The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-26 00:00:00

COMMONS' SUMMARY.

The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock, and after
doing so called the attention of the House to a discrepancy
between the writ and the return for South Nottinghamshire,
which was amended by the Clerk of the Crown at the table,
after which Captain WYSE took the oaths and his seat :for
the southern division of that county in the room of Mr.
CARTWRIGHT.

Sevel•al railway Bills were forwarded a stage, and a great
number of petitions were present in favour and against the
ministerial free-trade measure.

Petitions 'were also presented iii favour of the pardon of
Frost, Williams, and Jones.
Mr. WARD withdrew the notice he had given to move
that the petition of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and
Ayre Railway Company, with respect to their bill, be taken
into consideration, and that the parties have leave to proceed
with their Bill.

Sir R. PEEL presented a petition from Tynemouth in
'favbur of the reduction of the timber duties proposed by the
Government.

A message from the Lords brought up several Bills, which
were read a first time'and ordered to be read a second time.
Sir R. PEEL, in answer to a question, said that after the
decision of the House with regard to the cern-law question,
he proposed to go on as rapidly as possible with the other
articles of the tariff, but he intended that the House should
dispose of the corn-law question first.
Lord J. RussEwhoped at the same time that the subject
of Indian corn would be taken into consideration.

On the motion of Mr. O'CoNNELr, the petition from the
Middleton Poor-law Union was ordered to be printed with
the votes.

On the questioa for tho resumption of the debate on the
corn importation measures,
_ _

Mr. ROEBUCK hoped, if another night was to be devoted to
the debate, the House would not be again occupied for two hours
And a half with such a speech as that which they bad heard
the night before last. He hoped, for the honour of the
House and the Protectionists, that their time would be occu-
pied by arguments, and not by personal invectives.
Sir R. Nous thought that the Hon. Member for Bath was
the last person who ought to be so mealy mouthed as to
deprecate personalities.
Mr. BRIGHT stated, without hesitation, that all that had
been said by the Honourable Member for Knaresborough,
with respect to Mr. WILSON, was totally without
foundation. The starch manufacturers wished no pro-
tection; and if they did, Mr. WiLsort would be the last
to support it. It was unfortunate that in all the speeches
of the Hon. Member for Knaresborough, he made assertions,
but never proved them.

After some observations from Mr. CoLquoux, Dr. Bow.
RING, and Captain VIVIAN,
- _

Load Mom. Era read a letter to the House from
the operatives of Yorkshire, denying the statement that they
were compelled to sign petitions in favour of a repeal of the
corn-laws, and stating that the operatives were more anxious
for the carrying of that measure than the Ministers.'
A new writ was ordered for the borough of Brid-
port, in the room of Mr. Baillie Cochrane, who since
the election had accepted the office of her Majesty's Chiltern
Hundreds.

Mr. Ross then resumed the adjourned debate on the Go
vernment free-trade measures, which he most warmly sup
ported.

(LEFT SPBAKING.)

LATEST PRICES OF SHARES.
IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM
VANIES' STOCK.
From tie Official List,

PUBLISITED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING

LONDON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24.
YInATT-STOCK BANKS.

Dividend Amount
Name of Company, per of Paid. Price
-........... -....--:... ..--.....
A s. d. A s. d.
Australasia T .............Cl, per cent. 40 0040 0 0 265
...7 Annum. Share.
BritshNorth American 51. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 45%
Commercial of London Si. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0" 0 23
r.lolonial.
Londe and Westminstr 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 26%
London Joint-Stock . - Cl.b per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 13%
Metropolitan " - 25 0 0 7 10 0,
Provincial of Ireland. • 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 50
Ditto, New......... 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 1754
National of Ireland - Si. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 18
Nat. Provncial of Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 9 35
Ditto, New. •••• • • .. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0
Union of Australia -- , Si.- per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 265 q
Union of London-. - i 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 12
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price
Annum. Share.
- - -
£ s. d. A s. el.
Albion
Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 193
Ditto Marine.• •.• .. 6/. per cent, 100 0 0 5 0 0 6%
Atlas ... •••• .. ..... .. 138. 6d. pr eh. 50 A 0 5 0 0 16%
British Commercial .. 75. per share 50 0 0 5 0 0 7 %
Clericl,Med.&Gen•Life' Si. per cent. 100 0 0 210 0 6%
- County ............ 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0
Crown ••••• • .. • ....• ' 108. 50 0 0 5 0 0 -
Eagle •• • •
Economic Life...
t& abs.bs.
Eng. & Scot. Law ••• • .. 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2%
European Life .•• • .. 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 20
Freemasons' .. •••• .. • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0
Globe . •• . .... 6/. per cent. Stock. - 138
Guardian - .... • ..... 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 48
Imperial Fire
Imperial Life •••• • • .• 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 16%
Indemnity Marine .• • • 11. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 513 1 29
Law Life •.••• • • • .. 11. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 51
Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 6%
London Fire ••.•• • • . 108. 25 0 0 12 10 0 15%
London Ship •.••• • • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 1554
Marine .. .•• • • .... 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 10%
Med. Invlid &Gen. Life 4541. per ct . 50 0 0 2 0 0 3
National Loan Fund • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 254
National Life ••••• • .• • 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 05%
Palladium Life ••.• • . • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 21. 2s.
Phoenix • • - - 205
Protector Life •••• • • • 5/. filer cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 H. 4s.
Provident Life.. •. • ... IL ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23
Rock Life...-. ••• • • • 48. 5 0 0 010 0 454
Royal Exchange 5/. per. cent. Stock. - 180
Sun Fire • - - 210
Ditto Life . • ll. Gs. - - 49
Universal Life ..
LIST OP SCOTTISII COMPANIES' PRICES
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price
Annum. Share.
A 5. d. A 8. d
Bank of Scotland
Royal Bank of Scotland Cl. per cent. - 100 0 0 160
British Linen Company 81. par cent. - 100 0 0 224
Commercial Bank - 100 0 0 16254
National Bank ...... • • 611 per cent. -• 10 0 0 14%
Union Bank of Scotland 74 1. pr cent. - 50 0 0 95
Western Bank 6l. per cent. - 50 0 0 82
North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. - 5 0 0 754
Clydesdale Bank.. 6l. per cent. - 10 0 0 14
Eastern Bank. ..... - 10 0 0 12%
Caledonian Bank - 2 10 0 454
Edinb.& Glasgow Bank fit. per cent. - 5 0 0 754
City of Glasgow Bank . 51. per cent. - 10 0 0 14
Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 1 %
Hercules Insurance Co, 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 14%
Insur. Co. of Scetlnd Si. per cent. 10 0 0 All paid. 9%
North British Incur 5%1. pr cent. 200 0 0 10 0 0 2754
Caledonian Fire Insdr lOl. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23%
Edinburgh Life Ins r 6l. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 18%
Edin. & Glasg. Rallvfay 1/.108. per c. 50 0 0 50 0 0 74
Ditto, % Shares 7B. 6d. p. s. 12 10 0 AU paid. 19
Edin., Leith, & Orman - 20 0 0 20 0 0 215,
Giasgw & A yrshir Rail. 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 70
("Hasp, & Greenekltall. 21. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 21
Gisgw &Garnkisk Rail. 5/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 45
Dundee& Arbroth Rail. 61. per cent, 25 0 0 All paid. 3554
Standard LifeAssernee.lsl per cent. 150 0 0 210 0 8
DOCKS.
Dividend Amount
, Name ? Company. per of I Paid.. Price.
i' Annum. Share.
.--.-- -
Commercial .• •• -
- • 139
East and West India 6/. pr cent. Stock.
East Country
Lyndon
k. 117
105
St Katharine ••• • • ... 5 per cent.
0 50 -0
0 30
Southampton • • ...... 41. per cent. sgtooe

GLASGOW PIG IRON TRADE.—TUESDAY, FELL 24.
Five or six thousand tons could easily have been purchased
to-day at 755. ; a similar quantity would have at once met
purchasers at 70s. to 725. W. We quote the price 735. 64.
Glasgow National. •

THE ROBBERS OF SPAIN.
Of all the countries in Europe, Spain is the on° 1.4
which the ancient, classical, and once universal system
of robbing on the highway exists the most unchae,tl
With us these things have been much altered; Spain
what England was sixty years ago, IN ith Hounslow-he° a
and Finchley-common; what Italy was very lately, an
m ay be again next .
Robbery in other ear
countries has yielded to increased
population, to more rapid and more frequent ante tube
munication. The distances in Spain are very great, Le,
high roads are few, and are carried through long let,
of uncultivated plains, "dehesas," through deserted toe%
dispeopled districts "desplobados," a term more conitua.
in Spain, as in the East, than village is ill Engla:o
Andalusia is the most dangerous province, and it
always so. This arises from the nature of the counui;
from being the last scene of the Moorish struggle, Oa 13°0f
from being in the vicinity of Gibraltar, the great foa7n.
smuggling, which prepares the raw materials for a
go.;
ditti. These evils, which are abated by internal
and the continued exertions of the authorities, jecreart'4
with troubled times, which, as the tempest Cell' f°the
the stormy petrel, rouses into dangerous action.,
a.
worst portions of society, and creates a sort of eon., ca.
chexia, which can Only be put down by peace, and
strong settled Government—blessings which, ales,:ip no
long been denied to unhappy Spain •, meanwl'i-orde
handbook of Spain can be complete, without giviq Some
the
account of the different classes and organisation ° 1 el,
robber system—the alphabet and rudiments ef'e tr,a
ling conversation while on the road. The antineitY;
the system which has been detailed in the Quarteigenio
view (cxxii. 9.) to which those about to visit Serrje
de Ronda, and the wild country between Se-0
and Granada, will do well to refer, especialli
regards " Jose Maria," wao so long held,, sill
disputed rule in those parts, and whose 111113
,:pt it
long remain in the mouths of those whosei'n
about robbers. First and foremost come the " luatc)-eoi-
the robbers on a large scale ; they are a regulsrVicell
ganised band from eight to fourteen in number'nol
armed and mounted, and entirely under the Cole-ci 0
of one leader. These are the most formidable ; fooor
they seldom attack any travellers, except witils ode
whelming forces, and under circumstances of nowiloisl'
and surprise, when every thing is in their favour, r
ante is generally useless, and can only lead
the so);
accidents : it is better to submit at once W t":boje
mons, which will take no denial, of " boo Those
" bona a tierra," down, mouth to the earth. 5 the
who are provided with such a sum of money the)
robbers think, according to their class of life, thatus" a;
el
ought to carry about them, are very rare/ iii De
a frank, confident, and good humoured surrenuer. abet;
rally, not only prevents any bad treatineu"tios:
secures even civility during the disagreeable °Per% 0
pistols and sabres are, after all, a poor defeitic-sad
Cribb said, when compared to civil wores Tia
deeds. The Spaniard is by nature high-bred_ysti
" caballero," and responds to any appeal to clu",,,i,tase
which his nation has reason to be proud : notivp'4o%,
ing those moral securities, if only by way of!,
assurance -doubly sure, an Englishman will
when travelling in exposed districts, to he Pet-oneiti,'
with a bag containing fifty to one hundretiut:
which makes a handsome purse, feels heavy in t",;.11014'
and is that sort of amount which the Spanish "-gilitti-
thinks a native of this proverbially rich countrf ,°l3,irctio
have with him on his travels. He has a rernarkeb'e„oo
estimating from the look of an individual, his 650.
&c., how much ready money it is befitting hist,cf-resestii,
to have with him ;if the sum be not enough, "whiel"
severely the depriving him of the regular spoill,;:brebe.,
he considers himself entitled by the long-eslliad 01'
usage of the road. The traveller who is unpror,""opli
together with cash, is generally
of" pour encourager les autres," either by beating`cloie t:
dole Palo," or by stripping to the skin, " jer/`,
cueros," alter the fashion of the thieves of old, net use.
The traveller should be particularly careful W
A teals d 1
watch of some kind, one with a gaudy chain 0,,,
made a severe c,eebora
best suited ; not to have a watch of some kind "icant.,',l,
the traveller to move certain indignities than r‘ lotP
filled purse. The money may have been spentu, 0 pre;,
absence of a watch can only be accounted for
meditated intention of not being robbed of it, V 4 t 'lO 'roi
"laedron" c( n3iders as an unjustifiable atteniP edit
fraud him of his right. -It must be said, to thei_ertcl°(
the Spanish brigand, especially those of the higuesao tbtd
that they rarely ill-use women or children, n 0 r
commence firing or offering violence unless mrotil,:o
The next class of rebbers—omitting some '33-a 111,
tinctions, such as the "salteadores," or two ore
persons who lie in ambuscade, and jump out
prepared traveller—is the .t ra tem," "the rs":08/5",
held in contempt, but is not the less dangerous' rgoisbo
brought regularly up to the profession, and ~—,,;f
but takes to it, prore mita, of a sudden, ce."-;‘,11101 nbis
robbery, and then returns to his pristine vect"; of ;$i
often on the arrival of a stranger, two or Wr-tebe 0),
ill-conditioned, worst classes, get up a robbery reert,
day, for the special occasion, according to the
„ill) 011 0,;
la occasion &ice el ladron. The raterillo, or %ay
is a skulking footpad, who seldom attack: of 40
single and unprotected passengers, who, f0r„.,4
robbed, have no one to blame but themselves' pt°l"pi
man is justified in exposing a Spaniard to the w-boilly
of doing a little something in that line. The, 541, 4,
with his sheep, the ploughman with his Pl°"elP',o
vinedresser amid his grapes—all have their glrois',
ostensibly for their individual protection, woe)
means for assault and battery against those lose
other defence but their legs and virtue:The
of Spain.

THE ROYAL POLY'rECNIC
Vir
INSTITUTION. ib 1,i4
The directors of the above establishment, " iie,s)i.,
usual good taste and judgment, have erected S °or ;1
a large gallery for the purpose of testing the niogf,,l
very beautiful contrivance, which is now exh,iwc;iovispi
for which a patent has been granted to a 11r. Li oaf, 01
America. This model is for the purpose °f,fo,lllo,
and descending inclined planes on railways, and 0 tstirof
will completely do away with deep cuttings 2110 e °rev
and that too without the aid of stationary ellgto o, ill
of the contrivances at present resorted to. uritili,jr
siderable saving in the outlay is effected, asi°r wil9;01)
some instances to as much as 150,0001. P. thr`,,so,
pending upon the surface of the countr„Jt collvt,'
which the railway passes. The arrangeof-jegP'jilli
merely of a number of horizontal rollers oGebirs/p,
between the rails of the gradients, and an A, hr tile '‘oil
screw placed underneath, and travelling vot,h, Of, i°
motive. While running upon a level plait' `bled Ails
at rest, and the power of the engine is lefbo dr. f,"4
ordinary cases—namely, by the adhesion 0, " 0 00,0/
wheels to the rail—but the moment it arrive. 1, ~,,,
of the gradient the drawing wheels are 11"erteci iv'
rails, and the whole power of the steam is e% 110 of
the screw, the thread of which being roade;ece, 004
tween the rollers, enables the engine to , is 01,t.0.
gradient, no matter how steep. The mode' ena,„hirclii
a large scale, the rails being about 70 feet loaf; of "oi
the form of a regular curved arch, some Pc.r ht 10,, fl'`;
consist of gradients rising one in six, or etreiio";o d‘
feet per mile ; yet, with this fearful' io"ier j°,oe9
little locomotive ascends and descends, dralarsisFjcv.,
two passengers with apparent ease. The ,'",. trili'd fr
certainly does credit to the inventor, and `-"„ I,i'
he will meet such reward as this inveot`°- ;
to insure. rto'
...—,...-----.--.... the -110(0
The Lord Chancellor gave a dinner t° id°
Ministers, yesterday evening, at his residence,
~:,/
street, Hanover-square. ift,'T itst°
.. AS Or 0°
" METROPOUTAN BENEFIT SOCIETY'. i,,, Atli r.y. 0
On Monday evening the fifth anniversary ofrt'-for,te,o ~•11
this valuable institution was celebrated at ihr.ll,lVP'" OA'.
John of Jerusalem, Rosomond-street, Clerkenwsupper,' In,
seventy gentlemen sat down to a substantiaiviiiii,w hear
reflected great credit to the worthy host. Mr. 310514:1 P. 1.:
presided as chairman, and was supported bY,,,,,tbesiet.
land, Phillips, Bowles, Ridley, Hunter thend ,00 ?001jias
the usual loyal toasts had been drank, bl"„' etit.(`, Vf.l
in a neat speech, the " Metroolitan ne-i, 0 Dl ,gar,
After which, Mr. Phillips sang the" lvy Gre,eoo-.c,ietl.tite,iti,
acknowledged the great assistance the parem'ut 500•110:,
from the auxiliaries. " Prosperity to the bench,. lki,c'tpa `,,;('
scribing to the institution," was replied t° •', 01 , cl',ft
who expressed himself pleased at the exertio i. tbioi
mittee. The healths of Lord Robert Groslitgiit;et, ja4 til
man, deputy chairman, Mr. Ridley, the sr' oestlf 00.0•,"
Gilbert, the collector, were respectively Pr°„P. si 111,1ift
fA
verally responded to, amid much apPle„-cloist : tli.
" Foresters," " Loyal United Friends," ' t"; 110 coic's,,sio
" Druids," " Old Friends," and all orner' f 3 'to o,l'A-10
Funds." Mr. Buckland proposed the bosAlpit- °ours -014`,,)rl
excellent secretary, for his unceasing enu-,,,v0g con '..isfa'
from the different orders the right of benfiter sictit f 1 rbeeo
for the benefits of the institution, whic`' To be ci jag hiflc
exertions, he successfully carried ; Mr. Coles _ haf,oo9 ,-t 01
ceived with great enthusiasm. After siletaour hue Dest 00
restored, Mr. Cole returned thanks for the oto t xetl).
and expressed himself ever ready to prottiitution,oo of 0
his power the interesting object of the ios onereti,,ilispo
pleasure it afforded him in receiving the e,. the se: 01, i$
committee in carrying out the combinationyleopiolft 131
Several songs were sung in the course of tnfotertsol°
company broke up at a late hour, highlY '
,4°
proceedings.
it Glsii. A
.lIIRTIM. ►_ _so _„tte,
-14"' rtet
On the 19th Inst., at Backford Hall, Chester, 46 0 ,
daughter. lore% the of 1;• ,
On the 19th inst., at Park.crescent.. Stoc
of WI
_,„,
Wiltshire, Esq., of a daughter.
ic
Hale, Esq., M.P., of a daughter. .. tits Is ot..Ce'
On the 20th inst., at Alderley, Gloueestershired'y
of sc. g. IV
0,,i
Oa the 21st inst., at Ryde, Isle of Wight,
f vote' 0";
Esq., of a son.
On the 2241 inst., at Potency NA 001;001,
N. Alves, of is daughter. liorrsie'r to,
On the 23d inst., at the Warrick-villas, •r, daugnot 04°pr
House, the ladl o titei
Captain E. Foerd, Hon. Company's Service, _ sses,_ itol. i
On the 23d inst., Mrs. J. Roberts, of Ley wife of OP OP
On the 23d inst., at Great Yarmouth, the ~ ~o of
the Wu,
Mackenzie, of a daughter.
~ 11'
Oa the 23 inst at Queen's-road,
Brighton, •
fl,

,MARRIED•
Ou the 24th inst., at Mt. Mary's. Bryallbton-SgsrlrititSerd'''f'
bald Young, Esq., of Quebec, Canada: to Marl fleo
co to
taro
he
d Norman, Esq., of ldryanston-setre.4* (lore, ~ 0
On the 24th inst., at it. George's, lialleve 4 ttiolP
Ingham, Esq., M.D., to Fanny, second daughter . f
Lumley, Esq, 114 °le
DIED. tell r
the MO ' 0
On the 14th Inst., in Dublin, Miss lkfoore, • elOe*
of Thomas Moore, Esq., the poet. telkeiljb ' et
Ou the 20th in,
at Surbiten Lodge, r,ing9 er/P
garet, wife of Captain Job" Rennie Mantirsou...‘o. 5003, ed..,
On the 20th inst., at Stoke, next Guildford, e'l
the late Lieutenant J. Smith R.N. ----fled.' .
„octopi), frof
On the 21st Inst., at Bath, 'Anne, wife of ne,•-- 's' 4 0/.
late Governor of Penang.
pl,T,tEllseri.2,
Fl s.ts.lAs.s,tit.aßt.AC.lsa.phara-ri se, Ma‘r.::::101:::::0. re--1151
On the 21st inst. at Clapham-terrace, . • fordoilat•lJlo
relict of the late T.'Pedley, Esq. t r{rs• l' 'gust •'
On the 22d Inst., in Upper Wimpole-stee-,:ruddeltoa. 0.1.
On the 23d inst., in Upper Chadwell-street , _.,,. the
'qv,' f•
Elizabeth ilarriett Shaw. t 04a5re' ' PI
On the 23d inst., in Milton-street, Doree-- of the
of the Rev. A. lt. G. Thomas. .. ~ dmighter _oor
On the 23d inst., Beatrice, secondssurval , ores•
J. IL Br.•uiney, of Leigh House, Nort `gilts• _ ~,/ey, oi 7
On the 24th last., Elisabeth, wife of lir. ii• SU"' 115 L
place, Brixton, oo•Ap-
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