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begged leave to tender the thantitt Orthe committee to the
excellent chairman of the company, Mr. Glyn, for the great
assistance which he had afforded to them in their task ; and
also to the secretary, Mr. Stewart, without whose previous
preparation they would have scarcely been able to get through
their business.—(Hear. hear. )
The Cnamistasr then read through the resolutions seriatim.
According to the recommendation of the second, the follow-
ing gentlemen were elected directors to fill up the number to
30 :—The Hon. S. P. Pierrepoint, H. W. Blake, Esq.. T.
Heywood, Esq., M.P., R. Moon, Esq., T. C. Ewart, Esq.,
Sir C. Douglas, M.P., F. Brooke, Esq., G. R. Chappel, Esq.,
R. D. Mangles, ,Esq., M.P., Edward Tootal, Esq., John
Ellis, Esq., M. ,T. E. Rathbone, Esq.
On the Bth resolution, recommending that two out of the
six directors retiring annually should not be eligible for re-
election,
The CHAIRMAN said that he was desired by the whole
body of directors to express their dissent from this resolution.
Mr. TITS said he had the strongest possible feeling on the
question, and he was sure that it would not be carried.
It had been a law in the Old London and Birmingham
Railway Company, that certain of the directors should not be
re-elected, and Mr. Moss, the then chairman, became in his
turn subject to it to the great inconvenience and detri-
ment of the affairs, of the company, and power was
taken in a subsequeat Bill to get rid of the regulation. In
several of the London companies a similar rule had been
adopted, and afteneards abandoned as vexatious. It
was not unlikely that the very best man among
them might be• turned out by its operation,
and in the London Dock Company were it existed they
were obliged to resort to a fiction to keep the chairman in
his place. The fiction of new blood on which the recom-
mendation was founded was a real fiction, the figure was
taken from something in physical science, and when new blood
was infused into a patient it gennerally ended in the death
of the patient. He could go on for ever illustrate the ill-
effects of this regulation, but everybody would see at once
how extremely inconvenient it would be to make a resolu-
tion for the forcible dismissal of any gentleman on the ma-
nagement, whether the proprietors liked it or not. If
they wanted to keep the management in the hands of the
directors, and not sllbw it to fall int the hands of the
salaried servants, they must not adopt a resolution which
would make the directors temporary servants. What would
they do, supposing their valuable chairman were turned out
by this resolution, or the chairman of some internal depart-
ment, men whose services had for years and years been de-
voted to the company's benefit, and they were asked to
turn these men out fur the sake of introducing
men of whom they knew nothing at all ? He
might be accused of being the mouthpiece of the directors.
and though he was aware of the French proverb, qui
s'excuse s'accuse, we wou'd say that he had not spoken a
single word on the subject to any gentleman behind that
table, with many of whom he was on terms of personal
intimacy. The Hon, Gentleman concluded his remarks
by moving as an amendment that Resolution 8 be omitted
entirely from the report.
Mr. Ruzsost wished to explain that there was no chance
of the company's beingdeprived of the services of the chair-
man, as only. two of the six retiring directors were declared
ineligible by the resolution, and there never would be any
difficulty in providing fbr his re-election.
Mr. LOCKE, M.P., Considered that the explanation of
Mr. Rutson entirely knocked the ground from under Mr.
Tite's feet. He could not see how the introduction of new
blood was a fiction, for it prevented railway com-
panies becoming close bodies, as they were too
often inclined to become. He thought it right to say
that the resolution had been unanimously adopted by the
committee, and he would ask them whether it was not rather
hard upon those genVemen that the meeting should come
in at the end of a resolution and upset all their deliberations.
If, however,there were any good grounds for refusing the resolu-
tion let them do so,but heeoneeived that the only ground which
had been, put forward' lead been completely answered. He
put it to the meeting ,vhether it would be a fitting thing
that the unanimous decision of twelve gentlemen should
be reversed by, an anteadment put after the resolution had
been passed.
Mr. TITE was not aware that the resolution bad been
agreed to.
The CHAIRMAN said that Mr. Tite was certainly right in
point of order, He himself had perceived that Mr. Tite was
anxious to oppose this resolution, and he had signified to him
that that was the proper time to do it. He had already ex-
pressed that the directors were unanimously opposed to this
regulation, and consiierod that it would work ill for the in-
terests of the proprietor&
Mr. CROSSFIELH thtalg ht the resolution would have a
beneficial effiect, as it would lead the propr etors to interest
themselves in the elect,ion of directors, when they saw that
new men would have ftc:be elected. At present the election
of directors was a meramatter of course.
The Charm/or said' that the elections were conducted
exactly in conformity'velth the Act of Parliament, and if they
were conducted in any other manner they would be illegal.
After some further discussion, Mr. Tite's amendment, on
a show of hands, was declared to be lost, amid much cheering.
Ur. TITE demanded, a ballot, but at the suggestion of the
Chairman withdrew his; motion.

The report of the Committee of Proprietors was then
adopted.
Several of the new di ectors returned thanks; and,
A vote of thanks was unanimously carried to the Chair-
man, as well as a similar vote to Mr. Lawrence and the re-
tiring directors.
The meeting was then made special, and resolutions were
agreed to eMpoweringtbe dircctnrs to enter into an arrange-
ment (in conjunction 'with the Lancashire, Yorkshire, the
East Lancashire, and Midland. Railway Companies) for
leaning a portion of the tolls on the Leeds and Liverpool
Canal, connecting Liverpool with Leeds; the object of the
agmemaut being to unite more intimately the interests of
the;four railway compazites occupying that district, and to
prevent that injurious. pompetition as to rates, to which
they have' severally ''been subjected; and also for the
purpose of enabling th,e company to subscribe for and take,
in conformity with ACts of Parliament already for that pur-
pose passed, certain preference shares in the Chester and
Holyhead Railway ; an to authorise the raising of the need-
ful funds by mortgage or otherwise.
The meeting then broke up.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT,
(T RIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
Tbe LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack ai
Five o'clock.

The Earl of ERNE presented several petitions against
Pal-mil aggression.
The Earl of ST. GEDNIA NS presented several petitions
in f e.vour of the Alarriage Bill.
rue Earl of CARLI§LE presented several petitions with
a sitnilar prayer.
rine Earl of AIOUNTQA.SHELL presented several petitions
against Papal aggressiottand praying that no further grants
mieat be ma ie to therCollege of Maynooth.
Earl NELSON. preaOted several petitions againt Papal
aggi •ession.
THE COURT OF CHANCERY.
L ,rd LANGDALE introduced a Bill authorising the are-
poin tmentrofa new Vine-Chancellor (as we understood, but
the , Noble Lord spoke in' so low a tone as to be nearly in-
Audi ble), and would moue the second reading of the Bill on
Mori day.
Li rd BROUGHAM expressed his approbation of the
meli sure.

'rile Bill was then read a first time.
COUNTY COURTS.
Lord BROUGHAM had, with regard to proceedings in
con nty courts, been informed that in many cases certioraris
had! been granted by the superior courts almost as a matter
of , Course, notwithstanding the directions of the Act, but
wh, in he looked at the returns, he was surprised at the small
nuntiber of cases removed by certiorari in comparison
with 1 the number of cases which had been tried before
the I county courts. Since August last, since the
jurii diction had been extented, there had been only eleven
case a removed by certiorari, This was most satisfactory, as
it sli owed that there was no disposition in the supreme con its
to gi .ant writs,of certiorari as Matters of course.
MARRIAGE BILL.

Lord CAMPBELL presented several petitions from
Scot land against the Marriage Bill. Scotland was
excltuded • from the new Bill, but they considered
than; the confinement of the measure only rendered it the
mot xi obnoxious ; they considered it as contrary to the law
of ( od, and the exclusion of Scotland did not remove their
obj actions. These petitions were signed by 11,060 persons.
(LEFT SITTING.)

4411110' V.. MR. ERNEST JONES.
Mr. F. O'CONNOR wished to ask the Right lion. Gentle-
man the Secretary for the Home t)epartment if he had re-
ceived a communication from Mr. Ernest Jones complaining
of his treatment while in prison, and praying the Right Ho-
nourable Baronet to institute an inquiry into the matter.
Sir G. GREY replied in the negative.
DUBLIN PORT DUES.

- Mr. REYNOLDS wished to ask the Secretary of the Trea-
sury if it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to
introduce, during the present session of Parliament, any mea-
sure to relieve the merchants and traders of Dublin from the
port charges to which they are now liable under the pro-
visions of the Acts 56 Geo. 111., c. 62, and the Ist Geo. IV.,
c. 26?
Mr. C. LEWIS said the subject was under the considera-
tion of Government, but he was not prepared to say whether
or no a Bill would be brought in this session.
DISTURBANCES IN UNION WORKHOUSES.

Mr. BANKES wished to ask the President of the Poor
Law Board, whether he had received information of other
disturbances in Union Houses in Suffolk besides those in the
Barham Union, occasioned by able-bodied labourers sent to
union houses in consequence of want of employment.
Mr. BAINES said he had not, but no doubt the Hon.
Gentleman referred to a disturbance which had taken place
in a workhouse in the neighbouring county of Nor-
folk. He had received two contradictory accounts
of the cause of the disturbance in the Suffolk Union Work-•
house, and it was not at all improbable that the affair would
be made the subject of an official inquiry.
VAGRANCY IN THE METROPOLIS.
BANKES wished to ask the the Secretary of State for
the Home Department, whether his attention has been called
to the increase of vagrancy in the metropolis, and whether it
Is the intention of the Government to propose any remedy for
this evil?
Sir G. GREY had received no information whatever on
the subject ; but the Police Commissioners had made a return
whicn showed that in 1830 vagrancy in the metropolis had
been less prevalent than in any of the ten preceding years,
with. the exception of 184.5. No doubt that an increase
had I aken place of late in the vagrancy of certain localities.
DISTURBANCE IN A WORKFIOUSE IN ESSEX.
Sir JOHN TYRREL wished to ask the President of the
Poor-law Board if he had received any information of a dis-
turbnuce which had taken place in a workhouse in Essex.
'AL% BAINES replied in the negative.
STEAM COMMUNICATION WITH AUSTRALIAN
COLONIES.
Lord NAAS asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer
whether any or what steps had been adopted by Government
towards establishing regular steam communication with the
Australian colonies; and also how soon the public might ex-
pect that such communication would be opened?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied that
the tenders which were called for some time ago for a steam
communication from Singapore to the Australian colonies
were received two days back. He had only been enabled to
cast his aye over them; but, as far as he could see, they
were of an unsatisfactory character.
HOUSE-TAX AND THE FRANCHISE.
Sir B. HALL said he wished to ask a question with refe-
rence to the hou'.e-tax' which had been proposed by
the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Noble Lord
(Lord John Russell) was aware that by the rate
paying clauses of the Reform Act, it was necessary that the
assessed taxes and poor-rate should be paid by 10/. house-
holders previous to being put on the register of voters. Now,
he leen. know wheher it was the intention of the
Government, in case the House should agree to the im-
position of the house tax, that the payment of it
should be a necessary qualification to a person who wished
to be placed on the register of voters.
Lord J. RUSSELL said it was not the intention of the
Government to impose any new qualification by the proposed
tax on houses. By the interpretation of the law, it would
be the same as all assessed taxes.
THE INCOME-TAX AND THE FRANCHISE.
Sir B. HALL also asked whether the Government in-
tended that the income-tax should be considered as one of
these assessed tax payments; which ought to be paid before
a voter could be placed on a register.
Lord J. RUSSELL said he could not precisely answer
that question. It would be for a legal question, whether
that tax came under the denomination of assessed taxes.
I'USEYISM IN THE CHURCH.
Sir B. HALL'said he had to put another question of con-
siderable importance, which had reference to the conduct of
the Rev. Mr. Murray, who was appointed incumbent to
St. Andrew's Church, in Wells-street, Oxford-street. The
district in which this church was situated had lately been
subdivided from the other parts of the parish, fur the pur-
pose of facilitating the ecclesiastical government; it con-
tained 5,000 inhabitants, and 400 rated householders.
Tha church was consecrated on the 28th January, 1847,
the inhabitants having largely contributed towards its
erection. A memorial was presented to the Bishop .of
London signed by more than one-third of the
inhabitants complaining of the conduct of Mr. Murray.
The memorialists said, that since his appointment Mr. Mur-
ray began to make alterations in the church, and though re-
monstrated with, and having promised not to make them, he
had persisted until he had brought the church into what was
boastfully called a state of Puseyite discipline. The com-
munion table, or altar as it was called, had twice been raised
so as to be approached by steps. It was covered with a
rich 'cloth, and candlesticks placed upon it, and upon holi-
days and saint-days was decorated with wreaths of flowers,
and altogether the chancel was regarded as a sacred place not
to be approached by the laity. The table of the Commandments
had been removed from over the altar, and though it was
promised to be restored had never yet been. An expensive
choir had been engaged, the Litany was intoned by the
clergyman with his back to the people, the sermon was
preached in a surplice, and neither collect nor Lord's
Prayer were used before it, but only an invocation, "In
the name of the Father, Son, and of the Holy Ghost."
The sacrament also was intoned and altogether administered
in such a mode as to prevent many of the memorialists from
attending it. It was signed by 450 inhabitants of the
parish, and transmitted to the Bishop of London with an in-
timation that certain of the parishioners wished to wait on
his Lordship and give biro further information on the sub-
ject. The information was that the incumbent
o; this district had been in the habit of attending the Roman
, Catholic Chapel in King William-street, Strand. He (Sir
B. Hall) considered this so'grave x charge that he was un-
willing to make it unless the gentleman who had informed
him consented to commit it to writing, and authenticate it by
hi* own signature, which had been dose. The answer which the
Bishop of London gave was he had remonstrated with Mr.
Murray on the subject without avail, and to a further com-
munication, he replied that he was about to take some
general steps for the prevention of such practices,
which would, however, take some time to develop.
The Archbishop of Canterbury had also stated, that he had
warned the clergy of another diocese ten years ago, against
such practices. The question, then, which he wished to ask
the Noble Lord was, whether the bishops and archbishops
of the Church were about to take any steps for the purpose
of suppresssng these practices, against which, as they said,
they had preached for ten years ; or were they to leave it
fo the laity to take those steps, for the purpose of fulfilling
those duties which the ecclesiastics of the Church had
neglected.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL—With reference to the statement
of my Hon. Friend who has just sat down, I have to state to
the House that I have been in communication with the Bishop
of London and the Archbishop of Canterbury, in order to as-
certain what the facts of the case really are.—(Hear, hear.)
With respect to the Bishop of London, l am encbled to state
that he' informed nee that his attention had been drawn
more than once to the manner in which the public worship
in St. Andrew's Church is conducted, and that he has been
fully informed of the feelings of the inhabitants.—(Hear,
hear.) He informs me that. he is at all times willing to
give effect to the rubric, and to attend to the feelings of the
inhabitants of any district, in order_to regulate the habits of
the clergymen who minister in their churches, and
that at all times he was anxious to render
the mode of worship in conformity with those
feelings.--(Hear, hear.) With respect to the Archbishop
of Canterbury, I am informed by his grace that he has al-
ways desired, and that tha Bishop have always desired, that
the practice of the clergy should be at all times so arranged
that the predilections of the laity shall be carefully, at least
so far as reasonably regarded. The Archbishop states to
me that,, he does. not think that any alteration of
the law is necessary, or that any interference of this
House or of the Legislature is at the present moment re-
quisite. But the law is such, he says, that there is great
difficulty in reaching cases such as those his Hon. Friend
had brought before theflouse. , Although, however, no im-
mediate change may bring any advantage, some alteration
is evidently necessary.—(Hear, hear.) I hope my lion.
Friend will understand that we do not contemplate any al-
teration of the Liturgy of the Church of England—(Loud
c.ies of" Hear")—but what we want is some greater or
better means of carrying the law into effect.—(Hear, hear.)
In one case not less than 3,0001. was spent, in order to reach
such a case as thiseand my Hon. Friend and the House may
be assured that ho efforts will be left-untried to remedy the
mischief.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. A. HOPE regretted that the ;Noble Lord had de-
scended from his high position to answer a question respecting
the character of a private gentleman, whose character he felt
called upon to vindicate. Mr. Murray had been accused of at-
tending a Roman:Catholic place of worship. The fact was, that
Mr. Murray had only 'attended the chapel five times, and
then only for the purpose of controversial preaching.--
(Hear, hear.) The Hon. 13aronet and the Noble Lord would
be surprised to hear that their friend Dr. Cumming was pre-
sent at the same time.—(Loud and ironical cheers.) Mr.
Hope then read a friendly letter from the Bishop of London
to Mr. Murray,'promising to ottend to his case as soon as he
had leisure. But between Feb. 20, 1850, and Feb. 21, 1851,
no further communication had been received.
Mr. REYNOLDS protested against the introduction of
this subject, and complained of the Hon. Baronet importing
into his remarks the uncalled-for expressions of Romish error
and Romish practices.—(Hear, hear.) Since he had had
the honour of a seat in the House he had not only ab-
stained himself from mooting questions connected with
the affairs of the Protestant Church, but he had induced
other Roman Catholic Members to follow his example.—
(Hear, hear.) It seemed to him that the Hon. Baronet
wished to convert the British House of Commons into a
polemical debating club, but he hoped in future he
would leave the Pretestant Church to the care of
its two archbishops, its 24 bishops, and 15,000 ecclesiastics,
who bad the guarantee of the Crown for maintaining the in-
tegrity of their creed.—(Hear, hear.) Unless the Hon. Ba-
ronet did so, he was afraid the House would degenerate into
a Praise God Barebones Parliament, and become a scandal in
the eyes of Europe.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. HUME said his Hon. Friend had done nothing more
than introduce a compldint of the laity of Marylebone, who
had complained to the bishop about the conduct of their
clergyman, but they could get no satisfaction or redress from
him, although twelve months had elapsed since they first
complained, and therefore they had no other alternativr but
to come to this House.—(Hear.)
Sir R. H. INGLIS thought Honourable Gentlemen would
beat consult the interest of the Protestant by abstaining from
bringing such questions as these before the House, which
was firstly not competent to inquire into them, and even if
it was it it secondly had not the ability to decide them.
Lord DUDLEY STUART rose amidst loud cries of " Ques-
tion, and Oh," to ask the indulgence of the House for a
few minutes. He was compelled to take this
course, in consequence of some other person having
neglected his duty. He wished to put a question
to the Noble Lord the Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs.—(Laughter.) It would be in the recollec-
tion of the House he made a motion on the 7th of February
last for certain papers relating to the treatment of the Hun-
garian refugees.—(Hear.) He withdrew that motion in
consequence of the oble Lord having promised to produce
the papers to which it referred. The session closed, and
the papers Were not forthcoming. Ile spoke to the Noble
Lord again and again on the subject, and even ventured to
say that it was too bad—(Laughter)—and the Noble Lord
replied to me, "it is too bad."—(Continued laughter.)
when he went to the Noble
On a subsequent occasion
Lord and complained of the continued delay, he
told him that he could not but feel angry at his conduct—
and what was his answer? That if he (Lord Palmerston)
were in his situation, he would be angry too.—(Great
laughter.) Under these circumstances, he begged to ask the
Noble Lord whether he considered this respectable treatment,
not of an individual. Member who was a sincere, ardent,
though humble supporter of the cause of Hungary.—but of

the House, when he had unfulfilled his engagement to pro-
duce these papers ?
Lord PALMERSTON said that he was quite willing to
acknowledge that his Noble Friend had a claim upofl him
for the promise which he had made. He also was quite
ready to acknowledge that which he had acknowledges to
him in private, that upon the appearance he had the right
to be angry. But if he knew how great had been the pres-
sure of matters which had prevented him from bringing for-
' ward those papers he would be induced to extend him in-
dulgence.- However he should make a point of producing the
papers on an early day in the next week.
POSTPONEMENT OF THE BUDGET.
On the motion for going into Committee of Ways and
Means,
Lord JOHN RUSSELL rose to move that the Committee
should be postponed until Monday. He would then state
the reasons for this request.
Mr. HERMES wished to know whether it was intended
positively to proceed with the Committee on Monday?
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he could not state positively.
On Monday night lie would state the reason for the request.,
and the course which he meant to take.
The remaining orders of the day were then disposed of,
and the House adjourned.

THE LONDON GAZETTE.

(THIS EVENING.)

DOWNING-STREET, FEB 21, 1851.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Charles Sturt,
Esq., to be Colonial Secretary, Boyle Travers Finniss, Esq ,
to be Colonial Treasurer and Registrar-Genera!, and George
Frederick Da*hwood, Esq , Lieut. R.N., to be Commissioner
of Police and Police Magistrate, for the colony of South
Australia; and her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint
Richard F. Newland, Esq., to be Stipendiary Magistrate at
the Port of Addable, in the said colony.
FOREIGI-OFFICF, FEB. 18.
The Queen has teen graciously pleased to appoint William
Sunley, Esq., to be her Majesty's Consul at the Comoro
Islands.

CROWN• OFFICE, FEB. 19.
MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT
PARLIAMENT.

Borotigh of Dungannon—The Honourable William Stuart
Knox, in the room of the Honourable Thomas Knox, com-
monly called Viscount Northland, who has accepted the
office of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds.

WAR- OF 6E, FEB. 21.
Ist Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Captain William
Warner Allen to be Major, by purchase, vice Scott, who
retires; Lieutenant Bankes Tomlin to be Captain, by pur-
chase, vice Allen; Cornet Sir Thomas Gresluy, Bart., to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Tomlim, Feb. 21.
Ist Regiment of Foot—Eucigu and Adjutant Henry With-
cote Turner to be Lieutenant, by yurchase, vice Poole, who
retires, Feb. 21.

3d Foot—George Goforth Wyer, Gent., to be Assistant-
Surgeon, Feb.' 21.

Foot-,Captain- Charles Dawe, from half-pay Unat-
tached, to-be Captain, re-paying the difference, vice Brevet-
Major White, promoted to be Major Unattached; Lieu! e-
cant Alfred Ingilby Garnett. to beCaptain, by purchase, vice
Dawe, who retires; Ensign John Vere William Henry Webb
to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Garnett; Charles George
Mackenzie, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Webb,
Feb 21.

I sth Foot—Lieutenast Edward Pardoe to be Captain, by
purchase, vice Cape!, who retires; Ensign Richard Manders
to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Pardoe, Feb. 21.
tqh Foot—Lieutenant Montagu Wigley Bell, from 97th
Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Dane, promoted to be C.,ptain
Unattached, Feb. 21.

49th Foot—Lieutenant Francis James Bampfylde to be
Captain, by purchase, vice Bellairs, who retires; Ensign
Richard D. Astley to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Bamp-
iylde, Feb. 21.
55th Foot—Staff.Surgeon of the Second Class James
McGregor, M.D., to be Surgeon, vice George Alexander
Stephenson, who retires upon half-pay, Feb. 21.
68th Foot—John Francis O'Leary, Gent., to be Assistant-
Surgeon. Feb. 21.

h Foot—William Warden, M.D., to be Assistant-Sar-
geon, Feb. 21.

t-ith Foot—Acting Assistant-Surgeon Hugh Melville Bal-
four, M. 9., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Gosden, appointed
to the Staff, Feb. 21.

92d Foot—Archibald Henry Fraser, Gent., to be Asiistant-
Surgeon, Feb. 21,

2d West India Regiment—Lieutenant-Colonel Anthony
Gardiner Sedley, from halt-pay 63d Foot, to be Lieutenant-
Colonel, vice William Raines Faber, who exchanges, Feb. 21.
HOSPITAL STAFF.—Staff Surgeon of the First Class Alex-
ander Melvin to be Deputy Inspect9r-General of Hospitals,
vice John Kinnis, M.D., who retires upon half-pay; Staff
Assistant-Surgeon Francis Laing, M.D., to be Staff Surgeon
of the Second Class, vice M'Gregor, appointed to the sth
Foot; Assistant. Surgeon Alfred Gosden, M. 8., from 84th
Fout, to be Staff Assistant• Surgeon, vice Laing, promoted,
Feb. 21.

UNATTACHED.--Lieut. John Dane, from 28th Foot, to be
Captain, without purchase, Feb. 21.
BREVET.—Captain Charles Dawe, of the Bth Foot, to be
Major in the Army, Jan. 10, 1837.
MEMORANDUM.—The Christian names of Second Lieu-
tenant Fox, of the 60th Regiment, are " William Waller,"
not ",Walter," as previously stated.
Commission by the Lord- Lieutenant of Lancashire.
Le Gendre Nicholas Starkie the younger, Esq., to be
Deputy Lieutenant, Feb. 18.
BANKRUPTS.

William Charles Gazeley, builder, Chenies-place, Old-road,
St. Pancras.

William Tennant, draper, Chertsey, Surrey.
James Bishop, laceman, Upper James•street, Camden
town.

John Reid, corn dealer, King's-row, Pimlico.
George Wom well, miller, Stevenage, Hertfordshire.
Samuel Knightly, carpenter, Paul-street, Finsbury.
The Bromley-hill Iron and Coal Company, Bream, Glou.
cestershire.

Hiram Willianison, manufacturer, Manchester.
Richard Boyle,-jun., merchant, Kingston-upon-Hull.
George Woods, surgeon, LiyerpoolL

PitICE OF SUGAR.

The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com-
puted from returns made in the week ending Feb. 18,
1850. exclusive of Customs Duties paid or payable thereon
on the importation thereof into Great Britain :
From the British possessions in America 275. 1 lid. per cwt.
From the Mauritius ... —s. —d. „
From the East Indies 31s. gad. „
Average price of the two foregoing de-
scriptions of sugar, jointly, computed as
ahOve, and exclusive of duty ... 295. Id. „
By authority of Parliament,
HENRY BICKN ELL. Clerk of the Grocers' Company.
Grocers'-hall, Feb. 21.

PUBLIC WOOL SALES.
(THIS EVENING.)
This evening the sales are rather thinly attended, but the
biddings are very brisk. There are in course of disposal 701
bales Australian, 206 Van Dieman's Land, 109 Port Philip,
36 Cape, 33 German, au'd a few bales of South Australian, with
397 bales of Spaniili in. the grease. Sydney has been selling
at ls. 30. to is. 9id. for. clean sheeps, locks at Is, and
scoured lambs at ls. to ls. 10d. Vau Diemen's Land
cheeps Is. 4id. to Is. 6d, lambs Is. sid. to Is. 11d. Port
Phillip lambs Is. iid. to Is. Bid., fine hoggets is. Bd., washed
Is. 2id. to Is. 3d., and scoured Is. 7d. Adelaide damaged
6d. in grease, damaged lid. to Bd., skin Bd. Cape 9d. to Is,
lid for clean sheeps and tine, Is. 6d. ; German super lambs,
is. 81d; to 2s. 4d.; and sheegs, ls. sid. to Is. 6d. ; Electoral,
2s. Id.; Odessa, Is. 6d.; Spanish, Is. 5W ; ditto greasy
Spanish iambs, sid. to 6d. ; and good combing, 6d. to 7d.
per lb.

MARKET IN

(From the London 11'ew Price Current, Feb. 21.)
SUGAII.—To-day former rates were insisted upon for all
kinds of West India Sugar, but the purchases made were
trifling, and confined to 202 hhds, &c.; for the week the sales
are 1,160 hhds, and prices close the same as on Friday last.
REFINED.—To-day there was only a moderate home trade
demand for refined Sugar, still low brown lumps were not
to be obtained under 48s per cwt. The export demand for
Crushed Sugar is not better.
BlAunerius.—This afternoon the public sales of Mauritius
Sugar went off with fair spirit at full prices, the quantity
offered was 5,427 bags and all sold, middling to fine yellow
went at 38s to 425, low 37s to 38s, and refined qualities 36s
to 41s per cwt.
EAST INDIA. - This afternoon there was a better demand
for Madras Sugar, and the public sales of 3100 bags, the
whole selling at full rates, soft brown at 28s to 30s, yellow at
30s to 355, MauritiuS descriptions 36s to 40s 6d, middling
grainy yellow 39s to 40s 6d, and a few lots middling white
ditto 435. Of Bengal 358 bags realized 41s 6d to 433 for
middling and good white Benares, and damp 40s to 43s per
cwt., and these are full rates. •
loaftion.—To-day there was no public sale of Foreign,
and .prices underwent, no variation. For the week the private
operations are 2,000 chests yellow. klavannah at 39s to 435.
A sargo of brown Bahia 378 6d, and two cargoes of Pernam-
buco, the particulars of which have not transpired.
DlonassEs.—Previous rates are supported, and the demand
continues good; the purchases made in West India for the
week are 300 puns at from 15s to 17s 6d ; the supply is li-
mited and consists chiefly of the lower sorts. Bengal and
Mauritius are wanted at 128 to 14s, but the supply is yet
small. Holders of Porto Rico and Cuba still demand lbs to
16s per cwt.
COFFEE.—This afternoon Native Ceylon was not offered
under 44s per cwt for good ord. For other sorts of Colonial
the market has still a dull aspect. Of 251 casks and 60 bags
Plantation Ceylon at actien a small part only sold at rather
lower rates, and went at sis to 545; for fine fine ord—
low 44s 6cl; of Mocha 7 pkgs sold-at 7ls for small yellow.
Full rates are asked for Foreign Coffee. On change this
afternoon Native Ceylon was 443 6d to 455, with several
buyers.
CocoA.—ln Foreign, sales have been upon a small scale,
and there are sellers of Bahia and Para at 30s to 30s 6d, and
Guayquil at 32s to 335; lower rates are anticipated. British
Plantation, at auction 55 bags 10 brls Trinidad were taken
in at 45s to 50s for grey; the value of Grenada is 43s to 48a.
Tz.4.—A much better demand has preuailed for common
Congou this week, prices are also firmer, 11:4 d to 113/4d per
lb having been obtained for large parcels, of sound. In me-
dium operations are also upon a more extended scale at Is to
Is 01/2d, but other sorts have been operated in with cautian
at is Id to Is sd, and fine at Is Ed to is 9d, on the part of
holders there is also a desire to realize. With green the
market continues to be plentifully suppliec : a reduction has
taken place of ld to 2d per lb for good and fine young
Byson. There are sellers of Scented and Pekoe Teas at
moderase rates. At public sale yestertlay 4,100 pkgs of Tea
were offered, and 1,800 found purchasers, chiefly small
boxes.
RlcE.—For the best vv bite sorts of East India for cleaning
purposes full rates are paid. For inferior a slight reduction
in price has taken place. Ot 2,324 bags Madras at auction
not above half found buyers at 7s 6d to 85 for low and
mid pinky, the remainder being taken in at 8s 6d; 300
pkts low broken Bengal sold at es to 8s 6d for white, but 916
bags mid and good mid were' bought in at lOs to 10s 6d.
The rates obtained for good and fine white Bengal by private
contract are 10s 9d to 12s and for best white. Java lis 6d to
12s. For cargo and pearl barley sorts the market has a dull
aspect, and 7s 9d to es per cwt is the nearest value,
The value of cleaned Patna is yet 11 to 183 for low to fine,
town dressed Carolina 20s to 265, and American 18s to i9s.
at these rates a fair business is doing. S3go is wanted, and
19s to 21s per cwt offered fa small pearl. In Sago Flour
there is rather more doing at 14s 6d to 15s. Tapioca has
been operated in with more freedom at 2d to 5d per lb.
SPIRITS.--Leeward Island Rum is is 8d per gallon proof.
East India hes been selling at Is 6d to is 61d proof. Jamaica.
The value of ord and mid quality 30 to 34 per cent over
proof is 2s 9d to 3s, and good to superior 34 to 38 over 3s 2d
to 43 (id. For Demerara the demand has been only for
small parcels at 2s 6d to 2s 931 for 30 to 40 over proof.
For Brandy the home or export demand is not better; and
there are sellers of Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1850
at 484 d to 4s 6d; 1849 ditto 4s 7d to 4s 9d; 1648 ditto 4s
9d to 48 lid; and inferior sorts 38 to 4s 3d. Geneva is still
quoted at is 7d to is Sat for ord, fine is 9(.1 to 2s; British
made. Spirit 93 8d to 9s 9d; and Gin at 88 8d for .23 per cent
under proof.