The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-17 00:00:00

SPANISH BONDHOLDERS' ASSO

was to be done they moved only at a snail's pace. The 1
Government of Spain might rest assured that if they did not I
attend to the claims of the bondholders, they would fol-
low the fate of Louis Philippe. He had had the pleasure
of denouncing the conduct of that monarch at the last
meeting of the shareholders, but now that he was in his
present unfortunate position he would say nothing
more upon the subject. He thought it of the utmost
importance that the bondholders should assert their
rights to redress from the Spanish Government.
Mr. CAPEL said that the remaining members of the
committee were determined to resign their position,
feeling confident that they were utterly powerless in
promoting the interests of the bondholders.
Mr. HIiNDERSON, jun., entered into a statement of the
line of conduct pursued by his father, as the representa-
tive of the bondholders at Madrid, showing that he had
through five different Ministries unceasingly enforced
their claime. He had received a few days since a letter
from his father, informing him that he was still sanguine
as to the success of the negotiations, and that he had
waited upon Narvaes, and informed him that it would be
absolutely impossible for him to raise the loan of
2,000,000/., which had been agreed to by the Cortes, un-
less some arrangements were made respecting the settle-
ment of the existing debts. .
The Cliarnsiesi begged to correct a remark which
had been made by his friend Mr. Capel, with respect to
the late Chairman (Mr. Heming). He had said that
" he was a ruined man ;" such was not, however, he was
happy to state, the case. He had lost a large sum of
money, but was still well connected, and would no
doebt ultimately recover his former position, and be able
honourable to meet all his engagements.
Mr. CAPEL took occasion to bear witness to the
valuable services rendered to the association by the late
Chairman.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS EVENING)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY, in the absence of the
Lord Chancellor, took his seat on the Woolsack
shortly after Fi
PASSENGERS' BILL. _ _

Mr. Mocatta moved, and Mr. Capel seconded, a vote
of thanks to the late Chairman for his valuable services,
which was unanimously agreed to.
Mr. MOCATTA regretted that the committee had come
to the conclusion at this critical period of resigning their
functions, and he earnestly trusted that they would con-
tinue in their position; and, if anything should occur
requiring pecuniary assistance, they would, at all events,
convene another public meeting, before which the whole
matter could be laid.
Mr. CAPEL said that if the meeting wished the com-
mittee to remain in office for a short time longer, it must
be entirely on the understanding that a fresh committee
should be reconstructed at the expiration of three months.
Mr. MOCATTA then moved, and Mr. MestoN seconded,
a resolution requesting Mr. C. Johnson, Mr. James
Capel, Mr. C. W. Stokes, and Mr. Dumurgue, to con-
tinue their valuable services on the committee fur a fur-
ther period of three months.
The resolution was carried unanimously.
Mr. BAXTER passed a high eulogium upon the cha-
racter and services rendered to the bondholders by the
exertions of Mr. Henderson.
The thanks of the meeting were then unanimously
voted to the Chairman, and the meeting broke up.

The Passengers' Bill was read a third time and passed.
EXEMPTION OF PEERS FROM ARREST.
The Earl of ST. GERMAN'S presented a petition
from the corporation of Devonport, praying that the
House would do away with the privilege of exemption
from arrest for debt enjoyed by the Members of their
Lordships' House.
Their Lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour.
ODD FELLOWS.
Dr. BOWRING presented a petition praying the
House to adopt some measures for the protection of the
funds of Odd Fellows' Societies.
POOR LAWS (IRELAND).
Mr. HAMILTON presented a petition from the
clergy and deanery of the county of Meath
complaining of the present unequal mode of raising the
poor-rates in Ireland.
PUBLIC HEALTH BILL.
Mr. W. PATTEN presented a petition from Burnley,
stating that they were in favour of sanitary measures,
but objecting to the principle of centralization proposed
in the Bill brought in by the Government.
SOLICITORS' CERTIFICATE DUTY.
Captain PECHELL presented a petition from soli-
citors of Brighton, praying the house to abolish the
present annual duty upon their certificates.
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH ROME.
Mr. COWAN presented a petition from Peebles
against the Bill for establishing diplomatic relations
with the Court of Rome.
EMIGRATION TO NEW SOUTH WALES.
Mr. F. SCOTT presented a petition from New South
Wales, praying the House to adopt some measure for the
encouragement of emigration to that colony.
LAMBETH WATER WORKS.
Sir W. MOLESWORTH presented a petition from
the borough of Southwark, against the Lambeth Water-
works Bill.
MURDER OF BRITISH SUBJECTS IN CHINA .
Mr. CARDWELL presented a petition from numer-
ous bankers, merchants, and others of the town of
Liverpool, praying the House to adopt some inquiry
into the circumstances attending the murder of the
British subjects in China; and, if necessary, to adopt
some measures for affording an increased amount of
protection to British subjects in China.
Mr. A. HASTIE presented a petition, signed by mer-
chants and others of the city of London, to the same
effect.

COURSE OF EXCII
Amsterdam .......... 12 6

Ditt9, at sight • •
Rotterdam .... ••.. • • 12
Antwerp • • ............ 25 70
Elatdburgh .... • • 31.8. 12 14
Paris, 3 days' sight 26 70

Ditto, • • • • . , • •
Marseilles • • • • • . •
Bourdeaus „
Frankfort oil Maine....
Petersburgh, Si!. Rble • •
Borlin .• .. • • .
Vienna, effec. n 0."...
Trieste, ditto.... • •
Madrid • • ...• .......„
Cadiz • • ...... .......
Bilbao .. • • • • ,
Barcelona •.. „
SavWs.• .... -

THE LONI)O.
(THIS EV

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CIATION.—(THIS DAY.)
A meeting of the Spanish bondholders was called for
one o'elock to-day, at the London Tavern, by the Spa-
nish Bondholders' Association, to receive the resignation
of the Chairman, and other members of the committee,
and also to take such steps as they might think necessary
under the circumstances in which they were placed.
Mr. CHARLES JOHNSON was called to the chair.
Mr. CAPEL (one of the committee), said at the last
meeting, in November, the committee entertained a con-
fident opinion that they would be enabled to come to
some - settlement of their affairs; but from a variety of
circumstances: they had been unable to do so. He then
read the following report:—
" The Committee of the Spanish Bondholders' Associ-
ation, in making a report to their constituents, beg to
recal to their recollection the last meeting held in
November, 1847. It was then stated to the bondholders
that, if the present committee could not bring about a
settlement with the Spanish Government in three
months, they would again place the matter under the
control of the bondholders.
'• It was deemed advisable that a deputation of the
committee should have an interview with Lord Palmer-
ston, at which his Lordship's language was so encourag-
ing, that the committee resolved at once to send an agent
to Madrid, and as the bondholders had not supplied the
committee with funds to defray the expenses of an
agent, at the request of the committee Mr. Homing, the
chairman, undertook the mission; however, his depar-
ture was delayed until after the outbreak in
France, and circumstances having now induced
him not only to give up the mission, but also to resign
the chairmanship, it leaves to the remaining active
members of the committee no alternative but to place
their resignation also in the hands of the bondholders."
The committee originally consisted of nine members,
two of whom, Sir Thomas Lethbridge and Mr. Sergeant
Wilkins, had never attended its meetings. The Hon.
Baronet had sent in his resignation on account of old
age and growing infirmities. Four of the Committee,
two of whom were members of the Stock Exchange, had
unfortunately become bankrupt. Mr. Homing, who to
his knowledge brought 140,000/. from India, had been
ruined, and had in consequence given up his mission.
There were now virtually but four members of the
committee. They had no funds. They had called upon
the public to aid them with subscriptions; one gentleman,
Mr. Tasker, had given 261., but the entire amount col-
lected only reached 391 ss. Their expenses and engage.
ments amounted to 2291. 55.; but the deficit had been
subscribed by members of the committee. About 151.
remained unprovided for, but they did not look upon that
as a matter of much consequence, as no doubt the neces-
sary funds would be subscribed. The committee must
leave the matter in the hands of the bondholders. It
was essential that they should have an agent at Madrid,
but they had no funds out of which they could discharip
the cost.

Mr. CROOK regretted that they were about to lose the
services of the amiable gentlemen who had composed
the committee. He was sure they must have become
disgusted at the conduct of Spain towards the bond-
holders.—(Hear.) He had heard it stated that arrange-
ments were in progress by which sufficient money would
te raised, from the capitalization of the interest on the
debt, to discharge all expenses.
Mr. CAPRI. said, it' Mr. Heming had gone to Madrid
no doubt arrangements would have been made which
would have rendered a subscription unnecessary. The
outbreak in France had also, in a great measure, pre-
vented this.
Mr. CROOK had little faith in any promise the Spanish
Government might make. If Spain could raise 2,000,0001.
and 30,000 men, as she had recently done, she was surely
in a condition to pay her just debts.—(Hear.) Let them
bear in mind that their money ought to have been paid
before any other claim, as it had placed the Queen on
the throne, saved the property of the aristocracy, and the
entire nation from falling into the hands of Don Carlos.
—(Hear.) In return, instead of receiving gratitude, they
had been mocked and tantalised year after year. At one
time it was stated that 400,0001. would be placed to the
credit of the bondholders; but they were deceived, as it
was pilfered from them by the Queen, the ex-Queen, and
the Ministers. Spain could well pay her debts, as her
income had been doubled during the last few years.—
(Hear.) But full retribution was at hand—let them be
warned in time—the French Republic would soon knock
at the door, and compel them to pay ; and if they re-
sisted, the army sad navy of the Republic would
make soap meagre of the entire nation.—(Laughter.)
No doubt the committee was surprised at the paucity of
the attendance, but when they bore in mind that many
of the bondholders and their families had been ruined,
and were existing in penury, surprise would give place
to compassion.—(Hear, hear.) He hoped the
Government of this country would be petitioned to
decline to receive an Ambassador from Spain. Why, the
English aristocracy would not receive at their tables a
person who had been unable to pay his turf debts, and
would they receive the representative of a country which
had openly robbed them?—(Hear, hear.) Spain was
dart:lid of feeling, and they might depend upon it that
they would never obtain
ear,their rights until they agitated
to obtain them.—(
hear.) Spain prided herself
H
upon the " Generals" of her army—why they were
merely captains of banditti.
The Cistatnnati said, perhaps there could be no differ-
ence of opinion with respect to the conduct of Spain ;
but it would be advisable, he thought, to abstain from
such observations, and proceed to the business for which
the meeting had been called.
Mr. CROOK simply hoped the committee would not
resign.
Mr. CLPEL said Lord George Bentinck had led them
to believe that the Government intended to do that
which the bondholders asked. Lord Paltneriton,
when a deputation waited upon him, said he
had high hopes. They asked him if he would
eonsect to settle the matter by convention; but
he said the Government were not prepared to do so—
saying that the bonds arose out of commercial spoliation,
and that the Government could not interfere. They
then asked him if he would instruct Mr. Bulwer to act
for them. He replied that he would instruct him to do
what he could; he advised them to send an agent of their
own. A memorial was prepared, and the Noble Lord sent it
to Mr. Bulwer. The Government, though disposed to
do all it could, would not' make it a Government ques-
tion. If they could send a person to Madrid, and enable
him to keep a good table—for good cookery was
,a great thing in Spain—their cause would be mnch
strengthened. A person of good address, and with a
good table, could do them essential service.
Mr. MAHON said that he had always been anxious to
have the question settled as soon as possible, knowing
as he did what changes were constantly occurring in
the government of that country. They could move
when they pleased at a railroad space,, but when justice ,

TI:!.E SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENI__NG, MARCH 17, 1848.

lieved that one-tenth of the poor-rates collected in the
metropolis was expended on the Irish poor.—
(Cheer&) It might be said that this was not
exactly the time to bring forward this subject,
he had no doubt that many Gentlemen who would
follow him would say that his proposition was fair, but
that this was not the proper time to bring it forward.
Hethought before such an argument was urged
they ought to look at what bad taken place in this
country during the last year. The people of this
country bad been in hopes of having some of
their burthens lightened; but in consequence of the dis-
tressed state of Ireland, not a single petition had been
presented praying for a remission of these burthens.
But it was utterly impossible for him to proceed further
in the discussion without noticing the manner in '
which the liberal conduct of the people of
England towards Ireland had been appreciated
by the Irish nation. He held in his hand an answer to
an address presented to the Hon. and Learned Member
for the city of Limerick, by the Roman Catholics of
Ireland,
in which the lion. and Learned Member denounced the
English nation " for the cruel and tyrannous rapacity"
they always evinced towards Ireland. Now that was the
way in which the generous conduct of the people of
England was treated by one who professed to
be the leader of a great party in Ireland, but let him
direct the attention of the House to the period when the
attack was made by the Hon. and Learned Gentleman.
Why, would the House believe it, the Honourable and
Learned Gentleman delivered his address at a time when
scarcely twelve months had elapsed since a collection was
made in every parish in England •for mitigating the
sufferings of the people of Ireland.—(Hear, hear.)
He did not mean to say that England had done more
than her duty. She did not require any thanks, however,
for what she had done, and all that the people of this
country asked was, that if they were to be abused, let the
attack be made in that House, and not where the people
nad no chance of being defended,—(Hear.) He would
come now to the question he wished to propose. No doubt
he should be told that, being an English Member, he threw
nothing about the condition of Ireland, or ho would have
known that an income-tax Bould not succeed there.
Most likely, too, his bringing forward this motion,
he would be urged as another reason why the Union
should be repealed; but let him just inform the House
that no later ago than last December, at an influential
meeting held in Dublin, where most of the Irish
Members were present, it was proposed by the
Honourable Member for the county of Limerick, and
seconded by the Hon. and Learned Member for the city
of that name, that an income-tax ought to be applied to
Ireland.—(llear, hear.)
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

William Robinson, publican, Tuxford, Nottingham.
Isaac Lindo Mocatts, commission merchant, Liverpool .
Robert Cubbins, builder, Tranmere, Bebbington,
Cheshire.
Jeremiah John Sullivan, ship owner, Winsford,
Chester.

Dividend Asnount
Sane of Company. per of Paid. Prtc.
Annum. Share.
£ a. d. £ d.
Australasia .......... 40 0 0 40 0 0 2eq;
.3ritsh North American 51. per cent. 50 0 50 0 0 41 I
Ceylon ••••..•• • • • • .• 61. par cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
::omn iercial of London 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 -
colonial. M. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 -
Glouc estershire •.• • • • 151 per cent. - -
.......... • • 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
Londe t and Westfrinstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 22%
13 0 0 -
Londe n Joint-Stock 6l. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 l4}j
Provincialof Ireland RI. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 -
Dit to, New. -
National of Ireland .• Si. per cent. 50 0 22 10 0 -
Nat. lerovncial of Eng. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 -
Pinto, New..... 61. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 -
South Australia • 22 10 0 -
Union of Australia 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
Ditto • . 2 10 0 -
Cates. of London... .• 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 -
Union. of Madrid
=SIMLA/CCM COMPELNIES.
4--- _
Dividend Amount
Haim of Company. I per of Paid. Price
Annum. Share.
s. d. s. d.
lbloin
Alliar..ce Prit. and For. per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 17%
Dit-to Marine. ••• • • • 6/. per cent, 100 0 0 b 0 0 -
Atlas .
(trial it Commercial • • 7s. per share 50 0 0 5 0 0 57f,
Cicri,;l,3lcd.& Gen. Life Si. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 20
Conn .. ••••.• • • • • • • 31. 100 0 0 18 0 0 -
135. b000;boe 11
itaglt ••• • • • ...... •• • • 6s. 50 001 b 0 0 b
Eng...k Scot. Law •• • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 2 12 6 -
Euroiseaa Life ••• • • • 5% per cent. 20 0 0 , All paid. -
Family Endowmut Soc. 4/. & lea. 4 0 0 I 4 0 0 -
Preen insons' .•••• • • • • bl. per cent. 20 0 0 I 3 0 0
..... .......• • . 61. per cent. Stock. I - 119%
Guan lian •••• • • • • 51. per cent. 100 0 0136 10 0 45
imperial Fire •••• •• . • 12 per cent. 500 0 0 i5O 0 0 220
(nye real Life •••• • • • • 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 14%
Indet 51arine •• • • 11. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 6 13 I -
Law Fire .• ••••• • • • • • 100 0 0 2 10 0
LAW Life ••.•••• • • • .. 11. is. 100 0 0 10 0 0 45
LegaLl and General Life 50 6 • 2 0 0 -
Lond en lire .. ••• • • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 I*,
London Ship •.•• • • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 13%
Keane .• •••••• • • • .. 100 0 0 15 0 0 -
Med. Invlid& Gen. Life 4%/. per ct. 50 0 0 2 0 0 254
National Loan Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 2 10 0 -
Nativiai 81. per cent. 100 0 6 b 0 0 -
Palladium Lite 51. per cent. 60 0 0 2 0 0 -
- 33
['nee t iix ••.......•.... 3/. p. ct. & bs. -
'iotvctor Life .• • • ... 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 -
rovident Life ••.• • • .. 1/. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
Rock Lila .• •-••• • . • • • 4s. 5 0 0 010 0 4%
i 'Loyal Exchanire
nun Fire.
Ditto Life . •• • • ... 11. 6s. -
Universal Life.... • ... 103(1. pr ent. 100 0 0 610 0 -
Vittoria Life • 4 0 0
DOOMS.
Dividend I Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
s. d. £ s. d.
CAnrnercial 41. per cent. Stock. 70
East and West India ... 61. pr cent. Stock. 106
East Country
a Lander. .•••••• • . • • • • W. pr cent. Stock.
_ Ditto Bonds.. ••• . • . 4/. per cent.
St. Katharine •••• .• .. 5 per cent. Stock.
Ditto Bonds ........ 4 41. pr cent. -
y Southampton ••..• . • • 21. per cent. 50 0 • 50 6 0 -

LNGE.-(TIIIS DAY.)
ltbraltar.. • • ........ • .
Leghorn ........
'Genoa ..
Milan .. • • ............
Venice . ........
Naples
Palermo, pare's—. .
Lisbon • •
Oport•
Rio Janeiro
Bahia
Buenos Ayres —
New York, 21 days' sight —•
Philadelphia • • „.

PRICES OF BULLION, rra oz.
Foreign Gold la bars.. £3 i 7 9
New Dollars •... • . 0 4 9%
Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
Spanish Doublosns .. 0 0 0
gaYer is bars ...... • • 0 4 11

N GAZETTE.
r'ENING.)

WAR-OFFICE, DlAncrr 17.

12th Light Dragoons—Frederick Arden, Gent. to be
Cornet, by purchase, vice Hollinshead, who retires,
March 17.
14th Light Dragoons —Assistant Sargon Charles
Hamilton Fasson, from 53d Foot, to be Assistant Sur-
geon, Vice Stone, promoted on the Staff, March 17.
15th Light Dragoons—Cornet Thomas Conolly
Paltenbam, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Jen-
nyns, who retires; Gentleman Cadet Thompson Dono-
van, from the Royal Military College, to be Cornet, by
purchase, vice Pakenham ; March 17.
14th Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant John Lawrie,
from half pay 63d Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Spence,
appointed Adjutant of a Resruiting District, March 17.
34th Foot—Captain Richard D. Kelly to be Major,
by purchase, vice Mathews, who retires ; Lieutenant
Henry Hugh Oxley to be Captain, by purchase, vice
Kelly; Ensign Henry Townley Parker to be Lieutenant,
by purchase, vice Oxley; David Stewart, Gent. to be
Ensign, by purchase, vice Parker, March 17.
44th Foot—Jenkin Humfray Llewelyn, Gent., to be
Assistant-Surgeon, March 17, 1848.
33d Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Edward Baily Tuson,
from 2d West India Regiment, to be Assistant-Surgeon,
vice Fasson, appointed to the 14th Light Dragoons,
March 17, 1848.
62d Foot—Captain Edward Henry Poyntz, from
half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice Donald George
Angus Darroch, who exchanges; Lieutenant John
Burton Forster to be Captain, by purchase, vice Poyntz,
who retires; Ensign Bliss J. Hume to be Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice Forster ; Ussher William Alcock, Gent.,
to be Ensign by purchase, vice Hume, March 17.
63d Foot—John Jeken Cockburn, Gent., to be En-
sign, without purchase, vice Knight, promoted in the
Ceylon Rifle Regiment, March 17.
73rd Foot—Assistant Staff Surgeon Thomas Wash-
ington Benjamin Buckler to be Assistant Surgeon, vice
Hodgson, who resigns, March 17.
99th Foot—Lieutenant Robert Mends, from the 98th
Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Mair, promoted, March 17.
Ist West India Regiment—Quartermaster-Sergeant
Charles Stokely to be Quartermaster, vice Smith, ap-
pointed Paymaster, March 17. •
2d West India Regiment—Patrick Joseph Clarke,
Gent. to be Assistant Surgeon, vice Tuson, appointed to
63d Foot, March 17.
3d West India Regiment—Anthony Dickson Home,
Gent. to be Assistant Surgeon, vice Concannon, deceased,
March 17.

Ceylon Rifle Regiment Ensign Godfrey Lyon
Knight, from 63d Foot, to be First Lieutenant, without
purchase, vice Kelson, deceased, March 17.
UNATTACHED.--Lieutenant William Mair, from 09th

Foot, to be Captain, without purchase, March 17.
BREVET.—Captain Charles Frederick Parkinson, on
half-pay Unattached, Aide-de-Camp to Colonel Love,
to be Major in the Army, Nov. 9, 1846.
HOSPITAL STAFF—Staff Surgeon of Second Class
William Linton, M.D., to be Staff Surgeon of the First
Class, vice Grant, deceased ; Assistant Surgeon Edward
William Stone, from 14th Light Dragoons, to bo Staff
Surgeon of Second Class, vicelLintoa, promoted; James
Lewis Holloway, Gent., to bo Assistant Surgeon, vice
Buckler, appointed to the 78d Foot, March 17.
Micarowinum.—The commission of Captain Eber-
hard de Brandis, upon half-pay of the sth Line
Battalion of the King's German Legion, has
been cancelled from 17th March, 1848, he having been
permitted to receive a commuted allowance ih lieu of his
half- pay.
Commission by the Lord. Lieutenant of Worcestershire.
Osman Ricardo, Esq., M.P., to be Deputy Lieutenant,
Feb. 29.
Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Durham.
Robert Duncombe Rialto, Esq., M.P., to be Deputy
Lieutenant, March 14.
Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Denbigh.
John Edward Madocks, Esq., to be Deputy Lieuten-
ant; John Price, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant; Tho-
mas Hughes, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, Feb. 1.
Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire.
2d Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia
—Thomas Lane, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Lennard,
deceased, March 14.
Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Hertfordshire.
South Herts Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—Thomas
Kemble, Gent., to be William Stratton, resigned, March 1.
ADMIRALTY, MARCH 14, 1848.
Corps of Royal Engineers—Osborne Frederic Charles
Fraser, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant; William
Henry Worthy Bennett, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant;
George Leslie, Gent., to be Second Lieutenat; Charles
Roberts, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant.
WHITEHALL, MARCH 11, 1848.
The Right Hon. Sir Thomas Wilde, lint., Lord Chief
Justice of her Majesty's Court of Common Pleas at West-
minster, has appointed Charles Thomas Woosnam, of
Newtown, in the county of Montgomery, Gent., to be ono
of the Perpetual Commissioners for taking the acknow-
ledgments of deeds to be executed by married warren,
under the Act passed for the abolition of fines and re-
coveries and for the subsiitution of more simple modes
of assurance, in and for the county of Montgomery,
also in and for the counties of Radnor and Salop.
WHITEHALL, MARCH 13.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed John Collis, of
Cannock, in the county of Stafford, Gent., to be a
Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery.
BANKRUPTS.
John Worsley, cotton-spinner, Preston, April 1 and
5, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson,
official assignee, Manchester ; Abbott, Lincoln's-inn-
fields, London ; Atkinson, Saunders, and Atkinson,
Manchester.
Robert Webster, linendraper, Preston, March 31 and
April 20, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court.
Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Gregory, Faulk-
ner, Gregory and Skirrow, Bedford-row; Holland, Pres-
ton; Ascroft, Preston.
Aaron Woolf, furniture broker, New-road, Brighton.
Lenox Nuthall Phillips, victualler, Limehouse.
Charles Walker, maltster, Birmingham.
Samuel Asbury, tile manufacturer, Handford, Staf-
fordshire.
John Emery, tailor, Lichfield.
Joseph Henry Hurley, draper, West Bromwich, Staf-
fordshire.
George Damsel], grocer, Lydbrook, Gloucestershire.
Thomas, Lurway, licensed victualler, Clifton, Bristol.
John Bowes, ale dealer, Liverpool.
Charles Kent, draper, Ashton, Derbyshire.
Thomas Butterworth, woollen manufacturer, Rochdale,
Lancashire.
Samuel Trencher, farmer, High Wycombe.
y Josephdo w n.
Philip Shaw, Dalton Martindale, warehouseman, Star-court, Bread-
street.
Henry Prockter, licensed victualler, New-street, Hors-
-1 e
upholsterer, Mortimer-street,
Cavendish-square.
Edward Henry Browne, brickmaker, Peckham Rye.
James Knights, licensed victualler, Quay-street,
Ipswich.
William Ker, cabinet maker, Tottenham-court-road.
James Welch Braddick, brick and tile maker, Silver-
ton, Devon.
James Taylor, clothier, King's-mills, Almondbury,
York.
George Alletson, jun., and John Wilkinson Tebbe,
()elder Dye-works, Wakefield,:

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Names of e Divideucl Names of i 'Dividend
Companies. At 1 per I Price. Companies. i• per Price.
7, 1 Annum. c Annum.
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X I X
Ashtn& Oldh 971 71. p o 110 Macclesfield . 100 21. 10s. -
Barnsley • • • • 160 J 121. 180 Reath ......100 201. -
4rknk&Abrg 150' 5/. lib Oxford.. • • • • 100 201. 200
Birmingham 351 41. 78% Peak Forest. 78 31. 10s, _
Coventry .... 100 251. 271 Regent's • • • • 33 11. 4s. lliji
I)erbv • • • .. 100', 61. 63 Rochdale.. • • 85 41. 64
Ells.rre&Chs 1331 41. 48 Somrset Coal 150 71. 10,. in
Kre,f ash • •• 1001 32e. - Do.LkFd SS 18 BLp. ~._
OrandJunctn,lool 51. 50% Stfrd &Wore 140 281. 275
OrandSurreylloo - 30 Shrewsbury.. 125 161. -
Urand Union,loo 1/. 10s. 21% Stourbridge.. 146 201. 285
Grantham • . '150; 121. - Severn and/
'Count & Aral 351 7s. 6d, 5% Wye Rail. j 26 W. 85. 30
Leeds& Liyrplloo, 341. •,30 Warwick& 1 ,
Leioester ....1401 101. 76 'firming*. j 'OO Si. 65
Leicstr &Nthl 831 41. 36 Warwick/el
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:,oughboroghll42! 701. 530 Napton.. - 46
Monmouthshllool 81. - Wereistr &2 78 21. 35
hintgemrysh 100. 51. - 'firming.
MeitnAiwbry,lo6 101. - Wilts & Brits 67 11. 11

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
ROUSE OF LORDS, March 16.
The Earl of DEVON presented a petition from
Donegal, on the subject of electoral divisions in
Ireland. _ _

The Noni.n EARL then moved for copies of I
the memorials, documents, and letters re-
ferred to in the letter of Mr. Stanley, addressed to
the clerk of the guardians of Newcastle anion, bear-
ing date the lsth of November, 1847, and laid before
the House ; also copies of all memorials or applica-
tions from any proprietor in any other union
desirous of having his property formed into
an electoral division, with the answer thereto,
and all correspondence relating to such applications ;
also copies of an extract from the report of any
Assistant-Commissioner, upon reference made to him
respecting any such application ; and also a return of
the electoral divisions (if any) which comprise the
property of a single person, or of two proprietors
only, showing the extent of the population thereof.
Earl FITZWILLIAM said that it was a delusion
_ _

to imagine that the poor-law in Ireland would be a
relief to the rate-payers in England. Irish paupers
,would continue to flock to England until they were
furnished with remunerative employment in their
own country.
Earl FORTESCUE presented a petition, praying
that on houses of less value than 101. the poor- rate
might be assessed to the owner instead of the occupier