The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-13 00:00:00

BANKRUP rCnr SUPERSEDED,

,Witl-market,
to . rver March
Iknry Pearson Cc les, innkeeper
Bank-
BAN KRUPTS.
esnem
and i"
Josenli Scholefield, cutler, Cheapside,
24 at eleven, and April 24 it twelv:,
ruptcy. Belcher, official assignee ; 1 Langford,
Friday-street.
Miles Griffith and Philip Pearson, tailors, New Bond-
street, March 20, at ten, and April 24, at eleven, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee; Wood and
Fraser, Dean-street, Soho.
Thomas Hubert, coal merchant, Great-hall, Hungerford-
market, March 24, at eleven, and April 30, at twelve, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basing-
hall-street ; Tribe, Barge-yard Chambers, Bucklersbury.
Joseph Ellis est and Henry Tannant, stock brokers,
Leeds, March 24, and April 13, at eleven, at the Leeds Dis-
trict Court. Kynaston, official assignee, Leeds ; Walker,
Furnival's Inn, London •, Blackburn, Leeds.
Davidßroadhead and Augustus John Halm, stock brokers,
Leeds, March 26, and April 16, at eleven, at the Leeds Dis-
- Court. Freeman, official assignee, Leeds; Williamson
and Co., Gray's-inn, London •, Cariss, Leeds.
Aaron Shipton and Joseph Wise Jenkins, clothiers, Pains-
wick, Gloncesttzrshire March 30, and April 27, at eleven, at
District the Bristol Dist •'
Court.
Hutton,official assignee, Bristol;
Paris, Stroud, Glvacoterabire.

Thomas Sutton, jun., draper, Atherstone, March 24, and
April 28, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court.
Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham ; Tarleton and Newton,
Birmingham.
William Harding, cottonoranufacturer' Stockport, Chester,
March 25 and April 15, at twelve, at the Manchester District
Court. Pott, official assignee, Manchester; Coppock and
%gnaw, Stockport; Coppock, Cleaveland-row, Wc!trninster.

PRICE OF SUGAR.

The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, the
produce of the British possessions in America, computed
from the returns made in :he week ending March 10, 1846, is
333. s'd. per cwt.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Leedom New Price current of March 13.)

SUGAR.—To-day the business transacted in the West
India Sugar market was good, and the rates were a shade
above those previously quoted.
IZEFINED.—To-day there was a good business transacted
in Refined Sugar by the home trade, and prices clesed at 64s
fur standard, and 63s for brown grocery lumps. Bonded
Crushed Sugar is held for 35s 6d to 35s 9d for first sad.
31Aunmus.—There has been an increased demand for all
desnriptions, and the rates paid generally exhibit an advance
on these previouftiv quoted of 6d per cwt.
EAST INDl.l.—This atlerneon Bengal Sugar was in excel-
lent request, and three parcels offered at auction, amounting
to 2,591 bags and 62 chests, were all sold at prices showing
an Ivance on former rata of is for white, and 6d per cwt.
for brown and yellow sorts.

Moussks.—West India is little wanted, and the market
having been better supplied, purchases can be made upon
rather lower terms; the value of low to tine quality is 19s to
233 per cwt.
SALTPETRE.—The business transacted in rough by private
contract has been upon a snore extended scale, and very few
rates are paid--low to middling quality bling 25s to 26e,
good to fine 26s 6d to 27s Gd. Holders manifest firmness,
and refrain from offering any at public sale.
Fonesox.—To-day there was uo public sale, and the chief
transactions by private treaty during the week arc only 120
chests of brown Bahia at 19s, and 250 chests of yellow Ha-
vannah at 20s to 21s Gd per cwt. •
COFFEE.—There has been more desire evinced to purchase
West India this week, and in all descriptions a fair business
has been transacted by private contract at fatly previous
rates. Merchants manifested firmness, and refrained from
offering any at public sale.
TEA.—Although there are further arrivals, and the stock
exceeds that of last year; still merchants have shown firm-
ness, and again refrain from offering any at public sale; at
present only 482 pkgs all Assam are declared.
SPICES.— Holders of Black Pepper have confidence end still
supply the market scantily. There has been a good basin( ss
transacted by private treaty. White has met with more at-
tention, and at auction 59 bags were sold at 4d to 4%d for
middling, and 5d per lb for good middling. Pimento is he4l
with crmness. Of Cassia I.ignea some parcels have
been sold, but not at better priees. East and
West India Ginger can be obtained upon rather
low terms, still there has been little desire shown to operate.
The market has been well supplied with Nutmegs, the quan-
tity brought to public sale having amounted to 89 casks, 14
boxes, 3 bags—the whole sAI, but at a reduction on former
rates of 2d per lb. Mace has met with more attention, and
17 cases at auction were sold at 2d to 3d per lb advance.
SPIllITS.—iu the value of Jamaica little variation has
taken place, but the purchases made have been trifling ;
Leeward Island has been purchased with caution, bat holders
are not inclined to further reduce their prices. Demerara
has been only in limited request at 2s 9d to 3s
for strong sorts. Calcutta is not offered upon lower
terms, but there are few buyers. Brandy has been pur-
chased with caution, the stock has been further increased,
and lower rates are accepted. The business in Geneva has
been to a small extent, and prices are still on the decline.
The price of British Corn Spirits is lOs 6d per gallon nett
cash; and Gin 8s 10d for 22 per cent. under proof, and 17
under 9s 4d per gallon.
On-R.—This afternoon at public sale 25 toes of Sperm Oil
and Headmatter from N6W York were sold. the former at
801 to 801 ss, and the latter at 811. 30 tons of Seal taken in,
mixed pale at 271105, tinged 261155. 10 tons of Southern
Whale at 251 53 for good.
TALLOW.—This afternoon the parcels of New Sfaith Wales
offered at public sale amounting to 478 casks, were sold at
stiffer rates : fine went at 42s 6d to 435, good 41s Gd to 42s 3d.
middling 40s to 41s 3d, low soft greasy 38s 6d to S9l 9d, but
66 casks of North American were withdrawn.

STAFFORD ELECTION_
(THIS DAY-BY EXPRESS.)

STATE OF THE POLL, ELEVEN O'CLOCK.

Carnegie
Sleigh

Majority fur Carnegie

. 438

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS,
Their Lordships met to-day at Five o'clock.
REPEAL OF THE CORN-LAWS.

Earl FORTESCUE presented a petition from the
southern division of the county of Devcn, praying that
all duties on the importation of corn be totally and im-
mediately repealed. He would state that the petition
emanated from a meeting called on behalf of protection,
most numerothly and respectably attended, but which
agreed to the present petition by a large majority.
THE DIRECT NORTHERN RAILWAY.

Lord KINNAIRD presented four petitions in favour
of this railway.
Messengers from the House of Commons brought up
thelDirect London and Portsmouth, the London and York,
and the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway
Bills, which the House of Commons had pa.sa-..d, and pray.
ing their Lordships' concurrence.
Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from Rath-
farnham, in the county of Dublin, against the 8.11 for
protection to life in Ireland, at present before their Lord-
ships' House. The petition was couched in very strong
language, and contained some very forcible epithets, but
he believed there was nothing in it which prevented its
acceptance by their Lordships. The Noble Lord was pro-
ceeding to point out objections to some of the clauses of
the Bill as it now stood, when he was interrupted by a
Noble Lord who suggested tkat it would be better to
reserve his remarks till the third reading was moved.
He accordingly gave way to the
Earl of ST. GERMANS, who moved the third reading
of the
IRISH PACIFICATION BILL.

Lord CAMPBELL wished to cull their .Lordships'
attention to the 11th clause of this Bill, which he con-
ceived to be rather an anomalous one, and one which he
hoped to tee corrected before it went down to the House
of Commons. That clause in its present shape was a
most arbitrary one, because it provided that if any spi-
rituous or malt liquors should be found to have been
" sold or consumed " in any house or cabin, the parties
therein assembled were liable to a charge of misde-
meanour without one word about " suspicious circum-
stances," so that if two or three persons assembled in a
house upon a social occasion, and drank a glass of beer
or- a glass of gin, they would b.: liable to a charge
of misdemeanour upon no other grounds whatever;
for the words were not accompanied by tle other
qualifying words, " under suspicious circumstances."
In the Bill there was a slight exception in favour of
travellers. The eleventh clause was most striegent and
highly dangerous in its effects. Suppose that in a village
within a proscribed district parties wished to provide
themselves with provisions ; groceries, perhaps, or other
necessaries. Now, if the grocer happened to have
spirituous liquors in his house, and tht.t he bevl persons
at his table drinking, or that he presented his cus-
tomtrs with a glass of spirits, that person was liable
by this clause to be transported. If a messenger went
to the doctor's, and it should turn out, as no doubt it
would in a country district, that the doctor kept an
apothecary's shop, that, under the clause, would be a
place of public resort, and the messenger would be liable
to transportation. He hoped their Lordships would not
send this clause down with the others. Then there was
another clause equally objectionable.
The Earl ST. GERMANS hoped his Noble and
Learned Friend would take one clause at a time.
Lord CAMPBELL—No doubt it would be far more
convenient to do so.

The Earl ST. GERMANS was sure that his Noble
and Learned Friend on the Woolsack had not shown
any objection to consider the alterations suggested by
his Noble and Learned Friend (Lord Campbell). There

were a class of houses commonly called shebeen houses,
and the owners of which were not bound to receive tra-
vellers ; but rather than have any risks run, he had no
objection to the proposed amendment.
Lord CAMPBELL said that, in his opinion, the
amendment of the Noble Earl would not answer the
purpose, as it was very hard to say what houses, in some
instances, were houses (f public resort ; for instance, it
might be said that grocers and apothecaries' shops were
places of public resort within the meaning of the Bill.
The Marquis of WESTMEATH :aid, that any person
acquainted with Ireland must know that a strong party
was raised against tha selling of groceries and spirits in
the same house in Ireland, and that it might be hard to
know how to distinguish in such cases.
TheILORD CHANCELLOR said, it might be hard to
prove the ssle of spirits in a house, but it was easy to
know when it n as notwithstanding.
Earl DEVON said that the Noble Lerd opposite
(Lord Campbell) seemed to have great sympathy for
the class of persons likely to be affected by the Bill, but
he wished to ask the Noble Lord if he entertained any
sympathy for the unfortunate labourer and tenant, who
were the marked objects of assassination ?—(Hear.)
The Marquis of WESTMEATH would wish that
the Noble Lord (Lord Campbell) would fancy himself
in the mountains of Spain for fire minutes, surrounded
by banditti, and calling out for the protection of the
Habeas Corpus Act.—(Laughter.) He (the Marquis of
Westmeath) was of opinion that be would require some
other and better panacea for whole bones.—(Rene wed
laughter.)
The clause was then agreed to.
The Bill was then read a third time and passu3.
PROTECTION AGAINST RAILWAY
COMPANIES.

Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Mr.
Hibble, of Greenlaw, near Paisley, Rent rewsbire, which
contained allegations against, two railway companies,
which, if true, struck at the privileges of that House in
a material degree. The petition had rt ference to
the Glasgow, Paisley, and Gretnock, and the Glasgow,
Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway . Companies,
which had a joint line, and it was respecting this that
the complaint was made. The petitioner said that when
the measure was before Parliament the plats showed
that it was the intention of the projectors to take
the line through the lawn in front of his
residence. At considerable expnse he came to London
to oppose the pr‘ject, and it was eventually arranged that
a protective clause should be introduced into the Bill in
favour of the petitioner. He went horne under this ar-
rangement, but judge his surprise to notice that when
the Bill was issued the protecting clause was struck out.
It was in regard to this that the petition was now !pre-
ferred. A more gross and scandalous fraud on the Par-
liament And that House he (Load Brougham) neyer

knew, and they were bound to make inquiries, and
adopt such steps as would prevent such malpractices.
Another charge was, that the parties had made use of
totally different plans to those which they bad produced
when the Bill was passed. The Bill was passed in
1837 ; but, however long ago it might be, if it could be
proved that parties had been guilty of such a gross
breach of faith, or such a gross deception on the Howe,
it was the duty of their Lordshirs to inquire into it..
LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY BILL.
On the motion of the Earl of DALIIOUSIE, this
Bill was read a first time.

The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and
their Lordships adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at a. quarter to Four
o'clock.

NEW MEMBER.

Lord HENRY BENTINCK, who was introduced by the
Earl of March and Major Beresibrd, took the oaths and
his seat for North Nottinghamshire. The Noble Lord
was cheered on his entrutce from the protectionist side
of the House.