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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS, April 27. ROYAL COMMISSION. The Royal assent was given, by Commission, to the Fever (Ireland) Bill, and to a private Bill. The Com missioners were the Lord Chancellor, Marquis of Clan ricarde, and Earl of Minto. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool- Sack at Five o'clock. MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS. Messengers from the Commons brought up several public and private Bills. THE GOVERNMENT SCHEME OF EDUCATION. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented petitions ton the counties of Hampshire and Worcestershire in favour of the Government scheme of education; and petitions from Wellington, Bristol, Stafford, and Essex, against it. Earl FITZWILLIAM presented some petitions from Salop and other places against the Government scheme of education. SUNDAY TRADING. Lord MONTEAGLE presented petitions from Christ church and another place in Surrey, praying that the Bill for the prevention of Sunday trading might be passed into law. Lord WHARNCLIFFE considered that an effectual System of inspection was most desirable, in order to pre vent the recurrence of such accidents as had recently occurred in connexion with the working of mines. A conversation ensu e d i n w hich the Bishop of . HAS( sad Lord CAMPBELL took part,_and the petition Ina ordered to lie on the table. ACCIDENTS IN COLLERIES. The NOBLE EARL also presented a petition from York shire, in which the petitioners deplored the recent accident that had occurred in the Barnsley collieries, and praying for the adoption of some measures to prevent a recurrence of similar accidents. Earl STANLEY presented a petition from Queen's County against the poor law for Ireland. Also, a petition from Sir R. Bateson and the inhabitants of Moira, praying that relief be not extended to the able-bodied. Also, from the bishop and clergy of Meath to the same ef fect ; also from the clergy of the diocese of El plain and Kilmore, complaining of the way in which the clergy were rated to the poor. Ile hoped that her Majesty's Government would look into this measure, and see whether it was not possible to afford a system of relief to the clergy of a more favour.. able nature than the present. Lord LUCAN thought that by the effect of this mea sure the landowner would be called upon to pay double rates, and the result would be that the farmer who paid 1004 a year rent would have to pay the landlord's rate, and also a rate of equal amount paid by the clergyman. Lord CAMPBELL made some remarks, the purport of which did not reach the gallery. The Earl of WICKLOW—It appeared that the mis take on this question arose from a complication of the situation of the landlord and tenant. The tenant could deduct from his rent the money he paid the minister; SO far as that went it was simple enough, the clergyman having been misled as well as the House of Commons on this subject. FEES OF CLERKS IN THE ROLLS' COURT (IRELAND). Lord BEAUMONT presented a petition from the clerks of the Rolls Court in Ireland, which stated that the petitioners were employed some for thirty years, and none under seven years, in the Chancery Court, and they conceived that from the third clause of the Bill to be read that evening on the subject that the mortgage, and other fees of the court, on which they depended, would be done away with, they prayed the consideration of the House. The motion was ordered to be laid on the table. ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS. Lord CAAPBELL presented a petition from the So ciety for the Abrogation of Ecclesiastical Courts, pray ing that the jurisdiction of such courts in civil affairs might be done away with. HARBOURS, DOCKS, AND PIERS' CLAUSES BILL. The report on this Bill was received. The Customs Duties Bill, and the Portland Harbour of Refuge and Breakwater Bill, and the Insolvent Debtors' Act Amendment Bill, were severally read a third tim e an d passe d . Lord PORTMAN gave notice, that during next week he would ask a question of the Secretary of the Colonies respecting the distribution of the fund collected for the relief of the sufferers by fire at St. John's, New foundland. ENCUMBERED ESTATES (IRELAND) BILL The LORD CHANCELLOR, who was very imper fectly heard, then proposed the second reading of this Bill, and proceeded to explain its provisions. The pro portion of landed property in Ireland, which was en cumbered, was very great. Many estates were en cumbered to their full value, and a great many to a very large extent. This state of things produced the greatest evils in that country, and the object of the present Bill was to enable the proprietors to sell their estates so as to clear off these encumbrances. By the law, as it at present stood, great difficulties and expenses accompanied any sale of landed property that took place, and the effect of this measure would be to enable these sales to be effected without those enormous preliminary expenses, which were at present incurred before the Court 4)1 Chancery. The Marquis of WESTMEATII would not oppose the Bill. The Earl of WICKLOW was very much pleased that such a measure was introduced, and thought it would tend very much to the improvement of Ireland. He regretted that a measure of the kind had not been brought forward long ago. He conf esse d b e was surprised it had been dlayed so long, for had it been sooner brought forward, the great deterioration which had lately taken place in property would have been pre vented. The 7th clause, however, appeared to militate against the Bill itself, but he hoped the measure would have the effect of freeing property from its encumbrances and thus enable landlords to discharge efficiently those duties which were incumbent upon them. Lord ASHBURTON said that as the Bill had given satisfaction to the Noble Lords, who were connected with Ireland, ho thought its provisions would have the effect of improving the condition of that country. Lord MONTEAGLE said that the evil against which this Bill was directed was one which continued from generation to generation, and the remedy hitherto re sorted to in the Courts of Chancery had been so ex pansive as to aggravate rather than diminish the evil. The introduction of such a measure as the present would be followed by a depreciation of the value of the land, in consequence of the quantity of it which would be thrown into the market. He hoped, however, that in the sale of estates under this Bill the land wculd be acid in smaller parcels than it generally was. If there was anything calculated more than another to benefit and improve Ireland it was the establishment of a smaller race of proprietors. They must all feel that a greater benefit could not be given to the landed proprietors of Ireland generally than a simplification of their regis tration, which this Bill would have a tendency to effect. After a few words from the LORD CHANCELLOR, which did not reach the gallery, The Bill was read a ie eond time and ordered to be committed. Several other Bills wer , forwarded a stage. Their Lords then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. April 27. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four o'clock. Mr. Crafer presented returns from the Treasury. SOUTHAMPTON CONSUMERS' GAS-LIGHT AND COKE BILL. Mr. MACKINNON moved the second reading of the Southampton Consumers' Gas Light arid Coke Bill. After a short discussion the Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. ROCHDALE WATERWORKS BILL. On the motion of Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD, the Rochdale Waterworks Bill was read a third time, and passed. REPORTS. The reports on the following Bills were considered and agreed to:— Colchester, Stour Valley, Sudbury, and Halstead Rail way (Extension to Melford, Lavenhani, and Clare). London and South-Western Railway (Widening., &c.) IRISH POOR-LAW BILL. • Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD presented petitions from the county of Donegal against certain clauses in the Irish Poor-law Bill. POOR-LAWS. Mr. BANKES presented a petition from Dorset, com plaining of the conduct of the Poor-law Commissioners. MONETARY SYSTEM. Mr. R. SPOONER presented a petition from Birming ham, complaining of the state of the monetary system of the country, stating the belief of the petitioners, that, if it existed for any length of time, it would throw out of em ployment the labouring classes, and praying that a Com mittee might be appointed to inquire into the operation of the Act of 1844, in order that it might be revised and corrected. _ EDUCATION. Mr. W. MILES presented a petition from Somerset against the Government plan of education. Lord R. GROSVENOR presented similar petitions. DIRECT TAXATION. given EWART postponed the motion of which he had given n ot - • this day nonce until this day fortnight respecting a system of direct taxation. SCOTCH JUDGES. WA.TSON. wished to ask the Lord-Advocate whether he was aware that the Scotch Judges were in the habit of undertaking the arbitration of private suits, approved of and receivingsuch feesa coursehe 'sax" for ; and if so, w h e th er h e The LORD-ADVOCAT E said that h o was not aware of anything of the kind having taken Place ; and if suc h a course had been adopt e d h e need his opinion that such a cour se was, ton()satysatt that it was e least of it, very indiscreet. . LORD DALHOUSIE'S RAILWAYS DISSOLU— TION ACT. Mr. NEWDEGATE wished to ask the Right Lion Gentleman at the head of the railway department, wil. tier it was the intention of the Government to bring' i n any measure this session to amend Lord Dalhousie's Act with reference to joint-stock companies? Mr. STRUTT said that he could not answer the question, but as far as his department was concerned there was no such intention. AUTHORITY OF THE COAST-GUARD TO STOP PASSENGERS. Mr. HUDSON wished to put a question to the Go vernment, with regard to the authority of the coast guard to stop passengers and prevent them from landing. 'Tbe Hon. Secretary to the Admiralty had answered his question privately, but he.Ahought that it would be better to have the answer iiretiin public. The question be wished to put was, whether the coast-guard had any such authority as he had mentioned to prevent passen gers from landing; and if iuch a power did nig, whether "7; i • /~I the Government would have any objection to furnish the particular minute under which that regulation . was made ? Mr. WARD said, that the Treasury had the regula tion of the coast guard ; and asked if the Hon. Member had any complaint to make with regard to the conduct of the authorities. Such a regulation did exist where passengers wished to land with their luggage, before a proper examination had been made. Mr. HUDSON did not complain of any particular incivility ; he only wished to know whether such an authority existed ? Mr. WARD said that such a regulation, under the circumstances he bad mentiened, did exist, and the coast guard were only in the performance of an order which was enforced all round the coast. ROYAL COMMISSION. Sir Augustus Clifford, the usher of the black rod, here appeared at the table, and summoned the House to the bar of the House of Peers, to hear the royal assent given by commission to several Bills (for which see Lords' report.) PUBLIC WORKS, IRELAND. Mr. CORNELIUS O'BRIEN moved that the returns relating to the Extraordinary Sessions held in and for the several baronies of the county of Clare, and works consequent thereon [ordered 9th March] ; and the re turn relating to Public Works (Ireland), and proceed ings of Liscannon Committee [ordered 20th April] ; and that relating to presentment passed at Corofin, in the county of Clare [ordered same day], be made forth ith.—Agreed to. CASE OF CAPTAIN WYNNE. Major MACNAMARA moved that the petition from Kilmurry, for inquiry into the conduct of Capt. Wynne, be printed with the votes, and referred to the Select Committee on Capt. Wynne's Letters.—Agreed to. HONORARY MEDALS FOR THE TWEED. Sir W. JAMES said that he had presented a petition some days ago for leave to compete for the honorary medals to be given for the relief of the Tweed. Lord J. RUSSELL said that a communication had been made to the Lords Commissioners of the Ad miralty, and that the matter was in the hands of Mr. Wyon, who was usually considered a competent and satisfactory authority. NAVY ENLISTMENT BILL. Sir C. NAPIER said that regulations had been made for the manning of our mercantile marine, which is now by far the most extensive in the world, but no provision whatever had been made for the enlistment for the navy. We had now 6,379 ships above a hundred tons, com prising 189,569 tons ; 11,017 vessels under that rate, comprising 1,355,000 tons, besides 367 registered steam vessels, comprising 8,838 tons ; for while there were some vague provisions—while in the navy we have 100 sail of the line, beside a proportionate number of frigates and other smaller vessels, not including more than 150 steam vessels of war, in France there was the system of conscription and inscription, by the latter of which every person competent to serve was known, and by the former it was arranged that every man in the province was obliged to serve for five years in the army. There was some similar provision in Sweden, Russia, and every other country in Europe except Denmark. But in this country, the greatest mercantile country in the world, there was no provision 'whatever till the Bills were introduced by the Ho❑. Baronet the Member for Dorchester. The Right Hon. Gentleman at the head of the Admi ralty did not pass the Bill without considerable difficulty. There was a great opposition to the Bill at the time, but still in the end it was passed. He remembered that a short time before the Right Hon. Baronet brought his Bill forward he addressed a letter to Lord Althorp, request ing him to introduce some measure into Parliament upon this subject, but the only answer he received was, that his Lordship was extremely anxious that the system of im pressment should be made fixed; but it was impossble to bring the subject forward in the House of Commons, as but few Members took any interest in it. Yet, not withstanding that declaration, the Right Hon. the Mem ber for Dorchester brought in his Bill and succeeded in carrying it. In the session before last the Right Hon. Gentleman the Member for Wiltshire brought forward his Bill for improving the Registration Bill, and that was also carried through the House, but not without considerable difficulty. Now, if people would only have patience until the registration of seamen was complete, he had not the slightest doubt that they would find the Bill turn out to be of great importance.` Ile would now take a glance at the provisions of the Bill. It would appear that it gave Government authority to issue a proclamation calling upon all seamen in Great Britain and Ireland to come forward within five days from the date of the proclamation to enter the navy. That was, they were to be allowed five days to volunteer, but if they did not volunteer within that period, they would be liable to be impressed. At sea the man was only allowed half-an-hour to make up his mind—rather sharp practice. The power the Queen possessed at the present moment he did not think was too much or too little ; for in stance, suppose that they wished to increase their navy by four or five sail of t he line, it bad been very clearly proved in 1840 and 1841, when they were desirous of increasing their navy in the Mediterranean, and bring ing it to a force of seventeen or eighteen sail of the line, voluntary enlistment was then out of the question. None of the ships in the Mediterranean could receive men from England, because they were not to be had under any circumstances. Three or four sail of the line, which were in commission, were obliged to remain at Benin for several months without their complement. Even the guard-ships were inefficiently manned, and a Gallant Admiral was called home to ar range some plan for obtaining the full complement of men for the ships. Now the Bill of Sir James Graham provided that the seamen were to be called out by proclamation from the Queen, and that they were to receive a double rating, and that all the seamen actually in port, at the moment when the proclamation was issued, were also to receive a double bounty. In the event of the Government requiring an addition to their force of 2,007 or 3,000 men, they had no other means of obtaining them, or of manning two or three ships, but by calling out all the seamen employed in the merchant service, and paying them the sum of 300,000/. or 400,0004 Any gentleman who chow to take that matter into consideration would find it very in convenient for the Chancellor of the Exchequer to be obliged, before he could raise even a single man, to ad. vance pretty nearly half a million of money. It must also be inconvenient, when only two or three thousand men were required, that they had to issue a pro clamation ; and in case it should be a popular war and should the men feel a great disposition to come for ward themselves, as each man knew very well that upon the expiration of five days if he did not come forward he was subject to arrest, it was natural to suppose that all these men had come forward in order to receive the high bounty which would be given to them. In such a case twenty or thirty thousand men might come forward, and not only derange themselves but dis organize the whole mercantile marine of the country. The Bill to which he called the attention of the House would not he any such expense, it would rather be a saving. The amendment which he had to propose was one which, in his opinion, the Government ought to agree with, and one which thE y ought to have intro duced themselves. It would have given him great satis faction if the Government had brought forward the m.asure—(llesr, hear)—but as the Admiralty had not done so, he felt it to be his dut) to introduce the measure himself. His proposition was, that her Majesty should call out at any time, in peace or war, by proclamation, whatever seamen might at any time be required. They would have to be called on in rotation, as they had been out of their apprenticeship, for one, two, three, or four years. They should first try to gain the number by voluntary means, but, when that failed, then they should issue a proclamation, calling on those who had been ono year released from their apprentice ship to come forward; then, if these were not sufficient, call on those two years out, and so on. He would not have any impressment, but he would have it so ordered that no merchant ships should be allowed to take any seamen who were thus called out into their service. This might be called oppression, and he admitted that it was, but it was better oppression than the old system of oppression. His object was to get a number of men as they might be required for the services of the country, to be called out by the Queen's proclamation, and thus pre vent the necessity of the Chancellor of the Ex chequer from parting with a considerable sum of money. In one of the ships in which he was engaged there was employed to obtain men an officer who had named a ship before he was born. He had succeeded admirably in re placing the men who were about to be discharged. He suc ceeddin his object, and when the new men came alongside those who were to be discharged, he thought that there were fourteen men. They went below to get their traps, and their messmates went down to take leave of them. Of course this was a long business. There was a regular jollification, and when they came up he believed that there were not more than six men in the snip, besides the officers, who were not more or less intoxicated. And as these, for some cause or other, were engaged when it was necessary to bring the ship to, the captain himself was obliged to go forward to let go the anchor. Such was the case with every other ship in the Downs, and he believed that, in the case of another war,such a state of things would never be allowed. He was quite c.2rtain this country would never tolerate the system of impressment again. At all events, he was certain the seamen would not stand it ; if they did, all he could say of them was, that they would be great fools. Then, with regard to pressing men on shore. In the An Account of the Balances of the Public Money remaining in the Excl ended the sth day of April, 1847 ; the Money applied towards the Works, &c., with the Difference accruing thereon ; and the Balances i Whitehall Treasury Chambers, April 22, 1847. troduction of the Bill ; he could not take upon himself the responsibility of such a measure. It was a large and a difficult subject, and the course proposed would interfere with large private interests and commercial enterprise. He wished as much as any one to see some measure better calculated for the service than the present law, still they ought not to do anything without the fullest consideration. At the present stage of the Bill he would not say further. Leave was then given to introduce the Bill. DECIMAL CURRENCY. Dr. BOIVRING then rose to move, that the adoption of a decimal system of coinage currency and account would be a great public convenience. That, in order to give effect to this object, an humble address be presented to her Majesty, requesting that she will be graciously pleased to authorise the issue of coins representing the value of two shillings, being the tenth of a pound ster ling, and twopence and two-fifths, being the hun dredth part of a pound sterling, such coins to be called Queens and Victorias, or any other names which to her Majesty may seem best. The lion. Member said that this country was almost the only one which had not introduced the decimal system into practice. It existed largely over Europe, and pre vailed over the whole continent of America. In his opi nion it was advisable that the pound sterling should be divided into 1,000 parts, and with the assistance of two new coins, he would be able to make the change without at all interfering with the other pieces at present in use. He proposed, therefore, in the gold coins, to retain the sovereign and the half-sovereign ; in silver, he would retain the crown, the half-crown, the shilling, and the sixpence. Ho would then make the farthing to repre sent the thousandth part, the halfpenny to represent the five-hundredth part, amd the penny the 250th part. As the system now held, the sixpence represents the fortieth part, the shilling the twentieth part, and he would, therefore, require the assistance of a coin that would represent the tenth part, and this he would make of the value of two shillings, and call it after the name of the Queen, in order to distinguish it and note the time when the change was made. This would be approaching to the system of decimes, and he accordingly required pieces to represent the tenth and the hundredth part of a pound. Some doubt had been expressed respecting the inconve nience for using so small a silver coin as that which was required for the• latter purpose; but it should he recol lected that it was only about equal to the Spanish rial, and would pass like the Austrian florin—indeed, be no more than the Saxon penny, which was in use till the time of Edward HI. That coin was of the weight of twenty grains during the time of the Saxons, during the time of Edward the Con fessor, and up to the Conquest, its weight was 224 grains. In the time of Edward I. it was 22 grains, and so remained until it fell in the time of Edward 111. to 20 grains. The new coin which he proposed would weigh 18 grains, so that no inconve nience would be felt for its size, and he believed that, both the coins, especially the Victoria, would be very useful in the exchange frith the continent. In most of the continental countries—in France, in Lombardy, in Austria and Germany, Tuscany and the Roman States, the decimal system had been adopted ; and it had not only been adopted with the greatest suc cess, but it had drawn the strongest possible feeling in its favour. This plan of decimals was in operation in Switzerland, throughout the Zollverein, from the Baltic to Kamskateka, and from the Caspian and the Euxine to the White Sea. It was the system adopted in the great Chinese Empire. The Greeks, the Danes, the Portu :mese, the United States of America, and the nations of Central America, all had embraced it. Nay, the Turks and Persians had seen its utility, and incorporated it in their currency. Such was the extent of the system which he wished to see introduced here, and he would now sit down by moving the resolutions which he had just read. Mr. HUME supported the motion. For the last 22 years the subject had been before the country, and it was now high time that this decimal system should be adopted. It would be the means of greatly facilitating business, and if it were adopted, those who now kept five clerks, would be saved the labour of one. No great time could elapse till this change was made. He hoped the Government, instead of throwing difficulties in the way of the proposition, would give it every facility in their power. In conclusion, he had great pleasure in seconding the motion of his Hon. Friend. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that there was no doubt that a decimal system of currency had a great many recommendations in its favour, at the same time there was hardly anything in the world on which the passions of the people were more interested, or more prejudiced, than on the subject of the old coins and old constitutions of the country ; and it was therefore necessary that whatever was done, should be done gradually.—(Hear, hear.) He was not prepared to go the whole length of the Hon. Member for Mon trose. The first step was very easy, namely, to strike two shilling pieces, but the difficulty would be expe rienced when they came to the penny pieces. It might be advisable that two shilling pieces should be struck, and he was prepared to agree that they should, and if the people did not agree to take them up, why, th en , there was no great harm do ne . B u t, cons id er i ng the confusion which would follow an i mme di ate change, he would feel it his duty to move the previo us quest i on. ' Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN congratulated his Hon. Friend the Member for Bolton on his partial success. Ile rose because his friend the Hon. Member for Mon trose said that there was an objection among the protec tionists to a decimal system of currency. Such was not the fact. lie was glad to hear the Hon. Gentleman express his sympathy with the feelings of the people, and his prejudices in favour of immemorial usage. Now he would be glad to have the corn-laws restored, for the feelings of the people were in their favour, as was also the argument of immemorial usage.—(Hear, hear.) He would be glad to hear the Master of the Mint (R. S. Simi!) say something upon this subject, as that country, of which he was a grace and ornament, bad long since banished the decimal system from their commerce. Mr. SHEIL said that when he was in Ireland, he happened to direct his attention to the subject, and he expressed a wish that the Chancellor of the Exchequer would consider how far it was possible to intro duce the principle of simple arithmetic in the case of copper, and he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) wrote him an answer which contained the very same views which ho had just then expressed. He then communicated with Mr. Trevyllan and Mr. Pennington, who stated several reasons why a decimal system could not satisfactorily be carried out. The great difficulty arose when they came to copper ; as far as silver was concerned the case was easy enough. He had no objection that a two-shilling piece should be struck called a Royal. Lion of the Right Hon. Gentleman. He had a com munication from Lord Ashburton, who expressed him self very much in favour of a decimal system. He would withdraw his motion.—(Hear, hear.) RAILWAY PIERS AND_ HARBOURS (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill was postponed till Friday next. GREECE. Lord J. MANNERS, in rising to call the attention of the House to the present condition of Greece, said that he was aware that the question was rather alien to the tastes of the House. The greatest hopes were enter tained that Greece would, at no distant day, assume a high place among the nations of the earth. Tier long and arduous struggles to throw off her yoke, the hero ism of her sons, the fertility of the soil, all were preg• nant with promise that these hopes would be realised. In 1832, when the King of Bavaria accepted the throne of Greece for his younger son, he entered into a stipu lation with France, England, and Russia that Greece should receive a free constitution, and those guaranteed a loan of 800,0001., the interest of which was to be re paid by quarterly instalments ; but eleven years had passed, and ho grieved to say that neither of these stipu lations were fulfilled. The constituted authorities joined with others in committing the most wanton outrages in fact he hoped to make such a case as would justify an English House of Commons to pass a vote expressing a strong opinion on the conduct which had been pursued towards that romantic and classical land. The Hon. Gentleman read a number of extracts to show the cruel ties practised by the constituted authorities. One of the petitions presented to the king was from Messaline; which stated that fifty inhabitants of that district were dragged from their homes without any excuse, and put to the most fearful tortures; some suspended by their teeth, others burned, and others whipped; another peti tion stated that brigandism wus fostered by the employ& of the Government, to serve their own private purposes, and that even the necessary troops for the protection of the people were removed. Praetorian bands, for he could call them nothing else, were kept up, contrary to the spirit and even the letter of the constitution. The financial part of the arrangement was not carried out, and they had therefore a clear right to raise their voices. The Minister of Finance in the year 1846 admitted that through the dishonesty of the public servants he was unable to obtain any knowledge whatsoever of the finan cial state of the country. In the budget presented to the Chamber the debt to England was not even put forward, as much so as to call fur a strong remonstrance from Lord Aberdeen. Recently a commission had been appointed in Greece to investigate six charges which had been made again s t t h e M i n i ster of Finance for falsification of the accounts and the averages which regulated the import duties on corn. On the 10th of March that Committee presented a long and elaborate report to th e Chamber, in which they found the Minister guilty of th e c h arges i mpute d to him, and a majority of the Chamber had since re fused to agree to the report of th e C ommittee Unless such a state of things were corroborated by the testi mory of persons of the highest authority it was almost impossible to believe that Greece could be in such a miserable and disastrous condition. He did not wish to allude at any length to the course of policy pursued by the French Government in the affairs of Greece—he did not consider that the influence exercised by that Government was either so great or so injurious as had beenvery generally re ported. That some influence was exercised by France over that country was evident from the statements of M. Colletti himself. An HON. MEMBER moved that the House be counted, when there not being 40 Members pres en t, th e H ouse adjourned till to-morrow (this day), Twelve o'clock. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(YESTERDAY). GROUP I. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yexterday.) BERNE EAT AND CANTERBURY JUNC TION. The Committee then went into this case. The length of the line was only three miles. The estimated cost was 25,0001. The preamble to the Bill was proved. The Committee then adjourned. GROUP V. The Committee met at twelve ; Lord 11. Vane in the chair. WINDSOR, STAINES, AND SOUTH-WES TERN (STAINES TO ASCOT, okc.) The promoters of the Bill produced clauses this morning restricting them from making their railway, unless they ob tain the consent of the Ordnance to pass the drilling ground at Hounslow. Mr. Brunel could not be found. The Committee soon after adjourned till twelve to-morrow (this day). . . time of war a man could not walk about the streets of London without being picked up. No man was safe, no body was respected, anti had the Speaker himself hap pened to be walking near the docks, he would certainly hare been picked up. The House might have been waiting for their Speaker while the Speaker himself might have been caged up in the press-room of the guard-ship anchored off the Tower. The men who were pressed were denied the use of ink or paper, and before he could find out where he had got to, he was shipped off to the Yore.—(Hear.) these There was o ft en what they called a hot press, when th e h ouse o f any man was entere d b y press-gangs, and men taken away from their wives as it now exist d and families to foreign countries, when it might would open thei be years before their friends heard of them. He bad endeavoured to show them the system of impressment duce the menctoouerlali: ne e y . e s to He a d ' o trusted e that the h ieh Government wou ld i n - north country sailor, they themselves. Even with all the induce north regarded the service ments they could not wholly succeed. A who traded to Hull or to Newcas horror, and would nut ' °n on ought to thing board a man-of-war with persuasion, enter the navy. were of things. lie he ti hieintghotougahl alter e t r h t e h y e agirteed to the seaman lieved that if this amendment we tt would soon get accustomed teo not be considered a hardship. It it, it w ou l d country in a position to meet any g reat er ` a A er Pl e ace this might arise. He thanked the House for the attention that given to him, and he would now sit dOwn by as kin g t i leave to introduce the Bill. Air. yirARD said that he would not Mon the in. After a few words from Mr. BIiOWNE, Sir G. CLERK said that the Government ought to take care that they did nut create great con fusion. The two•shilling piece would be like the half- Crown, and ignorant people might be misled. Consider ablo confusion was created by the introduction of three- Pen n ys pieces, by r eason o f th e i r s i m il ar ity to fourpen n y piece Dr. BOA - RING said that he accepted the proposi- PUBLIC INCOME AND EXPENDITURE.-- BALANCE-SHEET. An Account of the Net Public Income of the United Kingdom of G re at Britain and Ireland in the year ended the sth day of April, 1847 (after abating the Expenditure thereout defrayed by the several Revenue Departments), an d o f t h e actual Issuesor Payments w i t hi n th e same Period, ex c l us i ve o f t h e S ums applied to the Redemption of Funded or paying off Unfunded D e bt, an d o f th e Ad vances and Repayments for L oca l Works, &c. INCOME OR REVENUE. Total. I EXPENDITURE. .0 ORDINARY REVENUE AND RF.CEIPTS. s. d. Funded Debt.—lnterest and Mana gemen t of the P ermanen t Debt ............... 23,730 4 ,544 3. 8 d O . X S. d, Customs i21,086,264 15 10 T erm i na bl e A nnu i t i es Excise 13,958,390 12 9 3,905,649 17 0 Stamps 7,638,765 8 8 T o t a l Ch arge o f t h e F un d e d D e b t, exclus i ve of 9,7001. 7s. ld., the I n t erest Taxes (Land and Assessed).... 4,257,159 7 5 on Donations and Bequests. 27,636,194 5 0 Property -tax 5,464,580 12 4 Post Office 856,000 0 0 Unfunded Debt. Interest on Exchequer-bills Crown Lands 112,000 0 0 ----------- ls. and 6d. and 4s. in the Xon Pensions and Salaries 4,437 11 3 Civil List 28,055,202 3 6 393,221 4 8 Small Branches of the Hereditary Revenues of the Crown . • ••• .... 27,325 2 5 Annuities and Pensions for Civil, Naval, Military, and Judicial Service s , Surplus Fees of Regulated Public O ffi c es 221,254 2 7 &c., charged by various Acts of P ar li ament on the Consolidated Fund.... 531,818 8 5 ------ Salaries and 'lllowances 265,273 19 3 1 5 3,626,177 13 3 Diplomatic Salaries and Pensions 175,142 12 7 Courts of Justice 942,753 17 10 OTHER RECEIPTS. Miscellaneous Charges on the Consolidated Fund 498,832 14 10 2,807,042 17 7 667,644 9 7 Army 6,534,699 0 0 102,833 6 10 Navy i 3 ln fo p n r e e y st fr a o n m d C ot h h i e n r a i‘ u i n o d n e ie r s the Treaty of August, 1842 7,708,293 8 4 Money received from the East India Company 60,000 0 0 Ordnance Unclaimed Dividends (more than paid) - . 17,106 10 2 Miscellaneous, chargeable on th e A nnua l G rants of Parliament (including 2,645,646 0 0 550,0001. on Account of Distress in Ireland) 3,957,687 6 9 54,473,761 19 10 20,846,325 15 1 Excess of Income ov er E x p en dit ure 51,708,570 16 2 ••• ••• 2,765,191 3 8 5 4 ,473,761 19 10 54,473,761 19 10 hequer on the sth day of April, 1846; the Amount of Money raised by the Additions to the Funded or Unfunded Debt in the Year Redemption of the Funded or paying off Unfunded Debt; the Total Amount of Advances and Repayments on Account of Local n the Exchequer, on the sth day of April, 1847. --- X s. d. £ s. d. ISSUED. £ g. d. .£ s. d. B A LANCES in the EXCHEQUER on the s th day of April, 1846 ••• ~. 6,507,463 49i To th e C omm i ss i oners f or t h e re d uct i on of the National Debt, to be applied to the redempti on o f t h e P u b l i c Debt : By issues, per Act 10 George IV., c. 27 By interests on do na ti ons an d b eq , uests 9,700 7 1 MONEY RAISED is TUE YEAR ENDING TEE STII DAY OF APRIL, 1847, By THE CREATION OF FUNDED OR UNFUNDED DEBT Deduct sum applied no t i n re d empt i on o f Funded Debt, but of Con- 2,709,793 8 0 solidated Fund Deficiency Bills FUNDED DEBT. To the Paymasters of Exchequer-bills for payment of U nfunded Debt : Contribution to the Loan of 8,000,0001., per Act. 10 Vict., c. 9 1 960,000 0 0 Money out of Consolidated Fund in payment of Public Works Bills 6,700 0 Money out of Ways and Means, Grants applied to payment of Sup ply Exchequer Bill s 208,000 0 0 UNFUNDED DEBT. Exchequer-bills for payment of Supply Bills Exchequer-bills, 18,380,2001., per Act 9 Victoria, c. 15, charged on --- Supplies 15,099,500 0 0 Acts of Parliament (including 4,000;0001. to Ireland, by Act 9 and 10 Vict., c. 107) 5,086,421 16 9 Total amount of Repayments of Advances for Local Works, &c., Excess of Income over Expenditure under various Act s o f P ar li ament 1,118,095 18 8 ••• ..• 2,765,191 3 8 3,968,325 18 1 Balances in the Exchequer on th e sth d ay o f A pr il , 1847 28,372,154 8 54 28,372,154 8 5 wmt..1,,,11 Treasury Chambers. April 22. 1847. The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow (this day) at twelve o'clock. GROUP XXXII'. The Committee appointed to consider the merits of the Bills comprised in this group assembled for the first time in Room 31 ; the Ri Olt Hon. F. Baring in the chair. The Com mittee consisted of Mr. R. Palmer, Mr. Stanton, Mr. Comp ton, and Mr. W. Martin. 8,372,154 8 PARKER. stone. lie approved of the making of these two small ( branches, and also of the extension of the Dairy station. Mr. Knight, traffic manager on the company's line, after stating their present rates to be 14d. a ton per mile for the first 16 miles, Id. for 23, and for 40 miles, gave the fol lowing comparative statem e nt o f ex p or t of coals for the four ports on the neighbouring coast, viz.:- 1846 Ayr .... 72,460 tons. 1845 Troon 129,283 Irvine 47,703 Ardrossan The Troon exports were much greater in 1846 than the year before. Mr. Miller, the engineer of the line, stated that his prin cipal object in laying out the proposed branches, was to ac commodate the minerals of the neighbourhood, in order that that traffic might be fully developed. Such were the Fen wick, London, and Colliery branches, which were constructed with a descending gradient towards the ports. The coals, thus brought down came upon the main line, and had ready access to the north, south, and west, and the towns or ports situated in any of these directions. The length of the whole projected branches was 26 miles, and the total estimate for works, lands, kc., 415,0001. Ther e were no eng i neering difficulties. This closed the case for the promoters. GLASGOW, IC.ILMARNOOZ, am) ARDILOS SAN (DEVIATIONS AND AMENDMENTS). Mr. Sergeant Munrity, without opening on the merits of the line, proceeded to call the evidence. Lord Eglinton stated that, in consequence of possessing property in the neighbourhood, he felt great interest in the lines. He had supported the opposing Ayr line at one time, but, because their rates were too high, he chose to support the other. Several witnesses were called, who deposed to general traffic and advantages. The Committee adjourned till twelve on Thursday. In this room there was no accommodation whatever pro vided for the press, and the reporters had therefore to con tent themselves with taking up a position amongst the crowd of spectators who were present. MANCHESTER AND LET DS (ROCHDALE CANAL PURCHASE). Mr. TALBOT opened the case for the promoters of this Bill. The company proposed to purchase the canal upon a guarantee of 4 per cent. upon the paid-up capital. A number of witnesses were called, to prove that it would be a great public convenience for the railway company to work the canal, and the Committee adjourned. GROUP XLVIII. This Committee met to-day for the first time, in Room C of the House of Lords, apportioned on this occasion for the use of the Commons. The following are the names of the Mem bers :—Lord Courtenay (chairman), Mr. Townley, Mr. Sey mer, Mr. Chute, and Mr. B. B. Cabbell. The following is the list of Bills referred for the considera tion of the Committee : Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Branches (No. 4). General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Branches. Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monklands (Cowlairs, Carmyle, Cen tral Junction, and Coplaw Hill Branches, &c.) Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monklands (Cowlairs Branch). Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Branches (No. 5). Caledonian, Glasgow, Garnkirk, and Coatbridge Railway (Branch to Glasgow Station). Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock (Branch to Caledonian Rail way and Diversion of Canal). Caledonian (Branch across Clyde and Glasgow Station). Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction (Deviations be tween Duntocher Lime Works and Bowling, &c.) The usual preliminaries were then gone through, such as reading the list of petitions, and the petitions with the ap pearances. TEE GLASGOW, PAISLEY, Z.ILDIARNOCZ, AND AYR (No. IV.) was the first Bill taken. Mr. ANDREWS opened the case on behalf of this Bill, which he said was a project for crossing the Clyde at Glasgow, in order to reach a station on the north side of the river. There was also an alternative line (No. 5) in the same Committee, and he would consider them both together. The promoters of the Bill were the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway Company, which had been made for several years, and was constructed to connect Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmar nock, and Ayr together. The union line passed through Paisley, Johnstone, on Port Beith, Irvine, to Ayr, with branches to Ardrossan and Kilmarnock. It passed through a rich mineral and agricultural district, and many important towns were stationed on it. They had obtained powers to make a branch to the Bridge of Weir, and also an extension to Girvan, from Ayr, called the Belfast Union Railway, it being the intention to form a connexion between Belfast and Glasgow. They had also obtained a larger extensioa through the Valley of the Nith, to join the Caledonian Railway at Springfield. They were also:applying, this session, to extend the bridge, or weir branch, to Port Glasgow and Largs ; and also branches in the neighbour hood of Kilmarnock, one to Muirkirk, and one to Dalmelling ton. In addition they were promoting one from Dumfries to the neighbourhood of Kirkcudbright, and branches in the neighbourhood of Canobie. The whole scheme would, therefore, when completed, be very extensive. They were, in consequence of the large traffic of the company, very deficient in station ac commodation, especially at Glasgow, Their present station was on the south side of the Clyde, in Bridge. street, and that was a small one, though it was not even theirs exclu sively—part of it belonging to the Greenock Railway Com pany. The average passenger trains that daily arrived and departed from this station, was 43, and 16 goods' trains. The annual number of passengers carried was 1,314,694, or an average daily of 4,000. The whole extent of the station Was three-fourths of an acre. Not only was the size inconvenient, but also the site, being placed in Gorbals, a suburb of Glasgow. It was, therefore, very objec tionable to parties coming to Glasgow, on account of its distance from the centre of the city, and they had to cross the new Glasgow bridge, and pay a pontags for every wheeled carriage, in the lowest case two pence each vehicle. In the progress of the passengers to and from the next railway station two of the busy thoroughfares had to be crossed at great inconvenience. This being so, they had looked out for another station, and had on more than one occasion been defeated in seeking to cross the Clyde ex actly opposite their present station, making a direct connec tion with the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. Having been defeated in that scheme, they had chosen what they thought the next best scheme, and now proposed to make their station in Dunlop-street, near to the busiest thoroughfare in the city, and contiguous to the principal offices. In the site chosen there was room for two companies, if it were required, and he stated so, as the Caledonian had also a scheme before the Committee for that object. That company last year obtained the sanction of a Committee for crossing the Clyde to Dunlop-street, but it was vetoed by the Admiralty. The Ayrshire Company assumed, after this defeat, that the Caledonian would again come to Parliament for a Bill, and therefore, to be prepared, they had this year prepared two schemes—one to the east of Dunlop-street, and another to the west of the same street. Either one or other of the Bills could be taken, and the ground was so scheduled, and the scheme was so prepared, that both the companies might be able to cross the Clyde on a viaduct. It could be arranged also that the Ayrshire Com pany's station could be either situated on the west or the east, but the west would be preferable. At the desire of the inhabitants of Glasgow, who wished to have this question, which had been the cause of so much litigation, settled, re quested Royal Commissioners to be sent down to Glasgow to investigate into the whole affair. (The Learned Gentleman here read an extract from the report of the commissioners, in favour of a general plan of crossing the river for all the lines, similar to the Caledonian scheme of last year.) This decision having been given, the Ayrshire Company bad so arranged their plans that they could cross in the same way as the Caledonian ; in doing which both companies could be accommodated, without any inconvenience to each other. (The Learned Gentleman then explained through the map before the Committee the details of the plans which he sub mitted; having done which, he proceeded to call his witnesses). Sir James Campbell, merchant, of Glasgow, and late Lord Provost of Glasgow, was examined as to the merits of the present scheme. e thought it highly desirable that the company should be allowed the crossing of the Clyde, in or der to obtain access to the city, which now contained 340,000 inhabitants. Both schemes, that of the Caledonian and that of the Ayrshire, might be accommodated at the same crossing. Cross-examined by Mr. Com:wax—He was a director of the Dumfries line, which was in eppositiontothe had, he Caledo nian Company last year. The Ayrshire Company believed, sc h e duled the same land as that which the Caledo nian had done last year. The leading authorities of last year we re in favour of the Caledonian scheme. The Committee then adjourned. G 1:011P LI. GLASGOW, DuntruxEs, AND CARLISLE, AND GLASGOW, PAISLEY, lEncaisan- NOCE, AND AYR. RAILWAYS (NO. II.) (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of veiterday.) Mr. Threshie gave evidence on the cattle trade and manu factures of Dumfries, and he thought that the line advo cated by the promoters would be a great public benefit. Mr. John Sawyers and Mr. Levy, Provost of Annan and Convenor of tke County of Dumfries, spoke to the feeling throughout the district in favour of the Dumfries line. Captain Robinson, R.N., commanded a surveying steamer in her Majesty's serviee, and had prepared a chart of the Solway. Kirkcudbright was the safest port on that coast, there being good anchorage-ground, and the harbour being accessible at all tides. The harbour was protected in westerly and south-westerly gales. A little expanse would make it a good harbour of refuge. Mr. Martin, shipowner, Glencupble bay, gave similar evidence. The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow (this day COMMITTEES ON PRIVATE BILLS (YESTERDAY). LIVERPOOL WATERWORKS. A very numerous Committee assembled this morning on the Bill of the Corporation of Liverpool, for a better supply of water to that town. The Bill is opposed by the Har rington Waterworks Company, the Boodle Company, and a formidable array of proprietors. There was a large array also of the bar, and after the examination of a few witnesses on the facts of the case, and a long argument between the counsel engaged for the several parties, at the suggestion of the Committee, an adjournment took place, to enable the two existing Waterworks Companies to come to an arrangement on the provisions of an agreement for the sale of their pro• perty to the Corporation. After this is settled, it is agreed that the Committee shall proceed with the merits of the Bill. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of April 27.) SUGAR.—To-day, although further reduced rates ►ere submitted to for raw Sugar, still it occasioned no increase in the home or export demand, and the quantity brought forward proved more than sufficient for the wants of buyers. Merchants, for the most part, were anxious to realise, as a large number :of vessels laden with Sugar are near at hand. In West India Muscovado the business trans- acted was to a very small extent only; and the private sales did not exceed 100 hhds and tierces, although importers accepted prices 6d to is under those of Friday. A public sale of 178 hhds and 23 tierces of IJarbadoes went off with heaviness at a fall on the rates of the last auction of Is. REFINED.—To-day the market for Refined Sugar was in a very dull state; the nearest rates are 63s to 63s Gd for standard, and 62s to 62s 6d for brown lumps. For bonded Crushed Sugar there are very few buyers, and 33s to 34s are the nearest quotations. MAtTurrius.—This afternoon there was only a limited demand for Mauritius Sugar, and 3,890 bags 19 casks and 64 tierces at public sale went at a decline on the rates of Friday of Is per cwt, but the whole sold. EAST Imna.—This afternoon Bengal Sugar met with little attention, and 2,678 bags at auction went at a further de cline in prices of is. per cwt, but nearly the whole sold. FOICEIGN.—This afternoon the purchases made in Foreign Sugar by private treaty were unimportant. At public sale 324 hhds 463 boxes of Cuba, duty paid, were offered, and nearly all taken in. Privately 150 !Ads St. Croix sold, but the prices have not transpired and supposed to be upon low terms. MotatssEs.—The purchases made in all sorts of West.ln dia have been to a small extent only, anti there is a desire to sell at 20s to 235, and fine quality at 24s to 255. At auc tion 330 casks of Porto Rico were taken in at 26s for good new quality, but a part has since been sold at that rate. For Bengal Treacle the demand has been limited. For Honey prices are moving downwards. COFFEE.—This afternoon there was very little desire evinced to operate in Native Ceylon, and 1,128 bags at auc tion were all taken in at previous reduced rates. For Plan.. tation Ceylon the market is quiet, and 628 bags at public sale were nearly all taken in and withdrawn. TEA.—Holders of black are not inclined to submit to any further reduction in prices, and offer a less quantity for sal;. The trade have been induced to take large quantities of the inferior and medium kinds of green, owing to the low rates that are accepted. In the value of good and fine there is no variation to notice, but only a small amount of busi ness has been concluded. ClNNAMON.znorfeousipidiritbuthyaenrshaadt been anticipated, h e above sales one-half went ff with having fully last sale's prices for 2d and 3d sorts, an d i n some in stances with ; . with a trifling advance, wll'l broken likewise sold at a rath er hi g h er rate.st first sort so ld at a re ductionof 3d to 4d per lb, the proporti on b e i ng larger than Rim—To-day the market was plentifully supplied with Bengal Rice, and the demand was less active : at public sale 7,632 bags white were offered, and nearly all taken in at the former value. SrusiTs.—To-day only a small amount of business was transacted in Ruin, although Jamaica of fair to middling clean quality could be obtained at 4s 5d to 4s 7d, good to fine 4s 8d to 5s 2d. Leeward Island proof at 3s, and East India at 2s 9d per gallon. Opts.—There has been little desire manifested to operate in southern Oil, and the limited business transacted pri vately has been at rather lower rates. The demand for Cod is good. Of Seal Oil, the stock being usually small, prices range high. Sperm met with less attention, and can be obtained upon rather lower terms. There: are ready sellers of Rapeseed Oil at 358 6d to 36s for pale, and at 35s per cwt for brown. Linseed Oil met with little attention, and prices are on the decline. For forward delivery few contracts have been entered into. The purchases made in Oiive Oil have been upon a small scale only; prices are on the decline. Palm is less wanted, and the purchases made have been to a small extent only, although there are sellers upon rather lower terms. The supply is scanty of Cocoa Nut Oil, and buyers are compelled to pay high rates. Lard Oil sells alowly, but 453 to 49s are the rates insisted upon. GROUP XI. The Select CommitteeipPOintedto consider the merits of the Bills comprised in this group re-assembled at the usual hour this morning ; Mr. Ferbes Mackenzie in the chair. COLCHESTER, STOUR VALLEY, SUD BURY, AND HALSTEA.I2 (STOUR NAVI GATION PURCHASE.) In this case the Committee decided that the preamble had not been proved. The Committee then adjourned. GROUP XXI. STOUR VALLEY (NO. IX). (Cl)ntinned from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Several other persons interested in the coal and iron trade, and carrying on business in the neighbourhood of Walsall and Bromwich, also gave evidence in favour of the proposed line. The Committee then adjourned till twelve o'clock to morrow (this day). ROUP XXIII. This Committee met to-day at h a lf-past twelve, pro forma, referred the unopposed Bills to the Chairman of Committees, and then adjourned till twelve to-morrow (this day). GROUP XXVII. SOUTH-EASTERN CWISSECH AND SPALD- ING EXTIINSION). The Committ ee mot to-day in R oom N o . 33; Mr. Card wen, chairman. Evidence Was taken for th© promoters of the IVLbech Branch. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock. GROUP xxxiii. LEEDS CENTRAL RaILWAY STATION. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) After some further evidence on behalf of the scheme had been taken, the ease for the promoters closed. The case for the opp os i t i on o f t h e B ra df or d and Leeds Company, which petitioned against the Bill, was then taken. Mr. Robert Steph enscn was exam i ned w i t h t h e o bject of showing that the levels of the scheme were objectionable. and that the several lines could not be accommodated in the mode proposed. Mr. Locock and several other gentlemen of L e eds were likewise examined agai ns t t h e sc h e me as objectionable, and preferring the plan proposed by the Leeds and Bradford Company. GROUT L. The Committee met about twelve; present, Mr. Banker, chairman, Sir B. Hall, Mr. Hindley, Mr. Henley, and Mr. Carew. GLASGOW, PAISLEY, ZILMARNOCIL, AND BYit (No. XL) Evidence in favour of the project was continued this morning. __ _ Captain Blair was called to give evidence on two unop posed fork branches, the Hillend and the Howrat branches. He stated that there were large ironworks in the neighbour hood requiring a Tad amount of land carriage of flue and iron- PRINCE LOUIS NAPOLEON. Prince Louis Napoleon has addressed the foliar/jag letter to the Paris journals " London, April 21, 1841. " Sir—A member of the Chamber of Deputies, Barn Lecouteuix, dared to assert in the sitting of the 17th of April, that I had ' violated, in 1836, the solemn WIZ ment which had procured me a generous pardon.' do Capefigue, in the ninth volume of his • Histoir s if Europe,' has the sa me calumny. I therefore see m y se obliged to combat, now as then, a piece of malevolence which neither my long c a pti v ity nor the calm of pre; sent life has been a bl e to di sarm . In 1836, the V renc Government did not even endeavour to negotiate nIY e ; lease, because it k new th a t I s h o uld prefer a soleroff, judgment to libe r ty. N o thi ng , th ere fore, was sla t k. sad I could hav e p rom i se d no thi ng . In 1840, IlLsi7 is Carr 6, precureur-general, in reading my act of WOE' in before the Court of Peers, was obliged to declare that (S e. 1836, I had been set at liberty without conditions.-- , the Moniteur of 30th of September, 1836.) returned to Europe in 1837, because no moral tie 1 3 "; vented me from returning to close the eyes I The mother. If, to fulfil this pious duty I had ha- - feebleness to fail in my promises, the French Govern: ment would have had no need in 1838 to assetnWP, corps d'armee to compel me to quit Swit z erland' would have been sufficient to ha q ve summoned ea c h t keep my word. If I had failed in my promises the F Government would have had no longer any faith i n tin during my sojourn at Ham, that our en but, on the contrary, it frequently caused me to be it. I there f ore the dynasty would be sufficient to open in a Inora est , o st doors of my prison. And if I trifled with what is TO sacred in my eyes—good faith—l should have subserde to without hesitation all the propositions that were t"„ f i v e me ; but instead of that I preferred in a e r a sion for to remain evaso for six years, I preferred to run the risks of an to be rather than submit to conditions which I belitm"' dishonourable. If my political conduct be blamed! if: / actions be misrepresented, if my intentions be falsifie d' shall not complain; for public opinion is, knots', e ; 03 3 orable towards the conquered ; but I will never P, have engagement tovre.g: any one to attack my honour, for, thanks to GO, 1 maintained it uninjured in the midst of mail P s proofs.—l have, &c., (Signed) "NAPOLEON LOUIS BONAPARIAI STOCK EXCHANT E V ...... ER w r e oO ar L e , AP lad ßlL to 27 o . otice an or _ d RAILWAY SHARE MARKE TS ' : n erve. d 0 10 went in the Share Market to-day; the prices of 1 -Iliaing North-Westerd, Midland, Leeds E xtension, North :higher Union, and others h ave rallied, and are quote d at ho e prices. There is also a much enlarged inquiry for with the ,„ lines of railway stock, an d th e mar k e t closed d els o w firmness, and for the most part a fair demand. T. r ., b „ e c tiont 2 a 3 re s T 9 A d. m d b i e s r . Lat ß e, ir N in o in tt g in h g a h m am an , d ßo c T f n or , d a , n 7 d 34 Ea p s ._ tero ppiert i ' t b:? t o bs h ern i e rat o, &c., 1 3 4 dis.-East Lancashire, New, 1% dis.- (scrip), % dis.-East Lincolnire, 1% p.-Great S e l f a nd 1 1 4 ; dis.--Leeds and Thirsk, 5% dis.-Liverpool, Cros kw, Southport, % p.-London and North-Wester n, k es tern Ditto, Quarters, New, 9% p.-London and South" ...... pitto, (scrip), 1 4 dis.-Manchester and Leeds, Fifths, 4 IN sloe 321. Shares (late E x t ens i ons ) , p -Ditto, Fifths % to , West Riding Union), % p.-Slan % che - s . ter and Sca lth strt P el* 1% dis.-Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, '..‘I L ~,--.. 2% dis.-Midland Stock, 114 3 4-Ditto, 40/. Shares, ? ; 0 ,..-• Ditto, New, 1 1 / 8 p.-Newcastle - and Berwick, New , Y 4 a t isli North Stafordshire, 1% p.-North Union (A), 209- - "° c , intil Central, 7 p.-Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A) , ;oar and bonus, par-Ditto (13), Bs. 9d. dis. ex. lac yorl Eastern, No. 2, par-Ditto, No. 4, Thirds, is- 3d. s ..",," & r, Ce lv and Newcastle, Preference, 2 1 4 p.-Paris and -iv -5 " stituted, 3 dis. MANCHESTER, Aram 27. lO W STOCK EXCIIANGE.-The sales are-Birkenhead, .or. shire, and Cheshire Jun c ti on; 114-Eastern Counties, 1 ° a w East Lancashire (late B. and P.), New, (scrip), 5-16-Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding 67 5 4 tion, l %-Huddersfield and Manchester Railway 1111 1 00 011, %-Ditto, Thirds, %-Leeds and Thirsk, 5 1 / 4 c" -- North' Brighton, and South Coast, 50%-London and ~.....t iock , Western, Quarters (A), 5%-Manchester, Buitall;initto• and Midland, %-Manchester and Leeds, Fi/thes„ 3 ti oat* 32/. Shares (late Extension), % p -Ditto, xi,fL,North West Riding Union), 1-16 p.-Midland, Consols, 1 1 ° - / / j ilorir Staffordshire, A3-North-Western, 2!4-Shropshir° Ms.-South-Eastern and Dover, 36 c. LEEDS, A.aft. 27. te,NOttillr STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Amberga „ die."' ham, and Boston, 28s. 6d. dis.-East Lancashire, A.„"...' t A nd Ditto, New, 1% dis.-Ditto, New Scrip, U dis.--"r''' ~.... I N-Ditto , „... c ., West Yorshire, 1 q dis.-East. Lincolnshire, I% „,n• ~r - 5 , Great Northern, I A, - n. dis.-Leeds and Bradfoad, 421, - ,a. -Leeds and Dewsbury, Extensions, Scrip (green), 115. s s. dia.-Leeds and Thirsk, 5% dis.-Ditto, Preference, 25. 'i p f -Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 1 1 ,4 dis.- London am: North-Western, a nd Driffield Junction, 165. a'', Fift ee nths, 2s. p.-Ms l to n 171 1 / 4 -London, Brighto n, and South Cast' -Alanchester ' and Leeds, 321. Shares (late ExtensionsP 345. 6d. par-Ditto, West Riding Union, Is. p.-Midland, Preference, t p. ....Nor. , 1:. 4 p.-Newcastle and Berwick, Ne w , British, Extension (scrip), 6s. p.-North Staffordshire, 11,4 dis.-Northern Counties Union, 2% dis.-North 445. n. dis.-York and Newcastle, Preference, 2% P. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, APRIL 2 7 ' I 1 STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Great Northam., 4 dis.-Harilepool Dock and Railway, 166:4- - North Br' Ws Extension, Ai p.-West Riding Union, % P• HULL, APRIL 27. : h Ex tension (scrip), STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are North Brats-, - -Western, Clitheroe, &c., 10s. p.-.North-Western, 98s. 6d. dis.-West Riding Unien, 3s. 6d. p. cash. ss. fid. p.-Ditto, Thirds,- 465.-Blackburn, Arum 27. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sal es ar Ambergste, Notting' ham, and Boston, 28s. 6d. dis.-East Lincolnshire, 1 1 ,4 P; 1 - 3 ,7 1 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Grimsby D it to Sheffie ld) , 61 s. dis.-Ditto, 12/. 1 0 s. Shares, 365. dis. -- ... (Sheffield and Lincoln), 3% dis.-North Staffordshire, 1 % -North-West ern , 2) di s .-West Riding Union, 5° 11,1,, 1 ' p ar- Yorkshire, Doncaster ' and Goole, :14 dis. EDINBURGH, APRIL 26. 6/ 15 '''' . &rock EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 2 • ~,,/.. Airdrie and Bathgate, 3!. 18s.- Arbroath and Forfar, 271 155.-Ditto, Halves, 151.-Ayr and Gallows'', 24 . - ; a nd. dollish, 25/. 10s.-Ditto, New, 1/. 17s. 6d.-Caledonian s o jos. 'Dumbartonshire, 2?. 2s. 6d.-Clydesdale Junction. 3it -Deeside, 31. 55.-Dunblane, Doune, and Callender, New, ' I, 6d.-Dundee and Arbroath, 42/, 10s.-Ditto, O,-- 304-Ditto, New, No. 2, NM-Dundee and Perth, ; ,, n. york Ditto, New, 191. 55.-Eastern Counties, 164-M--r h end Extension, 4/. 10s. -East of Fife, 2/. 165.-Edinburgdiv...... Buthgate, 71. Is.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 7 11 . elt 174 Ditto, Halves, 181. 17s. 6d. ex div.-Ditto, Quarte rs ' 100. 10s. ex div.-Edinburgh Leith, and Granton, 1 91 . 15/. Ditto, Preference, 20/.55.-Edinburgh and Northetr:,. d itto, 10s.-Ditto,4s.-Ditto, Newpor, 4pi t w a nd New, 2/. 10s.-Edinburgh and Perth IL 195.-Glaeg ° Ayrshire, 581.-Ditto, New Stock, Qusr ters, 151. 155.-Ditto, Halves, 61. 135.-Glasew',,9/......GlaS and Carlisle, 5/. 55.-Glasgow and Garnkirx 0 and Greenock, ' gow General Terminus, 121. 55.- Glasg°wli'lmarnock, and 16/. 10s.-Ditto, New, 8/. 155.-Glaagu w, 1 „....Nawcastle . Ardrossan, 5/.-Great North a Scotland, 2/. 119. div! and Berwick, 25/. 10s.-North British, 31/. ss. ex ~ ,,t o, Ditto, Halves, 14/. 155.-Ditto, Thirds, 2/. 93. 6d. Ditto, " Dittet Quarters 3/. 35.-Ditto, Quarters, New (scrip), 'O. -- Grand Fifths, a 155.-Scottish Central, 25/. 36L 55.-DittL,timoies, 55.-Scottish -S t i ling Juncctiontion6d.-S unfermllne, 31. 15s cottish rling Midland, and Midland, 2L it 2 01. 55.---S tli and , .„,.; Wishaw and Coltness , 49 /. 10 s. -York and Newcastle, 32i. , ... Ditto, New, 13/. 10s.-Ditto, Preference , 71 . 105 .-Di rec : B om bay and Madras, 3 5. - East Indian , 3 s. 6d.-Gres" North of India, 35.-Great Southern of Madras, 23.--Madr as ' Nelfore, and Arcot, is. 9d. GLASGOW, APRIL 26. - and Perth (New Co.), S TOC K EXCHANGE.-The-The sales are-Caledonian Nov, a gs : 6d.-East Indian, 21. 9d. -Edinburgh a n d Glasgow, Halv e " sgtAEdinburgh 41s. 6d.-Di ets Glasgow, Halves, 1 t umfries, and Carlisle, s. 6d.-Glasgo w , Kilmarnock, and Ayr, &Y.': 54-Man c h es ter and So ampton, 18s.-No r th teal, 251. British, Thirds Cell rds, 575. 6d.-Scottish LA • ---.............._ T D _HE LIKE OP SUTHERLAND STEAMER. -r-h -if f il magnificent iron. built st eamer made her first tr i p l a st from Invern ess to L ondon. On her arrival at Ab e r w e d - .d.. Steam Wharf she was v i s i te d by crowds of persons, W - os mired her for th e b eau t y and elegance of her d ec orations a well as for the gigantic size of her engines. The sky li g ht o f the saloon is fo rme d o f stained glass, on which are de vices the the armorial bearings of hi s Grace the Duke of Sutherlan f of the cities of London and Aberdeen, and of the t0 , 1 0 , 0 ° Inverness, &c. The arrangements are most comple te. for are four elegant state rooms, ladies' cabin, large calm in n , ie gentlemen,:and saloon.: Bet ths for SO up with every luxury and accommodation. From stem 17 stern-post she is 197 feet, her breadth 26 feet, deytt r g feet, engine-room 58 feet lon. She was built by liSv.; tl The Napier,A belu :. - - .of the Vulcan Foundry, Glasgow. - Steam Company have placed her on the London and ness station, agreeably to the visa of the northern p d on passengers can be il : o Tbe company deserves great credit for their sprit terprise, and the beat thanks of the public are due te, t o r i of for placing such a powerful vessel at the connil u ' e , to those who wish to convey their farm stock and pro d a Cell; the London market. The Inverness Courier saY el-- vesse l tainly in elegance and extent of accommodation Northern at all equal to this has ever been engaged in " enus and _ trade." The vessel is also a fair specimen of the g„ u gh* perseverance of the citizens of Glasgow. Mr. W"' rs ° o f the the manager, and Captain Anderson, and other ofl e F wr oAli O company, were most attentive in conducting the 11. ' 31 were anxious to see this magnificent iron steamer. rued His Excell e n c y t h e N etherlands Minister bs s retti to town from the continent. the of Janie Moses, Esq On BIRTHS Ar c son. h o e f a 22d inst., in Clement's-lane, Mrs. Shertvint° dir On the 23d inst., in Sussex-place, Regent's-Pa won. Regent's-Pars, the la B 4th inst., the On the 24 th inst., at E ce th e Ho • n• Mrs' TinY, of a son still-b Eastbourne-terrace, ' at .2 3 1 0 e Meerut, Et t . he wife of Captain , Bengal , orn. On the 2 Waterfield, rantridge, Sus wife e ° Mrs. On the 24th inst in p • t Birminguan3, Holaiden Ampbl t Paradise-street , On the 24th L t s ' t of a a s W . rkshire, the Wife of a f Th wa , Brown, Esq. , of Es : o x f , a : f so a n t s . on c . arcroft, To On the 25th inst., in Abbey-road, Regents-park , th e bitif of Wilmot Buxton, Esq., of a daugt On the 27th imst., at SMt.44:llllphiegp;, Greenwich, by th..„ °l/ _l B # e v ; J.R. ‘.,.. Goldney, chaplain of Green wich Hospital, llenrY vv., 4 44, Foster, of the Inner Temple Es , barrister -at-law, t° ''' N. only (laughter of thelate Captain John Filmore,(l),p, _On the 26th inst., at St. Mary's, Islington, Ralph D u_', Esq., of Newcastle-on-Tyne, to Mrs. Margaret Walton , u` the same place. DIE. On the 22d inst., at Shibden D Hall, near Halifax, CaP t t li f George Mackay Sutherland, of Aberar der, Inverness -611'r" Northritain. On the 23d inst., in Park-road, Regent's-park, J . S. Elliott, Esq., aged 61. On the 24th inst., in Cloudesley-square , Colonel G. 1 3 . Bengal Native Infantry, aged 61. On the 25th inst., at Bath, Arthur Henry, the only child of Colonel Maclean, 18th Dragoon London: Printed and Published by AIiJIWO YUOO 4, et Strand, Pinter, at The Sun Office, N 0 .11 2, Strand, in the rit . i pr a of the Savoy, in the County of Middlesex,Wed ne644lft 1847, TALLow.—Further reduced rates have been accepted for Russian on the spot, still the quantity purchased has.been 'rafted. For del verin the last three months of the year, the demand, howe ve r plentiful, and the dema, has been good. Home m ade Is n 1 being limited, th e re are eellers at the reduced r a t e o f 4S s nett cash. Other' so rts of Tallo w met with little att en ti on ,' and can be obtained up on further reduced terms. 'l7