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London, England, 1846-06-02 00:00:00

their peace with the French and return to Algeria.
Mustapha Ben had proceeded southwards with the
most fanatical of that tribe to effect a junction with
Abd-el-Katier, at El-Abiad. It was during that violent
schism the French prisoners were massacred. Some of
the Harhetus wt shed to carry them with them, in order
to secure to themselves a good reception from the
French on their return, whilst the others were desirous
to compromise the seceders, whom they regarded as
traitors, and to gratify their fanatical hatred."
General CAvAiGNAC set off, on the 15th, from
Lalla Maghrina, in pursuit of BEN TAMI. The
tribes in the Ouarensenis having submitted, the return
of Marshal BtJGEAUD to Algiers was hourly ex-
pected.
The Caire steam-boat, which arrived on the 27th
at Marseilles, brought among her passengers M.
LAGRENEE, the French Minister to China, and his
suite. He is the bearer of a variety of rich presents
to the KING. Among his suite is a native of Papua.

The Journal de la Somtne states that the com-
mandant of Ham is universally believed to have done
his duty, and that no blame whatever attaches to him
for the escape of Prince Louis NAroLEoN. A
turnkey and several other persons employed at the
castle, are, however, said to be deeply implicated.
Dr. CONNEAU has been arrested and sent to Peronne.
lie expresses the greatest joy at the success of his
attempt.

The Journal des Debate, in speaking of the success
of the English Corn Bill in the House of Lords,
says—

"Itis at last decided. There exists no longer in En-
gland any prohibitive law. The destruction of the pro-
tective system is now adopted in principle ; it is complete
as respects corn ; and within a stated time every other
restriction will have ceased. This is a great example
given by England to the world. Oth, r nations, to be
sure, are not in a condition to react such sweeping men-
shuerreesx;amburtle intheusit be
mpufolslelo i:vegd.i%en, and one day ur other

The writer of this article does full justice to the
motives of Sir ROBERT PEEL in bringing forward
this great question, and concludes by saying—" If
he is to fall, it will be after having accomplished a
task which will secure to him a most prominent place
in the history of his country."
The French Government, it is stated, is about to
arm the detached forts around Paris. According to
the National del' Ones! 100 guns have been sent up to
Paris from Brittany.

The affairs of the United States and Mexico are
commented on in the Paris papers. All parties ap
pear to think that it will be almost impossible for
the European powers to avoid being compromised in
them.

The price of bread in Paris stood fixed during the
first fortnight of June, the first quality, at 36 centimes
per kilogramme, and the second at 28.
There was no business done in the Funds in Paris
on Sunday. The. Three per Cents. closed at 84f. 25c.
The following are the quotations for railway
shares :

LYONS, May 29.—Marseilles and Avignon, 8821. 50c.;
Paris and Orleans, 1,232 f. 75e. ; Rouen, 1,016 f. 25c.; Lyons,
f..36f. 25c. ; Vierzon, 628 f. 75c. ; Northern, 743 f. 75c.

BUSINESS DONI6 Iv FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANUE, JUNE 1.

Boulogne and Amiens, 11 a4—Central of Spain, I%—Duteh
Rhenish, 714—Luxembourg, 1%—Namur and Liege, 31y—Northern
of France Constituted, 14—Orleans and Bordeaux, IN—Over
Yssel, 3 dis.—Paris and Lyons Constituted, 614—Sambre and
Meuse, 5.

RAILWAf COMMITTEE,
( ['HIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
GROUP I.
LONDON AND YORX (THE EASTERN
COUN TIES).

The Committee met this day at 11 o'clock, the Earl of
Lovelace, Chaii man.
Upon the members of the Committee taking their seats,
The Noble CHAIRMAN said he would make an observation
with regard to the line for which Mr. Baines
appeared. He wished to learn whether it was likely,
supposing the Committee were to grant one of
the two principal lines before them, that the pro-
moters of the Cambridge and Lincoln Extension
would amalgamate with the trunk line, whichever should be
declared. He did not wish to have an answer to such an ob-
servation, he merely threw it out for the consideration of the
parties ; nor did he wish it to be understood that the Com-
mittee bad as yet made up their minds to pass any particular
line.

Mr. AusrLN wished to understand from his Lordship if
this was thrown out as a suggestion to all parties.
The Noble CHAIRMAN said that it applied to all parties
similarly placed to the Lincoln Extension.
Mr. AUSTIN said that thu case was now closed fur the
Eastern Counties.

Sonic formal evidence for the landowners on the line was
then called.

CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.)
,(Before Vice-Chancellor WlcaAm.)
LANDER V. KINDAL.

This was a suit for tt:e admii.istration of the real and
pers4,nal proVerty deviyed by the testator, G orge
Lander, to James Lander, and in ease. of his death, to
James Kindal, the defeniant, for the plaintiff, the infant
son of the testator—the bill asserting mismanagement
on the part of Kindal, into whose hands the estate had
fallen by the death of James Lander,
Mr. HOMILLY applied to have the accounts taken.
The decree was ordered accordingly.
BAILEY 77. LAMBERT.

This suit arose out of a deed made between the plain-
tiff and defendant, on the one part, and James Davis, on
the other, and was to try whether certain assets obtained
under the deed should be distributed between Bailey
and Lambert in the proportion of their respective debts,
or Whether Lambert should be allowed a priority of
claim.
It appeared that James Paynter Davis, postmaster,
and James Davis, his son, executed a deed in Sep,,ember,
1842, giving over to the son all the horses, carriages,
chattels, and effects, proper for carrying on the business
of a postmaster, as security for a debt of 791. in money,
and several bills of exchange and promissory notes,
being accommodation bills for which James Davis was
liable, aid giving him power in case of non payment to
take and dispose of the effects mentioned. The son
tJok possession of the property, but immediately after,
in 1843, a fiat in bankruptcy was issued against James
I'. Davis, the father, and the assignees of the bank-
ruptcy began an acti. n against the son to recover the pro-
perty; but this action was quashed, and a deed was executed
in June, 1843, between James Davis on the one part, and
Lamb,2rt and Bailey on the other, which gave the latter
possession of the horses and effects, with power to dis
pose of them by private sale or public auction ; and,
after p tying all expeenses, to liquidate a debt of 601. and
o. 251. due to the assignees, Lambert and Bailey, and
then to pay the bills and notes due respectively to Lam-
crt and to Bailey, the former having a claim of 200/.,
and the latter of 188/. against the estate. It was found,
owever, that the remaining assets were insufficient to
mac both these claims, and Lambert demanded to have
his claim settled in full previously to Bailey coining in.
Tnis priority of claim was rested en the first deed, in
tl e schedule annexed to which Lambert's debt stood
first.

lib HONOUR. intimated the strongest opinion that the
&fen cant had no interest whatever in the first deed ;
end that under the second he had no priority of claim
over the plaintiff. The Court ordered the case to stand
over, that there might be time to read the deeds ; but,
unless there should be reason for a change of opinion, it
will make a decree in favour of the plaintiff, with costs.

BOW-STHEET.—(THIS DAY.)
George Smith, a young man, in the dress of a sailor'
was placed at the bar before Mr. Jardine, upon the
charge of stealing a large quantity of books, many of
them very scarce and all very valuable, the property of
his late employer, sir. Stewart, of King William-street,
bnokseller. The evidence was very voluminous, and
occupied the Court till after two o'clock. He was re-
manded for a fortnight.

DARTMOUTH PATENT SALT COMPANY.—The annual
general meeting of the proprietors of this'company was held
to-day, but the proceedings being strictly of a private nature
the press were excluded.
EATH OF LORD WODEHOUSE.—The above Noble
Lord expired suddenly on Friday last, at Kimberley Park,
Norfolk, to the inexpressible grief of a large circle of relatives
and friends. We are given to understand that the health of
the Noble Lord had been on the decline for some months
previous, but nevertheless his dissolution was not anticipated
from any previous symptoms. From his indifferent health
the Noble Lord had for the last two years partially ab-
stained from taking an active part in public affairs, and al-
though there is reason to believe that his Lordship agreed
with the views of the Government, he did not repair to the
metropolis to give the Corn Bill his personal support. He
was a decided Conservative in politics. The deceased John
Wodehouse, Baron Wodehouse, of Kimberley, county Nor-
folk, in the peerage of Great Britain, and a baronet, was
eldest son of John, first Lord of Wodehouse, by Sophia, only
daughter and heir of Mr. Charles Berkeley, brother of John,
fifth Lord Berkeley of Stratton, which title is now extinct.
He was born Jan. 11, 1771, and married 18th Nov., 1796,
Miss Charlotte Laura Norris, only daughter and heiress of
Mr. John Norris, of Wilton parish, Norfolk, who died about
two years back. By his marriage he had issue six sons and
five daughters, several of whom survive their noble pareut.
The deceased Lord was Lord-Lieutenant for the county of Nor-
folk, and Vice-Admiral of that Coast, and also Colonel of the
East Norfolk militia. lie is succeeded in the hereditary title
and extensive family estates in Norfolk by his grandson,
Mr. John Wodehouse, eldest son of the late Hon. Henry
Wodehouse, by Anne, only daughter of Mr. T. T. Gordon,
and now in his 21st year.
FATAL ACClDENT.—Yesterday Mr. W. Baker, jun.,
held an Inquest, at the London Hospital, on the body of
John Burke, aged 47, a labourer. It appeared from the
evidence that the deceased had been working at Mr. Smith's
distillery, Back-row, Whitechapel. On last Saturday week
he was procuring souse candles in the steam-engine room,
and was in the act of descending when Isis foot slipped, and
he
fell upon a piece
,of iron which was projecting out of the
rrgine. He was immediately picked up, bleeding profusely
um a wound in his abdomen. The deceased was speedily
conveyed to the hospital, and died on Friday morning. The
jury returned a verdict of "Accidental Death."
LAND ALLOT3IENTS.-11is Grace the Duke of New-
castle has divided eight acres of ground in the parish of
Gam.ston into forty cottage allotments.—Nottingham
Journal,

51ONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER To THREE.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 6,000
bale -c A fair business was dune, at previous rates. The
market was dull. About 1,200 bales were taken for export,
and 8' oun speculation. American realised 37id. to .5:1(1.
per lb. Shares were firmer.
The Share market has again assumed a very dull appear-
ance, and but little business is doing. Prices have fallen
considerably. The public sale of Messrs. Wickham, and Co.,
yesterday, was tolerably well attended, and buyers took a
moderate quantity of scrip. These auctioneers think prices
will go lower. The following are a few quotations :-London
and Manchester( Rastrick's), 70s. 6d.-Nottingham and Mans -
field, 375.-London and York, 455.-Ambergate, Nottingham,
and Boston, 255. 6d.-West Riding Union, 895.-Goole and
Doncaster, 295.-North Kent, 245. 6d.-Shrewsbury and
Isirmingham, 555. 6d.-London and Brighton Fifths, 40/. 10s.
London and York, 48s. 6d.-Bideford and Tavistock, 88.-
Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland, 455.-South Midland,
305.-Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham, 225.-Buck-
inghamshire, 425. 6d-Ceylons, 6s. 6d.
The private circular of an experienced brokers' house, that
of Wilkinson and Jeweebury, furnishes to our hand the fol-
lowing interesting and accurate remarks upon the state of
trading matters in London:-
" The business transactions in colonial products during the
past month have again been very extensive fir home use,
but on a limited scale only for exportation. Indeed, from
official returns, there is a considerable- falling off in the
clearances for exportation of nearly all the leading articles,
in the first three mouths c',l the present year, as compared
with the same period last year; whilst for home use there is
a considerable increase, notwithstanding the increase of that
period as compared with the previous year. There is, how-
ever, nothing going on of a speculative nature.
"The accounts from the wanufacturing districts (with a few
exceptions) represent the working people as being fully em-
ployed ; and the official returns of the exports of British
produce and manufactures are stated to be in amount, for
the three mon hs, 11,536,1751. against 11,731,0661. to the
same period last year, and 11,104 687/. against the year
before, which fu ly corroborates our previously expressed
opinions."
The overland mail from India and China arrived on the
22d ult., with dates from China to the 28th March, Singa-
pore to the 7th, Calcutta to the 7th, Madras to the 14th, and
Bombay to the 15th April. The accounts differ but little
from those received last mouth, and there was no improve-
ment in the value of British manufactures.
By the steamer from Halifax, we have dates from New
I York to the 15th ult., by which we regret to learn that war
has already commenced between the United States and
Mexico, and we fear this will derange commerce materially,
should any of the European Powers interfere. Indeed, under
any circumstances, commerce will suffer more or less for a
time, but if lett to themselves, we hope and trust it will soot,
be terminated. In looking to the Parliamentary returns of
the last fifteen years, we find that the United States hay,
imported of British manufactures to the annual value of
7,500,0001. on an average, and that Mexico has taken an-
nually to the amount of 400,0001. on an average of those
fifteen years.
There are no later arrivals to-day from any quarter.
The Funds have again improved this morning, Consols
being 96% % for presinc transfer, and 97 to % for Account.
The premium on Exchequer-bills has been 13s. to 18s., and
on India Bonds under'l,ooo7: 18s. premium. New Three-and-
a Quarter per Cents. are 97% NI. There is not much doing
in any article.
Toe Foreign Securities are steady, but there is not much
doing. Spanish Five per Cents. are 24%, and the Three per
Cents. 37% to %. Portuguese Four per Cents. are 53% to
541%, and Mexican Deferred, 15% 3/4.
In Shares there has been some improvement, owing to the
beautiful weather.
BIUTISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From 04 Official List.)
Three per Cent. Redu.ded Annuities .. 954%
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities • • • . 96% %
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Arms. 9734%
India Stock • • .. 264 2u6-
India Bonds, 1,000/. ..........-
Ditto, under 1,0001.
Consols for Opening .. .. 96 34
Exchequer Bills. ~l%d. 134c1.
1,000/. .. •. - .• • 13 18 - - pm.
5001. • • .. - •• •• 17 18 - pm.
Ditto, Small - .... 17 18 - pm.
Ditto, Advertised .. - .. • • 9- - - pm.
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent • • -
Ditto, Deferred • • .. 15% 34
Portuguese Bends, 5 per Cent. • • 80
Ditto, 4 per Cent .. • • .. 54 5334 5434
Ditto, for the Account .. 53 54 5334
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. .• • • 243
Ditto, Three per Cent .. .. • • 371%
Ditto, for the Account .. • • 37%
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent .. .. 42
Dividends on the above payable in London.
French Rentes, 5 per Cent. .. 119 f. 50c.
Exchange • . .. • • • • .. 25f. 80c.
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 60
BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK.
RAILWAYS. PAID. raa SHARE.
Aberdeen .. • • • • • • 10 .. • . to -
Derby and Crewe .• .. 64 .. to-
Eastern Counties • .• .. 14/. 16s. 0d... • • 23% 4%t0 -
Ditto, New .. .. • • • • 10/. 168. Od 734 pxd to -
.Do., Perpetual, 5 per Ct. No. I, 61 13s. 4d - •.. to -
Ditto, ditto .. .. N 0.2, 61. 13s. 4d 34 p.. to -
Ditto, York Extension . • • .. 10s. -
Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 20 -
Hull and Selby .. .. • • .. .- 50 - 103% to 103
Leicester and Bedford .. .• 225. . 3f p.. to -
Liverpool, Blanch, and Newc. Junct. 2% .... to -
London and Birmingham .. • • -100 •• • • 227% .... to -
Ditto, Fifths .. .. • • • • .. 2 -
London and lilackwall • . 161. 13s. 4d. .. • • 8 .... to -
Lcr.4don and Brighton .. • • .. 50
London and Croydon .. 131. 153. 9d. .. •• 22 .. to -
London and South-Western 411. 60. 10d. .. • • 79 •• .. to -
Ditto, New .. .. • • • . 17% -
London and York .. 2% 2% .... to -
Ditto, Half Shares •. .. • • • • 2% 1%.... to -
Manchester and Leeds . • • •. 82 - ••.. to -
Ditto, Extension .. • • .. • • 425. -
Manchester and Birmingham .. • • 40 - •• .. to -
Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) .. 1 .. • -
Midland
DI:to, New •• • • •• 18 -
Newcastle and Darlington Junction .. 25 - • to -
Ditto. New • • .. 1 -
North British .. .. • • 22h - .... to -
Ditto, Half Shares • • .. .. • • 834 .. • • 11%.... to -
Ditto, Carlisle Extension • • • • 1 134 • ... to --
North Kent amid Direct Dover .. .. 2% -
North Staffordshire .. • • .• 42s 3% p.. to -
Perth and Inverness .. • . • • • • 234 •• • • 12..•. to -
Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and S.
Staffordshire Junction .. • • • • 23% •• • • 136 • to -
south StAifford.hire Junction - • • • 234 .. • • 1% .•. • to
,outh Eltstern and Dover .. • . • • 33% 39% .. to -
1:s•outli Wares .. • • • • • • • • • • 5 •• • • ITs• • • - to -
Warwickshire and London 425..... %,34 dis to -
West Riding Union .. .. • • • • 425..... 2%% pto -
Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth • . 5 •• • • 334 •••. to --
York and North Midland .. • • 50 .... 98 .... to -
Ditto, llalf Shares • • . • • •25 .. • . 4834 .... to 49
Ditto, Extension • . • . .. 15 .... 3334 • • . to
Ditto East and West Riding Extension 1 .... 114 •• • • to -
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens .. • . 12 .... 1134 3& .. to -
Certral of Spain .. •• • • • • 2 .... .. • • to -
Dutch Rhenish .. • . 7% • . to -
Northern of France Constituted • .. 5 .... 14% .... to 13%
Orleans and Vierzon .. 10 .... lb .... to 14%
Orleans and Bordeaux • • .. 6 -
Paris and Lyons Constituted • • .. S .... 6434 .• to -
MINES

Real del Monte, Unregistered • • • • •• •• 3% .. • • to

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DA Y.)

LONDON, JUNE 2.—Wind E., light breeze, and fine clear
weather.

DEAL, JUNE I.—Wind E., moderate.—Arrd. from tb
River, Sir Edward Ryan, Neale, Hong-Kong. Arrd. from
the River and sld., Gipsy, Garwood, Newloundland ; Mau-
ritius, Peech, Bombay.
OFF PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 1.—Ba1;, Weongeen, New York
for Stockholm. _

MAY 29.—Sid. Alexander Harvey, Rosser,
Valparaiso ; Appleton, Oliver, Cuba ; Agnes Blakie, Bridg-
ford, do ; Lady Pule, Parker, ditto.
LIVERPOOL, JUNE I.—Wind S.E., light. —Sid. May 31,
Keying, Brown, Boston ; Cornucopia, Gobie, Quebec. June 2,
Priscilla, Taylor, Pernambuco ; Irlarn, Morphew, Havannah ;
George Stevens, Cushing, New Orleans.
DUNDALK, MAY 30.—S1d. Enterprise, Lyons, St. John's,
New Brunswick.

HULL, JUNE 1.--Wind E.N.E., moderate.—Arrd. May 31
Belvidera, New York.

,
GATEHOUSE, MAY 29.—The masts of a vessel, supposed to
be a schooner, were seen at low water by the Woodman.
Edgar, the two topmasts painted white, spars about four feet
above the water, the main boom broken, the end of it floating
above water, attached to a double-reefed mainsail, the VOSS
Light, bearing about E.N.E., distant five miles, in about
eight fathoms water.
WIVENIIOE,
MAY 30.—The Victorieux, Bessau, from
Sunderland to Nantes, took the ground on the Sunk Sand
yesterday, but was afterwards assisted off, making ten
inches of water per kour, and brought into this harbour.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)
KAY MARKETS.

; Clover ditto,
4/
1311 1325 to 474
stols/ 14s; Wheat
rtio IFISE/L1 13; ;Me Oatll' °wStirlaY,'
Straw, 1/ 14s to 1/ 16s per load. A fair average supply,
and a sluggliA trade.
CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 31 5s to 41 5s ; Clover
ditto 4/ 5s to 5/ 15s; Oat Straw, 1/ 13s to I/ 15s; Wheat
Straw, 1/15s to 11 17s per load. Supply moderately good,
and trade dull.

W'HirEcttArEL.—Meadow Hay, 3/ to 4/ 4s ; Clover ditto,
41 5s to Si lis ; Oat Straw, 11 123 to 1/ 14s ; Wheat Straw,
1/ 14a to 11 16s per load. Trade dull, at the above quo-
tations.

COLONIAL.

Suess.—The markeitorl73riiish Plantation remains with-
out alteration in value, but there has been more business
done, some purchases having been made for shipment to the
outports, about 640 hogsheads have been sold. The public
sales have consisted of 9,286 bags 30 casks Mauritius, which
found buyers, but went off' very irregularly, and, in some
instances, a shade cheaper for the grocery descriptions, whilst
the strong grey refining qualities sold rather dearer. The
quantity of British Plantation landed last week at the East
and West India Docks was 2,186 hogsheads 190 tierces 339
barrels, and there were taken for home consumption 750
hogsheads 54 tierces 192 barrels. The stock in the same
places is 6,631 hogsheads 558 tierces 1,113 barrels.
COFFEE.-2,482 bags Ceylon ; 378 bales and 252:half bales
Mocha at auction, only about half the Ceylon sold at previous
prices. All the Mocha was taken in above the value.
Rum.—The quantity landed last week at the East and
West India Docks was 656 puns 300 hhds, there were taken
for home consumption 161 puns 18 hhds, and exported
321 puns 47 hhds. the stock in the same placesis 10,059 puns
2,100 hhds.
RICE.-3,087 bags and 500 pockets Bengal at auction,
nearly all found buyers at lls to 12s 6d for mid to good
white, being the previous value.
SALTPETRE.-1,415 bags Bengal only partly sold at 26s 6d
to 27s for per cent. retraction, 7* per cent. refraction was
taken in at 25s 6d, which are about tormer rates.
TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 42s 3d to 42s 6d per cwt, on the spot,
and town 43s 6d per cwt.
TEA.—The market is steady with very good deliveries.
G
warehouses for
O
home use exceeds that of last year to the same period, ha
et has
the b eqe
on a
n int
ibtyu.t d
elimited df demandheduring the p
rt
for exportation there has been a falling off.
monthlNpl,
CocnINEAL has been in good request,
d
hand is much reduced, yet prices have beenanthe stock on
steady through-
out the month.

......-.."—.......---_
Mr. Colquhoun has announced to the electors of New-
castle- under-Lyne that he does not intend to come forward
again as a candidate to represent them.
Earl Fitzwilliam, through his . agent, has caused
1,0001. worth of potato seed to be distributed amongst his
tenantry at Wicklow.
A mysterious prisoner has been for some timespossa
con-
fined in the fortress of Konigstein, in Saxony.
.it islstuip
to be Tyssovvski, the last Dictator of wr
that he will be exiled to America.
Sir H. Pottinger, who commanded theni British tros
in China, has been received by the Kin
t s aBn ?di acjt:ttoYm
con-
versed with him for some time on the habits sof
the Chinese, and the position of the Enghsh in that part of
the world.— Galignani.