The Sun. — London, England, 1847-03-09 00:00:00

~:-¢~'~' THE SUIT', LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 9, 1847. tumbled into pieces.—( Hear, hear.) She floated on the top by the surging of the water, bo• when that wes withdrawn she fell to pieces. So with the rtlitostry; they only floated on the top by the surging of their opponents, but the moment opposi tion ceased th••y ttisa , reeit, and their policy fell to pieces. (Hear, hear,) Great God ! could i• be thoug ht, on a q uestion of this magnitude—on a measure of such vital imporianeeles this, that the Noble Lord and the Right Hon. Baronet were opposed th . one to the other? O. this question he cou.d not receive an answer from the Noble Lord—he did not know what he intended to do in a matter sift ciing the lives , eight millions pf people.—(Cheers, arid tt H ear , hear, from Lord John Russell ) If the Noble Lord gave him that cheer, he (M:. Roebuck) would accept it at once, and say he was wrong, and that the Noble Lord would not carry through either of those Bills unles s he carried both of them. He contended that the rich pe o p le of Ireland should pay according to their means, in order to maintain the national expenses of the country. He ayumed that a large majority in that House were in favour of the union between the two coun tries at present. Therefore he w o u ld cont end t hat their expenses were national expenses, and why should not every man in Ire land pay according to his means for that end, in the same manner as in England. Le' the House meet the peculiar cir cumstances of the Irish proprietors. Every one of those Irish Gentlemen connected with the administration were d, nizens of England ; they lire in England, and they each pay their income-tax out of the proceeds of his Irish property. Now, did it not stand to common sense that, a man who lived in England, possessing Irish property, should bear his quota towards the expenses of the nation? Why, then, in the name of Heaven, should a msn, because he chose to live in Dublin, not do the same thing?—( Cheers.) The Right Honourable Bart. (Sir R. Peel) brought f orwar d hi s measur e f or an income tax in his usual, smiling, pleasant manner. He met the objec tions, too, just like a l aw y er , an d opene d hi s case care f u lly, j es t sufficiently to meet the difficulties of his own case. H. (Mr. Roebuck) took the liberty at that time of suggesting to him that, in all probability, his measure would not be a temporary one. "I only ask it for three years," was the reply of that soft anti gentle statesman," and (continued the Hon. Member, and imitating at the same time the tone and gestures of Sir Robert Peel), "See how unreasonable you are in opposing my propositions, you are to have it only for three years, and there is that cantankerous little man—(Laughter)—the Hon. Member for Bath—von see how he opposes me; it is only for three years." The three years paved, anti again came down the persuasive Premier, and patting him (Mr. Roebuck) on the head, said " It is true the three years are gone, but I have not been altogether able to meet my difficulties; we will have it again, if you please, for three years—only three years." —(Laughter.) Again, Cassandra like, he (Mr. Roebuck) raised his head and suggested " eternity" as the duration of the income-tax.—(Laughter.) " Oh," replied the able financier, " I can assure you it will only he for three years— only three years."— (Great laughter.) Why every body knew well that it would last at least coeval with the duration of their natural lives. There were many, very many young legislators in that House, who might depend upon it, would have to pay the income-tax till the day of their deaths. But the Right Hon. Baronet said "Do not say any thing about imposing the income-tax in Ireland ; I am going to levy a tax upon the spirits of that country." The measure was passed, but the spirit tax was never levied. and the next year saw it repealed. Why ? Because smuggling increased, and in the end the tax had to be taken off. But was the in come tax put on in its stead? The Right Hon. Baronet, from what he had seen of him during the last fifteen or twenty years, was always ready to yield to the reason of the people of England, and he wanted the Noble Lord to feel and appre ciate its force in the same way. There must be complete over turning of the whole Irish system. —(lean ) But there must be no nonsen-ical ref sal, unless it were brought about by Irish nonsensical meetings, and then it wntrid be conceded by the common sense of England. At present an Irishman had no independence, he could not depend upon his own labour for sustenance, but looked to the assistance and patronage of the great and rich man above him. He did slot know the b'essings of independence, because he had never relied upon his own honest toil, while the Englishman looked ueon it, not as a pleasure, but as a neces.ity for life. Now, it oueht to be the business of the Noble Lord to prepare the Irishman fur the same feeling, to teach him to rely on his own individual labour and not upon the support of the great man. The Noble Lord, however, was doing this in a most preposterous manner. He was lavishing, criminally lavishing, the wealth of England to continue this state of things in Ireland, and the consequence would be, that the year 1847 would be succeeded by the more terrible year of 1848, and should not the all powerful Providence vouchsafe to send a fruitful harvest in England, how direful would be the visitation. A greater fault was never committed by any statesman than that the Noble Lord was falling into. There was no parallel to be found in history, from Genesis downtvards, and why he re gretted the consequence of it was that the inis• ry and sufferings it would lead to would fall upon England as well as upon Ireland. The pride of the people of England would not let them pro claim their distress ; it prevented them from exclaiming " God bless your Honour, give us aid!" They would die rather than support themselves by such means. He asked the representatives of the people of England if they would sacrifice their constituents, instead of making the landed property of Ireland, and all incomes in that country, subject to contribute towards the support of the general welfare of the State. Let every man in Ireland aid according to his means; but for God' s sa k e , d o not l et t h em tell him that those who received 1501. a year—for that was all he asked were not in a condition to contribine their quota towards the burdens of the people. One word more. It would not be long before the nation would be called upon, in its great national capacity, to decide on the conduct of that House ' • before long, each of them would stand before the nation and would be called upon to reply to the question, " What have you done with our means ?" But with what face could they reply " We have squandered them upon the idle; we have thrown them away upon those who have neglected their duty ; we have paid the Irish poor because the proprietors of the soil were unwilling to support them."—(Hear.) Are you, con cluded the Hon. Member, prepared to say—each or any of you—so to meet your constituents? If you are not, vote with me when 1 ask you on the present occasion, to support the resolution which I have proposed.—(Cheers.) Sir B. HALL seconded the motion. The question being then put by the Seza Mr. LA BOUCHERE said he came down to the House to discuss one of the most important measures which the Govern ment had thought right to submit to the Legisla'ure for their consideration, with the view of mitigating the unexampled distress and famine in Ireland. Now he deprecated the acrimonious tone of the Hon. Gentleman who had cast asper sions on the characters of Irishmen, and drawn invidious comparisons between Celts and Saxons, because discussions of such a nature could not be expected to have any other effect than of exasperating the Irish people, and producing a bad effect elsewhere. Words pronounced within those walls had ringing sounds. They had been carried to that suffering country, in which privation was extreme, and would materially add to the misery the people of that country were suffering. It was not well, he thought, for any one to make use of that suffering fur the purpose of widening whatever breach there might be between the Irish and English people, and of leading the Irish people to look to that House, by its being pointed to, as the source of all their miseries. Now, he deeply regretted that under these circumstances the Hon. Gentleman had thought tit to deliver such a speech as the one they had just heard. hut he rose principally for the _purpose of doing all that in him lay to persuade that House, but particularly Irish Members, not to be drive n into discussions of such topics as those which the Honourable Member had introduced, but rather to apply their addresses to the proper business before them, and to consider the important measure which the Government had suhmitted, for, in truth, if on every Irish measure, they were to ci nsume theereater part of the evening upon extraneous matter s, or upon the relative con dition of Saxon and Celt, and upon the other .esesrions intro duced into the speech of the Hon. Gentleman, he should despair of carrying out those important measures which the Government bad submitted to them with the view of relieving much of the distress which prevailed in Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) He protested, on the part of the Government, against this wave of time, and trusted it would not be laid at the dour of the Government, it the session should pass away without being able to obtain proper discussions on those measures which the Government had felt it its duty to submit to the House. Ile would. how ver, then enter upon the question, whether Ireland should bear an equal amount of taxation as this country. As a general principle, lie was not prepared to deny that Ireland ought to be taxed like this country—( Hear, hear, from alr. Roe buck)—but he must say he thought it would be a singular resolution for the House to c. , rne ro at a period of un exampled distress in Ireland, arid when the just measure of permanent relief was submitted - u the House, if they said that, with the view of remedying that distress, they should at once impose an income-tax, and an assessed tax upon her. He was sure he was expressing the feelings of the House when he said that they count not support the proposition of the Hon Member whatever they might think of its abstract justice. He would, however, proceed to advert to one or two points in the Honourable Gentleman's address. Now he had never disguised from the House his opinion, that the Government expenditure in Ireland had caused great mis chief.—(Hear, hear ) It was impossible for the Government of the country to undertake tha', which was out of the ordinary functions of Government, namely, to find employment or pro vide food for the people of Ireland; it w as imposs ibl e for the Government to undertake functions of this kind without pro ducing great and concomitant mischief. —( H ear , hear.) e H had never sought to disguise his opinion, that with regar d to the Labour-rate Act, introduced by the late, and greatly ex tended by the present Government, for the purpose of providing reliet, the derangement of labour censequent on the inter ference of Government would be fraught with mischief. Even that measure to which he gave his cordial support, he meant the Bill which provided food and not labour for the poor of Ireland, even that measure would produce great mis chief. But if Government were not to provide food or em. plojment far the people, what was the alternative ? Without making an effort, without raising a hand, were they to allow thousands, nay millions, of their miserable fellow-subjects to perish of pestilenve and starvation. He said that the man who could give such counsel to the Government had not one spark of humanity in his bosom.--(Hear, hear.) It was the neces sity which called for those measures, it was on that necessity that he founded his justitication.—(Cheers.) The Hon. and Learned Gentleman had also adverted to what his Noble Friend hail said with regard to the connexion between the Irish Poor -levy and the Bill that was then before the House. The Hon. Gentleman was surprised that his Noble Friend had not answered the question, namely, whether, in the event of the poor-law measure not passing that House, the Govern ment were prepared to abandon the Bill then under consideration ? He (Mr. Labouchere) behaved his Noble Friend to be both a bold man and a bold Minister, but he thought that another necessary virtue in a Minister of the Crown was discretion, and he considered that the Noble Lord would be wanting in this quality if he had answered the ques tion of the Hon. Member. His Noble Friend had conceded that there was a close connexion between these measures, and hehad stated hi? desire that they should be considered pari Passe, in order to go up to the other House together. He thought that this knowledge ought to have satisfied the Hon. Alember. H e would not trouble the House any further on that occasionto entreat the , his principal inducement in rising had been which t. 7, net to allow itself to be drawn into the discussion thought that a discuses' Hon. Gentleman had originated. He thrown which could only revive angry feel ings would be time tie! ti me wasted for mischievone away, l, nay, worse, that it would be of Ireland was too grave as be considered in the The alarming situation a.,nucr .matter oe to . spirit in which the Hon, menced it. He hoped they would Learned Gentleman had com different spirit to that which hadati;pernoach the subject in a and Leareed Member for Bath, and theavtinced by the Hon. would be discussed in a temperate and the great question He could assure them that he was mbeacir,ning manlier. a repeal of the Union as any Ma n could be. the all distinction existing bet ween Celt and Saxon He hee eszent.t away with, that they should be fused into one great nation ; hut this would n ever be accomplished by abusing th e I rish landlords, or by such _ attacks as the House had just listened to. Without further ob•ervivion,z, he hoped the House would not go on with the diseuision, but would allow them to go into Committee, so that the prov isions of the Bill Wight be fully considered.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. SHAW would at once have acceded to the proposition of the Right Hon. Gent., but as an Irishman, after the attack which had been made, he must say a few words in answer. He He had hoped that when they came to the con sideration the permanent measures for the relief' o f Irelan d they would have been discussed in a different spirit. He might say that the Irish Members had not thrown any im pediment in the way of the permanent measures to be adopted for the relief of their country, and they were also willing to submit to any tax. which might be imposed upon property in Ireland. He had hoped that they would acknowledge the splendid liberality of Et gland, and had successfully defended themselves from the imputations which had so Lately been passed upon them by the H, nourable Member and a few others in that House. He had hoped that acrimony and personal discussion had ceased, and that they had given place to a spirit of calm and die. passionate consideration of this subject. They bad hoped that, under God% blessing, the hand of death would have been stayed, and some alleviation afforded to suffering by these tem porary measures. if they had been permitted to pass without inters option. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman had also referred to a conversation which be had with some Roman Catholic priests, but he wished that the Hon. and Learned Member had stated the names of those gentlemen in the neighbourhood of Mallow, and not given out the anonymous accusation which he had done. He could not believe it possible that any Irish gentleman would be guity of such conduct ; and if any such thing occurred, he (Mr. Shay♦ ) would join with the lion. and Learned Member in condemning it. But the Hon. Member's accusation did, not refer to a single individual but to a whole district. The lion. and Learned Gentleman said that their priests had told him nut to believe one word of what the Irish Members stated in that House, for they did not represent the country. The lion. Gentleman was apt to mistake himself for the people of Eng land, a d if any person came to him (Mr. Shaw) and told him not to believe one word of what the Hon Gentleman said, for he did not represent the pecple of England, he would most re ligiously adhere to the advice. The Hon. Member seemed to think that his kindness to toe poor of Ireland ought to be shown by attacks upon the rich, and his benevolence to the tenant by his malevolence to the landlord. He said that no system of relief ought to be applied to Ireland unless coupled with a general system of taxation upon property. Would the Hon. and Learned Gentleman just allow him to state a few facts which bore upon this question, and which would show the difference of the ca pabilities of Ireland and England with regard to bearing taxa tion, and what a burden he sought to impose upon property. In Great Britain the population was a little more than dothile that of Ireland. The cultivated land of England was thirty four millions of acres, but in Ireland about fourteen millions. The rental in Great Britain was estimated at one hundred and fifty millions, and in Ireland at thirty-six millions; whilst in Ireland the number of labourers bore the proportion of two to one of the number of Great Britain. The wages of tLe la bourers of Great Britain averaged to 10s. per week, and in Ireland they were 2s. per week. The wealth of England was seventy millions, and of Ireland about six millions. Let them take the counties of Norfolk and Mayo. In Norfolk the ren tal was two millions, whilst in Mayo the rental was only 326,000/. In Ireland there were two million and a half of per sons who at ordinary times were destitute, mai he was persuaded that two millions more were in such a state as to be entitled to poor-law relief. He had mentioned these few facts to show to the Hon. Member the incapacity of Ireland to bear a heavy system of taxation. He thanked the House for the attention it had given to him whilst he had detained them from going into Committee on the measures before it. Mr. J. O'CONNELL said that the speech of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman had been listened to with great attention ; and he, for one, had no ill feeling upon the subject. The Honourable Gentleman had commenced by stating that he should not go into any offensive details, and yet he had accused them of coming into that House and talking of utter nonsense. The Hon. Gentleman had raid one thing which he was at first inclined to take up in a rather more strong ense than he was then inclined to do. The Hon Gentleman' had spoken of the repeal of the union, and had spoken of cutting the connexion between the country, and leaving it to its own tate. Such a sentiment had never come from the Irish Members, but had come from one who desired to speak the feelings of the English nation, though he did not The Irish Members had cried out to the Government to feed the people when they were starving, and to insist that rich landed proprietors should not spend their money here. but that they should be compelled to go to their own country. The Hon. Member had proposed to leave them to their own fate, to sink or swim, or to grind them down still further by the imposition of a heavy tax. He was as much opposed to the poor-law as any one--( Hear, hear, from Mr. Roebuck) but he should on the present occa sion vote fir it. It was not a time to look to anything beyond the present. The emergency was such that they hail nut time to look forward to the future. He would support it in every stage, anti he asked the Hon. Gentleman give it his support also and to let them have a fair experiment of the poor-law instead of a mockery and a delusion. The Hon. Gentleman had not referred at any length to the subject of his motion, and indeed he was right, for he (Mr. J. O'Connell) was pre pared to show that the Hun. Member had gone on entirely wrong grounds. He did not wish to trespass upon the House with his authorities at that moment,—( Hear, hear, from Mr. Roehuck,)—but if there was any disposition on the part of the House, he would enter into them at once. Ile was nut dispos_d to d. ny the justness of encomiums passed by the Hon. Member upon his own country, but he claimed equal justness for his own countrymen. Let them look at the poor expatriated Irish, who hail contrived to send over to their fellow-country men a sum of 200,0001. A suns nearly, if not quite, equal to that which !he rich had contributed. Mr. ROEBUCK—The rich in Ireland. Mr. J. O'CONNELL.—The rich of this country, and surely such a fact must operate to the credit of the Irish feeling. It was a well-known fact, that as soon as a farmer made any improvement in the land, that moment his rent was raised There was no protection whatever given them by the law. Yet this was the equal justice, dealt to the people of Ireland by an English Parliament. The Noble and Learned Member had also said, why did they not tax the horses, ser vants, and arms of the Irish gentry 1 To that he would answer, tax by all means those who came over here as legis lators, or to spend their incomes out of the country, but do not let them tax the resident gentry, who already were borne down enough by taxation. The same applied to the tradesman, and men of business in Ireland. Already they had enough to suffer without being obliged to pay an income or property-tax. While the union existed he could not consent to extend those taxes to those who were resident in Ireland. The Honourable and Learned Member (Mr. Roebuck) had the credit of being a great constitutional lawyer. If so, he must admit that represent ation should be coequal with taxation. Applying this principle to the taxation and representation of Ireland, he found that while Ireland paid the same taxes in three cases out of four that England did, her proportion of representwives, compared with England, was Ito or 6. Whatever were the existing evils of Ireland, he believed they had originated by the union, and at ar.y future time, he would be prepared fully to go into the subject with the Hon. and Learned Gentleman if he was prepared to do so.—( Hear, hear. ) Mr. BAILLIE said that ever since the beginning of the session, the Hon. arid Learned Member for Bath, had insisted un one proposition, which was, that the land of a country was bound to su-tain its population. Now he ( Mr. Bailie) admitted the truth of the pro; ()salon. It was indisputable—but the Hon and Learned Alember was much mistaken if he thought that this abstract prep isition could be always carried out. There were many districts that could not maintain their poor, and he wanted to know how, under such circumstances, the destitute were to be sup ported? He had on a former occasion pointed at the case of the Isle of Sky, the rental of which in the best of times would not maintain its population Inure than six months in the year. and in the present year, from the failure of the potato crop, not more than two months. How then could the land support those people ? He trusted the House would be cautious how they introduced the English Poor-law into Ire land, and above all not to grant out-uoor relief to the able bodied labourer. Such a course would, in his opinion, be ruinous. He thought it would be better, in the first instance, to introduce such a law as the Scotch one into operation in Ireland, and to extend its provisions afterwards, if found necessary.—( Hear, hear. ) Mr. HUME remarked that the Hon. Gentleman who had last spoken had gone altogether w:de of the question. In fact, he had not referred to it at all. The real question of his Hon. and Learned Friend (Mr. Roebuck) was that the Irish landlords should be subjected to the same taxation as the landlords and people of England. The case of the Isle of Sky had nothing whatever to do with the question; yet surely the Hon Member for. Inverness would not be bold enough to say that the whole property of Sky should not first be taxed to the support of the poor, before coining to England, and asking her for support. A great deal had been said about the speech of the Hon. and Learned Member for Bath exciting angry and vindictive feelings ' bat it was not the spirit of the speech they had to deal with, it was the motion by which it was accompanied— ,' hether a fair and equitable system of taxation for Ireland should not be adopted.—( Hear, hear.) It was quite clear that he Government had acted in a most unsatisfactory manner in employing the i.h people on useless public works but the future was what the House had to deal with. Notwithstanding what had been said, he was firmly of opinion that the Hon. and Learned Member for Bath had made out his case. None /wild deny the general facts and arguments which he bad em ployed. While this was bis (Mr. Hume's) opinion of the motion, at the same time he agreed that the Hon. Member for Kilkenny was right in attributing the present evils in Ire land to misgovernment. Previous legislatures had been guilty 01 this misgovernment, and he would now support any measure for Ireland which was calculated to give that country equal rights and privili ges with England.—( Hear, hear.) Until they relieved Ireland from the burdens which pressed upon it— until they obliged those w ho.e lands were mortgaged to a great extent to sell that land, they would have no mitigation of the evils which at present afflicted Leland. They would find that a great proportion of the soil of that country was arrested in Chancery, and unless some effective means were therefore adopted by Government, it would be useless to expect that the landlords would endeavour to prevent the poor from starving. On these grounds he would support the motion of his Hon. chosenFrie h e thought n d thate time the e ew m h b :ne motion t o rwßath.was l timed. absolutelyt e w necessary edesupport Member i the c hi b b oe e pr c i a n h u i oa s nd e of the House should be taken. He had asked for nothing but what was fair, and entertaining that opinion, he (Mr. Hume) would support his lion. Friend if he pressed his motion to a division. Sir HOBERT PEEL said that one important part of this question had, it appeared to him, been hut slightly touched up , n by the different Members who had spoken upon it that evening, and there was little prospect of getting through the Bill under eight or ten nights at least, if such a discussion were permitted to proceed. Now his opinion was, that this was not the proper occasion in which to enter upon the discus sion of the question, whether or not the general burden of pro viding for the poor should be (as in England) thrown upon Ireland, by compelling contributions to the financial taxes of the country, as well as to the local burdens. He did not think that this was the fitting occasion for discussing this question, or that the lion. Member's amendment was the best mode of providing for the evils they had to consider. What was it that the Honourable Member proposed ? He proposed, that be.. fore entering upon the consideration of the Bill brought forward by the Noble Lord and the Government—namely, to advance certain sums by way of loans, for the pur pose of employing industrial labour, and also of im proving landed property ; to add to that Bill certain condi tions which could only provoke discussion without leading to any more practical result. The Hon. Gentleman proposed, " that in any plans of relief for Zhe distress of the Irish poor by loans to the owners of property in Ireland they would be unjust and impolitic, unless accompanied by a system of taxa tion, which would subj et such property to the burdens already imposed upon all property throughout Great Britain." Now he ( Sir H. Peel) assented to the principle of that resolution, the real and practical difficulty was not to he found in this ab stractpriuciple itself, but in the application of it under existirg circumstances—(Hear, hear)—and in the mode proposed by the Hon. Gentleman. Why, in the first place, he (Sir R. Peel) was of opinion ti.at the landiords in Ireland could not submit to have these burdens imposed upon there—( Hear, hear)—he apprehended that the burden. imposed upon property in Scotland were not the same with those imposed in England. But let them observe what the Bill said. The Bill enabled certain owners of property in Ireland to avail themselves of a power which the Government possessed of granting money by way of loan, and when they had to consider a were that nearly 700 000 persons were employed in public e either useless or unnecessary, sufferin g poor works which were that it might be advlislublie' gra n tu e t asur e which proposed to supply food to the and when they money to the landlords of in he though" few persons would doubt Ireland, cases to advance sums of the land, and also of employingand, for the purpose of improving p,a flr e irt l se a l b ip o r u o r d e u r e s e i n ; the but cultivation of the soil, and thus increasing loans to thee for the distress of ti owners of property in Gentleman a_sykemd,euthuast of f o t etit burdensn\, Irish poor h Ireland should be permitted, unless accompanied°wn Hon. of taxation wt ich would subject such toproirtv b y a system already i mposed upon ail property throughout Giea he would ask the Hoe. Member how it would be practical t. carry out this resolution ? Supposing that twenty landed pro prietors wished to borrow from Government as amount of 10,001)/. each, for the purpose of improving their properties, under an engagement for the repayment of the amount ad vanced, what would be the practical effect of the resolution as worded by the [lon. Member ? Did he mean that the pro prietors should be subjected to the same burdens as in Eng land ? Mr. ROEBUCK—Yes. Sir R. PEEL—They were then to pay an income-tax, but it was to be an income-tax applicable to Ireland generally ; and why ? because perhaps twenty proprietors had availed themselves of the opportunity offered them al borrowing cer tain moneys by way of loan. Mr. ROEBUCK Oh, no, no. Sir R. PEEL—Why, what could be the meaning of the Hon. Gentleman's reservation? If ten individuals borrowed money from Government for the purpose of improv'ng their properties, eitber they were to pay the income-tax individually or the whole population of Ireland were to be liable to pay it. Which did the Hon. Gentleman mean ? Mr. ROEBUCK—The whole of Ireland of course. Sir ROBERT PEEL—What ! if they were to advance 10,0001. to each of those ten individuals, was that to be held a good and sufficient reason why they should tax the whole population of Ireland? But the How. Gentleman'' resolution said that the application of the property-tax would depend on the question whether advances of money had been made to certain parties. Surely this was ant doing justice to the mag nitude of the subject ; surely this was not meeting the question which the Noble Lord had introduced in a proper manner. He (Sir Robert Peel) did not know what answer the lion. Gentleman could give to his question. He did not object to the abstract principle advanced by the Hon. Gentleman, but he did affirm, that the difficulties ot Ireland were not to he met by a resolution like this; and, above all, he (Sir R. Peel) would not concede that an income-tax should be impo-ed upon Ireland because certain advances of money had been made to certain landlords. fie considered that he much diminished the claim which England had upon Ireland, if, to the measures of the Noble Lord, were attached the reservation of the Hon. Gentleman. Now the House would observe, that he dirt not deny that it might be jus'; on a reconsideration ce their finan cial system, to which they must shortly come, he would not deny that then the question might be considered of equal bur r tens. But it might be said that he was prejudicing the case, that he was taking a prejudiced view of the subject, and that he much diminished the prospect of a satisfactory arrangem •nt by not agreeing to the present resolution. All he could say was, that he objected to these general and abstract reso lutions. When this measure would come before them, he could see difficulties enough which would require to be solved, before it could go through Committee, and he did not think that they were increasing the pes , ibility ot a satisfactory result. by fettering themselves with engagements, like thosetequired by the Hon. Member, or agreeing to abstract principles, like that in the resolution. He was ready to con-ider the whole question when it cane before them in another shape, hut he thought this time unfitted for its consideration. Lord JOHN RUSSELL had stated the other night his objections to the imposition of an Income Tax on Ireland, and he had not intended to make any obAsrvations that evening, if the Honourable and Learned Member had confined himself to the mere subject matter of the resolution. The Hon. Gentleman. however, had omitted many of the arguments in favour of his proposi tions in order to launch out against Irish proprietors, against the Ministry, the most unjust sarcasms, rather with a view of amusing the House, than meeting the question With respect to the Income and Property-tax Acts, he thought there were arguments—if that were the proper time to consider them— there were arguments in favour of this proposition connected with the state of Ireland itself, because an argument might be adduced in favour of direct taxation from the fact that the indirect taxation in Ireland had been so dispro portioned to the means of consumption, and therefore had furnished one main cause for that checked consumption, as was ably shown in a speech of :the late Lord Sydenham, and, therefore, if the Hon. Gentleman had discussed the question on fair grounds, he might have used many arguments which he had altogether omitted that evening. The Hon. Gentleman, in some of his remarks, had shown, a misappre hension of the grounds on which he ( Lord J. Russell) had proposed that the Bill before the House, a Bill for the relief of the poor, should pass concurrently with the Landed Pro perty Bill. He thought it was most desirable that the popu lation of Ireland, a great part of whom would be unable to live on the small plots of potatoes which they held, should be sup plied with some other means of subsistence, and he knew none better than to encourage the proprietors of the soil to improve their lands, to increase the produce, at the same time giving employment to the industrial labour of the country. But while this effect was desirable, he doubted if it could be ob tained so completely, unless accompanied by a Bill which would compel the owners of the soil to support these who were starving. Ile belie , ed, therefore, that if a Bill were brought in, compelling them to support those who were destitute, on the one hand, they should, on the other, give the means of employ ment by advancing loans of motley, and thus it was desirable that these two Bills should accompany each other. With regard to the poor-law, he thought that if they imposed considerable burdens on the owners of the land, they ought also to provide means for the improvement of that land to enable it to bear those added burdens. One means was to enable the landlords to obtain these loans on terms which would induce them to apply to Government fur them ; another was in cases where the proprietors had but small incomes, and where the rest of these incomes were eaten up by mortgages, to enable these proprietors to sell a portion of their lands, acid thus place them selves in the situation of smaller proprietors, having smaller incomes, but incomes that were free. He thought, therefore, that if these measures were allowed to accompany each other. con siderable expectations might be entertained of their efficiency. The Hon. Member for Montrose had expressed a great alarm at hearing that 700,000 persons were employed on the public works of Ireland. He (Lord John Rus sell) would not think himself justified, although there were no other means of supporting the people in their present wretched state of destitution, if he did not place a strong check on the present employment of the poor in Ire land. The measure was passed fur the purpose of affording a temporary relief to the destitute in that country ; and the Government had erticavoured, by means of a letter of the Secretary of State for Ireland, and by other means to di minish the number of the labourers employed on these public works. He did not think that the mischief of taking them away from the cultivation of the soil was so great as had been represented, and as this was the season for ploughing and sowing taking place, there was a most favourab!e opportunity given by the increased agricultural operations, for decreasing the number of labourers employed upon the roads. Perhaps the House would allow him to read a portion of a letter, which had b 'en placed in his hands that morning. He would not give the writer's name but his statement might be depended upon in every particular. (The Noble Lord then read an extract from a letter to show that associa tions were being formed in Ireland for the purpose of opening bread stores in Ireland, and that agricultural operations were rapidly proceeding in many of the counties of Ireland. The writer concluded by expressing his confidence that God in his mercy would remove the calamity which at present afflicted Ireland.) That letter was written in a spirit with which every man should approach the subject. He (Lord John Russell thought that great credit was due to the Irish people for the spirit of resignation and of patience with which they had seen their fellow-men swept away in crowds by this great calamity, and he did trust, therefore, that whatever biekerings they might have in that House, they would endeavour net to infltme national animosities, but rather to cherish those virtues which belonged to the Irish character, and to forgive or over look the faults which were common to humanity.— (Cheers.) Mr. S. O'BRIEN trusted that the Noble Lord would do them of the Irish national party—(Laughter)— the justice to believe that in their proceedings they were not actuated by na tional or party animosities. lie, at the same time, wished to inform the Hon. and Learne.l Member for Bath that his sar casms had not been in any degree successful in ruffling his temper--( Continued laughter)—and he could assure the Hoo. Nlember that he had dune more for the cause of repeal— ' Laughter )—on that one evening than the party to which he (Mr. O'Brien) belonged had effected by their whole proceed ings for many motiths. But still he did not feel that he was at liberty to allow the challenge of the Hon. and Learned Mem ber to be silently passed over, that they who hat. agitated for the repeal of the union had come over to England with bated hroenat.huraasbk;: Member'sg for succour. ou fl e r. sp e ec c h not b ould uth allowte m of this convinced c s o a n r v idth e e ui hint of the necessity of domestic legislation. He believed with the Honourable Member for Bath that property had its duties as well as its rights. But he would tell the Hon. Member that it was one thing to charge justly individuals, hut it Ica , ' quite another thing to arraign the innocent. He could not concede the mecd of such unparalleled magnanimity to the English people as the Hon. Member for Bath said their conduct d'served. Ile thought the best course for the Go vernment to adopt, before they proceeded to pass a poor-laer for Ireland, would be to appoint a Committee to inquire into the financial condition of the ter) countries. He was perfectly content to abide by the decision of such a Committee. Mr. E. CALLAGHAN said that reference had been made by the Hon. Member for Bath to a conversation which he had had vvith two gentlemen, who were Roman Catholic priests. He (Mr. Callaghan) also had an interview with those persons, and he wished to inform the House that the object of their coming to this country was to point out to the people of England the condition of the suffering poor of Ireland, in such a manner as they could not be supposed to know. Those gentlemen had thought proper to make some remarks re specting the conduct of certain gentlemen, and complaining that they did nothing to relieve the distresses of the people. He knew those gentlemen himself, and could say of hi• own pet sonal knowledge, that no persons in Ireland had subscribed more liberally than they had to tee funds raised for the relief of the distress of the country. It might be asked, what was the rea son of the attack of the Hon. and Learned Member for Bath. He did not wish to make any allusion to anything which oc curred in that House. He was one evening sitting near the Hon. and Learned Member for Bath, after one of his recent attacks upon Irish Members, when the Hon. Member NO Durham came up to him and said," Well,lßoebuck, did you hear what Barron said of 3ou ? They will be at you." " Well," said the Hon. and Learned Member for Bath, " I have an answer for them ; I will give them the In come-tax." He was surprised to hear that he was encouraged in his onslaughts by a eriend—a friend of peace—the lion. Member for Durham. He supposed that the speech of this evening was the result of his determination upon that occa sion.—(Laughter.) Lord G. BENI INCK had listened with attention to the speech of the Hon. and Learned Member for Bath, but he had not heard one single argument against going into Committee on this Bill. He, for one, thought the Landed Property Bill was an excellent measure. lie thought that no injustice could be committed on this country if the principle and interest of the money about to be advanced, were advanced upon good securi ty. He regretted that the amount about to he advanced was not even larger than was proposed, for he felt assured that any improvement in tho land of the country would tend to augment and increase the revenue. He thought that if " The Million Act" had been carried out in a more liberal mode than it had been dune, much good might have been effected by a system of more liberal grants. Ap, roving alto gether of the measure, and seeing no sen'e or wisdom in the resolution proposed by the Hon. and Learned Member for Bath, he should therefore vote in favour of the original reso lution for going into Committee. Mr. B. ESCOTT did not wonder at the Noble Lord the Member for Lynn desiring to spend more of the public money after the defeat he had sustained on his Railway Bill for an vancing 16,000,000/. of the English money. A great deal of talk had been heard in the House about "equal rights." No person seemed inclined to dispute the justice of giving the people of Ireland equal rights, taut they should also rememb' r that if there were to be equal rights there must also be equal burdens. The Hon. Member had said that this was not the time for imposing equal burdens. He thought, however, that the time had come when equal taxation should take place This question had not been met by any argunsetit. The Hon. Member for Kilkenny hail said that he had some papers in his pocket. or at home, or omewhere else, which could prove that this was not the time to impose taxation. Why was the ques tion not gone into ? It had also been said that this was nut the proper time to enter into the question. He maintained that this was the proper time to settle the account, and see how each nation stood. if it was not the time now, when was it to be ? Was it to be when Ireland had swallowed up all the English gold, that the proper time to discuss the question was to come? How much longer would they go on living upon English gold and English toil ? He was happy to see that the rime would shortly come when the English people would have an opportunity of taking the matter in their own hand., and of declaring their opuaiens upon the conduct of the Government. Mr. M. MILNES did not think the present was a fitting time to enter upon the discussion of a poor-lav for Ireland. It was a question they could not discuss at thisnment. Af er the present visitation had passed over, be belisved they would be in a vision to enter not only upon the poor-law, bet the general question of Ireland. The grants b Ireland ought not to be mixed up with those general questioss ; each should be taken separately, and having disposed of present wants, they might then look about them for tt,e best meals of improving the social and moral condition of the sister kingdom, and of warding off future calamities. Mr. 'HUNT:6 agreed with the principles hid down in the speech of the Hon. and Learned Member for Bath, and had the Hon. and Learned Member founded a sutstantial motion upon it, he would certainly have given him his support. But he did not see what the Hon. and Learned Member's amend ment had to do with the question before them. The proposal of Government was not to make an absolute and unconditional grant of money to Ireland, or he should have been the last man to support it, but it was on the contrary, a proposal to lend with the prospect of future repayment, and in that view be was prepared to give them his support. He quite agreed with the Hon. and Learned Member, that both the property and the income-tax ought to be applied to Ireland, and he should be always ready to support such a proposal, no matter who brought it forward, presided it was in a pacific form. Mr. SHA RNI AN CRAW FORD was deciJedly opposed to taking the capital of this country to meet the present distress in Ireland without pledging himself, as an Iri,h landholder, to use his utmost exertions to see it repaid. He was no advocate for supporting the poor of Ireland at the expense of the capital of England, and the property of Ireland ought to be bound to see this loan, for he viewed it in that light, repaid to the last farthing —( Hear, hear.) Air. R. YO It K E sail this was not the time for entering upcn the topics opened up by the Honourable and Learned Member for Bath, and as the wants of Ireland were exceedingly pretsing, he felt constrained to support Government on that occasion Mr. JAMES should conscientiously ♦ote for the motion of the Hon. and Learned Member for Bath, and hoped the period was not far distant when the principles enunciated by him would be carried into effect. The galleries were then cleared, and the 1-louse divided, when there appeared— For the original motion For the amendment 26 ajority —9s The House then went into Committee. Clauses 1,2, 3, and 4 were agreed to. On clause five, Mr. G. HAMILTON moved that after the went "stones," in lieu of the following words, should be inserted, "planting with young trees, erecting tile works for draining tiles, lime kilns, farm bridges, and gates, mills for the scotching and pre paration of flax, mills for the crushing and preparation of rape linseed." The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER objected to the amendment, as it would materially interfere with the ob jects of the Bill. The Earl of LINCOLN opposed the amendment. Mr. Vesey, Mr. Smith O'Brien, Mr. Shaw, and Sir Denham Norr,ys supported the amendment, and contended that by adopting it, increased employment would be given to unskilled labour. Colonel RAWDON also supported the amendment, as it would tend to encourage improvements in the buildings and other works on the land, necessary for agricultural purposes. Sir G. GREY opposed the amendment, as if the land were once improved the other improvements would lollow as a necessary consequence. After a few words from Mr. PHILIP HOWARD, Lord LINCOLN said it they legislated as Hon. Gentlemen who opposed the clause wished, they would completely inter fere with private enterprise to which they would do well to leave at least something. and instead of the expenditure of only 1,000,0001. being necessary, they would be compelled to expend hundreds of millions. In his opinion the clause went far enough. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER opposed the amendment, on the ground that the clause as it stood would effect all that was necessary. Mr. HAMILTON withdrew his amendment, and the clause, with some slight alterations, was agreed to. On Cloa4e i; being proposed, Mr. GROGAN moved the insertion of the following words, " by courtesy"—" or any person empowered by law to embank and reclaim lands from the sea." He considered that without this addition to the clause, companies or private per sons wishing to make such improvements at their own expense, would not have that protection which the outlay they would.be necessarily called upon to make should entitle them, or on the other hand, be able to obtain aid from the Government. The CHANCELLOR of the EXcIIEQUER opposed the amendment, as he considered it would enti le private com panies, who were empowered under their Acts to borrow rn , ney for their onn purpose?, to obtain money which by the 13111 was only intended to be lent to the proprietors of land. The amendment was ultimately withdrawn, and the clause was agreed t o . Clauses 7,8, 9, 10, 11, and 13, were then agreed to with out discussion. After s,,me slight discussion or. clause 13, Clauses 16, 17, and 18 were then agreed to. On clause 19 being proposed, '.llr. M O'FERRALL objected that there were no sufficient means of ascertaining the application of the monies to be ap plied under this Act. The officials were not made sufficiently responsib:e. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHLQUER could see no feasible reason for objecting to the officials. To whom were they to object? Why, to the commis,ioners of public works. Ile had in his hand the 13ill of last session, which was introduced by the late Secretary for Ireland, on which his Noble Friend had acted. He would not read the clause to the end, but he thought he could not act more wisely than by showing the foundation on which they had proceeded. Mr. MONAGHAN said that this questio❑ of time was to be decided by the Com tof Chancery ; but how could the Lord Chancellor decide upon a matter like this so well as the Commissioners of Public Works? After a few words from the Earl of LINCOLN, Mr. MORE O'FERRALL thought a question might arise as to the remuneration to he,given under the Board of Works. Mr. SHAW understood that the appeal of the Court of Chancery was only to be an extreme resort.' Mr. lIINDLEY said, that in the English Bill they gave the trustees an indemnity, but. they had don, no such thing in this Bill, and that was the only means of guarding themselves from the inconveniences of the Act. Mr. HAMILTON, after referring to the 15th clause, sug gested that words should be inserted giving to the Commis sioners a power to inquire as to whether the public works would put such an increased value on the land as would justify the outlay. Mr. M. O'FERRALL objected to the introduction of the clause altogether. There was a clause in the bth and 6th Victoria, which did give the powers sought by this clause, but there was nothing of the kind in the Drainage Act of last year, and the only effect would be to enable the Commissioners to appoint an assessor, at ten guineas a day, which no doubt would give a very pleasant occupation to the lawyers. After a few words in explanation from Sir G. Grey, the Earl of Lincoln and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, show ing the verbal construction of the clause, Mr. M. O'FERRALL intimated his intention, that unless an alteration was made, he should move for the omission of the clause. Atter some further discussion the clause was agreed to. Clauses 20, 21, arid 22, with some verbal amendments, were likewise agreed to. Cl aus e s -z3, 24, and 25 were agreed to. On clause 26 being proposed, Lord G. BENTINCK made some observations with re ference to the security which Government would have that the monies advanced would be applied to the purposes of improving the land. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER explained that the Governmen t would see that t he first instalment was properly applied bef ore a second instalme nt would be granted. t H o e s h i a o , l l , The clause, as amen ded, was a g reed to.no objection to alte r the arnouidt (300!.) in the clause Clauses 27, 28, 29, 30, and 31, were agreed to after some verbal amendments. Upon clause 32 being proposed, The Earl of LINCOLN thought that some limitation should be put upon the extent of the powers granted to the Commissioners. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was under stood to say that great tlifficul . y would arise from the addition of any words to the clause as it then stood. Lord G. BENTINCK said that in the performance of large works contingencies might arise, and it was well to have some words introduced into the clause to meet any difficulty which might arise. After a few words from Mr. W. S. O'B r i en , M r . M ore O'Ferrall, Lord Lincoln, Lord G. Bentinck, and the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, in reply ; the clause, as it originally stood, was agreed to. Clauses 33 to 36 were then, after a few words from Mr. ILammosr and the CHANCELLOR of Excris.quea, agreed to. Clauses 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, and 42, were agreed to. Clause 43 was agreed to. On clause 44 being put, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER proposed two verbal amendments. Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN objected to the clause altogether, which he considered would be a most unjust and impolitic enactment. Mr. BELLEW considered, that if this and the 32d clause were omitted, the Bill would be of no value. The clause was then agreed to. Clauses 45 to 53 were then agreed to without opposition. Mr. M. O'FERRALL contended that the parties who effected the arterial drainage were entitled to the same benefit as those who carried out the thorough drainage. After a conversation between Mr. M. O'Ferrall, Mr. Stewart, and Mr. Smith O'Brien, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that if the question were to be raised at all, it ought to be raised on the principle of the Bill. Afile r e . A p i o . o n s, and he w The clauses were then passed. Clauses 54 and 55 we r e a lso passed. On clause 56 bei ng p ro p ise d, that an alteration of a fortnight's impri sonmen t, b e ma d e a part of the Bill. This O'FERRALLs o a u i l d d t h p a r t op t o this clause imposed a p enalt y of was understood to be allowed. Clauses 57 and 58 were then passed. Several other clauses were agreed to without discussion. Lord Newry, Sir R. Ferguson, and Mr Smith O'Brien se verally proposed clauses in order to give greater effect to the provisions respecting drainage, but they were withdrawn on the promise that the Government would give effect to their re commendations in some other form. The remaining clauses were then agreed to, and the Bill, with the amendments were ordered to be reported on Wed nesday next. The House then resumed. POOR RELIEF (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE QUER the consideration of the Poor Relief (Ireland) Bill was adjourned. REGISTERING BIRTHS (SCOTLAND) BILL—MAR RIAGE (SCOTLAND) BILL. These Bills were read a second time. The Gas Works Clauses Bill ai.d the Waterworks Clauses Bill were also further e.,nsidered in Committee. GALWAY ELECTION. Mr. W. S. O'BRIFN presented a petition, complaining of the decision of the Examiners with respect to the recognisames required to be entered into by certain peti tioners against the return of Mr. Monaghan for the town of Galway, as a Member to serve in that House, he begged the House to remember that the law of elections hail been changed. The parties had now only fourteen days to lodge their petitions, and considering the place was five Hun dred miles from London, he thought that every indulgence ought to be shown to the petitioners The Courts of Law had expressed great doubts as to the terms of the Acr as to whe ther the expression, worth a certain sum, was intended to imply that a petitioner was in the possession of five hundred pounds, and therefore, he presumed, that the conditions of the Act had been substantially complied with. The motion which he had to make was, that time should be given to the petitioners to amend their recognisances. On the motion being read, The ATTORNEY- GENERAL said that however in clined the House might b. , to grant this indulgence, it had no power whatever to alter the form. By the 4th clause of 7 and 8 Victoria, chapter the decision of the examiner of re cogni acmes was made final. The Act then went on to direct tho vray in which the decisions were to be arrived at, and by the 14th clause the principle was further carried out. There had been one case since the passing of the Reform Bill, and that. was in the case of Lord G. Paget. who had petitioned the House when he had los/ his election for Caernarvon. At that time the magistrate who had acted in the case had done so nut of his jurisdiction. That was a grave question, hut the circumstance of the magistrate having so acted out of his jurisdiction had created a di*culty under which Lcrd G. Paget was made the victim. Mr. M'CARTHY conceived that this sass a case not con templated by the Act, and that the prayer of the petition ought to be eumplied with. Sir R. PEEL said that he was the person who had intro duced this Act, and it appeared that there were two tribunals esta blished by it. The first Kas that of the examiner of recognisances, and the other was that of a Select Committee of the House. The decisions of both these tribunals was to be final and con clusive, and he conceived, therefore, that this petition could not be received. The terms of the Act were plain and explicit, and they did not say that a man should swear that he believed himself to be possessed of live hundred pounds, for that would be by far too vague a direction, but that he was seised and possessed of five hundred pounds, and the levy in a case of estreat was to be made upon the goods and chattels of the petitioner. This was sufficiently plain, and therefore he must advise the House not to receive this petition, lest it should open the way to a dangerous innovation, which might hereafter prove of serious inconvenience. M J. O'CONNELL thought that the better plan would be decidedly te postpone the consideration of the matter for at least twenty-four hours. Ile thought it matter of regret that the examiner hail came to this conclusion. Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN replied. They were now resting upon a technicaiity for the purpose of ser,eoing one of their officers. . . The motion was then negatived without a division. The House adjourned at Two o'clock. BRITISH AMERICAN LAND CONIeANY. The annual general court of proprietors in this company was yesterday held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, for the purpose of receiving the report of the directors, and for the purpose of electing four directors and one auditor, in the room of those who retire by rotation, and to fill up the vacancy in the direction occasioned by the death of the late P. M. Stewart, Esq., M.P. A. Gillespie, Esq., took the chair at two o'clock. The CLERK having read the notice convening the meeting, the minutes of the last meeting were confirmed. The CLERK then read the report of the directors, from which it appeared that a marked improvement in every branch of the company's business had taken place. The sales amounted to 17,350 3 % acres, for 12,6391. 13s. Bd. currency, being an average of 12s. 81 per acre for unim proved lands, and 1411. 10s. for town lots in Sherbrooke. And showing an increase aly , ve the sales of last year of 3,220 acres, and 2,8:•0/. ss. 2d., and in average price of Is. 2d. per :tete ; notwithstanding every care had been exercised to avoid sales to irresponsible parties. The subject to which the directors adverted with most pleasure was the very im portant increase in the receipts of the company in Canada within the past year. The total sum collected had been 7,574/. currency, being, as compared with last year, an in. crease of 4,652/. Es. 4d. as thus shown 1845. 1846. Increase. Mortgage Debts £2,283 17 7 £3,081 11 11 £2,797 14 4 Real Estates • •• 539 2 11 1,239 16 9 700 13 10 Sherbrooke Tow.i.• • 15 7 7 463 5 0 447 17 5 Rents •• il3 4 8 6 , 7 16 3 584 11 7 Premium of Echange.. £2ll 1 2 Less Trans fers ...... 89 0 0 £2,921 12 9 £7,452 911 £4,530 17 2 £11 , 2 1 2 £122 1 2 £2,921 12 9 £7,574 11 1 £4,655 18 4 These results the commissioner attributed, in a great degree, to the increased activity given to business generally in the eastern townships by the prospect of the early construction of the railway, and to the operation of the system cf pro duce payments, which had enabled every industrious pur chaser to fulfil in part his engagements. Its bene ficial effects might be further judged of, from the cir cumstance of purchasers having in many cases, preferred in this mode of payment, to anticipate the period at which the claims of the company became due. The expenses for managk ment in Canada, inclusive of sums due for the service of 1845, had been 1,770/. 13s. 9d., 11. C., and for statute labour, and other ordinary current expenses, inclusive of several claims for previous years to 5821. Bs. 9d., leaving a balance of income over the proper annual expendi ture of 5,2211. 81. 7d., ILC. ; or 4,6991. ss. 10d. sterling. " The assets in Canada, at 31st December, 1846, as com pared with the previous year, were— For 1845. For 1816. Cash *.:1.26 £ 8.94 Produce Cotton factory 5OO 425 Railway Shares dep , ,,it 250 2.400 Bids and Notes... 1,086 945 - 2.031 2,985 3,864 7,509 Less received frOm England 1,800 Stg. 2,000 £3,860 .£5,509 With respect to the expenditure in London, the directors had only to remark, that the utmost economy had been observed, and the total outlay, as shown by the accounts, amounts to 3291. 6s. 7d. In their last annual report the directors drew the attention of the proprietors to the prospects of the St. LAwrence and Atlantic Railway, and they had now the plea sure to announce to the proprietors the commencement of this important 'work ; notwithstanding the very grave obstacles with which this enterprise had had to contend, arising from the apprehended difficulties with the United States, now happily dispelled ; and also from the panic which had overtaken almost every one of the railways projected at the same time. Nothing, the directors felt, could afford stronger evidence of the value of this great work than the simple fact, that it had been proceeded with almost exclusively on colonial support, after the de termined opposition, and final withdrawal of the greater proportion of those who had taken shares in Eng land; and who, it was probable, conceived it to be cla'sed with the other ephemeral projects of 185. The proprietors might rest assured that although, from their present engrgements in promotion of objects vitally impor tant to the company, the directors deemed it inexpedient to attempt to undertake further charges on the company's re venue ; yet the proprietors might be assured that the earliest moment would be adopte t for attempting a renewal of interest payments. The commissioner of the company, Mr. Galt, was now in this country, it having been deemed important by the directors to require his presence for com munication with them relative to the prospective operations of the company. The directors regretted to announce the lamented death of P. M. St ewart, Esq., A.P., one of the members of their board, the vacancy occasinred by which it was now the duty of the proprietors to till. The directors who retired by rotation were W. P. Crawford, Esq., R. Ellice, Esq., E. W. Mills, Esq., T. Poynder, Esq. ; and R. C .rter, Esq., auditor. The following gentlemen offered themselves for re election, Russell Ellice, Esq., E. W. Mills, Esq., Thomas Puvrder, Esq., as directors; Robert Carter, Esq., auditor. The follow ing gentlemen were also candidates:—Thomas 11. Brooking, Esq., George Pemberton, Esq., John White, Esq., as directors; \l'or.Clial man, Esq., as auditor, ;n place Of T.II. Brooking, Esq. The following abstract of the British American Land Com pany's London Cash Account for the year 1846, was laid before the meeting:— Dr. 1846. Balance at bankers 31st December, -. 1845 £259 11 6 Cash received for the Commifssioner to be repaid to him in Canada ll2 17 9 361 days' Merest on 1,0001. Ex chequer-bill 22 1 9 Cash for letter of credit, o. 112 5 0 0 113._ 15 0 0 114... 3 0 0 23 0 0 Cash for 2,000/. Exchequer-bill, sold at 10s. premium, I(ss 2,051 5 0 . . _ 364 day:: interest on 1,000/. I''x chequer-bill 22 1 9 Remittance by Commissioner on T. Willis .... 2B 10 0 Cash fur Sib call on t 0 shares and interest on which the dividend of 1839 is paid (see below) £2,617 14 11 1.34 W INTELLIGENCE. LOLLS - C BURT, March 8. HOWARD V. W)WARD. This was a supplemental suit. The circumstances of the case are as follow :—The plaintiff, MN. Ann Howard, was entitled to certain estates in the islands of St. Vincent and Eustatia, in the West Indies, as the executrix of her mother, La:ly Boltcn, which bad been secured to her by a deed of settlement executed upon her marriage. The original suit was instituted by the plaintiff in the present cause conjointly with her husband; but the latter having become bankrupt, Mrs. Howard filed the present bill solely on her own account. Preliminary objections were taken by the defendants, who contended that the plaintiff could not file the present bill, it being inconsistent with the former suit, and for a different purp,,se. Mr. Kinderslv was heard to-day on behalf of the plaintiff. CIRCUITS UNDER THE SMALL I)EBTS ACT. The circuits to be holden under the Small Debts Act, as appointed by the Lord Chancellor, are as follows: I. Gateshead, Alnwick, Belford, Bellingham, Berwick, llaltwhistle, Ilexham, M.rpeth, Newcastle, North Shields, Rothbury, Wooler. 2. Durham, Hartlepool, Shotley Bridge, South Shields, Stockton, Sunderland, Walsingliam. 3. Alston, Carlisle, Cockermouth, Keswick, Penrith, Whitehaven, Wigton, Alverstone, Ambleside, Appleby, Kirkbv, Kendal, Kirkby-Lonsdale. 4. Blackburn, Burnley, Clithetee, Colne, Garstang, Kirk ham, Lancaster, Poulton, Preston. 5. Bolton, Charley, Leigh, Orinskirk, St. Helen's, Wigan. 6 Liverpool. 7. Al iricham, Birkenhead, Chester, Knutsford, Nantwich, Northwieli, Runcorn, Saltbrd, %Varrington. 8. I‘laneln.ster. 9. Congleton, Hyde, Macclesfield, Stockport, Glossop, Aslain. 10. Bury, Ha,, , lingden, Oldham, Rochdale, Saddleworth. 11. Bedford, li -, Aghley, Otley. Settle, Skipton. 12. Halifax, Ilohntirth, Hudder.field, Todnvlden. 13. Bainsl*y, Doncaster, Goole, Itoterham, Sheffield, Thorne. 14. Dewsbury. Leeds, Pontefract, Wakefield. 13. Boston, Knaresborough, Ripon, Selby, Easingwold, Ley burn, Northallerton, Richmond, Stokesley, Thirsk, Whitby, York. 16. Marton-on-Humber, Beverley, Bridlington, Great Driffield, Ileadon, Bowdon, Kingston-on-Hull, Pocklington, Helmsley, New Melton, Scarborough. 17. Boston, I3ribg, Caist or, Gainsborough, Great Grimsby, Horncastle, Lincoln, Louth, Market Rasen, Slea ford, Spilsby. 18. Bingham, East Retford, Mansfield, Newark, Notting ham, Worksop. 19. Ahreton, Ashborne, Bakewell, Belper, Chapeben-le- Frith, Chesterfield, Del..y, Wirksworth, Buxton. 20. Ashby-de-la-'touch, Hinckley, Leicester, Loughbo rough, Market Bosworth, Market Barborough, Melton Mowbray, Grantham, Oakham. 21. Atherstone, Birmingham, Tamworth. 'l2. Lutterworth, Dayentry, Banbury ; Alcester, Coventry, Nuneaton, Rugby, Solihull, Southern, Stratford, Warwick, Skipston. 23. Bromyard, Ledhury, Bromsgrove, Droitwich, Evesham, Kidderminster, Pershore, Redditch, Stourbridge, Tenbury, Upton, Worcester. _ . '24. Hereford, Kingston, Leominster, Ross, Abergavenny, Chepstow, Monmouth, Newport, Pontypool, Tredegar, Usk, Prestcigne. 25. Oldbury, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Dudley. 26. Cheadle, Hanley, Leek, Lichfield, Newcastle-under- Lyne, Rugeley, Stafford, Stone, Uttuxeter. 27. Bishops Castle, Bridgenorth, Cleobury, Drayton, Ludlow, Madeley, Newport, Shrewsbury, Wem, Welling ton, Whitchurch._ 28. Llangefui, Bangor, Carnarvon, Conway, Portmadoc, Pwllheli, Denbigh, Llanrwst, Buthin, St. Asaph, liolywell, Mold. 29. Aberystwith, Ruabon, Wrexham, Bala, Corwen, Dol. gelly, Llantyllin, Llanidloea, Machynlleth, Newtown, Welch. pool, Oiweatry. 30. Brecknock, Builth, Crickhowell, Hay, Bridgend, Car. difi, Merthyr Tydvil, Neath, Swansea, lthaidr. 31. Carmarthen, Llandilotawr, Llandovery, Llanelly, New. castle-in-E , nlyn, Aberayron, Cardigan, Llanpeter, Haver. fordwest, Narbeth, Pembroke. 32. Attleborough, Aylshatn, East Dereham, Great Tar mouth, Holt, Little Walsingham, North Walsingham, Norwich, Wymondh am. 33. Harleston, Thetford, Beccles, Bury St. Edmund's, Eye, Farmingham, Halesworth, Ipswich, Lowestoft, Mildenhall, Stowniarket, Woodbridge. 34. Ely, March, Salim, Wisbeach, Bonnie, Ilolbeach, Spalding, Stamford, Dow•nham Market, King's Lynn, Swatr ham, Peterborough. 35. Bedford, Biggleswade, Cambridge, Newmarket, Saf fron Walden, Royston, Huntingdon, St. Neots, Kettering, Oundle, Thrapstone, Haverhill. 36. Ampthill, Leighton Buzzard, Aylesbury, Bucking ham, Newport, Pagnel, Brackley, Northampton, Towcester, Wellingborough, Bicester, Thame. 37. Abindon, Farringdon, Hungerford, Newbury, Reading, Walling,ford, Wantage, Windsor, Chipping Norton, Oxford, Witney, Woodstock. 38. Luton, Che:ham, High Wycombe, Waltham, Barnet, Bishop's Stortfor Hertford, Hitchin, St. Albans, Watford, Edmonton, Uxbridge. 39. Braintree, Brentwood, Chelmsford, Colchester, Dun mow, Halstead, Harwich, Maldon, Rochford, Romford, Had leigh, Sudbury. 40. Whitechapel. 41. Shoreditch, Bow. 42. Clerkenwell. 43. Bloomsbury. 44. Brenttord, Brompton, Marylt bone. 45. Westminster. 46. Chert,ey, Croydon, Dorking, Epsom, Farnham, Go dalmisg, Guildford, Kingston, Reigate, Wandsworth. 47. Southwark. 48. Greenwich, Lambeth. 49. Bromley, Dartford, Gravesend, Maidstone, Rochester, Seven oaks. Sheerness, Tonbridge, Tonbridge Wells. 50. Ashford, Canterbury, Deal, Dover, Faversham, Folke stone, Hythe, Margate, Ramsgate, Romney, Sittingbourne, Tenterden. 51. Arundel, Brighton, Chichester, Cuckfield, East Grin• stead, llastii:gs, Horsham, Lewes, Midhurst, Petworth, Worthing. 52. Alton, Andover, Basingstoke, Bishops Waltham, New. port, Isle of Wight, Peterstield, Portsmouth, Romsey, South• ampton, NVinehester. 53. B.dh, Frome, Bradford, Calne, Chippenham, Devizes, Marlborough, 'Melksham, Swindon, Trowbridge, Warrain• ster, Westbury. 54. Cheltenham, Cirencester, Darsley, Gloucester, Newent, Newnham, Non bleach, S:ow, Stroud, Tewkesbury, Winch combo, Malmesbury. 15. Bristol, Chipping, Sudbury, Thornbury. 56. Blandford, Bridport, Dorchester, Poole, Shaftesbury, Wareham, \\•evmout h, Winthorne Minster, Christchurch, Fordingbridge, Lymington, Salisbury. 57. Bridgewater, Chard, Clutton, Crewkerne, Langport, Taunton, Wellington, Wells, Weston-super-Mare, Williton, Wincanton, Yeovil. 58. Axminster. Barnstaple, Bideford, Crediton, Exeter, Honiton, S•mtli Molton, Tiverton, Torrington. 59. Camelford, Launceston, Holsworthy, Kingsbridge, Newton Abbot, Oakhampton, Plymouth, Tavistock, Totnes. 60. Bodmin Falmouth, Helston, Liskeard, Penza n ce, Red ruth, St. Austle, St. Columb Major Truro. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. John Young and John Fletcher, two stout young fellows, were brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with committing a violent assault upon Mr. William Driver, licensed vic tualler, 13, Hemming's-row. The complainant stated that on Sunday afternoon, about a quarter-past one, the defendants came into his house in a state of intoxication. Ile desired them to leave his house. The defendant Fletcher forced his way into the parlour, and he was obliged to use some violence to force him out of the room. Fletcher rushed upon him and kicked him severely. Eventually some of the neighbours came to his assistance, when the defendants were given into custody. The defendant Fletcher denied the assault. Mr. BINGIAM said that he had committed a most violent and unprovoked assault upon a respectable tradesman, who very properly refused to serve or harbour drunken men in his house on the Sabbath, he (Mr. Bingham) should fine him 505., or twenty-one days' imprisonment in the House of Correction. The defendant Young, who did not take any pa►t in the assault, he should discharge. . _ Hyant Rent;"ll was placid at the bar, charged with stealing fourteen pieces of silk handkerchiefs, value NI., the property of Mr. William Gate, hosier, Glasshouse -street, Regent street. James Pollock, shopman to the prosecutor, deposed that about eleven o'clock on the 4th inst. he observed the prisoner lurking about the shop-door. Witness kept his eye on the prisoner's movements, when a customer coming in, withdrew his attention for a few minutes. After the customer had left witness went to the shop. door, and found that tho pri soner had taken the opportunity to walk off with tile fourteen pieces of silk handkerchiefs. lie immediately proceeded to the Vine-street station and gave notice of the robbery to the police, who took the prisoner into custody about half-past eleven this morning. Police-constable 100 E said that he had not had time to trace the property yet, but should be enabled to do so if the prisoner was remanded for a few days. The prisoner uenied the charge. 31r. 13INGItaxt remanded him till Wednesday next. LORD DUNDONALD'S WAR PLAN.—We understand that the secret official trial to ascertain the effect of a con tinuous evolution of intense gas, in projecting shells or shot from a tube, resulted on an average in throwing 2 . 5 six pounder shot to the distance of 7,000 yards. From this data it is clear that balls of greater diameter would tar exceed the range of common artillery. Another important advantage is said to accrue—namely, that the contilaous mei during their emission would prove much less injurious to vessels project ing such missiles than the shock or recoil of single discharges. We learn that Lord Dundonald's ingredients produce an elastic emission, like that which would be evolved by kind ling the end of a hawser or cab le formed of hard twisted gun cotton.—Humpshere Telegraph. A young man, of about 20 years of age, was ar res t e d on Triday, in the garden o f the Palais Royal, after having seized on a handful of bank-notes at a moneychanger's. He entered the shop under pretext of inquiring whether a counter which he presented was gold or not, an d w hil st t h e mas ter of the shop was looking at the piece he seized on the no tes and took to flight. Fortunately for the money-changer, the thief was arrested, and the money recovere d. D ES TRUCTIVEFIRE AT CLERK EN WELL.—Sun day morning, at three o'clock, a fire broke out at 22, Amwell street, Clerkenwell, in the occupation of M r . L . T a lli s, pub lisher. It commenced in the lower part of the house, and was discovered by the police-c o n s t a bl e on t h e b eat. Al in stant alarm was given, and after a deal o f t rou bl e t h e i nmates were aroused, and happily effected their escape in safety. The engines were early at th e scene, and no time was lost i n setting them to work, but the fl ames cont i nued to pi ogress, and at one time the residence of Mr. Geor ge C ru ik s h an k, t h e artist next door, was in great danger. The firemen, however, laboured until nearly fi ve o ' c l ock, when they at length sub dued the fire. By that time the whole of the back portion of the house was consum e d, an d t h e front severely i n j ured. The two adjoining houses, i n th e occupat i on o f M r. G eorge Cruickshank and M r. E verard, have sustained trifling injury. The origin of the outbreak is unknown. FIRE ar CLAPHAM- COMMON.—On Saturday night between eight and nine o'clock, a fire originated in the second floor front of the premises, No. 17, Polygon-row, Clapham-common, in the tenure of Mr. J. Marks. Engines of the London Brigade, West of England, and County Offices attended, but owing to the exertions of the inmates end police, under the direction of Inspector Creed and Sergeant Emmerson, they succeeded in confining the fire to the floor in which it originated. Lucile Grahn has appeared at the Theatre Royal de la Monnaie, at Brussels, in Giselle, La Sylplade, Le Dieu aht Bariadere, and Esmeralda. She is nightly r-Teived with u'eclatnations by the public, and showers of bouquets are thrown to her by the enraptured spec tators, to testify their adwiration of the charming danseuse. MARKET NEWS.-(YESTERDA Y.) COUAT—EXCELANGE. The arrivals of Engli s h Malt tor our market last week were somewhat large, while those of Flour were moderate. Of Wheat, Barley, Oats, Beans, and Peas, of home growth, the receipts were, taken collectively, small. There was a slight increase in the supply of Scotch Barley but front Ireland only about 900 quarters came to hand. The importsof foreign Wheat and Flour were trifling, but upw ards o ca me 1 27000 quarters of Oats, and a fair quantity of Barley, to , hand. From Essex the receipts of Buglieh Whea t fresh up this morning were good, but by no means of very s u l o r ic 2 r t tha t received The supply irom Kent was less than received on Monday last, while from the Essex COO the quantify was barely an average. Although Ibo number of samples left over from last week ice comparatively small, the stands were tolerably we."' bat by no means heavily, filled with parcels of red and white English Wheat. There being again several buyers froth France in attendance, we have to report a very steady del; mand for all descriptions. About 1,' , 00 quarters of Kenti c'sh red were disposed of for immediate shipment to the Fra ports, Pt an advance in the quotations obtained on 31onda l last of 5s per quarter; while, for home consumption , 3 per quarter more money was paid for red qualities. In white parcels not quite so much business was doing as in red, 0 ; vertheless the currencies improved 2s to 3s per quarter, 011" e at which nearly the whole of the samples wert disposed of. Owing to the foreign demand, red Wrbra is now bearing a very high relative value to Tib'te' The quantity of Foreign Wheat brought forward was ulicl; usually small, and, no doubt, will continue so for some wee a hence. This article was in good request for Francs, an about 2,000 quarters found purchasers, at a rise in et valu e tr from is to, in some few instances, 3s per quarter. Dl°t vi l standing the show of Barley was but moderate, the Dl' e l f trade—arising from the heaviness in that for Halt.--ws 6 ", u , s ' at au abatement in value of fully is per qr. Foreign 13antt, were a more drug. The supply of Malt exceeding the %On, of the brewers, all kinds moved off heavily at rte reduction in last week's prices of from Is to 2s per qua Qt, r The market being very heavily supplied with foreign ; buyers held off, and the prices were Is to 2s per quarter loW.e than on Monday last, and at which the market closed hearnii In Beans, next to nothing was doing, at an abatement ° it quite Is per quarter. Peas were in short supply. and 9° ,4 inquiry, at unaltered prices. Flour—both sack and barn the Wi•S held at is to 2s more money. Indian Corn, both on t' spot and for arrival, was very firm, but not dearer. - - CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE n 48 I Nteat —Essex & Kent, Red, New.... 71 sto 8 0 s oMaatlet Malt—Chevalier.. o e :s i l l ' Q i ;e . . •• •• 7'S t° $ Ditto,White, New 768 875 L i o n t c a o to li et .sh., k: c . . 5 d . .. .1 83f 3374: Norfolk and Lin- I , coin, Red..... 70s 76s Youghal and Cork, 4,()A 32i Ditto, White.. •• • • 723 79s Black .••• • • • -,-,, 340 Irish, lied .. .. .. .. —5 —8 Cork, White. ••• • ": 361 Ditto, White.. •.• . s —5 Scotch, Feed. •• • • 3 2$ 495 Itya—Old .. •. • • ...... —s s Beans—Tick .... ..... 42S New... • ..... .. .. 50s 5 0 s Barley—Grinding . .... 418 455 Pease P —Grey......... •••••••• •• .: :: 55g: 531 '••56 11 5 Malting . ........ 525 5 ,- is Maple. Chevalier .... ... 56s 57s White... ••• • :• .. 50s • • • 55s 6 59 4: Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers . f01k.... •.•. • • • • 76s 77s Flour—Town-made • • 60$ os Brown 6ss 703 Suffolk 509 Kingston and Ware 771 79s Stocktn & N o rfolk 50 511 SMITHFIELD. The annexed statement shows the imports of lire 5 04 into London in the past week : Clif ei From whence. Oxen. Cows. Sheep. ...- Rotterdam Ditto Ditto Ditto ...... ........ 36 ...... Ilarlingen Ditto Nieudiep .......1:: 45 Total At the outports the arrivals have been moderately g o o viz., 90 oxen and sheep and 100 cows, mostly from Rater our The great increase in the continental cattle trade 1-01,0 markets is clearly shown by the following official table °' total imports during the years 1845 and 1846 : 1845. 1846. Oxen 9,743 ... ... 17,121 Cows Sheep 15,845 ... ... 91,67 6 Calves Pigs Lambs ... ll2 ... ... 2,891 • Total The above shews an increase in the total importatio n of 1846 over 1845 of 112,206 head I There were in the 040, this morning about 100 Beasts, and 130 Sheep from 11 °' de. Their general quality being by no means first rate, tteour mand was in a very sluggish state, and prices were tten s o f ported. From our own grazing districts, the aro"; the Beasts fresh up, to-day, were, compared with those sett corresponding period last year, somewhat larger—o r 1846% 1,000 head more on offer than on the 9th of March, ger r There were some exceedingly well made-up Devon B %,ietf fords, Scots, and Hume-breda on sale; but at least a of the Beasts were light ',weighers. The weather being A " but what warmer than last week, the butchers evinc ed little inclination to p urc h a se larg e ly. The P .- r cel arrivals were, however, i n fair r e quest et, r bat about equal to those paid on Monday la s t; most the inferior and second-rate ones were heavy, instances, a decline in the quotations, of 2d. per Sl bs c lose highest figure for the best Scots was 4s 2d per" Sibs. At tu'Froift of the market a total clearance had not been effected . bo ot Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received stbo.o 1,400 Scots, homebreds, and short-horns ; from the 13 °!1, 0 04 counties 350 short-horns; from the western and o' ot bet districts 700 Herefords, runts, Devons, &c. ; fre .tro , 0 ,20 parts of England, 500 of various kinds ; and, from Scot lav, horned and polled Scots. The remainder of the supp l y Woe r? e „. rived from abroad, and the neighbourhood of them e The numbers of Sheep were considerably on the in % and of full average quality. Although the Mutton trad ;s o somewhat firmer than on Friday, it was by no Ines trill ° active at on this day se'nnight, and prices ruled it r o ld easier than on the latter day. A few very soPe r n t ot Downs sold at 5s 2d, but the more general - figure u l- n ced exceed 5s per Sibs. With Calves we were scantily s u P h r o l li et the Veal trade was in a very sluggish state, A t n 'id e ar stationary prices. In Pigs only a limited business viss;; -i ttie at, last week's currencies. There were a few Lambs market, but they sold very irregularly. Per 8114. to sink the offal. . d• s. d. to v. (1. g • d. to ' 1 A 4 Inferior Deasta..... 10 3 0 Second quality ditto 4 - lO •zecond quality ... 3 2 3 4 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 4 b A Prime large Oxen.. 3 6 3 8 Soutlalown iiretber 410 ....: Prime Scots ......3 10 4 2 Ditto ou t of the wool — 6 4 6 3 Large coarse Calves 4 4 410 Large WO ••'• • • • 4 8 410 Prime small ditto .. 5 0 5 4 Small Porkere • • •• 6 e 1 9 0 •zuoltling Calves .18 0 28 0 Quarter old riS 3 • I n 0 0 0 Inferior Sheep • • . 3 6 310 Lambs • • •'' •• • • - SUPPLY AT MARKET. i Flo. Reacts. I Sheep. I Calves. 300 3,196 2 0 4960 65 NEVTGATE AND LEADENII ALT ' d 0 8 The arrivals of slaughtered Meat from Scotlan d an ox north of fogland, since Monday last, have been but,l/3.es on rate; those from other quarters liberal. The suPPll,tea ;ell offer killed in the metropolis having been seasonably e„otice sive. the general demand has ruled heavy, yet We can no material alteration the currencies. Only *bo n % ! w att carcases of foreign Beef, fifty ditto of Mutton, anu ditto of Veal, have appeared on sale. At per stone by the Carcase. d• to ii i a. d. to s. d. Beef, inferior...• •• 2 6 2 S Mutton, Inferior •• 0 3 4 ! - middling •• • • 210 3 0 4 3 - prime large •. 3 2 3 4 prime •• •• 4 i 1 - prime small .• 3 4 3 6 Pork, large.. •••• • • 3 g ; , Veal.. ••• • • • ...... 4 4 4 4 - small .• •••• •• • - Lamb, Os Od to Os Od BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDO. „ c oa• The imports of Potatoes in the past week have beffsrlie• fined to 25 tons from Rotterdam, and 47 bags from , ec eiPti gen, in good condition. From our own coasts the have been again trifling. The demand, however, IS dull, on the following terms : Per Ton. 1 1 1 8: 0 0 0 3: ... t t t o: 2 2 1 2 w ,,, 2°0 g. g; • York Regents ... ... .. . Ditto Reds Ditto `haws Lincolns and Cambridgeshire Re gents ... Ditto Kidneys French Whites ••• 1703. to 19 05 ' 160 s. to 17 0 ' 3 ' ••• ••• 1605. to 180 S. ifortouGrc HOP MARKET. ;, sr,, We have again little or n o a lt era ti on t o no tice in t""i 3 ut S" ket. Selected parcels move off readily, at full prices; to it• ot . her qualities are much neglected, and previous r a weald with difficulty supported. Sussex pockets, 4/ to 41 85; d ittos of Kent ditto, 41 5s to 41 16s; Mid and East 41 los to 61 12s. e eiv The arrivals of foreign and c olonial Wool contlnt i w oes tremely limited, they having scarcely amounted to -4 'ol and bags since Monday last. In the private market st ut 1 business is doing in English qualities, at full prices , other kinds of Wool are mush neglected. TALLOW. 104. The market continues very firm, and prices are DU' sti; ing upward. P. Y. C. on the spot is held at 5 0 s to 51esterr and for arrival, 4Gs per cwt. Our advices from St- 5,, gdo burgh bring high rates. Town Tallow is steady, at ww nett cash. How The Right Honourable the Speaker of the A - j ot, of Commons had a Parliamentary dinner on Saturds9 we• at his mansion in Eaton-square, when the followin, l3 ! ) rq uis men and gentlemen constituted the circle :—The n,ord of Douro, Viscount Sandon, Viscount Castlereagh , Lid' Norreys, Hon. Captain Lindsay, Hon. Henry Thonlas sir dell, Hon. 0. buncombe, Sir Edmund Filmer, 'W t "' Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, Sir W a lt er J ames , Bar i ' Dlr. Howard Douglas, Mr. Charles Russell, Mr. S. Tornlin e i j o pet J. Talbot Clifton, Mr. S. Lane Fox, Mr. Alexander Mr. W. Forbes, Mr. J. D. Watts Russell, Mr. R. Mr. C. Wykehain Martin, Captain H. G. Bolder° , hail, Mr. Alexander Oswald, air. R. B. Hale, and , Ir. S. Sotheron. NEW CHURCH, S T . G EORGE ' S , HANGER -- -cQUAI/S —A new church is about to be erected on the south, or dilly, side of the parish of St. George, Hanover - THE NEW MODEL PRISON, CLERKENWELI" an deJ prison will be ready for the detention of persons r e % inst.+ from police-offices, and committed for trial, on the 25t_ tbo r arid will be used for this purpose only. There are nn,e, n ill sand cells, so constructed, that persons under deten!;L erv er. not be able to hold communication with each other. square. 1,0 BIRTHS. A floe. On the 11th of January, at Calcutta, the lady of Richar..- Esq., of a daughter. fe d. On the 16th ult., at Naples, the lady of Francis Ilastinis hurst, Esq., of a daughter. F. 0 ' On the 25th ult., at Chilton, near Sudbury, the w ife of -• Gooday, Esq., of a son. net% / l * On the 25th ult., at the Rectory , Toot in g , the wife o f the ••• W. Greaves, of a son. lOW' On the 1.,t. inst., at Clifton, the lady o f Major-General of a son.p 0. 11 On the 2,1 inst, at York-street, Portman - squ are, the w i f e i Cort, Esq., of a daughter. the lady of d On the 3d inst., at Preston - place , Sussex, Stanford, Esq.,of a son and heir. ..,„, jtober t On the 4th inst., at Inholmes , near Ilungerford, TherkS, ..'"' Harris Valpy, of a daughter. ____--...---••-••••""""."''''' MARRIED. T.eonidah On the 4th inst., M St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, Frederic eldest son of Dr. Collier. of Spring-gardens, to Lollthal Ann Va e "' " ' of the younger daughter of the late Edward W eaver, Esq.. " Gloucester-street. DIEB. 84 165 ‘ On the 27th of January, at Gravesend, Mr. R. S. Stafford . ,_ 0 t b e . On the 26th ult., at Crimonmogate, Ab:rdeenshire, tine, only surviving daughter of Sir C. Bannrman, Bart, ,dieso. On the 26th ult., Mr. Paul Moore, of Greeniord-green. M . 'Catherine On the lat inst., at Grooms-hill-grove, Greenwich, Mrs. Walker, aged 68. ..4i, react On the 3d inst., at Tottenham, Mary hiazdelene Blicreroe.—. r of Thomas Buckworth, Esq., aged 89. . at, Pa . On the 4th inst., Mrs. Elizabeth Rawlinson , of Li sson-sde dington, aged 86, N 111, London: Printed and Published by }l-17RDO TOTTATO. of w tdset Strand, Printer, at The Sue Oft N 0.112 Strand, in the .• — ,..„ r ep of th e S*yoy, tb, Couaty Xlidlipos, 1604•71, / 0 "'" 9, 1647. 1847. Balance at bankers 415 13 7 Exchequer-bill 2,000 0 0 X 2,415 13 7 Cr. 1846. Paid the Deputy Governor for super intending for one year the Of fice Business ... £l5O 0 0 ~ Clerk's Salary for one year 75 0 0 ~ Rent of Offices in Barge yard 60 0 0 „ Office Laundress, for cleaning and coals 15 17 6 „ Stationery ... 4 17 9 „ Postage, expense of meetings, and other small charges during the year 14 0 0 „ Printing Annual Accounts, Cir cular, &c. ... 5 3 0 „ Solicitor's Bill for 1845 ... 4 8 4 329 6 7 „ Dividend of 1839 on 20 shares, on which call and interest is now paid ~ Commissioner's bills for St. Law rence and Atlantic Itsilvtray de posit l,BOO 0 0 „ to the following persons, for money received by the Com missioner from their friends in Canada : ~ to 11. Leonard 6 0 0 ~ to Mary French....... 4 0 0 to A. M‘Leod 2O 7 0 -- 30 7 0 „ on account of the Commissioner, to be repaid by him in Canada 30 11 8 Balance at bankers The CH MIT AIRA then said that th e reportwf been read was one of th e most satisfactory i2e,hfi id t l h 7 laa tl4h just aldl nature been laid before the proprietors for some years. He congra tulated the meeting on the improved state of the finances of the company, and looked forward with interest to the coiner pletion of the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railway, which would give an increased stimulus to the interests of the town ships, and the cultivation of the land of the company, in immediate proximity with the line of the railway, along which considerable quantities of Indian corn and other agricultural produce would be carried. He thought it would be highly improper to distribute the small surplus of the company am.,rig the proprietors, and that the better course would be to husband the money in the hands of the directors, in order to advance the comple tion of the railway and other improvements in the hands of the company. Mr. GALT (the commissioner of the company) stated that the whole of the line of railway alluded to in the report would, he had no doubt, be completed very shortly. Within the last twelve months, upwards of 150 miles of rail conliißtiiiisttohne, which r on t r will o rail way had been placed under contract , le adin g in the direction of the company's lards. A line was p laced under com municationf Caatlnbarddatlaiendintehaantsciotfy,andntactr fron with open a mark e t for the produce of the tenants of the company at all seasons of the year. The report was then, after a few desultor y remarks, unani mously agreed to. Russell Ellice, Esq., E. W. Mil ls, Es q ., Thomas Poynder, t Esq., Thomas H. Brooking, Esq., and George Pemberton, Esq., were then unanimously elected as directors of the com pany for the ensuing year. W. Chapman, Esq., and Robert Carter, Esq., were arvinted auditors to the company for the ensuing year. The thanks of the meeting were then voted to the chair man, and the meeting broke up. W. B. Ferrand, Esq., has been appointed a deputy lieutenant for Yorkshire. • Di 0 ptv, ATIo tr JrLTR ROB SOMAS S Edward B C l'orge Cu - William L _ l eorge 31 , vvilllarn 14 Jame,' Pei (U Red] Peter Itolt , __,401.8 ether tv i .-;ltisib Illty, econ, t 4 " Promptly 1 I 0.2 t.i. $4 ,_. . ~;, ..,,,, a D. ,f S P G RAT- 'D ' ~ , re-Li 4 ,._ . ' n I.* Arzab it, lit . 1 ‘ esed Rights :4c His Rio' IL XS Grace thoiDult A, 1111'Grace the Dul and Queensbury ash Grace the Dul lits Grace the 7 troop ZT. The Earl of Eglini Zic Earl of Roset 1 The Erl of Dalho Lord Jo Russel iiiic Reinert Peel, B The Lord Mann .. 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