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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, April 2. COXPOUND HOUSEHOLDERS BILL. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. NEWDEGATE said he was anxious to protect the honest voter from the intrusion of a foreign influ ence. The present clause would have the effect of put ting a number of fictitious voters on the register, who would simply take a lodging, and reside at it only at the particular times mentioned. In this way large bodies of electors might be brought to vote at elections from many distant counties. He therefore proposed, in order to obviate the evil, to insert words making it compulsory on the lodger to pay the taxes himself. After some observations from Mr. WILLIAMS, Sir W. CLAY said the amendment of the Hon. Gen tleman would affect the whole principle of the Bill. The amendment was ultimately withdrawn, and clause 1 agreed te. After a brief discussion, clause 2 and the preamble was agreed to, and the House resumed. Mr. SPOONER gave notice that, when the report was brought up, he shoul,l move an cmondment to the Bill. FALKIRK BURGHS. The SPEAKER informed the House that he had that day received a letter from Mr. James Coppock, agent for the petition against the return for the Falkirk Burghs, ghatoig that it was not th© intention of the parties to proceed with thn petition.—(Hear, hear.) COUNTY FRANCHISE BILL. Mi. LOCKE KING claimed the indulgence of the House, as in moving the .second reading of this Bill, ho felt he did so under somewhat peculiar circum stances, and under some difficulties. He deeply regretted that when he obtained a majority of votes on asking for leave to ' bring in the Bill the names of her Majesty's Ministers did not appear in that majority, but he was confident that no one thing was more calculated to strengthen the Government and render them more popular, than a disposition on their fart to extend the franchise, evinced by their desire to support the simple, fair, and just measure which he now proposed.—(Hear, hear.) He knew very well that its had been blamed by one or two gentlemen for pressing the House to a division on that occasion, but he begged to assure the Hon. Gentle men and the House that he never intended his motion for a mere show , a mere sham , or a flash in the p an ; he always intended it as a reality; he felt that great in terests were at stake —that the great cause of free trade was endangered by the great diminution which had taken ' place in the county constituency. He never had the least. intention, he assured the Government, of embar rassing them in any way. Could it be supposed that he wished to see the Hon. Gentleman for Buckingham shire occupying the post which was filled by the Noble Lord' on the Ministerial benches ? for he must ay, that if ha were to wish a v i olent .!and a scou;plCte revolution to be effected in our institutions— if he were to wish to see protection established as a means of area-inn , such a revolution in the country — then perhaps he would desire to see that Honourable Gentleman occupying that bench. Ho must say, however, that those who advocated the cause o f reform stood in a much better position in consequence of that division than they had ever done before—(Hear) —for they had had an admission of the necessity of a substantial extension of the suffrage, not I only by a majority of two to one of the Members of the House, but also by the subsequent statement of two of the 'most eminent and distinguished statesmen. —(Hear, hear.) one of those statesmen—the Notia Lord (Lord John Russell) who voted against the measure, admitted at the same time— " I do not think any reasonable objection can be urged against the class of persons the Hon. Member proposes to entrust with the franchise. I admit at once that they are persons who, if they aro entrusted with the elective franchise, will probably use it with intelligence and integrity." The other statesman to whom he alluded, the Right Hun. Gentleman the Member for Ripen, gave an indirect admission of the same 'kind by abstaining from voting. But he had had the satisfaction of having had since an avowal both from the Noble Lord and the Right Honourable Gentleman. The Noble Lord, he thought he might say, was actually in advance of his Cabinet. The Noble Lord sal "he not only possessed the outline of a plan, but the. er various discussions with the members of his Ca , they all agreed in opinion that it was not advisable to introdnce such a Bill this ses sion." Now, he begged the House to mark theGe words:—" He confessed he came to that conclusion, having previously held a different opinion, but he came to that conclusion in conjunction with all his colleagues." The; Right Hon. Gentleman the Mem ber for Ripon also said, " that, for his part, he had no objection to the extension of the suffrage." However, both the Noble Lord and the Right Honourable Gen tleman said the greatest caution was required. In that he P.N. King) could only say that be most fully and entirely concurred.—(Hear, hear.) It seemed to him that the genius of the country had been hovering over the Noble Lord and Right Hon. Gentleman, and that those who at one time united together and brought forward the :Reform Bill, and thus, humanly speaking, saved the country, were about to unite again for the purpose of passing another Reform Bill, and that they would hereafter be again looked to as statesmen who had saved the country from a second im pending crisis. —(Hear, hear.) It seemed also a good omen to have such an admission made by the only twe surviving members of the Cabinet which carried the iisferin Btll, airnitting, as it were, that the works of their own hands had been put in the balance and found wanting.—(licar, hear.) Having these nil- I missions before nim, it certainly did seem somewhat anomalous and singular that the Noble Lord should suggest that they should wait twelve month; before a measure, whose necessity he rebni:ted, should b 3 con sidered by the House. The admission of the Noble Lord would alienate himself and his Cabinet from the Ilan. Gentlemen opposite. lie must no longer look for support from the Tory party, but must for the future rest on the Whigs and Liberals,and, ea he did in the case of the Reform Bill, on the people of England. For his part, he bad great confidence in the Noble Lord producing such a scheme as he declared to be necessary, and he treqed that when it did come it :mild satisfy the people of Eng land. lie would introduce into it another Schedule A (like that in the Reform Bill), to disentranchise those small boroughs which were inca pable of that sort of virtue which attached to large elec torsi bodies. liis great argumrnt for this measure lay in the fact that daring the last ten years a de crease had taken place in the franchise of the counties of no less than 95,000, while in the boroughs the number bad increased 378,000. At the taking of the last census the number of voters was one in eighteen of the whole po pulation. That ratio still remains the came in the borouehs, but in the counties it had diminished to 1 in 22. His great desire was, therefore, that the loon am of voters on the register should keep pace with the increase of the popu lation. He hoped there would be no delay in granting a me asure of this kind, because experience showed that the postponement of any concession entirely destroyed any grateful effects which it might have upon the minds of tee people, and it was regarded as a measure ex torted from an unwilling Lagislature. It was con ceded on all hands that the class to whom the franchise was proposed to be extended were perfectly deservi ng of it, and no one bad thought of saying a word a.eainst them. The Hon. Gentleman then con cluded a b y T ru ovirig the second reading of the B ill . Mr: 'la t h - 211 ILIP HOWARD supported the Bill, because it would confer t h e franchise on a num ber of profes sional men of educ a ti on an d a bility, who were now deprived of it. It must he remembered that this Bill was nos to supersede any part of the franchise, but would comprise in it a , large Proportion of the intellect, the con stituti9nal knowledge, and the professional skill of the country. MrnFOX MAULE hoped that after the declaration which had fallen from the Noble_ Lord the Primo Minister on a late occasion the Iltrn. uen t ma i l u n i rth th er e Member fang East Surrey w ou ld not press progress of this Bill during the present sess e i n o t n l . ma that n t irelly concurred with the Honourable e ens G the class of persons to whom the franchise was pro to be extended was one in every way worthy of it, and it was notson the ground of any unworthiness that he at present °posed the further progress of the Bill. Hi s own opinion was, that if they were to meddle with the Reform Bill—and he agreed that the time was come when the conduct of the people, and the proofs they had given of their abilities to exercise the privilege of the franchise gave hssurance that an extension of the franchise might be contemplated with safely—there must be a complete union among those who desired to extend that great maastge.—(tlcer, hear.) The Noble Lord at the licea . of the Government had, in a late de bate,. given the House and the countr y most distinctly to understand, that not only in his opinion had such a period arrived, but that he himself would have leered ueed som e raeacure for the purpose in the present session, had nos other meas ures intervened, which must have rendered it impossible to have pass ed it this y ear. Circumstances had —occ urre d which had brought matters under discussion in that House, which he de tied any person to ga y would be brought to any speedy termination. The Ecclesiastical Titles Bill was one in which the people tookas deep an interest as any extension of ti s l i e int s e ufr 3 e. That House was pledged, also, to a soeah ure o suc h r f r the admission of Jews into Parliament, a n d n" whew the Noble Lord, than wh ew circumstances, none more deserved the encomium of abiding by every madw to the House, when tentinia of himself bringing i n a ` i signified his in he r . 1): Promise which . be . extension of the franchise in the nextasCl:wselaosnl,lthe hoped that the Hon. Gentleman psessithe further progress of the Bill. °V not now measure earnestly 'r 44bereonsideration, too, which ought to h h e e .T e was an alterving feet on him, and that was the necessity of a some ef union among the , friends of reform.— must be remembered that there was a pow it pasty, in that House entirely oppo se d t r reforms in thin a.rection, and if the Hon. Gentlemanall eersiated in dividing the great party, which alone could carry• such a reform as this, the consequence would be fatal to the cause. They had a chief, under wh ose banner, twenty years ago, one great measure had beau carried, and who would lead them on to a further victory. He again earnestly entreated the Hon. Gentleman not to persist with his motion. Sir B. HALL said the speech just delivered by his Right Hon. Friend' the Secretary at War put the question before them in a different light from that in which it would otherwise be. He thought that it would be better to throw the whole re sponsibility upon her Majesty's Government, and if they did, he believed that on a division they would have as lase a f mority on the subject as they had on a late oc- C 611 . 4 "W1°9 AtAr) His Hon. Friend bad deprecated t a li; .',. ' ' - ' 'l' *With° Reform Bill—(Hear, hear)— aasi.'?' - c'kt.- - jj.,,A O- ,, 1 !r k remembered that if this Inca. fr lo - e - W" 1F . .. 0 -A"' WI 0 , lie saw that it would stand 1 1 6 9tE tti titEZS e siat measure of electoral reform, and l',2,ah thalf _leis disappisiutieg nut only the de "P.mt9; 46 * - 0 , tins of the retorm moment in i 7 ' ', ti , ~.4., v THE SUN, that House, but also the great party who were after all the great incentives in that movement outside the walls of that House. He should therefore advise his Hon. Friend to withdraw his motion and refrain from dividing the House.—(Hear, Hear.) Sir DE LACY EVANS agreed in opinion with the Hon. Baronet who had just sat down. He had voted with the mover, by which that majority of which he had spoken had been obtained, but he would not have done so had he apprehended any of the serious difficulties which would be likely to ensue from a division, and should, in the event of the House dividing, certainly vote against him. Mr. BRIGHT said they ought rather to look to the measure itself than to any consequences which might en sue from a division.—(Hear, hear.) lie had listened to the Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary at War with much satisfaction. That Right HOD. Gentleman had spoken very candidly, and he had led them to expect that some measure of a large character would shortly be iatro duced. He regretted, however, that the Noble Lord at the head of the Government had not been equally frank in his declarations, for from what had just fellen, it would appear that they were to take some step in advance t ( h if oo t b h lbe e o ß rLod e ou f r e g r7 Bill. From what had been said by the N he a ppeared to be placing the industry of h s a gainst the territorial influence in the counties. The Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary at War had said, that, instead of taking a part of the great question, they had better wait till they had dis cussed the whole question. What did they do when his Hon. Friend the Member for Montrose brought forward the whole question?—(ll,ar, hear.) They shelved ie— (Liear, bear.) It was quite clear that the Constitution contemplated that every man that was worthy of it from intelligence should have a vote for Members of Parlia ment, and did Gentleman on the opposite of the House, who might be said particularly to represent the:rural parts of counties, say to those who sat on his (.Ir. Bright's) side of the House—who might be said to re present the inhabitants of boroughs—they told them the voters in boroughs were less respectable, less intelli gent, less virtuous, or less honourable than those in rural districta.—(Hear, hear.) They knew that they could not. Now, he regretted that there had not been more frankness on the part of the Government, and he trusted that he would get up, as he must get up during this discussion, and state whether ho intended to bring forward a great and comprehensive measure for electoral reform, a great and generous measure, or a small and peddling measure.—(Rear.) He was aware that with the present state of businesss in the House it was impossible for him to bring forward, when unpre pared, such a measure as that which had been indicated. He could not do it now, perhaps, but if he would give them the assurance that next session he would bring forward some great and comprehensive measure, by which the 50/. voters in counties were placed in a worse position than the 101. householders—if he would take the same leap from his present platform as he did from his then platform, when he advocated the Reform Bill, he would advise the Hon. Member for East Sur rey to withdraw his motion.—(Hear, hear.) If the Noble Lord would speak with that frankness, and would make that advance, no one he believed was more entitled to the credit of it, and he would support him.—(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord had once been an independent Member of that House—(Cheers and laughter)—but within the last few years ho had lost his characteristic frankness. He hoped, however, the Noble Lord would now speak out, and engage next session to come forward and state his intention to introduce some such measure for the secu ring of a large and comprehensive electoral reform, as would be accordant with the wishes of the House and the expectation of the country.—(Loud cheers. Colonel SIBTHORP said thrit he trusted that the Hon. Member for East Surrey would persevere with his motion.—(Cheers and counter cheers.) He was no friend to democracy, and therefore he was glad to see the Hon. Gentlemen opposite—that great united party— (Hear, hear, and laughter)—divided among themselves. —(Hear, hear.) Nothing pleased him more than when he found those Hon. Gentlemen at loggerheads together, for when they were so he augured good for the country. - hear, and renewed laughter.) Ile could not suppert her Majesty's Government, for he hoped they would be defeated.—(Cheers.) Neither did he intend to support the Hon. Member for East Surrey, for he did not wish him to succeed, as he had no desire to repeat the scenes which had been lately witnessed in Paris.—(Hear, hear.) The better course, therefore, for him to adopt, was to retire.—(The Hon. and Gallant Member then made his exit amid the repeated cheers and loud laughter of both sides of the House.) Mr. HUME was sorry that the Hon. and Gallant Colonel had retired, but as he had left ha could not help it, and he would leave him. Ho could not yield to the entreaty of the Hon Gentleman the Member for Marylebone, because he considered that those included in this Bill bad a right that was withheld from them, and all those who voted against this Bill declared themselves against those persons. The Right Hon. the Secretary of War called upon them to unite. Why, who had derided the Reform party? Her Majesty's Ministers. Her Majesty's Ministers' opposition on a former occa sion left the Reformers to settle this question, and who divided the Reformers? Why her Majesty's Ministers; and, therefore, if there was any cause of complaint on the ground of division it was attributable to the Right Hon. Gentleman who had advised them and his Noble Leader. This Bill involved no new principle, for it had already been conceded to boroughs in Ireland; while Govern ment admitted that those to whom this Bill would give the franchise were not only entitled to it, but fit and proper parties to exercise it. Why then withold is ? It was to be regretted that parties were not honest. No faith could be placed in the promises oftheGovernment, and they were now suffering from it; but let the Noble Lord the First Minister stand forth and state boldly the changes which he should hereafter propose, and there would be un end to his difficulties. What had secured the peace of this country of late years? Why. the freedom of the Constitution, and it was upon that ground that he re commended a prudent extension of its basis. But the Noble Lord said the country was pertectly tranquil. Well, so it was, but was that a reason for refusing a class of the people their just rights?—(Hear, hear.) Certainly not ; and he, therefore, called upon the Liberal party to proceed at j once with this Bill till they had extracted some proof from Government that they were sincere in their promises of future reform. Sir B. HALL explained that in asking that the Bill should be postponed he did not wish it to be understood that he was opposed to the measure. Mr. HEADLAM perfectly concurred in the principle of this Bill, but he objected to the manner in which it had been brought forward, for ho was one of those who placed confidence in the promises of her Alljesty's Go vernment. He believed that they fully intended to bring forward some large measure of reform, and he consequently objected to their proceeding piecemeal with this question. Mr. RICE had voted for the introduction of this Bill in the hope that it would bring eut the Government, and since it had accomplished that object he was not prepared to go the lengths proposed by the Hon. Member for Montrose and his party. He approved of the Bill, and he should be glad to see it carried, but still, as he was not disposed to bring about another Ministerial crisis, he should vote against the second reading.—(Oh, oh.) Hon. Gentlemen might cry " Oh, oh;" but he could assure them he was sincere in whet he said. He had con fidence in the promises of the Government, and out of deference to them he should abstain from voting in fa vour of the second reading of the Bill.—(Hear.) Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said on different occasions he had introduced propositions for the reform of the Reform Bill, and he had generally moved them in the shape of resolutions to the effect that the Reform Bill had disappointed their ex pectations of the Bill that it could not be a final measure, and therefore it was the duty of the House to reconsider the matter. That proposi tion had always been opposed by the present Ministry. Now, under these circumstances he did not find that consolation in the speech of the Right Honour able the Secreta h r3 i ' m at di V d l : a b r en a n s u s i o n en h e n h o a th d er fa ll ile o d no t u o ra d be Gentleman near is l . the Right Hon. Gentle manc thought the Bill embraced a class eoxvteenrswivheefohreirutshuethGcioevuetr.nmTernutet,hought this Bill was too were entitl e d to the franchise, but then he s h o o f w p ed er h s i o s n r s esp w e li c o t fir them by voting aginst the Bill.—(A laugh.) He had read the Noble Lord's speech made the other night on this subject but he was at a loss to know whether ho had ptaced ' the rht construction on it, so much did it diff er from that of his Right Honourable Colleague the Secretary at War. The Right Honourable Secretary declared that her Majesty's Government had been prevented from feeingin forward their measure of reform by the s t a t e of publicbusiness; but that was not the reason that the N o bl e Lord gave. The Noble Lord told the House—and it was heard with great satis faction —that be had submitted a measure of reform to his Cabinet, and a good deal of interesting discussion had taken place on the subject, but that all on a sudden it occurred to him that the Reform Bill was not twenty years old, and, therefore, the time had not yet come for considering its extension.—(ee laugh.) " But," said the Noble L or d, " if I am in office neiea r I will propose a measur e f or re f orm i ng it And "two days afterwards, to show that he was in earnest, the Noble Lord went and resigned.—(A laugh.) Now, if the Noble Lord really did contemplate such a measure of reform, lot him give a proof ofhis sincerity by supporting the second reading of the Bill, but unless the Noble Lord did that, or said, " Oh, this measure is insufficient ; wait until next year, and I will show you what reform is"—(A laugh)—he should call upon the House to di vide.—(Hear, hear.) Let the Noble Lord say to the Protectionists, " let you know what reform is. —(A laugh.) so increase my majority out of doors that I'll teach you t o bounty even established upon the importation of corn.—(Hear.) should talk about fixed duties on the substance and food of th e n t "--(A laugh.) Lot the Noble Lord make the Protectionists 'a ha s t n not they think themsel ves n o ate ab t ( h )n a t t thm therethat n loofokrtus Lord would only do that, he would beg she lion. Waiter for East Surrey to withdraw the Bill. If the Noble t . It was a long time since the Nobl e hing in the shape of reform, and if Lord h had done any e could not intro duce hi s l arger measure now , let bi e support this Bill by Th y of keeping his hand i n.— ( y o in.—(Hear, r, and laughter.) .t Then the county would have an earnest of y, and an evidencef the honesty of his intentions, and until the ..i ous , was i n possession of that evidence it ought to press this Bill forward.—(Cheers.) Mr. CLAY the introduction of this Bill, and he should continue to support it, because ho h d of its principle, was also one of those who had voted for go while, earti approve and he did not wish to the length proposed by the Manchester school ; i n supporting the second reading of th e Bil l, he hoped it would not be mis understood from that circumstance that ho had no con fidence either iu the Government or their promises. Mr. Alderman SIDNEY said he considered this a must important measure, and he had no excuses or rea sons to offer like some Hon, Gentlemen opposite why he took the same course now that he did on the first in troduction of the Bill. On that occasion he voted with the Honourable Member for Surrey, and he did so chiefly fur the reasons assigned by the Noble Lord at the head of the Government, who, he considered, had shown that the class of persons for whose benefit the Bill was de signed might be safely entrusted with the franchise. This was not a democratic or dangerous measure, but, on the contrary, would make the people: more conserva tive and more anxious to preserve the institutions of the country; and he thought the fears entertained by the Hon. Gentlemen on his side of the House were alto gether groundless; and if ho could at all rule their de cisions, he would earnestly entreat them to support the second reading.—(Hear, and cries of " Divide.") Colonel 'THOMPSON said he was exactly in the same situation as the Hon. Member for Manchester. He had been sent to the House of Commons to promote two ob jects, to advance free trade, and to extend the franchise among the working classes as far as he could.— (Hear, hear.) To these objects he felt conscientiously bound to direct all his efforts. Judging, however, as well as he was able of this measure, he looked unon it as a kind of military movement designed to ondanger the position of the Government; and he would state frankly that he would rather see London for six weeks under the protection of a foreign army, than see the Protectionists six weeks on the Treasury benchos.—(hear.) Entertaining this opinion, he should vote against the second reading of the Bill, if the Hon. Member for Surrey did not take the opinion of his sincere friends and withdraw it.—(Hear.) Mr. S. CRAWFORD said no inducement would make him allow the question to be decided without taking the tense of the House. Colonel ROMILLY said, as an advocate for the ex tension of the franchise, ho was prepared to go beyond the provisions of the Bill, but he should vote against the second reading, considering that if he took au opposite course he should diminish the prospects of ob taining a better measure, which the Premier had promised to introduce next year. He hoped the Bill would be withdrawn.—(Cries of " Divide.") Mr. H. BERKELEY appealed to the Hon. Member to withdraw the Bill, and said if he went to a division he should be compelled to vote against it. After a few words from Mr. PIGOTT and Mr. HEY WORTH, amidst some confusion, and cries of "Divide," Mr. B. OSBORNE said he did not rise to question the sincerity of the motives of any Honourable Gentleman, but ho must be allowed to question their discretion on this occasion. —(Hear, hear.) It was very well for the Honourable Member for East Surrey to say, that his was not a flash in the pan or sham motion.—(Hear.) It was a sham motion, because he knew he could never carry it into effect. He had much greater faith in the Government carrying out reform measures than the small party to which he (Mr. Osborne) and the Hon. Gentleman belonged. However sincere or energetic they might be, it was impossible for any one of them to be called ou to form a Government out of their party which would euable them to carry out such measures.—(Laughter.) If they were sincere, therefore, the best thing they could do was to support men who were able and willing to effect reforms in the franchise.—(Hear.) When the Noble Lord at the head of the Government said it was his intention to bring in a Bill next session, he would be the last to doubt his word, he believed he was sincere in making that promise to the House.—(Hear, hear.) He there fore called on all real and practical Reformers to support the Noble Lord on the present occasion. —(Cheers.) He believed the people out of doors did not care one farthing for the small modicum of reform which this Bill would give them; they expected to have a large and comprehensive measure.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. MOORE hoped, after the exhibition which Hon. Gentlemen opposite had made to-day in expressing their determination to vote against an extension of the fran chise, which they said they felt bound to promote, and in favour of which they had voted only a few days ago, would act as a warning to them not to attack the Irish Members with inconsistency on questions of legislation. Lord J. RUSSELL said his Right Hon. Friend the Secretary at War, at the commencement of the discus sion, had stated, as he (Lord John Russell) had said on a former occasion, that ho had no wish to question the respectability or intelligence of the class to which the Bill proposed to extend the suffrage. The grounds on which he argued the question was, that the allowing of these persons to vote for counties would not bo an improvement of the representation. The observations which had fallen from some Honourable Gentlemen in the course of tho debate he thought required from him some explanation. The object of the Bill he perfectly understood and agreed in, but as the Hon. Gentleman had spoken of it as only one of many changes which he wished to see effected, be put it to the House, considering the gravity and importance of making a change in the electoral body, on the nature and constitution of which would depend so intimately the effect of any future measure, whether it would not be wiser, in a question of this kind, to have the whole scheme placed before it at once, instead of considering the changes one by one? The Hon. Gentleman the Member for Man chester had called upon him to go then at once into a general view of the proposal which it was his intention to bring before the House in the next session. He thought that would be the worst course he Gould pursue; he did not think it would be at all expedient to state in the present year the general nature of that which he intended to do in the next, to hese his scheme go into the coun try unexplained and undefended, to be canvassed during the period which must elapse before it was brought before the Legislature. He should therefore ad here to the declaration which he had made on other occasions, that he was favourable to the extension of the suffrage partly for the grounds which had been stated by the Hon. Member for Canterbury, that the growing intelligence and the spread of information which had taken place since 1831 rendered such a measure ne ccssary, and partly from the defects which were almost inseperable from any great measure such as the Reform Bill, and for those reasons he thought that the House of Commons, at the commencement of the next session, should proceed to the consideration of a measure for the extension of the suffrage. He had so often stated his general views with regard to the repre sentation of the country upon which he thought any alteration in the franchise should be based, that he should not now go into them. With regard to what had fallen from the Hon. and Learned Gentlemen who had just sat down, ho thought that whatever pretext he could assign for virtually committing by his late vote the fortunes of free trade into the hands of the Hon. Member for Bucks—he did not think he could find any excuse for it in finding fault with the conduct of those Hon. Members who had voted for the Bill on a former occasion, but to-day had opposed the second reading. It must be observed that the Hon. Gentlemen who had to-day spoken against the Bill had done so with a view to promote the cause of reform, thinking that they should better promote their own principles by leaving this question in the hands of the Government than by giving such a vote as the Hon. and Learned Gentleman had done on a former occasion. —(Laughter and cheers.) With these observations he should leave this question in the hands of the House, and he should certainly vote against the second reading for the reasons which he had given. Mr. DISRAELI said he wished to make a few obser vations on what had fallen from the Secretary of War. That Right Hon. Gentleman bad spoken of Honourable Gentlemen on this side of this House as being banded against every species of reform. Mr. F. NIAULE—The Hon. Gentleman is mistaken. Mr. DISRAELI—The words used by the Right Honourable Gentleman certainly conveyed that impres sion. He begged, however, to remind the Right Hon. Gentleman and the House, that same sentiment was put forth when the Reform Bill was proposed. It was said that no sincere adhesion could be given to that Bill by Hon. Gentlemen on this side of the House, in spite of all their protestations to the contrary. But when that Bill had passed, Hon. Gentlemen on that side of the House proved the sincerity of their protes tations; they had supported the settlement which was come to on that occasion of a great question, an adherence to which in all its principles—the Bill the whole Bill, and nothing but the Bill, as it was called, was held forth as being necessary for the holding, not only of office, but even of a seat in Parliament. Bat now that the party who introduced, framed, and carried the Bill themselves repudiated their own handi work, he thought he was perfectly free to consider the question apart from any reference to its antece dents, and with reference only to those considerations which concerned the public welfare. All ho would pledge himself to would be to oppose any measure which had for its effect the retaining and confirming in power of any political section. He had that confidence in the good sense and spirit of the country,and he had no fear of what the result of the measure would be. He should certainly oppose any measure which seemed to have for its object to place obstacles in the way of the exercise of their proper and constitutional influence of that terri torial power which an Hon. Gentleman had referred to, and which he believed to be the best security for our liberty, and the best means that we had for retaining that firm, stable, and fixed character which our his tory and institutions possessed.—(Cheers.) Mr. W. 0. STANLEY was rejoiced to hear that in future tohfrothwen Government, overboard and. He had had confidence he should decline to supp ort the second readin g of this finality Bill, but in doing so he w ished his constituents still to believe that he was faithful to the p rinci p les of Parlia nailnityth we apromises to be Parlia mentary reform. Mr. LOCKE KING, in replying, said he should leave the Bill in the hands of the House, to deal with it as they thought proper, and abstain from acceding to the appeals which had been made for its withdrawal. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the second reading ••• 83 Against it ... ••• *** 299 Majority against it ..• 216 The Bill was accordingly thrown out. AUDIT OF RAILWAY ACCOUNTS. Mr. LOCKE moved the second reading of this Bill, and in doing so he recalled to the recollection of the certainllouse r t a n d e we a y bu a s e e e s een w t h s i c h .T h w a e d at l t i e i m thto c pet r ehad ha h r e a e c n te m ri e sd made to legislate upon this subject, but these proposals all events, owtheveer, Brest had pbrnodvyed went upon the pri nc ipl e t h at railway shareholders wore far unable to manage th e i r own affairs. Subsequen t of t ralhisito be a mis take,repri eway tore in this country h a d repeatedly shown them selves alive to all disc re p anc i es and abuses that might exist or had existed i n t h e keeping p and proper auditing of their accounts. On one occasion a deputa tion from the railway proprietors of England had an interview with the Noble Lord at the head of the Government, who was induced to abandon all idea of meddling with the internal arrange ment of railway companies, and to consent to the with drawal of their Government measure. Two or three at tempts had since been made to legislate upon this impor tant subject, but owing to circumstances to which it was LIM necesutry'rlow.to refer, those schemes were zeterred to LONDON, Committees of the House of Lords, who introduced pro visions which ultimately lod to their being rejected by this House. This brought them up to the present Bill, which he was authorised to state met with the approval of the great body of railway shareholders, and which he might mention was nothing more nor less than the Bill which last year Lord Stanley introduced into the other House. A body of men who had invested upwards of 100,000,0001. of money in works for the benefit of the country, ought not to be told that they were unfit to manage their own affairs, and as this Bill met with their decide approval he hoped the House would allow it to be read a second time, so that it might go into Com , mittee to hive its details discussed. Mr. LAWRENCE HEY WORTH seconded the motion. Mr. LABOUCHERE did not rise to oppose the se cond reading of the Bill, but he was anxious to say a few worth on this subject. He was afraid that when rail ways wore entrusted to dishonest and unworthy directors the shareholders could have no effectual check over the accounts. That end could only he obtained by an audit, which should be independent of the company itself, though not connected with the Government. He was quite ready to admit that the majority of our railways were managed by straightforward and honourable men, but it was the extreme cases that re quired legislation, and he was sadly afraid that for the purpose of meeting such cases this Bill would turn out to be wofully dt festive. He had another objection to the Bill, the schedule of ace quits that was affixed to this Bill differed very much from the plan of accounts embodied in Lord Stanley's Bill, but that was a matter of detail; and again repeating that no system of audit would be successful that was not inde pendent of the directors, ho had only to state that ho should not object to the introduction of the Bill, thcugh he could hold out no hope that it would meet with the support of the Government. Mr. HUME said that in an extensive pari.h they had found the benefit of having auditors, and in such ex tensive undertakings as railways the benefit must of course receive an equal advantage from the establish ment of similar officers. He only thought that the Bill ought to have emanated from the Government. Mr. BROWN said that in Committee he should feel it his duty to raise a discussion, with a view to modify some clauses, and to expunge others, with a view to protect the property of a vast ntioabar of proprietors. Mr. G. CARR GLYN said that he was inclined to support this Bill on the ground that a great portion of its provisions had already been adopted in the manage ment of railway property. He adopted this Bill simply because it left the management of railways in the hands of the proprietors themselves without the interference of the Government. —(Hear, hear.) Mr. FOX MAULE hoped that the Hon. Member would withdraw his motion on the understanding that many of its provisions would be amended in Committee. Mr. B. DENISON said that with that understanding he would withdraw his motion, with a view to amend it in Committee. The Bill was then read a second time. EXPENSES OF PROSECUTIONS BILL. Sir GEORGE GREY, on the second reading of this Bill being moved, said that he only desired the second reading of this Bill in order to commit it, pro forni, for he believed that the suggestions of the Hon. Member for Kent with respect to two of the clauses could only be dealt with in Com mittee. The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed. FEE FARR RENTS (IRELAND) BILL. On the second moving of this Bill being put, a con ♦ersation ensued, in which Mr. Keogh, Mr. Hatch°ll, Mr. Reynolds, and Sir George Grey took part, after which it was agreed that the second reading should be postponed, with a view to its being referred to a Select Committee after Easter. This was assented to, and the other orders of the day having been gone through, the House adjourned. GENERAL DEMBINSKI. General Dembinski landed at Marseilles on the 29th ult. from Constantinople, and set out at once for Paris. GENERAL KLAPKA. Sir,—Lord Lyndhurst, in his last speech in the House of Lords, charged General Klapka with having issued a proclamation from London in order to induce the Hun garian soldiers to desert the Austrian standards. Now, Sir, General Klapka resides in France, not in England, and for the last six months he has only been at London for a very few days. It is true that ho issued last year a proclamation, but just to the contrary purpose than it pleases Lord Lyndhurst to assert, viz., that the Hun garian soldiers should not leave the Austrian ranks. It is almost superfluous to observe that it is ridiculous to style the gallant General " a man named Klapka;" he has engraved with his sword his rank in the annals of Hungary.—We are, Sir, &e., VETTER, Ling-General. March 31. FRANCIS PULSZKY. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian.) MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.—Tho advises from the United States having disappointed the general expecta tion that they would prove more stimulating than those of a week ago, there has ensued a degree of dulness in our market (as well as in that of Liverpool) which shows how very susceptible we are to impressions from that quarter, just as the holders of cotton there appear to be to any changes that take place with u.. We find that both the home consumers of yarns and the exporters have been less disposed to purchase than they were; and that the producers, though betraying no anxiety to sell, have so far modified the extreme quotations of last week, that the buyers have mostly got what they might want on somewhat lower terms. They have not been able to do this, however, with all spinners, nor in every description of yarn. The business of the day has been altogether inconsiderable. Goods have suffered from the same cause, and but very little has been done in any kind. Prices ate conse quently rather against sellers, without being quotably lower. Tho telegraphic report of the overland news, showing a fair amount of operations in cloth at Calcutta, and an increase at B imbay„has contributed in some de. greo to sustain the prices of 40-inch shirtings, at the ad vance which the large transactions of last week enabled the makers to obtain. RoCIIDALE, MoNnax.—The flannel market is much the same as it has been for a few weeks back. The merchants purchase very sparingly, and are offering rather reduced prices. The wool market is flat: the manufacturers evince no disposition to buy; but last week's prices have been fully maintained. MACCLESFIELD, TUESDAY.— We are unable to record any improvement in the demand for manufactured goods; but, happily, stocks may, generally speaking, be said to bo light; the unusually small attendance of buyers on the part of the wholesale houses throughout this spring having, no doubt, in a great measure contributed to this. We have had but one or two buyers down, whose operations were very limited, and it is assumed chiefly for "sorting up." In, thrown silks there is rather more doing, manufacturers having been induced to become purchasers by a concession, in some instances, of 31 to 6d. per lb. on previous asking rates. Should this spirit continue, we may expect stocks of throwns to decrease materially, with small probability of their receiving any important accession for the present; prices of raw silks, in moat instances, rendering it difficult to replace present sales. HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.—On the whole, to-day, we have had rather more done than last Tuesday. Busi ness has been rather brisker in the hall; fancy goods, of light make and new patterns, go off pretty freely for the spring trade. Mixtures and doeskins have been inquired for. The business in the warehouses has been about an average one. In the wool market a good trade has been done.;at, if anything, rather easier prices. HALIFAX, ATURDAY.—There was about an aver age attendance in our Piece Hall to-day; and the worsted trade remains in pretty much the same state, except, perhaps, that there is a better demand for low mixtures. The inquiry for listings, of low quality, continues; but they are difficult to procure, as the weavers will not work on them so long as they can get other descrip tions of goods to weave. In the yarn market there is an improved tone, arising from an impression that things have come to the worst ; and, consequently, there is more willingness to operate, though as yet without any effect upon prices. The same may be said of wool, in which there has been more doing, at late rates. LEEDS, TUESDAY.—The market has again been dull, and there is little or no change to notice in the woollen trade since last week; but the prevailing opinion is that business will improve during the present month. DETERMINED SUICIDE. On Tuesday Mr. IL M. Wakley held an inquest at the re sidence of Dr. Smedley, 8, Torrington-square, on Captain Edward Harris Butterfield, H N., aged 44. Jane Bradley, the housemaid, deposed that deceased was her master's brother-inslaw, and that he had resided in her master's house six months. Last Saturday:she last saw deceased alive as he retired to his bed-room. Instead of eating his supper as usual in the parlour, he bad it in his bed-room. For the last month he was very melancholy, but why she could not say, as he was on the best possible terms with all his family. He never sat down without falling asleep. At tea on Saturday he complained of pains in his head, and went to bed earlier than usual. At half-past eight on Sunday morning she knocked at his door to call him, but not getting an answer, her suspicions were aroused, and she called her sister (the cook), with whom she entered his bed-room, when they found him quite dead In bed with his throat cut. She immediately informed her master of the dreadful occurrence, and he sent for Drs. Cooper and ` Browne. Deceased never threatened to destroy himself. Dr. Robert Hunter Smedley, brother-in-law of deceased, said that he suffered from liver disease and conges tion of the brain, and had been such a martyr to illness for the last two years that nothing could soothe him. Some years ago, while capturing a prize, ha sustained a severe in jury of the head by the boom of the prize vess4 failing on him. In witness's opinion, the disease of his brain and liver was caused by his long residence on the coast of Africa. Al though deceased was eccentric he was not so insane as to re quire being watched. Sir E. Parry, RN., said he had known the deceased upwards of 30 years, and saw him last alive ten weeks ago, when he appeared so melancholy and altered in his general manner since November that he scarcely knew him. His face was shrunk, his body was attenuated, and he looked twice his real age. He had seen great service, and had been on the African coast longer than any other officer. On one occasion he served there twelve successive years, and when he first was there he was witness's first lieutenant. Since his return home he complained of pains in his side and head—the usual symptoms of tropical disease. While on the African coast he had fever. Officers who had been on that trying service frequently committed suicide. Two of wit ness's friends, after leaving that station, did so. Deceased was one of the best officers in her Majesty's service. Some further evidence was given ; after which the jury returned a verdict of Temporary insanity. The Glasgow Daily Arad announces the demise of Lord Mozcrieff, and states that the vacancy thus created on the Scotch Bench will be Ailed by Mr. Cowan. GAS-LIGET AND COILEI COMPANIES. ----- Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. - , , -- X. s. d. £. s. d. British ••••••- • • • • •• 11. 40 0 0 16 0 0 13 Ditto Provincial. ••• 11. its. 1 20 0 0 20 0 0 18% Brighten •• ••.••• • • • • 51. 20 0 0 - - City of London .. •• • • 6/. 160 0 0 150 0 0 - Continental Consolidat. 925. i 75 0 0 31 5 0 - Equitable .• ••••• • • • • • 50s. 50 0 0 50 0 0 27 Imperial .• -•••• • • • • 3/. 50 0 0 50 0 0 70 Independent ... ••• • • • 61. 40 0 0 40 0 0 46 London• ••••••• • • • • • • - 50 0 0 50 0 0 - - 50 0 0 50 0 0 - Do., Parl. Preference 61. 25 0 0 710 0 - Pheenix .•••••• • • • • • • 41. 50 0 0 49 0 0 2838 Ratoliff •••••••• • • • • • 61. 100 0 0 90 0 0 - United General .• •• •• 11. 50 0 0 60 0 0 15 Westminster Chartered 31. so 0 0 - 45% Ditto, NOW •••• - • .. 12s. 50 0 0 10 0 0 9% LIST Or SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES Dividend Amount Name of Company. An per Share. ef Paid. Price. um. ---- ----- £ a. d. £ s. d Bank of Scotland British Linen Company Si. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 1993( Caledonian Bank •• .•• 01. per sent. 10 0 0 2 1 0 31. 5 . City of Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 11% Clydesdale Bank •• . • Commercial Bank .. • • 71. per cont. ,500 0 0 100 0 173 Eastern Bank ••• • - - 61. per cent.' 25 0 0 10 al. 4s Edinb.kGlasgow Hank 61. per cent. 50 0 6 0 4% Exchangeßnk of Scot.. 4 /. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 15% National Bank 6% per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 15 North of Scotland Bank 51. percent. 20 0 0 2 1 0 21.175. Royal Bank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 ,100 0 130 Union Bank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 89 Western Bank •• • • Alliance Fire and Life 4%1.pr cent. 10 0 0 10 0 21 British Guarantee Caledonian Fire Incur. 101. per cont. 100 0 0 10 0 23 City of Glasgow Life 6l. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 31. as Colonial Lifb ... •• • • - 50 0 0 1 0 21. Os. Edinburgh Life Insnr. 61. percent. 100 0 0 15 0 21 Eng.& Scot, Law Life 51. percent. 50 0 0 2 1 6 2 3G Life Assoc. of Scotland 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 131. Os National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 1 245. 65 North British Incur. - 61. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 1 27 ScottishUnionlnsrnce. i%,1. pr cent, 20 0 0 1 0 241.65 standard Life United Dep•Assuranee 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 17e 6d MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ---.....--- - X. e. d. Z. a. d. Armin Tea ••.••• • • • • - 20 0 0 20 0 0 6 Auction Mart.• ••• • • • 21. ss. 50 0 0 - 28 instrallan Agricultarl 11. 100 0 0 20 0 0 14 Australian Trust • • .. 61. per cent. - '35 0 0 20 6nglo4fealcan Mint.. 11. 10s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 20% Ditto, Half Shares.. - - i 10 0 6 British American Laad - -- 38 10 0 - Canada ... - ••' ....' 61. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 4634 Uppr Canada Bonds 61. per'eent. Ditto ditto .... 61. per cent. - - 107 City Navigation Bonds 3a per cent. - - 96 Gen. Rovers. & Invest. 5 p.c.& bs, 2/ 100 0 0 100 0 0 91 Equitable Reversienry 5 p.c.&bs.st 100 0 0 100 0 0 109% Ditto New ........ I - 50 0 0 210 0 234 Gea.SteamNavigation ,10 p.ct.& be. 15 0 0 14 0 0 2834 Hudson's Bay .......• - Stock. - - Hungerford ...... •• .. 21. be. - 100 0 0 47 London Institution .• • - - 78 15 0 7 New Zealand Company - 25 0 0 25 0 0 - Ditto. New ........ - 25 0 0 12 10 0 - Ruseell Institution •• •• - - 26 5 0 - Peninslr&Orient.Stm. 81. per cant. 50 0 0 50 0 0 - Reversionary Int. 800. 136 1 . pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 99% Royal Mail Steam •• •• 41. p. share. 100 0 0 60 0 0 78 South Australian... •• 11. per share. 25 0 0 25 0 0 24 Van Dleman's Land.. 1 - 100 0 0 29 0 0 2 COMMITTAL OF A WIFE FOR MURDEILING HEE HUSBAND.—IPswicir, T MOAT. —Yesterday afternoon the coroner's inquiry concerning the death of James Cage, an agricultural labourer, living at Stonham Aspal, near here, was resumed and concluded, at the Ten Bells public-house, of that village, before the jury previously empanelled. To wards the latfer end of the week before last the deceased was taken seriously ill, and in the course of the Saturday night he expired. The funeral was arranged to take place on the following Thursday, and the corpse was on the way to the churchyard for interment, when the clergyman, in conse quence of what he had just been informed of, caused the ceremony to. be delayed and the present inquiry instituted. Some additional evidence having been received, the coroner, proceed to sum up, and the jury, after a brief deliberation, returned a verdict of wilful murder against the wife of the deceased, and the coroner accordingly made out his war rant for her trial at the assizes. We understand that on and after the lath instant the evening French mail for London will leave Paris at half past seven P.M., and arrive at Calais at two in the morning, instead of, as hitherto, leaving at night and reaching Calais at three. SCULPTURE ROOM AT HYDE-PARS PALACE. — We are informed that a well-proportioned room for sculpture has been set apart in the Exhibition building, 70 feet by 48, and 30 feet high. The following arrangement of colours has been suggested by a sculptor :—The floor stained park-oak, the pedestals of the statues dark crimson, the walls a warm grey of an atmospheric retreating quality, the ceiling light grey, and a centre concentrated light of 36 feet by 12, with a thin white linen spread beneath. The arrangement of colours is different from that hitherto received as appropriate for sculpture rooms, b u t would, we have no doubt , be effec tive. The neutral ' tint of the walls would afford a dis tinct yet soft fleshy outline to-the marble and plaster, and • the dark floor preserve the works from the upward reflective gleam so injurious—in the British Museum for instance— Builder. THE LOIsIDON GAZETTE, April 1. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. Charles Joseph Acut, cabinet maker, Goswell-road, Clei kenwell. James Watts Knight, commercial traveller, Salutation Tavern, Nevigate-street. Elizabeth Freeman, baker, Lombard-street, Chelsea. John Frederick Hulls, ostler, Susannah-street, Poplar New Town. Charles Alexander Sinclair, Bedford-square. John Stanley, attorney, Western -street, New-road, Pen tonvillo. Gustavus William Blanch, consulting surgeon, White head's-grove. Chelsea. John George Fuller, club-house proprietor, Lorn-road, North Brixton. Henry William How, carpenter, Leipsic-road, Camber well New-road. David Downing, commission agent, LiAle Albion-street, nothernitho. James Sanson, cooper, Brentford. Daniel Catlin, foreman to a greengrocer, Broadway, Westminster. David Dunne Kyle, civil engineer, Albany-street, Re gent's-park. Robert Remmott, barrister, Stanley-street, Chelsea. Alexander Warrand, attorney, Castle-street, Holborn. George Machell, journeyman car penter, Dann's•cottagcs, Lower-road, RAherhithe. John Roberts Fitch, wholesale jeweller, Hatton-garden. Edward Saville, stonemason, Hulme, Manchester. William White, bookbinder, Reading. • Thompson Wainewright, town traveller, Birmingham. John Augustine Jackson, screw maker, Manchester. William Coulthirit, joiner, Crumpsall, near Manchester. Robert Dean, farmer, near Chester. John Hoyle, woollen card-•r, Cage-mill, near Rochdale. Samuel Irciand, grocer, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Edward Devonshire, clerk, Prospect place, Peckham-rye. John Jeffreys, barrister, Brecon. Thomas (lath way, saddler, Frampton, Gloucestershire. William Harris, victualler, Cardiff. Richard John, farmer, Aburthin, Glamorganshire. Richardson Webster, safety-lamp maker, Dudley-hill, near Bradford. John Tilley, grocer, Tredegar Iron Works, Moc- mouthshire. John Myers, attorney, Manchester. David Jones, labourer, Cerrigydruidion, Denbighshire. Richard Holgate, greengrocer, Dewsbury, Yorkshire. William Hopkins, farmer, Bristol. John Green; linen draper,' Halifax, Yorkshire. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basinghall-street. J. Rumsey, Dean-street, Shadwell, glue piece maker, April 24, at eleven. In the Country. T. Kington, East Stonehouse, Devonshire, furniture broker, April 24, at eleven, at the Hall of Commerce, Plymouth—W. Richards, Devonport, printer, April 24, at eleven, at the Hall of Commerce, Plymouth. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. J. Bates, Leeds, sharebroker, 5d., on Tuesday, April 1, or any subsequent Monday or Tuesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Hope, Leeds. B. Tebbitt, Ventnor, Southampton, draper, 3s. 9d., on Thursday, April 4, and three following Thursdays, be tween eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basing hall- s treet. W. F. Harris, Friday-street, Cheapside, City, Man chester warehouseman, is. 6d., on Thursday, April 4, and three following Thursdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basinghall-street. C. O'Neil, Golden-square, picture dealer, 6:1d., on Thursday, April 4, and three following Thursdays, be tween eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basinghall-street. J. Robinson, High Holborn, bookseller, ls. 3d., on Thursday, April 4, and three following Thursdays, be tween eleven and to o, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basinghall• street. R. Rowlett, West Smithfield, licensed victualler, id., on Thursday, April 4, and three following Thursdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basinghall- street. M. b. Robinson, Dudley, Worcestershire, confectioner, 3s. I Id., any Thursday. between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Christie, Birmingham. E. Round, Tipton, Staffordshire, timber merchant, 175., on any Thursday, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Birmingham. E. Round and W. Round, Tipton, Staffordshire, tim ber merchants, 45., on any Thursday, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Birmingham. R. Lewis, Wootton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, woollen manufacturer, 3341., on any Wednesday, be tween eleven and one, at the office of Mr. Hutton, Bristol. J. Atkinson, Newcastle-upon-Tyno, tavern keeper, 3s. 4d., on any Thursday, between ten and three, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-Ty no. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. In the Country. J. D. Harewood, Liverpool, ironmonger, April 24, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—R.. Boyle, jun., Kings ton-upon-Hull, merchant, Feb. 14, at half-past twelve, at the Town-hall, Kingston-upon-Hull—J. Barker, New castle-upon-Tyne, merchant, April 24, at twelve, at the Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne —J. Manning. Birming ham, draper, April 26, at ten, at the Court, Birmingham S. Lee, Loughborough, Leicestershire, bookseller, April 25, at twelve, at the Court, Birmingham—J. Wilson, St. Helen's, Lancashire, manufacturing chemist, April 23, at eleven, at the Court. Liverpool. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. E. Trent, Sherboree, Dorsctshh e, and Yeovil, Semer setshire, draper, certificate of the second class—S. J e f. fryer, Eithain. Kent. maltster, certificate of the second class—C. G. Jones, Elizabetheltrete, Cholera, certificate of the second crass---J. Yeller, Laudport, Southampton, builder, certificate of the third class—W. C. Cranwell, Ely, Cambridgeshire, potato merchant, certificate of the second class—J. B Pillin, Featherstone-buildings, Hol born. sword cutler, certificate of the second class—T. Matthew s, Kenil worth, Welt wiekshire, licensed victualler, certificate of the first class—R. Bruin, Blithe . , Leicester shire, baker, certificate of the first class—R. J. Wallis, Loughborough, Leicestershire, wino and epirit mer chant, certificate of the first class—J. Letts, Leamington Priors, Warwickshire, miller, certificate of the first c'ass—J. Firth, Leeds, linendraper, certificate of the third claw, subject to a suspension of one month, from March 27—J. D. Woodcock, Leeds, caleuderer, certifie cite of the second class. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. E. Macleur and W. Roberts, Kidderminster, Worces tershire, coach-builders—E. Smith and 11. Cooper, Ca. momile-street, London, leather merchants—H. Potter, G. W. Potter, and C. Duff, Crane-cAirt, Fleet-street, printers (so far as regards 11. Potter)—T. F. Savory and A. J. Moore, Cheltenham, chemists—W. Blunden and G. Callaway, Putney, Surrey, cabriolet proprietors—M. Hudson and J. F. Bottom, Sneinton, Nottinghamshire, lace-dressers —P. .Ludgate and C. Birt, Aldersgate-street, London, linendrapers — J. Surshatn and S. Woodcock , Norwich, corn chandlers—J. Barker and J. Barker, Coleshill, Warwickshire, surgeons—J. Osborn and J. S. Osborn, Reading, Berkshire, linendrepers—F. Burnup, T. Spei.cer, and J. W. Ackroyd, Bradford, Yorkshire, worsted-spinners (so far as regards T. Spencer) —J. N. Mourilyan and N. H. Rewsell, Verulam-buildiege, Gruy's- inn, attorneys—J. Agate and J. Agate, Hors ham, Sussex, drapers—J. Stokes, I. Stokes, and W. Stokes, Hall-green, Staffordshire, iron-founders—D Antrobus and A. Heron, Manchester, sharebrokers—J. Hall, J. Boyd, and J. D. Mac Vicar, Breezer's-hill, Lou don, sugar refiners (so far as regards J. D. MacVicer)— J. Shaw, S. Shaw, J. Shaw, and T. Shaw, Stainlaud, Yorkshire, woollen manufacturers (so far as regards J. Shaw)—R. Hardy and R. Padmure, Worcester, iron founders—C. Eady and J. Body, Little Dean street, Soho, Westminster, silversmiths—J. Emery, jun., and G. Avery. Hastings, Sussex, riding masters—A. S. Si chel and T. C. W. Pierce, Mancnester, American con - mission agents—A. Morison, J. Morison, and C. W. Moat, Hamilton-place, New-road, hygeists—W. Gre gory and W. Sykes, Burn, Yorkshire, bricklayers—J. L. Warren and G. Burd, Market Drayton, Shropshire, attorneys—R. E. Pixley, W. Drayner, and S. Redman, Mill-wall, Poplar, Middlesex, rope manufacturers (so far ns regards R. E. Pixley)—W. Williamson, son., and W. Williainsori e jun., Stockport, Lancashire, cotton dealers. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. William Burvill, jun.;Folkestone, Kent, beer shopkeeper. Thomas Williams, Cwmbrane, Monmouthshire, boatman Matthew Little, Newcastle upon-Tyne, builder. M`Kay, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, beer. house-keeper. Robert Ferguson, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, hatter. Robert Johnson, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, schoolmaster. John Fryer, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, baker. Robert Gilmore Watt, Barton-upon-Humber, Lincoln shire, innkeeper. John Mason, Oxford, upholsterer. John Wilson, Burton, Yorkshire, slater. Patton Hutchinson, Houghton-le-Spring. potato dealer. Whitfield Burnett, Sunderland, coulfitter. John Cooper, Grilling, Yorkshire, blacksmith. Samuel York, Street, Somersetshire, baker. J. Bagg, Stoke-under-Hamdon, Somersetshire, cooper. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. J. Dixon, Paisley, iron-founder, to meet April 7 and 28, at one, within the Saracen's Head lan, Paisley. N. Stewart and 'J. M. Mitchell, Perth, wine mer chants, to meet, April 4 and 25, at two , within the Royal George Hotel, Perth. A. Macleure, Glasgow, musieseller, to meet, April 5 and 26, at twelve, within the Globe Hotel, Glasgow. IIEAL7H of LONDON during the WEEK. (From the Report of the Registrar-General.) The deaths registered iu the metropolitan districts in the first three weeks of M•trch were successively 1,247, 1,401, and 1,412; and in the last week they were 1,418. If the ten weeks of 1841-50 corresponding to last week are taken for comparison, it appears that the lowest number occurred in the corresponding week of 1842, and was 832; and that the highest occurred in that of 1848, and was 1,294. The average of the ten weeks was 1,073, which, if corrected according to the same rate of increase in the population, namely,l.ss per cent annually, b e comes 1,171. Last week's return, therefore, exhibits an excess on the estimated amount of 247. But it is satisfactory to observe that this apparent in crow() is not due entirely to the complaints which have recently swelled the weekly contributions of mortality. A number of Cases, on which coroners' ir quests had been hell. have bean allowed to aemmulate for some weeks, and now, et the end of the quarter, appear for the first time in the register-books. It will be seen, on inspecting the tabl e , t h at t h e c l ass of casualties on which the coro ner ' s f unct i on i s chiefly exercised— namely, hanging wounds, and poi z on — com p r i s es 129 cases, though in the and drowning, fatal b urns, fractures, previous week the number was only 25, and the average falls short by at least two-thirds of the number now re turned. Intemperance is recorded as the cause of death in four cases, besides three in-which fatal injury was received in a state of intoxication; 4 persons died of pri vation, 7 children from want of breast-milk, 3 persons from cold (2 of these being cases of eapoure in travel ling), 7 from poison, 26 from burns and scalds, 23 front hanging and euff,catiou, 14 from drowning, 42 from fractures, and 17 from wounds and other injury. Sixty- Liz ceses elso fell under the coroner's observation, 1 1 , 1 , which persons are r e p or t e d as h av i ng b een "f oun d dea d," or having died " from the visitation of God," the fatal cause not being described in more sufficient terms, pro. bahly because it could not be ascertained. The class of diseases affecting the respiratory organs, including laryngitis, bronchitis, pleurisy, pneumonia, asthma, and others less accurately defined, numbers this week 272, whilst the corrected average does not ex ceed 195. Thole is, however, a marked decline on the previous week, when the deaths in this class were 350. Broechitis has fallen from 156 in the former week to 109 in the last; pneumonia, from 126 to 117. 'looping cough hes deelmed from 81 to 63; influenza, from 65 10 37. Phtbisis (or consumption), which was fatal in the previous week to 166, numbered last week only 129, which is rather less than the average amount. . Smallpox continues to grow less fatal, and only 12 ewes were registered last week from this disease. With the exception of hoopiug-cougb, measles now appears most prevalent amongst, the complaints peculiar to children, though it has not risen to any considerable amount. The births of 947 boys and 833 girls, in all 1,780 ehildrea, were registereit iu the week, 'rho average of six corrozpouding weeks iu the years 1845.50 was 1,510, STATE OF THE WEATIIEIt DURING THE LAST WEEK. SUNDAY.—The sky was overcast throughout the day. felt frequently. 111 , NDA.Y.—The sky was overcast throughout the day. ltain fel during the afternoon. TUESDAY.—The sky was overcast throughout the day. 1Z gin fell occasionally. WEDNESDAY.—The sky was overcast during the morning and afternoon; it was generally clear at night. IlAin fell during the morning and afternoon. THUBSDAY.—The amount of cloud was small till near noon; the sky WEIR overcast from this time till near Bh. r iii., and mostly clear afterwards. Rain fell occs- FRlDAY.—nrce-fourths of the sky were covered (luring the morning and afternoon; the sky was clear at night. SATURDAY.—The sky was for the most part covered with cloud eiroughout the day. There were occasional showers of hail and rain. ELEcraicurY.—March 29d. Oh. 30m. negative and active, sparks were abundant for a short time, and gel' vtaric currents were shown. This was the only time electricity , was shown during the week. The mean reading of a thermometer placed on the mainmast, and read each day at 9b. A.M., was 50•0'; and the mean reading at 9h. P.M. was 46.2 Q; the mean rsadings at the Royal Observatory for the same tinge were 48 . 8° and 41.9° respectively. The reading of the barometer increased from 28 , 19 in. at lh. AM. on the 23d to 29.66 in. by 2h. rag. on the 28th, decreased to 2933 in. by 3h. P.M. on the 29th, and increased to 29.41 in. by the end of the week. MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, MARCEL 29, 1851. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ...*245 Diseases of Uncertain Seat 42 Tubercular Diseases 19 5 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... 167 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 5$ Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration ... ... 272 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of ... Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. Childbiith, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. M a Iform ations... Premature Birth Atrophy Old Age ... ... ... ... ... Violeece, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance Oausos not specified ... 13 ... 42 ... 25 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ... Population Deaths In cone- Enumerated, sponding week 1841. of 1850. West Districts... 301,189 . . 150 North Districts.. 376,568 .. 216 . Central Districts 374,199 ••• 225 . East Districts ... 393,067 ..• 256 . south Districts .. 503,346 ..• 320 . 66 ::: 141 ..... 1,948,369 Males ... ... Females --, 1,41 8 Death' in the Weed. 202 289 231 299 397 ... 1,167 ... 1,418 ••• ... ... 754 ••• ... ... 664 APRIL 3, 1851. PRICES OF SHARES IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. From the Cqcial List. PUBLISHED EVERT TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. LONDON. TUESDAY, APRIL 1. 7OINT-STOCIC Barr Sarno of Company. Australasia • • .• • • •... Britsh North American Ceylon • • • • .. • • • • • • • • Commercial of London •• Gloucestershire •• • • • . lonian •• • • • • London and County .. Londn and Westuoinstr London Joint-Stook ... Provincial of Ireland.. Ditto, New......... National of Ireland .. Nat. Provncial of Eng. Ditto, New. ....... South Australia ...... Union of Australia.... Ditto .............. Union of L0nd0n..... Union of Madrid ..... Dividend per Annum. XICSUICANCE C Name of Company. Dividend per Annum. Albion .. • • • • • • • • •• • • Alliance Brit. and For. Ditto Marine. • • • • •• Atlas . • • • • • • • • Argus Life • • • • • • • • • British Commercial Clericl,Med.& Gen. Life County Crown • • Eagle • • • • • • European Life ••• • •• General .! .• •• • • .... Guardian .• • • • • •• •• • • Imperial Fire • • • • • • Imperial Life ........ Indemnity Marine Law Fire Law Life • • .......... Legal and General Llfe Licensed Victuallers .. London Fire ........ London Ship 2darine •• • •• • . Med. Invild &Gen. Life Eational Lean• Fund.. National Life.... P:illadium Life... Pncenix Professional Life.. •• • • Provident Life— Rock Life-- [loyal Exchange dim Fire • • Ditto Life ..... United Kingdom Universal Life Viztoria Life.... 4 0 0 10 0 0 4 12 6 31. 10e. 7114 e 6,l&bs 6 p et. &ts. '138.6d. 41.per_cent. is. Gd. bpr ct.& be. 41. 14e. 61. per cent. 5/. per cent 121. per ccnt. 128. 11.5 h.& bs. 11. 16s. 35. 20s. 15s.per share 4%1. per ct. 51. per cent. 81. per cent. 51. per cent. 31. p. sh. k be. 51. per cent. 11. sa. & bs. 58. 61. p.ct. & be. 61. 10s. 11. 6s. 41. p. ct. & bs. 10% ct.& be. 51. per cnt. Amount of Share. Paid. 41. per cent. N. per cent. 61. per cent. 21. per cent. 15 /per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 6/. per cent. 61. per cent. 81. per cent. 8/. per cent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent. 5/. per cent. 61. per cent. Si. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. I a. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 !0 u 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 .4 s. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 • 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 35 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 40 0 0 11VXPAXXES. Amount of Share. raid. X B. d. 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 1 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 1 100 0 0 1 100 0 0 50 0 0 60 0 0 50 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 5 0 0 Stock. 20 0 0 100 0 0 177.41.T311151-WORILB. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. --.-- ----. --.-- -. £ e. d. 4 s. d. East London.. •• •• •• •• 81. per cent. 100 0 0 - 165 Grand Junction ••- .• i 41. per ent, 50 0 0 - 7 8 Kent........ •....... 1 41. per cut. 100 0 0 - 80 Lambeth ...... • • •• i 51. per cnt. 100 0 0 - 97 New Rivr Lndn Erdge 41. Os. - - 57% Vauxhall ............ 5l. per cut. 100 0 0 - 97 West Middlesex • . • 61.05. pr cnt. - - lON 111001C811. Dividend Amount Name of Conapany• per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. -- -- - - £ s. d. £ 2. d. Commercial ...... •• .. 41. pr cent. Stock. - 84 East and West India ... 61. pr cent. Stook. - - East Country - - London .... ...... .. bI. pr cent. Stock. - 113 Ditte Bonds- .. -.. 41. per cont. - - - St. Katharine ........ 334 per cent. Stock. - 76 Ditto Bonds •• •• - - - Southampton .. .• .. .., 21. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 15 BRIDGES Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. --- _- - X. s. d. X. a. d. Charing-cross • • • . .... - - - 15 Bouthwrk .......... - 1100 0 0 -3% Ditto Nw of 734 p.c. 355. per cent.l 50 0 0 - 16 Waterloo .... - ...... - 'lOO 0 0 -2% DUO Old Ann. ofBl. 11. 4s. Od. - 60 0 0 25 Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. Is. Od. - 40 0 0 - Vauxhall .... •• • Av. 11. 70 10 5 - 18 CAZZAZ.B. Names of i 1 1)171dendt Price Names of i Dividend per _ Companies. per 1 ' Companies. Z: ' Annul., Price. m., "" , WAnima:Ll, en ---- - -. , - --- --- - £ X Ashtn& Oldh 97 li. 113 Macclesfield. 100 21.103. 50 Barnsley.. • • 160 1 121. 180 Neatk ...... 100 161. - Mrknk&Abrg 150! 51. 85 0xf0rd...... 100 201. 160 Birmingham 40, 41. 92 Peak Forest. 78 , 31. 18s. 70 Coventry...• 100! 251. 200 Regent's.... 33 1 11. 3s. 18% Derby ••• • • 1001 61. 83 Rochdale.... 85 ! 41. 42 Ellsmre&Chs 133 355. 1 264 Somrset Coal 150 7/.los. - GrandJunetn 100 41. pr. ct. 60 Do.LkFd St 12 61. p. c. - Do., 6 pr. Ct. 734 - a Stflrd &Wore 1 40 281. 405 Grand Surreylloo 21. Os. 32 Shrewsloury.. 125 - -- '.;rand Union; 10e 11. 10s. 24 Stonrbridge.. 145 201. 290 gionnt lc Awl! 39 4s. 04. 4 Severn andl V. Os. 24 Lancaster . 100 41. - Wye Bail. t 26, Leeds& Livrp 100 241. 400 Warwick& 1 41. 46 Leicester ...• 100 Si. 66 14irming. 100 1 Leiestr&Nthl 83 41. 44% Warwick& Ioo' 31. 30 Loughborogh l l42 701. 510 Napton.. , Nfonmouthsh 100 81. - Worcstr Bc] 78 31. 4034 NEntr-mrysh i 100 - 1 - Birming. 3feltns4 wbry l loo - 1 - Wilts Sc Brits -' I Is. 6% X a. 4. 50 0 0 11 0 0 25 0 0 5 10 0 16 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 b 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 o 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 Price. BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males Females ... 947 ... 833 Total ... ... 1,780 *ln this number are included 10 by Scarlatina, 33 by Typhus Fever, 20 by Diarrhcea, and 1 by Cholera. I'HE COUNTRY MARKET'S LEEDS, APRIL I.—There was only a moderate supply °( grain, and a wa nt o f ac ti v i ty i n t h e w h eat tra d e ; b ut a l l f re sh qualities ruled in price much as on Friday. Barley was full e° dear. New beans were inquired for, and fetched full rates' Oats and other articles were without change. Arrivals tbh' week—wheat, 3,796; oats, 493; barley, 1,072; beans, 72 5 ; peas, 2 ; rapeseed, 8. NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, APRIL I,—The suPP II of beasts was about 70 less than last week, and 44 more ths° on corresponding week of last year. Quality middling. TWO , steady at former rates. The quantity of sheep offered 1 05 larger than last Tuesday by 100. All sort; met a good sale , at a decline of is per head on the rates of last week. Beast° 8. ; sheep, 3,364. Beef, 4s to 5s 3d per stone ; sheep, 6cl t o 6*d per lb. NEWCASTLE CORN MARKET, APRIL I.—We had little alteration in our market to-day. Supply of wheat of all de' scriptions sma ll , and tra d e ru l e d very fi rm at fully Saturday '° prices. Malting barley quite as dear, and grinding parcel° were readily taken off at previous prices. The sale of flea, was somewh a t i mprove d, 29 s b e i ng i n some i ns t ances o b ta ined for very favoured marks of household. In other articles 1 0 change. EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, MARCH I.—There were ; 0 the meal market to-day 11 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 2801 be• imperial, which sold thus :—S at 11 7s 6d, and 3 I' S 1/ 7s Od ; average price of the whole 11 7s 4d 4-12tbe• 1 sack flour, which sold at 28s. 3 sacks pot-barley, which sold thus :—1 at 25s Od, 1 at 24s Od, and 1 at 21s 6d. EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET, APRIL 1." .° Oat straw, from 6s 6d to 8s Od per kemple of 16 stones trola; wheat ditto, 7s Cd to tss Od; barley ,ditto, 5s 6d to 6s 6(l ' Hay, from 10d to Is per stone. I)ALKEITH MEAL MARKET, MARCH 31.—There were 32 bags oatmeal, 9 of barleymeal, and 3 of pot-barley, at thl day's market; sa l es re a dy. O a t mea l up on th e fi rs t sou second qualities Ed per bag; barleymeal the same as last week' Oatmeal, per sack, of 28U lbs. First Second Third' imperial .. 27s Od 26s 9d 26s 31 Barleymeal, per ditto ... 18s 6d —s Od —s Oa Peasemeal —s Od —s Od --s Od Flour -s 0(1 Pot barley ::: --- ___ 21s al -8 Od I --I 04 —; Od I _;Oa COAL MARKET.—YESTERDAY. Bate's West Hartley.. lal 6d Lambton- Primrose ... 15s 01 huddle's W. Hartley.. 14s Od Belmont .„, 145 9 1 Baxter's Hartley l3s Od H a t ton Carr's Hartley ..... ... 14 5 Od Haswell 159 153 994" Chester Main l3s Od ILambton East Adairs Main..... Ils 6d ;Keepier Grange North Hartley.. I3 s 6d Ri c h mun d .. ...... South Pearefh: IIs 6d Russell's Hatton ...... 155 6 1 Tanfield Moor .... Penfield Moor 8ut03... 138 Gd Ileugh Hall Walker's Primrose 125 Hartlepool Howard's W. H. Neth. 14s Od Howden ..,..., West Wylam Wall's End, &c. South Kelloe ... 148 9d Acorn Close Brown ... l3s Od South Steware- . 12s 9' Elm Park l4s Od Whitworth . l2s 6d, Hedley I Harton Od Northumberland - n Walker Eden Alain ..... 14s 6d Shine at. market, 223. G 'LA.SGOW, MARCEL 29,—COTTO v.—The news f r au tl e United States this weds induced a more active inquiry' a id spinners Operated pretty freely at an advance of fully lid' pu. lb. as comp are d w i t h thi s d ay wee k. M i ddli ng O rleo o may be quoted iid. p er lb. Th e s t oc k of co tt on i n this Pe,r, 7 amounts to 26.300 bales; last year, at the same time, t,'"' amount was 42,000 bales. The stock do es not include toti cargo of a vessel just arrived from Bombay. The cotton-Pr ° and goo Is market is still dull, without much prospect of iEL P. provement. Prices are without change, with the exceptiol l of the liner sorts, which comm an d e d fully former rates. [ADVERTISEMENT.] H O II OWBV ' S O intment am . Pills, a certain Cure for Scrofula or King's Evil.—Person` afflicted with this awful disease should have immediate recour o to these invaluable medicines, as it is a well known fact that many patients have been effectually cured by their use afte r , every other remedy had f a il e d , and several have been restore; to perfect health after being discharged from the hospitals and there pronounced incurable. Holloway's Pills and Ointmen t are efficacious in every variety of diseases of the skin, seal heads, bad and ob s ti nate sores, and there is no case, howeve r desperate, but will yield to the united powers of these gee' reign medicines. —Sold by all Druggists and at Professor Holloway' s Establishment, 244, Strand, London. BIRTHS. OF A SOIL At Taliaris-park, Carmartbenshire, the lady of wool Peel, Esq., of a son, who only survived a few hours. 0 11 the 28th ult., at Pleasington-hall, Lancashire, th e lads• of John B. Bowden, Esq. On the LBth ult., at Thorpe, near Chertsey, the lady o f Edward Keate, Esq. - or A DAUGHTER. On the 2 8 th ult. , a t Tu r l ake , near Exeter, the wife of Edmund G. Roberts, Esq. On the 27th ult., at Shell-house, near Tunstall, Stafford' shire, the lady of Thomas Llewellyn, Esq. MARRIED. On the 25th ult., at Bedford Chapel, Exeter, Captain W. J. Eaten Grant, Royal Artillery, to Mary, eldest daughter a' Captain George Truscott, R.N. On the 27th ult., at Glenlogan-house, Ayrshire Edwar d Charles, eldest son of Ed war d H . Barwell, Esq., Of North' ampton, to Emily Eudora, only child of the late J. Rankaao Esq.. of Glenlogan and White-hill. Ayrshire. DLISD. On the 28th ult., at Park-place, Eltham, aged 68, Lieu #B- nant- Colonel Cha r l es C ornwa ll is Michell, K.H., K.T.S., late Surveyor-General at the Cape of Good Hope- On the 28th ult., Judith Topham, daughter of the late L• Topham, Esq., of Middleham, Yorkshire. On the 29th ult., at Weymouth, Jane Elizabeth Rooke' eldest daughter of the late Colonel Rooke. On the %Oth ult., Thomas Dodd, Esq., of Vanbrugh-fiela s ' Blackheath, aged 84. On she 30th ult. at Thurloe-square, Brompto n , algid Lloyd, Esq., aged 71". London: Printed and Publishedd by AtURDO YOUNG,A It . No. 112, St r and, P r i nter , ct . Th e S un Off i ce, No. 141 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the *ma/ " hliddleees, Thursday, April 8, 1851. Price 6% 1114 b 136 245 18 47 1 4 2% 46 4M 17% 11T ”¢ 2% 2% 155 205.0 d 30 220 209