The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-05 00:00:00

BANKRUPTS.

Henry Davey Curtis Cole, boarding and lodging-
house keeper, Thistle-grove, Little Chelsea, to surrender,
April 12, at half past twelve, and May 11, at twelve, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee,
Basingball-street ; larson and Dadley, Union street,
South wark.
John Cobb, boarding-house keeper, Northumberland
street, Strand, April 11, at two, and May 15, at half-
past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham,
official assignee, Coleman-street; Smith, Furnival's-inn.
Henry Boose, merchant, Salisbury-street, Strand,
April 13, and May 15, at one, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Guildhall Cham-
bers, City; George, Villiers-street, Strand.
William Child, grocer, Chertsey, April 12, at half-

past two, and May 12, at half-past eleven, at the Cour
of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Alderman.
bury; King and Co., Temple.
Henry Cost, publisher, Ivy Lodge, Clapton, April 13,
at half-past two, and May 18, at one, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-
street; Hope, Furnival's Inn.
John Miller and George Nightingale, drapers, Great
Dover-street, Southwark, April 12, and May 11, at two,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee,
Basinghall-street ; Reed, Langford, and Co., Friday-
street, Cheapside.
John Aldersea, druggist, Tunstall, Staffordshire,
April 15, and May 13, at eleven, at the Birmingham
District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham;
Williams, Hanley, Staffordshire.
William Ridgway, earthenware manufacturer, Staf-
f.ored_shrfre. Potteries, April 19 and May 25, at eleven, at
11?111 nunghana District Court. Valpy, official assignee,
Birmingham; Motter , Knight, and Emmet, Birming-
ham ; Emmt and Yam
Lettico Ferrands"ight, Bloomsbury-square.
innkeeper, Nottingham, April 14
and May 12 , a t eievine
official assignee,
the Birmingham District
Court. Bittleston
s High-street, Not-
tingham ; Shilton and Son, Nottingham,
Thomas Edwards, earthenwarettinha
ganinu.facturer, Burs-
lem, Staffordshire, April 15, and May at twelve, at
Whitmore, the Birmingham District Court. official
assignee, Birmingham; Williams, Hanley.
Matthew Day, miller, Weston-super-Mare, So set
shire, April 17, and May 11, at eleven, at the Somerset-
shire, "
Bristol
Bristol;
Boy Court. Acraman, official assignee, ristol
Boy kett, Chancery-lane, London; Ayre, Bristol. ;
John Hooper Davies, grocer, Merthyr Tidvil,
Gla-
morganshire, April 18, and May 9, at eleven, at the
Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee,
Bristol; Perkins, Bristol.
Joseph Barrett, livery-stable keeper, Exeter, April 19
and May 17, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court.
Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter ; Stogdon, Exeter ;
Keddell, Baker, and Grant, Lime-street, London.
Henry Redfearn, saw manufacturer, Sheffield, April
15 and May 13, at ten, at the Leeds District Court.
Freeman, official assignee, Sheffield; Moss, Seargeants'
Inn, London; Branson, Sheffield.
William Lombardini, carver and gilder, Huddersfield,
Yorkshire, April 20, and May 12, at eleven, at the Leeds
District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds; Mur-
doch, Furnival's-inn; Bond and Barwick, Leeds.
Charles Turner, clothier, West Royd-hill, Pudsey,
Yorkshire, April 18, and May 9, at twelve, at the Leeds
District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds; Jones
and Co., John-street, Bedford-row; Harle and Clark,
Leeds.

Amos Baker, worsted manufacturer, Bradford, York,
April 17 and May 8, at twelve, at the Leeds District
Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Singleton and
Co., Great James-street, London ; Barret, Bradford ;
E. and J. M. Barrett, Leeds.
Thomas M'Entegart, corn dealer, Liverpool, April
18 and March 12, at eleven, at the Liverpool District
Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool; Gregory,
Bedford-row, London; Frodsham, Liverpool.
Robert Wiikinson Barnes, cabinet maker, Stockpot t,
Cheshire, April 17, and May 8, at eleven, at the Man-
chester District Court. Pott, official assignee, Man-
chester; Vaughan, Lirgard, end Vaughan, Stockport;
Bower and Sou, Chancery-lane.
- William Jones, stationer, Manchester, April 19 and
May 11, at twelve, at the Alanchester District Court.
Hobson, official assignee, George-street, Manchester;
Smith and Witham, Bedford-row, London ; Andrew,
Princess•street, Manchester.

James Horsfield, merchant tailor, Sunderland, April
13, at half-past ten, and March 11, at two, at the New-
castle-upon Tyne District Court. Baker, official assig-
nee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Fell, Sunderland; Rolle,
South-square, Gray's•inn.

Edwaid Meinar-d, merchant, Sunderland, and John
Hudson, merchant, Hartlepool, April 14, at eleven, and
May 16, at one, at the Newcastle. upon-Tyne District
Court. Wakley, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-
Tyne; Moore, Sunderland; Forster, Newcastle-upon-
Ty ne.

DIVIDENDS.
At the Court, Basiughall-street.
D. Blake, Norwich, mohair manufacturer and mer
chant, April 27, at half-past twel

ix __ye.
In the Country.

J. Humphrey, sen., and T. Humphrey, jun., Kingston•
upon-Hull, shipwrights, May 3, at half-past ten, at the
Court, Leeds—W. shipwrights,
jun., Gainsborough,, Lin-
colnshire, grocer, May 3, at half-past ten, at the Court,
Leeds--T. Smith, Manningham, Yorkshire, joiner and
carpenter, April 25, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—H.
W. Blackburn, Bradford, stock and share broker. April
25, at twelve, at the Court, Leeds—J. Hind and B. War-
brick, Liverpool, curriers and leather dealers, April 26,
at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—J. Guest, Manchester,
cotton spinner and manufacturer, April 28, at eleven, at
the Court, Manchester—J. W. Underhill, Birkenhead,
Cheshire, laceman and hosier, April 25, at twelve, at the
Court, Liverpool—E. Owen and G. Owen, Holyhead,
Anglesey, drapers and grocers, A pril 28, at twelve, at the
Court, Liverpool—W. Jones and J. B. Windle, Liver-
pool, wine merchants, April 28, at twelve, at the Court,
Liverpool—G. 1). Colquhoun, Liverpool, and Wallasey,
Cheshire, chemist and druggist, April 28, at twelve, at
the Court, Liverpool.
PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS.

A. B. Graham, Park-street, Grosvenor-square, mil-
liner, 7d., any Wednesday, between the hours of eleven
and two, at the office of Mr. Graham, Coleman-street.
W. G. Grossmith, Romsey Extra, Hampshire, brewer,
Is., any Wednesday, between the hours of eleven and two,
at the office of Mr. Graham, Coleman-street.

H. Dircks, Winsley-street, Oxford-street, malt extract
dealer, 7d., any Wednesday, between the hours of eleven
and two, at the office of Mr. Graham, Coleman-street.
W. Awersley, Cumberland-plaCe, Old Kent-read, floor
cloth manufacturer, ld., any Wednesday, between the
hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Graham,
Coleman-street.

S. W. Sustenance, Piccadilly, bookseller, 7d., any
Thursday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the
office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers.
J. Gray, West Smithfield, saddler, 3s. 6d., any Thurs-
day, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office
of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers.
H. Mares, Alfred Cottage, Kensall.green, sculptor, 25.,
any Thursday, between the hours of eleven and two, at
the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers.
W. Armstrong, Norwich, draper, 15.8 d., any Thursday,
between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr.
Pennell, Guildhall-chambers.
S. Hastings, Lime-street, City, wine merchant, 5d., any
Thursday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the
office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers.
D. A. Morel, Bd., any Thursday, between the hours of
eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-
chambers.

11. I). Walker, Eaton-town, Bedfordshire, innkeeper,
10d., any Thursday, between the hours of eleven and
two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers.
G. Sharp, Commercial-road, Lambeth, builder, Is. 4d.,
any Thursday, between the hours of eleven and two, et
the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers.
S. Sharp, Commercial-road, Lambeth, builder, 18s.,
any Thursday, between the hours of eleven and two, at
the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers.
Wed-
F. Ridley, Leicester, linen draper; 2s. Id., any
nesday, between the hours of eleven and three, at the
office of Mr. Whitmore, Basinghall-street.
Wednesday,
R. P. Saph, Salisbury, hatter, Bd., any
between the hours of eleven and three, at the office of
Mr. Whitmore, Basinghall-street,
W. M‘Dowall, Pemberton-row, Gough-square, printer,
5d., any Wednesday, between the hours of eleven and
three, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Basinghall-street.
Blockley, Worcestershire, corn mer-
T. ,B. Figgures,
chant, 4s. 6d., any Thursday, between the hours of eleven
and two, at the office of Mr. Valpy, Birmingham.
T. Ghetto, Morpeth, linen and woollen draper, lOs , on
Saturday, April 8, or any subsequent Saturday,
between
the hours of ten and three, at the office of Mr. Baker,
Newcastle-upon-T}•ne.
F. Manchester, innkeeper, ss. lid., on Tues-
dayASn'priilth, 4, and every following Tuesday, btween the
hours of ten and one, at the office of Mr. Hobson, Man-
upon-Hull, miller, Is. 34d., on
chester.
p. Loyall, Kingston.
between Wed any subsequent Wednesday,
hours of one and four, at the office of Mr.
P nes Wednesday, AHI 5, or
Stansfeld, Hull.

J. Robinson, Beverley, Yorkshire, spirit merchant,
2s. 6d., on Wednesday, April 5, or any subsequent Wed-
nesday, between the hours of one and four, at the office
of Mr. Stansfeld, Hull.
L. Normington, Lester Dyke, Yorkshire; worsted
spinner, sfd., on Tuesday, April 4, or any subsequent
Tuesday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the
office of Mr. Stansfeld, Leeds.

INSOLVENT PETITIONERS.
Joshua Porritt, Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, flannel manu-
facturer.
Joseph Sharp, Bradford, Yorkshire, clog maker.
William Henderson, sen., Newcastle-upon-Tyne, tailor.
John White Lauder, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, smith.
John Fawcett, Angram, Yorkshire, beerhouse keeper.
James Player, Cleeve, Somersetshire, farmer.
Ann Cawless, Bristol, dressmaker.
James Butcher, Bristol, chemist.
Richard Smith, Keighley, Yorkshire, shopkeeper.
George Parry, Llolywell, Flintshire,
John Divers, Ashford, Kent, blacksmith.
John Bicheno, Cambridge, tailor.
Peter Easton, Thorne, Yorkshire, tailor.
William Rilham, Crowle, miller.
Charles William Salter, Cheltenham, draper's assistant.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
R. Mackenzie, Muirhouse, Edinburghshire, to meet
within Dowell's Sale Rooms, Edinburgh, April 8 and 29,
at twelve.
R. Waddell and J. Waddell, Carluke, wood merchants.
to meet within the Clydesdale Hotel, Lanark, April 8
and 29, at one.
P. Matthew, Gourdiehill, Perthshire, grain dealer, to
meet within the Star Hotel, Perth, April 7 and 28, at
twelve.
J. Main Glasgow, hairdresser and perfumer, to meet
Corie'
Hotel, GlaMaysgow, April 10 and
i 1 n , at m
one.s Royal
T. Melvin, Glasgow, smith and machine maker. _to
meet within thee rown Glasgow-, Giasgo, Apiil-10 and
May 1, at twelv
W. Campbell, Glasgow, merchant, to meet within the
Black Bull Hotel, Glasgow, April 11 and May 9, at
twelve.

J. Nicol, Edinburgh, clothier and draper, to meet
within Stevenson's Rooms, Edinburgh, April 6 and 27.
at one.

W. Drysdale, jun., .Alva, Stirlingshire, manufacturer,
to meet within Campbell's Red Lion Hotel, Stirling,
April 7 and 27, at two.

'
UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.
CAMBRIDGE, APRIL 3.—The following are the num-
bers of exercises that have been sent in in competition
respectively for the annual prizes below enumerated,
viz :—Chancellor's medal (for the best English ode or
poem in heroic verse), 33; the Camden medal (for the
best exercise in Latin hexameter verse), 4; the Porson
prize (for the best translation of a proposed passage in
Shakspere, Ben Jonson, Massinger, or Beaumont and
Fletcher, into Greek verse), 29.
The Vico-Chaneellor (l)r. Phelps) and the other
University cffieers proceeded in state to Burwell on
Sunday last, when the statutable annual sermon was
preached by the Vice-Chancellor. Dr. Philpott (the
master of Catharine Hall (officiated as the Vice. Chan-
cellor's deputy in his absence.
T. JOHN'S COLLEGE.—The Moral Philosophy Prize
for the present year has been adjudged to D. Glover (6th
wrangler).
CATHARINE HALL.—Mr. Joseph Milner, B.A. (1847),
has been elected a foundation fellow of this society.
THE CRußcn.—The following preferments and ap-
pointments have lately taken place :—The Rev. Percy
James Croft, B.A. (1842), Trinity College, to the vi-
carage of Exning, Suffolk ; the Rev. S. Charlton, B.A.
(1847), St. John's College, to the curacy of Coveney,
in the Isle of Ely ; the Rev. P. A. Longmore, B.A.
(1847), of Emmanuel College, to the curacy of Bygrare,
Herts.

DREADFUL FIRE AT SEA.
Advices yesterday from Barbadoes communicate the
deplorable loss of the English ship Philomela, belonging
to Harrington, by fire. The vessel was newly built,
about 400 tons burden, and at the time of the unfortu-
nate calamity, was on her passage to England from
Monte Video, laden with cotton. The commander
gives the owners the subjoined particulars:—
" We left Monte Video on the 3d of December last,
and proceeded on our way homeward as far as 13
north lat., and 34 west long., when on the 27th
of January we discovered symptoms of fire in the
vessel by smoke issuing from the forecastle. We
opened the far hatchways, and took out one bale of
wool, but could not do more on account of the firm-
ness of the stowage. The hatches were put on again,
and in about a quarter of an hour the smoke in-
creased so greatly that the crew had much difficulty
in breathing below. Having got up several bags of
bread, all the hatchways were closed up as tight
as possible, is the hopes of stifling the lames. This
proved fruitless, and the heated state of the decks
proved that there was no ehanco of preventing the
destruction of the vessel, and not a moment was to be
lost. The boats were lowered as fast as possible, but in
the confusion in getting a cask of water over the rails
into the long boat she bilged one of her sides so much
that she quickly filled with water. This was a dreadful
moment for us. The small boat only remained, and
we were compelled either to trust ourselves in it or
to remain and meet with certain death on board the
burning vessel. Thank God, however, our preservation
was willed. We secured a cask about two-thirds filled
with water, and two bags of wet bread from the long
boat before she went down. There were no fewer than
twenty-three of us in the boat, arid so heavily was it
laden, that there was not more than nine inches be-
tween the surface of the water and the top of the gun-
wale, but this we contrived to improve by securing can-
vass round, thus forming a temporary bulwark. The
nearest land was British Guinea, fifteen hundred
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EXTENSIVE FIRE AT MITCHAINI.--One of the moat
extensive fires that has occurred in or near the, metro-
polis for a considerable period broke out last night, be-
tween the hours of eight and nine o'clock, in the large
manufacturing premises belonging to Messrs. Robins and
Co., weavers of patent hosiery, situate at Phipp's-bridge,
M itcham , Surrey. Thee
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occurred were nearly th
fitted up with costly machinery, &c. The discovery was
made by some parties passing the place, who perceived
an unusual glare of light through the upper windows of
thet e
f ; and, fraocotory, Very few minutes, however, elapsed before
the fire broke through not merely the windows, but also
h
owing to the highly combustible nature-
of the stock, coupled with the inflammable character of
the building, a fearful conflagration from the first ap-
peared inevitable. With as little delay as possible three
parish engines and a private one were taken to the spot,
but the destructive element by that time had ob-
tained too great a hold to be extinguished by
their power. Information was therefore, sent by
a mounted police-constable to London, with intelligence
of the calamity. The moment the news arrived in town
the brigade engines from Watling-street, Southwark-
bridge-road, end Chandos-street, with Mr. Braidwood,
the superintendent of the fire establishment, !started to
the scene, as well as the West of England and County
engines. The London engines were taken to the edge
of the river Wandle, and were immediately set to work,
and powerful bodies of water were scattered upon and
into the blazing property, iu spite of which the fire
continued to travel, and before any impression could be
made upon it the adjoining premises of Messrs. Taylor,
hat pressers and silk dressers, were also wrapped in
flames. The total damage, at a moderate calculation,
will exceed 15,0001. its fir as could be ascertained
during the excitement which prevailed, the reporter
learned that Messrs. Robins and Co. were partially in-
sured in the Phmnix-office and Messrs. Taylor in the
same office. It could not:however be learned whether
Messrs. Welsh, Margetson, tend Co. were equAlly for.

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NOTICES OP CEA,
At the Court, Basin
T. Lyon and E. Lyon, Birchin-lane, City; elc apieltbin
brokers, May 1, at half-past eleveu-r=j.n hoa tek Mit-
cham, Surrey, grocer and tea dealer, April 26, at twelve
—W. Norman, Gislinqharn, Suffolk, coal merchant, April
26, at eleven--A. Woff,Crooked-lane Chambers,Crooked-
lane, City, wine merchant, April 26, at half-past one--•
W. Burroughs, Grove-street, Hampstead-road, builder,
April 27, at half-past one—T. Willmott, Upper Eaton-
street, Pimlico, surgeon and apothecary, April 27, at
eleven--L. Puvey,Wootton-under-E3ge,Gloucestershire,
printer, April 27, at eleven.
In the Country.
B. Firth, Heartshead-curc Clifton, Yorkshire, cotton-
spinner, April 25, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—R.
Martin, Tavistock, Devonshire, tanner, April 27, at one,
the Court, Exeter—R. Spencer, St. Sidwell, Exeter,
printer, April 25, at eleven, at the Court,,Exeter—J. Bur-
ton, Taunton, coach and waggon proprietor, April 25, at
eleven, at the Court, Exeter—J. Blackburue, Liverpool,
tailor and draper, April 25, at eleven, at the Court, Li-
verpool--M. Woolf, Penzance, brewer, April 27, atone,
at the Court, Exeter—R. Hood, Smethwick, Staffordshire,
draper, April 29, at eleven, at the Court, Birmingham--
C. Westbrook, Stafford, and Shifnal, Shropshire, shoe
manufacturer April 26, at twelve, at the Court, Bir-
mingham.

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
J. Richardson and T. Cooper, Derby, butchers—J.
C. Tennant, Liverpool, stock brokers—B. and A. Pilk-
ington, Perceval-street, Clerken well, jewellers—J. and
W. Swann, Cambridge, carriers--H. J. S. and T. C.
Hopwood, Surrey, chemists—R. Parry and
N. Stowers, York-row, Kennington-roan, surgeons—A.
Telfer and J. Milligan, Wrexham, Denbighshire,
drapers—J. W. Hillhouse and R. Winch, Sumner-street
Southwark, ivory cutters—J. Seymour and H. Thomas,
Willingdon, Sussex, millers—J. Parton and A. Thorn!).
son, Liverpool, cotton brokers—T. White and H. Ireland,
Pudding-lane, Eastcheap, City, ship agents—H. Morse
and W. Rogers, Newport, Monmouthshire, bonded store-
keepers—J. Matthews and E. A. Hilder, Gravesend,
attorneys—P. Gaskell and C. Parker, Liverpool, coal
merchants—A. Wcstley and 11. Verey, Biggleswade,
Bedfordshire, millers—T. Robinson and H. Kearsley,
Ripon, iron founders—J. and Harriet Waller, Bristol,
steel converters—l. Fairweather and R. J. Winter,
Goodge street, Tottenhatn•court-road—D. H. Walsh
and IV: Fookes, jun., Bristol, tailors—J. Themans and
A. S. Oppenheim, Ratcliff-highway, cigar manufacturers
—J. Taverner and C. Clinton, Teanby's.buildings, Old-
street, St. Luke's, button manufacturers—W. T., IL, and
A. Attwood (so far as regards W. T. Atwood), Bromp-
ton and Kensington, market gardeners—R. and S. Over-
ton, Stockport, hosiers—J. Middleton and R. Pickering,
Nottingham, carvers and gilders--11. J. Woods and W.
S. Walker, Liverpool, ship brokers—C. Veysey and C.
Veysey, jun., Bideford, Devonshire, drapers—M. and J.
Leach, Wisbcch, St. Peter's, Cambridgeshire, wine
merchants.

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF LORDS, April 4.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool-
sack at Five o'clock.
PETITIONS.
The Earl of FALMOUTH presented a petition from
Exeter against the continuance of legacy duties on be-
quests to charitable institutions.
ODD FELLOWS.
Lord BEAUMONT introduced a Bill for legalising
the Odd Fellows' Societies, which was read a first time.
NAVIGATION-LAWS.
The Earl of HARDWICKE presented several petitions
from shipowners and shipbuilders in various parts of
Great Britain, praying that no alteration should be made
in the navigation-laws. The Noble Earl alluded to the dis-
cussion which had taken place yesterday in another place
on the subject of allowing the importation of cotton from
Havre in consequence of the dearth of cotton in this
country, for the purpose of denying that there was any
dearth of cotton in this country.
POOR-LAW (IRELANiiii).
Lord MONTEAGLE presented a petition from West-
meath praying for an alteration in the poor-law.
TENANT-RIGHT.

The Marquis of LONDONDERRY presented a petition
from various tenant farmers of the county of Wexford
in favour of tenant-right. He did not go so far as the
petitioners in the advoescy of tenant-right. He thought
that tenants should have compensation made to them for
improvements, but he objeoted to any compulsory law
on this subject. He concluded by eulogising the con-
duct of the Lord-Lieutenant; no one had ever held that
important office who had been so generally approved of.
ODD FELLOWS.
Lord BEAUMONT and Lord CA3IPRELL presented peti-
tions from societies of Odd Fellows, praying to be placed
under the provisions of the Friendly Societies Act.
CEYLON.
_

Lord BEAUMONT then rose to present a petition
from the inhabitants of Colombo, in Ceylon, complaining
of a measure of the Ceylon Government respecting the
verandahs before their houses. Those verandahs had
been erected for many years, for the purpose of pro-
tectinF the inhabitants from the heat in summer and
the inclement weather in winter, and many had
been in possession of them for sixty or seventy
years. They were ordered to be removed in
the streets that were narrow, but all compensation re-
fused, on the ground that the property belonged to the
owner, as they were erected on Crown lands. Parties
were allowed to purchase the verandahs at from 2s. 6d.
to 2s. per foot, exclusive of the expense of the title-deeds
and a foe of 21. 2s. to the Coloaial Secretary. A
petition, signed by 2,800, was presented to the
Council against those proceedings, but it led to no
result, except some reduotion of the rate of expenditure.
A second petition, with 3,200 signatures, led to no better
result. A legal gentleman then in the island interested
himself in the matter, and Lord Torrington, it was
understood, when he was sent out, was in-
structed to see the parties dealt fairly with ;
but the colonists were dissatisfied with the
conduct of that nobleman, who, they stated, had not
treated theta courteously ; but, from what he knew of
that Noble Lord, he did not consider that there could be
any ground for this complaint. The verandahs were at
present in the course of demolition, and as many of
their owners were poor, it was but right . that
justice should be done them. He wished to know if
the Noble Earl intended to take any steps in the matter.
Earl GREY said the facts were not quite as the
Noble Lord had stated them. The verandah were.
there could be no doubt, encroachments upon the
public property, and, owing to the great increase
of traffic in the colony, their removal had
been deemed advisable. An ordinance was agreed to
calling upon parties to prove their right to the veran-
dahs, and if they could not, they were to be pulled
down, or to continue in the use of the occupiers
at a moderate rate. Lord Torrington, when he
arrived, agreed to a great reduction in the
rates, and further that the proceeds should be
devoted to the improvement of the town. iblic health
and public convenience required the removal of many
of the verandahs, and it would have been unjust to the
inhabitants of the other portions of the island if com-
pensation had been made out of the revenue. He
hoped, on these grounds, the House would not think
proper to interfere in the matter, more especially
as the decisiun of Lord Torrington coincided with the
opinion of the Home Government.
IRELAND.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented returns
which he said were extremely valuable respecting agri-
culture in Ireland.
Their Lordships then adjourned.

_ROUSE OF COMMOIVS, April 4.
The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four
o'clock.

NEW MEMBER.
Sir JOHN Cax 11011110IISE was introduced by Mr.
Elliot and Mr. Henry Berkele
his seat for Harwich. y, and took the oaths and

BRISTOL DOCKS.
Mr. H. BERKELEY presented a petition, signed b)
18,000 persons, in favour of the Bristol Docks Transfer
Bill.

On the motion of Mr. RIJFFORD, leave was given to
withdraw the petition of John Freeman (presented
March 31), against the Birmingham and Oxford Junc-
tion Railway (Deviation from Leamington to Warwick)
Bill ; and also the petition of landowners and inhabi-
tants of Rouselench and Abbottsmorton (presented Feb.
14), against the Worcester Turnpike Trusts Bill.
IRISH VAGRANTS.

Mr. H. BERKELEY presented a petition from West
bury-upon-Severn, stating that they were overrun with
Irish vagrants, and praying to be relieved from them.

- -JEWS.
Mr. W. PATTEN presented a petition from a place•
in Lancashire against the Jewish Disabilities Bill.

Mr. PLUMPTRE presented petitions
,against the
Diplomatic Relations with Rome Bill.
JOURNEYMEN BAKERS.
Lord R. GROSVENOR, in stating that it was not hi,
intention to move that the petition of the bakers of the
county of Middlesex should be printed with the
Totes, pursuant to his notice, said that it was his in•
tention, shortly after the Easter recess, to call the at-
tention of the House to the statensents in these petitions.
Mr. F. O'CONNOR presented a petition from New-
castle-upon-Tyne in favour of the restoration of Frost,
Williams, and Jones.
KILCULLEN.BRIDGE ROAD BILL.
The Kilcullen Bridge Road (No. 2) Bill was read a
second time, and ordered to be committed.
Mr. MOWAN presented a petition from a parish in
Caithness against the Diplomatic Relations with Rome
Bill,

GREAT YARMOUTH.
Mr. BAGSHAWE presented a petition from Grew
Yarmouth, praying the House not to pass any genera'
measure for the disfranchisement of the borough.
Lord INGESTRE presented several petitions against
any alteration in the navigation laws.
Mr. FORBES presented a petition against the
for establishing diplomatic relations with the Court oi
Rome.

Mr. REYNOLDS postponed his motion for leave to
introduce a Bill to abolish the process of attachment of
goods in the Courts of Record of the municipal corpo-
ration of Irelaud for a fortnight,
Leave of absence was given to Mr. Frewen for a week
on urgent private business.
THE NAVIGATION LW
Lord G. BENTINCK said, seeing
the Vice-President
of the Board of Trade in his
place, las) wishede to receive
which Was
some explanation from him of a
statement
made in the House last night with
respectn
the
to the
navigation-laws. The statement was to
that either: a British or American ship which
entered
the port of Havre, for instance, and there discharged
portion of her cargo, would not be allowed to do so , or
An
at any foreign port, if she had " broken balk."
impression to that effect had therefore gone abroad, and
understanding that Sir Vickery Gibbs had given an opi•
nion to this effect, he wished to know if the Right Hon.
Gentleman would have any objection to lay that opinion
on the table of the House.
Mr. M. GIBSON was not aware that the opinions
referred to were at the Board of Trade ; but he would
make inquiry, not only with respect to them, but also
with respect to the law on the subject. With regard to
the question itself, he declined to give any opinion.
The law said that the produce of Asia, Africa, or
America should not be brought from Europe into the
Utaited Kingdom.
Lord G. BENTINCK considered that an opinion
onght to be given before such a case occurred, in order
that merchants might be placed en their guard.
Mr. M. GIBSON replied that it was no doubt desir-
able that the question should be settled without delay.
Any opinion, however, he might give he felt assured
would not be received as conclusive. Ho would lay the
matter before the proper quarters, and doubtless it
would be settled before a case in point occurred.
INJURY TO PROPERTY BY MOBS.
Sir W. eLA.T
he should
persons whose 11 t able
move
fogralveeavneottioce
bthriantgoninTsuesßdiay, toheenl th,
property had been injured by mobs to
recover cornpens •
resided. ation from the hundreds in which they

1t,1!,. B.
cToIIantSMAELL DEBTS ACT.
next, he should MOVe fo gave notice that, on Monday
hare to introduce a Bill to
repeal this Act.
HEALTH OF Tow
Mr. MACKINNON presented a petition lebone in favour of this Bill. from Mary.
IRELAND—THE " NATION; „
Mr. B. COCHRANE inquired of the Gentle-
man the Secretary for Ireland, if his attentioon•
sailed to an article in the last number of tulahaclN been
and if so, whether the Government intend"'
preeced against Mr. Duffy, the editor of the paper?e4Tilto
article was to the effect, that revolution was the last tee
source of an oppressed country, and saying that the time
had arrived when Ireland should shake off her oppressors,
that resignation or revolution should be the order of the
day, and that the country had been desolated not by
the hand of God, but by the Whig Government.
Sir W. SOMERVILLE said that was the first inti-
mation he had had of the publication of the article which
the Hon. Gentleman had read. He had, however,
of late heard language equally extravagant used
by persons in Ireland.—(llear, hear.) He could not
state what was the intention of the Government with
respect to the article, but no doubt the attention of the
Lord-Lieutenant had been drawn to it, and no doubt
he
would take all necessary steps with respect to it.
Mr. F. O'CONNOR wished to know whether it was
the intention of the Government to take any proceedings
against the publisher of the Times newspaper, for the
eublicauo,
_thii Ea mu," g, of s letter upon the subject of

street firing, and the means of overthrowing leer Ma-
jesty's Government.
. •
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that his atten-
tion had not been called to the letter in question.
EVICTIONS IN GALWAY.
Mr. C. ST. GEORGE rose for the purpose of explain-
ingtothe House some of the circumstances connected

with the recent evictions of a large body of tenantry in
Ireland. Ile 'had received a letter from Mr. Redington
on the subject, requesting that any explanJtions which
he might have to offer should Ix) addressed to his Ex-
cellency the Lord-Lieutenant IA Ireland. To this letter
he had replied, and had expressed therein his regret
that the Poor-law Commissioners had not thought fit in
the first place to communicate with him upon the sub-
ject, instead of ''sending down their inspector, Major
M'Kie, to investigate the circumstances. The Poor-law
Commissioners, by acting otherwise, would have shown
more impartiality, and have performed their duty in a
much better manner, than tYy causing to be inserted in
the blue book a number of statements for the most

part unsupported by facts. He had further stated
in his letter to the Lord-Lieutenant, that upwards
of 1,5001. was due to him from the tenants on his

estate, and he had offered, seeiig the distressed condi-
tion in which they were placed, to accept of 4001. in
discharge of the whole amount due to him. To this
offer the tenants gladly acceded, requesting, at the same
time, that a number of bad and disorderly
characters might be removed from the land.
Several objectionable persons were pointed out to him,
whom he informed he could not allow to remain, and

gave them some money to leave. No act of in-
humanity had taken place upon his part,
and, except in the most urgent case, the
power which he possessed as a landlord,
had not been exercised. He was quite averse to any
acts of cruelty. He had borrowed 6,0001. under the
Act for improving land in Ireland, for the purpose of
giving employment to the people; he had also borrowed
large sums of money from various other sources,
which he had expended in improvements upon his
property, but could not get any rent from the tenantry.
The Hon. Member then proceeded to read the declaration
of the deputy-sheriff of the county of Galway with respect
to the course of proceeding adopted on the late evictions.
He trusted that he had now satisfied the House that he
had done nothing illegal or illiberal. He would
not attempt to censure the report of Major M'Kie,
or the course pursued by the Commission, but
he felt bound to say a few words as to
the character of the persons examined before the
Commission—as to the character of one of those per-
sons, Thomas M'Donogh, he had a letter from the
parish priest of the district in which he resided stating
that upwards of 900 sheep and 9 head of cattle had been
taken from the estate, and that Donogh was a bad cha-
racter. He (Mr. St. George) could also satisfy the
House that so far from his having turned Donogh and
his family out of the house, they had left it themselves
and gone to Galway. The Hon. Member then read
several documents showing the charges that had been
made against him were totally void of foundation, and
concluded by expressing a hope that the House was con-
vinced that he had been unjustly attacked by the Hon.
Member for Stroud.

Mr. P. SCROPE wished to know from the Hon.
Member what number of persons had been ejected, and
what number of houses had been pulled down?

Mr. ST. GEORGE had confined himself in the re-
marks he had made to the charges that had been made
against him personally, and he did not consider himself
called upon to give any other reply to the Hon. Member.
The subject then dropped.
ENCUMBERED ESTATES.
Mr. B. OSBORNE, seeing the Noble Lord at the
head of the Government in his place, wished to know
whether it was the intention of the Government to pro-
ceed before Easter with the Encumbered Estates Bill,
that had just come down from the House of Lords ?
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said it was not intended to
proceed with that Bill before Easter.
TENANT-RIGHT BILL.

In answer to a question from Mr. A. STAFFORD,
Sir GEORGE GREY said the object of the Tenant-
RighiMßill would be to pro-We against evictions from land
without the knowledge of the poor-law guardians
of the vicinity, and also to prevent the pulling down of
the huts and homes of tenants, although a legal right to
do so might exist. He could not say whether the Bill
would be brought on before Easter or not.
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BILL.

Mr. FORBES wished to know when the Bill for es•

tablishing Diplomatic Relations with the Court of Rome
was likely to come on ?
Lord PALMERSTON said it certainly would not
come on till after Easter.