The Sun. — London, England, 1850-03-26 00:00:00

' - 4 - 440 ill4tittoil SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Cktck. FRANCE A number of Legitimist operatives, amounting to about 3,000, presented yesterday, through a deputa tion named by them, a memorial to the representa— tives of the Right, calling upon them to vote against the law on the press. The address was expected to appear in the papers of last evening. A considerable number of the editors of the pro vincial journals have arrived in Paris, to impress in person on the representatives of their respective de partments the necessity of also voting against the law. One in particular, who has great influence in his department, and who contributed powerfully to the success of the 'Moderate candidate, has declared that if the law be persevered in by the Government he will use that influence against its candidates in any future re-elections. GERMA N Y. The Munich Gazette, the official organ of the Bivarian Government, publishes a reply of the Aus trian Cabir t dated Vienna the 13th, to the collec tive note Bavaria, Saxony, and AVurternburg, for the constitution of a new federal state in Germany in opposition to that of Prussia. After some preliminary observations, the note says These three Govern ments propose to form a federal organ, which, by the simplification of its composition, and the sphere of its attributes, shall answer its intended purpose, at the same time that its organization shall remove all fear of an abuse on the part of any power ; whilst the convocation of an Assembly of Deputies would satisfy the wish for the suitable participation in the settlement of common affairs." After some remarks on the nature of the proposition, the note continues—" The possibility offered to Austria and to Prussia to accede with all their States to an Austro-German Federation on such bases, places the Imperial Government in a position to recon cile the political unity of the monarchy, called for by preponderating reasons, with the obli gations which it 'will have to fulfil as a member of that Confederation. The establishment of , a superior Tribunal of Arbitration responds to a want which has been long and generally felt, and the reserved agreement of an Austro-German federal representation cn the new constitutional under taking fulfils the promise made by the old Federal Assembly in the name of the Government. The ad vantages of this alliance for Germany, as well as fur Austria, as far as concerns material and common political interests, are too evident for it to be ne cessary to here point them out in a particular manner; but even in a European point of view, a revision of the original federal treaties, such as is proposed by the three royal Governments, and the enlargement of the Confederation resulting from that revision, does not appear to give rise to any well-founded objection, as such modifications are j ustified by the said treaties as well as by existing, circumstances, and as they must be regarded as na tural and even favourable to the general interest." The Zara Gazette, the Breslau,. Gazette, and some of the Vienna journals, mention a report that the Austrian Government intends to allow a Russian fleet to station permanently at - Cattare, in Dalmatia, or even to cede the port altogether to Russia. THE BRAZILS. His Imperial Majesty Don Pedro 11. opened the session of the Legislative Chamber on the Ist of January last at Rio de Janeiro. The Emperor, accom panied by her Imperial Majesty and suite, were re ceived by a deputation from each Chamber, and being conducted to his throne, his Majesty took his seat, and having ordered the senators and deputies to be likewise seated, delivered the following most gracious speech:— " Most Worthy and Hon. Representatives of the ation,—l should have experienced the most lively pleasure on opening this first session of the Eighth Legislature were it not so painful to me to have oc casion to allude to the unfortunate occurrences which recently took place in the province of Pernambuco. " Persons stimulated by violent passions disturbed the public tranquillity and attempted to alter the in stitutions of Brazil. " I am, however, much gratified in having to an nounce to you that such criminal proceedings were suppressed by the courage and steadiness of the Na tional Guard?, the army, and the navy, with the patriotic co• operation of a very great majority of the inhabitants of that province. I thank them for the support they rendered my Government, and for the proofs of loyalty and attachment they displayed. " The province of Pernambuco is not 3et perfectly pacified. Deluded men, deaf to the voice of my im perial clemency, having retired to the woods, in order to pursue the career of their crime!, have again sought to disturb the public peace ; but my Government continues to employ energetic means for extirpating this revolutionary germ. " Peace is an essential condition of public prospe rity ; I shall consequently make every effort to main tain the pacific relations which at present exist be , tween Brazil and foreign Powers, so long as it can be done without prejudice to the national honour and dignity. •' I claim your attention to the necessity of taking proper iineasures to enable my Government to increase it* naval and military forces, and to secure the most vigorous and efficient organization. " The fluctuations in the value of the circulating medium paralyses mercantile transactions, and im pedes the development of the national industry; it is thirefore requisite to give it greater stability, and fortunately the improvements in our revenue will enable us to commence employing the means to effect it. " I must particularly recommend that you will adopt measures for supplying our agriculturists with labour, the want of.which is daily increasing. " Some proposition, regarding these and other sub jects, which the welfare of the country demand, will be submitted to your consideration. " Most Worthy and Hon. Representatives of the Nation, Monarchical representative institutions, which, securing the intervention of the community in the deliberations on their dearest interests, guarantee the rights and liberties of the citizens, and protect the development of their industry and commerce, are the most secure pledge of the national prosperity ; we must exert ourselves to maintain them inviolate. " Harmony amongst the political powers of the state is the most efficacious means of our attaining this end ; and will give to the country an example of that union and cordiality without which it cannot attain that grandeur and power Providence has des tined for it. " The session is opened." Their Imperial Majesties retired with the same ceremonies they entered, and the President adjourned the Chambers. 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U 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 New Dollars • ... • 0 4 10!e Silver in bars .... • . 0 0 0 Seville ............ ...... THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) At the Court at Buckingham Palace, tie 22d day of March, 1850, present the Queen's Most Exo,llent Ma jesty in Council. This day the Most Honourable Richard Marquis of Westminster was, by her ALjesty'a command, sworn of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and took his place at the Board accord ingly. BOARD OF GREEN CLOTH, ST. JAMES'S PALACE, MARCEL 22. 1850. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right Ho nourable the Marquis of Westminster Lord Steward of her Majesty's Household, vice the Right Honourable Earl Forteceue, resigned. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, MARCH 13. The Queen has been pleased to appoint James Tyler. 174 1., Lieutenant of her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentleman at Arms. vice Sir Matthew Wyatt, retired. Sr. JAMES'S PALACE, MARCH 23. The Queen has been pleased, on the nomination of Lord Foley, to appoint William Topham, Esq., one of ber Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Aunt?, vice Little,; retired. DOWNING-STREET, MARCH 23. The Queen bai been phased to appoint. Charles Alex ander John Pies,e, Esq, to be Colonial Secretary for the territory of WPSteril Australia. W HITEHALL, MARCH 25. The Queen has been pleased to present the Reverend William Sutherland to the ehureh and pari,h of Ding wall. in the presbytery 'f Dingwall, ai.d county of Ross, vacant by the &nth cf the Rev eren d H ector Bethune, late minister thcrecf. Commission by the Lcr3-I;e9tenant of re7kshire. The flungerford Troop cf Yeomanry C ava l r y —H enry Coe Coape, Gent., to be First-Lieutenant, vice Alex ander Hugh Ley borne Popham, resigned, Jan. 28 ; Capel Coape, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Edward Morris, resigned, Jan. 30. WHITEHALL. MARCH 13. The Lord Chancellor has appoints(' Thomas Wash bourne Gibbs, of th e city of Gk•nt-• to be a Master Eztraordivary in the MAI Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTS. James Riley, private ba2rding-Louse kuper, South street, Finsbury, to surrender April 6, at eleven, and May 7, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankrtatcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Hooker, Bartlett's-buildings. William Billby, warehouseman, Essex-place, Dalston, April 11, at twelve, and May 10 at eleven, at tke Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Birchin-lane; Van Sandal' and Cumming, King street. Cheapside. George Everard, earthenware manufacturer, Stoke upon-Trent. Staffordshire, April 11 and 25, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official acsicnee, Birmingham; Young►, Longton, Staffordshire; Smith and James, Birmingham. John Watson and Robert Young Watson, shipbuilders, Sunderland, April 11, and May 10, at twelve, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official w sign( e, Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Fell, Sunderland; Rolfe and Edmunds, South-square, Gray's Inn. rilE SUN, MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London Aro Price Current, March 26.) SticAn.—To- lay holders of West India were enabled to obtain tilt" terms of Friday, as there w as no increase in the quantity on show still, refiners and grocers ope rated with reluctance, and the , purchases amounted to only 410 hhds, &c., including at public sale 90 trcs 23 brls crystalized Demerara, which went at from 3Gs to 38; for brown, avid at 383 Git 0 .393 fur better sort. The public sales of Sugar decclared to take pl ace en 'IF lir& day at present comprize 4,000 b gi ali white 5,000 hats Beriga ) , and 200 hhd3 Cuou 111u,.e: vado. BEFINED.—To-day there was a brisker demand for Refined goads for home-trade purposes, and Leuer prices were obtain eJ; sales of brown lump were made at 48s 6d to 495, and 6..4' to good grocery 49s 6d to sls per cat. In the value of Bonded Cradled Sugar there is no variation, and little business was concluded. MAURITIOS.—This afternoon there ‘i ere six public sales of Mauritius Sugar, comprising the large quanti , y of 9,200 bags; the chief portion found purchasers, but in a few cases rather lower rates were acceded to; low and middling yellow sold at 35s to 375, good to fine 374 6d to 40s 6d, fine brown 34s to 34s 6d, other sorts 31s to 333 6d, and refining kinds 34s to 38s 6d. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the quantity of Bengal Sugar offi-red at public sale was large, and amounted to 8,860 Lags ; about half sold, and grainy sorts realised steady rates, but all other kinds went 6d cheaper. White Benares sold at 37s to 39s 6d, fine 40s to 40s 6d, ord to good yellow 32s to 363, better sorts 36s to 37s 6d, good brown 30s to 30s 6d, Khaur 29s to 303, grainy white 43s to 48s, yellow 38s to 425, and like Mauritius 35s to 375. Of Madras 290 bags went at low rates; ord soft brown at 28s to 28s 6d per cwt. FOREIGN.—This afternoon there was little passing by private treaty in Foreign Sugar. At auction 16 chests Havaunah sold at 38s 6d for mid yellow , and 30 bags Zanzibar at 3ls for greyish brown, whits are easier prices. MoLassEs.—To-tlay the demand was tot so good for West India Molasses, and at auction 192 puns Demerara were taken in at 15s per cwt fur ord quality, COFFEE.—Tu-day there was firmness on the part of holders of Cuffee, and nose was offered at auction. The home trade demand is improving, and by private treaty a fair business was concluded. For Native Ceylon the value is now 47s to 48s for good ord. There is no public sale of Coffee at present declared, and the quan tity on offer by private treaty is much less than in the past week of all descriptions. Cocoa.—A larger amount of Foreign is on offer, and prices have declined, as orders are yet small. At public sale 1,600 bags of Guayaquill taken in at 30; to 32e. The private purchases are only 150 bags Para at 28s 6d, and 800 bags Guayaquil at 29s per Cwt. TEA.—Operations in green have been upon a limited scale for all purposes, and as the market is well supplied a slight decline in the value has taken place, but the lower sorts are now least in request. In black the sales made have been to a limited extent only, and easier ' terms are acceded to, al the supply is getting upon a larger scale. For ord end good common the value is 9d to 91d, medium sorts 101 to is 2d, and better sorts is 2ifl to is 9d. Scented Teas met with little attention, and can be ccraieed rather under former rates. A fair quantity is also on offer. lircE.—Home dealers and shippers lave maie pur chases with caution in East Judie, holders are still desirous to realize, and the small business concluded by private treaty has been upon rather lower terms. Fur low to middling white Bengal the value is from 8s to 9s, better sort 9s 6d to 10; 6d, cargo 7s to 7s 6d, Madras pinky white 8s to 8s 6d, and pearl barley 7s 6d to 8s per cwt. At public sale 1,700 bags Bengal went at 9s 6d for good white. In cleaned only limited sales have been made, and there are ready sellers of tine to low Patna at from 12; to 20s, broken 10; to 114 6d, town diessed Carolina 204 to 26 t, and American 19s to 193 61_ SPICES.—To day at public sale 35 es Cochin Ginger sold at 963 to 118 s for good hold white; 26 brls Jamaica, ord and mid 90s to 100 s; 3 cases Nutmegs were taken in at 3s 6d for good brown. FRITIT.—To-day at public sale 250 bxs red Smyrna Raisin: were taken i❑ at 42s ; 180 pkgs Eleme 44s to 4cs ; 300 pkgs Sultana 65s ; 7000 pkgs Turkey Pulled Figs sold at 31s to 36s for interior ; 100 pkgs Lipari Currants 33s per cwt. SPlRlTS.—Although Leeward Island Rum can be ob tainrd at is 4d to Is 5d per gallon proof, still only trifling sales have been made, and the market is better supplied. There has been little enquiry after East India, and is 4d is the nearerst value of proof. Demerara has bren sold t a fair extent at from 2s 2d to 2s 6d for 30 to 40 per cent over proof, but holders appear more disposed to sell at these terms. Fine Jamaica has been more in demand for home consump.- tion and exportation at fully previous terms, bat for other soft; there are few buyers, and rather lower terms are acceL'el to. The value of 20 to 29 per cent, over proof is from 2s 3d to 2s 7d for plain and mid quality, 30 to 36 over mid and good 2s 8d to 3s 2d, fine 3s 3d to 36 6d, and esteemed marks 3s 8d to 4s 2d per gallon. Operations in Brandy have been limited, and there having been several arrivals a greater de sire is evin led to sell. Cognac best brands, of the vintage of 1848, at 4s 6d to 4i Bd, 1849 - ditto 4s 5d to 4s 7d, and inferior sorts 2s 10d to 4s 63 per gallon, but no reduction of moment' is likely to take place. Geneva is not much wantd, sellers are willing to accept is 9d for ord shipping sort, and 2s 3d to 3s fur fine. The value of British•made Spirit is 9s 5d to 9s 6d proof, and of Gin is 10d to 8s 4d for 17 to 22 per cent under proof, at these rates only limited purchases con tinue to be made. COCHINEAL.—To-day there was less desire to operate in Cochineal, and prices declined Id per lb. At auction 170 bags Honduras all sold at 3s 8d to 4s 4d for ord to floe silvers, and 3s lod for low black. Of Persian yel low Berries 30 bales w, re taken in at 6?. 15s. INDIGO.—The Dutch Company's public sale of Java is fixed fur the 29th of April and 21 of Msy, the quantity declared is 611 whole 4,105 half and qr chi s. Only limited purchases have been made here by shippers or home dealers in East India, holders generally insist upon last quarterly sale's rates. There has been little passing in Spanish, the supply is more plentitul, and prices are 2d lower. At auction 430 serons of Guatimala were sold, very ord Cortes at 2s 3d to 2a 4d, low to fine 2s 8d to 3s 6tl; ord to fine Sobres 3s 6d to 3s Ild; good to fine Flores 4.4 to 4s 7d per lb. SA'ITPETRE —Operations have been to a limited ex tent only for all purposes, and rather lower rat 1 have been acceded to by private treaty. At auction of 2,700 bags Calcutta a small part only sold at from 25s 6d to 27s 6il fur 51 to 14:1 per cent refraction. Deliveries are getting larger, sun there is a much larger stock than the corresponding period of last year. British Refined is not much wantsd, the value is, how ever, still 29s Gd to 30s. Nitrate of Soda is held for 15s 3d to 15s Gd per cwt, still there are not many buyers. For British Soda the market is dull at 61 15s to 71 per ton. There are still few buyers of Ashes. Canada Pot is offered at 32s for first sort, and Pearl at 30a per cwt there are lower rates. TALLow.—Russian on the spot has been purchased with reluctance for all purposes, and previous terms are barely sustained. Only limited sales have been con cluded in fine Petersburgh Yellow Candle, and the rates acceded to are 36s 61 to 37s per cwt—Operations are of little moment I,r delivery in the last three months of the year, el:hough a disposition ix evinced to sell at 383 per cwt. Home melted is offered at 36s 6d to 37s for prime quality nett cash yet dealers have operated with clinger., and there is no decrease of supply. Of South American 1,030 pkge at auction were mostly sold tit from 33s 9d to 37s o r ordinary to fine; 20 pkgs of Grease ditto 30s to 32s 3:1; 726 (risks S)cinvy, good and fine 35s to 36i, low to middling 33s to 34s 9d, but 59 casks Petersburgh Soap Tallow were taken in at 36s per cwt. Wm.—There is a more plentiful supply of Southern Oil at market, and shippers or home dealers evincing little disposition to operate, a fall in the value has taken place. At auction a part only of 212 tuns found buyers, floe quality at 331 to 331 ss, and middling to good 311 to 321 10s. In collie quenca of tLe reduced stock of Cud, holders are enabled to obt aid 34110 s to 351, still only limited pur chases have been made. In brown and yellow Seal the sales concluded have been upon a more extended scole, at 311 to 321 10s, but there are f-w buyers 0; other sorts. Pale is offered at 371 t) 371 102 , Straw and Tinged at 331 to 361. Sperm met with little attention, and sellers are willing to accept 811 los to 821 per ton for fine quality, as the supply is getting more plentiful. Olive Oil is not much wanted, and prices are receding; there are sellers of Spanish and Gallipoli at 471 to 481. Barbary, Levant and Portugal 441 10s to 451 10s. per ton. Pala, Oil has been purchased with caution, and good to fine can be bought at 31s to 32s per cwt. Cocoa Nut is offered at a further reduction, yet faw buyers are to be met with. At auction a small part only of 166 pkgs Ceylon found buyers at 31a Gd to 32s per cwt for good quality. Linseed Oil has been in excellent demand for exportation, and h ome dealers have made purchases with more freedom. Prices are higher and rule at 32s 6d to 33s per cwt on the spot. • ilape Seed Oil is offered a i t im a i f o ur i exthertere duction, 3 op , ralions have been to a ForeignF.n gl ts h l ti e n ed 41s a t t 0 3 4 9 2 3 3, 6 d t o h 0 s e , rbrownsorts 3 3 9 7 to s s t 3 o 3s. s per cwt. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 25. ind N.W., squally.—S l d. Boyne, Adelaide, South Australia ; Ceylon, Adelaide, South Australia. Off port, Willielmina, Surinam. YARMOUTH, MARCH 23.—TLe sloop Ancholm, of and from Boston to Maldon, got on the beach at llermsley this morning, si hen the crew either left her or were washed overboard; she soon after came off, and was brought in here by boatmen a derelict. FISHGUARD, MARCH 24.—1 t blew with exceeding violence at N.N.E. )esterday morning.—The Margu retta, of Cardegan, beached on Goodwood Sands. The Lily, from Milford, got in contact with the Rev. Theobald Mathew, and lost bulwarks and stanchions the latter received no damage. DEAL, MARCH 25.—Wind N. to N.W., squalls' ; 7 P.M., N.W., moderate.—Arrd. Maple Leaf ship, CAllao ; Hope, Carte, . Colombo ; Fame, Dixon, Homiuras ; Yorktown, Bradesh, New York. Arrd. from the River, and sailed for Borneo, Bordeaux and Mauritius. LAW INTELLIGENCE. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, March 25. (Before Mr. Commissioner LAW.) IN BE THOMAS WILLIAM GILLETT. This insolvent, a waterman residing at Greenwich, applied under the Protection Act. Mr. Nichols opposed on behalf of the trustees of the Potters Ferry Society ; Mr. Cooke supported. It appeared that the opposing creditors claimed an 'exclusive right to ferry passengers over the Thames from the Isle of Dogs to Greenwich. The insolvent was in the habit of conveying to and from their labour the workmen at the large establishments of Messrs. Johnson and Mr. Cubitt ; but in February, 1849, he was served with a notice to desist, which he did not attend to, and an action at law was then brought, upon the trial of which the plaintiffs proved their exclusive right to the ferry and recovered a verdict of ls. damages. The costs were taxed on the Ist of March at 1971., and on the 2d of March the insolvent filed his petition in this court. The insol vent stated that Mr. Cottams, the solicitor who de fended the action, had been guaranteed his costs by Messrs. Johnson. Mr. NICHOLS submitted that the plaintiff's costs formed a debt contracted without any reasonable ex pectation of payment; and that, therefore, the insol vent's application could not be entertained. Mr. COOKE urged that no objection existed under the Act of Parliament to the insolvent's receiving pro tection, he having only contested what appeared at the time to be a very doubtful right. Mr. Commissioner Law sai3, if this were an appli cation under the Ist and 21 Victoria, he should dis charge the insolvent when he had been six months in prison. It was quite clear that this was not a case contemplated by the Legislature when it made this indulgent Act of Parliament. He held that the plain tiffs' costs were a debt contracted without any rea sonable expectation of payment ; and therefore he should name no day for the consideration of the final order. IN RE THE REV. CHARLES WETHERELL. Mr. Cooke appeared on behalf of the Bishop of Peterborough, and Mr. Pritchard to show cause against a rule obtained by the insolvent for the annul ling of the vesting order and the payment to him of a surplus of some 1001. remaining after discharging all the debts. The vesting order was made about four years ago, on a creditor's petition, and the Bishop of Peter borough, the insolvent's diocesan, was ordered to pay the funds arising from a sequestration of the insol vent's living into this court, and from that fund the creditors who have proved have received their claims in full. Mr. COOKE objected to the surplus fund being handed to the insolvent, against whose estate there were seven sequestrations now in the hands of the Bishop, who stood in the position of a sheriff, who after paying one execution creditor was bound to ap ply any remaining funds to the next execution cre ditor in order. With respect to the annulling of the ♦esting order, that would probably cause great incon venience to the Bishop, who, if called upon to plead the order of this court in the disposal of the funds, would be unable to prove it if the proceedings were avoided. Mr. ncuoLs, in support of the rule, contended that the insolvent having discharged his debts in this court had a right to the remaining funds, and also to have his estate re-vested in himself. Mr. Commissioner LAW considered the Bishop ex actly as a sheriff, who, having over paid one execu tion creditor, was entitled to a return of the surplus, to be applied in liquidation of the next execution creditor's claim. With regard to annulling the vest ing order, such an act might cause great difficulties, as a purchaser of property under a vesting order sub sequently avoided might find himself possessed of a doubtful title. At the same time, however, an insol vent having paid his debts in this court was entitled to receive back his interests in his remaining estate, and that could be done in this case by the provisional assignee re• assigning to the insolvent the remaining property, which would leave the vesting order still in existence, and yet restore the insolvent to his original rights. The matter was ordered to stand over for an affi davit from the insolvent that all his creditors at the period of the vesting order had been satisfied. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. CHARGE OF MURDER.—A few minutes before the Magistrate left the bench an elderly man named Alexander Moir, described as a baker, carrying on business at 25, Brydges-street, Strand, was placed at the bar, charged with causing the death of his wife Elizabeth, by violently assaulting her. Mrs. Amelia Mendes, a married woman, stated that she and her husband occupied the first floor in the prisoner's house, the prisoner's sleecing-room being the shop on the ground floor. On Saturday last, be tween three and four o'clock in the afternoon, she was on the stairs, when her servant girl called her atten tion to a noise in the prisoner's room, which caused her to stand close to the parlour door, when she heard his wife, whose voice she well knew, exclaim several times, " Oh, you will kill me; you are sure to kill me." To which the prisoner replied, " I will murder you before I have done with you." Witness did not hear the sound cf any blows, but there was a dreadful screaming, followed by an exclamation from a boy, the son of the prisoner, " Oh, father, don't kill mother." On Sunday morning she saw her again in the shop, and-since heard that she was dead. Alexander George Moir, an intelligent boy, aged thirteen years, was next called, and being sworn, said the prisoner is my father. I was not at home on Saturday afternoon, being sent on a message to Camden-town. On my return, at six o'clock, I found my mother lying on her bed apparently in an insensible state. I spoke to her, but she made me no answer, and did not in any way recognise me. When my father came to the bedside, I asked him what was the matter with my mother ? And he re plied that she had fallen down in the shop. I noticed that she was much cut about the:head, her left eye being cut, and a 'great deal of blood flowing. Her ear was also much bruised, as if from severe blows ; and she remained totally insensible, and never spoke, from the time I first saw her, until she died on Mon day morning. In answer to the Magistrate, the witness said that it must have been his younger brother that cried out, " Oh, father, do not kill mother," as stated by the other witness. Elizabeth Fagan stated that she was a charwoman, and that on Saturday last she was employed in that capacity, from nine o'clock in the morning till five o'clock in the afternoon. Between four and five o'clock she heard a screaming, and from the back kitchen saw the prisoner strike his wife a blow on the head with his hand. Witness went into the room and found that the prisoner had gone into the shop, and his wife apparently had dozed off into a sleep ; upon which witness went home. On Sunday morn ing she again went to the house, and found the de ceased in bed, leeches being applied to her head. Witness examined her person, and found her very mach bruised. There was a cut on her left eye, several bruises upon her hips and the lower part of her body, apparently caused by violent blows. The pri soner came into the room, but the deceased never spoke, although he addressed her. Witness drew his attention to the condition of the deceased's person, and his reply was that she must have fallen down in a fit. The deceased was attended by Mr. \Watkins, a medical gen•leman, but remained insensible, from the begin ning until her death, which took place at eleven o'clock on Monday morning. Inspector Dodd, F division, informed the Court that the medical attendant was not sent for until a short time before the woman died; and when the pri• Boner was told the nature of the charge at the station he made no reply. The prisoner said he had no questions to ask, and applied to be admitted to bail. Mr. HALL said that the evidence was so strong, upon a charge of a very serious nature, he should de cline to accept of any bail. Mr. Mendes, husband of the first witness, came for ward and expressed a hope that the application for bail would be refused, as he could prove on a future day that on Saturday week last the deceased was so injured she was obliged to wear spectacles in the shop to conceal her eyes, which had been bath blackened evidently from a severe assault. The prisoner was remanded till Thursday. MARYLEBONE. Yesterday, Thomas Williams Bontern, who said that he was until the last few weeks a clerk in the service of Messrs. Pickford and Co., carriers, was charged before Mr. Broughton with the following outrageous conduct : It appeared from the evidence that at two o'clock on Saturday afternoon the prisoner, who was very drunk, created a great disturbance at Johnson's coffee-house, Hampton-terrace, Hampstead. road. A young man, named Gibbs, assisted the proprietor in putting the prisoner out, when he (the prisoner) gave him a violent blow and tripped him up. Prisoner then got aw a y, an d i n a b out an h our a f terwar d s b e interrupted the son o f M r . A sco tt, an eating-house keeper, in the same n e i g hb our h oo d, as h e was qu i et l y going along an adjacent street with a dinner, which had been ordered by a gentleman. The son returned home crying, and he had not been in doors many mi nutes when Mr. Ascott, upon seeing the prisoner pass the window, went out, and asked him why he had interfered with his son, upon which he struck him with great fbrce in the eye. He was then given into the custody of police-constable 370 S, whom he knocked down three or four times on the way to the station-house. He also attempted to bite him. For the assault ur,on Gibbs he was fined 10s., and in each of the other cases 205., making 21. 10s. ; in default of payment the term of imprisonment for all three offeLoes would be no less than ten weeks. TV E TOIASTE I?. LAMENTABLE C.SE.—lllartha Wright, an LONDON, TUESDAI7 prEININva I MARCH 28, gent-looking girl, apparently not more than sixt( en years of age, whose appearance denoted the ravages of disease, was charged with attempting to commit suicide. Henry Govers, a journeyman smith, stated that he was crossing Westminster• bridge at about eleven on Friday night, when observing somebody at the bot tom of the steps moving towards the water he went to the spot, and found defendant in the act of taking her shoes cif. He told her that he hoped she was not going to commit suicide, when she replied, "That she had enough to make her do it." He then remarked that whatever her circumstances were here they would be worse if she committed self-destruction, and re quested her to come up the steps with him, which she said she would if he would go first. Observing a police inspector at that moment passing witness left her for a moment to call him, and as he returned the defendant threw hersedf into the water. Ile jumped in after her and brought her to the shore immediately, but had considerable difficulty in doing so owing to the depth of the mud. He then assisted the police inspictor in conveying her to the Westminster Hos pital, where she remained until brought before the magistrate. . _ _ Mr. BRODEItIP inquired of the defendant, whose pallid countenance indicated the deepest sorrow, whether she wished to say anything ? D,f.endant replied in a lo w tone of voice, that about seven months ago she went to nurse her sister, who was lying dangerously ill with the cholera, and being herself attacked with it, became an inmate of Beth nal-green workhouse. On leaving there she was told to go to her own parish, which she did, but they refused to receive her, and told her to go back to where she came from. She was met by a young man and decoyed away, and having disgraced herself, she was ashamed to return home, and thought if she jumped into the water, her departure from the path of virtue would be unknown. Mr. BRODERIP asked her if she heartily repented of her wicked attempt to destroy herself? The girl replied that'she did most truly. Mr. BRODERIP inquired whether any of her friends were in attendance, and her mother having stood forward, he inquired whether she would take charge of her daughter ? The mother, a very creditable-looking middle aged woman, burst into a flood of tears, and said that she could not, in the girl's present shocking condition. It having been intimated that the girl was in a most deplorable state of disease, Mr. BRODERIP expressed himself at a loss what to do with her. The Chief Usher suggested that there was no doubt Mr. Burrell, who is a subscriber to the Lock Hospital, would, at his next sitting, on Thursday, give her an order for admission into that institution. Mr. BRODERIP asked the mother whether she could provide for the girl until then? The poor woman replied that she could not. She had been left with eight children, and had married again, but her hus band was out of work ; and even had she the means of conveying the girl, who was too ill to walk, to her home, near Bow, she did not think her daughter's stepfather would receive her. Mr. BRODERIP, having been told that it was doubt ful whether she would be received by the parish, de termined upon remanding her until Thursday, as it was impossible in her state to turn her into the stre e t s ; but the matter having been mentioned to Mr. Collies, one of the relieving officers, who came to the court in the course of the afternoon, he immediately gave an order for her admission into St. Margaret's work - house, whither she was conveyed. At the conclusion of the case, _ Mr. BRODERIP observed that the conduct of the witness Govers had been most praiseworthy, and directed that We. reward should be given him out of his (the magistrate's) private Lund. CL E RK EN WEL L. Yesterday Harriet Brian, a well-dressed young woman, who was described on the police-sheet as being 19 years of age, needle .woman, was placed at the bar before Mr. Combo, charged w ith stealing 30 yards of silk, value 41. Bs., the property of Mr. James Leonard Wilson, linen-draper, &c., of 53, St. John's street, Clerken well. It appeared from the evidence of Wm. House, a shopman in the employ of the prosecutor, that yester day morning, between eight and nine o clock, the prisoner entered the shop and requested to be shown some silks for drawn bonnets. He produced several, which she examined, and she selected four or five pieces, and purchased two, for which she paid ss. lOid., and she requested that the others might be sent to No. 21, West Smithfield. She then requested witness to show her a third piece of silk, and, whilst he was engaged in fetching it, the pri soner was seen to conceal the 30 yards of silk under her mantle and leave the shop. Witness followed her, and requested her to walk back with him. On their return, he asked her for the piece of silk which she had under her cloak ; and, on his putting the cloak on one side, she dropped the silk on the floor, and said, " Oh ! please let me go ; I do not know how I came by it," or words to that effect. He instantly called in a policeman, and gave her into custody. Henry Williamson, another shopman, confirmed this evidence. Cornelius Farrell, 31 G, said he received the pri soner into his custody when at the station-house ; she refused to say where she lived. On searching her, a duplicate for two gold rings, pawned for Bs. at a pawnbroker's in Farringdon-street, yesterday morn ing, in the name of A. Smith, Blackfriars -road, and 2:i. 10d., were found in her possession. Mr. CoMna asked her where she lived ? Prisoner—l live in Chelsea near the Spread Rigle. She did not know the name of the street—there was no number to the honse. She had no friends in Lon don. The rings had been given to her by her sister, who lived in Northampton. Sergeant Gann, G, said he had reason to suspect that the prisoner had been formerly convicted ; that her real name was Hawkins, and she was connected with a gang of shoplifters and swindlers. On inqui ries at West Smithfield, no such person as the prisoner was known there. Tne prisoner denied that her name was Hawkins and the statements made by the officer. Mr. COMIIE said he should commit her to take her trial, and, after the usual caution, asked if she wished to say anything in her defence? She reserved what she had to say, and she was fully committed for trial. WORSHIP-STREET. A woman, about 30 year s o f age , dressed in de cayed mourning, but of ladylike dress and deport ment, and who gave her name as Caroline Williams, applied to Mr. Arnold for assistance under the follow ing circumstances : The applicant stated that she was the daughter of an officer in the army , and upon her father's death whomof a captain in one of the death in fantry she was ultimately mar was ried, but her husband some time afterwards became involved in such reduced circumstances that he was compelled to enlist as a gunner in the East India Company's service. She accompanied her husband to India, and remained with him there for two years, when the climate had such a de s tructive effect upon his health that he was invalided and sent home, but declined so rapidly during the pas sage that on reach ing the Cape he expired, leaving her with an infant, and entirely destitute. Her infant died shortly after reaching this country, and she (the applicant) had been since charitab:y sheltered by a poor woman named Collins, in Holybush• gardens, Bethnal-green, and she had endeavoured to relieve her as much as she could of part of the burden of her su pp or t, by work ing at slopwork for tailors; but that description of labour was so badly remunerated and precarious, that she had been obliged, to save herself from starving, to part with all ber apparel, till she had nothing left but what she then had on her. She was anxious, if she could, to procure an engagement as attendant upon a lady going out to India, to which country she was desirous of return ing, and where she had made several friends, who would render her assistance ; but although she had entered her name upon the books kept for that pur pose at the Oriental Club House, it had as yet been without effect, and even if she should be successful she was at a loss to imagine how she should obtain the necessary outfit, as she was utterly friendle ss a n d penniless here. In authentication of her statement the applicant produced several letters from Lady Currie, which corroborated the facts she had men tioned, and Rowland, the warrant officer, who was directed to investigate the case, h av i ng his return that the result of h i s inquiries amongst persons in the neighbourhood where the applicant re sided were of a very favourable character, and left no doubt of the thorough propriety of her conduct since she had lived there, and that she was really involved in the extreme distress she had represented, Mr. ARNOLD expressed h is conviction that the ap plicant's unfortunate position was deserving of much commiseration, and regretted that the funds at his disposal were too limited t o enable him to assist her turtle.:r, ordered her to recei ve a sovereign from the money in the poor-box, which the poor woman grate fully accepted and quitted the court. MANCHESTER RECTORY DIVISION BILL.—The Select Committee upon this Bill re-assembled yesterday— Mr. Deedes in the chair—when Mr. Talbot delivered an able speech against the preamble, on the part of the Dean ani! Canons of the Cathedral Church of Manchester. The evidence of Mr. J. C. liarten, the Rev. Archdeacon Rushton, the Rev. Canon Clifton, and the Rev. Canon Sargent, was then taken to prove the allegations of the Learned Counsel. Mr. Russell, who appeared for Sir Thomas de Trafford, stated that an arrangement had been effected with the Counsel for the promoters, in consequence of which he withdrew his op position to the preamble, with the understanding that alterations were to be introduced in the clauses to save his client's rights. The Committee, after some deliberation, then declared the preamble to be proved, but directed that certain verbal alterations should be made in it, which, it is said. will re-open the whole qu stion upon the clauses. The Will mittee then adjourned until the 9th of April. C.129.NALL113., 1 Names of ;.; '; Dividend Dividend Companies. 1 per "CC' Names of Companies. 11 lAn nuner Price. is 1 Annum. - --- £ X Ashtn & Oldh 97 71. 113 Macclesfield. 100' 21. 10s. 50 Barnsley• •• • 160 121. 180 Neatk ••• • • • 1001 161. 340 I.lrknk&Abrg 150 51. 85 Oxford.. •• • • 100 , 20/. 155 Birmingham 40, 41. 85% Peak Forest. 78131. 18s. :0 Coventry , - • • 1001 251. 210 Regent's.... 331 11. 2s. 18% Derby ••• • •1100 61. 63 Rochdale.. • • 851 41. 50% Ellsmre&Chst 133 565. 41 Somrset Coal 150 (7/.lox. 130 ilrand.lu.nctnlloo 51. 85% Do.LkFdSt 19161. P. c. - Grand Surrey 100 2/. Os. 30 Stfilni &Wore 1 4 0 - 281. 400 Grand Union 100 ! 11. 10s. 24 Shrewsbury.. 125 151. - Grantham - - - Stourbridge- 145 201. 300 Kenut& Avu 311, 7s. 6d. 5% Severn andi Lancaster . 100 1 21. 32% Wye Bail. j 26 21. u°' Leeds& Livrp 100 301. 322 Warwick& 1 Leicester •••• 1031 Si. 63% I:inning. j 100 41 * 63 Leicstr &Nth 83, 4/. 46 Warwick& Louchhorogh 142' 701. 510 Napton..} 100' 31. 43 51onmouthsh 1 1001 81. - Worestr &} 78 3/. 42 111ntp.mrysh ' 100 - - Birming. Meltnliwbry 100 - - Wilts & arks -14 s. 9 LEST 02' SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES ----- ' Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ d. s. d Hank of Scotland Biltish Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 230 Caledonian Bank ••••• 8 per cent. 10 0 0 210 0 31. 17s City of Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 12 Clydesdale Bank •• •• 6% per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 13?, 4 Commercial Bank .. • • 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 170 Eastern Bank .• •• •• •• 61. per cent. 25 ti 0 10 0 0 9% Edinb.& Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 5/. 15s totehangeßnk of Scot.. 41. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 14% isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 - liatis;nal Bank 6% per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 15 yorth of Scotland Bank 41. per cent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 3% North British Bank • • Royal:lank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 125 irnionßank of Scotland St. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 90% Western Bank ••.•• • • • 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 74% Alliance Fire and Life 8%1.pr cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 20% B. Accord. Life aud Fire 20 0 0 010 0 - British Guarantee Ins. 41. per rent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 16..; Gd Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23 Coonial Life ... 50 0 0 1 0 0 1/. Os. City of Glasgow Lite- 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. 12s Edinburgh Life Insur. 6/. percent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 20% East of Scotland Life lO 0 0 015 0 - Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 liarcules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Insur. Co. of Scotlnd•• 51. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Life Assoc. of Scotland 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 1/. 10 8 Mercantile Life National Fire and Life 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 1225.0 d North British Incur. 5%1.pr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 25 North k West of Scot. 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 Scottish Life and Guar. 20 0 0 011 0 - Scot. Mar. and Gen. Life 0 0 0 15 0 - Scottish Union Inarnce. 6%1. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 i239.6d Standard Life .. • ... • . 51. per cent. 50 0 0 4 5 0 United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 16s 6d MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount ' Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. X. a. d. s. d. Auction Mart •••• • • . • 2/. ss. 50 0 0 25 Australian A, , riculturi 1/. 100 0 0 30 0 0 15 Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 101. 10 0 0 10 0 0 - Ditto, Half Shares.. 2 10 0 Canada ... • • 61. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 25 17ppr Canada Bonds 51. per, cent. - City Navigation .... 91 Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. c.L bs, 2/ 100 0 0 100 0 0 94 Equitable Reversioary 51. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 105 Gen.SteamNavigation 11.81. 15 0 0 14 0 0 27% London Institution ... 78 15 0 - Russell Institution.... 26 5 0 - Peninslr& Orient.Stm. V. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 78 Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 92 Royal Mail Steam- 61 18. 4. p. c. 100 0 0 60 0 0 51 South Australian •• 11. per share. 25 0 0 215 0 0 19 Van Dieman's Land.,. 100 0 0 29 0 0 - RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. CALEDONIAN. The directors have issued the report they intend to present to the half-yearly meeting of shareholders in London, on Thursday next, to the following effect : " The first step of the present board, on taking office in London, was to require a statement of the bills then falling due, and the cash balance in hand. The return showed a list of bills either overdue, or falling due within a fortnight, of 74,000/., while the treasury we.; absolutely and literally empty, and there were arrears due for coke, maintenanco of way, rates and taxes. Nu provision whatever had been made for the accruing interest on debentures, nor the rents or dividends on th., leased lines, long since de manded, and land claims still remained unsettled, for one of which engines had been seized in execution, a few hours beores the change of directors took place. The members of the new board had singly, but unanimou,ly, and upon mature consideration, resolved nr t to grant or renew any bills without taking the best legal opinion, and though they regretted the inconvenience that would accrue to the holders, they saw that, independently of personal responsibility, it was not by the expedient of perpetual renewals that the difficulties of the company could be zr.et. The opinion of eminent coun sel, both in England and Scotland, completely justified the resolution come te, and the directors, on receiving that opinion, issued a circular to the creditors, explain ingcreditors, that while there was not the slightest intention of disputing the ju,t debts of the company, but, on the con trary. a firm determination to apply all the available funds purp,,s: , , the practice of giving bills, as being both la,gprour, acid detrimental, stioulti not be continued. Tlis de,dsion was not, of course, without its difficulties, as it at once brought matters to a crisis; but your directors felt that it was only lay some bold and comprehensive scheme, not by little and temporary expedients, that they conk hope to extricate the company from its unparalleled diffi culties. Though pressed by irresistible claims, such as were never perhaps paid out of revenue before, the board pas,ed a minute appropriating a weekly sum eiTeLially t 3 debenture interest, and have regularly paid that sum into the Bank of England to ensure its punctual payment. The revenue accruing for the last half year, upon a gross receipt of 159,5021. Os. 2d., or an average of 6,134/. 14s. per week, shows an actual deficiency (after paying interest on debentures and floating debt, but without any pay ment whatever to the Rased lines) of 5,423/. 143. lOid. This, however, is partly owing to the improper payment of a dividend on the preference shares, and a sum paid to the Scottish Central Railway, as also to other sums strictly chargcuble to the previous half-year ; et allowing for these irregulvrities, there would still have remained only 31,604/. to meet 66,381/. of guaranteed or preferential claims. If this were assumed to be a c, iteriort of the com pany's future prospects, it is evident that the guaranteed lined would have little to hope for; but your directors believe that, by the introduction of the strictest economy, and by devoting their whole energies to the develop ment cf traffic, they could pay a very fair, though, of course, a reduced rate of dividend to al!. It is but just and reasonable, however, that the Caldonian board should have the inducement of some hope at least cat a return upon the ordinary su ck of the company ; and your directors feel sure teat, when the real state of atriirs is known, a re-arrangement of liabilities, in the interest of all parties, and under Parliamentary santiou, will be agreed to." - As respect the guaranteed lines, the directors state their conclusions as follows: " Upon a careful review ot all the circumstances, and considering the fair right of the Caldonian shareholders to some little interest in their own property, while still conceding to the leased lines rates of profit far above what they actually earn, the directors thick that a modifica tion of the guarantees, conformably to the ascertained resources of the Caledonian Company, would best con sult the interest of all parties. They believe, however, that the time ha 3 not yet arrived when the shareholders in the leased lines will list , in to r, asonable terms. If such an arrangement be not come to, the completion of the line must be prevented ; and the large amount of goods now lying without suf ficient shelter at Glasgow must continue exposed to damage, the expense of which would fall upon the guaranteed lines, causing them a loss far greater than the sum required to complete the goods stations, and to enable the Caledonian to sustain the dangerous competi tion which awaits it from the opening of the Nit hsdale line in the autumn. But, further than this, the ruin of the Caledonian Company will draw after it the ruin of those lease-c 1 lines, which are nearly worthless in themselves, but whose shareholders, grasping at the shadaw of an impossible dividend, may sacrifice a fair return on their capital, or rather their capital itself." With regard to Bills in Parliament— " The directors intend to petition Parliament fur an inquiry into the present state ot the Caled nion Com pany, with reference to the various Acts aflec ing it, and imposing liabilities beyond the power of the c ..,mpony to meet, and Vac) circumstances under which such Acts were obtained; and, further, to pray that such petition be ri ferred to a Select Committee of the House, with instructions to report thereon, and that all bills affecting the Caledonian Company may be deferred until the Committee shall have reported upon the petition, when it shall be lawful for the peti tioners to bring in a Bill in conformity with such report, for amending and explaining the various Acts affecting the company. The Caledonian interest is at present without an advocate in Parliament, but any independent Member appealed to by a shareholder would probably promote inquiry upon grounds of public interest and justice." Under the head " Traffic," the report suggests that-- " The Caledonian shareholders, as a body, are pro bably not aware that, although the total expenditure on the line has been 21,1651. per mile over and above the 16,50u1. per mile, which Mr. Lccke, the engineer, con siders to have been expended in the actual tormati3ta of the permanent way and the cost of the rails, the lint. i still, in many essential respects, unfinished, and in a state that absolutely requires further outlay." The directors conclude by a summary of their " future policy and prospects ':— " The directors, satisfied by their own experience of the work to he done, that frequent board meetings are necessary, have recommended an increase of one direc tor to the present number. In doing so, they have kept in mind the fact, that the ordinary stuck being held chiefly in England, it is desirable to select an English dirtetir, and without an increased number it would be difficult to secure attendance. It will, there fore, be for the shareholders to decide on the question of increasing the number of directors, as well as of the choice of a new one. It would be an advantage in refer ence to the attempts made by other companies to extort further guarantees, if the Caledonian board were represented in Parliameet, provided a director otherwise qualified could be found. Residence in the North of England would also be a recommendation, but above all it is desirable that the new director shall not be a shareholder in the leased lines. Mr. Potter having late'y resigned, the bea-d, in conformity with a promise to the preferential shareholders, have elected Mr. Wheeler, who was put forward by that interest. The directors regret that a combination adverse to the interests of the Caledonian shareholders has forced upon the board the expense of issuing proxies; but it is above all things a duty which they owe to their constituents to prevent, by every possible means, the attempt now making to deprive the original shareholders cf all interest in their pro perty. To speak, in conclasion, of the future prospects of the company is no pleasing task to your directors, and they can only state that, in the present posit,on of affairs, all depends upon a reduction of the guarantees so recklessly given. If that reduction be made, the di rectors can yet Fee hope for all parties; if not, there only remains endless litigation and certain ruin as the necessary result cf the former policy and management, which has had no parallel in railway history." As regards the auditing of the accounts, the di rectors append to their report the following note : "From the great increase in the number of returns required, and the interruptions caused by the committee of investigation, and the change of directors, it has been found impossible to audit the accounts in a propr man ner in time for the directors' report; the uuditor will therefore report to the shareholders when he is prepared to do so. GENERAL BALANCE SHEET AT DEC. 31. 1849. To receipts, as per statement £4,720,061 9 3 Suspense account, 2171. 56. Bd.; bills payable, 235,432/. 13s. 7d; sun dry debts due by the company, 192,2931. 17s. 7id.; due to bank ers, 168,495/. 16s. 1 lid.; ba!ance cf revenue account (at 30th June, Cr. 14,0141. 6s. op. ; do., at Dec. 31, Dr., 5,423/. 14s. 1044.) 8,5901. Ifs. 2d. 705,030 4 1 1 '43- £5,425,094 14 2 By expenditure as per statement ... £5,326,143 11 7i Sundry di bts due to the company, 73.7361. 163.51 d.; due by bankers, 1,109/. 15s. Id.; amount of store account, 24,104 1. I ls. Id. £5,425,094 14 24 Under the " Loan Capital Account," the sum bor rowed is stated to he, 1,292.2321. 184. 7d. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, March 25. ROYAL ASSENT. The House met to-day shortly before Four o'clock, in order that the Royal Assent might be given to several Bills. At five minutes after four Lord Langdale, the Earl of Carlisle, and Lord Eddisbury, robed as Lord Commissioners, took their seats below the Throne, when the Commons having been summoned to the tar, their Lordships gave the Royal Assent to the Consolidated Fund Bill, the Mutiny Bill, the Marine Mutiny Bill, the Registrar of Metropo litan Public Carriages Bill, and the Turnpike Roads and Bridge Trusts (Ireland) Bill. Their Lordships then adjourned during pleasure. Their Lordships resumed shortly before Five o'clock. The Earl of MOUNTCASHELL presented a petition from a Presbyterian congregation in Ireland against the Bill for authorising marriage with a deceased wife's sister. CASE OF MR. NASH. On the motion of the Earl of GR.XNVILLE, the order for calling Mr. Nash to the bar was ordered to be discharged. CHANCERY REFORM. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from the Court ot Equity Committee of the Metropolitan Lax Asseziation, Chancery praying r fo . r T a he r N e to move the second reading of a Bill he ha d laid upon the t a bl e o f the House, and which was calculated to n o Noble e andin the Learned then the proceeded carry out to a certain extent the recommendations of the petitioners, ho reeeet the Matters Jurisdictions in Equity Bill. This Bill only applied to uncontested cases, cases in which there could be no manner o f d oubt , but cases in which under the present practice parties were ex p ose d to all the expense of a protracted litigation before the Master, although there might be no tristalre whatever. As a proof of the necessity of this measure he could relate to their Lordships cases of the greatest hardship and oppression, occaeioned:not by the fault of the Judges, or of the Marters4or of the clerks, or t f the practitioners in the court, but of the law, and of the Law only. Indeed it was wonderful that under the present state of the law any person could be found who would accept the dangerous office of an executor. The Noble and Learned Lord then entered into a detailed statement of the usual steps taken i n as amicable Chancery suit, every one of which was attended with enormous expense an d gr.( at delay, and which, when they carne on for hearing, did not occupy one minute each. The Vice - Chancellor had disposed of sixty such in an hour, and 3e: from 2001. to 300/. had been expended in each case before it had come on for bearing. But this was only the vestibule. Well mieh t Vice- Chancellor Shad well say, in one of these cases, " Let the usual decree go for the ruin of the estate, according to law." There must be something rotten in the state of things when a Learned Judge was obliged to use such language in pro nouncing his decree. The amount of the costs of these undisputed eases to which he had referred was between 2001. and 300/.; 3 et, notwithetaucling all this expense about cases in which there was nothing to dispute, and nothing to take, the first step had still to be taken, and that was the Master's .advertisement for the creditors. The parties were ytt only in the jaws of the dragon. Was not that expense enough Lv wear down any small prof erty ? There were town in his way impedimenta enough to prevent n poor man from getting in time what p•rhans would have kept him alive, and spared much hardship and miaery to le any who were now driven 1 0 mqd(.e:s and ruin by the inlay in their cases. Vestibulum ante ipsum pritnisque in faucibus Orci, Luctus et ultrices posuere cubitia Curse: Pallente,que habitant Moroi, tristisque Senectus, Et Metus, et malesuada Fames, et turpis Egestas, Terribiles visu forma?: Letunique, Laborque: Turn consanguineus Leti Sopor, et ma'a mentis Gaudin . • . . et Discordia demens, Vipereusa crinem vittis innexa emends.' He had the means, however, furnished to him of pre' venting these mischiefs. There was a wise, judicial, exi erimental remedy furnished, not by the striking 00 of any new ide e not by founding any new court. or es' tablishing eny other jurisdiction, but in the healthy sr plication cf an Act which had already been found to work so wed, he meant the Winding-up Act. By adopt' ing the principle and practice laid down in that measure the expenses of all these cases he had stated, instead o f amounting to between 2001. and 3001., would not b e more than Sc. In addition to the saving of all the c osts( there would also be a large saving in every subsequen t stase of the case. He would then proceed to show their Lordships, by a f ew ill us t rat i ve cases f rom t h e M as ters office, how the present syate m worked. In one case the costs had amounted to 7471., and it was three years and a half in the office. Another suit, after four years' de,:, lay, bed in cre a se d t o th e sum o f 1 . 7001. costs ; and what he then recommended was adopted the expense 0 1 the case would have been comparatively trifling. Another hostile suit—that cf Dighy—had been 15 years peed' ing, ald uas still under judgment. He wished neW to allude to the effects of the Winding-up Act, in order to show the inducement that existed for extending its provisions to such cases as be had mentioned. N o less a sum than 270,000/. had been paid off under that Ad in six months from the time the order was sent to the Master's office. In fiurteen months debts amounting to 348,000/. out of 522,000/, and affecting no less than 6 00 parties, had been adjudicated upon. Since Christmas one-half of t'e remainder of these debts had been din' posed of, and in all probability the other half would be adjudicated upon before the end of Trinity Term. le fact, the change produced in the mode of proceeding by the Winding-up Act had been incalculably beneficial. Under the old system the adjudication on the enormous sum of 500,0001., to which he had just referred, would have lasted for the best part of a century. He might mention another instance of the effect of the Winding-dP Act. The proceedings commenced on the Bth January. 1850, the debt had been already ascertained to be 110,000/., and there was not the least doubt that within a few months the case would be settled. That was the case of " Walcot v. Hope," re" garding which a suit had been instituted so long as 1840. It was heard before the Chancellor, but it was found impossible to wind it up, and recourse was therefore had to a private Act to enable the court to appoint a receiver, who from some cause had neither the power *to make an order nor to distribute the assets. Au order alas made on the Bth of January, 1850, with refer' ence to this very case, which had been found so imprac ticable. The proceedings were conducted under the Winding-up Act. The debt of 110,000/. had been es; certiened, and there was no doubt that before the end 0 1 Trinity Term the matter would be settled. He thought he had made out an irresistible case for the extension 01 the provisions of so beneficial an Act as the Winding.% ) Act. One part of the present system was most viciouss' he meant the mode in which solicitors were paid. le. man who brought talents, skill, industry to the service of his employer, and whose education had been of se expensive kind, ought to be well paid. At present solicitors were compelled often to take steps, not only wholly unnecessary, but often dangerous to their clients. They were not allowed to charge for thee for which they ought to charge, and they charged for proceedings that might well be spared. They were ne t allowed to charge for their labour in getting up evidence , and they were not allowed, on taxing coats, to c harge fur consultations, though, as reipected both these points , . be believed there had been sense alteration. They wer e obliged to draw up a long statement of many pages t i the great damage of their clients, instead of a short on& Counsel had - therefore to read a long statement instead of a short one, and had to be paid in proportion, it t na there was, also, the charge for the engrossing clerk. ri, e should not wonder if one branch of the profession gained , not at the expense of another, but at the expense of the client. Such was the way in which clients were fleece d by the law. As the law now stood it was the interest o f the solicitor to protract the proceedings, while it we s the interest of the client that they should he shortened, for the greater the delay the larger the bill. He thought the best way would be to pay the solicitor reasonable sum for doing the work, and 13 ° make it his interest to protract the proceeding & A great improvement bad no doubt been made ca this he ad two years age, when the Master, instead of taxing costs, in certain cases awarded a sum according to the amount and nature of the business done. T 1356 was the case in the Leases Bill, and he thought the rul , e. might be extended. The question of how much shou ld be done by order and how much by bill would be better considered after the delay which he prcposed. He was clearly of opinion that it would be necessary to have an Act of Parliament to make any considerable alteration in that respect. A more respectable body of tam did not exist than the bulk of solicitors and attorneys, but how often did the Court see, and how much more (lid the Masters see, that the suit went on by the malpractices of the solicitors, and that but for these malpractices it would have been shortened long before? At present there was no power of mulcting the wrong-doer. He should pro' pose t r give a power to the Court, subject, of course, v. ) the greatest guards against abuse, cf throwing the bur: den of the costs that ought never to have been incurre d on the wrong-doer whose malpractices had created them' In conclusion, he had only to state that he should be . glad to receive suggestions from any quarter with rope . : to this Bill, the second reading of which he now begge d to move. Lord LANGDALE would not oppose the second reading of the Bill if it was understood that he did 0 44 thereby commit himself to all its details.—("Hear,"fr s eua Lord Brougham). If the principle of th e Bill w as o i l the expense and delay of proceedi ngs i n Ch ancer y sbe u ' a , be lessened so far as was consi s t en t w i t h j us ti ce being done to the parties, he should give it a hearty supPe s e l. He agreed with the Noble and L earne d L or d that to! shortening the delay in th e Masters' office was the fir e ; step. He could not agree in all the details of the Bib , but would reserve stating his objections for a future C' . , casion. With regard t o th e p rocee di ngs un d er t h e Win''' ing-up Act, th e N o bl e an d L earne d L or d s h ou ld 1 1 0' . recollected that there was not so much occasion for cos' sultations in the matters to which it related as in spie s. tions of estate and title before the Court of Chancel', He believed, however, that some of the provisions of tbr Act might very properly be extended. The mode 11 . 1 , which solicitors were paid was the root of the evil. Tbe/ were often paid for services of no value, and for mall important services they were not paid a t a ll. He w as very glad that the Noble and Learned Lord bad eel' their Lordships' attention to the subject, and should b,e_ glad to support some plan which would remove the OW of the present system. After a few words from Lord BROUGHAM, eXPr es ; sive of his satisfaction at the course taken by his Nob le and Learned Friend, the Bill was read a second time. DEVONPORT HARBOUR. The Earl of a .GERMANS rose to move for cartels returns relative to the works in Devonport dockyar d ' His Lordship stated, that in 1833 it was found necesseg thoroughly to repair the boat-basin at Devonport. 1835 Mr. Hawkes, master shipwright in the dockyar d ' laid before the Admiralty a statement of the deficien e il of accommodation then and previously experienced , el suggested a comprehensive plan for the enlargeislee s , s t the basin and the erection of additional dock!. . 1 -L i d suggestions were adopted, the works w e r e commence and for ten years they were proceed e d w ith at en es . pense of 90,0001. In 1848, howe ver , it was proposed to abandon this magnificent undertaking, and to substitute an open basin for the basin planned by Mr. Hawk es ' The Admiralty so far entertained this proposition as e e suspend the works, and to send down Mr. Rendell, 1! civil engineer of great eminence, to make inquiry to l ! report. That gentleman, he believed, recommended t hat the original plan should be carried into execution; bat, the Admiralty were not satisfied with the opinion of Mr. Rendell, and still suspended the works. They tbras sent down three commissioners, viz., Mr. Walker, hit. Cubitt, and Mr. Rendell, who, he understood, pro' posed a third plan, different from the other trio. That was the state of things at this moment, and he was anxious that full information should be laid before their Lordships on the subject. He did not ins' pure any blame to the Admiralty in connexion with this matter; but he wished, by obtaining the papers' e ° enable the House to understa n d th e exact nature o f the case. The Noble Earl then moved for copies of all the reports made to the Admiralty on the subject from 1833 downward. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE had endeavoured to make himself acquainted with this matter by aPP I Y iI3I4 to his Hon. Friend at the head of the Admiralty. C°ll - variety of opinion, it appeared, had been es ' pressed on this questi on b y professional persons, includ ing some of the most eminent engineers in the coun tr y' and his Hon. Friend a t th e head of the Admiralty had therefore thought it r i g h t to re f er t h e ma tt er to oth er professional per sons , an d persons connected with te office of the Admiralty, w h o were to report on the 6 , 11 b: r i ject. In these ci rcums t ances h e h o p e d th e Noble ki a te would consent to withdraw his motion till a c omp iew of the subject could be obtained, which wou ld ""h e be the case unless the r e po r t o f th e p ar ti es to wie t T iose had referred was laid on th e t a bl e a l o ng Wi t ' moved for by the Noble Earl. The Eart of ST. GERMANS consented to thts 6r. rangement, and withdrew his motion accordinglY• se The Marquis of LANSDOWNE moved that the frou do adjourn to Thursday, the 11th of April. d . The motion was carried, and their Lordship s journed accordingly. Pitlu.ES OF SAARES IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, ANT: OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List. NIBLISIIED EVERY TUESDAY AND FATDAT EVENING. LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 26. ZOTNT-STOCX ZIAIVMS.. Name of Company. Australasia .......... Britsh North American Ceylon Commercial H of London Colonial.. Gloucestershire • • • • • • lonian Londn and Westminstr Ditto • • • • London Joint-Stock . • . Provincial o:' Ireland.. Ditto, New • • . National of Ir9lautt gat. Prowncial of Eng. Ditto, New. • •• •• • • South Australia ...... Union 01 Auitralla •... Union of L0nd0n..... Union of Madrid ..... Dividcud per Annum. INSURANCE C Name of Company. Albion .....• •• •• •• •• Alliance Brit. and For. Ditto Marine. • • • • • • Atlas ........ British Commercial .. Clericl,Med Gon.Life Crown • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Eagle ... • • • ...... • • • • European Life ••• • • • General ...... • • .... Giardian .• .• • • • • • • • • Imperial Fire • • • • • • • • Imperial Life • • • • • • • • Indemnity Marine.... 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Mr. STANFORD wished to ask the Secretary Of State for the Home Department whether instructions to the statistical department of the Board of Trade might not be given so as to insure more complete trim ' nal returns for the United Kingdom. Mr. LABOUCIIERE admitted that the returns did not contain all the information the public ought to ha / on the subject, but the question of extending the ret urns was now under consideration. TIIE GOLD COAST. Mr. COBDEN understood that the extension of b o rn tish territories on the Gold Coast of Africa had been recaltiy negi tinted, and ho wished to know w hether so opportunity woull be afforded the House of discussitig the policy of that extension of territory. Lord JOHN RUSSELL was understood to 01 1 Y t- l- . Paid. Paid. raid. Paid. Price. Pric e 21 On, 5 li 210 206 Price. Price Price Price