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The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-10

BANKRUPTCY BILL.

Mr. BOUVERIE, in moving the second reading of the
Bankruptcy: Bill, complained that two years ago he had
been induced to withdraw a similsr measure' on the under-
standieg that the Lord Chancellor was prepared to introduce
• bill in the following session, which would legislate ex-
tensively on this important subject. Last year the Lord
Chancellor, on the 21st of April, introduced a bill in the
other home t f parliament, and that bill had been referred to
• select committee, which made its report on the Bth June,
1847; but from that time to the present not a single step fur-
ther had been taken, although the committee had reported
that the question was one which called for the serious atten-
, lion of paniament early in the present session. Though an-
interesting to the majority of the members of the house,there
was no branch of the Law of greater importance
in a commercial community than the bankrupt laws, and a
petition had been presented from 249 of the leading firms o f
the City of London, agreed to at a public meeting, in which
it was stated the bankrupt and insolvent laws were a dis-
grace to the country. This petition suggested several amend-
ments, which be (Mr. Bouvrrie) had embodied in the pre-
sent bill. It had been calculated that the lowest estimate o
the annual amount of bad debts incurred by the trading
community of England and Wales, exclusive of Scotland end
Inland, was no has than 18,000,0001. ; and a great portion
of this loss was attributable to the defective state of the ex-
isting bankrupt and insolvent laws. The great and leading
defect was, that the former had no real line of demarcation
drawn between the honest and the dishonest bankrupt ; and
the object of this bill was to make a distiwction between the
case of the trader who, from circumstances he could not rule
or control, was unable to meet his engagements, and the
trader who from neglect, improvidence, fraud, or misconduct,
became bankrupt. The general provisions of the bill were
merely a consdidation of the existing bankrupt laws, He
now proposed the second reeding, though he could
not expect to carry the bill through this session; ba
he hoped the measure would be consider, d during the vaca-
tion and that the government would take it up; if not, he
should feel it his duty to press the measure on them at an
early period of the next session.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that as it wu not the
intention of his hon. and learned hie, d to press the bill this
session further than the second trading, he (the Attorney-
General) would not enter into the details of the measure, or
discuss its merits or demerit,. Without pledging himself to
the details, he should not object to the second reading ; and,
in doing so, begged to express his thanks to his hon. and
learned friend for his able consolidation of the existing laws,
which he had put is such a ahape as would greatly aegis
those who might next year take up the subject.
The bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be
committed this day week.
London, England, 1848-02-19

tgraorgs

MAILS
The overland mails for Gibraltar, mei% Orrtee, the lonian Wand-
Aden, ?,epyonionik,end.i,:,nlLoiro-ilitoba:g, and China, Ws Southampton
wiT he made
The overland closed math, no Marseilles, to the Mediterranean
:net, Aden, Ceylon, India, Bong Kong, fee., will be made up on the
evening of the 24th February.
The mail. for British North Anterior, Bermuda, and the Unite
-tater,. will he made up on the eveuing of the 221 h February.
Toe mails for vie°, Oporto, Lisbon, Madeira, Cedar., and Gibraltar
sill be made up on the morning of the 97th February.
The Made for New South Wslee, Van themen's Land, and New
Zealand will be made up on the evi•ning of the 29th February.
The mails for the Weal Comet of Africa and Madeira will be made
I up on the evening of the 29th February.
The West India Mails, including Bermuda, Nassau, Havann.,
Honduna, New Orleans, Vera Crue, Tampico, and Forto Rico, and
excluding those for Madeira, Jacmel, Carthagens, sant. Martha.
Chagrea, Panama, West Coast of South America, and St. Juansie-
Nicaragua, will be mode on on the rooming of the 2nd March.
The malls for the Brazils, the River Plate, Monte Video, Pernam-
buco, Bahia Madeira, and Buenos Ayres, rill be made up on the
evening of the 4th Match.

NOTICE.
Tsui number of SIAM VS iatued to the DAILY NEWS
by the authorities of the Stamp-office, during the year 1847,

was:
From Jew. 1, to Dec. 31, 3,447,009
This, i
we believe, is within eight per ent. of the number
issued to the Morning Herald, Mornng Chronicle, and
Morning Post, 'ALL PVT TOGETHER.
In addition to the above, issued to the DAILY NEWS,
Mornino Paper, there were issued for the Evening Edition,
TEE EX P HESS,
From JAN. 1, to Dec. 31 778,714
Which was more, we believe, than were issued either to
the Globe or Standard, Evening Papers.

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LONDON, SATURDAY, FEB. 19.
A MINISTER has seldom come before the country
with a more lugubrious tale to tell, or a more difficult
task to perform, than fell to Lord JOHN RUSSELL last
night. Another minister would have veiled it or
turned it to profit in some mode or other. But Lord
JOHN does not understand the clap-trap of statesman-
ship, and has accordingly told a plain unvarnished
tale, the accounts of the last year mournful as a bank-
rupt's inventory, while those of the coming year fell
short and heavy, we had almost said, u the axe of

the gnilotine.
The present income-taz for five years, its. 7d. in
London, England, 1848-02-19

ELECTION COMMITTEES._

LYME REGIS.—The committee assembled yesterday,
Lord Ashley in the chair. Mr. Channon Taylor, of Lyme ,
Regis, proved that on the day of the election, Mr. Abdy, the
sitting member, accompanied by Mr. Waring, a solicitor,
called upon Dim to solicit his vote, telling him at the same
time that if he had any pecuniary difficulties they were pre-
pared to remove them. He was, however, in doubt as to
whom he should vote for, but ultimately he made up his ,
mind to vote for Sir Fit aroy Ktlly, but he had since ascer-
tained that he would have been much better eff had he
voted far Mr. Abdy.—Mr. Robert, mayor of Lyme Regis,
proved that Mr. Waring, the gentleman alluded to by the
previous witness, paid Mr. Abdy's share of the legal election
expenses.
SINSALE.—This committee re-assembled yesterday,
Mr. Bouverie in the chair. Helen Ryan was acquainted
with a voter named Mike Mahoney. Before the election he
told her that be hail been offered money for his vote by some
of Mr. Guinness's parte, but before he accepted the offer he
should try and ascertain what Mr. Watson's side were going
to do. He afterwards told her that he had done so, but
they would not give him anything, and he added, that if
he could have got half as much from Mr. Watson as he
could have got from Mr. Guinness, he would have voted
for Mr. Watson. He voted for Mr. Guinness, and she
subsequently disclosed the whole of the conversation to
the priest at confession after the election.—John Leahy, an
elector of Kinsale, remembered the morning of the election.
In the early part of the day he happened to be paining
Sisk's public house, where Mr. Guinness's friends were in
the habit of meeting, when Sisk took him in doors, and,
after treating him at the bar, he invited him up to a corner
. of the bar parlour, to have some private conversation, and,
on his retiring to the cornar, Sisk offered to give 1001. if he
' would vote for Mr. Guinness. He afterwards saw Dr. rillgO
at Sisk's house, who gave him 55., and told him that he had
it in his power to get situations for half.a-dozen young men.
He declined to accede to Sok's offer, and then went and
voted for Mr. Watson.
London, England, 1848-08-17

Cbt Court.

Prince Albert pre.ided yesterday morning at a
meeting of the Council of the Duchy of Cornwall, in
Somerset-houso.
The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Prince and PIiIICPSS of llohenlohe Laneenbourg and the
Princess Eliza of HoltenJohn Laogenhourg, left town yester-
day afternoon for o,borne. The royal suite consisted of the
Viscountess Canning, lady in waiting, Col. the Hon. C. B.
Phipps, and Col. iVylde.

A committee of the Privy Council for Trade and
Foreign Plantations had a meeting yesterday, at the office,
Whitehall. The lords present were the President of the
Board of Trade, the Vice-President, the Secretary of State
for the Colonies, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster,
and Sir E. Ryan.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governor of Canada, and also from the go-
vernors of the other North American colonies.
Despatches were sent off last evening from the
Colenial-office for the governors of the West India
colonies, and for the governors of St. Helena and Gibraltar.
Earl Delawarr had an interview with Earl Gran-
ville yesterday, at the office of tho Board of Trade.

LONDON AND WESTMINSTER BANK.—Yesterday a
special general meeting of this bank was held at the eats.
blishment in Lotbbury, D. Salomon, Egg., in the chair,
when the resolution passed at the previous meeting, for
altering the 67th clause of the deed of settlement, so that the
annual meetings may be held on the third Wednesday in
January in every year, instead of March, as hitherto, was
passed unanimously, and the meeting adjourned.
London, England, 1848-08-17

ITALY.

The Opinione of Turin quotes letters from Bologna
of the Bth, saying that on that day an obstinate en-
gagement took place between the Bolognese and the
Austrians; that the latter, driven from the
city, fell back on Montagnola, which the
Bolognese carried by assault. The next day the Ans.
trines seemed disposed to attack Bologna and bom-
bard it. The same day the diplomatic corps at Flo-
rence sent a protest to Gen. Welden. The issue of
the altar was not known at Turin.

IVe learn that Charles Albert declared to the depu-
ties of Genoa that he had demanded the intervention
of France, but that England showed herself little
disposed to favour this intervention.
A b legraphic despatch was received at Turin, an-
nouncing the arrival of Charles Albert at Alessandria.
London, England, 1848-08-17

CONFLICT WITH THE AUSTRIANS

AT BOLOGNA.

The correspondence and journals of Bologna, of the
9th, have brought important intelligence of the events
which succeeded those which I mentioned in my des-
patches of this morning, with further details respect-
ing these.
It appears that, on the afternoon of the Bth, the
Austrian General Weldea, having levied a heavy con-
tribution upon Bologna, and demanded hostages for
the payment, and for the subjection of the Bolognese,
the people rose and the tocsin was sounded. A con-
flict ensued, which is said to have been terrible, but
the details are not given. Under date of the 9th, at
six in the morning, we find the following : " The
Bolognese have driven the Austrians out of the '
city, after making twenty-seven prisoners. Bologna
is in the hand of the people, and ready to receive
another attack from the enemy, who must have got
reinforcements. The people, with their knives,
drove the Austrians to a distance of two miles from
the city. The curate of San Felix is at the head of
the people of the Contado." Under date of half-past
six we read: "The bombardment has commenced,
and two palaces are in flames. The faubourg
has already been pillaged and burned, but the popu-
lation have resolved to resist to the last drop of their
blood."
It is further stated, that in the afternoon of the
Bth, an officer, bearing a despatch for the Pro-Legate,
was killed by some Bolognese, as he was passing
through San Felice. Half an hour afterwards a
soldier of the line, carrying another dis-
patch, met with the same fate. The Austrians on
guard at the gates of San Felice, where a cannon
was planted, fired it upon the people, but very
fortunately no one was killed. Upon this the
Austrians went out of the town to Montagnola.
They amounted to 2,600 men, and had with them
a cannon and a howitzer. In this favourable
position they began to bombard the town, setting
it on fire in several places. It was about five
in the afternoon when the firing began, and it did
not cease till eight at night. On the side of the
Bolognese there were 50 carabiniers, 30 custom-house
officers, upwards of 500 porters, and some national
guards. All displayed the most extraordinary courage,
and in the end took Montagnola by assault, and drove
away the Austrians, who on leaving the Galliera gate
lost an officer and 40 men killed and 50 prisoners. The
carabiniers and custom-house men pursued them for
more than a mile. The loss of the Bolognese was con-
London, England, 1848-08-17

1) EN MAR K AND THE DUCHIES.

We have news from Hamburg of the 14th,
by which we learn that a number of Prussian,
Hanoverian, Brunswick, and Mecklenburg troops
had assembled on the north frontier, from
Hadersleben, ready to cross into Jutland. This
intelligence is dated Apenrade, the 13th. The num-
ber of combined troops thus gathered together on the
frontier amounted to 12,000, which would be fol-
lowed by the reserve of 10,000. It was supposed that
' General Wrangel would pass the frontier on the 14th.
The probability of his doing so is doubted by the
Borsenhalle.
Accounts from Stockholm, of the Bth, announce the
arrival of Ilaron Manteufel, adjutant of the King of
Prussia, with a letter from that king to the King of
Sweden.
The great chemist, Berzelius, died on the 7th.
London, England, 1848-08-17

LATEST FROM PARIS.

Since the news from Paris, which will be found in
another page, we have received the following
PARIS, WitLiNEanAY, 8 30 P.M.
The same state of agitation and alarm continues
here, without, however, any definite cause being
manifest. The Garde Mobile have been to-day,
understand, consigned to their barracks. At the
Bourse vas ions rumours were circulated ; the Threes
fell 1, and the Fives a franc on the closing prices of
Monday.
In the Assembly teeday,the discussion on the Lyons
Railway occupied nearly the whole of the sitting.
After an animated debate, the first article of the pro-
ject, which virtually includes the whole, was voted by
an immense majority.
In the Committee of Foreign Affairs to-day, the
Italian get stion was discussed. M. Bastide, Minister
of Foreign Affairs, was present, uud M. Lamartine
delivered a long speech, in which he pronounced with
great energy in favour of an immediate armed inter-
vention, es being the only means by which France
cc ild observe the solemn engagement which he
had made in the name of the country, and with
its evident approbation.
Bastide requested the committee's permission to
postpone his reply to M. Lamartine until to-morrow.
The committee having agreed that its proceedings
shall not be made public, it is probable that the speech
of M. Lamartine will not appear in the journals.
On Monday neat wil. take place the monthly
election of the President of the Chamber. The
" reunions" of the Palais Royal and the Institute
have res.dved to put forward M. Lamartine. Nothing
has yet been decided by the Rue de Poitiers.
On Monday, M. Lupin (ainit) gave a grand parlia-
mentary dinner, and among his guests were General
Cavaignac and M. Armand Manned. On several
occasions (luring the evening, General Cavaignac
declared that all his efforts would be directed in the
Italian negociations to preserve the peace of Europe.
lie added that he would presevero in this course
even though his fall should be the consequence.
P/JUS, Ain. 16. New Loan, ; Three pm 0811t6, ;
Are per .cats., —; Poor-and-11a% —; Fours, —. Belgian
; Do. 1842, ; Do. Threes, ; Do. Two.and.a-
iv —; :pies Rentes, ; Roman Loan, —; Treasury
Bent% Bank Shares, 1633; Luliange on London, 30 dayis
2i 35 paper ; 90 days, 25 271 paper.
iienwars. Paris and Orleans, 670; Paris and Mum, 445;
Rouen and tilers. 205; ArlBlloo and Mdrseilles, 215; Stras-
bourg and Belo, k 7 50; Centre Tierra= 267 50; Aullem ant. Boa.
]ogee, —; Bordeaux, 998 75; North, 376 25.

M VAUD, Aru. 11.—Those per Cents, 191 paper; after Bobo. 191 k
sash. glee per Cents., II paper ; after now, 100 cash. Passves,
4 toper; after Bolsi, 3 15.16 cash. Coupons, 7 mink. Bank of St.
Ferdinand, .51) cash, Discount of notes, 6id per cent. Exchange on
London, at 30 days, 45 50 cash.

ITALY.
London, England, 1848-08-28

- -
CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT. —Before Mr. Baron Platt.
THE TRIALS FOR SEDITION.
In the case of Robert Crowe, alias Crone, 24, tailors who
was indicted for sedition, and whose trial was given in our
W per on Saturday.
The jury returned a verdict of OVILTY, but at the
same time expensed their opinion that it would be better in
such cases to have the evidence of two witnesses.
The learned judge remarked that it was no doubt more
I advisable, but at the same time such a course was not always
practicable.
NEW COUBT.—Before the Common Serjeant.
FoROERY BY THE SEOUHTAkT OF A 'APB AASEHANCH
Ovrics.—R. W. Morris, aged 27, described in the calendar
as a clerk, was indicted for uttering a forged receipt for the
payment of 31. 2s. 6d., with intent to defraud Thomas Webb
Green and othere.—The learned counsel, in stating the case
to the jury, said that although he should he compelled to
bring tot ward a good deal of documentary and other evi-
dent* to establish the charge against the prisoner, still the
facts of such evidence would lie in the smallest nom-
past The prisoner at the bar, up to the period of the present
transaction, had borne a high character with his employers,
the directors and managers of the General Medical and Mutual
Life Assurance Company, of which he was the secretary and
actuary, and had been the original promoter. It formed
a part of kis duty to issue the vouchers 4n the payment of
the dividends of the society, such voucher being payable at
the bankers' providing they bore hie signature u attesting
Witten to the masa* of the party to whom the dividend was
London, England, 1848-08-28

T FROM PARIS,

PARIS, SUNDAY, 6.30 r. e.
glauthority, that the escape of
aidiere was connived at by the
Ai was not sorry to rid itself of the
which would attend such prisoners.
hment was intended two days at
it was well known that it would be
majority, warrants might have been
they might both have been
ring the chamber, if government
• ,ad of this, it was adroitly
,iy that thiie were no warrants
the proper magistrates were not pre-
m, and aocotdingly Louis Blanc and
ced on: of the house, without obstrue-
ck. It is said teat the former has
has gone, accordirg to some, to
:cording to others, to London. lam
aussidiere is hiding in Paris, or its
g in confident expectation of an Maur-
ich, no matter what party it might
I take a leading part.
3.,, had serious apprehensions for the
,f an insurrectionary movement, and
ire military preparations have been
de. It is supposed, or at least pre-
c movement menaced is a legitimist
even informed that the executive
specific information of it. The military
nom and more concentrated round the
oat require defence.
tsive encampment has been erected, as
is afternoon, in the grand square of
Elyskes. Today at noon, that
*armed its wonted appearance of
vacant square. At five o'clock
ly covered with tents and swarm-
Ts. Another camp, of equal extent, is
opposite side of the river, on the
Invalides, and a third on that portion
irsay which extends from the Invalides
Grenelle. The gardens, courts, and
Et space within the chamber and its de-
d the hotel of the presidency, are also
:h troops, including a great quantity of
inon are planted behind the intrench-
rrs are concealed by the columns of the

3 doubt but that the legitimist party
strongest hopes, although I do not
air leaders are prepared u yet to take
in any active movement. It is said that
of the faubourgs, the elements of the
ion, and the communists and socialsts,
the present government, would join
evt n the moderate party in the
uld not be unfavourably disposed,
liberal constitution were established.
Ision of the constitution has completed its
M. Armand Marrast, the reporter, will
or Tuesday present the report to the
. sent you in my despatch of Friday
Aim of some of the changes made in the
committee. It has also, it seems, with
case of Louis Bonapertea provided that
London, England, 1848-02-26

INCOME TAX.

Mr. CARDWELL, on presenting the petition from
Liverpool, stated that it was signed by the ma)or, on behalf
of one of the largest meetings ever held in that town, pray.
log that, at Irast, any tax upon income and property which
strict econrmy could nut avert thr noessity of might be so
arranged that a difference should lx roade in favour et pre-
carious locume s over fixed property ; but praying further
that an attempt should be made to ay.-id the necessity of an
income tax at all, by laying legacy a. d probate duties on
real property, and placing other tales on real property in
Ireland as well as in England as might be deemed expedient
by the house.
LANCAS ELECTION.

Mr. DEEDES informed the booms that the wane's,
James Dodson, committed yesterde; by order of the house
to the custody of the Sergi ant-at. Arm- had that day been
brought before the comnitttee, and h..d answered satisfac-
torily the question. put to bim. Ile therefore moo. d
James Dodson be discharged frau: ti:; custody of the S.A.
geant•at-Arms without payment of .. e .—Ordertd.
BOLTON ELEt I if.,N.

The following ii7n7lemen were u a committee to
try the merits ut the election for 1.0.t0n : Mr. B. Baring,
Mr. C. W. Howard, Mr. E. J. y, Mr. Hamilton, and
Col. Salwey.
MURDER OF ENGLISH G.I..NTLEMEN NEAR
London, England, 1848-02-26

COMMERCIAL li- MARKETS.

MONEY MARKET & CITY INTELLIGENCR.
Two o'Clock. —Such is the confusion in and about
the Stock Exchange this morning, that it .5 quite
improsible to obtain information of what is ,foing on
in the feuds, from one moment to another. that
can be relied upon. Consols have been called
as low as 83, but whether business was ac•
tually done at that low rate does not appear.
They are said to have since reascended to 84, from
whence they have again fallen, and are now called
MI to 1. We have all manner of reports, with
contradictory intelligence of political movements in
Paris. The only paper which has given accounts of
London, England, 1848-02-26

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MAILS
The mails for Vigo, Oporto, Lisboa, Madeira, Paella, and Gibesltio
will be made Up on the morning of the 27th February.
The made for New tout Wales, Wall Omen. Land, and Now
Zealand will be made up on the evening of the Vith February.
'the mails for the West Coast of Africa and Madeira will be made
up on the everting of the 29th February.
The West India Mails, including Bermuda, Nassau, Ravenna,
Honduras, New Orleans, Vera Cruc, Tampico, and Porto Rico, and
excluding Ocoee for Madera, Jarmel, Carthagena, Santa Martha,
• Chagos Panama, West ,'µ`l% of South America, and St. Juan-do.
Nicaragua, wilt be mule up on the morning of the 21td March.
Iha overland ermils for Gibraltar Malta, I:sloe, the lowan Island,
segjn;Apidaed7e:CeopyokiNommltrniii°4lfo-f the rd March.
Kong and China, cis Southampton
The mails for the Brutus, the River Plate, Monte Video, Perliare-
bum, Bahia Madeira, and Buenos Ayres, will be made up on the
evening of the 4th March.
the overland rimmt Me Marseilles, to the Mediterranean
egypt, Aden, Ceylon, India, Hong Kong, *.e., will be made opus tto
rvening of the 7tl March.
The made for Bsh North ATlleTiel. WI/1110a, end the Vritc
states. will be made up on the evening cal the 1011 March.

NOTICE.
Tnn number of SEAML'S aimed :u the DAILY NEWS
by the amboritim of the Stamp-office, during the year MI,

was :
From JAN. 1, 0 Dir. 31, 3,447,009
This, we believe, is within eight per cent. of the number
issued to the Morning Herald, Morning Chronick, and
Morning Post, ALL PVT TOGETHER.
In addition to the above,issued to the DAILY NEWS,
Morning Paper, there were issued for the Evening Edition,
THE EXPRESS,
From JAN. 1, to Dsc. 31 778,714
the
WGlobe or hich was more, we believe, then were is-usd either to
Storuiard, Evening Papers.

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LONDON, SATURDAY, FEB.
dne 26.1
Tits lof Loris PHILIPPE from the thr of
July, andfalhis exit from the Tuileries in a Brougham,
is an event which, however momentous, will be wel-
comed with contented laughter by perhaps three-
fourths of mankind. With some, the exultation will
be keener: whilst fetus of the future will with
others overshadow anything like satisfaction. But
the whole rise and rule of Loris PHILIPPE is
so like a fable, and the close at once so pregnant and I
I so just, that we can conceive it written in letters of,
I gold, and put. into every child's hand, in order to
teach how disloyalty in a prince cannot prosper, how
London, England, 1848-08-21

FRANCE.

PARIS, SATURDAY, 6 P.M.
I have just been called to the assembly to witness
another spectacle similar to those of the 23rd June
and 15th May. I found the interior, the courts, and
gardens completely filled with infantry and artillery.
The vestibule on the river is crowded with represen-
tatives and national guards. All the avenues leading
to the chamber are blocked up with troops. Infantry
regiments are drawn up along both lines of quay, on
the south bank of the Seine. The bridge is occupied
by • company of the line. Cannon are planted
in the president's garden, where an entrench-
ment is thrown up. A regiment of dra-
goons occupies both quays, extending cast
and west from the bridge on the north bank, and
pickets of dragoons are stationed in the Place de la
Concorde. These forces were called out at half-past
four, and have been reinforced from minute to minute
ever since.
London, England, 1848-08-21

imeonTs..

Carron Goons.—The pritls us Ittitt,la cottons have experienced a
further decline alive the note of our last. Toed mond, although
latterly more extensive, bas still been insufficient to take off the large
tioartity of goods that have been placed on the market. There has
been more doing in printed goods dui log the past month, chi. fly in
line Turkey red chintze. of 25 inch. Turkey ride hers• generally
be Pohl at very low prices, and even with that the demand is atm
aniimmos —There has been a further decline in all demriptions of
• grey ihirting; in ordinary qualities the fall uinoe the early gam of
May is fully I aortas per meee. duh•n at present arc on a large male.
lo bleached lia- been dune, and prices remain very low.
Tr5:30..1. lt.o C.a.-The quantity of all descriptions of these
RO, dm en offer has been great, and pukes are even lower than at the
date of our List. the demand has been for the season very inactive—
twills and cambi ies ale loWt r by 6 pieces per yard for all widths. Plain
mulls and printid 20 and 5 yards good. continue to be supplied to an
rxu•nt touch exceeding the wants of the market, and prices are at
ruinous rates.
ram TM, Goons —The finest qu dales of 25 Inch T. R. chintzes have
been adeable, but there has been little of the inquiry usuaLy exp.
central at this 11.1Nitl for these goads.
Minx Twt T.—The arrivals of taint haring been large, and holders
being anxious Fellers, it further decline has taken place in the value of
Nos. 4u, 50, and 60 of 2to 1 pies per man& hales have been to a

fair ext;n4.
Tusher Reit Twisr.—Tranantions have not been extensive, and
prima are barely maiutained. hales reported are 50 bola at 1 3-4
to 1-6 Co.'s re. per lb.
(701.661L—1n this metal a fair extent of business has been done,
prices, 'tweeter, remaining without mina change Inc the better. The
demand is at present without the activity usual at this tit3,loll.
SPE4tI R.—There has been a fair demand toe speller, and stales
amount to 12,760 mile., at 9-4 to 9.6 et. rs. per f. md.—the latter
being the collie at the day. The stock in fleet hands is very moderate.
fens.—The toles are to a moderate exteut, chiefly at bar of old im-
portation, which has sold from 3.3 to 3-4 Co.'s rs. Bar of recent
import commands 3.5 Co.'s rs. tier f. md. and Le of free rale.
Itecn—Large sales of liwiss have been made at 95 Co.'. re. per
hhd. Allsopp's is held at 29 Co.'a re. per bbd.
Svh-r.—Livespool atoned lass been selling at high rate., 92 to 95
CO. 6 pc,' lOU Inds. Modem has brought 51 Co.'s re. per 100 Inds.
BOMBAY, .11.'NE 27.
Yamouts
To London, per ton
To Liverpool
To (11de
To China, per candy....
EICHAN.K
London at 6 months' sight, per rap. Is. 91d. to le. 10d.
„ at 3 months' eight
Price ul sovereigns, each Re. 11 2 annas.
London, England, 1848-08-21

MARKETS.

JAMAICA, JULY 22.—The long-expected packet, which we
so anxiously holed would bring some consolation to us in our nil.
forttutes, 100 at length arrived, but, unfortunately, her news is not of
that enlivening ch.racter which we had suffered ourselves to hope fur.
The hoses east tßr past fortnight ha., us 00.11, Wen limited only to
purchases for immtv.i.ite consumption. In the foreign trade there
hat not been anything doing, no buyers having arrived. Tnoee per
steamer of the let have completed their purchwas, and there will not
be anything further to report until the :Arrival of the neat mad
packet.
Fioirt. -.Soon after the Lid issue 300 Barrels Baltimore weredis-
posed of St fl.. The price .ibsequently advanced to 3%. anal then to
ins , which has Wen the maximum. The stock in sufficient, though
small. The sags ea late arrivals are 450 barrels I•hiladelphia, ut 40s. ;
20,1 barrels Georgetown, at an& ; Mad atadiit SOO barrel. he'll New
Orleans, at 311 s. ; all in lots.
Most.. —Sslo4 h Ave been made at 17s. to 18a. SOO barrels com-
manded the latter f.gure for the coda ; and a suhnoment sale of .191
barrels Bad.lmore and Georgetown together has been mode at lbs. Bd.
on the usual terms._ _ . .

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ltits.—A cargo of Carolina wan pticed Yt 225. Nothing has In en
done in EA., w hich is held at Ws., without any probability, it is
thought, of reali,ing at that rate.
is held at 2'9., at relit( h figure 100 barrels have
been sold ; other brands were sold at 205., at which Ilgure rather ea-
ten-ice sales bore been made.
. .

Ilervin.-50 begs V.N. Mire been sold at 11,1, but 100. is now
being offered. 131.1keita American have gone off at Cold. 109 kegs
American at 10d. Irish of the new make is changing hands very
slowly at 1214 E, 12d. only being offered. The stack of all descriptions
is increasing, said pricey have a downward tendency.
Mum is at 3s. 44. to 3s. 6.1. per gallon, proof 21, equal to Is. 10.1. to
per gallon for exportation.
TUIIACCO.—Leaf is o:timely dull, with an ample supply at market.
Its nominal value may be called 000.10 Gls. per 100 tbx, long prier.
Cavendish (2.1) has been taken at 1,1.1. to mt. per lb. The hitter is not
plentiful, and may be said to be ealeahls at our quotations.
Pei:sm.—There being barely enough at market to meet the demand
for consumption. addml to the hopes entertained of the retirement of
the ',relent ministry, has caused sugar to sell briskly at Ns. to 21s.
Furtoirpt.—Veasels arc no: plentiful. Some orders to charter, re-
ceives from Cuba could not be executed. Freight Is extremely dull,
and the regular trader will Hod it very ditlieuit to get tilled by the
Ist Augnst. The rates at which vessels en the berth for England
were loading were as follows :—ToLnetton, suitir, per ton, 41.; coffee,
per cwt., 5/. To Liverpool, sugar, 3/. ins. ; coffee, per ewe., 4/.
EICI4 london Bills, 30 days, II per
cent. pea.; Colonial 'tank, 93 days, 1 per cent. pm.; Jamaica and
Planter"' Bank, 90 days, 1 per cont. pm.; Pitio, 60 days, I; per cant.
pm. ; Ditto, hills under 1 per cent.; and under Sol., Il net cent.
both in addition.
London, England, 1848-08-21

to do anything for his present creditors, and should, in cc-
clrdonce with the honour .ble sentiments which be expressed
make any payment to th .m, I shall be happy to hear of it
hut i. shall he result of moral, not legal, obligation ; he shall
have the credit of doing voluntarili what the law will not
compel him to do.
Re HALLPIXE —The certificate of Vincent Henry Hall.
pike, pianoforte manufacturer, of Cromer.street, tiray'ainn-
road, was opposed by Mr. Sturgeon, on behalf of Mr.-Hutch-
inson, a creditor, on the ground of obtaining credit without
a probability of paying. His debts were only about 7001.—
The Commissioner said this was a case which had no Imag-
oes, in that court, which was constructed for dealing with
large assets, and where small one, were almost swallowed up.
The creditors, by refusing an offer of composition, had
brought upon themselves whatever law might result from
the attempt to deal with such a small property in this way.
The bankrupt appeared to be an honest, hard-work i g man, es
honest a man as s Ter tame before that court. He at btriuted
his failure to the non-payment of debts due to him ; and
here was no reason whatever for withholding his certificate.
London, England, 1848-08-21

broken in in teo or three places. A portion of the engine.
house,_leith carts of the a.tjni .ing I•uildings, particularly the
ends of the torniox and pattern rams, are rendered a mass
of ruins; and the engine, with the lathes and various other
machinery, either broken or seriously damages!. Ahnoit
every Kuala of glass in the windows of two cottages loosing
into the foundry-yard were broken by the concussion, and
the materials hurled against them, and the boundary wall of
the premises was ram thrown down. At ti.e time of the ex-
plosion three men nod a hoy were near to the boiler, and
these were dreadfully scalded, and likewise wounded by tho
falling materials One died on Friday evening, and the oti.ers
are in great danger.
tionrxisnrseat

HERTFUltixsul
MURDER OF AN ENC Llsll LABOURER BY TRIM
RILLP3IB.—Ca Friday the county coroner at the villege of
Head', near Si. Alban's, closed the inquiry relative the
death of a quiet, inoffensive labourer, named John Swain,
who died from the brutal violence of a gang of six Irishmen
who had been empl.iyed harvesting in the neighbourhood.
The facts of the case have already appeared in this piper.
The jury reiuened a verdict of ' Wilful Murder against
some person or pereoae unknown." It is said that a nwarcl
will be °Baca 'or their apprehension.

3A 9
014 d.
16 144.
1•: 116.
4d.
London, England, 1848-08-21

Sbt Court.

OSBORNE, SURD ri.—Her Majesty and Prince
Albert attended divine service this morning at Wh,pping-
ham Church. The scrnrin was preached by the Rev. J.
Protheroe. The royal dinner party yesterday included the
Duchess of Kent, Lady A. M. Dawson, and Baroness Bpeth.

Mr. Tidd Pratt and Mr. James Iligham had an
interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Satur-
day in Downing-street.
Despatches from the Governor of New South
Wales were received on Saturday at the Colonial-office.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the governor* of the West India Colonies, British
Guiana, and West Australia.

ROYAL VISIT TO SCOTLAND.—A Portsmouth cor-
respondent says that orders have been given for the royal
yacht to be ready to sail for Dundee on the 3rd of September
—that day, should no unforeseen circumstance arise, having
been fixed for her Majesty to start on her excursion to Scot-

THE MINT COMMISSION is actively engaged in
making the necessary inq ' ' Into the constitution sad
abuses of that establishment. Meanwhile, it is gratifying
to state that the Company of Moneyers will cease with the
present inquiry ; and that the Master of the Mint an-
nounced the other night in the house that the changes re-
commended by the commission will effect a saving of at
least 10,0001. • year. We may add while on this subject,
that Mr. Shell, in hie recent evidence before the committee
on miscellaneous estimates, quotes the opinion of Mr. Haw-
kins of the British Museum that " our coins are very im-
perfectly executed"—and the contradictory opinion of Col.
Forbes of the Calcutta Mint, and one of the commission,
" that the workmanship of our coins is very good." Mr.
Hawkins speaks like • collector for a museum cabinet—Col.
Forbes with a view.' to the particular object for which our
coins are struck and the security we possess that they can-
not be forged. Both are right, notwithstanding the ap-
parent contradiction.—Allteemum.
.THE DISPUTES BETWEEN THE ENGINE-MEN AND
THEIR EMILOYERB on the North-Western Railway was on
Saturday supposed to be amazed satisfactorily. Last night
we received the following official notice on the subject:
London and North ih'esti rn Railway, Ruston Station, London.—
Aug. 19, 1845.—Ter drivers and firemen late in the service of this
company, having left their cane in the bands of the chairman, venom
ditionally, and having expressed their " whimperss to resume their
several duties Mien and under whatever circumstances their services
London, England, 1848-11-04

CLERICAL.

LAST NIORT'S Casette contains an Order in Couto/
assigning a district to the Church of St. John, a Nev. ton, Clodock,
Ilerefordstare.
PUIPSIMEXT.—Rov. J. to Clayton C., Nortit.
amptanrhlre.

NAVAL.
DEVOXPORT, Nov. 2 —Kingfisher, 12, Com. E. Harvey,
arrived from Portsmouth last evening. She has been pall advance of
• wages, and is eapeeted to sail to-morrow with the mails to Madeira,
Cape de Venda, Steno Leore, and Amension.—Caledonia, 120, Capt.
Carter, Is ordered to resume her moorings in Ilemoare. Her powder
to now being removed, and she will come into harb:sur to-Porrow,
weather permitting.—lridefatlsable, to, is to be fitted in every respect
Immediately ac an advanced ship.—The Admiralty Board of 'Hivisioa
minutely Inspected • portion of the dockyard yeeterday, including the
chain cable stores and the ships I uriding.
WooLwtell, Nov. 3.—Lightning, st..v. Master• Com.
Pettey arrived this morning from Copenhagen, whim she landed the
Danish Ambassador. She brought over some of the members of the
family of the British ambassador to the court of Denmark, and de-
spatches for the Foreign-oftice.—Jasper, el.-v., Second Banter floe.
wood, arrived this afternoon from Holyhead to be paid off.—Sir J. J.
Gordon Bremer, Commodore Superintendent of the Dockyard, joined
this morning, and hoisted hia pendent on board the Pia{ord.
SHEERNESS, Nov. 2 —The st. id. Meteor, Lttut.-Coot.
Bottler, has this day been paid off here.— V.ec-Adniiral Elliott re-
turned here on the 31st Wt. Capt. Superintendent D. Prim ecru& hia
broad pendant, and the Admiral's Sag is ri,ir flying on board the

MOTEMINTIL-OM. 23: The Racer sailed from Lisboa for
Gibraltar. 26: Polemos, at Gibraltar.
ADMIRALTY, NOV. 3.—APPOINTMENT..— Lkutewante
E. D. Aahe, to Daphne; B. lAmbert, to Powerful; T. 8. It'Gregor
(dag), to PowertuL —Sammie : IL Baker, to Amazon; 1. G. RBA, to
Daphne; B. Bernard, to Orestes.—Aseletutt Burgeons LW. Poland,
to Amason; 1. W. Cleave, to Daphne; R W. Beaumont, to Orestes;
J. G. Oakahott (acting), to Piagart4—Seconcl Moiler . F. Browne,
to Powerful.

MILITARY.
REGIMENT. FOR COLONIAL NIIIVICE.--With respect to
various reports es to the embarkation of several regimeats this year
for colonial duty, we are enabled to state that no :flirt whatever le
under orders for that Fmk*, nor is this the time of year fir such as
t. Nett spring or summer several inlantry rag a will
penaatelarpnroceed eiP.er to the Idrditerrancoui or the Past Indies, to
effect the usual reliefs; and the three Beet for rock rvice are the
70th, 26th„ and 4lst regta., which returned home from foreign dread
in June sad July, 1243. Should, however, any unforecen confine
gency arid, those Testa would go out without de.ay,
effective, and are each 1,000 rank and file strong. as they are all
As the 77th Foot is now the only entire regiment in Ports-
moth, It Maim found necessary to withdraw several & puts front the
Ide of Wight this year, and such depits (except the 70th, which is to
remain) have now returned to the Isle of Wight, and been replaced
at Portsmouth by the following depots from the ,former place, viz,:
Depots kb, 20th, 42nd, and 67th.
London, England, 1848-11-04

SCOTLAND.

- -
EDINBCROIL—A meeting of the electors of the
second municipal district was held on Wednesday in the
Merchants' Hall, Hunter. equare, for the nomination of can-
didates for the representation of the ward in the town council
on the occasion of the approaching election. On the motion
of Mr. Wm. Johnston, the Lord Provost took the chair.
Various gentlemen having been put in nomination, Mr.
Robt. Chambers amongst the number, that gentleman was
perseveringly interrogated by an elect,' as to bin political
views. The necessary explanations being afforded, Mr. Muir
said that the questions proposed were very appropriate when
they were pr ceding to the election of a member of
parliament; but to candidates for • scat in the
council beard he thought that they were totally inappli-
cable. He suggestid that they should proceed to the vote.—
Mr.
Thomas Lindsay held that they were electing members
of parliament in the strictest sense of the word, and he
thought that they had a right to know the sentiment, of the
different candidates—lt was then agreed to proceed to a
vote, though, as was explained by the Lord Provost, it was
merely a formal proceeding. The following was the result ;
Fur Mr. Wm. Johnston, 79; Mr. Law, 70; Mr. James
Cowan, 70 ; Mr. Wimps, 63; Mr. Chambers, 49; Mr.
' , Dick, 30 ; and Mr. Howden, 24.—The Lord Provost said it
was customary for the meeting to recommend the four candi-
dates having the highest numbers to the support of the
ward; but he supposed the constituency would take their
own way in that. —The meeting then separated.
THE FALL OP A 110CSE IN CILASGOW.—On Wed-
nesday the workmen engaged in removing the ruins of the
fallen RRRRR house succeeded in digging out the bodies of
four other men, respectively named Andrew Brodley, Chu.
Oallacher, Hugh Harvey, and Robert Bailie; the latter of
whom was the foreman of the works. Other two bodies were
exhumed on Thursday, is , Michael King and John
Kinnear. There is no doubt that another man is still in
the ruins. There have new been 17 dug out, 5 of whom
are living end 12 dead. A subscription has been set on
foot for beim( of the families of the sufferers.
Cnairmirr Tretata.—Sir,—l read with indignant
surprise in the Express of yesterday a statement con-
cerning me, and as the insinuations contained in it are un-
founded, I trust you will have the goodneu to insert this
short note. Bo tar from wishing to evade my trial, I no
sooner heard the intelligence in Paris than I hastened here
with all possible speed, and intend to proceed to Edinburgh
by the Bret conveyance. I left Edinburgh previous to any
indictment being served, believing that if I returned in time
for the trial I was at perfect liberty to go where I chose, and
I now return, cosuceous that I have done nothing that an
impartial_ jury of my countrymen cam find the least fault
with. Yours, respectfully, JOHN GRANT. London,
Nov. 3.
London, England, 1848-02-10

LATEST INI

EXPRESS

Our Paris letters of
the debate, or rather
Wednesday afternoon at
In all quarters of the
variety of rumours were
a large section of the op
tended to resign is a
visible at the Bourse by
quarter per cent., whi
after the close of reg
dency was observabla i
The proceedings In
this sensation, consisted
the Minister of Jus ice
violent interruptions fr
and disregarded arq e
This display of the N
perfect explosion in ~he
elusion of the obaer• at
he denounced the re,)
that the law did not r
ever to deliberate OIL
government, and tht t
continued, they wou d
M. O'llillon Barrot s

ddressed somewet 1B
here the ministers ,v.

unexpectedly, an' t
awed was so deafen n
x pression : " l'olic a
onetitutional than
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wesident rang his he
leputies not thus to:.
ills appeal only rerd •
till greater. M. o'
elating in the most
lesirous to reply, was
he proceedings of tit
M. Paillet had asc, ad
lowa most tranquilly
sated at least ten man
The Miaister of J Is
violence may be disrl
M. Ouyet-Desfont, a
yourself! _

The Minister of Jus

men may display tow, -.
Way be exhibited agai .st
of a minister of the •
(Uproar on the left.) ,
Sr. my own profound C.
ROMltto
titCh are a.
uch accusatons are on o
ire that you (turning •
example of reserve,
ice the signal for su.t
n the left, responded to
ut, however you at,,
arcing use to recoil, w 11l
y duty—they prove to
ustly, moat fully es 11• d
the sore! (Continua. •
executed against all v 't.
cheers from the centr, ,
M. Odillon Barrot. -I
attention to my wor Is,
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lutiorior July, you aro
which you have ue
scribing • right whit., t
bowed to and comet at
ties ) I repent it, yon
waver have ventured it

M. E. De Gintrd.o
macessarr to bring in a
was equally so to have
sees the legality ••'
errs of " Conclude, e
The President—l n•
Aseusaion on the par..
The members of tl. •
The close of the cl•
islopted.
l'hc President th. n
Slag was brought to a
separated in the gre. •
The funeral ors,i.
O'Connell, was 11,
fielock, at the (
AbbCt Laeordaire.
Ise deceased had n,
ist being present a'
The Bank of 12
meting. Count d A
astieral, read the
Mier censor for tl,r.
tad Count Pillet-v,'
nominated regent
la place of Baron i
!Co advices from
the 31st, the date 01
have been reeeirt,l
London, England, 1848-02-10

for 2001.

SUICIDE. OF AN INNKEEPER.—Mir. R. Weakley,
proprietor of the hotel known as Weakley's Hotel, Devon-
port, committed suicide on Sunday morning last by hanging
himself to his bedpost. An inquest was held on Monday,
and a verdict of " Temporary insanity" returned. The
deceased had beau in a very low state of mind for some
months past.
London, England, 1848-02-10

WESTAIINSTER COUNTY COURT.

Before D. C. Moylan, Esq.
BREADOX tl. AEMSTRONO.—AN ATTORNEY COMMITTED
TO PRISON IN DEFIANCE OF A WRIT OF PRIVILEGE
FROM THE COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—This EVE an
action against Mr. William Matthew Armstrong, an attor-
ney, residilq; at 69, Chancery-lane. Judgment was obtained
against him, and an order was made for payment by a certain
time; this he failed to do, and a judgment summons was
issued against him. On the lit inst. be appeared before the
court, and claimed his privilege from arrest, he being an
officer and attorney of her Majesty's Court of Queen's
Bench. The learned Judge told him that the 67th section
of the New County Courts Act clearly destroyed all privi-
leges, except any relating to the Universities of Oxford and
Cambridge, or the 'tanneries courts of Cornwall and Devon.
shire. Ile (the judge) had no objection to the case standing
over for a week, and would suspend the order of committal
for that period, so as to enable Mr. Armstrong to apply to a
judge at chambers upon the subject. Mr. Armstrong
promised to de this, but on Wednesday a writ of privi-
lege was served upon the judge. The learned judge,
on the case being called on yesterday, found that
Mr. Armstrong was absent, and had merely sent a clerk to
attend for him.—The clerk, in answer to the judge, said
Mr. Armstrong had not gone before a judge of the superior
courts to obtain an order to stay proceedings in that court,
but had issued a writ of privilege.—The Judge : Which can
be obtained at the Queen's Benelt-offioe as a matter of mune,
and which I look upon to be completely abolished by this
new act of parliament. I will take upon myself to read this