The Sun. — London, England, 1847-11-26 00:00:00

fT.:_ birb Xtiitton SUN OFFICE, Sevex o' Clock TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Stu, —Observing in your City artiele of yesterday that Whitmore and Son" were among the failures annon maid on the Stock Exchange, and we being known by that description, beg to inform you that the statement is in correct ; and we shall be obliged by your inserting this communication in your paper. We are, Sir, your obedient servants, EDWARD and ALFRED WHITMORE. 17, Change-alley, Nov. 26, 1847. LATEST PRICES OF SHARES, IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM PANLES' STOCK. From the Official List, PUBLISHED EVERY TITEADIY AND FRIDAY EVEITIN6 LONDON, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 26. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Dividend Amount Nano of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ a. d. a. d. • Australasia •••••• • • • • 40 0 0 40 0 0 15V, 23riteh North American 51. per Gent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 44%. Ceylon .......• 61. par cant 2i 0 0 25 0 0 Commercial of London 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 30 0 0 :N31°1119.1. 51. per cent 100 0 0 25 0 0 135 Gloucestershire • . • 151 per cent. lonian .............. 41. per cent. 29 0 S 26 0 0 Lontin and Westminstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 30 0 0 23% Ditto ..... 13 0 0 London Joint-Stock ..• 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 Provincialof Irelandl• • 81. per cent 100 0 0 26 0 0 Ditto, New... • • 81. per oent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 National of Ireland .• 91. per cent. SO 0 0 22 10 0 Nat. Provncial of Eng. , 61. per cent 100 0 0 35 0 0 Ditto. New.• •••• . •• 61. per cent 20 0 0 10 0 0 South Australia ...... 22 10 0 Union of Australia.. 61. per cont. 25 0 0 25 0 0 Ditto 210 0 — lTnio/ of London. 61. per cent 50 0010 0 0 105( Union of Madrid ..... 40 0 0 40 0 0 CILNAMS. Names of Companies. Dividend, Per I Price , 14 Annum. Names of Companies. Oldh 97 5/.55. pel 70 Barnsley • • 160 121. 180 Srknk&Abrgilso' 51. 85 Birmingham 35 41. 66 Coventry ••••1100 251. lierbv • • • 100 61. 63 Zits rra&Chs 133' 41. j 84 Are a ash ...1100 326 unctn 100 M. 80 fandSurrey 'lOO 30 4.. rand Union 100 11. 10s. 21}, Grantham .. , 150 121. Kenat do Avui 39 7s. 6d. Leeds& Livrp l loo 34Z Le'easter .... 140 101. Leacstr &Nth 8.5 41. Loughborogh 142 701. Monmouth/it, 100 Si. Mntgamryslllloo 51. oltnll wbryl 100 101. INEVITZ.ANCIZ COMPALNX3II2. ' Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. 2 s. d. ' Z s. d. Albion .........• -• • 31. 101. 500 0 0! 50 0 0 75 ALlance Erit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 ! -11 0 0 IT% Dia) Marine. •..... 61. per cent, 100 0 0 6 0 0 534 .ktla+ Britisti Commercial • • 7s. per share 50 0 0 5. 9 0 6% Cleriel,Med.& Gen• Life 51. per cent. 100 0 0 I 141 0 0 20% Cmnty ---- •• - - 31. 100 0 0 1.10 0 0 - C: , ,wn .. .. -•.••- • • 133. . SO 0 0' 5 0 0 11 Eagle . • , I 6s. 80 0 O'' 5 5 0 6% Eng.& Scot. Lave -.. 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 , 212 6 - European Life •• - -5% per cent• 20 0 0 , All paid. I - FamilyEndovemntSoc. 41. & be. 4 0 0 ; 4 0 0 1 - Freemasons' ....... - 51. per cent. 20 0 0 , 3 0 0 I -. llioLe - I 120 Guardian :mpe:rial Fire ••.• • • • • 12 per cent. 500 0 0 :50 0 0 914 imperkal Life -.•• • .. 12e. 100 0 0 1 10 0 0 14% Indemnity Marine •• •• 11. sh.& be. 100 0 0 : 513 1 - Law Fire - .......... - 100 , 0 0 ' 2 10 0 3 Ltw I ife -•••••• .. 11. Ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 45 Legal and General Life - . 50 0 0 2 0 0 - .i...Talcn Fire •••• • • • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 13% London Skip •.••• • • • 10s. • 25 0 0 12 10 0 1334 Marine.. • ••••• •• -••- 100 0 0' 15 0 0 - Med. thrift! & Gen. Life 4%1. per et. 50 0 0 20 0 2% National Lean Fund.. 51. per cent. 90 0 0 • 210 0 - National Life ......,•• 81. per cent. 100 0 0 I 5 0 0. - Palladium Life ...... .. 51. per cent. SO 0 0 1 2 0 0 - Peian ••••••• • • • •• • • - - ! - • 87 Price:dx ..... ...... 31. p. et. & be. - - Pt oteetor Life.. .• ... W. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. 3s. Pruvident Life •.•- • • • • 11. se. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Kock Life -.•..• • - • • 41. 5001 0 10 0 4% Itoy al Exchange 5l. per cent. Stock. j -- - Sun Fire. - - - 'Atte Lite .. • • - - - Universal Life.... - Viotoria Life • • - - 4. 0 0 - LIST OT SCOTTISIE COMP./1818S' PEICBS. ' Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. •••/1.••• X d. X s. Bank of Scotland 0 0 100 0 d 0 166 British Linen Company Si. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 200 Caledonian Bank City of Glasgow Bank . 61. per cent. 10 0 0 \ 10 0 9 1I1•14s Clydesdale Bank.. •• •• 61. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 121 tos Commercial Bank •• • • 71. per cent. 51.0 0 0 1100 0 0 160 Eastern Bank •• .• .. •• 61. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 0 1 10% Edinb.& Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 8 0 0 5 0 0,61 03 Exehange link of Scot.. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 49% Isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 11 7 0 0 8% l'i salons! Bank ...... North of Scotland Bank 71. percent. 20 0 0 6 0 0 5A No. - th British Bank • • - 50 0 0 10 0 0 6% Royal Bank of Scotland 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 148 Union Bank of Scotland 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 51) 0 0 87 Western Bank Bl. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 I 70 Aber leen Fi e and Life 121. per cent. 12 10 0 2 0 0 1811.6 d. B. Accord. Life and Fire I - 20 0 0 011 0 9s. British Gaar , ntee Ins. - II 0 0 1 0 0 12s. Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per eent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 22% Church of Eng.and Ins. - 50 0 II 2 0 I 9 Cite of Glasgow Life.. 51. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 24 85 Edinburgh Life Insur. SI. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 18 East ef Scotland Life - 10 0 0 015 0 124. Eng. & Scot, Law Life ST. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 2% Ilercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 12 Insur. Co. of Scetlnd • • Sl. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 8 Life tssoc. of Scotland 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 f 11. 61 Mercantile Life - 10 0 0 110 0 7s. National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 24s 6d North British Insur. •• 5% /. pr cent. ROO 0 0 20 0 0 1 23% North & West of Scot. - ,10 0 0 1 0 0 ' 11. Is Scottish Life and ;flan - 40 0 0 011 0 ' % !Acct. :111V. and Gen. Life 5/. per cent. 1 0 0 015 0 13s. 6ct Scottish Union Insrnct. 6%1. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 ; 11. lie than 4d • ife ...... • . M. per cent. 50 0 0 4 5 0 ' 9% United Dep. Assurance 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 I 13e. DOCKS'. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. .£ I. d. A s. d. Anmercial .... •• .•• 41. per cent. Stock. 70 ast and %Vast India... 61. yr cent. Stock. aat Country 3u.icr. . .. 51. pr cant. Stock. 97 iJitto Lunde......... 41. nekr epnt emnnterclal ....••.•• 41. per cent. Rest and West India... 61. pr cent. East Country L.nhicr. . 51. pr cant. I , ltto L'unds... ..... 4/. per cent. St.lisaintrine • • 5 per cent. Ditto Bonds— 1%1. pr cent. Southampton • • •• •. 121. per cent. Stock. 50 0 0 0 0 0 VT ILT Zit -NV 0 RX.S. Dividend 1 Amount Name at Company. per 1 o f Paid. pric ? , Annum. I Share. I.£ s. a. .. d Thrmin,;harti. •••• • • •• 189• '25 0 0 2s 0 0 _ E. lYt 1,0111101 i.. • • • • • • • • 8/. 100 0 0 _ 170 ilrand Junction •• •• .. 2/. 10s. 41 13 4 $2 100 0 0 _ ST New Rirr Liidn Bulge 21. 10s. i _ 55 Vauxhall .... •.•• •• •• 1100 0 0 West Middlesex . . . .51•15s.prent. 63 12 9 11$ MARKET INTELLIGENCE (From the London New Price Current of Nov. 26.) SUGAR.—To-dav there was no improvement in the home or export demand for Raw Sugar, and for some kinds prices suffered a further depression, although there wag only a small quantity brought to market. In West India kinds only a limited business was concluded for all purposes although lower rates were taken, making the decline compared with Friday last of 8d to Is per cwt. The sales to-day were 450, making 11,1i70 hhds and trs fur the week. REFINED.—To-day the market for refined goods was in an inactive state, and the tendency of prices is still downwards, standard lumps selline. at 52s 6d, an d brown grocery 51s 6d per cwt. Boi l clod crushed Sugar held firmly at 30s 6d to 31s 6d, and is still much in demand. Matrarms.—This afternoon there was only a limited demand for Mauritius Sugar, but 3,000 bags at auction were mostly sold at steady prices. The amount of business concluded was to a limited extent only. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the quantity of Bengal Sugar offered at public sale amounted to 1.182 bags, and sold at the former value—fine strong grainy yell , ,w went at 48s to 48s 6d. good 42s 6d to 43s Gd, damp 39s to 48s, and washed 396 to 47s 6d per cwt. The pur chases made privately were of little moment. Madras went off sCnadily. h • tle t.°RE IGN.—Thia afternoon Forei gn Su g ar 'met with tattention privately from exporters or the home' trade, and 1668 boxes S hhds Havannah at auction were all taken in yellow, lands s ti l o ta an average o f 39 s f or b rown an d l ow motAssE. ..._ught in at 41 s f or ye ll ow. veil for west I N nd o.twithstandi ng t h e low rates that pre to a small extenmt , yet the purchases made have been for low an d middlinonly this w ee k , at 15s to 15s 6d for East Indi a Tr flaond at 17 to 18 3 f or good and fine. eacl a not worth mar than 17s t much aellerwsanted, and the best is TEA..—Although thereFcr cwt. f all kinds of black, upon former lew terms, yet and coutry buyers operate with reluctance, and which prise, the loss upon the iiroorch it*ici!;"aitatytg.irtoodlt:arsagunred: whereas the consumption contnu r o e ta s r 10 met with little stocks in second hands are small. attention, and is offered at lower rates with all kinds of Tea; the market is plentiully supplied. COFFEE.—This afternoon the market had a quiet appearance for Native Ceylon, and good ordinary' was obtainablee 33s 6d; Plantation is nut much required.ed. and 336 (jigs 2 casks, at auction, sold at lather louver rates; f ine fi ne ordinary greyish Demer a r a ki n d 43s to 46s 6d, tine ordinary 4Us to 43,4.g00d ordinary 393 6d, pea berry 46s Gd to 53 s Gd , tr ia g e 27s Gd to 30 s 6 d , and damaged 24s 6,1 to 42s per cwt; a large proportion was damaged. Of Costa Ric o 379 bags were taken in at 34s for fine ordinary sound, being above the value. FM:HT.—Three large public sales for ward, consisting of various sorts, a appeared tr.. have been sold. By were brought twhichprivatecontrvaecrty there has been a g oo d d e mand, and prices being ver y low little has induced the retailers to purchase very freely fur their Christmas supplies. Of Currants fine Patras ar e scarce And much sought after; of the other descriptions deliveries a re cons id era bl e . the SPIcEs.---40-day at public sale 3 bags 13 cases Penang Cloves soil 2d under former rates; good bold bright Is Gdi, ordinary 1343 bags very low 041 6d to 60; . I Neath •- •.. • Ozford.. • . Peak Forest. Regent's Rochdale.... Somrsat Coal Do.Lk Fd St Stffrd & Wore Shrewsbury. Stourbriclge. Severn and / Wye Rail. j Warwick& Binning. ;6 IWa .rwici& 1 fimton ircstr &1 firming. lts & Brks SU 505 PA t` 15 bags Zanzibar taken in at 7d for ordinary dingy, which is the full value. 12 cases 2 bags Nutmegs sold at full rates. 5 casks for exportation only were taken in Batavia, middling; limed 2. 8d to 2s 9d, Dutch 2s 7d, wormy is 5d to :Is 7d. 5 cases Mace sold at steady rates. 1,330 bags black Pepper went at the full value. COCHINEAL—This afternoon at public sale 136 bags of Honduras Cochineal were all sold at full retell, low to fine silvers at 4s Id to ha Id, and good to as blaek Ss Id to Ca 9d per lb. RICB.—To day the purchases made in East India Rice by private treaty were to a small extent only ; at public sale 117 bags Penang ware sold at 14a for fins pearly white, being barely the former value. SPIRITS.—The demand has been active for Jamaica Rum of all descriptions this week for home consumption; exporters have been purchasers to a fair extent, and at a further advance in the value of per gallon took place. The total sales are 350 puns fair quality 33 to 35 per cent. over proof at 3s Sd to 3s 10d. Demerara met with attention, and brought improved rates; 200 puns selling at 2s 10d to 3s for 28 to 30 per cent. over proof, and fine 37 to 38 per cent over at 3s 2d to 38 2d to 35 3d. For Leeward Island the de mand has been active, and the tendency of prices is up wards. The sales for the week are 350 puns at is 9d proof strength, and small parcels of good brown ditto- at 13 9id to is 10d. East India is in much better request, and an improvement in the value took place. At public sale 20 butts and 570 hhds were sold at Is 8d proof with certificate. For Spirits made here from Sugar, the h.me demand is active at 10s ad per gallon. Brandy is still purchased with caution bk shippers and the home trade ; although holders are willing to make a further concession in the price, there is a plentiful supply. SALTPETRE.—The demand continues on the increase for all kinds of rough, both for consumption and export as the supply is small, prices still tend upwards, and rule Is per cwt above those of this day week. Privately several parcels have been sold, and 1,464 bags of Cal cutta were disposed of, at and after the publie sale. OlLS.—This afternoon at public sale 20 pipes, 50 hhds of Ceylon Cocoa Nut were nearly all taken in at 621 to 6215 s for fine; 39 casks of Sydney sold 561, and 5 hhds fin Cochin 651. TALLow.—This afternoon the public sales went off at rather higher rates; 204 pipes, 15 hhds, 190 boxes South American sold—low to good 40s 6d to 43s 6d, fine 44s 3d to 44s 9d; 116 casks Australian 42a to 44s 64; 445 casks Taganrog 41s to 44s 9d; 101, casks Odessa 42s to 44s 6d per cwt. BANK OF ENGLAND. - • (From this night's Gaziff. ) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, Mr the 'Week ending on Saturday. the 20th day of November, 1847. MU) DIPAZTUENT. _ Note , I mined • • • • • • • • 23,525,845 £23,525,845 Dated the 25th day of Noyernl /UNKIND D X. Prop- , etors' capital.. 14,553,000 Kest Public depo4:ts (in eluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Say- Ings-banks, and Di ♦idend accounts).. 7,219,809 Other deposits .. •• .. 7,868,482 seven day and other bi 115."... • • .... 881,324 434 4 143,931 Government debt • . 11,015,100 Other securities .... 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 8,315,633 Silver bullion • ..... 1,210,212 4 23,525,845 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. r. 1847. MARTY:IIN T. Government securi ties (including Dead Weight Annuity) .. , 10.633,607 Other ' , amities • • ~, 13,791,117 Notes .•••••• • • • • • • • 4,228,091 Gold and silver coin.. 01,112 A 54,143.931 M. MARSIA.LL, Chief cashier. T. 1847. Dated the 25th day of November JOURSE OF EXCH •• .. 12 9 Ditto, at sight ...... 12 Rotterdam 12 9)6 26 35 .14mburgh —M.% 14 1 earls, 3 days' sight .... 25 $1 • Ditto, .............. 26 20 Marseilles ............ 26 30 .. 26 ZO • Frankfort on Maine—. 124% Petersburgh, Sit. libis.. 36 4 lie • • • • • • 7 10 Vienna, inc. t 0."... 10 24 Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 10 25 Sladrid ..... 46 LNGE.-(THIS DAY.) Gibraltar.. •... ~.. Leghorn hee Genoa ................ 24 40 Milan Venice • • • • • • .• •• • • • • • Naples ...... ••..• • •• 31 Palermo, per os 117% Lisbon.... • • 5014 Oporto ............ se3t Rio Janeiro • ..... 9:136 Bahia ................ Buenos Ayres .. ••.. • • New York, 21 days' sight 4736 Philadelphia .... • • .... PRICES BULLION, FIR 01. Foreign Gold la ban.. £3 17 9 Nov Dollars :-... • . 0 4 Portugal Gold Coin G 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 Silver in bars ...... • • 8 4 11► M Cadiz • . ............. 48 Barcelona .• • ..... •• •• IMPI4.RIAL PAR,LIAWNT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The Earl of SIIAFTESBURT, in the absenco of the Lord Chancellor, took his seat upon the Woolsack at Four o'clock, when several Peers took the oaths and ,heir seats. !Dividend per 1 Annum. EL 11. 4,. 71. I Os. 61. p : C. fli0" 281. 26 11. os. 100 51. 781 21. 671 IL Price, BANK DISCOUNTS. Earl GREY, in presenting the correspondence which had taken place between the Govern ment and the Bank of England, ' took occa sion to answer the question which had been put to him last night by the Noble Lord {Ash burton). He understood that on Thursday the 18th November. the directors of the Bank of England bad come to the decision that it would be expedient to reduce the rate of discount to seven per cent. That resolution had been communicated to the First Lord of the Treasury and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on the afternoon of Thursday, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer had verbally informed the Governor and the Deputy-Governor that there was no objet• tion to their so reducing the rate of discount, although the former letter had not been, formally withdrawn until the Tuesday following. Lord ASHBURTON complained that the com mercial interest had been kept in suspense from the Thursday to the Monday, and had been deprived of their discounts in consequence of the neglect of the Government in withdrawing that letter. Earl GREY said that the Bank had full power to act without leave of the Government, that a verbal communication had been made to the Bank authori- ties on the Thursday, and that the Government had good reasons for not formally withdrawing their letter until the Tuesday. RAILWAYS. In answer to a question from Lord BROUGHAM, Earl GREY stated that the Government had it in contemplation to move for an inquiry into the manner in which the carrying out of various railway pro jects might have conduced to increase the existing distress ; but they thought such inquiry had better originate in the other House. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. Mr. Philip Miles and several other Members took he oaths and their seats. Several Honourable Members presented petitions against the admissibility of Jews into Parliament. Mr. J. O'CONNELL presented a petition from the Archbishops and Bishops of the Roman Catholic Church of Ireland, praying for the removal of all civil disabilities affecting Roman Catholics. PRIVATE BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. Mr. LABOUCHERE, in rising to move the ap pointment of a Select Committee, to consider whether any and what improvement can be adopted in the mode of conducting Private Business—to consist of Mr. Labouchere, Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Strutt, Lord Granville Somerset, Mr. Francis Baring, Sir William 1 leathcote, .Mr. Hume, Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. Wrightson, Sir Robert Ferguson, Mr. William Miles, Mr. Loch, Sir John yarde Buller, Sir George Clerk, and Mr. Ord—said it would be remembered that the House, in former Parliaments, before it proceeded to consider the important branch of its duties comprised in the private business, had always thought it expedient to appoint a Select Committee to ascer tain if improvements could not be introduced into the raachinerv y by which that private business was carried on. Now, he thought the circumstance of the House having met two months before the usual period, and consequently two months before the private business could be entered upon, afforded an excellent opportunity to consider whether any further improvements could not be made in the mode of conducting private business. Of late years that private business had become, and it was still becoming, of great import ance ; and he believed nothing had tended more to raise the character of the House in the estimation of the public than the salutary measures which had been devised to divest the House of all suspicion in its dealings with private Bills. He would re mind the House that two Committees sat last session, and most important improvements resulted from their deliberations. Oae of them was the estab lishMent of the rule that in future the duty of ascertaining whether the petitioners for leave to bring in private Bills had complied with the standing orders should be vested in salaried officers of the House, and from that alteration alone in the manner of conducting private business a saving had been secured to the coun try of upwards of 100,0001., and at an expenditure, too, of only between 1,1001. and 1,2001. He believed the House and the country were mainly indebted for these improvements to the Honourable Member for Montrose, who in the last two sessions of Parliament devoted the greatest care and attention to this did he think it necessary im portant subject. He did not think the House would further improveinents that might have .. any difficulty in agreeing to his motion, nor mode of conduetwinags but still there was over r ne to b enumeratee made in theth e the private business of the House, without of the subject that he remarks upon it. itout making .one or two could not Hitherto, of from the ignorance or inexperience of some appointed t o s i t ono the Sele c t C ommittees pposed .I::ivate Bills, resu l ts had af terwards to b e rbeegenretteardr,ivaendd itatwaws,htihchereforee' u re highly e d es i ra b le that the House should devis e some of preventing these mistakes or irreguleaffiriteieesni means a deal. ing with private Bills. lie thought it import N v a e r l l l wo rthy of consideration whether t h e d u ty of considering and deciding upon thet the merits of opposed Bills might not be wormed LONIION, ritipAy EVENII•TG-, NOVEMBER 26, 1847 by the Chairman of Ways and ' Means with as much advantage to the House and the country as resulted from his labours in disposing of unopposed Bills. There was another point also which he thought would be found well worthy of the consideration of this Committee. He alluded to the amendments which the Lords sometimes introduced into private Bills, the duty of eousidering which had hitherto devolved upon the House, bat he thought it could be transferred with advantage to Out Chairman of Ways and Means. It would be readily seen that, if these improvements were agreed to, the duties of the Chairman of Ways and Means, which were already very onerous, would be greatly in. creased; and he thought another question this Com mittee ought to take into their consideration was, whether the duties of Chairman of Ways and Means could not be separated from the duties of attending to the private business of the House.--(Hear, bear.) He was not aware that he had any necessity to trou ble the House further, and be would con lcude with simply moving the appointment of the Committee of which be had given notice. He should be anxious to hear the sentiments of the Members whom he proposed should sit upon the Committee. He had proposed them from both sides in order that the sentiments of the whole House on the subject might be represented. He had selected them from amongst those who had paid during the past much attention to the private business. Mr. HUME seconded the motion. He said it was in the power of the House, if it followed up the, recommendations made, to materially reduce the. private business to one quarter of , its present amount, and if they were to do this he apprehended that the business would be better transacted than heretofore. The resolution passed last session reducing the number of Members on Committees to five, to compel the attendance of all, and to take away the power of voting from those who did not attend, had proved very salutary, and had also redounded to the credit of the House. They had the means of compel ling local hoards and others to carry out the im• proved instructions which had been laid down, and which, whenever followed, prevented much unnecessary expense and saved the time of the House. He wished the. Committee would review what had been done, and in their recommendations take espe cial care it much of the onerous duty which de volved,upon Hon. Members was removed. Mr. THORNELY said he had invariably derive th great information from the breviates of. Bills, and considered that without them the House would be totally uninformed with respect to the private business before it. Mr. G. 13ANKES -considered that the recommen dation of the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Labouchere) would render the employment of another officer in the ser vice of the House necessary.—(" Hear, hear," from Colonel Sibthorp). He could not consent to the additional expense in conducting the business of the House during the present depression, when, as ia matter , of course, the business wo u ld be necessarily limited. Mr. LABOUCHERE explained that all those were merely matters for the consideration of the Committee. The great object which they should have in view was the proper conducting of the business of the . House • and surely if two gentlemen, at the cost of l;2001. a year, were enabled to save 200,0001. a year, they could not say that the money was wasted. Colonel SIBTHORP - concurred with the Hon. Member for Dorchester (Mr. Bankes) that so far from an increase in the expenditure of the House in respect to salaries being required, that a diminution in the, sularies of those now paid was absolutely necessary. During the many years le bad sat in. the House he had heard a great deal about economy, but it consisted only of words—mere words, for the principle had never been practised. Money hid been lavished, cast away upon Commissioners, the good accomplished by which for the country he never could find out. They .bad little in the Ex. chequer, and he apprehended that they would have less ; he, therefore, should oppose the motion. Dr. BOWRING eonsidered that a great deal more of the time of the House might be saved at a trifling expenditure. Mr. HUDSON could not 'see that there had been much saving in the cost of transacting private busi ness. , Every change added to the expenses. Towns were put to great expense by the commissions sent down _ by the Woods and Forests, and though it might not. become him, to speak of the Railway Commission, he could not help saying that, in his opinion, it would do much good; yet it added to the expense. Besides the private business had been reduced two-thirds. .The railway regulations of last session bad incurred much additional expense to railway companies. Economy should be well considered. Mr. S'TRUTT said much greater economy was psactised last session than during its predecessors. He recollected that in the session before last serious complaints had been made that parties had been put to great expense moat unnecessarily. The effect of the improvements made the last session had been considerably felt, and he must therefore deny the statement of his Hon. Friend the Member for Sunderland. He was sure that if the Committee was appointed it would not consent to the expenditure of the public money unless that expen diture tended to the conducting of the private busi ness of the House in a more satisfactory manner. After some observations from Mr. EWART, the motion was agreed to, and the Committee appointed. House the reasons which had induced the Go vernment to pursue the course they had done. and also the views they had formed of the causes of the present commercial pressure. Among those causes he should have included as one the great absorption of capital by the demand of railway com panies. He did not mean to say that that was the sole or principal cause of the pressure which had recently existed. He did not wish to ask any Hon. Member to give up the opinions he bad formed of other causes to which the pressure was to be attributed. He thought that it was a great mistake to attribute any great result to one single cause, and all that he asked of Hon. Members who might entertain opinions different to his own was, that for this night they should only admit that the absorption of capital by railways had been one of the causes which had led to the production of the present state of commercial embarrassment.—(Hear, hear.) It would have been more satisfactory to him had be been able to state to the House the whole case at once, but as it was necessary that no time should be lost in bringing forward this measure, it was not a matter of choice but of necessity that be should undertake this portion of the case at once. One of the many points which had frequently pressed upon him. was the inconvenience which commerce had sustained by the absorption of the floating capital of the country.—(Hear, hear.) The floating capital of a country is that which is employed in carrying on the ordinary operations of agriculture and commerce, and in their further development; in the erection of buildings which were required from one end of the country to the other ; and also in the construction of permanent works, including docks and railways, which ultimately contributed to the welfare and improvement of the country. If that floating capital were too rapidly converted into fixed capital, a pressure must of necessity arise upon the commerce of the country. Floating capital was employed in reproductive works, whereas fixed capital sunk in perma nent works, however useful they might ulti mately be, would only produce for a considerable time an annual dividend or division of profits. The case could be easily illustrated —suppose, for instance, the case of a farmer conducting a large farm, and employing a. certain amount of capital for the purposes of his farm, he might employ the surplus of his capital in useful works, such ' as draining and fencing, but if be ab stracted any portion of the capital necessary for car rying on the ordinary duties of the farm for the pur pose of those improvements, however valuable they might ultimately prove to his farm, still the ordinary operations of his farm would, no doubt, be crippled. —(Hear.) The same illustration would apply with equal force to the case of the manufacturer. Now, what was applicable to an individual farmer or commercial man was applicable to . the - whole com munity, and there could be no doubt that the whole Country had latterly been pushed for money in con sequence of the immense amount of railway specula- . tions that had been going on. Railway companies had been borrowing money, ilia commercial world had been borrowing money, and the result of all this Voinpetition 'of borrowers was to make money more difficult to be got at. He did not know that be could better state that part of the case than by using the words of the Economist of last Saturday, wherein it was stated that 'large supplies of capital, which hitherto had been applicable to commercial purposes, "had latterly been absorbed in railways, and the dOnsequence was they had not the large sums at their disposal noiv* that they had' formerly, nor had the bill-brokers the means at their command to make advances upon dock warrants, or good paper of any sort. Now, he believed that to be a true state 'meat of the case, and from all the sources of infor mation open to him he had collected the same con clusive facts.—(Hear, hear.) Having accurately stated the course which events had hitherto taken, he ,would now put the House in possession of the various documents he had been able to collect which in any way bore upon this subject. He Would pre , mise, however, that the subject was so complicated that it Was utterly impossible to obtain strictly accurate information. He thougat, however, that the 'accounts he was about to read to them would approximate to the truth as near as accounts possibly could ; and, although they might not be correct within a million 'or two, they would afford them a tolerable good idea of the amount of speculation that of late years had been going o n i n railways. Now; so far back as 1826, no less a sum than two millions and a half was authorised to be raised for the purpose of investment in railways. In the period extending from 1826 to 1835 Parliament authorized 19,000,000/. to be raised. In 1836 and 1837, Which were years of great commercial prosperity, Parliament authorized thirty-six millions and up wards to be raised. In 1844 and '1845 the sum authorized to be raised for the purpose of railways was seventy-four millions. In 1846, Parliament authorized no less a sum than one hundred and thirty two millions to be raised for the purposes of rail ways; but in the present year of 1847 the amount authoriied to be raised for the purposes of rail ways was only thirty-eight millions.—(Hear, hear.) From a calculation made by Mr. Porter, it appeared that there remained to be raised, after the end of 1845, 145,000,0001., to which must be added the 38,000,0001. empowered torbe raised last year. From a calculation made by tlic ( 4iiilway Board, which he should presently show to be based upon facts, it ap peared that the capital authorised by Parliament to be raised— In 1840 was £4,000,000 In 1841 was 3,500,000 In 1842 was . In 1843 was 4,000,000 In 1844 was. ........... 18,000,000 In 1845 was . . 69,000,000 In 1846 was . ......... .. .124,000,000 In 1847 was 3B 000 000 _ _ I Here were the sums authorised in these years to be expended upon land and the construction of works in the years mentioned—each year a greater amount being authorised than in its predecessor. The Noble Lord opposite (Lord G. Bontinct) had stated (as we understood) that the average expenditure during the last two or three years had not amounted to more than 12,500,000/. :Now this was contrary to the f ac t.— (Hear.) Now, another statement, showing the ex penditure as nearly as could be ascertained, proved that the expenditure of railway companies had borne heavily lately,and for a cons i dera bl e t i me past, upon the resources of the country, but latterly that expenditure had borne upon the country with great and increased severity.—(Hear.) The expenditure, from the calculation of the Board, was estimated as follows : In 1841 £1,407,000 In 1842 2,980,000 In 1843 4,435,000 In 1844 6,100,000 and in the first half of 1845, 3,500,0001.; in the second half, 10,600,0001.; making 14,000,1001. for the year. The expenditure for the first half of 1846 was 9,800,0001., and during the last half, 26,675,0001., or for the whole year, 36,485,000/. ; and for the first half of 1847, 25,700,0001. This might be tested by reference to facts. So much, then for the statement of the Noble Lord. For the last eighteen months, from Ja nuary, 1846, until the beginning of the autumn, the expenditure could not be estimated at less than 62,000,0001. The half -yearly statements of the Commissioners tallied with this calculation, with the exception of a few hundred thousands. The expenditure of late years had gone on increasing in an extraordinary manner, and that caused the railway companies to press upon their available capital, and had in some measure led to the commercial pressure. In 1845 the expenditure on railways was 14,000,000/., in 1846 it was 33,000,001,1., and the expenditure in 1847, if things had been allowed to have gone on the same way, would have probably amounted to 64,000 0001.: in 1848 to 70,000,0001.; in 1849, to 90,000,000/.; and in 1850, to 110 ,000,000/. Now it was sufficient for .his purpose t o s h ow that the extraordinary outlay in railways had had a considerable effect in the depression of commerce, the represen tations that had been made to him and the Government would have sanctioned a much stronger course than the Government now proposed to pursue. They were even called upon to put a stop to the proceedings on railways, but the Government did not think it advisable to adopt such a course.—(llear.) The measure he was about to propose was not one of a compulsory nature, it being thought by the Government to be extremely injudicious to adopt such a course. The object of the Bill he was about to introduce was to give to railway companies an extension of time for the pur- chase of land for the completion of their works. He proposed, with respect to railways that were being constructed, to relieve them from the obligation of buying the land, and completing the works in the time prescribed. The only persons injured would be the landowners, and he proposed to give them com pensation. Mr. HUDSON—How are the, damages to be ascertained ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the damages would be assessed in precisely the same way as damages with respect to land were as. certained. With regard to railways in which the works were not commenced, he thought that a stronger course might be adopted with respect to them. H o proposed to extend to them the time for the purchase of land, and he proposed to enact that the directors of such companies should not be empowered to commence the works without the con- sent of a certain proportion of the shareholders. With regard to those Bills which were introduced last session, and Bills proposed to be brought forward this session, he p ro p ose d t o appoint a Committee, to which all th ose Bill s s h ou ld be referred, in order to determine which of those Bills should be proceeded :.with. It was obvious that there were many Bills in volving merely deviations, or small extensions of lines which would not involve any large outlay of capital, which it would be desirable to pass this session. He thought that it would be very desirable that o Bilk involving a large outlay should be allowed a pasi' this session.— (Hear, hear.) They had all, torhaps, to take some blame to themselves for the many Bills which had been allowed to pass upon former occasions. --(Hear, bear.) In earlier years it would have been a very difficult task to persuade the House to endeavour to check any of these nu merous railway Bills. A Committee was appointed in 1846, to inquire into the subject, but no sug- gestion bad been made by that Committee. After he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) had been appointed to office several friends waited upon him, and urged him to adopt some measure to check the progress of Railway Bills through Parliament. He did not at , that time see how his suggestion was to be carried out. Opinions •upon that subject had materially changed latterly even among railway companies themselves ; and he expected that he should receive the cordial support of many of those companies to his measure.—(Hear, hear.) lie had communicated with the chairmen of several of the lines, and had found them most anxious to co-operate in checking the demand for the construction of rail. ways, and he hoped that the course which he was about to take would receive general consent.—(Hear, hear) A Bill had recently passed to facilitate the dissolution of railway companies whose Acts' had not been obtained ; but in cases where the Bills had been passed, or the works partly commenced, the company had entered into contracts and engagements with landowners and others. He did not think therefore that it would be advisable to bring in any measure to allow companies so solicited to release themselves from the obligations they had entered into with numerous penalties. Mr. DIVETT—What will be the extension of time ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, then proposed to allow either two or three years beyond the time limited by the Acts already passed for the purchase of land or the completion of the works. With respect to the proportion of share holders, it was immaterial to him whether the powei• should vest -in two-thirds or three-fourth% of the whole Company. That was a subject which could be discussed in Committee upon the Bill. He would therefore move for leave to bring in a Bill for the extension of time for the purchase of land and the completion of the works of those railways for which acts had obtained the sanction of 'the • Legislature, rod also for the prohibition for a limited time upon the directors of those railways, whose works were not commenced from commencing the same until the consen of a given number of the shareholders had been previously obtained.' CoIoneI,SIBTHORPE did not rise for the pur pose of opposing the measure of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. He had always endeavoured to press upon the Government the necessity of putting a stop to these works. A sense of duty' alonehail made him rise in his seatand express fearlesslyhis reasons for press ing that subject upon the attention of the Government. Railway speculation had throughout been nothing more than a gross attack upon the rights of private property, and in his opinion a stop ought long ago to have been put to it. The Right Hon. Gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer talked of compensa tion to the landholder. Why, what compensa tio^, in the name of common sense, could be afforded to the man who had his land taken from him by main force, and what compensation could be made to the Englishman who had his property snatched from him against his will by a power that did not exist even in Russia, and he was glad com mercial necessities of the country had stepped in to p u t a limit to thi s abominable system` of • robbery ? He had no wish to oppose the bringing in of the Bill, but he called upon the Right Hon. Gentleman to say to those railway companies, I ,‘ Unless you pay for the construction of the railways for which you have obtained Bills by a certain time you shall not make • them at all."—(Hear, hear.) If the parties who had' sought such powers could not carry them out let the Legislature abrogate what it had done. He spoke thin on behalf of his coun trymen, and as a disinterested individual ; when the second reading arrived, he should propose a clause compelling railway companies to pay for the land they had included , in their survey, or else to give it back to its proprietors. Mr. E. ELLICE approved of that part of the Bill which gave railway companies power to defer the construction of their works. At a former time he offered a proposition to the House, which, if it had been acceded to, would have averted some of the evils which had since become alarming; to curtail the enormous . powers which those corporations possessed of borrowing mo ney, canals as well as railway companies might obtained permission to borrow one-third of their capi tal. Now, be blamed the 'Executive for not reducing those persons within proper bounds. But railways were merely one of the causes 'which had led to the present monetary . crisis. It was an abuse of credit, not unlike that practised with respect to the South American mines. Railway companies went into the market with more available securities than the trader, and prevented him from obtaining those discounts which previously he had been able to obtain. There was another point in connexion with this sub ject which he wished to direct the attention of the House to a 'point which both the present and past Government had lamentably neglected. The House was aware that by law a railway company could only divide amongst its shareholders 10/. per cent., but during the late mania instances without end had oc curred of ' companies dividing profits, to the ex tent of 1001. per cent. The Legislature winked at such extravagance, and allowed it to go on against the remonstrance of a Committee which considered the point, but he hoped, now that they had seen the folly of such lukewarinness, measures would be taken to prevent the recurrence of these abuses. He thought that some protection ought to be claimed fOr those parties who were subject' to the monopoly of great railway companies. It was the duty of the House to limit the powers granted to railway com panies in such a manner as not to interfere with the interests of other classes of the Country, and 'the individual exercise of other brandies of industry. It was very difficult for any individual man of that House, unaided by the GovernMent parties, upon either to car r y out any 'reform in these great subjects, but he hoped that the . Government would adopt some measure to regulate the mode of borrowing large .sums of money, and thereby crippling other branches of ordinary commerce and industry.—(Hear.) Mr. HUDSON said that it would• be in the recol lection of the House that one of the most strenuous supporters, of the extension of railway Bills had been the 'Right Honourable Member' who' had just ad dressed the House. The Bill to whi c h he more particularly referred was the extension of a Bill to Southend, near Coventry, the object , of which was to save about three minutes of time to that importan town. (LEFT SPEAKING.) EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) (Sitting' at Nidi Priue, before the LORD CHIEF BARON awl COMMON JURIES). The cause list contains GI remanets, of which 24 are set down for special juries. There are three Crown cages only. A large number of undefended causes wero dis pos. d of: _ _ ELLIOTT V. ItURRELL. This was an action in which the plaintiff sought to recover compensation in damages for the injuries which he had sustained in consequenco of a nuisance arising from the smoke of the defendant's chimney. Mr. Martin appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. Knowles for the defendant. A number of Witnesses ware called on behalf of the plaintiff, to prove the nuisance in question ; before, however, the plaintiff's case was concluded, it was ar ranged that a rule of court should be made, compelling the defendant either to carry up the chimney to a con siderable height, or discontinue its use, each party agreeing to pay their respective costs. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prins, at Westminster, before, Mr. Justice CuEsswzi.L.) THOMSON V. WEBS. This action was brought to recover the sum of 1,305 i. 13s. 4d., balance due for work and labour done in surveying and mapping a projected line of railway from York to Lancaster. The plaintiff is an engineer, and the defendant is Sir Henry Webb, Bart., who was chairman of the company. Mr. Humfrey and Mr. Peacock appeared for the plaintiff, and the defendant's ease was conducted by Mr. Cockburn and Mr. Montague Smith. The trial occupied nearly the whole of the day, and was not concluded when the Court rose. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) EXPLOSION OF THE CRICKET STEAM BOAT (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Mr. Sergeant WILKINS addressed the jury at length, contending that the evidence of Mr. Lloyd was con clusive as to the fact that the • boiler was made of inferior material, was of bad construction, and had been subjected to very bad management, so as to be in a most dangerous state, when the prisoner was placed in charge of it. There was not a tittle of evidence that he had in any respect neglected his duty, or that he had followed • his predecessor's (Clark's) dan- gerous practice of tying down the valves. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE summed up ; and the jury, after deliberating for about half an hour, returned a verdict of Guilty ; but recommended the prisoner to the merciful consideration of the Court, in consequence of his ignorance and the culpable conduct of the company in not giving him proper instructions for the manage ment of the. boiler. The LORD GRIEF JUSTICE, in an impressive address, during which the prisoner wept bitterly, sentenced him to ituprisouuaeut for two mouths, without hard labour. THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) At the Court at Windsor, the 22d day of November, 1847, present, the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. This day the Right Hon. Richard More O'Ferrall was, by her Majesty's command, sworn of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and took kis place at th♦ Board accordingly. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, No*. 211. The Queen has been pleased to appsint Dominic John Corrigan, M.D., to be Physician in Ordinary to her Majesty in Ireland. WHITEHALL, Noy. 13, 1847. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Eugene Hard wieke, of Kidderminster, in the county of Worcester, Gent to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery.____ CROWN-OFFICE, Nov. 26, 1847. Days and places appointed for holding the Special Commissions of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery for the under• mentioned places:— County of York, Saturday, th• 11th day of December, at the Castle of York. City of York, on the same day, at the Guildhall of the said city. WAR OFFICE, Nov. 26. 3d Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant-General Charles Muri ay Earl Cathcart, K.C.8., from the 11th Light Dragoons, to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General Francis Newbery, deceased, Nov. 19. 11th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant General Henry Wyndham, to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant General Earl Cathcart, appointed to 3d Dragoon Guards, Nov. 19. 12th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant John Borlase Maunsell to be Captain, by purchase, vice Clerk, who retires; Cornet John Wilson Fox, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Maunsell; Cornet Arthur Wellesley Williams (Riding-master), from 3d Dragoon Guards, to be Cornet, vice Fox; Nov. 26. 9th Foot—Major Brownlow Villiers Layard, from the 37th Foot, to be Major, vice Lushington, who exchanges, November 26. 17th Foot—Lieut. Archibald W. Dickson, from 2d West India Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice E. J. Gar diner; who exchanges ; Edward David Latouche Colt burst, from 37th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Lamert, who exchanges, November 26. 28th Foot—Ensign Mowbray Baumgartner to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Macdougall, w h o r e ti res; William Gordon Shute, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Baumgartner, Nov. 26. 36th Foot—Lieutenant John Shaw Kennedy, from half-pay 63d Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Betteswortli, deceased, Nov. 26. 37th Foot—Major Franklin Lushington, C. 8., from 9th Foot, to be Major, vice Lavard, who exchanges'; Ensign George Feed Lamert, from 17th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Colhurst, who exchanges, Nov. 26. 40th Foot—Brevet Lieut.-Colonel James Stopford t be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase, vice Hibbert, deeeased ; Captain John Macduff to be Major, vice Stop ford ; Lieut. Henry Halkett to be Captain, vice Mac duff, Nov. 13 ; Gentleman Cadet Henry Christopher Wise, from the Boy al _ Military Colle ge , to b e E ns i gn , without purchas e , Nov. 26. 53d Foot—Lieut. 'George Herbert. Cox, from 63d Foot, to be Lioutenant, vice Grey, who exchanges i Nov. 26. 54th Foot—Lieut. Aylmer Strangfurd Craig, from 62d Foot, to be Lieutenant, ♦ice Hewett,' who ex • changes, Nov. 26. 62d Foot—Lieutenant John M. M. Hewett, from 54th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Craig, who exchanges, Nov. 26. 63d Foot—Eniign John Lawrie, from 82d Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Howard, who retire's, Nov. 7; Lieutenant francis Douglas Grey, from 53d Foot, to be Lieittenant, vice Cox, who exchanges, Nov. 26. 73d Foot—Ensign Henry Hope Bruce Bannatyne to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Owen, who retires; Thomas Walsh, Gent., ,to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Bannatyne, Nov. 26. _ - -- 75th Foot—Lieutenant George William Muriel, frost 84th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Keats, who exchanges, Nov. 26. 82d Foot—William Barron, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Lawrie, promoted in 63d Foot, Nov. 26, 84th Foot—Lieutenant William M`Gecchy, Keats, from 75th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Muriel, who exchanges, Nov. 26. 2d West India Regiment—Lieutenant Edmund - John Gardiner, from 17th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Dick son. who exchanges, Nov. 26. HOSPITAL STArr.—William Freeman Daniell, Gent., to be Assistant Surgeon to the Forces, Nov. 26. MEM ,, IIANDUM.—The exchange of Lieutenant John Lavison, from 71st Foot, to half-pay unattached, on sth September, 1835, is without the difference, he having paide the amount to the credit of the public. The corn mission of Lieutenant William Henry Howard Ellison, in the 86th Foot, has been ante-dated to 12th January, 1847, in order to place him in his proper position in that corps. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire. James Heywood, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, Nor. 19. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenent of Gloucestershire. Royal Gloucestershire Regiment of Hussar Yeomanry —Edward Bloxsome, jun., Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Austin, resigned ; Henry Wentworth Foley, Gent., to be Cornetoice I3ln,taome, promoted, N0v.,23, ADMRALTY, Nov. 20. Corps of Royal gir m es T -Second Lieutenant William Henry horwood Branch' to be First Lieutenant, vice Denman, deceased; Second Lieutenant John Crocket to be First Lieutenant. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Michaelmas Term, in the eleventh year of the reign of Queen Victoria. Thursday, the 25th day of November, 1847. This Court will, on Monday, the 6th day of Decem ber next, and three following days, bold sittings, and will proceed in disposing of the busir.ess now pending in the paper of New Trials, commencing with the New Trials in Middlesex and London ; and will also proceed to give judgment in certain of the matters standing over for the consideration of the Court. THO. WILDE, BANKRUPTS. John Bannister Falkner and Bentham Fabian, mer , chants, Old Broad-street, to surrender Dec. 1, at eleven, and Jan. 6, 1848, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official-assignee, Sambrook court, Basinghall-street ; Peddell, Cheapside. Lyon Samuel, eweller, Bury-street, Dec. 10, at twelve, and Jan. 12, 1848, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Green, official-asaigneo, Aldermanbury ; Sydney, Finsbury-circus. Josef Badcock, draper, East Ilsloy, Berkshire, Dec. 3, at one, and Jan. 5, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Helder, Great James -street, Bedford-row. William Carter, druggist, Liverpool, Dec. 7 and 30, at eleven. at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, official assignee, Liverpool; Keightley and Co., Chan cery-lane, London; Holden, Liverpool. James Abraham Richmond, brewer, Frederick-place, Hampstead•road, Dec. 9, at half past twelve, and Jan. 13, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman -street-buildings ; Miller and Horn, King William. street. Francis Garland, tailor, North Shields, Dec. 7, at eleven, and Jan. 13, at half -past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane, Lombard -street ; Dickson and Overbury, Frederick's• place, Old Jewry. James Baine baker, Whitechapel•road, Middlesex, Dec. 9, at two, and Jan. 13, at one, at the Court of' Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee,Frederick's place, Old Jewry ; Jenkinson and Co., Lumbard-street, City. henry Ash, Gustavus Heerlein, and Henry Clarke Ash, ironmongers, Birmingham, Dec. 4 and 30, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ; lvemy, Chancery-lane, London; Wright, Birmingham. Joseph Boucher, draper, Birmingham, Dec. 14, ft eleven, and Jan. 11, at half-past eleven, at the Bir mingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Bir mingham ; Weeks, Cook's court, Lincoln's•inn-fields ; Smith, Birmingham. Thomas Williams, ribbon manufacturer, Coventry, Doc. 8, at eleven, and Dec. 29, at twelve, at the Bir mingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham; Troughton and Lea. Coventry ; Austen and Hobson, Raymond-buildings, Lond on . Henry Dyer Cossins, miller, Ilmioster, Somersetshire, Dec. 7, at eleven, and Dec. 30, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Exeter ; Brown, Ilminster ; Stogdou, Exeter ; Rickards and Walker, Lincoln's Inn-fields, London. Christopher Samuel Flood and Harry Buckland Lott, bankers, Honiton, Devonshire, Dec. 13, and Jan. 20, at ten, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official as signee, Exeter; Gidley, Exeter; Raven, King's Bench walk, Temple, London. James Lawton, grocer, Heywood within Heap, Lan cashire, Dec. 7 and 28, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester; Clarke, Gray, and Woodcock, Lincoln's Inn-fields, London; Grundy, Bury, Lancashire. Thomas. Gardiner, hotel keeper, Holt Fleet Inn, Wor cestershire, Dec. 14, at eleven, and Jan. 11, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official as signee, Birmingham; Jones, Worcester; .Smith, Bir mingham. Samuel Hobbs, confectioner, Camberwell-green, Sur rey, Dec. 9, at one, and Jan. 13, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Ab church-lane, Lombard-street; Bromley and Aldridge, South-square, Gray's Ina. John Capel, coal merchant, Bouverie•street, Fleet street, Dec. 3, at one, and Jan. 5, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street buildings; Lawrence and Flews, Old Jewry-chambers. William Fly, Daniel Frost, and Donald Oliver Matheson, railway contractors, Swaffham, Norfolk, Dec. 7, at half-past two, and Jan. 11, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abehurch-lane, Lombard -street ; Lawrance and Flews, Old Jewry chambers; Pillars, Swaffhain. John Blackburne, tailor, Liverpool, Dec. 17 and Jan. 5, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazeaove, official assignee, Liverpool Bankruptcy Court ; Reed, Langford, and Co., Friday -street, City ; Sale and Co., Manchester; Jenkins, jun., Liverpool. Samuel Ilaildsconab and Ebenezer Handscomb, dealers in watcheS, Woburn, Bedfordshire, Dec. 10, at eleven, and Jun. 13, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street -buildings; Dc Medina, Crosby-hall•chambers. William Cusse, grocer, Christchurch, Southampton, Dec. 3, at half past one, and Jan. 5, at half past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall•street; Temple, Temple; Tanner, Christ church. Sibson Rigg, cotton spinner, Manchester, Dec. 8, and Jan. 3, at eleven, at the Mcnchester District Court. Pott, official assignee, Minehester; 'Amer, Tokenhouse• , yard, Lothbury^; Joynson, Manchester; Foster,- Alan. ch ester. James Hudson, marine store dealer, Newcastle-upon- Tyne, Dec. 6, at half-past ten, and Jan. 7, at twelve, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Hoyle, New castle-upon-Tyne; Crosby and Compton, Church-court, Old Jewry. Ttohert Imeary, alkali manufacturer, East Jarrow, Darhatn, Dee. 9, at half-past ten, and Jan. 11, at one. at the Newoastle-upon- Tyne District Court. WAkley, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Harle, New castle-upon-Tyne; Chisholme,. Hall, and Gibson, Lin coln's Inn fields. Jonathan Thompson, bookseller, Tamworth, Dec. 4 and 30, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham; Nevill and Sons. T =worth; Hodgson, Birmingham. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending November 28 1847, is 28s. 7 1 4 d. per cwt. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE . • PORTSMOUTH, Nor. 25.—The Lightning steam tender embarked the Tr e a s u re r o f her Msjesty's Household, Lord M. Hill, this afternoon for convey* ante to Osborne. . _ _ . The Bellerophon, 78, Captain Baynes, will be reedy to go out of harbour about the 3d proximo. Her crew turned over to her from their hulk this day. She is nearly complete in complement. The Prince Regent, 92, and the RetributiOn steam frigate, were returned to the basin to-day to complete their respective fittings. The Firefly steam-sloop will be commissioned to morrow at this port. Last evening General the Right Hon. Lord Frede rick Fitzclarence, G.C.H., Lieutenant-Governor of Portsmouth, and Commander-in-Chief of the South- Western district, gave a brilliant entertainment at the Government-house to a select circle` of twenty guests, comprised of Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Bart.; the Commander-in-Chief ; the Mapir of Portsmouth; Captain Lord Adolphus .Fitzdarence, R.N.; Sir G. Wombwell, Bart. ; Colonel Lewis, commanding the Royal Engineers ; Colonel Armstrong, commanding the Royal Artillery; Captain Yates; of the Vistory Captain Ramsay of the Terrible ; Major Travers/ ; Colonel Gibsone, R.M.A.; Major Davies. and Captain Campbell, of the 62d ; Major.Calamy, R• 11 1.; Major Harvey, Aide-de-Camp; Flag-Lieutenant Cochrane, R.N. ; Mr. Haig, Secretary to the Com mander-in-Chief; Rey. T. Milner, Garriiop Chap' lain, &c. . • . ROYAL IiARINX ARTILLERY. • ' Major-General Lord Frederick Fitxclarence, the Lieutenant-Governor, &c., accompanied by his Aid . " de- Camp, Major Harvey, his gallant brother Lord Adolphus, Sir George Wombwell, and Colonel Bal.. linghall, R.M. proceeded this afternoon to East Cum" berland, for the purpose of inspecting the practice of the new levies of the Royal Marine Artillery, under the command of Colonel D. A. Gibsorie, anxiety to complete this invaluable addition to the strength of the navy, deserves the highest commends: tion, the drilli being under pi. Own constant control and daily superintendence.. The practice was .such 11 . 5 to merit the warmest encomiums: from the LirePani General and Lord Adolphus. ARCTIC EXPEDITIONS:- , SIR JOHN FRANKLIN., We are averse to crude, or indeed to much speculation of any kind, upon the subjects headed above. Y u r °u/ the sailing of . Sir John Franklin, to the Present tits* we have laid befOre our r e a de rs ' a ll t h e d a is upon which that expedition proce e d e d,' - an d the views entertained its probable course, and the periods when we might e3O pect to hear of it fro m o n e..quar t er. p r , another. of.: cir cumstances might affect its movements. or delay co si, m wh u a n l i e c r a s ti rit . ho The utin it te e ll p ig o e rt na o e f . M ha r v . i li ng ii . e, and the retu rn . o public feelink, we Must offer afew line h s o to w W ev eird er, li e -a x i crilitiedingli at. right conclusions in the whole ;natter. Mr. Rae has done his work in a very. • crej itsbi l . manner. He has Confi rm ed th e accounts of the Ek c i th ; maux respecting the f o rmiti on of the land and:bi ll !" of Boothia, as given in the narrtatiees".of the aeietiti journeys of 'Comma n d er (n ew Sit James Crark Ross'l in the book published by Sir John Ross . ; and' althoug h his (Mr. Rae's) longitudes' May not be depended upos (as we before remarked, in consequence of the of hit chronOmeters), yet' the continniti of the con: line cannot be doubted, se•far as we can .yet learn fro the official account of his, prOceedings. We Shall look with much interest to the larger publication wilicht we understand, he is now preparing, and whioh Will show II: more in detail what can be done with small means *hew direCted by judgment and "firmness. There only no_ remains the'Western coast of the land he has discovered and the western shore of New'Somerset and 'Boothia, failure to complete the whole outline of the Ainericanicor tinent I With regard to expeditions in - search of Sif,Jobt Franklin, though there i 9. yet no reason ta`doubl of h is success - and safety, it is , certainly advisable thatlrt. should if r p a n r g a . t s i n sb s t er a s i h t tb o su u n i t d dh be ts h that m et a a hs d eo e nh. t a n , Ts notehnidi passedt c o an h n i s o t a t s bh s e i r s o t uakichoew, Behr s t f is England until the middle - or near the -ot jantisrl; but we are much gratified to learn that the Adeuirellil are adopting prompt measures to afford" etir gallant countrymen most effectual aid, should it turn• out that they are in need of it. We believe we may confideatlY state that in addition to - the overland journey to be conducted by the enterprising companion of Sir.Jetu Franklin, Dr. Sir John Richardson, two naval expo"; ditions are being prepared under the superintendence o' Captain Sir James Clam Ross, - than 'whom nd z" 1/ living is more able to get thorn Out and direct theta aright. The first of these, destined for Behring'eStiT it t I Will sail as soon as it can be got ready; and the , 9.9 1 intended to follow the track of. Sir T. Franklin; . de part so as to arrive in Baffin's Bay at the propel' se 110.1 for navigating these regions, 10 that the on board, and the English people, may feeFassure can nothing will be left undone, which .huthan' powe r should is accotoplish, to rescue our fillow4olintryniesi, `exertions. 'dint* These — utilatifen so unfortunately prove that 'suCcesa 'has liOt.ittentied 4 be it But we are still sanguine , Mena' afdthtlipal may be .rendered unnecessary y s p e y a Sir John Franklin and 'his brsve - comt . . tt Lyter ry judiciously and generottsir begbutt.t:hll...htahe Gazette. ' telhatuirarailfoi RAILWAY SHARE: MARKET A S. LIVERPOOL, NovYMBKR 25. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Our Share Market continues tO an! • prove. A good business, at ' advan ced prices, was done t . o day. The sale" are—Birkenhead, Lancashire, idle! ctimhir Junction, 22/. Shares, 5% dis.—Birmingham and 'Oxford. 4 p.—East Lancashire, 21—Lancashire and Yorksahire,jlittsh: P.—Ditto (late Extensions), 4N dis.—Leed 521143Thi Quarters, New, 7 1 4 p.—London, Manchester an =lug. Manchester, Sheffield, ew, 1l dis.—London and North-Western, 1 d Ditto, ham, Quarters, New (C). '01;1 c. 1 7 and-Lincolnshire, T4—Midland Stock,lll—Di tot, 401 th . Shares, 43—North British, New Quarters (scrip), par—Nor Stsf.. fordshire, I,k p.—North Union (B), 142—Shr e wsbury an d Cheshire, IA p.—Ditto (8. 0. C.), dis.—Ditto; 107. Pre. ference, p.—South-Eastern a nd Dover, 3C ittO,4—D No. 3, 5 1 , l s dis.—Ditto, No: 4, Thirds, 2 c. New , castle, and Berwick, 136—Ditto, Extension, No. l, 371 P." Ditto, No. 2, p.—Ditto (G. N. - E. ), 1 % p. MANCHESTER, Nov. 25. •• - STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Birkerthean, cashire, and Cheshire Junction; 5N dis.---;lio.10 13, &c., No. 1 (A), 44 dia.—Ditto, Preferential' (B). 13 :1: Eastern Counties, 16%—Huddesfield and Manchester Bal way and Canal, Thirds, dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshil Fifths, 1 / 4 p.—Ditto, 321. Shares. 4% dia.—Ditto (NY" Riding. Union), dis.— Leeds and Thirsk, 131 4 • MO' Clitheroi , chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Quarters, No. 2, 17-- Ditto, Preference, 1 4 c. p.- Ditto (Sheffield and Lincolnshire), 4 1 /i dis.—Manchester and Southarrinton,l3, dis.— North Bri' tish, Extension, par—North Staffordshire, 1 4 p. Western, 4A, die.—South-Eastern and Dover, _orth- No. 4,1, dia.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, Prefereocs, 2 P . LEEDS, NOVEMBER 25. ; , re STOCK EXCHANGE . — The sales are—East LIMICKII . I3--. 3 Ditto, New, 3!4 dis.—Ditto, Quarters, 12s. 6d. dis.l East and West Yorkshire, 5 1 ,/,i n. 113 Yorkshire, 32/. Shares, 5% dis.—Ditto, Fifths, 2s. 6d. Ditto (West Riding Union), 475. n. dis.—Leeds and Thirst, dis.—Ditto Now, 12% dis.--Ditto, Preference, I,it —Sheffield, castle,s North h p t he . ffi — sae D tnladd i f f t , otßoitedorstwhhßerwick, Quarters, asmii , Preference, d . NGo . Dig p.—North-Western , dis.—Leicester and ' Bedford, 3s. dis.—North Britis h, 'f Berwick'), 23 14 c. p: • NEIVCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, NOYEMBEIt 25. 4 , STOCK EXCHA,NGX.—The sales are—Liverpool , Ma ncP d ter, and Newcastle Junction, 21. Is. 6d. dis.—Newcastle • Carlisle, 90 1 A 2 —.North British, T • p.—Nort h Stsf 2s. fordshire, par. 4tepolAsi—t eErpfinxiltiet-4:l:li3:llolnsorll;:26ddt:lPeidt":o..tw°.' HULL. Novlumen 25. • , r shirM STOCK EXCHANGE —The aides are—East Lium- - u r '.., New, 3% dis.—Hull and Selby, Helves, 484—North tish, Quarters, 3s. p.—Ditt o , Extension' (Scrip). 16' p.—Ditto, Thirds (Scrip), 3s. p. EDINBURUH, NOVEMBEZ 24. Nair, STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Caledonian, d 228.—Dundee and Perth, Quarters, 465. 6d.—.EdinbA Glasgow, 93 x. d.—Edinburgh, Leith, and Grantor!, ,4 1 r fitto, Reg., 3s. 6d.—Edinhurgh and Northern, 17% ex ,_.Glas" Newport, 5 1 / 9 ex int.—Ditto, ditto, New. Reg., bow and Ayr (5 per cent. guar.), 113—Great .Norther,.. —North British, Quarters, 938. 6d. ex 1) 4 " e ; Quarters (scrip), 12s.—Ditto, Thirds, • Reg , ' 42s * ~a r .)r Shrewsbury' and Cheater, IW. Share ,(8 per cent.' g -925. 6d. rghtassrO, On the 19th inst., in raris, the lady of Charles W . ileg nell, Esq., of a daughter. J. On the 19th inst., at ureat Tarmoutb; the ivife of lnyey, Esq., M.D., of a eon. • On the 20th inet., in the Seven Siaters'-road , Upper 11°I. to O n Mrs. Adolphus Lewis, of a daughter. ()- 9 Jolla On the 23d inst., in Berkeley-square, t h e lady Martin, Esq., 11. P., of a daughter. - Ur/ V' . On the 23(1 inst., at Acacia-road, Regeat's-pla- ir , J. Cutler, of a daughter. AIARID. On the 24th inst., at St. L Cle N ment Danes ahurcb• gr. lloulton, to Idary Ann, daughter of Mr. John Cant. lED. On the 22d inst., at Lav D ender-hill, Battersea-risen /4" Matthew, Esq., aged 79. . On the `i3d inst., at Colney-hatch, George Smith. On the 23d inst., at Ti n g r ith Rectory, Frances Ell%1" relict of the late Rev. E. Tanqueray, aged 71. , „„. bar- On the nd inst., Maria, the wife of John Gray,-"so rister-at-law. • • No. a ; London: Print e d- an d Published by MURDO bio. 11 " O. 112, St ra nd, Printer, at Tha Sun Offic i e , , f l y Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy , is Middlesex N9yliiper:26 A 1147.: ANSWER TO THE ADDRESS. Lord MARCUS HILL appeared at the bar, as Trea surer of her Majesty's Household, with her Majesty's answer to the Address of the House of Commons, and, upon being called on by the Speaker, he stated that he had to inform the House that, in obedience to its commands, he had waited on her Majesty with the Address, to which her Majesty had been pleased to return the following most gracious answer : " I have received with satisfaction your loyal and dutiful Address. I rely with confidence upin your co-operation with my endeavours to improve the social condition of my people, and to promote the welfare and happiness of all classes of my subjects.'C BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY. Mr. WYLD gave notice that on Tuesday, the 30th of November, he should move for the following returns :-1. A return of the amount of the duties received in the several years between the year 1801 and the year 1819, for stamps or bills of exchange, or promissory notes, and Bank notes ; and a like return from the year 1820 to the year 1846, both inclusive. 2. A return of the bankrupts and insolvent debtors in each year between 1801 and 1819, both inclusive, and between 1820 and 1846, both inclusive. 3. A return of the number of banks in the United Kingdom (distinguishing which county) that stopped payment in each year, from 1801 to 1819, and from 1820 to 1846, both inclusive. 4. A return of the number of directors of the Bank of England who became bankrupt or insolvent, from the year 1801 to the year 1819, and from the year 1820 to the Ist day of November, 1847. 5. A return of the amount of capital which joint-stock companies were empowered by Parliament to raise, between the year 1801 and the year 1819, and the like return between the year 1820 and 1847. 6. A return of the official and declared value of the imports and exports of the United Kingdom in each year, from 1801 to 1846, both inclusive. IRISH LOAN. Major BLACKALL gave notice of his intention, on the 30th of the present month, to move for returns of the amount already expended of the 8,000,0001. granted lust year to Ireland. THE EXCHEQUER. Dr. BOWRING gave notice of his intention to move for a return of all moneys paid into the Exche quer, and of all the amounts paid out without Parlia• mentary authority. POOR-LAWS. Mr. F. FRENCH gave notice of his intention, on Monday next, to ask what course her Majesty's Government intended to adopt in order to secure the money advanced for the support of the poor in Ireland? MARY ANN TURTON. Mr. EWART gave notice of his intention, on LiTedneaday next, to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department a question with respect to the case of Mary Ann Turton, who had been wrongfully convicted and sentenced to six months' imprisonment. DECIMAL COINAGE. Dr, BOWRING, seeing the Right Hon. Gentleman the Master of the Mint in his place, was desirous of put ting a question to him relative to the decimal currency. He wished to know whether any measure had been taken to introduce that currency, and whether it would be soon in circulation ? Mr..SHEIL said, that in the course of a few days a coin of the value of 2s. would be issued from the Mint. He was also bound further to state that he had already submitted three specimens of coin to his Hon. Friend.—(Laughter.) LOSS OF THE STEPHEN WHITNEY. Mr. HUME wished to know whether any inquiry had been mad by the Government into the accuracy of the report that the loss of the above vessel had been caused in consequence of the mismanagement of the lights upon the Western Coast of Ireland ? Mr. WARD stated, in answer to the Hon. Mem ber, that the Comptroller of the Coast Guard had made a communication with the Admiralty upon the subject, but there was nothing contained in that com munication to induce the Government to believe that the wreck had arisen in consequence of any misma nagement of the lights. EXTENSION OF TIME FOR COMPLETIN G The CHANCELLOR of RAILWAYS the EXCHEQUER, rose, pursuant to notice, to move for leave to bring in a Bill to extend the time for the purchase of the land and completion of the works upon railways. If the debate upon the first night of the session had taken the course which he expected it would, it would have been his duty.. then to have stated to the 1