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of the House had treated the question under consideration in a becoming and proper spirit. He for one could not admit that Ireland should come before them as a mendicant seeking alms from England. That was not the footing on which he asked assistance for the present alarming distress. It should be granted not as alms, but as justice.—( Hear, hear.) Ireland should be treated on the same principle as that which regu lates the affairs of a private family. When one mem ber of a family is a ffl icted with some great, or sudden, and trem end ous affliction, the other members of the family come forward to afford re l ief .—( Hear, hear.) In the same way the Legislature should come forward and assist the misfortunes and necessities of Ireland.—(Cheers.) It was not his intention to trespass on the House at any length to-night. as he thought the general feeling of those present was favourable to the propositions of the Government, and that they would allow the Bills to be read a second time without further delay, reserving the discus sion of the details till in Committee.—(Hear, hear.) If the -louse would do so—if they would allow the Bills to be read a second time, he would pledge himself that they should be brought into Committee with as little delay as possible. Let them recollect the importance of these measures. He alluded particularly to the Temporary Distress Bill. It was exceedingly important that that measure should be passed with. out the loss of any time but what was absolutely necessary for the faireliscussion of the question.—( Hear, hear,) The House appeared generally of opinion that whatever might be said of the system of relief in operation at present, it was high time that the works commenced under it should be brought to a close, and ansther system introduced in its stead. If so, th en ti me was valuable in order to liberate th e labourers for the cultivation of the soil. He did not believe that much injury had been done as yet, though some effects might have been produced—effects that had been greatly exaggerated.—( Hear, hear.) The Go vernment le d thought it their duty to collect information on this point, and they had caused a series of queries to be is sued in order to learn what the people of Ireland were about in cultivating the soil and preparing for the next harvest. The result of these queries showed that there was a much larger breadth of land under wheat than in former years ; and that in the potato growing districts rye and beer had been substi tuted for that article to a considerable extent.—(Hear, hear.) As yet little had been done towards preparing the spring crops; yet, nevertheless, no irremediable injury had been committed, and if the farmers had labourers now there was yet am le time to m a k e every preparat i on f or the coming harvest. He thought also that it must be obvious to the House that they must persevere in the present system of public works unless they would leave the people to starve, or be prepared to substitute the other system. To delay the present measure, therefore, would be perpetuating the system which had been condemned, and interfere materially with the necessary preparations of the land for the next year. He threw out these suggestions for the consideration of the House, in order that the Bill might be read a second time, and then considered in Committee, thus preventing any unnecessary delay. He had ho right to complain of the tone or temper in which the House had received these measures. They had given the Government credit fur having acted with the best intentions, however mush they might differ on the valley pursued. Had it been otherwise, he should not have complained, considering the extraordinary circumstances of the case. But some Hon. Members had expressed themselves strongly agsinst the policy of the Government in relation to the importation and sale of food. He could assure such Hon. Members that they had not acted as they did without mature consideration; arid, so far from time and experience having altered his opinion, on the contrary, he believed, that had they followed the opposite course spoken of, and imported provisions into Ireland, and established depots, not on the coast alone, as they had done, but throughout the interior of the cou n try—if they had become importers as well as distributors of food, they would have aggravated, in a most painful degree, all the horrors of famine.—( Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") Had it been practical, as asserted , by that course to have relieved distress, reduced prices, and saved human life, he would not have objected to the infrac tion of t he abstract doctrine of political economy ; but because he believed that distress would have been much aggravated, prices raised, and famine extended, he must ex press his decided opinion that the Government had pursued the only proper conrse.—(llear, hear.) They had also been blamed because they had not sold the corn imported under cost price. The reason they had not done so was, because of the unfavourable influence such a step would have exercised over the retail dealers in Ireland.—( Hear, hear.) It would have done serious injury to this important class—a class respecting which, he believed, Ireland would not be safe until they were greatly extended. In order to place Ireland in a proper condi tion respecting distribution, they must have village shops every where. It was with this view that they refused assistance to those relief committees that would not act upon the principles which they laid down, which were that they should sell the pro duce at a rate which would yield a fair profit. He was firmly convinced that the Government had acted right in adhering to what was called the abstract principles of political economy, which were the principles of common sense. (The Right Honourable Gentleman here read a letter frem the chairman of a relief committee in the county of West meath, showing that the most beneficial course had been to charge the produce at the usual rates sought by private dealers. The Bight Honourable Gentleman continued by stating that this was only a specimen of the general feeling in Ireland of those who had experience respecting these matters. The Government had considered that their best course was to do nothing which would check or interfere with the retail dealer.—( Hear, hear.) It was real huma nity and real wisdom for them to follow the dictates of experience and common sense, which were also the doc trines of political economy. Complaint had also been made why the Government had not stopped distilling f rom gra i n i n Ireland. If distilling had been stopped in Ireland, there was no reason why it should not have been stopped in Scotland and England, the effect of which would have been to have renewed smuggling to a very great extent, and enriched those who had large stocks of spirits on hand while those who tad small quantities would have been seriously injured.—( Hear, hear.) He believed no practical relief would have been gained by such an arrangement. While on this subject, he would ref.. r to what had fallen from the Hon. Member for Meath, who had represented a distillery in Dublin as using large quantities of oats and other grain. In answer to that he was bound to state to the House that he had received a letter from that firm, which stated that ell the grain which had been used had been imported from abroad. Such a course would prevent many persons from obtaining labour in distilleries, while they would not succeed in saving any provisions. He was unwilling, on the present occasion, to make many ob_ervations about what had been said with regard to the measures proposed by her Majesty's Government for the relief of Ireland. He felt that these measures were so im portant that they deserved a grave and general consideration, and they could not be discussed with advantage in,the general manner in which only they could be treated en the present occasion. He woeldonly observe that it was unjust to say of the Government that it was characterised by a desire to enrich the Irish landlords without considering the effect on the main body of the people of Ireland. Let them consider what were the wants of Ireland at the present moment. One of the greatest of her wants was employment for her population, and he knew no immediate - way of providing employment unless by the agency of the State. The Government had offered assistance to the landowners to enable them to employ the great body of the people, and allowing that to be the sound principle recognised by England, it could be effected by loans to the landowners. It had been said that these loans were not to be repaid. On the contrary, it would be paid, and he would call the attention of those who doubted the fact, that all loans previously advanced to the Irish land lords had usually been repaid. It was not only just to the country, bat to the Imperial Treasury. The circum stances under which the present loan was proposed were of the greatest consequence. It was impossible not to see how sweeping had been the calamity, the destruction of food; and what millions now lived on the surface of the soil of Ireland without the prospect of sufficient food for their subsistence, as well as at once to see of what consequence it was to give every stimulus, by legitimate and particular means, to the productive ness of the soil of Ireland. The project of draining the waste lands must be a means of producing a great increase in the crops. It was necessary to carry this principle into effect, and it would be for them to decide in what manner when the de tails of the Bill should be laid before them. He did not know that he need tresspass any further in addressing the House, except to say that he felt the greatest gratification at the tem perate spirit in which the House had treated the most import ant measure now submitted to their consideration and delibera tion. He agreed that that spirit was of the greatest benefit to Ireland. The spirit evinced by the House on that occasion was of equal importance to Ireland as the measures themselves. —( Hear, hear.) He could not help hoping that it would be of benefit to that country, when he saw that the spirit of union and energy were spreading themselves, and a spirit of mode ration rising up, from which they might expect the best con sequences. He was sure that the English nation was only anxious to supply the wants and wishes of the Irish people; and as long as they pursued the temperate and tolerant course which had made its appearance, they should not have to com plain of the Parliament or the people of England—either would b 3 ready to do for her all that she could naturally ex pect.—( Cheers. ) Sir R. PEEL said, Sir I concur with the Right Hon. Gen tleman that it will be much more advantageous to discuss the measures intended to effect a permanent improvement in the condition of society in Irelrnd when we shall be put in posses sion of the details of the measure, more than by the present Bill, and enabled to enter into a debate upon it. At the same time, lam not surprised that those gentlemen connected with Ireland, after the scenes they have witnessed, and after the struggles and difficulties they have felt, feel, as they must do, deeply interested in the welfare of their native coun try, and deeply sympathise with those suffering from the terrible effects of the calamity with which it is afflicted. lam not surprised that they should feel themselves anxious, at the earliest opportunity to submit their views with respect to the operation of measures of this important nature to this House. I for one not having this motive for entering upon a discussion which they have, feel that it is of much importance that we should proceed at once to discuss those measures intended to reach the difficulties which threatened them. At the present time I am unwilling to oppose any delay in the way of any measure you might be prepared to grant ; but as I think that you are entitled to frame a full and complete liberty to her Majesty's Government from the responsibility of the course which they are pursuing, it may be advantageous at once to decide that the Bill which grants that indemnity, and which Parliament seems willing to accede, should be prefaced by a full explanation of the circumstances under which this responsibility has been assumed by the Government.—( Hear, hear.) You may entirely approve of the assumption of that responsi bility, yet still, when the executive Government, however justifiably it may be, undertakes to supersede the ordinary ope. ration of the law, I doubt whether it is not for the public ad. vantage that all the circumstances connected with that assump tion of power by the Executive should be fully stated. I ad vise Hon. Gentlemen to consider whether, in taking the liberal power, they should not explain the circumstances under which the ordinary law is superseded, and whether it will not be for the advantage of those who may . hereafter refer Parlia ment t his assumption of pow e r—that the indemnity ante d by B anti" t o se t se he r placed in the preamble, or appendix to the Lord. I am tprfeo prepared the particular letter read by the Noble t w eed m vote at once for this Bill, giving an indemnity to the the Bill, and as it is e ; With respect to the details of nu.treZetd to make a total alteration of the system under which relief is at once give my co.nteeeinee to now grlansetdhinkl alsothe evil of the present sy great, and cannotthink that the sooner you apply the remed y help thinking that there is great Ydathnieter considering how peasantry should nearly we , approach that period at w p ts dn4 not be employed in labouring as concerns the harvest of next year iZ w Government to make a material alterationwi' enable the Irlk .thelSereeo pr a t ea r d - or e sent system by permitting labour to be apa the cultivation of the soil.—( Hear, hear.) 'r-h' scarce ly two months when, withcut reference spring corn, labour ought to be most ac ti ve l to y employed. I know that labour is sometimes not applied in Ireland, partly from the condition of the soil, and partly from the superior moistness of the climate. The sooner, however, that you make an alteration in the present system with regard t o t h e cultivation of the soil, the better it will be for the country. ant rather surprised that the Right Hon. Gentlemen underrat es the danger arising from the application of labour to public works. Did nut the Right Hon. Gentleman remember that, in August last, he resisted the operations of the late Govern ment, and said when only between 60,000 and 70,000 were employed on the public works, that great inconvenience arose, from the labour being diverted into the ordinary channels. How much more must that inconvenience be now ? I thought that the conduct of the Irish landlords deserves praise; and the active benevolence of the ladies has suf• THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY MO RNING, FEBRUARY 3, 1847. fered every sacrifice and privation, to mitigate the evils by which they are surrounded.—(Hear, hear-) I applauded the conduct of those who, like the Noble Lord ( Lord Clements) resisted the temptations of a resi dence abroad, and although their attempts to be nefit the people were not successful, still the failure does not take from them the credit due to them. ' They were deserving of the greatest possible amount of praise for the exertions which they had used, situated as they were in such critical circumstances. With respect to the Govern ment, he was quite content to give them the fullest discretion in carrying out those measures which they considered necessary, in order to meet the existing distress of Ireland • and he was also quite con t ent t o g i ve t h em i ndemnity for the fine of policy ' which they had adapted towards Ireland. He believed that any attempt to regulate the discretion of the Government, by any legislative details, would be futile ; he thought, therefore; that the fullest discretion should be allowed to the He would not, at present enter into any discussion on the more permanent measures proposed for Ireland . by far the most important of them were not yet before the House. He considered that a Bill which should. enable the nominal possessors of estates to sell their property were of more importance, as bearing upon the permanent condition of Ireland, than any which had yet been brought under the con sideration of the House by her Majesty's Government, and he thought that they would only prejudice the discussion of an important measure by Hon. Members explaining to the House their respective views upon the subject.—( Hear, hear.) With respect to the proposed cultivation of the waste lands, he hoped the Noble Lord at the head of the Government would pause before he proceeded to invest the public money in the cultivation of the soil. The Honourable Member for Wigan had stated that the quantity of waste groun 's to be cultivated amounted to 4,600,C00 acres, and the proposed grant of 1,000,00 q would be of little or no avail for the purposes contemplated by the Act. He wished to call the attention of the Noble Lord to that concluding portion of his speech in which, addressing the Irish Members, he told them to endeavour to help themselves.—(Cheers.) The Noble Lord should act upon his own advice ; but the Govern.. ment of whieh the Noble Lord was at the head, teach the landed proprietors to act independently of the aid of Govern ment.— ( Cheers.) Let them be just towards Ireland ; but he would have the Government remember that they were only encumbering Ireland and paralysing her services if they taught her to depend too much upon the assistance of England. The cultivation of her soil must depend upon the energies of the people themselves, and not upon any assistance which the Government could offer.—(Cheers.) Let the House con sider for a moment the expenses of superintendence of works performed by the Government, and how imperfect those works were done by Government agents. Such works could only be properly performed by the enterprise of the people of Ireland themselves, who would expect to reap some return for the out lays and trouble which it required, and who would watch over the expenditure of every penny.—(Cheers.) That was the way in which the permanent improvement of the land was to be obtained. Let them facilitate as much as possible the drainage of land of the proprietors—but that was a measure equally affecting England as well as Ireland. But the Government must not attempt the cultivation of the bogs and waste lands of Ireland. The Government might depend upon it that if those lands, when reclaimed, were to be profitable, private enterprise should be employed for the purpose of making them profitable; but if they were not to be profitable, then it was only throwing away the money of the State for the Govemment to interfere.— (Loud cheers.) His remedy was to give the Government indemnity and a discretionary power. He wished not to be considered as actuated by any feelings of hostility towards the Gcvernment, nor by any feelings of party, but it was not in the power of Members of that House properly to perform their duty, unless they frankly avowed their opinions. —( Hear, hear.) Ile Loped, therefore, that the Noble Lord would well consider his steps before he entered upon any such task -as he had proposed to himself. He was quite sure that the Noble Lord had plenty of other duties to perform than that of undertaking to become the im prover of Irish hogs.—(Laughter.) If he attempted that, it would only involve him in the greatest of difficulties. He would merely express a hope, with reference to the poor-laws, that when the subject should be brought before the House, the fullest and most ample consideration would be afforded to it. He hoped for the sake of Ireland, that the present debates would not be adjourned beyond to-night. Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN, as a Member connected with both countries, begged to state that he most cor dially agreed in the opinions which had been expressed by the Right Hon. Baronet who had last addressed the House, with reference to the conduct of those officers who, under the most trying and difficult circumstances ' had been appointed t o th e onerous duties of carrying out the provisions of the measures proposed by her Majesty's Government to meet the existing distress of Ireland. The Right Hon. Baronet who had just sat down had given the Noble Lord some wholesome advice upon the subject of waste lands, and he wished to add to that advice that it was not the Irish Members who first suggested this subject to the Government.—( Hear, hear.) If this Bill were passed, with the blessing of God, he believed their chances of the next harvest in Ireland were as good as ever they were, but nothing could be done with the efforts and exertions of the Irish landlords, and in resuming his seat he must again exhort them to be more persevering than they had hitherto been.—( Hear, hear.) The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Thursday. DESTITUTE PERSONS (IRELAND) BILL. Lord JOHN RUSSELL in moving the second reading of this Bill, intimated that, as this Bill was for the immediate relief of the starving people of Ireland, for whom work could not be obtained, and was therefore exceedingly pressing, he proposed to have it committed a first time on Thursday. Mr. BOUVERIE could not allow the Bill to be read a second time without calling attention to the serious nature of its provisions. Government had admitted that the plan of employing the people had entirely failed, and therefore this Bill was to provide food for the people out of the consolidated funds. There was no man in the House or the country who would grudge the money for the relief of the Irish people, but it must be remembered that there sviis likely to be a deficiency of the food of the Irish people for some years to come yet, and he wanted to know if the House was prepared on all oc casions to make up the deficiency out of the Consolidated Fund? At all evens, if the House was, he was sure the people of this country were not ; the consequences must be eventually frightful.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. GOULBURN said the Bill gave the Government in definite power to draw upon the Consolidated Fund for any money that might be required for the relief of the poor of Ireland. Now he thought the more constitutional way would be for Government to call upon the House, from time to time, for supplies for this particular purpose, however large they might be. The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be com mitted on Thursday. POOR RELIEF (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be com mitted on - Monday next. CHELSEA PENSIONERS BILL. The report on this Bill was brought up. CUSTOMS DUTIES BILL. The second reading of this Bill was postponed till Friday. The House then adjourned at Half-past Eleven o'clock. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. From the Votes and Proceedtugs of the House of Commons.) MONDAY, FEB. 1. The following Railway- Bills were presented, read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time:— Manchester and Leeds (Branches, Extensions, Deviations, and Alterations of Levels, and other Works—" to enable the Manchester and Leeds Railway Company to make certain Branches, Extensions, De v i a ti ons , an d o th er W or k s, an d to amend their Acts.', Gloucester and Dean Forest (Construction of Docks)— " to authorise the Gloucester and Dean Forest Railway Com pany to construct a Dock or Basin at Gloucester, in con nexion with the said Railway." West Cornwall (Branches to St. Ives and Norwayman's Wharf, and Construction and Enlargement of Quays at Hayle)—" to enable the West Cornwall Railway Company to make two Branch Railways from the West Cornwall Rail•. way to St. lives; and Norwayman's Wharf respectively, and to construct, purchase, and enlarge certain wharfs and quays at !Lyle." Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, and Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr (No. 1)—" to enable the Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Railway Company to make several Branch Railways in the counties of Dumfries and Cumber land, and for other purposes." Manchester and Leeds (Branch from the Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction to Barnslev, and Extension of Hohnfirth Branch)--" to enable the Manchester and Leeds Railway Company to make a Branch from the Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway to Barnsley, and an Extension of the Holmtirth Branch of the same Railway!' Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock (Amendment and Branches to the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, the Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston, and the Glasgow, Strathaven, and Lesmahagow, and to Haugh Pits)—" to enable the Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock Railway Company to make certain Branch Railways, and to amend the Acts relating to the said Railway." Huddersfield and Manchester (Branch from Oldham to Ashton and Guide Bridge)—" for enabling the Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal Company to make a Railway from Oldham to Ashton and Guide Bridge." Ipswich and Bury St. Edmund's (No. 2—Extension from Bury St. Edmund's to Newmarket and Ely)—" to amend the Acts relating to the Ipswich and Bury St. Edmund's Railway Company, and for making a Railway from the Line of the Ipswich and Bury St. 'Edmund's Railway at Bury St. Edmund's, to Newmarket and Ely." Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester (Extension to Wake field, and Junction at Methley with the Wakefield, Ponte fract, and Goole, and the York and North Midland)—" for altering, amending, and enlarging or repealing, some of the powers and provisions of the Leeds, Dewsbury, and Man chester Railway Act, 1845, and the Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester Deviations and Braaches Railway Act, 1846, and for authorising the making and maintaining of certain Branches and Extensions from the said Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchesterßailway." Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr (No. s)—" to enable the Glasgow,lPaisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway I I Company to make a Branch Railway to the west side of Dunlop-street, in Glasgow, and to enlarge their station at Tradeston." Southampton and Dorchester (New Forest Deviation and Branches)—" for waking an alteration in the Line of the Southampton and Dorchester Railway, and Branches there from to Lymington and Eling, and for other purposes." Eastern Union (Branch from Manningtree to Harwich)— " to empower the Eastern Union Railway Company to make a Railway from the Eastern Union Railway at Manningtree to Harwich, with Branches thereout, and for other purposes." Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth (No. 2)—" to enable the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway Company to construct a Railway from Bleadon to Blandford, with a Branch to Glastonbury, and a Railway from Compton to Wilton, with a Branch to Gillingham." The following Railway Bills were read a second time, com mitted, and referred to the Committee of Selection:— London-bridge Termini General Enlargement. London, Brighton, and South Coast (Kent Railway to Maidstone, Canterbury, and Tunbridge). Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Station Approach -fir Manchester). Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Branch from Ash ma to n n eh -u es n t d e e r r :S L b y e n ffi e etlod,Oaldnhd Lincolnshire °l a n n s h ir e r a (Junction nches therefrom).n•itht e Midland Railway, via Barnsley, c d Branches Aranchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Branch to Chapel town and Thurgoland Coal Branch). Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Aston Canal Pur chase.) Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Branch at Bugs worth tol join the Peak Forest Canal, Tramway, and Amendment of Acts). Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Sheffield Canal Purchase). Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, and Manchester and Lincoln Union Railway, and Chesterfield and Gainsborough Amalgamation). and a n) London, South Coast (L ondon-bridge Station Canal Arrangement).SouthCoLo (Extension to London bridge ). and and bridge). Bristol and Exeter (Branch from Bleiden to Wall, Gll-tcn bury and Street). Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, and Glasgow and Belfast Union (No. 1). Glasgow Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr (No. 4). Leeds Central Station. Norfolk (Branch from Wymondham to the Norwich Ex tension of the Ipswich and Bury St. Edmund's, and th proposed Thetford and Reedham Railway near Diss). Norfolk (Branch from Thetford to join the Ipswich and Bury St. Edmund's Railway, near Bury St. Edmund's). NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL-OFFICE. The following Railway Bills are appointed to be read a second time on Frday, Feb. 5 : Lynn and Ely (Extension to Spalding and Holbeach). Lynn and Ely (Extension to Bury St. Edmund's). Bristol and South Wales Junction and. Aust Ferry. Preston and Wyre. Wharfdale (Skipton and Cayle y Hall Deviations). Norfolk (from Thetford to the Lowestoft Railway near Reedham, with a Branch to Halesworth). Reading, Guildford, and Reigate. Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junction. London and North-Western (Purchase of the Earl of Elles mere's interest in the Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway). Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monklands Junction (Cowlairs, Car myle, Central Junction, and Coplaw-hill Branches, and Montrose-street Terminus). Glasgow, Airdrie, and Mon klands Junction (Cowlairsßranch). North -Western (Diversions at Skipton, Casterton, and Sedbergh ). Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, and Ayrshire and Bridge of Weir (No. 3). Glasgow, Dumfriea, and Carlisle, and Glasgow, Paisley, N.il marnock, and Ayr ( No. 2). Wear Valley, Bishop Auckland and Weardale, Weardale Extension, and Wear and Derwent Railways, and Shildon Tunnel Amalgamation. Manchester and Lincoln Union (Deviation). Direct London and Portsmouth, and London, Brighton, and South Coast Amalgamation. Liskeard and Launceston Branch. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Louth and Horn castle and East Lincolnshire Junction Branches). PETITIONS ON PRIVATE BILLS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. (Room 22, before Mr. Examiner SMITH and Mr. Assistant- Examiner FRERE.) The formal proofs were completed in the following cases Whitehaven and Kelso, and London and Kelso Roads. South Harbour and Dock Dues. Kilmarnock Police Improvement. Caledonian Railway Lease or Purchase of the Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston Direct, and Glasgow Southern Terminal Railway. TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. WHITEHALL, JAN. 30, 1847. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom, consti tuting and appointing His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, The Right Honourable Lord Cottenham, His Grace the Archbishop of York, The Most Honourable the Marquis of Lansdowne, The Right Honourable the Earl of Chichester, The Right Honourable the Earl o f P ow i s, The Right Honourable Lord John R usse l l, The Right Reverend the Lord Bi s h op of London, TT T hh h e e e Right ßßgghhtt Reverend ßßeesv,eerreehhdd ieee Lord LordLer Bishop of Wi nc h ester, d Bishop o f Lincoln, Bishop of D ur h am, The Right Reverend the . Lord B is h op of Chester, The Right Honourable Sir George Grey, Barr., and The Right Honourable Sir Charles Wood, Bart., her Majesty's Commissioners for considering the state of the several bishoprics in England and Wales. The Queen has been pleased t o appoint Charles Knight Murray, Esq., Barrister-at-Law, to be Secretary to the said Commission. DOWNING-STREET, FEB. 2. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Henry Edward Fox Young, Esq., to be Lieut.-Governor of the eastern dis tricts of the colony of the Cape of Good Hope. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Hugh Ed wards, Esq., to be Puisne Judge, and Joseph L. Binder], Esq., to be coroner, for the island of Antigua. Her Majesty has further been pleased to appoint William Walter Raleigh Kerr, Esq., to be Auditor- General of Ac counts for the island of Mauritius COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. HILARY TERN, IN THE TENTH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF QUEEN VICTORIA. Monday, the Ist day of February, 1847. This Court will, on Monday, th e 15th day of February instant, hold a sitting, and will proceed to give judgment in certain of the matters standing over for the consideration of the Court. THO. WILDE. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, FEB. 1. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Second Captain John Far naby Cator to be Adjutant, vice Needham, promoted, April 7. Corps of Royal Engineers--Capt. and Brevet. Lieuterant- Colonel Ralph Carr Alderson to be Lieutenant -Colonel, vice Gosset, retired on full pay; Second Captain and Brevet- Major James Lynn to be Captain, vice Alderson First Lieutenant H. A. White to be Second Captain, vice Lynn ; Second Lieutenant L. Nicholson to . be First Lieute nant, vice White, Jan. 26. _ Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Argyll. The Most Noble George Douglass Marquis of Lorne, to be Vice-Lieutenant, January 5. WHITEHALL, JAN. 18. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Henry Guy, of the city of Carlisle, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. WHITEHALL, JAN. 27. The Lord Chancellor has appointed George Mounsey, of Carlisle, in the county of Cumberland, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BAKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. ' John and George Hardy, grocers, Wisbech St. Peters, Cambridg e. _ BANKRUPTS. Leah Moss, tobacconist, Liverpool-buildings, Bisbopsgate, London, to surrender Feb. 10, at cne, and March It;, at ' twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official as signee; Carpenter, Union -court, City. Charles Frederick Smyrk, builder, Lavina-grove, Wharf. road, Feb. 12, an d M arch 16, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane ; Po cock and Poole, Bartholomew-close. John Prior, tailor, Saint Blazev, Cornwall, Feb. 18, and March 11, at one, at the Exeter District Court. llernaman, official assignee, Exeter; Carlyon, St. Austell ; Bell and Co., Lincoln's-fields ; Gulley, Exeter. Thomas Bailey, printer, Wolverhampton, Feb. 11, and March 11, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Bi rm i ng h am; F os t er an d G oug h, Wolverhampton. John Kiriltian, wine merchant, Nottingham, Feb. 19, and March 5, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Nottingham ; Brown, Notting ham. Thomas Skipworth, miller, Belton, Lincolnshire, Feb. 17, and March 17, at ten, at the Leeds District Court. Kynas ton, official assignee, Hull ; Bell, Bedford-row, London; Blackburn. Leeds. Henry Johnson, merchirt, Sheffield, Feb. 12, and March 5, at eleven, at the Leeds District Cuurt. Freeman ; official assignee, Leeds; Duncan, Featherstone -buildings, Holborn, London ; Unwin, Sheffield. Edvvard Smith, apothecary, Dursley, Gloucestershire, Feb. 16, at twelve, and March 16, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol; Henderson, Bris tol; Bishop, Lincoln's Inn-fields, London. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. N. J. Reed, brewer, Marlborough, Wiltshire—first div. of '6.s. 10d. in the pound, on Wednesday, Feb. 3, at the office of Mr. Hutton. Bristol. T. Howell, tavern keeper, Queen's Head-passage, New gate .street—a div. of Is. 9 1 / e d. in the pound, on Thursday, Feb. 4, and three following Thursdays, at the office of Mr. Belcher, King's Arms-yard, ➢loorgate-street. Sardinson, Weston, and Murch, Wood-street, Cheapside— a div. of 1 1 / 2 d. in the pound, on Thursday. Feb. 4, and three following Thursdays, at the office of Mr. Belcher, King's Arms-yard, Moorgate-street. J. Plowman, ironmonger, Oxford-street—a div. of Id. in the pound, on Thursday, Feb. 4, and three following Thursdays, at the office of Mr. Belcher, King's Arms-yard, Moorgate-street. S. Whatley, grocer, Lisson-grove—first div. of Is. 2 1 4 d. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Whit more, Basinghall-street. W. H. Cox, boat builder, Belvidere-road, Lambeth—first div. of 4s. in the pound on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Basinghall-street. J. Ricketts, grocer, Gosport, Southampton—first div. of 2s. 6d. in the pound, on Wednesday, Feb. 3, and two follow ing Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry. J. T. Carter, apothecary, Berner's-street, Oxford-street —first div. of ls. 6d. in the pound, on Wednesday, Feb. 3, and two following Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Tur. quand, Old Jewry. much caution by the home trade, although further reduced rates were submitted to—brown grocery lumps selling at 66s fd to 67e, and Standard Lumps 67s 6d to 6Ss per cwt. MAURITIUS.—This afternoon there was little demand for Mauritius Sugar; and 5,846 bags at public sale were nearly all taken in at easier rates. EAST Ixnm:►.—'this afternoon there was little desire evinced to operate in Madras Sugar at the public salts, which comprised 1,603 bags, and the whole was taken in and withdrawn—good damp toxey brown at 425, and mid 41s. Bengal met with little attention ; and 3,780 bags at public sale only partly sold upon rather lower terms. FOREIGN.—The demand has fallen off considerably lot all descriptions of Foreign Sugar for haute consompti.li. The limited business transacted has been at a reouctioa an tormnr rates of 6d to is for white, and Is to la 6d for brown and yellow. . _ TEA.—The arrivals amounted to 17,000 packages at this part during the past week, and duty was paid on 49,890 ltis during that time. Importers have di: played firinnrss, and refrained from offering any at public sale. This in some measure is to be attributed to the advices from China statl , g that the shipments had fallen off to the extent of 7,000,000 lbs, as compared with the former season. The lower qualities of Congou are held for the former value. In Pouchong several purchases have been made, and 5d to 91 paid for low to fine quality. For the inferior sorts of green the market has a dull appearance. COFFEE.—This afternoon there was a lively demand for Plantation Ceylon, and 990 bags at public sale were sold at stiff rates. In Native several purchases were made privately at 43s for good ordinary. Foreign Cotfee met with attention; at public sale 71 barrels washed Rio sold at firm rates. MoLAssEs.—The market has a dull appearance for all descriptions of West India, and prices are on the decline, as the supply is on the increase, and 23s to 28s is the value of common fine quality. Bengal Treacle can be obtained upon lower terms; still little inquiry existed privately. 24 butts and 16 hhds at auction seld at 23s 6d. RICE.—To-day the market had a dull appearance for all sorts of Rice; 606 bags 795 pockets Bengal were offered at public sale—the sound was taken in at 25s for middling, and at 25s to 25s 6d for good middling white, being barely the former value. Sriarrs The high prices that prevail for Jamaica Ruin operates against business in all descriptions : only small pur chaser have been made by exporters or the home trade. Leeward Island is held for the stiff rate of 4s per gallon, proof strength, but little business has been transacted. For East India the demand is limited, owing to 3s 10d being iasisted upon for proof with certificate. Of Demerara a fair quantity has been disposed of at 5s 2d to 5s 4d for 33 to 36 per cent over proof. Brandy has not risen in value, but a good demand prevailed for all descriptions for home consumption, and exporters have taken a fair quantity. Geneva has been in excellent request; common shipping sort at 2s 7d to 2s Bd, and fine for home consumption at 3s 3d to 3s 6(1 per gallon proof strength. Our distillers are more inclined to receive contracts at Its 9d for Corn Spirits, and at 10s 3d for gin 22 per cent underproof, and 1089.1 for 17 per cent under. Outs.—There has been an extensive demand for all de scriptions of Olive Oil since our last report, and a further advance in the value has taken place. For Rape Seed Oil the demand has been brisk, and further advanced rates have been obtained. For Linseed Oil the home demand has become brisk, and exporters have taken several parcels; an advance in the value has taken place. Palm is not so much in request, and as several arrivals are near at band, there are sellers upon lower terms. For Cocoa Nut Oil no further advance in the value has taken place. Lard Oil has been in excellent request. Cod has not risen in value. Seal is held with firmness, and a good busi ness has been transacted. Sperm is held with firmness. TALLow.—Holders of Russian are desirous to realise on the spot, and have submitted to a further reduction in prices. For delivery in the next two'months there are Fellers at 51s. but few buyers are to be met with. Home made met with less attention, and can be obtained at 52s to 52s lid nett cash. Other sorts Tallow are less wanted, and can be obtained upon rat t. sr lower terms. LATEST PRICES OF SHARES, IN BANES, ASSURANCE, AN!) °TITER ;'ONI PANIES' STOCK. From tie Official List, ÜBLISHED EVERY TIIEsDAY AND FRIDAY EVENINu LONDON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 SOITCIV-STOCIZ • ; Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Prue., h Annum. littre -- 11 - 1, tustralasia •• ••..• • • • £ 5. d . £ s. d. 6/. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 - Britsb /scrth American Si. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 - 1, ',omrnercial of London 51. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 - ; t '7.olonial.. .... ••.• • • • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 j - Londn and Westmlnstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 2934 1-• London Joint-Stock ..• 61. per cent. 50 0010 0 0 Metropolitan - 25 0 0 710 0 Provincial of Ireland.. , 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 . - f Ditto, New... - ,f National of Ireland • • 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 - Nat. Provncial of Eng. 151. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 - Ditto, New... ... •• • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 - Union of Australia.. • • 6l. per cent., 25 0 0 25 0 0 2514 Union of London... .• 1 5/ . per cent. [5O 0 0 10 0 0 .- INSI,TRANCE COMPANIES. - . e Dividend Amount s Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. 1 X s. d. £ a. 41. 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 50 0 534 Atlas • . British Commercial .. 7 s .p er s h are 50 0 0 50 0 7 1,4 I lericl,llled.&Gen.Life 51. per cent. 100 0 0 '2 10 0 10 county .............. 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 t lirown •••••• • • • • • • ''' 10s. 50 0 0 50 0 - f izagle . Os. 50 0 0 a 0 0 54xd Eng.& Scot. Law •• • • 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 3 f European Life .. • . 5 14 per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 20 Freemasons' ..... -• .• 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 1.7,0 be ......... •-• • • • 6/. per cent. Stock. - 132 xd Guardian --•. • • • . - ........Cl. and bonus .500 0050 0 0 230 I, Imperial Life --- .. 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - . Indemnity Marine.- • 11. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 513 1 31 Law Life.- ...... . 1/. 55. 100 0 0 10 0 0 .egal and General Lif e - - 50 0 0 20 0 6:4 :Jiidon Fire ........ 10s. 25 0012 10 0 15 dondon Ship ........ 10s. 25 0012 10 0 15 . tilarine •••••..• • • • .. 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 - , - red. Invlid&Gen.Life 4311. per at. 50 0 0 2 0 0 National Leas Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 - National Life......... 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 8% I' alladium Life 5l. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2xd , Nicenix • Protector Life.... •• • 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 245.5 ed Provident Life •.•• • • 1/. ss. 100 0010 0 0 23 Rock Life... ... 4s. 50 0 010 0 414 Royal Exchange 5/. per cent. Stock. - Sun Fire.. - - 21 0 Ditto Life • • • • • .. • • . 11 . 6 s. - 0 Universal Life .. ..... 10Nt. p r cnt 100 0 615 49 LIST or SCOTTISEE COMPANIES' PRICES Name of Company, Dividend Amountper of Paid. I Price. Annum. Share. ---- ------ ---- Flank £ s. d. £ s. d of Scotland - 100 0 0 17634 Royal Bank of Scotl an d 6/. per cent. - 100 0 156% British Linen Company 81. per cent. - 100 0 0 220 Commercial Bank ...• 61. per cent. - 100 0 0 167 National Bank 6l. per cent. - 10 0 0 18/. 6s Union Bank of Scotland 7341. pr cent. - 50 0 0 913, Western Bank- ... •• • 6/. per cent. - North of Scotla n d B an k 61. per cent. - Clydesdale Bank.... • • 6/. p er cent. - 5 4 0 8 Eastern 8ank.....• • • 5/. p er cent. - to 0 0 0 0 0 0 1: 1 n4 4 4 0 0 124 Caledonian Bank - 210 0 4/. 9s 1 Edinb.& Glasgow Bank 6/. per cert. - 50 0 6/. Its City of Glasgow Bank . 5/. per cent. - 10 00 j 13/. 7s 1 Scottish Union Ins. C o. 51 . per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 ;235. 9d Ilercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 144 `, Incur. Co. oi Scetlnd Si. per cent. 10 0 0 All paid. 9. ° 4 North British Insur..• 5% /. pr cen t. 200 0 0 10 0 0 27 y 4 % Caledonian Fire Insur. 10/. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 22 1 2 a Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 18 Edin. &Glasg. Railw ay 1/ . l os. pert. 50 0 0 50 0 0 7611 12, Ditto, 4 Shares- .• 7s. 6d. p. s . 12 10 0 All paid. 19 - Edin., Leith, & Grantn - 20 0020 0 0 19 1 1 a Glanw & Ayrshir Rail. 71. percent. 50 0 0 All paid. 691,E Glasgw & Greenck Rail. 21. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 1614 Glsgw&Garnkirk Rail. Si. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 39 s§ Dundee& Arbrothltatl. 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid Standard LifeAssvirnce. hl. per cent. 50 0 0 1 2 10 0 I . f 37 9 LAW INTELLIGENCE. • HOUSII OF LOIiDS. - ,heb. 2. The house of Lords sat to-day for the first time this session to hear appeals. The Peers present were tha Lord Chancellor, Lord Breughana, and the Bishop of St. Asaph. COLE V. SEWELL. This case came before their Lordships upon appeal from the decision of the late Lord Chancellor of Ireland (Sir K Sagden) dismissing the bill filed by the plaintiff for the purpose of a partition and allotment to him of an estate called Daly or Quansbury, situate in the county of Galway. The case, which is one purely depending upon dry poin's of law, appears likely to occupy their Lordships a day or two. Mr. Turner and Mr. Mantis appear for the appellant, and Mr. Tinney and Mr. Shaptel are counsel for the respondent. VICE CIIA,VCERY COURT. RI). 2 (Before the VICE CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) His Honour the Vice-Chancellor of _England Court in Lincoln's Inn to-day. and hesrd motions, but no case of any interest occurred durin' the morning. • EXCIIEQUkR CHA M B ER, Feb. 2. (Sittings in Error, before Lord Chief Jutice WILDE, Mr. Baron PARKE, Mr. Baron ALDERSON, Ar. Baron lim,FE, Mr. Bar. , n PLATT, Mr. Justice MALTiE, and Mr. Justica IVILLIAMS.) HOWARD V. GOSSETT. The Court gave judgment in this ca..ee, reversing the de cision of the court' below. The Court were of opinion that the warrant issued by the Speaker of the House of Common! was valid, and that .the plaintiff in error, the Sergeant -at• Arms (Sir W. Gossett), was justified in acting upon the same The verdict must therefore be entered for the defendant. COURT OF QUEEN'S REACH, Feb. 2 (Sittings at Nisi Prius, at Westminster, before Mr. Justice ERLE and Common Juries.) COUNSEL AND THEIR CLIENTS.—BENNETT V. VARTIL AND co. This case was the second in the list, and was called on im mediately after the sitting of the Court, the record in the first case having been withdrawn. An unexpected difficulty, however, occurred, as Mr. Peacock, who had been retained for the plaintiff, was not in attendance to conduct his case. After waiting for a short time, Mr. Justice ERLE intimated that if the case was not pro ceeded with, either the record would have to be withdrawn, or the plaintiff .non-suited. He suggested that the attorney should instruct another couns e l. The attorney had no brief; it was in Mr. Peacock's pos • session. He was, however, proceeding to instruct Mr. Pig gott, when Mr. Peacock entered with his brief. Mr. Justice ERLE said—" Mr. Peacock, every cause in the list is the first in the mind of a practical man." Mr. PEACOCK proceeded to open the case. . Mr. Justice EnnE—Call your first witne: , s. Mr. PEACOCK ( who was reading from his brief) said he was opening his client's case. Mr. Justice ERLE said he was reading his brief verbatim. Mr. PEACOCK then called his first witness, and having examined her, he placed his brief in the hands of Mr. Bail, and withdrew for the purpose, no doubt, of transacting business in some of the other courts. The case itself was only of the ordinary kind. It was at issue under the Interpleader Act, to try to whom a guar City of furniture deposited in two houses, situated at 40 at 39, Green-street, Grosvenor-square, one of which is kno. as Talbot's Hotel. The plaintiff had been the condi" , of the Exeter, Hotel, in the Strand, and the defendants are wholesale ironmongers at Dudley, in Staff.mdshire. The fur niture in question was contented to have belonged - to a Mr. Thompson, who also carried on th e b us i ness o f an i ronmonger in South Molton-street, Oxford-street, and that in 1 jay, 1845, it, with sonic plate, which was subsequently stolen, was sold to the plaintiff for a considerable sum. An inventory of the articles, and a receipt, bearing the signature of both Thompson aad his wife, were produced. • A witness proved the signing of the receipt, and the pay ment of 380/. In August last year, the defendant levied a distress on the goods for 551. 15s. as the goods of Thomnson, The whole of the property was valued at more than 6001. Mr. Knowles and Mr. Alter were for the defendants, on whose behalf it was contended that the assignment was col lusive, and was made for the purpose of cheating Thompson',. creditors, when he found himself in an embarrassed condi tion. The goods had r ema i ne d-i n t h e possession of; and bas been used by, the Thompsons for a considerable time after tin alleged sale. Mr. Justice ERLE commented until the frequency of frau. dulent transfers, or transfers by creditors for the PUrpose, meeting their creditors with a bill of sale or an as , ,ignmen when they adopted ulterior measures, and so neutralizir their levy, and left it to the jury to may whether, in this ca: there had or had not been a transfer of this nature, lie s; it was a remarkable and suspicious fact, that the plaintiff never exercised or put forth any right of ownership over property until a distraint was put in. • The jury found a verdict for the defendants. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Feb. 2. JACOBSON V. HUNTER AND ANOTHER. The Couit was engaged all the nicrniug with a case arising out of the sale of a s wor d b e l ong i ng to the late Duke of Sussex. It had been bought at the sale of the effects of the Duke of Sussex' by Mr. Jacobson, a jeweller, of the Jewish persuasion, residing in Oxford-street, and subsequently sold to the defendants for 1351. The transaction was conducted by a Mr. Lazarus, and the question now raised was, whether, in the negotia- I fief) with the defendants, Liza-us acted for himself, as con tended by the defendants, or as the agent of Mr. Jacobson? After the examination of a number of witnesses, the jury returned 4 verdict for the plaintiff for the full amount claimed. 54 COURT 01 REVIEW, Feb. 2. (Before Sir J. K. BRUCE.) His Honour sat to•dav in Lincoln's Inn-fields, and was occupied in hearing bankrupt petitions. ,BTER V. ACRAMAN. .xd This was an appeal fro S m the decision of the Commissioners of Bankruptcy, and praying to be permitted to claim for a larger sum than was granted against the estate of the bank zd ki Mr. Russell and another Learned Gentleman appeared in support of Mr. Swanston and Mr. Selwyn against the petition. The case was of no general interest, and his HONOUR confirmed the decision, dismissing the petition with coats. COU— _RD OF BAlvirlillPTCY, Feb. 2. IN RE GODFREY. This bankrupt, who had carried on business as a builder at Milton, near Gravesend, came up for his last examination. Mr. SOUTHGATE, the solicitor to the assignees, opposed on xd the ground that the bankrupt had not furnished proper ac -5 counts, although the examination had been adjourntel for 8 J that reason ; an allowance of 2/. a week had been made to , enable him to fu r ni s h proper accounts. 180 14 Mr. COO KE sa id th at t h e b ankrupt had done all in his 210 power, but, although they were in a forward state, the ac. 4f countant had refused to go on until he was paid further on account, and bankrupt was prevented from doing that by the suspension of the allowance. Mr. SOUTHGATE said the estate was materially deterio rated by the delay., as there were mortgages, leases, and tce. rents mixed up together, and it was impossible for the assig nees to know the juetice of.the claims or their own rights. -- The Learned CoMMISSIONER said that assignees were at .„ all times justifi e d i n stopp i n g t h e allowance to a bankrupt it )72 he did not render,.not only ordinary, but effectual assistance ) to his assignees. The present ; difikulty was one the Court r bad to combat. and arose from traders not keeping prope, 6s books. The Legislature had not made the neglect directly 3s penal, but the Court was indirectly doing so, by leaving ' 3 those who were culpably negligent unprotected, or at least 3% without the pale of itssympathy. 24 Mr. COOKE said the Court was most effectually working 9s the desired reform. 18 s The Learned ComatisslONEß said adjour nmen t s must nqt •• 7 s takeplace from tim e t o ti me at t h e expense of the estate; hi! 4'4 experience, h owever , was that assignees in gener a l wer , liberal, and if the bankrupt did his best perhaps the cost ,• t •y,i would not be required of him; the case would be adjourns at the bankrupt's expense for three weeks, the accounts be filed in three days. He would not then suggest the allo ),* ante until the bankrupt had evinced a strong desire 9t6 assi-t the assignees. ;93.; eq CENTRAL CRIMINAL COUET. OLD COURT. (Bef(..re the RECOEDEFt.) Robert Glenroy and Malcolm Graham, aged respective;) 17 and 18, were indicted for a burglary in the house of Mr. George Taylor, and stealing twenty-nine spoons and other lee. articles. Th e ev id ence was perfectly clear, and the prisoners were sentenced to ten years' transportation. John Wilson, aged 20, a tailor, George Williams, aged 19, a brass founder, and George Standish, aged 18, a labourer, Wert charged with a burglary in the house of Mr. Henry herring, of Farringdon-street. It appeared that the two first prisoners, on the 23,1 of January last, were seen loitering about the shop window 0! Mr. Perring, and after a litte time one of them broke a window, and abstracted a watch worth about 401., with which they attempted to get away. Their guilt was clearly proved. and Wilson was sentenced to ten years' transportation, and . Williams to sevenyears' trans portation. Standish was near the place at the time, but the evidence was insufficient to implicate him with the transac tion, and he was acquitted. Alice Lee, a very respectable-looking person, of seventeen years of age, charged with stealing a basket, a necklace, and a quantity of beef, was sentenced to six months' impri sonment. NEW COURT. Before the COMMON-SERGEANT and Alderman WILLIAM HUNTER.) John Sibley, a peaiant, carman to George Lambert, O'd Park, was indicted for stealing two bushels of split beans, 991bs. weight, the property of his master. Evidence was calk!, which showed that he bad received 15 cwt. of beans, at Watson's-wharf, on the 16th of January, and that the weight was deficient of 991bs. when he got home. The prisoner, who was defended by Mr Horimr, accounted for the deficiency by the horse's consumption. h this The COMMON-SERGEANT, who made merry with alle gation of the prisoner, that one horse should eat two bushels of beans in the journey to London, said, it had neve r y et been laid down by the Judges, that the giving of food to horses or pigs contrary to the master's orders, constituted a felony. Mr. HORRY," who had frequently been interrupted by tl.e jury during his address to them, finally submitted that the jury must have evidence of the exact weight of the beans at both ends of the journey, less that of one horse's consumption, which bad not be en l a id b efore them, and ended by requesting the Common-Sergeant to read to the jury the depositions taken before the magistrate. The Common-Sergeant was about to begin, when the fore man of the jury returned a verdict of acquittal. The JUDGE, who had not sent the case to the jury, was evidently taken by surprise with the nature of the verdict. Eizabeth Brown and Mary Keif were indicted for stealing from the person of John G o ldi ng, on the 26th January, in Reynolds's-row, Southwark, a purse, containing eleven sove reigns and a pair of gloves. Brown had been in company I with the prosecutor on the night when he missed his mow:3-, and when she was taken into custody there was found on her four sovereigns and some silver, a go ld watch, and a silver watch. i marked D. R., South. Western Railway, and belonging t o c one of the superintendents of the baggage department on the South-Western line, who had b een ro bb e d some time ago. Mary Keif was acquitted, and Elizabeth Brown, being Sr found guilty, was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment and hard labour. tt —.- ,---,--------- itouniquEs.—Ou Satur.l- -b , t •-- t he 1 01 ' of a . ) , ( 11 E. II . • .. , . six and seven in the welting, a man twenty-live or twnty six years old,.carrying a blue bag on hi; arm, called at toe residet,ce of Mr. Todd, in Notiugham-pla ce , with a f a l s e message, and s t o l e from the hall two great coats, one of them dark green, lined throughout with sable Int. and wo-th bof. On Sunday evenir.g the house of Mr. Tutt, No. 8,, Georgina street, Camden -town, was robbed during. the absence of the inmates, of a double bottomed gold watch with three gold seals an.l a key, twelve sill( handkerchiefs, and ,t h , r i:re- perty. Th e thi eves entered by hreakint7 in n+the Hit hen m lvit" , " On the sate • !rening, the he-; , iffinionds, - . :.:. 11, Exeter-street, South, Camden Town, was entered and robbed of a gold neck-chain, 41. in gold, 10s. in a silk purse, and a great coat. ADJOURNED CASE. SOUTH YORKSHIRE, GOOLE, AND DONCASTER. This case was then resumed. It occupied nearly the whole of the day, and was further adjourned. MIDLAND RAILWAY (SHEFFIELD, BARNSLEY, DONCASTER, AND GOOLE LINE). The formal proofs were completed in this case, and the Examiner adjourned. (Room 23, before Mr. Examiner MAY and Mr. Assistant- Examiner GUNNELL.) UNOPPOSED BILLS. In the following unopposed cases the customary formal process were put in : Newmarket and Chesterford Railway. Colchester Navigation and Improvement. Protestant Dissenters' and General Life and Fire Assurance Company. British Exchange Company. ADJOURNED LIST. CORNWALL AND DEVON CENTRAL AND PLY MOUTH RAILWAY. This aeljourned case was then resumed. A memorial com plained of the insufficiency of the subscription contract. The allegation was sustained, and one or two others of a similar character. Other allegations of no immediate importance were sus. tamed, and the case was adjourned. STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE. The Standing Orders' Committ ee re s ume d their fitting at the usual hour. The following Bills were then a ll ow ed to proceed : Norfolk Railway Company (Norwich to Aylsham). North British (No. 1), C a l e d on i an, and Greenock Amal gamation. Southampton and Dorchester (Weymouth Branch). Also, the Southampton and Blandford Branch. When the committee rose, the Bristol and Exeter (Cre diton Branch), was under consideration. REVIEW OF THE BRITISH CORN •TRADE. (From the Mark-lane Ezpress.) No time has been lost in getting the Corn and Navigation Law Suspension Bills through Parliament, these measures having received the Royal Assent on Tuesday lest. Whether the importations of grain will be materially increased by the remission of the almost nominal rates of duties previously levied en arrivals of foreign corn may be questioned ; at all events no immediate increase in the supplies can be caused thereby. Before it was known that Government intended to take the steps they have, orders had been sent abroad to buy up all that could be procured ; and these purchases would, under any circumstances, have come fore ard. The whole of the available stock at Baltic ports is a mere baga telle in comparison with what will be wanted to supply the immense deficiency of food in Ireland. The same may be said as regards the Mediterranean ; and though rather a large quantity of wheat is held at Odessa and the Danube, we shall have to outbid France and other countries, who are looking to that quarter as well as ourselves for supplies, to secure any large quantity there. Our principal resource must, thesefore, still be America; and we can only repeat what we have on former occasions stated, viz., that we en• tertain considerable misgivings as to her capabilities to fur nish adequate supplies in a season when the yield of grain has been more or less deficient over a large portion of Europe. We are, consequently, inclined t o v i ew t h e react i on which has taken place in the trade in grain during the week now about to terminate as likely to prove temporary, unless our own farmers hold much heavier stocks than we have reason to suppose. The anxiety to realize which holders of Wheat and Barley have all at once exhibited, has, as usual, been met by increased caution on the part of merchants, millers, and dealers, and a rather important fall has been the result. That some giving way should have occurred at Liverpool is not surprising. as the arrivals at that port from America have been very abundant for some days dast ; if, however, the watts of Ireland are nearly as great as estimated by the President of the Board of Trade, the Liverpool warehouses will not long retain what has just been stored. We have recently received a communication from a source we believe worthy of credit relative to the state of affairs in the interior of Ireland, which fully bears out the gloomy picture drawn i by the different speakers in the House of Commons, when touching on the subject of Irish distress. From this state ment it appears that the demand for meal of every descrip tion is so great, that the power of manufacturing it has proved altogether inadequate; that the poor people con stantly surround the different mills, and take away Wheat, Indian Corn, and Oatmeal, in small quantities of a few stones at the time, as fast as it can be made ; and our correspon dent accounts for the accumulation of stocks at Dublin, Li merick, and other seaport towns, under such circumstances, by the difficulty existing in procuring the means of convey ance, the boats, ic., usually employed in carrying goods into the interior having proved wholly unequal to the pur pose. All this appears, however, for the present, to have been lost sight of ; and, as already remarked, a decided change has during the week taken place in the tone of the trade. At most of the leading provincial markets a rather important decline has occurred. THE FOREIGN CORN TRADE. We have received two arrivals from America, the latest being the packet ship Patrick Henry, bringing New York advices of the Bth January, and accounts of corresponding dates front other parts of the United States. The news which had, up to that date, reached there from Europe, had not been regarded as particularly encouraging ; and, so far from any further rise having occurred, the tendency of prices had been rather downwards. Good brands of Genessee had been sold at sd. se. to sd. 565. and other western kinds a t sd. 44 e. to sd. 50c. per brl. A, good many vessels had arrived out, and the demand for ship--room having at the same time rather fallen off, freights had slightly re ceded; 45. sd. per brl. for Flour, and Is. 6d. per bushel for Wheat, having been taken for Liverpool. From the let to the 31st December the exports of Flour had amounted to 232,894 brls., and in the first week of January close upon 20,000 brls had been shipped. Indian Corn Meal had been in lively request, and large sales of Pennsylvania and Jeteey had been made at 3d. 87 1 / 2 c. per brl. Wheat bad not excited much attention, and good Genessee had been sold at 115 c. per pushel. In December 276,757 bushels of Wheat,245,791 bushels of Indian Corn, 59,954 bushels of Rye, 21,758 bushels of Oats, and 31,661 bushels of Barley had been exported. At New Orleans, on the 30th of December, Flour was ob tainable at 4d. 50e. per brl., and Indian Corn at from 62ic. up to 70c. per bushel, according to quality. The advices received this week from the principal Medi terranean ports describe the grain trade as having become very excited. In the Papal States the export of corn had been forbidden, and prices had risen considerably in all the principal markets. A letter from Marseilles, of the 23d inst., informs us that Polish Odessa Wheat had commanded equal to 61s. to 635. per qr. free on board at that port. Marianopoli 595., and Rcmelia 545. Our correspondent states that the anxiety to secure wheat had become so great as to render the price a matter of almost secondary consideration; parcels not ex pected to arrive for five or six months had been taken with as much avidity as cargoes nearly at hand, and that the ex citement was increasing day by day. From Trieste we have letters of the 21st January; Odessa Wheat was then quoted 535. 6d. per qr. free on board, but the freight from thence to a British port was 12s. per qr., with 10 per cent. From Leghorn we learn that about 80 to 85 cargoes of Wheat had arrived there, chiefly bound to M arse ill es. T he demand for the arti c l e had been as active there as at neigh bouring places, and prices had advanced materially. Freight is England was 9s. to 10s. per quarter. The Hamburgh mail of Friday bad not come to hand up to elate hour this evening; our accounts from the Baltic are, therefore, not of such recent dates as usual. Accoring to the latest accounts fnom Dantzic, the highest price of d Wheat was 635. to 655. per quarter, bat it seems more than probable that a further rise has occurred since then. _ At Rostock and Stettin holders had raised their preten sions, and few were willing to engage to ship Wheat in spring below 625. to 635. per qr. At Hamburg, on the 22d of January, several purchases of Wheat were made on French account, and fur fine upland red equal to 655. per qr. had been paid. We have a very important communication from Antwerp, dated the 28th instant. It appears that a large number of French buyers had attended that market, and had taken off all the Wheat and Rye they had been enabled to procure. This had caused an important rise in prices, and the former article was, at the date named, worth equal to 70s. to 78s. and the latter Us. to 555. per qr., with every appearance of a still further advance. __ . DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. C. Deane, coach builder, Southampton, Feb. 23, at two—J. 11. Nail, builder, John street, Tottenham-court-road, Feb. 25, at half-past one. _ _ _ In the Country. J. Humfrey, coal dealer, Tamworth, Warwickshire, March 2, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court—W. and J. Clay, woollen manufacturers, Yorkshire, Feb. 25, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—J. Hiley, builder, Aston juxta Birmingham, March 4, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court—J. Weston, merchant, Liverpool, Feb. 23, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court-11. Cowie ship owner, Liverpool, Feb. 23, at elev en , a t t h e Liverpool District Court—J. C. Kemp, merchant, Liv er p oo l, F e b. 23, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court —W . Looney, cooper, White haven, Cumberland, Feb. 15, at t we l ve, at the Newcastle upon-Tyne t eleven,District a C t Court—J. urt j the iewcastle-upon-T y Hall, innkeep er , Carlisle, District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. J. Morris, leather seller, Crown-street, Finsbury, Feb. 24 J. Rurosey, manure dealer , Dean-street, Shadwell, Feb. 25 J. King, soa p-maker,ingsland-ro a d, F e b . 23—W. Carpen dale. jeweller, Hull, Feb.l 24—W. Broadbent, cloth merchant, Delph, Yorkshire, March 2—A. Huddleston, farmer Bram ham, Yorkshire, Feb. 25— W . Hayes, shipwright, Liverpool, Feb. 23—J. Hindmarsh, woollen draper, Liverpool, Feb 23 —C. Thomas, grocer , L livior, Montgomeryshire, Feb. 23—:14 Tantum, tobacco dealer , N ottin g h am, March 5—R. Ni c h o ll s , jun., March 16-11. Bartleet, builder, Redditch, Worcester shire, March 16—H. Cochrane, merchant, Manchester, Feb. 25—W. Barker, millwright, R o yt on , L ancashire, ' Feb. 22—J. H. Bedford , artists colourman, Bristol, Feb. 23 —T. Thomas, draper, Ibstock, Leicestershire, Feb. 23—J. Hare, linendraper, New-street, Do rse t. square, F eb. 23 C. Lloyds, painter, Liverpool, Feb. 23—E. ll o d gson, iron monger, Ri c hmond,Yorkshire , Feb. 23. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Cobb, sen., and J. Cobb, jun., builders, Chetwyn-end, Shropshire—J. Geiger, B. Morris, and S. Morris, snuff manu facturers, Half Moon-passage, Whitechapel— J. Brewer and W. Haworth, builders, Lawrence Pountney-lane, Buckerfield and E. Radford, saddlers, Ashby-de-la-Zouch— H. A. Brantley, R. Bramlg, T. Ward, and W. Threltall, cotton spinners, Appletreewick, Yorkshire (so far as regards W. Threlfall)—G. L. Johnson and L. S. Coxe, Barge-yard, City—ll. White and J. Walker, grocers, Reading—C. and M. H. Ricards, coach makers, Great Newport-street, Long acre—T. D. Headlam and R. R • —awsor , Liverpool—W. Sutton and E. Whitefield, leather sellers, Newcastle-upon-Tyne—W. Nokes and J. W. Smith, metal manufacturers, Birmingham —J. Oates and J. Newton, Gainsborouh, Lincolnshire—J. Wilkinson and J. H. Cartmel. drapers, Liverpool—C. G. Hill and T. R. Hofland, artists, Preston, Lancashire—T. and J. Norton, drapers, Lincoln—T. and J. Hollingsworth, tobacco nists, Liverpool—J. and W. Armstrong, drapers, Preston, Lancashire—S. Middleham, sen., and S. Middleham, jun., Dewsbury, Yorkshire —F. Kennedy and C. Asprey, stationers, New Bond-street—W. E. Bell, H. Hunter, and J. Hargrave, . general commission agents , (so far as regards 11. Hunter)—B. Welch and J.Phillipe,glass merchants, Bishops gate-street Withont—ll. Brown and J. Saville, cheese mongers, Bradway, Ludgate-hill—D. Clark, G. Rochester, and R. Sheraton, drapers, Sunderland (so far as regards R. Sheraton)—M. Mansfield, S. Mansfield, and J. Mansfield, whitesmiths, Burton-upon-Trent, (so far as regards J. Mans field)—D. and B. Jevons, grocers, Tipton, Staffordshire. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. A. Scott, or Watson, Forfarshire, Feb. 9 and March 2, at twelve, at the Star Inn, Montrose. W. Landell, farmer, Coldingham, Berwickshire, Feb. .6 and March 1, at twelve, at P. Bathgate s Inn, Aytoun. J. R. Hood, draper, Edinburgh, Feb. 9 and March 2, a twelve, at the Royal Exchange Coffee-house, Edinburgh. MARKET NECOWLOSN.—LacYESTERDAY) . SuGAR.—Of British Plantation only a sma ll q uantit y has been sold, but a g a i n on ra th er l ow er terms. The public sales have contained 140 hhd s B ar b a d o es, 100 tierces Demerara, 850 bags Ma ur iti us , 8 , 9 00 bags B en gal, and 5,050 bags Madras, the whol e o f w hi ch wen t a heavily, and only partly sold at a d ec li ne of 6 d t o is on the Bengal, and is to 2 3 on the Madras ; .the British Plantation and the M aur i t i us were chiefly with d rawn , holders not bei ng inclined to sub m it t o t h e reduction. Th e quantity of British Plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 1,317 hhds 154 trcs 341 brls, and there were taken consumptionforthhoemsaemeplacesis 3,3 76266hhds 321 hhds 47trtcres 853 s3s2b b rl r s i. . s Tha stock in _ CoFriet.-880 b ags Ceylon, consist i ng o f fine ord B r iti s h Plantation kind, realised very full prices, viz. , 59 s to 69 s for fine ord grey, and 748 per cwt for pea berry. Rum. —The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks, was 137 puns 5 hhds. There were taken for home consumption 110 puns 45 hhds; and exported 107 pun s 22 1 hhds. Th e stoc k i n the same places i s 9,667 puns 1 ,086 hhds. paid. ! 3 , .. paid. I 37 0 0 9 CANALS. .; ,Dividend' t 1 Dividend . Names of c, Names of i., Price. Der Prii Companies. A 1 per Companies. - .0 Annum. co Annum. co A.shtn & Ohm 97'51.55. pcl - Monmouthsh 100 Si. - X I X Ashby-d-la-Z 113 1 4/. .- Mntgomrysh 100 51. 1 Barnsley.. • . 160 12/. - Macclesfield. 100 -.- Basingstoke.. 100, - - Neath ... •• • 100 17 1. - Brknk&Abrg 150, 5/. - Nottin g h am . 150 12/. Cromford...• 1001 14/. - Peak Forest. 78 31. 75 Dudley- 100! 4/. - Regent's ... •33 1/. ss. 20 Derby .•• • • 100 6/. - Rochdale ... •85 41. - Ellsmre&Chs , l33, 4/. 55 Shropshire .. 125 81. - E:ewash •• • Ilooi 32/. - Som rse t C oa l 150 71. 10s. - Forth & Clyd i 100! 4/. - Do.L k led St 12 6/. p. c. - llrandJunetnllool 71. - Stfird &Wore 140 28/. (=rand Union' 100: 1/. 10s. - Shrewsbury.. 125 151. - Glamorgnsh .' 172; 13%1. - Stourbridge.. 145 315 i fistr& Brklyl 001 - - Strtfrd on Av 79 1/. 108. - Grantham ..1150 12/. - Severn andl Iluddersfield.! 57 - - Wye Rail. j 1 26 1/. Bs. - Kennt & Avn! 39, 7s. 6d. 5% Trnt & Mr_ &Nthi 83 , 4!. 52 I Blrming.i Lancaster .••1 47 11. 10s. - 1 sey, u sh. l 50 30/. - Leeds&Livrp 100, 341. 5224 Thams &Med 19 - - 78 2/. 43 Leicester .. • •1140 i 10/. 105 tWorestr &"/ Lough borogh 142! 70/. fWilts & Brits 67 11. - DOCILS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per I of I Paid. I Price. Annum. iShare. .------- ---,----- ----- --- .£ s. d. £ 8. d. E 1 Commercialand West! • •India... ..... 37. per cent.; St ock. I 77 ast I 6/. pr cent. I Stock. I 133 xd East Country •• .••• • .1 1/. per sh. JlOO 0 0 121 I andon ............. ,' 5/• pr cent. I / Stock. 111% ilt.Katharine ........ I 5 per cent. Stock. .outhrurpton •• • • .• , 41. per cent. I 50 0 0 50 0 0 3O 111% 99% 30 WI 9 ►TSB-17,0R$S Name of Compa n y. , Dividend per Annum. East L0nd0n...... Grand Junction .. Vauxhall ........ , West Middlesex . 31. 10s. 21. 10s. 5/. per cent. 51.105. pr cnt. Amount Paid. Price. Share. £ s. d. 100 0 0 41 13 4 100 0 0 100 0 0 63 12 9 !202 90 OR m l i t, il i zei x j o ma ' soms most s E ni N s - at t ir L i ev . , L i: n Y 3ti ankindch HOLLOWAY'S eosft esrcohfawd LADVERTISEMENT.j —A CERTAIN CURE OF SCROFULA F Gli'7l7L CASE.-A young m an name d B o wman, a shoe,naker. With living parts of his bed . ; besides other sufferings, they had deprived him of the use of his left log ; yet, extraordinary to relate, this poor fellow scrofulous ulcers, m a f! I 1 c .r t e covering e o D , M iii P g 'ijs.va rious - childhood A has not only had ail the ulcers soon .1, lie..led, but has likewise re gained the complete use of his limb by means of these to o wo,;derful medicines. --Sold by every medicine vendor, and at the Establish- THE CONVICT HULKS AT WOOLWICII.—Sir George went of Prole, sor Holloway, 244, Strand. FUNERAL CF TIIE LATE SIR EDWARD GIBBS.— Grey, the Secretary of State for the Home Department, has The mortal remains of this much-lamented general-officer ordered the strictest investigation to be made relative to the was interred in St. Saviour's Cemetery, Jersey, on statements made in the House of Commons by Mr. Thomas Friday last. Major-G, , neral Sir James Reynett, suc buncombe, M.P., on the evening of Thursday last, respecting ceeded the deceased as Lieutenant-Governor and G.rn w ho n der the convicts at Woolwich; the investigation is now in pro in -Chia; had issued the programme for a grand military pro gress, and will be made public in the most unreserved , , q actatty• manner, the parties charged being most anxious that a true , statement of the treatment of the convicts should be elicited the surviving • sister to the gallant officer, who did not wish ces,i i n ; but, agrt-eably to the urgent request of Miss Giletis t by a searching investigation.• ir James Rey-nett and Sir J. expose f t:: neral watsh.3 quite force private to th e , s in . clemency of time weather, the For some weeks past a rumour has prevailed that De Veulle officiated as pall-bearers, and Major Creagh, the an augmentation of the army was to take place. We can assure our readers that no real foundation exists for any g w en a; such report. With the exception of the organization of a , temen commandantof the of island,the B w l 81st depot, also i n andtthe sometrain.o f the The leading church crowded. It may be added that Major-General Campbell, ___ local corps for Eervice in New Zealand, no increase of our I (From the London N ew p • , who was succeeded by the deceased, also died and was in- Price effect G tl u t o i t atel l l v i military strength is intended.—United Se, v;ce Gazf:ite. jest, but we t 1 ri " Curren t of February 2 .) ' term! 1: - , Jem,Y• , SuGAR.— 1 .!.:,;1 , ,' tho 1 . . of Colonial Sugar brought ; -'l. rumour was current in town last night to the ; forward b-in 6 i,, , -,.,:, i, z o: c „ cedi T E CI OSE OF PRE:OANT AND PARTRIDCI , SE/0 n;-^ the v .I , t , Cl . the trade. ' H -' ' •,-, i.,„ • ~i , • , "" " c'T biLikgeenihtcahevielgiahndloybdim.iereenpertroeibnealetoie.sr-nllajitoioofarntuhinapeornresatihgpeenras:uiobla. 1 a farther a_li - .,lin u it, Iit'ICLS WC,' •r . ' .'". 7 . • , .. in:_.-(' ,l el •, "c-i ;:,', li , • 0 1 ,,, :ai ',- z- . p, - .7!'• ..:. ~ ...!I:,_r m i. A.s. ii... 1,,,, .4.,a L1.,1,Laut...1 0 ,Iti Dated, atter one of the most abundant game seasons which 1 °oda were purchased wits _ . . willing to Refined G . , has been known for many years. Since writingil;eaboye the Hamburg mail of the 26th has come to hand, further purchases of Wheat had been made there on French account, and the tendency of prices TALLow.—P. Y. C. is 51s 3d per cwt on the spot and Town 538 per cwt. TEA.. —The market is steady, and the deliveries are in creasing. TOBACCO. —During the past month prices generally have remained steady, and holders do not submit to a further reduction. The sales have been large, viz., 1,750 hhds. 1 FLAY MAU IL '1144 SMITTIFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 215 s to 3/ 16s ; Clover ditto,' 31 8s to 4/ 16 8 ; and Straw, 11 8s to 1/ 12s per load. Supply moderate, and trade dull. Cusnstutr.,,LND.-51eadow Hay, 218 s to 3/ 18s ; Clover ditto, 315 s to 4/ 12s; and Straw, it 10s to 1113 s per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. IWHITECIIAPILL.—Meadow Hay, 21 5s to 3l 16s; Clover ' ditto, 3/ 8s to 5/ ; and Straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 12s per load. i Trade dull, at the above quotations. f had continued upwards. POLICE INTELLIGENC C• ictor Oat THE PACK ET..SHIP HOTTINGUER. aONDAY.— Intelligence was received here from the Covsehiap ''iork, dated Jan. 30, stating that the New York Packet ,.„oolort lottinguer, Captain Burslv, which sailed from t_ive'r bay he 16th ult., had been obliged to put back inter u°7 t. a nd Fig lost her sails in stress of weather. She woad re hen proceed to sea. GLur or FlSH.—Y e st er d ay up war d s o f Iv nn " fo rm tons er , of sprats and pl a i ce were landed at Billingsgate, the j°181,60 fish being retailed at Mb. f or one penny, and plaice o f size selling for one halfpenny each. Of A COACHMA N IN TROUBLE.—The caaClun- al - Lord Hastin gs , on W e d nesday last, was directed to d r : ;: e ble gentleman from hi s L or d s hi p ' s residence at Melton et to the railway t erm i nus at Norwich, a distance of a l i t rie 20 miles. He a rr i ve d a t N orw i ch perfectly see ! " - The etitletnan proceeded by the next train to lamaar h e nd coachman, whose name is Haylett, is a marriod M en : g a ge has a wit, and young family living at Lenwacle, v " -to about midway from Melton to Norwich. Having no onebio irive b.,ck, instead of staving at Norwich all night w ith f .: , rriage and horses, he determined to go as far as his No d e , cottage May there, putting up his horses at Lon i r.„„ s c :jf ,ridge Inn. Unfortunately for him he did not keep .ber in ;Val% la, and started from the Norfolk Hotel, iit„ i.nnewliat questionable stat e , a b ou t e l even o ' c l ock at Lug,., Alter he , passed the Dr a yt an - to ll gate, a b out f i ve m il es o n road, he appears to have fallen asleep. and the horses turtle" nto a by-lanz, which ultimately led into a field. 'Here they een - i to have wandered about, with Haylett sleeping on tal he box, the tra c k o f t h e wheels the next mor bowing that th e carr i age, on one occasion, Pas s ; ,it4in few inches of th e e d ge of a deep marl-Plll into whi c h i t seeme d most miraculous that they did not a fall. However, they found their way out of the field agli g ' the coachman probably awaking. Thence they took a direc tion for Ri ng l an d , and attempted to ford a wide watering of the Wensum, b ut the immensely flooded state of the low' lands had g i ven a great impetuosity to the stream, and they were carried a way b y i t. At this time also Haylett aPPearSh to have bee n as l eep upon the driving-box, and'when a awoke, about f our o ' c l ock in the morning, he found himse lf in the midst of these extens i ve waters, both the homes being drowned, and th e carr i age severed, the fore from the hind wheels. We need hardly say he was dreadtullv his screams brought up in a short time some of frig the:itenc d watch from the g ame preserves of Mr. N. Micklethwaite, who ren dered all the assi s t ance t h ey could. In the course of the morning the ho rses were got out, and the carriage also. Haylett was now in the greatest distress, and would probah,ll have done himself some m i sc hi ef but for the police who strictly guarded him. He was taken to the Bridge-inn, at Lenwade,and thence driven home to Melton, to tell bis al tale. The horses were very valuable, his Lordship having a few days before been offered 1501. for one. BIRTHS. On the 29th nit , at I'VenToe Castle,. Glamorganshira, the lady d Robert Francis Jenner, Esq., of a daughter. On the 30th ult., a t t h e Orange, Bradford, Wilts, the lady of aC tain ralalret, of a son. On the 30th ult., in Milton-street, Dorset-square, Mrs. Glasier, of a daughter. On the 31st ult., in Eaton•square, the lady of Gathorne Flardyr Esq., of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 28th ult., at Hawkhurst, Kent, William, second son or C . Hoar, Esq., o f M a i dstone, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the 13'0 Edward Young, Esq., of Hawkhurst. DIED. On the 22d ult., - at Stoney Stratford, Mr. John Durham, aged 79. On the 27th u l t. , at Stepney Rectory, Daniel Wyatt, eldest Con 0f the Rev. Daniel Vawitr.y, Rector of t4tepney. On the 28th ult., William, only child of Mr. W. Squirt Flute, of Gravesend. MONTHLY MILITARY OBITUARY. General-Sir William Anson, Bart., K.C.8., Colonel of 47th Foot. Lieut.-General - Sir Edward Gibbs, Colonel of the 52d Foot, Jersey. Major-General - Pitman, East Itidia Company's Service. Colonels - Hector Maclaine, Unattached, Teignmouth ; Wodehouse, late 01 the First Lime lino: ds ; Irwin., Sligo Militia Lieut.-Colonels -,- Hon. P. A. E. Freke, Grenadier Guards, Rome ; 11aeeregor, sth Foot, Plymouth; Earle, East India Company's Service. Majors-Robertson, Fast India Company's Service, Cheltenham; Burnett, East India Company's Service; Holmes, ditto; Lgerton, dl!to ; Ward, ditto ; :Macau 'ay, ditto; Mucky, Unattached, Clifton; Greenville, late of the 2d loot, London. Ca tams- Chandler, Paymast. r, 17th Lancers, Dundalk; Despotic% Unattached ; Arnold, hair-pa)* Rifle Itfgade; Dun, Adjutant to Kir- Az ibriglit Militia; Ilcad, lutit'lAY. bOthi Foot, Dubin. Lieutenants --Barrett, 1 4 th Dragoons, Ragenalstown ; O'Connor, 4th Foot ; liarri,i,„, 6;:d Foot, Calcutta; 3luttlebury, d W es t I n dia tlughel, Royal Artillery ; Gibbs, hall-pay, Bth Hus legiment, .M'Carthy's Dland, Gambia; Deane, Ceylon Rifle Regi halt' pay Ist F. Roberts, halt: pay, 7th Foot, 1)413 " hover, halt- pay, 48th Foot ; 3PLean, n a r %ii t ; , 1 1 1 '1 8, 11 , y , ~: Isla,i4l or Mull; Veherth, halt-pay, !, i -, 1 1 . ..?, a 1. 7bi h n a1 1. f7,1 ).Z . L' 4,1, : t . 1.4 n 1 e t 5 ; 5, ~. ..... t:,--roan i.,,i,-. 41, Font E11z,4• •-Pr , i j Brooke, 52d Foot, u s . , in New Zealand ; Coffin, halt po;;,,,ilsllt;hy.l t oo lae , % l ;u s r tn n i l h 9 , t h h a l l 4o a t, y, l;l;l ! • ; i Foot. ray wasters Jolk,o, 3•lth Foot, Poole, Dorset; half-pay, slst Fool.; Roddy, halt pay, 81th Foot, Dublin; Wider, half-pay, 3d Ihmars, German Legion. Quarter-Master- Lewis, bah-pay, 33d Foot, Notting-hill. :aiIs:NALL nts Del 3 zstY Coin. Central William Isrown, hat-pay; Ass', tan t Com.-Gener4l Fttraible, half-pay, Kensington; Surgeon m:.jor .lohns ea , fiur f-p..:y, 1).! • Flwar^ll, 11111 - 1 " s ; mligto gnarls,Penshunt, Kent; """ - " • • r 1,1,,, a:, tyy A! URDU 1:01IN4, of No. 1 12, Printer, at Me in (tic Leo. 112, Strivad, in the Preeln , t of the . B avoY, in the County of AliddlenX, 11 7 E4110da7, ret i f Maly d i 1847. BOW-STREET. B2nlaolin Keniston, a boy of about ten years of. ago', wa charged with stealing the "change bag," containi 'll-g abou 41. in silver, from the till at Mr. Farrance's, confect , Charing-cross. la 67 Amelia 11.,ker, a young woman engaged in Far rance's shop, said that at about eleven o'clock that mi.]; s he was in the shop, and saw the prisoner opening the t-1 lop door to F o out, with the bag in his hand, having enterer toad taken It from the till with such caution as to escape aveice com pletely. Ho was going out at the side (loot' (in Spry ng-gar e dens), and must have ent ere d b y t h at d oor , cr e pt ron counter, and drawn out the till, in order to take out th e bag.ad nog Witness, of course, ran after the prisoner, wh o went along Cockspur-street, and who, on finding himself hard preseed threw the bag down an aretr. Ile %yds stopped immediately afterwards by a man in the :tre.'t. She had La t, lost sight f him for a moment. The bag was afterwards 1 li. :ked up' it eoi,tained ten half-crowns, 40 shillings, 25 iences, and 'some hairp2ocb. man who This sli:tem,nt was partly corroborated by ti le w ho took stopped the prisoner, and by the policeman, AC :3 him in custody.' The prisoner male no def ence , an d was co mmiv ed fOr trial , LEITH. 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