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THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 12, 1840.

This rejection has produced a very great sensation.
and is looked upon by many as an open rupture with
the Confederation.
The following are the considerations upon which
the Assembly grounded its refusal to grant the pay-
ment, seeing Art.,l. of the Constitution says :
" The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg forms an in-
dependent, indivisible, and unavailable State ; it,
forms part of the German Confederation, according
to existing treaties. Changes which are to be intro-
duced into these treaties must be submitted for the
approbation of the Assembly of Luxembourg.
"Considering that this regulation of the Constitu-
tion establishes a supreme right which the Assembly
ought to recognise—
" Considering that up to this moment no change in
the existing treaties has been submitted to the appro
bation of the Assembly, it would be unconstitutional
to vote sums of money, demanded by virtue of the de-
cision of a Power, which has not yet been recognised,
conformably to the Constitution.—Journal de la Haye,
March 9th.

nience of the House that he should state no w that it wa
not his intention to move the second reading of his mar-
riage Bill to-morrow. He would therefore move that the
order of the day for the second reading be discharged,
with the view of fixing the second reading for Thursday,
the 19th of April.—The motion was agreed to.
SCOTCH LUNATIC BILL.
Mr. FORBES wished to ask the Lord-Advocate
whether he would so arrange the stages of his Bill for
establishing lunatic asylums in Scotland as to give the
counties an opportunity of expressing views upon the
measure.
The LORD ADVOCATE said he did not propose to
take the second reading till after Easter, which would
afford ample opportunity for the counties to express their
opinions upon it.—(Hear, hear.)
TURNPIKE TRUSTS,
Mr. FOSTER moved for a return of the number and
description of the turnpike-trusts in the county of
Middlesex north of the Thames, the length of the
roads, and amount of debt and interest on each trust
respectively, at the date of such return.—Agreed to.
THE CONVICT MITCHEL.

interests of this body of men was above all
others paramount, and that if justice was to be shown to
any people it was to be shown to the Shipowners Society.
—(Hear, hear.) Now he was notprepared to enter into
the question of the Shipowners Society any further than
to say that if they were suffering from any unfair
imposition, they ought to be relieved from it.—(Hear,
hear.) He was not unaware that a great portion of
the mercantile marine was engaged in the service of
the North American shipowners.—(Hear, hear.) He
was not desirous, on the one hand, to uphold any
system that should draft from our mercantile
marine, perhaps the best men which we had in the ser-
vice. Neither was he anxious on the other to prevent
the shipowners of this country from obtaining all
the advantages which they needed.—(Hear, hear.)
Therefore, he was bound to say, that it was an
incumbent duty on the Legislature and upon the country
to relieve them from those duties on timber by which
they represented themselves to be so heavily oppressed.—
(Hear, hear.) To do so was but in accordance with the
system which Mr. Huskisson had promulgated and in
accordance also he might say with those principles of
free-trade which of late bad been so fully carried
into effect.—(Hear, hear.) lie had no sympathy
whatever with those who were desirous of preserving the
exclusive duties. (Hear, hear.) They could not
think of sending up to the House of Lords any
bill which was not in accordance with the rule
laid down by those who would preserve such du-
ties. (Hear, hear.) He thought that the only
plan would be, so far as that objection was conccrnrd,
was to do away with all the duties.—(Hear, hear.) He
must say in justice to the Reformers themselves that they
were in no way tesirous of exaggerating their case.
But there were larger interests than theirs concerned,
and the welfare of the country was at any rate
a matter of more consideration than the prosperity
of any private body whatever.—(Hear, hear.)
There was another compensation to which he
thought the shipowner was entitled : With re-
spect to our relation with Norway, it had been
argued that the Norweigen vessels, being better
calculated for the timber trade, it might be
he said that they would injure the shipowner ; it it was
that, they would answer equally well for voyages to
India. Now he denied that such an argument could
stand for a moment. But the shipowner
at the present 'moment was not equally managed
over the whole surface of the globe ; it was divided into
particular fields, and in those fields, although the ship-
owners of this had their share foreigners
had not.—(Hear.) They were proposing to open
to foreigners those fields of employment. Now,
he thought that such being the case the English ship-
owner was entitled to ask from Parliament that it should
secnre to him entrance into those fields of employment
from which he was at present excluded, and an equiva-
lent for those fields into which they proposed
to let the foreigner.—(Hear, hear.) He thought that
they might do much by constitutional legislature. Tne
Americans, he considered, had set them a good example
on that subject. He was assured that the Bill as it
was at present drawn, without alterations, would lead
them into entanglements and difficulties with foreign
nations ; for he had already seen a disposition
to fence on the subject.—(Hear, hear.) lie thought
they would avoid such anomalies by means of con-
stitutional legislation, such as giving her Majesty
power by an order in council, or by enacting
.at once
that the vessels of foreign nations giving, privilege to
British vessels in their ports, should enjoy the same
privilege in the ports of this country.—(Hear, bear.)
If any state, for instance, such as Prussia, which has no
colony, were to give up all the privileges of its naviga-
tion unconditionally to British vessels, then be should
say, let that nation receive unconditional concessions
from this country.— (Hear, hear.) The Right Hon.
Gentleman the Secretary for the Board of Control con-
tended, on Friday night, when he made a most lucid
and able statement on the subject of reciprocity in
that the contra principle was impracticable, and opposed
to all precedent. On the other hand, he (Mr. Gladstone)
contended that it was according to all precedent and ex
perience, and that it was tar more easy to carry out
that contra principle than the plan of the Government.—
(Cheers.) On the one hand, he contended that they ought
to proceed by conditional legislation; while on the other,
the Government contended that they ought to repeal the
navigation-law, reserving power to reenact them against
all states that would not reeiprocate.—(Hear, hear.) He
must be allowed to say with regard to the speech of the
Right Hon. Gentleman, that every word he said ageinst
reciprocity told with equal force against retaliation.—
(Hear hear, hear.) It was infinitely more easy to
stand upon a system which existed, and which
embedded in our laws by relaxing that system.
interests
to by sweeping it away, and allowing new
to grow up under that new state of things,— (Hear.)
In fact the country now had a claim to reciprocity, and
and it was better to enforce that claim than to say to all
foreign nations, " We well retaliate against you if you
do not make the concessions."—(Hear. hear.) There
had been ono answer made to this objec-
tion, and it was, that it was intended
that the retaliation clauses should be a dead letter, and
that they would never be put into force.—(Hear, hear.)
Well, if that were the case, get rid of them, and he
would join any one in getting rid of them rather than
allow the Bill to stand as it does.—(Hear) He thought
if they did not proceed conditionally, they had
better legislate directly without retaliation.—(Hear,
hear.) Extraordinary cases might arise where
retaliation would be necessary, but they would be so few
that whenever they did occur Ministers might easily
come to Parliament for some special legislation on the
subject.—(llear.) One great objection of these retaliation
clauses which werenot to be acted upon was that they
placed the Government in scarcely an honest positon in
negotiating with foreign powers, because it wculd
always be supposed that they had vitality, and might at
any time be entorced.—(Hear, hear.) These clauses
in tact would prove derogatory to a country.
like this; whilst, in the next place. retaliating pro-
ceedings in almost every case defeated themselves, and
the best thing they could therefore do was to get
rid of them altogether. Now let them see
if it was not fairer to the ship owners that they should
rather adopts system of conditional legislation. It might,
indeed, he objected to him that the system was novel, but
those who thought so were mistaken, for at this mo-
ment we acted upon that principle with every country
in the world. True we had, in the first instance, bound
ourselves with treaties, but with the single unimportant
exception of the
.South-American States and Russia, the
terms of those treaties had expired ; and in
respect of the United States, the Baltic States.
France and Holland. We now stood precisely on the
same footing as if we had legislated conditionally, as he
p rropi We had the power of
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the United States of America the
enjoined, and America, on
hould not now adopt a conditional
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—( --eat) With regard to the
coasting trade, he doubted much whether the conditions
upon which it was proposed to allow American
vessels, would be permitted to participate in
it, he doubted much whether the terms would
be accepted by America. They had much better instead
of giving them a part of the trade throw the whole open
to them, on condition that they did the same for our
vessels in respect of their coasting trade.—(Hear, hear.)
He understood that a paper was in circulation contain-
ing an answer from the Americans to the overtures
made by the British Government, from which it ap-
peared that there was a disposition on the part of the
American Government to reciprocate all commercial
ought to ask them-
selves, thought
that
they
yomely and old es-
tablished saying, but on that ground no less
sperlivve privileges.
ccorßduintg he
applicable to the present occasion, whether a
bird in the hand was worth two in the bush.
He confessed he would rather have a distinct
engagement from America than a declaration
from a Minister, or from a President, who was about
to quit office in three or six weeks.—(Hear, hear.)
There was great instability on the part of the American
Government with regard to their motives, for in 1842
they passe highly restrictive measures, and in 1846 they
relaxed them; he found there were serious apprehensions
that the same appliances which carried the presidential
election might be used in a way detrimental to the in-
terests of this country. He believed that
America was perfectly content to give equality of
of privilege. It was evident, however, that protective
principles were very strong in America, and though
they were not so strong with reference to shipping as
they were to manufactures, he thought it would
be most rash on our part to throw away all
our advantages, and to give to America all she
asked upon the assurance of an evanescent Minister.
The time had now arrived for the final Parliamentary
settlement of this question, and he for one was prepared
to part altogether with our navigation-laws. He
had never heard anything to convince him that
a foreigner ought not to be admitted to our coasting
trade if he could find his way to our coasts; but the
Right Honourable Gentleman,by his measure,
still retained a dictinction, with regard to the
coasting trade, in favour of British ships.
Having allowed Canada perfect fredo this r
m not in espect—
did env
in respect of vessels—be y the
Gavernment who, on account of separate in-
terests, should feel disposed to withdraw this
privilege. Was this class of retaliation to stand ? What-
ever told against that plan, a more limi.ted and graduated
plan in regard to the colonies, told with ten-told force
with respect to the system of retaliation. There were
a great vairety of conflicting interests. He thought
they were not justified in looking upon Canada
as an exception ; but if that was to be
case in respect of Canada, he was not sure it was so with
others. The House of Representatives of New Bruns-
wick had not seat any memorial upon the subject, but at
a meeting of the magistrates, . merchants, and in-
habitants of St. John's, a memorial to the Throne was
agreed to on the 26th of June last, stating that the
repeal of these laws would prove prejudicial to the colo-
nies, inasmuch as there was no reciprocity proposed and
no provision made for the conveying of the colonial and
inter-colonial trade.—(Hear, hear.) He did not know
that the public expressed the sentiments of the whole of
the inhabitants, but it appeared that they were in favour
of a system of conditional legislation. It appeared,
further, that colonial opinion had a mixed bearing upon
the matter. The Hon. Member for Westbury objected
to the system of reciprocity, because foreigners had
nothing to give, adding that the United States formed
an exception. When he said this, h e conceded the
whole point, since the ships of the United States com-
peted in the ports and markets of the whole world, and
the British merchants would gain more than they lost
by the competition of the United States. He believed,
however, that our marine, as compared with the
American navy, was susceptible of improvement. The
effect of those laws might be summed up—to make
ships go with half cargos, where they migh. t have full
onus, and to make them go out in freight
and to come back ;n ballast instead of carrying e cargo.
—(Hear, hear.)—Then repeal and dv away with t

Mr. LOCKllARicskedthe First Naval Lord of the
Admiralty-Ist. Whether, when the Board of the Ad•
miralty issued instructions to Commander Wingrove,
with respect to the treatment of the convict Mitchel,
they were not aware that there was no spare cabin in
her Majesty's steam-sloop Scourge. 2d. Whether it was
not possible for Commander Wingrove, by fitting up a
temporary cabin, by taking one of his officers into his
own, or by some other means, to have complied with the
Admiralty orders, and to have saved himself from the
necessity of associating day after day with a convicted

MPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
Their Lordships assembled shortly after Five o'clock,

PETITIONS. -
Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from the
citizentlof London, complaining that their franchises
were suspended, and praying their Lordships to pass the
Bill for the emancipation of the Jews; also a petition
from James Hamilton, Esq., barrister-at-law, against the
punishment of death.
Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from the in-
habitants of the Cape of Good Hope, against the trans-
portation of convicts to that colony; also a petition from
the corporation of Belfast against the Rate in Aid Bill;
and a petition from the House of Assembly of Tobago,
complaining of certain statements made by the Colonial
Secretary and the Chancellor of the Exchequer
with regard to the state of captured slaves in
that island. He felt it his duty to present
the petition, although he, was doubtful whether their
Lordships would receive it. The Noble and Learned
Lord then presented the petition.
Lord MONTEAGLE presented a petition from the
grand jury of King's County against the rate in aid ;
also several other petitions with a similar prayer.
Lord STANLEY presented a petition from the in-
habitants of Belfast against the Rate in Aid Bill ; also
several petitions with a similar prayer.
CASE OF MR. COTTER.
Lord BEAUMONT rose to put a question to her
Majesty's Government with respect to the arrest and
imprisonment, and transportation to Manilla by the
Spanish Government of Mr. Cotter, a British subject.
Mr. Cotter was arrested in Madrid on September 15, and
detained in prison 29 days, when he was removed to
the infirmary. He could obtain no information as to the
cause of his arrest. lie wrote to the Lieutenant-
General of Madrid, and to Narvaez, demanding to
know what was his offence, and when he should be
brought to trial. He appealed to the British Consul,
and was told he would be removed to Cadiz. He
thought that he would be sent back to
England, but on his arrival at Cadis he was sent on
board a ship, and transported to Manilla. The British
Consul was appealed to in vain. The Spanish Govern-
ment declared they cared nothing for the British Go-
vernment, and they transported him, and since that the
Spanish Government has boasted of their triumph over
the British Government. If Mr. Cotter was a British
subject it was our duty to interfere for his protection; if
ho was not a British subject, but a Spanish subject,
then, of course, we had no reason to interfere; and it
the Spaniards feared to hug the chains which they
were afraid to break, it was no business of ours. But
he could not but observe on the inconsistency of the
Spanish Government, so jealous of foreign interference,
in endeavouring to light up a war in Central
Italy to restore by bloodihed to a temporal throne the
Pope, who, as chief of the Christian Church, held a
much more glorious position than could the holder of
any earthly crown.
Lord EDDISBURY said that on the receipt of

felon.
Sir FRANCIS BARING said ho wished to have an
opportunity of making some further inquiries
before he gave an answer to the inquiries of the Hon.
Member.

SLAVE-TRADE.
Mr. MOWATT presented a petition from Penryn,
praying the House to take measures to prevent the con-
tinuance of the slave-trade.
NAVIGATION-LAWS.
Mr. Alderman THOMPSON presented petitions
against the repeal of the navigation-laws from New-
castle-upon-Tyne, Deal, Swansea, Goole, and other
places.
NAVIGATION LAWS.--ADJOURNED DEBATE.
Upon the order of the day being read for resuming the
adjourned debate upon the navigation-laws,
Mr. GLADSTONE rose, and said he could have no
hesitation as to the vote which he should feel it to be his
duty to give upon this question. Being convinced that
the time had arrived when Parliament ought
definitively to consider the question of the navigation-
laws, and being prepared to assent to a great change in
those laws; he could not refuse or hesitate to vote for the
second reading of the Bill. With regard to the justifica-
tion of the change, he should be content Wrest it either on
the statements of the friends of the existing law, or upon the
statements of its opponents. If he took the statements
of the friends of the existing law they were so much
exaggerated, and so. diametrically opposed to facts upon
many most important particulars, that out of their own
mouths he thought there was no difficulty in showing that
a great change ought to take place in that branch of
their legislation. For instance, he might refer to the
evidence given by Mr. Richmond before the Committee
of the House of Lords, a gentleman who, after being de-
puted, in 1847, to represent the interests of a most im-
portant board before a Committee of that House, was
again deputed in 1847 to represent the same body
in 1848 before a Committee of the House of Lords.
He said that the statement of Mr. Richmond would lead
any impartial man to the conclusion that those laws
ought to be changed. What were his representations?
That for many years past—he believed for the last 20
or 30 years—one half of the capital embarked in the
shipping trade of this country had been lost, and that
a large proportion of the other half yielded
no remuneration. Therefore, according to his state-
ments, and his experience was extensive, only a small
fraction have been successful, whilst a great number
have been only sufficiently fortunate to save themselves
from universal ruin. Using a homely expression,
he said it was true many entered into the trade,
but only to " waddle out of it like a lame dock for
the stock exchange?"—(Hear, hear.) Rarely, he said,
persons were to be found io take the places of these ruined
individuals. But, for the sake of argument, admitting
this to be untrue, on what right, he asked the
House, were persons embarking in the trade to
be exposed to similar evils. But without going
into individual opinions and costs and charges, he con-
sidered that they ought to be governed, in legislating
uponthese laws, by the fact that of late years they had in-
troduced many modifications into their commercial code;
and, in making these relaxations, it had always been the
practice of those who advocated them to appeal to the
standard of living and the cost, and to show that the
cost of living was greater here than in competing coun-
tries abroad, upon which the figures of Mr. Richmond
were most conclusive. He (Mr. Gladstone) freely ad-
mitted that this was not a case in which they
were to be guided by the pure and unmixed
doctrines of political economy.—(Hear, hear.) He
wished to see these laws repealed on many grounds—
one important point in which was whether the defences
of the nation would or would not be thereby injured. if
he believed a change would bring about a diminution,
far less an extinction, of our commercial marine,
he should not support the repeal of these laws.—
(Hear, hear.) lie appealed to past experience
in defence of the change be was advocating. They had
been engaged for many years in introducing relaxations
into the navigation-laws. Thirty years had expired since
they commenced that modification, but only twenty-
four years had elapsed since these changes became
numerous and extensive. Let him compare the state of
British shipping before those epochs. In urging the ques-
tion, he was quite content to take his stand upon the
official papers upon which Mr. Richmond had relied.
The third report of the Committee of the House of
Lords showed the increase and decrease, distinguishing

the complaint of Mr. Cotter an inquiry was
made, and it was found that Mr. Cotter
was accused of being implicated in a conspi-
racy for the overthrow of the Spanish Govern-
ment, and the assassination of Narvhez. Application
was made to the Spanish Goverment, who claimed him
as a Spanish subject, inasmuch as, having belonged to
the British Legion, be had afterwards served in a
Spanish regiment, and had subsequently occupied
an office as comptroller of customs in Spain; he
therefore was considered to bo a Spanish subject,
and the Government thought they had no occasion to
interfere. _ _ _

Lord BROUGHAM said that a British subject re-
siding in a foreign country, if he offended against the
municipal law of that country, was amenable to that law,
notwithstanding his character of Bridal subject.
After a few words from the Marquis of LANSDOWNE,
Lord CAMPBELL said that a British subject,

although he might become a subject of a foreign state
was yvt bound to pay allegiance to the British Crown.

CASE OF MITCHEL.

In answer to a question from the Earl of WALDEGIIAVE,
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE stated that he had
no objectio❑ to produce the instructions issued by the
Admiralty to the captain of the Scourge, with regard
to the: treatment of the convict Mitchel, but be felt
bound to state that the Scourge had sailed before these
instructions arrived, and that, consequently, the captain
was left in some measure to his own discretion.

The Earl of WALDEGRAVE moved fur the pro-
duction of these instructions.
The motion was agreed t
LLAIICENY ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
Lord CAMPBELL moved the third reading of the
Larceny Act Amendment Bill.
After a few words from the Marquis of SALISBURY,
the Bill was read a third time and passed.
PETTY SESSIONS BILL.

the shipping of the United Kingdom and the colonies, as
compared with what had taken place with regard to the
shipping of the United States; also what was
its progress during the years of restriction as
compared with those of relaxaion. The veracity
of the figures was beyond dispute, but if they were
unfair, they were unfair in favour of the existing laws;
because since they began to relax them by treaties of
reciprocity, a practice had prevailed of deducting the
gross total of shipping tonnage, showing the progress of
the increase of tonnage before the period of the relaxa-
tions to which they had referred. From these returns
it was evident that the figures before reciprocity treaties
represented a greater tonnage than the figures
of what had taken place since represented.
For 35 years, from 1791 to 1824, when we formed our
first reciprocity treaties with the Baltic powers—in those
35 years we added to our tonnage 1,480,000 tons, or et
the rate of 30,800 tons a year. In 24 years, from 1824
to 1847, we added to our tonnage 1,393 000 tons, or at the
rate, instead of 30,000 tons a year, of 58,000 tons a 3 ear.
But it might be said, and said truly, that a considerable
portion of that increase was due to colonial shipping,
and that the rapidity with which colonial shipping had
increased was not a fair test or criterion of the
shipping of the United Kingdom. That was
practically true, because a proposal was made a few
years ago by the friends of British shipping
to lay a differential duty on British shipping,
for the purpose of checking it; but speaking of the
United Kingdom only, it still remained true that it had
been advancing since the relaxation of the navigation-
laws, and advancing at an accelerated rate. From 1791
to 1824 it increased at the rate of 27,000 tons a
year ; from 1824 to 1847, in twenty-four years
the increase was 960,000 tons, or 40,000 tons a
year against 27,000 tons a year during the
period of relaxation. He did not know what lair or
sufficient inference could be made from those figures
that our shipping bad not increased as rapid:y as
the shipping of the United States. He granted.
that it had; but if they took the foreign trade of the
United States, and the coasting trade into account, that
comparison was palpably unfair. If they looked at the
territory of the United States, with its immense
tracts of virgin soil, the House saw how they had em-
ployed their great natural highways, offered by their
lakes and rivers, under a state of circumstances which

Lord CAMPBELL moved the second reading of this
Bill.

The Earl of MALMESBURY would not oppose the
second reading of this Bill, but he hoped the Noble Lord
would consider the suggestions contained in a petition
which;be bad presented in relation:to this Bill from the
justices' clerkF.
The Bill was then read a second time.
Their Lordships then adjourned.

had no parallel to ours. They must also take
into account the fact, that before we relaxed our na•
vigation laws, the shipping of the United States
was increasing more rapidly than ours ; but
if the House wi.hed to make a fair compari-
son with the shipping of the United States, he
would appeal to the increase of British colonial
shipping. How did that stand ? The figures
stood thus—between 1790 and 1847 (he now took

the whole period of Dlr. Richmond's statement in the
first instance) the shipping of the British colonies
increased from 95,000 tons to 634,000 tons,
The shipping of the United States increased
565 per cent.; so that vast as bad been the increase of
the shipping of America, the shipping of the
colonies of this country had grew :with
a ;still more astonishing rapidity. He would
finally compare the increase of British colonial shipping
before 1824, when we were comparatively under a
system of restriction, and since 1824, when we had
been more under a system of relaxation. In 34
years, from 1790 to 1824, British colonial shipping, ac-
cording to Mr. Richmond's tables, increased from 96,000
tons to 211,000 tons, or at the rate of 3,300,000 tons per
annum. In the 24 years since 1824, down
to 1847, which we had been relaxing our law, British
colonial shipping had advanced from 211,000 tons to
644,000 tone, or, instead of the rate of 3,300 tons a year
at the rate of 18,000 tons a year.—(Hear, hear.) So far
therefore, he said, that disregarding all arguments of a
purely scientific or abstract character, and dwelling only
upon the result of that experience, prove
how small a reason we have already had
to change the system introduced by. Mr. Huse
kisson and his followers; and the results had
been such as conclusively to prove that we ought to go
forward with increased courage in the path in which our
predecessors trod.—(hear, hear, and cheers.) He came
the n to the manner in which a change in
the navigation-laws ought to be carried into effect.
The re were two points to which he wished more espe-
cially- to refer. The first was with regard to the pecu-
liar interest of the shipowners' society; and the second
was as to how far it alight aff,et our merer-ntile marine.
—(Laughter.) Now, with regard to the first, there was
one evident call for the protective duties, and he
would be one of the last to ever impose upon
them any obligatior-s which in duty to the State
they were not bound to bear. He would refer
again to the authority to which he bad already referred
and might observe in Estrin° that he was ono of those
on whose knowledge of the subject he fully depended.
He said that the shipowners had met with no sympathy
fur their interests similar to that which had been show n
for the welfare for other portions of the manufacturing
community, end that their interests ought, above all
others, if the national welfare were to be
respected, to be cared for. He must say,
Chat if RD), interests were to ke respected, the

evil. Let them equalise as much as possible THE RATE IN AID—DEPUTATION THE COUNTRY MARKETS.
the carrying of cargoes, and leave their amount and TO LORD JOHN RUSSELL. Livenrooe, MARCH 10.—The trade generally has con-
value to be regulated by those interest, din them. He A deputation, appointed at a meeting of ratepayers of tinued inactive during the neck. There was a small attendance
thought the rower sought to be conferred on the Ulster, convened at Belfast a few days ago, to oppose of the trade at yesterday's matket, and the business done in
colonies of passing laws with respect to the dote n- the rate in aid, waited upon Lord John Russell, on wheat and flour was quite in retail, at a reduction, in some in•
tit n of foreign vessels, end upon other matters, Friday, at his e 'Fidel residence in Downing -street. The stances, of Id per bushel and Gd per barrel. Oats were id per
should not be removed from the jurisdiction of deputation consisted of Mr. W. G. Johnson, Mayor of bushel cheaper, and oatmeal 3d to 6d per load also. There
was scarcely any demand. for barley, beans,orrobaeuss.tdatKTe,sherabteesst, Parliament. Canada, and the navigation of the St. Belfast, Mr. Fenton. Lord John Chichester, M.P., Mr.
Lawrence above Montreal, and the navigation of the Tennant, M.P., Mr. Bates, and Mr. Bryden. The Chan- yellow In2clliisabrideottr,nosbefiorrigisaCtarce,
and round brought corn,
Lakes formed an exception. He anticipated that great cellos. of the Exchequer was present at the interview.
daryeeillities of white and mixed were 6d per quarter cheaper
inconvenience, and many evils would arise from the The deputation laving been introduced, Mr. Johnson than on Tuesday. Fine yellow Indian meal sells at 14s to 14s.
power which would thus be placed in the hands of the presented to Lord John Russell copies of a series of re- Gil per barrel. Nothing of interest in the trade to-day, and
Colonial Legislatures in this respect.—(Hear, hear.) solw ions passed at the recent meeting at Belfast. Mr. the sales made are quite in retail, and the prices for every
Now he knew the Right Hon. Gentleman did not de- Johnson then proceeded to say that the Town Council article of the trade remain unchanged since yesterday.
cidedly depart from that principle, nut he thought if he and inhabitants of Belfast, in common with the rate- MANcileseea,MAiten 10.—During the present seek a life-
,
passed those laws, which were to govern the access payers of Ulster, w re most anxious that the grounds for less feeling has prevailed in the trade generally, and all articles
of foreign ships to colonial ports, he would find out of their hostility to the rate in aid might not be under- have met a slow sale at prices in favour of buyers. Coastwise
those laws there would necessarily grow questions eclat- stood by her Meji sty's Government. They con- and from Ireland the arrivals at Liverpool and Runcorn are
ing to their construction, and that they would sidered that a great hardship would be inflicted upon only to a mo4drictratue
taemrsour ;Ilewaht ilost4oforom abroad the imports
have one of two difficulties, either the construction of the occupiers of land in Ulster, if a rate of this kind
compriserters 3oPf Indianlar corn,°
,and
2:4",b2.1 barrelsuarrs ofn beans,tlou 4;019r2
those colonial laws would be referred to Downing. were imposed upon them after they had made every marketqua this morning was of an exceedingly inanimaterc.harauc-
street, which he thought would not be satisfactory exertion in their power to maintain their OA'D poor, and ter, and on wheat we quote a reduction of Id to 2d per 701 b.
to the colonies, or else the House would to employ labour, without coming to the Government For flour the demand was very limited, and in the little busi-
have a direct diplomatic relationship, or some- for assistance. All class( sin Ulster had expressed, in ness effected it was necessary to submit to a decline of fully 6d
thing in the ea pure of one, between the colonial govern-
the
strongest manner, their objection to the proposed per sack on any but the choicest qualities. Oats receded in value
-merit, and the Court of foreign powers. Ile that would imposition; but the ratepayers of Belfast more espe- id per 451 b, and oatmeal, the consumption of which appears to
lead to very great inconvenience. He did not under- Melly considered that they ought not to ,be celled on to be much interfered with by the low prices of other articles of
stand why the House might not deal with contribute, as they had alreialy subscribed, three or four food, moved off tardily on rasher lower terms.
our colonial coasting trade exactly as they times; over, a much larger amount towards local L'clestitu- WINCHESTER. MARCH 10.1.1—Corn—Although the Exchange
dealt with this question, and that the House don than the sixpenny-rate would be likely to produce. was crobwodtelditbtlye
doing—speculation
n,:ioueirastloanndoocooern
tdbeealersi. tl ere ap-
for immediate;
should make any reservation whatever of the They were of opinion that the Government were about Paned
r in wheat, justnsguffic4iPent use.anAteeirchases
British coasting trade, the colonial coasting trade, or if to draw a mark, d distinction between Englaed and Ire- shown were numeroue not only of home grown, but o samplesvery
ny one kind of trade between one portion of the Queen set land ,by endeavouring to have the principles affirmed by superior continental ditto. Several merchants from South-
dominions and the other. They could not be very sau• Parliament, that a national calamity was to be met by arnpton endeavoured to press sa'es, yet they did not succeed to
guine with respect to those principles on other states. local taxation. To such a principle the people of Ulster any extent. Generally speaking, finest Dantsic, Stettin,
He was afraid the time would be long before ihey would never give their sanction. They were of opinion Odessa, and St. Petersburgh wheats exceeded the English
received as full and adequate a recognitian as that this emergency being of a general character, ought grown, both as to weight and quality, some weighing 6:albs up
they did in that House. He . could not also to be provided for out of the taxation of the United to 641bs per bushel, while much of our own was not more than
deny that the withholding reciprocal conduct Kingdom. It was to be presumed that Ireland contri-
wrbeLsiissnasbolled partic6el offered.
from 591bs to 60ibs ditto. Finest samples cannot be quoted
muchb bloawveerbetehoanbaordi
at
tisal dayt week; all other descriptions
on the part of foreign nations, but only bated its just quota of taxation to the national expendi
to those countries but also to other countries of the ture, but if Parliament was of opinion that this was not ...;
world. He thought that justice to the shipowners called so, and that she did not contribute enough, the question might
otbserved some indifferentmos red which
load; much offered at 8/ to 9/ ditto; top prices from 121 on the House to proceed on this path—(Hear)—but he ought to be brought before the public in a legitimate 131 ditto. Finest English flour sold at 38, per sack to
did not know whether the shipowners thought so too. manner. The ratepayers of Ulster were anxious to im- 280Ibs ; for seconds, 34s to 3,5 s 4d ditto; thirds, 32s
The Hon. Gentleman then went on to advert to the press upon the Government the difficulties with which to 33s ditto; Sweet American, from 26, to 28s per barrel;
circumstance of the Honourable Member for they would have to contend in the collection of a tax Canadian, 25s to 27s ditto; Silesia, 245. to 26s ditto; Indian
Hull, the president of the Poor-law Commission, against which all classes of the community entertained corn, white, 30s to 32s per qr; ditto, yellow, 31s to 34s ditto ;
having been excused from voting with Ministers on an uncompromising hostility. The people of Ulster ditto, meal, per barrel, of 196 lbs, 17s to 17s 6d. Barley—
this question on taking office, and he could were deeply imbued with the feeling that the tax was an
suiting for
among the maltsters; very
The supply was moderate,
. particularly of English grown, and
not but deprecate the evil precedent of her unjust one; and holding that opinion they were deter- !everalisbasmplesboosfbfieni efottoingda
buyersand Hamburgh chevalier, weigh-
• Majesty's Ministers being divided on a great national mined to oppose its infliction. The resolutions agreed to !I.lg
per su;
question like this, notwithstanding former Governments at the public meeting at Belfast fully set forth the go- intles6of ou
samples for grownseed—not mugch doin ,vrlotmeor few purchased good
had acted similarly with respect to Mr. Wynne and Lord neral opinion, not only of the province of Ulster, but of •d. • • g h dinary grinding and
poor itto ; top price given, 32s per qr ; second rate, 301 ditto;
Lonsdale. When we consider what took place in 1829, the greater part of Ireland. moderate, 28s ditto; foreign, from 24s to 30s ditto. Malt,
he thought that the Duke of Wellington had such a po- Lord Jotter RUSSELL, who appeared considerably dis- finest Kingston and Hants, make 60s per qr; common ditto,
sition in this House and in the House of Lords, that concerted at the firmness of the language in which the 56s to 58s ditto. Barley meal, from 14s to 14s 6d per sack,
he had such strength to spare, both politically and reselutiens were couched, in replying to the deputation of 10 score pounds. Oats—rather an indifferent show, cone
commercial), that he could give way on that particular was mcst guarded in his observations. He stated that sequently prices were no lower.
pont.—(Hear. hear.) If the Noble Lord at the head her Majesty's Government, after much consideration, READING, MARCH 10.—Wheat, per quarter,34s to 555; bar-
of the Government teed similar strength to spare, why he had deemed it to be their duty to make some effort to ley, 25s to 35s;t oats, 16s to
02:
2s ; beans, 30s to 40s; peas,
might very fairly procet din the same course.—(Hear) relieve the extreme destitution in certain onions in the 30s to 40s. Fat hogs, 9s to Od; porkers, 9s 64 to Os per
Poultry—Fowls, the Noble Marquis who had spoken on Friday night south and west of Ireland; and he certainly did think score. 6
d per couple, 3s d to 4s Od; ducks,
er couple, 31 6 to 4s Od ; eese, eacb, O
expressed manifold fears respecting the influence of the that Ulster, which was the most prosperous part of Ire per lb, Is ld to is 2d; eggs,g
16 to 18 for Is ,Od to Os; butter,
horse that was in inroduced into Troy. He (Mr. Glnstone) land, might fairly be called on to contribute for this pur- DALKEITH, MARCH 8 —The relative weight per four bushels
had duly weighed the metaphor, but the only result that pose, considering the great efforts which had already of the three prices of wheat were IBst 121 b, 18st 41b, and 17st
he had observed was that from the bowels of the horse been made by England. He begged to remind the de- 41b. Oats, 12st 121 b, 12st 41b, and lOst 41b. Barley, 16st 31b,
there had issued only prosperity to the commercial putation that the city of Glasgow paid a property and 15st 101 b, and 14st 01b. Peas and beans, 19st 51b,
.18st 51b,
marine, and a promotion of the general welfare of the income-tax, and also assessed taxes, to which the city of and 17st 2lbs.
country.—(Hear.) For his own part all that he had Belfast was not liable. The city of Glasgow did not com• Qrs. Best. Current. Inferior.
had percevid from these reprobated effects of political plain of this amount of taxation, and it was scarcely 177 Wheat ... ...... £2 12 0 £2 6 0 XI 18 0
economy were increase in the activity of the commercial necessary to draw a parallel between that city and Bel-
_97)0 9
Oats ........" 1 1 4 018 8 012 9
3
marine, and -a general advance in the position and fast as to their respective ability to pay the same amount aßarley llO 6 15 0 10 0
99 Pease and Beans 1 12 0 1 7 0 1 6 0
influence of the country. The Right Hon. Gentleman of taxes. Average of wheat 4ss Oid.
concluded amidst loud cheers from all sides of the The deputationists begged to set the Noble Lord Delmer, Marten 10.—We continue to have 1 ar
rivals.
House. arrivals.
House. right upon this part of the question. The people of The demand for Indian corn improves- but sale is merely in
Mr. DRUMMOND and Mr. ROBINSON rose at the same Ulster and the citizens of Belfast did not object to small parcels. Flour is again dull, and has receded nearly to
time, when there were loud cries for both, but ultimately
the tax on the ground of its amount. Their chief the value quoted a month since. Foreign wheat is depressed,
Mr. Drummond gave way, and objection was on the ground of principle. It must and buyers supply themselves cautiously. At this morning's
Mr. ROBINSON rose and was be surmised that Ireland contributed her fair market we had a thin attendance. Foreign wheat gave way Is ,
(LEFT SPEAKING.) quota of taxation until Parliament had declared it other- to 2s per barrel ; and Irish with difficulty brought Tuesday's
wise, and had adopted another system. As the case price. Barley dull and 6d lower; but oats are steady. In-
stood at present, England, Ireland, and Scotland, hay-
ea.rcorn was taken in retail at the rates of this day week..
ing contributed what they were required to do to a ge-
o fFI °o ir dA
m e Zap:, Farslsmfled Irish ;
oat ms eeeaolnsdlsovroffered at 14s 6d. Best brands
neral fund, it was only just and reasonable that it an CORE, MARCH 10.—The weather during the week has
uniooked-for calamity desolated the one, the expendi- been, on the whole, very fine, and favourable 'for out-door
Lure necessary for the relief of distress ought to be de- work, in which, consequently, good progress ha's been made.
frayed out of the general fund. They wished most par- The trade throughout the kingdom continues dull, being still
ticutarly to impress on the Government that they did affected by the arrivals of grain from abroad. If we except
not oppose the rate in aid because they considered the one article, that of Indian corn, in which rather an extensive
amount excessive, but because the Government_ap- business has been done, our local trade has exhibited the same
peered resolved to draw a distinction between the two dull aspect reported last week. The arrivals of foreign
grain become weekly less numerous. Those of home grown
countries. grain are very triflng. Oats for seed pur oses continue
One of the di putation gave the Premier to understand to
bring full prices. In other grain we have) little
that, if the Government were determined to collect the In prepared and f •wheat have alteration.
foreign we had so little
rate in Ulster, the presence of 50,000 soldiers would be business passing as to make prices altogether nominal. Malt-
necessary to preserve the public peace. ing barley continues scarce, and in demand. The trade in
Lord Joule RUSSELL admitted' that the feeling in prepared oats, as in wheat, is very restricted, and we cannot
Ulster against the rate was very strong, but the Govern- alter our late quotations. Flour continues an exceedingly dull
went considered it was their duty to adopt the course sale, bakers still confining themselves to the supply only of
they had taken, their immediate wants. Still the consumption of bread is
The deputation then retired, with the conviction that large, while the stocks of well-conditioned flour in factors' as
their mission had produced some impression on the mind
well as bakers' hands are small. We have an increased de-
mend for the consumption of Indian corn, in which, in conse-
of the Prime Minister. quence, a good business has been done at an advance of 5s per
ton ; but holders having looked for a still further enhancement
in price, the trade has received a slight check. Indian meal
also has been more looked after and sells more freely.
Flour—Firsts 14s 6d to 15s Od ; extra 16, to Os ;
seconds 13s td to 14s Cd ; households lls to 12s ; thirds 8s to les
per cwt. Meal—Oatmeal Ils to Its 6d; Indian meal 8s ; wireat
meal 11 s per cwt. Indian corn 7. Os to 7. 7s 6d per ton. Bran
41 105 per ton. Hay Farmers 20s to 441 6d; average 355;
dealers 40s to 48s; average lets Od per ton. Strew—Farmers
14s Od to 25s Od; average 21s; dealers 27s 04 to 34s Otl;
average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf bid to 7d;
household loaf sid to 6d per 41b. Fresh butter, 8d to
10d per lb. Coals—Newport 17s; Lydney 18s ; Landore 171;
best Neath Culm 16s per ton. Tallow 43s 6d to 44s
per cwt. Whiskey, 25 o. p., 6s Od per imperial gal-
lon. Meat—Beef 4d to 7d ; Mutton 5d to bid ; veal
sid to 7d; pork 4d to Sid ; bacon 7d to 8d ; sausages 6d per
lb. Hops 6/ les per cwt. Bangor slates 3/ 2s 6d to 3l 53 per
ton. Bark—Barbary 6/ to 71; Valonia 11/ to 131; French
6/; English 6/ per ton. Fleece Wool 108 to las per stone.
Hemp 35/ per ton. Fish— Scotch herrings 18s to oth ; red
ditto 25s to 27s per barrel • Newfoundland 10! 10s to 12/ per
ton. Timber—New Memel 4/ 101; old scarce; red pine 3/
15s ; yellow pine 3/ per ton ; deals, first quality, 20 ; • second
quality 171 per 120. Hides—Market Ils to 16s; salted Ils to
185 per cwt ; calf skins 2d to 2ad ; market 2d to aid per lb.
Potatoes, white led to 12d; Minions 1&1 to 19d; Guano—
Peruvian, 10/10s; Ichaboe 9/ per ton; Tar—Archangel, 18s
per barrel. Eggs, 4s to 4s 2d per hundred.
BzerAse, MARCH 8. - The appearance of the wheat crop
for the season is good, and it is admitted that the breadth
planted is rather over an average. Field labour is for the pre.
sent interrupted by the weather, and yet, with abundance of
leisure to prepare stuff for our market, our farmers either
speculate on obtaining higher prices, or have not the material
to bring out. Wheat—The quantity forwarded this week has
been small, but the demand is dull, and prices must be noted 3d
or 4d lower on the week. The .transactions, ex store, are
small and unimportant. Flour is a dragging sale, at about
former prices, and American at 27s to 27s 6d per barrel.
Barley sells at former rates. Oats - The supply is barely
e qual to the demand for feeding, and yet prices are barely
maintained. Oatmeal in moderate demand, at about former
rates. Indian corn goes slowly into consumption, at 717 s 6d to
71. 10s per ton for yellow,and 5s less for white.

THE LANDED INTEREST OF
IRELAND.

On Saturday a deputation of Members of Parliament
representing the landed interest of Ireland had an inter-
view with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, at his official
residence in Downing-street, fur the purpose of calling
upon the Government to introducA measure empowering
the Bank of Ireland to make large advances to the landed
proprietors of ►that country, on the security of mortgages,
following the example of the directors of the Bank of
England in the year 1823, prior to which the utmost in-
convenience was experienced by the landed interest trom
the difficulty, amounting almost to an impossibility, of
obtaining loans on mortgage, however ample might be
the security.
The deputation consisted of Lord Castlemaine, Sir
Lucius O'Brien, Mr. F. French, Mr. Grace, Sir Edmond
Hayes, Colonel Dunne, Mr. J. 11. Hamilton, Mr. St.
George, Mr. G. A. Hamilton, and Mr. Sullivan, and they
were most courteously received by the Chancellor of the
Each( quer.
Mr. FRENCH explained the object of the deputation.
As representatives of the landed interest of Ireland, they
came to ask the Government to enable, by legislative
enactment, the Bank of Ireland to lend large sums of
money on the security of mortgages, and thereby to deal
With the landed proprietors of Ireland in their present
distressed and embarrassed condition as they bad dealt
with the commercial and agricultural interests of England
when they were oppressed.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER asked if it were
quite certain that the Bank of Ireland had not the power
of lending on the security cf mortgage?
Mr. G. A. 11A31ivrox said that it ccrtainly had not.
If the Chancellor of the Exchequer referred to the evi-
dence of the Governor of the Bank, given before Lord
Devon's Commission, lie would find that the advantage
which produced so favourable a result in England was
not enjoyed in Ireland. One of the recommendations of
the Devon Commission was, that the Bank should have
such power, and that they ought to be called upon to
exercise it.

REMOVAL OF IRISH PAUPERS

FROM ENGLAND AND *GOTLAND.

Mr. FRENCH observed that what the deputation simply
required was, that the Government should speedily pass
a short Act legalising the advance of money by the
Bank of Ireland on the security of land, and that they
should call on the directors to consider the subject of
affording accommodation to the landed proprietors of
Ireland on public, and not on purely personal grounds.
He wished also to direct the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer's attention to the fact that the circulation of
bank-notes in Ireland had considerably diminished
during the last few months.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER admitted that
the subject brought under his consideration was one of
very great importance, and certainly the deputation had
stated the case on which they relied vt ry forcibly. He was
not prepared at that moment to give an answer to the
request made by the gentlemen who represented the
landed interest of Ireland. He would take time to
consider the matter, and consult with those most con-
versant with topics of the kind, and having made up
his mind, he would communicate the course which he
should recommend her Majesty's Government to pursue.
Sir Lucius O'BniEri advocated the necessity for such
a measure as the deputaion asked the Government to
introduce, and as an illustration of the great benefit that
accrued from the landed proprietors of Ireland having
the facility of raising capital, he mentioned that recently
1,000 acres of land had unexpectedly been thrown on
his hands, and were it not for the kindness of some re-
latives, in making him an advance of money, those acres
would now have termed an addition to the waste lauds of
Ireland.

A deputation from the inhabitants of Belfast waited
on the Right Honourable Baronet the Secretary for the
Home Department, at the Home-office, on Friday last,
for the purpose of impressing on her Majesty's Govern-
ment the necessity of an alteration in the law which re-
gulates the removal of Irish paupers from England and
Scotland. The deputation consisted of Mr. W. G;
Johnson, the Mayor of Belfast, Mr. Fenton, Mr. Bates,
and Mr. den. Lord J. Chichester and Mr. Tennent,
the Members for the borough, wero present during the
proceedings, and introduced the deputation to Sir George

Mr. ST. GEORGE made a similar representation, and
expressed his conviction that if the landlords had the
means the y would forthwith set about Wang and stock-
ing their land.
Several other members of the deputation bore similar
testimony to the necessity of the required measure, and
urged the Chancellor of the Exchequer to bring it for-
ward at once. The present was a most desirable op-
portunity for conferring the power on the Bank of Ire-
land, and they hoped it would not be longer overlooked.
Tile CHANCELLOR. of the EXCHEQUER could not pledge
himself at once to meet the wishes of the deputation, but
he would consider the subject with care proportioned
to its great importance.
The deputation having thanked Sir Charles Wood for
the courteous reception he had afforded them, and for
the attention he paid to their statements, withdrew under
the impression that their interview was most satisfactory,
and would be successful.

Grey.
Dir. Johnson informed the Right lion. Baronet that
he had been requested by a numerous body of the rate=
payers of Belfast to wait on the principal members of
her Majesty's Government, and impress on them the
hardships to which they were subjected in consequence
of the existieg state of the law affecting the removal of
paupers. The port of Belfast, being the nearest port to
Scotland, was continually burdened with the importa-
tion of paupers who had emigrated to England and
Scotland, and who, not having any settlement by law in
these countries, were removed by the unions on which
they became chargeable. The paupers emigrating to
England and Scotland were generally from the southern
and western parts of Ireland; and is consequence of
Belfast being the nearest seaport to Scotland, nearly all
the Irish paupers from Scotland were sent to that port;
and being also conveniently situated in respect to Liver
pool, which was the principal port of embarkation for
paupers removed from England to Ireland, the largest
proportion of such paupers were also shipped to that
place; the number of paupers landed on the quays at
Belfast from the 17th ot July, 1847, to the 29th of Jun.,
1849, amounted to 12,100, and, according to the provi-
sions of the Irish poor-law, they became immediately
entitled to relief from the Belfast poor- law union, while
the guardians of that union had no right to apply the
poor-rates for the purpose of removing those persons to
the places of their birth or former residence. More-
over, it they possessed such power, it was submitted that
it would not be just that the union of Belfast, with which
the pauper had previously been unconnected, and to
which he had been sent under a legal process, should
bear the expense. The maintenance of such a number
of persons, at the low rate of is. e.d. per head, would in
one leierfairiduneto the sum of 47,190/. It was obvious,
therefore, that unless the English and Scotch law of
removal shall be altered, the consequences of this state
of things will prove most injurious to Belfast.
Sir GEORGE GREY admitted the hardship of the case,
and asked what remedy the deputation suggested?
The deputation thought that the system adopted in
England, with regard to the removal ot English paupers
from the parish where they became chargeable to the
parish where they had a legal claim for relief, could be
carried out with reference to the transmission of Irish
paupers, more especially as an inquiry is always made in
England and Scotland as to the native place of the Irish
pauper before he was transmitted to Ireland. They pro-
posed, therefore, that the English precedent should be
adopted, that was to say, that when the Irish pauper be •
came chargeable on the English parish, and had rio set-
tlement in England, the justice should inquire respecting
his place of birth in Ireland, and that he should be sent
there in the seme manner as when an English pauper
who became chargeable on a distant parish in England
was sent to the parish where he had a claim for support.
Sir G. GREY said he would give the suggestion atten-
tive consideration, and communicate his determination to
the deputation.

RAIL WAY oit'Aitt. AIARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, MAR= 10.
STocx I EXcimmi. —The share market is better to-day; quotationt
improve; and a growing disposition to buy manifests itself.—The
sales are—Aberdeen, 19—Birkenhead, Lancaster, and cheater, 221.
6 per cent., 1849, 6% dis.—Caledonian, Preference, 7 per cent.,
11% ex in.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 321. Shares (late Extension),
61. Bs. 9d. dis.—London and North-Western, Fifths, 7 ex dlv. P.--
Ditto, Quarters, New, 5% cx In. p.—Manchester, Sheffield and Lin-
coln, 10,4 Ditto (late Sheffield and Lincoln), 13%—Midland Stock, y
81 ex div.—Ditto, New halves, dis.—North Union (B), , s
Scottish Central, 25%—Shrewsbury and Chester (late N. IV.3i.);ltel'i
13 1-3 Shares, ex div. p.—Ditto (late Shrewsbury.-oSwestry, and
Chester), 3% dis.— Shropshire Union Railway and Canal, 2U (us,—
South-Eastern (No. 4), Thirds, 7% York, Newcastle, and BerwlCX
(late G. N. E. Purchase), 6 per cent. guaranteed, par c. p.
BIRMINGHAM, Ileacu 10.
STOCK EXCIIANG&.-1 here was little doing to-day, and that llttle
hardly worthy of notice. The transactions which took plaee were
at prices previously quoted, and scarcely differing from those of yes'
torday.

YORK, Marten 9.
Spacic EXCHANGE —The business transacted to-day was as fol-
lows :—Great Northern, 11/. 3s. 9d.— Houth Yorkshire, Doncaster,
and Goole, 3%

GLASGOW, Menai 9.
STOCK EXCHANGE.— The following are to-day's transactions:--
Edinburgh and Glasgow, 85—Edinburgh and Northern, 113("—
Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr 54—Ditto, Halves (No. 2), 6%--
Glasgow and Greenock, 1214—Great Northern, 1154 —Scottish
Central, 251 A
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, MAxcu 10.
Srocx EXCHANGE. The business done in the Stock Exchange to-
day has been as follows : —Great Northern (B), 6 per cent.,
Newcastle and Carlisle, Quarters, 25 y¢ —Ditto, Scrip, 103

PosT-orrice NOTICE.--•The contract for the con-
veyance of her Majesty's mails between the United
Kingdom and Sydney, New South Waies, by packet,
will terminate on the 29th instant : all letters
and newspapers for New South Wales and New
Zealand will, therefore, for the present, be forwarded by
private ship. The postage will be the usual ship letter
rate of eightpeuce the half ounce on letters, and one
penny each on newspapers, which postage must be paid
in advance.

SUICIDE.—On Friday an inquiry took place before
Mr. W. Carter, the Coroner, at the Princess Charlotte,
Albany-road, Camberwell, as to the death of William
Kimble, aged 41, who destroyed ,himself under the fol-
lowing circumstances :--Mr. Oliver, the landlord of the
Duke of Clarence, Penton-place, Walworth, stated that
deceased had for many years been in his service as pot-
man. On Thursday week last he had a private party of
friends, and the deceased left his house about half-past
twelve, for the purpose of going home. He did not
come, as usual, at seven the next morning, but one of
his children came about an hour afterwards, to ask it he
was there, as he had left home about five o'clock. In
the early part of the morning his hat was discovered
floating in the Surrey Canal, and drags were then used,
as it was suspected his body was in the water, but it was
not found until last Tuesday. Mr. Oliver added that
he had no doubt it was the deceased's own act, as he
had lately complained very much of his head, and ex-
pressed an opinion he should go mad. He was a most
sober and honest servant, but was so absent in his mind
of late, that he appeared to neglect his (Mr. Oliver's)
interests. He often said he was annoyed at the man of
whom he had purchased a house, and the loss of some
money. Ile was well off, had property, and a coal shop.
After some other evidence, the Coroner summed up,
and the jury returned a verdict of " Temporary In-
sanity."
'IMPROVEMENTS IN GAS•RURNING.—In speaking of
the quality of the gas supplied by the City of London
Gas Company, in the Dispatch, a fortnight ago, we
stated that it emitted a sulphurous smell and a dense
smoke, to the great prejudice of health. Since then
several experiments have been made in our office, assisted
by Mr. Church, a person of great experience, and con-
nected with the above-named establishment, and the
result has proved highly satisfactory. Instead of the
old-fashioned "chimney" glass, Mr. Church has in-
troduced one of egg dike shape, with a blunt apex. I
is about three inches in height, with a diameter of about
two inches, by which means a greater stream of oxygen
is admitted, and all the illuminating power preserved.
The saving is considerable. With a flame of two inches
and a half, four feet of gas are consumed in an hour, at
the cost of about a farthing. If the flame be thrown up
beyond the apex of the glass, there is considerable loss to
the consumer, while unnecessary heat and smoke are
generated. We think dr. Church's glasses will shortly
supersede all others. They are very cheap, and being
well annealed, are not liable to crack.—Dispatch.
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Shah, the founder of their sect, in the 15th century ;
rpm sana—discere, tv lona,

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DEPARTURE OF THE CANADA.—The British and
North American Royal Mail steam-ship, Canada, Capt.
Judkins, sailed from Liverpool on Saturday afternoon
for New York via Halifax. The day was very fine, and
as the noble ship steamed down the Mersey she appeared
to great advantage. The Canada bas a good number of
passengers, besides a largo freight of fine goods, and a
heavy mail for British America and the United States.
The next steamer due is the Europa, Captain Lott. She
was to leave New York on Wednesday last, and from
the rapidity of her past voyages we may expect her at
Liverpool about this day week. Her news will be of
considerable importance, inasmuch as she will bring the
inauguration address of General Taylor, wherein will
be enunciated the line of policy he intends to adopt as
President of the American union.

The vacancy in the collectorship of Customs in the
port of Dublin (first class) will probably lead to the pro-
motion of many of the more active and deserving officers
throughout the different ranks of the Customs depart-
ment. All promotions, however, aro to be understood
as being accepted subject to the reductions and changes
that may be deemed necessary, in accordance with the
recommendations of the commissioners of inquiry.
CHESTER ♦ND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for
the week ended March 4, 1849:—Coaching traffic, 728/.
18s. 2d. ; parcels, 481. Bs. 10d ; goods and cattle, 183/.
4s. 5d.; steam-boats, 951. 148.4 d. Total, 1,056/. ss. 9d.
A railway labourer named George Howe, who
had been a gentleman's servant, was tried at York on
Saturday for the wilful murder of his daughter, Eliza
Amelia Howe. '1 he deceased was born on the 30th of
October last, and its mother died shortly afterwards.
The prisoner, who was desirous of marrying a girl with
300,/., poisoned the infant with oxalic acid, fearing it
might stand in the way of his forming the contem-
plated marriage. He was found guilty, and sentenced
to death.
At Salisbury, on Saturday, two men, named Green
and Lawrence, were sentenced to transportation for ten
years, for highway robbery. They knocked down the
prosecutor in the neighbourhood of Swindon, and whilst
two others held him down, the prisoners rifled his pockets
of a considerable sum of money.