The Sun. — London, England, 1847-02-24 00:00:00

' 1 powered Ls to be ,over to )re than ised the )OL, and io,oooh, perfectly uO,OOl , ly leased ; they capital ment to hey had eave tho ies. A. it . WAS power to , .ar 1841 , vest their er cent. ;ive good therefor(' the pri- CE, the reso of Trade r matters• its object efficiency e thought e motion► arrange be much iers, but ()aid sa t would t hougbt e motion► in conse- ENIENT )rt of tbig till that l give no ieutiou of the lalf c lause it► March same (tat !dieney 0, intentio n d form & ns in re.- f the Ex . " coney ex' the ye' llf , an o& : . e x r pencied, g e', revious lon. Col t' Lb. ny 'ile a-. between. , e Court• ne yea!' erruptioti nelle th.e It Pabl'c h he of deatho :e the ltit, f Ireland at a pro: • Ist an d ecomnio or hiring ention of y returns •er of in 11 be la id ~, corres tie taere )e inten asure for or whe" ght alter mred for session, the new , n tion of - o e nable of the i r nether it n of t he at there but be - iinent to f part °' • 'ct. G o vero' , pe ctieg Ireland. ny tr at. 0 Tou' f om ission hopr ics, ad bee° be Hon ound a hoprie s ' net the sOr ,„ the in - in pa r : ar DOPIP Carrie d Bible to as b e love L ted the •-.6.-I.,ffoicossussoris_. .., ...•••••••• r ated at little above 51. ; so that all, with the exception of wo men, were entitled to have a vote according to the avowed object s of the Refarm Bill. Only 45,000 vote: had been added to the metropolis. This was the result fifteen years after the P a sting of the Reform Bill. In fact, the constituency was di minishing instead o f i ncreas i ng. I n W estm i nster t h ere were 2„3,295 rated householders, but only 13,h66 voters ; showing that Westminst.r was in a worse state than !at the time Sir Francis Burdett was elected in 1607, when MOO voted. A similar result had taken place in Southwark. In Liverool the number of rated householders was 44,924, but only] 4,970 were voters. Jr. the City of London the con ttituency had been greatly reduced since the passing of thy Reform Bill, which was mainly to be attributed to this rate -I,),',Ying clause. In fourteen parishes in the City of London, ‘r e overseers would not put any man on the register unless he l ire a ti es e to be ra t e d ; so that the parties had all the technicali cornef the l aw put in force against thsrn. The decision of the mon Pleas in the great Stockport case, was another rea mnehy they s h ou l d abro ate this clause. Eight rates were n that t own in the g eourse of a year, and it was con tended that a voter ought to make ei ht different claims to re ceive his vote; and Chief Justice Ti g ndal, in deciding on the r' t , "tee, said, " it was like keeping a vote by continual claim • 41g." Certainly this was not intended by the Reform 8111. I The Honourable Gentleman was here interrupted by the entrance of Sir Augustus Clifford, the Usher of the Black r ßo d' who summoned the nouse to hear the Royal assent given c s everal Bill s, a list of which will be found in oar Lords ' port.] On the return of the Speaker, itlieAptfriler.thDatllNCOMßE went on to state that he could not be , ties iivi a r n , y g thing so vexatious as this was intended by the l i ' M Bill. Gentlemen connected with counties did not asearthis, as the clause only pressed in cities and boroughs. in those places were open to considerable °llre ssien from the neglect of overseers and others. This ..4 ‘ no new complaint. It had been the subject of complaint t,ver since the passing of the Reform Act. The Hon. Member { I 'M read an article which appeared in the Times—which '' t' we d some of the evils of the system. It was never the I\l,ention of the R e f orm Act that such a b use s h ou ld occur . 44(1 'thciuld they ma k e a d i fference between county an d city ? This ueson should be m operation mo refully an of public one, opi n io nn. er It 17 E 4 " 1 Y a uestio n of the refarm more or leas, and therefore peeged toq move for leave to bring in the Bill. th e coil RUSSELL—I stated to my Hon. Friend at to 1 t e me neement of th e di scuss i on that if it was his desire i s la his B i l l upon the table of the House, without any discus to °4 sus the p resent time, that I should not he averse su pportort a Course, but that I could not premise him my thoughn a future occasion. But my Honourable Friend, plias ~. ,g it better to have the discussion now, unless I should r ; a ", r ,aise him the support of the Government on the second cnreaapt:sgfr.oifnithrelewßrpill. My Honourable Friend has not entire y graphs what was the ancient law. He has read para th w apers to the effect that this was an entirely v:Principle, introduced by the Reform Act, no person n g h t of paying rates to be allowed the privilege of b sec or n s i g t ;, h. ti l i l e e .y. was mistaken . The state took the thought necessary; and ao in regard . to ofzr--- where there was a common law right thileer:it.hn,:, a nd where there were no particular charters to restrict ti on 'grt it was vested in householders, but with this qualifies wB°ithitleta:lblig • should be householders paying scot and lot. regard to en of this was, that they should pay the poor rates. n i nterpreted by the courts of justice. Therefore, ur g h, pin c e - a untry voters, there was a security, and in pe ts , it "" held that they should not be chance lodgers, but whie ns ee ke: sons hwortrltaified sod house and capable of paying the poor mates, assured to the State that they . were per the th e p ine . Y fe be intrusted with the right to vote , therefore At t Vi l tit h u a t t ie r orne iPle l a not a new one introduced by the Reform Act. ' • Plea Reform Act might do to change the ancien .. co a n- , udnuteryb,ytthheelnir,inweaipsl:rt,hat principled p y e s fz., : a: : n tdr f e .e 401;a ! tit tt : toili i f etethhe rate ancient t.i.ras t, a made „provisions of the Reform Act. My Hon. Friend Reform Act did not extend the franchise so very wereris''''Y as I calculated. The calculations which 1 formed ituttithey a very wide basis, and I could not expect a would turn out with a critical accuracy. that ,"° thitik that the Hon. Gentleman himself has proved by t b; 1.7 Y great extension of the franchise has been effec i t n e 11 e ,, h e reeln Act. Lambeth has the powers of retu T rn . g tla sa l e r , re °I Parliament; so has Finsbury; so has the ower ii, they .The Hon. Gentleman has stated that 45,000 f persons t shotAlanee new metropolitan burghs possessed the right o . vo d i t ng. Pow "er, Leeds, and Birmingham had now obtaine he 4 ti ssnding Members to Parliament ; so had Bath, and I)l:lather of other places, not on the scot and lot prin . ciple, to th at Ob a 10/. house qualification, and a test similar the at of the scot and lot principle, which meant belief Pa Yment of p oor i rates. According to my own of 13r0 ' "'then yo u d o i ntrust the franc hi se to persons Oti s , P e rty, yo u are more likely to have a better than with a ala i realtuffrage. I own, I think, that if you take away the t f i gation to pay rates and taxes, you would be running a risk thin the francbise to persons not worthy of it. And 1 e an 'we have improved upon the practice of scot and lot. I ancitl.nts therefore, consider that the Bill is in point a good one, e 04 ,., 1 , t would be a great innovation on the Constitution of this sh oal y+ that persons not in the possession of any property, ~.,_°' be entrusted with the right of voting. I shall, therefore, l';ise duction of this Bill. thoughtr• GISBORNE said he should support the Bill. He reas onable the occupancy of a House quite enough, and saw no "nnable grounds to deprive a man of a vote because he had not Paid his rates on a particular day. He should, therefore, "Apart the introduction of the Bill. 84 1-1 E LACY EVANS was i n favour of the Bill. The Lreal qi estion they had to co ns id er was , did t h e rate - pay i ng a °3 e 3 oper a t e in the way originally estimated. He sub tted bathe that they did not. Th e y were no test of t h e solvency • parties, as he could p rove f rom several instances which d happened in the city of Westminster. In the parish of St. George's no less than 339 persons had been disfranchised by tthes e c l auses ; yet these parties resided in St. James's-square, elgrave-square, and Great George -street. Was it to be said that these were insolvent persons ? Now it was a remarkable fact that not one of these had been disfranchised far the now- Payment of the poor-rates, but because they had not paid the Government taxes. He trusted that the House would allow t he Bill to he read a first time, and that in a future stage the 'ldeation might be fully discussed. He asked the House to do th'then th e y cons id ere d th a t i n th e me t ro p o li tan b oroughs t e he ee were not more than 50,000 qualified electors, while at least 100 ,000 occupiers were deprived of votes by the operation of these clauses.. ( Hear, hear.) tilt' P • HOWARD could not agree to the principles of F i e - k ill sought to be introduced by the Hon. Member for ~,- u u t `.l Y. If they gave up the rate-paying qualification, he It 20 net see hew they could stop short of universal suffrage. toe w tit aa the duty of every man to pay the poor-rates and Govern laet.o ' a es, and therefore he thought the provisions in the oided rre Bill should be maintained. He would give his de negative to the present motion. rai.Aflr. HUNIE agreed with the last Hon. Member, that every tt legn ° _ ° g,, l ' to pay his ra es and taxes, but there were ether at ' t i ll . : h lti e ad inducing R• e t h itn: Lord, when to do so than by the provisions of this that it w 1(1 be the hear the intimation of the Noble Lord • Government to oppose the Bill. The . Noble d he introducted the Reform Bill, said he believe ,_,.s.a not been th a e This had Generally against these ati f ction to the 1 e n a a a s : .of giving satisfaction to the country. The Reform Bill hadnot given e e of this country. They against the Bill in its present shape, and especially I , bu n t ti l s Ta e l s e e s i e n la e u v se e a r ' y Peo W p hy at the present time, there were 100 'rho had a vote. The Noble Lord had failed, his recollect that his prophecy about the Reform Bill if i t „_ le d• He stated in introducing the Reform Bill, that l ess :s,arn e into operation there would not be a borough with boro u gh s L° 30 0 . voters. At the present moment there were 35 hfaies:z;viohttie et h soe had less than this number. Some of them, in would a t '', as few electors as 150. He trusted the Noble Lord t m he at ß te i r ll s . into his consideration, and withdraw Sir yi Tr cl atues nt,sl,L thought that the repeal of the ratepaying boron, absolutely neeessar ' In many of the principal eaaeastos these clauses we s - 3- t p essive He knew from hi L i V en ce that trostuee,en disfranchised b a great n r u L t m h m be o r s oof payment respectable persons of rates. He rho ° that the Bill woul y d he e al n la o w n ed to proceed, and that if d be r t "l ' i nn . S were not agreed to, that at least a longer rates. Air, all wed than at present for the payment of ra t Bill I he st ate " Y N COURT was in favour of the present farnilrnent of the Noble Lord had proved that the Be lle s atro l d l lhad came far shott of his original calculation when aegt an , aced the Bill. The Noble Lord had referred to the . slid t l ' t b a"t a t 'tlit the before the passing of the Reform Bill, and wi l t ri-C ,,, ip), of th,, o p r r in evin ts u i s ll g earried ou in another form the uglification.He could not agree proposition, as the Government taxes had nothing Wag any e t Vn do with the right of scot and lot voters. If there l o n: if th e s if ith eonstitutional in the Reform Rill it was taking th e N nb ", t and lot qua li f i cation that former l y ex i ste d ; an d tta lifleati Lord would introduce a measure to restore that e tha naL b ,' he (Mr. D'Eyncourt) would support it. Whi c h ;on that Under the present system there were cases Wi s h ed nautred some alteration of the law, and therefore he or tak f . ^, his Noble Friend would either give them this Bill, a : t 2,ne matter into his own consideration. ho ts ,: lin PECHELL thought that any person holding a rep re _ '''r !ihich he paid 101:, ought to have a voice in the rnajoraetntation of the borough to which he belonged. The sati sfi l 7 e,f the people of this country were very much t ill, ea with the present system as framed under the Reform a n na,nd thought that considering the present pressure of the a rdi `f3's and the quiet state of the people, it was most extra totnuarY that the Noble Lord refused to allow this Bill to intr.° t 0 a first reading. He could only say that having been r sled with a petition from his constituent!, asking them to t o e Peal these hateful clauses of the Reform Bill, he f e lt b oun d i ltiPport th e a, ir • WAKLEY t rus t e d th a t a di v i s ion would t a k e pi ece at ar - ee. and if i t were to occupy anot h er n i g h t , w h en the same tigainents only could be used, it would be a waste of the public rile. The Noble Lord had, in his opinion, failed in shewing tha th e measure of the Hon. Member for Finsbury was an unjust t "es Alt g hou h the Noble Lord had spoken earnestly— more e arnestly than usual—he did not appear to be actuated by a firm conviction. The Noble Lord seemed to advocate the principle that the poor man should be e x c l u d e d f rom th e reg i strat i on. It oft en happened that men were made poor by improper legis lation, and then they told him that lie should be deprived of ththat which ev er y f ree man oug ht t o h ave — a r i g h t to Tote i n e r epresentation of his borough. Under the present cir cf;rtneesdtanees many who had a right to vote were influenced entirely by their landlord, or some tyrant of a steward, who them to vote inconsistently with his opinions. HP • thought the present system was merely a trick s o rob the poor mark of what the law pretended ,1:. give him, namely, a 101. franchise. He called upon the iiloouvernment to show to the satisfaction of the public and of the :vile se ' why the borough voter should be deprived of the pri dge enjoyed by the county voter. He was surprised at the na en ,ce vshich prevailed on the Treasury bench, and he called ' them to show an good and valid reason why the Bill should I '"'t be g ranted. y I,' a B L ir G. GREY said that the Hon. Member who had just 3 "n had complained of t he silence which existed on the th r e easur y bench ; but he (Sir G. Grey) thought that any fur et, r ex planation on th e i r part was ten d ere d unnecess ar y by the atetneat of the Noble Lord. The Hon. Member had also sa id, that the_ arguments adduced against the Bill were of no weight, There were many of those arguments which went 1 1 °)° nd the Bill; but he differed from the Hon. Member when ti i 3 said they had no weight. The argument of the ;Ic:incurable Gentleman the Member for Finsbury, did i!teeretnaitnirievly go the length of universal suffrage, .but It , went on to an indefinite extension of the franchise. tat'iras of clear that the Bill would fail to satisfy the expec itvioof a large class of the people of this country, but i i t . was point°a proper mode to speak of the Bill, to say that it had t !sap :: expectations of the country. His Noble Friend, .7n n the Reform Bill was passed, gave it as his opinion, that better to adhere to the old constitutional maxim, of Ile l' i a Yroent of rates, as included in the scot and lot principle. ~,,L , lO l bee n Po i nted out that there were .many abuses th'"c existed under this system by candidates paying c rates of b ut there would be considerably more difficulty in adjusting asure of the Hon. Member, and it was tor that reason s . h e , as a Member of the Government did not support it. FinsburyC NAPIER was very glad that the Hon. Member for Members had succeeded in unsealing the mouths of some of the , of the Government, and he (Sir C. Napier) would "r. ! I I glad to hear the opinions of the Hon. Members for shoats and the Tower Hamlets en this subject. He had understood that this clause was for the purpose of mak idiitd ' P"Ple pay up th e i r rates an d taxes, b ut it had evidently be re 'a that okjett. He thought 1114. , the fr.on.hi,e ought to ~ .o ro extended, and therefore he should support the Bill. 'll WILLIAMS did not think the scot and lot system had THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDA Y EVENING, FEBRUARY 24, 1847 ever answered iti purpose. The Noble Lord, in introducing the Reform Bill, had allowed a very large number of the voters of this country to vote without any qualification at all. He alluded to the treemen and burgesses. He had always been one of the Noble Lord's best supporters ; and were it not for the good deeds he had dons in former days, he believed he should not now support him. He believed hat about 3,000 of his own constituents were honest men, although they might not be able to pay rates. —( Laughter.) And yet a qualification was required from the others, who were not more honest men. Lord G. BENTINCK said that the Hon. Member who had just sat down had charged his Noble Friend with a backward movement. Now he thought that all the Members of the House who remembered 1831 and 1832, should support the resolution of his Noble Friend. Mr. 13. ESCOTT was inclined to support the saotion of his Hon. Friend, because it would prevent that whole,,ale system of bribery, which exhibited itself in a donation of coals and candles. _ _ . MR. STRUTT'S BILL « FOR REGU LATING THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COM MISSIONERS OF RAILWAYS, AND FOR AMENDING THE LAW RELATING TO RAILWAYS." 1. Objects of the Act-(Preamble and Clause 1.) Recapitulates the titles of the Acts 1 and 2 Vic. c. 98 ; 3 and 4 Vic., c. 97 ; 5 and 6 Vie., c. 55; 7 and 8 Vie., c. 85; 8 and 9 Vic., c. 20; 23; 9 and 10 Vie. c. 105; and states that it is expedient to make further provision for regulating the proceedings of the Commissioners appointed by the last named, and to amend certain de tails of the others. Accordingly, in Clause lit is enacted that 9 and 10 Vic., c. 105, and the present Act shall be construed together. 2. Interpretation-(Clause 2.) Declares to what ex tent of application words in the singular number and masuline gender only shall be understood; and what meaning shall be attached to the words-" Persons," "Lands," " Month," "Oath," " County," " The Com missioners," " Railway," " Railway Company," and " Promoters of a Railway." 3. Short Title of the Act-(Clause 3.) This Act is to be cited as "The Commissioners of Railways Act, 1847." 4. Surveying and other Proceedings by Railway Pro moters, preliminary to Application for Bill-(Clauses 4 to 31.) 4. Promoters are to apply to the commissioners for power to survey, at any time, in the year ending on the 31st of December, preceding the year in which they intend to give notice of application for their Bill in compliance with the standing orders. 5. Notice of such application is to be given ten clear days before in the London Gazette, and some newspaper printed or circu lating in each county through which the railway is to pass, specifying the course of the line, the termini, and the towns through or near which it is to pass. 6. The Commissioners, on being satisked that due notice has been given, and on the deposit of a sum not exceeding 5001. for each mile as security for expenses (or the giving of satisfactory security), shall, by warrant under their seal, signed by ten of their number, authorise the promoters to survey and mark out the line; and may limit the time within which this is to be done. 7. The money deposited is to be paid into the Bank of England, and placed to " The ac count of the Commissioners of Railways, ex parte the promoters of Railway ;" and the cashier of the bank, if required, is to give a receipt to the person paying in the money. 8. The Commissioners may draw chequens for payment of expenses incurred prior to the passing or throwing out of the Bill. 9. The Bank of England is to keep separate accounts, and certify balances in respect of every deposit to the commissioners. 10 Not later than one month after the Bill has passed or been thrown out, the commissioners are to pay over the balance remaining, after expenses are paid, to the promoters. 11. In event of irregularity or failure in giving the notices prescribed in clause 4, the commis sioners may direct such notice as they think fit, to be given either before or after the 31st of December. 12. By virtue of the warrant of the commissioners the promoters may, before the expiry of the time limited, or if not limited, before the 31st of March next after its date, enter on the lands through the railway is to pass, survey, run levels, fix posts or marks, dig, probe, and bore (but not cut or injure trees). 13. Before entering they shall give not more than seven, and not less than two days' notice to the occupying tenants. 14. They are to mark out the line by a trench or furrow, not more than nine inches wide, and to put up posts to show the levels. 15. Occu pying tenants may require the line to be marked out by stakes, not more than thirty yards apart, instead of a furrow. 16. Any person obstructing the survey incurs a penalty of 51. for each offence. 17. The promoters are to make compensation for damage occasioned by their survey. 18. Complaints of damage by survey, for which she en ted makingto compensation commissioners withinbeen threem a de of the survey. 19. The commissioners shall order tnhoemonths must after b e p t r h e pay ment of such compensation as shall seem to them just : their decision to be final. 20. When the amount of com pensation awarded does not exceed the amount ten dered, and in some other cases, the commissioners may order part of the expense of inquiry to be retained by the promoters, out of the sum awarded. 21. Plans and sections of the survey are to be lodged with the Commis sioners ou or before the 15th of April first after the date of the warrant, or on or before the fifteenth day after the expiry of the time limited for the surrey. 22. After the deposit of the plans and sections, the Commissionersmay appoint one or more engineers (or other competent per sons) to inspect the line or any part of it ; the persons thus appointed may give public notice of the time and place where they will attend to receive information or suggestions respecting the railway. 23. Special reports of such inspections to be made to the Commissioners. 24. The Commissioners, after considering reports, may authorise amendments and empower promoters to sur vey and mark out altered lines within a limited time. 25. Plans and sections of the line as intended to be ap plied for to Parliament to be lodged with the Com missioners on the 31st of July next before the session in which application is to be made. 26. The Commissioners are to certify that these provisions have been complied with as soon after the lodging of the plans and sections as they conveniently can. 27. The commissioners may authorise the deposit of plans of a varied line proposed to promoters by an owner, occupier, or other person in crested. 28. When application is to be made for leave to vary a line for which an Act has been obtained in the preceding session, or for power to construct a railway substantially the same as one applied for in the pre ceding session, the Commissioners may dispense with the whole or part of these proceedings, and require any others. 29. The Commissioners, on application are to give promoters a certified copy of any certificate in dorsed on or annexed to plans and sections. 30. De posits of documents not to be made later than 6 P.m. on the day fixed, or on the day preceding should it fall to be Sunday or Good Friday. 31. Railways, of which plans and sections have been deposited and certified, are to be advertised by the Commissioners in the London Gazette not later than the 15th of October each year. 5. Survey and Inspection of Proposed Railways and Examination of Pending Bills by Commissioners (Clauses 32 to 35).---32. When the plans, &e. , have been depo sited the Commissioners may name the line or any part to be surveyed by themselves or some competent officer. 33. tepeciffis objectians in writing to the whole or part of any railway may be submitted by any person to the Commissioners within such time and subject to such re gulations as they shell appoint. 34. The Commissioners may hear the objectors and the promoters by themselves or their officers in such manner and under such regula• Lions as they may app eat. 35. Far purposes of survey or inspection, the Commissioners or their officers are to have each powers, and be subject to such liabilities as are given to er imposed on them by Act 10 Vict., c. 105, and have moreover power to possess. 6. REPORT TO BE MADE By CoMmissioNEßS ON PENDING BILLS (Clauses 36 to 38).-36. The Commis sioners, at the commencement of each session, are to re port to both Houses the railway Bills pending before Parliament, and to suggest the groups in which they may most conveniently be considered, and any other matters tending to facilitate their due examination. 37. They shall also report to each House specially on every Bill:-the length of line, the gauge, the gradients, the curves, the embankments, and cuttings, tho tunnels, the bridges, the level crossings, the sufficiency of esti mate, the engineering merits, the capital and loans, the subscriptions and deposits, the assents and dissents, the tolls, fires, and charges, the Post-office service, the tolls on connected lines, the union with other undertakings, and the general merits of the project. 38. In the case of competing lines, the Commissioners may include two or more Bills in one report. 7. PROOF OF COMPLIANCE wITII STANDING ORDERS (Clauses 39 to 41).-39. " If either House of Parliament assign to the Commissioners the duty of ascertaining whether the standing orders of such House has been complied with," they shall, by themselves or officers, make inquiry and report thereon. 40. As soon as this duty is assigned to the Commissioners they shall make and publish the necessary regulations. 41. Copies of all such regulations made since the last preceding session shall be laid before both Houses within one month after the meeting of Parliament. 8. OPENING or RAILWAYS (Clauses 42 to 47).-42. Repeals so much of the Act of 5 and 6 Vic., c. 55), (i. e., clauses 4,5, and 6), as confers powers of control over the opening of railways on the Railway Committee of the Board of Trade. 43. Before any railway company open any part of their line they shall give at least thirty days' notice to the Commissioners. 44. Not earlier than twenty nor later than thirty days after such notice the company shall give a further notice to the Commis sioners, naming the day (not less than ten days after) on which they propose to open. 45. After receiving the second notice, the Commissioners shall order the railway to be inspected, and allow or disallow the opening as they see fit. 46. It shall not be lawful to open railways before the inspection and allowance of the Commissioners. 47. For opening without such notices or allowance any COMPANIES TOLLS, FARES, company shall pay a forfeiture of 100/., and 201. ad ll ditional for every day the railway continues open with out allowance. returns fro from time e C u t o. .e t n i G m E e. s (Clauses 48 tocompany ß c A o e m lee m VA iss Y . 56) -48 Every to o t r he Commis sioners of the tolls, of those actually 'e., they are authorised to take, and be set up at every taken. 49. Tables of tolls, &c., are to 201. further for evesrtatpn, under a penalty of 20/., and 50. Compayniesaya during which the neglect con tinues.thirty days' notice, and th r e e to give the Commissioners their intention to a lt er t h eir p t u e b l l l ic fifteen days' notice, ofs, without such notice, th ey shall &c.; and if they alter a for every increased toll so taken. 51. a penalty of 201. re duced in special cases without noticel. Tolls may be each reduction, and the reasons for n r ot but a report of giving must be made to the Commissioners. 52. The Commis sioners eioners are to report once in every year to ParliamentCunis the tolls, &C., every company is entitled tetake ; what it does take; and to note any alterations s i nce last report. 53. Commissioners are to direct the at tention of Parliament to all matters revising to tolls &c., which they think a ffect the p ublic interest . 54 . They shall intimate in their annual reports, when the time for receiving the tolls, &c., of any railway approaches, and state whether any alteration ought to be made. 55 . They are to settle disputes as to tolls, &c., between rail way companies and the postmaster-general. 56. They are to define what trains are " express trains" i n t h e sense of an Act which allows higher tolls, &C., to b e charged on them than on ordinary tra i n s . ARRIVAL OF 10. TIDIES OF DEPARTURE AND wAy TRAINS.-(Clauses 57 to 66.)-57. Companies are to make returns of the arrivals and departures of all IMPORTANT TO THE HERRING TRADE. W are e their trains at all their stations within one week after being required by the Commissioner., under penalty (for now given e to nnderstand that Lord Pal mers t on h as succeed d 58. No alteration in inducing the Ru.son Government to remove the discrimi every failure or false return) of 201. departure of trains to be nating duty in favour of Swedish and Norwegian herrin in the times of arrival and ;depart Commissioners and will make no conceesion whatever in the tariff that and the public. 59, The time of such notice (except in fay. , liri the Dutch. The differential duty in favoar Dutch- special c allowed by :he Commissioners) to be :ours cured lien - lugs iii Belgium - 0T icss 16 t""1 days, when the tilts ration is to take place en the barrel, which is to all intents and purposes an entire prohibi- Ist day of a month ; one month when on any other tion attic import of British cured fish.-Ros t Airc ildrertii er . day. 60. Wile Commissioners are to require a register After a few words from Colonel WOOD, The House divided, when there appeared, For the motion for introducing the Bill Against it Majority against the introduction —2o SPEEDY TRIAL AND PUNISHMENT OF JUVE- NILE OFFENDERS. Sir JOHN PACKINGTON, in introducing a Bill for the more Speedy trial and Punishment of Juvenile Offenders, Mid that the want of a system of education seemed to him to be the great cause of crime; and, therefore, he thought that as extended system of national education ought to be enforced, in order to prevent the growing evil. An attempt had been made by the present Government to remedy this evil, and he (Sir J. Packington ) would tender his heartfelt thanks to the Noble Lord, or the Right Hon. Baronet opposite, if he could in any way put a period to the present defective system. He would limit himself to the second branch of the subject, viz, the trial and punishment of juvenile offenders, and not withstanding the value which he set on the trial by jury, he believed he could show the reasonableness of doing away with it in the ease now before him, and the judiciousness of adopt ing summary convictions in the place of it. He would take one instance to show the folly of retaining the trial by jury. The circumstance occurred in the county of Worcester. A boy was committed on the 13th November for stealing twopence, and was not tried until the first week in January, and thus suffered seven weeks imprisonment. There was another case of a little girl, who had been committed for stealing a quart of milk. In the petition submitted the other night to the House of Lords by Lord Brougham, it was stated that out of 50,000 prisoners committed, fully 5,000 were prisoners under fourteen years of age, and, from his own expe rience in the county of Somerset, he could state that more than nne.sixth of those committed were under 16 years of age. Such was the extent of the number of the juvenile offenders. He would now turn to a vary high autho rity. In the report of the inspectirs of prisons it was stated shat there was an evident necessity for an alteration of the law with regard to juvenile prisoners. In 1844 a Committee was appointed, of which the Right Hon. Baronet the Member for Tamworth was the Chairman, and one of the subjects for the consideration of that Committee was criminal prosecutions, and in the report which they made to the House they stated that there was a meat need for the establishment of some tribunal for the summary trial of young prisoners, and he trusted the Right Hon. Baronet still entertained the same opinions as he did at that time. The authority to which he would turn, was one to which he attached great importance, and which, he trusted. that her Majesty's Ministers would concur with him in giving it the great weight, which he believed it oo , sessed. That was the opinion of Sir Edward Ryan, who, at the time he expressed it, was Chief Justice of India, and he had Sir Edward Ryan's permission for using his name in saying that he still retained the impression that it was absolutely ne cessary for some change being made in the process of examining and convicting juvenile offenders; and he thought that the doing away of the trial by jury would be cheaply purchased by the advantages to be obtained by the summary conviction of young offenders. The Hon. Member then read a series of extracts from the report of the Criminal Commissioners in 1837, all tending to show the wisdom of giving some authority to the magistrates for the conviction and punishment of prisoners of tender years. charged with trivial offences. He need not say that, from the eminent position and character of the persons from whom this report emanated, that it was worthy of the utmost attention. The magistrates were, indeed, at present placed under the most cruel embarrassment, for while some of them did not hesitate to send the young offenders brought before them to prison for the crimes of which they were clearly guilty, others, who were of more doubtful minds, felt themselves obliged to send young offenders to another place for trial, and in one instance the judge, before whom one of these offenders was tried had sentenced a prisoner, after conviction, to one hour's imprisonment. He held in his hand a report which had been prepared by Mr. M. Hill for the Law Amendment Society, and which was founded or, the returns made from tho town of Birmingham, which went to the same effect. It had been suggested that young offenders should be tried by small juries at per ty sessions, in the event of their doing away with the trials at general sessions. To this he could be no party, for he believed that the benefit to be derived from it, saving the contamination of a prison, would be entirely lost by that plan. He would propose that a power should be given to two magistrates to decide upon all cases of offenders who had com mitted felony while under fifteen years of age, and who were committed for offences under forty shillings, and to adjudicate them to six months' imprisonment. He proposed to give to the parties so qua c r o t n e v r icte a d easi. th as e . right of appeal to the general than that in all cases of difficulty he would give to the magis trates the power of sending any offender for trial at sessions. Such h w e a s wast outlineaware h otftahte itwas planwhichopen o h a e p t o poohs objection, o o n, adopt, hut but he trusted to be allowed to bring in his Bill and that he should have the assistance of the Govern ment in carrying it out ; for he felt assured, that if this change in our criminal law were carried out through the aid of the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Home De partment, no Minister who had ever held the office now filled by him could have been the means of promoting a greater benefit than he would confer upon his country. With thanks for the attention which he had enjoyed from the House, ho would move for leave to bring in the Bill, and that it be read a first time. _ _ Sir G. GREY felt grateful for the attention which had been bestowed upon this very important subject, and though ready t o y impressed he would not commit hi mse lf to t h e principle of the Bill, he accede full to its being with tbrought importancein an d r u e t a t d h a e was fi rst time. qui te He was subject, and the Hon. Member might be assured that it would receive the best attention of the Government. Mr. HUME wished the Hon. Gentleman to consider whe ther the punishment of juveniles could not be obviated by some improved system of education. He did not join in the opinion the Hon. Gentleman had expressed that great improve ments had taken piece in the present system of education. For his part he could not discover where the impruvement had taken place, and he regretted, and believed the country joined him in that regret, that Government had not brought forward an extensive system of national education. Government was alone to blame for the present anomalies of the law. It was monstrous to punish a boy or a girl with several months' im prisonment for stealing an article scarcely of the value of 2d. They claimed to be a civilised country ; but he would venture to say, that in a country they were pleased to style as barbarous, he meant China, there was no such abonainahl. system. Mr. SHAW did not agree with that part of the Bill which related to appeals ; but with regard to its other provisions, speaking generally, he agreed with them. Colonel T. WOOD said education was not sufficient to re form the system. Something more was required to prevent juvenile crime, and he would suggest that Government, at the public expense, should build a number of penitentiaries in dif terent parts of the country, where juvenile offenders should be kept distinct from other offenders. At present the good was mixed up with the bad, and the consequence was, juvenile offenders never were reclaimed. Leave was then given to bring in the Bill. CHARITABLE BEQUESTS. Lord JOHN M ANNERS moved for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the law relating to the disposition of property for pious and charitable trusts. The chief provisions of the Bill would be comprised in a clause requiring that all wills bequeathing property for charitable or pious purposes should be signed three months before the death of the testator, and a clause providing that all landed property bequeathed for the same purposes should be converted into funded property. Sir R. H. INGLIS said the Bill was very similar to one the Noble Lord had unsuccessfully brought forward on a former occasion, but the improvements ;he Noble Lord had inttoduced into the present one though not inconsiderable, were not sufficient to mitigate his objection to the Bill. He should, however, not divide the House upon the present occa sion, but leave the measure to be fully and amply discussed on the second reading. Sir GEORGE GREY expressed his approbation of the alterations but he was bound to add that he did not think they were sufficiently extensive. He would, however, reserve his objections for the second reading. Mr. COLLETT wished to know whether the Noble Load had intk titled that the fact of the will not being signed three months previous to the death of the testator sl.ould invalidate the will generally? Lord JOHN MANNERS said that the will would be in validated only as regarded the bequests for charitable purposes. Leave was then given to bring in the Bill. CHARGES AGAINST OFFICERS IN THE WOOL- WICH ARSENAL Mr. DUNCOMBE, in moving for a copy of the evidence taken before the Court of Inquiry, instituted in the month of April, 1845, by the Board of Ordnance, at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, to investigate charges preferred by Daniel Toner against William Jones, depaty .torekeoper ; together with a copy of the charges and the report thereon. Also, a copy of the charges preferred, and the evidence given against Daniel Toner, late a labourer in the Royal Arsenal, Wool wich, by Mr. Reed, a clerk in the Storekeepers de partment, before Lor.t Bloomfield, Colonel Bloney, and Mr. Chatham, in 1845, with their report thereon ; said that he was compelled by the difficulty which intervened between the application for copies of papers from the Arsenal of Woolwich, and the production of them, to bring themitartg;edr. thus publicly l before the country. Daniel Toner stated that, in consequence of his having thus brought charges against his hstatpderbieoernoffiadcvearns,cehde. He be(eAnir.prDostiencucotemdb,e) would whilethose charge d had f eel cessary to call fur those papers, before he took another step on the subject. Colonel ANSON said that if his Hon. Friend, the Member for Finsbury, bad taken the trouble to look at the report which was furnished, and which he (Colonel Anson) requested the Hon. Member for Finsbury to examine ; if he had looked at the statement, the House might hare been s p ared the in fliction of these details.—( Hear, hear.) There had not, and he would appeal to the Hon. Member for Finsbury himself, appeared one word on the subject of convict labour. He had no objection to give the evidence taken before the court of inquiry in April last with respect to the charges preferred by Toner a ga i ns t J ones ; but with respect to the other evidence, given against Toner by Reed, he did not think that the production of such voluminous evidence would tend to any advantageous result. Mr. HUME did not know whether the first papers were necessary for the investigation, but, as pilfering was admitted, he would ask, how was the public property to be protected, unless a check was given to those practices? He slid not think that any one who exposed this system should bo subjected to punishment, and he hoped the House would grant the docu ments, and that they would be the means of having an inquiry instituted into the mode in which the whole department was conducted. Mr. BOLDERO detailed the circumstances of the inter view he had with Toner, and was of opinion that, from the course then pursued, no injustice had been done to him. With regard to the subsequent proceedings, and his dismissal, he could offer no opinion. Mr. T. S. DUNCOMBE replied. The gallery was then cleared for a division, but as there were only thirty-one Members present the House adjourned at a quarter to Eleven o'clock. of times to ho kept by every company. 61. The com panies are to appoint an officer at every station to keep such register. 62. The officer is to keep the register of each week suspended at his station for public inspection for such period as the Commissioners shall direct. 63. The officer at the end of each week is to transmit to the Commissioners a copy of the register for as many pre ceding days as they shall direct, 64. The penalty for neglecting to appoint a registrar of times is 201 for every day the neglect shall continue. 65. Every company shall pay a penalty of 101. for each default of every registrar, and the officer himself a penalty of 5/. 66. The Commissioners shall report once every year to Parliament on the punctuality (or want of it) of rail way companies, and on any matters connected therewith. 11. CHEAP TRAINS (Clauses 67 to 73).-67, The Commissioners may limit the time of stoppage of cheap trains and regulate the times of their arrival at termini common to two or more railways. CS. Companies failing to conform to the Commissioner' orders on these matters to forfeit 201. for every day the de fault continues. 69. The; Commissioners may fix the number of passengers to be conveyed in every carriage of a cheap train, and that number is to be marked on each in legible characters. 70. Every cheap train car riage to have a light fixed in every separate division, between one hour after sunset and one hour before sun rise. 71. The regulations of cheap trains are to be hung up at stations. 72. The penalty for contravening these regulations respecting cheap trains is 201. for every offence. 73. In computing the tolls, &c., of cheap trains, no fraction of a mile less than one-half is to be taken into account, and for any greater fraction not more than half the toll, &c., on a mile. 12.—CONVEYANCE OF NAVAL, MILITARY, AND POLICE FORCES, STORES, AND AMMUNITION.—(CIRUSCS 74 to 78.) 74. Repeals so much of the Acts 5 and 6 Vie., c. 55, and 7 and 8 Vict., c. 85. as relates to these mat ters. 75. On the production to the clerk at any station of a route or order for march, transport, or removal of stores, the following rates of charge to be made:—For every commissioned officer two-thirds of the fare charged for the time being; for every sailor, soldier, marine, private of militia, or police-constable, or tho wife, widow, or child of twelve years of age or upwards of such, two-thirds, and for every child, if three years and upwards and below 12, one-third of the cheap train fare, and no charge for children under three years of age; for every ton of bag gage, stores, &c. (gunpowder excepted), twopence per mile, the assistance of the military, &c.. being given in loading or unloading; for gunpowder and other combus tible matters, such reasonable sum as shall be demanded by the company, or approved of by the Commissioners. Commissioned efficers may travel by any train, in any carriage they please, add shall be allowed the usual quantity of luggage, not less than 1 cwt.; the privates, &c., shall travel in cheap train carriages, secure from the weather, and shall be allowed cwt. of luggage for every grown person and child of 12 years or upwards, and cwt. for every child of 3 years and upwards, and under 12. 77. If the order bear that the troops or stores are to be forwarded forthwith, a special train is to be provided; if not, they are to go by the first or any subsequent train in the option of the officer in command. 78. The penalty for non-compliance with these enact ments is 1001., and 1001. additional for every day the de fault is continued. eeen 5 companies and 6 Vic., having 13. DISPUTES BETWEEN RAILWAY C OMPANIES HAY ING CONTERMINOUS LINES-(Clausen 79 to 81 . ) 79. } 1 e s p p Il e a t e l ss o much of between C c . o n s t s e ' r m a s i n r o e u l s a tl lines, e t s o di matters. 80. The C omm i s si oners are to sett l e and to make such orders respecting the number • of trains to be run, their times, &c., as may conduce safety, 81. The is 201. for every day it is persisted in. 14. POWER OF COMMISSIONERS To CALL FOR 82 FROM RAILWAY COMPANIES-(Clauses to 86.)-82. RETURNS Repeals as much of 3 and 4 Vic., c. 97, as relate matter. 83. Repeals as much of 5 an d 6 Vic., c. 55, to t as is relates to this matter. 84. Empowers the Commissioners to call for returns from railway companies in relation to fares, charges, receipts, and expenditure ; to numbers, kinds, and salaries of officers ; to rules for the govern ment ; to accidents ; and to other matters connected with accounts, management, and concerns of the com panies. 85. The Commissioners may cause the com panies' books, &c., to be inspected in order to test the accuracy of returns. 86. The penalty for non-compliance is 201. for each refusal or neglect, and 20/. per diem during its continuance. 15. EXERCISE OF THE COMMISSIONERS' POWERS OF INSPECTION AND INQUIRY--(Clauses 87 to 97.- 87. The Commissioners may make regulations to guide themselves or officers in inspections and inquiries. 88. The officers of Commissioners are to be conveyed on rail ways free of charge : the company refusing to carry an dicker to forfeit 20/. 89. The Commissioners em powered to summon witnesses. 90. The Commissioners and their officers may administer oaths to witnesses, and any person giving false evidence before them is liable to the penalties of perjury. 91. The penalty for refusing to produce documents called for by the Commissioners is 201. 92. Witnesses duly summoned and failing to ap pear to forfeit 5/. 93. The Commissioners may direct the reasonable expenses of witnesses on survey, inspec tion, or inquiry to bo paid by the promoters or pro prietors of the railway ; out of a deposit if such have been made, or otherwise to be recovered, as after provided. 94. The expellees of the Commissioners and their efficers, or other persons employed by them, to be paid by the promoters or proprietors of the railway ; the debt to be considered due to the Crown, and the Commissioners' certificate to be conclusive evidence in all Courts. 95. " Inspector-general of railways" in the Acts recited in the pre sent to be construed as meaning any inspector. 96. The appointments, orders, &c., of the Commissioners, are te be signed by their secretary, or some officer ap pointed by them, and thus signed, they are to be re ceived in evidence in all courts. 97. Orders, notices, &c., shall be deemed served on any railway company, if delivered to the secretary, or any clerk, at one of their offices, or put into the p sst office addressed to the com pany or their secretary, at one of their offices. 16. BYE-LAWS ON RAILWAY COMPANIES.-(Clauses 98 to 104.)-98. Repeals so much of 3 and 4 Vic., c. 97, as relates to this matter. 99. Railway companies are to send copies of their bye-laws to Commissioners when required. 100. Failure to comply subjects to a penalty of 201., and the like sum for every week that the default is wilfully continued. 101. No new bye-laws, after the passing of this Act, are to have force till allowed by the Commissioners. 102. The Commissioners are to allow or disallow bye-laws sent to them as soon as possible. 103. The allowance of bye-laws is to be testified under hand and seal of the Commissioners; and all bye-laws so allowed are to be binding on all persons, and received as evidence in all courts. 104. The Commissioners may disallow existing bye-laws, 17. POLICE NEAR RAILWAYS DURING THE MAKING THEREOF.-(Clauses 105 to 109).-1,05. Repeals as much of 1 and 2 Vic., c. 80, as relates to this matter. 106. The Commissioners, on the application of two jus tices, may order any comp an y t o p a y the expenses of the necessary police near the line while it is making. 107. Any two justices may appoint special constables (in number not exceeding that mentioned in the Commis sioners' order) along the line, or within two miles of the same. 108. Any two justices may dismiss such consta bles, and appoint others in theirstead. 109. Every such constable is to receive from the company such reasonable salary as the justices may appoint, and thd salary is to recoverable by distress. 18. RECOVERY OF FORFEITURES AND PENALTIES.- (Clauses 110 to 118).-110. All penalties and for feitures made under this Act are t o b e sued for and recovered as debts due to the Crown; and when incurred by more per sons than one each shall be deemed due from all and each severally. 111. The penalties not being forfeitures to the crown may be recovered by summary proceedings before two justices in England and Ireland, and the Sheriff in Scotland. 112. Prescribes the fermi of the summary proceedings for rec ov ery. 113. Imm ediately on adjudication the amount of the penalty and costs is to be levied by distress and sale in England and Ireland, by poinding and sale in Scotland. 114. When the ap plication of penalties is not otherwise provided for ver.one half is to go to the informer, and one-half to the , over seers be seers of the parish poor. 115. The conviction!. drawn according to a form contained in a schedule this Act ap pended to the Act. 116. Proceedings under removed by are not to be quashed for want of form or ourts. certiorari or otherwise into any of the superiordc d or re -19-(Clause 117). -This Act may beamen e led this session. ______-------- 1 DIABOLICAL ATTEMPX.-011 Thursday night last, about nine o'clock, as the city watchman, along with the private watchman, was examining the new school premises in Elmbank-place, they went into a room where the private watchman had been in the habit of kindling a fire, which is enclosed round with bricks. On taking out the ashes from the fire-place, he found a large piece of clay which hp took up and broke, and found under the coating of clay gllowpehdonithahtetheadpebrepeen bcinereted lead fort he pur an earthenware ginger-beer bottle was concealed, which he broke in pieces, and to his astonishment Punished, as such discovered that it hades, been filled with gunpow der. Had the man, as he commonly does, kindled the fire without taking out the ashes, short time the bottle would have exploded, and most likely have kille i.i h_ n i i t l n Tal o ihl n m the spot. Who the perpetrator of the attet aon o f n dnc t e h wr e ess. p c o en or t. t e p r e n a n s T t e d o t r i n iie f o nt r b r e p in i e e n b r g il p vy eEtinrgoaontrordirt eL s l T ' n il Ee G i d. i l a es gfltiuwAn Lp d drsole o osa u tu .tthTanirb,dyFEth man's life was, cannot be guessed ; but he cannot account for it otherwise than by supposing it to have been the work of Court of tshome means m en eta employedtkeintinaagwbaott3us,.t h t a b ly : i bi b sg u t i oe l d e de Janeiro, whence she sailed on the 12th ult., leaving there ships s eoffrewigairitC, uarbar nota aTasylbioietbie packet Peterel, Lieutenant Creser, ha ui s enrisstiai Exchangetheßrnritaisnl2l,Bdc. Assizes of the Ardeche, has petitioned the Minister of Justice to witho n u g t etothepr,erreaitthhbiyinautcohumnedaenrgs,o hheisuniC arrivedmn understands, sn, punishment eebirn3e, ~. from died Parker Bushe, of the late atta W ch e e pain. only Abell -hanger, Ile w ,in that capi tal on the sth instant o f fever. in Pork ber of the same famly to which the l ate Chief Justice B us h e Gsrvase Bushe, Esq., of Kilkenny , I rela nd , and was a mem belonged. to the British Em bass y at regret t o state that M. IG,ieernvnaase OSIVESTRY.—SII OCKI NG DEATH IN TIIB SNOW : A i n s c o l ! l e i r l e l e d r, in b a y su tra nk d e e n fen c e , ington Park ; his right leg was b roken, an d the features dis figured by vermin. He had not been seen since Monday night, the Bth inst., and, as is s u pp osed, had taken a ne ar cut across the park, and, in leaping the fence, broken his lee, and perished through the inclemency of the Weather.-- Ecidoices' Shrewsbury Journal. JOINT-STOCK PROVISION COMPANY I N V .L.I.GIN. A proposal has been issued in Elgin for the establishment of a working-men's provision association, the capital to be 1,0001., in shares of 20s. By purchasing for cash in the best markets, the promoters expect to supply. meal, wheat, bread, and groceries at lower than current prices. A baking establishment is included in the proposal. A public meet big, held on Wednesday week, appointed a committze to draw up the basis of the society. blinder associations have been successfully carried on in the south-western counties of Scotland,—Ross-shire Advertiser. OVER LAND MAIL FROM CALCUTTA. (From the Herald.) We have just received, by extraordinary express, our files of papers from Calcutta, of the ith of January ; Bombay, 15th February; and China, 26th December. We subjoin extracts : (From the Bombay Times of Jan. 15.) Sumsranv.—One of those sudden alternations from peace to war and war to peace—from a period of excitement to one of apathy and repose, so characteristic of oriental history— has once more thrown on our hands a home dispatch almost wholly devoid of interest. The treaty with the Seikhs, given in our last, was duly ratified betwixt Dhuleep Singh and the Governor-General on Christmas-day; and the two august per sonages just named were again to meet at Lahore on New Year's-day. Four Seikh corps are being raised, to form, with other troops, a frontier brigade at Peshawur, under command of Captain Lawrence, of the 11th cavalry. Orders have been issued for the reduction of the Slink field force by about seven thousand men, these to consist of two European and five native infantry regiments, one of cavalry, and five batteries of artillery. These are chiefly withdrawn from Kurrachee. The frontier force has been strengthened, and there will remain behind from fourteen to seventeen thousand men, regular and irregular to do duty. The excess of ex penditure over revenue, which in 1846 is supposed to have amounted to nearly two millions, will probably he reduced to what, according to the Parliamentary returns, it appears to have been in 1844-45—considerably upwards of a mil lion. Sir C. Napier has been raised to the rank of Lieu tenant-General, and attached to the staff of India. No Commander-in-Chief having been appointed for Bombay, Sir T. 111‘Mahon, who had taken out his passage by the steamer which leaves a fortnight hence, has been prevailed on to remain for the present in command. Rumour affirms that the Court of Directors and horse Guards are at issue on the subject.—From Caubul we learn that Akbar Khan, having in vain endeavoured to persuade his father, Dost Ma homed, from having anything to say to the vakeel deputed to his court by the Governor-General, had, through sheet wantonness, proceeded to and plundered a village near Charekar. Our vakeel was ordered to request of the old Ameer to use his best endeavours to have liberated and sent to India all those of the late Caubul army who might be in captivity either in his own dominions or those of surrounding countries. The Nawaub Ameer, Mahound Khan, the instigator of the late disturbance in the province of Bhopal, together with two sons engaged with him in the insurrectionary movement, have been ordered to be imprisoned in the strong hill fortress of Asseerghur. The affairs of the Nizam's dominions are again relapsing into their former deplorable condition, and will continue to do so unless our Resident is authorised to interfere more in them than heretofore. Fresh disturbances have broken out among the Khonds of Goom soor, consequent on the measures pursued by our agent for the suppression of the barbarous sacrifices of human beings periodically performed by them. The town of Madras has lately been visited by cholera, but at the latest dates it was on the decline. The country, with this exception, is healthy throughout, and the weather cool and agreeable. The Commander-In•Chief of India was present at the ceremony of the ratification of the new Lahore treaty at Bhairoowall on the 25th of December. It has not appeared whether his Lordship accompanies the Governor General to Lahore, or returns to the provinces. The battle of Ferozeshah was celebrated with spirit in his camp on the 22d. The lion. Mr. Thomason, Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces, quitted Neemuch for Indore on the 28th ult. The Marquis of Tweeddale returns to Madras on the 18th instant. Mr. George Russell Clerk, our new Go vernor, is expected at Bombay about the 24th. Ile in tended to proceed from Calcutta to Ceylon by the steamer flindostan ; and the Hon. Company's steam-frigate Auck land has been dispatched thither to bring him up. The Hon. Mr. Reid and family quit Parell to make way for him on the 20th. A ball in their honour is at present in contem plation, The whole of her Majesty's 17th, and part of her Majesty's 86th, have returned to Bombay from Sinde ; the former shortly leaves for England. DEATHS IN THE ARMY. Casualties by death in the armies of India reported since the departure of the mail of 2d January : H. M. Troops—Major G. Weston, 14th Dragoons, at Bom bay, on the 3d Jan. ; Captain A. Carey, 63d Foot, at Poona malee, on the 20th Dec. Bombay- Lieut. T. Burd, 9th Regt., at Ghaut Kopper, on the 31st Dec. ; Lieut. 'W. C. Outhwaite, Artillery, at sea, on board the Malabar, on the 6th Jan. Madras—Captain R. Farquhar, 28th Regt., at sea, on the 2d Sept.: Brevet Captain W. M. Wahab, 44th Regt., at Bombay, on the 21st Dec. Bengal—Lieut. L. A. Maclean, 67th Regt., at Delhi, on the 24th Dec. ; Brevet Major C. E. Mills, Artillery, at Umballa, on the 29th Dec.; Assistant-Surgeon M. A. B. Gerrard, at Dinapore, on the 17th Dec. ; Lieut. C. B. Tulloch, 12th Regt., at Lahore, on the 27th Dec. ; Lieut. "%Tailings, Artil lery, at Jullundur, on the 22d Dec. been sold Nothing an COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. THE BOMBAY MARKET. (From the Chamber of Commerce Overland Price Current.) BOMBAY, JAN. 15, 1847.—The market for imports has been unusually languid during the past fortnight. No change in prices can be quoted, but neither have there been transac tions to any extent. There is still no appearance of Mar warrie purchasers in the market. Metals—ln these no sales whatever are reported to us ex cept one of Raised Bottoms at rs. 60 per cwt. Quotations otherwise are stationary. Cotton Manufactures—Few sales, as we have just remarked, have been effected of Cotton goods since the departure of the last mail. The state of the Manchester Market, as reported by the last advices, is such as to make holders very reluctant to realise at the prices now current here; and while purchasers are offering daily lower and lower, the continued advices of advance in the English markets dispose sellers to look for a result quite the reverse —an anticipation which is confirmed by a knowledge of the ' check given to production in the manufacturing districts, by the "short time" movement (which many are of opinion would become general during the winter months), thus s t re ngthening the chances of a very material enhancement of the cost of next season's imports; and warranting the expec tations that a little firmness on this side would even now have a beneficial effect on prices. Cotton Yarns.—ln these the following sales are reported : —No. 20, 4,5 001 b. at 6 % annas per lb. No. 30, 4,5001 b. at 75,: 2 ditto. No. 40, 2,000 W. at 8 ditto. No. 50 , 9001 b. at 9% ditto. at 65 the rs. stock of Wootrxris.—No sales reported, nor is there any alteration in the quotation of prices. but " Bass" re mains. Quotations : Allsopp Its, 65 ; Bass Rs. 50. We have also heard of a sale of 25 hhds. of Hodgson's Pale Ale, h of h E i d t . E i E ' a rte rpesooirst importers o h o s a o d n f d i ‘ a n ‘ i ‘ a u l e i l r s i h for n ' a P a 'li t a t e \ h d . e . i s at Rs. GO per bled. Spirits—We are informed - of a sale of 18 hhds. of Brandy at Its. 3i per gallon. Quotations otherwise are for the most part nominal. Marine Stores—No sales, and quotations stationary. Saffron—The stock in hand of this article appears to be of inferior quality, of which a sale of 1301 b. at rs. 7 per lb. has been reported to us. Cochineal—ls quoted at re. 44 per lb., being an advance on last quotation of 4 annas ; no sales reported. EASTERN PRODUCE. Cotton—This market has been in a very excited state since the receipt of the last accounts from England, but the great rise in freight has alone checked the upward ten dency of prices, The cotton now in the market is, however, all inferior, notwithstanding which purchases have been made at an advance of fully five per cent. on previous rates, or, taking the quality of what remains into account, of probably ten per cent. or more. The rise in freight of itself is equal to an increase of the cost of the article of nearly id. per lb. There is now very little left for sale of last season's crop, and the earliest arrival of the new cannot be looked for before the end of next month. Con tracts for it—Oomrawuttee at 85 rs. per candy, and Broach at 95 rs. —are being negotiated. Quotations, therefore, stand thus : Broach and Jumboos eer Surat llhollera Oomrawuttee ...... Barsee 74 9 ~ 7 „ Compta Coffee—We have heard of something doing in this, but have had no sales reported. Opium—This article has declined in price owing to the unfavourable accounts from China ; purchases have been made at 1,115 to 1,135 re., but buyers now refuse to give more than 1,100 rs., which may be considered the market value of the day. Much difficulty is experienced in testing the genuineness of the article now often brought into the market here. Wool—The rise in freights appears to have checked pur chases in this article, and stock is accumulating, with a slight tendency to decline in prices. Freights—These to Great Britain have risen greatly since last mail left; first to 51. per ton, then to 5/. 55., at which they may now be quoted. Quotations to China remain at 10 to 12 re. per candy nominal. MONEY-MARKET. This remains easy, but the distrust prevailing in connexion with the late opium speculations has not yet entirely sub sided. Subscriptions to the Government Five per Cent. Loan have been so liberal as to lead to the anticipation that it will soon be closed. The rates of discount and interest charged by the Bank are reduced as follows : DISCOU NT. On Government bills ... ........ ..... 4 per cent On private bills at or within three months 8 ditto. On cash credit ac c ountson deposit INTEREST. and loans of Government securities ......... 7 ditto. On fixed loans for three months en deposit of ditto On loans on bullion 7l ditto. On loans on good 8 ditto. And a further decline in these rates is looked for. The following are the quotations of loans:- 5 per cent. loan of 1825.26 ...... R 5.1041 4 Do. do. ... 1823-33 ..... " 94 4 Do. ... do. ... 1835-36 ...... " 87 5 Do. ... do. ... 1841-42 4 Do. ... do. ... 1842-43 EXCHANGE continues to decline, and is now quoted at Is. Hid. to 2s. per rupee for bills at six months sight, and there are many buyers at the latter rate, though, si nce the departure of last mail, transactions have had effect at 2s. 3d. to 2s. id.; Calcutta, 60 days' sight, 9Si ; Madras, 991 to par ; and China continues firm, at 208 re. to 210 rs. per 103 dollars. Bank Shares are as follow: — Bank of Bombay• ..... Its. JO to 40 per cent. premium. Oriental Bank, Old Shares ~ 29 Do. Do. N ew d 0.... ~ 25 Agra Bank ........ „50 Exclusive of the bonus divi- sible on 30th June, 1847, of 40 rs. per share. Commercial Bank, 10 per cent. PAIGE OF BULLION. Sovereigns, each ..................... Rs. 11 2 0 Bank of England notes, „ 10 8 0 CALCUTTA MONEY-MARKET. CALCUTTA, JAN. 7. Our moneymarket is more lively than at the date of our last overland stunner'. Government securities are very steady, but ivith a ten. dency to advance. Exchange is brisk at 2s. Md. at ten months' date. Corn merchl matters generally are dull. CANTON, DEC. 26, 1816. Affairs, in a commercial point of view, are gloomy. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert rode out on horseback, yes terday morning, in Claremont Park. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal, left Claremont at three o'clock yesterday afternoon, in a carriage and four, for town, escortm by a party of the 12th Lancers. Their Royal High nesses Prince Alfred, the Princess Alice, and the Princess Helena, and the Lady in Waiting, the Marchioness of Douro; the Lord in Waiting, the Earl of Morton ; the Master of the Household, Major General Bowles; the Equerry in Waiting, Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey; and the Equerry in Waiting to Prince Albert, Captain the Hon. A. H. Gordon, followed in four carriages and four. Her Majesty and Prince Albert and the Royal party arrived at Buckingham Palace at twenty-five minutes be • fore five o'clock, escorted by a party of Lancers. Her Ma jesty and her Royal Consort were received at the Palace by the Maids of Honour in Waiting, the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse, the Earl of Listowel, Lord George Lennox, Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Sir Edward Cod rington, and Captain Francis Seymour. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent dined with her Majesty and her Royal Consort last evening, at Buckingham Palace. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam bridge, and his Serene Highness Prince Frederick of Hesse, honoured Count Kielmansegge, the Hanoverian Minister, with their company at dinner yesterday evening, at his Excellency's residence in Grosvenor-place. Their Ro}•al Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of am bridge, and his Serene Highness Prince Frederick of Hesse, visited and inspected the Caledonian Asylum on Monday. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge gave Mr. Dalton a sitting for the completion of his portrait yesterday. The Royal Duke is represented in the robes of the most noble Order of the Garter over a field marshal's uniform. Senor de Toro, the Venezuelan Minister, had an inter view with the Earl of Clarendon yesterday, at the dice of the Board of Trade. Lord Hatherton, Mr. Beckett, M.P.. and a number of de legates of various canal companies, including Messrs. Rhodes, Wilson, Hordern, Cradock, Ma:chant, and M. C. Allan, and Mr. Craig (engineer), had an interview with the Right Hon, Edward St:lift yesterday, at the office of the Commissioners of Railways on the subject of the impropriety of allowing railway companies to have any control over canals. . Lord Monson had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-office. . Dr. Lindley had an interview with Sir George Grey yes terday, at the Horne-offieis. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, FEBRUARY 23. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The sales are —Ambergate and Eastern Junc tion, % p.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, % p. — Birmingham alid Dudley, 5% p.—Birmingham and Oxford Junction, 9% s p.—Buckinghamshire, lls. 3d. p.—East Lancashire, New, 24 p.—Ditto, New (scrip), 265. 3d. p.—East Lincolnshire, 2% p.—Plud• derstield Canal and Railway, 3% p.—Lancaster and Preston, 10% p.—Leeds and Dewsbury, Extension (green), % p.—Leeds and Thlrsk, dis.—Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 2% p.—London and North-Western, New, Quarters, 121 g p.—London and York, % p.— Manchester-and Leeds 321. Shares (late Extension), 2% p.—Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Quarters, No. 2, 22% ex div.— Manchester and Southampton, % dis.—North British, 35k—Ditto, Thirds (scrip), 3% p.—Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Cheshire, 2 die.— Shrewsbury and Birmingham 15/. 7s. 9d. Shares (A), 1% p.—Ditto, 91. 12s. 3d. Shares (B), % p.—South-Eastern and Dover, 38—Ditto, New, No. 4,13 s. 9d. p.—South Staffordshire, % p.—Ditto, Trent Valley Midland and Grand Junction, % p.—Newry and Warren point, 34 P. MANCHESTER, FEBRUARY 23. STOCK ExCrUatoz.—The sales are—Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, par—Birmingham and Oxford Junction, 9% p.—East Lau ca.shire, 2% c. p.—Ditto, New (scrip), 1 1 / 4 p.—Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding, 4 p.—Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, 32%—Ditto, p.—Leeds and Thirsk, Preferentials, p.— London and North•Westem, 185—Ditto (Manchester, and Birming ham), Quarters (B), p.—Manchester and Leeds, Halves (H. and S.), 45 p.—ditto, 321. Shares (late Extension), 3 p.-51anches ter, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 97—Ditto (Sheffield and Lincoln shire), 20s. dis.—. Manchester and Southampton, 11-16 dis.—North Staffordshire, 3 5-16 p.—North Staffordshire and Churnet Valley Junction, 2 p.—Preston and Wyre, Halves (A), 4% p.—Ditto, ditto (13), 7-16 p.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 9/. 12s. 3d. Shares (B), % p.—Shropshire Union, % dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, % c. p.—South Staffordshire, Trent Valley Midland, p.— South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole, 5-16 p.—West Riding Union, 1 13.16 p. LEEDS, FEBRUARY 23. STOCK ExcnAttoz.—The sales are—Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 2s. 6d. p.— Eastern Counties, York Extension. 10s. p. —East Lancashire, New, 2/. is. c. p.--Ditto, New Scrip, 265. p.— East end West Yorkshire, Is. c. p.—Great Northern (late London and York), 3s. 6d. n. p.—Ditto-(late Direct Northern), 3s. 6d. p.—lludderstlekt and Manchester. Thirds, 245. n. p.—Leeds and Thirsk,l% dis.—Ditto, New, 10s. dis.—Ditto, Preference, 275. p.—Manchester and Leeds, Halves (late Ilud. and Sheff.), 4 p.—Ditto, Fifths, 6% c. 321. Shares (late Extensions, 2% p.—Ditto, Halves (late Wak. I'., and G.), '%i.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 14s. 641. n. IL—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Great Grimsby and Sheffield), Extensions, 30s. dis.—North British, Thirds, 2% p.—Ditto, Quarters (late Carlisle Branch), 455. p.—Ditte, Extension (scrip), 16s. p.—North Staffordshire, 31. Gs. n. p.—Northern Counties Union, 245. n. dis.—North-Western, Bs. 6d. p.— West Riding Union, 365. 6d. p. —York and Newcastle (late New. and Dar. Junc.), 11% p. cx div.— Ditto, Preference, 41 I Is. 3d. c. p. HULL FEBRUARY 23. Sroca XCHANGE.—The sales are—London and Blackwall, New, No. 2,20 s. p.—North British quarters, 87s.—Ambergate, Notting ham, and Boston, % p. 7 Manchester and Southampton, 1%. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, FEB nu Ait 2 3 . STOcx EXCIIANGE.-The sales are-East Lancashire, New, 255. p.--Great Northern (late London and York), Reg., % p.-New castle and Carlisle, New, 13% p.-North British, Thirds, 545.-Ditto, Quarters, 2% p.-York and Newcastle, Extensions, 6% p.-York and North Midland (East and West Riding), 11% p. EDINBURGH, Faintuany 22. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 231.-Airdrie and Bathgate, 41. lg.-Arbroath and Forfar, 281.-Ditto, Half Shares, 151. 55.-Ayr and Galloway, V. 65.-Caledonian 271.-Ditto, New, 21. 9s. (id. -Caledonian and Dumbarton, 21. 81. 1 -Clydesdale Junction, 391. 52.-Deeside, 31.55.-Direct Northern, 21. 14s. 6d.-Dunblane, Donne, and Callender, H. 12s. 6d.-Dundee and Arbroath, 451. ex div. Ditto, New, No. 1, 301. cx div.-Ditto, New, No. 2, 271. ex div. -Dundee and Perth, 351.-Ditto, New. 20/. 10s.-Eastern Counties, York Extension, 41. IN.-East of Fife, 2/. 17s. 6d.-Edinburgh and Bathgxte, 51.10a.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 771.-Ditto, Half Shares, 201. 17s. 6d.-Ditto, Quarter Shares, 191. 2s. 6d.-Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, 191. 55.-Ditto, Preference, 20/. IN.-Edinburgh and Northern, 161. 155.-Ditto, New Shares, 31. 195.-Ditto, New port, 51. 125.-Ditto, ditto. New, 21. IN.-Edinburgh and Perth (Old), 11.. 18s.:: Ditto (New), 21,118. 6d.-Glasgow and Ayrshire. 651.- Ditto, New Stoat, 341.—Ditto, Quarter Shares, 161. 10s.—Ditto, Halves, 71. 15s.—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 6/.ls. 6d.—Glas- gow and Dundee Junction, 1/. 165.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 361.- Glasgow General Terminus, 121. 10s.-Glasgow and Greenock, 191. -Ditto, New, 91.-Ditto, Preference, Si. U.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 6/. 6s.- Great North of England, 2371.-Great North of Scotland, 21. 1 s.-London and York, 31. 12s. 6d.-Manchester and Leeds, 1051.-Midland and Eastern Counties, 155.-Newcastle and Berwick, 321. 155.-. North British, 351. 7s. W.-Ditto, Halves, 171. 10s.-Ditto, Thirds, 31. 13s. W.-Ditto, Quarters, 4/. 7s. 6d -Ditto, New Quarters (scrip), 11. 7s. 6d.-Ditto, Fifths, 71.-Scot tish Central, 221.-Scottish Grand Junction, 11. Is. 6d. -Scottish Midland, 221. 15s.- Stirling and Dunfermline, 3/. 17s. 6d.-Stirling and Midland, 21. 95.-Wishaw and Coltness, 481. 15s. ex div.-York and Newcastle, 361. 10s.-Ditto, New, 111. 155.-Ditto, Preference, 61.-Direct Bombay and Madras, 3s. 9d.-East Indian, Bs. 64.- Great North of India, 3s. 6d.-Great Southern of Madras, 3s. 6d. -Madras, Nellore, and Arcot, 2s. GLASGOW, FI6BILUART 22. STOCK Exertawcas. —The sales are--Ayr and Galloway, 455. Direct Bombay and Madras, 4s.—Direct Northern `trip, 545. 6d.— Dundee and Arbroath, New, No. 3, 41. 16s. Bd.—Dundee and Perth, 344—Ditto, New, 211.—East of Fife, 595. 6d.—East Lothian Central, 48a. 6d.—Edinburgh and Ziatligate, 53 —Edinburgh and I•erth, New, 158.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 661.—Ditto, Halves, No. 2, 91.—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 61. 4s.—Great Southern of Madras, 3s.—Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct, 345. 6C.— Manchester and Southampton, 225. 6d.—Midland, Halves, 51. 19s.— North British, New Quarters (scrip), 28s.—Scottish Central, 221. SALMON FISHINGS.—For the last ten days the salmon fishings in the North have not been so productive as at the same period of last year. The fishermen ascribe this to the snow-water that continues pouring into our rivers, and which the proud salmon have no relish to taste; consequently prefer sojourning for a short time in the mighty ocean. A gentleman in London, who wrote on the 15th instant, says that the same cause as the above has hitherto prevented any supply from the Dutch rivers, and up to that date only fourteen salmon arrived from that quarter. The following is the number of salmon taken upon our principal northern ations, since the Ist instant: Lochness and its tributaries, from 50 to 60; the Beauly, 7 ; the Conon cruive fishings, 7 ; Chanonly Point and adjacent stations, 110 ; the Shin, 2—being almost close since the com mencement. Very little as vet has been done on the Find horn and Spey. However, the fishermen are still sanguine throughout the rest of the season.—Ross of a good fishing shire Advertiser. _ _ THE POWDER MAGAZINE AT KETHAM.—A report is in very current circulation, that the Ordnance authorities purpose removing the powder from the magazines at Key ham Point, to what are collect the temporary depots, within the lines. We should be sorry to create any unnecessary alarm, but the subject is of so much importance to the inha bitants, that it would be a great dereliction of duty on our part if we did not inform them generally of the fact, that the necessary steps may be taken to prevent, if possible, the exposure of their lives and property to a casualty much to be dreaded. The effect of the explosion at Kinterbury must be fresh in the recollection of most of our readers. On this oc casion only forty barrels exploded, while we are informed there are no fewer than 18,000 barrels in the stores at Key ham,with the estimated contents of I,6oo,ooolbs.—Devonport Telegraph. SHORT-TIME IN, THE FACTORIES OF GLASGOW.--.- We are informed that during the present week a number of the power-loom factory employers of Glasgow and suburbs have put their workmen upon short time —some of them working only during day-light. This, we believe, is occa sioned by dullness of trade and is a matter of n o littl e con cern to those engaged in this description of business. We are also authorised to state that manufacturing business gene rally in Glasgow is in a more depressed state than it has been for several years previous.—Glasgow Post. THERMOGENIC DRAWING.--A scientific friend has favoured us with the following ingenious mode of trans ferring the forms of natural objects or the patterns on ribbons to paper :—Saturate common writing paper with porter, coffee mixed with sugar and cream, or a solution of achill. then place the objects whose form is to be transferred on the prepared paper and expose them to the action of the sun's rays or those of a common fire. Various other solntions may be used for the same purpose, as bichromate of potash, yellow chromate of potash, &c. When figured satin ribbons are saturated with such solutions, and exposed to the sun's ray's, the raised patterns are given in beautiful relief in a lighter tint of the same colour as the ground. The prin ciple is capable of a very extended application.—Liverpool Journal. (_ADVERTISEMENT.) —DEAFNESS AND DEFECTIVE VISION RELIEVED, No. 39, ALBERMARLE-STBEET, PIC,C,ILDILLT. —Sent into the country free by post.—Newly invented acoustic tubes, for relief of extreme 'deafness, and when inserted n the ear cannot be perceived by the nearest observer they are entirely different itom all others, and are the smallest hear ing instruments constructed —measuring only a quarter of an inch in their widest part ; they may be securely adjusted in the ears unob served. an removed therefrom with as great ease and facility. Per sons are enabled to join in general conversation, and to hear most distinctly in a place of worship, &c., and what should be greatly considered, a natural expansion of the cavity of the oar is preserved —a thickening or contraction of which in many instances is par tially the cause of deafness—and by their use the unpleasant sen sation of singing noises in the ears is entirely obviated. Also im proved hearing trumpets of every description. Immediately the newly-invented spectacle lenses are placed before imperfect vision, either by day or candlelight, that mist and dullness which appear before the eyes is at once removed, every object becomes clear and distinct, so that the most aged defective sight becomes bright and brilliant; and Is brought to its youthful, natural, and original state. Also the most powerful achromatic telescopes, opera glasses, and microscopes. Caution—Messrs. S. and 13. Solomons, opticians, are Albcrmarle not in any way connected with a person of the same.aame in their immediate neighbourhood, nor in any part of the country. To prevent mistakes, be cautious, and observe—only to be had at 39, unconscious C rR E l street, Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel, a derangement By [i D EE T HOLLOWAY'S I S p E 1 11 Le E N — T 3 . 1 --Many y T w H h Eo sutlerßlLE f rINFALLIBLY Bile are and sinking want of energy, and the li, know er. an not d if nottlia t r t e l m i those symptoms iseydlnp mightto i n sl lead it; they complain of sick headaches, at the stomach, loss of appetite, lowness of spirits, feet, hands, h th an e d im s, p a e n r d fec fac t a e c r io e n li o li f i swelling, to dropsy. Holloway's Pills will ale be found upon the liver. and -stomach, and carry off the to act directly mows, and thereby immediately restore the redundancy of hu ment of health. The Blue Pill is a mercurial atient to a full enjoy eine, which no one should take.—Sold and destructive medi by all Dr ug gists,• Pro fessor licalowafiEstablialtment, 244 , $ and at Pro trawl, London. TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. WHITEHALL, FEB. 22, 1847. The Queen has been pleased to nominate, constitute, and appoint John Mackenzie Lindsay, Esj., writer to the Signet, - • to be one of the Ordinary Clerks of Session in Scotia room of blacvey Napier, Esq., deceased. CROWN-OFFICE, FEB. 22. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRE,Srr MENT. f- i r e TOWN OF GALWAY.—James Henry Monallani of the city] 4.s of Dublin, Esq., in the room of Sir Valenti4e , Blakr; deceased. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, FEBA23. • Royal Regiment of Artillery—First Lieutenant Cromie Lyle .to be Second Captain, vice Morritt,_deatased - Second Lieutenant Edmund John Carthew to beWirat.lletti ae tenant, vice Lyle, Feb. 1. Commission signed by the Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucester. Revel Gloucestershire Regiment of Hussar Yeomahr3r Cavairy.—Henry Wilmot Charleton, Esq., to be Superr.u merary Major, without pay, Feb. 19, 1847. - ' ADMIRALTY, FEB. 12. The following promotions have this day taken Glace, con sequent upon the death of Vice Admiral of the Blue Wiliic at Young• Rear-Admiral of the Red Sir Samuel Pym, K.C.8., to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue. Rear-Admiral of the White Sir Lucius Curtis, Bart., C.B , to be Rear -Admiral of the Red. Rear. Admiral of the Blue James Robert Philips to be Rcar• Admiral of the White. ADMIRALTY, FEB. 19. The following promotions have this day taken place, con sequent upon the death o f Ad m i ra l of 'the White Sir 'Wil loughby Thomas Lake, K C.B. : Admiral of the Blue the Right Hon. John Lord Colville to be Admiral of the White. Vice-Admiral of the Red Robert Honyman to be Admiral of the Blue. Vice. Admiral of the White Z ichary Mudge to be Vice- Admiral of the Red. Vice-Admiral of the Blue, Sir Robert Howe Bromley, Bart., to be Vice-Admiral of the White. Rear-Admiral of the Red, Samuel Butcher to be Vice-Ad miral of the Blue. Rear-Admiral of the White, Sir John Louis, Bart., to be Rear-Admiral of the Red. Rear-Admiral of the Blue, Pringle Stoddart to be Rear-Ad miral of the White. OFFICE OF THE POOR-LAW COMMISSIONERS. Somerset House, London, Feb. 23, 1847- • This is to give notice, that the Poor-law Commissioners did, on the 17th day of February instant, in pursuance of the powers given to them by an Act, passed in the session held in the fifth and sixth years of the reign of her Majesty Queen Victoria, intituled "An Act to con, tinue, until the 31st day of July,. 1847, and to the end of the then next session of Parliament, the Poor-law Commission, and for the further amendment of the laws re lating to the poor in England," and with the consent of the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury, and with the approval of the Right Hon Sir George Grey, Bart., one of her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, appoint Wales Christopher Hotson, Esq., of Lincoln's Inn, Barrister-at-Law, to be Assistant-Commissioner, for the period of 30 days from the said 17th day of February instant, for the purpose of con ducting a special inquiry into the accounts of the Weymouth Union ; and that the said Wales Christopher Hotson did, on this 23d of February, take the oath required by the said Act, before the Hon. Mr. Justice Coltman, one of the Judges of her Majesty's Court of Common Pleas, at his chambers, in Rolls'-gardens, Chancery-lane, London. EDWIN CHADWICK, Secretary. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Thomas Lightfoot, grocer, Nottingham. _ . BANKRUPTS. George Thomas Day, civil engineer, Commercial-road, Pimlico, to surrender, March 4, at two, and April 8, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Birchin-lane, Comhill ; Grainger, Bucklersbury. William Parnell, clothier, Blackfriars-road, Surrey, March 5, at two, and April 8, at half past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Birchin-laul Loughborough, Austin-friars. Robert Wright, timber-merchant, Coppice-row, Clerken - well, March 8, at eleven, and April 5, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Cole man-street ; Richardson, Coleman-street. • Jonathan Rogers, shoemaker, Norwich, March 4, at half past twelve, and April 5, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Graham. official assignee, Coleman-street, London ; Maples and Co., Frederick's-place, Old Jewry; Woods, Great Yarmouth. Edward Smith, cheesemonger, Brentwood, Essex, March 5, at half-past one, and March 27, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Alderman bury; Linklater, Leadenhall-street. John William Harvey, grocer, Ottery Saint Mary, Devon, March 9 and 31, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter; Harris, Lincoln's-inn. John Naismitb, perfumer, Bradford, March 9 and April 20, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, Leeds, official assignee; Nethersole, New-inn, London ; Foster, Bradford;{ I erie and Clarke, Leeds. George Hirst, woolstapler, Halifax, March 9, and April 20, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official as signee, Leeds; Gregory and Co., Bedford-row, Wavill, Halifax ; Courtney, Lee Is. John Bailey, joiner, Stalybridge, March 6, and April 1, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Reed and Longford, Friday-street; Sale, Worthington, and Shipman, Manchester. Pierre Calliet, leather dresser, Manchester, March 8 and 29. at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee, Manchester; Barlow and Aston, Manchester. James 8ea1,,, wholesale confectioner, Manchester, March 9. and 26, at el even , a t th e Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester ; Johnson, Son, and Weatherall, Temple, London ; Hitchcock, Buckley, and Tids well, Manchester. JOhn Fitzhugh, tailor, Nottingham, March 5 and April 9• at eleven at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston official assignee,Nottingham; Parsons, solicitors,Nottingharn. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. J. Parsons, edge-tool manuacturer, Wolverhampton—first div. of 2'4d. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Christie, Birmingham. • W. Pattinson, merchant, Liverpool—second div. of lid. in the pound, on any Monday, at the office of Mr. Bird, Liverpool. C. Hall, merchant, Liverpool—second div. of 1 ,4 d. in the pound, on any Monday, at the office of Mr. Bird, Liverpool. W. S. More, wine merchant, Liverpool—first div. of 5 1 / 2 d. in the pound, on any Monday, at the office of Mr. Bird, Liverpool. W. Worrall and R. Williamson, merchants, Liverpool— fifth div. of 1-16th of a penny in the pound, on any Monday, at the office of Mr. Bird, Liverpool. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basiughall-street. E. Hopewell and A. Thacker, outfitters, Leadenhall-street, March 12, at one—J. 0. Palmer, music seller, Liverple March 17, at two—W. Allen, stationer, Wheeler-Street, Spitalfields, March 16, at half-past twelve—J. Morris, leather seller, Crown-street, Finsbury, March 16, at twelve—. W. W. Coleman, provision merchant, Southampton, March 16, at one—G. Bowtle, bricklayer, Finchingfield, Essex, March 18, at eleven. In the Country. R. C. Lloyds, painter, Liverpool, March 19, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court—W. Gill, corn merchant, 'War rington, Lancashire, March 25, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court—S. Roggett, ironfounder, Blackburn, Lan cashire, March 16, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court—T.Royle, muslin manufacturer, Lancashire, March 17, at twelve; at the Manchester District Court—T. Lowis, hosier, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, March 18, at eleven, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court—J. Botcherby, coal ' owner, Darlington, Durham, March 16, at twelve, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court—T. Rogers, surgeon dentist, Bradford, Yorkshire, March 16, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—W. C. Oxtoby, coal merchant, Great Driffield,Yorkshire, March 17, at ten, at the Town-hall, Hull —R. Nicholls, jun., bookseller, Birmingham, March 23, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court—J. Ford, hosier, Birmingham, March 20, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham District Court—S. and T. Ross, hosiers, Leicester, March 26, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court—E. Bartlett, publican, Bristol, March 16, at half-past twelve, at the Bristol District Court—G. Trimble, grocer, Liverpool, March 17, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court—A. Dale, butcher, Liverpool. March 17, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court—J. Mountain, builder, Yorkshire, March 16, at eleven ' at the Leeds District Court—J. Alderson, grocer, Bowling, Yorkshire, March 16, at eleven, at the Leeds Dis trict Court—W. Broadhead, cloth drawer, Leeds, March 16, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—R. Senior, filesmith, Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, March 19, at ten, at the Town-hall, Sheffield. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. W. Hunter, coach manufacturer, Gray's Inn-lane, : March 17—T. 11. Beal, grocer, Wingham ' Kent, March 17— W. Johnson, builder, Hampstead, March 17—P. Garbanati, carver and gilder, Woolwich, March 17—E. and J. Raine, carpet manufacturers, Barnard Castle, Durham, March 16— J. Davis, hosier, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, March 19—J. Hudson, lace manufacturer, Nottingham, March 19—G. C. Bignell, stock jobber, Leeds, March 16—A. Dawn, drapeb, ' Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, March 19—M. Burton and B. Shaen, cotton spinners, Manchester, M arc h 16—E. B ryan t, merchant Lime-street-square, City, March 16—L. and C. Wood, builders, Willow-walk, Bermondsey, March 16—T. Wilson, C. K. Wilson, and W. Wilson, linendrapers, Liver pool, Marsh 16—J. Hayward and D. Adam, booksellers, Paternoster-row, March 16—T. Anderton, farmer, Yardley, Worcestershire, March. 16—C. Burgess, coachmaker, Rams gate, March 16—H. Peers, builder, Birkenhead, Cheshire, March 16. _........,—. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. • J. Sykes and W. Jefferson, silversmiths, Wakefield, York shire—A. Ripley, C. Thorp, and B. Wild, dyers, Bromley, Yorkshire—L. White, G. Barraclough, and J. White, manu facturers of pyroligneous acid, Rawmarsh, Yorkshire (so far as regards G. Barraclough)—R. Darling, H. Taylor, and T. Charlton, merchants, Hartlepool, Durham—J. Dobson and ; W. Burland, share brokers, Leeds—J. and W. Gray, cloth finishers, Leeds—W. R. Camidge and W. B. Jones, hatters, Liverpool—J. R. Hill and S. A. Emblin, ironmongers. ' Bristol—W. Taylor and J. R. Prior , tailors , Ho ll ow y--. 1 , Vint, J. Richardson, J. Rymer, and J . Twedf lel, papal . ......ma G n . u mr fac e t b u s r t e e r r s, a G nd ate rr s . bea jo d hns (s o o Chadwick, ers, Birmingham W. Worley and S. Butler,weav nf,artasercrgants,rds—lnitichchesartedsor—n2 Chester—J. J. Sherborn and J. Sams, Italian ware h o u seme n, w e_ j ick . , J. Chadwick , and itttrol, Chadwick, sto. rr c ibi o eur t rno t s o k., : eNr s feu i wi n zalp n za er r: ; ~ T io c C h h d a a d l M lPsil a ce n c c ao h dr e i il s i r Y e rj r g — h i F ja . Hallett,n S d 'adi o. r o , l j e u . 7 n n d and F . B Mm e oo n no n r e ec t sa l , chemists, G 0 s - well-street-road —J. Cook and J. Maple, drapers, Tottenham court-road—S. Birks and E. Whally, tile manufacturers , F en t o n, F en t o n, Staffordshire—J. Gill, J. Blirfin, P. Claussen, T. g ß o tt o r d n : ll L , a e n ed d s— W J. W. S. h F i i t t e z i w o e i I k l i a a m n , dcelltian:..d,( manufacturers psonon sford of , Aldermanbury—C. Cowper and J. Tiver, wine merchant's', G . f . ar as Houghto n, regards the G said G. aHoughton, H an o d ug c h . t j o . n, IL A ) V ug . ht C on le , v Cleveland) —C. Tully and W. J Woodifield, ship brokers, Cruickshank and G. M‘Leod, rev.ers, Bthl—v W. . k Su en u s de in r g la to n i d i , — L i a L d Lancashire—C. and R. S. S trickland, chocolate manufacturers, Gibson-street, Waterloo-ro a d—J. b w.B . Barton and J. Butterwort h, cotton deal ers , M anc h ester —W. and A. M'C rae, drapers, Clough, corn millers, Leeds—J RBlehruS°Ucil—WT. J. Smith, W. Woodh cock, chester—J. Rus by and .and J. and B. I s l la a . r n d o elastie, merchants, Mao mit 1, T. Smith, J. 3, coal merchants, East Retford, Nottinghamshire. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. John Maxwell, tailor, Glasgow, Feb. 27 and March 19, at one, at the chambers of Mr. Wright, Glasgow. Hugh O'Neil, spirit . merchant, Glasgow, March 2, and March 23; at twelve, at' the office of Mr. Young, Glasgow. Robert Norris wine merchant, Hutchisontown of Glasgow. March 1 and March 22, at twelve, at the Office of Mr. Young, Glasgow. James M'Kenzie, shoemaker, Dundee, March 3 and March 24, at one. at the office of Mr. Flowerdew, Dundee. William Jamie, coal master, Glasgow, Feb. 26 and March 19, at one, at the counting-house of G. E.splia, Esq., (ilangow. \ (