The Sun. — London, England, 1847-03-10 00:00:00

- • 5 ,..-- d -,.......--,........,..p , -........ , ....- . ... , ..v.r ..„,„.,,....,....„. LATEST PRICES OF SHARES, IN BANKS, ASSURANCE. AND 0 - CHER COM PANIES' STOCK. bfall t tie Otfici a List. PCBLISHED EVER V 't t ::: , 1•A. V -'_ND FRIDAY EVENING. LONDON, Ti.7I,:SDAY, mailea 9. JOIBLV-51:43C8 11.6.35TU.5. Dividend amount Paid. Pric• Name of Company. per a I Annum. Share. '------ ------ ----- I s. ii. I s. d. Australasia ~, • • • .... 61. •• • • .... 67. per cent. 40 0 \ 50 0 0 50 0 0 Brush North American 51 . p er cent. Commercial of Loudon 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 1 - loloniai.. .. • • 5l. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 Londn and Westminstr i 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 - London Joint-Stock 6l. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 - 25 0 0 710 0 Metropolitan • • . • • • • • • Provincial of Ireland • • 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - Ditto, New 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 - National of Ireland - bl. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 - Nat. Provncial of Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 , - Ditto, •.•• • • • • 5i.• 51. per cent. 20 0010 0 0 I Union of Australia •• - 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 1 21% Union of London. •• •• 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 ! 12% • INSITILELNCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Pric - Annum. Share. £ s. d. I I a. d. Albion ••••••• • • • • • • • 31. 10s. 500 0 0; 50 0 0 75 Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 '! 11 0 0 - Ditto Marine... -.. 61. per cent, 100 0 0 5 0 0 5% Atlas .•••• • • • • ..... - I3s. 6d. pr sh. 50 0 0 5 0 0 15 to British Commercial .• 7s. per share 50 0 0 5 0 0 7% Cit,ricl,Med.&Gen.Life 51. per cent. 100 0 0 210 0 25 County .............. 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 10s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 - Eagle ...... ...... .... 6s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 - Eng. & Scot. Law •• - 51. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 - European Life •• - -5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 20 Freemasons' .•• • • .... 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 Globe ............... 61. per cent. Stock. - 130 Guardian .... •• -• • - 51. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 - Imperial Fire .. • • .... 61. and bonus 500 0 0 50 0 0 - imperial Life •••• • • • • 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 15% Indemnity Marine- - 11. sh.& be. 100 0 0 513 1 31 Law Life.... ••• • • ... 11. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - ..egal and General Life - 50 0 0 20 0 G i.3ndon Fire •••• • • • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 15% iondon Ship •.••• • • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 15% marine.. ........... 51. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 - efed. Invlld&Gen.Life 4%1. per ct. 50 0 0 2 0 0 48s.xd National Lean Fund• • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 - National Life • • • • ••••• p 81. er cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 8% Collodium Life 5l. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 41 s xd Phoenix - - - Protector Life •• • • Provident Life •••• • • • ll. 55. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23 Rock Life.. ••••• • • • • • 4s. 50 0 010 0 4% Royal Exchange ..• . - 51. per cent. Stock. - 185 Sun Fire.. ..... .... . 6/. 10s. - - 210 ` Ditto Life . 11. 6s. - - 49 Universal Life - - CANALS. , • 9 1 (Dividend Names of I : Dividend Names of $. per Price. Companies. ,el per Price ' Companies. • 1 Annum. .= Annum. cr, - --.. .£ £ Ashtn& 01.1111 57 51.55. p e 70 Monmouthsh 100 81. - Ashby-d-la-Z,113 41. 1 - Mntgomrysh 100 Si. - Barnsley.. • . 1160 121. 1 180 Macclesfield. 100 - - Basingstoke.. 100 - - Neath •• • ... 100 171. 340 Brknk&Abrg 150 5/. , 85 Notting. 1 78 1 31. - Cromford ....1100 141. - Peak Forest. 7B 31. 40 Dudley lOO 47. ' - Regent's •• ... 33 11. 53. 18 Derby !100 W. - Rochdale ..•. 85 41. - Ellsmre&Chsi 133' 41. 85 S hro p shire • . 125 81. - Eyewash • - Somrset Coal 150 71.105. - Forth & elyd , 100 U. - Do.Lk I'd St 12 Gl. p. c. - Grand.' unetn'loo , 71. 77 }.;Stffrki &Wore 140 281. - Grand Union' 100 11. 109. - 'Shrewsbury..ll2s 151. - Glamorgnsh.'l72 13%1. - S tour b r idge.Jl4s 201. 305 illstr& Brkly, i 00, - - t Strtfrdon Avl 79 11. 103. - Grantham • . 150, 121. - %Severn and} 26 11. Bs. 32 Huddersfield.' 57 - - 1 Wye Hail. Kennt & Avu 39 7s. Od. 5 Trnt &MI Lancaster...! 47 I/. 10s. I - seY •• • • Lecde&Livrp 100. 311. , 520 Thams &Med, 5 1 ° 5 3 - - °l. - Lziecster .. • . 140 101. i 75 Worcstr &} t 78 21. - Leicstr &Nth 83 4/. 1 3G 1 Birming. Loughborogh,l42 70/. 1 530 ; Wilts & /Irks 67 IL - LIST OF SCOTTIS7I COMPANIES' PRICES Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. ; Price Annum. Share. £ a. d. £ a. d sank of Scotland •• . 61. per cent. 100 00 1 173 Royal Bank of Scotland 61. per cent. 100 0 I 155 British Linen Company Si. per cent. 100 0 0 209 Commercial Bank —• • 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 165% National Bank 62. per cent. 10 0 0 141.—s Union Bank of Scotland 7% /._pr cent. 50 0 0 91 Western Bank • . ... •• • 6/. per cent. 50 0 0 83 North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. 5 0 0 7 4 Clydesdale Bank • ... • • 61. per cent. 10 0 0 13 Eastern Bank.. Caledonian Bank Edinb.& Glasgow Bank 6k per cert. 5 0 0 , 61. lis City of Glasgow Bank . Si. per cent. 10 00 I 12 % Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 245. Od Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 1100 0 0 10 0 0 14 Incur. Co. of Scotlnd• • Si. per cent. 110 0 0 All paid. 9N North British Incur 5% /. pr cent. ,200 0 0 10 0 0 27 Caledonian Fire Incur. 101. per cent.lloo 0 0 10 0 0 22% Edinburgh Life Incur. 61. per cent. 1100 0 0 12 10 0 18 Edin. &Glasg. Railway 1/.los. pert . 150 0 0 50 0 0 74 Ditto, Ni Shares 7s. 6d. p. s. 12 10 0 All paid. 18% Edin., Leith, & Grantn 20 0 0 20 0 0 21 Glasgw& Ayrshir 'tall. 71, per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 69 1 4 't:las‘w&Greenck Rail. 2/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 16% Glsgw &Garnkirk Rail. 51. per cent. 23 0 0 All paid. 39% Dundee& Arbroth Rail. M. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 37 Standard LifeAssarnce.l 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 210 0 9 DOCZEI. , A Dividend 1 Amount Name of Company. per 1 of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. A s. d. X s. d. Commercial .• • East and West India 6l. pr cent. Stock. East Country Landon .•• • • • ....... 51. pr cent. , Stock. 110754 f t•Katharine ........5 per cent. ' Stock. I I Southampton •• •• •• •• , 41. per cent. 50 0 0, 50 0 0 27% w.alizs-WORKS. same of Company. Dividend Amount per of ,Fald. Annum. Share. East London...• •• •• •• 81. Grand Junction .. •• .• 31. 10s. X 8. d. 100 0 0 41 13 4 i 21. 10s. oo cool Vauxhall .... ........ 5/. per cent.lloo 0 0 West Middlesex . . . 5/. los. pr =t, G 3 12 9 STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE HOUSE OF COMMONS. The Committee met yesterday at the usual hour for the dis patch of public business. The following decisions were an nounced during the course of the day:— SOUTH METROPOMAN WATERWORKS. Standing orders not dispensed with. WESTMINSTER AND PART OF MIDDLESEX SEWERS. Allowed to proceed. KILMARNOCK AND AYR DIRECT RAILWAY. Ad' o rn ed. GLASGOW, KILMARNOCK, AND ARDROSSAN RAILWAY (AMENDMENT, DEVIATION, AND BRANCHES). Standing orders dispensed with. PETITIONS ON PRI VATE BILLS HOUSE OF COMMONS. (Room 22, before Mr. Examiner SMITH.) OPPOSED CASK. MANCHESTER, LONDON, AND BIRMISGHAM. This adjourned opposed case occupied the attention of the Examiner the whole of the day. The allegations sustained were only of a trivial character. The decision was adjourned till to-morrow. There was no other case on the list to-day. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of March b.) Sucaut.—To-day the public sales held of East India and Mauritius Sugar were extensive, and did not terminate until quarter past three o'clock. Proprietors being anxious sellers, caused a fall in the value of nearly all sorts; but nearly the whole offered actually sold. REVINED.—To-day, only a moderate demand existed for Refined Goods, and prices are still on the decline. The value of Standard Lumps is 63; to 63s 6d, and brown grocery, 62s 6d. The market for Bonded Crushed Sugar is firm at 36s for first quality ; and there are many orders in the market. Maualtius.—This afternoon the market was abundantly supplied. Three parcels, amounting to 17,767 bags and 220 casks, were submitted to public competition, the chief part of which consisted of the better qualities of yellow ; the merchants being ready sellers, and submitting to a reduction on last week's rates of Gd to Is per ewt, occasioned the de mand to be excellent. The whole sold. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon four parcels of Bengal Sugar, amounting to 4,354 bags, were submitted to public sale; the white and better sorts of yellow sold 6d cheaper. Madras is plentiful, and the quantity offered at auction amounted to 9,423 bags, but the demand was limited, and a part only sold, at a fall on last week's rates of ls. Foust/ix. —The rates previously established for Foreign Sugar, suited for home consumption, are sustained, there having been a good demand privately. Cocoa.—Foreign has been sought after, but the advanced rates insisted upon prevented much business from being done privately in any . kind. The parcels offered at public sale were all taken in above the value. West India is much wanted, and high rates are offered, but little is to be had. Grey Trinidad is worth 52s to 555, and Red 56s to 60s per cwt. COFFEE.—This afternoon a fair desire was manifested to operate in Native Ceylon, and several parcels were disposed of privately. It was difficult to purchase good ordinary under 43s Gd per cwt. Of Plantation 154 bags at auction were taken in. TRA.—There has been a greater desire generally manifested by holders of Congou to realise, on account of the continued arrivals, and they have submitted to a reduction on former rates of Id to 2d per lb for good to fine, and id for low and middling sorts. There has been little business done in Pouchong, and prices are on the decline. Green of all de scriptions is in large supply, and the rates taken are again rather under those that previously prevailed. Rim —To-day East India Rice met with little attention; and 1 , 366 bags of B e ngal at auction were taken in at 24s for good mid white, being above the value. There were buyers to be found at 23s 6d per cwt. Rum, BRANDY, malittle Honns —Jamaica Rum is wanted, and the supply is on the . increase. Demerara is little wanted, aindanrong sorts can be obtained at 5s to 5s 3d. For Leewa r d ai have market is in a dull state. Of East parcels India further r ye been re ce i ve d, an d th e d eman d f or all purposes being muted prices are declining. Although the deliveries of Brandy are' going igon largely, still exp or t ers have operated with caution, the has home demand has been limited for all descriptions. G ene been in limited re quest. Corn Spirits little want e d. a Hops.— Prices remain firm for all sorts; large quantity on and a fair amcunt of business has been done. There is not offer, and the co nsum p tion continu es to be g COCIIINEAL.—The demand is good for alt descriptions ' and the stock is less than it was last year, whilst the deliveries are going on large l y; at p ublic sales this afternoon 41 bags of Honduras silvers went at 5s 10d to 6s 3d, and 7 bags bl ac k 7s to is 14, being Id to 2d per lb dearer. Ixisroo.— The market has a firm appearance for all de scriptions of East India, purchases to a full extent have been made, and the rates paid are fully equal to those of the last quarterly sale. On.s.—There being willing sellers of Palm Oil upon . pret vious reduced terms, occasione d lar g e transactions by priva e treaty. Rape Seed Oil is still attracting attention, and having but a moderate supply, prices rule firm. For Cocoa Nut Oil there are many buyers, and further advanced prices are offered. Notwithstanding the late rise in the value of Olive Oil, still the home trade have bean again large operators, and a fair quantity has been taken for exportation, and holders evince much firmness. Kent THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVEN r'N MARCII 10, 'JBIO, A further rise took place in the value of Linseed Oil, as the demand is greater than the supply. Cod is held for 27/ to 271 IN per tun, but the purchases made have been limited. For Seal, late rates are insisted upon ; but the purchases made have been trifling. There being sellers of Southern of low to middling quality at 261 to 271105, and at 28/ to 91 for good to tine occasioned the demand to be good. Sperm is little wanted, and tine British is attainable at 881 per tun. TALLOW.—Prices continue on the advance for Russian on the spot. For delivery in the last three months of the year a good deal has been done at the improved rates of 46s to 46s 6d. Home-made is plentiful, still an improvement in the value occurred, and the demand has been good at 50s to 51s nett cash. In other descriptions of Tallow many purchases have been made, and the rates obtained are rather above those that existed previously. COURT OF ALDERMEN. Yesterday a Court was held for the dispatch of public business. The Bishop of Worcester and the Rev. W. Cobden, the chaplain to the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, was appointed by the Lord Mayor to preach the Spital ser mons, and directions were given to apply for Christ's Church for the occasion. THE CONFLICT BETWEEN THE TWO COURTS. The Town Clerk informed the Court that he had been directed by the committee of the whole Court of Common Council to apply for a copy of the opinion of counsel on the Qualification Bill upon the case submitted by the Court of Aldermen. Alderman HUMPILERY—I move that the case, and the opinion be at once supplied to the committee. Alderman WILSON wished to be informed with wiaat object the committee made such an application.—(Hear.) Alderman FAREHROTHER said he should decidedly oppose the motion. if the proper time had arrived he should entertain no objection to give to the committee copies of any cases and opinions they might have re ceived, but he understood the committee of the whole Court were about to draw up a case of their own and to obtain opinions upon it, and it might be expedient that the Court of Aldermen should see what that case, and these opinions were, before they produced their own. Besides the Recorder, who was one of the authorities to whom the question was submitted was not present. — (Hear, hear.) He trusted that so amicable an arrange ment might be made between the two Courts as would identify the cases and opinions of both. Sir CHAPMAN MARSHALL deprecated the notion of withholding from the committee what they were most undoubtedly entitled to as part of the corporation. If they had reason to be ashamed of anything that might be an excuse for refusal, but the imputation ought not to be allowed to go forth to the public, that they were afraid to exhibit their proceedings. For his own part he was persuaded that the more the proceedings of the Court were known the more would the body be re spected. Alderman FAREBROTHER was of opinion that the Court would exercise sound judgment in keeping }Sack for a time the case and opinion. Alderman WILSON thought the application was not made in the friendly spirit calculated to give it efficacy. It was understood that the Committee of•the whole Court meant to go for a decision to the Queen's Bench, and would thus come into collision with the Court of Aldermen. Under such circumstances, it would be a serious mistake to supply an adverse party with materials to carry on the contest. Alderman WOOD thought such suspicions adapted to dissipate all chances of amicable arrangements, and that the refusal of the modest request of the Committee of the whole Court, to be furnished with the ease and opinions so essentially necessary to both branches of the Corporation would be injurious in an extreme degree.— (Hear, hear.) They were all, it was to be presumed, aiming at the accomplishment of a public good, and instead of withholding information from each other, they were bound especially to supply all facts likely to be made subject to argument and discussion. There should be no concealment, no apparent encouragement to a disgraceful system of chicanery.—(Hear, hear.) The subject ought not to be treated as one involving the interests - of priVate persons. Alderman COPELAND thought differently. In his opinion, the question ought to be treated strictly as a matter between individuals. The conduct pursued by the Common Council manifested a strong tendency to personalities of a nature not very equivocal, and cer tainly placed them in the light of adversaries to whom it would not be at all beneficial to yield any advantage. (Hear, hear.) Sir PETER LAURIE WAS sorry to hear Alderman Copeland designate the Common Council as adver saries to the Court of Aldermen. He by no means looked upon the two Courts as opposed to each other. They were mutually dependent upon and supported by each other. All the information they possessed was on their records, and it was absurd in one branch of the Corporation to attempt to withhold any portion of that information from the other, particularly as the voice of the public, by whose opinion both Courts were and ought to be governed— (Cries of " No, no," and " Hear, hear")—was decided upon it. Alderman MUSGROVE considered that the application of the Committee o 1 the whole Court showed a dispo sition in the members of the Common Council to conci liation, and he thought it would ho wise to refer the subject to a Committee, with power to consult the Recorder and the othelr legal authority who had given his opinion upon the case, as to the propriety of deliver ing a copy to the Committee of the whole Court. — (Hear.) Alderman Musgrove moved an amendment to that effect. Alderman HUMPIIESX, who was called upon to with draw the original motion, peremptorily refused to do so. lie insisted that the whole of the Corporation should ba made acquainted with the case and opinions. He could not understand why the Court was alarmed at exhibit ing their case. If it were good, then there could be no ground for not adopting it ; and if it were bad, the sooner it was got rid of the better. Alderman CHALLIS approved of submitting the matter to a Committee, and the amendment was finally adopted by 10 to 5. ABOLITION OP TRANSPORTATION, &C. RAI Alderman COPELAND took the opportunity, after the Remembrancer had stated the proceedings in Parlia ment by which the city of London was likely to be effected, to call the attention of the Court to a subject which he considered to be of the greatest importance to the social interests of the country—he riat ant the aboli tion of the penalty of transportation.—(Hear, hear.) lie recommended the attentive perusal of Lord Denman's speech to all who wished for the soundest views upon the great theme of the punishment of criminals.—(Hear, hear) He begged also to draw the attention of the Court to the projected measure for the 'removal of Smithfield market, and he represented the necessity of obtaining all the information connected with the profits arisin g from that market preparatory to opposition. Sir PETER LAURIE said that no man possessed more profound knowledge on the subject of the punishment of criminals than the high authority quoted by Alder man Copeland. He was delighted to find that Lord Denman and Lord Brougham were earnestly engaged in investigating mstters of such importance to all society, and he hoped that amongst the changes which were to take place, the disgraceful practise of sentencing crimi nals to punishments which they well knew themselves they could not be subjected to would be put an end to. Alderman WOOD condemned in very strong terms the plan adopted in Millbank prison, which he considered to be governed upon the principle of the most perfect con tempt of the lives and reformation of the wretched crea tures confined within its walls. It was not long since the public feeling was outraged by the history of an ex hibition of military flogging. That scene did not sur pass the punishment inflicted upon a prisoner confined in the Beadle Penitentiary, where it appeared, from the late returns, twenty of the inmates had attempted sui cide, and four had succeed, d in destroying themselves. — (Hear, hear.) Alderman Wood proceeded to enumerate the cases of rigid punishment to which the returns re ferred, and said that while such a system existed it was absurd in Englishmen to talk of the revolting instances of suffering in the French Bastile, which that of Mill bank equalled in horrors. Alderman SIDNEY differed from those who had pre ceded him. He considered that Alderman Wood had taken a very exaggerated view of the evils of the Mill bank Penitentiary, and had charged persons with inhu manity who were really specimens of charity and kind feeling. He insisted that the congregated plan as to prisoners was the sure mode of preventing the possi bility of reformation, and he regretted to be obliged to say that one of the City prisons still afforded evidence of all the evils which spring up amongst the most aban doned criminals, who were huddled together to expiate their delinquencies. Alderman CuaLers, as Sheriff, and constant visitor of the City prisons, denied the accuracy of Alderman Sid ney's statements, at the same time that he gave that gentleman every credit for sincerity, and for the purest desire to benefit hia fellow-creatures.—(Hear, hear.) The RECORDER said, with reference to he alleged ind fficacy of transportation, that in his opinion that in efficacy arose from the want of a proper system abroad. Here the conversation dropped. THE ATTORNEYS OF THE MAYOR'S COURT. The REcoRDER, in alluding to the case brought by Mr. Ashurst, for the purpose of establishing his right of practising as an attorney of the Mayor's Court, upon the ground that he practised in one of the Courts above, re marked that the gentlemen who had been so long prac tising exclusively in the Mayor's Court, were certainly entitled to receive all the money they had paid to the Corporation fur their places.—Adjourned. PROCLAMATIONS OF OUTLAWRT.—On Thursday at the Sheriff Court, Red Lion-square, proclamations of out lawry were made in 28 cases. The parties are called live times, at an interval of four weeks from each occa sion, and then in default the defendants are outlawed, on which other proceedings can be instituted to obtain possession of property. Mr. Hemp, the officer, called the names of the following defendants and plaintiffs : Richard Carpenter, at the suit of George W. K. Potter and another. Stephen J. Welch, Fletcher Welch, and G. Ford, at the suit of Roland Edward Lewis and Charles Williams, administrators of Samuel Williams. John Bright, at the suit of Edward Columbine. William Bright, at the suit of the same. Robert Parker, at the suit of Proctor Walker, the Rev. John Horst°ld, and J. C. Parker. Baron Vincent de Tuyle, at the suit of. Francis Nugee. Edward Johnson, at the suit of James Stewart. Toe Hon C. P. Clinton; and W. H. Williams, executors of Sarah E. Smith, at the suit of Israel Alexander. The Hon. A. Cavendish, at the suit of Morris Levy. S. P. Powys, at the suit of Lawrence Lev.Y. Thomas Francis Pinkev, at the suit of C. and E. Mosley. John William Montagu, at the suit of William r Thompson. F r an c is C. Pa r ry, at the s uit of 0. D. I :r o o hn dizt ri Basil Mont agu , a t th e su it o f W i lli am Lowe. !adman, at the su it o f Willi am Gill. F ranc i s E. Blackwell, at the suit of W. de Bernerdy. John Bright and Broughton, at the suit another, at the suit of a tra, at the suit of H. of M. Pool and another. Sophia Robert Bell. Patrick Leigh L e v hiedima. Arthur W. Williams, m P as age l l iddi c t 13. at the suit of Henry Adams. John t the p s o u o i k t of El iz abeth Stephens, at the suit of Hughes. Samuel Samuelßearnish, Robert Peel, at the suit of S. Maxwell, at .the at the suit of Sylvester Wilson. suit of H. Jacobs ; and John Howton, at the suit of Charles Lewis. The next county court-day is appo uThted for the Ist of April. TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S-OFFICE, Mancu 9, 1847. Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty's Drawing-room, intended to be held at St. James's Palace on Thursday, the 25th instant, is postponed till the following Saturday, the ,27th instant, at -two o'clock. WHITEHALL, mAßcii Her Majesty has been pleased to appoint John Thomson Gordon, E,q. Advocate, to be Sheriff Depute of the shire or sheriffdom ofAberdeen, in the room of Andrew Murray, Esq., deceased. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, MARCH 8. Corps of ROyal Engineers—Brevet Major Francis Ringler Thomson to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Gipps, deceased; Second Captain William Yolland to be Captain, vice Thom son; First Lieutenant James William Gosset to be Second Captain, vice Yolland; Second Lieutenant Sidney Baynton Farrell to be First Lieutenant, vice Gosset, March 1. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Kin cardine. _ _ _ The lien. John ArbuthnoTt to be Vice-Lieutenant, Feb .16. Commission by the Lord- Lieutenant and Sheriff-Principal of the County of Ayr. Ayrshire Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—Andrew Cath cart. Gent., to be Cornet, vice Leveson Granville Campbell, resigned, March 2. WHITEHALL, MAacH 5. The Lord Chancellor has appointed William Bruce, of Leeds, in the county of York, Gent., to be a Master Extra ordinary in the High Court of Chancery. WHITEHALL, MARCH 5. The Right Hon. Sir Thomas Wilde, Knight, Lord Chiqf Jus tice of her Majesty's Court of Common Pleas, has appointed Harry Booth, of Holmfirth, in the county of York, Gent., to be one of the Perpetual Commissioners for taking the acknowledg ments of deeds to be executed by married women, under the Act passed for the abolition of fines and recoveries, and for the substitution of more simple modes of assurance, in and for the West Riding of the county of York. BANKRUPTS. William Henry Hodding. surgeon, Gloucester-place, Port man-square, to surrender March 16, and April 20, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee; Sutton, Ewens, Ommanney, and Prudence, Basinghall-street. Samuel Cubitt, clothier, Colchester, March 15, at half past twelve, and April 19, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old Jewry-chambers, London; Linklaters, Leadenhall-street. James Law, coal merchant, Faversham, Kent, March 17, at half-past eleven, and April 22, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall street; Messrs. Gilbert, Hooke, and Co., Philpot-lane. John Furby and Robert Stockton, tailors, Sackville-street, Piccadilly, March 17 and April 22, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman street, Buildings Davies, Warwick-street, Golden-square. William Bull, stock manufacturer, Little Love-lane, Wood street, March 18, at half-past eleven, and April 22, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official-assignee, Coleman street Buildings; Ashurt and Son, solicitors, Cheapside. Joseph Prust, tanner, Stratton, Cornwall, March 23, at eleven, at the Exeter District ourt ; and April 15, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Hernaman, o ffi cial assignee, Exeter ; Stogden, Exeter; Keddell and Co., Lime-street, London. James Morgan, draper, Wedmore, March 23 and April 20, at one, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official ssignee, Bristol ; Bailey, WedmoreSomers Anthony Halliley and Richard Halliley, calico printers, Wigton, March 18, at eleven, and April 20, at half-past one, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Wakley, offi cial assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Studholme, Wigton; Addison and Harrison, Staple Inn, London; Ingtedew, Newcnstle-upon. Tyne. Robert Elliott Huntley, wine merchant, Newcastle-upon- Tyne, March 23, at half-past one, and April 20, at one, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; T. and W. Chater, New castle-upon-Tyne; Bell, Broderick, and Bell, Bow Church yard, London. Peter Burns, jun., bookseller, Liverpool, March 19, and April 20, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool ; Sharpe and Co. Bedford-row, London; Cleminson, Ambleside ; Hetherington, Woods, and Woodburn, Liverpool. Thomas Stockdale and John Stockdale, soap boilers, Liver pool, March 23, and April 16, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool ; Sharp and Co., Bedford-row, London ; Harvey and Falcon, Liver pool. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. W. Looney, cooper, Whitehaven—third and final dlv. of 3i,4(1. in the pound (ir addition to 4s. 3d. in the pound pre viously declared), on any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. J. Ramsden, sen., cloth manufacturer, Armley, Yorkshire —a first and final div. of Is in the pound, en any Friday, at the office of Mr. Kynaston, Leeds. J. Ramsden and J. Ramsden, jun., cloth manufacturers, Armley, Yorkshire—first div. of 9 1 Ad. in the pound, on any Friday, at the office of Mr. Kynaston, Leeds. E. Lilly, timber merchant, Hull—first div. of 83. in the pound, oa any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Kynaston, Leeds. W. Baldock, grocer, Nottingham—first di a.. of 6s. 3d. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Christie, Birmingham. Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke Railway Company, New Broad-street, City—first div. of 20s. and four per cent. interest in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Graham, Coleman-street, City. R. A. F. Kingscote, merchant, Sandgate, Kent—first div. of 235. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Graham, Coleman-street, City. J. Wilcox, tailor, Little Bell-alley, Moorgate-street—first div. of 2s. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Graham, Coleman-street, City. W. Vann, upholsterer. 01d-street, St. Luke's—a div. of 7 1 / I d. in the pound, on Thursday, March 11, and three fol lowing Thursdays, at the office of Mr. Belcher, King's Arms yard, Moorgate-street. W. Smith, timber-merchant, Curtain-road,_Shoreditch- a div. of I%d. in the pound, on Thursday, March 11, and three following Thursdays, at the office of Mr. Belcher, King's Arms-yard, Moorgate-street. J. Wragg, iron merchant, Aelina-place, Westminster bridge-road—a div. of 6s. Bd. in the pound, on Thursday, March 11. and three following Thursdays, at the office of Mr. Belcher King's Arms-yard, Moorgate- street. T. Wilson, T. K. Wilson, and W. Wilson, linendrapers, Liverpool—a div. of 7 1 ,0. in the pound, on Thursday, March 25, or any subsequent Thursday, at the office of -lir. Turner, Liverpool C. K. Wilson and Brother—first of 6s. Gd. in the pound, on Thursday, March 25, or any subsequent Thursday, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. R. Hamilton and W. Graham, merchants, Liverpool- second div. of 64d. in the pound, on Thursday, March 18, or any subsequent Thursday, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. .1. C. Kemp, merchant, Liverpool—a div. of is. 3d. in the pound. on account of the first div. ef 3s. 6d. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. G. C. Crofts, corn merchant, Liverpool—first div. of Is. 3d. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. H. Williams, apothecary, Llanrwst, Denbighshire—a div. of 3d. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr . Turner, Liverpool. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. G. Park, tailor, Bury-street, St. James's, March 30, at two —W. Hamblv , merchant, Great Bell-alley, Coleman - street, City, March - 31. at half-past twelve—F. Bozon, Critchett place, Horton New-town, March 31, at half past eleven—J. Frost, jun., grocer, Bury St. Edmund's, March 30, at eleven. In the Country. J. H. Bedford, artists'- colourman, Bristol, April 6, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court—R. Nayler, licensed victualler, Marlborough, Wiltshire, April 6, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court—H. Leonard, ironmonger, Cheltenham, March 30, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court—B. Breedon, tailor, Wellesbourne Mountford, March 31, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court—E. D. Hall, currier, Walsall, Staffordshire, March 30, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court—R- Harris, glass manufacturer, Birmingham, March 30, at twelve, at the Birmingham Dis trict Court—J. Lawley, cooper, Stafford, April 13, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court—S. Brothers, currier, Newcastle-under-Lyme, April 13, at eleven, at the Birming ham District Court—Sf. A. Wheeler, percussion cap manu facturer, Birmingham, March 30, at twelve, at the Birming ham District Court—J. P. Horton, engine boiler maker, West Bromwich, April 13, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Conrt—J. Payne, draper, Weymouth, April 1, at one, at the Birmingham District Court—T. Rudd, provision merchant, Braugh, Westmorland, March 30, at one, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court—W. H. Fitzhugh, merchant, Liverpool, April 2, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court—W. Lancaster, ship owner, Liverpool, April 2, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court—J. Adamson, grocer, Stockport, April 1, at one, at the Manchester District Court—G. H. Openshaw, power-loom cloth manufacturer, Over Dam en, Lancashire, April 8, at twelve, at the Man chester District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. T. Bowyer. bookseller, Strand, April I—C. Ashby, tailor Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. April I—T. Melton, inn keeper, Lincoln, March 31—J. Leipold, music seller, Birming ham, March 31—T. Hulse, bootseller, Birmingham, April 3. —J. Timmis, wine merchant, Newcastle-under-Lyme March 30—J. Taylor, rope manufacturer, Manchester, March 31—J. B. Morris, boot maker, Hull, March 30—W. Jones and J. Clay, boiler makers, Liverpool, March 30—W. L. Prattman, timber merchant, Butterknowle-lodge, Durham, March 30—H. Cowie and J. Clarke, merchants, Liverpool, March 30— IL Parrett, coach builder, Clifton, March 30—J. Walton, tailor, Leeds. March 30—J. and J. Boyd, seed mer chants, Wellington-chambers, Southwark, March 30. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. T. and C. Thornton, merchants, Leeds—H. Hayward and J. F. Pennington, agricultural agents—W. Marshall and W. Edwards, auctioneers, Moorgate-street, City—W. Wrigley, J. J. Collier, and T. Farrar, cotton spinners, Lydgate, Yorkshire R. Douglas and M. Mills, ship brokers, City—G. P. Harding and J. Vernon, artificial florists, City—M. Allen and E. C. Holmes, attorneys, Bedford-row—J. and G. Chew, grocers' Newark- upon-Trent—J. Wright and W. Latham, iron founders, Wigan, Lancashire—J. Rhoades and E. Williams, silk warehousemen, Wood-street, Cheapside—W. and J. Dales, grocers, Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire—E. Martin and G. Newport, surgeons, Radnor-place, Oxford-terrace—S. J. Barnard and M. Sichel, leather merchant, _Lime-street, City. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. R. Reid, dyer, Glasgow, March 13 and April 5, at eleven, at the chambers of Mr. Guthrie, Glasgow. Michael IVishart and John Fairly, merchants, Glasgow, March and April 3, at one, at the chambers of Mr. Steele, jun., Glasgow. Hector Munro, innkeeper, Bridge of Earn, Perthshire, March 15 and April 12, at twelve, at Clezy's Inn, Damhead. Peter M'Cabe, spirit dealer, Glasgow, March 15 and April 12. at two, at the chambers of Messrs. Mauford and Winlc, Glasgow. Samuel Howarth and Company, postmasters, Glasgow, March 15 and April 5, at two, at the office of Messrs. Manford and Wink. Glasgow. John Walker and George Lowery, hardware merchants, Aberdeen, March 15 and April 12, at twelve, at the Lemou Tree Tavern, Aberdeen. SECRETS or THE OCEAN.—We had yesterday brought to our office, some interesting specimens of fossil remains, that for many hundred years have found their resting-place in the bed of the ocean. Our readers are aware that a large fleet of dredging vessels is engage off the West Rock (eight miles from Marwick) in dredging for cement stone. On Friday last one of those vP,ssels brought up, in the same dredge, a fine fossilised molar tooth of the Asiatic elephant, and a large tusk of the hippopotamus. A . leg bone of a large animal was a ft erwards dredged up, but it was un fortunately broken.—lpswicA SHIPMENT OF GRAIN IN THE COUNTY OP SUTH EILLAND.—On Wednesday last Mr. T. Mackenzie, corn riter• chant, Beauty—who has been in the habit of purc hasin g grain extensively in Sutherlandahire for the last fourteen years—shipped a cargo of Barley at the Little Ferry, with out the least obstruction. As yet no riots have been at tempted in that county, and, we are glad to learn, there is no probability of any taking place, the Duke having provided so liberally for the people. After the shipment was com pleted, Mr. Mackenzie treated those assisting him with a bumper of "Royal Brackla," when success to Mr. WK., and the safe arrival of the vessel at her destination, was drunk with cheers.—Rou-shirs Advertiser. ETON MONTEM. An adjourned meeting of the gentlemen who had been educated at Eton College was held yesterday, at the British Coffee-house, Cockepur-street, for the.purpoe of supporting the old custom of Eton elontem, which it is the desire of the provost and head-master to abolish. Lord John Manners, on the motion of the Esrl of ELLEN BOROUGH, was called to the chair. Lord JOHN MANNERS said that very few words were necessary to inform the meeting of the object for which they met to-day. Some time ago a meeting had been held, at which it was resolved that a memorial to her Majesty should be drawn up and presented to the Queeo, praying her interference to. prevent the doing away with the good old practice of the Montem. That memorial had been drawn up, and had since been revised, and as he believed amended. This would shortly be read by Lord Falmouth. He had also received a letter from the Provost of Eton, deprecating the object of the meeting , w hich his Lordship read. The purport of the letter was that the calling of these meetings was calculated to do injury to old institutions, and that the object which they were in tended to support—the collection—had been injurious rather than beneficial to the captain, likely to benefit only inn keepers and money-lenders. The letter was received with the must manifest disapprobation, and with something very like derision by the meeting. His Lordship then went on to say that, having complied with the request of the Provost, he felt it was unnecessary to make any apology for the course they had pursuea, for it was evident that nothing but their love for Eton and Etonian associations could have induced them to meet in opposition to the will of the two leading authorities of the institution. His Lordship then read letters from the Earl of Caernarvon, Lord Sand wich, and several other gentlemen who hid been educated at Eton, approving of the object of the meeting, and requesting their names to be subscribed to the memorial. The Earl of FALMOUTH, after stating the circum stances under which the memorial had been modified, the chief of which was, the omission of what might be called the money clause, said that clause had been left out, because, in the first place, the col lection had been but insignificant, and it was not judicious to urge this collection as a stimulus to the exertion of the captain. With respect to the reasons which had been urged by the Provost in his letter, he conceived that they stood as much for the Etonians, who were in favour of the preserve tionof the custom, as for the Provost himself. His Lordship then read the memorial, the object of which was to show that the memorialists did not believe that the abolition of this custom was in consonance with the wishes of her Majesty; and urther stated, that the existence of an abuse was no sufficient reason for the doing away with a custom which had allowedly been of use. The Noble Earl then moved the adoption of the memorial. T. LLOYD, Esq., was called upon to second the motion, and in doing so said, that ever since 1800 he had, without a single exception, attended the Montem, and during the whole of that time he had never seen anything more than merely juvenile offences, and at the last Montem only two instances of inebriety had occurred. He had a number of names to add to the memorial, and only wished he could add more. After an allusion to the festive meetings and the youthful sports of Eton, Mr. Lloyd seconded the motion. Mr. BEE said that he had letters from the Vice-Provosts of King's College, and other gentlemen connected with the institution, all of which conveyed assurances that the abuses might be abolished, an opinion in which he perfectly con curred. Lord CASTLEREAGH thought that it would be advisable that every gentleman then in the room should sign the me morial, in order to show what was the strength of the Etonians opposed to the abolition of the custom. After several strictures on the letter of the Provost (Dr. Hodgson), he spoke of a letter which Dr. Haw trey had received from the Duke of Newcastle, approving of the abolishing the custom. Of this letter he knew nothing, but they might, at any rate, set a Manners against a Pelham, and he deeply regretted that the Rev. Doctor had so precipitately rustled into print. After several observations indicative of respect for the celebrated master and provost of the college, the memorial was adopted. His Lostpsnir thee read a letter, elated 21st July, 1687, written to Mr. Wood, of Lvttleton, by his son, on the eve of a vacation, which was much relished by the meeting, on account of its peculiarity of style and the bad English by which it was pervaded. After stating that this boy was selected to make the college oration at Oxford at the coronation of William and Mary, The CHAIRMAN then put the memorial, which was adopted with acclamation. His LORDSHIP then left to attend important business at the House of Commons, and the Earl of Falmouth took the Chair. A motion was then put, which had been suggested by Lord Castlereagh, its object being that the memorial should be signed by the gentlemen before they left the room. This was seconded by Sir Walter Riddell, and unanimously adopted. On the motion of Lord CLIVE, it was resolved that the Earl of Ellenborough, the Earl of Falmouth, and Lord J. Manners, should be deputed to present the memorial to her Majesty in such way as they might think best; either at a levee or through the Secretary of State, as might seem to be most prudent. The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos and the Marquis of Londonderry were subsequently added to the deputation for presenting the memorial. A Gentleman from Oxford presented a number of names, amounting to 180, to be added to the memorial. The VICE CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND said that he was an old Etonian, had sent eight sons te Eton, and now had a grandson there, and it was with the most cordial assent, therefore, to the proceedings of the meeting that he proposed the thanks of those assembled to Lord John Manners and the Earl of Falmouth. This was seconded by Mr. Rowland Austin. and adapted with acclamation. Lord J. MAsiNatts returned thanks for the compliment, as did also the Earl of FALMOUTH ; after which, It was agreed that the memorial should lie on the table till Monday next for signatures. On the motion of Sir WALTER RIDDELL, the Earl of Fal • mouth, Lord J. Manners, Lord Clive,• Mr. Bullock, Sir W. Riddell, Lord Castlereagh, Mr. Pickering. and Sir J. Duck worth, were appointed a committee, to take such further proceedings as might be necessary, and the meeting s. pa sted. 7 1 iMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. • HOUSE OF LORDS, March 9. T. Earl of SHAFTESBURY took his seat upon the Woolsui .k at Five o'clock. CRIM INAL LAW—JUVENILE OFFENDERS. On tl ie• motion of Lord BROUGHAM, the Com mittee • 0 a juvenile offenders was nominated. IRISH LANDLORDS. The Earl of LUCAN was desirous, as he was not in the House Not night, when the Noble Lord (Brougham) cor,tradicted certain statements made by him (Earl Lucan) Ou s former occasion, to make a few observations, and he hopeti their Lordships would not consider him out of order in cal ling their attention to the circumstance, and in requesting the Noble Lord to give up the name of the writer of t. he letter which he had read last night. The charges in t 'hat letter were quite unfounded and in correct, and he tl'sought as the Noble Lord had read the letter in extenso, he was bound either to give up the name of the writer,: or to take upon himself the responsi bility of the statements. He (Earl Lucan) took that opportunity of denying the statement made by the Noble Lord, as also the charges made by some Catholic clergyman at a meeting held in Ballinrobe as reported in the Times on the 2d inst., when the condi tion of this property was misrepresented. Lord BROUG JAM denied having alluded pointedly to the Noble Earl. lie did :not name any of the landlords in one of the statements he mai, and in the one in which names were specified he gave the name of his authority. He did not consider himself bound to give up the names ; but whether he did or not. the result would be just the same, as regarded the denial of them, as the case of Cap tain Wynne showed. Lord LUCAN—The Noble Lord refused to give the name of the writer. Would he object to state to the House whether he was acquainted with the writer, and knew that he was respectable and worthy of credit ? Lord BR OUG HANI--I beg leave to tell the Noble Lord that I have made the statement fitting for me to make, and proper for the House to receive, and that neither he nor the House have any right what- ever to call any Peer to account in that way, and I will not give any answer.—(Hear, hear.) Since I have been in Parliament—and that is not a short time—l have heard statements made again and again, in this House, and by Members of the other House of Parliament, not giving the names of their authorities, and while refusing to give their names, they themselves have said that they believed the statement, and that was sufficient. Everybody knows that from the time of Henry 111., when Parliament first assumed a form, downwards, common fame is sufficient to ground a statement upon. Lord DESART presented a retition from the Relief Committee of the county of Cavan, praying that the House would consider the propriety of introducing a proper and extensive railway system in Ireland. The :Marquis of LONDONDERRY presented a pe tition from Newtownard, in the north of Ireland, praying for a more equalised sysiem of rating, and complaining that they were suffering severely under the present system. He considered that the extension of the English Poor law to Ireland would be a most valuable baon to that country. In conclusion, he would most earnestly desire that the Noble and Learned Lord would desist from the charges which he was in the habit of preferring against the Irish landlords. They were most painful to him to hear, and they were productive of much evil, as they had caused the ;enant to be discontented with his landlord. His own tenantry had never appealed to him for any reduction of rent, and he did hope that the Noble and Learned Lord would not continue to indulge in the . . strain of censure against the Irish landlords which he was in the habit of doing. Lord BROUGHAM denied that his charges were general in their application ' and if the Noble Marquis insisted on being acou , ed, he (Lord Brougham) could not help it. He would now, however, put the matter in a fair way of being ascertained. He would move for returns—agreeable to the suggestion of his informer, who was a most respectable man—of the names of all the plaintiffs and defendants in all processes for rent due on the Ist of November, 1846, which were brought en for trial on the 11th of January last, at Ballina, in the barony of Tyrawley, county Mayo. Lord CLARE said that such a thing as processing in January for the November rent was a thing unpre cedented in Ireland. Lord BROUGHAM hoped that he should not be considered as harsh towards the Irish, but rather as entertaining a kindly feeling towards them, when' he said that he desired to see the income-tax, the assessed tax, and the land-tax in operation in Ireland. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY begged leave to remark that it was not right to attempt by bad jokes to turn the declaration he had made in that House to a bad use. Ihe Noble and Learned Lord used a sort of sarcasm to any one who called him to account for his general declarations. He appealed to their Lordships whether the Noble Lord had not attacked the landlords of Ire. land in his various speeches. The Noble Lord, with his special pleading. voluble language, and bad jokes, did himself mischief, for at length nobody would mind what he said.—(Loud laughter.) The Noble Lord should not attempt to make these attacks. If the income tax were placed upon Ireland, he was sure that the Irish would loyally and cheerfully submit to it. Lord BROUGHAM said that the Noble Marquis had said that no one would attend to what he said. He must take his chance of that. Senators as well es others were liable to that evil. He did not expect to meet with the same respect in speakiii: that House as the noble H Marquis.. e was satisfi nd, if he was satibfied, the Noble Ma uis had no rig complain. The Noble Marquis h d said, that he special-pleaded, was sarcastic, and made ad jokes. What he had said was a fact and no joke at 11. The Ear of MOUNTCASHEL said that he highly 1 approved of the returns which had been moved for. Agreed to. _ . ___,, _ ___ Captain GORDON presented a petition against the, light dues. NOTICES OF MOTION. Mr. HUME stated, that io conequetiCe the ad journed debate upon the incorporation of Cracow on Thursday evenin4 next, he should postpone his motion with regard to Sinde until that day fortnight. Mr. BROTIIERTON, on the part of the lion. Member for Durham, postponed the Hon. Member's motion with regard to Indian cotton until this day fortnight. Mr:SHARMAN CRAWFORD gave notice that on Tuesday, the 23d of March, he should move for leave to bring in a Bill for the repeal of the Septennial Act. Mr. CHRISTIE moved for an address for a return of the cost of preparing and otherwise fitting up the fol lowing repositories:—The building erected in Westmin ster Hall in or about 1822, to receive the Common Law Records; also of the King's Mews at Charing-cross in 1831, anti ~Carlton House Stables ; of the vaults in Somerset House, which held the Pipe and Lord Treasurer of the Exchequer records (estimated by Sir Robert Harry Inglis and Mr. Hallam, in the "Agenda" of the Record Commissioners to have been 16,0001.); of other vault' in Somerset House, containing certain Exchequer records; of the office of the Pelis in Whitehall-yard; of the Rolls House for the reception of the Queen's Bench Re cords from Westminster ; of the repository at No. 3, Whitehall-yard, which held the Common Pleas and Exchequer of Pleas Records, until removed to Carlton Ride ; of the White Tower of London to receive the Admiralty Records ; of the Stone Tower at Westmin ster ; together with tne cost of preparing repositories for any of the common law or Chancery records in Lincoln's-inn, Sergeants'-inn, or any other parts of the metropolis, since the appointment of the Re cord Commission in the year 1800, so far as the same can he prepared. Return or estimate of the total expenses incurred in removing the records from one repository to another, since 1800: return of the cost incurred for watching by policemen and the fire brigade the Carlton Ride, the Rolls House, and any other record repository, and for any other securities adopted for insuring the buildings from fire, since the passing of the Record Act 1 and Vic. c. 94. Agreed to. CATHOLIC OATHS. Lord MONTEAGLE presented a potition from a number of persons, praying that certain phrases insult ing to the Roman Catholics should be abolished from the oaths taken by the Roman Catholics and Pro testants. Lord COLCHESTER said, that he believed that few of these oaths were taken, but as far as he was concerned he was most willing to agrce to the prayer of the petition. The subject then dropped. POOR REMOVAL ACT. Lord FEVERSHANI presented a petition from the poor-law guardians of Hilmsley, in the North Riding of Yorkshire. against the Your Ronaoval Act of last session. Their Lordships then adjourned. ROUSE OF COMMONS, March 9. The SPEAKER took the Choir to-day at Four o'Clock. BIRMINGHAM FIRE INSURANCE. On the motion of Mr. SPOONER, the Birmingham District Fire Insurance Bili rtai read a third time. REGENT'S CANAL COMPANY. Sir WILLIAM CLAY moved the second reading of the Regent's Canal (Pactlington and Limehouse Rail way and Branch) Company. Mr. WARBURTON said that, as he understood that the 13111 was to be divided into two, he would not oppose it in its present stage. Lord MORPETII was informed that it was not the intention of the promoters of the 13111 to interfere with the plantations and pleasure-grounds of the Regent's Park ; he should not, therefore, at pr.-sent oppose the progress of the Bill ; but if any attempt was made to interfere with those grounds which were specially protected, the Bill would be most strongly opposed, and he had no doubt but that such opposition would be suc cessful. LAW OF SETTLEMENT. An lIoN. MEMBER presented several petitions against the law of settlement. NAVIGATION LAWS. Sir J. Y. BULLER presented a petition from Devon shire against any alteration in the Navigatio❑ Laws. MENIBERS FOR CLARE. Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD presented a petition from the borough of Rochdale, praying that the House would grant an inquiry into the charges preferred by Captain Wynne against the Members for Clare. PUNISHMENT OF DEATH. Mr. WARBURTON presented a petition from Ply mouth in favour of the abolition of the punishment of death. POOR RATING (IRELAND). Mr. P. SCROPE presented a petition from the in habitants of Ballina, complaining of the system of poor rating. They stated that the landlords compelled the holders of less than 4/. tenements to pay the poor rates, although such a proceeding was contrary to law. They prayed that the House would interfere in their favour. RAILWAYS. The following Bills were read a second time:— Great Indian Peninsula Railway. Mold Railway. Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway (No. 2—Extensions and Amendment). Mr. GREENE moved, that the following recommen dation, contained in the third report from the Classifi cation Committee of Railway Bills, be considered, viz:— " Your Committee recommend that the Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock Branches (No. 145) Bill be divided into two parts; the one to contain the branch railway from the goods depot of the Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock Railway at Glasgow to the proposed branch of the Caledonian Railway near to Shields bridge, in the parish of G)van, in the county of Renfrew, and the power to divert or alter the Glasgow, Paisley, and Ardrossan Canal; and the other to contain the remaining provisions of the Bill; that the first be placed in Group 48, and the second in al subsequent group. That the order made upon the 15th day of February last, for referring the said Bill to the Committee of Selection, be read, and discharged ; that the Bill be withdrawn. That leave be given to bring in a Bill to enable the Glasgow, Pais ley, and Greenock Railway Company to make a certain branch railway to the Caledonian Railway at and to divert part of the Glasgow, Paisley, and Ar drossan Canal ; and that Mr. Hope Johnstone Walter Baine do prepare and bring it in. That le is: be given t o bring in a Bill to enable the Glasgow,r. ll ley, and Greenock Railway Company to make _ce_r_npetain branch rail-vays at Port Glasgow ; and that M j it ° i l n u .L st° T n h e e a i n n d oti( l in r. Mr. S trutt Swart w W a a s l a t g er re ß ed ain to e . Mr. do prepare and bring , e r d ey i , rorn further' and liri.UlNliag mo meD v r e t d that unmondSinr G ed e i o se r h ge ar G , thatatten N il t a r n . c l e k o g o t n h b e r c . t N C v o i I m s o m n i t p t eaet Patten, i a r n i a m t e r. B prayingti ti on that from o t mh excessive the be added to the ConampiEttcrei—nTohsezotion was agreed to. e Mr. FOIr , T ptr Elt t of Go p rese oie nte , d a p ip owners of t e light dues might be a bolished, according satccord ing to the recom mendation of the Committee which seine few w..eks since on th- subject. Mr. TATTON EGERTON presented a petition from t -spinners of Chester, praying for an inq u i r y h into e cotton-spinners which retarded or checked the growth of cotton in India. DRAINAGE ACT. Mr. BAILLIE gave notice, that in Committee upon the Drainage Act, he should move a clause, to the effect that no owner of land should receive any advance of money under this Act over the amount of 1 2,0001., unless he could produce a certificate from the Commis sioners that all the sums previously received had been properly and judiciously expended. THE BRITISH MUSEUM. Mr. HUME moved for the abstract accounts of the amount expended for the buildings of the British Mu seum, including alterations, fixtures, and furniture, in each year from its establishment under the Act 26 Geo. 11. (distinguishing alterations from buildings, and for the purchase of houses and ground), so as to exhibit the total expenditure for the same up to the 31st day of December, 1846; of the atm,unt expended oa the esta blishment of the British Museum in salaries, wages, ap pointments, household expenses, officers' residences, rates and taxes, and all other items of expense, in each year, from the establishment of the Museum under the Act 26 Geo. 11, so as to exhibit the total expense of its main tenance to the 31st day of December, 1846 ; of the amount expended in each department of the Museum, for the purchase of manuscripts, prints, printed books, maps, music. antiquities, coins, and medals, objects of natural history (zoological, botanical, fossil, and mine ral), in each year, from the establishment of the Museum under the Act 26 Geo. 11., under each department respectively, so as to exhibit the total amount of expense of the various collections up to the 31st clay of December. 1846, distinguishing the amount paid from Parliamentary and other funds ; of all the amounts Fsid under Acts and Votes of Parliament for all buildings, collections, and other expenditure for the British Museum, in each year from its establishment under the Act 26 Geo. 11., so as to show the aggregate amount paid for that institution from public monies, up to the 31st day of December, 1846.—Agreed to. ABOLITION OF PUNISHMENT OF DEATH. Mr. EWART presented petitions from a public meat ing held at Exeter Hall, signed by 13,000 persons ; from Liverpool, signed by the magistrates of the borough and the most respectable inhabitants ; from Exeter, Southampton, Belfast, and other places, in favour of the total abolition of the punishment of death. Mr. THORNELY presented a petition from Liverpool to the same Affect. _ Mr. EWART then rose to bring forward the motion of which he had given notice—namely, the total aboli tion of the punishment of death. Ile said that it was now seven years since he had the honour of bringin g this subject before the attention, or rather before the patience, of the House. In these years this subject ex cited a deep interest, but it had now assumed a far deeper and greater interest. lie thought this was shown partly in the number of petitions on the table, and partly by the numerous meetings which had been held throughout the country. At that time few of the clergyeien of the Established Church had given in their adherence to the principle of the total abolition of the punishment of death, but now they had vast num• bers who thought as they did, and who hxd not only appended their names to petitions, but also appeared at public meetings held for the purpose of advo cating the doing away with that punishment. There was also a great difficulty in obtaining verdicts from juries whi,tri involved the punishment of death. Many instanc,s had occurred of this kind—instances in which the guilt of the criminal had been clearly esta blished, but in which the juries refused to return a verdict of guilty. He would not enter into the theologiciul or theoretical view of the question. He contended that nothing but necessity could justify punishment by death. One of the must e nitient of Italian writers had written upon this subject, he re erred to the Marquis Becarria: the ground of his argument was, that it was impossible to justify the in fliction of capital punishment, except upon the ground of absolute necessity.—( Hear, i,ear.) Another person who had also devoted considerable at; ention to the subject of criminal jurisprudence—no less a personage than the King of Sweden—had also a ritten upon the subject to the same effect.—(Hear, hear.) The question he put before the Reuse and the country was, whether the infliction of capital punishment was any longer necessary for the execution of justice. First of all, he would prove that it was not necessary, and, secondly, that it was positively injurious. It was quite evident that punishment of death was unnecessary, from what took place under the reign of Leopold of Tuscany, while he need not remind the House of what occurred under the administration of Sir James Mackintosh in India, who abolished capital punishment, nor need he remind them what happened when Lord Mint() was in power in India, who also abolished capital punishment. In both cases capital crimes diminished, and the same result had followed the abandonment of capital punishment on the pert of the present Emperor of Austria. Why, when it was moved to abolish capital punishment in cases of cattle stealing and forgery, it was urged that it would be dangerous to the country. (Hear.) But how erroneous had this proved to be I The same argument would apply with equal force when used in reference to other crimes, which were formerly punished by death, as a diminution rather then an increase in their number had taken place, but virtu.illy they only retained the punishment of death for murder. It was true, there were two or three crimes which, accteeling to the statute book, were punishable by death ; but the punishment was a dead letter—its living spirit only survived, for capital punishment was only inflicted for the com mission of murder. But on what grounds did they abolish cepital punishment for other crimes and retain it only for murder ? The only argu ment was that there was some proportion between the crime of murder and its punishment by death—that a man who had killed another ought to be killed by the law in return ; but, atter all, this was nothing better than the law of retaliation, and would apply with equal force to other crimes with respect to which they had abolished the extreme punishment. The punishment of " an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth," had been abolished with respect to many crimes; therefore there was no tenable reason that it should be retained with respect to murder. Lord Bacon described such a punishment as " that sort of retalia. tory justice which is nothing more than civilised and deliberate revenge." He would next proceed to deal with statistics, the authenticity ..f which were undoubted, in support of his argument, that the punishment ought tp be abrogated. He proposed, first, to adduce statistics relating to the period when corporal punishment was abolished with respect to many crimes; next, the period following it, and then he should compare them together and show the result. Periods of distress frequently en • gendered violent crimes, so that they could not ail be attributed to the violent passions of mankind. He merely made these statements to show Hon. Mem bers who were opposed to him on this question that the increase of crimes to which he had referred was not to be ascribed to the abolition of capital punishments, but to the distress which prevailed. Ile should limit his observations on statistics to a few returns mainly bearing on the particular question involved in his motion. The first return he would read to the House was one made on the 22d of May, 1830. It showed that in 1830, the year when the abolition of capital punishments took place to a considerable extent, anti for five years previous to it, the number of crimes for which this punishment had been awarded was greater than during the five years succeeding. 'Taking again the fire years ending 1825, the five years ending 1830, the five years ending 1833, and the live years end ing 1840, in each of these successive periods, a gradual decrease of crimes, for which capi tal punishment had been inflicted, was shown. In proportion as executions had decreased, so had also the crimes for which this kind of punishment was inflicted decreased in extent. But there was after wards another return called for, at the sugges tion of an excellent f r i en d of his whohad written on this subject. It was dated the 29th day of August, 1843, and showed a decrease of the crime of murder, and a lessening of capital punish ments, from the year 1812 to the year 1843. In the first six years of this period, when capital punishments were more frequent than in the remaining years of the period, the number of capital punishments was 124, and the con victions for murder 144; while in the latter six years, when capital punishments had decreased from 122 to 50, the crime of murder had also diminished from 144 to 121. But there was another return which showed the effect of those years in which all parties convicted of murder were exe cuted as compared with those in which fewest executions took place. That return was macle on the 24th August, 1843, and showed that in those years where all parties convicted of murder had been executed, the crime of murder had increased from 239 to 270, and in those years in which the punishment of death had decreased, the crime of murder had also diminished from 268 to 222. Now he would not overburden the House with further sta tistics. But he would wish to refer to other couetries, to France, Prussia, Germany, and Belgium; and he wished particularly to refer to Belgium, as in that country Price. THE CORN TRADE In the remarks of one of the leading firms in the corn trade a e find much that is calculated to reassure us upon the subject of an inadequate supply of 1 , od, and it appears from the statement of Messrs. Surge that " during the past month wheat has nearly recovered the depression which had taken place at the letter end of January, and our quotations are within 35. per quarter of the highest point since harvest, with an improved demand on the part of our millers, but with a liberal supply from the farmers up to the Ares, nt time. The long cominuance of the frost has, however, so delayed agricultural operations in the field, that they are now busily engaged in the preparation of the land for spring sowing, and must be so for several weeks to come; we therefore anticipate a considerable falling off in their deliveries, probably until the end of next m onth ; a lthough so considerable a q uan ti t y h av i ng been brought forward the last fortnight indicates more must have been thrashed than there was sold durir , the frost. As there are sales making for France from the east coast, and few arrivals of foreign, except from America, are e xpected to take place before the op en i ng of the Baltic, this also adds to the probability of our pre sent rates being at least nearly maintained for some time to come. Though the opinion we ventured to give in our annual circular has been controverted in some quarters:—namelv, that if the demand for the continent did not take off the supplies which otherwise would come to England, our present prices would bring forward a sufficient quantity to meet the wants of' Great Britain, if shipping could be obtained to transport it : —.we we see no ground up to t h e present time to alter this opinion, notwithstanding the rest advance in s ome of ports; the foreign shipping on the contrary, this we believe will b e f oun d to bring for ward to these port s from the int erior, especially to Odessa. an unexampled quantity as spring advances, and it is the opinion of some well-informed parties that, even in France, there is yet a considerable stock of wheat held by the graneurs, which will be more freely sold as harvest approaches. The prices of wheat in some of the fereign ports are as follow i—Dantzic, 583. to 655. ; llamburgh, 60s. to 655. ; Odessa, 445. to 593. It is too early to form an opinion of the prospects of the coming crop o f wheat, but though rather backward, we think the general appearance is by no means unfavourable for a productive season. while there is every reason to suppose that the breadth sown is unusually great. The stock of English barley now on hand is probably little more than will berequired for the purposes of seed; but the imports of foreign will, we expect, be much larger than at one time was antici pated,'• and we think the present prices will hardly be maintained. ' rho hi g h price of oats has so greatly les sened the consu:nption, that though the imports during the past month into Gloucester have been very trifling, and the supply from our farmers small, there have been quite sufficient brought to market to meet the demand, and as a liberal supply is expected from the Baltic into the eastern ports during the spring and summer, it is probable that those in Ireland which are not suited to mealing purposes will find the best market in Gloucester and other ports on our western coast." We take these extracts with the more satisfaction because there are so few parties in the corn trade not more interested in writing up prices than in seeking to moderate them, and because we have every hope that the experience of the writers has guided them to a sound conclusion. The facilities offered by the per mission to import food in foreign vessels have no doubt improved our prospects. Auursr or CATTLE " BUTCHERS. " —On Saturday night last Mr. Brett, sub-inspector of police, Bandon, pro ceeded with a party of police to Russell-hill, in the parish of Knockavilly, and, from information which he received as to the intended slaughter of three cows of a man named Howse, he and his party ensconsed themselves in the furze bushes on the ground, and lay in wait. About half-past one o'clock, A.M., one man went into the field and recon noitered, and, having found that the cows were there, gave a low whistle, which soon brought up three others, his accomplices. Mr. Brett was sitting in a ditch hid by the furze, and the first fellow, on the three others enter ing the field, sat down immediately under where Mr. Brett was, and took out a large knife, which he commenced whetting on a stone which he carried with him. The other three followed the cows for the purpose of getting them together into a corner; the cows ran, and the lads after them, Nv ben, unfortunately, cows and butchers tumbled over the police, who were lying in ambush, and this prevented the slaughter of the poor animals. The police arrested the three men, the fourth having taken to his heels. Knowing their man, they took no trouble in pursuing him, but in an hour after quietly took him out of his bed. They searched his house, and found a gun, with a supply of powder and ball, and also some articles which were taken out of one of the houses lately robbed in the neighbourhood, and which have been identitied.—Cork Constitution. FORGED . 13:1 iVOTE3 IY GLASGOW.—An in genious fraud was detected in this city yesterday. The fraud consists in the conversion of the word five into tw-nty, thereby making a five pound note pass for a twenty pound one. This has been practised on some of the notes of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Bank. The directors and managers of that Bank have already taken prompt steps for meeting and frustrating the fraud, and some parties, we learn, are in custody. The Government stamp on the back of the note is the best proof of its integrity. We recommend a careful examination of it. We believe that the vitiation of the Go vernment stamp is a capital crime. So any delinquents touching it are putting their necks in imminent jeopardy.— Scotch Reformers Gazette. Colonel Pennant, M.L., had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday. capital punishment was altogether done tie with. The punishment of d ea th h a d b een a b o lislisal on that country in 1834, hut in 1835 some wise philosopher conceived th a t it was again necessary to inflict the capital punishment for the sake of setting a n example capital puniuhments were, th ere f ore, revived, and wbat was the result ? Why, that the crimes which in the years 1830 to 1834 had been. oely corn m tted by 60 had risen in the years 'succeeding the revival of the punishment of death (1 " 80 or somewhat like 25 per cent. He therefore thought, that this was a strong argument to show that that • ; punisement was not necessary. Il e persons, thought that th. e present improved system of Pri sc ! r/ discipline, the I .arger army of police kept up, not only is the towns hu's in the rural districts, and the extended education Ythich was granted to all classes, we re the best seFo:riti es f or the due observance of the law: It was incumbent on them to prove that the punishmen° of death w as necessary, rat h er than for hi m to Pr(lve that it was unnecessary. He was, however, prepared to, prove that the punishment of death was not only n° l '. necessary, but was positively injurious to the criminal, the jury who tried the case, and the public who wl ,. nessed the execution. The first object of all punig' t ment should be to insure its certainty. At Pr ese b il . there was no certainty in the infliction of the punis to 'ant of death ; the criminal felt that it "hi s uncertain, and this uncertainty encouraged in , mind a species of moral gambling, and induced n; to stake his existence against tho severity of the law` n Another cause of the uncertainty attending the Pre s ! law was, the badly defined legal acceptation of the crime .0 of murder; it depended upon the proof of the, cr t i h in r having been committed with malice prepense. wile' iiee the criminal was or was not convicted ; and this nla' a , prepense was judged of according to various stall: he by the different judges who tried the case. consequence of a ll thi s was , to encourage unc ertainty e : and that uncertain l y wou ld not f a il to encoura ge crime The magnitude of th e pun i s h ment create d a the heroism, but it s great o bj ect i on was, that it lot; criminal unreformed, an d sent hi m to hi s l ast a ccount " Unabsolved, unannealed, with all Hit imperfections on his head." The existence of this punishment enfeebles the decision of their tribunals, for the magnitude of the punishni eng the. threw the crime into th e s h a d e . Th e decisions °I. jury ought to be clear anddistinct, and not overshado wed by the magnitude of the penalty imposed by the I st But what was the effect upon the public—the publiel; whom they ought first of all to look—the public l e e whose sake it was said that capital punishments we r to be continued as an example ? Why, if e; pital punishment was to be continued, should ti e ' not make it a solemn, a serious ceremony? why n ot 1 „ /l i vest it with all the dignity of decorum ? But, inst e l t . of that, it was carried out hurriedly, at an early hour of the morning, and had no salutary en ee rd But what was th e g l or i ous examp l e i t was their to inculcate ? Would th ey w i s h any of °I:el relatives, any of thei r c hild ren, to w i tness an exc ecul with the view of i ncu l cat i ng a d eep mora l l e sson What father would take his children to witness such!? exhibition ? Non e . Y e t t h ey h e ld that such exhiuiv tions were for the p u bli c goo d ; b ut were t h e pe°l )e whom they ought to do all in their power to elevate , tn ; stead of debasing and demoralizing, to be allowed lo n g e to witness such sanguin ar y spectac l es, an d to h a ve their natures thereby perv er t e d an d h ar d ene d ? What' s m l would ask, was the e ff ec t o f an ex hibi t i on upon t he croWici, who witnessed it ? It was expected, as he had ,1 5 „„. to do good ; but they left it with au h ".„ e - t ; rence and disgust. And mon, it had "- proved—repeatedly proved—that the spectators werea brutalised, that many had subsequently be c° l l , o criminals, and that a great majority of the number w had been executed had, at some period of their lita witnessed an execution.—(Hear, hear.) If it confer est good upon the p u bli c —if i t i ncu l cate d a grail moral lesson its i n fli ct i on oug h t to be m or e dignified, instead o f h urry i ng i t over as if they "bad ashamed of what they were d o i ng. I ts e ff ec t Was in the extreme, for a f ter th e cr i m i nal was ra ther c sidered a hero th an pitied. Attempts had been / on e s to get the punish men t i n fli cte d in private, in ° • r t• it that the public mind mi g ht not b e brutalised; imitetlhey were made private wh a t wou ld b ecome o f the exa mple wished to inculcate?—there was an end of it at on ere But further, if they established private executions, cabers then was their great moral example ? Such rt ai rr ments could not be inflicted in a free country without 0 ceiving the full force and pressure of public opinio n ,; ti t bd in a country like England, no punishment thni e e, not fully combine the feeling of public appo ug " re s• could be long maintained it must have the full exP e at sion of thi s o pi n i on i n i ts favour. It might b e sa id tn ti. public opinion went in favour of the law, but the r ew tion3 which he h a d p resente d that night wou ld b ut that this was not so. And not only these petitions+, the daily experienc e an d t h e annually growing fee li n g °'. o l,‘ country was against the punishment of death. Butit 0 11 5, be asked, what would he substitute for it ? tind er y* refinement of th e s y stem o f pun i shment wh i c h had ta for place thep might fairly substitute imprisonmen t 0 , life. this had bee n t r i e: l i n ot h er countries, a nd he 5 no reason why it should not be tried in this. It "!his this system of p un i s h ment was not severe eno ugh; 1- 1 ,,,a opinion it was f ar more severe on t h e i n di v idual t o P me ' the punishment of death, while it held out s h e prospect of the reformation of the cra n i ht In shorter periods of imprisonment the prisoner ra g o , come out, if not altogether improved, at. least comps 0d Lively pule. This might be done by imprisonmen t, i ,ht if legislstion could not accomplish every thing. it in ' n ' r e• do much towards alleviating the evils by which the o fl'," • sent system was beset. But it was not for the objec t 4 punishment that the imprisonment should be impose d '"t much as the reformation of' the prisoner, and theY r t,e s . strike deeper than that tor the extirpation 'f b : /0 to They must educate the people, and not lea ve ; e t re. conceive that punishment was to become a s °l.- __one verge. There were two sorts of education the which was internal, and which arose f rom w hich operations of the mind it se lf ; an d th e otherxtertod was external, derivable f rom th e i n fl uen ce ote" h ey to Those wer e th e means b y w hich th e y' t hey to effect the improvement of the culprit, for rt m ost looked to the p e ri o d s w h en t h e pun i s h men ts were t hat severe, they would find that crime was at time time most frequent. They need not look to th , e , were of Henry the Ei g hth, w h en 7 0,00 0 person -o,oold executed, but to contemporaneous history they t wit find from the excellent book of the King of Swed en ' s o ne in Spain, where crime was most frequent there wa ther e execution to every 150,000 persons, but in SWed e lt orl , was one only to ever y 170,000 o f th e poPu swot( The Hon. Member then quoted certain statistics to, 0 ,0 that in those countrie s wh ere th e p un i s h men t of death , less frequent, the crime o f mur d er was p ro portionsu` ) re ise minished. He was aw are thi s su bj ec t requ i re d the el e ree r of great patience on the part of the House, as the at , merits were neither very new nor very interesting ; he there was one point to which he must refertxien meant the consideration of this questio in connf f t ee with the doctrine of Christian r e p en t ance . Some ' dea th opponents of the abolition of the puni s hment of 80 1 had conceded that two or three, four, five, or t ell . 0 0 ; should be granted for repentance, but they th,' l 7, n pitil ceded the principle that the abolition of ab, - „ e rieu punishment was necessary, as who could tell wha' i f e big; was required for repentance. In all periods of S, oo cea toffy of the world, when civilisation had au w ish to the highest point, and the greatest, ho ot was shown to avoid the infliction of the pun ts at the, of death, in the high and palmy days of Rome, „ - er ioa close of her Republic, when she had a tt a i ne d the,.r at ioat of her highest grandeur, and her gr e at e st eiviLteatly they found in the fourth oration of Cicero against s aid line, that there were many among them 19430 Morton a diis immortulibus non supplicii cani a- .„ oefe &darn ; itaque cum sapientis nunquarn inviti forte s . 00 0 libenter oppetiverunt.' They found that this a vers; . ete d inflict the punish men t o f d eat h was admirably dePvlearg in a speech of Mons. De Lamartine some p o ol' ago in the Chamber of Deputies in n re' H i He called up o n th e House to unite with him 11 04 pealing the punishment of death, to achieve t n d to a great social, mor a l, an d re li g i ous v i c tory, %or/ (Air up a last sacrifice, expiatory of the sa n g ir tlisr legisl a ti o n o f th e p a st, u p on t h e un i te d a lt ar s of el tion and Christianity. t hat Dr. BOWRING, in s e condi ng th e mo tion, s - n d out every discussion which took place in that House, of doors brought the time nearer when the total hag tion of capital punishment would take place. Sacco s e not hitherto attended every attempt to mitigate the ,_s. ed of the criminal laws of the country, and he donn,i, i i t ion but that the same result would follow the total auv a dis' of the punishment of death. It would be found th at ota regard of human life was always associated with a of barbarism, and that a disposition to 1 1. 14 00 the sacredness of life, and an unwit a d i s tiir to throw it away, was the great, the . ~t oi ty, guishing boast of civilisation a nd chris'S p his and the furtherst advance of civilisation and or losophy. It would be fou n d a l so t h a t in a there society in which huma n lif e was waste. to e, would also be found the greatest amount of ...i v rae of The legisture wanted to create a horror of the tit ' l e ' y be. murder, and yet by means of their lessislati o e . , r rota td came murderers themselves •, they wished to :i t un islr life by safeguards, and yet by their systems °f p it nag ment they strove to overthrow and destroy it. 1- b lifer the intention of th e l eg i s l a t ure to c h g ea r./ they should not take it away themselvese"-kenj he The murderer was a man of universal abhorrer undoubtedly ought to be s o ; but did they eFi c et t n t e h i e n i f t object by this mode of punishment ? _ad al _roc impressed upon the public mind any additiort..7ooart By no means. It appeared to him that of all . Sa a s teSS beings who gather around the scaffold, th e . p r o f the number of them applaud the courage andheco th is ; bee; sufferer, instead of decrying his crime. Le t o tl o ie t m w s i e l l ii v n e g s at the dtheestrni,gyhthefne—d,lebty sthheomwinahgowtthosthtti_tter.fpitcoili their estimate, was a thing too valuable to o , e ctitY thrown away, and thus, by adding to the and lair life, they would create a new stateoftl a i r b e s_ at i e n h il e prove the public mind, as even to effect rm the man who was disposed to throwlifeaway',.e suffering t" : t i er sacrifices of life, and the amount of _ awe other nishment led to, induced him to think that 5 pr o p rt el Y be mode of punishment could with safety tion of the past with adopted. It was most alr" experiments they u e ese t much as it proved that the expert thegratifying legislation of e i t ia li tnr e a p s h a d th ei t, gl s6 a l y : ld 01)t would, therefore, agree to the motion b e con a d made had been successful, and .o h n e o h f o h e is ed ue th o e f r i e ed. Sir GEORGE GREY regretted that , h r i •! sought leave to introduce. On the agree to the Biil which the Hon. which wa s • true lie had avoided the objection w „ O tto ii was a similar 10 merly entertained with respect to a go. a which the Hon. Gentleman made som yearsobr ought lorwar 1841, he believed the Hon. Gentleman present G n t o i c e c ie s s a affi re rm so e l d utio th n a , t n , l i i a ch t , h i e f iotphinaidonbeeonf atdhtaTtot.e.6o_ewl.e°,ulitinbephiAtvasel punishment ought to be altogether ahlt ebjee ttou resolution as that was open to the greatest ad been adoßteelt o f and would have had the effect, if it h placing these intrusted with the ad. rn tra the law, in a very painful and duaicniaissptote joutioluoL I:vlll::thf:l,le.l:ei'ra'ille.rill h:lie're:tillti:htlet:e:hhid:heebiaejl.nillifa;vodstli 1 , , 04 e " the Bill ii, que st i on, question ' at k e d . „ le a dealt ado „ t 7 1uull anon of th e thr efore he ed th of era to R o l terrier,r, tti a „ of Or, the i r . °4 s eonse, Re O " of lit t o ,; ()°1 ' 1 safely d ` ue confessed Itatsniuu as thi s de l d: ties, and th; also with hi Portion of punish: th e a ° 2 ° to the d ee G. proport re Y) agreed j ° l, lll of Party thud h a d tak en "s, i eeali e s d to, h e wo he was n o , ki he lot d taken p Ity was tk sure n r 41 " the the resPeet. Vii inlniihere ent 0 of Ease puni,lnen t4lOCin g • ask ty of Pat sot,' t whie~tarehotion of e r i tn t h I ",.tt th e b th at Legislat or the Punish r° f r ° the crime ine Ntd ed of murder but the capi tal , out u 8 ,3 teg oci Punishtuet to t h e la , ec i'llt o ents in re , fo r at e Publi c °p i' sens e Oorern in la R e of th e tha tt lh it formerly lion to repres s it. bytlperson s wou to th e t ', Peuniar, spd p‘ s ueddin g e t' 0,) Prevented th e act o f p , arliam wlt?eopinion. 1 punish manta 18- th 7. for s ,f ken place 1 the Y had Sph • a d i t rl i cl oh . It rni ht dell tbe n , aholr'sh e Platew'm was not , but it t, s tote the,onen mo, °lt hecri " li re , nleoe t tt sa ran bee n a Rro h , ;"' Years tl ktri ' BO5 to 181 to -er to 132,00 , 113e,_° , er Y 17 2,00( tt er „ and in N 4 l t 241 ,000 I for her w °t uer tior Police?, and fr, ronep "ist ri le tl otir„ t „, ~aPDarent „„`' tfe:eeution wen I „ rn e• Ife wz Iv lv . lf a no pun kid i,, 11 so min Pre re ' n uftcl un ue ti n q Pre ss ,„,, g the c tta rd ''' W ith the tr tis e r, Public 0 1 to ns abolition abolitio n for t h' e b tecolle tr Pretectiot rte l .-- 4 . ire d such a e. ti'lira.bered that t w li e u ,,t,° do their ' 1.4 1 41:"11 1 .; `4 ( t ar: r b td1311:1 0 .1:teloeil .saannobS e e eng° : in vity ref the p On. Friend see the shockir tr ik tied that the g e public cliara des troyed. But t `o th te tt - e Public mi Di , feu only, for li ss ire terms it _the sol emn a( t: rather belie hx‘;,etutions were le kt V could b e that t m h e } lon. 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