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s nd corrupt perjury;" and to move that the Attorney-General be directed to prosecute the said Stephen Mount for per jury, and that in all cases in which a committee shall re port there are grounds for believing a witness to be guilty of perjury, the Attorney-General be directed to prosecute at once. His great object in the latter part of the motion was to prevent the recurrence of perjury as much as pos sible, while these committees were sitting, by insuring the speedy punishment of the offence. Mr. BR A MSTON said that, as chairman of the Chatham committee, he would second the motion. He could not say that he was authorised by the committee to do so, but, at the same time, having heard the evidence of M ount, he liad not the slightest doubt—and he believed that was the feel ing of every member of the co mmittee —that he had com mitted wilful and corrupt perjury. If the committees omitted to direct their chairman to move for the prosecu tion of witnesses whom they declared to have been, in heir opinion, guilty of per j u ry, there would no do u bt be plenty of private members to take the matter up. He hoped, therefore, that the hon. member would not press the latter part of the motion, which seemed to infringe the independence of the house. Lord PALMERSTON cordially concurred with the opi nion expressed by his hon. friend as to the able and im partial manner in which the election committees had per formed the duties committed to them. (Hear, hear.) They had acted with the greatest impartiality, and what was better, with becoming promptitude. He attached as much importance as any man could possibly do to punishing, and thereby preventing, perjury, before these committees ; because it was obvious that, if wit nesses before these committees were prepared to pursue that course of perjury which had in some cases been fol lowed, the functions of the house, and the purposes of the committee, would be entirely defeated. It was, there fore, the duty of the house to visit with every possible de gree of seventy every case of perjury which could reason ably be established against any witness. On these grounds he concurred with that part of the resolution which di rected the prosecution of the witness in this case. He be lieved that in ordinary cases it should be the part of the committee to resolve that their chairman should make the motion for a prosecution ; and he so far concurred with the hon. member who seconded the motion, as to think that it would be better, after agreeing with that part of the motion which ordered the prosecution in this instance, and thus making good the omission of the committee to leave the committee to purstie the regular course, and not to take out of the hands of the committees the functions which properly belonged to them ; reserving, of course, the right of the house to make good any cases of omission on their part. He would, therefore, suggest to his hon. friend to omit the latter part of his motion—the former would, he was sure, receive the unanimous support of the house. Mr. NEWDEGATE fully concurred in the course re commended by the noble lord, and regretted, as a member of the Chatham committee, that they had not desired their chairman to make a motion for the prosecution of this wit ness. He had acted as a magistrate for many years, and scarcely ever heard evidence which he believed to be more wilfully false, or more deserving the reprobation of that house. Mr. KING said that, as it seemed to be the wish of the house, he would withdraw the latter part of his motion. Sis J. SHELLEY said that while one sessional order of that house declared that it would proceed with the utmost severity of the law against persons who had given false evi dence before the house or any of its committees, an other set forth that if any person was elected or returned as a member of the house, or en deavoured to be, by bribery or any other corrupt prac tices, that house would proceed against him in a similar manner. He hoped, therefore, that the house would pro ceed with even-handed justice under both those orders, and that as Sir F. Smith was by the report of the same com mittee found guilty of bribery, the committee would re commend that the same course should be pursued with re spect to Sir F. Smith as to Stephen Mount. Mr. BRAMSTON said that he thought it was right, as some misapprehension existed on the point, that he should state that Stephen Mount was not called by the late sitting member, but by the petitioners. The resolution, as amended, was then agreed to. THE ADMIRALTY COURT. Mr. R. PHILLIMORE then moved for a return of the number of actions or suits in the High Court of Admiralty of England for each of the six years preceding the passing of the act 3 and 4 Vic., c. 65, intituled, " An act to im prove the practice and extend the jurisdiction of the High Court of Admiralty in England," and for each of the six years preceding Christmas, 1852 inclusive, specifying the nature of each action or snit, and whether personal or against the ship, distinguishing foreign from British ships, and in cases of damage, whether single or cross actions, and in cases of possession or bottorary bonds, whether involving claims in equity, and in cases of wages, whether involving claims of masters and seamen against bankrupt owners of ships. His object in moving for this return was to furnish the house with a practical refutation of certain statements with reference to the Court of Admiralty, which had ob tained currency both within and without the walls of that house—statements which were false in most cases, and in all cases grossly exaggerated. He hoped to show that in time of peace justice between individual parties was as satisfactorily administered in this court as in of war international justice was done, to the honour and credit of the country. The 3d and 4th Victoria furnished practical evidence of the efficiency of this tribunal, for while it largely extended its jurisdiction it gave parties who had suffered damage from collisions or other causes an oppor tunity to seek their remedy in a court of common law if they prefe..cd it. The object of this motion was to show that that option had, since the passing of the act, been almost invariably exercised in favour of the High Court of Admiralty. The motion was agreed to. Mr. NAPIER obtained leave to bring in a bill to faci litate the more speedy arrest of absconding debtors in Ire land. THE LIFE ASSURANCES COMMITTEE. • On the motion of Mr. WILSON, the following members were nominated the committee on life assurance associa tions :—Mr. Wilson, Mr. Cardwell, Mr. Henley, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Glyn, Mr. Sotheron, Mr. M. Forster, Mr. D. Seymour, Mr. Thomas Chambers, Mr. Mullings, Mr. Freshfield, Mr. Geach, Mr. John Abel Smith, Mr. Cowan, and Mr. John Ball. COUNTY POLLS BILL. - The County Elections Polls (Scotland) Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on April 13th. CONSOLIDATED FUND BILL. The Consolidated Fund Bill was read a second time. CATHEDRAL APPOINTMENTS BILL. This bill was read a third time. On the motion that it do pass, , Mr. FREWEN moved that a clause, of which the fol lowing is the enacting part, should be added to it :—Be it therefore enacted, that after the passing of this act the provision of `An act to abridge the holding of benefices in plurality, and to make better provision for the residence of the clergy' (except in the case of any benefices situate in any city or town where it shall appear desirable to the bishop of the diocese to pull down and remove one or more churches) shall only extend and be applicable to and for the union of the two benefices, or one benefice and one spiritual sinecure, rectory, or vicarage, the aggregate yearly value of which does not exceed six hundred pounds, and the churches (or if there are more than two, then the churches which are the furthest from each other) shall be within one mile and a half of one another by the nearest road, and the annual value of. one of the said benefices, or spiritual sinecure, rectory, or vicarage, shall not ex ceed two hundred pounds, or the population of one of them shall not exceed one hundred persons, according to the census taken by the authority of any Act of Par liament ; provided always, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to alter the provisions of the twenty sixth section of the said recited act for annexing isolated places to the contiguous parishes, or making them separate benefices." His object was to prevent the consolidation of two or more contiguous parishes where there were endow ments sufficient for two clergymen, and to bring the law back to more like what it was before the act of 1850 was• passed. If the house should agree to this clause, he should then move that the following words be added to the title of the bill—" and to prevent the union of benefices above a certain value." Mr. S. HERBERT said that the clause which the ho nourable member proposed to add to this bill constituted the main part of one which was thrown out on Wednesday week last. Mr. FRE WEN said that this was only one clause of that bill, which was withdrawn and not rejected. Mr. HERBERT said that the fact was that this clause, which the house had already considered and decided against, was one so entirely foreign to the subject matter of the bill upon which the hon. member proposed to en graft it, that he was actually obliged to alter the title of the bill. If the hon. member had proposed to add this clause to the bill for the repeal of the attorneys' certificate duty, it would have had as much reference to that as to the bill now before the house, which did not relate tO the cure of souls further than by enacting that for the next two years any appointments made to fill vacancies occurring after the 3d of March should be subject to any enactments recommended by the commission now sitting. He would not now discuss the clause on its merits, but merely remind the house that Parliamentary proceedings would be in volved in inextricable confusion, if on the third reading of a bill they allowed a clause to be inserted in it which had no reference to the matter in hand. were-- The h ouse t h en di v id e d on t h e c l ause, w h en there For the clause. Againwt ......... Majority 42 The clause was passed. therefor e rejected. The bill was then METROPOLITAN I MPROVEMENTS (REPAYMENT OUT OF CONSO LIDATED FUND) BILL. The debate on the motion for going into committee was resumed by Mr. HENLEY, who remarked that at by the o p era ti on o f this bill a sum of between 130,0 e 140,0001. would find its way into the revenue of the Woods and Forests, e of the finan cial would, consequently , increase the b:.,:a d ans esirable, b u t it year of 1853-54. That might should be recollect ed that it wo uld be d o substantive sum on the Consolidated Fund, o " by taking a balances of the Exc he q uer, and transferringr it into of the the ways and meads of the year. The money was t o out of the balances of the Exchequer to p a y th e interest iakela cer t a in mortgages, but the r i g ht honourable gentl eman did 9f not tell them when it w ould be paid off. Neither did i tell them when it was probable that the London-b r id ge Approaches Fund would commence to recoup the mo ney into the Exchequer which the right hon. gentleman was now going to take out of it. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY said they should not charge the general revenue of the country for local purposes, and asked also why they should throw any portion of the debt on the Consolidated Fund without certainty of repayment. The right honourable gentleman had not shown how he sum that was to come out of the London - bridge Approaches Fund would be realised ; and he reminded the house that it ap peared from the last return from the London corporation account that there were many burdens upon that fund. Mr. ALCOCK would oppose the bill, because the duties upon coals would be continued under it. The house having gone into committee, * The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose to correct an error in his statement on the preceding day. He had stated that the consumers of coals would not have to Pay a farthing more or less under this bill, whereas he Should have stated that the consumer of coals would pay considerably less under this bill than he paid .before. By the opposition' ~.....6c, of the hon . gentleman who spoke last, the ~.,....„ nsurce r of coals -a. • .., iAlw i ,,,- might have to pay more than he would -..)----; -- - ^ , A ls ` e b e sabiect t . _ .4,i,4- old o for the amount the slowness or rapidity with i r - -,.., ,--1. a dep en d u '. he would have to ~-, .7 ( - which the bill should I) a n i ss through the house, because the 1 , ..• ' • re4eithe debt remained in n existence the greater the in- Tea?, hear.) The „,„, ,i', , ,: -. .dberhst 4 upon it would vg' and liable li for the whole of , --. , "7 , ' l . bi4dgg i Approaches Fund,London •e rat operation of , ~*,: We,p4l cipal and interest, ,--/ ' ' . "'i`i 4 ) , • .i •. this bill would be to accelerate the paying off of the debt, and.thus to stop the accumulation of interest, thereby di minishing the burden upon the London-bridge Approaches Fund. The hon. baronet said they had no right to charge the general revenue of the country for local improvements. That was a very just and sound principle, and this bill was in no way inconsistent with it. There seemed to be some idea that they were going to place principal debt upon the general revenues of the country ; but he had already stated that the principal debt was now chargeable on the land revenues of the Crown. The Sovereign, who had a life interest in the land revenues, had been advised by the advice of her responsible advisers, to assent to the act which mortgaged part of the land revenues ; so that, so far as the period of the Sovereign's life was concerned, a charge on the land revenues was precisely equivalent to a charge upon the Consolidated Fund. So far as anything beyond the Sovereign's life was concerned, he granted that the case was different ; but he was sure that the house would never allow the Sovereign to be defrauded of part of the property of the Crown which had been mortgaged for a public benefit in which the Crown had no interest what ever. The right hon. gentleman (Mr. Henley) wished to know in what time the debt that had been incurred and charged upon the land revenues would be paid off, and he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) had answered that ques tion by anticipation. He had informed him that it was impossible to define the exact time within which it would be paid off, because it depended upon the productiveness of the London-bridge Approaches Fund. Although it might be very easy to form a fair estimate of the productiveness of that fund, yet it was impossible to form such an esti mate as could be relied upon for minute accuracy, because it of course depended upon the state of trade in London, the progress of population, and other circumstances, which must be mere matter of calculation and not of positive statement; but he had the satisfaction of saying that it was very clear that the charge on the London-bridge Approaches Fund would be paid off some considerable time before the law for levying the coal-tax expired. He thought he should be speaking within the mark if he estimated the sum which the Government might expect to receive annually from the Lon don-bridge Approaches Fund at some 150,0001. or 160,0001., or so. At present there was a sum exceeding 80,0001. already available for the purpose of the process to which this bill related. ; but it was not possible for him to make use of that sum for the purpose of diminishing the total charge on the Consolidated Fund, because there were two questions of priority as to the application of that money which it would be difficult to solve. He should hope that a 'period of five or six years, or perhaps less, would suffice to terminate and wind np the affair. Mr. HENLEY understood the right hon. gentleman to say that every day they postponed the passing of this bill they were increasing the charge on the London-bridge Approaches Fund, and so delaying the period when the coal tax would cease. To the extent of 34,0001. (the in terest on the 895,0000/. which the right hon. gentleman meant to repay to the several parties), as that interest would cease so far, we should be contributing out of the funds of the country for local improvements. Sir W. JOLLIFFE asked what was the sum that would have to be repaftl. to the Treasury from the London-bridge Approaches Fund before any reduction could take place in the coal duties levied from the public ? Was it the 895,0001., the 961,0001., or the whole 1,240,000/. ? It was impossible to make this point out from the bill. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he was now assailed on both sides with regard to this bill; and he hoped that before the hon. gentleman behind him (Mr. Alcock) charged him with seeking to increase the burdens of the consumers of coal, he would first settle his quarrel with the right hon. gentleman the member for Oxfordshire, who objected to the bill that it would re lieve the London-bridge Approaches Fund of the sum of 34,0001. for interest, which was due to the Consolidated Fund. These were two contradictory charges, and it was impossible that they could both be true. It so happened that neither of them was correct. The bill, by accelerating the liquidation of the debt, and so curtailing the period for which interest would accrue, would pro tanto relieve the consumer, and enable the duty levied from the people of London and its neighbourhood to be extinguished at an earlier period than would otherwise be the case ; but the right honourable gentleman misunderstood the terms of the bill when he said that the interest was to be put an end to at the expense of the Conso lidated Fund. The matter was exceedingly difficult and complex, but ho could assure the right honourable gentle man, that ho was mistaken in this view. The debt that had been incurred and the interest accruing upon it was one thing, and the charge that existed for the purpose of replacing that debt was quite a different thing. The obli gation of the London-bridge Approaches Fund was not to pay off the debt which the Commissioners of Woods and Works incurred, and the interest thereupon; what it had to do was to pay a certain principal sum, namely, 665,0001., and interest thereon at the rate of five per ceat. until the whole was paid off. Now, he was sorry to say that he could not undertake the responsibility of those who origi nally made this arrangement, and he could not answer the question why, while the sum of 895,0001. of principal debt was incurred, a charge of only 665,0001. was taken on the London-bridge Approaches Fund ; but he presumed it was because there were other assets to look to. On the whole, considering the complexity and absurdities of the original operation, he was well pleased to find that the matter stood as it did, because whilst, if they did not pass this bill, the accumulation of interest might be so great that he could not answer for the London-bridge Approaches Fund being able to discharge it, yet, on the other hand, if they did pass it, it would check the growth of interest in a manner which would it perfectly certain that the Crown would recover all that was due to it, and at the same time the period during which the consumer would have to pay the coal tax would certainly be abridged. But the right honourable gentleman said they were going tab ta e y ee f ed tl' i l f e wouldl93s(o,oenliaralelh;ceindtewraesette be at c t r e se e , and e of that interest? (Hear, hear.) Now, the London bridge Approaches Fund would pay off the 895,000, and would get no interest ; nor had the land revenues of the Crown any power of getting the interest. There was the charge of 665,0001. upon the London-bridge Approaches Fund, upon which 296,0001. of interest had already accrued. The proceeds of the sales of grounds rents are estimated at 250,000/. ; and there was also a repayment of 30,0001. ex pected from the Westminster Improvement Commissioners. These were the total assets against the sum of 1,250,0001., which was the maximum liability of the London-bridge Approaches Fund. The honourable baronet asked which of the amounts was going to be paid into the Treasury— the 895,0001., the 961,0001., or the 1,254,0001. It was not the 895,0001. That was an obligation for the recovery of which they had no claims as such. That was simply a debt of the land revenues of the Crown, and must be liqui dated. But then, the honourable baronet asked, was it the 961,000/. ? CeAainly that was a part of it—that was a portion of the assets which were available for the com missioners of works, as the law now stood, towards re leasing the land revenues of the Crown, and repaying the charge that had been incurred for interest. It was not the 1,220,0001; that was the maximum of charge upon the Treasury ; and the assets that would be aavailable for the consolidated fund, and which he thought might be con sidered as entirely of a good and secure character, exceeded the sum of 1,220,0001. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY thought that the statement made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer with respect to the London-bridge Approaches Fund was quite satisfactory; but be still contended that the Consolidated Fund did take upon itself a portion of debt for which there was no se curity. Sir DE LACY EVANS hoped that the object of this measure was tg reduce the interest upon the whole amount by one or one and a-half per cent., and that by that pro cess the tax upon coals might terminate the sooner, for the benefit of the metropolis. • Mr. HENLEY said if the two funds were entirely dis tinct, he did not understand why the 130,0001. was to be , carried to the ways and means of the year. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQ U liR said the land revenue was entitled to receive as the law now stood, from the Commissioners of Works the reimbursement of all that was paid out in interest on the Londdri-bridge Approaches Fund and other assets. He nowproposed that they should be reimbursed immediately, instead of remaining longer out of their money. This was not a payment that had been made by the land revenues, once and for all and without return. The land revenues, although they could not re cover that payment of interest, eo nomine, yet they were entitled to that charge on the Approaches Fund. The right ' hon. gentleman (Mr. Henley) said, was it the object of the • Government to put it to ways and means? Certainly he' (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) had no object of that kind. It was a postponed payment on account of revenues ; and therefore when this bill was passed, the 130,0001. would come into credit, and become a part of the revenue. The clause was then agreed to, as were the remaining ones, and the house adjourned at twelvb o'clock. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—AUSTRALIA. —Emigrants to the gold fields and rich pastures of Australia are respectfully . informed, that " Parr's Life Pills" are considered to be the best medicine for the cure of diseases incidental to that country and climate ; and they are strongly recom mended to furnish their medicine chests with a supply of this really excellent, long-tried, and rational medicine. None are genuine unless the words " Parr's Life Pills" are in white letters on a red ground, on the Government stamp, pasted round each box ; also, the fac-simile of the signature of the proprietors, " T. Roberts and Co., Crane-court, Fleet-street, London," on the directions. Sold in boxes, at ls. lid., 2s. 9d., and family packets at lls. each, by all respectable medicine vendors through otAithe world. Full directions are given with each box. A liberal discount to shippers. [ADVERTISEMENT.] Holloway's Pills, an effectual Remedy for Gout and Rheumatism.—Extract of a letter from Mr. W. Moon, at Messrs. Godwin's, auctioneers, Winchester, dated April 8, 1852. To Professor Hollo way : Sir—l beg to inform you that for years I was a sufferer from chronic rheumatism, and often laid up for weeks together, unable to move. I was attended by the most eminent surgeons here, but obtained no relief ; was induced to go into our county hospital. The medical treatment there, however, being of no avail, I left and commenced using your pills, which, I am happy to say, in a short time effected a perfect cure, and enabled me to resume my employment. Sold by all druggists, and at Professor Holloway's establishment, 244, Strand, London. STATISTICS OF EMIGRATION. —Yesterday (Wednesday) was printed a Parliamentary paper, obtained by Mr. Hume, o f all vessels belonging to the United Kingdom cleared outward with passengers at the custom-houses of Great Britain and Ireland, from the 16th of June to the in spection of emigrFartioo2nni, 31st December, i)..braothcerdsays. The totals are under gi vtehne forin tonnage o'ffilthion, the th e year registeredl 852. in the course of last year, emigrant ships was 124,856 ; the officers numbered 762 e • the B cooks, carpenters, and t o 6 t 9 a landsmen,stewards,B 2 2 s s l ; able boys, 661; ordinary seamen, 638 ; emigrants from Londonchildren, there were 15,257 registered tonnage 31,247. n 16,1 0 , 6 7 ;, 9 0 6 f 4 th w e onien, of the children"' 9 1. 5 3 4 ; and From Liverpool, in the year, the r a e n g d i ships was 368,294 ; the crews numbered the emigrants—men, women, From Plymouth the registered tonnage of the — sh 7 ' 331. 50,957 ; the crews, 335; and the emigrants numbered was 8,443. From Glasgow and Greenock the restere tonnage of the ships that sailed in the year was 27,850 c1 . the crews, 1,278 ; the emigrants, 11,542. From Bel' fast, 1,560 emigrants sailed ; from Dublin, 4,101 ; from Galway, 774 ; from Limerick, 7,oo7London derry) 4,662 ; from Q u eenstown, 7,468 ; _from Slig o an d outports the number of emigrants was 1,816 ; and. from Waterford and New Ross, 5,135. The total number of u em nd ig er ra t n h t e s i l n as ap t ee y ti e o a n r offroemmi-grGraetaiot Britain noffieera, andwas Ireland, under rend, 221,086. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH ii, 1853. -Avys totirbf'--))nt, n, SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. SAL SIIURY RACES, (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) The County Plate was won by Miss Talbot. THE WILTON PARK STAKES. Himalaya Borgia Four ran. THE STEWARDS' PLATE, Weathergage • Buckthorn IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-(THIS EVENING.) The Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND presented a petition from a place in Scotland against the admission of Jews in Parliament. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from native born Jews of Great Yarmouth, in vestry assembled, in favour of the admission of Jews to Parliament ; also a petition from a place in Montgomeryshire in favour of the extension of county court jurisdiction to cases of bankruptcy. The Earl of CARLISLE presented a petition from a place in Yorkshire to the same effect. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH presented a petition from the British and other Christian inhabitants of Cal cutta and the neighbouring parts in the lower provinces of Bengal, with respect to the renewal of the act for the government of the Indian territories. The complaint of the petitioners was the present state of the law, and the inefficiency of the administrators. The judges of the courts had to administer three different laws :—English law for British subjects, Hindoo and Mahometan law for natives. In all the amend ments of the law which had of late years been made in this country, none of the acts extended to India, ex cept when some special clauses had been inserted to that effect, or unless they had been adopted by the legislative council. The consequence was that when any one went out from this country he had not only to learn a vast amount of law—Hindoo and Mahometan, which he had never before heard of—but also to forget much of that which he had learned in this country. Another point of complaint wag-the system of the stamp duties which were imposed upon all documents used in law proceedings, which in many cases amounted to a denial of justice. They also recommended that some course of study should be framed in the Company's academy for the judicial branch of the civil service, and that all who once embraced it should be obliged to keep it. They complained next of the present irlefficient system of police .and the ad ministration of criminal justice. The police of India was at present utterly worthlesss, and though ex ceedingl in number the whole military services, was not of the slightest use except for the most unimportant duties. With mgard to the facilities for the administra tion of criminal justice, they were so deficient that in many cases justice was never done. It was after found necessary to imp rison both prosecutor and witnesses to ensure their prasence at the proper time, and a worse expedient still was even resorted to that of proving true facts" by false witneses. The petition then went on to complain generally of the state of the civil service. (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS-(THIS EVENING., The SPEAKER, took the chair at four o'clock. WIGTON ELECTION. Mr. MILES reported from this committee that it had come to a resolution declaring Sir John M'Taggart duly elected. The Windsor Election Committee were sworn at the table. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Imperial Contfuental Gas, and the Saint George's Harbour Bills, were read a second time. PETITIONS. A number of petitions were presented against the ad mission of Jews into Parliament. Mr. BOWY - .ER presented a petition from distillers in Ireland, in favour of British spirits being placed on the same footing, in regard to drawbacks, as foreign spirits. Mr. COBDEN presented a petition from Canterbury, in favour of the , reduction of national armaments. Sir G. STRICKLAND presented a petition from Lancashire, praying for the limitation of the daily working of maclinery in factories. Mr. TURNER presented a petition from Liverpool, against taxes on knowledge. Mr. MUNDY - presented a petition from Birmingham in favour of the London universities being allowed to return members to Parliament. Mr. BANKIEIS presented a. petition from Dorset, against the Cry stal Palace being opened on Sundays. - Mr. SPOON ER presented a"petition from a place in Warwickshire, against the grant to Maynooth. Mr. BAINES presented two petitions from Hull, in favour of the removal of Jewish disabilities. Sir J. PAKINGTON presented a petition from Wor cester, praying for some alteration in the present mode of levying the income tax. LISBURN ELECTION. The SPEAKER intimated that he had received a let ter from the parliamentary agents, stating that it was not intended to proceed with the petition against the return for Lisburn. CLITHEROE ELECTION. On the motion. of Mr. GASKELL, the evidence before the Clitheroe election committee was ordered to be printed. ATTORNEYS' AND SOLICITORS' CERTIFICATE DUTY. Lord R. G:R OSVENOR brought up this bill, and amidst considerable laughter and cheers, proposed that it be read a first time. He said it was not his intention to propose the second reading until after the Chancellor of the Exchequer had made his financial statement. After the right hon, gentleman's decided expression of opinion last night, he had no doubt he would take the question into his serious consideration, with the view of remedying the injustice complained of. (Hear, hear, and a laugh.) The bill was then read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Wednesday, the 13th of April. THE LEVEES OF THE LORD-LIEUTENANT Mr. F. FRENCH gave notice that to-morrow he would ask the chief Secretary for Ireland, whether directions had been sent to Ireland to discontinue the expense of inserting in the Dublin newspapers the usual notices about the lev&es held by the Lord-Lieutenant. BETHLAM HOSPITAL Sir B. HALL wished to ask the hon. gentleman, the Under-Secretary for the Home Department whether Government untended to take any steps to prevent a recurrence of the cruelties referred to in the report of the commissioners appointed to inquire into the state of Bethlana Hospital ? The income of the hospital was about 20,000 C.., and its entire management rested with the Corporation of London. It was ex pressly exempted from the inspection of the Lunacy Commissioners, and he wished to know if it was intended to bring in a bill to abolish that exemption, or whether any further report upon the subject was to be laid on the table. Mr. FITZROY was not aware that any further re port was to be laid upon the table, but a bill had been introduced into. the other house of Parliament upon the subject of the Lunacy Law, which would abolish the exemption to which the honourable baronet referred to. HOP DUTIES. In reply to Mr. SMITH, Mr. WILSON stated that there was an order in the hop duty return, so far as it related to the Rochester district. The return put the assessment down at eight and a half acres, but last year it was 79 acres. There must, therefore, be a mistake in the former figure. PASSING TOLLS. Mr. HUDSON wished to ask the President of the Board of Trade, whether he is prepared to assure the house that he will bring in a bill in reference to the pass ing tolls during this session, in sufficient time to enable the house to pass it. Mr. CARDWELL said one of the harbiour commis sioners had recommended that Ramsgate habour should be made self-supporting ; but this report was entirely different to others which had been made on the subject, and he was examining the case of this and other har bours, in order to satisfy himself as to what steps ought to be taken in the, matter. ACCELERATION OF THE MAILS TO THE NORTH. Mr. HUDSON wished to ask the Secretary of the Treasury whether the attention of the Postmaster-Gene ral has been called to several memorials presented to the late Postmaster-General by a large deputation from the North of England, calling upon his lordship to expedite the mails to the boroughs of Sunderland, Newcastle upon-Tyne, North and South Shields, and all the places north of York • and whether he can inform the house what course, the Postmaster-General is about to adopt to give those populous districts the advantkge of an im improved postal communication ; especially as letters, if forwarded by the Great Northern Railway, could be delivered three hours earlier in the important towns be fore referred to. Mr. WILSON said he had great pleasure in inform ing the hon. member that his noble friend the Postmas ter-General had had under his consideration these va rious memorials, and he had come to the conclusion that the postal communication with these important places might be very materially accelerated, but it must be ob vious that the details for carrying out such an arrange ment must occupy some considerable time. His noble friend, however, hoped to be able to adopt the accele rated time by the middle of June next. CRIME IN IRELAND. Mr. WHITESIDE wished to ask the Chief Secretary for Ireland, whether a bill has been prepared, or is in course of preparation, to carry out the recommendation of the committee which sat last session to inquire into the causes of crime and outrage in certain districts in Ireland, to amend the law relating to the formation of butll sa t y be tl s i o a b t io a o n t y w b o i u ll ld was o the ju rors ' li s t s i n th a t coun t ry . Sir J. YOUNG . sa id no bill was 'p re p are d, nor could in the sciogubrts of fof by preparation, Govern ment. ot be lost SOUTHAMPTON ELECTION. Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT presented a petition from a person named Bowyer, who had been committed to the custody of the Serjeant-at-Arms for refusing to make an affirmation before the Southampton election com mittee in the form prescribed by the Act of Parliament, praying to be released. The honourable member, after presenting the petition, said the committee were of opinion that the refusal was not the result of impro priety or improper purpose, but were out of the man's own conscientious scruples, and he begged, therefore, to move that the man be discharged from custody with out payment of fees. Mr. S. WORTLEY (the Recorder of London) took the opportunity which this motion afforded him of draw ing the attention of the Government to the present un satisfactory state of the law with respect to oaths and affirmations. An exception was made by the statute in favour of Quakers, Moravians, and Separatists, but none in favour of the man who entertained conscientious scruples against taking an oath. This omission often placed courts of justice in a very difficult situation, and he would therefore suggest that the law should be so amended as to leave it optional with a court of law to exempt parties from taking an oath where they were convinced that the parties were sincere in their objec tions. (Hear, hear.) The motion was then agreed to. COMMITTALS FOR CRIME. Mr. W. FOX moved an address for tabular returns of the number of committals for crime in Ireland during each of the years from 1841 to 1852, inclusive ; of the number of committals in England and Wales for each year of the same period ; and, in each case, of the num ber of accused persons unable to read or write, and their centesimal proportion to the whole.—Agreed to. BRIDGNORTH ELECTION Sir J. V. SHELLEY moved that the petition from certain electors of Biidgnorth, which he presented the other night, be printed with the votes. Mr. WHITMORE objected to the motion. Sir J. SHELLEY moved that the evidence taken be fore the Bridgnorth committees be printed. Mr. WHITMORE objected to the motion. He said the petition presented by the hon. baronet was signed by the refuse and mob of Bridgnorth. (Hear.) He considered himself that there was not a more respecta ble borough than Bridgnorth, and he hoped the house would not be led away by party feeling to do an injus tice to the electors. After a few words from Mr. COBDEN, the motion was agreed to. INDIA. On the motion that the house, at its rising, do adjourn until Monday, Mr. BRIGHT inquired what the intentions of the Government were with respect to the legislation about to take place in reference to India. He sincerely trusted that, whatever course they took, they would do nothing precipitately. Within the last few years, there had been no less than four Presidents of the Board of Control and six Secretaries, and yet, though no doubt very well inten tioned, they perhaps knew little more of India than their neighbours. Acquaintance with that vast territory was not considered a qualification for those offices. Any person who belonged to the official or routine party was considered qualified to control the Government of India if his appointment suited the views or uses of the home Government. The consequence was that no continuous system of government was carried out by the Board of Control, and it was not to be wondered at that there should be an indisposition on the part of gentlemen who went now to that office, to grapple with the vast questions concerning the government of India. There had, however, been a lengthened inquiry going on before a committee of the house, as to the re newal of the East India Charter, but he found that they had excluded altogether from their consideration the condition of the people of India, notwithstanding it was well known that the condition of a people was the the best index of the Government under which they were placed. He thought tt was not essential to the forma tion of a fair judgment on this subject that impartial and unbiassed witnesses should be examined before the committee, but at present all who had given evidence before diem were either connected with the Government or the East India Company. He had received a great number of petitions from all quarters in India, all praying for• further inquiry, and for great alterations in the present mode of government. The whole press of India was also in favour of inquiry. He had learned, likewise, that threats and intimidation had been resorted to in order to induce natives and others to abstain from making representations against the existing evils in the Government. From 1848 to 1849 inclusive, there had been a deficiency of 10,000,000 . /. in the Indian revenue and he believed that deficiency would be increased this year. (LEFT SPEAKING.)] BANKRUPTCY COURT (THIS DA Y). (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) IN RE DUNN AND VENABLES.—Tue SEIZURE OF THE SALSETTE EMIGRANT SHIP. These alleged bankrupts were described of Craven street, Strand, shipowners ; and the adjudication took place a few days since, and notice was• given that the adjudication would be disputed. The time for which the notice was given was half-past eleven o'clock ; but up to half-past one no one appeared to support the notice. Mr. Gale said that lie appeared as solicitor to the pas sengers, who were greatly inconvenienced by the delay through the detention of the vessel (the Salsette, be longing to Dunne and Venables, under seizure by virtue of a warrant from this court). _ His Honour said, that many persons did not under stand the effect of a writ ne exeat regno, and the mes senger of this court had peculiar facilities for stopping ships. Mr. Gale said, that at all events some allowance ought to be made to the passengers, thirty-five in number. Mr. Philp, the solicitor to the petitioning creditor, said, he understood that an arrangement had been come to by which the creditors wouldibe paid twenty shillings in the pound, and the proceedings in bankruptcy super seded. In fact, the case had been before Mr. Commis sioner Holroyd two days ago, and his Honour had taken time to consider what course ought to be pursued. His Honour requested Mr. Winslow, the registrar, to confer,with Mr. Commissioner Holroyd on the subject,' and Mr. Winslow shortly afterwards returned and said, that Mr. Commissioner Holroyd at first laboured under the impression that the case had been ballotted to him ; but as it appeared it had not, he should not interfere further. _ _ _ _ His Honour asked how he could certify that the whole of the creditors had been paid in full unless there had been spme meeting at which they could prove. Mr. Philp said that it had been proposed to make an affidavit to that effect. His Honour said he had no power to receive it ; all he could do was to wait a reasonable time, and if no cause was shown to confirm the adjudication, there was nothing on the face of the proceedings to annul it. It was then arranged that Mr. Leverson, solicitor to the parties, should be sent for, an d a d e l a y o f an hour took place, it was then stated that no hour was fixed in the notice for the time of the application, and Mr. Leverson was busy engaged in preparing the affidavit. His Honour said he should not act upon that affidavit if produced further. _ . After waiting some time and no person appearing in support of the notice, it was dismissed. Mr. Gale then pressed for an early day to be named for the meeting. Mr. Philp said the creditors had signed an agreement to accept the offer. After a few words, it was agreed that a day should be fixed, but the advertisements cannot issue until after to morrow, and there appears to be little doubt that the matter will be arranged satisfactorily to all parties. The vessel still remains in charge of one of the }nes senger's assistants. It was suggested that the ship might be allowed to proceed on her voyage, having Mr. Hamlin or one of his assistants on board, but that point was not discussed; and fell to the ground. THE LONDON GAZErIE. (THIS EVENING.) FOREIGN-OFFICE, MARCH 9. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Chisto pher Leake Ringsove as Consul at Hull, and the Ports of the River Humber, for his Majesty the King of the Ne therlands. WHITEHALL, MARCH 11. The Queen has been pieased to order a conge d'elire to the Dean and Chapter of the cathedral church of Lincoln, empowering them to elect a Bishop of that See, the samo being void by the death of Doctor John Kaye, late Bishop thereof ; and her Majesty has also been pleased to recom mend to the said Dean and Chapter the Reverend John Jackson, M.A., to be by them elected Bishop of the said See. CROWN -OFFICE, MARCH 9. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Frome.—Lieutenant-Colonel the Honourable Robert Edward Boyle, of Hamilton-place in the county of Middlesex, and of Marston Bigott, in the county of Som erset, the last election ha's in g been declared void. WAR-OFFICE, MARCH 11. Ist Regiment of Dragoon Guards—John Cuninghana, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Hampton appointed to the sth Dra goon Guards, March 11. 2nd Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant Bryan Thornhill to be Captain, by purchase, vice Jones, who retires ' • Cornet Henry Miles Stapylton to be Lieutenent, by purchase, vice Thornhill, March 11. 6th Dragoon Guards—Myles Lonsdale Formby, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, March 11. Ist Dragoon s —William Wray Hartopp, Gent., to be Cornet, by pu rc h ase, N i ce C oney, promo t e d , M arc h 11. 2nd Dragoons—Lenox Prendergast, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Westby, who retires, March 11. Bth Light Dragoons—George Gooch Clowes, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, March 11. 11th Light Drag oons — George Powell Houghton, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Trevelyan, promoted, March 11. 13th Light Dragoons—Denzil Thomas Chamberlayne, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Meiklam, who retires, March 11. Ist Regiment of Foot—William James Montgomery Cuninghame, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Bellew, promoted, March 11. 4th Foot—Lieutenant Frederick Anthony Trevor, from the 59th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Roberts, appointed Paymaster of the 59th Foot, March 11. 9th Foot—Dobree Bell, Gent., to be Ensign , by pur chase, vice Daunt, p rom oted, March 11. 14th Foot Quartermaster Serjeant John O'Connor, from the 35th Foot, 'to be Quartermaster, vice Samuel Goddard, who retires upon half-pay, March 11. 19th Foot—Ames Go-. en, Gent., to be Ensign, by Pur chase, vice Beadon, promoted, March 11. 20th Foot—George Dowglasso, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Clarke, who retires, March 11. 26th Foot—Lieutenant Bertie Mathew Roberts to bo Captain, by purchase, vice Park, who retires, March 11. 27th Foot.—Ensign and Adjutant Arthur Sisson Cooper to have the rank of Lieutenant ; Ensign John William Brooke O'Loghlin to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Jones, who retires, March 11. 36th Foot.—William Thomas Exham Fosbery, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vico Lambert, promoted, March 11. 46th Foot.—Ensign Henry Knapp, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Evans, whose retirement was announced in the Gazette of 25th February. 1853, March 11. 48th Foot.—James Tarrant Ring, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Gale, promoted, March 11. 52d Foot.—Ensign Walter James Stopford to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Hon. Henry Flower, who retire, March 11. 53d Foot.—Ensign Avary Jordan Davern to be Lieute nant, without purchase, vice Spiller, deceased ; Charles Alexander Humfrey, Gent., to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice Davern, March 11. 56th Foot.—Assistant-Surgeon John Harry Ker Tunes, from the Staff, to be Surgeon, vice Ryan, deceased, March 11. 57th Foot.—James Collins Ashwin, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Earle, promoted, March 11. 59th Foot.—Lieutenant Hodder Roberts, from the 4th Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Urquhart, who reverts to the half-pay of the Royal Marines, March 11. 63d Foot.—Heneage Thomas Twysden, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Starner, whose retirement was announced in the Gazette of the 15th February, March 11. 69th Foot—Richard Cooper Hutchinson, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Allen, promoted, March 11; Henry Wood, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Harrison, appointed to the 25th Foot, March 12. 82nd Foot—Lieutenant Robert Becliles Hunte, from 3rd West India Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Daveney, who exchanges ; Henry Chandler Wilkinson, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Warren, promOted ; Assistant- Surgeon William Stewart James Horne Munro, M.D., from the 93rd Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Boyce, deceased, March 11. 85th Foot—William Henry Mathew, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Glynn, promoted, March 11 ; Edward Musgrave Beadon, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Disbrowe, promoted in the Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, March 12. 89th Foot—Lieutenant Edward Buller Thorpe, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Campbell, who retires ; Ensign George Cresswell to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Thompson, who retires ; Ensign Edmund Morris to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Thorpe, March 11. 91st Foot—Captain John Sandham Warren, from the Cape Mounted Rifl emen , to be Captain, vice Mainwaring,f who exchanges, March L 92nd Fool--:John Thomas Evans, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Campbell, who retires, March 11. 93d Foot—Eugene Dudley Ross O'Neill, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Munro, appointed to the 83d Foot, March 11. 96th Foot—Robert Thomas Thompson, Gent., to be En sign, without purchase, vice Moller, appointed t o the 40th Foot, March 11; Bonar Millett Deane, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Menzies, appointed Quartermaster to the Provisional Battalion at Chatham, March 12. 99th Foot—Robert Montague Hornby, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Pearson, appointed to the 31st Foot, March 11. Rifle Brigade—Frederick Courtenay Morgan, Gent., to be 2d Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Macdonell, who re tires, March 11. Ist West India Regiment—Robert Speedy, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice McA.:thur, appointed to the Staff, March 11. 3d West India Regiment—Lieutenant-Colonel Auch muty Montresor, from Unattached, to be Lieutenant- Colonel, vice lnigo William Jones, who exchanges, March 11; Lieutenant Charles Beevor Daveney, from the 82d Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Hunte, who exchanges, March 11. Cape Mounted Riflemen—Captain Edward George Main wairing, from the 91st Foot, to be Captain, vice Warren, who exchanges, March 11. HOSPITAL, STAFF.—Assistant Staff Surgeon Wm. Fre man Daniell, M.D., to be Staff Surgeon of the Second Class, vice Mostyn, appointed to the 2d West India Regiment ; Assistant-Surgeon Alexander McArthur, M.D., from the Ist West India Regiment, to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice Agar, deceased ; Arthur Guy Elkington, Gent., to be Assistane-Surgeon to the Forces, vice Innes, pro moted in the 56th Foot, March 11. BREVET.—Major Luke Smyth O'Connor, of the Ist West India Regiment, to be Lieut.-Colonel in the Army, Feb. 3. MEMORANDUM.—The commission of Lieut. Wm. Veall Greetham, of the 15th Light Dragoons, appointed Adju tant on Aug. 27, 1852, has been antedated to June 25,1852: ADMIRALTY, MARCH 5. The following promotions have this day taken place con sequent on the death, on the 4th inst., of Admiral of the Red the Hon. Sir Thomas Bladen Capel, G.C.B. : Admiral of the White the Right; Hon. James, Marquis of Thomond, G.C.H., to be Admiral of, the Red. Admiral of the Blue James Carthew to be Admiral of the White. Rice-Admiral of the Red the Hon. George Elliot, C. 8., to be Admiral of the Blue. Vice-Admiral of the White Sir Lucius Curtis, Bart., C. 8., to be Vice-Admiral of the Red. Vice-Admiral of the Blue the Hon. Sir Anthony Mait land, K.C.8., K.C.M.G., to be Vice-Admiral of the White. Rear-Admiral Charles Gordon, C. 8., on the Reserved Half-Pay List, to be Vice-Admiral on the Reserved Half- Pay List. Rear-Admiral of the Red Sir Wm. Henry Dillon, Knt., K.C.H., to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue. Rear-Admiral of the White the Hon. George Alfred Crofton to be Rear-Admiral of the Red. Rear-Admiral of the Blue Edward Collier, C. 8., to be Rear-Admiral of the White. Captain Edward Boxer, C. 8., to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue. Captain Thomas Ball Clowes, on the Retired List, to be Retired Rear-Admiral on the terms proposed in the Lon don Gazette of Ist September, 1846, without increase of pay. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Lancaster. Joseph Noed Walker, Esq., to bo Deputy Lieutenant ; March 2. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire. Richard Hussey Hussey, Esq., John Linton, Esq., George nornhill, Esq., Philip Pillard, Esq., and David Veasey, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenants, March 5. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding ELECTION COMMITTEES.-(THIS DAY.) SOUTHAMPTON. ( Continued from our First Edition.)' The principal part of the evidence adduced during the afternoon was in proof of the agency of Mr. Barrett and Mr. Brinton, and•it appeared that they were engaged in canvassing electors on behalf of the sitting members, and in taking them to the poll. The remaining evidence had reference to the treating of voters. All that was proved, however, was that some electors had partaken of breakfast at Mr. Brinton's house on the morning of the election, and that on the same day several persons, some of whom were voters, were supplied by Mr. Barrett with bread, meat, and beer, in some public gardens opposite his house. At four o'clock the committee adjourned until to-mor row at eleven. of Yorkshire. North York Regiment of Militia—Lieutenant George Smith to be Captain, March 2. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire. Merionethshire Light Infantry Regiment of Militia — Charles Frederick Thruston, Gent., Lieutenant in her Majeesty's 90th Regiment of Light Infantry, to be Cap tain ; John Isaac Walker, Gent. to be First Lieutenant, vice Howell Hedd Lloyd Clough, Gent., promoted ; Wil liam Price Jones, Gent., to be second Lieutenant, vice Richard Meredith RicbArds, Gent., resigned ; John Jones, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, vice Edward Lloyd Ed wards, Gent., resigned, March 4. Comissioners by the Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire. Royal Wilts Militia—Lieutenant William Henry Cress well, to be Captain, Feb. 17'; Lieutenant Walter Coleman, to be Captain, Feb. 18 ; Lieutenant Frederick Breton, to be Captain ; Feb. 19 ; Ensign Beverley Robinson, to be Lieutenant, Feb. 17 ; Ensign Thomas Pocock, to be Lieu tenant, Feb. 18. (The following Article is substituted for that which ap peared in the Gazette of the 4th of March.) Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Essex. West Essex Militia—Samuel Brise Ruggles Brise, Esq. late of the Ist (King's) D ra g oon Guards, to be Lieutenant- Colonel, vice Tower, resigned, Feb. 25. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. James Betteridge, tea dealer, Watlington, Oxfordshire, BANKRUPTS. James Bishop Hounsham, schoolmaster, Stoke Newing ton-road, to surrender, March 24, at half-past twelve, and April 21, at twelve at the Court of Bankruptc. , official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings ; Nias, Copthall buildings. Nathaniel Birkett Gibbs, chemist, Connaught-terrace, Edgware-road, March 19, and April 22, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Bas inghall-street ; Randall, Welbeck-street. John Plimmer, brewer, Britten-street, March 22, at one, and April 25, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Fos ter, official assignee, Abchurch-lane ; Lawrance, Plews, and Boyer, Cheapside. Robert Baxter, currier, Wisbeach Saint Peter, Cam bridgeshire, March 22, at two, and April 25, at one, at the Co - art of Bankruptcy: Edwards, official assignee, Sam brook-court, Basinghall-street ; Hill and Matthews, Bury court, St. Mary Axe. Arthur Hammond Jenkins and Edward John Wood house, wine merchants, Gloucester, March 23, at twelve, an d April 20, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol; L ovegrove, Gl oucester; Abbot and Lucas, Bristol. Charles Francis Hewitt, butcher, Plymouth, March 24 and April 21, at half-past ten, at the Exet er Di s t r i c t Court. Hernaman, Exeter, official assignee ; Elworthy, Exeter. Jane Walker, linendraper, Halifax, April 7 and 29, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds ; Wavell, Philbriek, and Foster, Halifax ; Bond and Barwick, Leeds. Thomas William Baker, tobacconist, Liverpool, March 22 and April 12, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool ; Griffiths Liverpool. James Burgess, contractor, Over Tabley, Chester, April 7, and 28, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Lee, official assignee, Manchester ; Taylor, Manchester ; Hartley, Colne. John Joseph Smith, shipowner, Stockton-upon-Tees, March 18, at eleven, and April 22, at twelve, at the New castle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Fenwick, North Shields. Henry Solomon, Holborn-hill, March 18, and April 22, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Jones, Chancery-lane. M. Prior, Hackney-road, and H. Atkinson, warehouse men, Wood-street, Manchester, March 23, at half-past one, and April 22, at twelve. H. H. Hamer, Stanfield, official assignee ; J. N. Mason, Ironmonger-lane. Henry Simmonds, builder, Sussex, Mar ch 23, at two, and April 20, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. H. H. Standsfield, official assignee ; Hill and Matthews, St. Mary Axe. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap 32, for Li the Week ending on Saturday the sth day of March, 1653. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued ...• .... 32,361,900 Go►ernment debt.... 11,015,100 Other securities.... • . 2,984,400 Gold coin and bullion 18,342,746 Silver buLion...... • • 19,154 £32,361,900 £32,361,900 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier, • Dated the lf tit day of March, 1853. BANKING DEPARTMENT. Proprietors' capital 14,553,000 Rest ..• • ....... 3,6 17,70'2' Public deposits tin eluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ing's Banks, and Dividend Accounts) 7,312,751 Other deposits Seven Day and other Bills • • . • • • . • Government securities (includg.Dead Weight Annuity) .... 13,46 1 ,538 Other securiVes...... 15,401,220 Notes 10,086,030 Gold and silver coin.. 532,412 £39,484,200 £3 0 ,184,200 K. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. ,) • Dated tlo 10th day of March, 1 PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending the Bth day of March, 1853, is 255. 9d. per hundred weight, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im portation thereof into Great Britain. ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY. The seventy-ninth annual dinner of this admirable institution took place yesterday at the Freemason's Tavern, the Right Hon. the Earl of Powis in the chair. The company was very numerous. After the usual loyal toasts, the chairman proposed the health of the Duke of Norfolk, and prosperity to the Royal Humane Society. He urged in warm language the claims of so beneficent an institution to the support of the public. Among other circumstances, he stated that during the last year 273,000 persons had bathed in the Serpentine, of which number 20 had been rescued by the officers of this society. During the nine weeks' frost which they had recently experienced, 110,000 persons and upwards had amused themselves upon the ice. Of that number, 229 were rescued by the officers of the society, and only one case had proved fatal. It was very much to be desired that all inventors of apparatus for the prevention of loss of life upon the water, or upon the ice, would cause a complete set of it to be forwarded to the Exhibitions of London and New York, for investigation ; and he trusted, as a collateral object, that they would interest themselves in the support of the Irish Exhibition, which promised to prove eminently serviceable to the future prosperity of Ireland. The toast was received with the greatest enthusiasm, and afterwards came the interesting ceremony of. pre senting medals to the various persons who had been the means of rescuing human lives from drowning. Accord ing to the usual custom the individuals whose lives had been saved, passed in procession round the room, fol lowed by the various persons to whom they owed their preservation. The musical arrangements, under the direction of Mr. Hobbs, gave the greatest satisfaction.. Miss Emma Phillips, Miss Fanny Rowland, Mr. Francis, Mr. Hobbs, Mr. Cummings, Mr. G. Buckland, and Mr. H. Phillips, took part in them. ' Mr. Harker was as efficient as usual as toastmaster, PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-MARCH 10. ( From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) ATTORNEYS AND SOLICITORS CERTIFICATE DUTY. Motion made, -and question put—" That leave be . given to bring in a bill to repeal the Attorneys and Solicitors Annual Certificate Duty."—(Lord It. Grosvenor.) The House divided—Ayes 219, Noes 167. MAJORITY—AYES, 219. Adderley, C. French, Fitzstephen O'Brien, Sir Timothy Peock, Thomas Freshfield, J. W. O'Connell, Man,ica Annesley, Earl of F rewen, C. H. Palmer, Robert Arkwright, G. Gallwey, Sir W. P. Parker, R. T. Bagge, W. Gaskell, J. M. Peacocke, G. M. W. Ball, Edward Gooch, Sir E. Peel, Colonel Ball, John Goo:d, W. Pellatt, A Bell, J. • Grace, 0. Percy, J. Bellew, Captain Greene, John Phinn, Thomas 11. nbow, John Greville, Col. Pilkington, James Beresford, William Grogan, E. Potter, R. Berkeley, C. Gwyn, Howel Price, W. Biggs, William Hadfield, George Prime, R. Blackett, J. F. B. Hall, Sir Benjamin Pugh, D. Blake, M. Hall, Colonel Repton, G. Blandford, Marquis Halsey, Thomas P. Robertson, P. F. Booker, T. W. Hamilton, Geo. A. Bolt, P. • Bowyer, George Hamilton, J. Hans Russell. F. W. Bramston, T. W. lian'oury, lion. C. Sadleir, J. Bremridge, R. Hardinge, C. S. Sanders, G. Brooke, Sir A. B. Hastie, Alexander Scholefield, W. Buck, Lewis W. lierbhrt, H. A. Scobell, Captain Bulkeley, Sir It. B. W Hogg, Sir James W. Scott, F. Buller, Sir J. Y. Hotham, Lord Scully, F. Butler, Charles S. Ingham, Robert Scully, V. Butt, Isaac Jolllffe, Sir W. G.H. Seaham, Lord Cairns, H. M`Calmont Jones, Captain Seymer, H. K. Carnac, Sir I. R. Keating, Robert Shafto, R. D. Cayley, E. S. Kelly, Sir F. Sher, W. Challis, Alderman Kendall, N. Shelley, Sir J. V. Chambers, T. Kennedy, Tristram Sibthorp, Colonel Chaplin. W. J. Kershaw, James Smith, Wm. M. Child, Smith ' K'Kng, P. J. Smyth, J. G. Cholmondeley, Ld. H King, J. K.' Spooner, Richard Christopher, It. A. Kinnaird, A. F. Stafford, Augustus Clinton, Lord C. P. Katchbull, W. F. Stanhope, James B. Clive, Robert Knox, Col. Stanley, Lord Cobbett, J M. Lacon, Sir E. Stanley, W. 0. Cobbold, J. C. Langton, H. G. Stephenson, R. Codrington, Sir W. Langton, W. G. Strickland, Sir G. Cogan, W. Laslett, William Stuart, Lord D. Coles, EL C. Lennox. Lord H. G. Start. H. G. Collier, Robert P. Lewisham, Vise. Sullivan, M. Crook, J. Liddell, H. G. Taylor, H. Cubitt, Mr. Ald. Lindsay, Col. Thesiger, Sir F. Davies, D. Locke, J. Townshend, Capt. Davison, R. Lucas, F. Tudway, IL C. Dering, Sir Edward Luce, T. Turner, C. Du Cane, Charles Mackenzie, W F. Tyler, Sir G. Duckworth, SirJ. Macgregor. James Vance, J. Duff, G. S. Mauire, J. F. Vane, Lord A. Duff, James Malins, It. Vausittart,.G. H. Duffy, C. G. Mare, Chas. John Verner, Sir W. Duke, Sir J. Massey, W. N. Villiers, Francis Duncan, G. Maunsell, T. P. Vyse, Richard H.R.H Duncombe, T. Meagher, Thomas Waddington, David Duncombe, Hn. A. Miles, W. Wcddington, H. S. Duncombe, Hit. 0. Miller, T. J. Walcott, Adm. Dunlop, A. Mills, 4. Walmsley, Sir J. Egerton W. Mitchell, W. West, F. R. Egerton, Edward Montgomery, H. Whiteside, James Evans, Sir D. L. Moody, C. A. Whitmore, Henry Fagan, W. Morris, D. Williams, W. Ferrer. James Mullings, J. R. Willoughby, Sir H. Fellowes, Edward Mundy William Wise, J. A. Ferguson, Joseph Muntz, G. Frederick Wyndham, General Fitzgerald, J. Murphy, F. Stack Wynn, Herbert W. Moyer, John Murrough, J. 2. Wy nne, W . W. E. Follett, Brent S. Naas, Lord York, E. T. Forbes, William Napier, J. Forster, Sir Geo. M. Newark, Viscount Fox, R. M. Newdegate, C. N. Fox, W. J. North, Colonel num. Fraser, Sir W. A. Oakes, J. H. P. Grosvenor, Lord It. Freestun, Colonel O'Brien, P. Cowan, Charles • MINORITY—NOES, 167. Acland, Sir T. Gibson, Thomas M. Paget, Lord Alfred .&'Court, C.,, Gladstone, William Paget, Lord George t• dair, H. Gladstone, Captain Palmerston, Viscount Anderson, Sir James Glyn, George Carr Patten, J. Baines, M. T. Goodman, Sir G. Peel, F. Baring, H. B. Gordon, Admiral Peto, S. Baring, Sir F. Goulbum, Henry Phillimore, J. G. Bass, M. T. Gower, F. L. Phillimore, R. Beaumont, W. B. Graham, Sir James Pollard-Urquhart, W. Berkeley. C. L . Greaves, Edward Ponsonby, H. A. G. J Bethell, Richard • Gregson, Samuel Portal, Melville Biddulph, R. M. Grenfcll, C. Ricardo, J. L. Blur, Colonel Grey Sir G. Robartes, T. J. A, Bolder°, Colonel Hamilton, Lord C. Russell, Lord J. Bonham-carter, Join Hanmer, Sir J. Bus: ell, F. C. Bouverie, B. P. Harcourt, G. G. Sawle, C. B. G. Boyle, Colonel Harcourt, Col. Scrope, G. P. Brand, H. Hastie, Archibald S eymour, Lord Bright, John Headlam, Thomas E. Seymour, H. D. Brockman, E. D. Heathcote, Si , ' G. Shelburne, Earl of lirotherton, Joseph Heathcote, Gilbert H. Smith, John Abel Brown, W. Hervey, Lord Alfred Smith, M. Tucker Bruce, Lord E. Howard, C. W. G. Smith, Rt Hn. R. Bruce, H. A.. Howard, Lord E. Smollett, A. Byngi, G. 11. Charles Hume, J. Sotheron. T. H. S. Campbell, Sir Arch. Hutt, William Stanfield, W. R. Cardwell, E. Irton, Samuel Stapleton, J. Caulfeild, J. M. Jocelyn, Viscount Strati, Edward Cavendish, G. Labouchere, H. Tattered, Henry Wm. Charteris, F. Langston, J. H. Thicknesse, R. A. Cheetham, John Lawley, F. C. Thompson, George Clay, Sir W. Lockhart, A. E. Thornely. T. Clifford, Henry M. Lovaine, Lord Towneley, C. Clinton,Ld Robert Lowe, Robert Tuthell, H. Cobden, Richard Lowther, Captain Vane, Lord H. Cockburn, Sir A. Mackie, John Vernon, G. Cocks, T. Somers M`Gregor, John Villiers, lion. C. Coffin, Walter M'Taggart, Sir J. Wall, C. B. Cowper, William F. Marshall, W. Water J. Cranford, E. 11. J. Matheson, Sir J. Wellesley, Lord C. Crossley, Frank Maule, Colonel Whatman, James Currie, Rail es Miall, E. Whitbread, Samuel Dalrymple, Vise: Milligan, R. Wickham, H. W, Davie, Sir H. Mills, T. Wilkinson, W. A. Denison, J. E. Miner, W. M. E. Wilson, J, Divett, Edward Milnes, R. M. Winnington, Si r T . E. Drax, J. S. W. S. E. Mitchell, T. A. ' Wodehouse, E, Drumlanrig, Viscount Molesworth, Sir W. Wood, Sir C. Drummond, H. Moncreiff, James Wyndham, William Dundas, G. Monsell, William Wy v ill , M. Dundas, F. Montgomery, Sir G. Young, Sir J o h n Egerton, Sli P. More, Colonel Elliot, John Noel, Gerard James Norreys, Lord Ehnley, Vise. TELLERS. Emlyn, Viscount Oliveira, B. Fitzgerald, W. R. S. Osborne, Ralph Ossulston, Lord Fitzroy, Henry Hayter, W. G. G a rdner, Richard OtwaY , A. J. . Mulgrave, Elul INDIAN TERRITORIES COMMITTEE. Motion made, and question put—" That the Select Com mittee on Indian Territories do consist of thirty-three Nome." —(Mr. French.) T he House divided—Ayes 20, 95. MIN ORITY—AYES•2O. Brady, J. Kennedy. Tri tram Scully, , Francis Cogan, W. Lucas F. Scully, V. Duffy, C. Meagher, Thomas Sullivan, M. Esmonde, J. Murrough, J. P. Swift, R. Fitzgerald, Sir J. O'Brien, P a t r i c k Fox, R. M. O'Brien, Si r T. mum. ()rev Ile, Colonel F. Potter, R. French, F. Keating, Robert Sadleir, J. Maguire, John F. Alcock, Thomas MAJORITY —NOES, 95. Adair, Hugh E. Harcourt, Colonel p T h h in ill n im T or . e, IL J. Baines, M. T. Henley. J. W. Robertson, P. F. Baring, Sir F. Herbert, Sidney Holt, P. ' Barnes, T. Herbert, Sir Thomas Sawle, C. B. G. Barrow, W. H. Hervey, Lord Alfred Scobell, Capt. Bell, James Heywood, James Shelley, Sir J. V. Biggs, William Kendall, Nicholas Sheridan, R. B. Bramston, T. W. Ring, P. J. Smith, R. V Brockman, E. D. Langton, li. G. Spooner, B. Brotherton, J. Laslett, William Stapleton, John Bruce, Lord E. Lowe, R. Strutt, Rt. Bon. E. Butler, Charles Luce, Phonies Tancred, H. W. Cardwell, lion. E. Macgregor, Jas. Tbicknesse, R. A. Charteris, F. Myra- mart, Sir J. Thornely, T. Clay, Sir William Malins, Richard Turner, C. Cockburn, Sir Alex. Massey, W. Vernon.G. E. H. Coffin, W. lila% Edward Villiers, C. Cowan, Charles Mills, T. Vivian. J. Ennis Cowper, W. F. Michell, W. Walmsley, Sir J. Craufurd, E. Moffatt, G. Whalley, G. Crook, J, Molesworth, Sir W Whatman, J. Crossley, F. Monsen, W. W hitbread,' S. Drumlanrig, Viscount B ontgomery, H. Wickham, Henry W. Duncan, George Napier, Joseph Wilkinson, ....W. Elliot, J. E. Newdegate. C. Williams. W. Ferguson, Joseph Pack° Charles W. • Wilson, James Fitzroy, Hon. H. Palmerston, Via. Wyndham, W. Frewen, C. H. Patten, J. Young,_Sir T. Geach, Charles Peel Frederick Gladstone, William Pellatt Apsley TELLERS. Glyn, George Carr Percy, J. William Hayter, W. G. Goodman, Sir George Phillimore, J. Mu'grave, Earl MANCHESTER V. OXFORD.—The return scullers' match between Cook, of Oxford, and Ault, of Manchester, for 251. a side, was rowed on the Irwell on Monday last, when Cook again beat Ault nearly as easy as at Oxford. Another match was rowed at the same time between S. Davis, of Oxford, and Dawes, of Manchester, two supe rior scullers. It was a capital race till within about 70 yards of the winning post, when Dawes retired, an d victory was again declared in favour of the Oxonian. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CUSTOM-HOUSE—MARCH 10. ENTERED INWARDS.—The Elizabeth, from Guernsey; City of Rotterdam Dunkirk Walter, Lisbon ; John Bull, Cuxh aven ; J a n e an d Mary, Lisbon ; Earl of Auck land, Rotterdam Arrow, St. Michael's ; Baron O s y , Antwerp ; Batavier, Rotterdam ; Fame, Calais ; Cham pion, Tarrag ona ; Queen of the South, St. Michael's ; Rainbow, Rotterdam ; Nuevo Leon, Barcelona ; Reins well, Newcastle, New South Wales, and Sydney ; Samuel Barnett, Dunkirk; New Speedwell, Guernsey; St. Charles, Bordeaux ; Triton, Ostend ; Emilie Marie, Rouen. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Asia, for St. Helena ; Triton, Ostend ; Baron Osv, Antwerp ; Queen of Algoa Bay ; Earl of Auckland, Rotterdam ; Alerte, Hamburgh ; Batavier, Rotterdam ; Rhine, Hamburgh ; Rainbow, Rotterdam ; Fame, Calais ; Envoy, Melbourne; Carrier, Mogadore ; Ocean, Rouen ; Breeze, Dunkirk ; Algerie, Oporto ; John Knox, Shanghai ; Jacobus, Gee long ; Anna, Demerara ; City of Rotterdam, Dunkirk. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The Admiral, for Antwerp ; Titania, Calcutta ; Ocean, Rouen ; City of Paris, Boulogne ; Mercury, Bordeaux; Diana, Amsterdam. LIVERPOOL, March 10.—The wreck of a ship, with a figure-head, apparently that of an admiral, was pass ed Feb. 20, in lat. 43 N., long. 39 W., by the Admiral, arriv • ea here from Charleston. The Janet, arrived from Lagun a ' encountered a heavy gale from S.S.E., on Feb. 18, lat. 43 N., long. 39 W., and was struck by a sea, which damage d the jolly-boat, and stove galley, gangway, &c. The brig Valiant, of Workington, was passed, Feb. 21, lat. 39 N., long. 43 W., a derelict, apparently in good condition, and but recent abandoned. _ _ _ GRAVESEND, March 10.—Arrived—The Elizabeth, from Guernsey; City of Rotterdam, .Dunkirk ; Walter, Lisbon ; John Bull, Cuxhaven ; Jane and Marv, Lisbon ; Earl of Auckland, Rotterdam ; Arrow, St. Michael's ; Baron OsYy, Antwerp ; Batavier, Rotterdam ; - Fame, Calais ; Queen . ?f the South, St. Michael's ; Rainbow, Rotterdam ; lie Marie, Rouen. CUXHAVEN, March 6.—The weather is now mild, wid scarcely any ice is to be' seen on this part of the river. The Elbe light-vessels have returned to their stations. The Bertha, Santos to Hamburgh, has been got off the Band-reef, after discharging greater part of her cargo, and is now in this harbour. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The John Bull, Bombay to Liverpool, Jan. 19, lat. 6 S., long. 16 W. The Golconda, Feb. 18, lat. 25 N., long. 35 W. The Chieftain, Labrador to Sydney, 'New South Wales, lat. 38 S., long. 30 W. The Fanny, Boston .to Melbourne, lat. 4 S., long. 35 W. The West, Batavia to London, lat. 36 N., long. 34 W. The Georgiana, Mauritius to London, Feb. 25, lat. 4 5 N., long. 30 W. he Helen Douglas, Feb. 28, lat. 48 N., long. 28 W. The General Sale, March 5, lat. 49 N., long. 22 W. The Neptune, March 3, lat. 49 N., long. 22 W. The Shackamaxon, Liverpool to Australia, Nov. 29, lat. 20, long. 57. The Campbell, Fernando Po to New Orleans, Dec. 15, long. 21 W. The St. George, Liverpool to San Francisco, Dec. 19, lat. 4 N., long. 25 W. The Savannah, Liverpool to Charleston, Jan. 30, lat. 49. The Empress, bound W., Feb. 14, lat. 38, long. 29. The Mazatlan, Liverpool to New York, Jan. 27, lat. 50 N.,long. 12 W. he Garrick, Liverpool to New York, Feb. 9, lat. 49 N., long. 35 W. The Amaranth, Madras to London, Feb. 12, lat. 29, long. 38. The Ospray (ship), steering S.W., lat. 22 N., long. 38 The Orissa (ship), Manilla to London, Feb. 23, lat. 47 N., long. 34 W. COUNTRY MARKET& BOSTON—MARcH 9. We had a large market to-day, and an abundant supplY of all kinds of grain. Great dullness pervaded the wheat trade, and prices receded fully is per qr. on all qualities. The demand for spring corn was also extremely languid, and prices generally were the turn lower. Wheat, red, 40s to 465, white, 46s to 475 ) e x t ra 50 s ; b ar ley, 24 8 to 31s ; oats, 15s to 20s ; beans, 32s to 37s ; peas, 28s W 36s per qr. NEWARK—MARCH 9. At our Corn-exchange to-day we had a plentiful supply of grain of all descriptions, which met a heavy sale at the quotations of last week, except for seed oats. Whea t, white, 54s to 565, red 44s to 48s ; barley, grinding, 28s to 30s, malting 32a to 35s ; oats, seed 26s to 30s, feed 20s to 25s ; beans 36s to 42s ; peas 3 4s to 38s ; malt 56s to 6 00 - ; tares, 44s to 50s per qr. DERBY SMITHFIELD—MARCH 8. There was a better supply of fat beasts to-day, the quality good, the attendance of purchasers was also large, the demand was brisk, and high prices were obtained. The number of sheep was about the average, fully , main taining former prices. Fat pigs were more plentiful, with out any alteration. Good supply of fat and store calveg• —Beef, .s,id to 6d ; mutton, Md. to Bid. ; veal, sid to 6d per lb. ; pigs, lOs Od to lOs 6d per score ; rough fat, 4s 6d per 141b3. ; hides, 24d to Od per lb. ; calf-skind, lid to 33 per lb. DENBIGH—MARCH 9. There was a slight reduction in prices to-day. Wheat, 16s i o 16s 6d ; barley, 9s 6d to lOs ; oa.s, 5s 6d is 6s Od per hobbet ; tub butter, 9/d to 00d ; fresh ditto, is 1(t to is 2d per lb. ; clover seed, 6d to 7d per lb. EDINBURGH GRAlN—Meacn 9. We had a large supply of grain in to-dara market ; sales ready, and prices up. Top of Wheat Barley - Oats Beans Wheat Barley, Oats... Beans, Total Supply and sales. 908 qrs 786 qrs ▪ 2,153 qrs ▪ 427 qrs, • 62i lb 56s Od ... 58 lb 40s Od ▪ 44i lb 26s Sd .. 684 lb 40s Od sold 693 q" sold 715 g ni :::sold 1,3 39 ( 1 1 " 3 ...sold 0 6 gill AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. Average of wheat £2 7 11 0-12ths Ditto of Barley Ditto of Oats 1 1 3 3 -12 t hs Ditto of Beans DUBLIN—MARcu S. We had a dull market at our Corn-exchange to - d a l for every description of grain, except barley, which WO scarce, and rather advanced. We note no alteration in our quotations of Friday, which, however, represent only retail transactions. White wheat, 26s Od to 30s Od - red ditto, 25s Od to 25 0 ,; barley, 12s 6d to 16s 3d ; oats, is 6d to 11 Od ; r apesesat 21s Od to 23s per brl ; oatmeal, 11 s Od t o 1 Od ; bake r's flour, 14s 6d to 18s Od per cwt ; Indian corn, 31s Od to 3 36 64 per 480 lbs. CORK—Mlacu 9. Brim. Cturency. .8 White wheat...24s Od to 00s Od Os Od-20 stone' 49 Redwheat 22a 6d to 24s 03 Ditto OOs Od to OOs Od OOs Od-20 do. Ditto 003 Od to 003 Od 78 Barley l4s 2d to 14s 8d) Ditto OOs Od to OOs Od 14s 6d-16 do. Ditto OOs Od to 00s Od) Bere oos Od to 00s Od Os 041. 124' Oats 162 Ditto lOs ld to 10s 6cl 105 id do. 52 Ditto lOs 6l to lOs 10d 76 Pigs • 22s 6d to 45s 6d 43s 3d per civt- Quantity sold at the highest prices : 1 00 barrels white w h ea t ;1 5 red ; barley ; 0 hero ; oats ; 3 pigs. Quantity of grain and number of pigs sold l as t w eek 49' Pigs, Wheat, 205. Barley, 391. Bere, 0. Oats, 3, 342. PRICES OF BUTTER. CANT. First quality Second quality Third quality Fourth quality Fifth quality Sixth quality .... 94s .... 92a .... 87s .... 81s .... 70s .... 58s CURRENCY. First quality 8 , 5, 0 $ Second quality 7B Third quality 72 $ Fourth quality Fifth quality ............. •• 4 9 0 Sixth quality Return of cattle sold for week ending March 5 : Pigs, 621. Sheep, 234. Cows, 83. Cotta.—Flour— First, 15s Od to 16s Od ; extra, 17s Od seconds, 14s Od to 14s 6d ; householOs, 10s to 13s Od ; thirr 8s Od to lOs per cwt. Meal—lndian meal, 8s Od to 8s 6d„ . oatmeal, lOs 6d to llsOd ; wheat meal, lO s 6d t o lls per CT Indian corn, 71 5s Od to 81 Os Od p er t on . B ran , 4/ 12 0 " to 4/ 15s Od per ton. Hay—Farmers, 23s Od to 35s0d ; area 7 , 30s; dealers,.32s Od to 42s Od ; average, Os per ton. Straw: Farmers, 18s Od to 24s Od ; average, 20s ; dealers, OOs Od' OOs Od ; average, Os. per ton. B rea d—Wh ea t en loaf, 7c t 0 Oil ; household ditto, 6d to Od per 41b.—Fresh butter, 9 " r , lld per lb. Eggs, 4s 8d to 4s 101 per hundred. Meat—bel 0 4/1 to 8d ; mutton, 5Ad to 6id ; veal, 4Ad to 6Ad ; pork, 5d I , 6d ; bacon, 7d to 76d ; sausages, 6d peilb.—Ash,Newfo u n ' ; laud, 11/. Os to 12/ Os per to n ; S co t c h h err i ngs , 28s to °": Red, do., 30s per brl.—Potat oes , whit e , 9d t o 10d; Pi n ; ro lld to 12d.—Coals, Newport, 21 s ; Lyd ne y, 21 s ; Od per ton.—Whiskey, 25 0.p., 6s Od per imperial gallop Hides, market, 25s to 32s ; Salted, 26s to 32s per cwt. skins, 3id per lb.—Bangor slates 21. 17s. 6d to 31. per ton*" pe Fleece wool, 15s to 16s per stone.—Hemp, 381. to 421. P ton—Timber, Memel, 3/. 10s ; red pine, 31. 10a ; yellow d°,; 31. ss. per ton ; deals, 161. to 181. per hundred.—Bark, Si. to 81. 10s. per ton.—Tallow, 46F to 47s per cwt.-- I !°„r' n ' , 71. lOs to 01. per cwt.—Tar, Archangel, 19s. per brl.—G ui " — ' Peruvian, 101. 10s to 111. per ton. BIRTHS. OF A SON. O ff' On the 9th inst., at Stafford-house, the Ducheso Argyll. On the Bth inst., at No. 3, Sussex-pl ace , Hyde - P BlriV gardens, the wife of H. P. Cockburn, Esq. OF A DAUGHTER. V Is On the Bth inst., at 11, Gordon-street, Mrs. Mark rien'q r At Denbigh-place, Warwick-square, the wife of Hawes, Esq., of the House of Commons, prematurelY• MARRIED. ; Ale: ‘' On the sth inst., at the British Embassy, Paris, E. K. Hamilton, Esq., eldest son of A. H. Hamilton, ';(1.0"; of the Retreat, Devon, to Jane Harriet, only sur vi c hill of Lieut.-Colonel Lane, C.B. On the Bth inst., at Christ-church, Turnham - g'r'e en ' n d J. Weale Es., lieutenant 53d Rement, ec -8 Webe son of H. Wea q le, Esq., In s p ec t or o gi f Poor-laws, to n ga Elizabeth, eldest da ug ht er o f J . P . Bull, Esq., of A rli ton-house. • DIED. 73 tb 0 On the Bth inst., in Holles-street, Dublin, aged • -,,..„.. a Hon. Francis Aldborough Prittie, only brother of "- Dunally. At London, Canada West, aged 81, Colonel Thou: l' ° 1 Talbot, uncle to Lord Talbot de Malahide. Co' a ' On the Ist inst., at 31, North-place, Cheltenha m, wander T. M. Blainey, R.N., aged 75. On the 3d inst. at Richmond New-road , liamm ersin t i 1 0 1 0 ; Capt. G. F. Hughes, aged 72, late of the H.E.I.C. Bet" establishment 00 On the Bth . inst., at Old Quebec - street , Capt. The° Eyro, R.N., aged 71. ..0 • , 14 .7 • R. LONDON : Printed and Published by MIIRDO of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. pf Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the count"' Middlecex, Friday, March 11, 1853. 4: