The Sun. — London, England, 1847-03-11 00:00:00

- • .• 411 K i lll9lV/Of f ( / „ 4.. 4 r" tr -u t -. P r 4 - • , . - 1111188811 / 7 , • „.A., 5 • , • ^. . • • • k 4 A 0 1 ' " Fg r 4: 7 ' • • • 1 7: .." ".%. ✓- •- 1 . - • 7 71,- -----_ • - /\ z + ate r • ..t DIF '47 ,11 , DR ort • ` ll ' I • , . , • • .73 1 AM iCAN ,(1.14M OUlt, OWN CORRESPONDENT.) LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY NIGHT. The papers by the Henry Clay, from New York, ex tending to the lOrh ult., were landed this evening jus_ as the last train was starting. We have, therefore, five days hater news to communicate, but we cannot say that there is anything of importance in the papers now come to hind. The cornm-rcial advices do not note any:serious change in the price of bread-stuffs. Cotton was in steady, but quiet demand, and the provision trade was reportcd as very firm. East India Honse,llllr4h.lo, 1847. 44 .r.' COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST INDIA COMPANY. do hereby give notice, 14 1 7.. warmasner, the 24th instant, having been appointed by her eveil to be observed as a General Fast, the Quarterly Court Of the East India Company, which has been advertised 4 „,, 13 : 3 ;a.Yovill be held at their House In Leadenhall-s'reet, on Itste id l , the 2 5th instant, at le Even o'clock in the forenoon , v O . I , I . I YEnNESDAY, the 24th instant. JAMES C. MELYILL, Secretary. i and sell* prosecutors nitures and Itually the and there a diSsgrer ye her in rs she ha N 0.16,997. LON DON, THURSDAY VI NING S MARCH 11, 1847. PY. 16E- 5 ,), O vIN TRACT for EMPTYING PRIVIES. 1 44 91151 th Office of Ordnance, Feb. 19, 1847. maY be willing to CONTRACT for emptying S wiS t he Privies A.tung Barracks, fora period of three years, commencing !847, and endingthe 31st March,l9so. at a certain dxcd Sum 114117 4 , 1, 4,. Per Annum will dal Tenders on or before the tted 4 o f March, 1847, address el ed iver to the Secretary to the Board of Ir ! P all-mall, London. °r Tender, and the particulars of the Contract may be had It can to the respective Barrack Masters. to vithzt*eives the pow of acceting to De clearly und ers t oo d th a t the Board of Ordnance reserve or r any of the Tender', Ike et t bkr t % reason any reason or p entering e i j nto ectin an g y correspondence on - TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. DiviDEsus Dsxraßi:D. W. Looney, cooper, \VW:elm-ea—third and d:v. of 3 1 4(1. in the pound (il7 adilliaon to ts. 3d. in the foi, pre viously declared), on ai.y f.iiztir&iy, at !he ot' Baker, Newi.qi,i le-upon-1 y I.e. J. Riorsden, sen., cloth manufacturer, Arml.y, —a first and final div. of Is. in the pound, on :; at the office of Mr. Kynaston, Leeds. J. Ramsden and J. Ramsden, jun., cloth ruantif,leturets, Arinley, Yorkshire—first dir. of 91,0. in the pound, on any Friday at the office of Mr. Kynastioi, Leeds. E. Lilly, timber merchant, Huh—first div. of Fs. in Hie pound, 0.1 any Weduesdav at the office of Leeds. W. Baldock, grocer, Nottirgham—tiral div. ..t the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of My. Birmingham. Tying, Reading, and Basingstoke Railway Connymy, New Broad-street;City—first div. of 20s. and four per interest in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Graham, Coleman-street, City. R. A. F. Kingscote, merchant, Sandgete, Kent—first div. of 238. tri the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Graham, Coleman-street, City. J. Wilcox, tailor, Little Bell-alley, Moorgate-street—first div. of 2s. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Graham, Coleman -street, City. W. Vann, upholsterer. Old-street, St. Luke's—a div. of 7 1 4 d. in the pound, on Thursday, March 11, and three fol lowing Thursaaya, at the office of Mr. Belcher, King's Anna yard, Moorgate-street. W. Smith, timber-merchant, Curtain-road, Shoreditch— a div. of I:Yad. in the pound, on Thursday, March 11, and three following Thursdays, at the offica of - Mr. Belcher, King's Arms-yard, Moorgate-street. J. Wragg, iron merchant, alelina-place, Westminster bridge-road—a .div. of 6s. fid. in the pound, on Thursday, March 11. and three following Thursdays, at the office of 51r. Belcher. .King's Arms-yard, Moorgate-street. T. Wilson, T. K. Wilson, and W. Wilson, linendrapers, Liverpool—a diva of 71d. in the pound, on Thursday, March 25, or any subsequeut Thursday, at the office of Turner, Liverpool. C. K. Wilson and Brother—first of 6s. 6d. in - the pound, on Thursday, March 25, or ent subsequent Thursday, at the office oLlir. Turner, Liverpool:..: R.- Hamilton and W. Graham, merchants,'"LiVerpio4F-L second div. of 6 1 4 d. in the pound, on Thursday, March M o or any subsequent Thursday, at -the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. J. C. Kemp, merchant, Liverpool—a div. of is. 3d. in the pound, on account of the first. div. of 3s. 6d. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. G. C. Crofts, corn merchant, Liverpool—first div. of Is. 3d. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. H. Williams, apothecary, Llanrwst, Denbighshire—a div. of 3d..in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. I in giving iny of the eezned to by WAY when the ion-honeer be tnagir United States of carrying Britiah produce to India. Dens ' tw.rk complained recently of our not extending to the ship of Denmark the same privileges as to these of the Zollverein. 'rimy demanded of us the privilege of coming from certain ports in Europe, between the bUnse and the Elbe, upon the same footing as if they came direct from Denmark. The liaise Towns complaints had been settled by . extend ing to them the same privileges as to the Zollverein. The United States complained that they might not touch at Halifax and then proceed to this country. In fact, it was the loss of the indirect trade that all these countries com plained of. By Mr. Liddell—Was aware that British traders and merchants had made complaints against Russia on certain points. They complained of the port charges, of the duties levied on British ships. New Russian ships were exempted from all duty until they were three years old. Did not know that there was any hindrance to a British merchant, able to find the requisite security, taking the Prussian con tract for salt. The salt was generally carried in Prussian ships. It might, he believed, be carried in a British ship. He was not prepared to say that the reason why it was not carried in British ships was that the Prussian ships could underbid the British ships in the freight. The great griev ance of the United States was tint being permitted to trade between this country and the colonies. The colonial trade was regarded by us as a coasting trade. The 'privilege granted by England to the United States to trade between England and British India was rendered nugatory almost by the directors of the East India Company, who, in con formity with the powers entrusted to them, had imposed an additional duty of 100 per cent. on goods brought in American ships. By Mr. Mitchell—The effect of the repeal of the navigation laws, so far as intercourse between Great Britain and foreign countries was concerned, would be, he believed. that instead of a Dutch ship coming from the coast of Holland with the produce of Holland, or with such articles as were allowed to be imported from any port of Europe into the United King dom, she might come from any port in France, or Germany, or Belgium, or the other world, without any declaration being required as to the origin of the cargo. Ships were con structed cheaper in Norway and Sweden than in England. United States ships cost evidently more than British ships,. and so did Russian. The Norwegian and Swedish vessels were also sailed cheaper than our ; if,bowever, Norwegian ships were constructed for ,hpts• -in the same Fond manner as "ortr — Ovnr, t h OrSroftt. be iffitftts-414loutned' to . Thursday next. IRELAND. DUB!" Mancit B. The following resolutions have emanated from the grand jury of the county of Limerick : "That England is greatly indebted for her prosperity to the in' imate knowledge possessed by her rulers of her wants and interests. and to the close connexion which subsists be tween the interests of those Governing and those Governed. rendering thereby false moves in legislation events of not frequent occurrence, and affording, when they do occur, security approaching to certainty, that they will be et short ducat ion. "That, in our opinion, had England been unhappily afflicted with the same calamity with which it has pleased Providence to visit us, such an Act as the Labour-rate Act would never have been devised for the relief of that calamity ; and if unfortunately it had been enacted, that as soon as its mischief's bad developed themselves, and were made known to our rulers by the frequent and urgent remon strances of all parties affected by its evils, Parliament would have been called together, and some measure more hem ficial to the poor, and less expensive to the State and to the country would have been immediately enacted in its stead. " That by that Act the lieperial Treasury has been dimi nished, and the lands of Ireland heavily encumbered by ex travagant expenditure on useless and unproductive works ; self-reliance on the part of the owners and occupiers of the soil has in most districts been rendered impossible ; our pea santry have been demoralised; our entire social system has been disorganized ; our fields have, been left. unc ultivated ; o ur prospects for the ensuing year have been darkened ; la bour has been diverted from the production of food ; and the transition to a better system rendered doubtful and dan- gerous : that its enactments, by adopting in the first in stance too large an area for taxation, and then refusing to allot to productive labour on each property its proportion of the taxation of each barony in which it was situate, operated as a bounty to the proprietor who neglected his duty, at the cost of the one who performed it. " That we do not attribute these failures in legislation to a want of the best intentions in the Government, but to a want of knowledge on the part of the most influential of our rulers of the paculiarities of our social condition, and to the too limited proportion of responsibility and confidence placed in those who, by their residence in Ireland and amongst are conversant with our position. "That we express our fixed conviction that the deep rooted sodal evils of this country caltneverte removed in their causes until such charges are made as will place a greater control, as well over the making the laws by which we are to be governed, as over the administration of those laws when made, in the hands of those who are conversant with the social, moral, and political circumstances of this country. "That, having expressed these opinions, we feel it the more incumbent upon us to express our deep and heartfelt gratitude for the truly Christian exertions and sacrifices made by the people of England fur the relief of the famish ing poor of this country. "2. That the present rate of expenditure for the relief of the poor in this country far exceeds 20s. in the pound of its entire value. "That, unless a large amount of labour be given by pri vate enterpri-e, we see no reason to hope that this expendi ture will be reduced within any reasonable limits. " That, if it continue, each levy for the poor will reduce a large number of the ratepayers to pauperism; gradually the land—the proceeds of which will be absorbed by taxation — will go out of cultivation, and while property will be confis cated, it will soon be found impossible to collect a suffi cient amount on rates to preserve the destitute from starva tion. "That private employment will not be given in any amount sufficient to avert those calamities, unless the area of taxation be made smaller than the present electoral divi sions, which were laid out by persons evidently, by their acts, hostile to the principle of electoral 'division rating. " For, if large electoral divisions be preserved, individual ratepayers will feel that they can but little diminish their rates by giving increased employment, and an inducement will be held out to them to employ as few labourers as pos sible, and to get for the poor in their own neighbourhood as large a proportion of the public funds as they can; while in small electoral divisions, the exertions of every proprietor will sensibly diminish the amount of his taxation, and when the only choice left to him is, whether he shall pay for the support of the poor in his neighbourhood, or employ them productively, he will, of course. do the latter. "That the employment of additional labour would be greatly encouraged by giving tenants compensation for per manent improvements on fair and equitable terms. " That, in order to prevent the possibility of the rate of any elest . cral division being so high as to inflict an unjust and dispiriting burden upon towns and villages ' a limit should be fixed, beyond which no division should be taxed for its own poor, and the surplus rate required for such dis trict should be paid by a national rate, to be levied from all descriptions of property, as well personal as real. "3. That the affliction with which it has pleased the Almighty to visit us, if not an imperial must at least be con sidered a national calamity, and therefore the burden of it should be borne by all interests in the nation, whether they be moneyed, mercantile, or agricultural, and that all funded property, productive capital, and income arising from land, should bear a just proportion of the burden. " That the placing of this burden exclusively upon one class, that class being itself the greatest sufferer by the calamity, would be an act of manifest injustice and oppres sion. PUBLICATIONS. We 'have nothing new from Mexico. No battle or battle44--liad-beeti--C4mgist,. and the latest New York papers wt,4413 lour] us to expect that ere long Mexico ~ , !445 :47; ti!4 , language of earnest entreaty, far pence. had arrived at Washington on the Bth ult., -.4,1411 d::T.ltehes from the army of the United States ir4 M.exic , : , . lie 14 ft Gc-turral Wool's camp on the Bth of Jantry, bra it was said he did not bring any intelli- On the 31st March, post Bro, 0 0 0. By the Author of TYPEE. John Murray, Albemarle-street. Just published, THE SPRING EDITION OF RUFF'S GUIDE to the TURF for 1847. Price in cloth, 2s. 6(1. ; as a pocket-book, with metallic paper, St.c., as. lid. ow bow it Ord telhoA one WO ru m dy then ich a fed Hyde Park, f Cavalry Barrack. Infantry Do. Kensingtc,n, Do. Cavalry /Infantry Do. Regent's Park • • • • • Do. St John's Wood , Windsor, [Cavalry Do. /Infantry Do. BY order of the Board of Ordnance, riR 'J .....„______ R. BYHAM, Secretary. 0 TN _ , ON and SOITTH WESTER N 4 o t e p rn RAILWAY COMPANY. - ..0, lutb, Drletors are informed, that with reference to the 11th tnit ti n ," 4 or the Court of Directors and of the Proprietors of the 44...'-wen-."nreobeir last relating to the creation of NEW CAPITAL. it ...4sat the. ved' „740/ „ . 'e lte issued such a ftnther number of the Shares of 501. ° f the ii.7 , l 3 ectively created under the resolutions of this Court and l l etlem;` t ti ng of Proprietors of the 17th November last, as shall be *, ( t o afford an option to every holder of Shares of 501. and 1 „, - takl.„.. -- ' irom Tenths, and registered on the 16th Febrnary last) ' 7'll . Cf:: "::"Thteh luch new 501. Share in respect of every such Share of 6-'4 dare o f and one such new 401. Share in respect of,every .4 rYlasi"' 401 . (from Tenths), whereof he was on the 16th Fe registered Proprietor. LIS ,LoPtion of the Pro rietors shall be declared, in writing, re a. o orir th we__ asuree ' s etfli . p ce, on or before the 31st dar of MARCH -..' ti, _' caPe of Prop rietors now absent from the United King- Th u ti, eefore the Ist da • of JVIE %E r. dePegi f 10 per s cent:on such further issue be paid on hem, Z e t he 14th o . 4 ,.. -Opo •,.„ day of APRIL NEXT, with an extension in favour of 42‘x x . r. "ov absent from the United Kingdom to the 15th day of CONTENTS : Ths ENGLISH and IRISH NOMINATIONS for 1847, Including all made up to the 4th of MARCH INCLUSIVE. DERRY, OAKS, CIIESTEIt CUP, and ST. LEGER LOTS. Tables of the TRAINERS and JOCKEYS; their Addresses and Employers, and lowest riling weights for the ensuing season, &c. A Calender of the Races in Great Britain in 1846, Betting, Re marks, &c., Laws of Racing and Betting, Races to Come, Length of Courses, with additions, Colours of the Riders, enlarged and cor rected.—Winners of the Derby, Oaks, and St. Leger—Winners of Royal Plates in 1846, New Queen's Plate Articles, Sic , &c. Published by R. Ackermann, at h:s Eclipse Sporting Gallery, Regent-street. C'n were not very important; at could be considered interesting to - uropeial had taken place. The dispute with I niztent, alrordy noticed, was:satisfac ,r,ly attju.ten. Brother Jonathan, who, although no torious for his sellishuess, seem, d to be stirring himselr up the view of mitigating the " In ch famine." () H e the NeA Y , tk papers suggeaw that a ship should b.) sent out clzthes aid provisions, each citizen contributing what he could to such a great and glorious cause=; and after her two or three others. The idea is geoti, a:EI we hop.:, will be acted upon, as there is room for all that can b, done to mitigate the sufferings now endured by that unfortunate country. With respect to the commercial accounts from America by this arrival there does not seem any or an important character. No material alteration had taken place in the price of wheat, flour, or Indian corn, Ste., on the date of our last advices. The latest, state of the New York markets are that reported:— y I; t' „ » 11+: chlractcr. he police . ke took 000 3 6 a fl triselle 4 . Ic.lc • suit ' itateW <st timd 416 ' ind CIITJBBS' LOCKS, FIRE-PROOF SAFES AND CASH BOXES. fl HU BBS' NEW PATENT DETECTOR J LOCKS give perfect security from False Keys and Picklocks, and also detect say attempt to open them. They are made of all sizes, and for every purpose to which Locks are applied, and are strong, secure, simple, and durable. CHUBBS' PATENT COMBINATION LATCH, for Front Doors, Counting House Doors, &c., are simple in construction, low in price, and quite secure ; the Keys are particularly neat and portable. CHURBS' PATENT FIRE-PROOF SAFES, ISOOK-CASES, CHESTS, &c., made entirely of strong wrought Iron, so as effectually to resist the falling of brick work, timbers, &c., in case of fire, and are also perfectly secure froni the attacks of the most skEful burglars. CIIUBIIS' CASH and DEED BOXES, fitted with the DETEC TOR LOCKS CHUBB and SON, 57, St. Paul's Churchyard, London; and C. C.Chubb and Co., agents, 28. lord-street, Liverpool. te, opersi in Ow '• is rent e. *: iedgis!r incial • south w hich pledged' e articles a lodger-. : ' 4 l and itt l t e b aunt' tipulsted furnitur e she nr ade, isucm BY order of the Court of Directors, I R% P. LAI:RENTZ CAMPBELL, Secretary. Vauxhall. March 5, 1847. 1.41°411)C0N AND SOUTH-WESTERN hi litt ie tot, RAILS' q - — ors give Notice that they have made a CALL of FIVE ° ,3 each of the New Fifty Pound Shares, and FOUR p em . - niton each of the New Forty Pound Shares in the said ~_'ltedhi'.,."neated under the authority of an Act of Parliament, t.atoli ek take Bth and 9th Victoria, session 18th. intltuled, "An Act to 144 to-7. Acts relating to the London ankSouth-Western Railway. th °447 . to7„, th° rilte the London and South-Western Railway Com "' Go and the Guldford JULCtiOII Railway Company to sell, n rord ar h ern _ Junction Railway," and the same is ordered to be . paid • Mhke„ the Bth of April next, to either of the undermentioned )1e --s • - Williams, Deacon, and Co., 20, Birchin-lane, CornhW, London. W. Janes, Loyd, and Coo Manchester. • "loss and Co., Liverpool. 14, 3 7 • . t lf addison and Pearce, Southampton. • kt io s ' 'angles Brothers, Guildford, Epsom. and Che r t se y . s _ • Storey. Th omas , an d Co.. Shaftesbury. uessl. lletley and Co., Salisbury. Il rodle and Co , Salisbury. litea• Batten and Co., Yeovil. Th e -1 '• Harris and Mudge, Naval Bank, Plymouth. hi, -.atonal Bank of Scotland, Edinburgh. 8 114, 4 -413 . re t at the rate of 5 per cent., per annum, will be charged on in t u nag lopaid after the said Bth of April. 8 7 order of the Court of Directors, ti.„, P. LAURENTZ CAMPBELL, Secretary. , Vauxhall, March 5, 1847. DR. CULVI 7 :RWELLon HEALTH, HAPPINESS, and LONG LIFE. In pocket volumes Is. each, by poet (in stamps), Is. 6 d. each. H 0 w T 0 BE HAPPY. " Jucunde Yivere."—Cic. • 2. WHAT to EAT, DRINK, and AVOlO..' (With Diet-tables Tor all Complalnter - 3. MARRIAGE and its MYSTERIES. ' To be, or not to be, that is the qu slion."—Shakspeare. 4. The PASSIONS—Their ADVENT and CONTROL. " Cura ut valcas." These publications are free from empyrical mysticism, and are adapted to the intelligence of the times. To be had of , herwood, 23, Paternoster-row ; Mann, 39, Corn hill; Carvalho, 147, Fleet-street; and all Booksellers, or direct from the Author, whose practice is exclusively devoted to home consulta tion, Mornings till lace. Three eg . and i ree n the Evenings from Seven till Nine, at 10, Argyie-p Rent-stt. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. THE MARKET, F. 8,2% P.m. Cotton—Sales 900 bales, prices same as Saturday. Flour, no sales so far. Corn, Jersey white brought 96e. 011, 3,000 galls English linseed sold at 72 1-2 e; flax seed has beet, sold at 10,62 1-2 i rough. ~ The sale of s,Fga,p,lif 130:ecifisj4kAtaday, wia-0344. -~ Provisions no change thus far. Ashes and whisky as last week. No alteration in freights. Southern back sterling brought 5 3-4 premium. Evening.—A comparatively quiet day. Sales of cotton 1,000 tales at 1-4. a 1-2 et. decline from the top prices; flour stands qt&e as well as on Saturday, but without transac tions, 8,000 bu. prime Genesee wheat sold at 160 eta; Jersey corn sold at vadous prices. fruit 96 a 100cts. ; 15,0001b5. tallow at 8 5-8 cts. lb. Nothing done in provisions of any sort; there is no change in opinion. Ships haye been chartered in Boaton to load at Baltimore for Liverpool at Bs. for flour, and 24d. for grain in bags; here, the rate is 7s. and 23(1. and 24d. Sales 170 tons mixed Scotch Newcastle coal, via St. John's . , New Brunswick. at 84,87 1-2 chal. • 'r. Par s, side iint addres s Dsecution !nt bring berg° by the' in to is.. er at Os: tbst 1 10 'the debt pro; lea - - LIVERPOOL, Marten 9. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-East Lancashire, New, p. -Ditto, New Scrip, 265. 3d. p.-London and North-Western, 180►,( r ex div.-Ditto, New Quarters, 11%-London and Manchester and Birmingham, 71% ex div.-Manchester and Leeds (late Hud. and Shelf.), 4% p.-Ditto, 321. Shares (late Extension), p.-Ditto (late West Riding Union), I% p.-Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin colnshire (late Great Grimsby Dock), 2% dis.-Midland Stock, 118 -Ditto, Preferential, 125-Ditto, New, 3% p.-Ditto, Consolidated Birmingham and Derby, 92-South-Eastern and Dov, r, New, No. 4, 1 Is. 3d. p. - Belfast and Ballymena, 8 dis.- Caledonian, Halves, dts.-Huddersfleld Canal, and Railway, 32%-Ditto, 3 1 h p.-Lceds and Thirsk, 1% die.-Ditto, New, % dls.-Birmingham and Oxford Junction, 8% p.-Blackburn, Clitheroe, &c., par- East Lincoln shire, p.-Great Northern (Nos. 1 to 103,000), Is. 3d. dis. - North Staffordshire, 2% p -North Western, r 4 p.-Shrewsbury and Birmingham, (A), p.- Shropshire Union, 1% die.- Wharfdale, par-Leicester and Bedford, 3s. 9d. dis.-Manchester and South ampton, 1 % -South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole, par-Dutch Rhenish, 2% die. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. ,t Pu e the tio li le proi r lid, with, adgirlift Dnwect w rther tiler LesThlidgrac4" G. Pi,k, talky, Bury-stmet;SCjamet;ti, March 30, at two —W. H umbly, merchant, Great Bell-alley, Coleman-strett, City, March 31, at halt-past twelve—F. Bozon, Critchett place, Horton New-town, March 31, at halt past eleven—J. Frost, jun., broet r, Bury St. Edmund's, March 30, at eleven. In the Country. INSURRECTION IN PORTUGAL. SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 10. The Madrid steamer has arrived with the Portuguese mail of the 3d instant. Tu b , -- It,te.S on DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY during LENT, at the u h z AL POLYTECHNIC INSTITU TION, t t . ),i-I Dr • BACHIIOFFNER , on the Mornings and Evenings 'Welt Ts, Wednesdays, and Fridays, w.th Illustrations, in im I is latest discoveries are included, accompanied with new ortittoPriate Music, by Dr Wallis. Lectures on the EL ECTRO 44ts, ffi' l le TELEGRAPH .on the alternate Mornings and Even ihe re4Listrated by a variety of Models, including those of the d 4etti,,!t Patent of Optical Messrs ott and Gamble. The Models an ulago" m Lectures The 44 LVING '. P with the IliG„ % lEWS. Experiments DIVER and ..e.LL, & c. , & c. \ ` Admission Is. Schools, half-price. .41.•• J. H. Bedford, artists'. colourman, Bristol, April 6, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court—R. Nagler, licensed victualler, Marlborough, Wiltshire, April 6, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court—H. Leonafd, iror: monger, Cheltenham, March 30, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court—B, Breedon, tailor, Welle;bourne Mount ford, March 31, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court—E. ir. Hall, currier, Walsall, Statfordshird, March 30, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court—R. Harris ' glass manufacturer, Birmingham, March 30, at twelve, at the Birmingham Di , - trict Court.—J. Lawley, cooper, Staf6mcl, April 13, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court—S. Brothers, currier, Newcastle-under-Lyme, April 13, at eleven, at the Birming ham District Court—F. A. Wheeler, percussion cap mlnu facturer, Birmingham, March 30, at twelve, at the Birming ham District Court—J. P. Horton, engine boiler maker, Welt Bromwich, April 13, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court—J. Payne, draper, Weymouth, April 1, at one, at the Birmingham District Court—T. Rudd, provision merchant, Braugh, Westmorland, March 30, at one, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court—W. H. Fitzhugh, merchant, Liverpool, April 2, at eleven, at the Liverpriol 'District Court—W. Lancaster, ship owner, Liverpo.)l, April 2, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court—J. Adamson, grocer, Stockport, April 1, at one, at the Manchester District Court—G. H. Openshaw, power-loom cloth manufacturer, Over Damen, Lancashire, April 8, at twelve, at the Mau ' chaster District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. T. Bowyer. bookseller, Strand; April I—C. Ashby, tailor Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, April I—T. Melton, inn keeper, Lincoln, March 31—J. Leipold, music seller, 141ng ham, March 31—T. Hulse, bootseller, BirminghatUatpril —J. Timmis, wine merchant. Newcastle-unda-Lyme March 30—J. Taylor, rope manufacturer, Mtelttester, March 31—J. B. Morris, boot maker, Hull, March 30—W. Jones and J. Clay, boiler makers, Liverpool, March 30—W. L. Prattman, timber merchant, Butterknowle-lodge, Duch am, Nothing decisive had taken place at Oporto when the Madrid left. Saldanha was still at his head•quar ter,-, about ti-n miles from Oporto, but no movement had been made towards attacking the city. The rebels were still mustering in strong numbers, and seemed to be sanguine of success. The city itself was very tranquil. The startling information that the Spanish troops had absolutely entered Portugal was received in Lisbon on the 27th. It, however, soon after transpired that such was not the case, although some 5,000 troops had halted on the frontiers. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY. 26 CORNHILL, LONDON. Capital .000,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. 1 6% I nstitution embraces important and substantial advantages 1 1 . 1 4 e o r n es io, Pect to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured i tnre ( "aglo, the power to borrow, without expense or for- Als o ow the policy, two-thirds of the eremiums paid (see Table) sres to ;:? ePtion of selectinefits, and te conversion of his in meet other conve n n g ie b n e ces or necessi h ty. rltteC l ineal for terms of years are MANCHESTER, MAECII 9. STOCK Excnarruz.—The sales are—Ambergate. Nottingham, and Boston, --Birmingham and Oxford Junction, 84— Blackburn, Clitheroe, and North-Western, par cum all Ditto, Preferentials, 1 Dublin and Drogheda, Is—Eastern Counties (York Extension), 4 East Lancashire (lato B. and P.), New, 17. —Ditto, New (scrip), %—Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding Junction, 33 c.—Great Northern (London and York), Registered, par—Liverpool, Manches ter, and Newcastle Junction, % London and North-Western, M lBl Ditto (Manchester and Birmingham ), Qua rters (A), 64 —an chester and Leeds, 321. Shares (late Extension). 23( Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Grimsby, 201. Shares), 14—Ditto (Grimsby Dock), 24 c.— Manchester and Southampton, 23s.—North Staffordshire. 3 c.—Preston and Wyre, Halves (A), 4—Shropshlre Union, —Sout h-E as t e rn and Dover, No. 4, h —West Biding Union, %. The Oporto, a large war steamer, belonging to the Junta, was totally lost on the Bar of Oporto, and all the crow, consisting of 18 persons, lost. Immediately it was reported at Lisbon that the Spanish army were on the frontiers, Sir William Par ker sent the Superb to cruise off Vigo. The Thetis and America were also dispatched to cruise off Oporto, to prevent any interference on the part of the Spanish Go vernment.—Herald. lowest possible DIVISION OF PROFITS. louT h en . rtrnarkable success and increasing prosperity et the Society r on _abled the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to deciarc ."' ,ll bonus, varying from 35 to 85 per cent. on the premiums paid .icti Policy affected on the Profit scale. EXAMPLES. _ LEEDS, MAs.cu 9. STOCK ExcnAraz.—The sales are—Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, ss. dis. —Buckinghamshire, Gs. c. p.—Eastern Counties, York Extension, 3s. p.—East Lancashire, New, lbs. fid. c. p.—Ditto, New (scrip), 26 5 . 6 d. p . East and West orkshire, 195. p.—Great North e rn (late London and York), par— Y Ditto (Direct Northern), Extensions, par—Leeds and Dewsbury, Now Extensions Scrip (pink), 15s. p.—Leeds and Thirsk, 2 dis.—Ditto, N bud ew, IMidlan d ls. 3d. disl2s. . Ddisitto, P re f e rence, 285. 6 d. p.—Leeds, Wakefield, , . Leicester and Bedford, 38. dis.— Mahon and DriMeld Junction, IIA p.—Manchester and Leeds, 321 Shares (late Extensions), 21e p.— North British, Quarter Shares (late Carlisle Branch), 40s. p.—Ditto, Extensions (scnP), 12s. p.—North Staffordshire, 3 c. p.—Northern Counties Union, 30s. dis.—North-Western, 4s. p.—Sheflield, Rother ham, and Goole, par—West Riding Union, 325. 6d. p.--Wharldale J unc tion, Is. 63. p. EXAMPLES. 02 . PO " 4 Bonus Bonus in t Assure , ' P rsM il inl• ; added. cub. g- E t may 4 ,'" a Borrow. £ r 1 837 £217 15 1 £lOO 011 £l6 0 4 £445 0 s• d• I 8381 192 3 0; 87 1 4 1 13 10 2! 395 11 .£ 1. d. r r ot() 3 4 1837(£217 15 1838) 192 3 0, 1.839 165 11 10, 18401 116 7 6 1841; 111 6 8' IAIOO 0111$16 0 41. 87 1 4 ; 13 10 21 74 1 91 11 3 II 54 0 101 718 10 ' 49 10 0; 710 4! 1.£445 0 0 I 395 11 1 346 2 3 1 22V 4 13 45 The division of profits is annual, and the neat will be made in `mber of the present year. F. FERGUSON CAMROUI, Secretary. HULL, MAKcii 9. STOCK EICHANGIL--The sales are-North British, Extension ( sc rip), 10s. 6d p. cash -Ditto, Thirds, 70s.- Ambergate, Notting ham, and Boston, 6s. dis. - Great Northern (London add York), dls.-West Riding Union, 1 p. EDINBURGH, MAIM 8. STOCK EXCHANGE. -The sales are- Aberdeen, 241.-Airdrie and Bathgate, 3/. 18s.-Arbroath and Forfar, 281.-Ditto, Halt Shares, 151. -Ayr and Galloway,2/. Gs.-Caledonian, 271. 55.-Ditto, New, 21. 75.-Caledonian and Dumbarton, 2/. 95.--Clydesdale Junction, 39/. 55.-Deeside, 31. 55.-Direct Northern, 21. 12s.- Dunblane, Donne, and Callender, 11. 12s. 6d.-Dundee and Arbroath, 431. 55.-Ditto, New. No. 1, 301.-Ditto, New, No. 2, 301.-Dundee and Perth, 35!. 55.-Ditto, New Shares, 221. I2s. 6d.-Eastern Counties, 211. 123. 6d.-Ditto, York Extension, 41. 10s.--East of File, 31. 3s. 6d. -Edinburgh and Bathgate, 51. 12s. 6i.- •Edlnburgh and 3la gow, 801.-Ditto, Halt Shares, 22/. - Ditto. Quarter Shares, 20'. -Edin burgh, Leith. and Gran on. 201. 2s. 6d.- Ditto, Preference, 21/.-- Edinburgh and Nom ern, 161. 55.-Ditto, New Shares, 31. 18s.- Ditto. Newport, 51. 11s.-Ditto, ditto, New, 21. 12s. W.-Edinburgh and Perth (Old), 11. 18s. Ditto (New), 21. 19s. 6d. ex new - Glas gow and Ayrshire, 65/. 108.-Ditto, New Stocl. 341.-Ditto, Quar ter Shares, 16/. 10s. ex new-Ditto, Halves, 61. 10s.-Glasgow, Dum fries, and Carlisle, 6/. Is. 6d.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 391.-Glas gow General Terinintlr, 121. 10s.-Glasgow and Greenock, 191. -Ditto, New, 91.-Ditto, Preference, 81. ss.- Glasgow, Kilmar nock, and Ardrossan, 6/. 65.-Great North of England, 233/. 10s. -Great North of Scotland, 2/. 165.-London and York, 3/. 12s. 6d. -Manchester and Leeds, 1101. 10s.-Midland and Eastern Counties, 155.-Newcastle and Berwick, 331. 55.-North British, 351.-Ditto, Halves, 17/. 2s. 6d.-Ditto, Thirds, 31. 10i.-Ditto, Quarters, 41. 4s. -.Ditto, New Quarters (scrip), 11. 65.-Ditto, Fifths, 71.-Scottish Central, 231.-Scottish Gra nd Junction, 11. 7s. Gd.- Scottish Mid land, 251. His. -Stirling and Dunfermline, 31. 18s.- Stirling and Midland, 21. 95.-Wishaw and Coltness, 481. Iss. ex div.-York and Newcastle, 36/. 103.-1)Mo, New, 111. 153.- Ditto, Preference, 61.-Direct Bombay and Madras, 3s. 9d.-East Indian, 7s. 6d.- Great North of India, 35.-Great Southern of Madras, 35.-Madras, Nellore, and Arcot, 2s. :.tarch 30—H. Cowie and J. Clarke, merchants, Liverpool, March 30—H. Parratt, coach builder, Clifton, March 30—J. Walton, tailor, Leeds, March 30—J. and 4, Boyd, seed mer chants, Wellington-chambers, Southwark, March 30. ..... " Adopted unanimously. "WILLIAM MONSELL, Foreman." WEST INDIA AND MEXICAN MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY NIGHT. —The Medway Royal mail steam-ship, Captain Andrews, arrived this evening at seven o'clock. She brings 68 passengers, and a very large and valuable freight, consisting of gold-dust, gold, to bacco, &c. There is not a single dollar on account of the dividends; in fact, it could hardly be expected in the present distracted affairs of that unhappy and unfortunate country. Her latest dates are as follow :—Cliagres, Jan. 25 ; Cartha gene, 28; Jamaica, Feb. 8; Jacmel, 10; Puerto Rio), 13; Demerara, 3; Tobago, 4; Trinidad, 5; Barbadoes, 11; Gre nada, 12; St. Vincent, 13; St. Lucia, 13; Martinique, 14; Dominique, 14; Guadeloupe, 14; Antigua, 15; Montserrat, 15; Nevis, 15; St. Kitt's, 15; Totola, 16; St. Thomas, 16. On Freight.-391,713 dolls. on merchants' account, 130,000 dolls. in gold and gold-dust, 1561.85. British coin, 2,250/. in pearls, 20,000 dulls. in old silver, 155 cases of cigars, 10 bales of tobacco, 200 half barrels of arrow-root, 91 serons of indigo, and 68 passengers. We have letters from - our correspondent in - the city of Mexico to the 29th of January. Gomez Farias, as Vice. President, continued at , the head of affairs. The Ministry had been again dissolved. Senhor Suarez Inane was the new Minister of Finance. Santa Anna remained at San Luis Potosi. A law had passed Congress authorising the sale of church property, to support the expenses of the war against the United States. ,f the ler the k land, qinto, )f the TUE EXPERIENCE LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. . — ` 4 .lburgh, 15, George-street. London, 58, King Willlam-street. Established 1843. e Capital 300,0001. .44k % Company's Tables are based upon the EXPERIENCE O F of th e i r lEN TEEN LIFE OFFICES.as contained in the Report its conatt . 0 1144 published in 1843. The Company embraces, in Plu ms 0 7 t . i cm. the adva , :tages of both tke mutual and proprietary eory in .., 'sentence. The SHORT PERM() RATES will be found, to Parson with other Companies, to be exceedingly favourable to %taster(' And the rates for the whole period of life as low as is For p ro . ITH PERFECT SECURITY. ' 4 Ag e Peel-uses, Sce., epdy at the offices as above, or to any of tits throughout the kingdom. By order of the Directors, T. YUILLE WARDROP, Secretary. CONTINENTAL CATTLE STEAM-SHIP It qlste CONVEYANCE COMPANY. provisionally under the Joint Stock Companies Act, 7th ant Bth Victoria, cap. 110 ) of t this in 10,000. Shares of 51. each. l— th e oh' "'Poe of this Company is to afford increased facilities for the 'n14,7, 401 1 of cattle and other produce from the ..,ontinent, for /P „11114,,D0ge,.. it is proposed to build a sufficient number of large and w4u incimlatea vessels, especially constructed for the accommoda b,N c o el ,, s r riago of cattle, and fitted with the screw propeller. I ,7lklrtiti — D a ny is formed by gentlemen Interested is promoting the ,111 t or .°ll of cattle and proyisions, who, convinced of the great inlet r. r o. Per vessels for that purpose, and the highly-remunerative 'TlMtn n ;e trade, confidently recommend it as a safe and desirable tl att h'sp "tglies ten forms of applications for shares, and every informnrya bile obtabted of Thomas Mellaew, Esq.. at the tempo . - 111 th s, s e „ C ornpany, No. 10, Mark-lanc, and of Messrs. Cattarns I,Tr ue itors to the Company. 62, Mark-lane. la,ndon. aPPlication for shares can be received after FRIDAY next, 117 ST AR- t it-LlGrfr NIGFIT-LIGHT ! I PERFECTIOI7 !!! . "AT is a MORTAR LIGHT? What are orch ,44 rasedwor!aNlC HT LIGHTS , Certainly, things that are bye-gones, '4l I , 4 , 0 e ,, „ more . The . Li lit Night-Light is a charming , ee gat t - -- - Star. o f g bedchamber ;it must sue -4; !ue_.o Illumine the darkness the Ca,clesire,i."°Thy and simpliFity,myra wll' admire ; for what can ~idle , . 4 more than perfection . This beautiful little Light burns iunti nuta nd can be had complete from 3s. 3d. to se . each. Burning e 'l d 1 Y at CLARK'S immense Lamp Depot, 447, West Strand. „...._ sots from Lowther Arcade. . I ._____ P E ARL CANDLE LAMP.—NO FICTION ! ! 4tlti l 1 4 ' 1 it j,,, l ie Lamps hitherto used have created vast inconvenience, 1 ' , Dr0,, e ,..' , gh time they were annihilated —thanks to the gigantic C t r itetkrts of our age, the time Is at hand. To offer a Lamp -Zig, we deem, rendering a public ; for what are we 1 cieui n g " t ? The Pearl is so simple, it s canot be mismanaged. ti4 ) ible required. To sell the ordinary Candle Lamps . is now The.sh. 4, ,the public have long enough been pestere4 with such It Pubil,:me Pearl Candle Lamp is the perfection of candle lights. !iriii i .,_ co will have none other. Designs to suit every taste. 2eht .45t.,_ ntinually at CLARK'S, the Immense Lamp Depot, 447, "' l 4 tia T i d. Ten doors from the Lowther-arcade Please write ~, ,res s. 141 hciP ."— C Y erY persons Candle Lamp can be altered to the pearl e. Cifi---t,„ vl - c , ,,, ACER'S CHINESE LIQUID HAIR DYE Yetr, T h e thousands of individuals who for upwards of twenty t triki." 4 " , e used this celebrated liquid, proLion a nce it to be the only bey," e xtant which effectually chan ges, c few minutes, red or v ritt,,; 4l -r. whiskers, ,Fs , to a dark brown or black, nieu l "clie lline I . t. through the hair), and pro tluc4 trouble (by simp-Y pleasing e?m and permanent c h ange ; and it . tsu ben 7 one application a d t he contestibly prove , that while many dyes tend to destro) nicati r bY their pernicious properties and dangerous process of ap the , 'n. that this article prom f ot l e if s e. the growth of hair, nourishing Price 3s. 6d., 65.. and lOs Der iZ t t il , till the latest period 0 T o bt e_ ilt r „ t b ad of the rroprietors, 29, Nottingham-place, F 6 l B eld e g o a rn te . 41,-1 tr ; thapel-road, ondon , u tie Whlt r, e 4 cb L .ro eapsido ; Fnt, ; 229, .- Sri tnd ; Sanger, 150, Ox o also of Mr..Yolinstone, , i rd. I str 4 ce - iI . B arciliy, rarringdOn-street; ea ): h__ ut street, Bat blids,,,..„ llo oPcr, 43, King Williain-str , London bridge ; Finnigan , Atkinson, 24, Old . Bon.d country. Sent to ~_viNtiners an d h -. • - dors in town and °.nY oart ~ Medicine Nen . ; Elmore, Bull-street, Birmingham ; and o f m . Pi He 2 “. 0 kingdom by receiving,a remittance, pest 1 - .l've.% - ' is on the wrapper. Oto-e— tot ask for .. spencer and C.o.'s Chinese_Liquid Hair Dye.' ~............._e P roprietor's address ____ rLA B. SAVORY any AN... Silv ersmiths, 14, Cornhir . i;!iad---The hest wrought MN , T d 7s. Od. oune ; KI"L li..l f)W ing are the weigh s c reeomm( -..tter Si' heavier, at the same price Fiddle rattern. 12 , i, k oz. s. i. X. s• ( 1 .) 12 -,ass ert 30 at 7010le 0, 1,, -,essert ditto 20 at 7 0 7 001 1: . Table Forks 30 at 7 010 10 0 1 bessert ditto 20 at 7 0 7 . 2 ( n ) i R. °4/.3.8 P00T1S :0 at 7 0 3." - 4 ., ii::8 autishDt leita L a c d: e.. 10 at 7 0 •• 3 20 n u %Mice ditto 10 at 7 6.• 3 15 -oons (gilt strong) 1 0 0 2 10 0 4 12 ii.r". g goons 10 at 7 6 n 3 il5 lit Sugar Tongs •• • • ''- ol -• '• A. Price Current, s t amp -ravings a ndcontaining inform 1411 v . 1.. silver or S heffield Plate, may he . l ..........._ ' , l. the country free ef postage. 'r pi......---_______ yr E. d SONS, Manufacturing London, opposite the Bank of ER SPOONS and FORKS, Fiddle :'8 Pattern, 7e. 2d. per ounce. The ended, hut the articles may be had per ounce: — Ring's Pattern. oz. s. d. Ls. d. 12 Table spoons 40 at 72..14 68 12 Dessert ditto 26 at 7 2.. 9 6 4 12 Table Forks 40 at 7 2..14 68 12 Dessert ditto 26 at 7 2.. 9 6 4 2 Gravy Spoons 12 at 7 2.. 4 6 0 1 Soup Ladle 12 at 7 2.. 4 6 0 4 Sauce ditto 12 at 78 .• 412 0 4 Salt Spoons (strong gilt) 2 2 0 1 Fish Slice ...... •• • • • 3 5 0 12 Tea Spoons 14 at 7 8.. 5 7 4 1 Pair Sugar Tongs ••• • .. 1 5 0 d as a Newspaper, illustrated by ation relative to the purchase of ad on application, or will be sent answer to a paid letter. WELLINGTON SURTOUT. i ,otix„ -- =cm LIGHT REPELLENT OVER-COAT FOR THE . - ,,,• — ltegistered 6 and 7 Vict., cap. 65.—PATRONISED ,; () ,_,IIII I. A`v it , I „ N ‘E ALBERT, the ROYAL FAMILY, his Grace the d Fic -- " , 'Llt-IN-CHIEF, the PRINCIPAL NOIIILITY, an ,r4i,ERS of the GUARDS. 4 8 . to g i entlerna nlY garment, cut without seams on the 'sl i ma ) ld t e t r s , egis e i h , 4 nProve the figure, and which (owing to its elasticp OCK Is tuac i e well either ac an over-coat or LIGHT ?..1731ML e lPres,e r a Peculiar cloth, manufactured in the west ef ß E l t i i t g i la n i e id: S axon __ Yvvfor this coat, of double twist warp and weft, andl t. I , Pen,. Y . "I , is guaranteed to endure and maintain its primit i ve_ th, ."' 4 nce at least twice the time of ordinary cloth, however good Deli e l, 4 , 4ll tY, as it does not wear white or rough, and although re bit is Perfectly porms. The sleeves &relined with ar ich durat kftne's`.B, so that the coat slips on and off easily, and, owing to r i c s t • 'aSe ana , li ghtness, and elasticity, the wearer experiences per e R alf, net T h . ~..11:!edoni when the coat Is buttoned. (101:4" 4LINGTON SURTOUT commends itself to all who desire le ad 4 eeoleigant, gentlemanly appearance ; it Is kept in eve . ry size a d n our, ready for immediate wear, price Two Guineas an . a th e roya , cash on delivery. Every genuine coat has a stamp bearing addr es , 'arms, with a number indicative of the size, and name and STlttp:f the patentee, JAMES FOUGERE, 6, CONDUII , - Sll, R EGENT-•;TREET and 11, POULTRY, near Hie MAN __)UsE. LONDON. PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY. lIA HOVER -SQU AR E ROOMS..- .44,h .-ROGRAMME of FIRST CONCERT, MONDAY EVENING, ; t 5.-- Overture, Leon o ra, B ee th oven —S cena , M r . Philli ps kid",.;endelss ,hn—Shifonia, " La Reine de France," Haydn—Air, Po rte 'atadort Allan,"Va dit Elle," 3leyerbeer—Concerto Piano Conc ert lB3 R. Loder, Weber—Song, Mr. - Song,iAu,n.2.. Violin-, Sainton, Mendelssohn Mad. Caradori, T, , i nforlia No. Itv Beethoven. Conductor, Mr. Costa,—Apply '4 " 1 4 Mg* 'll Rad 11.04avu 6, 210, negeut-atrect. over, , Car tenant isoor vessel Y of Eke IshiPh dock; • • sou ' ot ired 3planY noon. Allen , erene t visit !s from spo rt, ltsil" w ho %rhea 1t 00 in Pal FENIALT. ORPHAN ASYLUM.—The anniversary festival of this excellent charity was celebrated on Tuesday at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge occupied the chair. About 100 friends and patrons of the society sat down to dinner, among whom were the Lord Mayor, Mr. Kemble, M.l'., Sir Cl au dius Hunter, Alderman Farebrother , &e., &c. After dinner a number of the juvenile proteges of the asylum were introduced into the gallery, and their voices mingled with the chorus of the national anthem. The customary loyal toasts having been duly proposed and responded to, the Duke of Cambridge rose to give the toast of the evening. " Success and prosperity to the Infant Orphan Asylum.' His Royal Highness, in the course of a brief speech, stated that he had accepted the presidency of the society at the special request of its cordial patroness, the late Queen Charlotte, and for a period of forty-two years had been a constant supporter of the charity, from whose anniversary festivals he had hardly on any singe occasion been absent. The Duke of Cambridge concluded by an earnest appeal to the company present and the public generally to aid in sup porting the institution. The evening's entertainment passed off in the most satisfactory manner, 1,0151. baying been subscribed in the room.: [A DVERTI SEMENT.] —TEAS AT WHOLESALE PRICES, No. 2, BUCKLERSBURY, CHEAPSIDE.—Fatnilies whose consumption is large, and study economy, will derive considerable advantage at this establishment. One uni form price is affixed, by which the purchaser of a single pound can obtain it on the same terms as the trade. Black Tea ...2s. Bd., es., 3s. 4d, 3s. 8d , 4e., 4s. 4d., ss. Green 'ls. 4d., 3s. BW, 45., 4s. 4d., 55., 65., 7s. Coffee. 9d., 10d., is., is 2d., Is. 4W, is. 6d., is. Sd. One pound sent free to any part of town. Orders from the country forwarded the same day; and when the quantity is for 61b. weight (tea only), the carriage is paid to any part of England.-11AssELL and Co., wholesale tea dealers, '2, Bueklersbury, Cheapside. ALLEGED MURDER IN WESTMORELAND-STREET. — We regret to state that about half-past twelve o'clock, A.M., on Tuesday, an unfortunate man, named Thomas Kearns received two mortal stabs in Westmorland-street, of which he almost instantly died. The individual who inflicted the wounds is a sailor named John William Hines, who was pursued and taken into custody, and will, doubtless have to stand his trial at the approaching assizes ' for this most serious offence. The facts of the case are briefly told. Kearns , who was the father of five children, kept a house of ill-fame at 51, Westmorland-street, and at the hour we have mentioned (twelve o'clock at night) Him s came to the house with one of the female lodgers. A brief a ltercation took place , w hich ended in Hines stabbing Kearns twice with a knife. The first stab entered at the bottom of the neck, and the second was on the left breast, which was very much gashed. Mr. L y nch, surgeon, of the North Dis pensary, was in immediat e attendance, but Kearns died very . shortly after his arrival. Se veral females who mere the house at the time will be examined as witnesses, so also will William Brown, a sailor , belonging to the ship Columbia, at present lying in the Waterloo Dock , who was in the house , before the cut was inflicted, and sa w the knifein Hines 's hand. An alarm was instantly raised. and Hanes ran along Leeds-street and Vauxhall-road into Denison-street, where he attempted to effect a forcible entrance into his lodging ' house. He was hotly pursued, however, by inspector An ders and officer 621, who apprehended and conveyed him to Bridewell, where he awaits the verdict of the C oroner's jury. The inquest on the body will be held to-day. The prisoner is only about 17 years of age, and the deceased 45. Liverpool Courier. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN DRURY-LANE.— 011 Tues day, ye between mby es:il:2.6aLnoduv Lovell, o e l seven o'clock, ooc,l'oc-street, c hr k e e, carver,t a , s p ei r i u o r i;: - fire broke ,b Bickerton,roke occupiedo ut in t conjoint(pr and a woman named Warren. The fire commenced in a st l ,pt ' ao lL br e ilree s a c : oer a fle r d.a m e etcisticer b eed e n i na, i i i! aaadi.n g ee, i i s ir . ife ; : o nrr , dea t ian l it i g e .; back pmarr st.i e r \s o v o ian m ute o hn n e t iii h lro e t firsteavnedr aosecondrst.hue that all escape was cut ofi, pearance at the front window, supplicating the crowd to assist her. She had not been in that situation many minutes before the flames entered her room, when she got upon the window sill and was about to precipi - ate herself to the ground. The parties cried out to her not to throw herself out, and they would fetch a ladder. Some few minutes elapsed before one could be procured, during which time the female was seen hanging from the ledge of the window. Upon placing the ladder it would reach only to the second floor. A drayman courageously mounted, and caught Mrs. Warren in his arms, and carried her down in safety. In a brief peried several engines arrived, and the firemen set to work, but it was half-past eight before the flames could be conquered. By that time, that portion of the house where the fire begun was burned out, and the second and third floors, together with the roof, were destroyed, and what remained of the house was extensively damaged. Mr. Lovell being from home at the time, it could not be learned whether he I was insured. Mr. Bickerton and Mrs. Warren, who have lost everything, were not insured for a farthing. NAVIGATION-LAWS. The committt e on these laws re-assembled on Tuesday in Room No. 2. There were present—Mr. M. Gibson (chair man), Mr. Ricardo Mr. Liddell, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Ls all, Sir Robert Peel, dr. Hume, Sir G. Clerk, Admiral Dundas, Mr. Alderman Thompson, Sir Howard Douglas, Mr. C. P. Villiers, Mr. Thomas Baring, and Mr. Macarthy. On the commencement of the business the room was cleared for some time, and on the readmission of the reporters, Mr. Hume was urging on the committee the necessity of confining the examination of the witnesses to mere facts, and not asking for opinion,. Mr. Al-Gregor was then called, and examined by the Chairman—ln 1815 there were higher tonnage duties on British ships in the United States than on American ships, and in England the duties on American ships were higher than on British ships. The reciprocity treaty put an end to the differences of the duty, but did not affect the navigation laws of either country, it merely placed equal charges on the ships and the cargoes of both countries. According to the English navigation laws an American ship must be built, owned, manned, and commanded in a particular way to en title it to the privileges of the reciprocity treaty. The 16th clause of Victoria 8 and 9 provided that no American ship should be deemed national unless built in America, owned, manned, and commanded by Americans. Unless this clause were complied with, the ships would not be considered Ame rican ; they might, however, claim to be admitted under the treaty. The British navigation laws prevented foreign coun tries from competing with the United States in bringing Amern produce to England. If the English navigation laws, by providing that English ships should be manned and owned by English sailors, give an encouragement to British shipping, they also give encouragement to American ship ping, by providing that the American ships should be manned and owned by Americans. By Mr. Liddell—Our intercourse with the United States was based upon the strict footing of reciprocity by treaties, and it was necessary to define by such clauses and regu lations what should constitute reciprocity between the two countries. There was an article in the Treaty of Hob• land which defined what a national ship was. Questions certainly did arise with rega - d to the nationality of South American republic ships, after the declaration of indepen dence on the part of the Spanish American provinces. By Mr. Ricardo—The object of the navigation laws with America was to obtain, in conjunction with America, a monopoly of the trade between the two countries ; it ex cluded all other vessels from the carrying trade between the two countries except for the purpose of warehousing. By Mr. Villiers—The object of the navigation-laws was in part defeated by the Warehousing Bill. Articles warehoused were not for home consumption. By Mr. Ricardo—The bulk of the articles warehoused we; imported in British ships. Mr. M•Gregor, in continuation—Very great difficulties had been represented and reported to the Congress of the United States by the Committees of Commerce and Navigation, as existing in the colonial intercourse, that the ships of the United States were not on the same footing in the British colonies as British ships arriving from the colonies in any United States port. Complaints had also been made by English merchants from the Canadas and at different periods from the other colonies. They complained of the restrictions that were put upon the intercourse between the colonies and the United States. The great whale fisheries in the South Seas had certainly fallen almost entirely into American hands; but he believed that the majority of the vessels em ployed in the South Sea whale fishery were employed at a loss, especially in the sperm fishery. The black-finned whale fishing was profitable. The Americans had above 700 vessels employed in the whale fishery. He did not think that the decline of the British fishery was owing to the removal of the protection ; certainly that would have been the case if the Americans retained all the oil for home consumption, but they looked more to its exportation than to home consump tion for a return. By the Chairman—The object of the 16th clause of the Navigation Act was the encouragement of B itish trade and navigation. It might appear at the time to have been the policy of England that every foreign country should have a mercantile marine of its own, but its policy was quite dif ferent. He was not prepared to say that the effect of the 16th clause would be the encouragement of foreign mercantile ma rines. There was not the least difference in the principle, why it should not encourage other ships in the same manner as our own. With respect to the tariff of 1842, be could say, having had much correspondence on the subject, that a simi lar reduction of duties had been immediately made in the United States' tariff, and that in every case where relaxa tions had been made in England, a corresponding reduction had taken place in the United States. Reduction had re cently been made in many articles on which a very high duty was levied, mainly for the purpose of revenue, which he was certain had been done in consequence of the measures past last session. The cause of the decline of the British whale fishery lie attributed to the much more formidable competition with the chemical discoveries, and with vegetable oils now in use. By Mr. Hume—Lord Cathcart, in a dispatch to Mr. Glad stone, dated 12th May, 1816, said that the prosperity of the British colonies on the St. Lawrence depended mainly on an alteration of the regulations of the inland trade. Mr. .51`Gregor, at Mr. flume's desire, quoted several pare grrraaiddei s A f s r s o o n c i i a tain againstnior i memorial p t r h e e s e a t e v d i g a b t y i t n h l e a w A s lo ( n t t h r e e a m l e n ! rial being a r . p i‘ a i p ,G e r r e p g i o i r n printed b s p y r n o c r e d e e d r i n o g f t e h 1 t l o h n e s eof Com mons). memorial, Liddell when air. objected ,and evidence. The committee-room on our re-admission Mr. H u me said that he sh ould not continue the examination on the memorial. was to cleared, l t e h a e r ed e ev the United States, n a l v l i y tion Rica rdo a „ .s had b Mr.-Ceoemn p g amade e t s f r o o f m the itu s si stringencya? Prussia, Den mark, the Manse Towns, till 1849-, . en- h. could go from any the fist instance, that a British ship n t i o t u t e g e h s n nf o t to this Congress. m in - U • ed States the room, continue her voyage from the mt to o ß f ri i is,Aip cargoo r t there, r any ea p n o d r t t ht the e United a remainder, e t i e s c r h fi a l r l g in e g p a u r i t ) a si nd ps ß g ri o t i i n s g h i d as i g e e t es t i o on nal T it i x ey , aalnsdo fcrnommptlhaienreedtoofano3u,rpostretaimn the United States. Russia complained that we limited her trade to the direct trade between Russia and this country. Prussia's complaint was similar to that . of Russia ; but Pr =ilk Alen complained of the priYilege grailt {4 t Cs the DIABOLICAL ATTEMPT at RAPE. During the night between Saturday and Sunday last an occurrence of the most atrocious character took place close to the Bath Hotel, Lockwood, and which, but for timely assistance, might have ended in murder. Between the hours of 12 and 1 o'clock on the above night Mr. John Ellam, lanelord of the Bath Hotel, and his son, John Oxley Ellam, were in their stables attending to a horse which had been brought in late that night, when they were alarmed by loud shrieks of " Murder," and cries for help, proceeding from the turnpike-road nearly in front of the hotel. They instantly ran round to the front, and, when within a tew yards of the spot from which the sounds proceeded, they saw three ruffians forcibly holding a female up against the wall surround ing the quoit ground. and a hairth standing at a short distance, apparently keeping a look-out or watch; there were also two " navvies standing by, but they did not appear to touch the woman. The night being fine, and the moon shining brightly, Mr. Ellam and his son bad a distinct view of the villains, and saw one of them (who was also holding the woman) kick hor a most tremendous blow on the abdomen, making use at the same time of the most violent threats against her for not suffering him to effect his abominable purpose. One of the ruffians also held her by the throat, and the imprints of his finger nails were clearly visible for hours afterwards. On perceiving succour at hand, the ruffians let go their hold of their victim and fled, taking the road to Hud dersfield. The poor woman then sank down from sheer exhaustion and fright, and was taken into the hotel more dead than alive ; in tact, for some time after her life was despaired of. More assistance arriving, the villains were pursued, and young Ellam, outstripping the rest by at least fifty yards, cane up ith the hindermost near Spring-gardens, with whom he fearlessly grappled and secured till the rest of the pursuers came up, when he was given into the custody of Hoistall, the constable. In the scuffle young Ellam was severely bit by the mis creant he had captured, but still kept hold of him with the utmost tenacity. The fellow was conveyed to the, lock-up, and proved to be one Jame s Wood. a noto riously bad character. Horsfall, with the assistance of the watchmen, succeeded in capturing the other two fellows before tour o'clock the same morning, and whose names are James Parkinson and Booth bugden, alias " ltaggy," both equally notorious bad cha[acters, the latter in particular, who has been several times in prison at Wakefield, and all three were the most callous-looking ruffians we ever beheld. The woman having been carried into the hotel, had every attention paid to her by Mr. and Mrs. Ellam. Mr. Dow, surgeon, was sent for, A ho, on examining the patient,found she had received a tremendous blow on the face, closing up and blacking an eye—her neck and breasts severely bruised and scratched by the fingers and nails of the tie peradoes—her sides much bruised and lacerat , d, and she was otherwise most dreadfully injured. On Monday morning the prisoners were placed at the bar before Messrs. Vs . W. Batt) e and J. Sutcliffe, on tho rharge of violently assaulting with infect, &e. The poor woman was too much injured and too ill to walk, at d was, therefore, brought in a cab to the office to give Ler cvid, nee. She stated her name to be E:iza Mathews, the wife of a miner, and that she came to Huddersfield on the previous Wednesday with her husband, who was in search of work at the Lock wood tunnel. On Saturday afterncon he went to Lock wood, but not returning at night, she set out to look for him, and te , ter searching most of the public-houses in the town, she went on to Lockwood, about twelve o'clock, and was followed by the prisoners, who ill used her as before stated. The prisoners were committed to York Castle for trial at the assizes, bail being refused. Their Worships were now somewhat at a loss how to dispose of the woman; from this dilemma they were, however, relieved by Mr. Ellam offering to provide for her at his house fur Is. a day, until the assizes, and, to prevent the husband from going away, he would (being a surveyor) employ him upon the roads. The magistrates thanked Mr. Ellam for the kindness and humanity which he had displayed throughout the entire case. Too much praise cannot be given to young Ellam for the persevering courage he displayed in the capture of Wood; and but for the accident of he and his father being in the stables, and their prompt assistance at the resc ue, the poor woman would, in all probability, been left dead on the road. DEATH OF A GENTLEMAN FROM POISON.---TUeStbly evening Mr. William Carter held an inquest at the Prince Regent Inn, Dulwich, respecting the death of Christopher Graham, Esq., aged 82 years, who died a t his mansion, Dulwich, on Monday morning last. The deceased gentleman was for many years chief partner in the firm of Graham, Simpson, North, and Co., New Bridge-street, Blackfriars. Henry Keniance, the decea , ed's late footman, deposed that his master had been very ill latterly w i t h l u mbago, for which complaint he had been under the care of Mr. English, sur geon. On Monday morning last a female servant came, hi and said, " Master is very bad, and the stuff they have sent m inutes to take almost choked him as he was twenty min taking it." Witness then told her that she must have given him the wrong medicine. Witness ran up to mu s t b and found that she bad given the deceased embrocation in - stead of the draught. Mrs. Graham was instantly made acquainted with the fact, and ordered Mr. English to be sent for. He attended with the stomach pump, but the deceased became insensible, and died in four hears afterwards. The lotion was labelled, with directions for use. The female sho o administered the same was in the habit of being called into their bed-chamber at all times of the night, and on the pre sent unfortunate occasion she had in has t e taken upst the wron g bottle.—Arthur William English, of Forehill, Dulwich, surgeon, stated that he was called in d on the morn ing in question to see the deceased. Ile foun the d easel eceased gen tl em an lying in a partial state of coma. Witness y detected what be had taken, and deemed it necessary to withdraw the contents of the stomach. He had swallowed a large quantity of the embrocation or liniment, which con sisted of laudanum, ca mphor an d a mmonia. IV itness ma de him acquainted with the melancholy tact. but he soon be came insensible after the use of the sto mach pump. of Irri- the tation came on, which w as followed by inflammation stomach, which resulted from the ammonia effect . H s e conti son. nued to sink, and died ab out noon from the of po Other evidence having been taken, the coroner remarked on the deplorable nature of the affair, after which the jury agreed to a verdict of Accidental Death. SUICIDE AT WATERLOO- BRIDGE.—On Wednesday night Mr. Payne held an adjourned inquest at the Vestry hall, Horsleydown, on the body of Mary Ann Simmonds, aged thirty-tour , who committed suicide, by throwing her self off Wa erloo-bridge. Laura Jones said she had known the deceased several years, by having been formerly abird, under t h e protection of M r. Plummer, the late Mayor of Canter bury. 5 s he tog witness The last • time she saw the deceased alive was about half-past one o n Tuesday mornin a favourite bird , rifles,as very ewritingd witness that she had g ot d es k belonging to M r. Plummer, and she was She then seemed very much excited about it. glad. asked buts h h e e o r n l i f smileds l i i v e a swoaun veryl would knowing that since the death of Mr. Plummer she itness much reduced in circumstances, come on the morrow' and take tea, of her shook her head. She was not seen after that by ummer and on . relations alive. The deceased, who lived with 'lir. a P 3 I: thirteen years, aldrays passed as his wife, about a year and a-half back, she fretted very m his death, his death his family gitte the deceased lofty pounds,much. After possession of all Mr. Plummer's papers. Eliza Russell, and got 36, Crown-street, Soho, the deceased's sister, of corrobo rative evidence; and, in rddition, said the deceased,ave to her altered circumstances, was much depressed owing and had threatened to drown herself. On in mind, witness went to the station at Bow-street, and being missed tained that a female, whom, from the deseri t- there ascer as to her clothing., she bad no doubt Wher lon she gave seen on the morning she left Mrs. Jones's to •u sister who was 100-bridge. Efforts to save her were ineffectual. ar off Water evidence it appeared that the body was found in From other Cotton's wharf, on the morning of the 2d the river off lest. In the absence of positive proof of the deceased being th e off the bridge, the jury returned an o Person who jumped pen verdict of " Found drowned." THE HULKS AT WOOLWICH.—.Among the Parlia mentary papers recently printed was one obtained by IKr. T. Woolwich. It D un combe, in reference to the hulks at ap pears that since the I st of Januar y , 1844 , 122 prisoners have died at the hulks, andt lie verdicts ret urne d died of consumption. In the p er iod embraced that many by the return for anatomical it seems that 5 9 corpses h a ve b een removed exam i na tion, on each of which a sum of V. 10s. was paid to Mr. Dix, undertaker. The c o r poral Ist of January, 1843, t o 12 t h February puni l shments from the The punishment awarded in some cases wag ' numbetripes, and red 44. in a few instances by lashes. by s ST. LEONARD'S, MARCH B.—MT O'Connell ar rived at Hastings on Saturday evening, and immediate sent for Dr. Duke. The doctor does ng, ly not think him in the dangerous state which the papers represent, but reduced by i11a1101174% and very nervous and depressed. BRITISH COLONIAL BANK AND LOAN COMPANY. The annual general meeting of the pr Trletors of this company was held yesterday at their offices, 50, M or gate street. After the usual preliminaries, The Seeretary read the Report, which cemmetieed by stating that the directors had much pleasure in inform ing the shareholders that the pro.pects of the company had kept Rice with the reviving pro:iperity of the Men). of New South Wales. The report they stated that the directors had succeeded in making terms favorable to the company with other shareholders to whein d. be; tures had been granted, under whic'i eheres to the ex tent of 18,2001. had been cancel' , d, as the result of which transaction they hail been able to write off 3,5001. in part liquidation of the preliminary ex • penses. A further amount of shares, to th' extent of 12,3501. had also been surrendered to the company a 0 cancelled. On the other band, loans to the extent of 14,1011. ss. 11d. had been paid off. From the money arising from the loans on the seventh call the liabilities had been reduced in the last year to the extent of 10 300/., of which 5,0001. had been paid since the last general meeting. The remaining liabilities of the com pany were in a train of liquidation. The report con cluded by stating, that in the opinion of the directors, the profits of the company wt Add juetity the declaration of a small dividend. From the financial statement it appeared that the profits of the past year were 8 0001. The CHAIRMAN said he did not think it would b.- ne cessary for him to occupy much of their time on the present occasion. He thought on the whole that they must admit that they were in a much more pleasant position than when they had met before. A reference to the accounts would prove this, and he would take the liberty of drawing the attention of the shareholders to some of the items of these ac counts. The capital stock of the company last year was 190,465/. Is. Bd. The present year it amounted to 165,2101. The difference had been caused by their having been able to cancel stock to the amount of 30,5501. The liabilities last year amounted to 8,9001., and they were now reduced to 8,6001. The loans had been reduced. They had a debt for preliminary expenses to the extent of 4,800/, of which 3,550/. had been written off. As to the immediate profit of the past year, it was much the same as that of preceding years, or rather less. One great item in the expenditure was the law exeenees in Sydney. When he had met the shareholders lest y ear. he told them that these expenses would lea great, but there was some comfort to be derived from the tact, that tie great expense which had been incurred was fir fore closure of the property, and if they were able to sell that property for more than they had lent on it, they would get back a portion of those expenses. the estimate which had been submitted to the shareholders had turned out to be as nearly es possible true. He then stated that their receipts would be about 8 0001. It had been calculated at 7,500/. With respect to their position, it was one with which he thought the shareholders could not be dissatis fied, taking into consideration the ell cumetances under which they were placed. The interest on their loans was more easily obtained than I.efore in the colony, and their rents were collected with less diffi culty than at former periods. There was every disposi tion to advance. He could not say the accounts were the most agreeable ; but when they con sidered the difficulties with which the colony was beset, it would be evident that they were in a saf.. posi tion. He did not wish to say a word more about the mat ter, but he could not refrain from expressing his belief that no shareholder would u , timately sustain any loss. He did not mean to say that all they might wish could be done immediately. He would read a few extracts from the dispatches which had been received from the colony, to show that if they only waited the proper time, they would be able to dispose of their property profitably. The Chairman here reed the docu• ments in qu• stion, from which it appeared that several of the properties belonging to the company had been sold, and realised a consideranle profit The last dispatch was dated the 7,11 August, 1846 ; since then they had received further dispatches, from which it appears that the same results had beets obtained, and that the com pany would not be losers. He was not enabled to say that they would be able to sell all their pro perties so favourably, but he had no hesitation in stating that in the course of time they would be able to get back all their property. With respect to the 14,0001., the difference between their loans of the present and the past year, from the statement made by the directors it appeared that, although the loans had been reduced to th;.t amount, they had in fact given up property to the extent of only 9,403/. The directors were desirous that the shareholders should not think they were going on better than they really were. 8,0801 had been purchased for only 1,8601. The se shares were not taken over to the prat t account but were appropriated to those particular debts which they did not think would realise the same sums that had he en advanced. On the whole he had to congratulate the shareholders on the position of their affairs. Lord DEVON sail that he was there as the repre sentative of his brother, who had always warmly parti cipated in the good opinion that existed as to the con duct of their affairs. He would move that the report then read should be adopted, printed, arid eh culated among the shareholders. He made that motion, because he thought it was a report which re flected great credit upon those who had brought it for ward, and which, together with the spe(ch of his friend in the chair, presented "a plain, unvarnished tale." Mr. CUMMING said he felt great pleasure in seconding the resolution. The report they had heard was a satis factory and bonci fide statement of their affairs. After some slight discussion, the resolution was carried unanimously. The Chairman, Sir Joseph De Courcey Laffen, Bart , and the Rev. John Howard Hinter), were re elected directors. J. Perim-m e Esq , moved, and J. D. SMITH. E.q., seconded, the following resolution, which was unanimeusly carried—viz., " That a dividend of two per cent. per annum, Colonial shares, free of income-tax, he declared on all the shares, and on the six calls paid up on the British shares, and upon the seven ca is from the date of payment." The Earl of DEVON moved a vote of thanks to the Chairman and the directors, upon whom he passed a high eulogium. The resolution was unanimously agreed to. The CHAIRMAN having returned thanks, the meeting separated. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, MARCH 9.—The state of the L. indon money market, coupled with the failure of n joint-6tock bank at Newcastle, has had an injurious influen, e upon business here; and the improvement which bad taken place during the last fortnight in the demand for pies e goods, has entirely disappeared since Thursday. Most descriptions of cloth, and especially 27-inch printers, have been much n(glected to-day, and prices which would have been readily paid last week are now scarcely attainable. In yarn, there has been less business, ex cepting in counts suitable for India, which have been in pretty good demand, and had in some cases commanded a trifling advance, which, however, is not readily given to-day. The working of short time continues to extend. ROCHDALE, MONDAY, MARCH B.—The market to-day has been extremely dull : not many buyers have at , tended, and very few pieces have been sold. Future prop eta, at present, appear gloomy. NVool has under gone no elange since last Monday. HALIFAX, SATURDAY, MARCH G.—Neither in plain nor in fancy goods is there any improvement, either as regards demand or price. The demand for yarn con tinues much below the productive power, although there is a little more doing for shipping ; but no advance in prices can be obtained. As to long wool, spinners buy from hand to mouth, with the turn in favour of the buyer. In short wool, there is a little more activity, but prices have rather a downward tendency. HUDDERSFIELD, MARCH 9.—Although we have a considerable number of buyers attending our market to day, there has not been the buoyancy which prevailed last week. A failure to a considerable amount with one of our woollen manufacturers, has caused a great de pression during the week, and its effect has been felt during to-day's market. LEEDS, MARCH 9.—The transactions at our cloth halls to-day have been very trifling; they form, how ever, tio just criterion of the state of our trade, which, upon the whole, is more satisfactory than for soma time past, since many of our clothiers are well employed to order, and on that account bring few goods to the market. The demand runs chiefly upon low woollens for the transatlantic trade, and upon Spanish stripk s.— Manchester Guardian. SAVINGS' BANKS. Mr. John Tidd Pratt, the barrister appointed to certify the rules of savings ' banks, has addressed the following - cir cular to the trustees of these institutions : " London, March 6, 1847. " My attention having been called to an observation said to have been made by one of the Barons of the Exchequer , as to the operation of the Statute of Limitations on dep o sit s in savings banks, viz., ' that a great many people who lodge their money in savings' banks would be rather asto nished to learn that if they allowed their money to remain for six years in the hands of their banker, without receiving any portion of their money, they were barred by the Statute of Limitations, and could not recover it ; I am quite mire that if such an observation were made, his Lordship could not have been aware of the provision contained in the Sa vings' Bank Act (9 Geo. IV., c. 92 , s. 17), which expressly prevents the operation of that statute, by enacting, 4 that it shall be lawful for the managers and trustees of any savings' bank, if they shall so think fit, to direct that all interest which shall become due and payable to each depositor on any sum of money . deposited in such savings' bank, ;hall yearly, or twice in each and every year, be calculated and computed by the trustees, and shall be carried to the credit of the person depositing the said sum of money, ' and shall become principal, and shall thenceforth carry inte rest in all respects as other principal money deposited in the said bank ; or, as if the said sum of interest so calculated paid to the said depositor, Red by him re had law, statute, or usage, notwith paidatcotuthalelyobiedTrust„ei, standing ;' and as the rules of every savings' bank provide for the computation of interest., yearly or halt-yearly. in Icompliance with the above enactment, it is quite clear that, ai the interest SO added is declared to carry interes. in all re spects as if the same bad actually been p,:id t. the (ItiltAitor, and by him repaid to the trwteee, the SlitWe of Limitations cannot apply to depositors in a savings' bank." LIGHT SOVEREIGNS. The following letter has been addressed to the editor of the Times : Sir,—Same twelve months since a great stir and hustle was made about the light sovereigns, and, as I presumed, they wete all ca led in; and I had a hope, therefore, that an ens was put to further weighing them. Strange to say, it is not so, for hundreds of light sovereigns are still in circulation; and it is no more strange than true that they flow from our banking-houses in town. I had a cheque changei a few days since at the London and Westminster Bank, and, out of twenty sover:igns, I had eleven light ones. Some of them I took to the Stamp office to pay for duties, but of course they were weighed and were found wanting. This put me to very great inconvenience, such as you can hardly antici pate ; however, I bare no redress, and must only wait patiensly for a better state of things. Will you kindly give the public a caution riot to take light sovereigns? They are chiefly to be found amongst those coined in the reigns of George 111. and George IV. They should be refused by the public when presented to them ; this would make the bankers take them elsewhere, and thereby probably rid them from being sent into circulation. Yours. A SUBSCRIBER LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, MARCH 10.—Wind N.E., light breezes. DEAL, MARCH 9.—Wind N.W. to N.N .W.. fresh.—Acrd. Boston, and ald. for Bremen. Sld. Lavinia, V . eat Indies; Athens, Charleston ; Gratitude, Baltimore ; Gladiator, New York. SOUTHAMPTON, MAR= 9.—Arrd. Medway steamer, New York. LIVERPOOL. MARCH 9.—Wind N.N.E., moderate.—Arrd. Albert Edward, Downward, China; John Gramm, New Or leans ; Richmond, Hawthorn, Charleston. Sll. Henry Winch, Lima; Ramoni, New York; Friendship, ditto; Colombia, Boston. Off port, Catberine, Thompson, Valparaiso ; Henry Clay, New York. The Superior, of Glasgow, was fallen in w►th 15th November last, putting back leaky, by the Wallace, arrived here. FAVERSHAM, DlA.s.cu B.—The Sally has floated off shore, without damage. Dumas, MARCH 8. Wind N.W.—Sld. Kingston, De merara. _ CASTLETOWH, BEARHAVIN. Arrd. Gorilda, La YearY, Porto Rico, fur London. LIMERICK, MARCH 8. -- \Vinci easterly. Sld. Samuel Abbott, Philadelphia. CORK, MARCH 7.—Wind N.E., light.—Sld. Conte Potoski, New York ; Sandwich, St. John's ; Tartar, St. Andrew's, New Brunswick. PLYMOUTH. MARCH 9.—Wind N. Off port, Louisa, Batavia. fur Rotterdam. Std. Belle Alliance, Adelaide, South Australia. On Saturday night, an e xplosion, attended with a s er i o us ' destruction of property , occur;ed in Randall's buildings, Salamanca-row, Latubetb, by which It ap seven orpeared eight persons narrowly, escaped instant death. that between ten and eleven o'clock, the whole of the windows, shop front, doors, and stock in trade belonging to Mr. Farebrother. general dealer, were hurled into the street. The house from the bottom to the top was exten sively insured. Some of the most courageous of the neigh bours ventured into the ruins, when they found Mr. Fare brother lying on his back, is the parlour, covered with rub.. bish, and almost speechless. A little further off, they found his wife, with an infant in her arms, lying amidst a mass of broken chairs and tables. They were all got out, when it was ascertained that the three were severely bruised. Two children. sleeping in the upper floor, were forced out of bed. and were alto injured, but not to any serious extent. The party wall between No. 1 and No. 10 in the buildings was rent in twain, so that it became apparent the damage done was not confined to one house. As soon as the last numbered building was entered, Mr. Johnson, the occupier, was found lying in the passage, he having been hurled from the top landing by the shock down stairs. From a careful inspec tion since made, it has been ascertained that one ef- the gas niains had become leaky, and the vapour having escaped had caused the disaster. FATAL SCAFFOLD ACCIDENT. — Mr.I - 1 - held an inquest onTuesday at the Middlesex Hospital, eY on t ) M.P he , a body of Henry Waring, aged 35, a house painter. Piccadilly, when de ceased was painting a house in Dover-street, when the scaffold on which he was standing gave way, and. he fell, fracturing his thigh. An inflammation, which at tacked his lungs f.dlowed, si a , n ir d its ter u minated fatally. The de ceased had drank ardent t t a lte er l . as T t e s r ix die n t lo •, u , A ths, but during the latter period was a te l e ti to l cidental death." C". The Rev. Charles Craven, M.A., has been insti tute•] by the Lord Bishop of Norwich to the rectory of Spex hall, in the county of 6taralk, on the presentation of the Lord Chancellor. BOROUGH OF WALSALL. (FRost A CORRESPONDENT.) On the next dissolution this borough promises to afford a sort of "Lord Lincoln " contest on a small scale. Mr. Robert Scott, the present representative, has announced his intention of retiring at the close of this present session, and the Hon. E. R. Littleton, eldest son of Lord Hatherton, has offered himself, without making any declaration of political opinions, on the strength of his father's merits and influ• ence. A numerous section of electors, both Libe ral and Conservatives, see in this volunteer on the part of Mr. Littleton an attempt to turn Walsall into a pocket borough, a sort of aPpendage to Teddesly Park. The free-trade party are not pleased with Mr. Littleton, in consequence of his having refused to attend a free-trade dinner, given in the summer, at which the present Member presided, on the ground of " the unnecessary violence of Cobden and Bright," an expression which, coupled with the displeasure loudly expressed among his neighbours by Lord Hatherton at Lord John Russell's Edinburgh letter, lead; the electors to imagine that in the silent, reserved, aristocratic Mr. Littleton they would be electing anything but a fit representative for a manufacturing town. A " Walsall Independent Elec toral Association" has been formed for the express purpose of opposing that gentleman, and a requisition is in course of signature, inviting Mr. Charles Forster, junior, son of the banker of that name, who represented the borough in the two first Parliaments after the Reform Bill, to allow him.. self to be put in nomination. There is little doubt but that Mr. Forster, as a liberal and a consistent free trader, will consent, and as he is a -' Walsall man" of great personal popularity, energetic, and a good speaker, he will have excellent prospects of sucess. The constituency is about 900; the majority being what are termed leather aprons—a party which bas on two occasions beaten the broad cloth of the town; On the last occasion, returning Mr. Scott at afew days notice by a considerable majority over the head of Mr. Gladstone, who bad all the advantages of wealth, influ ence, and success at the previous election. NAVAL IN TELLIGEN CE. PORTSmOtITH, MARCH 9.—On the return of the Cabinet Ministers this afternoon in the Fairy, under the pilotage of Commander Crispin, the Earl of Auckland, First Lord of the Admiralty, and the Earl of Minto, Lord Privy Seal, took leave of the other members of the Council at the Royal Clarence-yard, and crossed over, accompanied by Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., Cap tain Milne, of the St. Vincent, and Flag-Lieutenant Collier, to the Rattler screw-vessel, Commander Moor man, to inspect the arrangements made in that vessel for the reception of Lord Howden and suite, daily ex pected to embark for the River Plate. The yards of the Rattler were manned on the reception of their Lordships, and the Victory fired a salute. Having inspected this fine vessel, their Lordships left and landed at the dock yard; where they inspected the Sphynx in dock, and other objects of interest, and in the evening honoured Rear -Admiral Hyde Parker, C. 8., with their company to dinner, sleeping at the Commander-in- Chiera mansion. The Undine steam•vessel, Master Commander Allen, proceeded to 0-borne this afternoon "with Ma Serene Highness the Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, on a visit to her Majesty and Prince Albert. His Highness ar rived at Gosport by the eleven o'clock train out from London, and put-up at the Hallway Sotet, urosput:t, where Mr. Mears, s uverintendent of the Gosport Rail way, introduct-d Captain Milne, of the St. Vincent, who conducted him to the Clarence-yard, whence he embarked in the Commander-in-Chiet's barge, and was put on board the Undine, which left at three for Osborne. The Fairy perhiriaied the distance from the royal place of embarkation, Cones Harbour, to the . Royal Clarence Victualling Establishment, Gosport, with t1”1 Lords of the Privy Council on board, in the extraordinary space of forty minutes. The Baretto, Junior, transport will sail this evening with stores an .I supernumerary offieers and men for Su William Parker's squadron , off Lisbon. The Emerald tende r arrived this morning from Ply. mou th with supernumeraries. She returns with letters for the Mariner, to take out to the coast of Africa. The Sidon steam-frigate got her steam up in the basin to-day to try her machinery. She will be tried round the Wight, if possible, to-morrow. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—FRIDAY. CHEATER Cur.-20 to 1 agst Mendicant-25 to 1 agst Camera Obecura (taken)-25 to I agst Antler-28 to 1 apt Punch (taker.) -35 to I agst The Lamb-40 to 1 agst Con.-50 to 1 agst Inheritress-50 to 1 agst Bourton. NORTHAUPToNSIIIHE STAKES.—G to 1 agst Van Tromp (taker) -7 to 1 apt D&.leful (taken)-9 to 1 agst Halo (t.) TIIE DERBY.-6 to 1 agst Van Tromp (taken)-11 to 1 agst Epirote-11 to 1 agst Planet-20 to 1 agst Glentilt -25 to 1 against Conyngham-35 to 1 agst 'Allertonian-40 to 1 agst Liberator (taken)-1,000 to 15 agst Red Hart. THE OAKS.—No offers. MONEY .11 ARK ET.—The premium on gold at Paris is 9i per mile, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10 1 4 d. per eunce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25.39 ; and the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25.27.1, it follows that gold is 0.45 per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 431 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 8 1 . 175- 10 1 Ad. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.8 ; and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being 13.6 k, it follows that gold is 0.70 per cent. dearer in Hamburgh than in London. DISTRESS IN TIM METRorOws. — III a second hand book shop, in George - street , opposite the Middlesex Hospital, there arc exposed for sale several Bibles and Tes taments, overwhich is the following placard ;--" Distress in the Metropolis—These Bibles and Testaments were sold by workmen who, unable to obtain employment, sold them to purchase food for themselves and their StarTipg families.' owe No° Js of woe ming r Sir Ply' ad.° )url' rig )14 of