The Sun. — London, England, 1845-04-02 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS AND Vutittr Oottliton. 14 Who runs may i-ead." FOREIGN. The Illohiteur Paris•ien states the number of French Government steamers now afloat, or building, is 92. Of these, eight are frigates of from 450 to 650 horse-power, nd 13 corvettes of from 220 to 320 horse-power. 'the Ist Legion of the National Guard of Paris met on Sunday morning, in the Place VerdOme, to receive its Colonel, Lieutenant-Colonel, and other officers lately appointed. The weather was uncommonly fine, and the attendnnee to the men was numerous. The Prefect of the. Seine administered the oath to the officers, afttr Lich the General in command, accomranied by the Prefect, passed in front of the four battalions composing the legion, which afterwards defiled before him. Several of the Paris journals announce that petitions against the Bill for arming the fortifications of Paris are lying for signature at various places: The Refornie publishes a first list of the subscribers to a petition from the officers of the National Guards of Paris. It contains the names of sixty captains, lieutenants, and other officers. The Duchess of Orleans has sent, in her own name and that of the Count de Paris, a sum of 200 francs to the Committee of the English National Schools of the Havre and Rouen Railroads. There are, at present., four schools established at Rouen, Malauney, Barentin, and Bolbec. The number of children who attend amounts to upwards of 500. Several cases containing plants and seeds from the different countries visited by the legation to China have been received at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Amongst them are several specimens of the tea-plant, and a coffee-plant from the Malay Peninsula, which has been hitherto unknown to the botanists of Europe. The bean is small, nearly white, and highly aromatic. On Saturday the police emptied into the Seine, near the Jardin des Plantes, nearly 500 casks of adulterated red and white wines, which had been received at the entrepiit, from Rouen, at the end of 1843, but had hi therto been unsuspected. The Council General of the Moselle, and the Munici pal Council of Metz, have voted four millions of francs for the prolongation of the Frouard and Metz railroad to Sarrebuck. The department is to furnish 2,700,000 f., and the town of Metz the remainder. A postscript to a communication from Berne, of the 27th ult., says :—" I have just heard that, in consequence of the daily increasing defections from the Lucerne Go vernment's troops, the expedition of the free-eorps is to take place to-morrow. At the same time the Berne Go vernment (seeing that this revolutionary attempt no longer requires its moral support) intends to issue a pro clamation prohibiting the people of its canton from join ing these free corps : their only object is to keep up some appearances towards foreign diplomacy. The Russian Minister has, according to report, delivered to the Vorort a note drawn up in harsher language than those of France, Austria, and Prussia. A. letter from Athens of the 18th ult. states that the Russian Chargé d'Affaires in that city had received fresh dispatches from his Court. They confirm the declara tion of the friendly disposition of Russia towards Greece and the present Ministry. &ALIN' AND POMICII, In the Bankruptcy Court, the examination of H. C. Balne, late a grocer at Poole, was adjourned sine die. Mr. Commissioner Fane refused to grant the bankrupt his protection. The caie of John Brokenshire, the man who endeavoured to hoax his creditors into a belief that he had been drowned at Weston-Super-Mere, was again before the Insolvent Court and again adjourned At Monmouth, John Pritchard, was indicted for breaking into the dwelling-house of George Reynolds, at Abergavenny, on the 7th of December, and stealing ♦arious articles of grocery therein. He was found guilty, and sentenced to three months' imprisonment, the prosecutor recommending him to mercy. William Pilling, the manager of the Warrington Branch of the Liverpool and Manchester District Bank, was tried at Liverpool on a charge of robbing the bank, and of embezzling money. He was acquitted on both charges. At the Mansion-house yesterday, Elias Bonfield, fore man in a mercantile house, in Tower-street, was charged with having assaulted Captain Lewis, of the 2d Regiment of Guards, and one of the privates of the same regiment. The defendant refused to stand aside to let the Bank picquet pass, and when touched by one of the men, assaulted the man and also the officer, who attempted to remonstrate with him. lie was held to bail upon both charges. James Keefe, a tailor, was committed for six weeks, from Bow-street, for dog-stealing. At Marlhorough-street :qr. B. C. Willis, of 52, Quad rant, was charged before Mr. Maltby, with having stolen tR o bills of exchange for 500/. and 600 L, the property of Mr. Hearn, of 9, Pall-mall East. The particulars which came out in evidence prove that a certain gang of bill swindlers, most of a hom have over and over again been at the bar of different police -courts, are, notwithstand • ing the publicity given to their fraudulent practices, at present in full activity, and are carrying on their schemes in various parts of the town under differ ent names. By some means or other the bills in question, which were held by Mr. Hearn, as he stated, for a bona fide consideration, had been obtained from the drawer Mr. Mytten, without con sideration, in fact, stolen from him, and he had em- Ployed Mr. Willis to get them back. The case was adjourned till Tuesday, the defendant being permitted to go at large on bail. James Herbert, a Journeyman shoemaker, charg e d with cutting and William with a shoemaker's hammer in so serious a manner that his life is still in danger, was committed from the Lambeth Police-court. At Greenwich, yesterday, Elizabeth George, servant to a widow lady named Melhuish, residing at No. 1, Park-row, Blackheath, was charged with embezzling several sums entrusted to her for the payment of the tradesmen's bills. After the evidence adduced, the pri soner said she had certainly used the moneys given by her mistress to pay the weekly accounts, but would wil lingly make it all good if her mistress would allow time for that purpose. She was fully committed to Newgate for trial. William Copsey was fully committed from the Thames office, on a charge of highway robbery, attended with violence. COURT-FASHIONABLE. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, as Director of the Ancient Concerts, will entertain the Duke of Wellington, the Archbishop of York, the Earl of Cawdor, and a distinguished circle at dinner this evening, at Cambridge House. Marchioness of Wellesley and Miss Mactavish have ar rived at her Ladyship's residence at Rutland Gate, from Paris, after a sojourn of nine months in that capital. The Earl of Carlisle continues in improved health at Castle H owar d, Y or k s hi re, whore a family c i rc l e i s as sembled during the holidays. 7: he Countess of Cardigan has hastily left this country for Rome, her Ladyship having received information from Italy of the serious illness of her sister, Mrs. Hubert de Burgh, who, when the last letters were dispatched from Rome, was alarmingly indisposed. The Earl and Countess of Puwis and the Lsdies Her bert are expected to arrive at the family mansion, in Berkeley-square, early in the ensuing wee k , from Wal cott Hall, the Noble Earl's seat in Shropshire. The Lord Chancellor and Lady Lyndhurst have ar rived in town for the r eason. Lady Ly ndhurst would have joined the eitcle assembled at Belveir Castle during the visit of the Duchess of Cambridge and the Heredi tary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess oc Nleck!enbur h Strelitz to the Duke of Rutland, but for the indisposition (if Miss Copley, the Noble and Learned Lord's sister. His Lordship gives his customary dejeuner to the judges and law officers on the commencement of Easter term, on Monday week. Earl Fortescue, Viscount Ebrington, Sir Charles Shaw, Montague Gore, Esq., M.P., and a numerous party of the local neighbouring gentry and clergy, at tended a meeting of the newly-established Barnstaple Literary and Scientific Institution last week, to adopt measures for its immediate opening. T0Z15CE1.7.8.211130178. The first meeting for the spring season of the Horti cultural Society was held on Tuesday afternoon at the rooms in Regent-street, R. W. Barchard, Esq., in the chair. There was a very good collection of flowers, the prominent of which were rewarded with prizes. Amongst some interesting varieties were violet and mignonette trees, which had by cultivation assumed a shrubby ap pearance, with some hyacinths and fine blown camellias. Some rare plants were also exhibited from the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. The prizes awarded were silver Banksian medals to Mr. Loddige, of Hackney, f or orchidaceons plants ; the D u k e of rlborough for a Providence pine apple, weighing 81b. loz. ; and Mr. Henderson, of Pine Apple-place, for heaths and,a fine White azalea. The gentlemen belonging to the Arundel Yacht Club have just announced their intention of opening the season by a sail down the Thames, on Saturday, the 26th of the Present month. The yachts are to assemble at Green wich, at four o'clock in the afternoon, proceeding only as far as Erith on the first day, returning again early in the following week. A meeting of the City of London Association of Gene ral Practitioners was held at Radley's Hotel on Tuesday evening, for the purpose of expressing their confidence in the Committee of the National Association of General Practitioners. Resolutions condemnatory of the Medical Bill were also agreed to, and the meeting separated. Mr. O'Connell, it is said, may be expected in London early next week, The pensioners of the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines, in the Woolwich district, have received notice that they are to appear before Captain John Forbes, the officer employed in the organisation and payment of the out-pensioners of Chelsea Hospital, for the purpose of being enrolled, and to be paid monthly in the same Manner as the pensioners of the ordnance corps, cavalry, and line regiments. The first monthly pay ment of the Chelsea pensioners, in the Woolwich din-- lion, commences 'it Captain Forbes's office, in the Royal Artillery Barracks, to-day, April 2, commencing with the °Milan«) troops, and the other regiments, according to their seniority. The season of the Philharmonic society began on Mon day evening. Sir Henry Bishop has been appointed per- Manent conductor. The concert was excellent and was well attended. Mr. Swinton, the violinist, v% ho made such a favourable impression on the musical public last season, perfor me d Sp u h r ' s concerto in D in a finished and masterly style. The boiler of the steam. boat Victoria exploded on Sa turday evening, while she was eng4ged in towing a vessel into the ha r b our at Shields. The force of the steam, which was fortunately upwards, severely scalded John Thompson, the engine man, who was standing on dick, but no other person was injured. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Lt'cia de Lammermoor was represented last evening fnr the purpose of intro:lucing `Madame Anaide Castellan foe the first time to an opera audience in the character of Lucia. Although last night was the first appearance of Madame Castellan on these boards, she is not altoge ther unknown to the English musical public. She ran a very brilliant career here last season as a singer at concerts. Her success at the Ancient Concerts was complet and a singer who can succeed there must be in ' every sense of the word an accomplished artiste.—She has, moreover, achieved great triumphs in Russia and in America ; and to these, she may add the crowning suc cess of a triumphant debut before confessedly the most fastidious musical audience in the world in the audience of her Majesty's Theatre. Her voice is a pure soprano, beautifully clear, and of considerable compass. Her tuusiettl education is perfect—not the most critical ear can detect a fault in her intonation, not the most fastidious taste can discover anything whereat to be offended. The opening cavatina was beautifully given ; it was a beautiful exhibition of power refined and chastened by exquisite taste and judgment, and was rapturously applauded, At the conclusion of the first act she was called fur, and received with en thusiastic applause. The duet, "Se tradismi to potrai," in the second act, was superbly given by Fornasari and Madame Castellan. It was a perfect triumph of art, both as r egar d e d s i ng i ng an d Ating. It is seldom that an opera audience is worked up to such a pitch of en thusiasm as they were by this magnificent duet. The applause was long and loud, and both actors were called for at the conclusion of the duet. The marriage scene followed, and was beautifully acted by Madame Castellan, who, at the fall of the act drop, was again called for. The mad scene was very fine, and the concluding aria was given with the most thrilling pathos. The success of Madame Castellan was complete, and, what is more, it was well deserved. She is a delightful actress and an accom plished musician. It is as unnecessary to praise the Enrico of Fornasari as it is to write an culogium on. the Richard of Edmund Kean, or the Coriolanus of John Kemble. It stands alone as a perfect piece of acting. Moriani was the Edgardo. It was in this character that he made his delni4 before an English audience last season, and his Edgardo stamped him as the primo tenore of the world. The last scene, whether considered as a piece of acting or as a vocal effort, is unrivalled. It is the finest thing of the sort on the stage. So delighted were the audience that at the conclusion of the opera they called Moriani twice before the curtain. There was a third call for Moriani and Castellan, and, after a short interval, he appeared leading forward the prima donna, enveloped in a large silk cloak, preparatory to quitting the theatre. The audience seemed mightily pleased at thus seeing a prima donna en pa, ticuliere, and there was some good-humoured laughter mingled with the shouts of applause with which they were greeted. The ballet of Eoline concluded the evening's entertain ments. The House was crowded to excess. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, who honoured the performances with his preseoce, arrived at the theatre before the commencement of the opera. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prin cess Royal, arrived at Buckingham Palace at five minutes before seven o'clock yesterday evening, in a carriage and four, escorted by a party of Lancers, from the terminus of the South-Western Railway, at Nine Elms. The Countess of Charlemont, Lady in Waiting; Major-General Wemyss, Equerry in Waiting ; and Major-General Sir Edward Bo water, Equerry to Prince Albert, followed in a carriage and four. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were received at the Palace by the Hon. Misses Stanley and Hamilton, the Earl of Hardwicke, the Vice-Chamberlain, Lord George Lennox, Captain Meynell, Sir Robert Otway, Captain Francis Sey mour, and Colonel Arbuthnot. The royal party quitted Osborne House, Isle of Wight, at a quarter past two o'clock yesterday afternoon, embarked in the royal steam-yacht, and crossed over to Gosport. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, and the royal suite. left Gosport at twenty-five minutes past four, and were conveyed to town by a special train, on the South Western Railway, in two hours and ten minutes. _ The Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, and the Princess Alice, accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, were taken a carriage drive yestereay morning in the vicinity of Windsor Castle. At three o'clock in the afternoon the Royal Family left Windsor Castle for the station of the Great Western Railway at Slough, and were conveyed to town by a special train. Their Royal Highnesses arrived at Buckingham Palace, at a quarter past four o'clock, ac companied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton and Admiral Sir Robert Otway. The Duke of Cambridge visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday at Gloucester House. The Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden.—Her Royal High ness, accompanied by Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, and attended by the Baroness de Strumfeder and Baron Roth de Schreckenstein, visited the Polytechnic Institution in Re gent-street yesterday. His Serene Highness Prince Ernest of Hesse Philippsthal visited the Grand Duchess yesterday at the Duke of Hamil ton's residence in Portman-square. His Excellency Count de St. Aulaire paid his respects to her Royal Highness. In the evening the Grand Duchess, attended by the Ba roness de Strumfeder and Baron de Schreckenstein, honoured the Italian Opera with her presence. Prince Ernest of Hesse Philippstahl visited the Duke of Cambridge yesterday. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Foreign-office. It was attended by Sir Robert Peel, the Duke of Wellington, the Duke of Buccleuch, Earl of Aber deen, Lord Stanley, Sir James Graham, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Earl of Ripon, Lord Granville Somerset, and the Earl of Lincoln. The Council sat two hours. Mr. John Davies, and a deputation of Sugar Refiners, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yester day, at his official residence in Downing-street. COURSE OF EXCHM Amsterdam CF. 12 8i Ditto, at sight l2 6i Rotterdam 2U. 12 9 Antwerp 26 20 aamburgh M.B. 14 0 Altona — Paris, 3 days' sight 25 95 Ditto, 3 months 26 15 Marseilles 26 20 Bourdeaux 26 20 Frankfort on Maine 123 Petersburgh, 3Us — IGE.-(YESTERDAY.) Gibraltar.... Leghorn Si Genoa ..... .......... 26 20 Milan ...... ............ Venice Naples ....... ..... 39 Palermo, per oz 1181 Lisbon 52 Oporto 53 Rio Janeiro Bahia ............. Buenos A yies NewYoi k dys sight Philachipllia PRICKS ..1F BULLION, PER OZ. Foreign '1,4 bars £3 17 9 Portuat Gold Coin 3 17 5 New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Do Tars 0 4 9 Silver it, Bars . J 4 10i Berlin Vienna, effec. fl. 3 M lO 4 Trieste, ditto Madrid 36* Cadiz Bilbao Barcelona Seville RAILWAY BUSINESS IN PAR LIAMENT. TUESDAY, APRIL 1. NeWeastle-up3n-Tyne and forth Shields Railway (Tyne mouth Extension, &c.) Bill,—Read a second time, and coin • mitted, and referred to the Committee of Selection. Brighton and Chichester Railway (Portsmouth Exten sion),—Petition for Bill reported; report referred to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. Greenwich Colliery Railway,—Report from Select Corn • mittee on Petitions fur Private Bills read; Bill to be read a second time on Monday next. NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE. Bristol and Gloucester and Birmingham and Gloucester Railway,—postponed from Monday 7th till Wednesday, April 16. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. (From the Votes and Proceedingrof the House of Commons.) TUESDAY, APRIL 1. POST-OFFICE. Motion made, and Question put, " That this House has learned with regret, that with a view to the prevention of a political move ment in Italy, and more especially in the Papal States, Letters ad dressed to a Foreigner, which had no relation to the internal tran quillity of the United Kingdom, should have been opened under a warrant bearing date the Ist day of March, and cancelled on the 3d day of June, 1844, and that the information obtained by such means should have been communicated to a Foreign Power." The House divided : MINORITY-AYES, 38. Aldam, 'William Dalmeny, Lord Rawdon, Colonel Bannerman, A. D' Israeli, B. Russell, Lord J. Baring, F. T. Duncan, Niscount Somerville, Sir W. Barnard, E. G. Forster, Matthew Stuart, W. V. Bellew, It. M. French, F. Strati, Edward Bernal, Ralph Granger, T. C. Tanered, 11. W. Bouverle, E. P. Grey, Sir George Thoruely, Thomas Busfeild, William Ilawes, Benjamin Walker, Richard i Butler, Colonel Beathcoat, John Warburton, 11. Butler, P. S. llowiek, Viscount Ward, 11. G. Christie, W. D. Morison, General Chapman, B. Osborne, Ralph TELLERS. Colebrooke Sir T. Palmerston, Viscount Sll2ll, R. L. Collins, William Plumridge, Captain Duncombe, Thomas MAJORITY—NOES, 52. Ackers, James Goulburn, Henry Pringle, Alexander Arland, T. 1). Graham, Sir J. Round, John Arbuthnott, H. Greenall, Peter Sandon, Viscount Baillie, Colonel Hamilton, G. A. Smith, T. B. C. Baird, William Hanniton, Lord C. Somerset, Lord G. Baring, W. B. Ilampden, Reno Somes, Joseph Benbow, John Ilarcourt, GIG. Spooner, Richard Bortltwick, Peter Ilodgson, F. Stewart, Jehn Browne, W. llope, Charles Sutton, Henry Cardwell, Edward Knight, F. W. Tennent, J. E. Clive, Robert H. Mackenzie, T. Thompson, Alderman Compton, 1.1. C. M`Geachy, F. A. Trench, Sir F. W. Coote, Sir C. H. Masterman, John Turner, Edmund Darby, George Mundy, E. M. Wood, Colonel T. Escott, Bickham Newdegate, C. N Fremantle, Sir T. Nicholl, John Fuller, A. a: . O'Brien, A. S. Gaskell, J. M. Packs, C. W. Gordon, Captain Peel, Sir R TELLERS. Baring, Henry Young, John DUTCH MAIL. The Batavier has just arrived (half-past twelve o'clock), bringing Dutch papers of Tuesday, April 1, and Ham burgh papers of Thursday, March 27. CUXHAVEN, MARCH 26, P.M.—ln consequence of the south-west wind to-day, the channel is almost wholly free from ice, which has been driven to the north side. The harbour too is now entirely clear of ice. MARCH 27.—The channel is now wholly free from ice. EXCHEQUER BlLLs.—The public are indebted to Colonel Sibthorp, M.P., for a return of the number and amount of public bills that have been issued under the head of Exchequer Bills, under the authority of her Majesty's Controller-General Lord Monteagle, since the sth day of March, 1844. It is found, on an examination of one branch of this return, that from the Ist of January, 1844, to the 17th of March, 1845, the total number of Exchequer Bills, signed by the Noble Lord the Controller-General of the Exchequer, amounted to 23,916, representing a value of 38,404,383/., and that the total number of Exchequer Bills signed by the Assistant-Controller during the same period amounted to 21,378, representing a value of 7,759,0801. The total number of Bills signed, from the Ist of January, 1842, up to the 17th of March, 1845, both by the Controller-General and by the Assistant-Controller, amounted to 110,062, representing a grand total value of 138,722,5961. CHAIR _ OF MUSIC, EDINIHIRGII.—On Saturday, the 29th inst., the Principal and Professors of the University of Edinburgh elected John Donaldson, Esq., to be professor of the theory of music. We understand that there were in all fifteen candidates for the vacant chair, two of whom, however, Sir Henry Bishop and Mr. ➢fuller, withdrew their names be fore the election. None of the other candidates were nomi neted.—.Caledottian Zfercury, Tll.l l , SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENIN Cr, APRIL 2 1845. TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, APRIL 1, I£i4s. The Queen has been pleased, on the nomination of Lord Forester, to appoint Captain J. G. Ogilvie, half-pay Unat tached, late of the 92d Highlanders, to be one of her Majesty's lion. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, vice Johnston, who re tires. pkgs of Pouchong ; but previous rates were generally sup ported, in some cases a small decline was submitted to. Congou, fresh and new kinds went at 10%cl, ra coa to ra str is to is Id, blksh If Pekoe kind 2s 4d to 2s 6d ; Souchong, good is 4d to is 6d, fine 2s ; Pouchong, low to good 4d to 7d ; Flowery Pekoe fine and very fine 3s to 4s 6d; Caper, in chests 100, in catty boxes is 3d to is 6d; Scented Orange Pekoe, good to fine 3s 3d to 3s 4d; Twankay, common Is Id to is 3d; Hyson kind, common lld ; Hyson, fine to superfine 2s 9d to 3s 6d ; Young Hyson, Canton and Twankay kind is 8d to 2s 2d ; Hyson kind 3s Id to 3s lid ; Imperial, Canton, and Twan kay kind 2s Id to 2s sd; Hyson kind 3s ld to 3s 6d; Gun powder, Canton, and Twankey kind 2s 2d to 2s 6d ; and Hy son kind 3s 8d to 4s 4d per lb. Sl'lCES.—This afternoon Black Pepper met with little at tention, and the sound of 1772 bags of Sumatra at public sale was taken in at 2ad for good light black rather stalky and dusty being the former value; the damaged of which the chief part consisted all sold, but at easier rates; sea damaged first class 2id to. 2d, the second class 2bd, third class lid, see damaged and repacked 2d to 23d, and very . bad id per lb. Rum, BRANDY, AND HoLLANDs.—Although there are sel lers of Calcutta Ruin at a further reduction in prices, still few purchasers are to be met with, and only 150 puns have been sold at is 8d per gallon, proof, with certificate; the prices have 'made a st r o e ck up i o s n st a ill m o o n re tehxeteinn(cireedases.callen, and prices the operations a stand, they rule as follow:—Cognac, best brands of the vintage of 1838, hhds 4s Bd, puns 4s 6d; ditto 1839, hhds 4s sd, puns 4s 3d; ditto 1840, hhds 4s 4d, puns 4s 2d; ditto 1841 hhds 4s 4d, puns 4s 2d; ditto 1842, hhds 4s ld, puns 3s 11 d ; ditto 1843, hhds 3s l Id, puns 3s 9d ; ditto 1844, hhds 35 9d, puns 38 7d; middling and good middling of the various vintages 2s 8d to 38 7d, low 2s 6d to 2s Bd, and Bordeaux 2s 6d to 2s 7d per gallon ; the value of common export Geneva is is 9d, and fine, fit for duty 2s 4d to 2s 10d per gallon—previous rates are well supported for English Corn Spirits. To-day there was a better demand for all descriptions of Rum, but holders were unable to obtain any advance in prices ; proof Leewards s ellin g at Is 10d, Calcutta proof is 8d to Is 8 1 ,1 d, Jamaica 3s 3d to 4s, and fine 4s 2d to 5s per gallon. Of East and West India several par cels have arrived during the last few days. RlCE.—Bengal has fully sustained the former value •, low white has been disposed of by private treaty at Ils to Its 3d, middling 1 Is fid to 12s, good 12s 3d to 12s 6d, and tine 12s 9d to 13s per cwt. The market is firm for Foreign East India. Madras yellow is fetching 9 s 6d to lOs per cwt ; white Java at lls to 12s 6d, and y e llow 9s 6d to lOs 6 d per cwt. Cleaned Rice at 14s to IB s for Patna, and at 23s to 28s per cwt for Carolina. . . . IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, April 1. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. On the motion of Mr. WILSON PATTEN, the Winnock Rectory Bill was read a sccond time and or dered to be committed. The Newcastle-upon-Tyne Port Bill was read a second time. WHITEHALL, AlAwn 29. The Queen has been pleased to order a cong6 d'elire to pass the Great Seal, empowering the Dean and Chapter of the cathedral church of Ely to elect a Bishop of that See, the same being void by the death of Doctor Joseph Allen, late Bishop thereof ; and her Majesty has also been pleased to recommend to the said Dean and Chapter, Thomas 'Luton, Doctor in Divinity, now Dean of the cathedral church of St. Peter, Westminster, to be by theta elected Bishop of the said See. On the motion of the Earl of LINCOLN, the Not tingham Inclosure Bill was read a second time. The Report upon the Birkenhead Company's Dock Bill was further considered, received, and ordered to be printed. Mr. D'ISRAELI presented petitions from Shrews bury for the better observance of the Sabbath. EDUCATION.—MAYNOOTIL Mr. LEFROY presented petitions from Ireland in favour of the Church Education Society. Mr. E. BULLER presented petitions from Stour bridge, Taunton, and other places, against the proposed increase of the grant to Maynooth College. Sir R. INGLIS presented a petition to the same effect from a parish in the county of Cork. RAILWAYS. Mr. THORNELY presented a petition from Kinsale against the Cork and Bandon Railway Bill, on the ground that the company bad not chosen the best line. Colonel T. WOOD presented a petition against the London and York Railway project. The Newport and Ponty-Pool Railway Bill was read a second time and ordered to be committed. The Newcastle-upon-Tyne and North Shields Railway (Tynemouth Extension) Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. DOWNING-STREET, ArIZIL I. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Honourable George Warren Edwardes to be Auditor of Accounts to the Government of St. Helena. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint the Reverend Thomas Eyre Poole, Master of Arts, to be Colonial Chaplain at Sierra Leone. Her Majesty has further been pleased to appoint Jules Vi rieux, Esq. to be Juge de Pais for the Island of Mauritius. WHITEHALL, MAncit 31. The Qrtcen has been pleaSed to present the Rev. Edward Robertson, Master of Arts, to the church and parish of Tib bermore, in the presbytery and shire of Perth, vacant in consequence of the Rev. Weir Tulloch, the last incumbent, having deserted the cure of the said church and parish. Commissions by the Lord .Lieutenant of Norfolk. Viscount Bury to be Deputy-Lieutenant ; R. 11. V. Wal pole, Esq., to be ditto, March 13. BANKRUPTS. John Breckels, bedstead maker, North-street, Finsbury market, Finsbury, to surrender, April 8, at half-past twelve, and May 13, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee ; Taylor, North-buildings, Finsbury-circus. John Reay and John Richard Reay, wine -merchants, Mark-lane, April 14, at half-past eleven, and May 30, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Trehern and White, Barge-yard Chambers, Bucklersbury. Thomas Holyland Williams, wine merchant, Chelmsford, April 15, at two, and May 13, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry ; Sheriff, Lincoln's-inn-fields. Robert Cann, shoemaker, Woolwich, April 9, at half-past one, and May 9. at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official asstgnee, Old Jewry Chambers; Biggen den, Walbrook, London. Augustus Radcliffe, sen., and Augustus Radcliffe, jun., patent glaziers, Hermitage- place, St. John's-street- road, April 9 and May 9, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street, City; M'Leod and Stenning, London-street Fenchurch-street. John Schaffer, fringeman, Clark's-place, Islington, April 9, at half-past twelve, and May 14, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall• street; Humphreys, Newgate• street. Joseph North, blanket-manufacturer, Birstal, Yorkshire, April 15 and May 3, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds; Chadwick, Dewsbury; Bond, Leeds. LONDON AND CROYDON RAILWAY. Mr. DODD rose to move, according to notice, that the petition of the London and Croydon Railway Company, praying that the Report of the Board of Trade on the Kentish lines may be referred back for reconsideration, presented 31st March, be printed. The SPEAKER said that the Hon. Member had better postpone his motion till the time of public business. Lord G. SOMERSET thought that if the Hon. Gen tleman intended to found a motion on the petition— Mr. T. DUNCOMBE rose to order. He did not think it was fair to prevent a Gentleman from stating his reasons for asking that a petition be printed. There was no occasion to put off the motion till the time of public business, as such motions were generally acceded to as matters of course. Lord G. SOMERSET thought that the Hon. Member for Finsbury was rather out of order in calling him to order. He was not going to state any objection to the motion, but only to ask if it were the Hon. Member's intention to found any distinct motion on the petition when printed ? The SPEAKER said that the notice of the Hon. Member must be brought on amongst the other notices on the paper at the time of public business. Mr. DUNCOMBE thought that these motions should be discussed before entering on the business of the day, and for this simple reason, that Members might have notices of this kind for consideration, and yet these might not come on for six weeks at least. He thought the notice ought to be taken into consideration before the actual business of the day commenced. Mr. DODD then said that on that day week he would found a motion on the petition. SLAVE-TRADE. Sir J. Y.BULLER presented a petition from the Com mittee of the Anti Slavery Society against the importa tion of slaves into the colonies. COLLEGE OF MAYNOOTH. The Hoil. MEMBER also presented a petition against any further grant to the College of Maynooth. Dr. BOWRING presented a similar petition from the Dissenters of Bolton. The petitioners stated that they were not averse to the mere principle of Roman Ca tholicism, but they objected to a Government grant to any religion. HOURS OF LABOUR IN FACTORIES. Mr. DUNCOMBE presented a petition, signed by 8,000 persons, complaining that children from the ages of six to eleven were worked for some 16 and 24 hours, thereby injuring their physical and moral condition to an incalculable degree, and they prayed that the House should take the subject into consideration with a view of providing some remedy for the evil. ALLOTMENT SYSTEM. Mr. W. COWPER presented a petition from Holbeach, in Lincolnshire, in favour of an extension of the allotment system. Mr. BARNARD presented a petition from several places in Montgomeryshire, praying the house to pass a Bill at an early period for the establishment of local courts. - - COCIIINEAL.—At previous rates a good business transacted, and at auction 120 bags of Honduras silvers were all disposed of at 4s 9d to 4s lld per lb for low to middling, by private treaty some parcels of black and silvers have been sold. SALTPETRE.—Rough has met with more attention, but merchants have been unable to obtain any advance in prices, and at auction 2,000 bagi of Calcutta were all disposed of; good white refraction 31 per cent at 26s 6d, good yellowish grey 6/ per cent 265, good strong dry grey to 5 per cent 26s to 26s 6d, not refracted 23s 6d to 255, damaged 22s to 24s 6d ; 461 bags of Madras fetched 25s for sound, 10i per cent refraction, being generally previous rates. TALLow—This afternoon there was little business done in Russia Tallow, and 38s 3d to 38s 9d accepted for P. Y. Candle of fine quality on the spot. Oats—For Linseed Oil the demand on the spot has been brisk at 25s 3d to 25s 6d, and for forward delivery many con tracts have been entered into at 25s 6d to 265; ship ping orders are coming in more freely, and the con sumption is on the increase. In Rape several transactions have taken place at 37s 6d to 38s for pale, and at 36s 6d to 37s per cwt for brown. Palm has sustained the former value. For Cocoa Nut Oil prices are sustained—Ceylon realising 27s to 28s, and from Sydney 24s to 25s 6d per cwt. In Sperm there has been a good business transacted at 861 to 881 for fine British, and at 831 to 85/ per tun for Ame rican of first quality. Common Fish Oils are little wanted; Cod is held for 29/ lOs to 30/ per tun, pale Seal selling at 301 to 31/, yellow 27/ lOs to 28/ 10s, Straw 29/ to 291 10s, and brown 261 to 27/ ; at public sale 92 tuns of Southern were sold, fine at 29/ to 29/ 10s, ord to good 261 103 to 28/ 15s, 3 tuns of low Cod Oil 24/ 5s to 24l 10s, 3 casks Cods' Foot 20/ lOs ; 3 casks Dog Oil 24155, and 1 cask of Pot Head 231 lOs per tun. Olive Oil is held with firmness ; Galipoli at 41/ lOs to 42/ ; Spanish and Barbary 401 to 414 and other descriptions 39/to 39l lOs per tun.. John Atkinson Hick, carver and gilder, Leeds, April 14, and May 2, at eleven, at the Leeds tistrict Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds; Hawkins and Co., New Boswell court, London ; Horsfall and Harrison, Leeds. John Whittaker, Druggist, Swansea, April 8, at twelve, and May 9, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol ; David, Swansea. William - Harrington Lagoe, victualler, Atherstone, War wickshire, April 11 and May 9, at half-past ten, at the Bir mingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birming ham ; Harrison and Smith, Birmingham. BANK OF CEYLON. (From the Gazette of last Evening.) Return of the Average Amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of Ceylon, Colombo, during the period from Ist January to 31st December, 1844: Promissory notes in circulation not bearing interest Bills of exchange in circulation, not bearing interest ... 2,186 0 0 Bills and notes in circulation, bearing interest Nil. Balances due to other Banks 6BO 0 0 Cash deposited, not bearing interest . .. 6,630 0 0 Cash deposited, bearing interest... Total average of Liabilities £91,587 0 0 Coin and Bullion .....................••.••• £72,342 0 0 Land or other property of the Corporation 4,198 0 0 Government Securities Promissory notes or bills of other Banks Balances due from other Banks Notes and bills discounted, or other debts due to the Corporation, not included under the foregoing heads, but exclusive of bills of exchange purchased for remittances to Eng land, and the Presidencies 58,132 0 0 Total Average of Assets £189,274 0 0 (Signed) F. W. STANTON, Manager. T. G. CRAIG, Accountant. By order of the Court of Directors, HUGH MACKAY, Secretary. London, March 27, 1845. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. ASSAULT ON AN OFFICER OF THE GUARDS.—Yester day Elias Benfield, foreman in a mercantile house in Tower-street, was charged with having assaulted Captain Lewis, of the 2d Regiment of Guards, and one of the privates of the same regiment. Captain Lewis stated that as he was marching with the Bank piquet in Mincing-lane,..thedefendant stood on the pavement, and refused, upon being requested to move aside in order to allow the guard to pass, but upon being touched by one of the men, returned the compliment by striking and pushing the soldier into the middle of the street. Witness expostulated with the defendant, who, instead of apologising, struck him and pushed him, after having used very insolent language. The soldier confirmed the account given by his com manding officer. The defendant, in a tone and with a manner not at all calculated to make a favourable impressi on, said t h at he considered that he ought to have lodged the captain and the private in the station-house, for having as saulted him. The LORD MAYOR—Your conduct here to-day proves to me what your conduct must have been when the com plainants met me. Defendant—l was assaulted first by these two men, and I am sure I was justified. The LORD MAYOR—I shall hold you to bail for the two assaults, the one upon the gentleman and the other upon the private soldier, yourself in the sum of 1001., and two sureties in 50/. each. LAMBETH. SERIOUS CHARGE OF CUTTING AND WOUNDING.— Yesterday Jan es Herbert, a journeyman shoemaker, was brought before Mr. Henry for final e xamination, on a charge of cutting and wounding Wm. Gurling with a shoemaker's hammer in so serious a manner that his life is still in danger. From the statement of the prosec utor, whose head was bound up, and who a pp eare d in a very weak, sickly state, it appeared that the prisoner, who was related to him by m arr i age , h as l atter l y b eco me much addicted to drink. On Th u r s d a y m idd ay l a st ho returned home much tho worse fo r li quor , w h en some words arose on his being backward i n hi s ren t, when witness told him he should at once pay the arrears due, or leave the house. The prisoner became much excited, and in his rage snatched up his large hammer, with which he gave wit ness two violent blows on the left side of the head and temple, and one on the right arm, and t hen made his escape from the house. Mr. W. 11. Dai, surgeon, deposed that on Thursday last, about two o clock, lie visited the prosecutor' at his house in Lock's-fields, and, on examining him, found two incised wounds on the left side of the head, one three and the other one inch and a half long, and also a con tused wound on the right arm, The wounds were such as would be produced by the hammer, which, on exami nation, was found to have some of the prosecutor's hair adhering to it. The prosecutor had been since under his care, and had been so severely injured, that he could not as yet pronounce him out of danger. The prisoner, who said he had scarcely any recollec tion of what he did, was committed for trial on the charge of cutting and wounding. MARLBOROUGH -STREET. Basil Cochrane Willis, a fashionably-dressed young man, about 25 years of age, was brought before Mr. Maltby, in custody, charged with obtaining fraudulent possession of a bill of exchange from Mr. Edmund Lyons Hearne, of 9, Pall-mall East, under the following cir cumstances one for 600/ , o ed the sum of two The pr prosecutor t s e t s a t o e f d m t h r s . t J. he w y dta trsoainno i :, A gentlem an o f t h e name i and . o u i n rn e mm f for nt s eby o s o , : on , nd b v , o c, t hb h iecci d bu a e t hs e .ed bad March a of Anderson called upon him on the evening of the 25th of March, and in consequence of information received from him, complainant was induced to call upon the de fendant, who stated that Mr. Mytton was about to take up the bills, and upon that representation complainant was induced to give up the bills to the defendant. He had not since been able to recover the bills or their value. Mr. Lane, solicitor , who a pp eared for the accused, received. He called byMytton to recover the con tended that it was a mere scheme to g et p oss ession of property which had b een fraudulentl y obtai ned , and was therefore justifiable ; that Willis was bu t the agent of a p o MbilrisSfourttownhich n who wa o value Mr. John Fox Fitzg ifford M y tton, who s tated that he em a y d e employed been had received a letter from Messrs. Smith and Co., of Great Marlborough-street, offering to discount bills for him ; that he called by appointment and saw Mr. Smith, who stated that he was to see the person that evening who was to cash the bills, and appointed the following day to meet him. lie called accordingly, and gave bills to Smith to the amount of 1,7001, Smith saying that he should receive the money on the morrow, but he never got one farthing value for them. He then em ployed Mr. Sutton to recover them. Had not employed Mr. Willis, and never heard of Mr. Hearne's name iu the transaction. Mr. Lane called Sutton and Goldsmith, the other two parties engaged in the affair, but they not answering to their names, Mr. MALTBY held the defendant to bail in securities to the amount of 1,000/. to appear that day week. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a meet ing yesterday afternoon, at the office in Whitehall-place. There were present the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishops of Bangor, Chester, St. David's, Hereford, Llandaff, Ripon, Rochester, and Worcester, the Earl of Besborough, Lord Ashley, the Right Hon. John Nicholl, and the Dean of Westminster. Captain Francis Seymour arrived at his residence in Park lau. yesterday for the season. the solicitor was informed that the fullest consideration would be given to these documents if he deposited them with the Board, and he (Sir George Clerk) had not the least doubt that if these documents contained important information upon this question, his Noble Friend at the head of the Railway Depart ment and the Board itself would not only give it the fullest consideration ; and if it contained sufficient grounds to induce them to alter their decision, they would not have the slightest, hesitation in doing so. But he must candidly tell the House that he did not think these documents would disclose such information as to induce the Board of Trade to come to a different decision to that which had already been announced. If any mis apprehension had risen, it was on the part of the pro moters of the railway, and not on the part of that de partment of the Board of Trade. Nor could they com plain that no intimation had been given to them that further evidence was required, because it was left to them to request an interview, which they had neglected to do. It was clear, therefore, that 'no blame could be attached to the Board of Trade. The report detailing the reasons upon which the Board of Trade had come to a decision in the case of this railway would be laid upon the table of the House in the course of the present week, and it would be for the House or a Committee to judge whether that report contained sufficient reason to justify the decision of the Railway Department of the Board of Trade. Mr. DUNCOMBE begged leave to ask a question upon this subject. It was this—he would wish to know if the decisions of the Board of Trade were the decisions that were Gazetted? and if they were, were those de cisions final? The reason he asked this question was this—if any new information should be acquired upon any line so announced as decided upon, and that the Board of Trade should find that information of such a character as to induce them to alter their opinion, would there then be a new announcement in the Gazette? Sir GEORGE CLERK said he had not the least idea that the Board would make any alteration in their decisions ; but at the same time he could say, that the Board of Trade would, as an act of justice, alter the whole bearing of the announcement made in the Gazette, if the additional information were of such a nature as to demand that course. Mr. LABOUCHERE understood that the practice of the Board of Trade was to announce their decisions in the Gazette ; now he wished to know if the Board made any announcements in the Gazelle before they had made up their minds ?—(Laughter.) Sir G. CLERK begged to say that the Board of Trade were always ready and anxious to give their fullest con sideration to every information sent them on this sub ject ; and when the parties giving this information should state to the Board the nature of the information they were always told that such information would be sure to receive the fullest and most careful consideration Lord HOWICK conceived that his question had not been quite answered yet. What he wanted to know was, was this a decision of the Board of Trade, or was it not ?—(Hear, hear.) If it were not a decision why was it Gazetted? And if it were, why should the announce ment be made in the advertisement in the papers that he had already read ?—(Hear, hear.) Sir G. CLERK said that all documents sent in to the Board of Trade, conveying information that the Board had not had when making the announcements in the Gazette, would be embodied in a report, and the whole then laid before the House for its consideration. Mr. HAWES wished to know if he understood the Hon. Baronet to say that those announcements might appear in the Gazette, subject to such alterations and modifications as subsequent information might induce the House to make, when the report mentioned by the Hon. Baronet should be laid before Parliament. Sir G. CLERK—The Board of Trade might be taken by surprise by the receipt of such information as had been alluded to, and therefore those documents would receive the attention they deserved. NEW ZEALAND. Mr. AGLIONBY begged leave, on behalf of Mr. Charles Buller, who was absent, to give notice of a mo tion relative to New Zealand. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN moved for leave of ab sence for Mr. William Miles and Mr. Phillip Miles for six weeks.—Granted. NEW ZEALAND. In answer to a question from Mr. AGLIONBY, Mr. G. W. lIOPE said that the papers the Govern ment had received from New Zealand would be laid on the table on an early day. CEYLON. Mr. TUFNELL asked whether there was any truth in the report which had appeared in the Ceylon papers, to the effect that Lord Stanley had sent out orders to the Governer of that island to dismiss from her Ma jesty's service all officers, civil or military, who were engaged in mercantile transactions ? Mr. G. W. HOPE said that it had formerly been the custom to permit officers in the island to increase their income by engaging in mercantile transactions. The Noble Lord at the head of the Colonial Department had been very unwilling to interfere with what had been so long •an established practice, but finding that some of those officers neglected the public business in order to attend to those private affairs, he had sent out a dispatch to the Governor, desiring him to give those officers the option of either resigning their official situations, or of devoting themselves wholly to their official duties. But, to those who chose the latter alternative, ample time would be given to wind up their mercantile transactions. Mr. TUFNELL thought the information of the Hon. Gentleman was hardly precise enough. What he wanted to know was, whether the parties to whom he re ferred would be subject to any compulsory proceedings? Mr. G. W. HOPE said that to what extent the direc tions of Lord Stanley would go he could not say, and whether or not Lord Stanley would wish ti:e Governor to carry out his instructions within any specific period he could not say, and what his decision would be with respect to those who might not be able readily to get rid of their property within such period, if it were fixed, he was equally ignorant. BOARD OF TRADE. Mr. HAWES said that, seeing the Noble Lord, the Chancellor for the Duchy of Lancaster (Lord Granville Somerset) in his place, he wished to ask him when the House might expect another report from the Board with which he was connected ? He was led to hope that this report would be shortly forthcoming, from the long time which had elapsed since the date of the last report. Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET said that he could not at the present moment say when the next report would be ready, for from the amount of business which the Board had to transact there had not at present been an opportunity of preparing it. Mr. HAWES said he thought that it was time an other report was prepared, and t hat the question was a sufficiently reasonable one when he recollected that the date of the last was December, and there was, in his opinion, sufficient ground to expect another by this time. REPEAL OF DUTIES. Mr. E. BULLER, seeing the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir R. Peel) in his place, begged to ask him when the deferred discussion on the repeal of the duties on tallow and other articles of commerce could be brought on without in convenience to the Government. He was anxious to consult the convenience of the Government ; but it was necessary that the country should know when these duties would cease. Sir R. PEEL said that he could not, at the present moment, say when the business could be taken up by the House, but he would take the very earliest oppor tunity of naming a day. In the course of the week he would be able to see the progress of the business in the House, and when he knew what position it stood in, he should be able to fix a day. He believed the Noble Lord (Lord John Russell) had a notice on the books which stood for Tuesday, and if not before, he believed he should be able to state on Mon day what day could be taken for the purpose. Lord J. RUSSELL said that the Government busi ness was usually taken on the Wednesday. Sir R. PEEL said that whenever Government mo- tions were taken on the Wednesday, it was by the courtesy of the House, and not as a matter of right or according to rule ; but he had no objection to take the business on Wednesday, and, i❑ the course of the week, or on Monday at latest, he would name a day. SANATORY REGULATIONS OF LARGE TOWNS Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN begged to call the atten tion of the Noble Lord at the head of the office of Woods and Forests (the Earl of Lincoln) to an extremely important petition which he had presented the other evening from Limerick, and to ask the Noble Lord whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Govern ment to extend the provisions of any Bill which they might introduce upon the sanatory regulations of large towns to Ireland ? The Earl of LINCOLN said that the report of the Commissioners had only been presented to her Majesty in January last, and he could not, therefore, say what the provisions of the Bill might be ; but, without pledging the Government to any particular course of proceeding, he might say that he anticipated the power of the Bill would be extended both to Scotland and Ireland. AUCTION DUTY. Captain PECHELL wished to know from the Right Hon. Gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer when it was his intention to go into Committee upon the auction duty, and ho also wished to know at what period the duty would cease after the passing of the rosolu- Lion. question EXC forward at th e EXCHEQUER said he of th th e e should be happy to bring The CHANCELLOR understood that it was to be opposed that he wa s no t earliest possible moment; and it was only becau se h e enabled to bring it forward heretofore. The time when he would be able to bring it forward would depend on the a rmy vote. The moment that vote was obtained he would name the day on which he would bring forward the question of the auction duty. The reduction of the duty would be effected at the earliest possible period after the passing of the resolution. Captain PECIIELL wished to know from the Hon. Gentleman opposite, the Member for Dorsetshire (Mr. Bankes), whether it was his intention to oppose the re duction of the auction duty, and whether he would divide the House upon it ? Mr. BANKES said it was his intention to follow up the motion of which he gave notice at an early period of the session ; and he would take the sense of the House on the question of the auction duty, and the propriety of applying the auction duty to a certain particular pur pose ?—(Laughter.) Mr. WARD said he would postpone his motion rela tive to the burdens on land till the House was in pos• session of the lion. Gentleman's statement. MR. AGLIONBY AND MR. CARRINGTON. Mr. AGLIONBY said, that as he felt called upon to bring under the notice of the House a letter of Mr. Car rington's, reflecting upon his conduct as a member of a Committee, and as he understood that the most conve nient time for doing so would be when the House was going into a Committee of Supply on Friday, he begged to give notice that he would call the attention of the House to the subject on that day. He was anxious that a number of the Committee should not rest under such an imputations DIVIDENDS DECLARED. J. Drewe, scrivener, Keynsham—first and final div. of N. 9d. in the pound, April 7, or any subsequent Monday, at the office of Mr. Acraman, Bristol. J. R. King, druggist, Bath—first div. of ls. 9d. in the pound, April 7, or any subsequent Monday, at the office of Mr. Acraman, Bristol. J. Hilton, surgeon, Croston, Lancashire—first div. of 4s. 9d. in the pound, April 10, or any subsequent Thursday, at the office of Mr. Cazenove, Liverpool. M. Tomkinson, linen draper, Kidderminster—first div. of 4s. in the pound, on any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Whit more, Liverpool. I'. Benson, stationer, North-place, Gray's Inn-road—first div. of 3s. 3d. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Graham, Coleman-street. . . . J. F. Garnett, hatter, Tooley-street—first div. of Is. 4d. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Graham, Coleman-street. T. Pearson, wine merchant, Mitre-court, Fenchurch-street —first div. of 234 d. in the pound, April 5, and three follow ing Saturdays, at the (ace of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane. J. Holdroyd, farmer, North-moor, Northumberland—first and final div. of 7d. and one-twelfth of a penny in the pound, March 15, or any subsequent Saturday, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. M. Atkinson, banker, Temple Sowerby, Westmoreland— fourth and final div. of 2s. 6d. and one-third of a penny in the pound (in addition to 1 ls. 7d. previously declared), March 29, or any subsequent Saturday, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. J. Laidinan, sen., banker, Penrith—second and final div. of Id. and one-sixteenth of a penny in the pound (in addi tion to ss. 2 1 / 2 d. previously declared). March 29, or any sub sequent Saturday, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle upon-Tyne. W. Fletcher, oil man, Birmingham—first div. of 6s Bd. in the pound, any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Christie, Bir mingham. DIVIDENDS, At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. T. Sherwood, brick maker, Tilehurat, Berkshire, April 24, at twelve—F. J. H. Muller, furrier, Addle-street, Wood street, April 22, at one—T. Pearce, tripeman, Bermondsey street, April 22, at one—H. F. Bellenger, licensed victualler, Great Pulteney-street, Golden-square, April 22, at one—T. Cornish, wine merchant, Great Marlborough-street, April 23, at half-past twelve—H. Bundey, builder, Upper York-place, Portland-town, April 23, at half•past eleven—E. and A. Rule, ship owners, Leadenhall-street, April 23, at half past two. In the Country. W. C. Thompson, merchant, Liverpool, April 22, at half past twelve, at the Liverpool District Court—J. and E. Herdman, jun., millers, Congleton, Cheshire, April 22, at half-past twelve, at the Liverpool District Court—R. Swain son and J. Gardner, grocers, Liverpool, April 22, at half-past twelve, at the Liverpool District Court—J. Donnelly, mer chant, Liverpool, April 22, at twelve, at the Liverpool Dis trict Court—W. Cross, lead merchant, Chester, April 23, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court—J. Whitlow, lace man, Manchester, April 25, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. E. Sedgwick, scrivener, Hythe, Kent, April 23—C. Lewis, innkeeper, Bath, April 22—F. Fothergill and J. M'lnnes, lamp black manufacturers, Bell's-close, Northumberland, April 22—M. Atkinson, banker, Temple Sowerby, West moreland, April 22—J. Booth, woollen cloth manufacturer, Kirkburton, l'orkshire, April 23—J. Banff, merchant, Liver pool, April 24—W. Howell, jun., bookseller, Liverpool, April 22—T. Griffiths, jun., wine merchant, Wem, Shropshire, April 23—,T. Holman, victualler, Exeter, April 24—W. Broadbent,fl our dealer, Denton, Lancashire, April 24—W. Tydeman, timber merchant, Chelmsford, April 22—G. Jack son, jun., upholsterer, Hertford, April 22—J. G. Schott and J. C. Lavater, merchants, Manchester, April 22—H. H. Foothead, wholesale milliner, Fore-street, Cripplegate, April 22. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Foweraker and T. Baker, stationers, Exeter—H. B. Tngleby and W. Briddon, cotton brokers, Liverpool—J. Dronagole and J. Linton, window glass dealers, Barbican— E. Empson and 11. B. Holman, surgeons, Crediton, Devon shire—A. Abraham and J. B. Dancer, opticians, Manchester —C. and A. B. Bicknell, school mistresses, Maidstone—R. Churchus and W. Copp, carpenters, Yatton, Somersetshire —J. Frankland and W. Cooper, coalowners, Mickley, Der byshire—J. Willniore, and J. Yapp, and J. Woodward, sil versmiths, Birmingham —D. Capran and D. C. Parker, chemists, Horncastle, Lincolnshire—J. Barrow, T. Turner, and T. Turner, jun., engineers, East-street, Manchester square (so far as regards J. Barrow)—W. Cumberland and A. W. Gwyn, shipowners, London—G. Marples and W. Hib bert, carvers, Sheffield. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. James Clarke, printer, Edinburgh, April 4 and April 24, at one, at the chambers of Mr. Deuchar, Edinburgh. Hugh Stevenson, mason, Glasgow, April 4 and May 9, at two, at the chambers of Mr. Kenneth, Glasgow. Kenneth M‘Lennan, merchant, Plocktoun, April 7 and May 2, at twelve, at the chambers of Mr. Rose, Dingwall. John Dingwall, saddler, Avoch, Ross-shire, April 4 and 25, at two, at the Caledonian Hotel, Dingwall. James M‘Niven, farmer, Glasgow, April 4 and 25, at one, at the chambers of Mr. Burns, Glasgow. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London Arew Price Current of April 1.) SUGAIL—To• day there was a good demand for bright yel low, and the best Refining descriptions of West India Sugar, which fetched full rates, but inferior and brown kinds were purchased with caution, at prices rather under those of Friday, the market was well supplied with such, and mer chants generally inclined to sell ; but of good and fine yellow and grey, the quantity on sale was limited. REFINED.—To .day many parcels of Refined goods were taken by the home trade, and standard lumps fetched 65s to 66s per cwt. Crushed Sugar manufactured under bond is wanted at 31s per cwt. MAURITIUS.—This afternoon importers of Mauritius Sugar were generally not disposed to submit to any further decline in prices, but the trade evinced little desire to of erate, and of 5500 bags offered at public sale, not above two-thirds sold at prices that averaged those of the last auction ; very fine bright yellow went at 54s 6d to 565, fine 50s to 51s, good 47s to 48s, good middling 45s 6d to 465, middling 43s to 445, low 41s to 42s 6d, grey middling to good 42s 6d to 475, ordinary 41s to 425, fine brown 38s to 38s 6d, good 37s 6d, middling 35s to 36s per cwt. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon 834 bags of Manilla Sugar, without certificate, were offered at public sale, and sold at a decline of 6d to Is per cwt, good brown rather foxey clayed went at 17s 6d, and washed 16s to 16s 6d per cwt. With Bengal the market was again well supplied ; four parcels amounting to 5,051 bags were submitted to public com petition ; the better descriptions of white met with a good demand, and commanded full rates, but inferior brown and yellow kinds met with a dull sale, and prices declined Gd to Is per cwt; fine white went at 52s to 545, good 50s to 51s, middling 49s to 49s 6d, low 45s Gd, ord soft date 42s to 445, damp and washed 39s to 535, low sound yellow 38s to 40s, middling 45s Gd, good 47s to 48s, damp and washed 36s 6d to 475, sound grey 4'2s to 43s 6d, (lamp and washed 40s to 435. Of Madras 3,150 bags were offered and only partly sold at easy rates, low damp brown went at 32s 6d to 345, middling 35s to 365, and good 37s to 38s 6d per cwt. FOREIGN.—There has been an increased demand for all descriptions of Brazil Sugar, and very full rates have been paid for white, and rather higher for brown ; the private operations are a floating cargo of fine new brown Bahia at 19s 6d, and one of Pernambuco in bags at 19s Gd, both for a near Port, and 100 chests of old Bahia on the spot at 22s for common white, and 18s per cwt for brown. This afternoon 80 chests of white Bahia sold privately at 22s per cwt for low quality. MOLASSES. —West India have met with little attention, and prices are still drooping, the private operations arc 120 puns St. Kitt's at 17s, and Trinidad 178 6d per cwt. East India may be procured upon low terms, still very few buyers are to be met with. CorrEE.—This afternoon 2,198 bags of East India Coffee bankrupts 'effects were offered at Publi c sa l e and sold at mo derate Ceylon blhck T r i age at lOs to 13s 6d, disposed of at fro m 14 s 6 d to 18s 6d, chitifY rates,quality v 9s, Padang good ordinary mixed with blacks 21s to 21 s 6d ; better Manilla blacks 13s to 18s, and chaffy Ils 6d per cwt. Ceylon was purchased with caution, by private treaty, and 46s to 46s 6d accepted for small parcels of good ordinary pale. In other kinds of Coffee there was very little business done pri vately, and none was offered at auction. On Friday 2,200 bags of Ceylon Coffee will be offered at public sale. TEA.—To- day the trade purchased Tea with reluctance, and the biddings were languid at tbepublicsales ; of the total quantity offered, amounting to 10,536 pkgs, the small propor tion of only 1,500 were actually disposed of, includiA 900 POOR- LAW IN IRELAND. Mr. BELLEW presented petitions from several places in the county of Louth against the unequal assessment under the poor-law in Ireland. MEDICAL PROFESSION. Lord DUNCAN presented petitions in favour of some provision for upholding the respectability of the medical profession. NOTICES OF MOTION. Mr. T. S. DUNCOMBE, on the part of the Hon. Member for Leicester (Sir John Easthope) gave notice of the presentation of a petition from two persons con fined in the House of Correction at Leicester, com plaining of imprisonment for the non-payment of poor rates. Lord LINCOLN gave notice that, on the 14th, he should move for leave to bring in a Bill to facilitate the drainage of lands. Mr. WARD postponed his motion relative to the burdens on land till that day fortnight. Mr. HUME said he should bring for ward his motion respecting Sir Henry Pottinger on that day fortnight. Mr DODD gave notice that he should move, on Thursday next, at the time of private business, that the report of the Board of Trade respecting the extension of the Croydon Railway to Ashford be referred back to the Board of Trade. . Sir CHARLES NAPIER gave notice that, on going into Committee of Supply, he should call the attention of the House to our naval ports and arsenals, and harbours of refuge. MR. AGLIONBY AND THE " TIMES." Mr. AGLIONBY, in allusion to an article which had appeared in that day's Times, said it was not his intention to found a motion upon it, inasmuch as to do so, he would have to move that the publisher of that paper should appear at the bar. The article in question referred to a letter which had appeared, ad dressed by Mr. Carrington to Lord Howick, the Chair man of the Committee on New Zealand, in which it was stated that he (Mr. Aglionby) between the first and second days of the examination of Mr. Carrington before that Committee had induced that gentleman to modify his evidence. He only now mentioned this subject, as he intended to take the earliest opportunity of calling the attention of the House to it ; but he would, at once, state that the assertion which had been made had no foundation in truth. QUARANTINE LAWS. Dr. BOWRING wished to ask the Right Hon. Baronet opposite a question. It was in the recollection of the House, that during last session it was resolved that measures should be taken to modify the quarantine system, and that such steps should be taken as would lessen the grievances which the commercial world laboured under both at home and abroad. Now, he wished to ask the Right Hon. Baronet what had been done to carry out the wish of the House on that subject ? Sir GEORGE CLERK begged to state that her Majesty's Government entered intoanegotiation w ith t h e Governments of France and Austria, that the three Go vernments should agree to carry these measures into practice. In France there was no objection, but the Austrian Government wished to have a report from me dical officers of their own. He would inform the Hon. Gentleman (Dr. Bowring) that no such report had as yet been received, and that the matter now stood in pre cisely the same state as it did when brought before the House in July last. Ile trusted, however, that they would obtain information on that subject very soon. NORTH KENT RAILWAY. Lord HOWICK said that he observed in a news paper of Saturday last an advertisement respecting the report of the promoters of the North Kent Railway; on the last notice given it appeared that the Board of Trade made their decision without that document. The promoters sought an interview on a day when it was in convenient for the Board of Trade to receive them, and on the day appointed it was inconvenient for the pro moters of the line to attend, and the decision was made in their absence. He would wish to know whether that was true, or whether the Board of Trade had published that they gave their decision before they considered the subject ? Sir G. CLERK said the terms of the advertisement to which the Noble Lord had referred did not contain a correct account of the circumstances connected with this railway. If any mistake had arisen with regard to the announcement of the decision of the Board of Trade on the subject of that particular railroad, it must have arisen entirely on the part of the railway company. It was not the practice of the Board of 'Trade to request personal interviews with the promoters of railways, but be be lieved the system they pursued had been this:—They required the parties to send in the fullest do cumentary evidence, detailing the advantages to be derived from the scheme of which they were the promoters. In a great many instances these parties had requested to be allowed to have a per sonal conference with the Board of Trade, for the purpose of elucidating many points which docu mentary evidence could not fully and clearly ex plain. The Board of Trade had always expressed them selves ready to receive all parties, and he believed the promoters of this railway applied for a personal in terview on the 6th of January last. They w ere, how ever, informed that upon that particular day it was not convenient for the Board of Trade to have a conference with them, and they therefore named a subsequent day, he believed the 22d January. On the 21st of that month however, the solicitor for the promoters of this scheme called at the Board of Trade, and stated that it was impossible for the parties to attend on the 22d, but that gentleman did not, at the time, make any request to have any further day named, or the B oa rd of Trade would have been perfectly ready to receive the promoters. The Board of Trade waited till the last moment before giving their decision, but no application was made by the promoters of this line ; and it would be remembered that the Board of Trade had intimated to the House and the public that they should be prepared to give their de cision upon the majority of railway schemes before them by a particular day. The House would recollect that the Beard of Trade had all the documentary e v id ence which the promoters of this scheme considered essential to their case before them, but it appeared from the advertisement that they had some f urt h er d ocume ntary evidence, which the solicitor had not pre. seated to the Board of Trade. The B oar d o f Trade , how ever, had had suffic i e nt facts befor e th em to enable them to come to a decision upon the question before them, and tile result of their decision they announced in the Gaulle of last Friday. Subsequently the solicitor called at the Board of Trade, and expressed his regret and sur prise that the Board h a d no t h a d au oppor t un i ty of considering certain documents. There wag no doubt COLONIAL ACCOUNTS. Dr. BOWRING then rose to move that a Select Com mittee be appointed to inquire into the state of the colo nial accounts and the means of improving them. It would be needless for him to urge on the House the im portance of the subject, which must be apparent to any one. A paper had been laid on the table of the House a few days ago which showed that this country had forty-one colonies, with a population of 5,000,000, of people; the imports from them to the United Kingdom amounted annually to between 10,000,0001. and 11,000,0001. sterling, and the exports represented 17,000,000/. sterling, of which nearly half was of Bri tish produce and British manufactures. These colonies employed 3,000 vessels, and 900,000 tons of shipping. Whenever colonial questions were introduced, the House must be surprised that no accounts could be bad or at least very imperfect ones. The two latest ac counts came down to the 2d of August, 1844, and the Bth of August of the same year. There were no accounts of many of the colonies later than 1843, and of others none later than 1842, whilst from the important colony of Newfound land there were no accounts at all. Neither were there any accounts from Fernando Po or the Falkland Islands later than 1840, though asum of 20,0001. had been granted to the Falkland Islands at various times by this House. There was no uniformity, no general plan or purpose. They all stood on an independent basis, and each returned accounts as the functionaries pleased. Many of them gave no account whatever. In some of the colonies a very few lines were sufficient to dispose of the receipts and expenditure. In St. Christopher's seven lines dis posed of the receipts, but ten lines were devoted to the expenditure. In some colonies there was no distinction made between fixed and incidental revenue. In others what was elsewhere called fixed revenue got the name of inci dental; in others the application of the terms was reversed. In the Cape of Good Hope the accounts were kept in a manner different from that adopted in all the other colonies. There was one column for abso lute receipts—another column for arrears and debts— In some cases they had charged for the collecting of the revenue ; in others they had not ; and in others that charge was under a different head. The Hon. and Learned Member then entered into a statement of the accounts furnished by the different colonies. He thought they should know how the sums advanced to the colonies had been disposed of. He would also draw attention to the mode of auditing accounts for these places. When Sir George Murray was Colonial Secretary he had pro mised that the colonial budget should be regularly brought before Parliament. That had not been done. It appeared from the evidence given before the Com mittee, that in 1837 the colonial accounts of 1831 had not been audited. The accounts of all the colonies were in arrears. The accounts of Ceylon had not been audited far eleven years ; those of South Australia had not been audited for seven years ; those of Mauritius for seven years ; those of the Cape of Good Hope for eight years ; those of Malta for six years ; those of Upper Canada for six years ; and those of Wes tern Australia for five years. The most extra ordinary reasons were given for the non-exa mination of these accounts. They said they had not clerks enough to get through the work. That the persons whose duty it was to examine them were ill. The arrears were continually accumulat ing—after a few years the accumulation was sent to the audit office, and there they declared that it was impossible for any human being to examine the accounts, and then an order was issued from the Treasury to allow all these accounts to pass without audit.—(Marks of dissent from Sir Robert Peel.) The Right Honourable Baronet expressed his dissent from that statement, but if he would inquire he would find that it had been done again and again. He was quite willing to do justice to the efforts of successive Governments to accomplish this object. One great object had been accomplished—the separation of the military from the civil accounts. If a proper system were not adopted in keeping the colonial accounts, irre gularities must necessarily take place. He trusted that this would not be treated as a party question. It was a question of great national importance, and he trusted that both sides of the House would co-operate in endeavouring to improve the present system. The system of double entry had 'again and again been recommended by the commissioners of public ac counts. There ought, no doubt, to be some general system of control exercised as to the way money was to be drawn from the public chest. Some system ought to be universally adopted. He did not suggest that there should be any interference with the expenditure or receipt in the colonies, but the ex penditure and receipt should be honestly and clearly acknowledged by some general uniform system. In this country there should be some means of ascertaining with regard to the colonial expenditure—at present the pe cuniary state of the colonies was represented in a very un satisfactory state. The House of Commons should re ceive from year to year a colonial budget, containing the estimate of the receipts and expenditure in the colonies. The Hon. Gentleman then read the resolutions he wished the House to adopt:— . . . . " 1. That in the opinion of this House, a uniform sys tem of accountancy should be adopted in all the depart ments of Government, the plan of double entry, as re commended by the Commissioners of Public Accounts, being the basis thereof. " 2. That, for the protection of the public revenue, and the exercise of an efficient Parliamentary control, the gross revenues should be paid without deduction into her Majesty's Exchequer, and all issues therefrom be autho rised by a Parliamentary vote. " 3. That no department of expenditure be allowed to be a department of receipt other than by credits on her Majesty's Exchequer." Mr. HUME seconded the motion. On the question being put, Mr. HOPE said that, if he understood the Hon. and Learned Member aright, bis proposal simply was to ap • point such Members (as were in the House) upon this Committee, in order to make a report from the printed evidence already before the House. He understood also that the estimates of the colonies were to be laid before the House in detail, in order to receive the sanction of the House. Dr. BOWRING—Oh ! no, no. Mr. HOPE was at a loss to understand what the Hon. Member meant by his motion. As regarded the Crown colonies, her Majesty's Ministers did assume a . responsibility, and they had for years been endeavouring to improve their condition, and he trusted that in some measure they had done so. But it had been the habit to leave the colonies to transact their own affairs—(Hear)—as they themselves were best acquainted with them. They had the choosing of their own officers—of their own constabulary— and they were at liberty to adopt those laws most convenient to themselves, without in every case requiring the sanction of that House. He did not, however, wish to object to the appointment of the Committee sought for by the Hon. and Learned Gentleman. . Mr. HUME said the most lamentable ignorance pre vailed in this country on the condition of the colonies. He would not interfere with the local administration of colonial affairs ; but what he complained of was, a total want of management, regularity, and uniformity. It was impossible for any Colonial Secretary, in such a state of things, to administer colonial affairs in a satisfactory man ner—thus colonial accounts were in entire confusion. With regard to the mode of levying colonial taxes he did not agree with it, because it dealt unfairly with the products of this country. There was no uniform system by which the import duties were regulated in the colonies, and he very much re gretted this, for if there was some uniform system established, it would not only make the ac counts more clear, but tend materially to reduce the public expenditure of the country. His opinion had always been that the colonies ought not to be of any expense to the country, but so far from this being the case now, they were paying annually enormous sums for their maintenance. After a few words from Dr. BOWRING in explana tion the motion was agreed to. POST-OFFICE ESPIONAGE. Mr. SHEIL rose and said—l rise for the purpose of moving a resolution, the purport of which I have already stated. That resolution will be found to be in the following words:—" That this House expresses its regret that letters addressed to a foreigner residing in this country should have been opened without his knowledge, and that information in reference to disturbances in the Papal States, obtained by such means, should have been communicated to a foreign Power." Sir, I think it right, in the first instance, to ste.te, to remove a misapprehen sion, that it is not my purpose—although it has been imagined"to be my intention — to make the fatalities which have taken plac e in Calabria the g r ound of my trutheoln eem plaPrntlSinire in this country—in which the spi r it o f ntly prevails—when a Minister of the Crown, no matter to which party he appertains, rises in a d s o s n e e vi o r r a ti o u n • h , a th he he i s h w a i s th n a o n t i d n o s t n i e n , c t, m h a o k n e o s his place in Parliament, and in respect to what he has s e ol a e l m ik n e to himself and to tho se w h o h ear hi m, instanta neouslyuraabl believed.—(Hear, hear.) And if this holds good with regard t o every statesman honoured with the confidence of his Soverei • Sovereign, it is peculiarly so with respect to a statesman of honour so unimpeached and unimpeachable as Lord Aberdeen.—(Hear, hear.) Sir, I will notat this time discuss the circumstances connected with the opening of the letters of Amelio and Antonio Bandiera. These letters were before Lord Aberdeen ; they were written from Corfu, and they roe lated to the projected descent upon Italy. Sir, I will not deny that when I consider that these documents were before Lord Aberdeen, it is still a matter of surprise to• me that he should have remained in ignorance of these young men's designs. At the same time I must say there are other circumstances attending this transaction —at least they appear by the statement of Lord Abor deen, and I would be sorry indeed to utter any surmise* in regard to that Noble Lord, at least, any surmise irk the least degree injurious to him—but I do say that• there are circumstances in this transaction which lead me to conclude that a distinction appears to have been taken between the acts that had been going ou in Calabria, and the movements taking place in the Papal States. Ido say, Sir, that sight has been lost of this distinction in the present case, though it was well ree girded in former transactions. But it is true that that may be excused by the tact that public attention had then been too much engrossed by the Parliamentary de.. bates, in which the Hight Hun. Baronet the Secretary of State for the Home Department was so deeply engaged at home. And my lion. and Learned Friend the Member for Finsbury, by a rare combination of bravery and ability, seldom found concentrated in one individual, has won for himself, by the manner in which he has brought this question before the country, the most signal suc cess; but I hope he will forgive me for saying that I do think that even the opening of the letters of a -Member of the British Parliament was an act which did not calf so loudly for full explanation, as the same act committed towards a foreigner, who had been compelled to become an exile from his own country, to take refuge in this, where he was confined without any cozfederates or re-; sources, or the means of levying money or raisin#