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-., .-..s,=,Nfaksv.g.om•:w.o.r...epmm.,, LATEST PRICES OF SHARES, , I N BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. 1 From the Official List, 1 I PUBLISUIED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVLNISta. 1 LONDON, TUESDAY, DECEdIBER 7. --mar- JOINT-STOCK BANICS. Dividend Amount , Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ---- ..-.----...... -- X s. d. X s. d. Australasia ..•......„ 40 0 0 40 0 0 19 BritshNorth American ; 1 5l. per eent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 - Ceylon .............. 1 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - Commorelal of Londoc 161. per sent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 - '...7010nia1.. ........... ! Si. par cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - , Gloucestershire ...• .. j 151 per cont. - - - lonian .......... , 61. per cent. 24 0 0 2.5 0 0 - Lenin and Westminstr 1 61. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23 - - 13 0 0 - London Joint-Stock ... F 61• per cont. 10 0 0 10 0 0 14% Provinclalof Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 42 Ditto, New. -, ...... 81. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 - National of Ireland .. Si. per cent. 80 0 0 22 10 0 - Nat. Provncial of Eng. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 - Ditto, New.• • • • - •• 51. per cent. 20 0 0 Is 0 0 - South Australia .... • • - - 22 10 0 - Tnion of Australia • . • . 161. per cent. 23 0 0 25 0 0 - Ditto - - 2 10 0 - .:Tnion of London... .. 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 10% MaiLld ... • • - 40 0 0 40 0 0 - . CANALS. , • i . Nalealie of ' I ;Dividend :carom of i Dividend Companies._.,., I per Price . Companies. per Price. R i Annum. .0 Annum. c -•-. -. # ; X Ay.htn & Oldhi- 97 1 61.55. p e' 70 Macclesfield ~100 - 15 43....ru51e7.... 1 1601 121. : 180 Neath • • • • • •100 201. 340 ;Srktik&Abrglsol 81. , 85 Oxford.. - • • 100 201. 200 Birmingham 351 41. I 36 Peak Forest. 7g 31, 40 Caveritxy ....,1001 25/. 1 - degent's • • • • 33 11. 4s. 13% oorny . • ...1100! 61. 63 Rochdale ..• • 851 4/, 54 Ells rre&Chsll33 41. 84 Somrset Coal 150 71. 10s. 130 Ere ~. ash . • •1100, 321. I - Do.Lk Fail 191 6Lp. c. - GrantlJanctnlool Si. 80 :tffrd&Worc 140 281. 375 . Grand Surrey 1001 - 30 Shrewsbury.. 1251 151, - Grand Union 1001 11. 101.1 21% Stourbridgc... 145' 201. 305 Grcritham ..11501 121. ; - Severn and l Lennt & Anil 39, 73. 6d. ' 5% Wye Rail. 2 6 11 . 8, • 30 I,e,ds& Livrp 1001 341. 1 505 Warwick& 1 , 7,eiesster •••• 1401 101. 75 Binning. j -100 31. 65 Leicstr &Nth 831 41. 36 Warwick&l f.onehlx)rogh 142' 701. 530 ,Napton.. 3 1 - 46 .flonmouthsh 100' 81. t - Worcstr & 78 21. 41% mntgomrysk 100 51. - Birming.l 1 M.ltnMwbry 100 10/. - Wilts & larks! 67 11. 10 INSURANCE COMPANIES. Dividend \ Amount . , Name of Company• per of Paid. Price. Annum. I Share. -- £ a. (1.1 £ a. d. 1 Albion ........ • • • • • • 31. 10s. 500 0 0 50 0 0 75 Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 17% Dia) Marine. • • • • • • 6/. per cent, 1100 0 0 5 0 0 5 % Atlas . British Commercial .. 7s. per share 50 0 0 5 0 0 6% Clericl,Mod.3c Gen.Llfe 51. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 20% 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Crown 13s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 11 6s. 50 0 0 5 8 0 6% Eng. & Scot. Law • • .. 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 2 12 6 - European Life • • - -5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. - Family Endowmot Soc. 41. & be. 4 0 0 4 0 0 - Freemasons' . • • • • .- - 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 - Globe - 120 Guardian • .. • • • ....• 51. per cent. ,100 0 0 36 10 0 44% Imperial Fire .. - • . . • 12 per cent. 500 0 0 SO 0 0 214 Imperial Life • • • • • • • • 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 14% Indemnity Marino.. • . 11. sh. & be. 100 0 0 5 13 1 - Law Fire ....... . - 100 0 0 1 2 10 0 3 Law Life • . • • • • • • • • • • 11. is. 100 0 0 1 10 0 0 45 Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 - 1....,ndcu Fire • • • • • • • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 13% London Skip • • .• • • • • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 13% - 100 0 0 15 0 0 - Med. Invlid& Gen-Life 3 41. per ct. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2% National Lean Fund Si. per cent. 20 0 0 2 10 0 - National Life • • • . - Palladium Lite ...... - - - 37 - • Pricenix 31. p. et. & bs. - - - Pt etector Life.... ... 5.1. per cent. 20 0 0 , 1 0 0 - Provident Life • • • • • • • - 11. 85. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - • Rock Life • • • • • • • • • • • • 4s. 5 0 0 0 10 0 4% Royal Exchange ...... 5/. per cent. Stock. - - dun Fire • - - - Ditto Life . • • • • • • ... 11. 6s. - .- - Universal Life.... • ... 10%1. pr cnt. 100 0 11 8 10 0 - Vls:toria Life •• • • • • .• • - - 4 0 0 3% LIST or SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES. • ' Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. --.. X s. d. £ a. d Bank of Scotland British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 1100 0 0 200 Caledonian Bank • . ..• 81. per sent. 10 0 0 1 2 10 0 4% City of Glasgow Rank . I 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 11% Clydesdale Bank • • • • Commercial Bank • • - 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 1 160 Eastern Bank.. ..... . 6/. per cent. 25 u 0 10 0 C ! 10% Edinb.&Glasgow Bank 6/. per cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0, 5/ 19s Exshangeßnk of Soot 6l. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 , 51 1 Isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 8 9 7 0 0 B% National Bank 6/. per cent. 50 0 0 - 10 0 0 13% North of Scotland Bank 71. per cent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 6 North British Bank • • - 50 0 0 10 0 0 6% Royal Bank of Scotland 61. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 146 Union Bank of Scotland 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 87 Western Bank- - ~., • Aber leen Fire and Life 121. per cent. 12 10 0 2 0 0 812.6 d. B. Accord. Life and Fire - 20 0 0 0 11 0 9s. ' British Guarantee Ins. - 10 0 0 1 0 0 12s. Caledonian Fire Incur. 111. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 22% Church of EnzAnd Ins. - 5 13. 0 0 2 0 0 2 City of Glasgow Life 5l. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. 83 F.dinburgla Life Incur. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 18 East of Scotland Life.. - 10 0 0 0 15 0 12s. Rug. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 2 17 6 2% Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 12 Incur. Co. of Scotlna- 51. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 8 • Life kssoc. of Scotland Si. per cant. 10 0 0 1 0 0 11. Sc Mercantile Life . •• - 10 0 0 e 10 0 Bs. National Fire and Life. AI. per cont. 10 0 0 1 0 0 245. North British Insur. - , 5% I. pr cent . 200 0 0 20 0 0 , 23 1 North & Weft of Scot. - 10 0 0 1 0 0 11. le Scottish Life and Guar. - 20 0 0 0 11 0 % Scot. Mai. and Gen. Life 51. per cent. 1 0 0 0 15 0 13s. 6,1 Scottish Union In2rnc3. ,6%1. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 1 11. 3s Stan lard Life • • • • .. . 51. per cent. 50 0 0 4 5 0 1 9% United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. ! 10 0 0 ! 1 0 0 , lbs. For Mace the market is a in an inactive state, and prices are drooping as the stock is on the increase. There are further arrivals of Nutmegs, and on the part of shippers or the home trade little desire has been shown to do business, prices are on the decline Cloves are not much required. The supply of Cassia Lignea is extremely limited, prices are still on the advance. For Ginger the market is in a quiet state, and prices tend downwards, notwithstanding the falling off in the supply, and the quantity to arrive being small. At public sale 41 casks 128 barrels Jamaica were only in part sold. SiLTPETRE.—To - day the demand for Rough was not so active ; still 1,340 bags of Calcutta at auction were all sold at full rates, and fetched 32s to 32s 6d for good strong grey 41- per cent refraction, and one lot 33s per cwt. TALLow.—The demand has been active on the spot from both the town and country trade, holders mani fested firmness and obtained 44s 9d to 45a 3d for fine new P. Y. C. For forward delivery many contracts were concluded at 43s 9d to 44s up to the close of the year, and at 44s 3d to 44s 6d for spring months. Home made met with a ready sale at 47s to 48s net cash, and there is yet but a moderate supply. Of other kinds of Tallow, although the quantity brought to market was large, yet full rates were obtained and a good demand was experienced. At public sale 563 casks of Taganrog were chiefly disposed of. Wm.—Although reduced rates have been accepted for Linseed Oil, yet the home trade operated with caution, whereas few purchases were made by exporters, and 22a 9d to 23a is the value on the spot. For forward delivery the operations are upon a small scale only. The crushers continue freely at work, notwithstanding the continued fall in prices. Rapseed Oil is only in limited , request, but as the supply is small buyers are compelled to pay 38a for pale, and 37s for brown. Cocoa Nut is little required. For Palm there has been only a limited demand, although further reduced prices are accepted. For Olive lower prices having been accepted, occasioned buyers to operate with more freedom, and many parcels sold. There is no im provement to notice in the demand for Fish Oils, and holders are still willing sellers. Cod has been sparingly dealt in. In Southern the purchases made have been of little moment by exporters or the home trade. All kinds of Seal are dull of sale. For Sperm the demand, however, has been good, but in the value there is little improvement to make known. Lard Oil is in fair request. JAMAICA SOUTH MIDLAND JUNCTION RAILWAY. An extraordinary general meeting of the above company was held yesterday at the London Tavern, for the purpose of enabling the directors to lay before the proprietors an agreement entered into for an amalgamation with the Jamaica Railway Company ; Wm. Harwood, Esq., in the chair. The agreement was to the effect that the companies should amalga mate, upon five per cent. being guaranteed to the shareholders in :the South Midland Jamaica by the Jamaica Company. The CHAIRMAN said the terms had received the ap proval of the directors. Mr. OWEN said the state of Jamaica did not war rant the company taking any steps to make the line. He was sure it would never pay, for the island at the present moment was in a state of insolvency. Mr. PULLEN coincided with Mr. OA en, and, after a long desultory conversation, it was resolved to ad journ the meeting until the 6th January next, to enable the directors and shareholders to co-operate for the total dissolution of the company. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Dec. 7. (Before Mr. Commissioner SHEPHERD.) IN THE BANKRUPTCY OF GEORGE EVANS. The bankrupt was a linendraper in Tottenham-court road, and this was the adjourned certificate meeting. His HONOUR now gave judgment, observing that one of the main charges urged against the bankrupt was his trading improvidently and recklessly, and going on contracting debts whilst in insolvent circumstances. Upon investigating all the circumstances of the case it appeared to him that those creditors who supplied him with goods knew of his insolvent condition, and, there fore, he did not think this was a ground upon which he would be justified in suspending the certificate. The Learned Counsel who opposed on the last occasion (Mr. E. James) had called upon him in the name of the trading community to refuse or adjourn the certificate. The Learned Counsel had done so in a very urgent and marked manner, but he (the Commissioner) would not be intimidated from the impartial discharge of his duty; and such threats were rather calculated to make the Commissioner lean towards the opposite direction, although in this case he was in no degree influenced by them. He would grant the certificate. Mr. James opposed,, Mr. Lawrance supported the bankrupt, and Messrs. Sole and Turner were solicitors to the assignees. (Before Mr. Commissioner Houtorp.) IN THE BA.NERUPTCY OF E. WHITBREAD. The bankrupt, Edmund Whitbread, of Brett-terrace, Camden-town, came up for his certificate. Llis HONOUR, in giving judgment, observed, that the bankrupt had been for a long period living upon his creditors, and obtaining goods from them while in a. state of hopeless insolvency. He suspended the certifi cate for six months. Protection was applied for, and His HONOUR said be would grant it from month to month. IN THE BANKRUPTCY OF FLY, FROST, AND MATHESON. The bankrupts were large railway contractors at Swaffham, in Norfolk. This was a meeting for the choice of assignees. Messrs. Lowrance and Plews are solicitors to the fiat. The following gentlemen were chosen assignees:— Henry Young, of Finch, Swaffham, Norfolk, chymist; Arthur Morse, same place brewer; and Charles Jeffrey, also residing in Finch, a merchant. IN THE BANKRUPTCY 07 CFIARLYS PADDON. DOCKS. ... Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of iPaid. f Price. Annum. Share. - ---- — ----- £ s. d. Z s. d. :ommercial .. - ..... 41. per cent. Stock. 70 East and West India... 61. pr cent. Stock. 114 East Country ••.•• . • . 11. per sh. 100 0 0 Landon .••••-• • . • • • • 51. pr cent. Stock. 91 Ditto Bonds •.•• • • •• 41. per cent. I 4 t/t.Katharine ••• . - - 5 per cent. Stock. Ditto 80nd5........ 4%1. pr coni. • louthainpton •• ... . . . 2/. per cent. SO 0 0 50 0 0 WAITE/L-IAT ORIELS. - Dividend Amount Name of Company. i per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. - -- -- ..£ s. d. £ s. d. Birmingham ..••• .• .• 134. 25 0 0 23 0 • ' Xast London..•• ••• • •• 81. 100 0 0 170 'rand Junction •• •• .. 21. 10s. 41 13 4 82 100 0 0 New Rivr Lndu Brdge V. 105. 55 Vauxhall .• •.••• • • • •. 100 0 0 104 West Middlesex • 5l 15s prcnt. 63 12 9 , 118 The bankrupt was a clothes salesman in Lambeth. He came up fur his certificate, opposed by Mr. Lucas. It appeared that in September, 1846, an execution was put in by a creditor for 5001., to whom only 1001. was due; and that the bankrupt used this circumstance (to which he was privy) in order to induce the creditors to accede to a composition. Under the influence of this statement the creditors consented, and this quasi 5001. creditor actually obtained bills for the amount of his claim. The bills were, however, unpaid, the composition was not carried out, and the bankrupt was eventually obliged to have recourse to this court. His HoNowt suspended the certificate for twelve months. Thomas Lovegrove, of Pangbourne, Berks, came up for and obtained his certificate without opposition. (Before Mr. Commissioner FONBLA.NQUE.) IN THE BANKRUPTCY OF JOHN HITCHINGS. The bankrupt, who was a leather seller in Upper (Vrom the London New Price Current of Dec. 7.) Whitecross-street, came up for his certificate. Si:cwt.—To-day th ere was no i ncrease i n th e home or Mr. Lawrence supported the bankrupt, Mr. Phynn export demand for raw Sugar, but holders for the most opposed; and Messrs. Sole and Turner were solicitors to part refused to submit to any further reduction, and the assignees. offered only a limited quantity for sale. A fair business The objections urged against the bankrupt were that, was concluded in West India, chiefly for refining purposes having dissolved partnership with his brother in Sep hut holders were compelled to accept the l ow rates pre- tember, 1846, he paid him the sum of 4001, whilst in a viously current. The quantity sold amounted to 670 state of insolvency. The next was a preference he gave hhds, and including 145 hhda 2 tres of Barbadoes at to his mother, allowing her to take, by execution, goods public sale, a small part only of which sold at steady to the amount of 5001. or 6001. for a debt of 4001. The prices—ric, fine yellow at 42s 6d to 455, good 40s 64 to third objection was excessive expenditure, having spent 425, and middling 38s 6d to 398 6d per cwt. 7001. or 8001, in eight months, thus living at the rate of REFINED.—To-day refined goods were less in request 1,2001. a year, whilst his profits were only 2391. in the for home consumption, and prices declined to 51s 6d to same period. 52s for brown grocery, and 52s 6d to 533 for standard The ba f nkrupt, who was examined touching his large lumps, upon which terms few sales were made. The amountoexnditure, said he was a bachelor, and that he had been rather gay. market is in a dull state for bonded crushed Sugar, and The COMMISSIONER said it was monstrous that a man 303 to 30s 6d is the value of first sort. MAURITIUS.—This afternoon Mauritius Sugar was in his position, a leather seller, should live at th e rate o f operated in with caution, and 4,822 bags, 240 casks at one of the merchant princes. H e would not re f use t h e public sale went 6d under former rates, excepting supe - cer tificate alto g ether, for, as there was no court of ap. rior :yellow sorts which realised the full value. Pri- peal from his sentence, such a sentence amounted to vately there was little business concluded. perpetual mercantile excommunication ; but he would EAST INDIA.—This afternoon there was not much dis- suspend it for two years. position shown to do business privately in Madras Sugar, IN THE BANKRUPTCY OF S. G. COLDREL 1,092 bags at auction were all sold at the former value, The bankrupt, who was a merchant in Lawrence-lane, fine damp brown st 29s 6d to 30e, good 295, and ordinary came up for his certificate. The debts were 11,8851., 283 to 28s 6d. For Bengal the demand was• limited, and the liabilities 8,346/. The bankrupt positively declares 1,650 bags were only in part disposed of, at barely the that the assets will amount to more than 20s. in the former currency. pound. He was opposed on behalf of Mr. M'Gregor, a . FOREIGN. —Notwithstanding the low and unremune- creditor, from whom he had obtained goods to the rating rates that prevail for Foreign Sugar, still holders amount of 4001., and soon after raised money upon them, are desirous to sell, and the dirket is well supplied with his representation to Mr. M'Gregor being that he in all descriptions. Although afurtherreduction of 6d per cwt tended to ship such goods. has been submitted to, yet there is little improvement in His Hosocre gave judgment. It was very much to the demand for exportation, private transactions being only be regretted that the bankrupt, whose general transac -2,500 bags of white Siam at 21s 6d; 500 boxes of fine Lions appeared to have been very regular, should have yellow Havannah 245, and a cargo of 50 0 tons of Java, compromised himself in one particular case. He felt the price of which has not transpired. The purchases bound to say that the general aspect of his trading was made by the home trade have been, to a limited extent highly favourable. The assignees were satisfied, the only, and the demand has been trifling from our refiners body of the creditors were satisfied; but one creditor, working under bond. A floating cargo of 400 chests of Mr. M.`Gregor, opposed,-and he had a perfect right to do white Bahia was taken for an outport at 235. At auo- so. He (the Commissioner) must consider the position in ton 1,759 bakts of Java were only in part solo. which he was placed under such circumstances. He was MoLASsEs.--Although West India can be obtained at of opinion that he ought to place himself in the situation further reduced rates, yet few purchases have been of the opposing creditor, 'and, exercising a conscien made, and 15s to 18s is the value of common to fine tious judgment—being unprejudiced, and acting with quality. The stock of East India Treacle is on the perfect freedom from ill-feeling or malice—consider increase, and there the b sst , are few buyers, still 18s is asked for whether he had been so treated by the bankrupt as i would warrant him, under the old system, in refusing to ! C"l'xite—This afternoon at public 5a1e . 1,602 bags sign the certificate. He thought the case of Mr. I Costa. Ries Coffee mer rates of l were sold, but at a reduction on for- M'Gregor was one which placed the Commissioner in Plantation Cey s len er b Cwt. 695 bags and 15 casks of such a position, and would say that under such circum damaged 15s to 31, fine and triage 15s to 303 6d, stances he might feel himself justified in withholding Native Ceylon is anted, and ordinary sound colory 455; the certificate for a long time. perhaps in refusing to pay 54 , 6 d to 35s for goclod ordinary dwbuyers are compelled to sign it altogether; but, as under the old system the cer- Tzs...—To-day there w as no improvement by private treaty. titieate might be granted though one creditor refused to holders wand for Tea, although in the de- sign it, so under the new one it was in the power of the a concession in prices. At the pubell: disposed to make Commissioner to grant or withhold it, although one or were very languid for both Black a a r T , ! . he bidding& more creditors should _oppose. The sentence of the 1 quantity offered amounted to 14, a 56 PackaK‘jreen, The Court was beyond their control. In the case submitted ' 8;560 passed, and 3,300 sold, including 10e084 of which to the Court it was necessary to look at the animus . of but for with valu e , all the party, and to inquire into the bankrupt's position faults. Congou . fetched about the former Green prices declined Id to lid..when this transaction commenced. The first question that , did the bankrupt know his position, and, assuming SPIIIIIII.—To-day all kinds of Rum were offered up on in S t. he knew it, as he was bound to do, were his affairs lower terms ; still few buyers were to be met with, we quote proof Laewards at is 7d to Is Bd, East India Is ed-necessaryfor him to stop ? The bankrupt 0 desperate and hopeless a condition as to make it to Is 7d, and Mauritius ls sid to Is 6cl per gallon proof said even now that h payment strength. (the c e , mmi . oon - the market -had. a dull ap- sangoin e hoped he was not insolvent. He stoner) might, perhaps, think this hope iilCE.—This afternoon t India Rice and prices , , transaction with e ,but at the same time he must say that when the for All kinds of Eas . 3 pear,ince lie sale 2,99 bags Ceylon vvas not spy, Mr. WGregor originated the bankru 3sed • at pubpt were ,gurther d,epre , edticeott 4 chl Ag e lppF Might reasoliah r i entlY in a state of insolvency, and ' were only In of at a. r , , , ,4, peat disposed t next question --y sup he had pose that he could go on. The rates of 6d to cwt. , , ..., ' 1 3 per . _,. Fl nto has been in an in- th64`was evidence to shoowe°llisider was, whether or no market for' SPICES.r—Th 9 kniethere is a material in- contemplasion to make away I.,:ltrat Coldrey had it in' active stn to since' this day week, the value of id to Id from Mr. M•Gregor at the time the goods he obtained crease in the supp kr• and a fall in offered at auction were r and whether his statement to Mr. 11,,oreotaining them, The parcels Per lb. took place. Of Black Pepper, fide one, that he intended to ship them. gorlfwas a bona only partly sold, amt tinting to 700 bags. at prices been any evidence to shies( him that Coldre there had ,the sm a ll parcels disoosed of privately were Sumatra the goods for the purpose f 0,... pawning them,y obtained the eas e 41 favour of buyers; and of 2,665 bags would be precise precisely the same as-ghat stated by tb, submi tted to auc t ion a, part only sold at easier rotes.. op_ MARKET INTELLIGENCE vi . , . i 10 4 THE SU, __- posing creditor, and would merit severe punishment; it would, in fact, be nothing more or less than wilfully, feloniously, and fraudulently obtaining goods by false representations. But there was no such evidence. He admitted that the interval between the obtaining of the goods and their being pawned was a short one, and that the transaction gave rise to very considerable suspicion; but then against this there was the positive evidence of the bankrupt that 11^ did not intend fraud, and that cir cumstances occurred, after obtaining the goods, which in duced him to t.J.ke another course, and this was confirmed by the whole conduct of the bankrupt as a trader, and by the manner in which he treated all the remain ing creditors, not one of whom was there to com plain. Nothing could be more improper, and few acts deserved more reprehension, than the course he took—a course which, all things considered, surprised him (the Commissioner) exceedingly. He was also surprised at the course taken by a large house in requesting of the bankrupt to ;pay them the amount of a bill not yet due, on the ground that rumours were afloat affecting his credit, and that they would not be convinced of his sol vency unless he paid this immature bill. He must say that that was a most irregular transaction, and one which, so far from removing those doubts of the bank • rupt's solvency, ought rather to have confirmed them, for it was plain, if Coldrey was in independent circum• stances he would not have complied with sueh a request. It was in order to supply this irregular demand that he went to the house of Messrs. Frith and Wallis, from whom it appeared he was in the habit of obtaining advances upon the deposit of goods to the amount of two-thirds of their value, and procured a further advance. The bankrupt swore that at that time he had made shipments to the amount of 26,000/., for which he had received advances to the amount of 16,0001. Now, according to the understanding which appeared to have existed betwween Messrs. Frith and Wallis and the bankrupt, the latter was entitled to con sideiably more than 16,0001., and was not, therefore, in need of raising money on Mr. M'Gregor'a goods; but he excused himself from doing so by stating that he was in ignorance of the precise position in which he stood to wards Messrs. Frith and Wallis. But, whatever the bankrupt's ideas on this subject were, and however honest his intentions respecting Mr. M'Gregor, one thing was quite clear, namely, that when he found the false position in which he was placed regarding Mr. M'Gregor, he should have taken the earliest opportunity of placing whatever money came into his hands in Mr. M'Gregor's hands, towards the liquidation of the debt. It was true that Mr. 11‘Gregor had sold the goods upon credit, but then he sold them on the understanding that they were to be shipped, a condition which had not been complied with. It was his (the Com missioner's) opinion, therefore, that although the bank rupt did not contemplate fraud, having lost dominion over the goods by his own neglect, it was his duty to have done all in his power to indemnify Mr. M'Gregor. That he had not done, and for not doing so Mr. .'Gre gor had most properly opposed him; and it would be his (the Commissioner's) duty to punish him for the orris• sion. He could not go the extent of saying that this man had been guilty of such gross fraud that he must refuse his certificate altogether, or even suspend it for any very lengthened period ; but, taking all the circum stances into consideration, and seeing that the bankrupt with this exception stood well with the creditors and with the Court, he would suspend the certificate for six months from this day• _ _ The solicitor for the bankrupt applied for protection. The CO3IMISSIONER—Yes, I will grant it, as I do not believe there was any fraud committed. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Samuel Uriah Stoter, an officer in the Post-office, was brought before the Lord Mayor, in the custody of John Forrester, the officer, charged with having committed forgeries under extraordinary circumstances. Mr. Mullens, of the firm of Bush and Muliens, solici tors to the Committee of Bankers for Protection against Forgeries and Frauds, attended for the prosecution; and Mr. Peacock, solicitor to the Pose-effice, appeared for the purpose of watching the case on the part of that esta blishment. The charges against the' prisoner involved complicated offences. Upon the 22d of July, 1847, Mr. James, a solicitor of Ely-place, transmitted a letter to Scotland to a Mrs. Hedlow, inciosing a cheque upon Masterman's banking house for 551. That letter never reached its destination, but on the 23d of July a forged cheque for 551., purport ing to be signed G. James, in favour of Mrs. Hedlow, was received by Messrs. Masterman, in a letter signed Ellen Hedlow, and dated from Kensington, requesting that the amount might be forwarded in a 401. note and three Si. notes. On the same 23d of July, Messrs. Masterman sent the halves of a 401. note and three Si. notes in a cover, addressed to Mrs. Hedlow, Spring Cottage, Kensington. On the 26th of July, Messrs. Masterman received a- letter, purporting to come from Mrs. Hedlow, acknowledging the receipt of the halves of the notes, and on the 27th they transmitted to the same address the other halves It turned out that there is no such person or address' at Kensington, but as it has been usual with the Post office authorities to put letters wrongly addressed to Kensington, upon the return of such letters to the estab lishment in Aldersgate-street, into the hands of the Kennington postman, to be by him taken round his dis trict, with the view to correct any errors of superscrip tion, the letter in question was accordingly given to the prisoner, who was one of those who superintended the delivery at Kennington. From the moment it was suspected that foul play was going forward competent persons were appointed by the Poit-office to effect the detection of the guilty person, who had not only stolen a cheque, but forged the name of the person in whose favour it was drawn. Upon the 29th of July it was dis covered by an accidental circumstance that the forgery and robbery had been committed ; but as the prisoner was a person in whom great confidence was reposed, no suspicion was entertained of him until the measures of detection proved completely successful. Mr. Mullens said he had reason to beliere that he could, in a few days, establish four distinct cases against the prisoner, who had availed himself of the facilities afforded to him by his situation to pursue an ingenious system, which, however, hadonly in one instance proved to be advantageous to himself in a pecuniary way, and that to a very small amount. For the present he should merely call evidence upon which to apply for a remand. John Walker, a boy between 14 and 15 years of age, said, I reside at 11, Wood-street, Westminster, and am the son of a carpenter and builder. On the day of the Westminster election (the 28th of July) I saw the pri soner at the bar at the corner of North -street, West minster. I did not know him. He asked me if I would go to the Bank and take a letter from him, to get him some money. I said I would go, and 'he promised to give me two shillings. I was to return to him from the Bank to the committee-room at the Coach and Horses in North street. In a few minutes I was to meet him in Smith-square, to get the letter to the Bank from him, and Inccordingly met him and received the letter, and took it straight to the Bank. They detained me at the Bank, and a gentleman asked me from whom I had re ceived the letter, and told me to mention to the gentle man who gave it to me, that he must come for the money himself. I came away and I met the prisoner, whom I was to see in North -street, in St. Paul's-churchyard, and mentioned to him what had been told me at the Bank. He then gave me two shillings for myself and desired me to go home. I never again saw him until this day. Mr. Mullens—Are you positive the prisoner is the man? Witness—Certainly I am.. I saw him to-day in the office of the solicitor to the Post-office, amongst five other persons, and I knew him at once, and picked him out from all the rest. The LORD MAYOR—Prisoner, do you wish to ask this boy any questions? The prisoner —Not now, my Lord. I am altogether ignorant of the charge against me, and of this boy. I know nothing of either. Mr. W. Higman, of the issue department of the Bank of England, said, on the 28th of July a 50/, note and requestingrdgeorldthfoart I th m em ig , h b t y m t a h k e e d i ir o e q c o t i i r o i n ea c a f ho a o r t . l e a m r : three 5/. notes were b roug h t to me, together with I letter th We at once believed, from the circumstance of the boy having been sent by a stranger upon such an occasion, that the bank-notes were the produce of a forged cheque, and we traced them to lkiasterusan's banking-house, when it was found that the name of the person in whose favour the cheque was drawn was a forgery. The boy made exactly the same statement at the Bank he has just made before the Lord Mayor. Nobody ever called for the notes or the sovereigns since. The LORD MAYOR--Had the notes been stopped at the Bank ? IVitness—No. We questioned the boy as to the person who had sent him for the money, and we concluded at once that alorged cheque had been passed, and they ascertained -at Masterman a subsequently that such was the case. The prisoner asked whether he could not be allovied to communicate with his friends? The LORD Mairon—Certainly, you shall have every facility. The prisoner was then remanded for some days. The prisoner, it appeared, although apprehensive of the consequences of applying at the Bank for the 55 sovereigns, was not deterred from making other expe riments in forging and robbing. On Saturday a bill for 24/. 18s.,:upon which was a forged endorsement, was sent to Messrs. Hanbury's banking-house, in a letter enclosing two shillings' worth of postage stamps, and requesting that bank-notes to the amount of 251. might be sent, directed to Mr. Edward Gibbs,. No. 5, Bath street, Prince's-square, London, The bill had been stopped at Hanbury's, and it was suspected that the prisoner was the delinquent, for the only Princes-square is in Kennington, and the prisoner no doubt knew that a letter so addressed would fall into his hands as the deliverer of the Kennington district. A letter was at once transmitted from Messrs. Hanbury, informing Mr. Gibbs that he could not have the money until Monday morning. No account of that letter was received at the Post-office, although there is no such street as Bath-street, Princes-square. A second letter was sent, addressed in a similar manner, and both were found upon the prisoner. BOW-STREET. Mr. Jardine was applied to by the churchwardens of St. Clement Danes to prevent the public exhibition of the dead, under circumstances peculiarly revolting, in Enon Chapel, in Clement's-lane, Strand. It was stated by the complainants, that Mr. Walker, the surgeon of Drtery-lane, having got possession of Enon Chapel, had for a long time past exhibited the heaps of dead bodies, bones, coffins, &e., accumulated in the vaults of the chapel to crowds of persons who were daily applying to his residence for tickets of admission. To such an extent had the morbid taste of the public been excited by this means, that scenes of disorder and confusion were daily occurring, owing to the impatience of the mob collected on the spot. They h (the c h urc h war d ens) had themselves applied for ad mission, b ut were refused by the man at the gates, who the excitement of th e p ersons QS . serebled vv t ae view of increasing lked abo u t w i t h skulls in his hand, apparently with outside. -~.,. k) J i 44 k LONDON, WEDN'EsnAv EVE _ . Mr. Marsh, the inspector, stated that no charge, bp believed, was made for the tickets of admission, but a collection was made after the exhibition of the bodies at the chapel. Mr. JARDINE said, before taking any other steps, it would be better to send for Mr. Walker, who was a very respectable man, and ascertain if the ground of com plaint might not be removed without resorting to a 8t11111130115. - _ In the course of the afternoon Mr. G. A. Walker waited upon his Worship, by whom the complaint of the churchwardens was explained to him. Mr. Walker did not deny the statements of the churchwardens as to the immense crowds of persons who were daily witnessing, by his means, the abomina tions of Enon Chapel. This place had been under his notice since 1842; but it was only recently that he had been enabled to convince the public of the existence of so great an evil in the very heart of the metropolis. Many Members of the House of Commons had visited the spot, after experiencing much difficulty in getting access to it, and he hoped yet to see some of the Executive present; for few would believe in the exist ence of such an abomination unless actually present. His only object had been practically to demonstrate that which was otherwise invariably discredited. The magis trate might form some idea of the state of the vaults, when informed, that the ex-minister of Enon Chapel made upwards of 9512 in six years by the burial of dead bodies in a place measuring only fifty-nine feet by twenty-fire feet. He did not know what object the churchwardens had in view in seeking to frustrate his views, but he could only say that they came forward with very bad grace, seeing that they tolerated almost as great an evil in the burial gro un d at t ac h e d to King's i College Hospital, n Portugal -street. However, he was not to be put down by them. Mr. JARDINE did not think the ch u r c h war d ens were actuated by any ill - feeling towards Mr. Walker, whose respectability was a guarantee f or t h e pur i ty an d disin terestedness of his motives; but if it could be proved that the exhibition of these v au l ts i n t h e manner de scribed was becoming a serious nuisance to the neigh bourhood, apart from the revolting nature of the exhibi tion itself, there could be no doubt that the promoters of it were indictable at the sessions. His Worship, however, had thought it better first to communicate with Mr. Walker, with the view of seeing if some arrange ment might not be made to obviate in future the serious nuisance complained of. He thought it might be possi ble so to limit the number and class of persons admitted, as to prevent the recurrence of scenes so repulsive as those mentioned by the churchwardens. Mr. Walker ent e red int o some p art i cu l ars respect i ng his services in the sanitary cause, especially with regard to Spa-fields, Ike., and presented his Worship with a copy of one of his pamphlets. He mentioned several other instances of the awful amount of contagion and death caused by the overcrowding of the dead in the midst of the living, and promised to regulate in future the admission of parties to witness the horrors of Enon Chapel. WESTMINSTER. Thomas Davis was brought before Mr. Broderip charged with being concerned with Thomas Sale, George NPKoy, Thomas Doyle, and John Lloyd, in the murder and robbery of Mr. Bellchambers. The prisoner Davis is " the man in the plaid shawl," mentioned in the early part of this investigation, of whom the police have been in quest for the last six weeks. He was apprehended yesterday morning at the Bell, in York-street, by Charles Tapping, 48 B, when he admitted that he was in company with Mr. Bellcham bers on the morning that he met his untimely end, but left the King's Head before that gentleman, The following important evidence was yesterday give❑ against the accused:— Henry Beese—l am conducting the King's Head, Orchard- street. On the 11 th of October, about two o'clock in the morning, the prisoner came into the house ' with two or three others. One was Doyle. I don't know the others. They had two, or three glasses of brandy and water together. Prisoner was drinking some time outside the bar, until there was a dispute with Doyle and a woman. I went out, and put the woman out of the house, and when I came back I found the prisoner had forced his way into the bar. Mr. Bell chambers- was sitting in the bar at that time; he had been there about half an hour. I told the prisoner that I did not allow any strangers behind the bar. Prisoner said, I hope you'll excuse me, Sir, I only got inside out of the bother. I had to turn my back again directly afterwards to serve a customer at the bar, and when I returned to the bar parlour the prisoner was seated by the side of Mr. Bellchambers, talking to him. Mr. Bell chambers treated him to some ginger beer andithey had a glass of brandy and water. Prisoner went out once or twice whilst Mr. Bellehambers was there, and re turned again to the bar parlour. Mr. Bellchambers paid for what they had, and also lent the prisoner la. Pri soner remained till half-past four, when he left Mr. Bellchambers in the bar parlour. Mr. Bellehambers left at about a quarter past fire o'clock. Henry Meyers, who was serving .in the bar of the King's Head on the morning of the 11th of October, after confirming the first portion of the previous wit ness's statement, said, prisoner tried to come behind the bar, but Mr. Beese objected to it, telling him that he did not allow strangers there. The prisoners M'Coy, Doyle, and Sale, all went out together, but previous to their doing so, M'Coy and Sale had no money to pay for what they had, but on their return in five minutes I challenged them in the prefience of the prisoner, and said, " Just now you had no money," when Sale replied, " He had now," and then paid for some ale. Witness here went on at some length to confirm the statement of Beese, and then" repeated the statement given on the former examination, that the prisoner Davis invited Mr. Bellchambers to go and takes cup of tea with him, which Mr. Bellchambers declined. Whilst the prisoner was sitting ❑ear Mr. Bellchambers, he had silver money in his possession, [although he borrowed ls. of Mr. Bellehambers, aihwitness - distinctly saw the prisoner drop half-a-crown. Mr. BRODERIP, having asked the prisoner whether he wished to put any questions to the witness ? The pri soner replied in the affirmative, and elicited the following answers-:—" I did hear you speak to the others (the prisoners)." " You . left the house by yourself." ." You were in after the others were turned out." The prisoner, in reply to the charge, said, " I have nothing more to say than that I drank with Mr. Bell chambers, and then bade him good night. I have never seen him since. I have drunk with him before." Mr. BRODERIP said it was his duty to remand the prisoner upon this very serious charge until Thursday next. Henry Spicer, a low fellovi, who has been rePestedly brought to this court for various offences, was charged with having caused the death of Philip Birch, by strik ing hiM on the head with a pair of firetongs. It appeared from the testimony of two witnesses, that deceased, who was intoxicated, was at the Admiral Koppel public-house, Chelsea, on the 4th of November, and insulted several person a in the parlour there, after which he insisted upon a man named Cook fighting with him, and, struck him. Cook said, that if he re peated it ho would strike him with a large file which he had with him, and upon deceased continuing his offensive conduct he struck at him with the file, when the deceased snatched it from his hand and gave him two or three blows with it. The persons in the room took the file away from the deceased, when be seized the man by the throat. Prisoner, who was in the room, then went behind the deceased and struck him twice with the copiously from the wound, and was taken to St. George's firetongs,H Hospital, s pitai the wh e latte r re t r i . m t e u uP on t i e head. Deceased bled i rn pstead, th e h ouse - surgeon, dressed his wound, and end eavoured to persuade him to remain, but he would not. On the 24th, becoming much worse, he again went to the hospital, and died on the 7th inst. (yesterday) from the injury on the head. Prisoner, who made no defence, was remanded for a week. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, Dim.' 7. STOCK EXCIIANOE.—The sales are—Great Western, Quar ers, p.—Ditto, 17/. Shares, 16s. 3d. p. LI VERPOOL, Dic. 7. STOCK ExCHANGE.—Th e following were the transactions this day :—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junc tion, 5% dis.—Ditto, 221. Shares, 6% c. dis.—Great Wes tern, Quarters , Fi v s P.--Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, l e P.—London and North-Western 1541/2—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Quarters, ' No. 1, % c. p.—Ditto, Quarters, No. 2, 17 1 —Ditto, Eighth s , 2 3 4 dis.—Midland, 109 1 ! c.—Ditto, Halves, 11A dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, 31 c.—Ditto, New, No. 4, 1 3 4 dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (N. and B. Extensions), No. 2, 2 p.--Great Northern, s%dis.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 9/. 12s. 3d. Shares (u), 2 di s. — Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Cheshire, 101. Shares, 1% c. p. MANCHESTER, DEC. 7. &rocs Exciaxptc.— The sales are—Bolton, Blackburn, (C. and W. York), No. 1, 6 1 / 2 dis.—Eastern Counties, 16 1 / 2 —Great Northern, 6 dia.—Huddersfield and Man c he s t er Canal and Railway, I%—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, c. dis.— Ditto, Preston and Wyre (guaranteed and divi dends), 58 —Ditto, Halves (A), 2% p.—Manchester, Shef. field, and Lincolnshire, Eighths, 3 dis.—Ditto, Sheffield and Lincoln, 4% dis.—North Staffordshire, 9-16—South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, 13-16—York and North Midland, Pre ference, 6 p. BIRMINGHAM STOCK ExcfrAziox.—No official , list was published by the members of the Exchange yesterday. To-day the sales were—London and North-Western, Quarters (L. and B.), 12 % 1 3 .—Midland, New, I dis.—Midland (6 per cent.), Bris tol and Birmingham, 118 1 ,4—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (Original Newcastle and Berwick), 6% IL—Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase), I% p.—North Staffordshire, 1,4 dis. YORK, Dec. 6. Sroex EXCH/woE.—The sales are—Great Northern, 41. 11E4—Ipswich and Bury St. Edmund's, Extension Scrip (late Cambridge and Ely), !Ai—Leicester and Bedford, 12s.— North British, Thirds, 46s.—Ditto, Extension, 133. 6d.-- York, Newcastle, and Berwick, No. 2 (late New Berwicks), 12% c.—Ditto (G. N. E. Purch.), 9 5 t. LEEDS, STOCK EXcHANGE.—The following are to-day's quota tions, but not much business has been done :—East Lan cashire,New,3% c. dii—Great Northern, 6 dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, 15 dis.—Ditto, Preference, 323. s. dis.--Leicester and Bedford, 3s. 6d. dia.—Midland, Preference, 255. dis.— North British, Thirds, 6s. 6d. p.—Ditto, Quarters, par— North Staffordshire, 6s. dis.—Northern Counties Union, 745. dis. — North-Western, 4 dis.—York, Newcastle, and Ber wick, No. 2 (New Berwicks), 2% c. p. . EDINBURGH, DEc 6. STOCK ExCifiwoK.—The sales are—Dundee and Northern, 29 s.Edinburgh and Northern, 17/. sa.—North British, Quar ters, 41. 15s.—Ditto, New, 13s. 6d.—Ditto, Thirds, 21. 7s. la CHARLES DALDI4C. —This gallant General Officer, one of the most distinguished cavalry captains of the day, is so seriously indisposed, that but alight hopes are entertained of his recovery. OPENING OF TUB CALEDONIAN RAILWAY.—It iS stated that arrangements are in progress to open this line from Ileattock to Edinburgh on the 20th December, which will complete the through communication between this city to London, via Carlisle. We believe that the `branch to Glasgow will be opened for public traffic at the gam tuna..—. Railway Times. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT, ROUSE OF LORDS, Dec. 7. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY took his seat on the Woolsack (in the absence of the Lord Chancellor) shortly after Five o'clock. IRISH EXPENDITURE. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE mnved that there be laid on the table statement sh..wiog the sums voted by Parliament since the Ist of August, 1846, for extraordinary expenditure in Ireland; al,o the amount expended, and the portions still remain ing in the Exchequer. The motion was agreed to. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Dee. 7. The SPEAKER, took the Chair at Four o'clock. JEWISH DISABILITIES. Mr. B. CABI3ELL presented a petition, signed by the inhabitants of Marylebone, against the admission of Jews into the Legislature. RAJA OF SATTARA. Mr. HUME presented two petitions praying fix inquiry into the charges made against the character of the Raja of Sattara. MALDON ELECTION. The SPEAKER informed the House that in the matter of the petition complaining of an undue re turn for Maldon no recognizanees had been entered into, but the sum of 1,0001. had been placed in the Bank of England, to meet any expense that might be incurred. ING DECEMBER 8, 1847. CHELTENHAM ELECTION. The RIGHT HON. GENTLEMAN also informed the House, that the recognizances entered into upon the petition c3mplaining of an undue election for Chel tenham were unobjectionable. CHANGE OF VENUE IN IRELAND. Sir J. WALSH, seeing the Attorney-General in his place, wished to repeat the question he put to him yesterday, as to what was the present state of the law in Ireland in cases of change of venue. He was anxious to know whe ther it differed from the law in that respect in this country ? The ATTORNEY.GENERAL said that the law in both countries was the same, and the venue could be changed upon application to the Court of Queen's Bench, either in civil or criminal cases, where it could be shown that a fair trial could not be had at the place where the venue was originally tried. NOTICE OF MOTION. Mr. HUME gave notice, that after the recess he should move for a Select Committee to inquire into the causes of recent shipwrecks, and to report to the House whether, in ill cases of shipwreck attended with loss of life, persons should be appointed to in quire into the attendant circumstances of such ship wrecks. SUGAR DUTIES. .Ir. HOPE gave notice, that on the 9th inst., he should move fur a Select Committee to inquire into the operation of the Sugar Duties Bill of 1846. Mr. BRIGHT gave notice that, after the recess, he would move for a Select Committee to inquire into the progress of the growth of cotton in India. THE - ARMY. Mr. HUME moved the renewal of an order for certain returns relating to the army. BIBLE MONOPOLY. The HON. MEMBER also moved for the continuation of returns respecting the Bible monopoly in Scot land, with a view to the abolition of the same moat). poly in this country. COPYRIGHT IN THE COLONIES. Lord MAHON inquired whether any of our colo nies had availed themselves of the Act of last session, whereby the Crown was authorized to suspend the operation of the statutory prohibition against the im portation into any colony of foreign reprints of English hooks, in cases where the Legislature of the colony made such a provision with respect to the rizhts of the authors as should be approved by the Crown ? Mr. LABOUCHERE answered, that two among the North American colonies, namely, Nova Scotia and New Brunawick, had passed colonial Acts, and sent them here for confirmation, imposing a duty of twenty per cent. upon the importation of what were before pirated editions of English works published in the United States, and providing that the proceeds of that duty should be remitted for the benefit of those who had the copyright in this country. Her Majes ty's Government entirely approved the principle of these Acts, but there were certain details which ap• peared objectionable, and therefore the Acts had been returned with a Statement of those objections ; but the details would, no doubt, be satisfactorily arranged. ELECTION PETITIONS. Petitions were presented, complaining of undue returns for the following places :—Athlone, Aylesbury, Carlisle, Bewdley, North. Staffordshire Nottingham, Dub lin, Harwich, Hythe, Andover, Horsham, and Lincoln. CULTIVATION OF COTTON IN INDIA. Mr. BRIGHT gave notice that, after the recess, he should move the appointment of a Select Com mittee to inquire into the progress of the growth of cotton in India. THE BRAZILS. Mr. WILSON, seeing the Noble Lord the Secre tary for the Colonies in his place, wished to put a question to him of which he had given notice. He was informed by the last arrivals from Rio de Ja neiro, it had been ascertained that the Brazilian Government had recently issued a decree by which they imposed a duty of one-third extra upon all ships and their cargoes, which might enter the Brazilian empire after the Ist of July next, from those countries which did not place Brazilian ships entering the ports of those countries upon a footing of the most favoured nations. He understood this decree wonld apply to all ships sailing from this country. Lord PALMERSTON said he had received a Brazilian newspaper within the last few days, con taining a decree that • had been issued by the Brazilian Government, and which was to the effect stated by the Hon. Member. The decree would apply to all nations that did not, on and after the Ist of July next, extend to Brazilian vessels all the privileges they had hitherto enjoyed, unless they should bind themselves by a convention to continue the advantages now denied to Brazilian ships for a specific period. FREIGHTS. Mr. BROTIIERTON moved for a return of the freights paid by the Government on donations of food from America, for the relief of the poor of Ireland and Scotland, in the course of the present year; distin guishing-1, the ports of shipment ; 2, the ports of delivery ; 3, the names of the ships ; 4, the individual committee to whom each parcel of food was consigned; 5, an account of the freight on each parcel.—(The return to comprehend the deliveries at both British and Irish ports.) MINISTERS' MONEY. Mr. E. B. ItOCHE presented a petition from two parishes in Cork praying for the abolition of minis ters' money. IRELAND.—REPEAL OF THE UNION. Sir GEORGE GREY rose to make an applica tion to the Hon. Member for Nottingham (Mr. ' Feargus O'Connor), with respect to the follow ing motion, which stood first on the paper of this evening :—" For a Select Committee, to in quire and report on the means by which the dissolu tion of the Parliament of Ireland was effected ; on the effects of that measure upon Ireland and upon the labourers in husbandry and operatives in manufac tures in England ; and on the probable consequences of continuing the Legislative Union between both countries." The Government and the Lord-Lieute nant agreed in opinion that as early a decision as was consistent with the importance of the sub ject, and with fair discussion, should be come to with respect to the Bill which the Government had proposed with the view of repressing crime in Ireland ; and as the progress of that measure might be retarded by the motion of the Hon. Gentlemen, he wished to point out to him the expediency of withdrawing his motion in order that the debate might proceed at once.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Gentlemen would have ample opportunities of bring ing it forward in a later, though early, period of the present session. It was most important, with a view to the protection of life and property, that no delay should take place in pa:sing the measure into a law. Mr. F. O'CONNOR said the Right Hon. Baronet had placed him in a most unfair and disagreeable position by the request which he had made. He knew the popularity of the Government measure and the unpopularity of his proposition, and wished therefore, to get it postponed. Now he (Mr. F. O'Connor) considered that his motion should precede the passing of the Bill, and consequently, in his opi nion, he should not lay himself open, by persisting in his motion as it stood, to a charge of bringing it forward for the mere purpose of originating a fac tious opposition to the Bill. He repelled the charge, and said he could not comply with the request of the Right Honourable Baronet. [The Honour able Gentleman having resumed his seat for a moment, immediately rose again, on being called upon by the Speaker, and proceeded, after apo logising for the hoarseness of his voice from a severe cold, to bring forward his motion.] He said he could not shrink from bringing forward his pro position, notwithstanding the ungracious position in which he was placed. He wished to state to the 1 House that he had adopted the very words of the motion brought forward by Mr. O'Connell in 1834, and which he had himself supported in the preceding year. He thought when they were considering the question of coercion, that they should be informed of the condition of Ireland antecedent to the Union, and during the last 47 years. He should, however, carry on the discussion in a different strain to that in which it was carried on in 1834 ; he should not dwell on the differences between the Saxon i f and the Celt, because he for on e had n o wish to cast dis -1 respect upon the " Saxon gentlemen ;" he recol- I lected further that 3,500,000 of the people of Eng land had petitioned in favour of the repeal of the Union. He put it on higher grounds, and would ask, if Ireland had beceme part of the English empire by conqm-ht, what statute o •re. was to prevent her from re-conquE dna . herself ? I\ as it not remarkable that Ireland, though stated to be bound by ties with England, should have retrograded as England and the other nations of the world progressed ? should trace the title of the Crown of Ireland from its first institution until the time it merged into the English Crown, from the time of Edgar, in 964, a bee the charter was signed at Gloucester, until 1542, during the reign of Henry VIII., showing that during that time both nations were Catholic, and that tha differences between the two countries had arisen chiefly out of religious differences. He should then go on to the commencement of the French Revolution, thence to 1800, the period of the Union, and then down to the present time. Every single revolution in Ireland was brought about by Eng lish Protestants against the Irish people ; there never was what could be termed a Catholic revolution. If he was enabled to prove these things from history, in such a manner as to defy contradiction, he should then have made out a strong case for relieving the Catholic people of Ireland from the odium cast upon them, that they had been always the disaffected parties. With respect to the character of Edgar, which was the first ground of title set up by the English to Ireland they were told by Leland, who was to be considered as by no means an unfavour able historian for the English people, that "that charter was susceptible of considerable doubts." The next title set up arose in the period when Strongbow— went over to Ireland, and succeeded in conquering a great part of the province of Lein ster. Henry King of England was induced by the successes of Strongbow to take the title of King of Ireland. The title which King Henry took with him was a bull of Pc pe Adrian the Fourth, an Englishman, who granted him the govern ment on condition that he should spread the Catholic faith, and that he should make the Catholic people attend more to the rites and duties of the Church ; he then bestowed the throne upon him, on conditi( n that he was to receive in return Peter-pence, or the payment of a penny from each house. In the year 1172, all the Barons and Nobles tendered their submission to Henry. Shortlafter he was obliged to leave his Irish dominions. When King John was twelve years of age he was sent over to Waterford to receive the submission of all the barons ard nobles within his dominions. So imperious was the conduct of this young king, that the day after he left the nobles who had made their submission imme diately took up arms against him. During the seventh, eighth, and ninth centuries Ireland was prolific in commissioning missionaries to pro pagate the Catholic faith over the whole of Europe. Until the ruthless days of Cromwell and the days of the rebel King William, whom they sent over to Ireland, not a single conquest hnd been made, and it could be proved that even every foot of ground which the English gained in the wars they were obliged to surrender as soon as they were com pelled to withdraw their forces. The next title set up was in the time of Richard 11., in the year 1695, who went over to Ireland with 4,000 men at arms and 30,000 footmen, and received the submission of all the nobles and barons of the country. In 1699 Richard again invaded Ireland, and they were told that he remained revelling in Dublin for many months, till at length news reached that the Duke of Lan caster had landed in England, and he was compelled at once to return to his native country, without ac complishing anything in Ireland. The next claim to the sovereignty of Ireland was made in the reign of Henry VIII., who went over to that country with a large force, but like his predecessors achieved nothing. Therefore, none of the revolutions that had taken place could be put down to the religion of one country or the other, and from that period up to the Union Ireland had been the subject of aggression from England. Before he sat down he would show that Ireland had never had an effective Parliament to govern her, and such being the case he would ask whether it would not have been better, instead of abrogating the Par liament altogether, as was done at the time of the Union, something had been done to render it more effective ? The Honourable and Learned Member then went on 'to endeavour to show, that from the earliest time down to the present ;_every attempt had been made by the English Government to impoverish the people of Ireland, and corrupt her Parliament, and observed that the Irish people, finding that they were deceived by their leaders—finding that they were being made the dupes of their public men—determined to esta blish the Irish Society, of whose existence the Government was aware from its very birth, and whose members they knew, but still they did not cause them to be arrested. They preferred rather to fer ment the rebellion, in order that they might be revenged upon those who had refused to assist them at the time of the revolt of the British American colonies. At this time the Irish Catholic people began to look for aid to the French Catholic people, and it was natural that they should do so ; but the French revolution intervened, and their hopes of succour in that quarter were frustrated. Again, the Government wanted the assistance of the Irish people,and in order to gain that assistance they had recourse to the cry of Parliamentary Reform. A hollow cry it was. It was the cry of Earl Grey, it was the cry of Charles James Fox, but only to assist them into place, and when they safely got there away went Parliamentary Reform, then the cry was understood to mean merely that a Government commissioner could pot be allowed to have a seat in that House.—(Hear, and laughter.): The people of Ireland, therefore, instead of getting a fair representation in Parliament, had the celebrated Convention Act given to them, and from that period up the union history could not point to anything equal in atrocity to that. Now what was the history of the rebellion of 1798 ?—who could relate it ? Ireland had given this country orators, financiers, statesmen, warriors, dramatists, and poets, but Engla n d h a d taken care that she should not pro duce historians. Who had fought the battles of this country ? Irish generals and Irish soldiers ; and yet, so far back as the memory of man could go, this country had refused Ireland her just and legitimate rights. Eventually the Irish Parliament was annihi lated; and what, let him ask, was the consequence of the annihilation ? From 1780 up to 1800 the exports and imports had increased to an enormous extent, and tie country was in a comparatively flourishing condition. In 1780 Ireland did not owe a fraction, but in 1800 she was in debt to this country 14,000,0001. He would not dwell upon the means by which the Union was brought about, although he had ample authorities to enable him to do so. Suffice it to say, that it was cosummated by the vilest corruption; that the terms were dictated by England while Ireland was in a defenceless state, with her energies shackled by debt, famine, and disease; and from that time to the present the terms' 'of the union had been continually violated by the British Parliament. The in crease of the national debt from 1801 until 1810 was caused by England, in order to keep . France away, by our fleets, from Ireland, for it was supposed that that country wished to obtain posses ' sion of it. Ard how had they accomplished the utter degradation of Ireland ? They gave every man a peerage or 16,0001. who obtained the election of persons in Ireland favourable to the views of England, and those who had peerages and accomplished the work received the 15,000/. Lord Castlereagh gave them but 100 Members, though the population was 5,000,000 at the time, whilst England with but 9,000,000 obtained 503. Was this, he asked, a fair re presentation of the country ? The result had been that a hostile aristocracy had been created, who, hav ing no sympathy with the country, cared not to see her prosper. The oppression of the Catholics had also added to the misery of the country. They gave absentee landlords the power of evicting their tenants when their arrears were more than two shillings. After creating such an aristocracy as he had described—after twenty-three years of coercion—after resisting emancipation for forty years, were they astonished that Ireland pre sented the deplorable spectacle she did ? It was im possible now to shackle the Irish mind. An Act was passed which exempted grass land from the payment of tithes, so that the Protestant land lord—the great opponent of the Catholic Church, and he might say of their own— who had 4,000 acres of grass land, paid no tithes, whilst the Catholic widow, who had gathered manure from the road to grow a few pota toes on her acre of land, paid them. (Hear, hear.) These, he contended. were damnatory facts against the legislation which had been adopted towards Ireland by England both before and since the union. He was tried in Ireland, in 1832, for resisting the payment of tithes.—(Laughter.) He denied, however, that he was " an artful, designing demagogue." If he were, he had nothing to gain by it. It was his boast, and he was proud to proclaim it, that he had never received a farthing or eaten a meal for the services which he had rendered to his country. He had conducted more contested elections than many men, but he never expected or toak any pay, though as a barrister he was entitled to emigration, and if there was ever a disgrace to an y set of men, it i g g e rat f i e o e n s He would now come to the questio n of fees. b i v o i u n r g i n a n d t their r was to seduce people, t iab, in able to obtain own country to la searchof a la l means of existence. The cu rse of this co untryhad been that in the exact proporti on in which liberty increased o so had corruption increased, off because te oisyemagogues the d Government knew they were able t o bu y of the country. He would now deal with the free trade question As it would affect the question of repeal. H had the greatest respect for the leafier of that party (Mr. Cobden). He (Mr. O'Connor) was opposed to hirri until he once met him, when he saw so much beneficence in his face, that he was determined from that time to oppose him no more. Labour was the source of wealth, and ought to be protected, and it Was all moonshine to talk about Exchequer bills, Bank Lharter Acts, the financial condition of the country, or any measure to make money. cheap, while-the toundatien of all was neglected.—(Hear.) He would now come to the question of a, separate Parliament for the two countries. When the Irish Members came to that House now, it must he ad mitted by all that they had no power. Then with respect to the lands in Ireland, he asserted that from that year 1793 to the present moment they had been cultiveted according to the science of politics, and not the science of agriculture. In that House the Members were 'operated upon by the voices of their constituents. outside, but such was not the case in Ireland. If Ireland were properly represented in that House there would be no necessity for the Government coming down for a Coercion Bill one year and a loan of money another. Another subject of great complaint in Ireland was, and most justly so, that the whole staff in Ireland down to the present time had been almost without exception Protestants. There was one circumstance which had widened the breach between Englishmen and Irishmen, and that was the exchange of militias. The people of Ireland, mane' of them at least, had been rifled of their lands and estates, and it was not to be wondered at that the descendants of those unfortunate people should still cling to a hope that the property which they had been wrongfully deprived of ebould be re stored to them. Had Napoleon instead of Wel lington won - at Waterloo, many of England's estates might have been confiscated, and he asked the House whether, had such been the case, the peo ple of this country would have remained satisfied till they had recovered what they had lost ? it was just in this way that the people of Ire land had been deprived of their rights and lands, and he called upon the House to look at the present state of the continent of Europe, at the pre sent state of America, and then to tell him whether it was safe to disregard the cries of Ireland for s redress of grievances ? NVell, then, let him ha ve this Committee, let them see at once whether Irish agriculture could not be rest...red to a state of prosperity, so as to be e n ' abled to supply England with food without her having recourse to foreign granaries. He b ad e been called an infidel—he had been denounce" as a revolutionist ; but in his own conscience he felt that no man was doing more t e , sow the seeds of peace and g ood-will among" all classes of society than himself. His every bout was directee to that subject, and in order that he might not be misrepresented in future he would tell the House and the country, that he was for the altar, the throne and the cottage, but he wished the altar to be the footstool of God - and - not the couch of Mammon ; the throne bised upon the affections of the people, and not on the lusts of the aristocracy' and he wished the cottage to be the castle of the treeman, and not the den of the slave. The Gentleman concluded by moving for a Select Cool' tnittee in the terms already stated. Mr. FAGAN seconded the motion. . Sir. G. GREY was sorry that the Hon. Gentlemon (Mr. O'Connor) had felt he had a right to conePle in of the appeal which he (Sir G. Grey) had made to him in the beginning of the evening to postpone h ill motion, for the appeal which he had made had refer ence simply to the public interest, and to the advance ment of business which was felt to. be of public ine portance. He did not know what the feelings m i g ht be of the Hon. Gentlemen who came from the sister country, to whom the Hon. Member for .Nottingha m appealed, to show their gratitude for the opportunity which he had given them of redeeming their pledg e ; but he could not help thinking that the Hon. Member himself must now be convinced that he would have exercised a wise discretion if le had abstained from pressing this motion: —(Hear.) It appeared• to h im that the conclusion of the Hon. Member's speech WS the most discreet part of it, for if he had not distinctly read the terms of the motion with which he was about to terminate his address to the House, there were very few Members in it, he would venture to saYl who could have conjectured what the motion" of the Hon. Member would be.—(Hear.) The Hon. Member began with the reign of Edgar, and went thr on g! the history of Ireland from that period with grew' rapidity. The Hon. Gentleman had certainly inl" proved the leisure which:he had enjoyed since he le el made his appearance in that House, and had acquire a large stock of antiquarian lore and historical infor mation, with which the House had been favoured. if he possessed them before, the Hon. Gentleman, had not previously displayed to Parliament his stores of knowledge. He was reminded, however, that he WO mistaken in this respect. He believed the House was faVoured by the. Hon. Gentleman with information': a similar kind on a former occasion, - and that the tobiographical notice with an ample portion of which the House had been indulged that evening had, on the occasion in question, been commenced from an earlier period, demonstrating the Honourable Mem' bees descent from the ancient Kings of Ireland.—( 4 laugh.) But he really asked the Hon. Gentleman whether he intended that the Committee for which he had moved should take up that wide and discursive range ' of subjects which the Hon. Member's own speech had occupied ? At what period of the history of Ireland were their inquiries to commence ? The Hon. Meg; ber hed touched, with a very - light and rapid hand' upon the various evils which had afflicted Irelanot but he had utterly failed in demonstrating that I! repeal of the union would cure those evils, or thae ' those evils which had fallen upon Ireland antecedent! to the union could be fairly ascribed - to it. Wit*, he recollected the manner in which this question 11 . 61 .. been discussed on a former occasion, and the able writings which had issued from the press of lateyeoas_ he was not prepared to say that the question WAS g which Parliament should entertain. If the lionouer: able Gentleman thought that the subject of the e r ss. peal of the union aid of such great and pr o. . in al importance, why id he 'not honestly manfully take the opinion of the House onthirl question, and why not move that the Hou se re,o itself into a Committee of the whole House to d iscuss it ?—(Hear, hear.) He really thought that this tr: a much fairer mode of dealing with t h e subject 1'; moving for a Select Committee to make In4uT oo, which would occupy, not merely the present session' but all the sessions during which the present la n r o " r) ment could last. ("No, no," from Mr. o ' l3°ll If the Committee- did not go back to a more re ra eo ° o period, they must at least go back to circunletesled which occurred nearly half a century ago. He not the Hon. Gentleman whether these events wer e w , e ; well known ; whether they were not matter dills.. and whether any necessary information on the sure', was wanted ? The Hon. Gentleman seemed to think that patronage had entered largely into the histonee: the union. He seemed to think that since the u r ine also, the patronage a the Government had hee n wee e properly bestowed, because some Irishmen, Yell the ir subjects of the United Kingdom, received as 111° fair share of public employments. Did the,. ine pt Member believe that if the Irish Pe rl .r be were established to-morrow there would by an absence of all patronage exercised s, the Government ; or that Ideruk3rs of liament would be so patriotic as to refuse Pa told tt en age when offered to them; or that c onstituents w w se ere instantly cease to prefer those requests whiche re o commonly made by constituents to Members I o f liament, and even occasionally by the cons tituent Irish Members ?—(Laughter.) He would as k _ re . lion. Member what evil would,,in his opinion, "'scree) medied by a repeal of the union ? He (Sir G. 110$ did not now deal with the question whether enY, e r had been really occasioned by the Act of trni c e t eoe . not ; he was only dealing with the speech of th e `ebe Gentleman. The Hon. Gentleman had Irish labourers interfered with the rate of wag e !, to ceived by the English labourer ; but did he W eil :, • accompany his motion for a repeal of the unionlileeets measure prohibiting , the importation of Irish labo into England, or did he mean to say that an l o is Parliament would pass laws which would 'Preel ere their emigration from their own country?. Leff said the re. was, no doubt, some pressure upon the enni.:. i d, of this country from competition with ~eer n, labourers ; but those labourers benfited en; ino e selves by coming here, and were gle _ e h e valuable class of men—(Hear, hear) —and be tir" we that, instead of aiming at complete severateeeteiv should endeavour, by fair legislation, and e " in d pensation of equal justice, to consolidate atnhete w together hieh th .the i Hon. e countries.mbee had He e o he s pine religious differences. He was sure that t ea __ to successive Governments had been of late y p r t e e g d ret i t n ed rega n e o f avoid the sectarian bigotry which marked ell . a s elir no . nistrations of former times.—(Cheers.) n between Gentleman Protestanthad endeavoured and Catholic to m Grey) hoped that these differences betwer b d to ness. He thought , that the Committee could.eiesive testant and Catholic were losing much of their lea it_ ter. no beneficial result, and might induce the eh . notion ehat the House was ierepared to enteTt_tn e ye kebuthtishea 3jlSeisLtria: question of the propriety of repealing the union. e He really hoped, therefore, that this motion in_lfi n f l ion . disposed of without that long debate which the eel Gentleman seemed to anticipate. that he wil l Mr. O'CONNOR, in explanation, said, h t 0 . I ,ITZ orifotnh.e union,Gentleman quite ready to propose a distinct motion for Mr. H. GRATTAN said that the lion. Di rseesesoendd h_oulltsitigth :Iz: be e r would exP for Nottingham had thought proper to sal t e h e e t t 4 l3 o: (air. Grattan) knew nothing of history. en et e ee ,` he r he might be allowed to say that the lion. - her himself know nothing of it. When-the lion: