The Sun. — London, England, 1847-02-04 00:00:00

El trIT Nbitton SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock, LONDON AND COUNTY JOINT STOCK BANK.—(THIS DAY.) : The angnal meeting of the proprietors of shares in this company,* this day held at the Londo n Tavern, Bishops gate-strict, for the purpose of receiving the re p ort of the di reetors, a declaration of the dividend for the past year, and the re-electio'n of three directors in the ro om of those who retired by rotation, and also for the election of an auditor i n the room of Mr. Barret , who h ad retired on account of ill health. The meeting was numerously attended, and the chair was tako by W. Hawes, Esq. The SECRETARY having read the advertisement convening the meeting, The CHAIRMAN said that it was his pleasing duty to inform the meeting of the very favourable state of the affairs of the company, and of the success which had attended the efforts of the directors in the exercise of the discretion vested in them, and that the affairs of the company, whether he looked at the number of customers, or the balance of their accounts in the hands of the bank, were of the most en couraging nature. The reserve fund amounted to the sum of 26,000/., an amount fully equal to the proportion of 1 the capital of other banks, amounting to 11 per cent. The reserve fund of the London and West minster Bank was 11 per cent. on their capital. the London Joint-Stock was 10 per cent., and the Union Bank 5 per cent. It was impossible, however, not to see that there would be some difficulty in the monetary matters of this me tropolis in the course of a few months. Nwas only by fore seeing these difficulties, and carefully providing for such con tingencies, that those difficulties are to be met and over come. Beginning with the Bank of England, and down to all the other joint-stock banks, he believed that all of them were carefully preparing to meet the drain arising from the extraor dinary demand, which was likely to be made in order to obtain a supply of food for this country and Ireland, and he thought that the proprietors might look forward with confidence, that in the time of pressure and high rate of interest no difficulty would be found among the banking interest of the metropolis. It was confidently considered that there were ample means to meet all the engagements which were likely to arise, in consequence of an increased demand for accommodation to meet the perhaps unfair exportation of bullion which would be required to be sent out of the country. He should be happy to give any further information upon the details of the past year to any gentleman who might require such information. With respect to the loss which the company had sustained in consequence of the retirement of Mr. Barrett, Aire auditor, on account of ill health ; and he hoped that the gentleman, who would be appointed in his place, would ful fil his duties in as satisfactory and honourable a manner as his prelecessor bad done. The SECRETARY then read the report of the last half-year, from which it appeared that the directors had received the payment of a dividend of 6 per cent. (free from income-tax) for the half-year ending 31st of December, 1846, and that the surplus of 1,844/. 17s. 7d., remaining after the payment of the dividend, should be carried to the credit of the reserved fund of the company, thereby raising it to the sum of 22,2421. Is. Ild., making an increase in the past year in that fund of the suns of 3,9581. 4s. 7d. The report having been unanimously agreed to, it was proposed and carried that a dividend of six per cent. should be declared upon the past year. On the motion of W. Join:sox, Esq., J. H. Lance, Esq., was appointed auditor, in the room of Mr. Barret, who had resigned, and also continuing Mr. John Donkyn, the previous auditor, as auditor with him for the ensuing year. Mr. COMAJHOWN proposed, and Mr. Hitt seconded, a reso lution. authorising a sum, not exceeding 2,0001., to be set aside as the remuneration for the services of the directors in the ensuing year, which was also agreed to. A ballot was then taken for the choice of three directors in the room of R. Springbitt, Esq., J. C. Joyner, Esq., and S. Jervis, Esq., who retired by rotation. The same gentlemen were unanimously re• elected. A resolution authorising the sum of 1,8841. 17s. 7d., to be carried to the credit of the reserve fund, was also agred to. The thanks of the meeting were then given to the direc tors and auditors, for the able manner in which they had performed their duties during the past year. Thanks were also voted to the chairman for the able manner in which he had presided over the meeting. The meeting then broke up. FAMINE IN IRELAND AND SCOT- LAND. UNITED RELIEF ASSOCIATION.—(THIS DAY.) A public meeting, convened by the committee appointed at the recent conference of clergymen and dissenting minis ters, held at Exeter Hall, assembled in the Urge room of that building, at twelve o'clock this day, to receive state ments from deputations who have arrived from Ireland and Scotland, to communicate to the British public the real facts of the present distress as they have witnessed them in these countries. The meeting was very respectably but not nu merously attended. The following gentlemen occupied the platform :—Samuel Gurney, Esq., Dr. Urwick, Dublin ; Dr. M'Leod, Glasgow ; Luke Hansard, Esq., Charles Cochrane, Esq., Dr. Ferguson, St. Day Irvine, Esq., B. F. Mosse, Esq., Morris Were, Esq., Sir Kenneth Mackenzie, Dr. Mackenzie, P. Pittar, Esq., Mr. Randolph, and a number of clergymen and dissenting ministers. On the motion of the Rev. Dr. CAl:user s Samuel Gurney N., was called to the chair. he CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said theywere met to take into consideration the great afflictions of Scotland and Ireland at the present time, with a view to alleviate them. As gentlemen were present able to speak more accu rately on the subject than he was, he would not trespass on their time, but it could not be denied that thousands of per.l' sous would fall victims to the calamity. Scotland was not so severely visited as Ireland, but in the Hebrides, Shetland, and other western isles, the scarcity of food was great, and he' was glad that they were to receive a portion of the funds. The distress, however, in Ireland was beyond description. The calamity was so great that no amount of relief would do more than partially relieve it. There could be no doubt but thousands would fall victims, and he was sure it must afford pleasure to every one if, by his or her individual as sistance, a single life could be preserved. He would now call upon others better able to communicate information to address them. The Rev. Dr. ÜBIVICK (Dublin) then addressed the meet ing, and after dwelling upon the assistance which Ireland received from England in 1822, when the last famine visited the former cdnntry, said that great as that visitation was, and much as it was felt, it could not be compared to that which at present visited that country. According to the calculations made in the House of Commons and elsewhere, the money value of the food lost did not amount to less than twelve millions by the lowest estimate, sixteen millions by another estimate, and twenty millions by a third estimate. When it was considered, then, that this loss fell especially on the lower classes of Ireland, who made the potatoes their sole food, some idea might be formed of the immensity of the wretchedness. It was calculated that it would take ben vessels, of five hundred tons each, to arrive in Ireland for three hundred successive days, to provide a sufficient quantity of food for the wants of the people. This, which he believed was not an exaggerated estimate, would afford some idea of the great scarcity of food in Ireland. The Rev. Gentleman then proceeded to detail the distress in different localities in Ireland. In Dublin workhouse, which was cal culated to contain from 1,800 to 2,000 persons, a very few weeks ago, 800 or 900 of them were ill with fever and dysentery, and among the children measles prevailed to an alarming extent. The schools of surgery in Dublin never received so many bodies for dissection as they did recently, which was entirely owing to the famine, and to the inability of the poor to bury their dead. In Waterford _ Cork, Clonmel, Sligo, and other places, the destitution was equally great, and in many places more extreme. Much was said about the great purchase of arms in Ireland, but he accounted for that from the repeal of the Arms Act last ses sion, and from the feeling of insecurity caused by the desti tution. Besides, the arms were purchased by those who were in comfortable circumstances. The deposit of money in the savings' banks was also brought forward to show that the destitution could not be so extreme. But to all this he would reply, " Look at the Irish newspapers ; see the number of inquests daily reported in them, to each one of which was appended the verdict 'Died from starvation Died from starva tion !"—' Died from starvation !' 'r He conclued by moving the following resolution :—" That upon the evidence daily received through the public journals, and from private sour:es, detailing scenes of the utmost destitution, and con tinued deaths from starvation, in Ireland especially, but also in Scotland and even in our own country, it is the conviction of this meeting that it is desirable to make a more general collection, and upon a broader basis of appeal, than any that has yet been made, throughout the length and breadth of the land." The Rev. Dr. APLEon seconded the resolution, and con curred with the Rev. Gentleman wh o l as t a dd resse d th em , that the' state of distress in Scotland could not be compared with that of Ireland. The latter he believed to be unparal leled. In the Western Isles, however, the destitution was of the most painful kind. He could speak of instances where the fountain of nature was dried up at the mother's breast. Re could speak of instances of a similarly frightful nature, but to an intelligent audience like that before him, who were in the habit of reading the papers, it was unnecessary. He would, however, state that there was a population of 300,009 suffering from the effects of the scarcity, and that there were 150,000 of this population seven-eighths of whose food consisted entirely of potatoes. The re maining 150,000 did not live entirely on potatoes; they lived a little above the others, but the failure had affected them greatly, and they would be in as poor and in as destitute condition as the others in a few months. They would have no seed to put into the ground in spring time, and unless relief were given to them, the scarcity, next year, would be as great, and the whole fabric of society would totter to the ground. He did not believe that the helpless condition of the people was owing to the landlords, but to the circumstance of the annihilation of the k e l p manu facture, which was carried on to a great extent in the islands, and which was altogether destroyed by a late legislative enactment. It was, therefore, by no reckless negligence of the proprietors that this inability of the people to sustain themselves, under the present calamity, was attributable, but to the cause to which he referred, es also to the:land being turned into pasturage,land to the popu lation being driven out to make way for the graziers. It was due, however, to the proprietors to state that, with one exception, their conduct on the present occasion was noble. This exception, too, was brought to his senses by the force of p u bli c o pi n i o n. It was !mistake to say that the to ' 1. given under the late drainage Act w as money given Highlands. It was money lent to Scotland on good security, every Penny of which, principal and interest, must be repaid. The - Reverend Gentleman concluded by making to a powerful appealthe feelings of the meeting, and hoped that they would remnd to the call now made upon them. The Rev. Dr. while he Concurred with supported the resolution, and the t Rev. Gentleman who had just addressed them as to the wigs bound to state that theyeate d of Scotland and Ireland, he a large population who wer beau at home among themselves Lute. The calamity vas un , iv an ere d es t 7 ii tg l b f country r e n w n as iles nOt a a ndd ea ti exempt from the visitation that it was unparalleled in extent if not made him say present association had not if in severity. The vitiating the milk of human kindness ' sectarianism position. It was constituted of ministers a ndl laymen various religious denominations,. and this circumstanceeen'e vested it with a claim on the charity of the public, which he would be responded to.. If there was any one who might might be disposed to confine . his bounty to the "household of the faith," he would tell him that this was net sanctioned by scriptural authority, for the Churches of the Gentile came to the rescue when the poor of Judea were visited with afflic tion. The man who offered a bribe to a poor man to become - i ns ulted alike the sanctity of religion and was enough for all if it was Id did not bring people into the their wants. Avarice, however, intentions, and begot the hag ip theft from the bottomless pit. the resignation with which the S ffN,I% . • ieli:eon insulted Ilk . , ' .t inth.di There iyi , f b G Z:":1V 1 : ) ; 10 I:" .::4 l roT . tidi r ng for „i• •- 446troYed h . 41enovolent .4o 4, c , whaeliA bredght up -.:--= f'-( - :'‘ •V`; T. 4 . .-- - la P tlcorld nOnlep admiring 4 ~..... - - - - .• . , ,-, y IN" il s THE SUM LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 4, 1847. poor bore their woes and refrained from turbulence; and be fore he sat down he must express his satisfaction with the Government of the country for the exertions they made to meet the emergency. The resolution was then put to the meeting, and carried unanimously. Mr. FOSTER, son of Mr. Foster, of Norwich (both of whom lately travelled through Ireland), then addressed the meeting. He visited Westport, in the county of Mayo, and the state of the people could not be realised by the imagination-- personal inspection would be necessary to convince one of the reality. The town appeared to be one large pauper hiuse, crowded like a fair. He never saw such an assemblage of wretched starved creatures. The men were worn down to the skin and bone—were living skeletons—and the women were pale and livid, with the dark mark of famine round their eyes.—(Sensation.) On the public works there was not more than one out of every 12 of the destitute employed. In Connemara also the distress was equally great, and in one village the scarcity was so great that he could not get a single pound of meal in the whole place, and there was not a store within a distance of from 20 to 30 miles.—(Sensation.) Four cases of death had occurred there within the two days previously, and he himself was obliged to supply some of the poor creatures from the hotel at which he was residing. The emphatic way in which the poor people of Ireland spoke of the calamity was, that " the famine is upon us." He would conclude by urging on the ladies to provide clothing for the naked creatures whose suffer ings from famine were greatly aggravated by the present in clement season. He would propose the following resolution : " That whereas her Majesty has called upon the ministers of the Established Church to make collections in their respec tive parishes, so also Dissenting ministers of all denomina tions be requested (if they have not already done so) to use their legitimate power of appeal to their congregations upon the subject as early as possible, or simultaneously with the day fixed for the Queen's Letter to be read, 21st February. Thus a general voluntary effort will be made by the whole nation in mitigation of the awful calamity. And further, that such ministers be requested to report to the United Relief Association (at 40, Leicester-square) the fact of their having made such collection, as well as those that purpose so appealing to their congregations, order that the same i being announced in the public papers, may stimulate other ministers and congregations to adopt the same course." The Rev. A. KING seconded the resolution, and detailed several instances of the horrifying effects of the famine. In one instance a family had nothing to subsist on but the car case of a dead horse, and the poor creatures exclaimed, " What, under God, would become of them when the horse flesh should be finished ?—(Sensation.) In several cases the dead were not interred, owing to the debility of the survivors. In one district it was computed that one-fifth of the popula tion would be carried on: And an instance had occurred there where the limbs of dead bodies were obtruding above ground, the poor creatures not having strength sufficient to cover them with clay.—(Sensation.) The Rev. THOMAS JAMES supported the resolution,:which was then put to the meeting, and carried unanimously. The following donations were then announced :—Luke J. Hansard. Esq., 150 guineas; C. Cochrane, Esq.. 60 guineas; S. Gurney, E5q.,.50/.; Sir E. Buxton, 20/.; Rev. A. Mangin, 5 guineas; with several others of a smaller amount. On the motion of CKARLES COCHRANE, Esq., seconded by Rev. S. TOWNSIIEND, (Cork), and supported by the Rev. 0. CLARKE, the following resolution was unanimously carried —" That a plain and forcible statement of the extreme wretchedness and destitution be drawn up, embodying the substance of the account given by the 'deputations that have addressed this meeting, with other needful information, and that the same be forwarded to the clergy and to the minis ters of all denominations, in order to impress them with the urgency of the case, and that the same be forwarded also to all public companies, joint-stock societies, literary instant ions, charitable societies, lecturers, and benevolent persons who may have it in their power to promote the public collection. And that, notwithstanding the benevolent disposition evinced by the Government of this country, and the gene rosity exhibited by her Majesty, and several branches of the Royal Family, by the Society of Friends, and many benevolent individuals, the exigence of the present distress is so great, and the hope of its early mitigation so faint, that there appears a necessity for the committee (appointed at the late:conference of clergymen and ministers on the 13th ult.) continuing their remedial exertions as the United Relief Association ; and that it is the sense of this meeting that the administration of the funds collected by the public appeal may be confided (if the contributors shall so approve) to the said committee, and their treasurer, as trustees, who, while they admit the sadly pre-eminent claim of Ireland and parts of Scotland upon the generous charity of the British public, would appropriate a portion also for the destitute in England, and who resolve that their distribution shall in all cases be conducted on unsectarian principles." The meeting then separated. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool- sack shortly after Five o'clock. POOR REMOVAL ACT. The Duke of RICHMOND presented petitions from several places in Sussex against the Poor Removal Act, the inhabitants of which believed that it was a hardship to the poor, and calculated to increase the poor-rates. Lord BEAUMONT thought that an observationought to be made on these petitions. It was a mistake to sup pose that this Act was a hardship on the poor; for it only provided for the removal of the poor. It might, indeed, increase the poor-rates, but that was an evil which would work its own remedy; for if the landlords pulled down cottages, they would be obliged to build them up again when they wanted labourers, as no man could travel more than a certain distance to his work. The Bill might have been clumsily drawn, but its real effect was to prevent the removal of the poor without their own consent. The Duke -of RICHMOND quite agreed with his Noble Friend in the latter part of his observations, viz., that this Act was clumsily drawn, for he believed that no two lawyers in England agreed in the con struction of the Act. But with respect to the hardship which it occasioned to the poor he totally differed, for he believed that the Act had been productive of the greatest hardship to the labouring poor, especially to those aged couples who had borne a good character through lite; for it had in those cases tended to reduce that out-door relief to which they were from their circumstances entitled. And if the Govern• ment would grant him a commission he would engage to prove that in innumerable instances the Act had in that way particularly been productive of the greatest hardships. The great body of the people of the country were at present against union settlements, and he participated in that feeling. He would much regret the passing of the measure, as great evils would arise out of it. Nothing was so bad to the poor as continually changing the character of the poor-laws. He had no objection to the amendment of the harsh parts of the poor-law, but he did not think the proposed new law of settlement of such a character. Lord BEAUMONT agreed with the Noble Duke that the proposed law- of settlement would operate un satisfactorily. Lord BROUGHAM also agreed with the Noble Dnke, that whatever was found in the law to be unsatisfactory should be amended. He would not do so from a desire to propitiate clamour, or because it was unpopular, for a clamour might be got up against anythng, but because Experience proved that the alteration was merited. While on this subject, he begged leave to correct an error into which he had been led by an esteemed cor respondent, whom he had always hitherto found correct. Having made the error the other evening in a statement he (Lord Brougham) had made respecting pauperism in Liverpool, he now took the earliest opportunity of correcting it. He had stated that those who es tablished the soup kitchens in that town had stopped the supplies on Sunday to the poor. Jt appears that this was not correct; no such distinction, it appears, was made. He was exceedingly loath to say anything of those who were engaged in the pious work of charity, though he had received another communication from Glasgow, about which there could be no mistake. The letter contained a soup kitchen ticket, on which was printed that the bearer might be supplied on any day but Sunday. The same spirit was shown on a recent occasion, when a most extecsive fire occurred in Glasgow. The fire took place on a Sunday, and the Stamp-office, which adjoined, was in danger of being destroyed, yet no assistance could he not from Edinburgh, because the rail way was shut tip en that day, the proprietor of the building also lived in Edinburgh, and though his presence was imperatively required in Glasgow, it was impossible for him to get through The mail train departed with the mail bags, for the con veyance of which the railway company received so much a year, but the directors of that railway most positively refused to allow a messenger to go with the train to summon the owner of tho burning premises to come to Glasgow. And it was because he saw charity thus tainted with fanaticism (for not to attend to works of charity, necessity, and mercy, was fa natacism in the highest degree) that he was induced to speak to their Lordships on the subject. The Noble Duke (the Duke of Wellington) might just as well be blamed for having fought his glorious battle of Waterloo, June the 18th, which was Sunday. Per haps, however, the Noble Duke was not aware of the fact of its being Sunday, or he would, no doubt, have deferred giving the French battle until another day.— (Laughter.) With respect to the immense influx of Irish paupers into Liverpool, he held in his hand a statement which showed that 3,841 persons came into that port in two days. The number of persons who landed in Liverpool from Cork, was Sligo Drogheda Newry Dublin and these in two days. It was a moat serious affair, and imposed great hardship upon the people of Liverpool. He would suggest to the Government the propriety and necessity of taking into consideration the state of the English as well as the Irish poor. He knew it had been said by some persons, " that the Irish people had no need to despair, so long as there was a single guinea left in the English Treasury." He totally dissented from such a proposition. It had also been suggested that the Government should buy corn and sell it at a cheap rate. That would be the worst possible thing that could be done. In a time of scarcity, the greatest blessing that could happen, was for the prices of grain to rise considerably, because it always pro duced a tendency to frugality and economy. The result of cheapness in a time of dearth, was to con vert dearth into scarcity, and scarcity into the most aggravated forms of famine. It gave him great pain to renew these observations, but he confessed he did so because they were not attended to. It was far from a pleasant task to utter harsh truths, but unless he did so he should not discharge his duty to the public. He deprecated the mania that was gaining ground that the revenue must yield relief to the Irish poor and to Irish landlords. If such a system was persisted in, this year would be one of comparative prosperity com pared to its successors. BORDEAUX, TOULOUSE, AND CETTE RAILWAY.-(THIS DAY An adjourned meetiog of this company was held this day at the London Tavern, to receive the report of a committee appointed at a former meeting to inquire as to the liability of the shareholders to pay two shillings per share, in order to enable the directors to obtain their constituted shares. Mr. David Salomons in the chair. The repot► of the committee was read, which stated that the shareholders were neither in law or equity liable to pay the demand made upon them. The report was then adopted ; and it was resolved that the shareholders should pay one shilling a share to obtain the constituted shares, and to promote amity among the shareholder Mr. FIELD then submitted a resolution that the directors be empowered to consider the expediency of abandoning or continuing the undertaking, and to report accordingly to the shareholders, which was agreed to unanimously. The meeting then separated. i ':'QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) TRESPASS.--•••WIIITE V. STUAGING AND OTHERS. This was an action in forma pauperis, to recover com pensation in damages from Mr. Sturging, a publican, carrying on business at the Old Swan, in the Mile end-road, and a police-constable, named Brown, for a tresspas, committed under the following circumstances : The plaintiff, White, was formerly an officer, in the employ ment of the Sheriff of Essex, but at the time in question lie was in custody on a charge (from which he was after wards liberated, on giving proofs of his innocence), of having been concerned in carrying on an illicit still. His wife, however, and several children occupied a room in a house, of which the landlord's name was Brown, at 5, Friendly place, White Horse-lane, Mile-end. A Mr. Bird, the pro prietor of the house, had given Brown notice to quit, but no intimation of the fact had been given to Mrs. White. On the sth of August, Mr. Bird, accompanied by others, forcibly entered the house, and turned the inmates and their furniture into the street. Mr. White refused to leave, Bird went into the yard and picked up an old pewter pot, which bore the name of the landlady, who had kept the " Old Swan." He took it over to Sturging, who shortly after came over, and demanded an explanation of the war in which the pot came upon the premises. Mrs. White explained that when she had lived at the next house she and other lodgers used it in common for obtaining water from the but, and that it bad been brought to that house and similarly used. He immediately gave her into the custody of Brown on the charge of stealing the pot, who took her into the street, and her five children immediately followed her. After being taken some distance, and finding that the crowd, who had gathered round the woman and her children, considered her unfairly and unkindly dealt with, he offered to liberate her if she would pay the value of the pot, namely 2s. She, however, had no money, as she and her family were in the greatest indigence ; but the crowd collected is. 7d., which was Banded to him, and the woman was set free. The Learned Counsel (Mr. Wilkins) characterised the whole pro ceeding as a ruse, for the purpose of getting the woman out of the house, as the house was locked up, and refused re admittance, so that in fact she was turned into the street with her children. Messengers from the Commons brought up severe' Bills and returns. These facts having been proved in evidence, Mr. Sergeant Sinn, for the defendants, contended that the woman:was not:given into custody, and that she went into the street with her children for the purpose of going to the station-house of her own free _will, in order to explain the matter. The jury, after some deliberation, found a verdict for the plaintiff for 101. PETITIONS ON PRIVATE BILLS. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THIS DAY.) (Room 22, before Mr. Examiner SMITH and Mr. Assistant- Examiner FREER.) UNOPPOSED LIST. In the following unopposed cases the customary formal proofs were completed, and the standing orders complied with : Caledonian Railway. Glasgow, Garnkirk, and Coatbridge Railway (with a Branch to Glasgow) and Station. OPPOSED LIST. MIDLAND RAILWAY (SHEFFIELD, BARNSLEY, DONCASTER AND GOOLE LINE. This adjourned opposed case was then gone into, and at the close of the inquiry, it was found that the standing orders had not been complied with in one or two instances. In the following cases the formal proofs were taken, to enable the witnesses to return to their various avocations in the country ; the opposition being postponed till to-morrow Wishaw and Coltness Railway (branches to Auchenheath, Mineralfield, and Canderside), Caledonian (Edinburgh sta tion, &c.), Caledonian (branches from the Clydesdale Junc tion, &c.), Caledonian (extension of the Motherwell branch of Clydesdale Junction, he.), Caledonian (branches to Ca noble, Langholme, &c.), Caledonian (branch across Clyde and Glasgow station), Caledonian (lease of part of Glasgow Dumfries and Carlisle Railway). The Examiner rose shortly after Four o'clock. (Room 23.) Before Mr. Examiner MAY. There were no unopposed cases in Mr. Examiner MAY'S list to-day CORNWALL AND DEVON CENTRAL. This adjourned opposed case was resumed. In the course of the day several allegations were sustained. They had re ference chiefly to defects in the levels, plans, and sections. and inaccuracies in the books of reference. The result of the inquiry is looked forward to with a great deal of interest, the contest being ostensibly between the South-Western and the Great Western Companies. The case was further adjourned. GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY, ISLE OF AXHOLME EXTENION. The formal proofs were taken in this opposed case. The Examiner then adjourned till to-morrow at ten o'clock. TATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENING. O'CLOCK. CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 agst Mendicant 25 to 1 agst The Lamb 28 to 1 agst Camera Obscura 28 to 1 agst Bedlam 35 to 1 agst Punch 35 to 1 agst Erin-go•bragh 50 to 1 agst Pink Bonnet 66 to 1 apt Golden Bee' NEWMARKET HANDICAP. 15 to 1 agst Footstool 25 to 1 agst Meeanee DERBY. 71 to 1 agst Van Tromp 14 to 1 agst Planet 20 to 1 agst Glentilt 35 to 1 agst Conyngham 50 to 1 agst Bedlam Saturday SHEET. STEALING EXTRAORDINARY.— ....0 n last, three privates of the 76th Regiment, natives of England, stationed at Greenlaw Barracks, were apprehended by Con stable Merrylees, of the county police, and conveyed to Edin burgh, on a charge of stealing a sheep from a field in the neighbourhood, a few nights previous. They were on guard at the time, and it appears that their object was to enjoy a feast of Scotch mutton ; for a ft er skinning the sheep they dressed part of it, and had recently been regaling them selves on a choice bit when they were apprehended. They ave since been examined, and committed for trial.— Glasgow selves to succour those whom he would call their fellow industry of the country—if the measure was so bad that countrymen, and among the most active was that amia- J it was not entitledieven to a hearing in that House—if ble, that excellent body, the Society of Friends, who, ' it deserved to be condemned there, he would admit, that although only a small community, had contributed for all that was bad in its principles he alone was re the munificent sum of 30,000/. They kept their sponsible. It was his privilege as leader of the party charities in their own hands, and for a society of their with which he was connected, to claim for himself extent this was truly munificent ; and he trusted that the right to bear the exclusive blame and the whole re this efficient aid would be continued until the distress spousibility of it. It was not his intention to make any had passed by. What he meant to say was that the very leggthened preface, or to enter into a general dis- Government could not prevent the famine ; and h e never cussion as reg a rd e d th e stat e and condition of Ireland ; desired to assert that the distress suffered by the poor in suffice Risr him that there was a great class at that this country was at all equal to that which was to be moment in that country, amounting to 500,000 able met with in Ireland. bodied persons, existing on the funds of the state ; REDUCTION OF THE DUTY ON RUM. there were 500,000 able-bodied persons, cons- The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from mended by a staff of 11,587 persons and the landed proprietors, farmers, and other persons inte- employed upon w ork s w hi c h had been variously de rested in the agriculture of the county of Caermarthen, scribed as works worse than useless; by the yeomanry against the proposed reduction of the duty on rum. of Ulster, as works producing no public good ; and by Also, a petition from a place in Scotland, the name of the Government i ns p ec t o r hi mse lf, as works which could which did not reach the gallery, to the same effect. answer no other principal but to employ the people. The Noble Duke hoped the Government would not press It was true that a great calamity was over any measure of a permanent nature, until the parties comin g I re l an d, b u t a t th e same t ime h e cou ld interested had been heard against the proposition. This not look with anything like despondency upon the pre was but just to them, as they complained of being sent state of the country. In former times this had taken by surprise by the manner introduced by the risen from difficulties heavier than these, and they ought Government. He felt certain, that if the reduction in not to be appalled at the present calamity. In a period the rum duty was made it would only cause greater of war they were enabled to expend upon an average exertion to be made for the repeal of the malt-tax. , of forty years one hundred and three millions a year ; THE SUPPRESSION OF CRACOW. and they ought not to be downhearted at having to pro- The Marquis of LANSDOWNE laid on the table vide for a deficiency which was estimated at ten mil certain papers, which he stated had b een d e l aye d i n li ons. —(H ear, hear.) He expected with confident hope order that they might be laid complete on the table of the that good would arise eut of the evil ; and, so far from House. They were the last of the series relating to the lying down and weeping over their misfortunes, like annexation of Cracow to the Austrian empire, and con- children lost in a wood, they ought to look tinned the correspondence with the Austrian Government the difficulties fairly in the face, and be resolved and de on that subject. He also, by the command of her Majesty, termined to overcome them. He could not forget tha t laid on the table of the House the first annual report of England had had her bad days as well as Ireland ; that the Board of Supervision of the Poor-laws in Scotland. they had known the time when the counties of England The House then adjourned at six o'clock. were ravaged by the fires of incendiaries ; that they had am- seen England in a time when the Sovereign dare not go to his own City of London. He could not forget, that in later times, so little while ago as the year 1842, the parish rates of England supported 1,437,000 persons, of whom no less than 83,000 were young able bodied men, who were actually confined within the walls of the workhouse, and 47,000 able bodied labourers were sustained by the parish. Well, then, it appeared to him that when they came to estimate the situation of Ireland, and compare it with that of Eagland, there was not so great a difference be tween Ireland at the present time and Eng land in 1842, and they should not despair of overcoming their difficultie 3. The years 1841 and 1842 then being periods of great distress and great difficulty, what had occurred to change the face of affairs since then in this country— to prevent Government from meeting the distress as then, and restoring the kingdom to the most prost prosperous and affluent condition that ever was known? He was aware that there were many who ascribed all this im provement and prosperity to the operation of those measures of free trade which were commenced in 1842; and that, by the reduction of one-sixteenth of a penny. the introduction of some tons of sugar, and the free admission of feathers was the sole cause of the prosperity which they were now enjoying. But he for one was more disposed to ascribe it to the railway enterprise which arose about that period of their history. When they recollected that in the last three or four years about thirteen millions had been spent in the construction of railways. And besides, as he could state on the authority of the reports of the committees of that House, that 200,000 able bodied labourers received employment at twenty-two shillings a week, which had been culled from the workhouses, and parishes, he thought he had certainly discovered the more correct cause for the change which had come over the circumstances of this counrtry. But this he might say, that there had been no inquiry by Parliament made in which the result has not been the recommendation that the difficulties in Ireland should be sought to be overcome by the stimulation of the employment of the people.—(Hear, hear.) In the year 1836 there was a commission appointed by her Majesty's Government to inquire into the advan tages of a system of railway communication in Ireland. The result of that inquiry, made by those able commis sioners, was a report recommending that a system of rail ways should be carried out, and that it should be done by the assistance of the Government—(Hear, hear.) He would not tire the House by travelling over the beaten ground or repeating the reasons on which that able Report was made, or inform it of the perfect success which had attended every grant by Parliament for the improvement of roads in Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) That report was followed up by another—the report of Lord Devon's commission, which stated that it was the opinion of the commissioners, that assistance by way of loan from Government for railways was the best means for finding employment for the people. This led him to the consideration of the existing state of railway enterprise in Ireland, and he found that there had been passed Acts of Parliament for 1,522 miles of railway, and although some of these Acts have passed so long since as eleven years ago 123 miles of railway have alone been completed, and 164 more are only in course of completion in the present year. This must prove to this House that there is some weakness, some debility in Ireland, which prevents them from carrying out those enterprises. which in England and Scotland caused the completion of 2,600 miles of railway, and had caused new Acts to be passed for 4,600 miles more. Was it the circumstances of Ireland, or the state of the population, which made her's a condition not likely to prove advantageous to railway speculators—far from it. A report from which he was indebted to Mr. Stephenson, said that the popu lation of Ireland and the population of England and Wales were, as nearly as possible, on a par. In Eng land it appeared, taking the last ceasus of the year 1841, there are, for every two acres and a bit, one individual of population, whilst in Ireland the population amounts to one for every 2i acres ; and in that comparison, let him tell the House, there were 7,000 acres of waste bogs, and also large quantities of water in Ireland, taken into consideration, and therefore, if they were to compare the cultivated acres of England and Wales with the cultiyated acres of Ireland, they would find that the balance was in favour of that conntry, and that Ireland was more densely in habited than England and Wales. Now, perhaps, they would tell him that this might be a very good argument, as far as population was concerned, but what was the use of the population if they had no money to pay for th e i r conveyances b y railway. His Right Honourable Friend who sat beside him would tell them, th a t i n a ll ra il way speculat i ons population were held to be the first element of success ; and if they told him that the population of Ireland were incapable of travelling from want of means, he must answer them with the fact that it was not so.—(A laugh.) For by a return which he had there, and for which he was indebted to the industry of Mr. Laing he found by comparison that the number of passengers who travelled by the Irish railways as compared with the number of those who travelled either by the English or Scotch railways far exceeded them in number. The House might be surprised, but the fact was that whilst in the Scotch and English rail ways the average number of passengers travelling every month was about 11,800, whilst on a railway in Ulster the number travelling was no less than 21,700, and on the Drogheda and Dublin Railway the number of passengers was 18,000 per mile. But he would take these two lines which were completed, one of which, the Ulster Railway, might be taken in Ireland as the Landon and Birmingham of England, and he would compare the number of their passengers with that of the London and Birmingham line. By the two former the number of passengers per mile, for one year, was 1,111,000, and by the latter, 1,108,000 ; the former being only fifty--six miles in len g th, while the latter was double that distance. This he thought gave a flat denial to the argument of Irish railways being a ruinous speculation. He might be asked, then, why it was that speculators did not come into the market to stimulate railway enterprise. He was unable to answer the question, but the fact was as he stated. There was a feeling of distrust and ignorasice, he feared, as to the condition of the country, which prevented English capital from being embarked in these undertakings. Of the Great Southern and Western Railway 56 miles had been completed, and as yet it had only opened for its branches Of th e N or th B r i t i s h R a il wa y and branches 72 miles had been completed, which were partially opened for trafic as well as passengers. Well, the result was, that the traffic per week of the Great Southern and Western Railway in the last week was o n 56 m il es o f ra i lway, while on tbo North British Railway, which cost 26,300!. per mile, against 15,000/. per mile, the cost of the Great Southern and Western Railway, the amount of traffic exceeded that of the Great Southern and Western only by in Great t h e money o n e y Southern market, a rke and t Western,wiwhile 339/. per week. Yet so opposed to all principles of common sense were the feelings of capitalists shownpe Ith e wh w i o ch rst w r a a s il u w n a d y o s u i b v t a e s d a la t f as regarded public works in Ireland, that the . cent, o. fp premium.—(Hear, um. English— (H e tr capitalists, he ar.) t oWel invest , he h h e a i had the most profitable concern, was at 2} per cent. discount that there was a something of fashion, and some thing thing in want of confidence which occasioned the un willingnessmoneys in Irish railways. But if they looked to this part of . the question, th e y must recollect that most of the railway proprietors in Ireland were the landlords and tenants in that country, and that the very calamity which now impoverished and afflicted that couniry furnished the very reason why those proprietors should not be able to meet their calls, and the consequence was that some of the best speculations in Ireland were now what was called" stuck fast" f or want of money. He would ta k e the railways in the southern part of Ireland, and read from a report which he had received from two gen tlemen, two engineers, who had been travelling in Ireland for the purpose of this very question of Irish railways. They said that one of the railways, of which Cork was one of the termini, and which was sixty-five miles long, would be commenced when they received funds to enable them to go on with it. They stated that the branch to Li mer i c k, w hi c h wa s twenty-five miles long by the time money was received, and that the opening of the whole line to Tipperary . would depend also upon the supply of money. The Kilkenny Junc tion,. which was forty-five miles in length, and which had passed the House, and was also stopped for want of money. The Cork and Fermoy was stopped for a similar reason. And a portion of the Limerick and Waterfordwas similarly circuumstanced ; so was the Cork and Bandon; so it was with the Cork and Waterford. This made in the whole 229 1 miles of railway stopped in Ireland for the want of funds. On the . Dublin and Mullingar 3,011 were employed, but if the Company had more money, a greater number be put on.—(Hear, hear.) might The reason this money was not forthcoming was because capitalists in this country mistrusted Irish lines, and the , proposition Le had to snake was that Lit:ivcrnint,ht should du away with that mistrust. The proposition he had to make to the House was this, the for every 1004 properly ex- HOUSE OF COMMONS, The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Mr. PitYME took the oaths and his seat for ,West Sussex, in the place of Colonel Wyndham. STANDING ORDERS. Mr. STRUTT proposed alterations in standing order No. 13, so as to assimilate the proof of the standing orders by affidavit, in Scotland, to that which is required in the case of Ireland, under standing order No. 14. Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT conceived that this would be an alteration of great service in removing an incon venience that had been felt in the Committee of Private Bills. Mr. ESTCOURT explained that this alteration was intended to be made last session, and it was offly through a mistake that it did not appear at that time. RETFOIfII UNION. Mr. GODSON presented a petition from the guar dians of this union, praying that a correspondence between themselves and the Poor-law Commissioners, relative to the expense which had been incurred in the provision of the Christmas dinner of the paupers, which expense had been uniformly allowed from the year 1835, when the union was formed, to the year 1844, but in the present instance the auditor of the district had disallowed the outlay. TEN HOURS' BILL. Lord JOIIN MANNERS and Mr. WAHLEY presented petitions from Huddersfield and other places in favour of a Ten Hours' Bill. HARBOUR CONSERVANCY. Sir R. FERGUSON presented a petition from Lon donderry for the repeal of the Harbour Conservancy Act. pended upon railways, Government should guarantee three and a half per cent. This was less than hadi heretofore been paid for money, and no doubt he should be met with arguments against the insuffi ciency of the security, but with the indulgence of the House he should be able to show that with the restric tions he should propose the security would be amply sufficient. There sat beside him a gentleman who was chairman of the management of 1,700 miles of railway, who had the conduct of 45,000,0001., and he W 135 prepared to pledge his commercial character that Government could not lose one single farthing by this proposition. The Right Hon. Gentleman the Lord Mayor of York would tell the House that the worst railway under his direction would afford 7 per cent. security to Government; and he himself would be pre pared to show that the worst railway in Belgium or Scot land would amply pay for the money expended on them. He was now speaking of passenger-traffic. It was here entirely a question of passengers.—(Hear, hear.) Well, then, he had said that his proposition was, that Govern ! meet should lend out at interest money at that rate at which they borrowed. He believed that the interest now was 31. 6s. Bd. per cent, But he would assume it to be 31- per cent. Govern ment were to take the security on the entire loan. There would then be 71. on 2001. The line that paid 21. 6s. Bd. per cent. would afford for the interest of Government. He would show this from the Ar breath and Forfar line, which cost 9,0001. The receipts upon that line were for the firs year 4681., and the cost of the working of the line was 2021., leaving to Government a clear interest, be sides 2/. per cent. for the shareholders. To show what that line was, he must tell the House that all the traffic which existed previous to the coh struction of that railway from Arbroath to Forfar amounted, what could be carried on a one-horsed carrier which plied once a-week.—(Hear, hear, and a laugh.) The passenger-traffic daily, at present, was 247 persons, and last year ninety thousand pas senger_s, and paid five per cent. to the shareholders. Having selected the worst line in the empire, and taken it in its earliest infancy to show that the security would be wholly sufficient, he had now to show to the House the grounds on which he confidently expected that the passing of this measure would have the effect of stimulating English capitalits and that they would forthwith set to work to complete the railways in Ireland. But before he went on to do so, his Hon. Friend behind him (Mr. Hudson) reminded him that he ought to have stated that this security of 1001. properly expended for every 2001, they asked was a security unquestioned. They proposed to make the railway commissioners a board which is responsible to both Houses of Parliament, an efficient board for the purpose of dealing out those loans to the companies. They proposed to throw the entire responsibility upon those commissioners for the due perfbrmance of their duties, and unless they shall report that the railway at once pro mises to be beneficial to the country, and also unless reasonable and sufficient security be given, the State is not to be called upon to subscribe, or to advance any money upon the enterprise. He was going on to show in what position the proposition would place the share holders, and it would be at once clear to the House, that whilst the Government would gain four per cent., it would pay twelve to the shareholder on every 3001. laid out. He would take a railway, of all others in Ireland, which was looked upon as of the utmost national import auce, and comprises the greatsst number of shareholders. He would take the Waterford and Limerick Railway. Now, the position of the Waterford and Limerick Rail way was this : it was estimated that the cost of the railway would be 750,0001., but they had taken power to borrow 250,000/. more, and he was assured, from the gene ral experience of all railways which had been constructed in this country and in Scotland, that he should not be safe, unless he estimated the amount of the cost of the railway not only the estimated capital but also of the loans which they had power to take. Ile assumed, therefore, that the Waterford and Limerick Railway would cost 1,000,0001. sterling before it was com pleted. They had already expended 324,000/. in the construction of different works—(Hear, hear) — but they were stopped for want of money, and the consequence was, that though 271, 10s. had been paid up of each 501. share, those shares were at from 12 to 14 discount. So that, in point of fact, the market value of the 324,0001. so expended on the Waterford and Limerick Railway was 162,0001. Now, under his proposition, it would not be necessary to make any _further vain calls on the shareholders, as the company would be entitl e d a t once to demand from the Government a loan ,equal to 648,0001. What would be the effect of this ? It had been estimated that the traffic of the railway would admit of a dividend on a capital of 750,0001. of 6?., per cent. But considering that the true expenditure would be not 750,0001., but 1,000,0001. sterling ; that would give 5 per cent. as the probable dividend on the entire cost of the railway. But her Majesty's Government came in and lent them two-thirds of their capital at per cent. The result would be that the 324,0001. share capital already expended, would have a fair and early prospect of a dividend of 8 per cent. The effect of such a course would be, that the shares of that Com pany, instead of being dead in the market, instead of being at a discount of 162.0001., would instantly rise to a premium, and the lauded proprietary and tenantry of Ireland being unable to meet the calls upon them, ,would be enabled to get rid of their shares at a premium, and employ the money so o b ta i ne d i n th e i mprovement of their estates, and in giving employment to the people of Ireland ; so that his propositions would have a double effect ; it would at once set to work an immense number of persons, and it would enable the landed proprietors, who were now shareholders in the concern, to make use of the money for the improvement of their estates and the employment of the people. He had a letter from Lord Glengall, stating that he knew a railway company which, if they bad money, were prepared to employ 16,000 men.—(Hear, hear.) In the counties of Kilkenny, Limerick, and Water ford, as well as in each of the four baronies, a similar result would take place.---(Hear.) Now, in each of these places the expenditure under the present ment sessions had been at the rate cif 4,0001. per month for the last three months, with every prospect of these demands being continued.—(Cries of " hear, hear.") And there was this additional objection to this expendi ture, that it was upon useless and unproductive works. A magic influence had, however, come over the Govern ment, and they had allowed money to be advanced on the earth-works of railways on the security of pre sentments. He thought the course he proposed, —namely, to advance money on the security of railways —would be much better than on the security of land. The proposal of lending money to railways in the security of land was made in 1839, and when first proposed, was carried by a, majority, but her Majesty's Government would not assent to the proposal. He considered this a wrong course, and the result showed that ho was right in coming to such a conclusion, for while the lands along side of which railways passed were increased in value to the amount of 1,0001. per cent., the land along the old channels of communication remained stationary. When he was upon this subject of the- railways in the southern districts of Ireland, it was only fair to state that the Waterford and Limerick - Railway Company were prepared to employ 16,000 men upon their works. But he would read the application made by the Chairman of the Great Southern and Western Railway Company to the Government, on the 22d of May, of the last year, Mr. Ginger Carr, the chairman of the Great Southern and Western Rail way Company, addressed a letter to Sir Robert Peel, in which he stated that, after consulting the contractors, he found that, if they were accommodated with a sum of 500,0001., they would undertake to give simultaneous employment to many thousand persons in different portions of their line, and the writer of the letter added, that the utmost care would be taken in the payment of the wages to adopt a system of wise economy, while at the same time a great extent of relief would be afforded to the popula tion of the different counties, and Government still would bellremunerated for the money advanced. He also inclosed a copy of a letter which he had addressed to the Secretary of Public Works in Ireland, and after stating that the length of line was 200 miles, and that the dense population of the towns along the line, from Templemore to Tipperary, had long been known for their discontented condition, and there was no means of alleviating this evil excepting by an employment of the people. He might safely assert, that 50,000 poor fellows were now starving and idle, who would be placed in a condi tion of comparative comfort by the receipt of wages which would render them and their families happy diiring the most trying period of the year— namely, the months of July and August. Now, he would have Hon. Members to reflect that it this offer of the Great Southern and Western Company to employ 50,000 labs;arers, it would have exhibited a true wisdom and a true ecoisomy, and have prevented the necessity of now being called upon to pay half the expenses of these parochial presentments for the maintenance of the Irish poor. CHELSEA PENSIONERS. The Duke of WELLINGTON proposed the first reading of this Bill. In doing so, he said it was not his intention to address any observations to their Lordships on the subject, except that the Bill was intended to abolish the poundage heretofore deducted from the pensions of those gallant men—the Chelsea pensioners— and consequently to promote their welfare and interests. The Bill was read a first time. POOR LAWS. Lord DENMAN presented a petition from a parish in Derboshire complaining of the present poor-laws, and praying for its immediate amendment, particularly that the poor ought to be supported by the public. PRICE OF FOOD IN IRELAND. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented a petition from the mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of Cork, pray ing their Lordships to cause measures to be taken to diminish the price of food in that county. He begged to state that he entirely concurred with the observation of his Noble and Learned Friend (Lord Brougham) with respect to the impolicy of creating an artificial dimunition of the prices of food. He could mention several places where this reduction of prices had led to the most greivous scarcity; the week following that in which such reductions were made, as the shopkeepers refused to sell their commodities at the reduced prices, and the adjoining farmers discontinuing to send into the towns the usual supplies. It was the duty of the Government to remove all obstructions to the supply of food, and they had, therefore, done all in their power to carry supplies of food to those places which were not easily accessible. ANTICIPATED SCARCITY IN THIS COUNTRY. The Duke of RICHMOND—I think it is desirable that it should not go forth to the whole of the country, that there is likely to be a great dearth of provisions in this country. It is said, in many parts of England that there will be a scarcity of corn, and that all the evils of a famine may be apprehended, Now, I believe that that is not the case, as I believe that there is a great deal of corn in the hands of persons in this country. Besides, when, coupled with this, we see such large imports of grain from the United States, there is little reason for the people to consider that this country will have to encounter a famine. I, for one, have no apprehension of a famine here.--(Hear.) The corn merchants, against whom the most senseless glamour had been raised as very injurious persons, in stead of being represented as they really were; and if this clamour were to be continued it must be productive of great mischief. Earl FITZWILLIAII had not the slightest "doubt but that the supply of wheat, both in England Ireland, was insufficient for those who were consumers of wheat. This would necessarily be absorbed, and certainly the finer qualities of wheat would be scarce, and, perhaps, there might be a scarcity in th e secondary qualities also, but he was anxious to correct ono mistake which might be injurious out of doors. That was the impression created by the words of his Noble and Learned Friend, and he was anxious to core rect the notion that the people of England were suffer ing anything like the same destitution as that which is experienced in Ireland. The people of Ireland were not consumers of wheat, but of other produce, and as the potato crop had totally failed, the want was not only felt in Ireland, but there was absolute destitution. This was a notion which he earnestly desired to correct. for if it were not corrected, it might lead to a relaxation of those efforts which were indispensable to relieve the Irish people from starvation. Lord BROUGHAM was anxious to explain that ho had never entertained the idea that the destitution in England was in any degree equal to that in Ireland. When he made the observations to which his Noble Friend referred, he had in his eye Glasgow, Liverpool, and Bristol, the ports on the western coast, where a scarcity of cern had been severely felt. The Loint which he desired to bring under their ordships' notice was the fact, that while Great exertions had been made for the relief of Ireland nothing of anything like the same effort had been manifested for the poor of Scotland and England. He found no fault with the contributions that had been made for the suffering poor in Ireland. Iu his opinion. it did the people of this country great honour, for all classes had equally exerted them- POOR REMOVAL ACT. Mr. B. DENISON presented a petition from Doncas ter against the Poor Removal Act. Colonel T. WOOD presented a similar petition from the Bradford Union. TAXES. Mr. WAKLEY presented a petition from a police man named Webb, stating that he had, unfortunately for himself and his creditors, been sixteen years in debt, but that during the whole time he had been paying in direct taxes, and during the last five years direct taxes. He prayed that he and all other Englishmen who were in debt should be relieved from taxation. He prayed the House to take the subject into consideration, and be lieved that the House would grant his petition. TEN HOURS' BILL. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL presented petitions from several places in favour of the Ten Hours' Bill. THE RAJA OF SATTARA. Sir DE LACY EVANSpresented a petition from a public meeting of the inhabitants of the city of West minster, praying for an inquiry into the circumstances which had led to the dethronement of the Raja of Sattara. IMPORTATION OF CORN. Dr. BOWRING rose to call the attention of the Noble Lord, the Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the report, that a quantity of corn bound for this country had been detained at Ancona by an order of the Pope. CRACOW. Mr. lIUME gave notice of his intention to bring under the consideration of the House, on an early day, the recent proceedings relating to the suppression of the republic of Cracow. THE WINDOW-TAX. _ _ Lord DUNCAN gave notice that he would, on an early day, bring forward a motion for the repeal of the window-tax. AMENDMENT OF THE REFORM ACT. Mr. T. S. DUNCOM.BE postponed his motion for leave to bring in a Bill to repeal the rate-paying clauses of the Reform Act till that day fortnight. RAILWAY AMENDMENT OF RAILWAY ACTS. Mr. STRUTT gave notice that, on Tuesday next, he would move for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the existing laws relating to railways. TAX ON ABSENTEES. Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN postponed till that day fort night his motion relating to an absentee tax for Ireland. IRISH DISTRESS. Mr. DANIEL O'CALLAGHAN presented a petition from the Corporation of Cork, praying the House to adopt some speedy measures in order to stop the spread of disease in Ireland, consequent upon the distress of that country. ENFRANCHISEMENT OF COPYHOLDS. Mr. aT. AGLIONBY wished to ask :13e Noble Lord at the head of the Government whether he would allow him, so soon as the present press of Irish business was over, to ask him what course the Government meant to pursue with respect to the enfranchisement of copyholds, and whether it was the intention of the Government to carry into effect the recommendation of the Select Com mittee, that under :certain regulations the enfranchise ment of copyholds should be rendered compulsory? Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that he would be quite ready to answer any question of the Hon. Member upon the subject next week. Mr. AGLIONBY said he would take the opportunity next week of putting IRISH COLLE GES the subject. . Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN stated that, upon an early day, he would ask the Noble Lord at the head of the Government what course they had taken, or intended to take, upon the subject of Irish colleges? He believed, that at present, the preliminary works had had not even commenced. Lord JOHN RUSSELL .said the subject had occu pied considerable attention on the part of the Govern ment. His Hon. Friend the Secretary for Ireland had devoted considerable time to the consideration of the subject. He (Lord J. Russell) hoped that the difficulties which had stood in the way of the progress of the col leges, would be shortly removed. He could not at present state the arrangements which had been made, as they were not yet completed. When however, they were finally resolved upon, he would be ready to answer any questions of the Hon. Member. CHARITABLE TRUSTS. Mr. HUME said that, to-morrow, ho would ask the Noble Lord at the head of the Government, what course the Government intended to pursue with respect to a Bill for the regulation of charities ? N HOURS' BILL. Mr. BERNAL presented a petition in favour of the Ten Hours' Bill. POOR REMOVAL BILL. ques tion rfromth tto BANKESe wished a e reply nera l :—Whether to the he th following er he i, a a q uaensy objection to produce the opinion which he gave to the Poor-law Commissione rs on the sub j ect of the Poor Removal Bill of last session ? The ATTORNEY - GENERAL felt indebted to his Hon. Friend for having given him notice of the q uestion which he intended to put. In so far as he was per sonally concerned he should have no objection, if he had the option to produce it. It was not in his posses sion, and he could not furnish him with the purport of it from recollection. He believed, however, it was not the practice in that House, or elsewhere, to call for the production of the opinions of Counsel.—(Hear, hear, from Sir James Graham.) He had no controul over the opinion after it was given.—(Hear , hear.) Mr. BANKES then gave notice that, to-morrow, he should move for the production of the opinion of the poor-law commissioner i n w hose possession it wa s . RAILWAYS IN IRELAND . Lord GEORGE BENTINCE:, in rising to move for leave to bring in a Bill to stimulate the prompt and pro fitable employment of the people by the encouragement of railways in Ireland, said, that although he had often experienced the undeserved and kind encouragement of I this House on f ormer occ asions, still he had never felt that he so muc h nee d e d it as on the present occa sion, when, f or t h e fi rst t i me , he was going to introduce a measure i n w hi c h t h e i n t er ests of his country were deeply concerned. It was not that he felt any want of confidence in the intrinsic matter of the measure which he was going to introduce to the House, for in that he had the fullest confidence—but it was because he feared that the feebleness of the advocate should mar a measure, the success of which must mainly depend on its practical machinery a mea sure which had been considered with careful and anxious solicitude by men far superior in intellect to himself,--a measure which had been prepared by men the value of whose time would have been counted by minutes. When he said that his Hon. Friend the Lord Mayor of York, and Mr. Rubt. Stephenson, and Mr. Laing had devoted their time entirely to the preparation of this measure, he thought the House would think with him that there had been the soundest and most powerf u l un d erstan di ngs applied to th e consi deration of this qu es ti on , a ff ec ting railways in Ireland ; but while he said that his Honourable Friends were entitled to all the praise and all the merits that might be found in the measure, lie would add that. if on tc e ?ciutrary, the re was that tu its pr.ncipieb Which as ' hostile to the constitution of this country—if there I was anything in it s d etails which was i n j ur i ous to tho (LEFT SPEAKING.) MUILDER.—SINGULAIt CONFESSION.—The attention of the magistrates was arrested on Saturday by the appear ance of an aged man, bending under infirmities, who tottered into the court, and volunteered a confession, instancing the powerful effects of an accusing conscience. Tird culprit said he was induced to tender the present disclosure from agony of mind. Their worships at first treated him as a lunatic, but were soon convinced Of the truth of his narrative from its consistence and clearness. It appeared that the criminal's name was Thomas Purton, 11;5 age 64, and he was sentenced to seven years' transportation in 1818 to Van Diemen'd Land, where he became free and re,:ided some years, though latterly he had been living in the bust, in this country. In his confession he stated that about 30 yea :s ago he deserted from the Berkshire Militia, commanded by C . , lonel Raven shaw, and met with a woman, named Elizabeth owell, at Dorchester, Oxon, who was cognisant of the fact of Ll is d ?' sertion ; susrecting that she intended to betray him, he, in order to frustrate her purpose, at once felled her with a stick, and afterwards stabbed her; she died, and he immediately started for London ; there was no witness of the deed. He also confessed that he had afterwards murdered a man, named John Haster, at No rwoo d .— P ort Philip Patr i ot of July, 1846. SHOCKING EFFECT OF FEIGHT.—A few weeks ago, a young woman, seventeen years of age, living with Mr. John Sadler, farmer, South Kilvington, near Thirtk, was terribly fright ene d , w hi lst go i ng to milk, by a servant boy of the farm presenting himself before her enveloped in a white sheet. From the effects of this she recovered. A fortnight ago, a broom was set up, wrapped with straw, and covered with a sheet. This was too much for the poor girl to witness. The sight, at night, was so alarming, that the poor creature is now, and has been ever since, bereft of rea son. This dangerous practice has often resulted in the same way, and holds out a fearful warning against such an idle A black hare was lately shot in the parish of Den ham; it was full-grown, and the fur was the finest glossy ( black. . i s RAILWAY SHARE 111A11- cz v , • -- - - LIVERPOOL, FEBRUARY 3. A risil tern STOCK EXCH A NGE.-The are-Ambergat and , t and, Junction, 4 dis.-Birmingham and Dudley,s tes. Oxford, 8% p.-Boston, Stamford, end Birmingham', 1% hire, ter and Birkenhead, 46% -Ditto, Halves, 23% -ELVA Laml ; New Sc Scrip, 1% p.-East Lincolnshire, 2% p.-Edinbu.rgh and k ling, gow, 76-Ditto, Quarters, 19-Fleetwood, Preston, awl West R I don, % dis.--Kendal and Windermere, 2 dis.-Lancaster, , and Tret Three-quarter Shares, 15p.-Ditto, Quarters, 14%-La reds and Thi 2% dis.-Ditto Preference, 235. 9d. p. - Liverpool,Cro sby , a nd Son ir port, 2% p.-Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction, al! dis.-London and North-Western, 191% -M a nchester and ee Halves (late Liverpool and Bury), 5 p.-Manchester Sh,efti Lincolnshire (late Sheffield and Lincolnshire), 2 1 a. 2dllise -3 1 1"70 . 4 1e 124 V . , -Ditto, 401. Shares, 5% p.-Ditto, New, 3% 1 3 - - ' and Carlisle, 113-North British, New Quarters (scrip), 16,5.' W4 4 _ North Staffordshire, 2% p. -Northern CountieS Union 1 2 1 ,/. Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 185.9 d. p. --Shropshire UAL ( %, 11 _. Way and Canal, % dis. ex int.-- ou th-E as t eri t and Dover, 7....'5,7ed Ditto, New, No. 2,1% p.-Ditto, Consolidated Thirds, P•' _yak Riding Union, 33s 9d. p.-WhAehaven and fur.neS3, psoint, and North Midland, Prefers:---ce, 10 p.-Newry and Warm : 1 p . l p.-Dutch Rhenish, 2% dis.- Orleans, Tours, and Bordeatn MANCHESTER, FEBRUARY 3. • an d STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Ambergate, Nottinghas Boston, 5-16 dis.- Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham , 1 w East Lancashire,New (scrip), 1 3-16 p.-Edinburgh and "'"' ;,-- 3 % dis.• oA 2 p.-Ely and Huntingdon, 1% p.-Leeds„ and Thirslt, 2 % • I nd London and North-Western New, 12 p.-Ditto otsn aester in. Birmingham), Quarters (C), 6% p.-Manehester, Shalt el& in t i t , to, cohishire, Quarters, No. 1, p.- Preston and IVyte, 3 ;7,. Halves (It), % p.-Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A)„ /3"l w West Riding Union, 1 9-16 p. HULL, FEBRUARY 3. the re 31. STOCK EXCIIANGE..-A large and influential meetly here II °I. dent proprietors in the North British Railway day, at which resolutions rejectiv, of the offer made ty iltjalson4 eg of confidence in the directors, were unanimouslyadoptet 1. are-Eastern Counties, York Extension, %p. -North ;ritish,....,l-7; ters, 4% -Ditto, Extensions (scrip), 14s. 6(1.-131ackbn rn,C ll4.— a si &e., dis.--Liverpool, Manchester. and Newcastle Jut lo tion, a . waN 1111 1 a ll Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, p.-NI Itbern ties Union, p.-Windsor, Staines, and South-West° rn, P' _ SIII.FFIELD, FEBIWARY 3. ,-- STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sale; are—blanch hire, 7 8 _, A ad Manchestcr and Lincoln Union, ISs. dis.—Manch ester, Shefil'lj •it tOr Lincolnshire (Grimsby and Sheffield), 201. Shari es, 24 is. dia 121. 10s. Shares, 14s. dis.—North-Western, p. c. —Ea all 7i o T lsl Doncaster, and Goole, Is. die. FERUARY 2. STOCK EXCUANGE.-The EDINBURGH sales , are- B Aberdeen, 24; % - Al rar L e 15.. Bathgate, 4/. Bs.-Arbroath and Forfar, 281.-Ditto, ;Alf Shard. 21. 55.-Ayr and Galloway, 2/. 35.-Caledonian, 281. - Ditto, -"''1, 1 1, 6d.--Caledonian and Dumbarton, 21. 51.--Clyi tea dale Jun. c ... n nnw 39/. 55.-Deeside, 3/ ss.- Direct . Northem, 21. 14 , a. t Dunne, and Callender, I/. 155.-Dundee and Arbror 421 '.,V L n i 51. Ditto; New, No. 1, 321.-Ditto, No. 2, 251. 158.-11, oi 7s. 6d.-Dundee and Perth, 26L-Ditte, New. 12. Z. 155.-...7 Fife, 2/. 12s. €(l.-East Lothian Central, 21. 4s. 6d,--. Edinburgh Itathgate, 2/. 155.-,--Edinburgh and Glasgow, 75/. 1,31 ,-Ditto, Shares, 201.-Ditto, Quarters, 191.-Edinburgh, Leh and Grant 191. 10s.-1)111o, Preference, 211.-Edinburgh an d. Northern , Diti 4 IN.-Ditto, New, 31. 145.--t itto, Newport, 51. 11: 's. 6d. - 6 e, ditto, New, 21 13s. 6d.-Edinburgh and Perth ( ), IL 1 80 ' -Ditto (New), 21. 108. 6d.-Glasgow and Ayr 'AU e, 651•-Ditto, New Stoc•;, 341.-Ditto, Quarter Shares, 161. 10s.- Ditto, Halves, anci 1,9/. IN.-Ditto, Halves, No. 2, 91. IN.-Glasse Ir. Dum fri n t ie ral Carlisle, 61. 24. 6e1.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 401. -6711sge_w Terminus, 12/. 103.-Glasgow and Gr e e noc k, 191.- -PAU, il a.- and. san, Preference, 8/. 55.-Glasgow,Kihna chock,, and o o san, 61. 55.-Great North of England, 2381.-Gr( sit North of P c o 7,0 land, 21. 55.-London and York, 31. 12s. 6d.- Ditto, EXT , c'7,O6, (scrip), 2/. 55.-Manchester and Leeds, 1051.- -Ditto, Sixtee"so 71. 155.-Ditto, Extensions, 31. 25.-Newcastle an Q B e rwick, 321.. , -North British, 351. 55.-Ditto, Halves, 16/. 17s. 6d.-Ditto, T tari 3/. 14s. 6c1.-Ditto, Quarters, 41. 75. 65.-Dit to, New Q 6° (scrip), li. 95.-Ditto, Fifths, 71. 2s. 65.-Scottt !i Central, 211. 1* -Scottish Grand Junction, 1/. 2s.- Scottish I Udland, 2 01 . 58. Shrewsbury and Hereford, 11. 155.-Shrewsbury, IrweStrY, and os. ter, 6/. IN.-Ditto, New, 1/. 3s. -Stirling and D ts;ifensillne, 0. 6d . Gd.-Stirling and Midland, 2/. 10s.-Strathern Ji action. 3/. 129. ..,./s , -Wishaw and Coltncss, 501.-York and Neweasti e, 361. 10s. eX -Ditto, New, 111. 155.--Ditto, Preference, 61. 15 ar -Direct Boln7i. and Madras, 3s. 9d.-East Indian, 9s. 3d. 'D N orth of India,„d W.-Great Southern of Madras, 3s. 6d.-Mad 1.84 Nellore, Arcot, 2s. 6d. GLASGOW, FEBRUARY 2. STOCK EXCHANGE. -The sales are-Caledonian, Tew, 48a. Caledonian and Dumbartonshire, 485.-Direct Bot DTA au4 ty and M 1:„. r 4s. 3d. -Direct Northern (Scrip), 575.-Dundee an( I . 4 f• rbroath, Ditto, New (No. 1), 321.-Ditto, New (No. 2), : .-Dundee Perth, 26 1 4-East of Fife, 515.-East Indian, 9s. 6d 1.- -East Lo thl l7 Central, 455. 6t1.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 767.- -] :dinburgh _4 • Northern (Newport), 51.145.-Ditto, ditto, New, 565.- - Edinburgh Perth, 535.-Glasgow General Terminus, 11%-G la4 3 gow , nTtto, nock, and Ayr, 651.-Ditto, 351.-Ditto, Halves, N 0 . 2, Quarters (5 per cent. guar.), 16 1 4-Glasgow, Dumff tea, and Carte, 61. 3s. 6d.- Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 4. -Glasgow, '., drie, and Monkland Junction, 5%-Great North ( India. 38. 6d' _ Great Southern of Madras, U.-Kilmarnock and I Lyr D i re ct, 48.. Manchester and Southampton, 335. 6d.-Midlan Mew! , North British, Thirds, 745. 6d.-Ditto, New Quart ems (SCriP)r Scottish Grand Junction, 255.-Wishaw and Coltne Vs, 49% • —.et! ON TUE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF 1 VUTII AN D MATURITY. wiTn TWENTY-FIVEtia6I.IIED EN. a: RAVINGS• „ r ice Just published, Twentieth Thousand, In a seal sd envelope, r 2s. 6d., or post paid, to any address, for 3s. 6d. ~ /1 Postage direct front the Author's residence. QELF- PRESERVATION : AMc 'Real Treati° on the Secret infirmities and Disorders of Yt JI and Matut i f .. , illustrated with Twenty-five Coloured Plates t lin the AnaW— h Physiolegy, and Diseases of the Urinary and Rer,p iductive at .` explaining their various structures, uses, and func ns, and sho:d ie i the injuries that are produced in them, by solitary • it abits, an. I nE s excesses. With Practical Observations on the Tr An vent of Ner:4( Debility, Local and Constitutional Weakness, a , a & other clise ss. ' the Urethra. By SAMUEL LA'MERT, CONSULTING r 'I4URGEON, 9, Bedford-street, Bedford-square, I el Edon; .._0(0 0 . Matriculated Member of the University of Ed i n burga, 4- . 40.8 Member of the London Hospital M e di ca l S oc (el b Lim-t° Hall, London, &c., &c, CONTENTS OF THE TREATISE. CHAPTER 1. On the Philosophy of Marriage, v cli - 11 Its „mose, • 0001 andOEligations, and on Infelicitous and Unpr od active 4 -"" - , a tivs CHAPTER 2. On the Anatomy and Physiology o f the (feve r Organs, their functions, structures, and secretion' j, proving that Mental and Physical Power are dependant upor././ ,eir healthY o __ the —CHAPTER 3. On Solitary Habits; their vs dit Animal Economy concealed cause a Debi of th ,.„ fu of t_ e of the Stomach, Lungs, and Brain, and gene ra weakness Toot" Mental Faculties. CIIAPTER 4. On the Secret ,isorders %moo. and Maturity, and the Treatment of Nervous a ad Local " 6 OH s and • . Mental Debility, and Premature Decay .— CHs the Disorders arising from indiscriminate cess, •-•- Gleet, Strictures, and other Diseases of a he Ur( itlf .ra. effects :ego REVIEWS OF' TUE WORE. f n4i. of "The author of this singular and talented wr d k -,n lagail erisnee fled 'Hall cal man, who has evidently had coos! (It ;Tab' C he poles an d the tre ltment of the various disorders arising • fro m twoaltu,--hio ad frailties of early indiscretion. The engravings which dition, by demonstrating the consequences of e a and by its Per"°'' act as a salutary warning to youth and maturit .. , a dinit f no aP many questions may be satisfactorily replied to, ti peal, even to the most confidential friend."—Er; Published by the Author, mad may be bed a I. his residence;en from Kent and Richard-4 52, Paternoster-vow; lannay and e ~ 140 Oxford-street; Starle, Tickberne-st ree t, Qua d z ., ant; Gordon, . Leadenhall-street, London; Newton, IS, Chuff ell -street, LiverPa° by all Booksellers, and residence; a 1 68 03. . At Home for Consultation daily, from Nine, till Two, and O n ! Five till Eight ; and ail letters immediately reply id to, if eentallw" ) .... the fee of 11., for advice, &c.-9 BEDFORD-SIM EET BEDFOr-u-, SQUARE, LONDON • f„r DARING CARRIAGE ROBBERY.—reesterday 113`w".. }nation was given to the police that on the prev i ous evening as the carriage of Mrs. Lawrence, the lady .of the surge on of that name, was proceeding from Ealing P.a rk to Whlre hali l a place, Ann Langdale, one of the servants, virlho was Sit tin g the rumble, was robbed of a green purse, c a ntaining twe ol t o one sovereigns and a half-sovereign, by some thief _ must have got up behind and abstracted th ei purse by cutter both the gown and pocket. . We hiae DEATH OF THE R EV . J. T. H EWD a TT. - .he to record the death of this gentleman, bet tor known W literary world as the author of " Peter Pri. wino" (the r is k ",. he wrote under), " College Life," " Tho " Parsons and Widows," " Dunster Castllet," & c • 11 ,,fine many years was a contributor to Cohurn's Arag — t , bie In private life he was generally respected and admired fs late jokes and pleasantries. One of his associut es was the . Parish Cl:rfor Thomas Hood, and he was his constant at te .ndant 1016 ;w town until within a few days of his decease. ',The n isst , P ful part of this record is to come—he has, undo rtunate.P a family of nine orphan children totally unprovided for. rk MENDELSSIION.—" I yesterday" (says; aN. „ s e. publication) "visited Mendelsshon, the celethra ted capPi s of Having heard some of his music this winter, partiAued to that magnificent creation, the W a lp urg i snac i. 4 I wish t hat obtain his autograph before leaving, and sent a note e for purpose. He sent a kind of note in answer , adding I out of the Walpurgisnacht from his own h an d.. AB, "' fie could not repress the desire of speaking - with n og received me with true German c or d ia lity, an d on to I was an American, spoke of having been' inv.te d r,ited attend a musical festival in N ew Y or k. He or me to call on him if he h a pp ene d t o b e i n Le'P; ‘ ,o - Ito Dresden when we should pass through,. and particularly of the fine music there. I ha ve xarelY s e rei ot man whose countenance bears so plainly the otar°rjeo genius. He has a glorious dark eye, and Byron'a exPrr t a of a 'dome of thought' could never be more appropria the applied than to his lofty and intellect u al forehead' t he marble whiteness and palish of which are heig L i belled by t he raven hue of his hair. He is about forty years slog' , i „ ll ias noon of his fame, and the f u ll ma t ur ity o f :his g..„°l Already as a boy of fourteen he composed an opera, T. - fo g was played with much su ccess a t B er li n ; h e i s flow ths,eje living composer of Germany. IS/oses Mendelssolialt I ' l,° " hi brated Jewish philosopher, was his grandfather ; au f l father, now living, is accustomed to say that in Ids Pt.. was spoken of as the so n o f th e great Mendelsaolin °v ie known as the father of the great Mendelssohn l w (ADVERTISEMENT. j —DEAFNESS AND IMF „ j apox,..l' VISION RELIEVED, No. 39, ALBERMARLE-STREET, ----Sent into the coantry free by post.—Newry P',„7 - 101 1 acoustic tubes, for relief of extreme deafness, ama inserted n the ear cannot be perceived by the nearest Oboe : h ost" they are entirely di ff erent fro m a ll o th ers , an d are the smialeo big histruments constructed—measuring only a quarter of ail ~,' their widest part; they may be securely adjusted in the were wier served,- an' removed therefrom with as great ease and 00 ,1 sons are enabled to join in general conversation, and te boas distinctly in a place of worship, &c., and what should be IP;i r eal considered, a natural expansion of the casity of the ear is Pie s gt —a thickening or contraction of which is many instances s er tially the cause of deafness—and by their use the unpleasant in sation of singing noises in the ears is entirely obviated. Alt tlfs proved hearing trumpets of every description. ImmediateF,o, v ). " . newly-invented spectacle lenses are placed before insperfect.elif either by day or candlelight, that mist and diillirwis which ys before the eyes is at once removed, every object becomes distinct, so that the moat axed defective sight bereornes bal lo t& brilliant, and is brought to its youthfal, Retinal, and orisin___ L al sn a Also the most powerful achr oma ti c t e l escopes, opera microscopes. Caution—Messrs. S. and B. &Amens, elitic";,,, '10; not in any way connect e d w ith a person of the same sa me immediate neighbourhood , nor in any part of the country. To P r 1014' mistakes, be cautious, and observe—only to be bad at 39, ye s street, Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel. 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On the 2d inst., in Cunningham-place, St. Bohn 0 wood, Lleweln Wnne, of a son. On the y 2d Inst., at Chichester, the lady of Dr. T7acke , g'1)" of daughter. MARRIED. On the Ist inst , at St. George's Church, CarrePerwell, Edward , youngest son of the l ate Franc i s woodgate, Esq., of .Ferox Hall, Tun: bridge, Kent, to Rosins, eldest d aughter of Charles Watt, Esq., el Camberwell. 's, rongton, John David Pawle, En" On the 2d inst., at St. Mary b. ,` Hanley-road, Hernsey-road, to Emma Rose, eldest daughter of • to Charles Strachan, Esq., of Cornhill. the 1.. DIED. 327NthavA., ot h ~.--it., at Southfield, S tirl ing , Captain Robe rt Balfour. at Altnasklach, near Inverness, Dr. J ames ag ed 81. i o t f o o OOt bi n' e l theierttinhsh:oeny4 al4 24th alt., at Clifton, the llev. Thomas Price, incumbent Northavr, Herts, aged 58. On the 27th ult., at Wilmington, Cheshire, William Gregory , BM' R.N., aged 59. n 00 0 On the 30th ult., at Clifton, Bristol, Isabella Caronne, daughter of Ma uljor Mairis. France s, the On the 31st t., in Derby-street, Gray's Inn-road , wife of Mr. J. H. Wright, aged 71. ~ Aced 89. On the 31st ult., at Melton Mosstray, B. Norman, Esn.. -- , On the let inst., In Fort-street, Spital-square, e, Mr. James Joi le t s or i. Doc On the 2d inst., Mr. John Eedes, of Knightrider-stree t . corns - nom, 9, 0 ' 7 2. _........... London: Printed and Published by BI URDO YOUNG, of N o. Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, N 0.112, Strand trb in the Pr ecinct Vat of the Savoy., in the County of Middlefex, =dab may 4, 1847. abov PaYa' Rem: Chest , Of • 41 .Y0' • INVek bo eik bre, * Vreck I) .Ubl b _ +wore Ti Ore bitta • NI% 3 fur •29p .~ CB • • thi Jai . zet VC ' 1 1 • 7 . at Coy Mr Wei . A. (. . i * ancl :~ wli 4,1 • .1 'as has ~ a r : t ~_', .....:_ Ib to T 1 ' t 1.03 Mit Itob , 19. 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