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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, April 22. The Lort:) CHANCELLOR. took his seat on the Woohack shortly after Five o'clock. The Archb:shois of CANTERBURY presented petitions from different parts of Kent against the grant to the College of Maynoot h. The Bishop of WINCHESTER also presented similar pe• titions from Downshire and other places. The Earl of ENNISKILLEN presented similar petitions. Lord STANLEY presented several petitions from Bedford, and other places, in favour of the grant to the College of May wroth. _ _ _ 'The Duke of NORFOLK gave notice that on Friday he would present a petition from the English Catholics in favour of the inant to Maynooth. THE SEES OF BANGOR AND ST. ASAPH. The Earl of POWIS presented several petitions against the grant to Maynooth ; and a petition from Chester and its neigh bourhood against the union of the sees of Bangor and St. Asaph. The Noble Earl, in pursuance of a natice 'which he had given on Friday last, stated that it was his in tention, cn Tuesday next, to move the second reading of the Bill on the subject, which was now lying upon their Lordships' table. He should reserve to himself the power of making Buell alterations as the circumstances of the case might require. He would, at the same time, take the liberty of moving their Lordships to order the report of the Committee, appointed last year to search for precedents of the case of the Bangor and St. Asaph Bill, be printed. The LORD CHANCELLOR remarked that any altera tions ought to be stated to the House before the motion for the second reading was made. The Earl of POWIS was not prepared at the present mo ment to state the precise nature of the alterations, or the precise course he might hereafter be disposed to take. It was his wish to give her Majesty power, by the advice of the Privy Council, to appoint two Bishops, but, nevertheless, he might only be disposed simply to repeal the Act of union of the two sees. He was not, how ever, prepared to pledge himself to any particular course which he intended to pursue, because he wished to reserve to him • self the right of adopting what course he thought advisable. Lord MONTEAGLE asked whether the Government had any objection to lay on the table of the House, before the Bill was read a second time, a return showing the exact state of the parochial clergy in these two dioceses, and exhibiting the state of the episcopal fund ? Th. Bishop of LONDON observed that the first Ecclesias tical Commission had already made such a return, and that re turn was printed some time ago. IRISH LAND COMMISSION. Lo-d WHARNCLIFFE laid on the table of the House the report of the Commission respecting the occupation of land in Ireland. RAILWAY CLAUSES CONSOLIDATION RILL. The Earl of DALHOUSIE moved the third reading of this Bill. Lged BROUGHAM had so often addressed their Lord hips on the subject of railway legislation that he did not think it necessary fir him, on the preteant occasion, to trouble their Lordships at any great length. The mischief of the course they were now pursuing was threefold. The first was the very great and almost unavoidable haste with which several of • the railway measures must be carried through the various branches of the Legislature, inasmuch as it was physi cally Impossible for those branches of the Legislature to be stow proper attention either on the principle or the details of eaeh measure while there were 240 railway Bills in the same session before Parliament. Ile thought that ap plied, to a certain extent, to the two Bills which were now before the House for third reading, and he thought it might be judicious of the Government to select a number of principles, as they had done in those Bills. At the same time, it was his opinion that nothing could be worse contrived than the Railway Board. He did not say that his Noble Friend (Lord Dalhousie) was not well qualified to pre side over it, or that his Noble Friend had not sedulously devoted himself to the discharge of his new duties. But then the ordi nary business of the Board of Trade was quite heavy enough without this addition. And as it was admitted by all astrur.ouaers that there were not more than 9.4 hours in the day, if he consumed every day in the year 1e45, it was physically impossible that the additional business could be done. Therefore, they admitted that they only heard one part of each case, and on the information thus obtained the House of Commoris, which heard both sides, was to be governed. That was not the blind leading the blind, but the blind leading the seeing —( A laugh)—the blind Rail way Board leading the seeing House of Commons. But it was said that the decisions of the Railway Beard did not decide the case. But the fict was indisputable that if they decided against a scheme, it was one hundred to one but that scheme was re jected ; if they decided in favour of a scheme, it was one hundred to one but that it was adopted. He was almost ignorant of the practices of that depart ment, but this was what a n uninitiated understanding would conclude from the facts as they appeared. Property was very much implicated in this. Here were great shareholders vesting 10,0001. in a railway concern, And another class, who did not vest more than 10,000 pence, who had also an interest. These were the speculators. And this Railway Board was of great importance in determining the value of immense property, for a report in favour of the railway would raise the value ten per cent., and a report against would tumble it down 10 per cent. They heard only one party which was in favour of the railway, and never heard the adverse side. Now, suppose that he had a great interest in the South-Western Railway, and that he had almost evidence sufficient to destroy all chance of a report in favour of the South-Eastern Railway, he would not be allowed to urge one objection, and the only person heard was the railway projectors of the South-Eastern Railway. Then down would tumble his stock in the other railway ; whereas. if he had been allowed to be heard, his adversary would in all probability be defeated, and his railway would hays been post poned. He believed that this was not without precedent, and a pre tedent of very great importance, for it came not only from a person of consideration, but from a person of experience, and one of very high rank. Indeed it had royal authority, for the individual was no less a person than King James I. King James one day went into a court of law, and took the seat of the Chief Justice, and after hearing the argument on one side of the subject, he professed that he was quite ready to give his judgment; but it was delicately hinted to him that his decision might be dispensed with, anti that it was cot customary to give an opinion without hearing both sides. He, however, professed that it was vet y easy to decide upon hearing one side, either for or against, but that hearing both sides so overloaded the subject with difficulty, that it was next to impossible to co ee to any decision at all ; and this was just the way in which the Raili.vay Board acted. They heard the evidence on one side, in order that they might decide; and they failed to take evidence, because they sat for the purpose of assisting the Howse of Commons in their decisions. They gave their opi nion for the benefit of both Houses when they had not suffi cient data for forming an opinion at all. There was something also in the way in which those cases were decided. There was something in the majority of the Board, because if the majority of these five gentlemen was only as three to two, the probabi lity was that the minority was right, and the majority was . wrong; and he should be inclined no more to put faith in the infallibility of these gentlemen than he did in that of a certain foreign bishop. He spoke with all deference in the presence of his Noble Friend (Lord Beaumont); but he could not altoge ther give entire faith to everthing which he heard, and he re colleeted instances, and one might occur in that House that lig ht, in which the majority was as three to two, and yet this ffisajority were proved to be wrong, for after the matter had been maturely considered, the majority came over to the opinion of the minority. In that House they often found that the majority was in the wrong. The three and the two in the Board of Trade might decide on any given case. It was quite clear that it was material to know whether the majority ware right or wrong.. Suppose the Board should be two and tiko, which happened in the case of thelSouth •Eastern Railway. The Board were two and two, and the casting vote of that ideal indi,ideal, the Chairman, turned the balance. In point of voting, that was decisive, but in point of authority it was no authority at all, either way. It was a rule of the Board that every man, whether he agreed or disagreed with the report, signed the report. Now that was not fair. It was not fair to the subject of the report, because it tended to make it appear that the party defeated had been defeated by the unanimous voice of the Committee. It was not fair to the Houses of Parliament, which the authority of this Board was intended to aid, because it tended to show them what was contrary to the feet, namely, that all the five members of the Board were unanimously agreed upon recommending a certain course ; but it was said that this: was the common course of proceeding in the other departments. Could there be any similarity in the proceedings of the Board of Trade and every other department of the Government? From the one an idea was given, while from the other an opinion was put forth. Therefore it was that he held the constitution of this Board to be eminently little calculated to attain the objects for which it had been constituted. Having stated thus much, he abstained from merely invidious remarks. But there was one reason which had great weight in his mind, arising from the secrecy of this tribunal—one consequence of that had been that it had given rise to speculation and gambling, and if not actual jobbing, at least to great sus picion of it. They would never be able to eradicate this from men's minds as long as that tribunal was a secret one. If it were an open one, no man could entrap his neighbour by false stories of what he had picked up as to the probable resolutions of the Board. No one could overreach his friend in the pur chase or sale of railway shares. He was aware that there was one argument which might be adduced in favour of the Board, namely, the tendency of open courts to delay the business be fore them, but that advantage was greatly overborne by the disadvantage he had referred to. He dii not deny to the Board the merit of industry. He had nothing to say against the mem bers composing that Board, but he did object to the construc tion of the Board itself. The infallibility of the Board of Trade would on this occasion be greatly doubted, because in the case of many Bills which the Board had reported favourably on it would be found that Parliament would reject them, and those which they had rejected would, he was persuaded, be adopted by the House. Thus, instead of assisting the labours of the Hense, the Board would be only found an obstruction with respect to another matter—namely, that the evils of this railway system would be to a certain degree attempted to he removed by the Milli before the House, and that the frenzy of speculation which had arisen in this country would be re pressed and kept within limits. He could not help thinking hat the disposition of Parliament was to encourage speculation and spread speculation. The Bill was pregnant with some good consequences, but lie complained of it as giving too much facility to this sort of legislation, speed, a sort of wholesahasdpec s d o r f iving it on with railway Act of Parliament manu facture; one statute contained :ah no less than 150 provisions, and another, the meth d _ Clauses Act, about as many more. They were „tiAng, systematizing and teducing to a code the principles were to govern all railway Acts (unless s o me peculiar exceptions) , p t powers and facilities to all—promoters and objectors—the giving th e same ctieh to private rs—the same t systematic methodical plan, t a ki ng away the rig property ; facilitating, expediti ng , quickening in the same sys tematic mode, and by a sort of corpus juers, sabvertine and confounding all the rights of private property. Why shou ld such a systematic, methodical mad e b e a d opted for the purpose of facilitating the passing of railway A c t s ? Wh at was the c elusion to be drawn from this? Why it would seem that rnainl-- way speculation was the very breath of th e community ; that they were essential to the welfare o f th e ki ngdom ; and th a t Parliament wished by every means in its power to promote the passing of railway Bills, and to encourage all sorts of gambling and railway speculatious. If twenty or even thirty railway Acts were only passed in a single session, it would not be necessary to form such a code. Could they, after having lent themselves to this speculation—after having encouraged this mania—this frenzy of speculation as it has been termed —could they complain—could they wonder if those specu lators increased—if this railway-share gambling covered the whole length and breadth of the land—could they wonder at it, or blame it? Could they otherwise than pity it, and should they not reflect a little before they helped to promote so pernfcieus a system, which instead of mitigating an evil increased it—which, instead of applying a remedy, and en deavouring to spread over a space of three years that specula tion which would now be compressed into one, promoted it, nurtured it, and maintained its vitality. Should not they when the reaction came—when the revulsion took place—when the money market was oppressed—when a repetition of that convulsion in the money market took place, which had happened in former times from causes infinitely less potent than those now in operation—should they . not reproach themselves that they had done nothing to mitigate or relax this fever of speculation ? When that day should arrive, could " they do otherwise than blame themselves as having been par. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAWEVENING,_APRIL 23, 1R•I&. ties, at least, to this delusion, when about December or Jan uary next they should be reaping the bitter fruits of their present conduct. In his opinion they were much to blame for having allowed their neighbours the French to get so much ahead of them as to the sound method of dealing with this quest:on. Ia that country the Legislature took the matter into their own handi--not as a matter of course, not without opposition, the speculators were against it, but the Government in the most statesmanlike manner took the matter into its own hands. Few railways were allowed to be con structed at first, and those were constructed on well-founded principles. Another thing they had done for the benefit of the public. The railways were not allowed to be vested in the companies beyond a term of years—five and forty, five and fifty, or five and thirty years. After the lapse of that time they reverted to the public, who might renew the lease upon advantageous terms, such as lowering of fares. Now here all control over the companies was given up. It would have been Letter if we had adopted a similar course to that which had been adopted in France. He deeply lamented that some steps had not been taken to damp the mania for railway speculation. He did not mean to say that there should be no railways at all. It would be absurd—it would be ridiculous to say so. Under proper regulations they were the greatest possible public benefits. He did not mean to say that there should be no railways, but that there should be only a certain moderate number constructed at present, and that the others should be postponed because this mania ought not to be encouraged. The only other subject with which he would trouble their Lordships was in reference to the powers of those railways companies. Since he had addressed their Lord ships on this subject, he had heard of some what he should call really heart-breaking circumstances of oppression of poor people who were trampled upon by the agents of railway Bills, because they had not the means of resistance. In fact the agents to the Bills assumed to themselves all the power of these Bills as if they had passed, so sure were they they would pass. Since he last made some observations upon this subject in that Home on Thursday last, he believed was some parties who had been complaining had he understood received some satis faction. But he would now implore their Lordships to listen to this. If a line was proposed to pass through any part of the lands of a Noble Lord, he, of course, would be certain of re dress ; there was no fear of him ; but, to snake up for this, the gardens of poor cottagers were cut up without the least hesitation, because they had not the same means of defence that the occupier of a noble house had. Such were the common devices and contrivances of those companies, to call their acts by no other name. Then, on the other hand, if it was proposed to run a part of a line through a nobleman's kitchen garden, he was satisfied if it could be avoided, to permit the line to run over his avenue. It was like a man submitting to have his head cut off in order to save his kg from a similar operation. or lie was willing to sacrifice one eye to save the other. He had received a letter from a clergyman who com plained that a proposed line would be sure to darken his study and library ; but the writer added that he was but the mere incumbent, his patron was also a patron of railroads, and there fore he (the incumbent) had nothing to do but sit down, and quietly submit for the remainder of his life. Nuw, any thing more grievous than this he had never heard. The clause in the Bill to which he principally objected, and which he singled out as the one which appeared to him to systematise in justice in the most marked manner, was that clause in the Railway Consolidation Bill in the 3 . 2 d section of the Bill. This was the clause—" That it shall be lawful for the company, at any time before the period limited fur the completion of the railway, to enter whenever they pleased, without making any previous payment, or tender, or deposit on any land, within the prescribed limits, or if there were no prescribed limits, on any land not being more than 2.00 yards distant from the centre of the railway, and not being a garden, orchard, avenue, or walk ; and that it should not come nearer to any mansion than the prescribed distance, and if there was no prescribed distance then net nearer than 500 yards therefrom, and the com pany might keep the said land as long as it might be necessary for the completion or repairing of the railway, or any accomodation works connected there with, as might be required for any of the following pur• poses : —For the purpose of taking earth or soil by side cut tings ; for the purpose of depositing soil therefrom ; for the purpose of obtaining materials therefrom for the construction or repair of the railway, or such accommodation works as aforesaid, or of roads to and from, or by the side of the rail way ; and it shall be lawful to make deposits for the manufac ture of brick works, and also to dig or take from any such land clay, or stone, or sand, for the purposes of such works, or for the purpose of erecting any workshops or buildings of a temporary nature." Such was the clause—a clause which ought net, he thought, to be very agreeable to their Lord ships. They could take two hundred yards on each side of the railway, making in the whole four hundred yards, or a quarter of a mile, all over the country through which the railway run. Now, in the cage of a farm in Essex, con sisting of two hundred acres, it was proposed that seven rail. ways should pass over it, and the consequence was, that nearly the whole of the farm was absorbed. And all this arose from their extraordinary love of rail vay legislation. True, compen sation was provided by the Bill for the taking of land ; but the House must remember that only the damage actually done was to be paid for, and nothing more. There was but another remark, and that was the last he intended to make before he moved his amendment of that 3:2,1 clause. If these powers were necessary, at least the parties who concocted the measure ought to know what way they meant to go ; they ought at least to have made up their minds as to where their line ought to run; for he thought that if they did desire to change their minds and to go through another close than the one which they had marked down on the plan—but he wouid not give them a power of deviating to the extent of 100 yards to the right side or the left—and if, through any unforeseen contin gency, • they were obliged :to deviate, then, at least, do so with the consent of the owners. The owners were quite enough at the mercy of the companies already. They now came to the owners after the passing of the Bill, for before they never thought of making any proffer at all ; but after the passing of the Act, they came to the owners, and then gave whatever they pleased. The object of his clause was to diminish the power of deviation to twenty yards, and that, with the permis sion of the owners. He had felt it his duty to make these few remarks, because he had reason to believe that the instance he adduced the other evening was not without its use. He had been told that the circumstance which he had stated of the ap plication of a devisee in trust to the Court of Chancery had stopped an extensive railway. He thought, therefore, that these powers were too extensive to be permitted without some check. He had received the thanks of many clergy, for what they were pleased to call the moral tendency of his exertions in preventing this species of gambling, which led to others of a worse description. For his part, he could say L;berari (minium. He had deemed it his duty to take the part which he had taken ; and he hoped he had given no offence to'any individual, but if so, he had done his duty sincerely and conscientiously. The Earl of DALHOUSIE had explained to the House the - nature and objects of the Bills now on the table when he moved the second reading, and he would not now enter into any dis cussion upon the principal one. But he would ask their Lord ships how much of the time which his Noble and Learned Friend had occupied was devoted to the business before them. His Noble and Learned Friend devoted three quarters of an hour to censure the Railway Board, and a quarter of an hour to a lecture upon the evils of railway speculation. Really, he ( Earl Dalhousie) never saw a smaller pennyworth of bread to so huge a quantity of sack.—(A laugh.) He would only say that, of all his Noble and Learned Friend had stated, there was only one thing to which he (Lord Dalhousie) could give the least assent—and that was, that there are but twenty•four hours in the day.—( A laugh.) His Noble and Learned Friend said that it was a fact which could not be denied, that the Railway Board heard only one side. Now, to that asser tion he must give a most unqualified and unhesitating denial. His Noble and Learned Friend said that the Board received der utations from railway directors, and no others were ad smtted. To that he ( Lord Dalhousie) gave a most distinct and positive denial. The Board sought interviews with no one. When they were ready to go into the inquiry, they stated as much in a public advertisement, and they received all persons who had any public matters to submit to the Board ; but by the constitution of the Railway Board, they were pre cluded :rom going into the consideration of any private matters. At the same time, they never concealed from these to whom they granted interviews, that it would be on written statements only, to which the Beard could give its deliberate consideration, that any decision could be come to. And the decision to which the Board had come to on every case was founded on the fullest and most impartial con siderations. As to the speculations to which his Noble and Learned Friend said the Railway Board gave rise, he (Lord Dalhousie) did n o t d en y th a t th ere were speculations—but he did deny that since the constitution of the Board, speculations had been carried to a greater extent. In former years the speculation was of greater extent, anti of a more reckless kind. He could cite m an y cases, but their Lordships had not forgotten that of the Brighton Railway in which fortunes were made and lost in one day. The price of shares fluctuated from day to day, and hour to hour, as the favour of the Com mittee seemed to fluctuate. His Noble and Learned Friend said that the institution of the Board was calculated to promote speculation. Lord BROIIG HAM had not said the institution ; he said the constitution. Lord DALHOUSIE said—Allow him to say what he meant. He did not attempt to state or explain what his Hun. and Learned Friend said or meant.—( A laugh.) His Noble and Learned Friend had fortherly alleged, and had now repeated that partial revelations had taken place. Now, when those allegations were made, he (Lord Dalhousie) required to be furnished with specific allegations. In the three cases which were before alleged—that of the South-eastern Railway, with which it was said a person in the employment of the Board of Trade was connected—to that charge, his Noble and Learned Friend admitted a complete answer was given. The next was-- that some shadowy individual obtained information somewhere and used it somehow, on some day, in some place, in specula tion in some railway, by which he made forty thousand pounds. How was that charge to be met ?—( Hear, hear. ) It was also charged, that in consequence of impropn informa tion, upon the day when the Board came to a decision, the shares of one or two rival companies rose, and those of the other went down. The fact was, that the rise in the price was occasioned by the union of the successful company with one al ready established.—( Hear, hear.) He (Lord Dalhousie) put it to their Lordships to postpone their judgment on the unfit ness and inefficiency of the Railway Board until the end of the session, when they would have all the results before them. In conclusion, he must remind their Lordships, that if they struck this clause out of the Bill, a similar one would have to be in troduced into the special Act. Lord ASHBURTON admitted that in some instances great disappointment had resulted from the proceedings of the Board of Trade ; but, in his opinion, it was utterly impossible for Go. vernment to take steps to avoid this. It was quite impossible to prevent railway speculations, but at the same time he was far from agreeing that improvements could not be introduced into the constitution of the Railway Department of the Board of Trade. But he objected to the provisions of this Bill being confined to railways which were to be hereafter made. Some of them ought decidedly to apply retrospectively to railways already in existence. There was, for instance, the ninth clause, which provided that no partiality should be shown by a railway company either in the transit of goods or of passen gers. No individuals, or body of individuals, were to have partiality shown to them by the railway company, but all were treated alike ; and certainly this clause was very essential for the ends of justice, and ho could see no reason why the same provision should not be applied to railways already in existence. There was another clause which ought to be extended to the existing railways. He alluded to the one which enacted that future railway com panies should provide separate carriages for the con vbeeyaapnpelei applicable ffel t o o n s e x a is n t d ing lunaties. Wlhty wasshould i only the the other eladuasye that he h ear d o f a gentleman railways? who got into a railway carriage and found himself seated by the side of a couple o f f e l ons w h o were chain e d t oget h er. This was decidedly a bad system, and ho hoped the G , vernin,ut would take steps to put a stop The to it. Duke of BEAUFORT complained that so persons were allo we d t o go about and circulatet rn ha e t t t im hi e s and line r ios t h e a n d e e b s ee t n h e s y an a c s ti o p n a o r t t b e y o l a t h o e y B a o s a s r e c r i t e o d f t T h r a a t d e t , he w y while e i w n o th th a e t from private information that such and such a line would be fa hvoadurlaebdlytorespoo reportsmrteudehofspb.evetohleatßioonartod.theltrawilawsathyotosearket, a which nd f course, had the Board of T ra d e never ex i sted, they never co' ould have been made. The Earl of WINCHILSEA bore his testimony to the able and impartial manner in which the Railway Department of the Board of Trade had discharged its arduous duties, and declared his intention to support the third reading of the Bill. Lord CAMPBELL thought the Bill before the House would have the beneficial effect of lessening the expense of procuring pri vete and special bills for the construction of railways. He washed, however, to draw the attention of the Noble Lord to the Ow- lute necessity of another all being brought- in to meet the ' cases of the Noble Lord (Lord Ashburton), who followed the Noble Earl. He agreed with that Noble Lord that there ought to be a uniform rate of charges established on railways, in order that the public might nut he subject to the caprice of any particular company. In some cases railways would carry goods almost for nothing at all, in order to ruin a neighbouring e-,nal company, and he thought Parliament ought to adopt some course which should effectually put a stop to this system of op pression. Then, again, the public suffered a hardship through the railway company not being liable to make goad any damage which might ensue to a private carriage during its transit over the railway. The damage was frequently occa sioned by the negligence of the company's servants, and he thought it was the bounden duty cf Parliament to make some alteration in the law, so as to throw the injury upon those who deserved, and were best able to bear, it. Lord BROUGHAM, in reply, stated that he did not think that his charge, that the main body of those admissible to the Railway Board was that of the railway projectors, was confuted by the Noble Lord opposite. He did not believe that the Noble Earl had understood his ( Lord Brougham's) argument. What he stated was, that from the Board being constituted to work in tke dark, that certain persons were enabled to go into the City, and pretend to have private information that the Board had intimated its intention of throwing out one scheme or adopting another. With regard to the South-Eastern Railway, a friend of his, one of the greatest capitalists in London, assured him that information was possessed by certain parties that had been the cause of a rise in the speculations. He grounded the fortification of his own statement on the fact that at a great distance from town such information was possessed long before the decision was given by the Board. These things would exist as long as this tribunal acted in the dark. If their proceedings were made public, no one person could have a greater advantage than another in speculating. He objected to see railways multiplied over the whole country, upon the principles that now actuate the parties that brought them forward. (Cries of " Hear, hear.") Let them be adopted without violating principles or property, and he would give them his support.—( Hear, hear.) He thought that by doing so they would avoid the gambling speculations that had taken place, and the monetary capital of the country would be expended in a proper and righteous cause.—( Hear. ) The Bill was then read a third time ; and, on the question that it do pass, Lord BROUGHAM moved that several amendments should be added to it by 'way of rider, all of which were negatived without a division.—The Bill then passed. The Lands Railway Clauses Consolidation Bill was read a third time and passed. The Lands Clauses Consolidation Bill was read a third time and passed ; as was also the Lands Clauses (Scotland) Bill. The House adjourned at Half-past Eight o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS, April 22. The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour. NEW IMENIBER. Mr. BAIKE, the newly-elected Member for Greenock, in the room of nobert Wallace, Esq., was introduced by Mr. Hume and Mr. Bright, and took the oaths and his seat. RAILWAYS. The Chichester and Portsmou.h Railway Bill was read a se cond time. Captai❑ PECIfELL and another How. MEMBER presented petitions in favour of the above line. _ . Sir W. SOMERVILLE presented petitions ;n favour of the Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Railway Bill. Colonel ROLLESTON presented a petition in favour of the Newcastle and Berwick Railway Bill. Mr. REDHEAD YORKE presented a petition against the Cambridge and Lincoln Railway Bill. On the motion of Mr. BUSFEILD, the Bradford Gas Bill was read a second time. Mr. CURTEIS presented a petition against the South- Eastern Railway Company. The lion. Member was proceed ing to complain, in support of the petition, that the Company had divided their Bill into five parts, when he was called to order by the Speaker. On the motion of Mr. GREENE, it was then ordered that the time for reading the South-Eastern Railway (London and Greenwich Widening and Extension), South-Eastern Rail• way (Tonbridge to Tonbridge Wells), South-Eastern Railway ( Blanch to Deal, and Extension of the Canterbury, Ramsgate, and Margate Railway), South-Eastern Railway ( Maidstone to Rochester), and South-Eastern Railway ( Ashford to Hastings) Bills a first time, be extended till Monday, the 26th day of April. The following Bills were read a second time and ordered to be committed:—The Preston and \Vyre Railway, Exeter and Crediton Railway, and the Monmouth and Hereford Railway. The third reading of the Liverpool Docks Bill was postponed till Monday. Petitions were presented in favour of the Lincoln and Cam bridge Railway Bill. Sir R. INGLIS presented petitions from South Newington, in Oxford, against theatres ; from Dorchester against the Jewish Disabilities Bill ; from Dunmore in favour of Church Extension; and from Chichester against the Government grant to 31aynooth. MA YNOOTH. Mr. BANNERMAN presented three petitions against the grant to the College of Maynooth. Mr. BRIGHT presented four petitions from Manchester, four from Sunderland, and other petitions from several places in Glamorganihire, the names of which he could not pronounce—(Laughter)--all against the grant to the College of Maynooth. gin COBDEN presented several petitions front the neigh bourhood of Lancashire in favour of the grant. Mr. WILLIAMS presented petitions from Hereford, and from several other places, against the grant. Mr. DUNCAN and other Hon. Members presented several petitions against the grant to Maynooth. SCOTTISH BANKING SYSTEM. Mr. LOCK HART presented a petition from Lanarkshire against any alteration in the currency of Scotland ; also a similar petition from Caithness, and a third petition to the same effect, signed by upwards of 7,000 farmers and proprietors of land. BANKRUPTCY. Mr. BAILEY presented a petition from some town, the name of which we could not hear, praying for some alteration in the law of bankruptcy. LIGHTHOUSES. Mr. HUNIE presented a petition from the Edinburgh, Leith, and London Shipping Company, respecting lighthouse dues, and praying the House to make some inquiry, with the view of effecting some reduction in them. Mr. HUME presented a petition from Arbroath, praying that the monetary system in Scotland might not be inter fered with ; and a petition against the granting of any endow ment to any sect or religious body whatever. Captain PECHELL presented a petition from Burford against the Parochial Assessment Bill. Mr. WARBURTON presented a petition praying for a re peal of the Bankruptcy Act of last session. STANDING ORDERS. Mr. ESTCOURT brought up the report of the Standing Orders Committee. WATERFORD RAILWAY. On the motion of Mr. WYSE, leave was given to bring in a Bill to make a railway from Waterford to Kilkenny, with a branch to Limerick. WOLVERHAMPTON RAILWAY BILL. Mr. GODSON brought in the Wolverhampton Railway Bill. Mr. CUMMING BRUCE presented four petitions from congregations of the Free Church of Scotland against the grant to Maynooth ; also four petitions from congregations of the Scotch Free Church against railway travelling on Sunday. Mr. SPOONER presented petitions from Birmingham against the endowment of Maynooth College, and against the union of the sees of Bangor and St. Asaph. Sir HOWARD DOUGLAS presented several petitions from members of the Established Church of Scotland against the endowment of Maynooth. Mr. CHOLMONDELEY presented a petition to the same effect, hut we did not hear the designation of the petitioners. Mr. MACAULAY presented three petitions to the same effect from Edinburgh. INNOVATIONS IN THE CHURCH. Lord CAS I'LEREAGH presented petitions from parishes in the county of Down against innovations in the service of the Cilaurch. Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented a petition against the May nooth grant. Colonel T. WOOD presented a petition from Mr. Guthrie, one of the Council of the College of Surgeons, praying that the eliarter to that college might undergo revision. Mr. EVANS presented petitions against the Ma: nooth grant. Mr. REDHEAD YORKE presented petitions from Staf fordshire to the same effect. Mr. TRELAWNY presented similar petitions from Cornwall. Mr. BROWNRIGG presented petitions in favour of the Government measure. The petitioners expressed thtsir satis faction that some justice was about to be done to a largo body of their fellow-subjects.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. FERRAND presented petitions from Yorkshire, and from a place in the county of Curk, against the grant to May nooth. Mr. C. BULLERpresented similar petitions from Liskeard. Mr. LASCELLES presented a petition, signed by nearly all the clergy in the bishoprics, against the union of the sees of St. Asaph and Bingor. An Hox. MvataEa presented a similar petition. Lord SANDON presented a petition from a Mr. MtLatighlan, in Liverpool, against the grant to May nooth ; also petitions from Manchester, Liverpool, Roch dale, Coventry, and other towns, praying that the limit of imprisonment should be reduced from 20/. to 5/. ; also petitions from Liverpool against the proposed amendments in the law of settlement ; and a petition from Manchester, signed by a majority of the clergymen, the leading manufac turers, and the great body of the operatives, praying that young people and children should not be allowed to labour in factories without having a certificate of being able to read. Mr. EWART presented a petition against the Endowment of Maynooth Bill. Notices of motion were then called on. SIR HENRY POTTINGER. Mr. HUME gave notice that, upon that day fortnight, he would move an address to her Majesty on the subject of the services of Sir Henry Pottinger. NEW ZEALAND. Mr. BULLER postponed his motion relative to the pro duction of papers connected with New Zealand. Lord J. MANNERS called the attention of the House to a petitien which he had presented on the 14th of March. COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. Colonel WOOD moved that the petition he had presented From the College of Surgeons be printed with the votes. DUBLIN UNIVERSITY. Mr. WYSE gave notice that on that day week he would bring forward his motion regarding Dublin University. MAYNOUTII. Mr. SHA R NIA N C AWFO RD gave notice that, in Committee on the Maynooth Endowment 13ill, he would move that the expenses of the extending, improving, and fur nishing the College of 3faynooth, including the vote of 30,0001., be deducted from the revenue arising front Crown lands in Ireland received by the Commissioners of Woods and Forests. ( Hear. ) GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. Mr. J. VOUlsiG;ve,f that the House be furnished with a copy of the report of the geological survey of Ireland.- -Agreed to. Captain PECHELL moved for copies of the reports to the Board of Admiralt', relative to the steaming and other quali• ties of her Majesty s vessels Rattler and Alecto, during the late trials, stating the tonnage and amount of horse power of the en gines of each vessel; also copies of the reports of the sailing and other qualities of her Majesty's sloops Mutine, Water witch, Pantaloon, and Osprey, whilst proceeding in company to their several destinations on foreign service. INSITICANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amottitt Name of CoMpany• per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. - - a £ e. d. £ a. d. G per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 1974 Ditto Marine. • • • • • • 6/. per cent, 100 0 0 50 6 6.% Atlas .. .. .. ....... ••••. • • • British Commercial is. per share 50 o 0 5 0 0 7 Cleriel,Med.&Gen.Lifia . • 5/, per cent. 100 0 0 210 1 6 Albion Alliance I; r i t.. 31. 10s. 500 0 0 50 0 0 7 2 !.,i . . .• .1 i ' ,11• .: o . r . . 3/. 100 0 0 10 0 0 County ••••••• • • • • • • • S 94. and 5 1 Crown ••••••• • • • • • • • / 6/. ss. bs. 40 0 0 5 0 0 10 6s. 60 0 0 50 0 5% 51 per per per cent, 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 2 ll I O )miti () . [5 per ct., liconomie Life . 20 2% European Life • • • • • • • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 Freemasons' .. • • • • • • • • 6/. per cent. Stock. 142 Globe . • ... ..... • • • • - 51. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 50N Guardian .• • • • • . • • • • • Eng.& Scot. Law Life Imperial Fire •••• • • • • 12/. per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 195 Imperial Life. • • • • 12 s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 16 .• • • Indemnity Marine.. • • 1/. sll. & he. 100 0 0 51 3 1 3 0 N. 5 8. Law Life ...... ••• • • • 100 0 0 10 0 0 455 Legal and General Life -- 50 0 0 2 0 0 6% London Fire • • • • • • 10 s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 15N • • • Loudon Ship • • . 1 05. 25 0 0 12 10 0 1534 • Marine •• - • • • •• • • • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 10% • Med. Inviid & Gen. Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 3 National Lean Fund. • 31. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 21 ' National Life .•••• • • • • t;/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 914 Palladium Life 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 2 .. 3/. p. et. & bs. - - 195 Plarnix Protector Life •••• • • • • 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 1/. 2s. Provident Life •••• • • • • 11 . s s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 24 Rock Life • • • • • • 4s . 50 0 010 0 47 ••• • • • , 5/. per cent. Stock. 158 Royal Exchange .• • • • ~ , - Sun Fire .. ••.•• • • • • • b `• I ° , • - - Ditto Life . • • • • • • • • • 11. Os. _- Universal Life 10V. pr cut. 100 0 615 0 14 •••• • • • AUCTION DUTIES. Mr. RICARDO wished to know when the duty upon auctions was to cease ? _ _ _ . The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated that the duty upon auctions was directed to cease from the time of the report of the resolution, and that communication had been given to that effect. The House adjourned at Half-past Five. ANTWERP, APRIL 18.—The General Steam Navi gation Company's steam-ship Soho, Captain Whitcombe, arrived this day, and landed her passengers at the quay, among whom were the Baron do Langen, and Colonel Maltby. The wind had been at E.N.E., with much sea, which protracted the passage only a couple of hours lopger than usual. WATER—WORKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. ; Per I of raid. Price. Annum. Share. .£ s, d. East London... •••• • • • 8! 100 0 0 230 Grand Junction •• • 46 13 4 90 Kent ..... ........... 2!. 10s. 100 0 0 65 Vauxhall 51. per cent. 1100 0 0 60 Weat Jliddlesex •.• • .. 4!. 16s. pr ct. f 63 12 9 127 RAILWAY COMMITTEES. Snb-Committe@ (No. 1.) LYNN AND ELY. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. C. Pemberton, the treasurer of the Eaubrink Com missioners was next examined—He had been treasurer for more than forty years. He had received 335,0001. from the Exchequer Loan Commissioners for the construction of the works. More than that had been expended on them. There was a debt due now of 33,241/. There was a total income of 11,720/. derived from a tax of sixpence an acre on land, and the navigation tolls. They were paying off the residue of the debt and the interest upon it, at the rate of 6,200/. a year. The ordinary repairs cost, for the last five years, about 1,200/. a year. The present debt would be paid off in about six years. Tho taxation for the works in other places was heavier than for the Eaubrink works. He heard that there would not be more than 4501. available for the main tenance of the works when the railroad was constructed. Other witnesses wore then called with regard to the bridge which ought to be constructed by the projectors of the line; after which Mr. Sergeant WRANGIIAM replied on behalf of the pro moters of the Bill—The Committee then adjourned. MANCHESTER AND HUDDERSFIELD LINE. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Cope, accountant, gave evidence ac to the amount of passenger-intercourse between Huddersfield and Manchester, which, he said, he had taken care to ascertain, by having stationed men at different places to note down the number of persons passing and repassing each day for a week. Mr. Joseph Webster deposed that he had ascertained the amount of consumption in the different prices of various arti cles in the Huddersfield district; namely, the Marsden Valley locality, which had a population of near 19,000; by the articles consumed, he meant flour, meal, and also provender for cattle, animal food, &c. Mr. BAIN3 said he now, on behalf of the opposing parties, proposed to go into the engineering evidence, as he had been allowed to do in other cases, reserving to himself the right to take hereafter the examination of his witnesses. as to traffic. But he was in the hands of the Committee, and would abide by their decision as to what course he should take. Mr. Sergeant BELLASIS objected to any such course being taken. The Committee decided that the present class of evidence should be disposed of before any other would be entered on. Mr. Whitworth, agent to omnibus owners, deposed that thirteen omnibuses plied every day from Huddersfield to Cooper-bridge, and some extra ones on Sundays ; had heard of people complaining of inconvenience in going from Cooper. bridge to Halifax, such as delays and changes, &c., on the turnpike-road. The Man chester arid Leeds plan, if carried into operation, would have the effect of cutting up the only footway now existing on the line, and the other plan would not do so. A public fountain that supplied the whole town of Huddersfield with water would also either be removed by the line under discussion, or the public access to it would be greatly impeded. There were two coaches now running between Leeds and Man chester and Huddersfield and Manchester every day except Sunday. Mr. John Downe, corn-miller, deposed that a great saving would be effected in the cost and time of the transit of corn, if a railway were made between - Ashton and Cooper-bridge ; the present canal did not afford the facilities that a railroad would. LATEST PRICES OF SHARES IS RAILWAYS, BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COMPANIES' STOCK. From the Official List, ITBLWIED TIi&SDAY AND FRIDAY SVE..iLNG, LONDON, TCESDAY, APRIL 22. RAILWAYS. Dividend per Annum, 31. Ss. por sh 1.55. 12/.11357 per sh Amount of S 1 are. £ s. d 100 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 6 13 4 50 0 0 50 0 0 12 10 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 40 0 0 ICO 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 20 e 0 50 0 0 12 10 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 32 0 0 25 0 0 16 13 4 50 0 0 10 0 0 12 IS 4 18 17 2 41 G 10 40 0 • 50 0 0 13 15 9 9 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 6 5 40 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 12 10 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 33 2 4 50 0 0 19 5 8 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 BARNSLEY JUNCTION RAILWAY. Mr. WIIATELEY appeared for the promoters of the Bill, and stated that it was intended to connect the North Midland Railway with the Manchester and Ashton-under- Lyne Railway and the town of Barnsley. The object of this railway was to open up the Silkestone coal field to the town of Barnsley, which, with the villages ad jacent, contained upwards (34'40,000 inhabitants. The greater part of the goods manufactured at Barnsley went to Manchester. At present the distance between these two towns was 63 miles, while by this railway the dis tance would only be 36 miles. The coal is now sent by the circuitous route of canal and the river Dun. He would produce persona who had been acquainted with this coal-field all their lives. This coal-field, together with timber and other products, carried in the Baltic trade, would con stitute the traffic on this line, and this he was prepared to prove by witnesses. There was another article, stone, from the celebrated Green Waur quarry, and if this line were formed it would double the supply of this material at Stockport, Staley-bridge, and all the neighbouring towns. The length of the line was nine miles and a half, and in compliance with the suggestions of the Board of Trade the projectors had decided upon making the line a double line. There was but one petition against it, that of the Barnsley Canal Company; but he could not see why there should not be both means of transit. Until the last three months the charge of conveying mineral to this canal by tramway had been excessive, as much, he believed, as 6d. per ton, and by this railway the expense would be materially reduced. Mr. Newman proved that the shares subscribed for amounted to 286,7101., and the deposit was 28,6711. The number of shareholders locally interested in the line was thirty-two, and the amount they subscribed was 21,6621. of the whole amount, and that the whole number of share holders was one hundred and sixty-two; that there were fiay owners of property on the line, of whom forty-four assent ; that the length of the land of those who dissented was 48 chains, 20 links, and of all the occupiers only four dissented. Mr. Taylor, a linen manufacturer, at Barnsley, who had been in business nearly 40 years, said his returns were about 100,000/. a year, and the wages paid were 8001. a week, or about 41,600/. a year. The greater part of his yarns came from Leek, and two-thirds of the goods he made went to Manchester and Liverpool, and the remainder to London. He was now obliged to keep a warehouse at Manchester, and he was now obliged to send his goods by a circuitous route by Normanton by the North Midland and Leeds and Manchester, though occasionally he sent the goods by Wakefield ; the distance was 63 miles, and the delay occasioned the goods frequently to be too late for shipping at Liverpool. The cost of carriage was about 20s. a tp. The total cost of carriage to him to Manchester was 4401. ; to Liverpool, 200/. ; and to London, 198/. ; and the construction of this railway would, he conceived, largely increase the bu siness of Barnsley-, and save him a great expense. On cross-examination by Mr. TALBOT, Mr. Taylor stated, that the time occupied in carrying goods from Barnsley to Man chester was between one evening and the next morning. The delay arose between Normanton and Manchester ; that there was a good road between Barnsley and Wakefield, and it was by that route that the goods were sent when too late for the train at Normanton. To go from Barnsley to Manchester, the time now occupied was four or five hours, while, when this railway- was made, - the-time would be under two hours. In reply to Mr. AUSTIN, Mr. Taylor stated that the dis tance now was 61 1 ,4 miles, and three miles of road, while, by the new line, it would be less than 36 miles. Mr. Henry Parkin stated the whole of the wages paid in Barnsley was about 3,500/. a week, or about 182,000/. a year ; one carrier takes 20 tons of goods a week, another 10 tons, and Pickford's about 70 tons a week, of which one-half went to Manchester, making the whole amount of goods conveyed from Barnsley- to Manchester about seventy tons, and the manufactures of Barnsley were now largely increasing. In reply to Mr. TaLtioT, Mr. Parkin stated that there was a delay at Normanten sometimes for half an hour at a time; that a considerable quantity of the yarn used in the trade was brought chiefly from Hull and Leeds. In answer to the CHAIRMAN, he stated that the flax from Hull came by railway; that the distance to Penistone was 8 miles, and that there was to be a station there on the Man chester and Sheffield Railway, which would shorten the time and distance to Manchester. Mr. W. Ridsdale, a carrier at Barnsley, stated that he conveyed about 70 tons, and others about the same quantity. He confirmed the evidence of Mr. I'arkin as to the quantity conveyed to Manchester, and stated his opinion that the manufactures of the town would increase if the town pos sessed the same facilities as other towns in railway con veyance. In reply to Mr. Austin, he stated that in conse quence of the delay occasioned by the bad roads to Leeds the goods often missed the morning markets, and that the roads on both sides of Barnsley were very bad. Mr. Henry Rolling, a miller at Oxspring, near Penistone, stated that his mills were about 200 yar,ls from the Sheffield and Manchester Railway ; that he purchased his corn at Doncaster, Barnsley, and Wakefield, and that the cost of carriage by canal was 4s. 6d. a ton ; that the whole ex pense of the carriage was Ifs. 6d. a ton, and the quantity carted daily was ten tons, hut that if this railway was made, his corn would conic all the way from Wakefield by railway and effect a considerable saving ; that the tolls from Barnsley amounted to 9d. a horse ; that there were three or four horses to each waggon, and the journey occupied the whole day. His whole grind was about 3,800 tons a year, and this railway would save him great expense. Mr. 11. Jackson, a linen manufacturer at Barnsley, who pays wages to the extent of 250/. to 3001. a week, or 15,000/. a year. He stated that he sent three-fourths of his goods to Manchester, and the rest to London, and testified that the railway would be a great convenience. The Rev. William Thorpe, in reply to Mr. ST. JOHN, stated his knowledge of the geology of the district, that it was bounded on the east by the maguesian limestone, and on the west by millstone grit, and that the Mid land Railway ran to the east of the most productive part of the Silkestone coal-field, and the Manchester and Sheffield ran to the west of it, but no railway passed over it at present. The Barnsley Junction Railway would pass over the whole of the beds of this coal-field, except two, and that there were six or eight pits now in work near to the line ; that line passed were easilyassedb richestytli g e otat. part of the coal-field, and that the beds In reply to Mr. TALwyr, Mr. Thorpe stated that the same observations applied to the Barnsley canal as to the line of railway. Mr. Andrews, a mineral agent and coal viewer, chief mine ral agent to Mr. Lane Fox, and surveyor to Lord Cardigan, testified to his knowledge of the coal-field, and that the Entwibel, and Mr. Thorpe's, Mr. Charlesworth's, and Messrs. Clarke's pits would be easily accessible to the railway, and that it passed over some of them. Pits, therefore, could be sunk close by the railway, and would require only an engine to lift the coals perpendicularly, and pour them into the trucks. The Counsel having intimated that the examination of this witness would occupy a considerable time, the Com mittee adjourned till to-morrow (this day). Sub-Committee (No. 6.) SHREWSBURY AND GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY. This Committee re-assembled yesterday morning, and pro ceeded with the Shrewsbury and Grand Junction Railway Bill. Several other allegations were proved, and ultimately the Committee decided that the standing orders had not been com plied DISS, BECCLES, AND YARMOUTH RAILWAY. The Committee then proceeded with this Bill. Mr. Vena bles appeared on a petition from a number of landowners through whose property the line passes, and preferred several allegations, which he eventually established. They were, however, of small importance. FARRINGDON-STREET EXTENSION RAILWAY. This line is five miles in length, and the estimated cost 800,000/. Mr. Parkes appeared for the promoters, and Mr. Cop pock in support of a petition presented by Mr. Thomas Innis, complaining of non-compliance with the standing orders. Mr. Innis was in possession of property at Islington, through which the proposed railway would pass, and he alleged that he had received no notice of the intention of the Company to take his property. It was, however, proved that notice had been left at the house, consequently the allegation failed. It was then alleged that the plans with respect to this pro perty were inaccurate, and this allegation was sustained. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock. THE PETERBOROUGH AND SYSTON RAILWAY, (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Witnesses were then called in support of the Bill, with the object ofshowiug the great deficiency of the existing commu nication for the conveyance of passengers, agricultural pro duce, and coals, and the advantages which the proposed line would confer on the whole district. The examination in behalf of the Company was conducted by Messrs. Hildyard and Dennison. The witnesses were cross-examined by Counsel, on behalf of Lord Harborough, the Earl of Exeter, and a portion of th e i n h a bi tants of Stam f or d , w i t h th e o bj ec t o f eliciting facts in favour of the diversion of the line out of the track proposed by the Bill. Lord Harborough's objec tion was that th e li ne wou l d approac h t oo ne ar his residence, and damage his grounds and those of the Earl of Exeter ; and the inhabitants of Stamford were directed against the plan proposed for the Stamford station, and also the direction in which the line was proposed to be taken through the town. The witnesses, however, generally concurred in the opinion that, all circumstances considered, the route proposed by the Company was the one best calculated to serve the public, and that any alteration of the station would inconvenience the inhabitants of Stamford Before the list of witnesses waS gone through, the Chair man on behalf of the Committee intimated that they were satisfied with the evidence already produced regarding the question of traffic, and requested the tables to be put in. It was stated in reply to this request that they would not be ready till next day. The decision of the Committee on this point was therefore adjourned till to-morrow, and the examination of the witnesses was re sumed in regard to the contested points set forth in the:peti tions. Nothing of moment was further elicited up to the close of the sitting, and the consideration of the Bill was adjourned till the next sitting of the Committee, at twelve o'clock to morrow (this day.). ~ Name of CoixipanY• Abordeen •• • • •• • •• • • Birmingham & Gloster Ditto, New, W. 71 die. Brighton,T.ews,& Bast. Bristol and Exeter • • • • Ditto and Gloucester Caledonian • • • • • • • • • • '_:andiridge and Lincoln Chatham & Prtsinouth Chester and Holyhead Chichester & Brighton Churnet Valley . • • • • • • Cornwall • • • • • • • • • • -• Direct Northern • • • • • • Direct liforwieh • • • • • • Dias, Becoles, & Yrmtli Dublin & Belfast June. Ditto add Galway • • Eastern Counties . • • • • Do.,Perpetual, No.l Ditto, ditto, No. 2. • • Eastorn Union • ...... Edinburzli & Glasgow Ditto, Quarter Shares Ely and Bedford . • • • • Gran dConnection • • • :lrand Junction • • • • • • Ditto, Half Shares • • Ditto, Quarter Shares t. Southern &Western Great North of England Ditto, New......... neat Western . ...... Ditto, half Shares • • Ditto, Fifths.. • • • • • • Guilford Junction. • • • • Harwich • • • • • • . • • • • • • Hull and Selby . • • • • • • Ditto, Quarter Shares Kendal & Windermere Lancaster and Carlisle Leeds and Bradford.• • Liverpool & Manchestr Ditto, Half Shares • • Ditto, Quarter Shan* I.ondon & Birmingham Ditto, New Thirds.. Ditto, New 1 4 Shares London and Blackwall London and Brighton.. Ditto, Loss Notes.. London. and Greenwich Ditto, Prc.. or Priv.. Condon and S. Westere Do., New Cons.-Bths Ditto, Now ..... .ondon and Croydsrl.. Ditto, Guarntd. S p. c. London and York. • Lynn and Ely .. • anchester and Leeds Ditto, Half Shares.. Ditto, Quarter Shams Ditto, Sixteenths Manchestr & Ditto, Quarter Shama :M . l.llam' . ..... . .. .. . , Ditto, Fifths . . I)itto, Binn. lc. Derby Newcastle & Berwick N ewcstle & Darl. J Line. North British . .. . Northern and Eastern . Ditto Scrip, ise.sl. d. Ditto, Quarter Shares North Kent Iconvich and Brandon Ditto, Portsmouth Direct Preston and Wyre Iticlumi& W. E June. '.rugby ••. • • • • • • • • • • • Ditto, 2d Prof., 1842 Shotiteld and Lincoln Sheffield & Manchestr Ditto, Quarter Shares Shrws.,Wolv.,Dnd.,Bir South Devon South-Eastern & Doer Ditto, New iss. 32Ldis South Wales Stevenson's Prtsmouth Thames and Medway.. Trent Valley • • • • • • • • . Yarmouth So Norwich Ditto, New York & North Midland Ditto, Half Shares.. 1)o., Scarbro' Branch Ditto, Solby Scrip .. Ditto, Extension .... Boulogne and Amiens. elt. Northern of France Orleans and Vierzon • . Orleans & Bourdeaux Paris & Lyons(Latfltte) Paris anti Strasbourg.. Paris and Orleans..... Paris and Rouen ll—uen and Havre • • • • 4s. per sh 51. per et. 27. se. p. sh. I le. 3d. p. sh 10/. per et. 101. per et. 101. per et. 31.55. 71. percent. 71. per cent. 71. per cent. SI. ss. pret, 101. per ct. 101. per ct. 101. per ct. 101. per et. 101. per ct. 101. per ct. I/. N. per sh 51. percent. 5/.percent. 3!. ss. per sh IN. por sli 41. 78, 6d. p. s' 11.178.6 d. p. 8. 21. per share IL 4s. per s.'s 21.13 n. persh, 2/. ss. 15s. 51. per coat, 11. Is. 1(1/. per ct. 101. per et. 8 0 0 2 10 0 2 10 0 2 0 0 20 0 0 8 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 1 5 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 14 0 0 JOINT—STOCK HANKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per •f Paid. Price Annum. Sharo. 8. d. I X s. d. Australaida Ilrit.:llNorth American 41. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 45 Commercial of London Si. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 22 Colonial ... ••• • • ...... 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 '25 0 0 1431 Londe and Weotininstr Cl. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 27i , e London Joint-Stock Gt. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 14 1 ;;', Metropolitan • • ..... • • 25 0 0 710 0 Provincial of Ireland.. 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 46 Ditto, 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 National of Ireland • . 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 17 10 () 16% Nat. Provncial of Eng. Si. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 8 371: 2 Ditto, New. ••• • • U. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 Union of Amstralia 25 0 0I 25 0 0 253 i Union of London.• •.• 151. per cent. 50 0 0i 10 0 0 1211 DOCILS. Diefelend I 1 Amount ; p ,f I "er I Annum. ' Shlre Paid. Fame of Company. - - ------ Y. (1 . *4 e d. ........, 131. per cent. Stock. . • _ 1041. pr cent. Stock. 1/. per eh. ,100 0 e _..... ?.ast Country ••••• • • • 1 14 1 ,4/. pr cent. I Stock. _ I,ndon ••••••• • • • • • ' 5 per cent. f Stock. _ ::Lt:1"1::::rd:rilai‘lir17:111.•(1.1a—•1.; 4/. per cent. . 50 0 0 1 50 0 0 Southampton • • •• • • • • • • • • : LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES D i v i den d Amount 1 _ Name of Company. per of Paid. i Price. Annum. Share. £ s. d. .£ s. el. Bank of Scotland Cl. per cont. 100 0 0 172 Royal Bank of Scotland Cl. per cent. 100 0 0 16814 British Linen Company Si• per cent. 100 0 0 226% Commercial Bank National 8ank....., 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 15% Union Bank of Scotland 71;l. pr cent. 50 0 0 95 Western Bank . ... Cl. per cen t. 50 0 0 764 North of Scotland Bank 6/. per cent. 50 0 7 Clydesdale Bank .... .. 61. p er cent. 10 0 0 14% Eastern Bank.. • • .... 3/. per cent. 15 0 0 11 y„ Caledonian Bank ..... 61. per cont. 210 0 3% Edinb.& (Renew Bank M. per cont. 50 0 74 City of Glasgow Bank . 5/. per cent. 815 0 13% Scottish Union Ins. Co. 61. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 141 14 Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 ,4 Insur. Co. of Scotlnd.. 51. per cont. 10 0 0 All paid. 11) North British Insur... 9/. per cent. 200 0 0 10 0 0 27 Caledonian Fire Instil% 101. por cent. 100 0 0 18 0 0 24 Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 liiii Edin.&Glasz. Railway 41;/. percent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 6514 Ditto, 4 Shares—. 454/.percent. 12 10 0 All paid. 0 15 416 Edin., Leith, & Grantn 20 0 0 20 0 Glasgw & Ayrshir Rail. 41,4 Lperc ent. i 0 0 0 All paid. 65% Glasgw&Greenck Rail. 21. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. i 15 Gls,gw&Gainkirk Rail. 51. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. ! 24 Dundee &Arbroth Rail. 5/. per cent. i 25 0 0 ( All paid. ; 32% CANALS. -------------- companies. ,II I p e • I i , t Dividend! Nantes of ~ Dlvi d e n d N alne6 O 1 ..... por Price. R Annurin.l .£ X 1 Annum. I Price . Companies. 4 Ashtn & 01dh 97 5/.4. 72 Metimouthsh 100 91. 160 P c Ashby-d-la-Z 113, 4i. 70 Mitt;fomrysh 100 5/. 98 RarnsleY •• • • 160, 121. 180 Macclesfield . 100 - 15 Basingstoke.. 100 5 N oft th ...... 100 20/. 365 Brknk&Abrg 150; Am •85 Nottingham . 150 12/. 260 Cron tford .. • .1100, 181 . 160 Peak Forest. 78 3/. 40 Dudley lo o' 4/. 80 Regent's ••• • 33 1/. 24 Derby ••• • • • 100: Si . 103 Rochdale .. •. 85 4/. 55 Ellsture&Chs 133 1 41. 68 Shropshire • . 125 8/. 120 Erewash ! 100 1 321. 440 Somrset Coal 150 71. 10s. 123 Forth r 1 100 8 ' Cl;` Grand.Juncut 100 71. 124 , •tffrd &Wore 140 281. 480 ' Grand Cnion 100 11. 100. 25 Shrewsbury.. 125 15/. 230 Glamorgnsh . 172 13%1. 210 ..tourbridge .. 115 20/. 3M Glstr Sc Brkly , 00 L. 8 Strifrd on Av 79 1/. 100. 30 Grantham • • 150 12/. 100 • overn and] 26 1/. Si. I 28M If uddersfleld.l 57 - 20 Wye Rail. Remit & Ant, 39 7s, GI 7 Trot & Mr-2 50 3 0/ . 4 5 0 Laucaster •• • • I , 47: 1/. 10. 40 sey, sh. 3 I 10 Leeds& Livrp 100, 34/. 570 luns&Med 19 - 3.0 Leicester ll4O, 101. 110 Worcstr &] 78 4.1. Leicatr &Nth/ 8 3 4/. 70 Binning. i 11 Lou,ghboroghll42 70/. !1050 ' ilts & Bikei 67 11. 45. £ s. d. 12 10 0 1 10 0 15 0 0 5 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 Stock. 2 0 0 2 0 0 50 0 8 10 0 0 6 0 0 2 10 0 GROUP D. BLACKBURN, BURNLEY, ACCRINGTON, AND COLNE RAILWAY EXTENSION, AND BLACKBURN, DAR- WEN, AND BOLTON RAILWAY. The C - ommittee appointed to investigate the merits of these lines met yesterday in Committee-room 19 ; Mr. Bernal in the chair. Mr. Sergeant Wrangham and other counsel appeared for the former line ; Mr. Merrewether, &c., for the latter. Mr. Sergeant WRA-NGIIAM briefly stated the case. This was a line which traversed a populous and industrious district, which would, when this railway was formed, be connected with the important towns of Manchester and Liverpool. The population in the immediate district was 100,000, and the traffic which would be carried on the line would be very considerable. The estimated cost of the line was 530,0001., upon which a gross profit of 62,0001. was expected, and a net.profit of 38,0007., giving 7 per cent. interest upon the capital. There were some gradients upon the line, but they were of such a nature as to be easily overcome by means of increased power at those points; there were to be two tunnels, but not of a very great length. The Learned Gentleman concluded his case by reading the report of the Board of Trade upon the proposed line, and then pro ceeded to call evidence in support of his statements. Mr. MEREWETISER said that he appeared for the Black burn, Darwen. and Bolton line, and if the line for which he appeared was not considered a competing line, as he did not think it was, he would not say a word. On the other side it was contended that :it was a compe ting line, and the evidence was proceeded with. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of April 22.) Suaau.—This afternoon at public sale 150 hhds of Bar badoes, 123 hhds of Trinidad, 164 hhds 6 tierces and 100 bar rels of St. Lucia were offered. Barbadoes went off quietly, and at a decline of 6d to Is per cwt, fine yellow went at 53s 6d to 575, good 50s 6d to 535, good middling 49s Gd to Ws, middling 46s to 495, and low 445. Trinidad sold at 42s to 42s 6d for middling yellow. St. Lucia 47s to 4Ss, good middling 45s 6d to 465, middling 42s to 43s 6d, low 40s 6d to 41s, grey low 40s 6d to 41s, and middling to good middling 42s to 43s 6d per cwt. . _ _ REFINED.To-day home trade goods were much sought after, and a further advance in price occurred, standard Lumps 69s to 70s, and brown Lumps 68s to 68s 6d per cwt. At the close of the market there was scarcely any undis posed of. Bonded Crushed Sugar is much wanted, and is not generally to be obtained wider 37s per cwt. Mituftmus.-This afternoon 1,384 bags 10 casks at public sale were all sold at full rates-viz., fine yellow 51s 6d to 525, good 47s 6d to 495, middling 44s to 465, low 42s to 43s 6d, fine brown 40s 6d, middling 38s, syrupy 393, and washed 38s 6d per cwt. FOREIGN.-To-day there was no public sale of Foreign Sugar. Privately there was much inquiry after all descrip tions, but merchants decline to sell, excepting at further ad vanced rates, transactions of moment were prevented. COFFEE.-This afternoon there was an increased demand for native Ceylon, and 1,500 bags at public sale were readily disposed of at stiffer rates, and fetched 44s to 45s per cwt for good ordinary Pale; privately some parcels were sold at similar rates. Of Manilla 1,210 bags were offered, and the sound was taken in above the value-good ord pale 353 to 375, the sea damaged however sold at 33s to 345; 37 casks I bag of Puerto: Cabello fetched 46s 6d, low middling colory being cheap; 272 bags of Dutch Company's Java all taken in at 50s per cwt for good bold yellow being more than they were worth ; 39 bags Mysore fetched 36s 6d per cwt. TEA.-The arrivals of Tea continue to be large, and the stock exhibits an increase over that of last year. Congou of common quality is 3d to 4d per lb cheaper than last season. To-day the market presented a flat appearance at public sale 20.000 pkgs were brought forward ; the trade evinced little desire to purchase any kind of Tea, and of the quantity passed the chair, amounting to 12,700 pkgs, only 2,300 were actually sold at rather lower rates for Congou ; on Twankay the decline was id ; Hyson Id to 2d, and on Impe rial and Gunpowder 2d to 3d per lb, as compared with the rates of the last auctions; Congou good common sold at 9id, Twankay ordinary yellow leaf Is 2d, Hyson very low Is Bd, mid to good 2s 7d to Es I Id, fine and very fine 3s to 3s 10d, Imperial Canton kind is Ild, Hyson kind 2s 7d to 3s 3d, Gunpowder Canton kind 2s Id to 2s Bid, Hyson kind 2s 10-1 d to 4s 3d per lb. 111oLAssiEs.-A considerable increase has taken place in the demand for West India; the large quantity of 700 puns hav ing been sold at former rates-that is to say, Antigua at 18s to 18s 6d. Barbadoes sold at 17s, and other sorts at 16s per cwt: the chief part consisted of Antigua. Bengal Treacle sold at 16s per cwt. This afternoon 100 puns of old Demerara Molasses were sold privately at 16s per cwt EAST INDIA.-This afternoon Manilla Sugar was sought after, but business was checked in consequence of higher rates being asked; 8,712 bags at public sale, without certifi cate and of old importation, were taken in is per cwt above the value, viz.-middling yellow at 22s 6d to 235, low 225, damp 20s, low ditto 17s ; there were buyers at full market rates. Of Java, 20 baskets were bought in at 24s for low soft white, being about the value. Bengal was in excellent request. and six parcels offered at public sale, amounting to 3,043 bags 244 chests and 21 casks, were all sold-fine white at 535, good 51s to 525, good middling 49s 6d 50s, middling 48s 6d to 495, low 47s to 47s 6d, damp and washed 47s to 51s 6d, middling sound yellow Mauritius kind 41s to 435, low 37s to 40s, damp and washed 37s to 41s, sound brown 34s 6d to 355, damp and washed 33s 6d to 365. 116 bags of Madras fetched 30s for very low brown, 39s 6d for fine, and 37s 6d for damp and washed, being the full value. 167 bags of Jaggery sold at 30s for damp, 29s for washed, and 21s for very low. SPICES.-The large public sales of 4,300 bales of Cinnamon are postponed until the sth of May, in consequence of the Hebrew festival. Cassia Lignea is wanted, and previous advanced rates are fully supported, the supply being small. Pimento sells readily at stiff rates, and 94 bags at auction fetched 3d to ,3id for low middling and middling, and 2id per lb for common quality. Black Pepper is held with firm ness; white has further declined in value. In East and West India Ginger there has been rather more business done pri vately at stiffer rates. There are not many orders for Nut megs, but holders are unwilling to take lower rates. Mace has been purchased with caution. Cloves are more in favour. This afternoon at public sale 95 bars 237 bags of African Ginger were all sold at 45s to 52s per cwt, being the full worth. Rust, BRANDY, AND Irora.am;frs.—Of East and West India Rum several parcels have been received since this day week, and the stock exhibits an increase over that of last year. To-day the business transacted in Rum was at reduced rates; Proof Leewards selling at Is 8d to is 9d, Calcutta proof with certificate Is 5d to is 6d, inferior quality is 4d, and Jamaica 28 to 38 per cent overproof 3s to 4s Bd. Of Demerara, a parcel 34 overproof sold at 2s 9d for good. The stock of West India at this port is 617, and of Last India 334 casks more than it was last year at this time. RICE.—To-day Bengal Rice was less wanted, and few parcels were sold privately; at public sale 839 bags went rather cheaper, good middling white selling at lis to lls 6d, sea-damaged first-class and second-class lOs Gd to 1 ls, third-class 8s ; sea-damaged and repacked 9s per cwt. SALTPETRE.—To.day rough was in limited demand, and 592 bags at public sale went rather under former rates, viz-- Madras good white 6 per cent. refraction at 25s to 25s 6d; Calcutta good grey 5 per cent 25s Gd to 265, middling ditto 6i per cent 24s Gd per cwt ; the whole however was sold. OlLS.—Holders of common descriptions of Fish Oils mani fest firmness, anti supply the market sparingly. There has been a brisk demand for Cod Oil, and a further advance has taken place, from 30s 15s to 311 per tun. Southern sustained the former value, and a good business has been transacted at 281 lOs to 301 for good to tine, and at 27/ to 281 for low to middling. For Seal 30/ lOs to 31l for pale, 27l 105 to 301 for yellow and straw, and at 261 lOs to 271 per tun fur brown. At auction 40 tuns of South Sea Elephant Oil fetched 271 15s to 291 per tun. Sperm is much wanted, and the best British is worth 851 to 861 per tun. Palm is wanted, and prices rule firm ; 205 casks at auc tion were sold at 22s 6d to 27s per cwt fur low to fine quality. Cocoa Nut 27s to 28s per cwt for best Ceylon. Linseed Oil, 26s to 26a 3d on the spot. Olive met ready purchasers, Gallipoli at 421 to 43/, Sicily and Spa nish 401 lOs to 41/ 10s, Barbary and Levant 391 to 40/ per tun. Rape Oil, pale at 38s, and brown 37s per cwt. TALLOW.—In the value of Russian Tallow little variation has taken place. There are sellers of P. Y. Candle of first quality at 37s 9d to 38s 3d per cwt. There are still few buyers to be met with for forward delivery at 37s 9d to 38s per cwt for the last three months of the year. Town Tallow 38s to 39s per cwt net cash. At public sale 352 casks of New South Wales sold at 33s 9d to 38s 6d ; 473 pkgs South American 34s 3d to 37s ; 26 casks North American 37s 9d ; 34 pkgs Cape 38s 6d to 40s 9d ; 58 casks East India 39s to 40s 6d ; 485 casks of Petersburgh Yellow Candle 36s 6d to 38s Gd; 18 casks of Soap ditto 34s 3d, and 80 casks of Odessa 37s 6d per cwt. TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. LORD CIIAMBERLAIN':; OFFICE, APRIL 21, 1845. The remains of his late Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex were this day removed from the catacomb, under the chapel, in which they were placed after the funeral, and deposited in the vault prepared for their reception, in the General Cemetery, Kensal-green. The Lord Chamberlain and the Vice-Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household, and the Executors of his late Royal Highness, were present. FOREIGN- OFFICE, APRIL 21, 1845. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. John Arthur, as Consul at Turk's Island for the United States of America. CROWN-OFFICE, Amu', 21. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Town of Greenock.—Walter 13ainc, Esq., merchant, in Greenock, in the room of Robert Wallace, ksq., who has ac cepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hun dreds. ADMIRALTY, Apra. 17. Corps of Royal Marines--Second-Lieutenant S. R. Little to be First-Lieutenant, rice F. J. White, placed on half-pay. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. Thomas Thorne, cheesemonger, Tuthill -street, Westminster. Joshua Taylor, draper, Whittlesea, Cambridgeshire. George Gibson, stock broker, Liverpool. BANKRUPTS. Thomas Holyland Williams and William Clacher Stanes, auctioneers, Chelmsford, to surrender May 2, at half-past two, and June 3, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry; Brisley, Verulatn-buildings, Gray's Inn. Joseph Phillips and Thomas Pearson, silk dressers, South place, Finsbury, May 13, at half-pact eleven, and June 3, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, Frederick's place, Old Jewry; Lawrence and plows, Bucklersbury. Thomas Homewood, licensed victualler, Hillingdon, Mid dlesex, May 2, at eleven, and June 6, at half : past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Alder manbury ; Patterson, Bouverie-street, Fleet -street ; Woolls, Uxbridge. Henry Thomas Prebble, wine me rc h an t , T hanet-street, Burton-crescent, April 29, at two, and June 3, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane, Lombard-street; Harper, Kennington-cross. i Thomas Morris and William Woodward, drapers, Burslem, May 5, and June 9, at one, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham; Lawrance and Plews, Bucklersbury, London; Delves, Ashby de la Zouch ; Reece, Birmingham. Thomas Arnold, veterinary surgeon, Shrewsbury, April 30, and Jane , 2, M M the Birmingham Pict Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ; Jones, Shrewsbul Motteram and Knowles, Birmingham. John Lamb and Thomas Lamb, engineers, Kiddertniesn May 5 and June 2, at eleven, at th e Bi rm ingham Diem; Court. Bittlestone, official assignee, Birmingham ; M r3 t 3o Stourport ; Hodgsons, Birmingham. Sarah Wilcock, innkeeper, Warrington, May 8 and June 9, at the Manchester District Cou r t. St anwa y, official ass , g l . l , e d e ' Manchester; Norris, Allen, and Si m p son , Bartlett' s-bnu , ings, Holborn, London ; Bailey, War r in g t on . Ueorge Shaw, cotton-spinner, Oldham, May 6 and 7, twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Stanwai, of cil d assignee, Manchester; Lord, Rochdale; Johnson, Wu' '"- Weatherall, Temple, ondon. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. J. S. Christophers, merchant, East India-chambers, Lad e % hall-street—first div. of 2s. 6d. in the ..und, April 2 any subsequent Wednesday, at the o ce of Mr. Be' ° '" King's Arms-yard, Coleman. street. t Rev. R. F. Croughton, vicar, M e lto n Mowbray—u a r% li . dif t. • of 6s. in the pound, any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. more. T. B. Hall, grocer, Coggleshall, Essex—.first div. of 2 8 . Bd. in the pound, any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Grah' Coleman-st.eet. J. P. Davis, apothecary, Davies-street, Berkeley-eclani c e first div. of 20s. in the pound, a ny W e d nes d a y, at the OW of Mr. Graham, Coleman-street. L. Williams, woollen draper, Oxford—first div. of 2a. " d io ; in the pound, April 26, and thr e e f o ll ow i ng S a t ur daye t at office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane. S. Peach, grocer, Nottingham—fi r st an d fi na l div. 0 f 11- 9(l' • in the pound, any Thursday, a t M r . Christie's office, 1111 ' mingham. A...her T. Daniell, copper smelter, Trelissiek, Cornwall —nu --_ , he div. of Is. 6d. in the pound, in addition to 2s. 6 11 u: o f pound previously paid, any day after April 24, at the ole c- - Mr. Herneman, Exeter. find , J. Watson, grocer,' Carli s l e —fi rs t di v . o f 7 s . I n the p0...r. April 26, and any following Saturday, at the office of I ‘ l Wakley, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Dratroat J. H. Heron, J. S. Heron, J. K. H eron , an d A. d, cotton spinners, Manchester—final div. of id. in the Pel f April 23, and subseque n t W e d nes d ay , a t t h e o ffice of , Pott, Manchester. H. Hardie, merchant, Manchester—final dividend of a etd' in the pound , April 23 and any subsequ e nt Wednesdaii the office of Mr. Pott, Manchester. M. Atkinson, banker, Temple S ower by, Westraore landin third and final div. of 7d. and 24-100th parts of a peng_i f the pound, in addition to 6s. 7id. i n th e poun d. previ=i; . declared, any Saturday after April 26, at the office of Baker, Newcastle- upon-Tyne. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. W. G. Clover, linen draper, Holborn, May 16, at one—H. Wehnert, tailor, Leicester- square, May 16, at eleven —E. Green, tailor, Clifford-street, Bond-street, sfeY at twelve—R. Underhill and J. U n d er hill , linen drap ers ' Plymouth, May 9, at half-past e l even R. Bo ote e cabinet maker, Lymington, May 13, at twelve Butler, Witham, Essex, May 14, at half-past tw o —G. Bartlett, manufacturer, Goswell- s t ree t, May 0 twelve—W. Westrup and T. M. Cocksedge, millers, T er , Crane, Shadwell, May 30, at eleven—J. Harding, b, u ,„" - / I, Farnham, Surrey, May 21, at half-past twelve Row" e, Ballingdon, Essex, May 21, at o ---- ne-4 . and N. Hadley, builders, Herne Bay, May 13, at ha lf -pay twelve—J. Andrews, stock broker, Threadneedle-street , 22, at half-past twelve—G. Chapman, grocer, AYle sbu , i ii- May 22, at twelve—L. C. Lecesne, merchant, Fertchar btaidings, Fenchurch-street,: May 22, at eleven. In the Country. Dv ea, J. Johnston, miller, Anston, Yorkshire, May 22, at e ton, at the Leeds District Court—C. Carter, miller, Sadilitt i h. Leicestershire, at the Birmingham District Court—W• ton, ironmaster, Sedgley, Staffordshire, May 23, at the / minghain District Court—W. East, builder, Sp a lding,_f t , colnshire, May 23, at one, at the Birmingham District Ualc s if. . et T. Wilkinson, draper, Hartlepool, Durham, May 15, a__, t Lll. past one, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Coan - t he Penny, mercer, Cockermouth, May 15, at twelve+ s" s nd Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court—C. Humberstall S. Frodsham, merchants, Liverpool, May 15, at twen c e, the Liverpool District Court—T. Hiv g i nson ,_ pawn Liverpool, May 16, at eleven, at the Li ver p oo l District" - to CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shoW ll. the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. _,,a W. Perkins, upholsterer, Po r ts ea , M a y 13—J• ""14.-• Green, corn dealers, Borough-road, Southwark, W i l ffe eat S. Humm, silk hat manufacturer, B r i c k-l ane , Bethnal - tem May 27—J. and G. Hardy, grocers, Wisbeacb, e go Cambridgeshire, May 20—H. P. Gray, horse dealer,Carto street, Eaton. square, May 20—J. R a l p h, i nn k e eper, ; An y May 15—T. F err i s , grocer , W otton B asset, Wilt s hire, 15—J. Wells, carriers, Winchcomb, Gloucestershir e, ; e o, 16—T. Wilkinson, draper, Hartlepool, May 14—W• gal J. Dees, and J. Hogg, builders, Newcastle-upon-T.V e A g erit 15—W. Coward, baker, Hartlepool, May 14- 0 - no, woollen draper, Liverpool, May 15—S. Marshall , h, ul go Hull, May 13—W. Hardisty, whitesmith, Wakefield, tr iclt, 14--J. and D. Hepworth, cotton warp dyers, Yorkshire, May 13—T. and J. Darby, drysalters, 9 , 1r , /o . n te, ham, May 13—J. Walker, builder, Jewrv-street, Arc3°ll - 13—H. Craven, corn miller, Wakefield, May, i c i s joer Watt, merchant, Li me - s t ree t, Ci ty, M ay 13—T. 11 °,, i dleto butcher, Harro w , M a y 13—J . Will er, licensed vitouthf Windsor, May ]3—J. E. V ar dy, li nen d raper , Ports May 13. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. ea g ee* C. H. Deane and H. D'Usayer, professors of lan. 3 , 0 10 Regent-street—L. A. Clifford and G. Shorthouse, Colow,', o " - asr merchants, Liverpool—J. Davie and J. Pitcher, ourb to clr Ipswich—C. W. Nicolay and J. Brown, chemists, Fent...g. street—T. and J. Carpenter, farmers, Tasburgb, Ner fu r, e ices - Whichello and F. Freshwater. grocers, Castle-street' r ail er*, ter-square—W. Wise and R. Marter, umbrella stick_`; n d• North-court, Cowper-street, City-road—J. Crow_th7 bso loo , Walker, scribbling millers, Leeds—J. Stubbs, E. "V For and W.A. Stubbs (so far as regards W. A. Stubbs), Cheap' ter and H. Heritage, warehousemen, Bread-str ee ' . 6 Grea t side—G. Cookes and E. S. Da rve ll, co l on i a l broke r i Great sla kers• Tower-street—F. and T. Medhurst, weighing-mach ine ir0 11 " Denmark-street, Soho—C. Noyes and J. S. w bittern , e rs, mongers, Coventry—J. and W. D. Pi c k wor th, nb Wainfleet, Lincolnshire—R. Shaw, E. N. B. Kiinber H. Bedford, and J. Geddes, eut-glass manufacturers , mingham—T. Morris and J. Ogden, printers, Boltotr N. Moors, Lancashire—R. Connery, W. Hughes, and 0 ' is, Hughes, distillers, Chest er —S. H u bb ort and A. Andre mattress manufacturers, Old-street, St. Luke's—lk,,,.`-'4. and J. W. Davison, p ro p r i e t ors o f th e " M us i ca l Dean-street, Soho—J. Poulton and T. Hills, ca binet-1 13 % 5 1, Chelmsford—J. and S. Carter, tail ors , H o lmes C..., 115 rp, Cheshire—C. Brooke S. Brooke, and J. Brooke, mercogZ r o, Robert-town, Yorkshire—T. Trainer and I'. M.Lean, T. Wiveliscombe, Somersstshire—T. Bennett, C. Brain, 1 0 1, Brain, coal masters, Forest of Dean—J. Cort and T. M,.. o ra, iron founders, Lei c est er —G. Si mmons , j un . F. Paaeht A , and G. N. Simmons, att orne y s , T ruro ( so far as ITV' Simmons, jun.) SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. d m a l 9 0, Frazer and Sons, smith s , I nverness , A pr il 29 an "i;bite , at one, at the office of the Sheriff-clerk of Inveraess Castle of Inverness. COURSE OP EXCHA: Amsterdam CF. 12 8i Ditto, at sight l2 6i Rotterdam 2U. 12 9 Antwerp Etamburgh M.B. 14 0 Altona — Paris, 3 days' sight 25 90 Ditto, 3 months 26 10 Marseilles 26 10 Bourdeaux 26 15 Frankfort on Maine 123 Petersburgh, 3Us — Berlin — Vienna, effee. fl. 3 X 10 2 Trieste, ditto Madrid 36* Cadiz Bilbao — Barcelona .. Seville GE.—OCESTE EW AX./ Gibraltar Leghorn ...... . ....... • 16 10 Genoa ...... ...... Milan ...... ...........• Venice •.• 391 Naples 119 i Palermo, I,er oz 521 Lisbon 53 Oporto... Rio Bahia ....... Buenos Ay, es.. ....••• NewYmk.=!dyssight Philadtapb ....... . .• . ‘ 0 0f.• ct(o4 rfu az- nutria, 9 . Foreign bars.. 43 j l7 6 Porttzga' ( _4 910 Coin 0 New Doubloons.... 4 1 New Da!ars ......... 0 4 1 Silver 'u 9 EXPERIMENTS WITH LARGE GUNS ,‘" re -. Rersags.—Lieutenant-Colonel Chalmer, Assistant-Diree t , ° ' gole ral of Artillery, an d Li eutenant- C olonel Hardinge, Artillery, left Woolwich on Tuesday for Harwich. to insPp " grounds or sands on the sea coast in that quarter to W e rt as el° an eligible long range can b e o bt a i ne d for carrying o n De lP during the summer with large guns, on Lieutenant-Colo ne s das's and Mr. M on k' s p r i nc i p l es, L ord Guildford, the liordDeel' manor on which the p rac ti ces were f ormerly carr i e d on t the. having objected to any further experiments being carried on tot; The Lords Commi ss i oners o f t h e Admiralty have order'' , ' . t oe number of guns be made on Mr. Monk's principle for tb e wl ,,bF the navy. One of Monk's long 56-pounder guns, of 91 c , rot been required for the use of the Excellent gunnery chili. a t mouth, Captain Sir Thomas Hastings, Knt., and it wi ll tolte ig : put on board. The present Lords Commissioners of the in oc ietP: have invariably shown a desire to render the Royal NaVY e o, l ' by introducing new inventions of a meritorious nature, O n utility being proved, without reference to the station or in try lor of the inventors, and deserve the approbatim of the cl'u ° their strictly impartial conduct. bA COTTON F A C TORY .—A C ompany i s about r tO ivaif f formed to erect a co tt on f actory on the ClYd9l °j which will be th e fi rst ever esta b lished in the Cott °OOOP Cork. The capital is proposed to amount to 7 50 4 9 of in 501. shares. The sito proposed is o n the %Ilan' , Quartertown, within a mile and a quarter Of 500} and within 400 yards of the proposed Great e s 0, Western Railway station, and within nineteen 03 ' 90 clea Cork. It is said at this point there can be coml ° ,l o o ,l o, the moat powerful head of water in the South of Jr._ ;o being a fall of 36f feet—and equal to a steam-eng!pe Of 120 horse power. It, is estimated that a steal:n* 9l4l oo S equal power would co s t near s,oool.—with an a gotl i expenditure, calculating coa l s at 6s. per ton, ns,ioolll' chester, of 1,3004, while a wat er - w h ee l an d tanks 1 01." . cost but 1,500/., with an annua l expen di ture of Constitution. 1 4 00 (1°P Lady Wynne a n d d aug ht er arr i ve d in - early on Monday m orn i ng, b y t h e G enera l Steals , "019 vation Company's M a il P ac k et P r i ncess R o yal, Hamburg. _401: • THS. On the 21st i ns t., at Cheat ßlß er-square, the lady of lienri Ley, Esq., of a son. ~,,.d oS t° On the 21st i ns t., i n W a lb roo k , M rs. Charles Will'ab— nerd, of a daughter. , 9 4. ' At Sandgat e , K en t , t h e l a d y of F. Daniel Tyso - - of a son. .../ MARRIED. On the 22d inst., at All Saints, West Ham, Easel► I,oo o i Rev. John Stock, M.A., Vicar of Finching•field' r,sq• ° Frederic, son of the late Samuel Francis Somo , Stratford-green, and nephew to Joseph Somes, Esq. , 13 § 4 t" Elizabeth Roberts, daughter of Thomas W. Mees° l3 ' Stratford, Essex, ,gat Meeson, Salop. . On the 19th inst. St. Luke's, Chelsea, Mr. Frederica Godwin, of Halkin-terrace, Belgrave-square, to - eldest daughter of Mr. Samuel Lahoe, of Hans-plat' DIED. FA' ice, Of On the 16th ult., at M on t rea l, Ed war d Bright P i c ro se° On the loth inst., at South-view Cottage, c , Lieutenant George Robert Godfrey, RN. h Fa lvell On the 15th inst., at Boulogne-sur-mer, Abraham et. Esq., aged 81. E•IA °11111 On the 17th inst., at Ludford Park, Ludlow, ' • Charlton, Esq. 10 reP On the 17th inst., at Hoe-bridge, su r oe-bridge, Woking, 2 I John Baker, aged 84. On the 20th inst., i n G eorge -street, H ano ver•in tlilfe Phillips, Esq., R.A., F.R,S. °llls . #1 On the 20th inst., M rs. M ary D ar b y, of R ee king West, aged 70 VOL; 11 F, 7r London: Printed an d P u bli s h e d by MURDO 50. No. 112, Stra n d, P r i nter, at Th e Sun Office,roo/41/ Strand, in the P rec i nc t o f t h e Savoy, in the '— Middlesex, Wedpclay, April 23, 184. Paid. Price, 4 hi 136 194 200 190 106• 42% 234 104 7 I. z i 149 Price. k kiL, Act 7, 10 th gel tOz. e % A u 4 44 g gni.