The Sun. — London, England, 1845-03-07 00:00:00

LIST OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES --- _ Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ s. d. £ s. d. II Bank Of Scotland Royal Bank of Seatiand 61. per cent. 100 0 0 168% British Linen Company Si per cent. 100 0 0 226% Commercial Bank •• • • 61. per cent. 100 0 0 167% National Bank ...... .• 61. per cent. 10 0 0 15% Union Bank of Scotland 7%/. pr cent. 50 0 0 95 Western Bank • • Nerthof Scotland Bank 61. per cent. 50 0 i 7 Clydesdale Bank.. •• • • 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 14% Eastern Bank.. ..• •• • 31. per cent. IS 0 0 1 11}4 Caledonian Bank Edinb.& Glasgow Bank Si. per cent. i 0 0 1 7% City of Glasgow Bank. 51. per cent. 815 0 13% Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 1 Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 14% Insur. Co. of Scothid•• 51. per coat. 10 0 0 All paid. 10 North British Incur. • • 91. per cent. 200 0 0 10 0 0 27 Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 24 Edinburgh Life Inman 61. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 15% Edin. & Glasg. Railway 4% /. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 65 Ditto, 1 Shares— —4%/. percent. 12 10 0 All paid. 16 1 A E'lin•• Lei t h, & Grantn ' 20 0 0 20 0 0 15 Glasgw &AYrshir Rail. 4%/.per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 65} Glasgw &Greenck Rail. 21. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 12 Ols,gw&Garnkirk Rail. Sl. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. , 2.5 Dundee& Arb ro th Rail. 5/. per cent. 2.5 0 0 All paid. 1 32% CANALS. • , Names of ; ( Dividend I Dividendl Companies. , pe r Price. Names of „ tio 1 Annum. companies. 5. per Price. ---- Annum. ,--_--1 i I -----__ Morunoutlish 100 U. 160 Ashtn & OWN 97 ,, 51.55. p c 72 Z Ashby-d-la-Lll3l 4/. I 70 , _t_l c tgpinrysh 100 s:. 28 B arns ley.... 160, ISt. 180 Basin Basingstoke.. 100' - I 6 ;: m e i l l esneld • 100 ...... 1 85 Nottingh • a • • • too 1S Brknk&Abrg:lso 5/. 201. 121. 36,5 0 Crom ford .. • • 1100 181. 164 Peak Forest : 1. ; 0 8 D u dley... .. • 100 41. 80 Regent' s ••.. 33 j t i . 40 1 )(Thy ••• • • • 100 81 . 103 Rochdale ... •85 4/. 1,! FltsnireitChS 133 1 4/. 58 Shropshire • • 125 Si. 120' Breivash ••• WO 321. 440 'omrset Coal 150 7 1. 10s. 12:3 Forth 8; Clyd,loo 41. 105 Do. Lk Id St la €4. p . c . 11 flrandJnno • , 100 , 71. 140 Stfird &W0r9140 281. 4 80 *rand U,. . • 100 1 It. 10s. 25 brews bury.. 02,5 1 51. 230 alat . •s. .11721 13%1. 210 lourbridge..kl4.s 201. 36,0 11111/tr &8.. ,' 00, - 8 Strtfrd na AY{ 79 1/. 10s. 30 Qranthcun •• 15 121. 100 Severn arnal 1 26 11. Bs. 30 / I udclereflel l ti 5 71 - 20 Wye Inil. j Kennt & A 391 7s. 6d. 10 rnt & Xs-1 150 3 . 1. 450 Lancaster .• • , 47i 1/. 10. 40 sey , 4 sh • Leeds& Llyriv, 100 341. 610 Timms &Med, 19 - 10 Leicester ....l ii l k 101. 110 Worestr & i 7 , 4 it 60 Leicstrac Nth, 8 4/. 70 Dirming. i LougbbOiogh,l42; 70/. ; 1050 its Et Brks 67 11. 4S. Trbtrb V.stittion SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. LATEST PRICES OF SHARES From the Official List, ÜBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. LONDON, FRIDAY, MARCH 7. RAILWAYS. Dividend Amount I ' Name of CornpanCf• per of Paid. Price. Annum. Slare. ----- - - A s. d. £ s. d. 1 A flenteen •••• • • • •• • • - - 210 0 ; 3 BinMngham & Gloster 31. ss. per 5h..100 0 0 100 0 0 1 134 Ditto, New, iss.7l din. 15s. 25 0 0 17 10 0 ; 3339 13m ighton,Lews,fic Ilast. - 50 0 0 10 0 0 10 Bristol and Exeter •• • • 2/.165. per sh 100 0 0 70 0 0 ; 8239 Ditto and Gloucester - 50 0 0 30 0 0 • 59% Caledonian ••••• • • • • • - 50 0 0 5 0 0 ; 7% ~'anibridge and Lincoln - - 25 0 0 110 0 . 4 Cliatliam & Prtemouth - 20 0 0 1 0 0 Chester and Holyhead - 50 0 0 i 5 0 0! SW • 8 Cllichester & Brighton - - 5 0 0 ; 6 C'hurnet Valley .. ••• • • - 20 0 0 2 0 0 1 7% t'ornwall •• • • ...... -•- - 3 0 0 5% Direct Northern ••• • • • - 50 0 0 1 210 0 ' 2% lAtact Norwich ••• • • • - 20 00 I 1 0 0 14 Pas. Beatles, & Ynntk - 25 0 0 ; 110 0 1 139 Dublin 8c Belfast June. - SO 00 ' 210 0 64 Ditto and Galway • • - - ; 210 0 , 2% i''..stern Counties ..... 49. per sh. 25 0 oil 4 16 • 1 18% Po.,Perpetual, No.l 51. per ct. 613 4 1 313 4I 1 pin. vino, ditto, N 0.2. • • - - 1 013 4 'l4 pm. 1 astern Union - 50 0 0 i 10 0 0. 193. Edinburgh & Glasgow 2/. ss. p. sit. 50 0 0 50 0 0 1 64 Ditto, Quarter Shares I Is. 3d. p. sh. 12 10 0 . 12 10 8 ' 16 , Ely and Bedford - 25 0 0; 1 5 0 1 1% grand Connection - SO 0 0 : 2 10 0 1 Grand Junction .•• • • • 10/. per et. 100 0 0 ;100 0 0 ! 224 Ditto, Half Shares- 10/. per ot. 50 0 0 50 0 0 i 112 Ditte, Quarter Shares 10/. per et. 25 0 0 25 0 0 CI t. Southern &Western - 50 0 0 5 0 01 11% G-oat North of Englan4 31.55. 100 0 0 100 0 0 189 Ditto, New.• ••.• • • . - 40 0 0 5 0 8 41% Great Western Ditto, Half Sharea • • 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 i 101 Ditto, Fifths.. ••• • . • 71. per eent. 20 0 0 20 0 0 1 40 Cuilford Junction. •• • • - 50 0 • ao e - 20 I 0 1 0 0 1 % Hull and Selby .••• • • • i/. be. pr ct. 50 0 0 50 0 0 88 Ditto, Quarter Shares - 12 10 0.12 10 0 2034 Kendal & Windermere - 25 0 0 110 0 1 514 Lancaster and Carlisle - 50 0 0 18 0 0 i 333 Q Leeds and Bradford. - - 50 0 0 5 8 0 21% Liverpool& Manchostr 101. per et. 100 0 0 100 6 Ditto, Half Shares. • 181. per et. 50 0 0 50 0 Ditto, Quarter Shares 101. per ct. 25 0 0 1 25 0 7..0nd0n & Birmingham 10/. per et. - Stock. 232 Ditto, New Thirds • • 101. per et. 32 0 0 2 0 0 42 14 Ditto,New 4 Shares ' 10/. per ct. 25 0 0 2 0 0 29 London and Blackwell - 16 13 4 - 734 London and Brighton.. 31. Os. per sh. 50 0 0 50 0 0 64% Ditto, Loos Notes.. 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 13% London and Greenwich - 12 15 4 - 11 Ditto, Pref. or Priv • • 51. per cent. 18 I 7 2 - 244 London and S. Western 51.55. per sk. 41 6 10 -- 79 Do., New Cons. Bths - 40 0 0 6 0 23 Ditto, New . ..... .. - 50 0 0 210 12 14 i•ondon and Croydon •• 10s. per sh. 13 15 9 - 18% Ditto, Guarntd. sp. c. - 9 0 0 4 0 5 36 1,,,i don and York... • • - 50 0 0 210 6% I.pm anti Ely ...... - 25 0 0 210 5% .:.• anchester and Leeds 41.75, 6d. p. 5.. 100 0 0 78 0 148 Ditto, Half Shares • • 11.175.6d.p.5.' 50 0 0 32 0 6731 Ditto, Quarter Shares 4s. 25 0 0 2 0 16 Ditto, Sixteenths .• • - 6 5 0 1 5 74 Afanehestt & Birming. 21. per share 40 0 0 40 65 34 Ditto, Quaztar Shares - 10 0 0 4 0 I 1234 Midland .•....•• • • • • • 4/. 4s. per sh. - Stock. 112834 Ditto, Fifths .••• • • • - - 2 0 1 334 Litt°, EITIM. & Der by 21.135. perch, - Steck. I 9634 Newcastle & Berwick - 25 0 0 110 i 15 Newestle & Darl. June. 6s. 25 0 0 94 0 48 34 North British ••-• • • • - 25 0 0 10 0 16 34 Northern and Easters . ' 2/. ss. 10 0 0 45 0 6034 Ditto, Serip, las. Si. d. 15s. 50 0 0 25 0 44 34 Ditto, Quarter Shares - 12 10 0112 10 16% North Sent ... i .. .j • • - 50 0 0 215 I $34 Norwich and Brandon. - 20 0 0 10 0 16% Ditto, New.......- - 10 0 0 1 0 44 ortsmouth Direct • ... - 50 0 0 210 2 Preston and Wyre • ... - 50 0050 0 I 2635 Ilichnind& W. E June. - 20 0 0 1 0 334 - 20 0 0 1 0 3% Ditto, id Pref., 1842 - 25 0 0 25 0 Sheffield and• Lincoln.. - 25 0 0 1 5 1% Sheffield & 31aneheetr 5/. per cent. ;100 0 0 82 10 Ditto, Quarter Shares - 125 0 0 8 0 ; 13 Ehrws.,Nirolv.,Dud.,lilr - 50 0 0 210 I 3% :Thoth Devon - SO 0 0 10 0 • 17 South-Eastern & Dovr 1/. Is. 33 2 4 - 413/ Ditto, New ins. 321. dis - 50 0 0 8 0 164 South Wales ..... •• • • - - I 210 I 534 Stevenson's Prtemouth - - 2 10 2% Thames and Me4way - 19 5 8 ' - 1 731 Trent Valley .. - 20 0 0 2 0 2 134 Yarmouth & Norwlei - 20 0 8 20 0 28 Ditto, New.. ••• • • • -- 20 0 0 8 0 15% York & North iidland 10/. per et. 40 0 0 50 0 103 Ditto, Half Shares • . 10/. per et. 25 0 0 25 0 52 Do., Scarbro' Branch - 25 0 0 20 0 424 Ditto, Selby Scrip • • - 50 0 0 20 0 6734 Ditto, Extension .. • • - 25 0 0 1 5 ISN Boulogne and Amiens. - 120 0 0 2 0 11 At. Northern of Franee - 20 0 0 4 0 6% Orleans and Vierzon • • - 20 0 0 2 0 1634 Orleans & Rourdeaux - 20 0 0 2 0 9% Paris and Lyons ••• • • • - 20 0 0 2 0 3% raris and Strasbourg.. - 20 0 0 2 0 3 Parts and Orleans -• . 20 0 0 20 0 50 Paris and Roues li..nen and Havre .. • - • 20 I 0 14 0 321{ SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAI. GLOBE.—On Monday, as the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced last night, in answer to a question of Mr La bouchere, the Government project of levying different duties upon different qualities of sugar is again to be brought for ward ; and—we hope—to be abandoned. When we consider its absurd and utterly impracticable nature we are inclined to believe that Sir R. Peel, as he says, really did not know what he was doing when he proposed it. Mr. Goulburn, if we may venture to form an opinion from his hesitating and con fused manner of defending it, is equally in the dark. Mr. Gladstone has, we think, been its ablest advocate ; and accor dingly we are inclined to attribute to him the largest share of the responsibility of its production. The measure is, how ever, quite faulty enough to justify the a s s um pti on o f ev e n a triple paternity, and the full application of Gay's remark, that " The child whom many fathers share, Has seldom known a father's care." Here, as by common consent, the practical application of the new duties has evidently been quite lost sight of. Each, with a lofty horror of drudgery, seems to have left the details to others. We wish they had settled the onus of this before hand. Perhaps, by right, it should have fallen to Mr. Glad stone. The Chancellor of the Exchequer might plead other engagements while getting up materials for the financial statement." The Premier could not be expected to do the work of a subordinate; and yet it is unfortunate for himself that he did not descend a little in this instance. No judicious admirer of Sir R. Peel, so eminently " great in small mat ters, and in all great matters small," will be prepared to admit, that had he thought for himself on the subject, he could have committed so gross a blunder, for instance, as to describe the present proposition as one involving no alteration of the differential duties in favour of colonial sugars. Yet, on the 14th ult. (we quote from Hansard), he announced the higher scale of duties in the following terms :—"With regard to white or clayed, sugar, or sugar which by some process is made equal to clayed sugar, we propose that the duty on British plantation or East India sugar shall be reduced from 255. 3d. to 16s. 4d., and that . . . . the duty on free labour foreign sugar—that is clayed, or sugar equal to clayed, shall be 28s.—thus retaining the whole amount of discriminating duty, which last year was 10s. 6d, but applying it in a different manner, giving 9s. 4d. protection on muscovado sugar, and increasing the protection to lie 8d on the mere valuable and costly article of clayed, or while sugar. The average amount of discriminating duty, therefore, will re main the same as it was last year." Independently of the ignorance it betrays, the confusion of ideas involved in this announcement is curious. If it means anything to the pur pose, it can only be—that the " average amount" of several discriminating (or differential) duties represents the amount of " protection" afforded by them. If this be so, we have at hand a very easy mode of settling the dispute be tween the home consumer and the colonial producer of sugar. We have only to levy upon " white-clayed," or some other superior class of foreign sugar, a " discriminating duty" of 205., and we may then admit all foreign sugar of a lower quality at a " discriminating duty" of Is, ; for the " average amount of discriminating duty will remain the same"—viz., 10s. 6d. Sir Robert, in short, has only to deduct a few shillings from the 9s. 4d. and add it to the lls. Bd. (always preserving the aver age amount ofprotection), in order to meet the wishes of at least a very large majority of those ncrsc opposed to him on this question. We fear, however, that a careful consideration of the probable results of such a step would only induce him to insist upon the more careful performance of the " discriminat ing duty" imposed upon those who are permitted to furnish him with materials for his financial speeches. We have already shown that, assuming the practicability of the proposed mea sure, one of its effects would be to exclude from home con sumption the sugar made liable to the higher scale of duty. The effective " protection " would then be the difference be tween 14s. and 235. 4d., or 9s. 4d. instead of 10s. 6d. The only sugars, colonial or foreign, which could be made liable to the higher rate of duty, are those from the East. But its partial operation upon these would be evaded by their being mixed with the inferior classes of sugar, and entered in the highest condition compatible with the payment of the lower rate of duty. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From Friday Night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for the NV eek ending oz Saturday, the Ist day of March, 1845. 3OINT-BTOC BANZB. Dividend per Annum, 81. per cent. 61. per cent. 5/. per cent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 81. per cent. SI. per cent. si. per cent. U. per cent. U. per eent. 51. per eent Amount of Share. s. d. ' 40 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 9 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 Same •f Company. Australasia rI tali North American Commercial of London Colonial. . •Londn and Westminsti London Joint-Stock l.• 7.ictropoll tan Provincial of Ireland.. Ditto, N0w.... ...... National of Ireland .. Nat- Provnelal of Eng. Ditto, New.•....... Union of Australia.... 1:nlon of L0nd0n..... Paid. Price £ s. d. 40 0 0 44% 50 0 0 45% 20 0 0 23 25 0 0 14 20 0 0 27% 10 0 0 14M 7 10 0 25 0 0 45 10 0 0 17 10 0 16% 35 0 0 37% 10 0 0 23 0 0 26% 10 0 0 121,4 INSURANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ s. d. £ s. d. Albion ...... ..... 31.103. 500 el 0 50 0 0 72 1 ,„", Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 197, Ditto Marine....... 61. per cent, 100 0 0 5 0 11 6% A tiaa British Commercial .. Ts. per share 50 0 0 5 0 0 7 Ciericl,Med.&Gon•Life 51. per cent. 100 0 0 210 I 614 County ...... _„„ .. 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 grown 6 9 17 . 58 a . n b el , . i 40 0 0 5 0 0 10 Eagle Economia Lift ss per et.,l 100 0 0 250 0 0 I & 30s.bs. Eng.& Soot. Law Life 5/.l)cl' cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 914 European Life •••• • • • • 5 1 4 per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 20 Freemasons' Si. per cent. 20 6 0 3 0 0 globe .. ... • . • • . Guardian .. ••••• • • • • • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 503 ‘ ; Imperial Fire •••• • • • • 121. per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 195 Imperial Life. •••• • • • • 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 16 Indemnity Marine •• • • 11. sh. & be. 100 0 0 513 1 30 Law Life ..... •••• • • • I/. 50. 100 0 0 10 0 0 4511 Legal and General Life 50 0 0 20 0 5N London Fire London Ship ••.•• • • • • 10s. 25 6 0 12 10 0 16 Marino 5l. per cent. 100 0 0 lb 0 0 Med. Invild& Gen. Life 50 0 0 2 0 0 3 National Lean Fund. • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2k' National Life Palladium Life •• . • Phoenix - Protector Life ——• • • • 5/. per cent. 120 0 0 1 0 0 Provident Life. ••... • • I/. ss. 1100 0 0 10 0 0 24 Rock Life 4s. 50 0 010 0 4?.4 Royal Exchange 5l. per cent Stock. 185 Sun Fire .. Ditto Life Universal Life •••• . • . 10:41. pr ent.,loo 9 0 , 6 5 0 15 DOCKS. Xame of Company. Dividend i Amoneit per of Annum. Share. Paid. i• £ s. d. ' ..6 8. d. Pommercial .... • • •• i 31. per cent. I Stock. east and \Vest indla ... '5%1. pr cent. I Stock. F.,ast Country , London St. Katharine .. .. ••• • I 5 per cent. Stock. I Southampton ••••• • • • , 4/. per cent.. 50 0 0 , 60 0 0 WATER-WORE.S. Dividend per Annum Amount ghare. X g. d. 100 0 0 46 13 4 100 0 0 100 0 0 6.3 12 9 Name of Company. London..• • Grand Junction • • • 1:;nt •••••••• • • • • • • • 2/. 105. Vauxhall •••• ••• • • • Fq. per cent. West Micl(ll.sex ••• • .• 4/. lOs. pr et. Price. .1 Price. ISSUE DIEPARTNEXT. Netes issued ...... 28,952,105 Government debt 11,015,100 Other secnrit les 2,984,900 Gold coin and bul lion 12,943,918 Silver bullion-- 2,008,167 £28,952,105 1 M. 1% Dated the 6th day of March, £28,952,106 WARSHALL, Chief Cashier. 1645. BANKING DM X. Proprietors' capit5114,553,000 Rest Public depoeita (in cluding Exche quer, Sayings banks, Commis sionersofNational 11FAIITIMSV. Government sees rities (including Dead Weight ♦nnuity 1 Other eecnr►ties 11,707,400 Notes Gold and silver coin 777,959 Debt, and divi dend accounts) 5,476,984 Other depoeita 10,323,799 Seven day and other bills £34,912,283 I M. MAI Dated the 6th day of March, £34,912,283 RSHALL, Chief Cashier. 1845. COURSE OF EXCIL Amsterdam CF. 12 8 Ditto, at sight l2 6 Rotterdam 2U. 12 8i Antwerp 26 20 Hamburgh M.B. 13151 Altona l3 15 Paris, 3 days' sight 23 90 Ditto, 3 months 26 15 Marseilles 26 20 Bourdeanx 26 25 Frankfort on Maine LNGE.— (THIS DAY.) Gibraltar..... ......... Leghorn 31 Genoa . 26 20 Venice ..... Naples 39i Palermo, pet* oz llBl Lisbon ......... 53i 0p0rt0.... 63 Rio Jantiro 23! Bahia ..... 24 Buenos Ayres NewTork dys sight Philadsl is PRIM OF RULLION, rim OZ. Foreign GI bars. X 3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 5 New DouLoons..... 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 94 Silver in Bsra 0 4 11i Petersburgh, 3 Us... 37 Berlin ... Vienna, effee. ft. 3 M lO 2 Trieste, ditto Madrid 361 Cadiz Bilbao 36 Barcelona 36 Sevin. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of Match 7.) SUGAR—To-day the market for nearly all descriptions of raw Sugar presented a firmer appearance, and the trade en tertained a better opinion towards the article. There was rather more business transacted in West India Muscovado Sugar, 130 hhds finding purchasers at prices on a par with those of Friday last for yellow, but brown kinds are rather cheaper than at that time. The total purchases for the week are 330 hhds and tierces. REFINED.—To-day there was very little demand for home trade goods, and prices are still declining. Brown lumps, 34 to 40 lbs, may be purchased at 675; middling ditto, 32 to 42 lbs, 68s; good to fine lumps, equal to standard, 70s to 71s; Tittlers were, 30 lbs, 69s to 775; and Harnburgh Loaves, 9 to 13 lbs, 72s to 80s per cwt. In Loaves there was very little business done. Bonded Crushed Sugar is dull of sale, at 31s to 31s 3d per cwt. MAumics.—This afternoon there was a large public sale of 14,014 bags 14 casks of Mauritius Sugar. There was a clause in the conditions of sale, that if the reduced duty is not receivable at the Custom-house on the 14th inst., buyers at this sale are at liberty to throw up their purchases, but notices to this effect must be given not later than the 15th instant, after which they will not be received. There was a large attendance of the trade, and merchants being free sellers the whole was disposed of at prices that averaged those of the previous public sale—some piles how ever went 6d to is per cwt cheaper—fine yellow fetched 62a to 645, good 58s 6d to 61s, good middling 57s 6d to 58s, middling 55s 6d to 575, low 53s 6d to 54s 6d, good grey 57s to .58s, low 52s to 535, good and tine brown 52s to 535, washed 52s to 62s 6d, and Syrupy 57s to 59s 64 per cwt—there was no common brown in the sale. EAST INDlA.—Bengal has been purchased this week with caution, but any material decline in the value has been pre vented by merchants supplying the market sparingly. This afternoon Bengal and Madras Sugar met with more atten• Lion, and the parcels disposed of privately were generally upon former terms. _ FortriGx.—There are not many purchasers of yellow Havannah Sugar, but merchants have still confidence and will not sell but at previous rates, they still refrain from offering any at public sale—the private purchases are only 350 chests of low yellow of old quality at 19s 6d for expor tation, and 500 chests of middling to fine at 20a 6d to 22s 6d per cwt—there is nothing pressing privately. White has met with little attention. A fioatiag cargo of new Bahia has been sold at 24s 6d for white and 19s 3d for brown, one of old white Bahia 235. and a cargo of Peniambucco in bags at 19s 6d per cwt, all for a near port, and small parcels of brown Bahia on the spot at 185 to 19s per cwt for good and fine quality. The business transacted by private treaty in other kinds of foreign Sugar has been filly on former terms. MonassEs.—Although West India may be purchased upon lower terms, still the business transacted has been ex tremely limited in all descriptions this week. Importers are generally disposed to realise on account of the heavy stock; not more than 23s per cwt can be obtained for the best, and and inferior may be purchased at 20s. East India dull of sale, and may be had upon lower terms. COCOA.—West India has been purchased with caution by private treaty, and none has been offered at auction, parcils could only be disposed of, but at a further decline in prices; there are few orders for foreign, but the stock being light, quotations are still kept up. COIVEE.—This afternoon there was no public sale of any kink of Coffee, a fair amount of business was transacted pri vately in good ord Ceylon at 46s 6d to 47s per cwt, and holders show firmness, Singapore Java met with more atten tion, and 500 bags of good ord wore sold at 38s to 39s per cwt. TEA.—To• day there was a better demand for nearly every description of Tea, and holders manifested more firmness; common and good common sound Congou fetched 10d to lld ; Twankav, yellow leaf, of the late arrivals, Is 3d to Is 34, and middling to good Hyson of ditto, 2s 9d to 3s per lb. SPlCES.—Cassia Lignea has been in increased demand, and although the market has been more liberally supplied, still an advance of Is to 2s per cwt has taken place. Black Pepper is little wanted, but holders are not inclined to reduce their prices. White is dull of sale, and former rates are not obtain able. Ginger has met with little attention, and prices are going down. Although prices rule low for Cinnamon, still there are few purchasers to be met with. For Nutmegs Trices keep up. Cloves are little wanted, and parcels could only be sold but upon lower terms. Mace is little wanted. The market has again been well supplied with Pimento—the de mand has been good, and former rates are well supported. Rum, BRANDY, AND HOLLAXDS.—The purchases made in Leeward Island Rum have been extremely limited this week, although there are sellers upon further reduced terms, and Is 10d to is I ld per gallon is the value of proof strength. Demerara strong descriptions 3s to 3s 2d. There has been scarcely any business transacted in Jamaica for ex portation, and the home trade continue to purchase with much caution. The value of 26 to 36 Of P. is 3s 4d to 4s, fine 4s 2d to 4s 6d, and very fine high flavour 5s to 7e per gallon ; of the last mentioned sort there is little in the market, but all other kinds are plentiful. Calcutta has met with little attention, and prices are &nil y cautionit declining;hout. certificate. fi 9 e d ilaut th eo.t. e l s E 9 r n d d i ys Cognac thl hase bestvb a e l e u n e b p r r a o n o d f yw purchasedi t o h f w , aittnhhde muchiv snBtd hll ds 48s Bd, puns 4s 6d; 1840, l i ja b d age of ' 1838, hhds 4s 4d, puns 4s 4s s d 6 ; d ; 1 1 8 83 4 9 1; 'Aids 4s 7d, puns 44,8;5118;441,814121i,dh5h3d555l d 4d, puns 4s 2d; 184 3 , various vintages 28 10d to 3s Bd, low 2s 7d g h o h o d d s m 4s id 2d o , f p t o h n e s , puns 3s 9d, mid and to 21 9d, and Bordeaux 2a 6tl t 9 2$ 6d per gallon. The market is in a fnll state for Geneva, and is 9d to is 9d is the value of common export sort; fine fit for duty is worth 2s 4d to 3s. English Corn Spirits firm at lOs 2d per gallon, cash. RICE.—A brisk demand has prevailed for Bengal, and a further advance in prices of 3d per cwt has taken _placo. Madras has met with increased attention, and enhanced rates are again obtained, the parcels brought to public sale amounting to 1,864 bags were oold at prices showing an ad vance on those of the last auction of 3d to 6d per cwt; low middling pinky white Bengal grain fetched 9s 6d to lOs ; bold brown ditto 9s to 9s 6d ; sea damaged first class 9s to 9s 6d, second class 8s 6d to 9s, and third class 7s 6d to 8s 6d per cwt Java yellow is fetching 9s 6d to 10s, and white 10s 6d to 12s 6d. In cleaned Rice there has been a good deal doing at 23s to 28s for Carolina, and 13s 3d to 18s per cwt for Patna. SALTPETRE.—This afternoon there was a better demand for Rough and 269 bags of Calcutta at public sales were sold at 27s 6d for good grey 3i per cent. refraction, being the full value; privately 1.200 bags of Madras were sold at 24s 6d for 121 per cent. refraction. FRUIT.—The demand for Currants has at length improved, and prices have an upward tendency, merchants show much firmness, and supply the markets sparingly; a fair business has been transacted at 49s to 50s for Zante and Cephalonia, and 50s to 52s for Patras. Raisins are not much wanted at present, Valentias are taken very sparingly at 48s, Red Smyrna 40s to 465, black 325, and Denias in baskets have de•• dined 2s per cwt, say 345; 5,549 drums Turkey pulled Figs, one sale passe, over, no bids, and the other taken in from 42s to 48a. Oars.—There has been an increased demand for Cod Oil, and a further advance in prices has taken place, at 29110 s to 301. In Seal more business transacted, pale 301 lOs to 301, yellow and straw 27l to 291 20s, and brown 251 to 261. Southern Oil 27l 10s to 301. and inferior at 261 to 271 per tun. Sperm Oil 831 to 85/ for British, and 801 to 82l for American. Linsee Oil 24s 5d to 24s 9d on the spot, and 25a to 25s 9d per cwt for delivery all the year. Rape Oil 37s for pale, and 36s for brown. Oilve sold at firm rates, Gallipoli at 43/ to 444 Spanish and Barbary 41/ to 42/10s per tun. TALLow.—This afternoon at public sale 113 casks of New South Wales Tallow sold at 36s 3d to 39s 9d for fair to fine quality; 4 casks East India at 40s 9; 374 pipes 68 hhds South American at 36s 9d to 37s 9d for good and fine, and 32s 3d to 36s for low to fair quailty, being cheaper; 590 kegs North American Lard taken in at 38s, and 10 casks Stearine Lard at 34s to 38s 9d per cwt. THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) ST. JAMES'S PALACE, MARCH 5,1845. The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon Captain John Hamilton, late of her Ma jesty's Packet Service. CROWN-OFFICE, MARCH 6. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Shaftesbury—Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Esq., in the room of Henry Howard, Esq., commonly called Lord Howard, now Earl of Effingham, called up to the House of Peers. WHITEHALL, MARCH 6. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. Thomas Bradley Paget, A.M., to the vicarage of Welton cum Mel ton, in the county and diocese of York, void by the death of the Rev. Henry William Champneys. WHITEHALL, MARCH 7. , The Queen has been pleased to constitute and appoint Charles Neaves, Esq., Advocate, to be Sheriff Depute and Steward Depute of the Sheriffdoms or Stewartries of Orkney and Zetland, in the room of James Allan Maconochie, Esq., deceased. WAR-OFFICE, MARCH 7. 14th Regiment of Foot—B. Drew, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Graham,_ promoted in the 31st Foot, March 7. 19th oot—Capt. F. Deacon, from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice T. Beckham, who exchanges, March 8. 31st Foot—Ensign J. H. Graham, from the 14th Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Shaw, who retires, March 7. 190th Foot—Captain A. Trollope, from half-pay 20th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice G. Bowyer, who exchanges ; Lieut. F. Woodgate to be Captain, by purchase, vice Trollope, who retires ; Ensign R. Grove to .be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Woodgate; J. Perrin, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Grove, March 7. 95th Foot—Lieutenant G. J. Dowdall to be Adjutant, vice Cobbs. who resigns the Adjutancy only, March 7. UNATTACHED.—Lieut. F. Deacon, from 19th Foot, to be Captain, without purchase, March 7. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, MARCH 6. Corps of Royal Engineers—Second Captain C. Rose to be Captain, vice Henderson, deceased ; First Lieut. W. C. Had den to be Second Captain, vice Rose, Dec. 26 ; Second Lieut. H. Grain to be First Lieutenant, vice Hadden, Feb. 22. MESIORARDUM.—The date of the promotion of the under mentioned officer has been altered, thus :—Lieut. Boucher, Dec. 26. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex. G. R. Robinson, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant ; T. T Clarke, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant, Feb. 28. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire. vi verbr. J. T. W. Evans, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, March 4. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Ross. shire. J. E. Belle, Esq.. to be Deputy Lieutenant; J. Matheson, Esq., M.P., to be Deputy Lieutenant; H. M. Fowler, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant; R. B. A. MacLeod, jun., Esq, to be Deputy Lieutenant; G. Ross, Esq., to be Deputy Lieu tenant, March 5. WHITEHALL, Planar 1, 1845. The Lord Chancellor has appointed John Whidborne, of Teignmouth, in the county of Devon, Gent. to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTS. Frederick West, bootmaker, — Southampton, to surrender March 18 and April 22, at twelve, at the Court of Bank. ruptey. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Mackey and Girdlestone, Southampton ; Smith and Atkins, Sergeants' Inn, Fleet street, London. William Spencer, brewer, Wallingford, Berkshire, March 18 and April 22, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, Birchen-lane ; Smith Golden-square. Charles Jacobs, fruit salesman, Farringdon-market, March 14, at half-past eleven, and April 18, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee; Overton and Hughes, Old Jewry. Joseph Wilson, bootmaker, Jermyn-street, St. James's, March 14 and April 15, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee; Wright, Smith, and Shepherd, Golden-square. John Struckett, grocer. Wye, Kent, March 14, at two, and May 3, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, offi cial assignee, Aldermanbury ; Palmer, France, and Palmer, Bedford-row ; King, Maidstone. James Stephen Herring, builder, Cecilia-place, Spa-road, Bermondsey, March 15, at one, and May 3, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sambrook court, Basinghall-street ; Rippon, Blackfriars-road. George Salmon, timber merchant, No. 15 Wharf, City road basin, March 22, at eleven, and May 3, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, officicial assignee, Sambrook court, liasinghall-street ; May, Queen-square, Bloomsbury. William Cawthorn, jun., wine merchant, Salisbury-wharf, Salisbury-street, Strand, March 17, at half-past two, and April 18, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane, Lombard-street; Lawrence, Old Fish-street, Doctors'-commons. John Hardy and George Hardy, grocers, Wisbech St. Peter, Cambridge, March 14, at two, and April 18, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old Jewry-chambers, London ; Jenkins and Abbott, New Inn, London. Thomas Kewell Gorbell, bookseller, Bedford-place, Com mercial-road, Middlesex, March 14, at half-past two, and April 18, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assigner, Old Jewry-chambers ; Turner, Mount-place, Whitechapel-road. John Rock Day, licensed victualler, White Hart-street, Drury-lane, March 14, and April 16, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, :official assignee, Coleman-street-build ings; Smith, Barnard's Inn, Holborn. Daniel Mackay, merchant, Liverpool, March 18, and April 8, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool ; Sharpe, Field, and Jackson, London ; Miller and Peel, Liverpool. William Butterill, grocer, Sheffield, March 20 and April 10, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Leeds ; Tattershall, Great James-street, Bedford row, London ; Broadbent, Sheffield ; Blackburn, Leeds. William Cornelius "Whittenbury, cheese factor, Leeds March 19 and April 14, at eleven, at the Leeds Dietricteourt. Fearne, official assignee, Leeds ; Rushworth, Staple-inn, London ; Sanderson, Leeds. __ William ?ell, linen-draper, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, March 19, at eleven, and April 29, at two, at the Newcastle-upon- Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle upon-Tyne; Griffith and Crichton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Griffith, Gray's Inn, London. PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, for the week ending, March 4, 1845, is 3ls. per cwt., exchisive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im portation thereof into Great Britain. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The LonD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at Five o'clock. OTAHEITE. The Earl of MINTO gave notice that on Monday be would move for copies of any correspondence which her Majesty's Government had received within the last twelve months, from the ships Basilisk and Hazard, on the subject of the proceedings at the island of Otahiete. lIEALTH OF TOWNS. The Marquis of NORMANBY presented a petition from a place in Lancashire, praying for the enactment of sanatory regulations in Llarge towns. The Noble Lord, i❑ supporting the prayer, took occasion to remark that it would be a great saving of the public time if Bills upon this subject, and others of a municipal charac ter, and Railway Bills, were first introduced into that House, instead of being sent up in a mass at the end of the session. The Duke of BUCCLEUGII presented a similar petiticn from Bristol. INTEMPERANCE. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Forfar, praying for legislative interference to check intem perance. The Marquis of ANGLESEY presented a similar petition. DISABILITIES OF THE JEWS. The LORD CHANCELLOR brought in a Bill to relieve her Majesty's subjects of the Jewish persuasion from certain disabilities affecting them in respect to the holding of municipal offices.—(Cheers.) The Bill was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Monday. CONSTABULARY IN IRELAND. The Marquis of NORMANBY said, that having postponed his motion on the subject of promotion in the constabulary in Ireland until this day, it was with great unwillingness he had declined to postpone it again. But he did not think that the ;presence of either of the two Lords, on account of whose absence the postpone ment had been requested, was necessary to the discuss ion. Neither of them had any official or departmental connexion with the subject, and one of them, the late Secretary for Ireland, was not at present a member of the Government. It was not certain that either of those Lords had a wish to take part in the Debate what might arise, and if he postponed it for them, he might not have an opportunity of bringing it on until after Easter. A recommendation made to the Inspector- General of Constabulary, upon an understanding between all parties in Parliament, had been lost sight of in recent promotions. But if he could have an assurance from the Government that such would not be the case again—and there was no one whose assurance he would more readily take than that of the Noble Duke opposite. The Duke of WELLINGTON—You won't have it then.—(A laugh.) The Marquis of NORMANBY said it might be very well for the Noble Duke to state at the commencement of the debate the course which he meant to !ake, but these interruptions should net prevent him (the Mar quis of Normanby) from stating the reasoas of his motion. But when he recollected wbo were the parties to that engagement—when he recollected that the other House of Parliament was with that House equally concerned in preserving the sacredness of that engagement— and when he recollected how necessary the services from the constabulary forces in Ireland were to every part of the country, and still more whon he looked at the important position which the Inspector-General held he was astonished when be heard of the slight which had been put on that distinguished officer. He (the Marquis of Normanby) was aware that it had not of late been the usual course for their Lordships' House to meddle with Irish affairs in general ; but when he recollected thst the constabulary force of that country was in its cha racter so unique, that it wns the armed populace under such regular orders that it amounted almost to a stand ing army—that it was dispors, d throughout the country in small divisions—that it had to execute difficult duties—that not only was the ordinary education of reading and writing required of its members, but that also a capacity for making reports to the courts of justices. He must say that he felt that the position of ,the insoector-general of such a force was of such im portance as to require the utmost consideration at the hands of Parliament. lie (the Marquis of Normanby) would beg to remind their Lordships that this force was discaplined so that they could be dispersed, and yet act effectively together in different parts of the country, and still further, that the period to which he referred was one of considereble agitation to Ireland. LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four o'clock. NEW MEMBERS. Mr. BRINBLEY SHERIDAN was introduced by Lord Marcus Hill and Mr. Ord, and took the oaths and his seat fur Shaftesbury, in the room of Lord Howard, now Earl of Effingham. Mr. DEEDEs took the oaths and his seat for East Kent, in the room of Sir E. Knatchbull. Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN, in the absence of the Hon. Member for Waterford, presented a petition in favour of the Limerick and Waterford Railway Bill. PUBLIC- H OUSES.---SA BBATH OBSERVANCE. Mr. CAREW presented petitions from Llandrossy, and other places in Wales, praying the House to adopt measures for restricting the number of public-houses, and for preventing the sale of intoxicating liquors on the Sunday. _ . _ Mr. THORNELY presented petitions from places in Northumberland to the same effect. Mr. KEMBLE presented petitions from Surrey to the same effect. Mr. J. S. WORTLEY presented similar petitions. Lord ASHLEY presented a number of petitions from places in Yorkshire, Lancashire, and i rotland, to the same effect. Mr. GREENE presented similar petit i ons. An HoN. MEMBER presented petitions to the same effect from places in the W es t of England. Mr. HENLEY presented similar petitions. Mr. FOX MAU LE presented similar petitions. Mr. LANE FOX presented similar petitions. AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION. Mr. E. YORKE presented petitious from landowners, and occupiers of la n d, i n t h e coun ty of Cambridge, com plaining that the interests of agriculturists had been overlooked in the past measures of the Government, and praying that an adequate protection should be afforded them. THE LIVERPOOL DOCKS. An HON. MEMBER presented a petition in favour of the Liverpool Dccks Bill.—Referred to the Committee on Standing Orders. AMICABLE ASSURANCE OFFICES. Sir W. HEATUCOTE brought in this Bill, which was read a first time. BIGGLES WADE AND HERTFORD RAILWAY. On the motion of Lord MAHON, the Biggleswade and Hertford Railway Bill was read a second time. GAME LAWS. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition, signed by 900 persons, inhabitants of the town of Pershore, in Worcestershire, against the game-laws. THE TEN HOURS BILL. Mr. DUNCOMBE presented petitions in favour of the Ten Hours Bill. • GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY BRANCH LINES. Mr. FORBES presented petitions in favour of the Grand Junction Railway Company's branch lines. PAISLEY AND KILMARNOCK RAILWAY. On the motion of Mr. F. MACKENZIE, the Paisley and Kilmarnock Railway Bill was read a first time. EASTERN UNION RAILWAY. An HoN. MEMBER presented a petition from the Eastern Union Railway Company in favour of the Nor wich branch, which was referred to the Select Commit tee for Standing Orders. SOUTH-EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. A petition was presented from the South-Eastern Railway Companies, praying for leave to withdraw one of their Bills and substitute another in its place. Mr. BRIGHT presented petitions against the sale of intoxicating liquors from Birdsall, in Cumberland ; against the game-laws, the window duties, and the in crease of the navy. SEES• OF ST. ASAPH AND BANGOR. Petitions were presented by Lord CLlvis and Mr. W. MILES, against the union of the sees of St. Asaph and Bangor. MALT TAX. Mr. W. MILES presented a petition from Harrington Corney against the malt-tax. PUBLIC HOUSES. Mr. ALDAM presented petitions from several places in the West Riding of Yorkshire, for the diminution of the number of public houses. NOTICES OF MOTION--CORN LAWS. Mr. WODEHOUSE gave notice that it was his in tention Ito move an amendment to the motion of the Hon. Member for Stockport which stood first on the orders of the day for Thursday next. The motion was for a Select Committee to inquire into the operation of protective duties upon the interests of tenant farmers. To that motion, it was his intention to move as an amendment the following resolution : That en inquiry into the operation of pro tective duties on imports, as regarded the interest of tenant farmers and farm labourers, was objectionable in principle if the purport of it was to show that they had a distinct and separate interest from that of their land lords, or those on whose property they chose to live ; that' the condition of tenant farmers and farm labourers did indeed deserve the most serious attention of Parlia ment, and it was the bounden duty of the House so to shape its deliberation, as to make known to the occupiers and tenants of the soil the necessity for their having a continuance of all protective duties ; and that the removal of all protective duties was averse to the general interests of all classes of society. PAROCHIAL SETTLEMENT BILL. Mr. PUSSY gave notice that in Committee on the Parochial Settlement Bill he would move the omission of the 33d clause. ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY. Mr. SHAW gave notice that on Thursday next he would move for a Select Committee to inquire into the merits of the atmospheric system of railway. HONG-KONG. Dr. BO WRING gave notice that on Monday he would ask the Hon. Member the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he had any objection to lay upon the table of the House the correspondence which had taken place between the Government and the authorities of Hong-Kong. AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS. Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN gave notice of his in tention to move, as an amendment to the motion of the Hon. Member for Stockport, which stood for Thursday, that a Select Committee be appointed to inquire into the extent of mortgages on landed property in this country, and into the cause of agricultural distress. Mr. COBDEN reminded the Hon. Member that he had not yet finally decided on the terms of his motion. Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN said he was aware of it, but the Hon. Member had previously put upon the paper a motion similar to his own amendment, and he wished to bring him back to this motion. GAME-LAWS. Mr. BRIGHT gave notice that on Monday he should move the appointment of the Select Committee on the game-laws. CHARGES ON RAILROADS. Dr. BOWRING begged leave, on behalf of the Hon. Member for Greenock, who was unavoidably absent, to give notice that he would, upon an early day, ask a question of the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite to this effect—whether it was the intention of the Right Hoe. Gentleman to appoint a com p e t en t t r ibunal for the regu lation of the amount of charges to be made for pas sengers and goods going by the railways proposed to be made by the Bills now before Parliament, bearing in mind the present prices of machinery, materials, and labour? SCOTCH BANKING. Mr. HUME presented a petition from the Provost and Town Council of Montrose, stating that the banking system pursued in Scotland for the last century was most beneficial and advantageous to commerce and agri culture, and praying that no alteration might be made in it. POOR-LAW UNIONS. Mr. BARING WALL begged to ask the Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary of State for the Home Depart ment whether the permissive power, given under the 4th and sth of William IV., to the Poor law Commissioners to make alterations in unions had ever been put in force? Sir J. GRAHAM said that though such a power ex isted, it had, in fact, never been exercised. Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN begged to ask the Right Hon. Gentleman at the head of the Government when it was intended that the abolition of duty on agricultural seeds should take effect ? Also, whether the list would include clover seed ? Sir R. PEEL said, the removal of duty would take place after the present sowing ; probably, in the month of June. Clover seed would not be included. PURCHASE OF CALIFORNIA. Mr. S. WORTLEY said he wished to put a question to the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Govern ment on the subject of a paragraph which appeared in the newspapers, and which appeared to receive confir mation, in a neighbouring country. It was stated in the Times newspaper that the English Government had offered to Santa Anna a sum of 25,000,000 dollars for the province of California in 1837, and that that beauti ful province was on the point of being given up to Great Britain. The paragraph stated that that was another proof of the undermining ambition of Great Britain ; and it also stated that 5,000,000 dollars had been offered by the American Government. Now, though that was a paragraph in th e news papers, it professed to 1 have some foundAtion, and considering the avidity with which all statements of that kind were laid hold of, both in France and in the United States, tending to raise prejudices against the policy of Great Britain, he wished to ask, first, whether the Bight lion. Gent,leman was aware .of any correspondence on this subject having taken place ; and, secondly, whether there was nu foundation whatever for such statement ? Sir R. PEEL begged to state in the most distinct and explicit manner, in answer to the question put by his Hon. Friend, that he was not aware of the existence of any such correspondence, and he believed the report al luded to was as utterly without foundation as any report that ever existed. There were a great many reports re specting the undermining ambition of Great Britain, but he believed such reports were often spread as a pal liation for the insertion of others. He was not aware of any such correspondence being carried on, and he could find no trace of such a correspondence, so that the report was utterly destitute of the shadow of a foundation. Lord PALMERSTON said, on behalf of the late Go vernment, that they had new r offered in 1837, or any other year, 37,000,000 of dollars, or any other sum for any Mexican province. BUENOS AYRES. Lord PALMERSON gave notice that he would, on Monday, put a question to the Right Hon. Baronet on the subject of a note presented by Mr. Mandevil!e, the representative of Great Britdin, on the 16th December, 1842, to the Government of Buenos Ayres, on the subject of the dispute between that Government and Monte Video. CHURCH EXTENSION. Mr. CHILDERS wished to know from the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Government whether it was the intention of the Government to grant a Queen's letter this year. He was desirous of knowing this be cause the Church Building Society stated that they would not make any grant to churches which had been in the gift of trustees. That resolution being in contra vention of an Act of Parliament, and also he believed in opposition to the wishes of the Right Hon. Gentleman. Sir R. PEEL said that the usual practice had been to issue a Queen's letter in favour of a particular society triennially. That letter was not usually issued till the month of August, and he did not suppose the usual course would be departed from. The subject, he be lieved, was now under the consideration of the Eccle siastical Commissioners. FIRE INSURANCES. Col. SIBTHORP gave notice of his intention to move certain returns connected with fire insurances on Monday next. COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. Col. THOMAS WOOD wished to know; from the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he intended to propose any remedy for the grievances under which the College of Surgeons laboured ? Sir JAMES GRAHAM was at a loss to understand to what grievances the Honourable and Gallant Member alluded. He was himself not prepared to ad vise any alteration. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EX. CHEQUER, it was ordered that the House, at its rising, should adjourn to Monday. PROPERTY-TAX. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR cf the EX CHEQUER, the report on the Property Tax Bill was postponed to Monday. WAYS AND MEANS. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EX CHEQUER that the House resolve Itself into a Com mittee of Ways and Means, Mr. WILLIAMS trusted the House would give him an opportunity of stating the reasons for his being ab sent last night, when the motion, of which he had given notice, was called on. He hoped he should be able to allay the feelings of the Noble Lord at the head of the Woods and Forests in doing so. He came down to the House last night to make the motion ; and thinking that the questions that were before the House would occupy a greater length of time than they did, he was too late to bring in his motion. He deeply regretted that cir cumstance from what had taken place. He could assure the Noble Lord, that in making that motion he could not for one instant imagine that in the slightest degree it could have been conceived that he had any intention of applying anything personal to the Noble Lord or his noble father ; and if the Noble Lord would compare his (Mr. Williams's) motion with the notice he had given, he would find that there was not the slightest difference, either in the wording or the meaning, between that and the entry which appeared in the Noble Lord's own books. He would read the Noble Lord's own statement, which was laid before the House. The statement to which be referred was the Twenty-first Report of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, and signed by the Noble Lord. The schedule to which he referred was the Appendix, No. 2 (B), which contained the manors, buildings, lands, and other heri ditaments belonging to the Crown, which had been sold by private contract by the Commissioners of her Ma jesty's Woods and Forests. It was respecting these that he desired to have some explanation. In the state ment to which he referred it appeared that certain lands, containing 7,438 acres and 36 roods, had been sold to his Grace the Duke of Newcastle. for 1,0491. 15s. 9d. Now, the notice which he (Mr. Williams) had given was for copies of all surveys and valuations of 7,438 acres and 36 roods of land, belonging to the Crown, adjoining the Duke of Newcastle's Haford estate in Cardiganshire, which had been sold by private contract for 1,0491. 15s. 9d. If the Noble Lord or any other man—he did not care who---could point out the slightest shadow of a shade of meaning in these words, he would submit that the ob servations of the Noble Lord last night were justifiable. —(Cries of " Order, order.") He begged pardon for alluding to what had occurred on a previous night during his absence. He would wish to go into those statements of the Noble Lord ; but, as it was contrary to the rules of the House, he would not further allude to it. He made the motion on public grounds, and submitted to the House that when they saw such a transaction, without any sort of explanation—a sale of property be longing to the Crown, the fee simple of it for 2s. 10d. an acre—they had a right to demand an explanation. He wanted to know what the situation of this property was, and accordingly moved for the returns. He now regretted having entrusted the motion to another Hon. Member, which he thought a bad practice, and attended with great inconvenience.—(Laughter, and cries of Hear.) In 1839 he made a similar motion, and on the same grounds—he moved for conveyances and all other documents connected with the sale of this manor. What was the consequence of that ? A party had pur chased that property of the Crown, at a low rate, in con sequence of various encroachments which had been made upon the property, through the neglect and supineness of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests. Poor persons had encroached upon the property, had expended their labour upon it, and had brought it into eulvation.l This had been done because the property had not been properly looked after by the Crown. The pur chaser of the property had endeavoured to force those persons to return their holdings to him. A gen tleman of great public spirit took the matter up, on behalf of these poor persons. The cause was tried three times, and was at last moved into the Court of Queen's Bench. The purchaser still endeavouring to force those poor persons to return the property to him. A representation having been made to him (Mr.W.Williams) on the subject, he represented it to Lord Duncannon. With that kindness of heart which was so charac teristic of the Noble Lord, he immediately in stituted a most carefnl investigation into the whole case, compelled the purchaser to withdraw his claim, and the whole affair was amicably adjusted. He thought that after such an occurrence the Noble Lord could not be surprised at his asking for an expla nation of the nature of the transaction attending the sale of the Hafod Estate. It appeared that the property had been sold at an excessively low rate. He had made no charge against the Noble Lord either that be had sold, or that his father had purchased the property improperly. All that he wanted was, an explanation of the facts attending the sale, and if he had been in the House last night—(Hear, hear, and laughter)—he would have moved, as an addition to the motion, that a sche dule should be laid before the. House of the encroach ments. It was necessary to have such a schedule, in order to show how the encroachments had been purchased. He was sorry that he had no opportunity of replying to the Noble Lord, or he should have shown that he had no ground either in justice or anything else for the obser vations he had made. He could assure the Noble Lord, if the purchase had been made by any one else, if it had been made by two of the most intimate friends he had, he should have moved for the return precisely the same as he had now. He had no motives whatever except to satisfy himself more particularly as to the means that had bet n taken to ascertain the value of the estate. The sales of Crown property by private contract were a fair subject of inquiry ; be thought all rates of Crown property ought to be public and not pri vate. The Crown received a sum of 385,000/. annually in return for these lands, and the Crown estates cer tainly produced a large sum ' • but not more than 145,0001. of it went to the public Treasury ? He contended the department over which the Noble Lord presided re quired looking after as much as any other department of the Government. At present, most of the revenue de rived from Crown lands was spent for all sorts of purposes. With regard to the charge brought against him by the Noble Lord, he had only to say that he would never shrink from the performance of a public duty, however disagreeable that might be—(Cries of " Oh, oh," from the Ministerial benches)—and he repeated his regret that he was not in the House last night to bring forward the motion of which he had given notice. The. Earl of LINCOLN said that the Hon. Member for Coventry had deemed it necessary to enter into a long explanation, for the purpose, as it appeared to him, of justifying the motion of which he had given no tice. He (Lord Lincoln) begged distinctly to repeat what he had stated on the last night, that this motion was a gross imputation on himself, as far as his public character was concerned. He did not blame the Hon. Gentleman for bringing forward this subject. If he sus pected a public servant, he was quite right in bringing it forward. What he (Lord Lincoln) did say, and what he conceived he had a right to say, was, that when the Hon. Member had placed the notice on the books of the House—a notice, the plain intent and meaning of which was, to charge corruption to a public servant in the discharge of his official duties. when such notice had once appeared upon the books of the House, it was an injustice to him (Lord Lincoln) and towards the public, who were as much interested in the character of their servant, as he himself was—(Hear, hear)—not to bring that subject forward at the very earliest opportunity, in order to give that public servant an opportunity of clear ing his character. The Hon. Member for Coventry has not yet even acknowledged the injustice of the imputa tion in the motion which he brought forward. He (Lord Lincoln) agreed with the Hon. Member that the Member giving notice of a motion should bring it for ward himself. But why, he asked, did the Hon. Member for Coventry not act on his own principles, and bring SUS Motion forward himself ? Why did ho bye it to the lion. Member for Montrose to do so in his absence ? That was one cause of complaint he had against the lion. Member for Coventry. Another was, that he bad put a notice on the books which bore on the face of it a most unfair representation of the facts. The Hon. Gentlemen, with a perversion of vision, had read the motion on Vie books, and then the extract from the report of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, in a manner which was intended to convey to the House a mast unfair representation of the case, and he would not be wroi g i i supposing, with an evident intention to mis lead the Muse of Commons, and to lead the public to a different interpretation than the facts of the case war ranted. What was the extract which the Hon. Gentle. man had quoted ? It would be found in the 29th page of the report issued by the Commissioners of Woods and Forests in August last—" To sale of certain parts or portions of land adjoining to the Haford estate." What was the motion of the lion. Member ? It was for a return of all surveys and valuations of 7,438 acres of land sold for 1,049/. 15s. 9d. The Hon. Member has shown by his statement—though he was absent from the House last night, that he had read his (Lord Lin coln's) observations upon this subject, in this morning's papers, and therefore he had made himself master of them, and of the explanation he (Lord Lincoln) had given of this affair; and yet the Hon. Gentleman now professed to say that that which he had just read was a full and fair representation of the transaction through ont. He Lord Lincoln) would.not now enter upon any further explanation on this sulject.—(Hear, hear.) [LEFT SPEAKING.] THE MURDER AT HAMPSTEAD. (FURTHER PARTICULARS.) It has been mentioned that the deceased Delarne was known to be in the habit of wearing two rings, and although the most valuable one was discovered by the unfortunate father of Thomas Hecker, amongst some of the cuttings of the shoe materials at his house, still up to the period of the pri soner's examination on Tuesday, at the Police-court, no trace of the second ring had been found. It appears, however, on the return of Mr. Hocker, son., to his resi dence, in Charles-street, that his wife had also, during his absence, found the second ring to kind of gold keeper) amongst some rubbish. Mr. Rocker, sen., lost no time in placing this further evidence of the gill lt of his wretched son in the hands of the police. It is still believed, as was the case in the first instance, that there was more than one person concerned in the murder, and this suppo sition is strengthened by facts which, subsequently to the holding of the coroner's inquest, have transpired. In the North-road, and but a very short distance from the Swiss Cottage, a penknife is stated to have been found, having the handle covered with blood, and it cannot be identified as having ever been seen in the possession either of the accused, Thomas Henry Hocker, or of the murdered man, Mr. Delarur. The facts which have transpired in evidence also tend to show in some measure that more than one was coneeined. In the first place, Delarue was, as compared with the accused, a much more powerful man, and therefore, single handed, would have been likely to have had the best of locker. Again, the cries of murder from deceased were heard for two or three minutes, therefore that fact does away with the impression that Hocker must have pounced on the murdered man una wares, and stunned him. The police aro actively en gaged in tracing out, if possible, the owner of the pen knife alluded to. During the inquest, it will be remembered that when the coat of Thomas Henry Hocker was produced, there was evidence of a bloody hand having been thrust into one of the pockets. Shortly after the verdict of " Wilful Murder" was recorded, Mr. Wakley directed the summon ing officer of Hampstead, in whose custody the clothes of the deceased are placed, to examine the pockets minutely, in order to ascertain if, when they were rifled by the murderer, he had blood on his hands. On Hunt's return he stated that there was not the slightest spot of blood on any of the pockets, and.the only blood observable on the trousers at all was a long streak passing down the front in the direction of the left thigh. The extraordinary manner in which the police have got up the evidence in this case has been the subject of general remark, and the anxiety manifested by them all, as it were, to have " a finger in the pie" is still more sin gular. Fur instance, in the first place, Inspector Par. tridge holds the watch and ring, identified as having belonged to the murdered man. Secondly, Inspector Shackel holds tho mackintosh, trousers, &c., covered with blood, belonging to the accused. Thirdly, Inspector Haynes holds the gambroon trou sers, drawers, coat, waistcoat, stockings, and shirt of Hocker, as also the button found on the mantel piece. Fourthly, Inspector Gray holds the letter signed " Caroline," and other documents. Fifthly, Sergeant Scotney holds some letters found at the accused's lodgings, addressed by him to a Miss Batty. Sixthly, police•constable Thomas holds the button found on the spot where the murder took place. Seventhly, Inspector Tedman holds some obscene books and prints belonging to the accused. Inspector Furlong holds some thing else ; and lastly, Hunt, the constable, holds the deceased's clothes. It has now been ascertained beyond a doubt that had not locker been taken into eustody on the night he was, that most, if not all, the above-mentioned evidences of his guilt would have been removed or destroyed. It appears that on the following morning after the capture of the accused, the copper at his lodgings was found filled with water, the fire laid, and everything prepared for washing, and all this was done entirely without the knowledge of the landlady of the house. The letters in the custody of the police are said to deeply criminate the murdered man as well as 'fucker. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROUSE OF COMMONS, March 6. SOUTH WALES RAILWAY. Mr. PHILPOTTS presented a petition complaining that the standing orders in the case of the South Wales Railway had not been complied with. The petition was referred to the Select Committee. TRENT VALLEY EXTENSION. Mr. MARK PHILIPS brought up the Trent Valley Extension Bill, which was read a first time and ordered to be read a second time. BLACKBURN, ACCRINGTON, AND COLNE RAILWAY. General LYGON presented petitions complaining that the standing orders on the Blackburn, Accrington, and Colne Railway had not been complied with.—Referred to the Select Committee. MUSEUMS OF ART. Sir R. PEEL said that the subject of which the Hon. Gentleman had alluded, ha I not altogether escaped his attention. But many suggestions of a similar kind were made, such of which, individually considered, was worthy of public favour, and of those suggestions he could only select such as appeared to be most im portant. They had turned their attention to the im provement of the geological museum, and be hoped that they would be enabled, in the course of the present session, to make some proposal for the purpose of promoting greater access to this improved geological museum. He concurred with the lion. Gentleman in the great advantage which would result from the encou raging and promoting a love of art ; but he advised the House to be cautious in giving extensive power of taxa tion to municipal bodies.—(Hear, hear.) The Hun. Gentleman was anxious to see a museum of art. An . other Hon. Member wished to give municipal bodies powers of taxation, for the purpose of purchasing paces of recreation; and there was another object, perhaps of more importance than either, for which local taxes should be levied—namely, the ventilation and the im proving of the salubrity of towns. But they ought to be cautious, lest they should make the taxes for those pur poses too expensive ; and thereby create a prejudice against those objects, which they thought so necessary. —(Hear, hear.) He would advise the Hon. Gentleman, therefore, to limit himself to his own particular, plan, and not to incorporate other purposes with it. There was a great disposition amongst those who prospered by manufacturers to remember the obligations which they owed to those through whom they derived their wealth, and to coatribute largely to the purposes of art.—(Hear.) He hoped they would take care not to check this dispo sition to contribute, by making it a subject of local taxation. At any rate, he hoped that these town councils would think it preferable to try to raise as large a sum as possible by voluntary contribution. He believed if town councils should vote large sums for the purpose of establishing museums of this kind, providing the buildings and purchasing the objects for exhibition, they would in many cases throw the public money away. But, if the town councils would call on the affluent con nected with the place to contribute a certain specific sum for the purpose of establishing these museums, stating that, when established, they would undertake, by an annual rate, to provide for the permanent charges of the superintendence, they wou!d by that means induce many to contribute for this purpose. In the case of building churches, it had been found that many persons would advance a certain sum of money over which they would have some control, who would not consent to burden their property for that purpose. Where the authorities had said, " If you will provide the edifice, we will guarantee a permanent endowment for it," it was gratifying to observe how willingly assistance was given. He be lieved town councils would find many persons, in places where manufactures were prosperous, who would be willing to make presents of objects of art, or of large sums of money to be paid at once, if they were assured that a museum would be permanently provided. He hoped the Hon. Gentleman would consider this suggestion, and that if he gave town councils any power to raise money at all, it would be made subserviect to private contributions. Lord J. MANNERS said he should be happy to see the proposition of the Hon. Member carried into effect. If the Hon. Member for Montrose would renew his Bill -he should be happy to support it. There was a growing desire on the part of the people to provide means of public recreation. lie had the pleasure and gratification of living in a large house where there were many works of art ; he had witnessed persons going there who were delighted with what they saw, but he had never heard of a single instance of any of those works being injured by the visitors there. He could not sit down without offer ing his praises to her Majesty's Government for the care they had taken of works of art, and for their restoration, particularly in Glasgow and Elgin. Mr. BROTHERTON thought' it most important in large communities that something should be done, not only to improve the public taste, but the morals of the people. Schools of design were sot sufficient, museums were necessary, and if established he would venture to say they would act as a sort of moral police. In the great town of Manchester a tax of a halfpenny in the pound would enable parties to erect a building that would cost 50,0004 and in that building might be placed works that would greatly con tribute to the delight, the improvement, and the educa tion of the people. In the town of Manchester alone, so well did the people appreciate the value of such institu tions, that they had collected about 30,000 i towards making a public park, and he was happy to say that t t Right Honourat le Baronet opposite had contributed t at munificent sum of 1,0001. towards this park.—(G re e d cheering.) But public parks could not be WO by the people at all seasons of the year, partial" larly in an uncertain climate like this, and War; fore the greater necessity for public measures, 1"' they would t only have the effect of elevating the minds and improving the morals of the lower class !!! but they would also eventually withdraw them from the public-houss, where they now too often spent their ear n ; ings in di .sipetion, and convert them at length ei t 0 sort of morel police for the prevention of many crimes' to (Hear, hear.) Besides, when once these amus evvell were established, they would he sure to receive co ntrib : Lions from gentlemen who could not heretofore ti des their property to the old corporations, for those b051i...," had no object but their own gratification in feastieP es (Hear, hear.) He lad great pleasure in supp or ting lu of proposition. He thought it would elevate them ind," 0 the people, and raise science to a still higher p osi '' ' than it at present enjoyed. Mr. HUTT highly approved of the measure , and (!ehe' served that nothing could be more successful than ro schools of design. Schools of design had been op enl o Newcastle, Sheffield, and Birmingham, which bad bee attended with the greatest advantage, and works he" been produced by than which were objects of & dol t l; Lion in every capital in Europe. Englishmen eng il be as renowned fur works of taste as they were for cess in commerce and manufactures, and nothing • more effectually raise the minds of the people from gem and sensual pursuits than such pursuits. Mr. LABOUCHERE said there was so little d i it of sentiment on this subject, that he did not thins would be necessary fur him to trouble the House at erti length. Ile would, however, express his hearty concu r . 0 : rence in the views of the Hon. Member for Duraf, e r ' e e and his hope that his wishes would be realised. eof country was indebted for the establishment of schoole.Z. design to his lamented friend, the late Lord Sidniotafe Those who live in the principal seats of nianufec‘ab%, ought to have an opportunity of improving their 10°,4 the exhibition of the best works of art. Sir Frutl'es Chantrey had assured him that it was from the f° 6 - s these classic models being continually before his eee he was indue, d to turn his mind seriously te' c ' er e the fine arts as a profession. In the large towns ev ert stranger, on visiting them, must be agreeably at e with the feelings of pride and pleasure with Whi ch • citizens regarded any work of art they happen 1 0 36 0. sess. He did not share in the fears the Right unt Baronet seemed to entertain that the councils 1/°„.. spend any of the money entrusted to them for theses 1 3 ", poses wantonly. Let them consider the benefits Fil ls , c e , had derived from the establishment of schools of tj sign, and from the exhibition of works of merit, 6 7, the superior skill and perfection she had thereby . 1 5 0 ' 0 rived at in some kinds of manufactures. The clue s/ r p was of national importance, and he was glad to ° ee much unanimity in the House on the subject. iK Mr. SHEIL "hoped one of the provisions of the o s would be to enable the working classes to visit rane°o4 on Sundays. That was the only day they coul d alt ' such places. Surely it could not be said that so ha t, e °— less a recreation was a desecration of the Sabbath ? tre . Leave was then given to bring in the Bill ; Ewart and Mr. Wyse to prepare it. PRISONER'S COUNSEL BILL 0 011 Mr. EWART moved for leave to bring in e enabling the defendant's counsel in civil, a nd the Jury soner's counsel in criminal cases, to address the PEW the close of the evidence for the prisoner or de f°l 'e of The most eminent lawyers in Westminster Hall were, opinion that a change in the present system wu' e n t hete sary, and it was with the concurrence of many °' that he brought it ferward. The present hardshiP• t oo that the defendant or prisoner called witnesee s 'oet, speeches would be made for the plaintiff or Eros° and only one for the defendant or prisoner. Th i e s ' oo e of cially in criminal cases, was a gross injustice, en", foe counsel, sooner than subject themselves to a rerY o ee the prosecuting counsel, forbore to call any n'i'",„ e ned Another hardship was, that if witnesses were — OO for the defence, and their testimony did not, ° o at respect, confirm the statement of the defendant's l e 0 0 an unfavourable and unjust impression might be 03 , a d fie the Court and jury, and the defendant's couns el 'I I ee° opportunity of reconciling little inconsistencies , ti n bt be planting trifling misunderstandings, which 034 a sed' productive of the greatest disadvantage to the se c t ail Again, different modes of practice prevailed o°loiy#, matter, and it would be desirable to estsblishunif°„eres of In the Sessions Court in Scotland, in the Coint° 1 ,,„" 0 01 0 that House, and other places, the defendant'e,n, jO O had the right of reply, which he thought scus- e ee and reasonable. He did not move to ask for,e" eve bring in a Bill, but only requested that the kl7 i njoel• the Government would devote its attention to the a" Mr. lIITAIE seconded the motion. be or The ATTORNEY-GENERAL could not 6SI , p M proved of such a measure as that contemplated 'La if Hon. Member, although at the same time he 987",7, many of his observations. He felt the diffiu'Vedt°. which the prisoner often stood, but at the same re seD i not think that any serious evil accrued from th e P e sts° system. The Hon. Gentleman had alluded to the ' s i l o * in Parliamentary Committees and elsewhere, of be the speeches of defendant's counsel, but that ell elee° i : felt to be so inconvenient that they were sho at t ed'" doning it, and adopting the same plan as er eft: oo tec Westminster Hall.—(Hear, hear.) The xl°""sat Gentleman had not brought in a motion wor Bill, but had moved for an inquiry. H e (the A t F o r General) thought the better course would hf ee 0 0 " Hon. and Learned Friend to refer this inqui:e su irli Commissioners who were already appointed for ° into the working of the criminal law. On that Commission he would find the names ce who were men of great experience, and whose lik w e sees, in his (the Attorney-General's) opinion, /e, r, ss iej°? to be satisfactory to the country. They were not only into the principles, but also into th e " t e e the effect of this alteration in the practices of t his floe' nor courts at Westminster. The inquiry °Y o del and Learned Friend was, in fact, a portion 0 ' be l l° of that Commission ; but if, after their decision;ioolo' still anxious for further elucidation, he (the .A hs ee General) was sure that the Government would , $) th e M objection to the inquir. r. HUME, said th y i ro n at after what had fallen it o re o l t Hon. and Learned Gentleman opposite, h° ,e that nothing could be more proper, or ni °re 31 1 50 better, and he would advise his Hon. Friend to e e I his motion, and leave the matter in the hands he Government. On ce* 0 4 Mr. EWART said that, under the WOO o v. tict fully saw the propriety of acceding to b il et ser co s Learned Friend. He was satisfied that the In" e O h o not be in better bands ; and he should, therePrireve a s the advice of his Hon. Friend, beg leave to v'' motion. • The motionSA was then withdrawn. LE OF HAFOD ESTATE . , h is V, Mr. HUME said, that in the absence he bfi c ' Friend the Member for Coventry, he w ° , ll ,; cl 1 0 , - ,1; make the motion of which he had given noti c- ',,, si fj .;; 0 ing so, however, he did not feel it his duty.t° tos' Y et word, and he should simply put the motion in or Fore to the Noble Lord at the head of the Woods a n f e cts, 4 an opportunity of making a statement of he ! owe% which the motion referred. He then, fo r th : dvs the of Coventry, moved for copies of all s urvey - „ Ø „ to f e d tions of 7,438 acres 36 rood.; of land beloagiirs Crown, adjoining to the Duke of Newetot,,ja t ° her. estate, in Cardiganshire, which has bee n Grace by private contract for 1,049 1 1 5 s. " 0 0d P"ici Majesty's Commissioners of Woods, Forests, 00/A Revenues, as stated in Appendix, No. 2 (A), I ° . r 5 of r O Commissioners' report for 1844 ; and a lso correspondence relating thereto. 11 0 .d n ot / for The Earl of LINCOLN said that he di „, cro ber e f i from meeting the motion of which the Ilon. Ai ht he' o l Coventry bad given notice ; and he only thoug vo iles to unfair and improper not personally to Pot $ r eseaci, this nature before the House, and bethere 1 ) 0 , 0 0 0 e 0 , support it. The House must be aware tha t h i r o b pi' dently intended to cast a slur upon him —t° throw t ot sy be r, picion around his proceedings—and exten a wo e v. , eion to the Government of which he w as 0 600' ht He should just make these preliminary obser._are 01 1,5 0 cause he felt that, as a public servant, tn And to he no suspicion resting up on f e e lieg f ,; o , said this, not only in justification of his ow n te sbe such public servant, but also out of respect, be en V ie vernment of which he formed a part. It ha o u tio n of r o , posed that the transaction to which the 01 „ co o o f Hon. Gentleman referred was a contract the p self (the Earl of Lincoln) and his father, tn of 1101‘ 1 3 Newcastle. That was not the case. The estate _ d o pott, l , had been in the possession of Colonel Johns , Is". ch iell certain claims had been made by the Crli wu ' c i"to 0 11 . 0 : Colonel, and subsequently his devisee refusf The estate had been put up for sale by ten_eftsle and, in order to clear the title, and mak e th marketable, it had been ve i n ed b y two geonir, Morgan on the part of the C rown, and and Murray, on the part of Colonel Johns 032, wht e,t, visees. These circumstan ces oceurred in theWoouct. Lord Duncannon was at the head 01 _ 5011 0 0 ,0, and Forests, and they were Pi ciad the proceedings of the deviaces of Lo: a rid , be with which the Duke of Newcastle need o `-' e of not hail anything to do. The Puke'sePlicidcb°4t estate was a subsequent transaction; at the auction at all. Mr. Moro of the property was 8,061 acres, and thateent i very ` c),ci l ed thatt.le :th!itieesotetfrolv, was 1,098/. —(Laughter.) This might . a nhe belle s e ordinary to some Gentlemen opposite, p ,00 II ( r ig , should be able very briefly to exP_ls ul could he,lect was aware that no property of the urow_ea _cereal. posed of except under the valuation 0f,,,,,!:t vela surveyor, upon oath.—(Hear, hear.)so ; 12 .. 04 0 ,0 had been made and stated upon oath, a Mr. 3lii rrs i 14c valuation was 1,0981., while that of 6321.—(Hear, hear.) The fact was, in ordesrscatert;aeitlioer sale of the estate at all, it was necessary to d Colonel J0h,0,0 extent of the rights of the Crown, ai t of t h e Cru s , his devisees, though they derried the n r s ign idered th a. ,: e urs e to any portion of the estate, yet c t o arsne th e : 10 , tto matter of prudence, it was better they had taken, than contest these °riPginhtrattlinrucrervsthrie unclear sale. This valuation waSs,. B. ASa au th o rity of Lord Duncannon and ir Ste rge as Commissioners of the Woods aitlind.it'ohreesgtsc;nse ready to produce that authority; a see, by the survey made under it, thast thTeneextfiel'ont_iloteiern land was, as he had stated, " e ;errs ° : also probably aware that in order 8,061 act"-, :,convey ust $ - .tree" which the Crown had ally rate, there ra nee d :hand3fr, to Tr n o ,onby, beio g. of the Treasury. He was ready signed by Lord Nugent. Sir John 0 fod e st° the Baring, Lords of the Treasury for the i rn9 te, In one of the conditioas of sale of thetnll: pot i ef veri was stated that the Crown laid waste lands, but that the right ocflatidlanienoCor°brelletittiausc7l'aeisl,lllo purchased, and the venders stipulate en .. of the ~ess be taken by the purchaser in c on o stq e u nia c o j e on oc e i r ver t t 7 o l of the Crown to any rights t for Sto b° f °° estates. It was not universal 59, C T h e y __,, and the warrants to be issued tifterwardi_teigoo, that the warrant, in th is instance, was " raid. 116% 109)4