The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-24 00:00:00

PAYMENT OF-DIVIDENDS.

J. Coop, Radcliffe, Lancashire, timber merchant, Is.
l I d., on Tuesday, March 27, or any subsequent Tues-
day, between eleven and one, at the office of Mr. Pott,
Manchester.

R. Ellerbeck, Pilkington, Lancashire, cotton spinner,
3s. 7d., on Tuesday, March 27, or any subsequent Tues-
day, between eleven and one, at the office of Mr. Pott,
Manchester.

J. and H. Burbridge, Whitecross•street, grocers, ls.,
on Saturday next, and three subsequent Saturda)s, be-
tween eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Groom, Ab-
church lane.

J. Mandeno, Grove-street Hackney, market gardener,
31d., on Saturday next, and three subsequent Saturdays,
between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Groom,
Abchurch-lane.

A. Henderson, Old Burlington-street, tailor, 7d., on
Monday, 26th inst., or two subsequent Mondays, between
eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Cannan, Birchin-
lane.

J. Bishop, Little Russell. street, Gilbert-street, and
Bury-street, Bloomsbury, wheelwright, 3d., on Monday,
26th inst., or two subsequent Mondays, between eleven
and three, at the office of Mr. Cannan, Birchin lane.
NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES.
At the Court, Basinghall-street.
Helen Watts, Cook's-grounds, St. Luke's, Chelsea,
innkeeper, April 17, at twelve—G. J. Gladstone, Bruns-
wick-street, Blackwall, shipwright, April 6, at eleven—
J. W. Yell, Walworth-place, Walworth-road, tailor,
April 16, at half•past twelve—T. Thompson, Halsey-
terrace, Chelsea, carpenter, April 13, at eleven—T. C.
Dixon, Gravesend, oilman, April 17, at eleven—J. Sum-
mers, Cambridge, cabinet maker, April 14, at eleven—J.
Boulton, Tooley-street, Southwark, brewer, April 14, at
twelve—W. Roberts, Burnham, Buckinghamshire, apo-
thecary, April 13, at eleven—S. Noden, Swinton-street,
Gray's Inn-road, rug manufacturer, April 14, at eleven.
In the Country.
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G. Dover, Cheltenham, builder, -April 17, at eleven,
at the Court, Bristol—A. Harris, Dursley, Gloucester-
shire, wool broker, April 17, at eleven, at the Court,
13ristol—W. Wylum and J. Greene, jun., Newcastle-
upon-Tyne, merchants, April 16, at half-past ten, at
the Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne—J. Foster, Shafto,
Hartburn, Northumberland, banker, April 16, at twelve,
at the Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne—J. Swindell, Ard-
wick, Lancashire, plumber and glazier, April 13, at
twelve, at the Court, Manchester—T. llenley, Birming-
ham, glass cutter, May 16, at twelve, at the Court,
Birmingham—C. H. Huskisson, Birmingham, innkeeper,
April 24, at ten, at the Court, Birmingham—J. Pod wore,
Turnstall, Staffordshire, grocer, April 17, at eleven, at
the Court, Birmingham.
At the Court of Review, April 13.
J. Berkley, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, wine merchant--
J. Giles, Shoreditch, clothier—G. F. Henry and H. J.
Chambers, Kirkdale, Lancashire, vinegar brewers—G.
T. Arnold, Liverpool, news agent—B. J. Mender, Mark,
Somersetshire, draper—S. Amos, Hanley, Staffordshire,
scrivener—F. C. Matthews, Great Driffield, Yorkshire,
manufacturing and agricultural chemist—R. B. Scale,
Leytonstone, board and lodging-house keeper —J. P.
Shuttleworth, Birmingham, mathematical instrument
maker—E. Briggs, Rochdale, hatter—J. Pearson, Mid-
dleton, Yorkshire, miller—T. T. Haydon, Wandsworth,
butcher—C. Morgan, Leeds, tailor.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.

W. Snape and P. Richardson, Manchester, designers
—G. G. Fraser and H. Tayleur, Liverpool, stock
brokers—J. F. Masser and M. 0. Bailey, Leeds, litho
graphers—W. Badger and T. Badger, Preston, Lanca-
shire, plumbers—R. Webster and W. K. Brown, Brad-
ford, Yorkshire, pawnbrokers—J. Potter and W. M.
Potter, Bridlington, Yorkshire, coach builders—T. God-
frey and J . Fowler, Liverpool, starch manufacturers—
J. Skelding and W. Taylor, Kidderminster, Worcester-
shire, grocers—W. Taylor and W. 11. Taylor, Lower
Brook-street, Grosvenor-square, coach builders—J. W.
Proctor and E. Proctor, Borough-market, fruit salesmen
—J. J. Taylor and G. Morrell, Oxford• street, dealers in
cutlery—W. Grogan and J. Scott, Strand, hosiers—J.
Webster and C. H. Dunhill, Basford, Nottingham, engi-
neers—J. Raworth and R. P. Raworth, Sheffield, axle
manufacturers—S. Young and H. M. Noakes, Goswell-
road, grocers—E. Masters and S. Masters, High-
street, Camden-town, linendrapers—C. Ridell and J.
Allwood, Sheffield, linendrapers—S. Chapman and B.
Goodenough, Bristol, rag dealers—J. Carter and J.
Dunn, Chatham, Kent, cooks—G. Corker and G. Ash-
forth, Stalybridge, Cheshire, file manufacturers—W.
Game and W. J. Game, King William-street, London-
bridge, tavern keepers—J. Levi and G. Levi, Liver-
pool,
stationers—J. King and R. Cocking, Peckham-
rye, Surrey, plumbers—H. C. Curtis and W. T. Sabine,
Great Marlow and Wooburn-green, Buckinghamshire,

surgeons—J. Tootel and E. Wilde, Manchester, apothe-
caries—A. Spencer, J. Hallett, and C. Smith, Kingston-
upon-Hull, boat builders (as far as regards the said
C. Smith).
INSOLVENT PETITIONERS.
John Anderson, Carlisle, shoemaker.
Henry Richard Leddell, Upton- cum- Chalney, Bucking-
hamshire, ironmonger.
Henry Hedges, Longworth, Berkshire, horse dealer.
John Moses Burdall, Ballinghay, Lincolnshire, veteri-
nary surgeon.
George Timbrell, jun., Winchcomb, Gloucestershire,
cord wainer.
James Harper, Abbey Dore, Herefordshire, farmer.
Christopher Coate, Fivehead, Somersetahire, farmer and
cattle dealer.
John Cole, Cherry Burton, Yorkshire, joiner and wheel-
wright.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
J. Mitchell, Forglen, Banffshire, farmer and cattle
dealer, to meet within the Banff Hotel, Banff, March
23 and April 18, at one.
W. M'Farlane, Glasgow, stock and share broker, to
meet within Comrie's Royal Hotel, Glasgow, March 29
and April 26, at twelve.

'We are authorized to contradict the statement
which appeared in some of yesterday's papers as to the
release of the Bombay steamer. She is still under
seizure by the Custom-house uuthorites, whose officers
were on board and intended to take her into the docks
yesterday afternoon.
The advices from Vienna of the 17th announce a
decline of 2 per cent. in the Funds, in consequence of the
news from Italy. The Exchanges were also less favour-
able, the quotation on London for three months' paper
being 11.24, and the premium on gold had again risen
to 22-i.

,
ENORMOUS EGG.—Our neighbour, Mr. Mayer, the
silversmith, has sent to our office an egg, laid by a
goose in the farm-yard of Mr. Parry, near Chester, and
which may be seen in our window. It measures 4i
inches in direct length, 9 inches round the middle, 12
inches round the oval, and weighs 124 ounces.—Liverpool
Mercury.
EARTHQUAKE IN NEW ZEALAND.—SINGAPORE,
FEB. 6.—Various shocks of an earthquake occurred at
Wellington, New Zealand, from the 13th of October to
the Ist of November, the most violent on the 19th of
October, by which the town had been nearly reduced to
a heap of ruins. Much damage had also been occa-
sioned in other parts of New Zealand.
DERBY CHEESE FAIR.—At our fair 'yesterday
there was a large supply of cheese, the better qualities of
which met with a ready sale at from 50s. to 555.; some
fine dairies made a few shillings mere. Inferior quali-
ties badly sold.—Derbyshire Chronicle of this day.
An extraordinary supplement to the London
Gazette, of last night, publishes the official dispatches
received at the India House, relating to the capture of
Moultan. They are from Major-General W. S. Whish,
and the other officers under whose orders the siege was
conducted, and by whose gallantry that citadel was
taken. The details of the operations, and the list of
killed and wounded, have already appeared in our co-
lumns.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, March 23.
IRISH RATES.

Lord MONTEAGLE moved for an estimate of the
sum which it is calculated will be raised under a rate of
2 per cent. on rateable property in Ireland. In the west
of Ireland eight unions which were represented to be in
great distress, and were in the province of Connaught,
required a sum of 160,0001. to relieve the distress. It
was to be observed that the administration of these unions
was not in the hands of any local authority, but by the
officers of the Government, and therefore it was to be
presumed that every rate that could be levied had been
collected, and this was proved by the fact that in one in-
stance the cow of a man who had no other means of sup-
porting his family had been sold for the payment of a
poor-rate under a distress, and further that the goats of
the peasantry were seized for the payment of rates. He
stated this to show that the resources of the unions were
exhausted. He could further state that the distress was
now greater than it was last year. This rate, if
collected throughout all Ireland, would yield 300,0002
a year. This was an increase upon a former
tax, and which was opposed by the people
of Ireland. When an increase of the income•tax was
proposed in this country, it was opposed, and therefore
this increase of taxation in Ireland should not be con-
sidered small, nor should they sneer at Ireland in resist-
ing it. Now he wished to know whether this increased
rate would meet the difficulty it was intended to remedy.
He believed it would be insufficient, and therefore he
asked for an estimate of its probable amount, which
they ought to have before them before they came to a
vote.

Lord WHARNCLIFFE said he concurred in the in-
quiry moved for, and would suggest that it should be
fuller than that he proposed, that he should give a re-
turn of the unions rated to more than ss. in the pound.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE said the Government
was anxious to give every information in their power,
but it would be quite impossible to give any estimate
which would be regarded as an approximation to accu-
, racy. It would be impossible to say what unions now
solvent may be enabled to pay hereafter. They could
not make any estimate sufficiently correct to be of use to
their Lordships in forming a judgment.
Earl FITZ WILLIAM said, by the admission of the
Noble Marquis, the condition of the parishes varied from
Iday to day. Wbat a discloaure to make of the state of
Ireland, and showed how fallacious and unsatisfactory
were the expectations that this plan would meet the diffi-
culty. It was not sufficient to say that they could not
make an estimate of mathematical accuracy, still a cal-
culation should be made, because it was the duty of
Parliament to take care that no portion of her Majesty's
subjects should be diminished by famine. The Legisla-
ture of this country acted right in imposing upon the
Irish community the duty of maintaining the poor in the
separate districts, but they should carry that out in its
legitimate results. Ireland was not a financial commu-
nity—it ceased to be so in 1815, and now formed a por-
tion of the imperial community. It followed, then, that
imperial resources must be bad recourse to in-difficult
circumstances; and he trusted that the power of Eng-
land—that the 500 English Members of the Legislature
would not cast an unequal and heavy burden on the
weaker portion of the empire. It was stated a few
days ago, in the other House of Parliament, by an
eminent Member of that House, that the annual income
of England was two hundred and fifty millions; and,
according to the calculations he (Earl Fitzwifliam) made,
the income of Ireland did not amount to one-tenth of
it. Under these circumstances, they called on that
weaker portion to support its poor, and in doing so they
did not even take the precaution of compelling the en-
tire of the income of Ireland to contribute, but imposed
it exclusively on about one-half of the property of the
country.

The Bishop of CASHEL observed that, to his own
knowledge, hundreds had been reduced to poverty in
consequence of the pressure of poor rates, and thus
another class was added to the pauperism of the country.
He should protest against any measure which would
burthen those who were only a few steps removed from
the pauper himself, and were eventually, in consequence
of the pressure, reduced to the necessity of seeking relief
themselves. He therefore sincerely hoped that the at-
tention of her Majesty's Government would be directed
to this most important subject, and some remedy applied
to put a stop to an evil of the greatest magnitude.
The Earl of WICKLOW should like to know, at
what period before, a Chancellor of the Exchequer came
forward to propose a tax, without giving an estimate
of the necessities he intended to meet. A Committee
of Inquiry was appointed by both House to enter into
the entire question, but before any report could be
made by either, or evidence even collected, a
measure was brought forward, which he could not help
thinking to be very ill-considered. He himself believed
it was a measure which would deceive the country for
whose benefit it was intended, and promote the evils it
was intended to remove. He confessed that, in consi-
dering the question—considering the mode in which it
was brought forward, he believed himself, that the ulte-
rior object in view was to get in one end of the wedge,
preparatory to another measure, which would no doubt
be brought forward. He thought that after the rates
of the different unions in Ireland had failed to meet
the distress, a rate in aid should then be taken out of
the Imperial resources. Ile also deeply regretted the
motion of his Noble Friend was not agreed to by the Go-
vernment.

The Marquis of CLANRICARDE observed that he
only wished to guard the Government from malng any
estimate which might afterwards be found fallacious, and
if the Noble Lord added the words "as far as it was
practicable" to his motion, he should have no objection to
consent to it. He denied that the increase was made
without any calculation. It was, no doubt, extremely
objectionable in principle; but their Lordships should
recollect it was brought forward solely to meet a great
and present emergency.
After a few words from Lord MONTEAGLE, the
motion as amended was agreed to.
Their Lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF CO7IIMONS, March 23.
The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four
o'clock.

NEW MEMBERS.
The Hon. Mr. STANLEY took the oaths and his seat
for Lynn, in the room of Lord George Bentinck, de-
ceased. The Hon. Gentleman was introduced by the
Marquis of Granby and Viscount Jocelyn.
Mr. PATRICK SOMERS took the oaths and his seat for
Sligo.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Whitchurch Waterworks Bill was read a third
time and passed.
The two following Bills were read a second time, and
ordered to be committed:—Chester and Holyhead Rail-
way (increase of capital, with powers to the London and
North-Western Railway Company to subscribe thereto);
London Corporation.
PETITIONS.

Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented a petition from a
place in the county of Antrim against the rate in aid.
Capt. PECIIELL presented a petition from Brighton
praying for greater economy in the naval and military
expenditure of the country.
Mr. H. HERBERT presented a petition from the
guardians of the Killarney Union against the Rate in
Aid Bill.

Mr. HERRIES presented a petition against the repeal
of the navigation-laws.
Mr. P. HOWARD presented a petition from the let-
ter-press printers of Carlisle, praying for the repeal of
the stamp duty on newspapers, the advertisement duty,
and the duties on paper.
Mr. COWAN presented a petition from Currie, in the
county of Edinburgh, praying that the burdens pressing
upon, manufacturers might be speedily removed; also a
petition from the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway

Company, complaining of the heavy ratiing of railways
for the poor and other parochial rates, ana:wraying that
a Bill might be introduced by which the grievances com-
plained of in that respect might be speedily fedressed.
Mr. OSBORNE presented a petition from _Lambeth
praying for a reduction of the national expendiL'ure.
Mr. MILNER GIBSON presented a petition from
the merchants, manufacturers, and others of Manchester;
in favour of the total repeal of the navigation-laws.
CONVEYANCE OF TROOPS TO THE
COLONIES.

Captain BOLDERO moved for returns of the coat of
fitting out two frigates as troop-ships to convey 1,009
troops to Ceylon, together with the expenses of manning
the same; of the cost of the home voyage with the
same number of troops, time an average passage ;.
of the outlay necessary for a second and.
third voyage out and home, the second to
Malta, the third to the Cape, with 1,000 troops each
voyage ; of the amount of tonnage necessary for con-
veying the same force, the expense attending it by the
transport system, and the tonnage required ; of the ex-
pense incurred by the last outward and home voyage of
the Resistance troop-ship to the Mauritius with troops,
her registered tonnage, the number of persons on board
out and home, including the commander and crew and
cabin passengers, the tonnage appropriated for their use
and unoccupied by stores, not being their personal bag-
gage; and of the number of superficial and cubic feet
allowed to each individual.—Agreed to.
LUNATIC ASYLUM BILL (SCOTLAND).
Mr. FORBES wished to know from the Solicitor-
General of Scotland, whether it was his intention to
have this Bill read a second time to-night; and if not,
when he intended to proceed with it. The subject was
looked upon with great interest in Scotland.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL for SCOTLAND
replied that it was not his intention to propose the
second reading of the Bill to-night; he should not pro-
ceed with the Bill until after Easter.
THE MARINES.
Mr. HUAIE said he rose to give notice that on Tues-
day next he would move for a return of the expense of
raising and enrolling 15,000 marines.
COURT OF EXCHEQUER (IRELAND).
Mr. OSBORNE asked the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer if he intended to introduce a Bill during the
present session for the abolition of the equity jurisdiction
of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland ; and, in the
event of not abolishing the equity jurisdiction, if he
would introduce a Bill for the regulation of the Equity
Exchequer in Ireland, and for paying fixed salaries to
the officers in place of the present mode of remunerating
them by fees and by means of stamps upon the pro-
ceedings ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was
afraid he could not give his Hon. Friend any satisfac-
tory answer to that question, although he (the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer) was nominally at the head of
that department, without having first consulted the legal
authorities in Ireland.
THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.

Sir THOMAS ACLAND asked the First Lord of
the Admiralty for certain papers relating to the pro-
ceedings of the Admiralty in respect to the Arctic Ex-
pedition ; and whether it was the intention of the
Government to offer any encouragement to other
parties in any way connected with the navi-
gation of those seas to prosecute exertions
for the relief and assistance of Sir John Franklin and
the expedition under his command; and he had also to
express a hope, that if such was their intention, every
effort would be made to announce such intention at the
earliest period on both sides of the Atlantic.

Sir F. BARING said, with reference to the papers
for which the Honourable Member had moved, he (Sir
F. Baring) should present today a memorandum
on the subject, and another paper would be presented at
the next meeting of the House. In reply to the second
question put by the Honourable Baronet, he (Sir F.
Baring) had to say, that after much consideration, her
Majesty's Government had offered a reward of 20,000/.
to the crew of any vessel who might give efficient assist-
ance to Sir John Franklin.—(Cheers.) That reward
had already been put in print, and would be communi-
cated without delay to the various consuls abroad, and
collectors of customs, for publication.—(Cheers.)