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assent going to declare that what had happened with wool would happen with corn—( Hear, hear) —but he said some thing else—not corn.—(Hear , hear.) And when he f ( Air. Villiers) brought forward — as he should do—his motion or the repeal of the corn-laws, the Right Hon. Gent leman wo uld from find some peculiar circumstances that distingui s h ed w corn.--( Hear, hear.) He hoped the public could read that which was as part of the Right Hon. Gentleman ' s s pe e ch, good a free-trade argument as he h a d ever heard, and satisfy themselves whether there was an y justice in continuing this additional tax, and whether or not they oug h t not to resolve, with his Hein. Friend , that as t he tax was to be perpetual— and perpetual it must be if the corn-Jaws existed—they ought not to make it as just an d as little odious as possible ? Mr. MUNTZ said the Hon. Member for Stockport had a to him to confirm a statement contained in a letter rfreofen e m ßi rm ingham. He could not confirm' it farther than this, that lie knew there was such a person living in Birming ham. But he could confirm the assertion that, from the mode of proceeding, the income-tax was not very popular in that town. The income-tax, if not to be eternal, would evidently be of long duration, for they had heard that if it was not im posed, they must raise three millions another way. When it was imposed, the Right Hon. Gentleman hoped that the elasticity of the country would enable him to dispense with it. He was always frightened when he heard a Minister talk about the elasticity of the resources of the country. But it had not come into operation ; and without the income-tax there would not only be a deficiency, but the revenue would be in a state of great depression. The diffi culty was the taking from one class to give to another. If the Right Hon. Baronet could do that, he would do a great deal, but he doubted, even with the property-tax, whether the Right Hon. Baronet, with all his ingenuity, would be able to effect it. Another reason for his rising was to notice what seemed a wilful misrepresentation in one of the evening prints —the House would stop hire if he were irregular. It was there stated that he said the Right Hon. Baronet had improved the condition of one class of society by taking from another —taking from the rich to give it to the poor. He distinctly stated that the Right Hon. Baronet had taken from the agricultural inte rest to give to the manufacturing. By the agricultural interest he did not mean the landlords, but the working class, amongst whom the greatest distress prevailed. He was still of the same opinion. He would not keep the House long, but it was necessary for him to say some thing.—(Great laughter.) He meant necessary for him to set himself right before the public—not to enlighten the British House of Commons.—( Hear. hear.) A disease per vaded the benches upon which he (Mr. Monte) sat to a great extent. Ther e was a free trade mania, which raged so tre mendously that the very mention of the word .• free" was eagerly caught by Hon. Gentlemen near him, and he verily believed that if the Right Hon. Gentleman had declared they were free to hang themselves, these gentlemen would say it was a step in the right direction.—( Roars of laughter.) They caught up those declarations with great avidity, and did not give themDlves time to consider the real tendency of the mea sures proposed by Government. Regarding the tax itself, he was now of the same opinion as he had expressed the other night—he would vote for a property-tax, but was entirely ad verse to an income-tax. He thought a property-tax a salu tary measure under existing circumstances. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the amendment ...... ... 112 Against it Majority against the amendment .. —l2B THE POWER, OF APPEAL UNDER THE INCOAIE TA X. On the gallery being re-opened, Mr. MILES was moving his amendment, " That from and aftersthe passing of this Act, it shall be lawful for all persons assessed under schedule B, should they feel themselves aggrieved by such assessment, to appeal to the Commissioners for General Purposes, ten days' notice thereof in writing being given to the assessor or ssrveyor of the district ; and the said Commissioners are hereby empowered to hear and determine such appeal, under the rules and regulations for appeals under schedule D, in the aforesaid recited Act ; provided that no person so appealing shall be charged by the aforesaid Commis- ' owners more than the sum of threepence-halfpenny in England, and twopence-halfpenny in Scotland, for every twenty shillings of the property he occupies." The Right Hon. Baronet had taken from the agricultural tenantry of England the profits they had till that time enjoyed, and }et he added to their burdens by the present income-tax. If the tax were proved to be bad, why should they not amend it ? What mattered it whether it were to be continued for a longer or shorter period ? Ho could give them an instance of the operation of this tax on tenant-farmers. He knew a friend who possessed six or seven hundred acres of land, and upon every hundred acres he had expended a capital of 7001. While he was in possession of this farm be married a lady possessed of considerable property in the funds. He paid the income-tax in the first year without disturbing this property, but in the last year he was obliged to draw 600/., and this year he would have to draw other 6001. from money which he intended should remain to accumulate for the benefit of his children. It was right and just that they should have the allowance he required made to them, and he therefore asked that a power should be inserted in the Bill to enable them, when they were surcharged, to submit their accounts to the revision of the authorised Connie iesionens. The clause was then brought up and read a first time. On the question being put of the second reading, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose and said, he thought he should best consult the feelings of the House at that late period of the night if he simply confined himself to the statement of his Hon. Friend, and the reasons which would induce him not to accede to his proposition. His lion. Friend proposed that the tenants of land should be per mitted in ease of their profits being mis-stated to appeal to the Commissioners and obtain an abatement of their proportion of the tax. Now it appeared to him that the ar t angement would be essentially unjust. The House would bear in mind the circumstances under which the assessment upon Servant-farmers was made. A specific rate was always impUied upon them according to the amount of their rental. It was stated, when the measure was first introduced, that persons engaged in farming land, found it extremely difficult to keep the same books of account as traders and professional men. It was therefore judged advisable to take a limited pro. portion of the rent, and in the f rst instance, the amount was at three-fourths the annual rental paid to the landlord. This was ;greed to in 1816, but in 1842 the amount was reduced to one half the rent, and the same provision was made in the Bill now before the House. His lion. Friend asked the House to allow the tenant-farmer the right of appeal in cases where he sus tained loss, but his Hon. Friend did not say that any addition should be given to the public for increased profits. He did not pretend to have a very extensive knowledge of farming, but he was perfectly well aware that a farmer often increased his expenditure in one sear in anticipation of augmenting his income in the succeeding year ; and hence, if the Hon. Member's amendment were agreed to, it would he attended with serious loss to the Exchequer. His lion. Friend would bear in mind that no tenant was assessed whose rental was less than 300!., and this was an advantage given to no other trade or profession. Under these circum stances, he must resist the second reading of the clause. The House then divided, when there appeared. s For the amendment ..... 92 Against it Majority fur Ministers ... —lo4 On the re-admission of strangers, we bound Mr. SPOONER bringing forward the amendment of which be had given notices, relating to certain deductions to be made from the income-tax assessment for poor and local rates, and other expenditure. Mr. HUTT begged leave to suggest to the Hon. Member for Birmingham that it would be expedient to propose the amendment at another stage of the Bill, so as 'not to interfere with the progress of those measures remaining to be disposed of in the Committee of Ways and Means, by the delay of which much inconvenience was occasioned to trade. Sir R. PEEL felt that the delay of the final determination of the House upon the export duty of coal, for instance, was a great inconvenience. The Hon. Member for Birmingham might allow the Committee of Ways and Means to proceed to night, and move his amendment en the third reading of the Bill on.Ziednesday. Mr. SVOONER did not wish to stand in the way of public business, and would act upon the suggestion of the Right Hon. Baronet. After some conversation, very imperfectly heard in the gallery, Arr. WAKLEY also postponed to Wednesday (on the third reading of the Bill), the amendment of which he had given notice. Mr. FORSTER. and Sir R. H. Nous likewise postponed their amendments. Mr. GREENE then brought up the report, which was read and received, and ordered to be engrossed. The House then went through a Committee of Ways and Means. Colonel SIBTHORP moved that returns moved for on the 7th of February, respecting the Poor Law Commissioners ; Feb. 19, Comptroller of the Exchequer ; Feb. 21, Fire In surance, be forthwith laid on the table.—Ordered. M r . HUME moved for a copy of the orders of the Govern ment of India for the establishment of the Council of Educa tion in Bengal, and at the other presidencies ; also a return cf tt ( establishments maintained in 1843 for the promotion of education amongst the natives of British India, and the sala ries an d expense of the same ; also, a statement of the funds supplied by the Indian Government, and from other sources, for the support of education in British India, and the expendi ture of the same, under separate heads, at each of the several Presidencies; also, a return of the names of distributors and sub-distributors of stamps, in England and Scotland, the dates of their appointments, the amount of security given by each, the rate per cent., and the amount of per tentage paid to them severally in the year 1844 (to correspond K ith Parliamentary Paper, No. 364, of Session 1834) —Ordered. GAME• LAWS. Mr. BRIGHT moved for the appointment of the following Members, as a Select Committee on the game-laws : —Mr. Bright, Mr. Burroughes, Lord George Bentinck, Mr. Alilner Gibson, Mr. Bouverte, Mr. Cripps, Viscount Clive, Mr. Wil liam Mackenzie, Mr. Villiers, Mr. Bankes, Mr. Etwall, Mr. Grantlev Berkeley, Mr. Manners Seaton, Mr. George Caven dish, and Mr. Trelawnev. Mr. C. BERKELEY rose to move'as an amendment— That the names of Viscount Palmerston and Mr. Gregory be inserted in place of Mr. George Cavendish and Mr. Beuverie. The Hon. Member said he thought he had reason to complain of the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary of State for the Howie Department with regard to the constitution of the Committee. It would be in the recollection of the House that, during the discussion which took place on the motion of the Hon. Member f. r Durham, he told the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir J. Graham) that he would accede to the appointment, provided the appointments were constituted in a fair and im partial manner. Now he mast say that a more unfair or partial Committee he could not conceive. It was perfectly true that the names of three gentlemen had been taken from the list, and three others substituted. He thought it requisite that three of those Members should be omitted and three others substituted. Of two of those three he knew nothing, but of the other he happened to know some thing, he meant the Hon. Member for Lynn (Lord G. Ben tinek), of that Hon. Member he must say that he deemed him a very improper partial person. He never attended quarter sessions.—( Hear, hear.) He knew little and cared less about the circumstances of the country and how they were conducted. _(Laughter on all sides of the House.) to e (Mr. Craven Berkeley) thought this Committee ought im partial ltd equitable an footi ng — (Hear, hear) be pdut heon an did not think that that Noble Lord's p ar ti a li ty for the — turf and racing pent at all to neutralze his hostility to that little li animal for whose mining operation s the on Mmber fer Durham ( Mr. Bright) the other night expressed such posed of Anti-Corn law rrd. He did not is ish to see the Committee corn law leaguers and game preservers, hot he th oug h t that othersn- ought to be added who were known for their impartiality, at tention, and ability. For this reason he should move that the name of the Hon. Member for Kilmarnock should be erased, and that of the Member fir Dublin substituted. Sir JAMES GRAHAM said that he did not think that there was any reason to complain of his conduct in the nomina tion of this Committee. It had been his earnest desire, built in public and private, and in everything he had said, that this Committee should be impartial. And he must say that in this matter the lion. Member for Durham (Mr. Bright) had tret him in a spirit of similar good will and right feeling. He said, in jii - Aice to tbat Hon. Gentleman, that he had never Teen eoncerneT in the formation of a committee which had been Voceeded wi/lh in so uneacer ionable a manner as it had been conducted by the Hon. Gentleman. The Hon. Gentle- I loan moved the Committee. It was usual that the mover of a Comsaittae ahouldidemand that a majority of Members of his:o%n * w.3 , of thinking should be placed on that Committee. He (Sir James Graham) wished that a Member of the Government tibould be OA the Committee. His position precluded him from being on the Committee, and he expressed a wish to the Hon. Member for Durham that the Under-Secretary of State should be on the Committee. To this the Hon. Gentleman at once agreed. He then requested that six Gentlemen sitting on that (the Ministerial) side of the House should be 011 the Commit tee, and to that the Hon. Member acceded, and he (Sir James Graham) named Lord Marsham, Mr. Hope Johnstone, and Mr. Bramston. He also nominated Mr. Grantley Berkeley to serve on the Committee. It turned out that Lord Marsham, Mr. Bramstone, and Mr. Hope Johnstone could not attend on the Committee, and he then nominated Lord G. Bentinek, Mr. Cripps, and Mr. Mackenzie. The Hon. Member had fallen into these arrangements, and had done all in his power to assist the G)vernment, and . if the Hon. Gentleman should oppose the motion for the rejection of Mr. Cowper, he (Sir J. Graham) should support him. Mr. BRIGHT could not accede to the proposition of the Hon. Member for Cheltenham. The Hon. Member had said that six members of the Anti-Corn-law League were on the Committee. This was not the fact, as only three were on the Committee who were connected with that association. He (Mr. Bright) could not understand why the Hon. Member objected to the name of Lord George Bentinck, seeing that he himself had put a notice on the paper on the 3d of March to nominate that Noble Lord on the Committee. Mr. G. BERKELEY believed the Committee was formed in a manner likely to give satisfaction. After a few words from Mr. VILLIERS, . . Mr. C. BERKELEY said he had resisted the appointment of the Noble Lord the Member for Lynn, because he believed he entertained the same views as the Hon. Member for Dur ham. He should divide the House. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the House divided. The numbers were— For the motion Against it Majority for the original Committee —B7 Mr. C. BERKELEY then moved that the name of Lord Palmerston be nominated as a Member of the Committee, in stead of Mr. Thomas Cavendish. Mr. BRIGHT, knowing that Mr. Cavendish would attend the Committee, declared he should not accede to the proposition. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the amendment Against it Majority against the Amendment The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at a Quarter past One o'clock. NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. The THIRD EDITION of THE SUN of last (Monday) Evening contained— The Report of the Standing Orders Committee on Railways. The Betting at Tattersall's up to Six o'clock. The Conclusion of the Day's Proceedings of the In quest at Blackwall. A. Full Report of the Evening's Proceedings of both Houses of Parliament up to a Quarter before Seven o'clock. Just ready, in 3 vols., post Bvo., M A IDS OF HONOUR A TALE OF THE COURT OF GEORGE I. 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To be had or all Booksellers. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Tills EVENING be repeated (second time in this country), Verdi's new Opera, ERNANI. in Four Prtrts-Ist., The Pandit ; 2d., The Guest ; 3d., Tho Pardon ; 4th., The 3lttsk. With new scenery by Mr. 31:trhall. Elvira, Madame Rita Borio Ciovanna, P,ellini ; Buy Gomez, Signor Fornasari ; Don Carlos, Signor Botelll ; Ernani, Signor To conclude with an entirely new Ballet, by M. Perrot, entitled EOLINE ; on, LA. DRYADE. The Musk, by Signor Pugni. The Scenery by Mr. Marshall. . . . Principal Characters—Eoline (betrothed to Court Edg:wd t, Mddle. Lucile Gratin ; Ilubezahl (le Gnome), M. Perrot ; Count Edgard, M. Toussaint ; Prince of Silesia (brother of Eoline), M. Gosielhi. la the course of the Ballet the tbllowing Dances will he introduced : Wallet , Selesi,nne, by the Couplnes or the Corps do Ballet. Pas de la Fiancee—Mdlle. Lucile Grahn and M. Tougsalnt. Pas de Ong (composed hi' M. Gositelin)—Mdlles. Louise Weise, Fer. dinand, DemoEsse, C.assan, and Monettlet. Mazonrka D'Estase—Male. Ladle Or • ho and M. Perrot, Fourth Tableau. Grand Pal des Dryads by 31d11e. - 1;. - 6;a • hn and the Ladlea of the Corps de Bane'. Applications tbr Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box. otticia, Opera Colonnade. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE. THIS EVENING Will be perf , :rmed Robert Mr. W. liar risron ; Bertram, Mr. Stretton ; Raimbaut, Mr. 1). W. King ; Isabella, Miss Rainforth ; Alice, Mina Romer.: To concludo with the celebrated ballot of LA GISELLE, in which Mdlle. Maria, Monsicur and Madame Mart, fke., will appear. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. LESSEE, H R. B. WEBSTER. TIM EVENING WM be repo •ted a New and Original Comedy, entitled TIM SHERIFF OF THE COUNTY. Principal Characters by Messrs. W. Farrell, Strickland, Buekstone, Webster, Mrs. Glover, Mrs. W. Clifford, Mrs. Hamby, Miss Julia Bennett, &c. In the course of the Evening Mr. John Parry will give bin De letiptive Scene, " Cinderella." ➢lr. Distill and Ida Font Sons will play some of their most popular Pisces. ARer which, GRANDFATHER WIIITEHEAD. To conclude with TILE BOARDING SCHOOL. THEATIIE ROYAL, ADELPIII. UNDER. THE DIRECTION OF 3IADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING _ VIII he repoated a New and Original Drama, entitled TYIE BUSHES ; or, A Hundred Years Ago. Connor O'Kennody, Mr. Selby; George, Yr. Hudson: Wild Murtogh, Mr. 0. Smith ; Muster Grinnidge, Mr. Wright; Jaels, Gong, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Geraldine, Mrs. Yates ; Nelly O'Neill, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Madame Celeste. After whloh, MOTHER AND CHILD ARE DOINCI WELL. To conclude with NORMA. Pollio, Miss Woolgar ; Norma, Mr. Patti Bedford ; Adalglsa, Mr. Wright ; Oroveso, Miss Reynolds. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. LESSER, Mlt. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING Will he performed a New Drama (from the French), entitled THE CARBONARI ; or, The Bride of Parma. In which Mr. Compton, Mrs. Stirling, and Miss Emma Stanley will perform. After which, MONSEIGNEUR; or, PARIS IN 1720. Mon seigneur, Mr. Wallaek ; i:ennalne, 2,Er. Oxberry ; Rosanne, Miss E. 'tanley ; Annette, Miss Marshall. To be followed by THE IRISH WEDDING. Principal Characters by Mdlles. Caroline ROUBSCt and Ter( sine, Miss Marshall, and Messrs, J. Rousset, Marshall, and Gilbert. After which, THE REAR-ADMIRAL. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. (tinder the Direction of Mis Davenport.) THIS EVENING Will be pertizmed ; or, The Poisoner. fleorgo Maurice, Mr. Wahlron ; Charles D'Arbel, Mr. Binge ; Hortense, Miss Davenport. After which, a Favourite Ballet, called THE JOVIAL MILLERS. Supported by Mr. Flexmore, Miss Wright, &c. To oonoltule with PERFECTION. Kate O'Brien, Miss L. Melville. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE, A Crand Concentration of Excellence and Variety at the above Theatre FOIL THEI BENEFIT OF MR. RAYNER, And Last Night of the Season. FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 14, Will be performed TILE SCHOOL OF REFORM. Robert Tyke (first time these twelve years), Mr. Rayner; Mrs, Ferment, Miss L. Melville. Miss Davenport will, for the first time, sustain the cha racter of Clad. A GRAND CONCERT by talented Artistes. To conclude with A 'NAUTICAL DRAMA. Tickets and Places of Mr. Rayner, 12, Southampton-buildings, Holborn. DIVIDGE'S ROYAL SUIMEI"MEATHE. THIS EVENING _ _ Will he performed THE 110,NEY3106N: Snpported by the whole Company. . After which, MACK GREY ; The Suspected One, or the Moral B rand. To conclude with THE KNIGHTS OF TIIE CROSS ; or, The Dog and the Standard. TIIE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, MARC!! 11. TgEnmomisTEß, Lowest, 31 ; Highest, 40 ; Noon, 36 BAROMETER, 30.3.—W1ND, N.N.E. NOTN.—The figural which follow the words "Lowest" and " Highest" denote the lowest and highest state of the : hermorneter during the preceding twenty-four hours. All the other observations are made at noon. lIIGII WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .• 47 minutes after 3 Evening .. 4 minutes after 4 .*47.2 • k rat .; t. •• eft lA, T - T: :: 4 4. 2 • Al 0 •.` SECOND EDITION. lt inning LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1845. The House of Lords met at Five o'clock. The Earl of MINTO postponed his motion on the sub ect of Otaheite until Friday. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the second reading of the Jewish Relief Bill. He proposed to relieve the Jews from the disabilities under which they at present laboured with regard to holding municipal offices, by omitting in their case the words, " in the true faith of a Christian," from the oath required by law to be taken by persons before they could be admitted to such offices, thus put ting Jews on the same footing with Quakers, Moravians, and Separatists. The Bishop of LOND9N, in consenting to the motion, di Ainetly reserved to himself the right of opposing the Bill in a future stage, if he should see fit. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE and Lord BROUGHAM supported the Bill, as did Lord CAMPBELL, who ex pressed a hope that, in the next session of Parliament, the Ni.hle nod L.-arned Lord on the Woolsack would come down to the House with a Bill which would en able a person of the Jewish persuasion not only to sit in the Court of Aldermen of the City of London, but to a Feat in the Legislature of the country. Lord COLCHESTER could not think it proper that persons of the Jewish religion should b 3 allowed to sit in Parliament. He would not, however, oppose the present measure. After a few worth from Lord REDESDALE, the Bill was read a second time. Lord MONTEAGLE brought in a Bill to amend the laws relating to pauper lunatics in Ireland, which was read a first time. The Constables (Scotland) Act Amendment Bill was read a third time and passed, and their Lordships ad journed. The House of Commons met at Four o'clock. After the transaction of private business and the pre son tation of petitions, On the motion that the report on the income• tax be received, Mr. C. BULLER moved the following resolution by way of amendment :—" That the circumstances under which the renewal of the income-tax is at present pro p ),,ed, are such as to render it exceedingly improbable that Parliament will have the power of dispensing with its continuance at the end of three years , and that it is do the duty of this House to take care that the tax be imposed in a form in which its opera tion shall be less unequal and inquisitorial than it now is." The Hon. and Learned Gentleman supported his motion in an argumentative, sarcastic, and witty speech, in the course of which he frequently convulsed. the House with laughter by his unsparing dissection of what he said had been called the poor man's budget." His close imitation of the language and style of Sir ROBERT PEEL, as he stated the pains he had taken to make inquiries into the quantity of cotton used in the manufacture of fustian, and the calculations by which he had arrived at the result that the saving effected on a suit of fustian, by the reduction of the duty, would amount to one penny and nine-sixteenths of a penny was most felicitous, and set the House in a roar. His thrusts were home ones. "The Right Hon. Baronet,'' said Mr. BULLER, " will not give the poor man corn— he will not give him butter, but he gives him alum to adulterate his bread, and lard to adulterate his butter." This was loudly chered. It was the most telling speech that has been delivered this session. Mr. EwenT seconded the amendment, which was opposed by The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, who, in a lengthened speech, defended the finatlcial scheme of the Government. Lord HOWICK supported the amendment, and urged upon the Government the necessity of removing those duties which were imposed, not for purposes of revenue, but for protection. By so doing they would give relief to the consumer without diminishing the finances of the country. The income-tax was imposed solely to enable the Government to continue the system of protection ; and he hoped thttt, before the next general election, the electors of England would well consider whether the income-tax should be taken on their shoulders for the purpose of bolstering up, for a few years longer, that system of protection which even the members of the Government were fain to admit, was contrary to the principles of reason and of common sense. Sir H. 11. INGLD expressed his belief that there was nut a man in the House who did not believe that the property-tax was a tax for ever. They ought not to be contented with the statement of any Minister that the tax was only for three years, and they ought to make it as little oppressive as possible. He thought that some portion of the surplus ought to have been appropriated towards providing foe the spiritual wants of the country, and urged the relieving of all charitable a•:d religious seekties from payment of the legacy duty. fie should support the amendment. Mr. WARBURTON could not support tho proposition of the lion. Member for Liskoard. Mr. M. MILNEs thought the discussion was perfectly utit ss. Mr. IlAwEs considered the imposition of the income tae unnecessary, as alt the reductions might be effected out of the surplus revtnue without its continuance. It was for the sake of continuing the protection to sugar that the income-tax was imposed. Mr. SPO:)NEll opposed the amendment. Mr. IlumE, although disapproving of the conduct of Government as regarded the sugar duties, would yet support them on the present occasion, because he con sidered direct preferable to indirect taxation. Sir R. PEEL combated the statements of the Hon. Member for Lambeth, and went through a series of calcu lations for the purpose of proving their fallacy. He also argued at great length against all the propositions hich had been made for modifying the income-tax. He stated the grounds on which the Government had proceeded in proposing the various reductions of duty on different articles. With regard to the article of cot ton, he explained to those who had shartd in the wag ry of the Hon. Member for Liskeard on that subject, that one great object of that reduction had been to enable the manufacturers of this country to meet their competitors in the foreign market on better terms. The house was afterwards addressed by Mr. SHEIL, Mr. COBDEN, Lord JOHN RUSSELL, Mr. VILLIERB, and Mr. Mtryrz ; after which the amendment was put and negatived, the numbers being, for the amendment, 112, against it 240—m aj ori ty, 128. An amendment was also proposed, granting an appeal to tenant-farmers, which waA lost ; anti the other business being disposed of, the ll:.use adjourned at a Quarter past One o'clock. Sir ROBERT PEEL and Lord LYNDHURST are deter mined to outbid the Whig leaders in promises and otTers to the advocates of free trade and the enemies of bigotry. But a few years have elapsed since these two pillars of Church and State stood resolutely in every avenue that could lead Catholics and Jews to offices of honour, and emolument, and usefulness, be ell USO their only objects were to pull down the Church, and destroy our glorious Consti tution. To admit a Catholic into Parliament, or a Jew into a municii al corporation, was regarded as great crimes, which would bring down Divine v( ngeance and an-Christianise the land. These hcrrors, however, have vanished. Place and pensions and patronage have done wonders in conjunction with the Reform Bill. Maynooth now has no terrors —nay, it is regarded as a righteous and useful institution; its power is to be increased, Catholics are as good Christians as Protestants, and the crowds that meet annually at Exeter-hall, in May, for the conversion of the Jews, and heaping reproaches upon their fellow-creatures, are treated with as much contempt as the defunct Jumpers and the followers of JOHANNA SOUTHCOTE. Every friend of humanity, and every friend, too, of the Christian religion, will rejoice at the result, for persecution only in creases bigotry and cruelty, and is utterly alien to the humane doctrines inculcated by its great Founder. The Catholics have been emancipated—they are admitted into the sacred edifice of the Constitution, and they are found as good subjects, as good senators, and, perhaps, too, as good Christians as their bitter and selfish opponents. The Jews, we confidently hope, are now about to receive the same relief. Even in the House of Lords, where they have hitherto been so fiercely de nounced, no opposition was made to Lord LYNDHURST'S Bill last evening. The Bishop of LONDON, it is true, said something to save appearances; but even that pious and peaceable prelate was utterly harmless—he was ready to yield ; and, . though no party to the measure, he would not oppose it, " because it would only raise discussion, and excite angry feelings." All the other bishops were silent, so powerful was the charm practised by the Learned CHANCELLOR. The Bill is very simple, and the security to the Church is as ample as words can make it. A Jew, on claiming to be admitted to office, is required to make a simple de claration to this effect :—" I will not exercise any power or authority, or influence, which I may possess by virtue of the office of te _tent Church as it is established by law in England, nor to disturb the said Church, or the bishops and clergy of 'he said Church, in the possession of any right or privilege to which such Church, or the said bishops and clergy may be by law entitled." The Bill applies only to municipal offices, but the relief to this class cannot stop here ; it must be carried into full effect, for England, so celebrated for her liberal ins•itutions, and in these days so conspicuous for adopting great measures of reform, cannot be outdone by the despotic States of tho Continent. The Jews have ever shown themselves peaceable citizens, useful members of society, not given to change, and no class, therefore, could be admitted with more safety to all the rigLts and privileges of Englishmen. We would wish to draw the particular attention of our readers to an advertisement which appears in another co'umn, on the subject of the subscription which has been set on foot to prolide for the widows and children of the crow of the beat Phoenix, of Yarmouth, who, on the 26th of January, perished in the gallant attempt which they made to rescue the crew of a shipwrecked brig from a watery grave. Tho terrific storm, which raged during he whole of that day, will be long remembered. On that occasion five vessels were wrecked near Yarmouth, four on the Scroby Sand, and one on the Barber. "In no one of those cases was there, at the time of their condition being discovered, the slightest probability of saving anything like property. Nothing, thurefore, but the warm promptings of humanity could offer any inducement to the henchmen to man their boats . .—yet they hesitated not a , ingle moment, but at owe launched their gallant barques and set forward to the rescue. Happily their elThrts, in four instances, were successful in saving all the crews." THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 11 1845. to pieces; when the Beachmen (with the exception of one man (named Abraham Wetherell), who sank with the yawl —got on board the brig, which was now drifting, and every sea breaking with tremendous violence over her hull. " The accident being witnessed from the shore, several men belonging to the diflerent companies manned the life boat and flew to their assistance. The danger of all was ex treme, and those on shore trembled alike for the poor fellows on the brig and those in the life-boat, Happily she reached the brig, though too late for many, some of whom were car ried overboard by the falling of the brig's masts, and some drowned on the wreck. Six only of the Phoenix's crew were saved ; and of the brig's crew, who were in a state of ex haustion when the Phoenix first reached her, the whole perished. " Thus in the noble attempt to save the lives of their fel low-men, seven gallant beachmen found a watery grave, leaving behind them four widows and fourteen children (ten of whom are under twelve years of age) totally unproyided for, as well as the aged mothers of the three single men." Immediately after the accident a subscription was set on foot, " To provide a fund to relieve the necessities of the be reaved—to reward the noble fellows who so gallantly risked their lives for others—to assist in replacing the serious loss sustained by the boatmen—and to form a nucleus for a per manent fund for the relief of sufferers under similar calamities in future." This is not' merely a local affair—it is truly a national object. Our very existence as a nation de pends upon the mait.tenance of our naval supremacy. That lost, all is lost; and that can only be maintained by fostering, by every moans in our power, nurseries such as these for the rearing of a hardy race of seamen. The Naval Estimates are about to be brought forward in Parliament, and we cannot imagine anything more fitting than that the Ministry should propose annually a grant to be included in those estimates towards a national fund for the settling of pen sions on the widows and orphans of those who thus lose their lives, not in the cause of their country alone, but of our common humanity. Her MAJESTY has been pleased to send a donation of 201., and we trust that her example will be followed by all classes of her subjects. We need not urge on mer chants and shipowners, or all who travel by water, the necessity of contributing largely to this fund. Their own interests will prompt them to do so, for the) know not how soon they may be indebted to the exhibi tion of similar heroism,—but we Jo urge upon every man, be his station high or low, who has the good of his ei untry at heart, who has the common feelings of humanity in his bosom, the necessity of contributing, according to his means, to this truly national fund. Let but a tithe of the sums which are annually subscribed for less de serving purposes, out of a spirit of mere ostentation, be contributed towards this fund, and a truly national ob ject will have been obtained, by a very slight national effort. Madrid journals of the 3d inst. have been received, but they are without interest. The Gazette contains the Act for the suppression of the slave-trade, and the Minister of the In terior had announced that he would forthwith propose in the Chamber of Deputies a new elqctoral law. The Three per Cents. closed at 344 for cash, and 35 at 60 days ; the Five per Cents. at 254 at 60 days ; and the Debt without Interest at 84 at 60 days. In the French Chamber of Deputies, on Saturday, the dis cussion on the Civil Pension? Bill was brought to a close, but owing to a trick of one party, or perhaps of each, no di • vision took place. It appears the Ministerialists did not expect a division till Monday; many of them went away; and the Opposition, on seeing the number of their opponents so small, hurried on the remaining clauses, and demanded the ballot. The scheme, however, was defeated. Th e greater part of the Conservatives left ; a sufficient number was not present, and the vote was declared void. The Opposition mustered strong, 157 having voted in support of the Bill, while the other party numbered only 32, making IE9, while 230 must be present to render a vote effective. The papers contain no domestic news. The intelligence from Zurich is to the evening of the 6th, when the debate on the Jesuits closed by a division in favour of the appointment of a Committee, as proposed by M . NEUHAUS, the Deputy for Berne. The following, according to the Constitutionnel, is the state of the vote:—For the Committee—Berne, Soleure, Shaffhansen, St. Gall, Argun, Vaud, Thurgau, Grisons, Appenzel (R.E.), Bale, Glaris, and Zurich (12f, votes). Against it—Uri, Unterwalden, Zug, Valais, Geneva, Neufchatel, Appenzel (R. 1.), Fri bourg, Schwytz, and Lucerne (9/ 1 votes). The Diet was to meet on the following day, to nominate the members of the Committee. THIS DAY'S NEWS. HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.) The House Sat to-day to hear appeals. The Peers present were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, and Lord Campbell. HAMILTON V. WATSON. Their Lordships wore occupied the whole morning with this Scotch Appeal, on which the only question raised was as to the operation of a guarantee . VICE-CHANCERY._(THIS DAY.) (Before the Vlets-eusscattott of ENGLAND.) SLOMAN T. TILE HANK OF ENGLAND. His HoNona was occupied the whole morning with the thrther arguments in this part-heard cause, the object of which was to com pel the Bank of England to reimburse a sum of 6,0001. stock, a trust hind settled upon the plaintiff and his wife upon their marriage, and which, in February, 1841, was sold out by Christopher ricoard, one of the trustees of the settloment, under a forged power of attorney. (Before Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.) ELLICE V. GOODSON. The ftirther argument is this part-heard cause occupied his Honour the whole morning. (before Vice-Chancellor Winaast.) IDMONDS. The arguments in this part-heard cause were resumed this mom lug, and occupied his Honour the whole day. THE HAMPSTEAD MURDER. ith:roferenco to the ) attendant eircumata mysterious murder, seems to increase with n 3 e f es it , R son Y ie L wi E tat ßO d expected that thegrn6lt NE an (THIS DAY.) The interest in Hifi atrocious, , every re-examination, and the avenues leading to the ry lebono densely Police-court crowded.iver t h wasmorning, fully u y ex ag pee prisoner would make his defence, and every interest was exerted to pieces" on the bench, or in the the Court. Nosecure "good ad mitted, however, until a quarter before sieve ono was i.yg hoar,ye d oe n a rlb o ya n e e l of broughtf t cells it when, doors were opened, every corner in the Court was " soon as the doors to suffo cation. The prisoner had, at a very lie looked hale and confident, at the, rear. and bowed to some of the officers well in the prison van, and was ea i rb :d ' at tached to the establishment. Inspectors Sliackell and IloYnee were In attendance as early as nine o'clock. 3liss Philps, accompanied by Mrs. Edwards, both dressed in mourning, were taken into the clerk's office until their presence would be required in Court. Precisely at 'a quarter-past eleven o'clock the prisoner, Thomas Henry Mocker, was brought in and placed iu the dock. Ito did not seem altered in the smallest degree from his appearance on the former examinations. liaideck, 304 S, leaving been sworn, Mr. ltAwmxsoe said—You have been already examined, but I understand that you did not toll the all that took place in the field on the night of the murder. Baldock said lie had something further to communicate. He then made to following statement :—At the time I was standing alone with the body, I heard some one singing and whi st li ng and going across the field. The person came towards me, and on coming close up to me, he said, " 1101108, policeman !" I said, "I have got a very serious ease here in the corner." I was about a yard from the body. The Men said, " What is it ?" I said, "Itis a dead man—l think he has cut his throat." Ile replied, " Are you sure lee is quite dead ?" I said, " Yes, he is quite dead." I had felt Ilia pulse and found that he was. He took hold of the dead man's hand and felt his pulse. He then turned to me and said, " You have get a nasty job alone policeman." I said, " They have gone for the stretcher, and I dare say they will soon be back." Its said, " will wait with you until the stretcher comes, as you are left alone," and added that - he felt very much shocked at the sight of the dead man. Ile also said that he had been in the habit of travelling in that way at night for some years. That he never met with any danger in that locality. That he transacted business in London, sad generally came that way home at night, and had generally very large sums of money in his pockets, together with a gold watch and ring, and that he had been cautioned by his parents not to come that way at night. Mr. RAWLINSON—What sort of a person did he appear ? Baldock —A young Man, about 18 or 20. II said he should want a little brandy atter this, as he felt very queer; and asked me if I should like to have any, and I said I would not. He then took a shilling out of his pocket, and told me to got something with it. I said I must not take it, that I was no: allowed to take money. lie pressed me to take it, as no harm could result from my doing so; and having pressed me for some minutes, I at length took it. Mr. Itasetalttert—l suppose that was the reason you did not tell me thil at the last examination : you were sworn to speak the truth. Italdock said it was not, and that he did not think it of muesli con sequence at the time. He waited until the streteher came. The body was put on the stretcher, and we took it up the field. lie walked by the side of the stretcher. There were 15 or 20people there at that time. I also Walked by the side of the stretcher. lie was a little behind me. He left me at Belsize-lane. Mr. ItawrANSON—Should you know the young man again? Bal. dock—l do not think I should. Ito wore a cloak, which was muffled about his neck, and (tented a part of his face. (The hat which Was (blind by the aide of the deceased was pro duced. It was greatly crttshcd, and the inside lining was saturated with blood, The error tiattnd upon the spot was also produced, and it was ivoVered with blood.) Mr. RAwtticsoK--What height was the person with whom you held this conversation? Witnese—lie was near tee feet eight Inches, and about nineteen or tweht.j'. James Enstom 1(18 1)-1 WAS licit this dal- *tekl and Wei With the prisoner 111 the Cell fOr IWO Wilt and it half iildtt hit aaluination. I never was With hitti beeal-a Ott tkamlnation came on. I did not teak him Ile had some toast brought in, and it re- Mailied hit hour before lie ate it. He did commence eating it, and jelnped up. lie kicked at the door, and Pahl he " would throw some light upon it." He asked to ere the waiter of the Swiss Cot tage. I told him that he could see the gather; to send a mite by him w hen he Mile. The gaoler carne shortly afterittirthi; hitt What petalled between them I Mined itity: 11e Said; ditif the Ktit)ler wits gone, that he had gone th the AWISS t'ottage and called for a glass of rum and Water, /It Mid he had gone there a quarter of an hour after the mitrder, and paid for his rum and water a shilling, and told Mtn to give him back a 4d. piece and 2d. He did No and he gave the 2d. to to the wait er . Th e waiter meld, Yell ere gentlenlah "and," said the prisoner, "be didn't know ale." Met that Baldock, the police loan, I stood in a field five minutes with hire, close to the de ceased. I had my cloak on, for it was cold, and I asked him to have some brandy, which lie refined. I pressed him to have it very much, and at last he received a shilling from Me. I remained there till the stretcher wen brought, The prisoner had coins papers in his hand. He meld he had got it down, iiit aid Mits. I think he had four sides en:riper. lie wrote three while I was there. I said, I Suppose yeti have got it down there, pointing to the papers. lls said he had, and that he meant to explain it when he went inside. Mr. Rawmasoe asked the prisoner if he wished to ask the wit ness any question? Prisoner—The man Baldock — Mr. Itawiassox—l will hear your statement afterwards. What I want to hear now is, whether you have any question to put to this witness P Primoner—l have no statement to make. What he has stated is perfectly true, but he has made one grand omission. Mr. Ilawmesort—Then you may put any question to lead to the supplying of that omission. Prisoner to the witnese—Did I net mention a knife? Witness—Yes, I beg pardon, you looked at your nails and asked if I had a knife, and I said no. Prisoner--Oh, no. I mentioned the knife I had while waiting with the constable Baldoek. Witness—No, I beg pardon, you did not. Mr. RAWLIXSON---W e", do not argue the matter. Answer his questions, that all Prif,oncr—nkl I not allude to the knife' I b ad when with the const aide ? 3lr. ItAWuNsozi—ls that so ? Witness—No, y never mentioned such a - thing. He looted at ltit n4ilst and I thought he winded a knife to pair them. question • The prizoner said he h a d no other to as, and the witneFs retired. o ur Worship. He 3huia Edwards, a respectably-dressed middle-aged female, was then sworn. She said—l am a married woman, and lived at No. 61, Great Titchneld-street. • I have been housemaid at a house in Port land-place. I should like the name left out. I know the prisoner. I became acquainted with lilm soon after Christmas. I first saw him at my brother's h ouse, 6, Bath-place. 3lisa Philps slept at the house I lived at, and th e pr i soner need to come 1:14 see her there. Ha sometimes came to the door, but at other times came in. I recollect his coming in un the night of Friday, the 21st ult., about nine or a little after—it was about slipper time. Mi. , Phllps was there. I let • him in by the front door. I had a candle in nly hand. Lie *went to the houelieeper's room. He was very cheerful. He said In the fifth instance a terrible catastrophe occurred. " The Beachmen of the Plicenix having safely landed the crew of ;the Ann, and being themselves much exhausted, a fresh crew of the same company re-manned the yawl, and immediately proceeded to another vessel lying in distress on the Scroby; the wind was then blowing a hurricane. On ❑earing the vessel, they found the sea running over her, and made an unsuccessful attempt to reach her; failing to do so, they let go their anchor and veered down ; unfortunately the force of the na drove the yawl upon the brig and dashed her he had come from Grafton-street. I do not know what he meant by saying that. Ile merely sat down in the chair as usual. I noticed nothing extraordinary or peculiar in his appearance. I cannot speak positively as to what took place. Ile spoke to Miss Philps, and I did not notice all he said. Ile went away a little after eleven. I saw a watch ; he took it out of his pocket ; the chain looked like gold. Ile said he had bought it. Ile also had a ring, which he showed to Miss l'hllps. She said It was too large ; he said it was ; he put it on to show her. It was, to the best °filly belief, a brilliant ring, and when he had shown it to her ho put it in his pocket, and the conversation with respect to it dropped. Ile had a crust of bread and cheese. Ile did not wash his hands. The water is in the room, and he might have used It while I was out. I was backwards and forwards several times. I can't undertake to say he used the water. Mr. RAWLINSON—Did you see ally mark of blood upon his shirt? Witness—No, I did not then. I heard something about it afterwards. Mr. RAWLINSON-7Did you see the mackintosh? Witness—Yes, I saw it on his arm when he MHO into the house. Mr. RAWLINSON—i - Shaii not ask you any thrther quostion. It must be a distressing subject to you. _ _ . Witness—Yes, it Is. I have lost my place, and lost my charac. ter also. Henry Evans Taylor, a boy, residing with his father, at 8, Allsop mews, examined—l live, as errand boy, with Mr. Rudd, of Clarence gate. About three weeks ago I found a stick on the Macclestleld bridge. Mr. RAWLINSON—Produce the stick in Court. (The stick, a very large and light-coloured bludgeon, with a terrific knob upon it, was shown to the magistrate. Inspector Sbackell exhibited the marks of blood upon it. The prisoner's face, at this moment, exhibited the most intense Interest. The features were contracted in a singular manner, and it was some miinutes ere he recovered the coolness that so much characterises 1,1 m.) Witness continued—The stick has not been washed since I received it. I saw it every day after I found it. It was in the iron work of the bridge, almost in the water. Henry Taylor, the father of the last witness, was next examined— I recollect my boy bringing home a stick on the Bth or 9th day after the murder. Thq boy was re-called and said he had not said that he found the stick on the day following the muwler. Nathaniel O'Neill—l live at No. 19, Great Barlow-street. lam a plasterer. I do - not knew the boy. This witness was called to prove that the boy had made some statement with respect to the bludgeon, but be failed to do so, there appearing to be sonic misunderstanding respecting his knowledge. _ Inspector James Gray said—l am an Inspector of the Hampstead police. From information I received I went to John Taylor's house, who produced the stick now shown, and gave it to me. On my look ing at the stick I saw some marks of bland, which wore very distinct. The marks arc now hardly legible, which I should think was from its being washed. Mr. Taylor said it had not been washed by any one belonging to him, and explained the reason he had not given it up before he did. Thomas }locker, the father of the prisoner, was next examined. He was requested to look at the stick. After looking at the stick he said, I believe that stick to be my son's—Thomas }locker's. To the best of my belief it was fetched from my home anti taken to his lodg ings about three weeks or a month ago. I had been told that he had lost it. James Hocker, the brother, sworn—l know the stick. It was my brother's, and was solid to be lost at a friends'. I have not seen It mince that time till now. This closed the evidence adduced, and Mr. Fell proceeded to read over the evidence taken on all the previous occasions. During the reading of the evident, by Mr. Fell, the chief clerk, the prisoner evinced the utmost composure, but paid the most marked at tention. He asked for a chair, and on its being handed into the bar, he sat down, and tblded,his arms on his breast. Ile slightly contracted his brows now and then. Mrs. Edwards, on being called on to listen to the evidence given by her at the last examination, trembled vio lently and sobbed aloud. Miss Philps was also much agitated, and in consideration other feelings she was not asked to came forward. The prisoner held In his hand a roll of papers, but during the proceedings ho tied them up and placed them in his hat, thus evincing his deter mination to reserve his defence for another tribunal. Inspector Haynes said—A person named Nash has just:arrived, who call give some important Information respecting this transaction. On being sworn, he said his name was Joseph Nash, that ha re sided at 17, Old Church-street, Paddington, and that he was a saddle maker. Ile said—On the night of the murder I was on business at St. John's Weed. On coming round to the Swiss Cottage I came Into the Avenue-road. It was between six and seven o'clock In the evening, judging from the time I left home. While in the Avenue-road I heard the cry of " Murder." I stopped and listened. The sound came front a distance across the fields. I did not pay much attention to it. I only heard the cry once. I stood for about ten minutes. :I then saw a man coming close by the hedge Into the Avenue-road towards me. He was running, and ran against me. lie stopped suddenly. I said, "Did you hear the cry of Murder ?" He took no notice, but ran on at a rapid pace. I ant (said the witness, looking at the prisoner) confident (hat the prisoner the same man, for I had seen him before. It was not very dark. He had nothing wills him, and was flurried, as if he had ran some distance. He might have had a stick without my knowing it. I can't say that the clothes he has on now were those he had on then. Ile had dark clothes on. I know the spot where the murder was committed. The distance from the spot where 1 met the prisoner was a good half mile. When the pri soner ran against me he was running from the direction of the Swiss Cottage. Mr. EAWLINSON said—Now, prisoner, all the evidence has been gone through it is my duty to commit you to Newgatc on my own warrant, and on the warrant of the Coroner. If you have anything to say now is the time. - You may either say something or nothing, but I must tell you that it will be taken down, and may be used against you. The prisoner —I decline saying anything to-day. Ile then sat down, and the vast crowd having partially dispersed, he was led out of the Court, and locked up in one of the cells attached to the Court. Among the gentlemen on the bench we observed Lord Montfort, Mr. Broughton (the magistrate of Worshi?-s reet), Mr. Pepys, and other county magistrates, Mr. Long sat with Mr. Raw Nilson. PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES (THIS DAY.) Committee of Standing Orders :—Sir d. Yards Buller (chairman), Hon. E. Yorke, Sir. Phillips, Mr. G. Mackenzie, the O'Conor Don, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Kemble. The Itrat Bill adjudicated was that for the NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE AND NORTH SIIIELDS RAILWAY. The object of the Bill is to obtain an extension of the line for one mile, with a brineh.oLlialf-a-mile ln length to connect It with the Newcastle and Berwick Railway, so as to enable the Company to convey goods from the river Tyne to the railway. The estimated cost of the extension is 35,3501., and of the branch railway 13,7411. En gineer, Mr. Robert Nicholson. The descriptions were proved to be correct, and it was decided that the standing orders had been com plied with. THE NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE COAL TURN BILL. This was a Bill on the petition of several persons residing in New castle-on-Tyne, to alter and amend the Acts of 15th and 57th of Geo. 111., and sth Geo. IV., passed for the purpose of levying certain tolls, and for the maintenance of the port. The standing orders had been complied with. MANCHESTER, BURY, AND ROSSENDALE RAILWAY, In the Bill for altering, amending, and enlarging the powers of the Act for making this railway, the standing orders have been complied with. As also was the case with the St. Helen's Canal and Railway, and the Bill for forming reservoirs to supply the town of Kendal with water. The standing orders had been complied with, also, in the Bills far Improving the Sewerage and Cleansing the Ways in the dis trict of Battersea ; and also a Bill for extending Farringdon-street from :he confines of the City to Clerkenwell-green. It was decided la the case of the Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Associated Railways, that the standing orders had not been complied with, the speoifications In the Gazette and those 'Vile adrortiseineuts in tho newspapers not being exactly similar. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPIZAKER took the Chair at Twelve o'clock, mad the House immediately afterwards went into Committee on THE LAND CLAUSES CONSOLIDATION BILL. The Bill went through the Committeep:oforma. The House then resumed, and the Chairman reported ae oordingly. The Bill was ordered to be read a third time on Thursday. SUGAR DUTIES BILL. Mr. CAR DyVELL brought up this Bill, which was read a first time, and ordered to be..read a second time to.morrow. RAILWAY CLAUSES CONSOLIDATION BILL. _ _ On the motion of Lord G. SOMERSET, the House went into Committee OR this Bill. Lord G. SOMERSET informed the Committee that he proposed to strike out the 44th clause, and substitute another for it. The new clause provided that all railway companies should erect stiles and gates, wherever a public foot or highway crossed on a level with their line. The clause was agreed to. Lord G. SOMERSET said it was of importance that the Com mittee should proceed in discussing the various remaining clauses with as little delay as poss , ble, or it would be quite impossible for Parliament to dispose of the railway business which was likely to come before it in the course of the present session. Mr. HODGSON suggested that provision should be made In the Bill requiring railway companies to give sureties for the due erec tion of gates and stiles in those places whcre a public read crossed their line. Lord G. SOMERSET apprehended that power was given to the sitting justices of the district to compel railway companies to comply with the provision of the Bill. Mr. PAKINGTON asked the Noble Lord whether It was his intention to introduce a clause urging railway companies to pro vide en efficient police on their line for the protection of the public P Lord G. SOMERSET replied that the subject had not escaped his attention, but it was so surrounded with difficulties that he had not yet been able to come to a just and proper conclusion. Mr. G ILL admitted the force of the suggestion made by the Hon. Member for Droitwich, and hoped it would be hereafter acted upon by the Government. Mr. DARBY thought a clause might be framed so as to meet the necessities of the case. Mr. FOX MAULE reminded the Committee that the Rural Police Act compelled railway companies to provide a fence, where it was necessary, for the protection of the public. Lord 0. SOMERSET promised to look into the Act mentioned by the Hon. Member, but if his recollection did not deceive him he was inclined to think that the Rural Police Act made ample Pro vision to meet the exigencies of the case. At all events he would examine into the matter and communicate the result of his in quiry when the report was brought up. After some further discussion the clause was agreed to. Clause 54 was, after some unimportant observations, agreed to, and clauses 55, 50, and 57 were agreed to without remarks. On clause 58, which prohibits railway companies from appro. printing minerals to their own use, a sharp discussion ensued. Some Hon. Members contended that the claim to those minerals which were discovered in the course of borings' and cuttings on railways, attached to the emptily, while others as stoutly insisted that the right was vested in the persons from whom the company originally purchased the land. The clause was, however, agreed to. Clause 50, providing that no minerals should be dug within sixty yards of the railway, was then put. Mr. A GLIONBY said that it was necessary to make some al teration to protect the interest of the owners of the mines. Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET said he would take a note of the suggestion, and avail himself of it in a future clause. The clause was then agreed to. Clause 6s, that companies shall give compensation for injury done to mines, &c., was next agreed to, after a brief conversation. Clauses 63, 64, and 65 were agreed to without discussion. Clause 66, empowering railway companies to make and use car riages, engines, &c., for the conveyance of passengers and goods, having been read, Mr. STA NSFIELD said that the clause was merely permissive. He thought it ought to be compulsory, for the companies availed themselves of the latitude of their present powers greatly to the dis. advantage of the public. They should be compelled to use loco motives. He would also recommend that the words "or lessees" be added. Lord G. SOMERSET said the only object of the clause was to enable the companies to use locomotives, as in some instances those were used only by the lessees. He disapproved of the altera tion proposed, as it would raise a new question. Mr. F. MAULE said, that It sometimes had happened that a railway was made without any intention of its being used, but only to shut out the competition of another line; and (as we understood) he, therefore, thought there could be no objection to make the clause compulsory. Mr. PARKER opposed the amendment. Colonel SII3TIIORP hoped he would see a great many of those ' lines shut up. --(A laugh ) He was opposed to the whole aystees. There was no atlnitiog`Wirateverto - the wants and convenience of the passengers, especially of the poorer classes. People were hurried away a hundred miles or score without rest or those opportunities which were naturally required in the course of a long journey. There ought to be some kind of accommodation provided for the passengers on long lines. He had heard of an instance where a woman being in the family way, was taken ill, and was hurried en to the end of the line. Il.eii she was put out with her child, to make what shift she could, Besides people, travelling by railway as well as by other modes of conveyance, night be subject to illness, and accommodation could and ought to be provided. He!hpught this athvery important consideration, and tbat the House, -if it gas., . same time to protect the ose companies so m a ny powers, oug ht at the hlic. He th oug h t t h ey ought .so be I).— compelled to have prope r carriages on .tie line, and besides, to I. , ave omnibuses or other vehi c l es a t t h e e n d of 1::e line, to enable pr. u sengers to go to th e i r d est i nat i on a t a reason able Mt. Lord G. SOMERSET sa id th a t it would be absurd to compel is icompany io work a line at a total loss. hfr. ALT)AM said that the case of the Leeds and Selby d.Rail way was in poirzt„ There were twp lines there, but it was more prolitable l lO woek only one l' t pe and shut up tt}e pt h e r f° . The l a ccommodation 8f th o pu i. brywo . po t • - considered Mr. STANSFIELD said he would take the sense of the House upon the antendmer.t. Mr. AGLIONBY would support the amendment Companies did not construct railways fur mere pleasure, or for the mere ac commodation of the public—(Hear)—and he thought they should be compelled to attend to the latter.—(Hear.) Was there no such thing as getting up a railway scheme, and making a railway that never could be worked with a profit, throwing, in the meantime, the ordinary roads and modes of conveyance out of use ?—(Hear, hear.) In his opinion the en ployment of locomotives ought to be not discretionary, but compulsory, if the object of the House was to consider the interests of the public, not those of railway specu lators and jobbers.—(Cheers from Colonel Sibthorp.) Mr. PA KINGTON thought that, at the present stage of rail way legislation, the interests of the public could not be too care ful y watched. He did not go quite the length of the amendment, but he thought that an enectment to meet the views of the Hon. Member for Iduddersfield might be introduced in a future clause. Mr. DARBY opposed the amendment on the ground that if it were carried he conceived that they would compel railway com panies to work a railway whether they realised a profit or not ; and that in that case the railway, if worked at all, would be worked without proper repair, and the consequ'ence would be that it would be worked with great danger to the public. Mr. GILL conceived that if this clause were inserted it would greatly tend to destroy railway property, for if a line were to be worked at a loss by compulsion, the proprietors would soon throw up their shares, and the railway itself would cease to be worked at all. Mr. HORSMAN saw a great difficulty in carrying out the pro visions of this clause, for he thought it might lead one main rail. way to shut up one or more of its branches ; but he thought that a clause might be framed which would effect the object of the amendment. Mr. W. E. GLADSTONE opposed the amendment, for he thought that it would greatly tend to produce the effect which had just been stated. Though this might be obviated by Parliament watching very closely all attempts to amalgamate railways, the instance of the Leeds and Selby Railway was not a sufficient case to justify any departure from the general law. That instance had not arisen out of any defect of the general law.—(Hear, hear.) His Hon. and Gallant Friendimight depend upon it that, if this attempt were persevered in, it would have the effect of rendering the railways either very rich or very poor. Now he did not think that it was wise to have poor railway companies, for if that were to take place, the public would net realise the same advantages which they now did. He (Mr. Gladstone) cone, ived that It would be in the highest degree unjust to compel a company to work a line after it had become unprofitable, and on this ground alone he should oppose the amendment. Mr. F. MAULE said that, if the Noble Lord would give a guarantee that he would provide some means for carryigg out the provisions of the 106th clause, which provided fur the leasing of a ailway, without the looseness which now seemed to hang over it, he would advise his Hot,. Friend to withdraw his amendment. Mr. DA RBY said that lie really would recommend the Hon Member to withdraw his amendment, for Le believed with his Hon. Friend for Newark (Mr. Gladstone), that if it were adopted it would be impossible to carry it out, and that it would be such an impediment to the working of railways as to become practically a great injustice,_ indeed he would say an impossibility. Mr. AGLIONBY said te had risen some time ago to make a suggestion which he thought would obviate the diffi culty. He conceived that if a starding order were in stituted to compel a company before they came into Parliament to provide for the maintenance of its branches after they should have got into working, the public would be se. cured, and yet the railway company mould not be injured. The Hon. Member 'nigh. then with safety withdraw his amend. mint. Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET said that there was already a standing order which compelled Companies to make a provision for working their line. Mr. AGLIONBY said that that order did not go far enongh. Mr. STANSFIELD said that he should press his amendment. The gallery was cleared, and the Committee divided. The numbers were-- For the amendment Against Majcrity against the amendment -14 Lord MARSIIAM moved that the word " reasonable " be omitted from the clause in reference to the charges, and that there be adds the words, "provided that they sb 11 at all times make an equal rate of charge for the use of locomotive engines, and other moving power on every part of the railway." After a short conversation the amendment was withdrawn, Lord G. SOMERSET promising to reconsider the clause. Mr. ENT WISLE suggested that the word " toll" should be struck out altogether, and the charges made Subject" to the special Act of the Company."—The clause was then agreed to. Clauses 67, 65, and 69, were passed without discussion. On the reading of clause 70, giving companies the power to levy tolls, Lord G. SOMERSET said that this was a very important clause. It was likely to give rise to much discussion. He thought it better to postpone the eonsideration of it till Thursday, when he hoped to get through the Bill. The House then resumed, the Chairman reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again on Thursday. The House then adjourned till Five o'clock. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MARCH 11.—Wind this day at noon, N. to N.E., fresh breeze, and One clear weather ; much milder. BODE, INCtacu 10.—The Sir It. It. Vivian, Smith, hence to New port, In ballast, came ashore near Hartland Point yesterday morning, and is expected to become a wreck ; master previously washed over board. PosmrstovTii, 3fenctc 10.—Wind N.E., fresh .breezo.—Arrd. Chilena, London ; lost anchor, &c., but has been supplied, and sailed for Batavia. COWER, MARCH E.N.E.—Arrd. schooner Susan, Jones, with damage, having been rim aboard of while at anchor in Stokes Bay by the Mary Ann, of Plymouth. HARTLIFOOL, MARCH B.—The wreck of a small two-masted vessel, wheat laden, was discovered this morning on the North (lair Saud. A flag, marked S.F. M.S., No. 888, has just been picked up ; also a maindeck beam, marked 53 2 400-3 500 tons, and a quarter board with "Mary Wilson" in red letters on a black ground ; crew supposed to be drowned. Lysix, MARCO 10.—The Favourite, which sailed from Aberdovey for flamburgh in July last, has put in here, after repairing at the island of Terschelling, where she had been frozen up. PORT TALBOT, MARCH 10.—The Margaret Hardy, Johnson, hence to Calcutta, which sunk at the end of the breakwater Jan. 27, was raised yesterday and removed to the junction, to be surreyed. Wurrar, Maactt B.—The Juliana, of Bristol, ashore in Robin Hood Bay, has been got off and towed in here. BOSTON, MARCH 11.—The schooner Dunmuir, of London, is on her broadside in the river Wu'lend, full of water, and has received con siderable damage.- tiat.way, Mincu B.—The Margaret, of Limerick, bound to Kil rush, has been totally lost at liagshead, to the south-west of this port —crew saved. - DUNDALK, Xaacti 7.—Sld. Ann, St. John's, New Brunswick. Tttt e , Ifeacti 7.—Acrd. Alpha, of Width', leaky, having struck on the bar. CONSTANTINOPLE, FEB. 18.—The Somerville, Gardner, from New castle, ashore in the Dardanelles, has been got off, after throwing part of her cargo overboard. MARKET NEWS.--(THIS DAY.) IXAY MLLIT.X7Z/S. SMITHFIELD.—Coarse Mead,w Hay ?1 Sa to 4/ 103; useful ditto, 41 123 to 4/ las ; flue Upland ditto, 4/ 19s to 513 s ; Clover hay, 41 55 to 51 155 ; Oat Straw, 11 165 to 11 185 ; Wheat Straw, 1/ 18a to 21 per load. A fair average supply, and a hQavy demand. CUMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 las to 41 103 ; Useful ditto, 41 125 to 51; fine Upland ditto, 513 s to 515 s ; Clover Ilay, 4/ Ss to 51 12s ; Oat Straw, 1/ I6s to 11 I3s ; Wheat Straw, 11 18s to 21 per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade rather dull. WittrEcuArEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 to 41 10s ; useful ditto, 4/ 125 to 51; fine Upland ditto, 51 to 5/ 4s ; Clover Hay, 41,85 to 51 Its; Oat Straw, 1/ 165 to 1/ ISs ; Wheat Straw, I/ ltis to 21 per load. Trado throughout dull, at the above quotations. 43433L0N1A117 SUGAR.--The market for British Plantation Is very Inactive, only about 130 hhds having been sold at previous prices. The only public sale worth reporting consists of 14,050 bags Mauritius Sugar, which went off much better than was anticipated, the whole finding buyers at fiery previous prices, viz.. good to fine brown at 52s to 545, and low to greyish yellow at 54s 6d_ to- 64s ; 235 cases 8 barrels Bahia were taken in at 24s for good mid white, at 21s fid for low, RIO at 20s to 20s 6d for strong yellow. The stock or British Plantation is 11,370 hhds 1,285 trcs, against 5,882 Mats 673 trcs, at this time last year. The stock of Ilavannah, Mauritius, and Bengal considerably exceeds the quantity in the port of Loudon on the Ist March, 1844. The consumption of British Plantation is less this year. The quantity of British Plantation taken last week for home consumption was 149 hhds 20 trcs 77 brie. COFFEE.-500 bags Singapore Java at auction' sold at 38s to 39s per cwt. Privately good ord Ceylon sold at 46s 6d to 47s per cwt. The stock of British Plantation Coffee in the port or London on the Ist inst., was 3,005 hints 3,406 brls and bags, against 2,401; hhds, 1,775 brls and bags, at the same date in 1844. The stocks of Foreign and East India arc larger than at this time last year. The con sumption of British Plantation has fallen off, while that of Foreign and East India has increased. Rum.—The quantity landed last week into the port of London was 251 puns 184 hhds; there were taken for home consumptio❑ 194 puns 40 hlids, and exported 167 puns 5 hhds. The stock was 11,949 puns 2,953 hhds on the 15th inst., against 13,237 puns 2,75 hhds at the same time in 1844. SALTPF.TRE.-1,200 bags Madras and 569 bags Calcutta, the former sold at 24s 6d for 12% per cent. refraction, and the latter at 27. 6,1 for 3% per cent. refraction. TALLOW.—P Y C is 39s to 395 3d per cwt on the spot, and Town at 42s per cwt. TEA. —The consumption is steady. A fair business is doing in the iely descriptions at fall rates generally, prices ruling high in China. Mr. George Robins has at length taken the field', and we suspect in right earnest, but he is too good a genera not to wait until the Messrs. Frost and Snow, with their companion, the easterly winds, have taken their departure, ere he lets them into "the Secrets of the Prison- house ' " by disclosing what he has in petto for the m . He has not, how ever, forgotten to remind the great capitalists of the memorable declaration made last session, by Sir Robert Peel, to this effect,—" I neither have, nor do I contemplate, any change what ever in the corn-laws." This is, indeed, a real comfort for the agricultural world to repose on. It will be seen in his . . introductory announcement, Mr. Robins has paid a neat and well-turned compliment to Sir Robert, for having abandoned the odious duty on auctions, and it appears to be a prevailing opinion that the benefit will be an immediate re-action in favour of land. WILSON'S SCOTTISII ENTERTAINMENTS. Mr. Wilson gave his new entertainment of "Wandering Willie's Wallet," for the third time, last night, at the Music Hall. The hall was filled in every part, and, from the enthusiastic manner in which the different songs of the programme were received, It is evident that this entertainment will become as popular as those with which the public were delighted for the last three seasons. The " Soottish Minstrel" was in excellent voice, and not only sung, but acted, with the richest gusto. The exquisite songs of "The Bonnie Douse o' Airlie" and " Bothwell Bank" were given in excellent taste ; but we cannot omit to particularise one from among the rest, which is very little known, viz.—" The Covenanter's Lament," which was given with a pathos and feeling we seldom heard exceeded. We venture to predict for this entertainment, to use a theatrical phrase, " a long run." The evening's amusements were wound up with the appropriate song of " Gude Night, and Joy be wi' ye a'." The Duke of Devonshire, after having disposed of his extensive and very valuable estates near Ripon and Borough bridge, is now offering his vast and magnificent property at Londea borough, near Marnet-Weighton, for sale. The:value of the Lenders borough estates Is rated at upwards of 500,0001., and, it is said, they have been offered to George Hudson, Esq. of York, the great capital ist and railway proprietor, who is already an extensive purchaser of the Noble Duke's property in Yorkshire.—Nelecadle Journal. MR. BEULER'S ANNUAL EVENING ENTERTAIN MENT.-31r. Bottler last night gave his annual evening entertainment at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand, which was exceedingly well attended. The concert went off with much eclat—the audience appearing delighted with every piece said, sung, and played. GENERAL SIR T. SAUMAREZ.—TIIiS officer died, at his residence, at the Petit Marche, in the island of Guernsey, on the 4th instant, in the 85th year of his age. Sir Thomas served in the first American war, and was present at the several landings on Staten, • Long, and York Islands ; the battle on the 27th August, 1776, on Long Island, capture of Forts Lee and Washington, battles of Brandy wine and Germanntown, at which last he received two balls in his head. Ile proceeded to the Wcst Indies in 1778, and was present at the capture of St. Lucia, mid the battle of the Vigie. Ile served on board the Cornwall, in the action off Grenada, between Admiral Byron and Count d'Estaignes, Gth July, 17 79 ; also on board the Con queror, in the action between Admiral Parker and La Motte Ficquet in Fort Royal Bay, Martinique, 19th Dec., 1779 ; and in the succes sive actions between Rear-Admiral Rowley with the Comte de Gut chen, off Martinique, on the 17th April following. DEATH FROM STARVATION.—HORRIBLE DESTI- Tunos.---Last evening an inquest was held before, Mr. (h ii, at St. James's Workhowe, Poland-street, On the body of Mary Ann Thomp son, aged 75. Yr. Frederick Tuthill, surgeon, of Charles-street, St. James's-square, said that, on Saturday :lilt:moon last, he was called to see the deceased, at her lodging, in lloi.kins-street. lle tound ilex lying upon aa old mattress, covered with a few flthy rags, and In a roam almost destitute of furniture. She was quite dead, and appa rently hal Is2en so for eight or ten hour. Iris decided opinion was that she died from want of the necessaries of life, viz., proper and suit - relent raiment and food. The roan was in a most miserable state ; it was in a most filthy condition, and there was not the slightest appearance of ordinary comfort. From some inquiries wit ness made, he learned that the deceased had been in the habit of getting her living by begging at the door of a chapel in Warwick street, until she and other poor persons were driven away. The jury returned a verdict of "Died from the want of the necessaries of life." The host culprit executed at Newgate was Crouch, for the murder °fills wife in Little Merylebone-street„St. Marylebone, who suffered on last Easter Monday, the day appointed this year for the execution of James Tapping. lir ...---.------ MONEY and COMMERCIAL NE -S ' RXE. CITY, QUARTET; 7'o TII ..„ 00 1 There was rather a quiet market for Cotton at 141:04 yesterday, at previous rates. Sales 1,000 bales Sur at, vie., 500 American on speculation, and 6,000 bales a ltogethe to 9 o.; 800 Egyptian, 514 d. to 81 4 d. ; 300 Pernam, 5 % d • g 1 d.; 200 llithia, 5%d. to 6d. ; 250 Maranham, 4%d. to 5 3 d, 1,200 Surat, 2. l Ad. to 34d. ; and the rest American , at .04 to s%d.—Railway Shares were firm. BirrninghaniA ; Derby, 96 Ti 97 ; Birmingham and Gloucester, Nei! 6 ei te Bristol and Gloucester, 59% 60 ; Caledonian, 7 1 ,1 / r 2, no blia and Birkenhead, 40 1 4 ; Chester and Holyhead. 8 *, i o ileir and Drogheda, 80% ; Eastern Counties, 18; Churaet ow 7 1 ,4 ',6,f ; Grand J unetion,Halves, 1114 ; Great Islorthe , land, _New, 4214 ; Hull and Selby, 100 ; Liverpool and chester, Quarters, 51% • London and York, 61ir 7 1 i; nc hestli and South-Western, 742 ; South Wales, 5 4 ; 1" , -- 1300 and Birmingham, 66 1 / 2 ; Manchester, Bolton, On n o 150 3 / 4 ; Manchester and Leeds, 148; Midland 0 1 4 14; 128 1 ; Ditto, New, 934 5 / 8 ; Newcastle and BerWlek% 04 North British, 14% 1 : 2 ; North Wales, 13%; P resto 1411 1 ' \\Tyre, 29% %; Scottish Central, 4 1 / 4 ; Sheffield ana h 7 01: chester, 104% •, South-Eastern, 42 ; York and =for t patio land, New, 15% ; Lyons and Avignon, 565. 6d. 2 74' e nd and Lyons, 795. 4 1 / 8 ; Paris and Rouen, 45,• Strasbastore ' Bale 13; Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux, 9% 10 -; S and Meuse, 6; Great Northern of France, 6% 14. n il re' There are no arrivals to-day. The West India 111 mains due. rda4r Our export trade just now is tolerably fair as regB, mt.' tent, though not in all instances so remunerative Or l soo expected, for the supplies sent, both to the Unit ed s od, and the East Indies, are generally in excess of the don, r oll The Funds have been quieter to-day, but are Valor steady. Consols have been 99% to 100 for present lbeell fer, and 100% to 4 for Account. Exchequer-bills _h o Ns. marked 645. to 665., and India Bonds, under I,om 421801 premium. Bank Stock tirr Account has risen again t° 219, and India Stock is steady at 9 83. alter atiiii.. The Foreign Securities are without any material veer Spanish Five per Cents. have been 293, and the ,T bers,,l; Cents. 41. Portuguese Converted have risen sgal to slt l ' 69% to 69% ; the Old Bonds are 86%. Mexican h foof worth 36%, Columbian 14 1 %, and Brazilian 91. M ite per Cents, have been 99 to %. Is r° let 't here is much less doing in Shares, and the tolne. a p-- flatter, though . 1 particular lines are better. "`_ oso Northern, from some unexplained cause, have risen too extent, being par to 1 premium. Cambridge all d Nit are also better; while London and York ha h e rd e` Opinion, therefore, seems to go with the Direct Vert score/ Cambridge and Lincoln. South Eastern Shares sash 10 Churnet Valley have been lower ; Eastern Counties risen; and the French Railways continue buoyant. al° ci30 , 1 i .4 . ONE Til ie PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. 99% 3 per Cent. Consols ... 100 99% 7 3 India Bonds, ',COO/ Ditto under 1,0001... Bank Stock for Account... .. 219 318 NCI Consols for Account.... ....... India Stock ...... 66 1 Exchequer Bills, 1,0001., 1 1 Ad 64 66 r - ..- Ditto 500/. . Ditto Small •• Ditto Advertised — PLOP' ONE Ina , 0 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. .... Brazilian Bonds Ditto, New, 1829 and lan._ 88" .." Columbian Bonds, ex Venezuela. 14% 0.'.. . Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent 89% 90 • , -" Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 — Ditto. Account 36% 50' Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents — i 4 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto, Converted ... 6 9 3 / 174 70, Ditto, Account 69%% 0 1 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. ,` Ditto, Account 2 93 ,4 Ditto, Passive 4 Ditto, Deferred 173i% 40 4 1 Ditto 3 per Cent. ... .. — Ditto Account . 4l ....-,, 4 0 Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent — Ditto, Deferred Dutch, 2 1 / Q per Cent . Ditto, 4 per Cent., Certific 9 9 1 / 8% 99 ' "' ll X' Ditto Bonds 98% CO'clk PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES Birming. and Glouceste PAID. AT ONN O'CLOCK' 1' lii 133 ............... _•••• Bristol and Exeter it Ditto New /2 /8 .. "-, Bristol and Gloucester... 30 .59 ............... ~ . 5 Cal,rdonian ..... " .... 5 1 Cambridge and Lincoln 1% 4A% ......... Chester and Holyhoad... 5 '9 Churnet Valley Direct Northern .. I s Dublin and Galway... .. 214 — .......... i g Eastern Counties 14/. 16s 18%% 19••••..'.. ' Eastern Union 10 .. ... 18% ....... 5 Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 i ••••••••"':,,. Ditto New 14 Shares... 2 1 4 — ......... •• / / Ditto Extension ...... 1% 4% •••• ...... ''. 4 1 Great Northof England..loo lBB ... ......... ... .... / Ditto Nev - ... Ditto New 40 Great Western BO ...... ... ............... 4 Ditto Fifths Guildford, Farn'm,Ports. 2 1 / 2 5 l/ 5 •" .... Hull and Gainsborough 1% •2.627i ........ 99 Hull and Selby 5O Ditto Quarter Shares 12 1 / 2 2 O l /2 •• ......... ' 41 Do. Half Shares 98 99 ............ Kendal and Windermere 1% • ....... ~ .... .. . .0 33y • 34 ....... 0 Lancaster and Carlisle l5 Lincoln, York, and Leeds 1% 1,5% ........... 45 4 London and Birminghm (Stock) 230 .............. • Do. New Thirds 43 .... Do. Quarters 2 London and Blackwell. 16/. 135.4 d — ........... .. .... London and Brighton... 50 Do. Consolidated Bths 16 London and Croydon, 131. 15s. 9d I B ,N ...... .••••••' / ........... ....7% London and Greenwich 12/ 15s4d l O 3/ ............... 5 London and S. Western 41/6s 10d 79%5 0 ....... :.' .5 Loudon and Y0rk........ 2 l /2 6A% 5 5 8 ' .. ••' ..... Lynn and Ely Manchester and Leeds... 73 Do Sixteenths Manchester and Birmin. 40 Do. Quarters 4 Midland 100 l2B 131- ........ 1 99 Do. New ...... .4. Midland,l3irm.,Derby 100 Newcastle and Darling- ,.. 51,9 ton Junction 24 ...... 46%.. , ......... : . ~ Do. Nrw Brandling lO ....... 46 .... .. ..... , North British Do. New ~, Northern and Eastern... 45 ...... ........ 17i1 5, 16151/23/4—:::::::::... .. is.OOlA North Kent Norwich and Brandon .. . Rugby, Worstr, & Tring 1 .... iL Scottish 111 idland 1 1,4...... IN. ......... 5 Shrews., Wolverhamp., • •••• t ... ,_. Dudley, and Binu 214 . ..„ 31% .......... ... 41? South Devon lO ...... 17 ....... I .......... • 1 4 . .. .... South Eastern & Dover 33/ 2s 4d... 41 . 13 42 Do., No. 1 8 Do., No. 3 South Waits Trent Valley 2 ...... 22 ........... , Waterford and Kilkenny 1 ...... 33 / 3 1 ,4"'::: .. .... •'' York anti North Midland 50 Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 20 4 1 3 6 1 4 2 . . ... .. i7..1A •... ;14 Do. Extension FRENCH RAILWAYS .-. ," Boulogne and Amiens... 2 Bordeaux and Toulouse 2 Bordeaux, Toulouse and .. • e" Cette ..... ... . ... ..... 2 ... 6. Dieppe .....,.....i• - • Dieppe and Paris June. 2 Greai North. of France.. 4 Orleans Lyons Orleans Paris an and d o Orleans Bordeaux... gi r n e d n : e zo .t °n u n x .. .. .. 2 22 2 earis and Lyons 2 7 4 '''' OA aPCTNL P rorooa n e3cinu r it 11:Iii London Paris i;nn a neaca n rni 18 ,ca d , di oaf: Rouen 20 ..... • • 20 Paris and Strasbourg ... 2 Strasbourg and Bale ... 14 ... . / 1 l loNf .jo a erf n lsei t r i elaon s J lni al O didnl soldtnNe London... 5T0CK 222005 .. .1 ..,..ii.o.. . ....... ... ... .. ... i , ; 13 ' , it:,540 ............ .. _-.._ 17 1 / 2 ...... ..Itit a i n E c a l T ie r , s l t l er S T a O n C d i c Leeds, xc t . A . 1 1e . G E , 48 ; 11- :l A: a n i b c .j. b .n.... e .-.. . ss . :-. 0 ..... f f :..... . (j • , d id 4 1 . 5 a4l -I . f ; i , Barnsley 0 a i u r n North nt g h s l il-ealy:3ar Junction, t Q ttilesnr u hen a ,t. r iN t o4 e n2e r :; S ,7, h ussl are s, 11% ex. div. • Ditto, ...., 11 , 0 0 5 3 / 4 prem.. ; Midland hit:t ß roe, a sN i , l 4 : x. a 3 y , Consols, 40/. % - v -,,r., 5 ik land, New Shares, 1? • York ;7 a n SP d r;e S sYt e o l in h r t : : B ' LlT r ll / 1 03°td-Li 5 116- ' 1271r: ter Junction, 8 1 4 ; Blackburn, Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, 3% ; Canib r ,,, l "";f OS' "5 I ; coin, 4 3% ; Churnet Valley, 7% 5-16; Glasp:4loo,,idisl; fries, 18s. ; Great Grimsby and Sheffield . 01 W e st PA ; eßnhurenaide,yl:ista:sAssec:reein' ep soid a p f 00. 010: Kendal and Windermere, 4% ; Leeds and rre stolb 1 ,1 4 1 Junction, 6% ; Liverpool, Ormskirk, and 0 0 , • 0 London and York, 6% ; Manchester and Balb e tfie l ,' oil North Wales, 3 ; Scottish Central, 4 3-16 'A ; „ te iroc4ol Lincolnshire Junction, 1 3 ,4 2%; Wakefield, _ 4 °l le rn * - 1g Goole, 8 ; West Yorkshire, 3%; Great of No" ~cei l ` (English), 6 1 A ; Manchester e and Life .A- 52 ._, 11 : 1i 0 t tl , DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT.--011 WedfleSdill ntorecie;i officers of the 37th Regiment, quartered at GoePf r :,; b e y t ir . e o k .. Royalty Theatre, Portsmouth, and amused theinse' Dad Pr e f" at the actors and actresses rubbish with whichbs fe ° o l4l 0 aidet we.' r tit themselves, and by using improper language tow „telly sti o _ 4 ) Lion of the corps drumatique. This conduct was ffwe tes tiel te erig ch,yetiliiiieigizentteerrstaionfiztehnet,e,s,,tehbelinshtmheenntlaunnagtilatht:_mtre:rs- -:‘," 14 ; ; ; 0 44P : rst lie"„n"'d PI 6 0. proceeded to the box occupied by the above ° 11 111; 's o d c'' - ffl called them out, took one of them by the nose an vtit.weriteolo luted his seat of honour with three kicks, which. 7,00 ° P TO g ei tt; t a l n s , e i m d e t n h t e •i j i e 'a e s rs n o o r t trheseeanuteddienbcy,,tltihoe'n' n h t e lt o t - i lf g ra' ; be rs. o pe;; Ip ell tlemen, however, had made up their minds to t he he ' g e y , eci ret li t li . fr' i r,f manager and his corps, for on the following night n ' eb . ' Dr o oe tt o with sticks and backed by upwards of a dose , ' ef t ° fir' re of arms" similarly provided, and waited in the lobhLoece;..ijitto credit of the manager be it spoken. the devoted manager until the close of the pexter; to th _r; o f_ d f, he can e WO reg o-dp fifp tho "line of battle," and presented Ltimself to them! lie ; : i 7 0 5 result. On o of the officers thereupon, a Lieutena_not44 A tt: ..., ment, went up to Mr. Reeves, the manager, and , !I,T - `, , , D ot tP ct:', to his face, said, " I should like to batter your head T on of be ': e , soldier abstained from this gratification, as aid tam 11°70. Panions, and none had the courage to strike the , "_ et of t_ 0 S o f) pulled the nose of their comrade, and kicked hill! ; ise (0 11.. 40 1, h e They, however, fell foul of the proprietor of the °h ead tel i pto ';,,,1 deavouring to persuade them to keep the Pc 3 cr. n u i yer , „d T i for and struck 111 in ill the face, and also of a P°' 3 „ •`,..', - ve re ce' c era, 0 grossly assaulted. The result was that the poiic' taken to th oc he',ise three of the'inost prominent in the fray were „ o leo tof t• house, where they gave their !mines as Augustils.,,,r,,,,terings .0 , mate of the royal yacht ; Herbert Russell Manner.iwip.ii ,1 , 7 0c _,:e 37111 ; and Ensign James Henry W) att, ale() of _,,t o f r e D or.,°;tt i s s a su tiVd t .l o y e . 7 T n l aa le gr y risat i nr r ta e st r es, e ,cr i :,e l i nii!i, .1 to ball by the stiperintenuF'_,,re ts--..'"Or we verr • iti . e j • 1 and Hchart succeeded ill settling their respective t •;;;;,,,ty 10: 0 e, t 00 plantains, but the manager (whose wife was fle e ~c or tililf , De ..p l omirietllitelineireaanttticranedainwrec7.3ioceet P l i e t ' 4 '; W e dnesday night) Indignantly spurned the offer ~ , , , , _ A 0 b o o . . et 0! , ,,,,,,, carried his case into Court. It occupied an ho ur cr , :n e igo 1 ,1. O . :, magistratts, having retired to deliberate upon tbcel.;''epol7;4ool;ol into Court, arid said, " they had heard the el! i_ csoic tsi tee and liaving maturely (011.1th:red the whole, the ease. - We str.ingly rnomineud the case 1 :. ,;,. thus dismissed to the Horse Goards tbr investiO'''' ha. ~,,,,, „A ds.- ~....., , ----- l' vill e joel DIE.I) ~,, 20, S 3 SI 0 On Saturday, the Sth of Ma rch, at ~ te liell• 0 aged 74, Robert Smith, E ., sq brother of the ' a 1 0 Smith, and formes ly M.l). for Lincol n. Ge e l ore , , At his residence, Cadogan-place, Major Roome, late of the East India CompanYs Eel.doses C°oo On the sth inst., Esther, the W ile of - vice , 3 0 Esq., of Torrington-square. aged i 7. 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