The Sun. — London, England, 1844-03-29 00:00:00

trb Writtion SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. PRICES OF SHARES IN CANALS, RAILWAYS, BANKS, ASSURANCE AND OTHER COMPANIES' STOCK. LONDON, FRIDAY, MARCH 29. Dividend per Annum. Amount I BTames of Com panies. Paid. IPrii Share. 4 per cent. 4!. Canals. Ashton and Oldham Ashliy-de-la•Zouch_av Basingstoke Breckneck & Ahergay Birmingham, 1.16 th sh Do. and Liverp. Jule Chelmer & Blackwator Coventry ..... Cromford Dud1ey.....«..........« rb Danube and Mayne Ellesmere and Chester Erewash ............ Forth and Clyde Grand Junction ..... Grand Union Grand Surrey ....... ....• Grand Western Glamorgansh., ay. cost Gloucester & Berkeley Grantham H udders fie Id ..... ....av Kennet sad Avon ...av Lancaster av Leeds and Liverpool... Leicester ... .. ..... Leicester & Northamp . Loughborough av Monmouthshire Montgomeryshire Melton Mowbray Mersey and Irwell Macclesfield Neath Oxford Peak Forest av Regent's (or London).. Rochdale av Shropshire Somerset Coal. De. Lock Fund Stock Stafford and Worcester Shrewsbury Stourbridge ..•..•• Stratford .on. A vo n. • ..av Swansea Severn & Wye & Rail Trent & Mersey, 1 4 sh. Thames & Medway_av Warwick and Binning. Warwick and Napton Worcester & Birming Wilts and Berks av Wisbeach Wey and Arun • 224 pc r cent. 41. 401. Si. 153. 11. - ss. 21 12s. Bd. 15s. 11. 10s. 341. 101. 334 17s. 6d. .£ s. d." 97 18 0 113 0 0 100 0 0 150 0 0 s 15 0 100 0 0 1100 0 0 100 ( 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 41 13 4 133 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 A 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 172 13 4 100 0 0 150 0 0 57 6 6 39 18 10 47 6 8 108 0 0 140 0 0 83 10 0 142 17 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 78 0 33 16 8 85 0 0 125 0 0 150 0 • 12 10 0 140 0 0 125 0 0 145 0 0 79 9 8 100 0 0 26 9 3 50 0 0 19 5 8 100 0 0 100 0 0 78 8 0 67 10 8 105 0 0 110 0 0 101. percent. 151. 204 I/. 10s. 151. Docks. Commercial East and West India London Ditto Bonds Bristol ay Do.Bnds, var. amounts St. Katharine Ditto Bonds Ditto Bonds Southampton 100 0 0 Stock Stock 141 9 0 Stock 50 - 0 ' 0 Bridges Hammersmith ••• Southwark, new Subs. Ditto New of 7 pr c Waterloo Ditto Old Ann. of Si, Ditto New ditto ail Ditto Bonds Vauxhall. av 50 0 0 63 2 8 50 0 0 100 0 0 70 10 9 Assurances. Albion.... ............... Alfred Life' Alliance Brit. and For Ditto Marine ...... Atlas Birmingham Fire British Fire British Commercial Cler. Med. & Gen. Life County Eagle Economic Life ..... European Life Ditto New Freemasons Globe Guardian Hope Life Ditto Fire..... Imperial Fire Ditto Life Indemnity Marine Law Life Legal and General Life London Fire Ditto Ship National Loan Fund Palladium Life Protector Life Provident ' Rock Life R yal Exchange Sun Fire Ditto Life University Life Universal Life Union Fire and Life Joint Stk Banks ......... Ditto New Brit. North American Commercial of Lonion Colonial London & Westminstr Ditto New London Joint Stock Metropolitan. .... Provincial of Ireland Ditto New...... . National of Ireland Nat. Provincial Englnd Ditto New Gloucestershire Union of Australia Union of London Gaslight di. Coke 100 0 0 100 0 0 20u 0 0 Bath British Ditto Previncial Birmingham • Binning. & Staffordsh , Bristol Brighton... ......... Ditto General City of London Ditto New Continental Consolid Ditto New....... ........ Equitable Isle of Thanet Independent ......... Phcenix Ratetiff South Metropolitan..... United General ..... Westmins. Chartered.. Ditto New ........ Water Works Birmingham East London Grand Junction.......av Kent , Nw Riv Lon. Bridg An Manchester and Salford Vauxhall, late S. Lond. West Middlesex .av Yrk Buldg Co. Les.Pr op Iron Railways. Birmingham & Derby Binning. & Gloucester Bristol and Exeter Cheltenhm & Gt. West Clarence Eastern Counties...„ Edinburgh & Glasgow Ditto New..... .......... Grand Junction.... Great North of Englnd Greet Western Ditto Half Shares Ditto Fifths ....... . Hull and Selby ....... Leech and Selby Liverpool & Manchestr Ditto Half-Shares Ditto Quarter-Shares London and Brighton Ditto Loan Notes London and Blsckwall London and Greenwich London and Birmingh. Ditto Quarter-Shares Ditto Thirds London and S. Western London and Croydon Manchester and Leeds Ditto New Shares Manchstr and Birming Ditto Extersaion.. Midland Con- ties North Midland..„..„,,, Do. 4_Sh., iss. 10 dis. Northern and Eastern Ditto Scrip, iss.s/. dis Paris and Rouen Stoekt,n & Darlington South East. and Dover Ditto New, its. 2.5 dist. York and N. Midland Ditto New Shares 40 0 0 50 0 0 1011 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 40 0 0 20 0 0 77 10 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 1 00 0 0 75 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 SO 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 1 25 0 0 [2O 0 0 41 13 4 LOO 0 • 3000 [OO 0 0 63 12 9 [OO 0 0 Mines. Albion Copper. ...... Alten Anglo Mex., iss.sl. p.m Ditto Subscription.-- Bolanot .... ........ ..- Ditto Scrip Brazil. Imp. iss. 54 p.m Do. Mocaub. & Coc. U. Do. St. John Del Rey British Iron Candonga. Ditto Registered Cobre Copper .. Copiapo ........ .. Columbian, iss. 51. p.m General Mining ..... - Hibernian ..........,o_ .py Imperial Slate Cm Mexican ...... .......... Mining Co. of Ireland_ Real del Monte, Unreg, Ditto Loan N0te5...,,, Rhymney Iron Santiago de Cuba United Mex., iss.2/. pin Ditto Scrip Ditto New Scrip Literary. Londn,with Sin.Tlcket :London University Russell King'. College Miscellaneous Anglo Mexican Mint. Australian Agri cu l tur . Brit. American Land • Canada .......... Upper Canada Bonds.: Copper Miners' Comp, Gen. Steam Navigation I Iberian Mercantile Co. Ditto Property Met. Wood Pay., iss. 1/. Mex. and S. American New Brunswick (Land) New Zealand ...... Penins. & Orien. Steam Royal Mail Steam ...... Reversionary Int. Soc. South Australian ....... Thames Tunnel Van Diemen's Land 100 1 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 12 10 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 16 13 4 12 15 4 100 0 0 3200 41 6 10 13 15 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 70 0 0 70 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 5 0 0 15 0 0 100 0 0 150 0 35 0 25 0 20 0 100 0 28 0 521.105. 101. 131. 10s. N. 411. 3 per cent. )4, per cent. 4 per cent. 4 per cent. 31. 10s. 5 per cent. 5 per cent. Oi l per cent. 4 per cent. 4 per cent. 1% percent. 11. 078 d. 18s. Id. per cent. 11. 7s. 3,10 s. 4 percent. 6 per cent. eper cent. 131.3i11yr •h 51.55. 4 per cent. Ts. per share S per cent. 5 per cent./ &.os. bds.i 5}4 per cent. ste Pet rent. Per cent. 6 per cent. .5 per cent. 2s. tid. 12 per cent. 191. J. sh, & bds. 14 sa. 10s. •10s. 5 per cent. 5 per cent. 5 per cent. U ss. b poi cent. par cent. 4s. 5 per gent. JO% per pent 51. $ per cent. 6 per cent. 5 percent. .5 per cent. et per cent. per cent. per cent. 8 per bent. ,6 per cent. %is per share As. per share In T lizr cent. per aent. 11.55. 1/. 7s. ,ed. and bs. 404 t. and to. ILO per cent. 4. per cent. 11. 101. per sit 3160 per do 21. per cent. per cent. di per cent. 0 per cent; IS per cent 4 per cent l2s. Qt. )OS. l. lAs. 21. 106. ISRey ceut. 41. 16s. Ir. 14.. lea per sh IL 41. 6 per cent N. 10s. Be. per sh. ss. per sh 74 104 perch 10 per cent. 2}4 per cent. 52. per sh VW. per sh. 1• s. per sh. 4 per cent. JO per cent. JO per cent. JO per cent. biL per a h 101. per sh, It. 14s. Eper share - 31 4 d per sh 111.175. pr sh 113 s per eb 11. 34 1041. 11. 15r. 11. Ils. 10d, j 1.5 per Dent. tier cent. 10 per cent. 10 percent I/ 14 Si. 170.64. 1. lOper MIL Ws. per eh. 11. 104 per sh. 11. 4s. 11. 15s. Cper cent. 6 per cent. 5 per cent. a.lss. and sl.6d. ba. i tiler cent. 7per cent. 44 per cent tier cent r per cent. Iper cent, `per cent. tper cent. ,per cent. (per cent, f per cent. e2Per cent. ~ P er cent. w per cent. ! per cent. (per oont„ per cent. per' cent. • 10 per ( lent. 40 , 1 per ce, , 4 t LIST OF SCOTTISH COM MARCH 5, i Bank of 5c0t1and..,,... Royal Bank ............ ... British Linen Cornpny. Commercial Bank ...... Glasgow Union Bank.. Western Bank . ... ...... Central Bic. of Scotland Caledonian Insurance . Hercules Insurance North Brit. Insurance Insurance Co. of Scotl. Edinburgh Life Incur. Scottish Union Incur... Standard Life Incur.... Dalkeith Railway . . .... Edin. and Glas. IL.lilwy !_ilasg. and Green. Rail. rthtWomand Arbr • Rail. 20 0 0 55 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 10 0 0 60 0 0 25 0 0 5000 25 0 0 40 0 0 75 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 0 100 100 — 0 0 15 0 0 5 q 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 c 50 - 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 90 0 0 100 0 20 0 50 0 20 0 2S) 0 104 0 0 5 0 4 PANIES' PRICES. 844. 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 12 10 0 1 0 0 2 10 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 , 25 0 91 25 0 Of EPSOM RACES. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY-BY EXPRESS.) (THIS EVENING.) (Continued from our Afternoon Edition, Xi. d. 100 boi I - 1 (j;' 4/ 13 4 13] £35,094,000 11, Downing-street, March !9, 1844. 100 0 0 j j. - l' 100 0 0 (THIS EVENING.) 1185 1 14 AllTaid 1 1 NOTICES OF INSOLVENCY. l 4 W. Mayler, publican, Chester. F. Crook, wine and porter agent, Great Maryle-bone-s tree ig G. Wallis, saddler, Oxford. H. Tovey, coach lamp manufacturer, Bristol. J. Ingram, author, Greenwich. 7 H. Mahound, bath proprietor, Little Ryder-st, Westminster. 4 4 W. Godwin, lmendraper High-street, Stoke Newingt on . T. Tho mpson, farmer, Birmingham. F. Rumble, artist, Battersea. A. Jenkins, fishmonger, Ryde, Isle of Wight. wis H. Newman, bricklayer, Clapham-road, S urre y. 2o p D. Offord, cutler, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. I E. Snell, chemist, Caistor, Lincolnshire. R . D. M'Manus, surgeon, Wilson-street, Gray's Inn-road. 714 T. Hasler, H B a o s o l t e h r, ro ja y p d a , nirnirlerk,eEepaesrt,-siltruededt,erFsibfinesldu. ry-rnarket. 4in T. Finley, sen , High-street, Newington-butts. L 7 W. Denniff, fruiterer, Sheffield. iq T. C. Varley, mattress-manufacturer, Sheffield. 434 W. Crowther, cloth manufacturer. Calverley, Yorkshire. ‘,„" D. Lo ng clothier, Guiseley, Yorkshire. ; x, 1. Newell , beerseller, Calverley, Yorkshire. t M. Snow, boarding-housekeeper, Liverpool. F. C. Gruneisen, licensed victualler, Thanet.st. St. Pancras, if E. C oo k e , li censed victualler, Masborough, York shire. ' J. Shinton, beer seller, Fish-hill, Worcestershire. R. Wells, carpenter, Brew er ' s - green , W estm i nster. •J. Crawford, omnibus proprietor, Princes -street, Maida-hill. T. Pagden, St. Thomas -street, East, Southwark. S. Drew, cabinet maker, Wakefield. J. Kibble, proctor's c l er k , Peckham- grove, Camberw e ll. W. Bethwick, furniture broker, Tottenham-court-road. T. Standen, biscuit baker, Hastings. PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, for the week ending March 26, 1844, is 365. ld. per cwt., exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im ortation thereof into Great Britain. 0) 4 0 13as .16534 161 220 162 83 17% 1 4% 50 59% 14 Much curiosity has been excited during the last week by the commencement of the laying down of the India rubber pavement over the court-yard at the Adinirales Whitehall. A Sweepstakes of 5 Sovs. each, was won, in two heats, by Lord George Bentinek's Crotan Oil, 3 yrs, beating Moustache, the Shirine colt, and Norna Creina. A Sweepstakes of 5 Sovs. each, was won, in three heats, by Lord George Bentinck's Misdeal, beating Adrian, and several others. BANK OF ENGLAND. Quarterly Average of the Weekly Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of England, from the 30td day of December, 1843, to the 23d day of 31arho, 1844, both inclusive, published pursuant to the Act 3 and 4 dill. IV., cap. 98. LIABILITIES. ASSETS. Circulation .......£21,122,000 Securities ....E22,479,000 Deposits ... 13,972,000 Bullion £38,263,000 TIIE LONDON GAZETTE DOWNING-STREET, MARCH 27. The Queen has been pleased to appoint John Macaulay Hig ginson, Esq., to be Civil Secretary to the Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief of Canada. WHITEHALL, MARCH 27. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. Alexander Irvine to the church and parish of Peterhead, in the presby tery of Deer and county of Aberdeen, vacant by the death of the Rev. William Donald, late minister thereof. WHITEHALL, MARCH 28. The Queen has been pleased torresent the Rev. James Mac .}4 kintosh to the church and parish of Burntisland, in the presby- A tery of Kirkcaldy and county of Fife, vacant by the transporta -24 62 4 tion of the Rev. R o b er t Willi am F raser, late minister thereof, 120 to the church and parish of St. John's, Edinburgh. Ho WAR-OFFICE, Melees' 29. 11 Ist Regiment of Life Guards—Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant fil R. Sutton to b e Li eu t enant, b y purchase, vice Clifton, who iiso ro retires ; George Viscount Dupplin to be Cornet and Sub s° Lieurenant, by purchase, vice Sutton, March 29. 40 2d Dragoons—F. U. Graham, Gent. to be Cornet, by pur -28 chase, vice Pil gr i m , w h o ret i res, M arch 29. 95 Coldstream Regiment of F oo t G uar d s —Li eut . an d C apta i n [7-2 G. Drummond to be Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, by pur [22 chase, vice the Hon. J. H o p e , w h o ret i res ; E ns i gn and Lieut. 10 59 T. M . Steele to be Lieut enan t an d C apta i n, b y purchase, vice Drummond ; Ensign Sir G. F. R. Walker, Bart., from 26th Foot, to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Steele, March 29. 70 4th Foot—G. C o lli ns , G en t., t o b e E ns i gn, without pur -384 chase, vice Smith, deceased, March 29. is. 12th Foot—Ensign W. E. Crofton to be Adjutant, vice Hamley, promoted, March 29. 18th Foot—Sergeant-Major E. Jones to be Ensign, without IN purchase, vice Tritton, appointed to the 23d Foot, March 29. 21st Foot—Assistant-Surgeon A. C. Webster, from 41st )1% Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Hart, who exchanges, March 29. 23d Foot—Second Lieutenant F. E. Campbell to be First 11 Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Blackett, who retires; Ensign 31. F. B. Tritton, from 18th Foot, to be Second Lieutenant, 17 without purchase ; The Hon. W. M. Plunkett to be Second !4 Lieutenant, by ?urchase, vice Campbell, March 29. N - . 136 28th Foot—'l obe Lieutenants without purchase—Ensign S. Read, vice Smart, promoted ; March 28. Ensign J. D. Malcolm, vice Webb, appointedlAdjutant ; Marchl29. To be Ensigns without purchase—Serjeant-Major J. Marshall, of the '214 28th Regiment, vice Read. J. V. Ellis, Gent. vice Malcolm; March 29. 8 % 31st Foot—To be Lieutenants, without purchase, Ensign 6 T. Scarman, from the 39th Foot, vice Freud, promoted in 21st Foot, Dec. 5; Ensign H. W. J. Gray, from the 50th 4 Foot, vice Bourke, deceased, Dec. 20, 1843. , 6 4 39th Foot—J. R. S. Fi tz G era ld , gent., to b e Ens i gn, with. ''''` out purchase, vice Sharman, promoted in the 31st Foot, March 5% 29, I ta44. 0 40th Foot—Ensign S. Snelling to be Lieutenant, without 0 purchase, vice Wakefield, promoted in the 28th Foot, Dec. 30 ; [3t H. S. Payne, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Snelling, March 29. 7 6 14 8 s 41st Foot.—As s i s t an t-S urgeon C. H ar t, from 21st F oot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Webster, who exchang es , March 29. 614 44th Foot—Lieutenant J. C. L. Cart er t o be Captain, ssith -6 out purchase, vice Brevet Major J. Johnston, who reteres upon 7 5 full-pay ; Ensign J. Bradl e y _t o b e Li eutenant, vice Carter, i March 29; Ensign E. W a l ter to b e Lieutenant, by purchase, 5 vice Hackett, who retires, March 30; W. Parker, Gent., to be 6% Ensign, vice Bradley, March 29 ; the Hon. C. W. H. Agar 5 % to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Walter, March 30. 2% 45th Foot—Captain E. Brown, from half-pay Ist Garrison Battalion, to be Captain, vice F. Nott, who exchanges; Lieutenant G. A. L. Blenkinsopp to be Captain, by purchase, ;7.1 vice Brown, who retires; Ensign R. Miller to be Lieutenant , by purchase, vice Blenkinsopp ;G. Coxon, Gent., to be En ; sign, by purchase, vice Miller, March 29. 1 47th Foot—Capt a i n J. W. C o lli ns, from 78th Foot, to be 1%4 Captain, vice El r i ng t on , w h o exchanges, March 29. 48th Foot—Ensign W. Fetherston to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Tobin, who retires ; W. Harman, Gent., to be En -4 sign, by purchase, vice Fetherston, March 29. a49th Foot — Major ' R. Hunt, from the 57th Foot, to b e Lieutenant - Colonel, without p urc h ase , v i ce G. P as l ey, who , 5 retires upon full-pay, March 29 ; Major T. S. Reignold's, to 5 be Lieutenant-Colonel, without pnrchase, vice R. Hunt, who 1 retires upon f u ll-p ay ; B revet M a j or D. Mac Andrew to be % Major, vice Reignolds ; Lieutenant J. Ramsay to be Captain, t vice Mac Andrew, March 30. ; 50th Foot—J. P urce ll, G ent . , to b e E ns i gn, without pur chase, vice Gray, promoted in 31st Foot, March 29, 1844. Ti, 52d Foot—Lie u t. H. D. C ar d en, to be Adjutant, vice Brownrigg, promoted, March, 29, 1844. If 57th Foot—Captain T. Sbadforth to be Major, without pur q4 chhse, vice Hunt, promoted in the 49th Foot ; Lieutenant W. J. M'Carthy to be Captain vice Shadforth ; Ensign J. E. D. 2 M'Carthy to be Lieutenant, vice W. J. M'Carthy ;W. T. 3 Potts, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice M'Carthy,4 March 29. i 3 59th Foot—C. S. Baker, Gent. to be Ensign, without pur -16 chase, vice Cox, removed to the 62d Regiment, March 20. 22 62d Foot—Ensign E. S. Harrison to be Lieutenant, without 2 % purchase, vice Jackson, promoted ; Ensign R. A. Cox, from 50 59th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Harrison ' March 29. 73 72d Foot—E ns i gn R . M . Lucas to be Lieutenant, by pur -70 chase, vice Cole, promoted in Ist West India Regi ment, March 29; Ensign Lydson Newman, from 67th ) Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase, March 28 ; 0 W. Bertram, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Lucas, 514 March 29. 2 78th Foot—Captai n 'l'. W. Elrinto n , f rom 47 t h F oot, to b e g Captain, vice Collins, who exchanges, March 29. 6 79th Foot—H. A. Murray, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur -3 chase, vice Borthwick, who retires, March 29. 90th Foot—W. L. Braybrooke, Gent., to be Ensign, with !s out purchase, vice Suckling, p.omoted in Ist West India Regi a ment, March 29. it 96th Foot—C. 0. E. Wilmot, Gent., to be Ensign, without , fi ' l3 purchase, vice Bruce, deceased, March 29. 41st West India Regiment—Captain T. Armstrong, from 8 half-pay 98th Foot, to be Captain, vice Doran, appointed '0 Paymaster of the 76th Foot; Lieutenant C. A. H. Rumbold, 41 from 21st Foet, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Armstrong, who retires ; Ensign H. J. Suckling, from the 90th Foot, to ~ 216 be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Paton, appointed to the l9lst Foot, M arc h 29. 5 Ceylon Rifle R eg i men t—Li eut. H . J . Suckling, from Ist West India Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Hodges, pro -1% moted, March 30. 4 BREVET—Captain D. Brown, of 45th Foot, to be Major fc l in the Army, J u l y 22 , C apta i n T. Armstrone, of Ist W e tt 1 I A India Regiment, t o b e M a j or i n t h e Army, Jan. 'lO. 1 g STAFF.—Colonel Sir R. H. Sale, G. C. 8., of the 13th gLON Foot, to be Quart ermas t er -G enera l to the Queen ' s troops i " serving in the E as t I n di es, v i ce C olonel Churchill, killed in action, March 29. t MEsroa,twouar.—The exchange between Captain Whim- Sl4 per, of the 98th F oo t, an d C aptain Grimes, of the 55th Feot, iji I has been d a t e d J une 23 , 1 843, and not Dec. 22, 1843, as pre. I viously stated. 51 rI The name of th e St a ff -A ss i stant- S urgeon, appointed on the 15th instant, is Wille s , no t Willi s, as prev i ously stated. 5 3% 1 1 WHITEHALL, MARCH 23. 0 The Lord Chancellor has appointed John Haworth the 2% younger, of Bury, in the county of Lancaster, Gent. to be a 3 % Master Extraordinary to the High Court of Chancery. 3% BANKRUPTS. 7% GEORGE CAVE and RICHARD CAVE, drapers, „„, Banbury, Oxfo r d s hi re , t o surren d er , A pril 16, at twelve, and il . ! May 10, at one , a t t h e C our t o f B ankruptcy. Belcher, official sk, i assignee, King's Arms-yard, Moorgate-street ; Reed and 8 Shaw, Friday street, Cheapside. 5 JAMES BALLS, live r y s t a bl e k eeper , H o ll oway -road, Is -5% ~5 lington, April 12, at eleven, and Islay 10, a t t we l ve, at the 634 Court of Ba n k ru pt cy . Belcher, official assignee; Paterson, 2 1 4 Old Broad- street. j 34 THOMAS SMITH and JAMES OSB ORNE, builders, Redcross-street, Southwark, April 9 and May 21, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Ba -3'4 singhall-street ; Dods and Co., Leadenhall-street. 3 JOHN PEATEN, ironmo nger , P a ddi ngton-street, Mary -3 lebone, April 13, at half-past one, and May 7, at twelve, at 3% the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frede -3% rick's-place, Old Jewry ; Smith, Barnard's Inn. ? CHARLES DEANE, coach-build er , 'S out h ampton, April '" 10, and B, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lack ).N May t Lack ington, official assignee ; Walker, Southampton-street, Blooms bury, London ; Deacon and Long, Southampton. [ WILLIAM BECK ITT, money scr i vener, Doncaster, A April 16, and May 7, at the Leeds District Court. ; Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Taylor, John-street, Bedford -IS 4 row, London ; Badger, Rotherham • Blackburn, L ee d s . % HERBERT HANCOX WRIG HT, ' cattle dealer, Hattou Grange, Shropshire, April 13 and May 11, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Bir. i% mingham ; Barnett, Walsall. H OUSE OF LORDS Their Lordships sat to-day to hear appeals. The Peers present were Lord Brougham, Lord Cottenham, and Lord Campbell. BYRON V. COOPER. The arguments in this case were conc l u d e d t o -d ay , and their Lordships postponed their judgment. IRISH PRESBYTERIAN MARRIAGES. THE QUEEN V. MILLIS. THE QUEEN V. CARROLL. This case stood in the paper for final judgment to day at half-past four o'clock. It will be recollected that some time since their Lordships stat€d their opi nions on the matter seriatim; three of them being in favour of the validity of the marriages, and three against it. At the hour appointed the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord Cottenham, Lord Campbell, and Lord Camoys, were in attendance. Shortly before five o'clock the Duke of Wellington entered, and after some con siderable consultation between the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord Campbell, and Lord Cottenham, Lord BROUGHAM moved that the judgment of the Court of Queen's Bench in Ireland, declaring the first marriage illegal should be reversed ; whereupon the House divided, when there appeared, for the reversal, 2, against it,t2 ; the effect of which will be that the judg ment below will stand, by which it was declared that the first marriage was invalid. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool sack at Five o'Clock. IRISH PRESBYTERIAN MARRIAGES. The LORD CHANCELLOR said as the opinion of the House on the case of the Queen v. Millis and the Queen v. Carroll had been such as to affirm the opinion of the Court below, he should move for the re-appoint ment of the Committee on the Irish Presbyterian Mar riage Law, with a view to legislating upon it. Lord CAMPBELL fully agreed that legislation upon this subject was indispensable, for according to the forms of the House, the judgment of the Court below had been affirmed. The judges had been equally divided in their judgment, and when this equality existed, it was consi dered as a decision in the negative ; but the law re mained by such judgment in an unsettled state. Lord COTTENHAM could not agree in the opinion just expressed, because the judgment which had been given was, to all intents, a judgment of the House, and that judgment of course asserted and settled what the law was. He quite agreed in the propriety of having a Committee to consider an alteration of the law. The LORD CHANCELLOR said the decision which had been come to was, in fact, an affirmance of the deci sion. of the Court below. Lord BROUGHAM considered it was necessary to have a Committee, with a view to legislative interference, without delay. MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS. Messergers from the Commons brought up the Guild ford Branch Railway Bill, the Norwich and Brandon Railway Bill, and another private Bill. CRIMINAL LAW. Lord BROUGHAM said, that at the time he held the great seal a Commission was appointed to inquire into the state of the criminal law of this country. A report had been published by that Commission, which report constituted a digest of the whole criminal law of this country. It did not extend to Scotland or Ireland, but it was a code of criminal law in England, excluding procedure. A code of criminal procedure was intended to follow. He had, therefore, drawn up a short Bill founded upon the report, and he now presented it to their Lordships, and prayed them to give it a first reading, and he hoped the Government would take the Bill into their consideration, and give it the support it deserved. Lord CAMPBELL said he felt some apprehension on account of the somewhat irregular mode in which his Noble and Learned Friend had introduced the Bill. He certainly thought, when his Noble Friend rose, that he intended to introduce the Bill on the part of the Governnaent. He (Lord Campbell) was extremely glad that the Bill had been introduced ; and he would have been glad to have heard his Noble and Learned Friend say he introduced it on the part of the Government, for he knew that the Bill could 'clever be carried out, unless it was zealously sup ported by the Government. It would appear, however, that the Government had not yet even seen the Bill. He hoped, however, that they would take it up, and that this country would no longer be the only nation in Europe without a criminal code. Lord BROUGHAM could not allow his Noble and Learned Friend to say that this was an irregular pro ceeding. His Noble and Learned Friend forgot that the report of the Commissioners on this subject was a public one, and had been published fifteen months, and had been in the possession of every Member of both Houses of Parliament. Lord CAMPBELI explained. POOR RATES (IRELAND.) The Earl of CLARE presented a petition from Limerick complaining of the mode of assessment for the poor in that district. The Noble Earl presented also a petition from Limerick praying for a Bill to improve the sewerage and the arrangement of the streets in that city. The Noble Earl presented also a petition for a tax upon absentees. IRISH MAGISTRACY. The Marquis of NORMANBY wished to call the attention of their Lordships to a recent appointment to the magistracy in Ireland, to which his own attention was not called until thi s day. He objected to the appointment of Mr. O'Brien as a stipendiary magistrate, because only a few years ago he was a violent Repealer. True, he might have altered his opinions ; and if this was done in a way to prove that it had been done in sincerity, he certainly did not see that office should be barred against a gentleman. (LEFT SPEAKING.) ' HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. The Guilford Junction Railway Bill, and the Norwich and Brandon Railway Bill, were read a third time and passed. Mr. THORNELY presented a petition from Liverpool against the Liverpool Docks Bill. The Wells (Norfolk) Harbour and Quay Bill, and the Wells (Norfolk) improvement Bill were read a se cond time. ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAYS GRAVESEND RAILWAY. Mr. SHAW rose to call the attention of the House to a petition which he had presented a few nights ago from certain parties who had projected a railway, to be con structed upon the atmospheric principle. He called the attention of the House to this subject upon public grounds, in order that the atmospheric principle might be fairly applied to railways in this country. It had al ready been tried in Dublin on a short railroad, but the engineers who had been sent over to observe the work ing of the principle, amongst whom was Mr. Brumel, were of opinion that the Dublin and Dalkey Railway was too short to enable them fully to judge of the merits of the principle and they therefore recommended that the principle should be tried on some railway in this country, and upon that recommendation a project had been started for constructing a railway to Gravesend upon the at mospheric principle, The parties had presented a peti tion to the House, praying to be allowed to bring in a Bill ; but their petition, prayed for a Bill to construct a common railway. They afterwards, however, presented another petition praying to be allowed to con struct a railway on the new principle. This peti tion, however, was presented too late to be re ceived by the Standing Orders' Committee, and there fore the Company were prevented from bringing in their Bill. Now, what he wished was, that these par ties should be allowed to present a petition to the Stand ing Orders' Committee, to grant them permission to bring in their Bill this session, as it was highly im portant to the public that the new principle should be fully tested. lie was anxious to bring the question be fore the House, because twelve months' delay might be of serious consequence to the projectors of the Gravesend Railway. The Right Hon. Gentleman concluded by mov ing, that the petitioners for the Gravesend, Rochester, and Chatham Railway Bill have leave to proceed with the Bill, and that the Standing Orders be suspended for that purpose. Mr. STRUTT said, that as Chairman of the Standing Orders' Committee, it might, perhaps, be expected that he should give some explanation of the reasons why lie should oppose the motion of the Right lion. Gentleman. He would not throw any difficulties in the way of the railway, but the non-compliance with the Standing Orders, which the Right Honourable Gentleman said were mere matters of form, were, in his opinion very important. In few cases were they so important --and lie believed they were over twenty in number. There were two sections on the line, one for the atmospheric system, the other for the ordinary mode, and one or either of these plans must be adopted. But though the Bill enabled them to adopt either, they gave no notice at all with regard to one. It was necessary that parties whose property was to be cut through should get notice, in order that they might be able to defend their interest. The Committee were of opinion that the question was of that kind in which they should follow the rules upon which they ordinarily decided. There were two schemes before them, and they would have neglected the duty which they owed to the House if they showed any favour to one part of the scheme in preference to the other. They were decidedly of opinion that this was a case in which it would be impossible for them to allow the proceedings to go on. The House would also bear in mind that the Gravesend line was a competing one, and that there was another competing line before them at the same time. They would, there fore, be guilty of great negligence if they dealt with one line in a manner different from that in which they dealt with the other.—(Hear, hear.) The question, therefore, was not merely whether they would allow one particular scheme to be carried out in opposition to the Standing Orders, but whether they should allow to one com peting line what they did not allow to another. The Right Hon. Gentleman said that it was a most im portant invention—indeed it was of national importance, and that it was necessary that it should be tried during the present year, as there was no other mode of making the trial except through this Bill. Those were material allegations, and he thought they should receive some better proof of them than that of their being merely alleged in a petition. The Right Hon. Gentleman wished the subject referred to,the Standing Orders' Com mittee. In his (Mr. Strutt's) opinion th a t was not the tribunal before which such a question could or ought to be received. He would, therefore, suggest to him th at i t oughtif the not iio t u o s b e referrede chose to a to p thepoi appoint Standing Selectclin g Orders' Committee to Committee. in quire into the merits of this atmospheric railway, and if the Committee were of opinion that the national ad vantages to be derived from it were so important, and that the urgency of the case was so great, that the in • terests of the competing railways ought to be disregarded. 60 0 0 I 2: 40 0 0 I 2( 50 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 If 5 0 0 5 0 0 if 55 0 0 50 0 0 Si 50 0 t 21• 0 t 10 0 0 5 0 0 250 0 0 40( All paid 2c 2 0 0 11.1; 3 0 0 36 10 0 2 10 0 210 C 50 0 0 IR 10 0 0 1! 513 0 21 10 0 0 41 2 0 0 12 10 0 If 12 10 0 If 2 10 0 2 0 0 40 s. 1 0 10 0 0 0 ll9s 10 0 0 I 4 5 0 0 6 5 0 j; 20 0 0 lb' 40 0 0 4 40 0 0 4 50 0 0 4j 200 0 0 13 2.5 0 0 1; 20 0 0 2: 20 0 • 10 0 01 I 710 0 25 0 0 4. 10 0 • II 17 10 0 1: 95 0 0 3. io 0 a 10 0 Er 1 25 0 0 1 2: lo i a 1 il 18 0 0 18 0 0 21 19 0 0 2 - 50 0 0 121 9; 20 0 0 100 0 0 75 0 0 1 31 5 0 22 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 L 20 0 0 2 30 0 0 61 39 0 0 3 80 0 0 71 25 0 0 48 0 0 21 61 .0 0 Oil, 25 0 0I _2' [OO 0 0 I 6 100 0 0 8 70 0 0 7 7; 80 0 0 2: LOO 0 0 •, 23 0 0 1: 50 0 U & 12 10 o 17 o 0 0 231 [OO 0 0 m 75 0 0 1 . 1 50 0 0 71 12 0 0 I! 50 0 0 6( 1100 0 ö 100 0 0 4 - 1 50 0 0 111 25 0 0 5; 50 0 0 4- 10 0 0 11 100 0 0I 23 2 0 0 32 0 0I 4i 70 0 0 11 30 0 0 4 40 0 0 I 7 7 0 0 100 0 0 100 0i 445 i 5 45 0 0 L E 15 0 I 2n . 20 0 0 3.5 1W 50 0 0 50 0 0 72; 25 0 0 g, 31 0 13 10 0 100 0 0 s 0 1 eo 0 0 21 0 0 25 0 0 1 15 0 0 1: 75 0 0 7 10 0 710 0 21 40 0 0 31 13 0 0 55 0 0 20 0 0 1( 10 10 0 3 0 0 5. 9 0 0 7 0 0 150 0 0 11 50 0 0 0 10 0 40 0 0 1 2 10 0 1 1 ..: 100 0 0 0 100 - 0 0 i 11.51 10 0 30 0 35 10 2 10 30 14 0 1 10 5 0 3 0 7 0 75 6 25 0 50 0 THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 29, 1844. it would not be for him to oppose it. But all he would suggest, then, was, that the Standing Orders' Committee could not act upon principles different from that on which they usually acted. If it were referred back to them, he did not see how they could come to a different decision from that to which they had already come. He must, therefore, give his most decided opposition to the motion of the Right Hon. Gentleman. Mr. SHAW said it was not his intention to divide the House upon the motion, but if the House approved of it, he would move, in pursuance of the suggestion of the Hon. Gentleman, that the subject be referred back to the Standing Orders' Committee. He begged to say he did not intend that the Committee should decide on ap plying the atmospheric principle, but upon trying it. Mr. STRUTT said he made no suggestion about re ferring the matter back to the Standing Orders' Com mittee. On the contrary, he said that if it were referred back to the Standing Orders' Committee, he did not see how they could come to any other decision than that which they had already arrived at. Mr. GLADSTONE must warn the House against permitting parties to invalidate the Standing Orders of the House merely on the ground of scientific experi ments or improvements. lie wished every encourage ment to be given to inventions and improvements, but they ought to be careful in putting aside any of those rules and regulations by which their proceedings were governed. lie was by no means adverse to the propo sition of the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Shaw) to in quire whether the experiments made at the particular place alluded to were successful ; but the House must recollect that there would be no want of applications to them if they showed themselves too easily disposed to constitute a tribunal for the consideration of scientific experiments. Mr. HUME said it was only yesterday he had met with one of the most scientific men of the day who had gone to Dublin with a decided feeling of disapprobation of the atmospheric system, and had returned highly de lighted with it. In this gentleman's opinion the experi ment now in progress near Dublin wonld lead to one of the greatest improvements of the day. He hoped the House would grant a Select Committee, in order to give to the country the best information that could be gained on so important a subject from the opinions of men com petent, by their scientific attainments and practical ex perience, to arrive at sound conclusions upon the subject. Lord HOWICK said he understood the Right Hon. Gentleman to wish for the appointment of a Select Com mittee, to ascertain whether or not it was possible to try the atmospheric principle on a larger scale during the present year. He entirely concurred with the Hon. Member for Dundee as to the desirableness of that ob ject. This was not one of those ordinary projects to which the Right Hon. Gentleman, the Vice-President of the Board of Trade, had referred. It was a scheme which had been tried to a certain extent, and which, in the opinion of the most scientific men, had, so far, been eminently successful; but before a judgment could be formed, it was absolutely indispensable that the experi ment should be tried on a more extended scale. With regard to the . question immediately before the House, he quite admitted that the objection, founded on the Standing Orders, was altogether insuperable ; but he hoped the Right Hon. Gentleman would endeavour to provide facilities for trying this plan. Mr. GLADSTONE said that, of all persons, he should be the last to offer any obstruction to the fair trial of the experiment. The Inspector-General of Railways had paid the greatest attention to the subject.—(Hear,) Sir R. INGLIS begged to remind the House that they were not trying to benefit the atmospheric plan by con sidering whether a certain Bill should or should not be brought before the House in compliance with the Stand ing Orders, the Committee of which was composed of Members on both sides of the House. He thought the experiment ought not to be made at the expense of parties who were bringing forward the Bill. Mr. ESTCOURT said it was a matter of considerable importance, not only that this experiment should be tested, but that it should be tested at as early an oppor tunity as possible, inasmuch as the construction of many railways might depend in a great measure on the results of that experiment. Mr. SHAW said that he did not want to re verse the order of the Standing Orders' Committee ; but he thought it might be left open to the applicants for the Bill to petition for a new Bill, and to lay before the House the grounds on which they rested their proposi tion. Such an arrangement would not bind the Standing Orders' Committee. The motion was then withdrawn without further dis cussion. BRANDES AND BURTON INCLOSURE. The Brandes and Burton Inclosure Bill was read a ;hird time. MIDDLE LEVEL DRAINAGE BILL. The Middle Level Drainage Bill was read a second time. Mr. FIE LDEN presented a petition in favour of a ten hours' Bill. THE NAVAL FORCE IN IRELAND.-POOR RATES. Sir G. COCKBURN, seeing the Hon. and Gallant Member for Brighton in his place, would take that op portunity, before the Orders of the Day should be read, of alluding to a question which the Hon. and Gallant Member had put to him the other evening. The Hon. and Gallant Gentleman had asked him if he was aware that the naval force had been employed in assisting in the collection of poor-rates in Ireland. To that he had replied, that there was a naval force stationed on the west coast of Ireland, and that perhaps they might have lent the assistance of their moral influence to the aid of the civil power. The fact was that two steamers had been stationed on the west coast of Ireland, in aid of the civil force, the consequence of which was, the presence of the military was rendered unneccessary, and the effusion of blood, probably, prevented. Captain PECHELL said that on the Navy estimates he had pointed out that one, if not two, war steamers, was employed in the collection of poor-rates in Ireland. The Right Honourable Gentleman opposite (Sir George Cockburn) denied the statement, and said he was not aware of any such circumstance. He Captain Pechell subsequently produced his authority for his statement, and the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary of State for the Home Department made an apology for the Right Honourable. and Gallant Officer, and he (Captain Pechell) was satisfied with that apology, but since that the Right Honourable and Gallant Officer came down to the House and revived the subject, and acknowledged, in fact, that the poor-rates had been collected under the guns of a war-steamer. The difference between him (Captain Pechell) and the Right Hon. Gentleman was, that the latter said he had no cognizance of the fact of the steamers being so employed, and he added that the officers of those vessels had received no instructions from the Admiralty to collect the poor-rates, but merely to aid the civil power whereas he (Captain P ec h e ll) ' inferred that th ose ships of war were kept on that coast, in order that the po:ice and officers of Governtment might the better insure the collection of the poor-rates. One of the steamers was, in fact, converted into a sort of Somerset House.—(Cheers and laughter.) The col lectors went on board and claimed assistance of the offi cers, and one person went on board to pay his rates. Mr. FRENCH stated, on the authority of Dr. Kir wan, the Vicar-General of the diocese of Galway, that, notwithstanding the employment of naval men in the collection of the rate, there was still a large amount un collected ; and if ten steamers were employed instead of one a great portion of the rate would remain uncollected. FACTORIES BILL. On the motion of Sir JAMES GRAHAM, that the Order of the Day for going into Committee on the Factories Bill, for the purpose of its being discharged, be read ; Mr. B. COCHRANE said that he would venture to tell the Noble Lord (Ashley) that he should never have agitated the country upon this question, if he had not calculated beforehand, n o t mere l y even pro b a b le, but also every possible combination of circumstances which must arise respecting it.—(Laughter from the Opposition.) (LEFT SITTING.) - - COURSE OF EXCH. Amsterdam CF. 12 6i Ditto, at sight l2 4i Rotterdam 2U. 12 7 Antwerp 26 0 Elamburgh M.B. 14 0 Altona l4 0 Paris, 3 days' sight 25 70 Ditto, 3 months 25 95 Marseilles Bourdeaux 25 0 Frankfort on Maine Petersburgh, 3Us 364 Berlin 7 Vienna, effec. fi. 3 M 958 I rieste, ditto Madrid 36i Cadiz Bilbao 36 Barcelona 36 Seville ANGE.—(THIS DAY.) Gibraltar — Leghorn 3O 65 Genoa 26 Milan — Venice 47 Nap1e5........ Palermo, per oz ll7 Lisbon 53 Oporto 53 Rio Janeiro 23 Bahia 23 Buenos Ayres — NewYork,2ldys sight Philadelphia — PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ. Foreign Gold, bars £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 5 New Doubloons OO 0 New Dollars 0 4 95 Silver in Bars 0 4 111 MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, of March 29.) SUGAR.—The market fest West India has again assumed a dull aspect; Grocers and Refiners have operated with reluc tance, taking barely enough for their immediate wants. Mer chants generally have refused to sell excepting upon previous terms. To-day importers of West India Sugar submitting to a decline in prices of generally 6d per cwt, tempted the trade ;o come for,vard more freely ; still the sales amounted to only 200 hhds, making the sales for the week 790 hhds and trcs ; and the market closed with a flat appearance. REFINED.—To-day the demand was brisker for Refined goods for home use; brown Lumps 74s 6d, and standard Lumps 75s 6d per cat ; bonded Crushed firm at 26s per cwt. Mssuarrius.—Holders have shown firmness and the market has been sparingly supplied with all qualities, but the trade have operated with caution. EAST INDIA.—For Foreign East India Sugar the market has a firm appearance; privately purchases made at 18s to 21s for Manilla, and Java at 18s to 22s per cwt. This afternoon Bengal Sugar, fine white went at 67s to 68s, good 64s 6d to 655, middling 63s to 645, middling yellow 58s 6d to 59s 6d, good 60s to 61s 6d, white damp and washed 62s to 675, and yellow 58s to 59s 6d per cat. FOREIGN—YeIIow Havannah is held for the improved rates of last week, but only a limited business has been transacted. White Havannah has met with more attention, and the rates paid are on a par with those of last week. This afternoon two floating cargoes of brown Bahia were sold, one at 18s, and the oiher at .18s 3d per cwt., deliverable at Liverpool. MOLASSES.—For West India rather lower rates again ac cepted. Madras, 183 for good thick. Bengal Syrup at 15s to 16s per cwt. COFFEE. —The middling descriptions of Jamaica and Ber bice are much wanted by the town and country trade, and the supply being small, holders have been enabled to obtain very full rates, but unclean and inferior sorts were difficult of sale, and prices are looking down. This afternoon Ceylon Coffee moved off slowly by private contract, and prices still drooping ; good ordinary sold at 64s to 65s per cat ; of Batavia, 245 bags at public sale sold at very full rates ; goad ordinary mixed brown fetched 1325, bulked 3ls 6d, and sea damaged first, second, and third class 24s to 28s per cwt. Foreign Coffee dull of sale ; Rio at 29s to 355, and St. Domingo 31s to 33s per cat. Cocoa.—Foreign is held with firmness, sound Bahia bought in at 29s to 29s 6d for good bright red ; sound coaco husks from Malaga, taken in at 173 per cwt. In Trinidad coaco prices have given way 2s to 3s per cwt. TEA.—There has been less desire to purchase green Tea, and the market having been better supplied, prices have given way for all descriptions this week. Importers of black are generally inclined to sell, and large parcels having been pressed for sale a further decline in the value has been the conse quence. The public auctions which cosarerreed on Tuesday finished yesterday ; there was only a small muster of the trade throughout ; the biddings were languid for all descriptions of black, and the trade purchased green with caution; prices continued to give way as the sales proceeded, and left off at a decline on the last auctions. RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDC—Jamaica Rum fair qua lity 30 to 34 per cent overproof at 3s 6d to 3s Bd, good 36 to 38 over 3s 10 to 4s, and small parcels of superior at 4s 6d to 5s 6d per gallon. Leewards at 2s 2d to 2s 2id proof strength. Calcutta Rum much wanted, but few parcels are to be met with ; Is lld to Is 1 lid paid for proof. Demerara at 38 3d to 3s 4d for strong, and 3s 5d per gall for very fine in hhds. Brandy at following rates: Cognac, best bands of the vintage of 1838, hhds 5s 9d, puns 5s 7d ; 1840, hhds 53 6d, puns 5s sd; 1841, hhds 5s 7d, puns 5s 4d; 1842, hhds 5s sd, puns 5s 3d, and in ferior marks 2s 10d to 4s 6d per gallon. In Geneva not much done : I s 9d is the value of shipping sort, and 2s 2d to 3s for fine for home consumption. In the value of English Corn Spirits there is no vvariation. RlCE.—Carolina at 21s to 26s per cat. This afternoon Bengal Rice nearly all taken in, middling white at 12s, a few lots common white sold at Ils to Ils 6d, sea damaged fetched 7s to lls ; pockets all sold at a decline of 6 d,—middling white went at I Is to I Is 6d, and sea damaged 9s 6d to 109 6d; 430 bags Madras Rice sold rathe lower, good bold sound yellow at 9s, sea damaged first class 8s to 83 6d per cwt. Saco.—Prices have declined 2s per cot ; Sago Flour 20s to 21s per cwt; Tapioca at 6d to 6%d per lb for fine quality. This afternoon Sago Flour taken in at 22s to 23s per cwt for good white, being above the valve. SPICES.—This afternoon at public sale 91 chests of Cassia Lignea sold at 52s to 53s for loose and broken, being the full value. 6 casks Mace taken in at 2s 4d to 21 6d for common Ba tavia. 12 casks of nutmegs were bought in at 35 for Batavia, and low 2s 2d to 21 3d. Pepper is little wanted, and ;03 bags Sumatra at public sale all taken in at 3d for common light rather dusty, 28d offered. Pimento has declined in value hd per lb. Oats.—For Olive Oil, further advanced rates paid, Galli poli fetching 501, Sicilp 491, Spanish 481 to 481 10s, and Bar bary 471 to 47/ 101: Linseed Oil 26s 9d to 27s per cwt. Rape Oil, at 38s to 38s 6d for pale, and 37s to 37s 6d for brown. Cocoa Nut Oil a t 293 6d to 321 per cwt ; Palm, fi rs t quality at 28 s per cwt. Cod Oil at 341 10s to 35/. Pale Seal at 341 158 to 351 per tun. Southern 3115 s to 321 103 for mid to good. S perm at 701 103 to 701 153 for British, and one lot low 631 per tun. TALLOW.—On the spot for Russian Tallo w 40 3 9d to 41s per cwt are the currentrates paid for I ) .y. Candle of first quality. For delivery in the la s t th ree months of the year at 42s per ewt. American at the previous currency. Town Tal low at 41s, net cash. New South Wales at 38s to 40s Od per cwt. This afternoon South American Tallow at 34s to 40s 3d, Odessa Sheep 39s 6d 6d to 39s 9d, Italian 383 to 393 Ibrail 39s to 40s, New South W a l es Tallow at 38s 3d to' 40s 9d per cwt. They stated that they had heard with excessive alarm that an attempt had been made to reduce to ten hours the employment of persons in factories. They stated that that would reduce their profits one-seventh— that it would reduce the capital which was em ployed to the same amount—that it would have the effect of reducing wages, and also the exporta tion of manufactures abroad. It also stated that the ultimate reduction of wages from it would be from 15 to 25 per cent. upon the average—that it would deprive the labouring people of the enjoyments they at present possessed, and would tend to excite generally a spirit of discontent. The petitioners therefore earnestly prayed the House not to sanction such a proposition. Lord HOWICK presented a petition from the Short Time Committee, praying the House not to allow the Bill to be withdrawn. Mr. BULLER presented a petition to the same effect. Mr. TATTON EGERTON presented a petition from Hyde, in Cheshire, against the limitation of the time of labour to ten hours. Mr. ESTCOURT presented three petitions from Trowbridge, in the county of Wilts. The first was signed by 54 operatives in the employment of Mr. Samuel Brown. The petitioners stated that they had heard with alarm of the intention of the House to restrict the hours of labour in factories to ten. That reduction would inflict serious injury upon them, inasmuch as it would necessarily lead to a reduc tion of wages ; and they prayed the House not to restrict further the hours of labour. He had also another peti tion to the same effect, from the operatives in the em ploy of Mr. Allen ; and another, with a similar prayer, from the operatives in the employment of Mr. Appleby. An HON. MEMBER presented four petitions from the operatives of Trowbridge with a similar prayer. Lord ASHLEY presented petitions from Preston, Wigan, and Warrington, in favour of a ten hours' Bill. Mr. HINDLEY presented a petition which had been agreed to at a public meeting at Ashton, in favour of a ten hours' Bill. SWANSEA HARBOUR BILL. The Swansea Harbour Bill was read a second time. SOUTHAMPTON MARSH IMPROVEMENT BILL. Mr. G. W. HOPE presented a petition in favour of the Southampton Marsh Improvement Bill. Lord PALMERSTON presented a petition against the Bill. M. G. W. HOPE, in moving the second reading of the Bill, said that he was not aware that it was to be opposed. The Bill was for the inclosure of a marsh near the town of Southampton, and the profits to be derived from the inclosure were to be appropriated to the improvement of public walks in the neighbourhood of the town. The only objection that he had heard to it was that it interfered with a cricket-ground. Now the supporters of the Bill had given up the intention of in terfering with the cricket-ground, and therefore he could not understand what ground there could be for opposition to the present Bill, which did not interfere with any waste land used for.the purpose of recreation. Lord PALMERSTON said that the parties who op posed the Bill were apprehensive lest the ground should be built upon, and the inhabitants be thus deprived of the advantages which a salubrious place of exercise now afforded them. Sir R. INGLIS said that the 13111 proposed to take away from the recreation and health of a great portion of the inhabitants of Southampton between forty and fifty acres, and they ought to obtain an assurance that their place of exercise should not be interfered with. Mr. HUME wished the Bill to be referred to a Com mittee. Sir J. EASTHOPE presented two petitions against the Bill. The Bill was read a second time without opposition. PUBLIC ACCOUNTS. Dr. BOWRINC+ postponed his motion on the public accounts till after Easter. NOTICES OF MO TION —AMERICAN RICE. Mr. HUME gave notice that on Monday next he should move for copies of or extracts from the correspon dence between the Government and the American Am bassador, relative to the admission of rice, the produce of the United States of America, into this country at the same rate of duty as rice from the East Indies. PROCESS SERVING (IRELAND). Mr. HUNIE also gave notice that he should move for a return of the items, showing how 2551., set down as the expense of serving processes in Ireland, was ex pended. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE gave notice, that on the motion for going into Committee on the Masters and Servants' Bill, he would move that the Bill be committed that day six months. SMOKE. Mr. PROTHEROE' said that, seeing the Hon. Mem ber for Lymington in his place, he wished to ask him whether it was his intention to bring in a Bill to remedy the evil of smoke?—(Laughter.) He hoped that the in quiries of the Committee would not end in smoke— (Great laughter)—as great interest was felt on the sub ject in the manufacturing districts.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. MACKINNON said he had received several appli cations on the subject to which the Hon. Gentleman referred. It was impossible for him to state what course he should pursue, until he knew what were the inten tions either of the Right Hon. Gentleman, the Secretary of State for the Home Department, or the Noble Lord at the head of the Woods and Forests. The recom mendation of the Committee, that the Government should bring in a Bill in the first instance ; and that, in case they declined to do so, ha (Mr. Mackinnon) should bring in a Bill, as Chairman of the Committee. He thought the best course he could adopt was to give notice of his intention to put a question to the Govern ment on Monday next. Sir JAMES GRAHAM said that he was fully aware of the importance of the subject, and if his Hon. Friend would introduce a Bill in accordance with the views of the Committee, that Bill should have his best support. • DROPPED NOTICES. Lord PALMERSTON' gave notice that he should bring on his motion in reference to the Right of Search, after Easter. FISHERIES. Captain PECHELL called the attention of the Go vernment to the state of the fisheries, in consequence of the regulations adopted by the Convention between England and France. It appeared that two French fishing boats had been fined for not having the requi s it e numbers and lett ers on t h e b ows of their boats. He wished to know whether arrangements had been made for the purpose of informing the fishermen of France in what manner they were to regulate their conduct in ap proaching the English coast. Sir R. PEEL said that he had informed the Hon. Gentleman some time ago that he believed it was the intention of the French Government to submit a project of law on the subject to which he had referred to the Chamber of Deputies. He would make inquiries in the two cases to which the Hon. and Gallant Member had referred. The subject then dropped. EXPIRING LAWS. On the motion of Sir G. CLERK the following Mem. hers were appointed on the Expiring Laws' Commit. tee :—Sir George Clerk, the Chancellor of the Ex. chequer, Sir Thomas Fremantle, the Attorney-General, Mr. Pigot, the Solicitor-General, Mr. Sheil, Lord Eliot, Mr. Baring, Mr. Wil son P atten, Si r G eorge Grey, Mr. Charles Wood, Mr. Greene, Mr. Gladstone, and Mr. Home Drummond. ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAYS. Mr. SHAW gave notice of his intention, on Monday next, to move for a Select Committee, to inquire into the important principle of atmospheric railways. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. On the motion of Sir R. PEEL it was agreed that the House at its rising do adjourn till Monday next. FACTORIES BILL. Sir J. GRAHAM said, that before moving the Order of the Day for proceeding with the Factories Bill, in order to withdraw it, perhaps the House would allow him to present a petition of great importance, from sixty-two firms in Manchester, employing upwards of 30,000 labourers, who were assessed to the poor to the amount of 44,0001. a-year, and embracing, as he had been credibly informed, nine-tenths of the capital employed in the cotton manufactories of that town. The prayer of that petition was in his opinion well entitled to the consideration of the House. AN OLD TRICK SUCCESSFULLY PLAYED OFF. On Friday last two men, named John Lee and John Johnson, were brought up at the Borough Court, charged with obtaining two 51. notes by the old practice of " megging." The prosecutor, a middle-aged man, named Edward Marsh, a nail-maker, from Chowbent, stated that, on the Ist inst. he came to Manchester on business ; and, as he was passing the Infirmary Lee accosted him, saying that he had just arrived from America, and was intending to purchase goods in Manchester to take back with him. Prosecutor remarked that he was in the nail trade; and the prisoner said he would purchase any thing upon which he could make a profit, adding that business was very brisk in New York, and that there was a great deal of building going on. He then invited the prosecutor to go to the Brunswick Hotel, Piccadilly, and take a glass of ale. They went into a private room, and had not been.there long when the prisoner Johnson came in, when Lee said to him, "Landlord, will you fill me a glass of ale ?" Johnson replied, "I am not the landlord, Sir; I wish I was." Immediately afterwards, Johnson said, "I have been a working man all the days of my life; but I have lately received a fortune, and some land is come to me. My cousin has been holding it from me for three or four years, but I have got it at last ;" and he then drew from his pocket a roll of papers, resembling bank notes, saying, " Here I have got some of the money with me, and I will now enjoy myself." He appeared very careless about the papers, and Lee offered to assist him to wrap them up; he consented to this, and the roll was afterwards safely deposited in his fob. Lee then took out of his pocket a similar roll, and per formed the same office for himself as he had done for Johnson; after which, as the prisoners had exhibited their money, the prosecutor thought he would show his also, and took from his pocket two 51. notes. These Lee took from his hand, wrapped them up in a paper, as the prosecutor thought, and then placed them in his pocket book, telling him to take care of it. Prosecutor having returned the book to his pocket, Lee proposed that, as Johnson had obtained a fortune, he should treat each of them with a handker chief, and he took them out for that purpose; but the pro secutor was soon left alone, and, on examining his pocket book, he found that the two 5/. notes had disappeared. Nothing was heard of either of theprisoners until Thurs day last when the prosecutor met Lee in High -street and charged him with the robbery. He denied the charge, and said that he was landlord of the Turk's Head, Shudehill. The prosecutor accompanied him to the Turk's Head, where the prisoner Johnson was found, and both were given into the custody of Inspector M'Elroy and police constable Wm. Sutclifte. Both the prisoners denied the charge; but, the prosecutor swearing positively to them, they were committed for trial at the sessions.—Manches ter Guardian. IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY. Those who have been absent from the " City end" of this great metropolis for a series of years will be some what startled if they have occasion to pay a visit to that part of London. " Stands the City where it did ?" may perhaps be their exclamation of astonishment on contemplating the march of improvement, which is now rapidl approaching its cli mac t er i c po i nt. To say nothing o the immense advant ages o b ta i ned some t years bac y the r e m ova l o f Old-L ondon-bridge and k i its contiguuous abominations, the abolition of Crooked lane and the purlieus of the once famous " Boar's Head Tavern," and the opening of a new bridge across " Old Father Thames," with handsome and spacious ap proaches, it is only necessary to make a circuit of half a mile round the Royal Exchange, in order to be made in some degree acquainted with the reforms effected from time to time in that important com mercial locality. Some of our more elderly readers may perhaps have a faint recollection of old Princes street, on the west side of the Bank of England, which some 15 years ago was not wider, if we rightly remem ber, than Finch-lane is at present. Now, on the other hand, we have a fine wide street, which, continued by Moorgate-street, forms one grand and direct line of communication from the Mansion House to Islington. On the eastern side of the Bank, Bartholomew-lane has been latterly most con veniently widened, and the old ruined tower which formerly reared its head at the north -western corner, flanked by a boot-maker's stall (for it could hardly to be dignified by the term " shop") has given place to a handsome facade of buildings, which very worthily hold up their heads by the side of the new Royal Exchange. Going still further, it will be found that the old and ugly little church of St. Benet Finek is now on its last legs, and on the eve of final extinction. The unsightly heap of bricks and mortar yclept " Bank buildings" is already levelled with the ground, and the elegant portico of the new Exchange may now be viewed to some advantage. By the encroachment of this edifice, two very ancient City thoroughfares, Castle-alley and Bank-street, have been utterly annihilated, but, of course, without any disadvantage to the public. The alley of " chop and steak" houses, cigar shops, &c., which formerly ran along the east side of the old Exchange, has also &en destroyed. although Finch-lane still remains intact and unimproved. In Threadneedle-street the increased width of the thoroughfare will shortly be carried out along its whole length by the removal of the houses and shops in front of Merchant Tailors'-hall ; and the " Hall of Commerce" (as it is termed) has been erected, since 1842, upon the site formerly occupied by the old French Protestant church—as ugly a building, per haps, as ar c hit ec t ever d ev i sed. It had stood, how ever, for nearly 300 years, and some curious antiqua- 1 rian discoveries were made beneath the foundations I when it was pulled down by Mr. Moxhay. These are a few of the principal improvements recently effected, and it seems a pity they have not been extended much further. The view of the new Royal Exchange from the large open space in front of the Mansion-house, will be grand in the extreme, especially when the Welling ton statue is erected, as no less than six great thorough fares pour their stream of traffic into that central point. —Times. SmoKn.—ln the voluminous report on smoke, lately made to the House of Commons, by a Select Commit tee, some curious facts are ,meutioned ; for example, M r . Ch a ndler, camellia gro wer at Wandsworth, states that on account of the great increase of chimneys from manufacto ries in that vicinity, plants which formerly might be handled without any bad effect, now soil the hands to the greatest extent. Among other plants which formerly flourished, but will not now grow in the neighbourhood of the metropolis, are China roses, rhododendron hirsutum, rhododendron vir ginium, and many others of the prettiest varieties, now quite extinct. Mr. Anderson, the curator of the Physic Gardens at Chelsea, testifies to the noxious effects of what he calls the " bitter smoke" upon the trees of that establishment, parti cularly on evergreens, and on two magnificent cedars which have so long been an ornament to the gardens, and form a very conspicuous object from the river. It appears that the sooty particles are attracted to and attached by the resinous exudations of the leaves, while the large surface of the foliage above prevents their being washed away by the rains, so that the functional action of the leaves is disturbed, if not entirely destroyed. THE BANK or FRANCE.—The National observes that " the obstinacy of the Bank of France to continue the rate of discount at from four per cent. is producing its fruits. We have before us some returns which demonstrate that, whilst the value of all public securities have risen, the Bank Shares have fallen in one year 220 francs per share, or 22 per cent. on their original cost, and everything leads us to believe that this fall will continue. Now, if we compare the value of Bank shares with railroad shares, we find a sensible dif- • ference, as the first have fallen 22 per cent., whilst the latter have risen from 10 to 45 per cent. We shall have occasion to return to the subject of railroad shares." DARING BURGLARY, GALLANT CAPTURE, AND SPEEDY CONVICTION. Information having been received by Mr. Goodyer, chief constable of the Leicestershire constabulary, that a number of burglaries were contemplated in the neigh bourhood of Leicester, by a gang well known to the bo rough police, he immediately took steps to secure the burglars in the very act of committing the offence, and the result shows the signal success attending his plans, the whole of the gang being captured and convicted within a few hours after the perpetration of the burglary. The first house which it was intended to plunder was that of Mr. Davenport of Evington. On Sunday, the 24th inst., constables Rowley, Allard, Iliffe, Wardle, Dawson, and specialconstable Widdowson, were sent over singly to Ev ington, and arrived at the house at different periods to prevent any suspicion being entertained of the premises being watched. A little after six o'clock, Mrs. Davenport and her servants went to chapel, leaving the police in the house, who then divided themselves into two parties, agreeing on a signal which Allard was to give when he required their assistance, Allard, Dawson. and Wid dowson secreting themselves in the drawing room, and Rowley, Wardle and Mlle locking themselves up in the servants' bed-room. In a few minutes they heard a smart rap at the door, and shortly after two men came up stairs into the drawing room. When they had got into the room two others followed, and having procured a light, imme diately broke open the escruitoire, from which they began to remove the plate, one of the gang remarking, " Look here, you —, here's plenty of swag." The burglars (whose names are John Boulter, James Merritt], Frede rick Noon, and Edward Gibbons) had removed ready for carrying away, the following articles of plate:—Coffee urn, 2 decanter-stand s , cream j ug, 13 d essert-spoons, 5 tablespoons, pepper castors, toast racks, wine strainers, pint cup, candlestick, snuffers, and extinguishers; and a prettily-ornamented work-basket, when they were dis turbed by Allard, who gave the signal previouly agreed upon. The lamp which the thieves had with them was immediately extinguished, and they made a rush at Allard, whose lamp was put out in the scuffle, and who was knocked down on the stairs, but kept his hold of the burglar nearest to him, which proved to be Noon. The other party of police ar rived on the spot at this juncture, Iliffe tripping Merrall's heels up as he passed him, and Rowley seizing him as he was rising at the bottom of the stairs. Boul ter then made a rush, but was seized by Wardle, and the two rolled together down two flights of stairs, where, after a desperate resistance, 'Wardle succeeded in securing him. The only remaining burglar, Gibbons, sprang at Iliffe, and struck him a severe blow on the back with a "jemmy." On Ilitte turn ing upon him with his staff, he retreated into the bed room and crept under the bed, from which place he was dragged by Iliffe, and conveyed to his companions in cap tivity. Underneath the bed where he had been concealed were found a number of skeleton keys, a jemmy, and a quantity of silver spoons. The police having now got pos session of the whole gang, secured them, and brought them over to Leicester. Oa the following afternoon they under went an examination before the Rev. J. M. Cooper and J. D. Burnaby, Esq., and were fully committed for trial. In about an hour afterwards they were arraigned before Baron Gurney, when they pleaded Guilty. The next morning they were sentenced as follows :—Merrall, Noon, and Boulter to transportation for life ; and Gibbons (who received a good character), to 12 months imprisonment to hard labour.—Leicestershire Mercury. - FASHIONS FOR APRIL n i• :From the Lond on an d P ar i s L a di es ' Magazine ° ! Fashion.) gei d rO The make of th e new spr i ng re di ngotes and oor is with tight b o di es , open i n a lengthened cceur , s 0 thing resembling the straight waistcoat • , the! o r either plain, without lacing or revers, or hale ° t oe) row revers forming small chile ; or are with, collar forming lengthened V, with An daises, "ita should not be too w id e . Another style is ne t „, O4 tlie so high on th e s h ou ld ers, b ut still preserYiebitelit lengthened opening in front to the waist ; this , c , j el will be used f or demi-toilettes, concerts, en d ;be parties, and a fichu adapted to it is made I n to p guimpe style, with Brussels lace fulled round th e w et the front formed of inlets of lace and work, : I , frer eeP the top, and narrower towards the bottom ; u h ; tit styles of ornament are used on these dresses, ' c lue& newest is the embroidery came!eon, which is Prtehie‘ by working with the four shades of silk, Il e , eV those of which the most beautiful gros de N i ke. - Or ine!eons are composed ; but this, of course, I- A ptigts fined to the shot silks. A new and light de 9 ,f' t ; of gimp is the passementerie byrinthe, and tl, j ttes; netian gimp. In walking dresses, corsages 00 4 - zone are fashionable, with the little jackets . pieej , over the waist. In dinner and evening dre ise ' v eri of the skirts are made open at the sides, on r e ' Ivor', satin, closing with ornaments of ribbon or P ts l ,,, e s gimp, or trimmed with Alen on lace ; the Or s r e eves cceur, with revers open to the waist. The loose, s of l'Orientale, k la bonne sceur, &c., with the tie u t e e r c i, I ' B more or less ornamented, will, it is exPe e „ the prevailing style this spring ; it 7 svit" proposed to open them in the Lavalliere str o pieg, puffings of muslin or gros de Naples, and rt, them with brides, nceuds, or gimp, Ball dre ss i stY:: still be with double and triple skirts; a n° ce f of ornamenting them is with small scarfs ° to o c c illusion, suspended from the waist to the heft es e the skirt, where they are attached by bun' , flowers. The spring bonnets are of gros de w ed e in pale lil ac , lapis, pink, and bl ue ; some a re te d , j l/1 of white or light coloured c ra p es , ornain ea g trtiv:: long bouqu e t s o f fl owers or wreaths, floweritigA half blown lil ac , fi e ld d ais i es, w i th leaves an ';.,,dpit of grass. Capotes of paille de riz are ornameeq; oo o°_,, - ruches, and fancy s t raws w i t h b ouillonnes. Then 0.7 continue small, an d w i t h d eep bavolets. The ei_sr„grst°' inside are of tulle ehiffonnee, w i t h spr i gs o f heath flowers. t 5 16% P ARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE.—We ~nclers that Lord Ashley contemplates extending his 'lied t t , r ) , - 1 1 exertions to the ca se o f th e unhappy officials conW e v i e during the debates in the House of Commons• Hours' Bill for th e regu l at i on of the factories is 0, h )9 ,cl by a measure li m iti ng t h e speeches of certain 'benla Members to a duration of only ten minutes. Thi s :d a tiel' to be introduced as a Ten Minute Bill for the r the unsatis-factories.—Punch. __ Yr c.ii(e. BIRTHS. Colonel On the 21st inst., at Mannheim, the lady Co 1 01 ' of a son, On the 25th inst., at Paris, the lady of H a milton t he Esq., of a son. nh il* On the 25th inst., at the Ityalls, Seaton, De l. % on. or lady of Major Daubeney, C. 8., of the 55th Foot, o o ff On the 26th inst., the lady of T. G. Bergman , SCI.' f• mosa, Cookham, Berke, of a son. On the 26th inst., at Harrow-park, the lady °l' u fl . Harris, Esq., of a da ug ht er. On he 27th in s t., at Hi ghbury Lodge, t h e lad, Soares, Esq., of a son. ° MARRIED. T. 0 , On the 27th o f November, at the Mauritius, umiee, Swan, Esq., Assistant Commissary-General, to SarahoTorf eldest daughter of J. B . Price, - Esq., Deputy C° lll Ge Onneral. the 26th inst., at Speldhurst, Kent, Hom e --- only son of Sir Orford Gordon, Bart., to Ellen, I,ooo' daughter of the lat e B . Barnwell, Eecl., of Wel On the 27th inst., at St. Mary street, Portland-place. c a ptag o b _lo . lock, of Dover, to Sarah, only daughter of the late io ta , Crickett, Esq., Deal. On the 27th inst., at St. Margaret's Church, Ni r egT r gsfO t ' John Cox, Esq., Gorgie-mills, Edinburgh, t ° eldest daughter of J. R. M'Culloch, Esq. 's Islington, DIED. e _ ob i l ifi, On the 23d i ns t., Sophia, the wife of John Radcli ff: 001: Esq., and daughter of the late Joseph Aldridge, Elf' a %. , of Great Ne w p or t- s t reet, an d o f H amps t ea d, Midi" i e i i t tbetc - On the 9th in s t., a t O es t r i c h, N assau , Dr. James ' su l ot rgeon to the Forces, half-pay. ps On the 21st inst., at Little Bray, Devon, Th omas Acland, Esq. AD . • On the 23d inst., at J erse y, th e Rev. Robert Roe* Vicar of On the Bedfont, M , iddlesex. 0 ut b , ir ill ' e, lie 25th inst. at Langharne, Carmarthens" „" L 77th year, Colonel John Frederick Browne, C. 8 ., l ate ~ nant-Colonel commanding 28th Foot. e, L °l'l' On the 25th inst., in North-cr esc ent, Bedford-sq uat Armond De Genier Esq. th e On the 26 h r inst., , at Coventry, Mrs. Whittem , relict of late Aldeman Whittem aged 80. 0 00, On the r 26th inst., at , 131ackborough House, North D Elizabeth, relict of the lat e W. V ou l es , Esq • 10' On the 27th i n st., a t T o lli ng t on -park, Isliugt°l3' Thomas Rudd, aged 96. fed 19 ' On the 27th inst., a t H omer t on , A r th ur Edmeston , t.- On the 27th inst., Mr. Henry Bentham, of Piccadilly' London : Printed and Published by MURDO Y 11$ ' , No 112, Strand, Printer at The Sun O ff ice, J'''#v 0 Strand, in the Preeinct o f ? the Saroy, in the Cow Middlesex, Friday, March 29, 1844. EDINBURGH TOWN COUNCIL' TUESDAY, MARCH 26. SLAVERY IN AMERICA. f Baillie Urquhart having called the atten tion o ae Council to the case o f J . L. Brown, who had been g tenced to death by a judge in South Carolina, f or he to liberate a female slave, a short discussion toolt,.e all da on the subject, in which the members who sr, 60 , precated the sentence as most inhuman and une hrl : l ol Reference was made to a mee ti ng w hi c h had bee2.,Asi by the Anti-Slavery Society on th e su bj ec t for '1E 1 ;0 evening next ; but it was thought that a meeting ocli under the auspices of the Corporation would ha ve , sr dor more weight. It was accordingly agreed that, /02d to afford the inhabitants an opportunity of Or - 0 their opinions on a proceeding so very revo W o e s humanity, it should be remitted to the Lord ere iding Committee to make the requi s it e arrangem ents for bo 4 ,b0 a public meeting on as early a day as possible. ;lb meeting has since been fixed f or F r id a y n ext, a t° ( VACANCY IN THE PARISH OF CURRIS. _ A 0 1 Sir JAMES Ginsort CRAIG appeared at the Bono presented a petition from the heritors and a la r g e yiDg bcr of the parishioners of the parish of Currie, p re of the Council to appoint the Rev. Thomas B 1 1( Peterculter, in the Presbytery of Aberdeen, to t he charge. It was agreed to fill up this vacancy at next 111 . 461 ! OLD CHURCH VACANCY. t ibt Mr. Drcx, in a few word s, th en pro posed . tha t . Rev. John Clark, of the C anonga t e, b e appointed ter of the Old Church in room o f D r. Clark, Aed bll to St. Andrew's Church —whi c h mo ti on was see°l3" Mr. A. WRIGHT. o ij Mr. MACK, while concu rr i ng i n a ll t h a t had beer 0 - about the character of M r. Cl ar k , move d that that g e del tleman be not appointed, which amendment was see ° by Mr. WHYTE. ivisi e" A short discussion then ensued, when, on a d Mr. Clark was elected by 13 to 10. _ of Mr. MAC K said, that a s th e c i ty vacanc ies iA n d e ll been nearly all filled up , an d as h e h a d h a d a r s ",. t ale to do with them, he beg ge d t o t h an k t h e Counoil!_eAiit kindness, courtesy, and i n d u l gence h e h a d recetiitof the various discussions ; an d if h e h a d sa id to r which was calculated to g i ve o ff ence, h e cou ld oi sho f he never intended it, and he most cordially Vo w ' • would forgive him.—(Cheers.) A to , gr' Mr. LocAN said that, bei ng physically 0PP°5,17 Mack, seated as he wa s a t th e oppos i te en d of w e diet and having sometimes been opposed to him i n LA ILe t otA sense, he begged, in th e name o f t h ose w h o on Wr with him, to acknowledge th e uniform urbani_ty to" — Pi t , and fairness which h a d di st i ngu i s h ed Mr. 31,41`1 somewhat difficult part he had h a d to act.--0 3 ''' DIVINITY CHAIR. Ao 16P Mr. MURRAY gave notice that he would, on for April next, move that Principal Lee be appointa fessor of Divinity, on the same terms and conal P " -- the office was held by the Rev. Dr. Chalmers. Adjourned. 01/1 1 " AMPUTATION PERFORMED ING MESMERIC SLEEP. The Wolverhampton Chronicle contains the f ° " b i e li extraordinary stat emen t, f or t h e accuracy of Vi vouches :—John Marrion, aged 45, residing i ll oil' lane, Sedgeley, rece i ve d an extensive injury of tiLai , dle finger in January last, and became a patient 00700 Thompson and Dunn. It has been since treated Voir gentlemen in th e usua l manner, but the nature 01 . 4 0 t° jury rendered amputation necessary. With s test mesmeric sleep, M arr i on consented _At°4oolo proposal t o pl ace hi mself under the Li; the of Dr. Owens, and on Sunday week, .' l:E 6.O$ first time, he was mesmerised. The _fi e tiiir was afterwards d a ily mesmerised, and the case erndetli tense interest in th e public mind, more part7;b e rf among medical men, who attended is :I L _ . 9 1 ! every day to mark Dr. Owens' progres — d IP; Saturday the operation was performed, a rl d etl* Dunn's room was thronged with medical st nt , , os gentlemen, to witness the event. The ist.. f i ti sbr being brought into the room, appeared rattle: A .oW but Dr. Owens addressed him in a lively and manner, and he took his seat evidently quite C°"" bar In two minutes and a half deep sleep was prod ° , Pr' the doctor kept his position some time longei t 3 o Mannix then felt the patient's pulse, which bea t i n t minute. Some quest i ons were put to him whi le b e 017 state by Dr. O wens , an d language being excited' OS ,, he felt very comfortable. " Proceed with the ope n per said the doctor ; an d i n one m i nute Mr. Dutith"edi..,ci? formed it very ne a tly ; th e cutt i ng t h e flaps a n d ing of the bone by the nippers was watched with bre: or ( 11 scrutiny by all present, but not a muscle quivere d l o y t bv a sigh escape, nor any s i ng l e th i ng occur to he 04100 slightest sensati on . D ur i ng the dress i ng t he the hand was suspended over the table ve A cataleptic st a t e , wit h out any further %li% Two minutes after the operation, Pr. Dr; felt the man's pulse —it was still lu"; Owens then excited laughter, and the 'Patien t le 1 04 happily, evid en tly qu i te unconscious of the relie f i d t undergone. S ome ti me e l apsed, dur i ng w hich continued sleeping, an d on being ( 1 11 '°` in that state he was not at all ttsr* --. oo°, what had been done. Being awoke, (w 4 17.0,111 done instantaneously by Dr. Owens touching the ,°,7 sisw firmness, which seemed to act almost miraculettle; finding his arm in a sling, he ejaculated—" Ths"'",_ Lord for that." In reply to questions he said lo t o not felt it. Every gentleman present signed the Oro* which were noted by Mr. Gatis, during the O P e .. when a liberal subscription was raised for the in , `"' Dr. Owens was warmly congratulate& ECi in t he 1 :14 11011 r Et :0 9 r t , .1; m:1 e r e 11 A I Dg