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/ trried . ej eet , 0 -. 9 measure into operation. The Government 7 a compromise of this sort, because it was con th;0•!. ,to the principle upon which tey had acted 1 h rh !sout, e d because it would not hav h e answered the te k r of the Noble Lord, viz. afford time for the dos i • s e t a . in the factory for the exercise of those t 44 fte duties to which the Noble Lord had alluded, G oyer .. Purposes of recreation. Ho was sure that the N e i nent would not suffer in the estimation of their Psi supporters because they refused to sacrifice their oft, he of right on this matter, nor consented to re qt, e t 'lemselves from present difficulty at the expense 1 ,3 4 ,,_ permanent interest of the country.—(Hear, hear.) fiends could more deeply regret separation from those e i ,,," of his who had been the consistent and regular tlr ra t' e rters of the present Government. No ; Hon. Gen en, who supported him well knew that the way to Itt s , e „ 'aging confidence and respect was to act accord te'.," their conscientious convictions. And he was s, t ;,T ll that three months hence his Hon. Friends i/ t 'al hold the Government in higher estimation. p it n ever felt more convinced of anything than that the n i rsed restraint would be most injurious to commerce s ori l t l aanufacture, b u t to no class so injurious as to the 144ing people themselves. He thought that , a t least th ot bas adults were concerned, the principles of labour tok ," be left entirely u nshackled—should be left to $ 0 ,1 141 7 agreement. It was urged, in favour of the Lord's proposition, that, in many towns, the fac- I t abourers did not work more than ten hours. Now tim (Sir R. Peel) thought this argument told rather in seir e e • • kis„. the principle of voluntary labour ; for if ope tse.,..., might so arrange, as it was stated they had ar tkebt'Ut not to work for more than ten hours, where was need of legislative restraint ? Where was the oke Iti te : 34 3' of such dangerous interference ? He 110b1 say that the Government would yield to the th it , 6 Lord in preference to any other Member of se the His Noble Friend had been for many s;tne noble and consistent advocate of the principles Nid e he now sought to carry into operation. He had th e great sacrifices and would have been a member of epee to Government but for his conscientious adhe etre to those principles. He considered that the re- Net upon labour would not be attended with counter -4,11; advantages, and that if the Government had.ac *4l7 to the eleven:hour compromise they would have t or Ped their own position and given up those principles Which a they had been contending. It was, he must re at. ''. with the greatest pain he differed from so many of tt t supporters on this question, but he felt satisfied that er further deliberation the majority of that House old take a very different view from that which they il l‘ f ready taken. The Government would persevere th e i. t emperate, firm, and uncompromising advocacy of tei t ' °wit opinions, and he strongly hoped that the re tBl prove, that the opinions of the majority of h er ,ouse would be in favour of the course pursued by gee t ' Ministers. t t ,. J sys th e •,:c CHARLES WOOD thought the proposition of t tet .' 6 hle Lord was not at all calculated to give satis thlift to the great body of the working classes, and at it would tend materially to injure the manufacturing 'rests Lord * 4 0 , PALMERSTON said it was time that, if the s, 4l 'vrnment thought the maintenance of their proposal h,,essential to the interests of the country , they were th e ge etly justified in carrying it out ; but , still , he of 11 6 t it rather an unusual course, after the sense is the House being manifested as it had been Ilk tins instance, to withdraw the original t hhi , and then to replace it by another idea b{,Y the same. He could not at all attribute any Ag ,to his Noble Friend opposite, for consenting to la course , b ecause he thought it was the only manner kwhich h e cou ld ac t. At the same time it was his (1 Palmerston's) intention, if his Hon. Friend the t,,,, ber for Finsbu pressed his motion to a division, t e; °te in favour oft Notwithstanding the particular to 7aons which the Government might entertain of the fn t e beneficial results of a Twelve Hours' Labour Bill, th e o r that of one which sanctioned a smaller number, he tt o l ight, after the strong expression of opinion by the j r , : I le, , that the Government did not act very judiciously o„ge course they were pursuing. He did not think the i s Cernment were justified in charging Hon. Gentlemen 42 oPposed'them with introducing a new principle in orlation, for they themselves proposed to regulate the i eU r of adult females. It was the Governme n t , there i; that first introduced this innovation.—(Hear.) t '"'r. WILLIAMS hoped his Hon. Friend the Member t o u r. th e Finsbury would not press his amendment, as he L u ght it would not be attended with any practica ll y sigficial result. k i .lneendment was then neatived without a division, 4 th order of the day was d g ischarged. REDUCTION OF DUTIES. (IL% the Order of the Day being read for going into a - Zunittee of Supply, th r • E WART moved " That it is indisp ensable to e 4g s maintenanceaintenance and extension of the trade of t his coun try, .: that tho s e duties be repealed which press o n the l e materials of the woollen and cotton trade : that it s i i i `.pedient also that those duties be greatly reduced 5 ai 1 .. 64 press on articles of interchange in return for our 6t the ; especially such articles of interchange as, b e; ue same time, concern the subsistence of the people ; P a rtite (besides corn, which is the subject of superior and h Partite consideration) such articles as tea, sugar, coffee, th lte n 6 o, butter, and cheese : That it is expedient that s th `'M duties also be greatly reduced which, by . their te -° , u ,at, encourage smuggling ; being at once injurious t o " 10 revenue and dangerous to the morality of the t or al!try ; such as the duties on tobacco, silk goods, and t e ,, 9 2g 1 1 spirits•. That whatever temporary deficiency of k ne ' l lue be caused by such reduction ought, until the reve regain its former amount, to be sustained by the pro t and not by the trade and labour of the country." h to regretted that the other evening , when he s e ; li ght this matter before the Ho use, it had not re ,46(1 that attention which its im p ortance demanded. th at urlst the many points to whic h he would refer was eOr raw cotton, the duty upon wh ich o p erated most arshly upon the manufacturer. On the articles of tea, e tl f g,,r, and coffee, the people had a right to an alteration s pirits, duties, and on such commodities as tobacco, lrtts, &c., the high duties on which led to smuggling, m orality it to the House whether it was not better for the t i b u rality of the country that those duties should be re- Om„ e , s e d• The duty on foreign spirits, such as brandy, thl e ya, &e., were unreasonably high, and he thought at the present Government would do well to follow the Zateple of Mr. Pitt, who increased the r evenue of the entry by lowering the duty on those latter articles. Itli..,ens Lo rd G. Bentinck, who wa s conversing on the .1 Ulaterial benches with another H on. Member, said atn u a I. ,•_' “ Question, question"— and No ble EWART said—He was sorry to interru p t the oble Lord. 1 4 rd G. BENTINCK—No interruption — n ot in the _e ast. me an -to EWART was sure tha t the Noble Lord did not Itearl.to insult an Hon. Member o f that House. The ) ,, ) , (l a. Gentleman was p r oceeding to continue his ad dress 'LT; there being but a few Members present , ""• I '. HUME moved that the House be counted. 1 4 ," t ralagers were ordered to withdraw, and after the thr 3e of a few minutes, on our re-admission we found, LI% being more than forty Members present, theEWART on his legs, stating his conviction that s h` night Hon. Gentleman the Chancellor of the Ex „sequer could not but see the impolicy ofmaintaining the th ey system. If the Government adopted his views, 1 ,,, e Y, would find that the loss sustained in one article s er , -4 , 4 be compensated in another, and the ultimate effect ° Old be the advantage of the poor by the cheapening I.erticles of subsistence, and the removal of smuggling. s 41 r. HUME rose to second the motion, in order to cress his surprise at the conduct of those who ought (t t now better.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Gentleman is r • Ewart) had brought forward this subject on a s o rter occasion,_ and the House was then counted out, e „ 11 1 , (1 , When the Hon. Gentleman now brought the same gar, forward he was met by cries of " Question." nt er Majesty's Government would not look at the gh at and source of the evil. The reeking ricks showed as/It was the state of feeling amongst the labouring d %es. The Hon. Member then read an extract from a a l t t l 7, Paper in reference to the recent incendiary fires _ thsnnuting the fires to low wages, and the severity of th, poor-law. The present legislation prevented fr ont labourers from getting work, and therefore ell obtaining food. It was discreditable to a reformed ti n c lee of Commons to pay little attention to the prac- IC I4 grievances of the country. They would shortly .. 1 ":?e t o go into a Committee of Supply. It was a dis graceful fact that not more than forty or fifty persons tht?Uld attend the House on such occasions. He did f o l uk her Majesty's Government had much to answer P .,„On account of the present condition of this country. The SPEAKER having put the question, Oclile CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the a - Gentleman had attacked the House of Com mons ~,.‘ , a abody. F or th a t a tt a ck he did not feel ; but he was called upon to reply ; and if the Hon. Gentlema n had tu interrupted, the interruption arose from the feeling e at the amendment was not likely to be of any practical • and it was opposed chiefly by those on his own side Bthe Hou se .—(Hear, hear.) He apprehended the 4. 1 . mover of the amendment had brought forward this of the rather with a view of stating his opinion than a° the hope of meeting with concurrence. All per :iia agreed in the abstract principle that it was a great tn to have taxes on raw materials. The Hon. Gentle tha_a said it was indispensable to the trade of this country pe r r., t i liet ax on wool should be repealed. Why, it ap into vu that the quantity of cotton 42oo o imdo c r n te t d i ll 1,, . this country in 1842 a e 1 ,,C 43 it was 5,200,000, being a w n . i s ncre ' ase Of 100,00 . 0 * "(Hear, hear.) The value of the exports in 1842 Increase 21,6 90000/. : in 1843, it was 23,440,0001., being an * c rease in' one year of 1,700,0001. Take the article of 4,Z 1 ,' ~,,,,11l 1842, the value of wool imported was le " , `"o 1 . ; in 1843, it was 4,860,0001. The exports in 42 li o , amounted to 5,800,0001: ; in 1843, to 7,480,0001. i. could the House, with these facts before them, ex te4sa an opinion that it was indispensable to the main tenance of our trade in these two articles that the tax th e .„.d be removed ? The proposition would involve t 4o . d u.ouse in an absurdity, which it could hardly in the Mean) His general objection to the otherparts of the rtion was, that it would not be wise to commit br anches to the expression of an opinion on very large . of taxation. He thought the Hon. Gentleman iZittardly aware, indeed, of the extent of his own pro tic,n r, 16 .• He proposed to deal with an amount of taxa reyen. which would fall little short of thirty millions of •tvo n i ci ll ;: If the House adopted these propositions, what . 46 ,_ be the effect ? Why, that they would throw the ntra 7 . of the- great interests of this country into the the c u r s ed ; confusion , and create an alarm with respect to th e , t , of this country by which they would forfeit all 01. e advantages which they now derived from that i l i re L — (Rear, hear.) He did not mean to express any te, o .uu as to th e propriety or impropriety of these d u i i the o time would come when it would be their subject. state what were their views on that In ,,a In one part of the Hon. Gentleman's ,v • on, , be r oad ne proposed that the deficiency should toa e uPby a property-tax. On that subject the If l le — - 11 ?_ eut iman seemed to have changed his opinion. Lst "k Dot, be opposed the proposal of his Right THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 30, 1844, the public from the Zoological Gardens on Sunday, the day on which the members of the Society and the Mem bers of that House visited them in the greatest numbers. Why should they deny the same right to the public ? No one could say that it would make them either less moral or less religious. As to the exhibition of drawings and prints in the Museum, it would require another building, but it would be of great advantage to the public. He hoped the lion. Member would not advise the Trustees to take care of any new department ; the great fault was, that they undertook too much already. Mr. WYSE suggested that if any new gallery were added to the Museum it would not be confined to illus trations of one age only, but that it should embrace those of several. He would also suggest to the Right lion. Baronet the propriety of providing a proper col lection of casts for the use of students and the public, and of erecting a building for their reception. He be lieved there was already such a collection in Edinburgh, and in Dublin a committee had been formed for the purpose of forming a similar collection. There was, however, some difficulty in finding a site for the gallery, and he would suggest to the Government the propriety of furnishing a site. He also thought there should be a similar gallery here. When once the gallery was erected the cost of the casts would be trifling. There should also be a theatre for lectures, and it had been suggested the gallery should be open to the public in the morning and to students only in the evening. Sir R. PEEL thought the subject was well worthy of attention, and he could assure the Right Hon. Gentle man that the Government took great interest in the question. Lord J. MANNERS complained of the disgraceful way in which some of our most ancient monuments were defaced and destroyed by modern corporations, and trusted the Government would exercise its influence to shame these modern Goths and Vandals. _ _ _ Mr. HUME considered the answer of the Right Hon. Baronet to his question was very unsatisfactory. The British Museum was the only establishment in Europe in which there were no conveniences for the accommo dation of the visitors. He believed the Right Hon. Baronet visited the Museum on a Sunday, and why would he not let every one avail himself of the same privilege ? Mr. BORTHWICK considered that, abstractedly, it would be right that the Museum should be open on a Sunday ; but he doubted whether such a proceeding would be in accordance with the feelings of the great body of the people. The cathedrals, however, ought to be opened to the public on a Sunday—(Cheers).--instead of being closed more rigidly against the public on that day than any other. He was glad to know that in Westminster Abbey one step had been taken towards devoting the building to popular use—(Hear, hear)—but he was sorry to find that at St. Paul's nothing had been done.—(Hear, hear.) An Hon. Member had spoken of the monuments of the middle ages. Many of the monu ments in these cathedrals were of no age, and those who went to worship the figures which were s^en sprawling on the walls, might do so without committing any breach of the second commandment ; for they resembled no thing in the heavens !above, in the earth beneath, or in the waters under the earth. _ _ _ Mr. HUTT asked whether srsons could obtain casts of the statues in the British Museum ? Mr. HUME said it ought to be generally known that any persons might have casts of the works of art in the British Museum by paying the expense of making them. Dr. BOWRING hoped that some measures would be adopted to procure an interchange with other nations of casts of works of art. The vote was then agreed to. COMMTSSARIAT. Sir G. CLERK, in moving the commissariat esti mates, said that there was a large increase in the esti mates for the commissariat this year, which arose from the fact of a large sum, which used to appear partly in the army estimates and partly in the ordnance esti mates, having been transferred to the commissariat. The commissariat had always had the charge of supply ing forage on foreign stations to the troops. The esti mates for those supplies had formerly appeared partly in the army estimates, partly in the ordnance estimates, and partly in the commissariat estimates. This had led to a complication of accounts, and it had been considered that it would be, on the whole, better that the depart ment which had the charge of providing the articles should also estimate the funds that would be required. On this account, in the present year, there was an in crease of 232,000 L, which had been transferred from the army and ordnance to the commissariat estimates. The Hon. Baronet then moved that a sum of 436,0001. be voted for the expenses of the commissariat department. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE thought it would be well for the chairman to report progress, inasmuch as the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary for the Home Department had given notice of his intention to introduce a new Fac tories Bill that night. Now there was every reason to believe that this Bill would give rise to some discussion, and therefore he (Mr. Duncombe) thought it ought not to be introduced after eleven o'clock. Sir J. GRAHAM said he should be very happy to bring on the Bill to which the Hon. Gentleman referred at once. As, however, his statement would be but a short one, he did not think it necessary to adjourn the Com mittee so early. Mr. HUME thought the observation of the Hon. Member for Finsbury deserved some attention. The Bill which was about to be introduced by the Right Hon. Baronet was a very important one, and the public would naturally be very anxious to know what was the diffe rence between the old and new Bills. He thought they might agree to the vote then before the House, and then report progress. After a short communication the vote was agreed to. A sum of 46,6821. was voted for the half-pay of the commissarat department. A sum of 18,407,8301. was voted to pay off Exchequer Bills. The CHAIRMAN reported progress, and asked leave to sit again. The House then resumed. METROPOLITAN BUILDINGS BILL. The Earl of LINCOLN moved that the Bill be read a second time. Mr. HUME wished to ask the Noble Lord whether he intended to refer it to a Committee up stairs. The Earl of LINCOLN did not propose to refer it to such a Committee. _ _ The Bill was then read a second time. FACTORIES BILL. On the motion for proceeding with the Order of the Day on the Factories Bill being put, Sir JAMES GRAHAM said that the House would remember that in the early part of the evening the Bill which he had introduced in the early part of the session was withdrawn, by permission of the House ; and he believed the opinion of the House was pretty ge neral that he should have leave to introduce another Bill on the subject. Having, on the former occasion, entered at length into the subject, he was not prepared at the present moment to trespass on the attention of the House. At the same time it was right to state to the House what was the precise nature of the Bill. The Bill which was withdrawn was a Bill which re pealed all former Acts regulating employment in facto ries. The Bill which he now introduced repealed none of the former laws on the subject, but it introduced certain amendments. Speaking generally the amend ments he introduced into the present Bill were amend ments recommended by the Committee which sat on the subject in 1840. The Bill which he introduced pro vided that children between the ages of eight and eleven should not be employed in any factory in the manufac ture of silk, for a longer period than six hours and a half, and between the ages of eight and thirteen, for a no longer period in the manufacture of cottons, wool lens, and flax ; and further, that six hours and a-half should not be extended over the forenoon and afternoon of the same day, but should be confined to either. In those factories where children worked ten hours, it was provided by the Government measure that they should work for that period on alternate days—that if they worked ten hours on one day they should not work at all on the next. He proposed an alteration in the exist ing law, respecting surgeons' certificates. At pre sent surgeons could only grant certificates as far as appearances were concerned, but he proposed that the surgeon should certify as to the health of the child, and whether or no it was fitted for the employ ment proposed. In accordance with the recommenda tions of the Committee, he proposed that proper guards should be put upon machinery—that it should be boxed up so as to present accidents. It was further proposed that all accidents, without reference to age, should be report-'d to the inspector, and that the Secretary of State should be empowered to direct prosecutions against the owners of factories when accidents occurred by ma- chinery through the proper guards being wanting. It was further proposed that the damages obtained in such actions might be awarded to parents and guardians. It was proposed for the first time (and not in pursuance of any recommendation of the Committee) that females should not work for a longer time than that at present allowed for young people. He had thus briefly stated the provisions which the Bill contained, and would not at present further detain the House. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE thought the Right Hon. Ba ronet might have saved himself the trouble of intro ducing the present Bill, which would leave things just as they were, and repeal no grievance. The Right Hon. Baronet might have made his statement much shorter. How far this Bill would be satisfactory to the House and to the country time would determine. He thought the Right Hon. Baronet was fully justified in the course he had pursued, for it was quite clear that those Hon. Members who were opposed to him on one evening were prepared to support him on the next.—(Hear hear.) The people of England, at all events, should not be deluded. It was quite clear that the advantages which the Noble Lord gained on a former evening were lost. The Right Hon. Bart. told the House there was not any chance of relief in limiting the hours of labour ; he managed the matter most dexterously. Three times the House had told the people of England that their women and chil dren should not be worked more than ten hours ; but they were to continue in a state of slavery. Redress from the Government or that House lied proved to be hope less; the matter must be left for public agitation and to the Times newspaper. At a future time they would have some " sham moves," but he believed he might say that the Noble Lord would never again obtain such support as he had already obtained. The Noble Lord's forces were completely abandoned, and he wished the Right Hon. Baronet joy of the triumph he had achieved, but he sin cerely condoled with these poor people who were still doomed ,to slavery and hardship.—(Hear, hear.) He hoped that the House would not sanction the principles of the Bill introduced by the Hon. Baronet the Secre tary for the Home Department. Mr. IIUME objected to this Bill upon the princi ples urged in its favour by the Government, but still he should reserve for a future occasion, his general reasons for voting against it. He would advise the Right Hon. Gentleman to reconsider this Bill, and not be led away by misrepresentations, and to consider well before they instead should at a ll trench upon the free and unshackled exer cise of labour. He believed the Right Hon. Baronetwas wrong i othe introducing principles Bill, a v e and that pointed he a ought, Committee who: would bear evidence and make a report upon which legislative measures might be enacted. Let the Government remove the impediments which existed against the exercise of labour ; and they would have no necessity for such restrictions as those now proposed. Mr. HAWES said, he must certainly, so long as re strictions upon trade existed, vote against any proposition► which would have the effect of restricting labour. He was sure that while they existed it was absolutely essential, to enable the manufacturers to make a fair profit, that they should impose excessive toil upon the operative. He would ask the Govarnment were they determined to uphold those restrictions ? If then the Right Hon. Baronet opposite wore to adopt a different course with respect to protective duties, he for one should not oppose the restriction of labour, but until then he should oppose the introduction of this Bill. Sir C. NAPIER hoped that the House would support the Ten Hours' Bill. Leave was then given to bring in the Bill. COUNTY COURTS BILL. Sir JAMES GRAHAM then rose to ask leave to bring in a Bill to amend the jurisdiction of county courts. The county courts were some of the most ancient courts in the country, and in them there was no limit to the extent to which personal actions were brought. But one defect was, that under the writ of justitia parties were allowed to remove their suits to West • minster Hall, without being obliged to give security for costs. That was a defect which it was proposed to re move by the present Bill. The cumbrous machinery which had been altered in the superior courts had remained unchanged in the country. That, also, was a defect which it was intended to remove. He proposed, also, that .the judges in those courts should be paid by salary and the clerks by fees. In courts that might hereafter be formed the clerks should be paid by salary. With respect to the extent of jurisdiction, he had, on mature consideration, decided that to go to 15L The subject matter to be cases of simple contract, breach of agreement, &e. As to the form of proceeding he pro posed that the plaintiff should serve the defendant with notice seven days before trial; and that if both plaintiff and defendant were in the district, the suit should not be taken out of the district. But if the plaintiff were out of the district, he should have the option of bringing the suit, either in the county courts or in the superior courts ; and if the parties should re quire a jury, it should be competent for the judge to grant a jury which need not consist of a larger number than five persons ; it should also be competent for the court to make an order, for payment of debt, by instal ments, and judgment might be taken either against the body or the goods. Mr. WARBURTON trusted if there was to be an ap peal, it should be confined to one exorcise only of the right. He hoped the examination of both parties would be allowed. This was the case in the Court of Bank ruptcy, and he did not see why the system should not be made to apply to the proposed new courts. Mr. CRIPPS considered that the examination of both parties involved a question of great doubt and delicacy, which would require great consideration on the part of the House. _ After a few words in explanation froin Sir J. GRAHAM and Captain PECHELL, leave was given to bring in the Bill. Sir J. GRAHAM obtained leave to bring in a Bill for regulating the bailiffs of inferior courts. POOR-LAW BILL. Sir J. GRAHAM said that the Order of the Day fur the committal of this Bill stood for Monday ; with the permission of the House he would now move that it be read, for the purpose of postponing it to April 26. FACTORIES BILL. Sir J. GRAHAM then brought in the Factories Bill, which was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Monday, the 22d of April. The RIGHT HON. BARONET also brought in the County Courts Bill, and the Bailiffs' Regulation Bill, both of which were read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Monday, the 15th April. The House then adjourned at a 'quarter to One till Monday. Ensigns without purchase, Sergeant-Major J. Marshall, of the 28th Regiment, vice Read. J. V. Ellis, Gent., vice Malcolm, March 29. 31st Foot—To be Lieutenants, without purchase, Ensign T. Scarman, from the 39th Foot, vice Frend, promoted in 21st Foot, Dee. 5; Ensign H. W. J. Gray, from the 50th Foot, vice Bourke, deceased, Dec. 20, 1843. 39th Foot—J. 11. S. Fitsrierald, Gent., to be Ensign, with out purchase, vice Scarman, promoted in the 31st Foot, March 29, 1e44. 40th Foot—Ensign S. Snelling to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Wakefield, promoted in the 28th Foot, Dec. 30 ; R. S. Payne, Gent., to be Ensign, wi'hout purchase, vice Snelling, March 29. 41st Foot—Assistant-Surgeon C. Hart, from 21st Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Webster, who exchanges, March 29. 44th Foot—Lieutenant J. C. L. Carter to be Captain, with out purchase, vice Brevet Major J. Johnston, who retires upon full-pay; Ensign J. Bradley to be Lieutenant, vice Carter, March 29; Ensign E. Walter to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Hackett, who retires, March 30 ; W. Parker, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Bradley, March 29 ; the Hon. C. W. H. Agar to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Walter, March 30. 45th Foot—Captain E. Brown, from half-pay Ist Garrison Battalion, to be Captain, vice F. Nott, who exchanges ; Lieutenant G. A. L. Blenkinsopp to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brown, who retires; Ensign R. Miller to be Lieutenant by purchase, vice Blenkinsopp ; G. Coxon, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Miller, March 29. 47th Foot—Captain J. W. Collins, from 78th Foot, to be Captain, vice Elrington, who exchanges, March 29. 48th Foot—Ensign W. Fetherston to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Tobin, who retires ; W. Harman, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Fetherston, March 29. 49th Foot—Major R. Hunt, from the 57th Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase, vice G. Pasley who retires upon full-pay, March 29 ; Major T. S. Reignold's, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without pnrchase, vice R. Hunt, who retires upon full-pay ; Brevet Major D. Mac Andrew to be Major, vice Reignolds ; Lieutenant J. Ramsay to be Captain, vice Mac Andrew, March 30. 50th Foot—J. Purcell, Gent., to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice Gray, promoted in 31st Foot, March 29, 1844. 52d Foot—Lieut. H. D. Carden, to be Adjutant, vice Brownrigg, promoted, March, 29, 1844. 57th Foot--Captain T. Shadforth to be Major, without pur chase, vice Hunt, promoted in the 49th Foot ; Lieutenant W. J. M'Carthy to be Captain vice Shadforth ; Ensign J. E. D. M'Carthy to be Lieutenant, vice W. J. M'Carthy ; W. T. Potts, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice M'Carthy, March 29. 59th Foot—C. S. Baker, Gent., to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice Cox, removed to the 62d Regiment, March 20. 62d Foot—Ensign E. S. Harrison to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Jackson, promoted; Ensign R. A. Cox, from 59th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Harrison, March 29. 72d Foot—Ensign R. M. Lucas to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Cole, promoted in Ist West India Regi ment, March 29; Ensign Lydson Newman, from 67th Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase, March 28 ; W. Bertram, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Lucas, March 29. 78th Foot—Captain T. W. Elrington, from 47th Foot, to be Captain, vice Collins, who exchanges, March 29. 79th Foot—H. A. Murray, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Borthwick, who retires, March 29. 90th Foot—W. L. Braybrooke, Gent., to be Ensign, with out purchase, vice Suckling, promoted in Ist West India Regi ment, March 29. 96th Foot—C. 0. E. Wilmot, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Bruce, deceased, March 29. Ist West India Regiment—Captain T. Armstrong, from Half-pay 98th Foot, to be Captain, vice Doran, appointed Paymaster of the 76th Foot; Lieutenant C. A. H. Rumbold, from 21st Foot, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Armstrong, who retires ; Ensign H. J. Suckling, from the 90th Foot, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Paton, appointed to the 91st Foot, March 29. Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Lieut. H. J. Suckling, from Ist West India Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Hodges, pro- moted, March 30. BREVET.—Captain D. Brown, of 45th Foot, to be Major in the Army, July 22; Captain T. Armstrong, of Ist West India Regiment, to be Major in the Army, Jan. 10. STAFF.—Colonel Sir R. H. Sale, G.C.B. of the 13th Foot, to be Quartermaster-General to the Queen's troops serving in the East Indies, vice Colonel Churchill, killed in action, March 29. MEMORANDUAL—The exchange between Captain Whim per, of the 98th Foot, and Captain Grimes, of the 55th Feot, has been dated June 23, 1843, and not Dec. 22, 1843, as pre viously stated. The name of the Staff-Assistant-Surgeon, appointed on the 15th instant, is Willes, not Willis, as previously stated. WHITEHALL, Manx"( 23. _ _ The Lord Chancellor has appointed John Haworth, the !onager, of Bury, in the county of Lancaster, Gent., to be a `faster Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTS. GEORGE CAVE and RICHARD CAVE, drapers, Banbury, Oxfordshire, to surrender, April 16, at twelve, and May 10, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee, King's Arms-yard, Moorgate-street; Reed and Shaw, Friday street, Cheapside. JAMES BALLS, livery-stablekeeper, Holloway-road, Is lington, April 12, at eleven, and May 10, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee; Paterson, Old Broad-street. v. THOMAS SMITH and JAMES OSBORNE, builders, Redcross-street, Southwark, April 9 and May 21, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Ba singhall-street ; Dods and Co., Leadenhall-street. JOHN PEATEN, ironmonger, Paddington-street, Mary lebone, April 13, at half-past one, and May 7, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frede rick's-place, Old Jewry ; Smith, Barnard's Inn. CHARLES DEANE, coach builder, Southampton, April 10, and May 8, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lack ington, official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings ; Walker, Southampton-street, Bloomsbury, London ; Deacon and Long, Southampton. WILLIAM BECKITT, money scrivener, Doncaster, April 16, and May 7, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Taylor. John-street, Bedford row, London ; Badger, Rotherham ; Blackburn , Leeds. HERBERT HANCOX WRIGHT, cattle dealer, Hatton Grange, Shropshire, April 13 and May 11, at eleven , at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Bir mingham ; Barnett, Walsall. NOTICES OF INSOLVENCY. W. Mayler, publican, Chester. F. CrBok, wine and porter agent, Great Marylebone-street. G. Wallis, saddler, Oxford. H. Tovey, coach lamp manufacturer, Bristol. J. Ingram, author, Greenwich. H. Mahomed, bath proprietor, Little Ryder-st., Westminster. W. Godwin, linendraper, High-street, Stoke Newington. T. Thompson, farmer, Birmingham. F. Rumble, artist, Battersea. A. Jenkins, fishmonger, Ryde, Isle of Wight. H. Newman, bricklayer, Clapham-road, Surrey. D. Offord, cutler, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. E. Snell, chemist, Caistor, Lincolnshire. R. D. M'Manus, surgeon Wilson-street, Gray's Inn-road. E. Boothroyd, innkeeper, Huddersfield. T. Hasler, japanner, East-street, Finsbury-market. T. Finley, sen , High-street, Newington-butts. W. Denniff, fruiterer, Sheffield. T. C. Varley, mattress-manufacturer, Sheffield. W. Crowther, cloth manufacturer, Calverley, Yorkshire. D. Long, clothier, Guiseley, Yorkshire. T. Newell, beerseller, Calverley, Yorkshire. M. Snow, boarding-housekeeper, Liverpool. F. C. Gruneisen, licensed victualler, Thanet-st., St. Pancras. E. Cooke, licensed victualler, Masborough, Yorkshire. J. Shinton, beer seller, Fish-hill, Worcestershire. R. Wells, carpenter, Brewer's-green, Westminster. J. Craw ford, omnibus proprietor, Princes-street, Maida-hill. T. Pagden, St. Thomas-street, East, Southwark. S. Drew, cabinet maker, Wakefield. J. Kibble, proctor's clerk, Peckham-grove, Camberwell. W. Bethwick, furniture broker, Tottenham-court-road. T. Standen, biscuit baker, Hastings. SECOND NOTICES. _ - - G. Doust, Tonbridge, April 4, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Belcher, official assignee. J. Jones, shoe-maker, Devonshire-street, Queen-square, April 4, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee. R. Smith, clerk, Seckford-street, Clerkenwell, April 4, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee. C. Nurse, plane-maker, Maidstone, April 6, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee. W. Cooper, baker, Ryde, Isle of Wight, April 6, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee. F. Farrar, attorney, Trafalgar-square, New Peckham, April 13, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee. E. Brown, surgeon, Paradise street, Lambeth, April 4, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee. R. Bremridge, boot-maker, Hampton Middlesex, April 6, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. droom, official assignee. C. Johnson, fancy warehouseman, Gloucester-terrace, Mile end, April 6, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom official assignee. M. Westphal, Woodstock-street, Hanover-square, April 6, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee. W. Kington, High-street, Newington, April 2, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee. J. Newman, coachman, Thornhill, Bridge-place, Battle bridge, April 4, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher official assignee. G. Rickword, surgeon, Bedford, April 3, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee. J. Davies, carpenter, April 3, at one, at the Liverpool Dig trict Court. Bird, of ficial assignee. W. Audley, cart-owner, Liverpool, April 3, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, official assignee. G. Parish, butcher, Kingewinford, Staffordshire, April 3, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee. T. Barton,' licensed victualler, Burslem, Staffordshire, April 4, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee. T. Leach, labourer, Rochdale, April 3, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee. W. Clogg, Duloe, Cornwall, April 11, at eleven, at the Ex eter District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee. R. W. Mapowder, Dawlish, Devonshire, April 10, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hernaman, official assignee. C. Manning, tailor, South Molton, April 10, at half-put eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hernaman, official as signee. Z. G. Baker, tailor, Topsham, Devonshire, April 17, at twelve, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzell, official assignee. J. Stammers, Totnes, Devonshire, April 4, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hernaman, official assignee. T. Chatwin, brazier, Birmingham, April 3, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee DIVIDENDS. At the Courtofßankr . uptcy, Basinghall-street. J. Oliver and J. York , bankers, Stony Stratford, Bucking. hamahire, April 19, at half-past one—T. E. Rowley, draper, Oxford-street, April 19, at eleven—H. Woed, bookseller, Fleet-street, April 19, at twelve—S. Martin, grocer, Shore ditch, April 19, at half-past eleven—G. Whitehead, printer, Fleet-street, April 30, at half-past eleven. In the Country. _ _ T. Berridge, tobacconist , Manchester, April 19, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court—J. Murray and W. Brown, millwrights, Liverpool, April 23, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court—D. Rowlands, watch-maker, Pwllheli, Carnar vonshire, April 19, at half-past twelve, at the Liverpool Dis trict Court—T. Rodham, grocer, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, April 23,at eleven, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court— G. Walton, wine-merchant, Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, April 23, at one, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court—J. Bowman, hatter, Carlisle, April 23, at twelve, at the Newcas tle-upon-Tyne District Court—T. Hobson, draper, Carlisle, April 22, at half-past one, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Dis rict Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein-mentioned. J. Oliver, J. York, and R. Harrison, iron-masters, Tipton, Staffordshire, April 19, at two—J. Oliver and J. York, bank ers, Stoney Stratford, Buckinghamshire , April 19, at two—T. H. Giles, omnibus proprietor, Bow, April 23, at twelve—J. Bohn, bookseller, King William-street, April 23, at eleven— J. Sherwood, stationer, Wood-street, Cheapside, April 30, at eleven—G. Walton, w ine-merchant, Stockton-upon-Tees, April 22, at half-past eleven—T. Rodham, grocer, Newcastle upon-Tyne, April 22, at half-past twelve—J. H. Barry, ship owner, Liverpool, April 23, at twelve--T. Norman, farmer, Penketh, near Warrington, April 23, at twelve—T. natal', pork-butcher, Rochdale, April 22, at twelve—T. W. Vine, carpenter, Peerless-row, City-road, April 19—F. B. Courte nay, bookseller, Great Marlborough-street, April I9—J. Bell, ship-owner, Greensfield, Northumberland, April 19—T. Kim ber, farmer, North Cerney, Gloucestershire, April 19—J. A. Holmes, merchant, New Br ad-street, April 19. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. E. Croser and R. Poole, coal-merchants, Southampton—J. Binns and J. Hoyle, washing-liquor manufacturers, Halifax— J. Cottam and C. 13. Kelham, colonial brokers, Mincing-lane —R. Ellice, G. Kinnaer, G. Forsyth, W. Ellice, and R. El lice, merchants, Leadenhall-street (so far as regards R. Ellice) —T. Read and W. Read, tobacco manufacturers, Manchester —N. Godfrey and N. S. Godfrey, vinegar merchants, Bank side, Southwark—C. Irving and W. Willett, publishers, Hel met-court, Strand—J. Kaye and J. Teasdale, brewers, V. Bohain, Vouillnn, F. Pinault, C. Hubert, T. V. Raby, Le Batard, C. Armand, J. B. Desplaces, publishers, Wellington street, Strand—C. Jacobson and J. Huntingdon, brush-manu facturers, Liverpool—J. James and F. James, ironfounders, Walsall—E. Downes, E. Downes, and M. Leake, innkeepers, Shrewsbury—G. Hedley and J. Hope, coach-builders, Halifax —J. Tidd and W. Mercer, merchants, Kingston-upon- Hull— J. M'Call, T. M'Gill, C. M'Call, T. M'Call, J. 0. M'Call, merchants, Glasgow (so far as regards C. M'Call—J. Osborn and H. Elliott, cutlery manufacturers, Sheffield—J. W. Hentig and J. Pensam, wine -merchants, Portugal-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields—B. Best and C. Best, coal-merchants, St. John-street, Clerkenwell—W. Lock and J. Lock, farmers, Taunton. Hon. Friend to establish an income-tax. He had now changed his opinion. Mr. EWART—No, no ; that was an income-tax. — (Hear, hear.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, he believed he acted in concurrence with the general opi nion in not entering further into the discussion of this subject. Believing the motion could not be attended with a good effect, he should certainly offer it all the opposition in his power.—(Hear, hear.) Dr. BOWRING said it was only by bringing forward these subjects, thus repeatedly that they could hope they would be brought to a satisfactory settlement. Matters could not long continue in their present position. The experiments which the House seemed determined to try would not at all diminish the public distress. The pro bability was that they would greatly aggravate and in crease it.—(Hear, hear.) The whole tone and character of their proceedings must undergo a great change; and the more this was impressed upon that House, and through it upon the country, the greater chance was there of the evils of the country being remedied. Mr. F. BARING said that if the Legislature were to make any compensation in the way of imposing new taxes in lieu of others, they ought to do so on some com prehensive principle. If they were to take off taxes, they ought to look at what the effect of the Excise was upon industry and the comfort of the peopl. If they were only to take the case of soap, he would say that no tax upon raw material operated more severely upon the poor than that tax did. He believed, with Mr. Cobbett, that there was no tax which did not press severely upon the labouring classes ; but he did not think that any relief would be afforded to them by reducing the duties on the import of the raw material. lie hoped that the House would not accede to the 'notion. _ ----- Mr. WILLIAMS thought that no man who paid at tention to the interests of the country could uphold the duty upon the import of the raw material of wool and cotton. If tite late change in the duty had not taken place. he asked, what would be the state of the Exche quer ? What would be the condition of the Government? He could see no reason why the raw material should be taxed. If he were to take the tax upon tobacco he should ask why the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite should pay no more than 125 per cent. upon his cigars when the poor man was obliged to pay upon his tobacco up wards of 800 per cent., and the poor man paid upon the coarse kind of tea four times as much as any Member of that House paid for his own beverage. It was to him quite evident that the House of Commons had no sym pathy for the people ; and, without meaning any disre spect, he would express his hope that the day was not far distant when the House of Commons would feel the pressure out of doors. Mr. P. HOWARD, in supporting the motion, wished to state his opinion, that when the Legislature imposed the tax upon income they should have followed the example of the rest of Europe, and left the import of the materials of labour untaxed. The manufacturers of England were exposed to very severe competition with the Low Countries, with the tact and activity of France, and with the steady indus try, not of our fellow -subjects, certainly, but of the de scendants of our own race in the United States; and un der these circumstances, he thought it highly desirable that her Majesty's Government should take the tax upon cotton wool into their serious consideration, with a view to its removal. The House then divided, when there were— For going into Committee BB For Mr. Ewart's amendment ...... 24 Majority for Ministers SUPPLY—BRITISH MUSEUM. The House then went into Committee, Mr. GREENE in the Chair. Sir R. PEEL said the House was so familiar with the subject for which he was going to ask a vote of money, that he felt it was unnecessary to say anything in pro posing it, though he should be most happy to answer any question, or give any information that might be de sired. He would, therefore, simply move, that a sum not exceeding 37,9871. be granted to her Majesty for the charges of the British Museum. Mr. BERNAL said he wished to call the attention of the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir R. Peel) to the case of one of the most deserving officers of that establishment. It was that of Mr. Jose, an able, experienced, and efficient servant, whose salary was only 350/. per annum, who had no apartments assigned to him, and whose duties were of the most responsible character. He was en trusted with a vast amount of property, and was en gaged in classifying large assortments of prints, and had lately re-arranged the whole of the Rembrandt collec tion. During the last year, from seven thousand to eight thousand persons had visited the Library, and he really thought, that where such responsibility rested, and where services were so efficiently performed, they ought to command a somewhat higher salary. Sir ROBERT PEEL said no one was more willing to bear testimony to the character and services of this excellent public servant, than he was. He r(Mr. Jose) had been elected to his present situation by the una nimous vote of the trustees; but then it had been done on the plain, distinct understanding, that its duties were to be performed for the present salary. This had been stipulated by the trustees, and agreed to by Mr. Jose. He trusted the Hon. Member (Mr. Bernal) would be satisfied with the testimony he (Sir R. Peel) had borne to the services of Mr. Jose; but he must be excused from being made a party to any increase of a salary which had been accepted as an adequate compensation for the duties of the office accepted by the party. These things, moreover, were much better left to the discretion of the trustees. Mr. BERNAL wished it to be understood that he had had no communication with the individual in question, either directly or indirectly, in reference to this matter. Mr. HUME said the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir Robert Peel) seemed to think that the question of salaries should be left entirely to the trustees, who were re sponsible for the proper performance of their duties. But to whom were these trustees responsible ? Not to that House, nor to any one competent authority ; but, simply to each other. The fact was, the constitu tion of the board was not what the public wished or had a right to expect. As long as it remained a close body, a monopoly—there would be dissatisfaction. In refer ence to the subject introduced by the Hon. Member (Mr. Bernal), he should feel it his duty to move for a detail of certain salaries, and whether the recipients of them held other situations or not. He thought if the Museum was kept open on Sunday i t would tend to the greatest good, and prevent many persons from going into public-houses and committing the greatest immo ralities on that day. Now, he could not conceive what could be the objection on the part of the trustees, in not making the improvements that had been pointed out for several years. He did not see why children under eight years of age should not be admitted. Another most foolish thing was, that of compelling parties to write their names, by which great inconvenience was occa sioned as crowds of persons were by that means col lected together. Sir R. PEEL would not remonstrate against the Hon. Gentleman's complaints, but the question was, were they reasonable ? Now in the first place the trustees were not responsible for these estimates, but the Treasury was. There was not a return as to the duties of the officers of the Museum, which the Hon. Gentleman chose to call for, that he should not have ; and as to the complaints of the trustees, he thought that the Hon. Member must admit that such men as the Duke of Sutherland, Mr. Hallam, and others, were not much calculated to adopt any course that would be injurious to the institution. So far from that, it was shown by the number of visit ors, that the rules laid down by them had been produc tive of great convenience, for in 1840 the number of visitors was 247,000, while in 1843 they were 517,400. The trustees, therefore, had so far succeeded in attracting a greater number of visitors. Then, with respect to the admission of children ; the age at which they should be admitted ought to be limited, because it must be appa rent to every one, that children could receive no benefit from attending them, although they could materially in terrupt the attention of others. The necessities they relieved were anything but the necessities for acquiring knowledge.—(Great laughter.) He could assure the Hon. Gentleman, however, that the circumstance had been brought under the attention of the trustees, and there was every disposition to give all facilities to the public. Mr. PROTHEROE hoped that no excrescences would be attached to the new building.—(Laughter.) He alluded to the department of the library. He thought it would be very unadvisable to make any present addi tions, for the time was approaching when there must be an emigration of some part of the collection, either of the statues or of the collection of natural history. He wished that means could be taken to exhibit the draw- ings and prints in the Museum, in the same manner as the Duke of Devonshire exhibited his collection of original drawings at Chatsworth. With regard to the introduction of children into the Museum, it would be painful to him to do anything that would lessen the pleasures of this interesting portion of the species, but from being often at Hampton Court, he was sorry to say that the introduction of children there did not at all add to the pleasure of grown gentlemen.—(Hear, hear.) At the same time he could not but pay a tribute of praise to the exertions of the Hon. Member for Mon trose on all occasions to increase the facilities of access to this national institution.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. BERNAL said, there was a total want in this country of one department that ought to form part of a National Museum. There was not in this country any collection of monuments illustrative of their national history, nor of any specimens of the arts, implements, or costumes of the middle ages. There was an abun dance of specimens of Egyptian art and manufacture, of the arms and implements of the South Sea Islands, of mineralogical and botanical productions, and of numis matic treasures. But of anything appertaining to the life and history of the middle ages,our artists,having no models whatever to study from, were entirely ignorant. The productions of their artists were thus disgraced by their ignorance of this period ; thus it was that they might find in modern paintings, Indian shields in Highland subjects, and South Sea weapons in tableaux of European -warfare. In France, not only was great attention paid to this sub ject by the Government, but by the Municipality of Paris. One of the best speciments of the style of building of the middle ages, the Hotel de Cluni, had been purchased by Louis Philippe, and the Municipality .of Paris had voted a large sum for its restoration. Dr. BOWRING suggested that an easy and econo mical mode of adding to their national collection of works of art and nature might be adopted by sending a circular containing some simple instructions, to the British diplomatic officers abroad, who, by very slight exertions, might frequently make very valuable additions to the Museum. Sir R. PEEL said that specimens in mineralogy and botany had been obtained by some of the Consuls abroad. Within the last week the Treasury had authorised the expenditure of 2,0001. for completing m the zo aci olo e gi b ca y l and e botanical catalogue of the collection p A le n t t e a d rc b ti y c E m x r pe . tdriotiwonn., wThhoesecunataolbotgruuessivlevenireent o t be was c com pleted sufficiently known, and who had been an associate of Sir Joseph Banks. Mr. WARBURTON complained of the exclusion of MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, of March 29.) SUGAR.—The market for West India has again assumed a dull aspect; grocers and refiners have operated with reluc tance, taking barely enough for their immediate wants. Mer ehants generally have refused to sell excepting upon previous terms. To-day importers of West India Sugar submitting to a decline in prices of generally 6d per cwt, tempted the trade to come forward more freely ' • still the sales amounted to only 200 hhds, making the sales for the week 790 hhds and trcs ; and the market closed with a flat appearance. REFINED.—To-day the demand was brisker for Refined goods for home use; brown Lumps 74s 6d, and standard Lumps 75s 6d per cwt ; bonded Crushed firm at 26s per cwt. MAURITIUS.—HoIders have shown firmness and the market has been sparingly supplied with all qualities, but the trade have operated with caution. EAST IlintA.—For Foreign East India Sugar the market has a firm appearance ; privately purchases made at 18s to 21s for Manilla, and Java at 18s to 22s per cwt. This afternoon Bengal Sugar, fine white went at 67s to 68s, good 64s 6d to 655, middling 63s to 645, middling yellow 58s 6d to 59s 6d, good 60s to 61s 6d, white damp and washed 62s to 675, and yellow 585 to 59s 6d per cwt. FOREIGN—YeIIow Havannah is held for the improved rates of last week, but only a limited business has been transacted. White Havannah has met with more attention, and the rates paid are on a par with those of last week. This afternoon two floating cargoes of brown Bahia were sold, one at 18s, and the other at 18s 3d per cwt., deliverable at Liverpool. Mot.AssEs.—For West India rather lower rates again ac cepted ; Madras, 18s for good thick ; Bengal Syrup at 15s to 16s per cwt. COFFEE.—The middling descriptions of Jamaica and Ber bice are much wanted by the town and country trade, and the supply being small, holders have been enabled to obtain very full rates, but unclean and inferior sorts were difficult of sale, and prices are looking down. This afternoon Ceylon Coffee moved off slowly by private contract, and prices still drooping ; good ordinary sold at 64s to 65s per cwt ; of Batavia, 245 bags at public sale sold at very full rates ; good ordinary mixed brown fetched 325, bulked 31s 6d, and sea damaged first, second, and third class, 24s to 28s per cwt. Foreign Coffee dull of sale ; Rio at 29s to 355, and St. Domingo 31s to 33: per cwt. COCOA.—Foreign is held with firmness; sound Bahia bought in at 29s to 29s 6d for good bright red ; sound cocoa husks from Malaga taken in at 17s per cwt. For Trinidad cocoa prices have given way 2s to 3s per cwt. TEA.—There has been less desire to purchase green Tea, and the market having been better supplied, prices have given way for all descriptions this week. Importers of black are generally inclined to sell, and large parcels having been pressed for sale a further decline in the value has been the conse- quence. The public auctions which commenced on Tuesday finished yesterday ; there was only a small muster of the trade throughout ; the biddings were languid for all descriptions of black, and the trade purchased green with caution ; prices continued to give way as the tales proceeded, and left off at a decline on the last auctions. _ _ RuM, BRANDT, AND HOLLANDS.—Jamaica Rum fair qua lity 30 to 34 per cent overproof at 3s 6d to 3s Bd, good 36 to 38 over 3s lOd to 4s, and small parcels of superior at 4s 6d to 5s 6d per gallon. Leeward. at 2s 2d to 2s 20 proof strength. Calcutta Rum much wanted, but few parcels are to be met with; is lld to ls 1 lid paid for proof. Demerara at 3s 3d to 35 4d for strong, and 3s 5d per gall far very fine in hhds. Brandy at following rates: Cognac, best bands of the vintage of 1838, hbds 5s Ild, puns 5s 9d; 1839, hhds 5s 9d, puns 5s 7d; 1840, hhds 5s 7d, puns 5s sd; 1841, hhds 5. 6d, puns 5. 4d ; 1842, hhds 5s sd, puns 5s 3d, and in ferior marks 2,5 10d to 4s 6d per gallon. In Geneva not much done : Is 9d is the value of shipping sort, and 2. 2d to 3s for fine for home consumption. In the value of English Corn Spirits there is no variation. RlCE.—Carolina at 21s to 26. per cwt. This afternoon Bengal Rice nearly all taken in, middling white at 12s, a few lots common white sold at lls to lls 6d, sea damaged fetched 7s to Ils ; pockets all sold at a decline of 6d, middling white went at lls to Ils 6d, and sea damaged Os 6d to 10s 6d ; 430 bags Madras Rice sold rather lower, good bold sound yellow at 9s, sea damaged first class 8s to 8s 6d per cwt. SAcio.—Prices have declined 2s per cwt ; Sago Flour 20s to 21s per cwt; Tapioca at 6d to 6 1 ,4 d per lb for fine quality. This afternoon Sago Flour taken in at 22s to 23s per cwt for good white, being above the value. SrfcEs.—This afternoon at public sale 91 chests of Cassia Lignea sold at 52s to 53s for loose and broken, being the full value. . 6 casks Mace taken in at 2s 4d to 2. 6d for common Ba tavia. 12 casks of nutmegs were bought in at 3s for Batavia, and low 2s 2d to 2s 3d. Pepper is little wanted, and 403 bags Sumatra at public sale all taken in at 3d for common light rather dusty, 2/c1 offered. Pimento has declined in value lid per lb. OILS.—For Olive Oil, further advanced rates paid, Galli poli fetching 501, Sicily 491, Spanish 481 to 481 10s, and Bar bary 471 to 471 lOs : Linseed Oil 266 9d to 27. per cwt. Rape Oil, at 38s to 38s 6d for pale, and 37s to 37s 6d for brown. Cocoa Nut Oil at 29s 6d to 32s per cwt ; Palm, first quality at 28s per cwt. Cod Oil at 34/ lOs to 351. Pale Seal at 341 15. to 351 per tun. Southern 3115 s to 32 1 10s for mid to good. Sperm at 701 lOs to 701 153 for British, and one lot low 63l per tun. TALLOW.—On the spot for Russian Tallow 40s 9d to 41s per cwt are the current rates paid for P.Y. Candle of first quality. For delivery in the last three months of the year at 42s per cwt. American at the previous currency. Town Tal low at 41s, net cash. New South Wales at 36s to 40s 9d per cwt. This afternoon South American Tallow at 34s to 40s 3d, Odessa Sheep 39s 6d to 39s 9d, Italian 38s to 395, Ibrail 39s to 40s, New South Wales Tallow at 38s 3d to 40s 9d per cwt. FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. DOWNING-STREET, MARCH 27. The Queen has been pleased to appoint John Macaulay Hig ginson, Esq., to be Civil Secretary to the Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief of Canada. WHITEHALL, MARCH 27. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. Alexander Irvine to the church and parish of Peterhead, in the presby tery of Deer and county of Aberdeen, vacant by the death of the Rev. William Donald, late minister thereof. WHITEHALL, MARCH 28. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. James Mac kintosh to the church and parish of Burntisland, in the presby tery of Kirkcaldy and county of Fife, vacant by the transporta tion of the Rev. Robert William Fraser, late minister thereof, to the church and parish of St. John's, Edinburgh. WAR-OFFICE, MARCH 29. Ist Regiment of Life Guards—Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant R. Sutton to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Clifton, who retires; George Viscount Dupplin to be Cornet and Sub- Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Sutton, March 29. 2d Dragoons—F. U. Graham, Gent., to be Cornet, by pur chase, vice Pilgrim, who retires, March 29. Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards—Lieut. and Captain G. Drummond to be Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, by pur chase, vice the Hon. J. Hope, who retires ; Ensign and Lieut. T. . Steele to be Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase, vice Drummond ; Ensign Sir G. F. R. Walker, Bart., from 26th Foot, to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Steele, March 29. 4th Foot—G. Collins, Gent., to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice Smith, deceased, March 29. 12th Foot—Ensign W. E. Crofton to be Adjutant, vice Hamley, promoted, March 29. 18th Foot—Sergeant-Major E. Jones to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Tritton, appointed to the 23d Foot, March 29. 21st Foot—Assistant-Surgeon A. C. Webster, from 41st Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Hart, who exchanges, March 29. 23d Foot—Second Lieutenant F. E. Campbell to be First Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Blackett, who retires ; Ensign F. B. Tritton, from 18th Foot, to be Second Lieutenant, without purchase ; The Hon. W. M. Plunkett to be Second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Campbell, March 29. 28th Foot—To be Lieutenants without purchase, Ensign S. Read, vice Smart, promoted, March 28 ; Ensign J. D. Malcolm, vice Webb, appointed Adjutant, March 29. To be ~ i' ~~~ SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. DUNCAN M'INTYRE, merchant, Easdale, Argyleshire, April 3 and 24, at two, at the Caledonian Hotel, Oban. WILLIAM FORREST, wine -merchant, Edinburgh, April 6, at twelve, and April 30, at two, at Stevenson's Sale-rooms, Edinburgh. HEMSWORTH and Co., distillers, Kirkcaldy, April 4 and 25, at one, at Smith's Harbour-head Inn, Kirkcaldy. PETER DAWSON, merchant, Dundee, April 3 and 24, at two, at the Royal Hotel, Dundee. JOHN GORDON GULLAN, teacher, Glasgow, April 5 and 26, at two, at the chambers of Alexander Fleek, Glasgow. PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, for the week ending March 26, 1544, is 365. ld. per cwt., exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im portation thereof into Great Britain. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORFOLK ClRCUlT.—.Norwich, March 28. (Before Mr. ANDREWS, Q.C.) Mr. Andrews took his seat in Court at ten o'clock this morning, and assisted the Learned Judges in trying prisoners. The following case, which excited very great interest in the city, was tried before him : A DRAMATIC Cincr.E.—James Henry Mungard, comedian, aged 26, was indicted for feloniously intermarrying Rosina Saker, his former wife, Kathleen, being alive at the time. Mr. Worlledge conducted the prosecution ; Mr. Prender gast and Mr. W. Cooper the defence. The prisoner is an actor, and has figured with more credit to himself than he did to-day on the stage of mimic life in this city, where he has for some time past been a member of the corps dramatique. He is a good-looking young man, and in the year 1836 he won the affections of a Miss Kathleen Fry, the daughter of a clergyman in London, to whom he was married in the month of March in that year. For some reason, not explained by the evidence, he and his wife separated five or six months after their marriage, and the lady and her mother went to Paris, where she formed a con nexion with a M. Ammon, a Frenchman, with whom she lived for two years, and until his death, after which she and her mother went to reside in Belgium. In 1839, a Mr. Saker, also a comedian, was in Norwich with his daughter, Miss Rosina, and an attachment sprang up betwixt her and the prisoner. which ended is their marriage in that city in the month of February, 1840. A very short time after this second union of the prisoner, a rumour of his first marriage and of his first wife being still alive got abroad, and came to the ears of Mr. Saker and his daughter, and rendered them very unhappy. The prisoner was taxed with the tact, and at length admitted that he had been married, but asserted that his wife was not living, that she died abroad, and was buried in Italy Remembering, however, that the prisoner had married his daughter as a " bachelor," and not as a widower, this assertion by no means satisfied or convinced Mr. Saker, and he forthwith set inquiries on foot for the pur pose of ascertaining the true st a t e o f th e case . Whil s t th ese inquiries were going on, the prisoner went to Belgium, and saw Mrs. Fry, the mother of his first wife, and shortly after wards Mrs. Fry wrote three or four letters to the second • _ _ " Mrs. Mungard," or Miss Saker, informing , her that she might make herself quite easy about the matter, as her daughter, the first wife, died in Italy, " and was buried at Naples in unconsecrated ground." The letter in which that alleged fact was announced stated that " in Italy the. Roman Catholic was the only religion that was tolerated, and that nobody whose religious faith was not that of the tolerated religion was permitted to be buried in consecrated ground, which was the reason why MrS. Mun gard was buried in ground unconsecrated." This circum stantial untruth satisfied the:fears of the Sakers for a while. Mrs. Fry also wrote to inform Miss Saker that she had heard that her daughter was married at the time of her union with the prisoner, to a Mr. Livian, a person who had the misfortune to be transported for forgery, but it appeared that she never was married to him. Mrs. Fry admitted that she wrote the letters informing the prisoner's second wife that his first was dead before his second marriage, and buried at Naples " in unconsecrated ground," and that that was false, she being still alive; but she said she wrote them at the dictation of the prisoner, who went down on his knees to her and implored her, in that attitude, to write them. Afterwards, however, some disputes arose betwixt the prisoner and Mrs Fry, in reference to an allow. ante for the maintenance of her daughter, and then the mat ter was cleared up, and the existence of the first wife very satisfactorily shown. The Learned JUDGE summed up the evidence, and told the jury that if they believed Mrs. Fry upon her oath, he could not suggest a doubt of the prisoner's guilt. It was not necessary for the prosecutor to show that the prisoner knew at the time lie was married to Miss Saker, and when he represented himself as a bachelor, that his former wife was living; it was sufficient to prove the fact of her being alive. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and he was sentenced to be imprisoned for four calendar months. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) MANSION-ROUSE. TVilliam Rcad and William Simpson were re-examined upon the charge of having conspired to sink the Colina. Brady, the owner of the smack Sarah, stated that he saw the Colina go down. Simpson and the rest of the crew were in his vessel at the time, and, when Simpson saw her sink, he said, " Thank God for that. I think, now, we shan't be able to do anything with her." I said, " No, its all over with us now; we shan't be able to do anything with her now;" and he then said he would have let her gone the voyage, only his wife was on board, and the weather was so bad that he was afraid, and therefore he put into some port in the west, the name of which I do not remember. He said she was not a vessel fit for their trade. She was too sharp, and didn't carry lading enough. He didn't mention any thing that was to happen to him if she was lost, but he said he dared say he should have a better vessel. When the vessel hove down she sank about twenty feet in half an hour. She went down head first. He told me that they had a bran new sixteen foot boat on the deck, and he hoisted her out of the long boat on to the scupper, but she was not lashed at all. The boat was sucked down by the ship, and we never saw any more of her. When it sank he said it was a nice little boat, and it would have answered our purpose very well. He said he expected the boat would have floated, as she was not fastened. I had the boat that was saved, and the captain told me I might keep the boat and every thing belonging to the ship, as he did not want to hear any more about them. The clothes were not much for a voyage, for I put them all in a bread bag. If the vessel had had proper signals at dawn of day, we could have saved her. There was sixteen fathoms of water ; it was a nice moderate breeze. It was about W.S.W. or S.W. by W. When the captain and I were parting, he asked me if I should ever talk about it. I said no ; I dared say he never would hear more of it 'from me. He asked what I thought of my partners ? I said I dared say they would never trouble their heads about it. The John Bull steamer came in sight that day, and I put the captain and crew on board of her. I had one letter from the captaia a fortnight or three weeks after, which I think is lost. Mr. Humphreys, the solicitor for Simpson, asked a few questions of the witness, but his answers did not affect the case. Mr. J. C. Smith, who is in the employment of the Shipowners' Towing Company, was in the smack, and confirmed the statement of the last witness. In conse-s quence of what he saw, his suspicions were excited, very much. He had ascertained who the owner was, and he considered it to be his duty to write to Mr. Read, and he received an answer. He never was called upon by Mr. Read, or on his account, to give any further account of what he had heard or seen. If they had seen the brig as early as three o'clock, by the united exertions of all the vessels, he had no doubt, they could have got her into the Texel. Removing the lining and taking out a butt would most decidedly contribute to the foundering. The vessel was about thirty. five miles from the coast. Mr. George Gardener, whose evidence was partly given on the first examination, made the following re markable statement :—I have for many years been clerk to Messrs. Read and Page, of Ipswich, the owners of the brig Colina. I remember a time policy being effected upon her in 1840. I remember her sailing from Ipswich. Simpson was master of her. She went to the north for coals, and I heard shortly afterwards that she was lost. In June, last year, I saw Simpson, and had some con versation with him about the loss of the Colina. It was on the road between the ship-yard and my cottage. I think it was on the 6th of June. Simpson said ho was very unhappy, and expressed his regret that he had ever entered Road's service. He then spoke of the loss of the Colina, and said that he was very un happy about it, that it was a wilful loss, and that he had a great mind to go and tell the facts to Mr. Alexander, the agent of the Alliance Company. He said Mr. Read and he had agreed she should be lost, and he showed me the spot on the road where the agreement was made. After detailing the particulars, which were represented on the first examination, the witness said, after the loss of the brig, there was a letter came to Read and Page from Barking. I saw it ; but did not read it. Read saw and read it, I believe, in my presence, so that I could hear the contents. • It purported to come from a person named Smith. I do not recollect the particulars, only that it informed him that the vessel was wilfully lost, and he had better make some inquiries into it. I don't know that Read just then made any particular comment upon it. After that letter, I saw Simpson in the count ing-house with Read, talking about the loss of the brig, they appeared on good terms. Read spoke of the letter, and said it was a very serious thing, and asked how he conducted himself to the men on board the smack ; whether he had said anything to them to commit him self in any way. Simpson replied that he had not. Mr. George Pooley, clerk in the banking-house of Mr. Alexander, at Ipswich, stated that the prisoner and his partners kept an account there in 1841. Mr. R. D. Alexander. a retired partner of the firm, kept an account there, and acted as agent to the Alliance Marine As surance Company. Witness received a direction from Mr. R. D. Alexander, on the 3d of August, 1841, and transferred from his name to the names of Read and Page, the sum of 1,2481. Bs. 6d., which was entered to their credit in their pass-book. R. Parker, the master of the Royal George smack, gave evidence similar to that given by the other fisher man, who witnessed the sinking of the Celina. Mr. Clarkson then stated that circumstances had transpired to induce him to request that the prisoner should not be formally committed for trial till Monday next. Mr. Wontner and Mr. Humphrey, as the delay was not to be extended beyond Monday, offered no ob jection, and the former intimated that it was his inten tion to apply to a Judge to take bail for Mr. Read. The witnesses were then bound over to appear at the Central Criminal Court on the Bth of April, to give evidence against the prisoners. The Lord Mayor acknowledged the receipt of 5/. from a retired Bengal officer, to be applied to the service of the lady from India, for whom his Lordship was receiv ing subscriptions, provided she was the daughter of a medical gentleman who had been known to the contri butor. As she was not the party referred to, his Lord ship stated that the note would be returned to the officer upon application at the Mansion-house. CLERKENWELL. A fashionably-attired young man wearing mousta chios, and described on the police-sheet as William Bur ton .Newenham, No. 31, Upper Berkeley-street west, Portman-square, gentleman, was charged with the ab duction of Frances Louisa Wortham, the daughter of a widow lady living in No. 39, Gerrard-street, Coburg road, Islington. Mr. Southey, of Ely-place, Holborn, attended for the prosecution, and Messrs. Sherwood and Vincent, soli citors, Temple, for the prisoner. Allen, tipstaff of the Court of Chancery, was in Court, bearing the Lord Chancellor's warrant for the prisoner's apprehension. It appeared from the evidence of Mrs. Wortham (mother of the young lady), who is possessed of a consi derable independence, that in June, 1842, her husband died, bequeathing a property of about 4001. per annum to his daughter Frances, when she became of age. In December, 1842, Miss Wortham, who was then fourteen years of age, was made a ward of Chancery. The pri soner (whose occupation is unknown), came to lodge with Mr.Wortham in 1840, and remained alodger there up to the 12th of October, 1842, when he left. In October, 1843, he became a visitor at Mrs. Wortham's again, and on the morning of the 13th of that month, Mrs. Wortham went out, leaving the prisoner and her daughter in the house. Upon her return, at eight o'clo3k in the evening, she found they had gone away in the course of the day. The prisoner left a note, stating that " We are gone to Fuinival's Inn." She never saw them afterwards, until the previous (last Thursday) evening, when her daugh ter and the prisoner were together. She gave the pri soner into custody. In answer to questions from the Magistrate, witness stated that she was the only guardian of her daughter —that she had never given permission to the prisoner to remove her, and that he was fully aware of Miss Wortham's fortune. Mr. Southey requested that the prisoner might be re manded. Allen (the tipstaff of the Court of Chancery) inquired whether he should not take the prisoner into custody on the Chancellor's warrant. He produced two orders of the Court of Chancery, dated the 18th and 22d of De cember, 1843, the former of which was granted on the petition of Mrs. Wortham, presented on the 16th of the same month, forbidding all intercourse of any kind whatever between the ward and the prisoner, and requiring the latter to appear before that Court on the following Friday and to deliver up the ward to her mother. The second order directed the prisoner's arrest and incarceration for disobeying the first. The tipstaff conceived he was authorised to take the prisoner into his custody, and instanced the case of a person who was charged at Worship-street Police-court with assaulting a sheriff's officer, but delivered up to him (the tipstaff) by Mr. Broughton, the 3 sitting magistrate, on his presenting the Lord Chancellor's warrant against the prisoner for the non-payment of money into the Court of Chancery. Mr. COMBE said, that was quite a different case. He would remand the prisoner if no good reason could be shown to the contrary. The prisoner said, Mrs. Wortham had given her con sent to the removal of her daughter. Mrs. Wortham left the house on the 13th, declaring she did not intend to return again—he had furnished her house in Gerard street, and had been in Scotland since October; he re turned yesterday with the view of affecting an ami cable arrangement with Mrs. Wortham, but she gave him into custody. He wished the young lady herself to appear in Court as a witness. Mr. COMBE said he would not examine her at present, and inquired where she was, Inspector Penny said she was under his care. Mr. COMBE ordered him to give her up to her mother, and remanded the prisoner until Wednesday next. Mr. C'. F. Smyrke, a builder, residing in Bagnigge- Well's-road, was charged with violently assaulting Mr. James Johnson, residing at No. 16, Wharton-street, Lloyd's-square. The parties had some difference about a business tran saction. The complainant went to the house of the de fendant, and in his absence used language of a grossly abusive nature to Mrs. Smyrke, who acquainted her husband of the complainant's bad language on his return. Mr. Smyrke sent a letter to Mr. Johnson on Wednesday last requesting him to come to his house and explain his conduct. Mr. John son came accordingly. A quarrel ensued, plaintiff and defendant applying the epithets " scoundrel," "rascal," unsparingly. At length Mr. Johnson called Mr. Smyrke a d—d thief, whereupon the latter struck him ; a fight ensued, in which the complainant got so severely beaten that he declared he was scarcely able to stand upon his legs, and he seemed in a very weakly condition. Mr. COMBE bound the defendant in his own recog nizance to answer any charge which might be preferred against him at the Sessions, observing that the com plainant's conduct towards Mrs. Smyrke was unmanly and improper, and calculated to excite the anger of a husband. NEW ZEALAND COMPANY. An adjourned meeting of the Directors and Proprie tors of the New Zealand Company was held yesterday, at their house in Broad-street-buildings. JOSEPH SOMES, Esq., the Governor of the Society, took the chair, at one o'clock. Amongst those connected with the Society, we noticed the following noblemen and gentlemen :—Lord Petre, Lord Courtenay, Sir Ralph Howard, M.P., Mr. Aglionby, M.P., Mr. J. A. Smith, Mr.Toung, Mr. Marjoribanks, M.P., and Mr. Hutt, M.P. The object of the meeting was to lay before the Pro prietors the results of a communication, which it was decided at the last meeting, on the 29th of February, should be opened between the Directors and the Noble Lord the Secretary for the Colonies, with respect to the tenure of land in the colony of New Zealand. The SECRETARY proceeded to read to the meeting the result of the communication ; it was as follows That it was not until yesterday that the Directors received any intimation of the views of the Secretary of State for the Colonies upon this matter. They were then honoured with some unofficial communication, from which they understood that her Majesty's Government were disposed to entertain favourably the proposal of pecuniary assistance being offered by them to the New Zealand Company upon the following conditions : First, that such assistance should not exceed 44,000/. Secondly, that it should be applied to the payment of debts now unpaid by the Company which had been drawn from the colonies to provide for the employment of labourers, and to the payment of such other I bills as may be drawn for the same purpose during the interval which must elapse before the report could be received. The Directors had also received as surance of the desire of the Government to maintain the most cordial relations with the Company in carrying on the work of colonisation, and that the instructions sent to Captain Fitzroy, would have the effect of quieting the settlers who had obtained land under the Com pany, and of facilitating the permanent ac quisition of land in that country. The Direc tors, therefore, thought it would be wrong to offer any partial information to the present meeting, as they conceived it indispensible to the establishment of the Company on a satisfactory basis, that the points at issue should be settled. They now conceived it to be their duty to lay before the meeting this much of the communication which they received from the Noble Lord. The Directors wished that the present meeting should be adjourned until Friday, April 19—assuring the meeting at the same time that they should have preferred having an earlier day were it not that the near approach of the Easter holidays precluded the hope of their sooner being able to lay before them the full information which they must raise before they could prudently determine on their further course of proceeding. Mr. GEORGE ROBINS, and Mr. PERCWAL having moved and seconded the adoption of the report, it vas I received nem con. On the motion of Mr. GEORGE ROBINS, a vote of thanks was passed to the Chairmanp and the meeting separated. COURSE OF EXCHA/ Amsterdam CF. 12 6i l Ditto, at sight l2 4 1 Rotterdam 2U. 12 7 Antwerp 26 0 flamburgh M.B. 14 0 Altona l4 0 Paris, 3 days' sight 25 70 Ditto, 3 months 25 95 Marseilles Bourdeaux 25 0 Frankfort on Maine 1224 Petersburgh, 3Us 3fii Berlin 7 Vienna, effec. fl. 3 M 958 Trieste, ditto Madrid 361 Cadiz Bilbao 36 Barcelona 36 IGE.-(YE STERD AY.) Gibraltar Leghorn 3O 65 Genoa 26 Milan Venice 47 Naples 39 Palermo, per oz ll7 Lisbon 53 Oporto 53 Rio Janeiro 23 Bahia 23 Buenos Ayres NewYork,2l dye sight Philadelphia PRICE'S OF BULLION, PER OR. Foreign Gold, bars... £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 5 New Doubloons-- 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 9i Silver in Bare 0 4 11k Seville BANK OF ENGLAND. Quarterly Average of the 'Weekly Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of England, from the 30th day . of December,lB43, to the 23d day of March, 1844, both inclusive, published pursuant to the Act 3 and 4 Will. IV., cap. 98. LIABILITIES. ASSETS. Circulation .......£21,122,000 Securities ...£22,479,000 Deposits .. 13,972,000 Bullion £35,094,000 11, Downing-street, March 29, 1844. £38,263,000 ON THE VERGE OP TUE GRAVE ; OR, A MIRACU LOUS CURE BY HOLLOWAY'S Pius.—James Langley, a ladies' shoemaker, residing in Allen-street, Goswell-street, caught a violent cold about twelve months since, which, being neglected, brought on a swelling of the legs and feet, pains in the side and shoulders, night sweats, with inability to keep food on his stomach ; indeed, he was at last reduced to such a state of general weakness and debility that no one thought he could long survive; but, by the use of Holloway's Pills, every dangerous system quickly disappeared, and he is now as hale and as hearty as ever he was in his life.—Sold at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand (where advice may be had gratis); and by almost all respectable vendors of medicine throughout the civilised world. / ~ ' - ■■l