The Sun. — London, England, 1851-04-30 00:00:00

alrib o-ip • P V °lir t • gir Olt SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (T HIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Twelve o'clock. HARWICH ELECTION COMMITTEE. The Committee to consider the petition against the return for thrwichPßl was VATEBUSINESS. The following Bills were read a third time and passed. — Derby and Ashborne Road. Duffield and Sheffield Turnpike Road Regent's Canal Company. The Report ca the Ministers' Widows and Orphans' Fund of the Free Church of Scotland Bill was con sidered and agreed to. PETITIONS. Mr. DUNCAN presented a petition against Lord Melgund's School Bill. Several petitions were presented against the Papal aggression. Mr. HENRY presented several petitions from Man chester, Bury, and other places in Lancashire in favour of secular education. Mr. HEADLAM presented a petition from Lord Southampton and another person against the Copyhold Tenure Bill. Mr. WAKLEY presented a petition from Bermondsey against the Sunday Trading Bill. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. Lord I. RUSSELL moved that the goads, at its rising, should adj ourn t ill s i x o ' c l oc k to-morrow evening, i to enable Members to have an opportunity of being pre sent at the opening of the Great Exi be more gracious Sir R. H. INGLIS th o ught it would On such an occ as i on , t o make to-r" ow a whole holiday, and to adjourn till Friday. The Hon. Baronet moved as an amendment, that the House should adjourn till four o'clock on Friday evening.d red that it would be Mr. FOX MAULE coast tomorrow, j h d b• in convenient to public business to e . adjourn over to-mo as the general Elections Com d mxttee a een appointedante to be sworn to-morrow, -an according to of Parliament, they could not be sworn after seven o'clock in the evening. ES supported the amendment. The next Mr. BANK. the 'douse, he thought, would s a ti s f y t h e pro visionseting o f of the Act, with regard to the swearing of the Committee. Lord J. RUSSELL said, as the Exhibition would not be open after six o'clock, Members would be able to be there at the hour when the House assembled; he mould not, therefore, see that the sitting of the House would prevent their being at the opening ceremony. TRELAWNEY supported the motion. The House then divided, when there appeared — For the motion 52 Fur the amendment Majority ... —4O ST. ALBAN'S ELECTION. ...... The House having gone into Committee upon this election, Lord J. RUSSELL moved, in accordance with what he stated yesterday, that an humble address should be presented to her Msjesty praying that a Royal proclama tion should be immediately issued, with such reward as her Alajesty might think proper, for the discovery, ap prehension, and detention of John Seeley Waggett, J. Hayward, and other persons. Mr. BANK/4S supported the motion, and in doing so complained of the course which had been pursued by the Committee_ Th e SOLICITOR-GENERAL defended the pro .ceedings of the ,Comaaittee, which he contended was the best tribunal to determine the question which was re ferred to them. hi:. STUART considered that the strongest objec tion which could be found to tho proceedings of the Committee was that they had confirms , ' the return of the sitting Metier without a satisfactory explanation of the abAraction of witnesses by the agents of the sitting .Member: Mr. E. ELLICE defended the proceedings of the Committee. Mr. HUME thought that the present occasion ought to furnish a lesson to thu Noble Lord at the head of the Government to hasten on with his measure of Parlia mentary rearm, and to put an end to the system of bribery which prevailed in almost all small boroughs,,by increasing the constituency. Lord JOHN RUSSELL thought the Hon. Member had certainly wandered further from the question than any one else, when he raised the general question of Parliamentary reform. He certainly did not agree with him that a large constituency prevented bribery, bat as far as his own experience went—(Hear, hear) — be thought that a large constituency was no purer than ft small one. After a short discussion the motion was agreed to. The House then resumed. GREAT EXHIBITION-ADMISSION OF EXHIBITORS. Mr. HUME put a questicn to the President of the Board of Trade, whether, by the rule established by the Commissioners, all British and foreign exhibitors are to be admitted at the opening, free of charge, to attend; or, if not, what line has been drawn amongst the exhibitors. Mr. LABOUCHERE said that the subject had been seriously considered by the Commissioners, who had at last • come to the conclusion that they could not do fair justice to el/ persons who had in any way been connected wiph the Exhibition except by refusing admission to every person who did not pay. The number of exhibitors was about 15,000, and as 20,000 season tickets had already been purchased, it was apparent that however spacious the building might be it would ho impossible for the general public to obtain convenient admission. He might, how ever, state that her Majesty intended to visit the Exhibition on one of those Saturday mornings when it would be closed to the general public, for the purpose of a closer inspection than would be possible for her to do on other days ; and on that occasion the exhibitors would be admitted in order that they might have the gratification of personally explaining to her Majesty any of the articles which she might desire to inspect. HIGHWAYS (SOUTH WALES) BILL. Upon the motio❑ for going into Committee on this Bill, _ Mr. NICHOLLS objected to the principle of the Bill, which be contended was nothing more than making South Wales the scene of experiment. He should op pose going into Committee c•ii the Bill, and if that were unsuccessful, he should move to except the county of Glamorgan from its operation. Mr. W. WILLIAMS thought there was no more ne cessity for this Bill in South Wales than any other part of the kingdom. After a short discussion on the propriety of extending the Bill to England, Sir G. TYLER rose to move that the House should go into Commilree that day six months. Viscouc.l EMLYN said that as the Government Bill was not likely to be introduced at any early period, and as far ae his experience went, it was evident that no time, could be fined for any . Bill o f an y kind, he ' 1 94 therefore determined to introduce his own Bill. -- (Hear.) -He had at first intended to bring forward a general Bill, or some one which would lead to a general Bill. His reg a rd h a d b e en especially directed to the dis trict of South Wales, which was especially de ficient in the m eans by which a freedom of highways could be vo rried out . He should, therefore, persevere to a divi -1 n, and he hoped that the House would be with him. Mr ' C. LEWIS said that, although he objected to many i of the detail s , he did not object to the plan on which t as to be carried out. The details were incon sistent with th e price:pies, and consequently no perma nent good could he eff e cted without a great alteration in provisions of the Bill were to be carried out; however, hte did not oppose the principle of the Bill, for he thought.e4l.. l that b at it would be eminently bene ficial, but it might .1 more serviceable if its advan tages were made more general. He should, therefore, reserve-himself for the Committer. Mr. had better be i l t e i f ic t ) Mr. VIVIAN said that in his opinion the whole of u t t o a t a n i e in c s o io u:ty magis the tripes. . .. The motion was negatived w* The House theh resumed, w h en M r . WILLIAMS said that the whole of the business ought to be borne in mind. It would greatly affect the Bill to' which th e Government had already given its sanction.tr S. BENJ AMIN HALL said that whatever the Hon. Sir BENJAMIN say, wont Member for Lambeth mightthere dat least bo the a great grievance inflicted up . onagricultural,. and he t the community. might say upon every part o • from Mr. C. LEWIS, After a few obiervEions' Sir F. LEWIS expressed h is opinion that this Bill, although defective in several points , was calculated to be .of great public benefit. Lord L benefit if th e whole MLYN said that it would be of " wh °I the matter were to be re ferred to the Govern ment. ) Mr * FI TIME said that he had repeatedly drawn the attention of the House to subjects of this nature, and the whole of his exertions bad been met with a put off. What he wanted IT measure. The as a comprehensive fact was that the whole affair ought to be t a ken up by the Government. • Af te r a few words from several ' other &embers, The House divided, wh For the motion .. en there adpeared— no 1 Againt it Majotity ••• ••• ... 6 The ffc,usie having resumed, xi - ••• —sl Lord es on the s u t m hels a u n s d e, after E mLys rode several ebservatin which the c'• U'° was passed without a division. The reall i n i tig clauses were then agreed reed to, and the H ouse r psumed, wimo the repAl brought up this dsv week. ordered t o b e LODGING -HOUSES BILL This Bill was read a second time, and , - oruered to be committed this clay week. FARA' BUILDINGS BILL. Mr. B. COCHRANE moved the second re a di ng of 'this Bill, the object of which was to enable p ro p r ietors , of land to borrow money for the erection of farm buildings . Mr. - TRELAWNY considered that the Bill would have an injurious tendency. gtpr n few observations from Mr. MULLINGS, , AI NOrbV HUME said he of jetted to the proposal that 0;', IN 71 2,..- . ...-Isalak - 7d>ii , optietors should be enabled to borrow money 01 , .)(4'F, it provisions of the Bill without paying the 6____)-i .. 'stursal; :i ;if they were to be relieved of this duty the 1 r ,;;.. ~,,,:,eegr, 1 'ght to extend to other classes. Ile thought `-c-- A• is ~. . would have the effect of doing is great in -I.:tet,t--4-4‘,. i z “ccossors to estates by placing additional \-,:...., ": . :,,..-f,"X ,_ u n them. '-' i'7- . A.)illitit . ES opposed the Bill. - ii• a . • THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 30, 1851. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the second reading ... ... 66 Against it ... 25 Majority ... —4l SUNDAY TRADING PREVENTION BILL. Petitions against the Bill were presented by Mr. WAKLEY and Mr. BARING WALL. Mr. W. WILLIAMS moved that the House go into Committee upon the Bill. Mr. ANSTEY opposed the motion. He had been on the Committee which had sat en the Bill, and he was sorry to say that he could not congratulate the Com mittee on its handiwork. The Bill was, in fact, the result of a mixture of Sabbatical fanaticism, and a desire on the part of shopkeepers in certain dis tricts to crush the efforts of their poorer brethren. There was an exception made in the Bill with regard to milk and cream, which was allowed to be sold on Sun days before ten in the morning and after one in the after noon; and he should like to know why greater regard was to be shown to the soul of the fishmonger than the soul of the milkman. Club-houses were exempted en tirelyilt Bill, e as were inconsistencies a l so pu Thesebef iteane.from the operationv,ere only ()f some the the Bill. But the m ost t y rannical and ob j ectionable of ß clause of the Bill was the 7th, which gave a judicial power to policemen to decide, on their own discretion, whether a party had committed an offence under the in tendedand to seize the whole property of some miserable h a wker or dealer, which mi g h t h appen ieer ah A le ct to be of a very perishable nature. It was true that a magistrate had the power after wards of restoring the property, but in the mean time it might become worthless. The statement in the pre amble, that legislation on this subject was necessary, was altogether unfounded. In all the principal districts of the metropolis Sunday trading had considerably de creased, or remained stationary. There had been no in crease in the borough of Lambeth, which was repre sented by the proposer of the Bill. Sunday trading, however, was carried on somewhat largely by persons of the Jewish persuasion, who had a Sabbath and holidays of their own. Their Sabbath, fast, and other days, which they most religiously observed and on which they abstained from labour, amounted altogether to sixty-six days in the year, and the effect of the Bill would be to compel them to make fifty-two more holi days; in fact, to withdraw from them, altogether, four calendar months out of the twelve. The Honourable Member for Lambeth had said that the Bill was as much his (Mr. Anstey's) as his own; he wished he would adhere to that statement, and allow him (Mr. Anstey) to withdraw the Bill; in that case the House would never hear of it again.—(Laughter.) If he were defeated on the present oceasion he should oppose it in every stage of its future progress. The Hon. Member concluded by moving that the Bill go into Committee on this day six months. Mr. BARING WALL hoped that the Hon. Member for Lambeth did not seriously intend to go into Com mittee to-day. If the Bill went into Committee he should move that it should be made a general instead of a local measure. He depre cated that sort of bastard legislation which applied to particular districts, and prevented the people knowing under what law they lived. The next amendment he should propose would have re ference to the times mentioned iu the Bill for the sale of articles. There were many other amendments which he intended to make, in order to remove the anomalies in the Bill. He concluded by seconding the amendment. Mr. LEONARD moved that the debate be adjourned. Mr. ANSTEY seconded the motion. The gallery was then cleared fur a division, but on our return we found that it had been agreed to adjourn the debate until this day fortnight. CORONERS' BILL. On the motion teat this Bid be read a second time, Mr. FITZROY recommended that the Bill should be postponed until the country was made aequcinted with its provisions. Mr. ESTCOURT agreed to postpone the Bill, and the motion for the second reading was withdrawn. The other orders of the say having been disposed of, the House adjourned shortly befaro Six o'clock. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of this day.) MeNcßEsTna.—The Baltic arrived i❑ the Mersey last nipt, with advicks showing a further decline of to of a want per lb. in the price of cotton at New York. A telegraphic announcement from New Orleans shows that a quarter of a cent had been lost there from the 6th to the 9th of April, but was regained by the 12th, through the influence of improved accounts received by the Africa from this country. Some of the other southern markets had undergone a similar variation. From the New York list, dated April 16, we take the fol lowing particulars of increase as compared with 1815: Bales. Total increase of receipts at ports ... 171,926 Week's increase ... 8,530 Total increase of exports to Great Britain ... 183,287 Week's increase ... ... 18,605 Increase of stock at the ports ... ... 4,923 Increase of stock in interior towns ... ... 28,330 But, as only a portion of the week's receipts at New Or leans had been reported, the total excess was estimated at 180,000 bales. This .was expected to reach 200,000 bales, and then a gradual decrease is looked for. As these accounts are taken to be more decisively indicative than the preceding ones of a progress to a lower level of prices, we have experienced an increased depression in every de partment of our market to-day. Goods have not been saleable, except at lower prices in general than those of last week; the buyers have held decidedly aloof from busi ness, and very little has been done. The medium and lower numbers of yarn have given way about 4d. per lb. in bundles, and 4d. to id. in warps and cops. Spinners have effected only an inconsiderable amount of sales; they have, however, in various instances, declined offers of very fair extent, from Continental and India merchants, because of a difference not exceeding id. per lb. As might be expected, great irregularity is found in the quotations for yarns and goods. It becomes more evi dent that the production of printing cloths, long cloths, T cloths, and domestics is in the course of diminution. ROCHDALE, MONDAY.—The Flannel market has been dull, and a limited amount of business has been trans acted to-day, at prices much the same as those of the preceding week. Wool has undergone no change in price, but the dealers complain of having very little to do. MACCLESFIELD, TUESDAY.—Tho demand for manu factured goods has not undergone any improvement since our last; 'the recent reductions in the prices of raw and thrown silks having produced a decidedly prejudicial effect with buyers. In thrown transac tions are somewhat rare, notwithstanding that prices have been somewhat reduced to a standard compatible with those of the raw material. This may probably be attributed in part to the approach of the new silk crop on the continent, which, as it may prove favourable or otherwise, will undoubtedly exercise a great degree of influence for the time being. HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.—TO-day we have had an average market; a fair business has been done in the hall, though not eo much as is expected generally at this tune of the year. Mixtures and black doeskins have been most in request in the plain woollen market. The fancy trade continues pretty brisk, and a fair business has been done in the vesting branch to order, for the home summer trade. some of the export warehouses are pretty brisk with American orders, but generally the warehouses have not been very busy during the week. Yarns have been in rather better demand. Not much has been done in the wool market to-day, and the ap proaching May sales, which are fixed for the 15th, will have some effect upon the trade at present. HALIFAX, SATURDAY.--4ho worsted trade is still in a languid condition, and presents no aspect of improve ment since our last report. The transactions in yarn are rather more numerous; and prices are firm, though they cannot be quoted higher. More wool has been changing bands; and the quotations, though not advancing, ex hibit greater firmness. LEEDS, TUESDAY.—There is no change to notice in the woollen trade since last week. The markets have been quiet, but a fair business continues to be done to order, and there is no alteration to notice in prices. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY. (From Herapath's Railway Journal) We had an opportunity of inspecting the line of rail way from and including Bangor to Holyhead during the past week. Various subjects of interest presented themselves for our observation, and at all events it must be said that the new Chairman is making every effort to redeem the promise he made to the shareholders at their meeting on the 18th of last month. The spot selected at Bangor for the erection of the great hotel there mid-way between the " Menai" and the - Britannia" bridges. A large " spoil bank" run out during the construction of the railway forms the actual site, and upon it is to be raised a building that will con tain the enormous number of 300 beds in thefirst instance, three, with suitable public breakfast, dinieg, and detswing re(Toas, and a proper proportion of sitting rooms for the atantitlnia-llid_g_ u p - r 7 va o t f e such families as prefer taking their meals in brid • Onefagade of the hotel, of which there will be will look towards the Straits and the Menai ge, another in a slanting direction towards the Bri e,tiand the third directly towards this bridge „ wydd '"•:ici ti :e of Anglesea's magnificent place " Plas- Mr. Reed, of Liverp oo l, is so planned thaetiVt°ll3 modation 200 more con struction of two wings at the west end of the much space to particularise the internal this vast structure. whilst they are based on the plan Anglesey or opposite side of the water. , is the architect, and everything bedroomse üblic require increased accom modation can be added by the n b o u tt l t the east end and the other It would occupy too aitnCt°laboletnatsz;oesainahndedthhaeb'its of ~ive all therefore arrangements of " Three Kings" e r refore only say that Lamb" at Vienna, the Eng lishmen from continentali b ,ththeediffGeriaennCe' 3ts h as been fully considered and duly provided for. It is intended that • rt shall be ready fur the reception of visitors in the s • pring of 1852. A Herculean task , thou g h not more tha n can be accoe n : plished by the powers that now preside ever this railway. fortunately The company is, for itself ,the possessor of the whole of the land between the railway and the high road to the Straits —a distance of nearly half a mil e . There is room on this land for a small town to spring up. It all slopes towards the water, so that crescents sad terraces can be erected throughout its entire length, and every house would have a fine view of the bridges and the Straits. Wo were informed that important negotiations on the subject of building are in progress, and almost brought to a satisfactory conclusion. _ r During th e construct i on o f t he railway and of the ISi tanni a . bridge, Captain Moorsom, the then resident director, railway, o ccupied a house on the le f t or moun tain side of thetne to which are a tt ac hed 30 acres of land, also 1 3 .. 0 1 3 elly of the co - • - this laud ' on a still As is hieer elevation thanl33l"dY. the ground wo have just de scribed, it is intended to nett it in plots of from one to two acres for the erection of first - class detached villas—and 1 a more ch arming spot could not be selected for such description of buildings. Its height affords a commanding prospect towards the Straits in every direction, and immediately at the back of this land are some of the most picturesque walks that can be conceived or depicted. As the present Bangor station is about a mile and a half from the New H otel , a new s t a ti on , to b e ca ll e d t h e Junction Station, will be erected. This will accommo date not only the residents at th e h ote l, b ut w ill b e equally convenient for the inhabitants of the villas and terraces to be built on the other portions of the Com pany's pro perty . The C a r narvon b ranc h ( progress i ng rapidly) w ill join the main line just opposite the hotel. Proceeding towards the Tubular Bridge we learned the arrangements for its inspection. The public will be taken through the tubes, under the control of company's servants, until a quarter of an hour before each train is due. They will not be allowed indiscriminately to walk across the outside of the tubes. The privilege is only to be obtained under special authority, but about twenty feet on each " land tube" is to be securely fenced off, and the public admitted thereon. This will enable them to see the structure just as effectively as if they were permitted to walk across. At Holyhead we have an example of what well-di rected energy will effect. The existing passenger sta tion of the railway is situated nearly a mile and a half from the pier at which passengers embark for and dis embark from Kingstown. They themselves and their luggage, ;as well as the mails and all par cels, have to be brought in omnibuses and other vehicles from one point to another. The harbour and pier branch at present in course of erection will remedy this defect. Although its construction in volves a cutting a third of a mile long, and from ten to fifteen feet deep, the demolition of eight or ten houses, the filling up and levelling of suffi cient space for the erection of the new station, and of the very complete refreshment rooms at tached to it, the laying down through the harbour of a timber viaduct, half-a-mile long, which is then continued on as a tramway at ono side of the road to the packet pier, another half a mile in extent, yet this harbour branch was only commenced four weeks ago, and it is to be ready for use by the 15th of May. From and after that date, the passengers landing from the steam packets will walk some thirty steps to the railway car. riages; their luggage, the mails, and parcels will be at once loaded, when the train will be drawn along the tramway and viaduct by horses to the station. At the refreshment rooms there the passengers will find all that they require to soothe the inward or outward man, after the fatigues and the heart-rendings of the voyage. The lavatories will be provided with ample supplies of hot water and every other requisite for making a com fortable toilet; whilst the refreshment departments are to be presided over by one, who, in her way, is as great as the redoubted Sayer—the famous Mrs. Hib bert. We are surprised to learn that she deserts the great cradle of her fame—Wolverton—for the classic retirement of Holyhead harbour. Nevertheless, such is the fact; and we will only make one aspiration on this change, which is, that her smiles may be as sweet, her handmaids as charming, and her pork pies as excellent as the trumpet of tame has proclaimed all three to have hitherto been. There are great expectations of the development of an extensive coal trade with Ireland, and ample provision for conducting it is provided in the harbour. If the Holyhead directors can compete successfully with the Whitehaven coals now brought to Ireland, it will be a famous affair for their company, for the best house coals come from the neighbourhood of Chesser, and will have to be conveyed the whole extent of the line. We are inclined to think that the gallant manager of the London and North-Western Railway is not far from the mark when he says that there is no more profitable trade than coals at d. per ton per mile, exelwave of waggons for long runs, and with loads of from 180 to 200 ions. If the Holyhead Company intend to have a large cml traffic they must not look for a higher rate. As the harbour to be selected for the American packets to start from and to arrive at is now a question of interest with the public, a few' words upon that at Holyhead will not be out of place. The great breakwater, first running north and south, and then running east and west, is just one-third finished, that is, it now extends 1,800 feet into the sea, and 3,600 feet have yet to be constructed. It proceeds at the rate of about 43 feet a week, and, taking all contingencies into consideration, Mr. Rendell, the engineer, considers it will be finished in two years. The greatest depth of this breakwater will be 43 feet, its average depth is 35 feet. It will be 65 feet wide at the level of high water, and 35 feet at its upper surface, which will be 15 feet above high water level—spring tides. When the whole harbour is completed, it will comprise within it 300 acres of holding ground, with six fathoms depth of water at the lowest spring tides. the Northern Company awaits the result with confi dence. The establishment of the electric telegraph on the lino is then alluded to, and is spoken of as highly advantageous to the service in simplifying all the details of the working. The plan of receiving shares in eii i at for the shareholders had been found to answer perfectly. The Northern Company had purchased, in conjunction with that of Strasburg, nine hectares of land situated be tween the Paris termini of the two lines. The two com panies addressed, on October 25th, 1850, to the Minister of Public Works an application for permission to establish a junction line between the two main lines. The application was referred to a com mission, and no definitive answer has yet been given to the demand made; all that the Northern and Strasburg companies wanted was a ready means of communication between their lines, which theywere quite willing to effect at their own expense, and the cost of which would exceed from 60,000 r. to 80,000 f. The es tablishment of such a line was altogether independent of a general junction line, and would if executed save both companies very considerable expense. In the last place the report alludes t the improvements lately established in the communications with England and Germany. The traveller can now leave Paris at half-past seven in the evening, and arrive in London at a quarter to eight the next morning, and can go ever the whole distance from Paris to Edinbnrgh, 1,211 kilometres, or 757 English miles, in less than 26 hours. Also, from the Ist of May sudh additional rapidity was to be imparted to the ser vice to Germany, that the journey from Paris to Berlin would be effected in 35 hours, and from Paris to Co. logne in 17i hours. Likewise, by Calais from Berlin to London, in 40 hours, and from Cologne to London in 22i hours. _ After the reading of the report, the conclusions of the report of the committee on the accounts of 1849 were approved of, and the accounts declared to be definitively passed. The accounts presented for 1850 were then provision ally approved of, as was the dividend of Bf. per share proposed; and the same committee was appointed to ex amine them as had examined those of 1849. The outgoing directors, MM. Hottinguer, Caillard, Dastier, F. Baring, and Delon, were re-elected unani mously._ The CHAIRMAN, in answer to a question asked rela tive to the payment of the dividend, stated that any shareholder could be at once paid the amount coming to him, at a discount of 4 per cent., the rate of interest at which the Treasury bonds were held by the company being 4 per cent.—(Marks of satisfaction greeted this announcement.) The meeting then separated. give a supply of water for which they would be paid, for when once the mains were laid down the expense of service was inconsiderahle. The want of water was ex perienced by the humbler classes, but it was not the fault of the companies, but of the owners of priperty, who would not pay the lowest prices for a supply, while they would get tenants for their houses who would pay them rents which yielded large profits. A power should exist somewhere to enforce the use of water, but the companies possessed no such power. It was now said there would be a power to enforce the use of water, and also to compel the companies to supply it at low prices. No such power, however, at present existed. He also considered that much g o o d would be effected for the com munity by having the Government take charge of the supply of water, though at the same time he admitted that there would be much difficulty attending the in tended system; yet he felt fully assured that it would be ultimately beneficial. He should at the same time say that he considered it just that those several com panies which had supplied the metropolis should be dealt with fairly, and therefore compensated for the 100,000/. they had already expended. Mr. MO WATT objected to the plan introduced by the Right Hon. Gentleman (Sir G. Grey), because he did not consider it sufficiently specific, and also because he did not consider that there was any ground for the public to rely on any authentic assurance for the supply of water. He did not at all ugree with the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir G. Grey) with respect to the supply of water from the Thames, because he knew how deleterious such water was to the inhabitants of the metropolis, and should say that he far preferred the water supplied by the companies, and for that reason he considered that the amalgamation of the nine companies into one would be rather a disservice than a benefit; and, iu addition to that, he should say that the Commissioners should be held responsible to those companies for any losses they might be subject to. Sir G. GREY, in reply to questions, said Govern ment had not consulted the Sanitary Association (we understood), but had all its views before it. The report of the Board of Health was also before Government. He would further state that Government did inform the board of the principles which Government thought it desirable to pursue in this matter. To the question of the Hon. Members (Sir W. Clay and Mr. Mowatt), he begged to state Government considered it of the greatest importance that water for the supply of the metropolis should be brought from the best sources that could be obtained. He did not perceive the analogy between the turnpike trusts, railway companies, and the water com panies. He quite agreed in the view that as a matter of right water companies had no claim to compensation; but then they had embarked their capital in machinery, and they ought not to be precluded from making U3O of that machinery for the purposes for which it had been erected. This was a fair ground for compensation. Leave was then given to bring in the Bill. PUNISHMEN r OF DEATH—COLONIES. Mr. EW 411 IT rose to move—" That it is expedient that the mitigation effected in the law of this country with reaptct to tho punishment of death be extended to the colonies." The Hon. Member referred to the ano malous condition of the law in our colonies, and instanced St. Lucia, Malta, the Cape of Good Hope, and other co lonies, when An Hort. MEMBER moved that the House be counted. Less than 40 Members being present the House ad journed at Eight o'clock. CHICORY IN COFFEE.—In Belgium, where chicory is cultivated to a considerable extent, and used with coffee, with which it is mixed by the consumer, and not by the retailer of coffee, the poorest person g'inds his own coffee, and thus effectually prevents the possibility of having an adulterated article The chicory is usually sold by the vender of coffee, and is used by the consumer in the propor tion to suit his own taste; and in the opinion of many coffee drinkers a moderate quantity of chicory with coffee is an impeovement, though its general use in Belgium is from motives of economy. THE LONDON GAZETTE, April 29. PALACE OF WESTMINSTER, LORD GREAT CIIAMBEIMAIN'S OFFICE, APRIL 28, 1851. Notice is hereby given, that tickets vstll be issued from the Lord Great Chamberlain's Office, every Wednesday and Saturday, between the hours of eleven and four o'clock, for viewing, gratis, the /louse of Lards on Wed nesdays and Saturdays, from eleven to five o'clock. Applicants for tickets will be required to leave their name and address at the office. FOREIGN.OFFICE, APRIL 28. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Lord Bloomfield, K C. 8., now her Majesty's Envoy Ex traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of St. Petersburgh, to be her Majesty's Envoy Extraordi nary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Berlin. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to ap point Sir George Hamilton Seymour, G.C.8., now her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo tentiary at the Court of Lisbon, to be her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of St. Petersburgh. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to ap point the Right Hon. Sir Richard Pakenham, some time her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States of Ame rica, to be her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentirary at the Court of Lisbon. CROWN-OFFICE, APRIL 26, 1551. deal r, May 23, at half-past twelve, at the Com t, Not. tinghana. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. J. Dawson, Northfleet, Kent, Mitre-court, Temple, and Clement's lane, Lombard-street, shipowner, certifi cate of the first class—A. Friedeherg, Honndsditch, City, furrier, certificate of the third class—G. May, Cur sitor-street, Chancery-lane, builder, certificate of the third class—T. Edwards, Newport, Monmouthshire, ironfounder, certificate of the first class after six months from April 25—J. Wilson, St. Helen's, Lancashire, ma nufacturing chemist, a certificate of the second class after twenty-one days from April 23—J. D. Harwood, Liverpool, ironmonger, a certificate of the second class after 21 days from April 24—G. Woody, Liverpool, sur geon, certificate of the first class, after 21 days from April 25—P. J. Kirby, Neetgate-street, pin manufac turer. PARTNERSHIPS:DISSOLVED. T. Bowen, T. Bowen, jun., and L. Bowen, Morriston, Glamorganehire, naptha manufacturers (so far as re gards L. Bowen)—J. Lillwall and F. Larkins, Horse shoe-court, Ludgate-hill, City, crystal merchants—J. Leonard and W. Harris, Chippenham, Wiltshire, mer cers—W. Wesbey, W. Wesbey, jun., and O. Wesbey, Princess-street, army outfitters (so Fax as r( gards W. Wes bey, jun.)—Jane Haslam and G. Haslam, Burnley, Lan cashire, linendrapers—G. Cenci. and T. Carter, Walcot, Somersetshire, pork butchers—l. Edmonds, E. Edmond! , , jun., and S. E. Edmonds, Bradford, Wiltshire, clothiers — J. Rossail and A. Budoano, Preston, Lancashire, dra pere—W. Crowther and W. Harker, Bradford, York shire, stone merchants—T. Harris and C. Harris, West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, chair manufacturers—J. J. W. Kineard, and W. 1.1. Wyatt, Upper Thames street, City, wholesale and export oilmen—R. Crabtree, D. Collins, B. Holdaworth, end W. Hodgson, Bradford, Yorkshire, worsted manufacturers (so far as regards the said D. Collins and W. Hodgson)—J. Botcherly and R. C. Dixon, Rose street, Covent-garden, gas fitters—G. Boyer and J. rice, Liverpool, wine merchants—M. Grey and J. Grey, Newmoor, Northumberland, farmers —J. Thompson and R. Boone, Little Lion, Lancashire, coal merchants—J. Faulkner and J. Faulkner, Lewis ham, Kent, tilemakers—J. W. Lewis and J. Lewis, Stroud, Gloucestershire, lioendrapers—J. T. Bourne, T. R. Bourne, and T. Rigby, Manton, Cheshire, iron manufacturers (so far as regards the said J. T. Bourne) —W. Whitby and T. 0. Buckton, Liverpool, cotton manufacturers—G. S. Hockey and C. Strading, Teign mouth, Devonshire, drapers—H. G. Browne and J. Brie, Regent-street, shirtmakers—J. Millen and G. George, Boxley, Kent, farmers—A. Mantegani and P. Mante gani, Wiabeach, Cambridgeshire, jewellers—W. Addy, J. Stevenson, and 11. Clarke, Sheffield, merchants—R. H. Wilson and T. Doran, Liverpool, merchants—J. Or ford and F. Dix, Yoxford, Suffolk, shopkeepers—J. Moir and A. C. Baker, East Stonehouse, Devonshire, ironfounders—J. D. Burton and G. Gausby, Birming ham, pen nsanufacturers—F. Gill and A. Silley, South Molton-street, Oxford-street, Hanover-square, plumbers. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. Robert Newland, Sheffield, shopman to a hatter. Richard Sneesby, Sheffield, butcher. John Hinds Durham, Bourchier Bowker, Stonehouse, De. vonshire gentleman. Thomas Standing, Manchester, cotton warp beamer. Peter Sanders. Plymouth, baker. Evan Lloyd, Carnarvon, sheep and cattle merchant Stephen Lampard, Chatham, boot and shoemaker. James Archer, Headley-common, Hampshire, brick maker. Thomas Garmeson Bradbury, Dawley, Shropshire, chemist Reuben Davis, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, butcher. Charles Hunt, Chatham, butcher. Abel Li.l) crap, Bridgewater, Semersetshire, shipowner. Isaac Hammond, Nlarlborough Wiltshire, coachman. Thomas Baker, Fareham, Hampshire, painter. Samuel Beard, Wrockwardine, Shropshire, labourer. John Clelland, East Illinton. Durham, publican. William Mitchell, Halifax, Yorkshire, farmer. Joseph Preston, Halifax, Yorkshire, labourer. George Chatton, Gravesend. taihr. SC OTC HSEQU ES I.`HATIONS. J. Stevenson, Banff, wood merchant and dealer in shares, to meet within Gillander's Hotel, Banff, May 5 and 26, at one. Dr. APCorkle, Glasgow, rope and sail manufacturer, to meet within the Star Hotel, Glasgow, May 5 and June 2, at twelve. J. Gilmour, Auchtermuchty, draper, to meet within Muckeraie's Hotel, Auchtermuchty, May 2 and 23, at elieven. J. Boswell, Cumnock, grain dealer, to meet within the Black Bull Inn, Cumnock, May 1 and 29, at one. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, April 29. (Sittings in Middlesex, at Nisi Prius, in Easter Term, before Mr. Baron MARTIN and Common Juries.) The Court commenced the " second sittings" at Nisi Prius for the present term. WOODS V. FINN'S AND ANOTHER. Mr. Edwin James, Mr. Willes, and Mr. Hawkins con ducted the case fur the plaintiff; and Mr. Bramwell (with Mr. Buechel]) was counsel for the defendant. This was an action brought against the late Sheriffs of London and Middlesex, to obtain compensation in da mages for an alleged extortion by one of their officers, by whom the plaintiff had been arrested upon a writ of ca. sa., and also for an alleged wrongful imprisonment. The defendants pleaded " not guilty," then that they did not extort the money as alleged, then that the sum said to have been paid in satisfaction of the debt was not paid to the defendants, then that they did not discharge the plaintiff frog, custody on payment of such sum, then that Foote, the plaintiff in the original action, was not willing to receive the money; and then that the fees were paid to the officer in consequence of a contract which had been entered into between him and the plaintiff. It appeared that the plaintiff was a builder, and was in the course of 1849 engaged in a building speculation in the neighbourhood of the Wandsworth-road. During that year, a judgment having been obtained against him fur 67/. 103., at the suit of a person named Foote, a manufacturer of snuff, he was arrested on a writ of oa. sa. by au officer of the name of William Henry White, by whom he was taken to his own "lock-up" house in Chancery-lane. Woods thereupon sent to his attorney, Mr. Webb, who at once forwarded him a cheque for 751. With that money Woeds j paid the officer the amount that was endorsed upon the writ, as well as certain charges as having been incurred in the " lock-up"— namely, caption fee, 11. ls.; for searching at the sheriff's office, 33. 6d.; and a fee for the discharge, 4s. 6d. Upon the payment of all these items the plaintiff was dis charged out of custody. It happ ene d, h owever, that the officer, White, failed to pay over the money, and a concurrent writ having been issued in London, the plaintiff was, on the 3d of A ugust , aga i n arrested by another officer of the sheriff, when he was conveyed to Whitecross-street , wherein ho was detained until the following day. The plaintiff now, therefore, sought to recover compensation in damages for this wrongful im prisonment, as well as a return of the fees which he had paid to the officer White. Evidence was adduced which went to show that the 11. 9s. which White had demanded and received as fees were customary fees under such circumstances. The attorney for Foote, the plaintiff in the original suit, proved that the officer White had not handed over the amount he had received from Woods in satisfaction of the writ upon which he had been arrested, and then added that he was not aware of any such payment having been made until after Woods bad been arrested on the second writ and taken to the Whitecross-street prison. Woods was upo n thi s occas i on arrested about four o'clock in the afternoon, and he was discharged from the prison on the succeeding morning about half-past eleven o'clock. Mr. BRAMWELL, on behalf of the defendants, sub mitted that there had been no case made out to go to the jury. There was not the least pretence for saying that the fees alluded to, as having been paid to White, the officer, had been taken by the authority of the de fendant' parties, who were in a way bound to receive the money, nor had the officer any authority from them to act as he had done. Tho transaction, in fact, was neither more nor less than a contract entered into, as it were, between Woods and the officer, and acting upon that contract the latter had discharged the former from custody in consideration of the payment of the debt and costs and of the fees. Mr. Baron MARTIN was of opinion that it was no bargain. Ho would, however, reserve leave to the defeudants to move upon the point it they should be so advised. Mr. BRA.MWELL thereupon addressed the jury in miti gation of damages. Mr. Baron MARTIN, in leaving the case to the jury, told them that if they were of opinion that the amount of 11. 93. had been demanded by White, the officer, as a matter of course it would be their duty to return a verdict for the plaintiff, because that demand was one which could not be justified in point of law. Upon the question of damages, the action not having been brought against the party who had been the wrongful doer, they would probably think that the ease was not altogether one calling for very heavy damages. The jury, having consulted for a few minutes, IT turned a verdict for the plaintiff—damages 501. Mr. Baron MARTIN then gave leave to the defendants to move the Court on any ground which might r e l ease them from the consequences of White's act, or to reduce the damages. Mr. WILLES applied to the Learned Baron to certify that the case was a proper one for trial in a superior court. Mr. Baron MARTIN said that if it should be found that the plaintiff was only" entitled to the I/. 9s then, in that case, ho should not feel disposed to grant " a cer tificate. EXCHEQUER CHAMBER, April 29. (Sittings in Error.) This morning the Judges met in the Exchequer Chamber for the purpose of appointing the days upon which the Court would hold its sittings in error after the present term. The Judges present were —the Chipf Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, Mr. Baron Parke, Mr.-Ba'roir Alderson, Mr. Justice Erle, Mr. Baron Platt,, MG Jus tice Talfourd, and Mr. Baron Martin. The COURT appointed the following days, for the "Sittings in Error: " To take " Errors " from the Court of Queen's Bench On Wednesday the 14th of May. To take "Errors " from the Court of Common Pleas on Thursdly the 15th of May. To take " Errors " from the Court of Exchequer on Friday the 16th, on Saturday the 17th, on Monday the 19th, and on Tue:day the 20th of May. - _ SECE.SIONS FROM Thu CHURCH AT HULL.... Another of the curates of the High Church of Hull, the Rev. Thomas Dykes, has publicly announced his resignation, on the , arne grounds as those stated by his late coadjutor, Mr. Buff. Like him, too, Mr. Dykes says that he entertains " doubts," and will not again minister until those doubts are removed. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. IPSWICH, Aran. 29. sMal We had a very thin attendance at market, and a very supply of cern. Wheat met with a limited demand, and yeas fully is per quarter lower. The malting season being closed, no disposition was manifested to buy barley, a niTi u ... there had been any demand, there were no samples to m eet The weather being very wet and cold retards vegetation ranch PER QUARTO* PICR QUARTER. 27s 001 Wheat, red 00s 1 to to 0 0 Ditto, white . 42s to 45s Oats 00s to Ws Barley, malting ... 2ls to 25s Rye to Ditto, grinding ... 00s to 00s Malt ........••• 005 ••••• to 0 0 s Beans AVERAGES FOR THE WEER ENDING APRIL 26, 8 185 1 . Wheat 92 i quarters, at 40s 41 Barley Oats 13 „ 19s 6d Beans. lO „ 29s Peas HULL, Aran. 29. Messrs. Taylor and Bright's Circular states :.—We 111 ,! had good arrivals of wheat and barley during the past tvett; of other articles very moderate supplies come forward• le weather cold, a n d s ome h a il h as f a ll en . Th e t rade on the yr.. h % has been depressed, and Is concession has been submitted to o f the sales of w h ea t, w hil e , notw i t h stan di ng the eaPPIY s barley, this a r ti c l e ma i nta i ns i ts va l ue pretty we ll. Our farm ch er brought a fair supply of wheat for to.day's market, ands only sold slowly a t a b out I s per quarter un d er t h e current r aw r ; of last Tuesday; foreign much neglected; the present in 3 P o __ is only of moderat e qua li ty , an d E ng li s h o b ta i ns the preferetw with buyers; gran ar i e d parcels are held above market v a n and diminish very s l ow l y . Anything very fine in ba rle y taken up for malting, b u t secon d- c l ass samp l es a re difficul t : d quit ; a fair sale for grinding qualities. A very good den lge for oats ; and all sorts are again 6d per quarter dearer. Not make no alteration in the value o f either beans or Pea s * 'er. much business passing in linseed, and cakes are somewhat MI ar No transactions in rapeseed ; ra p e ca k es i n f a i r demand at quotations. _ The following are the presen, 0. ° 8. S. Wheat, English, red 36 to 88 I Peas, white and yet 26 "so '" 07 Do. white .... Dantzic and Ko- 'Linseed, Black Sea 4B --- 43 nigsberg 4O 45 Do. Petersburgh ... 42 - 0 Pomeranian and Do. Riga & Archngl. 38 --- "" 42 ' Hamburgh . 36 —4O D o . K on i gs b erg ••• 38 p a r 101 1 Danish, Holstein, & Friesland . ........ 34 —36 Lins. c,Hull 71 bs Od 01 4 6 Russian and Odessa 32 —36 Do. fine foreign .. .... ' ' - iSS Oats, English Do. Danish l7 I 9 1-lapeseed Do. Friesland lB 20 Rape cakes...B2s 6d to o ° B oo4 Do. Russ. & Odessa 00 — 0 ,) Tares, sEn 1i h ..... . 38s -- English ''' 3° Barley, malting 25 —2B D o. f ore i gn 233 Do. grindinz 2l 22 G uano 6/ to 101 to 95s v 1 Beans 25 —2B Bo n es, d o 92 s 6d 61 ° S Do.. foreign 25 27 Rye Meal LIVERPOOL, APRIL 29.—At this d a y' s mar k e t there Was Oa usual attendance of the t o w n an d country tra d e, who„.boneli.i showed little disp o siti on t o enter i nto business. Whe at 1c ~., slowly at a reduction of 2d p er 701b s on pr i ces o f t hi s day ‘1, 1 " - to French Flour was o ff ere d f ree l y at a f urt h er re d uct i o n of vu 0 Is per sack, with little effect; but barrel flour, not being 0 much pressed, recovered in some measure t h e d ec li n e noted ° is Friday. Oats and oatmeal were in fair request,_ at an &O I TA of lAd per 451bs, and 3d to 6d p er load. Barley, beans , 1, peas were without change in v a l ue . I n di an corn , in the tos sence of demand, must be noted 6d t o i s p er quar t er lower, floating cargoes were not easier to buy. It prices of grain : IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROUSE OF COMMONS, April 29 SUPPLY OF WATER TO THE METROPOLIS. (Continued from our Fourth Edition of last night.) Mr. lIUME thought the Hon. Gentleman who Lad just sat down had shown rather too mush warmth against the companies. The only parties to blame were the Members of that House, who had given such large powers to the water companies. They all agreed, how ever, that it was necessary to improve the supply of water to the metropolis, not only in point of quantity, but of quality. He had heard with attention the speech of the Right Iron. Gentleman (Sir G. Grey), but he did not hear him state that any increased or better supply of water was to be given Caen at present. Now he held that no alteration should be made that did not provide for a better quality of wuter.—(Hear, hear.) :It was, in his opinion, by competition alone that a better and larger supply of water could be obtained. Ho had once suc ceeded in getting a clause introduced into a water Bill to the effect that ne combination should take place with any other company; but after competition had gone on for some time the parties came again before Parliament, and got the clause excluded. The consequence was that within a few years the companies had the metropolis divided into districts, thus creating such a monopoly as rendered all prospect of a reduction hopeless. He was fearful that the plan proposed by the Government would be very difficult to carry out, for he had no faith in the control of pubic bodies by Parliament or the Go vernment. Then he objected to give compensation to the companies for al, the waste they had been guilty of. Tee best way to obtain a good supply of water for large towns was to let in Sew companies Kith new capital, and to enable thena to get water from new sources. The re duction in the price of gas was effected, not by the in terference of Government, hut by allowing new compa nies to come in, which had the effect of forcing the ex isting companies tc lower their rates.—(Hear, hear.) He believed the inquiries before the Committee would show the difficulties which Government had to contend with in the scheme which they had laid before the House.—(Hear, hear.) Sir B. HALL wished to say a very few words. He had observed that when his Hon. Friend (Mr. Hume) remarked that there ought to be new sources of supply for the metropol:s, the Hon. Baronet (Sir W. Clay) called " Hear, heat," and therefore assented to that pro• position. Now, ha would ask the shareholders in the water companies if they were of that opinion why they had not brought forward these new sources of supply. Why had they no; taken the steps that were necessary for supplying the wants of the metropolis? He ob jected very much to paying these shareholders the full amount of the capital expended. A great deal of the stock and plant of these companies would be of no use whatever, and yet :hese gentlemen expected to have full value for their property. Many Bills had been brought in for a supply of water, but they had been invariably opposed by the existing companies. No later than last year there were two or three Bills for that purpose, but they were opposed both ley the existing companies and the Government. The Government said they ought to wait till the report of the Board of Health was obtained, and on that ground the tills were thrown out. Instead of perpetuating the evils of the present system, they should offer every inducement to parties to come forward and form new companies, so as to put an end to these monopolies that had exieel so long, and which had put such vast sums of mono ? into the pockets of the share holders.—(Bear, hear.) He questioned whether this Bill would not do more farm than good; but as they were to have it discussed is Committee, and as petitions would probably be presented from various parties to be heard against the complies, he would not say more at present on the subject. He must say, however, that he deprecated the conduct of the shareholders of those com panies who had been st utterly indifferent to the wants of the people of the mtropolis, and so careless of the sanitary condition of tie metropolis, as to withhold from it that full supply of water which it was their duty to furnish.—(Hear.) Viscount EBRING?ON expressed his regret that such a measure should come from a Government to which he was sincerey attached, both on public and private grounds, and reca use i t h a d done more to for ward sanitary measure 3 than any other which existed for centuries before.--(Hear , hear.) In this i ns t ance as in the case of Sraithfied•mark e t, they never estimated the amount of sappor, which would be at their com mand, if they broughtforward a sound and comprehen sive measure.--(Hear.) While the plan of the Right Hon. Bavonet proposed to consolidate all the companies, and place in the hands of the Secretary of State the power of enforcing aresort to a batter source for a bet ter supply, and to reserve to the Government the power of taking the plants of the companies at a fixed valua tion, was very well, ‘4t they gave up an important point, that of combining the supply of water with the drain age, by which they would effect a great seeing to the ::mount of one -eighth in earth works alone, besides fur ther savings on acmunt of superintendence. He saw no difficulty on this head, but if it was found impracticable the course would hive been to give the superintendence of the northern civision to one party, and that of the southern to another. He considered it highly objectionable to give a monopoly on the supply of water to private parties, which properly belonged to the municipalities, where they existed, and whre they did not to the communities who e ere entitled to any profits which might anise from the supply. The Member for Marylebone locked to the principle of competitien as a remedy far the present evils, but the history of all these companies would prove that such a principle would not be effective. They commenced with great promises of an ample supply and low prices, which they adhered to while exposed to rivalry, but after wards the companies entered into a combination among themselves, and the public eventually had to pay for all the capital expended in the expensive competition in which they were engaged. The report of the Committee of 1822 stated, thtt the companies were not subject to j competition, and that the supply was a fit subject for legislation. The deficiency of the supply was admitted. Now there could be no doubt but a deficiency of water acted injuriously, not only on the physical, but on the moral condition of the pecple, and ought, on that account, to be taken out of the category of trade. There was another point to which he wished to advert, which was the amount of com pensation which was to be secured to the companies upon the rates of the metropolis, and to which he did not consider them entitled, in consideration of their conduct the one to the ether, or to the Mlle. When the New River was brought for a supply, no compensation was granted to those who were affected by it. The supply of water from the Thames was acknowledged to be im pure. He thought that vested interests should b e libe rally dealt with, but the companies should not press too hard, for in that case the public would do justice to consumers' company. They themselves, and set up a could not expect the public to paythem interest on tho capital they foolishly expended in at expensive and reck less competition. Let them look at the case of turnpike trusts, in which the public invested their money upon the credit of Acts of Parliament, and who obtained but five per cent. on their minimum capital of 106,0001. claimed; 100,0001. was cut off, and they received interest upon no more than 6,0001. He considered the claims put forward by the water companies for compensation unreasonable. He could only regret that the Government which had sanctioned the report of the Board of Health, and which had the signature of Lord Carlisle, should introduce so defective a Bill. Sir WILLIAM CLAY said he would not have offered a remark upon the subject but for the observations of the Hon. Member for Bridport with regard to the Grand Junction Company. He inherited property in that com pany, but had nothing to do with the management at the time when the competition took place. They were, however, encouraged by the Lagialatere, and were, in fact, for eight or nine years without any returns. The Member fur Montrose advocated competition as a remedy, but in that he stood alone, It could not be applied to the supply of waver, for the public would sooner or hater, have to pay for the capital expended in this com petition. When this division was made the prices charged by the companies sees eanctional by that House ; end did not amount to more than four per cent. upon the C 9 pi!a! expended. If the companies had since prospered, it was owing to the increase of the metropolis without the companies incurring a corresponding increase of expenditure. It was true that the supply was deficient, but that was not owing to the companies. It was their interest to GREAT NORTHERN OF FRANCE RAILWAY. The annual general meeting of the sh areholders of this company took place on the 28th inst. in one of the great rooms belonging to the Paris terminus, Baron James de Rothschild, the president, in the chair. Near him were seated the following directors :—The Duke de Galliera, the Marquis Dalon, Baron N. de Rothschild, M. Delebecque, M. E. Pereire, M. Caillard, M. Hottingeur, M. Pepin-Lehalleur, M. Lebobe, M. Dassier, M. do I'Aigle, M. de St. Didier, M. Jolly de Bammeville, and M. J. Mallet. M. Baude read the report of the Committee appointed to examine the accounts of 1849, which, that document declared, were in every way cor rect, and M. E. Pereire read the report of the Board of Directors:— " This document commences by stating that the share holders assemble on this occasion for the first time since the entire termination of the works of the railway. The last section of the line—that of St. Quentin—was opened to the public on May 23, 1850; all the stations are terminated; two lines of way are laid down in every part of the undertaking; and as all these works have been executed with the capital hitherto paid up, the capital will not exceed 400 f. per share. The general account of the expenses will remain at 203 millions, of which 160 millions proceed from the money paid up by the shareholders; 40 millions represent the sums to be reimbursed to the State by annual payments; and the re maining three millions will be supplied from the reserve prescribed by the statutes. The debt to the State, which, when the revolution of February broke out, amounted to 54,711,667 f , was on 31st last December only 31,312,229 f. All the payments to the Treasury were effected by anticipation; the ten millions reimbursable in the course of 1850, and the last date for which was Nov. 15, were paid on an average on March 24; the four millions due in 1851, up to the present time, were also paid be forehand, one half from May 10 to July 1 of last year, and the other half from February 4 to March 5 of the present year. The debt owing to the State is con sequently reduced to 29,312,229 f., interest included. The Board has paid since 1848,29,000,0001., and has in addition in hand 6,877,916 f. in Treasury bonds, taken in Decem ber last at 4 per cent. interest. As the whole sum re maining to be expended on Dec. 31, 1849, for the prin cipal line and the branches to Calais, Dunkirk, and St. Quentin amounted to 11,819,026 f.; and as a sum of 4,535,468 f was paid in 1850, there remains still to be paid on Dec, 31, 1850, a sum of 7,283,557 f. The money ex pended in 1850 related principally to the completion of the St. Quentin line; the definitive construction of the stations of Calais, St. Omer, and Douai; the enlarge ment, as foreseen, of a number of stations and goods' yards; and, finally, the construction of stock. The commu nication of the line with the docks at Dunkirk has been carried considerably further down the quay, and now per mits goods to be transferred at once from the waggons of the railway to the vessels ready to receive them. This produces a considerable saving, and facilitates the deve lopment of the relations with England, particularly in tho exportation of flour, which is every day increasing. The whole sum expended during the year 1850 amounted to 16,535,466 f. 83c. The report then proceed's to give an account of the working for the past year, and states that the results have been most favourable, as appears from the following table:— 1848. 1849. 1850. Passengers 7,771,425f. 9,462,402 f. 12,944,485! Goods by quick trains Goods by slow trains 15,474,2141'. 19,326,478 f. 23,694,893 f. In looking at the receipts of the stations it is found that those on the frontiers have increased by far the most—those of Quievrain aro 40 per cent. higher; Dun kirk, 38 per cent.; Calais, 28 per cent.; and Mouseron, 71 per cent., and if a more intelligent system of customs were established, this increase would doubtless be even still more considerable. The ex penses have by no means augmented in proportion to the increase in the receipts, as from being 7,386,534 f., they are only 8,837,865 f. in 1850. The aug mentation in the items of the central administration, di vision of working, and division of repairs, is only 14i per cent.; and in the division of stock and workshops, the charges of which are in more direct connexion with the traffic, 24 per cent. And even this latter charge has during the past year been unusually high in consequence of the extraordinary repairs rendered necessary in the carriages, the state of which had suffered more than or dinarily from the perturbation caused in the workshops in consequence of the revolution of February. This item during the present and ensuing years will return to its general level, the stock now being in the most per fect state of repair. The receipts of the working, de duction made of taxes on passengers, indemnities, money paid back, &c., amount t 0... 22 ,670,411 f. 46c. And the expenses to 8,858,124 21 Leaving a balance of ... 13,816,217 f. 210. This balance has been expended as follows: Sinking fund 2,451,698 f. 56c. Interest on the money due to the 2,062,343 85 State ... ••• ••• Interest at 4 per cent. on the sums paid by the share- I holders ... 6,400,000 g. Oc. i 6,086,503 48 Deduct interest on money in vested and on delays in I paying calls 313,496 f. 52c, j Dividend for 1850 ... 3,200,000 0 Sum remaining over for 1850 ••• 15,741 32 There was pa 13,816,287 f. 21c. id to the shareholders on July 1, 185, and Ja n . 1, 1851, as interest at 4 per cent. for the yea r, 1850. 16f. per share. The dividend will amount to 8 )1 Giving for each share for 1850 24fr. The dividend of Bf. will be paid at the same time as the interest of the first half year of 1851, which will raise the sum to be received on the Ist of July nex t to 16f. per share. The report then briefly touches on the law -suit at present pending between the Northern Company and that of Boulogne, and declares that the suit is not yet terminated, but that HEMMERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. County of Longford—The Right Honourable Richard More O'Ferrall, in the room of Samuel Wensley Black all, Esq., who has accepted the office of Governor of the Maud of Dominica. City of Cork—Francis Stack' Murphy, Sergeant-at- Law, in the room of William Fagan, Esq., who has accepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds. Commission by the Lord• Lieutenant of the West Rid ing of Yorkshire. 3d Regiment of West Riding Militia—Major Henry Dixon, half-pay, to be Major, vice Clarke, deceased, April 17. BANKRUPTS. Frederick Spencer Adolphus France, clothier, Lam beth-walk, to surrender May 8, at two, and June 5, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman•street-buildings; Stodart, Racquet-court, Fleet street. Joseph Charles Ridge, wine merchant, Great Saint Helen's, Bishopsgate, May 9, at twelv e, _ and June 13, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Jerwood, Ely-place, Holborn. Carsten Holthouse, sugar broker, Great Tower-street, May 9, at half-past twelve, and June 13, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Birchin-lane, Cornhill; Hill and Mathews, Bury-court, St. Mary Axe. John Bullock, innholder, Bristol, May 14 and June 11, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol; Barker, Bristol. James Hill. miller, Saltash, Cornwall, May 22 and June 19, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Her naman, official assignee, Exeter; Edmonds and Sons, Plymouth; Stogdon, Exeter. James Taylor, worsted spinner, Bradford, Yorkshire, May 20 and June 17, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds; Northwood, Bradford; Courtenay and Compton, Leeds. James Smith, carpenter, Lincoln, May 21 and June 11, at half-past twelve, at the Linda District Court. Carrick, official assignee, Hull ; Toyobee, Lincoln; Scott and Tahourdin, Lincoln's Inn-fields ; Stamp, Hull. James Emery, innkeeper, Preston, Lancashire, May 9 and 29, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Mackenzie, official assignee, Manchester; Blacknurst, Preston. INSOLVENT DEBTORS. George Monk, painter and glazier, Deptford. Francois Joseph Z. Volant, clerk, Leicester.square. Thomas Fry, milkman, Walworth. Norris Putnam, watch and clock maker, Walthamstow. Lewis Dunbar, Kennington-road, Surrey. R.M. Bowman, wine broker,Canonbury-square,lslingion. Robert Edward, tailor, Chester-terrace, Southwark. William Swelling, builder, Greenwich. Edward Day, stove manufacturer, London-wall Andrew W. Irwin, plumber, Bell-yard, Fleet -street. Elizabeth Wilcox, Luard-street, Islington. Thomas Bulkeley, farmer, Watford, Hertfordshire. Samuel Harvey, jun., cowkeeper, Grove-terrace, Lower Homerton. George Powditch, Upper Queen's-buildings, Brompton. John Lever, pork butcher, Manchester. Thomas Davis, wine merchant, Bath. John Wragg, carpenter, Great Yarmouth. Joshua Steward, farming bailiff, Starston, Norfolk. Henry Wells, provision dealer, Sunny-bank, Leeds. Thomas Downs, master rigger, Portsea. William Saxby, painter and glazier, Brighton. John Forrister Johnson, licensed victualler, Derby. John Joseph Blake, gentleman, Liverpool. John Cunningham, gentleman, Stockbridge. John Kirkby, farmer, Ramsgill, Yorkshire. William Waghorn, plumber and glazier, Arbour-square, Stepney. Thomas Powell, surgeon, Builth, Brecknockshire. Thomas Reeves, carpenter, Liverpool. Richard Smith. undertaker for the weaving of ribbons, Bedworth, Warwickshire. Thomas Williams, writer, Carmarthen. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basingball-street. G. Courtney, Old Jewry, City, clothier, May 20, at twelve —T. Dousbery, New Farringdou-street, boot factor, May 20, at halt-past twelve—S. Vines, Crutched friars, City, corn factor, May 20, at one—S. Handley, Park-hill cottages, Brixton, builder, May 20, at one— Mary Astle, G. Astle, and C. Astle, Coleman-street, City, bookbinders, May 19, at eleven. In the Country. H. D. Cooke, Liverpool, dealer in paper hangings, May 22, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—W. Walker Birkenhead, joiner, May 22, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—S. Vertue, Liverpool, merchant, May 19, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. V. S. Godfrey, Duddington, miller, 8.0., on Saturday next, and three subsequent Saturdays, between the hours of eleven and twe, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch• lane. G. Wilkin, Frith -street, Soho-square, tailor, lid., on Saturday next, and three subsequent Saturdays, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall-street. C. Graham, New Oxford-street, hosier. May 22, at eleven—J. C. C. Millar, Clifton-street, Finsbury, sur geon, May 22, at twelve—J. B. Warcup, Deptford, Kent, ironmonger, May 22. at one—W. Weller, Crutched friars, City, merchant, May 17, at one. In the Country. T. Dean, Seacombe, Cheshire, chemist, M a y 23, a , eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—G. Parker, Coventry, carpenter, May 26, at half-past ten, at the Court, Bir mingham—B. T. Walker, Grantham, Lincolnshire, hone CORK, APRIL 23. Barrels. Cerro:lei' me i 5 White wheat 2os 9d to 00 s Od 00s Od-2° 8 Red wheat ISs 6d to 193 Od 00s Od-20 do 37 Barley lls 6d to 12s 6d 00 s od-160 Bere ... Os Od to Os Od 00s Od 45 Oats 0 Pigs oos Od to 00s Od 00s Od per Quantity sold at the Highest Prices:— g q e s 0 barrels white wh ea t ; 6 re d ; 5 b ar l ey.; 0 bere; ••••• - 0 pigs. Quantity of Grain and Number of Pigs sold last week :••••• Wheat, 71. Barley, 469. Oats, 1,197. Pigs, 8 2 . PRICES OF BUTTER. CANT. CURRENCY. •l p First quality Second quality ........... , Third quality 69 Fourth quality - Fifth quality Sixth quality Vs Sixth quality .............. Return of Cattle sold for the week ending April 19 :-**" Pigs, 412. Sheep, 750. Cows, 106. CORY.--Flour—First 115 6d to 12s Od ; extra 12 5 t :81 seconds, 10s 6d to Ils Od; househ o ld s 9. t o lO s Od ; t hi r d s , 6, .5 per cwt. Oatmeal 10s to 10a 6d; Indian meal 78 6d to 880 d; 111 ,..; meal, 9s 6rl to lOs per cwt. Indi an corn 7 1 7 s 6d to 7 1 12 5 6d r• tor,. Bran 80s Od to 85s per ton. Hay—Farmers 32s to 425; eve r % 389; dealers 42s to 49s Od; average 46s per ton. Straw--F 18i Od to 32s Od; average 2ss; dealers 35s Od to 405 average 00s Od per ton. B rea d—Wh eaten l oaf bid to 6 to household loaf 4}d to 5d per 41b. F res h b u tt e r, 10(1 12d per lb. Eggs-3s 4d t o 3 s 6d per h un d re d . „ ".. ui ,, d . Newnort 14s Od; Lydney 156 ; Landore 14 s ; Neath Lia" 139 6d per ton. Tall ow 38. O d to 40s per 17 1 Whisky, 25 o. p., 5s 9d per imperial gallon. " 1 "7 0 —Beef 4id to 60d; mutton 5d to 7d; vea l 4d 5d ; pork 4d to Od ; bacon 7d to 8d ; sausages 5d per Ib• Hops 6110 s to 01 Os per cwt. Bangor slates 312. 6d to 31 66 r1 ton. Bark—Barbary 710 s to 8/ Os; Valonia 15/ to 01; Fren" 6/ Os ; Spanish 0/ per ton. Fleece Wooll4s to 15s per stolt Hemp 32/ to 341 per ton. Fish—S co t c h h err i ngs 19 s to 00s ro d ditto, 26s to 00e per barrel ; Newfoundland, 10/ 108 to 0 1 , 1 5 ton. Timber—Memel, 80s per ton ; red pine, 31 10s • 9 . ,°," ditto, 2/ 156 per ton ; deals, 12s to 15s per 100. ' ID'S.. Market 24s to 345; salted 25s to 34s per cwt;; calf 111 *2 o . 3id to 30 per lb. Potatoes, white 8d to 10d ; Mlowr o ; lOd to 13d. Guano—Peruvian, 11110 s ; Ichaboe, 8/ to 9' per ton. Tar—Archangel, 198 per barrel. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, APRIL 29. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market continues firm: The transactions to-day we re as f o ll ow :—Great Wastel", Original Sharps, 89 1 , ) , South-Eastern and Dover, 28%. LI VERPOOL, APRIL 29. STOCK EXCHANGE. —There is a considerable improveni,e °t in the share market to-day, and a good business has b er-- done at rather better prices. MANCHESTER, APRIL 29. STOCK EXCHANGE. The market was fi rm to-day, 10 the business doing was slight. The transactions:were as gi ; low :—Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston (East Junction: 3 7-16 dis.—Eastern Counties, 71A—East Lancashire, Qui ll ters, 17 s.l6—Ditto, Preference, Quarters (min. 6 per cent ' B—Great Northe r n, IER —South-Eastern a n d D over , 28 5. 18 —York and North Midland, 27 BIRMINGHAM, APRIL 29. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Birmingham and Stour Valley st, c d cic is in favour, Shre ws bu r y an d Bi rm i ng h am a shade lower, cla d A being done at 4 dis. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. in ) THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.— (Mil es wo r k , 236 —Return of Traffic for the Week ending April 13, 1861 Passengers, parcels, carriages, horses, dogs, and mails ... £4,813 16 6 Merchandise and minerals ... 3,497 7 1 Cattle , ... 211 6 4 Total .. £8,522 9 11. Corresponding week, April 14, 1850 (143 miles) : Passengers, parcels, &c. £1,485 0 1 Cattle ... ... 1,704 19 3 • I t,. .: a Total ... 3,187 19 4 SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY. - Gross traffic receipts f °l4, '' he week ending April 26 : Passengers ... Carrying account £11,058 1 8 ... 1,945 7 1 Total £12,903 8 9 Corresponding week last year... 9,831 19 11 FRENCH RAIL WAY TRAFFIC. The following are the last returns of the gross O r ceipts of the principal French Railways : NORTHERN.—From April 16 to Ap r il 22 : Passeligero• 251,9101.; goods, 201,044 E; total, 452,954 E ROUEN.—From Ap r il 13 t o A pr il 19 : Passeng grit 76,972 E; goods, 90,341 E; total, 167,3131. HavnE.—Frona April 13 to April 19 : Passenger * 26,5761.; goods, 39.8641. ; total 66,440 f. ORLEANS.—From Apirl 14 to April 20 : Passenger * 84,639. ; goods, 121,686 E! total, 213,3251. BORDEAUX.—From April 14 to April 20: Passenger* 36,3885.; goods, 43,751 E; total, 85,1391. VIERZOK—From April 14 to April 20: Passenger * 40,397 f.; g00d5,_50,942E; total, 91,339 f. BOULOGNE.—From April 14 to April 20 : Passenger* 17,421 E; goods, 19,5201.; total, 36 941 f. STRASBURG —From April 16 to April 22: Passenger * 89,140 f.; goods, 63,9151.; total, 153.055 f. BALE.—From April 7 to April 13 : Passenger * 18,932'.; goods, 16,479 f.; t o t a l , 35,411 f. MONTEREML—From April 9 to April 15: Passenger* 10,1041.; goods, 14,1311.; total, 24 235 f. LYONS. —From April 6 to April 12 : Passenger* 106,732 f.; goods, 37,645 E; total, 144,3771. CBARTRES.—From Al.ril 7 to April 13: Passenge r* 24,569 E; goods, 14,916 f.; total, 39,4851. WRITS OF ENROR.—On Saturday was printed ° paper, by order of the House of Lords, from which it 81 :.; peared that in th e year 1830 to the present time there W o e d 220 writs of error b rought into the Exchequer Office, 00 there were 93 returned into the Exchequer Chamber. result of the 98 a as, that 72 were affirmed, 13 reversed, io venire facias de novo awarded, and 3 writs quashed. BIRTHS. OF A 80W. On the 24th inst., at Brighton, the wife of Lienteni int- Colonel St. Quintin, late 17th Lancers. On the 26th inst., at Newcastle, county of Longford , th. lady of the Hon. L. H. King Harman. OF A 0A tiGHTER. On the 28th inst., at Westbourne-terrace, the wife f Cobden, Esq., M.P. of On the 6th inst., the wife of T. L. Atkinson, L''''s" Camden-road villas. MARRIED. b the On the 29th inst., at Trinity Church, Marylebone, rector, the Rev. Thomas Ga m i er, 8 . C .L., John Irving, cent to Agnes, daughter of Jam es C avan, Esq., of Park-cre sce Portland-place. On the 26th inst., at the parish church Bridport, Dorsel Peter Allen, M.D., of Bridport. youngest son of " 2/ o e f Allen, of Smarden, Kent, to Flora, eldest daughter E. icholetts, Esq., th e treasurer of County Courts ari d town clerk of the borough. On the 26th inst., a t B roughton Astley, Leicesterstrte; Harry Footner, Esq., of Andover, to Emma, widow of :re . jute Rev. T. G. Wilme r , rector of West C , ker, Somersetslj:„.. • WWI) u. Be. Ort the 26th inst., at Sunb ury -l odge, Middlesex, -1. Daniel. H. Wall, M.A., formerly for 21 years rector of Clontat On the 2 , th inst., a t B at h , Hestor, relict of Her bert _ Ball, Esq., aged 83. On the 2,th inst., a t R oyston, aged 85, Thomas i n e Lig no therley, relict of the Rev. S. Cautherley. 94 On the 24th inst.. Elizabeth, the wife of G. Thornber , of Poulton- le-Fylde, Lancashire, aged 79. hot On the 25th inst., Charlotte, the only surviving da ti g of the late Rev. H. Hammond, late of Windlesham, Surrey On the 26th in s t., at W oodlands, near Liverpool , Samue l Sandbach, Esq., aged 82. yst"' On the 27th i nst . , at Ni ne Elms, Battersea, George c " son, Esq , aged 76. London Printed and Published by MURDO YOU No. 112, Strand, Pr'.. - .-tAr, at The Sun Office, /sic.. e t Strand. in the Precinct or the Savor , . in the 0 0 31 Y giddlelleX t Wednesday, April 30,_18511. ' y :.. 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