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London, England, 1846-05-19 00:00:00

GROUP XLIV,

On the meeting of this Committee at the usual hour, in Room 2J
Lord Palmerston in the chair,
Mr. Moannua, on the part of the
FLEETWOOOD, PRESTON, AND WEST
RIDING JUNCTION,

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said, he was Instructed to say, that the part of the line from Clitheroe
to Elslack, as well as the Whalley Branch, had been abandoned, and
.the only part retained was that from the Preston and Longridge line
near Preston to Clitheroe. He would, therefore, withdraw all oppo-
sition to the ltlackburn and Clitheros line.
Mr. BAINES opened the case of the
DMACIEDITN,N, CLITNEROE, AND NORTH

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WESTERN' JUNCTION.
The Learned Counsel's address occupied the Committee for a con"
siderable time, and on its conclusion

Mr. WiMani Pease, agent to Lord Balcarris, who owns large coal
fields in the Wigan district, was tallest to give evidence on the sub-
ject of the coal traffic. In. consequence of the low tone of voice
in which he spoke, some of the most important parts of his evidence
were lost, being quite inaudible. He was understood to say that
there were 30 or 40 coal-owners in that neighbourhood. He had
made calculations of the amount of coal that might be raised annually,
and would be available for the traffic on this and the Blackburn and
Chorley (another proposed line)—we understood him to say that the
result was 46,000,000 tons. Twenty-five feet was the average thick-
ness of the stratum. The royalty was Ad. per ton. Mr. Pease gave
details as to the price of coal at the pit's mouth and in the market,
and other similar matters, and expressed his conviction that the value
of the coal-fields would be increased and the price of coals diminished

by the proposed line.
Mr. William Withers, surveyor, gave engineering evidence in favour
'of the line. In cross-examination by Mr. BRENTD, he said that the
line passed through the ornamental grounds of Mr. Thompson, a
cotton and calico printer, who petitioned against the Bill, on an em-
bankment. A viaduct of 120 yards might be substituted.
Mr. Vignoles, the chief engineer to the line, was then called, and
gave the usual engineering evidence, describing the course
of the line, &c. The line started at Blackburn, at the
station common to the Blackburn, Chorley, and Liver-
pool line, and the Blackburn and? Preston. (The former
of these is a projected line, which had been placed in another
group--the latter is sanctioned by Parliament, and is in course of
construction.) The junction, with these llues, would be effected in such a manner as to de no injury whatever to the property of the
other companies. The three lines were laid down by him (Mr. Vig.
noles), and in aging the site of the station of the Blackburn and Pres-
ten line, he had had in view the formation of the Blackburn and
Chorley, and the Blackburn and Clitheroe. At Whalley there is an
abbey of great antiquity, near the banks of the Ribble. The line
would cross the Ribble near this abbey, but it would keep clear of
the building itself, crossing the river on a viaduct at some distance
from it. At Clitheroe there were extensive lime works, to which
this line would give the best accommodation. A meeting of the
Blackburn and Chorley Company took place yesterday, and it was
agreed, by a majority of 10 to 1, that this line should be immediately
proceeded with, without waiting for the assent of Parliament. The
worst gradient on the line was 1 in 82, which occurred near Blackburn.
Near the point of junction there is a curve of a radius less than half
a mile, which is the only curve of so small a radius. The estimate
was 600,0001., wnich was much more than lines which he was now
c.instnicting actually cost, though they were as expensive as this
could be, as they passed through the same country.
In cross-examination by Mr. BRENTD, on the part of the petitioner
Mr. Thompson, the witness said that the company would have no
objection to make the line upon a viaduct instead of an embank-
ment, if Mr. Thompson wished it. They would use either the main
line or the alternative line, whichever he preferred.
Re-examined—The use of the alternative line would lessen the n-
jury to the property of Mr. Yates, another petitioner.
By the CnAiitmatc—We might, if necesssary, go 100 yards further
off from Mr. Thompson's property, We would thereby avoid his
ornamental grounds.

Mr. 31EIRESIETIER, on the part of the promoters, said he was
prepared to call further engineering evidence, if the Committee
wished it.

The-CHAIRMAN—We are satisfied that the line is a good one in an
engineering point of view.
maaaawrritxx—Then my case is concluded.
ProceameLocn ji,ci.,_ttee gave no decision upon this Bill immediately, but
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the usual:,
to this Bill. The length of,
the line was sixteen
mate 268,0001.
Mr. BRENTD, on the part of the Clitheroe Junction, was about to
cross-examine Mr. Bidder, when
Mr. CaLvEaT objected that the Committee having declared against
the Clitheroe Junction Bill, his friend had no locus standi.
The CHAIRMAN said that although the Committee expressed an
opinion. that the preamble of the Clitheroe Junction was not proved,
they had reserved their final decision for the express purpose of giving
them an opportunity of cross-examining the witnesses called: and
although they were not likely to give them a line of rail-
way, they would give them a tine of argument.—(A laugh.)
The cross-examination, which was of no interest, then proceeded.
The CHAIRMAN ordered the room to be cleared, that the Committee
might consult as to their decision.
On our re-admission, the Chairman gave the decision of the Com-
mittee on the Clitheroe Junction ; Blackburn, Clitherbe, and North
Western Junction ; Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding Junction.
Lord PALMERsTON.—The Committee are of opinion tphrrattertaamth.beitteprreeo-f.
pre-
amble of the Clitheroe Junction is not proved; that of the Blackburn,
nacnhdte not proved
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day they adjourned, it being ten minutes to
The Committee postponed the consideration of certain clauses
until Monday, to which
four o'clock.

GROUP LIV.
The Committee re-assembled to-day at the usual hour; present.
Mr. Epiincrman (chairman), and the other members.
MIDLAND (LEICESTER AND SWANNING-
TON ALTERATION AND BRANCHES.)
The evidence respecting Mr. Harris (one of the petitioners against
the Bill) was resumed ; but, owing to the absence of one of the neces-
sary witnesses, the further consideration of the Hill was postponed
till to-morrow.
The Committee then adjourned.

GROUP LV.

MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND MID-

LAND JVNCTION.

The Committee, Mr. Shaw in the chair, resumed its sittings this
morning, when
Mr. Vignoles, the engineer of the line, gave evidence as to the na-
ture of the earthworks, tunnels, and other features of its course, by
which it appeared that there would be no tunnels of unusual character
as to the difficulty of forming them, though one was to be three miles
In length ; but there was to be a viaduct carried through part of the
town of Sheffield, not, however, as he conceived it, at all likely to
interfere with the property or convenience of the town. The cost,
including land on one of the main lines, would be about 50,0001., and
on the other 44,0001. per mile. The traffic would, on the usual data,
give a clear 7 per cent. profit.
The Duke of Rutland, and several other witnesses, deposed to the
advisability of the line, and the benefit it was likely to produce to
property thrQugb, winch it ma. The country was represented as
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Turner, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Browne,
May 19.
26th Foot—Ensign J. G. Mountain to be Lieutenant, by
purchase, viee Rhys, who retires; W. R. Bell, Gent., to be
Ensign. by purchase, vice Mountain, May 19.
32d Foot—Lieut. R. Souter, from 15th Light Dragoons, to
be Lieutenant, vice Trower, who exchanges, May 19.
34th Foot—Ensiss Sir G. H. S. Douglass, Bart., to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Brisbane, who retires • E.
Probyn, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Sir G. 11. S.
Douglass, Bart., May 19, 1816.
47th Foot—Captain W. O'Grady Haly to be Major, by
purchase, vice Warburton, who retires; Lieutenant W. D.
P. Patton to be Captain, by purchase, vice Haly; Ensign
J. Birney to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Patton ; N. G.
Philips, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Birney, May
19, 1846.
56th Foot—Ensign J. P. Woolcock to be Lieutenant,
without purchase, vice Hare, appointed Adjutant; R. M.
vice Woolcock; Lieut. E. F.
addell, promoted, May 19.
Hare Eden, t o
G e
be nt . , d
Aju to t
a b
net, Ensign,vic e
69th Foot—Brevet Lieut.-Colonel Sir E. Brackenbury,
from half pay Unattached, to be Major, vice Brooks, pro-
moted ; Captain Sir E S. Thomas, Bart , to be Major, by
purchase, vice Sir E. Brackenbury, who retires • Lieut. A.
Magnay to be Captain, by purchase, vice Sir E. g. Thomas;
Ensign F. W. Bennett to be Lieutenant by purchase, vice
Magnay; C. D. Cameron, Gent., to be Ensign by purchase,
vine Bennett, May 19.
Rifle Brigade—Sergeant-Major P. Macdonald to be Quar-
termaster, vice E Flattery, who retires upon half-pay, May 19.
2d West India Regiment—Lieut. J. Miller tole Captain,
without purchase, vice Bartley, deceased ; Ensign R. C.
D. Bruce to be Ligetenant, vice Miller, May 15 ; A. J. C.
Campbell, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Bruce, May 19.
BREVET.—Major A. Richardson, of the 23d Foot, to be
Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army, November 23, 1841; Capt.
11. M. St. Vincent Rose, of the 25th Foot, to be Major in the
Army, June 28, 1838.
MEMORANDUM.—The commission of Surgeon David Dyce,
of the 48th Regiment, has been antedated to 13th Dec. 1844.
Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall.
C. IL 'l'. Hawkins, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant; J. T.
H. Peter, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant, May 4.
Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Southampton.
For the County of Southampton—J.. Mills, Esq., to be
Deputy Lieutenant ; 11. Compton, Esq., to be Deputy Lieu-
tenant; T. Pipon, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant; W. W.
Bulpett, Esq., to be. Deputy Lieutenant, April 30.
For the Town and County of the Town of Southampton—
G. Atherley, the younger, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant,
April 29 ; Captain T. Griffiths, to be Deputy Lieutenant,
April 30.
2d or South Hants Regiment of Militia—J. Beardmores
Gent., to be Lieutenant, May 7.
Commissions by the Vide Lieutenant of the County of
Haddingt on. -
The Right lion. the Earl of Dalhousie to be Deputy Lieu-
tenant; the Earl of Gifford to be Deputy Lieutenant; the
fion. F. Charteris to pe Deputy Lieutenant; Sir H. Dalrym:
ple, Bart. to be Deputy Lieutenant; Sir J. Hall, Bart. to be
Deputy Lieutenant; Sir R. Houstoun to be Deputy Lieu-
tenant; J. U. Balfour. Esq.' to be Deputy Lieutenant; G.
W. Hope,- Esq. to be Deputy Lieutenant; G. Sligo, Esq. to
be Deputy Lieutenant; J. W. Hunter, Esq. to be Deputy
Lieutenant; J. Sprot, Esq to be Deputy Lieutenant.
Berwick, Haddington, Linlithgow, and Peebles Regiment
of Militia—G, Park, Esq., to be Captain, vice Hay •W. C.
Sandilands, Esq., to be Captain, vice Syjserff; F. t,. David-
son, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice 13orthwick ; J. Sawers,
Gent., to be Ensign, vice Sharpe.
Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Essex.
Royal Sussex Light Infantry Militia—Lieut. J: H. Borrer
to be Captain, vice R. It Hurst, promoted ; F. Moor, Esq.,
late Lieutenant 2d Regiment, to be Captain, vice W. W.
Richardson, resigned ; Ensign J. S. D. Scott to be Captain,
vice I'. Tourle, resigned; Ensign R. M. Cripps to be Captain,
vice Lord W. P. Lennox, resigned ; Ensign H. S. Lord Tem-
plernore to be Lieutenant, vice J. H. Borrer, promoted ;
Ensign Hon. F. A. Chichester to be Lieutenant, vice G. Mel-
lersh, resigned.; D. Cole, Gent., to be Lieutenent, vice R.
Docker, deceased; Sir P. Shelley, Bart., to be Lieutenant,
vice T. Faulconer, resigned; C. C. Bates, Gent., to be Lieu-
tenant, vice J. W. Cooper, resigned ; H. Shiffner, Gent., to be
Lieutenant, vice D. S. Scott, promoted ; R. Shawe,
Gent., to be Ensign, vice R. M. Cripps, promoted;
J. G Willis, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Lord Templemore,
promoted; N. Macnarnara, Gent., to be Ensign, vice the
Hon. F. A. Chichester, promoted ; E. E. Dormor, Gent., to
be Ensign, vice J. Dvott, resigned; J. Dennis, Gent., to be
Ensign, vice H. W. Vreeland, resigned ; G. Weeks, Gent.,
to be Surgeon's Mate, with the rank of Lieutenant, vice M.
Rogers, deceased ; April 21.
Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Essex.
West Essex Regular Militia—A. Z. Button, Esq. to be
Captain, vice Dick, promoted, April 11 ; It. H. Lovell,
Gent. to be Ensign, vice Spurrell, resigned, April 13.
East Essex Regular Militia—Ensign H. Eustace to be
Lieutenant, vice Atkins, deceased, April 14; C. Brewster,
Gent. to be Lieutenant, vice Langstaffe, deceased, April 15;
H. Jones, Gent. to be Lieutenant, vice Jagger, deceased,
April 16; W. H. L. Johnson, Gent. to be Lieutenant, vice
Osborne, deceased, April 17; P. Goldney, Gent. to be Lieu-
tenant, vice. Thornley, deceased, April 18; M. L. Light, Gent.
to be Ensign, vice Bell, resigned, April 20; S. C. Kirby,
Gent. to be Ensign, vice Osborne, promoted, April 21.
Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire.
Royal North Gloucester Regiment of Militia—J. Parkinson,
Esq., to be Captain, April 14.
Commissions by the Lord- Lieutenant of Somersetshire.
2d Somerset Regiment of Militia—J. Halliday, Esq., to be
Captain, vice Baillie, resigned ; J. P. Lethbridge, Esq., to be
Captain, vice Staple, resigned ; J. G. Evered, Esq., to be
Captain, vice Tooker, resigne ; Ensign R. E. Perrott
to be Lieutenant, vice Gowan, deceased ; Ensign G.
C. M. S. W. 8. Johnston to be Lieutenant, vice
Popham, resigned, May 7 ; C. W. Kinglake, Gent., to be
Lieutenant, vice Rutledge, superseded; C. W. Fuller, Gent.,
to be Lieutenant, May 8 ; D. Williams, Gent., to be Ensign,
vice Perrott, promoted ; E. Harwood, Gent., to be Ensign,
vise Robbins, resigned; J. F. Nicholls, Gent, to be Ensign
and Assistant-Surgeon, vice Nicholls, resigned, May 7 ; C.
G. Horner, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Johnston, promoted;
W. Porter, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Rutter, superseded ;
R. Hetherington, Gent., to be Ensign; T. B. Wright, Gent.,
to be Ensign, May 8.
Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Berwick.
Berwickshire Militia—J. Pringle, jun., Esq., to be Cap-
tain, April 6; J. C. Renton, Esq., to be Captain, April 20;
J. Ronne, juu., Latl., LO be Cup Lain ; B. APLaren, Gent., to be
Lieutenant, April 30.
Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Kent.
West Kent Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—W. C. Mor-
land, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Boyd, resigned, May 14.
Errata in last Gazette, page 1787.
In the list of commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the
west riding of Yorkahire for the Hon. Edmund Monckton,
read, the Hon. Endmund Gambier Monckton, to be Captain.
read, Walter Spencer Stanhope, to be
E Lieutenant.or Walter Stanhope,

hilly, but the opportunities of improvement were great, and the
people had sufficient spirit to employ any facilities they might obtain.
A person was called on behalf of the Woodhouse Branch of the
Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, and stated there are five seams
in the Handsworth coal-field of variable thickness, but fit severally
for converting iron into steel, for refining steel, for furnace work, and
for domestic purposes. The quantity contained in these seams he
estimated at 300,000,000 tons. There was another bed running for
six miles in the course of the Lincolnshire line from Woodhouse, and
extending for a mile on each side of the line. This bed, allowing one-
feurth for faults, would, he thought, yield more than 90,000,000 tons
before it was exhausted.
After Mr. Jeffcoek's evidence the case of the promoters was stated
to be closed, and,
Mr. JamEs, on behalf of the Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock
Company, took an objection to the preamble, on the ground that an
agreement had been entered into by them with the Sheffield, Man-
chester, and Midland Junction, which precluded the latter from
issuing scrip, and in effect violated the contract deed, and conse-
quently rendered the project ineligible for Parliament.
Mr. TALBOT, Q.C., contended at considerable length that this was
not so, and even if it were, that the question was one which the
Committee were incompetent to try, and that a court of equity was the
authority to which the complainants ought to apply.
Alter Mr. James's reply, the Committee decided against him, and
Mr. John Power, engineer, of the Lincolnshire Ea.ttern Junction
Railway, was called to state that he had surveyed the county be-
tween Chesterfield and Sheffield in 1836, after the North Midland
Company had obtained their Bill, and that after the submission of
his report to Mr. Locke and Mr. Leather, it was decided by those
gentlemen that there was no opportunity for a lin,e. in that direction.
At the conclusion of this evidence, the Conaltted adjourned till
to-morrow.

MEMORANDUM.
Downing-street, May 16, 1846.
The appointment of Lieut.-Colonel Barney to be Lieut.-
Governor of North Australia has not yet been carried into
effect.

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WHITEHALL, MAY 5.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed James Charles Calver,
of Kenninghall, in the couaty of Norfolk, Gent., to be a
Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery.
WHITEHALL, MAY 11.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed John Marsh Bird, of
Okehampton, in the county of Devon, Gent., to be a Master
Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery.
DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY.
William Darribrourh, tailor, Richmond, Surrey.
BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.
John Elliott, coal merchant, Bristol.
BANKRUPTS.

Samuel Whately, grocer, William-street, Lisson-grove, to
surrender May 29, at two, and June 30, at eleven, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee; Basing..
hall-street ; Simpson and Cobb, Moorgate-street.
henry Elkington, chemist, Maida-hill East, May 26 and
June 26, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Official
assignee, Belcher; Meyrick, Furnival's-inn.
Rebert Perry, draper, Brighton, May 30, at half-past
twelve, and June 20, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Offiial assignee, Follett, Sambrook-court, I3asinghall-street ;
Sole anc &c., Aldertnanburv.
Thomas William Green Stevens, hackney master, Bampton,
Oxford, May 28, at eleven, and June 20, at half-past eleven,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sam-
brook-court, Basinghall- street ; Close, St. Milfred's-court ;
Rose, Brompton.
James G Gordon,
njluniall-street, Chambers,
26, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official
insurance u2r, aantc e
half-past broker, Eastilo India
an d
assignee, Abchurch-lane; Ewbank, South-square, Gray's Inn
James John Hance, broker, Liverpool, May 29, at twelve,
and June 23, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court.
Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool ; Cornthwaite and Co.,
Old Jewry-chambers, London • Pemberton, Liverpool.
Thomas Hartley and Robert Ingham, share-brokers,
May 26 (and not May 27, as advertized in the Gazette of
Tuesday last), and June 15, at eleven, at the Leeds District
Court. Ikpe, official assignee, Leeds ; Nelson and Co ,
Gresham-place, Lombard-street, London; Nelson, Leeds. *
Thomas Walker, tallow chandler, Leeds, June 4th, and
23d, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, official
assignee, Leeds; Rushworths. Staple Inn, London; Sander-
son, Leeds, Yorkshire.

John Cooke, auctioneer, Cheltenham, June sth, and 26th,
at twelve, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official
assignee, Bristol; Packwood, Cheltenham.
William Wonnacott, grocer, Bath, May 29, -at two, and
June 30, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton,
official assignee, Bristol; Little, Bath.
George Daniel French, cabinet maker, Stroud, June 4, at
half-past one, and June 30, at twelve, at the Bristol District
Court. Miller, official assignee,
Bristol; Cole, Tokenhouse-
yard, London.

Thomas BothaMs, licensed victualler, Nottingham, June 8
and June 14, at ono, in the mingbam District Court.
Bittleston, official assignee, Waterloo-street, Birmingham ;
Well% Nottingham ; James, Birmingham ; Sudlow and Co.,
Chancery-lane, London,
John Russell, coal dealer, Kidderminster, May 30 and June
30, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court.
Valpv, official assignee, Waterloo-street, Birmingham ; Brin-
ton, kidderminster.
John Fletcher Corbett, scrivener, Worcester, May 30 and
June 30, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court.
Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ; Motteram and
Knowles, Birmingham.
John Richmond Hayward, bookseller, Manchester, May
29 and June 22, at twelve, at the Manchester Disti let Court.
Fraser, official assignee, Manchester ; Johnson, Son, and
Weatherall, Temple, London ; Blair, Manchester.
Samuel Dethiek and Thomas Richard Kay, brewers, New-
ton
Hrath, near Manchester, May 29, and June 22, at one, at
the Manchester District Court. Fraser, efficial assignee,
Manchester; Norris, Allen, and Simpson, Bartlett's-build-
ings, Holborn ; Woods and Jackson, Rochdale.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the London New Price Current of May 19.)
SUGAR.—To-day importers of West India Muscovado Sugar evinced
legs thinness, but generally submitting to prices under those of
Friday, caused a good business to be transacted In Grocery and Re-
Jibing kinds.
REFINED.—To-day all sorts of Refined Sugar were much wanted
by the home trade, but few parcels were to be had ; lumps are very
firm at 67s to 67s 6d fur brown, and at 68s per cwt. for Standard.
Bonded Crushed Sugar Is dull of sale, and can be easily obtained at
former rates.
IVAURITIUS.—This afternoon the market was largely supplied with
Mauritius Sugar, 12,971 bags being offered at auction ; the trade
were less inclined to operate, and prices declined 6d to Is per cwt
EAST INDIA. —This afternoon the market was much better sup-
plied with Bengal Sugar, and terse parcels amounting to 3,246 bags
were submitted to publio competition : the demand was good, and
the whole sold at full rates.
TEA.—Congou has been sparingly dealt In, but full rates de-
manded. Pouchong Is not to be had on lower terms, but the demand
has been only for small parcels. The market for Ilyson has become
0_ To-d a-
quiet, bat holders show no inclination to take lower rates. TwankaY
is dull of sale. Gunpowder and Imperial have been purchased with
caution ; still lower prices are not taken. In Pekoe Teas little busi-
ness has been done, notwithstanding the low rates that exist.
the
quantity improvement has taken place in prices, although
quantity on show is small, but there has been a fair business trans-
acted In all descriptions, upon former terms. The accounts come to
hand tom all the Hop g, districts are good.
F a
Bon, and 1,384 chests at public sale were all taken rather above
Whiter w njignv
the former value.
C°FFEE.—This afteat public sale 180 bags Singapore Java
rnoon
sold at woderitto rates, Holden of Ceylon, are Inclined to realize,
annah Sugar met with little alien-

THE
_SUN LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, NI KY -19, 1R46.

and offered 1,088 bags- at auction, the whole sold, but generally 6d
per cwt. under former rates. • Mocha met with little attention, and
105 bales were nearly all taken in rather above the value.

SPIRITS.—Leewa-d Islands has been purchased with caution, and
previous rates cannot be obtained. Prices are going down for Fast
Idia, shippers and the home trade have operated with caution. In
the low kinds of Brandy a good deal has been done, but not at better
prices; the better sorts, however, having been purchased with can-
bon. Geneva is little wanted for exportation, and prices are
drooping.

Sitei-s.—To-day Black Pepper was only in limited demand, and
442 bags at public sale went raper cheaper.
RICE.— To-day Bengal :Rice was in good request, and at public
sale 4,113 bags were all sold, but upon rather lower terms.
TALLow—Prices are sustained for Russian on the spot, the stock
being still small and in the hands of few parties ; but chandlers and
soap-makers only purchase sufficient for their Immediate wants. At
public sale 101 casks of first quality St, Petersburg Yellow Candle
were bought In at 42s to 428 6d per cwt. A stronger desire, however,
has been shown to operate for forward delivery, and at 41s to 41s 3d
per cwt. in bond a good business has been transacted for the last
three months of the year.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS
The Lord Chancellor not having taken his seat on the Wool.
sack at a Quarter past Five,
Lord CAMPBELL said that, in the absence of the. Lord
Chancellor their Lordships had the power within themselves of
appointing a Speaker, and it being then a quarter past five, he
considered it was time they should go on with public business.
He should, therefore, move that a Speaker be elected, and he
was sure their Lordships conk not make a better choice than by
appointing the Noble and Learned Lord.—( Laughter, occa-
sioned by Lord Brougham inadvertently progressing towards the
Woolsack.) He proposed that Lord Brougham be appointed
Speaker.

Lord Brougham was:on the point of taking his seat, when
the Lord Chancellor entered the House, and amidst con-
siderable laughter occupied the Woolsack.
LUNATIC ASYLUMS.
The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from the
Poor-law Guardians of the Union of Lewes, in the courty of
Sussex, complaining of the heavy charges under which they
were placed by the Act of Parliament which bad been passed
last session, compelling them to support the lunatic asylum for
that county. They considered, and he (the Duke of Rich.;
mond) perfectly agreed with them, that the support of the
lunatics of the county should be imposed on the public funds,
and he was glad to find that the Committee on Local Burdens
had recommended that such should be the case.