The Sun. — London, England, 1845-02-19 00:00:00

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. The THIRD EDITION of THE SUN of LAST (Tuesday) EVENING contained — The Latest Prices of Shares from the Official List. The Report of the Committees on Petitions for Rail- way 13ills. The Report of the Board of Trade on the new Pro jected Railways, from the Gazette. The Account of the Arrival of the steamer Montroe, bringing all the Peninsular Mails. The Course of Exchange. Parliamentary Intelligence, extending to upwards of Three .Columns, containing the Proceedings of the Lords up to the Hour of Adjournment, and the Proceedings in the Commons up to a Quarter be fore Seven o'clock. Market Intelligence up to the Latest Hour. The Contents of the London Gazette, including No tices of Levees, Members returned to Parliament, Promotion in the Ordnance, Bankrupts, &c. The whole extending to Five Columns and a Half._ Published by Mr. Colburn, Great Marlborough - street. T HE GERMAN PRINCE !IN EGYPT. " EGYPT UNDER MEHEMET ALI," By PRINCE PUCKLER MUSKAU. The only complete English Edition, TRANSLATED by H. E. LLOYD, is published this day, in 2 vole, ithrortrait, &c., price We. bound, containing the three volumes of the Original German. Orders, which should specify "COLBURN'S EDITION," are re ceived by all Booksellers. 3IltS. HOWITT'S NEW WORK. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 2 vols., post Bvo., THE IMPROVISATOR E; Or, LIFE IN ITALY. From the Danish. By MRS. IIOWITT. Editor of "The Neighbours,', " The President's Daughter," &e. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. SEASON 1845. To the Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public. The following Outline of the Arrangements for the ensuing Season is respectßilly presented to the Nobility and Subscribers : - ENGA.GEMENTS FOR THE OPERA : Madame Grisi, Madame Anaide Castellan, (Of the Imperial Theatre, St. Petersburgh—her First Appearance at this Theatre) Nadlle. Brambilla, Madlle. Rossetti, Mathune Rita Borio, (Of the principal Theatres in Italy, and of the Royal Theatre, Madrid —her First Appearance in this Country) " " ' And 1.11 - adame Rossi Caccai, Of the Theatre Royal, Lisbon—her First Appearance in this Country.) Sign: Moriani, Signor Corelli, Signor F. Lablache, Signor Botelli, (Of La Scala, Milan—his First Appearance in this Country) and Signor Mario, Signor Fornasari, and Signor Lablache. iii addition to the above combination of Talent, a conge has been obtained, and an arrangement effected by which Signor Barroilhet, (Of the Academie Royale de l'arLs) will be secured for a limited num ber of Nights. Director of the Music, Composer, and Conductor—Signor COSTA. The Orchestra 'a ill be on the same Scale as in the past year. The Cliontsses will be numerous and effective. Chorus Master—Signor Benconsiglio. BALLET. --___ _ 111adlie. Carlotta Oriel,— Madlle. Lucile Grahn, Madlle. Caller, Madlle. Louise Weiss ; Madlle. Ferdinand, Madlle. Casson, Madlle. Demelisse, Madlle. Moncelet, (Of the Academie Royale de Paris —their First Appearance at this Theatre) an Madlle. Taglioni, (tier Farewell Season.) The talent of this emineat Artiste has been secured for a few Farewell -Nights, 'previously to her taking leave of the Stage. M. St. Leon, M. Gosselin, 31. Di Mat is (of the Theatre Royal, St. Carlos, Naples), M. Bertrand (of the Academie Royale de Paris), 31. Perrot, and M. Tonssaint (of the Academie Royale de Paris—his First Appearance in this Country), With a numerous and efficient Corps de Ballet. Engagement has also been effected for a few nights, with the 'thirty'-six Danscuses Viennoises, Who have lately appeared with extraordinary success at the Aca demie Royale de Paris, and who will appear at the Opening of the Theatre before Easter. Principal Artiste of the Theatre • . 3ir. Marshall. Leader of the Orchestra • • • • • • Tolbegue. Maitre de ItAiet •• • . ....... M. Perrot. Sons Maitre de Ballet •. • • • • . . • Regisseur de la Dause ........ M. Bertrand. Leader of the Ballet .• ••• • • • .... M. Nadand. Composer of the Ballet 'Music •.• • .. Sig. reign'. Arrangements have been made for the appearance of Signor Moriani and Signor FOlllaSttri for the Opening of the 'theatre before Easter. The Subscription will consist of the same number of Nights as Last Season. The Repertoire will consist of a Selection from the works of the most athuirral Composers. The THEATRE will OPEN On SATURDAY, the FIRST of MARCH, When will be produced (first time in this country), Verdi's new Opera, EBNANI. With new scenery by Mr. Marshall, Ernanl, Signor Moriani; Buy Gomez, Signor Fornasari ; Carlo Quinto, Signor Botelli ; and Elvira, Madame Rita Borio. To conclude with a new Ballet, by 31. I'errot, entitled LA FLUE DE LA DRYADE. The Music by Signor Pugni. The Scenery by Mr. Marshall. In which will appear Mddle. Lactic Grahn, Mdlle, Louise Weiss, Mdlle. Ferdinand, Met le. Demelosse, Mdlle. Casson, Alffile. Moncelet, &c. M. Toussaint, M. Gosselin, M. Mattia, 31. Bertrand, M. Perrot, and the Danseuses Viennoiscs. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be repeated Balfe's Grand Opera, THE DAUGHTER OF ST. MARK. Lusignano, Mr. Burdini ; Adolphe do Courcy, Mr. W. Harrison; Catarina Cornaro, Miss Poole. After which. will be repeated a Grand Ballet, entitled LES DANAIDES. Danaus, M. 'lova ; Euricles, Mr. Howell ; High Priest, Mr. Pidgeon ; Lyneeus, Mons. H. Vestris ; Polyctor, M. Del tbrier ; Alomenon, Mr. Webster ; Egyptian Chief, M. Finart ; llyperamesta, Mdlle. Maria; Automate, Madame Finart ; Amymone, Madame Outbilel ; Agave, Mane. O'Bryan. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMAIIKET. LESSEE, MJL B. WEBSTER. THEE EVENING Will he performed THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. Sir Peter Teazle, Mr. W. Farrell ; Charles Surface, Mr. Charles 3lathews ; Lady Teazle, Madame Vestris. After which, THE THIMBLE RIG. To conclude with YOUNG ENGLAND. Major Martinet, Mr. Strickland ; Mr. John James Pooley, Mr. Backstone ; Mrs. Pooley, Mrs. Hamby ; Mrs. Smiler, Mrs. Stanley. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will 3, e repeated a New and Original Drama, entitled TILE GREEN BUSHES ; or, A Hundred Years Ago. Connor O'Kennedy, Mr. Selby ; George, Mr. Hudson Wild Murtogh, Mr. 0. Smith ; Muster Crinnidge, Mr. Wright ; Jack Gong, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Geraldine, Mrs. Yttte , ' ; Nelly O'Neill, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Miami, lididatne Celeste. To followed by a New Dramatic Anecdote, entitled THE SOLDIER OF FORTUNE ; or, The Irish Settler. The Duke of Anjou, Miss Woolgar ; Captain O'ltorke, Mr. Hudson ; the Baroness Beaupre, Miss Fortescue. To conclude with TILE UNFINISHED GENTLEMAN. FRENCH PLAYS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING, FEBRUARY 19, Will be repeated LA DAME DE SAINT-TROI'EZ. Ileorze ,Maurice, Momieur F. Lemaßre ; Hortense D'Auberive, Clarisse. 'PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. LESSEE, MR. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING win bo..perforritcd Slaakspeare's Tragedy of OTHELLO. Othello, Mr. Edwin Forrest ; lag°, Mr. Graham ; Casslo, Mr. Henry Wal l:tett ; Desdemona, Mrs. Stirling; Emilia, Miss Cushm n. To be 161 lowed by LE SALON DE BAL. After which, TILE REAR-ADMIRAL. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. . UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. THIS EVENING Will .repeated a New Comic Drama, entitled TAKING POS SESSION. Principal Characters by Messrs. Keeley, Meadows, traveu, Kinloch„ A. Wigan, Yarnoid, Bender, and Stanton; Mrs. A. Wigan, Miss Arlen, Miss Howard, and Miss James. Alter which, THE MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE. Principal Characters by Messrs. F. Matthews, F. Vininl;, Collier, and Turner ; Miss Walcott, Mrs. (Teller, and Mrs. Keeley. To be followed by a New Farce, entitled A MODEL OF A WIFE. Principal eh:inc.:Ws ;,y Messrs. A. Wigan, F. Matthews, and Mea dows; Miss Walcott, and Miss Fairbri,ther. To conclude with VALENTINE AND ORSON. Principal Cha racters by Me-We. F. Matthews, Meadows, Wigan, Collier, Turner, Kt loch, Yarnold, and Keeley ; Mrs. Wigan, Miss Arden, Miss Fair brother, Miss Grove, Mrs. Wocilidge, Miss James, Miss Turner, and Mrs. Keeley. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE:. (Utmtcr the Direction of Mi. Dacenpo.t.) THIS EVENING Will he performed Sliak.pcare'a Tragedy of ROMEO AND JULIET. 1 1 41 , 34 Davenport ; Romeo, Mr. Alz'red Orinoiele ; Mereatlo, Mr. Rox ,, y, The astoniAthig Gouldsmidt Family will give their truly wonderful peribrmances every Evening. To conclude with THE WATERMAN. Tom Tug, Mr. Binge; Rob! Mr. Rayner; Mies Kat! Howard. Bons, 21. Cal.; t'it. II.; Gallery, 6d. Seco,:d Price to Bovea, ls. 6d. Private Boxes to be had at ail the Librarie4. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. PROPRIETOR., MR. W. BATTY. THIS EVENING Will he repeated THE ROYAL FOX HUNT ; introducing a Real Fox-chase on the Stage, by Living Fox and Real Pack of Hounds. Entire Change In the Circle. —Unequalled Feats of Horsemanship. To be followed by the rustic Pageant of TIRE FLITC II OF BACON. To conclude with the Spectacle of TILE FORTY THIEVES ; or, The Tiger Horde of Bagdad. Pox-office open from Eleven till Five. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY 'THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New Drama,: with New Scenery and splendid Appointments, entitled MIDNIGHT ; or, the Sentinel and the Hour. A Legend t•I St. Paul's. • In which the entire Company will perform. After which, a Ballet, to he called THE GNOME OF THE RED RUT MOUNTAIN. To concluda with THE: WHISTLER. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be repeated THE LADY OF TitorEz; or, The Bride of Woe. Georg,. Maurice, Mr. Oshaldiston ; Antoine, Mr. H. Howard ; M. Langlois, Mr. E. Jones; Charles D'Arbell, Mr. J.l'. Jolmson D'Aubrine, 31r W. Searle ; Jerome, Mr. J. Herbert ; Hortense (the Bride of Woe), Miss Vincent ; Madame Langlois, Miss Eliza Terrey ; Charlotte, Miss Cooper. After w..ith, THE HOUSE DOG. Supported by Mr. C. J. lliggie, J. Herbert, E. Jones, Miss E. Terrey.Miss Jefferson, ece. To conclude with JOCK(); The Brazilian Ape. In which Monsieur Courree will perform the most wonderful and un-imagin - ble Feats. Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6d. THE WEATHER.-SuN OFFICE, FEB. IS. TuzastoraLTEß, Lowest, 30 ; Highest, 38 ; NOO3, BAROMETER, 30.13.-WIND, S. figures h OTi~ The which follow the words "Lowest" and "Highest" denote the lowest and highest state of the Th. ammeter durin g th e prece di ng t we nty-four hours. All t other observations are made at noon. 111G11 WATT It AT LONDON-BRIDGE TIIIS DAY. Morning •• 0 minutes after 0 Evening .. 27 minutes after 0. ~.',...—t., 44 ....ti,..‘ N., / ... V, ,- .., ,,1. -" , t , ,, 4 '.7 • .-, ; 4 1 iort „ , - .fiii : z i col OLk 4 -:\n' .• ,:, . f - , . AN , .;,,, ' .11 . , ~ ' • :: , -if'' , , , . ~..l, ' - '''W' f..,'' '''....;' ' ,',:. 411114 "" ' ;*,,r • . ts • - --... ,a" • .G. , •., .... ~. on AL 1.... , *,_ illatitilti *nit LONDON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1845, The House of Lords met at Five o'Cluck. The business transacted was confined exclusively to the presentation of petitions. Among them was one from Edinburgh, presented I.y Lord CAMCBELL, against any change in the Scotch system of banking, and one from SAMUEL GRAY, complaining of the conduct of the law officers in Ireland, in instituting repeated prosecu tions against him on the same charge. IIIE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY' MORNING, FEBRUARY 19, 1845. Their Lordships adjourned shortly after Five o'clock. In the House of Commons the Hon. H. FITZROY took the oaths and his seat for Lewes. Sir W. HEATHCoTE brought up the report of the Sub- Committee on private Bills. Various petitions were presented. New writs were ordered for East Kent in the room of Sir E. KNATCHBULL, who had accepted the Chiltern Hun dreds, and for Thetford in the room of Mr. W. B. BA RING, who had accepted the office of Paymaster-General. Several notices of motion were given, among them was one by Mr. WARD, for Tuesday week, to renew his motion respecting the exclusive and parti cular burdens on land, and one by Lord J. RUSSELL, for going into Committee of Ways and Means for the purpose of proposing the sugar duties, to move this resolution by way of amendment :—" That it is the opinion of this House that the plan proposed by her MAJEsry's Government, in reference to the sugar duties, professing to keep up a distinction between free-labour sugar and foreign slave-grown sugar, is im politic, and would aggravate the evils of a protecting duty to their colonies at the expense of the consumer, would tend to impair the revenue, and render the re moval of the property and income-tax, at the end of three years, very improbable and uncertain." Lord ASHLEY then moved for leave to bring in a Bill to regulate the labour of children in the calico print works of Great Britain and Ireland. Sir J. GRAHAM could not refuse to consent to the introduction of the Bill, but he must reserve fur himself and the Government the most perfect discretion with respect to the mode in which the details of the Bill were to be carried out. Mr. WALLACE thought the dyeing and bleaching de partments ought to be included in the Bill, and at a fu ture stage he should move that they be so included. Mr. HUME deprecated any legislative interference be tween the employer and the employed—between the parent and the child. The proper remedy for all the evils complained of was to remove those fetters which monopoly and class interests had placed upon industry. Mr. COBDEN gave the Noble Lord credit for his motives, but thought he had been misled. In calico printing, and other trades of the same kind, the time of labour was not fixed or compulsory ; they did not begin and cease with the steam-engine, as in other branches— it was the wish of their parents that children should be employed—they worked in the same room with them, under their eye, and might leave off when they thought proper. It was not here as i❑ the cotton mills, their time was free ;:and if they overworked themselves, it was their own or their parents' fault.. Mr. WAKLEY supported the motion—urged the Noble Lord to extend his inquiries into the rural districts— until he did so, his exertions would be open to suspicion. After a few words from Mr. K PHILLIPPS, leave was given to bring in the Bill, and Mr. LABOUCHERE ex pressed a hope that the second reading would be fixed for an early day. Mr. HUME postponed his motion on the subject of lighthouses. Mr. T. DUSCOMBE then brought the subject of the espionage exercised by the Post-office under the atten tion of the House, and complained of the conduct of the Secret Committee, which had last year sat to consider the subject. The Honourable Gentleman concluded an able, eloquent, and witty speech, by moving— " That a Select Committee be appointed to inquire into the mode in which letters have been detained, opened, and re-sealed at the General or at any pro vincial post-office, and also into the circumstances under which every warrant fur that purpose has been issued by any Secretary of State, from the Ist day of January, 1840, to the present time, the said Committee to report their opinion thereon to the House, and also whe ther it is expedient that the practice should be con tinued:—That the report and evidence of the Secret Committee of last session relative to the Post-office be referred to the said Committee." Sir J. GRAHAM defended the conduct of the Governe ment and the course pursued by the Secret Committer.. An animated discussion ensued, and, eventually, the debate was adjourned till Thursday, with an understand ing that it should stand the first question on that day. The House adjourned at Half-past Twelve o'clock. We retain, in its fullest extent, the conviction we have expressed on the general results of Sir R. PEEL'S financial statement of Friday last. The scheme of fiscal reform which that statement announced has many features of an impressive character, and, withal, very unusual in the aspect of such Ministerial expositions. The proposal to deal with so large a number of little-productive duties as 430, now ap pearing on a tariff comprising but 820 articles ;—tha declaration of his own and his Government's adhesion to the general principle of getting rid of all duties whatever upon exportations, as far as may be prac ticable ;—his determination to release the important article of glass from the heavy imposts which have so' long paralyzed the progressive improvement of its manufacture, and crippled the extent to which a most profitable trade in it might be carried on both at home and abroad, by accumulated imposts which have pursued it from the raw material to the last stages of its perfected manufacture ;—his intention of abolishing the duty on raw cotton, the staple of so vast a pro portion of the products of our manufacturing in dustry ; and his pledge to put down sinecures, to cut off alt unnecessary branches of public expenditure, and to economise the collection of the revenue ; these are, all of them, manifestations of a sound, vigorous, and salutary policy, to which we should hope the spirit of party itself, in this country, will not be disinclined to extend its ready and cheerful encou ragement. The mischief of encumbering a scheme of Customs' duties, or of Excise imposts, with vo luminous details, none of which is found to yield to the publie income a large and permanent return, is of far more extensive operation than the casual observer may suppose. All fiscal intervention on the part of a Government with the trade of its subjects is malum per se ; and derives only a limited and inci dental justification from the necessity which exists for making that trade contribute, at the most convenient stages of its transactions, its fair proportion towards the revenue re quired to defray the expenses of the State. This necessity, we don't dispute, is a permanent one. It must be met and satisfied. But it is highly expe dient that it should be so met and satisfied in a man ner to cause the least possible annoyance and among those who are to contribute the funds required for such a purpose. Now, the very lightness clf a duty renders, in most cases, the machinery by which it is to be realised disproportionate, altogether, in point of expense, to the total amount annuall/ raised by it ; and in the ratio of this smallness of total amount, is the inquisitorial or med dling nature of the interference on the part of the re venue department and their officers requisite to en , sure its collection. The evil increases both in the intensity of its principle and the area of its operation, by being multiplied on these 430 commodities ; and it is well that so prolific a source of needless vexation and embarrassment to trade is to be cut off. The a hole stream of authorities, from Sir J. Cunese, Sir PETrr, and the older economists, down to the more modern school of ADAM SMITH, OSWALD of Dunnikier, and Al 'lair...wen, will set in in favour of the signal practical advance towards free trail; which the Premier has made, by the avowal of his bold, intelligible opinions on the question of export duties and their removal. There are few of our ma nufactured products, in the extension of which our in dustrial labour is more deeply interested than that of glass; and the Premier has certainly, in this regard, selecteda boon, about the value of which there can be little doubt or cavil. The great encouragement that a trade must derive, the staple of which, in its per fected manufacture, carries the burden of a duty nearly 300 per cent. on the value of the raw material from which it has been elaborated, needs no comment. But there is a national incidental value attaching to the signal remission of duty to be granted in this instance. Till within a comparatively recent period the multiplied islands, islots, and creeks which are profusely scattered about the western shores of Scotland, were enabled to sustain their hardy and simple population by their fisheries and the vast quantities of kelp and seaweed which they pro duce in enormous abundance, on those as well as other portions of the British coasts. The burning of this kelp, tec., produces to the native population we speak of, abundant ashes and salt, that enter ing largely into the consumption of our glass works, proved one of the most beneficial, as well as most certain, among the stinted resources to which they were accustomed to look for their subsistence. It is painful to think how cruelly the operation of that .ystem of injudicious duties, the decease of which we hall soon have the happiness to witness, has inter fered with, and almost exterminated this humble but important trade of a humble but invaluable peasantry. Excise or Customs' duties that touch the raw ma terials'f ative manufactures must IT, of course, de structive in proportion to the lowness of their first hand price, and to the distance of their transport to the market of their consumption. Thanks to steam boat navigation and free-trade advanCes, we venture to indulge a sanguine hope for the early re-establish ment of this portion of the kelp trade. Geographical distance has already ceased to be an impediment to its revival, and obsolete errors in fiscal legislation . are fast dying off, we may hop e , under the' nfluence of more philosophical and enlightened principles. The same observations, of course, apply to raw cotton, except that hitherto it could scarcely claim to be called a national staple. We have no doubt in the world, that it will soon be largely remitted from our Asiatic, Australian, and African dominions, and thus become one of our great colonial staples. To bring about this consummation, Sir R. PEEL has adopted precisely that step which was of primary exi gency. And so far—so well. But the renewal of the income-tax--for three years, and without modification of any kind—this we do regard as a moat capital, a most unfortunate deficiency, a positive vice or offence, in his Budget. Does Sir ROBERT PEEL doubt the fact of the grievous injury which that most inequitable, most unrighteous principle of a common ratio of contribution from all classes of payers, inflicts on all small-salaried clerks, officers, and others who work hard and incessantly to obtain their respective salaries, or annual emoluments, varying from 1501. to 3001. a year? Does he imagine that the people— that great, intelligent, well-informed, reflecting, aye, and powerful body of them, who range betty een these two extremes, will much longer, in the thirtieth year of peace, patiently submit to see the-same proportion of their hard earnings exacted from them, as he has been pleased to withdraw from the superfluity of his own patrimonial and official fortune ? Does he believe that the retired servants of their country—scantily pensioned, perhaps, in reference to the blood and the services they have contributed, but grateful and content withal for the co'npensation— do not murmur at seeing the 7d. in the pound de ducted from their modest allowance, and no snore than 7d. in the pound doled out by the cautious sel fishness of legislators who are the recipients of 100,0001. per annum ? Has the Premier discovered in the course of that Macaanas-ship—the courtesies of which he is so ready ;in dispensing—that the men of letters, the political writers who advocate his Government, to say nothing, for the present, of those who oppose it—that men whose income, with a few rare and favoured exceptions, is already inadequate enough to the demands of their reputation, or their position and connexions in so. ciety—submit without the deepest feelings of morti fication and resentment, to be mulcted after the same rate as any of the Right Honourable Baro net's own millionaire allies in Manchester, or in the City ? Or is he indifferent to simi lar emotions of natural disgust and just indig nation, actuating that enormous mass of the clergy, and the legal and medical professions—civil, military, and naval servants in active service or on half-pay, tradesmen, annuitants, &c. ; whose annual incomes are large enough to bring them within the scope of the lower extremity of the scale—we take his minimum of 150/.; but are too small to carry them beyond, say 3001. a year ? Our own feeling is that 5001. would not be too high-pitched a minimum. But certainly from 3001. to 500/., an income-tax of 21.' per cent. ought to be the maximum; from 5001. to 7501. ought not to pay more than 3/. per cent. ; from 7501 . to 1,0001. than 4/. per cent. ; from 1,0001. to 5,0001. might bear 51. 10s. per cent. ; and all incomes above 5,000/. 71. per cent. As a constitutional principle, however, our own anxiety is still greater as to the term of renewal than the rate per cent. We shall feel that the House of Commons will utterly forego its most essential functions of a vigilant fiscal control, and one of its highest duties to the people, if, in accordance with the ominous appearances of consent, or of apa thetic indifference, that attach to its vote of last night, it entertain on any future stage the monstrous propo sition of continuing the income-tax at all, for a period of three years prospectively. And the people—what are they about? Where are the petitions from the country, from every district of the metropolis ? Let the Minister, we repeat, if it must be so, take his tax for one year; and, meanwhile, let them see what he can accomplish if he will be honest enough to redeem his undertaking to put down sinecures, and economise the public expenditure, especially as to the collection of the revenue. 'We hope this chapter of good inten ' tions includes a rigorous supervision of the Customs' collection, as to product, as well as the cost of its ma chinery. We are not quite so credulous as to expect much will be done in the way of reductions of pen sions, sinecures, or official patronage, after Parlia ment shall have been wheedled into giving so out , rageous and so blind a vote as the continuation of the income-tax for three years to come ! Intelligence has been received from Lisbon to the 11th inst. A rather stormy discussion had taken place in the Chamber of Deputies, on a motion rela tive to savings' banks, brought forward by the Go vernment, the object of which was to confer exclusive privileges on a new Company, with little regard to the interests of depositors. The finances of the country are in a deplorable state, and, owing to a large deficit, a fresh loan of 1,500 contos will lee required. Their Finance Minister should take a leaf out of Sir ROBERT PEEL'S book and try an income-tax. Senor CARY/JAW was much better, and hopes were entertained of his recovery. A little excitement has been caused in Paris by new symptoms of movement on the part of the clergy against the Government with reference to the Edu cation Bill. M. DUPIN, M. TIMERS, and, indeed, most of the leading men in France, have taken a de cided part against the claims of the Bishops to control the whole system of education, and bring the youth of the country again under the dominion of the Church. The Court also has evinced feelings op posed to such claims, and, consequently, the clergy are disposed to throw every obstacle in its way. M. DUPIN, some years since, published a work on the Liberty of the Gallic Church, which was allowed to possess considerable merit. Against this work the Cardinal Archbishop of LYONS has just issued a con demnation, which, however, according to the Consti tutionnel, had been drawn up and signed on the 21st of November, 1844, but kept back for some special purpose, M. DUPIN at present holds an important legal appointment, that of Procureur-General of the Court of Cassation, and this strange edict of the Archbishop is, therefore, regarded as an attack upon the Constitution, with which M. DUPIN'S work is in accordance. A Cabinet Council was held on Satur day, at which the subject was taken into consideration, and the result was that Archbishop BONALD has been summoned to appear before it to answer for his con duct. "The public," says M. TUIERS' journal "look to the conduct of Government in this affair with interest—a Government which has created embarrass ments everywhere, which can neither see before it, nor direct, nor resolve. It overwhelms itself in an affair with the clergy, as it has done with Otaheite and the right of search." We find no articles or news in these papers of the least interest. Even the in terest in the division en the Secret Service Money Bill seems to have evaporated, and no business what ever was done in the Funds, at Toa'roNl's, on Sunday. THE SUN" EXTRAORDINARY EXPRESSES. TIIE BUDGET. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. is to the Extraordinary Edition of The Sun we are indebted this morning for a most copious report of the Premier's Speech on the financial affairs of the country, none of the other papers we are in the habit of receiving having the slightest allusion to it. And it gives me great pleasure in returning thanks for the kind ness of the proprietors in forwarding that edition.—l am, Sir, &c., J. M. GAFNEY, Secretary. Chamber of Commerce, Wexford, Feb. 16. SIR ROBERT PEEL'S FINANCIAL STATEMENT.—We have received, through an Express Eiition of The Sun of yesterday, a full report of Sir Robert Peel's Financial Statement, made in the House of Commons yesterday evening.—Dubin Evening Past of Saturday. Yesterday (Friday) afternoon, between four and five o'clock, Sir Robert Peel rose in the House of Commons to make his " financial statement ;" and this (Saturday) forenoon, we received from Mr. Horn, of Market-street, Newcastle, an "Extraordinary Express Edition" of The Sun newspaper. containing upwards of eight columns of the Premier's speech !—Guteshead Observer. We received this morning, at half-past six o'clock, a late edition of The Sun newspaper of last night, con taining the whole of Sir Robert Peel's important finan cial statement, from which we give an ample breviate. This is but one of the extraordinary efforts of Mr. Young, the proprietor of The Sun, and we beg to ex press our obligations to that gentleman.—Yorkshire Ga zette. We have reef ived a second edition of The Sun, con taining th 3 financial statement of Sir Robert Peel, in the House of Commons, yesterday.—Dublin Evening Puck t. In consequence of being favoured at an early hour this morning with an extraordinary edition of The Sun, we are enabled to lay before our readers the important report of the speech of the Premier last night, in the House of Commons, in reference to his financial mea sures.—Peesbn Guardian. SOUTHAMPON, FEB. 18.—The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Montrose, Captain George Wilson, arrived this morning at half- past three o'clock from the Peninsula, bringing all the Peninsular mails. Her dates of departure are as follow .—From Gibraltar Feb. 8, Cadiz 9, Lisbon 12, off Oporto 13, Vigo 14. Ships of war lying at Gibraltar—Her Majesty's ships the Scout, the Belvidera, and the Flamer (steamer). Foreign men-of-war as per last packet. Specie on board—Fourteen packages. Passengers—Fifteen. The Forth, West India mail steam-ship, Captain Chapman, left yesterday, with 20 passengers. The Tweed, from the West Indies, is expected to-day. The Braganza, from Alexandri a , i s a t th e Mother bank, performing quarantine, but most likely will be re leased to-day or to-morrow. MIL BENJAMIN WooD, M.P.—ln answer to in quiries made on Monday, it was stated that the lion. Member continued as before, without the manifestation of any visible change either for better or worse. Such is the havoc made on his constitution, that he is unable to move without assistance. DEATH OF THE NIECE OF SIR ROBERT PEEL.— We regret to find in a communication from our Malta cor respondent mention made of the death of Mrs. Bonham, the lady of the British Consul at Tabrez, and the niece of the Premier, whose family thus sustains a second domestic cala mity within a short period. —Morning Paper. THE LATE ROBBERY AT MESSRS. ROGERS'.—ln formation is said to have been received hi London, from France, an nouncing that two men are in the custody of the French police, in Noose possession were found four notes for a thousand pounds each, that had been stolen from Messrs. Rogers's bank, THE INCOME-TAX. (FRoX A CORRESPONDENT.) The political apathy of this age and nation is unintelli gible, and it is a fact of which Sir R. Peel seems to take every advantage. He must, indeed, be subject to a bad ambition who could, under existing circumstances, pro pose to prolong a tax so universally condemred as that which filches his hardly-earnE d pittance from the pocket of the toiling clerk or petty tradesman. Gratuitous in jury is generally attended with deliberate insult. The cool assurance that asks for a renewal of the income-tax, in the face of a surplus of three millions, was rightly re served for our illustrious Premier. He kno ifs, or thinks he knows, his men. Let us hope, for once, that he is in error. In the threatened amendment of Sir Robert Inglis we see the grey light that heralds morning just peering into the faces of some hitherto stanch supporters of the Minister. Does he think to deaden the clamor of starving men by stopping our ears with wool ? or tempt us to taste of his sweet things, provided always " they be used with a difference ?" We tell him these matters are secondary, and will find their level. It is nu batter than beating the air to talk to men with empty purses of cheapening that which they have no money to buy. No, Sir Robert ; first take your hands out of our pockets. Leave us a few bro©d pieces to buy bread—to pay for what you have to sell. Then, and not till then, shall we be in a condition to haggle about price. How:are the beggared farmer and the sinking tradesman bettered or solaced by a brisker trade in glass or wool? Where, in all your speech, is that which shall steady the price of grain, or identify the interests of home-breeding and home-feeding? 'llrn.e is probably no men in tha country who knows better than the Minister where relitif is really most needed : —certainly none ever before attained such opportunities of doing good ; but, unhappily, political power is just now of greater value than the reputation of plain dealing. Divide e th a pe r a. Such is the motto of the Peel-Guizot clique 1 Some gobemouches are hug ging themselves in the reflecti o n that the Budget is an other step in the right direction. It is not enough that we are in the right direction—our time is short, and we must take a nearer cut, aye, even across the fields. In conclusion, let us hope that the Howie and the country will interfere to prevent this wholesale plunder —this waste of the poor man's all. Could the metropolis be provoked into an expression of the feeling of count less thousands at this Juncture, much good might be done. The example would be followed, and could not fail to exert an influence within the House. Like perse- cution for conscience sake, the income-tax " distresses men's fortunes, hurts their reputation, ruins their fami lies, makes their lives painful, or puss an end to them."* * Speclabr, No. 459. DEATH of the EARL of EFFINGHAM. We regret to have to announce the demise of this gallant nobleman, who expired on Thursday last, at Brighton. The deceased, Kenneth Alexander Howard, Earl of Effing ham, and Baron Howard of Effingham, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, was only son of Mr. enry Howard, of Arundel, and the Hon. Maria Mackenzie, second daughter of Kenneth Viscount Fortrose, eldest son of the Earl if Sea forth. He was born November 29, 1767, and married May 27, 1800, Lady Charlotte Primrose, eldest daughter of the late and sister of the present Earl of Rosebery, by whom he leaves issue three sons and two daughters--namely, Lord Howard, the Hon. Charles Howard, the Hon. and Rev. William Howard, and the Ladies Charlotte and Arabella Howard. The Noble Earl succeeded to the Barony on the death of his kinsman, Richard, last Earl of Effingham, as Lord Howard of Eflkagliam, but in 1837 the Earldom was created anew in favour of the deceased. His Lordship, who had been in the army nearly sixty years, had eminently distinguished himself in that branch of the service. He entered the army as Ensign on the 21st of April, 1786. From February, 1793, to May, 1795, his Lord ship served with the Guards on the Continent, and was present at the affair of St. Amand, where he was wounded ; at the siege and capture of Valenciennes, the action of Lincelles, and siege of Dunkirk. During the rebellion in 1798 he served as Major of Brigade in Ireland. He went in the same capacity with the expedition to Holland in 1799, and was present in all the actions of that campaign. In January, 1811, he joined the army in the Peninsula under the Duke of Welling ton. He was appointed to the command of a brigade of the Ist division, and was present with that body at the action of Fuentes d'Onor ; was transferred with his brigade to the 2d division, the command of which he held as senior officer from July, 1811, to August, 1812. At the action of Arroyo de Mohnos he particularly attracted the favourable notice of his commanding officer (Lord Hill) by his determined gallantry. Ile commanded on that occasion the right column, princi pally composed of infantry from the 50th, 71st, and 92d Regiments, and a company of the 60th. In his dispatch to the Duke (then Viscount) of Wellington, Lord Hill recom mends to his notice the bravery of the then Major-General Howard in the highest terms. In November, 1812, he was appointed to the command of the Ist Brigade of Guards in the first division ; and in June in the following year he suc ceeded to the entire command of that division of the army which he maintained to the end of the war, in 1814. Ile was at the battle of Vittoria, the attack on Tolosa, at the passage of the Bidassoa, and at Rivelle. He also rendered great service at the Nive, and subsequently at Adour. The Noble Earl was at the investment of Bayonne, and repulse of the sortie, besides various affairs of minor importance. For his services at Vittoria and the Nive he received a medal and one clasp. The Noble Earl was for some years Colonel of the 70th Foot, but on a vacancy occuring in the 3d (Buffs) in January, 1832, his Lordship was appointed to that regiment, which he has held ever since. His commissions dated as follows : Ensign, April 21, 1786 ; Captain, April 25, 1793 ; Lieu tenant -Colonel, Decembr 30, 1797 ; Colonel, January 1, 1805 ; Major-General, July 25, 1810 ; Lieutenant-General August 12, 1819 ; and General, January 10, 1837. The de ceased Earl was a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and a Knight Commander of the Tower and Sword of Portugal. The title now devolves on Lord Howard, the Earl's eldest son, above-mentioned. The present Earl was born the 23d of August 1806, and married the 18th of August, 1832, Miss Eliza Drummond, only daughter of General Sir Gordon Drummond, G.C.8., by whom he has a youthful family, his eldest son, now Lord Howard, having been born in Fe bruary, 1837. His Lordship, during the Parliaments of 1830 h and hp l le B a 3 fea l em , d s i a ilni t e i sm n oo t f h utr ell enE o g u ab s r e :. o ta i hn e ce : ee b sb e pe r erey f t o : r dL N Ne e ro w d: Shoreham. s and Lady Dalaieny, and several personages of distinction, are of the 3d Regiment, and a Riband of the first class of the Order of the vacant Bath, become Lordship's dissolution. The late Earl was in politics a Whig, but he has at no period of his life taken any active part in political affairs. ANNOYANCE JURIES (WESTMINSTER).-On the mo tion of Captain lions, a return has been laid before the House of Commons, of the amounts of the amerciaments levied by hate nothing a 1844 , October each The year, a im o annoyance juriesand each annoyance jury of the city of Westminster, during the years are slwsosworn4l, 1842, Apa d 1843, r and , each Jury acts for s ix months; therefore the return shows the nntlts. s by the first jury for only four to do with the levying the amer ciaments. From January to April, 1841, the amerciaments imposed months. The T f e juries h ve amounted to 441. 1 0 s. ; one amerclament of 1/. was mitigated to 10e. From May to October the amerciaments were 62/. 17s. 6d. ; four amerciaments amerciaments to 4/. were mitigated to 1/. 2s. Gd. From November to April, 1842, the amerciaments were 56/. Is. ed ; one amerciament of tos. was m itigated to ss. From May to October, 81/. 2s. 6d. ; three amerciaments to 2/. 15s. were remitted. From October to April, 1843, 621. 10s. ; four amerciaments to H. 10s. were remitted, and one to 10s. remitted to ss. From April to October, 561. Bs. ; two amerciaments to 4/. mitigated to 2/ •and . , from October to April, 1844, 1771. 11s. 6d. ; three antereiaments to 41. mitigated to 1/. 155., and ono to 10s. remitted. The result shows that the inhabitants of Westminster were fined in the years mentioned 5411. Is. for short weights and measures. SUPPOSED MURDER AT RENDLESHAM -HORRIBLE AFFAIR.-Intbrmation has just reached us, from what we have every - reason to believe to be - authentic sources, that a fright ful murder was committed late on Saturday night last, on the estate of Lord Itendlesham, in Suffolk. Report states that his gamekeeper, who lives close to the Hall, re turned to his home late on the above-named night, in a state of intoxication, an d after a few minutes' time desired to leave again. His wife remonstrated against thls, and shut the door to prevent his getting out; a quarrel then ensued, and the maddened gamekeeper at length snatched his gull, levelled it at his wife, and, report says, blew her head to atoms ! He was on Sunday committed to the Bride well, at Woodbridge. lie declares thak he did not intentionally murder her, but, in the struggle, the gun went off by accident. He has a family of four children. Such are all the particulars we feel justified in giving to the public,-we fear they are too correct. Rumour is busy, but we decline trusting too much to it, in all affair ' of so soul -harrowing anl tragic a character.-Ipswich Express. THE REPEAL OF THE WINDOW DUTIES.-Monday might, at seven o'clock, a numerous meeting of the inhabitants of St. Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield, was held in the vestry-room of the ancient church, for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of petitioning the Legislature against the window duties Mr. Ritchie, jun., ehurehwarden, having taken the chair, it was re solved that a petition should be entrusted to Mr. Pattison, who, with the other City Members was requested to vote in favour of its prayer: The vestry then broke ty. THE RECENT GAMBLING TRANSACTIONS.-The prisoners in this affair, the trial of which we have reported, were brought up for judgment on Friday. The Court declared that the facts of the indictment were proved, but that as the parties had played sur parole, and money did not pass so as to constitute the offence of swindling, provided for by Art. 403 of the Code, no conviction could take place. The persons in custody-viz., Walker, Frazer, Ogilvie, Lambert, Peyronnet, and Emma Caye, were therefore acquitted. Baring, as we have already stated, was not in custody. In winding up its judgment, the Court says, " Thus, the facts above stated do not come within the application of any penal law ; but it was right to prove them, not only in the interest of public morals, but in order that there might be no doubt as to the conduct of the complainants, who were right in refusing to submit to the consequences of such frauds." On judgment being pronounced, Walker fell down in a fit of convulsions, and was with the greatest difficulty held by his fellow prisoners, and the municipal guards in attendance upon them. He was thus carried out of Court, and, on medical assistance being given him, was in a short time restored to his senses.-Galignani. SPORTING EXTRAORDINARY .-A very excellent shooting-match at penny pieces (thrown into the air by a person specially appointed), took place on Monday last, at Tewkesbury. The match was for 5!. a side, between two Tewkesburians, and two residents of Cheltenham, each individual having twenty-five shots, Mr. Davison and Mr. Davy shot for Tewkesbury, and Messrs. Gower and Combes were the representatives of Cheltenham. Mr. Davison hit his twenty-five pieces admirably, and Mr. Davy was alike success ful, except in his twenty-third sliot, which, being thrown awkwardly up, prevented a discharge of hi s gun unless by risking consider able danger, whereby lie lost one out of his twenty-five. The Cheltenham cracks then followed ; both succeeded in hitting all their pieces, and consequently were awarded the 5/. by their opponents, thus beating, the Tewkesburians by one shot only, and the four sports men hitting ninety-nine pieces out of a hundred. Atter this match, several sweepstakes were contended for at pigeons ; some good shooting was displayed, few birds were allowed to escape severalgentlemen subsequently dined at Mr. Basil's, the Sun Inn, Tewkesbury.- Worcester Journal. IPSWICH.-THE GISLEII AM MURDER. - Mr.Francis, of Beceles, the attorney for William Howell, ris•lio was executed at Ipswich on the 23th al e , has published a series of documents, to show the worthlessness of the evidence of Harriet Botwright, the princi witness (after the murdered Ina pal n himself) against the prisoner.- Notfolk Netts. FIVE SUDDEN DEATHS. --On Monday the following inquests on the bodies of persons who had died suddenly were held in the western division of MiddleseX :-By Mr. WakicY, M.P., at half- Past nine o'clock, at No. 17, Gate street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, on the body of Mr. Day, the well-knom •n lithographer. The deceased gen tleman enjoyed hie usual good health all last week ; but on Friday, after an interview with some gentlemen on business, he expired sud denly, without any apparent cause. By Mr. G. I. Mills, at the Lord Wellington, Sussex-street, Gower-street, on the body of Samuel Dyer, a bricklayer. The deceased always en edjoy good health, and on Friday forenoon he went to examine a room in the above street, into which water had penetrated from the roof, in consequence of the melting of the snow, a nd whilst telling the occupier of the suddenly on the floor and room to fear nothing, he dropp ed died. The third inquest was held a t the Union, Essex-street, S omers to wit, on the body of Mr. Charles Bagnall Fleetwood, aged eighty six. Deceased resided at No. 12, in the above street, and was an operative chemist. He was found dead in his bed on Friday morning la t, to which the cold weather had confined him with cough and asthma for two or three days. Tile fourth inquest was held at the Cricketers, Wellington-street, Camden -town, on the body of a poor woman, named Elizabeth Crisp, aged forty-three. She died suddenly on Thursday last. The fifth inquiry took place at the Two Brewers, Aylesbury-street, Cierkenwell, on the body of Frederick Erriek Bar : ham, aged seven weeitq. The child W 35 afine he a althy on, and the Mother had t4cn it oqt On thursdaY to 100 k for wet um's situa tion. She brought it home at four o'clock, and thinking It slept she placed it In bed. Soon afterwards the grondmother wishing to feed it, went to the bed and found the infant quite dead. Verdict in each case, " Natural death," LAW INTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OF LORDS, Feb. 17. The House sat to-day at eleven o'clock, for the purpose of hearing writs of error. The Peers present were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, and Lord Campbell. The fol lowing Judges were also in attendance :—The Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, Mr. Baron Parke, Mr. Justice Maule, Mr. Baron Rolfe, Mr. Justice Coleridge, Mr. Justice Cresawell, Mr. Justice Patteson, and Mr. Baron Platt. The Duke of Wellington was also in attendance during the whole morning. TLIONIPSON V. HER SLAJESTY'S ADVOCATE-GENERAL. This case came before their Lordships upon a writ of error from the Court of Exchequer in Scotland, against the judg ment of that Court, whereby the plaintiff in error was ordered to pay legacy duty to the extent of I,BOOL on legacies be queathed by the will of a gentleman named Grant, of De merara. It appeared that the testator, Mr Grant, was born in Scotland, that he afterwards became domiciled in Deme rara, where he made his will, and died in April, 1837. At the time of his death he had a debt owing to him in Scotland arising from money which he had acquired while domiciled in Demerara, and which he had had transmitted to Scotland for safe custody. By the law in Demarara no duty was payable on legacies, and it was contended on the part of the plaintiff in error that, as the testator died domiciled in Demerara, his personal estate was not chargeable with legacy or residue duty ; because, the liability of personal estate to legacy duty was governed by the law of the testator's domicile at the time of his death. On the part of the defendant in error, it was contended that the decision of the Court below was correct, inasmuch as by the true construction of the statutes by which legacy-duty was payable upon property of deceased persons, and, by the true construction of the will of the testator ' the sum bequeathed was liable to the duties chargeable by the Several Acts of Parliament on the subject. Mr. Kelly and Mr. Anderson were counsel for the plain tiff in error, and the Solicitor-General and Mr. Crompton appeared for the Crown. The arguments occupied the whole of the day. FEBRUARY 18. The House sat to-day to hear appeals. The Peers present were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougkam, and Lord Camp bell. The judges were also in attendance. THOMPSON v. THE LORD-ADVOCATE OF SCOTLAND. The arguments in this part-heard appeal were resumed to day, and occupied the whole morning. VICE-CHANCELLORS' COURT, Feb. 17. The Vice-Chancellor of England took demurrers and causes to-day, none of which had any points of interest to the general reader. LATEST PRICES OF SHARES IN RAILWAYS, BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COMPANIES' STOCK. From the Official List, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. - LONDON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18. SLAILIWAYS. Dividend Amount I Name of Company. per of Pahl. Price. Annum. S 1 are. £ 9. d. ' £ s. d. • Aberdeen...........,-. - 2 0 0 ; 2% Birmingham k Gloster 31. ss. persh. 100 0 0 100 0 0 , 135 Ditto, New, iss.7i dis. 18s. 25 0 0 17 10 0 I 33 Brighton,Lews,& Bast. - 50 0 0 5 0 0 7% Bristol and Exeter •• • • 21.165. per sh. 100 0 0 70 0 0 84 Ditto and Gloucester - 50 0 0 30 0 0 60 Caledonian •..••..••• - 50 0 0 5 0 0I 7% Cambridge and Lincoln - - 25 0 0 110 0 3% Chatham & Prtsmouth - 20 0 0 1 0 0 Chester and Holyhead - 50 0 0 5 0 0 7% Chichester & Brighton - - 5 0 0 54 Chun iet Valley .••• • • • - 20 0 0 2 0 0 814 Cornwall .. ••••• • • • - . - - 3 0 0 ; 1,4 1 Direct Northern ••• • • • - 50 0 0 210 0 2% Direct Norwich .. •• • • - 21 0 0 1 0 0 1 14 Dias, Itecele.s, & Ynnth - 25 0 0 110 0 1% Dublin & Belfast June. - 50 0 0 210 0 , 5% Ditto aud Gala - ay • • - - 210 0 I 3 1 % ' Eastern Counties .•• • • 4s. per sh. 25 0 0 25 0 0 1 18 Do., Perpetual, N.,.1 5/. per ct. 613 4 313 4 ; 11§ p. Ditto, ditto, No. 2. •• ' - - 1013 4 14 pm. Eastern Union ••.• . • • - 50 0 0 10 0 0 , 19 kall..burgh & Glasgow 21. `t. p. sh. 50 0 0 50 0 0 ; 64 Ditto, Quarter Shares 119. 3d. p. sh. 12 10 0 12 10 0 16 1 By ano Bedford .•. • • - 25 0 0 1 0 0 1% Grand Connection • • - 80 0 0 210 0 Grand Junction .. •• • • 10/. per ct. 100 0 0 100 0 0 2243 Ditto, Half Shares • • 101. per ct. /0 0 0 150 0 0 112 4 Ditto, Quarter Shares 101. per ct. 25 0 0 25 0 0 0 LSouthern &Western - 50 0 0 5 0 0 1 12 Great North of England Si. Is. 100 0 0 :100 00 1 183 Ditto, New. •••• • • • • - 40 0 0 5 0 0 , 39 Great Western .••• • • • 71. percent. leo 0 0 80 0 0 ; 176 Ditto, Half Shares • • 71. percent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 99 Ditto, ........71.percent.rcent. 20 0 0 20 0 0 ' 39 Guilford Junction. •• • • - 50 0 0 35 0 0 Harwich .... ••.•• • • • • - 20 0 0 1 0 0 2 Hull and Selby .••• • • • 51. ss. prct. 10 0 0 50 0 0 75 Ditto, Quarter Shares - 12 10 0 12 10 0 17% Kendal & Windermere - 25 0 0 1 10 0 Lancaster and Carlisle - 50 0 0 15 0 0 29% Leeds and Bradford-. - 50 0 0 5 0 0 21% Liverpool & Manchestr 101. per ct. 100 0 0 100 0 0 Ditto, half StVirCl. • 101. per et. 50 0 0 50 0 0 Ditto, Qbarte.' Shares 10/. per et. 25 0 0 25 0 0 London & Birmingham 10/. per et. - Stock. 234 Ditto, New Thirds.. 10/. per ct. 32 0 0 2 0 0 43 Ditto, New 14 Shares 101. per cc. 25 0 0 2 0 0 . 30 London and Blackwall - 16 13 4 -7% London and Brighton.. U. Os. per sh. 50 0 0 50 0 0 58 Ditto, Loan Notes.. 51. percent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 13% London and Greenwich - 12 15 4 - 10% Ditto, Pref. or Priv- 5/. per cent. 18 i 7 2 - 24 1 % London and S. Western Si. ss. per sh. 41 6 10 - 80 Do., New Cons. Bths - 40 0 0 6 0 0 25% Ditto, New . . .. - 50 0 0 210 0 12% •.ondon and Croydon • • 10s. persh. 13 15 9 - 18% Ditto, Guarntd. sp. c. - 9 0 0 4 0 0 4% London and York. •• • • - 50 0 0 210 0 64 Lynn and Ely ••• • • • - 25 0 0 210 0 5% Manchester and Leeds 4/.75, 6d. p. s. 100 0 0 70 0 0 138 Ditto, Half Shares.. 11.175.6d.p.5. 50 0 0 30 0 0 60 1 4 Ditto, Quarter Shares 4s. 25 0 0 2 0 0 14% Ditto, Sixteenths .• • - 65 0 1 5 0 54 Manchestr & Birraing. 2/. per share 40 0 0 40 0 641¢ Ditto, Quarter Shares - 10 0 0 • 2 0 0 10% Midland .• • ........ • • 4/. 4s. per sh. - Stock. 127 Ditto, Fifths .••• • • • - - 2 0 0 3 1 ,! Ditto, Bil-rn. & Derby 2/.135. persh, - Stock. 95 Newcastle & Berwick - 25 0 0 110 0 15% New cstic & Darl. June. 6s. 25 0 0 24 0 0 49 North British •••• • • • • - - 710 0 13 1 %' Northern and Eastern . 21. Is. 10 0 0 45 0 0 61% Ditto, Scrip, iss. 51. d. 15s. 50 0 0 25 0 0 46 Ditto, Quarter Shares - 12 10 0 12 10 0 16% North Kent ••••• • • • • • - - 2 15 0 3 Norwich and Brandon. - 20 0 0 10 0 0 164 Ditto, New - 10 0 0 1 0 0 3 1L Portsmouth Direct .. - 50 0 0 2 10 0 2 Preston and Wyre - 50 0 0 50 0 0 Richmnd &W. E June - 20 0 0 1 0 0 314 Rugby - - 1 0 3 , % Ditto, 2d Pref., 1841 --, 25 0 0 25 0 0 Sheffield and Lincoln - 25 0 0 1 5 0 1% Sheffield & Manchestr 51. per cent. , 100 0 0 82 10 0 Ditto, Quarter Shares - 25 0 0 8 0 0 13 Shrws.,Wolv.,Dud.,l3l! 50 0 0 210 0 5% - • touth Devon ... - 50 0 0 10 0 0 16% South-Eastern & Dovr H. ls. 33 2 4 - 41% Ditto, New iss. 181. dis - 50 0 0 8 0 0 174 South Wales _ - 2 10 0 54 Steveuson's Prtsmouth - - 2 10 0 21¢ ltutmes and Medway - 19 5 8 - 10% Trent Valley .... - 20 0 0 2 0 0 19 Yarmouth & Norwich - 20 0 0 20 0 0 27% Ditto, New..... - 20 0 0 8 0 0 16% York & North Midland 107. per ct. 50 0 0 50 0 0 108 Ditto, Half Shares lOl. per ct. 25 0 0 25 0 0 521% 1)o., Scarbro' Branch - - 20 0 0 44 Ditto, Selby Scrip - - 20 0 0 691 Ditto, Extension - 25 0 0 1 5 0 l 2 lionlog,tie and Amiens - 20 0 0 2 0 0 514 Gt. Northern of France - 20 0 0 4 0 0 51i Orleans and Vierzou • . - 20 0 0 2 0 0 125. i Orleans & Bourdeaux - 20 0 0 2 0 0 6% • Paris and Lyons.. • - 120 0 0 2 0 0 3 Paris and Strasbourg - I 20 0 0 2 0 0 2 Paris . and Orleans - i 20 0 0 20 0 0 44. A Paris and Rouen 11 men and llavre - 20 0 0 12 0 0 30N ZOINT—STOCK BANKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid, Price Annum. Share. -- £ s. d. s. d. Australasia Britsh North American 6/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 45 Commercial of London W. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 21 Colonial . • •.............Si. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 Lomb' and Westminstr Si. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 27% London Joint-Stock ... 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 14U Metropolitan — 25 0 0 710 .0 Provincial of Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 44% Ditto, New.• •••• • • . 81. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 National of Ireland .. Si. per cent. 50 0 0 17 10 0 104 Nat. Provncial of En. Si. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 37% Ditto, New. Si. per cent. 20 0. 0 10 0 0 Union of Australia.... 25 0 0 25 0 0 27 Union of L0nd0n..... Si. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 1 12% INSURANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. X s. d. £ s. d. Albion ••••- • • .. Alliance Brit. and For 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 19% Ditto Marine.. •• • Atlas . 13s. 6d. pr sh. 50 0 0 5 0 0 16% British Commercial Cleriel,Med. & Gen. Life 51. per cent. 100 0 0 210 1 6% County .. . • ..... 1 9 s• and 40 0 0 50 0 10 61.55. bs. Eagle •• • ... . ..... •• • • 68. 50 0 0 50 0 5% Economic Life • t& 30s.bs. Eng. & Scot. Law Life 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2% European Life ..... Freemasons' . ..... • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 Globe ••••.••• • . • • • • • • 61. per cent. Stock. - 142 Guardian .••••• • • • • • • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 50 % Imperial Fire -••• • • • 121. per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 195 Imperial Life.. •••• • • • 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 16 Indemnity Marine.. • • 11. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 513 1 30 Law Life . ..... Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 5% London Fire ••••• • • • . 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 16 Loudon Ship Marine . Med. Invlid & Gen. Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 3 National Loan Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2% National Life --•• . • • 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 9% Palladium Life • ..... • . 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2 Phcenix. 3/. p. ct. & be. - - Protector Life.. -•• • • 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 Provident Life.. Rock Life.. Royal Exchange 5/. per cent. Stock. - 192% Sun Fire ......... - - Ditto Life 11. 6s. - - Unlversal Life Name of Company. DOCKS. Dividend Amount i of Paid. Price, rt A P n e u r in. Share. Commercial •• •• ••.•• East and West India... East Country • • .• • ••. London • • • • • • • • .• • • • St. Katharine .• •- •• • . Southampton •• .. .... X s. d. 31. per cent. Stock. ,53.4 L. pr cent. I Stock. 11. per sh. 100 0 0 4%Z. pr cent.' Stock. 5 per cent. I Stock. 41. per cent. i 50 0 0 :X a. d 50 0 0 117% .-~-' • MARK LT NE 'k*' YES TERD- 4, :i'' ItIZTS. Smininum.—Coarse Meadow ARAIM Hay, 3/10s to 41155; °-e. ful ditto, 4/ 16s to 5/ 4s; fine Upland ditto, 5! 55 tc 5/ 89; Clover Hay, 4/ lOs to 61; Oat Straw, 1/ 16 3 to 1/ 1 7,' Wheat Straw, 1/ 18s to 2? per load. A fair a verage sail' and a steady demand. , 124; CITAMERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/ 12s to usvful ditto, 4713- to 5/4s ; tint- ipland ditto. 5. 5s to 100 Clover flay, 4/ lOs to 5/ ISS ; Oat Straw, 1/16s to 1118'',i Wheat Straw, 11 IgB to 2/ per load. Supply modera trade somewhat brisk. WHITECIIAPEL.-Coarse Meadow Hay, 3 1 103 to 4114°,01 useful ditto, 41 15s to 5/ 3s ; tine Upland ditto, 5 1 ' P a 5/ 8s; Clover Hay, 47 lOs to 61; Oat Straw, it 165 to 1/10r. , 'I Wheat Straw, 1/ 18s to 2/ per load: Trade througlio-1, steady at late rates. 0 .01.01571 . SuGAn.—The market for British Plantation has been ve of i, firm, but very little business was done, the attention of trade being chiefly occupied with the large quan ti „ t3 h u ' Bengal t and Mauritius offered by auction. OnlY "-°her 100 hhds have been sold, for however, rather high prices were again obtained, establishing el' " 00 vance of 2s. per cwt from the lowest period, all descriptions. The public sales have consistees chiefly of 8,247 bags, 723 casks Mauritius, and 5,::'8(lbal: Bengal, the whole of which found buyers, and went oul ree i much spirit at fully previous prices, and in some inst% r i. rather dearer, more particularly for the better sorts of 3la for this and white Betwal. The former brought 44s to 535 ) 4 low to fine brown, 53s to 63s 6d for low to fine y ellow; 6 : 10 to good white Bengal 59s 6d to 645, and mid to fi f e e , nte ly yellow ditto 53s to 55s 6d. The only transaction Prcr-os worth reporting consists of about 2,300 b0V 5 ,6t1, yellow Havannali, which have been sold (t'm-export) at being fully the previous value. The quantity of nc i n dis west for Plantation landed last week at the East and Docks was 241 hhtls 19 tierces, and there were tak ell to cit home consumption 716 hhds 65 tierces 87 barrels. Th e l b ,, in the same places is 6,516 hhds 582 tierces 1,573 bar re- RITAI.—The quantity landed last week at the Ea t a kes West India Docks is 145 puns 116 hhds. There wer e te 447 for home consumption 163 puns 33 hhds, and e51,.,,,,00 puns 30 hhds. The stock in the same places is WO"' 2,750 hhds. 11 170 1 SPICES.-486 chests Cassia Lignea at auction sold A 5 former rates, viz., 53s to 62s for ord to good quality A 1 1 00 TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 39s 6d per cwt on the spot , an 42s per cwt. tl Ol TEA.—The market has been quiet. Public sales are in progress. (From the London New Price Current of Feb. IS fot SUGAR.-To-day, in consequence of the high r _ . . i at 'eted' West India Sugar, there was very little business tror, tbe and the quantity sold did not exceed 20 hhds and 0700 rates were 2s above those of Friday. Brown 3 , f a i n to 6• o ' worth 55s to 565, low yellow 57s to 595, middling 0 0 good and fine 65s to 69s per cwt. FeO p o REFINED.-To-day the home trade purchase cse goods with caution; for brown Lumps 70s to 71 5 1 0 01 0 and 73s per cwt for standard Lumps. In bondeded Ole Sugar there was very little done, and 31s 3d to 3D Et value for forward delivery. hlic sal r• MAURITIUS.-This afternoon there was no P,11,-„v Pr but a large parcel of 10,000 bags is declared for Fri''' . vately several parcels were sold at 6d to is a dvance., D ori EAST INDIA.-This afternoon all descriptions el a t ilts . s4 Sugar met with much attention, and 3,195 bags *u. e.a of auction were all sold at an advance on former T o ol' for white, and 2s 6d to 3s per cwt for brown an to 11 fine white fetched 67s to 67s 6d, good 6 °_, l S '6,V 0 middling 64s to 64s 6d, damp and wash ed alo 6 4, to 675, good sound yellow Mauritius kin"' P i o to 625, middling 58s, greyish yellow 5 54 ° Of:a low 52s Gd to 54s 6d, damp and washed 52s to 57 5 , „ One 59s to 59s Gd, low damp brown 47s to 48s, washe:ratlP -45s 6d, very low sound 43s per cwt. There was • business done privately. 11) , ea 10, 4 MOLASSES-This afternoon there was a 011.5 ';d OP" 1# transacted in West India Molasses, and the rates Pa l s o per cwt above those of last week. IO FOREIGN.-To-day there was more disposition hip Foreign Sugar, and holders manifested firmness• r t; l .litf cargo of new Bahia was sold for a near P e e .4 04 at 24s 9d, and brown at 19s per cwt, tb disp d ro p was good. 2,200 bests of fine yellow kind were dl for exportation at 22s Gd per cwt. At public sale all 6110 200 bags of Pernambuco were offered, and were - at 20s to 21s, for good yellow 18s to 19s, for brown , ,e c i i for to 19s for damp and washed, being 6d to is above deal so -This afternoon there was a good is pero Mocha, 550 bales at auction were all sold at 6d te o s too, advance, middling greenish clean garbled fetche d osto good middling bold 64s 6d to 655, middling orow n a ilbf ° l 4o ord brown 51s, ragged 38s to 48s, hold triage 38s 6,1 to 39s Gd, and black 19s. Of Costa BI ord were all taken in, bulked tine ordinary at 625, g° ° ve cer , lo 4l foxev 443 to 48s, ordinary 38s ; the damaged, b,-;i• So 9 ,;ei at 36's Gd to 465, and inferior 17s 6d to 28s 6d. ' os s•v a iti 43 barrels of Rio, a very small part only sold a t .01`i fi c i st and fetched 55s for middling dark coloury Jarasid, casks. The remainder was taken in at 31s for E,' l9e ' 03 31s 6d fur tine ord rather coloury. polo TEA.-To-day the market exhibited a langui d ; rid ill for Congou, and prices are drooping, 101 d te . Ijold'at value of common and good common cash. t bered, Pouchong are now inclined to sell, but for 113 1° ,„ 11 , re 0 14 better demand. At public sale 6,775 package s '' . o 4, : f i r 1,800 of which sold, 1,000 packages were went Id per lb under former rates, the remainder cu m 4 0 Hyson, which fetched Id to 2d per lb aovance. of t COCOA.-This afternoon at public sale 155 11 0 DP° Cocoa N% ere sold at 37s 6d to 38s 6d per cwt fur s bgf Red. of ° 1 00,a 14 SPICES.-This afternoon at public sale 552 bag s t bef i ,p,,, Pepper were only partly sold ; good fair brown ra p, ly at 3Ad, grey 3d, and sea damaged 2id to 2id Per l or i of long fetched 17s 6d per cwt for fair sound. wa rd t 'o, l Poacb Run, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.-For L e r e ' s ncl°l,A Rum prices are still drooping; 2s to 2s Id prn it s.. or for 2 to 3 per cent overproof of very common rins i ito:: es pe a t. of Calcutta upon lower terms, 130 hhds at is lOg c a tof, proof with certificate. Demerara Id per ga ll° For good and fine Jamaica prices are still kept ,4 P 9 ' t0 , 41 per cent overproof 3s 5d to 3s 10d, better qualitY„ fine 4s 9d to 5s 6d, and high flavoured sorts 6s '„" ba lon. In the Brandy market there has b ee •n ' 1 ;01 business done, and lower rates are af::xj, it s ' ;I Cognac, best brands of the vintage of 1838, bi l lads4s 6 ; 4s 11d; 1839, hhds 4s 10d, puns 4s 8d; 184 0, - 0 5. sir puns 4s 8d; 1841, hhds 4s 9d, puns 4s 7d; 184% 0 95 6 i puns 4s 4d; 1843, hhds 4s 4d, puns 4s 2d, ecJ allic' t ' c ito ° l:l 2s 10d, mid to good mid 3s to 4s, and Bordeauis are. 2s 9d 'per gallon. Geneva dull of sale, and V ic too ing; Is 9d export sorts; fine for home consul:' 0 i „ to 3s. For English Corn Spirits the market iS OWel3 1 0 ; 1 lOs 2d per gallon, cash. t, fe • RICE.-An increased desire has been ma nl St OIL e chase Bengal at Ils to lls 6d for mid and gu s ' 9 o d o bsb:l, o 4 12s per cwt for superior at auction 6 0a briskly, good bold clean white at 12s W i i s ed f a f_r . lo damaged lOs to 128, 108 pckts oft a ,,P, 4 1, good broken, 9s Gd for small, and 8s togs P e ' t es;"aat damaged. Madras has been fetching stiffer r t l i va eti Wife 9s are the prices given for yellow. Java and full rates are offered ; white is worth 105 u yellow 9s to lOs per cwt. Cleaned Rice is W an 135 6 " rule firm, Carolina at 23s to 28s, and Patna to ro there is not a large quantity being made- 'f eted 05 t 1 INDIGO.-An increased desire has been in ari be entqa t ° ol l chase Madras Indigo, and large parcels hav e de of - spv ie re advance on the rates of the last quarterly s- iceS , s ale go ad. per lb. Bengal has fully supported former P r olic ba t is still wanted, and 50 serous of G , .atomala a t P r tes,s all sold at 2s lld to 4s 6d per Ib, for ord e e j6 r ° to middling sobres went a little cheaper • V ie Os OILS.--.ln Linseed Oil extensive purchase s t atA ro and an advance taken place, sales on the sPg a act a 3 O de „ 25s Gd and for forward delivery at 25s 9d to I.i pt demand for Rape Oil, 37s to 37s 6d paid for Pocille 36s 6d for brown. Olive has been in 4VI A t tele ( ruand-Gallipoli at 43/, Spanish 41/ IN 'i t r s 5 0 05 and Sicily 401 to 411 per tun. Pair° 1 to - 2 " - 0 1 ,10 and higher rates are given, fine fetching 264 %.00 floi e f oca a t o owl by private treaty ;at public sale 5 3 ~.4 , 100 110 20s to 225, the quality very ordinary. VfjneY ftY Oil 27s 6d to 28s Gd, but 228 casks froni 00191: je' sale were only partly sold at 258 to "265. ~Ties l • O r Oil there has been very little don , _,,Cod is 2 0 is 1 0 to o Seal 311 lOs to 32/, Southern 9:',/ to 31/. 5 , P. e ri SOZ t ie mand, fine British at 84/ te, 86/, and Amen c .`:, in p • TALLOW.-For Russian a small redoc ou ,pot e f t% occasioned the demand to be good on the ,.. , ~ere „ e r , and soap making purpos es . P.Y. Candle t , ,59s b e ta /3 , e u t ' 39s 3d to 39s 9u, and i n f er i or s orts at 37s t; for 59 4 de For forward delivery few buyers are to be m ad s, th November, and December next 39s su ffere, g 6 , ‘,4 e r per cwt accepted. Town Tallow has te of cline of is to Is 6d; but the low ra„, i a •rge 40s per cwt induced the trade to purcbrmon"o.Sjolp kinds of Tallow are rather cheaper, still tn , e to 5 10 at auction 63 pkgs of Cape fetched 40s 6° .s o f - , 37 5 to ie re ' of South American 3 ,1 to 373 ofd; 93 cro : ,, Log h „ o . a r \Vales 37s to 40s `,cl ;50 cagks St. Petor e f,,,t 90; but •F taken. at 39s 3d to 40s per cwt. casks of 13elgium Town ill L' A ir _.., O ili 'pe cs ' RAILWAY S MEETINGS.— CAUTION• , to tje- o , to t t o• s . ioners of Stamps and Taxes have issued the follo'XinPria l's:g ~r Mg proxies useal at railway meeting,s :—" Sta .3l e a es, fl , i i4,i 115 10,Commission - f Stlinps r.d -o ' , fty r t tve . ers o • • , r • „re , 0 , companies to enable persons to vote at meeti-igg o' i ved P'iti i' itr, it right are written, in some instances, on unstal_ito so , or 0 right to give public notice of the law with regarutor,jett`6,l. cot meats. By the Act 7 Vic., c. 21, the duty on all 015't, 29 , 0 .0 0 0 n p :e in e :it:7' or nominating a proxy is reduced iron 31) ' . ..ae1l I°s o l 09 ,1 ! i c n ompai g ly the fith section of that Act it is provided, that tiat,' ,„a , er 4 , t . lit, e ttr, shall authorise the proxy to veto upon anY -- o'f O' sf." lir o o r f sotchieetyl:rtohlaoriteitmoresof ohrolaSinligin,•velrelr(oleorfs olz ve l, 0p.. „ 0 5 , 1, ; such instrument, or at any addourtaneyt ue rvilS e t, t't i i and that no such instrument shall be further or ..rijoel eis o f anything in such instrument, or in any Act of !sael3l';oo,', of contrary notwitstandin,g By the 7th secticx lt 1 ' 0 n na " - 0 111:D shall not be lawful for the Commissioners of S t3l-" ,er , t ° 0 1 t4 ),1 11/ any of their officers, under any pretence what:iNv rap er_ nti s o r mark, after the signing thereof by any person, 3r per o°oo a proxy shall be written or printed • and that pia, 0 r 511 3 0 0 11 0 ,0 make or sign any such instrument nOt dub' stalwty, or_r e o pei,e , attempt to vote, or act as proxy under the aut _ ver y su or _.,,„ authority of such instrument not duly stainped: cote ! oft , et rdti shall forfeit or pay the sum of SW. ; and every, autliorlt.,di P. or other act. done in pur instrument, or under . n:bsoltitel,f 3 06 tended authority of, such shall 1.9%- - „ oa ril: „ „J void to all intents and purposes. —By order of ti , 00 50, 9 l c, THE LAMMt)NBY A.II.IIWEIt•--Jarie sar ali • 43 f l i aelce wretched woman who murdered her dalt;it!,ern'a her c,, ° 101 0, 1 seven years, by burning her to death, lir , :v . inf , ` . 7_:, and lall!',„ it, t t in Carlisle gaol been deprived of spirituous thin.3l7.-„resent ;,, or spirits have become much depressed, and she is N.,:t.iided to ~- disconsolate state. It appears that the defence 3 " ef, John Dugdale, Esq., on her trial is, that she was non comps meo cotton t he crittils 15,510 Manchester, has lately become the pUrcha.ser the te es ta— ,•: in per near Yarm, Yorkshire. Tile price given for n . ~,0 a rxa r t ..or oe comprising the baronial manor of Crathorne %_,,,. = o h t .Ti i , rx fence. The property had been in the posse'sl 33 milt' for a very long period. in ___.-- -----------10 St wealthy 'f C4/P prin6cste, -_. BIRTH S the. the 11th inst. at Bishopstok the lacif °1 t 5 V Walter, Bombay Cavalry. of a daughter ' 11 arle° On the 12th inst• i Windsor-terrace, Mrs. — ll o r of a daughter. " :ha d " On the 14th inst., at Wangacorth, grs. IV - r , 0 Winstanley, of a son , of A r ' r je On the 14th met., ;t Brio'xewater, Mrs. J. . -,,-, 5 J. •- tzo hf : Ci ao: l da : aoettvufhlgla.eehjdl:l4e4uritt:hghstiiitnitin:%rs.ti:t.natacititila.l.osl: or r nn ri i Balton,n near e t Oall: - :Jr less:: s e ntrt:::re , :r 1::: 11°°.. 10P d To' . K ki . l ° l, intra t i t r o th j e a 14th ins ,- 'ai Dunstable, the W ife of Jobri ill ° 51-411.1TIEV, j . i0 5t.•,. 1 ' 1 .;1 0, At Kintradwell, Sutherlandshire, on the it i. NI ‘ 01 Rev. D. IWKellar, of Clyne, Ellerington Blejoilti.,strapt, f°l4 E.g. (1? the Old Kent - ClObers 01°11 On the ley en:esl,.thelidnesstt., daatugsth.tGere.oorfgTe horn as ..o _ .O, li: Hughes, ter of Ed • ' --' and Coombe, is ~, of rec . 0, of ti ir tj; li f London : Printed and P'Ablistitod bY-11)0flice : l iti ° No. 112, Strand. Printo. :, The Sal' ~„ 0 ;0 i pliadho,i::l. the w 11.3.-rooiact of the SavOiB; eavesday, FebruarY 19, ~." Kent ---;00°11'. ~,,. ‘VATER-IVORKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Annum. Share. s, d. East L0nd0n.......... I 81. Grand Junction ...... 31. Kent............ • ... 21. lOs Paid. Vauxhall ............ 5/. per cent. West 311thIlesex .. • • 41.165. pr et !100 0 0 , 46 1; 4 - ;:i0 0 100 0 0 G 3 12 9 - Price lal.'"iST OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES. . Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ d. e. d. Bank of Scotland ...• • 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 17232 Royal Bank of Scotland 61. per cent. 100 0 0 168' British Linen Company SP per cent. 100 0 0 226 Commercial Bank • 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 167% National Bank 6l. per cent. 10 0 0 15% Union Bank of Scotland 7%1. pr cent. 50 0 0 97 Western Bank •••• • • • • 6/. per cent. 50 0 0 76 North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. 5 0 0 7 Clydesdale Bank.... • • 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 14N Eastern Bank— •• • 31. per cent. 15 0 0 11% Caledonian Bank ... • . 61. per cent. 2 10 0 3% Edinb.& Glasgow Rank 51. per cent. 5 0 0 7% City of Glasgow Bank. 5/. per cent. 815 0 13% Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 I Ilercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 14% Incur. Co. of Scotlnd.. 51. per cent. 10 0 0 All paid. 10 North British Insur. • • 9/. per cent. 200 0 0 10 0 0 24N Caledonian Fire Incur. 10/. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 25 Edinburgh Life Incur. 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 18N &Glits,g. Railway ,4% /. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 65% Ditto, Shares.... , 4%1. per cent. 12 10 0 All paid. 16% Edin., Leith, & Grantn 20 0 0 20 0 0 15 Glasgw & Ayrshir Rail. 4% /.per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 66 Glasgw & Greenck Rail. 2/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 12% Gisgw & Garakirk Rail. Si. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 28 Dundee& Arbroth Rail. 51. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 32 CANALS. Names of g Dividend' price. Names a g Dividend Companies. A per ' Companies. cts per Price. 4 mAnnum. cr, Annum. - - £ X Ashtn & Oldh 97'5/.55. p c 72 Monmouthsh 100 81. 160 Ashby-d-la-Z 113 1 41. 70 Mntgomrysh 100 Si. 98 Barnsley.... 160 1 12/. 180 Macclesfield. 1001 - 15 Basingstoke.. 100 - 5 Meath .. •• • • 100 20/. 365 Brknk&Abrg 150 51. 85 "ottingham . 150 12/. 260 Cromford • . 100 181. 164 Peak Forest • 78 31. 40 Dudley. • • ... 100, 4/. 80 egent's .•• • 33 I/. 24 1 4 Derby •. 1001 81. 103 Rochdale ... • 85 4/. 55 Ellsinre&Clas 133 1 41. 62 Shropshire • • 125 81, 120 Erewash ... 100; ; 321. 440 Soinrset Coal 150 71. 10s. 123 Forth & Clyd 100 1 4/. 105 Do.Ls Fd St 12 6/. p. c. 11 GrandJunctn 1001 71. 157 tffnl & Wore 140 281. 480 Grand Union 100; 11. 14. 25 Shrewsbury.. 12; 15/. 230 Glamorgnsh . 17$i I6X I I. 210 4totirbridge., 145 264, 360 Qlstr&Brkly, 00 - a steadon Av 79 11. 10s. 30 Grantham ~!150 121. 185 Severn and} 26 11. Bs. 30 liuddersflold.l 57 - 20 Wye Rail. Kennt & Avn 391 7s. 6d. 10 Trnt & Mr-i 50 301. 465 Lancaster ... 471 11. 10. 49 soy, '4 sh. Leeds& Li vrplloo, 341. 623 Thams &Med 19 - 10 Leicester ....1140; 101. 139 Worcstr 853 78 4/, I 50 Leicstr&Nthi 83; 4/. 70 Dimling. Loughborogli(l42' 701. lO5O Wilts & PIM 67 11. 4s. FEBRUARY 18. The Vice-Chancellor of England took causes to-day. The minutes in the case of Wilson and Wilson were also ar ranged. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH - , Feb. 17. (Sittings at Nisi Prius at Guildhall, before Lord DENMAN and a Common Jury.) The Court heard two or three causes this morning, but no general interest attached to any of them. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Feb. 18. :Sittings at Nisi Prius, before the LORD CiIICF B,utox and Common Juries.) BAYNE V. YOUL. In this case the declaration was on money lent, and an ac count stated. The defendant denied that he had had the money in the manner and form alleged, upon which issue was joined. Mr. Watson and Mr. Simons appeared for the plaintiff ; Mr. Sergeant Jones for the defendant. The plaintiff in this action was a young man, carrying on business as a tobacconist, at Greenwich ; the defendant was also a young man, who dealt in horses, at Ripley, near Guild ford. It was alleged that the plaintiff agreed to advance lOW. to the defendant while they were travelling together in a railway train. The result was, that some stock, belonging to the plaintiff, was sold out, and a cheque for the amount given to the defendant by the broker. Two fruitless applica tions having been made fur the money, the present action was brought. After the case had proceeded for some time, the plaintiff, being unable to proceed with his case, was non-suited. SHERIFFS' COURT, Feb. 18. (Before Deputy-Sheriff J. R. KENNEDY, Esq.) STULTZ V. LITTLE. Thi3 was an action brought by Messrs. Stultz, Houseley, and Co., the celebrated West-end tailors, to recover 13/. Is. from a gentleman, named Little, residing in Pall Mall East. Mr. Finn appeared for the plaintiffs ; Mr. Mellor for the defence. Mr. FINN briefly stated the cause of action, which was to the effect that Mr. Little, in June last, employed his clients, first to alter and remake a riding habit for Mrs. Little, and, afterwards, to supply a pardeseau, a lady's garment, something analagous in its use to a gentleman's Chesterfield, or top coat. The prices charged were :—For altering the riding-habit, 2/. 55., and for the pardeseau complete, 12/. 55., making in all 141. 103. It was the practice of the trade to allow 10 per cent. if en account was paid within six months, which would reduce it to 13/. ls. The defendant requested the bill to be sent in on the completion of the articles, which was done, when he objected, in strong terms, to the prices charged, and in a day or two after called at Messrs. Stultz's establish ment where, after using very improper language towards Mr, Housley, who was present, he tendered, as payment in full, a Bank of England note for 10/. This Mr. Houseiy refused to take as a settlement of the account, and the defendant left. Nothing further was done till Christmas, when the account was sent in in due course, on which defendant posi tively declared he would not pay it. In consequence of this refusal the present action was brought. Evidence was called to prove this statement, and that the prices charged, considering the standing in the trade of the Messrs. Stultz, were fair and reasonable. Mr. Mellor's defence was, that the prices were extrava gant, and that the 10/. offered was a fair sum in discharge of the account. Evidence was called to show this. The ,fury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict for ill. 14s. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Feb. 17. (Before Mr. Commissioner SHEPtIER.D.) IN RE GEORGE G BULLOCK. The insolvent, an artist of some reputation, applied for his interim order,. and was opposed by Mr. Buchanan, on the part of Mr. Nock, a West-end gunmaker. The insolvent had purchased a gun, valued at 381., the latter end of 1842, at a time when he was rather in difficulty, and on the ground that he had not then any reasonable prospect of paying, Mr. Buchanan contended that his petition should be refused. It was also contended that his balance-sheet was irregular in many respects. The insolvent was examined at some length, and said that some years ago he had derived from his professional exertions between six and seven hundred pounds a-year, but the de pression in the fine arts had considerably injured his income. He had painted for many noblemen and gentlemen, and Earl De Grey had got no less than ten from him. one of which was in the Castle of Dublin. He had fully expected to pay this sum, especially as Mr. Nock had written to say that he should not be pressed for the amount. The Hon. COMMISSIONER would not name a day for the final order, but the insolvent in the meantime should have the protection of the Court. THEROMFORD BANK.-LN RE JOHNSON, JOHNSON, AND .(ANN, A meeting of the creditors claiming on this estate was held in the private room upstairs before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd. The meeting was appointed for eleven, but did not take place till late in the day. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. COMMITTAL OF A SOLDIER non. FELONY. — William Smart,' a private in the 2d battalion of the Grenadier Guards, was charged with picking the pocket of a young man, a grocer's assistant, named Henry Pearson, under the following cir cumstances. Henry Pearson represented himself to be a grocer, residing in Tottenham-court-road, and that he was drinking the previous night (Sunday) at the White Hart Public house, Tottenham-court-road, in company with the prisoner. At that time he had money on him to the amount of 325., 255. of which was in his left-hand breeches pocket, and the remaining 7s. in his right ; he had also a knife, penholder, and a cigar. case. He got rather tipsy, and went home in company, he believed, with the prisoner and the potboy. Next morning he missed the money, which was in his left hand breeches pocket, as well as the cigar-case, penholder, and knife. He learned then that the soldier had been seen to put his hand into his pocket, and was in custody for it. He was not aware of this before, from his having been so tipsy at the time when the offence was committed. '1 Bridges, potboy at the White Hart, deposed to his going home with the prosecutor the previous even ing. The soldier, who had been drinking with the latter, accompanied them. While on their way he saw the prisoner put his hand, successively, into the prosecutor's breast pocket, and two coat skirt pockets. He noticed on one of these occasions that the prisoner ap peared to transfer something into his own coat skirt pocket. On noticing this, witness put his hand outside over the pocket, and found something square and hard. He then ac cused the prisoner with the intention of robbing the prose cutor. The latter at this moment fell, and on helping to lift him up he (the witness) noticed a cigar-case at the feet of the soldier. Witness then, to satisfy himself, placed his hand again over the outside of the prisoner's coat skirt pocket, and found the hard substance gone. He was sure the prisoner had dropped the case to escape detection. There was another young man present who could speak further in support of the charge. A respectable-looking young man, whose name we did not catch, then stated that he was proceeding home in the evening, when his attention was called to the prosecutor, in company with the potboy and soldier. He went up close to them, and watched them, observing that the prosecutor was drunk. He saw the prisoner not only in regular succession feel all the coat and waistcoat pockets of the prosecutor, but at last put his hand into the left-hand breeches pocket, from which he appeared to abstract something, and drop it into his own pocket. He then looked out for a constable, and gave him ia charge. The police-constable who took him into custody said he found the parties at the corner of University-street. On his going up to them, the potboy and the last witness charged the prisoner with picking the pocket of the prosecutor in the manner described. He (the constable) seeing something in the street picked it up, and found it was a cigar case. the prisoner on being taken t o the station-house, was asked if he had any money, Mn answer to which he replied, he might have eight or fourteen shillings, but that he had no gold. He was afterwards searched, and amongst 61d. of copper, a sovereign was found; also a knife anepen-holder. These articles, as well as the cigar case, were identified by the prosecutor. The prisoner, on being asked what he had to say re specting the charge, said he was called into the public-house by the prosecutor, who treated him first with a glass of gin, and aftewards with a bottle of sherry. Seeing that prose cutor was drunk, he went home with him, and on the way the prosecutor pulled out a handful of copper and gave it him. He put it in his pocket intending to preserve it for the prosecutor, and did not know there was a sovereign amongst it till he was taken to the station-house. The sergeant of the prisoner's company, who was present at the investigation, said the prisoner had been in the regi ment four years, and had always borne a good character. Mr. HALL remarked, the case was so clear, that there was nothing left him but to commit the prisoner fur trial. He was then removed. LAMBETH. Charlotte Daniels was charged with having stolen several valuable articles from the house of Major Richardson, in whose service she was employed as housemaid. The property consisted of household furniture, carpets, hearth-rugs, plated dishes, linen, wine-glasses, decanters, &c., &c. Police-constable Hockaday took the prisoner into custody on Saturday, from information which he had received. Two other persons who had been in the service of Major Richardson were charged at this Court on Saturday, and their share in the robbery having been proved, they were re manded until Wednesday. Sufficient evidence having been adduced to conneot the prisoner with the robbery, she was remanded until that day. LEWES ELECTION.—LEAVES, Mornir.—The with drawal of Mr. G. B. Kemp from the field on Saturday evening, dis. possesse4 this election of all interest. The consequence was, the re-election of the Hon. U. 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