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tries had the system ever worked prejudicially for any class. The Noble and Learned Lord, after replying to one or two °tber objections against the Bill, concluded by observing that there was no difficulty about the question before their Lord ships. There was no m ystery about it, for any Noble Lord who chose to give his mind to the subject was just as capa ble of forming an opinion regarding it as those who had hitherto devoted the greatest time and attention to the scatter.—(Hear, hear.) He then moved the second reading of the Bill. Lord BROUGHAM said his Noble and Learned Friend was entitled to the thanks of the public for the pains he had taken during so many years to obtain for this country the inestimable benefit of a general registration. There could be no doubt of the value of the principle of a general registration of property ; but much, as his Noble and Learned Friend must be aware, depended upon the details of the measure, and a person might conscientiously approve of the general principle, and yet argue that the proposed plan would not work. Indeed, everything depended upon the details. He had no doubt his Noble and Learned Friend would have no objection to afford ample time for the full consideration of his plan ; and there was one very obvious addition which it struck him might be made. There was no doubt that a registry-house, under a proper system, add under the management of proper persons, would be most valuable, and it might be made the depository for safe cus tody of other instruments besides those immediately con nected with land. It would be very desirable that wills should be so deposited even during the lifetime of the party making them. He knew one case in which the will of a party was not discovered for many, many weeks after his death, and it was generally supposed the party had died intestate. Ultimately the will was found in an old chest in an out house. There was another case in which the party, having made his will, placed it under his pillow. It fell down be hind the bed, and the housekeeper pick ed it up, and sup posing the paper to be of no importance, thrust it into the grate. Now, let their Lordships observe on how slight an accident its preservation depended. Had it been winter the will would have been inevitably consumed ; but it was sum mer, and after a search was made the will was found stuck between the bars of the grate. It was brought before him self and the other law Lords, and proved ; and but for that the property, which amounted to a sum of not less than 160,000 L, would have been disposed of in a totally different way to that which the testator wished. He hoped the pre sent was only the first step in the improvement of the law re lating to real property, and that it would be carried for ward vigorously and determinedly, but, at the same time, prudently, and by that means confer a real benefit upon the country. He would impress upon all improvers the necessity of steering clear of two extremes—those who desired to see no change in the law, and those whom no change or im provement would satisfy. Lord BEAUMONT, as feeling a deep interest in the question, and as being the only member of the Committee which investigated the subject present, asked permission of their Lordships to address a few observations to the House. He was surprised that the system of registration had not been adopted at an earlier period. True, there had been a system of registration in operation in other countries for a very long period; but it was not suited to a country like this. The law of real property was in England so different, so complicated, and so extensive, that the system in opera tion in other countries could not be applied to it; but the more complicated and difficult the law with regard to real property was, the more important it was that a judicous system of registration should be adopted. One of its advantages would be, that it would insure per fect security to those who purchased or lent money upon landed property. It should be remembered that the trust-deeds appertaining to property were fre quently secured in different parts of the country, and an immense time was occasionally lost in collecting and then investigating many deeds, which afterwards turned out not to be essential ; the expense and delay thus entailed were very great, and many persons were thereby deterred from dealing with land who otherwise might be induced to do so. Railways hail now provided rapid means of communication with the capital, which would facilitate the means of enter ing caveats. It had been itated that the effect of the pro posed system would be to deprive country practitioners of a great portion of the business connected with the sale of property, but his communications with those who were con versant with the subject had convinced him that the con trary would be the result. Every person acquainted with the mode of transferring property in Yorkshire must be aware of the inconvenience of depending upon a memorial instead of having access to the terms of the instrument itself. A memorial in the first place require great skill in its preparation, and was very often so drawn as to conceal the purport of the deed. All that could be learned from it, thesef re, was, that a certain deed was in existence, and beyond this you were no wiser than before. Nor was it possible to ascertain where the deed itself was deposited from the memorial, which moreover in no way dispensed with the necessity of an attested copy, while under the provisions of the Bill attested copies would be dispensed with. Another great advantage resulting from it would be the shortening conveyances by references to the register. Nothing could be more absurd than the objection to the measure on the ground of the publicity which it would give to transactions with property. Even if the allegation were true, he could not see the dis advantages which would result from it ; but he denied that any greater publicity would necessarily ensue than existed under the present system. There was another point of great importance to which he was surprised his Noble and Learned Friend had not alluded, and that was the cancellation of in struments. it was most desirable that when the objects for which deeds were drawn were satisfied, so that the deeds were no longer of any use, the instruments themselves should be cancelled, so as not to encumber and embarrass future transactions. He contemplated great advantages from the institution of the deposit department, which would still further tend to render unnecessary covenants to produce. Another point on which his Noble and Learned Friend had not dwelt, was the system of caveats, which would have the effect of dispensing with contracts for sale, afford all the ad vantages of equitable mortgages, and do away with all the difficulties now created by the doctrine of notice. Of course there must be some limit to the caveat in point of time. Another suggestion made by the Commissioners, in order to prevent the register from being overloaded, was that unre gistered deeds might be binding between the parties, but still not valid against a purchaser. The great object ought to be to give perfect security to the purchaser, and, this point being attained, parties might choose whether they would register or not. Another most important point, and sae of great difficulty. was as to the effect of wills as against registered deeds ; but he believed the Commissioners had got over the difficulty by proposing that if a will should be kept beck, and not registered within two years, a conveyance from the heir- at-law should stand good and the purchaser be rendered secure. A testator might also deposit his will during his lifetime, which would get rid of the difficulty. All, however, would depend upon the index, for without a good index the register would become a nuisance and a source of danger. The Commissioners had come to the conclusion that Mr. Duval's system was not satisfactory, and were of opinion that a map index would alone afford adequate security. The plan proposed would increase the value of land, which had been greatly depre ciated by the present system. Nothing could be more in correct than the idea that registration would be beneficial only to the owners of large estates; on the c , ntrary, its ad* vantages wculd be chiefly felt by the smaller proprietors, who, under the existing state of things, frequently found it impossible to sell their property. So strong was the feeling on the subject, that within the last year or two strong repre sentations had been made to him by copy holders in manors where the fines were acteally heavy, urging him by no means to vote for any Bill for the enfranchisement of copyholds, unless a system of registration were adopted. There were many other points to which he should have been de sirous of addressing himself if time had permitted, but he could not sic down without calling their Lordships' attention to one circumstance of great importance —namely, the effect of the bankrupt laws on the system of registration. It was a question with the Commissioners, whether an adjudication in bankruptcy caused by an act which preceded the dealing with the land, should affect a purchaser. That, no doubt, was a difficult question, but still one which, in his opinion, was completely met by the Bill. The purchaser who bona fide thought he was buying a good property, and had paid for it, ought to hold it against all the world, and ought not to be affected by any subsequent adju dication in bankrupty. Therefore, let creditors have the power by means of a caveat of entering a kind of notice with regard to their interests. At present it was well known that great hesitation was a!ways felt in buying estates from per sons engaged in tra de, who were thus made the victims of palpable injustieJ. The great object was to protect the bona fi de purchaser, an d on this ground he would suppert the Bill. Lord CRAN WORTH would not detain their Lordships by any lengthened ob , ervat,ons, after the 'ull discussion which the subject had already undergone. It might not, however, be altogether useless to point out, in a word, to such of their Lordships who were not of the le4al profession, that for the future, if the system of registration sho , Id become law, the proposition to be established on any sale or mortgage would be positive and not negative. Now, any person selling or mortgaging land had to prove what, in truth, was an impos sibility, the negative —namely, that there were ni deeds affecting the title ; but when every deed was upon the re gistry the obligation would lie on the other side to show that such deeds were in existence. That was a very simple mode of putting the case, and one which all their Lordships who were owners of land should bear in mind. Lord CAIIPBLLL expressed himself highly pleased at the very pithy description f the effect of the Bill laid down by his Noble and Learned Friend. As the principle of the Bill had been assented to, all that rein-toed to be considered were the details. These were still sub judice, and open to consideration on all sides. After the few remarks made by his Noble and Learned Friend . , he should feel that he w uld be best discharging his duty by proposing that the Bill be `referred to a Select Com:nittee. The Bill was then read a second time, and afterwards re ferred to a Select Committee. Their Lordships adjourned at a Quarter to Eight o'clock. THE 'Rim IMMIGRATION.—CIose upon 10,000 of the v,._ poorest and most destitute class of the Irish peasantry have arrived in Loud , n within the last fortuight , from kAirk and the ports tributary thereto. It appears that they are carried from Cork—an extreme port from London, it least three days, journey—at a shilling a head. Each paupers if we may 1168 the term, receives hal&a•crown for leaving his native soil, the miserable fare being also paid by the givers of the .uni , in question, who are agents in the h an ds of the lan d lords, whose laudable object no doubt is to lower his poor-rates at the e x p ense of the L on d oners. Thi s t r i c k was most Extens i vely carri e d out d ur i rg t h e year o f f am i ne , but Liverpool 7,x then the port made for. The p LisEe n gars tr,e imported into Enland at a unfortunate Liverpool had shilling a head, and the ra ,p ar , ra of to pay heati to seau them back;thepretty so that the steam packet company made i n considerable itet ' o at all unlikely that the native thinglrish I form, daring the Grand Exhibition, no inco . the the head of strangers. It is hear observe the treatment which board b receive on the steam trending to -vessels these wretched creatures r idea of Those who have not observed it can form but a p ar . , • the reality, THE GOLD USED BY D FITI sTs.—The publi c and the medical profession g enerall y on are not aware of a vti et.; fruitful source of disease •. hich arises from the introduc into th e mou ths of many thousand persons of metallic plates and other apparatus for the secur'ng artificial teeth. These plates, &c., are nominally constructed of gold, but in point of fact, in innumerable instances, there is little or no gold used in the construction of them ; silver gilt, or some still baser metal, is employed, which being acted upon by t he acids of the stomach, produces a poison which insidiously un dermines seal the health, causin g cancer , an d other diseases. f,, delicacy of the sufferer, and his ignorance of what causes his complaint, prevent him from receiving such advice as would meet his case. This imposition on the public admits of a most simple remedy ; it is merely compelling all per sons who are employed it) the trade or profession of making such plates, springs, &c., to h ave th em s t a mped at the Gold smiths'-hall, and a standard enforced w hi c h would guarantee the security of those by whom they were required. SINGLE TENANTRY.—TENANT FARMERS WITH wrrEs WAITED.—It is a curious fact that, of all Lord Dinorben's tenantry in the coun ties of Arglesey and Car marvon, there is not a married pair; a ll w id o ws, or widowers, together with a are single, either old anaids, bachelors, age the whole. Malthusianism, in deed, is here realised.—North Wales Chronicle. New ready at AU the Libraries. in 2 vols., post See., SI L W A NOVEL. 0 0 D. " The author, we are convinced, is young, otherwise We could hardly see displayed such fresh and enthusiastic sympathy in be half of his heroes and heroines. He is a writer of genius, inspired by a high standard of morality and religion, and by a laudable love of the purest sort of fame. We gather this from the glowing lan guage n which he expresses his feelings, sentiments, and opinions on the subjects just mentioned. There are several chapters, in which links of the story are dropped, containing most eloquent essays on matters that are the prima mobilla of the actions whick cha racterise nature's nobtlity. The writer evidently belongs, though he has masked per se peculiarities, to the school of the DisraellS. Man nerves. and emythes."—Observer. ... suwood' is no ordinary workcontains passages of exceed , and is written in pure and forcible language, with great l ou t and power. It is one of the most interesting and en gaging novels which the present season has produced. Of the cha racter of Amelia Roes we have already spoken, and the extract we have given above is the surest voucher of the truth of what we have said. The other ladies who play conspicuous parts in the tale are Florence Howard. an intellectual beauty; Jessie Gordon, a wild and impulsive genius, passionately femd of music and poetry ; and Julia Maitland, the noblest and best of them all."—Morning Post. Blehard Bentley, New Burlington-street. MADLLE. CAROLINE DUPREZ. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. It is respectfully announced that this Theatre will OPEN on SATURDAY next, March 22, on which occasion Madlle. DU PREZ will make her first appearance in this country, as Lucia, in Donizetti's Opera, LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR. To be followed by a new and original Ballet, a la Watteau, entitled L'ILE DES AMOURS. Con:tweed by M. Paul Taglioni, the Music by M. Nadaud, the Scenery by Mr. C. Marshall, in which Madlle. Amalia Ferraris will appear. The grand Opera of Gustavus is in active preparation, and will be produced on Saturday, the 29th March, in which Madame Florentini will support the part of Madame Ankerstrom. The part of Oscar by Madlle. Caroline Duprez, and Gustavus by Signor Caizolarl. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. James Anderson. THIS EVENING Will be presented by her Majesty's B'3:TAW* THE TURNPIKE GATE. To be followed by a petite Comedy, entitled A MORNING CALL, in which Mr. J. Anderson and Mrs. Nisbett will appear. After which, a new grand Operatic Spectacle, entitled AZ AEL, THR PRODIGAL. Reuben, Mr. Vandenhoff ; Azael, Mr. J. Ander son ; Amenophis, Mr. Emery ; Bncharis, Mr. Cooper ; Bathos. Mr. Rafter; Jsphtele, Miss F. Vining; Netts, Mrs. Walter Lacy; Lia, tdile. Victorine Legrain (Premier Snjet du Opera de Paris), who nas been expressly engaged for the occasion, and will make her appearance every evening. SYNOPSIS OF SCENERY, INCIDENTS, &c. ACT I. INTERIOR of REUBEN'S TENT, Opening at the Back to the Distant Desert—Sunset. The Travellers—the Evening Repast—the Gift—Departure of Azael with the Caravan for Memphis. Camels of the Desert. ACT 11. The GREAT SQUARE of MEMPHIS. Arrival of Azael. Sacred Procession of Apis. The Offerings. Lia, and Troop of klmees. Grand Pas de a'ascination by Madlle. Victorine Legrain. :ne ensemble by Madame Louise, Maddles. Palser, Julie, and Coryphees. The Gamester—False Diee—Azael's Prodigality—the Love Token VIEW near MEMPHIS. Reuben in search of his Son—the False Friend. Interior of the TEMPLE of ISIS. Orgie. Grand Pas de Poigna c rd . s by the Coryphecs. Azael recovers the Stolen Scarf—the Secret Spring—Azael surprised in the Sacred Temple—the " Haman Victim." The Doom of the Prodigal. ACT 111. TENT of NEMROUD, the Camel Drier. Arrival of Travellers—Degradation of the Prcdigal- the Slave—the False Friend—the Gift Restored—Despair of the Prodigal. The Dream. The VALE of AZAEL'S BIRTH. The Harvest Festival—Azael mourned as Dead—Re.urn of the Prodigal. Appearance of the Spirit of the Desert. THEATRE ROYAL, ILAYIttARK E . Mr. Is. Webster, .ople Lessee and Manager, 01: Brornptea. THIS EVENING, Will be performed WILD OATS. Jack Rover, Mr. J. Wallack ; Harry Thunder, Mr. Parselle ; Sir George Thunder, Mr. Lambert ; Ephraim Smooth, Mr. 11. Bedford ; Sim, Mr. Buckstone ; Lady Amaranth, Miss Reynolds ; Jane, Miss P. Horton. To be followed by a new auu original comic drama, called GOOD FOR NUTHING. Tom Dibbles, Mr. linekstone ; Harry Collier, Mr. Howe ; Young 11r. Simpson, Mr. Clark ; Nan, Mrs. Fitzwilliam. To conclude with AN ALARMING SACRIFICE. ►HE-vetch. IeOYAL, ADELrtik. Under the direction 01 Madame Celesta. THIS EVENING, Will he performed an entirely new grand Drama, in 3 acts, entitled 6ELPHEGOR THE MOUNTEBANK; or, The Pride of Birth. Duke de Montbazon, Mr. Hughes; Count de St. Cyr, Mr. Boyce ; the Chevalier de Rolac, Mr. 0. Smith; Guillaume, surnamed Bel pliegor, Mr. B. Webster; Ajax, alias Mr. Merryman, Mr. Wright ; Captain Pufferes, Mr. Worrell ; Madeliene, Madame Celeste ; Nini Flora Aphrodite Stile, Miss Woolgar. After which a new Farce called THE SCHOOL FOR TIGERS ; or, The Shilling flop. Captain Kiteflyer, Mr. Boyce ; Major Stiff, Br. Freeborn ; Mr. , Panels, Mr. Wright ; Alexander Panels, Miss Chaplin ; Mr. Firkins, Mr. C. J. Smith ; Tom Crop, Miss Woolgar. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Keax and Mr. Koala/. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new and original Comedy entitled LOVE IN A MAZE. Characters by Messrs. C. Kean, Keeley, Wigan, Harley, Addison, bleadews I Mrs. Keeley, Mrs. Winstanley, and Mrs. C. Kean. To conclude with a new Melodrama, entitled PAULINE, in which Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean will appear. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestrls. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING, Will be performed With SERVE HIM RIGHT. - After which an entirely new and original Fairy Extravaganza, to be called KING CHARMING , or, the Blue Bird of Paradise. Cnaracters by Messrs. C Mathews, F. Matthews, Horncastie, Suter, P.ellingha.m, and Honner ; Mrs. Frank Matthews, Kiss Ellis, Mrs. C. Horn, Miss St. George, and Miss Martindale. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Farren. THIS EVENING, Will be performed CHARLES KING. After which SEXTUS THE FIFTH ; or, The Broken Vow. To conclude with a new Ballet, called THE WHITE STATUE, n which Aladlle. Adele, Miss Lees, and Tom Mathews will appear. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Under the Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Extraordinary series of attractive novelties. THIS EVENING, the Grand new Spectacle of JOAN OF ARC ; or the Maid of Or leans, with new and costly costumes. Together with Batty's Splendid Scenes of the Circle. Tp conclude with TEKELI ; or, The Siege of Montgatz. Box-Office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. T. Thompson. HIGH WATER Al LONDON BRIDGE This DAT —Morning 21 min. after 2 I Evening 43 min. after 2 To-Moasow—Morning 5 min. after 3 1 Evening 28 gun. atter 3 THE WEATHER.—Sum OFFICE, MARCH 18. THERMOMETER, LET THE SHADE. 43—highest since noon yesterday. 36—lowest this morning and during the night. 48—this day, at noon. BA.RODUCTEII, 29.72. Winn W.—heavy rain all the morning. DAILY WEATHER. TABLE. State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following paces at Nine o'clock yesterday morning.—The stations are arranged in order of latitude. KINGSTOWN (Dunms)—Wind S.S.E., gentle breeze— heavy rain. i'LymouTH—Wind W., gentle breeze—rain. BRIGHTON—Wind S., gentle breeze—overcast. HASTINGS—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—overcast. Sounwn-roN—Wind S., strong breeze—overcast. TUNBRIDGE—Wind E., calm—foggy. BASDIGISTOKE —Wind E., gentle breeze—overcast. GREENWICH—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—rain. SwiwDos—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—rain. COLCHESTER—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. CAMBRIDGE—Wind S.E, gentle breeze—cloudy. YARMOUTH—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—cloudless. HOLYHEAD—Wind E., gentle breeze—overcast. HITBY—Wind S., gentle breeze—principally clear. BERWICK—Wind N.W., gentle breeze—cloudless. The returns from the following places indicate the state of he wind and weather on Saturday morning at nine o'clock : C,ALK—Wind W., strong breeze—cloudy. LIMERICK — Wind W., gentle breeze—showery. aLow—Wind N.E., hard wind—partially cloudy. Ni lILLDIGAR Wind S.W., stiff breeze—cloudy. BRIGHTON—Wind N., strong breeze—rain. 4 4 ,1 . rt „IP -^•^4 , "'"! • 7.1 \7•4 ?al -4 4 4 gi b r Q-ps z-:z/4 • '""°) , L‹ `- • - 67 • m,07 , • ' 5,•"! • - eforridna LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 1851. In the House of Lords, last night, The Pas,engers' Act Amendment Bill was read a third time and passed. Lord CAMPBELL moved the second reading of the Registration of Assurances Bill, the object of which was to establish a general system of registration of titles to real property, in accordance vath the recommendation of the Commissioners. Lord BROUGHAM, Lord BEAUMONT, and Lord CRAN WORTH having expressed their approval of the principle of the Bill, it was read a second time, and ordered to be referred to a Select Committee. In the Commons, Mr. H. RAUL= stated, in answer to Lord J. RUSSELL, that it was his intention to withdraw for ;he present the notice of motion on the affairs of Ceylon, which he had given for the 25th inst. Lord J. RUSSELL complained of the unfairness of the Proceeding, and was replied to by Mr. InsRAELI, whom Sir G. GREY taunted with not daring to proceed with the chargeS that had bean made in relation to this Ceylon a MO T. Mr. ROEBUC K considered that all parties were to blame, but that Mr. DisnAELls,,hare of blame was double that of the Government. Atter a few words from Sir B, HALL, the subject dropped. Mr. MOORE resumed the adjourned debate on the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill, which he opposed as subversive of religious liberty. Mr. WIGRAN considered the canon 1,..w as at variance 1 . WI E m W ith the Q U EEN'S suprem ac y and with liberty of con science, au d as )r bad vot a u d in eui f t a t v e o d u t r h o a f t the e B object of the creation of the R om i sh hierarchy wag to in i t l. r l oduce the canon law, he s should sN Mr. Rocnz opposed the Bill. Mr. H. D. SEYDIQU'R would oppose this measure as THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY g EVENING, inefficient, but would support a Bill for establishing a supervision over monastic establishments. we, assume the total value of real estate in this cotintre to be 2 500 000 000/ qterlirg. fmol we 1 - o;eve the tslizhale to be by ~o exaggentte6, we 6hall find that the improvement in the market value will be no less than 250,000,0001. sterling ; nearly one third of our national debt, or worth something more than the produce of the income-tax and malt-tax—supposing that these imposts were perpetuatel. Here, then, is a boon of no ordinary magnitude, far better for the land owners than the revival of Protection. The practical monopoly accorded by a bread-tax would not be equivalent to the removal of the legal nets and cobwebs by which the titles to their estates have been surrounded. And yet this important measure is passing almost sub Slentio, attracting but little attention, and regarded as of trivial importance. We would, how ever, invite lublic attention to the admirable sketch which the Noble and Learned Lord gave of the law of real iroperty from the most ancient times, which proved that our ancestors required the most perfect publicity in all matters connected with the conveyance of transfer of land, and that we are only returning to theient principles in insisting on a full registration all deeds in any way relating thereto. present enter into the details of the project. matter has most properly been re- Weshalln To t of f te t re ferred to a Select Committee, where it will be fully discustd and maturely considered In all its ' branches, and from whence it will, we trust, emerge in a more perfect form—in a form worthy of the im importance of the subject. men se national •JUCLBiIti.N ~6,14:C., 1 violation of the compact of 1829, and at variance with the spirit of the Emancipation Act. He would support the Bill, although he thought it inadequate to meet the case. Sir H. W. BARRON said the Bill would create continual disturbance in Ireland. Mr. CALVERT considered the measure as one purely of self-defence. Mr. CHARTERIS said there was no danger from Ro man Catholic ambition, nor any doubt of Roman Ca tholic loyalty, and therefore he considered the Bill un called for. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, in a most eloquent and ar gumentative speech, proved that in no country in Europe had the POPE a right to ereate dioceses without the consent of the State; that the new prelates were by the canon law endowed with extensive temporal authority, and with a civil status, and, as an illustration of the encroaching ambition of Rome, he adduced the abnormal appointment of Dr. CULLEN, followed as it was by the Synod of Thurles. After alluding to the Roma nist tendencies exhibited by several admirers of the " picturesque" in religion in the Church of England, he concluded by declaring his intention of supporting the measure as the mildest possible enactment that could be devised for preventing Papal encroachment. Mr. CARDWELL denied that the proposed Bill would either prevent synods or the introduction of the canon law; it was just large enough to irritate, and not large enough to satisfy, and therefore he should oppose it. On the motion of Mr. ANSTEY, the debate was ad ourned. The House rose at Half-past Twelve. The St. Katlarine Dock Company have presented a petition to Paitiament analogous to that of the London that after twenty years of cordiality Government and the company, their premises su were suddenly h gcted to a search, '° more like a search by states police-tfficers for t o l en goo d s th an a v isit for examination lry.officers of the C istonis ; that considerable quantities of pocks between t l h t e goods have been se i ze d, a large proportion of which are actually not liable to duty of any kind ; that fifty-three separate informatiots have been filed, comprising a multi plicity of articles, tome a which are of the vAlue of Id. each; and that real), a year was suffered to elapse before any attempt was nitde to obtain a decision, when, although notice of trial in ti of the it. formations was given to the company for the sit.ings last month, not one of them came on. It is a'so affirned that sme overdrawings of molasses, which had been malted amongst the seizures, having been inadvertently returrad to the casks, the Customs preferred an indictment for fe1 ,. .. ) , ogainst ten of the company's ser vants, upon which fair of them were conveyed to Newgate, and that when noticeof trial was at length given, the record was suddenly withdrawn. In conclusion, the petition states that some of the company's servants discharged for miscon duct have been taken, into the pay of the Customs; that there is just reason tnsuppose that others have been induced by the offer of bribes lo give false information, and that some of the goods seized wire purposely planted by these persons in the places where tl . ey were found. Looking at the de moralization and insFmrdination consequent upon these pro ceedings, together with the expense to the country and the company, and the gentral injury to commerce, the company charge the Board of Ctstoms with a flagrant abuse of their powers, and pray tut Legislature to provide a remedy.— Times. The debate on the Ecclesiastical Titles Assumption Bill drags its slow length along. Three nights have already been consumed on the question of the second reading, in addition to the five previously wasted on the almost formal question of obtaining liberty to introduce the measure, and yet no one can venture to say when the discussion will come to a conclusion. To use a " fancy" phrase, the combatants seem " fresher than when they came to the scratch." Their bloods are thoroughly up, and " they mean mischief and no mistake." Will this week see the division ? We can scarcely con ceive how the unfortunate SPEAKER could bear the infliction for a longer period. The f:rvid, impas sioned eloquence of the Hibernian Members must begin to " pall his weary ears ;" any change whatsoever would be a relief to that much-bored man. We can almost conceive his attending as " an amateur " on the estimates, or appearing in the House as a private Member, when relieved from his official duties by the Chairman of Committees, ra ther than submitting to another evening's de bate on the Papal pretensions. It is, how ever, manifest that Ministers look forward to an almost interminable discussion. In answer to a question by Mr. DISRAELI, as to when the Budget would be brought forward, Sir CHARLES WOOD said, " Not on Friday. It is impossible to say how long this debate will take. It (i. e., the Budget) will come on the first night after this debate." We have it thus on official authority that the precious Budget will not come on on Friday, and that it will come on the first night after the debate. .Ergo, the debate will not terminate before Friday. We must, however, recollect that the respondent was our excel lent Minister of Finance, and we must make some allowance for the natural anxiety that must be felt by that unfortunate person to postpone the evil day when his " crotchets" will be gibbeted before the popular branch of the Legislature. We have heard of criminals on their way to execution • who could rejoice at the temporary respite afforded by a stop page of the thoroughfares, although they knew that their miserable existence would only be prolonged for a few brief moments thereby; and as, owing to the withdrawal of Mr. BAILLIE'S motion, the " PRE CIOUS BUDGET" must again be brought forward, its unfortunate author eagerly clutches at an additional day's delay, at any expense of time to the country. How can we wonder at the loud and gene ral complaints of legislative supineness, and the vexa tious delays that must take place before acknow ledged abuses and grievances can be remedied, when the public time is so wantonly and recklessly thrown away in the moat valuable part of the ABOLITION OF TIE EXCISE) DUTY ON PAPKR.—A meeting of Irish representatives and others was held yester day afternoon at the King's Arms Hotel, Palace-yard, West minster, for the considiration of the best means of pressing on the Chancellor of tie Exchequer the expediency of abo li3hing the excise duty on paper; Mr. John Reynolds, M.P. for Dublin, in the chair The attendance was not very nu merous. Amongst thou present we noticed Mr. J. 0. Hig gins, M.P. ; Mr. Jame: Fagan, M.P. ; Mr. Cowan, M.P. ; Catain Green , M.P. ; Dr. Charles Mackay ; Dr. Gray ; Mr. Duffy, of the _Nation; Ar. M.Culloch ; Sir 'Fimoth O'Brien, M.P. ; and Messrs. Ing.am, James Figgins, Robert Heron, H. Jordon, W. Courtrey, P. Borthwick, J. Cameron, A. Thom, &c. After a lethened speech from the chairman, Mr. Torrens M‘Cullagh moved the first resolution, " That the excise'duty on paper impedes the progress and extension of the manufacture, and by paralysing enterprise operates most injuriously on the interests of trade and the employment of the people." Mr. Fagan, M.P., seconded the motion, which was carried unktimously. Captain Greene, M.P., moved, and Sir Timothy O'Brien seconded, the next resolu tion, recommending tke appointment of a deputation to wait upon the ChancelOr of the Exchequer, and also upon Lord John Russell. Thy resolution, after some discussion, was then carried. Mr. G. Higgins, M.P., moved, and Mr. Cameron seconded a resolution, requesting the chairman to arrange the day for the deputation to attend at Dowuing street. After some furtior discussion, it was agreed that this deputation, whilst mainly consisting of Irish Members, speaking in their capacity as representatives of that country, should include such Engish Members as might be willing thus to advance their mutual object. This determined, thanks were voted to the chairman, and the meeting dis persed. ST. PATRICK'S DAs,--In consequence of the an nouncement by the St. Patrick's Society that no public an niversary would take plact in the present year, a few gentle men connected with the sister isle assembled yesterday even ing at the Old Cheshire cheese Tavern, Drury-lane, under the presidency of the Olorman Mahon, M.P. The usual loyal and patriotic toasts were more especially honoured on the occasion, and the chairman and vice-chairman (Mr. Pierce Somerset Butler, Member for Kilkenny) having re turned thanks for being waected to take the lead on the national festival, the proceedings, which extended to a late hour and afforded much gatification to the gentlemen pre sent, concluded. The diner was of as excellent quality, and was evidently duly appreciated. LEGAL CHANGES.—Sir John Romilly will, it is said, shortly be appointed faster of the Rolls; when Sir A. Cockburn will bec,.me Attomey-General ; and, it is believed, Mr. Page Wood Solicitor-General.—.3lorsiing Paper. THE ROYAL AGRICCLTURAL SOCIETY'S ANNUAL CarrLa SHOW.—From circumstances which have recently society will take place in th i Home-park, at Windsor, and exr''' - ---scd that the annual show of this been ckitemplated, her Majesty having D N is e c w ov: orist; nt graciously r o a t n a s p t i B red, h iyt consentedi a s s full y ha d to pertlit the exhibition to take place in the royal domains. last a discovery of ancient ooh s was made at the village of Rr or COINS.—On Tuesday ware vase, and numbered aiont 3,000, and consisted princi pally of brass, of the reign' of Gallienus, Postumus, Vic torinus, Claudius, Gothicus, and Tetaicus, and a few of other Emperors, about the same p er i o d . Cad E n 2L ani Tl , N i s n lV t E he The man, who was a shoemaker of the village, wit at work in a garden near his house, where he turned them up about one foot from the sur face. The neck of the vase was small, and the coins much encrusted together. The rni,, in his eagerness to view his treasure, broke it to pieces. It appears fr om the description to be of very neat form and workmanship. A great portion of the coins were in rather -I. hi,i condition, but some very good. Several of them have been Purchased by Mr. Drew'. of this town, who will be happy to give any one a sight of them. Hampshire Independent. MILITARY S AVIN GS - ItANKS.—According to the usual official accountthe balance due by the public on March 31st, 1850, to the dipotitor s in the military savings-banks was 114,1231. 10s. 6d. The number of depositors was 9,903 — v iz., 7,159 cavalry and ii: fantry, and 1,204 ordnance corps. The dividends received up to the Bth of January last, on the savings banks fund account amounted to 11,5961. 10s. 2d., making the total fund 125,7201. There are few who at once have thought and the capacity of action. Thought expands, but lames; action animates, but narrows.—Eliza Cook's Journal. session ? ------ - Few of the " great guns" have as yet come for ward during the debate. We have had, however, three new aspirants for senatorial honours who made their voices heard for the first time within " the QUEEN'S Palace at Westminster." We have already spoken of the sensation created by the maiden oration of Sir ROBERT PEEL, who eminently merited the congratulations he received, and gave ample promise that he would one day acquire a Par liamentary reputation worthy of the heir and repre sentative of his distinguished and lamented sire, Mr. H. KER SEYMER, the second postulant, spoke briefly, but to the purpose, although we do not suppose that the sentiments to which he gave utter ance will prove very acceptable to his constituency. Mr. CALVERT, the new Member for Aylesbury, made a very creditable " first appearance" on the Parlia mentary stage, during which he chiefly applied him self to answering the arguments of his old opponent of the Court of Chancery, Mr. ROUNDELL PALMER. The speech of last night was, however, that of the SOLICITOR• GENERAL,WhO took a sound, practical, common-sense view of the subject, and did much to relieve the diluted measure of the odium that bas been cast upon it. The Right Hon. Gentleman clearly exposed the fallacies that had been put forward by the advocates for non-legislation on the subject, who assert that it was a merely spiritual authority that was exercised by the Sovereign PONTIFF. If that ar gument were once sanctioned—if it were admitted that " means which were illegal and unconstitutional,which involved a violation of our municipal and constitutional laws, a violation of the public law of Europe, an invasion of the oavereignty of the State, an outrage on the national independence, should be tolerated, because some persons might please to as sert that these illegal and unconstitutional acts were necessary to the due development of their religious opinions, there would be no limit or boundary beyond which it might not be carried." The Thug might justify his amiable weakness by assert ing it was only the conscientious performance of his religious duties. It is not in this manner, however, that we understand the glorious principle f universal toleration. Each man should be at liberty to exercise his own judgment so far as he himself is personally concerned, but he should not be allowed to insult his fellow-subjects, or to do anything forbidden by the statute or common law of the land. This liberty is best expressed by the legal maxim—Sic utere suo, ut alienum non kedas. We give the most extensive privileges to our Roman Catholic brethren, so long as they do not encroach upon the sacred and inalienable right which we claim for ourselves as Protestant subjects of this Protestant State. The accounts of the state of trade in the pro vinces during the past week show no particular alteration. There was genera( dulness, but on the whole prices seem to have shown less weakness than might have been anti cipated. The telegraphic intelligence from India yesterday caused much satisfaction, an improvement in the demand for our manufactures having taken place at Bombay and Cal cutta, and also in China. HOTEL AND TAVERN KEEPERS' PROVIDENT INSTI TUTION.—The 12th annual meeting of the supporters of this charity was held yesterday morning, at the Craven Hotel, Craven-street, strand; Mr. Samuel Lovegrove in the chair. The minutes of fo mer meet ngs having b-en confirmed, the report of the committee wa.4 presented. During the past year twenty-two annuitants had received various sums from the society, making in the aggregate 2641. 18s. The receipts from subscriptions and donations, including a legacy from the late Mr. Peacock, of the City of London Tavern, amounted to 36: 1. )Bs. 9d. The receipts from funded property swelled this amount to 5741.45. 6d. The total amount invested at present was .5 3871. 191. 4d. The expenditure fell short of the receipts by 401. 7s. 6d. after the investment of 1011. Os. 3d., which was included under that head. The report noticed in terms of regret the death of the Duke of Cambridge and other patrons of the institution, and acknow ledged the warm support which the committee had received and the steady progress of the charity. After electing officers for the year, the meeting thanked the chairman and separated. Examinations are formidable, even to the best pre pared, for the greatest fool may ask more than the wisest man can answer.--Eliza Cook's Journal. EASTERN COUNTIES JUNCTION AND SOUTHEND RAlLWAY.—Yesterday a meeting was held before Master Sir William Home, to consider the cases of some provisional committeemen, which bad been adjourned from the last oc casion. In the case of Mr. North, whom the official mana ger sought to have placed on the list in respect of one hun dred shares, Mr. Glasse, who represented the former, contended that the name of his client should be struck oft; on the ground that he had applied by latter for one hundred shares of 2C/. each, whereas it appeared that he had been alloted that number at 251. each share. His Honour, con sidering the objection insurmountable, directed the name of Mr. North to be expunged from the list. The othor cases taken were again postponed, and none of them presented any features of general interest. FALL OF A LOCOMOTIVE TENDER. —A locomotive tender having been made for the Fast Lancashire Rail way at Messrs. Walker's works at Bury, a number of men were employed in hoisting it, for the purpose of plating it upon a waggon on Monday, to convey it to the railway W hen it was raised about four feet from the ground, the chain by which it was suspended broke, and the tender, weighing seven tons and a half, fell upon a person named Squi e Jardine, a labourer, who was at the time engaged in guiding it. He was instantly crushed to death ; an a large pipe, sixteen inches in diameter, which was un'Aer him, was broken by the concussion. Manchester Guardian. PROPOSED NEW OMNIBUS ROUTE.—At the present moment, amid the elaborate preparations for the Great Ex hibition, it may not be inopportune to bring forward the fel low ng suggestions, viz.:—That a distinct and independent omnibus route be formed of the line of road from Hyde-park corner direct over Vauxhall -bridge, through Kennington, Camberwell, Peckham, and New Cross, to the point where the Dover-road is intersected by that between Greenwich and Lewisham. Any one on glancing at the map will see the great utili'y of this, not merely for visitors to the Exhi bition (cle. tined to he of ti ansient duration), but as creating a permanent link between many populous districts and nu merous lines of conveyance—omnibuses, steam-boats, and railways; not less than three railway stations would be passed. Permit me to add, by way of contrast and encou ragement, that on the northern side o f the Thames, a de ficiency, parallel with the one I would have remedied on the southern, has been at last supp.ied by that profitable " om nibus line," the East and Vi est India Docks Railway,— Correspondent of the Builder. We rejoice to find that the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE of ENGLAND has taken charge of the Registration of Assurances Bill, and that it will be carried through the House of Peers under his auspices. We hare long since pointed out the vast importance of such a measure, and the great relief that would be thereby afforded to the landed interest, not merely to the owners of real property, but to all persons in any degree interested therein as occupiers or encum brancers. It is almost unnecessary to recapitulate the frauds and losses to which purchasers, mortgagees, and others are exposed under the existing system, and from which no amount of precaution can effectually protect them. The delays and expenses necessarily encountered in every dealing with land, whether a permanent transfer or a temporary change, are un fortunately hut too well known, and we have no hesitation in saying that they materially de preciate the value of land throughout the country. If the territorial' aristocracy knew the , price that they are paying for these ab surd, would we could say " obsolete" remnants of the feudal law—and the regarding "land" as something so sacred that the title thereto is not to be touched by profane hands—they would speedily know the price that they are " paying for their whistle." There con be no doubt that if land could be cheaply, cer tainly, and expeditiously transferred or charged__ di , posed cf like stock in the public funds, or in any of our great joint-stock companies, at a few hours' notice, and a few shillings outlay, its value in the market would be greatly enhanced, at least ten per cent. on the ordinary price. If, then, THE SHARE MARKETS 11142LIVISii ItAXLW'AYS. Paid. Nembial Frites. Railways. Aberdeen.. •• •• Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, & E. Junelon Belfast and County Down Birming., Worgerhamp., and Stour Valley • • Birkenh., Lan., & Chesh June., late 331.65. Bd.. Do. Chest. & Birkenhd., 501. & 251. Consolidated Do., do., 20/. .. Bristol and Exeter.. Caledonian. • • • • • • Chester and Holyhead .. Direct Lond. and Portsm. Dublin and Belfast Junct. Dublin and Kingstown.. Dundalk and Enniskillen East Anglian (251. L. & E. and L. & D.) .. Do. (181. E. & H.) •• Eastern Counties .. Eastern Union, class A, late E. U. shares • • Do. do. do. .. Do. do., B & C shares East Lancashire • . • • Do. Now quarters • • Edinburgh and Glasgow Edin., Perth, and Dundee Do. Newport .. • • Exeter and Exmouth .. Glasgow and South-West, De. do. G. D. & C stick Great Northern • • • • Do. halves, A, deferred Do. halves, B, 6 per ct. Great Southern and Western, Ireland • • Great Western .. • Do. New, 17/. .. ,• Lancaster and Carlisle .. Do. thirds • • • • • . Lancaster and Preston .. Lancashire and Yorkshire Do. quarter shares .. Do. fifths .. • • . Do. West Riding Union Leeds and Thirsk Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport .. • • London and Blackwall Do., Tilbury Ext. Scrip Loudon, Brighton, and South Coast .. • • London and N.-Western Do. do. new quarters . Do. fifths .. Do. 101. sh., M. &IS (c) London and 5.-Western Do. new 50/. Do. new 40/. Londonderry & Coleraine, Do. half shares Londonderry and Daubs- Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock • • .. Manchester, Sheffield, & Lincolnshire :•• Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union • • Midland • . • • • • • • Do. consolidated pref. Do. 50/. shares • • • • De. Birming & Derby Midland Gt. West. (Ire.) Newcastle and Carlisle • • Do. quarter shares Newmarket • • .. Newport, Abergavenny, l and llereford Newry and Enniskillen.• N ewry, Warrenpoint, & Rostreyor • • .. :Norfolk Do. New 20/. shares.. Northern Counties Linton' North British.. North Staffordshire • North-western North & Sth.-West.Junc. Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. .. Scottish Central .. .. Scottish Midland .. .. 110. new . .. .. Shrewsbury & Birming. Clan; A. •• .. Do. Class 8.. • •. Shrews. & Hereford., Old Do., do., New .. Shrewsbury and Cheater , (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves .. • • Do. Oswestry Do. New.. .. • . Shropshire Union .. • . Do.,A,B,C,&D,fuly paid up at per cent .. South Deven .. South-Eastern • • &nth Wales.. .. • • south Yerksh. and River Dun .. .• • • .• Shed., Roth., and Goole, South Division .• Stockton and Hartlepool Swansea Ze Loughor, &c. raw Vale Extension •• Thames Haven Dock and Railway .. Vale of Neath .. • • Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick, Waterford, Wex., Wick. and Dublin West Cornwall .. • • West London .. .. • • Whitenaven and Furness York, Newcastle, & Ber wick Ditto and Newcastle Extension .. Ditto G.N.E. purchase or preference •• • • York and North Midland MINES LEES, 18% to 19 127 —2% Ells. 10% -11 U 85 -87 16% - 16% 26 .- -- 27 2& • —lB dis. 55( - 64 3% - 4i 7% -7% 7 - b% —6% 17% 13% 2 % —3% as —4O 10 —ll 4- 16% - 19 6%- 6% 125 - 12% 44 —46 x.d 20% 91% 2% —1% es. 25 —B7 x.d 11 —l2 p.x.d .49 —3l p x.d 68 —64 x.d 93( —8% d. xd 6% 6 dig. 5% 5 d. xd 20% 21% 8% —8% xd P 97% 98% 131% —132 b%-6 p. 6 p. 2% 310. 90% pis 534- 4% die. 4%'— 3% dig. •• ... e. 3 2% d.xd 38. - 40 3% —2% die. 65% —66 12% 12% dis. 40 8V - IN 44( —4% die. 29 —3l 13 —l2 dis. 11M.— 11% bJ —6%ft. - 1 p 19% - 19% IS% - 19 11 - 13 8 -.9 3% a 4 die. 2 dim 2 1;4 1$ - 20 9 -10 12% - 14% 4 , - 2% 21% 22% 2$ 28% x.d 36% 31 1% 54 dis.x.d 834 - 434 4115. 1 3 —3% 4 3 d. 6% —7% , 16% 17% .. ~.. •• 8 .-7% 22!‘ 92% x.d —2% dl3.X.d 1% 1 dli.x.d 25% 28% 'TAMS. AT Leasinpang - • Railways. Comies. Paid. Closing Prices. done. I Berks:and Hants Ex. 5 per Cent. Gt. Western 6 34 1 p. Bir. and Oxford June.,ealisduly paid, or with a guarantee •• Do .. 20 2834 •—• 9934 Do., without a guarantee .. Do .. • • 90 27 —2B Birm., WoL, & Dud.,ealls duly paid, or with a guarantee .. Do .. 15 834 934 p Do., without a guarantee .. Do .. 15 7 6 p Buckinghamsh. Lon. &N. W. 1734 1734 17% E. Lin., Guar. 6 per Cent. •• G. Northern 25 3236 —B3 Hull and Selby Yk. &N. M. 50 101 103 Do. 34 Shares Do .. 21 50 —5l Do. 34 Shares Do .. 1234 2234 23 34 Leeds and Brad. Midland • . 50 97 —93 Lon. and Green. S. Eastern 12 11 4 11 1 4 -- 11% Do., Pref. Do .. .. 20 24 —25 Lowestoft, Gd. 4 per Cent. • • Norfolk 20 15 --16 N. & East, b per Cent. .. E. Counties . 50 64 —56 Do. New .. Do • • • • 43 4 6 p 47 Preston and", L. &N. W.} 25 41 —43 x.d Wyre &La./4Y. Do. % SharesA Do .. 1034 736 834 p.x.. • Read., Guild., and Reigate .. S. Eastern •• 20 ill% —22 x.d Ex.t Roy. & Machin G. Northern 5% 8 854 )o. Shep. Ex.. 2% 134 I %p. South Staffords. Mr. M'Clean 934 es. Wear Val. 6 per Cent. gua. • Stock.& Dar. 25 24 —25 Wilts, Som., & Weymouth .. Gt. Weste 50 41 —46 41 SMAZUS. Paid. Nominal Prices. Busine y. ss done Railways. to-da Aberdeen •• •• •• 8 8 % % P Pm Caledonian 101. •• .. 16 0 6% —7 % Chester and Holyhead .. 15 17% —lB 17% East Anglian (31. 10s.) 6 per cent. .. .. • • 334 2% —27 i 2% 34 Do. (51.) 7 pr. ct. Prof Do. (7 k 175.) 7p. c:Pref. Eastern Coanties Eiten., 5 per cent. No. 1 .. 613 4 % % p pm Do. No. 2 •• •• 6 13 4 Par —3i p Do. New 6p. cent. Stock 10 10% 1156 Eastern Union, Scrip guaran. 6 percent. •• 20 173 r —lB De. 101. Daben. Shares . 10 •-• East Lancashire, 6 per cent. quarter shares .. 6% • • Glasgow & S.. W. Consol 100 • • Gt. Northern, 5 per cent. 12 34 133{ 13% 13% 34 Great South. & Western (Ireland) eighths .. 1 p. Lancashire and York shire, F. 201... • • • • 6 1% 1% dls. Do. 6 per cent. Stock 100 .. Leeds and Thirsk, 6 per cent., No. 1.. • • .. :••• p Do. 6 per cent., No. 2 . 17 Do. 6 per cent., No. 3 . 5 .• Do. quarters, 1848 .. 9 —2 • p London, Brighton, and South Coast guar. 5 per ct., late Croydon thirds 100 •• ••••• •• Do. prof., 6 p et. Stock. 1851, from 501. share. E 100 114 130 Do. cony. 5 per et. 1852 50 57 —6O Do. new guar., 6 per ct. 100 136 139 London &S.-W., new • • 5 2 34 —2% p. Londonderry and Ennis- • killen, half shares .. 10 •• •• Manch., Sheffield, an. Line., gear. shrs., No. 1 95 15 —l6 Do. new, 101. .. • • 10 1256 12% Do., 61. • • • • • • • . 3 34 % P Midland Con. bp. c. stock 100 131 183 1)o. Comet. Bristol & Binning., 6 per cent... 100 Do. Bristol & Gimes. 48 Do. do. do. .. 33 10 6 Do. Erewash Valley .. so •• •-• •• Do. Leic. & Swanning. 8 per cent. guar. .. 100 •• —•• Norfolk Extension • • 20 17 —l3 Lo. guar. 534 per cent. 5 4% —4% x.d Do. Waveney Valley .. 2 • • • North British .. 5 5% —5% Shrewsbury and Birm. New Guaranteed .. 8 11 1134 Shrews. and Ches. (Nor. W. Min.) 8 per cent. 10 15 1 5 34 South Devon .. .. 25 1534 16% South-Eastern, 434 p. ct. 10 .• Waterford &Kilkenny, 51. 1 WestLondon,lstCl.(lol.) 10 Do. 2d Class do. (par) 20 York, Newc., and Berw., 17 Gt. N.of E. Fur. .. 16 —l7 4% 5 York and North Midland H. and S. Purch. .. 10 1% 9 Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, 534 per cent., 5. ronExcm. Boulogne and Amiens .. 20 10% 1 11% 104 k 1 % - Central of France (Or- 19 153 E leans and Vierzon) .• 90 1 8 % — l9 Demerara .• 17 % • ' • k dis. •4%4 % 3% Dutch Rhenish . 8 4 3 East Indian ,„ 14 134 — l % P. • Do. do. do. .. 20 _ 34 P . Great Indian Peninsula 56 % P. Ditto ditto .• 234 Louvain ala Sambre .. 7% • —• • 1 2 Luxembourg • • • • • • 8 0 35 ( 8 % 11 % % % Ditto .. 1 Madrid and Valentia .. 2 • . 5 6% —6% Maria Antonia • • • • " 7% 2 Ditto, New • • • • 934 -10 20 9 % 10 Namur and Liege 16 15% — l6 16% Northern of France •• s 4% (116. S% 434 Orleans and Bordeaux .. 20 37 —39 Paris and Orleans • • 0 2 27 27 Paris and Rouen •• • • 16 4 % 11 % 6% Paris and Strasbourg • • 5 Rouen and Havre •• •- 20 20 12% 12% 12% 12 34 S am bre and Meuse • • 5 % % 5% % Tours and Nantes •• 16 8 • 734 die. 6% lu TournaY• Jurbise , Lan den, and Hasse • • Pest Flanteff - 11% MARCH lB, lB5l. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. • is A.heo • JP , u , tJlei “), tit _Lz Jaut qa: WIC PO 11.: suit Ourerte A at B,oou bales, of which 3,000 American were taken on ape- me) !el, wag produced here last evening. It is entitled culation. The sales comprised about 7,000 American, 80J Morning Call, and is acted by Mrs. Nisbett and Mr. Jame. Pernam and Maranham, at 7 3 41 to 8 1 %d. ; 150 Babia, at Anderson. The gentleman comes to make love in jest,_al? 7 3 / 4 d. to 774 d.; 100 Egyptian, at Bd. to 8 3 / 4 41.; and suu the lady receives his love disdainfully ; at length they bt:lu .. au Fenn& is the Surat, at 4 3 %d. to 5 1 ,4 d. per lb. The market was firm, at become in earnest, and the comedy ends, as all comsLer previous rates.—ln Railway Shares a good business was done s hould end, in a marriage Mr. James Anderson and D3r.'t L! at higher prices. Nisbett are admirably fitted in their respective partsu; .B The letters by the steamer Baltic, from the United States, dialogue is full of sparkle, and banter, and the s c 1 c4aer..su have been delivered this morning, but add very little to our of the piece was complete. It is from the p en of Mr. previ :us news. Dance. Azad, the most gorgeous of spectacles, conclud A very important case came up before the Supreme the evening's entertainments. The house was crowded. Court of Illinois, at Springfield, early in January last. It excited considerable interest. An agreed case was filed, and it was moved that a peremptory mandamus be issued to compel the auditor of public accounts to draw a warrant upon the Treasury, for the proceeds of the two mill tax levied and collected under the provisions of the new Constitution, to be applied en certain State bonds, presente I for payment the first day of January, 1851. The motion was resisted on the following grounds:— "1. That the Governor of the State was the person charged by law with the appropriation and disbursement of the two mill tax. " 2. That the State had a right to retain a pro rata share of the tax, and apply it upon the deposit made by the United States with the State, under the Act of Congress for the dis tribution of the surplus revenue, as that deposit was a debt due by the State. " 3. That certain interest bonds had been presented to the Governor, and that the holders of these bonds had a right to share, pre rate, with other bondholders. " 4. That all bondholders had a right to share in the dis tribution of the fund in controversy, notwithstanding they failed to present the bonds for payment on the first day of January, 1851, the day fixed by law for their presentation. " Written arguments were filed for the relators, and for respondents. " The Court announced their decision, awarding a pe remptory writ of mandamus according to the motion. By this decision four important questions are determined, viz.:-- " 1. That the auditor is entitled to the appropriation and disbursement of the two mill tax. " 2. That the surplus.revenue deposit is net a debt against the State. " 3. That this fund is to be paid on the principal of the State debt, and is to be applied in discharge of the interest. "4. That thon creditors who failed to present their bonds on the lst of January are not entitled to share in the distri bution of the fund. "Under this decision, 165,699 02 dolls. in specie was paid towards the extinguishment of the State debt of Illinois. "The probability is that a large amount of the Internal Improvement Bonds of the State will be presented fur pay ment curing the present year, each of which will be entitled to a pro rata share of the amount . of the two mill.taxsollacted during the year 1851." For Public Securities the market has been quiet again. Consols have been quoted 96% for Transfer, and 96L 1 % for Account.' Exchequer-bills have realized 535. to 565., and India 'Bonds :595. to 625. premium. Bank Stock for Ac count has b, en marked 215. Bu iness in the Foreign Market has been as dull as in home securities. Spanish Five per Cents. are firm, however, at 20% to %, and the Passive Bonds 5. Mexican Stock has been quoted 83% to %, Chilian 103, and Buenos Ayres 58• Nothing has been done in Russian, Dutch, or Danish Bonds. The Railway Share Market has suddenly undergone a very decided change, and sales being generally pressed with the view of realising profits, the fall in prices is in many instances as much as 21. per share. The Lancashire and Yorkshire are worse, to that extent or rather inure; the North-Western have droppedabout 11., the Great Western 11. 10s. ; the South-Western, 1/. to 1/. 10s. ; and the Mid land, 1/. 15s. ; East Anglian are 10s. to 11. worse ; Aberdeen, 10s. to 15s. lower; Great Northern about 7s. 6d.; Blaekwall , 55,; and others in proportion. The foreign lines keep in favour. Sambre and Meuse have been done as high as 5 3 / 4 ; Boulogne and Amiens, 11 1 ; Dutch Rhenish, 4% ; and Tours and Nantes, 74. QUARTER TO THRE 4 Console 96i Ditto Account 96 BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. _____ _ _ ( From the Official List ) 8 par Cont. Consols Anne ... 9 6 1 / 2,% Long Annuities. Exp. Jan. sth, 1880 Do. 30 Years, Empire Jan. 5, 1860 7 9-16 India Stock — Do. Bonds, 1000/ Bank Stock for Account 216 Consols for Account 901i% It cohoquer Bills. I %d. 2d. March. June. (.0004 .. — 53 56 p Small — 56 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. ... 68 Chilian Bonds, 6por Cent .. 106 Mixioan 11E1'1113,1846,5 per Cent., Coupons Ditto Ex Jan. Coupons Ditto for the Account ..... Spanisk Bonds, 5 per Cent 20% Ditto Account . 2 O 7A Ditto Passive Bonds 5 Dividends on the above payable in London. HAYMARKET THEAT RE. Mr. J. W. Wallack a eared here last night in the cha racter of Macbeth, and fully bore out the favourable impr.es sion which his Othello had created. The distinguishleg characteristic-of Mr. J. W. Wallack's acting i s e arnestness; he is evidently also a student of his art , and will achieve for himself a high place. Miss Laura Addison was full of powe r and energy as Lady Macbeth. Her acting during the scene' of Duncan's death was sublime. She is by far the best re presentative of Lady Macbeth that we have n ow sn t h e tal lish stage. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. A melodrama of what may be called the reeler Diehl' a terest, was produced here last night, and, thanks dramatic school, a melodrama of terror and of intense in' to the admirable acting of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean, was trium p antly successful. The following is the plot :Pauline (Mrs, C. Kean), a young lady of fortune, travelling i ll B ngal, has been a ruck by the valour displayed by a nobl man (Mr. C. Kean) at a tiger hunt, in which she believes he has perished. However, when she returns to her• friends m the north of France, she receives a v isit from 110 W e (so i s he called), who arrives just in time to save her con Lucien Lucien (Mr. J. Vining), from the danger of a boar nt' e ,:" by a dexterous shot which kills the infuriated,anirnal. TO fate of Pauline and Horace is now linked together. There is something about his appearance and manner that h i : spires fear rather than love, but still the effect is tasci ne 'd . ' his ban ing ; and when she suddenly receive s an o f fer 0 she accets it icarcel knowing why she has done so. barn the marriage has taken place constant sources of uneasinew: arise. The restless dreams of Horace betoken a troubled conscience ; he never sleeps without a brace of pistols withinit reach, and he has two suspicious companions. Pauline, e a whole day alone in his old Norman chateau, while a tent; She lies down and feigns sleep, pest is howling around her, is surprised at seeing three me in blouses carrying a female form towards the residence; and one of the men in blouses entrs ; it is I3orace bimsen: 16 _ _ lieving her asleep he again departs, and she, prompted DY.N irresistible curiosity, follow ' s ef t t raveller b the Pane l ' ° Horace finds that the woman is the wif a whom .. and his companions have robbed and murdered. look' through a door in the vault where the party is assemblen,il7. is witness of a dispute which arises between her hilsi?sTt_ when a secret door opens d minated by the pistol of Horace, who deliberately e hoots th e friends as to which shall possess the lady, and which is tr.. - cause of quarrel. At this horrible sight Pauline falls ile t. l; less and betrays herself, and hereinhr husband, find in g tb , S ni nt, knows too much, imprisons with the intention of starving her to death. A q t he spread that she has been murdered by some robbers, an.,,,, e , lady who was actually killed is buried in her stead. 7.1'.0 about a year has elapsed Horace again makes his apnen er among Pauline's friends, proposes marriage to her young cons n Gabrielle, and is accepted, when the signa ture. ° wife, contract is prevented by the sudden appearance able has been whose dungeon has been discovered, and Lucien. B e ing rescued by Gabrielle's brother, her cousin Lilco''' . wo uld bound by oath not to compromise Horac, Lucien word willingly let him go after preventing Gabrielle's 11l such but Horace is of too desperate a character to anescaLpe u o c f ieu ? , a , easy terms. A duel is arranged betw een him d ; a t which only one of two pistols, which are drawn from ben t . ' a cloth, is loaded, and when, at a given signal, are touched, he falls mortally wounded. So IW3 ` .. when Pauline with her unworthy husband, that even non,, 60., almost dead in consequence of the suffering she h e ' des a dured, she is overcome with grief at the sight of ho .„... body. It is now some years since Mrs. Ch arl es ][el e n j a, peared in melodrama, but to us, who remember h '''" mat of ber's Wife, her triumph of last evening is not , s in geen her surprise as it was to some who have 0 0 1;, 11 - of he r tensity and pathos, and yet graceful in legitimate drama. Her acting W 55 Ibeautiful. b _roth,iitraitgedgerias exceedingly; it was a perfect model of what acting should be. Mr. Charles Kean 's representation Seemltse hero was perfect ; cool, courageous, determined, The we re the very type of deliberate calculating villainy. ..y The called for at the conclusion, and loudly app laude house was crowded. -----!-- allt;elo-draan OLYMPIC THEATRE. adthlri_l * w olf wa s pre' two du A ced ne h w ere lable Acting s actlast evening, com e and, entitled owingo Charles te Bing, of Messrs. Henry and W. Farren, jun., Mr. Leigh e' 00 1 0 66 Mrs. Stirling, and Miss Louisa Howard, achieved a_ „ er i e g success. Its subject is founded on the gallantries er,„.v:F,arl 11., who figures among the characters along with w ei ` so me of Rochester, Sir Charles Sedley, G w ynne, other notorieties of that time. Charles King, thesfille,e,r4Pf this piece, is a sailor, the master of a trading love a in his trips to the French coast, has fallen in love ed her little grisette, a fisherman's daughter, and has carri_ut t o off, to save her from a marriage into which she Wee, ri v „i n g, be forced. He brings her home to his mother in "I I " her and they are going to be nr,rried, when, walking lover in the park, she attracts the King's attention. to unscrupulous Majesty gets rid of the lover by inak_ i F e l to attendants involve him in a quarrel , and drag . vu nor prison for fighting in the park , whi le the girl,c • . A resisting the honeyed words of the seducer, is t ote to a petite maison of the King's. In this bear s of durance she is discovered by Nell Gwynee, NO?? To her story, and becomes interested in h er behalt. wre denouement is rather clumsy. The girl's father, 9- pr before, had saved the King from being taken in his he' - o f escape to France, and had given him a ring in tokehaie his gratitude. This ring she now uses in appealing to is King's generosity and honour. To resist such an apPer u s of course out of the question ; the King instantly abaut/er. his criminal pursuit, and restores the girl t o her 1 ° The In the first act there is a very pretty incidental ballet. _ 0 acting of Mrs. Stirling as Mimi, the French beautifully natural, and her broken English told most e g o . tively. Mr. Henry Farren looked and acted the ferry of narch to the life, and Mr. W. Farren was the beau ideat? t h, hearty bluff sailor as Charles King. The great hit or _ itg evening, however, next to the Mimi of Mrs. Stirling, 170 the Dutch sailor of Mr. Leigh Murray ; his make apps perfect, and his dialect and acting admirable. The OP was general at the fall of the curtain. grisette,iec. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.) LIONDON, MARCH 18.—Wind at noon E.S.E., light airs and dull hazy weather, with rain. DARTMOUTH, MARCH 16.—Sid. Escort, New York. The Audacious, London to Hayle and Swansea, was assisted in here this morning leaky, and with pumps damaged, and has been laid on the mud. CARDIFF, MARCH 17.—. Wind W.—Sld. Ellen, Sierra Leone ; Harold, Havannah. SHIELDS, MARCH 17.—Wind S.E.—Sld. Euphemia, Co quimbo. 16th, The Lowther, from the Tyne for Hamburg'', was in collision on the sth instant, in lat. 35 N., long. 3 E, with the Margaretta, for Scotland, and sunk; crew saved by the latter vessel„and landed at Vlie. SUNDERLAND, MARCH 16.—Wind N.E.—Britannia, Cal cutta. PILL, MARCH 17.—Wind A.M. N.E., P.M. W.—Sld. Jo seph, and Katinka, New York. BRISTOL, MARCZ 17.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Emperor, Manilla; Rosina, and N. S. del Pibar, Havannah. QUEENSTOWN, MARCH 16.—Wind S.—Arrd. Senhora, Matanzas; Pelican steamer. Sld. her Majesty's ship Vul can, Cape of Good Hope, with troops. Off port, Hamlet, M` Laren, Mauritius. DEAL, Minos 17.—Wind S. to S.E. and E.S.E., E.S.E. fresh.—Arrd. Karl August, Pedang, for Rotterdam ; Elizabeth, Batavia; Charlotte Hog, Copenhagen, for Havan nah ; Bathurst, Moulmein ; Lady Jocelyn, Cochin; South Carolina. New York, for Rotterdam. Arrived from the River and sailed, Ganges, Hong-Kong; Dispatch, River Gambia; George Dean, Cape Coast Castle. OFF DUNGENUSS, —Zeumanshoop, Batavia, for Rotterdam; Enterprise, Bahia, for Hamburgh. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 17. Wind S.E.—May-flower, Cuba ; Enterprise, Vera Cruz ; Fidelia, New York ; Helena, St. John's, Nevr Brunswick; Amelia Hill, Havannah ; Jupiter, Jamaica Elizabeth, New Orleans; Britannia, Montreal; Montreal, ditto ; Toronto, ditto ; Catharine, ditto. The wreck of the brig Arethusa, of this port, with loss of masts, decks swept, but apparently with little or no water in her, was passed on the 9th ult. The John Swasey (New Brunswick), Cincinnati to this port, was safely towed over the falls at Louisville 18th ult., and proceeded on her voyage. The Ranee, from Calcutta, has nor, received any serious damage from the fire wh ch took place on board on the 15th inst. The Ulrica, bwedish barque, loading for Antwerp, took fire at Charleston on the 27th ult., vessel and cargo seriously damaged. The Antonio, Havanuah to Hamburgh, was assisted into Key West by wreckers on the 13th February, having been on shore on Key Vaccas. The poop and part of the stern and broadside of a vessel, with the timbers sticking up, and cotton and water casks floating mar, were passed on the 28th ult. off Nantucket shoals. COWES, MARCH 17.—Wind S. to S W.— Arrd. Frederick Ernst, Buenos Ayres, for Hamburgh; Aladin, Rio Janeir9;! Henrick Gustave, Pernambuco; Louise, for Hamburgh. Singapore SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 17. —Wind N.W- - Sliest Indies: steamer, Cape of Gtod Hope; Severn, steamer, - Bahia, and sailed MARKET NEWs,(THIS DAY.) HAY MARICZTS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay , 21 10s to 31 17s 1/ 6sper load. Clover ditto, 31 Os to 41 Os ; and Straw, 1/ ls to Supply tolerably good, and trade du ll 2/ lOs to 41 Os ; Clover D. CUBERLAN—Medow HAY, ditto, M 31 Os to 4/ Os; a and Straw, 1/ ls to 11 7s per load. A full average supply, and a Haggish demand. 31 Os to 41 4s; and Straw, 11 Is to 11 6s per load. WHITZCHAPEL.—Meadow Bs to 3/ 18s Od ; Clover ditt o, Trae dull, at our quotat oL ions. cDMI ZIL.S. &Jean. —ln British Plantation here is Maur n tius, o 3,400 chan gebags to noat - tice. Sales abroad 264 hhds. 40s 6d to 42s 6d, vTt a e i l n y y about 200 baskets auction only partly sold at 38s to 42sfor low to fine yellow, being full prices; but .t,870 bags lien gal went at 6d to Is (alneedlindea. date e B k e i n n a d r e 5 37 4 5 0 s ttoo 405.42 6d, 1,r i Java have been sold at 393 to 41s, and 3,000 boxes 40s 3d to 40s 6d, duty paid. The ye ll ow Havaunah at quantity of British Plantation landed last week at the East and West India for was 1,125 hhds 62 tierces 9 i. barrels ; there were taken for home consumption 7 2 hhds 80 tierces 89 barrels. rrho stock in the same places is 3,650 hhds 491 tierces 462 barrels. COFFEE. -114 casks Plantation Ceylon in public sale broug ht the extr eme advance of 2s u p on p revious rates, from t nl a lwimitiltledcolour. extent P at riv 4 a 7 t s el t y o N 47 a s ti c v d e (3 .ss e s yl t o o n pe r cwt. sh7sasfobreenf sfionldeO Rust continues dull. The quantity landed last week at the East a nd West India Docks was 280 puns 17 hhds ; there were taken for home c • onsumption 210 puns '2l hhds., and exported 32 puns 58 hhds. The stock in the sam e p l ac es is 11,9 52 puns 1,201 hhds. T AL LOW.—P. 6d Y.C. is 39s and Town 408 . to 403 per cwt on the spo t, TzA.—The market is steady, and the deliveries last w eek were good. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Vice-Chancellor KNIG HT BRUCE•) The business before his Honour this xr.orning was entirely unimportant. SURREY THEATRE. A new tragedy, in five acts, entitled Waltheof; 3'— Wa s r ,„ Cl e r f is °* l duced last night at this theatre with triumphant bat The following is the outline of the plot, which is simple ~r , artistically constructed and developed. About four ,T eo f after the battle of Hastings, a revolt against theroileZyrass_lhoe the Conquer,r is organized, which embraces not Saxons of note, but also some discontented Norma.nttrus principal of whom is De Guada, Earl of Norfolk. A• 12", to little difficulty the conspirators succeed in whining den, to their cause Waltheof, the powerful Earl of Huntiognised whom King William had granted life and lands, and,tiritheof of his own niece Judith. After the departure ancient : so d to head the rebel host, Guiniver, a beldame of he regal British b'ood, and filled with the deepfst Saxon and Norman alike, persuades Judith in an tm e s b e it that the only chance to save her husband, to wilt% in. passionately devoted, from certain ruin i 5 Norm form her uncle, the King, who is then i n Na .. the of the revolt. The consequence of her compliance 11.1Ltissil treacherous suggestion is, that the insurgents are s . ii'_l ) ; 1 ,0 by the royal forces and completely routed. Walthetros been meantime visited also by Guiniver, whom l i e cor sto , to be a supernatural being, and informed of his wife s a t o .. ceeding. On his return home, after the defeat, a veil P A bill tic scene occurs between them, but the Earl of Surrey etl7., s io army speedily arrive in pursuit, and take the rebel chlop t t prisoner. Ile, however, receives again a full royal pardon _%g still persists in his patriotic and desperate course, it be' hos e hittet_rvite-,-r conveyed to him, through the agency of Guiniver, v , h s fiendish contrivances are ever active, that he is about to " o transported to Normandy. His castle is stormed; anci iti, desperate combat with Surrey, Just as his sword is shive r 'i i i Judith rushes in, and receives the blow intended for hi l l, her own breast. He strikes Surrey dead with his pos i „d stabs Guiniver, who flings herself from the battlemeuts,so immolates himself over the dead body of his wife% t he dialogue was nervous, unstilted, and smooth throughow, ; the piece admirably put upon the stage, especially as re_ "" i sr _phoof; cam p scene with the watchfires, and the castle of vv '_.: — ,ted and the costumes appropriate. All the performers acF.O-6 themselves excellently well. Mr. Creswick, as S V ,....rvotis played very finely in the scenes where he learns the ibr,.. e cs - error of his lady, and where he reproaches her with i kon sequences, and all throughout the fifth act. Cerdie , a, Mr. Thane, was admirably pourtrayed by that clever ar' s tr uly T. Mead; and Mr. Bruce Norton, as Warrens, villanous. We would, however, recommend gentleman to sport a less outrageous beard, Nvilic, s l4 . 4 i s , to doubtless be an invaluable display in a burlesque , ";,,,d ao. say the least of it, utterly disssonant with all rec t confine d th e tions of the Norman toilet, which rigorouslY ~rimine visible hirsuteness of the physiognomy to a c lose and moustache on the upper lip. Miss Cooper , aa,• , lin d ward Miss Jane Coveney, as Adele, the wife of De G_iM ... .."7 tien dation. to William, the King, are well deservinqZ 7 . R i g oold, a But the grand hit ot the evening vies by it? er first appearance from the Birmingham 'file's iver, the British powerful voice and energy of action as Giulio of the Iran Weird Woman, struck home to the hear sgreeted with tamesians, and at the end of the first scen e wa indeed,the sr e • three distinct rounds of thundering applaus .es_wed frora 13 al lor, W he probation of the audience was instinctively first to last, and must have fully satisfied the. laudit° bowed from a private box amidst °ll°tre, who, "r"r"called before Creswick, Miss :Cooper, and Mrs. Rignold were former for the curtain, and the play was announced by ththee house re : repetition every evening until further notice, _ _„„ ro bs sounding for several minutes with the enthusiast!c_TS eon' ton of the spectators. Waltheof will doubtless r siderable run, and prove remunerative to doubtless bo le ° WI ; Notwithstanding the wetness of the evening, th o"'"' crowded. _....-------------- tst On the 13th i ai n nn s st t i:E a saci t t • o . R a e a l' i r i a : t o . . u the t D. vri p fe u o t f h ‘ e V l . 2 B th ry y O. k Stirling, Esq. Edinburgh, the Isof Bathurst-street , Sussez-g1 OF A DAUGIIVER. • .0n the 14th inst., at St. Aldan's College, Birkenhead, the wi o fe n of P 15th. Wri inghstt, Esq. the ~ in Upper Fitzroy-street, Mrs. G. Nicholas. MARRIED. On the 13th inst., at Great Brickhill, George John, sec, el/ .: son of the late Hon. and Rev. Edward Wingfield, to SoP O I O I , youngest daughter of the late P. D. PalilleCiort Dunce Esq., of Great Brickhill-manor, Bucks. On the 15th inst., at St. Botolph, Aldersgate, —l",-.°°.len: George P. Stancornb, Esq., of Trowbridge, Wilts, to Liii rine Janet. only (laughter of W. Lobb, Esq., M.D. Bak e d 80 At Sbangana Cast le, Bray, on the 11th inst., agreav Lady Cockbern, relict of the late General Sir George `-' burn, G.C.H. Major a t Llwyngwern, Nort h Wa On the 1 3 th i nst., les, - J o h n son Ford, late of the 43d Infantry. la A dria Nash, ... On the 10 th inst., Lieutenant-Colonel Henry E s t a blishment , aged tl4. On the 9 th inst., at Green oyds, near ifx a ged 37 ' R Halifax, Ste yr, James Inglis, Esq. , M.D. O n the 14 th inst., at Fairlight, Sussex, William Esq., of Tittleworth, aged 69. O n the 1 5 th ins t, Ma j or-General Edgar W att, of the y Bengal Army, aged 69. O n the 14th inst. , at Bra sendale, a g ed 80, A nn e Doro thf, widow of the late P. M. Martineau, Esq, of Norwich.___.- L on don : Printed and Published by MURDO Y OUNG , t No. 1 1 2 , Strand , Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 11 1 e cOantY • Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in th Middlesex, Tuesday, March 18, 1851. FATAL ACCIDENT FROM MACHINERY AT EDIN- IatIR GIL — On Saturday morning an accident of a very pain t ii nature occurred in the glass-works of Mr. Ford, at the south back of the Canongate. While a toy about 15 years of age, named Adam M'Cosh, was engaged in some of his usual oc cupations, be, by some means, got entangled with the machi nery. His left. arm was seized by a wheel -band ; and he was pulled up till he came in contact with the wheel, when the firm was literally torn otl; and the poor lad fell to the ground, anti in a few minutes after expired. THE SLAT): TRADE. —A considerable increase has taken place during the last half-year in the export of slate from the various quarries in North Wales, a circumstance at tributed to the repeal of the brick duty causing an impetus to the erection of houses. From the port of Carnarvon alone the exports for the last half-year have been 61,400 tons, being an increase of 11,000 tons over the prior half year, and for the month of February the shipment has been to the extent of 6,200 tons. In other ports a large increase is apparent. RETURNING SENSE.—Mr. Leach, of Manchester , stated at a Chartist soirée at Sheffield lately, that " he bad spent eighteen of the best years of his life in speech-making,ith but he would be ~orry to waste the next eighteen years w out making a more sensible and manly effort towards doing good." I 14 0 173( 100 1 1 • 100 8 6 25 12% 125 11 13 4 4734 100 11 6 100 4)4 4 2 0' 100 100 100 47% 100 SO 25 25 22% IS 5 8 5 12 3 paid up paid up Business done Y• lay, % 16 b%% 4% 5% 6 % 15% 23% b 304304 14% [6% % 6% 44% i d 90% 3 6214 635 62 (a.d 474 b 19% 203 1934 11 % % % 131 120% 31% 22%% 12% 9L 90% 2% % 39 37% :65U 64% 22 93' 37X1 8 % 34 7% Lomiu% Li% 36 1U 1034 11% 3% 21% (27% 2$ 27% 28% 36/ }i $6 x.d P 19 X 21% 2234 17 75( 27% % 4 It " expedi N ed to 11, 112 b t h a en 414 ib l 1 e h e k ton. Ittt i t taber attott' .dale may 11 , tu, 8u h,7 11 S t 4 or t ttel t _ i l a t, or N.. ra nd Per LON] A NOTICE. NEW NOVEL BY MRS. TROLLOP E, - Entitled SECOND LOVE ; or, BEAUTY and INTELLECT , In 8 vols. post Bvo., Will be Shortly Published by Mr. COLBURN. Orders received at all the Libraries. L