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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HO USE OF COMMONS, May 1. LANDLORD AND TENNNT BILL. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) :,fir. Al{) supported tee second reading of the I3dl, believing it would relieve trustees from the re &pousJsility whits at present rested oa them in reference Lo making egreements with tenants in certain cases. The Bill was then read a second time. Mr. PUSEY hoped the House would grant an early day for the committal of the Bill, looking at the dis tressed condition of the farming interest in the country. Mr. CHRISTOPHER would resist any attempt to hurry this Bill through the House without the fullest discussion. Colonel SIBTHORPsaid there could not be a more un fortunate time for bringing in a Bill of this kind than the present, and he would oppose it at every stage, believing that it wasLill-timed, and calculated to lead to disappoint ment among the tenant-farmers. The Bill was then ordered w be clmmitted to-morrow. RAILWAY TRAFFIC BILL. Mr. RICAItDO proceeded to move the second reading of this Bill. He was chairman of a rail way company which bad in view the shortening of the distance between London and Manchester. Sea Committees hal sat on this subject, and had pre sented reports, indep-ndent of the reports of the Railway Commissioniirs, and he thought that if any gen tleman went through these reports carefully he would come to the cenelusion that some such measure as the pre sent was required. The Committee of 1835 recommended that all the lines o , railways should be subjected to some general control, as did also the Commit:ea of 1841. A Commit:ee, over wh ch the Right Hon. Gentleman the Member for the University of Oxford presided, recom mended the interference of the Board of Trade in the matter of Parliamentary trains, and be would just quote a few figures to show the result of Parliamentary in to' ference. He found that the receipts (if the one Parliamentary train per day were 1.055,7851., and of the other six or seven trains 5,035,0001. The average per , mile for the Parliamentary train Ras 6.. 6d., for the other trains, ss. So much for the interference of Parliament, and he could only point to this fact, when he saw parries come to Parliament with Bills empowering them to increase their rates of toll. The iriteiference which he proposed in this measure of his was C. rtainly no greater than had been proposed in the ele.u,es of at least 26 Bills introduced into Parlia ment in ti,e sessions of 1846 snd 1847. He thought that the time was now fairly come for Par liamentary interference. They had sanctioned 500 miles of railway at a cost of 15,000,0001,, merely for the purpose of connecting point to point. The public were entirely in the power of railway com panies. The moment they entered a carriage the power of free agency ceased, and the train went just when, where, and at what rate the rail% ay officials thought fit. He did not blame the administrators of railway affeire themselves for the existing evils, but was rather inclined to a tlibute the blame to the defective rate of the law. It was entirely en public grounds that he had been induced to propose the present measure, and he thought it would conduce greedy to the public advantage. The Hon. Gentleman alluded to several cases to show the obstructions and impediments to which the public were sutiected on certain railways, both in respect of the time occupied in the journey and the fares which were charged and rated; he proposed to remedy the evils by requiring in the first place that passenger-trains and trucks should be stopped at. junctions. He next proposed that trucks should be pro vided at junctions to meet corresponding trucks belonging to other companies. Such an arrangement he did not think would act prejudicially to the railway in terest, but he was willing to reconsider this part of the Bill if necessary. There were other propositions which he elsu intended to make, one of which was, that when a train arrived after i.ts time at a junction, it should be forwarded at the expense of the company, who had been guilty of the irregularity. Another proposition was, that minerals arriving at a junction, should be forwarded if rt quired, but the most important part of the Bill was the equal rating clause, whice he believed had given rise to the opposition of the railway interest, but in reality it was nearly similar in terms to that which had been in troduced into several railway Bills. He was astonished at that opposition, seeing that railway proprietors had bt come peculiarly sensitive owing to the great depreci ation which their property had lately undergone, but he believed that by doing away with the obstructions and iie; eiliments of which ho complained, and affording facilities for the conveyance of traffic from one line to another, every railway company throughout the country would be beeefiteel. Mr. GLYN said the very objects which the Hon. Member (Mr. Itcardo) had in view would not be car ried out by the Bill brought in by him. He called on the House to pause before they passed a Biil of this kind without sufficient information bearing upon the criestion. He particularly objected to the first clause, which rendered it iusperatise on passenger trains to stop at all junctions. The express trains especially would ho retarded by an arrangement of that kind. The Bill would also seriously interfere with the system of season tiek(ts which tad worked so benficially tor the public, and with the practice of excursion trains, to which the railway companies had given facilities with the view of promoting the comfort and recreation of friendly so cieties and the humbier orders of the people. The Hon. Member further canvassed the details of this Bill, to which he was opposed, ar.d characterised it as a piece it crude legislation which would only throw greater diffi culties in th w.:y of so interest which was already suffi ciently eepressed.—(Heat, hear.) lie begged to move that the B:11 iie read a second time that day s ix months. .Mr. 13. DENISON suggested that the Hon. Gentle ma:l the' 111._mber fur Stoke should withdraw the present 1.11, and intr duce one less subject to objection. He was, h 0, ., ever, quire certain that there was an tOsolute nscessity of some general Parliamectary control over all railway directors. The Railway Commissioners had been mentioned, and be was sorry to say they were not very popular, bit for no reason that he could see, as be was rureuthst they performed their duty in a most proper manner. . Mr. A GLIONBY supported the Bill, because he thought it was calculated to afford extended accommo dation to the public. Though professing every deter. ence for the position and experience of the Hon. Member for Kendal, he did not altogether go with him in all his remarks. He did not think that the Railway Commissioners had sufficient control, and he should certainly vote for any measure which extended their influence. He was sure that, the public would have the same opinion, especially if they considered the many iestancee of gross mismanagement which they read of in the papers. ile should certainly give his cordial sup poll to the Bill, and he had not the slightest objection to curtail the power of railway directors. Mr. V. SMITH objected to the Bill being withdrawn in,the hope of the matter being taken up by Government. Tfiere was no chance of Government ever being able to introduce a measure which should be acceptable to the public and railway directors. The Railway Board had never been very popular, and he was very much afraid thkt if they waited till that body took up the subject they would have to wait till doomsday. The Hon. Member for' Kendal's speech was all very well as far as it went, but it altogether avoided the principle of the Bill. Now, whet was that principle? Why, simply that it was ex pedient that better accommodation should be made for the,: public—not on one railway, but on all rail ways;. and, to show that that was wanted, they need only refer to every-day experience. In hislown neighbourhood, for instance, there was a junc tiorecf three lines, but, from some unfortunate diffe rences which had arisen between the three companies, a party' going from - Northampton, either north or south, waideta'neii at this junction two hours.—(Hear.) Mr.'iIENLEY had no connexion with any railway, hu(Still he could not support this Bill, because the means e . propoied were not likely to accomplish the end in view. When they considered that 5,000 miles of railway had la!=eleeelled into existence within the last few years the mareel,was not that there had teen occasional step. rages and inconveniences, but that the traffic on railways had ',b een , werkei so regularly. It was f ar b et t er to i 4 ,. t r i getme matter i n th e b an d s o f railway managers Lletu.titAve s , than, by a bungling mode of legi-lation, give retieecc e evils which wou ld b e more i r k some t o t h e public .iarethe del iyi and inconveniences which now occasion elle: toc , ik iciece.—(Hexer, hear •) :Snell. VERNEY observed that that many of those delays areseliiiit t f a break menuteil resueed s ot • gau g e which years ago Perlis -0 merrier° with. He denied that rail . 4...k;raire,..k., - ,s were uticaineful of the public accom modetion. It easfo rn rtoheifteinterest to give the public the hest pos,ibhl ac eocnd,i shf.'h and thi s ma tt er m i g ht therefete be ly left i n their hands.--(llene.) MireiBANKES had no co,nfidenee of th in the existi ng Rail way board, and until t ha t b ranch public service was remodelled he co u ld not conseetto:invest Govern mentievith the extensive powers which .ihs Bill prop ose d to estat3lt4h. , Nothing but.trivial cistit n 4 wearerdresviehrricehd to the'cOnsideretion of the present iteilway Bo eel teidAY. did not justify the large i , xvniiiture which invoi V(;(.1; slid uni . il it was made a more useful and efficie it tribunal he must resolutely decline to increase their funliet• tions. . ' Mr.W. WILLIAMS wished to know if the Hon. G en . tlema6 who had charge of the Bill was prepared to intro duce seClauee which should prevent any party who rai K.‘ ee, be connected with a railway management from carrying coals and minerals over that railway with greater facilities and advantage than wit; afforded to the ordinary trades. Mre , RICARDO was understood to reply in the affir mative. Mr. LABOUCRERE before the division was called wished' to address a tew words to the House on the sub ject of:this Bill. And first he would apply his observa tions lea :the remarks of the Honourable Member for D"se4eveho certainly appeared to him to have said more in support of tee Bill than against it. He denied that the matters which came under the consideration of the Railway Board were of a trival character; the functions of thattody related to property of immense value, and so long as the House thought such a board ought to exist, it was their duty to take care that the re- ' Muneration voted for its maintenance was sufficient to ensure the services of Commissioners whose station and pit conduct would afford a guarantee to the public that the motives which would actuate them in the dis charge ,of . their duties would be beyond suspicion. Now, witleregard to the Bill itself, it certainly was a most importiint measure, and although Government might be taunted fer their silence upon the subject, he could assure the fLeuse that neither the Railway Commissioners 11.0 r the. Board of Trade had been unmindful Of the public interese. The functions, of the Railway Board necessarily made it unpopular, and the reason that hee had not tiederteken to introduce a Bill of this natere was simply that he was afraid it would have thrown still greater difficulties in the way of that boird,. while he bad felt that the .House would not be ' toe ready to appreciate the disinterested spirit which might have dictated its provisions. ' 'Those were necessarily unpopular functions in that ' House. i There was never a more deserving public func tionary than his friend (M r . Strut* , , who had been one ' of the Railway Commmissioners, and yet there was never a more unfortunate public servant than he was.— (Hear, hear.) He (Mr. Labouchere) was unwilling in the present state of the public feeling t 9 throw another element of discord before the country with reference to railway questions. He despaired of carrying this or any other kindred measure through the House unless there had been a previous inquiry by a Committee up-stairs. He (Mr. Labouchere) would therefore join in the suggestion that the Hon. Member for Stoke-upon-Trent should with draw his Bill, though he thought the objects of the Bill were well worthy the consideration of the House.— (" Divide, divide.") Mr. GLADSTONE said the Right Hon. Gentleman had addressed the House with his usual frankness; but he (Mr. Gladstone) could have wished that the Right Hon. Gentleman had stated more clearly what his in tentions were with respect to the Bill before the House. The Right Hon. Gentleman had characterised Mr. Laing as a law clerk, with a few hundreds a year; but when he used that expression he must have forgotten how much more successful that " law clerk with a few hundreds a year" was, in his humble department, than the magnificent establishment of which he was a subordinate member.—(Hear, hear.) He (Mr. Glad stone) thought the House would be wasting its time in passing the second reading of this Bill. He was quite certain that at present a scheme like this would meet with insuperable difficulties. The time might come when the public would be roused by suffering en immense amount of inconvenience. when it would he necessary for some gloat measure of the kind, when Parliament, as the agent of the public, would have to take the railways into their own hands end make arrangtments for them as it thought fit. He need only refer to the speech of the Right Hon. Gentleman who had just sat down to show that the time was not yet come for that measure. After a few words of explanation from Mr. LABOU CHERE, who concurred in the eulogium on Mr. Laing. Mr. RICARDO replied, and the second reading of the Bill was negatived without a division. BENEFICES IN PLURALITY BILL. The House then went into Committee on this Bill. Mr. fIUME thought the time was come for putting an end to pluralities altogether. He intended to take the sense ot the House, and for this purpose had framed an amendment which he thought would have that effect. He thougt,t that this system of pluralities was disgraceful to the Church. Mr. LAW said that, as her Majesty's Ministers would probably like to hear what was said on this great subject, and there was not one of them present, he should move that the Chairman do report progress, and ask for is ave to sit again.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. AGLIONBY thought that such a course would be scarcely fair usage to the Hon. Gentleman who had charge of the Bill. He did not see that it was ne cessary for her Majesty's Ministers to be present at the discussion. Mr. FREWEN was indisposed to agree to the pro position of the Hon. and Learned Recorder. lie had already postponed the Bill for a month at the request of the Government. Colonel SIBTHORP thought it would be as well to inquire where the Ministers were. There was a full House of Members, who were not paid, and yet the Ministers, who were paid one and all, had all trooped over no one knew where. The Earl of ARUNDEL and SURREY explained that the Secretary ot State had left word with him to dispatch a messenger for him when the debate came on on this Bill, and he had already done so. Mr. HUME thought it was an imputation on the House to say that they could not get on without the Mi nisters. It was treating them like babies. Mr. H. DRUMMOND thought that if the House was not competent to decide on the matter without the Mi nisters, neither could it on any other, and the House ought to adjourn. Mr. MANGLES rose amid loud cries of " Divide," when Sir G. Grey entered, and was greeted with mine gled cheers and laughter. Mr. LAW said he was sensible of the importance of the Right Lion. Baronet's presence, and he should with draw his motion. Mr. HUME explained to the Right Hon. Baronet the nature of the amendment which he had proposed. Sir G. GREY, after having had some difficulty in finding the clauses in the Bill, during which Mr. Hume stood on his legs throwing an appealing glance to the House, begged to dissent from the Honourable Gentle man's amendment, because he thought that there were many livings of such small value that no man could hole them singly. The Honourable Member's object could not be affected until some consolidation Act had been passed. Mr. HUME said that that was exactly his object. Mr. AGLIONBY supported the amendment because he thought it was high time that something was done towards the consolidation of small, and the partition of large livings. Mr. GLADSTONE saw but one objection to this amendment, but that objection was conclusive against it. He very much feared that if this amendment were carried many parishes with small revenues would go without incumbents, for in England there was no provi• sion made as in Scotland for increasing the income of the incumbents of poor livings. Therefore, until some plan of consolidation had been adopted, it was highly inexpedient to adopt an amendment of this sort. Besides, the amendment of the Right Hon. Gentleman the Member for Wiltshire would virtually get rid of pluralities altogether, unless the yearly value of the con tiguous benefice was under 1001. a year. Reserving that case of exception, he was prepared to abolish plura lities altogether.—(Hear hear.) Atter a f ew words from Mr. JOHN EVANS, Mr. HUME reminded the Committee that, if they pa-sed this amendment, the poor livings would be assisted by the same bounty that sent a bishop to Hong-Kong, where there were scarcely twenty parishioners to attend to. Let those who objected to his amendment, on grounds stated by the Eight Hon. Gentleman the Mem. ber for the University, insert a clause in the Bill, placing these poor livings at his disposal—(A laugh)—and he woulu undertake not only to find incumbents, but in comes for them.—( laugh.) Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT urged the Committee to reject the amendment in favour of his own, which would accomplish the end the Hon. Memb er f or Montrose had in view. Sir G. GREY thought it nothing but right that poor contiguous livings with small populations should be , united, and if he was not mistaken that course bad al ready been recommended by the Ecclesiastical Commis. sioners. Lord J. MANNERS objected to the Church funds being placed at the disposal of the Hon. Member fi r Montrose. Mr. HUME—I did not ask you to do it. Lord J. MANNERS had so understood the Hon. Member; but he was glad that he was mistaken. Much of the poverty of the small livings, to which reference had been so often made, was attributable to the misap plication of the parish funds. He announced his intea " tiou to oppose the amendment, though he approved of the spirit in which it had been brought forward. Mr. HUME all he wanted the Committee to do was to affirm the principle that pluralities were wrong. Mr. HOR3MAN observed that the Bill as it stood legalised pluralities and justified the system of non-resi dence. Now he was altogether opposed to that, and as the amendment was likely to lead to the adoption of the principle of consolidation, he should give it his cordial support. Mr. E. DENISON said there were some parishes which had no churches, and the only way in which the population could be served was to unite them with other parishes; therefore, if the amendment of the Hon. Mem ber passed, the object of the Bill would be defeated. Mr. PETO said there were as many as thirty-five parishes in Norwich, the place which he represented, some ( f which were not worth more than 301 or 501. per annum, and if in some instances a plurality of livings Was not allowed, the parishioners would be unprovided with church accommodation. The House tht n divided, when there appeared— For the original motion ... ... 166 For the ameLdment 53 Alejority ... -113 Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT moved in clause 1, page 2, line 1, after the words "each other and," to omit all the words to the end of the clause, and to substitute these words, " unless the yearly value of one of such con tiguous benefices shall be less than one hundred pounds.'• Mr. CHRISTOPHER said he would have a resident clergyman in every parish, but he did not think that the Bill as it at present st.tod would accomplish that object. There wt re many small parishes in the county which to represented possessing not more than 50 or 60 inbab - tants, and ;f they were not consolidated with larger bent fices the effect would be that the parishioners would be without clerical supervision. Mr. 1 lIIME deeply deplored the vote which tl e House had just given, and was surp'ised that, 166 Mem bt•rs should have affirmed the principle of having not.- resident clerg) men. Sir G. GREY observed that the object of the Bill was to prevent two or more benefices being held together except under circumstances where they might be practi cally considered as forming one benefice, and he should gise the amendment of the Right Hon. Gentleman his support, because he thought it was calculated to carry out that principle. Colonel TUOMPSON said he should vote for the , am endment ' i because he thought it preferable to the one ;:inotilltroshead been proposed by the Hon. Member for After a few words from Mr. FREWEN l itit i s r. th Ci e u t n A s t e e p l s v a S e T us s ONE said there was an evil in plura , so, he would su ppor t themselves, and he would not adm;t the principle of them the amendment. The Committaae For the amendm ent; an absolute necessity. That being divided, when there appeared— Ag M ai a n jo s t ri i t t y for th e e lt a - me .::. d to m a en s t am .. e . . ... 162 : nded -1 . 6. The clluse was then agr ee d The remaining clauses were agreed to, with the tx then 146 ception of clause 6, which omitted, and the House resumed. disposed of, The other orders of the day were - and the House adjourned at Six o'clock. GREENOCIi..—DARING AND SUCCE SSPUL l aTiE W PIDITY.—e have to record an accident of a most alarmin g c h ara cter, but from which happ il y no se rious consequence resulted. On the mor nin g of Frida y se'nni g ht, which, it will be recollected, was stormy, a small boat, taking men off to her Majesty's steamer Greenock, at present lying at the Tail of the Bank, was suddenly caught in a squall when alongside the ship, and upset, precipitating sixteen men into. the river, and placing them in t he most imminent p eril. Captain ames Brown, the officer in command of the ship, having heard a violent screaming from his berth, leaped un dreased through a port in his cabin into a boat the sailirs were in the act of lowering, and by his energy, we are happy to say, all hands were rescued from a watery grave, he him self having with his own hands pulled five wen into the boat.—Edinburgh Courant. CANALS. .1 Dividend Names of a ,Dividen d Names of a ~.. . per Companies. A per I Price. Companies. A I Ann . Prise , 1 c Annum. in - ....... -. - - ---- x , X 4.lhtn& Oldh 97 71. 113 MaCclesftell . 100 21. 108. 50 3arnsley -• • 160 121. 180 Neatk -•• • • 100 161. 340 Sirknk&Abrg 1501 51. 85 Oxford.. •• •• 106 , 201. 185 iirmingham 40 41. 87 Peak Forest. 78 I 31. 18s. 70 .loventry...• 100, 261. 210 Regent's •• .. 331 11. Os. 1854 lerby .•• • • 100, 61. 63 Rochdale.... 88 I 41. 14i34 •Ellsrnre&Chs I 133 56.. 41 Somrse Noel 150 71.105. 130 irandJunctn 100' 51. 85% Do.LkFdSt 12 61. p. c. - , Irand Surrey 100 21. Os. 30 Stffrd &Wore 140 281. 410 ;rand Union 100 11. 10s. 24 Shrewsbury.. 12 5 MI. - Irantham .. - - - Stoarbridge- 145 201. 800 tennt & Aril 39 Ts. 6d. 53( Severn and 21. Os. - Lancaster . , ,100 21. 32% Wye Rail. j .. ••,• . .eeds& Livrp , 100, 241. 320 Warwick& 1 `Aicester .... 100, 81. 66 litirming. j 100 41. 63 .ieicstr &Nth 83 41. 4834 Warwick& f•oughboregh 142 701. 510 Napton.. 100 31. 42 1 , fonmouthsh: 100 81. - Worcstr 802 78 31. 42 4ntgornrysk , 100 - - Birming. MeltnMwbry, 100 - - Wilts & Brks -, 14s. 8 LIST or SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRzcza Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. pilot, Annum. Share. ---. .1.10.M.M. ~.•••• X s. d. X s. d 9 silk of Scotland iritlsh Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 • 0 185 'aledonian Bank lity of Glasgow Bank . 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 12 lydesdale Bank •• •• :ommercial Bank :astern Bank.. •••• •• 61. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 0 9% idinb.St Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 5 0 0 5 • 0 5/. 7, 'Exehs.ngeßnk of Scot.. 41. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 9 sle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 _ iational Bank 634 per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 15 vorth of Scotland Bank 41. percent. 20 0 0 60 0 334 North British Bank • • - - - _ ,royal Bank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 132 union Bank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 90 Western Bank •••• • • • • 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 73% Alliance Firs and Life 8341. pr cent. 10 0 0 10 • 0 2034 I.Accord. Life and Fire - 20 0 0 010 0 - , 3ritish Guarantee Ins. 41. per tent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 15 , Id ;'itledonlan Fire Incur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23 lolonlal Life ... - 50 0 0 1 0 0 1/. I s . ;Itv of Glasgow Life 6l. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. 9r i dinburgh Life Insur 6l. percent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 20% East of Scotland Life - 10 0 0 015 0 - Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 - , lerculeslnsurance Cs. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Tnsur. 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 11. 10s Mercantile Life National Fire and Life 31. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 22s 6d North British Incur 536 pr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 24N North & West ef Scot 6l. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 - 3cottish Life and Guar 20 0 0 011 0 - - 4cot. Mae. and Gen. Life - 0 0 015 0 - Scottish Union Inarnce. 6%1. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 , 231.0 d itandard !Me .....• • 31. per cent. 50 0 0 4 5 0 i 9% United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 !1611 6d MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of raid. Price. Annum. Share. ------. -- ---- X. s. d. A. I. d. Anetion Mart.. -••- 2/. 55. 50 0 0 - 25 Australian Agrieulturl 11. 100 0 0 30 0 0 16 Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11, 105. 10 0 0 10 5 0 21 Ditto, Half Shares.. - - 210 0 - •EL per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 30 Uppr Canada Bonds 51. per cent. - - 89 otty Navigation .... - - - 91 Gen. Revers. & Invest. s p. edit bs, 2/ 100 0 0 100 0 0 94 Equitable Reverstenry sr . Gen .Steam Navigation 11. 3s. 15 0 0 14 0 I 27 pr cent. 100 9 0 'lOO 0 0 - London Institution ... - f 7815 II - Russell Institution.... - - ,26 5 0 - Penlnsir&Orlent.Stm. 81. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 80 Reversionary Int. Soc. 4141. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 91 Royal Mail Steam •• •• 61 18.4. p. c 100 0 0: 60 0 0 543 South Australian ... • • 11. per share. 25 0 0: 25 0 0 19 Van Dieman's M. - 100 0 0, 29 0 0 - HEALTH of LONDON during the WEEK. (From the Return of the Registrar-General.) The return of the week ending last Saturday an nounces a continued decrease in the mortality of Lon don. Since the third week of March, when it rose, the weekly mortality has constantly fallen, as is shown by the following numbers:—the deaths were 1,167, 1,124, 893, 866, and in last week only 803. This last number is less than in any corresponding wee k during the ten years 1840-9, except that of 1842; and the average of the ten weeks being 909, or corrected for increase of population, 992, there now appears a decrease on, it, amounting to 189. All the important classes of disease exhibit now a decrease on the average in the deaths assigned to them. From small pox there were 7 deaths, or about half the average ; from .measles 17. from scarlatina 21, from hooping-oough 35, and from typhus 25, which diseases are all less fatal than usual; croup was fatal to 5 persons, irfitienza to 4, purpura to 2, diarrhoea to 11, and erysipelas to 9. all mar the ordinary amount. On the 19th cf April, at 11, Wycombe place, lient.road, a carman, aged 40 years, died of disease of the kidneys ; English cholera ; the latter complaint of nine hours' duration." Again, t e nt amongst diseases which affect the respiratory organs, bronchitis carried off 46 p e rsons, rather more than the average O f ten corresponding wee k s, but less h the a last a t three o (in the g theyear s luns about , 1 ( 81 u 4 t 7 ; 9 4; pliuino h najeta rtis of oor ne died sdate number, cons i dera b ly less than t h e average. Only a 6 v of asthma, and 110 of ciineum; - lion, the corre c t e d average being 158. A child died of laryngtsmus stridulus, two ebildren arid a meta of laryogita. The deaths of 20 persons, cf whom 18 were women, were the result if cancer, and all occurred THE SUN, LONDON, PRICES OF SHARES IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM. COMPANIES' . STOCK. Front the Official LiAt. PUBLISFIED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING, LONDON. TUES DAY, APRIL 30 ZOINT..STOCE. BANN.S. Name of Company. Dividend per A=onat of Share. Annum. Australasia .......... Brash North American Ceylon Commercial of London Calonial Gloucestershire .... •• lonian .. Londn and Westminstr London Joint-Stock ... Provincial of Irelant• . Ditto, New... of Ireland .. Nat. Provincial of Eng. Ditto, New. ....... South Australia ...... linio I I 01 Australia.... Union of L0nd0n..... Union of Madrid ..... 245. 51. per cent. 71. per cent. 61. per cent. Si. per cent. 151 per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 11. per cent. Si.per cent. li. per cont. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 61 per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. INBI73IJLNCE C Name of Company. Albion ...... •• •• • • •• Alliance Brit. and For. Ditto Marine. •• •• •• Atlas • • • • • • British Commercial .• Clericl,Med.k Gen. Life JJunty •• • • • • •• •• •• •• Crown .• • • •• •• •• •• • • Eagle ...• •• ...... •... European Life •••• •• General •• •• ••••• • .• Gi,be Gfardian ............ Imperial Fire • • • • • • • • Imperial Life •• • • •• •• Indemnity Marine .• • • Law Fire •• •• •• • • •• • • LAW Life............ Legal and General Life Licensed Victuallers.. London Fire ........ London Ship • .•• •• •• %Urine.. ..• • • •... lied. Invlid &Gen. Life National Lean Fund.. national Life.... Palladium Litt Pelican • • • • • • • • • • •• • • Phrealx • • PI otector Life.... .... Provident Life • . .•. • • Mock Life.......... .. loyal Exchange iun Fire.. Ditto Life ..... United Kingdom Universal Life Vl4toria Life .... Dividend per Annum. 31. 101 7114 s 6.:1& bs til.per cent. 131.6 d. Is. 5 pr et& bs. 31. 14s. is. 14% per sent. 61. p er cent. 51. 121, per ccnt. 12s. 11. sh. & be. Name of Company. East and West India... East Country • • „, London •• • • • Ditto 80nd5........ St. Katharine ........ Ditto, Scrip ....... . _ Ditto Bonds• • .... • • Southampton •• ...... Name of Company. iouthwrk .......... Ditto Nw of 7% p .e. Waterloo ............ I 1 1355. per cent. Ditto Old Ann. af 81. 11. 4s. Od. li. is. Od. Ditto Nw ditto of 71. .raamball .... ... kr. IiVAT2I3I-' Dividend per Name of Company. Annum. East London..•• irand Junction 41. per cnt. •• , il.loa. Lambeth ......•• •• 51. per cnt. New Rlyr Lndn Brdge 21. 10s. Vauxhall ......•• 1 M. per cnt. Test Middlesex • . . 61.0 a. pr Si. 16s. 10,. 10s. 12s.per share 00. per ct. 51. per cent. bl. per cent. 51. per cent. 31. p. eh. M. per cent. 11. h. & be. ss. 61. per cent. 61. 10s. 11. 6s. 41. per cent. 10% pr cnt. 51. per cut. Amount Share. A a. d. 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 SO 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 Stock. 100 0 0 500 0 0 100 0 0 'lOO 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 5 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 SO 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 i 0 0 Stock. Paid. i. 4. 50 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 b II 5 0 0 10 0 10 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 All paid. 6 0 26 10 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 2 10 • 10 0 9 2 0 0 1 0 0 12 10 0 12 10 0 15 • 0 2 0 0 2 10 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 2b 0 0 100 0 0 60 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 90 0 9 2i 0 0 25 0 (1 50 0 0 10 0 0 IItIPIL2gIMB. 20 0 0 100 0 0 DOCKS. Dividend per Annum. Amount of Share. 61. pr cent. 20s. per sh. 51. pr cent. 41. per cent. 4 per cent. I 341. pr cent. 21. per cdnt. BRXDG: Dividend per ♦nanni. A s. d. Stock. 100 0 0 Stock. Stock. SO 0 0 Amouit t of Shan. Z. s. d. 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 70 10 2 'olltBB Amo oat of Share. s. d. 100 0 0 50 0 I 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 4 0 0 10 0 0 4 12 6 A s. d. $5 0 • soon Z. i. d. 60 6 0 40 0 0 Paid. A i. d. GAS—LIGET AND COMO COMPII.ITIMS. Dividend A.meunt Name of Company. per of Paid. Prise. Annum. Share. — -- Z. a. d. Z. 5. d. Witish •• •• • • .... —.. IL 40 0 0 15 9 0 14 Ditto Provincial.... 11. Se. 20 0 0 20 0 • 20 3righton ••.••••• • • •• bl. 20 II ID City of London .. .. •• 61. 1011 0 9 150 9 0 iontinentalConsolidat. 928. 75 0 0 31 2 0 %'quitable. • ...... •• • • 60s. 60 0 0 55 11 5 26% imperial ...... •• •• •• 31. 50 0 5 60 5 9 70 Lndependeat .....,.. •• 61. 40 5 0 411 5 11 45 ',cndon•• ........ —••— 50 0 • 50 0 ID a 50 9 5 as 0 11 is Do., Parl. Preference 61. 25 5 5 2 10 0 'hcenix ............. 4%1. 50 0 I 45 5 9 2$ Lac= ••• • • .. ••• • • • 61. 100 0 5 50 5 0 75 United General .....• 75. 6d. 50 0 5 65 0 0 15 Afestmisster Chartered 31. 60 0 9 46 Ditto, New .... —.. 128. 50 0 0 10 0 5 1 Paid_ Z a. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 21 0 0 20 0 0 13 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 35 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 40 0 0 THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 2, 1850. between 35 years of age and 80. Seven boys au 8 girls died after premature birth. Three childt ea were suffocate' accidentally in bed. Two cased cf intoxication are thus recorded: —" A chimney sweep, of 45 y.a.73, was killed by fracture of the yertehrm of the neck frcm a fall while intoxicated (post. meet.), having lived eight hours after the accident." The widow of a tailor, aged 66, was `• found in a ditch in a state of derangement and iutoxication, was removed to the police-station, and attervvards to the workhouse, where she died from congestion and effusion on the brain." Inquests were held on both cases. The classification of deaths in public institutions shows that 86 occurred in workhouses and 64 in hospitals; and of the latter, that 39 took place in general hospitals, 5 in lunatic asylums, 7 at the Royal Hospital, Gte:•uwich, and 4 in other mili tary and naval esta At the Roy al Observatory. Greenwich, the daily mean reading of the bacometer aas :they. , 30 in. on Saturday; the mean t f the we: k ass 20'863. The mean tempera ture of the w.ek was 46'8 deg., which is less by 2.4 deg., than the ave' age of the ;amt+ week in 7 years. The mean temperature was, on Sunday, 3 deg. above the average ( f the same clsy, and on each of the other six days was below it. On every day but Thursday the wind generally blew from the north or north-east. MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, APRIL 27, Itkso. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diset.ses ... *l5O Diseases of Uncertain Seat 39 Tubercular Diseases . ... 147 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 10.1 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... 31 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration ... .. 112 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion... -•• ~, Diseases of the Kidney s, &c. •• ... Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and hustles Diseases of the Skin, &c. Malformations... Premature Birth Atrophy ... ... ... ... ... Old Age ... ~, ~, ••• ••• Sudden ... Violence. Privation, Cold, and Intemperance Causes not specified ... 28 ... 23 ... 28 803 Deaths in the Week. 14L 186 120 157 199 davit, negatived all tha slatemdats n;w:ie in this libel, aid he ad,:e.l that he wrote to the Morning Would :.;n the 26 . 11 of Ap,il invitititz 7!(.Pr‘P was given, and that he bud bekqe been treattit in t'lli tr,att- Lr by the Morning 'Herald, and had hi-en , to bring an action ag4inst thew, and they bad then tub tnitted, and paid the costs. Rule grantA. livered a good many loiters directed from America to the party named lo the :itiverti,.entenr. " . ./.t, Loan Mai OR :ori be bad rtccv , :t - i save-ral letr•urs from ,ra‘re,rir,o iii dritZte:o p.O ts ~ f the courrr), ciosin4 taruLed rurculars uirt-ct ri to :hart trout the I,,llLthtl. Those circulars stared that the b.,JI in hand imin(4ise amounts servic , , of thr , tr cortesirond , uts, and that tier} were ready to turn g. ILO ready money iinirßdiately arr , -r transmission, as w e .1; as to get the best pric.s for parcels of goods. Men of experience would, r,ferrurse, detect at once the swindle in the precious composition he alluded to; but there visa no disguising the fact, that in many instance. g, ods and bills had been obtained through their instrumentality; and not only great distress, but ruin, had b, err the eons( quence. Une cf the circulars alluded to by the Lord Mayor eas as follows: it was addressed to a t,Adesnian at Ludlow, who dticlart:tl that he hal carried on business for fituy yesrs in that place, lord rover had borrowed, ur uto.urpred to burrow, of any person during tl:at leave to ii,fortn you that your letter has be , n handed to u, in confidence , by the gentleman you wro7e to a short tine had a consicierab e sum of money to lend, but who has for the pr, scut di:- posed of the whole in Exchequer bilk &nit,itock, send Indi.-bonds; trim the very respectable manner in which your natn, was hti.ted to us by him we .h-uld have no objection to semi. you the amount you request in bills of exchange, if they will answer your purpose. If you decide upon this meth :d, in making a rounitince for our commission at any time, please to send only halt' Bank of England notes, or country ours payable in London in the first fibtance, and the other halves when you receive the bills of exchange, as also a copy of the undertaking, when you will be remitted such bills as wiil not fail of meeting your approval." His LORDSHIP expressed an earnest hope that Sir Pt ter Laurie's and tits own object in making these mat ters public would have the desired effect throughout the country. GADSBY V. ESTALL. This was an act , on for trim c, , n. The jury found a verdict for the nit fendant. A motion was wade for a new trial, and the rule was made absolute, and the cause was tried again, and a verdict was again returned tor the daenciant. A rule was then male absolute for a third trial upon payment of costs. Tile plaintiff had not paid the costs. - Mr. Sergeant SHEE then moved to discharge the rule. Rule granted unless the plaintiff shall pay the costs within a week. COURT OF EXCHA (1 Moy 1. (Sittings at Middlesex at iii<i Prins. in k..s;er Term, btfure Mr. Baron ALDERSuN at.d Counntiu Jarie,) DUNFORD V. FORD AND ANOTHER. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) his LORDSHIP having EUWILIC d up, The jury niund a verdict f,r the plaintiff lor 71. over and above the amount paid into Court. LEWIS V KNoX. This was an action to retn,ver the amount of an at torney's bill fur professional services rendered, and rueney expended on account of the detendent. The de tendant ph ailed that he did not promise. Mr. Ilueutrey (with Mr. Temple) conducted the case for the plain,iff, and Mr. M. Chambers (with elr. 11. A. Simon) apl.esred for the defendant. It appeared that the de!endanr, who resided at Cam berweil, in the spring of the past year intending to bring an action against the sheriff ut Middlesex for the alleged improper coi.duct of one of his officers, named Shannon, had consuited one John Lewis upon the sub jtct, by whom he was eventually introduced to his brother Charles, the press nt plaintiff. Having heard the nature ( f the cause of the deteialant's complaint against Shannon, be gave it as his opinion that the de ,endatit had a good cause of action, and that opinion was subsequently confirmed by the counsel to whom the case bad been submitted. The action was accordingly brought, and the venue having been laid in Surrey, the matter was to come on for trial at the last summer as sizes for that county, at Croydon. The commission day at that place was the 6th of August. On the 31st of July preceding the plaintiff wrote to the defendant requesting that he would furnish him with a further sum of money to take the case down to Croydon, and also expressing his disappointment that he should have sent him only la The further sum required was 501. at least, which amount he bi-gged might be sent to him by the following Saturoay. On the Ist of August it appeared that the defendant had written in reply to this letter that it was out of his power to sup ply any more funds, and therefore he desired that the novice of trial should be countermanded. A consulta tion thereupon ensued between the parties, and the re cird was withdrawn. The question therefore arose as to what course should be taken, when it was arranged that the venue should be changed from Surrey to Mid dlesex, in order that the matter might be tried at West tninsier alter the next Michaelmas Term, as that would be a far cheaper mode of trying the cause than by taking it down to Kingston at the spring assizes , . The record was consequently withdrawn, and an application was then trade in due couise in November, before a judge at chambers, for leave to change the venue. That teamed person, however, refused the application. The defendant was accordingly informed that the case mu-t therefore be taken down to Kingstou far trial at the spring assizes. In the cross-examination of one of the witnesses he state i that the expense of taking this cause tor trial at the assizes would be from 301. to 501., whilst the expenses would not have been more than about 25/. had it been tried in London, and that that had been ore reason why the plaintiff had recommended that the venue should be chang.d to Middle-sex, rather than incur the additieual expense of taking the cause a wi=nd time into Surrey. There were higher fees given to counsel at the as.six?e than in London, and it was also much were exp=nsiee in te4pect of witnesses. Mr. CHANDIins, en the part of the defendatit, con tend, d ;14ia !he pkintiff was netted, having undertaken the tits; of die cause, to show by evideuce that he k.a t carried out the spirit and intentien I,f that utioettakitig. Here, however, it had been proved that, he had re t s carried out the undertaking, nor had there been Any prof offered that the notice which the plaintiff had given to the defendant, that he must have the large sum he had demanded ready by the following Saturday, was a reason able notice in respect of time tor a man in the circuro stsnc, s ef the de'endant. He should submit that, having undertaktu the trial of the cause, the plaintiff was bound to carry it to trial, and that not doing so, the defendant could not be called upon, or be held liable for expenses, unless the plaintiff were to show that the notice he had given fir the advance of money towards the expenses, and also that if the money required were not sent in duo time, then that he should decline to proceed with the cause—unless the defendant showed that that notice had been given a reasonable time beforehand. In support of his argument, the Diluted Counsel cited the cases of " Holey v. Built," 3 Barn. and Ald., p. 350; and of " Nicholls v. Wilson," 11 Mee and Wel., p. 106. Now his case on behalf of the defendant was that the matter might have been tried at Croydon if due notice had been given by the plaintiff to the def!ndsnt that a certain amount of funds would be required by a given day, and that, at all events, it was the duty of the plaintiff to have taken the cause down for trial. Mr. Baron ALDERSON was of opinion that, at all events, the preliminary expenses prior to the not taking tie cause down for trial ought to be taken out of account. That is what should be done by the Master on taxalion. Mr. CHAMBERS—And then, if the jury were to find that there had nut been reasonable notice given in point time, that he should move the Court upon that point. Mr. Baron ALDERSON—Certainly ; and the only question now for the jury to deal with was whether, looking at the circumstances of the defendant, the plain tiff had given him a reasonable and timely notice to raise the rtiquired amount of money for the exile :ses. Lis own opinion was, that it he did not give a reason able length of notice, then that the plaintiff must bear all the consequences, and a verdict ought to be found for the defendant in respect of that part of the bill which was rendered unnecessary by the not going to triul at Croydon. The jury consulted for a few minutes, and then gave a verdict fur the defendant, upon the ground that the notice had not been sufficient to enable a man in his cr cumstances to get so large a sum together. Mr. Baron ALDERSON—That would then be a verdict for the plaintiff, subject t the taxation of the Ma,t-r, who must strike out all the items in the bill which ;were not necessary in consequence if the want of sufficient notice to the defendant. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Matthias Martinez Delrio, a Spaniard, was brought before the Lord Mayor, in the custody of Inspect .r Brannon, of the G division of the metropolitan pollee, e h a iged with having stolen two Bank of Engiald notes, the Grin for 50/. the other for 30L, end between four arid five ounces of gold dust, value 100/, the property of Mr. Strutt, purser in the Royal Mail St?sn-packet Cum pany'a service. 'the prisoner refusel to give his address. Mr. M. 11. Strutt, of Gunuersbury-place, Brentford, said—The prisoner embarked on board the Avon. mail steamer, of which I was purser, at Vera Cruz on the 19th of M eruf., for the purpose of coming to &glared. Ou the 21st of Aprit we arrived at Southampton, and the day after our arrival there I missed a Batik of England note for 50/., another for 301., and a quantity of gold dust. About five days befire we arrived at South ampton, I lett my keys in the door of my cabin while I went to wash my hands, and on my return I missed the keys, one of which opened my desk. I saw the pri soner near the door, and I asked him whether he saw my keys, to which he replied in the negative; but the circumstance did not particularly excite my suspicion, as my servant had a duplicate key, and I attributed the disappearance of the key to a joke that had been played upon me. In the evening of that thy one of the passengers and the surgeon invited me to their cabin to take a glass of wine with them and the pri soner, and while we were sitting together, engaged in that way, the prisoner complained of a pain in his stomach, and was obliged to leave us. When he was absent about, as I think, half an hour, I went to my cabin in order to retire to bed, and I then found my keys lying on the desk, although I had in vain looked for them all about the place, and searched it thoroughly before. I therefore, on missing my property at South ampton, the day after our arrival there, came to London and applied to the inspector, and stopped the notes at the Bank. Inspector Brannon, it appeared, apprehended the pri soner in Finsbury-square, and found upon his person a new gold watch and chain and ring, which he had re cently purchased at the shop of a jeweller, in Coruhill. The stolen 50/. note had been changed at the Batik. The prisoner was remanded. He persisted in refusing to give his address. DERBY HUDIBUGS.—Sir PETER LAURIE stated that he bad receis ed communications on the subject of an Anglo- American system of swindling, against which he felt bound to endeavour to protect the public by means of the press. Two American papers had been transmitted t him, and his attention had been called to advertisements, by which it appeared that "a splendid fortune might be gained by an outlay of 101. or 5/." In the Montreal Pilot the promise of wealth presented itself under the head of' " Metropolitan Portrait Club," and seemed to issue from the Albany-road, London. The advertisement announced that the directors, who have no names, would draw for a gland series of portraits of all the horses entered for the f .rtLcorning Derby race; that the drawing would be conducted upon those honourab!e principles which had hitherto given so much snttsfaction, and secured to the above association such extensive patronage. The n fol lowed the list of priscs upon the drawing of the horse portraits, and the information that till letters were to contai n a remittance, drafts, ba,k-notes, &c., and to be direct ed to the manning direc , ,..r in Laidon. The oritk:r A ami /can pater (the Sunday Grayier of New York) coma; tel art advertisement referring to a similar este blishu e,,t in P.yrnoteth. The LORD MAYOR approved cf the notice taken by Sir Peter Laurie of u plan the great promikes in which were likely to irvcinate credulous parties on the other side of the Atlantic. t3ir PETER LAURIE said the attempt to reinvigorate thk Bet by swe-ps, which were so completely put down in London ley the City magistrates, was nothing less Olsen could be expected; but the system he came forward to expose was one for which there Gould not be the pre-tette. in the chtrice (Pk ga.ning amything. No oh.. ersdulity waJ doi n g a Brea: deal for the spe.cula ..r., ti t.,e postman who traversed the diariet in which the ‘• Luttuaging director" resided stated that he had de- MAIILBOROUGH•STREET. AN ARTFUL TRlCK. —Allied Hall, a lad about 15 year's of age, wa,4 charged with imposing upon the bene volent by pretending to be oumb. Colley, one of the Mendieity constables, stated that on the previous afternoon, he was in Carnaby-street, when his attention wilt; caked to the prisoner, who had a label tied round his neck on which was written, " Poor dumb boy, got no tongue." Knowing him to be a confirmed beggar, he watched him, and saw him receive several pence from ladies and gentlemen whom he importuned for money. The prisoner then entered a public-house followed by witness, who saw him beg of the cus tomers in front of the bar, at the same time making motions with his bawls to signify that he had lust his tongue and could not speak. After watching him for some time, be asked the land lord to lend him a spoon, and having got hold of the prisoner witness thrust the flat pal t of the spoon down the prisoner's throat which bad the effect of causing him to protrude his tongue, tries exposing the imposition. The prisoner, however, still prett 'ldea to be dumb, and witness, to satisfy himself that he really was so, took him to a surgeon's opposite, who applied something to the end of his (pris,nter's) tongue, which caused him to call out in good plain EQgfish, that he could speak. Wit ness then took him to the station-house. Several gentl, men came forward and stated to the magistru.e that the prisoner, though so young, had been for some yews driving a profitable trade by pretending to be dumb. They tht mselves had el:eyed him on many occuAiuns, and ttunght ii the case wds made public through the medium i f the press, it a mild put the brut.- volent public on their guard iurposiers. The prisoner, iii rt-ply to the chaig adwited that he had imposed up +n the public, but he had dune so in consequence of exirewo p iverty, and his antipathy turn to thieving tor a I:v lng . hINGLIAM-1 think yt'ur way , f gain a livirg equall as but a- Vileving. Who put . p , ti up to such a wade 01 imposing on the public ? Prisoner—No one. I was once iota that if the szrin wider my tongue was cut I couio swat! ,w it so as not to be s«e This made me think i f workii g the duwb-d ,dge." The MAGISTaATE said ;;he [insulter was one of the most ar.ful nays h had ever tot with, add counnitku him for a month aid' ha4d lab‘.ur. CLARKEA WELL. William Crump, a j.aitne)mm thicklayer, piaci d at the h..t.t 0 , . tore Mr. Combe, charged wits hsving c-niniirted a violen. assault upon William Chao.bers, a sheriff's efficer, tx. canon (.f his duty. It appeared from the evidence that a process was is sued trona the Court of Common Pleas against Mr. Ptake, a master builder in the City road, for a debt of 163/. The prosecutor proceeded, with other officers, with his warrant to make a capture at a house which was building in Hail -street, City-road. The witness went up a ladder and got on a scaffolding, where he saw Mr. Pi eke, whose person he was acquainted with, to whom he called that he was wanted. The prisoner said, "My name is Peake." Witness replied, " You are not, that is Mr. Peake." The prisoner called him a liar, seized him, and struck him a violent blow, and atteini,ted to throw him off the scaffolding, which was three story high. They struggled together, and had not witness caught hold of one of the scaffold-poles to save himself, he must hove been precipitated to the ground below and lost his lite. During this period Mr. Peake escaped from the scaffolding, but he was captured by witness's assistant who was below, and taken to White cross-street prison. The prosecutor's assistant proved that the prisoner threatened to break their necks, and threw boards at them. He also threatened to cut them down with a shovel. He confirmed the evidence. The prisoner denied the charge. Mr. COMDE fined him 5/., or two months' impri sonment. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF TUESDAY. DIVWENDS. In the Country. J. Price, Birmingham, cabinet and chair maker, May 23, at twelve, at the Court, Hirmiughem—R, WW. God win, Lincoln, ship anti boat builder, May 29, at halt-pa,t twelve, at the Town-hail, Kingsteu upon-Hull—W. bud daby, Kihgston-upon-Hud, millwright, May 29, at half past twelve, at the Towu•hall, Kuipcon-upou-Hall—T. 1). Hammond, Kingston-upon-Hull, drugght, June 5, at half-past twelve, at the Town-hall, Kingston-upon-Hull —J. Saner, Kingston-upon-Hull, tailor and draper, May 22, at half-past twelve, at the Town-hall, Kingttin upon-Hull—E. Howitt, Lincoln, miller and baker, June 5, at hilt-past twelve, at the Town-hall, Kingston-upon- Hull. PAYMENT OF DIVIDEND. E. Snowden, South Shields, grocer, Is., on Saturday, May 4, or any subsequent Saturday, between ten and three, at the office or Mr. Baker, Newcas, le-upon Tyne. NOTICES OF CERTIFICA TES. At the Court, Basinglaull-street. T. Williams, Epsom, Sarre), draper, May 22, at twelve—J. Tida arsh, Begent•stree-, and Cheltenham, Gluucestershire. di aper, May 22, at eleven—G. Palmer, Loripriere, Nurfulk, cattle dealer, May 22, at twelve— E. Litchfield, Ipswich. Suffolk, uphul.terer and cabinet maker, 22, at two—T. Rowan. Cambridge, diaper and tea dialer, May 21, at eleven. CElt TIFICATES GRANTED. V. Rimell, Wituniersuittn, timber merchant, certificate of the firs: c4,s—J. Triggs, Southampton, upholsterer, certificate of the third class, att,r 21 days from Aprii 30—E. W. Lewin, Princes street, Hanover. square, military outfitter, certtficste of the second class— G. Woods, Portses, Southampton, sad,ler, certificate of the third class—J. Fielding, Middleton, Lancashire, corn dealer—J. Harrington, Manchester, commission agtnt, certificate of the second class—S. Glenny, Liverpool, corn and commission agent, certificate of the first class, after 21 days from April 26--W. Rothery, Leeds, clothit-r, ceit ficate of the first class, after 21 days from April 25-5. tiihson, York, licensed victualler and innkeeper, certificate of the first class, after 21 days from April 26—T. Don, Swinton Iron-works, Yorkshire, cer tificate of the first class, after 21 days from April 26 S. Stead, Bradford, Yorkshire, druggist, certificate of the second chits, after 6 months from April 23. PARTNERSHIPS DISbOLVED. H. Bennett and J. Brown, Pensnett, Staffordshire, sad dlers—J. Wardrop and T. Garrett, Brabant -court, Phil pot-lane, City, wine merchants—H. Dobson and M. Ali son, Liverpool, engineers —J. Dugdale, sen.,tLlS. Dugdale, sen., and J. Dugdale, jun., Manchester and Lower-house, near Burnley, Lancashire, manufacturers—J. Wellman and J. Wellman, Maddox•street, Regent-street, tailors— J.ine Belt and Ells sbeth Ketr, Duke-street, Manchester square, dressmakers—J. Harper and J. Todd, Manches ter, tailurs—S. Horton and C. Gunnell, CIF phane-road, Canunbury, build, rs—W. Henderson and D. Tuiloch, Maranhaw, Brazil, commission merchants—J. Bury, R. Robertabaw, and S. Priestley, Church, Lancashire, ironfouuders—F. Kirkman and T. J. Sp tch, Manches ter, engravers—T. B. Wheatley and li,. H Jackson, London -street, Greenwich, corn-dealers—A. H. Simp son and R. K. Day, London— S. Hunt and J. P. Hunt, Liverpool, ironmo,gers—H. Bowen and T. Bromwich, Bridguortb, Shropshire, mercers—J. Thorne tall, W. H. Thornewell, and G. Thorne w ell, Netherton, Worcestershire, agricultural impleusent manufacturers (so far as regards the said G. Thorne well)—H. Hitchen and A. Whalley, Ctiorley, Lancashire, joinere—R. Wood and S. F. Knowles, Leeds, common brewers—W. H. Goodair and J. Hunt, Webber row, Southwark, vic tuallers. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. Joshua Evans, Liverpool, cart owner. Wiliam North, Liverpool, railway clerk. Frederick Lowe, Liverpool, butcher. John Atkinson, Liverpool, assistant to a blacksmith. William Benson, Liverpol, architect. George M. Baily, Liverpool, grocer's assistant. James Osborne, Kidderminster. Stephen Davy, W.st Bradenham, Norf.)lk, grocer. Rienard Webber, King's Lynn, Nortulk, tailor. Evan Jones, Broughton, Shropshire, rumen James Glasseck, La , teilutch, Ile of Sheppy, grocer. William lttee, She,-rtirsb, grocer. William Wilson, Bit kentieA, Cheshire, commission age', t. John Wilson, Chel eaham, eabinamu,ker. James 'Whin, 11, Selby, Yorkshire, shoemaker. William RithtD, Rhuddlan, Flinishire, farmer. James Walters. Wals.ll, Staffordshite, bridlecurer. Wilbaln S. 13e11, Seloy, Yorkshire, Cu=ts us house offiA r. Richard G. Christopher, Chatham. n.p.-msk,r. SCO I. SEQUES MATIONS. M. Parker, Greenock, miner, to we t within the White Hart lon, Greenock, May 4 and 25, vt one. G. Webster, Edi,hurgh, writer to the signet, banker, and manulacturtr, to inert within tho Roy al Exchange Coffee-house, Edinburgh, May 6 and '27, a.. two. Y. B. Parker, Glasgow, whri bowerrisu, to mutt within the Globe bore( lago May 6, and June 3, sat twelrt . . G. Dodds, Bul Joon, near Duad,e. 4(10t1(1..er ,ald funnel', to ru.-et within the tt,,tet, Dundee. M.:y 3 and 24, at t 0. J. Al LI, duct:,tila gow, writer and . iwuruneo4 agent, to me,t 'thin tile 13ack'a Read "lute!, lilaegow, May 3 and 24, of twelve. Sa o nt , u , j If 0 14° 0 4 Samuel the I l g 7 h t l a , n u l 1 nit., a s On the 2 Alt ult., at Beelliotb near Am ersb,:eper , the National Debt Otlic ' e , rooni°,, 11 01 i nr.ight, G.U.H., her Majesty's Envoy . t , i rai en . co " Iln;ister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Sw e 'V li. 0.. the 25th ult. - H -t 1 aged 6j, V. yitill* , at arnpa ea( , E,(l ,of Verularn- buil hugs, Gry's Inn. Ao illef • qt stSoecekrheotainirs;:aagneddC;;;o:;r:ioar jcirt. On tl.e 2lith ult. at.the Rectors-, Sutton MO 0 Catharine, wife of ' Rev. John . ' NY -ndhain. the ).. -- , c soi l p imp() Yt' s • el ' -.um). : ernitmd anti Published b) la"-- olio, id ly 'a I 12, :" - q-mtn, Frinter, at TA. 4 °' _, old 0° Amok it; :,,,, PrA6rict ..f . I.bo SaV4Y) Mildleaast, Thursday, May 2, lab& ;, Price, DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES Population Enumerated, 1841. West Districts... 301,189 North Districts.. 376,568 Central Districts 374,199 East Districts ... 393,067 South Districts.. 503,346 Totals... ..... 1,948,369 Males . Females ... Deaths in corre sponding week of 11149. . 179 . . 198 . . 195 . . 201 . . 285 . Males Females ... 1,058 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Total ... ... 391 ... 412 BU3 ... 729 ... 770 ... 1,499 • *ln this number are included 21 by Scarlatina, 25 by Typhus Fever, 11 by Diarrhces, and 1 by Cholera. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian.) MANCIIESTER, TUESDAY.— The Europa's advice - , showing the deficiency in the receipts of cotton at tt.e American ports to be upwards of 500,000 tales, have had much the same kind f effect on our marker, to-day, as previous accounts, pointing the same result, have of late produced. With the raw material still rising on their hands, the spinners have again raised their quot :- dons; and the manufacturers have followed in the same course, at least as la gards those cloths which are most in request. In this move, the latter class of producers hate scareely had cry turther success than that of being enabled to attain, for some artelt r, those f u ll rates wldch could nut be got a week ago. It is et,ly in some particular thiegs toat the impr k aaa h e e , has amounted to wore than what we have just :tate(' ; while the entire business of the day has certainly been restricted within narrow limits. Some of the makers of domestics are doing rather more with the home dealers. The spinners have succeeded in their de mands rather better than the manufacturers. The impression that cotton is not at present likely to be lower, and may possibly rise sum. what higher, apps ars to have made a little progress amongst the German buyers, who, though still acting with great caution and making no large purctiases, have operated more freely, as well as more generally to-day, than for some time back; paying, in alieost every instance, such prices as they retused to give a 'erg days bats. Iti the various yarns which they purchase, prices are, prac tically, at least J. per lb. higher than they were this day week. in some kinds the gain is rather more than that. The manufacturers also are pay - ing about an equal advance for warp - s and ws f, ; but they purchase very sparingly. The India houses are doing but little in yarns, as well as in goods. Spinners and Manufacturers feel most painfully that the present course of things is fraught with serious evils to them. If a rise in prices should now be made good, they see that the finished article is likely to be lett further than before in the rear of the raw material. ROCHDALE, MONDAY.—We have had something like an average market to-day, both in prices and number of pieces sold. The wool market is still heavy, and very little business doing. MACCLESFIELD, TUESDAY.—Since our last report there have been many buyers of manufactured goods in town, but the sales are reported only to a limited ex tent. We might have expected larger operations at this season tf the year, particularly as it is generally under stood that stocks of silk goods in the wholesale houses are comparatively light—the buyers are evidently pur chasing for immediate w ants, and we hope, ere Jung, to be enabled to report a more active demand. The throw ing trade continues in the same quiet state it has dote for the last few weeks, but the mills are sill! working full time. In the raw silk market prices remain as f HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.—We have been compara tively slack in the market to-day —very little has teen brought into the hall. The warehouses have also been dull; buyers being very sby except at reduced prices. BALIFAX, SATURDAY.—There is no noticeable change in the condition of the worsted trade. The principal inquiry is for lasting,, which are very difficult to be obtained. In yarn there is a steady business, without any alteration in price. There is not much doing in wool, and the quotations remain as they were. LEEDS, TUESDAY.—Me have had a fair average busi ness to-day and on Saturday; also considerable deli veries have been made direct to the warehouses. Stocks are low, and prices without alteration. nu shipping houses continue busy; but there is not quite so much doing for the home trade, the very cold w easher we ex perience at present having a tendency t.) check the sale of light summer goods. LAW INTELLIGENCE. BAIL COURT, May I. (Sittings in Banco, before Mr, Justice COLERIDGE.) TRH QUEEN V. THE PUBLISHER OF THE " MORNING HERALD." Mr. Sergeant SHEE wasiust7ucted to move for a rule to show cause why a criminal it.formation should not be filed against Mr. Chapman, the printer and publinher of the Murnixg Herald newspaper, for a 1! bel published in that paper. He moved on the affidavit of the Rev. An thony Magee, P.!)., who stated that he was the clergy man or priest of the Roman Catholic chapel in the city of Westtninster, and that in the month of December, 1849, he contracted to purchase of and from the Right Hon. Lord Cottenbam and others, the trustees of the Law Ws Assurance Society, certain lands situate in Lb* county of Galway, c o nta i n ing 3,000 acres, being part cf very large and extensive estates known by the name of the " Great Martin Estate," in Come:flare, but that no conveyance thereof, or of any part thereof , had yet been made to this depon e nt, nor bath he yet hsd possession of the said lands so purchased by him. He then said that in the Morning Herald of the 25th of April there appeare I of and concerning him, and of the estate he had purchased, the following paragraph:— "IRELAND. "(From our own Currespon lent.) " THE GREAT MARTIN ESTATE. s e o. the "It would iiifearl;ythe following letter from the Mayo Constitution that the last region known ai the Martin Est Ate, in Connemara, c is abou t ptorilbelB7laBd scene of a sweeping ejectm-rit system:— " ' I regret to tell you that the parties interested in the far-famed Martin Estate have obtained no less a number than 650 ejectment d. crees against the unfortunate te nantry of the l a t e Th emas Martin, Esq. By this means 3,000 or 4,000 p eop l e w ill be thrown upon th e wor l d. t' c u o l uny to contemplate ntesmuprlelyate, with our poor-hou ses over such a state of thi ngs i n a flowing with wre t c h e d i n mates, we shall d ou bl y feel this terrible addition t o (ur misery. Bow will th e y b e supported ?—wh e r e cou ld the means be had? S t ill, t h e old saying hold s , 'lt i s an ill wind blows nob o d y good. ' The assistant-barri s t er ' s f e es on these eketm ents (ruled in a few hours) amounted to nearly 4001, and the attor ney's fees 1,0001., making together a sum of over 1,400/. It has caused a sensation here that we canna di.scrite. " ' We (Mayo Constitution) confer a that we have heard this statement with astonishment. We wish it were exaggerated; but from the respectability of our informant we cannot for a moment doubt it And still it is herd to believe that in a se aso n like this, at the end of a f am i ne, solve ail when such ex er ti o n s ate making to crop th e l an d as never, in our memory, were made before, that 4,000 hu man th owners b t e h i i n os g r s athttiesr should bpur b ot be thro wn English mo r gigees 7_utpmomn ei) the,that the quas i rates. having brought the estate to the hammer, and finding that it did not bring remunerating prices, have adopti , d the fearful experiment of clearing the country of its it.- habitants; and never was so shortsighted a policy prac tised —never was so blind an attempt made to obtain higher prices. There can be but one opinion of moun tain lands, that they to e only really profithble in the hands of a tenantry; roll we rosy ask with our corres pondent, who will support this mass of pauperism— where wid the funds be had ? We envy not the fe'.lings of men who could east 4,000 people together housele:s on the world. Thank God, the doers of the deed are not Irishmen.' " The purchaser cf this property is the Rev. Mr. Magee, Roman Catholic clergyma n, i resident at West minster. His rev e r ence sa ys he s compelled to eject the vast majority of the tenantry, but he m, ans to re store all %ho are dusrrtiug -•• sh,•rt, Nh o h a ,,. deatwnattil e ch: rp.e of p1)11.,: 4 th.): S. " The last psrag, aph eivitz,lAetl of cottur.eLts of I,€: Morning Herald upon the ktttr. Dr.Magee, in hid aih. 0 4 „.,,g pig Gazette conminsnotie s zt . w!. the folo w "r, b `" si duiY rk,gistered ~ -I:, ,:ic .. l '. pi ii..!', i)-:.bisr,ll;!ii.e. 4 6 blte, I'l f, it vt. Me•liodiFt Char N''' - ' t4tf `' l. " ~ • •)'," r,:: Ch ape!, Itii:lid. rd, Ei,ex. , ~ Ind. 1 , , , ,,,,,;,.„, e r ,,,,,..i , 6; . } „,„,, „, 1),-wnsl , ii e • ere bile , L ,w, r F,,,,, ,t....,...- , Ch., .--.1, Av, , ,,inl. 6 l oarest -,g_ .... <} el, ----- . -- -'O OII4S M U liD Elt OIi"THR.E.P; P r ' AM) s UICIDE OF TrIE MURDER,-„Lis A triple murd er occu rr i od on Tuesday everting ;;,1, the t% ood, at Ligestre, near the mansion of Lo . Staff 'rd. ng est° to the re ir In a Linely part of the wool belonging sioste is ~i,oat,,d a house, which was ut ttl TuesdOwbcse ing inhabited by :h.• park-keeper or L ird Talbut.t...,d bra name 'A as Spencer Yarker. and who it is understreepo been upon terms ot filen ship with the other:o4l until Aoitie :boat time since. Durilig the last l e , r eslii Yarker has tall a. racks GE' delirium tremeas.l o, ` ,d o'. I . ' t''''": ol), in comp iny wi . h abutter keep , 1 ", 1 ; 00 oolt e Nl , ,rrey, he pror e.ried into the woods, an d b i e. ig ue f o rl df. cause at present unexplained, no other IP - rs )11 sent, Morrey W " shot tit Yarker, arid was o ,ll ”. e t cl ma. di,covered at a pines call: d the Pavilion, clt.",eystier' 1' nom substcpierit circumstances it appeared th7 fe. Fe ,Iter having deprivtd his fellow keeper of il s bitlf cc esled towards his own house, the distance t , i le mile, upon entering which he levelled his gu n a r . g etit h. vant who was sitting before the fire, contents in her btidy, the poor creature falling.. to At on the fl tor a c.irpse. Yarker then intel 1115 g l i bill pointosttixetd, xor , . sister, who had but just returned from Sia' v , f, i lllog his she fortunately escaped the contents of the gu e „(jet. 1 forwards at the moment he raised it to his sh () % r , o°, this juncture the wife of Yarker rushed down b h .- , 0 - s isl . p, rs ued bY -I wo I" 6 whether to pursue the murder or at present known; but she ran out of reloadedbause,st, gtlilf and discbawrosto wood, joire 1 by Yarker, who, having !'„ fore' tired its contents at her. One charge entered D bet head over the left eye, and the other Per le T t jatis ted body, and instantly deprived her of life. Th, ` l , i n fi tbe 4 :i section then discharged the gun obliqUeli . 00 et t i of his own head, literally carrying ei t s stork his fate and shattering' the head. During ibis stork his little child was sleeping in a cradl e t o ch IP event, spot where the servant was killed. His fiber $ll dren, who are now left orphans, were fortnall' or neighbouring village. I tab to The rep na of the gun having created an o i l ~ fe• of the servants connected with the farm builwllesorc% soon upon the spot, and discovered the lifelesapool of the servant upon the house floor lying l ti ,,,ti of, l r, blood. Further search disclosed the sal e'v se v ic ; dead bodies of Yarker and his wife, ' di° ° to e ! lil ; covered a short distance from the house, . *le OP J o, place they were conveyed, and laid side by ' c o 0 d ,, Or. .Subsequently, the body a Morrel ~,,,ft covered, also lifeless, and was in like wan ner O n ' - ' O l l7 the house of the murder, and placed by the side it other bodies. h i ef 11 1 , / e li' The distress occasioned by this lstnan, te li e f ofS j e. l ll considerably augmented by the fact ef a Ta r f"' d'r ee l young children being deprived of a par e°,": 13 110 - tn« aria of support, by the d: ath of MorreYr Iv — fl ai , respected by his noble employer. he ldr The inquest on the bodies was to have bee ° - terda) (Wednesday). THE COUNTRY IVlAli g if l fl o oi' ll NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, APRIL 30.-.-SUPP;'j .1 ,, . smaller from the country, and very little fresh DP "" the ol' i i wise or from abroad. Trade very firm at an adva ce. P. quarter on the rate of Saturday last. All de. t eri ! s i orl if i t` , malting barley dull of sale, bat grinding uali tie :: X de' quest, and very lull prices. Flour - 6 1 el g to q ls pe r " ac sett In other articles no change. of i f " lif LEEDS, APRIL 30.—We h a d a n . o derate arrival ,- o ttic, and the quantity sh .wn wa s not large For all frft",yl,;( an ti advance of 13 per quarter was obtained o ver see r. Barley Cl' fetched full prices, and beans were r ather °` 0 anti, les steady. e l t/ 2 . 1 10 NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, APRIL 30•"'"I'lltfr-diO both of tea,ts unusualty laree but, twithstandiagpf tetd'l tolerably active, arid a fair clea'ranc'e n eff ' effected at for ei- sselt,4 . a Qvality good, Sheep trade brisk, at an a.dvance ia,P;, s'' ' lltcild. Beasts, 94 . ; sheep, 3,000. Beef, 3 16° A - Pet ib ' i mutton, in wool, 6d to 6 , 4 d ; ditto, shorn, 5 i to s i" .10'P li orf , NOTTINGHAM, Aran s7.—There was a re ' r rill ii iii wheat, which was taken off readily at an advance,e";ba,lptitf quarter. A good show of barley, and there beT h " di" - insisters in the market, last week's prices were w" - elw" supported. Beans are in better demand, at a In oats not much doing. We note no alteration in P„ r , ' o l 9 NN ISBEACH, APRIL 27.—The supply of grails is 0 , - de"' less than for several weeks past. There is 64-.1 R te` a g eili , for all descriptions at the following advance -43i 0 1 oats 6d., and beans Is per quarter. t 40,0 f trifling.ce. A DUBLIN, APRIL 30.—At our corn marke t - :; 0 , 1- dii i descriptions of grain met a steady demand at th e ci- f r Iti sa -0 ' Friday last. There was also an improved d . elliTi s e fir r.., fr lt i t corn, and we advance our extreme quotations uL; r il l, White wheat, 21s t o 23s Od; red ditto, 20s Od to 2l e roat r ild 93 Od to 12s Od ; oats, per barrel, 9 Od to 1 0 !t u i)r11 /P 103 Od to I Is Od ; second flour, per cwt. 125 to l' i , corn, per 480Ib, 26s to 29s Od. T 09,,,,b , EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, APRIL 3 0 . -- - , b h e ivt a r, the meal market to-day 22 sacks oatmeal, each Welg", - i 1 1 : ;' imperial, an which sold thus :-7 at 11 5s ad, 14 11 'OO 7.1 (1 2 1 1 at 1/ 4s Od ; average price of the s vhoe A lit alr 13 tis. 3 sacks flour, whereof 2 sold at 271 h s e t - 11 ' sacks pot-barley, whereof 12 sold thus •.-- 1 e " ii', 1 at 112 s, and 10 at 1/ Is Od. tell EDINBURGH HAT AND STRAW MARKET, Age d ',- Oat straw, from 7s 6d to 9s 6d per k ol f l 6 s ;° 11 wheat ditto, 7s 6d to es Od • barley ditto, 65 1. Hay, from 10d to is per stone. „ here 01 ti' ll DALKEITH MEAL MARKET, APRIL 29.---i'",;,.1 ' bags oatmeal, 11 of barleymea, and 2of l' -- 4 / 6 1 day's market ; sales ready. Oatmeal same on the poet .Art. on the second awl lowest prices 3d to 9d per bas,', also the same on the t o p, secon d price 3dup; "" was not sold. ~ 051 Oatmeal, per sack, of 28() lbs. First Secoor, Os 0 imperial .. ... ... 24s Od 22 3 SI / e ta Barleynieal, per ditto Peasemeal • 17s Od 163 1 " n 6 Flour ... . .:: —a Od •••••" 5 0 1 , 0 4- ... ... ... —9 Od ---a_ rid /. ' . Pot barley —s Od I — 3 °' Pot barley ... .. ... I-sOdI -s "" COAL MARKET.- YEsTERD II. ... 0 , 1 1 5; r o . Buddle's W. Hartley 14s 6d Riddell's ..... ••• .. j ll i Cares Hartley Chester Main l4s Odfletton ............. • 1 6i 5 East Adairs Main l2s 641aswell .............. , 1 1 e", ..... 1 0 tO Hot) well New Tanfield 133 6d,Russell's Hatt° . .... 1 10 0 1 Penfield Moor .. Penfield Moor Butes l3s 01;Hartlepool ......... • i 49,0 Walker's Primrose West Hartley .. ' 1. r 145 6d West Hetton ........ ,„ 4 ,, 1 Wylam ... l4s 3d Whitworth . : ......... ~ 1 pi P o .. , 1 Wall's End, &c. Tees .. . ... .. ..... .. ijOa Brown's ... Gibson Marton Hilda l4s 3dShins at mar reS, ir s RAILWAY SHARE MAR K S 0 te" BRISTOL, MAY 1. : „„n'triA te di 4 , P STOCK EXCHANGE.-The market was --- - , 1 oc m o )1 , ,,, and prices have again declined. The MidlaV a ter° w 0 P - jt o i e per cent. on yesterday's rates, and Great .. -,5,.., 6 1 0-I Aes fered a decline. Great Western, Quarters, cw" VP" Ditto, 17/. Shares, 8:1i 1 dis.- Midland, 3 11 / 2 ail ' North• Western, 101. A ttrvb LIVERPOOL, MAY 1• dil l litPl.4- STOCI( EXCHANGK.-The market has hee n , e rl,"P'd and the amount of business done has been ' ens t o le The transactions were as follow:-Lancashire D orl 01 4 attire, Cunsol., 34-Ditto, Preference, IVA d is ' 2 dit / , 01 %. North-Western, 101 c.-Ditto, New Quarters. 0 , v- 0 4 , QU'arters ( C), % p.-London, Brighton, and s ereec„ e ' Pe r i! -Manchester, ,t.:heffield, and Lincolnshire, Pte .- yor , ", e t.„'fo Midland, 32-Ditto, Halves, 27/. 6s. 3d. d l3 ' 6 pe r c ip l ,4 4 °- castle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase) , : 's. t . cr 1850, 6 , 4 1 dis.- South-Eastern and Dover, I": 6 P e ' (Railway and Canal). Preference guarante ed 11 112-Dublin and Belfast Junction, n t DI. MANCHESTER, MAY 1. ,er g ' Ol, STOCK EXCHANGE.- Our share market wil eric el l.ll, today, but there was no material alteration in rev 5 .i, transactions were as follow :-East L a ncitabi re ijobi e c Preference, Quarters, 6%- Lancashire KR . d, f 4) g l eit e „ r ;(10 1 ;# Ditto (West Riding Union), 9 5-16 dis.-In a°- stsP" 'PP" field, and Lincolnshire, Quarters, 714-Nortll p ia°, 10 dis.- South-Eastern and Dover, 13 1 / 4 " 'o' (No. 4), 4%. y YORK, APRIL 30. ~.. O rgi t tet# l STOCK EXCHANGE.-The transactions te.""lolr low :-Gre it Northern, 5%-York, N e wcastle , 0 11%-York and North Midland, Preference, 6% 0 1 1 1 , i e 4 s t rii t e [ADVERTISEMENT:j—There is no recrle d joie% 61 Holloway's Pills for the cure of Dropsy . --M r ' frog 4wof of Oxford-street, Manchester, suffered for ye°l lo l t ° o o4lo sical complaint, his body and legs were 0 ° en ter, be' alarming extent, and no hopes whatever Wer e o gitA" int' his recovery. He was for some time in the usual) hi env having taken every variety of medicine useal w ea pr o o such cases, yet all proved useless, and he was Pr Q vi bicb iiiiaPpf able. Holloway's Pills were then resorted to , he sw e piPLe the effect of improving his health and reducing f . e ateP, A tf' that now he is perfectly cured of that direful , taking these wonderful pills.- Sold by all DrKin e doli 5 fessor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand , he tel f , l OO Mr. Roebuck has given notice that ' it ,g 100 Tuesday, the 14th instant, move for leave to br o, e o " to enable parties to proceed against the Cr& o lte• law or in equity, without the consent of the BIRTHS. itr rl ' . Or A SON. .hseAt c,,a,..- ~,010 On the 28th ult., at Portland-cottage, o , '" 0, x tio, B. Lambert. Re f ' Of On the 28th ult., at Harrow, the wife of the ~,pit On the 30th u t., at Gloucester-terrace , Il l u wile of Gillery Pigott, Esq. r;satef" t' ot , A DAUGHTER. A o f ...„ c , , p On the 27th ult., at Sevenoaks, the 1 5 1, i i e bt1 0 ' e f tfi Colonel W. M. N. Sturt, of the Bengal Estau, se w ife 0 On the 25th inst. in Burton.crescent, s" 0 1 Webb, Esq., of the ' Temple. , t; gi le. On the -Bth ult., at Rodney.terrace East, wife of Mr. George Offor, jun. 4 1 ‘ On the 26th ult., Mrs. W. Chaffers, in n ' cle' i(. lf Fred MARRIED. Field* re' r,se On the 27th ult., at St. Martin's-in -the- pirig,d, lir William Strickland, Esq., o f K oos ington,,t ° , l , ) , o se'r ~.01, 4 (laughter of he late John Jones, Ebq., 0 ' ting ItO diganshire. On the 25th ult., at St. James's Ch...ur.,,chbtayl4°Atiftlieffilli Henry Parker Laurence, Esq., of the - I , s Vate ° o f. Margaret, youngest daughter ofCaptain Bia' ' tOPS ( Inniskiilen) Dragoons. Exeter ill. ..e., On the 2 th ult , at St. James's Church, .„,,- .-- g. 0 1 ,...yer J E. Hill, eldest son of the late Colonel J., 1-1 0 af r ey, "” ti, Maria. second daughter of Major J. R. '''' J l O / Sylvania-park. Exeter. Paid. Paid. rrit • i% 130 63► ' 228 li% 21 Os, rrloe. Price Price. 115% cit ; rth,.‘ 111,0 4 1 th,tl tit t : littitill