The Sun. — London, England, 1844-04-02 00:00:00

et tat Nintion SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. PRICES OF SHARES IN CANALS, RAILWAYS, BANKS, ASSURANCE AND OTHER COMPANIES' STOCK. LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 2. Dividend . per ( Names of Cora -1 panics. Amount Paid. 'Price. _____, Annum. Share. .£ s. d. 97 18 0 , 113 0 0 I 100 0 0 150 0 0 j 815 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 ( 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 190 0 0 41 13 4 133 0 0 100 e 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 172 13 4 100 0 0 150 0 0 57 6 6 39 18 10 47 6 8 100 0 9 140 0 0 83 10 0 142 17 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 78 0 33 16 8 85 0 0 125 0 0 150 0 0 12 10 0 140 0 0 125 0 6 145 0 0 79 9 8 100 0 0 26 9 3 50 0 0 19 5 8 100 0 0 100 0 0 78 8 0 67 10 8 105 0 0 110 0 0 100 b 41 13 4 leo 0 0 100 — o 0 All paid . _ 100 0 0 Stock Stock 147 9 0 Stock 5000 50 0 0 63 2 8 50 0 0 100 0 0 70 10 3 107 31g 65 1185 14 32 675 141 F 1206 155 100 117 360 365 502% 40 24% 62 120 140 :38% 109 bi per dna. 41. ss. IW. per cent. 41. 404 84 15s. 1l 31 gs. Sd. 15s. 11.10 e, 34/, 104 3% 17s. 6d. 6 percent. 151. 204 IL 10s. 15/. 321.105. 101. Si. 10s. 31. 4e. 3 per cent. per cent. 4 per cent. 4 per cent. 31. 10n. 5 per cent. 5 per cent. is per cent. 4 per cent. 4 per cent. 1% percent. IL Os. 8(1. 18s. Id. pet cent. 11. 7a. 10a. 4 percent. 6 per cent. 6 per cent. 138.1 M. pr sh 51. ss. 4 per cent. 7s. per share 5 per cent. 3/. 5 per cent. & 30e. !xis. j 5% per cent. 5 per cent. 5 per cent. 6 per cent. 5 per cent. 2‘. &t. 12 per cent. I9s. sh. & bds. I/. ss. 10s. • 10s. 5 per cent. 5 per cent. 5 per cent. 11. ss. 5 per cent. IN per cent. IL 4s. 5 r cent. lON per cent 51. P per cent. 6 per cent. 5 per cent. 5 per cent. 6 per cent. per cent. 8 per cent. 8 per cent. 8 per cent lils per share Bs. per share 10 per cent. 3 per cent. 16s. 11. Ss. 1/. 7s. U. and bi. Cf 1. and bs. 10 per cent. 4 per cent. 81 per sh 3/5s per sh 21. 6 per cent 5 per cent.; 6 per cent. 5 per cent. 6 per cent. eh per cent. 31. 126. 21. 105. 2/. 10s. 2/. 10s. bper cent. 41. 168. 11. 14s. 10e. per eh IL As. 4 per cent. 21. 10e. Ss. per sh. V, Ss. per sh 7s 10d per sh 10 per cent. 2% per cent. 31. ss, per sh 2341. per sh. Ns. per A. 6 per cent. 10 per cent. 10 per cent. 10 per cent. 11. per sh 10/. per eh. 11.144. /31. per share .3s4d per sh 11/.175. pr sh 113 s per sh 14 11. 108. 11. ss. 'lsd. IL lls. 10d. )5 per cent. per cent. 10 per cent. 10 per cent. 11. IL SI. 17.. 6d. Canals. Ashton and Oldham... Ashby.de.la.Zouch..av Basingstoke ... ... .. . ...... Brecknock & Abergay. Birmingham, l- Ifith sh. Do. and Liverp. Julie. Chelmer & Blackwater 1 Coventry .......... ..... .... Cromford ..... ......... ... 1 Dudley ...... ....... ..... , Derby.... ...... , ...... • 1 Danube and Mayne Ellesmere and Chester Erewash ..... Forth and Cryde 1 Grand Junction Grand Union ....„... Grand Surrey .. Grand Western Glamorgansh. ay. cost Gloucester & Berkeley Grantham ..... ....... •••• Huddersfield ..........av Kennet :ad Avon ...av Lancaster av Leeds and Liverpool... Leicester Leicester & Northanap Loughborough ..av Monmouthshire Montgomeryshire Melton Mowbray Mersey and Irwell Macclesfield Neath Oxford Peak F.,rest „av Regent's (or London).. Rochdale av Shropshire ......... ....... Somerset Coal Do. Lock Fund Stock Stafford and Worcester Shrewsbury Stourbridge Stratford.on.Avon...av Swansea Severn & Wye & Rail Trent & Mersey, 54 sh Thames & Medway..av • Warwick and Binning. Warwick and Napton W. rcester & Binning Wilts and Berks .av Wisbeach Wey and Arun....... Docks. Commercial East and West India., London Ditto Bonds 8ri5t01............„ av Do. Bnds, var. amounts St. Katharine I Ditto 80nd5..., Ditto Bonds Southampton Bridges Hammersmith........... Southwark, new Subs. Ditto New of 73 pr C. Waterloo. Ditto Old Ann. of 81,. Ditto New ditto of 71. Ditto 80nd5........ ..... v Vauxhall. Assurances Albion Alfred Life Alliance Brit. and For Ditto Marine Atlas Birmingham Fire British British Commercial Cler. Med. & Gvn. Life County Eagle Economic Life ...... European Life Ditto New.... ......... Freemasons Globe Guardian Hope Life Ditto " .. Imperial Fire Ditto Life Indemnity Marine Law Lite ......... Legal and General Life London Fire Ditto Ship National Loan Fund P . Radium Life ..... Protector Lite Provident Rock Life R yal Exchange Sun Fire Ditto University Lite Universal Life Union Fire and Lite Joint Stk Banks Australasi Ditto New Brit. North Amencan Commercial of London Colonial London & Westminstr Ditto New...—. London Joint Stock Metropolitan..... ...... Provincial of Ireland Ditto New National of Ireland Nat. Provincial Englnd Ditto New Gloucestershire Union of Australia Union of London Gaslight ds. Coke Bath British Ditto Provincial Birmingham Birming. & StatTordsh Bristol Brighton... ...... Ditto General City of London Ditto New Continental Consolid Ditto New....... Equitable. Imperial..••••• ......... ••••• Isle of Thanet Independent ....... Phcerna RatclilT South Metropolitan—. United General ~.. ... Westmins. Chartered.. Ditto New ....... .„..«... Water Works. Birmingham ...... East London Grand Junction av Kent Nw Riv Lon. Bridg Manchester and Salford Vauxhall, late S. Lond. West Middlesex......ax Yrk BuldgCo.Les.Prop Iron Railways. Birmingham & Derby Birmin. & Gloucester Bristol and Exeter Cheltenhm & Gt. West Clarence Eastern Counties..... Edinburgh & Glasgow Ditto New Grand Junction-- Great North of Engine' Great Western ..«.... Ditto Half Shares Ditto Fifths ~,.,.« Hull and Selby ...... Leeds and Selby ...... „ Liverpool & Manchestr Ditto Half-Shares Ditto Quarter-Shares London and Brighton Ditto Loan Notes Landon and Blackwall London and Greenwich London and Birsningh. Ditto Quarter-Shares Ditto London andS. Western London and Croydon Manchester and Leeds Ditto New Shares Manchstr and Birming Ditto Extension Midlan.l Con, ties North Midland Do. 14-Sh., iss. 10 tbs. Northern and Eastern Ditto Scrip, 133.5/. dis. Paris and Rouen ..... „ Stockt. n & Darlington South East. and Dover Ditto New, iss. 25dis. York and N. Midland Ditto New Shares Mines. Albir n Copper Alten Anglo Mex., iss.s/. p.m Ditto Subscription • Bolanos Ditto Scrip Brazil. Imp. iss. 51. Do. Mocaub. & Coc. U. Do. St. John Del Rey British Iron ...... Candonga. ..... Ditto Registered Cobre Copper Columbian, his. 5/...p.m. General Mining ..... Hibernian ....... ..... . ...„ Imperial Slate Compy. Mexican . ...... Mining Co. of Ireland Real del Monte, Unreg. ' Ditto Loan Notes...,, Ithymney Iron Santiago de Cuba......„ United Max.,iss.2l. pm. Ditto Scrip Ditto New 1 • 10s. JO per cent. 10s. per sh. 14 104 per sh. Literary. Londn,with Sin. Ticket 'London University - Russell . ......... King's &liege Miscellaneous Anglo Mexican Mint Australian Agricultur Brit. American Land, Canada Upper Canada Bonds Capper Miners' Comp - Gen. Steam Navigation Iberian Mercantile Co. Ditto Property Met. Wood Pay., iss. I/. Mex. and S. American New Brunswick 'Land) New Zealand Penins. & Orien. Steam Royal Mail Steam Reversionary Int. Soc. South Australian Thames Tunnel... Van Diemen's Land IL 4s. 14 15s. eper cent. 0 per cent. 6 per cent. 1403 e. andl 146 d. bs. /per cent. 'Spec cent. per cent o per cent LIST OP SCOTTISH c()11 , 1 MARCH 5, Bank of Scotland...— Royal Bank ... . British Linen eornpny Commercial Bank Glasgow Union Bank Western Bank . Central Pk. of Scotland Caledonian Insurance Hercules Insurance North Brit. Insurance Insurance Co. of Scotl. Edinburgh Lite Incur. Scottish Union Imam Standard Life Insur Dalkeith Railway Ellin. and Glas. Railwy tuaurgind Green. Rail. *.in4l Arbr. li/44 (per Cent. per Cent. !per Cent. I per cent. ,per cent. I per cent, t per cent. 9per cent. ?per cent. 9 per cent. beer cent. Cper cent. :per cent. l iter cent. t per cent. per Can t 100 0 0 100 0 0 20u 0 0 40 0 0 50 0 e 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 541 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 40 0 0 20 0 0 77 10 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 e 20 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 75 0 A 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 30 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 23 0 0 100 0 0 41 13 4 100 0 0 30 0 0 100 0 0 63 12 9 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 2 5 0 0 50 0 0 12 10 0 10 0 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 16 13 4 12 15 4 100 0 0 32 0 0 41 6 10 13 15 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 70 0 0 70 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 50 0 0 56 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0' 25 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 3.5 25 20 100 2e '2O 0 0 55 0 0 2 0 0 0 50 0 0 0 10 60 0 0 0 25 0 0 5000 25 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 10 0 75 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 100 - 0 9 100 "; 0 10 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 30 0 0 35 10 0 32 10 0 100 0 0 15 0 0 5 4 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 C 3 0 0 14 0 0 1 10 0 5 0 0 3 0 0 7 0 0 75 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 5000 100 0 0 25 0 0 5000 20 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 PANIES' PRICES. 844. 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 12 10 0 1 0 0 2 10 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 a 9 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 2, 1844, BANKRUPTS. JAMES GAME, corn dealer, Long Melford, Suffolk, to surrender April 12, and May 17, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Amory, Sewell, and Moores, Throgmorton-street. JOSEPH STEER CHRISTOPHER, merchant, East India Chambers, Leadenhall-street, April 18, and May 14, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee, King's Arms-yard, Moorgate-street ; Gray, Great Tower street. JOHN COTTINGHAM JOHNSON, merchant, Lau rence Pountney-hill, Cannon-street, April 18, and May 10, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Basing hall-street ; Fyson and Curling, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry. JAMES BRADSHAW, woollen draper, Marylebone-street, Marylebone, April 16, and May 10, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Moseley, Bedford-street, Covent-garden. WILLIAM BALL, cabinet maker, Goodge-street, Tot tenham. court-road, April 25, at two, and May 16, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old Jewry-chambers ; Yenning and Co., Tokenhouse-yard. WILLIAM BROWN, victualler, Wapping, April 23, at half. past one, and May 16, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old Jewry-chambers ; Shoubridge and Co., Bedford. row. GEORGE M'DONELL, wine-broker, Mincing-lane, April 18, at twelve, and May 14, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Follett, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Dodds and linklaters, Leadenhall- street. THOMAS WIN . STANLEY, commission-agent, Lau rence-lane, April 10, at one, and May 15, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall street ; Hall, Moorgate-street. JAMES FRANCIS BA RNETT, hatter, Wellington. street, Borough, April 25, at one, and May 16, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-streat ; Shearman and Co., Great Tower-street. FREDERICK JOHN HENRY MUCLER," — furrier, Addle-street, City, April 13, at half-past twelve, and May 10, at twelve, at the Court of B an k ru pt cy . Groom, official assignee, Abchureh-lane • Teague Crown-court, Cheapside. SAMUEL BALL, chemist, Liverpool, April 17, at half past eleven, and May 14, at half-past twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool; Milne and Co., Temple, Lond on ; H ore , Li ver pool. EDWARD GIBSON, builder, Kendal, Westmorland, April 17, and May 14, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool • Allen and Co., Queen-street, Cheapside, London ; Wilson and Scott, Kendal. THOMAS ROBINSON, wine merchant, Leicester, April 16, and May 14, at one, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ; Barker, Rose, and Norton, Mark-lane, London ; Spurrier and Chaplin, Bir mingham. GEORGE HAWKINS, mason, Bristol, April 15, and May 15, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Aoraman, official assignee, Bristol; Daniels and Barker, Bristol. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, of April 2.) SOCA R.-The rates previously established have generally been maintained for West India Sugar. To-day more desire was manifested on the part of Grocers and Refiners to pur chase West India Sugar, but the small and indifferent show operated against business ; the prices paid were fully equal to those of Friday, and in some cases rather above for bright yellow and strung grey qualities. REFINED.-To-day the home trade were large purchasers of Refined Sugar, and prices are still advancing : brown saleable lumps fetching 74s 641 to 755, and standard lumps 76s 6d to 77s per cwt. Bastards more in request at 47s to 58s. In Scum Treacle a good deal is doing at 18s to 20s. Bonded Crushed Sugar in excellent demand, and 25s 9d to 26s per cwt paid for the best. Of Loaves seveaal parcers sold, Turkey 2i. to 41bs at 35s to 38s, Hamburgh 61bs 345, 9 to 101bs 30s to 3 is, 13 to 141bs 29s 6d to 30s ; Tittlers 20 to 301bs 26s 6d to 27s ; Prussian 40 to 451bs 26s to 26d; Dutch Crushed Sugar is 22s 6d to 23s tad per cwt. DIAURITIUS.-Holders have refused to take lower rates. Damaged sold at 56s to 61s 6d, but the sound was all bought in, good yellow at 64s to 655, middling 60s to 61s 6d, middling grey 58s to 595, and good 60s to 61s per cwt. EAST INDIA.-This afternoon Bengal Sugar was in limited demand, and 652 bags at public sale mostly taken in at 63s to 64s for middling, and 62s for low middling white; damaged sold at 61s to 63s 6d per cwt. Madras, duty paid, sold at the full value ; fine yellow damp at 57s to 57s 6d, good ditto, 55s to 55s 6d, middling 53s to 54s 6d, and washed 54s to 57s 6d. Java Sugar taken in, good grey at 22s 6d to 235, middling 20s to 21s, good rnd fine yellow 19s to 203 6d, and washed 19s 6d to 22s per cwt. FOREIGN.-To-day there was no public sale of Foreign Sugar ; privately 120 chests of very superior yellow Havannah sold at 235, and a floating cargo of 1,000 boxes old soft white at 25s per cwt for Holland ; the market has a firm appearance. MOLMSIS-For West India previous rates are with difficulty sustained; prices vary from 22s to 26s per cwt, Bengal Syrup at 15s to 16s per cwt. Foreign Molasses at low rates. COFFEE.-West India has been little inquired for by private contract, but prices are maintained. Mocha has moved off slowly by ,'private contract, and easier rates accepted. Java has been taken sparingly, and prices are going down. To-day the home trade purchased Coffee with reluctance by private contract, and for shipping few parcels were disposed of; of Ceylon 409 bags of inferior quality were submitted to public competition, and sold as follows :-Triage at lOs to 245, bold ditto at 40s to 43s 6d, Black 16s Gd to 17s, and damaged lOs to 36s per cwt. Cocoa.-Trinidad, good red selling at 53s to 54s 6d; 50s to 52s ; low middling 48s to 495, and good to fine grey 47s to 50s per cwt. Foreign Cocoa cannot be quoted cheaper. Bahia bought in at 29s to '29s Gd for good bright red ; a few lot sold at 28s 6d to 29s for repacked, and 27s 6d per cwt for sea damaged : sound Cocoa Husks from Malaga taken in at 17s per cwt. This afternoon Trinidad Cocoa sold at easier rates ; middling Red 501 6d to 51s, good 54 middling grey 48s to 495, and low 44s 6d per cwt. TEA. -The market has been in a flat state for Black Tea since we last wrote, and Green has met with less attention; prices have given way for all descriptions, the market having been well supplied. To-day there was more activity in the Tea market ; sales to a fair extent were made in black and green, and holders show more firmness ; common sound Con gou, cash, la, and Twankay ordinary Is 2d to is 2P per lb. At public sale 798 pkgs of Assam Tea were nearly all sold at stiff rates: Congou fetched 3s *d to 3a 4 d, Souchong Is to 4s sid, Pekoe 2s 4d to ss, Bohea 3d to Is, Hyson Skin 11 d to Is id, Hyson - 26 91c1 to 3s 9d, and Campoi sid to 6el per lb. SPICES.-Blaek Pepper is held for the previous currency ; white has heen little sought after. Ginger has been less in. quired for; Malabar, good bold home consumption kind, selling at 26s to 27s Gd, and middling 21s to 21s iid per cwt. Cloves are wanted, Bourbon at Ild to Is, and other sorts at Is 2d to is lOd per lb. To-day Cassia Lignea sold at an advance on former rates of 2s to 3s per cwt. RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS. -For Jamaica Rum prices are still on the advance: fair quality 30 to 34 per cent over-proof at 3s 6d to 3s Bd, good 36 to 38 over 3s 10d to 4s, and small parcels of superior at 4s 6d to 6s per gallon. Lee wards at 2s 2d to 2s 24d proof strength. For Demerara, 3s 3d to 3s 5d per gallon paid for strong descriptions. Cal cutta Rum at Is 11d to Is 114 d proof with certificate; in some cases 2s paid for superior quality. In Brandy, prices as follows- Cognac, best bands of the vintage of 1838, hhd s 5 s 11d , puns 5s 9d ; ditto 1839, hhds 5s 9d, puns 5s 7d; 1840, hhds 5s 7d, puns 5s sd; 1841, hhds 5s 6d, puns 5s 4d ; 1842, hhds 5s sd, puns 5s 3d, middling marks 3s 4d to 4s 6d, and low 2s 10d to 3s 3d per gallon. Geneva for shipping at Is 9d per gallon ; fine in small parcels for home consumption 2s 2d to 3s. English Corn Spirits at 2s 10d per gallon cash. To-day Leeward Rnm at 2s 2id proof strength ; Jamaica common 30 per cent 3s 6d per gallon. RICE. -The market is quiet for cleaned rice, and more de sire shown to sell, Patna is 14s 6d to 18s, and Carolina 21s to 25s per cwt. To-day Bengal rice sound all taken in at lls 6d for middling white; sea damaged, first class at lOs 6d to lls ; second ditto lOs to 103 6d ; third ditto 9s 6d to lOs • and fourth ditto 8s per cwt. Java, ne ar ly a ll t a k en i n ; go od middling white at lie to 1 Is 6d, and low middling and middling lOs to lOs 6d ; sea damaged fetched 4s to lOs per cwt ; for the whole of the sound lOs offered. Saco.—Middling small pearl at 15s to 15s 6d, low middling 14s, and sea damaged lOs to 15s per cwt. Tapioca, at 6d to bid per pound for fine quality. Sago Fleur taken in at 22s to 23s per cwt for good white, heing above the value. INDlGO.—Spanish had been sought after, and the tendency of prices is still upwards. To-day several transactions took place in East India Indigo ; the demand is not speculative, but for actual consumption, and any description is readily fetching 3d per lb advance en the rates of the last quarterly sale. Gus.—Sperm Oil at 711 10s to 761155, and Headmatter at 78115 s per tun. Southern Oil at 291 5s to 321 101 for com mon to fine, and Elephant Oil at 271 10s to 291 per tun. Seal 341 lOs to 351 for pale ; Newfoundland brown Seal went at 27/ to 281 per tun. Cod at 341 lOs a 351. 331 lOs for Newfoundland. Olive Oil has been in lively demand, Gallipoli at 501 to 511; Sicily 491 to 491 lOs; Spanish 481 to 481 lOs ; and Barbary 471 to 47/ lOs per tun. Linseed Oil on the spot at 26s 9d to 27s per cwt. Rape Oii, pale 38s 6d to 395, and brown 37s 6d to 38s per cwt. Palm, fine at 28s per cwt. Cocoa-Nvt Oil at 29s 6d to 325. Madras, at 301 13s to 311 per tun. TALLOW.—South American fetched 34s to 40s 3d for low to good quality ; Ibrail, good, 39s to 40 ; New Louth Wales at 403 to 40s 9d ; black 38s to 38s 3d ; Odessa Sheep Tallow 39s 6d 39s 9d ; Italian 38s to 39s 3d per cwt. In Russian Tallow the operations on the spot have been upon a small scale only; P.Y. Candle is 40s 9d to 41s; for delivery several con tracts entered into for the last three months of the year at 42s per cwt. Town Tallow 41s to 41s 6d per cwt nett cash. To day P. Y. Candle at 40s 6d to 41s per cwt on the spot ; in the price for delivery there is no variation. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. ROYAL COMMISSION. Their Lordships assembled this afternoon at a Quarter before Four o'clock, and the Home of Commons having been summoned to their Lordships' bar, the Speaker shortly afterwards made his appearance at the bar ac companied by several Members. The Royal Assent was then given by Commission, in the usual manner, to the Mutiny Bill, the Marine Mutiny Bill, the Annual In demnity Bill, the Berrill (Huntingdonshire) Inclosure Bill, and the Mansfield (Huntingdonshire) Inclosure Bill. The Commons having withdrawn, their Lordships adjourned during pleasure. Their Lordships assembled again at Five o'Clock. The Earl of ROSEBERY presented two petitions from Manchester and Birkenhead, against certain pro visions in the Dissenters' Chapels Bill. Lord WHARNCLIFFE presented a petition from the Ret. Dr. Hook, Vicar of Leeds, praying the House to pass a Bill to divide the parish and vicarage of Leeds into separate parishes and vicarages, for ecclesiastical purposes only. Lord LORTON presented petitions from Suffolk against the grant to the College of Maypooth. Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from a place in Ireland complaining of the late decision of their Lordships' House with respect to Presbyterian mar riages. RESTRICTIONS ON TRADE. Lord MONTEAGLE brought in a Bill to repeal cer tain laws which restricted the purchase and sale of goods. In Ireland none of these Acts had been repealed, and his object was to make the law similar to that in Eng land, and also to improve the latter. This was only pursuing the same course which had been long since re commended in the House of Commons. He wished that the ,Bill should be immediately printed, and that it should be read a second time as early after Easter as possible. The Noble Lord concluded by moving that it be now read a first time. The Bill was then read a first time. The Marquis of BUTE presented petitions from Ayr, Perth, and several other places in Scotland, praying for the abolition of the tests, which were required to be taken by Dissenters on entering the several Scotch Universities. APPEALS AND WRITS OF ERROR. Lord CAMPBELL rose to lay on the table of the House a Bill for rewoving objections winch could pow be taken to the administration of justice in this country with respect to appeals and writs of error. The Bill provided that upon the defendant giving security in such sum as the court might direct that any fine that might be imposed should be paid, and that the deferdant should be forthcoming to undergo any sentence which might be pronounced upon him, that sentence should be suspended until the court of appeal bad decided upon the merits of the case. The Bill would not come into opera tion until the 9th of August. FEES TO JUSTICES' CLERKS. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE rose to move for a return from each of the clerks of the peace at the several sessions in England and Wales, of the amount of the fees received by him during each of the last three years ending the 31st of December, 1842. This was a matter which pressed most heavily upon the poorer classes of persons, because in the greater number of in stances, the fines :did not amount to ,one quarter of the amount of the costs, and in many other cases the costs were thirty or even forty times the amount of the fine. Thus there could be no proportion between the crime and the expense to which the unfortunate culprit was subjected. He felt sure this was a subject in which all their Lordships must feel a deep interest. It had been mooted in this House some time ago, and be trusted that the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary of State for the Home De partment would take this matter into his serious con sideration. The Duke of WELLINGTON said he had made in quiry into this subject, and he found that those fees did always go to the magistrates clerk. It was a matter of groat importance, and one to which her Majesty's Go vernment would give every consideration. Lord WHARNCLIFFE was informed upon good authority that those fees did not go to the magistrates' clerks, but were generally appropriated to defraying the incidental expenses of the trial, such as paying witnesses and constables, so that very often only a very small amount of the fees reached the clerk of the peace. Lord BEAUMONT said the principal part of the fees went in payment to the constables, whose expenses were regulated according to the distance they had to travel. Lord CAMPBELL said that as the Government in tended to take up this subject, he would suggest to them the propriety of regulating the fees to clerks of the peace, so that they should not depend upon the length of the proceedings. He knew that great extortion had been practised in consequence of the fees being regulated according to the length of the proceedings to which they related. After a few words from Lord REDESDALE and the Earl of COLCHESTER, the Returns were ordered. MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS. Messengers from the Commons brought up a Copy of the First Report of the Select Committee of the House of Commons, appointed to consider the law affecting Joint-stock Companies, which, on the motion of Lord MONTE AGLE, was ordered to be printed. On the motion of the Duke of WELLINGTON, Their Lordships then adjourned to Tuesday, the 16th instant. be ready upon any emergency. There was sometimes great advantage in concentrating their forces. Let not the Noble Lord suppose that thir interests in the Me diterranean would be endangered because the fleet was off the mouth of the Thames or in the Channel. The Noble Lord should allow the Executive Government to exercise its own discretion. No doubt their interests in the Mediterranean were important, but there might be reasons for appropriating them in another place, which he was unwilling to enter upon. But if the Noble Lord had a confidence in his judgment, which was just in many respects—if he was prepared to take the com mand of the Channel fleet—(Much laughter)—surely be might allow the Executive Government to take that course which it seemed best for them to pursue. Lord PALMERSTON said that he felt no want of confidence in his Noble Friend—(Laughter)—in any command in which resolution and determination would be required.—( Hear.) And if his spiritand determination, which were well known, were backed by the professional skill of his Hon. and Gallant Friend the Member for Marylebone, he thought they would be very formidable The disposition of the naval force was certainly to be left at the discretion of the Executive Government, but yet the Executive Government exercised that discretion subject to any remarks which might be made in Parlia ment. That discretion certainly was to be exercised subject to a re s p ons ibili ty to that House. He thought, therefore, that his Noble Friend, in taking the opportu nity which he had taken of making these remarks before hand, and directing the — tonsideration of the Govern ment to the subject, had not departed from the appro priate exercise of those functions which devolved on him as a Member of that House. It was true that it was only a question of prudence, according to the existing state of things, whether we should concentrate a large force on the home station, or distribute it more equally among the different foreign stations, where its presence might be required, not for purposes of hosti lity, but to give that moral effect and support to our commercial interests which the presence of a naval force invariably afforded. In the present state of things, if anything occurred requiring the presence of a large naval force on the home station, it would be quite as easy to order the force home from the Mediterranean as to or der the force from the home station to the Mediterra nean, so that the argument of the Right Honourable Baronet was equally applicable to either side of the question. There certainly were grounds for hay ing . a large force in the Mediterranean, which did not apply to the Baltic, the Pacific, or the coasts of the United States. We had important sta tions iu the Mediterranean—we had colonies there. We had Gibraltar, Malta, and the lonian Islands, there fore it was natural that we should maintain a large naval force there, and the maintenance of such de fence there implied nothing , hostile or suspicious towards Foreign Powers ; but if a large force were to be sent either to the Baltic, the coast of the United States or the Pacific, it would be supposed either that we apprehended hostilities from some other Powers, or that we intended something against them. The cases were not parallel. The question of the dis posableness of the force applied, as he had shown before, as much to the one case as to the other. Our commer cial and political relations were of more importance in the Mediterranean than anywhere else on the face of the globe. More things might happen there in which the interests of Great Britain were concerned than could happen elsewhere. If, therefore, the Government intended only to maintain one sail of the line on that station, he contended that they would not be properly representing British interests in a quarter in which they required the most scrupulous care and attention. He could testify, from his own experi ence as Foreign Secretary, that nothing was more com mon than for British merchants connected with the Mediterranean to apply for protection and assistance. Considering the difficulties which might arise from time to time in that quarter, he thought it not a wise dis tribution of the naval forces to have only one ship of the line in the Mediterranean, and not the ordinary amount of force; usual on former occasions. If it were a privi lege of Members of that House to criticise events after they happened, he thought it a more useful privilege to throw out suggestions before the occurrence of events. Mr. HUME was sorry to hear any objection to the reduction of the naval force. He had lately received a letter from a naval officer at Malta, in which the writer stated that there could be nothing more disadvantageous to the interests of the navy than leaving large line-of battle-ships in the Mediterranean. They laid up at Malta and other places there for twelve months, and were much exposed to losing their discipline. He also trusted that the Right Hon. Bart. would see the necessity of removing the swarm of gun-boats from th e Sh annon . REISTRATION BILL (IRELAND. . Mr. WYSE complained of so early a day after Easter being fixed for the second reading of this Bill, as had been announced by the Right Hon. Baronet opposite (Sir R. Peel). If it was necessary that the Bill should come into operation at once, it should have been introduced at an earlier period of the session. He thought it would be more judicious to defer the second reading until a later period. Sir R. PEEL said, he would not, on any account, press the second reading of the Bill against the wish of Irish Members. Considering the feeling which appeared to exist on the subject, he would postpone the second read ing of the Bill from Monday until Friday. Mr. EWART wished to know whether it was the intention of the Government to lay before the House any &gest or code of criminal laws, founded on the report of the Criminal Law Commissioners. He begged also to ask the Hon. Member for Lewes, whether it was his intention to bring forward that evening his motion with respect to probate duty. Sir R. PEEL said he was not prepared to introduce any Bill to reform the criminal law of this country. All the information on that subjeet was already in the pos session of the House. Mr. ELPHINSTONE said that so many gentlemen had left town, that he did not think it would be desira ble to bring on that evening the motion to which the Hon. Gentleman referred. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. GLOBE.—With reference to the conversation last night in the Lords on the subject of New Zealand, we would submit that the name of Hibernia Minor, or Little Ireland, should be conferred upon that colony, while it remains in the hands of the high and mighty powers now subsidised by the present Government. The Wakefield ascendancy there demands a small war-steamer, and a small standing army, to maintain it against the aborigines, just as the analogous parties in I Ireland proper. The Earl of Ripon, after stating that a part of their demand had, for the present, been com plied with, proceeded to say, " There certainly were 1 means within the reach of the colonists which they might I adopt for their own safety. The Governor was authorised to levy a militia, and to establish a constabulary force, as I in Ireland, for their safety; and, when there were 10 , 000 I inhabitants, he could not see why such a course might not I readily be adopted." We shall not despairof a New Zealand edition of the Boyne Water, with appropriate variations, and a standing toast of " The Glorious and Immortal memory of Edward Gibbon Wakefield ! " It is worth observing that this mercantile association of sturdy beggars, which, after calumniating every Government, till it bullied them out of alms, is now putting forward the somewhat more serious petition for armies—is the body which prepared its operations by attacking the missionaries for their land speculations. We do not recollect that the missionaries pushed their land jobs till they wanted armed force to back them. We suspect that the blackening system worked against them had much the same meaning and motive as that which Spanish and Portuguese rapacity carried out in the New World against the Jesuits. By their fruits ye shall know them. The Jesuits and William Penn con • trived to do without fleets and armies. Again, this is the body which wanted nothing of Government but to be let alone ! Fight for us—pay our bills—and let us alone with our domains and our dividends ! As the subject is thus again obtruded before the public, we recur briefly to some curious treatment of it by the Herald of yesterday. The Herald, after borrow ing some of our old objections to " the Wakefield sys tem," and after handling quite as severely as we have done its application in New Zealand, concludes by saying that Mr. Wakefield's principles are in the main sound, and that the Globe misappre hends them. We suppose its motive is to pat Mr. Wakefield on the back for supporting Govern ment in Canada. It does not tell us on what point we misapprehend " Mr. Wakefield's principles." Indeed, that is what these colonial Mormonites never do. They never condescend to argument in defence of their " Book of Mormon." If you criticise it you are simply a blasphemer ; and the faithful have nothing to say to you. The Word is written on plates of imperish able gold, but to infidel eyes invisible. We do not think it worth disputing in the abstract—whether or no we apprehend the Wakefield system. It is disputing whether you have hold of Proteus—if you had, he will have slipped through your fingers the next minute. What we have quarrelled with as " the Wakefield system," is the system of blowing colonial bubbles, on pretence of having discovered a principle by which new countries are at once assimilated to old ones, and by which capitalists are assured of pro fitable returns for investments in colonial wastes at prices calculated by what their value is to be, after labour has successfully been applied to them. It is the system of fixing an anticipated and artificial value on colonial wastes, a value which is to be fixed high enough to serve the double purpose of transporting labourers out, and of securing that they shall not seek to cultivate on their own account—it is this that we have understood as the Wakefield system. It is on the strength of the sup posed self-supporting vigour, and profitable returns, of the process of transporting masses of labour to distant wastes—that the means have been raised for recent colo nial adventures—and the fingers burned of all those who hare had any finger in them. If the " system" is tacitly dropping out of all its original pretensions to a com plete, circular, self-supporting character ;—if its famous central doctrine of sufficient prices for waste lands is dwindling down from its fine frenzy of exorbitance, and sinking gradually to the level of the rational practice of the United States—why doubtless it may become " Fine by degrees, and beautifully less," —till nobody can have any objection to it, any more than to the corpulence of " the fat single gentleman six months ago." All its artificial proportions of labour and capital may shrink into common sense. In the mean time, we repeat that thd Herald, while assuming to direct a vague censure against our strictures on that " system," has borrowed the main point we hare always urged, and applied it precisely as we might have done, as one cause of the present fix in New Zealand. STANDARD.—The Ecclesiastical Courts Bill was last night read a third time and passed in the House of Lords. There was the usual amount of carping on the part of the Opposition Peers, with something more than the usual injustice. The principal topic of complaint was the permitted existence of the diocesan courts— courts, however, which the same Noble Lords who com plain of them as an intolerable nuisance, permitted during ten years of office to remain undisturbed, and to remain in company with some hundreds of other alleged " nuisances" now to be swept away. This however, is not the only inconsistency, or the greatest of which the Opposition Lords are guilty in this matter. If we are not mistaken, they are all, without ex ception, zealous promoters of the Bill for establish ing local common-law courts, on the principle that justice ought to be brought as near as possible to every man's door. Is there not, then, a gross self-con tradiction in their complaint that the metropolis is not to absorb all the courts of ecclesiastical law ? The diocesan courts are, however, said to be sub stantive nuisances, the toleration of which in any form sanctions the mischief of which they are the cause. This, however, is going something too fast : a Court may be a nuisance or a benefit, according as it is constituted or conducted. Even our most favourite tribunals will be confessed by all to be but mixed goods, and though no doubt what is excellent in them predominates, the very fact that supplementary tribunals are called for, and that these supplementary tribunals are not to imitate them very exactly, shows that they do not give entire satisfaction. We need scarcely make it a question whether a Local Courts Bill, which should establish tribunals as uncertain, tedious, and expensive as the courts at Westminster, would be accepted with much gratitude by the country. Before assuming, then, that the diocesan Courts must remain perpetual nuisances, may it not be fair to inquire whether these courts cannot be subjected to a reform, ana logous to that proposed in the local common law courts? For ourselves, we have long since arrived at the con clusion that the law reform which commences with the chopping and changing of courts, the multiplying or diminishing the number of judges, is a reform begun at the wrong end. The first evil to be contended against is the process, which a number of ingenious and expert and deeply-interested men, always are and always will be labouring to make as expensive as possible. Let the Legislature con stantly keep its eye upon this point, and it will be a mat ter of comparative indifference whether the courts are " more and merrier," or " fewer with better cheer," The work, however, properly belongs to the legislature, and (we say it with all respect) not to the judges or other heads of Courts. The pursuit of perfect justice grows with these magistrates to a passion, which they will always indulge at whatever expense of labour to themselves, or of time or money to unhappy clients ; and thus contrivance after contrivance to exclude pos sible wrong is heaped up in the portals, until the temple of justice is closed against nearly every one. W hat is the use of our principal courts to ninety-nine out of a hundred of the community? Is it not certain thatthat forthe onethey might• ron g right,the if their p right shelterthreoycesswas simpler apthleorusaanndd less costly? The Legislature has less reason to indulge the unhappy psssion for an unattainable perfection of justice, and therefore it might perhaps be prevailed upon to enforce a cheap and simple process, that no doubt would occasionally cause injustice, but which would generally work well, and would work for all; and until the Legislature does this all law reforms will be illu sive. As regards the ecclesiastical courts, we cannot see why they must still adhere to the old cumbrous pro cess of the Roman law, now laid aside in every country of Europe, even in those countries where the maxims of the Roman law constitute the basis of the national code? Let the diocesan courts, however, be reformed in respect of process, and every argument in favour of the local common law courts applies to recommend their preser vation. COURSE OF EXCH. Amsterdam CF. 12 61 Ditto, at sight l2 41 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 122 Petersburgh, 3Us 364 Berlin 7 Vienna, effec. 13 M 958 1 rieste, ditto Madrid 364 Cadiz lalbao .............. 36 B arcelona 36 Seville . kNGE.—(THIS DAY.) Gibraltar Leghorn 3O 65 Genoa 25 95 Milan Venice 47 Naples 39 Palermo, per oz ll7 Lisbon 53 Oporto 53 Rio Janeiro 23 Bahia 23 Buenos Ayres NewYork,2ldys sight Philadelphia PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ. Foreign Gold, bars £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 5 New Doubloons..... 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 9i Silver in Bars 0 4 11A THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S-OFFICE, MARCH 29, 1844. The Lord Chamberlain of her Majesty's Household has ap pointed George Dodd, of Grosvenor-place, in the county of Middlesex, Esq., M.P., to be one of the Gentlemen of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Chamber in Ordinary. DOWNING-STREET, Arum 1. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Edward Legh Master, Esq., to be Registrar of the Supreme Court and Clerk of Arraigns at Gibraltar. CROWN-OFFICE, APRIL, 2, 1844. MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PAR. LIAMENT.—BO ROUGH OF CHRISTCHURCH.—The Right Hon. Edward Alfred John Harris, in the room of the Right Hon. Sir George Henry Rose, who has accepted the office of Stew ard of her Majesty ' s Manor of Northstead. TOWN AND PORT OF HASTlNGS.—Musgrave Brisco, of Coghurst, in the county of Sussex, Esq., in the room of the Right Hon. Joseph Planta, who has accepted the Chiltern H undreds. WAR-OFFICE, APRIL 1. The Rev. G. R. Gleig, Chaplain of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, to be Principal Chaplain to the Forces, vice the Rev. W. W. Dakins, D. D., who retires; the Rev. R. W. Browne, M. A., to be Chaplain to Troops stationed in London, April 1. WHITEHALL, Miecu 29. The Lord Chancellor has_Appointed J. lsianson, of the City of Carlisle, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Ccurt 04Citoccry HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at a Quarter before Four o'Clock. ROYAL COMMISSION. The Deputy-Usher of the Black Rod shortly after. wards entered the House, and summoned the Members to appear at the Bar of the House of Peers, to hear the Royal Assent given by Commission to several Bills. The SPEAKER then left the House, accompanied by the greater part of the Members present. On their return, 'The SPEAKER announced that he had been to the Bar of the House of Lords, where he had heard the Royal Assent given by Commission to certain Bills— (for which see Lords' Report). RETURNS. Certain returns were presented at the Bar of the House, and ordered to be laid on the Table. PULTENEY TOWN HARBOUR BILL. The Pulteney Town Harbour Improvement Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. DURHAM AND COUNTY COAL COMPANY BILL. Mr. REDHEAD YORlir moved the further con sideration of the Report on the Durham and County Coal Company Bill. --Agreed to. Mr. P. HOWARD presented a petition from the cotton-spinners of Carlisle and its neighbourhood, de precating any attempt on the part of the Legislature to limit the hours of labour in factories. Mr. TATTON EGERTON presented a petition from a place in Lancashire, praying for the abolition of the duty upon raw cotton. Lord ELIOT presented a petition from Cornwall praying that the owners and not the occupiers of small farms might be taxed for the poor rates. Mr. M. GIBSON moved that the petition which he had presented yesterday from Manchester, relative to the Post•office, be printed with the Votes.—Agreed to. On the motion of Mr. - HUME, returns were granted of sundry payments in the Excise department. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.—THE ADJOURN- MENT. After a pause of considerable duration in the business of the House, during which Mr. Hume, Mr. T. Dun combe, Lord John Russell, and Mr. Manners Sutton, were severally in close conference with Sir Robert Peel, Mr. GLADSTONE brought up, and laid on the table, certain returns relating to the state of agriculture in Leicestershire. Sir ROBERT PEEL moved that the House, at its rising, should adjourn till Monday, the 15th instant. He wished, at the same time, to state that he had promised the Noble Lord oppoSite (Lord J. Russell) that he should, on moving the adjournment, explain the order in which the Bills brought in by the Government, or intended to be brought in, should be proceeded with after Easter. In consequence of the absence of his Right Hon. Friend, the Secretary for the Home Department, he was unable at that moment to give the explanation. He would take care, however, that the order of pro ceeding should be set forth in the papers of the House tomorrow. He hoped that in the course of the evening he would have an opportunity of communi cating with his Right Hon. Friend (Sir J. Graham), and if so, he would state, before the House rose, what the course of business would be. In the meantime he should say that it would be a great public inconvenience if the Irish Franchise Bill should not pass before June, and it was therefore his intention that the Bill should be read a second time on Monday, the 15th, if the House would allow it, and that the discussion be taken in Committee. An Hon. Member opposite (Mr. Ewart) was, he be lieved, anxious to know if the Government proposed to do anything respecting charitable trusts ; and he (Sir Robert Peel) had to state that he believed his Noble Friend the Lord Chancellor would, that evening, in another place, give notice of a Bill upon the subject. Another Hon. Member (Mr. Hume) was anxious to know what progress had been made in opening commu nications with Paraguay. A Commissioner bad been sent out there by . the Government, but, unfortunately, from his over-desire to make himself useful, he caused great prejudice to be created, and he had been obliged to leave the co untry.—(Loud laughter.) Since then, however, news of a more satisfactory character had been received, and he indulged the hope that England, in com mon with France and Brazils, would be able to make some progress in opening friendly and commercial communi cations with that part of the world.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. HUME trusted the Government would avail itself of every opportunity of extending communications with that portion of the world, as he believed it would be very beneficial in effecting a considerable extension of commerce. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he was satisfied with the statement of the Right Hon. Baronet, that at a later part of the evening, or in the orders of the day, they should be made acquainted with the routine which Government would follow in regard to their measures after Easter. With regard to the prdposal as to 'the Irish Franchise Bill, personally he had no objection to it, but the Right Hon. Baronet must not be surprised if of ifansyurofplty, on h the Irish Memb ers w h o were not pre sent that evening should,toe first nth day afterproposaleh ttoe hoda go into Committee y think it proper to oppose that motion. There had been a very thin attendance of Irish Members for some days, and the great majority of them were doubtless wholly unacquainted at the pre sent moment with the main provisions of that Bill. There was another subject on which he would take that opportunity of saying a few words to the House. They had not unhappily made great progress in legislation before the Easter recess, but they had cer tainly shown their loyalty to the Crown in a very plain manner, for they had voted most willingly and almost unanimously all the supplies it had been thought proper to ask at their hands. Among those supplies was a large sum voted for the maintenance of a considerable number of men for the navy. He was one of those who was most willing to concur in that vote ; but in considering the large amount that was voted he did think it necessary to say a few words on this occasion, though he might raise a dis cussion on it hereafter, on the manner in which that number of m en was disposed of. With respect to the number of men, though it was considerably less than the number voted in 1841, yet it was very considerably more than in 1835. The statement abroad was that the naval force in the Medi terranean was to be reduced to a very small number of ships of the line, it was even said that only one ship of the line was to be left in the Mediterranean. In that case he must say that he did not think such a reduction would be in accordance with the general policy of this country. They must recollect that they had some im portant stations in the Mediterranean, and important interests there that might call for their interposition. There might not be at this moment any danger, nor any prospect of other than amicable relations with foreign l'owers ; but should it be otherwise, and any case for their interposition should arise, the sudden augmentation of the navy that would be neces sary, would probably create great alarm. Even in the present circumstances of the country, there was the state of affairs in Morocco, there were insurrectionary movements in Italy, and any circumstances of this kind might give rise to the n ecess ity of diplomatic represen tations to foreign powers. So small a naval force, in case of that nece ss i ty ar i s i ng , would not b e ade quate to giving support to the interests of the country. He thought it necessary to snake those observations with PEELc confessed of the respect to the dispos a l o f t h e fl ee t in the Mediterran ean . Sir ROBERT fessedthat Nobleh efelt Lo su rd r : sur prised at the observations The Noble Lord did not a ll ege that British interest s h a d suffered, but he stated that it would be advisable to have a large force in the Mediterranean. Why, that might be advisable with regard to any portion of the world, and there might be good grounds for having a large force in North America, the Pacific, and the Baltic. This might be true, but he understood the sound con stitutional principle was to leave the appropriation of the forces to the Executive Government. Now, the Government thought it right to have a num ber of vessels for exercise, in the chum. which would CHINA. Sir R. PEEL brought up certain dispatches respecting China, amongst which was one with respect to the treaty lately entered into between this country and China. Ordered to be laid on the table. Mr. HUME was desirous that her Majesty's Govern ment would give the public a fac-simile of the Chinese treaty, with an English translation.—(Laughter.) He thought it would be very acceptable to the public as a matter of curiosity—(A laugh)—and it would not be very expensive. Sir ROBERT PEEL begged to ask if the Hon. Mem ber made a motion ? and if so, was it seconded by a gentleman who knew the Chinese language ?—(Laughter.) Mr. HAS lE, whose observation was not distinctly heard in the gallery, but excited much laughter in tha House, was understood to say, that if a motion were made, he would second it. SIR HENRY POTTINGER. Sir R. PEEL then said that he could not lay upon the table the last paper from Sir H. Pottinger—(who, after a service ofnearly halfacentury, hadnow retired, against the wishes and representations of the Government)—with out bearing testimony to the singular ability, zeal, firmness, and discretion, with which he had performed the duty undertaken by him under critical and difficult circum stances, and performed by him in a manner which se cured to him the confidence and esteem of the Chinese Government, equally with that of the Government which he represented.—(Hear, hear.) He vas disposed to say more upon the merits of that distinguished gen tleman, but he was aware that a panegyric was weak ened by being diluted.—(Hear.) He would only say, that it was impossible to bear higher testimony than he could to the merits of Sir Henry Pottinger.—(Hear.) Lord PALMERSTON rose to bear testimony to the truth of the handsome eulogy which the Right Hon. Gentleman had passed upon that distinguished public officer.—(Hear, hear - .) - He did not think that the eulogy could be exaggerated; for those who witnessed his ser vices only regretted that he had not still greater oppor tunities of rendering services to his country. It was only by his own merits the gallant and distinguished officer obtained the opportunity of so well earning the thanks of the Government and the country. When he (Lord Palnierston) recommended to his colleagues the appoint ment of Sir Henry Pottinger, he did so without any political consideration. Indeed, up to the present mo ment he did not know what Sir Henry's general political sentiments might be. When he (Lord Palmerston) asked his colleagues to request the assistance of Sir Henry Pottinger, he had no per sonal acquaintance with him, and he was only led to make choice of him in consequence of the ability which he had displayed in India.—(Hear,-hear.) He must also say that it was only justice to the present Go vernment to state that the successor of Sir Henry Pot tinger had been solected without any regard to political considerations, and solely on account of his distinguished merits. EMIGRATION. Mr. C. BULLER said the Noble Lord, the Secretary for the Colonies, had promised, on a former occasion, that the Report of the Emigration Commissioners should be laid on the table of the House before Parliament ad journed for the Easter holidays. He begged to ask if they might hope to receive it an early period? Lord STANLEY said he was happy to say he was able to realise his promise, inasmuch as he held the Report in his hand. The Report was subsequently brought up by the Noble Lord, and ordered to be laid upon the table. upon IRISH FRANCHISE BILL. Lord ELIOT brought up the Bill upon this subject, for which leave was given last evening ; and it was read a first time. IRISH MUNICIPAL BILL. The same NOBLE LORD also brought up the Irish Municipal Bill, fur which leave was given last evening, and it was read a first time. THE STATE TRIALS. Mr. WYSE postponed, till the 25th in st., his motion for a Select Committee to inquire into the State trials in Ireland. AGRICULTURE—(IREL AND). Mr. M. GIBSON posponed, till the 18th inst., his motion for an address to her Majesty, praying - her Ma jesty to direct an inquiry into the present state.of agri culture in that Kingdom. THE CHURCH. Mr. P. BORTHWICK postponed, till Tuesday, the 23d, his motion respecting the powers of the clergy to meet in convocation. PRISON DISCIPLINE. Mr. MACKINNON gave notice of his intention, after Easter, to move for leave to bring in a Bill for securing an uniform system of prison discipline. COUNTY CORONERS—(IRELAND). Mr. GROGAN gave notice of his intention to move, after Easter, for leave to bring in a Bill for the better regulation of Couuty Coroners' Courts in Ireland. CHURCHES AND CATHEDRALS. Mr HUME gave notice,_ that on Tuesday, the 16th, he should move, as a resolution, that the House would take into its consideration the exemplary conduct of the people wherever thoy bad bean a4o2itted to public edifices, and their general disposition to preserve order and propriety of conduct, and moving that the House do approve of the recommendation of the Select Committee, formerty appointed, that there should be a more free admission of the people to cathedrals and churches. THE QUEEN v. O'CONNELL. Mr. DUNCOMfiE moved for a • copy of the notes taken by the short-hand writer appointed by the Crown to report the proceedings at the late trial of the Queen v. 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Messengers from the Lords appeared at the table with the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill, which was read a first time. IRISH TEMPORALITIES BILL. Mr. SHAW said, he saw that his Hon. Friend, the Member for Roscommon, had placed the name of his Hon. Colleague (Mr. Hamilton) on the back of the Bill which the Hon. Gentleman had got leave to bring in last night on the subject of the Irish Temporalities. Now, as he knew that his Hon. Colleague was opposed to the Bill.—(Laughter)—he begged to move that the order be discharged till another name was substituted. Mr. S. FRENCH said, that the Bill was brought to him by an influential body of church tenants ; but as he knew that it would raise the suspicions of the friends of the Church if it came from his (Mr. S. French) side of the House, he advised them to procure the name either of Mr. Hamilton or of the Right Hon. Gentleman himself.—(Laughter.) They promised to commu nicate wtih Mr. Hamilton on the subject ; but he had never heard froin.them on the subject.—Laugh ter.) lie had never heard till the present moment that Mr. Hamilton objected to the Bill.—(Laughter.) It was a matter of perfect indifference to him whose name was on the Bill, but he thought it would be more in accord ance with fair play and Parliamentary usage if the Right Hon. Gentleman allowed Mr. Hamilton to make his own disclaimer. Mr. SHAW wished to ask the Hon. Member for Ros common, if his Hon. Colleague (Mr. Hamilton) had given him permission to put his (Mr. Hamilton's) name on the Bill. Mr. FRENCH would, in return, ask the Right Hon. Gentleman if his Hon. Colleague had authorised him to state that he desired that his name should not be placed on the Bill. Mr. SHAW—Certainly not. My colleague told me that he understood the Hon. Gentleman opposite in tended to bring in a Bill on the subject, and he desired me to give it every opposition in his power—(A laugh) —to prevent it if possible, from being read a first time— (Loud laughter)—because he considered it bad in prin ciple.—(Continued laughter.) Mr. FRENCH said that the only principle of the Bill to which the Hon. Gentleman was opposed, was one that he (Mr. French) himself was opposed—namely, that which proposed to invest the proceeds of the sales of ecclesiastical property in the public funds. That clause had been struck out, and it was now proposed that the prooeeds should be invested in the purchase of land in the simple. The conversation here dropped, but it was understood that some other name was substituted in the Bill for that of Mr. Hamilton. JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES. Mr. GLADSTONE rose to move for a Committee of the whole House, to consider the state of the law of partnership, with a view to providing for the following purposes, viz., " For the registration of joint-stock companies, and fur conferring on such companies certain privileges of corporate bodies, subject to the payment of certain fees, and, on certain conditions and regulations, and for preventing the establishment of fraudulent com panies. For the regulation of joint-stock companies. For facilitating and improving the remedies at law and in equity, in reference to joint-stock companies, their members, directors, and other officers, whether infer se or in relation to persons not being members thereof, and for winding up the effairs of Companies unable to meet their pecuniary engagements ; and for enabling private partnerships to register the names of their partners, and to sue and be sued in the name of their firm." In bringing forward that motion he felt that he was preposing to deal with a most important subject nd one well worthy the attentive consideration of that House, but he would not trouble the House at any great length on the present occa sion. It would be useless for him to do se unless the House were in possession of certain details which were not yet before it, but which would be presented to them shortly, when he would enter more at length iato the subject. (LEFT SPEAKING.) Mr. Joseph Skinner, a respectable man, about 65 years of age, died a few days ago on the passage from Greenock to this port, while opposite the Isle of Man. His death was caused by the bursting of a blood'-vessel, the result of extreme sea sickness.—Limpool Chronicle. During the last few months, there have been many more than the usual number of deaths of persons who had arrived at a very old age recorded in the newspapers. Among others, Mrs. Wilson, a native of Ireland, died here a few days ago, at the great age of 105 years. The fact of her having attained this period is certified by several benevolent gentle men who have long taken an interest in her welfare. She was married, at the age of 19, to Mr. Wilson, who was then grdener to an Irish Bishop, named Harvey.—Greenock Advertiser. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, April 1. NOTICES OF MOTION. . Mr. B. WALL gave notice that, after Easter, he would move fur the appointment of a Select Com mittee to inquire into the building of the Houses of Parliament, and to report thereon. Mr. COBDEN gave notice that he would, after Easter, move fur a Select Committee to inquire into the effect of protective duties upon the national re venues. Dr. BOWRING gave notice of his intention to call the attention of the House to the Necessity of giving effect to the recommendation of the Commis sioners respecting the public revenue. Mr. TRELAWNY wished to know from the Noble Lord, the Secretary for the Colonies, whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to lay before the House any papers explanatory of the recent transactions in Canada ? Lord STANLEY had no desire to conceal from the House the difficulties in which the Canadian Go vernment was placed. By the latest accounts which he had received from Sir Charles Metcalfe, it ap peared that no Administration had been formed, and he would submit to the House that it would be bet ter to delay the granting of the papers until some de finite result was known. JUSTICES' CLERKS. An HoN. MEMBER , said, that seeing the Right Hon. Gentleman, the Secretary of State for the Home De partment in his place, he begged to put a question to him. It would be in his recollection that the Noble Lord, the Member for Lincolnshire, had made a mo tion respecting fees to magistrates' clerks, and that he was met by an assurance that the subject was under the consideration of the Government, and that a Bill would shortly be laid on the table of the House. His Noble Friend had communicated with him, and expressed his disappointment that the Bill had not been brought in. On the 14th of March a positive assurance was given that a Bill was in preparation, and would shortly be brought in. What he now wishecito ask was—whether the Bill was now-in such a state of preparation that it would be laid on the table before the Easter recess—and, if not, when it would be brought in? Mr. MANNERS SUTTON, in answering the question, begged to state the circumstances under which he gave the explanation, which his Noble. Friend had evidently misapprehended. What he had said was, that the subject was under the con sideration of his Right Hon. Friend (Sir J. Graham), and that he hoped no long time would elapse before a Bill was introduced ; but he did not distinctly state that a Bill would be brought in. Of course it would be impossible for him to state now what definite course would be taken on a subject which was still under consideration. It must be clear from what he had already said, that there was no intention of bring ing in a Bill before the recess. Mr. HAWES begged to ask the Right Hon. Gen tleman, whether a Bill would be brought in before the recess ? _ for the understanding was clear that the Bill was in preparation. He understood, that the Noble Lord (Worsley) had withdrawn his Bill in the belief that the Government had taken up the . subject _ . Sir. M. SUTTON repeated that the measure was under consideration, and he could not undertake to say what course would eventually be pursued. WELSH GRIEVANCES. Dr. BOWRING, pursuant to notice, put a ques tion to her Majesty's Ministers, whether it was the intention of the Government to introduce any legis lative measure for the removal of the Welsh griev ances, which had been reported on by the Commission lately appointed by the Crown ? Mr. M. SUTTON said that it was only on one subject--that of turnpikes—the Commissioners had re commended legislation. That applied only to South Wales, but it was under the consideration of the Go vernment whether they would introduce a measure relating only to South Wales, or one including the whole principality. GOLD AND SILVER WARES BILL. In answer to a question from Mr. HASTIE, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he would postpone the Bill until after Easter, and on the first night after the recess he would state when he would bring the Bill int o C omm i ttee. THE BUDGET. In answer t o a question from Mr. DIVETT, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he intended to bring forward the Budget on this day fortnight. —AMERICAN RICE. Mr. HUME having understood that it would be inconvenient that he should bring forward the motion of which he had given notice, for a copy of, or extracts from the correspondence between the American Am bassador and the British Government, respecting the admission of paddy and rice, the prod uce o f t h e U n i ted States, into Gre a t Britain, at the same rates of duty as paddy and rice were admitted into Great Britain from the west coast of Africa, would postpone his motion until after Easter. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that there was a correspondence at present going on on the subject, and that the production of the papers alluded to would tend to embarrass the negotiation. MASTERS AND SERVANTS' SILL,: Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented severarlietitl ey ' against the Masters and Servants' Bill. - QUARANTINE. Lord SANDON wished to ask the Hone Me - ibe r for Bolton if it was his intention to direct the attgf tion of the House to the subject of the quarantine Dr. BOWRING intended, unless some satisfactog communication should be made on the subjeetbyp" Government to the House, to move for the appoin t : ment of a Select Committee to consider the s ubjeo immediately after Easter. Mr. GLADSTONE could hardly he 'expected make any communication on the subject at presto' The Government had taken steps which might Pr bably lead to some' important results. Comraunics tions had been made to the different powers enger in the Mediterranean trade, for the purpose of endegr vouring to induce them to shorten the time of qur rantine. The obstacles which had hitherto stood 1 . 11 5 the way of coming to a satisfactory conclusion on tls subject had been removed, and there was every Prt pect that the Powers concerned in the trade of t"' Mediterranean would consent to a shortening'flar time of quarantine. Dr. BOWRING would give notice of a Committee on the subject after Easter. He would, in the meal y time, enter into communication with the Right 1 1 ,,, (41 Gentleman, and modify his motion according information he might obtain. Lord COTTENHAM moved the omission oflr., clauses continuing the diocesan courts ; and Or" motions having been negatived, he proceeded to pr pose a clause, giving to the Arches Court jurie tion in all cases now under the cognisance of O . w courts. This motion was negatived. The LORD CHANCELLOR then moved tir4 addition of a clause to consolidate the 'office registrar in two of the diocesan courts, which 1/,'", agreed to. The Bill then passed. On the motion of Lord DALHOUSIE, the I - 1 0 . 11 1 went into Committee on the International Copjr,ig , Bill, which was reported without amendments, d• ordered to be read a third time to-morrow (this day Their Lordships then adjourned. -- HOUSE OF COMMONS, April 1. IRISH REGISTRATION. Mr. MORE O'FERRALL (in continuation AO our Third Edition of last night) said--4le mitted that where abuses existed they ought ~ be corrected, but if th e y g a ve th e f ranc hi se to pet, sons so qualified they ought to demand proof of tP d, receipt of the. 301. for six or twelve months precedill t It was necessary that persons claiming should.be P, A to the proof of the actual receipt. The N o ble had stated truly that the 40s. franchise which b = 1 been destroyed in 1829 had produced a grea t eg! in some counties, and scarcely an y e ff ec t i n othev e j In the county which he represented it h a d produe scarcely any effect, but in many counties the jority of the freeholders had been swept away. must admit that the 51. franchise was, of all otiw" the one most desirable to exist ; hut, under the Pri; sent circumstances, he found that there was scorn any chance of any great number of suclivoters-beity created. Then, with regard to the franchise: in ton It appeared that where three persons had a benekr, interest in a holding of the value of 301. it was the.; tention of the Government that each of the y should be upon the register.—(Hear, lieltf o ; But he wished t o • dra w th e N o bl e L or d' s at_ tent h to one point, which was th a t i n cases w h ere a on held different tenements of one l an dl or d, the•ameri of the whole rent of which was 10/., h e was e nti ty to a vote ; but where he held tenements of differ/ 4 landlords, the total value of which w as m o r e than la but of which 101. was not held und er one lancliO'L the occupier was not entitled to a vote. Now this considered ought to be altered. He did not wish o t make any unnecessary objections to the Goverruneo measure, and he was sorry that, while th e Governe!L admitted the principle of the necessity of extenT the franchise, they had not sufficiently carried it He must protest against giving the franchise to 30/. tenants-at-will. After a few words from Mr. GROGAN," j i e Mr. F. SHAW said he did not thi n k th e would have much immediate practical effeet.- amount of the holding was a matter of coinpare° o indifference ; while the present state of societ . f ito Ireland, there w as an i n d is p os iti on on th e part et 5 tenant to be put upon th e reg i s t ry a t a ll. The ten.rait, who wished to attend more t o th e i r f arms and t°'-us islot families than to politics, genera lly d ec li ne d t o be ft) on the registry, as they wished to li ve i n p eac e their landlords, and those who had influence °, O l l, them. Whether the holdi ng was 30/. or g would make little practical difference. He wouldo enter into the merits of the Bill till they had see, printed, and looked more particularly into its pryi l ;• sions. He was unwilling to give his opinion as to measure, except as to one point. •If by giving y o franchise to 51. freeholders, th e y , cou ld encourageLrb creation of such a class of proprietors, he should telr - .• wish to see it carried into effect.' Lord JOHN RUSSELL said this was a sub . j„ which, in itself, was one o f very considerable drie culty, and he was prepared to admit that the NS Lord had introduced it with great good temper. J r a y first proposition would, as ad m itt e d by the N°:i,e Lord himself; cause a very great deficiency . leis number of voters in Ir e la n d. Sp ea ki ng generelliie might, it appeared, be tak en a t no t l ess th an tweeJ ai five thousand. But how did the Noble Loied..prer, to supply the deficiency ? By allowing tenants s ing a certain rent, and occupying from year to 17.14 to have votes, and therefore, so far, it W°w e il be a tenant-at-will clause ; as it . was known that a tenant choosing, to vote to versely to his landlord would be obliged quit his farm. This tenant-at-will franchise never been known in England until the passing.. the Reform Bill, and let it be remembered it was ''r e then proposed by the authors of the Bill, but by Noble D u k e , th en th e M arqu i s o f Chandos Pd Member of that House. Such was the origin:of: 3 S tenant-at-will clause, which placedthe counties entir'L in the hands of the landlords. The effect of this cier, had been described very accurately and Very 0 1 4 with respect to the counti es o f E ng l an d, by the 14 0 Lord the Secretary for the Colonies (Lord Stani. e ßt who had on a former occasion told the House tb°,,,," was only for six or seven of the large landed Pc e prietors to meet, and then the future representit3 was at once determined on. In England they four a very strong inclination, both among Whig landl°'? and tenants, and Tory landlords and tenants, t 9 .4 14 together at elections ; and therefore the system not create so great an amount of evil as it was eern to do in Ireland. In some cases i n E ng l an d .no (101 it produced gross oppr ess i on an d grea t ev il, butt the general run it did not perhaps do so. The9 B in Ireland was very different. There, genere ol speaking, the tenants were anxious to escape th voting ; on the one hand, not wishing to vote )4 the landlord—on the. other, tryi ng t o avoid. pen,- influences, in order not to ser i ous l y o ff en d the let 3 lord. It was imposssibl e t o h ave the. same.. clause ie r e, -Ireland that now existed in England, without ducing very great discontent. If the effeit'or: l l t o Ireland should b e th e same as i t was in ' E nkfi etthe th make the counti es th e c h anne l s t h rough which Pt; landlords sho u ld sen d to P ar li ament whomsoever - e e liked, the repr esen t a ti on wou ld b e the constant solo of irritation and annoyance. He (Lord Russell) considered therefore that the duction of the thirty-pound tenant clsS was one which was very objectionable indite; Introducing so high an amoun t as 30/ . f or occune";t,k would, he feared, only lead the landlords to tail that the body of electors would be sufficiently limit, for them to have some influence or po wer ove r the'li, He was glad that the Noble Lord proposed freehold franchise Bill. H e on l y regretted that ttr was not - also a 40s. freehold franchise. The nuni o f of freehold franchises i n f ee o f 51 ., as well as those 40s. in fee, would be small, and he did not see W.:, they should not g i ve th e same franchise in this ' t spect to Ireland as England •enjoyed. He would P. then enter into the merits of the whole Bill, exP ec e t ing that on a future occasion the Right lion. Ber° l3 o would furnish the explanation desired. At P A D he could not see how the present Bill would stillsFii; tially effect equality in the Irish franchise. Noble Lord proposed certain changes with respec tbe.,• the right of voting, which he thought would be ~ be neficial. With regar d to the Corporations, ere understood rightly, th e vot i ng for municipal of& .0. would be the sam e as i n E ng l and. He did not 10°,',;,- that there was any prov i s i on i n the Bill for the Plijo ment of rates. He had no further objection to r° in this stage of the proceedings. ,Mr. BELLEW said he was not prepared to _ a ; any opinion at p resent on the tenancy at will els e but he did not thi n k the registry would be a ' be affected by it. Th e franchise in Ireland shoulto as extensive as was contemplated b y the Re f or ms t h e Lord HOWICK th oug h t t h at i t was wel l worth r consideration of her Majesty's Government whet they might n o t ge t r id of all the agitation of the reSi tration courts by taking the rating on the list iest e d of compelling the party to appear for ' the2urPr p g proving th e amount.—(Hear hear.) lie toe gentleman on th a t s id e o f the House would 1 2 °t . hastily condemn voting f oun d e d on mere oceuga:h4o e ir He admitted th e superior i ty o f a l ease; but I! _ ei , • trusted entirely to a f ranc hi se d epen di n g on they could not obtain a sufficient number of ver • the f (Hear, hear, from th e Mi n isterial benches.) 11, t he required a lease they placed it in the power , he great owners of the soil virtually to disfranclusep_.o electors.—(Hear.) A franchise arising only 1 _7 0.0 a lease was liable to great abuses. Suppose a Pe ep granting a lease to the amount of 101. or 20/.. _ O -& - e , • lease might be granted at a nominal rent, w h e y s much less sum was really paid, in order that dr . 1 :00 might be retained in the power of the landlorano, had had considerable experience in county act f . It • and all his experience led him to the same opint s ., • w0u14.-be Practically iropwsible_to get 11. m...... .• numb fran c ] be •ag ghoul, tect e amou . think • from lizno u Engle bein g a lan The' bad t 'wa s / court • 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 O 0 O 0 O 0 O 0 O 0 5% 400 11 . 135. I 48; 6 2 IP6 16 16 2 40s. ,'1119s: 4% 170 205 12% lb° 41' 41N 13i 134 i 34% 25 25N 10% 25 207 81 56 60 lIN, 64 IN 231 99% 110% 70 18% 60-,z 2tB 110% 55 44 7 6 11 6 5 235 B'2 16% 112% 484 90 91 57 Ni 24 36k ) 265 35:: 37 1 4 123 20 31 IN 6 10 Peat time coati sing Meal 'sot the Loy gre