The Express. — London, England, 1851-07-10 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. 0 — '411.1 —WEDOESDAT NOOSE OF LI/311N1 . .. . , The 6 222222 {OA the chair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE US! NESS. Th e shaflield and Olussop Turnpike Road Bill wag Ma • second time. The Caledonian Railway 0 .312141°11 * " Illibil• a " °NS : bridge, Pena and (forma, &e., Bad .. pea non naoation, ihe.) Bill was read a ' 111611•111 1 3w Illsolls ows. 1 The Lords' amendments to the Clitheroe mad West Riding Torkehke way - WE to. were con sidered and Pt. lt BUSINESS. HARWICH ELECTION. Sir 0. CLERK. brooght up the report of the Committee of Selectios. appointing the following members as the com mittee to try the merits of the petition against the Sir H t return of Mr. Crawford for 'Harwich: r. Fe w rgin ao , 4 , m H t. Willoughby, Mr. A/har ri ed, Mr. Yemba , Denim. PETITION FRESENTED. Tau Clreret. Peldicl.—By Mr. BASS from the mayor ma i ii mbit.ta o f Derby, with 400 signatures, praying the house would do all in its power to prvierve the Crystal as a national object and one in which the petitioners N a retuliar interest, owing to their relation with the arehi taet used builder, Messrs. Patten anal Fox. ATIOUNEYS AND DUTY. SOLICITORS' CERTIFICATE Lord R. GROSVENOR brought up the bill for the abo lition of the duty on *Berner and *elicirs' certificates, which was read • • lint time, soul ordered to b to e read a second limp on Wednesday, the 'Gird met. TILE 11181101' OF GLOUCESTER.—THE 110 Rs Fl ELI/ ESTATE. Mr. lIORSMAN b a gged to say a few words in reference to th , statement he hall mode a few days ago as to the Bishop of Gl o ucester. It was only yeitery that he had seen the latter of the hon. member fur Bristol in the news papers alleging that there were Certain inaccuracies in that statement. On reading it he felt that the house had aright to dens mil some explanation from him (Mr. Bergman) on the .object, and he hail intended to be in his place at five o'clock yesterday to give it, but not meeting with the hon. member for Bristol at that time he did not do so. Ile heal since conferred with that hon. member he thought it would he toe most fair and satisfac course that he should not now allude to the subject, her than to give notice of the time when he would offer such espla nations as were necessary, in order that the hon. member might he p r esent to make what statement he pleacied. Accordingly he would now give notice, that on Friday neat h. would move for copies of all the WW opontlusee relating to the subject which had pewit. That motion he hoped to be allowed to bring forward at five o'clock, when the hun. member would probably make it goon nivel to he present. Mr. E. MILES said he should be quite prepared on Inds, to answer every charge that bad been brought agtt the Bishop of Gloucester. n i.:ONIAL PROPERTY QUALIFICATION BILL. On the motion for the committal of thin bill, Mr. V.:ENI:IJ. rose to move, pursuant to notice, that it he an instruction to the committee to provide for the abolition of any property qualification for the election of Members to were in parliament. Ilia object was that they should revert to the ancient constitution of this country, which required no props rty qualification for members of parliament. 'that principle had first been infringed for party purpose', and to facilitate the return of the Stuarts. In Scotland there was now no pro perty qualifieation, and every attempt to impose upon that country an act for animilatina; the law there with that of England in this respect had been successfully tiaisteel. 'fht whole popular voice of Scotland was opposed to such an interference with the free exercise of the elective franchise, anal if the appeal were made to it the popular voice ad this country would also be pronounced against it. (Har, hear.) Amongst the agricultural constituencies there hail lien a strung wish expressed that their interests should be rspresented by members of their own bndy—i.e., Unmet farmers. (('heers.) Ile believed much good' would rosuit from having a fusion of all classes. in thee' house—(hear, Insar).--but the tenant farmers sler , too poor to be pieseeeeil of the neptinel qualification of lififil. a year, and too honest to claim under a fictitious qualification. Al showing the injustice of the present law , the right hoe. member referred to the ea e of the late member for lime/Wit (Mr. Prinsep), who was unseated on the ground of insullisient qualilication, though in East India Stock gad other property he was known to possess more than there qui red aiinual amount. The hill of his him. friend (Mr. Hutt), although it propiell to widen the Medea the qualification by inn...luring colonial property, would in effect edit to the stringency of the i sisting law, inasmuch as he proposed to throw lite totem prephiwth on the party tenderiwf the qualifis pi t on, instead 411 on the party disputing it. Ile thought, too, the measure would enhauce the difficulty of deciding upon the sufficiency ur insufficiency of the qualification on ac Count of the impossibility of arriving at is standard of value for propeny, whirl' might be in New Zealand or the Aueklaiiil Islands. (Hear, hear.) The constituencies and. r the proeut *me WI well as the more extended constituencies whic h under the promised bill of his noble Sri. lel hi• hoped weuld be mated, we re entitled to that free cl -e in their representatives which, under the law ho property poine a pperty qualification, they could nut have. (near. Mr. LWAILT seconded the amendment. The gentian having been put, Loral .1. ItESOELL Paid —The proposal which my right has. frilled has now made comes before us, as I think, in a rather singular shape. The hill which the house has under its inanimation is a bill tor extending the qualifica tion of WlCailire, of this house to a certain other description o f p r eperty which is not now admitted as formiim is qualifi cation for mendsn to sit in parliament; and my right hon. F r i en d's proponent is that, by way of amending that hill, we. should strike out all property qualifieation, :anal aleclieb the eiestinet qualdieation efficierther. (hear) But that la a totally dill , rent thing from the preposition involved WI the bill. It is a totally different question from that of ens tending the qualification to other d..seripti.ms of properV, I whither or Hot then is any real utility is keeping up WA pro-rut qualification for members of parliament—(hear) . — mold I think my right lion. friend's arguments on that point are arguments which have in them • great deal of weight. (('heers.) As my right hon. friend has alleged, there was in farmer time, reality in the provision that those who re presented shine Omuta be knights girt with swords; and that the• re presentatives foe bonito/h. should be bar gees, beluaging to and riding in the boroughs for which they were elected. That was a qualification which was nu doubt a reality. and so long as it was in acconlaiice• with the state if ...sty it might have been desirable to continue that law. But the state id society as it was in three times dots ant vend now. The knights girt with swords no but t e r appear here a. the representatives of the ilities, nor at the representative. ut the boroughs iu general bin ge...es noiffing in theme horeughs. (Bear. hear.) So far, the n, k:lTOWL•talireil have altered--(hear, hear)—and, so far we they are watertied, parliament hos abolished the provi sion with r. moil hi boroughs, so that a person not noiding Is the borough and nut tieing a burgess may he elected and sit as its repreoutateve. But in the reign of Queen Anne parliament, bilitg jealous of the increasing iiittuence of trade and . conitacrec. thought of a new licialifieation, and the restrict then imposed appears to me to he at variance with the aerie lit formation of parliament : for, as the citizens mud binge-see repneentine cities and boroughs were prs 'weedy required to he persons residing and trading in these e ides sail boroughs. and whose property was only in their trade—the manufactures and wares in which they dealt —ct was then insisted that henceforward they should be tutiiloatiirri, litiiiivasing a certain property qualiti eatien .n Maul. That provision I hold was a very unativisalde one; —(hear)—but it was doubt, , nu in tended to streng then the• hunted interest in this country. be law became certainly in a more reamnible condition, Gad was be might MOW iu accooLuice with the. present state of society Sty the alteration made in it some few years since at the notaece of Mr. Warburton, a crentlemeo who is no longer in the house, I.ut who was for many years a die timmishi il member of the House of Common, (hear, heat.) Ile sairiteeted is a manner that convinced the house, that the Lids of the qualithation should be extended so as to euaboser persons who hart acquired property of different deserietivos whteh had grown up sinee the duns when the revives qualiticution WAS established, and which in the tone of Queen Alm, ought to have been the ground of the qualificetion. (llear.) But now that Usse things have been done, and thes. various alterations made, is there, atter all. in effect any security in the property qualification as it now exist,. 1 1. it nut notorious, as um right hon. friend has and, that persous elected to this louse, who have any' ere do at all, or any connexions which can help them to a qualifisaatiou, hod no difficulty in obtain ing ime, sal sit here on a qu,i/itleatiOn perfectly good in law, although. in Fact, they do not p.... s the amount of property requisite to qualify ? (Ilene, hear.) Every now and th en , bowsver. there occurs a cane in which the office. tam is ,^aited before an election committee that such • nit ill'aT h sa no property qualification; and, although there nu ,. h e e i t or ill eeher member. sitting in the house without sin-li qualili cation, that unfortunate member is uweated. 'flier. fore. I say. there is no security its the preecut state of th law as entente the qualification. Another noto r i ous feet—that win'els has keen alluded to by my hon. friend the meanie., for Donttiies--ii that all the Scotch members sit without any pratingly qualification. (Hear, hear.) And I fug that I should he paying a very ill complhocut to them, and should make a most undeserved and unfounded state ni..iit. if I said they were inferior iu rank, in proeertY. in intellect, is busincos habits. or in capacity for :egielation to the mene.ers for England or for Ireland. That being the case I certainly cannot see why this whole Vestion of Oualificatior should not be taken into the comic', -ation of parliatmet. (Cheers) But I own t does notappe . ar• to me ~ that this is the wan in which it should he dons. ' l'.. pro- Wee to mo oe d a bill providing a certain new .. qualiiloa• ' lion, in addition to that we now hare, by fa g - ' 11 Mier no qualification at all, does mot ta te - e I M - to we w in% I t.° bc a loniser roods: of bringing under the OWLinleritiOn . parliament . (lle th ar e , h g ea u r e !) tion l ! think. it rather should be don , • by a4pe cal bill, breught In peomety qualifications' altogether, or by a bill fur the georaid purpose of imp's ° . nose I our whole syetem of represexetation. (Cheers.) And I whether such a bill b e i nt. - e d uce e l by my r i ght honourable friend or any WIWI' member ' Is hall ! be willing. certainly , to glue " e the question a fa . able consideration. (Loud cheers.) Then it is to tie co u nr.- sidered whether there is any danger at a l l—supposing thi s qualification one uway with—of members being admitted to this house who arc not in all respects as Perfectly well eitediti 11 11. thOlie who are now members to ait here. I Mill It apo irs to me that W.!lat forme in etrcet a road qmiliticatitnt—whether it be desirable or sot—must 110 matter of dispute. The hon. gentleman opposite--(Mr. ' Newdegate, ho believed)—may dieent from that view ; I JULIO. It bet what does form an effective property qualification is the feet that an peewee without some means—at all events, no cote who bee het reside in London—is able to maintain the Mahe add Imo the expense of coming to London, WNW Ids own business. to attend here as a member of (Hear.) Take the ease of a tradesman in a etheld g or • farmer—such as my right hon. friend lee I have no objection to see the tenant farmer ha lime, if the freeholders and the electors choose to Mild= here—but for his own sake I should think his at- Ivddadcs here during the spring and • great part of the sum illiedonld be very injurious to his ploughing, his sowing, ea Ida other farming operations. So, aewise, with visaed to the mall tradesman, his custom would very much suffer if he were compelled to attend here during the whole of the parliamentary session. We know as it is that there are many persons with incomes 111111.141110,17 larger than usually pertain to the clam I now week of, who, after two or three years attendance in this Wow find that they cannot afford to continue the ex. and to sacrifice their basiness by remaining mem =so that in effect you have by th e nature of things as they exist a real property qualifi cation, without requiring it by law. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the proposition that members Of parlia ment should be paid, I hope that will never be required. Certainly if such a proposition ever should be brought forward, I shall feel it my duty to vote against it. But with regard to the matter of the abolition of the property qualification, though I can not consent to the present motion, when that subject shall be brought forward as a whole and a separate question, I shall give it my support. (Loud cheers.) Mr. NEWDEOATE thought it evident that there was a perfect scramble among the zealous reformers on the other aide. The right hon. gentleman's motion was singularly timed, and strangely brought forward. What consistent, was there in abolishing a property qualification for the elected if it were to be retained for electors ? The law as k stood might be defective, but the true remedy lay in defining and perhaps enlarging, the qualification. Mr. HENLEY contended that restrictions on the repre sentation of some kind had always existed in this country, and that the proposed change, on which the noble lord looked with so much favour, could only bo ben eficial to political adventurers. Mr. V. SMITH supported the motion. Mr. TUFNELL said, after what had fallen from the noble lord, he would leave the matter altogether in his hands. lie withdrew his amendment, and he hoped that the hon. member for Gateshead would withdraw the bill. Mr. ACTT then withdrew the bill, and the order of the day for tho bill going into committee was discharged. 110ME-)LADE SPIRITS IN BOND BILL. On the order of the day for the second reading of this bill, Lord NAAS prevented a petition from 139 spirit dealers and rectifiers in Manchester and Salford in favour of the bill. - The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER presented a petition, signed by the principal distillers of London, against the bill. lie must say that to any person who investigated the subject there would appear no claim of justice whatever on the Ride of those who advocated the second reading of the bill. There was a claim of justice on the pert of those who opposed the hill. What was asked was that duty should be paid on home-made spirits when they ware taken out of bead as in the CAW of colonial spirits. Now the principle we- with regard to customs duties to levy them at the latest possible moment, hecause the articles might be exported ; bat the principle with regard to excise duties was to levy them at the earnest moment in order to relieve the producer as soon as possible from excise supervision. Consequently, with regard to spirits, the ear licit possible time at which the duty could be levied was when it came off the worm's end, and from that time the supervision of the excise officers ceased. If they were to levy it at a later period they had a continuance of the su pervision of the excise officers, and they reversed the prin ciple on which the excise duties had been regulated. Ile quite creased that there might be some ground of complaint if the spirit which came into competition with the home made spirit was unfairly levied, so as to give a boon to the colonial producer ; but a difference of 4d. a gallon above the duty on home-male spirit was levied on colonial : and this differential duty, which was levied in England, Scot land, and Ireland, wee imposed in ISIS, after a lenetheneal inquiry before a committee of the bowie. It might be said that was an unfair settlement, but the reverse was the case. It cnutil nut he proved that that settlement was unfair, be- CRUM' ele consumption et colonial spirits in Ireland and Scotland had fallen off since that time, and the consump tion of home-made spirits hail considerlbly increased. He COMM sire reamms for raising the duty in trelaual and Scot lend, but he saw no reason why an advantage should be given to the Irish and Scotch distillers. 'then there was another point. At present warehousing WAX allowed even in the most remote districts, hut if this bill passed he could not allow it. Another consideration was, that this bill would have the effect of breaking up the small distilleries, and concentrating them in few hands in large towns, which however, he must admit, would promote the collection of the revenue. But there wee another party concerned, the English distillers. What was really sought was that the Irish and watch should gain an advantage one the English distillers. Fur these reasons lie trusted that the house would not sena to the second reading of this bill. Lord NAAS mill he thought nothing hail been said by the right hues gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer to induce the house to alter the opinion which it had already enpreesed. His lordship described the manner in which the measurement of Irish spirits was conducted, and obeerved that, although the Irish distillers had been no parties to the arrangement of ISIS, he did not propose es interfere with it. If that arrangement could he affected by his bill, it could he only to the extent of id. per gallon ; and, with PM. , i to any loss of duty, the Irish distillers were reedy to ml ' next year to any additional duty . which the Chancel lor of the Exchequer might deem equivalent to the loss. They did not esek any unfair adventage over the letielieh distillers, who poesiseel :Ovate:lees over those of Scotto - el anal Ireland which gave them a monupoly of the English trade. Mr. WRAMSTON consialcred that the bill would violate : the coinpromiee of ISIS, and moved that it be read a second time that 'fay three months. 1 1 Mr. lI.ISS denied that the English distillers hal any advantage over the Irish and Seutch distillers, who enjoyed a nentopoly of their own markets. Mr. REYNOLDS said, the question was whether the I Irish and Scotch distillers were placed upon au equal foot leg with the Ea lien and colottiel. Ile contended that they . were not, and the 4d. duty afforded no sufficient pro tect len. Mr. GOV LBUItN could not consider this a% a question of maim* importance ; the revenue derived from spirits was between 8,000,000/. and 9,000,000/., collected easily and re gularly; it was no light matter, therefore, to :street by a change of the law 31 revenue of such magnitude. 'Phis questien had been settled in ISIS; had the Irish distillers meta-reel from that arrangement ? So far as dot:lane-lite and facts could show, the reverse was the c.a., 'there was another eurisideretion of importance; Irish anal Seoteh spirits were put iu bend in a I . ollllitioll palatable to the eon mimes without undergoing rectilivation, which English spirit, required. Ili% conviction was that the change pro perecd would be dangerous to the revenue as well as in jurious to private interests. Mr. J. A. SMITH was received with loud crises of "Divide," which rendered his remarks almost uniutelligi- Ile. Ile considered that it was impossible to maintain misting inequalities, and supported the second reading. The home then divided. For the second reading Against it The hill was therefore lost, and the result of the ilivieion ems received with loud cheers. ARREST OF ABSCONDING DEBTORS' BILL. This bill was read a second time. ECCLESIASTICAL RESIDENCES (IRELAND) BILL. This bill passed through committee. CHURCHES AND CHAPELS (IRELAND) BILL. This bill passed through committee, and the report was ordered to be received on Friday. UNITED CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND IRELAND BILL. This but also pausal through eoramittee without du cession. III.‘IIM.I.CV BILL. This bill was committed pro forma. Mr. BELL proposed vert.un aiuenolments. Ile stated that in agreement with the pledge he hul given on the ge rund resdine, he would not press the bill further this session. Should, litowc eve, the house find the bill free from objection after the amendments were made, he should be prepared to proceed with it. The amendments were agreed to, and the bill was ordered to be recommitb.od on Friday. TURNPIKE ACTS CONTINUANCE DILL. This bill was read a second time. VALUATION (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion for going into committee on this bill, Mr. SCULLY stated certain objections to the principle of the measure. lie doubted the propriety of regulatinor the ' valuation by the price of agricultural produce, as collected from the averages of certain markets. The law in Ireland ought to he assimilated in this respect to that of England. Another objection to the bill was the formation of the courts of appeal, which were to consist of one or two sub-commis• tioners and certain grand jurors; but the ratepayers would have no one ta represent them in those courts. Small hold ings of oif.—a very numerous class in Ireland—would be brought under assessment for the tirst time ; and they would be wholly . unrepresented. He further objected to the bill as nocognoing the principle of relative value, and disregard , big the actual value. ° The entire machinery of the bill was very complicated, and it would be understood with dia lcult,. in Ireland, ccpecially in the country parts. He hoped the government would not vein the bill fur ther this session, and would allow it to be preceded by a DUI fur properly ascertaining the prices of agricultural pro duce. Sir D. NOR RE YS hoped the bill would not be oressed in its precast ferns. The bill intlic ted grass injustice on the town pro pessy of Ireland, and would create great dissatirfactims in 41 th e p opulous districts. A valuation had been taken five yea, ago, shirk was about 24 per cent. under the real teeing value. This valuation was to be adopted for the rural dis tricts, and the towns were to be ranked up to the full let ting value. This was very far from being just. There ought to be some fair equitheation of the valuation in towns mu country i :istriets. As at present proposed the town land valuation was rrfectiv Au hon. member here moved that the house be counted, but there being forty members present, Sir D. NOItItEIS continued, and argued at some length that they should be sati-tied with the poor law situation rather than adopt a measure which could net du otherwise than prove eximediaalgubjeetionable. I Sir J. YOUNG t Use blow ought to go into coca- THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 10, 1851. mittee, sad if defects woes hood In the bill they weld be remedied. witt..e...CRAWFORD saki he prawn state of the law of in blind nolo* otanslows. It was, in his MI opisiou se nnessory thnuot salt 1M okays bat ass actual whine dur eereetaian. the poen asessure did wet eon pata...lncothseght that the bin would not poe tically answer the ggheassihr which it was Mr. E. B. WOONlWansidered that maim mu more to be wished foklholi some uniform spina of ohation in Ireland, but it it we of those thiop which It was neat to impossible to attain. Me, atoxexia. Barred the bid entree wss to go into committee, and hemp the clauses of the bill. After a Jew womb haiMo Lucius O'Bosax and Sir W. Soinanta.s, the beam went into committee on the bill, Mr.Beasot. in the chair. The bill was posed throsgh committee, pro food, and recommitted tilt tiemerrew (this day), at 12 o'clock. COPYIIOLD AND INCLOSURE COMMISSIONS. The house having resumed, Mr. BOUVERIE obtained leave to bring in a bill to Con solidate and to continue for a time to be limited the copy hold and inclosure commissions. The bill was read • first time, and the house adjourned at half-put five o'clock. PAIRS ON VIE BALLOT MOTION.—Sir James Duke paired in favour of Mr. iterkeley'R motion, with Sir John Owen against. Sir W. Clay paired for with Colonel Knox against. Colonel K. Tyne paired for with Mr. Fuller against. "ARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS. HOME-MADE SPIRITS IN BOND BILL. Oansa for Second Reading read; motion ma, and question proreeed, ss That the bill be now read amend time. " Amendment proposed, to lees out the ward" now," and at the end of the question to add the words " upon this day three months." Question put, " That the weed ' now' stand pert of the quaker." The hooas divided: Ayes, 164 ; Note, 154.. ATES. Ansley, T. Chisholm Gordon, Admiral Mandy, William Arbuthoatt, Um. H. Grace, Oliver D. J. Monts, George P. Archdall, Capt. Y. Grogan, Edward Murphy, Francis B. Baird, James Gwyn, Vowel Napier, Joseph Baas, George Hallewell, V.. 0. Nv""legale, Chas. N. Barron, SW U. W. Ilallyburton, Id. J. P. Newport, Viscount Barron, W. U. Halsey, T. P. Koreas, Mr D. J. Bate.3o, Thomas Ilwolkon, O. A. r i lriga,:i i i . Percy Bellboy Jobn Hamilton, J. H. Bentincifined H. Marathon, Lord C. O'Brien, Sir Ludas Beraterd. W. Male, Alexander O'Brien, Sir Timothy Seat, John Hayes, Sir Edmund O'Connell, John Blair, Stephen Henley, Joseph W. O'Connell, IL J. Blake, Martin J. Herbert, H. A. O'Conniw, Pearaa Bober*, Rena 0. Rialto, Geo. G. 0. O'Perral, Hon. R. 11. Booth, Sir it. G. HiMyard, Robert C. O'Flaberty, Anthony Boyd. John Ilildard, Thomas B. Paeke, Charles W. iircwridge, It. till, lord Edwin Pakisgton, Sir John Brooke, Lcrd Ilidgeon, William N. Pilkington, James Bow, C. L. C. Hope, Sir John Power, Dr. Bock, Lewis; W. Hose, Henry T. Prime, Richard Buller, Sir Jobe T. Ilona, John Renton, John C. Campbell, Si' A. I. !toward, Sir Ralph Repton, George W. Charter* Hon. 11. Madam, George Reynolde, John Chaperon, Colonel Johnstone, Janes Roche, Edmund B. Chichester, Lord 1.1.. Jollide, Sir Wm. G. Sadlair, John Clemente, lin. C. S. Jones, Capta in girAars, Omega Cochrane, Also. D. R. Keating, Rot Scott, Um. Prima Coles, Henry B. Keogh, William Scully, Francis lnoelly, Thong. Kerrison, Sir Edw. SWAM, Vueruunt Cotton, Ron. W. 11. Knox, Colonel Seymer, Reno K. Cowan, Chariot Knox, 11011.W.Stwirt Sibthorp, Colonel thawleml William S. Langton, Wm. U. P. Slagle, Alexander Dawson, un. Thos. V. Lawless, Ron. Cecil Somers, John P. Demme. John T. Lennox, Lord H.C. Somerset, Captain Disraeli, Benjamin Leslie, Charles P. SpOoIVT, Richard Dodd, George Lindsay, Hoe. Col. Stafford, Auguatus Duncan, George Lockhart, William Blurt, Henry 'sundae, George I.ong, Walter Talbot, J. U. Duane, Colonel Loat her. lion. Col. Taylor, Thomas E. Du Pre, C. U. Lowther, Henry Tennent, Robert J. Pagan, James I,ll'Cullarib, Wm. T. Tyler, Sir George Peltowes, Edward Mogan, Wm. It. Verner, Sir W. Lyrae. John Mentor, Thomas Terry, Iln. Thorns. Ferguson, Sir Rob. A. Ilition, The trtior. Vyse R. H. R. H. Forbes, William Mandeville, Viscount 11 Addington, David Forester. lion. G. Manners, Lord C. S. Waddingion, U. S. Fox, Richard M. Memos, Lord G. Walsh, Sir John B. Foe saeltrlle W. T.. Manners, Lord John Whiteside, James French. Fitastephen March, Earl of Willoughby, Sir 11. Porten, Charles U. Maxwell, tin. J. P. Wyrin,llarbert W.W, Fuller, Augustus E. Mein, Sir Itenty Young, Sir John Gasket!, IMO. M. Milton, Viscount Gilpin, Calomel. Moffatt, Coorm TILLIII4 Goddard, A. I. morocll. William Nu^ Lord Goons, Ea :and S. More, Gorge H. Mackent.e, W. P. GooW, Wyndham Mulles, !tooth R. NOES ...—, Ajay, Sir T. N. alr, limn E. Tioray, lion. Henry Parker, John Eittailharn,llis.l3.W. Peewit Sit ncurge B. Adair, It. A. 9. Foley, John 11. H. Pest Frederick Alma* Mumma Forster, Matthew Pentiums, tdwd. W. Armstrong, K. B. Portman ile. J. W. Perfect, Robert Baines, Rt. IN. M.T. Pre/unto. Oclonel Phinps, s:r George R. hating, Rt. tin. Sir P. Ciallwey, Sir Wm. P. Pigott, Iran, is Bow, M. T. Genet. Charlu Pinney, Wili.m Beckett, William Olyn, George C. Powktt, Lord W. Bell, Jacob Gouhurn, Rt. lin. lli. Price, Sir Robert Bellew, Raeford K. Graham, Kt. IN. Sid. Reid,Colonel Berkeley, Admiral Granger, Thomas C. Ricardo, 0.-min Berkeley, Ike'. 11. F. Greene, Thomas Rice, FAwird R. llarkeley, C. L. G. Grenfell, C. Pascoe Rash, II Bernal, Ralph Grenfell, 'Marie. W. Itotore c n l' Amnas J. Birch, Sir T. B. Grey, lialph W. Romilly, Co'onrl Nocketone, W. P. Groan:nor Lord R. Itumbuld, Chines E. Boot roe , lion. E. P. Guest, Si. , John Nissen, Lord John Bowles, Admiral Hammer, Sir John Raw'', Y. C. 11. Boyle, Dm. Colonel Marro, Richard Palway, Colonel 1111Mli0e, T. W. Hato:heti, Kt. Ha. J. Bandar.,, Joseph Brockkhurst, John It .wed, lienjamin Boobell, Capt. Brockman, E. It. Ilea.Larn, 1 nomas E. Scrape, G. P. Brothertem, Joseph lleneage, Edward Seymour, Sir lions* Brown, Humph. Henry, Alexander Seymour, H. H. Brown, Whliasa Henke, lit. Lion, J.C. ScYmour. isard Banbury, E. H. Heywood, Jams Shalt*, R. D. Buistaan Sir E. N. Ileyworth, Lawrence blielburne, Earl of Cardwell. FAlwArd 'Lindley, Charles Smith, RI. lion. IL V. Carew, W. li. P. ilobbouse. Haulms B. Small , ' Joh , A. Carter, John 11. Hoag., Thomas L. fionierolie, Sir W.M. Childers, John W. Howard, land E. Milacron. T. li. S. J. Chohneley, Sir M. Hutchins. Edward J. SPeaf man. ire nrf Clay, James Hon, William Stanley, lion. W. 0. Clay, Sir W. Jermyn, Earl Mansfield, W. K. C. Clem, lion. Sir G. Johnstone, Sir John StnCtilaDli, Sir Geoff go Clifford. Henry M. Kenslum, Jame* Tbicknose, IL A. Clive, 1100. Rob. H. Labouchere,litlia.Ll. Thompson, Cot. I Oorkburn, Sir A. J. Lacy, *inky C. Thomas:, Th:ntie ' Collins, William Langston, James It. Tollemaihe, lin. F. J. Cowper, lion. W. P. Lawley, lion. B. B. Townley, it. G. Craig, tile William G. Lewis, George C. Trelaway, 5.410 S. Crawford, R. W. Littleton, lion. E. IL Tufnell, Kt lion. R. Currie, Henry Locke, Joseph Tynte, Col. C. J. K. Curial..., Herbert M. Lye its, lion. Gen. Vane, Lord ilorry liaalmood, Sir O. H. itockinnon, W. A. Verney. Sir harry Dawes. Edward Mangle., Koss 1). Valero, Viscount Denison, Edward Marahar, W. Vivian, John 11. Denison, John E. Martin, John Walley *Lhomos D'honourt, lin. C.T. Martin, C. W. Wall, Charks B. Dikett, Edward Manerinan, John Wawa, John T. Douglas, Sir C. E. Matheson, Cote Col Westhead, J. P. B. Ihirkworib,Slr J.T.B. Moule, It;. lion. Pos Wilts.'s. Ll. WO. Duncan, Viscount Melgual, Via mint Williams, John 1 Duniumbe.ThUnlll Mies, Philip W. 9, Winona. llumphry I pandas, Admiral Milner, W. M. E. Wibion, Jaws. I simian lion. Sir D. Molisworth, Sir W. Wilson, Mathew ' Esse, Sir James B. Morris, li old Wow, It:. it , .. Mat. ISMlngtosi, Viscount Mostyn, lion. Edwd. Woad, Sir W. P. Ellin John Korn ys, Lord Wrightson, W. B. Elliot, Die. John P. Ogle, Simile, C. U. Wild, James Encourt J. 8.11. t men, Sir John Wyrill, Marina:duke Fusion, Earl of Posen Lord Allred Evans,. Sir De Lacy Paget, land C. 71.LLUM Evan,, John l'ago, Lord George Hatter, Rt. IIn.W.G. trans. William Palmerston, Viscount 11114 Lard MaCtli FREE TRADE AND PROTECTION. The Notting/tam Bericic commends to the serious consideration of those who are opposed to free trade the following comparative statement of the social condition of the country, us evidenced by the official returns of the state of pauperism, crime, &c., and the consumption of various articles of Excise, during the four years ending 1819. Plt rum, rale; /sc. ilieit Sle. ed. qr. *liit 69,. W. qr. 0,9 1 1614. 1349. Wheat %best 30e. 74. qr. 41r. 34. qr. -- -- 134, 141,199 £24.491,369 £29.707,149 244,039 212,129 1,773,333 1,641,024 £9,792,9133 £3,313,021 1,907 1,294 30,349 37,9111 /ilter Wei ... &Asp ben _ drp.ita gengranta K"Pwt 1,731519,94.1161 1141131 ~r 0 Poor'. Mates Itutkrapto CruginAls /3,298,7871 4107 Alos° , lti ..3. Or Walt (0u•beloil 4709770 W Wine aod %pima (04. 341101,230 ha. agree., tonacaoj sugar, and we ie. Z. 011,22 .74, 11,7113,176 31,191,101 01.6011.439 t X 56,138 33,031,613 7,107,229 seat.! Per oett. Per cert. Karriipi Salop 11,' 4 7.10 Inc 33.10 3 3-10 Dee. 4 Jct. 34 3 440 Dec. 3 9.141 Du. lip 9 ,Dce. 36 I Ike. 6j 16 7-10 Dec. 0 3-14 Doe 6 0-10 3 3 ;Inc. 39 IDea. 32 II IWO Inc. S Lk, Dec. 7 6-10 17 448 Inc. 7 WO Inc. 2 I Dec. 3 9.1(4 100. 5 1.10 • 2-10 . Ine. 3 11-11; Inc. 3 9.10 PnACTICAL DELICCTIONS. IS-I;.—Dear Food—ln this year of high prices there was a very large decrease in the number of marriages, savings banks deposits, and the consumption of wine, spirits, and malt ; and a startling increase in emigration, pauperism, poor rates, bankruptcies, criminals, &c. Via—Cheaper Food—An increase in marriages, and in the consumption of malt, tea, coffee, sugar, tobacco, &c. ; also a decrease in emigration, pauperism, and poor rates.— N.B. The largo increase is bankruptcy and crime mani festly and strikingly exhibits the ill effects of the unhealthy state of trade speculations carried on, and of the impove rishment of the lower classes, during the preceding year of high-riced food. 1319 p Trade—A very large increase in marriages, savings banks deposits, and in the consumption of malt, wine, spirits, tea, coffee, sugar, tobacco, &c., and a striking decrease in emigration, pauperism, poor rate-, bankruptcy, and crime. Kosstrru e —A letter, dated Constantinople, June 15, says " You may consider the refugee affair us good as settled. Kossuth and his party have received authorisation to prepare to quit :heir uncomfortable quarters at Kuteya by the Ist of September. A government steamer will con vey as far as Malta, Tiber° they will be handed over to the :lritish authorities. Their deti nano will have ex ceeded ta - o years, and during the whole of that long term they have Seen liberally provided for by the Turkish government.' Pee . Des. Wimp beleirrepeell77, Dee. l7elpeeee—..... lac. Pow% caiic=.7 ... CetWar shit is • Dees Wins emba, mpg. law e s lie. hi.... .... tae. the ervreos. ileosed Lithe Hl . ' 11ZE;Wess. 4 ;;taTidild sum sue.-;,,r, ciagetto," is pablisbed testy Dada, aid Friday is Use kw pod. idyll dements 'steeled tor "11. Liptak" lodes Lerida( paper, mud bo at the Mos, 19, Deuverie-staust, by Two o'clock a the day ei *Weeds& HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tess DAT—Morals(. 111. 46. Mumma, 12k. ( e. Tomoaeow—Norsiag, 12a, 16s Artemisia, Ma 465. LONDON, THURSDAY, JULY 10. A MORE striking example of what Roman catho licism, at least that of Italy and of absolutism, will attempt unless tho state shows itself the master to protect the freedom and the self-education of the people, could not be given than by a pastoral of the Roman catholic Bishop of Malta, which has been affixed to the door of bt. John's Cathedral in Valetta, and promulgated in that city under date of the 20th of June, and to which we this day give the wider publicity of our columns. Of course there are liberals in Malta, catholics too, who feeling themselves under the protection of the British government, dare to think that religion is not incompatible with reform, that a church might very well support itself without having the strong arm of despotism raised to crush every caviller. ' Maltese citizens though they may not go the length of MAZZINI, entertain the opinions of English gentle men, and deem that the POPE'S temporal power might be modified or diminished for the sake ot rendering Italy free and strong, and making of the Italians a people. Constitutionalism, however, is a far greater crime than republicanism itself, in the eves of Italian des pots. The King of NAPLES would much preferr, sparing a Jacobin to respecting the life or freedom of those Neapolitans, who remain true to the consti tution that his Majesty granted and swore to. The grand complaint, therefore, at Homo and Naples, is that the plague of constitutionalism survives at Malta. This very English belief has been maintained or propounded by the liberal Maltese in no offensive way. It has an organ or journal, called the Acre nirc, able and honest, but by no means of that hardi hood which might set the Mediterranean on tire. Tho Ar rewire, however, went between the rest of the sovereign of Naples and of him of Itome. And as these vile renegades and bloodthirsty tyrants gained over a portion of the London press, by confidence and prior information, so it was sought to put down the liberal press of Malta by coercion. Mr. Mont: O'FERRALL was governor, a Homan catholic function ary, whose nominal allegiance went indeed to his sovereign, but whose every thought, effort, respect, and policy, as governor of Malta, went to fur ther the interests of the papacy, and to crush those of constitutionalism and of Eng land. Mr. MORE OTERRALL was too ready lan instrument in the hands of papal reaction. And he accordingly lent all the power of his government, his influence, and his Attorney-General, to prosecute and crush every liberal journal. Had Malta been as secure from the invasion of English publicity as Corfu, Mr. OTERRALL would have adopted Sir HENRY WARD'S maxim of exiling all editors, even without Sir HENRY WARD'S excuse of an insurrec tion. Such lengths, however, were not gone. He merely raised government prosecutions at Neapolitan seggeation, and her Majesty's Attorney-General at Malta was loaned out for a time by Governor O'Fimitati. to do the behests of the enlightened and humane court of Naples. All their prosecutions falai. There is a public spirit in Malta as in Eng land. The result was, that all legal modes of perse: eating the press were essayed in vain. And the withdrawal of the popish agent, OTERRALL, leaving the government of Malta in the hands of a soldier, King Boons was obliged to look out for other agents and allies in his crusade against the Maltese press. The church offered itself as the readiest means. The Bishop of MALTA was, indeed, no illiberal prelate. An express order of the POPE and the Propaganda he could not, however, disobey. So a pastoral was concocted for him at Rome and Naples. It was feared that this bull, sent to Malta against the sovereign right and supremacy of her MAJesrv, might excite some complaint, or might subject the persons introducing it to some penalties. The Russian Consul at Malta, Ts(4.l.kstaito, WWI therefore summoned to Naples, and he took charge of the bull or pastoral, fled gave it into the hands of the Bishop of MALTA. The bull is a denunciation of the entire Malta press. It holds over the editors, owners, sub scribers, and readers of the Arrenire the threat of excommunication, for nut speaking with due respect of the POPE and his mode of government, for enter taining heretical ideas, and for respecting the religion and the principles of the sovereign of Malta. Not content with exercising spiritual censorship over the liberal papers, this pastoral attacks and threatens even the most moderate organs. The Melliterranro sins against Christian charity, and is told to confine itself to lists of prices and commercial matters. The Ordine, which partakes of the nature of the Tobiet, is told that it does infinitely more harm than good, and that its audacity in giving advice to the Papal government is equal to that of its more liberal brethren, and just as worthy of reprehension. 'fo all these journals and journalists, great and small, the bishop menaces excommunication, if they do not conform to the political and religious opinions which are sanctioned by the government of Naples and of Rome. Where all this insolence and idiotcy will end, it would be difficult to foresee. But this, at least, it is well to observe, and useful to make known, that the present reaction against the protestant religion includes an excommunication of every constitutional principle, of all freedom of thought, of conscience, political as well as religious. It includes a complete censorship of the press, and would impose upon all the injurious despotism and cruelty of ages past. A MAJORITY of 87 to ao in favour of the ballot, followed by something very like a surrender at dis cretion on the ensuing day upon the question of pro perty qualification for members i of parliament, are certainly signs of the times, which f not intended by those who affect to rule the political spheres to mean much, are capable of being taken and to be made to signify that something is coming. It is impossible to look at the division list of Tuesday night on Mr. HENRY BERKELEY'S motion, and to believe that any sincere effort was made by ministers to avoid defeat. Dissatisfied and distrustful as many of their followers are with their do nothing policy Of late, there are still double the number of" mere whigs," to whose ears the sound of th e whipper-in's whistle is familiar, and who are accus tomed to obey at the shortest notice its well-known call.Tlic re are, besides, in addition to these, not a few faithful allies, reliable for everything that is wrong, of the INGLIS and 4CLAND school, whose attend ' ante is always to be insured by an intimation fromthe Treasury that it is wanted. Previous experience had, moreover, indicated the probability of a com , pact phalanx being marshalled on the occasion in support of the ballot. Ample notice had been given ; and there had actually been present on a pros ions motion on the same evening 160 members who did not vote either for or against the proposition of the hon. member for Bristol. We have the fact of both the respon sible law officers of the government helping to swell the majority against their chief; and finally we have the significant silence of the Prime Minister, though more than once appealed to personally by the speakers in support of reform in the method of voting. Mr. lIUME . 4 withdrawal of his threatened amend ' anent, as well as the disappeirunee from the proceed ings of Mr. DUNCOMISE s suggestion, have contri butA to produce the prevalent impression that the concession of this the second point of the . new reform creed, uo longer distant. There 37,993,031 34,709,369 7.410,00 g is certainly no other solution of the enigmatical conduct of Lord lons RUSSELL consistent with an intelligible scheme of advanced policy. lie can never again affect to believe a proposal dangerous which, having been more than once carried by declaratory resolutions of the House of Commons, ho has suf fered to be renewed without an articulate expression of dissent, and which he recognises the propriety of his ATTORNEY and SOLICITOR-GENERAL supporting by their supernumerary suffrages. Lord lons knows that throughout the kingdom this line of conduct on his part will be taken by the middle classes in town as well as country to be a tardy and ungrace ful admission, but still an admissi";:a, that protection for the honest - ;vier is requisite, and that secret s";:king is the way in which that protection can most effectually be given. The people will begin to realise by anticipation this as one of the essential features of the Reform Bill of 1552, and bitter will be their disgust and disappointment if it shall be found wanting. At the same time we must frankly avow our con viction, not now indeed for the first time expressed, that the ballot with limited constituencies is open to grave and serious objections. The large towns and the counties demand its shelter, and with it their voters wouldbeindividuallyenabled to exercise their franchise uprightly and for the public good. Their numbers in many cases even now would baffle all ordinary efforts at wholesale intimidation or corruption. But in the smaller boroughs we greatly fear that without a great extension of the suffrage, new and methodical means of illegitimate influence would be invented. What is wanted, is sterel voting; and with small con stituencies the ballot cannot give secrecy. The con cession of the ballot to be useful must be accompanied by the re-distribution of the electoral districts. The brief and not un-ambiguous speech of the Premier on Mr. TUFSELL's rather singular amend ment to the Colonial Property Qualification Bill left a general impression, that, as in the case of the ballot, government desire to have tho question of parliamentary qualification for members of the I louse of Commons left altogether in their hands, with a view to some effectual remedy of the existing scandal and abuse, when the whole system of the national representation shall be revisad next year. Between the farcical and disreputable practice of nominal, and often sham qualification, which now exists in England and Ireland, and the honest, simple, and intelligible system which exists in Scotland, there manifestly is no intermediate al ternative. Either the absurd inconsistency of the two opposite systems must be retained—the mockery of requiring the representatives of two out 1 1 of three kingdoms to display a real or pretended ! rent-roll of :300/. a year, while the representatives of ! the remaining kingdom need do nothing of the kind—or a uniform rule must be hereafter established, by which falsehood and fraud will be so far done away. Nobody, we suppose, can seriously imagine that, as regards the constitution of the 'louse of Commons, the abrogation of the present nugatory rule would produce the slightest appre ciable change. No man of good character is kept out of the representation fur want of a legal pro perty qualification; and assuredly no man of bad character is thus debarred. It is matter of perfect notoriety that the least reputable and least opulent persons who have sat in recent times as members of the legislature have been men whose title-deeds when examined were the most free from flaw. An immoral law of this sort is always easy of successful evasion. It offers a trap to the unwary, and, in sonic few instances, it forms a stumbling-block to scrupulous men, who would probably be useful additions to the legislature. But as a check upon genteel pauperism or political adventurism it is worse than ridiculous. It is the root of public falsehood, and, as such, an offence which ought without Lill to be abated. FRANCE. PARIS, IVEDNIMDAT EVENING. The great length of M. dc 'focgucvillc's report in. duces me to send you a brief summary of its contents Ile begins by . stating that 233 members of the Assembly call fur the revision ut the constitution ; and then examines whether the constitution he essentially defective. Ile selects as the main vices of this charter the system of electing re presentatives by the sceiffin de late, or balloting according to a prepared list of candidates. lie then dwells upon the incessant provocation to conflict between the two powers. The reporter next examines the opportuneness of revision, and states that the objections of MM. Haze and Cavaignac on this point had been set aside by the committee, which did not deny the danger, but insisted on the necessity of amending the constitution. The fatality of the simultaneous extinction of powers is pointed out. 'this deplorable coin cidence might have been averted, had the presidential elec tion taken place, as was first intended, in May, 1819. The crisis is pointed out as more perilous in u country where the authority is so centralised. Ile arrives at the conclu sion that the only regular way of preventing an unconstitutional dictatorship is to delegate all the powers to a Constituent Assembly. The reporter then adverts to the surprise of February, and the deep alarm that pervades society lest a change should lead to socialism. He dwells ou the increased hazards to which the country is exposed from the divided state of the party of order, and from the direct election of the eldif of the executive power by univer sal suffrage. Even iu America, where the office of Presi dent is SO much Ices important, the election is less indirect. The ignorant people will vote naturally for the only name they know. H. de Toequeville then enters upon the most important part of his report, and, after haying pointed out the probability of an unconstitutional re-election, proceeds to lay down rules fur the guidance of the sovereign Assem bly under such au eventuality. The constitution once in fringed every gurantee is lust. Who would dare to say that the Assembly ought to sutler the country to be dragged afresh in the career of revolution and adventure? Could it tolerate the abuse of power to prepare an unconstitutional candidature ? Would not this lead to open and violent conflict between the two great powers i In this struggle of course the , Assembly would triumph, but perhaps at the price of giving the supremacy to the socialists. It was difficult to set any issue to the stet quo but . usurpation, anarchy, ruin of the , republic, or destruction of liberty. The committee had , pronounced for total revision. The question of whether the form of the government should be open to change is adroitly evaded. The committee neither imposed the republic nor recommended monarchy. But it thought the Assembly might, without exceeding its limits, recommend, as the safest course, adherence to present institutions. On one point all were agreed ; namely, that if the constitutional majority could nut be obtained, the constitution should be invariably and universally obeyed. During the reading of M. de Tocqueeille's report there was not a single cheer, nor a murmur. It wu listened to in dead silence. The proceedings of the Assembly to-day were en tirely devoid of interest. On M. de Toequeville's report, the Constitution eel says : the part of the report which produced most sensation was that which defines the duties of the Assembly, of the government and parties, front the hour that revision is re jected, notwithstanding the efforts made to obtain it. In that case, according to the committee, it would be the duty* of the Assembly to oppose every constitutional candidature. ' This passage of the report seemed to raise beforehand • ' question of conflict ; but in a discussion before the report was read in public the expression of M. de Tocquevilie seem to us to have been greatly attenuated by the explana lion called for by M. 0. Barret. In the debate which ensued upon the reading in the committee, M. Oildon Barret thought it was not their mission to point out its duty to the Assembly under circumstances which might not come to pass. There was only too much fear of a conflict between the powers; but to anticipate that conflict, and to lay down beforehand rules for the bearing of the Assembly once engaged in it, was certainly the most likely means to bring it ou. Who would be able to say on which side duty would lie, if the question were at stake between the preservation of the country and the letter of the constitution ? lie did not wish to attenuate the expression of their respect for legality, but ho objected to tying the bands of the Assembly before the future, and prescribing to it the course incumbent on its duty and honour under such and such an eventu ality. M. Barrot having accepted the reporter's explana tions as an assurance that he did not mean to engage the Assembly to pursue a certain course in the face of eventu alities, and to dictate in the name of right and honour what it would have to do, declared himself satisfied. Among the orators inscribed to speak in favour of revision aro MM. de. Montalembert, Berrycr, Odilon Barret, and de Broglie. Among those whose names are down to speak against aro Victor Hugo, Jules Fevre, Creton, and Cavaignac. M. Monet, a republican of the Cavaignac school, has given notice of a motion for the revision of the constitution, confurinably to the 111th article, with out infringing the princ:ples proclaimed in the four first articles of the preamble. The legitimist journals are far from agreed as to the prudent course fur their party to pursue on the question of revision. The Union, supposed to be prompted by M. Berrycr, says it 6 impossible that the legitimist right can be divided on this great question, because to vote in the negative would be to cease to affirm its own immutable principle. The reasons which attach their consciences to mo• narehy are necessarily hostile to the maintenance of the republic. But agreed is they are in their object, and determined as they arc to act in concert, legiti mists form various conjectures as to what the effect of the revision would be. Some fancy that it would ameliorate, and so strengthen the republic ; others think it would tend to the prorogation and Bona partism, but by far the greater number of our fricuds hail the revision as a means by which France would peaceably place her destinies on the firm basis of old hereditary right. The indulgence of natural curiosity in these several conjectures will not, says the Union, affect the discipline of the legitimist party when their leader shall have determined on a course of action. But the Opinion I'ublique, though very courteous in language towards the Union, and agreeing in the desirableness of concert on the part of the legitimist party. thinks that a flag which may mean either republicanism, Bonapartism, or monarchy is a very bad one to rally round. Last night the police discovered a clandestine press in the Rue Madame, where 15 individuals were arrested. These persons were occupied in printing "The Twelfth Bulletin to the People of the Committee of Resistance." Many more arrests have been made in the course of the day. This docu ment, in the most violent and coarse language, accuses the President of the Republic of having soh! France to the Jesuits, alleges that he meditates, and has or ganised, an illegal rising in arms by his adherents to proclaim the empire, counsels the republicans through out France to agree upon secret signals, so as to con cert with the democrats of l'aris when the day of the struggle shall arrive, and assures them that the police never learn their proceedings but through their own imprudence. It concludes with an ex hortation to be constantly on the watch, and, if th. A ) constitution should be destroyed, to gather up the rags to ram down their guns. The Carlier and Forcade affair has beer again adjourned for a week. the extent of the balloon mania, nnre than 250 ascents having been made within the last year, has long occupied the attention of the ay.thorities, with a view to some regulations for the public safety. It has been resolved that in future individuals notoriously known in the profession may obtain licenses to act as aeronauts. They will in sonic sort be on the same foot ing as captains of ships, and will be responsible for their aeronautical conduct. Hereafter the managers of public fetes will require no permission from the pre fect of police to send up a balloon. The aeronaut alone will be officially recognised. But there arc to be no more :eccentric experiments, no more horses, Car riages, bulls, ostriches, or Sylphides. The aeronaut can only take with him in his car persons furnished with a written permission from the police to ascend, and they will be cautioned that the government does not warrant the safety of the balloon, and that tho aerial journey will be at their own risk. 'these mea sures are to be carried into effect immediately. The Bourse to-day fell considerably. The Five per Cents. closed at 03.K5, with a fall of hi centimes, and the Threes fell 43 centimes, closing at 36.5. SPAIN. MADRID, JuLY 4: In the sitting of today Nloyano addressed au in terpellation to ministers relative to the application of a decree effecting the position of such creditors of the state as were purchasers of national property. He then • exposed the manner in which M. Bertntn de Lis, i Minister of the Interior, had procured a royal decree to evade payment of his purchases of national pro perty under the plea of being a creditor of the state. The reply of M. Bertran de Lis raised great cla mour. In the resumed debate on the Settlement of the Debt Llorente spoke in favour of the bill. Bermudez de Castro would present on the morrow an incidental proposition on the settlement of the debt, which would furnish hint with an opportunity of making a strenuous speech in opposition. AMERICA. (By Electric Telegraph.] [FROM OUR OWN CORRE4PONDENT.] SOUTHAMPTON, TIIVRSDAY MOUNING. 'I he American ocean steamer Ilumboldt arrived off Cowes this morning, on her way to Havre. She lett New York on the 2Stb. June. She brings 107 p_abiertgC gingers , and specie for Havre value 000,000 dols. News has been received from Hayti contradicting the report of a recent conflict. The movements of the President and Mr. Webster have been quite excit big. Mr. Webster is making headway in Virginia. COMMERCIAL. NEW YORK FRIDAY EVENING JrNs 27. • MONEY 111AILKE1.—The stock market this morning re covered its tone, and prices were generally improved. We regret to hear the failure of E.l). Ilurlbrit and Cu., a large shipping and commission The quarterly statement of the banks, which is about being made up, is one of the causes of the stringency of money during this week. COTTUN.—!here is a continued good demand for spin ning, and the stiles are 2,000 bales at about previous rates. Fsova.—There is an active demand for state and Western flour. FILEIGIITS are very firm. RACING ON THE ATLANTIC.—The United States mail steam-ship Pacific, Captain Nye, left the Mersey yes terday afternoon, at four o'clock, for New York direct, having on board the mails far the United States, Canada, Newfoundland, eke. The relative merits of this vessel and of the Asia, in regard to the speed of their several voyages, has given rise to much discussion in Liverpool, and has led to heavy wagers. On the last voyage to this port Captain Nye run the l'acific inside the Skerries, to save time ; • course which is stated by some of the most eminent nautical men to have been most dangerous, and that a schooner of 100 tons, still less so large ship as the Pacific, ought Pat to have ieen taken through those shoals. GROTTO-PASSAGE lIAGDED AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS.—Yesterday the annual meeting of the friends and promoters of these institutions took place at the Royal Bazaar, linker-street, Portman-square ; the Earl of Shaftes bury in the chair. Ills lordship in commencing the busi ness of the day observed that the value of these schools had not deteriorated, but, on the contrary-, their success con tinued unabated, and the founders of the schools had good reason to rejoice in the result of the experiment. Amongst the most successful features of these institutions was the es tablishment of the shoe-black brigade, whose operations had clearly proved that this class of beings, however degraded and forgotten, were within the reach of improvement, and that the promoters of the ragged schools, by the exertions they were neaking in this respect, were doing that which would lead to a real and permanent good. At the present time these institutions were, in his (the Earl of Shaftes bury's) opinion, more necessary titan ever, as was demon strated by the fact that powerful agencies were at work to lead the uneducated and the inexperienced from the paths of true religion. The effect produced by these schools upon the boys might be observed by the many specimensof their handiwork which were exhibited within this building (the bazaar) ; but it was not only in respect to their industrial habits that the boys were deriving bene fit, but with regard to their moral training, the result of which had proved very satisfactory. A vast amount of good had arisen from the system of promoting emigration I amongst the boys at these schools, and he recommended i that so successful a plan of operation should be continued with unremitting exertion. Notwithstanding the great success they had tact with, it was essential that they should strengthen their efforts in the cause, as they had no sooner cleared some localities, than they were inundated by an in flux of people from the' sister isle , who undid all that had been previously done. lie alluded more particularly to such neighbourhoods as Shoreditch and Whitechapel. So fortunate, however, had been the result of their endeavours up to this moment, that he was glad to have the present opportunity of bearing his testi mony to the extreme value of the schools, and also to the unwearied exertions of the admirable committee by whom they were conducted. The secretary then read a report which gave the following summary of the society's operations during the past year :-37 boys had been boarded, lodged, and educated; 100 children of each sex had been under daily instruction; 7.5 had been instructed in industrial occupation, ; 2.1 of each sex had been pro vided daily with a dinner, the only condition being that they worked for it ; and a large number of boys had been enabled to emigrate to the colonies. A Sunday school, with au average attendance of 140 had been in operation. Lectures on various interesting subjects had been delivered. IA library and reading-room had been open gratis, and in the former there were 108 volumes, of which 28 had been added during the present year. The report acknowledged, with gratitude, the receipt of au anonymous donation of 150/. from a lady, and concluded by congratulating the subscribers on the success which had attended the opera tions of the schools, and calling upon them for a continu ance of their support. On the motion of Mr. Arthur Mills, seconded by the Rev. Mr. l'ower, the report was adopted ; and resolutions were afterwards passed in furtherance of the objects fur which the meeting was con vened. TIIE COLLIERY EXPLOSION IN STAFFORDsIIIRE. On Monday evening last an inquest was held by adjourn ment at the Swan Inn, Primrose-hill, Netherton, on the body of Josiah Perry, aged 13 years, one of the nine unites tunate persons who were killed by the explosion of gas at Mr. George Dudley's pits, at the Five Ways, Cradley, on the lot instant. The inquiry was attended by Joseph Dickinson, Esq., inspector of coal mines, of Manchester t and Mr. E. Dudley, solicitor, was also present to watch the proceedings on behalf of the proprietor of the colliery. The jury, after a lengthemal investigation, raurned a verdict of " Accidental death," occasinnedthroughthe culpable negli gence of the " doggy." I • TO the PROPRIETORS of EAST INDIA tar- un Gertass.—Thesesant lest in the direction having Ode dny tar Wed by dr erstienot dr. sstell, I haver Forestry or rid ontirly Ix the sentinued kind exertion. of my friends rill torhser err Oben indlics, end the early proopeet of sty erns Is des had. With dr jobillai soneure in my UM supporter, that I shall opera no Ames Is my I We do lorwrl m ar distlims. Tor Iddldsl end obodlont servant, Y, Hyde Park Geniser,ledy 9. G k OttGE FORBES. M