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bri. ro vernment? Why they had made Mr. Jeremy a e , knowin g f u ll we l l that i t was hi s i ntent i on to ri,g the whol e matter of the Mauritius b e f ore t h e H ouse, Mrl that he cou ld not do so, if deprived of the evidence of r. Jerem y totall y , •—( Hear, hear. ) Now the Hon. Baronet had for g o tten that M to menti on a mos t i m p or t a nt fact, which vas, willr. Jeremy was about to be sent out against his own And till the i nqu i ry h a d ta k en p l ace. —( H ear , h ear .) 41 u p on his (Mr. R. ) applyi ng to the Colonial Office, seve ,, g ro unds were st a t e d— a ll o f w hi c h h e re b u tt e d— w hy Mr. erely could not be detained in this country, and at last they uPon him for the poor unfortunate one thousand for the indemnification of Mr. .Jeremy.—( Hear. ) tha `Y r ,oact created expense, and called upon him to pay ; but /,-,entlemen were so rmined to bring the matter before tharnament, if there wawa chance of the case being heard, Nvl t l they were willing, under protest, to pay the 1,0001. that a t was the answer of the Government ? Not not they reserved the right of opposition, but that they could nothin g what the House of Commons would determine. Now t aing was better understood than this, that when Ministers de termined t o grant a Committee the usual understan di ng was t h at Com mittee would be granted. If the Government denied a Therefore, then on l y was the House called upon to divide. the Colonial Office must have known whether they ol!endetl to grant t hi s C omm i ttee or no t. They had deter mined, as it turned out, to refuse the Committee, b ut neverthe less they took th e money . He never was more surprised when the H onoura bl e Baronet accepted the t there was one other time, viz., when the Ho 11°Orable B aronet stated that he was author i se d to d eny the Committee, a f ter accept i ng t h e mone y, his (Mr. R.'s) astc mishment was somewhat greater. The affair was alto !ielther a complication of the grossest injustice. The only l ance of wiping ou t th e s t a i ns th a t rested upon the Co "la' Office—of doing something in some way to wash out, r at lea st to lessen the colour of those sta i ns—was to pay back the money. —(A laugh.) Such was the state of the e ll so- --these were th e rea l f ac t s o f it, and he left it to the 'louse and the country to decide between them. The petition was then laid on the table. MARINE INSURANCES. Mr . H. HUGHES begged to ask the Right Hon. the Chancell or of the ExcheqUer if it was the intention of Go- Yerelnent to propose in his financial statement any reduction of the duties payable on Marine Insurances. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it lgs not hi s i ntent i on to propose any c h ange i n the duties on Marine Insurances. , Sir GEORGE GREY brought up papers f rom the Co lonial Office, pursuant to order. SLAVE APPRENTICESHIP--WEST INDIES. Mr. FOWEL BUXTON confessed he had heard with Much satisfaction that it was the intention of Government to b ring in a Bill f or t h e purpose o f continuing the Act on this subject, which had been allowed to expire in Jamaica. It was O nly within a few days that he heard of this, and not having ex▪ pected it, he felt on that account more grateful to Ministers. La moving for a Committee, it would not be necessary for him ',occupy the House at any great length ; for the importance c °• A the subject must be apparent to every one, affecting as it 7" 5 , 0 00,000 of human beings wbo bad been in a state of a ievery in other countries.—(Hear, hear.) The people of I t i, agland feel a dee and lively interest in the question. C r .! best proof he could adduce support of this fact was, when Petitions were pouring in from every quarter of at e country, praying for the emancipation of the toes, they were answered by West India interests— ewyelslii:lll your constituents their prayer shall be granted, but p y for it. Well, their prayer been "nplied with , a and had ' they heard the slightest co r mplaint fr ern the people of England? But the people who contributed to purchase the freedom of the slave, had a right ( k now how that money had been disposed of.—(Hear.) her e er e was another reason, which weighed more with him u , 4 - any other.—( Hear, hear.) They had had consi :rable experience upon the subject, and he thought it a 4 desir a bl e t h at ever y H o n. Member, whose constituents ' er e interested in the matter, should know whether the West P l e d : ia lls had made any attempt to evade the conditions for ed that money had been granted—whether they had attempt th ' 0 deprive the negroes of any portion of that liberty which British p eo pl e had bought at so costly a price. He (Mr. F. l4 t ten) contended that such was the case, and it was only wi,. test u'n the l a st half hour only that he had ascertained A_ the Government had had the courage to say, if that expired in Jamaica, they would re-establish it in a British 51 00 se of P ar li amen t.—( Hear, hear.) He. would proceed to : 17 ) that at the moment of their receiving that enormous Th " . ... a at--when they had scarce recovered from their astonish millions at th e i r extraordinary good luck in receiving twenty bthe,snione o f mone y—( Hear, hear)—an enormous gain to "` ; when, at the very outset, at a time they ought 'to oe thou ht of nothing but expressing their grat itu d e for that g large sum, they should have attempted to lay violent A d s A d upon the essential and sacred principles , of the Abolition It was necessary to know what were the promises made Nel, to the British people by the West Indians, and by the g h,"lo Lord who introduced the . Bill. They were, that f t : l ag the interval, the apprentices should be . exempted th al the system of irresponsible corporeal punishment, and at not a t a i nt o f s l avery should remain—that with the ex kiltk_i°ll of being obliged to work a certain number of hours t te ue week, they should have all the rights and privileges of L e e T ee• Whoever looked at the words of the Noble l 1 .• ;NJ or th e terms of the Act, would be satisfied that to al Zeta and p urposes th e y s h ou ld be decidedly free. That im ie-ed an obligation on both parties. On the British Govern eh °t to p ay the twenty millions—and that obligation f th e „ Y h ad faithfully discharged : next was the obligation ofo L a - negro es to work industriously for a certain number ei rs, and he (Mr. Buxton) would show that they had not .ed Y al Performed it, but by their industry they had surprised g ot vta rm e ee the cold calculations of the West Indians, but the te, o lst expectations of their warmest friends. There were De Acts passed by the Jamaica House of Assembly, one in *4G -e mber, 1833, and the other in July, 1834. It was es With the first of these Acts he had to deal, .e.,"e othe r h a d b een v i rtua lly re pealed.—( Hear.) In that 11; 11 there was not l ess t h an 2 8 s t r iki n g discrepancies between 1,0- British A c t and that of the Jamaica House of Assembly. Aett- of words were that, " it was an imperfect jt °' abolition."—(Hear, hear.) Lord Glenelg spoke of Le the same manner in one of his despatches. th e Friend the Member for Devonport thought as badly of lae r lginal Act as he did, otherwise what meant the notice they and heard—that the Government would take the proper I,_ndable steps of coming forward and doing that which I le " west Indians had refused to do themselves. When Iket (Mr • P. Buxton) last year complained of the original u e i p ,adiat did hi s H on . F r i en d s tate ? True it was that the a11;', 414 ,,1 Act was li a ble to all those complaints that bad been te • °e ' a gainst it, but that there was a second Act which was I „ bad -Ste rPiece of legislation. The Earl of Aberdeen, also, Act s aid that h e h a d no con fid ence i n the original Act (the - : )f December, 1833), although the Act of 1834 might ttented„ ' 0 0 doubt was, calculated to carry into effect the in• • of the British Legislature. Whatever merits, how %ow might have been in the Act of July, 1834, they were O t y• Un available, for that Act had since become inoperative t e l l 3 l e i g bad a c l ause stopp i ng it s o p era tion on the 31st of De elt 18 35), and they (the abolitionists) were now thrown fac t 9 01. 1 the ori g i na l A c t o f December, 1833. In point of Itqttee,tras clear to him (Mr. Buxton) that the West Indians e le nnined, from the first, to prevent the operation of %red i n glisb Abolition Act, so soon as they should have se !ration ' 4l themselves th e m oney promised to them as compen ln th - I ll eney which he (Mr. Buxton) had never regarded oe se : light of compensation for a just demand. It would kite Tent if h e s t ate d a f ew i ns t ances t o s how that the grand ''get s t he Aboliti on Act--the establishment of equality of that e for both bl ack and white men— h a d b een eva d e d , an d In th °l " ) , cr alpunishment was far from having been abolished 14.1secik•olontes even to the extent expected when the Bill was 4t ltho u e Ye had received information from all quarters that Yet that In some estates justice was impartially administered, t hese at en by far the greater portion, particularly on vet s , administered by attorneys and overseers, the very re tie W as th a flo en . e case.—( Hear, hear.) In the first place, that t i i P e ra e e ioe a i g no of ies f s emales had not been put an end to— t]agn t to humanity than contrary to ord w s -- coe had the evidence of a communication made by t t c'of ti, - "g° , in which the fact was positively asserted. In or t h .at there was not the same law for the black man as stan ee a s white he would state that while, under certain circum- Pris onth ' the negro could be punished with six months' im lf,reini - , e , e ri ! , fifty lashes and one year's extension of the ap- L ue ~%-eit,_the utmost punishment to the white man under '"Ptie o circumstances was the penalty of 51. and five . days Whizittent. There were many other grounds of grievance I , ll 4t eb th , e we ,,, re he to enumerate them, would convince . the House v ent th west Indians were doing all in their power to pre- AOral e operation of the Act. With respect to cor kaln Punis hment, the abolition of which had been one of the Iva, Meets of the framers of the Bill, he el hi et , (Mr. Buxton) tb....ue possession of certain returns which showed to fo'rrp'eernishments still bore a great o n orportion to w , hat . V were. It appeared that a single yew 4 67 tuber i rf °I . punishments had been—in Cortona, eke_Montserrat, 1,034 ; in Grenada, 2,414 ; in St.. 1 ,15 4. " 1 , : in Barbadoes, 7,800 ; and in Demerara, 1 4 ,It is true that the whole of these were not corporal, ei) t c l ier nerara (as t o w hi c h h e was i n possess i on o f hiforma :ee 2,leoumber of c orpora l pun i s h ments i n a s i ng l e year had say hat inquiry With the se f acts b e f ore t h em were t h ey p re pared ATPted t inquiry wa uncalled for ? The West Indians at ,lo (11. 48 0 ( :) justify their proceedings. He had a copy of the plaints Legislative Assembly of Jamaica to the Gover 41nts f o :eit they did this. But the best answer to any corn, t.Lern was a comparison of the present state of the :19 1 , `ti',e'v.ith that hi which they were previously to the passing ;;, q _q th ere ' The planters were then in a state of great ruin, „ 41 was even danger of a servile insurrection. What iTrltie l , o _ condition now ? It had been predicted that a con . e i bl e tn arise from such a measure would be, to double or con ss prio l 'i l deth e ee f Sugar ; and it bad, at the same time, been ti e enlly f or r the country would be willing to pay 6,000,0001. s 1, 84 r so costly an experiment of humanity. Some par !: reve.!leclared that it would occasion a loss of 3,000,0001. to Uld knte, while others were of the opinion that the markets 111 PtiT ' e ft without proper supplies of sugar . for home con " ; but 1, 44 fae o i es for his part, he had participated in no such c o mb °th e ,' ,S 0 far from anticipating any of the evils v 'etio 'ad apprehended, he bad always entertained the f 11 --ea e • . 4, oi led conviction which the result proved to have been l e iZd b„ e -that at all events as much sugar would be pro he r, ',free labour as ever had been produced by slave teeeti dzshould now compare the quantity of sugar mami titethe Sl av in g the year before and the year after the passing tv i i,was 3 Slaving Abolition Bill. In 1833 he found the quan- L_ , th e 2 45,000 cwts., and in 1835, 3,524,000 cwts. ; so 1 - 7 1 1 ;tily woreduction in the latter year was so trivial as to be I t 0, it h ad ttlt mentioning. He now came to the planters, ere be aboli e 11 gravely asserted, would be ruined if slavery s ee d ~ "fly) the state of the affairs in the Colonies never had been more flourishing than since the passing of the measure, by which that object had so happily been effected. So far from having reduced the planters to misery and ruin, that measure had, in fact, restored them to a condition the most prosperous. He should now pass on to that part of the sub ject which related to free labour, and he must say that the House could not feel otherwise than satisfied with the result of the measure on this head. The industry of the negroes since their emancipation was as remarkable as it was praiseworthy; and he was proud to be enabled to say that they worked far better as freemen, and without the whip, than ever they did while in a state of slavery. This the papers on the table would abundantly show if he were to read them.— (Cries of " No, no, no,' and " Don't read, don't read.") What was the statement of the Marquis of Sligo on this part of the case ? Why, not only that the negroes were willing to work for wages, but that by such work double the quantity of sugar per hour was obtained. Crime, he was also happy to say, had in every part of the colony abated. He should only notice one or two other points. It ought to be generally known that double the quantity of sugar per hour could be produced by free labour than ever had ,been obtained by slave labour. The same might be said of coffee and cotton ; but with respect to molasses a reduction had taken place from an average of 5,300 to 5,171 hogsheads. They had then the authority of Lord Sligo for saying that the apprehensions about the want of sugar were unfounded, and that the negroes worked cheer fully for wages, both by day and by night. After speaking of the good conduct of the negroes, Lord Sligo said that on the whole he had come to the conclusion that the success of the new system depended not so much upon them as upon the white population, and that if it failed the latter alone would be to blame. His Hon. Friend the Member for Lymington, one of the greatest landed proprietors in Antigua, had told him that during the last nine years he had lost by his West India property 7,0001. His Hon. Friend had, however, been fully remunerated by the compensation which he had received, and, what was more, he had let his land for three years at 1,2001. a year, and after that for 1,5001. a year ; but since he had entered into this last arrangement as much as 2,0001. a year had been offered to him.—( Hear, hear.) The Hon. Gentleman concluded by moving for a Select Committee to inquire into the working of the apprentice system in the colo nies, the condition of the apprentices, and the laws and regu lations affecting them which have been passed. Lord STANLEY wished to lay before the House a brief explanation of what his conduct had been while a member of Lord Grey's Government in reference to the Bill which had been passed for abolishing - slavery in the colonies. While he had charge of the Colonial Department; under Lord Grey's Administration, this step was taken, and he, in common with every Member of that Government, considered it as the most promising course that could under the circumstances be pur sued. The result had answered his most sanguine expectations, and he had no hesitation in saying that it was to that measure— by giving freedom to the slaves—that. the present prosperity of the West India colonies was to be attributed. Whatever reluctance he might have to address a thin House was more than compensated by the reflection that the measure which he had introduced had so far fulfilled his expectations as to have got rid of the extraordinary alarm, the nervous anxiety, and the strong excitement with which it was at first regarded by all classes. It had been charged against this measure that it would work the ruin of the merchant, trader, banker, and the shipping interest; but, instead of injuring any one of these parties, it had only tended to promote their ad vantage. The experiment, he admitted, was among the most important that had ever been tried in the history of nations, but still it was the feeling of Lord Grey's Government that it was their duty to make it, although they knew they ran the risk of rekindling by it a half-extinguished volcano.— ( Hear.) The position of Lord Grey's Government in 1833 was, undoubtedly, one of great difficulty. They felt that they were bound to pass such a measure, and they also knew that it was their duty to take every precaution possible to in sure its success. At the moment the Act was sent out great difficulty and doubt existed as to whether the Legislature of Jamaica would meet the Parliament of Great Britain in a spirit of conciliation ; and as all the other colonies were look ing up to Jamaica, the crisis was undoubtedly one of very great importance; but, fortunately, the Legislature of Ja maica met the views of the Parliament of this country ; and instead of the failure which had been anticipated by all the measure it had produced a great moral effect throughout the colonies.—[The Noble Lord then read a passage from a des patch which had been received from Lord Mulgrave, de scribing the course which the Legislature: of Jamaica had taken, and stating that in the measures which they had adopted they had strictly adhered to the principles of the Act which had been proposed by the Parliament of this country.] With all these circumstances before them—knowing - that every colony was looking with intense anxiety to see how this ques tion would be settled—in what position, he asked, would they have placed all those great interests, if, having complied with the proceedings of the Jamaica Legislature, they had never theless declared that compensation would not be given ? An explosion would have taken place throughout the whole range of West Indian society. They would have been assailed with complaints from every part of those colonies of breaches of faith with them, and they would have forfeited their characters as Ministers of the Crown, and have endangered the success of the great experiment they had then commenced. What was the course then pursued by him (Lord Stanley)? He felt it his duty, riot for the purpose of releasing himself from respon sibility, but in order that the question might be fully and deli berately considered, to bring the whole case under the notice of his colleagues. The subject was fully submitted to the members of Lord Grey's Government. The Colonial Act was referred to the then Under Secretary for the Colonies, who, with his usual acuteness and discernment, pointed out the variances that existed between it and the Act of the British Legislature. Those variances were pointed out to a gentleman officially connected with the Colonies, whom he should have no hesita tion to name—Mr. Stephens ; and his arguments and obser vations upon them were finally brought by him (Lord Stanley) before a full Cabinet Council, at which all the members of Lord Grey's Administration were present. He submitted these points one by one to the opinion of his colleagues, and asked them whether any of them individually was sufficient to justify them in refusing compensation. Their opinion was unanimous that they were not. He then asked them if, taken altogether, they were sufficient to warrant them in refusing to declare that adequate provision should be made. Now if any difference of opinion had existed amongst those present on that occasion, there might, perhaps, be some ground for imputing blame, but one by one he had received the declaration of all his colleagues that these variances did not form sufficient ground of objec tion, and that the Government would be unjustified in with holding the declaration that adequate and satisfactory pro vision should be made.—( Hear, hear.) After he (Lord Stanley) had ceased to hold office, he understood that a communication had been made by the Marquis of Sligo to his Right Hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer, then Secretary for the Colonies, stating that the House of Assem bly had passed a supplementary Act, which he admitted was only temporary, but which Act fully met all these cases of objection which he (Lord Stanley) had pointed out, except one ; and, with respect to the point excepted, the Marquis of Sligo expressed his hope that the Government would not press it, for that if he himself was an independent Member of the Legislature of Jamaica he would not consent to concede that point. An unfavourable view had been suggested of the case then presented by Lord Grey's Administration ; but the con sequences of having made that declaration they would never have cause to regret. They had seen that great experiment already crowned with signal and increasing success—produ cing an immense and progressive improvement in the condition of every class—beneficial alike to the slave and to the master —and which, whilst it ameliorated and elevated the condition of the negro, would be found permanently conducive to the best interests of the planter.—( Hear.) Sir G. GREY stated that it was not the intention of the Government to oppose the motion of the Hon. Member for Weymouth. The British Parliament and the British people had a perfect right to the fullest information of the working of a system for the creation of which they had so liberally paid. He certainly thought that there could be no objection that the country should have an opportunity of judging what fruits this system had produced. What was the present con dition of the negro in comparison with what it had been, and what was the degree of supervision exercised by those whom the Government had sent out for that purpose ? On the occa sion of the motion of last year, two days before it was brought on, in order to quiet any possible alarm that might be created, the Government had addressed a circular letter to the Governors of the different colonies, stating their de termination to resist any interference with the payment of the money, but at the same time stating their opinion that, pith regard the working of the system, the Par liament, and, the people of England were entitled to the fullest information. No apprehension could be felt by those who represent the West India interest from the appointment of a committee of inquiry. It appeared by papers on the table that three committees had already been appointed for the same purpose by the House of Assembly in Jamaica. One of these committees, appointed in 1834, to inquire into the working of the new system, was appointed nearly in the terms of the mo tion of the Hon. Member for Weymouth. The committee had certainly made a report different from what he expected would be the report of the present committee after they had exa mined witnesses and availed themselves of the information which would be afforded them. But he did not see how the West India proprietors could suppose that their interests would in any degree be prejudiced by a committee of inquiry. The West India body resident in the colonies had raised a cry that their property had been subjected to deterioration by the change which had taken place. In justice to the West India body resident in this country he felt bound to say that they differed much in the spirit that actuated them on this question from those resident in the colonies. The Right Hon. Gen tleman proceeded to refer to some of the arguments used by the Hon. Member for Weymouth. He said that it was impossible that so great a change as had been effected could at first fully meet all the expectations that had been formed of it. With respect to the cases that had been mentioned by the Honourable Gentleman (Mr. F. Buxton), there was a law in force fully to meet those cases. It was the desire of the Government that that law should be fully enforced, and it was perfectly in the power of the Executive to enforce it. Notwithstanding what had been stated by the opponents of the measure of West India emancipation, its good effects upon the state of those colonies was already evident. It was the duty of the Government, in watching over th e o p era ti o ns of this great change, to maintain the principles of the Bill of 1823, and to maintain the reciprocal rights of all parties. They were as much bound to see that the proprieto r obtained that portion of labour which he was entitled to receive with out w ages , as they were to see that the negro bad the full en joyment of the period of free labour allotted to him. He con tended that the state of the negro, compared with what it had bee n iL, h s m va e s nt i s mmeasurably improved. Wit h res p ect to cor p or al pu , lie hoped before the Committee to be able to show that they had greatly diminished—that in some colonies the lash was entirely disused, and that in all the use of it was greatly on the decline. It had been taken out of hands that THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1836, used it irresponsibly, and placed in hands that were respon sible for its application to the Government and to the Par liament. In the Bahamas the lash was totally disused, unless in cases of theft, or offences of that description. In Jamaica the number of corporal punishments was greatly and progres sively on the decrease. The black population of that island was 312,000, and in the last year only 712 persons were sub jected to corporal punishment, out of a population amount ing to nearly half the entire negro population of the West India colonies. In British Guiana, where the lash was used with the greatest severity, corporal punishments were also very much decreasing. The Right Hon. Gentleman proceeded to vindicate the special magistrates from the charge of partiality in the discharge of their duties. He also read an extract from a despatch of Sir Carmichael Smyth, descriptive of the increased prosperity of that part of the i West India colo nies under his government, as manifested n the greatly-in creased exports of colonial produce, and he also mentioned the spread of moral feeling amongst the negroes, which would in a very short time altogether put an end to the system of concu binage. The Right Hon. Gentleman contended that the flog ging of women was very rarely resorted to, and stated that in Jamaica during the last year only one instance occurred of the flogging of a woman under the order of a special magistrate. He admitted that the Legislature of this country should closely watch over the working of the measure, and the manner in which it was effecred by colonial legislation. The vindica tion of the former Government by the Noble Lord opposite (Lord Stanley) was sufficient, and, therefore, he (Sir G. Grey) did not feel called upon to add to it. The Hon. Baronet, after adverting to the proceedings of the Colonial Legislature, went on to say that not only should the proceed ings of that assembly recognize the contract which had been made with Great Britain in the Negro Abolition Act, but also the contract which had been entered into with the negroes by the same Act.—( Hear, hear.) Government had already taken some steps upon the subject, and he hoped the House would on Thursday allow the Bill on that subject, of which notice had been given to-night, to pass. Mr. O'CONNELL admitted having said that the state of apprenticeship was worse than the previous state of slavery. In the latter state it was the interest of the slave-owner to keep the slave in such a condition as would enable him to - get the full quantum of a slave's labour, which was calculated to be about twelve or fourteen years. Now the apprentice labour was at his disposal for only six or seven years, and it was the owner's interest to work the apprentice to the extremity of his power. Thus the indulgence likely to be granted to the slave was lost to the apprentice.—( Hear, hear.) There was evidence that many instances of severity bad taken place, and the proposed committee would serve as a test to ascertain whether the evidence was true or false. Mr. W. GLADSTONE said that in the very worst of times the value of slave property was estimated at forty-five millions, and surely a compensation of twenty millions could not deserve the title of enormous.—(Hear, hear.) It was wrong, too, of those who in reasoning on the condition of the negro population, made abstract freedom the basis of their ar gument, and it was equally wrong to take the opinions of the colonial legislature as a fair specimen of the general feeling in Jamaica. Complaint was made because of apprentices being compelled to work for eight hours per day, and this, too, at the very time when a Bill was laid on the table of that House by the Right Hon. the President of the Board of Trade, com pelling children under 12 years of age to work in factories for 12 hours a day.—(Cheers.) Now with such a Bill before the House, was not the complaint with regard to the eight hours of the apprentice a misdirected philanthropy ?—( Hear, hear.) The Hon. Gentleman then proceeded to quote from some of the recent publications of the anti-slavery party to show that their object was to obtain immediate emancipation, and to abolish the apprenticeship system as one which put off the date of that to which the negroes were entitled at once. He should like to know if these were the sentiments of the lion. Gentle man opposite. He feared much that the course now about to be pursued would, without great caution, tend to revive old grievances, and to renew old sores. He did not accuse the Hon. Member for Weymouth of being a party to misrepresen tations, but he did accuse many of those Gentlemen who acted with him of being far too credulous in listening to statements relative to the conduct of the colonists. lie complained of the statements condemnatory of the conduct of the stipendary ma gistrates made in the publications of the Anti-Slavery Society, whereas Lord Sligo, and all the various functionaries who knew anything of them, had highly praised those magistrates for the kind, impartial, and conciliatory manner in which they had performed their very difficult duties. The House had taken the power of punishment out of the hands of the mas ters. Of that he approved. They had sent out magistrates depending wholly on the Crown to administer impartial jus tice. Of - that he approved. But did this justify gentlemen in sending forth to the public garbled statements, and making solemn adjurations in the name of God, calling upon the people of England to rise and put an end to that which they so un fairly represented as the state of things now existing in the West Indies ?—( Hear.) It was painful for him to make a charge of want of candour against any body of men, but the peace of the West Indies was the question at issue. Much had been said of the progressive disuse of the lash. That progressive disuse might in a great measure be attributed to the progressive disuse of agitation ; and when he found now that an attempt was made to renew and perpetuate this system of agitation at any expense of candour and of truth he felt it his duty earnestly and sincerely to deprecate the continuance of a system which could not but be attended with the most in jurious results.—( Loud cheers.) Sir J. R. REID was quite convinced, strange as it might seem to some Hon. Gentlemen, after the statements which had been made, that no population of any country on the face of the earth, not even excepting the British people, were happier than the negro population. Mr. BORT H WIC K supported the motion fora Committee. Mr. F. BUXTON replied. The motion was then agreed to. Mr. BUXTON would postpone naming the Committee. Sir J. C. HOBH 0U SE hoped that, from the unavoidable absence of the Noble Lord the Secretary for the Home De partment, the Hon. Hember for Finsbury would postpone his motion (a repeal of the Septennial Act), which stood for that evening, as it was one in which his Noble Friend, from his po sition in the House, would take an active part, and there was a very important question, the Irish Corporation Bill, the continued consideration of which was to take place that evening. Mr. evening. Y was only one of twenty-two members who had motions ; if they all consented to withdraw their motions he would not press his. Mr. D. W. HARVEY had an important motion to make which he had not an opportunity of introducing before ; and it was hard to expect him to forego the first opportunity. H e would therefore move that the order of the 11th February be complied with forthwith. Mr. BETHELL moved for a Select Committee to inquire into the alleged deficiency of protection for ships on the north eastern coast of England, and the propriety of admitting o f contribution of passing tolls for the maintenance of harbours of refuge on that coast. Mr. BO RTH WICK would be disposed to follow the ex ample of the Honourable Member for Finsbury, if he could, without abandoning his motion entirely. The House would recollect the answer of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to him the other night—the tone of triumph in which he said that on his introducing his motion the House was counted out. That circumstance was a pure accident, yet it was used as a piece of Ministerial finesse to swamp his motion. Although he said that his statement would not Occupy half an hour, he • was treated with disrespect ; he was twitted and taunted most discourteously. After this example of Ministerial jockeyship he could not withdraw his motion. Mr. WAKLEY withdrew his motion on the understanding that other Memb ers would withdra w theirs. Now the Hon. Gentleman refused to do so. Mr. BORT HWIC K was no party to any such arrangement, and he should go on.—(Cries of " Go on.") Mr. O'BRIEN and Mr. FRENCH said a few words which were inaudible in the general confusion that prevailed. Lord HO WICK thought Mr. Borthwick should withdraw his motion, as others did theirs. Sir R. PEEL protested against this course. Mr. Borthwick had really shown a great deal of forbearance. Sir G. GREY said that the counting out of the House on a former occasion, when the motion was to be introduced, was unavoidable. The Right Hon. Baronet and his party were absent when it was supposed they would attend. Sir R. PEEL said his absence was purely accidental. He came down to the House to hear the motion, and found the House adjourned. The Right Hon. Baronet, in charging others with absence, should recollect the numerous absences of the Kings Ministers—absences that were culpable in them and injurious to the public service. For his pert, he was as regular , in his attendance, to say the leas of it, as his Majesty's Minis ters.—( Hear, hear, and a laugh.) Sir J. C. HOBHOUSE said the Hon. Gentleman had an undoubted right to proceed if he liked ; but as twenty Gentle men who had precedence of him waived their right he thought he might also. Mr. BORTH WIC K was not precluded from proceeding on a former occasion by the absence of the Right Hon. Baronet ( Sir R. Peel) or his party, but by the premeditated and tricking devices of the Government, who availed themselves of every accident to suppress his motion. To this Ministerial and unworthy manoeuvring—this political jockeyship—he would not yield.—( Cries of "Go on, go on," 4 , Order," an d G 0 Di vide." During all the preceding scene there was much con fusion and laughter.) Mr. Borthwick then went on with his motion for a select committee to inquire into the state of the negro population in the Mauritius, as it affected the claims of that colony to compensation. The Hon. Member quoted some documents to show that the sum of two millions granted to the slave proprietors there was exorbitantly high consider ing the number of their slaves on the passing of the Bill. They were then reduced by the returns to about 7,000, making a reduction of over 60,000 from the year 1815, the compen sation having been given as if the original number of slaves continued. The Hon. Member concluded by moving for a select committee to inquire into the state of the negro popula tion in the Mauritius, as it affected the claims of the colony to compensation. Sir G. GREY said that the policy which the Government was determined to pursue in regard to the colony of the Mau ritius was such as was regulated by Act of Parliament, and moved as an amendment to the original motion that an address should be presented to his Majesty for the production of all documents, copies, or extracts of documents, or correspondence between the States of the Mauritius and the Secretary of State for the Colonies since the year 1828, relating to the illegal detention of slaves. Mr. BORTH WICK briefly replied, and his motion was, with leave, withdrawn. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved that the short hand writers who took notes of the evidence before the Com mittee which sat last session of Parliament to consider certain petitions complaining of bribery at tiie election for Great Yar mouth, might be at liberty to attend as witnesses at the next Assizes for the county of Norfolk, and prove, if required, any part of the evidence given before the said Committee upon the prosecutions for bribery at the said election, ordered by this House.--Agreed to. The House then resolved itself into Committee upon the MUNICIPAL CORPORATION (IRELAND) BILL. Clauses 83 to 87 were agreed to without amendment. On clause 88, Mr. JE PH SON proposed as an amendment— " That the rates be applotted equally on all property liable to assessment according to its value, and not by the ascending scale of the 9th Geo. IV., cap. 82." It was negatived without a division. The Hon. MEMBER then proposed another amendment— " To enable the town council to take leases and (subject to the approbation of the Lord Lieutenant) to borrow money on the security of the rates for paving, lighting, and suppling the town with water." This was also negatived without a division, and the clause was then ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clauses 89 to 100 inclusive were agreed to, Clause 101 was postponed. Clauses 102 and 103 were agreed to. Clauses 104 and 105 were passed. Clause 106 was read. Mr. O'L 0 G HLEN proposed to consolidate the powers possessed by the City Grand Jury of Dublin, and the present ing term Grand Jury of the city of the county at quarter ses sions, and to enable the city Grand Jury to assess for both purposes at Nlichaelmas and Easter, for which purpose the presenting term Grand Jury should lay before the Court of King's Bench an estimate of the quarterly expenses they had been in the habit of assessing, so that the superior authority would in future assess both. Mr. SHAW thought that no good cause could be shown for this change, which would probably produce confusion in the city accounts. He had never heard of any complaint of the working of the present plan. Clauses 106 to 112 inclusive were then passed. In clause 113, Mr. O'L OGHL E N proposed as an amendment that in cer tain cases the appointment of the Clerk of the Peace as Clerk of the Crown should not be for life, but vested in the Lord Lieutenant for Ireland, who should have the right of appoint ing from time to time, as in the cases of Clerks of the Peace of Counties. , Clauses 113, 114, and 115 were passed. In•clause 116, on the motion of Mr. WYSE, the following words were added to the end—" Save and except the juries summoned for an assize or general gaol delivery." Clauses 117 to 138, inclusive, were passed without opposi tion. In Clause 139, Mr. JEPHSON proposed, as an amendment, That the Lord Lieutenant be empowered to extend the Parliamentary boundaries of boroughs to which charters of incorporation may hereafter be granted." The ATTORNEY-GENERAL and the CHANCELLOR of the Ex- CHEQUER opposed it, as likely to be productive of inconveni ence and invidious distinctions, and the original clause was passed. All the subsequent clauses were passed without opposition. The House then resumed. Mr. BERNAL reported progress, and the Bill was ordered to stand over for further consideration. A conversation was then entered into on the subject of the schedules, and it was understood that if the House would permit they would be taken into consideration to-morrow (this day). The remaining Orders of the day were then disposed of, and, On the motion of Mr. BR OTHERTON, the House ad journed at Half-past One. PARLIAMENTARY SUMMARY. In the LORDS' yesterday, Lord Plunket obtained leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Bankrupt Laws of Ireland, and to assimilate them to those of England. In the COMMONS several petitions against and in favour of certain Railway Bills were presented. A petition was presented from Dundee praying for a more minute inspec tion of vessels before proceeding to sea. Mr. Callaghan presented a petition from WThitechurch and other places in the county of Cork, against tithes ; also one from the inhabitants of Christchurch, in the city of Cork, for Cor porate Reform, - a burgess qualification of 51., and against the proposed qualification for Town-councillors. It will be seen by our Parliamentary report that a great many peti tions on various subjects were presented, among which is a rather remarkable one connected with the Mauritius. Mr. Buxton's motion for a Committee on the working of the West Indi Apprenticeship system was agreed to after a discussion. Mr. Borthwick lost his motion relating to the negroes of the Mauritius. Sir G. Grey having moved and carried an amendment for the adoption of an address to the Crown in lieu of the Committee sought by Mr. Borthwick, the House then went into Committee on the Irish Municipal Reform Bill. The whole of the clauses were disposed of, the Schedules alone remaining for dis cussion to-night. COURT CIRCULAR. The Duchess of Kent gave a ball on Monday evening at Kensington Palace, at which her Majesty, the members of the Royal Family, Prince Ferdinand of Portugal, his illustrious relatives, and a party of the most distinguished nobility and gentry were present. The Grand Saloon was prepared for dancing; Weippert's band was in attendance in this room, and performed during the evening a variety of the most admired dances. The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria attended by the Duchess of Northumberland, Lady Flora Hastings, Lady Conroy, the Hon. Lady Cust, Baroness Lehzen, Sir John Conroy, Sir George Anson, the lion. General Upton, Colonel Hill, and Lieutenant-Colonel Harcourt, received their distinguished visitors in a drawing-room leading into the ball room. Her Royal Highness and the Princess Victoria, at tended by their respective suites, entered the rooms at half past 10 o'clock. The company arrived at the Palace shortly before 10 o'clock. "Her Majesty came accompanied by Prince George of Cam bridge, Prince Ernest of Hesse Philippstlial, and Prince Ed ward of Carolath ; and was attended by the Marchioness of Ely, the Hon. Miss Boyle, Earls Howe and Denbigh, the Hon. Mr. Ashley, the Hon. Captain Curzon, and the Rev. Mr. Wood. The Landgravine of Hesse Homburg came attended by Ma demoiselle Steyne and Sir Henry Wheatley. The Duchess of Gloucester was attended by Lady Caroline Legge and Sir S. Higgins. The Princess Sophia was attended by Lady John Thynne. Dancing commenced at half-past ten o'clock with a quad rille, in which the Princess Victoria danced with Prince Fer dinand of Portugal. Her Royal Highness danced in all the quadrilles afterwards, with Prince George of Cambridge, the Duke of Devonshire, Prince Augustus of Saxe Coburg, the Duke of Roxburgh, the Prince of Leiningen, the Earl of An trim, Lord C. Wellesley, and Lord Elphinstone. The dresses of the ladies were remarkable for their richness and elegance; some of them were splendid fancy dresses;_ in many instances the head-dresses were most superb, and dis played the greatest taste and magnificence. The gentlemen present wore their respective official cos tumes, or military and naval uniforms. Refreshments were served to the company during the even ing in an adjoining room. The Queen remained till half-past twelve o'clock, when her Majesty, attended by her suite, returned to St. James's. The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria retired a little I;efOre four o'clock ; soon afterwards dancing ceased, the band playing " God save the King." The band of tho Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards were stationed at the bottom of the Grand Staircase, and re ceived the Queen and the Royal Family with " God save the King," and also performed in the course of the evening selec tions from different operas. The King gave audiences yesterday at St. James's to Baron D'Ompteda, the Hanoverian Minister, and Lord Hill. The Duke of Cumberland, the Duchess of Gloucester, Prince George of Cambridge, Prince Edward of Carolath, Princ'e l Ei-nest of Phillippsthai, and a select party, dined with their Majesties last evening. The Queen, attended by the Marchioness of Ely, afterwards honoured the King's Theatre with he r p resence t o witness the performance of Beatrice di Tenda. Prince Ernest of llesse Philippsthal, Prince Edward of Carolath, Earl Howe, and the lion. Mr. Ashley, followed in a second carriage. Prince Ferdinand of Portugal, with his distinguished rela tives the Duke Ferdinand and Prince Augustus of Saxe Co burg Gotha, and the Prince of Leiningen, accompanied by their suites, honoured Baron de Moncorvo, the Portuguese Minister, with their company at dinner yesterday evening. A very large party had been invited by Baron de Moncorvo to meet the Princes. There were present Lords Melbourne, Palmerston, Glenelg, Lansdowne, Minto, Holland, Seaford, Elphinstone, Sir John Conroy, Messrs. Spring Rice, Poulett Thomson, Fox Strangwaves, and Backhouse • the Hanove rian, Dani s h, B raz ili an , and Saxon Ministers; the Marquis de Barbacena, the American and Belgian Charges d'Affaires ; Count Cape St. Vincent (Admiral Napier), &C. Lord John Russell and Count Sebastiani did not attend, from indisposition, having sent apologies ; and Count Bjorn stjerna, the Swedish Minister, was also prevented from at tending,The p arty t h at sat d own to dinner amounted to six-and thirty noblemen n a l e e c n ou a n n t d o g f e a nt l l a c t u e len. family affliction. is Roy a l Hi g h ness P r i n ce Ferdinand, and their Serene hi Highnesses the Duke Ferdinand and the Prince Augustus of Saxe Coburg, afterwards joined the Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria at the King's Theatre. The Princess Augusta passed Monday evening with His :Majesty, at St. James's. The Bishop of Derry visited Viscount Melbourne and the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday in Downing-street. The Lord -Advocate of Scotland had an interview yesterday with Viscount Melbourne. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE• LEAMINGTON STEEPLE CHASE. Sweepstakes o f 25 sovs. each, with `)00 added. 20 Subs. Mr. Cok e ' s b . h . Fl aerow Haycock 1 Catain Lamb' s b. g. Vivian Marquis 2 of Waterford's Yellow Dwarf ............Owne r ..• ...Owner 3 Mr. Little's g. g. Apostate ............... Captain Fendall 4 Sixteen started. Manfred, rode by T. Crommelin, Esq., led the whole of the way to the last fence, wher e he was 70 yards in advance but lost in consequence of refusing the jump. A very fast run race. ---. A certain new married pair, whose union promised a more than ordinary share of felicity, are already reported to lead what' is called " a cat and dog life." PRICES OF CANALS, DOCK Sri OCKS, ASSURANCE COMPANIES, &c.&c. &c. LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 22. Number Dividend Pr:ce of rer CANALS. per Shares. Annum. Paid. Start. ~760 61 pet cent. Ashton and Okiliam....Al'Erage 971. Ns. sh. 162 1,48'2 6!. Ashby.de-1: - ....Zouch Average 113/. sh. 65 ,260 Basingstoke lOOl. sh. 51 1,005 5/. BrecknocK and Ahergavenny 150 . sh. 90 4,00015 h. 121. 10s. Birmingham,ll-16th share l7/. 10s. 1291 4.003 .... ..... Ditto :11,0 Liverpool „1unct....1001. sh. all pd 301 600 Bridgewater and Taunton -.100/. sh. all pd 64 400 5/. Chelmer and Blackwater 100/. sh. 102 500 42/. Coventry 1001. sh. 810 4,516 Croydon Average 31/. 2s. 100. sh. 21 2,0601 • 3/. 10s. Dudley lOO/. sh. 78 600 61. Derby 100/. sh. 120 20.000 3,575! 231 43'. Erewash 1,297 , 00/. sh. 4 0 281. Forth and Clyde Averag e 4C01.165. sh. COO 1, 5 00 121. Grand Juno"- . _ ..., ..... 0,./. sh. 226 2,8491 Grand Union 100/. sh. 25 1,521 Grand Surrey lOO/. sh. 10,0001. 41. per cent. Ditto (optional) Loan lOO/. 75 3,096 Grand Western 600 13!.125. ed. Glamorganshire, Average cost 172/. 13s. 40. 280 1,960 Gloucester and Berkley •100/. sh. 15 749 104. Grantham 150/. sh. 202 6, 9 38 1/. 10s. Huddersfield Average 571: Os. 6d. sh. 30 100 5,328 11. Kennet and Avon, Average 39/.88. 10d. sh. 2 i 2,897 z 201. Leeds and Liverpool 1001. sh. 510 515 121. Leicester l4O/. sh. 1461 907 41. Leicester and Northampton... Aver par. 10s. 78 550 51. per cent. Liskeard and l.ooe Union 251. sh. all pd. 2,409 91. Monmouthshire 100/. sh. NO '250 9/. Melton Mowbray ' 1001. sh. 200 500 25/. Mersey and Irwell 100/. sh. 570 3,000 Macclesfield 1001. sh. all pd. 56 247 151. Neath 100/ sh 300 100 Nene Navigation Bonds ...160/. sh. 1110/. pd. 100 1,786 321. Oxford 1001 sh. 600 522 21. Oakham 1301. sh. 38 2,400 4/. Peak Forest Average about 784 sh. 105 21,418 14s. Regent's (or London) Aver. 33/. I e,s. ed. sh. :51 5,669 5/. per cent. Rochdale Average 85/. sh. 112 500 8L Shropshire /'1.5/. sh. 140 800 10/. Somerset Coal 1501. sh. 160 45,0001. 61 percent. Ditto Lock Fund Stock HI. 10s. sh. 12 700 36/. Stafl'ord and Worcester 140/. sh. 690 500 11/. Shrewsbury 12.5/. sh. 245 300 Si. Stourbridge 3,647 IL 10s. Stratford-on-Avon ...Average 791.95. td. sh. 39 533 13/. Swansea 100/. sh. 215 3,762 1/. Severn and Wye and Railway ...Av 351. sh. 18 2,60 , 1 sh. 32/. 10s. Trent and Mersey, 1 share 100/. sh. 620 8,149 1,0005h.1 Irv. Warwick and Birmingham lOO/. sh 280 1,00035h.j • 980 F' s . Warwick and Napton lOO/. sh. 220 6,000 3/ 10s Worcester and Birmingham...A v. 781.81. sh. 85 5,000 255. Wilts and Berks .. Average 67/. 10s. Bd. sh. 19 800 • 6!. Wyrley and Essington 125/. sh 75 126 Wisbeach 1051. sh. 45 905 1/. Wey and Arun llOl. sh. 221 DOCKS. 4,600& } 3 p. c. Commercial 100 /. sh. 1,06.5i5h I08,667:1. 4 per cent. East India 3,23.9,310 w. 50s. p. ct. London Ditto Bonds 1,380,0001. 5/. per ct. West India 2.009 3/. Gs. 4d. Bristol Average 141/. 19s. sh. 68,324/. 5/. per cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts 1.352,752 3 per cent. St. Katharine Stock 500,000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds 200,000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds for 10 years Shoreham Harbour 2.500 Deptford Pier NZ. sh. 3/. pd BRIDGES. 1,600 11. Hammersmith 5Ol. sh. 7,231 Southwark, 01.1 Av, ti 3/. 2s. Sd. sh. 1,700 11. 15s. Ditto, New, of 7,1, per cent. 5O/. sh. 5,000 5,000 11. 2s. Ditto, Old Annuities of Si. 6O/. pd 5,000 19s. 3d. Ditto, New Ditto of 71. . . 50,0001. 51. ver cent. Ditto Bonds 5,818 17s. Vauxhall Av arage 49/. Os. Od..h. ASSURANCE COMPANIES. 2,000 3/108 Albion 500/. sh. 50/. pd 50,000 f 4 PZ,,rd%n.Ll Alliance, British & Foreign 100/. sh. 10/. pd 50,000 6 per cent. Ditto, Marine 100/. sh. 51. pd 24,000 ;1 per sh. Atlas 50/. sh. 5/. pd 1,200 }sh. 4/. Birmingham Fire 20,000 4/ per cent. British Fire 250/. sh. 501. pd 12,000 61. per cent. British Commercial 50/, sh. 5/. pd 5,000 51. per cent. Clerical, Medical, &c. life, KO/ sh sh. . 12/10s pd 4,000 21 lOs County 100/. 10/. pct 10,000 ss. _ Eagle 5Ol. sh. Si. pd Stock , Stock 23 2 14 21 24 201 200 and 5 per cent.l •"'" /and 30/ bs. Economic Life lOO O l. sh. 2501 . pd 375 2,271 51/. per cent. European Life 0 01. sh. all pd 22 50,000 2s. Ditto, New "01. sh. 21. pd 1!. i 2s. 1,000,0001. 71. per ct. Globe Stock 158 20,000 11. Guardian 100/. sh. 20/. pd 361 4°,` ni .,„ ? f Fire 5 p et. H o pe "" /Life 8 p ct. j 2,400 5/. 7a. 6d. Imperial Fire 500/ sh. 50!. pd 120 7,500 9s. Imperial Life 1001. sh. 10!. pd gi 13,458108.6d:1)er sh. Indemnity Marine 110/. sh. 81. pd 151 2,020 3/ lOs Kent Fire 50/. sh. all pd 92 31. Ditto Life 29 10, 1 00 16s. Law Life 100/. sh. 101. pd 28 3,900 31 000 30,0 1 0 5/. per cent. Palladium Life 501. sh. 21. Ixl 2! Ss Od 050,001 Is. od. Protector Fire 2O/. sb. 2!. pd 1117 s Od 2,500 , 11. Provident Life lOOl. sh. 101. pd 194 100,000 ss. Rock Life 20/. sh. 2!. pd 61 689,220 i 51. per cent. Royal Exchange Stock... 202 Sun 2lO 6,000 5 per cent. University Life lOO/. sh. 5/. pd 4 50,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life 2/. pd JOINT STOCK BANKS _ ___ 5,000 Au'trala'ia 4Ol. sh. 49/. pd 10,006 10 per cent. Bank of Birmingham 5 l ll. sh. 10/. pd 10,000 Riper cent. Birmingham Bank 5O/. sh. 51. pd 18,000 2 per cent. London and Westminster...lool sh. 15/. pd 3,000 25,000 6 per cent. Liverpool 1001 sh. 10/. pd 30,000 71 per cent. Manchester and Liverpool 100/. sh. 101 pd Discount 20,000 6 per cent. Manchester 100/. sh. 20/ pd 90,000 8 per cent. Provincial Bank of Ireland 100/. sh. 25/. pd 20, , GO 5 per cent. National Bank of Ireland 50/, sh. IN. pd 10,000 National Provincial Eng. -100/. sh. 251. pd 10,000 lOper cent. Gloucestershire • 501. sh. 71/. pd 6,000 ... Hampshire 501. sh 5/. pd GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. 500 I/ 12s Bath M. sh. IC/. pd 5,000 6/. per cent. British 4O/. sh. 16/. pd 5,000 fal.irdoefis.esll Ditto Provincial 20/. sh. 19 pd 814 5/ lOs Birmingham 4,250 2/ Os Bristol 1,500 Brighton 2O/. oh. 750 ...... ... Ditto, New 2Ol. sh. ISI. pd 2,471 5 per cent. Brighton General 9 0/. sh. all pd 4,000 Si. Continental Cansolidated lOO/. 511/. pd 1,000 10/. City of London lOO/. sh. all pd 1,000 6!. Ditto, New lOO/. sh. 60/. pd 4,000 41. lOs. Equitable 401. pd European 5/. pd 10,(`00 5/. per cent. Imperial 5O/. sh. 800 5/. per cent. Isle of Thanet 25/. sh. 20/. pd 2,350 61 . per cont. Independent '3O/. sh. all pd 1,500 71 per cent. Leeds " 01 sh. 2n/ . p d 9,000 3/. per cent. Phcenix 501. sh. 39/. pd 1,000 4/. per cent. Ratcliff 11101. sh. 60/. pd 4,000 South Metropolitan 5 (l. sh. 13/. pd 8,200 5/. per cent. United General 5O/. sh. 451. pd 240 5/. per cent. Warwick 501. sh. 400 1/ 5s Wakefield 25/. sh. 12,0 0 0 3/. Westminster Chartered 501. sh. 6,000 12 Ditto, New .50/. sh. 10/. pd eco Yarmouth 201. sh. 18/. pd WATER WORKS. 4,800 Birmingham 25/. sh. 251. pd 4,433 5/. East London lOO/. sh. 4,500 21 108 Grand Junction ....Average 411 13s. 4d. sh. 2,000 21. Kent 100/. sh. 398 101. Liverpool Bootle 2201. sh. 1,500 2/ lOs New River London Bridge Water Annuities 6,486 1/. Mr.nchester and Salford lOOl. sh. 1,000 4 per cent. South London 100/. sh. 8,100 31. West Middlesex ....Average CZ/. 12s. 9d. sh. ,360 11 148 York Building Co. Lessee Prop 100/. sh. IRON RAILWAYS. Bristol and Exeter 2l Bolton and Leigh lOOl. sh. Clarence lOO/. sh. 100/. pd Forest of Dean 5O/ pd Grand Junction 100/. sh. 401. p i Great Western Ina sh. 10/. pd Hartlepool 100/. sh. 100/. pd Hull and Selby 5Ol. sh. 41. pd Leeds and Selby Leicester and Swannington -.5 0 1. sh. all pd I.i verpool and DI anchester...loo/. sh. 100/. pd Ditto Quarter Shares 9 5/. pd Loughborough T. , Aierage 142/. 17s. sh. London and Brighton .. . . .... 100/. sh. 5/ pd Ditto ditto (Gibbs') ...201, sh.• 1/. IA Ditto ditto (Rennie) London and Blackwall 501 sh. Si pd Loudon and Dover 501 sh. 1/. pd London and Gravesend 2Ol sh 1/. pd London and Greenwich 904 sic 201. pd London and Birmingham ...100/. sh. 501. pd London and Southampton '.ol. sh. 101. pd London and Croydon 5/. pd Northern and Eastern lOOl. sh. ill. pd North Midland lOO/. sh. Si. pd Preston and Wigan 3O/. pd Preston and Wyre 501. sh. Si. lid Stockton and Darlington lOOl. sh. Durham Junction 100/. sh. 104 pd MINES. Albion Copper 5/. sh. Si. pd 0; A lt en 151. sh. 10/. lOs pd 7 i Anglo I)ltxican, iss. Si. pm.... 100/. sh. all pd 5-. I Ditto Subscription 95/. pd 5! Bottom 1501. sh all pd 125 Brazilian Imp. iss. 5/. pm .. . ..35/. sh. 'XL pd 25 Macaubas itz Cocaes United -.25/. sh. 2.21. pd 11 Ditto St. John Del Rey ,9 01. sh. Si !. pd 6% Cata Branca 6 1/. pd 91 Candonga Copiapo 2O/. sh .121/ pd 171 Bolivar Copper Company 9 01. sh. 2111. pd hi Ditto Scrip 41. pd 54. British Iron 50/. sh. 50/. pd 3SI British Copper 5/. sh. 31/ pd 5] Columbian, iss. 51. pin. English General Mining Association...2ol. sh. 15/. pd 9 Mexican Company 100/. sh 5101. p . 2 Polberou Consols 10/. sh. 8/. pd Real del Monte, Unregistered 24 Ditto Loan Notes 1501.1x1 105 United Mexican, iss. 2 pm ....401. sh. all pd 3 2 Ditto Scrip • 41 Ditto Subscri pti on 2/. pd Ditto New Scrip 5/ pd 41 Union Gold, iss. 2/. ss. pm.... 221/. sh. VA pd West Cork 50/. sh. 40/. pd 37 LITERARY INSTITUTIONS. London, with Bronze Ticket 75gs. sh. 20 London University 100/. sh. all pd 25 Russell .sgs. sh. 8 King' College 100/. pd 30 MISCELLANEOUS. 660 2,000 , 2,500 19s. 351 431 lr 271 15 30,003 30.000 2,000 2,100 2,100 1,501 5,100 9 per cent. 70 IW. 10,000 45,1,00 12,000 30,000 10,000 3 per cent. 25,000 9.0,t,00 90,000 12,500 2,500 2,600 I,roo (I!. per cent. SOO 8,000 4,000 111,000 ... ..... 2,000 . 10,000 31.: s 6,0 _ 0 1,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 20,011 11. 10s. 6,000 9,500 2,q10 3/. :131,000 ...... (1,153 2,000 11,500 30,000 5.(00 1,000 1,500 ......... '7OO ......... 10,090 lOs. Australian Agricultural....lool. sh. 214/. pd 42; 1/. Auct ion Mart 50/. sh . 19 6 1 : 6 0 f ) 4 0 ) ........ , British American Land Company 13/. pd 111 is la lOO/. sh 20/. I A 36 ty n a p d p a e , C c o l a % a d a . , 4 per cent lO3 20010:000000 6 5 1 1 ppeerrcceeinitt. C Ca ity Bonds, 15,000 11. Hudso de ars Bay Stock perer cent General Steam Navigation ... 151. sh. 13/. pd 25 101. p cent. 11. London Corn. Sale Rooms Av. '75/. sh. 19 New Brunswick Land Company 22/ pd 191 2, 754 5/. per cent. Reversionary Interest 50c...100/ . s h . 100 L pd 130 j 2,639 5L p e r cent. Ditto New m D e i s e T m u c t , t . n ,s el Lan a 100/. sh. 45/. pd 71, i ' °( -..V, ............. I Va li t a i 50! . sh. all pd 8 100/. sh. 171. pd 1 2,000 LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES, 'MARCH 17, 1830. ` BANKS. 1.500, 001 i, 61. p. ct. Bale: of Scotland S 3/. 66 &1. sh. all pd 2041. 2,000,0) ,. /. 51 p. ct. Royal of Scotland 1 00 4 s h , a l l pd 170 1 . 500.0X.1. 6p. ct. British Linen Company 100/. sh. :.11 pd 240/. 3 , 00o,00(/. 6/. p. ct. Commercial 5OOl. s h . 100/ . p d 176/ . 5000,004 5 p. ct, National ~,,1001, sh. 10/. pd W. 2.000,0.1 C/. 41. p. ct. Glasgow Union 2io/. sh. 50/. pd 60/. 1,000,00/. 4p. ct. Western of Scotland 2001. sh 39/. pd 361 INSURANCE COMPANIES. i'sl.ooosli 61 p. et. Scottish Union 201. sh. 1/. pd CM. - ,500 sp. ct. Hercules 100/. sh. 101. pd 151 Os 10e;000 sp. ct. insurance Co. of Scotland....lo!. sh. all pd 7 1 l'a 50,000 6p. ct. North British •, 2001. sh. 10/. pd 151. 1,000 sp. ct. Caledonian Fire 100/. sh. 101. pd 15/ Os 5,000 op. et. Edinburgh Life 100/. sh. 10/. pd 14/10s 100,000 4p. ct. W est of Scotland lO/. pd 10/ 108 MISCELLANEOUS. pd *o ' 2/. 4,610 Edin. anti Glas. Un. Cana1...501. sh. all „5, Ditto Allocated 0+;1, .h. all 1.1 iv. •II d 5,400 5 per cent. Edinb. Joint Stuck NVater 25/. O. .. P 1 45c 1 . 50/ sh. 3i. pt, . .. 2,0005 h. 15 per cent. S Ca io rr t ° ts " l l r r o o n n r C o o u l n il t i le a r n y y :'s°l. 'h. all I-' 2.'1. 140,(51X) 103 4J,,g, so. all i , -- i p ,e e rr cent. cent. EdinburghEd i bu rl i C lk o L a l e i ( t 3 h . g Glass . 2. 2 04 ?1 .1 :5h ." . l a 6 l l l . 1. 1 ) : 1 1 , (6 :..1 /1: 4,450 10 percent . Glasgow Gas 9 0/. sh. all pa 41.5/7. 7 50 6 per Leith Coal Gas .s h, ,4 . 3,000 51 percent. Equitable Loan o p y . 1,9.00 5 per cent. Edinburgh and Dcalrakeitah.R.a.i.l2sw/y;.h.aci:o/1 pd lui. ROLLS' COURT.-.TUESDAY. THE BANE OF ENGLAND V. THE LONDON AND Si EBTMIN.• STER BANK. (Concluded from The Sun of yesterday.) His LORDSHIP, the Master of the Rolls, said that this was certainly a case of the greatest importance to the Bank of England, to the London and Westminster Bank, and also to the public. The parties who made this application came upon the construction of an Act of Parliament, with reference to an admitted fact, and they asked this Court t o interfere by its extraordinary jurisdiction of an injuncti on . importance, even in this case, which was one of very grea t even of public importance, he should wish to have the au thority of a Court of law for the decision of the question of legal right. After having heard the whole of the argu ments in support of the application, it did not appear to him to be one of the pressing nature which had be en urged at the bar, and could he be assured that the opinion of a Court of law could be had in the course of the next Term, he should order the motion to stand over till the last day of that Term. If not he should hear the motion through and decide it at once ; but he thought it would be better if the motion stood over. There would then be an opportunity of an appeal to the House of Lords, and in all probability the parties would be able to obtain the opinion of that tribunal in the course of the present session of Parliament. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, aS c o unsel for the London and Westminster Bank, thought an opinion of a Court of law would be had in next term. After some further discussion it was ultimately agreed that a case should be sent to the Court of Common Pleas, the Master to settle the case if the parties did not agree. BANKRUPTCY COURT-TUESDAY. STEPHEN LAKEMAN'S BANKRFPTCY. The adjourned meeting of the creditors under the fiat awarded against Stephen Lakeman was held to-day for the further consideration of the right claimed by Mr. King to prove for a sum of rather above 5,0001. for stock delivered to Lakeman before his flight, and for differences.arising out' of other transactions had with the bankrupt in Spanish and Columbian bonds. Mr. King was examined on behalf of the creditors by Mr. KEENE, and stated the nature of the transactions he had had with Mr. Lakeman between the Bth and 29th of January. He had not said on a former occasion that he had done business to the extent of millions for the bank rupt. He had not given to the jobbers on the Stock Ex change the name of his principal, that beinc , contrary to usage in transactions in foreign stock even when the bar gains were for money. He had to deliver the stock to Lakeman on a particular day, but had the bankrupt wished it, and it suited the jobber, it could have been delivered previously to the account day. It was the fact that he had not paid the jobbers for the whole of the stock which he had delivered to Mr. Lakeman before he fled. The stock for which he now claimed to prove was delivered to Lakeman on the account day. The further proceedings, after some other business had been disposed of; were adjourned. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CIRCUIT.—LEWES, Macs 22. The business of the Assizes for the county of Sussex commenced this morning at ten o'clock, before Chief Jus tice Tindal and Sir John Vaughan. The calendar contains the names of forty-eight prisoners, and a great part of the cases are of a serious nature, and we regret to state that they include three charges of arson. Thomas Pope was found guilty of stealing, at East Gul deford, part of the carcase of a sheep, the property of James Elliott, and sentenced to be transported for life. The prosecutor, about nine o'clock on Sunday, the 6th of March, missed from a pound near his house part of a sheep. He traced footsteps from the pound to the pri soner's house, when he, in company with the constable, found a leg of mutton, which they took away and fitted to the carcase, and the parts joined and corresponded exactly. It appeared also that when the prisoner's shoes were com pared with the footmarks that they fitted exactly. The prisoner, in his defence, said that the shoes were his own, but that he did not wear them at the time the robbery was committed. The mutton which was found in his house had been thrown on his premises by some person, and his wife cut some of it to make pies. MIDLAND CIRCUIT.-LEICESTER, MARCH 21. LIBEL.-THE KING (ON THE PROSECUTION OF W. E. HUTCHINSON) U. J. G. BROWN AND T. J. OUSELEY. This was an indictment against the two defendants, for the printing and publishing of a libel upon the prosecutor, in one of the numbers of the Leicester Conservative standard. The publication of the matter charged as libellous having been proved, and the Learned Judge having summed up, the Jury found a verdict of Not Guilty as to Brown, and Guilty as to Ouseley, who was sentenced to pay a fine of ten pounds. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARYLEBONE. Yesterday, Henry Brewer, a well-dressed, respectable looking young man, in the employ of Messrs. Lowdon and Co., the extensive linen-drapers and silk-mercers, of 17 and 16, Crawford-street, Marylebone, was put to the bar before Mr. Shutt, charged with having robbed his employers of a piece of very valuable lawn. The prisoner, who, by the advice of his solicitor, Mr. Wontner, declined saying any thing, was fully committed to Newgate for trial. THAMES POLICE, Yesterday Thomas Martin, a carman, in the employ of Mr. James Ambridge, of St. John-street-road, Pentonville, was brought before Mr. Clarkson, the presiding magistrate, charged with driving his master's van over a woman about 35 years of age, whose name is unknown, and causing her death. _ _ _ _ Richard Jones, a constable attached to the Regent's Canal Dock at Limehouse, saw the deceased about eleven o'clock in Harrow-street, reeling about in a state of intoxi cation. She was guilty of great excesses and was so drunk that she knew not what she was about. Soon afterwards he saw a van laden with fire-wood, and drawn by two horses going over the swivel-bridge of the dock. Witness was behind the van, and when it reached the opposite side of the bridge, he saw the hind wheel go over the woman he had before seen. He proceeded to her assistance, and found she was quite dead. The prisoner was a-head of the team when the accident occurred, and he took him into custody. Mr. Clarkson said his impression was that the affair was purely accidental, but it struck him as somewhat ex traordinary that the prisoner did not see the deceased, who was on the same side as himself. It was his duty to remand him until the result of tne Coroner's Inquest was known. CORONER'S INQUESTS. Yesterday evening an inquest was held in the Boar d Room of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, on the body of James Carrop, coachsmith, of Burton-street, Shoreditch, aged 52, who put a period to his existence by precipitating himself out of the second floor back-windoW into the stone yard beneath. Verdict—" Temporary derangement." Yesterday evening an inquest was held in the Board Room of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, before Mr. PAYNE, on the body of Susannah Wilkinson, aged 18, a fine young woman. W. Penn, shopman to Mr. Bateman, coffee-shop keeper, of No. 3, Honey-lane, Smithfield, deposed that the deceased was housemaid in the same family. Last Monday morning witness was in the kitchen with the de ceased, when the clothes of the latter caught fire whilst she was reachinc , something off the mantel-shelf. Verdict —" Accidentaladeath." Sir Robert Peel will give grand dinners on the 30th and 31st instant, being the Right Hon. Baronet's last parties till after the Easter recess. The justice which has at length been done to Mr. Rayner is said to have emanated from the highest quarter. Madame Vestris has been offered 5001. to perform at the Dublin theatre for a fortnight. ft " CIIERVILLE'S FIRST STEP TO FRENCH. -- We notice this little work from a conviction of its utility. f l a t consists of a series of connected examples, illustratinngualhof various rulei of Grammar, and furnishes at once it a h philological instruction and entertainment. .W Grammar ordinary book (at the moderate price of 35.) and an rules, the for reference, as to the exceptions to variousthee of the French lan student will be able to teach himself m or e any other method gunge in one month, than can be acquir ed le by ma nual little withhold our meed of in quadruple the time. Nor should we author, for giving this praise so justly due to the and professional r gain.— Leeds trues mere technical objections supplied: the bankers • * in the complaint is made among clever little volume to the ingenious thereby triumphing over Much . h them i which i the a have new n silver ot bee been groats able t are o finite trouble, and is • • ob s t ul ain i4 to them, which causes infinite trouble, , so irregular m its operation, . city of the that mann so e n r le ln o ‘ f ! • *bution among their customers. One of for distri bution the conditions p • before an) of the coin would b e d e li vere d, t h e prescribed was, of an order from the production Treasury. With those who and early in th • • wer e prompt their a pp li ca tion this succeeded at first ; others who followed were only supplied with one-half the am ount named in the Treasury order, but the later applicants wer e wholly unsuccessful, not being able to procure any of the- new pieces. One house, for which a Treasury order for 300/. worth had been obtained, was informed, after dancing attend... ance at the Mint for three or four days in succession, that the stock was exhausted, and that no more could be issued for three weeks to come. The great utility of the new coinage is universally admitted, and the neglect, therefore, in not provid— ing, a sufficient amount of it for circulation before any po'..tion: of it was issued, is as gross and palpable as anything cof the kind could possibly be.— Times.