The Express. — London, England, 1847-05-14 00:00:00

name port, have constituted the only arrivals In the Clyde, having had no import? whatever dine* from abroad. A farther impulse has bee. given to the trade has. this week by the great ruse which has taken place is the value of all kinds of grain at London, Liverpool, ite., when the stocks of Wheat compared with this port are extremely light, and large transactions in Wheat and Flour have occurred with distant buyers, at daily advancing prices. Egyptiaa Beans and white Peas hero also attracted attention, and Oats and Barley have each brought higher rates. There was a fair attendance at this day's market; but an advance of 60. to 64. per boll on Wheat, its. per sack and Ss. to 6.. per barrel on Flour being required, for which our local buyers were scarcely prepared, oniy a limited businem wee done ; but we ruse our quotations accordingly. Oats, suitable for millers, aild pretty freely at 2s. to 3s per boll, and Oatmeal at 3s. to 40. per load over lest week's prices. Barley telly 3s. Beans 2e, and white Peas 3e. per boll dearer. Wheat, per 24016 e., English, white, new, 46e. to 48a.; red, old, 425. to 45e. ; new, 445. to 461. ; Scotch, white, new, 42.. to 465. ; Irish, red and white, new, 42a. to 445. ; Dantaic, old, 465. to 485.; Pomeranian, old, 445. to 47e. ; new, 44a. to 46e. ; Danish, old, 43e. to 445. • new, 444. to 475.; Odessa. soft, old, 43e. to 445. : Car,a ' slian, old, 445. to 455. ; United States, old, 465. to 475. Barley, per 3201 b., Berwick and Scotch, new, 40e. to 435.; foreign, free Pomeranian, de., new, 375. to 411. ; free Danish, new, 375. to 40e. Oats, per 2641bs . Berwick and Scotch, new, 335. to 375. . • prepared Irish, new, 36. . to 375. ; Danish, new, 30.. to 33a. Beans, per 4 imperial bushels, English, new, 31.. to 32a.; Foreign, new, 295. to 31s. ; Egyptian, per 280 lbs., old, 275. to 28s. Peas, per 280 1b.., white, new, 34a. to 365. ; grey, new, 331. to 34a. ; Canadian, new, 33e. to 35e. Flour , per 280 lbs., English, superfine, new, 665. to 68e. ; Irish ditto, new, 64e. to 665. ; fine, new, 625. to 68s. . • extra choice qualities, new, 68s. to 70s. ; American, per barrel, sweet, old, 460. to 484. • Canadian, sweet, old, 465. to 475. ; sour old, 40e , dateisia, per 280th.., Scotch, new, 625. to 645. Indian Corn, prtlllOibs., 36e. to 375. Barsona, KAT 12.-11, amuse Flee of wheat ler the week ask log May 8, wee 411. ell., end et rye, 3M. 44e., babe as Imam otele. no Ur henna, and el moths Mem IL SM. co the War, compered with the pees lees week% Initatime. Mates, KAT keel, 16a per quarter ; sit ditto, 60a. Baxley, Me.; Masks to Is, are horn 11.. Id. to Lfi► per ht. Trazwr.- Ccrwrawentorta, Aran. r7.-The ewe Web Os she. Ammon% from the Wad 111111 aft ftwoorahle, mad hpeeelime V alai wiweiweino2, Mei wheat, 1227 to sal plwereethe Idle. (tae • 10. 1111211, hen4.l2 la 31 p. Mewda. 21 to 2 4 p. aeR IS le I{ p.; mime, IS le p. Mitch 5 to 14 p. _PrtiOt! se is Mow :-116 Mity Amis. NI lime. bee Um raebetteewl to lOW Mee liver may port ha Missit, at IMI eh. pm Yea; Ow Toothy, 154 Ism Is khanb, tar Ow nem dwielmaiiim, Ma. pew qr. Uwe ay• IWO° in 4apoh There le newt et wewele. Inatome en Lanka, 3 =oaths, 104 to lett piastres the pieml CHEESE.—ANDOVER FAIR, MAY 13.—About the mum! quantity pitched. Some of the best Chedd•rs sold at 725. to 74e. per cwt.; good double Somersets and North Wilts, 86e.; single, 665. to 685.; common, 481. to 505.; Skims, 365. to 384., being an advance of 2s. per cwt. HOPS.— BOROUGH MARK ET.— Time Meows. Pattenden and Smith, Hop Factors, report that the domed esteem pad for Hop*, with very few on offer. Teem humeral b aide* peewee', bet still very back ward; the eis eel 11111111111111 have done mueh damage in &tenpin.", The Ily he met let made its appearance. Wlllll//41611/1. paws. Mama • 1 Tories ••rt. N. eto e • WY *MY, . „ f 4I• e II I T•arilai Sum- w tlese 3 11 Prom llmle I OW Rom, . 1 • Furlong CATTLE, &C.-SMITHFIELD, Two o'Clock.-We hare a large supply of Beasts today, but a large proportion are foreigners and middling qualities. The beet descriptions are readily disposed of, at fully Monday's prime; indeed 4s. Bd. must be gusted as the general price for choice Scots. Therese. nearly 500 from Holland and Germany, about 300 from Scotland, 200 from Norfolk and Suffolk,l73 much Cows, sad the remainder from various parts of the country. The numlier of Sheep is small, and the depression in Vide expo- Maned on Monday is quite recovered from. Lamb's,* more plentiful, and are also more in demand; late prices are fully maintained. We hare a large supply of Calves, and trade rather worse; still the choicest make nearly as mach money. fletend-rate are a dull sale, at `ewer prices. From Holland there are 430 Sheep and 134 Calves. Trade is more cheerful for Pigs, the morning being cool. P 4•44••• of $ 10s. • 4. • a. Pee 410•••• $ a. 4. a 4. Iwo 11001 s. Nerellards,&e. 4 • 14441:1444.4 of .151.111.4. f.. I • 11444 1111.0.004ras 4 4 lint L•44,•••14 4 Nang quality 114•••• ... • 10 Dada 01.440 4 • 041•04 >tigs4 0I De 40.104 e• am Dawes • lialf.lwele e 0 Lembo e e 1 ambes at market. 1200 ,61144.444 14404. 7,000, (Ulm. 545; Pigs, 414. Am:lovas, MAT 13.-Beasts were in number equal to former years, for which good prices were given ; the Stores were sold at from 81. to 121. each ,• some small Runts, Scotch and Welsh, from 61. to 91. ; beet Cows in-Calf sold high, as did those with a Cal f h d y their side, s s much u 181. having been given ; well-sh aped Heifers made 121. to 141. Weaned Calves from 265. to 35.. each ; small, just weaned, 10s. to 20s. Vary few Sheep for sale ; thou offered realised great prices, readily. Haws were plentiful ; beet riding and driving, very dear, some making from 401. to 60/. each ; inferior ones did not go off so readily. Erma, MAT 13.-With all descriptions of stack, with the exception of fat Bullocks, the market war again largely supplied. Of fat Bullocks, however, here, as elsewhere, the number on offer is singularly small ; and for the best order of these-Bullocks well made up, and in a complete state of proof-higher prices were obtained. A fair rate of Bullocks were from 9s. 6d. to 10e. 3d. per score ; and those of • plain description, from 9e. to nearly 9s. 6d. per score ; thus giving a quotation for fat Bullocks of from 50s. to about 67.. per cwt., or from 9e. to Ila 9d. per score. Butchers' Calves were in large supply, but choice articles still fetch 6d. per lb., and the quotation in this respect was from 4d. to 6d. per lb. With regard to Sheep, the market was dull. We quote fit Sheep from 61d. to 7id. per lb. Store Sheep were from 30*. to 455. a piece. A lot of store Ewe Hogs were sold at 34a. a piece ; and 000ples were from 445. to 68.. per couple. Then was • fair show of Fat Lambe, and these were on good see M from 7d. to 7j4. per lb. There was • good show of Cows sad Calves, the quotations for which most he stated at from 101. to 191. 10.., or from 425. to 665. per cwt., or from 7s. 6d. to nearly 10s. per score. Of store Bullocks there was again a large and fine show, but the very low state of the temperature, the coldness and baekwardnese of the season, rendering keep very short, ope rated materially against sales. The Barreners sold were at from 6s. to 7s. per wore. The quotation for store Cattle (Steers and Heifers) was from 345. to nearly 40.. per cwt., or from fe. to 7s. per score. There were some fine Yearlings of the North Devon breed shown, and these most be quoted at from U. to 61. 10.. • piece. LIED', MAT 12.-We have had about 400 Beasts at market to-day, of which number 160 were from Hamburg, and 3,000 Sheep, which were nearly all sold up at an advance over the prices of this day fortnight. Beef, 61d. to 7d. per lb. Mutton, 7ld. to Bd. per lb. Lutcotw, Mar 12 -The dimly was rather scanty, and prices were much higher than at the previous fortnight fat stock market. Beef fetched fully Bs. 6d. per stone; and Mutton, 741 d. per lb. NIMBI:MT, MAT 13.-Honor were plentiful; fine car doge end hooting Cattle made very great prices. We heard of 801. to 1001. being given for fine animals. Some good sound and riling do. made 301. to Mt. each ; mode rate, 2U to tal. Some large dray and cart Colts made 401. to 461. ; good farmer,' do., 301. to 355. ; moderate Hones, 201. to 261. ; aged, 151. to 205 ; darlings Colts, from 151. to 181. Some fins north dandy Negs, not broke in, from 121. up to 30!. each. ' • well-formed Cob, from 13 to 14 hands high, from 201. to 251. each ; smaller, 16/. to 181. Beet Pouted, from 61. to 101. ; poor Welsh and forest do, at all prices, but did not sell so readily. NeWcASTLI, MAT 11.-We had rather an indiffenst supply of cattle at this day's market, being much about the same as last week. The demand, however, was so great, that prices were still higher than last week's exorbitant raise. We bear, also, that, owing to the general deficiency of cattle in the farmers' hands, there is not much prospect of pried being any lower for some time. Sheep were in good supply. ROTRIRRAM, MAT 10.-We bed a good supply of both kinds of Meek. The ntleaderes ei Wylie being very nume rous, armed a het& ode is belt bass, and all sold up at higher prima. Pod, 7e- IL to St. per stow ; Mutton, 7d. to 713. per lb.-Cattle, 230; Sheep, 7,800. SALFORD, MAT 12.-We hed net a single Beast from Ire land to-day, and is senomemes the show was limited. The rise in Beef and Mese a toosilmobie, and we note Beef Is sold readily at 7d. to let, mod liwtteu 71d. to 3d. Every thing sold up. There wen bodes again from the Dublin caret. BTOCLIRIDOI, MAT 13.-A good show, yet in number Leader the average at last year's fairs. Best Limbs made Soot 36a. to 42e. each; some decent-insed ditto, 30e. to 335. ; vseey facie, We. ; nearly all were quickly &erased of. Some in peas of couples readied 66e. ; common lots, 58s. to 60. ; re- AY Top watt off at great prices. A few South Down awl emus 800 odd at from 64 to 10 • each. For wets, cats WpAree prices were demand ed. Tevurroat FAIR.-Out May Fair was held to-day, the 12th instant. There was a very small show of fat Cattle, which realised 65e. per owt. A good show of Sheep at shout hi per lb. ; also Lamb, quality not very good, from 7d. to 84 Store Cattle scarce, prices 425. per cwt.; Cows and Calves, plentiful and in good quality, from 60s. te 60s. per cm., or from 101. to 201. each. EDINIII7IOII, MAT 12.-We had • larg er supply of Sheep this morning than last week, b u t a consi derable quantity of the number shown were hod. Good sged black-add Sheep being scares, tally maintained last week's prices, while in ferior sorts barely did so. Top price of the best Mutton, Sd. to 81d. per lb. ; Hogs, 66. to ntl. Lambs were selling at from 20s. to 255. a head. The supply of Cattle not so large as on last market day, the number shown being 411, 07 76 Less that last week. Demand geed ; and cattle of the beet description brought readily 10e., eurrent 9s. 6d., and inferior Me. to Bs. 6d. per Dutch stelae. At the close of the market they were nearly ell sold. For Yesterday's lierhete an Ind MM. N. SHIPPING. MeILO AlerVlo. -- D9WI/; ; i:irli;trlirrd, I ; DOOM/Wee ' I I I ; French, l_i . Fleseder 1. LONDON, May 14.—Wind this day at norm, 8.8. W., mo derate breeze, and Sae. DILL, Na t ip i .-B.W.—Arrived : Agincourt, 011.461; Haporanda, a, for Gotbe•Mtrn ; lentablie. Beltimene; Narciems, • Sines. Sailed: ameba Brooke, 8L Vin cent ; Gipsy Queen, Num; Osenier, New York ; Nile Castle, and Haehenny, Pont ; Ileetra, Grenade; Florence, Havannah ; Boma Butaa. Arrived from the river: Sekeroid, St. Vlneent; Jamaica. Ftvieotrre, May 111.-11.W.--41elled: B.N.S. Ceesnts tion, Rio a aadro. On THR START, May 10.—Pauline, Porto Rico; Auguste and Melina, and Lobelia, Port-au-Prince, both for Bremen. DARTMOUTH. May 13.-3. W.—Off port 10th, Regalia, Sierra Leone; Selina, Chsrleston : 12th, Alfred, Calcutta: Orr Cie, CLEss.—Mauritius, Bombay. Ea toot'aYx, May 13.—A board, marked "Leonidas," in gilt letters, was picked op near bare on the 11th MM. SHIRLDS.—ArEived off: Adeline, Sierra Leone. WHITIHATIN, May 12.-9.W.—Arrired : Dnamll packet, Antigua Ltuaatca, May 11.-9 S.E.—Sailed: Welcome and This lir, Quebec; Richard. Pernambuco. Youo NALL. May 10.—Sailed: Maria, Baltimore. Coax, May 11.—Arrived: Cambrian Baltimore; St. George. Philadelphia. Sailed : Calypso, New York ; Lady Flora Hastings, Quebec. WESTPORT, May B.—Sailed: Anna, Philadelphia; Mon treal, Norfolk, V. LONDONDIRRY.—Put back: Collingwood, for Quebec, with loas of sails. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS.—Trunummr, MAT 13. TM BrmAxia Oak ths char at tour o'clock. POUTS 10111N7.58. ItEPOßTlL—Blrkotita iftiilr .-' l3oelc Acta Motaimat (as to Oloalrooloa d Sr WA Wei Wary Pool); Catailoadoa tad Dembreserlin Jamas Bohm (ses MMus no- O. isier Lim Wide ea) ; Dueinm, aml PA brawn Missy Mini Stopimlosia); Deolinallas Wsierwede; Iran Cassitles w Hattlolo ; RoOltra Coolirallitwq ) ; Okormter eel Dim rand of ; ORA Minim Rafter (Ilmobse i llam. Twiebnion) ; lambi Or Issoolagioa; Lais; Wiaters Ibiolls; ftwry li ss irm i l = laiweg; Wawa any Men Mien!. Is So 1•111110 Hallway, waat Its . wilt a Bnaolk to 1111towarlb); Pam% Paws As imam sad R ail , ; Medlar Railway Wiothor, Itimes. ma IN& Wee.way (Elotwoood to , Ho) ; Iftiesr, Mir% sad South Western Railway (Stalroo to Moot sod W Iraatltes) ; But. CONSIDRHED.--British Ocamtralal Tanana Coot ' PIM (No. 2); Caledlaisa Railway (Gloom, Oaroldrk, tad Ont. Wet Hallway, tomtit to Glasgow otattoo) ; Cork, Biaktook, and New ; Clerk and Brim Balmy ; Zagora Units and Ipreleb nod IL Pim IrS ; loath ar Atrajig n. lar Goo; Zulus Odle and Hadltigh houllma this Ihivray Company) ; bra Ilasi; Thew Meal Temski ; Torrington Mara Midis. sad Limn • Ms TV NM sowizia _ MITTIONS.—By Zn aiorn,.;:suriZa. r,frestelhellinbina = ; Hr. 8w s. room tmg ro t ti ps tress Bntab ram Mr. time et ; hum Lond H on ;— in Swim lithe seem d Dr. limn mi. Mr. Omms hum loneaster ;We Timms, I. Wohnetam= Mr. AIDSWIIVI. OM petitions from Sas ; Mr. AMAX, T. WOOO, bout Niddleme ;—to favour tithe =lr m leglalmetra, Bill—lar. ft= 161110111th Ns. tuassies Ism a ibreeMehleet—:ba limos dSe Ts snub Cemperniten tiL—Nr. T. Dmsomos Ikea libillehkag Va g 4llurson elmahleSSl atthe megisheld mminat el llevp mdmkalanetne the law eta nowt le menbleides end IseMry.—Mr. B. Worn" numanans pellliss les mks pious tir in all.eration of the law of mentos le sprite the inolstbited agrees or satiety. REC9ND READING.—Loan Dineint BULL COMITTEES.-11. .lthd lowa, lith (p. forme) ; Turnpike Stal li saeleinl) •, Lona& Ayala& Preindl 112ADINOL—rmlehimmt et Trieste, kA. (Leland) ; Tar Biel r liseend) ;• Win NOTICES 01 , 'NlF.—Cosmmuss Lass.—Hr. T. Domaine. en Tan day NI Se ellealen et the Some to • petition tress II Is std. the et selhe muelaselnl Sas Wm mminstef Whom Overand, Sfr Hawse brimussers.—Wr. 111401111111114 an Thursday 01111 i. to mew Sr hes to lota Is • ISt buret that it shall not be taught Ist say es•way eampray or that shall be brae =sabY MN Pima in the eemiehom utdoh no salts to,. nde. limbs ay =Ds on to. payable tarots the lad kalawry. ISM PessLaw Oranemem—lS. Teams 11114MINTOW, to ask the Chomeller et On whether Se dins at i ts Posnlam A°== d Olt taint them an the Nte, hod bra prInIS dreeleled with the are den et the simasseat. vbelhar It led hos so phated at Ito pahtle B A NDa oh whitish* sail bra shatemost et such mess au the et tho huts CTIMILL-4111L NOTHORP, OS time day to move for a rota of all sum at .rosy capering to tie royal wee at — lbergie err 'form Bru.—Col. Rmrnotr, oo motion for going Into ammillea an this bill to more that it be committed that day eiz waft. THAMES CONSERVANCY BILL. Om the motion of Mr. MMITILMAw the following select oseguidttee was appointed on this bill :—Visconnt Morpetb, Mr. W. Cowper, Mr. Wsrd, Mr. Mesterman, Mr. Pettison, Mr. A. Chapman, Mr. Hume, Mr. Alderman Copeland, Sir J. Duke, Mr. Brantston, Sir E. Filmer, Mr. A.ntrobus, Col. T. Wood, Mr. A. Smith, and Mr. T. Baring. RAILWAYS. Mr. HLTME said that u the meinben of the government were absent, and as he under tood considering with a member of that house who was largely interested in railways, what the effect of the motion of which he had given notice would be, be would for their convenience postpone it till to-morrow. Mr. ENTWISLE hoped the hon. gentleman would postpone it till a farther day, that those interested in rail ways might have time to consider what it meant. Mr. MIME said any person might know that in five minutes. (Laughter.) WINDSOR IMPROVEMENT BILL. Lord MORPETH moved for and obtained leave to bring in a bill to authors , the osaamimionms of woods on behalf of her Majesty to melsowarisin allsealions and improvements in the approach*, to the ensile and town of Windsor. POLICE BILL. Mr. BOUVERIE wished tokno; from the right hon. gentleman the Secretary of State for the Hemet Department, whether the police bill was a government measure. It con tained, in his opinion, several objectionable clauses. Sir O. GREY said it war not a government bill, in the common sense of the term ; that is, It war not a bill prepared at the instance of the government, and brought under their responsibilitT It was a bill prepared during the recess of parliament, an officer of that house and en officer of the other house parliament, in pursuance of an order of the house, founded on the report of the committee which sat last session, en the subject of private business. He was not aware of the new clauses which had been introduced into the bill, but they would be considered by the select committee, before whom the bill was at present. He acted a merely ministerial part, in pursuance of the order of the house. CAPTAIN WARNER'S INVENTION. Mr. AfILIONBY wished to mak the hon. and gallant member for Liverpool, who had moved for and obtained some returns re specting Captain Werner's experiment, whe ther it was his tetention to follow up the subject by bringing • motion before the house ? _ . DOUGLAS said that the report of the commis- Sonars appointed to examine Captain Warner's " Long Range "—(laughter)—having proved, on actual experiment, in the presence of officers of distinguished ability, at the time and place selected by Captain Warner, and at the public expense, that it was one of the greatest impoStions ever prac tised on public credulity ; it was not his intention to offend the good mato of the house, or to waste its time, which bad already been too much wasted with this absurdity—(hear, hear)—by making any motion with regard to it; and he felt confident that the Roue of Commons, the government, the country, and all men of sound mean and judgment would be of opinion that it was totally unworthy of any farther notice. POOR-LAW ADMINISTRATION BILL. In answer to a question by Mr. Barn's, Btr G. GREY said that the government would proceed with the Poor-law Administration Bill on Monday, if pos sible. DUTY ON FOREIGN WINES. Dr. BOWITINII row to move that the house should re solve itself into a committee for the purpose of reducing the duty on foreign wines. Ile said it was a remarkable fact, that the consumption of wine in Great Britain was less now than it was some hundreds of years ago. It was proved by documents, that in the fourteenth century two hundred ear goes of wins left the Bordeaux district for Bdgland ; and . he desired to see the present consumption bear some to the ancient consumption. The present state of PIT: with regard to wines was this:—•ll wines coming from foreign countries paid a duty of be. 6& per gallon, or about Is. Id. per bottle, while the wines hem the British colonies paid only hal f that amount. A change took place in the year 1831. The duty on French wines was then lowered from 7s. 3d. to 6s. 6d, but the duty on the wines of all other countries. being chiefly from 13pidn and Portugal , was raised from 4s. 10d. to 6s. 6d. This wee only a regulation ; in no way was it • onsteselea to the principles of free-trade. Notwithstanding the 1111111111001 augmentation of the population, the elnelllllollll of wine in this country was now considerably lea per heed Ora it was some years ego. In the year 1804 the menet of reve nue received was 2,500,0001., and the asamptisa wee about 6,000,000 or 7,000,000 gallons ; while is 1141 lie as sumption of every species ef was eisonniefienly te0,718,000 gallon, and the duty to 1,1011,0061. In lama, ideas the avenge ries a wine woe far posse or tapas* a beide, and whew wise was esmosible to in thrill of Os N. city, the onsiost ef .revenne boa thetesone v 558,008,6001. He hlt if tri is bee to the inhalants of the soothers dis t/ha of lams, he the andetson which they had rendered to the arms of bee lade, to peas this algae en the atten tion tithe goverersest. 260,00 am of Wine were annually prodasoll is the hood et theeseesme, only 6 000 of whisk Win M thle . The mew of France Li bra at 83 park of tibia only obese essabirtieth _pea _vest to other emagriss. The ammo value elite Fres& wine was only 7d. per gallon, ban less than HA quart. The same proir of the Adetriaa deanfedar was 3,210,000 imam • rearm preeneled to the Hones of Commons showed Or laarax wise right be obtained at about 31. per rereallow Sid. dabottle • that &M w ao superior of wise, boot 101. to 601. par hogshead, migh quality t be eistaised ty bar Bd. to 4s. per bottle. Now, if it were parable to reduce the day on win* to le. per , the several whoa to which he referred might and be sold be 446.,6d.,14d., 106., mid as high as is. 3d. pm bath. If the government would raise the duty evem M bells crows per gallon, wines would dm be econsible et bd. in aus anda. mild ha men re meaarkable this the Oda wine awompler In the y 1801, dr wow ha Goa bars Oro per heed ; In 1381, it wee only ossireirth of e visa pee heed. le the year 1700, the constunplion was bur Your as great per had rin 1846. In From% et the prawn remmest, the misiman allsente of the easosepties wes le book being men than 70 time dr 14 real ell tits ormaresif 1L Ga,eeL of the I twee to ilw=ha 4:7lwarwl arewrog arllll,ll at what wr awrrei Ihrww. ime word dank • wine mum of • 7,000,111108. . Tbe mamba rairowl re I worrier rids& prorwro eadora sad eirmitsdlawihri:trwrowlahlr nwidisabratir, and row wail Woe free wordwg the 4=2.11:: " Tt Amy of de. el. per salsa mu the ordinary quality of wine it e= r te 81111., or 1,0001.1 THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 14, 047. per cent., and it was only light on certain wines purchased by the more =Went classes of society. Nothing would tend m. to estalish amicable relation* with France than the I o • Nsl i Zay sit trios. If the gewasoutt woad mak fut go. a *lv and liberal etude, he be lie. =WI bed fit make wine en article ha ant. so lecaugdisait the sajoysionts of the people vit ae. and g teenage the publis revenue. The bee. mesa coneholed by useviog•tiest the house should go into cow mitts*. - - , Mr. t wAnt said he should support the motion, because he believed it would tend to increase our intercourse with France, and to ben, fit the working population. Within the last two years, since we reduced our duty on Many French articles, our =port trade with France had greatly increased. It was still likely to increase, and he was glad to support any measure having fur its object still farther to promote it. The question having been put, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER saidhis hon. frielde really drew such flattering pictures of the effect whick would be produced upon the revenue by the reduction of duties, that Chancellors of the Exchequer, if they looked no further, might be tempted to repeal at once the duties they desired to see removed. But the fact, he feared, as respected French wines, was scarcely so favourable to their argument as they assumed. In 1831 we did reduce con siderably the duties upon French wines, but it had happened that it was not until 1844 that the revenue had recovered from the loss thereby occasioned. He certainly should be happy to promote • freer interchange if possible with France, and if there was a chance of France taking more of our manufactured articles, it might be worth our while to make some sacrifice of the revenue upon wines, in order to pro mote that interchange. In the present state of affairs, how ever, he saw no prospect of that result, and as the govern ment could not afford at this time to make any large sacrifice of revenue, he must give a negative to the present motion. Mr. P. BENNET said he really could not agree with the hon. m !saber for Bolton, that the yeomanry of this country wanted claret wines. It would be much more to their inte rest if the government would repeal the tax upon malt. Mr. HUME said there was a time when claret wee oo cheap in this country that even the yeomanry of Suffolk could afford to drink it. He saw no reason why they should not have such a treat at the present time. It was only in 1839 that a whig ministry had sent a gentleman to Paris to ar range the terms of • treaty under which the duty on claret wines was to be redueed from ss. 6d. to 2s. 61. per gallon ; and if it had not been for the outbreak about Syria, we should at this moment have had French wines at that price. After such a pledge it did appear to him that the present go vernment ought not to oppose this proposition. So far from there being a low to revenue, he believed he could find par ties who would engage at this moment, if the dabs were reduced one-half, to pay the same amount of duty to the revenue that they paid at the present time. Mr. S. O'BRIEN argued that it there was • surplus revenue it would be infinitely better to take a tax off the poor than to relieve the rich. Dr. BOWRING replied: He had heard nothing like an argument against his motion, but of course it was useless to preeit. He contented himself for the present with the =auction that ha should some early . day find the govern ment and the house converts to his opinions. LAW OF MARRIAGE. . .. ....... Mr. S. WORTLEY then rum to move " That an humble address be presented to her Majesty, praying that she will be graciously pleased to appoint a commiesion to inquire into the state and operation of the law of marriage, as relating to the prohibited degrees of affinity, and to marriages solem nised abroad or in the British colonies." The hon. and learned member commenced by saying that be felt justified in bring ing forward this important question by the number of peti tions which had been laid upon the table in its favour— , petitions es numerous and so important es to demand atten tive parliamentary consideration. This was not the ant time the question had been brought forward. It had been submitted to the House of Lords by his late revered father, and it had been on a former occasion brought under the notice of the House of Commons by the present Earl of Ellesmere. Since that last motion was made, fire years had passed, and each year had shown an accumulated mass of in convenience from the present state of the law. He proposed, therefore, to move an adders to the Crown, praying that an inquiry should be Instituted. What he proposed to prove was, that not only was the act of 1835 perfectly ineffectual, but that it had rendered titles to property more uncertain than they ever were. Before that act, es was well known, the marriage with a wife's sister was net absolutely void, but was only voidable. He had searched the records of the country in vain to find that there was any precedent for the law of 1835. It was commonly supposed that that act was introduced to prevent marriages within the prohibited de grees. It was no such thing. Lord Lyndhurst's object was rather to facilitate such marriages ; and, in the Sussex case, that noble lord had stated that the simple object of the act was to get rid of doubts which existed upon the labjeet. The history of the act was one of the strangest instances of par liamentary legislation. The act was brought into the House of Lords in the month of June, 1835. It set forth, as origi nally introduced, that marriages slready contracted with as ters of deceased wives must be questioned within six months after the date of the pasmg of the act, nod that such mar riages contracted alter the pawing of the act must be questioned within two years after their solemnisation. In the course of its progress, an amendment was proposed to one of the clauses, having for its object to make all such mar riages invalid, end this ameadment was introduced into the bill sub allergic. The bill in this state came down to the House of Commons, and there it was discussed in the month of August in house' which, on several occasions, scarcely con tained 40 members In the committee on the bill, the second clause, which rendered void all marriages with a deceased wife's sister, was absolutely thrown out upon the motion of the late Mr. Poulter, but the next day it was re-introduced at the instigation of Sir William Follett, who expressed a fear that the bill, if passed without the clause, would be rejected altogether b the Home of Lords. Now, that being the his tory of the bill, he next came to consider what were its conse quences. Had it had the effect of preventing marriages with deceased wives' sisters 1 So far from it, that since 1835 these 'marriages had been contracted in every rank and station of society, from the highest to the lowest. An immense number of persons were intere.ted in the sate of the law, and they had employed confidential and trustworthy gentlemen to make inquiries as to its working during the last three months. The result of these inquiries was, that since the act of 1835, 1,364 of the forbidden marriages had taken place within a very limited district. This showed how little the act had tended to produce the effect intended. Indeed, he had it from one of the highest authorities in the civil • law, that that high functionary was continually consulted as to how the law might be evaded, and that only in tee cue had he been sucessdhl in dissuading the parties from the contemplated marriage. (Hear, hear.) It had been calculated that since the year 1835, 6,000 mar riages of this sort had been solemnised in England affecting the fortunes of at least 30,000 persons. The great object of the law of 1835 we. to produce certainty, but it had not at all produced that result. Marriages with deceased wives' sisters were constantly solemnised abroad , and even when solemnised in England, they had teen pronounced by Mr. Justice Erle to be valid, notwithstanding the act of 1836. In 1841 a petition had been presented to the House of Lords, signed by 76 heeds of the principal firms of solicitors in London r and by numerous country solicitors, stating the con flicting ?pinions that were held among lawyers as to the law of marriage, and praying that it might be placed on a mote clear and better understood footing. Sinoe that time the evil had been hourly increasing, and had now readied such a head as in his opinion, to call for immediate inciai7. It had b een argued that the appointment of a commission of inquiry would raise doubts, but did not doubts exist at the present moment ? (Hear, hear.) Other countries had not left the matter in doubt In every protestant country, except Switzerland. the law had been settled on this subject In Hanover, marriages with deceased wives' sisters were per mitted, and it had happened that persons so situated, and being prevented marrying in this country, had (in the reign of Oeo III.) gone over to Hanover and got married there with thepermission of the same eovereign. (Hear.) In France, previoustothe revolution, such marriages were allowed under dispensation from the church. After the revolution, for some time there was no law upon the subject, but oar the formation of the code cavil the question was raised, and marriages of this kind, as well asthma of uncle and niece were permitted under dispensation. On the change of affairs in 1832 the law was restored to the state in which it had been previous to the revolution. He thought that dispensation from the church might be required aa preliminary In this country with good effect, as tending to prevent marriages sought from depraved or hamoralmotivos. Somehen. me:abashed urged that if such marriages were perunittod a worm& could not live under the roof with a demensi &Ws husband without vandal. Why she was Is *at predisament at present. (Hear, hear.) He had boos bdbmaid, as the result of the most careful inquiry, that IS In Me could such residence be attempted with out provable, sandal. In fact, the meant sate silk law was the wee el numberless evils. He led hand of one ore whim a moon holding a high altualka la an of the public Ml= had prenatal llanelf the elorgyama for = face lesiand wlh's eine awl was relbesi. A Imleronne wee the orsesqamen,ead both atma and wanes lad sabamusatly stood es felons at the bar on • lino .oids The legal proof wee not sufficient, but **amender dump bad besa to run the men'eprospects, de primblimsfide damiien, end nut hiss cut from all his former ammankne. The panne, et hie time mill lived with him, sad ben wen rebind to absolute poverty. (Hear, hear.) He *night that man welt as this loudly demanded inquiry. La bear.) I. heM in his hand • remarkable petition from the vi S of , the amen of Lincoln, praying that the law en the 'en sight be settled. Although they did not Inenrabk to marriages with dimmed =de w I=it key pegged that all Pia ataniegne as had bon be imidered vaid. Hs bad nemynbous to No sane sa lli ften Mph dignitaries la the elenel. Upon census ntles be was teed to move ea Wien le the arm to appoint a repel sosaninios, es the bon mean of_hibelft Ishes• sad obtaining inforeasties upon wig* lam bean might legislate is • hkuo session, aad olden by relaslag &slaw or make, it nen blaillag, eenstri _boa thi emallinent, no alabonanneat, sad tank', whin the preen* nen of the kw mow osier skettL_ lib Q. GREY roes to agrees his eastoresse Is the Ebbs. (Hear.) He oeseidrod the debt by the right boa. and beamed geediemea solleint WNW* the bosky proposed. Th ee amid ho se doubt that the hoe es It Owed ins is • most woudiebelery ebto—this set his *ohm welly, but tet et very away who were meet =le heat ea erbium on the Wee& The of ressowbeg doubts sad oaterleinty, mend thole while previewdy existed, owl he believed wee the sale amok ionsmilty amongst the lower them. He ergreeni so b whim 1111 le believing what the remedy abweld be, bet etipsielestt the iestin, that so begeby by nom ef a timiedea esespeesi et ma whole egbion woeht any weight Ida them, would be a ash Mrs lediebebey model deans with the matter, than an laves- NtbkbLe omemillse eir Sat house. EMUS ageetted that hie right hon. friend, by giving his must to the motion, had award that legialatkin gm this edged was neeemery. The appppooinmtment of this conamimioe would lead to • foregone aoaelasion that achange ia the law would be made, and that the house was prepared to revise the decision it came to by a large majority in 1842. Not • single ground had been stated to justify a change in • law which, in effect, had existed for hundreds of years, which was sanctioned by scriptural authority, and by the practise of the church, and about which he denied that there was any doubt. He believed, toe, that any change such as was suggested would have • most prejudicial result on the happiness of many families, and deerive many motherless children of that care and attention which they otherwise would receive from the mother's sister, who, u the law now stood, could reside in the house Of her deceased sister's husband, without fear of scandal, which would not be the case if the law which prohibited marriage with a deemed wife's sister were repealed. (Hear.) Mr. MILNES thanked his right hon. and learned friend for bringing this subject forward. It was neeessery for the peace, not of the upper claws only, but for the great mid dle class of England, that some each change as that sug gested should be made in the marriage laws. (Hear.) The state of the law, with respect to marriages contracted abroad, more particularly in the Leona, by English subjects, was especially unsatisfactory. (Hear.) Dr. NICIIOLL merely wished to say that he saw no reason to depart from the opinion which he had formerly reseeded on this question, which was in conformity with that of the late Sir W. Follett, against any alteration in the law. Mr. WATSON thought the law was in that state that it war incumbent on the house to make inquiry, particularly when there were 1,600 instances of such marriages in 8 years. The motion was then agreed to. FISHERIES (IRELAND). Sir H. W. BARRON then rose to move for a select oommittee to inquire into the means of improving the fisheries in Ireland, end thereby affording profitab'e employment. He begged to remind hon. members that tv_is question was one which affected, not only the Irish, hut the English people. Complaints bad been made of the number of Irish immigrants that come to this country, and the only way to remedy this was by giving the people profit able employment in their own country. About 40,000 per- WWI were connected with the fisheries, and in the greater part of Ireland those poor persons could not carry out the fisheries from want of capital, and from not having had done for them what parliament had done for Scotland. It, appeared by a return which he bad moved for, that parliament had voted to Scotland fee fisheries in ten years J 43,7911.. while ;to Ireland in the lame time there had been given 12,0001. The Scotch fisheries were the most prosperous in Europe, not excepting the Dutch, and it was a fact that no less than 60,0001. worth of fish was an nually imported from Scotland into Ireland. In Scotland there were five commissioners, • secretary, and a number of inspectors, by means of which they had reached their present pre-eminence. He wished that instead of six curing-houses the number was extended to a hunded along the coast. He hoped that his motion would not be met with the reply that from the lateness of the session a committee would be useless ; but he would engage that it should not sit 10 days, and that six witnesses would prove his case. The hon. baro net, after enlarging upon the distress which existed in Ireland, said that the best argument for his motion was that every step which had been taken with regard to Irish fisheries had been successful. Mr, FREWEN seconded the motion. Mr. LABOUCHERE admitted the importance of en couraging the fisheries of Ireland, which would work a mine of wealth aleng the coasts and produce both food and em ployment for the people, as well as • hardy rate of seamen. The question had of late years occupied much of the attention of the house and government, and there was abundant information on the subject, much of which had been collected by his noble friend the Chief Commissioner of the Woods and Forests, when Secretary for Ireland, in con junction with Mr. Drummond and Sir J. Burgoyne, and a series of measures had been founded on it, which had been carried on, and if persevered in would no doubt produce sac ceesful results. He differed with kis hon. friend as to the precise mode in which the government should endeavour to encourage fisheries. With regard to Scotland he (Mr. La bouchere) believed the growth of the &belie. was more to be attributed to the energy of private enterprise than to the amistance of the government. Still he thought there were many modes in which the government might interfere bene ficially to stimulate fisheries. without interfering with pri vate enterprise. One was the constructi , n of fishing piers on ports of the coast where there were no harbours:to which the fishermen could resort. The late government proposed 50,0001. as a tree grout for this purpose, besides an advance for loans to proprietors. The present government had in the present session proposed a further grant of 40,0001., and he hoped that from time to time further sums would be devoted to this object: Curing stations had been erected at a small expense on the coast, and the results had been so beneficial, as to afford great encourage- ment. Six of these had been established where the fishing banks were meet prolific, and there was no private trade with which they could interfere. At each station was placed • confidential agent, and an experienced Scotch curer. All the fish brought there was purchased, and thus • ready market for fish was established. Salt, hooks, and other matter,, were purchased by wholesale, and retailed at a cheap rate to the fishermen. By such means, the fisheries of Ireland might be encouraged to an extent that could not be anticipated. All this had been done under the able direction of Mr. Mulvany, of the Board of Works, wham exertions were beyond all praise. Much had been said of the superiority of Scotch curing; but the mink of what be had stated was, that the Irish cured fish was fast driving the Scotch out of the markets of Ireland. Many collateral advantages had arisen; private speculators, seeing what government had done, had been encoued to invest their capital ; and this very day he had heard of a vessel being sent from Gravesend by Mr. Dickers, of Pimlico, to the west coast of Ireland to engage in the fishing trade. Could private speculators be induced to embark more extensively in the trade it would be much better than for government to do I anything to supersede private enterprise. The right hon. ' gentleman read some extracts from • report of Mr. Mul 'any, detailing the steps which had been taken at the curing stations, with their results. He then declared his,opinion that the system of bounties had failed in Scotland, and would fail in Ireland if it were adopted there. The late Sir Ches. Mor gan had expressed his conviction that private enterprise only could work these fisheries successfully. In this conaltuion he concurred ; the increasing demand in Ireland would sti mulate these undertakings, and the Irish railways would extend the market, both at home and in this country. He doubted whether it was advisable to appoint a committee u proposed ; the subject had been thoroughly sifted, and the house was in possession of the fullest information. Another objection was, that the attention of the public officers would be withdrawn from the important duties they were now discharging, without any valuable result. Should any fur. ther infor m be gained by government before the end of the session, as to the result of the establishment of the cutlet stations, it should be laid before parliament. The greatest inconvenience would result from bringing over the officers engaged at these stations to give evidence before a parliamentary committee. Lord 0. BENTINCK doubted whether the information in possession of the house was so complete as the right hon. gentleman seemed to think ; for Sir It. Routh had declared that the act of last session on the subject was almost inopera tive. We rejoiced to learn that the only thing wanted was a market for fish, and that there was no indisposition on the part of the people to take the fish ; a fact which ought to abate some of the English prejudices against the Irish, which were now so sedulously fanned by some parties. (Hear.) There being only six of these curing-stations established by government, it might have been an appropriate inquiry for a committee, whether the number might not be advantageously extended. Considering that the public officers in Ireland cost 18,0001. a week, it was very gratifying to learn that these curing -stations were so cheaply conducted. Although the right honourable gentleman had ad mitted bow euential railways were to the promotion of the Irish fisheries, yet government bad done all in their power to prevent the county Galway from having railways. He bad never heard ea many reasons why a committee should be appointed. As to the officers being called away from the curing -stations, he did not think they need be detained more I than ten days. Mr. HUME regretted the entire neglect of the whole Irish fisheries, and said that proper piers and landing-places were meet urgently required all along the coast, and the expendi ture hitherto had been misapplied. A proper officer was required, whose professional character would enable him to give the requisite superintendence. lie did not think a committee aecessery ; let government employ a naval officer to we that the money was properly applied, which he feared bad not been the cue hitherto. - reedlolll4cletails of the results of the Wa terford fisheries of 1846 and 1846, which appeared to have been very lucrative. He read a statement proving that railways in the North of England had conduced greatly to the increase of the fish trade. He concluded by supporting the metioa. . . Mr. WATSON said that be represented a town the most neglected in Ireland ;he meant Kinsale. The government should give the people advantages either of curing stations or give them money for nets. They ought to adopt also the roposition suggested by the noble member for Lynn respect ing int/cooed interred communication ; they would thereby supply the centre of Ireland with wholneme food and em ployment. He lord that this discussion would lead to great benefit to I and to the good of England also. (Hear, hear.) He WM deeply interested in this uuestion ; the people of his town wetted mosey to assist them In fishing Mid ales fer the eats of the fish. He, if the matter weed to aelvidea, vele for the modes of the hon. mem ber Ike Wrie, thee& he themlit that se great benefit meal erne from it at ibis late peisd of the session. Hr. lt. FRENCH (mid ides of " Divide ") said that the adds bed complained that ths representatives of the western thitiof Ironed did not rapport his motion for a putt of r, 0,0001. far reams, but he voted against it because he did era Wine it mesa do anything to alleviate the distress in his gen adios gentry. He did est think that so large a sea of messy disehl be ard Ise Inland, without doing sergmeelles le astemp et Mr. HUDSON ma that be wield von for the committee 1110,111 kr ',Lae be. maw he Waterford. The hon. I masks" Ike deersermsem sell met hen read the preamble of the lia of the adds bed, or he wield have seen that Roe estmeou end Galway was mot ilingeeten in it. Had the t ow =kis lard's project bee 'Mild traffic in fish would have firodueed ansesig a sun , or SWAM, air .W. BARRO ma, in antis would coneent to withdraw his mollismos the sensed to approve of the principles whisk he Widows. (Orin of" Divide.") strangers were the eidered to withdraw, bat no division took plasm. On our return to the gallery we found Mr. AOLIONBY addressing the house, and urging hon. members opposite t., allow the lion. baronet the member for Waterford to withdraw his matins. . . iir7 DISRAELI complained of the hon. member for Cockermouth (Mr. Aglionby) having said that the motion had been received on his (Mr. Disraeli's) side of the house in a jocose spirit, by which Ireland had been insulted. The hon. baronet the member for Waterford, knowing that his noble friend the member for Lynn took en interest in the subject, asked him to comedown and support the motion and endeavour to keep a house, which they bad succeeded in cluing. ("No, no," from the ministerial benches.) Why had the government done so ? Was it not known that on some important occasions, when ministerial measure. were to be brought forward, the government had not been able to secure • helm ? (Hear, beer.) After the public address and private appeal of the hon. member for Waterford, be did not see how the party with whom he (Mr. Disraeli) acted could with decency refuse to vote for his motion. Mr. AGLIONBY explained, that in using the term " jocose," he merely alluded to the manner in which the attempt to withdraw the motion had been received. After a few weeds from Col. RAWDON, Mr. TRELAWNY said, if the house went to a division, he should propose to add to th e motion the words "and Cornwall," so • great number of the poorer class in that county depended on fishing for their subsistence. Mr. HUME seconded the amendment, and said he should like to have added the South Sea fishery and the North Sea fishery. (Great laughter.) The CMANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER hoped the noble lord, the member for Lynn, would allow the hon. member to withdraw his motion. A great deal had been done for the Irish fisheries, and he should have to move that 40,0001. more be granted this year for erecting fishery piers in Ireland. At so late a period of the session, the appoint ment of the proposed committee would defeat its own object. (Hear, hear.) Mr. DISRAELI paid that important business had been prevented from being brought on, in consequence of this sham motion, as it now appeared to be, and, after all, the night bad been wasted upon it; he wanted the debate to lead to some result. He was told that there was soon to be • dissolution of parliament, and, if so, he would recommend the government to grant a committee to every member who asked for one. (Laughter.) Mr. LA BOUCH ERE thought that the hon. member for Waterford and the Irish members had been hardly dealt with by the hon. member for Shrewsbury. He acknow ledged that the hon. gentlemen opposite had been very candid as an opposition ; but perhaps they would not be disappointed, as it was natural to all oppositions to place the government in a minority. He thought that the hon. baronet ought to be allowed to withdraw his motion, as he felt that, by so doing, he would be best promoting the object he had in view. Lord G. BENTINCE said that be and his friends were the supporters of the motion of the hon. member fur Waterford, and they remained in the house for that purpose at the request of the hon. gentleman. Of the 23 members whom the hon. member for Armagh spoke of as being pre sent when the debate began, he believed that only three were Irishmen. (Hear, hear.) Nothing, however, was to be obtained, it seemed, by this sham attempt to get a com mittee of inquiry. If the motion was allowed to be with drawn, the responsibility must rest with these who brought forward motions of this kind and then abandoned them, and not with him and his friends, who were anxious on all occa sions to develops the resources of Ireland. (Hear.) Sir H. W. BARRON denied that his motion was a sham one. His object was to obtain en expression of opinion on the put of the house. Having obtained that, he was satisfied, but when he saw that it was made a party question by hon. gentlemen opposite, he shrunk from pressing it. Mr. BANKES said, that after the speeeti of the hon. baronet, if any member objected to the withdrawal of the motion, he would support him. If the question was made a party one, it was not by those on his side of the house. He must say that it was insulting Ireland to treat her in the way that had been done in this instance, and sufficient to make her feel that her interests were neglected in that house by these who, he would not say were, but who must appear, her false friend.. (Hear, hear.) The nest motion on the paper relating to Ireland—was that to be a sham motion also? Mr. P. SCROPE said that he did not intend that his motion should be a ahem one. He wanted to bare the sub ject to which it referred discussed seriously and calmly. He thought that the hon. baronet, seeing that the appointment of a committee would not promote his object, ought to be allowed to withdraw his motion. -.--.-- ..--..--. Mr. HUDSON denied that gentlemen on hie aide of the house had been influenced by party motives. Their only reuon for wishing the motion to be proceeded with was that they believed that course would be for the good of Ireland. Sir H. W. BARRON said that when he spoke of party object/ he had distinctly alluded to the hon member for Shrewsbury. (Laughter.) He had felt perfectly satisfied by the expressions used by the government, that the subject would not be forgotten. The amendment was then withdrawn, and the hone. divided—For the moben 22 Against it 73-61 FREE TRADE AND LABOUR IN JAMAICA. Mr. HUME rose to call the attention of the house to ■ petition, signed by 4,000 persons, praying for free trade for that colony, and for an additional supply of labour, as requisite for the prosperity of that island. Up to the pre sent hour the greatest impedimenta had been thrown in the way of the prosperity of Jamaica. It was impossible for the colonists to compete with other countries in the present state of the labour market, in which the supply was at present very defective. Last session the government had given an assurance that nothing in their power should be wanting to supply the della/my, but he believed that very little had yet been done. He admitted that the colony had been benefited by the change which had taken place in the duties on rum ; but this would not be sufficient without a better Ripply et labour. He knew there were some who would say that this would be tantamount to the promotion of slavery. For his two part, however, he regarded the effect as likely to relieve the slave. It was undoubted that the more ships we had to op pose slavery, the greater was the cruelty perpetrated on the slave. He concluded by proposing a general resolution on the subject. Mr. BARCLAY supported the motion. Mr. HAWES said the petition brought under considera tion had been agreed to in Jamaica tome time before the recent measures of government were taken to promote emi gration from Africa to our West India colonies. During the last few years the demand for labour in the West Indies had been materially relieved. Since the emancipation, Jamaica bad imported 8,000 free labourers; and British Guiana, 33,000. The government, as be had stated before, had jut sent a vessel to carry emigrants from the Kroo coast to the West ladies, and though be could not think that this mea sure would have any very sensible effect upon the labour market of the colonies, yet, if the experiment succeeded, the effect must he to give a great impetus to any sound principle of emigration promoted by private enterprise. After a few words from Mr. F. WlEuxeis and Sir T. D. ACLAND, the motion mu negatived without a division. LEITH HARBOUR. Mr. O. CRAIG obtained leave to bring in a bill for proving the harbour snd docks of Leith. TRADING IN SEDUCTION. Mr. SPOOlsTiii roes to move for leave to bring in a bill for the more effectual suppression of the trading in seduction and prostitution, and for the protection of females. He said that having stated his views at length on a former occasion, be should not trouble the house at any length on the present occasion. He merely wished to mention some alterations he had made at the suggestion of the right hon. baronet the Secretary of State for the Home Department. The bill u altered simply provided that any person trading in seduction for lucre should be liable to prosecution for misdemeanour ; and any person convicted of keeping • brothel, should have any contract by which be held his house made void, at the discretion of the court. He could not conceive that there could be any objection to the bill in its present form. Mr. HUME objected to the time of the house being taken up with matters of this description. (Hear, hear.) He believed that discussions like the present would be attended with a great deal of mischief, in drawing people's attention to subjects which they would not have otherwise thought of. (" Hear, hear," and a laugh). He was surprised that a man of his hon. friend's experience should think that ts..e reform he contemplated could be effected by legislation. Let his hon. friend form a league for the promotion of virtue, and himself set the example, and more good would be done than could be effected by a doaen acts of parliament. (Laughter.) Sir G. GREY said, that as the hon. member hadoonsented to alter his bill at the suggestion of the government, he trusted the house would permit its being brought in. Mr. HUME knew nothing of any arrangement, and must persist in dividing the house. The house divided— For the motion 57 Against it MEDICAL REGISTRATION Mr. WAKLEY moved, in pursuance of notice, that the' subjects of the registration of legally qualified practitioners in medicine and the state of the laws relating to the pny lice of medicine in Great Britain and Ireland be referred for consideration to a select committee, with the view of arriving at some well defined and effectual system of registration. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE seconded the motion. Sir G. GREY thought the plan proposed was preferable to the prosecution of the hon. member's bill on the same subject without such inquiry. Ile hoped the result would be some satisfactory measure of legislation. Mr. WAILLEY hoped the inquiry would terminate suffi ciently early to enable him to embody their recommendations in his ball. Mr. 8000NER said the medical practitioners were anxious for the passing of a measure of 'medical registration. The motion wee agreed to. THE HOSIERY MANUFACTURE BILL. . . Sir H. HALFORD proposed to fix the adjourned debate on this bill for Wednesday, the 9th of June. Mr. W. ELLIS hoped the bill would be withdrawn alto gether. It bad occasioned rcuch agitation in the trade, and would operate most injuriously. Sir J. C. HOBHOUSE also treated that the bill would be withdrawn. The mode of ]etiolation proposed would in volve the hon. member In difficulties of which he had no ides, and occasion much confusion amongst the menu facturen and artless's. The bill wee an attempt to raise wens' by act of parliament. Mr. PACER remarked that the bill had received the approbation of the commissioner who had been sent down to inquire into the state of the tr ade. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE hoped the boo. baronet would per severe with the bill ; he had presented several petitions in &VOW of it. That the working classes were not repreeented In parliament wea ro iroid by the fact, that the system of gross extortion and practised by the middlemen on the workmen was and every attempt at legislative remedy, or even inquiry, opposed. The motion forigjoarnmeat wee thee agreed to. LOAN DISCOUNT BILL. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQER, in moving the second reading of this Lill, suggested that the currency de bate which had arisen on a previous evening on this bill, and which he presumed it was the wish of the hones to resume, should be taken on the motion for going into committee, which stage be proposed tri take te-morrow (this day), n a hoped there would be no objection to this comae, nee wss most desirable that the measure should pus with as Bich delay as possible, His noble friend had fixed the Rag. way Dill for to-morrow, but he had already arm ni4 with him that the Loan Discount Bill Mould be, precedence. The Poor Law Bill would then stand fee Monday, and to-morrow his noble friend would state oewbae day he proposed tobritm forward the Railway mu. Mr. MASTERMAN inquired whether aim remnan t i proceed with the bill for advancing th e 620,000 k rri7hd to rail ways to- morrow. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER hid alread y stated that the currency debate would have precedence to morrow, and he expected it would occupy the whole evening. Atter a few words from Mr. HUDSON, the bill was read second time. - PREVENTION OF SEDUCTION BILL. Mr. SPOONER moved the first reading of his ameadel bill on thin subject. Mr. C. BERKELEY said be should move that the bill h read a first time that day six months. The gallery was cleared for a division ; but they; bei m only 21 members present (17 of whom voted for the bill sal 4 against it), the house stood adjourned, at 20 minutes berme one o'clock. gilt erprtgO. MAILS. The male law Vigo, Oporto, Listen, Meddra, Cadiz, and Gibraltar, win be node an en the morning of the 17th May. Wan India malls, excluding these bx Mexico, ROOdltake.4 the Ilavennith, will be made up on the evening of the 17th May. The mails for British North Americo, Bermuda, and the BMW itates, will he made up on the ermine of the UM May. The oserlaM wells for Gibraltar. Malts, Omen the laden Etrypt, Aden, Ceylon, India, 1 long. iioll,g, and Mae, vie Bonthainpleg. will - he made up on the morning of the Nth May. The 0 closed malls, cis Marseilles, to the Medlterraaesa, Lent, Aden, Ceylon, India, lion Kong, he, will bemede up on the evening of the 24th May. The mails for New south Wales, Van Diemen', Land, sad New Zealand wdl be made up on the evening of the 31 et May. The mails for the Brasile, the River Plate, Monte Video, Perms. bum, Bahia, Maileirs, and Buenos Ayres, will be made ap on au evening of the 411 June. TO CORRESPONDENTS. ve Advertisements intended for Me /express, London meanie paper, must be at the Godlee by Tyro o'clock on ths day of publication. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE. T. DAp—Mondapt, 21 M. punt I ; After sum. 44 min. put I. To-Ileasow—ManNag, 9 ANA. put 2; Altarepon, 32 mm. put 2. LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 14. IN the House of Commons yesterday Sir H. DOUGLAS stated that it was not his intention to offend the good sense of the house by making any motion on the subject of Captain WARNER'S long range, feeling assured, after the report made by the distin guished officers appointed to witness the experiment, that it was totally unworthy of any further notice.— Dr. BOWRING having moved that the house should resolve itself into committee, for the purpose of re ducing the duty on foreign wines—a proposition that was opposed by the CHANCELLOR of the Excumton —withdrew his motion, at the same time ex prep/ling his conviction that ere long the go- vernment and the house would be converts to his opinions. Mr. S. WORTLEY'S motion for an address to the crown, for the appointment of a commission to inquire into the operation of the law of marriage, was, after some discussion, agreed to.—Sir H. W. BARRON moved for the appointment of a select committee on Irish fisheries, a proposition which was opposed by the government as unnecessary and calculated to lead to inconvenience.—After some debate, the house divided, when the motion was ne gatived by a majority of 51, the numbers being 22 to 73.—Mr. HOME drew the attention of the house to a petition from Jamaica praying for free trade, and an additional supply of labour as requisite for the prosperity of that island. The Loan Discount Bill was read a second time.—On Mr. SPOONER's motion, for leave to bring in his amended bill for the better protection of females, the house divided, when the motion was carried by a majority of 46, the num bers being 57 to 11.—On the question that the bill be read a first time, the house again divided, when only 21 members being present, the Speaker declared the house adjourned. THE famine prices, to which all kinds of grain have risen, give great importance to everything bearing upon the supply of food. Even the politicians who once strenuously upheld a law for the creation of artificial scarcity—the corn law—are now forward in the inquiry of—how are the people to be fed? It must have been somewhat strange to have heard in the House of Lords, the monopolist Earl of HARD. wicxa lecturing the government on the necessity of encouraging the importation of foreign corn, the protectionist Lord ASHBURTON dwelling "on the in sufficiency of corn in this country," and declaring that " he thought it the duty of the government to pay the utmost attention to this subject." The former noble lord exhibited his utter want of knowledge of the principles which regulate the trade in grain, when he said "he hoped that the lauded gentry would take care in their own counties that by I some means or other the remaining supply of corn should not leave them." How the landed gentry or any other notables are to prevent corn being sold in or out of their counties, the noble mono polist did not condescend to explain. Probably, his lordship had no explanation to give, and that the sentence we have quoted from his speech on Tuesday night is one of the genuine "no meanings," in which landed proprietors are wont to indulge when they talk about the produce of the soil or the trade in grain. Now much of the present distress, so far as regard, England at all events, is only the ugraisted symptom of a chronic disorder of our agricu ltural sys tem. A particular kind of produce—the potato—has failed, and then we discover how large a portion of the food of our rural labourers end their families that root has constituted. The de ficiency of potatoes has been made up by bread so far as it has been made up at all, and though the farming labourers have been sorely pinched, the con ' immption of wheat has been greatly increased. No one hesitates to admit the evils of a potato.fed popula tion in Ireland ; and the same thing has been going on here to a much greater extent than any not in timately acquainted with the rural classes suspected. It may be asked why have our peasantry be come potato-fed? And the reply must be, because the wages are so low that they cannot live and bring up their children on a superior food. And this leads to the further question of why are their wages so low ? And the response given will be, because our land is imperfectly cultivated. There are few rural districts in which labourers are not said to be redundant; and yet in the very same districts the land requires little more than the application of labour to become doubly or trebly productive. Here, then, we have two of the three elements of production—land requiring 0114 cultivation, and labour pining in poverty for want of employment The connecting link, a sufficiency of capital, is absent. Why is this ? A short statement of some of the more recent events of the agricultural movement, to which we not long since directed the attention of oar readers, will supply the answer. On Tuesday, ten tenant farmers from various °pan ties in Engl and , accompanied Lord PORTMAN, Mr. POSEY, M. P., and Mr. Darrisott, M.P., as a deputatisa to Lord JOHN RUSSELL, to impress upon his lordship, as the head of the government, the strong opinion entertained by the farming body of the necessity of some legal enactment to secure the floating capital of the tenant-farmer against landlord aggression; and several skilful practical fanners strongly urged the large and steady increase of agricultural produce that would result from such a measure. That such state ments could not be made to the Prime Minister with out exciting his serious attention, may well be imagined ; nor is it likely that he overlooked the difficulties which stand in the way of a measure the landowners represent to be an interference with their proprietary rights. Our readers are well aware of the general nature and scope of Mr. PUSRT'S agricultural Tenant -Bight Bill, and that its effect, u originally proposed. woula, be to give tenants a legal right to claim restitution 01 some part of the capital they have invested in the soil, should they be turned out of their farms. It would also enable a tenant, with justice to hi m self, to farm well up to the very end of his term, because he would receive from his soccessor, or from the landlord. compensation for unexhausted expenditure. The shortcomings of this measure are many, .74 daily since it has been subjected to the or&s 1 select committee of squires ; but still it h it desired by the farmer , . And they are rit is valuable as a recognition of their large but NIP !acted interest' in the soil of this country. Nor is there any novelty in the principle of the measure, which has long been recognized in lhnt defined thing—varying in every distri c t—called we custom of the country." The Tenant Bill, 'Wag