The Sun. — London, England, 1847-06-07 00:00:00

COPY Or OPINION. " We are of opinion that a Court of Common Council ill be dissolved if all the Aldermen present, or all except one, withdraw themselves therefrom after the Court is formed. " Independent of the practice which has prevailed in the City of London for nearly two centuries of holding Courts of Common Council without a majo rity of the Aldermen, we might have felt ourselves bound by the modern decisions, reported in 1 Barn and Cross, 492-4 T. R., 810-6 T. R., 268, and 4 East, 294, to say that the presence of a majority of the Aldermen is requisite to form a Common Council as, however, such a practice has so long prevailed, we cannot say that Courts may not continue to be held, provided Aldermen be present ; and finding no ex press declaration of any precise number as requisite to give authority to a Court, we are of opinion that the smallest number beyond one may be sufficient. "NEWMAN KNOWLYS. " THOMAS DENMAN. THU R BOLLAND. " Lincoln's Inn, 3d " AR Nov., 1824." " We have perused the additional papers laid before us, and we have reconsidered our opinion, but we see ao reason to alter it.-20th Feb., 1825." (Signed as above.) While ,accounts of the state of the crops and of vegetation generally have recently been so favourable, we regret we have this week to record the effects of lightning and hailstorms of unprecedented severity, ex- T'HE PARISH OF MANCHESTER, perieneed by the inhabitants of Outwell, Upwell, Em- We are enabled to lay before our readers the result neth, Watton, and Warple. On the afternoon of Friday the 28th u lt., b e t ween fi ve an d s i x o ' c l oc k , t h e state of of the negotiations which have been pending between the kChanter and churchwardens, on the subject of the the w ea th er t h reatene d a t h un d er - storm, which, about - - lstical arrangements of the parish of balf-pe ecclesu ' er st five o'clook, broke ov er th e di s t r i c t o f the chast er. was Man country 'embracing th e a b ove - name d p l aces: t h e storm est. was ind e e d o f unusua l v i o l ence, accompanied with T o th e or i gin of the agitation, which at one time hail, or rather falling ice, which has proved most threatened seriously to impair the efficiency of the desvatcti vs) to th e crops i n t hi s di str i ct, and also to Church, it i s not necessary to allude further, than to othdr property. At Outwell the electric fluid did con- state that it involved the question, whether or not sidemble dam age t o t h e h ouse of Mr. Booth, the female the dignitaries of the collegiate church should be re servant receiving much injury. Glass in all directions ha s been demolished, i nc l u di ng a conservatory at Beaupr‘ sident in the parish of Manchester. Thi s p o i n t h as been so far Hall, th e res id ence of the Rev. W. G. Townley. The conceded to the parishioners, that an rrangement will be made, by which it shall be atcgara proceedin g on t o E mneth, raged over that village a im with terrifi c violence, evidences of its destructive power perative on all canons hereafter to be elected, to hold, extending- :for about a mile, much of the' wheat i s cut together with their stalls, one of the livings in the down, and th e f ru it trees are actually cut to pieces ; i n parish, within the gift of the Chapter, so that each the south 'of the church the windows are entirely do- shall perform duty in a church, and reside in the stroyed, die residences of Mr. Stimson and Mr. T. Bird parish having n( ft a single pane of glass left entire: the cot- The Chapter has also agreed that, as it is desirable t-ages of the humbler residents in the village have also that any surplus which may hereafter accrue from the suffered. Large pieces of ice were picked up, of un- property .of the collegiate chapter, under the provi usual weigLet and size. The storm passing onward to sions of the 3d and 4th Vic., cap. 113, should be es:- Watton acre! Warple, left Wisbech, subject only to elusively devoted to the spiritual exigencies of the heavy rain's, accompanied with much thunder and light- parish of Manchester, they will use their influence, in Wig. A ship, which has subsequently come into port, conjunction with the chure.hwardens, to secure the encountered the .storm as it passed from the land, and application of the surplus to such purpose. And its severity may be imagined from the circumstance of ha being impossible for the men to keep the deck with- further, the Chapter has voluntarily offered to devote eat shelter from the cutting ice and hail which fell. one of its estates, the best suited for building u pur troughont th e di str i ct subjected to this awful visita- poses, an d w h ose proceeds may reasonably be expected ,7?cfear much i n j ury h as b een susta i ned. Goslings to b e, i n a f ew years, of large amount (reserving and l ive stock , of that description have been kill e d i n on ly the small inalie na bl e i n t erest ) , f or th e pur nurnoers, the trees present an appearauce as if they pose, first, of securing the ultimate exemption had wantonl n destroyed hat, with musketry. We re- of other churches in the parish of Manchester from Guyhina.—Cambridgaen was killed by the electric fluid at the payment of dues to the mother church; secondly, c hronic/e. ----- of endowing the poorer livings in the gift of the DEATH OF THE 1-1 0 N. c M -----, APTA AkUGITSTITS IT'D- Chapter. These are the main points of the arTange lizas.—The Earl and Countess, s of h ' t tr i sy received in- meat ; there will, necessarily, be much minor detail, telligence yesterday from Rome of their second son, the Hon. Captai n Au guLthsevd il epise but to the safe conduct of the principles of the Chap ter consider themselves pledged. at Rome, at the cas e . of last month after a long ill Villiers, The position of the dean and cm. lons hereafter to The d ecease d was in his thirty-eighth year, and se nes'l, be elected may then be shortly stated thus : for some years in the Royal Horse Guards Blue, and . First, as to property—an annual in;; erne, not ex inirriar', 1831, the Hon. Miss Mercer El Phins Lo ton(s, i ceeding 2,0001., will be received by the dean ; and youngest daughter of the late celebrated Admiral 1.4 a n annual income, not exceeding 1,0001., b .. 7 each of Xeith. the Eeci four . . canons ; the surplus, at the disposal! o . f the The mackerel fishing has set in, in real earnest, a t lie . esiastical Commissioners, to be employed in re-i chaster, an guar/cats on the west coast. Last week the take w aL tts iretnense, and myriads were sent to the various markets.. mitt' Second , w iwith gr.the spiritual necessities of the parish of Man- The fish were large and fa°, and, upon the whole, to t a h s e to Aerte - finest that have been seen in 'the marl t for i t d i e a n n c d e, 4t t h he v d ic e t a o n ri w a, il c l a , p i . n I c l on s, for re: , d e several years. - Our fishmongers seem to have made extensive arrange side in the parish at least eight months in the year. mehts for supplyi ng - our markets with this fine fish, if we ' ledge by t hekquantity The four canons will i n d i e ts7 in w i the t h t the r A i s c h t 3d as exposed for sale last week, espe i and 4th Victoria,.incaep,e.tslio,niftroyererai dally on Satdrday, wh e th new n they were sold at 3d. per lb.. the mackerel fishing has rather taken off during the last canons, and will, statute, rnontLs in the y ear ,' week. As this fish is the good , and as large as last t reside in the parish at least nin e the -, • anticipasted that that fishery is precu rs or .ust o t f h th e herrin g , it is as rectors having the cure of souls in fosigned d . 1 that Mossrs. Gallocher and Kelly at and. We learn fish market, have already made a ' n'emtacenktssnen of the : tricts. The two minor . canons willis parish as vicars having cure o f sou l s i n the Collegiate ing to this market the fire fruits of th g e herrui. for bring ing trade.-- e hutch district. Groenock, Advertiser. It will be seen, from a notice in Another cola= of LONDON, MONDAY a meeting of the committee of the Association for Promoting Ecclesiastical Reform, and from two let ters which we publish elsewhere, that the arrange ment proposed by the Chapter does not meet with universal acceptance ; and we must plainly state, that while we are willing to give to that body much credit for the conciliatory spirit which they now manifest, we do not think that there can be a satis factory settlement of the question at issue without some modification of the terms proposed. We shall make a few observations on the three propositions seriatim. 1. The 3d and 4th Victoria, cap 66, provides that such fixed annual sums shall be paid to the Ecclesias tical Commissioners by the Chapter of Manchester, as shall be computed to leave a stipend of 2,0001. a year for the dean, and of 1,0001. a year for each of the canons ; and the sums which thus accrue to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners are to be expended in making additional provision for the cure of souls in parishes where assistance is most required, in such manner as shall be deemed most conducive to the interests of the Established Church. It is most unfortunate that, when this Act was before the Legislature, the churchmen of this town did not bestir themselves to secure the appropriation of the revenues of the collegiate church, which are strictly parochial, to parochial purposes. This, however, was neglected ; and they were consequently dealt with on the same principle as the revenues of other cathedral and collegiate churches which are not parochial. All that can now be done is to apply to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, or, if necessary, to the Legislature, to make an arrangement which shall secure the ex penditure of the Church property of Manchester in the parish. 2. It is proposed that each canon shall hold, to gether with his stall, one of the livings in the gift of the Chapter. Now, it has been contended by the churchwardens, and by those who agreed with them in deprecating Mr. Parkinson's acceptance of St. Bee's, that the charter contained provisions obviously designed to compel the residence of the warden and fellows in the parish, in order that their services might be available when required for the perform ance of pious and charitable offices ; and we are not at all sure that the Act of 3d and 4th Victoria, cap. 113, by requiring that for the future all deans and canons shall reside at least a certain period, at all over-rules the provisions of the charter which re quire a longer residence, under a penalty now unfor tunately insufficient to enforce observance of the in junction. The great object of the present movement has been to compel residence, under the belief that the dean and canons hare already, in the memorable words of Mr. Canon Parkinson, a " religious respon sibility for the cure of souls in this parish ;" and those who have promoted the movement cannot be satisfied with an arrangement which asserts the principle that the canons have not, as such, any parochial duty. The Chapter have destroyed all the grace of con ceding the point by the condition which they have annexed to it. The stipend of a thousand a year, which the law assigns to each canon, will be deemed by the public an ample provision for them; and the proposal to attach a living to each stall will be con demned as an attempt to increase the income assigned to them. One of the present canons was, at the time of his appointment, incumbent of a district church. This living he then very properly resigned ; and we do not see how he can concur in an arrangement of which he so practically expressed his disapprobation. 3 It is proposed to devote a portion of the income of the chapter, first to the payment of fixed stipends to the chaplains, with the object of abolishing the dues now paid by the district churches ; and, secondly, of endowing the poorer livings in the gift of the Chapter. Now, we think that the proposed payments being made out of parochial funds, would be most unjustly and unwisely limited to livings in the gift of the chapter, and more especially as this provision will, we believe, exclude from the benefit of additional endow ments some of the churches where the duties are most onerous and the stipends smallest. Now, although compelled to t a ke exce pti ons t o por tions of the arrangement proposed, we are not insen sible to its importance as a step to a better system ; and we rejoice that the Chapter have thought it right to come forward to propose an accommodatioi of the points in dispute. We trust that having gone so far they will not now stop short, but will endea vour to secure a satisfactory settlement of the ques tions at issue. Much may be done by a plain state ment of the sums which will probably be at the disposal of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for the Chapter must recollect that as the success of their scheme will greatly depend on the efficient manage ment of the Church property, the public will expect some security that it shall be better administered than in the majority of cases such property proverbially is. —Manchester Guardian. RAILWAY COMMITTEES HOUSE OF COMMONS.--(SATURDAY.) VEN NG, J UiN E 1, 1847. Average Amount. Oxfordshire Witney Bat,k Witney—Williams, Clinch, and Co 10,699 Pease's Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank and , Beverley Bank, Hull—Pease and Co 47,012 Penzance Bank, Penzance—Batten and Co 10,855 ?ererborough Bank and Oundle Bank, Peter borough—Masn.s. Yorke Peterborough Bank, Peterborough—Simpson, White, and Simpson 11,189 Pembrokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest—J. and W. Walters Penzance Union Bank, Falmouth Bank, and Truro Bank, Penzance—Rickets, Enthoven. and Co Reading Bank, Reading--slmonas and Co r 36,525 Reading Bank, Reading—Stephens,Blandy, and Co Richmond Bank, Richmond—Stapleton and Co Ringwood and Poole Bank, and Town and County of Poole Bank, Ringwood—Ledgard and Sons Rochdale Bank, Rochdale—Clement, Royds, and Co Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank, Roches ter—Day and Nicholson Romsey and Hampshire Bank, Romsey—Foot ner and Son Royston Bank, Royston—Fordham and Sons Rugby Bank, Rugby—Butlin and Son Rye Bank, Rye—Curteis, Pomfret, and Co Reigate and Darking Bank, and Reigate, Croy don, and Darking Bank, Reigate—Nash and Co . , Ross Old Bank, Herefordshire, Ross—Pritchard and Allaw ay Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saffron NEERS. 3,8878 6,601 11,063 5,276 9,05 14,350 15,081 20,246 12,87 4,120 Walden—Messrs. Gibson Salop Bank, Shrewsbury—Burton, Lloyd, and Co Scarborough Old Bank, f3carborough—Woodall and Co Shrewsbury and Market, Drayton Bank, Shrews bury—Adams, Adams, and Co Shrewsbury Old Bank, and Shrewsbury and Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury—Rorke, Eytons, and Co Sittingbourne and Milton Bank, Sittingbourne —Valiance and Son Southampton Town and County Bank, South ampton—Maddison and Son Southwell Bank, Suuthwell—Wylde and Co St. Alban's Bank. St. Alban's—J. S. Story Salisbury Bank, Salisbury—Messrs. Brodie Shaftesbury Bank, Shaftesbury— Brodie and King Southampton and Hampshire Bank, Southamp ton—Atherly and Fall Stone Bank, Stone—W. Moore Stourbridge Ban tc, Stourbridge —Rufford, Wragg, and Co Stafford Old Bank, Stafford—Stevenson and Co Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford—Eaton, Cayley, and Co. Stourbridge Old Bank, Stourbridge—Bate and Robins Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank, Shrewsbury —Beck, Downward, and Co. St. Alban's and Herts Bank, St. Alban's—Gib- 37,917 18,055 23,910 8,44 37,892 3,250 1,6386 13,840 2,325 21,721 9,910 5,353 7,306 1,7035 11,947 30,242 1,6877 24,200 son and Stuart Taunton Bank, Taunton—Messrs. Badcock Tavistock Bank, Tavistock—Gill, Rundle, and Co Thornbury Bank, Thornbury—Dolph, Yates, and Parslow Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton—Duns- 2,310 24,925 11,578 9,87 ford and Barne Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton shire, Thrapston—Yorke and Eland Tring Bank and Chesham Bank, Tring—But cher and Son Towcester Old Bank, Towcester—J. and S 9,823 10,918 12,476 Percival Union Bank, Cornwall, Helston—Vivian and Co. Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge—Hull, Smith, and Co. Wallingford Bank, Wallingford—Wells and Co. Warwick and Warwickshire Bauk, Warwick— Kelynge, Greenway, and Co. Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington—Fox, Brothers West Riding Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract Bank, Wakefield—Leatham, Tew, and Co Whitby Old Bank, Whitby—Simpson, Chap man, and Co Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Win chester—Bulpett and Co. Winchester and Hampshire Bank, Winchester —Wickham and Co Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank, Weymouth—Elliott and Pearse Wirkesworth and Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank, 10,083 15,040 23,621 10,846 28,272 3,058 43,817 13,869 2,0984 4,635 Wirkesworth—Arkwright and Co. Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech— Gurney and Co. . Wiveliscorcbe Bank, Wiveliscombe—P. and W Hancock Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—Good ricke and Holyoake. Worcester Bank, Worcester—Farley, Lavender, and Co. Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank, Worcester—Berwick, Lechmere, and Co Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster—Farley 1,5589 35,687 _ and Turner - Whitby Bank, Whitby—Frankland and Wil- . - kins - on Walsall Old Bank, Walsall—Charles Foster and Sons Warminster and Wiltshire Bank, Warminster— 57,337 7,344 9757 12,15 78,668 11,07 19,839 Everett and Co. Wrexham Bank, Wrexham-J. and S. Kenrick Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton- Messrs. Fryer Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth-Gurney, Birkbeck, and Co. Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great Yarmouth-Sir E. K. Lacon, Bart., and Co Yeovil Old Bank, Yeovil-E. and J. Batten York Bank, York-Swann. Clough. and Co JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Bank of Westmoreland, Kendal Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley Bradford Banking Company, Bradford Bilston District Banking Company, Wolver hampton Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Brad ford Burton, Uttoxeter, and Staffordshire Union Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking Company, Chesterfield -, Cumberland 'Union Banking Company, Work ington .., 34,759 Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Banking Com pany, Cheltenham Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company, Coventry Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry 15,431 County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel tenham Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company: Carlisle 25,239 Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle 19,143 Dudley and West Bromwich Banking Company, Dudley Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby 19,816 Darlington District Joint-Stock Banking Com pany, Darlington East of England Bank, Norwich Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 150,027 Halifax Joint-Stock Bank, Halifax 17,047 Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 34,169 Hull Banking Company, Hull ~ 28,490 Halifax Commercial Banking Company, Halifax 12,321 Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Com pany, Halifax 38,580 Helston Banking Company, Helston 1,168 Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford 22,515 Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company, Knaresborough 2,7006 Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge 4,097 Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster . 57,465 Leeds Banking Company, Leeds Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company, Lincoln 52,163 Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company, Leamington Priors Leeds and West Riding Banking Company, Leeds Leeds Commercial Banking Company, Leeds 291 Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow 9,415 Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank ing Company, Nottingham 29,598 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Company, Nottingham Newcastle, Shields, and Sunderland Union Joint- Stock Banking Company, Newcastle 79,855 National Provincial Bank of England, Birming ham, Head-office, 112, Bishopsgate-street, London 432,392 North Wilts Banking Company, Melksham ..... 58,890 Northamptonshire Union Bank, Northampton., 77,584 Northamptonshire Banking Company, North ampton North and South Wales Bank, Liverp001....... 58,062 Pares's Leicestershire Banking Company, Lei cester 54,545 Saddleworth Banking Company, Saddleworth 3,253 Sheffield Bankiil7, Company, Sheffield. 34,635 21,373 2,033 11,643 4,8808 10,285 7,747 45,067 10,870 9290 46,421 Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Com pany, Stamford. 53,304 Stuckey's Banking Company, Bristol Somerset shire Bank, and Somersetshire Bank, Lang port Shropshire Banking Company, Shiffnall Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Corn pany, Stourbridge Sheffield and Hallamsbiro Banking Company, Sheffield Sheffield and Rotherham Joint-Stock Banking Company, Sheffield Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company, Richmond ........ 51,566 Stockton and Durham County Banking Com pany, Stockton Storey and Thomas's Banking Company, Shaftesbury .. Sheffield and Retf er d Bank, Sheffield ... Suffolk Bankity.; Company, Ipswich Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Banking Com pany, Wolve r h am pt on Wakefield and Barnsley Union Bank, Wakefield 13,321 Whitehaven Joint-Stock Banking Compan y, Whitehaven Warwick and LeunaiLgton Banking Company, Leamington West of England and . South Wales District 73,832 Bank.l3ristol 32,474 Average AT.Ollllt rt,nl.l i , )rset. &inking Compan), Salisbury 72,513 West Riciin; eci , :L Banking Company, Find (l,•rstield titchurcii awl Eilestnere Banking Company, Whitchurch Worcester City and County Banking Company, Worcester. . . York Union Banking Company, York 66,019 York City and County Banking Company, York 90,793 Yorkshire Banking Company, Leeds P. DEANS, Registrar of Bank Returns. Stamps and Taxes, May 29, 1847. 5,848 INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGI- The second conversazkne of the season, given by the President, Sir John Rennie, to the members of the Institution of Civil Engineers, his friends, and the eminent in the scientific and literary world, took place on Saturday evening, the sth instant, and we never before remember to have seen one so brilliantly attended, or at which there was so much to amuse and instruct the visitors. The models and works of art had been entirely re-arranged, and considerable additions had been made to the collection. Among the new works of art we noticed portraits of Mr. Aaron Manby and the Hon. Mrs Boyle, by Mr. Boxall—painted as he only can paint—full of vigour and truth, and with a beauty of texture that almost resembled a miniature. Some good oil sketches, by J. Wood ; an admirable chalk sketch of a dog's head, by Edwin Landseer ; water-colour and chalk sketches by Scanlan, Oliver, Duncan, Digby Wyatt, Johnson, Alfred Crowquill (Forrester), Bauguiet, Robertson, and Phillips, in such abundance as to make us regret the small opportunity afforded for dwelling over them. A curious clock, made by Tompion, in 1670, and presented by Charles I. to the Duchess of Cleveland, was exhibited by Mr. Vulliamy. Monsieur Praget contributed some extraordinary specimens of gold electro deposit for ornamental work for clock cases, &c. It appeared, from the state ments, that this introduction would make a great diminution in the price of this kind of work. A collection of fossils from the Oxford clay at Trowbridge, made by Mr. Mantell during the exca vations on the line of the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway, appeared to excite much atten tion among the geologists, as did two casts of impres sions of the feet of some unknown species of animal, found in the new red sandstone in the United States, and recently transmitted to Dr. Mantell, whose splendid microscope occupied as much attention as it usually does, when the Doctor exhibits its power and describes it so well. Among the additions were several working models by West, of the vibrating and the stationary steam engines. Stern propellors, by Mr. Hays, much resembling that of Woo lcroft, only furnished with means of pre venting the rush of water against the propeller when not in use, and rendering the dead wood an uniform surface when sailing. A very ingenious revolving disc rendulum, by Mr Froude, for rendering uniform the circular revolu tion, under.considerable variation of the maintaining power. Otis' American excavator, which was worked on the Eastern Counties Railway, and that of Messrs. Bar ber, Brothers, invented by Colonel Hamilton, and now in construction, for dredging the port of Toulon, were appropriately placed with I'rideaux, excavator, men, tioned at the last soiree. The Electric Telegraph Company contributed a new and complete assonnait of electric clocks and telegraphs. A capital model of . the Somerset-bridge, of 110 feet span, by Mr. Brunel, on the line of the Bristol and Exeter Railway, was an example of the strength and simplicity that may be attained by well constructed trussed timber bridges, even for large spans—when Admiralty and other Governmunt agents do not in.. terpose difficulties to gratify whims, or from want of knowledge of the subjects they are sent to report upon, and for which the public, who pay the expense in the first place, eventually suffer by the want of solidity in the constructions executed according to the rules prescribed by these controlling but irre sponsible agents. Fuller and de Bergue's application of thick rings of vulcanized India rubber alternating with metal discs, formed an excellent buffer spring for railway carriages. Clarke and Varley's application of pneumatic pres sure to the pile driving machine. Davison's system of cleansing casks, which is used so effectively at Truman and Banbury's and other breweries. The crowded state of the rooms may have caused us to overlook some objects of interest, but the cause itself must be our excuse, for at one period of the evening, spacious as was the suite of apartments all progress through them was hopeless, until the pressure was relieved by opening of that most agreeable safety valve, the refreshment rooms which were on the drawing-room floor of the adjoining house, and to which access was given to the balcony. There the President, Sir John Rennie, had done everything to perfect the hospitable reception of his friends to which he had entirely devoted himself and his household, and in which he was ably secondedk the Secretary, Mr. Manbv. His Royal Highness the Conde de Montemolin, attended by the Marquis de Montenegre, and others of his suite, came up from the Royal Society's dinner at Greenwich, and examined with great attention all the objects of interest; Sir Robert Peel also paid a long visit to the collection. Among the visitors we noticed his Royal Highness the Conde de Montemolin, the Marquises of Northampton, Douro, and Londonderry; the Earls of Dundonald and Liverpool ; Count D'Or say, Viscount De Cressy, Lords Newry, Somers, Koss, and Colchester ; Baron Goldsmid, Bishops of Gloucester and Norwich ; Deans of Westminster and Ely, their Excellencies the Ministers of Saxony, Bel gium, and the United States ; Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, M.P., F. Baring, M.P., E. Strutt, M.P., Sirs W. Jolly, J. Willson, W. Burnett, Howard Douglas, J. Barrow, C. Ryan, W. Newton, J. Hamilton, Jl l Coulburne, H. Ellis, G. Clarke, R. J. Murchison, J. South, J. Brackeubury, C. Pasley, C. F or b es , W. Magnay; Admiral Dundas, General M‘Leod, Colo nels Griffith, Leake, Colquhoun, Douglas, Sabine, Williams, Yorke, Evans, Stanhope, and Sykes • Cap tains Ford, Cock s , B ar b er , S w i nny , P or t er , Young husband, Barker, Wynn, York, Henderson, Herring ham, Probyr, A. Chapman, and Knox ; Majors Jef freys, Brandreth, R. E. S.Clerke; Captain Schwabe, Lieut. Helberer, M. Diego Echapparre, Chevalier Octave Delepierre, Assam Hayat, Doctors Phipps, Mantell, Thomson, Grant, Mayo, Jelf, D.D., Bow ring, M.P., Reid, Paris, Roget ; Professor Wheat stone, Lieut. Leake, R.N., Messrs. W. Harding, Cockerell, Lang, de Bergue, Landseer, Donthorne, Smirke, Gautier, Engstrom, Samuda, F. Stone, C. Enderby, Rev. S. J. Rigaud, Sherriff Kinnard, Bab bage, G. R. Ward, H. Twiss, Knight, Broughton, Ir win, Sanderson, Warrener, Rev. J. Barlow, Baldwin, M'lan, R. Doyle, Klengunann, B. Webster, Dundas, Errington, Peacock, Wooley, Aspinale, Thomas Brochedon, Robert Stephenson, W. Cubitt, Wood croft. A. Smith, Fuller, S. Robinson, J. Walker, Varley, Cousins, Gooch, Bidder, Scanlan, Brett, Al derman Moon, Wood, Lance, Hamilton, Barber, Renagle, A. 3mee, Sop with, Cotton, Hyde, Clarke, Peto, Baily Boddy, Little, Solly, Ditchbourne, Mar tin, S. Cooper, Hart, R.A,, Lonsdale, A. Morgan, Bone, Piaget, Castle, Loury, Cheverton, Botfield, M.P., Crampton, Henorett, Farey, D. Burton, Fronde, Pole, De Wint, Cooke, Youens, Carey, Bain, Grissell, Gustaffson, Etty, R.A., Oliver Amyot, G. Cruik shank, Hawkshaw, Ellscombe ' Delane, Forrester, Mulready, Gravatt, Herring, A.E. Chalon, Bougniet, and Scott Russell. THE NAVIGATION LAWS. The Committee appointed by the House of Commons to inquire into the operation of the navigation laws met on Thursday in Committee-room No. 2. There were pre sent Mr. Milner Gibson, chairman ; Mr. Ricardo, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Lyall, Sir George Clerk, Alderman Thomp son, Sir Robert Peel, Mr. Hume, Hon. Mr. Liddell, Admiral Dundas, Sir Howard Douglas, Hon. Mr. Vil liers, and Mr. M'Carthy. Mr. Young was recalled. Mr. Mitchell called the attention of the witness to that part of his evidence given on a former day, where he stated that British and foreign ships could be insured at an equal rate of 6 per cent. He read to him a letter, written by Messrs. Carruthers and Budd, the under 'writers at Lloyd's, stating that they had themselves maderwrittenosk-built Prussian ships, standing, for seven Tears, A 1, at Lloyd's, at a ra t e o f 12 g u ineas per cent. :for a twelvemonth without limitations, and that they had ascertained that other foreign ships of the same class had been insured at the rate of ten guineas, while British ships standing for twelve years A 1, at Lloyd's, were in aurad for 7 to 8 guineas per cent. for a twelvemonth without limitations. Having read that letter, he wished to know whether Mr. Young still adhered to his former answer, that the rates of insurance were the same for both English and foreign ships? Afir. Young did not think that letter shook his opinion M all ; for he did not perceive in it any allusion to the nature of the voyages in which these ships were to be engaged, and which would materially affect the rates of insurance; so that no inference could be drawn as to a correct comparison between these English and foreign vessels. He might state that the class of ships he spoke of in the evidence he formerly gave were ships all engaged in the East India trade. Mr. Mitthell—And would you still adhere to your former evidence regarding the price of Baltic timber belt* 100 s. per load, when we are informed, on the returns, that the av e r age authority of Parliamentary prices of Baltic timber were, for 1841 and 1842, 1025.; tor 1843, 104 s. ; for 1844, 745. ; for 1845, 795. ; and for 1846, 865.? Mr. Young—l know nothing about the average prices. loan only say that I am a consumer of timber—that I go to the cheapest market, and that I buy the best; and that I have here a statement of what I paid for timber -during the last seven years, which was the ground on .which I spoke. Mx. Hume wished Mr. Young to read this statement, bat Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Ricardo objected to its being put in competition with the Parliamentary returns. By Sir Robert Peel—ln 1842, after the reduction of the duty, there was an enormous increase in the demand for Baltic timber, which no doubt to some extent affected the price. He did not know that the district which pro duced the best Baltic timber was of limited extent. He had heard so, indeed, but from some other sources he had heard the contrary. The Canada timber had also risen in price as well as the Baltic, which was also caused by the increased demand. This was particularly the ease with the Canadian red pine, which competed with the Baltic, but there was very little of that timber in Canada. By Mr. Ricardo—lt appeared from the parliamentary returns that from 1815 to 1824—that was during the height of protection—the British mercantile marine had, upon the whole, diminished; whereas, from 1824 to 1846, that was the period during which the reciprocity treaties had been in action, it had greatly increased ; but that he considered was not a fair test, especially as regarded she period between 1815 and 1824, because a few years before 1824 it was discovered that a considerable num ber of ships were borne on tho registration books that had oeased to exist, and these were struck off the books, which in some measure accounted for the decrease. Sir George Clerk—No, that was in 1827. Mr. Young thought it was previous to 1824. With regard to the increase since then, he thought there was a great fallacy involved in it, as every voyage of a Bteanaer backwards and forwards was counted into the amount of tonnage belonging to this country, than which nothing could be more fallacious, as a mode of ascer taining the effective strength of England. 3lr. Ricardo—Perhaps it is, if taken to show the ctive strength of the country ; but it is surely a fair mode of showing how much of the carrying trade is in <air hands. Mr. Young—But foreigners have chiefly sailing- In2ssels, while England employs steamers. Now, sup ?posing them to be of 200 tons, and the one to make two voyages, in a month, while the other made two voyages in a week, it was plain that in the course of the year the tailing-ship would be ranked as 48,006 tons, while the steamer would be considered as 208,000 tons, than which nothing could be more fallacious. Examination continued—He was disposed to uphold the navigation laws, not only because they formed a nursery for the royal navy, but also because, however =popular th e not i on might now be, he thought it was right to support the cause of native industry by mode rate protection. He applied that principle to every branch of British industry ; but it was more especially applicable, he thought, to the shipping interest. In the case of the corn trade, for instance, though the duty on foreign corn had been altogether removed, the farmer still retained a protection—he would give no opinion whether or not it was an adequate protection—on the siost of importing such a bulky article as corn, which amounted on an average, he thought, to Bs. per quarter. PeL , t in the ca.se of competition with foreign ships, there would be no such protection, but rather a direct bounty tl foreign ships to come here, in the shape of the freights they woad receive for their cargoes. That argnment of -course only applied to ship-building. He thought it would not be an advantage to have the power of pur chasing foreign ships, because that would be the destruc tion of ship-building in this country, and an additional 4 'Tense would be thrown upon the country in providing 3 .tval artisans who had more than once within his recol- SL.stion been drafted from private dockyards to supply rite wants of the public. The Chairman—Are you aware, Mr. Young, that more than one foreign ship of war has been built in England? Sir. Youag—l am aware of one built for Mexico, which has no facilities for ship-building. The Chairman —No, but we have built one for Autetris. Mr. Young—l am not aware of that. The Chairman —Bat I have been all over her myself. By Mr. Ricardo—The navy has been manned in time of war by impressment. He was no advocate for im pressment ; but he was an advocate for having the navy manned, in time of war, at all el , ease and at all hazards. He thought that the practice ul impressment might be superseded, if better wages were given in the navy, and if the men were more kindly treated. The almost total abolition of flogging in the navy had done much to conciliate sailors to the service, and he could state from personal acquaintance with the sea -teen of the Tyne, who were the most intelligent of their class, that with proper treatment they would not object even too compulsory service for a limited period. .Hi 4 o•.vn opinion, however, was, that it was unnecessary to man the navy alltogather with able seamen ; because as a great part of those on board were only required for the purposes of warfaKe, he thought that a supply of naval marines might be secured for that purpose, w.ho would answer equally well when they had got what sailors called their sea legs. He should doubt Sir James Stirling's estimate of only 1,000 merchant seamen being now ir, the naval service, at least ho knew that seamen were eontinually volunteering into the navy from his ships, and other owners made the same complaint. He though t the great advantage of foreign shipowners over English was the advantages they possessed in cheapness or matt dial and the cheapness of labour. The Committee then adjourned till Tuesday next. HAIL STORM. THE PRIVILEGES of the COURTS OF ALDERMEN AND COMMON COUNCIL. QUESTIONS ON THE CASE PREPARED BY ORDER OF THE COURT OF ALDERMEN, WITH THE OPINIONS OF COUNSEL THEREON. 1. - Whether the alteration of the qualification of a Common Councilman, proposed by the Bill in ques tion, can be legally made ? 2. If such alteration can be made, whether it must not be made under the charter of 15 Edward 111. ; and, if so, in what manner, and by whom should it be made, in order to render the same valid and effectual ? 3. Whether a meeting of the Lord Mayor, Al dermen, and Commons, in Common Council assem bled (legally and properly constituted), have the power to pass an Act of Common Council for making such alterations ? 4. Whether there must be a Court of Aldermen, composed of thirteen members (the whole having been summoned), present at a meeting of the Com mon Council, to make a good assembly of the body ? 5. Whether the assent of a majority of the Alder men so present is not legally necessary ? 6. If a Court of Aldermen need not be present, whether at all events the assent of a majority of the Aldermen who do attend is not necessary ; in other words, whether the Aldermen as such have any ne gative voice in passing Acts of Common Council. 7. With reference to the Common Council, whether a majority of the Commons (the whole being sum moned) is not necessary to be present to constitute a good Common Coancil meeting, and whether a ma jority of such members present must not assent. 8. Or if the majority of the Commons need not attend, whether the assent of a majority of those who do attend will be sufficient ? And generally to advise the Court of Aldermen whether it may not be desirable for that Court to come to certain resolutions as to their views and opinions relative to the passing of the Bill ; and as to what are the proper means of staying the progress of and defeating the said Bill, if Council should be of opinion that the measure proposed is a legal measure, or a measure that ought not to be passed with re ference to the privileges of the householders, citizens of the city of London. COPY OF OPINION. " We are of opinion that there exist grave doubts whether the alteration of the qualification of a Com mon Councilman, proposed by the Bill in question, can be legally made, even assuming the consent of the Mayor and Aldermen has been duly accorded— the meeting of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Com mons, in Common Council assembled, and the Bill properly passed. " It is not necessary, for the present purpose, to answer the intermediate queries, the subjects of which may be yet further considered ; but we are prepared to advise the Court of Aldermen, that it is not only desirable, but essentially necessary, for that Court to record their opinion in relation to the proposed Bill. If this Bill be allowed to pass in the manner proposed, without the concurrence and against the consent of the Court of Aldermen, the Common Council will be equally competent to pass any other Act in the same manner, by which any of the most important rights of the Courts of Alderman, or privileges of the citizens of London, dependent on the ancient custom of the City, may be annihilated. " We are further of opinion that the Bill in ques tion cannot be passed without the consent of the Mayor and Aldermen. Should the Mayor and Alder men come to the resolution to withhold their consent to the proposed Bill, we recommend them to express their dissent through the Recorder in the Common Council, which was the mode adopted by the Court of Alderman in February, A.D. 1723. " CHAS. E. LAW, Recorder. " J. MIREHOUSE, Common Sergeant. " P. PEACOCK. " JAMES WILDE." Within the last fortnight the following answers were added to the above opinion. " 2. We think`the alteration must be made in con formity with the charter of Edward 111., granted in Parliament, and confirmed by the statute of Richard 11. ; for although the custom existed before the charter, the custom has been invariably pleaded in the terms of the charter. " 4 and 6. We do not think that there must be a Court of Alderman composed of thirteen members present at a meeting of the Common Council to make a good assembly of that body ; but the Mayor and Aldermen as such have, in our opinion, a negative voice in passing Acts of Common Council, that nega tive being exercised in a Court of Aldermen. " 7. We are of opinion that a majority of the Com moners (who are the delegates of the commonality for certain purposes), is not necessary to be present to constitute a good Common Council meeting, provided the whole of the Common Council are duly sum moned. "8. We think that the assent of the majority of those who do attend will be sufficient. " CHAS. E. LAW, Recorder. "JOHN MIREHOUSE, Common Sergeant. " P. PEACOCK. "JAMES WILDE. " Temple, May 17." The opinions of Newman Knowles, Esq., Recorder; Thomas Denman, Esq., Common Sergeant : and Ar thur Belland, Esq., Senior Common Pleader, upon a case submitted to them by order of the Court of Common Council, November, 1824 : QUESTION. Whether a Court of Common Council is dissolved or broken up, if all the Aldermen present thereat, or if all such Aldermen except one, withdraw themselves therefrom? and What number ofAldermen is necessary to be assem bled and present with the Commoners, to constitute s uch Court ? THE SU N, GROUP 111. This Committee (the only group sitting to-day) met this morning at eleven o'clock. LONDON AND BRIGHTON AND SOUTH COAST (LONDON-BRIDGE STATION EN LARGEMENT AND ARRANGEMENT). The evidence of the treasurer and several of the medical officers of St. Thomas's Hospital was proceeded with this morning, and occupied the Committee the greater portion of the day. The evidence went to show that the alterations proposed by the Bill would greatly injure St. Thomas's Hospital, and totally prevent that institution from expending its surplus funds in the ex tension of its usefulness. It appeared, from the examina tion of the treasurer, that the present income of the hospital was upwards of 28,0001. a-year, that it was daily increasing, and that the accommodation that could be afforded in the hospital was not anything like equal to the demands upon it. After hearing some further evidence, The Committee decided that the preambles of both Bills were proved. The clauses of the Bills were then arranged, and, with some amendments, were agreed to. BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, JUNE 4.—A steady business is doing here in raw sugars, and prices are not lower this week. The offices continue to be freely sup plied with samples suitable both for grocery and refining purposes. There is a very good demand for refined goods at fully late rates.—Bristol Mercury. ARRIVAL OF HER MAJESTY'S SIHP FROLIC.— Her Majesty's ship Frolic, Captain Hamilton, has arrived i❑ the "ihannel, having on board two millions of dollars, collected on the south-west coast of America; and also 18,000 dollars, salved from the brig Canning, from Islay, for London, which caught fire at Port Famine, in the Magellan Straits, and sank. The Frolic sailed from San Blas, Feb. 15; Valparaiso, Feb. 11; Port Famine, March 22; Rio de Janeiro, April 18. The packet Swift had left for, and the packet Crane had arrived from, Falmouth. No news from the Brazils by this arrival. ATTEMPT TO CLOSE TUE PUBLIC 'SI , &LKS IN ROL &ND PARK, KENSINGTON.—F or some days past, consi derable excitement has been created throughout the parish of Kensington, in consequence of an application made by Lord Holland, to the parochial officers, to divert the footp a th w hi c h passes at the top of the lawn, in front of Holland H ouse an d d own Nightingale-lane, into the high road, and Addi son - road, which has for many years been a favourite walk of the inhabitants, and since the creation of the district chapel of St. Bar nabus, in the Addison-road, has been used as a church path by the inhabitants of Notting-hill and Kensington Gravel-pits. His Lordship purposes to substitute for it a new foot path, forty feet wide, eighteen feet of which to be well gravelled ; commencing from the High Great Western Road, directly opposite Earl-street, and on the east side of the grand entrance gates of Holland Park, and passing under the shade of the noble avenue of trees, skirting each side of the drive, to terminate and form a continua tion of the present public footpath, and ancient right of way, from Notting-hill which now divides his lordship's grounds from those of the Dowager Duchess of Bedford. A large number of the inhabitants view the application of his lordship as an attempt to deprive the public of the beautiful walks they have so long enjoyed in that neigh bourhood, and a committee of inhabitants has been appointed in vestry to confer with Lord Holland's advisers and surveyors, whose report is anxiously looked forward to by the parishioners. ABOLITION OF QUARANTINE.—The Lords of the Council have caused a communication to be made to the Commissioners of Customs by Mr. Bathurst, stating that their Lordships, taking into consideration the healthy state of the Levant (with reference to plague) for several years past, have come to the determination of abolishing for the present all quarantine upon vessels arriving from the Levant (Turkey, Egypt, and Syria included), what ever may be the nature of their cargo, provided such vessels are furnished with clean bills of health, having been first visited by the quarantine or other proper officer of customs, and that the crews and all persons on board have been free from any suspicion of infectious disease during the voyage, and that he (Mr. Bathurst) was, taerefore, to desire that the Commissioners of the Cus toms would give the necessary instructions for carrying the regulation into effect. in pursuance of this commu nication from Mr. Bathurst (one of the clerks of the Council in waiting), directions Lave been issued by the Commissioners of •Customs to their.officers at the several ports and piaoes throughout the United Kingdom to take care that this important .order in Council be duly obeyed from the present time., A LEAacED PA MON.—A learned parson, residing not far from Workington, was engaged in a conversa tional debate with one of his hearers respecting the capacity of the Negro. His reverence would have it— no matter t. the phrenologists—that the negro race had produced mei. eminent in every department of art and science. There had, lie said, been eminent negro poets and painters, phi;osophers, warriors, statesmen, and legislators ; and ever'v man who had ever dipped into history knew that. Tgie astounding assertion by a clergy man was met by a quiet &emand for the names of a dozen from the multit u d e o f no t e d niggers, After a moment's pause, his reverenc e s a id th a t h e wou:d just mention two, and he thought the m enough—the .one was ancient, the other modern. Fixing kis eye upon his opponent, as if utterly to confound and silence him, and with a kind of disdainful condescension, the &glen= Ass gave— in blissful unconsciousness of his ism's:ll4:A ignorsuxe— ignorance—the names of Scipio Africantig tad Jim Crow ! !—Carlisle Journal. BANK RETURNS. (Fro= the London Gazette.) Au Acconnt, pursuant to the Act seventh and eighth Victoria, rap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank Notes, of the several Banks of Issue in England and Wales, in Circulation during the Week ending Satur day, the 22d day of May, 1847: Average PRIVATE BANKS. Amount. Abingdon Bank, Abingdon—Knapp and C 0.., 25,017 Andover Bank, Andover—Heath and C 0... Ashford Bank, Ashford—Jeminitt and Pomfret 10,359 Aylsha:32 Bank, Aylsham—R. and E. Copeman 5,375 Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury—Rickford and Ilunt _ _ Baldock Bank and Baldock and Biggleswade Baldock—Wells, Hoeg, and Lindsell... 35,042 Barnstaple Bank, Barnstaple—Drake and Co 15,596 Basingstoke and Odihar. Bank, Basingstoke — Cole, Seymour, and C e ,, Belt ()id Bank, Bedford-1 1 . Barnard Bedford and Bedfordshire Bank, Bedford— 'l: app, Halfhead, and Co. Rewdley Bank, Bewdley—Nichols, Baker, and Crane Bicester and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank, Bicester—Tubb, Wootten, and Co. Birmingham Bank, Birmingham—Attwooda, Spooner, and Co Birmingham and Warwickshire Bank, Birming ham—• Lewis, Moilliett, and Co . ... 16,926 Blandford Bank, Blandford—Bastard and Oak. 8,398 Boston Bank, Boston—Garfit and Co 73,963 Boston Bank, Boston—Gee and Co 13,547 Bridg - ,vater Bank, Bridgwater—E. &J. Sealey 9,306 Bristol Bank, Bristol—Miles, Harford, and Co. 36,316 Brosoloy and Bridgnorth, and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Broseley—Messrs. Pritchard 23,643 Buckingham Bank, Buckingham—Bartlett, I'arrott, and Co. Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, Market Bank, Bury—Oakes, Bevan, and Co L'ant ury Bank, Banbury—Gillett and Tawney Banbury Old Bank, Banbury—Messrs. Cobb Bati - . City Bank, Bath—Moger and Son Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard—Bassett and Grant Birmingham Bank, Birmingham—Taylor and Lloyds Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire—H. and A. Harris Brecon Old Bank, Brecon—Wilkins and Co 13ridport Bank, Bridport—S. and W. E. Gundry Brighton Union Bank, Brighton—Hall, West, 7,552 22,506 25,055 75,363 41,647 54,818 .3,135 34,920 32,273 and Borrer 12,660 58,510 22,374 Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington— llarding, Smith, and Co Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds— J. Worlledge and Co. Bromsgrove Bank and Stourbridge and Broms grove Bank, Bromsgrove—Rufford, Biggs, and Co. Cambridge Bank, Cambridge—Mortlock and Sons Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam bridge—Messrs. Forsters Canterbury Bank, Canterbury—Hammond and Co Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen—Morris and Sons Chertsey Bank, Chcrtsey—Messrs. La Coste Colchester Bank, Colchester—Round, Green, and Co. Colchester and Essex Bank, Witham and Essex Bank, and Hadleigh Bank, Suffolk, Colchester —Mills, Bawtree, and Co Cornish Bank, Truro—Tweedy and Co; Coventry Bank, Coventry—Little and Wood cock 27,983 City Bank, Exeter—Milford and Co Craven Bank, Settle—Birkbecks and Co Christchurch Bank, Christchurch—Tice, Welsh, and Co Cardiff Bank, Cardiff—Towgood and Co Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon mouth Old Bank, Monmcuth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Chcpstow—Bromage, Snead, and Co. I Bank, Derby—Messrs. Evans Derby Bank, Derby—Smith and Co. Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derby—Crompton, Newton, and Co Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes—Hughes, Locke, and Co Diss Bank, Diss—Oakes, Fincham, and Co Doncaster Bank, Doncaster—Leatham, Tew, and Co. Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster— Cook and Co. Dover Union Bank, Dover—Latham, and Co Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton on-Tees Bank, Darlington—Backhouse, and Co Dovonport Bank, Devonport—Hodge and Nor- man 11,958 3,189 16,375 21,236 49,436 30,304 20,774 3,138 20,265 39,707 45,685 10,096 21,055 74,698 2,675 6,703 8,215 12,356 37,530 26,116 18,170 10,540 13,649 62,282 86,735 9,475 Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank, Dorchester—Williams and Co. East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard—Robins, Foster, arid Co. East Riding Bank, Beverley—Bower, Hutton, and Co. • 51,250 Essex Bank and Bishops Stortford Bank, Cheimsford—Walford, and Co. 53,130 Exeter Bank, Exeter—Sanders and Co Fakenham Bank, Fakenham—Gurneys, Birk beck, and Co. Varringdon Bank and Bank of Wantage, Far ringdon—Barnes and Medley 8,323 Farnham Bank, Farnham—Messrs. Knight 14,704 Faversham Bank, Faversham—Hilton and Co 5,304 Godalming Bank, Godalming—Mellersh and Keen 6,176 G rantham Bunk, Grantham—Kewney and King 19,235 Guildford Bank, Guildford—Messrs. Haydon... 13,133 Grantham Bank, Grantham—Hardy and C0....230,124 Hastings Old Bank, Hastings—Smith, Hilder, and Co. 30,839 Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford— Matthews and Co. Hertfordshire Bank and Ware Bank, Ware— S. Adams and Co. Hull Bank and Kingston -upon-Hull Bank, Hull —Smith, Brothers, and Co. Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don—Rust and Veasey Harwich Bank, Harwich—Cox, Cobbold, and Co 6,5f3 Hemel Hempstead Bank, Hemel Hempstead— Smith, and Whittingstall lioniton Bank, Honiton—Flood and Co. Hertfordshire, Hitchen Bank, Hitchen—Sharples and Co. 'lereford, Ross, and Archenfield Bank, and Ross and Archenfield Bank, Hereford—Morgan, Hoskins, and Co 24,309 Ipswich Bank, Ipswich—Bacon and Co. ' 4'21,165 Ip~wich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Hadleigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley Rank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich— Alexandevs and Co. Kentish Bank, Maidstone—Mercer, Randall, and Mercer Kin , „,rton and Radnorshire Bank, Kington—J Davies and Co Knighton Bank Knighton—J. Davies and Co 8,229 Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Knaresborough—Terry and Co Kendal Bank, Kendal—Wakefield, Crewdson, and Co. 44,389 Kettering Bank, Kettering—Gotch and Sons : 8,832 Lane End Staffordshire Bank, Lane End—C Ilarvcy and Son Leeds Bank, Leeds—Beckett and Co 49,467 Leeds Union Bank, Leeds—W.Williams, Brown, and C Leek ard Staffordshire Bank, and Leek and Congleton Bank,Leek—Fowler,Gaunt, and Co. 437 Leinester Bank, Leicester—Pagets and Kirby 29,452 Le wes Old Bank, Lewes—Molineux and Co 39,853 Li oh field Bank, Lichfield—Palmer and Green 18,013 Lincoln Bank, Lincoln—Smith land Co 90,873 Llandovery Bank and Llandilo Bank, Llando very—David Jones and Co. Loughborough Bank, Loughborough—Middle tons and Cradock Lymington Bank, Lymington—C. and S. St Barbe Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Regis —Gurneys and Co. Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis— Massey and Co. Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield—Brocklehurst and Co 12,704 Manningtree Bank,Manningtree—Nunn and Co 5,786 Marlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl borough Old Bank and Hungerford Bank, and Hungerford Bank, Marlborough—Tanner and Pinckney 15,692 Marlborough and North Wiltshire New Bank, Marlborough—Ward, Merriman, and Hillier 11,788 Merionethshire Bank, Dolgelly—Jones and Williams Miners' Bank, Truro—Willyams and Co 16,696 Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Abergavenny—Baileys and Co 26,320 Monmouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, andßoss n Che pstow d ne r ß e f a o nk rd , s hire Bank,Chepstow m O 0 1 d n n ßank, a oth 6,819 - -Bromage and Snead 15,832 Monmouthshire Newport Old Bank, Newport —W. Williams and Sons 8,134 Newark Bank, Newark—Godfreys and Hutton 28,471 Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and Newark Bank, Newark —Handley, Peacock, and Co Newbury Bank, Newbury—Bunny and Slocock 36,066 Newmarket Bank, Newmarket—Eaton, Ham mond, and Son .... ' Norfolk and Suffolk Bank, Diss—Taylor and Dyson Norwich Crown Bank, Norwich—Harveys and Iradsons 43,884 Norwich and Norfolk Bank, Norwich—Gur neys and Co 72,054 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Not tingham—Hart, Fellows, and Co 10,569 Nunc-s.tou Bank, Nuneaton_Craddcock and C 0.............. . Naval Bank, Ply mout h—H arr is, Mudge, and C 0.... New Sarum Bank, Sarum—Hetley, Everett, and Cu • Nottingham Bank, Nottingham—Smith and Co 28,291 Uswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os westry—Croxon and Co 16,181 0/xfoid Bank, Oxford—J. andlß. Morrell 13,128 Oxford 31d Bank, Oxford—Robinson, Parsons, and Thompson 33,130 Old Bank Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells Cld Bank, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, Toubridgc— &MALT, 59,u3.„ .... 9,215 5,230 MARYLEBONE VESTRY. Sir B. HALL, M.P., laid upon the table on Satur day, the copies of the Bill introduced by Lord John Russell, respecting the qualification of electors and the payment of rates and. taxes. Also of a Bill in troduced by Sir G. Grey for amending the Public Baths and Washhouses Bill. And likewise the 212th report of the Metropolitan Improvement Com missioners. REPRESENTATION OF MARYLEBONE. Mr. SALOMON'S stated that as a question had arisen as to the legality of his standing as candidate for the borough, in consequence of his having been so lately the returning officer, the sheriff had resolved to take the opinions of Messrs. Pearson, Hoggins, and Rogers upon the subject, who would give their decision in a few days, to which he would bow, although it should deprive him of the honour that he was so ambitious to enjoy. PUBLIC BATHS AND WASH-HOUSES. Mr. WILLIAMS, M.P., introduced the motion fcr deferring the purchase of a site for baths and wash houses, until they obtained at least a roug h s k etch of their plan and estimate. Sir Peter Laurie, Messrs. Nicolay, Salomons, Plowden, and Mr. Peter Laurie, supported the motion. After a long and an exceedingly angry discussion, during which offensive personalities were freely bandied about for upwards of two hours, the debate was adjourned to the 19th, upon the motion of Mr. Hickman; seconded by Mr. Mechie. The vestry separated at a late hour. BROAD HINTON.—A fire broke out in this village at two o'clock in the afternoon of Wednesday, by which two cottages and the school house were totally destroyed. The furniz tire was nearly all saved. The villagers rendered every ZlSAistanc , : in their p , wer, but unfortunately the supply of water was short. The cottages were the property of Mr. Rundle Brown, ha d the fire is supposed to have originated in some children playing with lucithr matches in an adjoining out-house.--Hants Independent. The Office of Comptroller of the Customs at Bor rowstoness having become vacant, has been filled by the promotion of .41r. David G.,y. sub-collector at An struther, who is succeeded by Mr. Hayton, searcher at the port of Montrose. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. M ARYL EB ONE. COMMITTAL OF NIA.RY ANNE HUNT FOR THE MOW° OF 11ARY STOWELL.-0:1 Saturday Mary Anne figni w as )n . ) , ugl:t up for final examination at the Marylebon p. , iice court, and placed at the. bar, before Mr. Ravi liu : son, the sitting magistrate. The court and the avenne : ll ‘ thereto were crowded in every part. When placed the bar the prisoner appeared much paler than will first examined on Wednesday last. During the wiwl e° , the proceedings the placidity of her countenance wu remarkably apparent ; she betrayed no emotion Wilt ever, except in one portion of the evidence, which b reference to the coagulated blood found near the bodij when a slight quivering of her lips was percep tible, an tears stood in and ran down from her eyes. Mr. Phillips, the clerk, read over the evidence taken on Wednesday last, and added p or tions to the evidence f Mr. Moat, the surgeon, and that of the policenlalla B_ittcrsby, who produced four letters which he had 63 ° 0 in the prisoner's reticule at the station-house. One fop's from Ler brother, in which he bad inclosed he r a Vs office order tor 2i. The whole of the evidence was a repetition of that given at the inquest. At its conclusion, Mr. RAWLINBON asked tho p r i so ner if she bad Owl. thing to say, at the same time telling her that a n Y went she might think fit to make would be taken d°V. and might be used either for or against her at thought He was about to send her to Newgate, and he ed it right to inform her that a coroner's jury bad return a vei:dict of Wilful Murder against The prisoner said, " 1 shall not say anYth in g nc)ll.° only this, that I did not do it; lam not guilty.", ttiah She was then fully committed to Newgate or d at and was taken from the bar to one of the cells, se half-past two o'clock was conveyed in the Gov erllll3-- van to Newgate. ' , te r of The prisoner it appears is an Allegitimate &ga to r a gentleman who formerly resided at Havant, in 7,, to s shire, and who left a considerable deal of prope n g h g a o, brother. She lived with Lady Parsons, at 1 3 r, i g,5 te r for five years, with much credit to herself, o ,o 'l we, wards went to Colonel Wyndham's, Connaug h " where she conducted her se lf well, and was looked ore, as a very feeling and h umane p erso n. She has hsea be i e subject to fits, and it is suppos e d th a t she has no t full possession of her reasoning faculties. nveice Inspector Tedman has also ascertained that - lop j rds° ' months ago she lived as servant with Mrs. w e- t a liag Harley-street, and while there was accused of s' - i b isg ten sovereigns ; but she protested she knew . 1 1 12 ., about sbe the robbery, and it afterwards transpired 1.0'" was innocent. RAILWAY SHARE IVIAItlal LIVERPOOL-Jurtn 5. seAr STOCK EXCHANGE.—The salinie—East Lanea sh i ry'rpo sh 1 1 1 1 dis.—Leeds and Thirak, P re f eren ce, Par .- M ° a lis- A Crosby, and Southport, 1 p.—Liverpool, ManchetveliterOf Newcastle Junction, 1% dis.—London and North- 1414 174 1 / 2 —Ditto, Quarters, New, 1.0% p —Ditto, Fiftuta,. and —Ditto, Quarters (G. J.), 16 p.—London, Mancheo: A - ;), 4 Birmingham, 67%—London and South-Western c7 t bs,' 56 ' dis.—Manchester and Leeds, Halves, 7 p Ditto, A l arter * 9d. dis.— Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, '4":Grets No. 2, 21%—Ditto, Eighths, 2 dis.—Ditto Liated,ll9/ Grimsby and Sheffield), Quarters, 1% dis. (toriP P —Ditto, New, 2% p.—North Brit s ish, New (POLS" piollt p.—North Staffordshire, 2 1 4 p.—NorthernCo_a l et 41 ) „,‹ 276 dis.—Shrewsbury and Cheshire (late N. w• Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 91. 12 s . 3d. Shares or -South-Eastern and Dover, New, No. 4,3 s• 9d. Ong and Newcastle, Preference, 3 p.—with Rhenish, 4 MANCHESTER, JUNE 5. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are--Birminfr-rrefor4,,,, Oxford Junction, 6% 0 0 " c. p.—Blackburn, Clitheroe , " ence, 1 1 %,—East Lancashire (17/. paid), 1 3 -16410 t 1008 New, q c. dis.—Fleetwood, Preston, and W s ,gasi d} Junction, 1% dis.—Hudd ers fi e ld an d Manchester ( ' gibes par—Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester, % r and Birmingham, Quarters (B), 514 14 1 W -1 ittoLoaluf Lced-, 321. Shares (late Extension), IA dis.--D (late %Vest Riding Union), dis.—Manchester, 8 " 0 ,0 , and Lincolnshire (Sheffield and Lincolnshire) , 3 15;1 0 chaster and Southampton, 30s. c. dis.—North 2 1-16 p.—Preston and VVyre, 35%. ke ti LEEDS, JUNE 5. bee ntlar,r• STOCK EXCHANGE. —The business has not s pr- o with much firmness during the past few days, as t i e g, last week fairly warranted us in anticipat'll'of decline is attributable to the speculative chars the cora purchases lately made, and to a rally in prices • markets. The sales are—East Lancashire, Now' i r - hire, A . -- Ditto, New (scrip), 4s. dis.—East and West Yor.` s " - cp." dis.—Great Northern, 355. dis.—Haddersfield ana l )18n oirt ter Railway and Canal, 2s. 6d. p.—Leeds an, priffl t „ ew, 5 dis.—Ditto, Preference, Is. p.—Malton alrissres,L" Junction, 16s. dis.—Manchester and Leeds, 32 1 0 „.„,' 6d. dis.—Ditto, West Riding Union, 3s. dis.—Mial7,lloP" Terence, p.—Newcastle and Berwick, New, 1 14 P . British, Thirds, 1% p.—North-Western, 1% G die' • NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Alias 5. d STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Huddersfie ld chester, Thirds, 6s. 3d. .—N e w c astle and Berviti„joapP . 2 p.—North Staffordshire, 2t, p.—West Ridi n g dis. SHEFFIELD, JlTxx 5. 5 0 01 1 15 STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Ambergate,,. ham, and Boston, 255. dis.-Manchester and Len Riding Union), 4s. dis.-Manchester, Sheffield, anc,st,lbsteh shire, (Grimsby and Sheffield), e s dis.-Ditto, 2ui• poclt 565. dis.-Ditto, 121. 103. Shares, 365. dis.-Di,„t t t,...j,ev 4t/ 9 dis.-Ditto (Sheffield and Lincoln), 3 1 4 au" Wakefield, and Midland, 1 dis. HULL, JUNE 5. 500 0 , STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are--Ambergate, yrefo' ham, and Boston, lA-Blackburn, Clitheroe, B, c" ence, 30s. p. cash-Leeds and Thirak, Preference , 100 Newcastle and Berwick, New, Iy s p.-North British, %Oh 87s. 6d.-Ditto, Extension (scrip), 2s. 9d. p.-Ditto , 525. 6d.-York and Newcastle, Preference, 3 p. EDINBURGH, JUNE 4. STOCK EXCIIANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen /7 Airdrie and Bathgate, Si. 10s.-Arbroath and FOris r ld,/ 155.-Ditto, Halves, 151.-Ayr and Galloway, 11. 19 0, For Caledonian, 30/.-Ditto, New, 11. lls.-Caledonian Old pee; bartonshire, 1/. 158.-Clydesdale Junction, 421. 10s."* . 60' 0. side, 31. 55.-Dunblane, Doune, and Callender, IL 7 ggl' -Dundee and Arbroath, 401.-Ditto, New, No. 1, fte Ditto, New, No. 2, 301.-Ditto, New, No. 3, T ee o n cl Dundee and Northern Junction, 1/. 12s. '; Perth, 321. 17s. 6d.-Ditto, New, 131. -Ditto, Q'% 10. A 18s.-East of Fife, IL 18s.-East Lothian Central,_:.„,, lu; Edinburgh and Bathgate, 8/.-Edinburgh and GlFri. 55;,, 10s.-Datol Halves, 22/. 155.-Ditto, Quarters, Fret', Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, 181. 10s.-Ditto' 12 5 . / ence, '2O/. 10s.-Ditto, New, 2/. 75.-Ditto, Quar si. Edinburgh and Northern, 171. 55.-Ditto, Netitdinbs/ Ditto, Newport, 71.-Ditto, ditto, New, 11. 195 = - .GlasiF, and Perth (New Co.), IL 125.-Ditto, Halves , 83'...,,AL And Ayrshire, 117/. 10s.-Ditto, New Stock , Ditto, Halves, No. 1,9 L-Ditto, Halves, NO. 21 5 ;d Or",. gow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, Si. 59.-Glasg° W al. 15 kirk, 38/. 10s.-Glasgow General Terminus' .Airror Glasgow and Greenock, 17L-Ditto, Ditto, Preference, W.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock , ,I P L a t P r i ptl san, 31. 155.-Great North of Scotland, 2/. 2s. '5001. 0 0 ern (late Direct Northern), 21.-Ditto (lat e k 27/.-- - Por York ), 1/. 15s. 6d. -Newcastle and Berwic British, 321.25. 6d.-Ditto, Halves, 151. 55 '7 5. Halvesq ters, 4/. 55.-Ditto, New Quarters (scrip) , ttisk 8 4 Thirds, 2/. lls.- Ditto, Fifths, 61. ;of' 251.-Scottish Grand Junction, 195..-Scott ish 10s.-Shrewsbury and Hereford,los.l_hreswarsttriiosnAdif Did and Chester, 9/. 155.-Ditto, New, fermllne, 51. 55.-Stirling and Midland, 2/.. Ditto' otiti ss" Coltness, 491.-York and Newcastle, 35L -- -potaber.icli* 14/. 55.-Ditto, Preference, 61. 155.-Dirert„ rt h of ltd Madras, 2s. 6d.-East Indian, 2s. 6d.-Great ,"- 35.-Great Southern of Madras, 2 5 ...-Madras , "' G .G L E :LS T G h O e W s , al J e u s x . z are_ 4. Arcot, Is. 6d. Caledonian, Ditto,. rocx Quarters, E x New,c 6AO Glasgow, Halves, 221.-Edinburgh, s.-D uannddeeN),oanndis7Pr6netir;hir'pee::;:sdiestielibAltotil' Quarters, 135.-Edinburgh-40st Edinburgh and Perth (New Co. and LEodthitilabnurCgehn,tLraeli,o34:::r.tortrfili:* -Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 118-Ditto , 1 18 . :0 1 110 / Bs.-Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston s.- Ditto, New Cl. Is.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, at 35 %, B th andl Greenock, Preference, 325.-Great North e l;,Tb..n 515.-Ditto, and Southampton, 9s. 6d.-North Britis d Quarters (scrip), 15 Stirling 413 fermli ne , 4 i3-York Newcastle, Preference, 7L [A Aberkree% 1111 L T B e E l M es A c ß o L p L , ST t li h E e ET ;Tio P st le p C o A w DlL er t. fta Y. — ev i L ew m lY ; ln de v . el7t ' . 7 • Dl7 ERTISEMENT.] -TELESCOPE , OPERA, 00 01; LASSES. —SENT INTO THE COUNTRY FREE nrort 39, A matic of clear transparent brilliancy which possess such gret poc'pf as to supercede every other kind for the waistcoa t 4! shooting, military and sea purposes; and upon stsr i poS, Astronomtcal observations. Opera and Race-course `,•:, with extraordinary great powers—a minute object can :iat" tinctly seen at the distance of 13 to 12 miles, These _1;001: newly-Invented Glasses may be termed convenient nol 0 48 for both eyes, and have now become general for carriefe, pee ',l door purposes. Naval officers, sportsmen, tourists, on'opso,4o; visitors, should not be without one of those valuable Tet a t.enee Glasses. Also, a curious very small powerful NVAin w it ; - at e Ji Glass, only the size of a walnut. to discern objects at pow pow, of from four to five miles. Newly-invented SpectoT e , &if o f 00 ately they are placed before imperfect vision, either .4 0 00 0 1; cllelight, that mist and dullness which appear before,L e t, D once removed, every object becomes clear a nd clitor is ion, s , aged defective sight becomes bright and brilliant , se . , e , d . 10 01: . ; its youthful, natural, and original state. Invisibl e 7 0 ,faele:,, , Accoustic Instruments, for relief of most extreme in see'" tion.—Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, Opticians, are!v eir j o t or connected with a person of the same name In 1 4.' m 0 pre/or lir neighbourhood, nor in any part of the country s o. .4. 1 takes, be cautious, and observe—only to be had at street, Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel. Rowban il d e , 2 i. d N. i , n o st f ., a a d t au S a u h n i :d i e ß r r i . T d ir gel . the wife of CaP tsill %t oOnn the 31st ult., the wife of the Rev- i le r i' :of flrg°ll' Evans, perpetual Curate of Leytonstone, Ess n still- , b ot o fh r a n e .2s 2d inst., s t.: On the 31st nit , at Peckham, Surrey, Mr s ' —ll lo 0 11°169r W O O el a n sch th , e of 2 t d wi l u tis s t o . n a , v rs PlOl P b at Brixton-rise, Surrey, —• '"111 1 ,, P ml , Jo° 3ddauignhstt.e,ra. sons. .a t t h e D ß lo e u c s t l o e r y y - , p s ar t k . , 31 S a o r 7:1 , 6001, 6 is d 1 oE T fs o ocit d h.n d ,e , otß o hf f eea a v . d j a . o c g h . , h io the t C e r l Osthwaite, of a daughter. , tc J. On the 3d inst., at Fitzroy-square, the lady of A.-• I° ll9 MARRIED. mole go t On the 3d inst., at St. Alphege Greenwich, .- b , eb: c i s4 Esq., of Cooper's-row, Tower-hill, 'London, to S ar riteeOf ri daughter of Robert Roberts, Esq., of Park-row, ‘." A. Kent. rrhos , On the 3d inst., at St. Alphege, Greenwich, _rooter Bussell, Esq., to Frances Emily Cotton, 012 1 3 11 Captain Bowker, R.N., Royal Hospital. II p P i le On the 3d inst., at Walcot Church, Bath, the •-•!,;,. of Burke Venables. to Georgina Mary, only dallg u ` - tain Enderby, late of the 16th Lancers. ch ed. DIED. pettUle On the 27th ult., at Brussels, Captain T. Bayn es ' 6 „f, o- - On the 31st ult., Janet, wife of Mr. Edward La' - '" tb e seller, St. Paul's Churchyard, aged 39 . ce llist On the 2d inst., at Boulogne-sur - M er, Anne /. a 0 daughter of the late Hon. J. Rodney. , sg e DI P On the 2d inst., at Walthamstow, J. Little, Est er of a. On the 3d inst., Mary Elizabeth, eldest dallgu,. o ,.rs e p George GranthamAldenham-street, Old St. Palfc`, pal On the 3d inst., in Cod:aught-square, Mrs. MAY so , On the 3d inst. in Piccadilly, J. B. Rebecca, Viott•P l On the 4th inst., Eliza, wife of Mr. Saxt on, Blackfriars. ----1140 , 5_,,,- st London: Pri and Published by MlTBDOirtiCLlTZtttheif''.--. 6 trawl, rrt nter , r at The Sun Office, N 0.112. :,' . i „iali of the Savoy. in i Abe County ac 31.1ddle,se. 1847. - • • II ho th e . the tow] the e liay writ . 7 ., *top