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• „VI SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock RAILWAY COMMIT" EES (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP I. NORTH RENT 7.1'NE. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Captain Dyke cf Sittingbourne, gave very positive evi dence in favour of the South-Eastern scheme. Mr. Hawes proved that the consent of the landlords from to Chilham, to the South-Eastern North Kent line, had been obtained. Mr. C. J. Hilton, mayor of Feversham, was called to prove that the inhabitants of Faversham were decidedly in favour of the line from Strcod to Chilham. Mr. Alston, of Sheerness, bore testimony to the great ad vantage the proposed railway would prove to the oyster trade of Kent. Mr. Basenda7e, of Qacenborough, near Sheerness, gave , similar testimony. Mr. Talbot, storekeeper of Chatham Dockyard, proved ' that the proposed line would be of th e utmost importance to the public service. In hisopinion the line would be a national benefit. The present stores had to be conveyed all the way round by Sheerness, and up the Medy,-ay: The railway would remove that circuitous route. Colonel Simpson, Commandant of the Military Depot at Chatham, gave corroborative testimony. Mr. Hayward, Mayor of Rochester, proved that the inha bitants, corporation, and most of the public bodies were in favour of the South-Eastern scheme. Mr. Nicholson, banker of Rochester, and Mr. C. W. Martin, M.P., gave corroborative testimony. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock. TATTERSALL'S-THIN EVENING LEAMINGTON STEEPLE CHASE. 3 to I on the field NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HANDICAP. t) 1 agst Ilalo—taken 8 to 1 agst Doleful—taken 10 to 1 agst Euclid colt—taken METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 8 to 1 agst Sheraton 20 to 1 agst Euclid colt 2,000 GUINEAS STAKES. 8 to 1 agat Liberator 12 to 1 agst Sister to Cobweb colt CHESTER CUP. 17 to 1 agst Antler 25 to 1 egst Camera Obscrtra 30 to 1 agst Peach 20 to 1 agst Mickey Free SO to 1 agat The Lamb 40 to 1 aget Neweourt LO to 1 agst Intrepid DERBY. 6 to 1 agst Van Tromp 20 to 1 agst Glentilt 30 to 1 agst The Liberator 50 to 1 agst Red Hart 50 to 1 agst Will o' the Wisp 511 to 1 agst Christopher 50 to 1 agst Clarendon MEETING OF THE SOUTH-EAST ERN AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY COMPA NIES' SHAREHOLDERS.—(THIS DAY.) A meeting; of the shareholders in these two companies was Lehi this day, in the Lo::cion Tavern, Dishopsgate street, for the rurpose of adopting; some measures to stop, if possible, sshat was termed " the wasteful and extravagant expenditure" incurred by the Parliamentary contest:', b -tween the South-E•lstern Company, on the ono hand, aed the London and Brig! - itm. on the other. The Jorge room r.-as repeetalily fil!c.1, and a consi derable number of the mire influential shareholders were seated the tal_1-. Mr. CASH called to 11;e chair. The chairman add, that he heeled the company would not be conzidcred al having been called together out of opposition to the dircc:or.. It h a d b een ca ll e d togetly'r for the purpo-e of putting a s'op to ilia shameful and rulw - Jus course of expenditure now going on on the part of the directore. —',Heat, hear.) He pa:Foie:1, on a bite ceetviit n, tlrA some a, rangeau nts should be come to betwven the two companies by which they should be united. That pro position had not been acceded to, nutwithstanding the favourable opinions which were at one time entertained of that result having been brought about. He had re ceive 1, on t. o part of the committee, six hundred letters from the Brightou shareholders in favour of an union of the two companies, and representing shares to the value of 900,0001. and that morning their committed had received upwards of 1,100 letters from the South; Eastern-Company in favour of an arrange ment between the two companies. Those who had given any attention to the subject, considering at the same time the state of the money market, had c)ire to the conclusion thst the Lest course would be to petition Parliament to prevent any further progress in the ex tensions now pending before the Committees of the House of Commons.—(Cheers.) He thought if the two Committees had to en united, a most wasteful expenditure would have been saved in the con• struction of the two lines, witch had received the sanction of ParliAnicnt last session, between Tun bridge and Hastiegs, end wh:ch would when con, tructed, be most formidable rivals to each other, and in their rivalry would injure the interests of the share holders.—(Oliver:.) At the same time he must beg leave to say, that there had been a few letters received from large sharohohlers expressing an opinion adverse to an arneleamatliD between the two companies. '1'h;: committee had prepared a number of resolutions, which he pr posed to read to the meeting, and afterwards to take the opinion of the meeting on the same. Sir L. GOLDgMM thought iia!, if a motion with re spect to the poetponernent of the question should he agreed to, it would he unnecessary to enter into any angry discueeion as to the conduct of either of the companies concerned. Ile therefore called upon the meeting to postpone the consideration of the question of the extensions till another year. He called upon the meeting, as friends to their country, to the poor, rod to themselves, to consent to the postponement of the con sideration of the proposed extensions till another year. He would move that the meeting should petition Par liament to postpone the consideration of the schemes before the Committees till another year. The CHAIRMAN said that the Hon. Gentleman had anticipated the resolutions which he purposed to read to the meeting. Mr. EDE then read a series of resolutions regretting the contest which was now being carried on between the rival companies, and recommending that measures be adopted calculated at once to put a stop to the wasteful expenditure ehich must result from that contest, and recommending the me etne; to adopt a petition to Parlia ment, pro. jug the Loose to postpone the consideration of :he vArir,us iine..; proposed by either company. The CHAIRMAN the a said that a petition to the II...use of Commons had been prepared, which would be ready fur sienature at the close of the inecieg. A ' SHAREHOLDER said that the Commit& es of the Howe of COMITIons invariably it-fused to receive the petitions of the shareholders, en the ground that they were represented by she directors, who were supposed to he in possession of information which the body of the shareholders did not possess. The CHAIRMAN sent that the petition prepared by the committee did not cast the slightest refleetien upon the conduct of the cempanee The committee were perfectly unbiassed in their opinion towards either company; they were of opinion that it would be absurd and ridiculous to waste the money of the shareholders in a contest be tween the two companies. Mr. Witanease then moved "That it is the opinion of this meeting that the time. will undoubtedly arrive when the Brighton and South-Eastern Company would be come consolidated," and for this reason he thought it ad visable thst no further expenditure or the capital of either company should be expended in opposing each ether. Mr. WILLYAMS seconded the resolution. Mr. SAVAGE suggested that instead of the expression " will arrive" the resolution should be altered to " has arrived."—(Cries of " No, no.") Mr. LEVY said that he was one of the persons who coalesced with Mr. Cash, and he believed that if the resolutions were put to the meeting they would meet the sanction of all present. But one thing he must add, the committee had expended about 2001., and he hoped that, as Englishmen and gentlemen, they would not allow the burden to fall upon a few iadi thluals.—(Laughter and cheers.) Mr. P. A. TAYLOR sail that he had anticipated that the question they had met to discuss was one of some fair arid equitable arrangement between the companies, arid looking to the resolutions placed by Mr. Cash in the hands of the directors at the meetings of either company some time before, he conceived that the tike had already come for the union between the two lines. Ile trusted that the object before them would be limited, therefore, to the one important inquiry of amalgamation. He did not see that it was necessary to stop the whole of the proceedings in Parliament, further than to check any needless expenditure, arising from a contest in which one of the lines would suffer, and in which they (the shareholders) would suffer also. The speaker concluded by moving an amendmer t, that the word " has" be sub stituted for " will," in the first resolution. Sir I. L. GOLDSMID addressed the meeting aginst the amendment. Wesnew was in favour of the original resolution. e amendment and original resolution having been put from the ch a i r, the latter was declared car r i e d by a large majority. The second r(soluti meeting that terms of "'expressive of the regret of the arrangement upn by the direetGrs of the had not been agreed _ cointaheedtwo companies was moved hy Mr. Titoetesox, wIsm Asw rx3Eze,s,,(1 the' carried. carried. . s s t olt b it e i t T . r e c e ‘ n T t l i r i a c t c m a e m a : sures be adepted to stay the cot:sr:et panics." -Mr. EAST seconded it. Mr. JENNINGS thought this resolution tens g pi d es_s e ed an undue interference with the preceedi n e s esnecially as the shareholders had not 'had sufEciente:Zrt'a' o❑ which to grouad an opinion. . Mn'. A. TAYLOR objected to the resolution, because the shareholders had not been apprised that this courco would bo p - GCcGjeci 11::(1he movedmovedanamendment, that at this time it is no: expedient to stop the pro ceedings of the compfir,i s BLrl . tatn.nt." Mr. COLEMAN smelled the amen dment. In answer to certain questions, The,CmieeerAN said, that the prepon , derance in favour of the amal g a ma ti o n o f the cempaeies seemed to him to emanate from the Brigb'on sharehoa Iders • he (the Chairman) had a greater interest in the Brighton than in the South-Eaztern Railway. Mr. Wesetew said that the present expenses, in con sequerc) of ParlaDentary altercation, was 5001. per day to either company. Mr. Jonas Lzvv, among other remarks, said that a J ,~... ~~ celebrated counsel c.)uld not find time to reply until he recidved 2,000/. with his brief: Mr. Wisuaw, having given way to gentlemen who had before spoken, was anxi, , lis to say one word upon the amendment which he had seconded. He was morally certain that not one influential shareholder in the South- Eastern Company was in favour of the amalgamation with the Brighton Company. He particularly referred to Manchester, Liverpool, and places further north. Mr. LENT created considerable amusement by forcing upon the attention of the last speaker letters from large shareholders in the places mentioned, all in favour of a union of interests. HOUSE OF COMMONS. r The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. SECOND READINGS. The following Bills were read a second time:— Colchester Navigation and Improvement. Edinburgh Markets and Customs. Glasgow and Shott's Roads. Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock Railway (Branches at Port-Glasgow). Glasgow, Paisley, aLd Greenock Railway (Branch to the Caledonian Railway, and Diversion of Canal). Midland Railway (Mangotsfield to Bath). Parkgate and Chester and Birkenhead Junction Railway. Sunderland Improvement, Markets, and Bridge. Weymouth and Melcombe Regis Harbour and Bridge Trusts. Wolverhampton General Cemetery. RAJA OF SATTARA. Dr. BOWRING presented a petition from the inhabi tants of the city of London, praying that the Hous e would take such mea s ur es as would allow the Raja of Sattara to have that privilege which belonged to the meanest of her Majesty's subjects, namely, an oppor tunity of examining the charges against him, and the evidence adduced thereon.—Ordered to be laid on the table. ETON MONTEM. Mr. JAMES wished to put a question to the Right Hon. Gentleman the Home S - eretary respecting the •—• —11, ri 1"!- 7t1,1tras Tej, t.; which had ri:cently excited considerable interest in the public mind. The House was aware that the authorities of Eton College bad expressed their intention of abolish ing the practice in consequence of its immoral tendency, and its effect in relaxing the discipline of the school. It was evidently clear, and there was no doubt of it, that the custom observed by the young gentlemen at Eton Montem was illegal—(Laughter) —and that they were liable to be committed under the Vagrant Act.-- (Laughter.) The question which he wished to ask was, whether, in the event of the Pn.vost and Head Master of Eton agreeing to continue the Montem under the advice of an illustrious personage, the Right Hon. Baronet intended to bring in any Bill to legalise the acts, which plainly subjected those practising them to a charge of highway robbery ?—(Great laughter.) Lord J. RUSSELL said that, as he was a more proper person to answer the question, he might state that when her Majesty asked his ?pinion as to giving effect to the measures for the abolition of the Monten, he had stated that in the advice which he had given to her Majesty he had thought it his duty to say that he conceived the Provost and Head Master to be the proper persons to consider that question, and that it ought to be left in their hands. The amendment was then put to the meeting and lost, and the original resolution was carried. The fourth resolution, " That the present committee should have power to add to their number from the shareholders of either company," was also carried. The petition founded on the resolutions was then read, and it received a considerable number of the signatures of shart holders present. Thanks having ban voted to the Chairman, the meet in,: separated. IMPERIAL PARLIAM ENT, (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Mr. FITZROY presented a petition from the col lectors and the assessors of the income- tax, praying for a remuneration more adequate to their labours. Mr. REDHEAD YORKE presented a petition from the parish of St. George's, in York, against the Poor Removal Bill. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woo] sack at Five o'clock. ANNUAL TAX. Lord G. BENTINCK wished to, ask a question of his Noble Friend at the head of the Treasury. On the 20th of July last your, when the sugar duties were made a permanent tax, instead of an annual tax, his Noble Friend had statod that before the 5th of July he would state what great tax he wo u ld su b st i tute for those duties, in order to give the constitutional protection the voting of a great tax afforded. Lord J. RUSSELL said that it was not the intention of the Government to propose that any duties at present permanent should be made annual. Several representa tions had been made to the Go vernment complaining of the great injury which trade and commerce sustained by submttting duties annually to the consideration of the House. LAW OF SETTLEMENT. The Earl of STRADBROKE presented a petition from Bradford against the Law of Settlement as passed last year. Sir J. TYRELL presented a petition from the parish of 'Liston, praying that the present criminal code might be abolished. - The Lail St. GEIMAINS presented a petition from the Chairman and Board of Guardians of St. Germans against the Law of Settlement. They also prayed that the whsle expense of supporting the poor might not fall upon St. Germans alone, but that an union setllement might be established. POOR LAW IN IRELAND. Mr. ROEBUCK presented a petition from Wiltshire, praying the House to grant a permanent pcor-law for Ireland. JUVENILE OFFENDERS. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from nine teen jastfees of Hull, calling the attention of the House to the presant state of the law as affecting juvenile offenders, and praying for a remedy. He would move that the petition be referred to the Committee on Cri minal Law. DISTRESS IN IRELAND. Lord LINCOLN presented a petition from the barony of Farney, in the county of Monaghan, in Ireland, signed by 1,084 of the cotticrs there, stating that during the last two years they had experienced great dis tress in consequence of the failure of the potato crop, and praying that the House would devise some means by which they might be enabled to emigrate. They calculated that the cost for emigration would be only 5L per heed for the adults and 3/. for the younger members of their families. These circum stances claimed especial attention in the barony of Farney, for there no relief had taken place by the intro duction of public works. They prayed that their peti tion might be taken into consideration, and some mea sures taken which would in the mean time give them mployment. Lord G. BENTINCIC presented several petitions from the cottiers of the eastern portion of the barony of Farney, in the county of Monaghan, signed by 1,490 heads of families, stating that they had suffered severe distress during the last few years iu consequence of the failure of the potato crop. They had no means of sub• siatence but potatoes grown upon the conacre system, and from the failure of the crops they had reason to believe that the farmers would no longer let them land. The farmers could not in any way assist more than one half of the number of persons who required it, and they prayed that the House would take such measures as would enable them to emigrate to the colonies. He also presented two petitions from the southern division of the county of Tipperary, praying the House to encourage the system of emigration, and also to grant a Bill to stimulate railway enterprise on a large scale in Ireland. HARBOUR IMPROVEMENTS. Mr. HUME presented a petition from a number of shipowners and others of Ghsgow, p raying for a general Harbour Con servancy Bill , instead of the present mode of dealing with harbours. He gave notice that to morrow he should move that the petition be printed with the votes. POOR RELIEF (IRELAND) BILL. —ADJOURNED DEBATE. On the order of the day fur resuming the adjourned debate on the Poor Relief (Ireland) Bill being read, Mr. CAYLEY wished to direct the attention of the House very briefly to the Drainage of Land Bill, which stood on the paper for the third reading that night. He said he understood it to be a Bill to amend a Bill that had been passed last session, by which a grant of money for the improvement of land was made to Great Britain to the amount of 2,000,000L, and to Ireland to the amount of 1,000,000/. But now it was intended to make a grant to Ireland itself of 1,500,0001. And, although there was a grant of 2,000,000/. to Great Britain, he found there were applications for 3,000,000/, in consequence of which it had been proposed on the Co mm it tee to li m i t t h e grants toindividual applicants to the sum of 10,000i. But what he thought singular was, that it was intended to allow 1,500,000/ to Scotland, and only 1,600,000/. to England, although the object of the grant was to r a i se t h e c h aracter o f agricul ture in England to a level with that of Scot land, and yet such was the ratio to be established between the two in the matter of this grant His olAct in rising was to seek his Noble Friend at the head of the Woods and Forests, whether some means could not be devised for a more equal distribution of the money to be advanced so as to benefit the proprietors of England as well as those of Scotland. He should be glad to hear any intimation thrown out upon this subject. Sir G. GREY 84,1 that he would not then enter into the merits of the Bill. He thought that the limitation which had been made to the sum of 10,0001 removed the only objection to the Bill. No application what ever had as yet been made from England. • THE CUSTOMS DUTIES. Lord G. BENTINCI% wished to know when it was the intention of the Government to bring forward the Customs Duties Bill, and also to go on with the Rail ways Bill ? The C fl A.NC IsLLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that with regard to the Customs Duties, it was the intention of the Government to have brought it forward ,.n Fri day, but the length of the debate upon the Irish poor-law had precluded them from doing so. The Bill would be brought forward next Monday, and the Railways Bill would be upon the orders for the same day. Sir BENJAMIN HALL presented a petition from the liar) le bone Irt stry.:in favour of the Irish poor-law. On the motion that the Speaker do leave the Chair, Sir W. CLAY said that the expediency of adminis tering out-door relief to the poor of Ireland was the question which properly came under their consideration upon that night; there were other questions, no doubt, important ones of detail, but the proper place to discuss them would be in Committee. The opponents of the measure overlooked cne important consideration—they regarded it as one which gave an immediate and positive right to relief to the able-bodied.—(Hear, hear.) But it did Rot contain any such provision ; it gave it through the intervention of the Poor-law Commissioners, and for that purpose it vested 'axle discretionary powers in that body, powers unex ampled in extent, and somewhat unconstitutional. The House were about to give the Poor-law Commissioners a right to imposes taxes, and rates to the amount of some millions upon the people. The Noble Lord dissented; but he, after a diligent perusal of the Bills, had come to that opinion. Now, he ' did not think any Government would ask such powers if they did not believe that an urgent necessity existed for them. He himself believed that such necessity did exist, and he accordingly did not blame the Government. It was no longer doubtful that Ireland must have a real and efficient poor-law, similar i n pr i nc i ple and spirit to the poor-law in England. The people of this coun try were prepared to make every sacrifice to meet the existing distress, but they still felt that in the long run. Ireland should support her own power. As poor of England was supported by t h e property of Eng land—as the poor of Scotland was supported by the property of Scotland—so ought the poor of Ireland to . be supported by the property of Ireland. But was the condition of Ireland anything approaching to that ? On the contrary, the whole of the population was in a far different position. For the greater part of o o t o r -1 theaw into the year the labourer in Ireland work o n l y f or wages during a part of the year, and only so l ong as shall unable 'them to pay their rent. If e qu i te agreed that it' was Ireland, but i f they necessary consented able bodied pot'', they would be bringi ng i n at the same tointroduce t o !il l a relief poor-law time a practice that would be highly injuri ous t o t h e country, and the difficulty would arise as t o w h ether the law should be introduced so as to work on l y i n one county, or to be conducted according to the unions. He firmly believed, while expressing his affirmation, that the poorelaw as at present proposed would be adminis tered mischievously, and that the poor-law of Ir e l an d must ultimately be assim ilated with that of E ng l and and Scotland. He believed that it was most erroneous to sup pose that a conviction of the necessity of a poor-law for Ireland aroie from the fact, that the present distress had touched the pockets of the people of England. He felt assured that the conviction was one of slow, silent, and steady growth. It was matter of surprise, not that the people of England held that opinion now, but that they had not thought or, and acted upon it some years before. In Ireland, to the eternal disgrace of that countay, it h a d b een possible for human beings to perish from famin e w i t h out any i human law to appeal to, n order to avert the dread calamity. For many years it had b een a matter of surprise that so many associations should have ex isted in Ireland,—the Whiteboy, the Ribandmen, and numerous others; and various measures h a d been adopted from time to time to suppr ess th ose secret societies, but the attempts had been all in vain, And why bad they failed ? Because the condition of the Irish peasantry had been most join shamefully neglected. Was it, therefore, to be surprised that they should together and un ite themselves to such associations ? Ile said they all w e ll knew that Ireland was rich in the elements of wealth, and they did not need the admir able work of Professor Kane to tell them of her mines, r her tiheries, and the capabilities of her soil, that she possessed enough to maintain a population double that which at present existed, and in prosperity. But why, he asked, was that wealth not developed ? Because there was no security for life and property in that country ; and he believed there would be no security without laws that should be respected by the people, and that respect for the laws could only be founded upon a well-confirmed belief that on these laws depend e d th e i r own i nteres t. Th a t led him naturally to a poor-law for Ireland. He was not one of those who were hostile to Irish landlords. It was therefore in no hostile spirit to them that he urged the e nactment of a good poor-law, for h e considered that it would ferward the welfare of the people, and also the prosperity and wealth of the landed proprietors. An Hon. Member had made a long and detailed com parisan between the counties of Norfolk and Mayo, when di scuss i ng t h e quest i on the other night, but he (Sir W. Clay) differed from the conclusion to which that floe. Gentleman had come. That Hon. Gentle mite ought to have considered that in Norfolk there was a security for life and property. After thirteen years experience they had found that out of the whole sum raised for the relief of the poor in England and Wales, two-thirds were expended in Out-door relief; and, in his opinion, it was wisely so ex pended. Out-door relief was not only the best mode of relief, but the most effectual mode in which it could be administered. In every country in Europe there was to a greater or less extent a law for the relief of the poor —hut in no country was it upon so large and liberal a scale, as it was in this country, and in no country were they so completely carr i e d ou t. M r . Senior in his interesting report compar i ng the amount of wages as given in the Co n ti nental States with those paid in Eng. land, says that the wages of the agricultural labourer in England nearly double the average of those in any of the Continental States, and such, adds he, is tho result of the English poor law. He was not p re p ared to adopt the unmeasured language whieh he had read in some newspapers with regard to the conduct of Irish proprietors, nor was he pre. pared to adopt the sentiments which had fallen row the Hon. Itember t or B at h ; b ut h e m us t s a y i n opposition to the articles in the limes and the Tabla, they might bring forward those of the Nation news paper; and against the polished sarcasms of his friend the member fur Bath, they might array the violent and Unmeasured language used at Con. ciliation Hall for a long series of years.—(Hear.) From what he had said it would be easily understood that he was desirous that the landlords of Ireland should be made the instrument for bringing about the social reformation of the people. Government had praised that course, and although he had heard a good deal of fault found with their measures,he must confess that he had seen no other which were better calcclated to effect the great object in view. lie was sure Government would POOR REMOVAL ACT'. The NOBLE LORD presented a petition from Beverley against the Poor Removal Act ; also, a petition from Bar bush, in the county of Wilts, to the same effect. RATING IN IRELAND. The 7. ,- GBLE Lor.D said he wished to call the attention of the House to a statement whirl] he had received from the town of Wexford, setting forth the great inequality of the system of rating there. They had seat a specimen of the rating in the shape of the official advertisement of the rate. This notice states' that there were two districts, one in the town and the in the county. Now, while the rate for the one was but 2d. in the pound, the other was Is. 7d. in the pound. He hope d her Majesty's Government would take this matter in their serious consideration in their present measure. The parties to whom he referred also prayed that, if the rates were paid by the landlords, they should have the power of appointing the guardians, who would have the superintendence of the rates. NATIONAL EDUCATION. Lord BROUGHAM presented petitions from the Protestant Dissenters of Birdrush, Wilts, against the Government scheme of national education. His Lord ship said that there was an unfounded prejudice raised against this measure, which was one of a most tolerant character to all sects, of whatever religious persuasion. The Marqu's of LANSDOWNE said that nothing could be more unfounded than many of the statements contained in the petitions presented against this scheme. It was characterised as intolerant, and tram( d with the intention of exc!uding the dissenters from its benefits. He should not have been at all surprised at the jealousy shown by nrsny clawed if half of what was stated in ihose petitions w ere based oe truth, but the facts were aneagsther opposed to these statements. It was alleged that the measure was only intended to give a monopoly to the Church, but with ail his (Lnrd Lansdowne'e) re spect for that veneralsie establ shment, he should be the last man to give them unlimited powers in the matter of education. Lord BROUGHAM coefirrned the remarks made by the Noble Lord. Ile bed often seen intolerance and prejudice, but he had never witnessed so much misrepre sentation as en this measure. lie remembered that in 1820 he was borne &swoon the Paeish Schools Bill because he was supported by the Church, and consequently op posed by the Dissenters. The result had been, and - would still be, that education would be lost between them. FLOGGING IN THE ARMY. His LODDSHIP presented petitions from Braintree and Bucking, in Essex, against flogging in the army. LAW OF PATENTS. His LORDSHIP presented a petition from Mr. Roscott, of Edinburgh, praying for an alteration and reform in the law of patents. MEDICAL SECRETS. His LORDSHIP also presented petitions from Mr. Patrick Maxwell and other members of the medical profession, praying that the same indulgence might be granted to them, in the matter of secrets connected with their profession, that was extended to barristers and gentlemen in the practice of the law. THE CASE OF JOHN UOCKHAM. His LORDSHIP moved for a return of copies of com mittal, and the correspondence with the Secretary of State, in the case of Juhn Hockham, a prisoner cum tuitted by one of the Middlesex magistrates. SALE OF FIRE ARMS IN IRELAND—RAIL WAYS—EkIGRATION. Lord STANLEY said he had three petitions to present, which, as they referred to most irnpor rant subjscis, were well worthy the serious con sideration of their Lordehips. The first was from the High Sheriff and the Grand Jury of the South Riding of the county of Tipperary, agreed to at the last assizes. They stetsd that they viewed with I alarm the unprecedented sale of fire-arms in Ireland, and that Justice Jackson had alluded to the sub ject in Ha charge. Many of the arena were in the possession of persons of bad character. The head constable of Clonmel had furnished Kith a report giving the names of 12 persons (whose names he would not read, but he should be happy to place the list in the hands of the Noble Marquis), who were importing large quantities of guns, pistols, bayonets, &e., which they sold at from 2s. to 30s. each ; four of them were in the habit of disposing of them by public auction on the market days. As the 13 ;rminghatri manufacturers had been unable to meet the excessive demand, they had obtained them, at a re duced price, from the pawn -shops. The arms, they went on state, were frequently in the possession of ser vant-boys, and of persons employed on the public works, who devoted a portion of their earnings to their purchase.—(Hear, hear.) He (Lord Stanley) could state from a private account which he had received, that at one of these auctions in the Clonmel marketplace, the seller endeavoured to induce persons to buy guns and pistols by such expressions as these— " Here's a receipt in full for the last November rent," and " Warranted to bring down an agent at one hundred and fifty yards distance."—(Sensation and laughter.) The petitioners concluded by praying their Lhrdships to pass a law which would prevent ill disposed persons from having fire-anus in their posses sion, and which would prevent them from having their lives thus placed in continual jeopardy. He (Lord Siatiley) would also state that a number of persons who were employed in the public works recently assembled in a field in the neighbourhood of Clonmel, and amused themselves by practising shooting with ball at a hat, each successful shot being received with loud cheers. The second petition ass from the same per sons, in favour of a general scheme of railways for Ire land, us they considered they would not only prove most beneficial to the people, but provide lucrative employment for them for many years. The third, which was also from the same parties, was in favour of a general scheme of emigration, under the auspice's of the Government. He knew that there were great difficulties in the way of carrying out such a scheme, because great expense would be in volved upon the Government, and the colonies would be deluged with thousands of destitute persons. It was right thaha mistake which prevailed with respect to the pos sessions of the Government, for the purposes of emigra tion, should be rectified, as the Government had not an acre cf land for that purpose in the North American colonies. It was in the possession of th e l oca l legisla ture, and they viewed with alarm an increase of emi gration. Lord BROUGHAM expressed his disbelief that any general depletion of the system such as that referred to Iry the Noble Lord, with regard to Ireland, was possible. If there could be any means of ascertaining the number marriaees that had taken place in that country during the last six months compared with the corresponding period last year, some light might be thrown upon this subject. He was apprehensive that if they took away a large number of the population as it was proposed to do, they would in a short time be as swarming as they were now. DUBLIN IMPROVEMENT BILL. Mr. GREGORY presented a petiti , n from 3,500 inhabitants of Dublin against the Dublin Improvement Bill. COMMITTEE ON RAILWAY REGULATIONS. Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET wished to have some information from the lion. Member for Inverness, or any other Meml&.r of the Committee that sat on railways last session, as to the eiteurnstances under which the report was issued? The evidence had been pub ii..-hed, and a report founded on it furnished to the [louse, purporting to be the report of the Committee, though it would appear to have been only the rerrt of an individual, the chairman. Such a course, he submitted, Alas altogether irregular. Mr. MILNER GIBSON said that he had been a member of the Committee alluded to by the Noble L rd. Ile recollected being at the last meeting but one of the committee, un the 7th of August. On that occasion a series of resolutions was submitted and considered and amended. These resolutions were re ported to the House accompanied by the evidence. About a fortnight after, the 25th of August, the Corn rnittee was summoned to meet, but no one attended hut the Hon. Member for Inverness, the chairman. ' They ware, therefore, unable to make a quorum, but a draft of the report was laid on the table, and a minute qv as made by the clerk of the proceedings. . After wards it appeared from the votes, that the draft report of the lion. Member for Inverness bad been presented to the House as the report of the Committee. As far as he could learn, the Committee could have been no party to the report. Beyond this he could give no • explanation. Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET had seen the document quoted as the report of the Committee, arid as Ientitled to authority ; hence he had been induced to ask the quest'on. It w.is his decided opinion that the document ought not to have gone forth as the report of the Committee. Mr. IIUME said that although he had attended almost every meeting of the Committee, he had not been present on the last day, but seeing his name down as one of the Members who had attended, he felt it his duty to inquire by what authority the clerk had done so. The clerk was prepared to say that neither he nor his Hon. Friend beside him (Mr. Gibson) were present, and he had only reported them as so by desire of the Chairman, and therefore the report stood in the records of that House as their report. He believed that the irregularity arose altogether from the unacquaintance of the lion. Member for Inverness with Committee business. Lord G. SOMERSET suggested that the irregularity should be rectified as soon as possible. Mr. M. GIBSON thought that they could not arrive at the circumstances of this case in the absence of the Hon. Member for Inverness. The SPEAKER said the proceedings were irregular, inasmuch as the draft report was laid by the Chairman before a Committee, the members of which did not attend.—(Lauhter.) He should suggest that the Com mittee be re-appointed. Mr. GIBSON moved the re-appointment of the Corn mittee.—Agreed to. POOR-LAW IN IRELAND. Mr. P. SCROPE presented petitions from Ballyallen, Castledown, Roche, and other places, in favour of a poor-law that would give a greater measure of out-door relief to the destitute poor of Ireland. GREAT NORTH OF INDIA RAILWAY. Mr. MACKINNON wished to know from the Right Hon. the President of the Board of Trade why the terms offered to two of the railway companies in the t wo presidencies of Bengal were not also offered to the Great North of India Railway. Sir J. C. Ii013HOUSE said that the reason was, that the terms offered had merely reference to an experi mental line, and as these railways supplied the upper and lower presidencies, which the Great North of India did not, it was deemed advisable not to extend the terms to the latter railway. PRIZE MONEY—GHUZNEE AND KHELAT Captain LAYARD wished to ask the Right Hon, Baronet the President of the Board of Control when it was likely the prize money to which those who were at the capture of Khelat and Ghuznee were entitled would be distributed? Sir J. C. 110BHOUSE said the Khelat prize money was in course of distribution. Seine difficulty had arisen with respect to the Ghuznee prize money ; but there was reason to believe that it was now either in the course of distribution, or about to be distributed, in accordance with certain orders issued by the Governor-Geteral of India about December last. SINDE PRIZE MONEY.: Captain BAILEY wished to know when the Sinde prize money would be distributed. Sir J. C. HOBLIOUSE replied that some difficulties had also aris en w i t h respect to the distribution of that prize money ; and the prize agents, in consequence, had referred two questions to the decision of the Board of Control and the directors of the East India House, who lead given their decision. The questions were now under the consideration of the Board of Control, but they would shortly give their decision, when the money would be distributed. PUBLIC WORKS (IRELAND). C4tain HARRIS drew the attention of the House to a circular recently issued by Captain Clifford, who is con nected with the publi c wor k s i n Sdgo, which he read, and characterised it its extremely valuable. He wished to know if the circular was intended for general distri bution in Ireland ? Mr. LABOUCHERE considered the circular a very judicious one. His impression was that the circular wa s not intend e d f or genera l c i rcu l at i on . General instruc tions would be shortly issued, which would supersede it. THE NAVY. Mr. WARD g ave not i ce t h at on a f u t ure day he should move f or l eave to introduce two Bills—the object of the first being to extend the service of boys in the Navy, and the second for the erection of eisons for the confinement of naval offenders. DUBLIN CORPORATION. Lord STANLEY wished to know if there was any truth in the statement that a tax had been lately imposed upon all emigrants into the states of America. Earl GREY said that he understood a measure of that kind had been under consideration in Congress, in consequence of some abuses that had occurred in con nexion with emigration from Getman, not British ports. These emigrants had been landed on the quays of New York, end an immense number of them were utterly unable to labour. He did not think, however, that any obstruction would be given to the ordinary emigration from this country. If no means were taken on this side to stimulate, there would be no attempt on the other side to check emigration. Before Lord Elgin had left for Canada.'ne understood from him that every e xer ti on wou ld be made to facilitate the distribution and absorption of all labour into that colony, and he was happy to say that this lid hen attended with the best rea:dts. Lord ASII B1 INTO:: said that he had faith in the mole of : eti -f 1 r:Tosed for the n lief of destitution iu Ire land, proNidcd caution was olh.eived on the arrival of the el , igr:zrits at the several• pills on the other side of the Atlanti c , h e did not think any ev il wou ld arise from the increase of emigration. Mr. Ba ev11tian, the agent in Canada, stated that, pro. a i s d t l i ng the einigr.nts were. sent westward as soon of the PoPulation ,,ik . ) . et-in,, they would soon be absorbed in the mass ;land, with theesos.v.4bh'i'h Seeing the deplorable state of Ire 'nod, a..d the distress prevailed in many paces of 3n whe Uer emigcraaptabo . , ,e , ove _ p,si Inv of the same happening this niiitieeould not be extended grow,sf000faTe valley of the :Ws it_i t 1 2 dthem e. to look carefully into the clues- Ur:her. The vast ,graenacler abundance stssippi were such, as to Ve.peopleittZould be than any other portion of the globe" the griatest humanity to place could not obtain a maintenance here. He had a pwehti lion of a remarkable character to present on this subject [LEFT SPEAKING.] Mr. GREGORY moved for a return of all expenses incurred by deputations of the Dublin Corporation from ,he 1st of November, 1841, to the 31st of December, 1S46, and also returns relating to the admission of free men.—Agreed to. THE WELLINGTON STATUE. Mr. C. BERKEL!FX wished to ask the First Commis ' sioncr of Woods and Forests what the final intentions of her Majesty's Government were respecting the removal of the Wellington statue ? The statue had remained in its present position for upwards of six months, and had been condemned by every person—(" Oh !" and laughter) —had been condemned by every person.—(" Oh !" ar.d Laughter.) Ile hoped the Noble Lord would state in a plain and intelligible manner—(Laughter)—what the intentions of her Majesty's Government were, and if the sub committee would take down the scaffolding at their own expense. Lord AIORPETI . 1 said that it was the intention of her Majesty's Government that the statue should be removed, and he had always understood that the sub committee were under the same impression as the Government, that they had a right to take it down at their own expense. . Sir DE LACY EVANS sa i d that thero was an on d it abroad that they would not pay the expense of its removal. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENINCT, MARCH 15, 1847 practise every economy in earrying, their measures into tiperation, and he did hope Ireland would do its best to r ,, m00 their s':e , e.s. The soree.;s of the m , :aitire t)ow i•otore them , LT, , ,H,,1 in a high clegrce the e:n duct of gentlemen opposite. ✓ CIIIMINAL LAW. A message was brought from the Ii :u;ie of Lords, requesting the attendance of Mr. Law, the Recorder of London, and Mr. Shaw, the Recorder for Dublin, at a Committee of their Lordships on the subject of criminal law. DEBATE RESUMED. Captain JONES, in rising to state his opinions upon this subject, could nut but express his admiration of the lion. Baronet who had just sat down. He would, at the same time, express his great admiration also for the conduct of the English people, as well as for that of the Government, for without the energetic proceedings which they had adopted, he did not hesitate to say, that without them a large portion of the Irish people would have perished. It appeared that on the 9:11 of January, 1847, there were 101,189 persons in the mu k house,but the 9th ofJanuar), 1846, the numbers in the workhouse were only 43,764. Now, it was clear that if .54d. was the charge in 1845, when there were only 43,764 persons in the workhouse, it must of course be considerably more for 101,189 persons. It was a simple rule of three question, and it would be found that the charge upon property mounted to I4d., instead of Sid. The charge for the maintenance of each pauper was also considerably more in the present year than in the year 1845, and previous years. He must say that the existing poor-law had proved quite sufficient for Ireland up to the end of 1845; in proof of which he referred the House to the report of the Commissioners, where he found that in 1846 the union-houses were not half full. These were capable of containing 101,000 persons, but they actually contained no more than 43,000. Allegations, however, had been made in that House to the effect that some of these unions had not been opened in sufficient time, and that many persons had been sent away without relief. He ad mitted that there were some cases of the former kind, but, with a single exception, he did not kupw of any instances whatever of persons being refused relief. (LEFT SPEAKING.) ----- RIOTING IN CAITHNESS AND IN ROSS-SHIRE. (From the Inverness courier.) The presence of the military in Thurso had are effect anticipated by us last week—the grain was shipped, and the mob dispersed, happily without any serious collision. On Monday afternoon, the military detachment, consist of 76 men, under the command of Captain Evans Gor don, marched into the town. Next day it was resolved ' to proceed with the shipment, when Sheriff Thomson had a large body of special constables enrolled, and the whole of the civil power then proceeded to the shore with several carts laden with corn. A determined mob had assembled, and barricaded the passage to the picr. Stones were thrown and other riotous manifestations adopted, when the Sheriff read the riot act, and the mi litary were brought forward. The crowd was forced back at the point of the bayonet, and the shipping of the grain was proceeded with without further interruption. One person was taken prisoner. Next day, shipping took place at Scrabster Roads, only a small party of constables being present. The detachment of the 76th has been relieved in Wick by a party of the 27th or Enniskillen Foot from Fort George. No further tendency to riot has been dis played in Wick. - A gentleman in Invergordon writes us, Monday even ing, March 8—" Ail is quiet here, and the shipment of grain is going on. The same is the case at Fowlis Point, in the locality of which the people were very excited and determined a fow days ago, in opposition to any expor tation of grain. I really hope all is over. We are not yet sure of Portmahomack." THE BUSH PEOPLE FROM SOUTHERN AFRICA. These living types of a race, perhaps one of the lowest in the scale of humanity, and now becoming rapidly extinct, offer a subject of the greatest interest, alike to tile man of science, the student in human physiology, and the curious, as being the first living specimens of this singular variety of the great human family—the Islimaels of the African continent, who have ever been induced to visit the abodes of civilised man, and for descriptions of whom, we have hitherto been entirely dependent up , ,n the testimony of the few travellers who have visited their desolate and far-off region. To the student in phrenology, these Bush people offer an especially interestingstudy,asaffording strong corroborative evidence in support of the now almost universally-admitted truths of that science. The heads of this singular group, and a skull of one of their fellows, in the possession of the gentle man who has brought them to this country, exhibit almost as striking an absence of the intellectual and higher faculties as is observable in the skull of that mockery of humanity, the baboon ; while the preponder ance of the animal is almost equally great. There is, how ever, a marked superiorhy of phrenological development in the mother of the child born on their passage to this country, over any of her companions, and she exhibits a much greater degree of intelligence than either; while we learn from their guardian that she is a most excellent mother, kind and affectionate in her disposition, and exceed ingly docile ; the others, on the contrary, being very self willed and difficult to manage. The kindaess, however, with which they have been treated since their arrival does not by any means appear to have been thrown away, as they seem perfectly happy and contented, and on the receipt of an orange or other trifle, exhibit the liveliest emotions of gratitude, by kissing the hand of the donor, and manifesting other unequivocal signs of pleasure. They were fairly in toxicated with delight on the two females being presented with a necklace each, by one of the company present, com• posed of round metal buttons, and a smaller one for the child—the females exhibiting all that passionate love of adornment which seems inherent in the breast of every daughter of Eve, whether civilized or savage; and the males scarcely less so, in the speechless admiration with which, so decked, they appeared to regard their spouses. We may mention that they are natives of the country bordering the great Orange River, in the interior of Africa, 1,200 to 1,400 miles from Cape Town ; and their supposed ages vary between thirty and fifty, the mother of the child being the oldest of the group. They have picked up a few words of English and Dutch ; but their intercourse with their guardian is chiefly carried on by pantomimic signs. Their own language appears to be singularly barren, exceed ingly harsh and unpleasant to the ear, and used with much gesticulation. Its most remarkable feature is, that mingled with the articulate tones, and the gutturals and nasals, are some inarticulate clicks or clucks, produced by the tongue being struck against different parts of the mouth, so us to produce an audible sound not easily described on paper, but varying in depth with the part of the mouth from which the tongue is struck. The stature of these people is another peculiarity; the two couples are considered as of two quite different tribes, though both speak the same language; but their is a striking difference in their stature. The larger couple are about five feet three inches in height; the smaller not more than four feet, and these suggest the ideas of the " pigmies" of the ancients. The strange mix ture of the Mongolian, Malay, and Negro in their charac teristic form and features is very striking; and while they seem but little elevated in the chain of being above the ba boon and the chimpanzee, we learn that the tall and athletic Kafir flies from one of these diminutive creatures with the greatest terror—for• their want of physical strength is com pensated by their skill in the use of poisoned arrows, a wound from one of which is almost always mortal. These creatures are continually smoking the wild hemp of their country—a plant from which they also obtain the poisonous juice in which they dip their arrows. They go through a sort of performance; all four dancing one of their national dances, which somewhat resembles those of the North American Indians, especially in its being conducted and regulated by a double stroke of the hand, as a substitute for a tom-tom or drum. The two men display their mode of stealing on their foes, and certainly it must be no pleasant thing to see a man stealthily prowling in your neighbourh000d with a poisoned arrow fitted to the string—waiting only till you give him an opportunity of stealing upon you unperceived, to send the death-shaft on its flight. As a variety of the race of man never before seen in England, we recommend a visit to these Bush people. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. Gil:MS.—PARISH OF Sr. STEPHEN , WALDROOE. — In the Vic e -Ch ance ll or ' s Court, on Friday, before Knight Bruce, the cult instituted in November, 1843, against Mr. Alderman Gibbs and the select vestry of the parish of St. Stephen, Walbrook, for an account of the receipts, by Mr. Gibbs, of certain charity moneys in respect of the parish, was heard. The report of the Master had found that Mr. Gibbs was a creditor to the extent of 5001., though he claimed 1,8001. to be due to him. This sum of 500/, had not in any portion, under the decree, been paid into the banking-house of Messrs. Willis, Percival, and Co. The Vice-Chancellor said—My present impression in the par ticular circumstances of this case is, that the defendants should be allowed to speak on Thursday morning next ; and I think that the only decree that can be made is tbis :— Let the Master inquire whether any and what sum or sums of money has or have, under or in pursuance of the direction in that respect contained in the decree, been paid to the joint account of Mr. Gibbs and Mr. Whitaker, or the churchwardens and overseers for the time being of the said parish with the banking-house ef Messrs. Willis, Percival, and Co., Lombard-street; and if he shall find no such payment has been made, let the Master state why and under what circumstances it has happened that no such payment has been made; let the Master in any event continue the accounts directed by the decree from the foot of the report : continue the reservation of further direc tions and costs. Mr. K. Parker suggested the appointment of a receiver, but the Vice•Chancellor said that he could not do this upon the present state of the pleadings. REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF BREAD.—On Friday morning a reduction of one halfpenny in the price of the 41b. loaf was made by the bakers generally. The price varies in the several parts of the metropolis. On the Surrey side, and at the east-end, inferior bread is selling at 7d., good house hold ditto 7 1 /yd, seconds ditto 8 5 /.d., and the best bread 9%cl., per 41b. loaf. In Oxford-street, brury-lane, Clare and New port Markets, the prices obtained are generally one halfpenny , more than these quoted—country and brown bread (un weighed), selling at 6d. per loaf; flour (best) 9 1 ,0., seconds 8d., and inferior 7d. per quartern. THE LIGHTING •OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. — The complaint, which was made some time since by an Hon. Member, of the inefficient lighting of the House of Commons, write in appears to have been wholly disregarded by the persons en trusted with the management of this department. Generallyf n i to speaking, the light is so defective as to render it p .. 1 . 1 i i n ast th n e ig g h a t l , le a r l y 3d ; the fn a r nd so i n n le found was diminished to such an extent that reportersthe d.,s. great difficulty in taking notes of the proceedings. inhabitant AN AMERICAN VETERAN. 18 days. He fought Shepherd, aged 118 years 9 months and ,. iantown Rate, and in the battles of Brandywine and Gem Flats, and , received a pension . tin c l time coarse of e 3 n i t ly, U t h r-len e g light r)'s was wounded at the former. He never because he denied him that boon, _cause An ungrateful Congress died at Akron, Ohio, on the 3d — ine l t. 11e Ifis name was John a fire which con sumed his dwelling. had th e m i s fo rtune to l ose his papers in His ch ild ren provided for him COM fortahlv in his old age.—New f York n,,r S a u l Sun. the unfortunate _lhe Carlsruhe Gazette A VETERAN MINISTER. Von Reizenstein c Baden statesmen, Baron Sigismon l, d .as in his 8._ ki year.,Minister since the year 1809. The Baron On the 4th instant the u tion of the Grand Ducal Theatre was victims of the destruction of the 6th inst. announces the death of the Nestor of th solemnized at Carlsrhue. An immense crowd of the i n h a b: e line to the cemetery ga t es. The ashes of the victims were enclosed in eight coffins, which we re l a id tants formed a double in two tombs. GOVERNMENT SCHEME OF EDUCATION. A public treetine- we, heat n e inm e ai ee - f,!!0, ITO el" Commerce, Ternet(matiieeeret eeneeeett hyt r rentrel committee appoint e d to too in Opposing the measure of education developed in the minutes of the committee of the Privy Council. D. Wenn, &I., took the chair, and in opening the business of the evening, he avoeed that the object of dime who had called it together was to oppose by all legitimate and constitutional means the plan of educa tion which had been put forth by the Government, which he considered to be fraught with imminent peril to the civil and religious liherties of the people. It was a plan by which it was proposed to levy a tax of not less that 100,0001. a yt ar by the most unconstitu tional means. The Government, through the agency of the Privy Council, were about to usurp the prerogative of Parliement, and if the scheme were fully carried out it would ultimately create pensioners on the bouty of' the State to no less a number than 80,000 individuals, at an annual expense of 1,750,0001. It was nothing more than a scheme to enslave the peo ple, and bind them over hand and foot to the State. lie did not object to any constitutional measure that might strengthen the Church; but his objec tion was to the State coming to the aid of the Church, by establishing schools all over the coun try, that would have the effect of destroying the free expression of religious sentiment, by giving a tone and colour to the opinions of those who were to be the teachers in such schools. The supporters of the volun tary principle, without possessing either the revenues or the power of Government, had done three times as much for the promotion of education as the most strenuous supporters of State interference, who had hung back until they were shamed into exertion by the laudable example which the Dissenters had set, before them in establishing schools throughout the land. The learned Gentleman concluded by expressing a hope that a fair hearing would be given to all who might be disposed to address the meeting. The Rev. J. IL HINTON moved the first resolution as follows:—" That this meeting, deeply concerned for the welfare of the working classes, and especially for the sound instruction of the young e have with impartial at tention examined the minutes of the Committee of the Privy Council on Education of August and December, 1846 ; and feel themselves constrained earnestly to deprecate the adoption of the measures therein de scribed, is emanating from an authority not war ranted by the constitution, as proceeding upon a fallacious and exaggerated view of the educational necessities of the country, as adverse to civil anti religious liberty, as calculated injuriously to increase the power, influence, and wealth of the established church, as imposing new grievances and disabilities upon dissenters, as involving a vast outlay of money, and as extending the sphere of government patronage in a mariner so highly detrimental to the pablic in terests." The rev, gentleman said that, after a lull of three years, it seemed they were to have another educa tion battle. Lord John gave note of preparation in hi; address to the electors of the city of London, on his re sumption of office, but people looked in vain to her Majesty' speech at the opening of Parliament fir the announcement of any proposed legislative measure upon the subject, and whether the subject would be brought forward at all during the session it was hard to say. This state of uncertainty- was, however, tenni . nated by Lord Lansdowne introducing something on the subject in the shape of certain minutes of the committee of the Privy Council of Education, the most important of which declared that their lordships recommended the grant of money to all schools which would submit them selves to the inspection of a government inspector. This recommendation was soon acted upon and 20,000/. was granted for the building of schools. The management of this money was intrusted to the council, which con sisted of a certain number of the ministers for the time being, the only fixture being Mr. Shuttleworth, the sec retary. To think that the great question of populer education should be confided to such hands wasin itself absurtj, and to the people of England insulting. If such a power was to exist it should he vested in a man re sponsible for his deeds, for even supposing the measure to be a good one, it not to seduce them into the acknow ledgement of an unconstitutional principle. It was a step towards de, potism, and one which ought to be re traced. For the advancement of education the plan was unnecessary, and would be found ultimately impracti cable, for it government undt rtoole to support schools partially, few years would elapse before they would be obliged to support them wholly ; and this would call for an expenditure of upwards of 2,000,000/. a year. 'There would be 60,000 state officers, and it was no exeg,gerutien to say that this little matter would reduce half a million of people to be slavish dependents of Government. It was a scheme for extending clerical domination. The Bishop of Exeter had proposed to make all the seind masters deacons of the Church. Now Sheffield would be divided into twenty-five districts, each having a schoolmaster ; thus there would be no less than twenty five newly ordained clergymen in that parish alone.— Xneers.) Looking at the subject in all its aspects, he contended that the measure should be resisted, the Council of Education abolished, and that no minister of public instruction should be suffered to exist.—(Cheers.) I'he Times complained of the phrase " Government in terference," and said that the expression ought to be " Government aid and encouragement ;" but the aid or the Government was an interference, and the terms were synon) mous. The Reverend Gentleman concluded by suggesting that, as a general election was approaching, a letter should be addressed to the electors of the city of London and to Lord J.Rtn , sell, telling him that they would not give him their vote if he persisted in the maintenance of this most unconstitutional measure. J. CONDOR, E-q., seconded the resolution. He con ceived that the working man bad an equal right with the rich man to superintend the education of his children; 'at if the argument were sound that education was a matter of government, then the education of the rich as well as the poor ought to be under the Government, and he contended that it was entirely the business of the parents. They had heard much cant about igno rance and crime being associated together ; but the blue books showed that there was a closer connexion between crime and poverty than be tween crime and ignorance. One thing was kept entirely in the back ground—he meant the large endowments of grammar-schools and trust-funds, which had been esti mated by Lord Brougham to be not less than a million and a half a year. These endowments had been enor mously abused. Originally intended for the benefit of the poor, they had been appropriated exclusively to the uses of the rich. Supposing this Government scheme to be good, still those who apprehended mischief from it were entitled to previous discussion and inquiry. It ought net to be forced upon the country by the uncon stitutional mode of an Act of the Privy Council instead of that of the Legislature. A person of the name of EDWARDS, who described himself to be a working man, here proposed an amend ment, the object of which was to declare that it was the duty of the Government to prevent crime and immoral ity by a general diffusion of industrial and nesecturian education. Living as he had done for many years in the haunts of the poor, he could testify to the horrors of ignorance, and to the long, train of vices which it engendered, and to eradicate that ignorance he con sidered was a work to which the voluntary principle was inadequate. He continued addressing the meeting for a considerable time amidst much interruption. Mr. CAUST seconded the amendment, Dr. CARLYLE having spoken in opposition to it, it was rejected, and the original resolution was carried, amids loud cheers. Dr. Cox moved, and the Rev. B. WOODYARD seconded, the two following resolutions:—" That this attempt to carry into effect so extensive a measure, by virtue of the royal prerogative and without the intervention of the L'gislature, considered in connexion with the character of the measure itself and with the liberal professions of the Administration from which it emanates, has a strong tendency to confirm the prevailing opinion, that the edu cation of the people is a matter in which the Government can neither rightfully nor usefully interfere. That, there fbre, this meeting hail with satisfaction the manifest tokens of a general opposition to this unconstitutional and dangerous measure, rejoice in the formation of the cen tral committee appointed to aid in its defeat, and pledge themselves to promote that object by every means in their power ; and that, for this end, the foregoing resolutions be embodied in the form of a peti tion to the House of Commons, praying that honourable House, by express vote, to withhold its sanction from the said minute, and to address the Crown, beseeching her Majesty to revoke the order in council in virtue of which the Committee of Council on Education has assumed so unconstitutional an authority." These were unanimously adopted, and the meeting separated. RISII ELI EP. — R 0n Sunday morning., the 28th ult., population—the rt W h, i i l n lia t in he B co r u id n g ty ma o n f Nottingham —a parish with but about Queen' letter; f was collected in accordance with the s sum of 871. 251. 7e was contributed at the Ranby and in the afternoon -. after si{np as Simpson, e , x a c t e t l h l e e n p t a rsiesrimi churchon b the eBande, Bedworth, 0 . 450 School-room -place—namely, parish. h a . most disgra ce f u l n wife by a man living at Barrow. COAL-PIT EXPLOSION. — BARNSLEY, T HURSDAY, MARCH 11.—After the inquest on Monday, Mr. Marshall, the clerk of the magistrates at Barnsley, f orwar d ed to the Home Secretary all the particulars connected with the me lancholy occurrence, with a request that the Government would send dowu an inspector to ascertain whether the pit was in good working condition at the time of the deplorable catastrophe, and to see if proper means had been taken for the purpose of keeping the pit well ventilated. In acc:ird ance with the above request, Sir George Grey immediately dispatched Sir Henry de la Beebe, Bart., and Mr. Smyth, who arrived here yesterday, and proceeded forthwith to ex amine the pit, and to inquire into the cause of the accident; but as the same witnesses will be examined as were ques tioned before the Coroner, it of course will only be a repeti tion of the evidence. From all that can be ascertained, it is pretty evident the cause of the accident is to be attributed to the carelessness of William Mathews and Abraham Wal ton, two of the unfortunate sufferers, as it is clearly proved that the explosion must have commenced at the holes where they were working. No safety lamps had been discovered in any part of the pit. On the most careful inquiry it has been fbund that 95 persons were in the pit at the time of the ex ploqion ; 66 of whom have already been brought up dead, and it is calculated that out of the whole number in the pit only ten have escaped unhurt, as several lie dangerously ill at the present time, many of whom have not the slightest chance of recovery. An explosion took place in the same pit in July, 1845, upon which occasion three lives were lost. There are only two sufferers whose bodies have not yet lieu recovered. LOCAL RAnwArs.—The Portsmouth Extension of the Chichester and Brighton Railway is progressing very speedily. We understand the directors contemplate opening the entire line on the first day of May. The works on the Fareham Branch of the South-Western Railway were com menced on Friday last, the object of the directors of the coin• pany being to get the branch completed by the middle of the present year. We can only repeat what we have before said, that, with the accommodation afforded by the several lines, Portsmouth will be better provided with railways than any town in the kingdom.—Hampshire independent. G, aacti 12. : STOCK EXCH LA SGOW r lif ANGE. —The sales ae—Caledonlan, New, AgD OC Bombay end Madras, 3s. Ed.—Direct Northern (scrip), 510... s ., Lothian Central, 51s.—Edi n b urgh and Glasgow, Quart ers,:0700 Edinburgh and Perth (New Co.), 58s. 6d.—Ditto, Halves, 23 5 . $0. gob', Kirtnarnock, and Ayr, 63}(—Ditto, 311.—Ditto, 1111 09 '0. P 2, 8 4, —Ditto, Quarters (5 per cent. guar.), 164 —Glasge-' No. -- fries, and C a rl is l e , 5/. Hs. W.—Kilmarnock and Ay r Direct, Emi g- Manchester and Southampton, 16s. Gd.—North British, New, Tog' ters (scrip), 24s. W.—Scottish Central, 23/.—Wishaw an d ness, 491. THE LACE TRADE.—The weekly amount of Sil t ' : does not increase; things remaining here much in the Ba— ve state as at our last report. A good number of buyers hs, been to market, but their purchases, though tolerably t re neral, haven o t b een l arge. Th e home and foreign business ale alike cond uc t e d w ith muc h caution. Insertions, both singe, and double warp, if of good patterns, meet with fair e ir $ 6 . at reasonable prices. Fine plain nets are offering at 1 ,, 1•9 0 rates, by a ho use w hi c h h as put its machinery of thls: t be to work longer hours. Other things remain at about g, same prices a s f or some wee k s past. Yarns are, if an.1 0 0 0 • 1 heavier. S evera l manu f acturers, holding in the aggreg a t e large body o f mac hi nery, are shortening the time of 10 r ) „, ing their mills very materially.—Nottingham Review. nsie cl ACCIDENT AT W INDSOR C ASTLE. — A man ntty, Rosamon, empl o y e d b y M r. Bates, carpenter to her Mai $$ in executing some works in the " red dra w i n g-room °n , t he \‘ incisor Castle, was y es t er d ay morning found lying ut!1 terrace, beneath th e w i n d ow of the apartment, with his fractured and other serious injuries, from which his recov% is doubtful. H e must, i t is supposed, have fallen fr° 111 o f plank while entering through the window, at a bele' nearly 30 feet from the ground. " 11 0 ENGLISH BENEVOLEN CE . — At a very nu-- ° , ha meeting of the cler g y o f th e Di ocese of Leighlin, held 014. 12th inst., the H on . and V enerable the Archdeacon ill '. chair, a vote of thanks t o th e E ng li sh nation, for its I l 0 ig exampled generosity in the present emergency 0 f t o o country, was most warmly ad o pt e d b y t h e meet i ng. —Car Sentinel. BIRTHJ. On the 9th inst., the wife of Lieutenant,7olonel Chase Parr, Bed' bay Army, if a son. On the 10th inst., Mrs. Stephen Denison, of a son. Charles On the I lth inst., at .New Bridge-street, Blackfriars, Mrs. J. Thicke, of a son. On the 11th inst., at Birkenhead, Mrs. C. Reade, of a daughter. On the 11th inst., In Princes-street, Hanover-square, Mrs. 0 . °i II. Cook, of a son. On the I lth inst., at West Ham-lane, Essex, M r s. Alfred Le wut of a son. - - .. —... On the 11th inst., at th e Vi carage , C row l e, Li nco l ns hi re , t he lad,' of the Rev. William Duncombe, of a son. On the 12th inst., at Clapham-park, Mrs. Wodehouse Raven, of a daughter. MARRIED. 49th On the 9th 1st., at Wahner, Henry Seymour Michell, En , Regiment, to Hester Louisa, only child of the late Lieutenant' Colonel Coast, 21st Fusiliers. On the 14th in•t., Mr. William Rhodes, of the Cider Cellars Tavern• Maiden-lane, in his 47th year. On the 27th of December, at Lahore, Lieutenant Charles Browne Tulloch, 12th Regiment, N. I. On the 7th inst., Mr. John Latchford, of Piccadilly, aged 59. On the 9th inst., at Armagh, the Rev. Robert Haig, M.A., aged 3; On the 10th hist , Dani e l B axter, eldest son of Mr. John C. r olkara of London-road, Southwark, aged 27. On the 10th inst., the wife of Major Simpson, of Cheltenham. On the 10th inst., at Briclehead, Dorset, Robert Williams, Eacl , . On the 10th inst., at Hastings, Ellen, the wife of G. T. Brendan. EsT, 1 the ol 'elI 2ps inst., . nenry Esq., of Stockwell. On the 1 lth i ns t ., i n Tr i nity-square, Southwark, Mar th a Anne, relict of th e l a t e M r. Robert Bocquct. O Pery hlockett, Infant son of D. S.Bozkett, Lem,40)a: Prilted and Published by 111:71IDO YOUNG. of N. 11St - reinter, Thp Sue Office, No. 112. Strend, in the Proof....1 of th e Savoy, i n th e C ounty of Middlesex, MondArt bb".-- 15. 1847. TITTN7.77.s;11- APi C ()TNTMF,NTS. ; (11 ri'wyier" • ; lion— I • Brighton hrrs., Wed., Racecourse; Fri., Dyke. Brookside hrrs., Thurs., Telscombe .tye--11. Findon hds., Tues., Kennel ; Thurs., Dial Post- 11 • Aon Eastbourne hrrs., Thurs., Snap Hill; Sat., Old to 11. , ra H w a l n e3 c i or a o n s d s v I i I i o i r a s g h e sf yi lids., `iced., Wed., Crawley T i r .d i d ll esi s g e e ; FrC N i N 'T ercestershire hds., Wed., Westwood; Fri., -I Wood-101. Lordl Sat.,Rec1 Rng esd a a le's e s iL d s., od Wed.,ge— IBoizero d w el I Grove; Fri. , comb ; Ledbury lids., Fri., Colin Park-10V,. to Wheatland lids., Wed., M ov ill e ; F r i ., Monkhoptoe; 10. ; Ir East Essex lids., 'rues., Bellchamp Bells; Thurs., O n c t op , hire lids., Wed., Wytheford Wood; -S i Fri., Clov erl y ••4 field Town ; t , at., St. Ann's C as tl e 10 1 ' — / 2 " Fri" Bit. Mr. Trelawnev' s lids., Tues., Tol c h moor Gate ; taford Bridge—i01,.. Mr. Deacon's h rrs ., W e d ., P etatary ; Sat., the °biotic/ on Blaekdown-10. Mr. Horndon's lids., Thurs., Chapman's Well —lt s o r Mr. Lumlev's lids., Tues., Spa r ki n Hill ; Thurs.. ton Bridge; Pd., Blyth Law Hill-101. Sat., i ler Mr. M. Ingram' s hd s ., Th urs., S pread Eag l e; hurst. Dorrington lids., Wed., Cavendi s h B r id ge; Sat., SO. ton Harold Park-104. noug htoe' Quorn hds., Tues., lioecliffe Hall; Thurs., ; Fri., NVidinerspool-11. RutIord lids., Thurs., Cocking Moor; Sat., Clipstone -- co us Bedale hds., Wed., Hutton Conyers; Fri., Horn —11. Mr. Brand's hds., Fri., Warden Hills-101-. Mr. Ilildyard's hrrs., Fri., Trenholme Bar. Cleveland lids., Thurs., Marton-101. Sir C. Constable's stghds., Fri., West Newton-1 1 4' R A' Mr. Drake' s lids., Tiles, Bourton Vill age; Thurs., nell Common ; Sat., Farthinghoe Lodge--1014. Durham County lids, Wed., T unsta ll ; F r i., C110 1013° —101. F. B. lids., Wed., Roskeyiner Bridge. Earl Fitzwilliam's lids., Wed., Old Weston wind m Fri., Ashton Wold-10. cAl• Haydon lids , Wed., Coldwell Wood • Sat., ThreePW ° Lord Eleho's lids., Tues., Cornhill ; Wed., Huse , Tollbar ; Fri , Cockburn ; Sat., Doddington. Mr. Horndon's lids., Tues., Middleton One Row; Si t " ton-101/2.,n041 Col. Wyndham's lids. Wed., Westdean P ar k ; Fri., Atherstene lids., Toes., °verses' Village; Fri., R.- - Sat., Churchover-10. 0 04 Warwickshire lids., T ues. , H onn i ngton T oll Gate; .. 1`•-11 .40/1 Harbury Village; Fri., Epwell Vill age; S at. , Cubbiew Toll Gate-10!. Mr. Lowndes' lids., Wed., Whaddon Common—lt db e Berkshire lids., Wed., Littl e Wittenham ; Fri., $ Hill. Woecle °1 Lord Parke t ' s lids., Tues., Stow W oo d ; F r i., Ccmmon. V.W.H., Tues., Aldsw oi th ; Thurs., Swindon; Set., Cheri ton. tar York and Ainsty lids., Tues., Red House; Thurs., ley; Sat., Oulston---10 1 / ? . Mr. Watson's lids., Wed., Kennel s ; F r i., Netbervi itteal' Ruby lids., Wed., Kennels; Fri., Selaby Park. Sinnington lids., Tues., Lim e Kil n H ouse, Halublet °n; Fri., Tylass Bridge. Tindale lids., Thurs., Matfen Piers. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS' • LIVERPOOL, ITAKCII 13. t1. 474 STocx EXCHANGE.-The sales are -Ch ester and Birk enheardle -- Eastern Counties, York E x t ens i on, 6s. 3d.-- London an d lo Western, 177--Ditto, New Quarters, 11 p.- Ditto, Quarters ,, t erilo 17 p.-Lond o n a n d S out h Coast, 53%--London and South-W r ai la rta 60% ex div.-Manchest er an d L eeds (late Bud. and Shef.),3 2/ ;, (late Extension), 2% p.-Di tto ( late L. and B.) 4% p.-3Ildl ag :, i ;vat l, Ditto, 401. Shares, 4p. -- Di tto, New, 3 p.-Ditto, Consolidated ° ten' hunt and Derby, 90.-N ort h B r i tish, Quarters, 1% p,-South-E ef aa d and Dover, Consol dated Thirds, 1 p.-York and Newcastle. e1 ence, p.-Dublin and lielfitst Junction, 9 dis.--/InddeiS p. Canal, and Railway, 2% p.- Leeds and Thirsk, Preference,. mber -Shrewsbury-, Oswestry, and Cheser, New, Is. 6d. dis. 1 4.aar gate, Nottingham, Boston, and Eastern Junction, % dic -134 8 % ham and Dudley, 5% p.-Birmingham and Oxford Julictioinritbelti - Great Northern (Nos. 1 to 105,000), dis. - Mallon an d 1 2catiav Junction, 185. 9a. p.- North Staffordshire, 2% la-Norther" Ditto, tics Union, 1% die. -Shrewsbury and Birmingham, (A), % P' a; (PO, p.-ahropshire Union, I die. West Riding Union. ' 1 1)01r Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 1% p.-South Yorkshire, caster, and Goole, par-Paris and Lyons, 1 4 dis. burn, 13. a nd n r t (tic4s Clew5 e x 6r e . ( n ei .i a s a n . _ Ls i l iN 1 17. 7 . 1 r, ' j a a: i 1 S is e , :s e .E ari a r l it r t d, et , 3 0r 1 .. ex t fr i: 0 1 > d i e: r t attire, N (scrip), I14-East Lincolnshire 1% c.- t1 F il le )1 e -t, t tE ve itCSa ow g-1:trelLS ffl : ton, and West Rating Junction, 5-Id c.-Great Northern (Lon and mid York), Reg., 7-16-Huddersfield and Manchester Railw a y Canal, - Leeds and Thirst, 2 4 -Leeds Dewsbury, ar;,c,/rasterlis cheater, New Br anc h es S cr i p (blue), 3 % -London and North- 6 -- (Manchester oral Birmingham), Quarters (A), 6% -Ditto (w eb er Manchester and Leeds, 321 Sh ares (late Extension), 2% -3131 / 1 6ate ter, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Quarters, No. I, 3-Ditto 1,1 Grimsby 121. 10s. Share.,), I % - Ditto (Sheffield and Lincohishire)., atieln.ster and South amp t on, 1 %-North Staff or dshire. 7.16 Preston and Wyre, 34-Ditto, Halves (A), 3% c.-Ditto , , (In ta - Scotti hCentral, 7% -West Ridi ng U n i on, 1% -Wharffisne , " -Whitthaven and Furness, 3% ells. LEES, n 13. STOCK EXCHANCE.-Prices D of Shares have gradually reced ed sin or ° our last and end, with out exception, lower. The sales are-ia, gate, Nottingham, an d B oston, hs. c. dis.-East Lancashire, a' , 5a . it. p.-Ditto, New (scrip), 1 '4 p. -East and West Yorkshirea e l a e ld --Great Northern (late London and York), 4s. dis.-Rudders and Manchester, 3% p.-Leeds and Dewsbury, Branch , e . ,. r . dts. 011ie), 3 p.-Leeds and Thirst, 2% dis.-Ditto, New, 130. G • 140. -Ditto, Preference, 27s. p.-Leeds, Wakefield, and Itihhar: dis.-London and B .ed rig sl h ,v to ti3 n al and South Coast, Fifteenths. ;1 dah ::::e xi st r e it r o,3 d 1.. L p e Blanchester, Buxton, Matlock, Extensions (scrip), 10s. Gd. p,- Northern Counties Union, 35s. dis.-North W t 25- P.- sa d North Staffordshire, Sis - wes. Sha and es ern, vor g Newcastle, Preference, p. jr:eisiedtl(tal.ant.ide:..2.E1.0x.64t.enp..s_indiszsa.si)r, .NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Male STOCK EXCIIANGE.-The sal es are-Caledonlann , 13. par- -0 ,10 ein Counties, York Extension, Gs. 3d . dis.-North British, 8% - "'" --- Thirds, 2% p.-Ditto, Quarters, 35s. p. SHEFFIELD, MAitcu 13. as STO3L Exerissme.-The sales are -Ambergate, Nottinghant, (Gab/. Boston, 7s. (IN.-Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Griu112/. and Shef f ield), 54 c. dis. -Ditto, 201. Shares, 32s. C. dts.- Ditto' las. Shares, 1% ois.-Ditt o (Sh eff i e ld and Lincoln). 134 Bid.ing Union, 11. lie. p.-Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 13s. HULL, Men 13. STOCK EXCHANGE.-This being th a e last day rates of interest but a small business was transacted. The high de Pressing eire°4 off.trcd for loans by the leading lines have a very steps hoWever, and the "Bears" are sanguine of extreme low 1 1 " -- ith their shares, bona file holders show little disposition to part with ivy. North, being convinced that the depression is only temporary' 6d. 1 1 .1 British, Carlisle Extensions, have realised to -day, 'aT a i ton a n- Quarters, 358. p. ; and West Riding 'Unions, 81s. P.; I nd 2021 13 Dritlield Junction, 17s. Gd. p.; North-Western, Par.!, „web. i ll ' British. Thirds, 41s. p. ; Northern Counties have suffers. per share having been submitted to. „ l ed EDINBURGH, Miami 12. Alra l "" 51 STOCK EXCLIANGS.--The sales are-Aberdeen, 281.- -- aa .„ 0 , 1- • Bathgate, 3/. 1 8s.-Arbroath and Forfar, 281.-Ditto, Hall .7 w, 2 1, 60. -Ayr and Galloway, V. 55.-Caledoulan, 261.-Ditto, 14 ` a„ a tIOn , 391. of the present account tal.- Caledonian and Dumbarton, V. 7c-Clydesdale - c Ditto. 31. 5s.-Direct Northern, 21. Ilia-Dunblane. pito, and Callender, H. 12s. 6d.-Dundee and Arbroath, 431. 5 s ' No . Nen'. " New, No. 1. 301.-Ditto, New, No. 2, 301.--Ditto, _vast e- M.-Dundee and Per t h, 331 . - D i tto, New Shares, 211. 100. roots Fife, 21. IGs.-East Lothi an C entral, 21. 103.-Edinburg h gate, 15 c - Edinburgh and Glasgow, 761.-Ditto, Han Grsfr 20/. 10s. -Ditto, Qu a rt er Sh ares, 19!.- Edinburgh, Leith, arid Ditto. tali, 20/. 2s. Gd.- Ditto, P re f erence, 21/.--Ditto, New, 31 ., 3 1':DittO , Quarters, 15s. 6d.--Edinburgh and Northern, 161 - 2 0 - ","' Nell. ,„ New Shares, 3/. 168.-DItt e , N ewport, 71. 1 ls.-Ditto, 24 8s. 6d.-Edinburgh and Perth (Old), 11. 17s.- Ditte (Ne Ihs 6d.-Ditto, Halves, 11. 2s.-Glasgow and Ayrshire, 651 • aitter Ditto, New Stoce, 34/. -- Ditto, Halves, No. I, GI. 10s. No. 2, 8/. 15s.-Ditto, Quarter Shares, 161. 10.1.-Glasgo w ; i0 e111 1 Lies, and Carlisle, 6/.- Glasgow and Garnkirk, 391. -Glasgow Terminus, 12/. 10s.-Glasgow and Greenock, 19L-Ditto , s. 9/.-Ditto, Preference, 8/. 55.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardr O o f 5!. las.- Great North of England, 2331. 10s.-Great T ax us Scotland, 2/. 7s. Ga.-London and York, 3/. 12s. Gd.-Ditte , sir sioris (scrip), 21. 5.1.-Manchester anti Leeds, 1081.-Ditto10, teentlis, 81. 58.-Newcastle and Berwick, 33/. 58 . -North_ _NON 34/. 5s.-Ditto, Halves, 161. 5s.-Ditto, Quarters, 31. 18s. Gd...5-00. New Quarters (scrip), 11. 5s. 6e1.-Ditto, Thirds, 3/. 8s. 6d. "' e on Fifths, 71.-Scottisil Central, 231. lOs.-Scottish Grand .In n .,,,fard. II. 7s. Gil.-Scottish Midland, 251. 10s. a Shrewsbury and Il e ''areser I/. 12e. Gd.--Shrewsbury, Oswestry, aid Chester, 8/. 4s.-Ditt o . 11. 2s. 64 -Stirling HIM Dunfermline, 31. 17s. 6d.-Stirling an d b and land, 2/. 9s.-Wishaw arid Coltness, 48/. 15s. ex div.- yor Newcastle, 361. 1 0s.-Ditto, New, 11/, 15s.-Ditto, Prefersot., 17s. Ga.-Direct Bombay and Madras, 3s. 9d.-East Great North of India, 3c-Great Southern of Madras, 3S. -31 ' Nellore, and Arcot, 2s. -Dittoavuo- eltr T O nt ZRS an btreetor perw ne for Six Zeraber, 1 ' 14 i1f ill 51° ' Mardi tiZt7;'," tc nkt, acc un l w e 44 .14 : 4 ,„ Mt .ercbSelt 3, Ury ette4 111 b ,CAST1 0 4i 11. 11 tZge is h ky ik ,"* . Der a T i 1 -• and t tal m , 14 !rtst at Samuel And Hamilton B1 t. Lennox E tharles Doa Charles Oral This Corn/ 41 0 most pel Mme whit , being 4 , in 1841 th hist] - e they w II h e b onus caliber. 18 au ra Asa 44000, ' 008. 0. 1, 1% 5 %0. only o W ein ran ee le r a p artie or 14 , 1 8 s 48, th w o l i ep 51 6 —*int . 15 tnt Y IZ! l rY L o or, E •-• A T • TitCom Ech, Geo; Geo: Jam Glu Pete tt b kg •-"" Prot Ish 7 14 9 7 11,1 9 6 1441 111 40 6 tiE ~cinbur6 TI 1111 1 , Co th " . SEV i ts —•eir s ti .11, 4 % ,24titu ill $ Zits of to mDari 4 ti r tro, k tent _ or Ag Pros i R No R yattei Il tuy tt 11 ) , tre, Ist 11 41 * • /f411, 1 , late,