The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-05 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 5, 1849.

whom the gaze of all is at this moment concentrated

—as the man for the emergency—and by appointing
in his stead one whose only characteristic is that of a
respectable mediocrity. Let the Directors remember
that they are empowered by their Charter to approve
of the person suggested by the supreme military au-
thority at the Horse Guards, not for the gratification
of any private spleen or personal grudge, but for the
discharge of a great and patriotic duty, for the
judicious fulfilment of which they are held
heavily responsible to the Imperial Parlia-
ment. Within the last fortnight it has been
rumoured that the chief command of the
Indian army is about to be bestowed upon Sir
WILLIAM GOMM, now resident in the Mauritius.
Be it known that Sir W. Gomm has never once
been in active service during the last thirty-five
years, that anterior to that time he always acted in a
subordinate capacity—obeying, not commanding—
that subsequent to that time he has laboured indif-
ferently well in departments requiring only the atten-
tion of a civilian, and that consequently, of all men
that could hare been nominated to succeed Lord
GrOUGII, not one could by possibility have
been selected so ill-fitted at any time
for the rank of Indian Commander-in-Chief, but
especially at a period of such strange and extraor-
dinary emergency. 13 it not—(we ask this plainly)

—is it not manifest to the whole of England, that one
man, and one man alone, would be invested with the
confidence of every party on his elevation to the rank
of Commander-in-Chief over the British-Indian
army—that that man is the Hero of Sinde—and that
the Hero of Sinde is kept out of the appointment
merely by considerations of a personal character ?
The answer is affirmative, and the affirmation
comes from the very soul of the nation. Let
the Directors be warned in time ; let them see before
it is too late what everybody else sees so clearly,
that the appearance of Sir CHARLES JAMBS NAPIER
as Commander-in-Chief in the Punjaub would carry
not only joy to the forces now occupied in the seat of
war—it would not only diffuse confidence throughout
the whole body of the British empire, but it would
carry dismay and terror among the insurgent and
invading races, among; the Seikhs and the Affghans.
The great warrior who is known even beyond the
crest of the Indian Caucasus by no other title
but that of the DEVIL'S BROTHER. would carry
with him not only the military genius and
the irresistible valour which enabled him to
conquer the whole of the magnificent province of
Sinde, but he would send before him the horror of
that great name which is respected in the valleys of
Belloochistan and among the crags of Caubul. The
inevitable effect of the appointment of the Conqueror
of Sinde as the successor of Lord GOUGH would be
the overthrow of a rebellion which is becoming too
strong for that daring but incompetent General, and
not only the overthrow of SHBRE SINGH and the
other Seikh leaders, but the simplification of the fron-
tier difficulties of our empire in Hindostan by its exten-
sion to the natural boundary of the Indus. When these
triumphs should have been accomplished—and they
would inevitably be accomplished under NAPIER—
that illustrious Captain might bring into operation his
many noble and splendid schemes for the perfect or-
ganization of our forces throughout the whole of our
Asiatic dominions. At present the labour to be
achieved is more imminent ; and that labour no
man can perform so effectually as the Conqueror and
first Governor of Sinde. During the solemn and
momentous hours of their deliberation it will be well
fur the Directors to call to their recollection a
previous and very similar incident, recorded
in the history of the great Company over
whose destinies they are presiding when
CLIVE was at enmity with the members of the Board
in Leadenhall-street—when arvs was elected to be
Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief at once
in spite of the Directors—and when CLIVE, so ap-
pointed, saved the British possessions in Hindostan
from passing out of the hands of the Company. The
position of NAPIER in regard to the Indian army is
identical with that of CLIVE. Let not the fate of
SULLIVAN be forgotten by the Directory !

The proposed " rate in aid" has excited a storm of
indignation in the north of Ireland. Protests couched
in the strongest language are forwarded every day.
The men of Ulster state their determination not to
contribute a single farthing towards the support of
their suffering brethren in the southern and western
provinces. They declare that they will not pay, and
plainly and unequivocally intimate their intention to
resist the imposition by any and every means. Has,
then, the boasted loyalty of the north so far degene-
rated ? Are the friends of the British connexion in
that quarter, indeed, so lukewarm and indifferent ? Is
their allegiance of that doubtful and evanescent
character, that it can be dissipated by a rate
of sixpence in the pound, the proceeds of which are
to be applied for the purpose of feeding the hungry,
and clothing the naked? 'We cannot, for a moment,
credit the charge ; we cannot so far wrong the sturdy
Northerns as to suppose that those statements are well
founded—that they are more than hasty and petulant
expressions made use of in the heat of argument, and
not the results of sober and mature consideration.
The men of Ulster are firm, but not obstinate. They
will steadfastly oppose that which they believe to be
unjust, but they will listen to reason, and when con-
vinced, will unhesitatingly acknowledge the error into
which they had fallen.

There is undoubtedly some weight in the argument
chiefly relied on by the opponents of the rate in
aid, " that there is no greater reason why the
inhabitants of Down or Armagh should be called
upon to support the
.poor of Mayo than that the
people of Lancashire or Yorkshire should be rated
for the relief of the Dorsetshire or Wiltshire
labourers ;" that if once the union boundaries are
passed, and that assistance must be afforded from
other quarters, besides those primarily responsible, it
can only be granted from Imperial resources,
and that it is not equitable to subject
any portion of the empire to exclusive
taxation for the purpose. This view of the case
would be irresistible if there were an equal measure
of taxation for England and Ireland, if the remons-
trants were subject to every burden by which the in-
dustry of England is paralysed. But such is not the
case. They enjoy many exemptions from taxation.
The assessed taxes are unknown on the other side of
St. George's Channel.. There is no inquisitorial in-
vestigation into tho earnings of every person in the
enjoyment of 150/. per :annum, and no claim of Id.
in the pound on his profits for state pur-
poses. There is no land-tax, no Excise
duties on bricks, hops, soap, post-horses, &c. The
tax on spirits is little more than one-third of what it
is in this country, 2s. Sid. per gallon only being
levied in Ireland, while the English distillers must
pay 7s. 10d. These are valuable privileges. More
than 12,000,0001, sterling is paid into the national
exchequer for taxes, from which Ireland is wholly
wouldezt dis-
sentients exempted, while 5,000,0001. more is realised from
Nsouowrc,esthteoswimhipcleh
gshueesitn
is onlyliable
is,
whether to
a limited
the en
desire
to have England and Ireland placed
on an equal footing in every respect. Would they con-
sent
to have the taxation of both countries equalised,
to receive the income-tax, the assessed taxes, the
duties on bricks, soap, &c., as permanent imposts; or
to consent for a limited tine to a rate in aid, less
than the income-tax alone, and which is more fairly
distributed between the owners and occupiers of the
land ? There cannot be much doubt as to the answer
which any prudent and sensible man would return.
lie would thankfully pay the minor charge for the
limited period, and escape the more onerous burdens
with which injudicious friends and advocates would
seek to fix him. There is no disguising the fact, the
only alternative is that which we have stated. The
rate in aid must be carried, or there must be a general
revision of the taxation of both countries, with a view
to their perfect assimilation.

The destitute poor cannot be supported in certain
unions .without
.extraneous aid. We cannot suffer
them to perish miserably, the necessary assistance
must be afforded. Whence, then, is that assistance to
be obtained—from the , most prosperous parts of
Ireland, or from the English people ? It is a ques-
tion of relative equity. The men of Ulster and the
men of Lancashire are the parties to the suit. The
point at issue is not whether the former " are to be
taxed to support the beggars made by the improvident
squirearchy of the south and west," as one of their
orators asserted, but whether additional charges are
to be placed on the hard-working operatives of the
witni4fActuzin districts, while their more favoured

Irish brethren are still to be exempted. That is the
true point of view in which the matter must be re-
garded, and we trust that the men of Ulster will bring
their strong common sense to bear on the subject, and
arrive at a sound practical conclusion.

D uring the past week much vituperation has been
lavished on the devoted head of Mr. GEORGE HUDSON.
The results of pending investigations have been
anticipated; his guilt has been assumed, while the
charges are actually sub judice. The good old prin-
ciples of fair play have been forgotten, the golden
maxim, "Audi alterem partem," has been lost sight
of. His conduct is denounced in the most unmeasured
terms, and torrents of indignant eloquence are
poured forth before the real facts of the case are
known. We do not appear as the advocates
and supporters of Mr. HUDSON ; we do not
profess to justify his proceedings. He may be guilty,
or he may be innocent, but he is entitled to the
common privilege of every Englishman. He should
not be condemned unheard, or denied the opportunity
of offering his defence to the accusations that have
been preferred against him.
The only tangible charge that has been brought
forward affecting his character is that respecting the
sale of certain 1.51. shares in the Great
North of England Company. It was asserted
that a price was paid far beyond the
real value of the shares, and that Mr. HUD..
SON abused the powers entrusted to him as
chairman of the board of directors, by selling at
the increased price 2,800 of those shares, and thus
putting into his own pocket nearly 14,0001. of the
company's money. This is indeed a grave and
serious accusation against Mr. HUDSON. It would
be impossible to condemn too strongly his conduct, if
the imputation were well founded, and that it could
be proved that he had the guilty intention of defraud-
ing those whose interests it was his duty to
guard and protect to the utmost of his power. But
no sufficient proof has been as yet adduced to sustain
the charge. Mr. Hunsos at once admitted that he
sold the 2,800 shares to the company, and it was
stated by Mr. PRANCE, who brought forward the
motion for inquiry, that all the 151. shares had been
purchased at an average of 21/. premium, whereas
the average of the quotations from October, 1846, to
December, 1848 amounted to 161. 15s. only; or, in
other words, that 41. ss. was paid for each share
more than the amount for which it could have been
purchased on the Stock-Exchange. Now all this may
be perfectly true, and yet there might have been
no fraud or overcharge. The average of prices
during a period of two years and three months might
show a result ♦ery different indeed from what those
prices might have been at the time of a particular
transaction or at the times of many different transac-
tions. Persons who invested their capital in railway
securities in 1846, or even in 1847, would find that
they had paid very far beyond the average, if the
panic rates of October last were taken into ac-
count ; and yet they could not charge the parties
from whom they had purchased with having imposed
upon them, or of having obtained unfair prices for
their property. So, in like manner, Mr. HUDSON
may be perfectly innocent, although he had been paid
for the shares sold by him much more than the
average price.

In order to establish his guilt the dates of every
transaction should be ascertained; the actual bon(2-
fide price for the day should also be known.
The mere quotation will not be sufficient. It
is now well known that quotations were
made much below the real rates, in order that
parties who were frightened by the misrepresentations
and falsehoods that were so freely circulated, and who
in consequence came in to the market as sellers,
should get the smallest possible amount ; but it was
very different when purchasers appeared—then the
stock was not forthcoming—it could not be obtained
at the moment, and transactions could not be effected
without a considerable increase of price. Now the
question will really be—what could the company have
obtained those shares for in the market which they
purchased from Mr. HuosoN. If they paid beyond
the actual value, then who are the delinquents? Mr.
HUDSON cannot be the only one. Others must be
cognisant of the transactions, and participating in his
guilt, if any there was. A committee has been Ap-
pointed to inquire into the subject with the full con-
sent of Mr. HunsoN. He did not resist the proposed
investigation, and that fact affords prima facie
evidence of his innocence. The strictest and most
searching inquiry will take place—his very accusers,
the proposer and seconder of the motion for a com-
mittee, are two out of the five appointed. They will
leave nothing undone to sustain their case ; if it can
be made out they will do so. We therefore claim for
Mr. HUDSON that he should be esteemed innocent
until he be proved guilty, and that vague charges,
which at most amount to matters of suspicion, should
not be assumed as gospel truths until their accuracy
be fully established.

We have always been among the most strenuous
advocates of the principle of life assurance, and we
therefore hail with satisfaction the formation of a
new company (the first meeting of the shareholders
of which will be held to-morrow) which will,
by the facilities it affords with regard to
the payment of premiums, enable those to make
a provision for their families who have been hitherto
prevented, by the res angustcs donti, from availing
themselves of the benefits of life assurance.
To all such persons the Engineers,l Masonic,
and Universal Mutual Life Assurance Society
(the advertisement of which appears in another
column) offers unusual advantages. The policies
are issued free of stamp duty. A policy once granted
will never be disputed, so that the assured can
feel really assured that his children will
reap the fruits of his providence. The permis-
sion to pay the premiums monthly will
enable many to insure who could never hope to accu-
mulate sufficient in one gross sum to pay an
annual premium, and the power to take credit
for one half the premiums during life will be
an incalculable benefit to those who may
be temporarily embarrassed, and will enable
many to save a policy, which, according to the old
plan, must inevitably have been forfeited. The power
of introducing a second person in the room of the one
originally assured, is also a great boon to the assured,
as is the non-voidance of a policy by duelling or sui-
cide, or death by the hands of justice, in cases where
it has been assigned as a bona fade security. All
these are great boons to the assurers, and the office
will no doubt reap the just reward of its liberality.

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris papers of Saturday and
yesterday.
The law on the Council of State, was adopted in
its entirety by the National Assembly in the sitting of
Saturday, by a majority of 524 to 219. This may be
considered as a signal defeat of the reactionary party,
who were unwearied in their endeavours to get rid of
the Bill either by direct rejection, or if that were
impossible, by a side wind, so as to leave to the new
Assembly the power of appointing and organising the
Council of State which will now be nominated by the
existing National Assembly.
An interpellation addressed to the Ministry by M.
MARTIN BERNARD, on the subject of an alleged illegal
interference with a banquet, gave rise to a tumul-
tuous scene at the commencement of the sitting. Some
young students attended on Thursday last a banquet at
b orders,e e n
re
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were
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the Barriere du Maine. The Commissary of Police
claimed the right of being admitted to the banquet
to watch the proceedings, in conformity with
the provisions of the law of 1790. Having
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there
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tion of M. MARTIN BERNARD, who asked him
whether the Ministry considered political banquets
as clubs. A long discussion followed, in the
course of which M. LEDRU ROLLIN quoted the
speeches of M. ODILON BARROT in February, 1846,
on the subject of banquets, and of the law of 1790,
comparing the conduct of: MM. ODILON BARROT
aad LEON FAUCHER, to that of MM. GUIZOT and
DUCHATEL. These quotations produced an immense
effect, and the Journal des Debats, of Sunday, re-
actionary as it is, cannot conceal the delight with
which it contemplates the dilemma into which MM.
ODILON BARROT and LEON FAUCHER have ma-
nna g
hised defence,to: p l ace themselves.declared,
that
M.
while
M.BGA
na
lazoorT,
i
contended that the law of 1790 gave power to the
Executive to prohibit persons from attending ban-
quets, he (M. BARROT) only contended that it gave
the Government power to place them under police
surveillance, and to disperse those assembled at
them, §gzely this is a distinction without differ,

ence. So conscious did the Government feel of the
weakness of their position, that they did not venture
to take a division or a vote of approval, proposed by
one of their over-zealous partizans, but were content
that the Assembly should pass to the order of the day.
The club of the Rue de Poitiers have, it is said,
determined to appoint an electoral committee, not-
withstanding the secession of M. DE LARO6IIEJAC•
QUELIN and the elite of the Legitimatists. The fol-
lowing will, it is said, be among the members :—Duc
de Broglie, Due de Nouailles, General Pyat, General
Ornano, Count Janvier, Count d'Haussonville (son-
in•law of the Due de Broglie), Victor Hugo, M. de
La Ferle, Me de Sala, M. de Reuneville, and the
Prince de Wagram.
Very little business was done yesterday at the Pas-
sage de l'Opera. The French Five per Cents. were
quoted at 83f. SOc.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, MARCH 3.

Boulogne and Amiens, 93,—Central of France (Orleans
and Vierzon), 11.1,."2—Namur and Liege, B—Northern of
France, 11.— Orleans and Bordeaux, 33/ Paris and
Rouen, 2034—Paris and Strasbourg, 4% ex in.—Tours and
Nantes, 2%—Dutch Rhenish, 1%.

MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE-MONDAY.
The quantity of English Barley and Malt received in the
port of London last week was tolerably extEnsive, but that
of all other articles of home produce was again small, and of
very middling quality, especially the new Wheats. By
land carriage the receipts were limited. We received a full
average time-of-year supply of Oats from Scotland. That
from Ireland was trifling. A considerable increase took
place in the imports of foreign Wheat, which exceeded 24,000
quarters. Those of Flour were 5,419 sacks, and 1,605 barrels;
the former from France, the latter from the United States.
The other foreign arrivals were comparatively small, viz.,
1,606 quarters of Barley, 2,472 ditto of Oats, 82 ditto of Beans,
34 ditto of Peas, 851 ditto of Tares, 29 ditto of Rapeseed, 5 ditto
of Linseed, 640 do. of Indian Corn, and 85 do. of sundry Seeds.
The quantity of English Wheat resh up to our market, this
morning, was again small; and the majority of the samples
from Essex and Kent were beneath the middle quality. The
land-carriage receipts were chiefly confined to a few parcels
from the former county. The attendance of both town and
country buyers being small, and the quantity of foreign
Wheat on show extensive, and of much better quality than
the English qualities, the demand for the latter was in a
very depressed state. Fine dry samples were mostly dis-
posed of, at prices about equal to those paid on this day
se'nnight. All other kinds commanded scarcely any atten-
tion, and the quotations were a shade—say is per quarter—
in favour of the millers. The quantity of foreign Wheat on
offer was on the increase. The best descriptions of both
Red and White moved off slowly, at last week's curren-
cies. The out•of-conditien sorts were a trifle lower.
We were tolerably well, but by no means heavily, supplied
with English Barley. Very few samples of foreign were on
offer. Fine Malting kinds moved off at prices fully equal to
those quoted in our last report, viz., from 30s to 32s per
quarter. In grinding and distilling sorts next to nothing was
doing, at barely stationary figures. The quantity of Malt
on show was small, but quite adequate to meet the wants of
the brewers. All descriptions were a very slow sale, at
barely, but at nothing quotable beneath, the currencies of
this day se'nnight. 'With Oats we were rather scantily sup-
plied, although the show of English and Scotch samples
was larger than for some time past. Most kinds were a dull
sale. In prices, however, we have no further decline to
notice. Most of the buyers are still very short of stock.
So little was doing in Beans that prices were almost nomi-
nal. Most kinds were offered at reduced quotations. The
transactions in Peas were trifling in the extreme. and prices
gave
way
was m
frsoma s.
t o
Indian2s Cornand Meal per quarter,
elv
ie inshort
supply notwithstanding tbe
supply
supply ; sluggish inquiry, at late rates. French Flour was
offering in abundant quantities at from to 30s to 35s per
sack. No change took place in the nominal top price of
English. Country marks were a shade lower.

CUIMENCY PER. IMPERIAL MEASURE.
Wheat—Essex & Kent, 1 Malt—Chevalier......—• • • 59s to 605
Red. .....• • • 40s to 48s 'Oats— Yorkshire and
Ditto,White, New 44s 55s Lincolnsh., Fe:d. 16s 195
Norfolk and Lin- Potato
coin, Red..... 41s 47s Youghal and Cork,
Ditto, White.. •• • • 43s 52s Black . ...... 145 105
Irish, Red.. .. .. • . —8 —5 Cork, White . .... 16s 19:
Ditto,White .. .. • • —s —s Scotch, Feed..... 20s 23s
Rye—Old .......• •• • • —5 s Beans—Tick
New....... •• .. 255 28s Pigeons.
Barley—Grinding ... .. 23s 26: Peas—Grey .......... 34s 37s
Malting . .... •• .. 28s 303 Maple. . ..... 35s 37s
Chevalier .... •• • 305 32s White........... 28s 30s
Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ..... • ... 32s 33s
folk .. .. .... .... i7s .58s Flour—Town-made... 39s 445
Brown ......• •. .. bes 54s Suffolk ...... —. . 32s 345
Kingston and Ware 58s 59s Stockta & Norfolk 32s 34s

SMITHFIELD.
The total arrival of foreign stock into London, last weett,
was 2,616 head, being an increase compared with that of
the preceding week of 650 head. It shows an excess on a
comparison with the official returns at the same period in
1848, of 1,493, and of not less than 1,969 head compared
with the imports in 1847, at the same time. For the time
of year, the supply has, therefore, been large, especially
when the low prices ruling in this market are taken into con-
sideration. The following statement shows the quarters
from whence the supplies have been derived :—•

IMPORTS INTO LONDON.
From Beasts. Sheep. Calve,.
Ostend — •• 257 ...
Rotterdam
Spain ..... 150 ...
Hambnrgh 20 ...
Harlingen 252

•••

Lambe.

599 ..

i 1845. 1846. 1 1847. 1248. 1849.
Stock this day .... •• I 24,449 19,041 11,128 10,243 30,233
339:
3't- 4t203439:1 51s ,
9
Price of Y. C. •• .. Isos to 405 6d
—50 s t• 40s
Delivery last week: •• 978 1 1,303 972 1,249 2,278
Ditto from June 1•• • • 71,615 74,436 69,920 83,224 $1,070
Arrivals last week • 8 2,8 6 1,102 98
Ditto from June 1 ..• 77,073 76,673 70,420 85,366 103,770
Price of Town .......423 45 6d 52s 6d 505. 433

YARMOUT', MARCH 4.—The sloop Nauti
London, and the Nimes, Antwerp to Newha•
with damage and cargo shifted in a galo 28th

lus, Ant
men, hay,
Li ult.

twerp to
'o put in

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS
CITY, QUARTER TO 71IREE.
The Cotton Market at Liverpool on Saturday closed stea-
dily. Full prices were maintained, and the sales were esti-
mated at 5,500 bales, including 500 on speculation. The
business included 4,000 American at 3%d. to 6d., 100
Egyptian at 6d. to 71A d., 400 Surats at 31/4d. to 4 Ysd., and
40 Sea Island at 814 d. to 914 d. per lb.— Railway Shares
were dull, with but little business doing.
The Grain Market has been very inactive to-day. During
the week to the 21st ult. there were imported into the principal
ports of Great Britain 127,801 qrs. of foreign and 77 of colo-
nial grain and flour, and there were entered for consumption
141,413 quarters of foreign and 77 of Colonial, yielding a
gross amount of 7,301/. in duty. If we look to the whole of
the United Kingdom, we find that in the month ended the
sth ult., and consequently just after the duty was abolished,
the total quantities were as follows:—
Imported. Corn and Grain ... ... 744,492 qrs.
Meal and Flour ... ... 696,441 cwt.
Charged with duty for home consumption :
Corn and Grain ... ... 1,259,525 qrs.
Meal and Flour . . 762,705 cwt.
Remaining in warehouse in the United Kingdom, Feb. 5.
Corn and grain •.• ••• ••• 503,177 qrs.
floe-

Meal and flour ••• 508,332 cwt.lt would appear therefore that at the beginning of
February there was a stock which allowing for subsequent
arrivals must have become ere this reduced to a very small
quantity.
The accounts received from the United States, although
seven days later, furnish nothing of particular interest, and
the steamer which is expected to-day or to-morrow will
bring letters, &c., with private opinions concerning Califor-
nian prospects, &c.
There has been further agitation in the English Stock
Market, and the quotations have been per cent lower,
though a rally has occurred since. In the face of the Indian
news, and the uncertainty respecting the issue of the Italian
affair, the speculators for a fall have been more en-
couraged to operate, and some of the Bulls have
changed their accounts. The fact that specie has
been recently forwarded to some amount to
the Continent, and that money does not become cheaper as
was supposed it would ere this, has an effect in deterring
very large operations for a rise, but the French Funds are
acted upon in precisely the inverse order, since they experi-
ence part of the benefit of the money sent hence. Consols
have ranged from 91 to 911,E for Transfer, and have been
91% to 91% for Account. The New Three-and-a-Quarter
per Cents. have realised 92% to 92%, and the Three
per Cents. 91% to 911%. Bank Stock has declined
to 194% and 193, but the most sensible reaction is in India
Stock, which a few days since was 243 to 246, and is now
only 236% to 240. No -doubt the Indian Government will
be put to great expense by the increased military establish-
ment that will now be requisite in its territories. Exche-
quer-bills have realised 398. to 435., and India Bonds 535. to
to 575. premium.
Business in Foreign Stocks has been more limited. Spanish
Five per Cents. have realised 174 to %, and the Three per
Cents. 29%. Portuguese Four per Cents. have been worth
25 to 26. Brazil Bonds have been quoted 82 to 84. Mexi •
can Stock has been steady at 26%, and Peruvian has been
firm at 50 to %. Venezuela are about 26 to 28, and Equa-
dor 3. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have been 48%
to 49%.
The Railway Share Market has been rather heavy in
sympathy with the funds, and there is a decline in all Hud-
son's lines, as well as in tome of the others, including North
Western.

ONE 01.0511.4
e I,ItITISH 1171,1D3 O'CLOCK PRICES
dank Stock 19414 193 193

per Cent. Reduced Antis ...... 9ll/4 i/e 1/i 91%
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 91%1/2 91 91% 91%
New 314 per Cent. Ann 5......
Leong Anna. to expire J an. 1860
Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10. 1859 B3/4 83/4
___.

India Stoci _
240 236% 236%
nciia Bonds, 1,000/. ........ .....
Ditto under 1,0001........„ 57 53 p b 3 p
South Sea Stock
Consols for Account 91%%%% 91%
%xchequer Bills. 2%d. & 2d.
1,0001. June 39 43 p 43 p
5001. June
Small, June
Ditto Advertised, June 3l p SI p
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS crxE CLOSIN
O'CLOCK. PRICES
Brazilian Bonds
Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839 .„ —
Ditto, Small Bl 81
Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent — 68

. . _
Ditto, 5 per cent. Scrip, 1849.. -- 7
Equador Bonds
slexicsn, 5 per Cent. 1846 — 26 54,
Ditto, Accoun` 26% 261
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents SO 50 501/2 501/2
Ditto, 4 per Cent — 26
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto, Account : 1714 17%
Ditto, Passive
Ditto 3 Der Cent —
Ditto, Account ............
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 21/2 per Cent., 12 Guild 48% 491/2 491/2
Ditto. Account ... ....- ..... 491/214 49 IA
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates 791/2 783/4 78%
PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
RAILWAY SII9.RES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES

Iberdeen...
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junct., calls duly
paid, or with a guaran. 20 ...... 2534 •••••• 25
Caledonian .
Do. New 10/. Pref lO ..... 11%.. ..... ..... 11%
Chester and Holyhead 5O
Ditto, Preference
East Anglia, 25/., L. &
E. end L. and D...... 25_ ......

Do., 31. 103. ...... ... 314 .... 214 214
Eastern Counties— ..... 20 ...... 101/A% IOI,E
Do. New Guaranteed
6 per Cent. . ... .... 10 ...... 11%p ll%p
Ditto, Extension, 5 per
Cent., No. 1 6/.135. 4d.... .-- — p
Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 133. 4d... % p. % p
Do. Quartrs .... ..... 12% - ......... ..... . 131/e
East Lincolnshire ...... 25
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ......
Ditto, Half Shares ... 20 .. .. 17

Great Northezn
Do., B 6 per Cent... 61,4
Great North of England.loo 230 232 x.d....... 232 x.d.

Ditto, New, 401 v 4O -
Ditto, ditto
Great Western 100 ...... 97 961,.2 98 x.d 98x.d
Ditto, 14 Shares
Ditto, Fifths .....
Ditto, New 171........ 15 ... .. 13 x.d.
[Tull and Selby
Lancashire & Yorxshire 93 -

Ditto, ditto
Do. Fifths... .........
Do. New, Grua. 6 per ct. 7%
Do.( W. Riding' Union) 8 ..
Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25 - ... 37 x.d.
Leeds and Brad.ord 5O 103% x.d...... 103% x.d.
Leeds and Thirsk
London & Black wa11...13/. 63. 8d.... 5% x.d 5% x.d.
London, Brighton, and
South Coact
London and N. Western 100...13/ 1361/2 137%......137% x.d

Do. 101. IM. & B.) C. 1 ...,.. .. —43/4
i...oaci. &S. Westerr 5O ...... 38 38% 38% x.d.
Do.. New Scrip, 1843,
Pref. 7 per Cent. on
Deposit, and 5 per
Cent. on Calls
Nianchester, Sl•effield,
and Lincolnshire...100

Ditto, New 101. Prer... 10
Midland ...... ....... —lO3 ...... 83% 82 x.d.
Do., do., 50/. Shares... 25 ... .. 173/4 %•••••••
Do. Birm., and DettylC3
Nor:olk lOO - 44
%:orth British ... ..... ... 25
Ditto, Halves ..
Ditto, Quarters
Ditto, Thirds ........ 84 .... 4% .... 4%
North Staffordshire l7l/2 l4l/2% 14%
Oxford, Worcester, and
Wolverhampton ...... 50
Scottish Central
South Eastern
Do.,
Scrip No 4
south Wales •••••• 33

Enuth Yorkshire, Don-
caster, and Goole
Water:m.3 and Kilkenny 20
Yolk. Newcastle, and
Berw:ck. ...... 25 ..... 24% 25 ex.div. 25 x.d
Do. Original New and
Berwick ...... .. 25 ..... 243/44' ex.div. 24% x.d
Do. Newcast'e Eater. 20
Do. G.N.E.Prekerence a
York and North Midland 50 ...... 48 I/2 ex.div.... 48% x.d
Ditto, Pi eierence
Do. East and West Rid-
ing Extension
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
_ _

Boulogne and Amiens-. 20
Central of France (Or-
leans and Vierzon)... 11
Dutch llberish ........ 7%..... .. ......
Luxembourg..... .--
D;tto ... 10
Namur and Liege ...... 20 ... . 8 7%.....• 73/4
Northern of France...... 13
Orleans rod Borclearx... 7 ...... 358 3%
Paris and Lyons ll ..... 5%.. ......... ... 5%
Do. Do. .
Rouen and Havre
Tours and Nantes 9 ...... ..... ..... 23/4
MINES.

Brazilian Imperial
Do. St.Johnpel Rey 15 ...... 10%% IOIA
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
Union of Australia

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)
LOWDON MARCH s.—Wind at noon W.S.W. light breeae,
and tine clear weather.

DEAL, MARCH 3.—Wind S.W. to W.S.W., 4th S.W.—
Arrd. 3d, Independance, Bradish, New York; 4th, Der
Frienden, Spekman, Surinam for Amsterdam; Olga, Schiel-
drass, Rio Janeiro; Esther and Sophie, Lc.nsberg, La Guayra,
and both sailed for Hamburgh; Ilever, Johansen, Amster-
dam. Arrd. from the River 3d, Lady May, Spence, St.
Thomas; Apprentice, Harvey, ditto; Itana, Smith, Cads.;
4th, Lady Clark, 3,l‘Lean, Sydney, New South Wales;
Nunez, Derecourt, Gambia; George, Nicholas, St. Vincent;
Ravenswood, Marsden, Antigua; Express, Whitty, New
Orleans; Arlington, Ryan, ditto; Belize, Stoker, Boston.
Sld. Caroline Agnes, Port Philip; Queen, Pernambuco;
Grecian Queen, Porto Rico; Isabella Wood, ditto; Eclipse,
Madeira. 3d, The Janes, from London to Barbadoes, which
was driven to the eastward, lost both anchors, and has sailed
for Ramsgate.
LIVERPOOL, MARCH 3.—Wind N.W., fresh; 4.
3d, Arrd. Eagle, Hawkins, St. Domingo; Planter, Rid, Santa
Martha; Peggy, Reid, Rio Huila ; Syria, Thomas, New
Orleans; Thomas, Brewer, Savannah. 4th, Victoria, Car-
pin, Calcutta ; Theresa Jaye, Maranham ; Living Age,
Snow, New Orleans ; Howard, 13, own, Mobile; Athens,
Pilabury, Charleston ; George Canning, Keay, Charleston ;
Marianne, Carapbell, New York; Wisconsii,, Mumford, New
York. The Plymouth, hence to Halifax, which was aban-
doned, west of Taskar, 28th ult., after being in contact with
the Planter, from Santa Martha, foundered on the next day.
Sld., Joseph Sanderson, Calcutta; Mary Miller, Buenos
Ayres; 'William Fisher, Rio Janeiro; Swordfish, Pernam-
buco; Miltiades, New Orleans; Mary Florence, New York;
Arthur, New York; Waterloo, New York; Maypo, Africa;
Elizabeth, Maranham; Hartley, New Orleans • Lydia,
Mobile; Harriet and Jessce, Charleston; Metowk and Sarah
Louise, New York.

DuN.Dieu, MAncti Fai,y, Kerr, Greenland f•.
Premier, Cumming, St. Lucia. 2, Cowl-Actor, Barbadoei.
HULL, MARCU W.S.W., blowing froth—Awl.
retrgl, Eos, charlotm

BELFAST, MAncit 3.—Wind W., fine.—Sld. Annie, New
York; Sir Colin Campbell, New York.
OFF CORK, MARCH 2.—Wind W.S.W.—Alice Haviland,
Williams, St. Domingo, and proceeded for Liverpool.
SWANSEA, MARCH 4.—Wind S. E.—Arrd. Pirce, Cuba.

ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
The Master of the Rolls sat in his court in the Rolls'• yard,
Chancery-lane, to-day.

LOCKHART V. ALDER.

The further arguments in this part-heard case were re-
sumed this morning, and occupied his Lordship the whole
day. The object of the suit is to recover from the estate of
a deceased tenant for life compensation for timber cut by hint
while in possession. A reference had been made to the
Master on the subject, and the exceptions taken to his report
were opened on Ssturday, and the arguments upon them ie-
sumed this morning.

VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR OF ENGLAND.)
NATION V. HAYLEY.

His HONOUR gave judgment in this case to•day, which
was argued before him in the course of last week. His
Honour said, the only dispute raised was with respect to the
third security, and it was urged on behalf of the defendant
that it was void because it was given by the father of the
defendant by way of compounding a felony, that felony being
a forgery committed by Richard, the son, upon his
father ; and it was required of the Court that it
should, on the mere allegation of Richard that he
had committed the forgery, place implicit belief on that
statement, and admit that evidence. His Honour said that
he should be acting most wrongly if he adopted such a
course. He would, however, give the defendants an oppor-
tunity, if they thought fit to take it, of trying the following
issue—whether Richard, the witness, did commit the forgery
in question by feloniously filling up the bill with the sum of
500/. The defendants must, however, consider for them-
selves whether they woild try that issue or not.
The other two securities in the ease were not questioned.
The defendants, by their counsel, consented to try the issue.
After some discussion, it was arranged that if the defendant
did not keep down the interest on the two securities that
were not objected to, the plaintiff should be at liberty to take
possession of them.

His HONOUR, in the course of the discussion, observed that
this was the first time in his experience that he had seen se-
curity for 99 years given upon stock.—(A laugh.)
Mr. SMITH—The securities were drawn up on the other
side of the water.—(A laugh.)
The Court then proceeded to hear causes.
(Before the Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.)
ANDREWS O. ANDREWS.
The further hearing of the arguments In this part-heard
cause occupied the Court the whole morning.
(Before the Vice-Chancellor WISRAM.)
His HONOUR having disposed of the case of Hart v. Tulke,
which stood on the paper for judgment, proceeded to hear
causes; but no ease calling for a special report came before
his Honour during the morning.

- -
CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
OLD COURT.
(Before the COMMON SERGEANT and Mr. Alderman Grans.)
BURGLARY.--George Phillips, alias Johnson, aged- 16,
Thomas Jackson, alias Sydney all, aged 19, fury Ann
Allen, aged 17, and Ehza Brown, aged 17, were indicted with
feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Mr.
Henry Raven, surgeon, Compton-street, and stealing there-
from a workbox and other articles, value 21. 95., his goods
and moneys; one hat, value 55., the property of George
Edward Francis; one coat and other articles, value 4/., the
property of Robert Turnbull; and John Phillips, alias Neal,
aged 16, with feloniously inciting, moving; procuring, Esc.,
the other prisoners to do and commit the said felony. John,
George, and Thomas had been previously convicted of felony.
It appeared that John Phillips bad been in the service of
Mr. Raven as errand-boy, and that it was his duty to put up
the shutters of the shop. On closing the shop on the 27th
of January, he intentionally left a portion of the shutters
unfastened, and the burglary was committed the same even-
ing. Part of the property was found in the prisoners'
lodgings, who lived together in a brothel.
The male prisoners, who were sharp little fellows, con-
ducted their own defence, sad severally cross-examined the
witnesses, and addressed the jury with much tact and skill.
Mr. O'Brien appeared for the female prisoners.
The jury found the two female prisoners Not Guilty, and
the other two prisoners Guilty.
Thomas Jackson, on being told by the Common Sergeant
that the Court thought it necessary to send them both abroad
for a considerable period said, "My Lord, they won't send
us across the seas."

The Centstow SERGEANT—The Government will take care
of that, I assure you, and they will see you are made to work,
and it will not be long before you come to your senses.
sentence you both to be transported for ten years.
Jackson—Thank you, my Lord. I had written the sen-
tence down on this paper before you gave it.
The prisoners were then removed.

NEW COURT.
(Before Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK. )
The Court was occupied throughout the morning in trying
two cases of petty larceny, which did not possess the slightest
interest.

BOW-STREET.--(THIS DAY.)
Ann Wilday was charged before Mr. Henry with attempt-
ing to murder her husband. It appears that on Saturday
last the parties, who keep a cats' meat shop in Great Wild-
street, Drury-lane, had a violent quarrel, and in the course
of the afternoon, the husband being off his guard, or, as is
supposed, asleep, the prisoner attacked him with a knife, and
inflicted a desperate wound in his neck. He was removed
to the hospital ; and as he cannot yet be pronounced out of
danger, the prisoner was remanded to Wednesday next.

MARLBRO'-STREET-(THISDAY.)
IMPUDENT ROBBERY.—James Dixon, a waiter out of em-
ploy, was brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with having
stolen a great coat, a pair of Wellington boots, and five silver
table spoons, the property of Mr. Cruz, landlord of the Argyle
Arms, Argyle-street.
James Woodgate, a waiter in the employ of the prosecu-
tor, stated, that on Sunday morning, about a quarter to eight
o'clock, he was taking down the door shutters, when the
prisoner, who had previously lived with Mr. Crux, came
up and asked witness to allow him to go into the yard
for a few minutes, as he was taken suddenly
Witness not having the least suspicion of the pri-
soner granted his request, and went out fer the
purpose of taking down the remainder of the shutters.
On his return indoors he was surprised at hearing
some plates fall in the bar-parlour, and on going
to the door he met the prisoner coming out with Mr. Crux's
great coat on. Witness asked him what he had been at,
and accused him with having stolen the coat. The prisoner
immediately pulled it off and begged of witness to let hies
go. Witness refused and insisted upon searching him. Wit-
ness then felt in the prisoner's coat pocket and found the five
spoons produced. The pair of boots were found in the pocket
of the great coat. Witness then went to the door and called
a police-constable, who took charge of the prisoner. The
prisoner said he should reserve his defence, and was fully
committed for trial.

MYSTERIO Us CASE of BURGLARY
AND ALLEGED VIOLATION AT LEA-
MINGTON.

At half-past three o'clock, on Friday morning, as a young
man was walking down the Lower Parade, he heard some
one crying, in a very weak tone of voice, " Help I help? won't
any one come and help me?" Upon looking round he per-
ceived the figure of a woman in the balcony of No. 8, in her
night-dress, and in consequence of her peculiar appearance.
evidently labouring under intense excitement, he said, "Go
back," when she replied, " If I do so, they will kill me." The
police broke open a door in front of the house. The woman,
who is a widow named Lardor, and was left in charge of the
house, stated that she had been alarmed two hours previ-
ously, by hearing a noise upon the staircase leading to her
bed-room, which is in the rear of the building, and whilst
mak.ng her way to the door of the apartment, it was
forced open by two men. They demanded the plate be-
longing to the house, and, on being told that sho
had delivered it up to her master on the pre-
vious night, in consequence of the lodgings having
been vacated the day before, and that all she
possessed in money was half-a-crown, the fellows attempted
to induce her to swallow something from a tumbler, which
she managed to knock from the hand of the person holdiag
The men then violated her person each of them more than
once, under circumstances of great barbarity. She stated
that the persons, one of whom she could identify, were very
respectably attired, but had black ribbons or crape placed
over their faces. They brought with them a dark lantern,
the light from which enabled her to distinguish the features
of one of them. She further stated that they compelled her,
to follow them from room to room, where they turned
over every bed, and having led her into the
drawing-room, tied her hands together and blind-
folded her, they attempted to strangle her. When
the superintendent of police (Mr. Roby) arrived a minute
inspection of the house was made, and it was ascertained that
every drawer and cupboard in the place had been ransacked,
as if in search of the valuable plate known to have been
there the day before, but no property of any description was
removed, although the kitchen was left in a state of great
confusion, from the number of articles scattered about.
Every door in the back part of the premises had been left
open, and egress thus easily afforded to the thieves, after
whose escape the woman crawled to the drawing-roona
window, and made an alarm. In fact, the appearance of the
house corroborated her statement as to a burglary having
been attempted; and on further search it was ascertained
that a pane of glass had been removed from the scullery
window, but at a great distance from the fastening, which
was also so very rusty and difficult to unfasten as to preclude
the possibility of opening the window, which remainl
closed, as it was left on the previous evening. No clue could
therefore be obtained as to how the men had gained an en"
trance. The woman has been very ill since the affair took
place, although we hear that medical opinion is at variance
as to the precise nature of the injuries she has received.

IRELAND.
THE AGITATION IN ULSTER.
DUSTIN, SUNDAY EVENING.—The northern papers api3
teem with the reports of speeches with resolutions denuncia-
tory of the " Rate in Aid" project.
The Belfast meeting on Friday, and that of Lurgan on the
same day, were most influentially attended. The speaker!
spared no terms of reprobation of the Ministerial measure,
several clergymen being amongst its most violent opponent.'
The Rev. Dr. Drewe, of Belfast, protested against SOY
poor-law, except one for the sick and aged; and at the
same time soumily abused the Ulster representatives, wh°r„,
he designated as the twenty-nine sleeping beauties in the
wood.

Two of the resolutions ran as follow :
" That if there be any force in the maxim that the Pr°„:
perty of a country should support its poverty, that max"r,
must apply indifferently to the whole country. That to lit;
it to Ireland is to falsify the maxim, and that, too, in t
present instance, for an oppressive purpose, and those wh° ,4"0-
so are violating the principle of the union, transgressing thel
duty to the Sovereign of a kingdom said to be united, an"
laying a foundation for deep discontent, prejudicial to the
e
peace arid prosperityof Ireland, and calculated to prevent
completien of that harmony which we desire to see establisheu
among the three sections of the same kingdom.
"That as the proposed scheme contemplates the imPesii;
tion of a tax without our consent by an authority over whic
we shall have no control, and also the expenditure of that
tax in a manner wholly irrespective of our wishes, and
ibe-
yond the reach of any superintendence or check from us,:,i
regard the project as an inexcusable, wanton, and daring._
attempt to violate our rights as British subjects—an atteroP!
pregnant with the principles of evil, and dangerous to out
liberties, and calling for our prompt and unmitigated rePr°
bation."

We ar.. authorised to state that Mr. Wyld, MY:"
has nothing whatever to do with the project of plying 41,711.
to earls, in return to that paid some time since by a park,' 0,
the National Guard to the British metropolis. The name ?!..
Mr. John Williams, M,P., has equally been used With'?" /1
118.11Cti013.