to the extent to which the Hon. 'ember for Manchester desired the returns, be thought there would be no difficulty. He feared some corn-law reason for refusing the effort to obtain that information. What might be a bugbear at first, was frequently found easy of attainment afterwards, and if they began by making these returns from year to year, they would be able to get. them more and more regularly. He was not sure whether he should have risen on that occasion, were it not. to refer to the valuable statistical details presented by the Bowel of Trade, and commonly called Mr. Porter's Statistics of Trade. He re gretted exceedingly that these returns were now two years behind-hand, because the returns were of much service to the country, and would be still more so if they were regularly made from year to year. Sir W. JOLLIFFE was convinced these statistics could not be attained without considerable difficulty, and even then he should be inclined to question their accuracy. The Ho. nourable Member for Bridport admitted that the surveys were fifty per cent. erroneous ; and if this statement were true it would be necessary to have another sur vey of the whole country before they could promise these statistics. Now if they bad to wait for that cheque, the Hon. Member for Manchester would have some time to wait before he could see the produce. Dr. ROWRING admitted any calculation could only be of an approximate character, but experience would bring them as near the truth as possible; and thus they would form an important element for the information of the country. Mr. Porter furnished them with some valuable information upon nearly all other topics connected with trade, and he could see no reason why they should not have correct returns of the produce of land. Mr. GLADSTONE said it would be imagined from the arguments indulged in by Hon. Members opposite that the Government lacked the will or the zeal necessary for obtain ing this information, but so faras he was concerned, he must altogether disclaim any such indifference. He thought the in formation was valuable to the public at large, but it was especially valuable to the agricultural communi•y. There was, however, great difficulty in the way of obtaining it with any degree of accuracy, for the farmer had not the same opportunities for making calculations as other trades and professions. So far from there being a disinclination on the part of the Government to adopt steps on this subject, he be lieved they had been examining every class of ottcers, who were in any degree, prima facie, capable of undertaking the inquiry, but none could yet be found, to whom they could intrust so important and difficuit a matter. One Hon. Member opposite recommended that the returns ought to be collected by the clergymen of the various parishes throughout the country, but, for his part, he thought they were sufficiently occupied in other matters without thrusting upon them other duties. Then, again, the Hon. Member for Cockermouth had advised the House to entrust the inquiry to the Tithe Commissioners, but, independently of their being also sufficiently occupied they had not pursued their operations in'o all the parishes of the country. Up to the present moment many parishes had not come into the views of the Commissioners, and with respect to those parishes the functions of the Commissioners had ceased.— ( Hear, hear.) They came to this discussion under very un avourable circumstances. He would recommend that the House should wait for full information, and he had no doubt that it would be shown that there were great difficulties in the way of obtaining that information. There would be ex pense certainly. But he did not think that the Ht use would grudge the expense. There was nothing inquisitorial in the inquiry, if they could, in the course of the sprirg, ascertain the breadths of land employed in the course of the year upon particular kinds of produce. The farmers had but little oppor tunity of stating what really affected them. He hoped, there fore, that when the House came to read the correspondence, they wonld be disposed to give the statements on both sides their fullest consideration. Mr. HLTME thought that with all the time the Commis sioners had been engaged upon this inquiry they could have given a full statement to the House. The Commissioners of Tithe Inquiry had had plenty of time, and he would undertake to make a ruder report at no greater cost than 3,00 F. When the Reform Bill was in progress he (Mr. Hume) suggested the employment of the parish schoolmaster to do the duty of the re gistration. If the Government would only take a lesson from the practice of the East India Government they would see how easily the proper returns would be made from local agents. In every district in Bombay the whole of the produce, twice a-year, was receided by an officer in each village. He hoped the time was coming when we should have similar returns of the produce of every acre in the kingdom. It appeared to him that they were making difficulties which did not exist.—( Hear, hear. ) Colonel SIBTII0111) said that he would object as much to a man coming to discover the produce of his land as he would to one who came to learn what was the quantity of wine his cellar contained.—(Laughter.) Nothing could be more absurd. Mr. VILLIERS thought that when the Gallant Member made that observation, he forgot the distinction between the produce of land and the contents of his cellar. He would tell him the difference--one was for food for the public, and the other for his own private use. He did not undertake to supply them with wine.—( Laughter.) What they wanted to know was, what was the amount of food in the country, which infor mation he did not think it difficult to obtain ; but the Govern ment did not wish it to be known what the difference we.; be tween the supply and the demand. The Hon. Member for Lincoln stated that the tenants objected to the information, through fear there would be an immediate rise in the rent. They had given their sanction to persons being sent on the continent, to obtain information whereon to found their ar rangements. He only mentioned that to show that they thought it possible to know and to learn correctly what was the amount of the produce when it suited their purposes. Mr. DENISON did not think there was any unwillingness on the part of the Government to seek for this information. For one, he should be glad to see such returns produced, and considered that it could be accomplished and might be ob tained by parties properly appointed. If the machinery were geed, he was sure that the results would be beneficial. He hoped that the Government would pay attention to the sugges tions which were made. Mr. MILNER GIBSON said it had been compla:ned that he had not proposed a plan. He would, however, refer to the opinion of Mr. Saunders, who was stated by the Honourable Member for Newark to be the most competent authority on the subject. When the Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary for the Home Department asked him whetber it would be de sirable to have correct statistical information furnished by the Government with regard to the quantity of land sown with barley, wheat, and oats, in the United Kingdom, be said that there could not be a more imperative duty on the Go vernment than to ascertain the quantity of food the people were supplied with, and that he was surprised that the Government had not got such returns long before. The Hon. Gentleman concluded by recommending the House to appoint a Committee to inquire into the best mode of ascer taining the produce of the land. Sir ROBERT PEEL had not the slightest objection to the production of the information. As to the poor-law guardians, he doubted the policy of mixing up poor-law unions with poli tical objects. He doubted the policy of employing Poor-law Com missioners to furnish the information required, considering it before Commissioners.the m together ti e much better to have parties appointed for that purpose. He con sidered that the best plan would be to have the correspondence trusted w i t h thet h e Hon.. statements Member of fetrh Manchester a P n o c o h r e - s l taessr him the Government would be most a tl would not press the subject t to obtain the information. His ivision, as be could assure to give all the assis tance(inHe information . a r , be a ) h He d e il) n a r e lre President of the lie d is Right Hon. Friend the thought t a h of l Executi ve Traclew G bi o le vern in .. ° t to office—(Fleas, a in his power meat would be better able to form a plan than ave but if it was found nec essary , there con not be —mmittee ; the slightest objection to that Committee. Mr. RICARDO thought it would be better if • his Hon. Friend should wait till the papers had been produced. Mr. M. GIBSON then withdrew the motion. On the motion of Dr. BOWRING the following Members were appointed in Committee on colonial accounts:—D r . Bowring, Mr. Hope, Mr. Spooner, Mr. Trotter, M r . MtG eache' . Sir Thomas Hepburn, Mr. H. J. Baillie, Mr. Grog an , M r. Pringle, Mr Forster, Mr. Cobden, Mr. Bouverie, Mr. Ald am, Mr. Hume, and Mr. P. M. Stewart. The Customs Duties Bill was reported, the Bill ordered to be engrossed, and read a third time to-morrow. The - Public_ Museums Bill was reported, and ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. The Glass Excise Duties Bill was reported, and ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. LAW INTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OF LORDS, April 8. The House sat to• day to hear appeals. The Peers present were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, and Lord Campbell. VISCOUNT DUNGANNON V. SINLITTI. This appeal from the Master of the Rolls in Ireland was called on, and partly opened by Mr. Hodgson on behalf of the appellant, but upon its being discovered that the parties had appealed direct from the Master of the Rolls, without going to the Lord Chancellor of Ireland, their Lordships ordered the case to be heard before the Judges when they should be in town. JACK r. 1114INTYRE. This was also an appeal from Ireland, and their Lordships, without calling on the counsel for the respondents, gave judg ment, dismissing the appeal with costs. Their Lordships, shortly after one o'clock, adjourned during pleasure. ROLLS' COURT, Apia 8. The Master of the Rolls took motions and petitions• of no interest to-day. VICE-CHANCELLORS' COURTS, April 8. Unorposed petitions and motions occupied the Vice- Chancellor of England the whole morning. (Before the Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.) His Honour, having disposed of all the cases on his paper, rose shortly after eleven o'clock. Nothing particular occurred in Vice-Chancellor Wigram's Court. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, AIPII 8. (Before Mr. Commissioner SHEPHERD.) IN RE CHARLES 'MATHEWS, COMEDIAN. An adjourned hearing in this case of bankrnptcv, the lead ing features of which are well known to the public, took place this morning, to settle the claims of the various credi tors, previous to paying a dividend. Messrs. Lewis appeared for the bankrupt. Mr. RICHARDS, on behalf of a Mr. Greville, claimed a sum of 560/, which it was alleged the applicant had paid fur the bankrupt, on a security bond the former had executed on behalf of the latter. This debt had been already admitted by the bankrupt, but the right of the claiinabt to share in the present dividend was disputed on the ground that the applicant bad not pre viously made his claim nor was present to-day to undergo any examination that might be required of him. The Court sus tained the objection, but decided, in order to afford the claimant an opportunity of being present, to extend the time of declaring the dividend. The claimant is at pre sent residing abroad; and in order that an opportunity should be given hint to be present, it was, in the tirst instance, agreed, on Isis behalf by Mr. Richards, that he should be at the expense of another meeting, to be held in three weeks, providing he gave eeven days' notice of his intention to be present. If the claimant did not give the required notice, no meeting was to take place. In a subse quent state of the proceedings this arrangment was altered, a t the instance of his Honour, who thought it would inter fere with the declaration of the dividend, if the calling of the future meeting was left to the discretion of the claimant; and the adjourned hearing was fixed for that day fortnight, the 22d inst., at twelve :o'clock at noon ; Mr. Greville to bear the cost of the meeting. The claim of Mr. Laurence Levi, the well-known sheriff's officer, which occupied the attention of the Court nearly the whole of the day on the last hearing, was mutually arranged by the parties themselves, without the interference of the Court. The arrangement entered into makes a difference in Mr. Mathews's favour of 1,2001. A claim of Mr. Sloman, who was engaged in Covent-garden Theatre, during the management of the bankrupt, tin. the alleged supply of canvas amounting to 401., but which was disputed, on the ground of its having been included in a pre vious schedule under the head of carpenters' work, was post poned till the next hearing. The applicant, in reply, said the 40/. alluded to was a debt owing to his brother, the car penter of the theatre. His HoNOUIt ordered both brothers to be present at the next hearing, in order to decide the claim. THE REV. MR. MONCKTON. DOCTORS' CoMMONS. The Commissioners took their seats at ten yesterday, and Dr. LUSIIINGTON, in reading the report made by them to the Bishop of London, said they had reported that the Act of Parliament had been conformed with, and that fifteen wit nesses bad been heard m support of the charges, and counsel for the Rev. Mr. Monckton bad also been heard, and fifteen witnesses examined for the defence; and as to the charges contained in the complaint made against the Rev. Mr. Monck ton, they had reported thus :—First, as to the charge of for nication with the women in the house—we do not find suffi cient evidence to warrant us in recommending any further proceeding on that charge. S;:condly, as to the charge of intoxication—we do not recommend any proceeding ; on the contrary, we are of opinion there is no prima fade case to support that charge. Thirdly, as to the conduct of the Rev. Mr. Monckton, in his mode of living and his conduct with the women in his house, especially with Sarah Huggins—we think there is sufficient ground for, and have recommended further pro ceedings, being of opinion that the conduct of the Rev. Mr. Monckton is unbecoming that of a clergyman, and calculated to bring scandal upon the Church. Mr. WAnnEN then rose and said, as counsel for the Hon. and Rev. Mr. Monckton, he begged sincerely to thank the Court for the dignity, patience, and impartiality which it manifested during this painful inquiry. Mr. Monckton was in Court, and in his gown, and sat by his counsel while the report was read. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Before the DECORDEEand Alderman HUGHES HUGHES.) FRAUDULENT BANKRUPTCY.—Robert Bannister was "in dicted for, that he, being a trader within the meaning of the statutes relating to bankrupts, did unlawfully obtain goods of James Hargreave and others, with intent to cheat them thereof." Mr. Clarkson, with Mr. IMane, were for the prosecution. Mr. Hughes was engaged for the defence. After Mr. CLARKSON had briefly stated the case, Robert Cattell, a messenger from the Court of Bankruptcy, put into Court the proceedings taken before Mr. Commis sioner Goulburn in that Ccurt. Eobert Powles proved that the prisoner traded in Portsea as a draper, The name " Robcrt Bannister" was above his door there. John Smith, traveller to a commercial house in Cheap side, sold the prisoner, some time in July, a parcel of goods amounting to about 100/., and principally rnousselaii'e de laines and other fancy goods. They were sold at three months' credit, from the first of the following month. Richard Growcock, of Growcoek, Copestoke, and Moore, laceinen, Bow-churchyard—Their firm bad transactions with the prisoner at Derby, and afterwards when he commenced business at Portsea. While at Derby he was in partnership with his brother, and they sold him some parcels of lace goods. He removed to Portsea in April, 1844, and dealt with him from time to time up to July. On the Bth July, 1844, the prisoner became indebted to them for goods sold and delivered in the sum of 145/. ‘es. 9d. 'the fiat was issued against the prisoner at the instance of witness and his partners. The first transaction with the prisoner alone was upon the 3d of Mar. Cross-examined by Mr. HUGHES. —I do know that the goods were sent from the warehouse in Bow-churchyard to the prisoner's place in Portsea. They were sent the usual way. They were purchased in the usual way in the ware house. A portion of these goods were sent to Cockereli's Hotel, and those looked out by the prisoner in presence of the traveller. Mr. DOANE—To save time, the balance-sheet furnished by the prisoner may be exemined, and it will be found to corro borate everything advanced by the witness. William Quitter, an accountant, was engaged by the creditors to look over the accounts. The balance-sheet in his hands was furnished by the bankrupt. (Some business transactions between the last witness and the pri soner were read aloud to the Court.) lie went down to the shop, 77, Queen- street, Portsea, on the 7th day of July, 1844, but did not find the prisoner there. He could not ascertain from the shopman were Bannister was. He saw his wife, and proceeded to investigate his affairs. The book produced in Court was one of those lie examined. One ('f the ac counts in the book is that of Growcock, Copestoke, and Moore. The balance in July remains at 145/. 2s. 9d. He examined the book with his balance-sheet, and came to the conclusion that his liabilities were upwards of 16,0001. The amount of goods obtained within six weeks of that day was upwards of 5,000/. he believed considerably more within the seven weeks. The amount of stock upon the premises might be about 9,0001. cost price. The debts were very trifling—between 2001. and 3001. He had afterwards a great deal of conversation with the prisoner, after his return from Madeira—perhaps some time in August—respecting the goods he had sent to auction. He told witness that he had no record of them in his books, Bullock but he said they were sold at a loss. G o ods , for instance , ase c ld ost en34ol.,the same and day with the former lot. The prisoner had been in business bought at 720/. realised only 391/., leavin g a loss of 3291 . on r t e h a e lis c e o d st 18 p 2 ri 1 c . l. iess GolsoBdl. s sent t at lot wa to in Portsea from the 9th of March to the 10th Jelly. The stock left on the premises realised about 4,000 E The prisoner was insolvent at the first hour lie commenced business in Portsea. When witness was at Portsea he discovered that abovefive tons of goods were sold to Moses and Son and other places. He found an entry of a sale to Moses and Son on the first of May of goods that cost 5401. for the sum of 200/. When the witness heard that the Grace Darling had-arrived below Gravesend in August, he went on board and found R. Bannister on board of her. The prisoner said he had given up all he had to Mr. Jay, and he hoped it would be found all right. Mr. Jav brought from Madeira in gold 2,850/., the money to which 'the prisoner had alluded. The prisoner had notes in his cabin behind his looking glass to the amount of 150/, These were discovered two days after his first examinati o n. He did not state that that money had been secreted behind the glass. • Cross-examined by Mr. HuGnEs--lie was aware that goods were delivered after the 6th June. The prisoner left fur Madeira about the 11th or 12th of July. By the RECORDER—There is no doubt be left for Madeira. By Mr. HuGnEs—When I went on board the Grace Darling, I said to the bankrupt, " Mr, Bannister" — Mr. HuGnEs—Well, go on. Witness—" Mr. Ba nn i s t er , y ou have not got the same trousers on you had b e f ore you l e f t f or Madeira. —( Laughter.) Mr. HUGHES—That is not very important. What did he say ? Witness—He said " Who are you ?"—(Continued laughter.) The prisoner did not say that he had given Mr. Jay 3,000/. He did not know what money he had taken to Madeira with him. The witness then detailed at great length the conversation he had had with the prisoner, rela tive to the latter's proceedings at Madeira. Massey. from the establishment of James Hargreave and Co., of Leeds, e xam i ne d b y M r. CLARKSON.—The invoice I hold in my hand is from our house. and is made out for Mr. Bannister of Portsea. It appears to be posted to Port sea, and re-posted to Mr. Mulling, of Ironmonger-iane, London. The prisoner is the man who purchased from me. The prisoner's hand writing is in this ledger, stating how the goods are to be sent. The date of entry is the 9th of April, and the amount of invoice is 1781. 18s. The goods were sent by Deacon and Co.'s waggons, and the invoice was forwarded by post. We drew upon the prisoner for the goodie sold to hint, and received his accepta ce on the sth of May. That bill was dishonoured at maturity. An order was re ceived before the bill had arrived at maturity for a parcel of goods. The order was not executed. The debt of 178/. 18s. was proved in the Court of Bankruptcy. Lewis Adolphus—l am in the service of Moses and Son, and manage their concern. I remember some days before the Ist of May Mr. Bannister coming into our shop and he asked Mr. Moses whether be bought woollen clothes. Mr. Moses replied that he did. He then stated that he was a draper in Portsea, and he did' not find it answer. Ho wished to get rid of a woollen stock. He thought the first loss would be the best. On the Ist of May he returned, and brought the goods to the ware house. There was nearly a cart load. Be offered them for sale. We examined them, and Mr. Bannister stated a price for them, and a less price was offered him. The goods were purchased for 104/. 12s. 6d. They were paid by a cheque upon our bankers. The RECoLDER.—What is this number, 4181 at the bottom of the invoice ? Witness—The number of yards of the pieces added together. The 60. m 0 wane's...Tot Mr. Quilter recalled, and examined by the RECORDER— The goods sold to Mr. Moseq, agree in the numbers of the pieces, and the lengths of yards, with the goods got from Messrs. Hargreaves, of Leeds. Mr. CLARKSON ien proposed that the prisoner's exami nation before Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque, at the Court of Bankruptcy, should be read, which was done. After the reading of these papers, which occupied a consi derabl? time, the jury were allowed to retire fur half an hour. On the jury re-assembling at two o'clock. Mr. HUGHES took a technical objection to the form of the indictment. . The RECORDER then proceeded to sum up to the jury. Af ter reciting the Act of Victoria having reference to obtain ing goods under false pretences, the Learned Judge said that it would NOW be their duty to see if the prisoner came under the provisions of that statute There could be little doubt that the prisoner had been a bankrupt as early as the Bth of July, and they had to inquire w hether in three months before that time he had committed any of the four offences st ecitied in that Act, and it did appear to him that as to the removal and concealment of goods the facts of the case did not bear out the allegations in the re curd, but with respect to the obtaining and disposing of certain goods, he thought the case presented no difficulties, and the jury were at liberty to dispose altogether of the first, and confine their attention to the latter. They had it proved to them that he was worth 2,0001. less than at the time he commenced business at Portee.i, and vet they found that in four months after he bad run up his liabilities to 16,000/. Tee . ) , found that on the 9th of April a quantity of goods were purchased from Messrs. Hargreaves of Leeds. and they might remember that the Counsel for the prisoner very properly endeavoured to prove that the goods had been bought on the 7th, which would have carried the transaction out of the three months mentioned by the statute, but they should also recollect that the witness Massey positively stated that the 9th was the day of sale, and they had an entry of the prisoner's on that date, ordering the goods to be sent by a cer tain conveyance, and they had also a contemporaneous entry by the part its showing that the goods had gone off on the 1 lth, two days following. Then they had the acceptance of the prisoner, clearly showing his acknowledgment of his own liability for these goods. But there v.-as another ingredient in the clause, namely, the purchasing of goods with intent to defraud the owner. Now, when they found a man starting with insolvency and ending with bank ruptcy in the course of three months—when they found that that man bought goods at wholesale prices, and sold them at half their value—when they found that in that time he accu mulated debts to the amount of 16,0001., it was to be fairly presumed that he had not intended to carry ou business as a fair trader. The jury then considered, and returned a verdict of Guilty on the first and fourth counts. The prisoner on icing aAted if he had anything to say Why sentence should not be passed upon him, said that the goods were bought of the Messrs. Hargreaves on the Bth of April, an Easter M,,nday. He had bee❑ in Manchester on the day following, making purchases there. The prisoner was entering into a rambling statement, when The REconDER interrupted him by saying that he was not advancing anything in plea of mitigation. The prisoner had nothing further to say, and The REconDER then, after a most severe address, sen tenced him to 18 months' imprisonment, with hard labour. ETV CO (Before the COMMON SERGEANT. ) ADROIT TMEVES.— iam Todd, aged 20, shopman, and aged 22, weaver, both very respectably dres , ed young men. were convicted of entering the house of Mr. Wood, 73, Broad-street and stealing four pair of trousers and other articles, value 51. Todd was further charged with stealing a handsome silver salver, value 141., front the cham bers of Mr. Francis l'aget Watson, of No. 8, Thavies' Inn, on the 10th of March last. _ _ . The prisoner, it appeared, availed himself of the temporary absence of the maid-servant, who had left the door ajar, to enter the chambers of Mr. Watson. lie was observed to enter and leave the house in a suspicious manner, with his coat closely buttoned, and to hurry away, by a boy who was in a cart at the door, and who afterwards pointed him out amongst several other prisoners in the Compter. The pri soner was taken into custody on the day following the rob • Wry, and 131. Bs. and a watch were found in his possession, for which he gave no reasonable account. The police had been unable to discover the salver, and it is not unlikely that soon after it was stolen it changed its original form. The jury found him Guilty. King was further charged with stealing a watch, value 3/, from the house of Thomas lllsley, of 74, Old Broad -street, on the Ist of March. The watch w. s in the possession of the prisoner when taken into custoey on the above charge. His tide- ce was, that he bought it and a pair of trousers from a Jew for in a public• house in the City. This was proved by the pri soner's brother and a cabman, who were present at the bar gain; and the jury acquitted the prisoner. From questions put to the police-constable, it appeared that the prisoners were companions, and lhat they associated with thieves, and that a great number of robberies bad been committed in the di6triet in which they resided—Bethnal green. The COMMON SERGEANT ordered a silver watch and gold chain, and a ring found on Todd, to be gives up to his mother, a respectable elderly female, and the 13/. Ss. to Mr. Watson, from whom the salver was stolen, and which, there was every reason to believe, was the produce of its sale. In passing sentence upon the prisoners, the Learned Sergeant said that they had been carrying on a systematic system of plun dering the public fbr some months, and had associated with thieves for this purpose, and it was his duty to protect the public from such characteri , . He should not be discharging his duty if he did not pass a sentence upon them which would be a lesson to others. The sentence of the Court was, that they be transported for ten years. The Mutiny Bill and the Marine Mutiny Bill severally went through a Committee, and the reports were ordered to be re ceived to-morrow. ' Mr. CARDWELL brought in the Sugar Excise Duties Bill, which Was read a first time, and ordered to be read a se cond time tomorrow. ; The House adjourned at Twelve o'clock. PARLIANIEN TAR Y DIVISIONS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) =.." MONDAY, APRIL 7. EXCISE.—(IN THE COMMITTEE.) Motion made, and Question put, " That it is the opinion of this Committee, that all the Duties of Excise now payable m respect of Sales by Auction, and on Licenses to be taken out by Auctioneers, shall cease." The Committee divided : MAJORITY—AYES, 167. Acland, Sir T. D. Du Pre, C. G. M'Geachy, F. A. Acland, T. D. Egerton, Sir P. M`Neill, Duncan Acton, Colonel Ellice, lit. lion. E. Maiuwari, g, T. Adare, Viscount Ellis,Wynn Mangles, R. D. Arkwright, George Elphinstone, 11. Masterman, John Arundel, Earl Emlyn, Viscount Mitcalfe, Henry Baillie, Joseph Emu - isle, William Morgan, Octavius Bailey, J , jun. Recoil, Bickham Mundy, E. M. Baillie, Colonel Ewart, William Napier, Sir C. Baillie, 11. J. Feiner), W. Newry, Viscount Baird, W (ham Ferguson, Sir R. A. O'Brien. A. S. Barclay, David Fitzroy,,llenry O'Conor, Don Baring, Thomas Flower, Sir J. Patten, J. W. Baring, W. B. Forbes, William Pechell, Captain Beckett, William Forman, :T. S. : Peel, Sir R. Benbow, John Forster, Matthew Peel,Jonathan Bentinck, Lord G. Fremantle, Sir T. Philips, G. R. Bernard, Viscount Fuller, A. E. Plumptre,J.,7.l Blakemore, Richard Gaskell, J M. Plumridge, Captain Boldem, H. G. Gibson, T. M. Polhill, Frederick Borthwick, Peter Gisborne, Thomas Pringle, Alexander Botheld, Bcriah Gladstone, W. E. Reid, Sir John Bowes, John Gordon, Captain Rice, E. R. Bowles, Admiral: Gore, Montague Sanderson, Richard Bowring, Dr. Goulburn, Henry Sheppard, Thosuas Brisco, 31.1 Graham, Sir J. Smith, Abel Brotherton, Joseph Greenall, Peter Smith, J. A. Browne, W. Grhnston, Viscount Smith, T. B. C. Bruce, Lord E. Hamilton, W. J. Somerset, Lord G. Bruce, C. L. C. Harcourt, G. G. Somerton, Viscount Buckley, Edmund Hatton, Captain homes, Joseph Buller, Edward Ilayter, W. G. k;pooner, Richard Cardwell, Edward Henley, J. W. Stewart, John Carew, W. IL P. Hepburn, Sir T. B. Stuart, Henry Chelsea, Viscount Herbert, Sidney Strutt, Edward Chute, W. L. W. Hope, Charles Sutton, Henry Clerk, Sir George hope, G. W. Tancred, H. W. Clive, Robert 11. Hume, Joseph 'ferment, J. E. Cobden, Richard Humphery, Alderman Thesiger, Sir F. Cockburn, Sir G. Hussey, Ambrose Thompson, Alderman Colebrooke; Sir T. Hutt, William Thornely,' Thomas Collett, John Inge strie, Viscount Trelawny, J. S. Coote, Sir C. H. James, Sir W. C. Trench, Sir F. W. Copeland, Alderman Jenny'', Earl Tulle, 11. M. Curry, Henry Jocelyn, Viscount Turn, r, Edmund Cripps, William Jones, Cu r tain Villiers, Viscount Dalrymple, Captain Lambton, 11. Wakley, Thomas Darner, Colonel Lascdles, W. S. Warburton, Henry Darby, George Lawson, Wawn, John T Dickinson, F. li. Lemon. Sir C. Wellesley, Lord C. Drummond, 11. 11. Lennox, Lord A. Williams, William Duke, Sir J. Lincoln, Earl Wood, Colonel Duncan, Viscount Lockhart, W. 3lortley, John S. Duncan, George Lowther, Sir J. H. Duncombc, A. I .yall, George TELLERS. Duncombe, O. Mackenzie, T. Young, John Dundas, David Mackenzie, W. F. Baring, rienry MINORITY—NOES, 30. Baring, F. T. Eaten, R. J. Eutherfurd, A. Barnard, E. G. Ehringtou, Viscount Sheridan, R. B. Baskerville, T. B. Guest, Sir J. Sotheron, T. 11. Bramston, T. W. Ilawes, Benjamin Tyrrell, Sir J. T. Broadley, 11. Holthouse, Sir J. Vane, Lord 11. Buck, L. W. Howard, C. W. Waddington, I. S. Busfein, William Labouchere, Henry Worsley, Lord Chetwode, Sir J. Long, Walter Yorke, H. R. Denison, W. J. Lygun, General TELLERS. Dick, Quintin Parker, John Bankes, George Dundee, Admiral Russell, Lord J. . March, Earl TUESDAY N'IGHT'S GAZETTE. BOARD OF GREEN CLOTH, ST. JAMES'S PALACE ArsnL 4, 1345. Notice is hereby given, that the carriages coining to her Majesty's Drawing-room, on Thursday, the 10th of April, are to fall into the line at the top of St. James's-street. come down the left hand side, and enter at the iron gate nearest to the Palace, set down at the Arcade, return by the iron gate nearest to Marlborough House, and pass through Pall-mall into St. James', square, by George-street. When called, they are to pass from St. James's square, by Charles-street, into Regent street, Jerniyn-street, come down St. James's-street as be fore, take up, and go away through Pall-mall. No hackney carriage will be permitted to come within the gates. For ail persons having the privilege of the entrée, tickets will be de livered at the Board of Green Cloth, on Tuesday nest, between the hours of 11 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 carriages of the Ambassadors, Foreign Minister:, Cabinet Ministers, and Great Officers of State may afterwards wait in the Ambassadors' Court, and those of all other persons having the entrée may wait in the 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 up the left-hand side of St. James's street. No carriage will be admitted with company a second time with the same ticket, to prevent which, it must be produced at Constitution-hill-gate, and Stable-yard. gate also, where a corner of it will be torn off by the Marshall - nen in attendance; and no person can be allowed the privilege of the entree by any other approach to the Palace than the gates last mentioned. LIVERPOOL, Lord Steward. OFFICE OF LORD CHAMBERLAIN TO THE QUEEN DOWAGER, MARLBOROUGH-HOUSE, Arm 5. The Queen-Dowager has been pleased to appoint Mr. Ser geant Henry Alworth Merewether to be her Majesty's Attor ney-General ; the Hon. James Stuart Wortley to be her Majesty's Solicitor-General ; and the Rev. George Townshend Hudson to be one of her Majesty's Domestic Chaplains. WHITEHALL, Amt., 7. The Queen has been pleased' to present the Rev. John Cook, Master of Arts, to the Church and parish of St. Leo • nards, in the Presbytery of St. Andrews and county of Fife, vacant by the death of the Rev. James Hunter, late Minister . thereof. _ . Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire. Northamptonshire Regiment of Militia—T. P. Maunsell, Esq. to be Colonel, vice Sir Justinian Isharn, Bart., deceased. April 2. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Stafford. The Queen's Own Royal Yeomanry Cavalry—Cornet A. Griffith to be Lieutenant, vice Stephens, resigned; Come' J. Sandars to be Lieutenant, vice the Ea rfferrers, resigned ; Manley, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Griffith, promoted, April Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk. Prince Albert's Own Corps of Norfolk Yeomanry Cavalry— Lieut. T. R. Buckworth to be Captain, vice Caldwell, re - signed, March 25 ; W. M. R. Haggard, Esq., to be Cap tain, vice Knight, resigned, March 26 ; Cornet D. Young to be Lieutenant, vice Buckworth, promoted, March 25 ; B. W. Currie, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Blake, resigned, March 26; G. Wood, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Young, pro moted, March 25. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire, Warwickshire - Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—Cornet W. Wilmot to be Lieutenant, vice Whalelv, resigned ; Cornet J. 0. Mason to be Lieutenant, vice Alston, resigned ; the Right Hon. Heneage Lord Guernsey to be Cornet, vice Wilmot, promoted ; C. W. Hoskyns, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Mason, promoted, March 25. The Lor:ls Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury hav ing certified to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, in pursuance of the Act 10th Geo. IV., c. 27, sec. I, that the actual surplus revenue of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, beyond the actual expenditure thereof, for the year ended the sth of January, 1845, amounted to the sum of three millions three hundred and fifty-six thousand one hundred and five pounds, eight shillings, and two-pence, the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt hereby give notice, that the suns of eight hundred and thirty-nine thousand and twenty. six pounds, seven shillings( being one fourth part of the said surplus of three millions three hundred and fifty-six thousand one hundred and five pounds, eight shillings, and two-pence) will be applied, under the provisions of the said Act, between the 7th day of April, 1845, and the sth day of July, 1845, to the following purposes, viz. : To be applied to the purchase of 5t0ck...... £230,026 7 0 To be applied to the purchase ef Exchequer bills, made out in pursuance of the Act of 57th Geo. 111., cap. 48... 600,000 0 0 £839,026 7 0 Add Interest receivable on account of Do nations and Bequests, to be applied to the purchase of Stock 1,053 5 11 £840,079 12 11 S. HIGHAM, Comptroller-General. National Debt. Office, April 4, 1845. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Edward Bownng, merchant, Lawrence-lane, Cheapside. BANKRUPTS. John Lambert, victualler, Portsmouth. street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, to surrender April 17, and May 20, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, Birchin lane ; King, St. Mary Axe. Francis Wright, builder, Earl's Colne, Essex, April 18, at eleven, and May 20, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghail-street ; Mayhew, Coggesball, Essex. John Shefford, hay merchant, Widmore-farm, rent, April 15 and May 31, at - eleven, at the Court of Bandrnptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; King, St. Mary Age. Thomas Milford, cabinetmaker, Southampton, April 15. at two, and May 13, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street; Dolman, Clif ford's Inn ; Wright, London-street, Fenchurch-street. John Hollingsworth, butcher, Paddington-street, April 18, at eleven, and May 20, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old Jewry Chambers ; Goren, South Holton-street. Elizabeth M•Knott and James Glass, coal merchants, Belvidere-road, Lambetk, April 22, at one, and May 22, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee Freeman and Co., Coleman-street. Edward Smith, cheesemonger, South Molton-street, April 18, at two, and May • 3, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings ; Pain and Hatherly, Basinghall-street. John Smith, cotton manufacturer, Barnoldswick, York shire, April 21 and May 11, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds ; Wiglesworth, Rids dale, and Craddock, Gray's Inn, London; parr, Lofthouse, and Nelson, Leeds; Hartley and Heath, Settle, Yorkshire. Edward Edwards Robinson, grocer, Wolverhampton, April 28 and May 15, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Capes and Stuart, Gray's Inn, London ; Robinson, Wolverhampton. Thomas Strutt Stuart, jun., drysalter, Liverpool, April 11 and May 13, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool ; Gregory and Co., Bedford-row, London ; Green, Liverpool. (Dividends, &c., to-morrow.) On Monday Lord Denman presented a petition from an individual who has been for three years incarcerated in the Queen's Bench, for no other crime than that he re fuses, from conscientious scruples, to take an oath. The prisoner is known to be a man of high moral character. Eighty of his fellow-prisoners have put their names to a de claration, that they believe conscientious scruples are the sole ground of his refusal to take the oath which it was pro posed to administer to him. Now surely there is something monstrouslT oppressive and unjust in laws which can thus subject a virtuous man to three years' incarceration for such an offence. The very circumstance of having conscientious scruples to taking an oath is presumptive proof that the party is a man of integrity. An unprincipled person has no such scruples: he will take oaths by the dozen. But what is the value of his swearing? He may swear falsely or truly, just as the case may be. The man, on the other hand, who cannot bring himself to swear, because he conceives the Divine injunction, " Swear not at all," is at variance with the froc otohnmefi t rd a t k ehrn i ee n it il g tgy:ko o bui f ens o g s a co t c h ft s , is relied 80,aotanhr. oaths. e Tx e lhes le w i •Q ho tnuensdaezkt:sbri Quakers, the h p etA l hn e ce,t a affirmation casemr Parliament, t i i ao on fs ,m na hardship, ao i nnd. years' u nh e a strong worthy man toPihraenedimrdp riasoinnjmneetniteefortono e t o d h o j ienegt that which others are not asked to do? we trust the matter will be brought bef ore th e House of Commons, and that the ad vocates of the rights of co • nscience will give the Government no rest until some reined be d • evil..-Advertieer. y devised for this most fearful MIDDLESEX SESJIONS The sessions commenced yesterday at ten o'clock, be fore the Assistant Judge (fir. Sergeant Adams), and a full bench of magistrates. The JuDGE charged the grand jury at considerable length upon the manner in which they should discharge their duties, and the kind of evidence by which they should be governed in finding or rejecting billy. He recommended them to take the larceny cases first, because the Court would take none other this day, the cases of assault, fraud, nui sance, &c., being postponed to another day. To return in dictments first in the latter class of cases would be a waste of the juries' own time, as well as of the magistrates'; and time was of some importance, as they had a very heavy calendar to deal with. The grand jury having retired, the Court proceeded to swear in the common juries. A great number of persons - summoned were excused on pleas of illness and other grounds. A gentleman, who described hiniself as a teacher in a public institution, claimed to be excused on the ground that he is required to give a lecture upon anatomy daily, and that the season is at hand when those lectures must be suspended. The applicant was excused. A veterinary surgeon claimed to be exempted, also, on account of his professional engagements. The Count. did not think that the case was so strong as that of the last applicant. There was nothing particulariy pressing as to time of year in the pro&ssion of the present claimant for exemption. The gentleman said that he attended a great many gentle men's horses by contract, and as the town wes now very full, the calls up') his attention were numerous. It' a horse, belonging to any of his cult , triers, were to die w hilst he was detained hare as a juror, the owner might have an action against him.—(A laugh.) Mr. Sergeant ADAMS—Oh. pooh ! If any action is brought against you, call me as a witness to prove that you were de tained by your duty here —(A laugh.) Mr. James L. Wilson, of Highbury-terrace, applied to the Court to be released from the rine tir non-attendance to his summons as a grand juror, on the ground that he had been unavoidably detained, and was only live minutes late. The JUDGE—You are excused. The officer— My Lord, the gentleman refuses to be sworn. The .JUDGE—How is that? Mr. Wilson—l have religious scruples to take an oath. The JUDGE—What are you? Mr. Wilson—l am a gen tleman. ..... The JutY.3E—•That is not what we want to know. What religious profession are you of, to entitle you to exemption from an oath ? It is a very serious claim to set up, and Ica ought to know that you have legal grounds. If you have not, your refusal to take an oath might prevent, in some pro bable case, the acquittal of an innocent person. What are you? Mr. Wilson—l consider myself a gentleman; but I am summoned here as a merchant. _ The JUDGE— Pray can you not answer a question ? You claim to be exempted from taking an oath, and I ask you what you are to have that claim? Air. Wilson—l am a linen-draper; that is, it is part of my business; but I am described as a merchant. . The JUDGE—StiII you don't answer me. Do you attend in your shop to do business as a linen-draper? Sir. Wilson —Yes, I do. The JUDGE—You come here to say that you have reli gious scruples against taking an oath, yet you cannot answer a simple quest .n. You first say you are a gentleman, and then it conus out that you are a linen-draper attendingyour own shop. You are fined 11. THE SPA-FIELDS GRAVE-YARD BAL LANTYNE, on the part of Robert Vmal and the other de fendants in this case, applied upon affidavits to have the trial postponed to next session. Ile put in the affidavits of Mr. Lewis, solicitor for the defence, to the effect that the accus , cl could not be prepared for trial in the present ssssioa, there being seventy witnesses to examine. Mr. Lewis—l have only sworn to seventy, but there are now one hundred and twenty summoned. The JUDGE said that if he. were to postpone the case in the terms of the application, the case would cane on upon a Saturday. Now, did the Learned Counsel think the case could be concluded in one day ? Mr. WILD, who appeared for the prosecution, said it would occupy two or three days. The JUDGE had a great objection to take a case of this kind on a Saturday, as it would be spread all Over the country in an unfinished state by means of the Sunday papers. After some further conversation between the bench and the bar, it was ultimately agreed that the trial should take place on Monday, the 28th of April. The Court was occupied the rest of the morning with cases of larceny possessing no particulars of the least public in tank POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MAN SION. HOUSE. A young man named Clare Hunt; who had been in the service of Mr. Reynolds, merchant, of No. 12, Austin friars, was brought up for final examination, charged with having committed forgery. J. M. Passenger, a person in the service of Mr. T. Pierce, of Ludgate-hill, dealer in cut glass, stated that, on the 10th of February, the prisoner brought an order to the fulloa ing purport ?---" Mrs. Reynolds would feel obliged by Pearce sending her by the bearer two pair of handsome quart decanters." IrVir4r•ss directed the goods mentioned in the order to be packed up and de livered to the prisoner. . Mr. Reynolds stated that the "prisorwr had left his service previously to the date of the order. The order was not in the handwriting of the witness's wife, nor was the prisoner authorised to apply for the goods either on behalf of witness or his wife. A clerk in Mr. Reynolds's house proved that the order was in the hand wrising of the prisoner. Three similar cases of forgery—one upon the pr-secti don of Mr. Bailey, of the firm o 1 Bailey and Walke-, ironmongers, another upon the prosecution of Messrs. Davenport and Co., of Fleet-street, china and glass manufacturers, and a third on the prosecution of Mr. Muchi. of Leaddnhall-street, cutler,—were also brought forward, and the prisoner was committed for trial. Henry Pratt, who has undergone several examinations before the Lord Mayor, upon charges of fraud, practised with remarkable ingenuity and success, was brought up, for the purpose of being formally' committed fur trial. The prisoner, it appeared, mentioned to the principal turnkey of the Compter, immediately before he left that prison for the Mansion House, that he had been busily occupied in his bed on the preceding night. " About whit?" asked the tazuhey. " Why," said 01 9 Ciftsi,4) laughing, "I have been reckoning up bow many girls I have regularly done ; and how many do you think ? Why, I reckoned up fie hundred that I can savar to, and that's not Rh." The depositions in a case in which Pratt was charged with having committed ft forgery upon the baliki,4. house of lierries and Co., in a eheotto for t n euinea-, purporting to bo dawn by Nlajor lferris, an officer in India, whom the prisoner pesouated with astomAing audacity, were then road o , .er. Prat had tnanal:,ed to impose sr) cornpletr-ly upon Mr. Williams, of No. 4, Ali,emarle-street, hotel and tavern-keeper, who knew the fau.ily of the Right lion. Mr. IL-rries, by st4ting that he we- Major Ilerries, t returned from ILdia, thot, Mr. Will ms actually 'At nt to the banking house hi N hieh be vt a kii:vrn. at d that he had seen the Maj••r sign it, .1-.4-que, for a gold watch, procured from Mr Dent. watchmaker, in the Strand.- It appeared that the prisoner was either a very ac complished impostor, or that he was lucky enough to find people who could be easly dupecl. Amor gst the statements which did nit form evidei,ce in any ea which is to be prosecuted, wt re several exhibiting w hat the Lord Mayor considered to he curious instances of gullibility:— A publican, who resPes in the "wide awake" localit:. of Drury-lane, was visited last Decembor b' the cap tain. who not only (although a tot.d stranger) contrived to run up a score ter se:eral gla. , sts of brandy-and wester, but borrowed five shillings fri m the pnWicati, and . five shillings more from a frinnd of the publican, who unfortunately lent a v illir g ear to the captain's his•ory of his adventures, his rail, and his expecralons. Upon that interesting occasion the captain solic.ted a vi,•it to his vessel from the pub icon e d his wife. and daughrer, to the latter of whom he promised a beautiful parrot. Three or four months ago the Captain called upon a tailor in Red Lion-plissag". and ask-11 him how he did. " I don't know you, Sir." said the tailor. "Oh yes you do," cried the Captain. " I know you, and many of your friends. Come over the way and have a bit of lunch." The tailor refused, and suspected that the captain was a bad'un, but his suspicion was removed by a publican in the neighbourhood, who said it was ;.11 right, and he sold a waistcoat to his customer for 15 shillings, which he was never to see. It was soon found that the publican bad himself been done, and that th• y had received invitations to the ship and promises of parrots, A gentleman, who resides near Berkeley square w,s, it appeared, introduced by his s• •licit.tr to the captain, who hearing that this gentleman had been educated us a surgeon, said without hesitation that he had himself walked Guy's Hospital. They agree.! to sup together with a party, of which the captain was to be chair man. The captain, however, imparted to his new acquaintance that he wanted the loan of a suit of private clothes for the ocea-ion, as he had no clothes within his imm , (Fate reach except naval uniforms. By his off-hand addres, the Captain succeeded in getting a new coat, value four guineas, and a pair of boots from this victim, ant he easily supplied the other deficiencies his dress from the wardr. be of an.,ther. To the supper the Captain brought a soldier, or a cot p ral of the Girirds, to the surprise of all, hut he ma naged to make a satisfactory apology. The clothes were, as urght - be expected, never returned ; the gentle• man had 1....ked everywhere about the docks for the captain, but he de: paired of ever catching him, until he saw an account of his adventures in the Times. The pri4oner was committ+ r? upon the charve of for. fiery upon the house of 11.-rries and Co., and upon the s.parate charges of fraud committed upon Mr. G;%+ land, Mr. Stammers, Mr. R-b,on, and Mr. Howard. It was considered unnecessary to take the derosi in any other case ; but it was stated th a t s i nce t h e 19,h o f 14:t. month upwaFds of fi ty clear cases could he es tatd,shed. UL ERKEA , WELL. A dreadful riot ocent r4.d at the Chalk-road on Mon(!a,v last about two o'clock, which oriL inated in a dispute be tween some labourers who ‘i ere drinking at a beer. shop in the neighbourho , d. Tt.ey were forced out of the place ; and, having separated int two partes, one at tacked the other with shovtl-. spa , ii - -e, and other imple m, nts which lay Shout, the TIPW !din's, Arising out Of this affray foto , teem n,on4 d (`arny. Edward and Jolut II a ke, were el.a• god ve4i h ting and wouodin,4 s 17- rhipersiow. Edward Burke had fearful wound on bis right eh- ek, and each 4 , f the other prison,-rs bore marks of violence. It appeared that the policeman Stoker interfered to suppress the distwhance, and was attacked by Edmund Burke, who knock- d him tl..wn. The other prisoners then kicked sit d tramtth d upon him in the most savage manner. A man named Powell interfered on heh9lF or the constab'e, hut Edirund Burke knocked him down with a shovel, and the mho r prix , ners, whilst he was prostrate. treated him so bar barously that hr has been since unable to leave his bed. Two other men. named Warren awl tes, interfered for the same humane pu , pose. Warren lies so mt - 4eh beaten that - he depos , d he had ben voraitimr bltY)d during the night. and Was enable to swallow ativthio. Kaytes receiv , d a chop of tie shovel on the back of the head, from which he bled a great deal Several police, men (amongst abets. Way re, of the G division) were hurt, but riot seriously. Mr. COMBS remanded all the pritoners, until it was known whether the suff.ren would recover, an refused to take less bail for their appearance than two sureties in 401. for each pris,nner. THE HAN'S I'EAD ivtURDER. As yet nothing positive is known as to the day on which the trial of the prisoner Rocker is to take place ; but during the whole of yesterday applications were being made to the Sheriffs for tickets of admission to the court, by nobbr and distinguished persons, who exprcasr-d their desire to be present. The excitranent upon the subject appears to be as great, if inde,d it is not greater, as at the trial of C, turv, islet.. for the murder of Lord - W. Russell. and in order . to p,a , v,nt eonfusion and ine,n c ,•- nience the Sheriffs have tleterrnined that no person -hall he admitted except by tiekets, and as they mill he issued for no more persona thau can Is. C:lnVeneritly ac commodated in the Court, all unnecessary c• nfu sion will be avoided. Tie prosecution will be con ducted by . the Solicioir-Genentl, Mr. Bodkin, and two other counsel, on behalf of the Crown; and Mr. Clark son and Mr. Ballantioe are retain e d t o m en d th e pH boner. Jr. vas at first thought probable, on account of the heavy business At the present session of this Central Criminal Court. that the trial would not come on berere Satarday, hut us it is expected to last more than (we and it would be exeeedinglv incrinvenient •to adliurn over the Sunda`, and he, p the jury looked no ali that time, it it understood to be now arrange I that the trial shall take place" on Thurday or Frl'ay, but, this will be finally settled when the judges come down on Wetimes day morning. It appears that there are to be two in dictments preferred wrtinst the nri-over. one for the murder, and ani , ther for the robbery; and the fol lowing is the form in w , tich the • prisoner stsnds charg-d - in the ettbndar : '"Fhomas Henry Hoak,-r, .aged 22. teacher,' coupeitted by J. R , wlinsen. Esq., raof T. WAlt.e. Esq, Coreeter, for the wilful murder of James !Hartle. Detained, also, for a robbery on James [), lame. and steslittg One watch, one lino-. and twelve sovereigns, his goods and moneys, and immediately her , re the sail robbery w.,und ing the said James Delartat." Shonld the primmer, therefore escape conviction upon the c har g e o f tour :or, he will 11:. tried for the robbery with vi-lertee, an offence which, until a receot alteration of th ,, statute, was also capital, but which, a t prese et, on , v subjects the party convicted of it to transportation fur fifteen years. 'We understand that order?, have been iesued by the Admiralty to discontinue raising men for the Nave. e t is difficult to account for this ; as we believe that the ships recently eomtnissioned are still coesiderable short of their established complements. aed we are net aw a r e that auything has occurred in the asp - ct of our foreig n relations to do away with the necessity of having a small squedron prepared for any sudden emergency ; indeed,. the additional grant for the navy was not proposed this purpose. but to have a hemp squadron for the exer cising and training of men and ffiettre What can have happened to render this training now armee. s.ary Shipping Gazette. On Sunday nivht as the ° wily of Mr. T. French, residing at 30, Oxendon-street, Haymarket, were about re tiring to rest, they were alarmed at hearing an unusual noise in one of the upper rooms, and knowing their own family were in the lower part of the house, Mr. French at once instituted a strict search, and sueceeded in discovering a man secreted under a bedstead. Mr. French quickly dragged him from his hiding place; he did not make any resistance, pretere ling to be drank.—Upon the same evening a man was found under nearly similar circumstances at Mr. Chambers', 42,W ti it comb-street. The men.were both handed over to the police. On Monday the numerous public asylums for the shelter of the houseless poor in the metropolis, consisting of those in Playhouse : yard, Glasshouse-yt.rd, O; le street, Marylebone, and Market-street, Paclei won, closed for the season. The number of unfortunate individuals who have received shelter and food in the above excellent asylums since their com mencement, in the early part of December last, has been upwards of 140,000, many of whom would have perished from cold and hunger had not those ,places been open to re ceiva them. DEAFNESS --ACOUSTIC TNSTRUMENTS.-39, Albe marle•str,et, Piccadilly.--Invisible Voice Com - he-tore, when fixed in the cavity of the ears, are not more uncem• fertable nor perceptible than having a small piece of wool in its place. They enable individuals at an ad • vanced age, and of f irty or fifty years' standing of ex- trema fleetness, instantly. to join in venerai conveNgti , n, and to catch the sound of a dioant, low speaktr, at. church, theatre, &c. They pour the conversation into the ears to such an extent, that in most severe cases deafness cannot be observe d Also original Ear Cor nets, French, German, and Spanish Artifieiel - Fars, end improved Hearing Trumpets of every description. Many et those instruments have received the approbation of Royal Society end Royal Institution of Great. Bri tain. The Newly Invented Spectacles, immediately ',hey are placed before extremely- imperfect vision, it. 's brought to its youthrul;'natural, and original state. also Achromatic Telcecoees, Opera-glasses, Micro scopes, Sze.—Clantion : Messrs. S. owl B. Solomons, )pticians and Aurists, are not in any way connected with i person of the same entre in their immediate neieh ecturhood, nor in any part of the ceuntry. To prevent mistakes; he eauti:itie. and observe—Only to be t. a d at 19. Albemarle-street. Piccadilly oppesito the York Hotel A DVERTISEM ENT ] —CURE OF A CASE op. I ND/ . GEi.'TION, WITH CONSTIPATION OF THE BOWELS. BY HOLLOWAY'S PILLS I .—E X! rae.t of a letter from G. Bax ter, Esq., author of " The. Beok of the Bestiles," &c., dated the Brytin, Newtown, Montgomeryshire, the 13th March, 1845 :—" To Professor Holloway. Sir, I con sider it my duty to inform yo:), that a few boxes of your Pills, which I purchesed .of Mr. Morrie, druggist, fit Newtown, have cured me of constant indigestion and constipation of the bowels, which application to literary pursuits had long entailed upon me. I should strongly recommend - authors and studiously disposed persons generally to use your valuable Pills.—(Signed) G. 11. W. Baxter." Sold by all respectable Venders of-Medi cines, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, where advice may be bed gratis. MARKET NEWS.- YESTERDAY , %VrEi SMITIMELI).—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/ 10:4 to 4. : as"' ful ditto, 4/ 15s to 5/4s; fine Upland do., 5/sst , 5. lOs . Clover Hay, 4/ lOs to 6/; Oat Straw, 18s 21: Wheat Straw , 2/ tc, 21 2s per load. Supply moderately good, and trad. very firm. CUIVIRERLAND.—Ctiarse Meadow Hay, 3/ 15s to 4) 15 4 useful ditto, 4/ Pi: , to 5' 6s; tine Upland ditto, 5173 to 511251 . Clover flay, 4; 8s to 5/ 16s; Oat Straw, 1/ 18s to W. Wip..dst Straw. ' 211 s to 2/ 3s per load. A fair average supP lit and a steady demand, at full prices. HITECHArk:L.—(.oaI se Meadow Hay, 31 15s to 4. 10 3 ; uso-ful ditto, 4/ 12s to 5/ 4s; tine Upland ditto, 5 / 6, 14) 5/10s; Clover Hay, 4' 10s to 6/; Oat Straw. I/ 18 s to 14 heat Straw, 2' to 2' 2s per load Supply good, and tracts throughout somewl;at bri,k. SuGAn.—There has been a good business doing in Briti.-11 Plantation, about 700 hhds having been sold, but at rattle!" lower prices for the low and mid descriptions, w hi c h are no w comparatively very cheap. The public sales have chi en i consisted of 150 hhds Barbadoes (new crop), 4.772 bags 8 ;:', 4 94 casks Bengal. the Barbadoes sold briskly ' to L9s tOr mit. to fine yellow, being comparatively Tel high prices. Tie Bengal was crieflv taken in above 1: value ; the rvmainder st , ld at previ,;us quotations. st , ch of Briti , i! Plantation in Leakti on the Ist instant W.: 11 ; 655 hhds 1,177 tierces, against 47,900 lihds 467 tierces • Oar time last year.. The quantity landed this year t o t he let inst. was 1,:00 hhds larger the April, 1844. The tr sumption this year to the same date is 5.000 hhds less. 1 , 1 : 11 stocks of Br;:zil. Mauritius and East India, are all decide°,,, larger, and the consumption t f those descriptions has increase' tisiderahlv. CoFFE.L6S3 bags Ceylon (chiefly D.P. kind), and 11 E bales .Nlucha leered by auction ; only part of the.fortper foto' be yrs at 455 6d to LoN 6tt for good to fine ord, fine to tiL' e ditto B.P. kind, 54s to 68s, and mid to fine colory ditto t 5213 to E6s per cwt., Leing About former prices. The 3 1 ° ci 1 chiefly sold at 58s to Gls for mid quality', "''` c • are barely previous rates. The stock of British Plantatio n larger this year than on the Ist of April, 1844. The quentli.) lauded this year is rather less, and the consumption bag, fallen off. The stocks of East India are rather larger, ba the consumption has increased, as also that of Foreign. (5 Rum.—The stock in London on the Ist inst., was 113,, puns 3,329 hhds, against 11,704 puns 2,121 hhds. et h,, time last year. The quantity landed has considerably 15, creased this year, but the home consumption has 1450 011: The quantity landed last week at the tast and West Is'.' Docka was, 173 puns 228 hhds, and there were taken home eoisrunption, 172 puns 35 hhds, and exported 4-° r _ puns 114 hbds.. SncEs: , -412 chests Cassia Lignea, and 2,312 bags Pen d About one-half of the Pepper waa disposed of at 21/0 to 29 0 6 04 for mid to flue Sumatra, being the extreme value; i f ; Penang (hut dusty) was taken in at 2 5 ,0, but was ar i t ' s s wards sold at 2%d to 2%d. The Cassia mostly so h ' 52s 6d to 64m for ord to good quality. . . llEmP.—C:ean was 28s 10d per cwt. TALLOW.—P.Y.O is 38s 6d to 38s 3d per cwt on the 5 0 and Town 41s per cwt. Corros,.—The market is firmer. TEA —This article continues dull, but there is a fair 03 ' sumption going on. ( From the London New Price Current of April S.) ,t;GAR.—To-day grocers and refiners were induced t o pitychase mxtensively of West India Sugar. The urge Van tl s o of 1,000 hhds and tierces was disposed of. At public sale 1 bunts of new Barbado,s, and 63 hhds 48 tierces 5 barrels,,h St. Lucia were offered this afternoon, the former met W i ll i ,' less attention, and prices declined is for good and fin e ' i l i l o _ls to 2s pet cwt for low and middling qualities ; tine ,ve':to went at 56s to 57s Gd, good 52s 6d to 54s 6d, middling 48' of 51s Gd , low 45s to 47s 6d, very low heavy 40s, the latter we4,i, rather cheaper, good yellow selling at 455, m iddling 4 2 s us n d low 41s to 41s 6d, common brown 375, middling 389, • Common greyish 40s to 40s 6d per cwt. he:mem-To-day large purchases were made in Refuse good, by the halite trade, and, hi consequence of the 5 . 63 ply not being arge, they were compelled to pay 64 The to 65s for brown, and 66s per cwt for standard lumps• a n accounts came from Russia, static g that Sugar has crea ted o eateeeive. demand here, and an advance in prices ha' tal on place, sales having been m.,de at 32s 6d to 3 34 ,• Loaves the transactions are upon a more extended sea ls, 34 5 Ygher rates are paid, 10Ib , selling at 355, and 141b5 a t ,„ r per cwt. The quantity of Crushed Sugar sold since Sa` - t e, day has amounted to the enormous quantity of from 1, 5 1, a 1 2,000 tons, and nearly all tbr Russia. Of" Dutch Ut el ' . Street 6CO hhds have been disposed of. Mama - In.-The supply havisg been large, a furthet dine in prices Is per cwt. has taken place for all dese,„rita t ions, excepting tip yellow, which has sustained the fol" . currency. I„tsT INDLA. -This afternoon, at public sale, 2,81 5 hag 4 , o e, Beegel Sugar were sold at full rates excepting the bl .( 1 ) p which went cheap; tine abbe brought 53s to 565, 14 0° a d to to 525, middling damp 50s rid to 545, washed 47s Lop 51s; good sound strong yellow Mauritius kind 485, u' o ot and washed 46s 6d to 47s 6d, middling greyish damp b, r ir ss 31s to 31s 6d, and washed 29s per cwt. 2,982 bags of 313 `415, were disposed of at the full worth, good yellow at 3 as, riddling 38.- Gd to 40e, low 375, damp and washed 37s 10 t, low ditto 33s 6d to 355, and very low brown 31s 6d Pe rc , - ert" Font:lGet.-To-day there was much inquiry after a a n ' oa t of Foreign, but business was checked by the stiff rate' a fitly *ere asked. The private sales are 180 c h ea t s o f goal 3r r a ling brown Bahia at 1 9s to 19s sd, a small parcel of n";"SallS yellow 1-Levan:lab at 21s 6d to 225, arid 1,500 bags of 3 1 °' at 20e per cwt. I We° CoFFeE.-This afternoon holders of native cepa' bell more inclieed to realise, but the trade were cautious in t o at proceedings; of 1,243 bites at public sale two-thirds _ o f pekes establishing a decline on those of the last auction 949 Is to Is Gd per cwt, good ordinary pale Brazil se lling al e A t per cwt. • Or Mocha several parcels were sold privatelYs93 easier rates ; that is to say, middling quality at 575 t° per cwt. on TEA-To-day the business transacted in Tea wa s 11,- ea more extended scale, but not at better prices ; low C00 10 6 ' 1 0 4 Corigou selling at 83 to 80, ordinary to good ordinary' so 9d to 10d. Twankey fair useful Is 2d to is 2Jecl. and I°s' a . rs to Is ld per lb. Public sales will be shortly declared , ta will be a large quantity brought tbrward. le e as‘e° MoLASsEs.- This afternoon a p arce l o f Antie 3 l So aa s . ki was sold privately at 18s p er cw t . A t pu blic sale of Tamarinds were all taen in at 2s er cwt. ale° RUM, BRANDY, AND Ho k LLANDS.- 1 In the value of - --Il l: t ele there is no variation to notice. Calcutta has met wi th attention, but at present no - further decline has taken P'!; li s Demerara must be quoted rather cheaper, 100 puns la‘ Ild y been sold at 2a Gil to 2s 10(1 fey 28 to 37 per cent O. P. In 13r3 e n e , t Nov, has been p t tle businessalone, and the stock is a largei;el o-lay there was more lersieeas transacted in all kulloy Rum, but not at. better prices. Jamaica of common q ° 3 ',64 was sold at 3s 2d to 3s 4d, middling 3s `:d to 3s Bd, goo t , i f ee' to 4s, superior 4s 2d to ss. Leeward Proof Is 10d, s',eutea rare 28' ti 39 per cent over proof 2s 6d to 2s 11d, and Calc • proof ls 8,1 g o o d pllo „ n isi RICE.-A business transacted upon former te low ro middling white fetching; Ils 6d to 12s, and to ' n' 12s 3,1 to 12s 6(1 per cwt. Madras is wanted, and price' - t ae tinue firm,yellow 9s 6d to 10. s 6d per cwt. Of Javtlicol, supply is scaida ; white is worth Its Its 6d, and Y 'l,OO lOs to 10s 6d. Te market. has a fir in appearance ler ti e s Rice; Patna - fetching 14s to 18s, aid Carolina 23s to 2 5 ' . cwt. The market is scantily supplied. Coctiosesae this aft e rn o o n was kioug'it after, and 119, 91 Honduras at public s a l e were so ld, common s ilvers 0t: 5 0C 1 to 4s .10d, middling; 4s 1111 to ss, good 5s Id to 5s 2 "' Granilla 2s 6d to 4 s 4(1 per lb. ,ed SAL:I'm:TIM-This afternoon little business was trans here by private treaty ; 341 bags of Madras at public sale „pt• oily partly sold at 21s 6d for good strong grey 1 0 1 P er refraction being barely tohe former prices. etl Olasl o Ced Oil a od business bas.been transac t es -291 I:.s to a, 1; and in Southern the Operations are tew:ed, g0“ , .1 fine quality 28/ 108 to 301, and low t ° dates , 27/ to 2SI per tun. Pale Seal is held forl ,0 straw 29/ to 29110 a, yellow 271 to 28/ 10s, and brown 2° . t att 26/ lOs per tau. S perm i s wan t e d, an d pric e s are firm; 13 l p er at 86/ to 87/ f t • first. quality, and American 83l to ad' e s' tun. •For Linseed Oil prices are on the advance, and 3 ' i 0, tensire theiness has been transacted at 25s 9d to 26,1 ove spot. an d at 26 s 3d to 25, 'n 6d per cart for delivery. '' r e esli' 38s 6,1 to 396 tbe pale, and at 37s 6d to 38s per cwt for "'S t os; Olive Oil is selling at firm rates; Gallipoli at 411 to 4 1 . 003 Spaeish 40/. to 401 103; Barbary and Levant 391 to : 37 per tun. For Palm prices are not so firm. r rtha Tase 11cI ow.-ders of Russian have su b m itted to a kea redeetien in prices, 38s to 38s 6d per cwt have been L a t he P Y C of first quality; for delivery there are seers at,,,ces reduced rates 38s 3d to 38s 6d per cwt for the lot v : r all• months of the year. but few purchasers are to be nt e a t as pet Town. Tallow has been in increased supply ; 38 5 t ° l ale cwt are the rates taken tbr parcels, net cash. At pU be tat 439 pkts, 77 hhals, and 7 bxs of South American 010 30s lid to 37s for low to goed; and 149 casks of New , P Wales 35s 3d to 3Ss 6(lper cwt. • a" is understood to he the intention of Sir "sl C. the Pier to bring the case of the masters of the navy before , rb , H Huge on the introduction of the Navy Estimate& i .,01 efficiency of these officers is generally acknowledged , but v;roi, some cause, which is by no means intelligible , they are.cllfol paratively shut out from the benefits due to long and service afloat, and it is to be hoped that measures vo' adopted to place this valuable class of officers in s Teed equitable position in their profession. A suggestion has h id made fer placing masters on the list of lieutenants. 0"0.,e would bring them within the scope of the patronage et. o w Crown. The whole case appears- to deserve the best , sideration of the Government and the Legislature. - r -ri f e t l y ,o SIR WALTER SCOTT ON BEAUTY.—In one o : dor u delightful deseriptions of f"- male loveliness to , the pages of this interesting writer, he alludes grant and balmy mouth and pearly set of teeth. ns ing awing the li-st attributes of f" minine bentl`Y. „re' care and consairv:.iion therefore of ornament'' s() „' of ciotis and itnpurtaut, cannot fail t. become ohj ec ; high interest, and our . own e'xperience induces u s I; e st l sitatingly to recommend "Rowland's Odonto, or Dentifrice," as an indispensable appendage t , the 1- r v e . e ld e, t their ag be ,:s a i t t .i t f v "Balmy and per f l e 3 of beauty, and as calculated to heighten and P ress ji l acid " Pearly Tee- ' . in all O On the 7th inst., at St. Peter's, Pimlico, by the ,/ 7 en e o doP W the Archdeacon Macd o nald, the H o nourable D'ANY n phis Osborne, fourth son .Lord Godolphin, to Anne nisrf rice. daughter of the lat e Rev. William Douglas, Prebe of Westminster, and Chancellor of the Diocese of Salishuriiev. On the 27th ult., at St. Brelade's Church, Jersey , tb„, e ,,,,e 4 William Lraithwaite, M.A., to Laura Elizabeth, r:u;orent, daughter of the late Commissary-General Pipon, of On the 3d ins'., at St. George's, Hanover-square, N'7.6,104 Percival Buxall, eldest son of W. Boxall, Esq. , t h e Is le Parade, Brighton, to Caroline, younger daughter of William Money, Esq., of Hanover-street, Hanover-squagoisl On the 3d inst—at Brompton Church, Major Baron, Engineers. to Miss Hughes, of Brompton. • h:, :r On the 6th inst., at. Dalston, Emma Sarah, the w if e ° Dohie, Esq , Lixniouth-street, Wilmington- square. r yr • On the 6th inst., Coleritte, eldest son of the Rev' J. Vickery, aged q 6. On the sth inst., Racliael, wife of W. K. Walker, , Grange, Leicester Forest. On the 6th inst., at Albion-villas, Islington, Ann. relict the bite Rev. h. .latnes, Rector of Rad;tok e and AL'` Soinerset, aged s otto On the 6th inst., at Kensington-gore, Amelia Finne wife of Samuel Redgrave, Esq. ed t °. On the 6th inst., at Rochester, Miss Esther B aker, On the 6th inst., Elizabeth Caroline , t he wife of ,` Reeve, of Fetter-lane. )1 ~ - Printed ;:iud 11113RDO '"; N l / 4 ). tUt, Strand., Printer. al The Sun °aces ti Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, faille t7l(ll4dleiez, Wednertley, April % 1345. . - • P CAL: LA s Caw/ , Co t:., Uil 24; w: • st (!u: .r a , I, lk, M 8 -.),,,, '" , 1 „,_•• It J , nt l , 1 t efov ~,,,,,- I J ' 'lnes , 4, 4 . 24 Ii .1111 filr ' %e Jo '~Pit ~eMr e . ..,,;,R,; 1t,,,, 74%1 On e 11 4n11 3 3 0,00 c flrom 41 1 rn, ur leeß 4rl6r, ' lii th e cn ttlt %nark. " 4 4,_ `4,t)n; Tl, l tiiitn t , ttlicd ft i, nn ti 0a goot iv. On tile 4th inst., at Claremont House, Alilbrook, near' ampton, the lady of U W. Pitt, Es q , of a son. On I i•e sth last., at Cain !lagers Rectory, Gloucest e the waft of the Rov. 1-lc nry B. Forster, of a daughter. Goof/ On tins sth inst., at Eltham, the lady of Captai n Royal Artillery, nt a ion.