The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-22 00:00:00

HULL, APRIL 21

STOCK ExcEtANGE.—North British (Carlisle), Mull and Barnsley,
Leicester and Tamworth, and Direct Manchester (Remington's),
have been in good demand to-day; in other scrip little doing. The
sales are—Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, 23l —North British, Car-
lisle, 345. Gd —Direct Northern, 245. 6d.—Great North and South
Wales and Worcester, 10s. 6d.—hull and I3arusley Junction, 225. 9d.
—Leicester mid Tamworth, COs. 6d.— London and Manchester (Rem-
ington's), 1113.—Nottingham and Mansfield, 235.—South Midland,
—Teen and Dove Valley, 15s.—West Riding Union, 31. 6s. 3,l.—York-
shire and Glasgow Union, 225.
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, aiirittL 21.
STOCK EXCIIINGE.—The sales are—Durham and Sunderland, 21%
—Lancashire and North Yorkshire 1 die.—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and
Preston, Gs. p.—Northumberland and Lancaster, 195. dis.—Rugby
and Iluutingdon, 165. dis.

SHEFFIELD, Aram 21.
STOCK Excnattox.—The sales are—Grimsby and Sheffield, 5*—
Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 1/ 7s.—North Western, 13s.—Shef-
field and Llneohishlre, 11.

SToca EzellArrat.- YORK, APRIL 21. '
The sales are-Grand Union ("Nottingham to
Lynn), 10s.-Leicester, Tantworth, Coventry, Birmingham, and
Trent Valley Junction, 1-London and York,
Berwick, 1734-Newcastle and Darlington, Brandling, 43 % -North
British, Carlisle Extension, 11. 14s. 6d.-Welsh Midland, 11. 35.-
York and North Midland, New (East and West Riding), 834 •
EDINBURGH, Arum IS. .---.77:-.11 ••=7.::=
STOCIC EXCIIANGZ.-The sales are Aberdeen, 42.3,-Banffshire,
las. 6d.-British and Irish Union, 393.-Caledonian,- 111. 55.-Ditto,
Union, 265.-Glasgow, 11. 95.-Newcastle and
New, 2a.. 64.-East Indian Railway,Bs.- Edinburgh and Glasgcw,
721.-Ediaburgh and Northern, Et ls. Ditto, Newport, Bs. 6d.-Ditto.
Loeligelly, 133.-Edinburgh and Perth, 453.-Glasgow and Belfast
Lothians, 455.-North British, Extension to Carlisle, 3434-Stirling
Airdrie and Coatbritige,
Dumfries, and Carlisle, 325. 6d.-Lanark and
and Dunfermline, 295. Gd.-Wishaw and Coltness, 7s. 6d.
GLASGOW, APRIL 20.
SToca EXCUANGE.-The sales are-Airdrie and Bathgato, 405.-
Weir, Vs.-British and Irish Union, 405.-Caledonian, 10;4--Ditto,
5/.-Ayr and GallowaY,
New, 278. Gd.-Calcdonian Extension, 285.-Caledonian and
sDum-
bartonshire Junction, 2Gs. 6d.-Caledonian Direct Northern, 3 • ~!, .
-Cornwall and Devon Central,305.--Bridge of
295.-East Indian Railway, Bs.
661
-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 721.-Forth and Clyde Junction, 335.
-Glasgow General 'rennin:al, 91.-Glasgow and Belfast Union, 255.
Gd•-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 355. -Glasgow Harbour Grand
Junction, ur. --8. 6d.-Great North and South Wales, lis.-Inverness
and Eight, 215.-Lanark and Lothians, 40s. 6t1.-Lestnahagow, 403.
Ga.-Perth and Crieff, 323. 64.1.-Scottish 341diand Junction, 61.-
Scottish southern, 355.-Scottish Central and Caledonian Juliet' ai,
225. 61.-South Midland, and D ufermline, 295. 6d.
355,-Stirling u

THE AIETROPOLITAN EMI INSTITIJTVN•
The an
mud subscription ball. the prefits of which are given to the funds
which support the objects of this institntion, which is situated in
Sackville-street, Piccadhly, took place last evening In her Majesty's
Concert-rooms, Hanover-square. The arrangements under the
stewards were on the usual scale of liberality with which balls of
this charitable class are distinguished. Refreshment,'
joyous and beDevolentretiPs 1411° Were
pro-
vided hi one of the apartments, whilst dancing was carried on in
the large room of the establishment, to the music of the band of M.
Jullien, whop services were afforded gratuitously on the occasion.
&c., were
The band played Eat The most fashionable tunes introduced by the
well-known leader—
, welt;cs, rmadrilles, polkas, galopades, in all
varieties' D4nulug. was kept up With greet spirit for many hours by
the numerous
was it till a very late hour that any of the Vig'tore thought of re-
tiring. The funds of the inslitutionwill no doubt receive consider-
able aid from this re-union of its friends and supporters, and ex-
tended relief will iu consequence be afforded to many suffering
present, nor
patient..

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
fIOUSE OF LORDS, April 21.
Their Lordships met at the usual hour.
CHARITABLE TRUSTS BILL.
The Bishop of DURHAM presented a petition from
Durham against this Bill.
'IHE LATE ACCIDENT ON THE NORTH
MILDAND RAILWAY.
The RIGHT REV. PRELATE drew the attention of their
Lordships to the la'e accident on the Brandling Junc-
tion Railway, on which occasion an engine drawing one
of the trains ran off the line, down the embankment,
and injured several persons, one woman severely. He
therefore wished to ask the Noble Lord, the President
of the Board of Trade, whether steps had been taken
to prevent persons living immediately contiguous to a
railway from receiving injury, or losing their lives by
such accidents ; and whether his attention had been
called to the particular subject of the accident by the
receipt of any report with respect to it ?
The Earl of DALHOUSIE said an officer connected
with the Board of Trade had been dispatched to investigate
the cause of the accident to which the Right Rev. Pre-
late had referred, and whether it was possible to trace the
cause of it. The report of this office a had not yet beer►
rec, ived, but be expected it every hour. When he re-
ceived it he would lay it on the table of the House, ac-
cording to custom.
The Bishop of DURHAM said nothing could be
more satisfactory than the explanation of the Noble
Lord.

THE REFORMATION OF CRIMINALS.
Lord CA MPBELL presented a petition from the Lord
Provost and citizens of Edinburgh, praying that steps
might be taken to reform crimina!s on their liberation
from prison, in order that they might become good and
useful members of society.
SELLING SPIRITS ON THE SABBATH.
The NOBLE and LEARNED LORD also presented a
number of petitions from various parts of Scotland
against the sale of spirituous liquors on the Lord's-day.
Messengers brought up several Bills from the House
of Commons, and pray ing their Lordships' concurrence
to the same.

CHARITY TRUSTS BILL.
Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition, numerously
signed, praying their Lordships not to sanction the Bill
introduced by his Noble Friend (the Lord Chancellor).
The Noble Lord did not, however, concur in the opinions
expressed by the petitioners, that the passing of the pro
posed Bill would prove detrimental to the interests of
voluntary societies.
THE DISSOLUTION OF RAILWAYS.
The Earl of DALHOUSIE rose to give notice that,
in pursuance of the announcement made by her Majesty's
Government respecting railways, he would, on Thursday
next, submit the Bill to the House; that next day he
would draw their attention to a sessional order he in-
tended to propose applicable to all railway companies,
to which the order of postponement to the 27th of April
referred. With this intimation, he would now move that
all proceedings of that House on Railway Bills be post-
poned till the 27th instant.—Agreed to.
Their Lordships then adjourned till Thursday next.

HOUSE OF COMMOIVS, April 21.
The SPEAKER took the chair at Four o'clock.
NEW MEMBERS.

Lord MILTON took the oaths and his seat for the
borough of Maldon, in the room of Mr. Childers, who
has accepted the office of Steward of the Chiltern
Hundreds.

Mr. Rion also took the oaths and his seat fur Rich-
mond in the room of Mr. Ridley Colborne.

SECOND READINGS.
The following Bills were read a second time and or-
dered to be committed, viz. :—Worcester Gas, Sheffield
General Cemetery, Belfast Improvement, Belfast Con-
sumers' Gas, Dublin Cemeteries, Dublin Markets,
Sion College, Queensferry Passage, Liverpool
Water, Liverpool raving, Sewering, and Watering ;
Metropolitan Sewage Manure Company, Wolverhampton
Stipendiary Justice, Frilford (Berks) Inclosure, Graves-
end and Milton Waterworks, Tunbridge Wells Improve-
ment, Wath upon Dearne Improvement, Newport and
Pille,weully Waterworks, Lcith Petty Customs.
THIRD READINGS. •
The following Bills were read a third time and passed,
viz.:—Liverpool Docks, Glasgow Waterworks, Dundee
New Gas (Amendments to he proposed), Upwell-cum-
Welney Rector), Royal Asylum of St. Anne's Society.
MITCHAM AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.
Mr. GREENE moved that the Mitcham and South
Western Railway Bill (of which notice of report was
given for Thursday, the Bth day of April) be reported,
notwithstanding the resolution of the House, of the 7th
day of April. The Hon. Gentleman also moved that the
order referring the Derby, Gainsborough, and Great
Grimsby Junction Railway Bill, to the Committee of
Selection, be now read, and discharged.
The Bill was withdrawn.
CORN-LAWS.

Sir JOHN HANMER presented a petition froth the
Town Council of Hull against the delay in passing the
Corn Bill ; also a petition from Hull, in favour of
temperance.
RATING OF TENEMENTS.

An lbs. MEMBER gave notice, that on a future day,
he should move for leave to introduce a Bill to rate 5L
tenements in the name of the occupier, instead of the
landlord.

Mr. DUNCAN presented a petition from the magis-
trates, town council, and merchants of Dundee, com-
plaining of the delay which had taken place in passing
the Government measure for the removal of the re-
strictions on trade and commerce, and praying her Ma-
jesty's Ministers to expedite the passing of it into a law.
Dr. BO\VRING presented a petition from the
Catholic clergymen and inhabitants of the city of Exeter
in favour of the Bill for the removal of the disabilities
affecting persons who profess the Roman Catholic re-
ligion.
Mr. B. ESCOTT presented a petition from a place
in Wiltshire in favour of the Catholic Relief Bill.
PAYMENT OF GREENWICH PENSIONERS.

Captain LAYARD presented a petition from the pen.
sioners of Greenwich Hospital, complaining of the re.
cent alterations in the mode of paying their pensions.
RAILWAY BILLS.

Mr. MARK PHILIPS presented a petition from the
Chamber of Commerce, Manchester, praying the House
to suspend for the present any further legislation upon
railway Bills.
Sir R. H. INGLIS presented a petition signed by the
ministers of Salop against the union of the sees of St.
Asaph and Bangor.
Mr. BANKES presented a petition in favour of the
Catholic Relief Bill.
NOTICES OF MOTION.

Dr. BOWRING gave notice of his intention, this day
fortnight, to call the attention of the House to the ne-
cessity of reforming the existing quarantine laws.
RAILWAY LEGISLATION.

Sir 11. PEEL—I beg to give notice that, on Thurs-
day next, at the time of private business, I shall call
the attention of the House to the state of railway
legislation, and to the number of railway Bills
before us. At the same time I shall propose a

sessional order, .the effect of which will be that the
House will resolve that it will not give its consent to
the third reading of any railway Bill unless it shall be
notified to the House previously that a meeting of share
hold( rs and scripholders of the Company who promote
the Bill, convened after due notice, had been held, at
which a certain proportion of the parties had signified
their desire that the Bill should be proceeded with.—
(Cheers.) I will simply lay at present upon the table of
the House the whole of the resolutions I shall move on
Thursday, so that the House may be in full possession
on that day of the nature and effect of my proposal.
ABSENTEE TAX (IRELAND).
Mr. S. O'BRIEN gave notice thathe would, on Thurs-
day next, move that it is expedient to tax absentees, cs
some compensation for non-residence.
EVICTION OF TLNANTS.

Mr. S. CRAWFORD gave notice that-he would, on
Tuesday next, move fur leave to bring in a Bill for the
protection of ejected tenants in Ireland.

VAN DIEMEN'S LAND.

Mr. EWART gare notice that be would, on this day
fortnight (Tuesday), move for a Committee to inquire
into the state of Van Diemen's Land.
Mr. H. BERKELEY called the attention of the House
to a paragraph which had recently appeared in
the Times, with respect to the uttering of base coin
on unfortunate females. He wished to ask the Right Hon.
Baronet whether it was the determination of her Ma-
jeity's Government to put the law in abeyance with re•
spect to the uttering of base coin, when passed upon
unfortunate temales, and if so, whether it was their in•
tention to carry out the principle in all other details?
Sir G. CLERK said, that having seen the statement in
the newspapers to which the Hon. Gentleman had re-
ferred, he had thought it his duty to make inquiry into
the F übject, and he was informed that no such rcgu!ation
as that to which reference had been made ever existed.
The statement in the Times, therefore, had arisen out of
some mistake. That statement also attracted the atten-
tion of the Attorney-General, and he also had made
inquiries, and with the same result as that which had at
tended the inquiries made by him (Sir G. Clerk).
IRISH COLLEGES.

Mr. E. B. ROCHE said that under the Colleges
(Ireland) Bill, passed last session, Cork was fixed upon
as a proper place for a public college to be built. Now,
although the Bill had been passed twelve
months, yet no step had apparently yet been taken
for carrying out the provisions of the measure;
even the sites for the colleges had not yet been fixed. He
wished to ask the Right Ron. Baronet whether the Go-
vernment really intended to carry out the law that was
passed last session, and if so, why so much delay had oc-
curred, at a time when 30,000 persons were out of em
plop:tient in Cork He wished to know whether the
Government intended to carry out the Bill, or whether
they had come round to the opinion that these colleges
would he infidel institutions ?
Sir J. GRAHAM said, that so far from any neglect
having taken place on the part of the Government, with
respect to procek dings with the Irish Colleges, the pre-
sident and vice-prestch nt had been appointed, the site of
one cf the colleges at Belfast had been fixed upon, and,
in a few days, the site of the one at Cork would be
chosen.