The Sun. — London, England, 1840-02-27 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. ilOll TU ZVININS PATERS Cl TEITZILDAT• (From the Giobe.) The debate in the House of Commons last night, on Lord Stanley's motion for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the laws relating to the registration of voters in Ireland, was more temperate than discussions on Irish queetione have usually proved. No opposition was made to the introduction of the Bill. Lord Morpetb, how ever, stated explicitly that by assenting to the introduc tion of the Bill he by no means agreed in the propriety of the measure, or in tthe correctness of the details by which its necessity had been urged. His Lordship's explanation of the principles on which he designed to be guided in legislating on the Irish franchise, and in which we feel persuaded his Lordship will be supported by the majority of the House of Commons, affords but small hope to Lord Stanley and his supporters that they will be able to acoomplish the object to which we are justified in saying their sleepless energies are directed. Lord Morpeth intimated pretty significantly his suspicions of the object, though carefully concealed under the plausible exterior assumed for the occasion. When Lord Stanley professes more than ordinary liberality, it is only natural to wait for the proof before faith be placed in the profession. We think the language used by Lord Morpeth conveys the meaning we have assigned to it, and shows that his Lordship is wide awake to the interests of the Irish people, and to the designs of the Tory faction, come forth in what shape they may—" With whatever ingenuity the Bill might be framed, however well cal culated it might be to effect its own objects, and what ever collateral and incidental advantages it might pos sess, still, if he were convinced in his own mind that its tendency would be to narrow and obstruct the political rights of the people of Ireland, he would offer his de cided opposition to the further progress of the measure." (From the Courier.) The Bill to amend the laws relating to the registra tion of Irish voters which Lord Stanley last night ob tained permission to introduce, embraces such extensive improvements in the present system, that, we believe, we cannot more usefully employ ourselves than in briefly explaining the prevalent abuses, and the means of redress which his Lordship contemplates. His prin cipal object is to assimilate as nearly as possible the mode of registering the voters in England and Ireland, without in the slightast degree interfering with the elective franchise. One does not very clearly see any ground for opposition to a reform, at once moderate and requisite ; but the proposal to introduce the Bill was followed by a warmer discussion than might have been expected. We refer to the debates for several objec tions which were taken to the measure after leave was given to bring in the Bill, and shall merely notice Lord Nlorpeth's flippant and puerile attempts at sar casm as indicative of the absence of sound reason for rejecting the proposed reform. The small wit in charg ing the Noble Lord " with merging his character of an obstructor into that of a constructor," is beneath con tempt, and was very appropriately seconded by an Irish howl from O'Connell, who sensibly perceives that Lord Stanley's Bill will prove a death-blow to corruption. (From the Standard.) Nothing can be better timed than Lord Stanley's motion for assimilating the Irish to the English registration ; and no man is so properly fitted to take up the question as the Noble Lord. We hear on every side—in some instances from quarters from which we hear it with pain—that it is necessary, in order to do justice to Ireland, to assimilate all Irish institutions to the corresponding institutions in this country ; and to this supposed necessary process of assimilation the "time-honoured" Protestant corpo rations of Ireland are to be sacrificed, making way for Romanist municipalities. It is not competent, then, to those who clamour against a diversity of municipal institu tions, to insist upon a diff:rence in the electoral system. PORTUGUk - ;SE CLADIS ON COLUNIBO. Sortie excellent papers upon the Portuguese claims on Columbo have appeared in the Pobres of Oporto and the Correio de Lisboa. A letter signed " Scrutator." in the latter journal, states the whale matter very clearly. The history of the case appears to b:, this:—The first inter course of the Portuguese with Ceylon was in 1503 or 1506, when Almeyds was forced in there by stress of weather. He, it appears, succeeded in forming a treaty with the Sovereign of the country, by which the latter was to pay a yearly tribute of 25J,000!h5. of cinnamon in return for the Portuguese defending him against foreign invasion. In 1525 permission was given to build a fortress at Columbo. From this time till 160'2 con...taut wars took place between the natives and the Portuguese. At the latter period the Dutch Admiral Spilbergen offered iais aid to the Ceylonese to expel the Portuguese. In 1612 an ambassador was sent by Holland to the King of Candy, and a treaty was concluded with the Dutch, who agreed to defend him a , ainst the Portuguese, receiving in return the right to build a fort at Cattiericn, and that no European nation should have the right of trading without leave of the Dutch. All the efforts of the Portuguese against the alliance were in vain, and in 1656 Columbo surrendered to the Dutch, as did their other forts of Man .dar and Jafnapatam in 1658. The King of Candy, in re turn for their asyistanee, gave the Dutch the pert of Trin comalee and fortress of Columbo, also Port de Grille ; and the Dutch at once set about improving Columbo, and strengthening its fortifications. In 1661 (June 23) a treaty was concluded at Whitehall between Portugal and England. By the 14th article it was agreed that if Ceylon fell into the hands of Portugal, Porte de Galle was to be given over to England, with fall dominion; if on the other hand, Ceylon fell into the Stands of England, the town and port of Columbo were to be restored to Portugal. In August of the same year a treaty of peace was, however, concluded between Portugal and Holland, by which the Dutch retained all their con quests—no reservation being made by Portugal of any territory in Ceylon. In 1669 another treaty was made, and Portugal formally recognised the right of the Dutch to all the territories they had taken, and thus struck at the root of its previous engagement with England. In 1692 by another treaty, Portugal confirmed all the conditions of the treaties of 1661 and. 1669. Columbo remained in possession of the Dutch, who ex tended their:dominion nearly over the whole island, until taken by England in 1795. It, as well as the other Dutch possessions there, was ceded to England at the peace of Amiens. No claim was put in by Portugal on this occa- Lion, nor in 1814 or 1815. It appears that some instruc tions were sent to the Portuguese Minister in London in 1817, but no steps were taken ; the pretensions being. no doubt, thought too ridiculous. The subject remained dormant till 1838, when Viscount Sade 13andeira examined the subject, but he, never brought it forward. Baron de Ribeira de Sabrosa followed the same course until after he was actually out of office, when he introduced it in a declamatory note, totally unsupported by any authority. SURCHARGES FOR GAME CERTIFICATES._ The pleasures attending hare hunting have up to the present time been occasionally enjoyed by almost every class in this country with little or no interruption from the law. The gentleman and the tradesman on horseback, and the mechanic and labourer on foot, have jained in the hunt, promoted by aurae good English Squire, who maintains such an establishment more fur the amusement of his tenants and neighbours than for his own gratification. The injury sustained by farm ers from fox-hunting, it has been said, is but trivial as com pared with the damage done by hare-hunting, because the fox leads his pursuers many miles directly away from the spot where he is found, hut the hare rarely takes a circuit of more than a mile, and more freqeently than otherwise returns to die within a short distance of the spot where first started.-- The persons congregate therefore for some time upon the same farm, and it has been remarked that those on foot commit greater depredation than the equestrians—they act as sappers and miners, and destroy the fences to enable the horse men to move from one field to another. Thus the certificated sportsman in many instances enjoys no greater privileges than those who have been subjected to this tax ; and as the poor man who kills a rabbit is, on being convicted, first subjected to three months' hard labour, and is afterwards surcharged for a game certificate, which if he cannotpay he is committed till he satisfies the demand; the Surveyor of Taxes for the district lately sur charged thirteen persons who were found hunting with Mr. Tufnell' e h arr i ers. The surcharge was for a game cir tificate, which subjected fixed parties to seven guineas each. Tuesday last was the day t x h e e d c fo o r m h m e i aring the appeals against the irnosition of the tax, j R ssioners present being:the Rev. 'F. Brooksby in the chair, rs J. .S. Phillips, Esq., and Mr. Chalk. J. J. Tuffnell, te, was also present, but de clined under the eircumstanc o e f ' s actin g as a Commissioner. 3 s e t rson4 h present, and the mat ter There were a great number om am a s ,ia 7 e g l s o t r t g h a e n ve J r e so p n p s , seemed to excite mush inter E.g., the Clerk to the Commissioners, w surcharged. The result remains in ill, it having been ar. ranged that the opinion of the Judges should be taken— laser Herald. Ti it LATE SIR F. L. MAITLAND. The cease of Rear-Admiral Sir F re d er i c k Lewis Maitland de " Commander in Chief in the E as t I n di es, took place, ' ce l(• h C c ;e n rCi his flag-ship. the Welle s l e y, 72, at sea, i n the vicinity Bombay, on the 30th of Decemb er l ast . Si r Frederick, w '- ''f expired in the 63rd year of hi s age , was d escended from thoe noble house of Lauderdale ; he has at all times borne with ho nour and credit his character as an officer and a gentleman, and to that we will add a tho roug h seaman , warmly and si cerely attached so his profession; he entered at an early age, and became Lieut. of the Andromeda in 1795. Sir Frederick was ever an active man, and in 1800 brought home overland the despatches of Sir Sidney Smith, detailing his successful efforts in effecting the treaty of El Arish. This treaty not be ing acceded to by Lord Keith, led to the Egyptian expedi tion : on that memorable occasion Captain Maitland covered the landing of Abercrombie's troops with the armed launches of the feet, and subsequently protected one of the wines of nue army, with th e b oats, i n the lake of Aboukir. In th e e Dragon and Loire Captain Maitland was eminently serviceable to his f country, and by his discernment and energy in the latter ship, led t o th e act i on of Sir Robert Calder's squadron with the combined Spanish and French fleet. Captain Maitland sub sequently command e d t h e Emerald, and in the American war obtained the Cobalt, razeeil 74. and the Boyne, 98, as nee Captain to Sir Alexander Cochrane,„ on the coast of America; ; but on the breaking out of the andwtaorethe return of Bonaparte from Elba, he was appointed and joined the blockading squadro .off Rochefort. Tha battle of Watnerli that chieftain from the throne of F 'board Captain Maitland's shi :to make no terms with the ex-Emperor the Bellerophon, 74 guns, 7, 1, h Dr:ae n on d ep e aea r r,,s S d:hj i ceo r woun f hts l o,: e tdoso n teeki r y Hothain, t m thei, r ro e e e m2 f o u ' iw i nu g r o i r e a v art i lli C do) : l n n g e; I treatment to him when a guest, is well' i Vat it is not so well known, knownhowevr that on Bonapar' te's leav ing the Skip, he offend fur Captain Alaitl l' acceptanc e a Caa,li a )dt s ;l, nn tl il, i the a a i t e i e aeni: 1 tiiamond snuff-box, valned at 3.000 guineas ' i ta s n ulT of which was conscientiously declined7.'4, seariently commanded the Vengeur, the King of the Two Sicilies to Leghorn, andothnerie:tthe.e''Gnaeact, i 75, as a guard ship in Portsmouth 'harbour. tar as Rear-Admiral, Sir Frederick was appointed ta Z in i hil tendent of Portsmouth Dock-yard, which he resigned o-n-)beer'ini appointed to the important command he held at the periottincrf his death. Lady Maitland was ox board the Wellesley at the time of her gallant husband's death, and intends to return to England in the Herefordshire East Indiaman. PRICES OF CANAL,DOCK,ASSUR ANCE COMPANY SHARES &c. &c. 2go. LONDON, TUESDAY, FEB. 23. Number Dividend l'rlse of per C ANAL& Per Shares, Annum Paid. Share 1,766 7 per con t.Ailtton and Oldham..Average27l.lBs. sh. 120 1,082 4!. Ashby-me-le-Z...9h ......A 1,200 .. 1001.0. 5 Basingstoke ..., ..,. ................... 15w h verage 1131.5 h. '72 I,oos 51, Brecknock and Abergavenny ...... .s • 8,0601.16 th. 91.6... Birmingham, 1-16th share ......... 8.11:18'071,1* 219 4,000 ......„„ Ditto and Liverpool Junot IT._ _ . „pd 600 400 4/, Chelmer and Blackwater .......... i h . 31. Bridgewater and Taunton .1001. ................ 101 .•.. . . ... 100 .s . 660 500 411. Caventry 4 .544 .. ... 2,060 f 41. 10s. Dudley ........... Iool.sh. 99 '''' ........ ... .................. 1001. sh . 1::8 ........ ............... ................. sh . 600 131. Derby ......................... ..! !.__ 3 , 575 : 41. Ellesm,:re and Chester.. 20,000 4 per cent. Danube and Mayne ........................................ 2982 ............ 10(11.111. 800 231 621, Erewa5n.............. 1,297 301. ~600 10 Grand Junction ... •• •• lool.sh. 24 Forth and Clyde :: ... ............ 4001 i00 163 1 ..1 8 h h . i 2 .0,..h. 23e 1,849 e 11. Grand Union 1001. t 334 0,0(Xl1 41. per cent. Ditto d e tern 11,500 ......... Grall.lFtgai) 1001. sh. all pd Pv 3.(196 ....-... Gran Lo --... an ' 749 10. Grantham , Glamorgans Aver. cost 1721 l3s. 4d. 230 6,238 2/. Os, Huddersfield Average 57/. 6.3.6 d. sh. 35 100 Kens i ngton 100 sh. all pd. 104 ........ 4,228 . 11. ,56. Kennet and Avon, Aver. 391 . 18 5. 10 d. sh. 26 ' vont 30.. Leeds and Liverpool 1001.,h. 750 54 5, 151 1 /. Leicester l4Ol. sh. 230 Lg il si. 10s. Leicester aria Northampton Aver 831.105. 86 2.400 101, Monmouthshire 1001.1 h. 201, 150 101 . Melton Mowbra y 1061.5 h, 200 400 241 . Mersey and Irwell 100/. sh. 565 3,000 11. 10s. lifacclestleld 1001. sh. all pd. 51 147 1.71. Neath... ... 1001. s 6. 3 2 / 1 Z4OO 41. Peak Forest ..... ...Aver.ge about 76!. sh. 91 1,418 12s. Regent's (or London) Av. 331.164.8 d. sh. 12 5,669 61. per cent. Rochdale Average 86/.Bh, 110 500 81. Shropshire /251. sh. 138 800 91. 10s. Somerset Coal . l5O/. sh. IN 3,600/. 41 per cent Ditto Lock Fund Stork l2l. 10s. sh. 11 i 700 401. Stafford and Worcester l4Ol. sh. 675 } 500 19/. Shrewsbury 1251. sh. 280 300 91. Stourbridge -...... 1451. sh. 399 3,047 2/. Os. Stratford-on-Avon Average 791.95. 6d. sh. 45 533 16/. Swansea 100/.sh. 265 3.702 11. 15s. Severn and Wyc and Railway Av. 351. sh. 30, 1,8004 h. 321. 101. Trent and Mersey, } share 100/. sh. 600 8.149 .... ..... Thames and Medway Aver.l9/. ss. Bd. sh. 2 1,000511. 161. ;,00ish. .5 1 Warwick and B i rmingham.... 1001.shl 268 960 151. Warwick and Naptcm lOOl. sh. 193 6,000 4/.os. Worcester and Birmingham Av. 781.85. sh. 68 5,000 255. Wilts arid Berks Average 871. 10s. Bd. sh. 0 7 et. IN yriev and Esslngton 105!. sh /4 .2 W:sneacn lO5l. sh. 30 905 is. Wey and Arun llOl. h. 294 DOCKS. 1,065;s t . 6°° ' s ' h. } 3p. c. Commerc.al .0001. sh. 63 East and West India Stock 107 5,238,31011. 60s. p.ct. London Stock 67; Ditto Bonds lOl 2,209 3/. Os. sd. Bristol 68,3241. 5/. per cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts lO3 1,358,752 5 percent. St. Katharine Stock 104; 500,000 41 per cent. Ditto Bonds 200.000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds tor 10 years .. ............. 2.500 Deptford Pier BRIDGES. 1,600 10s. Hammersmith .... ....... ......50/..h. 22 7,231 Southwark, Old 1,700 11. las. Ditto, New, of 71 r, cent. 5O/. sh. 13.1. 5,000 Waterloo lOOl. sh. 3 5,000 225. 00. Ditto, Old Annuities of 81. OO/. poi 21 5,000 19s. 3.1. Ditto, New Ditto of 7 1 4Ol. pd 1 8 30,000/. 51. per cent. Ditto Bonus 14 14 5,848 17s Vauxhall ..... ........Average 701. 10s. 3d. sh 25 ASSURANCE COMPANIES. 2,000 3/ les Albion 50,000 fs lT 7 i c i e s . n . t ' Alliance Britisn &Foreign 1001. sh. 11/. pd 14i 00,000 43 per cent. Ditto, Marine 1001. sh. 51. pd ei 24,000 fl. per ih. Atlas 50/. sh. 51. pd 15 1,2.00 }sh. 5/. Birmingham 1' ire - 501. sh. 551. pd 1071 20,000 41. per cent. British Fire ` , 501. sh. 50/. pd 40 12,000 01. per cent. itritish Commercial 501. 51/. 5/. pd 51 5,000 51. per cent. Clerical & Medieel Life, 1001. sh. 2/10s pd 41 4,000 2/ 15s County 100/. sh. 10/. pd 43 50,00 ss. Eagle ,N) i per tent . / - . ~,d , 1 b ,.. s Economic Lite l6OO/. sh. 2501. pd 401 __ _ ___ . .. . 2,2 ~7 1 225. per cent. European LI i. 0 0/. sh. all pd 22 50,000 2s. Ditto, New 2Ol. eh. 21. pd 11 1,000,000/. 61. per et Globe Stock 120; 20,000 5/. Guardian lOOl. sh. 27j1 pd 261 .n,OOO s. (Id. Hope 'lO/. sh. 51. pd 5f 2,400 5/. '73. lid. Imperial ?Ire 500/. sh. 50/. pd 131 7,500 Os. Imperial Life 100/. eh. 10/. pd 10; 13,459 41. per cent. Indemnity Marine 1001. sh. 8/. pd 25 2,020 31 103 KeR t Fire 501. sh. all pd 92 . 31 . Ditto Lir• .fir. pd 711 10,000 Ir.s. Law Life ......... ..... .....100/. sh. 10/. pd :10 5,00 u 10s. London, Firo SU sh. 12/. 10s. pd 191 1 3,900 10s. London, Ship "U. sh. hi. 10s. pd 19 , 1 1,f;00,000/. ... ..... Minerva Life 100/. sh. 54)0,000 k 30,000 5/. per cent. Palladium Lite 50/. sh. 21. pd 217 s 50,000 41. per cent. Protector Fite 291. eh. 21. pd 19b0d 1,500 11. Provident hue lOO/. sh. 101. p, - 1 18 00,000 ss. Rock Litz!..,....... ............... 20/. sh. 1!. pd tii- R 9,220/ 51. per cvst. Royal Exch.inge Stock... 2113 , 61,00 5 put - cent. University I.dt , le4l/. sh. 51. pd 3; 40,000 4 per cent. Unite:: Kingdom Life 1001. sh. 51. pd 71 JOINT STOCK BANKS. :5,000 9 percent. Agric rind Cyril. of lretand :251. sh. IN. pd 5,000 Australaaia .10?. 3h. VI. pd 57 10,410 10 percent. Bank of Bit sningliam 5O/. sh. 10/. pd t /0,000 IA per cent. ritmingham 8ank..... 50/. sh. 10/. pd 231 31,000 spercent. London and iNe3tminsterlool sh. 301. pd 21i 64',009 5.1. London Joint Stool - r,O/. sh. 101. pd 13 .1,000 4 per cent. Lancaster 10(11.;h. 9.0?. pd 50 5:5,0tt0 Liverpool 1001 sh. 10/. pd :12 50,000 it percent. Manchester and Liver-} 50/ .3 i ,1,. 151 p d 12 pool Distrie 20,000 7 per ceit. Manchester 1001. sh. 25/. pd 27 20,0f10 Provincial Bank of Irelandlooi. sh. 251. p.l 44 00,000 National Bank of Ireland 501..0. 1741. pd it' 11000 b per cent. National Provincial Eng. 1004 !H. 55/. pd 34,! 10,000 10,0011 Gloucesteran ire 501. sh. 10/. pd 30 11,000 10 per cent. Hampshire MI. sh. 5/. pd 0 GAS LIGHT AND CORE COMPANIES. `2,500 Itis fld Bath 2Ol. sh. liil. pd '.:2 5,000- British 4Ol. sh. 161. pd 21 I,roo t 5 / 4 4 '" ent- 1 Ditto Provincial 2Ol. sh. 19 pd 2r, an,l Ba. Cc. 018 51 las Birmingham 501. eh. 101 t,350 t2t Os Bristol 2ot. sh. 3r , i 2no 3/ 10-8 Itri a tacri 2ol.sh. li 750 3/ 101 Ditto, New 2,471 4i per cent. Brighton (len erni 0 0/. sh. allpd s) 1,000 W. lila. Continental Consoli,latQLl,... 751. 02}/.pd 110 1,000 10/. City of Ltnliion 100! sh. all pd 195 1,600 0/. Ditto, New 1,0 0 0 3!. Os. Equitable 5Ol. pd :211 iil,noo ei per cent.lmitrial ',Ol. sh. 51 POI 5/. per cent. Ilte of Tl,atiet 251. sh. 201. p.l 18 2,350 6/. per cent. Independent 9O/...411. all pd 50 11,100) 4/. per cont. Phoenix 5Ol. sic 204 pd 2.0 1,018) 41. per cnt. Itatcliff 1001. sh. 80/. pd 60 4,000 South Motro;;olitan .... 5 O/. sh. HU. pd 17 3,200 41. per cent. United General 5Ol. sh. 461. pa 321 240 51. per cant. Warwick 5Ol. sh. 50 400 5/. per cent ‘Vairefia l .d ,finei 31, Westminster Chartered 6000 12 1 . Ditto New .... 51/. sh, 104 pd I I 730 5 per cent. Yarmouth 201. sh. 181. pd WATER WOrt KS. 1,909 16s, Blrmingh.rm 9 5/. sh. 251. pd 20 1,134 1/. East London lOO/. sh. 164 5,500 a 100. flrand Junction Average 411. 13s. 4cl. sh. 07 2,000 :21. Kent 1 00 sh. 44 372 1 1 '1. Liverpool Bootle ' O5 Ol. sh. 3;.7 1,500 2110 s New River Loudon iiriage Water Ann..... ' , 9 6,180 2? lOs Manchester and Salford PO'. sh. 54/ 1,000 4 per cant. South London 1001, sh. 101 e,204 41. West :Middlesex Average 031. 12s. ild. sh. ro i 1.060 11 lis York Building Co. Lessee Prop 1001. sh. 05 IRON RAILWAYS. 6,390 Birmingham and Derby 9O/. pd 70 0,52i1 Birmingham and Gloucester . p 2 5) 13,000 Bristol and Exeter 100/. all. 10 pd 151 (160 Calcutta and Sangur 5Ol. Mi. 21. pd 0 7,500 ...... ... Cheltenham and G. Western 1001. sh. 45/. 11 ~_. _.. 3,000 ... Clarence lOO/. sh. 100/ pd 35{ 12,060 8,000 Dublin and Kilkenny 100/. sh. Si. pd 60,000 ...... ... Eastern Counties 251. sh. 2:1. pd 10i Grand Junction lOOl. sh. 1001. pd 227 Great North of England 55/. pd 57 5,000 Great Western leo/. eh. 65!. pd 68 2,000 II ar tl epool mot. sh. 1001. pd 21 9 , 000 ...... ... Hull and Selby 501. O. 354 pd 25 10,(108 Leeds and Manchester 'OOl. sh. 5!. pd 194 2,100 91. per cent. Leeds and Selby ......... ....... - ........ 100 sh. 15 1,500 11.55. Leicesber and Swannington .501. sh. all pd 75} 5,100 10 percent. Liverzsool and Manchesterlo(/.sh. 100/.pd 1155 10 per cent. Ditto Quarter !Mares 25/. pd 0; 36 , 000 .....,,,, London and Brighton 5O/. sh. 30/ pd '20, , ,, 12,000 London and Blackwall 50/ . s h .l7el. pd 16 20,000 3 per cent. London and Greenwich 2Ol. sit. 201. pd 10 45,000 London and Birmingham 100/. sh. 901. pd 11;7 Ditto Quarter Shares 5/. pd `- 2:'l fIR,OOO London and Southampton A v . ;181, 178.9 d. 44 14,0(4) ... ...... London and Croydon Trunk 15!. pd 10} 6, 0 00 Ditto New Scrip 4/. pd la 12,0 0 0 London Grand Junction 'Ail. sh. 51. pd 2i, 1:1,000 . ...... .. Manchester and Leeds _lOOl. sh. 60/. pd 71' 10,000 Manchester and Birmingham 701. sh. 251. 131, ... ...... Ditto Extension . 71. pd 0 North Midland 1001. sh. 951 pd I'l Northern and Eastern 1001. sh. 25/. pd 12) 2,660 Preston and Wyre. - 50/. sh. 30/. pd nes 98,000 . 1,1100 10/. per cent. Stockton and Darlington lOOl. sh. 240) 9,009 ... ..... . Thames Haven 5O/. sh 21. 10s. pd 1,400 Westminster and Greensvichlso/. sh. V. pd 0 6000 York and North Midland 50 . sh. 40/. pd 501 MINES. 8,000 Albion Copper Si. sh :.4/. psi 12 4,000 11. 54. A lten 15/. sh. 12/. lit pd 1.4 10,000 ..... ..... Anglo Mexican, ids. 5/. pm.lool. sh. al '14.1 1 Ditto Subscription .9.51. po v 2,000 1 0 /. Bolanos 10,000 1/. 10e Brazilian Imp. Ise. 51. pm.... 351. sh. 90/ pd 17 6,000 ~.. ..... Macaubas & Coeaos United 25/.sh. 25/. pd 11 11,000 Ditto St. John Del Rev 2111. sh. 141. pd 2! 10,000 ... ...... Bolivar Copper Company 9.0/.Bh. 201. pd I 10000 ...,.... Ditto Scrip 10/. sh. JO/. pi 1 20000 ......... British Iron 5Ol. eh. 50/ pd 1 6,000 Bri , ish Copper 5/.3h. Oil. pd li c r., .itanca oi/. pd 8 ... ...... Candon ,,, 71/. pd 5 10,000 11 Copiapo 204 sh, 1:31. pd 9 8,500 ... Columhtan, iss. hi. pin.... 33/. eh. 55/. pd 3 2,850 31. English /20 , 000 .....,.„ General Mining Asiociation2ol. Rh. 184 pd 8 6,133 Mexican Company 1001.81% 55i1. pd 4 81;010 Polberou Consols lOl. Fh. 8/. pd 4 11,500 .....»., Real del Monte, Unregistered Ditto Loan Notes l5Ol. pd 1601 30,000 ..... ..,. United yexican, ice. I pra..401. Bh. all pd 3 Dittt. Scrip 44 Ditto New Scrip 5/ p 4 (3' West Cork 501. sh 501. pd 38 LITERARY INSTITUTIONS. 1,000 ... ...... L on don, with Bronze Ticket 75r. eh. 11) 1700 London University 1001. sh. all pd 8 7QO Russe ll 0 5gs. eh. 7 ......... King' College 100/. 19 MISCELLA NEOUS. 10,000 155. Australian Agricultural.loo/. sh. - 28/. pd 44 6,000 4/. per cent. British American Land Company 231. pd 10 10,000 61. per covet. Canada Company 100/. sh. 301. pd 31a 200,000 51. per cent. Upper Canada Loan 9l City Bonds, 4 per cent llO3 20,000 IL Os. General Steam Navigation 15/. sh. 141. pd 261 101. per cant. Hudson's Bay Stock 254 2 ,000 11. London Corn. Sale Rooms 4v. 75/. sh. 19 4 ,000 Caoutchouc Company l2#l. pd 12 New Brunswick Land Company ...50/.'pd 2,754 51. per cent. Reversienary Int. 50c....100/. sh. 100/. pd 123 ,6:tl W. per cent. Ditt o Nei- 100/. sh. 001. pd 117 4 000 ... ... .. Thames Tunnel 301. eh. all fol 9 10,000 Gs, Van Die:ncr.'s Land lOOl. sh. 1711. pd 81 LIST of SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES, FEB. :12, 1840. 1,500,009/. 6/. p. ct _3a,,n, , k ootrßSscAoNtlai(nSd. . ...S3l. 63. Sd. sh. all pd 1741. 2,000,0001. 51 p. ct. 500,0001. 61. p. et. C ommerc l 500,0001. „. ct. cilali L -e V and.... ..... . 16". sh. all I'd 16241. n Company—l 001. sh. all pd 236/. 3 5. 0 1 0 ii :00 0,5e 0 1 1. . 1 1 6 1. p p .. c c t t .. ( \ '. B/ 1 a: t o: J. - C o n t .. i se . on: t . . ................. ...... ... ............................ 5410001/1.: pd 16 8 6 16 3 f 1 71 ... 500,000 t. 50. et. National .. ............... 5(101• sh. 1 0". pd 180 INUII.ANCE COMPANIES. .1...1/. sh. 10/. pd 13i1. 0/I,oooBh, Si p. et. :Scottish Union. 10 1 ) : 000 5°1) 6l a Pr.). ct. I l i n e s r u e Insurance n e s o e .. Co.. ......... Scotland..l4o2°l2ol:: i h : Ili .1 a l o . l l l . Pd p pp d dd 1 12 0 40 2 / 1 . 8 .11 : 8 1 ‘21 3 . 55 . 0,000 IS p. ct. North British ............. 00 s 1, . I 1 s. LoGo sp. et. Caledonian F e•. ir . . .............. I:?) l c ... ' s h .i.i . 1 0 0 i; p Pd d 18 : - 5,000 ct. Tadinburgh Lira ....... 1 100,000 3 i p. et. West cd' Scotland ......... • • MISCELLANEOUS 4,818 ... Ditto Allocated ..............:51/. oh. all pd 4 " . 7 - ' 5 , 400 5 per cent. Edinb. Joint Stack Water.2s/. sh. alll - pd - 5 - 7 f•arron Iron Company _2501. oh. all pd 'Li. ~ , 0 0nsh 15 percent. Sl . lottA Iron Founcterv......so/ oh 4 , i/. N I 41. 10,000 3 per coat. Edinburgh & Leith Glass.2o/.sh. IN. pd Hl. 4,r10 191 •r cent. Edinburgh Coal Ga. 9 51 oh. all pd not. 0 , , /4 • 1,450 ;0 per cant. Glasgow Gas QS:. sh. all pd 50/. n ;a d g l?alkeith Ilai`waysol. sh 37/. , 0/. sh. all lid NII. - , NI yo tier co,! i a .3" 1 ,,, . •Inv . , s h . " ~. 11 rt., , ^T o : 7: . ............ E l F:d e p i i 4 n., l tb i uChroigaehli LOANS Iv GERMANY.—" Frequent visits," says a Vienna letter , " have. been recently paid by Ba ron , 11 - othschild to Prince ilictternlch ; and it is supposed that the new loan of 100 millions of florins (250 millions of francs) is on the point of conclusion." The official journal of Wiesbaden publishes two ordonnances by the Duke of Nassau ; the first . concerning the establishment of a loan bank at four per cent., , revided security can be given to double the amount of the su n s b or . rowed ; the second relating to the redemption of the tenths ; w hich is left to the mutual a-rreement of the parties interested, us der superintendence of a commission, and with the accomreo da, Lion of loans to be advanced by the State upon property fur as purpose. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1840. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS, FRB. 26. The SPZAKE& took the Chair shortly before Four o'Cleck. A gentleman from the Treasury presented returns of the newspaper stamps issued to the various papers dur ing the last year. The Bolton Small Debts Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. Mr. DIVETT brought in the Exeter Waterworks Bill, which was read a first, and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow. CROYDON RAILWAY. Lord G. SOMERSET rose in pursuance of the no tice he had given, to move that the Croydon Railroad Company should have permission to proceed with their Bill for the London and Greenwich Railway Enlargement and Station, notwithstanding the Re port of the Standing Order Committee. No Member was more reluctant than himself to complain of the course adopted by the Standing Order Committee, but he thought, in the present instance, they had pursued an erroneous course. In order that the House might un derstand the ground on which he proceeded, it would be necessary for him to state shortly the circumstances that had taken place. There were four lines of railway, all of whose termini were proposed to be at Lon don-bridge, the Croydon, the Brighton, the Dover and Greenwich. All these railroads were to join the Green wich. None of those junctions, with the exception of the Croydon, had yet taken place, and it was feared, in consequence of the smallness of the general railway, that some accidents would:take place from collision— indeed one had already taken place, but happily no lives had been lost. The object of the Croydon Railway Company, by their Bill, was to enlarge the station and other works in the neighbourhood of London-bridge, in order to prevent, if possible, a recurrence of accidents, and he (Lord G.Somerset) thought he should be able to show special reason why they should be allowed to proceed with their Biil. Allthe railroads to which he had adverted, last year entered into a negotiation which had turned out unsuccessful, and notice was then given by the Croy don Railroad Company of their intention to apply for a Bill to enable them to enlarge their station at Lon don-bridge. The Greenwich Railroad also gave notice of their intention to introduce a Bill something similar to the one proposed by the Croydon Company; and with respect to the Greenwich Bill the Committee reported that the Standing Orders had been complied with, but that that they had not with respect to the Croydon, in consequence of their not having given the necessary notice. Having had a good deal to do with the formation of the standin orders, by which those long notices were re quired, he would say that in forming them it was not anticipated that they would be enforced so strictly as in the present instance. The Croydon Railway Company had done everything in their power to comply with the orders, and as the proprietors of the land which they would require for the terminus had consented to sell it, no interference with. the rights of private property would be occasioned by their Bill. The Greenwich Railway Company had put forth a paper, stating that they were willing to undertake the work. But then it was the intention of that Company to lay on a new tax for the use of their railway, which was not contemplated by the Croydon Company. All that he wanted was that the two Bills should be allowed to proceed to a certain extent, so that the House and the public might bo able to judge which of the two was preferable ; he only dosired that the communication with such im portant places as Brighton and Dover should be as safe, as commodious, and as cheap as possible. At the same time that he would not give any opinion between the two measures, he thought that the Croydon Company ought to be allowed a chance of coming before the House, to show that they were able to give as good accommodation to the public as the Greenwich Com pany could be enabled, by their Bill, to give, without any increased expense. Mr. HUMP HERY seconded the motion. Sir EDWARD KNATCHBULL was glad to hear his Noble Friend acknowledge that the Standing Orders' Committee had acted strictly upon the orders. In the applications for the two Bills it had been stated that the only object sought in the enlargement of the terminus was the safety of the lives of her Majesty's subjects. Now, there were two Bills before the House professing the same object. In the case cf the Croydon Railway Bill the Standing Orders had not been complied with, In the other, the Greenwich Railway Bili, the Orders had been in every respect fully complied with, knowing that the object which both Bills professed to hate in view, namely, the safety of the pubic, would be secured by the one in which the Orders had been obeyed.—(Hear, hear.) The Committee had of course, reported untll - of the other. The two Bills were no: aece•-sary. If the Croydon Company wished t, suggest anything which was omitted in the Bill of the other Company, or objected to anything which that Bill contained, the Committee on the Greenwich Rail way- Enlargement Bill would receive their suggestim., and would not, he was sure, consent to anything by which the Croydon Railway Company, or the public, could be injured. Mr. HODGES said that if there were before tie House no other Bill for the same object than that to which the motion referred, the motion ought to b,, agreed to. But as there was another Bill for precisely the same object, and as the parties who applied for the Bib against which the Standing Orders Committee had re ported, would have an opportunity of submitting their peculiar views to the Committee on the Greenwich Company's Bill, the House ought not to consent to the proceeding with a second Bill, which would only entail great deal of unnecessary expense upon the parties. Sir G. STRICKLAND thought that the im portance of adhering to the Standing Orders was lost sight of in this discussion. The way in which private property was interfered with by railways, had been telt to be a great grievance, and the Railway Com mittee saw no means of checking it, but by in sisting upon the long notices. The Greenwich Com pany gave their notic,s at the time required, that is, in February ; whereas, the Croydon Company did not give theirs until so late as November. He could see no grounds for allowing the standing orders to be dispensed with in suali a case. It was said that by the present arrangement there was much danger to the public, but it was to be remembered that there was another Bill before the House which in tended to provide a remedy, and the Standing Orders had all been complied with. The land proposed to be taken belonged to the Greenwich Company, and why should not they be protected in their property as well as other persons ? - - Mr.. FRES HFIELD—The great inconvenience and danger was that the Croydon carriages had to pass both the up and down line of the Greenwich Railway It was true that the Greenwich Company had a Bill before the House, but the probability was that they would not proceed to put it in force, unless the Croy don Company succeeded in obtaining their Bill. The question was, whether the House would give protec_ tion to the public or not. He thought the only manner in which that protection could be given was by agreeing to the motion of the Noble Lord. Mr. D ARBY said there had not been time for tie Croydon Company to serve the proper notices since the report of the Railway Communication Committee. He thought that Bill was an exception to the rule, and he would have much pleasure in supporting the motion of his Noble Friend. Alderman HUMPHERY said he should vote for going before a Committee. Mr. HAWES said it was not merely a struggle be tween two Railway Companies, but one in which the public interests were concerned. He thought it very unfair that a Company which was very objection able orieinally, should now wish to restrict three or four large Companies to a single line of communi cation He hoped the House would consent to waive the Standing Orders. Sir Thomas Fremantle said it was the intention of the Committee that am ple time should be given to parties whose land was taken. In this case the required notice had not been given. It appeared to him that if there ever was a case in which the Standing Order should be main tained, it was this one. It was not sufficient that the Company would pay for it. The charge was matter of detail fora Committee. Mr. KEMBLE said the Company were not applying for their own advantage, but that of the public. Lord SANDON observed that if the parties were defeated upon this question, the result would be that all communication to London from Brighton, Croydon, and Dover, would be obstructed. He thought that was a sufficient reason to induce the House to agree to the motion.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. H. HINDE made a few observations that were not heard in the gallery. Mr. ESTCOURT contended that no case of over whelming public necessity had been made out for the suspension of the Standing Orders in this case. The House had the satisfaction of knowing that if the Greenwich Company did not realize that which they professed, the time would come when the Croydon Railway Company would be able to effect all their objects. Lord SEYMOUR said that the Standing Orders had been created for enabling individuals who had property through which any line was to pass to have notice, so that they might be able to maintain their own rights against the combined power of capitalists. All that the Committee desired was the question should come ly before them, and then it could be decided. Mr. B. WOOD said the terminus of this Railway cam e into the Borough he represented, and he wished to state that the Croy don Itiilway passed the Green wich every hour of the day, and accidents were of fre quent occurrence. Did not this prove the public neces sity for a new line. And unless the two lines went into the Committee together, there could be no benefit either to the parties or the public. Mr. B ARN ARD— (amid loud calls for a division) —was understood to speak against the motion. The House then divided, when the numbers were — For the motion 95 Against the motion Majority ............ —73 Mr. HUME gave notice that he would move, by way of amendment to the motion which was to come before the House to-morrow, that the pension of 1,0001. granted to Sir J. Newport, from her Majesty's Civil List, should be withdrawn from that list, and that the services of half a century of that Hon. Baronet should be submitted as a special case to the House. Mr. WALLACE gave notice that he would move to-morrow for certain returns relating to the University of Glasgow. Colonel PERCEVAL gave notice that on the bring ing up of the Report on the Irish Municipal Corporation Bill, he would move an amendment to clause 101. INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT. Lord MAHON said the House would recollect that in the course of last Session a Bill was passed for the purpose of securing copyright to authors in foreign countries, and that negotiations had consequently been entered into for the purpose of carrying the provisions of that Bill into effect ; he wished to ask the Noble Lord if the negotiations on this subject were completed, and if there were any probability of the results of those negotiations being laid before the House during the present Session. Lord PALMERSTON said that negotiations bad been entered into with various foreign powers on the subject of copyright. As yet these negotiations had led to no result, and he had no hope of being enabled to lay before the House during the summer any satisfac factory accounts of these negotiations. SULPHUR MONOPOLY. Lord SANDON said that he had seen in the news• papers a report that a commercial treaty between this country and Naples had been concluded, and that the question of the sulphur monopoly had by that treaty been settled. He wished to ask the Noble Lord if he could give any information to the House as to the truth of these statements ? Lord PALMERSTON was sorry he could not con firm the report alluded to. Negotiation s were still going on with the Court of Naples, and ho hoped that the result would be the speedy conclusion of a commercial treaty. With regard to the sulphur monopoly, he contended that that was a violation of existing treaties—(Hear, hear)—and on that ground they claimed that it should be done away with imme diately, and did not make it a matter of negotiation in the new treaty. From the accounts which he had re uived from Naples, he hoped soon to have it ha his power to state that the sulphur monopoly had been put an end to. SUMMARY JURISDICTION BILL. Sir E. WILMOT, in moving the second reading of the Summary Jurisdiction Bill, wished to say a few :cords as to the details of the measure, as he was fear ful some Hon. Members would confound the details eith the principle. The title of the Bill was to give summary jurisdiction in cases of larceny and misde meanor The latter offences were so numerous as to render it almost impossible to embrace the whole of them. If a. ie t ogsnt h tni ncsr a . teu t hrscan w kvtvd e eei oerst defined, the nrh t ee h edocs e p,fe jre, c vnttc a lairt.l s esnet juri e sdiction cases, et e si ht hi i Bill, or h nsu o uol uchrmial held doosahmhramoyhev should ulsuvddier n l d o i sit cen( orei have jurisdiction j tt nonai c nnor - t fe :t en o n teo g li v e nfi e altogether hhnNneaelf offences o o objection to make any alterations that Hon. Members, Wright suggest, as he was not wedded so to the details of the Bill as not to entertain any suggestions that might be made. His object wa s t o h ave an interme diate jurisdiction between Criminal and High Courts of Law. Then, with respect to the clause which forbids the holding of Petty Sessions in public-houses, he had -ems great evils arising from that practice ; but it was tot his intention to pre ven t M a gi s t rates f rom h o ldi ng Petty Sessions where only Ministerial acts were to be done. Then, with respect to the expenses, if the present Bill passed, the counties would bo benefited, because it would have the effect of decreasing the ex penses one half. He was willing that the Clerk's salary 4hould be fixed that he should receive the fees and ac count for them to the Treasurer of the county. Let lot Gentlemen suppose that because some of the clauses were obnoxious, that they were to fount upon them their objeotions to the Bill. 'Eller ought to be places in every county for the seem , lit)/ of prisoners. In Monmouthshire there was a rural police, as he supposed there would be in every county in England ; and there must also be places for receiving the persons taken into custody, and for hearing the charges. He was sure th it the advantages to the coun ties would greatly overbalance the expense which the Bill might occasion. It was his wish to leave the dis cussion of the details for the Committee. But as to its principles, ha need not remind th House that the proposition had often been before Par liament. Grand jurors, magistrates, and persons of all descriptions had petitioned for it, and two Committee!. ,f that House had reported in its favour. He thought that something ought to be done to interpose between young children of nine, ten, oreleven years of age, and -_he severities or contamination of a common prison. I; had been objected that felonies ought not to be tried without the intervention of juries, and also that the power of summary punishment ought not to be given toan irresponsible magistracy. With respect to the first object ' he must say that it was the absurd disproportion of pu nishment and crime thatcreated the felony,and not the act itself. If a great number of the offences called felo nies were punished only as misdemeanors it would be evident enough that their guilt amounted to nothing more. Until the reform of the penal code, many trivial offences were designated capital felonies, as it was a capital felony to deface London-bridge. Then, with respect to the other part of the Bill, that the investing of Magistrates with extra power, he denied that it would have any such effect. His object was to give him the power of a farmer over his ser vant, or of a master over his pupil, and no more— to give him the power to send a boy from ten, eleven, or twelve years of age to some :place where he would have a chance of being reclaimed. He said that it was a Bill of mercy ; its only object was to erect a Magistrate to the condition of a parent, and, when a child had no parent, to give him national parents and na tional guardians—(Hear)—and prevent him from being sent to a gaol where he could not but be contaminated Last year they had passed a Bill for the erection of a Penitentiary in the Isle of Wight, which he had ne doubt would effect much good. In the county of Warwick they had long had one established, and he could assure Hon. Members that they had really re formed boys—not reformed them and turned them out, but they had traced them afterwards, and found them good members of society. In France the same system had long been established, and he was assured with great success. He had been told, on the best authority, that by the French Code, article 66, persons under sixteen years of age were ac quitted, on the ground of insufficient reason. He had gone thus into detail, because he understood it was intended to oppose the second reading. He would ask whether they thought the education of the people was of importance? He could testify himself, and he had seen thousands of cases, that not one in a hun dred were urged to crime from distress, but from their ignorance of their moral, social, and religious duties. He read in a paper, a few days ago, an account of the trial of two girls of the age of nine and eleven years for stealing five books, and who were convicted ; and what was done with them ? In order to get rid of them, the one was sentenced to seven days' impri sonment, and the other, in order that she might be sent to the Children's Friendly Society, was sen tenced to be transported for seven years. Now, he really thought if she had been sent there in the first in stance, there would have been a much greater chance of her reformation. He, therefore, hoped they would allow the Bill to be read a second time and go into Committee, and not confound matters of detail with principle, but establish an intermediate Court for juvenile offenders, and thus put an end to, in his opinion the greatest source of crime in this country. Mr. MILES said it was with great regret he felt himself bound to oppose the second reading of the Bill. He had found the greatest difficulty in discovering any principle in it, and the Right Hon. Baronet in his speech had not only altered the details, but every principle he could find. He was far from stating that the jurisprudence of the coun try ought to be left in its present state, and he was for excluding many offences from trial by Jury, upon whi c h h e t h ou ght that a wrong decision was often come to. The Hon. Baronet had correctly stated the different attempts that had been made to legislate upon this subject. In 1834 the County rate Committee, of which the Right Honourable Baronet th e M em b er for Tarnworth was Chairman, suggested that part of the criminal expense which bore on the county-rates should be trans ferred to the Consolidated Fund, and they stated that some tribunal or other ought to be established for the trial of juvenile offenders. The G ov ernment so far acted on thi s R eport t h at th ey re f er red the subject to the Commi ss i oners t h en s itti ng u p o n the Criminal Law ; and they pr o d uce d a R e p or t on juvenile delin quency which might be called the third Report of the Commissioners. They state that if the pr?perty . stolen was under the sum of lOs., the Justice of the Peace ought to have the power o f or punishing the offender with six months' I ,. mp v r e is t o h n c: ment. If above lOs., and under 5 1., he was nm t e o nt aa Then power of inflicting twelve months' imprisonment. trying age. a i rr t n was hye B offence, p i r l proposed s tl e , h c e l e to nn o to ßite i 3 prisonertor Justiceson etwas,o u underl t d i s the a powercertain impose great f. ex penses on the counties for the erection and support of new edifices, &c. ; and the countie s were already sufficiently burd ene d.—( Hear, hear.) The Hon ourable Baronet me ant that his meas e u r?i r er e nt4i s i h r o wte u ne l; n l , operate on o a n ge c . children (oi\fire.levi‘einil,est,)welevxep, that crime began a t very early ages, certainly in the first instance oriainating in bad education. Front a Report of the Commission of which the speaker had been Chairman, the Hon. Member proceeded to read the confessions of two boys of the ages of fifteen and fourteen, who stated that they had three years ago left honest labour and taken to thieving—that they used to travel from town to t own —that their adult friends used, when they got into scrapes in the streets, " to mill them outlet the crowd"—and that they often used " to gammon' the constables to let them go. Now, under the Bill of the Hon. Bart., which would allow bail to be taken for such offenders, who could doubt that these elder professors of felony would come forward, and bail their proteges. He had another objection to this Bill, be cause he thought they ought to look more especially to the taking away from the code of felony all minor of fences. He would ask his Honourable Friend if he had ever found any difficulty with Juries in returning a verdict on the score of age, and if it was not almost always on account of the almost valueless nature of the property stolen, that they hesitated about return ing a verdict ? According to the proposed Bill, if a lad of 16 stole property to any amount the case might be disposed of summarily by two Magistrates, and if a poor old woman picked up a bundle of wood, her case must be sent before a jury. He hoped the Honourable Baronet would allow this Bill to go to a Committee up stairs, with a view to amending the law of felony, generally removing from it altogether many minor offences ; therefore, he should feel disposed, unless the Hon. Baronet would consent to go to a Committee up stairs, to move that the Bill should be read a second time that day six months. He would ask whether, if the Bill passed in the House at present, there would be any chance of their being able to proceed with it any further ? Under those circum stances he hoped the Hon. Member would accede to his suggestion by sending the Bill to a Committee up stairs. If not, he would move that the Bill should be read again that day six months. Mr. FOX MAULE said that he thought the Hon. Gentleman bad thrown out a suggestion, which should be attended to, and he hoped the Hon. Member would I consent to adopt the proposition that had been made.He 1 (Mr. M.) was afraid that it would otherwise not be ad visable to pass the Bill. There was much, however, that was good in the principle of the Right Hon. Baronet. He thought that in particular the resolution to dispose of juvenile offenders in a way different from anything they had hitherto done was a useful one. In a Committee up stairs they would have an opportunity of discussing that matter, as well as the other advantages of the Bill. He believed that it would also be im portant to ascertain whether they might not be able to , change the manner of holding Petty Sessions at present, without incurring any additional expense. He was unwilling to vote against a Bill containing the principles which the present one did, and he trusted, therefore, that the Hon. Baronet would consent to its being referred to a Committee up stairs. Colonel WOOD did not think the present Bill would be improved by sending it to a Committee up stairs, because be thought the punishment of minor offences would be better effected by a Bill intro duced by the Honourable Gentleman opposite.— (Hear, hear.) Whether the Secretary of State would like to originate such a Bill or refer the matter to a Committee up stairs, was a question for his own consideration, but be (Colonel Wood) thought that one or other of these courses ought to be adopted. He could not see the reasonableness of age limiting the jurisdiction. He considered that instead of dealing with these petty thefts as larcenies, they ought to see if they could not enact that thefts of a small nature should be dealt with sutnmarily.—(Hear, hear.) He objected, how ever, to summary jurisdiction, giving the Magistrates a power to imprison in petty cases, as he considered a fine much better. It was found that when large fines were imposed, poor men went to prison, but when a fine of a few shillings, being, however, more than the value of the property stolen, not , only was the fine paid, but a repetition of the offence was prevented. It was not necessary to send the Bill to a Committee up stairs, for the purpose of ascertaining what were the opinions of fa) country gentle men upon the second clause, for the building of sessions houses and prisons for juvenile offenders. Country gentlemen would certainly not be favourable to the incurring of such expenses. The rural police had been established in some counties, and would be established throughout the country ; and nothing could reconcile the country to the expense of that establishment, but die efficacy of that force in preventing crime. If it was only useful in detecting crimes after they had been committed, certainly the country would not be contented with the expense, much less with the expense of new prisons and Courts. He hoped the Bill would not be pressed to a second reading now. but that the Go vernment would either take the matter into its own hands, or refer it to a Committee up stairs. Mr. SANFORD though'... t',e House was indebted to his Hon. Friend for bringing forward the measure, and he did not think it necessary to refer the question of summary punishment in cases of minor offences to a Committee up stairs, as that question had already been examined in Select Committees, and reported upon by them. General JOHNSON did not know whether the prin ciple or details of the Bill was the most objectionable. He did not think it could be made better up stairs, and therefore he would vote against it. There would be no end to the expense under the Bill ; but above all, it was a direct attack upon the trial by jury. No Committee could remedy the evils it contained, and if the Hon. Member for Somersetshire did not divide the House upon reading the Bill, he would certainly make that motion. Mr. ESTCOURT should be sorry to see this mea , sure thrown out without the chance of amending it be ' fore a Committee up stairs, but if he were called upon to vote upon the Bill as it stood, he should most deci• dedly vote against it. He thought nothing could be worse than considering age as the criterion by which to be guided in subjecting offenders to a summary jurisdic tion, as it was admitted that among young persons were to be found the greatest offenders, while among older persons there were many whose offences ought to be dealt with in a summary way from motives of hu manity. Sir EARDLEY WILMOT had never thought of adopting age as the criterion of punishment, but as the criterion of education, and his object was not the pu nishment of juvenile offenders, but their education, with a view to their reformation. He was willing to consent that the Bill should go to a Committee up stairs, but he predicted that a Bill would come down from that Com mittee totally different in principle from that which was then before the House. The principle of his Bill was to prevent a boy sixteen years of age being contami nated by imprisonment, and thus being made a rogue. Si: G. STRICKLAND thought the Bill of the Hon. Baronet was of the most objectionable kind. It would, in fact, take the right of trial by jury from those who most needed that protection, and who could not be expected to be able to plead their own cause as well as those more advanced in years. He thought the magis trates were rightly trusted with the powers they had, but he was not inclined to extend their powers further. and to take away from the people the right of trial by jury. He had looked over the Bill, and could not see one redeeming point in it, and he should, therefore, con cur in the amendment, that it be read a second time that day six months. Mr. AGLIONBY wished not to give a silent vote on this question, since he should vote for the second reading, notwithstanding what had been said respecting trial by jury and expense. There was no person who more highly estimated trial by jury than he did, but he believed there might be many cases in which, however good it might be in theory, it would be very injurious in practice. The Bill appeared to him to be one not of punishment but reformation—to save juvenile offenders from the contamination of a gaol, and to educate them in their duty. He had not had so much experience as a magistrate as many gentlemen, yet in practising his profession at Quarter Sessions, he had ofttimes been painzd to see children of eight, nine, or ten years of age subjected to all the formalities of a public trial for the offence—he might almost say natural to children— of stealing a few apples, or similar articles. The ex pense he considered a matter of minor importance, when the object of the Bill was the reformation of morals. He should therefore vote for the second reading. Mr. PRYME asked where the magistrates were to send the youths—to prison ? The only point was, then, whether there should be contamination before or after conviction. The whole question resolved itself into one of prison discipline. Sir E. WILMOT—The Hon. Member cannot have read the Bill—(Order, order)—for the Bill says nothing about sending to prison, but sending to asylums or peni tentiaries.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. PRYME—The very words of the Act are— to the common gaol, or house of correction, or some asylum."—( Hear, hear.) The House divided, and the numbers were— For the Bill Against it Majority —33 SALE OF - BE - ER BILL. Mr. SANFORD (in theahsenceof Mr. Peking ton) moved that this Bill be reported. Mr. WARBURTON sa id t h e Bill wen t into Com mittee at one in the morning, only ten Members being present. His object in stopping the Bill formerly was, to give th e p art i es i ntereste d l onger no tice. That ob ject having been accomplished, he would not give any vexatious opposition to the Bill in future, but would re serve himself for the second reading. Mr. SANFORD said that Mr. Pakington had dis tinctly given notice that the Bill was to go through Committee on the night it did, and it was not his fault that it came on so late. Colonel WOOD doubted the policy of all the enact ments of the Bill. In Committee he should propose a clause preventing the granting new licences for three years, and also to extend to all the beer-houses in the country the forty-second clause of the Metropolitan Police Bill as to closing on Sundays. Mr. BAINES—Does not that clause apply to pub licans also ?—(Hear, hear.) Sill the Hon. Member apply it to them as well as beer-house keepers ? Colonel 'WOOD—I should be glad to apply it to both.__( Hear, hear.) The Report was received. The House adjourned at Seven o'Clock. FIRE AT ISLEWORTH.—A fire broke out on Tuesday morning at a mansion near the Duke of Northumber land's. An old bed-ridden lady was burnt to death. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN Aor the Week ended Feb. 21, 1840, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. Wheat.... .... 655. 11d. Oats Barley 3Bs. I 4d. Rye IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE !IX WEEKS PRICIDING. Wheat .... 651. sd. Oats Barley 33s. :od. I Rye DUTIIS 011 FORZI6N COAX. - - Wheat 2ls. 8d Oats Barley 4s. 131. I Ale THE MARKETS. COAL s, d Adair's Bell, Robson k Ce. Hartley 18 0 Chester Tanfield Moor 22 0 Wylam. 2O 0 Walls End Hotspur Walls End Killingworth Walls End Belmont 23 Walls Endßraddyll'sHetton 23 6 Walls End Haswell 24 6 Walls End Hetton Walls End Pemberton Walls End Russell's Hetten 24 9 Walls End Stewart's 25 0 Ships arrived since 'ARKET. I. (1. Walls End Hartlepool 25 • Walis End Kelloe 25 0 W..11s End Adelaide' 24 6 Walls End Brown's Deanery 22 6 Walls End Barrett Walls End Clarence Hetton 20 fS alis End South Durham 22 0 Walls End Tees Hetton Walls End Victoria Tees Blythe l6 0 Cowpen l3 0 Hartley 2O 0 Howard's Netherton Main 18 6 last market-day, 1. (From the London New Price Current of Feb. 25.) SUGAR.—This afternoon all dry yellow descriptions were in good request by the grocers, and the merchants ob tained prices 6d abovo those of last Friday ; brown kinds cannot be quoted higher, but the rates previously esta blished were fully supported ; and a fair sale prevailed. From the refiners there was a steady demand, and good strong descriptions brought 6d advance. The private sales amount to 850 hhds and tierces, At auction 90 hhds Bar badoes sold with animation, and at prices 6d above those of the last sale, fine fetched 70s to 70s 6d, good 693 to 69s 6d, one lot middling 67s 6d per cwt. REFINED.—For standard lumps 79s to 80s has been given, 78s to 78s 6d for rather inferior, and 75s 6d a 77s 6d for low and good brown lumps. Of Treacle common is taken freely at 32s 6d to 335, and patent the best old make at 33s 6d to 355. For pieces former rates have been maintained. Bastards common dry quality 535, bonded Crushed. Sugar for present delivery at 34s 3d to 34s 6d, but under 34s there are no sellers. Loaves, 101 b at 38s to 395, and 141bs 375. Treacle has sold freely at 13s. Pieces and Bastards at 18s to 275. Dutch Crushed Sugar at 31s to 31s 3d on board at Amsterdam. MAURITIUS.-- This afternoon, 3214 bags at public sale sold with spirit, at 6d above those of last week; fine yellow realized 68s, good 66s to 66s 6d, good middling 64s 6d to 655, low middling and middling 63s to 645, middling grey 63> to 63s 6d, good brown 60s to 66s 6d. EAST INDIA. —This afternoon a fair business was trans acted by private contract in Manilla, at the rates quoted above. Java was sought after. The public sales con sisted of 2329 bags white Bengal, and 300 bags Siam ; good white fetched 70s 6d to 71s, good middling 693 6d to 70s, low middling and middling 67s 6d to 68s 6d, damp 69s to 70s 6, washed 68s 6d, middling sound yellow 67s 6d, damps and washed 63s to 67s 6d; the latter went at full prices. FOREIGN._This afternoon 521 boxes white, 777 boxes yellow Havannah, and 41 chests Bahia were offered at public sale; white Havannah was nearly all damaged, and sold at fair prices, mid and fine quality of which fetched 29s to 345, washed 28s 6d to 30s 6d, a few lots mid and good sound, but rather soft, sold at 29s 6d to 335, yellow went with spirit 6d above former rates, good fetched 26s to 26s 6d, good mid 24s 6d to 255, mid 23s 6d to 24s ; Bahia sold at stiff prices, viz. low and mid grey at 22s 6d to 24s per cwt. Tan.—The monthly sales, which commenced on the 17th instant, were brought to a conclusion this afternoon. The quantity of Tea offered was large, amounting to 102,000 packages, equal to 7,000,0001b5. The sales opened, contrary to the expectations of many parties, with a great disinclination on the part of the trade to pay anything like previous market rates, and although there was a large attendance from all parts of the country, and a good muster of town dealers, still the demand during the first four days of the sales was extremely limited for all descriptions of Tea for actual consumption, and capitalists refrained from making invest ments; the merchants, however, generally refused to re duce their pretensions, in consequence of the peculiar po sition in which the trade of this country with China is placed, and were determined to protect their Tea, and bought in and withdrew the principal part which passed the hammer at high prices, fully equal to those current before the commencement of the sales, but when they showed a disposition to realize, they were compelled to submit to a considerable sacrifice on the rates current at the sales which occurred in the early part of Ja nuary, and the reduction on the rates of that period was 7d to Id on Hyson and Young Hyson, 3d to 4d en Hyson Skin, Sid to 4d on Twankay, 6d to 7d on Imperial and Gunpowder, and 3d to 6d on Orange and Flowery Pekoe : Black Tea was more protected, and the reduction on January prices was 2i-d to 3i-ci for Congous, but when compared with the rates current in the market a few days before, the reduction amounted to 4d to 6d, and Twankays show a de cline of 5d to 6d ; Souchong and Capers are 3d to 4d cheaper than in January ; black leaf Pekoe has maintained late rates. Even at these rates the trade evinced little inclination to do business, and the quantity actually sold during that period amounted to only 13,500 packages out of 49,000 which passed. The sudden cessation in the demand without any apparent cause, asto nished many parties, and was attributed to Go vernment admitting the cargoes of the Marmion and Eucles at the 2s ld duty, although the Tea was put on board British ships by the Americans, and stating it to he tneir intention to admit other ca:goes obtained in a similar manner ; on Friday, however, the merchants dis played more firmness for Black Tea, and bought in and withdrew large quantities above the rates of the previous day; the trade were also more desirous to purchase, and a fair amount of business was transacted at prices id to Id above the rates of the previous day for Con ' gou, but Green Tea still met a dull demand, and prices again gave way Id per lb; yesterday and to-day the trade evinced an increased desire to purchase, and a fair demand existed for black as well as green tea, a larger proportion of that passed the hammer finding buyers than on any former day, and prices again slightly improved for Con gou and Twankay, making the decline now only 2d to 21c1 for the former, and lid to 2d for the latter, as compared with the sales which finished on the 13th January. The total quantity sold amounts to 25,300 packages, equal to 2,000,0001b5., and the Market closed with a much firmer appearance, buyers entertaining a better opinion of the article, and the merchants generally refusing to sell, excepting at prices equal to those current in the Market before the sales. Prices at the sales have ruled as follows—Bohea, Fokien (duty Is 6d) has fetched 23110 to 3310 ; Congou (duty 2s Id) common Ls 6d to 2s 7i, but mid coarse 2s 7d to 2s Bd, but mid rather strong is 8,0 to 2s Bid, but mid blackish leaf 2s Bid to 28 90, ditto rather strong 2s 10d to 2s 10d, ditto strong 2s lld to 3s, ditto Pekoe flavour 3s Oid to 3s 7d ; Souchong 2s 7id to 31 10d, good mid blackish leaf 3s to 3s Id; Caper 2s 5d to 2s llid ; Orange Pekoe, ord 2s 7i-d to 3s 3d, good mid 3s 4d to 38 sd, good to fine scented 3s 6d to 4s ; Pekoe, black leaf 2s 80 to 2s sid, flowery 3s to 4s 10d ; Twankay, very ord palish leaf 2s 8d to 2s 80, fair com mon 2s 9d to 2s 10d, fine brightisls leaf 2s 100 to 2s 11d, very fine and Hyson kind 39 to 3s 6d ; Hyson Skin, ord 2s 6d to 2s 60, mid to fine 2s 9d to 3s ; Hyson, ord 2s 10d to 3s 4d, mid and good 3s 6d to 4s 9d, fine and very fine 5s 5d to 86 ; Young Hyson, ord and mid, 2s lOd to 4s ; good and very fine, 4s 2d to 5s ; Imperial, 31 2d to 5s 6d ; Gun powder, 3s 6d to 3s 10d; Pouchong, but mid large mixed leaf, 2s 6d to 2s ; Bohea, for exportation only, h as been taken in at i s 5i d . t o i s 6d per lb. The closing price for common Congou was 23 74d to 2s ; Twankay do, 2s sid to 2s 10d ; Hyson do, 3s ld to 3s 2d. Accounts from New York state that 20,000 packages, equal to 15,000 whole chests, had been de. stroyed by fire. Company's Congou in the early part of last week de. dined to 2s 7d to 2s 7d for cash, but during the last few days there has been a good deal of business doing, and prices have advanced to 2s 10d for money, and 2s lld to 83 Id with E. two and three months' prompt; for the latter period parties are reluctant to sell. To-day some parcels of Free Trade Tea offering for cash were readily bought up. There is a heavy prompt on the 6th March. Company's Congou for cash is selling at 2s 10d ; for prompt still few sellers. This afternoon a good deal of business was transacted in Free Trade Tea at the rates established at the sales, at which many parties will not sell. The deliveries of Tea this week are 350,000165. Rust, BRANDY, AND HOLL•NDS. —RUM is held for pre vious rates, but the demand has been limited for Jamaica as well as Leewards ; the sales since we last wrote have been in the former 140 puns., 28 to 32 per cent. over proof at 5s 6d to 5s Bd, 33 to 35 over 5s 9d to ss. 10d ; of the latter 150 puns have been disposed of, proof to 5 per cent over proof 3s 7d to 3s 6d, 7 to 10 over proof 3s 9d to 3s 11d; there are buyers of proof to a fair extent at 3s 6d, but few sellers under 3s 7d. East India 10 per cent, over proof is held for 3s Bd, but there has been little business doing. The quantity imported since this day week is trifling from all quarters ; the principal part of the stock is held by the dealers. Brandy was in good request in the middle part of last week ; Cognac, first brands of the vintage of 1836, was disposed of in large quantities at 5s 6d. to 5s 7d in hhds, and 5s 4d to 5s 5d in puncheons, 1837 at 5s id to 5s 6d in hhds, and 5s 2d to 5s 3d in puncheons, 1838 in puncheons at 5s to 5s ld, and in hhds at is 2d to 5s 3d : sales were made for arrival in first brands of the vintage of 1838 and 1839, at 4s lld to 5s 3d ; but there has been less business doing during the last few days; the demand has been on a small scale, but holders remain firm,iand the rates quoted above have been maintained. In Geneva a fair business has been trans. acted at 2s to 2s 2d per gallon. British Corn Spirits have secured a good demand at 9s 10d to lOs per gallon. This afternoon there was no alteration in the price of Rum, but there was only a limited business doing. Brandy sold slowly, but prices remain firm. Coeur.—This afternoon at public sale 1461 bags Rio, imported direct, 155 bags Bahia, and 777 bags East India were offered ; nearly all the sound quality of the Rio was taken ii above its value, viz. at 47s for good ord mixed ; Bahia was likewise taken in at 47s for good ord coloury. East India was only partly sold at easier prices, viz. at 51s to 53s for good Sumatra ; Samarang of good brown quality was taken in at 703 per cwt 0114,—1n Pale Seal and Cod Oil the former has realised 291, and the latter 281 153 to 291; good Yellow Seal at 27l lOs to 281. Southern went at 23/ 5s to 241 lOs for low dark to good pale quality. Sperm 1091 to 1111 per tun. Linseed Oil, for present delivery, at 24s to 244 3d. Olive at former prices. Palm Oil at 331 lOs to 341 103 per tun. East India Cocoa Nut 43s 6d to 44s 6d for good quality. TALLOW. —A brisk demand has prevailed for Russian Tallow on the spot; for delivery in the next two months, sls 6d to 51e 9d ; and a good many contracts have been entered into at 50s to 504 6d. This afternoon a large busi ness was transacted in P. T. Candle on the spot, as well ! as for delivery in the next two months, at 51s 9d to 525; for delivery in October, November, and December next, EVENING EDITION. several purchases have been made at 50s 3d to 50s ed per cwt. &rum—This afternoon 939 tags black Pepper, and 973 pockets, Etc. Bengal Ginger, were offered at public sale, the former was only partially sold, but at full prices ; good Eastern fetched aid to 46, grey Sid, and half heavy Padang aid to 3/d, Malabar of common quality was taken in at 4d to 4id per lb; the latter sold at 17s 6d to 18s 6d for fair quality, being full prices. !OUNTRY CORN MARKETS. Wheat. ' Barley. I Oats. Beans. I Pease. Per Quarter. s. to 6. s. to 5. s. to s. a. to s. sto I. Beaton Braintree 66 76 36 48 28 34 IS 44 40 44 B ighton 6 7 75 44 47 26 29 44 46 40 Cambridge — (16 45 26 35 40 Chichester 65 72 38 44 28 29 43 44 41 42 Dunmow 69 72 38 51 26 33 36 44 42 45 Grantham Grimsby 5B 70 35 39 22 26 42 44 Hailsham 6O '72 26 32 22 29 46 40 Hitchin 64 70 34 46 24 32 25 30 Ipswich 62 7 0 36 32 24 28 38 40 3$ 42 68 30 43 22 29 34 40 —.— Lynn 6O 63 38 46 25 31 35 44 Maidstone P9 76 35 39 26 32 40 50 Norwich l'etworth Rom ford 54 74 38 48 24 32 34 42 $3 45 Sandwich 56 77 34 43 27 34 33 45 38 44 Thetford 67 69 99 42 24 30 40 42 38 40 Wisbech Witham 65 75 34 47 28 34 38 46 44 46 Yarmouth 62 70 33 35 26 32 3' 40 41 44 LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET.—Feb.:2S. WHEAT, English, White, per 701 b. Red Scotch, Welch, and Manx Irish, White • 0 I/ ---- Red 6 0 7 8 Foreign OATS, English, Welsh, and Scotch, per 451 b 3 5 4 • Irish Foreign 0 BARLEY, English, Malting, per Imp. quarter 44 9 45 0 ---- Scotch and Irish, per 601bs. -- Feeding 4 0 4 • BEANS, English, per Imperial quarter 46 0 51 0 Irish, &c. Foreign PEASE, English, per Imperial quarter 44 0 46 0 -- Foreign Ftoun, English, per 28011 s. 5B 0 32 t? -- Irish OATMEAL, English and Irish, per 2401bs 33 6 35 6 INDIAN CORN, per 4801 b. 11Y14, per Imperial quarter Maur, per Imperial quarter HULL CORN MARKET White (per Quarter) 63s. 695. 725. Red sos. 60s. 648. Foreign s4s. 645. 74a. Malting S. S. —s. Grinding los. 325. 345. Oats, British Foreign (in bond) Beans Pease, Grey Blue and White —a. —a. —a. Linseed 39s. 40s 433. Flour (per sack , —s. 50s. 555, Rapeseed (per 10 quarters) 221. 241. 251. CHELTENHAM MARKETS. Per Bushel. s. d. to s. d, Per lb. Wheat 7 3 9 0 Beef darley. ... 4 0 7 0 Mutton Oats 3 6 5 6 Veal Beans.. 5 0 6 8 Pork ?ease 5 0 9 0 Lamb Wheat, arley, • Hay 3/, ?Us. to 5/. Os. Od. per ton. CANTERBURI MARKET. d. to d. 6 8 6 7 7 9 7 8 • ( Wheat, 6' ~ to 'Vs. —s. to —s. red 565. to ()Ss. 685. to —3 Barley, Malting...... 355. to 455. Grinding.. —a. to —s. Oats /leans --... . 425 to 448. 435. to —s. Pease 3Ss. to —5. Grey-- 40s. to 425. CHELMSFORD MARKET. Wheat, White 7l to 78 Oats Red Barley Chevalier Grinding ...... ... 30 33 Mazagan 25 to 32 36 40 41 43 4 41 33 37 IRISH MARKETS, DUBLIN MARKET NOTE for the WEEK ending FE8.21. r TOM 14 , 1,276 Wheat,per barrel 'tt. 5t0ue.......1 18 0 36 0 0 Bere 751 Barley 1,836 Oats ' 4 stone ll 0 L 6 0 0 Flour, per cwt. .. S. stone — ,' 0 WO Oatmeal --. P.'t stone l4 6 IS 0 Sold to Bakers only. 6,281 Cwt. Flour ....... ...... . - ^I 16 4 Average price Jf Wheat and Four 0.% 4d_ per sack._ _ A.vv age 35 19 9 14 10 ... 0 15 11 ..... anm .111t7 Od to 20s tid. Receipts of Flour, ! I 7t - . -3 / Seco from C0.; 255. Id. Sales of Do. ;Atom rn It .........ton , lus. 9d to 135 ,od. PRICE or BREAD. Quartern L0at.,......!)d Hell Quarters , • ,.. 4 6146; CORE M Alt KETS.—Feb . 22. Wheat (per 205t.)136 0.1. to 38s. Oit.loats (per last., to 14s. Oct Barley (per Hist )7 0 18 9 iFlorr ,ntrewt,),,,its 24 0 Oatmeal (per ...... .1. to 101,, fa! Beef, 4d. to 7d.-slutton, bd. to 6d.--Vea:. Q. to "st. Pork, 448. to 58.--Fresh Buttei, 10u. to lid. -ca PRICE OF atm . ..rye. To the Ntei"ehtuits. :'the Counttl First Quality••• •••••••••••••••••• » .».».»•...».....»w • .59 N Second • P 6 ....•••••••••••••••••••••• S I Third .......... 89 Fourth 7B ..».......... , .«...a• 67 Fifth Sixth 5B ..... .7.46 CLON hlEl I. MA Ith EIS...Feb 22. Pe! , ( - wt. s. d. 90 0 Ildes .... 12 3 Bacon P.gs 52 1' Pei: Bak_ 44 • I flour, 42 0I -- Fhturths.....o4 Per Buret. Rapeseed 20 0 0I Bailey !lore6 4 10 olC•xds ..... 0 s. d. Slew Butter bh ot, Oatmeal 12 0 !tendered Lard 0 Flour, Second 0 —Household U to 34 C 40 e o o %I 0 0 KILKENNY MARKETS. •ArLeat s perbarrel)3o4.od.to 375. Ott,i beef 'per 11-........, Os.Oci. to OF. 6-./. Harley '2O 0 22 0 51ulstcla ......,....., 0 A o A oats • if 6 14 h, Pork Flour (per bag).....i0 0 40 0 I Vesl .......... .... 0 8/, 7 Butter(percwt.)...9o 0 9:. '' +t rest? But , er .. .... 0 0 1 0 Bacon Pigs 35 0 36 0 (Nait Ditto ..-..... 0 0 0 ;n Coals 1 0 1 2 reotatoos ale? at.) 0 4 U 3 ; MARKETS. A IN. Barley, Mecklenburgh 70 to F 2 Magdeburgh 77 to 'B3 Holstein - Summer 74 to 78 Oats, Eider 44 t• 48 -- Mecklenburg ... 54 to 56 Holstein to 56 Esst Friesland.., 46 to i 0 ' Pease, Mecklenburg Beans B6 to 108 Buck Wheat 6O to 60 Rapeseed, Hanover ..„ 80 to 9 0 Malt Tares 70N. Maranham Madras Surats Domingo FEE. Domingo La Porto Rico Havannah. to 84i 5% Me 5% 0 7 7% 5 to 54i 54 6% 6 6*.a 5 6% i 8% Discount.) Bahia, White 5% to 7 1 4 Brown Pernambuco, White 5% 776 Brown 5 53 rn, 534 to 554 HAMBUR GR. Wheat, Marks 142 to 152 - Magdeburg - Anhalt, white 140 to 156 -------- red Brunswick 142 to 156 -- Mecklenburg 132 to 137 --- Polish l4O to 160 ---- Holstein Rye, Mecklenburg -- Dantzic -- Elbing and Ko- nigsburg BO to 90, - Upland -, Riga ___ COT] Carolina and Tennessee 7%t0 9% Georgia, Ist sort 41,4 9 2d 7% 8% 3d and 4th ...„ 6% 614 ___ COF. Mocha 13 to 13N ? Batavia S% Sumatra Rio 4% 5% Bahia 4% 5% SUGAR.—(Wit Havannah, White Brown 5% 6% Rio ' White 5% 6% Brown 4% 5% Manilla, Brov SUICIDES IN PARIS.—A su i c id a l epidem ic is now raging in Paris. On Saturday a student cut his throat and then threw himself out of a window four stories high. On Fri day M. Leroz was found dead in his bed, having cut his throat. The same day a man, upwards of 40, threw himself out of a window five stories high, and was dashed to pieces. Lastly, carman was seen to kneel down on the banks of the St. Martin canal, and, after uttering a short prayer, plunged into the water, from which he could not be extricated before he was 9- lifeless corpse. LADY'S FLAT GOLD WATCHES, Gold dials, Ten Guineas each. Highly-finished HORIZONTAL GOLD WATCHES, with engraved or engine -turned G o ld dials, jewelled in four holes, and &ither engine -turned or en graved cases are offered, price Ten Guineas each. These ele gant little Watches will be found to perform very correctly, and a printed warranty is given with fixed terms, on which they will always receive any attention required. T. COX SAVORY, Watchmaker, Jeweller, &c., 47, Cernhill X Seven Doors from Gracechurch-street), Loudon. SILVER PLATE of LONDON MANUFAC TURE.—A. B. SAVORY and SONS, Working Gold smiths 14, Cornhill, Lond on , oppos i te the Bank of England• The best wrought SILVER SPOONS and FORKS, Fisbil• Pattern, 7s. 2d. per ounce; the King's Pattern, 7s. .4(1. Ise ounce. The following are the weights recommended, but the artcles may be had lighter or heavier at the same price per ounce, 12 Fiddle Pattern Silver Table Spoons oz. s. 1. X. 1 ., 30 at 7 2... 10 b 12 ditto 12 ditto Dessert ditto 20 7 2... 73. 't able Fork s 3O 7 2... 10 15 . ; 12 ditto Dessert ditto 20 7 2... 7 0 7. 2 ditto Gravy Spoons lO 7 2... 111 1 ditto Soup Ladle 4 ditto S auce ditt o l l OO 7 7 5 2 . ..... 3 s 16 1 0 : 4 ditto Salt Sp oons ( g il t strong) 1 2 1 siitte Fish Slice 2 10 ' 12 ditto Tea Spoons lO 7 8... 311 i 1 pair ditto Sugar Ton gs ( s t rong ) 12 King's Patters Silver Table Spoons 40 at 7 4... 14 11 1 12 ditto Dessert ditto 26 7 4 ... 911 4 12 ditto Table Forks 4O 7 4... 14 15 . 12 ditto Dessert ditto 26 1 4.. 910 7, 2 ditto Gravy Spoons l2 7 4... 4 . 3 "ip 1 ditto Soup Ladle 12 7 4... 4 $ ; 4 ditto Sauce ditt 0. ..... l2 7 10... 414 ' 4 ditto Salt Spoons (strong gilt) ............... 14 710 3 3 1 pair ditto S ugar Tongs 1 3 0 N.B. A Price Current, Stamped as a Newspaper, contain' ing drawings, and every i n f ormation relative to the purckase 01 silver or Sheffield plate, may be had on application, or will be sent into the country, p os t age free, in answer to a paid letter. B S. On the 21 s t i ns t ., at Leeds IRT.Ft , the lady of the Rey. W. Teale, M.A., of a daughter. On the 25th inst., at Mercer-place, Mrs. Thomas Reynolds, jun , of a daughter. On the 25th inst., at Vauxhall, the lady of John R. F. Rut" nett, Esq., of a son. On the 25th inst., in Wimpole-street, the lady of Charles Henry Moore, Esq., of a daughter. On the 25th inst., in Cumberland.terrace, Regent's-par Mrs. Woodgate, of a son. AIED. On the Bth i ns t., at At Pr ß ess ß , Salop, Mr. Charles Nolloth Stubbs, to Ann, only daughter of Mr. John Reeves, of the same place. _ _ On the 19th inst., Mr. M. 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On the 24th inst., at L ee , K ent, James Young, E sq' , one of the Elder Brethren of the Trinity-house, aged 58. On the 24th inst., Mary Lucy, r L av u e c s y e , n t d h , e K w ent, Samuel Miner, the elder, Esq., ag c d 71. On the 16th inst., M Stafford, of Chazomb e , Northamptonshire, ife of a t e h d e g g erto London Printed and Published by MIJRDO Y ()UN (; No. 112, Strand, at The Serra Office, No. 112. Strand, in' county of Middlesex.—Thursday, February 27, 84°.