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Tbirb Mbttion THE FUNDS-(C BRITISH FUNDS. Indian Stock pm. Ditto Eonds B6 pm Ditto Old Annuities Ditto New Annuities — Ex. Bills, 1,0004 I•Xd Ditto 5001. Ditto Small pm. ,Bank Stock for Acct 198% Consols for Acct. 98% India Stock for Acct I FUNDS. Aust'Aan, 5 per Cent — IPortuguese, 5 per Cent ...... '79 Belgian, 5 per Cent — Ditto, New Ditt0.......... ..... Brazilian Bonds — Prussian, 5 per Cent ..... .... Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent — ;Russian, 5 per Cent IIS thllian, 6 per Cent 'Ditto, Metallic — Colombian, 6 per Cent 5 per Cent 24 Ditto, 1824 :Ditto, 3 per Cent 3;;{ s Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent 93 ' Ditto, Deferred — Danish, 3 per Cent Greek, 18 . ..5, 5 per Cent...... Exchange —4. —c. Mexican, 5 per Cent Ditto, 6 per Cent., 1837 Dutch, 2% per Cent_ 571 A Peruvian, 1825, 6 per Cent — 'Ditto, 5 per Cent lO2 OSING PRICES.) Bank Stock ....... 3 per Cent. Red. 3 per Cent. Cons. • 973% 3y, per Cent. Re-1 New 3Y, per Cent 102% New 5 per Cent. — Long Annuities to expire Jan. 1860 Oct. 1859. ..... Jan. iezo - pm - pm. SHARES. Birmingham and Derby (100 paid) — Ditto Thirds (25 paid) Ditto Eighths (1/. lOs paid) 4 IA Birmingham and Gloucester (100 paid) Bl Chester and Holyhead ( 5 paid) 634 Eastern Counties (23 paid) ... 134 Ditto Registered (8/6s 8,1 paid) Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid) Gravesend, Rochester, and Chatham (234 paid) 1 % Great North of England (100 paid) 9 9 1,1 Great Western (75 paid) Ditto Half Shares (50 paid) Harrowgate and Knaresboro' ( 3 paid)......... Hull and Selby (,50pa id) 6O Lancaster and Carle ( 5 paid) 7% London and Brighton (50 paid) London and Birmingham (Stock) London and Guildford Junction ( 5 paid) London and South Western (41/. 68. 10d. paid) — Ditto Eighths (15s. paid) London and Croydon (Trunk) Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) ll5 _.. - . Ditto Half Shares (30 paid) 4914 Manchester and Birmingham 46 Norwich and Brandon ( 2 paid) 7% Northern and Eastern (45 paid) Ditto Scrip (15 paid) 25 Paris and Orleans (20 paid) Paris and Rouen (20 paid) 3 4 5' South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) 3.5 West London Thames Extension 1 2 paid) York and North Midland (50 paid) 122 Ditto New Shares (20 paid) York and Scarborough Branch (2).. paid) SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. GLOBE.—The Rev. Herbert Marsh—whose course of scandalous immorality has excited a very painful sensation in all quarters where clerical consistency is regarded as essential to the purposes for which the Christian ministry was instituted, and the Church exists—is not likely to escape the consequences of his conduct. Had the law been powerless to punish such Conduct by protracted suspension, or absolute depriva tion, the scandal would have passed from the indivi dual to the body. The Church must have received deep, if not incurable, injury, both in character and efficiency, by this serious defect of discipline within her pale. Had this habitual frequenter of houses of infamy—this intimate associate and paramour of the "dress girls" of these establishments of vice—who in prosecuting one of them for extorting large sums of money from his purse, by threats of exposing his conduct to the public eye, was compelled to become the herald of his own shame, the narrator of his own gross and continued immoralities—we say, had the Bishop of Peterborough's exposition of the state of discipline in the Chur,Ai been established as the actual state of the law, and the Rector of Barnack and Prebendary of Peterborough remained unaf . fected in his clerical office, and in the receipt of the revenues of his valuable ecclesiastical preferments, every friend of the Church of England would have mourned the inefficiency of her discipline, while her enemies would have exulted over her humiliating posi tion, and Infidels would have triumphed in her dis grace. This, happily, is not the case. A reference to the report of what took place last evening in the House of Lords in this painful case, will show that the Church Discipline Act is not quite so incompetent to deal with such delinquencies as the Bishop of Peterborough had supposed. Lord Campbell clearly showed that though the Act barred proceedings against Mr. Marsh, on account of the time which had elapsed—in this respect the Act may be designated " a statute of limitations"—yet that the Bishop is not tied up from instituting proceedings to remove from the Church so unworthy a minister, though the offences he has committed were perpetrated out of the diocese in which his living is situated. It is matter of regret that the means of reaching, cases of disgraceful conduct in clergymen—notwith standing the improvement effected by the Church Discipline Act—ate still very inferior to the laws and regulations for the same purpose, by which the other institutions of the country are protected from the con sequences of having persons unworthy of their profes sion fastened upon them. In the army or navy, a . charge against an officer is immediately placed in a course of investigation. A court-martial is directed to be held. " Conduct unworthy the character of an . officer and a gentleman," if proved against the indi vidual thus accused, is necessarily followed by "dis missal from the service." If the case be marked by circumstances of aggravation, he is declared " hereby incapable of again serving her Majesty in any military or civil capacity." Why might not the " Commission of Inquiry," which the Church Disci pline Act empowers the Bishop to issue, have authority to pronounce upon the case—not merely to the extent of determining that there is sufficient ground for proceeding against the party, but upon the facts stated—the finding being subject to the revision of the Archbishop, who might, in serious cases, summon to his assistance two or three Bishops, by whom the whole proceed ' ings might be reviewed, and the finding of the Commission of Inquiry upon the facts either confirmed or modified. Surely, conduct un worthy of the character of a clergyman and a Christian, ought to be dealt with as promptly, and the party proved to have committed it be deprived of his spiritual functions as entirely, as " con duct unworthy: of the character of an officer and a gentleman," certainly incurs dismissal from the army or navy ! So strict was the practice of the early Church with reference to the morals of its clergy, that a minister once deprived of office for any gross scandal—although, upon affording proofs of peni tence, he might be received back to its communion— ' was never restored to his clerical functions. The discipline might be severe ; but it was salutary. Though individuals betrayed into vicious indul gence might suffer deeply—in some instances, perhaps, tco deeply—for their faults, yet the effect was beneficial. The Church was thus pre served from the reproach which immorality in its ministers never fails to occasion. The offending member was cut- off, that the whole body might avoid the scandal and contamination of his retention. With one more remark we shall dismiss this unwelcome sub ject. The Bishop of Peterborough's explanation of, and apology for, his non-interference in the case of Mr. Marsh, when first brought before him, will be read with regret. His Lordship was made acquainted with the circumstances—if not to the full extent, yet to a sufficient extent to show that great profligacy had been committed by a clergyman of his diocese and a dignitary in his Cathedral church. He appears, how ever, to have been rather influenced by feelings of sympathy for the mother of the offender, than sti mulated by duty to in ves ti ga t e the scandal. A tre mulous apprehension of the consequences to the re latives, should he be compelled to exert himself in the matter, restrained him from performing his duty to the Church of which he is an overseer. The respon sibility of acting in such a case ought to be removed from an individual, however elevated, and transferred to a number of persons, on whom should devolve the duty of acting promptly and efficiently in such matters. If the law be capable of reaching Mr. /larsh's case; we presume , after what took pl ac e l as t night, th a t it w il l be immediately v e h n i f e o i rc h ed— in mercy both to him and the Church of himself unworthy. If it be Ndefecti. e has proved h suffer him to escape, a very strong o c f as a elf .e o ' o r increased powers powers is supplied. The necessity established. rz e u d s discipline could not be more clearly If there ever was a time when flagrant misconduct in clergymen could be allowed to pass unvisited with the severest censures from those who are constituted the guardians of its purity, that time. has p asse d away. The only security of the Church, as a na tional institution, is found in the estimation in which it is held for character and efficiency by the nation; and those are its best friends who labour to preserve it from whatever tends to lower it in public opinion. STANDARD. —The unhappy case of Mr. Marsh was again noticed in the House of Lords last night. Lord Campbell expressed an opinion that the Bishop of Peterborough was mistaken in supposing that he could not take cognisance of the offences of his clergy, if committed beyond the limits of his diocese. The Noble and Learned Lord, however, did not dispute the other objection to a proceeding against Marsh— the lapse of time ; • this objection must, therefore, be considered as insurmountable. The Bishop of Peterborough thanked Lord Campbell for the infor mation he had communicated, and wasted an eloquent and complete vindication upon his own conduct, which needs none. It is now quite too 'evident that the Bishop has no power of remov ing Marsh from the Church, let his Lord ship exert himself as he may; but here another ques tion arises. Supposing that the Ecclesiastical Court were still open for the admission of the case, who ought to pay the heavy costs of a suit for the removal of the delinquent ? We know who must in the present state of the law pay these costs — not the delinquent, not the, patron who has pre sented the delinquent, or the patron's representatives, not the Crown,. which, as representing the people and the Church, is the ultimate gainer, none of these—but the bishop—the bishop who is thus required to protect the Church, not merely by vigilance in watching for offenders but by punishi n g the o ffe n d er , proprio marti. I s this fair ? Is it just that time Bishop should be punished by a heavy fine, we shall FOREIG • irtrp stiN, LOW.OOIq sATrittnAY PavvN see how heavy, for the offences of the :man of whom, in the majority of cases, he knows nothing; whom he either finds established in his diocese, or is com pelled to receive from the hands of a patron ? Is it politic ;thus to impose a penalty upon the Bishop's vigilance, and to make it thus his interest to con nive at the offences of those whom he is appointed to superintend ? This interest, we are firmly convinced, would not have the slightest weight with any one Bishop of the Right Reverend Bench of the United Church, as it is now filled; but we may not always have such Bishops ; and even now, the consideration that in denouncing the offences of one of his clergy to a Bishop, you put your hand deep into his Lordship's pocket, must occasionally prevent such denunciations and screen offenders. If the thing happens but occasionally and rarely, it is be cause offences are rare indeed. But were the state of affairs different, the fear of ruining the Bishops would frequently make good men pause before calling for an exercise of the episcopal authority. About ten years ago the public was scandalised by a case not very unlike that of Marsh—such cases olcur about once in ten years among 15,000 clergy men !—the case of Dr. Free. We have heard, and we believe, that the removal of that wretched man from the Church cost his suc cessive diocesans, Pelham and Kaye (for the litigation ran through two incumbencies), no less a sum than thirteen hundred pounds. Nor are we quite certain that the suit came to a regular termination; for Free was run over and killed in Gray's Inn lane in a state of drunkenness, much about the time when the suit would regularly have ended. Be this, however, as it may, the removal of this unworthy person cost thirteen hundred pounds, paid by his two Bishops • and as Marsh is a much richer man, it would be perfectly within his power to make his removal more expensive to the Bishop of Peterborough. We regret that the Church cannot be relieved of the unworthy Rector of Barnack ; but we own that our regret is somewhat alleviated by the considera tion that the escape of that unworthy per son spares the Bishop of Peterborough a fine of 1,0001., and it might be 2,0001. We have thought it right to direct public attention to this view of the question, because it seems to us a monstrous thing to throw upon the Bishop the whole expense of the expulsion of unworthy clergy men. There is no other such anomaly; everywhere else the public pays the services rendered to the public, or, as we suspect, the public would be worse served than it is. The Bishop only is expected to give his money for the public good. As it is likely that the subject will come before Parliament, we hope that this important point will be considered. CONVERSION OF SCOTT MURRAY, ESQ. M.P. FOR BUCKS, TO THE ROMAN CATHOLIC FAITIL—OXFORD, MARCH 15.—A sensation has been produced in the University by let ters received among the Tractarians from Rome, with infor mation that Scott Murray, Esq., B.A. of Christ Church, has just conformed in that capital to the Romish faith. It is anticipated that the Hon. Gentleman, who has sat in Par liament for Bucks since the commencement of the present Parliament, will forthwith vacate his seat for that county. Mr. Murray belonged to the Young England party, but had paired off till after the Easter recess. His vote is of course suspended until he has taken the oaths prescribed for Roman Catholic Members. This conversion is stated in the Univer sity to be the 18th from among Mr. Newman's disciples which has taken place since the year 1841. Other conversions are spoken of.—Evening Paper. TRIAL OF THE MURDERER OF THE MARQUIS OF NORMANDY'S GAMEKEEPER.—George Lowther and Mat thew Pearson yesterday took their trial at York, for the murder of John Moffatt, the head gamekeeper to the Marquis of Normanby—the first as principal, and the second as aiding and abetting. The facts of this melan choly case, arising out of the operation of the Game-laws, are too fresh in the minds of our readers to require repetition. The jury found Lowther guilty and acquitted Pearson. The Judge, in passing sentence of death upon the wretched man, said that he had been convicted on the clearest testimony of depriving a fellow -creature of life, and that he could not hold out to him the slightest hope of a relaxa tion of the law in his case. Pearson was then called upon, and admonished by the Learned Judge, who trusted that th e unhappy end to which his companion would soon come would operate as a warning to him, and would be the means of in ducing him to abstain from following the unlawful practice which had led to this melancholy investigation. FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. WAR-OFFICE -ARCII NI 15. - 3d Dragoon Guards—E. Turton, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Fitzgerald, who retires, March 15. 11th Light Dragoons—Assistant-Surgeon R. Pyper, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Maclean, promoted in the 76th Foot, March la. 38th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon R. Browne, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Burton, promoted on the Staff, March 15. 41st Foot—Lieutenant G. M. Hicks, from 95th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Minchin, who exchanges, March 15. 44th Foot—Ensign J. Le M. Carey to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Kipling, who retires ; W. Dunkin, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Carey, Marsh 15. 67th Foot—Staff-Surgeon Second Class J. Sheils, M.D., to be Surgeon, vice Home, who exchanges, March 15. 73d Foot—H. C. Owen, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Walsh, who retires, Nlarch 15. 89th Foot—Ensign M. H. Oldficld to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice O'Brien, who retires ; C. Richardson, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Oldfield, March 15. 95th Foot—Lieut. W. Minchin, from 41st Foot, to be Lieu tenant, vice Hicks, who exchanges, March 15. Ist West India Regiment—Lieut. R. Olpherts, from the 40th Foot, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Grant, who re tires; Lieut. W. W. T. Cole, from the 72d F oo t, t o h e Cap tain,by purchase, vice Trotinan, who retires, March 15. St. Helena Regiment—Capt. J. Piggott, from the 26th Foot, to he Captain, vice Skinner, who exchanges, March 15. HOSPITAL STAFF—Surgeon G. Home, from the 67th Foot, to be Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class, vice Sheila, who ex. changes ; Assistant-Surgeon A. Knox, from the Ist Foot, to be Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class, vice Ford, promoted; G. Horniblow, M.D., to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces ; J. S. Willis, M.D., to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice Pyper, appointed to the 11th Light Dragoons; J. Macnamara, M.D., to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice Hoskin, appointed to the Ist Foot; S. Smith, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice Browne, appointed to the 38th Foot, March 15. MEmoaANnum.—The commission of Lieut. Ross, as Adjutant in the 66th Foot, is to be ante-dated to the 2114 Oct., 1843. WHITEHALL, MARCH 9. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Hartley Baldwin, of Settle, in the county of York, Gent., to be a Master Extra ordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. WILLIAM THOMPSON, merchant, Newcastle-upon- Tyne. JAMES WALKER, machine-maker, Wheat Aston, Staf fordshire. WILLIAM ROSCOE, JOHN CLARKE, and WIL LIAM STANLEY ROSCOE, bankers, Liverpool. BANKRUPTS. JOHN CRAWFORD BELL, surgeon, Norwich, to sur render, March 28, at half-past one, and April 26, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, Birchin-lane, Cornhill ; Winter, Norwich; Shearman, Tri nity-place, Charing-cross, Westminster. CHARLES SA VILL, grocer, Romford, Essex, March 26, and April 30, at eleven, at the Court of Rank ruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Hind marsh and Son, Jewin-crescent. THOMAS EASTOE LUBBOCK, licensed victualler, Butcher-hall-lane, March 28, at half-past twelve, and April 30, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Henderson, Mansell street, Goodman's-fields. JOHN FOAKES, market-g rdener, March 29, at half past eleven, and April 23, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane. Sharpe, Field, and Jackson, Bedford-row ; Foster, Unthank, Bur roughes, and Robberds, Norwich. JOHN REES JONES, grocer, Newbridge, Monmouth shire, March 26 and May 3, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol ; Perkins, Bristol. ALICE DAKEYNE, smallware dealer, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, March 23, at twelve, and April 22, at one, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Man chester; Atkinson and Saunders, Manchester; Makinson and Sanders, Elm-court, Temple, London. JOSEPH WALKINGTON, joiner, Chapeltown, Leeds, March 28 and April 16, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leed s ; Bl ac kb urn , L ee d s. JAMES WADE, paper-maker, Birmingham, March 27 and April 29, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Motteram and Giddev, Birmingham. GEORGE CARRUTHERS, draper, Coventry, March 26, and April 23, at half-past one, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham ; Nield, Man chester; Colmore and Heale, Birmingham. NOTICES OF INSOLVENCY. F. Hornby, Manchester. T. Bailey, servant, Oxford. J. F. Francis, tailor, Sebright-place East, Hackney-road. C. Cotgreave, jun., law stationer, Chester. S. Haddock, joiner, Nottingham. W. Wheelwright, commission agent, Leeds. M. Edwards, tailor, Mitre-street, New-cut. J. Griffith,, miller, Wednesbury, Staffordshire. J. Davis, higgler, Wolvercot, Oxfordshire. J. Clarkson, boot maker, Bradford, Yorkshire. J. Fletcher, brace bit ma k er, Sh e ffi e ld . G. C. Talbot,cotten agent, Blackburn, Yorkshire. R. Arundale, engraver, Leeds. G. Bradlaugh, miller, Ipswich. J. A. Woolman, fanner, Little Claekton Essex. J. Cooper, farmer, Brampton, Derbyshire. J. W. Roberts on , t a il or, Wingfi eld,Sfolk. W. Bassford, cowkeeper, Liverpool. J. Chase, grocer, Portsmouth. H. Williams, butcher, Liverpo o l. W. Andrews, coach trimmer, Winchester. W. Bunting, butcher, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire. T. Wilkins, grocer, Edmund's-place, Lower 'Wandsworth-road. R. T. H. Boggs, clerk, Somerset-house, Bolwell-street, Lam beth-walk. F. C. Wollen, tailor, Bath-street, City-road. A. Balfour, lodging-housekeeper, Liverpool. H. Shedden, clerk, Seawall-cottage, Bristol. J. Perry, saddler, Blackmore, Essex. J. Barns, barge master, Rochford, Essex. J. J. Spiller, attorney, Camomile-street,' London-wall. W. Carr. warehouseman, Camden-cottage, Camden-town. J. Safft,ill, farmer, Gould's-green, Hillingdon, Middlesex. W. Sewell, master mariner, Great Yarmouth. A. DI. Sandeman, accountant, King-street, City. J. Bond, tailor, Manchester. J. Yeomans, hatter, Bolton, Lancashire. R. W. Bryant, tailor, Chippenham, Wiltshire. J. King, Wattishana, Suffolk. F. Henry, Caroline-place Regent's -park. J. Claridge, butcher, Oxford. - J. Mowbray, farmer, Kirton, Lincolnshire. M. Willock, farmer, Halifax. J. Greene, surgeon, Brewood, Staffordshire. E. Bosworth, Paget-place, Waterloo-road. E. Burrell, Arundel-street, Strand. J. S. Reynolds, milliner, Reading, Berkshire. W. H. Porter, cabriolet owner, Doughty-mews, Russell-square. S. Pegrum, butcher, Notting-hill. S. Sampson, bricklayer, Upper Boston-st r e e t, D orset *. square. W. L. Grace, commission agent, Essex-place, Dalston.. G. Hemming, omnibus driver, Dudley, Worcestershire. W. Grundy, cabinet-maker, Nottingham. SECOND NOTICES. G. R. Grove, cook, Oxford, March 21, at two, at the Cour of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee. D. White, Gloucester-place, Walworth, March 21, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee. M. H. Russell, plumber, Union-street, Borough, March 21, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee. J. Pritchard, tailor, South-row, New-road, March 19, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follet, official assignee. M. Bennet, dress-maker, Albert-street, Pimlico, March 19, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee. .1. Blunt, Newington, Surrey, March 19, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee. H. G. Cramer, engineer's assistant, Regent-street, Lambeth, March 21, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee. H. N. Ginder, jun., assistant-warehouseman, Compton street, Ball's-pond, March 30, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Edwards, official assignee. R. Bassum, blacksmith, Hingham, Norfolk, March 19, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lackington, official assignee. R. Ward, Lydney, Gloucestershire, March 22, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee. G. Penny, grocer, Totnes, Devonshire, March 21, at twelve, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee. J. A. Corkhill, attorney-at-law, Padstow, Cornwall, March 19, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hernaman, official assignee. E. Edmundson, shoemaker, Blackburn, March 19, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Stanway, official assignee. C. Knowles, schoolmaster, Gansworth, Cheshire, March 20, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee. J. Wilson, parish overseer of Macclesfield, Cheshire, March 19, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee. T. S. Atkins, tax surveyor, Leicester, March 20, at one, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee. J. Campbell, Boston, Lincolnshire, March 26, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee. J. Pitt, fruiterer, Liverpool, March 19, at eleven, at the Li verpool District Court. Turner, official assignee. R. Pool, clothes dealer, Manchester, March 20, at twelve, at the Manchester District ourt. Powdrell, official assignee. J. Fryer, grocer, Chorley, Lancashire, March 20, ai twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee. J. Hampson, warehouseman, Manchester, Mai:eh 20, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee. H. Rogers, clerk in holy orders, Melverley, Shropshire, March 20, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee. J. Cowsill, bricklayer, Lynn, Cheshire, March 21, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee. DIVIDENDS. T. Townshend, builder, Birmingham, April 11, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court—R. Ferris, J. H. Butler, and J. Butler, merchants, Liverpool, March 26, at eleven, at the Liverpool District C ourt. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein-mentioned. H. Southgate, auctioneer, Fleet-street, April 2—R. Thomp son, draper, Strood, Kent, April 19—H. Cleeve, cowkeeper, Rettenden, Essex, April 2—J. Brown, wharfinger, Notting ham, April 10—T. W. Wright, dyer, Nottingham , April 12— T. Pottinger, merchant, Austin-friars, City, April 5—J. Southern, grocer, Birmingham, April 5—J. Wheatley, livery stable keeper, Kennington-cross, Lambeth, April 5—T. P. Pino, ship chandler, Liverpool, April 5—W. Pearson, draper, Chelmsford, April 5—T. Molineux, silk manufacturer, Man chester, April 5—M. Cooke, hotel keeper, Evesham, Worces tershire, April 5—J. Abbott, builder, Amwell-street, Clerken well, April 5—T. and B. Brown, linen drapers, Wakefield, April 5—A. Blazdell, harp maker, Upper Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square, April 5—R. Prince, stuff printer, Pendleton, Lancashire, April 5.—W. P. M. Croft, victualler, Great Windmill-street, Coventry-street, April 5. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. _ J. A. Forrest and W. Lloyd, glass merchants, Liverpool— J. L. and G. Bond, plumbers, Commercial-road, Lambeth— C. J. and R. Bannister, linen drapers, Derby —A. Huntly and M. Walker, lodging-house keepers, Drummond-street, Euston square—W. Beckitt and J. L. Lamotte, attorneys, Doncaster— m. Devenish, W. Devenish, and J. A. Devenish, wine mer chants, Dorchester—T. Selby, G. Selby, and E. Mackeson, attorneys, Sergeants' Inn, Fleet-street—Bude Canal Trading Company, Cornwall—J. Gibson and J. Tate, quarrymen, Westgate, Northumberland—S. and L. Darthez, merchants, Austin-friars, City—W. Cousins, J. Jones, and J. Cousins, woollen drapers, Bristol (so far as regards J. Jones)—J. Ed wards and W. Denson, brokers, Liverpool—F. and G. Sperrey, silk mercers, Derby—E. Rolls, H. Rolls, and J. Rolls, varnish manufacturers, Grand Surrey Canal-bridge, Old Kent-road (so far as regards E. Rolls)—H. Roy and J. Hooper. tea dealers, Water-lane, Tower-street—S. Robinson and R. G. Dale, earthenware manufacturers, Longton, Staffordshire—A. and S. Slater, tailors, Albemarle-street—W. Meadows and F. Postill, tar distillers, St. Helens, Lancashire. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. ROBERT BELL and CO., warehousemen, Glasgow, March 20 and April 10, at one, at the chambers of J. Gourlay, Glasgow. JONATHAN WELLS, ironfounder, Inverness, March 22 and April 17, at one, at the Union Hotel, Inverness. PETER CLARK and CO., coal merchants. Dunbar, March 19 and April 16, at two, at the chambers of W. Walker, Haddington. DAVID GRAHAM, merchant, Glasgow, March 20 and April 10, at twelve, at the chambers of K. Ross, Glasgow. THOMAS KINNEAR, wright, Dundee, March 23 and April 15, at one, at the Crown Hotel, Dundee. PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, for the week ending March 12, 1844, is 375. 1O d. per cwt., exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im portation thereof into Great Britain. COURSE OF EXCHAT Amsterdam CF. 12 64 Ditto, at sight l2 4i t Rotterdam 2U. 12 7 Antwerp 26 0 Elamburgh M.B. 13 15 Altona l4 Oi Paris, 3 days' sight 25 75 Ditto, 3 months 26 0 Marseilles lionrdeaux 25 GE.-(YE STERD AY.: ! Gibraltar Leghorn 3O 65 Genoa 26 5 Milan Venice 47 Naples 384 Palermo, per oz ll7l Lisbon . 5311 Oporto 534 Rio Janeiro 23 Bahia 23 Buenos Ayres NewYork,2ldyssight Philadelphia PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ. Foreign Gold, bar5..5.3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 5 New Doubloons..... 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 9i Silver in Bars 0 4 111 Frankfort on Maine .. 122 k Petersburgh, 3 Us... 34 Berlin — 7 Vienna, effec. ff. 3 M 958 Trieste, ditto Madrid 36 Cadiz Bilbao 36 Barcelona 36 Seville — PROMISSORY NOTES. (From Last Night's Gazette.) An account of the Average Aggregate Amount of Promis sory Notes payable to bearer on demand, which have been in circulation in the United Kingdom, distinguishing those circulated by the Bank of England, by Private Banks, and by Joint-Stock Banks, in England and Wales, by the Banks in Scotland, by the Bank of Ireland, and by all other Banks in Ireland, and of the Average Amount of Bullion in the Bank of England, during the four weeks ending the 2d day of March, 1844, pursuant to the Act of 4th and sth Vic toria, cap. 50 : ENGLAND. Bank of England £21,471,000 Private Banks Joint-Stock Banks 3,427,189 SOOTLA*7D. Chartered, Private, and Joint-Stock Banks 2,684,191 IRELAND. Bank of Ireland - 3,609,000 Private and Joint-Stock Banks Total R. 38,612,587 Bullion in the Bank of England Z16,011,000 HENRY L. WICKHAM. Stamps and Taxes, March 15, 1844. HAMBURGH MAIL. FROM THE ISAR (BAVALIA), MARCIIT.-It is said by well-informed persons that it will depend on the re sult of the mission of Prince Wallerstein whether King Otho remains on the throne of Greece or not. It is wished in many quarters that the young Monarch, who has undergone so many trials, may lay down the purple and return to his own legal county. In that case, it is true that many millions, which, through King Otho, have flowed into Greece, will have been spent in vain ; for, considering the notorious poverty of the Greek State, an indemnity is quite out of the question. Further accounts from Athens are anxiously expected. In consequence of the present state of affairs in Greece the King has positively given up his intention of going to Rome in about a fortnight from this time. STUTGARD, MARCH 7.—His Majesty the King has had a more tranquil night, less frequently disturbed by cough ; in other respects there is an improvement, only the fever has not much abated. BERLIN, MARCH 7.—His Highness the Duke of Brunswick arrived here on the sth, and lodges in the Royal palace, in the apartments prepared for him. Unless altered circumstances and direct obstacles in tervene, her Majesty the Queen of England, accompa nied by her Consort, will arrive at Berlin on the 15th of May. But a wish is said to have been expressed in Lon don that the visit, like that to Louis Philippe, may be considered as a friendly meeting, without any political manifestation, as well in the Royal palace as in the hotel of the Earl of Westmoreland, who now occupies the splendid residence of the late Minister, Von Altenstein. Preparations are making for the reception of the august guests. It is ardently desired that the opera house may be ready by that time, but this seems to be impossible. It is said that the Emperor of Russia will pay his compliments to the Queen of Great Britain before he goes to Vienna. Thp Queen on her return, will pass a few days on the banks of the Rhine. It is reported here that the first stone of the building for the Order of the Swan will be laid this year, and that Queen Victoria will honour the ceremony with her presence. SiIITGARD, MARCH B.—The King has had a pretty good night, and is better to-day. The fever has abated. Hmuiiuumt, MARCH 12,--:The Borsenhalle of this evening has no account of the King of Sweden. The Stockholm Mail, of the sth of March, had arrived, but no extracts are given from it. THE HAIR.—Of the numerous compounds con stantly announced for promoting the growth of, or for repro ducing the hair, few survive, even in name, beyond a very limited period; whilst " Rowland's Macassar Oil," with a reputation unparalleled, is still on the increase in public es timation. The singular virtues of this successful invention for restoring, preserving, and beautifying the human hair, are too well known and appreciated to need much comment. The very facts of the high and distinguished patronage it enjoys, its general use in , all countries, together with nu merous testimonials constantly received in its favour, are au thorities which stamp its superior excellence and title over all attempts of a similar nature. Being universally preferred, its consequent great demand excites the cupidity of un principled shopkeepers, who vend the most spurious trash as the "genuine" Macassar Oil: whereas the genuine article is wholly the invention and property of A. Rowland and Son, and the amalgamation of its costly exotic materals (imported solely by them), renders abortive any attempt to discover its component parts—thus proving the imposition of all other articles bearing the title of " Macassar Oil." The genuine article has the words " Rowland's Macassar Oil" on the wrapper.—All others are fraudulent counterfeits! On the evening of Friday last, a violent thunder storm swept across various parts of Pembrokeshire. The lightning was exceedingly strong, and was very speedily followed by terrible bursts of thunder. During the raging of the storm, the electric fluid entered a cottage in the parish of Brawdy, near Solva, and instantaneously destroyed tw• females who were in the house.— Cambrian. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, March 15. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY, in the absence of the Lord Chancellor, took his seat on the Woolsack at Five o'Clock. YORK AND SCARBOROUGH RAILWAY. Earl FITZWILLIAM presented a petition, very numerously signed by the inhabitants of Scarborough, against the contemplated line of railway from York to that place. He thought the prayer of this petition ought to receive the serious attention of th e i r L or d s hi ps, and also that it behoved the Government, when a line of railway was proposed to a particular place, that they should have a right to determine whether such a line was required or not. He thought it was not too late for the Government to take some step in this subject, and he hoped, therefore, they would not fail to do so. The Duke of WELLINGTON said he would mention the subject in the proper quarter, anl he had no doubt that proper inquiry would be made. THE CASE OF THE REV. MR. MARSH. Lord CAMPBELL, referring to the case of the Rev. Mr. Marsh, said the Right Rev. Prelate opposite (the Bishop of Peterborough) the other night had stated that. the reason he did not interfere in this case was, that the offence was not committed in his diocese, and conse quently he was not empowered by the Church Discipline Act to interfere. He (Lord Campbell) had referred to the Act of Parliament, and he discovered that it was provided, that the Bishop of any diocese in which any offence had been committed by a clergyman, should have the power, if he pleased, of referring the case at once to the Court of Arches. The Bishop of PETERBOROUGH thanked the Noble and Learned Lord fur having set him right upon this subject. The Noble and Learned Lord had stated truly that he (the Bishop of Peterbo rough) had said that he did not interfere in this case on account of the offence having been committed out of his diocese. The principal reason, however, was the question of time. The offence was corn mitted four years ago. It must be admitted that he had shown the disposition to investigate the circumstance. He was informed that the offence was committed during the period •of about a fortnight four years ago. This was all he had heard, and he cer tainly did not feel a disposition to proceed harshly against Mr. Marsh, considering that at the parsonage house an excellent mother was living, who , was in such a delicate state of health that any agitation might have been fatal to her. It must be borne in mind, however, that at the time he mad 6 his inquiries, the facts which came out on the trial were not revealed to him. This person was paid 8001. or 900/. a year, while the duty was discharged by a curate for 1001. per anrum. Such cases as those now before the House were of rare occur rence, as was proved by the universal surprise which they excited in the public mind when they occur ; for if they were of common occurrence, the universal aston. ishment expressed at the late scandal would not have been so strong or so general. He could assure their Lordships that the prelates of the Established Church of England took the deepest and most painful interest in all the matters connected with the purity and discipline of that Church, and were determined strongly and empha tically to denounce everything which should bring scandal on its members. With respect to the ordination of the members, he could also state that the greatest care was taken to examine the character and qualifications of all the candidates for the clerieal office. Lord LILFORD rose, but from the low and indistinct tone of voice in which he spoke, and from turning his back to the Reporters' gallery, we could hardly hear one word he said. .We understood him to say that their Lordships must be perfectly satisfied with the explana tion of the Right Rev, Prelate. The matter then dropped. A message from the House of Commons brought up the Consolidated Fund Bill and the Three-and-a• Half per Cents. (1818) Bill, which were read a first time. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, March 15. The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour. Mr. F. MACKENZIE moved that it be an instruction to the Committee of Selection to refer the Edinburgh and Glasgow ; the Slamannan ; and Edinburgh, Leith, and Newhaven Railway Bills to the same Committee. The Haltwhistle Inclosure, and the Glosset Market Bills were read a second time. SOUTH-EASTERN AND HASTINGS RAILWAY. On the motion that the South-Eastern and Hastings Railway Bill be read a second time, being put, Mr. HOPE, with much emphasis, rose for the purpose of moving that it be read that day six months. He thought the House would but badly consult their own dignity, if they allowed this Bill to occupy their time any further. It was concocted for the purpose of serving the private interests of some gentlemen at Rye. He, therefore, with out hesitation, moved that the Bill be read a second time that day six months. Mr. CURTEIS supported the second reading of the Bill, and contended that all the transactions of the par ties supporting it had been open and fair. Ho would not go into details, but he called upon the House not to sanction an imaginary, line when two fair competing lines were prepared to go into Committee, and be judged by their respective merits. Mr. ELPHINSTONE requested the Hon. Member to withdraw the motion ; he thought the House was no place to enter into the merits of the respective lines. Mr. DARBY said that where there were two com peting lines, the public were likely to suffer between them. He was willing that the Bill shoud be discussed in the ComMittee. The amendment was withdrawn, and the BM was read a second time. RIBBLE NAVIGATION. Mr. WILSON PATTEN brought up the Report of the Committee on the Ribble Navigation Bill. WILLS IMPROVEMENT BILL. Sir W. HEATIICOTE brought up the Report on the Wills Improvement Bill. BIRMINGHAM CANAL NAVIGATION BILL. Mr. GREENE brought up the Report of the Com mittee on the Birmingham Canal Navigation Bill. Mr. H. HINDE presented a petition in favour of the Hartlepool Dock Bill. Mr. HARDY presented a petition against the Scar borough and Leeds Raillya), DUELLING. Captain POLHILL gave notice that, on the motion of the Hon. Member for Truro (Mr. Turner), to intro duce a Bill for the abolition of duelling, he would move as an amendment, " That it is the opinion of this House that it is inexpedient to interfere with the existing law, which is already sufficiently stringent on the subject of duelling." NEW POOR-LAW. Mr. W. 0. STANLEY gave notice that in Commit tee on the New Poor-law Bill, he would move for instructions to the Poor-law Commissions authorising the payment of Dissenting ministers for attending inmates of their own persuasion. • SUFFRAGE. Mr. S. CRAWFORI) gave notice that on the earliest convenient day after Easter, he should move for leave to bring in a Bill to extend the Parliamentary suffrage, and to make other provisions for securing the full, fair, and free representation of the people. INCLOSURE BILL. Mr. 11. BERKELEY gave notice that in Com , inittee on the Inclosure Bill he should move to in sert a clause to the effect th a t noth i ng in the Act should authorise the inclosu re o f any common land si tuated within ten miles of the cities of London or West minster, or within four miles of any town. ha v i ng a po pulation of 4,000, or within two mil es o f any town hav ing 2,000 inhabitants ; the number o f i n h a bi tants, i n every case, to be ascertained by the last Parliamentary census. Mr. VV. E. GLADSTONE brought up the report of the Committee on Joint-Stock Companies. The report was received and ordered to be printed. THREE-AND-A-HALF PER CENTS. On the motion of the CIiANCELLOR of the EX , CHEQUER the Three-and-a-Half per Cent. Annuities Bill was read a third time and passed. On the motion of the same Right Hon. Gentleman the Three-and-a- Half per Centum Annuities (1818) Bill was read a third time and passed. On the motion also of the same Right Hon. Gentleman the Consolidated Fund (8,000,0001.) Bill was read a third time and passed. Messengers from the Lords brought up a Bill, the name of which was not heard in the gallery. IRISH WORKHOUSES. Mr. S. FRENCH wished to know from the Right Hon. Secretary (Sir J., Graham) when the report on the Irish Workhouses would be ready for Members? Sir .T. GRAHAM said he had received the report from Mr. Parrythorn, and it should be laid on the table of the House without delay. Mr. P. M. STEWART also wished to put a question to the Right Hon. Baronet. The Lord-Advocate of Scotland had introduced a Bill into the House, which proposed great alterations in the divisions of parishes in Scotland, and affected important interests in many other ways. This Bill had only been introduced on Mon day last, and was appointed for a second reading on Monday next. Now the draft of the Bill could only be received in several parts of Scotland yesterday and to-day, and, under these circumstances, he hoped the Right Right Hon. Secretary for the Home Department (Sir James Graham) would give a pledge to the House, on the part of the Government, that it should not bo further proceeded with until after Easter, or, at all events, until a reasonably distant time from the present. Sir JAMES GRAHAM said that the measure which had been introduced by the Lord Advocate of Scotland was very similar—in fact, almost the same—as the mea sure he had himself introduced last session. He would not say that he would not postpone the second reading, but he thought it desirable that the principle of the Bill should be discussed at an early period. Mr. P. M. STEWART wished to ask if the Bill was proceeded with before Easter, it would be on the under standing that the second reading would not be proceeded with until after the Easter recess. The LORD ADVOCATE was understood to reply in the affirmative. ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS (IRELAND) BILL. Sir H. W. BARRON, referring to the Bill introduced last session relating to the Irish Ecclesiastical Courts, wished to ask the Government if, after all the reports which had been made, and discussions which had taken place for thelast 25 years, they were prepared to bring any measure for remedying the gross abuse of the Ecclesias tical Courts in Ireland ? Sir R. PEEL said that the jurisdiction of the Ecclesi astical Courts in Ireland properly belonged to the Lord Primate. The Lord Primate had stated when the vacancy occurred last year in the Judgeship of the Pre rogative Court, that he was perfectly ready to waive his right to the appointment, and leave it to the nomi nation of the Government. When that appointment was made by the Goverraent it was accompanied by a distinct stipulation that it was subjected to any altera tions that might be made in the constitution of the Court, and if there should be an increase of duties thrown upon that officer, he was not to be entitled to an increase of salary. That appointment was wade towards the close of last session , 41114 that A 1110" I I , T G, MARCH 10, 1044. tionary was now in communication with the Govern ment on the question of a change in the Ecclesiastical Courts. IDOLATRY IN INDIA. Sir R. H. INGLIS said he would take that opportu nity of putting the question of which he had given notice, in reference to the measures taken by the British Government, with. respect to idolairy in India. The House would recollect that he had put a question in the-latter part of the last session with regard to the separation and disconnexion of the European servants of the East India Company from Mahommedan worship and Hindoo pagodas, and also whether steps had been taken to stop the pension or allowance granted to the idol of Juggernaut. The answer was perfectly satisfactory with regard to the Presidency of Bombay, and all but satisfactory with regard to that of Bengal ; but it was not at all so with regard to that of Ma dras. What he wished now to ask was, whether all connection of the European servants of the Com pany with this worship was to be discontinued?— Whether it was not correct that the subject had been re ferred to the authorities in India as regarded the pledge of continuing the allowance to the idol of Juggernaut, and that the answer was, that no pledge to continue that allowance had bean given? He also wished to know whether his Right Hon. Friend would have any objection to lay on the table of the House the dispatch which had been sent with the pamphlet of Mr. Strachan to the Governor-General ? Sir R. PEEL said the House would recollect that it was stated in the pamphlet of Mr. Strachan that 60,000 rupees were paid by the Indian Government for the sup port of the idol of Juggernaut in consequence of a stipula tion to that effect; and he also stated that the pilgrimages in honour of the idol were sanctioned by the Indian Go vernment. A copy of the pamphlet was immediately transmitted to the Governor-General. He had no objection to communicate the dispatch which had been sent on the subject by the Court of Directors. On seeing the dispatch his Hon. Friend would be best able to judge how the matter stood as far as regarded the British Government. With regard to the continuance of the assistance of the servants of the company at the pagodas, he had to state that in Bombay a Committee was appointed, which took the management of the funds out of the hands of those who managed them before. The same rule prevailed in the Government of Bengal. He was enabled to state exactly what had been done in the Government of Madras ; but he hoped that the arrival of the next mail would enable him to inform the Hon. Gentleman of the stops which had been taken by the Government of India on this subject. He should be prepared to lay on the table all the correspondence re lating to the subject. EXCLUSION OF ROMAN CATHOLICS FROM JURIES. Mr. BELLEW rose to put the question to the Noble Lord, the Secretary for Ireland, of which he had given notice, on the subject of the exclusion of Roman Catholics from juries in Ireland. In the' recent trial in the county of Monaghan, of the " Queen v. O'Halloran, M'Kenna, and others," which was a charge of Ribbonism, there were twenty jurors returned ; of these eight Catholics were challenged by the Crown, and the prisoners had no right of challenge. The result was, that of the twelve jurors sworn, only one was a Roman Catholic. and the general impression on the pub lic mind was, that the Catholic jurors had been chal lenged solely on account of their religion. In that case there was no question of Repealer or Anti-Repealer, the case was one merely of Ribbonism. He wishedto ask if the Noble Lord could state why the , Catholic jurors had been thus struck off. He also wished to put a question respecting the employment of the Crown witness. It appeared that the Crown witness had been employed as an approver before the late assizes. He had been out on bail, and during that time and while he was in communication with the police, he had continued to attend Ribbon Associations, and he had admitted that he had taken an oath of secresy at a meeting of a Ribbon Asso ciation since he had been in communication with the Law Officers of the Crown. He wished to ask the Noble Lord how it happened that the Crown had excluded from the jury all Roman Catholics except one, and how they could justify the employment of such a person as the approver and prin cipal witness for the Crown, with a proper regard for the due administration of justice ? Lord ELIOT regretted that he was not in a position to give a satisfactory answer to the Hon. Gentleman. On the day on which the Hon. Gentleman had given no tice of his intention of asking the question he (Lord Eliot) had written to the Crown Solicitor on the North Eastern Circuit on the subject. He had received an answer from that gentleman stating that he was still on circuit and had not the papers with him which would enable him to return a satisfactory an swer, but that he should return to Dublin on Wed nesday, when he would furnish the necessary papers ; but he declared that no juror had been set aside solely on the ground that he was a Roman Catholic, but that he should be able to assign good and valid reasons for the rejection of every one that he had set aside. The Honourable Gentleman must be aware, that the instructions on this subject issued by Chief Justice Brady in 1839, and which bad been laid on the table of that House, were still in existence, and the Attorney-General for Ireland and the other law officers of the Crown in that country had addressed cir culars to the Crown solicitors on the various circuits, re questing that those directions should be rigidly adhered to; so that if there were any deviations from those instructions the responsibility rested with the Crown Solicitor, and not on the Government. Mr. Maxwell, the Crown Solicitor alluded to, had been appointed in 1831 by the Marquis of Anglesey. He had held the office ever since, and had given satisfac tion to all the different Governments since, and he would not believe that he had failed to exercise a judicious discretion in the present instance. With regard to the last question, as he had received no notice from the Hon. Gentleman on the subject, he was not in a condition to return an answer. R A ILWAYS. Mr. WALLACE said that he had given notice to the Right Hon. Gentleman at the head of the Board of Trade of his intention to ask if he could say what was doing in the Railway Committee. He wished to know -Ist. Whether the proceedings of the Committee on Rail ways will show the House, by evidence er calculation, the average cost per mile at which passengers, goods, live stock, &c., may be conveyed in future on new lines of railway, with a reasonable profit to the company and jnstice to the people. 2d. Whether evidence will be taken to show the present cost of conveying her Majesty's mails by railway, and the cost at which these might be carried, were the Postmaster-General to send the mail bags as luggage or goods, along with a guard in charge of them. 3d. Whether evidence will be taken to deter mine if the Postmaster-General were to provide an es tablishment of engines for conveying the mails along railways, together with carriages for passengers, as has been recommended in the sixth resolution in the first Report to this House on railways, which was printed 28th March, 1838, there would be any difficulties made, or obstructions thrown in the way by the directors of the great railway lines having their termini near London, to the Postmaster-General following out the aforesaid re commendation., 4th. Whether evidence will be taken to show why a clause should not be inserted in each Rail way Bill now before Parliament, empowering the Post master-General to command' that passenger-carriages shall be attached to every special train which he may require for the public service, with a view to lessen the charge which special trains cost the Post-office depart ment, when sent without passengers. sth. Whether it is intended, with a view to economy and regularity in the conveyance of her Majesty's mails, to take evidence to show the detriment to the public service, and to the interest of the nation generally, which may arise from railway companies having the power longer continued, through by-laws or otherwise, to interrupt or altogether stop the traffic on Sundays. 6th. Whether, for the in formation of the public generally, and the railway de partment of the Board of Trade especially, it has not become requisite to take evidence to show that all rail way companies shall periodically, in future, furnish to the Board of Trade, a debtor and creditor account, drawn out on a simple but uniform plan, of their half yearly receipts and expenditure. - Mr. GLADSTONE was aware of the great anxiety that existed on this subject, and he was sorry that the resolutions of the House (lid not permit a disclosure of what took place in Committee. He would, however, give what answer he could to the questions of the Hon. Member. With respect to the first question, he thought it would not be possible to give the average standard of the mileage ; and as to the second, third, and fourth questions, he thought them more a subject for a Com mittee on the Post-office department, than a Committee on Railways. With regard to the fifth question, he must confess that as a matter of private opinion, he would be very sorry indeed if there were a disposition on the part of railway companies to discourage, necessarily, travel ling on Sundays. In reply to the last question, he begged to say, that he did not think it had become re quisite or desirable that railway companies should in future furnish to the Board of Trade a debtor and cre ditor account of their income and expenditure. Par liament had not adopted, nor did he think that it was likely to adopt, the principle that there should bo a pub lic supervision of the profits of railway companies.— (Hear.) So far as general convenience was concerned, he thought the system of publicity which prevailed in matters of railway accounts, gave great satisfaction, and fully answered the end to be kept in view. Mr. HINDLEY would be glad to learn from the Right Hon. Gentleman whether he thought it desirable to lay down any settled principle for the government of the Committees which were to investigate the cases of com peting lines ; and whether the interest of the public, of particular localities, or of the shareholders, should form the basis of legislation. Mr. GLADSTONE said, it would be quite obvious that he had no power to lay down any rules for the guidance of the Committee. Most certainly the interest of the public ought in all such cases to be the first object. MEDICAL REFORM. Mr P. M. STEWART wished to put a question to the Right Hon. Baronet, the Secretary of State for the Home Department. He would be glad to know when the Right Hon. Gentleman intended to introduce his measure of Medical Reform, and whether he intended so to alter the Apothecaries' Act of 1815, as to admit of Scotch medical students practising in England. Sir JAMES GRAHAM said, that considering the position of the New Poor-law Bill, he must hesitate be • fore he appointed a precise time for introducing any other measure. Either before or immediately after Ester he intended to introduce a Bill affecting the medi-, cal profession throughout the United Kingdom, and which, instead of increasing, would tend to relax the re strictions which now controlled medical practitioners. IRISH' FRANCHISE. Lord J. RUSSELL wished to ask the Right Hon. Baronet, the Secretary of State for the Home Depart ment a citte*tion with reference to the measure affecting the franchise of Ireland, of wich some notice had been already given. He wished tc know if the Right Hon. Gentleman would name a day 'or bringing it forward, and whether the Bill would he hinted before Easter. Sir JAMES GRAHAM wont on Monday next give notice of the day upon which h, meant to intoduce tho measure, and that day would be bfore Easter. FEES AT QUARTER SESSIONS. _ _ On the Order of the Day for !Ding into Committee on the Factories Bill being read, Mr. ESCOTT wished to put a qbstion, of which he had given notice to the Secretary of state for the Home Department. Previous to putting te question, a few observations were necessary. The R T ht Hon. Gentle man would recollect that in the last ession of Parlia ment he (Mr. Escott) had called the attention of the House to a sytem of certain illegal ies, which were taken by the Clerks of the Crown inCourts, and by Clerks of Assize, and Clerks of the Pece, at Quarter Sessions. The statements which were the n made by his Right Hon. Friend, and by the Noble Lad, the Mem ber for London, would, he thought, have at an end to the practice, for both stated, in the clemest possible manner, their abhorrence of the practice. kt the end of the session, he (Mr. Escott) moved for a return of the number of those taken in the preceeding yeke. That return showed that 20 counties had abolished he prac tice, but that 32 counties still retained it to a gleater or less extent. Now, the practice was simply this ;—The Clerk of the Assize or Clerk of the Peace demalded sum of money from every defendant previous ti his pleading guilty and taking his trial. It had been contended that this was legal, because an Act of Parliament gave to the Judges of Session power to settle the amount of fees ; it was therefore con tended, that the clerks had a right to demand a certain amount of fees from defendants. He was quite certain that no Hon. Member in that House, acquainted with the subject of criminal jurisprudence, could think that the clerks were on that ground entitled to take one sixpence from defendants. The practice never would have endured to the present time had it been generally known. He was sure when he introduced the subject last session to the House, there was scarcely an Hon. Member, or at least not more than one or two, that was aware of the practice. Neither his Right Hon. Friend, the First Lord of the Treasury, nor the Attorney-Ge neral, nor the Solicitor-General, knew anything of the practice, nor of the magistrates he had spoken to, ex cept one Chairman of Quarter Sessions. The practice was carried on in secrecy, and in the dark. By those secret means sums of money were extorted. There was no case in which this extortion had been practised, that an indictment for extortion would not lie against the officers of the Court — who made the charge. He wished to ask his Right Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who had made a very strong declaration on the subject last session, again to express his opinion, so that this abominable system might he put an end to. He hoped the power pf the Executive would be exerted to crush it. There was no need for further interference on the part of the Legislature. The laws were quite strong enough if they were put in force. Sir J. GRAHAM.greed with his Hon. and Learned Friend in thinking this a very vile practice, and a state of things that ought to be speedily remedied. He would not presume to say that any opinion expressed by him would have the effect anticipated by the Hon. and Learned Gentleman ; but he felt bound to say that these practices were at variance with the first principles of law. He did not think the defendant should be called upon to pay anything in proving his innocence, nor should he be mulcted when a jury of his countrymen pronounced an acquittal. Such demands were only justi fiable when the judges of the Court had sanctioned them; but the demand. sanctioned by the judges were not at variance with the law. Those observed upon by the Hon. and Learned Gentleman were ab origine illegal. etI II the least distanc e tra v ellel was li, and the great toil,. miles a day. It must be birne in mind, that theeebeing culations were made whe, the machines were,, t he driven at mod e rate speed. D ur i ng their w . Oll O l labourers had t o t ur n r ou nd ' rom f ou r to fife i l'f t r eed times a day. The calculation which he had n ' d the were partly made in the milk o f a gentleman name of M'Connell, of Mancheter. This g ell diets also made calculations, and aftereards co mpared ivr d with the calculations of the arih m etician h i e ui ‘ o doss Ashley) had' sent down. The two sets of en, t ier were found to materially differ, fit 2,l , Conneo: oo , it surement being much less ; but, upigi e: n$ ii der was discovered that Mr. M'Connell hal made n n. ance for the diagonal movements. Tl;s - Innt le A t t ebe e ference between the two statements. Tie flonljettil for Oldham (Mr. Fielden) had publisheda pomp t this subject, and from his calculations it ' l 9polw - ,irse the average distance that themen travelled th?,7 5. Se of a day, working at a pair of mules, was 32 to da re (Lord Ashley) had also consulted a number ofleot spinners, and they stated that the average at h des 20 miles per day. They also stated that altho*%i t hike was more work performed than there ever Was_ o pted were fewer men made to do it. They furre g a ti that an inferior kind of cotton was now use increased the difficulty of spinning. Now t he l' a dheel l ments he (Lord Ashley) had read to the House bll disputed by Mr. Greg, a gentleman who was we i i t teet e In consequence of this, h (Lord Ashley) had ° pd s the arithmetician who made the ca l cu lationS., ti dy answer was, that either Mr. Greg's statement Mega culous blundering, or a gross perversion of ef:ol6o' facts. He (Lord Ashley) believed that one 7 0 10 did the work which was done by two a feW In the year 1819 the number of picks per . ll lol " o etsi pair of mules was 60, and in 1842 the numbe:oes to 140. They had had the evidence of several nos physicians and surgeons to show the fearful couspes which resulted from this excessive labour. Dr• d . otY!., had stated that diseases of the feet, legs, arms, 1/1/ 00 00F parts of the body were of frequent occurrence aO. the factory people. Dr. Souden had stated not°, thing. Dr. Hawkins had given it as his opillit::: 1 person under the age of 18 ought to be eng t r l n i ge bour more than ten hours of the day. He (1- 4 , A had visited the infirmary in Manchester, ans., ro jelow, that it was filled with persons affected wittri vi dr: diseases, and these persons were labourers wd`L s tlesr, employed in the factories. The medical lard who was attending this establishment stew"o,y: the majority of the se di seases had bel ow di l by excessive labour, heated rooms, and Or ,' The same evils were found to prevail in otherr, tr of and a very admirable work had been publish e d -g; years ago by a French physician named Bill i e stated that various diseases, which he (Dru rs osS e ,: had enumerated, were prevalent among the pf,. gaged in the manufactures of the Continent. 4 ' be t mentable to find the dreadful effects this lahnit r. p.r; the constitutions of the persons engaged in frequently effectually destroyed the visual orn ose 0 0 % ful accidents were continually occurring, an t dents consisted of loss of fingers, hands, Ste" aessr o l occurring at a late hour of the evening, wlie ll _Aleg / t ie sons became so tired as to be almost rer;- o f , danger. He would next direct the atten tle t ioait House to the early period at which superadn ua i te r f e menced among persons of this class. It we l fo oo l done that persons above the age of 40 were .m , t 0, 6 bouring in factory employments. He held *. his hand of the number of persons hdapt in Moseley, Ashtq,n, and other parts of Lan iol lltr a i p turned out in the year 1831. The number 0 010 and out of that number there were only 51 'ln,,St were above the age of from 45 to 50. He 12 _7 4 07,4 return of the number of persons engaged in ! i i - e te- .4 ";is in Scotland, and out of 1,600 persons the" , ler . 10 above the age of 45. He also had a retuloollsoi 1839 of the number of persons engaged in 4 ,010 Stockport and Manchester; the number was of t . out of that number only 143 had passed the . . ft e l and 16 of those were retained as a sPe el are liSO Of 131 spinners in Manchester, seven only le` i deMe the age of forty-five, and these were refused e i l e l i ttl })/ on account of age. He held in his hand s Bolton, from a gentleman employed to malt/ o f d i gs the Government, from which it appeared 0 0 reduced' spinners who were out of employs:lW it. more than fifty, and the rest did not averag e ,,,a , for e i t man, at Oldham, who had worked at a adder.; 0 0 1 (0 01 teen years, and was now only forty-three Y:L o had frequently applied for work, but Was_ . ,ri en it on the ground of old age. The same eTU I . France, as appeared in the report of Dc' e l a idniSf It was found more economical, both in D i g Poi the Continent, to employ younger workldein'A.,, had been addressed to him, in 1833, by N l. o ' o l te o l'o l large millowner in Lancashire, and it cents' d ire 00 0 markable passage :—" You will natural I t far, the old men, who are said to die, or to be ,u n 10 1 when they attain the age of forty. able 0;001 spinners, whether young or old, are sue if or price per pound, the produce of the old lotill in titt i d l expense, because there is a diminished qu'it this fact sometimes occasions their discharMboatr, dr (Lord Ashley) would ask what agricultural Jr,cferliel superannuated at forty years ? Old alf , 11 P o oil" scription adhered to the habits contracted i ,,,„„, e 0 and those who were discharged from the ,--The,;( almost unfit for any other kind of labOur f •ol,4 went on to say that the old men, " men riff the Noble Lord), frequently disagreed wit, fellow-labourers, and preferred living at h to PTA; earnings of their children were sufficient ' fs:, them. There was not a more O w— 0 111 ;e 1 in the dismal history of factory . labour ii new - f i e men of forty were commonly maintained in ) 1:1 1 . 101 18 0 the labour of their childr e.—(Hear, he° . iPt-io port of the Commissioners appointed in en or it was difficult to believe the ages of the "' fl ies]; g r i in factories from their appearance, so ag e old premature old age come upon them. J 4 ?„;erilLtr, confidence in the Report of these C o unnis, sl ' B ,o T o t:, were men selected by the Government 0 1 I t r oe o fir judgment and intelligence. He would ne e i t letaY port which would convey to the House s° 11 :0 1 ,,, difference between agricultural and We e tory hour. On an estate in Worcestershire, wmf re eet4 cultural labourers were employed, twentr ylas e rt the age of forty-five years. On an estate twenty. its where twenty agricultural labourers w el i s !, $ : 1 eleven exceeded that age. On an estate e t tw7, which sixty-two labourers were emPlt t b i tt eso ceeded the age of forty. On another este - 0 principality, on which forty-two laboureortigi, gaged, twenty-seven exceeded the age ° S,f, a t ( f. Isle of Wight, on a small farm, on wl"' o gi bourers were employed, ten exceeded th e We* r, On another estate in the same island, "att.' afo were employed, seven were beyond th at b oos it " other, out of fifteen labourers, six wer e her e,tfibe On a calculation of several small farms t' o , ct ies ar il i ' s li thirty men were employed, every one el ogr ielto 1 00 of forty years. Thus, in a total of 341 000 a , bourers, employed in different parts of the t o l o :or r i were above the age of forty. Contrast no t of (I te manufacturing returns, which stated that, her of 22,000 employed in factories, only to 1 8 beyond the age of forty. On different estd s .ljto:d shire, on which 427 labourers were erelld r e ? beyond the age of forty-five. Why he w ° t * °to p er experience of Hon. Members, if it were 1 1 o. w . if ~( 00 0 to see agricultural labourers working d ge , 10Pd fifty, sixty, and even seventy years o f c" op os!:0 hear.) The employment at the factories Ai entirely debilitated the constitution 0 ' t beic t o. ,4 for when discharged, unless supported ht st ituti 0 11 , they generally sank down into hopeless u` fic ieelloi rot education of male and female was most ti Si t ioll, s ttie t A were any at all, and their physical edn,be Kiono o passed by their moral degradation. _,`,,; e rtle r per i bes thrift and economy was a virtue a ltoget„" , 0 0 1 f ir 0 0, these people. They scarcely ever hal:D e -li e of savings to meet old age. The P n o i 11 1 quoted from returns, showing the stat e , tbr ot ort o r in Manchester. These returns shovre7, o iffiil: 11 jobbers, or ca su a l port ers , 9 were Cll*lool,,jir of bourers. Of 37 hawkers of nuts and 01- 7,o 4 ;eel i t ; the same description of persons. Of 9 28 b i , 4 0, 0 0 0 were cast-off factory labourers. Of 40 0 , r boiled sheeps' feet, &c , 22. Of 14 re' of 11 3 ,41 ",,ed of 25 comb-sellers, 16—making a total t i t otopl t e , in the lowest employments of life, and p ° 34 l 900 I were discharged factory labourers. ( ) t rc tor% ) •• operatives in the same town, 217 were " c 41 * 10 8 who were maintained by their own childr of 60 rag-gatherers, 50 had been facterfoopil 1842, in Manchester, of 245 cast-off es,. be ir were living entirely on the earnings 01 ' P remainder were following the occupatiollisiire;:icill mentioned. The Commissioners had in 2 beee - , of these unemployed labourers h er ae4 t on the revival of trade, and the ano l , be e%r e iof o r one. Dr. Hawkins observed upon fr .ore f ier e eo id the 0 .0 t e state of things in Manchester; he so , ie, was reversed, for the children of teds er iplVvi sh oel t porting their parents, whose age hp- po be •of the prime of life. The evils which he railed o f the, ' were not peculiar to England, they P re o tiOesol°0;:i tinent, and had engaged the serous at° "- it v, 31 re' vernments and crowned heads of —u r° io 70 nature could not be violated with ll o tior,„iorik e fringements would cause a bitter retrlitici to tt, physical condition and consequent rar e pl, Ao g in i „tobl e 1830, a Commission had been appoi n f fitili w OO $ ll , .00, Chamber of Deputies, for the purPos e tit ° or: o l.e, ot . . condition of the manufacturing PeP h i, Gor - 0 ess _fit Lord quoted from the report of t jo y 0 113 - 30) 0 1 „, effect of which was, that out of I° . e j e cte' 11; 1 agriculture in France, 4,029 were I , etlg7,fitoeno of 1 military service ; out of 10,000 D e e o f 0 00,, 1 0t,, , I factures, 9,930 were rejected betl ere ot ear' oo ts . ) ! report went on to recommend' d e l a t hat / to e o f manufacturing districts, and 'tat bor ribl e nied. d .,o individual suffering there was c ai o d.7 3o . Pqr i e plate, and should be at o l r- e e sen r e te nl a _ s to w, oc l o '01 0 :01_ A report had been Prussia by a General it the r llls d 7 40 .0°!,' lamented the inefficienc• of those en*q s ry ono, • for nu" tolte facturing districts of Jrussia no t a t declared that if a reOrmation did mo re , A te , tb the present generatim would grs w ° li (1 - e , enfeebled than the former ode. tor • c ti ,P; l v, a ,e m r e e n e t m ed pl t o o ye o d bs i e r r; e he u land, notwithstaiding that it haa_ uc h as hat 00000 sicians of the greatest eminence,.; dell, Elliotson. and Sir Ben.i.ei ni tie f e g e 00 ° c e preeannuthfsectutl!'ul-tni."7;l4•filicedorii.vjpol, wrote to him, to s ay that, se t T e u ctri l bw 00 e 0, labour t Iwnastipietrltviceusltariltyidiinnjgurolofuv*%itoturltbsoire,,rogooll ljilootoroirr males, who were then suPPur the f i ctOri'revid e were now all engaged i n - feet , iv ° g o , rIP ing twelve hours a &Y. o i s itidu to ‘ 4 , 1 seemed to be in especial Il e t a b° 00 0 e . ein g i ) cio nuni t he P re gee e The Noble Lend next enters _ it o f _ 4O 40 e fa u e e t r u itly rig didsipsltacrieetds, to ry. Iv°lneliber ur l' ef° r °llll res.= rote.- OY. cal details, to prove that Le- the , _of tern, which prevailed throe's _„,04 d e in England, t e nded in a Otr f "' a FACTORIES BILL. The Order of the Day was then read, and Mr. HINDLEY, before going into Committee, wished to present a petition in favour of an eleven hours' fac tory Bill from the inhabitants of Bolton. Lord ASIILEY presented petitions from Birmingham, Leeds, and Stockport, in favour of a ten hours' Factory Bill. Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD presented a petition from manufacturers and mill-owners in Tewkesbury, in Yorkshire, against the seventh clause of the proposed Factories Bill, on the ground that itwould cause a reduc tion of wages. Mr. M. GIBSON presented several petitions of a simi lar nature. Mr. STRUTT presented two petitions from Derby against the Bill. Mr. WALLACE said it had been his intention to move an instruction to the Committee on the Factories Bill, that they should extend its operation to other branches of industry ; but as ther e was so s t rong a d e sire expressed to get the Bill passed into a law, he should postpone to a future occasion the motion of which he had given notice. The House then went into Committee, Mr. GREENS in the Chair. The preamble of the Bill was posponed, and Clause I was agreed to without discussion. On Clause 2 being proposed, Lord ASHLEY moved the amencbnent of which he had given notice. He said it required some preliminary explanation. He meant that the word " night" in this clause should be taken to mean from six o'clock in the evening till six o'clock in the morning. During the summer months the range of a Factory Bill would then be fourteen hours—twelve for work, and two for meals ; in the winter months it would be twelve hours. With a view to conciliate opposition, he would propose to take eleven hours till the Ist of Octo ber this year, and ten hours in the year 1845. Now, he would proceed to the subject under discussion. Eleven years had elapsed since he made a proposition of a similar nature to the House, which he would now renew. But not at that time did he approach the sub ject with half the anxiety which he now did, not from any fear of any personal pique, because, " Disappointment is the badge of all our tribe," but from fear lest, through any inability on his part, he would not be able to discharge his duty towards those who had confided their interests to his keeping. He wished, however, to anticipate an accusation made against him of being hostile to the owners of mills. This charge was altogether unfounded. It was a prominent question before the public eye in 1815, when he first undertook the subject. It was a subject painful for many reasons, but it was one upon which he thought au inquiry ought to take place. Ten years' experience proved to him, even if he doubted it before, which he did not, that avarice and cruelty were not peculiarly in herent in any class of men, or in any one occupation. They would ever be found where means of profit were combined with a virtually irresponsible power, whether landlords or manufacturers. And where men possessed such a power, there ought to be a close supervision— (Hear, hear)—some supervision —some public control— some restraints on the indulgence of those passions, which otherwise might be indulged with safety and im punity. How many evil things were connived at when they administered to our profit or even our convenience! They might take as example the awful sufferings of the dressmakers and•milliners of London. For whom were they working out their lives night and day ? Was it not to meet the sudden caprices of fashion ? Here were no manufacturers, no landlords.—(Hear, hear.) They crust ascribe it in many instances to the in difference of the tender sex, and he was ashamed to say that amongst them were many of his own intimacies and his own connexions. There were many instances of kindness among the manufacturers. If there were many bad men amongst them there were likewise many good men, who went even to considerable expense for the comfort of their workers; he would even admit that many of them were the victims of a bad system. He knew that in what he would now state, and lay be fore the House, he would excite a spirit of hostility; but he would say now, as he said before," strike me, but hear me." He would not go into the commercial part of the subject—not because he was unwilling, or, perhaps, unable to do so—but would confine himself to the dura tion of the hours of labour. In other European coun tries the hours of labour were less than they were in this country. In Russia, in Austria, and in Switzerland, the hours of labour were less than they were in England. In France he knew that a law, founded on the provisions of our Factory Bill, was in operation ; but there were a great number of inspectors in that country, whose duty it was to enforce the provisions of the law, and who were inspectors by virtue of the offices which they held. In Prussia, no child under sixteen years of age could be employed more than ten hours a day, and proper pro visions were made for their education. In all countries of Europe, provision was made that persons employed in factories should not be overworked, and that proper pro visions should be made for their education ; and surely it was the duty of this country to make proper provi sions for their welfare, when they considered how their numbers were annually increasing. In 1818 the number of 'persons, of both sexes, who were employed in the cotton factories was 57,327. Since that period they had no return, until 1835, when it appeared that the number of persons em ployed in the cotton and woollen manufactures amounted to 354,682. In 1839 they amounted to 419,591, and of these the number of persons under eighteen years of age employed in manufactures amounted to 192,880. Simultaneously with this great increase in their num bers, a vast increase bad taken place in their labour. The labour which these persons were now compelled to undergo was three times greater than it had been in the year 1818. A few thousand persons now performed the work of several millions, owing to the introduction of machinery. He had several returns which would show that labour at the present day was three times greater than it was in the year 1815. It had been progressively increasing from that time up to the present year. In 1815 the distance travelled by a person following a pair of mules in the spinning of cotton yarn was about eight miles per day, calculating twelve hours to the day. In 1832 the distance travelled by a person following a pair of mules, calculating twelve hours to the day, was twenty miles, and often more. In 1839 it ranged from fifteen miles up to thirty-seven. But that was not all' the labour the men had to go through. In 181,5 a spinner put up about 820 stretches on each of a pair of mules, being 1,640 stretches in the course of a-day. In 1832 a spinner put up 2,200 stretches on one of a pair of mules, making, on a pair of mules, in the course of a day, 4,400 stretches. In 1844, from returns which had been given him on that morning from a most expe rienced and practical mill-owner in Lancashire, a spinner put up in the same period ( 2,400 stretches, or on a pair of mules 4,600 stretches. This calculation had been made, as he had said before, by one of the most expe rienced arithmeticians in England. At his (Lord Ashley's) request, he went down to Manchester and made the measurements and calculations himself. He took a number of yarns in five different mills, viz. the num bers 14,15, 30,38, and 40,and on these he made the calcula tions. On N 0.14, the least distance possibly travelled was 17 miles a day, and the greatest distance was 27 miles. On No. 15, the least distance travelled was 19 miles, and the greatest 29. On Nb. 30, the least distance was 24 miles, and the greatest was 37. On No. 38, the least distance WU 15 miles, the greatest 23 ; and, 911 No. 40; ~~~ ~ ;, I I , I ' 1