The Sun. — London, England, 1847-05-01 00:00:00

rare al ounded' it relac" Lem!! 'hare is otlemP i t a y, bu , Gentle' )rs as t° to b e presee' t .rsti (ll3st lost t he je owl aye ha ittack l a ugh) y inoP' e 3 t ountrY. .ssp • • •=rl 14044"InerOnVertible 4461"1"11 811.41"." 441"putter, over u while , though the wages Of remained the same, the command they had T he t grYtb.ing they required was materially reduced that th IL Gentleman the Member for Birmingham sail thgle Act of 1819 was most unwise in restoring the cifietz.andard of currency. He declared himself against f the value o e gold t'l 17s 10 J. the ,asst lestead i re o , a e • • g ine. 41. es. the value of the paper currency at t he nai ears complaint is that the standard of gold was C ririe rzed at th e d epreciated standard. Now, w i t h re .tta, ezetoetplaitlie,tltie (Sir Robert Peel) submitted that, with of Peculiar engagements, it Matters no whether the gold standard was fixed at ,Z,Vie NEL the oz. or 41. 55., as far as the present =citifies of commercial embarrassment was con- Z u . a d• If the standard was 41. 55. instead of re gu i l e t e 113 0., foreign ers would know it, and would their transactions accordingly. Regarding wrnal debt s i t might make some dff e rence, but vsith ri:V.OII. to the fo re i gn transact i ons o f th e country it u De the same whatever tic s:an d lr d o f ro il rn ght be &$~ M at. He would as k th em w hat the Honourable e moer fur Birmingham wanted? Would his 110 n. Fri and revi se the arrangement of 1319? It he would elle.stdo th at, and deprecated an unconvertible p-ip r cur e '"Y, then it was clear that he had no reme d y to pro e° se * If he w ou ld i ssue one pound notes, and allow iteld t o re , t em b` , out of the country, it weuld reales e b one we.yerary good, though an ultimate evil, but if the) Of . r , to have a convertible paper, then no prepesal Re toe kind would be of the slightest benefit in .‘tleviating the di ffi cu l t i es of the country. Respecting l ee A.ct of 1844, the Hon. Member said the object of it rin to Maititain the standard of the measure of 1819 —s was th e reason alleged for the passing of that Act. •this he (Si r R . Peel) begged leave to observe, that i „," i ntention of tl - e Act of 1844 had been very !nue. 7_lettoderstood. That measure was passed to secure the it v ertability of paper into gold; and another object of wll , to ensure the holders of paper a full equivalent for its value, and at the same time not to restrain thr Perittiollll of trade and commerce. Now, it was his firm o i nl Pin l e e, that this arr angement had not imposed any 7,, u rlous restri c ti on , an d he denied the claim of the Bank F .4 efelatu . l to relief from the operations of the conditions ,! 844 . In that arrangement the Bank had the power by due itself in reg ard to the issue, and had the power. 7 due caution and watchfulness, to prevent ultimate embarrassment or of an undue development of the cir eilatien. He must say—while he never could speak of the directors of the Bank of England in other than term•• of the highest favour—he must say they had been far fromacting on th at soun d and careful policy which the fpe !mire of 1844 indicated. He thought that if the:, bad adhered more closely to the principle of that M r i t hea e r a t s iie u na r t e e hn they er ge wo elg u cu 1 tr d eed h o have v h t e eh prevented in a gr ea t d egre e tiolnlse wbehliieehvedhatdhabteaelnl made for some time past. In August last it was that there wo u ld b e a deficiency of the potato cro p, seer that large imp or t at i ons would be requird to ma ke up the deficie nc y f rom abroad. To make up this deficiency 11;edinfoernetyhe hceodnsthrtuecntioentnixaof railways, enormous amounts a p d e e n th d e e a d ; and if the Bank had and in e J a a r n ly uary ali l v a e st signs of the times, provision to meet the d anger, the difficulty would not be what it now was. dad ee dthe B an k ra i sed the interest to five per cent, or six nt_ fo r a ll bill s, instead of maintaining an arbitrar Would dis tinction of such bills, he believed that the pressure have been most materially removed. But to COIL)' have the rea l question. This was whether they were to ituaivneeaactuariri.ency convertible into gold, or no standard ol them This was the m a tt er w hi c h th e y h a d before hi _ ; Whatever course t h e H ouse may take it was firmbelief th at no relief would be obtained b: uLerreeddling with the A c t o f 18 4 4 . —(H ess .) They ha , n:_ineor ten milli ons of gold at present, they were free oi Tenal , Panic s and thei r comm ercial relations were !s u .?d Internal ; let them, therefore, take care that in the hope r.ei l t eyi ng the present di ffi culty by interfering with the: : Zlthey d i d not pluage themselves in much gr ea t er is I ; ers * — Mear, hear.) At present the Batik we , L uting ten mi lli on of notes instead of fourteen mil l i ons ; but let them beware of the danger of any great increase L e had b een recommended, in depreciatine the value of all the p resent issues in circulatio n.—(hear, hear.) 11, 14 the present time, trade is flourishi n g. and if the Barth solvent, if the population of the country is in a sail.: „.. aet °rY COnditi On , if t h e wages o f l a bour was rep : eilari . , rd, and all class es o f th e c ommunity participating ii sti te of compar a ti ve security, then he earnestl:, entreated th e H ouse not to b e tempte d by an y h o pe of solving the present difficulty, to incur the risk of a fat itileater danger in a depreciated currency. If they ad mitted th e unconvertibility of paper into gold4they would bad that they would have to encounter all the ills they "ad experien ce d su b sequent to 1819, an d d o th at which could not be done without shaking the foundations of the property of the country, as well as the social conde lion of all c l asses of the people.—(Loud cheers.) the JOHN RUSSELL said that after the speech re ""Right Hon. Gentleman, he would not enter upon th e subject which had been so much under discussion, bit' w ould call th e attent i on of the House for a short time It, thed merits of the reso l ut i on b e f ore i t—( H ear, h ear )—i t to place b e f ore th em t h e diffi cu l t pos i t i on 01 eoi e e2 7Government i n regar d ' to t h e quest i on, not h„,Y, as affecting the g e n era l p r i nc i p l e w hi c h tied been under consideration, but to the ques , as relati n g t o th e p resen t con di t i on o f I re l an d . — ktmear, hear.) The Hon. Member for Wycombe bad r ut qUestion t o hi m as t o h ow h e (L or d J o h n R usse ll) en ded the :immense surplus population of Ireland should be absorbed. His reply to that question W avy that the present grant was one means. Huang others, of providing for the alit orp f the excess of labour in that country Bezi it owing to the faults of the landlords, be it owing to the faults of the tenants with long leases, be it owing to the disposition of the people themselves, or br it owing to all of these causes together, they had arrives! at a state of things in Ireland, in which there was an im mense class of persons living on agriculture, and yel not paid by wages of labour sufficient for their subsist ence. Taking the proportion of these as being eight it Ireland against four in England, an immense calamity happens to the country, a destruction of produce to the amount—according to the calculation of the Secre tary for Ireland—of 18,000,0001. takes place, it is supposed that for the future they cannot subsist on the food which had hitherto been their chief nutri meat. What was to become .of them in future years Re denied, on the part of Government, the responsi bility of terminating, still less of suddenly resolving. that question. He said that a more difficult problem never had come before a Legislature. He said that they Might mitigate the misfortune, they might pass the . difficult transition with more or less of success, the y might arrive in time at a more or less happy state of t hings, but this evil grew upon them. and only arrived at maturity by the full destruction of the potato crop. This calamity might do more for the regeneration of the people, than anything the Legislature could have effected ; it might place them at once in a state of happiness and prosperity. That was a thing which neither they nor any Ministry could or ought to expect to perform. But what he thought they could do, they had endeavoured to do, that was, to investigate the Present suffering, and to save as far as possible the de struction of life, and to facilitate in some degree a better state of things. He need not refer to the measures which L th e y h a d t a k en w ith thi s v i ew to the first of these o bjects. They had been costly, and added considerably to the difficulty of their finances, and great suffering to the Peopl e ; but when they were—or as some philosophers Put it —placed in this position, Ivhen the question was whether the Government or the Legislature could not interfere, or whether two millions of people were to be allowed to perish off the land without be interference wh a t ever , h e sa id it wou ld Be repugnant to the feelings not only of the present Mi nistry, but of any Government which might occupy their Places in the House of Commons, not to have attempted to have relieved them. Well, then, their measures were More or less effective on that head. He could not regret the attempt to maintain these 730,000 persons on the Public works during the severe months of the winter He could not but suppose that these Measures were con ducive to the preservation of a great number of those persons. The next question—and a most serious question it was—it might be remembered that in the exposition of the general po licy of the Government at the beginning of the session, it was announced that they intended, by m easures of a Permanent character, to facilitate the tran sition to a better order of things, so as to provide for the future prosperity of the people ; and he mould here say at once to the House—be would say at once to the Hon. Member for Wycombe that he did not pretend, lie could not pretend to say that the Government could frame a comprehensive measure, or a series of compre hensive measures, which would modify the position of that people, and justify them being at once adopted in Parliament. He bad not that confidence in his own re sources ; he did not look at things in so sanguine a manner as the Honourable Member..—(Hear, hear.) The utmost that they could do was to pro pose measures calculated for that end, some of these might be modified and adopted by the Parliament. Some might be found beneficial, and others only bene ficial in part; and in others great changes might be Made, or perhaps they might be entirely rejected. In his statement at the commencement of the session, he said that he should propose to advance a million of Money for the purpose of improving the lauded estates in Irelatd, and that we should propose a million for the reclamation of waste lands. In considering the former of those measures, which was only an extension of the 'flettaure passed in the last year, they bad found it advis able to add half as much again to the sum—to make it, in fact, a million and a half, instead of a Min im, and in that state it passed through Parliame n t With regard to the other measure he had lit tle more to do than to repeat what his Right Hon. Friend rnuhgual wag, that at the commencement of the evenin g. that the great power of the meas ur e i n good depended on its being a compulsory mea sure, but after that measure had been introduced in that I°Lise they heard from various quarte rs that to take laway their properties from the proprietors would be con sidered as a violent measure in this, but more especially 1 , 1 1 1 , th e other House of Parliament ; that in that shape They measur e was not lik e l y t o b e successful in passing. ' h eY then considered whether the measure without this emlenulsory clause could not be made capable of effectiag great good, and the Secretary for Ireland un dertook the introduction of it in an amended form; Mat the more he went into it, the more the clauses a ere gone thr oug h , the greater was the diffi cu l t y o f adopting 9tat measure without its compulsory clauses, and making it efficient. --(Bear, hear.) It was, therefore intended, that when his Ri g ht H on . F r i e nd brought forward th is measure h e s h ou ld state that i t was proposed for considera t i on, b ut that it was not one a 'rich they pledged _ll themselves to carry through in the present ses ,ru_ • ith regard th en t o t h e t wo milliens which they proposed to apply to those put poses, one half minion lenger proposed t o b e em pl o y e d in improving a" ot Ireland, and that was one answer to the Alght we Gentleman who s a id it was unfair that . ehe tad now propose a new expense on which we T It le bas hal not reckoned. i•Bitt. the .Right-Hein.Gent/esnais iithsr - objections to make to the proposition now before the 11;ese. He says, either that this is a measure adopted on principles which will oblige you t incur a very heavy burden, and to risk the finances of tae country ; or else that it must be partial only in its effsess. Now it appeared to him that it was an argument which, if carried to its full extent, would apply to all those advances which are made every year. But, we may say, and may say justly, that we find our selves able, from the sums Yarlittinene' has placed at the disposal of Government, to advance 620,0001., though we eould not advance a much larger sum. These railways have applied to the loan commissioners. They have made out their case. The loan commissioners are read to say that they would advance the money to them if they had it in their own hands. It seemed to him, there fore, perfectly fair to say that the sum shall be advanced, and at the same time to say, should other parties apply to them in the month of August, they might very well say that they had no funds in heir hantis, witi,-11 they could consent to apply ito this object. He would say that this was fair con sidering ,the case of Ireland. This was no coin tion ease. It might be said, that in the event of grant ing this sum that England would be under the obligation o netval,c- ,oute briber SUM. It was a case of pecu liar nature, and one of singular magnitude, and one which stele, In its necessity, to be immediately met. The people in Ireland complained, that while they wanted food, ~acre were funds sufficient at their disposal to provide ttori for all, and which, if properly applied, would make , he transition easier by making subsistence more easy 10 he obtained. But he (Lord J. Russeli) thought this was not to be eff cred by a single remedy, for he believed bat there was no grand panacea for the ills of Ireland. When appl cation had been made for the improvement of :he ports and harbours, the relief had been granted with e view to the people getting subsistence from the -i3herieg from which so much wholesome and nutritious food was to be obtained. From that cause there would be a great advantage. When the farmers petitioned for means to drain their lands, the assistance had been granted in order to increase the produce of the soil ; ind from that there would be a great advantage. And now, when a benefit was evident from the assistance to be rendered to railroads in Ireland, he w a s ready to render assistance for that purpose also. Lie thought that he 'lad stated a sufficient reason for his ~position to the measure of the Noble Lord the Mem !ter for Lynn; but he might now repeat, that he thought chat a grant of 16,000,0001. would be too great a drain an the resources of the country; He had always beet. '.wady to make a grant for public works, and he had ac cordingly given is his adhesion to the plan of his Noble e'riend the Member for West Yorkshire (Lord Morpeth) n 1839, in favour of public works in Ireland, among the most important of which he reckoned railroads. The same vote had been recommended by Sir .J. Burgoyne and his late lamented friend Mr. Drummond. Their arguments were very ably stated in their reports, to which the Right Hon. Baronet had more than once referred. Their arguments were, that by the means of railroads they would give the means of bringing the tgricultural produce of Ireland to England—that there would thus be a better market for that produce, and the itgricultural wealth of Ireland would thus be increased. 'le thought it was stated that 1,200,000 tons of agricul -tiral produce 'were annually brought from Ireland to S:resland; arid the Commissions stated particularly that, with 'regard to a railroad between Dublin and, Cork,;whieh .voald pass through a country of average fertility, that :uch an undertaking would be of the utmost salue to the country in improving the port , f Cork. He bad never been of opinion that he employment of labour upon railways in Ireland would be of any use in mitigating the distress which prevailed in that country. On the other hand. however, he thought the promotion of railways in Ire lund would have a very beneficial effect in providing a emedy against the future:misery of the country, by in ,ireasirg the agricultural wealth of Ireland, and thereby calling into operation the labour of thousands, if not of nillions, who might otherwise sink under such a dis tress as that which was now so prevalent in Ireland. He therefore, that, considering the peculiar state of Ireland considering the difficulties that they sad to deal with anti, considering, at the ame time, that the sum they then proposed was equal in amount to the sum he mentioned on the 25th of January last, he thought they were justified in ~king for the vote new before the Committee.—(Hear, sear.) The Right Hon. Baronet said it was no argu ment because they had 120,0001. in the Exchequt r at seir disposal they ought to advance a moiety of that -rim. He agreed with the Right Hon. Gentleman, peaking generally, but Ireland, during the present year, .armed an exception to the rule. It could not be dealt with by the ordinary rules of finance ; but the great lifficulty they had to deal with justified them departing 'rom these rules. It appeared to him, upon those rouncs, that the vote they asked for was justifiable. The more so, as since the failure of the potato crop had been ascertained, he had felt deeply the responsibility which rested upon Government in connexion with this question. Government had been attacked on various grounds, and in various modes, both in that House and in Ireland, in connexion with this subject. Some of the people of this country contended that it was a great waste of public money, and a most unjustifiable pro ceeding towards this country, to ask for millions for the purpose of sustaining Ireland during her present suffer ing ; while others in Ireland loudly exclaim against the rashness of Government in allowing all the burden to fall upon the landed proprietors, since this country ought not to be burdened with the whole maintenance of the peo -I:e.bnoefdueltirlideludalnuydtyp, rnetosorsecodnu,gluehpatovhot,huerh,ulatinf it was proprietors oflre tn hweyas could, rieer th to ele g ss ua th rd e against m e t h a h e recurrence t h o e f d a e s t i e m rm ila in r a c ti a o l n am o i t t) (4 , . ov S er t m ill e , n li t e , not to interfere with the supply of food to Ireland ; be muse he believed, that in c ons e q uence o f th at nontiter 'erence, in no part of the Continent were corn and 'orovisions to be found cheaper than they were at present et Ireland. It did not follow because some of the wople of Ireland had died of starvation, or of *eta r, that England had not done her best, and made ;;rest sacrifices to assist the landed proprietors in mid dating time present distress. He would say a few words upon the question respecting the commercial state of he country, and especially as affected by the state of he currency. His Right lion. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer did not say, as was stated by a former -pecker, that the danger was past, arid that there was no longer any danger existing. But from circumstances which he then stated to the House, he said that he was induced to take a more cheerful view of the subject ; those circumstances were, that there had been no depreciation of the currency through excess ; on the contrary, that the exchanges on the s;ontinent were in our favour; that there had been no such amount of over-speculation in trade as to lead to ,uch an accumulation of stocks as not to allow of the -ealization of good profits, and that the manufacturers -f the country were not at present obliged to suspend their operations for want of orders. Those were in his lion. Friend's view all favourable to the commercial state of the country. He (Lord J. Russell) would not deny the existence of great difficulties arising from the act that a considerable drain of gold had taken place, and the uncertainty of the amount which might let be required. Several Honourable Gentlemen had taken the present occasion to denounce the principle of making any payments in specie under these circum stances. The Noble Lord then continued.—l heard in private, and I have heard in speeches in this House to night, many statements pointing out the evils of the present state of things ; but all those who pointed out those evils -poke vaguely as to the remedy—(Hear, hear)—but a little consideration will, I think, show that the view which I take of the statement as to the Act of 1844 is correct.. They say it is a necessary complement of the Act of 1819, and that, in fact, it is an improve ment upon that Act. For my part I think it is an improvement upon the Act of 1819 ; for whereas by the Act of 1819 the pressure would not be experienced until a later period, and until a state of considerable danger had arrived, and after two or three millions of bullion had been sent out, the consequence of the Act of 1844 has been to bring the pressure sooner, and at a time of greater safety, than it could have occurred un der the Act of 1819, and therefore at a time when we were better prepared for it. If that were a necessary complement of the Act of 1819, what, I would ask, was it but a resumption of the system of cash payments, and of making our currency convertible into gold ? I cannot understand the medium which the Honourable Member for Birmingham and others would propose between payment in specie—between a currency based on bullion and an unlimited and incon vertible paper currency. If they would propose to remove the Act of 1844, and the Act of 1819, then they would, in fact, establish a bank restriction, restricting the issue of specie, and allowing paper cum my to increase to an unlimited extent. I can see no alternative but this, and whether the Act of 1819 or 1844 be in operation is not material for this point of the case, for it ap pears to me that there must be some provisions similar to those two Acts, in order to avoid the extreme to which I have alluded. It is not necessary to go into the whole question as to the Act of 1819, but I must say that I believe our present measures with regard to the currency are founded upon sound principles, and that the measure which is now in operation has had the wholesome effect of inducing the Bank, at an earlier period than under the Act of 1819, to take measures of precaution ; and this will, I think, save us from much pressure and distress at a future moment.: His Lordship then proceeded :—For his part, he did not see any other alternative if a departure were to be made from the present system of the currency.—(Hear, hear.) With regard to that question he would only say that the present measure on the currency was founded on the soundest principle, and it was his firm belief that in con sequence of its operation it had in times past, and would in future, save them from much 'pressure. He did not believe that any measure which could be adopted by that House would be so safe as to let the Act 1844 have its legitimate operation, and nothing therefore could be further from his thoughts than to propose any alteration with respect to it. He was convinced that it had led to mea sures of precaution which were necessary, and had o s ulecfht measuresin thepower s t e r i t n g t e h n e cy . Bank or r relaxation e the circumstances of the countryto warrant. He believed, thereftr a bullion currency was the and n b ee that might appear to 1 . 1, us as un .ti tak s i a n f g es t t he cu v r a r r e r n o cy bearings of this important question into cousideratien, which could be adopted, meetingpropo s t , bees requirements substitute trading a w n h d i which commercialh he heard be so etl'ective in operations of this country.—( th iot e; (gear, hear, and cries of "Divide.") •n Mr. HUME thcught that t h e N o bl e Lord and the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir R. Peel) were both wrong blaming the Bank directors, and he was unwilling that l the House should separate before he enter e d hi s protest against that error. The Right Hon. Gentleman said the Bauk did not take proper precaution, but from the statement of the Back seeoutib there was the strongest , evidence that this precaution had been taken, and that no accusation of imprudence in the management could be well founded. He agreed with the Right Hon. Baronet that it was most dangerous to make such advances as those proposed, and it was on that ground that he would g ive his vote against the Government. of L2 A rd cu G oo E r O o. B , GE He ßE s N aid Ti o N a C t li oo ro o s n e e , a o m o d l d 1 o b u l a d cries m eth the Right Hon. Gentleman the Member for Tamworth in taking the course which he had taken, it was quite consistent with that which he had taken three months ago when "he had introduced a theasure similar to the one now under discussion. He had not exaggerated the difference which existed now in the money market, to that which formerly existed. It was certain that a 51. note was turned over thirteen times in the year, and it was clear that a sovereign must be turned over a greater number of times. He would sup port the proposition of the Government, though he thought that the Government had taken the fag end of the greater scheme, and also thought with the Hon. Member for Cambridge that the Government would be obliged to go on with the principle, and sup port all the other railways in Ireland. —(Hear, hear.) He thought that they had got the sharp end of the wedge in—(Hear, hear)—and they would soon get the whole of it. The Government had said that the money which would be advanced in support of the railways would be repaid, while the money which would be otherwise spent would never be repaid. now that was the very argument which he had used three months ago.—(Hear, hear.) The Bank of England hied been much blamed as having been the occasion of this monetary crisis, they had been told that corpor stions had no souls. Now it such were the case, Cabinets might be said to have no hearts, for there was strange ing ra tit u d e on th e p ar t o f the Government, in turning against the Bank of England, who had done them good service. They had now the extraore 'nary novelty of the Chan cellor of the Exchequer asking the Bank of England to advance him money to meet the exigencies of the Go vernment, and they had, at the same time, the Bank in such a po4ition, that had it not, in the course of forty five hours, received a loan of two millions, in all proba bility the dividends would bare gone unpaid.—(Tre mendous confusion, and cries of " Divide, divide," amidst which the Noble Lord sat down.) The gallery was then cleared for a division, when there appeared— For the resolution 2OB Against it Majority -133 The resolution was then agreed to. Mr. ROEBUCK said that there still remained a vote of 40,0001. for the fisheries:of Ireland, and he hoped that at this early period of the morning, the Hon. Gentle man would not press the vote. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that this sum was included in the vote of last year of 50,000/., and it was only the application of it to another purpose that was required by the vote of that evening. Mr. HUME asked if the vote was granted for last year, why it had not been expended in that year ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he had already fully explained this in the course of the evening. The vote of 50,000/. wasj for public improve ments, and only 10,000/. had been spent in the improve ment of the Upper Shannon. The remaining 40,000/. was unexpended, and the House was asked to sanction the vote of this evening. The vote was then agreed to. JUVENILE OFFENDERS BILL. The House then went into committee on the Juvenile Offenders Bill, and the report was ordered to be brought up on Tuesday. NAVAL PRISONS BILL. Mr. WARD moved the third reading of this Bill. Mr. HUME said that the return of naval punishments would soon be laid on the table. The several riders of the Bill were then read and adopted, and the Bill was read a third time and passed. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at Two o'clock. DEFINITION OF A " WRETCH."—One " who scrib bles for hire."—" Specimen of a New Dictionary by the Marquis of Westmeath." See House of Lords' debate, April 22.—Punch. The Blenheim transport, Lieutenant Edward Ward, agent, arrived this morning from Dublin with victualling stores for the navy. THE DEATH OF AN OFFICER THROUH MAL TREATMENT.—Since our remarks appeared (already quoted) on the death of a young officer in Piershall Barracks, we have not learned how far the inquiry has proceeded. An Irish contemporary, however, informs us that the young gentle man in question was the second victim to the "fagging ' system practised in the regiment. A correspondent, appa rently a private soldier, says:—" Sir—l beg you will examine Surgeons Stevenson and Lyons, the quarter master, barrack•master, riding-master, veterinary sur geon, and the servants in connexion with the officers. Examine also the barrack-master's books for the damage done to his apartments, and the clothes torn from his back, for which two officers were put under arrest by the colonel. (You should have my name were it not for the dread of the "lash.") You can then judge if his death was not accelerated by the maltreatment he received.— Truth." We may mention that the young officer to whose death we alluded was Mr. Featherston, of the 3d Dragoon Guards. '‘‘, e are sorry to say that we have no power to force on an inquiry; but we trust we have said enough to guide the authorities in their painful duty.—Edinburgh Chronicle. THE DUKE AND THE QUACKS.—Observing the name of his Grace the Duke of Wellington advertised the other day as the patron and swallower of the pills of one of the pestiferous tribe of London medical quacks, we used the liberty of asking the illustrious Duke whether his Grace gave authority for the publication, and the following characteristic reply was received in course of post :—" Strathfieldsaye, April 10, 1847.—F. M. the Duke of Wellington presents his compliments to Mr. AP-Nab. He has received his letter. The Duke knows nothing o f th e p erson a ll u d e d t o , o r his pills. No individual of his class has authority to use the name of the Duke of Wellington in any manner."— G /avow Constitutional. TUE END OF THE WORLD.—THE NEW PLANET.— We give the following from the /Veto York Sun: —" If it be true that this' Planet,' which could not once be clearly seen by ordinary telescopes, can now be seen almost by the naked eye, it certainly is rapidly approaching the earth, and is, therefore, a comet, not a planet. It is said to travel towards the earth at the rate of a million and a half miles in twenty .four hours. We believe that this announcement, now going the rounds of the papers, is not verified by actual observa tion. It seems to be an idle story, circulated by some wag, who might have made it more alarming by adding—'Philo sophers express apprehensions of its coming in contact with our earth, and being a very large body, it may annihilate our globe, and thus fulfil the predictions of the Millerites.' We make this suggestion for the benefit of editors." _ SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE.—A few days ago, as one of the gentlemen commoners of Winchester College was discussiug a barrel of oysters with a friend, he was sur prised on finding in his mouth something harder than the general nature of the oyster. It turned out to be a very large pearl, valued by a Winchester jeweller at 200 guineas. Thejeweller affirmed that it was the largest he had ever seen. ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY.—The anniversary meeting was held on Thursday, at the Society's Rooms, in Hanover square, when the chair was taken by the Earl of Derby, the President. The report of the auditors announced the total income of the past year as 8,8431. Bs. Id., whilst there re mained in hand a present balance of 2311. 16s. 4d. Of the former, 3,0821. Ifs. was derived from annual subscriptions, 3,545!. 3s. from admission to the gardens, and 326/. Bs. 6d. to the promenades. The cost of animals was 3411. 145., and of provisions 1,9481. 3s. 6d. The report further announced a decrease in the amount of annual subscriptions of 210/ 155., which had also been progressive for some years past ; nor had c the a p i r d o e m r a e b n l ad ep e s r g b r e e e s a n h m a d o r b e e e s n u c m e e a s d sfu ei l in nthe m their n a e n a t in t r a a c n t d i ons. the collection of preparations, without any very material outlay. The Report of the Council announced the present number of fellows to be 1,894, and corresponding members, 142. Amongst the most important contributions to the museum were presents from the Noble President, Major Godfrey, S. Auldjo, Esq., General Briggs, &c. The total number of specimens in the menagerie was 905, of which 341 were mammalia, 557 birds, and 7 reptiles. The donations to this department were very numerous, comprising nearly 40 different species of monkeys, and the chief loss was in the death of the largest giraffe. The total nnmber of visitors, during the past year, was 94,049, of whom 29,142 were pri vileged, whilst 70,903 obtained admission by payment. The total number of visitors to the promenades was 5,996, making a total number of 100,045 persons who had attended the gardens. We find the following in the Gazette du Midi of the 16th Don Enrico, on his arrival at Rome, demanded an audience of the Pope, who, in reply, desired that he should be presented by the Spanish Ambassador ; but, as this functionary . made pretension to being present at every audience, the Prince declared that he could not admit of any witness to any conscientious intercourse that might take place between him and the Sovereign Pontiff. Consequently he announced hisintention of addressing his Holiness directly the first time he met him in public." FAMINE RELIEF FUND,—Thursday the British Association at the South-Sea House for the Relief of the Famine in Ireland and Scotland made their report of the receipt and expenditure, showing that up to the present time the total amount of subscriptions is 386,9701. 16s. lid., of which 63,739/. has been transmitted to Scotland, expended in the purchase of provisions; for Ireland 183,3251.; clothing, 4,350/. ; money sent, 10,0001.; and for seed. 18,0731. Total expenditure for Ireland and Scotland, 285,7701. 13s. 6d., in cluding clerks' fees, &c.. leaving a balance at the disposal of the association of 101,2001.35. sd. GLASGOW SPRING CIRCUIT. —At the sitting of this court on Saturday, John Henry, confectioner in Glas gow, was placed at the bar, on the charge of forgery, and vitiating and altering bank notes issued by the Glasgow Joint-Stock Banking Company, and effacing or removing, by means of some chemical substance, the word " Five," at each of the two corners near to the top of the note, and by fraudulently inserting in place of the words so effaced, the figures " 201." and of uttering the same forged notes as genuine. The panel pled not guilty to all the charges. After a trial which occupied nearly nine hours, the jury, without leaving the box, returned a verdict finding the prisoner guilty of uttering the forged notes, knowing them to be so, and guilty in all the cases charged in the indict ment. Sentence of transportation for twenty years was pro nounced on Monday.—Scotsman. THE COMMoN COUN cm.—A court was held on Thurs day, at which the report of the Police Committee upon the salary and other emoluments of Mr. D. W. Harvey, the Com missioner, was received. The report recommended that Mr. Harvey's salary should be increased to 1,000/. a year, that he should have an allowance of 2001. a year tor a house, and be permitted to reside anywhere within six miles of the Ex change. The report spoke in the highest terms of the effi ciency of the force, and the value of Mr. Harvey's services. Mr. Alderman Wood moved that these recommendations be agreed to, but atter an animated debate an amendment, moved by Mr. H. L. Taylor, was carried, and the increase of salary, &c., negatived. ALLEGED POISONING AT TERBENHAM.—The in vestigation relating to the deaths of Mrs. Mary Pearson and Mrs. Elizabeth Everett, the wives of two farmers at Tebben ham, who were murdered by means of arsenic secretly intro duced into their food, on the 28th ult., was resumed yes terday morning, before Mr. Pilgrim, the Norfolk coroner. A great mass of evidence was adduced, and the cause of death in both instances proved to have been poison. Ulti mately the inquiry was adjourned, little progress having been made in dispelling the mystery which surround,. this singular affair. ON',D-O - N; S T TYlt A:TH, ~~. PARLIAMENTAR'f DIVISIONS. From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Ciwunonf.) FRIDAY, APRIL 30. RAILWAYS, PIERS, AND lIARVOURS (IRELAND). (IN THE COMMITTEE.) Motion made, and Question put, " That the Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury be authorised to direct advancer to be made, - out of the Consolidated: Fund of. the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Commissioners for the issue of Loans for Public Works and Fisheries, Sic., to an amount not exceeding six hundred and twenty thou sand pounds in the whole, to be by them advanced towards defraying the expense of making the following Railway' in Ireland, viz. :—The Great Southern and Western Railw a y; the Waterford and Kilkenny Railway ; and the Dublin and Drogheda Railway." The Committee divided:— MAJORITY—AYES, 208. Acland, Sir T. Floyer," John muutx, G F. Acland, T. D. Fox, C. R. ' Newdegate, N. Adderley, C. B. Fox, S. L. liewportVisct. Alciam, William French, F. .. Newry, Viscount Anion, Colonel - Frewen, C. H. . Norreys, Lord Arckdall, Captain ' Gibson, Thomas M , Armstrong, Sir A. Gladstone, Captain ' ' O'Brien, A. Sta ff ord AlLllltittl, Earl of Gore, Montague . Norreys, Sir D. O'Brien, Timothy Bailey, Joseph Gore, Robert O'Connell. >l.. J. Bailey, J., jun. Granby, Marquis of O'Cunor, Don - Bailin?, ,W. Granger, T. C. O'lerrall, R. M. Bain., Walter Grey, Sir G. Ord, William Baldwin, Barry Grogan, E. Owe:., Sir J. Bankes, George Hitiford.:Sir Henry . Palm erston , Viscount Baring, F. T. lialaeY, T. P. Parker, John Baring, Thomas Hamilton, Lord C. Perfect, Robert Barron, Sir H. W. Harcourt, G , G. Philips , G. R. Bateau'', Thomas Hatton, Captain V. Philpotts, John Sell, John Hawes, Benjamin Pinney, William Bellew, K. M. Hay, Sir A. Plumridge,Capta ln Bennet, P. Ileathoote, G. J. Powlett, Lord W. Bentinck, Lord G. Henley, J. W. Price, Sir K. Berkeley, Craven Heron, Sir it. Prime, Richard Berkeley, Captain Hildyard, T. B. T. Protheroe, E. Blackburn., J. I. Hindle C. C. Rashlelg h, W. Blackstone, W. S. Hobliouse, Sir J. Bodkin, J.. 1. Hollan Robert d, Robe Borthwick, Peter H o p e , A . R e pton, G. W. Bowring. Dr. Hoskins, K. l u ta ci w d d , o c t o i, i. Co ie l l onel Rice, E. It. itroadwood, 11. Ilouldsworth, T. Rich, Henry Brooke, Lord Howaru, C W.G. Ruinbold, C. E. ltrotherton, Joseph Howard, J. X. Russell, Lord John Browne, R. D. Howard P. P. H. Ruther ford, A. Hudson, • Browne, W. Soott, Fan s ittllkeley. Sir R. B. Ingestre, Vint. gcnipe, Buller, Charles I ngl i s, Sir R. Seymer, H. K. Buller, Edward James, William Shaw, F. Buller, Sir J. Y. Jervis, Sir John Shell, R. L. Buribury, W. J. A. Jocelyn, Viscount Smith , Callaghan. D. Jo ll iffe, Sir WG. 11. Somers, J , P. Cavendish, C. C. Jones, Captain Somerville, Sir W. Cayley, E. S. Knight, F. W. Stansfleld, W. R. Chaplin, W. J. Labouchere, Henry Stanton, W. H. Chapman, B. Lambton, H. Stewart. John Cholmeley, Sir J. Langston, J. II Stuart, Lord J. Christopher, R. A. Lascelles, W. S. Stuart, John Clay, Sir W. Law, C. E. Strait, Edward Clayton, R. R. Lawless, Cecil Tancred, - H. W. Colebrooke, Sir T. Lawson. Andrew Thompson , Al derman Collett, W. it. Layard, Major Thornely, T. Conyngham, Lord A. Le 3larchant, Sir D. Tollemache, F. S. Coote, Sir C. M. Lemon, Sir C. Towneley, John Corry, Henry Lennox, Lord G. H. Trollops, Sir J. Courtenay, Lord Liddell, lion. H. T. Turner, Edmund Cowper, W. F. Loch, James Tyrrell Sir J. T. Craig, W. G. Lowther, Hon. Col. Vane, Lord H. Dalrymple, Captain Macaulay, T. B. Villiers, Charles Dawson, T. V. Macnamara Major Waddington, H. S. Denison, W. J. M'Carthy, Ilex. Walker, Richard Denison, J. E. M'Taggart, Sir J. Walsh, Sir J. Disraeli, B. Maitland, T. Ward, H. G. Dundas. Admiral Mangles, R.:D. Watson, Henry Dundas, F. Manners, Lord J. Wodehouse, E. Dundas, Sir David March, Earl of Wood, sgr Charles East, J. B. Marjoribanks, S. Wrightson, W. B. Ebrington, Viscount Maule, Fox Wyse, Thomas Evans, William Miles, Philip W. S. Ferguson, Sir It. Miles, William Ferrand, W. B. Monahan, J. H. Finch, G. Morgan, 0. Fitzwiliiam, G. W. Morpeth, Viscount TILLERS. Hill, Lord Marcus Tufnell, liemry MINORITY-NOES, 75. Ainsworth, Peter Duncan, George Mackenzie, T. Antrobus, Edmund buncombe, 0. Wantland, Henry Arkwright, George Egerton, Sir P. Martin, C. W. liarkly, Henry Emlyn, Viscount Mastennan, John Bouvcrie, E. I'. Entwisle, W. Moffatt, George Bramston, T. W Escort, Bickharn 31orris, David Brewnrigg, J. S. Fitzroy, Lord C. Mure, Colonel Cardwell, Edward Flower, Sir. James 'itch°ll, J. Carew, W. H. Pole Gardner, J. D. Patten, J. W. Cavendish, G. H. Gill, Thomas Peel, Sir Robert Chelsea, Vise. Gisborne, Thomas Peel, Colonel Chute, W. L. W. Glyime, Sir S. Pennant, Colonel Clerk Sir G. Graham, Sir James Philips, Mark Clive, Viac. Hall, Sir Benjamin Sibthorp, Colonel Collins, William Hamilton, W. J. Spooner, Richard Colvile, C. R. Hamner, Sir J. Sutton, Henry Cripps, W. Hardie, Archibald Tollemache, J. Currie, It. Hope, Sir .1. .... Trelawny, J. S. Deedes, W. Hope, G. W. Trotter, John Dennistoun, J. James, Sir W. C. Wakley, T. Dickinson, F. li. Johnstone, Hope Williams, W. Dodd, G. Leader, J. T. Wood, Colonel T. Drummond, H. Lincoln, Earl of Yorke, R.:11. Duckworth, Sir J. Lindsay,'_Colonel TELLERS. Duke, Sir J. Lockhart, A. E. Roebuck, J. A. Duncan, Lord Lygoii, Gen. Hume, Joseph PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) FRIDAY, APRIL 30. STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE. The following Resolutions were reported from the above Committee 1. That in the case of the Great Western Railway (Amend ment and Extension) petition, for additional provision, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to introduce such additional provision, if the Committee on the Bill shall think fit. 2. That in the case of the Liverpool Fire and Life Insur ance Company petition, for leave to deposit a petition for a Bill, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to deposit their petition accordingly. 3. That in the case of the Huddersfield and Manchester Railway (Deviations and Alterations in Oldham Branch, &c.) petition, for additional provision, the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with. First and second resolutions agreed to.—Report to lie on the table. NOTICES GIVEN AT TilE PRIVATE BILL-OFFICE. RAILWAYS. The Committee of Selection have nominated the following Select Committees on Railway Groups:— A Committee consisting of—Mr. Bernal (Chairman). Mr. S. Crawford, Captain Boldero, Marquis of Worcester, and Captain Pechell, to whom they have referred the Bills com prised in Group No. 15, viz. : Eastern Counties (Cambridge to Bedford, &c ) Eastern Counties (Cambridge, Royston, and Ware. &c ) Royston and Ilitchin Railway Act Amendment (Extension from Royston to Cambridge, &c.) Royston and Hitchin Railway Act Amendment (Sale or Lease of Line), Eastern Counties (Somersham to Ramsay). The Select Committee to meet on Monday, May 10, at 12. A Committee consisting of J. B. East (Chairman), Lord F. Hallyburton, Hon. G. R. Trevor, Mr. Du Pre, and Mr. Hurst., to whom they have referred the Bills comprised in Group No. 17, viz.:— London and North'-Western (Newport Pagnel, Olney, and Wellingborough), Midland (Extension from near Leicester to Hitchin, &c.) Midland (Leicester and Swannington Widening, &c.) Midland (Syston an d Peterborough Deviations, he.) Great Northern (D ev i at i ons between London an d Grantham), Ambergate, Nottingham, and Bbston and Eastern Junction. . The Select Committee to meet, on Monday, May 10, at half past twelve. A Committee consisting of—Mr. Dennistoun (Chairman), Mr. Finch, Mr. M. Gore Mr. Forbes, and Mr. Talbot, to whom they have r e f e rred ' the * Bills coal ' prised in Group No. 19, viz. : Buckingham and Brackley Junction and Oxford and Bletch ley Junction Companies Amalgamation, &C. Northampton and Banbury (Blisworth to Banbury), London and North - Western (Coventry and Nuneaton Branch), London and North. Western (Atherstone and Whitacre Branch), Coventry, Nuneaton, and Birmingham and Leicester (power to purchase to the London and North-Western Company, and Midland Railway Company Purchase), Coventry, Banbury, and Oxford Junction. The Select Committee to meet on Monday, May 10, at one. ROYAL MATERNITY C HARITY FESTIVAL. The ninetieth anniversary of this excellent charity, which was instituted in the year 1757, for the purpose of affording medical assistance to poor married women during their lying in at their own habitations, was celebrated on Thursday at the London Tavern ; Sir George Larpent, Bart. ,in the chair. Upwards of 200 gentlemen sat down at six o'clock to an excellent dinner, which was served up in the best style of those admirable caterers, Messrs. Bathe and Breache. The musical arrangements were under the direction of Mr. Tur ner, and during the course of the evening several songs and glees were admirably given by Miss Thornton, and Messrs. Young, Turner, Sporle, F. Smith, and G. Buckland. Mr. Farquharson Smith presided at the pianoforte, Mr. Harker officiated as toast-master. The usual loyal and national toasts having been drunk. The CumastAsi rose to propose the health of the Duke of Wellington, the President of the Society.—(Cheers.) The Duke bad, on two occasions, presided at their an niversary festivals, and as a proof of the interest which his Grace took in the society he would mention, that he at that moment held in his hand an autograph of the Dake of Wellington, being a recommendation which his Grace had written within the last five days for a poor woman as a patient of the ao ciety.—(Cheers.) Drank with three times three. Quartette—" See the Conquering Hero Comes." The CHAIRMAN then rose to propose the toast of the evening. "Prosperity to the Royal Maternity Charity."— (Cheers.) This society vr la peculiarly worthy of public support, inasmuch as its object was to administer to the necessities of the most interesting part of the creation, at the most interestinis period of their existence ; an d it had this especial and distink.uishing characteristic, that it relieved the sufferings of the p oor witho u t depriving them of the comforts of home.—(Hear, hear.) It did not separate husband and wife—(Cheers) — it did not deprive the children of the poor man of the presence of their mother.--(R e _ newed cheering. It had greatly increased its sphere ersons of usefulness. During the first year of its exist ence it had afforded r elief h to thirty_fiy, during the last year t e number of persons who had been relieved by t he society, amounted to 3,100. Since its institution, 360,000 persons had been relieved by the society, and since January last, the f es number otohfpe were inhabitants amounted to 900, and the majority res inhabitants of the poorest districts of the meteropolis, each as Spitalfields,Houndsditch, Bethnal Green, Sh oreditch, South wark, and Bermond.ffseey.in tHhee funds regre ottefdth to e " so y society during hatthre file been a great falling past year, but the committee, n otwithstanding, had de termined to enlarge the sphere of it s usefulness, by extend • ing its limits t o the whole d istrict included within the town delivery of the General Post. On these grounds he urged the friends of the charity to be liberal in their subscriptions, and concluding by calling upon all present to drink " Pros perity to the the Royal Maternity Ch ar i ty. " Drank with three times.three. Son "Now or Never '—Mr. Sporle. The SECRETARY then read the list of subscriptions, which included the names of Sir G. Larpent, 20/. ; the Lord Mayor. 101 ; Earl U nc le, 10/. 1 . Lord Robert Grosvenor, 10/. ; the Duke of Buccleuch , 251 . ; L . L. Goldamid, 5 guineas. The subscri pt i ons a mounted altogether t o a . considerable sum. Several other toasts were drunk, and the company separated at about eleven o'clock. Among those present we observed the Turkish Consul- General, Alfred Since, Esq., F.R.S., Dr. Blundell, Dr. Davis, Saunders, Eqi., Comptroller of the City ; Francis Om many, Esq. ; Greenway, Esq. (who r e t urne d t h an k s f or the Vice-Presidents); Rev. Mr. Johnson, and several other gentlemen of great eminence in the City. The Lord Mayor had promised to honour the festival by his presence, but his Lordship was prevented from attending in consequence of the sitting of the Court of Common Council. Dispatches were sent off last . evening from the Colonial. d th ice for the Governor of Van emen'a Land. !NG, MAY 1, l*4lP. RAILWAY S, l HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(YESTERDAY.) GROUP V. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) GREAT WESTERN (ERANCRES TO WEST LONDON, dec.) Mr. TALBOT, Q.C., opened the merits of this Bill, which is for au extension from Paddington station, by Hammersmith and Battersea across the river to She Nine Elms' terminus of of the South-Western Rai': way. Most of the day was occupied with witnesses from the different points on the route of the extension, which was op posed by the South-Western Company. The case tieing closed for the promoters, the Committee adjourned till Monday. GROUP IX. WEST CORNWALL. The Committee met this day at i%;elveo 7 Clock, in Room D. ; Mr. Tatton Egerton in the chair. Evidence was given for the promoters of the Bill, and the Committee, in consequence of the non receipt of a communi cation from the Admiralty, adjourned till next Wednesday. GIIOUP XIII. IPSWICH AND DUET ST. EDMUND'S AND NORPOI.X EXTENSIONS. (Continued from our Atternc,on Edition of yesterday.) Evidence on behalf of certain landowners, whose property would be affected by this line, was then proceeded with, and the Committee adjourned till Monday, at twelve o'clock. GROUP XVI. The Committee appointed to consider the merits of the Bills comprised in this group met again this morning; Mr. liemble in the chair. HITCRIN AND HERTFORD, Mr. lIILDIARD was engaged the whole of the day in re plying to the opposition of the Great Northern Company. The Committee adjourned at the usual hour. GROUP XXI. This Committee met again this morning in Room 22 ; Sir James Graham in the chair. BIRMINGHAM, W'OLVERNANI , TON, AND STOUR. VALLEY (No. XX.) Mr. Stephenson, the engineer of this line, was cross-exa mined at great length on behalf of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Company, but his evidence in chief was unshaken. The Committee adjourned at the usual hour. GROUP XXII. NEWPORT, ADERGAVENNY, AND HERE- WORD (iXTENSION TO TAPP VALE). (Continued from our Afteruoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Brown, of Abberville iron-works, Mr. Robinson, agent of the extensive works at Colebrooke-dale, and other mineral proprietors. followed with evidence as to the advantages the coal and iron of the district would secure from the construc tion of the proposed extension. The Committee adjourned till Monday at twelve o'clock. GROUP XXIII. SOUTH WALES. The clauses, with several amendments and alterations, were agreed to, and the Committee adjourned till Monday. GROUP XXVIII. PETERBOROUGH AND POLICINGHADIC (EASTERN COUNTIES BRANCR). (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Several other witnesses were examined, and after cross. examination, on behalf of Earl Fitzwiiliam, and the Great Northern and Stamford and Boston lines, the case of the promoters was closed. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock. GROUP XXXIII. LEEDS, DEWSBURY, AND MANCHESTER (EXTENSION TO WAXETIELD, ec.) (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) The whole of the sitting, up till the riving of the Committee, was occupied with traffic and general evidence in support of the line. It adjourned at four o'clock till Monday next, at twelve. GROUP XXXIV. The Committee on this group met this morning in Room 31; Mr. F. Baring, chairman. MANCHESTER AND LEEDS (SALE OT _ _ . ROCEDILLE CANAL). General evidence against the promoters of the Bill was given on the part of the proprietors of quarries on the canal. The Committee adjourned without giving their decision; they reserved that until the evidence on the other lines should be heard. GROUP XLVIII. CALEDONIAN, GLASGOW, GARNILIRIL, and COATBILIDGE (BRANCH TO GLASGOW STATION). Mr. Lamond, who had been the agent of the Garnkirk Company before its union with the Caledonian Company, de posed that the present scheme would interfere less with the Inchbelly road than it did in 1844, when compensation was given by the company to the trustees. An agreement re sulted, the provisions of which would have required a devia tion of the turnpike ; that by the present amended scheme would not be required. Mr. Scott gave evidence as to the value of the land to be taken by the line, which he took at forty-five years' pur chase, at a rent of 51. per acre. Mr. Errington, civil engineer, was next examined—He detailed the origin of the present line and its progress till now, in confirmation of the evidence of Mr. Collister. The deviation now proposed was wanted, in order to get better station accommodation and better levels. lu addition to the 100,0001. for the line, the station would cost 50,0001. extra. IN , ith respect to the crossing of the canal and the tunnel of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, he saw no difficulty in effecting them. They were of an ordinary engineering cha racter. In the mode of doing it he agreed with Mr. Col lister, who had furnished the details. In cross-examination witness stated that it would be quite sufficient for the protection of the opponents if a clause, usual in such Bills, was inserted, in which it should be provided that the works would be made to the satisfaction of the en gineers of the opposing companies, or a neutral one. The CHAIRMAN said he thought this would be sufficient protect ion. Mr. BURKE was not satisfied, and was prepared to call im portant evidence on the other side. Mr. Locke corroborated the evidence of Mr. Errington. He considered the works could be done with perfect safety.' He had last night offered the canal engineer to leave the crossing of the canal or railway to any engineer in the kingdom. Mr. Maclean, civil engineer, corroborated the foregoing evidence. Mr. Edminton, surve 'or, ! of Glasgow, agreed with Mr. y. Scott in the value of the land taken for the railway. Mr. Collister was here recalled, and put in a plan which he had prepared of the mode of crossing the canal and rail way, the particulars of which he explained to the Committee in detail. The'Committee4en adjourned till Monday, at twelve. GROUP L. GLASGOW, Z.XLMIiitNO6X, AND ARDROS SAN (AMENDMENTS AND DEVIATIONS). Mr. WHATELY, Q.C., shortly addressed the Committee for opposing proprietors. The room was cleared, and parties, on being re-admitted, were informed that the Committee declared the preamble of the Ayr Company's Bill proved for the Loudon Branch, the West Colliery Branch, the branch from Melton-bridge to Busby, and the unopposed branches to Towratt toll, Hill End, Sze.; but the continuation from Busby to Bushton, and the Auchinhervie Branch were thrown out. The preamble of the Ardrossan Company's Bill was declared proved for the Fennick Branch. _ _ _ _ - The Committee then decided for the Bog branch, proposed by the Ardrossan Company, and against the Byrchill branch of the Ayr Company. Atter evidence from the Messrs. Caldwell, proprietors opposing the Beith branch, by the Ardrossan Company. The Committee decided against it, and then adjourned till Monday. GROUP LI. THE CALEDONIAN (BRANCHES AND LEASES). (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. AUSTIN was proceeding to cross-examine, when, Mr. RAMSHAW objected that no petition was presented by the Duke of Buceleuch, or other.landlords, against these branches. The objection was sustained. Witness re-examined by Mr. Rwatsunw—The cost of trans port by sea, for sheep, would be 20s. as against 30s. per railway. The difference of time would be three hours longer per sea. Robert Brown confirmed the preceding evidence. Mr. David Steel, member of the town council of Annan, said that no direct communication would be afforded between the town of Annan and the district called Annandale. He corroborated the former witness on the subject of the cattle trade. He believed, that if the port of Kirkcudbright were opened to-morrow Annan would still remain a shipping station. Mr. Henry Farran, of Scalesby Hall, had employed him self for twenty-seven years in agricultural pursuits, and he believed that the Brampton branch would greatly benefit the district traversed by the branch (doyen miles), and a con siderable extent to the westward. That district was gi eatly in want of lime, but, for want of a railway, they could not get it, as the expense of cartage was too great. He had tried lima on some land that was not in a cultivated state, and he had reaped from every acre about sixty imperial bushels. It was an extraordinary crop. There could be no doubt that a large quantity of lime and coal would be carried along the branch. Viscount Morpetb, examined by Mr. Sergeant MURPHY —His Lordship was well acquainted with the country around Brampton, and he knew that the district between Brampton and Longtown was in great want of coal and lime. He thought that the wishes of the inhabitants of the town of Brampton were in favour of the Caledonian branch over that of their rivals. They preferred the Caledonian scheme because it ;4 ave better accommodation to the town and avoided some very steep ascents. Cross-examined by Mr. TALBRT—The Dumfries and Carlisle Railway . would not give the same accommo dation to the inhabitants of Longtown that the Ca ledonian would, but this objection would be got rid of by the North British Railway. The difference in the ascent be tween the Caledonian and Dumfries branches at Brampton of five feet was of no great importance. Mr. Nicholas Wood, civil engineer, was aware that in the Dumfries Bill of last year there was a clause leasing the portion of country between Gretna and Springfield to the Caledonian Company. He thought that the railways north and west of Glasgow would use the New castle coke. The collierie , with which he was con nected made about 3,000 tons of coke per week. Ile thought that this branch should be in the hands of the Caledonian Company, in order that there might be no interruption from the clashing of rival interests. He thought the Caledonian were entitled to this advantage, because the greatest extent of main line was already in their hands, and because the north of Scotland could be better supplied by their central line than by any other rival Company. He did not think that Canobie coals would be carried to Kirk cudbright, when the port of Annan was so much nearer ; and it was absurd to think that coals would be shipped from the first-named port for Ireland, when that country could be better an; more abundantly supplied from Ayr, Troon, Irvine, and the had no doubt o ther ports on the Cly de. He considered that an y interrup tion of traffic by one or other line at Annan could b t e h a e v t o r i a d ffi ed e by the 1S ewcafertole aßtirdamCaprtloinsletoßaAilnwnaayn. carrying p e continuously from that this agreement would be entered into if the present Committee sanctioned this branch. Cross- examined by Mr. TALBOT. —He knew no cases in which. where two rai l ways ran to the same terminus,a por tion of the line of the one was leased by the other. He knew no instance in which, is in *hi' ease. 11 to keg of the one line was put into the pockets of the other. Mr. Swift, solicitor to the London and South-Western and the Lancaster and Carlisle Company, was called to state the result of an attempt to negotiate with the view of arranging the differences between the Caledonian and the Dumfries, but after some discussion between the counsel on either side, the Committee decided that they should not receive it until both parties were willing that it should be given. The Committee adjourned at tour o'clock. FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, APRIL 28, 1847. The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon William Snow Harris, Esq., F.R.S. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, ArIUL 28. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Lieutenant-Colonel Fits Maurice, K.H., Clerk of the Cheque of her Majesty's Body Guard of Yeomen of the Guard, rice Jonathan Eller thorp, Esq., deceased. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Henry Chard, FAT, Exon of her Majesty's Body Guard of Yeomen of the Guard, vice Sir Samuel Hancock, lint., resigned. WIETEIIALL, Atm'. 24. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Sir Thomas Bur nett, Bart., to be Lieutenant and Sheriff Principal of the shire of Kincardine, in the room of John Viscount Arbuth nott, resigned. WHI fEIIALL, APRIL 28. The Queen has been pleased to grant to Henry James Sumner -taine, Esq., 8.A., the office of Reader of the Civil Law iu the University of Cambridge, in the room of Dr. James William Geldart, resigned. WAR-OFFICE, APRIL 30. 2d Regiment of Life Guards—Surgeon Abraham James Nisbet Cunuel, 31. D., from }:alt'-pay 88th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Calder, deceased, April 30. 7th Light Dragoons—Lorenzo Ely Hutchinson Bond, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Bushe, promoted, April 30. 15th Light Dragoons—Major George William Key to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase, vice Sir Walter Scott, Bart., deceased; Captain Michael William Smith to be Ma jor, vice Key; Lieutenant °diving George Perrott to be Captain, vice Smith; Cornet James Boyd Miller to be Lieu tenant, vice Perrott, Feb. 9. 17th Light Dragoonk—Lientenant John Stephenson, from half-pay 16th Light Dragoons, to be Paymaster, vice Chand ler, deceased, April 30. 2d Regiment of Foot—George Gollop, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Sadleir, who retires, April 30. Bth Foot—Lieutenant Charles C ovell Neame, from 7th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Capudese, promoted, April 30. 26th Foot—Major William Davenport Davenport, from 94th Foot, to be Major, vice Paterson, who exchanges, April 30. 69th Foot—Lieutenant Denis Dunn to be Adjutant, vice Carmichael, who resigns the Adjutantcy only, April 30. 70thFoot—Charles Crawley, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Foster, appointed to 84th Foot, April 30. 73d Foot—Hugh Mackenzie, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Waddington, appointed to the Rifle Brigade, April 30. 84th Foot—Ensign John Faircloth to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice Chapman, deceased, Jan. 17 ; Ensign Edwin Fletcher Foster, from 70th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Faircloth, April 30. 91st Foot—To be Ensigns, without purchase: Robert Whitle, Gent., vice Mill, promoted in the Cape Mounted Riflemen, April 28; Edward James Somers Rae, Gent., vice Lavers, promoted in the Cape Mounted Riflemen, April 29; John Alexander Saunders, Gent., vice Fitz Gerald, promoted in the Cape Mounted Riflemen, April 30. To be Surgeon—Staff Surgeon of the Second Class John Forrest, M.D., vice kladaway, who exchanges, April 30. 94th Foot—Major James Paterson, from 26th Foot, to be Major, vice Davenport, who exchanges, April3o. Rifle Brigade—Second Lieutenant Richard Heaviside to be First Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Glyn, appointed Adjutant; Arthur Nixon, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, vice Heaviside • Lieutenant Julius Richard Gly n t o b e Adju tant, vice Woodford, promoted, April 30. HOSPITAL STAFF.—Surgeon Samuel Maitland Hadaway, from 91st Foot, to be Staff Surgeon of Second Class, vice Forrest, who exchanges, April 30. NasfOaA.YDW4.—The Christian flames of Ensign Somerset, of the 13th Foot, are Alfred Plantagenet Frederick Charles. WAR-OFFICE, APRIL 29. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Colonel George Hamilton Marquis of Donegal, to be one of her Majesty's Aides-de-Camp for the service of her Militia Force, April 15. Her Majesty has been pleased at the same time to direct, that the said Marquis of Donegal shall take rank as one of the Senior Colonels of Militia, immediately after the Junior Colonel of her Majesty's Forces. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Southampton. William James Chaplin, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, April 15. Commission by thelLord-Lieutenant of Yorkshire. Yorkshire Hussar Regiment of West Riding Yeomanry Cavalry—William Brooke Naylor, Esq., to be Captain, vice Taylor, deceased, April 24. ADMIRALTY, APRIL 28. The following promotions have this day taken place, con sequent upon the death of Admiral Man J )obson : Admiral of the Blue Sir Charles Ekins, K.C.8., to be Admi- rat of the White. Vice-Admiral of the Red the Hon. Sir Tbomaa Bladen Capel, K.C.8., to be Admiral of the Blue. Vice-Admiral of the White Alexander Wilmot Schomberg, to be Vice-Admiral of the Red. Vice-Admiral of the Blue Peter Ribouleau to be Vice-Ad- miral of the White. Re' r-Admiral of the Red Sir Charles Malcolm, Knight, to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue. Rear-Admiral of the White Sir Josiah Coghill Coghill, Bart., to be Rear-Admiral of the Red. Rear Admiral of the Blue Charles Sibtherp John Hawtayne to be Rear-Admiral of the White. Captain Sir Nesbit Josiah Willoughby, Knight, C. 8., K.C.H to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue. ADMIRALTY, APRIL 15. Corps of Royal Marines. Sergeant-Major Jetin Christie to be Second Lieutenant. Sergeant-Major George Downer to be Second Lieutenant Sergeant Maj m William Cary to be Second Lieutenant. Sergeant-Major Thomas Potts to be Second Lieutenant. Sergeant-slajor Lewim Orme to be Second Lieutenant. WHITEHALL, A PRI L 8. The Lord Chancellor 11 , s appointed Henry Neate, of De vizes, in the county of Wilts, Gent., to be a Master Extra ordinary in the High Court of Chancery. WHITEHALL, APRIL 26. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Benjamin Gartside, of Manchester, in the county palatine of Lancaster, Gebt., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Caul of Chancery. BANKRUPTS. William Blinko, cattle dealer, West Smith fidd, to surren der May 7, at one, and June 11, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall street ; Smith, Barnard's Inn, Holborn William Amos, coal-merchant, Whitstable, Kent, May 7, at two, and June 11, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee; Richardson and Talbot, Bedford row • Robert Sankey, Canterbury. John Humphrey, grocer, North Walsham, Norfolk, May 11, at half-past one, and June 11, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee; Torkington, New Bridge-street ; Tillett and Co., Norwich. Henry Sydney Brazier, tailor, Oxford, May 14, at one, and June 11, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane, Lombard-street; Wood and Fraser, Dean-street, Sobo. Thomas Starling, sen., and William Starling. slaters, Stratford, Essex, May 8, at half past one, and June 2, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Al dermanbary ; Scott and Co., St. Mildred's-court, Poultry, John Clarke, machine maker, Stockport, May 13 and June 7, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee, Manchester; Bower and Son, Chancery-lane; Stringer, Stockport. John Ward, grocer, Runcorn, Cheshire, May 14, and June 14, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool; Johnson and Co., Temple, Lon don ; Grocott, Liverpool. David Richard Thomas, draper, Carmarthen, May 14 and June 11, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol ; Messrs. Reed and Langford, Friday-street, Cbeapside ; Heaven, Bristol. James Burnett, hosier, Durham, May 11 and June 9, at the Newcastle District Court. Wakley, official assignee, New castle-upon-Tyne • Dixon, New Boswell-court, Lincoln's Inn; Ranson, Sunderland. Richard Ray and Thomas Wynne, manufacturers of china Stoke-upon-Trent, May 13 and June 10, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ; Young, Longton, Staffordshire ; Smith, Bir mingham. PRICE OF SUGAR. -The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending April 27, 1847, is 30s. 2 3 4 d. cwt. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. T. L. Evill and T. Dowglass, cloth manufacturers, Vigo • street— third div. of 11d. in the pound, on Monday, May 8, and two following Mondayr, at the office of Mr. Cannan, Birchin-lane, City. F. A. Wheeler, percussion cap manufacturer, Birmingham, —second div. of 2.1,i d. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Valpy, Birmingham. S. Brothers and Ce., curriers, Newcastle-under. Lyme— third div. of Id. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Valpy, Birmingham. R. Harris, glass manufacturer, Birmingham—third div. of three thirty-seconds of a penny in the pound, on any Thurs day, at the office of Mr. Valpy, Birmingham. J. Lawley, cooper, Stafford—second div. of Bd. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Valpy, Bir mingham. G. Potter, S. Potter, and J. Krauss, calico printers, Man chester—final div. of I%d. in the pound, on Tuesday, May 18, or any subsequent Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Valpy, Man. chaster. J. Mackay, draper, Liverpool—first div. of 105. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Turner Liverpool. R. Evans, draper, Liverpool —a div. of Is. 3d. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. T. L. Bambroffe, hair dresser, Manchester—first div. of Is. 111,4 d. i n th e poun d, on any T ues d ay , at t h e o ffice of M r • Hobson, Manchester. J. Rouse, plumber, St. Paul, Exeter—first div. of 6s. Bd. in the pound, o n an y T ues d a y, at the office of M r. Hirtzel, Exeter. J. and W. Gundry, merchants, Goldsithney, third div. of i s . 3d. i n th e pound, on any Thursday,C4rn Cornwall— third office of Mr. Hirtzel, Exeter. J. Payne, draper, Weymouth— firs t v on any Tuesday, at the o ffi ce ofMr. Hi rtze l , o ze f i ,4s. Exeter.in he pound, R. Goodenough, woollen drap er, N f e a w rt t h o i n og A i b a bo t t n t e , pound,Devon shire--final div. of IM. and ,4 of a on any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Hirtzel, Exeter. E ew xe c t u er t . le. upon- G. S. Coxwell and W. Croser, me rchants, Tyne—first div. of Is. in the pound, on any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Wakley, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. J. Thorogood, innkeeper, Aldgate High-street, May 21, at half-past one—T. Freeman, fringe manufacturer, Wood- I street, Cheapside, May 24, at halt-past twelve--C Hallett and C. Parker, linendrapers, Minories, May 24, at one —J. C. Wolton, ironmonger, Halstead, Essex, May 22, at twelve— H. C. Broom, grocer, Lawrence Pountney-hill, City. In the Country. W. Ibbotson, merchant, Sheffield, May 28, at ten, at the Sheffield District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. 3. Wood, plumber, Luton, Bedfordshire, May 21—S. Ffitch, maltster, Writtle, Essex, May 24—R. S aw, grocer, Hammer smith, May 24 —W. Round, grocer Hammersmith, May 24 —J. Rochat, jeweller, St. Martin's -lane, May 24—E. Snow don, painter, Alton, Southampton, May 22—J. Hastings , draper, Hull, May 26—M. Grimes, saddler, Cheltenham , . May 27—R. Benson, share broker, Liverpool, maira2l2-1D Williams, cattle salesman, Ruthin, Denbighshire, , W. Smith, mercer, Uttoxeter, June 19—E Axfor2dl-71.1ner St. John's Wood -terrace, St. John's Wood,. o r t iay May 21—W. Hal lett and C. Parker, linendrapers, Broome, draper, Oxford- street , May 2Ml—inE.ledEreadpleer,,boillodguellteor: Chancery-lane, May 21-3. a ylazinan, bye teces, street, It 2 Crags, 7)al So th t tershire, ay 21—J. Challen, brewer, ham* 111 9 ) May 21—T. Bowyer, bookseller, strand, Dist' Neale, innkeeper, Portsea, Hampshire, May 2 1--I • Hatch, iron plate worker, St. John's-square: Clerkenwell, May 21. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. S. Knutton and N. Browne, builders, Lemon, Nottitzhara shire—H. J. Pres•cott, D. Wallace, S. Hew, and Q. Revr , merchants, Old Broad-street, City—G. Holliss, A. Holliss, and M. Holliss, farmers, Studley, Warwickshire (so far as regards M. Holliss)--J. Burdikin and R. Harrison, South shore, Durham —J. H. Thompson awl C. Stevenson, stock brokers, Derb,--H. W. and S. E. P o tt e r, drysalters, Man chester—W. Simpson, T. White, and W. H. Simpson, bankers —R. Ambler and J. Bottom, confectioners, Manchester.—J. H. Stevenson and C. E. Crouch, drate rs, Rotharfield, Sussex. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Charles Henderson, wright, Dundee, May 6 and 27, at one, at the chambers of Messrs. Neish and Patullo, Dundee. W. W. Macfarlane and Co., timber merchants, Paisley, May 5 and 28, at one, at the Saracen's Head Inn, Paisley. William Cameron, merchant, Munloch v, Inverness-shire, May 7 and 28, at one, at the Caledonian ilotel, Inverness. ~ohn Ilislop, draper, Morton, Dumfries-shire, May G and 27, at twelve, at the George Hotel, Morton. Francii Robertson, merchant. Dundee. May 5 and 26, at oce, at the cliambers of Messrs. Neisli and Partin°, Dundee. James Bo,to!!, Carnbuseettnx, Mu:- atn.! 27, at twelve, at the King's Arms Inv. Ilaniiiton. MARKET ES GEN CE. (Front the Lo 7alon .Veze Price Cu, rent 01 April LO.) SUGAR. —To-day, although further reduced rates were sub mitted to for Foreign and Colonial Sugar, still no material increase occurred in the home or export demand, and mer chants are yet willing sellers. 01 West India Muscovado the quantity sold in the private tn.. , ket unwonted to 320 tilids and trcs. although bunter reduced rat s were ac cepted, making :he decline in prices ice last Friday Is to Is 6d per cwt: REFINED.—To-day RAtied goas were sparingly dealt in by the home trade, although standard lumps could be ob tained at 635, and brown grocery at 61s 6d to 62s per cwt. The value of Bonded crushed .Sugar is 335, but few buyers are to be met with. MAURITIUS. — AIthough importers have submitted to a further reduction in prices of is per cwt, still it hasoccasioned no increase in the demand for either grocery or refining pur poses. By private contract the purchases made in all descriptions have been to a small extent only, and a public sale of 3,890 bags, 19 cases, and 64 tierces went off with heaviness. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the quantity of Bengal Sugar offered at public sale amounted to 4,559 bags; When nearly the whole found buyers, in con sequence o f h olders su b m itting to a further decline in prices of 6d, making the fall for the week Is 6d to 2s per cwt. FOREIGN.—This afternoon, at public sale, 209 bhda and 100 barrels of Porto Rico Sugar were sold at fair market rates. MotAssEs.—Only a moderate business has been transacted in West India this week, the purchases not exceeding 200 puns; but, at present, no further decline can be quoted in the value. COFFEE.—This afternoon there was no public sale of any kind of Coffee, whilst the purchases made by private were extremely limited by exporters and the home trade. The value of good and real good ordinary Native Ceylon is 37s to 38s per cwt. COCOA.—West India has been operated in with more free dom this week, and the rates paid are rather above those that existed previously, whilst the supply is on the decrease. Of Trinidad several parcels have been sold privately. TEA. —Although Congou can be obtained upon previous reduced terms, and in some cases rather undtr, still the amount of business transacted has been of little moment in all kinds. Puuchong is dull of sale. 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 little variation to notice, but only a small amount of business has been concluded. RICE:—To-day there was a greater desire manifested to operate in all sorts of East India Rice; at public sale 4,281 ' bags of Bengal were offered, all sold with spirit at an advance on former rates of 3d to 6d per cwt. Privately large parcels were disposed of on the spot and for arrival. SmcEs.—Pimento, at present, is not much wanted, and the rates taken are rather under those that existed previously. Ginger is much wanted, For Cassia Lignea the inquiries have increased. In black Pepper few purchases have been made by private treaty this week, and fur the inferior kinds rather lower prices have been a c c e pt e d ; b u t c l ean sor ts are held for the former value. For Nutmegs former rates are in sisted upon; but few contracts have been entered into pri vately by exporte rs or t h e h ome trade. For Mace quotations are sustained, but the demand has been less active privately. SPIRITS.—The arrivals of Rum have increased since this day week; and amounted to 800 casks of West, and 200 casks East India; whilst large parcels of every kind are near at hand—holders in consequence are willing to realise, and have submitted to further reduced rates, still without causing any material increase in the demand. Although Jamaica is offered at a further reduc tion in prices of 2d to 3d; or at a decline from the highest point of the market of 84 to is per gallon, still all qualities have been operated on with caution by shippers and the home trade : the total quantity disposed of for the week not exceeding 250 puncheons. An opinion gene rally prevails that Rum will further decline in value, although the new duties are in operation, as prices are highly remunerating to importers. Brandy is offered upon further reduced terms, still the quantity taken by exporters and the home trade has been small, whilst the stock is yet on the increase, and sever a l arr i va l s are near at hand. Geneva is little wanted for exportation, and prices are on the decline. For British Corn Spirits the demand is yet good. SALTTZTIM—EngIish Refined has been largely dealt in, and prices are very firm. Rough is wanted by exporters, and the rates offered are rather above those that previously pre vailed; but the supply of all descriptions is small, and none has been offered at auction. OILS.—The quantity of Olive Oil purchased by exporters and the home trade has been to a small extent only since our last report, although there are sellers upon further re duced terms. Rape Seed little wanted, and offered upon re duced terms. Linseed Oil at present cannot be obtained upon lower tertes. For Palm previous rates are insisted upon, but shipp ers an d t h e h ome tra d e operate w i t h caution. Cocoa Nut has been spari: gly dealt in, but in consequence of the scants' supply prices keep high. The arrivals of Fish. Oils are on - the increase, but at pre se nt littl e variation oc curred in prices. Cod met with little attention. For Southern few buy era are to be met with. For Sperm the market is in a quiet state, and prices are on the decline. Tseeow.—Although reduced rates have been accepted for Russian on the spot, the quantity purchased by soapmakers and chandlers: has been limited. For deliv er y. in the last three months of the year the demand has been good, but there is a desire to sell fine Petersburgh Yellow Candle at 45s to 45s 6d per cwt. Home made is - plentiful, and the demand being limited, there are sellers at the reduced rate of 48s nett cash. Other sorts of Tallow met with little attention. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th awl Bth of Victoria. cap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday, the 24th day of April, 1847. ISSUE DEPARTZLENT. X. Notes Issued • ... . • • • 22,549,140 f. Government debt • • 11,015,100 Other securities ... • 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 7,120,006 Silver bullion • • 1,429,134 £ 22,549, i 40 22,549,140 M. MARSHALL, Chiet Cashier. 47. Dated the 29th day of April. la BANTLING D : Proprietors' capital.. 14,553,000 Rest ••••• • • • • • 3,400,789 Public deposits Un ending Exchequer, , El' AITKEN T. Government . scour!- , ties (including Dead Weight AnnUity).. 11,117,119 Other securities .. • • 16,079,627 Notes Gold and silver coin• • t;64,750 Commissioners of National Debt, Sar- Lugs-banks, mid DI- vidend accounts).. 2,634,516 Other deposits •• •• • • 9,125,409 seven day and other bills• • •-•——•• • • • KG ,97 5 £ 30,550,6!;1 1 £30,h80,691 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. a. • Dated the 29th day of April, 184; [ADVERTISEMENT.)—THE EARL OF ALDBOROUGH AND liottoway's Pmts.—An altounding cure by this -miraculous medicine, after every other means had failed. fic e extract from his Lordship's letter, dated " Villa Messina, Leghorn, Feb. 21, 1845. Protessor Holloway—Sir : I beg to acquaint you that your pills have effected a cure of a disorder in my liver and stomach all the most eminent of the faculty. at home and all over the continent, had not been able to effect ; nay. not ever the waters of Carlsbad or Ma rienbad. (Signed) " Atnnonoron." These wonderful pills will cure slay disease of the liver or stomach.—Sold (also Holloway's Ointment) at Professor Holloway's Establishment. 244, Strand. and by all medicine vendors throughout the civilised world. Determination of blood to the head, apoplexy, &c., effectually prevented by the occasional use of Frampton's Pill of Health, which, by strengthening the action of the stomach, and promoting a healthy and regular digestion of the food, prevents a recurrence of those symptoms of this alarming disorder, giddiness, oppression of the brain, singing noise in the ear, head-ache, &c. They are an excellent aperient, without griping or prostration of strength, create appetite, relieve languor, and invigorate the spirits; while, to the free liver or sedentary, they ofler great and important advantages. Sold by all venders of medicines. Price Is. led. per box. See the name of " Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London," on the government stamp. NORTHERN COUNTIES UNION RAILWAT.—We understand that the Wath and Tebay contracts have been well let, under the engineer's estimate. The tender for the Wath contract amounts to little more than 5,0001. The works will be commenced without delay ; active operations are in progress for this purpose. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—BOTANIC WATER AND BRAE'S' GREASE.—When the hair is becoming thin and falling ofl; the only effectual remedy, besides shaving the head, is the botanic water to cleanse the roots from scu rf and use of the two above-named articles , appli ed alternately, the mulant, and the bear's grease as a nourish es . If any a further reno vating evidence was required of the h virtues . j a b u e i n s s grease ' account o of the 'ofhair , obtained by some of and preserving t he j g s t wou ld h b e a su ffi cient answer.— tho quantity sort North used, American andthlendl Ross and Son's, 119 and 120, Bishopsgate-street, who first introduced the use of bear's grease in this country, and who fat and kill the animals, recommend the public to purch ase none other but with their names and address printed on the pot, or the chances are they are obtaining a spurious ar ticle. All vegetable oils applied to the hair are worse than useless. LO RD LINDSAY'S LETTERS ON THE HOLY LAND. —A Fourth and Cheap er Edition of the above work, re vised, publisheda nd thiscomplete volume, price 10s. 6d. bound, is all Booksellers. The follo wing __ intere by sting Colburn, ay worksnow hbaevheadaist just been published by Mr. Colburn :-2. Narrative of an Overland Journey Round the World, by Sir George Simpson, Governor in Chief of the Hudson's Bay Company's Territo ries, 2 vols.-3. A Second Edition of " Tancred," by B. Dis raeli, M.P., 3 vols.-4. A Third Edition of Mr. Warburton's " Hochelaga ; or, England in the New World," 2 vols.-5. Revelations of Portugal, by the Author of " Revelations of Spain," Second Edition, 2 vols., 255. ALARMING FIRE NEAR SOllO-sQUARE.—Yesterdity morning, shortly after one o'clock, a fire of a serious nature broke out in the immense pile of premises occupied by Mr. Hatubleton, an emery and glass-paper manufacturer, Mr. Conway, a picture- frame maker, and Messrs. Bevington, the organ-builders, situate in Bramwell's-yard, Rose-street, Soho square. The flames originated in the upper story belonging to the first-named party, and were not discovered until they had penetrated the roof and windows. By great exertion* the firemen succeeded in confining the conflagration to the u pper portion of the premises. The damage done, however, is very considerable, for the greater portion of Mr. Hamble ton's stock-in-trade is destroyed, and the lower workshops and their contents are severely damaged by water. The cause of the disaster could not be learned. GRAIN.—We understand, from pretty good autho rity. that there is at this moment more grain, of one kind and another, in Glasgow, than there i,... in Loudon and Liver pool and Hull combined. What a mighty city Glasgow ham of late become! — Scotch Reformer's Gazette. _ _ 1 tbil t foe