The Sun. — London, England, 1847-03-19 00:00:00

JiPre. emasons' .• • • • • • • • Globe • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • i-J tirt, l'lbttton SUN OFFICE, Sev o'Clack LATEST PRICES OF SHARES, IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM YANIES' STOCK. From tzle Gfficia I List, PUBMIIED EVERY TUEADAY AND FRIDAY EVXITING LONDON, FRIDAY, MARCH 19. • JOINT-STOCX. BALICILS. Dividend Amount ad Pricy Name of Company. , per of P Annum. Share. X e. d. I X I. d. Instralasia I 61. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 21 BritsllNorth American I 51. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 Commercial of London 151. per cent. 100 0 0 20 .0 0 colonial .. ........... 51. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 ; Londn and Westminstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 28x all London Joint-Stock .• • 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 I 15 Metropolitan •-.••• • • • i 25 0 0 710 0 Provincialof Ireland.. i Si. per cent. 100 0 0 i 25 0 0 I 45 Ditto, New... ••• • • • SI. per cent. 10 0 0 110 0 0 National of Ireland 51. per cent. 50 0 0 120 0 0 19 Nat. Provncial of Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 j 35 0 0 I Ditto, New.• ••• • . U. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 Union of Australia • • 61. per cent. i 25 0 0 25 0 0 , Union of London..• • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 INSU2ANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Pric,! Annum. Share. e. d. 4 s. d. Albion .. •........... 3/. 101 500 00i50 0 0 75 Alliance Res. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 193/ Ditto Marine... .. • • 6/. per cent, 100 0 0 ! 5 0 0 5% Atlas 138.6 d. pr sh. 50 0 0 , 5 0 0 lb% British Commercial •• Ts. per share 50 00! 5 0 0 7% Cleriel,Med.StGen.Life 51. per cent. 100 0 0 210 0 25 31. • - 100 •0' 0 10 0 0 10s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 - Eagle 6s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 5% Eng.l4 Scot Law .. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 I 2 0 0 - European Life 5% per cent. 20 0 0 I All paid. - Pre. masons' 51. per cent. 20 0 0 ! 3 0 0 Globe ............... 6/. per cent. Stock. I - Guardian ............ 51. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 I 48 imperial Fire ........ 6/. and bonus 500 0 0 ; 50 0 0 225 ad Imperial Life • • • 12e. 100 0 0! 10 0 0 15% Indemnity Marine.... 11. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 I 513 1 - Luc Life 1/. as. 100 0 0!10 0 0 - ..eg,al and General Life 50 0 0 1 2 0 0 - :...nidon Fire •• • • 10s. 25 • 0 0:12 10 0 13U ,ondon Ship •.•• • • • • 10s. 25 0 0!12 10 0 15% Marine.. ......... 5/. per cent. 100 00115 0 0 - Wed. Invlid & Gen. Life 43 1. per et . 50 0 0 i 2 0 0 - Fational Lean Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 - National Life.... - Calladium Life 5l. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 41s ad Thcenix - - Protector Life-. ... 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 - Provident Life • .. 11. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Rock Life• ••• • • • • 4s. 5 0 0 010 0 4% Royal Exchange 5/. per cent. Stock. , - - Sun Fire 6!. 10s. Ditto Life . 11. 6s. Universal Life .• IOV% pr cutj 100 0 j 615 CANALS. Names of Fa, 'Dividend Companies. A per Price , oc Annum. x Ashin & 011 h; 57 5/.55. p 70 Ashby-d-la-Z.113 4/. tiarm!ey .. • 'l6o 12/, 180 Basingstoke... iOO, rk zik&Ab rg , 150 51. 85 Zromford :100! 141. 'Dudley loo' 41. Derby . • 6/. 63 Ellsmre&Che 133 4/. b 5 E7ewash !100' 32/. Forth & Clyd' 100 41. Grand•lnnetn 100 7/. 77 Monmouthsh Mntgomrysh :NfacZlestieli INeath • • • • • • Nottingham Peak Forest. Regent's • • • • Rochdale .. • • iShropshire Somiset Coal' Do.Lk Fd St 12 Stffrd & Wore' 140, Shrewsbury..' 125 Stourtrldge..!l4s StrttYd on Av, 79 Severn andl . Wye Rail. j - 26 Trnt & Mr-1 sey .. .. ..$ 5° iTharns &Medi 19 71.108. ' 130 6/. p. c. I 281. 275 M. 201. 305 1/. 10s. Grand Union 100 11.. I Os. Glamorgnih . 172 13111. 14istr & lirkly, 00 Grantham 150 121. 'ladders/dd. 57 ' gent & Avu 39 7s. 6d. 5 Lancaster... 47 1/. 10s. Leeds& Livrp 100, 341. 520 Leicester 1401 101. 75 Leicstr &Nth B.L 4/. , 36 Loughborwth 142 701. 530 11. Bs. j 30!. I i liVorestr &1 1 Binning. 21. - 1L 11 :Wits Sz LIST OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. i Price Annum. Share. X s. d. £ s. d , Bank of Scotland ••.• • 61. per cent. 100 0 0 ' 172 Royal Bank of Scotland 61. per cent. 100 0 i 155 British Linen Company $l. per cent. 100 00 1 209 Commercial Bank ...• 61. per cent. 100 00 , 165 National Bank 6l. per cent. 10 0 0 131.15 e Union Bank of Scotland 734/. pr cent. 50 001 90 Western Bank .....• • • 6/. per cent. 50 0 0 , 83 Northof Scotland Bank , 61. per cent. 5 0 0 1 N Clydesdale Bank ••.• • • I Gl. per cent. j 10 0 0 l3 rn Easte Bank.... • • Caledonian Bank Edinb.& Glasgow Bank I 6/. per cert. ; -- 5 0 0 !GI. 163 City of Glasgow Bank . ' 5/. per cent. I 10 00 ; 1214 Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. ,20 0 0 1 0 0 1238.01 Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. ;100 0 0 10 0 0 i 14 Insur. Co. of Scatind Si. per cent. 10 0 0 All paid. VA North British Incur 534 /. pr cent. ,200 0 0 10 0 0 27 Caledonian Fire Incur lOl. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 2234 Edinburgh Life Incur 6l. per cant. 100 0 0 12 10 0 I 18 Edin. &Glass. Railway 1/.108. per c. '5O 0 0 50 0 0 . 74( Ditto, 4 Shares • 7s. 6d. p. 8. 12 10 0 All paid. , 183( Edin., Leith, & Grantn .20 0 0 90 0 0 1 21 Glasgw & Ayrshlr Rail. 71. per cent. ,50 0 0 All paid. ; 69% '2 l asgvr&Greenck Rail. 2/. per cent. '25 0 0 All paid. 1634 Gls‘wilt•Garnkirk Rail 5/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 1 394, 'Dundee& Arbroth Rail. 1 61. per cent. '25 0 0 All paid. , 37 Standard LifeAssurnce.l 6/. per cent. 150 0 0 1 210 0 1 9 DOC3ILS. Name of Company. Dlyidend per Amount of I Paid. Price. Share. Annum. X s. d. Commercial • ...• 3/. per cent. Stock. East and weft India... 61. pr cent. Stock. East Country .• . •• . 1/. per sh. 100 0 0 1 andon .... • • tl. pr cent• Stock. r r 107 St. Katharine .... 5 per cent. Stock. '9O xd tbuthampton •••• • • • • 11. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 3J X s. d. VIATZIL-WOIZICS. Name of Company. Dividend Amount per I of Annum.. Share. Pall. ..£ 0. d. East London.... —••— 8/. 100 0 0 Gram! Junction •• —3/. 10s. 41 13 4 Kent................ 2/. 103. 100 00 1 'Vauxhall ............ Al. per cent. 100 0 0 West Middlesex . . . 5/.los.prent. 63 12 9 SALE OF RAILWAY SHARES BY AUCTION.--(THIS DAY.) The sale of Railway Shares to-day, by Messrs. Lamond and Co., went oft' with much m ore spir i t, and shares sold readily at full quotation!. The following are a few of the principal sales : Great Western of Bengal £0 C 0 East Indian Louvain ala Sambre Vale of ti each 0 15 0 Eastern Counties, York Extension 3 12 6 Manchester and Southampton 1 2 6 Leicester & Bedford, Exchange Certificate 0 12 6 Shrop3hire Union and Canal • 1 4 6 Reading, Guildford. and Reigate, ex int 4 17 6 London and York Extension Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B) 1 8 6 North Staffordshire Taw Vale Extension and Dock 3 0 0 South-Eastern arid Dover, No. 4 Great Northern (London and York Keg.) 2 9 0 RAILWAY COMMITITES. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP 1. The Select Committee appointed to consider the merits of the Bills comprised in this Group re-assembled in Room 30 at the usual hour this morning, Lord Granville Somerset in the chair. NORTH KENT LINE. Mr. Bidder's evidence was continued. The line from Strood to Chilharn was an extension of the Gravesend and Roches ter line. It would cross the Medway on a railway bridge, and extend on to Ilalstowe, where it branched off to Sheer ness, crossing the Swale on a wooden bridge. Emergirg from Halstowe the line entered a tunnel of 400 yards, then skirted the north side of Sittingbourne, then reached Favers ham, and terminated in junction with the existing line from Ashford to Cante:bury at the Chilham station. There would be a station at. Rochester, Chatham, Strood, Milton, Hal. stowe, Faversham, and a variety of road-side stations. By the present line the distance from Undon to Canterbury was 80 miles; it would be reduced by the new line to 60 miles and 7 furlongs. There was no doubt, in an engineering point of view, the South-Eastern line was far superior to the Brighton line. The Brighton lines encountered difficulties at B,,ughton-hill which it would be almr.st impossible to overcome. These difficulties were avoided by the South- F.awern line. There were two tunnels on the Brighton line from Maidstone to Canterbury, one 2,955, and the other 1,478 yards in length. The gradients were extremely severe, while the line, as from Londonio Canterbury, was two miles shorter than the South-Eastern North Kent line. THE ESTIMATES. The estimated cost of the line from London to Bromley was 70,0001. ; and from Lewisham to Croydon, 142,0001. The estimated cost of the line from Strood to Chilham, in cluding the branchto Sheerness nd Faversham, was 965,000/. The estimated cost of the line from Maidstone to Chart was 414,0001. The estimated cost of the Maidstone and Strood, as an integral line was 275,000/. The estimated cost of the Dartford branch was 84,000/. Aud the estimated cost of the Mid Kent, from the junction with the Dartford Branch to Maidstone, Paddock-wood, and Tonbridge, was 1,016,000/., making a grand total of 2,966,000/. The total estimate of the Brighton Company for these lines wes 1,900,000/. This closed Mr. Bidder's examination in chief. Ha was cross-examined at some length by Mr. Talbot, but his former evidence remained unshaken. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock till Monday. STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE. The Committee met thiswere day at twelve o'clock. of 1 ; 1 h ; d f b a l i l . 7 .. ing the d ec i s i ons come to during the course MIDLAND RAIL\ VAle' u ( t, 'OI I OESTER, HEREFORD, MA Lv ERN, 'AND BRANCHES TO SC D lit ItTYI. Nll,lll LINES, WI TH it ttIIILi i ii g orders ought not to be disp ens IMPORTANT ANN 0 t ____ed with. i N CEMENT , MA NCHESTER AND SOUTHAMPTON „., = • Al o lowed t proceed on condition of d e p e i tin " o • 2 )- and se ctions of the datum line. g new pl ans The Committee were occupied nearly the entire da this case, and the grea test excitement was evinced , T with s b iag the Occision, which was not announced until halt-p ast four o'clock. The lobbies were crowded to excess. -- an AWFUL DEATH OF AN OLD LADY. —Yesterday inquest was field by Mr. Eliggs, the Coroner for the Duchy of Lancaster, at the William the Fourth, Clapham, on the body of Mrs. Sarah Platt, aged 72. On last Sunday three weeks, as the dinner was about to be placed on the table, she suddenly tell on the lire, and was burnt in a very dreadful manner. She lingered in great torture until Sunday last, when she expired. Verdict, " Accidental death." Names of Companies. Dividend per i .k.num. 11. 55. Price. upp0wn. ,, TAF911111,8141....rt1PP191 ,—. " Ais ARK -.71.157EL1AGE.1. CE. (From the Lsisdon 11797 Price Current of March 19.) s. :G , N r,—..To-dac the rates preciously established for all sorry of Muscocailo Sugar were fully supported, and all parties were desirous to operate; but the sales were confined to 110, making the total purchases for the week 460 hhds and tree. The market closes with a firm aspect for all good grey. white, and yellow kinds. REFINED.—To-day Refined Goods were largely dealt in by the home trade, and a further rise in the value took place —brown melting lumps selling at 63s 5d to 645, brown grocery 64s 6d to 65s,and s.andard lumps 65s 6d per cwt. Fur Bonded Crushed Sugar prices are firm at 36s 6d to 37s for the best, and little is to be had. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon 896 bags of Madras were offered at public sale, and all sold at about the former value. MAURITIUS.—This afternoon there was a lively demand for Mauritius Sugar, and 8,861 bags, 18 casks, at auction, were all sold, generally at an advance on the rates of the last public sales of 6d per cwt. FOREIGN. —This afternoon 100 bags of Sugar, imported from Dunkirk, were offered at auction, and taken in at 51s for fine strong yellow. CoPrzE.—This afternoon Native Ceylon was sparingly dealt in by private treaty; and 41s 6d to 42s per cwt. is the value of good ord pale. Plantation met with little atten tion ; and 610 bags at auction were only partly sold at 57s to 59s 6d for fine ord bold pale greyish, 55s for very geed ord, and at 49s to 56s f,r country d maged. TE.t.—The market fur all descriptions of Black and Green has presented a dull appearance all the week; and the amount of business transacted privately has been trifling. The rates taken show a slight decline on those that existed previously. The biddings were very languid at the public sales, which began yesterday and finished this afternoon. RICE.—To• day there was little desire manifested to operate in Bengal Rice; at the public sales of 2,470 bags 149 packets were nearly all taken in at about the former value. COCHINEAL.—This afternoon the quantity of Cochineal offered at auction was 198 bags, but a part only sold at about former rates for fine silvers, whilst the lower sorts went Id 2d lower. FRUlT.—Denia Raisins, in baskets, for wine making are still much wanted. Valentias are dull; and 38s to 40s per cwt. are the rates taken. The stock of Turkey pulled Figs being heavy, holders accept 42s to 50s. Greek have met with a dull sale at 345, and inferior 32s to 33. Currants are in good request, and holders manifest firmness. SPIRITS.—In Jamaica Rum the business transacted has been rather limited, and prices must be regarded as nominal. East India of proof strength can be obtained at 3s 4d to 3s 6d. Leeward Island is neglected, and 34 8d to 3s 9d are the nearest quotations for proof strength. In Demerara nothing has been done. In Brandy only a limited business has been done by exporters or the homy trade, and owing to the increasing stock, holders are inclined to realise. INDIGO.—Of East India a fair quantity has been taken, the rates paid are fully equal to those of the last Quarterly Sales, and, in some cases, rather above. TALLow.—Holders of Russian accepted prices 3d to Gd per cwt under those that previously prevailed ; still only a limited business has been transacted. For delivery in the last three months of the year a good demand has existed, and 46s Gd to 46s 9d are the rates given. The value of home made is LOs to 50s 6d nett cash for present delivery, but the demand is less active, and there is a fair supply. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From this night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week ending ou Saturday, the 13th day of March, 1847. BMWS IMPARTMENT. gotta Issued .. .. .... 24,786,340 Government debt • . 11,015,100 Other aecuritles .... 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 9,237,948 Silver bullion 1.548,392 Z 24,786,349 24,786,340 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. 1847. Dated the Igth day of March, I. BANKING D: ETARTNENT. Proprietors' capital.. 14,553,000 Rest ... ...• • • • . 3,962,288 Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Say ings-banks, and Di- Government securi ties (including Dead Weight Annuity).. 11,990,079 Other securities .... 17,358.712 Notes .... Gold and silver coin.. 663,121 videttd accounts).. 6,716,162 )ther deposits .... • • 9,53.137 Seven day and other bi 115........ . 798,465 A 35,566.052 35 ,56 6 , 5 2 MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 18th day of March. 18 COURSE OF EXCIii Amsterdam 12 314 Ditto, at sight ...... 12 1 Rotterdam ...... 2U. 12 4 Antwerp ..... ......... 25 80 anburgh ......M.B. 13 11:13 Paris, 3 days' sight .... 25 45 Mae, 3 months.— .. 25 75 Marseilles ............ 25 E 5 80urdeamt......... • • 25 80 Franktbrt on Maine.... 121 ,NGE.-(THIS DAY.) Gibraltar.. . • • • • - r.eghorn ••••••• • • • .. .. 30 20 Goma .. .. ........ .... 25 85 31 Ilan Venice.. .. .. .. Naples .. .. .. .... .. .. 40% Palermo, per oz .. .. . . 121 Lisboa.. Oporto ......... • ..... 54)4 Itio Janeiro • . 23 Petersburgh, 3 U 5...... Berlin .... Vienna, efrec.flo.... • • 10 3 Trieste, ditto • ..... 10 3 Madrid .............. 36 Bahia ................ Buenos Ayres ...... • . New York, 21 days' sight 11111.idelphla .......... ?CCU OP KILLION, PEE OZ. Foreign Gold in bars.. £3 17 9 Cadiz .. •.. : ...• •• • • 3 63 f Buntio...• • • .. • ....... Barcelona . ileirUle..• ..... • ..• .. • • New Dollars • • ... • 0 4 1054 Portugal Gold Coln .. 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 Silver in bars . 0 5 0 % 11E LONDON GAZETTE'. (THIS EVENING.) ST. JAMES'S PALACE, MARCH 16, 1847. The Queen has been pleased, on the nomination of Lord Foley, to appoint Richard Edward Davies, Esq., one of her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, vice Mac Neil, retired. FOREIGN-OFFICE, Mans 17. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Samuel Metcalf Latham, as Vice Consul at Dover, and of Mr. William Curling, as Vice-Consul at Ramsgate, for his Ma jesty the King of Hanover. cRowN• OFFICE, MARCH 18, 1847. MEMRIR RETURNED TO!k LiVE IN Tills PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Levies—Robert Perfect, of the Marine-parade, Brighton, Esq., in the room of Sir Howard Elphinstone, Bart., who has accepted the office of Steward of her Ma iosty's Chiltern Hundreds. WAR-OFFICE, 3Ltacn 19. 3d Dragoon Guards—Williana flickes Slade, Gent., to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Fetheraton, deceased, March 19. 4th Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant Josias Rogers John Coles to be Captain, by purchase, vice Arkwright, who retires; Cornet Michael M'Creagh to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice (soles; John Richard Smyth Wallis, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchtse, vice M'Creagb, March 19. ith Dragoon Guards—Captain Walter Jacks, from half pay 20th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Knight, deceased; Lieutenant Antoine Sloet Butler to be Captain, by purchase, vice Jacks, who retires; Cornet Charles John 13erner9 Plestow to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Butler. William Middleton, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Plestow, March 19. 131 h Light Dragoons—Lieutenant Henry Holden to be Captain, by purchase, vice Thomson, who retires; Cornet Robert Higgiuson Borrowes to be Lieutenant, by purchase, ,vice Holden; Luke White, Gent. to be Cornet, 13} , purchase, vice Borrowes. March 19. 26th Foot, Ensign Charles Edward Preston to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Cresswell, who retires. William Esdaile Thomas, Gent. to be En,ign, by purchase, vice Fres ton. March 19. 30th Foot, Ensign Thomas Henry Pakenham, from 59th Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice O'Grady, pro moted, March 19. 39th Foot—Lieutenant Edward Croker to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brevet Major Young, who retires; Ensign 'Tulin Sears to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Croker, March 19. 41st Foot—Lieutenant Grenville G. Wells to be Captain, by purchase, vice Lawrence, who retires; Ensign Reginald Ileber Rawlins to be Lieutentant, by purchase, vice Wells; Robert Cary Barnard, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Rawlins, March 19. 44th Foot—Lieutenant George E. Hillier, from the 14th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, without purchase; Lieute nant George Nathaniel Mickletwait, from the 53d Foot, to be Lieutenant, without purchase; Sergeant-Major John Colpoys, to beEnsign, without purchase; March 19. Amyatt Ernie Brown, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase; March 20. 45th Foot—Charles Lewis Griffin, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Dalull, appointed to the 53d Foot, March 19. 534 Foot—To be Lieutenants, without purchase—Ensign William George Spiller, vice Gray, deceased, July 5, 1846; ELsigu Henry Francis Hxstings Parker, v ic e Micklethwait, appiintedo44th ,sFo,cittiioltlta purchase—Ensign ch . I'o be Ensigns,as Ensign John Alex ander Daizell, from 45th Foot, vice Spiller; Edward Moore, Gent., vice Parker, March 19. sGth Foot—Thoinas Edward Pedder, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Saunders, appointed to 84th Foot, March 19. 57th Foot—William Fowler Jones, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Hunton, who resigns, March 19. 71st Foot—Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Basil Jacksou, from half-pay Royal Staff Corps, to be Major, vice William James Myers, who exchanges; Captain Sir Hew Dalrymple, Bart, to be Major, by purchase, vice Jackson, who retires; Lieu- tenant George A. C. Dashwood to be Captain, by purchase, vice Sir Hew Dalrymple; Ensign Charles Francis Smith to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Dashwood ; Ralph Charles Browne, Gent , to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Smith, ►March 19. 72d Foot—Lieutenant Richard Palmer Sharp to be Captain, pnrchase, vice Bailie, promoted ; Ensign Douglas Robin son, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Sharp; The Hon. Henry Warrender Fitz Maurice, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Robinson, March 19. 83d Foot—Lieutenant Edward Steele, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brown, who retires ; Ensign Thomas Adams, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Steele ; Herbert Stanley Cooper, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Adams, March 19. Rifle brigad—Alfred Manners Drummond, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Lowther, March 19. BREVET.—Captain Walter Jacks, of 7th Dragoon Guards, to be Major in the army, Jan. 10, 1837. UNArrAcHED.Brevet Major Robert Baillie, from 72d Foot, to be Major, by purchase, vice Brevet Lieutenant- Colonel Robert Fraser, who retires, March 19. GARrusoNs.—Major John Fraser, half-pay Unattached, to be Fort Major and Adjutant at Jersey, vice Brevet Lieute nant-Colonel Robert Fraser, who resigns, March 19. Erratum in the Gazette of the 31st of March, 1846. BQth Foot. For Lieutenant Alexander William Riley to be Captain, without purchase, vice Best, killed in action, Deo. 22, 1845. Lieutenant Anthony Ormsby to be Captain, without pur chase, vice Scheberras, killed in action, Dec. 22, 1845. Read, Lieutenant Simon Fraser to be Captain, without purchase, vice Best, killed in action, Dec. 22, 1845. Lieutenant Alexander William Riley to be Captain, with out purchase, vice Scheberras, killed in action, Dec 22, 1845. Lieutenant Anthony Ormsby to be Captain, without pur chase, vice Fraser, died of his wounds, Dec. 25, 1845. Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County Palatine of Lancaster. 31 Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia— John BlazisC:einenti,Gent., to be Ensign, -darch 12; William Ayrton, Gent., to be Ensign, March 13. DEbLA OF ISOLVENCY. Isaac Lintern, licensed ßATlON victualler, N Upton, Gloucestershire. BANKRUPTS. John Pells, grocer, Great Yarmouth, to surrender March 26, at half p,.st twelve, and April 30, at eleven, at the Court oefornlibainuk;rucipaticsyw.nrteha;naannd, N T: h i: i l ls, assignee, Birchin-lane, Cook's court, Lincoln's Inn ; Casterton, Yarmouth. DDJohn Hazard and William Beaumont, tailors, High-street, ep ourt ttbrd, Ban March 26, at tw o , and April 30, at one, at the St. Paul's Church -y C of krupt ardcy.. P ennell, official assignee; Parker, Pricy, TRZ SU', LONDON s rniDAT EYEN'ING, mAnen 19 1 ni47 . - Charles Brown, plutnbcr, Sum( .syt street, Aldgate, Mart it 26, at one, and Anal 30, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Belcaer, official assignee ; Lawrence, South-squate, Gray's Inn. George Teil and Basil MTenzie Ronald, merchants, Ohl Jewrv-chambers, March 31, and May 6. at one, at the C 4 tart of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee, Coleman-street buildings ; Hughes, Kearsey, and Masterman. Thomas Bruce Wavell, miller, Lake, Isle of Wight, April 1, at half-past eleven, arid April 26, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, cfficial assignee, Coleman-street ; Turnley, Ludgate -street. David Elwin Columbine, money scrivener, Regent-street, Saint James's, April 3, at half-past eleven, and May 14, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Greeu, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Rickards and Walker, Lincoln's Inn-fields. Thomas Walkden, scrivener, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, April 1 and 30, at ten, at the Town-hall, Sheffield. Free man, official assignee, Leeds ; Moss, Sergeants' Inn ; Branson, Sheffield. William Sarginson and Matthew Rigby, builders, Bury, Lancaster, March 30 and May 4, at eleven, at the Man chester District Court. Putt, official assignee, Manchester; Clarke, Gray, and Woodcock, Lincoln's lnn-fields; White head, Bury. John Hunt, merchant, Manchester, March 31, and April 22, at eleven, at the Malikhester District Court. Hobson, officir.l assignee, Manchester; Slater and Heelis, Manchester. Henry William Shipley, lace manufacturer, Nottingham, April 1 and 23, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court, Nottingham. Bittleston, official assignee, Nottingham; Bow ley, Nottingham. Thomas Re...der, miller, Foleshill, Warwickshire, April 1 and 22, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ; Messrs. Dewes and Sons, Coventry ; Weeks, Cook's -court, Lincoln's Inn, London. Thomas Jobling, grocer, High Conside, Durham, March 26, at eleven, and April 29. at twelve, at the Newcastle upon-Tyne District Court. Wakley, official assignee, New castle-upon-Tyne; Ingledew, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Messrs. Williamson and Hill, Verulam-buildings, Gray's Inn, London. Richard Dix, saddler, Wells, Somersetshire, April 6 and 30, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court. Huton, official assignee,. Bristol ; Whitaker, Lincol n ' s -i nn Fields, London ; Hobbs, Wells. Thomas Hardwick and Winter Hardwick, auctioneers, Leeds, March 30 and April 19, at eleven, at the Leeds Dis trict Court. Rope, official assignee, Leeds ; Walker, Fur nival'a Inn, London; Blackburn, Leeds; Lee, Leeds. William Glover, woollen manufacturer, Leeds, March 31 and April 21, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds; Sudlow and Co., London; Payne, Eddison, and Ford, or Bruce, Leeds. Rev. Andrew Keir, clerk, North Cave, Yorkshire, April 7 and 28, at ten, at the Kingston-upon-Hull District Court. Kynaston, official assignee, Hull : Capes and Co., Gray's Inn, London ; Robinson, Beverley ; Bell, Hull. William Smith, mercer, Uttoxeter, March 30, and April 27, at the Waterloo-rooms, Birmingham, at eleven. Valpy, official assignee, Waterloo-street, Birmingham ; Catlow, Cheadle. Thomas Potts, draper, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, March 30, at half-past ten, and April 29, at one, at the Newcastle upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, New• castle-upon-Tyne; Inglndew, Newcastle-upon -Tyne ; Will iamson and Hill, Verulam-buildings, Gray's-inm. Thomas Slattery, corn broker, Liverpool, April 9 and 23, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool ; Sharpe and Co, Bedford-row, London ; Lowndea and Co., Liverpool. • PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown orMuscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending March 16, 1847, is 345. 0 3 / 4 d. per cwt. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Wool. sack at Five o'clo( k. POOR REMOVAL BILL. Earl ST. GERMANS presented a petition from Salt ash, in the county of Devon, praying for a repeal of the Poor Removal Act, and the substitution of a parochial settlement. The Bishop of DOWN and CONNOR presented a petition from the ratepayers of the county of Lincoln, praying for a repeal of the Law of Settlement; and also a petition from Di omore, in Ireland, praying for a repeal of the law forbidding marriage with a deceased wife's sister. The Earl of WICKLOW presented two petitions from the county of Wicklow against the principle of out door relief, and against any alteration in the mode of rating in that county. Also, a petition praying the Goveinment to encourage au extensive system of emi gration. If he might be permitted to offer a suggestion, which was not, however, one of his own, for he had not yet fully considered the question, it was that facility should be given by her Majesty's Government to grant leans for the purposes of emigration, under the same arrangements as were prop aed with regard to loans for the improvement of estates. POOR REMOVAL ACT. The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from a rate-payer of Storrington, in the county of Sussex, complaining that the Poor Removal Act operated against him in an unjust and grit items manner, and praying fora remedy. He hoped that the Noble Marquis (the Mar quis of Lansdowne) would see the necessity of having the whole Law of Settlement brought under consideration. lie must say that he differed altogether with the report which the Select Committee on the Poor R moved Act had come to, and thought if they delayed the amendment of the Act till the whole question of the Law of Settle ment was disposed of, great injury would be inflicted, It was not possible in one session of Parliament, and before a general el, ction, to give that due consideration► which such an important subject as the law of settle ment required. He had also a petition from the union of Newenton, in the counties of Hereford, Worcester, and Gloucester, to the same effect. Lord CAMPBELL said, that having the honour of being on the Committee, he entirely concurred in the report which had emanated from it. One reason which had greatly influenced him in cootirg to that decision was, that the other House had strongly recommended that there should be no legislation on the subject, till the whole question had been fairly considered. But he would not have come to that decision, if his own opinion had in any degree led him to a different conclusion. It might perhaps, have been as well if the Act had been retro spective as well es prospective, but if they were to bring in a Bill now, having reference only to that clause, their Lordships would find that there would be a great deal of difficulty attending the working of it. The Earl of SUFFOLK was understood to agree to the prayer of the petition. Lord BROUGHAM took the same view that the framers of the report had taken, the general complainant from the country against this Act was, not that it was oppressive or unjust, but that it was so written that they could neither make head nor tail of it.—(Laughter.) They knew their mother tongue very well, but they were unused to the step mother tongue of this Act of Parliament. Lord BEAUMONT did not rise to &fend the Act of Parliament, but he wished to say one word in defence of the decision to which the Noble Duke's Com mittee had come. One of the propositions made to the Committee ha-1 been already disposed of by the Noble and Learned Lord ; the other proposition was, that they should frame another Act which would operate from that time forward, and be somewhat different from the Act passed in the last session of Parliament ; but if that had been done, he felt convinced that a great deal of inconvenience would have arisen under the altered sydtetn. The only thing in the Act difficult to be understood, was the proviso. But even admitting that the ambiguity existed, he for one should deprecate any interference with the Act, be cause it would affect that principle for which they had been so long contending, namely, the interminable removals of the poor from place to place. That principle bad been established, but not carried out efficiently, because no settlement was given. Under these circumstances he thought they would derive the advantage from the present measure, that it would lead to the coneideration of the whole question, and when the whole question had been considered, then should then adopt measures to meet the imperfect state of law with respect to removal. The, Duke of RICHMOND begged to remind his Noble and Learned Friend opposite (Lord Campbell), that he was of opinion that this Act was injurious to a large class of the poor, who were most entitled to the consideration of their Lordships' House ; be cause of late they (the Poor-law Guardians) had been bringing into the unions those who had been receiving outdoor relief. This law was said not to be retrospec tive; but in one case it had been decided that it was re trospective, and he would wish to know what Guardians were to do under these circumstances. His Noble Friend opposite (Lord Beaumont) had said, that the measure would lead to much confusion, and give rise to a great deal of litigation. Ile hoped and trusted that if her Majesty's Government would not alter the plan, which they had taken from Sir James Graham's sugges tions, that they wonld do justice to the poor-law. guardians, and hear the expenses of any litigation that might ensue.—(Hear, and laughter.) Lord ASHBURTON thought that this measure was certainly one entitled to consideration. Now, as respected the opinion of the Noble Lord, al though he was satisfied that that opinion was distinctly given, yet it could hardly be taken as a criterion for the whole country. In the north of the country, where he resided, it was very probable that this Act tight have worked mischievously, but where he (Lord Ashburton) resided it had proved of considerable benefit. and be fore it was repeated he thought that tune ought to be given to the people to ease themselves of their obli cations to each other. Lord PORTMAN conceived that it was quite ne cessary that the question of the removal of the poor should be decided upon as early as possible ; and he must entreat that his Noble Friends, the Members of the Governmant would, before the end of the session, bring in a Bill, not a declaration, but an enactment which would have the effect of doing what the Act of last ses sion was intended to effect, viz., a retrospective in fluence upon the present state of the several pa rishes. He did not suppose that before the end of the present session they would have time to settle the question, and as it would be requisite before Thursday next to give notice of removal to all the parishes interested, for by the Act Lady-day was appointed as the F xp i ra•ion of the time for giving notice. It, therefore, absolutely , necessary that something should be done before the ctnclusion of the session, for, unless they did, they would have an immense number of pour before Michael. was without any legitimate settlement. Shoultrthe notices of removal be carried into effect, and the poor be carried out of the parishes where they now resided they would have to be taken to places where there ►ere no houses to receive them ; and befnre winter they would have a number of people without a home or a right of relief. In one in- stance which had come unat , r his notice, a number of individt,als bad beets removed from the workhorse by order of the medical man, and had been taken into the houses is the place; the consequence of this %as that they could not be taken to the several parishes to He had understood that; this list was objected to by the agellts of both. On the 16th of February the Committee of Selection gave notice that the SelectConamii tee would meet ou the 20th of March, that is one week later than the time prrvtously appointed ; and with this notice also they gave lists, as he understood, of the mem bers whom they had appointed to serve on the Com mlttee, comprising, as he believed, 300 Members and a list of the Members ehj. cted to by both sides was re quested, and the Committee of Selection appointed the Monday following for the settlement of the afbir. With the notice stating the circumstance, they had given the name of the Member who was named as chairman, as well as those of the Members who were to act on the Committee. He understood that these lists were again objected to by both parties. The Hon. Member for Co ventry had been named as the chairman of one of these Committees, and had complained to the House that this objection should be permitted by the Committee of Se lection. The several agents of the Companies, as he understood, had then stated the names of all the mein hers, to which they objected. The only proof of this which he had was a letter received by Mr. Creed, the agent of the North-Western Company, part of which he would read. This letter was dated the 16th of March, and it stated that the writer had communicated the names of the members objected to to the Committee of Selection ; but, however desirable it might be to shorten their labours, yet such a wholesale objection as that stated in the communication of the Company could not possibly be allowed. He wished to have some explanation upon the subject from the Hon. Baronet opposite, and he should be glad to be corrected if he hod misrepresented any part of the matter; but if what he had stated was truth, he must say that the course which had been pursued was dero gatory to the House; and while he admitted the zeal and ability wi.h which the Hon. Baronet performed the laborious duties imposed upon him, he could not he'p thinking that he had, in this instance, committed an error of judgment. - -- - Sir J. Y. BULLER said he had great pleasure in an swering the question of the Hon. Gentleman. The ap plications were not made to only three companies, but to all the principal railway companies which were likely to have Bills before the House this ses• sion. They were requested, for the guidance of the Committee of Selection, to - state whether they objected to any Member sitting upon their Bills, and if they did, their reasons for doing so. Only two answers, however, were received— oae from the Great Western Company, and the other from the London and North Western Company. As that course was the course prescribed by law in the case of contested elections, that the parties petitioning were called on to state their objection, he did not see why that was not the proper courseito be adopted in this instance. He did not know what were the numbers to which the railway companies did object, but be be lieved that the Great Western Railway did object to a much greater extent than the opposing company. Mr. ELLICE said it appeared to him that when Hon. Members heel been asked to serve, and had agreed, and their names were published in the papers of that House, he had hoped that his Hon. Friend opposite would have come down and admitted that the Committee were in error in having received these objections as valid, with wit giving reasons to Hon. Members for the course they Fad adopted. As respected himself, if the Committee of Selection had applied to him, he would at once say whether either party had any just cause of objection to him. But when he stated that in neither of these com panies had he the slightest interest, the remarks of the Honourable Member, it would be seen, were ground less and false. The House, he thought, should pro tect Honourable Members from such imputations being cast upon them, as it was necessary for its cha racter that its proceedings should not be called in ques tion, unless on sufficient grounds. Mr. WILSON PATTEN -must say that he was not surprised at the Honourable Gentleman taking the matter up so warmly.• It was well known, however. that there were many objections to Members serving on such Committees, which did not in the least effect the character os those who were objected to. He must say that the the situation of the selected Com mittee was a most painful one, and if it was ren dered more so, it would be impossible for it to dis charge its duties with efficiency.—(Hear, and cheers.) His own impression was, that the Hon. Member had committed an error, but he did not think the course the House had adopted would in any way lower its high character. Mr. ELLICE explained. He hoped he had not expressed himself in any way to offend the llonourable Member.— (Hear, hear.) It was true he had spoken warmly on the subject, bat he did so because he believed the character of the House was in volved in the matter.—(Hear, hear.) He disclaimed any intention of wishing to cast any imputation whatever on his Honourable Friend opposite, he disclaimed it the other night, and he did so now. Ile knew the arduous duty of a member of one of the Railway Cum mittees ; but be hoped that the practice of making charges against a Committee behind its beck would nut be repeated again.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. S. HERBERT considered that there was no wish on the part of the Hon. Gentleman with whom the dis cussion had originated to cast any imputations on the Hon. Member (Mr. Ellice). A misrepresentation pre vailed as to the right of persons to object to members nominated to serve upon Committees. The South Wes tern sent a list to the Committee of Members to whom they objected, but they refused to entertain any such proceeding on the part of the Company, and the list was in consequence returned to them. What the Committee asked for was, a list of:the Members who were disqualified from sitting on the Committees from their connexion with various railways.. It was possible that a Corn mittee might not know those Members who were ei rectors of companies ; and, therefore, it was necessary that such a list should be-furnished to them whenever they required it. Sir W. HEATHCOTE stated that he endeavoured to explain as well as he could, that he had no intention to impute improper conduct to the members of the committee behind their backs. The imputation, if it really was an imputation was this, that every member of the committee, with the exception of two, were selected from one district of the country. The discharge of the Committee had no reference to private character or private connexion. Now he would put himself upon the judgment of the House, he was called upon by his lion. Friend to say that what he bad done was wrong, and that he would not do so more, but he maintained that what he had done was right; and it, at any future time, from any oversight or want of information, they should have nominated a Committee., and afterwards it ap peared that there were good reasons to discharge it, he would consider it his faithful duty to face the obloquy which he knew attended him at the present inoment.—(Cries of " No, no.") At all events he knew that he had given some offence to his Hon. Friend, but he would tell him that the reason why he did not confer with him was, because there was no question of private connexion, it was only an objection to a line of country, and it was nothing which any Gentlemen could answer, as required any eommu-nica tion with individual Members. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said, he rose as a Member of the House, although he (lid n often take part in the duties to which the discussion referred, yet he thought it necessary to do so, after the statement of the lion. Baronet. The objection to his Right Hon. Friend was not that he Lad any private interest or another to disqualify him from serving on the Com mittee, it was only to the ("lace which he represented, and upon which there could be no difference of opinion as to matter of fact. Ile concurred generally with the Hon. Baronet, and he felt qaite sure that the House could not do better than to leave all these matters to his discretion, and he was certain that he would exercise a sound discretion, and preserve the character of the -House. He considered also that the House ought to support him in the discharge of very onerous duties. Mr. ELLIS wished to know whether should a Com mittee be appointed, after the fullest investigation and named in the votes, it could be discharged without the interference of the House. A.cter a few words from Lord SANDON, which did not retsch the gallery, Mr, ,AGLIONBY suggested that before the Com mittee thotrainated by the Committee of Selection was reported .to the House, or appeared on the votes, some communi,.mtion should be made to the Members :6 hom the Committee% of Selectiion intended to put upon the list. He suggested that after this a c.mmunication should be made to lion. Members, that then he might himself object; but Ile did not think that the honour of the House would be advanced by striking out the names of Hon. Members of the Committee alter they had once been placed upon it. Mr. VILLIERS STEWART thought it was scarcely fair that this charge should be brought forward a second time, as that had been done in the first in stance, and an explanation given. After a few words from Mr. BOUVERIE the subject dropped. AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS. In answer to a question put by an Hon. Member, Mr. M. GIBSON said, that it was the intention of the Government to proceed as speedily as possible with the Bill relating to the Collection of Agricultural Statistics. JUVENILE OFFENDERS' BILL. Lord MAHON wished to know what course was in tended to be pursued with respect to the Juvenile Of fenders' Bill. Sir G. GREY said that the Bill was proposed to be read a second time, and that any discussion which might arise upon it should be taken upon a subsequent stage. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. Sir It. PEEL hoped the Noble Lord would allow him to remind him of a rule of the House to which he often used to call his (Sir Robert Peel's) attention, it was to give the House distinctly to understand what order of the day was to have the precedence over the others.—(Hear, hear.) He believed it was gene rally understood that the Poor Relief Bill would be pro ceeded with, but it would be certainly an advantage to have more decisive intimation. Lord J. RUSSELL admitted the propriety of the Right lion. Baronet's remark. WINDOW-TAX. Lord DUNCAN wished to know whether there was anything in the Health of Towns Bill, bearing upon the window-tax? The Noble Lord the Commissioner of Wood and Forests had given an opinion, in which he expressed a decided coviction that this tax militated against the health of the population. Lord MORPETH said that the window-tax was a financial, as well as alsanitary question, and as he had re ceived no intimation from the Chancellor of the Ex chequer on the subject, he could not promise that any alteration would be made with respect to it. HIGHWAYS. Mr. AGLIONBY wished to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether it was the intention of Government to introduce any measure for amending the law, and providing for the better management of highways ? which they properly belonged, and these men were now chargeable on the rates of the place where. they re sided. Lord BEAUMQNT—That could not be, for a fire years' residecoe was required to give a title to perma nent relief. Lord PORTMAN—That might be true, but the ques tion was whether they could be removed. Lord BEAUMONT—That wa, the law. Lord PORT.MAN—His Noble Friend might be the best lawyer in that House, but he evidently knew very little of the practice. However legitimate it might be to make an order for removal, it required a great deal of evidence to justiy it in a court of law. After some few words from Lvrd COLCHESTER, the subject was dropped. The Marquis of CONYNGHAM said that he had a few remarks to make in reference to a matter persrnal to himself. There was a matter at present before the other House of Parliament, with respect to which a deputation had waited upon Lord John Russell. His name had been inserted inadvertently in a list of persons who attend, d that deputation, and he wanted to state the fact publicly. to avoid the absurdity of having his name upon the list of a deputation in favour of a measure to which he was opposed. Lord MONTEAGLE said that the mistake arose partly with him, The Noble Lord had attended a meet ing with reference to this deputation, but was compelle I to leave the room before the business was over. The Noble Lord's name had been put down in the list those who had attended the meeting, but by a mistakt., was placed by the secretarry upon the list those who had voted in favour of the deputation. Lord BROUGHAM said, that according to the mi nutes of the meeting it would appear, that those who were not there were represented as being there, and those who were there were represented as being nc.t there.—(Laughter.) Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COIVIMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. SECOND READINGS. The following Bills were read a second time : Bingley Improvement—Claridge's Patent Asphalte Company—Ewell Rates—Legal Quays (London)--- Macduff Harbour—Ross, Cromarty, and Part .of Nairn District Roads—Saffron Walden Rates—Warlt worth Harbour. INCOME-TAX. Several lion. Members presented petitions from the collectors and assessors of the income-tax, praying for an increased remuneration for their labour. EDUCATION. Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from Norfolk against the Government scheme of education. Mr. HUME presented a petition from several school. masters in Scotland, praying that they might be ap pointed registrars of births, deaths, and marriages, in order to afford an addition to their scanty income. LIGHT DUES. Mr. FORSTER presented a petition from Whitehead in Bristol from the merchants and shipowners, praying for a reduction of the charges made for light dues. POOR REMOVAL ACT. Sir DE LACY EVANS presented a petition from the city of Westminster against the Poor Removal Act. THE MARRIAGE ACT. Mr. CRAVEN BERKELEY presented four peti tions from Cheltenham from the Dissenting ministers, the solicitors, the medical men, and general inhabitants of the place against the law forbidding; marriage with a deceased wife's sister. Dr. BOWRING presented a petition from Bolton against the Bolton Improvement Bill. ReM DUTIES, Mr. DENNISTOUN rresented a petition from the distillers of Glasgow, praying that no alteration might take place in the rum duties. RATINGOI:iENEMENTS BILL. Mr. T. S. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from Drogheda, complaining of the injustice of allowing several rate-paying clauses to remain on the statute book, restricting the Parliamentary franchise of voters in Ireland. PLACES OF WORSHIP. The HON. MEMBER presented a petition from Chatham, praying that the registration of places of worship might be vested in the civil, instead of the ecclesiastical courts. The HON. MEMBER also presented a petition from Finsbury, praying tor an inquiry into case of the Raja of Sattara ; and a petition from Bolton, praying fur a general inquiry into the Anatomy Act. Mr. R. YORKE presented a petition from a parish in Yolk praying for a general revision of the Poor Re moval Act. ASSESSED TAXES. Lord RENDLESHAM. presented petitions from the assessors and collectors of the assessed taxes in the county of Lincoln (as we understood the Noble Lord), complaining that they were inadequately remunerated fur their services. Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR presented similar pe itions from Dliddlesux. IRISH POOR-LAW. The NOBLE LOAD also presented 'petitions from some place, the name of which we could not learn, in favour of an ach vote poor-law for Ireland. PUBLIC WORKS (IRELAND). Mr. DILLON BROWNE presented several petitions from different baronies in Mayo, praying for an altera tion in the letter of the Right Hon. the Secretary for Ireland, to the effect that labourers should not be ex eluded from the public works. They also prayed that if this removal'must take place that the labourers might be employed in the cultivation of the soil,and that seed should be supplied to them for that purpose. POOR-LAW (IRELAND)—OUT-DOOR RELIEF. The Hort. 'EMBER also presented petitions from several clergymen in the same barony in which he him self resided, praying that the clause in the Poor-law (Ireland) Bill, which enacted that out-door relief should be given, might be retained. They also complained of the number of ex officio poor-law guardians. TENANT RIGHTS. Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD presented petitions in favour of the Tenant Right Bill, and praying that the practice now adopted in the province of Ulster might be legalised. POOR-LAW (IRELAND). Lord DUNCAN presented a petition, agreed to at one of the largest meetings held in the -my of Bath, expressing satisfaction that the Government intended to bring forward sw adequaate poor.law for Ireland. They prayed that their felloa-subjects should be made to con tribute in an equal proportion with themselves to the necessary expenditure of the State. NOTICES OF MOTION.--NAVIGATION-LAWS. Mr. LIDDELL moved for returns connected with the subjects of shipping and navigation. REGISTRY OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES IN SCOTLAND. Mr. HUME gave notice that he should move that the Bill for the lir gistry of Births, De aths , M ar r i ages i n and Scotland should be referred to a Select Committee up stairs. NEW POOR -LAW. Mr. FERRAN') gave notice that on an early day after Easter he would bring the new poor-law under the cola sideration of the House. POOR REMOVAL ACT. Mr. C. BULLER presented a petition from Liskeardt, against the Poor Removal Act passed last session. GOVERNMENT MEASURES. Mr. DILLON 13ROWFE wished to ask the Noble Lord when it wss his intention to proceed with tltte Waste Lands Bill? Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he intended proceeding with it on Monday next. Mr. SHAW wished to ask the Noble Lord whether he would procettl with Irish business on Government nights, and whun he intended taking the poor-law fur Ireland into consideration? Lord JOHN RUSSELL said it was his intention to proceed with the poor-law on Mond ay next, and he believed the Chancellor of the Exchequer had consented to proceed with the consideration of the Customs duties on Friday instead of on Monday, accord. ing to the notice which had been given ; and he might at the same time state that before going into Com mittee the Secretary•at-War would take some of the estimates for the army which were necessary for the public service. ACCOMMODATION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN THE NEW HOUS4 OF LORDS. Mr. HUME begged now to ask the question of which he had given notice the other evening, namely, whe ther any provision had been made in the new House of Lords for the accommodation of Members of the House of Commons? It appeared to him that there was no room for Members of that House, while in attendance there, unless they consented to be pressed and packed together in a way which was not creditable. He begged to know, therefore, whither there was any arrange ment for that accommodation which the Commons were entitled to have; and, before he resumed his seat, he begged t o state tat he objected to standing in the House of Lords so long as they gave a Peer the privi_ lege of sitting when be attended in the House of Com - mons.—(Cheers from both sides of the House.) He submitted this to the attention of her Majesty's Govern ment, as worthy of their consideration. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he was not aware the Hon. Gentleman bad given notice of these questioms, and he was, therefore, nut prepared to answer them. Mr. HUME (interposing)—Well, next week, Mondely night--(Laughter.) GREAT WESTERN AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAYS. Mr. BOTJVERIE begged to ask whether the Greif t Western Railway, or its agents, or the South-Western Rail way, or its agents, bad been asked by the Cont. mittee of Selection, to state to what Members of the whole House they objected to as members of the Coos. mittees to be appointed for Groups 5 and 6? Wheth er the Great Western Railway Company, or its agents, h, td objected accordingly, to upwards of 300 members of tl ae House. Anil whether it is the practice of the Commi t. ttee of Seleeeton to communicate, to opposing Marti. I , s in any r a il r group, the names of the chairman arad members prop ose d to b e appo i nte d f o r the Comtnittose A on that group. lie said the facts of the cae e were these. The Committee of Selection on Railway Bill s reported on t h e 11th February, that t h e y h a d grouper certain Bill s i nto two sets, groups 5 an d 6 . G roup ti contained seven Bills affect i ng ra il ways i n t h e ne i gh - bourhood o f Wi ndsor and Sta i nes, an d group 6, t hi rteet Bills spe c i a ll y relating to the west of England • each of th ese groups was a B ill b e l ong i ng to the and ita South Western and the Great Western Railways respeo tit ely ; in other words, the broad and narrow gauge 8. On the 15th of February, the Committee of Selectiom gave notice that they had appointed a Select Committee to try the merits of this question, and they Lave a list I).f the Members whom they had appointed for the Select t Committee. That list was submitted to the Feral,- mentary agents on both aides, that is, to the agents o f the Great W estern an d of the 6outh-Western Conspaniel . . Sir GEORGE GREY was understood to s,,y that the subject %%ould be r••err..c.l to 3 ::elect Commictee. FRENCH HOSPI TAL :VT I'OR .NIAHON. Mr. BOR IHWICK was deLirous to put Es qu ,, slion to the 6,cret,,ry of State for Foreign Affairs, on the sub ject of an ullrged arrangement be-twenn the Govt rn merits (A France and Sp an, by which a French military hospital and a store of coal are said to have been esta blished in Port (LEFT !PEAKING.) ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CHWUlT.—Maidstone, March IS. CROWN COURT;a4 Before Chief Justice WILDE.) Joseph Erall, 28, formerly the clerk to the board of guar dians of the Tenterden Union, was indicted for feloniously embezzling various sums of money to a large amount, the property of the guardians, his masters; and he was also charged upon several other indictments with forging accept ances to bills of exchange to the amount of 5011., with in tent to defraud a lady named Edwards. Mr. Horne appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Charnock defended the p harrier. At the sitting of the Court the prisoner p!eadt d "Not Guilty," but he subsequently retracted that plea and pleaded " Guilty " to two of the indictments fur forgery. Mr. L'HARNOCK addressed the Court and said, that having looked over the depositions., he felt it would be hopeless to attempt to struggle with the evidence in support of the charges against the prisoner, and he therefore considered that it would not be proper for him unnecessarily to occupy the time of the Court, especially having regard to the pres sure of the business before it, by attempting to make a de fence when lie felt assured that only one result could be ar rived at. He begged to say, however, on behalf of the prisoner, that having filled the office of clerk to the board of guardians between six and seven years, there could be no doubt that before this unfortunate transaction lie had borne a high character for integrity, and Ire could also state that it did not appear that the money obtained by the prisoner had been squandered away in any debauchery or extrava gance; but it seemed that the prisoner was exceedingly fond of philosophical pursuits, - ..arul had a great love of science, and in pursuing these objects be had expended considerable sums in purchasing expensive mathematical and other instru ments. Ire aduition,he was instructed that the prisoner had an aged mother and a sister, who was a cripple, entirely de pendent on him for suport. The Learned Counsel concluded by stating that he felt he had no defence to make to the charge, and he must leave the prisoner in the hands of the Court, trusting, under all the circumstances, his Lordship would pass as lenient a sentence as he considered would sa tisfy the justice of the country. His LORDSHIP said he would look over the depositions, and consider what judgment ought to be pronounced. William Piety, 39, and Abet Harsman, 33, were indicted for a robbery, with violence, upon James Pearson. Mr. Deedes and Mr. Rose prosecuted, and Mr. Mellor de fended, the prisoners. It appeared from the evidence that the prosecutor is a farmer residing in the neighbourhood of Tenterden, and on the 12th of February he was returning home from market, on foot, accompanied oy another fanner, named Avann, when they were attacked by five men, who used considerable vio lence toward • them, and the prosecutor was robbed of a 51. note, his watch, and some gold and silver money. The men all got away, but they were traced to Canterbury- and other places, and the prisoners were soon afterwards apprehended, when they were identified, and part of the stolen property was traced to their possession. The jury convicted both the prisoners, and Piety, who had been before convicted of felony, was sentenced to be trans ported for fifteen, and the other for ten years. MIDLAND CLUCUIT.—I.erby, March 18. (Before Mr. Justice PATTESON. ) James Cross, aged 54, was placed at the bar, charged with the wilful murder of Ann Cross, his wife. ➢ir. Sergeant Clarke and Sir. Hildyard conducted the case for the prosecution, and Mr. Macauley appeared on the part of the prisoner. The prisoner lived with his wife in Osborn -court, St. Peter's street, Derby. He had formerly been a gardener, and being esteemed clever at his business he had been employed by some of the most influential men in the county. Some years back he showed an aberration of intellect, and was under confinement, and just before the transaction in question he had only recovered from .14,serions illness. In December last loud screams were heard, as though in the prisoner's house. He had two daughters in shops in the town, and on the day in question one of the daughters called at her father's house. She sat with him for some time, and then expressed a wish to see her mother, whom she understood was up stairs. She was proceeding to go there, when her father interfered to prevent her. Upon this the daughter went to the house of one Mrs. Osborn, living in the same court, and told her that her father would not let her go up stairs. Mrs. Osborn went with the daughter to the house of Cross, and through her interference she gut up stairs, and there found her poor mother lying on the bed with her throat cut, the floor being covered with blood. The poor girl ran down stairs scream ing, and there found her father in the act of stabbing Mr.. Osborn with a pruning-knife, whil , t she was defending her self as well as she could. Mrs. Osborn on that occasion re ceived many injuries, and her lite is even now despaired of. It would - seem there was no doubt the man was insane at the time, and this being clearly proved by the medical man called this day, The Learned JUDSE directed an Acquittal on that ground, and be was ordered to be confined dining her Majesty's pleasure. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE 01 COMMONS. Mardi 18. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. SECOND READINGS. The following Bills were read a second time:— Eastern Counties Railway (Enlargement of Stratford stations, and Amendment of Acts). Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway Act Amend ment and Branches. South loevon Railway Extension and Amendment. QUARANTINE LAWS. Mr. MILNER GIBSON said it was unnecessary for him to dwell upon the various subjects which had been introduced iato the speech of his Honourable Friend, be cause he was riot aware that there was the slightest objection to the motion which the Hon. Gentleman had made as to the production of the corres poridenee moved for. There was not the slightest doubt that the querantine regulations in the serious cuuntries of the world had been prejudicial to commerce, but, as far as England was concerned, she had reduced her regula tions so as in many cases to render theta almost nominal. For instance, ships from Turkey were now admitted free of quarantine, provided they were net laden with suseept'ble articles, and the same regulations ap plied to ships from Syria and Egypt. But in a matter tike this England could not act by herself. She must have the co operation of the other nations of Europe. The necessity of quarantine was imposed by the opinion which prevailed in foreign nations. He would fun her say that he had every re,,son to believe that those who had charge of those laws were extremely anxious to make them as little injurious as possible to the commerce of the country. He, therefore, hugged to say that there could bp no objection to granting the returns. Mr. .FHORNLEY wished to impress on the Government the necessity of an examination of these quarantine laws, for he beloved that inquiry wou d lead to their being done away with altogether.—The motion was agreed to. ABSENTEEISM IN IRELAND. Mr. W. S. O'BRIEN rose to move—" That, inasmuch as the non-residence of landed proprietors in Ireland is one of the causes of social disorganisation in that kingdom, it is expedient to impose a charge by way of special assessment, in aid of local objects of an useful nature, upon the estates of absentee pro prietors, with a view to make some compensation for the evils resulting from their non-residence." He was perfectly sensible that he had imposed upon himself a task which was by no means acceptable to the House, as so many gentlemen in England derived a large revenue from property in Ireland. There was no person who had visited Ireland—there was no person who had lived there—who had not placed on record the decision at which he had arrived, that Ireland had suffered greatly from the draughts of propetty from that country. There were persons who called themselves philosophers and political economists, who professed that this was no injury. He believed that Mr. Alac.kellar was the first person who broached the opinion, but he believed that he had seen reason to withdraw it. Ireland was in the sime relation to this country as if it remitted a large tribute, for the tribute was in fact remitted in goods or money, and could it be said that the country would be as 'much benefited as if the goods had remained in the country. It mattered not whether the tribute was remitted in grain, in cattle, or in money, but it was plain that if this property had remained in Ireland, it would have contributed to increase the earnings of labour, increase the promotion of art, and re ward the exertions of industry as much as it did now in this country. It was admitted by all moral and political philoso phers, that the evils of absenteeism could lordly be compen sated. Absenteeism created the greatest evils which a country could suffer, because the natural capital of the country—the capital derived from the soil - was withdrawn from its legiti mate source of circulation, On the other hand, the advantage of the proprietors of land residing on it were great, whether for the impose of giving or dispensing charity, for pre venting agrarian outi age, and for the purpose of seeing the law properly carried out, as magistrates or juries, the advantage of having resident proprietors were great ; in fact, proprietors whose ancestors had been long connected with the soil, partook almost of a patriarchial cha racter. These, he knew, were all truisms, and he ought almost to apologise to the House for dwelling upon them. He should, therefore, proceed to illustrate the difference between, resident and non-resident landlords, by a single case which had specially fallen under his own observation. He wished, however, to premise that he did not intend to mention the case i n any invidious spirit. Throughout the whole of his observations he wished to avoid any remarks which could give offence to any one. He had had an opportunity, by his co flexion with the counties of Clare and Limerick, of knowing that the late Lord Egremont received 25,000/. a year front his property in those two counties. That Noble Lord, he believed, never saw his estates, and he did not believe that he expended upon that property, alter discharging the incidental ex penses, more than five .hundred .pounds a year. If Lord Egremont therefore resided on his estates in Ireland, and fulfilled the duties which devolved upon him in the same manner that he did in England, oho could calculate the amount of good which would be done to the locality, lie thought that nothing could exceed the moral heroism exhibited by Sir Robe, t Gore Booth, and he was glad to see that the Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary for Ireland had done jusiice to it. Now, with respect to the amount of evil which Ireland suffered from the operati on o f a b senteeism, he would feel a great difficulty in submitting anything like correct in formation ; but, according to the best calculators, it did not fall short of 4,000,0001. a year, beir.g nearly one-third of the whole rental of the country. Now lie (Mr. S. O'Brien) had taken the trouble to go through the Peerage, for, as far as in dividual proprietors were concerned, it would be impo-sible to form an estimate of their rentals, but he had gone through the Peerage, and he would take the libel ty of mentioning those Noble Lords who had properties in Ireland. from which th ey d er i ved enormous rentals, and who never visited that country. In the first instance he would take the London companies, and he would refer to the Irish Society, which drew a large revenue from Ireland, and the Hon. Mem ber for Southwark ( Sir. Alderman Humphery), w h om h e saw in the House, could contradict him if he was in error. He would give the names of many noblemen and gentlemen who possessed large properties in Ireland, and who were absentees from the country. The Dukes of Devonshire, Buccleuch, and Bedford ; the Marquises of Hertford, Convngliam, Lansdowne, ' Anglesea, B a th, El y, D onnegal, and Abercorn ; Earls Fitz william, Stradbroke, Beresford, Audley, and Albemarle; Lords Portarlington, Clifton, Norinanby, Congleton, Ashley, Stanley, Lisle, Stanhope, Furtescue and Templemere ; Messrs. Sidney Herbert, Stafford O'Brien, Greville. Fox Lane, and Mr. Ormsby Gore. All these gentlemen possessed considerable pr o p er ty i n I re l and, and he (Mr: S. O' . ) thought that th e y s h ou ld h ave no o bj ect i on to ai d him in en deavouring to impose upon them a tax which would make some compensation to th e country f or t h e i r a b sence f ro m their estates. The mode in which th a t was t o b e d one a ppeared to him to be perfectly simple. To impose such a tax as would i nduce real. denee—the sale of the e s tate—or else afford to the countesse mans of rehea ing its distr e ss. It could not be said that tb . e fe r was anything sew in this , proposition.' He had tben a Yea from a gencten i an w h o h a d stu di e d th e hi s tory of legisis r ; o of absentees, an d h a d f oun d th a t, ev en in the a 'Tee imposts had been placed upon the property of_p_ered, residents. D onne . the reigns of Henry the 10.10 Ric'-art, and the th re e Ed war ds, very heavy ta it and fines were imposed upon absentees, and in one instenla, was enacted that two-thirds of the land . should be forfeited. In the reign of Charles the First instructions were transmitted to the G , vernment to enact that all the nobility holding e st ates in Ireland were not to leave the country without the et; a of the Government, unless employed by the Eng lan t here abroad ripen its business. H e wou ld as k the i House „ he was the smallest doubt that if one-third of the rentals 0.1 0 country were spent in other countries Parliament serita place; once interfere to check the evil. Property was not pla,", iet , the hands of any man, without bringing with it certain °l e a ; Residence was one of those duties, and ought to be enforc ed' and every well-minded and just man would at once reeogeeei the principle. It was said by some that if they ilnr s b e e heavy tax upon the prop r i e to r th e y wou ld t a k e away from pet, the desire to exert himself. That was an old are a l find which had been u se d aga i ns t th e poor -l aw , b u t they emu ssid it necessary to enforce those duties. It would teen be what was to be done with those proprietors who bed. Po ss perty in the two counties ? He said that such proGePri_ent, could not possibly do their duti es p roper l y , an d the ; for ment ought to facilitate the sale or exchange of esta te f ;h e ir the sooner such proprietors got rid of one or other ° did werF deeci estates. the better. It would the n b e a* k e d, how to define residence ? a nd i n or d er t o d e t er m i ne the r e !,., 1 he. necessary to render persons liabl e t o th e a s ses sed tax 'WI/ land, the Act stated that a residence of six months out S uc h country should hinder them from payment of the lax* on esr a principle would operate well as a t es t o f r esidence it such an Act as he would w i s h t o see i n opera tion. it suit error should arise on the subject of the time of resid 6te e i es b would be easy to rectily it aft erwar d s . H e w as not , ae of ever, prepared to say that thi s w ou ld b e th e best r" d be levying the tax. He i n v i t e d di scuss i on on t h e su bject, e ll i p s e thought that some s u c h mac hi nery as h e h a d stated cos the easily applied. With regard to the amount et_ a s tax he should propeeesthat the minimum should be et teuttress cent., and it that were not found e ff ectua l it c ould _ l ios el wards increased. The p rocee d s cou ld b e a pplied ta ws ( purposes, or for the general purpo ses o f e d uca ti o n and re b e tbe (listless in the country. H e s h ou ld, h e suppose d, be met e i n es stale argument which ma n y M em b ers o f t h at H o use, 50 d 3e titularly the Rieht Hon. Member for Temworth , attacking anything that appeared in the'form of a I.o ol ° merely because it app T eared in that shape. g ht Mr. 11. M. TUIE seconded the motion. H e &T at that something ought to be d one t o ma k e t h e Irish ia ld no e it ts subscribe to support the poor of Ireland. It was svell k gee that many Irish, as well as English proprietors who bee, perty in Ireland, had t o tally neg l ecte d t h e i r duty, a nd fal' ete , performing those services whi c h were ex p ec ted of te llie s Nothing could be more injurious to the nl ea llett passed by the Government f or th e relief of Irish distress ‘ e te e the absenteeism practised by so many Irish landlords. o f difficulty especially had b e e n ex p er i ence d i n th e w orki o g aie the Labour Act from this cause. I n seven or e i g ht relie l l a tricts in the county of L ong f or d, th ere were a num ber of hers absentee proprietors who ha not subscribed a farthing toeliess the distress. Out o f th e anne a l renta l o f t h e c ounty, ' A e t was 16,000 e, of which little o r no thi ng had been returne'res the shape of subscription s . I n th e county w hich he res e t', sented, and in the relief ei s t r i e t w i t h w hi c h h e w as conn r of the resident proprietors had subscribed 614/. The fartne,reith from sixteen to a hu n d re d acres su b scr ib e d 67/ . 10s• v i l, this, 240 persons had b een emp l oye d. N ow t h e re wer e eee sentee proprietors belonging to England who drew 3,t et year out of the same district, and for a long ftt el they subscribed nothing. At l as t, w h en i t wa s threalej, to expose them in the newspapers, they subscribed 0 s ( Hear, hear.) Of these proprietors, the principa l • London company. The mortgagees had not suborn of farthing.—(Hear, hear.) I n con t ras t w i t h t h e proae a ta s of these parties, he wou l d n ame th e con d uct o f t h e Ma r e % hod Lansdowne, Lord Palm ers t on , an d t h e E ar l o f D eve n t etei done everything in then power to meet the crisis, ao tO the t : t employment for the peopl e . H e must say , generally, t—tbari small absentee proprietors act e d i n a muc h worse manne r i t he the large ones. H e w as fi rm l y persua d e d that l a money which was now s p en t out o f Ireler' w eft, absentee landlord s , was expen d e d i n th e ° h ive" there would soon b e a muc h b et t er state of t er iek He was glad that hi s H on . F r i en d th e M em b er for Li a3 . - ris ed had brought forward thi s mot i on , b ecause h e f e lt cee r ' e ie that absenteeism had been the fruitful source of all reed Ireland. ve Alderman HUMPHERY sa id th a t h e s h ou ld not I's a sot tempted to have risen up on th a t occas i on, if a c h a rge h a et tsie been made. by the H on . M em b er f or Li mer i c k u pon e a els companies with which he (Mr. Alderman Humphery) h a es iA honour to be c on nect e d. If th e H ot . M em b er for Pl e d to had, in the fir s t i ns t ance , given him notice that he irate 1 ' b a te bring forward th ese charges, he (Mr. Humphery) sho ul d ear been prepared with p a p ers an d d ocuments w hi c h, he felt ess vinced, would p rove t o the Hon. Member himself that ' l O mistaken in the conclusions he had arrived at, as far gore 1,1) cted tho s e com p an i es . I n the first place, then, f ", e , t l a rge Member said th a t th e w h o l e o f t h ese compan i es bee" rest properties in I re l an d, f rom w hi ch they d er ived n ° ts ge rentals, without giving a corresponding & cla imse to that country. He (Mr. Humphery) was sure that Lie is companies did not spend one-tenth alone of their revel! oars Ireland ; but h e wou ld venture to assert that they sPe nb ta tee fifths of their r en t a l s i n t h e i mprovement o f their e 9 t ider The Irish Society, over which lie had the honour to Preto hail an income of fr om 9,0001. to 10 , 000/ . a year from es t so t in the neighbourhood of Londonderry. Well, they sP, s less than 7,000/. of that money in education and rel i g iou rof struction.—( Hear, h ear .) The directors of the society rocies refused any application ma d e by c l ergymen for the imP 0 , 1 01 ment of their chapels. They never refused grants ef st for the purposes of educstion.—( Hear, hear.) There we' froj e least sixty schools which received annual sums of neen e l d Ost the society, and, therefore, when the Hon. Member sai d t e e the London companies did nothing with their money °! ts ias vite Members of that House to dinners, and other entee b i el e merits, he presumed that the lion. Gentleman had not self been so invited—(Laughter)—or be would have „t e es understood how their funds had really been "P e rna ; them they had only spent in treatin g There were twenty-six members of the society, and a bet ' the }fon. and termed it) the gentlemen of that House , (as a n d in the management of the comp ny, 4501. r (Hear. tweet? He (Mr. Humphery) also bel,mged to a n other ea company wh i ; possessed a large property in the neighbourhood of Colera," from which they derived a revenue of 7,000/. a year. W ill ; the whole of the money derived from thet property, and resat in London, did not amount to 3,000 e, the rest had been se es , necessary in the improvement of their property in Coleraine. He P - e surned that the Hon. Member had travelled in the not th of j r' " b , land ; it he had. he would no doubt have onserved that the Lonion companies had progressed in improvements uP, s% that moment. What sveuld be the case if this income were imp seal? They would pay the minimum tax o f 10 Fia cent., or the maximum tax of 20 per cent., but they ser e , spend no more. The Hon. Member had referred to the Glob s • Office. The Globe he said, received a rental of 30('1. P er annum, and did not e s pend a farthing in the country, nor_ :e r e _ in the su.seriptio• s for the poor. He (Mr. Humphrey) u d i; po-ed that t he Gl. be had lent some money, and thata ; Ireland. rived this amount from a mortgage upon estatesdemen w ho pe . er t - hat coutiel e Now he eid not think it was customary to ask g en e / c ountri lent monee on mortgasse to subscribe to the because that mortgage. happened to be held , _ men He really thought it would be better if Hon. Gent that House who held properties in Ireland would, try to e 7 stea d the poor on these estates and in their neighbourhoods site of bringing charges against others, which sverevalustabis unfounded. He thought it would be a bat pro' return to the House, if the H ouse were to know vg mo d perties these gentlemen p ossesse d i n I re l an d, and 1 01 ' they had laid out in the improvement of those proper! e Hear, hear.) With regard to the rentals received by t ee sentee landlords he (Mr. Humphery) believed that out et' for 4,000,000/. so received, at least 2,000,000/. were return the improvement of their es t a t es . —(C r i es o f e Oh, oh. ) all he could say w a s , th a t th e secon d er o f t h e pr opositio ' n t t hr t e el the arguments of the H on . M em b er f or Li m erick i° ,l :ieett shade, for he had named a n um b er o f no bl emen who ha Pr o se' the whole of their m o n e y d erive d f rom I re l an d to the imp" inent of their estates in that country. Mr. TUITE—OnIy one. 1 0e r Alderman fi UM P i Hon. Gentleman e a s their tioned more than one who had expended the whole 0 ' money in improving their estates. Mr. TUITE—No, no.—( Laughter. ) Cell e Alderman HUMPHERYS—He mentioned Lord tenay— Mr. TUITE —No !—(Laughter.) e s i ebel Alderman HUMPHERY—T he N o b le Lord t h e esee for Tiverton, then— Mr. TUlTE—yes. Alderman HUMPHERY—The Marquis of Lansdosql e.' Mr. TUI TE—Oh ! no no ! —( Continued laughter.) eV Mr. HUMPHERY—WeII, he had not taken M r° , tbi they were— (L aug h ter )—b ut h e certa i nly gathered fre°'l4oo speech of th e H on . M em b er t h at many of these N °l ';'' FP / spent a large amo un t o f mone y i n i mprov i ng their meatr'oest should like to have a return, stating what amount of lost they did thu s lay ou t. H e t h oug h t t h at i t wou ld b e roo t heir more money was spent by absentee landlords in inter:Win/a pet estates than by many o f th e res id en t propr i etors, w ho . 1 I , cr spend their money so beneficially. Well then, the sP e e, t e the Hon. Member f or Li mer i c k amounte d to t hi s , that of but fair th a t th e London liompanies (not ° o bi t which had a mortg a g e u p on th e i r propert i es ) shou l d ba s nut in comparison with those gentlemen wh o el 1 , 0 mortgages upon their estates, bec a u se th e y could• spend more money than th ose w h o were thu s e mbarr a f tbO He ( Mr. Humphery) should lik e t o k now if two -thirds ° yle absentee landlords had mortgages upon their propertie s ' t t ed should say not. an d th ere f ore it was more lik e ly th a ser i ° w mad provegreater benefactors than tho s e w h os e esta t , e ' te di ° mortgaged. The London Companies an d th e I r i s h Sieetielser ° indeed spend mone y, b u t not . i n giv i ng di nners to the 3ieletesr et that H ouse , an d he trusted, therefore , th a t the Hen' i f th e her would a d m it th a t hi s c h arges were unfoun d e d. ' a er, Hon. Member had en estate of equal magnitudes °eft e l pended a sum proportionably with them, in the educa te ett , ig' es the poor—in gi vi ng re li g i ous i nstruct i on— bui ldi ng rel tesee houses, and supporting the population of th e ne ighbou r /r ob in which they received their rents—if he and other ap ps' landlords did all this, they would find in Ireland 1 rior state of society to that which now existed. th e Mr. LA BOUCIIERE said that the Hon. Gentleman' Member for Limerick, in the commencement of a sr e f c , the temperate a nd argu m en t a ti ve t one o f w hi c h he ('''etle, bouchere) gave his mead of approbation ; th e Hon. 9 e a man, in the beginning of his spe ec h, sa id t h a t he 0° expect that the proposal which he was going to ng„ g lit l the House would r ece i ve th e sanction o f the ',"'slr Members ; becau se , al hou g h th e p resent s tate 01 yet senteeism was admitted to be a great calamity', t is inasmuch as the money lost by Irel an d was g ained L u la country, he could not expect that English Members; the agree te his motion. He (Mr. Labouehere) assur e t O O lion. Member that if he re s ist e d h is mo ti o n it was Otitst that ground, f o r n o m a n was more conv i nce d than he Wai s eith notheig that tended to impoverish I re l an d was consistent god if the niteiesh, of the U n it e d Ki ng d om — ( H ea r, hear)-- 041 tie had thought that the Hon. G e ntl eman h a d proved his f his he should a t onc e h a v e c onsente d t o t h e i n troduction °, measure, not only on the ground that it would assist IL ela s iso but because lie felt that what benefited Ireland would ee d te e of advantaee to this country. The Iles. Gentleman b 9 s ieee. ferret' to ohj ctiens that were sometimes made to p r opo the of this sort, because they were not brought in , 0 50 1 shape of sin:cilia; measures, but embodied in ,ge t hst resolutions. He (Mr. Labouchere) confesse°, (n eer he shared in the disl ke that the lion. Ale gi for had attributed to the Right Hon. Baronet the 111ernh e n ' ee el 'famworth, to receiving measures in the shapes of g_ e _ o ed resolutions ; but the Hon. Gentleman who had brought f?' a 0 this question had done so with so much moderation , le a ths • fairly and so explicitly stated his views upon the subjec een eas he had fully supplied whatever wa s am b iguou s in the r ct i e e tion itself. He told them that he wished the House to s a° ho le this principle, that it would not be possible for any eine, t° o (ets property in England and I re l an d.—(H eat , hear.) " e 1 100 went further, he would even prevent the possibility of a Pe He holding property in different parts of Ireland iis" „ t ee (Mr. Labouchere) did not believe that the Goverecre, of arty country, in any degree forward in eivilizati he did not believe that atiy nation would adopt n t l e nt. ciples and opinions so destructive of iinprove as those of the Hon. Gentleman. With regard to _t b s 7 question of absenteeism, he (Mr. Labouchere) was not Qua "rimr.... -