The Sun. — London, England, 1851-03-20 00:00:00

THE ADVERTISEMENT DUTY DEPUTATION TO LORD JOHN RUSSELL. A deputation of gentlemen, representing some of the daily and weekly metropolitan newspapers, had an in. terview, by appointment, with Lord John Russell, at his official:residence in Downing-street, yesterday afternoon, on the subject of the repeal of the advertisement duty. The deputation was composed of Mr. Ewart, M.P.; Mr. Grant, of the Morning Advertiser; Mr. Murdo Young, of the Sun; Mr. Francis, of the Athenazan; Mr. W. R. Spicer, of the Patriot; Mr. D. Pratt, of the British Banner; and Mr. Thornton Hunt, of the Leader. Mr. EwAst, M.P., introduced the subject to the Pre mier. The question, he said, of the repeal of the advertisement duty, had been already brought under the consideration of Parliament, and he (Mr. Ewart) himself had, from time to time, presented a great number of petitions from parties aggrieved by the operation of the tax, praying for its repeal, especially from indivi duals coanected with the provincial press. He had reason also to believe that there was a very strong and growing feeling abroad with reference to the manner in which the tax preseed upon the springs of trade and commerce, and especially upon persons in the class of domestic servants, who, in order to obtain situations, were coral:riled to have recourse to advertising. The deputation would not have taken the liberty of troubling his Lordship at a time when the duties of his:responsible office pressed upon him with perhaps more than ordi nary weight, but that they considered the subject was one of general interest, more or less, he might say, almost every class of the community, from the great landed proprietor who advertised the sale of an estate down to the poorest woman who sought to gain her livelihood in domestic service. When his Lordship took into consideration the extreme smallness of the sum which the duty in question raised to the revenue—a sum not exceeding 157,0001., in connexion with its general pres sure upon all classes of the community, without excep tion almost, he (Mr. Ewart) would fain believe that his Lordship would see that the time had arrived for the re mission of such a tax. There was another reason why the tax ought to be repealed, and that was the vast variety of modes that were constantly being adopted to evade it —modes more ingenious than honest. For example, all published books contained advertisements of other books, but the advertisements of that class which were chargeable with duty were only such as ap peared in newspapers or reviews. He might also instance a mode of evading the duty which was now adopted at railway stations. There were many other ways of escaping the operation of the duty, and of de feating its intention as originally proposed. The deputa tion thought it hard, not only that those who advertised their wants or their wares in newspapers, should be so heavily mulcted, but that others, who ingeniously sought out other modes of advertisement, should escape payment of the duty altogether. Perhaps many of those parties were actuated by the desire to publish their advertisements in a more conspicuous way than the news papers afforded ; but, however that might be, the prac tices to which he had adverted, and other kindred ones did lead to many ingenious modes of evading the duty itself. He believed there was no other country than this in which an advertisement duty existed. If his Lordship had any opportunities of looking at the American news papers, he would see the enormous number of advertise ments which they contained. Lord Jour RUSSELL said he had often had occasion to observe the immense number of advertisements which appeared in the American newspapers. Mr. FRANCIS said he could bear his testimony to the facts which had been stated by the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. E wart). He (Mr. Francis) held in his hand a number of extracts from articles in various journals on the subject of this duty ; and it was surprising to observe the unanimity with which they condemned it. Thos.• extracts were taken from the Sun, the Daily News, the Atheneeurn, the Patriot, and many others of the Lon don journals. Indeed, it was next to an impossibility to add anything to the arguments which the writers of those articles had used for tha repeal of the tax in ques• tion. lle might also advert to some of the means which were now adopted to evade the tax altogether. He held in his hand, for example, a prospectus just issued by the North-Western Railway Company. It an nounced to the public that they had authorized the whole of their station-masters at 180 stations to receive advertisement;, thus constituting themselves advertising agents, for the purpose of inserting them in certain spaces that they had allotted at the different stations for their exhibition; but that Wil3 not all, they had also appointed an agent in the Strand. There was no doubt that a similar practice would in course of time be adopted general?y at the railway stations throughout the kingdom. MURDO YOUNG—And by way oc indue?meut to advertisers tha railway company say that 6,000,000 pet,p!e travelled on their rally:ay in one year, an ad vertising circulation which no newspaper can boast of. — (Laughter.) .air. FRANCIS sail at a recent interview with the Chan cellor of the Exchequer on this subject, he (Hr. Francis) ventured to state the manner in which the proprietors of one of the Dioramas in London contrived to advertise their concern ►i•hout paying duty, namely, by inflating balloons and attaching to them a great number of tickets of admission to their exhibition, which tickets, after the balloon had risen a certain height in the air, were scat tered about in all directions, the finders of the tickets being entitled to admission to the exhibition at half-price on writing on the tickets the place where they had been respectively picked up. lle (11r. Francis) had recently seen an advertising dog walking along the Strand— (Laughter)—with a bill suspended from his neck, invit ing the public to deal with his master, and with a bill at tached to his tail giving the address of his master.—(Re stewed laughter, in which Lord J. Russell heartily joined.) That and many other modes of advertising were wholly untaxed, and they only showed, amongst other considera tions, that the time had arrived when advertisements in newspapers should be untaxed also. Mr. GRANT reminded his Lordship that a sum of not more than 158,0001. was derived to the revenue from this source.—(Hear.) He (Mr. Grant) believed the result of abolishing the duty altogether would be that so great a stitaulus would be given to parties to:advertise exciseable articles, that the increased con sumption of those articles, consequent on such ex tensive advertising of them would make up fully for the sum which the Chancellor of the Exchequer would l ose by the repeal of the advertisement duty. In proof of the extant to which untaxed advertisements would be published, he knew of his own knowledge that the New York Courier, and some others of the American news papers, contained between 1,800 and 2,000 advertise ments daily of articles of all descriptions. Mr. EWART said the extremely bad principle on which such a tax was imposed was that it taxed comnnrce in its communications; in other words, the channels or conduits through which persons in trade sought to make known to each other their mutual wnnts. The eminent political economists, M'Culloch and Mill, and other writers, were unanimous in thinking that this was one of the worst and most obnoxious taxes that was ever imposed on a community. Mill had put the matter in a very striking light; ho said the Government might as well tax the town-crier as the advertisements in a news paper. Mr. TrronNToN HUNT said unquestionably the severest pressure of the tax was on advertisements which did not exist, that was to say, on those adver tisements which might exist to set forth the industry of the working classes. The working classes as a body, he contended, were excluded from the benefits of advertising by this tax. Mr. PRATT was of opinion that if the duty were re duced to 6d. the same, if not aAarger amount of money, would accrue to the revenue. Mr. YOTi;othoughttheGovernment bad better re peal the duty altogether, for with a small duty the same machinery and expenses for collection would be kept LIP. Fie submitted the tax in question was an impediment to the operation of the principle of free trade, bef.s.aut e it interrupted the communications between wan and man in a ll commerc i a l transact i ons. Mr. GRAN T said, a, a matter of h uman ity, t h e tax olght to be removed or modified, for it bore with peculiar hards Lip on the class of domestic servants, many of whom were compelled often to remain for we ks out of a situation for want of the means to pro cure an advertisment in a .1107spaper. Mr. THORNTON said it we.% computed that about loyitai domestic servants wer e constantl y uut of place in London. 111 r. Fastias also complained of the pressure, of th© tar on the exertions of literary men. It alio t ended to restrict the publication and circulation of hooks of as e a u , eltional character and tendency. Mr. YOUNG said to advertize a hook for children tvenld cost as much as to advertise " 2.laez.tulay's History of Entiland.” Lord JcaN RUSFELL remarked that the duty was uni form on all kinds of boAs. Mr. YOUNG said many booksellers declined to publish books of admitted merit, by ri;ann of the serious cost of advertising thorn; and a large sale could not take place 'iiaßout advertising. t ~r~, .4f era f o w more observc.tkna from Mr. GRANT and out; h said the deputation ad wade or% case, but he must remind them that there were other classes of taxpayers who had an equally strong claim upon him. The deputation then withdrew, much pleased with the courteous attention which his Lordship evinced through• out the interview. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROUSE OF COMMONS, March 19 . (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) SUNDAY TRADING PREVENTION Mr. B. WALL presented a number of petitions against this Bill. Mr. W. WILLIAMS moved the second reading of this Bill. He had undertaken the charge of it at the request of a great number of bis constituents, but as it wes materially the same as the Bill of last session, he should not go at length into the details of it. The first Act to prevent Sunday trading was passed in the reign of Charles the Second, and the principle of that Bill was much the same as the present Bill. The evidence which had been taken on the subject before the Commit tee of the Lords disclosed a stats of circum stances which called for some legislative interference. There were many shopkeepers who did not open their shops by their own will, but were forced to it by the competition of their neighbours, and within a few hundred yards of that House there were no less than 700 shops opened on a Sunday, and that not for the common necessaries of life. It had been acknowledged by every age and nation that an intermission of labour at least one day in the week was absolutely necessary for the moral, physical, and social welfare of mankind, even in countries and times where the Christian religion was not known, and where the Sabbath was not a Divine command. It was not his intention to go into the provisions of the Bill, and if the Hon. Member for Salisbury would consent to the second reading of the Bill he (Mr. Williams) would propose that the Bill should go into a Select Committee and all its provisions be thoroughly considered. With regard to the principle of the Bill, he could not see the slightest objection to it; any one who read the evidence which had been taken on the subject would see that this system of Sunday trading entailed upon its victims a slavery more rigorous and -severe than any other which could be imagined. His object was not so much to secure the religious observance of the Sabbath as to allow a day of rest to an overworked popu lation. Mr. BARING WALL thought the Hon. Gentleman who had just sat down had treated the matter in a very fair manner, but he contended that he had made out no case for legislation. Ho did not place much reliance on the number of petitions which had been presented, because he knew how they were manufactured, and they proceeded most from people who really had not the deepest interest in the existence or non-existence of Sunday trading. But if they legislated for London, why should they not le gislate for the whole country, if Sunday trading was to be prevented in the metropolis, why not in the country districts as well? If the Bill went into Committee he should move that it be extended to England and Wales. He wished to call the attention of the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary of State for the Home Depart ment to some of the results which the Bill would pro duce. The Bill by its provisions prevented the sale of those cheap beverages which were favourites among the lower orders of the metropolis, and would drive them to the beershops. It prohibited also the sale of all un stamped publications, amongst which were included the Family Herald, Eliza Cook's Journal, and other publica tions which would bear the most:searching scrutiny. He could see no reason for the Bill at all, and the only argu ment which had converted his Hon. Friend the Member for Lambeth in its favour was the wishes of his large constituency. As to the evidence which had been so much relied on, there was quite as much against the Bill. The Chief Superintendent of Police, Mr. Mayne, was decidedly opposed to the Bill, as were also several of the chief megiatrates of the metropolis. The Hon. Gentleman concluded by moving that the Bill be read a second time this day six months. Mr. LENNARD had great pleasure in vconding the amendment, and ho was glad to see that in introducing it no call had been made upon religious feelings for its support, because seeing what it allowed and what it prohibited, he thcught great harm would have been done. Was it possible that any one who had read the able letters on the condition of the poor in the Morning Chronicle, had assisted in framing this Bill? He thought that it was not possible, for if they had they would never have given their assent to any of its pro visions—they would have seen that a great portion of the working classes in many parts of the country, but in London especially, could never cease their occupations until twelve o'clock on Saturday night, and still more many thousands of individuals who laboured for the support of their fami lies never received their wages until eleven o'clock. Well, then, what was the case? Why, neither more nor less than this, that if this Bill were to be passed, those persons would be altogether precluded from obtaining the necessaries requisite for the comfort and enjoyment ollife, and Sunday, instead of being a day of rest and enjoy ment, during which the poor man could participate in the endearments of his family with a cheerful spirit, would be converted into a day of destitution and misery. —(Hear, hear.) Were they to make war upon the bar bee, whose calling was necessary during the early part of the day for the ordinary cleanliness of the poor man, or were they to proscribe the callings of the cab and the omnibus drivers, who were necessarily en gegcd all the day ? The Bill as it now stood was indeed altogether inconsistent with tln present usages of society, and he should therefore oppose it. Sir BF.TiJAIIIN HALL said test the Bill was calcu lated to do much good; and as the Hon. Member for Lambeth was aware that many difficulties must of no ce3sity have to b considered, and was willing to refer the Bill to a Committee up stairs, he hope that Mr. Baring Well would withdraw his opposition. To !his the Hon. Member acceded, and the Bill was read a second time. EXPENSES OF PROSECUTIONS BILL. After the presentation of several petitions for and against this Bill, the House went into Committee. The first clause was passed near. con., but on the second clause being put, a long and desultory conversa tion ensued, in which Mr. Henley, Mr. Deedes, Sir G. Grey, Mr. Wakley, Mr. Becket Denison, Mr. G. Bankes, and several other Members took part, the object being to prevent any undue expenditure under the authority of the Bill, Mr. Wakley pointing out especially that the Bill, if rightly worded, would prevent a great deal of hard swearing, as many parties who would have to be paid under the authority of this Bill could not obtain their expenses unless a conviction of the offender ensued; while Mr. Bankes conceived that discretion might very well be left in the hands of the judges with respect to the patties who were to be paid for their atteudance upon a trial, and to the magistrates in any case which might be brought before them. The matter concluded by Sir G. Grey stating that ho would take care to intro duce such words into the clause before the report was brought up as would effectually obviate the objection on the one side of restricting too much the power of the judges, or of enlarging too much the discretionary authority of the magistrates in granting expenses. Mr. Aglionby having made a few remarks, Mr. Wakley and Mr. Deedes explained, and the clause was passed. On the third clause, which regulated the compensation and appointed the persons to be paid, being put, Mr. HENLEY said that some words ought to be in troduced to specify the kind of services which ought to be recompensed, for it was perfectly impossible for the magistrate to ascertain what expenses had been rightly incurred before the case came before him. Sir G. GREY thought that the clause as it stood was sufficient, but he would reconsider the terms,and render it adapted for the object which it was intended to serve. The clause was then passed. Clause 4 was passed after a few observations from Mr. Henley, Mr. Deedes, and Sir George Grey, made simply to elucidate the meaning of the clause. On clause 5 being proposed, Mr. A. STAFFORD said that ho had received a great number of communications from professional gen tlemen, who complained that the alteration would, in their opinion, cause a great increase of the county•rates. The alteration would certainly, if passed in its present shape, have the effect of doing a great injustice in de priving a valuable body of men of the recompense to which they were justly entitled fur their protessional services. The Hon. Gentleman then read a letter from a solicitor, showing that the clause would very largely affect those numerous and useful bodies, the associations for the prosecution of felons. The gentlemen who acted as the secretaries to those associations, and who always conducted the prosecutions of felons, were themselves generally the clerks to the justices, so that the alteration would evidently have the effect of de priving, the country of the services of a most valuable class of professional gentlemen. He therefore desired to expunge the clause altogether, and had made these ob servations in the hope of raising a discussion, and if no other Member did so, unless the clause was excluded by consent, he should feel it his duty to divide the Com mittee.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. BROTHERTON said that in all other casea the change from payment by fees to payment by salary had worked well and economically for the country, and he trusted the Right Hun. Baronet the Secretary for the Home Department would not abandon the clause. Sir G. STRICKLAND said that he did not conceive that any injury could accrue to the professional men who now acted as clerks to the justices. Mr. CHRISTOPHER said that he conceived that if the alteration was made it would work most disastrously for the country. Only that morning, after he came into the House, he had been waited upon by several magis trates for the parts of Kesteven, by whom it was stated that out of 209 bills presented to the grand jury at Lin coln, only three had been ignored, and the expenses upon every one of these bills was far less than that pro nosed by the Right Honourable Baronet, being as lot. to 4/. If the system worked well why should it be altered? Mr. PACKE could, from his long experience as chair man of the quarter-sessions in his county, give his en tire assent to the truth of that which had just been expressed by his lion. Friend, and should therefore vote for the amendment. Mr. COWAN would also give his assent to what had fall en f rom the Hon. Member for Northamptonshire. Si; J. TROLLOVE wished to know what the accusa tion was against these gentlemen, and why it was that they were not the most proper persons to carry on these prosecutions? Sir G. GREY said there was no imputation cast upon these gentlemen, wh o i n many i nstances were „gentlemenot great professional respectability, but still it frequently happened that they otters took occasion to increase the expenses of prosecutions, which pockets. In th e M unicipal put money in th e ir Corporations wasa c lause a ff ecting Act ther e justices' clerk s i n boroughs, in the , same manner as this c l ause rnaiv and. no such intentio n rhea w d a thruv, 11 out against the Government, Q a t fi ' ti' ctccl strates clerks, wishing to throw imput a tions ola this clue of gentle- , men. For himself, be thought it would be found much more advantageous that these gentlemen should conduct prosecutions under the payment of a salary, but as be intended to propose a clause to the effect that, until their salaries were fixed, magistrates' clerks should n , -t con duct prosecutions unless under the direction of the ma gistrates, he should not be disinclined to postpone the consideration of this clause for the present. After a short conversation, the clause was then with drawn. On clause 6 being put, Mr. COLES thought that this clause was so con nected with clause 5, that he should suggest that it also should be withdrawn; but if the Secretary of State were not willing to withdraw it, he should move the amend ment of which he had given notice—after the words and to his rights in respect thereof," the following words :—" and that the salary to be paid to any such clerk of the peace shall not be less than the average amount of the fees, profits, and emoluments payable to such clerk of the peace in respect of his office for the three years next preceding the passing of this Act." Six...GEORGE GREY'did not intend to withdraw the clause, and he should certainly oppose the amend ment, as he thought it would be found most inconvenient and unjust. . _ _ Mr. SPOONER wished to call the attention of the Right lion. Baronet to the fact that the power of re ducing the salary of clerks to the justices in boroughs was vested in the town council, or other governing body, who, in most cases, had but little to do with the jthtiees' clerks; he should therefore suggest that in stead of the town council, that power should be trans ferred to the bench of migistrates. Sir G. GREY objected to this course, but ho would have no objection to insert a proviso that this clause should not take effect in towns where a commutation had already taken place under some local Act. After some discussion, in which Mr. Henley, Mr. T. Egerton, and Mr. B. Denison took part, Mr. SPOONER then proposed the insertion of cer tain words giving the magistrates a voice in the matter when assembled in special sessions. Doing so would enable them in some measure to regulate the salaries ac cording to the justice of the several cases. Sir G. GREY had no objection to the proposition, which, as he understood it, was not to supersede the go verning body, but only to make the justices a concurring authority, and he would take care so to mould the clause as to secure that effect. After a few words from Mr. Bonham Carter, Sir G. Grev, and other Members, Sir G. GREY said that the object of the amendment seemed to make the duty of fixing the salaries of the clerks of the peace imperative o❑ the justices. If such was the case he should feel bound to oppose it, but with the proviso to which he had just referred ho was ready to meat the Hon. Member's wish. Mr. HENLEY said that the lion. Baronet near him was quite right, for a great portion of the fees received by the clerks of the peace wero derived from criminal prosecutions, and the Home Secretary might any fine morning draw his pen through the directions; and thus the whole of those payments derived from fees would fall on the unfortunate county rate. In answer to a question from Sir J. TROLLOPE, Sir G. GREY said that the object of the clause was, that the salary granted to the clerk of the peace should cover all the duties which were strictly attached to his office, and would in no way embrace those which were what might be called purely professional. Mr. MULLINGS wished to know whether the salary was to cover the cost and trouble of returns to the Home office, and of registration, for instance, and other similar important duties? Sir G. GREY said that the salary was intended to cover all official duties. On the proposition of Mr. B. DENISON, it was re solved that so many words should be struck out as would leave it in the power of the Secretary of State to raise as well as to lower the salaries of the clerks of the peace. The clause was then adopted with that understanding. On clause 7 being proposed, Mr. B. DENISON requested that the Right Hon. Baronet would give some assurance that not more than one clerk should ba appointed for each petty sessional division; and after a few words from Sir John Duck worth, Mr. Henley, and Mr. Coles, the clause was passed with an intimation from Sir G. Grey that he would at tend to Mr. Venison's suggestion. Clause 8 was passed without remark. On clause 9 being put, Sir G. GREY explained that the object of the clause was to do away with the power now held by the magis trates to commit prisoners to the gaol of the county of the town in which the offences with which they were charged were committed, and then, by a simple order, to dispense with the writ of habeas corpus, and send them to the county prison. That practice had been frequently adopted, asid had been productive of very great expense to the county. Mr. B. VENISON said that the magistrates of the three ridings of Yorkshire, and he believed of the se veral divisions of Lincolnshire also, had a great desire to he able to commit prisoners to the several local prisons, from which they might at any convenient time be removed for trial. Afier a few words from Sir J. DUCKWORTH, Sir G. GREY said that was in effect precisely the object of the clause. The other clauses were then passed without comment, the House resumed, and the report was ordered to be brought up on Wednesday next. APPRENTICES AND SERVANTS BILL. The House then went into Committee on this Bill. 7 - 1 On the first clause being put, which empowers the judge to inflict the punishment of three years' imprison ment, In reply to Mr. W. MILLS, Mr. BAINES explained that a discretionary power was left in the hands of the magistrates with respect to dealing summarily or committing on the cases brought before them. Oa clause 3, which authorises some of the parish offi cers to visit pauper servants periodically, being put, Mr. W. MILES suggested that i❑ every case of a visit a report should be wade to the hoard of guardian. Mr. BAINES had no objection to such an alteration in the Bill, and After a few words from Sir W. JOLLIFFE and Mr. BAINES, the other clauses were passed. The House resumed, and the report was ordered to be brotmht up next Wednesday. APPOINTMENT OF A VICE-CHANCELLOR BILL. The House then went into Committee on this Bill. In answer to a question from Sir H. WILLOUGHBY, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that the Bill was only intended to fill up this vacancy, and, of course, would not apply to future exigencies. Clauses 1 and 2 were then agreed to. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL then brought up se veral additional clauses, which were agreed to without discussion. The House then resumed, and the report was ordered to be brought up to-morrow. COPYHOLD ENFRANCHISEMENT BILL. Mr. AGLIONBY moved for leave to bring in a Bil for the enfranchisement of eopyholds.—Agreed to. In answer to Mr. F. MACKENZIE, Sir G. GREY said that the adjourned debate on the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill would be resumed to-morrow, as the lion. Baronet the Member for Southwark had contented to withdraw the motion which he had on the paper. The House then adjourned. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian.) MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.—Although the American letters which came to hand on Monday reported a fur ther increase in the receipts of cotton, as compared with the same period of last year, and another decline in prices, ye`, both spinners and speculators have gone more freely into the Liverpool market, so as to raise the quo tations J. per lb.; and, upon our own Exchange, we have had a somewhat better spirit than that which prevailed last week, with an upward tendency in moat descrip tions of yarns. The large proportion there is said to be of injured cotton appears to have contributed to this result. Tho business of the day has been of no great extent ; but the merchants connected with Ger many and Italy have executed a good many small or ders for twist and weft, and the home consumers have added a little to their scanty supplies. The prices paid for warps, and 20's and 30's water in the bundle are such as were asked, but not acceded to, last week; they may be considered practically higher by fully id. In mule yarns there can hardly bo said to be any change beyond that of a greater degree of firmness. There is not much inquiry for these by the Indian buyers, who have as yet received merely a brief telegraphic noti fication, by way of Trieste, of some improvements at Bombay and Calcutta, and also in China. As regards goods, we have a less favourable account to give of them than of yarns. The manufacturers show some increase of firmness, but the inquiry is limited, and the purchases are inconsiderable. At the Frankfort fair, the manufacturers have found a ready sale for their fabrics; and this would have influenced their operations in English yarns much more than it has done but for the news of the fall in the value of cotton. ROCHDALE, MONDAY. — There has been another ex tremely dull market in flannels, with a downward ten dency in prices. The wool market has been quiet, and prices were in favour of the manufacturers. MACCLESFIELD, TUESDAY.—The improvement in de mand for manufactured goods noted in our last, although barely sustained, has in some measure renewed the con fidence of our manufacturers, who are now more sanguine of a demand for spring goods taking place between this and Easter. The market for thrown must be quoted much the same as last week, some holders press ing business at the reduced rates now asking, but up to the present have not been met by consumers with a cor responding desire to purchase. Tho dyers complain much of the prolonged stagnancy of business,many houses making short time, evidence of the cautiousness of manu facturers, with whom stocks are said to be comparatively light, —an unusual thing at this season, and owing to the pricaliousncas of the trade throughout the current year. - HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.—Business has been gene rally flat with us to-day. Not much has been done in the ball. The merchants have picked up new patterns for the spring trade. The manufacturers complain of their heavy goods lying on hand, and at this advanc.ld period they have no hopes of their getting off. The wool trade has been better during the week; indeed, a pretty good trade has been dane at rather easier prices. HALIFAX, SATURDAY.—The trade in Our Piece Ball is much the same as reported in our last, with the ex ception, perhaps, that there has been a little more in quiry for some of the finer descriptions of fabrics. The tone of the yarn market is scarcely so hopeful as it was; and, as the limited demand for export has reduced the quotations below the cost of production, the spinners are disposed to curtail their operations. There is not much doing in wool, and the staplers are more ready to listen to the terms offered by the spinners. LUMP / WURIDAT.--ntere 14 no Dew foolgre to in the woollen trade since last week. The markets have been dull, and there is not much doing to order. Busi ness is also quiet in the warehouses. THE EXPLOSION AND FIRE AT STOCKPORT.-THIRTEEN LIVES LOST. (LATEST PARTICULARS.) (From the Manchester Guardian of yesterday.) On Monday afternoon last, a very serious boiler ex plosion, and fire resulting therefrom, occurred at the milli of Mr. Henry Marsland, at Stockport. Mr. Maryland's premises aro known as " The Park Mills;" they were built by the late Mr. Peter .Marsland, father of the pre sent proprietor, and are said to be about the oldest pro perty of the kind in the town. The premises are si tuated near Lancashire Bridge, and are hounded on two sides by Warren-street and King-street East, and on a third by the river Mersey, which flows close by the front or greatest extension of the buildings. The Park Mills ere a very irregular col lection of buildings, consisting of four or five almost dis tinct piles, and in them all the processes connected with spinning, weaving, and bleaching, are carried on. The cotton machinery is driven by both steam and water power, there being several water-wheels and stea tu-etliginea which can be used separately or together, in counexi n with the different buildings. There is no boiler assigned fiy: the purposes of heating the bowking kiers for bleaching, steam for that purpose being taken from two or three different boilers, as the state of work allows. Altogether Mr. Marsland employed from 450 to 500 hands, about 350 being engaged in the manufacturing department, and 100 in the bleaching. We have said that the principal range of buildings fronted the river Mersey; this range was composed of two distinct heights, that nearest the entrance to the yard being four storeys, and the other six storeys high. In the latter (which was about 52 feet long, and 49 feet wide), the cellar was used fur making a preparation for the stiffen ing of yams; the first and second floors were used as carding rooms; the third was filled with jack frames, the last process of carding being there carried on; the fourth and fifth storeys were weaving rooms; and the sixth (or attic) was a dressing room. In this building about 100 persons were usually employed. At a right angle, with the further end of this pile, and divided only by a narrow passage, is another four-storey mill, behind which stand the bleach works; and at an angle with the other end, bat at a distance of 10 or 12 yards, is a boiler-house containing three boilers. The buildings we have de scribed formed three sides of a quadrangle, about 40 or 45 yards long and from 15 to 18 yards wide: on the fourth side was another boiler-house or shed, containing two boilers, and it is one of these which has caused the fearful destruction of life and property which has taken place. The boiler ore the side nearest the mill and bleach works, was of about 40 horses' power; and on Monday afternoon, the steam from it was used for heating the bowking kiers; the other boiler has not been worked for some time. About a quarter after five o'clock on Monday after noon, the boiler first referred to suddenly burst, with a very loud noise resembling the report of a large piece of ordnance. So great was the force of the explosion that the boiler was lifted from its bed, and carried the whole length cf the q ua drangl e; a nd it struck the six-storey mil; with such violence, as to pass through the wall, which was 2ft. 4in. thick, and fell with about half its length inside the line of the wall. The consequence was that very near the whole front of the btelning fell, carrying with it the floors for about one-half their breadth, and the yard was filled with a dense cloud of smoke and dust. The works in the other buildings were instantly stopped, and the men rushed into the yard, and in a few minutes made an attempt to get out some of the many unfortunate crea tures who were buried in the ruins, and whose shrieks and entreaties for help are said to have beers most ter rific. We have said that usually about 100 hands were employed in this building; but fortunately about 20 of these, who worked in the three lower storeys, and who would therefore have been in the most imminent danger, had stopped work at one o'clock. The manager (Mr. Hurst) had determined to remove some of the machinery from those floors, and as at ono o'clock, when the engine was stopped for the dinner hour, the work was more forward than had been expected, Mr. Hurst ordered the 20 haada not to return in the afternoon. The Park Mills are near the police-office, and Monday being a " practice day" for the fire brigade, they were together in the immediate vicisity, and took their engines to the spot immediately, although the alarm of fire which had been given did not then appear likely to be realized. Three nen, who were the only persons on either of the three lower floors at the time of the explo sion, were got out very shortly after an organized at tempt was able to be 'made to scale the ruius; none of these men were at all seriously hurt. As the bricks and rubbish formed a gradual slope up to the third or fourth floor, some of the firemen and others scrambled up and got out a number of men who were only slightly covered, or who were so much frightened as to have lost their presence of mind. But when these efforts had been con tinued for six or eight minutes, a dense smoke rose from the ruins, and the whole spot was instantly enveloped in flames; many of those who had been striving to aid the sufferers escaped with very great difficulty, so rapidly did the flames extend. There are some works con nected with the Stockport Water Works Company in or near Mr. Marsland's yard, and several fire plugs are laid down there. Jots were at once attached to six of these, and water thrown upon the flames. Two of the corporation engines first arrived at the spot, followed by that belonging to the West of England In surance Company, two others belonging to the borough, and the engine kept in the barracks in Churchgate, which was brought by a body of men belonging to the 50th Regiment, at present stationed in Stockport. There was an abundant supply of water, and all the engines were got into play very quickly after their arrival. So great was the volume of water thrown (there being alto gether twelve jets at work), that all fears of the fire spreading beyond the building in which it had originated were at an end within a quarter of an hour. But the flames continued to burn fiercely, the remains of the roof and the several floors falling in succession, until, about nine o'clock, the fire had been so nearly extinguished that the play of the engines was stopped and the jets attached to the water plugs only were used. During the pro gress o f t h e fi re , severa l persons escaped in a singular manner. Two men, named Jo seph Smith and John Burgess, were working with two over each other, at the end of the e y i i n ll. two ßy sm sh al e l n ee r t e te o gto , each other, the men agreed that there was but one chance of escape left to them, and they resolved ea c h t o t h ow hi s b oy i nto t h e river, and then jump after him. The boys were accord ingly thrown into the river, and were speedily rescued river,bledseemo theseemed etdo opposite iem s r i e d as e tc . etehde Burg ac criti cal s.; jb b eu y a the psemd crowdtihe courage into r e a e tg m h oe t cal moment of taking the leap—he sprang for ward, but only a short distance, struck against erne projection the wall, and when taken out of the river fromfeund to bo quite dead. His body sense was removed to his house in Turncroft-lane. A boy he w as was seen at a window on the fifth storey, near one end of the mill, to which the fire had not extended, but from which he could not escape by means of the staircase. Several ladders were got, fastened together, and placed against the building, but they only reached a little above the third storey. A rope was then obtained, and a man having ascended nearly to the top of the ladder, at very great risk to himself, commenced to throw it to Worrell. Once or twice he failed to catch it; but he afterwards suc ceeded, made it fast inside, and then descended to the man who was in waiting for him on the ladder. A man named James Brown was discovered among the ruins before the fire broke out; he was deeply covered with bricks, with the exception of one of his arms, which protruded. A fire man seized his arm, and commenced clearing away the rubbish, but while he was doing so the flames burst forth; and despite Brown's piteous entreaties that he might not be left, the fireman was compelled to quit the spot, or almost certainly lose his own life. Brown's body was not found until yesterday afternoon. About a quarter after nine o'clock, when the flame' had been very nearly extinguished, Mr. Marsland sent for Mr. Owen, the borough surveyor, and consulted with him as to the safety of attempting to remove the rubbish, so as to get at the bodies, which it was known must be buried. Mr. Owen thought the work might be attempted, and the firemen and others immediately commenced ; but they had scarcely done so, when a great portion of one of the gable walls fell inwards, and a fireman, named lladfield, very narrowly escaped being buried. It was then determined—as there could be no hope of getting any one out alive—that the operations should be suspended unti l daylight. Soon after five o'clock yesterday morning, the men commenced and knocked down several portions of the walls which still stood, and from which dan ger was apprehended; the search for bodies was then commenced, and was c arried on uninterruptedly during the day. From the position in which most of the bodies were found, it appears probable that the sufferers, on finding that the building was falling, ran to points on the river side of the mill, almost opposite to that at which the boiler st ruc k • an d t h a t they remained there until the floors fell The scene presented in the mill yard, yesterday morn ing, was a very strange one; from the ruins of the build ing which has been d es t ro y e d, the singular position and appearance of the wreck of the boiler, and the manner in which burned beams, machinery, and rubbish, were scattered in every di rec ti on . The boiler which has burst was fitted up about six months since, being then new; but it is said not to have been worked more than three months. It was made by Mr. James Morris, of Stoekpo r t, f ro m plans which had been obtained by Mr. Marsland. The boiler was cylin drical, with flat-ends, and was constructed on . what is known as " the firebox" principle. It was thirty feet long, and about seven feet diameter for more than two thirds of that length, the remaining portion being eight feet or eight feet seven i nc hes in diameter, in order to accommodate the fire-box. As far as we could learn, the fire-box consisted of a slightly oval flue, about four feet broad at its widest point, and eight feet or ten feet long; it was divided nearly in the centre by bars, on which the fire rested, beneath being the ash-pit. The bottom plate of the fire-box was 6in, or Bin. from the bottom of the boiler. From the ilre-box the heat pro ceeded through two flues to the end of the boiler, and then returned through the ash-pit. The flees were cir cular, 2 t. -lin. diameter, and about lft. apart. The boiler svae (according to the statement of Joseph Hyde, the engineer) fitted with a lover safety-valve, which would blow off at a pressure of 28lb. to the inch. When the boiler was being fitted in August last, some extra stays were put into it by Mr. Morris, who is said to have then guaranteed that it would be perfectly safe for 12 months, with a pressure of 30Ib. to the inch. Four pairs of stays are said to have been supplied for this purpose. The boiler was also fitted with a spring steam indicator, patented by Smith of Nottingham: it had a feed float; and a glass water-gauge was fixed at the front. In addition to this, a whistle and water gauge had been recently fixed at the back-end of the boiler, by Mr. Thomas Lee, lately an engineer in the employment of Ma jqr tdarbland, by wham it was invented. This lastruacut is said to have given an alarm whenever the pressure of the steam was more than 2Slb. to the inch, or when the water was above or below a certain level. A still fur ther supposed means of ensuring safety had been adopted. Over the fire-box a safety cap had been fixed, six inches in diameter, and projecting 3 inches into the boiler. The Are acted directly upon this cap, in the top of which was a lead plug; the result an ticipated being, that whenever the water had become so low as not to be at least several inches over the cap, the plug would melt, the steam and water escape into the fireplace, and an alarm be thus given. At the proper working level the water would be 8 inches above the top of the cap; and the steam whistle was so regulated, that it would give an alarm of want of water before the water had been reduced five inches from that level. Hyde says that he was close to the boiler not more than five minutes before the explosion occurred; and that, at that time, Steith's indi cator showed a pressure of 251 b. to the inch, while both the water gauges indicated a sufficiency of water. Hyde also says that, about an hour before the explosion, he hard the whistle make a slight noise, which he be lieves resulted from a little too much pressure. The supply of water was obtained from a distance of about thirty yards; it was first thrown up a certain height, by means of a water-wheel, and then got into the boiler by means of an ordinary force pump. Hyde says that there has never been any trouble in working this boiler, and that he never knew any of its many fittings to be in other than good working condition. The boiler now lies in a sloping position, one of its ends having fallen some distance into the basement storey of the mill. At that end, from the force with which it struck the wall, it is twisted and torn in a most singular man ner; but the extent of the damage there cannot be as certained until the boiler has been removed from its present position. At the firing-up end, the tearing of the plates is very extensive. The bottom plates of the fire-box aro split on each side, for a distance of three or four feet inwards, and about two feet upwards, the metal being thrown outwards and turned back. The fire-box also appears not to be split further in, but this could not he ascertained with correctness yesterday. The doors and bars of the fire-box were, we believe, blown in an opposite direction to the boiler, and were found at a distance of ten or fifteen yards. As to the cause of the explosion, after so many precautions had been taken, scientific men only can pronounce with an ap proach to certainty; but we were informed that the bottom of the fire-box was not stayed to the bottom of the boiler, and that, if there could have been said, before the explosion, to have been an insecure part, it was this. It will be seen from the proceedings at the inquest that Professor Elton Hodgkinson and Mr. James Lillie, engineer and machine and boiler-maker, both of Manchester, hare been selected to examine the boiler, and report to the jury their opinion us to the cause of the explosion. The body of John Fuller, the fireman of the boiler, was found almost immediately after the explosion, about six or eight yards from the back end of the boiler. He was much bruised and scalded, but was alive when taken up. He was immediately removed to the Infirmary, but died before reaching that place. Up. to one o'clock yesterday afternoon, only six bodies had been got out of the ruins, but by four o'clock five others had been found, making eleven in all; it is believed that there were then at least two or three bodies still remaining buried. As they were taken out, the bodies were placed in the lower room of one of the mills. It is scarcely necessary to say that all were frightfully burned and crushed, so as to render identification difficult; in the case of two or three cf those last recovered, utterly impossible— except it be by means of something not easily affected by fire, which may be found among the charred and shapeless mass which the remains of these poor crea tures presented. The following is a list of the sufferers, as nearly as possible in the order in which their bodies were recovered:— DEAD. Ann Filde, middle-aged, unmarried woman. William Bardsley, 14, wearer. . . Mary Makin, 24, weaver, married woman, child five months old. [These three persons worked in the same "alley," on the fifth storey.] Esther Fildes, weaver, a deaf and dumb girl—worked on the fifth storey. (This girl was sister to Ann Elides, and both of them were aunts to Bardsley). William Bracegirdle, weaver, 26, married man, wife and three children; worked on the fourth storey. Alice Forrester, a girl, worked as a weaver on the fourth storey. Birehonough, single woman. iil;zabeth Merrion, dinglo woman. Jane Chapman, 43, married, but no children. A body, supposed to be that of James Brown, but not identified. A body of a female, which can only be identified by a purse containing 2s. found among the remains of the dress. The excitement of those whose relations or friends were missing was very painful throughout the whole of yes terday, and the neighbourhood of the calamity was thronged by factory operatives and others. In the room in which the bodies were placed, one poor woman vainly endeavoured to identify the remains of the female mentioned above, as those of a friend named Sarah Wylde, an unmarried woman; but she con fessed at length that she believed she had failed. No idea can be formed of the number of persons who were bruised more or less severely, not only by the fall of the mill, but by the rush to escape from other parts of the premises when the explosion took place. The following is a list of those in the Stockport Infir mary, Wellington-road South:— WOUNDED. Sarah Chapman, 42, a wound on the right foot. Mary Brown, 44, wound on the calf of the right leg, left leg broken, ticalp wound, and other injui iei. Martha Dareoport, 33, wound on the scalp, and severs bruises. Samuel Hart, 25, a rib broken on the hft side, aoalp wound. Meredith M'Convell, 42, broken rib. - - James Worrall, one of the boys thrown from a window into the river, was taken to the infirmary, but he was only slightly injured, and left again yesterday morning. It will be seen from the list given (with the addition of Fuller and Smith) that at least thirteen persons have been killed, and five seriously wounded. The origin of the fire is uncertain. It may have been caused by a portion of the fire which remained in the fire-box, or by some few gas-lights which were burning in the lower storeys, aided by the escape of gas which must have taken place when so many pipes were suddenly broken. The amount of damage done in the destruc tion of the mill is calculated by Mr. ➢iarsland at from 4,0001. to 5,000!. Both the building and machinery were insured to some extent; but all we could learn was, that the loss would not be nearly covered, and that the insurance office concerned was the West of England or the Atlas. A great deal of glass was broken in the four-storey mill mentioned above, and the machinery must he much injured by dust and water; but no portion of it, we believe, was destroyed. In the mill adjoining that which has been destroyed, similar damage was sustained, as well as in other parts of the premises. All the manufacturing operations will be necessarily suspended for some time (throw ing 350 hands out of employment), hut the bleach ing processes will be fully resumed this morning. During the progress of the fire the police, under Mr. Sadler, the chief constable, kept off the crowd from the premises, and also kept order among the thousands of persons who had assembled. When the fire had been somewhat checked, the soldiers left their engine, and gave their assistance to the police. THE INQUEST On the bodies of the sufferers was commenced at half past four yesterday afternoon, before Mr. C. Hud son, coroner for the Stockport division, at the Infir mary; Mr. Thomas Waterhouse was the foreman of the jury. The following evidence was given:— Thomas Buffy said—l ern a fireman at Mr. Henry Mareland's, the Park Mills. I knew John Fuller, who was also a fireman in the same employment. I had to attend to the boilers of the 45-horse engine; John Fuller had to attend to the other two boilers, one of which has now burst. I saw Fuller yesterday afternoon, and stood and talked with him opposite to the boiler which had burst; I had not left him more than two minutes when the explosion took place. When I saw him he was wheeling cinders from his fireplace. I afterwards found his body near the cinder place, about six yards from the front of the boiler. He lay on his hands and face, and seemed as if he was re turning with his barrow when the explosion took place. Fuller seemed to be very much bruised about the neck and head, and when I took him up there was a good deal of clotted blood upon the ground. He was afterwards removed to the Infirmary, but he died on the way. The deceased was about twenty-four years of age; he was talking to me a few days since, about gettieg married. I have seen a body in this house which I identify as that of Fuller. Mr. James Rigby, house surgeon—The deceased John Fuller was brought to the Infirmary yesterday, about half-past five; he was dead. He had sustained a com pound fracture of the right jaw, his right arm was broken, and both his legs scalded. There were two lacerations of the scalp, and several contusions on tho back. He was so much injured that he could not pos sibly have recovered. The room was then cleared, and a consultation took place between the coroner and the jury. It was after wards announced that they would view the body of Smith, at his house in Turnerott-lane, and then proceed to the Park Mills and view the eleven bodies lying there. In each case, evidence as to the identity would be taken, so as to allow of immediate interment; and in case other bodies were found, the jury would meet for a simi lar purpose as regarded them. The full inquiry into the case would stand adjourned until Wednesday, April 2, in order to allow Professor Elton llodgkinson and Mr. James Lillie ample time for the examination of the boiler, and the preparation of a report as to the cause of the explosion, which the coroner would direct them to make. _ The adjourned inquest will be held at the Warren Bulkeley Arms, near tho Park Mills. MONEY MARKET—The quotation of gold at Paris is about 3 per mille discount, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex change of 25.10; and the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25.021, it follows that gold is 0.30 per cent dearer in Paris than in London. By - advises from Ham burgh the price of gold is 4251 per mark, which, at the Eng lish Mint price of 31. 17s. 10 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.51; and the exchange at Ham• burgh on London at short being 13.6 h, it follows that gold is 0.47 per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburgh. The course of exchange at New Vork on London for bills a 60 days' sight is 1 10 per cent., and the par of exchange between England and America being 10;1 23-40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is nominally 0.42 per cent. in favour of England; but, after making allowance for differ ence of interest and charges of transport, the present rate leaves no profit on the importation of gold front the United ;Au. PRICES OF SHARES IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM NIES' i;TOCFL From the Official List. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FEIDAY EVENING. LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 18. SOINT-S'X'OCIX BILTGrItS. Same of Company. Australasia .......... 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Share. n........L.• ................. ............, ~.......... ............. ••••• '......... Bank of Scotland British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 199% Caledonian Bank City of Glasgow Bank 61. per cent., 10 0 0 10 0 0 11• N, Clydesdale Bank ••• • • • 634 per cent., 20 0 0 10 0 0 13 Commercial Bank •• •• 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 173 F,aStern Bank.... •• • • 61. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 9/. 4s Eclinbiz Gla.sgow Bank Si. per cent. ; 5 0 0 5 0 0 4% Exehangeßnk of Scot.. 41. per cent. ilOO 0 0 50 0 0 15 National Bank 6 percent. '5O 0 0 10 0 0 4 North of Scotlandßank 51. per cent. 20 0 0 2 10 0 21.16 c. Royal flank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 130 Union Bank of Scotland al.per cent 100 0 0 50 0 0 88% Western Bank.. ••• • .• 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 70 Alliance Fire and Life i%l.pr cent. 18 0 0 10 ) 0 21 British Guarantee Caledonian Fire Incur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23 City of Glasgow Life 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 31. 8 Colonial Life ... - 50 0 0 1 0 0 11.155. Edinburgh Life Incur. 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 20N, Lug. & Scot, Law Life bl.per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 21. 6s 10 0 2% Life Assoc. of Scotland Gl. per c en t. 10 0 0 n 0 24. 6 d National Fire and Life 5/. per cen t. 10 0 0 I 0 27 North Britih Insur. •• 61. per coot. 0 0 ,6d !Wettish Un s ion Ingra 200 20 i ii. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 , i 0 0 0 ' 24 1116 Standard Life United Dep. Assurance 51. per cen t. 10 0 o•_____--- 1 1 1/IXEICELLA.NEO I7B • Dividend Amount Paid. Price. Name of Company. per of Annum. Share. --- ----- x 8 . d. . E. s. d. • _ 0 5 20 0 6 u2O Armin Tea .... • • ...• - 80 0 0 - 28 knell en Mart •••• • • • • 21. 50. 0 30 0 0 15 100 v o Australian A v i cu lt u rl il. _ 35 0 0 21 Australian Trust ... 6/. per cent . 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20 U Anglo-Mexican M •_int.. 11. 10 a. 210 0 6 Ditto, Half Shares.. - _ 38 10 0 - British American Land . 6 Canada ... ••..•• • • • • 1 pe T cen t. ,100 0 0 32 _lO 0 47 . ent. - -' Uppr Canada Bonds " "rc - - 108 Ditto ditto .. • • 61' Pe rcent. n - - 96 City Navigation Bends 31 P_Qk oce., 2 t. 1 100 0 0 100 0 0 91% Gen. Revers. & Invest. 5 P•':' . 1 , 5. 5/ 100 0 0 100 0 0 109• N Eqattable ROVOISiOIIrY 5 P•s• 50 0 0 210 0 236 Ditto New .• • • • • • • 10 p.c.l.Bcbs. 15 0 0 14 0 0 28% Stock. - - I G II e uti n id;gB S oe n t r e f,os a r ni l a ./ .3 ! .. v I : .. g : a : t : 1 o : .. n 2/. 5 5 . - 100 0 0 47 _ - 78 15 0 7 London Institution •• • - 25 0 0 25 0 0 - New Zealand ComPimY - 25 0 0 12 10 0 - Ditto. New . • • • • • " gile - reent. 50 - 0 0 , 5 2 0 6 0 5 6 0 70 - Russell Inst it u tion • • • • R Pen e in r:lo lr rry rilennet.:BBtr 1341.,. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 99% or e : • 41. p. share. 100 0 0I 60 0 0 73 R o y a l Mail Stea na :: . 11• per share. 25 0 01 25 0 0 24 South Auetrallan..... - 100 0 0 1 29 0 0 2 Van:M.llllW/ La a - __ SHIP NEWS. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. The Bathurst, from Moulmein, has arived at Fal mouth; sailed Oct. 7, St. Helena Jan. 15. The Syria, from Hong-kong, has arrived in the Downs; sailed Oct. 25, St. Helena Jan. 20. The Mohawk, from Hong-kong, has arrived in the Downs; sailed Nov. 1, St. Helena J an . 20. The Carlo Maura (American), from Wham poa, has arrived in the Downs; sailed Nov. 1. The E m peror, from Manilla, has arrived at Queenstown; s ailod October. The Branscombe, from Bengal, has strived at Liverpool; sailed Oct. 17, Cape Jan. 6. The Ontario, from Bombay, has strived in the Clyde; sailed Nov. 23. LIVERPOOL, MA.Bell 18.—Wind S.—The Salads, hence, has arrived at Adelaide. Thu Emigrant, hence, has arrived at Ri o J ane i ro, to l an d one o f th e crew with thigh bone broken, and would proceed on the 11th of February, for Valparaiso. The Riverdale and the Emma --------- Fields, frnin New Orleans, have arrived herd. The On the 18th inst., Margaret p,, . (mock, from Callao, has arrived here. 'The O n the 18th irst ,at Prince's. row, Pimlico, aged 6! . Petrel, from Africa, and the Electric, from Calcutta, are widow of the late 'Captain Chadwick, of the Royal Matt EJ off' this port. College, Sandhurst. in BeljrikgeDley-squara, John Hamilton, Air s. DUBLIN, MABCII 15.—A case, without mark, cot - On the 15th inst., at Valley-house, near Monmouth , taming bell glass coloured red and blue, has been pick. d Rebecca Ford Reid, aged 87. Somerset, t Garston-house, Frame, ail. March 17.—The brig Fidelity, lying at St. John's On the 15th inst., a Quay, was on fire on the night of the 15th. when the Thomas Charles, Esq , aged 65. hter h inst.. a Ramsgate, Edith, second daub greater part of the cabin helms, timber fittings, and On the fDaniel, Esq., aged 16. ,i CO, quarter-deck, from the mainmast aft, were consumed. of A.jamintl.rn-bouse, Kilburn, on the 17th inst., ages. DIEPPE, MARCH 12.—The French schooner Th , r'-sa, Mar t N Ann, the wife of Mr. %V. H. Smith, of 136, Strain_i:.,. of Bordeaux, from Newcastle and Cherbourg for Gc ree, Oh ' the 17th: ins , ., at Weston-super-Mare, J. A.Jacob,r a v ---------- was picked up off Torbay, totally dismasted and abet - _---------- -- sla 01 Boned, and towed in here by a fishing boat of this port. London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOLh Ig, EstoEN, Marten 12.—The Stsdt Leer, from Newcastle No. 1 1 2, Strand, Printer, :t The Su. Office, No•___:: 4 ,f for V a rel, was lost off the island of Baram on the 6th strand. in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the NOV bliddiseli inst., and a brig, supposed to be British, and cosi Wei), Thursday, Blarch 20, MI. . Paid. X ii. d. 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 loa e 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 Stock. 100 0 0 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 5 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 6 5 0 100 0 0 i 0 0 stock. X a. d. 50 0 0 1I 0 0 25 0 0 5 10 0 16 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 All paid. 5 0 0 45 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 12 10 0 12 10 0 15 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 4 0 0 10 0 0 4 1Z 6 Pot barley ••• 223 0 COAL BURKE' East Mains Blain Ils 6d Lon gridge's W.Hartley 14s 6& Wylam Wall's End, &c. GOsforth .... Hilda Walker Braddyll Burnhope.. Helton Haswell Lambton Ships at m, wee see❑ on shore on Br)reum reef on the 6th inst.; crag drowned. ELSINOI,E, MARCH the 4th inst , the wind IOiS b: en variattl-, chit fly from N.E. and S.E , and the weather frosty, but the passage through the sound and ourls, and likewise the entrance to Copenhagen har bour, remain open. Wick ox-Foun, 11fARcu 11.—The Frau Chris in tine , hence for Nuns ay, got aground on Heverknob,en tering the Schwaltiete yesterday, and was abandonedoW; last night she drifted over towards Knipsand, and is n n shore there. The materials are being saved. RI) JANEIRO, FED. 10.—The Charlotte Buceo, tor Genoa, put into this port on the 20th ult. leak)* ; the Elise, from Havre and Teneriffe for California, put ia on the 28th ult., and on the Bth inst. an explosion took place oa board which shattered her bo w, and she sank d. soon afterwards; 10 persons killed, and 20 wounde MONTE VIDEO, JAN. 3.—The SwF dish barque Johan, from Cape de Verde for Buenos Ayres, was tvrecked on the English Bank on the 29th of December. ALMERIA, MAncn 9.—The Danish ketch Heff"ung' from London, was stranded on the beach betweeu Adra and Roquesas, March 7; crew saved. NEW YORK, MARCH s.—Quantities of flooting wreck, apparently the upper works, dock•housei, Scc., 0f d a vessel, aleo is box, and two bales of cotton, were I' 9°e on the I,t of March, 30 miles south of Black Island. The Spaeibh brig Antonio, from Havaneah for Haw Bed . , burgh, ran on shore on Collin's Patch , Florida Feb. 9, but was assisted off after discharging part of whir er cargo, with rudder unshipped, leaking badl y , and wi kei 1 chafed, copper rolled up, Bce , and carried into Key ~Vrst. Part of a vessel's between decks, apparently belonging to a ship of from 500 to 600 tons burden, with beams broken, ways and knees attached, painted white, sten cheons varnished, and bulwarks green, were passed Feb. 26, 25 miles west of Great Shoal. A mizenusast and seven bales of compressed cotton, supposed to be from the same vessel, were passed the same day. f stern an d A wreck, with poop, poopdeck , pa rt o s end broadsides, and timber sticking up, cottonbale water-casks floating near, apparently a vesselsf Isbell! 400 to 500 tons, and one of the Brown, of Liverpool," was passed Feb. 28, efi . Sas tucket Shoals. The Jenny Lind, from Melbourne, for Singapore, wt: lost on the Cairns reefs, 400 miles north of biorete Bay, on the 21st of September; crews; aved. Car 'The Jeune Marie, of Bordeaux, b been lost at pump capmarked men; crew saved. The British brig Jane, from Alexandria for Halifall; United States, struck on Nantucket Shoals, and of March, came off with rudder-irons broken, leaky,o was put on shore with four feet water in her hold; cars supposed to be saved. W., fresh , GRAVESEND, MARCH 18.—Wind ; rat O s car, on the s Arrived—Nicholas John, from Callao; Prince rom Memel; Lady Jocelyn, frCochin; from Caen; Josephine, from Odessa; Xenobie, Nom Sweden; Borneo, from Alexandria; Martins, from way; Bathurst, from Moulmein; Comet, from Malo; Hydrus, from Sundawall; Tantivy, from St. Cerolinda, Sailed—Margaretha and Diens, for Newcastle; f o r'e Coq, for Cherbourg; Juan, for Lisbon; Why N( 4, Lisbon; Seine, for Boulogne; Creamers , for Newf ° 9 a land; Giraffe, for Rotterdam; Henrietta, for Ditaistc. VESSELS SPOKEN Hannah, bound S.E Jan. 19, in lat. 27 s,, long. 28 IV ' Amathea, of Workington, Jan. 29 , i n lat. Is s , , l on g . 33 W. ; fl 3 5 Harmonie, from Singapore for Covre s, Jan. 5, Clansma l n g , from the Clyde for Havannab, Fele. 2 1, in lat. 22, long. 4. t • 14, Petrel, from Bonn o in 'a••y for Liverpool, Fc b. 25, long. 32. Dee. 21, in 15t.35 Courrier, from Havre for California , S., long. 52 W. North Star, for San Francisco, 27 W. Antonia Hendrik% from Amsterdam for la Surinalli' Feb. 28, in lat 45 N., long. 16 W. • Ist 25 Eugenie, from Havre for Vera Cruz, Feb. 24, ~ long n' 42. Jan. 3, in lat. 1 S., loug. out 17 Ba7l ' Br N others, from Liverpool for Cameroon', ou t 28, in long 17 W. Jeune Indienne, from Laguna, Feb. 17, in Lit' 30 N" 10. 19 W. Princess Royal barque, Feb. 7, in lat. 18 S., In"' alcu 25 Wr• Anna Mary ship, Jan. 19, from Liverpool for Ctta, in lat. 17 S., long. 32 W. Patriarch, second distinguishing cadent, Feb. 22 • 7,012, in lat 14 S,, long. 32 —. r Sumatra, Datch ship, March 6, in lat. 44 N., long 24 W" homeward bound. Carlo, American barque, on the same day. Rainbow ship, from Liverpool, outward bound, Jan. 31, in lat. 1, lg. 20. Lancastrian, on from London to Port Philip, Feb. 7, in lit. 5 N., long 8 W. Ann, from London for Table Bay, on the same day. t Augusta, from Sunderland for Aden, Feb. 3, in as" 13 N., long. 18 W. Surprise, fur the Cape of Good Hope, Dec. 24, in l td. S., long. 44 E. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. ra te t LaEns, MA Reif 18.—The arrivals of grain were mode Fresh English wheat fetched the extrem e p rices of last marke t day, whilst in old foreign there was imp rovement in eel;led" Barley steady. New beans sell rather more readily at 11 rates. Other descriptions as before. In oats, shelling,' an other articles, no change. NEWCASTLE CORN MARKET , Marten 18.—The supol cf wheat was only limited , and Satur da y' s p rices were readily obtained, while, in sume instances, for fine qualities rather more money eas made. I3arley was also dearer, and best inaltings inquired for. Flour, for favoured marks of house' hold 2es was freely given. In other articles no change. t' v NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, MARCH 18 . —Qua of beasts much larger than last Tuesday, exceeding the number of that day by 170 head. Quality indifferent, but trade Wa s tolerably active at former terms, and a fair clearance effected. The supply of sheep was about 200 less than on t his day vreek• The demand was brisk at late prices , an d all sold. Be ad to sheep, 3,00. Beef, -Is to 5s 6d per atone ; mutton, 6d to or per lb. EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, MARCH 18.--There were the meal market to-day 13 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 28° , 1bs i imperial, which sold thus:-9 at 11 is Cc!, an" at 11 7s Od; average price of the whole II 75 4d 1-12ths.. w hereol 1 sack flour, which sold at 28s. 4 sacks pot-barleys 3 sold thus :—1 at 25s 6d, lat 245, and lat 21s 6d. , EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET, MARCH Oat straw, from 6s Od to 7s 6d per kempie of 16 stones tr°gas. wheat ditto, 7s Od to 6s 6d ; barley ditto, 65 Od to 7 e Hay, from 10d to Is per stone. e 52 DALKEITH MEAL M ARKET , MARCH 17.---There we re 5` bags oatmeal, 14 of barleymeal, and 2of pot-barley, at hi; day's market; sales dull. Oatmeal Ed per b a g dearer barleymeal also advanced 6d per bag. Third. Oatmeal, per sack, of 280 lbs. First Second Od imperial .. 26s 6d 2 53 9d 25 5 Od Barley meal, per ditto ••• 18 a O d """ _ Ai 0d AA Peasomeal —s Od Od Od Flour ... O —s d •Od --3 8 Od Od °d :T.—TESTIRDAT. RuSsell'falettoll 155 Oil 3d Stewart'a lss Denison l3sd 3 Ileugh Hall 145 d IKelloe.. ......... ... - ••• 15$ °'l ;Whitworth l2l 6cl !Backhouse 135 Od 155 31 IBirchg.. Graigola 195 Od Gwawin Cae Garven 241 6d Hartley ..... 145 01 Sidney's Hartley lark.t. 160. [A DV ERTISEMENT.] --Holloway's Ointment 1103 Pills an infallible Remedy for Tumours, Swellings, and Cor tracted Joints.— Ann Carter, housemaid, residing with a fa mily in Burton-crescent, had an immense tumour on her rig": knee, which increased to such a size that she could not ben° the joint, and was in consequence obliged to leave her situa" tion. Her medical attendant informe her that there was chance of cure, and it would be necessary to amputateu limb. This opinion not satisfying her, she commenced sug, Holloway's Ointment and Pills in good earnest, and by 6° blessing they have been the means of effecting a perfect cure: Drug and she has resumed her former situation.—Sold by an VI I, gists, and at Protessor Holloway's Establishment, strand, London. THIEVES' KITCHEN.—At the Clerkcnwell p c l t i c e r n : Court n Tuesday the officer said that the original in Fox-court, tray's Inn-lane, had met with its c h o. 'n e l p, l e e r t ! downfall, in consequence of the death of Burges,, the pu t in son who carried n, and the brokers having beeu bthe ex- for rent. The excitement. and interest c aused posure of such a place, and the nefarious pr , oce o e b a• ie u m b e , and sued there, in the newspapers, induced tosnY_ n ot i ve s o f cup persons of distinction to visit the place fr.om ßut since. its osity, under the protection of the police.. up in union " death," other " Kitchens " have been g" ocher parts of court, Fulwood's-rents, Holborn, 80d ineet):st of characters the metropolis, where thieves and the wembers nightly congregate, sleeping in large numbers d that robberies nately, and the most disgraceful procec Sergeants Archer, Cooper and Fisher sal l es • the stolen were constantly concocted in such receptac. an ' d whe ne"r property was taken and disposed of in then?, as only'necei they required the apprehension of offenders it w sary to go there. gs take place.. BIRTHS. OF A 8011. J. P. Broughton, Esq. On the 15th inst.• at Dcrset-svere, the lady of Robert On the lith inst., the wife of Mr. E• Phillips, of terrace, Camden-town, of twins—son and daughter. OF A DAvairien. Hon. Mrs. Vavasour: of On the IPth inst , at Hazlewood Code, Torkihire, th• On the 16th inst at Dedham • the Rev. Colin Campbell. " Vicarage, Esser' th e w ife Pratt- MARRIED Rev. Charles Bedford, rector of Denton, Sussex, On the 13th inst., at Grangegor;nan Church, Dublin, the Georgiana, eldest daughter; also, at the same time. the Rev• Samuel Archer Herbert, of St. Mary's. Gateshead, Durham► to Annie Jane Beresford, second daughter of Dolan► Dolan, Es of 1 , 11 ana-terrace, to Elizabeth Price. Price 6% 114 54 136 246 I 8 47U 23i 46 4}6 17% 17% 214 2g 21¢ 155 20s. Od 6% 220 205 P Vor Oftlee Uatthi LaHng Sinator )or ,__ - • II Ate INYklf Corr ne at W O Pf,,;TE --ne. 16, „ 4 r_ l4 n 11) 1c ~ A lt ket lip ; Or ! THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 20, 1851. I n ilia In the AI kttt;' , t i : .._,