The Sun. — London, England, 1847-04-30 00:00:00

arbirb lattion SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. SALE OF RAILWAY SHARES BY AUCTI ON.—(THIS DAY.) The Share Market has participated in the rise in Consols, and buyers having more confidence, prices have rallied, in some instances, considerably. The following are a few of the principal sales of Railway Shares to-day, by Messrs. Lamond and Co.:— Manchester and Southampton .60 15 6 Louvain hla Sambre Derby, Stafford, and Worceatershire .... 0 9 6 Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A) 3 14 0 Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock. .... South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole West Riding Union ... 4 9 0 Reading, Guildford, and Reigate . . 4 14 0 North Staffordshire Great Northern ... ••• 2 12 0 Buckinghamshire ,.••••• 5 6 0 Eastern Counties, York Extension. ..... ... 5 8 0 South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4.........••• 4 IS 0 North British, Extension........ . 0 19 6 RAILWAY COMMITTEES, (THIS DAY•) HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP V. The Committee met at twelve ; Lord Harry Vane in the chair. anzax WESTERN (BRANCHES TO STAINES AND EGHAVI). Sergeant WRANGHAM addressed the Committee for the South -Western Company. GREAT WESTERN (BRANCHES TO WEST LONDON, 4c.) Mr. TALBOT, opened the merits of this Bill, which is for au extension from Paddington station, by Hammersmith and Battersea across the river to the Nine Elms' terminus of of the South-Western Railway. Most of the day was occupied with witnesses from the different points on the route of the extension, which was op posed by the South-Western Company. The case being closed - for the promoters, the Committee adjourned till Monday. GROUP VI. The Committee met at the usual hour ; Mr. Deedes, chairman. SALISEITRY AND YEOVIL, AND EXETER, YEOVIL, AND DORCHESTER. The Committee re-assembled at twelve, and resumed the evidence in favour of the lines proposed by the South- Western Company. The first witness called was Lord Morley. His Lord sbip's residence was within a few miles of the port of Ply mouth, and the proposed railway would go through a por tion of his property. He considered that the line proposed by the South-Western Company would be of great service to the country, both in a commercial and natural point of view, connecting as it would, by means of some further extensions beyond Exeter, the port of Plymouth with a direct and con tinuous line of railway, with the metropolis and the eastern ports of the country. lie did not think that the accommo dation proposed to be given to Plymouth by means of the South Devon Railway either sufficient or desirable. And, in answer to a question put to his Lordship by one of the Members of the Committee, his Lordship stated that his rea sons for not considering that railway the best for the Interests of Plymouth and the western ports of England, was founded upon the fact of that line being laid out only fcr a single line of rails, and that it was proposed to work it on the at mospheric principle, and that the steepness of the gradients on some portions of the line would render it impossible to work the line with locomotive power. Mr. Bulteel, the Mayor of Plymouth, had been deputed at a public meeting, held at Plymouth, to proceed to London for the purpose of giving evidence before the Railway Committee on this Bill, on behalf of the inhabitants of that town, in favour of the proposed line ; the witness gave evidence ac cordingly. Lord F. Fit zclarence gave evidence as to the desirableness, in a military point of view, of a continued and unbroken line of railway, connecting Plymouth and the ports with the whole _A' the ports on the eastern coast. A break of gauge would cause great inconvenience in the transport of troops, espe cially cavalry troops. By the continuation of the lines be fore the Committee, the whole armament of the country would be concentrated at Salisbury and at Reigate, and from thence brocght to bear upon any given point where its ser vices might be required. It was his opinion that the South Devon Railway, from its exposed situation, was not adapted for the conveyance of troops in a time of war. General Brown and Colonel Williams gave evidence of the same nature. _ _ Other evidence of a similar nature was adduced, and the `;omrnittes adjourned till Monday at twelve o'clock. GROUP IX. WEST CORNWALL. The Committee met this Saiatt.;elveo 7 clock, in Room D. Mr, Tattoo Egerton in the chair. Evidence was given for the promoters of the Bill, and the Committee, in consequence of the non- receipt of a communi cation from the Admiralty, adjourned till next Wednesday. GROUP XIII. IPSWICH AND BURT ST. EDMUND'S AND Nourox.x. EXTENSIONS. Evidence in favour of the Eastern Union Railway schemes was received this morning. The Secretary to the Eastern Union Railway Company was also examined at considerable length up n the motives which had induced that Company to ikopose the Ipswich and Bury St. Edmund's (Extension to Yarmouth). Evidence on behalf of certain landowners, whose property would affected by this line, was then proceeded with, and the Committee adjourned till Monday, at twelve o'clock. GROUP XVI. The Committee appointed to consider the merits of the Bills comprised in this group met again this morning; Mr. Kcmble in the chair. HITCHIN AND HERTFORD, Mr. lltuentnn was engaged the whole of the day in re plying to the opposition of the Great Northern Company. The Committee adjourned at the usual hour. GROUP XVIII. CHELTENHAM AND OXFORD. The Committee on this Group met this morning; the Earl of Lincoln in the chair. Mr. BArNas examined several witnesses from Cheltenham, to show the height of the water in the several wells of the place, and how they would be affected by the proposed ,cut tinge of the Great Western line. GROUP XX. This Committee, appointed to consider the merits of the Bills comprised in this group, met as usual this morning; Mr. Goulturn in the chair. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN (N.ZNIXr• WOR i H AND BZILS,SWEI.X. BRANCH.) The general evidence in favour of this Bill was resumed. At the close of this evidence, the Committee adjourned til half-past 11 on Monday, in consequence of Mr. Stephenson' the engineer of the line, being engaged in another Committee and unable to attend and be examined on this one. GROUP XXI. This Committee met again this morning in Room 22 ; Sir James Graham in the chair. WOLVEILHATIPTON, AND way would be of no nse to the district. but the nearest places where stations would be made were the villages of Corby and Bytham, which were the only places accessible by turnpike roads from Bourn. The whole of that district is populous, and the farmers are generally opulent and very considerable graziers, so that they had a large quantity of wool sent from about Bourn. The mail coach from Hull used to pass through Bourn, and the inhabitants of the place and neighbourhood felt a great negation of the advantages which they used to enjoy. To Mr. LneDsxLL, who appeared for Earl Fitzwilliam, Sir John Trollone said that Bourn would be about eight or nine miles from Corby, and he believed that if the Ambergate line were left out of the account there were several places more than five miles from railway communication. Several other witnesses were examined, and after cross examination, on behalf of EarllFitzwilliam, and the Great Northern and Stamford and Boston lines, the case of the promoters was closed. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock. STOUR. VALLEY (No. XX.) Mr. Stephenson, the engineer of this line, was cross-exa mined at great length on behalf of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Company, but his evidence in chief was unshaken. The Committee adjourned at the usual hour. GROUP XXII. This Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock in Room A; Mr. Home Drummond in the chair. NEWPORT, ABERGAVENNY, AND HERE soup (EXTENSION TO TAPP VALE). Evidence on behalf of the scheme was resumed. Mr. Lewellyn,"a mining engineer, was e xamined at some length, with the 'object of showing the great mineral resources of the district, and the advantages which the proposed exten sion would confer. Mr. Brown, of Abberville iron-works, Mr. Robinson, agen of the extensive works at Colebrooke-dale, and other mine iroprietors, followed with evidence as to the advantages th and iron of the district would secure from the construe ion of the proposed extension. The Committee adjourned till Monday at twelve o'clock. GROUP XXIII. The Committee met at twelve; Mr. Mackinnon in the chair. SOUTZE WALES. Tim* Committee were ocexpieti for some time with the aftusea of the 11111. .-- The clauses, with several amendments and alterations, litre -agreed to, and the Committee adieurned till Monday. GROUP XXVIII. The Committee on this group, comprising Captain Harris, the Earl of March, Sir R. Lopes, Lord Edwin Hill, with Mr. T. D. Ackland in the chair, met this morning at twelve. PETUR33OI4OIIGH AND PoLRINGRASI (EASTERN COITNTIES BRANCH). The earlier part of the morning was occupied in a discus sion as to whether the counsel for the Ambergate and Great Northern Companies should cross-examine generally as land owners, and it was at length decided that they should cross examine as competitors, but not as landowners. The Committee then took the Eastern Counties Branch from Folkinghana to Peterborough. thhaaMmtr,i nw T iii kLßOT opened on behalf of the promoters. He said ic w h as is a line to run from Peterborough to Folking about twenty-eightltfewmmileilselsonfgro,mandGwrsonutlhdamre,quanired would oo,oo o b i ! for its construction. position between te loop It in fact occupied an intermediate and York Railway, and and the main line of the London wore w a i s ne in em te p n e d t e e d nt t , o a s n u d ppl for which those lines wouldy thetcaokuenturyp the old road from Peterborough place on the line would be Bou to Lincoln. The principal of not more than four or five thousand awhere, although a place one of considerable importance s , being inhabitants, was yet the county, and the place where te,ll,ng a polling place for Kesteven were held. There was also quarter sessions for in agricultural produce, and a great requirement traffic and fuel from the north-western counties. e,Tp t e te nt for manure the competing companies he did not conceive tc: )P b l'esiti°ll of consequence; but the company had unfortunatelye of much that of Earl Fitzwilliam. The petitions from that nobleman, and from his tenantry, were nighty - respectable; but th a e n re were others which savoured too much of London and York zeal, not to be looked upon with a little suspicion. On the other side the promoters had the support of Sir Gilbert lleathcote, and several of the most influential proprietors. Mr. Nicholson, a chemist and druggist, residing at Peter borough, testified to the transmission of a considerable quantity cf oil cake through the district which the line was intended to traverse. Sir John Trollope, M.P., stated that he resided near the proposed line, and that this was a very rich agricultural district, anti that the line would just take a course where the fen country met the high land. It was along the edge of the declivity that the towns and villages are placed, and they are both numerous and populous, being met with at every mile, or mile and a half, of its course. Bourn is relatively a place of considerable importance, but the market is at present a bad one in consequence of the badness of the means of transit, for although there is a water navigation, it was a bad one, and the inhabitants with rea son complained much of the expense of the carriage of their produce. A north and south communication is, in his opi nion, absolutely necessary, and in the course of time is sure to be made, for the loop line of the London and York Rail- THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 30, 1847. GROUP XXXIII. This Committee met to-day in Room 28; the Hon. Eliot Yorke in the chair. LEEDS, DEWSBURY, AND MANCHESTER (EXTENSION TO waxErxELD, &co On the assembling of the Committee the case on behalf of this line of railway was resumed. General evidence as to the merits t.f the line in respect to public accommodation was again taken. The whole of the sitting, up till the rising of the Committee, was occupied with traffic and general evidence in support of the line. It adjourned at four o'clock till Monday next, at twelve. GROUP X...XXIV. The Committee on this group met this morning in Room 31; Mr. F. Baring, chairman. 7ffaNCHESTER. AND LEEDS (SALE Or ROCHDALE CANAL). General evidence against the promoters of the Bill was given on the part of the proprietors of quarries on the canal. The Committee adjourned without giving their decision ; they reserved that until the evidence on the other lines should be heard. GROUP XLVIII. This Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock, Lord Courtenay in the chair. All the other Members of the Committee were present. CALEDONIAN, GLASGOW, GARNII COATI:M=IOZ (BRANCH TO 0 and STATION). On the assembling of the parties, the case on behalf of this line was resumed. Mr. Sprot, a proprietor on the line, said that he had been a director of the company from the beginning. He was chair man of it before its union with the Caledonian Company. The reason why, in 1844, they sought to approach the Glas gow station at an elevation, was to avoid expense, the scheme being a short mineral line ; but since its importance had been increased by the amalgamation with the Caledo nian, it had been decided to improve the scheme by the present Bill. The Inchbally road trustees, who now opposed the scheme, had also petitioned against the plan of 1844, but withdrew it, on receiving 1,0001. Mr. Lamond, who had been the agent of the Garnkirk Company before its union with the Caledonian Company, de posed that the present scheme would interfere less with the Inclabellv road than it did in 1844, when compensation was given by the company to the trustees. An agreement re sulted, the provisions of which would have required a devia tion of the turnpike; that by the present amended scheme would not be required. Mr. Scott gave evidence as to the value of the land to be taken by the line, which he took at forty-five years' pur chase, at a rent of 51. per acre. Mr. Errington, civil engineer, was next examined—He detailed the origin of the present line and its progress till now, in confirmation of the evidence of Mr. Collister. The deviation now proposed was wanted, in order to get better station accommodation and better levels. In addition to the 100,000/. for The line, the station would cost 50,0001. extra. With respect to the crossing of the canal and the tunnel of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, he saw no difficulty in effecting them. They were of an ordinary engineering cha racter. In the mode of doing it he agreed with Mr. Col lister, who had furnished the details. In cross-examination witness stated that it would be quite sufficient for the protection of the opponents if a clause, usual in such Bills, was inserted, in which it should be provided that the works would be made to the satisfaction of the en gineers of the opposing companies, or a neutral one. The C HAIRMAN said he thought this would be sufficient protection. Mr. BURKE was not satisfied, and was prepared to call im portant evidence on the other side. Mr. Locke corroborated the evidence of Mr. Errington. He considered the works could be done with perfect safety. He had last night offered the canal engineer to leave the crossing of the canal or railway to any engineer in the kingdom. Mr. Maclean, civil engineer, corroborated the foregoing evidence. Mr. Edminton, surveyor, of Glasgow, agreed with Mr. Scott in the value of the land taken for the railway. Mr. Collister was here recalled, and put in a plan which he had prepared of the mode of crossing the canal and rail way, the particulars of which he explained to the Committee in detail. The Committee then adjourned till Monday, at twelve. GROUP L. The Committee met at twelve; Mr. Banker In the chair. GLASGOW, XIMMARNOCIC, AND ARDILOS. SAN (AMENDMENTS AND DEVIATIONS). Sergeant Munro' addressed the Committee for the promoters. Mr. Foasirru replied for the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmar nock, and Ayr (No. 2). Mr. WIIATELY, Q.C., shortly addressed the Committee for opposing proprietors. :'he room was cleared, and parties, on being re-admitted. wen informed that the Committee declared the preamble of the Ayr Company's Bill proved for the London Uranch, the West Colliery Branch, the branch from Melton-bridge to Busby, and the unopposed branches to Towratt toll, Hill End, &c.; but the continuation from Busby to Bushton, and the Auchiuhervie Branch were thrown out. The preamble of the Ardrossan Company's Bill was declared proved for the Fennick Branch. The Committee then decided for the Bog branch, proposed by the Ardrossan Company, and against the Byrchill branch of the Ayr Company. After evidence from the Messrs. Caldwell, proprietors opposing the Beith branch, by the Ardrossan Company. The Committee decided against it, and then adjourned till Monday. GROUP LI. THE CALEDONIAN (BRANCHES AND LEASES). The Committee—consisting of Sir John Yards Buller (chairman), Mr. Newdegate, Mr. Tollemache, Lord John Manners, and Captain Plurnridge—met in Room No. 29, at twelve o'clock, and proceeded to take the above line. Mr. RemsHAw was proceeding to call witnesses on the branch line from Ecclefechen to Annan, when The CHAIRMAN interposed, and said that as this portion of the Caledonian scheme was not intended to oppose the Dum fries line, it could not be considered as then before the Com- mittee. Mr. Brand, agent for the British Linen Company, and also writer in Annan—lt would be of the greatest importance to the town of Annan to have a direct and speedy communica tion with the Annandale district, extending thirty miles around it. This communication would be given by the branches of the Caledonian Railway. There was a consider able trade in the district in sheep and pigs. Annan, a town containing nearly 6,000 of a population, was generally con sidered one of the best ports in the Solway. It exported a considerable amount of goods, but its import trade was still greater. The registered tonnage in the last year was nearly 60,000. The country, as far as Dalmakedder was an agricul tural district, but the country north of Moffat, was exceed ingly barren. The distance from Annan to Ecclefechen by the present Caledonian (the only line which gave any com munication), was from seventeen •to twenty miles, but if a proposed branch were allowed to be constructed, that dis tance would be reduced to one-fifth. Coals and clay for agricultural purposes would be extensively transmitted along the line. Two steamers sailed per week from Port Carlisle, and Annan, and Liverpool, and a considerable passenger and cattle trade existed between these places. lie believed that 70,000 sheep and about 2,000 fat cattle were annally exported from Annan, and a considerable number of these, perhaps from a third to a half, came by the Caledonian line from the districts he had already referred to. Cross-examined by Mr. Ain/MEWS-IE3 partner was Mr. Farish, town-clerk of Annan. That gentleman had at tended a public meeting to consider the propriety of repeal- Fe leasing clause in the Dumfries Act, but he had not his mouth there. He had never heard h is pa rtner ss an opinion on the subject of the lease. He had him• self attended the meeting and opposed the repeal of the clause, but the chairman intimated, on a show of hands being taken, that he was in a minority. The proposed branch to Ecclefechen would make the Caledonian the shortest line to Edinburgh—shorter than either the Dum fries or the North British lines. Dalmakedder was not a large town—it was a simple farm-house. (Considerable laughter was occasioned by Mr. Andrews pointing out Dal makeddar upon the map of the Caledonian Company, where it was indicated as a place of considerable importance.) Be knew that there was clay upon the line of the Dumfries Company, as well as at Annan. In the event of the railway being finished, it was still his opinion that a large number of the fat sheep would still go by sea. , Mr. Ann . 's was proceeding to cross-examine, when, Mr. Raatsitaw objected—that no petition was presented by the Duke of Buccleugh, or other landlords, against these branches. The objection was sustained. Witness re-examined by Mr. RAMSILM—The cost of trans piirt by sea, for sheep, would be 20s. as against 30s. per railway. The difference of time would be three hours longer per sea. Robert Brown confirmed the preceding evidence. Mr. David Steel, member of the town council of Annan, said that no direct communication would be afforded between the town of Annan and the district called Annandale. He corroborated the former witness on the subject of the cattle trade. He believed, that if the port of Kirkcudbright were opened to-morrow, Annan would still remain a shipping station. Mr. Henry Ferran, of Scalesby Hall, had employed him self for twenty-seven years in agricultural pursuits, and he believed that the Brampton branch would greatly benefit the district traversed by the branch (eleven miles), and a con siderable extent to the westward. That district was greatly in want of lime, but, for want of a railway, they could not get it, as the expense of c arta g e was too great. He had tried lime on come land that was not in a cultivated state, and he larger quantity had reaped from every acre about sixy imperial bushels. It was an extraordinary crop. There could be no doubt that a branch. around LBorordm Lordship Brampton, lime and coal would be carried along the ......Bil y z i m : sh c po o tu u:i gnh t atn li tu r h o aL r t :e t,nh th examined by Mr. Sergeant Muartiv w g: a too s dw N nh s i" eewl wisherl a sk acquainted noife ntvtgreat ret eh aiantthwatabhn l ie v tta i t dtol h fitsset oro t i h afcl e t tahbn c ee o dt u Nti‘ n oi, me t we r e y nn. of Brampton were in favour of the Caledonian branch over that of their rivals. They preferred the Caledonian scheme bsoeincLusii:aaat,veneeivnbeeadtsteeer aecommodationto t the town and avoided wictsl.dMr. TALUOT—The Dumfries and to rai t l h w e a railway would give the same accommo dationLongtown that the Ca errocfit'eonuld difference C le a d r o l n is i l a e n would, but this objection branches at Brampton was w aw as are that in the North British Railway. tween the Caledonian and Dumfries of five feet was of no great importance. Mr. Nicholas Wood, civil engineer, the Dumfries Bill of last year there leasing, the portion of country between Greatnaclae d use Springfield to the Caledo nian Com p an y. He thought that u the railways north and west of Glasgow would use the New castle coke. The collieries with which he was con nected made about 3,000 tons of coke per week. Ile thought that this branch should be in the hands interruption CaledoniantheCompany, clashing i n o f o r r i d v e al r t i h n a t ar t t o ll m ere m i l might o b u e g n h o t t o b f e t he Caledonian greatest extent of main line was already in their hands, and because the north of Scotland could he better supplied by their central line than by any other rival Company. Re did not think that Canobie coals would be carried to Kirk cudbright, when the port of Annan was so much nearer ; and it was absurd to think that coals would be shipped from the first named port for Ireland, when that country could be better and more abundantly supplied from Ayr, Troon, Irvine, and the other ports on the Clyde. He considered that any interrup tion of traffic by one or other line at Annan could be avoided by the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, carrying the traffic continuously from Brampton to Annan. He had no doubt that this agreement would be entered into if the present Committee sanctioned this branch. Cross. examined by Mr. TALucr.—He knew no cases in which, where two railways ran to the same terminus, a por tion of the line of the one was leased by the other. He knew no instance in which, as in this case, the key of the one line was put into the pockets of the other. Mr. Swift, solicitor to the London and South-Western and the Lancaster and Carlisle Company, was called to state the result of an attempt to negotiate with the view of arranging the differenees between the Caledonian and the Dumfries, but after some discussion between the counsel on either side, the Committee decided that they should not receive it until both parties were willing that it should be given. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. From the London New Price Current of April 30.) SUGAR.—To-day, although further reduced rates were sub mitted to for Foreign and Colonial Sugar, still no material increase occurred in the home or export demand, and mer chants are yet willing sellers. Of West India Muscovado the quantity sold in the private market to-day amounted to 320 hhds and trcs, although further reduced rates were ac cepted, making the decline in prices since last Friday Is. to Is 6d per cwt. REFINZD.—To-day Refined goods were sparingly dealt in by the home trade, although standard lumps sould be ob tained at 635, and brown grocery at 611 6d to 62s per cwt. The value of Bonded crushed Sugar is 335, but few buyers are to be met with. MAURITIUS.—AIthough importers have submitted to a further reduction in prices of is per cwt, still it has occasioned no increase in the demand for either grocery or refining pur poses. By private contract the purchases made in all descriptions have been to a small extent only, and a public sale of 3,890 bags, 19 cases, and 64 tierces went off with heaviness. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the quantity of Bengal Sugar offered at public sale amounted to 4,559 bags; when nearly the whole found buyers, in consequence of holders-submitting to a further declinec in prices of 6d, making the fall for the week is 6d to 2s per cwt. FOREIGN. —This afternoon, at public sale, 209 ithslis and 100 barrels of Porto Rico Sugar were sold at fair market rates. Mor-tssr..s.—Only a moderate business has been transacted in West India this week, the purchases not exceeding 200 puns; but, at present, no further decline can be quoted in the value. COFFEE.—This afternoon there was no public sale of any kind of Coffee, whilst the purchases made by private were extremely limited by exporters and the home trade. The value of good and real good ordinary Native Ceylon is 376 to 38s per cwt. CocoA.—West India has been operated in with more free dom this week, and the rates paid are rather above those that existed previously—whilst the supply is on the decrease. Of Trinidad several parcels have been sold privately. TEA.—Although Congou can be obtained upon previous reduced terms, and in some cases rather under—still the amount of business transacted has been of little moment in all kinds. Pouchong is dull of sale. The trade have been induced to take large quantities of the inferior and medium kinds of green, owing to the low rates that are accepted. I❑ the value of good and fine there is little variation to notice, but only a small amount of business has been concluded. RICE.—To-day there was a greater desire manifested to operate in all sorts of East India Rice ; at public sale 4,281 bags of Bengal were offered, all sold with spirit at an advance on former rates of 3d to 6d per cwt. Privately large parcels were disposed of on the spot and for arrival. SncEs.—Pimento, at present, is not much wanted, and the rates taken are rather under those that existed previously. Ginger is much wanted. For Cassia Lignea the inquiries have increased. In black Pepper few purchases have been made by private treaty this week, and for the inferior kinds rather lower prices have been accepted; but clean sorts are held for the former value. For Nutmegs former rates are in sisted upon ; but few contracts have been entered into pri vately by exporters or the home trade. For Mace quotations are sustained, but the demand has been less active privately. SPIRITS.—The arrivals of Rum have increased since this day week; and amounted to 800 casks of West, and 200 casks East India; whilst large parcels of every kind are near at hand—holders in consequence are willing to realise, and have submitted to further reduced .rates, still without causing any material increase in the demand. Although Jamaica is offered at a further reduc tion in prices of 2d to 3d ; or at a decline from the highest point of the market of Bel to is per gallon, still all qualities have been operated on with caution by shippers and the home trade : the total quantity disposed of for the week not exceeding 250 puncheons. An opinion gene rally prevails that Rum will further decline in value, although the new duties are in operation, as prices are highly remunerating to importers. Brandy is offered upon further reduced terms, still the quantity taken by exporters and the home trade has been small, whilst the stock is yet on the increase, and several arrivals are near at hand. Geneva is little wanted for exportation, and prices are on the decline. For British Corn Spirits the demand is yet good. SALTPITILX.—EngIish Refined has been largely dealt in, and prices are very firm. Rough is wanted by exporters, and the rates offered are rather above those that previously pre vailed; but the supply of all descriptions is small, and none has been °tiered at auction. OiLs.—The quantity of Olive Oil purchased by exporters and the home trade has been to a small extent only since our last report, although there are sellers upon further re duced terms. Rape Seed little wanted, and offered upon re duced terms. Linseed Oil at present cannot be obtained upon lower teems. For Palm previous rates are insisted upon, but shippers and the home trade operate with caution. Cocoa Nut has been sparingly dealt in, but in consequence of the scanty supply prices keep high. The arrivals of Fish Oils are on the increase, but at present little variation oc curred in prices. Cod met with little attention. For Southern few buyers are to be met with. For Sperm the market is i❑ a quiet state, and prices are on the decline. TALLOW.—Although reduced rates have been accepted for Russian on the spot, the quantity purchased by seapinakers - and chandler, has been limited. For delivery in the last three months of the year the demand has been good, but there is a desire to sell fine Petrsburgh yellow Candle at 45s to 43s 6d per cwt. Home made is plentitul, and the demand being limited, there are sellers at the reduced rate of 48s nett cash. Other sorts of Tallow met with little attention. THE LONDON GAZETTE (THIS EVENING.) ST JAMES'S PALACE, APRIL 28, 1847. The Qneen was this day pleased to confer the honour 01 Knighthood upon William Snow Harris, Esq., F.R.S. Sl'. JAMES'S PALACE, Arrat, 28. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Lieutenant-Colonel Fitz Maurice, K.H., Clerk of the Cheque of her Majesty's Body Guard of Yeomen of the Guard, vice Jonathan Eller thorp, Esq., deceased. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Henry Chard, Esq., Exon of her Majesty's Body Guard of Yeomen of the Guard, vice Sir Samuel Hancock, lint., resigned. WHITEHALL, Arum 24. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Sir Thomas Bur nett, Bart., to be Lieutenant and Sheriff Principal of the shire of Kincardine, in the room of John Viscount Arbuth nott, resigned. WHITEHALL, Arr.iu 28. The Queen has been pleased to grant to Henry James Sumner .Maine, Esq., 8.A., the office of Reader of the Civil Law in the University of Cambridge, in the room of Dr. James William Geldart, resigned. WAR-OFFICE, APRIL 30. 2d Regiment of Life Guards—Surgeon Abraham James Nisbet Connel, M.D., from half-pay 88th Foot, to bo Surgeon, vice Calder, deceased, April 30. 7th Light Dragoons—Lorenzo Ely Hutchinson Bond, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Bushe, promoted, April 30. 15th Light Dragoons.—Major George William Key to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase, vice Sir Walter Scott, Bart., deceased; Captain Michael William Smith to be Ma jor, vice Key; Lieutenant Octavius George Perrott to be Captain, vice Smith • Cornet James Boyd Miller to be Lieu tenant, vice Perrott,iFeb. 9. 17th Light Dragoons.—Lieutenant John Stephenson, from halt-pay 16th Light Dragoons, to be Paymaster, vice Chand ler, deceased, April 30. 2d Regiment of Foot—George Gollop, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Sadleir, who retires, April 30. Bth Foot—Lieutenant Charles Covell Neame, frotrelth Foot, to be Lieutenant , vice Capudese, promoted, April 30. 26th Foot —Major William Davenport Davenport, from 94th Foot, to be Major, vice Paterson, who exchanges, April 30. 69th Foot—Lieutenant Denis Dunn to be Adjutant, vice Carmichael, who resigns the Adjutantcy only, April 30. 70th Foot—Charles Crawley, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vied Foster, appointed to 84th Foot, April 30. . 73d Foot—Hush Mackenzie, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Waddington, appointed to the Rifle Brigade, April 30. 84th Foot—Ensign John Faircloth to be Lieutenant, with outEdwm Fletcher Foster, from 70th Foot, to be Ensign, I R° oun b t e ed rt purchase, vice Chapman, deceases, Jan. 1 7 ; Ensign Whi ,owteidthoinutthpeurcchapasee3 vice Faircloth, April 30. t F le, oot—To 91st Riflemen, April 28; Edward James Somers Rae, Gent., vice Lavers, promoted in the Cape Mounted Riflemen, Aprl 29 ; John Alexander Saunders, Gent., vice Fitz Gerald, promoted in the Cape Mounted Riflemen, April 30. To be Surgeon—Staff Surgeon of the Second Class John Forrest, M.D., vice Hadaway, who exchanges, April 30. 94th Foot—Major James Paterson, from 26th Foot, to b e Major, vice Davenport, who exchanges, April3o. Rifle Brigade—Second Lieutenant Richard Heaviside to be First Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Glyn, appointed Adjutant; Arthur Nixon, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, vice Heaviside; Lieutenant Julius Ric 30. hard Glyn to be Adju. tent, vice Woodford, promoted, Apri l HOSPITAL STAFF.—Surgeon Samuel Maitland Hadaway, from 91st Foot, to be Staff Surgeon of Second Class, vice Forrest, who exchanges, April 30. MEMOR.ANDU3L—The Christian names of Ensign Somerset, of the 13th Foot, are Alfred Plantagenet Frederick Charles. WAR-OFFICE, APRIL 29. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Colonel George Hamilton Marquis of Donegal, to be one of her Majesty's Aides-de-Camp for the service of her Militia Force, April 15. Her Majesty has been pleased at the same time to direct, that the said Marquis of Donegal shall take rank as one of the Senior Colonels of Militia, immediately after the Junior Colonel of her Majesty's Forces. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Southampton. 'William James Chaplin, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, April 15. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Yorkshire. Yorkshire Hussar Regiment of West Riding Yeomanry Cavalry—William Brooke Naylor, Esq., to be Captain, vice Taylor, deceased, April 24. ADMIRALTY, Amur, 28. The following promotions have this day taken place, con sequent upon the death of Admiral Man Dobson : Admiral of the Blue Sir Charles Ekins, K.C.13, to be Admi ral of the White. Vice-Admiral of the Red the lion. Sir Thomas Bladen Capel, K.C.8., t o b e Admiral of the Blue. Vice-Admiral of the White Alexander Wilmot Schomberg, to be Vice-Admiral of the Red. Vice Admiral of the Blue Peter Ribouleau to be Vice Ad miral of the White. Rear Admiral of th Ate. Vice Admiral the Red Sir Charles Malcolm, Knight, to be of the Blue. Rear Admiral of the Wh' to be Rear Admiral f Ito Sir Josiah Coghill Coghill, Bart. Rear Admiral o f the Bolutheßed. to be Rear Admi ra l of 6 Charles Sibthorp John Hawtayne the White. Captain Sir Nesbit Josiah Willoughby, Knight, C.B. K.C.H. to be Rear Admiral of the Blue. ADMIRALTY, APRIL 15. Corps of Royal Marines. Sergeant-Major John Christie to be Second Lieutenant. Sergeant-Major George Downer to be Second Lieutenant. Sergeant- Major William Cary to be Second Lieutenant. Sergeant-Major Thomas Potts to be Second Lieutenant. Sergeant- Major Lewis Orme to be Second Lieutenant. WHITEHALL, APRIL 8. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Henry Neate, of De- Gent., 'to be a Master Extra ordinary in the High Court of Chancery. De vizes, in the county of Wi l t s, WHITEHALL, APRIL 26. _ The Lord Chancellor has appointed Benjamin Gartside, of Manchester, in the county palatine of Lancaster, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTS. William Blinko, cattle-dealer, West Smithfield, to surren der May 7, at one, and June 11, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall street ; Smith, Barnard's-inn, Holborn. William Amos, coal-merchant, Whitstable, Kent, May 7, at two, and June 11, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee; Richardson and Talbot, Bedford row Robert Sankey, Canterbury. John Humphrey, grocer, North Walsham, Norfolk, May • 11, at half-past one, and June 11, at eleven, at the Court of Bankrnptcy. Belcher, official assignee; Torkington, New Bridge-street ; Tillett and Co., Norwich. Henry Sydney Brazier, tailor, Oxford, May 14, at one, and June 11, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Ahchurch-lane, Lombard-street; Wood and Fraser, Dean-street, Soho. Thomas Starling and William Starling, slaters, Stratford, Essex, May 8, at half past one, and June 2, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. _Green, ollicicial assignee, Aldermbary, London ; Scott and Co., Mildred'a-court, Poultry, London. John Clarke, machine maker, Stockport, May 13 and June 7, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Putt, official assignee, Manchester; Bower and Son, Chancery-lane; Stringer, Stockport. John Ward, grocer, Runcorn, Cheshire, May 14, and June 14, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool ; Johnson and Co., Temple, Lon don ; Grocott, Liverpool. David Richard Thomas, draper, Carmarthen, May 14 and June 11, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol ; Messrs. Reed and Langford,- Friday -street, Cheapside ; Heaven, Bristol. James Burnet, hosier, Durham, May 11 and June 9, at the Newcastle District Court. Wakley, official assignee, New castle-upon-Tyne; Dixon, New Boswell -court, Lincoln's Inn ; Ranson, Sunderland. Richard Ray and Thomas Wynne, manufacturers of china' Stoke. upon-Trent, May 13 and June.lo, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham; Young, Longton, Staffordshire; Smith, Bir mingham. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed From the returns made in the week ending April 27, 1847, is 30s. 2 3 / 4 d. cwt. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From this night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday, the 241 k day of April, 1847. IBS (IX DZPARTME NT. • Notes issued•..• .. •• 22, 5 49,140 Government debt .. 11,015,100 Other securities • ... 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 7,120,006 Silver bullioa £22,649,140 X 22,549,140 MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 29th day of April, Is BANKING D 1 X. Proprietors' capital 14,553,000 Rest .• . Public deposits (in eluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sat ings-banks, and Di- vidend accounts) • • 2,434,51$ Other deposits .•• • • • 9,125,409 Seven day and other bills • ... • • • • 866,9711 rEPAATMEN T. Government securi ties (including Dead Weight Annuity) • . 11,117,319 Other securities .. • . 16,079,627 Sates •••••• • • • • • ... 2,718,995 Gold and sliver coin.. 664,750 £ 30,580,691 Z30,W,691 M. MARSHALL, Cklei Caahler. Dated the 29th day of April, tat COURSE OF EXCID Amsterdam ......C.F. 12 7 Ditto, at sight • ..... 12 4 Rotterdam 2 U. 12 73-. Antwerp.............. 26 20 Hamburgh ......M.B. 13 13 Altona. Paris, 3 days' sight 25 80 Ditto, 3 months.— 26 Marseilles •••. • • • ..... 26 2 i Bourdeaux. ..... . 26 20 Frankfort on Maine.... 122 y‘, Petersburgh, 3 U 5.... • • Berlin ...... Vienna, effee.flo ••• • .. 10 12 Trieste, ditto.... 10 12 Madrid • • • 47 1 4 Cadiz • • • Bilbao. Barcelona • . • • LNGE.-(THIS DAY). Gibraltar.... Leghorn ........ ...... 30 70 Genoa .. • • • • . . Milan .. Venice .. Naples Palermo, per 0z........ 119% Li5b0n.......... 53 Oporto • .. • • .. i 4 14 Rio Janeiro .......... 263 Bahia . Buenos Ayres .. .. New York, 21 days' sight Philadelphia „ „ ?AIM OF BULLION, FIl OZ Foreign Gold la bars.. £3 17 9 New Dollars 0 0 0 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 silver in bars ...... • . 0 0 0 MPE RI AL PA RLIAME NT, (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool. sack at five o'clock. MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS. Messengers from the Commons brought up savers' Bills. POOR RELIEF (IRELAND) BILL. Lord STANLEY hoped the Government would give their attention to the system ct rating under this Bill. For he feared that the effect of the present clause would be to give the power to the tenant, when rated on a merely nett sum, of charging half poundage on the gross amount. Thee difficulties arose from their interfering between the landlord and tenant to establish separate interests, which he thought ought to be left alone. The Marquis of WESTMEATH said it was his in tention to move an amendment on this Bill. The object of it was to facilitate proceedings in the master's office. He had thrown out a proposal for the consideration of the Noble and Learned Lord on the Woolsack, that he should prepare a clause to allow of viva voce evidence instead of by affidavit. After a desultory conversation the subject dropped. GOVERNMENT PLAN OF EDUCATION. The Bishop of OXFORD presented a petition from Banbury, in Oxfordshire, in favour of the Government plan of education. POOR RELIEF (IRELAND) BILL. Lord DYSART gave notice, that in Committee on this Bill, it was his intention to move some amendments on the second clause, relating to the power given to the poor-law guardians to hire or to build houses for the re ception of the able•bodied poor; and also regulating the relief to be afforded to such persons. REPRESENTATIVE PEERS OF SCOTLAND. The Earl of EGLINTOUN rose to move that a Select Committee be appointed to take into considera tion the existing laws and regulations which relate to the elections of the representative Peers of Scotland, to consider what steps should be taken to prevent persons from voting at such elections who are not entitled to do so, and to report upon the proceedings which took place at the election of Lord Gray, on the 17th of March last. He said he regretted that that the duty had devolved upon him to bring this important subject before their Lordships ; and that it it had not fallen into other hands. It might not be necessary to remind their Lordships that by the terms of the Act of Union sixteen was the number of representative Peers to be sent to the House of Lords, and to be cheated out of the whole number of Scotch Peers. In 1708 certain proceedings took place, upon which were founded the following forms at any election of a representative Peer. The Peers of Scotland were assembled by proclamation. After the commission had been read by the Lord Clerk Registrar, the names on the union roll were called over, and all who answered voted and gave in their proxies. But it must be evident that the clerk had no means of testing claims, and therefore any vote tendered under a title on the union roll by a person, though he may have a right to do so, must be recorded. A resolution was passed, restrict ing the power to use proxies to the sons and grandsons of Peers, but that was not sufficiently stringent. In 1f 1 32 a Committee was appointed on the subject, and re solutions passed by it which were referred to a Commit tee of Privileges, but the subject dropped out of memory. Lord CAMPBELL would take leave to add a single word to what had been already said on this subject. A case bad come to his knowledge to prove the de fective state of the law which proved his position. An individual was told that he was entitled to a peeaage and he immediately abandoned his habits of industry, and his family were brought to utter ruin. Another case had also come under his observation. The LORD CHANCELLOR then put the motion, which was agreed to ; and the Peers to comprise the Committee were nominated, and next Monday, at two O'clock, fixed for the meeting of the Committee. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE laid upon the table of the House various returns, by order of her Majesty. Several Bills were then forwarded a stage, and the House adjourned at twenty minutes Past six o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SFEAKEn took the Chair at Four o'clock. LORDS' AMENDMENTS. The Lords' amendments to the Cheltenham Water works Bill were agreed to. REPORTS. The reports on the following Bills were brought up and agreed to, and the Bills o rdered to be engrossed: — Caledonian Railway (Branches from the Clydesdale Junction 'Railway to the Douglas and Lesmahagow, Mineral Fields and to Strathavon). Caledonian Railway (Branches to Wilsontown, to Fauld house, and to Biggar and Broughton). Caledonian Railway (Extension of Motherwell Branch of Clydesdale Junction Railway, to Auchinheath Mineral Field, with Branches to the Wishaw, and Coltness Railway, Canderside and Hamilton). Herne Bay and Canterbury Junction Railway. South-Eastern Rail way (Croydo and Bromley Branches). South-Eastern Railway (Maidstone to Chart). South-Eastern Railway (Mid -Kent and Direct Tun bridge). South-Eastern Railway (North Kent Line). South-Eastern Railway (Strood to Maidstone). Mr. R. lIODGSON, on the bringi l ng up o the reports from tho Committee on Group No. , as t the South- Eastern Railway Bills, moved that the minutes of the Committee be printed with the reports.—Agreed to. On the motion of Mr. GREENE, it was ordered that the Leeds Waterworks (No. 2) Bill be referred to the examiners of petitions for private Bills, who shall report, whether any other standing orders apply to this Bill than those which wereproved to have been complied with before the Examiner upon the petition for lea.ave to bri in the Leeds Waterworks Bi ll ; and that Examiner ng have leave to sit and proceed upon Tuesday next. THIRD READINGS. The following Bills were read a third time and passed : London and South-Western Railway (Widening, &c.) Shrewsbury turd Birminghara Bailway. IRISH DISTRESS. Mr. HAMILTON presented a petition from Dublin, signed by 4,976 persons against the measure adopted by the Government for supplying food to the distressed LUNATIC ASYLUMS. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from the Society for the Protection of Lunatics, praying for an alteration in the law relating to lunatic Mr. HUME presented a petition from a kirk session in Scotland, against clauses in the Marriages Ilegistra- tion (Scotland) Bill. JUVENILE OFFENDERS BILL. Sir D. LE AIARCIIANT presented a petition from Worcester in favour of the Juvenile Offenders Bill. VESSELS OF WAR. Sir C. NAPIER gave notice that, on Monday next, he would move for copies of the log-books of the Rodney, Revenge, Cambridge, and Ganges, from the Ist Dec., _ _ _ . _ . 1840, to the 7th. 11r. HUME gave notice that, on Monday, he would move for copies of reports of master-shipwrights on cer- tain vessels: ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC JUSTICE. Mr. B. ESCOTT said that he would wish to ask a question of the Right Ilonourable Gentleman the Secre tary for the Home Department ; it related to a para• graph which appeared in the Times newspaper, copied from the Hampshire Independent It was stated that the late Recorder for Winchester had resigaed previous to the Easter session, and that no recorder was appointed in his stead, in consequence of which the trials of the pri soners were postponed indefinitely. Ile had no know ledge of the subject but that which he had gathered from the Times, and he was anxious to know whether a recorder had been appointed, and if not whether he had any means to remedy the injustice which must accrue by such delay? Sir GEORGE GREY said that he also had seen the paragraph alluded to in the daily papers. The sessions commenced on Easter Monday, and the resignation was received at a late hour on the 31st of March; so that there was no time to appoint a successor. He had not been informed that any inconvenience had taken place; but he would make inquiry respecting the matter. FACTORY BILL. An HON. MEMBER said he would wish to ask the Secretary for the Home Department, whether it was his intention to introduce any amendments on the Factory Bill, as had been suggested by the factory inspectors The first of those suggestions was with reference to the education of children and the granting of certificates, the second was with reference to the silk-mills, and the third was the necessity of guarding the machinery in mills. The Hon. Gentleman had said nothing respecting the Act relating to the silk mills ; and wit regard to the other two points. he said that it was his intention to bring forward some Bill in the course of the present session. He thought it extremely important that all three points should be settled together ; and as all parties seemed to be agreed that a private settlement of the question should be come to, lie was desirous that the Hight Hon. Gentleman should state what course he in- tended to pursue. Sir G. GitEY said that with regard to the two points of which the Hon. Member hade made mention, he had had some communication with those parties who were principally interested. With regard to the education of the children in print works, there was a way of effecting all that was desired without any alteration of the law. With regard to the casing of machinery in mills, diffi culties had arisen with regard to it, and he did not know that it was advisable or necessary that the law should be altered in that respect. There were large powers vested in the inspectors, and before any steps were take❑ it would be advisable that their report should be re- ceived. THE POOR-LAW COMMISSIONERS. On the motion that the order of the day for the second reading of the Railways, Piers, and Harbours (Ireland) Bill, be read, Mr. FERRAND said that he was anxious to trespass on the attention of the House for a very few moments, in order to make one or two remarks upon the extraor dinary conduct of her Majesty's Government, with regard to the new Poor-law Commissioners. It was now nearly four months since the commencement of the present session, and her Majesty's Government had not introduced into that House the new poor-law which they informed the House they would in this session bring under its notice. On the 20th of August 1846, a Committee of that House reported. in the fol lowing language, their opinion as to the conduct of the Poor-law Commissioners. They stated that, upon a review of the proceedings of the Poor-law Commis• sioners, with reference to the inquiry into the Andover Union, those proceedings appear to have been irregular and arbitrary, especially in respect to the dismissal of Mr. Day and Mr. Parker. It was now eight months since that report was laid upon the table of the House, and still the same Poor-law Commissioners remained in full power, inflicting the same cruelties on the poor of the country generally, as those they inflicted upon the poor in the Andover Union. Her Majesty's Government had screened these Commissioners eight months, and they were now attempting to screen them still further. The notice had been a long time on the paper of the House, and yet the Government had not introduced the Bill. It had been put on the list last night, when the Right Honourable Baronet knew that it could not be discussed It had, also, been postponed till next Monday, when there were four or five other mo tions which had precedence. If the Government desired the Bill to go forward, why not have fixed it for Friday night, when there. were no other motiotka cm the paper. lle wanted a pledge from the Government that they would fix a night of theirs for the discussion of the question, giving fair notice to the opponents of the New Poor-law to be present. Unless they did so, he weuld himself bring the conduct of the Poor-law Commissioners under the consideration of the House. Sir G. GREY said, that when he gave notice of his intention of introducing the Bill, he had no inten tion of taking the discussion on it then, but to make a statement of its provisions, and fix a night when the whole discussion could be taken. He had fully expected that time would have beenqlloeged , for the statement last night, but the lateness of the dis cussion which had arisen prevented him doing so. Ile had postponed the Bill, therefore, till Monday next, the earliest Government day, in the hope that after the Factory Bill was disposed of there would be time enough for the statement which be had to make. After he had made his statement, and the Bill was in troduced, he would name a day for the second reading, when the discussion would be taken. The order of the day was then read. Mr. ROEBUCK rose reluctantly to call the attention of the House while he stated the reasons why he was about to propose an amendment to the proposition of the Government. The subject was now lairly before them, and he would state the grounds why he objectei. What was it the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Ex chequer proposed to them to do ? He asked them to go into Committee of Supply, for the purpose of doing that, which in the early part of the session, he and those who voted with him, told the House, in the strongest manner, was in the highest degree inimical to the interests of the country. He would feel it necessary to read to the House some of the words of the Right Honourable Baronet, although it was not his habit to have recourse to this mode of argu ment. Now he wished to call the attention of the House to the circumstances connected with this question of railways in Ireland. It might be in the recollection of every one in that House that in the com mencement of the session the Noble Lord opposite (Lord G. Bentinck) introduced into the House a measure for the purpose of establishing railways in Ireland. Now, at that time the situation of the country.was different to what it was at the present in ti the Then there was no great pr essure the money market; the commerce of t he countr y was in as flourishing a state as it was usually in at that period of the year. The Noble Lord's Bill, after embracing a general view of the state of the country, proposed to ask from this country a loan of 1 6 , 00 00 00 /. ; but he pro posed to ask this at different times, end-the • sum—if he recollected rightly—which was proposed to be raised in the first year was 4,000,0001. Now at that time the description which he (Mr. Roe ' buck) had given of the state of the country, was correct. There might be no great prosperity, but there was no alarm and there would have been no difficulty in raising the sam required by the Noble Lord. Now, at that time what was the language used by the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer. After the enormous sums of money which had been lately granted to Ireland, tho Right Hon. Gentleman came down and asked the House to grant a sum of 620,000/. for the purpose of assisting railways in Ireland. But let them look at the language of the Right Hon. Gentleman? Mr. Roebuck had opened the book , whe n he was inter rupted by • The SPEAKER, who intimated that the Hon. Member could not quote from a speech made on the debate on the present measure. Mr. ROEBUCK did not wish to quote anything that was not pertinent to the present question, and it he was desirous of giving the words, it was only from th e f ear that his memory might notserve to give the precise mean ing of the Right Hon. Gentleman, whose opinions he was desirous of giving to the House, for to mi sreprent hi m formed no part of his intention. Now, he th oug ht that a n argument might be used of this nature, a n d one w hich v. as particularly. applicable to the p resent quest i on — (Such was the import of the Right Hon. Gentleman's expressions)—that, although the sum of four millions only was demanded at presen, yet eventually the sum of 16,000,0001. would be required, and that the plan would impose upon the Government a task which he, in his character of Chancellor of the Exchequer, could not undertake. The expressions of the Noble Lord at the head of the Treasury were precisely to th e s a me effect. He said, further, that if the railroad s were i n suc h a state ot • prosperity as the Noble Lord had asserted them to be iu that country—and he instanced the. Great Western Railway of Ireland—they did not need that as sistance for which he sought, and why th e y s h ou ld not give the money. Both the Right lion. Gentleman and the Noble Lord went further than this, for they said that if they went into the market to borrow the money, they would go unfairly armed, and affirmed that even if it the plan was to be adopted it would not give that amount of employment which tho Noble Lord the Mem ber for Lynn affirmed that would give. For this they cited the words of the Right Hon. Baronet the Member for Tamworth, and, if he recollected right, the Right lion. Baronet the late Secretary for the Home Depart ment had also stated that such would be the case. They grounded their objection chiefly on the extent of the measure which the Noble Lord had brought forward, but for his part, in his opinion, that was the best recom mendation of the plan. He did not say that it was a wise plan ; but it was at least a bold and a comprehen sive plan —one calculated to give extensive employ ment to the poor population of Ireland. Since the Noble Lord's proposal was before the House, change in a most important and vital particular was pro duced—some people contended—by the Government themselves. At the time the Noble Lord made his proposal there was no alarm in the money market. It was only apprehorded. But what was the situation of the commercial interest at the time this measure is brought rward. was it not notorious that the Noble Lord at the head of the Go• vernment was daily in communication with the great commercial interests of Liverpool, Glasgow, and Lon• don ? Had not every means been taken ;o restore con fidence, but without success ? Were not the best possible hills the mercantile world could produce of no avail on account of enormous discounts charged for cash P and yet, in this deplorable state of things the Right Hon. Gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer was about to throw another anditional burden upon the Batik, and by what arguments was this proposal snpported? Why, by precisely the same as those by which the Noble Lord had successfully resisted a similar proposal a few weeks ago. There was nothing in this measure to distinguish it from the one introduced by the Noble Lord a short time ago, except the greater danger which they would now incur in carrying out its principles ; and then, again, these companies would ,be unable to borrow maney at a rate of interest which they would be able to pay. The Hon. Gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer opposed the measure of the Neble Lord, on the ground that the Government should not become money-lenders. But were not the circumstances now the same as they were at the time that measure was introduced ? And what a flaming sword was wielded against it by the lion. Gentleman, who said that it would not employ the weak and disabled, but the able bodied. He said, "We want relief for the poor and the aged, for women and children, as well us for the able-bodied." Those were the parties, he said, whom they could not benefit by such means as those which the Noble Lord sought. it was also urged by everybody who spoke on the same side as he (Mr. Roebuck) did, that the state of the country , at the time could not have been assisted by such a pro position. The Government said they had left nothing undone to provide employment for the indigent poor ; but entertaining that argument, how could they now come forward with this extraordinary measure ? Was there ever so pitiful an attempt ? he could not call it an endeavour, for no phrase in the English language could supply him with a word which could express his feelings, without trespassing on the corutesies of the House, and which, would adequately enable him to describe the plan of the Right Honourable Gentleman. The Government proposed to lend 620,0001. to Ireland, after they had ex pended something like 10,000,0001., and when they had already deranged, not only the social condition of Ireland, but the social and monetary system of England by their unwise proceedings. But be assured the people would not any longer suffer such proceedings. When they saw hundreds of persons swept away, families destoyed, situations well and honourably tilled up annihilated, and the whole mercantile world in a commotion, and, in the words of a French orator, with hideous bankruptcy knocking at their doors, were they to see the Chancellor of the Exchequer come to the House with a smiling face again to demand money—money.—(Hear.) It might be a pitiful sum compared with their previous lavish expen diture, but the people would not bear it. He appealed to every gentleman in the House —if they wished to consult consistency, which was not a matter of much importance, it would seem, at the present period—to support him in his present amendment. He would ask the Hon. Members who voted in the majority against the Bill of the Noble Lord opposite to join him in carrying a resolution, that the other orders of the day be then read ; if they did so, and if the obtained a majority he thought they would bear no more of this scheme.—(Hear, hear) The Chan cellor would get a very significant hint not to proceed further with it.—(flear, hear) lle felt that the people of England would read a lesson to her Ma jesty's Ministers ; they would look rather angry, that schemes like these were day after day brought down, founded on no principle, and without even an appeal to the country placed upon the table of the House, rather to occupy their time than anything else. He would move that the other orders of the day be now read.—(Hear. hear.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he would not dispute the abstract right of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman to take the course which he had thought proper to take upon the present occasion, but he believed it to be an irregular one, and one which would in future set a bad precedent for others to follow. He believed that the more correct course would have been to go into Corn • mitten, when it would have been his duty to make a statement as soon as the Speaker left the chair with re ference to this grant. He hoped that the House would agree to go at once into Corn mittee—(Hear, hear)—and then in accordance 'with the forms which had been established in that House, he should avail himself of that opportunity of making such a statement as the Hon. and Learned Gentleman would be well able to answer. At present he declined saying anything further, until the House had resolved itself into Committee. The gallery was then cleared for a division. The House having divided, there appeared -14 For the amendment 203 Against it Majority The amendment was consequently negatived. (LEFT SITTING.) RAUAWAV SHARE M ARKE TS. 1.1,17.ERP00L, Arm, 23. STocKlxcits.N6z.—The sales are—Birmingham and Dud ley, 5 p.—Birmingham and Oxford, 7% p.—Chester and Birkenhead, 44 1 / 4 —Eastern Counties, York Extension, 11, slis.—Ea3t Lancashire (late B. and P.), 116 dis.—Ditto, New (scrip), par—Edinburgh and Glasgow, Quarters,l7 l ,6 —Liver pool, Crosby, and Southport, 1 p.—London and North- Western, 171. 1 .—London, Manchester, and Birmingham, Quarters (C), 4 p.—London, Brighton, and South Coast, 51 1 ,4—Manchester and Leeds, Fifths, 4% p.—Ditto, 321. Shares (late Extensions), 1 ,6 p.—Ditto, Fifths (late West Riding Union), 1 4 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln. shire, Eighths, 2 1 /2 dis.—Manchester and Southampton, 1 1 4 dis,—Midland Stock, 115—Ditto, New, 2 p.—Newcastle and Herwick, New, I% p.—North Staffordshire, I'A p.—North- Western, 2 dis.--Preston and Wyre, Halves (A). 3% p.— Shrewsbury and Hereford, 1% dis.—Shrewsbury and Chester (late N.W.M.), New, 2 1 4 p.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B), 1 / 2 dis.—SouthEastern, 36 1 4—Ditto, New, No. 4, ls. 3d. dis. MANCHESTER, AraiL 29. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Notting ham, and Boston, 1 1 / 1 dis.—Birmingham and Oxford Junc tion, 7% p.—Eastern Counties, York Extension, 1 1 4 dis.— East Lancashire (late 13. and P.), New, I%—Ditto, New (scrip), 1 /B dis.—East Lincolnshire, I%—Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding Junction, 1% dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, 5 1 / 2 dis.—Ditto, Preferentials, 1 ,4 p.—Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester, par—Ditto, Branches, Halves, 1 dis.—London and North-Western, New, 9 1 / 2 p.—Ely and Huntingdon, New, par—Manchester and Leeds, Halves (H. and S.), IA p.—Ditto, 32/. Shares (late Extension), 5-16 p.—Ditto, Fifths (late West Riding Union), 14 p.—North Stafford shire, 9-16—Oldham Alliance, 1 ‘ dis.—Preston and Wyre, Halves (A), 3% p. —Shropshire Union, 1N —South-Eastern and Dover, 36—Ditto, No. 4, 3-16 dis. LEEDS, Aram 29. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Notting ham, and Boston, 1 !,4 dis.—East Lancashire, New, dis. —Ditto, New Scrip, ls. dis.—East and West Yorkshire, 16s. dis.—East Lincolnshire, 1%, p.—Great Northern, IL / 4 dis. —Leeds and Bradford, 421 A p.—Leeds and Thirsk, 5 1 / 2 dis. —Ditto, Preference, 7s. p.—London, Brighton, and South Coast, Fifteenths, 2s. p.—Malton and Dritlield Junction, 10s. dis.—Manchester and Leeds, Halves (late llud. and Sheff.), 103. p.—Ditto , 321. S hares (late Extensions), 10s. 6d. p.—Ditto, West Riding Union, 9s. n. p.—Midland, Pre ference, 1 3 A p.— Newcastle and Berwick, New, 1 3 A p.— North British, Thirds, 1. 1 4 p.—Ditto, Quarters (late Carlisle Branch), 15s. p.—Ditto, Extension (scrip), 7s. p.—North Staffordshire, 325. p.—Northern Counties Union, n. —North-Western, 30s. dis. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, ArrilL 29. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Caledonian, New, lls. 6d. dis.—Eastern Counties, York Extension, l dis.—New castle and Berwick, 5 p.—Ditto (North Shields Purchase), 29 3 4—North British, 31. SHEFFIELD, Arm 29. - - - - - - - STOCK ExcoANGE.-The sales are-East Lincolnshire, 1 1 ,4 p.-Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Sheffield and Lincoln), 3 1 4 dis.-North Staffordshire, 1 1 4 p.-North- Western, 395. c. dis. EDINBURGH, Arum 28. STOCK ExcaiwoE..-The sales are-Ayr and Galloway, 395. 6d.-Caledonian, - New, 375. 61-Dundee and Northern Junction, 305.-East Lothian Central, 395. 6d.-Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, Quarters, 11s.-Edinburgh and North ern, 17%-Ditto, New, 565. 6d.-DittO, Newport, 6 % - Ditto , New, 355.-Edinburgh and Perth, 395.-Ditto, Halves, 12s. 3d.-Great Northern, 525.-North British, Quarters, 825.- Ditto, New Quarters- (scrip);' 195.-Ditto, Thirds, 485.- Scottizh `;entra:, 24ti-East 3w. GLASGOW, Amur. 28. STOCI , , 3ta.rtka:.-The sales arc-Caledonian, New, 375. 6d -East Ldian, 9d.-East Lothian Central, 395. 6d. - Edinburgh and Glasgow, 701.-Edinburgh and Perth (New Co.), 393.-Ditto, Halves, 125.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 581.-Ditto, Halves, No. 2, 61. Is.-Glas ,,, w, Du_ . and Carlisle, 51.-Glasgow and Greenock, 15 -Kilmarnock and Avr Direct, 275. 6d.-Manchester and Southampton, 16s. -North British, Thirds, 48s. 6d.-Ditto New Quarters (scrip), 18s. 6d.-Paisley, Barrhead, and Ilurlet, 525. 6d.-York and Newcastle, 1314-Ditto, Preference, 6A -Glasgow and Garnkirk, New, 391. It has been announced in the City that a public meeting of merchants, manufacturers, and others will be held at an early day to consider the present monetary condition of the country and the operation of the Bank Charter Bill. Late arrivals from the United States bring intel ligence of the death of Mrs. Davis, of Boston, mother of Mrs. Bancroft, the wife of the American Minister, DESTRUCTIVE FIRE NEAR EXETER. EXETER, Arßit 28.—0 n Tuesday afternoon a messenger arrived at the fire offices in this city, giving information of a most alarming fire having broken out in the village of Stoke Canon, which is situated about four miles distant, close to the Bristol and Exeter Railway. The firemen and engines immediately hastened to the scene, to render all the assistance in their power; and besides the very efficient corps of the West of England and Sun Offices, the engine of Sir T. D. Acland, Bart., M.P., of Killerton I'ark, scarcely . two miles from Stoke, was in attendance. From inquiries made on the spot, we find that thirty-two houses have been completely gutted. Stoke Canon is a small village, contain ing (in the parish) about 500 inhabitants, and sixty dwel lings; the destruction, therefore, of more than half the dwellings, and the making houseless the majority of the poor and uninsured residents, i 3 a calamity which we are justified in designating as awful in the extreme. The train which leaves Paddington at half-past seven in the morning passes at the back of Stoke about ten minutes after three in the afternoon, and reaches Exeter at twenty minutes past three. A cinder from the engine propelling this train was, it is generally supposed, the cause of this dire event, for, soon after the train had passed, the thatch of a linhay, belonging to a person named Barris, not a land yard from the rails, was discovered to be in flames. It was soon exti ngu i s h e d, but not soon enough to prevent its communicating with a house occupied by . a Mr. Hunt, who was confined to his bed, and was with difficulty saved from a painful and horrible death. The wind was blowing hard from the south-west, and the fire extended in two directions, the one being easterly towards the main Street, and the other northerly towards the Brampford Spike ~.....-. ..-----, ....-------"--- road, which crosses the line of railway a little nearer t o the II,:le ! •tation. ..kt. the corner of that road stands a have occupiers by Mr. Greenslade, a cattle dealer. which stems to escapedmhave in a most singular anner, encompas whi to as it must have been by the destroying element, sr.reading ding rally, rched the main street, an d c aught e'a the houses on the opposite side. The New Inn. the tithe barn, school-house, and other buildings, church, were soon in a blaze, including the dwelling-Wise of Mr. llevcroft. In Mr. llaycroft's house 100 packs of wool were totally consumed. In the easterly direction simultaneouslY, .1,1;!, extending to the flames were doing equal damage, destroying most raplo.'l_ the King's Arms, ten or a dozen cottages, the house of tuu Rev. Mr. Knight ; that of a lady named Craig, who keeps a seminary ; the vicarage occupied by the Rev. W. T. N 3 l 3e ; ton Penoyre (whose furniture was consumed, together the communion plate, which had only been removed third from the church the previous evening, "for safety,") aer 13 finally the outhouse of the rector, the Rev. Mr. Bond, where they were at length subdued. , i , must `otwitlistanding the vast amount of misery Arb , c - t inevitably attend this severe visitation. there is one abunclat source of thankfulness and congratulation in the fact , =I, not one life has fallen a sacrifice to :the conflagration , morn wh ' cl breaking out at so early an hour, found the inhabitant a prepared than if it had come upon them in the WaS s t eal % dead of night. half-past three o'clock in the afternoon 1 said to be the time when it commenced , a nd it was eot of under till nine in the evening. This morning, wh en 'yearn the ruins, they were still smoking, and in some parts b ing, and every now and then the fall of a violence of the wind, showed the temerity of venturingi,tro near their unsupported, gaunt, and threatening beig l ' t , s ,; a n engines were on the spat, and playing on the fire witl. 0 - al hour of the outbreak, with a plentiful supply of water r.ll, the river Esse, which runs close tiv; but the roofs being wi t t ,, , out exception of thatch, and the 'wind very high and g`, l ' ', the check was only slight, and their influence for a very S T , time unperceivable. The damage is estimated at 1,5 0 ° L an d property in fee belongs chiefly to the Dean and Chapters' - 0 .01 wall, front the was mostly insured by the lesees, though a heavY 1° 6 b c en unquestionably fall on the poor people whose goods have either damaged or burnt. LAW INTELLIGENCE. • BAIL COURT, April 29 (Before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE. ) , TIIE, QUEEN V. BRAITHWAITE AND ANOTHE... fling Sir F. THESIc,ER applied to his Lordship for a rule,e! r i e s upon Mr. John Braithwaite, the • proprietor , sh o w '"il at iSe , Wyman, the publisher, of the Railway Ti m es, toi cause why a criminal information should not be tiled aga- n t hie for publishing a libel in that journal reflecting on tbe ; 1 ., meter of George Frederick Muntz, Esq., M.P. for Dirrnl Learned ham. It appeared from the Affidavits on which the T rn g Counsel founded his motion, that in August, 1845, a cq c .., of forming a railway from there to Leicester, was convened at Birmingham to consider the Proprie. Mr. Muntz was requested' to attend by a person did at- Shaw, a houeeholder of Birmingham. Mr. blatt t "" 0- tend the meeting, where he found about sixty gent le shoul d sembled, by whom it was resolved that the project a nits be carried out, and so convinced was Mr. Muntz of the 100 mate success of the measure that he agreed to ta ke 100 shares in the proposed company, which were ttee°' . L . :l t be allotted to him, and which lie stilt retained, havi n g P A I e the deposit, &c. It was afterwards proposed that he shouh• col," which eetoll,l4 chairman of the new company, but this he declined, on account: of his Parliamentary engagements ; but he ultimately te a the to accept the office, provided Mr. Shaw was appoint'', oat vice-chairman, and ' undertook to discharge the duties of oat office. Prospectuses were subsequently issued, and !c o be sional committee appointed. The capital propose" bieb a raised was 600,0001., in shares of 201. each, upon W spares deposit of two guineas a share was to be paid. The - the ° were duly allotted, and the amount paid uP ur ti n f tha was 52,6C0/., which was paid into the bands " 0 ,00 bankers. The necessary arrangements were th en oal . for obtaining an Act of Parliament to establish th e s i t ioo pany. The Bill was thrown out owing to the oPrf i h a of two rival lines, whereupon it was resolved ha' to te share should be returned to the subscr ibers, the l a t he investigated, and the whole concern wound uP• flail' 2Sth of November an article was published i n the. _, an d way Times, designating the whole scheme 1%5 a bubbl_ e iro s stating Mr. Muntz to have been the chairman et . 7 o at disgraceful scheme; and in a subsequent ntu„,b,er7oghaal journal it was stated that the; Members for P , . iat ionSr had been most unfortunate in their railway. spec" pro' and had not been particularly scrupulous in hl_r Ael i n is ceedings, which had stamped their characters w ith e T u ea d of disgrace. Mr. Muntz had placed his name at 0 1 ri les to a bubble company, and which had induced other P'! .Tro snY join it. Mr. Muntz in his affidavit denied that the coed in question was a bubble one, and said that it Wil' ort i O ined Lone fide; and also denied the material allegations C in the libel. a l the f f i C ha tl Mr. Justice CoLERIDGIc said he doubted whe.- e b r a t woe , were sufficient to call for such an interference, e.,plalla" nevertheless, grant a rule, as it might lead to solve Lion or disavowal by the defendants. Rule to show cause granted. rll5 ll/ ' THE QUEEN V. Ft-Imm HENRY /KUNTZ AND ,-, a , cel" Mr. CocxltUßN said he was ins tructed on the part of tain shareholders of the Birmingham and Oxford Jan'ing Railway Company to app l y to his Lordship for a rule, e!",h, upon the defendants, and the directors 4enerallyno.ra_:sto above company, to show cause why a writ of ma d ",,t should not issue commanding them to elect by ballot four.‘,.; their number who were to retire from the direction, a nd a , ' conve ne a general meetin g of the shareholders of the ell; pant to elect four other persons to supply their places. 1 0 Learned Counsel proceeded to state that the case was °I ? t tg that had already undergone very considerable argtren i t n i g le s y th so a a t the Court of Chancery, the result of which WO that great P lace r:cetlllitlY been ro c e whiche d parties were directed to apply to a court of conallwn sought. e takenkle A r zreat for length h e r t e h l e ief p of Chancery, the particulars of which have 0 unnecessary published that a recapitulation of them i 3 the present occasion. His LORDSHIP granted a rule to show cause. then detaile. ac_eourt IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. - H(; Virool The LoRD C HANCELLOR took his s eat on the .- - , sack at Five . MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS. cert ain Messengers from the Commo ns brought up Bills. ra G rI O I V I E T Ir w iII L E I N A T Am PL p A re N sen O t F ed E Lions from Rotherham, York, Doncaster, Thicrkr___,eo numerous other places, in favour of the Gee nw plan of education. Lord BROUGHAM HEAL'FII OF TOWNS. meed of several medical gentlemen, in favour of the Ile 1 1 . Towns Bill. apUnuCtnAX. O o l N . f :pV: i v eral P r ' petition, me at ., e f The NoELE and LEEDlPNC:vAseTLniot;lial';',.presented se e c o. titions for and against the Government sCheMe 0' cation. IRISH POOR-LAW. , et ition , The same LEARNED LORD also presented Itc lltionerS from the vestry of Liverpool. The P 1 :, 5 had stated that the number of Irish Paeleooo hAa of late very rapidly increased ; thatnel cern ' tier 11 04 passed into Liverpool since the month of according to documents of authority on so me 30,0 00 but these did not include in that number . , .. 4 further state that had come over more recently. They , i ne d in that of the 180,000 paupers 105,000 had rema , ,vitt , Liverpool in a state of perfect destitution, alol thu s cases of very grievous disease among tettown, the subject ; fostering the seeds of a very wide contagion in the os e They said that there had been not only a sudden ine r , j o of the population, but a sudden increase of 180,00eo 300,000 —an increase of near two-thirds—in the coo r 79 of four or fire months. That affected the poor of the top more than any other class in society ; and that class p • rev i°, - to this numbered 70,000 or 80,000, principally Irish lr In pLErot a e, Catholic r n gvdleasnhntidp.ts hwei ol immigration paupers. passpi og e ir r da s : an 1 3onTar Irish fs petitioners ri i u, t ) i op) o er n -rw e lsa r i w s ,fir p l oet r or ada wished, 3ehicdroic,ityjihta se a ny t tdee t: pnt e :ht i lo passing of Irish paupers from England to Ireland, int o guard his Noble Friend site against supposing th ( at l the present measure, for th g e ta y hneiu fu i petition was t 04 did not think s rt o h f e L r asntasdteodivinntfeha)r o,llPri3oi, the measure passed by the House of k - ',, ° o - 0 1 mons would at all ameliorate the condition of Li lan d —(Hear)—for the facilities of obtaining relief in Eog,`, ° o o‘ were so great, that Irish paupers would continue tn,' t he into England. The Noble and Learned Lord sai u p is opinion was founded on a vast n umber of docutne so drawn out by an authority who was of opinion that 0 , Irish poor-law would incr ease the influx of puYOO. He, therefore, deemed it hi s dut y to present the peti r 'di. The Marquis of LANSD OWNE said that the e°nht tion of the manufacturing districts had been „;e-at. under the consideration of her Majesty's Governi-old but he was not prepared to say what ste p s if anY' Iv as Tthhies.—Erilleoafr‘inanmjespeuniecliiplfsl be taken in reference to the subject. After a few words from fiord ASHBURTON, which were inaudible. . e e s bj • Lord MUNTEAGLE was/surprised that tile -11 had nes sooner ht under consideration. f. ,„,r low„,, Lord Ftllo/1 2 - 41 leavWb , . , <,, d•-vv pray for ap— 0 ..- Lord IMINTs ....' - _-: - .2.--Tkey ti.); but not such reeoo influx Wmo of Liverpool, Irish s a i of d distress,wt h e a a t l t wealth t w that w th h s i ces t h ey I , it e c) c i: t it i :„ g_s 1 ob t r: b youi ns sari w e s m a u r fl i e n e d o re f d t t h s h e o e t bt o he e aware distress caused to flow into that port ; if t e ii we d in the poor-rates with the enormous sums w rn t hel hibehyiion_rar ¢r to their coffers, from every part of the world, for e--- ' ~,, would find the latter greatly to prepondersl,eri.ONl''' After a few words from the Earl of WP' Friend. " 35 Lord BROUGHAM said that his Noble %tertascd; quite mistaken in the supposition that he os ion n; for he meant to reserve himself for the e' . c ie Fr jeco the poor-law. He quite agreed with his Noble wend behind him that the present depression of to o d al market justified the most careful proceedings? in Ire though, perhaps, ,the worst might be Pas', be be land, there was yet much to be endured ; P an , be lieved that the Government would do well to u de fi o ite this subject maturely before they took 1/nY measures. OUTDOOR RELIEF. orot et!' The Earl of SHREWSBURY presented se led ,,, e t i tions on out-door relief, and said that tic out door relief were given it might b© made .e„,. F , TENURE OF LAND IN IRELAi";',• severe' The Marquis of LANSDOWNE preser!it 1 ?ure in ' petitions praying for the abolition of 'Wei ten Ireland. POOR-LAW (IRELAND) Blatt Bads poPt The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that become his duty to move the second reading,lo; tha Poor-law Bill for Ireland, and in doing so he i s ms p ath tru o s m T eo vy. he was inviting their Lordships to follow him tt i s ' iti f o re beset with difficulties and with danger. He is „ eo ple that, in taking measures 'for the relief of a r ieg eee on whom a calamity had fallen with n, de, y eo 6 of unusual intenseness they bad to Pre!' t the only for human improvidence, but aenspiiipe consequences of an awful dispensation ot, ib they Providence, and if they, reached the port vv_u,, e ,et bi sought to attain, they must reach it by a COuras.e it o is . e t rocks and encumbered by shoals. They h d__L l : c l i ; out of the depth of misery into wf,,treof was plunged a country which, without rnanula:et to except to a very small extent, was ~In rj eh,o an d to 3 det , it be elevated to a state of active industry, people by the efforts of industry, which, to r e _ ise ss -- effective, required a capital which they did nOty ....a u co of to enrich a people which, without the OPPL"' r... y..t.9P `t CI