The Sun. — London, England, 1847-05-11 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 11, 1847. ure; hut 1-e eaiee tat if the Bill had been in - eed before 1836 or 1839, that the disturbances t.„-h then took place, would have really occurred; and e would show that by the records of their own House. he bullion in the Benk at the commencement of the 'effieul ie s in the former year, was 8,000,000/., which, - 1 the ceur=e of one month, it fell to 3,900,000/. Now, the Bank had been controled (that was the word) le same results would have followed. The Hon. :entleman then read a statement of the amount of and the amount of circulation of the Bank of -, - . .ngiand during those period:, which, he said, amply, mpletely. and indubitably proved, that had the Bank Let of 184-4 been then in operation, it would have had n ) effect in preventing er mitigating the embarrassments which then occurred. Then with retard to controlling the exercise of the discretion of the Bank, this Act would not have prevented the evil of 1836. During the drain of 1809, the Bank was obliged to raise its discount to 6 per cent , and it was only by the agency of the Bank of France that it was saved from stopping payment. Now, Si e what would have been the result if the Act of 1844 had been nen in operation. The circulation of the Batik would have been nearly the same as it really Was. It appeared therefore perfectly clear that the Act of 1844 would have operated no sensible difference in 1836 or 1839. Now, with rt gard to the fluctuation of notes, with regard to the bullion in the Bauk, that was another part of the olfice of . that Act ; but it would appear from the facts he had before him that this relative proportion hal never been meintained. On the 21st of September, 1344, after the passing of the Act, the builion in the Bank was 15.100 0001., and the circulation was 20,600,000/ But at the close of the year the bullion wls 14 800.0001, end the circulation fell to 20,100,000/. In January to , 1845, the bullion was 14,500.000/. and the circulation 20.600.0001., and three months after the bul lion rose to 16,900.000/, while the circulation remained ex icily the same. So that while the bullion increased two millions the circulation remained the same as it was at the previous return. Now, he wanted to know, if this Act had no power to control the fluctuation? All must own that it had failed in the objects which it pro fessed ; then how could it be proposed to retain it any longer on the statute book ? They all knew the pre sent state or affairs. bordering, as they did, on bank ruptc‘ ; and the way in which the Bank of England was fettered from giving relief in this emergency. With these facts, therefore, before them, he wanted to know what plea could be argued for the continuance of this Act. It had failed in every respect ; it had failed in exercising any control in the discretionary power of the B Ink of England; and it had equally failed in regulating the prop. u-tion between the fluctuation of notes and bullion. All he desired was, to convey to the House, that this subject was one upon which there could be no second (pinion with sane and substantial men. He thought the Hon. Member for Birmingham should not mingle n - lta this subject, maters which were not connected ; fuel, he would ask Hon. Members, generally, to 1) .1c to L , mbard-street. If the Bill had not pr elueed the benefits it pretended to do, were they to endure the inconveniences it had pro duced? When they could not have a perfect metallic currency they must consider that they had a perfectly w.e-thleee currency, and they should not pretend to give the country what no Government could do. In conclu sin, he hoped that the House would not arrive at a crude opinion on this q 'cation. He had shown the House that the measure of 18 44 was only a delusion, which did nut in the slight-st degree alter what was in jurious, but permitted the Government to exercise an injurious influence. Sir ROBERT PEEL said that the Hon. Gentleman who had last addressed the House had left this question in the hands of the House. Unfortunately he has not tone so. I think we are discussing the principle and practice of the currency question in the most incen venient manner that we can do. The Right Hon. Gen tleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer, makes a pro eesition of which, I must say, I cordially approve. An Hon. Friend of mine attempts an amendment, and he ha.i not an opportunity of explaining himself before tar re is another proposal, therefore it is very improbable :eat the Heelsu cell come to any satisfactory cenclusion. ( , n the subject. Before the House forms any opinion on the propriety of taking same new course with respect to ne currency, I hope we shall look at the matter on all sides on the present occasion. I wish the House to eoesider whether or no this is a small molification of the Bill of 1844, or whether those wlso press for the present measure do not seek to open the door for some subver sion of that measure. My Honourable Friend near me proposes that the Chancellor of the Exchequer should give them an assurance that he will not dress upon the Bank in case of deficiency. Suppose the Right lion. Gentleman can give an assurance that he will not require the assistance of the Bank, that will be no mo • difieation ; but then the Hon. Gentleman will not ob jest. That is the proposition of the Hon. Gentleman who leads the van of the opposition to this measure. Mr. MASTERII AN explained that it was to the banking department that he referred. Su. ROBERT PEEL: I do not agree with the Hon. Member for Montrose that there should be an unre stricted circulation of notes, but I believe that the pay ing of notes would have the desired effect. Then came the member for Lancashire, who proposed that for a time bankers s h ou ld b e allowed to issue one pound notes to be withdrawn. When that permission is given he may depend upon it the arrangement will not be a tem perary one. He would find it extremely diffi c.ilt to arrange the matter afterwards. He said he objected to unconvertible paper. " I have an idea," he said, " of the amount, but still I am' in favour of cotivertible paper. That was the third. Then there was the fourth—the member for Warwickshire ( r. Ne wdegate.) The Hon. Gentleman said he mus (Let:neck deprecate any palliative, or partial measure (Hear, hear.) He said there was no more in repealin: the act of 1844, as the act of 1844 was a natural conse• qur'nce of the act of 1819, which, he said, was a miser. able failure. Mr. NEWDEGATE rose amid loud cries of " Order." He said—l distinctly stated that that seas the answer which the Right Honourable Bi.ronet gave me in answer to my question in 1844 and that as ha admitted it was a failure, I thought w, , u10 take 11;s authority on the subject, and I did so. Sir R. PEEL—Did not the Hon. Gentleman say that the repeal of the Act of 1344, alone would be merely delusive, and that an attempt to increase the standard imposed by the Act of I'l9, was utterly impossible; that the country could not bear the standard of 1819, and that some entirely new plan must be introduced. Mr. NE WDEGATE rose again, and said—The Right Hon. Gentleman has misunderstood me in this respect. I said that the proposition of the Hon. Gentleman, the Member for Mont rose, for a strictly convertible bullion coin was incompatible with the standard at present adopted. Sir R. PEEL—Then did the Hon. Member admit that the standard of I 19 could be managed ? Did he not say that he had often heard that it was a new thing to talk of the injury caused by the Bill of 1819? Did he not ask me if the standard of 1819 had not added to the public burdens? Did he not say that the evils cawed by the measure in 1819 remained, arid that it was not too late to bring consolation to the families of these who might be no more—(laughter)—but who had been injured, and that we must reverse the standard of 1819 ? (Laughter.) Nir. NEWDEGATE again rose amidst loud cries of " Order, chair ;" but he proceeded to say—l stated that 1 heard it said that the injury inflicted upon the sufferers of 1819 was merely temporary—that it fell with them. I said that I did not believe that. (Laughter.) Sir R. PEEL—I think we are much nearer approaching to a clear understanding than at the time I commenced.—(Re newed laughter) —and I must say that I rejoice that the ar guments which I thought fell upon my ear, were not intended to be understood by the Hon. Gentleman as he spoke them.— (Laughter.) I rejoice et the willingness that there seems on the part of the Hon. Gentlemen to admit them when they are to linger affected by subsequent events. I rejoice that he is in favour of the standard of 1819 —( Hear, hear, and laughter) —that the Hon. Gentleman occupied that intermediate posi tion between an unwillingness to advance the standard of 1819, and a readiness to alter it.—(Roars of laughter.) That was the proposition made by the Noble Lord (George Bentinek), and the Honourable Gentleman the Member for Shrewsbury, namely, an alteration of the Bill of 1819, they were in favour of a convertible paper currency, but they thought that the evils from which we are at present suffering may be cured be the simple repeal of the Act of 1844 ; but be fore we repeal the Act of 1844, or before we make any modifi cation of it, 1. t us well consider the evils under which this c iuntry is labouring; let us well consider whether or no we desire to obtain some improvement of the present state of our finance—whether or no we are not incurring the risk of a sub s epent aggravation of the evil ? I don't want any better risseription of the present condition of the country, and the real nature of the pressure with which we have to deal than that which I find in the able statement of the Hon. Gentleman the Member for Huntingdon. He says this e 'entry is suffering from unexpected scarcity of provi sions. Now that is the fact. A calamity, of which none of us calculated has arisen. The Noble Lord (J. Russell) calculated that the loss of capital in this country, in conse qu-nce of the failure of the potato crop, and of the failure of the crops on which we in this country depend, for instance, has been 16,000 000/. sterling —(Hear.) What must be the e na c t of the abstraction of capital to the amount of 16,000,0001.? but, above all, when it is caused by such a calamity as the scarcity of food. It is not merely the loss of capital, but it is the calamity which has caused it.—(Hear, hear.) Is it not a fact that this calam,ty has occurred in other countries in the northern parts of Europe ? How it was that so little calcula ti,n was made in the customs of last year I know not. Whether the state of the atmospheric influence which caused the failure of the potato crop has affected some other descriptions of vege table produce I know not ; but what we all know is that in our ow n and other countres in Europe, after the harvest had been Bath-red in, there a pp eare d no p resc i ence o f t h e ca l am ity w h enn in e: •h t f e o , llowed ; no t even i n t hi s country on l y, b ut i n et h er from which in scarce years we are accus- Iled to draw s upplies . France is suffering, i 3 Holland a n d and so Belgium, and as I have said in other count r ip • the l north of Europe—all along the b I.,ks of the Rhinsel`a:nartv portion of the crops have failed. Even the counties ps _ p e u rrthern - parts of Europe have parted with thineirencnrsoegnence particular) rye—and lam told tht the pressure, shaeittrernely great upon them e ; a. , .d that those countrie s wh o us with grain, are suffering severely th emselves ° ; s e n airnseuarP,Ptih ie e d refor e , we are in from the want of this condition—not only are we are informed by food, which has led to great distress,inhoutnntgeweh aa th amounted to the Nobie Lord, that the loss of a simila r 16.000,00 M. ; but, concurrently with tjat, misfit-tune had visited other counpotrnietsheinunittheed northern par s of Europe, and are dependent u our comm to supplies, Why, what an effect this mu t st te t for UpOrl comm .rce ! Do not talk of the failure of free traadee, when there could not have been any other result than that which has occurred.—( Hear.) bit net quite clear that the a' , i.ity 01 this country and of other countries to consume must have been materially impaired by the superior necessity which his befallen us, by having to devote the whole of our available means to purchase food? Therel)re the consumers here and in other countries of Europe have been compelled to devote their surplus revenues to the purchase of the means of ex istence. Then, says the Honourable Gentleman, there never was a year in which speculation ran so high as in 1843'. If men will speculate, and will run nut, depend upon it, whatever Legislative, enactments must pa,s, they must suffer the consequences—(Hear, hear) —it is inevitable. But, says the Honourable Gentleman, " I don't deny the great importance of railways. I admit that railwar may be the foundation of future prosperity ;" but this, I say, that ,f the capital of the country ordinarily applied to commerce is in extravagart, quantities lucked up in railways, then there would arise a severe pressure in consequence— (Hear, hear;) and in addition to the failure in food, you have had speculations running riot so far as railways are concerned, and 1 think in the course of last year applications were made to Parliament which if they had been acceded to would have required capital amounting to 340,000,0001 (as we understood) for their construction.—( Hear.) Is there no course concurrently with those to which I have referred, to add to our difficulties ? There has been a failure in that most im portant material of manuiacture, the cotton crop ; it has fallen short far beyond any reasonable calculations, and the cinse quence of its failure has been an enormous increase in the price of that material, which is one of the most important ele ments of our manufacture ; and therefore we are at this mo ment suffering from an insufficient supply of food. and an enor- Inous amount of capital locked up in railways. You may think it advisable to throw the blame upon the Bank charter of 1844, but if you had an inconvertible currency, or any modification of paper and metal, depend upon it, there is no one country in the world, exposed to the triple operation of such calamities, which would not feel the greatest pressure, which no increase of bank-notes could remedy. 1 assure the Noble Lord that no consideration of person's.' consistency would induce me to throw any difficulties in the way of an alteration in the law, if my experience taught me that it was necessary, and fdr which after all Parliament was as responsible as myself. No, I as sure the Noble Lord that I claim the same privilege which I exercised upon the corn law, if experience convinces me that the interest of the country—in matters of this kind, where no political principle is involved —require a modification of a law which I myself have proposed, no personal feeling would sway me to offer any opposition to such a step. Now, Sir, with respect to the Act of 1844. The Book Charter was about to expire, it was necessary to make some new regula tions ; those proposed by me were not adopted without five years of protracted inquiry. The Committee on joint-stock banks, which sat during the years 1636 and 1837, collected the evidence of some of the highest authorities in the country. and it was upon their testimony that this Act was constructed, and it was not one of a mere speculative character upon the currency of the country, without any experience of the past evils. On the close of the war in 1819, the Honourable Gentleman says, I dwelt upon the prosperity of the country, and the triumphs of our army, and our sta • bility of faith, but I did so as an inducement to the House of Parliament to sanction the fulfilment of the promise held out that on the close of the war and the return of peace, cash payments should be resumed. I did call on the people to fulfil those engagements. But did the Hon. Gen tleman, when preparing himself upon this subject, forget to read the history of the years fourteen, fifteen, and sixteen ? Is he aware that from the period of 1819, which followed the resumption of cash payments, no less than 240 private banks failed in this country, and why so? because on the return of peace they were unable to meet their engagements, and the altered position of the money market led to such a state, with which the present, grievous as it is, is nothing to be compared. Are we to restore the law of 1844, that is to say, shall there be an unlimited issue on the part of the Bank ? Shall there be, on the part of the Bank, a right to issue notes upon their own discretion. We have been told of what took place in 1837 and 1638 ; then the bullion was re duced to 600,000/. If you do consent to repeal this Act, and restore the old state of things, you have not the slightest ses curity against a return of these disasters which took place in 1836 and 1839. The main object of that Act was to prevent, in times of difficulty, the temptation, which it is so easy to fall into, that of giving accommodation and purchasing temporary ease, whichan aggravating the comm erc i a l pres sure ar th s e demand for gold in exc h ange for d ledafter t w o d paper. It is of the utmost consequence that y ou should not be exposed to these other difficulties of a de mand for gold. At present there is not the least panic ; there is not the least doubt as to the solvency of the Bank. There is, to be sure, severe pressure, but that is all. But what would be the state of things if there was an apprehension as to the solvency of the Bank ? What would be the state of things supposing this Act had not passed, and it bad been in the power of every country bank to foster the spirit of speculation which existed ? It is said that the object of the Act of 1844 was to introduce a machine which would work itself. Why, that is perfectly trus with respect to the issue of the Bank. The issue is a machine which works itself. I almost regret that it has not been separated from the Bank altogether. It might have been so, and then we could not have heard anything more about these different departments of the Bank, which were wholly repealed, and had no reference to each other. But the reason it was not so, was on account of the expense which the erection of a good office would occasion. The Right Hon. Baronet proceeded to say, that the Hon. Gentleman said be had told the House what the Bank had done in 1837, 1838, and 1839 ; and he did not actually venture to prophesy ; but he gave the House the assurance, that if the Act of 1844 had been in operation in these years-1837, 1838, and 1839—there would have been no amount of difficulty felt. Well, it would have been difficult to see what would have been the consequences of an Act which, five years afterwards came into operation. But one element, which the Hon. Gentleman had quite neglected in his calculation, was the country circulation. Let them take that as it existed about the year 1823. In November of 1823, the amount of bullion in the Bank of England was 13,760,000!., and in November of 1825 it had fallen to 3,012,000/. ; but between the November of 1823 and the November of 1825. the country bank paper had i ncrease d f rom 4 , 000,0001. to 8,000,000/. Again, in the year 1834, the amount of bullion was 9,948,0001., and in 1837 it was fallen to 4,000,090/. ; but during the same period, when the amount of bullion had fallen from nine millions to four millions, the circulation of the country bank paper had increased ,from 10,000,000/. to 11,000,00(1. in 1837 ; and in the month of August, when the country was in the middle of the crisis, the country bank circulation had actually in creased to 12,000,000 t. In 1838, the amount of bullion was 9,732,000/. ; and in 1839, it was 4,344.000/. ; but the country banks circulation was at that time 11,740,000/. But the Hon. Gentleman omitted from his calculation the whole of the issue of country paper, and, moreover, he disregarded the very principle on which the whole rested—namely, the foreign exchanges. At least the Hoe. Gentleman must admit that the country bank paper was a material element in his calculation. But what then was the object of the Act of 1844? The object of it was expressly to prevent this very evil by imposing a limitation on the issue of the country bank paper ; but if that was its purpose, if there was no other pur pose, then it gave the Bank of England a direct control over the paper currency. Something had fallen from Hors. Mem. bers in reference to the conduct of the directors of the Bank of England, but he must say he gave them credit for honour • able conduct and integrity. The Bank was a great institution; it held great and exclusive monopolies ; it held an exclusive privilege within sixty-five miles of the metropolis, of issuing paper. It excluded all others entirely from competition with it. Such was its position,_ just that it might hav e a con t ro l over t h e paper circulation.Tbe Bank of England would tell them that the country paper exercised a material influence. The Act of 1844 contemplated that in its provisions; it reposed confidence in the Hank directors, and they were proud both of the Act and the confidence re posed in them. The Honourable Member for Huntingdon him self stated that the Bank of England exercised a material influence on the country circulation and exerted considerable control. But the Honourable Gentleman had the memorial of the Bank directors. Why that was before the House in 1844. The Honourable Gentleman asked why the House did not follow the suggestion made in that document ? That sugs gestion was discussed. The House discussed it, and thought right to give the Bank a discretionary power. But supposing that the Government had foreseen this pressure on the Bank, and that it could not give the accommodation which was required to the commercial interests of the country —supposing that the Government in that case gave the Bank the privilege of issuing three millions on additional securities, did they suppose, on the slightest apprehension or appearance of pressure, the Government would be appealed to far the exercise of such a privilege to the manifest in jury and inconvenience of the trading interests of the country. He was, therefore, not inclined to take such a course because he felt that Parliament alone should decide the grounds on which any such a relaxation should be made.— ( Hear, hear.) It was after the fullsit consideration of the question, and after the memorial which bad been presented, he believed by the Hon. Member for the city of London (Mr. Masterman) had been discussed, that he (Sir Robert Peel) recommended the House to take the matter into its hands. Parliament refused to give the Government the discretion sought, and he thought it was the Hon. Member for the city of London that made the motion for the power to be given to the Government founded on the memorial which he had pre sented. Mr. MASTERMAN said that he had had a good deal to do with preparing the memorial, and had suggested the idea, but he made no motion on it. Sir ROBERT PEEL—WeII, after due consideration, the information which I bad derived from various sources on this question,from what I had learned of banking in the United States, and the proceedings of the country banks, I felt it my duty to propose the Act of 1844. I entirely agree' with the course which has been taken by the present Government, and at the same time I cannot but feel that the pressure is most severe and the danger great. But the pressure is not alone confined to this country, but has extended to other nations, and it might be expected even to be still more severe. I am glad, however, to hear the Chancellor of the Ex chequer say, that there are prospects of improvement. I deeply lament the present state of the money market, and the consequent embarrassment to trade and commerce. I quite admit that no prudential adherence to principle should be allowed to interfere with the granting relish and if the re laxation of the provisions of the Bill of 1844, would give that relief, I would have no objection to it. But it is my firm belief, with all the information I have gathered on the subject, that the temporary issue of two millions of paper, without in creasing the real capital of the country, would not be efficacious for relief. Whether by the issuing of more paper, or the in creasing of the rates of Exchequer-bills, I have great appre hension that the tendency would be only to increase still further the dif f iculty. At the present time there was a gradual in crease of the importation of gold, and he trusted the Bank would do everything in its power to extend its accoin moda'ion. I think the Bank may be considered perfectly safe with ten millions of gold in its coffers. There is also at the present time from thirty to forty millions of gold cir culating in the country. a circulation which I ma i nta i n i s the foundation of the Scottish and Irish Banks, and constituting at the same time the security of the Bank of England. That gold was capital, and if they choose they might under appre hension and dread of pressure, relax the system and part with this money. And this principle of action, if good for you, is also good for other countries. The Hon. Member for tiuntinedon, has referred to the case of Fiance as not suffering from this pressure; but he should bear in mind that the proportion of gold in circulation was as 80 to 30 millions. But supposing this was reversed ? Do you suppose that the Government, or the Bank of France, would be in such a po sition as they were now, or that the difficulty of a scarcity in provisions would have been so easily dealt with. Sir, Ido hope that we may be enabled to pass through the present diffi culty without a necessity for any measure which shall deprive us of all the advantages we at present possess. I do implore the House not to tamper now with prin ciples which have been, with great difficulty, re-established. After all the experience we have had from the year,l797 to 1819; and, depend upon it, if you do purchase a present re lease by endangering the convertibility of paper, my belief is, that you will inflict a severe blow on the prosperity of thi s country, and do more to shake confidence in property and in the value of property than any other course that can be taken ; you relinquish the advantages of past experience, on account of a mere temporary pressure, and forego the essential welfare of all classes of the empire, and more particularly of that class to whom the fixity of your circulating medium ought to be the same sure source of a command of the necessaries of life. (Chrieenncip.l).. of the e nnot take any other course, because tlys:nrteanisy n n one other left open than that of adhering to the by put experience and d ur t re i ry whieh have been sanotioned nay ,for storing g g e t v h e e ry er s i t s e t p iog in s m ta y te po o w f etrhitoogps.l - Mirqui s of GRANBY rose, but was interrupted by Lord J. RUSSELLe,iots?ota Ives would very ry permit desirablethe them :b o at his rusted that the Noble Lord discussion that evening, as it RightP" hsliittrounna.trdebehyooluidda Friend's resolution that yu night should be agreed to, for if it we at he could not ac it would not be passed before theweasW The Marquis of GRANBY cede to the proposition of the Noble Lo y rd. After a few words from the CHANCELLOR of the EX CHEQUER, Lord G. BENTINCK said there was a considerable degree of interest felt in this discussion throu ghout the country, cud many Hon. Gentlemen wished to express their opinion s upon it. of Hon. Gentleman t he Chancellorthe Exchequer The resolution might b e considered as virtually a gree d to, and the Right genient s might persons to advance the loan as though the to be made with the act upon the measure with r es p ect to the arr an measure were actually carried The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER repeated the necessity of proceeding with the measure immediately. After a few words from Lord G. BENTINCY, The motion for the adjournment was withdrawn, and the original resolution was agreed to. Tht House then resumed, and the report was ordered to be brought up tomorrow. HEALTH OF TOWNS BILL. Mr. SPOONER wished to know what course was proposed to be adopted with respect to the Health of Towns Bill ? Lord MORPETH hoped that he would be able to proceed with his measure as soon as possible. The great pressure of the public business in the House had prevented that measure being brought forward. Several Gentlemen had proposed to him that some portion of the measure should be proceeded with. In accordance with those opinions, the Government had come to the conclusion to confine the operation of the measure to the country corporations formed under the municipal Corporations Act. The metropolis would be reserved for a separate Bill. Power was proposed to be given to other cor porations to apply fer the powers to be granted under this Act. Oxford and Cambridge would be included under the operation of the Act. Gas and water-works would be en abled to be purchased by the authority of the Act. The Government proposed to waive the right of the Crown to the appointment of any of the Commissioners. If the House would allow him to read the Bill a second time, pro forma, in order that the altered Bill might be brought before the House, he would pledge himself not to bring the measure forward ag ain until after the Whitsu n tid e h o lid ays .—( C r i es o f " N o, so. ') The Service of Heirs (Scotland) Bill, the Heritable Secu rities (Scotland) Bill, and the Crown Estates (Scotland) Bill, went through Committee. The Naval Service of Boys Bill was read a third time. The report on the Poor Relief Supervision (Leland) Bill was brought up, and ordered to be read a third time on Friday. The Poor Removal (England and Scotland) Bill went through Committee. SUPPLY REPORT. The report of the Committee of Supply was brought up and agreed to. DRAINAGE OF LANDS BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS BILL. The second reading of this Bill was postponed till Monday next. HOUSE OF COMMONS COSTS TAXATION BILL. This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be com mitted. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the Rouse adjourned at a Quarter-past One. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, MAY 10.—Wind N.E., light pleasant breeze, and fine clear weather. DEAL, MAY 9.—Wind S.W., strong; P.M. S.S.W., mode rate—Arrd. Emma, Ellboun., South Seas; Gunfes, Bom bay ; Milford, Calcutta ; Edward Thorpe, California ; Nestor, Wright, Demerara; Margaret Evans, Tinker, New York. Arrived from the River, Harris Castle, Port Philip ; Ada, Jamaica; Flounce, Havannah ; Emma Isadora, Boston ; New Phcenia, Jamaica; Fantome, ditto. OFF DOVER, MAY B.—Wind W.; 9tb, S.W.—Arrd. 7th, Lord Hungerford, Calcutta. OFF BEACIIY HEAD, MAY 6.—Johannas Tackens, New Orleans, for Bremen. SounramrroN, MAy B.—Arrd. Tay steamer, West Indies. FALAtouTH, MAY B.—Wind N.W. to S.W.; 9th, S.S. W.— Arrd. 7th, Pathfinder, Noakes, Bombay and St. Helena, and sailed for London; Eth, Ocean, Briar, Matanzas. CORK, MAY 6.—Wind S.S.E.; .7th, S.—Arrd., 6th In vincible, Newman, Malta; 7th, Prince George, Foster, Callao ; Shamrock, IN isemen, Bahia ; Flounce, Putt, New Orleans ; Hortense, Means, Norfolk; Charles Walton, Baker, Balti more; Brazilian, New York ; Reliance, Newfoundland ; Hunter, Purcell, ditto. Std. 6th, Lady Flora Hastings, Quebec; Principi Radili, New York. OFF DARTMOUTH, MAY 9.—Wind S.W.—Maria, Christiana; Yap, Rio Janeiro, for Altona. PORTSMOUTH, MAY B.—Wind W.S.W., squally; 9th, S.E. to W.S.W.—SId. Hendrick, Hudson, New York. CLYDE, MAY 7.—Sld. Trumfante, Havannah ; 8, Tha lestris, Guadaloupe ; Timehall, Newfoundland. DUBLIN, MAY.7.—Wind S.S.E.; 8, S. to E.—Arrd. Bevis, Doine, New Orleans; Express, Sanders, New York. KINGSTOWN, MAY 7.—Wnid S.E.; 8, E.—Sld. Cape Bre ton. Montreal. WATERFORD, MAY 7.—Wind S.E. to S.W.; 8, S.W. to S.S.W.—Arrd. 7th, Oceanus, Smith, New Orleans; Ann Kenney, Baldwin, Charleston, for Liverpool ; Caroline E. Plett, Pettiman, New York. DEAL MAY B.—Arrd. Cairo, Hogg, Porto Rico. OFF DUNGXNESS, MAY 6.—Argo, Bremer, Canton, for Bremen. OFF THE WIGHT, MAY 6.—lndia, China. OFF PORTLAND, MAY B.—Crest, Bahia; Norden, Wulff, Pernambuco, both for Stockholm. PORT TALBOT, MAY 7.—The Frank, of llayle, went el shore this morning, but is expected off after lightening. WISEEACII, Mir 9.—lt blew hard yesterday from S.E., with heavy squalls; at 9 A M. it flew to S.W., and increased to a heavy gale. SWANSEA, MAY 9.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Countess of Bec tivy ( ?), Perrie, Cuba. . LxvzarooL, MAy 9.—Wind W., moderate.—Arrd. 7th, Isabella, Demerara ; Bth, Columbian, Philadelphia; Ex - celsion, New Orleans ; Yorkshire, John R. Skiddy, Her quenot, Sea and Alpine, New York ; Carlos, Boston ; 9th, Mary Indrie, Calcutta ; Elizabeth Jane, Colombo ; Eco nomist, Antigua ; Suffolk and Venice, Philadelphia. Std. 7th, Mary Pollock, Quebec ; Bth. Tom Moore, Rio Janeiro and Bombay ; Prince Victoria, Maranham : Coroner, Bar badoes ; Cm•mr, Aridad Bolivar, Hanover, Charleston ; North Star, Philadelphia ; Rainbow, New York; Prince of Waterloo, Queen Pomare, Sabroan, and Tay, Quebec. DEAL, MAY B.—Arrd. Palmerston, Sydney, New South Wales ; India, China ; Asiatic, Calcutta ; Familier, Batea, for Stockholm. KINSALE, MAY 7.—Wind S.E.—Arrd. San Jacinto, Allen, Baltimore. LLMIZICK, MAY 7.—Wind S.E.—Arrd. John Dunlop, Norris, Baltimore. Sld. Xanthus, Prince Edward's Island; Levert t, Quebec ; and Erin, Baltimore. GALWAY, MAY 4.—Arrd. Valhaller, Clare, Norfolk ; Lu callus, Lupkin, New York, sld. April 4 ; Arginow, Philadel phia. 4. Emilia, Baltimore; Barhara, Halifax. 5. Napoleon, Monte Video. 6. Sailor, New York ; Russia, Boston. DUNDIB, MAY 7.—The ketch Fanny, of this port, went on the Abertay Sands last, night, and has broken up ; one man drowned. COWES, MAY B.—Wind S.W. to W.S.W., strong.—Arrd. Ishanna, Clausen, Rio Grande, and ald. for Antwerp ; Corinth, Smith, Matanzas. TEIGN3101:111, MAY Haberdine, St. John's. Newfoundland. HARTLEPOOL, MAY 7.—A vessel, bottom up, keel appa rently about 90 feet long, was passed sth Inst. about 50 miles to the eastward. Sir Robert and Lady Peel gave a grand entertain ment on Saturday last to Major-General Sir Harry Smith, G.C.8., and Lady Smith, at the Right Hon. Baronet's resi• deuce in Whitehall-gardens. His Excellency Count Schem melpenich, Viscountess Hardinge, Lord Heytesbury, the Earl and Countess of Haddington, Sir Andrew Barnard, the Right Hon. Henry and Mrs. Fitzroy, the Right Hon. Henry and Lady Harriet Corry, Sir Frederick and Lady Thesiger, Mr. and Mrs. Young, Mrs. Hope, and a distinguished circle, were among the guests. Lady Peel subsequently received a numerous assembly of th e mem b ers of the corps diplomatique and leading nobility. Viscount a n d Viscountess Palmerston entertained Viscount and Viscountess Jocelyn, Lord and Lady Beauvale, Lord and Lady Ashley, Sir Alexander and Lady Malet, the Hon. W. Cooper, Colonel and Mrs. Windham and Miss Windham, Mr. Repton, &c., at dinner on Saturday, at their residence at Carlton-gardens. Her Ladyship, at a later period of the evening, had a sol•ree, which was both fashion ably and numerously attended. ROYAL NAVAL FEMALE SCHOOL.--The members of this institution held their annual meeting on Saturday last at Willis's Rooms. Earl Manners presided, supported by several naval officers. According to the report there were in the institution at Richmond eighty-two pupils, fifty-five of whom paid each 121. per annum to the funds, and twenty-seven each thirty guineas per annum. Of the whole, five had lost both parents, and twenty-six their fathers. At the last annual election eight candidates out of forty had been elected, and ten had since succeeded to vacancies. The sum of 3001. had been added to the funded property, which now reaches 4,8501. ; and the building fund bad been increased by the addition of 7001. The total receipts, including a previous balance, were stated to be 4,103/. Bs. 9d., and, deducting the expenditure, a balance of 495/. 10s. 7d. remained. The report was ared to, and some oth er business transacted, when the meeting separated. The Parliamentary reporters have contributed nearly one hiindred guineas for the relief of the Irish. We are authorised to state that it is the intention of Sir George Grey to offer himself again as a candidate for the representation of this borough, at the next general elec tion.—Deronport Independent. PANAMA, MARCH 21.—The Pacific Steam Navi gation Company's steam-ship New Granada, from Callao, arrived here on the 21st of March, bringing, in addition to her usual passengers and cargo, the mails in continuation with the company's steamer Chile, which left Valparaiso on the 28th of February, from the undermentioned ports in Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, and New Granada, of the re spective dates as undermentioned:—Chile—Valparaiso, 28th February ;Cequitnbo, Ist March ; kluasco, 2d ; Cossiagro, 2d. Bolivia—Cobya, 4th. Peru— Iquique, sth ; Aries, 6th ; Islay, 7th; Pisco, 9th; Callao, 1 lth ; Payta, 14th. Ecua dor—Guavaquil, 16th. New Granada—Buenaventura, 19th. The Council of the College of Preceptors held a meeting fur the transaction of business at their offices, 42, Great Russell -street, when it appeared that within the last few months 130 members have been added to the institution, and many circumstances indicated the rising prosperity of the society. THE LORD LIEUTENANT'S lIEALTII.—DUBLIN, MAY B.—The bulletins continue favourable. The one issued this day states that his Excellency suffered leas from cough last night, and feels better this morning. The iron trade is still at the former prices for cargoes of bar iron in Wales, nor has the state of the money market yet been reported to have affected the business in that quarter; but a considerable fall in pig iron has taken place in the Clyde, where the quotation is not now higher than 68s. per tan.—Leeds Mercury. SHEPHERD'S BANKRUPTCT.—These bankrupts had their first hearing on Thursday. They were extensive wine merchants, had been in business about twelve or fourteen years, and their failure excited a deal of surprise to those not intimately acquainted with their dealings. Debts to the ' amount of 12,0001. were proved, besides the bankers' claim 1 of about 5,0001., which stands over. Th e y owe th e E xeter . Bank 8,700/. and odd. The London creditors generally hay e not yet proved their debts. It was rumoured that the estata would pay about three shillings in the pound. The ban]: - rupts' solicitor applied for an an allowance of 71. per week fi ,r the two families. The court granted 51. Mr. Ralph Sarkis' rs was appointed trade assignee.— Western Times. THE ARMY.—Lieutenant G. Prohy has been ' ..e -stored to his commission in the 4.3 d Foot. It will be r a col lected that this officer absented himself some months since Irons his corps for the purpose of visiting a sick broth air at Rome, and in consequence of which his commissic e l was cancelled. The Commander-in-Chief has, however, t Aiken a favourable view of the case, and Lieutenant Proby hi s b een permitted to return to his duty. It need scarcely be added, that the punishment for absence witl.out leave is u :ually a heavy one. The Admiralty have given notice to all the depart ments under them, that her Majesty's birth-day is • on the 27th in i t., w h en t h e usual hol i day will he Abe kept sated. The Committ ee o f th e B r i t i s h Associati' Ja for the relief of distress in Ireland and the Highlands, h: ire received from the English at Florence, a remittance o i 2 ,0001, of which 8001. was raised at a ball, and 200/. had hem pre vLuily remitted. qpiriiiAnseittiiipToari:smCigllteeNdhiAm MEETING.—A dep.utatio' a waited come t e o in ta to k upon 91e Mayor this afternoon, and preser.ted him with a re principal d sof manufacturers, two iju i ()wen aa:int:Coe the inhabitants ' pro priety of petitionin ,P. • be 5 , 1 . . i, parliament that the Corn B ill may not euvinet:atico r nn d . t s red r i , d c em a a ca l i l n st d in fi T o f t tr e lr sh e he t o i i f p ng a u o r f , at once agreed to call the day week as the day for meeting, and will probabl, • fi x Tues i its being held.— , .2falichest er Time:. RAILWAY. COMMITTEES, HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(YESTERDAY GROUP V. The Committee met at twelve; Lord H. Vane in the chair. WINDSOR AND SOUTE-WESTERN (STAINES TO WINDSOR). The Committee were occupied all the day with the clauses of this Bill. cultural Society, stated that he farmed upwards of 1,600 acres of land in Norfolk. They bred neither sheep nor cattle, but got most of their stock from the north and west, but preferred the Hereford beasts if there was not such a great difficulty in obtaining them. In 1844 he bought seventy beasts, and driving them the distance of two hundred miles required a period of seventeen days, with four attendants, the expense of whose service was 101. 45., the keep of the cattle 59/. 103. ; the turnpikes cost Is. 6d. each, and the whole amount paid for them alone was Si. 55., which was on that occasion between 235. to 245. each animal. A gentleman of the name of Thomas had purchased two hundred beasts, the loss on which was up wards of 2001. from the driving, whereas he expected o make a gain of 2001. To show the difference et the expense in having the cattle brought by railway, he had a drove brought by ra il way by a s pecial train, at a cost of 201. 10s.. and which was only two hours on the way. In order to get them by road it would have required three men at four shillings a day each. The turnpikes were very heavy in that part of the country, so that one shilling and sixpence a score would have to be paid for the drove. The keep would be 8/., and the whole cost would have been 19/. Bs., which with the loss in the condi tion and other expenses would not have been less than 90/. He himself did not breed more than about 300 beasts, but he fed from 2,500 to 3,000, and he might further add that lately he had received a large number of bullocks from Carlisle, a distance of about 340 miles, at an expense of 20s. each, and they came to hand in a period of twenty-five hours, in as fine a condition as they left Carlisle. One of the greatest evils which was suffered by the break of gauge arose from the necessity of transferring sheep and cattle from the truck on one railway to the truck on the other, especially sheep, and ho believed that it would be ad visable rather to drive them twenty. five miles, that was two days' journey, at a considerable expense than endure that Mr. HILDYARD here made an application to the Committee for an authority to compel the attendance of Mr. Brown, an important witness, who had refused to attend without such compulsion. Mr. Williams, of Cheltenham, stated that the supply of coal to Cheltenham was about 70,000 tons, of which about 30,000 were Forest of Dean coal, while the rest were, he believed, Derbyshire coal, all of which might be obtained by the North-Western Railway. Several other witnesses from Cheltenham deposed to the advantage which the railway would be of to the town and its neighbourhood. Mr. Bishop, a butcher, at Tewkesbury, stated that he sent a great number of carcases of lambs and sheep to the several meat markets of London, upwards he believed of 500 a month, and was assured that the meat lost from a halfpenny to a penny per pound on being transferred from the carriages of one gauge to the other. Mr. Woodlands, an extensive land and estate agent, and also a large farmer, also testified to the inconvenience which arose from the break of gauge to the great traffic which already passed, and which would be developed on the route of the proposed line. The Committee then adjourned. GROUP VI. E.ICETER, YEOVIL, AND DORCHESTER. This Committee met this morning at the usual hour; Mr. Deeded, Chairman. _ The Marquis of Westminster was called and examined in favour of the line. Some other formal evidence was put in, also the table of s sm tsand dissents. This closed the case on behalf of the promoters of the me. Mr. AUSTIN then proceeded to open the case on behalf of the Great Western Railway. The Learned Counsel pro ceeded at considerable length and with great minuteness to enter into the early history of the Great Western and South- Western Companies, and to found upon it an argument in favour of the Great Western Railway on the ground of equity—the Bills having been granted to the Great Western Railway with a view of supplying the western districts of England with railway communication, and the object of Parliament in granting the London and Southampton Rail way, or the present South-Western Railway, was to give to that line the south-western districts, and that alone. The Learned Counsel had not concluded his address when the Committee, at his request, adjournel till twelve o'clock -morrow. GROUP VII. THE LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN (AN DOVER TO THE B ISHOPSTOICE AND SA LISBURY BRANCH). The Committee met to-day at two o'clock ; Lord Claud Hamilton in the chair; but at once adjourned until Monday next, at the same hour, in order to give the promoters time to get a necessary agreement completed. The line, we understand, is unopposed. GROUP XP. The Committee on this group met t hi s morning for the first time in Room 12. The Select Committee consisted of the following Members :—Mr. Bernal (Weymouth), chair man; Mr. Sharman Crawford (Rochd a l e ) ; C apta i n Boldero (Chippenham ; Marquis of Worcester (Gloucestershire); Captain Pechell (Brighton). The following lines are comprised in this grou p : Eastern Counties (Cambridge to Bedford, &c.). Eastern Counties (Cambridge, Royston, and Ware, &c.). Royston and Hitchin Railway Act Amendment (Extension from Royston to Cambridge, Be.) Royston and Hitchin Railway Act Amendment (sale of lease of line). Eastern Counties (Somersham to Ramsay). - - EASTERN COUNTIES (CAMBRIDGE TO BEDFORD, &c.) This was the first line taken. A lengthened discussion took place as to whether the Royston and Hitchin Railway Act Amendment Bill (Extension from Royston to Cambridge, &c.), should be considered a competing line with the proposed scheme from Cambridge to Bedtord, 4c.) The room having been cleared, The CHAIRMAN announced (on our re-admission) that the former line could not be considered as a competing line with the latter. Mr. HILL, on behalf the promoters, then opened the case of the Cambridge to Bedford, Sec.. line. Mr. Headley, of Cambridge, Mr. Upton, of Bedford, and other witnesses were examined as to the great traffic which might be anticipated along the line, and the present want of accommodation for it. The Committee adjourned till twelve o'clock to-morrow. GROUP XVI. IMPORTAN T DECISION. At the meeting of the Committee this morning, Mr. KE31131.E, the chairman, intimated that the Com mittee were of opinion that the preamble of the GREAT NORTHERN (HERTFORD, HATFIELD, AND ST. ALBAN'S BRANCH) had been proved ; and that the preambles of the EASTERN COUNTIES (HERTFORD TO HITCHEN, &c.), and ENFIELD AND EDMONTON EXTENSION had not been proved. The clauses of the first-mentioned Bill were then agreed to with various amendments, and The CHAIRMAN intimated that he should report the deci sion of the Committee to the House. THE LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN (ST. ALBAN'S, LUTON. AND DUNSTABLE) cannot be proceeded with until the Railway Commissioners have made their report on the capital of the company. The Commi,tee then adjourned until to• morrow (Tuesday) week, at half-past three o'clock. GROUP XVII. The following Bills are oomprised in this group London and North-Western (Newport Pagnel, Olney, and Wellingborough). Midland (Extension from sear Leicester to Hitchin, &c.) Midland (Leicester and Slvannington Railway Widening, &c.) Midland (Syston and Peterl'..orough Deviation). Great Northern (Deviation between London and Grantham). Ambergate, Nottingham, aced Boston, and Eastern Junction. The Committee to whom they have been referred consists of the following Members:— Sir J. B. East (chairman), Lord Frederick Hallyburton, the Hon. G. Rice Trevor, G. Dupre, Esq , and R. H. Hurst, Esq., who assembled shortly before one o'clock. The first, fourth, and sixth Bills, being unopposed, were re ferred to Mr. Greene. The first Bill proceeded with was the MIDLAND (LEWES TED AND SWANNING. _ TON 111Crinzmrreiro). _ The North Staffordshire, Company had - petitioned against the Bill, but Mr. Kennedy intimated that that company did not object to the proposed - widening of the line, but simply to some of the clauses. Mr. BURKE, who appesirt: for the promoters, stated that the object of the Bill was s iraply to widen the line between Leicester and Swaniagh re, in order to accommodate it to the increased traffic of the ex - Aensive coal district which it inter sected. lie objected to the locus standi of the North Staf fordshire on the ground th.at none of the property of that line was interfered with, and because the petition did not specify any definite objections to the line for which he appeared. Ur. KENNEDY contended, in reply, that the North Staf fonishire must get ace es,s south by means of the proposed branch, and that it was necessary that they should have clauses inserted in the B id to give them that right, and to regulate the tolls which they would have to pay. The line represented by his Leicriied Friend was a most important line. It was absoluttily• necessary that the North Staf fordshire should have the use of it; and unless they had the reasonable use of it, it would be utterly useless. The North Staffordshire consisted of several small branches, which inter s ected the Pottery district, and the Midland Company possessed a nutnLer of lines in the same part of t.l.e country, and it was a matter of the utmost importance ths‘t the rate of tolls to be charged by the two companies shoules be regulated by Parliament. Unless this was done the passengers of the North Stafford shire line would 433 put to much inconvenience, and the company materia ii y injured, us the Midland Company by charging enormous tolls, so as to preclude the carrying of passengers at such a rate, might shut the North Stafford shire out from cam tag passengers beyond their lines in their own railway carria , p .s. He did not say that they would do so, but, unless profier clauses w ere i nserted, they could do so. Mr. BURKE a Aid the North Staffordshire, or any other line, migiat run carriages over his line at the rates whi(lit Parliament bad laid down. But if the principle his Learned Friend sought to be introduced was admitted by the Committee, be might inter fere in the same way with any of the other lines in other Parts of the country, and completely upset all the regulations w nich Parliament had laid down with respect to tolls, whic . a could not be altered without due notice. Companies • .vere empowered to enter into private arrange ments with respect to tolls, and if the arrangement sought to be brought about by his Learned Friend was equitable, the two comp, vies would carry it out. The Co mmittee considered that the North Staffordshire had no /a :us standi. The .11 thus became unopposed, and it was referred to Mr. Greene, with the other Bills above mentioned. The n eat Bill proceeded with was the so trtel 3 MIDLAND (EXTENSION PROW 1 EAR LEICESTER TO =WWII'S). Mr. TALI3O7 said the line was promoted by the South Mid land C ampany, and that the Leicester and Bedford, which had pa: tsed into the hands of the Midland Company, formed a porti on of it. It would afford the eastern part of the county direct communication with the mineral and mann facturin g districts of which Leicester formed the centre, and would,' aesides, traverse a district now suffering from the want of rail% ay communication. It would be 103 miles in length, and wo old cost 2,500,000/. Mr.! itxTER, on behalf of the Great Northern, opposed that part of 'the preamble of the Bill which set forth that it was desiro.b ie that the line should be carried on from Hitchin to Hert lo , :d by means of a line called the Hertford and Hitchin, pronto ted by the Eastern Counties ( thrown out this morning), on 'Lb e ground that such a proposal was entirely at variance wit.b an agreement which had been entered into between Mr. H uilson, on the part of the South-Midland, and the directors of the Great Northern, to the effect that the line should terminate by a junction with the Great Northern at Hitchin. After considerable discus-ion, the preamble was amended a: i suggested by Mr. Baxter, and atter some local evidence b ad been adduced in favour of the line, the Committee ad ,ourned until to-morrow. The Committee cannot pass the preamble of the Bill, (and we may state that there is no reason to believe that they - will not pass it,) until the Commissioners have made their report, which will take place in the course of a few days. • GROUP XVIII. The Committee on this group met this morning at twelve o'clock ; the Earl of Lincoln in the chair, with Mr. G. Smythe, Captain Jones, Mr. M. J. O'Connell, and Sir W. James. of im the p restsrieadae-- thatit LONDON AND CHELTENHAM. Mr. Thom as Early, of the firm of John Early, large de was cline his manufacturers at Witney, and who is himself the London partner of the con cern , state d t h at th e i r fi r m used to consume 110,000 tone o f coa l i n a year, b ut, i n consequence o f the w it a N s vou in ld l b B3 e 9, unbroken railway commun i cat i on w i t h t h e p l aces f ro m which better t e n if thousandthey had tons — it an it was drawn. There would also be a great advantage to the trade of Witney. If the Euston-square station were adopted the docks in London would be much more useful. There would also be a further benefit from the reduction of the price of carriage, for by the North-Western line it is thirty per cent, less than by the Great Western line. Mr. Marryatt, a blanket manufacturer also at Witney, stated the general advantages that would be derived from the establishment of an uniform gauge. Mr. Clinch, who is a woolstapler, in partnership with his father at Witney, testified to the benefit of the North- Western line. The carriage of wool from the docks in Lon don was 3s. 6d. a pack, while to the country there was a further charge of thirty shillings. Most of the short wool is used at Witney, but the long wool is sent to Dewsbury, Halifax, and Huddersfield, all of which would be transferred by the railway with the greatest facility. Witness was a director of the North-Western Company, and brother-in-law to the last witness. . _ Mills said that large numbers of sheep were annually sent out of the neighbourhood of Burford to the eastern counties. He estimated the sheep in the district about Burford at a sheep per acre. There were 64,000 acres, and one-half of the sheep were annually sent away from the place, so that the re were upwards of 32, 000 sheep driven into the counties of Buckingham and Bedford, and these were Only the worst and lightest sheep, for the finer sheep were too heavy to travel far, so that the purchasers eastward of those counties could net obtain them at all. Mr. Hudson, a memb er of the council of the Royal Agri- GROUP XIX. This Committee met to-day for the first time in Room A, New Houses of Parliament. Members present, Mr. Dennis toun (chairman), Mr. Finch, Mr. Montague Gore, Mr. Forbes, and Mr. Mansell Talbot. The following are the Bills referred to the consideration of the Committee:— Buckingham and Brackley Junction and Oxford and Bletch ley Junction Companies Amalgamation. Northampton and Banbury (Blisworth to Banbury). London and North-Western (Coventry and Nuneaton Branch). London and North-Western (Atherstone aid Whiteacre Branch). Coventry, Nuneaton, and Birmingham and Leicester (Power to Purchase to the London and North-Western, &c.). Coventry, Banbury, and Oxford Junction. The list of Bills, with the petitions against them, was then read. From this it seemed that appearances had only been entered against the last Bill in the list, promoted by the Great Western Company. With regard to the others, the petitions had been withdrawn, and they stood as unopposed Bills. The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow, at twelve o'clock, when the Coventry, Banbury, and Oxford Junction will be taken. GROUP XX. The Select Committee appointed to consider the merits ty the Bills comprised in this group re-assembled at the usua hour this morning; Mr. Goulburn in the chair. MIDLAND (CHELTENHAM, WAILVZICH, AND LEAMINGTON). Mr. MAcatmAir opened the case for the promoters of this line. It was generally admitted that the line ought to be made, and the only question to be decided by the Committee was, who should make it. The line was intended to form a communication between Bristol and Gloucester and the coal districts of the midland counties It would commence at Tewkesbury-, pass through Evesham, Stratford-upon-Avon, Wai wick, and join the existing Rugby and Leamington at the latter town. The whole of the day was occupied with general evidence in favour of the scheme. The Committee adjourned at the usual hour till twelve o'clock to-morrow. GROUP XXI. This Committee met at the usual hour this morning, in Room 22 ; Sir James Graham in the chair. SHROPSHIRE UNION RAILWAYS AND CANAL (LEASE TO THE LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN). The Committee were occupied the whole of the day with general evidence in favour of this proposal. The Committee adjourned shortly before four o'clock. GROUP XXIII. This Committee met at twelve o'clock; Mr. Mackinnon in in the chair. SWANSEA VALLEY. The Committee went through the remaining clauses of this Bill and then adjourned. GROUP xxv. The Committee to whom this group was referred resumed its sittings this morning in Room 14, at the usual hour; Sir Charles Lemon in the chair. MANCHESTER, BUXTON, AND MATLOCK, AND MIDLANDS JUNCTION (DEVIA TIONS AND AMENDMENT). The evidence, on behalf of the Duke of Rutland and the inhabitants of Bakewell, in opposition to the line was con tinued. Mr. A. Wheatcroft, corn-dealer, was the first witness. lle deposed to the great traffic of the district, and to the superior accommodation which would be afforded by the old line above the proposed deviation. Mr. Greaves, post-master at Bakewell, gave evidence to the same effect, and to the greater facilities the original line would give for the traffic of the inhabitants of Bakewell. Evidence was then adduced on behalf of the promoters. Mr. Francis Barker was examined to show the superiority of the Parliamentary line over the deviation in accommo dating the traffic of the district. Mr. Locke, civil engineer, gave evidence on the engineering points of the Parliamentary line, and on the practicability and cheapness of its construction. The Committee then adjourned till twelve o'clock to morrow. GROUP XXVII. This Committee met this morning ; Mr. Cardwell, chairman, GREAT NORTHERN (EXTENSION TO WISBEACH). The Committee was occupied all day in hearing the cross and re-examinations of Mr. Fulton, C-E. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock. GROUP XXXI. This Committee on this:group met this morning at twelve o'clock ; Mr. Shaw in the chair. SOUTH YORKSHIRE. Mr. Newman's cross-examination, on the fifty-fifth clause, which gives the power of taking tolls on the line, was re newed. He stated that the fares on the proposed line would be from a halfpenny to a penny per ton, while on the Don to Navigation s i b t ° l r v: u s s a h p b e r n a n n y. ch T o l t i e t r h e e i s m a i d l a n n e d f r Railway,o m Alasb o w r o h u i g e h ti cost the company 15,000!. a year, used principally by Earl Fitzwilliam. On re-examination, Mr. Newman stated that though the Barnsley branch now proposed would be useful, yet the South Yorkshire line would, in his opinion, be by far more so; but he did not possess a sufficient knowledge of the coal ditrict to speak accurately respecting it. There was now a great traffic in coal westward to Manchester, which would be provided for greatly by the Barnsley line, but the South Yorkshire line would run north-eastward, and south-west ward, and would open a larger field of coal, and would con sequently carry more, but he could not deny, but that the Barnsley line would givo a more direct communication westward from the Silkstone bed, which is very valuable. The evidence of this witness closed the case, and the Com mittee adjourned. GROUP XXXIV. OLDHAM ALLIANCE. This Committee met this morning at the usual hour. Mr. Hawkshaw, the engineer, to the li ne was cross examined by Mr. Sergeant %Irmo/Glum. At the:conclusion of the examination of Mr. Hawkshaw, the engineer to the line, The Committee adjourned till twelve o'clock to-morrow. GROUP XXXIX. This Committee met at the usual hour this morning; Lord Charles Wellesley in the chair. WEAR VALLEY, BIDUOP AUCKLAND AND WEARDALE, WEARDALE EXTENSION, and WEAR and DER WENT RAILWAYS and SKI LDON TUNNEL AMALGAMATION. The Committee were occupied the whole of the day with the general evidence in favour of this amalgamation. The Committee adjourned at the usual hour. GROUP XLVII. This Committee met to-day at three o'clock, on the Edin burgh and Batbgate Junction (Deviation, &c.), but imme diately adjourned, the report of the Railw a y C omm i ssioner s, for which they have been waiting the last f ortn i ght, not being ready. GROUP XLVIII. This Committee met at twelve o'clock. Present, Viscoun Courtenay, chairman, Mr. Tuwneley, Mr, Tuite, Mr. Ker Sep mer, and Mr. Benjamin Bond Cabbell. CALEDONIAN AND DIIBTEARTONSHISIZ aI:MC=ON. Mr. Andrews, C.E., Mr Fowler, C.E., and Mr. Mackenzie were called to prove hat no danger would accrue from the formation of the tunnel under the Forth and Clyde canal. Mr. Bunnie, builder, Glasgow, proved that the clay through which the tunnel was to be constructed was of a character to preclude any risk in its formation. Mr. Martin, C.E., was examined on the same point. This closed the case for the promoters. Mr. VENABLES for the opposition, and on the part of Sir James Colquhoun, of Luss, and others, contended that the alteration made on the line of last year was not by any means an improvement, an d th a t th e three reasons urged by the promoters for this alteration were, in fact, no reasons at all . Ile first of these, that a saving of 10,0001. would be effected, lie would show could not be the fact; the second, that the alterati9n would get rid of a dangerous cur ve, was was a fallacjikasmuch as no danger could bewel l e up r p a oe diu d of s to accrue in a Furve worked by horse-power, and t which might be extended (with permis sion of the land• third reason, holders) beyond the limits of deviation. talentan d thuefmtohset eminent contemptible engineersofth the employedwhole, the that Caledonia n the unite d ( u La that the ter.) fur k a Company ud 2, c l ( i ) l u l i l u dno t w g h e i t c o u v e u r is two e mruiseedrabl Friend 'b uhrands magnified(Drunl et au tw d o principal streets in pro posedTintoh e Learned: n "two e, travers i ng Counselim pe tuous c of ly t d h etstreet, would occasion groat 4 t then e mount ain nproc ede d torrents."— ( L aughter.) r c e o n n t t s e . n " d — t Helens. burgh, Priam. titr danger, not only to the inhabitants generally, but in a par • ticular manner would endanger the lives of the children at tending the schools of the chapel of ease dependent on the parish church of Stow. After meeting in detail the allega tions of .the promoting counsel, and endeavouring to show by reference to the tables of es ti ma t e th a t th e a d van t ages i n point of economy were not so great as the Caledonian Com pany had stated them, the Learned Gentleman proceeded to call Mr. Gale, C.E., Glasgow, who endeavoured to show that the works in the deviation line would prejudice the fencing ground is Helensbur;h in a very great degree, and that it would generally deteriorate the property situated in the pubic streets. There would be increased danger from the steepness of the gradient. On cross-examination by Mr. A. 111 4 /sTEILL, it was elicited that the witness had laid out many branch mineral lines, the greater proportion of which were distinguished for their steep gradients. Mr. Ronald Johnston, Mr. Joseph G C.E., and Mr. William Spence, architect, were examined in corrob)ra tion. They all thought that the line of the previous year was the more excellent one. The Committee here interrupted the evidence, and ordered the room to be cleared. On the re-admission of strangers, The CIZAIRMAN announced that they found that portion of the Bill which prayed for a deviation line through the town of Helensburgh was not proved. Mr. Bateman, C. E., was then examined as to the Glasgow deviation. His evidence went to show that the construction of a tunnel under the canal would inevitably lead to a catastrophe at some time or other. The, Scotttish Central had received the sanction of Parliament to pass under the canal near Falkirk. There the soil was a stiff gravel, and therefore well fitted for tunnelling operations, yet there the canal had filtered into the works, and they were obliged to use great precautions to prevent accidents. 'The Committee rose at four o'clock. GROUP L. This Committee met this morning at twelve; present, Mr. Bankes, chairman; Mr. Carew, Sir B. Hall,lMr.lHindley, and Mr. Henley. PAISLEY. ILAILIMEAD, AND HURLEY. The CHAIRMAN said the agreement between the Canal Company and the Greenock Railway Company, and the Ayr Railway Company would better now be explained. It had made a strong impression on the Committee, who hesitated to grant further powers to pa r ti es w h o had made a use of them very unfavourable for the public. Mr. WMATMAY explained that the agreement arose out of a ruinous competition between the canal and the railway, when passengers were carried a distance of seven miles for twopence. It was arranged, therefore, that the canal should not carry light' goods or passengers. The fares had been little affected, for the rail carried passengers at seven-eighths of a penny per mile. But they were prepared to give up the agreement if the Greenock Company would aid them to compensate the canal, as the Chairman would recommend. The CHAIAMAN said the Committee had no power to en tertain the offer. Mr. Wilson, a large mineral proprietor and lessee, gave evidence in support of the Hurlet Company, which he pre ferred for the accommodation offered by it to the different works in the district. Mr. Pitcaird, factor to Lord Glasgow, agreed that ;he Hurlet line would much better suit the mineral fields than the other lines. It offered a direct communication to the port of Ren fern, which he thought the natural port of the district. Mr. Blythe, C.E., was asked a few questions bearing prin cipally on matters of a local nature. The CHAIRMAN announced that the majority of the Com mittee were in favour of the Hurlet scheme being granted. Mr. HILDYARD, for the opponents, was hoard very briefly. The CHAIRMAN then declared the preamble of the Hurlet Railway proved for all except their Neilston and Barskiven branches. GLASGOW, PAISLEY, ICILWIA.RNOCIC, AND ATM, AND AYRSHIRE AND BRIDGE OF WEIR (No. III). Mr. HOPI was about to open the merits of this Bill, when The CITAIZMAN said he thought that schemes enough for that district had been sanctioned ; and he recommended the promoters to consider whether, in the face of this, they ought to go on. Sir B. HALL requested the Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct should understand that the same observations applied to them. The Committee then adjourned. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, MAT 8. STOCK ExcitaxGE.—The share market here still continues very dull, the business of the day limited, with prices falling. Midlands and the London and North-Western stock most pressed on the market to-day. The sales are—Birmingham and Dudley, 4% p.—East Lancashire, New (scrip), par— Huddersfield and Manchester Rail way and Canal, 14 dis.— Leeds and Dewsbury, par—Leeds and Thirsk, Preference, 3 p.—Liverpeol, Crosby, and Southport, 1 p.—London and North-Western, 171—Ditto, 40/. Shares (L. and M.), 25 p. —Ditto, Quarters, 9 3 4 p.—Manchester and Leeds 32/. Shares (late Extensions), R., 14 p.—Ditto, Fifths (late West Riding Union), 6s. Sd. p.—Manchester and Southampton, 1 1 / dis. —Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Eighths, 21. 3s. 9d.—Ditto, Quarters, 1 7 1 4 dis.—Midland Stock, 1 15—Ditto, New, 2 p.—North Staffordshire, 1 3 / 4 p.—North Union, 209 South-Eastern and Dover, New. No. 2, 1 / 4 p.— South York shire, Doncaster, and Goole, 16s. 3d. dis.—York and New castle (late N. and D.), Preference, 2 3 % p, MANCHESTER, MAY 8. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Notting ham, and 'Roston, dis.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 1 dis.—East Lancanhire, New, 3-16 dis.—Hud de:stielci and Manchester( 191, paid), 1 / 8 p.—Manchester and Leeds, Fifths, 3% p.—Ditto, 32/. Shares (late Extension), 1 / 8 p. —Manchester, Sheffield, and Lmcolnshire, Quarters, No. 1,1% p.—Manchester and Southampton, 31s. dis.— North Staffordshire, 1% p.— Oldham Alliance, 1 4 Shropshire Union, 1 13-16 dis.—York and Newcastle, Pre ference, 2jq p. LEEDS, MAY 8. STOCK EXCHANGE. -The advanced price of shares has not been maintained during this week. West Riding Unions, which had been run up to 14s. p.. are now current at 4s. p.; Manchester and Leeds Thirty-two's have fallen from 19s. p. to ss. p.; Midland Preference from 2% p, to Iv s p.; Berwick New from 2!. 3s. 6d. to 11. 13s. 6d. ; and in other stocks a material depreciation has taken place. The sales are- Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 1 1 4 die.-East Lanca shire, New. 1 1 / 2 dis.-East and West Yorkshire, 245. dis.- Great Northern, 1 1 4 dis.-Leeds and Dewsbury, Extensions, Scrip (green), 20s. dis.-Leeds and Thirsk, 5 dis.-Ditto, Preference, 7s. p.-London, Brighton, and South Coast, Fif teenths, par-Manchester and Leeds, 32/. Shares (late Exten sions), ss. p.-Ditto, West Riding Union, ss. c. p.-Mid land, Preference, 1% p.-Newcastle and Ber w i c k, N ew , 33 5 . 9d. p.-North British, Quarters (late Carlisle Branch), Iss. n. p.-Ditto, Extension (scrip), 7s. 6d. p.-North Stafford shire, 355. p.- North-Western, 395. 6d. dis.-York and North Midland, Preference ' 8 1 4 c. p. NE WCASTL E-UP ON-TY NE, MAY 8. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Newcastle and Carlisle, New, 9 3 A p.-Ditto, New Quarters, 2% p. EDINBURGH, MAY 7. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 25/. 17s. 6d.-Airdrie and Bathgate, 31. 18s.-Arbroath and Forfar, 271. 155.-Ditto, Halves, 151.-Ayr and Galloway, IL 19s. 6d. -Caledonian, 241.-Ditto, New, 1/. 195.-Caledonian and Dumbartonshire, 1/. 12s. 6d.-Clydesdale Junction, 421. 10s. -Deeside, 31. 55.-Dunblane, Doane, and Callender, IL 7s. 6d.-Dundee and Arbroath, 42/.-Ditto. New, No. 1, 30/.- Ditto New, No. 2, 304-Ditto, New, M. 3, 41. 75.- , Dundee and Northern Junction, 1/. lls.—Dundee and Perth, 301. 103.—Ditto, New, 121. —Ditto, Quarters, 21. 1 Is. —East of Fife, 2/. 10s.—East Lothian Central, W.—Edin burgh and Bathgate, 6/. 17s. 6d.—Edinburgh and Glasgow, 701.—Ditto, Halves, 22/. ss.—Ditto, Quarters, _l7/. 105.7 Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, 181.—Ditto, Preference, 201. 10s.—Ditto, New, 2/. 7s. 6d.—Ditto, Quarters, 1 is. 6d.— _ _ _ Edinburgh and Northern, 171. 7s. 6d.-Ditto; - New, 31. 2s. -Ditto, Newport, 71. ls.-Ditto, ditto, New, 1/. 195.- Edinburgh and Perth (New Co.), 21. ls.-Ditto, Halves 12s. 6d.-Glasgow and Ayrshire, 1181.-Ditto, New Stock, 36/.-Ditto, Halves, No. 1, 91. 55.-Ditto, Halves, No. 2, 61. 155.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 5/. 2s. 6d.-Glas gow and Garnkirk, 391.-Glasgow General Terminus, 121. 55.-Glasgow and Greenock, 16/-Ditto, Halves, 8/. 15s.- Ditto, Preference, 8/.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan , 5/.-Great North of Scotland, 21.-Great Northern (late Direct Northern), 21. 125.-Ditto (late London and York ), 2/.-Newcastle and Berwick, 261.-North British, 30/. los. -Ditto, Halves, 141.-Ditto, Quarters, 41.45.-Ditto, New Quarters (scrip), 11. Os. 6d.-Ditto, Thirds, 2/. 10s. 6d.- Ditto, Fifths, 61. 155.-Scottish Central, 24/. is. 6 d.-Scottish Grand Junction, 195.-Scottish Midland, 191. 10s.-Shrews bury and Hereford, 11-Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Cites ter, 10/.-Ditto, New, 1/. Is. 6d.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 31. 55.-Stirling and Midland, 2/. 55.-Wishaw and Colt ness, 49/. 10s.-York and Newcastle, 344 IN.-Ditto, New, 14/. 10s.-Ditto, Preference, 6/. 1 0s.-Direct Bombay and Madras,l3s.-East Indian, Ss. 6d.-Great North of India, as. -Great Southern of Madras, 2 5.-Madras, Nellore, and Ar cot, Is. 6d. GLASGOW, MAY 7. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Caledonian, New, 38s. 6d.—Direct Bombay and Madras, 2s. 9d.—Dundee and Perth, Quarters, 50s. 6d.—East Indian, 2s. 6d.—East Lothian Cen tral, 42s.—Edinburgh and Perth (New Co.), 41s. 3d.—Ditto, Halves, 13s. 6d.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 3514 — Ditto, Halves, No. 2, 6 1 / B —Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 51. Is.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 4 3 A—great Southern of Madras, Is. 6d.—Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct, 265. 6d.—Manchester a n d S ou th amp t on , 13 s .—North Bri tish, Thirds, 50s.—Ditto, New Quarters (scrip), 20s.—Scot tish Central, 23 1 A—Stirling and Dunfermline, 665. EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPE.—On Friday night, about half-past nine o'clock, as a four-oared cutter B a nd a ah: wager boat were coming down the riv er o p t t e _ ore u t r re y V S s u la d: below Battersea-bridge, the cutter being 'tis denly observed a steamer right ahead of them. As it was dark, the rowers lustily hailed the steamer, when about 200 yards in advance, but unfortunately the captain of the steamer only saw the cutte r, and i n turning out into the middle of the channel to give it room ran right into th e wag e r-boat, which it cut clean in half, taking the seat trans versely.rdwho was rowing the wager-boat, seeing r clearing the steamer, though an seeing the 3 i i m r. po C ss ii i ff bi i fity ' expert rower, had the presence of mied to jump from th e boat just before t he steamer had ?truck her andive corn letely under t, receiving only a slight blow from d the paddle. i wh e el as the vessel passed over him. When he rose to the surface he swam to the cutter, from which he was put on board the steamer almost unhurt. But for this sudden and desperate alternative' nothing could have saved hi m , as the boat was completely divided at the seat, and the two halves taken to the British Flag Tavern, Battersea, opposite which the accident occurred. DESTROYING 13noons or Fisx.—Saturday, at the Richmond petty sessions, John Chamberlains and William Chamberlaine, jun., fishermen, at Twickenham,were charged with unlawfully destroying a brood of fish. From the evi dence of Thomas Webb, an assistant water-bailiff, it appeared that on the 29th ult. he saw the defendants dragging the engine produc ed alon g the shore o f the river Thames, at H a m, in Surrey. It was not a net, but made of canvass and baize, and was used to catch small fish to sell as live bait, and was a wholesale destruction of the broods of fish. The defendants were fined 10s. each. PRESENTATION Or A REWARD ON BOARD HER M AJ ESTY'S SIMI' VICTORY.—A short time since Ge orge Veary, an old sailor and a pensioner on board the Victory, l a ll an tly jumped overboard and save d a boy from drowning. "he committee of the Royal Humane Society, in considera tion of the age of Veary, departod from their rule which re stricts pecuniary rewards to London and the environs, and voted him a medal and 2/. The following interesting letter from Captain Pasco, R.N., describes p what took place on the presentation;—(Copy. ) ( tare ship Victory„ "H er Portsmouth, May 4, 1847. Sir n Sunday last I per formed a most pleasing duty, b — presenting the medallion and a pecuniary reward of 21. toi 7 George Veary, A.B. of this ship, before the assembled crew and the boy whose life he saved; and George Veary expressed his thanks very warmly for the distinguished honour done him by the committee stepping aside from the usual practice. I have the honour to be, Sir, your most ob To the edi e n t (Signed) John Pasco) R.N. Secretary of th e Royal Humane Society." MARKET .N E WS._ ( yESTER Pit " ..j The arrivals of C E O n it gli ff sh E W X he C a li t f ik or al ou G r Z r a. though somewhat on the increase, were, c om p 0 0. Of speaking, small, but those of Flour were tolerably g were vent all other articles of home produce the receipts Pale g r ni in shl trifling; while from Ireland and Scotland v 5 t, 11, ,, -- came to hand. Upwards of '4,000 quarters of yv beee to band quarters of Barley, and 12,000 ditto of Oats, earn re W ail. from abroad, but the imports of other grain arket we to ban d a lastr a :y week,e l Fresh up to-day exceedingly little Wheat Clurl?_ o d car from any quarter, either coastwise or bY "'so tuifid tbe riage. The show of samples being very triflingi us l attendance of both E ng li s h and foreign buyers u ro duce large, the demand for a ll kinds of Wheat of hom e P s id oil was very brisk, at an advance in the quula tien n P uarter! Monday last of from EIGHT TO TEN affir.cmclilPer ft . -, Eo es and at which the whole of the supply White produced 104 s to 1083 per quarter. filt9l.lo!t.sio W as cleared ° _ .. ,„ h the imports of Foreign Wheat have been somewhat e_ t , r e a " usse . very few samples were brought forward to-day re eat to tions last week were about 14,000 quarters for hiP ll _. for France. To-day we bad a very active inquiryiTat 7 tb .A 6 home consumption-arising from the fact de mandn foreigners were unable to give the rates zio nT ' ll ' by the importers, and the currencies were . ion dssf. TEN 6111L1.111G11 per quarter above those obtained Ilisl t T e 44 1 e. Very little Indian Corn was brought forward , concluded were at a rise in value of 5s to 8s per qu __ small' sale for all kinds of Barley, the supply of which _wr 3s Per was active, at an improvement in prices of from 2! L,'"_ l , t hat quarter. Although the Malt trade was not to say 9. 11 :7' 1 , tO article was held, and in some instances disposed uc itode rati• 2s per quarter more money. The supply w" to wh ich ,. With Oats we ware again scantily supplied, owing g more the trade was very active, at Is to 3s per quarterrove. money. We had a very ready sale fur Beans at aof meet in prices of from is to 2s per quarter• peastrade riss kinds were Is to 2s per quarter dearer. The Flour r. ,, e bo o and arter. 011 very active, at a rise of 5s per sack and barrel. lu town qualities sold readily at 80s per sack. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE . G - . n . 1 ,141` Wheat-Essex & Kent, dlalt- Cheva lier ..... . 7 i , R ed. New • • -94 s to 100 s Oats- Yorkshire JUT .., ,is Ditto,White, N ew 98 s 108 1 Lincolnsh. , Fee.; `,. ~A! ls . Norfolk and Lin- Potato . • ........ ~ t... coin, 1ted..... 92s 96s Youghal and Cor k , ~,_ 210 Ditto, White- -..100s 104 s Black . ••• • :. ;',;,' .411 Irish, 1ced ........ -s -s Cork, White •• • . 373 599 Ditto, White .. .. -a -s Scotch, Feed. •• :. 479 32S Rye-Old ............ - 5 - s Beans-Tick . ....... 605 14S . New............. 60s 63s Pigeons .••• • .. . 531 y6s ell Barley-Grinding . .... 45s 48s Peas -Grey .••• • • * :. sss 60s Malting ......... 58s 60s Maple. ..... ... . os Chevalier .... ... 60s 61s White .••• • " • • Malt-Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ...• .. 73 1 g f01k....... • • . 73s 75s Flour-Tovrn-inade . . 643 7 2g Brown .•• • . • ..... 75s 77s Suffolk •• • • • • .... 648 701 Kingston aud Ware 75s 80s Stoe3ta lk Norfolk swzrrizrzELD. during the pest The imports of live stock into London week have been as under :- sheep. Calves. From whence. Oxen. Cows. 53 ...... 60$ 6: . ..... . Rotterdam Nieu Diep - .... -- Antwerp - ...... _ _ Harlingen Hamburgh 3 - ...... --- - -- 13 2 Total ...... ...... 85 415 6 09 At the outports about 600 head of various kinds of foreie stock have been landed in good condition. There were 0 7 sale to-day about 450 Oxen and Cows, 540 Sheep, and 2 t Calves from abroad, the whole of which found buyers very full prices. For the time of year, the arrivals of B ea from our own grazing districts fresh up this morning w ere good as to number, but the quality was by no means first_ rate. The attendance of both town and country bu y er ! being large, the Beef trade was brisk, at an advanc e on ! As ! Monday's quotations of quite 2d per 81bs, and at which' good clearance was effected. A few of the primest Scow_ produced 4s 10d per 81bs, but the more general currency Was. 4s 8d per Sibs. From Norfolk , Suffolk , Essex, and Cara. bridgeshire we receivec about 1,100 Scots, homebreds, sou shorthorns; frcm the northern, western, and midland coun ties 900 Herefords, runt s, Devons, &c.; from other parts o f . England 800 of vario us breeds; and from Scotland 300 horned and polled Scots. T he numbers of Shee p were about average ones, and of excellent quality. The primest old Downs were mostly disposed of at fully last week's quota tions, the highest in the wool being 6s per Bibs, but all other b r eeds moved off slowly, at barely late ratei. Downs out of the wool were selling at 5s 4d per 81bs. We were fairly sur plied with Lambs, 260 of which came to band from the 1911 of Wight, yet the trade was active, at an improvement 111 value of 2d per Blbs, the best Down qualities producing 6s 4d per 81bs. The supply of Calves was good, while_9l6 Veal trade was heavy, at barely previous currencies. DV were in good supply, and sluggish inquiry, at late rates. Per Bibs. to sink the offal. s, d• to s. d A 5 Inferior 8ea5t5 .......... 3 6 to 3 8 Second quality -it 0 t - o 4 8 . 5 6 Second quality •..3 10 4 0 Coarse-woolled ditt o 5 2 . 0 Prime large Oxen.. 4 2 4 4 Southdown Nether 5 8 ...., Prime Scots - i 4 Large coarse Calves 4 4 5 0 Large Hogs ...... 3 8 I Prime small ditto Buckling Calves l9 0 30 0 Quarter old Pigs • .16 0 2 1 . Inferior Sheep SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. I Sheep. I Calves. I Pigs. 3,315 20,380 142 311 N Notwit E hsran a. di A ng T t E he AsuNpppliesLoilifaMpeaf N on liA sa L letr; OW markets have been seasonably good, a very large amount of in deed,bu.sin busi ness has trifleh u bbeeeynon beyond the l transacted,ate improvement p fu ro l v i.);, m ln ent so i m n e th i e ns q ta u n o c ta es t. , ione. The arrivals from Scotland and all parts of England nava been confined to about 300 carcases of Beef, Mutton, a n Lamb. The show of foreign Meat has bee n all. At per stone by the Carcase. very small. Beef, inferior.. .... 3 3 middling .... 3 4 3 6 ' s. d. to 1 d 3 . 4 . Mutton , inferior .. 4 8 , I -- middling.• in 5 0 - prime large .• 3 6 3 8 prime .. •• 4 . 4 5 - prime small .• 3 3 310 Pork, 4 e 4 _ 1arge.... :: .. 10 i 2 b 5 4 - small .. 4 Lamb. 5s 4d to 6s 4d 5 4 . d. 6 t5 If 4 BOROUGH HOP MARICZT. There is very little busines s d o ing in any kind of } 1 .0 5 ; the supply of which is very moderate ; yet last week's FPI!. are mostly supported. Sussex pockets, Si 18s to 44 "' Weald of Kent, do., 414 s to 4118 s; Mid and East Kent, d" 4112 s to 6/ 10s. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. , Since Monday last the arrivals of Potatoes at the w ater- Since have been considerably on the increase, upwards of tons having come to hand from our own coasts, and 3, 0 w., bushels from Guernsey, while an import of about 300 01 , 1 ' has taken place from Holland. The demand is very du", at almost nominal quotations. York Reds, 240 s to 2 603 / Ditto, Regents, 240 s to 2705; Ditto, Shaws , 200 to 2203; Lin coln and Cambridge Regents, 200 s to 2803; Ditto, Kidneys 200 s to 2205; Dutch, 140 s to 160 s per ton. WOOL. Since our last report the imports of Wool into Londoll have consisted of 1,437 bags from South America, 550 bales from Hobart Town. 1,100 ditto from Adelaide, 700 ditto from Sydney, 115 ditto from the Cape, 120 ditto from Lisbon, and 29 ditto from Odessa. Public sales, which will be con tinued during the present week, are now in progress. AS yet only a small quantity of wool has been thus offered , yet the biddings have been tolerably firm at full prices. 111 the private contract market exceedingly little is doing. TALLOW. We have still to notice a very heavy demand for Tallow, both on the spot and for forward delivery. The stock on hand is very small, but parties evinced no disposition to speculate. Town Tallow is in fair supply a t our tions. quota' IWATERFOILD, MAY 6.—Wind S.E.—Sid. liareb ell ' NeW York; Pacific, Quebec. —....‘,w IRTHS . On the 3d i ns t., at Gene v a, Mrs. R. Foster, of a son. On the 4th i ns t., a t Chi s l e h urst, Kent, t h e wife of e o'r Aylward, Esq., surgeon, of a son, still-born. the wile On the 6th in s t., a t S y d erstone R ectory , Norfolk, of the Rev. W. IL Tudor, of a daughter. On the 6th inst., at Marlborough, Wilts, the wire of 04 Rev. M. Wilkinson, of a daughter. On the 7th inst., Mrs. Henry Horne, of Horshsin, of daughter. On the 7th inst., at Woking, Surrey, the idle of the ReY• C. B. Bowles, Vicar of Woking, of a daughter. c i der. On the Bth inst., in Be rners -street, the wife of John Esq., surgeon, of a daughter. MARRIED. On the Gth inst., at St. Mary's, Marylebone Mr. Freder ick Johnstone, to Ellen, second daughter of Mr. Peede, of Baker" street, Portman-square. DIED. On the 3d inst., at Kensington-terrace, Henry George Harris Esq., aged .66. On ihe 4th inst., J. P. Simon, M.D., of Tavistock-roirr Covent-garden, aged 52. On the sth inst., at Frognal, Hampstead, Sarah Hanna h * the wife of Robert Prance, Esq. On the 6th inst., in Upper Kensington-gore, Miss Ann . Phillott.l On the 6th inst., at Notting-hill-square, Mr. F. Watkins. On the 7th inst., in Gloucester-road, Old Bromptale Eleanor, widow of the late Dr. Pemberton, aged 76. London: Printed and Published by MUEDO YOUNG, of Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office N 0.112. Strand, in the rrecum or th e Savor. the County et 311dUleeez, Tuesday, SAY I$4T, CENTRAL CRIMINAL COUR.T. OLD COURT. The seventh session of the present mayorally commenced yesterday morning; the Lord Mayer, the Recorder, and dug following Aldermen were present—viz., Sir C. Marshall and Messrs. Musgrove and Hughes. The Sheriffs and the Under-Sheriffs also attended. The calendar contained the names of 236 priannua. The grand jury having been sworn, The RECORDER proceeded to deliver his usual charge. 8e said, from the summary statement that had been laid befors him it appeared that the calendar contained 236 prisoners in amount, and comprehended also many cases of a very se rious character. With regard to larceny, there was an increase in number: he found that there were as many as 84 cases or simple larceny, 24 of larceny on the person, 34 cases of ler om ceny cmitted by rvnts, 9of larceny from dwelling' houses, and 2 casesse a of larcen attended with violenc e, making a total of 153 cases out of 236. In point o number and importance this was a great increase. Th o ere were also forty-two cases of cuttingand wounding, four llae' of manslaughter, five dreadful cases con tairfng ti charges of un natural crimes. There were also charges of various atteniP to commit the felony of suicide, and there was one Cas o charging a man and wife with taking poison. In this car a question might arise as to how far the one might he been influenced by the other in the commission of this offence' They would perceive from what he had stated that the pre.* sent calendar contain e d many charges of a very s erious With regard to his observations on the subject of larceny, felt bound to point out the fact that so many of consisted of charges of larceny; he had done so with the view of drawing their attention to what grand juries 11 _, 14 1 the often, at the close of the session, insisted upon —namely', 77. expediency of erecting some tribunal for the surnmary.co_ viction of juvenile offenders, who were those the most likely to commit the offence of larceny. He found, on lookingloLerg the calendar, that there were few instances of any Pl u y committed for that offence under the age of 14 years. more were not aware, probably, that cases of that k ind were ' ich apt to come on at Middlesex than in that Cou rt, to w l t the graver offences were generally sent for trial, and tll; circumstance it was to be attributed that there was sac'. t. in the number of cases of this nature at that Coll is He was induced to mention this matter, becaus e t "A. subject, to which grand juries were frequently in verting, had escaped the attention of the L e g att ar s and there could be no doubt that a law suited to thicalendartr" would be enacted. The cases contained in the were extremely serious ; but many of them to be matters of any legal difficultv. The "IY q or s upon which they would have to determine was whetbef n iu the evidence was of a nature that would warrant tri e *i t h sending the cases to which they related for trial.. " these observations he-would dismiss them to their dela. The grand jury then retired. did not ua:_ptroa In cor Incur eo ns' , ~F o r 0A B An " %slur: arn o , tharg Ira kir 20 25 30 40 45 so AEC bh ~. C t o ItePtt Dem o rhea Er( P Qt eve vta with ha*, rett4 itie e ttrl - t Thi h ag fo 044 ,•'- IP' Tris e )3 ant .‘„ v er t th e Chit/ Mon T ~, Th THE Qf th _its_ co Con sca, mitam nal Ilrat fl Profit: Assay Th( paid ; avera .., 0 ! Pr, .onu; fZ tatne t Z P ......f- 4 60i10( Thi Dec e Pri 110 ; serve and 1 The The Lord St? Willi Zohr Edw Jerr do-h Chat Will lh e tha 410 Ali ter •I fin