The Sun. — London, England, 1850-03-21 00:00:00

frourtb4Vition SUN OFFICE, Seven o Clock. TATTERSALL'S—THIS EVENING o'cLocK. No business doing. MARLBRO'-STREET - (TH I S DAY - - OBTAINING MONEY FROM F. M. HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON. — Henry Geo. Stanley and Hen rietta-Stanley, his wife, were brought before Mr. 'Ring ham for re-examination, charged with obtaining several sums of money from F. M. his Grace the Duke of Wel lington, by false and fraudulent pretences. It will be in the recollection of our readers that the prisoners, who have obtained money to the amount of near 4001. from his Grace by fraudulent pretences, were remanded from Monday last until tc-day, when it was intimated to the magistrate his Grace would appear to prosecute. The hearing of the case was fixed for three o'clock, and about five minutes before that time, his Grace entered the court followed by Mr. Bodkin sud Mr. Humphries, who were retained for the prosecution. Mr. Parry attended for the prisoner. His Grace was dressed in a suit of blue, with,an over-coat of the same colour deeply braided. His Grace looked remarkably well. Mr. Bodkin addressed the magistrate at some length and concluded by asking for a further remand, as he only last night received some important information re- Wife to the charge at present before the court. The learned gentleman then called his Grace the Duke of Wellington, who deposed that he received the letter pro duced, and many more in the same handwriting. His Grace generally burned such letters as soon as he re ceived them. His Grace sent the letter addressed to Mrs. Whitmore, Post -office, Kennington-common. This letter contained the half of a 5/. note. His Grace pre pared the envelope produced for the purpose of enclosing the second half. His Grace generally kept a memoran dum of such transactions. Some other evidence having been gone into the prisoners were remanded until Thurs day next. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT , (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lorolships assembled at Five o'clock. The Marquis of BREAD ALBANE presented several petitions from different Presbyterian congregations in Scotland against post-office deliveries on Sunday. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition for the ex tension of the jurisdiction of county courts; also a peti tion from the members of the Whittington Club, one of the most useful and best managed clubs in London, praying for the repeal of the taxes on knowledge, viz., the stamp duty on newspapers, the advertisement duty, and the excise duty on paper. Earl FITZ WILLIAM presented a petition from the inhabitants of Sheffield with a similar prayer. He feared, however, that certain cheap publications were not by any means of a moral character. Lord BROUGHAM at once admitted that the press ought to be very carefully watched. The Noble and Learned Lord then proceeded to explain the plan adopted by the Committee of the Society for the Diffu sion of Uuseful Knowledge to secure the publication of good works at a cheap rate. MUTINY BILLS. The Mutiny Bill and the MArine Mutiny Bill were brought up from the House of Commons. They were respectively read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow. TITLES OF RELIGIOUS CONGREGATIONS (SCOTLAND) BILL. This Bill was read s. first time. REGISTRY OF METROPOLITAN CARRIAGES BILL. This Bill passed through Committee. TURNPIKE ROAD AND BRIDGE TRUSTS (IRELANI)) BILL. This Bill passed through Committee. PE lITION. Lord EDDISBURY presented a petition from a union in Cheshire, in favour of the appointment of connty financiel boards. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAYF.II took the Chair a few minutes before Four o'clock. PETITIONS. Mr. DUFF pr9sented a petition from Banffshire, praying for the ceisation of Sunday labour in the Post cffice. Mr. FERGUS presented a petition from Fife against the Marriage Affinity Bill; also several pFtitions from Fifashire complaining of the postal communication with that county. Mr. BUSFEILD presented petitions from Bingley, and other places in Lancashire, complaining of the relay aptem in factories. Mr. BUNCOMBE presented similar petitions from factory workers in plac-s in Lancashire. Mr. WYLD presented a petition from the borough of Bodwin, praying that the tithe rent charge may be com puted at the ItTrrage annual price of corn. Mr. OGLE presented a petition from the Bellingham Unior, in Northumberland, in favour of union settlements and rating. Mr. 11. BERKELEY presented a petition from Mr. Stuart Williams, the proprietor of the Bristol Mercury, praying for a repeal of the tax on advertisements. Sir GEORGE PECHELL presented a petition from Brigl.t .n, praying for a repeal of the taxes on Den's papers and advertisements. Oaptain PELlial.ll presented a petitioa from Bolton in favour of the Small Telt ments Mr, EWART presented a petition from Dumfries ageinst. the Marring° Bill. — Lord JOHN MANNERS presented a petition from factory workers in Manchester and Glasgow iu favour of thr- Ten Hours Factory Act. Mr. RICARDOJ present. (l a petition from Longten, Statlbrdshire, againt the 'Marriage Bill. Air. :73CLIOLEFIELD presented a petition from the mayor and other inhabitants of Birmingham in favour of the Mmeums Bill. Mr. GREENE presented a petition from Lancaster in favour of the Small Tenements Bill. Mr. BR AMSTON priesented a petition from the Arch deaconr3:,:of Essex against the Bill for legalising mar risge with a deeeascd wife's sister. Mr. HUME presented a similar petition from mer. thanta and other inhabitants cf Montrose. Mr. WYLD presented a petition from Bodmin com plaining of the pres!ure of the burdens on the farming interest. Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR presented a petition from Spits'fluids in savour of the eanitary improvement of tat) metropolis. PUltiElt presented teveral rtitions from Hemp shir, praying for a revival of egricu;tural protection. Mr. COv AN presonted a petitiyu from 43 office bearers in St. George's Free Church, Edinburgh, against the Bid ;or lygulisicg rearriige with a deceased wift's sister. FACTORY BILL. Mr. M. GIBSON wi' 't..d to ask the Noble Lord the Member 1.,r Balt to postpone the Committee on the Factory Dill, which s: aro - la for to-night, until atter Easter, in onitx to these being full time given to consider the merits of that measure ? Lord ASHLEYsaiilit was most desirable that this questio❑ should be adjusted as soon as possible. The bill stood this evening for Committee. but as the Easter holidays we; e so near he should ask leave of the House to-night merely to commit the Bill pro form:, and then postpone it till of t , r is isO r. 'MINISTERS' MONEY. Mr. FAGAN gave notice that on an early day after Easter he rhould more that the tax called ministers' money, in Ire and, is injurious to the interests of the country, and aught immediately to be abolished. SALARIES OF JUDGES. Mr. CHRISTOPHER gave notice thus on going into Committee on the Chief-Justices' Salaries Bill, he should bring under the notice of the House the salaries of the Lord Chancellor, the Master of the R , ,115, the Vice- Chancellor, the Barons of the Exchequer, and the Puisne Judges, with a view to their prospective re duction. Mr. FREWEN movcd an address for return of the abstracts of th• account of the treasurers of the liberty of Peterborough, in the county of Northampton, and the liberty of St. Alban's, in the county of Hertford, for the years ending Michaelmas, 1847' Michaelmas, 1848, and Michaelmas, 18 49 (in a similar form to the return of the several county treasurers in England and Wales,_pre sented and ordered to be printed by the H ouse of Com mons on the 4th dz.,y of May, 1849, Parliamentary Paper, No. 260). DUTY ON BRICKS. Mr. CARDWELL presented a petition from mer. chants and traders at Liverpool, playing that the "drawbacka" on bricks might be allovved if the duty on them were repealed. TAXES ON KNOWLEDGE. Lord NUGENT presented a petition against the advertisement duty, the penny stump on newspapers, and the excise duty on paper.__` - POST-OFFICE. Several petitions against Sunday labour in the Post office were presented by Lord NUGENT from the metro polis, and by Mr. A. EASTIE from Glasgow. MARRIAGE BILL. Mr. S. WORTLEY presented several petitions in favour of this Bill. KING'S-ROAD, WESTMINSTER. Sir J. PAKINGTON gave notice that after Easter he would put a question to the Attorney-General ze specting the lighting of the King's -road. ME FACTORY ACT. Mr. M. GIBSON wishprl to put a question to the Speaker upon a matter (f* form. Should the Factory Nil be committed pro forma this evening, could tiny dis cussion be taken on the principle on the question fur its re-committal? The SPEAKER said nn step would be gained by proceeding pro forma this evening, and a di,cusion 00 the principle could be taken on the occasion of the next com mit tat. DISTRESSED UNIONS (IRELAND) BILL. In reply ter lauel ;413T11031 ) , Lord JOHN RUSSELL F Wed that ho should take the arcond reading of ibis Bill on Monday, and postpu e its consinitW till atter Easter. MERCHANT SEAMEN'S BILL. Mr. LAI3OUCHERE said, perhaps it would be cot vement .t) the House for him to take that opportunity of stating what he intended to do with regard to the three several Bills standing on the paper relative to the Inerehar+t seamen service.—(llear, hear.) lie proposed to take the sreoad readings of these Bills on Friday, the 19th of April, and he would now move that the orders of the day be read, for the purpose of being postponed accordingly. Mr. RICARDO would be glad to know in what order the Bills would be taken. Mr. BOUVERIE :aid, perhaps at the same time the Right Hon. Gentleman would state whether he should previously announce the amendments that he contem plated introducing into the Bills. Mr. LABOUCHERE said with regard to the first question, he should take the Bills in the order in which they at present stood on the paper, namely, the Merchant Service Bill first, then the Merchant Fund Bill, and, lastly, the Marine Bill. It would be quite impossible, consistently with the rules of the House, to lay the amendments to the Mercantile Marine Bill on the table of the House until the Bill was read a second time. Mr. CARDWELL should like to know whether the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Labouchere) would adopt any means to put the parties interested in those amend ments in possession of them before the second reading, in order that those parties might know whether they could assent to them or not. _ Mr. LABOUCHERE thought the heit course would be not to lay the amendments on the table of the House until the House had affirmed the principle of the Bill. In answer to a question from Mr. MO WATT, Lord J. RUSSELL said that he should go into Com mittee on the Australian Colonies Bill to-morrow evening. Mr. STUART WORTLEY said that ho should postpone his Marriage Bill until Thursday, the 18th of April. At the suggestion of Lord J. RUSSELL, Mr. TRELAW NY postponed his motion on the subject of the Duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster until Monday, after the Committee on the Australian colonies should have been gone through. DISTRESSED UNIONS (IRELAND) BILL. In reply to Colonel SIBTHOItP, Lord J. RUSSELL intimated that he would take this Bill to-morrow. RESTRICTIONS ON THE TRANSFER OF LAND. Mr. LOCKE KING rose to bring forward the fol lowing motion :—" That, considering the complaints which in many parts of the kingdom have proceeded from the owners and occupiers of land, and considering also the benefits which have arisen to all other classes from recent legislation promoting free trade, it is expe dient now to adopt measures for diminishing the exist ing restrictions on the free transfer of landed property, and for distributing such property, in cases of intestacy, according to the same rules as prevail in respect of per sonal property." Recent changes in legislation had called forth the attention of people to the principles of free trade, the effects of which had been denounced by a very large and influential body in that House. Attempts had been made by that body to influence Parliament, and the people out of doors, to re-enact protection ; and he was ready to admit at once—and he deplored the fact—that very great and considerable inconvenience had been ex perienced by that party. A change of any system would cause derangement which would be felt until matters were re-adjusted. The demand for a return to a protective system, or for measures of relief to improve the condi tion of the party, were so loud and so continually re peated, that it became their duty to consider what re• medy could be applied. Landed proprietors bore a very small proportion to the population of the country, and it could not be said they had been inadequately repre sented in that House.—(Hear, hear.) The House for a long time had almost entirely been comprised of landed proprietors, and, therefore, it might be presumed they looked after the interests of the body.—(Hear, hear.) The object and tendency of the two existing systems had bean directly opposite to each other. The tendency of the first had been to accumulate land in the hands of the few, while the tendency of the other system had been to increase wealth and create capital by the dis tribution of property in all cases of intestacy. In the case of personal property there was an equal distribution of property amongst all the members of a family, but Under the other system it went only to one member of the family. The State undertook - , in cases of intestacy, to become the guardian and protector of the children, and distributed the property with the most perfect justice amongst all; but, in the case of real property, it told the younger children that it was for their interest that the whole of the estates should descent to the eldest son only. Now, if the principle were right in one case. was it possible to be right in the other too?—(Hear.) He did not find much difficulty in obtaining an answer to that question, if he judged by the effects produced in both. The wealth of the commercial class had increased in a most wonderful degree. It had at its com mand the greatest possible amount of industry, and an almost unlimited amount of capital, while, on the other hand, judging from the complaints which had been made by the agricultural body, they were in a deplorable position. They had the fact that the abundance of labourers in this country bad almost become a curse instead of a blessing. They had the soil crying out for capital, and labour crying out for employment. The districts were the greatest poverty and distress existed where those where the greatest improvement could be made. The tendency of our laws had been to drive capital in one direction, and the land in another direction. If they inquired into the origin cf this state of things, they would find it origi nated in feudal times. He asked them now to abide by the spirit of their ancient constitutions. The welfare of society was consulted by the laws then made—great possessions and great tracts of land were then a source of wealth and power, when now we find them to have a contrary effect. The sole right of the eldest son was not, founded upon any principle of justice. The stare of society required that land should be kept together in large parcels for the sake of strength. From a feudal country this had become , a commercial one, and it was necessary to accommodate our laws to the altered eircuras'aacei of the times. He had good grounds for claiming the support of those who dealt only in ancient laws and 'ancient precedents. Division of property existed among the ancient Britaina without any right of primogeniture. Among the Romans, the great eiviliaers of the world, property was equally divided among the children, without respect either to age or sex. In Athens it was divided equally among all males, the daughters being left to be provided for at the discretion of the brothers, on the SIMI" princi ple as that a younger son, by our law, was left to the mercy of his elder brother. In aristocratic Sparta the law made it dishonourable either to buy or sell land, and the tendency was to accumulate and to concentre. - e it into a few hands. Among the Jews, who so much respected the rights of the eldest son, he was not entitled t ) th e whole of th e p roperty but only to a portion it. He knew that France would be used as an argument against him, but that could not hold, as his only object was to obtain the right of division in cases of intestacy, whereas in France the division was compulsory. In making a comparison with France, the present time should be taken. In 1789 the capital employed upon agriculture in France was 42.000,000 of francs, whereas now it amounted to 50,000,000 of francs. In 1790 the nominal value of the produce of the whole kingdom was 4 850,000,000 if francs. In 1843 the returns from agriculture alone amounted to no less than 6,000,000,000 of francs. But France was not the only c metry where there was an equal distribution of an intestate's landed property. In Belgium the same principle prevailed, and there agriculture flourished to an enormous extynt. Ore of the great arguments which would be adduced against him would be that this system was necessary for the support of the landed arht icracy, and some might say that a large body of landed proprietors was necessary for the (it f ace of the institu tions cf the country; but the present state cf society no longer needed them, and ho thought the sooner they got rid of them the better. The Hon. Gentleman then concluded by reading the words of his motion. Mr. EWART'S apology for addressing the House on the subject was, that fifteen 3 ears ago he had introduced a similar motion. Both he and his Honourable Friend wished, however, distinctly to be understood that they had not the slightest wish to assimilate the state of things in England to that in France, by which the distribution of land was compulsory. That was going into the opposite extreme. It appeared to him that the time was particularly well chosen for the present motion—the country would never do any good until it treated land like every other commodity. He believed his Hon. Friend's proposition was founded on justice and would tend to advance the interests of the agricultural and commercial classes of this country. He would, therefore, second the motion of his Hon. Friend and give it his cordial support. Mr. NE WDEGATE believed the Hon. Gentleman's proposition would lead to the destruction of the aristoc racy of the country. Ile wished to know whether this was a real abstract resolution to the effect that the agri cultural interest was dissatisfied with the present system. and it was therefore intended to follow it up with some plan for a new distribution of property. He was really at a loss to know what the drift of this motion could be, except it was to carry out the resolution which free trade had commenced, and to strike a blow at real property, so as to change the monetary and political power of the country.—(Hear, hear.) Either it was intended that this resolution should lead to steps for removing some temporary inconvenience relative to the transfer of real property, or it was the pre cursor to some comprehensive measure for ch ang i ng the tenure of property in this country, and therefore when the Honourable Mover replied upon the whole question possessio o h e Shouofldwhich h o e f th glad es e i f t h es, e o w o h o j u e l o d t s put he t h w e s s H s o n u x s i e o in s to obtain.—(Cheers.) Mr. HUME could not interpret what the ultimate object of the Honourable Member was in pro posing this motion. As far as ho could judge, it appeared to be his intention to alter the law of primogeniture. There could be no doubt that the poverty and distress which existed in this country was to be attributed to some peculiarity in oar constitution. In no country was the number of landed proprietors so limited ac in England, and it eas worth while considering whether the wretchedness that prevailed did not arise from this circumstance. He believed that the duty on convey ances, which the Chancellor of the Exchequer proposed to take off, would confer considerable ben( fit upon the holders of small properties. The law of primogeniture was most impolitic and unjust and ought to be altered. There was no country in which the sons and daughters of the aristocracy were left in so dependent a state. He recollected reading the will of a nobleman who had four sons in the House to whom he left 6001. a year each until they obtained some Government appointments, and he was sorry to say that he:Oenew other instances in which the same provision had been made for sons. The result of enriching the eldest son at the expense if his brothers and sisters was pauperism and distress, and an increase of burdens on the State. While he gave his assent to the motion, he would guard himself against sanctioning any compulsory act to compel the division of property against the will of the parent.— (Hear, hear.) Mr. M. MILNES supported the motion. He thought it right that they eheuld allow every man to dispose of his property either landed or otherwise as he might think proper. After a few words from Mr. CHARTERIS, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose, and was (LEFT SPEARING.) INDIA. MUTINOUS CONDUCT OF TIIE 66Tu BEN GAL NATIVE INFANTRY. This lamentable occurrence is thus narrated in a letter from Lahore, dated Feb, 3 : " Lahore, Sunday, Feb. 3. " It is with much regret we have to record a serious breach yesterday morning in the discipline of the 66th Regiment Bengal N. 1., which recently arrived at Go vindhur from Luknow. Some dissatisfaction had mani fested itself in the corps, during the Ist instant, in con nexion with the reduction of the Sinde batta, which they said premed very hard on them, considering the present high price ( f food, and their great distance from :heir homes. Representations were made to the com manding officer. Major Troup, which were ma by an explanation of the orders issued on a parade, on the codclusion of which the m - n at first refused to return to their lines, but subsequer t'y did so when remonstrated with by their officers. The general feeling, however, appeared so indifferent, that an express was sent off to the camp of the Governor-General, which left this on the 31st ultimo, and was fortunately know❑ to be on the way to Umritser to hasten on the escort consisting of two companies of her Majesty's 32d Foot, the body guard, c party of the lith Irregulars, and the 56th Re gimennt N. I. Intimation of the disposition of the corps was also sent in here to head- quarters, and we believe both Sir Henry Lawrence and Sir Walt-a. Gilbert left Lahore this morning for Umritser. Yesterday morn ing (the 2nd inst.) the men of the 66th Regiment N. I. were again paraded inside the fort, and harangued by Major Troup on the subject t f their discontent in a firm( but temperate manner. On decided symptoms of ill feeling still continuing to manifest themselves, Major Troup then gave orders to a native officer, who appeared most forward in the movement into arrest. The order was instantly met by an endeovour of the main body of the men to rescue him; but the personal exertions of Major Troup and his officers induced them to resume something like order in the ranks. Col. Bradford (whose Regiment, the Ist Light Cavalry, had most for tunately arrived at Umritser yesterday morning, en route to the Provinces) and who happened (accidentally or not we do not know) to be within the Fort, seeing how matters were turning out, quietly proceeded to his camp, and ordered his men to mount. Major Troup, who never lost his temper during the whole of this most trying scene, concluded his address by directing the men to pile their arms. As this was being done a party of the Ist Cavalry, some forty or fifty strong, appeared at the gate, which the company of the mutinous regiment, on duty there, hastened to close, but not effectually, so that Capt. Macdonald, the officer of the day, drawing his sword and driving away the men crowding round, managed to prevent, and to admit the men of the Ist Cavalry. The Sepoys of the 66th, seeing they were now all but helpless, and that the possession of the fort would pass out of their hands, made a rush to resume their arms, in which endeavour they succeeded very partially, being prevented by their officers, seconded by the efforts of the troopers. The whole regiment was thereupon im mediately marched out of the Fort, and those who still had arms deprived of them. The Body Guard arrived very soon afterwards and took possession of the Fort, and were to he speedily followed by the two European companies. The mutineers were placed on the glacis within range of the guns of the fort, charged with grape and surrounded by the troopers of the 3d Regiment of Punjab Cavalry (Prendergast's), who had been summoned to the scene of this unfortunate, but most serious disturbance. We are happy to have it in our power to add that no corres ponding movement occurred in the town, and that the police, formed out of the only Durbar regiment still embodied (except Cortlandt's), were under complete con trol, and behaved to the entire satisfaction of the local authorities." COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. THE BOMBAY MARKETS, FROM FEBRUARY 2 to la, INCLUSIVE. BOMBAY, FRIDAY EVENING, FEB. 15.—We have experienced no alleviation of the pressure for mon-y which has existed for some time past. On the con trary, the demand for acoommodation seems to have in creased, but we are inclined to think that the scarcity has been very much exaggerated.—Government Securities remain without animation. New Fives hay, been sold at Rs. 98i to Rs. 98k, but the demand for them is limited even at these low rates. There has been some little inquiry for five per cent. Siccas, but we have not heard of any transaction in them. Bank Shares remain without material alteration in price. Orientals .have been sold at 18 per cent. discount. Commercials we quote at 14, and Agras at 6, per cent, discount. There has been inquiry for Bombay Bank Stock at 17 per cent, premium. The followicg notification has been issued by the Bengal Government : " No. 3.—NGTIIICETION. " Fort William, Financial Department, Feb. 6, 1850. " Notice is hereby given, that the rate of exchange at which bills secured by the hypothecation cf goods are to be drawn in favour of the Honourable East India Com pany, will be two shillings per Company's rupee, until turther orders. It is further notified for general jaw , ruation, that there is little probability of the rate of ex change now fixel being reduced during the ensuing twelve months, so far as at present known, no advances on hypothecation will be necessary in India, in aid of the Home Treasury during the official year 1850 51. " By order of the Honourable the President in Council, " J. A. DORIN, " Secretary to the Government cf India." The importation of metals and cotton piece goods since the date of last report have been very extensive, while the demand for all descriptions of imported arti cles continues as dull as it has been for rte past six weeks, and no improvement can be looked for till the close of the Hooli hoidays on Thursday next. Nor can any more favourable account of our expert market to given than at last date—the dulness in this department of our trade being principally caused by the almost total absence of produce of every description except opium, which continues to be purchased in quantity for the China market. Cotton Piece Goods—As stated in our last, to dispose of any considerable quantities of piece goods, dealers would have had to suumit to a considerable reduction on their prices, which they have not shown any disposition to do, and consequently the operations during the fortnight have been to a very limited extent. Grey Shirtings, of good qualities, have maintained their former value, while inferior and middling descriptions have declined two or three annas per piece. The qualities on which these reductions have taken place have been 48 56 and 60 reed 40 inch, and in 25 inch up to the latter reed. The sales during the fortnight amount to 7,220 pieces, at from Re. 48 to Rs. 6,-1 per ceiee.—Grey Jaconets. Sales 2,150 p, at Its. 2 to H,. 2 • as. p. p. Demand extremely dull, and prices nominal.—Grey Long Cloth. Sales, 2,800 p. at Re. 4: 0 alines to Re. 5: 5 ass. Demand dull, and prices going down. Grey Domestics Sales, 1,173 p., ut Its. 3: 2f as. to Its. 12i. Satre as longcloths. —Grey Mulls. Sales 1,000 p. at Its. 2to Rs. 2: 7 as. In moderate request at a slight decline.— Bleached Jaccue eta continue to maintain former rates. The bales have been so extent of 4,200 p., at Rs. 2:9 as. j to Rs. 311 per piece. —Bleached sbirtings have fallen considerably in price—up to 66 reed 3at 6, and 72 reed 4, annas per piece. The only sale reported during the fortnight is one of 50 pieces, 36 by 40, at Rs. 64 per piece.—Bleached Aladapollans are also dull, and at prices declining; while for T clothe of 61bs. there is a little inquiry.—Bleached stripes, satin stripes and cheeks and Jacconet cheeks are inquired after, but satin spots are dull of sale.—Fancy Goods. Large importa tions since last repor', from the Clyde. The prices offered for Lappet Scarfs, Swiss Lappets, Book Muslins and Lappets, Grey and Bleached Dhotirs, with fancy borders, and Dyed and Grey Mulls, are lower than thore formerly obtainable.—Dyed Goods. 5100 pieces of Turkey Red Plain Ciath have been sold at from Rs. 71. to 8 per piece. Cotton Yarn—The sales during the fortnight have amounted to 120 bales Water, and 60 bales Mule Twist. Of the latter, 40s. alone are in demand, and stocks low. Of the former, all numbers except 235. are inquired for, with small supplies on hand. In Dyed Yarn, good Scotch Turkey Red is alone sought after, Green and Orange being dull of sale. Woollens—As at last report. The only sale reported is one of list cloth, at 11. 1; 13f annas a yard. Metals—Heavy importions during the fortnight, and light salesighefprices of hoop and sheet iron remain as before, while those of British bar and square and round nail rod have still further receded. Copper of all sorts, except American and nail, has declined. Sheet lead ie dull, while fur pig the demand is steady. For spelter there is no inquiry. Cochineal—We quote nominally a higher price for this article, but have heard of no sales. Beer—No transactions, except in Allsop's London bottled, and Bass's. The market is bare of all but Bass's, which with difficulty finds buyers. The sales of the former have been 120 dez. at Rs. 4; and of the latter 35 hhds. at Rs. 40. Spirits—A slight demand for Gin exists—other spirits are little enquired for. Sales of Brandy as follows have however been made-2ii lairds. and 200 boxes French, at Rs. 21 per gallon and lts. 21 per dozen; and 9 hhds. 12 qr. casks at Its. 2i per gallon. Bottles-100 gross quarts and 35 pints have been sold at 15i annas per dozen. Coral—Sales of 103 lbs. at Rs. 15, and 100 lbs. at Rs. 45 per lb., have had effect. Marine Stores—No sales.—Twine and canvas dull; Cordage in slight request. Other articles unenquircd fur. EXPORTS. Cotton Wool—The purchases during thapast fortnight amount only to 850 bales and 1,300 candles. An advance in price for all descriptions has taken place. There is scarcely any stock on hand, and it will be some time yet before the new crop arrives. Opium—Large quantities continue to be sent on to China, but a slight decline has taken place in the price f the drug since our last. The present quotation is Re. 1,315 per chest. FREIGUTS — Have been miserably dull throughout the past fortnight, and are likely to continue so for some time. There is scarcely a bale of cotton in the place,— consequently vessels must either wait the arrival of fresh supplies or go away empty. We quote the rate to Liverpool nominally I. t 3/. to 31.55., to London at 3/ 2s. 6d. to 3/. ss. per, ton; and to China at Rs. 13 to Rs. 14 per candy, for vessels to commence loading next month. EXCITANCE.—There have been but few transactions in bills on England for this mail, a7d those limited in ex tent. Sales have been effected at 2e. per rupee for first class six months sight China paper and local draft!. On Calcutta there are few purchasers at Rs. 961 sixty days' sight, and Rs. 934 for sight bills. CALCUTTA, FEL 7.—The commercial news is satis fAct9ry. Money continued abundant, and the amount of bullion in the bank had reach seventeen millions. The consumption of bren . lstuffs—an indication of the general prosperity ( f the country—had increased. The ac counts from the manufacturing districts were of a cheer ful description, and the political aspect of Europe was calm. In our export market the demand for Indigo has con tinued active, and the tenor of our late lime advices has tended further to improve the tone of the mark, t and firmness of holders. The prospects of the next crop are so far fair, that it is certain that as much land will be placed under cultivation as the planters can contrive with the funds at their command, and in their improved position, but tittle difficulty has been expe rienced by them this season in arranging for the ne cessary advances; the soil in Tirhoot has abundance of moisture, upon which a successful cultivation there chiefly, though not entirely, depends. Indigo seed has been late in coming to mark tt, and the crop is stated to be a short one, but et the same t:me it is not ap prehended that, upon the whole, these require ments cf the planter will exceed the supply. At Bog wangolah, the chief mart in Beogal, 12 R.. per md. is demanded fnr ready delivorits, and those planters who have not secured their s.upplies by early contract will have to pay high. The sugar market has been dull, with very reduced stocks. A steady it,- quiry, chiefly for the French and American markets, has prevailed for the better kinds of saltpetre. R:ce has risen into increased demand for home shipments at• extreme previous rate,. A general and more active inquiry has sprung up since the receipt of the last mail far raw silk, which holders having met by a slight concession, has re• stilted in transactions to some extent, and the market may be considered as fairly open. Corahs have been in improving request, and a f a i r amoun t o f b us i ness h as i been done in them, n some cases to an advance of 2 to 3 R 3. per corge. Lac dye remains in good inquiry; 1 we notice a sale of a parcel of the calebratei D. C. shell ; lac at 11-8 per maund, and a contract for the further supply of the same mark on similar terms. The market is bare of the first quality of jute, but s hipments I still go on pretty freely. The Americans ere buying linseed sparingly, their shipments last month being only 5,642 mds. against 25,592 in Dec e mb er . M us t ar d see d `goes on as formerly to Great Britain. Cutch attracts s more attention than of late, the shipments to England last month reaching 3,273 mds. Cotton is also drawing a little attention, as will be observed below, in reference to that article. Our impoit market has been comparatively quiet during the past fortnight, but steady and healthy as re gards British cotton piece goods, the stocks of these goods being moderate, and holders srm. The higher and lower qualities of Manchester grey shirtings have been approximating in value, the former having fallen, and the latter risen a few ttnnas ; the low qualities of bleached keep down, but the higher, being scarce, command full price. Scotch fabrics move off rapidly at satifactory rates. The sales of Mule Twist have been large, 21,000 mds. having left first hands since the de parture of the last steamer; 40s are lower than they were at that period, but higher than before the arrival of the last mail; 50s and above scarcely keep up, but 50s have been in good demand. Turkey Red Twist is lower in stuck than it has been during the last five year, and prices are 1 anna per lb. Letter than they were a month ago. Copper is dull at 35-6 for Sheathing ; 31-0 Tile, and 63 to 38 Braziers. Iron is also quiet, and may be quoted as f)llows:—Assorted Flat Round, &c, 2-6 to 2.7; Nail Rod 3-4 to 3-12; Hoop 3-4; Sheet 4 to 4-4; Round Rod 4-8 to 4.12; Lead 6.10; Spelter 7-6. Money continues plentiful, and the value of Company's paper has undergone but little variation, our quotations being—Transfer Fives 11-8 to 11-12 premium, and scarce; New Fives. 4 to 8 annas discount; Second and Tnird ditto, 13 Runes to 1.0 ditto; Sicca Fours, 16 to 16-8 ditto; Company's Fours, 15.4 to 15-5 ditto; Bank of Bengal Shares, 1,500 premium, which price, with a dividend like the last of 62 per cont. on capital stock, will yield a return of 4.111 per cent. per annum. The term of co-partnership cf the shareholders of the Agra Bank, will shortly expire. The shares of this bank have lately sold at 25 per share discount. The rate of exchange for first class paper has kept pretty steadily at 1-llf to 1.111 for six months' sight. The Oriental Bank has drawn to some extent for the above term at 1.111, and Mauritius Commercial Bank bills, 90 days' sight, have realised 1-11. Bills on France are selling at 2-55 f: No alteration has as yet been made in the rate of exchange at the Export Warehouse consequent upon the rise in the East India Company's bills in London, but it is conjectured that some change, unfavourable to shippers, will shortly take place, Co.'s Rs 98,12,999 have been ad vanced eCsclY a u s pto ia t i he sth s instant from Ist May last. Ex change with China is quoted at 211 to 212 [sr 100 dolls. Freights have improved ; our quotations now are— saltpetre, 31. 7s. 6cl. ; sugar, 31. 15s. 6d. ; rice, 41, 7s. 6d.; oilseeds, 5Z ; jute, 41. 2s. 6d. ; hides, 41. 10s. ; indigo, 51. ; silk, 41. 10s. to London ; Liverpool, saltpetre, 31. 53. ; sugar, 31. 7s. 6d. ; rice, 41. 7s. 6d. to 41 10s. We notice one foreign ship, the Cherusker, on the berth for London. Indigo—The resumed activity of demand noticed in our last isJue has since continued, and the tenor of the home letters of 24th December tended further to im prove the tone of the market, by holders requiring 134.5. enhanced rates, which, however, in the absence of auc tions since the receipt of the encouraging advicee, have not had a fair chance to be tested with rt fcrence to a willingness on the part of buyers to accedc to them. FRAN CE. In the Assembly yesterday, the clause of the Stamp Act imposing a stamp-duty on sales of stock was passed by a majority of 400 to '32, notwithstanding the opposition of MM. Ponld, Passy, and Bangor, the lattar of whom exposed the impolicy of the taxes by observing, that when the State wanted a loan and issued paper, if it burthened it with a stamp at its negotiation, it must depreciste that paper, and undergo a loss much more considerable than the profit expected to be derived from the new tax. In consequence of the known intentions of the Government to introduce a Bill for the increase of the deposit money, and the i m p os iti on o f a stamp d uty on newspapers, the directors of the principal journals os Paris had an interview yesterday morning with the Minister of the Interior, with the view of dis suading him from carrying into effect the project re lative to the stamp duty. The Minister replied to their observations, that he should re-consult with his colleagues, and take their opinion on the representations mad e t o hi m b y t h e He Directors. thought it right, however, to add that the Bill both for the increase of caution money, and the importation of a stamp duty was already prepared. GERMANY. The Deutsche Zciturg states, from Frankfort of the 18th inst., that the Prince Gortshakotf, His Majesty the Czar's Ambassador and Plenipotentiary at the Provisional Federal Commission, has, in the course of some diplomatic formalities, refused to de liver up his credentials, unl ess t h e wishes of Russia respecting Schleswig were peremptorily complied with. His demands are : " 1. The recognition of Baron Billow, as official re presentative of his Majesty of Denmark, in his capacity as Duke of Holstein and Lauen burg. "2. Recognition of the Danish Convention, of an armistice, and the preliminaries of a peace of the 10th of July, 1849; and " 3. Instructions to Prussia for the immediate con clusion of a peace on the ground of the said prelimi naries." _ _ _ ___. In return the Federal Commission has resolved not to communicate with the Prince Gortshakoff until he has complied with all the customary formalities. The Diet of the Electorate of Hessen Cassel was prorogued on the 16th inst. The following is a tran slation of the Elector's Message : " We, Frederic William, &c., find ourselves induced, under our most gracious (allergnadigster) assurances of our paternal affection, to prorogue the Diet." TURKEY. The private correspondent of the Morning Herald writes as follows from Constantinople, under the date of March 6th, a letter which we republish, for the purpose of showing our readers what treatment they must expect if they imprudently venture to set foot on board an Austrian vessel. "A Prutsian doctor, of the name of Meldesobn, a most respected resident of this city, proceeded five swoeneakllsybaaccklutoainted. O Shumla, inn his journey thi t h er he order to pay his respects to a Hungarian o f di st i nct i on , with whom h e was per had the honour of making the acquaintance of the commissioner to the Danubian principalities, who was on a special mission to Shumla to carry out the recent arrangements entered into between the Courts of Vienna and St. Petersburgh and the Divan respecting the refugees. After a few days' stay at Shumla the doctor, desirous of returning to Constantinople, obtained from the aforesaid Turkish offiner a terkere, or passport, delivered to the doctor in his own name and person, so that the latter had all the reasons possible for considering that all was right and in order, and that h e could re-embark for t hi s city without delay. "At Varna he took a ticket for his passage on board the Austria, belonging to the Lloyd Steam Company, the idea never coming into his mir d that an Austrian steamer, belonging to a com.Tmercial society, could be changed by the arbitrary will of the Internuncio into an Austrian state prison, in the very capital of the Ottoman empire. Never theless, this was the case. After the steamer's arrival at Constantinople, the captain informed the doctor that he had received instructions from COM t Stur mer to detain him on board, as suspicion wat heavy against him. The doctor made no opposition what ever, and remained closeted in his cabin, while two guardians watched his minutest movements. Some time after he was called into the captain's cabin, where he found the Austrian Con. sul• General, M. Mihanovich, with whom be '/Vll3 personally acquainted, but who feigned not, to recognise the doctor. The former gentleman mid he had reason to understand that the latter had in his possession some dispatches cf Kossuth ; and that it was necessary a severe search should be mae.e both of his person and things, The doctor protested :aga.rnst his abuse of power, and very reluctantly permittrA the ' consul to act as he thought proper, and was told by him that being on board of an Austrian ship he was not under the protection of the Turkish authority or his own, but that he must consider himself in Austria, and in the power of the Austrian Govern ment. The consul subsequently made a severe search, going as far as to take the doctor's purse, and examine the contents. Of course he was disappointed, having discovered nothing to im plicate the doctor, with the exception of a pocket-hook, containing some family papers, and a list of some hal-dozen Hungarian names writ ten on a fly-sheet. He seized the book, and carried it off. When the doctor, after these proceedings, ex pressed his desire to go on shore, the Consul imperi ously commanded the captain to forcibly detain him until he had communicated with the Count PJrtales, the Prussian Ambassador, in order to assure him self whether he was truly under the Prussian pro tection. After a forcible detention of eleven hours, the secretary of the Prussian mission, accompanied by Mr. Mib tnovich, came on board, and delivered the doctor, without returning him his pocket-bock, or in the least accounting for the scandalous proceed ings. I leave it to your intelligent readers to make their comments upon these facts, and judge them according to their true standard of value. I should not have given the above details htd I not a sincere conviction that an act which in France and G r:nany, in its present convulsed state, would not have excited notice, will be condemned in England, as it has been in Turkey, as arbitrary and unlawful, as well as outrageous and insulting to civilization in general. The complicity of the Austrian Government and of the Austrian Internuncio, Count Stuma in the plot for the assassination of Kossuth and his compa nions, is fully proved. A Croat, named Luca, who was employed as a gardener in the service of a Turk ish gentleman, and who was one of the conspirators, states that he was engaged for 500 piastres a month. The company was co►nposed of 15 persons, and the internuncio informed them that he had a firman from his Emperor, authorising him to nominate the fortunate individual who was to assassinate Kossuth, Governor of Croatia. This promise was made in the presence of the Consul-General and the Harvat bashi, who, in addition to the above engaging recom pense, promised a princely sum of money. The number of Croats who volunteered their services is upwards of thirty, but half the number were de clared eligible, and several of the rejected proceeded at their own expense and venture. Several Croats have followed the refugees to Brussa, with the san guine hope of suor...eeding in securing the mint of money, and tqe banship of Croatia. HEALTH of LONDON DURING the WEEK. (From the Registrar- General's Report.) In the week ending last Saturday, the deaths re gistered in the metropolitan districts were 967, show ing an increase of nearly 100 on those of the previous week, and a disposition to rise after a continuous fall during a period of years (1840.9) is 991, which, if corrected for increase of population, become 1,081 ; the number now returned is therefore less than the average by 144 deaths. Taking again the ten corresponding weeks, it appears that the deaths fluctu ated between 792 and 1,118, and that the mortality, which showed a decided tendency to increase in later years, rose in the last three above 1,000. To account for the excess in the present return over that of the for mer week, the only epidemics observed to be more fatal, are hooping-cough, croup and diarrhea, which num bered respectively 43, 9, and 17 against 35, 3, and 9 of the previous return ; but these diseases, except the last, do not seem to prevail more than usual at this season. The 17 deaths from diarrhcea are double the average of ten corresponding weeks, but in the three weeks of 1347-49, during which years this complaint has increased, they were 10, 19, and 20. The increase is further accounted for by phthisis, the mortality from which has risen to near the average, and amounts to 143 deaths ; and also to some extent by bronchitis from which there were 79, and by pneu monia from which there were 82, though neither of these numbers is remarkable as compared with returns for the same season in the last three years. The deaths of three persons were registered last week from cholera, of which the following are the particulars:— In Gulden-square subdistrict, at 174, Regent-street, a chemist died on the 10th of March, at the age of 56 years, of " cachexia (6 months), English cholera (3 weeks)." In St. Mary (subdistrict of Marylebone), at 2, Salisbury-place, a widow died on the 7th of March, aged 77 years, of "cholera biliosa (2 days), indigestion." And in west subdistrict of Islington, at 24 Albion-grove West, a widow lady died on the 14th of March, at the age of 73 years, from " premoni tary diarrhcea (16 hours), cholera (46 hours)." With reference to the last case, Mr. Watts, the registrar, states that "the locality is good, well paved and drained, and has a regular supply of New River water." At 3, Newman's-mews, in All Souls, a looking-glass silverer died at the age of 49 years of " salivation— effusion on the brain." "Copious salivation was pro duced by the constant use of mercury in the exercise of his profession." Two men died from excessive drinking, which produced in one case apoplexy, and in another delirium tremens. Last week there were registered the deaths of 85 persons in workhouses, of 69 in hospitals, of which 17 occurred in military and naval institutions, and 7 in lunatic asylums. The births during the week were 1,384. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean daily reading of the barometer was above 30 in. on every day in the week ; on Tuesday it was so high as 30.438 ; and the mean for the week was 30 292. The temperature decreased considerably towards the end of the week, and the mean was 40.9 deg , rather less than the average of the same week in seven years. It was less than the average on the last three days, and on Friday and Saturday was from 4 deg. to 6 deg. less than the average of these days. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF TUESDAY. • NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall•street. F. C. Christy, Rotberhithe, engineer, April 9, a t eleven—F. Adams, Rotherhithe, engineer, April 9, at eleven—J. P. Hill, Rotherhithe, engineer, April 9, at eleven—J. Chisholm and W. Chisholm, Dorking, Sur rey, and Ludgate-hill, wholesale perfumers, April 10, at twelve. In the Country. T. Cooper, sen., Wolverhampton, locksmith, April 11, at twelve, at the Court, Btrmingham—J. Bannehr, Exeter, law stationer and printer, April 19, at one, at the Court, Exeter—ll. Lowcock, Thoverton, Devon shire, dealer in artificial manures, April 2:3, at eleven, at the Court, Exeter—G. 11. Way, Martock, Somerset shire, innkeeper, April 18, at one, at the Court, Exeter —W. Hulme, Manchester, tailor and draper, April 11, at eleven, at the Court, Manchester—J. Spencer, Man chester, cotton spinner, April 10, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—E. Brattan, Northwich, Cheshire, cabinet maker and upholsterer, April 9, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. W. L. Kelly, Newport, Monmouthshire, bookseller and stationer—W. Busb, Great Green-street, Kentish Town, builder, a certificate of the second class—E. Mosely, Upper Dorset-street, Gloucester-squarr, wine merchant —J. Steadman, Hayfield-place, Milc-end-road, engineer —W. Brace, Albany-street, Regent's•park, baker—J. C. Rushbrook, Exmoutb-street, Clerkenwell, draper, a cer tificate of the third class—H. E. Tuck, New Cavendish street, Marylebone, milliner, a certificate of the first class—T. Greenhow and C. Foster, Old-street, St. Luke's, and St. John-street, Clerkenwell, rectifiers and distillers, certificates of the second class—J. Bowler, Crescent, Southwark-bridge-road, hat manufacturer, a certificate of the second class—J. Straker, Jarrow, Dur ham, brickmaker —S. Taylor, Poynton, Cheshire, butcher, after twelve months from March 14—R. Web ster, Preston, Lancashire, liuendraper, after eighteen months from March 16. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. G. Brothers and Ann W. Ferris, Exeter, drapers—J. C. Heaton and A. Mitchell, Liverpool, printers—J. Hey wood and J. Walker, Radcliffe-bridge, near Manchester, dyers—B. Brookman and T. R. Bence, Great Pearl street, Spitalfields, pork butchers—J. L. Thomas and R. F. Thomas, Exeter, tallowchandlers—E. Willett, J. Davey, G. Davey, and C. Lean, Briton-ferry, Glamor ganshire, ironfounders—T. Chavasse and V. W. Blake, Birmingham, surgeans—T. Cook and G. Pine, Bristol, grocers—A. Lucas and R. Bennett, Trinity-terrace, Trinity-square, Borough, corn merchants—J. Dean and C. Dean, Liverpool, sack manufacturers—A. Wilkin and J. Potter, Wellinborough, Northamptonshire, booksellers —W. May and W. May, jun., Bread-street, Cheapside, silk manufacturers—A. Amoore, J. Amoore, and G. Amoore, Hastings, grocers—S. Brown and R. Dixon, Marlborough, wine merchants—K. Hoskins, N. Morgan, J. Morgan, and F. H. Adams, Hereford, bankers (so far as regards K. Hoskins)—T. Ainsley and S. C. Harrison, Sunderland, drapers—B. Pratten and T. Waterman, Bristol, boot and shoemakers. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. George Brunt, Wisbech St. Peter, Cambridgeshire, inn keeper. Richard Chambers, Boston, Lincolnshire, innkeeper. John Cumming, Maidenhead, Berkshire, upholsterer. William James, Wellington, Shropshire, butcher. Richard Hadfield, Liverpool, butcher. William North, Liverpool, railway clerk. John Leighton, Wellington, Shropshire, farmer. Jaws Dixon, Walsall, Staffordshire. Edward George James St allard, Tithing of Sheet, Hamp shire, harness maker. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. A. Bannerman, Helinsdale, Sutherlandshire, merchant, March 25 and April 15, at one, to meet within Gunn's Inn, Dornoch. J. Ferguson, Glasgow, silk printer, March 25 and April 15, at one, to meet within the Globe Hotel, Glas gow. W. Bell, Haddington, clothier, March 15 and April 26, at two, to meet withi❑ the Star Inn, Haddington. _ . , J. Waddell, jun., Stanrigg, coalmaiier, March 25 and April 15, at twelve, to meet within Drummond's Royal Hotel, Airdrie. A. Crichton, Edinburgh, priotseller. March 25 and April 15, at one, to meet within Dowell's Rooms, Edin bt.rgh. J. Smart, Montrose, farmer, March 25 and April 17, at two, to meet within the Star Hotel, Montrose. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid, Prue. Annum. Share. s. d. s. d. Australasia .• .• •• •• •• 31. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 - Britshl•;orth American st. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 - Ceylon •• ••..•• •• •• 71. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - C3intnercial of London 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 - C .. • - Gloucestershire•••••• l5/per cent.l - lonian ••••••.. • • •• •• 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - Londn and Westnainstr 6!. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 - - 13 0 0 - London Joint-Stock ..• 6/. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 - Provincial of Ireland.. 51. per c:rit. 100 0 0 25 0 0 42 Ditto, New... •• •• • • 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 - National of Ireland .. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 - Nat. Provncial of Eng,. 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 - Ditto, New. ••••• • • 5!. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 - South Australia ••• • • • , 5!, per cent. - 22 10 0 - Unioo of Australia.... 6/. ~er coo. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - Ditto.. •. • ... 161. per cent. - '2 10 0 - Union et London. •• 6/. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 11 T s Union of Madrid ..... 40 0 0 40 0 0 - INSURANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. s. d. s. 4. Albion •• •• •• •• 3!. lOs 500 0 0 50 0 0 80 Alliance Brit. and For. 711456 d &bs 100 0 0 11 0 0 201 Ditto Marine. •• •• • • 61. per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 5.1, 4 Atlas . . British Commercial •• 7s. per share 50 0 0 5 0 0 7 Clericl,Med.&Gen.Life spr ct.& bs. 100 0 0, 10 0 0 20 County ........ •• •• 31. 100 0 0I 10 0 0 62 14s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 14% Eagle •. • Europeaa Life •••• •• 4% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 15 General ...• •• •• 5 0 0 sth G 1 e G utrdian ....•• •• •• •• 51. 100 0 0 36 10 0 53% Imperial Fire •• •• •• • • 121 per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 230 Imperial Life •• •••• •• 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 15% Indemnity Marine •• 11. sk. & bs. 100 0 0 20 • 0 40 Law Fire •• •• •••••• •• 100 0 0 210 0 2% LAw Life•• •• •• •• •• 11. 16s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 42 Legal and General Life 50 0 0 2 0 0 4% Licensed Victuallers •• 5 0 0 1 0 0 19s. Loodon Fire •• •• •• .• 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 17 London Ship • .•• •• •• 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 17 Marine.. ... •• •• •• 12s.per share 100 0 0 15 0 0 9 Med. Invlid & Gen. Life 4!¢ t. per ct. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2% National Lean Fund- 51. per cent. 20 0 0 ' 2 10 0 2% National Life - Palladium Lite 5l. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 21 Os. Pelican •• •• •• •• •• •• Pacenix ••• .•• 3/. p. sh.& bs. - 141 Protector Life •••• • • • • 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 - Provident Life•• •• •• .• 11. ss. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 26 Rock Life ............ ss. 5 0 0 ' 010 0 5% lOyal Exchange 6l. per cent. Stock. 210 Sun Fire.. ..... 61. lOs. 205 Ditto Lite . 11. 6s. 47 United Kingdom, 41. per cent. 20 0 0, 4 0 0 1 4 llaiversal Life.... •• 10% pr cnt. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Victoria Life •... - 4 0 0 4% X) ocns. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ s. d. £ s. d. East and West 6/. pr cent. Stock. 142 East Country .• 20s. per sh. 100 0 0 21 London •. Ditto Bonds.• ...• .. 41. per cent. - St• Katharine •• •• 4 per cent. Stock. 80% Ditto, Scrip.. . - iB5 0 0 • - Ditto 80nd5•......• 41,;1. pr cent. - , - Southampton •• •• •• •• 21. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 - PRIuES OF SIIARES IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, ANT: OTHER COM- PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 19. ZOZZT '-STOCX EILINTICS. Name of Company. Charing-cross • • ...... Southwrk .... ...... Ditto Nw of 7% p.c. Waterloo .. ... • • ... • • Ditto Old Ann. 0181. Ditto Nw ditto of 71. Vauxhall .... • • • Av. BRIDGES Dividend per Annum. Amount of Share. 355. per cent 11. 4s. Od. 11. ls. Od. AV'S!. T Z It. -• Dividend per Annum. 41. per cnt. 31. 10s. 51. per cnt. 21.105. 51. per cnt. 1 61.05. pr cnt Z s. d. 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 .E s. d. Name of Company. East London..•• •• • • •• Grand Junction ...... Lambeth .• • • • . • ... • . New Rivr Lndn Brdge Vauxhall .• • ..... .... West Middlesex . . . GAS-LIGHT AND CO Name of Company. Dividend per Annum. Z. s. d. KO 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 70 10 3 'O7SL ICS Amount of Snare. X. B. d. 60 0 0 40 0 0 .E CODIPILICIES. Amount of Share. Paid. I Price . British •• •• • • •• •• •• •• Ditto rro'vincial.• • • Brighton • • •• .• • • • • •• City of London .. • . • • Continental Consolidat. Equitable.... •• • • Imperial . .. • • • • •• Independent ....... •• X. s. d. 4000 20 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 75 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 A. i. d. 1b 0 0 20 0 0 11. Bs. 51. per cent. 101. 925. pr share 50s. pr share l. per cent. 61. per cent. 150 0 0 31 b 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 2 10 0 49 0 0 90 0 0 50 0 0 Ditt0.............. Do., Parl. Preference Phcenix . ............ I%tcliff ..... ........ United General ...... Westminster Chartered Ditto, New .. •• • • .. 61. per cent. 4341. per ct. 51. Is. 6d. 31. 12s. 10 0 0 _ - CANALS. • 1 I .: Dividend Names of F., Dividend Names 01 ~-. . , er Companies. A 1 per I Price. Companies. ~, Ann p um. Price. it: ;Annum. 8 - , --- - .£ I £ j Ashtn& Oldh 07 71. 113 Macclesfield. 100, 2/. 10s. 50 Barnsley.. • • ;ICO, 121. 180 Noatk .•• • • • 100 , lit. 340 Mrknk&Abrg 150 Si. 85 Oxford.. •••• me ' 20/. 185 Birmingham 40' 41. 85% Peak FOlsst. 78 31. 18s. 70 1 Coventry.... 100' 251. 210 Re:ent's -. • 83! 11. 2s. 1831 Derby ••• • • 100' 61. 03 Rochdale.... v. , 41. 5031 Ellsmre&Chs; 1331 565. , 41 Somrset Coal 150 It. )os. 130 GrandJunetn 100; Si. 85% Do.LkFd St 12', 61. p, c. - Grand Surrey 100 21. Os. 30 Stffrd &Wore 1 4 0 28/. 400 Grand Unionlloo 11. 10s. 24 Shrewsbury.. 125 1 151. - Grantham ..1 - - - Stourbridgs.. 1451 201. 300 Kennt dc Avu i 39 7s. 6d. 5% Seven.: and 2l. Os. - Lancaster . 'loo i 21, 1 323 Wye Raid i2B Leeds& Livrp l 100 301. 1 322 Warwick&l 1 41. 63 Leicester .... 100 1 51. 63% Aiming. j 100 Leicstr &Ntk 83 4/. 46 Warwick& 1 100 31. 43 Loughborogh ; 142 701. 510 Napton.. Monmouthsh l loo, 81. - Worestr &} 78 V. 42 Atntgatnrysk I 100 - - Birmlng. MeituMwbry, 100 - - Wilts & Brks -14 s. 9 xissT or SCOTTISH CODIP.O.ITIZS' PH: :CBS Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price, Annum. Share. ----•-• 4 3. d. .£ A. d Bank of Scotland British Linen Company 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 1100 0 0 230 Caledonian Bank City of Glasgow Bank . 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 12% Clydesdale Bank -••.• 6% per cent. 20 0 01 10 0 0 13.3, 1 Commercial Bank •• •• 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 171 Eastern Bank .. •• - -6/. per cent. 25 u 0 10 0 0 91 4 Edinb.UGlasgow Bank 61. per cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 5/. lbs Exchangeßnk of Scot.. 4/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 15 Isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 - National Bank 6% per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 15 1 Northof Scotland Bank 4/.percent. 20 0 0 50 0 3 1 A North British Bank - - - - Royal Bank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 135 Union Bank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 91 Western Bank .... .• • • 7/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 74!4; Alliance Fire and Life 8%1. pr cent 10 0 0 10 0 0 20% 13.Accord.1,11 eand Fire - 20 0 0 010 0 - British Guarantee Ins. 41. per rent 10 0 0 1 0 0 16r Gd Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. pet cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23 Coionial Life ... - 50 0 0 1 0 0 1/. Os. City of Glasgow Life 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. 125 Edinburgh Life Incur 6l. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 20U East of Scotland Life - 10 0 0 015 0 - Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 - Elercules Insurance Ce. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Incur. Co. of Scetlnd 5l. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 , - Life Assoc. of Scotland 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 1/. 10s Mercantile Life National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 225. Od North British Incur s%l.pr cent 200 0 0 20 0 0 : 25 North & West of Scot 6l. per cent. 10 0 0 1 00 I - Scottish Life and Guar - 20 0 0 011 0 - Scot. Mas. and Gen. Life - 0 0 015 0 I - Scottish Union Insruce. 6UI. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 ,23s.fig standard Life United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 ; lis VII MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ----- - Z. s. d. 1 Z. s. d. Auction Mart •••• •• • • 2/. ss. 50 0 0 - 25 Australian Agriculturl 1/. 100 0 0 30 0 0 15 Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 10s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 - Ditto, Half Shares.. - - 210 0 •-• Canada ... • • .... •• .. Gl. per cont. 100 0 0 32 10 0 25 Uppr Canada Bonds Si. percent. - 89 ility Navigation .... - - - 91 Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. c.& bs, 2/ 100 0 0 100 0 0 94 Equitable Reversieury 5/. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 105 Geu.SteamNavigaion W. Bs, 15 0 0 14 0 0 27, 3 4 l i London Institution .•• - - 78 15 0 - Russell Institution.. •• - - 26 5 0 - Peninslr & OrientStm. 8/. 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. c. 100 0 0 60 0 0 51 South Australian .•• • • 11. per share. 25 0 0 25 0 0 19 Van Dieman's Land- - 100 0 0 29 0 0 - RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, MARCH 20. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market remains in much the same state as yesterday, and without improvement. The transactions were as follow :—Bristol and Exeter, Thirds, 10% dis. ex div.—Midland, 501. Shares, 24% dis. LivEitrooL, Max.cit 20. STOCK ERCHANGE.—The share market was steady to-day, but the amount of business done was limited. The trans actions were as follow:—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Consol. Fifths, 9 c. dis.—Ditto, Preference, 12%—London and North- Western, 105 c.—Ditto, New Quarters, r3i 4 dis.—Ditto, Fifths, % p.—Ditto ' Quarters, 1 / 2 c. p.—Midland, Halves, 25 1 4 1 di s . —NorthStaffordshire , 11M dis.—Northern Counties Union (Preston and Wyre), No. 1, 42—Shrewsbury and Chester, Preference, guaranteed 8 per cent., 14—South-Eastern and Dover (No. 4), 5 1 /0- Dutch Rhenish, 6 dis. BIRMINGHAM, MARCH 20. i STOCK EXCHANGE.-Our share market was very dull to-day, and stocks generally were at last quotations, with little inclination to advance. The only transaction was— Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B), 61. 16s. 3d. dis. YORK, MARCH 19. STOCK ExcHmscric.—Tha transactions to-day Were as follow :—Great Northern, 7 3 4—York and North Midland, Preference, 61. 13s. 9d. [ADVERTISEMEYT.i—A Tumour in the Neck cured by Holloway's Ointment and Pills.--Thomas Warlow, residing on the Welsh Burk, Bristol, had been in ili health for years, and always complained of a soreness in his neck ; he was seen by several medical gentlemen, but none wore successful in afford ing him the least relief. After some time a large tumour formed under his left ear, !rem which he suffered intensely, and tried remedy after remedy without obtaining any benefit, until he made use of Holloway's Ointment and Pills, and these wonderful medicines soon reduced the tumour, and effectually cured it, and he is now in the enjoyment of the most robust health. Sold by all Druggists; and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. BIRTHS. On the 16th inst., at Purbrouk-heath, the wife of W. llarvey, Esq., of a daughter. On the 17th inst.. at Orcheston St. Mary, Wilts, the wif° of the Rev. C. Lawford, of a daughter. On the 17th inst., at the Downes, near Southampton, the lady of A. Saunders, Esq., of a daughter. On the 18th inst., at Norwood-lodge, Surrey, the wife of J. Maudslay, Esq., of a son. On the lt.th inst., at Stockwell, the wife of J. Wood, Esq.' Assistant-Commissary General, of a son. On the 18th inst., near Tonbridge-wells, Mrs. Alfred Brett, of a son. On the 18th inst., at North-place, Cumberland•mark et Mrs. Charles rodmere, of a son. On the 18th inst., at Denmark-hill, the wife of C. Barrogs Esq., of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 19th inst., at St. George's, Hanover-square, Jose 1 )1 ! Lewis, Eq., Royal Navy, to Henrietta Sarah, daughter 0' the late Major-General Yates. On the 19th ins'., at St. Paul's, Deptford, John Cheethalth Esq., of Nottingham, to Em ma L ou i sa , e ld es t daughter of S. Thomas, Esq., of Mitcham, surrey. On the 1 ith ult , at Adrianople, at the British Consulate, Baron Alexander Philip Monti, Colonel in the service of /0 Majesty the King of Sardinia, to Sarah Maria, eldest laugh' ter of William Wiltshire, EN., her Britannic Majesty Consul at Adrianople. DIED. On the 11th inst., at Pau, Matilda, wife of General de Gaja. and eldest daughter of the late Lord Robert Fitz gerald. On the 16th inst., at Fenham, Northumberland, Mildreds Eliza, wife of Matthew R. Bigge, Esq. On the 17th inst.,at Canterbury, Edward Scudamore, M.D., one of the Physicians to the Kent and Canterbury Hospital. On the 18th inst., aged 54, Mr. S. Ray, of Great Castle street, Regent -street. On the 18thinst , in Norfolk- squar e, Southsea, Sarah, relict of the late J. Martin, Esq , aged 60. On the 18th inst., in Tavistock-square, H. F. Amedrozp Esq., late of the Admiralty, Whitehall, aged 67. On the 19th inst., in • St. James's Palace, Sir Thomas Marrable, Kt., aged 63. On the 9th inst., Harriet Jane, the wife of Lawrence de Neontann, Esq.. of Cambridge-Place, Camberwell New-road, and Riches-court. City. aged 27. On the 18th inst., at Croydon, Surrey, Sarah, widow of the late W. S. Robinson, Esq. On the 17th inst., in Francis-street, Bedford-square, Eliza• beth, wife of E. Corfield, Esq., a ge d 6Q. On the 18th inst. , aged 6 .Anne, the wife of James Fie ld, Esq., of Montague-street, Russell-square. London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG , No. 112, Strand, Printer, at T/e Sun Office. No' 111 " ". ' nd " in th ' PP ' cirei 'h. S.ww, in the county 0 middi en ex, Thursday, March 21, 1850. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORT3MOUTP, iNlancu 20.—Admiral the Hon. Sir Bladen Cspcl, K.C.B . Commander-in-Chief, struck his flag on board the Victory, Captain Blackwood, last evening at sunset, and proceeded to London on Adiniraity leave. The Dauntless, 24, new screw-frigate, was re moved from dock to-day after alteration, and taken under the shears to be roasted. The Rolla, 6, Lieutenant-Commander Fennick, was taken into dock to-clay to have her copper cleaned. The Encounter screw-frigate is hourly expected from Lisbon. The Lily, 14, Commander Bedford, will be ready to go out of harbour to Spithead on Saturday. APPOINTMENTS. Woomvictr, MARCH 20.—Lieutenant John Berrie Cator (1842), to the Intrepid, one of the vessels of Captain Au-tirl'6 Arctic expedition. Mite Thomas M. M. Wynyard (1849), to the Centaur steam-frigate, flag ship on the west coast of Africa. Midshipman Hon. M. H. Nelson, to the Racer, 12, sloop, on the .111edverrAnean station. Master's Assistant Charles Cooke, to the Jmpreg nabie f1a , ..; ship, at Devonport. The Intrepid, commissioned to-day by Lieutenant J. B Cdtor (1812), is the vessel purchased by Government for &vain Austin's expedition, and formerly named Free Trade. She is expected to arrive at Woolwich by this evening's tide. The Jasper steam-vessel, under the charge 0 f Master Commander W. Bryant, returned to Wool' with yesterday from Chatham. PARLIAMEN TAR Y DIVISIONS• (From the Votes and Proceedings of the .Floaise if Coninionxi WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20. LARCENY SUMMARY JURISDICTION BILL. Or er for Committee read; Motion made, and Question put, " That it be an Instruction to the Committee, that they have power to divide the Bill into two Bills." The RN" divided: Adair, R. Shafto .‘rkwright, 'Jr. MAJORIT Y-AYES, 124. Glyn, G. C. Pechell, Sir G. Goddard, A. L. Pigott, Francis Gooch, E. S. Pilkington, James Graham, Sir James Plumptre, J. I'. Greenall, Gilbert Renton, J. C. Grenfell, Charles W. Repton, G. W. J. Gwyn, Bowel Balwey, Colonel Halford, Sir 11. Sandars, George Halsey, T. P. Seliolefield, wool Hardcastle, J. A. Scrope, G. P. Harris, Richard Seynier, H. K. Ileald, James Smith, John B. Heneage, G. H. Smyth, J. G. Henley, J. W. Smollett, A. Henry, Alexander Stafford, Augusta' Heyworth, L. Stanford, J. F. Ilildyard, T. B. T. Stanley, B. 11. Hobhouse, T. B. Strickland, Sir (I. Ilornby, John Stuart, Lord Dudler Howard, Lord E. Stuart, J. Howard, C. W. Start, H. G. Howard, I'. H. Tenison, E. K. Hume, Joseph Tennent. R. J. Inglis, Sir R. Thicknesse, Ralph Johnstone, Sir J. Thompson, Colons/ Jolliffe, Sir 'W . G. Thornely, Tho Mal Kershaw, James Trelawny, J. S. Legli, G. C. Trevor, G. Lennard, T. B. Tufnell, H. Lindsay, Colonel Tyrell, Sir J. Littleton, E. B. Waddington, 11. S. Lockhart, W. Walmsley, Sir J. Lowther, Colonel Willcox, Brodie I.P.Sagaten, Sir E. Williams, John 31`Cullagh, W. T. Williamson, S • ir Manners, Lord J. Willoughby, Sir U• Marshall, William Wilson, James Masterman, John Wood, W. I'. Meux, Sir 11. Molesworth, Sir W. Moore, George H. Mundy, William Patten, W Armstrong, Sir A. Armstrong, It. B. Bailey, Joseph Baines, M. Beresterd, William Berkeley, Henry F. Bernal, Ralph Booth, Sir B. G. Bouvcrie, E. P. "irarr.ston, T. W. Bright, John trackman, E. D. Brotherton, J. Brown, W. Buller, J. Y. Burroughes, H. N. Chaplin, W. J. Christy, Samuel Clay, James CothOld, John C. Cobden, Richard Cole, 11. A. Coles, 11. B. Denison, Edmund Divett, E. Douglas, Sir C. Duncombe, A. Duncuft, John Edwards, U. Ellis, John Estcourt, J. B. B. Ewart,,William Fagan, William Feßowes, E. Fitzr.y, Henry Fortescuc, J. W. Fox, S. L. Freestun, Colonel Gaskell, J. 31. Gladstone, W. E. Gibson, T. M. TELLEAS. Law, C. E. Macke, C. W. Adderley, C. B, Aglionby, H. A. Anson, Colonel Baring, Sir F. T. Brim), M. MINORITY-NOES, 54. Forster, M. Pelham, D. A Frewen, C. H. Portal, Melville Fuller, A. E. Prime, Richard Grey, Sir G. Rendlesham, Lord Ilatchell, John Ricardo, Osman Hood, Sir A. Rice, E. R. Lennox,_Lord A. Ruahout, Captain Lennox, Lord G. ii. Sotheron, T. 11. 8. March, Earl of Stanton, W. H. Matheson, Colonel Stuartaxrd J. Manic, Fox ' Sullivan, Michael Miles, Philip W.S. Taylor, T. E. Miles, William Wilson, Matthew Idilnes, It. M. Wyvill, Marmadu k• :Naas, Lord O'Connell, M. J. Osborne, Ralph Palmer, Robert Parker, John Broadley, 11. Brocklehurst, J. Carew, W. P. Carter, John B. Cayley, Edward S. Chetterton, Colonel Cocks, T. Compton, H. C. Duckworth, Sir J. Duncan, George Duncombe, 0. Dundas, Sir David Dunne, Colonel Forbes, Wm. TELLYis. Pakington, Sir J• Spooner, Richard THE CUUNTkt MARKETS- - - - LEEDS, MARCH 19.—The supply of wheat is moderato; we have continued firmness in the trade. Friday's prices ar° supported ; still the business passing is not extensive. Bad e / slow sale. Beans, oats, and other articles without alteration. NEWCASTLE CORN DIARIST, MARCH 19. The central winds have prevented the arrivals coa s t w ise, and the suppl y from the country this morning was exceedingly small. For fion samples of wheat we experienced a good demand at full prices , and for ordinary qualities of English and foreign we had also better demand. Barley still a slow sale, but no alteration in value. Flour taken off more steadily. In other articles a° change supply f NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, MARCIA 19.—The su r , cattle this morning was larger than for some weeks past, an d of excellent quality, but the demand was very dull, and par' remains unsold. Sheep trade not so brisk as that of last week; supply not so large ; all told. Beef, 3s 6d to 5s 6d per stone; mutton, bid to 6d per lb. Beasts 900, sheep 4,000. EDINBURGH MEAL MALERT, MARCH 19.—There were in the meal market to-day 23 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 2801bs• imperial, which sold thus :-10 at 1/ Us Od, 5 at 1/43 6d, 7 at 114 s Od, and 1 at 1/ 3s Od ; average price of the whole 119 s Gd 0-12ths. 4 sacks flour, whereof 2 sold at 275, and 2at 2.TA. 1 sack barleymeal, which sold at 21.. 5 sack/ pot-barley, whereof 3 sold thus :-2 at 11 4s, and 1 at 1/35 Od. EDINBURGH HAY AE) STRAW MARKET, MARCH 19• - '° Oat straw, from 7s 6d to es 6d per kemple of 16 stones troll; wheat ditto, 8s 6d to 9s 6d ; barley ditto, 7s Od to 75 6d. Hay, from 9d to I Id per stone. DALKEITH MEAL .MA REIT, MARCH 18.—There were 1 15 hags oatmeal and 6 of barleymeal at this day's m arket; sides dull for oatmeal ; barleymeal met a ready demand; oatmeal the same on the top, but the second and inferior brought from 3d to 6d per bag above the prices of last week; barleymeal up Is per bag. Oatmeal, per sack, of 2do imperial .. .. Barleymeal, per ditto First Second ... 24s Od 23s 6d —. 17s Od 16s 6d . --s Od --s Od . --s Od --a Od --s Od --s Od Third 233 Oa — s od —s ed —5 od .....5 Od Peasemeal Flour ... Pot barley ... COAL MARKET. —YESTERDAY. Buddle's W. Hartley.. 15s Od Haswell 175 64 ,, Carr's Hartley Davison'sWest Hartley 15s Od Lambton East Adairs Main...., 12s 6d Russell's Hetton New Tanfield ... 135 3d Stewart's Ord's Redheugh ~6 4 Ravensworth'sW.Hart 15s Od Caradoc l6s uu South Pearet h "tantield Moor .... l4s Od Hartlepool l7s 64 Fanfield Moor Butes... 13s Od Thornley %Vest Wylam Wylam Wall's End, &c. Adelaide Tees Brown's . 14s Od Macle an ' s T ees 1 45 9" Bewicke and Co. ,t` A A ' Hotspur 64 Northumberland Od Eden Main Lambton Primrose Belmont lGs 6d Resolven Steam... ..•• 223 Oa Braddyll Hetton TUNBRIDGE.—The commission of inquiry issued by the Archbishop of Canterbury, as to the grounds o f certain charges or reports made by the churchwarde o of Tunbridge against the Rev. Thomas Ratcliffe, sti . pendiary curate of Tunbridge, which sat twelve dart has at lergth been brought to a close. The counsel for the churchwarden was Mr. Bramwell, and fur 0 0 curate, Mr. Warren. The decision was given i n open court on Friday morning, at ten o'clock, and was to the following effect :—" That there was prima facie evidence in the case off Miss Thomas and Miss Woolley sufficient for further inquiry; but there was not prima fade eli", dence sufficient to cause any further inquiry in either 01 the other cases."—Maidstone Gazette. 28% 75 15% 45 fi 8% THE SUN, LONDON, Pia URSDAY EVENING, MARCH 21, 1 . 050 Paid. Paid. Price Price