The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-06 00:00:00

ELECTION COMMITTEES.

(TIIIS DA.)
LYME REGIS.
The Lyme Regis Election committee re-assembled
this morning; Lord Ashley in the chair. •
The CHAIRMAN announced that the Committee bad •
come to the t4.llowinz resolution, with respect to the
point raised on Friday-, in reference to the legality of
tile petition:—Resulved unanimously, that the Com-
mittee having seriously deliberated on the corrupt
relation existing between Mr. Attwood and the
voters, whose names appear upon the petition,
and having ascertained that Mr. Attwood was
virtually the petitioner in this case, they Ws
considered the propriety of stopping the further
progress of the petition, but have resolved unanimously'
that, under the existing law, the Committee have not
the necessary power to do so. Resolved unanimooll
that, in entering on the case of scrutiny, the Committee'
wPI first proceed to strike out the votes of those Intrtsel
against whom it has been proved, or shall be proved'
that they have received loans from Mr. Attwood.
The Committee then adjourned for a short time; tl
enable counsel to decide what course they would adopt
in reference to the scrutiny.

BE WDLEY.
The Select Committee upon the Bewdley Elsedoll
Committee reassembled at the usual time this mornigt
Mr. Wrightson in the chair.
Several witnesses were examined in support of 01
allegations contained in the petition of treating
bribery.

CARLISLE.
The Carlisle Election Committee re-assembled thig
morning; Mr. Divett in the chair.
One additional witness was examined, which cloaca
the evicler.ce for the sitting Member.
Mr. JAMES then summed up.
Mr. Sergeant WRANGHAM was about to reply, but was
interrupted by
The CHAIRMAN, who stated that the Committee Were,
unanimously of opinion that the election was void, bat
that Mr. Hodgson was not disqualified from again be'
coming a Member.
Mr. Sergeant WBANGHAM submitted that Mr. 1104.
son ought to be disqualified, or they would never ba,
able to put down this ungracious system of bribery 10_1
treating. In fact, if Mr. Hodgson were not disqualiiau.
the Committee would put him in a position to go ClOO
to Carlisle, and take advantage of the illegal expea°
ture which had already taken place.

ABOLITION of the INCOME-TAX•

(THIS DAY.)
THE PROPOSED MEETING IN TRAFALGAt
SQUARE DECLARED ILLEGAL BY Tom'

COMMISSIONERS OF POLICE.

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A meeting was called for one o'clock to-day, by Ml'
Charles Cochrane, in Trafalgar-square, to consider ae
best means to be adopted to obtain the immediate And
total repeal of the income-tax. Long before that boa
the steps of the National Gallery, the raised platfortneo
the balustrades, and the body of the square we"
crowded by respectably dressed persons, the mePril
of whom were working men. In the square itself .11
gang of ruffians, who could easily be distinguished fr:i
the sober and industrious portion of the throng, 10n4.
themselves by insulting some of the more respeete, l
portion by Knocking their hats over their brows, plug`
tug them off their heads, and tossing them, amid
boisterous laughter, into the air: The rushing too 11-44,
fro of this knot of blackguards was rather irksorele.„„,
fight or two occurred. At length a respectable-low""g
young man, whose hat was knocked over his head bi
one et these scoundrels, turned upon his assailants, wba
forced him to retreat at a violent rate towards one of Og,
basins; he, however, struck at them, and some relecif
able persons joining him and keeping their ground, Or,
amusements were in a measure brought to a close. Alteif
gether there were about 500 persons present. Sborc,7
before the appointed hour Superintendent Pierce andrl:
spector Martin walked through the square and routial,
and the next minute a number of policemen, without rts
usual band on their arms which denotes twio
they are on duty, appeared at different putt
of the square. Immediately after several 11!",
presented themselves, carrying the followle
placard :—" The Coma lisioners of Police having uae.
Glared that the public meeting to be held this de 7,
Trafalgar-square, against the income-tax, is illegal, t"
Cochrane respectfully, but earnestly, requests the pub
will not congregate or remain in the square, but rewt-j,
quietly and orderly to their homes. He deeply ter.
in consequence of the decision of the Commissioner,
he has put the public to so much unnecessary ill°
venience.—Monday morning, March 6, 1845."
The writer of the placard did not present hinsti;
and many of the people went away at this intiosti,°o
but the aggregate number of the throng continued
increase rather than diminish, in consequence of Wt.
numbers of persons flocking towards the spot in
expectation that the meeting would take place 01"/
nounced.
.als
A working man at this period got upon the balttef.--$.
of the terrace. The crowd flocked towards the it,
The man said," Brethren, members of the great 12103_70
family," and the crowd composed itself and prepare°,4
hear him speak. He did not however address them, U.O
produced a placard headed " The Revolution in Frenee'
and after stating that the " sceptre had fallen out of t,v•
heeds of tyranny in France," implored them to OW'
en open air meeting on Clerkenwell-green this evenit
at five o'clock, to take into consideration the best mow
to be adopt( d to obtain the passing of the " Charter."
Mr. G. W. -M. REYNOLDS then presented himself 0,
the same part, and suggested, as Mr. Cochrane bad ne'
appeared, in consequence of an intimation from thee°ll3_;
aossioners of Police that the meeting would be an illegP
one, that those who had assembled should form &het;
selves into a meeting to congratulate the Parisians e",
had achieved so great and glorious a victory over tyrany/
and oppression.
The appearance of both of these persons brought
partial cheers from the crowd, who seemed rather sole.
nished at their hardihood.
At this point not less than 10,000 or 12,000 persolle
were present.
Mr. REYNOLDS, adverting to the purpose for which
the first meeting had been called, -declared the income,:
tax to be pernicious, and that nothing should be Jett
undone to abolish it altogether. If no one would preside
ne would do so. The offer was received with great de'
monstrations of applause.
Several other persons, whose names we could licit
learn, addressed the meeting in favour of the Charter'
against the income-tax, and in eulogy of the recent pro'
ceedings in Paris.
Resolutions were then passed to the effect that 111.
income-tax 'ought to be abolished at once; and the OW
mittee was directed to write to Sir Georgo Grey, ex,
pressing the opinion of the meeting, and calling 009
the Ministers if they did not consent to repeal the tax
to resign. _

Three cheers were then given for the people of France'
and the meeting separated.
Mr. REYNOLDS, who is the author of the " gra
teries of London," and several other works'
then proceeded down the Strand, followed by some to'e
or three hundred persons, whom he exhorted to conU
no act of violence, crying out " Bravo Reynolds.
They followed him to his residence, in Upper Welling'
ton-street, from the balcony of which he addressed them
for some time. . _

The meeting in Trafalgar•square separated on th,cl
understanding that a "monster" meeting should be held
at twelve o'clock on Monday next, on Kenningtor
Common.

EXTRAORDINARY DRATIL—An inquest took Oil
on Saturday, before Mr. Bedford, the coroner for WO'
minster, at the Charing cross Hospital, respecting
death of a respectably dressed female, whose death $OO
place under the following circumstances:—A Yo°llg
woman, servant at 110, St. Martin's-lane, stated that °I;
Tuesday night she saw the deceased sitting on the steps
of the door, and, finding that she was in a weakened chr
licate state, she got the policeman to take her to the
Charing-cross Hospital. She had previously infers)
the witness that she had a son living in the neighbotir
hood of Chelsea. Mr. Steggles, the house surgeon of the
hospital, stated that he 'saw the-deceased on ber adtois.:
sion, and she appeared dead; but as be considered 1;
might be a case of suspended animation, arising from Os 0
and cold, he directed her to be taken up stairs, so $ll,l
every means should be used to restore life. Whelk •
saw her there, however, it was quite evident she 10,
dead. He had since made a post modem examination
the body, and found that death was the result of gre,s
disease of the lungs. The Coroner asked if any ingleit,
had been made to find out who the deceased was? :PI
sergeant of police stated that information had been
to all the stations, but no clue had been obtained whir;
could lead to the identity of the deceased. The jai.
returned a verdict of " Natural death," and the Coroner
recommended that the body should be kept at the ht.'
pital as long as possible, and that the clothes should 1.
retained at the workhouse, in the hope that some of 0`
friends would come forward.

THE PORTSMOUTH MANAGER DONE IT TEE LOX'
HONER —A grand concert was given at the Theattl
Royal last night, under the direction of a Mr. Vaud',
the vocal performers being Miss Poole, Madame L:
Labtache, Miss Messent, and Signor F. Lablache;
instrumentalists, Mr. Prospere (ophieleide), Mr.
mark (pianoforte), and our fellow townsman, Mr. J. 1—
Chattertun, the eminent harpist to her Majesty. Acclir
embracing such a combination of vocal and instr%
mental excellence as this we are seldom treated with. .1
afforded great delight to a full and fashionable com Pen"
A curious scene presented itself at the close of the no",,"i
once. It then appeared that a person of the nano h",,
Vau.irey (a norn de guerre, by the way), had engaged Li";
performers for one hunored guineas—they supP°l6",,7
they were engaged on the respectability of Mr. ilvga'
Oa: lessee ot the theatre; Mr. Hogg, on the other 13°
supposed it was a joint professional enterprise of the re;
sptctable artistes who had performed, and that Ware/
was tuereiy the man of business; the performers
H
quested of Mr. ogg the amount of their Ongsgeloo"
and Mr. Hogg requested of them the hire of his theatre
—at all event., Mr. Vaudrity was called for, but he
not forthccming; lie had carefully collected every 011,1 t
ling received at the doors, and for the tickets sold, °lt
had not left a clue to his wheresouut. At preset",
therefore, Mr. Hogg end the performers have a moll
laugh against ( act, other—in which they are Pilled ui
the printer and the bill-sticker, and even by the 13°°r
~
wretches employed all day iu sweating under a but
placarded board. Of course, however, it is only ajot
on the part of Mr. Vaudrey, who intends to return !I"
give his friends the jollification that he had generous',
promised to throw in to-day, into the bargain.—Baegl
Telegraph.
We have to announce the death of Major-
Genera!
Aitchison, of the Bombay Army, and Lieutenant-General
Cleilaud Thomas Pollock, also of the East India C°lll.
pany's servim—Unitsd Serried Gan*.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The Cotton Market at Liverpool on Saturday was
firm. Sales, 4,000 bales. Railway Shares had further
improved. Midland were in good request, and the
nine of the principal lines was increasing.
The accounts received from the continental cities are
of the character anticipated, the first intelligence of the
outbreak of the revolution having occasioned visible
agitation among the people, and anxiety on the part of
the Governments. The continued moderate tone towards
foreign states of the men now at the head of
affairs in France should inspire confidence
however, when it becomes known, especially after the
recognition of the Republic by England. The declara-
tion of independence by Neufchatel is regarded, never-
theless, as being somewhat embarrassing under the cir-
cumstances.
The intelligence from the West India colonies by the
mail steamer is of a chequered character. The weather
in parts of Jamaica was favourable, but in others
extremely dry. Even where good crops were made
the return would not cover the expenditure, which was
being curtailed in all directions by the discharge of
book-keepers and other European employes. In Barba-
does the suspension of the West India Bank occasioned
much distress, and there was no prospect of the liabili•
ties being met within a reasonable period. Two or
three years will probably be required to pay off all
claims. The other colonies were suffering from the
great depression in the value of produce.
There are accounts of Feb. 16 from New York by the
Cambridge packet-ship. The value of American
Securities had improved 1 to 14 per cent.
Accounts to the end of December from Valparaiso
notice some scarcity of shipping.
Money is easier in the City to-day, and confidence
stronger generally.
Renewed orders for the purchases of money stock
have given strength to the Consol market, the heavy de-
cline in which seems to have been in anticipation of
almost everything untoward that may arise. The
speculators for a fall have, in fact, made their calculation
upon disturbances in Germany and Italy, or with the
prospect of peace between France and England, a fall
of 10 per cent. would: not have been brought about.
Consols have ranged from 821 to 821. Exchequer-bills
have advanced to 255. and 295. premium. Bank Stock is
worth 194. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents.
ire 83.
In the Foreign Securities the transactions have been
numerous. For the first time since the crisis Belgian
Bonds have been officially quoted, the price being 65 for
the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. On Friday last they
Were nominally 55, and on the 22d ult. 904 to 91. Bread
Stock has been quoted 79. Mexican has realised 141 to
1_ .5k Peruvian Bonds are 26. Portuguese Four per
Cents. have been 164 to 174. Spanish Five: per
Cents. 134 4, and the Three per Cents. 24 to 244, being
about previous rates. Dutch Two and- a- Half per Cents.
were quoted 444, and the Four per Cents. 724.
Railway Shares have been rather looking up again,
and there is a better disposition to do business at the
higher rates established, even for some of the French
lines, except for Boulogne and Amiens.
ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES
Bank Stock 194 194
3 per Cent. Reduced Anns 82%%1/3 82%
Iper Cent. Consols 821/2%341A 82%
New 34 per Cent. Anns B3IA 83
LongAnns.t,o expireJan.lß6o
India Stock ......
India Bonds, 1,0004
South Sea Stock
Consols for Account ........ 82%43/4
Exchequer Bills. 3d.
1,000/. ............
5001.
Small ......
ONE
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK.
Brazilian 'Bonds
Ditto, Small
Equador Bonds
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 1434
Ditto. Account ............» 1434 151
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents
Ditto. Account 26
Portuguese 5 per Cents.
Ditto, 4 per Cent
Ditto. Account l7 171/2 161/2 17%
9711/2
Russian Bonds .....
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto, Account l3l/2 13 133
Do., Coupons
Ditto, Passive

80
CLOSM
PRICES.

Ditto 3 per Cent
Ditto, Account . 24141% 24
Dividends on the above payble in London.
Belgian 4% per Cent ... 65 65
Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild.... 44% 45
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates 7214 74%
BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
RAILWAY SIIARES.
PRICES OF FMD. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.]
Aberdeen

Amber., Noti., Boston,
and Eastern J unetion 314
Ayrshire and Galloway.. 2i,(2 —
Belfast & County Down 111.•.•••
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junction .... 20
Birmingham, Wolver-
hampton, and Dudley 10 •••
Birmir g.,Wolverh'pton,
and Stour Valley 10/. 14n _ __.•. ........-
Birkenhead, Lancashire,
and Cheshire Jun c 73% — • •••

Boston, Stamfd & Birm 5 ••• ••
Bristol and Exeter B5
Ditto, Thirds ......... 20

Buckinghamshire... 121. 4s. ... ..
Caledoni r. n 5O ..... 311,4 381,4 3114 311,4
Ditto, Half Shares .. :3:1 414 dis 414 die
Ditto,ClydesdaleJunc 60 .....•
Cheater and Holyhead... 37%......
Ditto, Preference l2 ...... . 0.1.•
Clarence ..... -

Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10

. .
Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10
Do. Government Loan,
4 per Cent.
Direct London & Ports-
month
Dublinand Belfast June. 25 —
Dundalk & Enniskillen 17 ...
East Anglia, 251., L. &
E. and L. and D...... 25 .
Do., 184 E. & 18
Do., 31. 10s. -
Eastern Counties........ 20 l4 141 13X d
Ditto,Extension,6 per
Cent., No. 1...... 61.135. 4d par
Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... par ...
Do., North. & Eastern 50
Do., Quarters ...... 1214......
Do., New ... 23
East' - Union.

par
par
48

.stern ._
Ditto, Quarter Shares 12%
Ditto, Thirds .... ...135.4d. . ....
Do. (guar. 6 percent.) 10
Ditto, ditto
East Lancashire
Ditto, New ......
Ditto, New Quarters 33/4 ...... — ,
East Lincolnshire ...... 16%
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50
Ditto, Half Shares ... 15 ..
Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% — ...... ..
Edinburgh and Northern 25
Ditto, New.. 3sA—
Ditto, Newport l2
Ditto, ditto, New 2%. ....
Ezeter,Yeovil, & Dorch. 2,/8 1 ..... ...
Ditto, New . ... 2%
Glasgow, Dumfries, and •
Carlisle ..... . . ... ..81. 6s. 8d — ..... ..,
Glasgow,Kilmar., & Ayr 50
Ditto, New ... ...... ... 40
Do. Preference Consol. 16
Great Northern ......... 13
Do., London and York 2%. .
Great South. and West
(Ireland)
Great North of England 100 ... ......... ••••
Ditto, New, 401
Ditto, New, 301......... 30
.
Ditto, New, 15/
Great Western
Ditto, % Shares 5O ...... 56 ex div 56 x.d.
Ditto, 14 Shares
Ditto, Fifths
x. d.... 22% x.d.
Ditto, New 171........ 9%...
Huddersfield and Manch. 24
Ditto, Thirds
Hull and Selby .. ...... v5O ......
Ditto, Half Shares ... 25
Ditto, IA Shares
Ipswich& Bury St. Edm 171......
Do., do., and Norwich 15
Do., do., Extens. Scrip
(late Camb. &.Ely)
_2112 — ......... ....

8%
18

~.«.. 16%

1

53/

••

Laneaster and Carlisle 50 ...... ..... .........
Ditto, Thirds
Lancashire & Yorkshire 93
Ditto, ditto
Ditto, 1/2 Shares ...... 38 ... .. .••
Do. Quarter Shares... 14% — ... ......... ...
Do. Fifths... ....... ..... 8
Do. Sixteenths......... 614 —
Do. Thirds (Reg .)....10/.45......
Do. Liverp. and Bury 38 ......
Ditto 1/2 (late Hud-
dersfield and Sheff.) 33
Do.(Wakefield,Ponte-
fract, and Goole) ... 50 ......
Do. ( W. Riding Union)4/. 25... ...
Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25
D 0.% Shares (A)... 9 ——
Leeds and Bradford...... 50 ...... 91%'2 x.d 91% x.d.
Leads, Dewsbury, 1kc.... 421......
Do., Half Shares ...... 17 %..• • ..
Do.Newßranch (blue) 2%... .. .. —
Do. Extension (green) 2%••••••
Do. NewExten.(pink) 2% .— -
Leeds aid Thirsk ...... 40
Ditto, New ...... ....... 22% 6%... ...........
Do., Prefer., 6 per CL 31/2... •
Liverpool, Crosby and
Southport .
Liverp., Manchester, and
Newcastle Junction... 21%. _
London &Blackvvall...l3/. 65.8 d.... 5'A 5 x d....... 5 x.d.
Do. New, No. 2 ...... 5/. 135.4 d.... ...
Do. Extension ..... ... 17% —

London, Brighton, and
South C0a5t......... 50
Do. Cons&. Eighths. 40 ......
Do. Guarant. +5 per ct.., 9 ......
Do. Pref. Con. 5 per ct. 50 .. ... 46 ...
Ditto, ditt0...... 1852 50 ......
London and Greenwich 12/16s 4d... ... ..... ....,
Ditto, Preference... 181173 2d...
Leadon and N.Westt-rn 100 ...137 136 137 x.d 135 x.d
Do Quarters L. &B. 22
Do., do., New ......... 2
Dial Fifths ..... •.. 2
Do. 1,4 Shares (G...L) 25
Do 40/.Shares(L.M.) 15 ......
Do. 40t. M. & B.) ... 40 ......
i
Do. 10/. M. & B.) A. 71,4......
Do. 10/. M. & B.) B. 71A...... 101/8... ..., 101,,,,
De. 101. a & B.) C. 1 ..• - ... •••
Load. &S. Western 5O .... 50 ex div.
Do. New 50/. ... ..... 371,x.. .. ........ ••••••
Do. New 40/. 30
Do. Tenths (Coneol.) 50 -• .... 4..