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that the Bill to authorise arrangements between the London
and Birmingham Railway Company and the proprietors of
the Birmingham Canal Navigation was before the meeting,
The CHAIRMAN of the latter Company stated that the
arrangements between these Companies were calculated to
be highly satisfactory, not only to those interested in them,
but to the country generally. A very great increase of
traffic would flow on to the Birmingham and London
Railway ; in consequence of not less thankfour million tons
of iron haying been conveyed upon the canal in the course of
the past year, and this amount would probably be greatly
increased on account of the readier access to the great mar-
kets of the kingdom. He deprecated the contests which were
constantly. arising between great companies, and believed
that a majority of the ephemeral schemes of last year owed
their origin to these disputes.
Mr. LEDWORTH thought that they ought to reduce their
freights to the utmost, for not only hrd they to compete with
the Great Western but with another powerful Company, the
Direct Manchester, and when be said that the promoters of
that Company were business men, he need only mention
the fact that many of them belonged to the L. ague.
The CHAIRMAN was not aware that the supporters of that
line were members of the Anti-Corn-law League. He did
know that they were Manchester merchants, who looked
more to the facility that would be given for the transmis-
sion of their goods than to the comfort of their passengers.
Mr. CROSSWAITHE proposed a vote of thanks to the Chair-
man and Directors, which was carried unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN then briefly returned thanks, and incident-
ally stated that the I. ondon and Birmingham fares were, in
the year 1846, as compared with 1844, as follows :—Firat-
class passengers paid now exactly what they had in 1844
paid for a second class conveyance. In 1844 they paid to
Birmingham for the first-class 605., and in some carriages
655., now they paid 265. Gd. ; while for the second-class they
paid 50s. and 405., which was now reduced to 18s. 6d.
After some further observations the meeting separated.

man then proceeded to animadvert on the observations which
had been made by Mr. Russell, the Chairman of the Great
Western Railway Company, at a meeting of that body on
the previous day, with respect to Oxfordshire and Birming-
ham line; and in the course of his remarks stated that Mr.
Russell had said that it was not till the London and Bir-
mingham Railway Company had been connected with Mr.
Hudson in the purchase of the Bristol and Birmingham
Railway, that they (the Great Western) consented to have
anything to do with the Oxford and Birmingham line.
This was the first time he (Mr. Glynn) was aware that the
Company was connected with Mr. Hudson in purchasing the
Bristol and Birmingham Railway. He thought that Mr.
Russell ought to have ascertained what the real facts of the
case were, before he ventured to connect the Midland with the
London and Birmingham in this transaction. But be would
now advert to what was really the pith of the whole matter.
He would for himself and his colleagues say, that they had
ever exhibited the most anxious desire to keep on terms of
amity with the Great Western Company. In fact, as ;far as
they consistently could, they conceded for the sake of peace.
And now he would inform the meeting how the negotiations,
which had for some time been pending betweenthe two Com-
panies, were somewhat abruptly brought to a close. Two
gentlemen, one high in the confidence of the Great Western,
and the other connected with- the London and Birmingham,
conducted these negotiations. The gentleman who
represented the Great Western, referred from time
to time to his principles, and at last, after ten
days passed in arranging difficulties, the negotiation
was apparently brought to a close. He (Mr. Glynn) held in
his hand a paper containing the terms of the arrangement.
Those terms, he repeated, were accepted by either negotiator,
and yet they found Mr. Russell stating that the terms which
were proposed by the London and Birmingham Company
were no less than that they (the Great Western) should sur-
render every advantage that they had obtained by the arduous
struggle of last year, and that the only equivalent offered
was •' peace, peace," which at least would be of as much be-
nefit to the London and Birmingham Company as to them-
felves. And this announcement seemed to be received with
loud cries of " Hear, hear." They would not wonder,
therefore, that these terms were declined, and that there was
no longer any negoitations between the Companies. This
was, indeed, very true, for on the night before last the nego-
tiations were broken up. And what did this rupture
all turn upon ? They wished to have the traffic
from Leamington to London.—(Hear, hear.) Now let
the meeting examine the comparative merits of the lines of
the two Companies. Even as the London and Birmingham
then stood, even now, by their circuitous, route by Covet:-
try, they were three miles nearer than the Great Western
Company, and they gave to the town of Leamington the
advantage of a close station. The Great Western was longer,
and they did not approach the Wwu at all. But how would
matters be improved, when their line through Bucking-
hamshire was completed? Then, instead of like the Great
Western having a line of one hundred and six miles in
length, they would have a line of only eighty-nine miles long.
He must do the gentleman who represented the Great
Western the honour to say, that he at once abandoned the
point that the traffic of Leamington belonged to the Great
Western. But the Great Western asked that the town of
Dudley should be given up to them.—( Cries of " Oh, oh.")
That proposition not being conceded, the Great Western
would not attempt to enter upon any other arrangements.
He thought that Mr. Russell should have inquired
calmly into the facts, especially as he must be
well aware that they would be explained at
that meeting, instead of making. statements other than those
that were justified by the real circumstances of the case. He
was sorry that he had been obliged to occupy their time so
long, but he felt that it was only due to himself, to his col-
leagues, and to the shareholders themselves, that the London
and Birmingham Company should be put right before the
world. He had not had an opportunity of going through
the whole of Mr. Russell's speech, as the newspaper
which contained it had only been put into his hands
just before the business of the meeting had commenced, but
he had referred to these points in order to satisfy the minds
of the gentlemen present that no efforts had been left untried
by them to bring ttiose negociations to a peaceful termination.
He should now propose that the report be read by the
secretary.
Mr. CREED, the Secretary, then read the following re-
port :
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BANKRUPTS.

James Young, ship owner, Salcott, Essex, to surrender,
Feb. 20, at half-past twelve, and March 27, at half-past one,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, 13ir-
chin- lane ; Marriott, New Inn.
William Chessor, cooper, Commercial-road, Stepney, Feb.
20, at two, and March 27, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Whitmore, official assignee, Basing', all-st reet ; Brown,
Marten, and Thomas, Mincing-lane.
William Sibson Alderton, steel pen manufacturer, Chan-
eery-lane, Feb. 24, at half eleven, and March 24, at
twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official as-
signee ; Mayhew and Son, Carey-street, London ; Hawood
and Co., Birmingham.
Robert Kent, liceneA victualler, Elstree, Hertfordshire,
Feb. 24, at two, and March 24, at eleven, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place,
Old Jewry ; Lloyd, Milk-street, Cheapside.
George Prentice, fishmonger, Tollesbury, Essex, Feb. 28,
at half-past two, and March 24, at twelve, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane, Lom-
bard-street ; Compignd, Bucklersbury.
Thomas Reynolds, cheesemonger, Cow Cross street, Mid-
dlesex, Feb. 24, at one, and March 24, at twelve at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old
Jewry-chambers, London ; Turner, Mount-place, )riaite-
chapel- road.
Richard Widen Cronk, grom, Seal Kent, Feb. 20, at
eleven, and March 21, at half-past eleven, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Wa-
terman and Co.. Essex-street, Strand ; Carnell, Sevenoaks.
Frederick Jones, wine-merchant, Canterbury, Feb. 26, at
one, and March 28, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
F. diet, official assignee,_ Sambrook-court, Basinghall- street
Lawrence and Plews, Bucklersbury.
Charles Oswald Robson, plasterer and builder, Finsbury-
street, Finsbury-place, Feb. 20, at eleven, and March 28, at
twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee ;
Reed and Langford, Friday-street, Cheapside.
Charles James Baker and Edward James Eastwood, ware-
housemen, City, Feb. 20, at half-past one, and March 27, at
twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official as-
signee ; Reed and Langford, Friday-street, Cheapside ; Sale,
Worthington, And Co., Manchester.
Robert Lambert, chemist, Liverpool, Feb. 27, and March
24, at the Liverpool District Court of Bankruptcy. Turner,
official assignee, Liverpool; Cottrill, Throgmorton-street ;
Messrs. Fletcher and Hull. Liverpool.
John Ross and Enoch Burton, flour dealers, Newcastle-
upon-Tyne, Feb. 23, and April 7, at the Newcastle-upon-
Tyne District Court of Bankruptcy. Wakley, official assigne,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Story, Newcastle npon-Tyne ; Plump-
tre, Temple.
Henry Moore Naylor, haberdasher, Birmingham, Feb. 26,
and March 18, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court.
Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Heywood and
Webb, Birmingham ; Mayhew and Son, Carey-street, Lin-
coln's Irin, London.
Gilbert Brown, banker, Shiffnal, Salop, Feb. 26 and March
21, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore,
official assignee, Birmingham ; Hodgson, Birmingham ; Vin-
cent and Co., Temple, London.
Rict ard Lewis, woollen manufacturer, Wootton-under-
Edge, Gloucestershire, March 5, and 30th, at twelve, at the
Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol ;
Timbrell and Merrick, Bradford, Wilts; Jones and Blaxland,
Crosby-square, London.
William Bradley, flax spinner, Richmond-hill, Leeds,
Feb. 24, and March 16, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court.
Kynaston, official assignee, Leeds ; Robinson and Co.,
Essex-street, London ; Ward'and Son, Leeds.
William and Samuel Holdsworth, millers, Adwalton,
Yorkshire, Feb. 24 and March 17, at eleven, at the Leeds
District Court, Freeman, official assignee, Leeds; Nether-
sole, New Inn, London ; Foster, Bradford ; and Cariss,
Leeds. . _

RAI LW A►Y COMMITTEES.

(THIS DAY.)

Sub-Committee No 1.
TUN =WESTER AND nzproup.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
Mr. BURKE next proceeded on the petition of a Mr.
Turner, a landowner on the line.
Mn COATES objected to the petition being gone into. The
petitioner, Mr.:Turner, had on the previous eveninglpetitioned
the House of Commons to have his name withdrawn from
the petition—in fact he was not now an opponent.
Mr. BURKE said that he had to complain of a non-compli-
ance with the standing orders on a point which affected the
public. The survey of the property belonging to Mr. Turner
was not properly executed, inasmuch as the fences or
boundaries of the property was not shown on the plans and
sections. This, in fact, amounted to a very grave breach of
the standing orders, inasmuch as the plan was drawn from a
wrong survey, and was calculated to mislead the Committee
and the public. The property so drawn must have been
wrongly described in the books of reference.
Mr. COATES pressed upon the Committee the fact of the
petitioner having withdrawn the petition against the Bill.
The room was then cleared, and upon the parties having
been called in,
The CHAIRMAN, after having consulted with Sri
William Heathcote, chairman of Sub-Committee No.
4, said that the Committee had given the point
raised their most serious consideration, as it was one
which might arise in many other inquiries. Me Committee
were of opinion that the allegation, in so far as it applied to
the public, should be entertained.
Mr. Bußai then called a witness to prove that several
fields divided by fences were shown as one field, the fences
having been altogether omitted.
Mr. COATES would again press the fact of the petitioner
having withdrawn his opposition.
Mr. BURKE said that it was a point of practice where a
petition was presented to the House for withdrawing a pre-
vious petition, unless the House referred such petition to the
Committee, it could not weigh in the inquiry.
Mr. COATES then read the petition.
The CHAIRMAN said, that it was clear the petition was not
referred to the Committee, which was the usual course.
Mr. COATES said that the petition was only presented the
previous evening, when it was ordered to lie on the table of
the House, so that there was not time to have it referred to

" The directors, in conformity with the resolutions of 'special
general meetings of the proprietors of the Loudon and Birmingham
and Grand Junction Companies, held on the 7th of November last, by
which the Agreement of Amalgamation, concluded by the respective
Boards, was approved and confirmed, have laid before the present
meeting a statement of the Accounts of this Company for the half-
year ending on the 31st of December last, with the Amalgamated
.Account of both Companies appended to it.
" On this first occasion of meeting the proprietors in their altered
position, the directors are gratified in being able to exhibit accounts
which afford such satisfactory evidence of continued prosperity; for
although, in consequence of greatly reduced rates and fares, there has
been a large accession of traffic at low prices, with an addition of
charge proportioned to the increase of business; the net receipts con-
siderably exceed those for the half-year ending on the 31st of Decem-
ber, 1844, amounting, for the London and Birmingham line, to
83,8191. With their limited experience, however, the directors are
not yet able to give a decided opinion as to the result of the recent
reductions in the working expenses of the railway, and they would,
therefore, still wish to regard them, in some measure, as an experi-
ment, which they hope may, in benefiting the public, work out fa-
vourably for the proprietors.
" The directors recommend that from the common fund of the
Amalgamated Company, a dividend be declared to the proprietors of
this Company at the rate of 101. per cent per annum, clear of pro-
perty-tax, being the same rate of dividend that the directors of the
Grand Junction Company will recommend to their proprietors.
" The payment of this dividend will leave a large surplus of profit
to the credit of the current half-year, but not more than the directors
of the amalgamated Company consider requisite to maintain the
same rate, under the circumstance of an unequal receipt in the halt-
years ending in July and December, and with the possible contin-
gency of a check in the increase of traffic, against which it is wise to
make timely provision as essential to stability in the value of the
Company's capital.
" The union of the two Companies having happily placed them in
a position to act in perfect accord on matters affecting the accommo-
dation of the public, whose interests are necessarily associated with
their own, the directors of the Amalgamated Company have not been
I backward to profit by the advantage.
" They have already adopted a uniform and reduced mileage rate
of fares for the passenger traffic, and are occupied in the considera-
tion of the most effectual means of conveying both goods and passen-
gers with the greatest punctuality and expedition consistent with
safety, and at the lowest prices which the fair remuneration of the
proprietors will admit of. It would be premature to enter into details
connected with this subject, whilst the Bill for giving a legal sanction
to the amalgamation is yet:before Parliament ; but the directors of
this Company may be allowed to state, that with a view to the in-
creased and increasing traffic, they have thought It expedient to
adopt measures, of which the following is a summary :
" The enlargement of the Euston and Camden stations and ap-
proaches, and the establishment of a more central station at Birming-
ham, for which a Bill is now before Parliament.
" A second line of rails from Northampton to Peterborough, which
they expect will be completed this summer.
" The establishment of coal stations at various points of the line,
and the construction of additional shed room for the goods traffic
generally ;
" And an increase of locomotive and carrying stock of all descrip-
tions, to an extent which, when the contracts they have entered into
are fulfilled, will, they expect, be fully adequate to every emergency.
" The Directors contiue to receive satisfactory accounts of the pro-
gress made in the construction of the railways with which the
Company is directly connected, comprising the Lancaster and Carlisle,
Chester and Holyhead, Trent Valley, and Bedford and Bletchley
lines.
" As regards the Chester and Holyhead Railway in which the
Company's stake is the largest, the engineer, Mr. Robert Stephenson,
roperts that the experiments which have been made for the purpose
of testing the efficiency of his plan of bridge over the Menai Straits,
having fully verified his calculations, the construction will commence
at an early period. The reports of the Directors on that line are
equally satisfactory as to the progress made with the other works.
"In addition to Bills for projected lines in which this Company is
interested, and the objects of which have been already stated to the
proprietors at former meetings, the directsrs have considered it ex-
pedient that a branch shall be made to unite the town of Stamford
with the main line at Rugby, in the view of completing, without
which the public accommodation in that district would be imper-
fectly proviced for.
" The directors have also taken a portion in the line for connecting
the Camden Goods Station with the East and West India Dock, for
which a Bill is now before Parliament.
" The directors, in pursuance of the fourth resolution of the last
half-yearly meeting, have elected the following five directors, viz. :
Hon. Colonel George Anson, M.P., John Benbow, Esq., M.P., John
Ellis, Esq., Edward Tootal, Esq , and Joshua Proctor Westhead,
Esq. ; and they have also elected Frank Somerville Head, Esq., to
fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of Robert Garnett, Esq.
" The following directors go out of office at the present meeting,
and are re-eligible :—Pascoe St. Leger Grenfeli, Esq., David Hodg-
son, Esq., Joseph Frederick Lcdsam, Esq., Captain Constantine R.
Moorsom, R.N., John Lewis Prevost, Esq., and Thomas Smith, Esq.',
Resolutions receiving the report, and confirming the divi-
dend announced therein, were then put from the chair, and
carried unanimously.
Mr. AmmtERST in connexion with many gentlemen from
the north, moved, in terms of a notice given at a previous
meeting, that the shareholders residing in the country should
be permitted a free passage to attend the meetings of the
Company, and as it was sometimes impossible that they
could arrive in town and depart on the same day, that they
be permitted to come up on the day before the meeting and
leave town the day after.
The resolution was seconded.
A long discussion ensued, the great body of the meeting
affirming that this system was likely to lead to abuses, and
that as the dividends were sufficiently ample, the share-
holders should pay their fares. On the question being put,
the resolution was negatived by an immense majority.
111 r. Sratutow thought that while so many improvements
were in contemplation, the providing of a larger board-room
should not be overlooked.
The CHAIRMAN intimated that when the extensions at the
station were completed, this evil would be remedied.
Mr. DICKENSON complained of the retention of goods at
the Crewe station ; imputed no blame.to the managers of that
department at the Euston station; their arrangements were
perfect, but he thought that a little surveillance would im-
prove the stations further down the country.
The CHAIRMAN said that they could not always control
private carriers, to whom the goods might be consigned after
leaving the railway, but he would make inquiry into the
matter complained of.
This completed the business of the general meeting, and
the shareholders formally adjourned.
The meeting was then made special for the purpose of ap-
proving the Bills referred to in the Chairman's address.
• The following Bills were then severally put from the chair
and unanimously approved of by the meeting
Three Bills to authorise the construction of railways from the
London and Birmingham Railway ; one of such railways from or
near the Harrow Station to Aylesbury ; another thereof from or near
the Tring Station to Banbury ; another thereof from or near the
Bletchley Station to the city of Oxford.
Three Bills to authorise the construction of railways from the
London and Birmingham Railway; one thereof from or near the
Hampton Station to Banbury ; anoth, r thereof from or near the said
Hampton Station to join the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway, in
the parish of Ashchurch, In the county of Gloucester; and another
thereof from or near the Weedon Station to the city of Worcester,
with a branch to the town of Alcester.
A Bill for making a railway from the London and. Birmingham
Railway, at Coventry, to join the line of the Trent Valley Railway
in the parish of Nuneaton.
A Bill Oar making a railway from the London and Birmingham
Railway, in the parish of Weedon Beck, to join the Blisworth and
Peterborough Railway in the parish of Hardingstone. •
A BM for extending the line of the Coventry and Leamington
Branch of the London and Birmingham Railway to the town of Lea-
mington Priors.
A Bill to authorise the extension of the London and litirmingbam
Railway to Navigation-strcet, in the town of Birmingham.
A Bill for making a railway from the London and Birmingham
Railway at Rugby to the town of Leamington.
A Intl or Bills for making a railway.from the London and Bir-
mingham Railway, in the parish of Aston juxta Birmingham, to the
Grand .1 unction Railway, in the parish of Buslibury, in the county of
Stafford, with branches to l'at..llei.
.'.n.l also to authorise certain arrangements between the London
end ilirmittglitun Railway Company, and the Company of Proprietors
of the Birmingham Canal Navigations, with reierence to the par-
chase, or leasing, c 1 use of the said navigations.
A Bill or Bills to authorise and empower the union and consoli4a
tion into one under - kmg of the London and Birmingham Railway,
the G. and Junction Railway, and the Manchester and Birmingham
Railway; or for effecting such amalgamation separately between the
London and Birmingham and Grand Junction Railway Companies,
and the-London and Birmingham, and Manchester and Birmingham
Railway Companies respectively.
A Bill for making a railway from or near the Bllsworth Station, on
the Loudon and Birmingham' Railway, to the towns of Banbury and
Cheltenham.
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A Bill for making a branch railway'
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A Bill to authorise the purchase of the Aylesbury Railway.
ham hallway, at
a branch to Luton.
A Bill for making certain alterations in the line of the West on-
don Railway, and extend the same to the river Thames.
A Bill to empower the London and B'
masingham Railway Com-
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pany to enlarge their stations near Euston-sq
town, in the county of Middlesex.
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In the course of these proceedings, and while the question

the Committee.
The room was then cleared, but the decision of the Com-
mittee was conveyed privately to the agents. The point
was no doubt decided in favour of Mr. Burke, as he was
allowed to proceed on the allegations.
Mr. BURKE called other witnesses to prove that the fences
on the property of Mr. Turner were not shown.
The allegation was sustained, and several others were al-
lowed.
The Speaker having been announced at prayers, the Com-
mittee adjourned till twelve o'clock on Monday.

Sub-Committee No. 2.
WEST RIDI tt G UNION.

(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
_ . .

The room was then cleared. On our re-admission,
The CHAIRMAN said the Committee were of opinion that
the parties were not at liberty to give evidence with respect
to the level of the scales, and that the standing orders in this
case had not been complied with.
The remaining allegations were of a similar character.
The CHAIRMAN said the Committee were of opinion that
in the case of the West Riding Union Railway the standing
orders had not been complied with.
The Committee adjourned till Tuesday, at twelve o'clock.

PRICE OF SUGAR.
The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, the
produce of the British possessions in America, computed
from the returns made in the week ending Feb. 10, 1846, is
355. sd. ptr ewt.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the London New Price Current of Feb. 13.)

Sub-Committee No. 4.

SUGAR.—To-day there was no public sale of any descrip-
tion of Sugar; West India Muscovado was sparingly dealt
in by refiners and grocers, the quantity sold amounting to
only 160 hhds, &c., but the rates obtained were generally the
same as on Friday.
REFINED.—To-day although refined goods could be pur-
chased upon further reduced rates, still little business was
transacted. _

MAUltMUS.—Although the market continues to be well
supplied, and still chiefly with the better descriptions, yet
the rates previously established have been supported, and a
good demand'has been experienced for all qualities.
EAST INDIA.—The supply of Foreign East India Sugar
being scanty, prices keep up, but there has been little busi-
ness transacted privately in any description, and none has
been submitted to public competition.
FOREIGN.—To-day there was no public sale of Foreign,
and the principal operation for the week has been that of
600 boxes of fair yellow Havannah, but not strong, at 23s for
Rafining here under bond.
COCOA.—British Plantation has been sparingly dealt in,
but holders are unwilling to further reduce their prices, and
at public sale 312 bags of Trinidad were taken in at 42s for
middling dark red, and at 40s. for common quality. In
Eoreign little business has been transacted, but prices cannot
be quoted lower at present.
Ricz.—Bengal has been sought after, and full rates offered,
but business has been checked by the small supply at market.
Madras is wanted and the parcels disposed of privately were
at firm rates. Java is wanted at 15s to 17s 6d, but there is
little in the market. Italian and Spanish are held for 18s to
20s for white.
COFFEE.—This afternoon there was no pubiic sale of Coffee
The business transacted in Ceylon privately was upon a more
extensive scale ; good ordinary pale Native brought 48s to
495, and low ordinary 46s to 47s
TEA.—The demand was very limited for black and green
Tea at the large public sale, which commenced on Thurs-
day, and concluded on Monday : of the total quantity offered,
amounting to 42,800 pkgs., the very small proportion of only
4,200 pkgs actually found pui chasers, the principal portien
boxes and damaged, and the rates taken were rather under
those that prevailed by private contract.
SPIRITS.—There are now sellers of Jamaica Rum generally
upon lower terms; but the business transacted has been ex-
tremely limited in all kinds. Leeward Island is wanted.
Although Calcutta can be purchased upon rather lower terms,
still there are for buyers. Demerara has been sparingly
dealt in. There has been a lively demand for Brandy this week.
Holders have evinced much firmness. Geneva is held with
firmness. The value of English Corn Spirits is lOs 6d per
gallon nett cash.
INDIGO. —A fair business has been transacted in Bengal
and the rates paid have been equal to those of the last Quer-
te.ly Sales, and in some cases rather above. Madras is still
attracting attention, and fetch previous sale's prices, indeed
the inferior kinds still command 2d to 4d per lb advance. The
kiwis most in request are those from is 6d to 2s Od per lb.
Spanish is little wanted, and prices keep very low.
SALTPETRE.—The private operations in Rough for the
week amount to nearly 3,000 bags at 25s to 27s 3d per cwt
for Calcutta.
SPlCES.—Nutmegs have been in much better demand, and
the rates paid exhibit an advance of 2d to 4d per lb. Mace
has met with little attention, and a decline in the value
has occurred. In Black Pepper the business transacted
privately has been upon a more extended scale ; still
prices do not improve. Of White several parcels have
been sold privately at 3jd to 4d, and good to fine
4id to 6d per lb. The demand is increasing for Cassia Lignes,
but prices at present cannot be quoted higher. Pimento is
held with firmness, but the demand has been only for small
parcels at aid to 3 per lb. Cinnamon has sustained last
Quarterly Sale's prices. Ginger is not to be had on lower
terms.
• Offis.—This afternoon at public sale 21 tons of Sperm
and Headmatter were offered, and sold, British Sperm at
751 to 781, Headmatter 791 lOs to 801, Foreign Sperm 761—
FRUIT.—This market continues in the same unsettled
state, and prices in most instances nominal. From the bad
condition of Valentia Raisins there are sellers at almost any
price, but good and fine maintain the highest quotation : for
Denies in baskets there] has been rather a better demand
this week at the reduced quotation. For Currants of an in-
ferior quality, and damages, there is more inquiry at a low
price. Greek Figs (in the absence of Faro) have been in re-
quest at the present low price.
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of New South Wales, fine,
low to fine quality ; 382 casks
42s 6d to 43s 6d, good 41s 6d to 425, middling 39s 6d to 40s,
of Archangel at 41s 3d to 41s 6d, low 39s 3d to 40s 8d ;
139 casks Petersburgh second sort yellow candle 41s 6d to
low 36s 6d to 38s ; 27 casks of East India 42s 6d ; 46 casks
41s 9d, soap tallow 39s 9d to 403 6d, inferior 38s to 39s 6d,
ilwaetrepusobllCie
unbracked 39s 6d to 40s 6d.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

At Five o'clock, neither the Lord Chancellor nor the
Earl of Shaftesbury being in attendance,
Lord BROUGHAM inquired if there was any ob-
jection to Lord Denman officiating instead?
No objection being taken by their Lordships,
Lord DENMAN took his seat on the Woolsack.
PROTECTION TO AGRICULTURE.
Earl SOMERS presented two petitions from occupiers
of land, and other persons residing in the county of Here-
ford, against the proposed withdrawal of agricultural
protection. The petitioners stated they were apprehen-
sive that great evils would, in consequence, fall not only
on the agricultural interest, but on all classes of her
May sty's subjects.
ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
The order of the day was then read for going into
Committee on the Administration of Justice Criminal Bill.
The Bill then passed through Committee, and the
report was brought up and agreed to.
RAILWAYS.
The Earl, of REDESDALE presented a petition,
complaining that several names were attached to raii-
way schemes which were not sanctioned by the parties
whose names were thus attached. He considered that
in a matter of such vast importance the standing
orders in Committees ought to be carefully attended to
and enforced by their Lordships. He (Lord Redesdale)
would suggest that where names were attached to
any such scheme, security should be given that the

TtIE SUN, LONDON, FRI DAY -EVEN !NM, FEBRUARA IL 1846,

to be Colonel, vice Sir T. Bradford, appointed to the 4th parties had actually given their consent to such pro- I
Foot, Feb. 7. .
1 positions.
32d Foot—Ensign H. J. Davies, to be Lieutenant, by pur- The Earl of DALHOUSIE then rose to move the
chase, vice Townsend, who retires; M. Turner, Gent, to be
by purchase, vice Davies, Feb. 13. adoption of the resolutions contained in the second
Ensign
report of the Lords' Committee on Railways. He had
49th,Foot—Lieut. D. Seton, hom the93d Foot, to be Lieu-
to move that certain alterations shout' be made
tenant, vice Rosa, who exchanges, Feb. 13.
80th Foot—Second Lieut. W. H. Candler, from the sth in the standing orders 219, 220, and 224, in order to
yoot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Riley, promoted, facilitate the passing of certain Bills, which were to
Feb. 13. I originate in that Howe during the present session.
89th Foot—Brevet Major W. Hope, from half-pay Unat- The Noble Earl then entered into a detail of the altera-
tached, to be Captain, vice H. Wndyard, who exchanges; Lions intended. (These have been already given in the
Lieut. H. Crawford to be Captain, by purchase, vice Hope, resolutions inserted in our yesterday's paper.)—Agreed
who retires; Ensign C. Richardson to be Lteutenant, by to.
purchase, vice Crawford, Jan. 23 The Earl of CLARENDON wished to ask his Noble
93d Foot—Lieutenant R. L. Ross, from the 49th Foot, to
Friend the Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether he
be Lieutenant, vice D. Seton, who exchanges, Feb. 13.
49th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon J. D. Grant, from the Staff, would have any objectioe to lay on the table any
to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Leitch, appointed to the 78th correspondence between himself and the Spanish Govern-
Foot, Feb. 13. . ment on the subject of Cuba sugar?
GenrasoNs.—Brevet-Colonel the Hon. G. Cathcart, on The Earl of ABERDEEN said that he could not
half-pay unattached, to be Deputy-Lieutenant of the Tower have any objection to produce the correspondence re-
of London, vice Colonel J. Gunvood, deceased, Feb. 13. I ferred to. _, . •
BREVET.—Captain E. Stephenson, of the 3d Foot, to be iTheir Lordships ileiteadjourned until Monday.
Major in the army, Nov. 23.
ADMIRALTY, FEB. 9.
Corps of Royal Marines—Gentleman Cadet A. 0. L. Lewis
to be Second Lieutenant, vice Tucker, promoted.
Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Durham.
Durham Militia—Sir W. Eden, Bart., to be Major, in the
room of R. S. Surtees, resigned, Feb. 9 ; C. Skinner, Gent., to
be Liieutent, Feb. 9.

LORDS', SUMMARY.

Lord DENMAN, in the absence of the Lord-Chancellor,
took his seat on the Woolsack in-the House of Lords, shortly
after Five o'clock.

Earl SOMERS presented several petitions against any alte-
ration in the corn-laws.

On the motion of Lord DENMAN, the Administration of
Criminal Justice Bill went through Committee.
The Earl of REDEsnALE presented a petition from an indi-
vidual complaining of the course pursued by many parties
with respect to railway Bills, and praying that their Lord-
ships would make it a standing order of the House that all
parties, before they should be permittted to introduce
railway Bills, should be bound to prove that the provisions
of the Registration Act had been complied with.
The Earl of DALHOUSIE moved the adoption of the resolu-
tions contained in the second report from the Lords Com-
mittee on Railways, which was agreed to.
The Public Works Ireland Bill went through Committee,
and was ordered to be reported en Monday.

In answer to a question from the Earl of CLARENDON,
The Earl of ABERDEEN stated that he had no objection to
lay on the table of the House the correspondence that had
taken place between the Spanish Minister and himself rela-
tive to the duty on Cuba sugar.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY gave notice of his inten-
tion, on Tuesday next, to ask the Noble Duke (WELLING-
TON) the cause of the dismissal Of Mr. G uxi sTorm from the
Poor-law Commission in Ireland.
The Duke of WELLINGTON said he would take care that
the Noble Marquis should have the information he required
on the day he had stated.
The House then adjourned till Monday.