The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-31 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING.

MARCH 31,. 1849.

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.

(From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.)
FRIDAY, MARCH 30.
STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE.

The following Resolutions were reported from the above
Committee :

1. That in the case of the Norfolk Estuary (Amendment
of Acts and Powers of Contribution by the Eau Brink Com-
missioners of Drainage and by the Corporation of King's
Lynn) Bill, petition for dispensing with the standing order
requiring the deposit of a petition against a Bill within seven
clear days after the second r,ading, and for leave to present
a petition against the Bill, the standing order ought to be
dispensed with :—That the parties be allowed to deposit a
petition against the said Bill, in the Private Bill-office, on or
before Wednesday, the 4th day of April ; and that it be an
instruction to the Committee on the Bill to entertain the
said petition.
2. That in the case of the London Gas Light Company
(Amendment of Acts) petition the standing orders ought to
be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed
with the Bill on giving notices of the application, in three
successive weeks, in the London Gazette, and in some one
and the same newspaper published in the county of Middle.
sex ; and that the Committee on the Bill do examine, in
the first place, how far such 'order has been complied with,
and do report the same to the Ilouse.on the report of the
Bill.—Resolutions agreed to.

BANK OF ENGLAND.
(From last night's Gazette.)
An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria. cap. 32,f0r
the Week ending on Saturday, the 24th day of March, 1849.
ISSUE DEPARTMENT.

Notes issued•• •..... 28,582,185

Government debt •• 11,015,108
Other securities •• • • 2,934,900
Gold coin and bullion 14,258,616
Silver bullion • • • • • • 323,569

X 28,582,185

£28,582,185
M. MARSHALL, Chiefeaahler.
Dated the 29th day of March, 1849.
BANKING DEPARTMENT.

Proprietors' capital • • 14,553,000
Itect • • -•••.. • • . • • 3,863,344
Public deposits (in-
cluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Sav-
ings-banks, and Di-
vidend accounts) • • 7,i65,694
Other deposits ...... 9,317,120
Seven day and other

Government securi-
, ties (Including Dead
Weight Annuity) .. 14,072,844
Other securities • .. 10,614,922
Notes .
IGold and silver coin.. 740,606

bills.• •• •••••• •• •• 1.082,564

£36,381,722

436,381,722
M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
X 49.

Dated the 29th day of March. 1

TEIE IRON TRADE.—The last fortnight has been
passed very quietly, but the former buoyancy of the
market has not yet been recovered, although we are
happy to learn that the tendency is favourable.
The works are everywhere in full operation
for present orders, and the workmen all steadily em-
ployed. Some houses have on hand contracts that
will consume a considerable portion of next quarter in
the completion, and though they have latterly been ne-
gotiated, dependent upon the ensuing quarter-day ar-
rangements, a better disposition to do business appears
to have been gradually arising within the last few days.
Opinion fluctuates very much, and various conjectures
are hazarded as to the position which will be taken at the
quarterly meetings. While the sanguine talk of' putting
on the other 10s., which would bring bar iron to per
ton, others anticipate that even the 20s. already par-
tially declared will dwindle to what has been actually
obtained, namely, 10s., and this would leave the price
only 71. per ton. Those of more moderate views
advocate a determined stand at 71. 103., which,
it is asserted, will give general satisfaction both
to buyers and sellers. No doubt the decision of
the usual ironmasters' meeting is waited for with great
interest, and a considerable bulk of next quarter's orders
will be given out as soon as it is known. A statement has
been circulated in some of our contemporaries of an advance
having generally been demanded and acceded to the work-
men. This we believe to be a slander upon that class
altogether without foundation. The state of the trade has
hitherto been too critical, and it is yet too uncertain what
course it will take, to warrant any such step. On the
other hand, much sense and good feeling have been shown
by the workmen in abstaining from a premature applica-
tion. A better spirit prevails among them, and they
are becoming conscious that with their employers,
as a body, a general readiness exists, at all times,
to gladly afford them a participation in any improve-
ment at the earliest opportunity compatible with
the interests of the trade. Very little is doing
here in the pig trade, but prices are firm at the advanced
quotations, as is the ease with the Welsh. The Scotch
trade is represented as rather dull, with an accumulation
of stock already amounting to more than 40,000 tons.
The coal trade is also becoming rather flat, a usual
symptom of approaching summer, heightened on the pre-
sent occasion by the depression and consequent inacti-
vity of agricultural interests.—ibis's Birmingham
Gazette.
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DUTCH CATTLE AND PROVISIONS.—SOITIe time
since permission was given by the revenue authorities
for the cargoes of steamers, arriving at the quays on the
,river side, to be discharged at once, and to commence at
an early period of the morning, without awaiting the
requirement of the usual forms of report and entry being
observed. Application has :recently been made for the
privilege to be permitted to two Dutch vessels which
.have been appointed to run from Holland to the metro-
polis in the provision and cattle importation trade, and
as there appeared to be no objection to their being placed
'on the same footing with the other vessels employed in
'the traffic, the request has bees conoodtd,