The Express. — London, England, 1847-05-18 00:00:00

kdi_,/‘• DETTANNI A LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, i. IN-bran-wee, Bash, London, V Empa ,,,,,, by special set of parliament. 4th Viet., cap. 9. ADVANTAGES OF THIS iNsnrunoN. Alt-MAL AmViuNci BWKII. *spier lemony nfibirded to the assured by mesas of an ample _.... mh ,„d ca pnel, ana the large fund scouninisied fr ihs premiums 7, p , m rd, d 6,010 polio M. HO the amount may of the sannal premium required clarinet tbe ~.1,,, ma*, 0", 'moaning half pecans= beta mM out a t y. Asa. aft , * 11 " Tv" will be,. "nuallT &Aril among the soma- P•OIPUITAIT uII•XCE. Sy boot rites ronsbtent mill semidry to the soured. , i.,.,. • ,04 sole of premiums peculiarly sampled to ores when Mom." ars etc"' for the purpose of imurinolo••• c ,.. & m i. anfrredit rem rf premium, ',berth,. ere:ILI /l ens fee kalf the .....: of pirTS.Ura for seven tears, to be then of, or mania • dire arm the tuber, at the option of the IAKTKACTS Filoll TETE TABLItiI. 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It la moMMEM that .i.s4 OM IBMs maw* am ear was mobaslayardsm wa.imialiama, ImadMIRE. et= ast psi bib. amid atais, 12.1 mat amiammiwg. 117 ataanane el las aria amMinal 1a amaimadm u. wamtaim at ttyporamai mew somemenhieilay, bo awed fa lem eau tamp. sew 111. Patameatar.rew; 39, CoMbal ; Me, H et sew leee&elleet; CUtTnale. 147, Thee.eleeet ; Nelms. 4:4. War- I arms from th• amber. M. Artallatiaro. Rea.at.at. THE DERBY AND THE OAKS. A Second Elition of the Express will be published tomorrow and on Friday, with the result of these great name. SECOND EDITION. Fran the GAZETTE of THIS NIGHT. BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. JOHN Cnltrr Werminger, 1 nen draper. Geokoa Woutcorr, jun., end EDWiILD Wootccrrr, Deughty•stleet, Middleu: , builders. BANKRUPTS. EDWIN WOOO, Kiiss Witham-street, City, tobacconist. THOMAS WALLIS, st•rd-stre. t. woollen draper. JOHN MAIItIOTT BLASUFIELD, Albion-wharf, B:ackfriars, builder. JOHN Ststreots, Cropwell Bishop, Nottinghamshire, com mon carrier. JOHN lirrextxe, Chichester-place, Gray's-inn-road, Ica- Mar seller. RICHARD WADI, Chetpside, tailor. GEORGE PVITON, Longfl et, Note, innkeeper. JOSEPH PICKIEST, Ryerett-stxret, Brunswick -Kt keeper. ROHEHT GRAHAM, Brunswick-home, lodging housekeeper. JAMES PnILLIPPo, Cross-street, Finsbury, home dealer. THOMAS Fncn, Duke-atreet, Borough, hop merchant, CHARLES VTBII, LUdgate , lD et, straw bonnet maker. ABEL QCARTERMAN, (Word, breech.S maker. JOHN ROBINSON, jUE., Fenchurzh-street, manufacturing Ch gl i ttlAll HARRIS, Abery.twith, Cardiganshire, gromr. FREDERICK BERNER, 13111 D nhead, tea dealer. JOSEPH MATHER, ROCk•'elTy, Cheshire, builder. CHARLES Tatum and WILLIAM CLARKS, Nottingham, lace nianufactuurs. WILLIAM STANTON, Lentou,Nottinghamshire.lace atelier. GEORGE WEBSTER, }toyslone, Yorkshire, nail winker . WILLIAM WILD and HOBERT WILD, Gigg in Help, Lan cashire, bleachers. Jos's; Dicaltasort, Manchester, bookbinder. Joux BEEKLET, Newcastle-upon-Tr e, merchant. _ SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. . . JOHN BOTI:OretlIOCk, ;pint dealer. HELEN ROLE, Bainaford, Falkirk, merchant. .11COH WILLIAM GOODAIR, insane's, batter. James Lorucor, Kilwinni.g, cabinet maker. JOHN CAMPIIZLL, South-bridge, Edinburgh, draper. JOHN CALDWELL, Patel. y. manufacturer. ALExam pea M'Outoon, Olugoer, cabinet maker. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THIS DAY, Four o' Clock. Accounts reached town this morning announcing the decease of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. His excellency continued to sink rapidly throughout Sun day, and being aware of his approaching end sum moned the members of his family around him, at ten o'clock p.m., and severally took leave of them. His lordship continued in the full possession of his senses to the moment of his decease, which took place at eleven o'clock. The melancholy event was announced in the following letter to the Lord Mayor of Dublin : Dublin Castle, half-past Eleven, P.m., May 16, 1847. My Lord,—lt becomes my painful duty to inform you that his Excellency the Earl of Betaborough departed this life at the hour of eleven o'clock, p.m., at the Castle of Dublin. I have the honour to be, my lord, your obedient servant, T. N. REDINOTON. The Right Ma. the Lord Mayor. The Wght Hon. John William Poesonby, Earl of Bessborough, and Viscount Duncannon in the peerage of Ireland. and Baron Ponsonby, of Sysonby, in the peerage of Great Britain, Vice-Admiral of the pro vince of Munster, Lord Lieutenant and Castes Rota locum of the county of Kilkenny. and Lord Lieutenant General and General Governor of Ireland, was born on the 31st Aug., 1781, and was consequently, at the time of his decease, in the 66th year of his age. He suc ceeded to the honours of his house on the decease of his father, Frederick, third Earl of Bessborough, in 1844. Lord Bessborough married, in 1803, Maria, third daughter of John, Earl of Westmoreland, by whom he leaves issue surviving him five sons and six daughters, the eldest of whom, John George Brabazon, Viscount Duncannon, M.P. for Derby, becomes fifth Earl of Beseborough, and succeeds to the ex tensive estates of his father, lying principally in the counties of Kilkenny and Carlow. The deceased Earl of Bessborough was, throughout life, a tried and consistent liberal. Shortly after the accession of Lord Grey to power, he became connected with the reform ministry, and was ap pointed to the office of Chief Commissioner of Woods and Forests, which he filled till the elevation of Lord Melbourne to the premiership, when ho was called upon to assume the duties of the Home-office, which he discharged till the dissolution of the whit; administration and the formation of the Peel ministry. On the return of the whigs to power, Lord Beesborongh was again appointed to the - Woods and Forests, with a seat in the cabinet, in which office he continued till the second accession of Sir Robert Peel. On the retirement of the conservative government in 1846, and the formation of bed John Russell's administration the Earl of Bessborough was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, the arduous responsibilities of which high trust he continued to diechargo up to the time of his decease, in a manner to win the ap proval of all political parties, and endear his memory to the Irish people. COMMERCIAL er MARKETS. MONEY MARKET & CITY INTELLIGENCE. Two o'Clock.—So far as the general money market credit is decidedly more easy, and bankers will now discount long dated paper which within the last few weeks would bare been inadmineili!e on almost any terms. The complaint of scarcity now comes from the Stock Exchange, where high rates are current for accommo dation. To-day, as for seme days part, there has been little speculation in the funds. The market is fiat, as if the jobbers were waiting the initiation of some particular feature before re-commencing operations. Consols have only fluctuated all the morning about i Per Cent. from 881 to both for money and time ; they are sow quoted 881 to 1. Bank Stock, 189 to 191. Exchelner Bills are still called 2a. discount to la. premium only, not withstanding the unusual notice from the Treasury that holders not wishing to renew may have their money es promptly u at one clay's notice on sending in their bill. for verification. Redoced Threes are 851 to 1. Thru-and-a- Qurter per Cents., 881 to 71. We have no business worth notice to report of foreign sleeks. The market is heavy, and prices with a drooping tendency. Spanish Fives are tolled in decline, 721 to 3; the ~l ~l` ~~ 1331 to 4. Portuguese, 831 to 4i. Nukes, 20 to 6. ertreadArlialt per Ceuta, 67i to 3 ; the hews, en to 8. New Omega, 19i to 20. inak Nat. IN II per R. . 3 MR Oftria am. , $ fi n tr:orgamet.B% Now le Ilai iv 118. +w Ct. AMOY. frac 44P 4 OINION I 1 pm WW C 749 1 11:4 /998.. NI U 4 per Cti pallOWn illealc 90 in UT. °mad. /1183... • 4 pew 0 .14.1150.... I pwr 01. 4400 • • r e x. andra /184,411 4 8 fasCli. Parianhas 171147 • 01779. Sec, 7114 4 • r a Z ia W arm 74/4.,81 41 recTudsa Mc. 7 61 _ Is Dd.. II 3 114•8117 9114 a Ohio 071malb. MC A,— / swift (1.184•41717 /6/..1114 4 3 gar CI. DaM m ec, el i. '7 " 4 Dellined Mc. 14 17 I Swill Nash* 11 8 / 9 . 41 al fit pa. Cc Ow* Mc. 11711 8 5 Isaac Trumnol• 114 a. 77 9 4 pat Cc Clera. D*l6lll. 474 8 118ssonla De1ea74.74‘.. 11 II RAILWAYS.—The Owe market continues dull, and thinly attended, many of the principal dealers being at tracted elsewhere by the races. Belgian shares are woo, and difßeult to move. Sambre and Meuse IMO done at 61. 12s. Reading, Guildford, and Reigate were done at 6 discount. North British at premium. Shrewsbury and Birmingham A, discoutt ;B, 1 discount. &&LEA EFPECTUD UP TO TWO THIS DAT IX LONDON. (Teeterdso's prime wlll be bond In last pege). = " 3.7l 're ' " a Lynn B Ply, XI Maw & Les Thirds (Refs). j d 34. °Audis& 111 1 Man., Fluatandt blot., 4 1 d Do. Per. 3 w et. No. 2, 1 p 1 Midland, 1131 121 BM Lsnarblrc New, 31 Da. New, 71 _looter D.. New trelp, I Do. Coned. Bristol & Dir. G rose Daa Its Oinegew B 671 Cent. 123 . Teen% Dorchester, If Newmarket & Chesterton:l, 7 Groat Northam 21 1 North British Quw tors, 31 4 Greet Waters, 109 Do. Eatenwon, 4 Do. newt. 616 Northern & East, rn, 511 Do. Quarters, 114 I North Staffordshire. 9 j Do. Fifths, 241 Preston sod Wpm, 33 Do. New, 64 7 Reed., Guild., & Re.g., 41 Ha Hull & Selby. lves, 31 Shrews. & Bk., Mr A, Leeds * 'Rink PreL, 6 per Ct., 34 I Do. do. Ors B, 11 London and niaekwol4 74 I Shrupshfre Unto, 1 Len., Brigt,, & S. Co.,n 31 S. P. & Doren 331 Lon. B N. Western, 171 114. New (Is. at la), Ne. 4, q Do. o. M Quarters, New, 11 Tort & Newca 44 stle New, 13j I Daw, 141 131 Do Do. 4111. sh., M.& 8., 6346 Toth.. Mimi Prot, IN i Do. 142 sp., D. B B. (B), 1d Demiogue ma& Mahn, 13 4 Do. MLitt.. M. &B. (C), 2.1 i Most mad Mph Ili f Loa. and & Western, 411 Noribmi el Prow" 114 Do. Tenths, Cass., 314 Rome aid Haim, 24 i Do. Seep, 41 Toon sad Masts, 4 MAT 17. Stock hots Lards.% The market wsilawfulli . . Ant1;;;A:In,11d Dirk., Lsnensh., and Ches., 2 d !Ur. anal Oxford ha, 62 is Ghee. and Birk., 44 E. Lancashire New, lj d Great Northern, I d Rudders. Eaten., I d liza. sad B. Weetern, DI Do. ierlp, d The market in; dull, aad Arab-, Nati, nodal, ir-d F Jn., d 111r.,Lan.,19 Cheek-In, 1 j d E. Lanemblie New, I 9-16 d Peet., k W. 1., d Hod. t Man. R. k C. Thirds, par Li.. Man. k Melee. Jn., 11 d Lon., Man., h Mr., 66 Do. (Pau len (C), Sj p Although there wasoniiei; done, prices wera rather time tions were the turn higher. Amber., Nett., & Boston, 265. 3d. d Bina, WoL, and Dueller, 11 p N. Stotbrdshire, 1 330. 9d. p LEEDS SAL There was more business de and prices g. nerally held firm Ambergates, 30s. d E. Lancashire, 30a. 23k 9d. d Do. New, It d Do. New Serip, par F. & W. Yorkshire, 295.33 a. Gd.d Reds k Dewsbury, 10s. d Leeds & Musk Pref., Is. 3d. 2a. p London & N. W. Qrs., 144 p ' Man., Reef., awl Lin , wW Ctrw. ' No. I ,lp Do. henna, 21 d Midland, 114 Do. 401. 'bares, Ii Do. New, 11 p S. Eastern!Dover, 33 Do. New, No. 4, Co. 3d. BALM, Mn V. last quotations were warmly Lon. and N. Western, 171 Man., Bua , Mat. and NW., 4 d Ilan. and Leeds 72L, late Eaten-, I __l-16 1.16 d __ . & Sooth Arm„ 293.6 d. :93.d N. Staffordshire, 1 i 9-16 p N. Countin Unice, 3 d Prat. .ad Wyre Ilalre. (A), p Ithrop. Union, I d SALES, MAY 17. moderate amount of business r, and upon the whole quota- Shrewoh Sim. (A), I d Do. do. (K.), 16s. 3d. 1 d S. Staffordshire, l d XS. MAT 17. . . BRISTOL SAI The market was again ve Mid Una, New, 301. &arts, 71 ry I 71. 16,. ne is than on Saturday, h Leeds, 1 1 11. .,, Sh 6d. Is.p Do. Filth.. p Shawn k 17th }a., 19s. d W. R. L'aion, psr 1 N. Isrith 174 . .38 3 t r i p N. Staffordshire, 31s. 335. p LES May 17. quiet. I Rtr. & Glouceeter 301 Neweas. k Ikrwick New, 1i p MAT 17. - • • • -• HULL SAL Amber., !Cott., Mot" &c., :4e. Ot. Northern, 2f Elan. Leerte(W.S.C.), h 22,441 p 77.11r1t•sh Qrs., 116 s. &I 79. Yolk & Nclresstle Pref., 21 p ES, MAY 17. Nesresstic &Berwick. 24 Do. New, 61.115. 64 York sod Newe. Pref., 61. lls. 6d. YORK SAI Gt. Northern, N. 3.6 d. N. Gs N. British Titled., 21.6.6cL 21.71. D... Quarters, 1 Do. }stew., 14. Id. 11s. W. PRODUCE.—MINCING-LANE, Half-past Two.— The Sugar market has been toleranly steady but not brisk, and the large public sales of Mauritius and Bengal required firmness en the part of the importers to nrevent a decline ; a considerable portion was beught io. Rtfiaed market firm. The declaration made by the Chancellor of the Excite:per last night, that the distillers would not be stopped from the sue of grain, would hate had • depressing influence on the Sugar market, but his statement, that some of the distillers had given notice of their intention to work sugar, and the knowledge that it will prove cheaper than grain, has kept opinion in the article steady. Coffee : Good ordinary Ceylon sold in public sale at 375. 6d., which established the adiance of Is. paid last week by private contract. Other deper:ptions sold heavily.—Rice 4,000 bags mtddling to goad middling white Boingal sold in public idie, at 21s. to 245. 6d ; fine, 25.., which scarcely supported previous prices. Indigo has sold steadily to-day, at yesterday'seurrency.—Tes The public sale of Assam went offat very full prices.—Cotton has been in rather improved demand.—Rum steady, but not brisk at the tato advance.—Spices firm. In other articles no alteration. TALLOW.—There is more demand for both old and new.—Yetereburg Y. C. on the spot, 475. 61. to 475. 9d. New, last three months, 45e. 9d. to 465. CORN.—BANBIIRT, MAY 15.—Wheat sold at an advance of 12s to 16s. per qr. on last week's rates. Beans, Barley, and Peas were 3s. to 45., and Oats fully 2s. dearer than before. BATH, MAT 15.-We had a fair supply of Corn : and be fore the dose of the market nearly everything offered was diapos-d ef, at en advance on Wheat of fully Bs., and on Barley, Beans, and Peas, of 3s. per qr. Oats w. re dull, but sold at an advance of Is. per qr. Wneat, 80.. to 106 s. Bar ley, 50s. to 58s. Beans, 51s to 624. Peas, 50s. to 70s. Oats, white, .33.. to 391. ; black. 29. to 345. per qr. Flour, best seconds. 755. per sack of 280Ibe. BEDFORD, MAT 15.-A good supply of Wheat, which sold 6s. dearer. Barley was 42., and Oats, Beans, and Peu from Is. to 24.. higher. BRIDLINGTON, MAT 15.-The supply of Wheat was large, and the sale brisk, at an advance of fully Bs. per qr. on former rates. Oats in good demand, at Id. per stone more money. Wheat, per qr., 955. to 100.. Oat,, per stone, Is. 6d. to Is. 7d. Beans, per qr., 5Gs. to 60s. Pea, 545. to 565. CAIIHRIDOE, MAT 15.-A fair supply of Wheat, which met a dull sale, and at no improvement in price. Wheat, red, 100.. to 108*. • white, 112 s. Barley, malting, 63.. to 655. ; grinding, 6 05. Beans, 645. to 665. Oats, 36e. to 401. CANTIRBURY, MAT 15.-In Wheat there Witt a further advance of from 2s. to 3s. per qr., but a dull pale, and but very little business done. Wheat, white, 100,. to 110 s.; brown, 100 s. to 105 s. Barley, 664. Beans, 531. CARLISLE, MAT 15.-The market was thinly supplied with Wheat, for which a further advance of 2s. to 3s. was readily obtained. Barley was lc higher. Oats were scarce, and soon cleared off at Is. to 1.. 6d. above last week's rates. Wheat, red, 3.5.. to 375.• white, 36e. to 395. Barley, 235. to 255. Oats, 15a. to 171. Lid. Bye, 275. to 305., per three im perial bushels. DONCASTER, MAT 15.-The supply of Wheat wall much extensive. The demand woe slow, at from Is, to 2.. advance upon last week's rates, and a considerable portion remained unsold. Oats sold freely at 2s. to 3a. over previous rates. Bean., Is. to Is. 6d. dearer. Very little inquiry for Barley, either for malting or grinding: prices are nominal. Wheat, new, 20s. to 345. ; fine, 365. to 43a. ; old, 30s. to 345.; fine, 355. to 40s. Blenaeorn, 28v. to 325. ; fine, 335. to 365. Rye, 275. ; fine, 295. Beans, 225. to 235.; fine, 24e. to 255, ; old, 22,. to 245. Peas, white, 21s. ; grey, 22a. per 3 bushels. Oats, new, 33.. to 365. ; fine, 38s. to 435. ; old, 355. to 375. ; fine, 39a. to 435. Barley, 54a. ; fine malting, 60s. per qr. Fanztutm, MAY 17.-Wheat sold at 251. 15.. per load of 5 qrs. for best white; 251 for red; 231. to 241. for very good samples; and from 201. to 211. fur moderate. In Barley but little doing. Beans were dearer by 3.., sad Pees 4s. per qr. Oats were scarce, yet prices cannot be quoted more than Is. per qr. dearer. Rye sold at 665. per qr. 111:NTINODON, MAT 15.-We had rather a small show of Wheat, which was slowly taken at prices 10s. per qr. higher than last week. Every description of Spring Corn was lc to 2s. per qr. dearer, and a very small supply. Duce-arta, MAY 15.-There was a better supply of Wheat, which sold at 7s. to Bs. higher, and Oats, Beans, and Bar ley at 3a. per qr. advance. MALTON, MAT 15.-A fair supply of Wheat, which sold slowly, vt an advance of 4s. to ss. per qr. above last week's rates. Oats in good demand, at Id. per stone advance. Wheat, red, 106 s. to 116 s. ; white 112 s. to 120.. per 40st.; Oats, Is. 9d. to Is. Ild. per atone. NORTUANFrON, MAT 15.-There was a good show of Wheat, and the market dosed heavy, at an advance of 2s. to 3.. per qr. Barley sold at about 2a. per qr. mere money. Beans in request, at an improvement of from 2s. to 4a. per qr. Oau and Peas Is, per qr. higher. NOTTINOR•11, MAT 15.-For Wheat Ter) high prices were mixed, sad buyers supplied themselves but very spu ingly, at an advance of Ba. per quarter. Of Barley so little was shown, that quotations must be considered nominal. Oats were 2s. to M. per quarter higher. Beans, 4s. per qr. dearer, with but little demand. Wheat, new white, 98s. to 1075.; red, 965. to 104.. per 36 stones. Barley, grinding, 66.. per 30 stone; malting, 665. to 625. per qr. Oata, 405.t0 48s. per 24 stones. Beans, 60s. to 70s. ; new. 695. to 675. per 38 stones. Flour, superfine, 745. to 765. ; fine, 71a. o 735. per 20 stases. PRINTON, MAT 15.-MBlsre and dealers buy cantiotuly, but we must note an advance of 3s. per windle on Wheat ; fine samples 43a. to 445. per 220 lbs. Flour, being relatively cheaper, loin fair request, at 3s. to 3e. 6d. per brl. emend meat. Prime brands 475. to 484. 6d. per 1961b5. We expe rience a fair r etail demand for Oatmeal, at 31. per load ad- I vance ; fair to prime qualities, 565. to 695. per 240 lbs. Bar ley, Oitts, Beans, and Peas are each held foe more money, but the demand is limited. Bran much inquired for. RICHMOND, YORLSRLII, MaT 15.-We had a tolerable supply of grain In our market to-day, with a farther ad- 7 17'1r-e .... 2... • -es_ e x / ,/ vanes on last week's ptins. Wheat Auld from lts. to 15s ; Oats, 4s. to Its. 6d. ; Barley, 6s. to 6s. 61.; Beans, 7s. to Bs. SAFFILON WALDEN, MAY 15.—A fair supply of Wheat, but in consequence of the high prices demanded but little business was done. The few sales made were at an advance of 6s. in Bs. pvr qr. on last week's terms. Spring Corn of all descriptions in limited supp'y, and le. to 2s. dearer. YARYOYTH, MAY 15.—We had a fair supply of What: this week. Prices are not so brisk as on Wednesday ; dee trade more quiet, and chiefly confined to the millers; sad the prices of this day se'nnight were about maintained. A few parcels remain unsold, is the sellers are 6rm. In other articles of grain very little doing. at rather higher prices. Wheat, per qr., white, 104 s. to 106 a. ; red, 98a. to lOts. Batley. 54.. to 60s. Beans, 588. to 60s. Peas, 675. to 60s. Oats, 30s. to 40s. KIRKCALDY, MAY 18.—Sines Wednesday Wheat has sole at 8.. to 10s. per qr. advance; Barley, 4.., and Osta, Beans, and Peas, 2.. higher. The expply of Wheat and Oxis war gaud ; that of Barley small. With a numerous atti nl - of buyer, we quote Wheat, perqr., 80s. to fit.. Barley, 50s. to 58s. Oats, 40s. to 44.. Oatmeal, per bag of 2801ba., 60a. DANTZIO, MAY 11.—At yesterday's market, factors, with a chow of samples for 12,000 qrs., raised their demands to 82.. for first quality Wheat, but lound few buyer: prices became much easier towants the close of the market, and • fine high mixed lot was offering at 78s. The further course of our market will now nuttily depend upon the foreign orders received ; fur, judging from appearance, few grain merchants seem disposed to Mitch the article on their OWE account. NARSBILLIta, MAY 10.—In Wheat on the spot, a gnat deal of ciution continues to be shown by purchs.ers by for ward delivery operations. 601 b.. Polish, in port, which is felling at 61.., is offssiog at 81.. to 61.. 641, for theca of the, mouth. sad 675, for June ifor September Oseeker, Sta. e l cad SASS 'barges have lean taken fur Jam, J sty, Antet, 1 September, and October, at 62.. 6d. Sr. ritTEIMPIORO, May 3.—For Wheat there has been an active demand, and the following prima are willingly paid For prime Kubanka, 371 b... 63.. 24. ; 3616 e., Ws. 4,14 Russian, soft, 331b5.. 475. Bd. pee qr., free on boar.l ; 3111 r., 44.. 104., with 6 and 7 roubles in advance. Heavy Oats arc not to be had either on the spot or for May delivery ; light Oats, weighing 6 peed. 30th. , only to be obtained in June, are sold at 13.. 19a. 84. per qr. Rye Meal is again inquired after (or May. Engliall house. are sellers at 2011 M. for Jane, and 20th.. for July, for O many. CHEESE. LEICE3TER FAIR. The quantity pitched was an average one. In the early part of the day business wu exceedingly fist, and the factors were unwilling to offs, anything like a fair price ; however, towards the middle of the day trade be -eau more animated, and sales were effected ranging fr at 544. to Cds. Two or three vary prime dairies realised as much as 705., 715., and 725. ; but the average may be quoted at 635. HOPS.—BOROUGH MARKET.— ZOO e Mews. Pattenden and Smith, Hop Factors, report that there 1. uo alttration in the market at pre.eut. Jim is Um p. 54,4.. 31.0 la 4. 0 Tevling p. c•rt.ll. I 4511 1 Weald 5/ILest• ♦ ♦ 011 0 Tmilag r 15 40 311 Pawn „ 1150, ♦ a ON Hops.. .. . „ lISto I Piambans CATTLE, &c.-CIIIPPENIIAM (WILTS) NI 1T FAIR, MAT 17.-Tnis was a Large fair for lean Cattle; the prices of some brat Herefords were up to 161. each; Devona, 111. to 151. ; Snort-horns, nearly as much; come one-year-olds, 81. to 91. Torre were other. sold at less money. Of the Welsh and Scotch, nearly all of good and fair quality sold at remunerating terms, but the inferior ones hung on hand. Very superior COWS and Heifers, in Calf, made 161. to 201. each ; moderate, 141. to 151.; Cow and Calf, 171. to 211. ; fur best weaned Calves, from 21e. to 355. each; small, 10s. to 16s. There were a few fat Beasts, which were SOOll taken at 12a. per same. Fat Calves made about 9s. In the :sheep fair a great falling oh as to number, though in quo:ity firet-rate; the best tegs fetched from 551. to 58s. each; inferior, 50*.; some horns made 654. ; couples of b st pure Dowse, GO!. to 63a.; moderate do., 555. to 535.; Dorset, 55.. to 62a.; horns, 60e. to 66e. There were a few oeits of fat two, four, and via tooth, which made full 9d. per lb. Wetliers, 6e. to 61. Ciel. per stone of 811 w. Best largo fat Lunbs, from 351. to 2 guineas each ; moderate, 30s. to 344.; small, from 245. to IS.. The supply of Horses very fair; beat made great prices; common aold low, very few finding purchasers. For fat llama Hogs a high price was given, at least averaging lbs. per score; for 60111/I pore (Ts, lls. to 11e. tkl. do. - - CH ELMSFORD FAIR.—The supply of stock of all descrip tions was short, and, although in the businen done high prices were commanded the trade was heavy for Sheep, with the exception of couples, which were more in demand than any others. Downs made from 461. tr 535. per couple, half-bred Leicester Tsgs, from 30s. to 435. Gd., and Dawn Tegs, from 31s. to 435. Mulch Cows were in short supply, but they were net quite so high in prim as they Lave been cf late. The show of store Busts altogether was very moderate, compared with what we kayo seen at this fair, and, on account of the ehartness of feed, the trade ruled dull. Good Cart Horsts were much in demand, and realised high prices; one fine chestnut Horse being sold by Mr. S. Adams, of Waltham, at 5 ; but of Nag Horses there was • very middling supply, and but little done. - - BOLLIX° ANNUAL FAIR —There was a great show of fat and lean stock, and an unusually large show of Sheep ; the form4r fetched from 4.. 6d. to 54. ' • the latter, 6.. to Gs. tkl. Lam., 64. 61. to 7s. Veal, ss. to 5.. 4d. FARIIHAL MAT 17.—Some very superior short-horns and Herefords made 124. per score, and some fair Oxen ant fat Heifers, 114. ; moderate quality, 10.. 61. Fat Calves were soli at 10.. to 10.. 6d. for beet, and 9.. 6d. to 9.. 9d, for' second-rate quality. Fat Sheep were rather scarce; some prime South Dowits made great prices, et least 9d. per IS. ; some good Sussex breed, Bd. to Bid. A few lots of prime NVethers sold at 70.. each. ; a few two and four-tooth nearly as much. The most inferior fat Ewes made 55... to 48.. each, or 74e1. to Bd. per lb. Of fat Lambe there was a fair supply, of superior quality, the best sellaur at 35.. to 40s. each. ; mo derate, 30.. to 335.; small, 275. to '2Bs. Fat Bacon flogs sold at 12.. to 13e. per scorn lbs.; delicate Porkers, 11.. 6.1. to 12s. HEMEL HEMPSTEAD Solar FAlL—Trade in the early part of the day ruled dull, but towards the middle of the day a brisk inquiry took place, and nearly all were sold ; Ter at from 36e. to 500, Sheep, 28s. to 500. ; but few couples being in the fair, we can hardly quote the price as a criterio.t. • - - - KIDDERMINSTER FAIR —A great number or Sheep and Lambs were penned, but the 'apply of fat Cattle was not so numerous as we her., seen it on similar occasions. A fair extent of business was transacted at prices ranging as follow :—Beef, 7d. to 7 Id. ; Mutton, 711. ; shorn Lamb, 80. to 9d. ; and Veal, 7d. per lb. The Horse fair presented no feature of interest. LEICREITRIL FAIL—The number of fat Cattle was very limited. The prices asked for them were enormous—say from 9d, to 10.1. per lb. ; but, from what we can learn, the butchers declined making purchases, with one or two excep tions. A good business was doing in fat Sheep, which realised from 614. to 71d. per lb. The trade in atore Sheep was rather flat, in co:moment* of the high rates demanded. Sr. NROVII FAIR, Max 13.—There was a good supply of Cattle, and a large number of Sheep, about 2,000. The demand for Cattle was tolerabl► large, while the trade in Sheep wan brisk, and sales extensive. There were but few Home shown. SWATFHAM FAIR was the fullest known for many years. Thenwas a large number of Beasti, for which high prices were demanded, but the trade ruled heavy Fat Beasts fetched somewhat mare than 8.. a stone, and lean nearly be. There were more Sheep penned than was anticipated. Some fat Hoggets were sold at 58a, and for Lamb. and 30a were asked, and these not tirit.rate. In short, although the market was heavy, there was an evident feeling among the dealers that prices yrould rice. Moy (IRELAND) FAIR was one of the largest Cow fairs for a number of years. There was a considerable supply stock, which was purchased at . Iyrnd prioes tor the' oglish of and Scotch markets. Farmers Hones, strong and well shaped, were shown in good numbers, and sold freely, at high prices: but those of a superior clas, for the saddle and harness, and for supplying which " the Moy Fair" is so de servedly famed, lay by. The great scarcity of money and the high pries of ieeding will satisfactorily amount for this. Sheep and lambs sold well. DALIEITII FAlR.—There was a large show of Horses, but sales were very dull. Good Draught Horses brought from 301. to 401. -- • - KELSO MONTHLT CATTLII MARKET.—At this market there wu a limited supply of fat Cattle, but a tolerable show of young Beasts, Cows, and Sheep. OsriSE to the high price demanded sales were dull. Fat sold from 7s. 6d. to 84 per stone, sinking offal, with a few left over at the close. Ifear.olds were selling from 61. to 81. lOs., and two-year-elds proportionably dear. Mutton realised from 4d. to Id. perlb. above la 4 month's quotations--rough being Bd., and clipt 74d. per lb. For Yesterdft'a Uru , goss ass lag page. SHIPPING. MAIL ARRITID.—DubIia, 3 ; Waterford, 2; Donaghades, 1 ; French, 1; Flandi re, 1. LONDON, May 18.—Wind this day at noon, E., light breeze and Sue. DEAL, May 17.—W.5.W., stroag and squally; p.m., S.W., moderate.—Arrived Lai a. and Mary bless, South Seas . Sumatra, Ceylon ; Lancashire Witch, Monte Video; Lotus, South America; Elisabeth, Grenada. Arrived from the river: Australia, Batavia; John Cohhold, Jaffa; Indus, Pernam buco ; Grange, Demerara; Glaphyra, St. Kin's; Camilla, Jamaica. Orr Doren, May 10.—Jason, New York, for Hamburg. 14th : Kestrel, Lima. SOUTHAMPTON, May 17.—W. Sailed: Thames (at.), West Indies. PLTHOUTIL May 17.—S.W.—Arrived: Groural Ksr vett Norfolk, U.S. Se 'atm, May 17.—E.--Bailed: William, Quebec. Itatsret, Ma 17.—N.—Arrived : Prince George, Callao. MUMBLES Boone, May 17. Arrived : Taglioni, Australia. Tatosuoirra, May 15.—Sailed Ahrens, Labrador. Coax, May 15.--S S. B.—Arrived: Caledonia, Mamma ; Florins, Edla, Lauder, and Swan, New York. Sailed: Boda•Y, Quebec. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—MoxDAY, MAY 17. The LOAD CEA'COLLOR took his seat at 5 o'clock. PUBLIC BUB/NESS niom-ar aiiim e — sra.e7teaus CMham tad ea. pe ner w; the Blida et Comis. bum Mir Padmials; the Oze i t ra ss Clam art thillailial; L L Waage aeon. kaa sal 111•11110011; lAA Wertecrecce, four irdimmos Aron eel odor p ima l ;; Gete. eeveral bun oad*, ; fame War lastary IV Esrl •I Cram% tree • pais amt bed. whoa the MIL By the Saw dist ac from atebeseeleeethar pie^ ter Gs heelerpro. leaks elearees. By the Waterer. ORM" 3ga the gamest eat than et the Warnetued Lards Avatent, eat:ahave d Wog MY wawa haring any beetedal accusative. OSCORD RKADING.—Yislarf 00301ITIEL—Tociaberi Noma BID. PUBLIU GRANARIES ——-- - - • • Th. Earl of ViiiiallLigX;;fOrtbe purpose of call lag the attention of the government to the expedience of es tablishing public granaries in this country. The price of wheat was now extremely high, and if the harvest was a late one, he did not be love the stock of corn in hand would be vaffieient. He thought when there was an abundant harvest, end more corn than the population could consume, that it ' should he stored for their use in times of thareity. In the year 18.35 corn was only 355. a quarter, and 2,000.000 queer ' tiers of wheat could be purchased at that time for 3,500,0001. He would suggest that these granaries should be undir the patrol of government. He would not allow the doors te be greed as long as corn was at • fair price, but when it rose ils high (or the =unser the peop'e to purchase at the market he would propose that these granaries should be opened the price of corn kept as level as possible. He thought the ports should be closed against the export of mu te it countries. He had heard that France had pershased here to a large extent within the last hw days. Udell\ lAA that the people weld not proenreit s be iheet di Toad to disturbance and social dimorganivatiorn. did not mean to make any motion, but be wished to sell the attention of government to the subject. Earl OBEY said that the subject which had been intro duced was too large and comprehensive to be disposed of iacidentally. And if he did not offer any remarks to reply to the le obis lord, it was not to be attributed to want of courtesy. He would only say, that be did not fully agree in the noble lord's surgeries, nor did he differ from him respecting the present alarming state of the country. THE FACTORY BILL. The Earl of ELLESMERE (who was indistinctly heard), in moving the second reading et this hill, was understood to say that he was sorry . it had not been intro duced by a voice more familiar to their lordship., but he had been solicited to undertake the task by a numerous body of those who were deeply interested in the measure, as also by *noble friend of his (Lord Ashley), whose earnest efforts in itspromotion had been so otevpicuous. (Hear, hear.) He was relieved from some difficulty, because he was not eri,ginating any new principle of legislation, the subject having long been familiar to parliament. The pre. sent measure had originated in the feelings and wishes of those who contributed by their toil to the welfare of the country i and it had been wafted up to the Itlialature by pet.tions, signed by many thousands of all classes, but more particularly by the persons most deeply inttrests d in its success ;—a very humble class, but who would not on that account receive the less attention from their lordships. (Hear, hear.) This bill had received the sanction and autho t ity of philanthropist., of persons of every religious tienomi nalon, end had made its way against powerful interest', and still more powerful mind.. It bid established itself by the sanction of a considerable portion of the cabinet, and been stet to their lordships by a ranctlesive majority of the other bowie of parliament; and, raking into consideration the majority which bad seat it there, and that it had been supported by the representatives of large constituencies, including muter manufacturers and operative', he thought he was nailed to ask their lordshipe with confidence to receive the bill. It had been all-gea against the measure that it interfered with the rights of property and lab or ; but this part of the sub iect had been so fully discussed in the other house of pulia. "sent, that it was scarcely necessary to go into it at length. He did not impugn the great truths which the professors of the science of political economy had put forth on the sub ,cet ; and he did not consider that the principles of this bill were at issue with these truths. One of the great objects of the bill was the limitation of the em ployment of those who, by their age or sex, nature never intended for severe labour; and he believed the le,;islature could interlere beneficielly and effectively to prevent this ahem, and should the necessity arise, punish those who at t. mpted to perpetuate it. The entire tendency of the system was to inflict severe and excesive toil on the clue of opera tives to which he hal just referred. There was no esuation of thsir labour ; the motion of the en gine must be continuous —it could not not with out lois to the minor no., and the eonsequeueo was, that those who had to attend on the power-loom, were doomed to a state of the worst species of slavery. The House of Commons had decided that ten hours should be Vie limit to wt ich females and young persons should be allowed to labour in factories ; the adult population of the manufacturing districts had petitioned to an enormous ex tent in favour of that decision ; and they waited now with trembling apprehension at their lordships' bar. One of the objectless urged against the hill was the diminution of the wages of the operatives, and another reason which had h en put With against it was the defeat of the manufacturing interest+ of this country in foreign competi tion. As to the diminution of wages. be had been in com munication with the parties meet deeply interested, and advised them to be prepared for it; and hi believed they were ready to abide the cons quences. Bat he did not thin that anything like the predicted loss would be sustained, either by the employers or the employed. The noble earl proceeded to point out the advantages, in a moral and materiel lease, which would result from the addi tional time which the operatives would have when two hours more were given to them for mental improvement and physical relaxation. 0. eeircumstance,which would com pensate for the loss of time and wages, was the prevention of the mutilation by children, which generally occurred in the teat two hours or wearisome work, and he understood that nine-tenths of the spoil met waste was occasioned in thaw log two hours. No step similar to this had ever yet been taken without prophecies of a like nature to those which were sow made, that this measure would result in the ruin of the manufacturers, and all belonging to them. But they had always turned out to be false. This IMF guage was made use of as if they still had the corn duties, the customs' duties, and the duties on wool. In a matter of this kind England must make he first stir, as she did with respect to the slave trade, and Mbar manufacturing countries would not be slow in following their example. The noble earl then read lengthy cSlllOllllllle deuce from persons connected with manufactures in foreign countries, to show that in Spain, and in other places where the operatives only worked five days in the week, sod were paid for six, that was for 10 hours a day instead ofl2, the sys tem worked well. If the beneficial results which heantieipated followed the passing of this measure, he hoped that the jus tice and the intelligens@ of England would not forget those who bad introduce d, supported, and worked it out; and he expected that it would act as a warning to master manufac turen, that they should look to the advantage of those whom they employed, as well as to their own aggrandise ment. The noble earl concluded by moving the second reading of the bill, expressing his belief that their lordships could not adopt a more wile just, or useful course, both to the master manu facturers, labourers, and consumers, than that of =eking it the law of the; land. Lord FEVERSHAM, in seconding the motion, said that no person who considered this sultjict could fora moment deny that this question was one of the greatest imp .rtance to the manufacturing people of this country, and the name of labourers employed in factories, as wall as to the national honour and character of this country. Tho opera tives of this country bad fora long series of years sought for a ten hour, bill. In seeking for that object they never had recourse is violence or unscrupulous agitation, or to any out break against their employers. This measure was supported by men well versed in all mitten connected with the working of blebs in this country, such as Mr. Fielders, Mr. Brothertem, and Mr. Hindlev, who thought that it was taught with benefit to the operatives, while they bad no eppeebeediss whatever that it would level a blow at the seer twarwslheterersof this country. In conclusion, hemline' =that the bill would be read a second time, and tbill k twelves the support of the government, as it had Sow Mat of the noble lord et the bead of the government is the ether bee" who had thus redeemed a previous pledge to his elestitnests. Though that noble lord had preferred 11 hem to 10, be had acquiesced in the bill as it stood, rather kes widens* r its passing. Recollecting that the legislature, in theist two or three years had conferred immense benefits oa kw stater manufacturers, by the repeal of the duties ea, seMen and corn—end that a promise had been held out le the operatives of some restriction in their hours of labour— their keilaidpi were now bound to give this bill •freees able esesideraties. By every motive of humanity and tear - . .. talky, of justice, benevoleice, and patriotism, 'they were called on to agree to the peeing of this bill; he hoped they would do so unanimously. Lord BROUGHAM said be was awry to destroy the una nimity which the noble lord mensed M selliipate. He had no doubt the working classes bed been sided, in be ing in duced to ask fora measure of Mb nature ; but he hoped to undeceive then in the few remarks he should snake as to the operation of such a memo ea *sir real interests. Not on account of the capitalisimore ties meaufsetemns, butsolely oa account of the working M, wee be Wheedle oppose this bill ; feeling deeply toneless& that their ingsgmen above all others, demanded that se interferes*, Amid be at tempted with the free employment M their bens* Winery. (Hem, hear ) On this syssedea, he teak his shad en the pod of political een, only In so fat alas principles 'ethos mien wen sel wish th e disease et scission sem. hays's' might eeshelsy manse ems that Him esedvei Os. he working up 1111 s. et Mos WM, le would tidy mesh* is. Ow 10Ite. ' • and IS had, been sash hi by the ash lord, the mover et Mis bill, that it mist MIMI a ealashea of wages. Oceeldesing the b•M•••• Mown of wed* which was then Meshed, the edema antis° wet neseeney le legislating, se the Isra hho she Wilt be attended whit the uses Wel eseeetweeesa him ehaistsd that sheet ShieSyeetwa adages of ern *sign wed*, inclicling ate, estign, wselhe, sal lax, se aserty three-fourths of the while, was esessimed ; sad yet the re. looters of this bill same the Imo Is led with thh lemma interest with the utmost esahlease, bare*/ at the Yew how impossible it wog fee lisent in podia the swirpiseu of emit a momwre. He had been favourable to restricting the boars et labour of children; but the effect of those restrictions had been to exclude from the mills in Scotland the whole of the children under thirteen years of age. Crowds of these elißdreit were now nos in the streets of Glasgow, addicting themselves to all kinds of vise. (Hear.) Be Mated this on tho authority of a recent report of the hadory comatiasimsers. Doubtless, many years ago, there wore fee abases in the factory system; and he that the system of inspeotioo, whose operation had been most beedleial, had been Mtablished But if the legislature bad been comyrlled to interfere at that time, could it be contended—the mischiefs being removed— that they had a right to interfere in other directions, and to any extent, without anything like a necessity for suck inter terrace being shown ? (Hear.) It was a great mis eke to call this a bill for reducing the hours of work of females and young persons; though it did not profess it, it did more ; for it most effectually mopped the labour of adult men, and re duced the labour of the whole to tea hours. Lord FEVERSIIAM.—TweIve boon. Lord BROUGHAM was aware that the hours were from six to six, but two boon were allowed fur meals ; and every lone knew that if the women and young perineum ceased to work at a certain hour, the mills must stop altogether. There were 211,000 women above 20 years of age, and 135,000 under 20, who were thus taken under the step mother protection of the legislature, and were prevented from working more than ten hours. This was a bill, in fart, to prevent about • million of persons, and all the mills in the country, from working more than ten hours a day, or five days in a week. The first consequence of this inevitably would be to destroy one-sixth of the trade. (Hear, bear.) How could it be otherwise, unless by some extraordinary and unforeseen improvement in the machinery, the same quan tity of goods would be produced in five-maths of the time 1 and the poor labourers would not get the benefit of that. (Hear.) No less than 81 millions ot exports, and the woe proportion of the home consumption, would be swept away at • stroke. The next inevitable consequence would be a proportionate reduction ia the wages of labour. He knew a case where • mantas/curer employed 1,600 persons; he had two meant engines; and if one of the engines was only Mopped as hour for necessary repair,, the wages of the work people were sensibly depressed. Such was the effect of even a temporary stoppage; for the people were con. stoutly limo( up to the amount of their income. With the great and redundant population of this country coupled with the eompodelom with foreign mantafamarers, at eouldpet be helped or avoided that the labourers hem were safelueoll to the very minimum of wages. and hence it was that. him ire tut as thweeeen thequiskie • of *am power, they grumbled at thclremployers. But ' what nee the legislative about to do by this bill Why they wens about to stop, not one engine for one hoar, but twaienginee for twelve hours in each week, sail by these means they would interfere, not with the comforts of 800 but of 1600 labourers ; or, in other words, to make worse, by twenty-four tine', the picture which he had but feebly painted to their lordships. Their ware would be brought down, and it was said that, taking this Into consideration, the manufacturers would be none the worse. For the menu:actor ers he cared not on this occasion-he spoke for and was the advocate of the interests of the workmen and not of the mastery. But if you diminish the labourer's wages by one sixth, you will 240 take off from the master's profits more than one-sixth; for it was an meertained fact that ten hours' work for six days a week, or twelve hours' for fire days, was just sufficient to joy the expenses of his establishment, the wages for the goods manu fac tured, the cost of machinery, and the inf . ulental expenses-so that this bill would cot leave the fraction of • farthing profit to the master and employer. The whole profit of the master arose from the extra two hours per day, or one day per week, which this bill at one " fell swoop " went to clear away and to demo lish. (Hear, hear ) This was a fact which had not b. en denied, or attempted to be denied, in the CiftllS.iolll which had taken place on this subject elsewhere. And let him rrk, if you take away the profits of the master, what will become of the men Ihe masters would not go on working their milli without profit, and consequently the men would be disbanded, the mills would be stopped, and the legislature would be compelled to retrace its steps, whether it would or to., and to endeavour to recover from the humanity fever which 11,s been prevalent for some months past. (Hear, hear.) It had Leen argued elsewhere, and his noble friend (Lord Fevershant), who with himself formerly represented the county of York-a county celebrated for its ultra sagacity-land repeated the sigument (and by so doing had not exercised that provincial faculty) that even now the mills wire only working short time. That was true; but let it be remembered that the labourers were, consequently, in • stets of great au airiest The mill-owners were half ruined ; and 50,000 men in ?danchetter and 2.5.000 man in Nottingham were out of full employ. With this state of things, would it not be better to use the sailors' cry, " Belay," and not prevent them from recovering from their present desperate condition ? There classes were now in a state of temporary distress; they could not work full time, and yet this bill mid, " We will go on and prevent their ever working full time ;" to that when the present distroe mimed away, by this legislation they would just be as badly off under the pressure of this law se they are now under the pressure of famine. (Hear, hear.) The British manufac turer Ind even now to compete with his foreign neighbour., and hence again a difficulty would, by this measure, be thrown in the way of the British producer. But his noble Mend who had moved the second reading of this bill (the Earl of Ellesmere) entertained great and sanguine Loma that foreign countries woold follow the example of Great Britain in reducing their hours of labour, and would " go end do likewise." He (Lord Brougham) Maud there hopes would not be realised, lie had great doubts that France, Belgium, Holland, the Americans, or the Swiss, would fn low this example, because these nation, would see that the example was based upon unsound principles. On the cen tral y this boll held rut to foreign manufacturers a strong temptation to them not to follow the example. Already the were beaten by the labour, the capital, the perfection of skill and the improved machinery of this country, but if the legis lature consented to redeem the labouring power of this country-to sacrifice one-sixth of the whole of the great staple manufactures, and to throw out of employment so large • portion of men, as would be the cue if this measure was carried into effect, would not the foreigner be tempted to say, " Olt! now I see daylight now I perceive a chance of beating the English in the mar kets of the world, if they will only keep their law as it is." This would be the likely result of the example which, by the adoption of this bill, their larolships were now called upon to set them. (Hear) The neat consideration to which he implored the attention of their lordships was, the effect which this measure would produce on the moral condition of the people. He believed that there was not a much more sound maxim its commerce, in humanity, and in the contemplation of society, than this-that poverty was the root of many evils -that distress-that uneasiness for food-the scarcity of sup ply, and the apprehension of that supply altogether failing that these considerations continually in the mind were just as unfavourable to the mettle' as they were v, the bodily health of those who were subject to them. He therefore implored their lordships to consider the consequences of reducing the bulk of the labouring community to a state of anxiety and doubt as to the possibility of obtaining the next day's steal for themselves and familia, to the fears and alarms consegm rat upon inability to feed their children, end of the physical de. gradation to which inditiduals would be reduced. He believed that whatever tended to relieve the mind and to keep indiri.luals in tolerable circumstances, was the parent of sound feelings and ot right principles. (Hear, hear.) If any means were calculated to produce moral degradation, those means were to expose all the labouring population to poverty, and to the alarms and anxieties which attended and were consequent upon that condition. (Hear, hear.) But let their lordships take another view of this subject. This bill proposed to regulate factories engaged in the silk, flax, wool, and cotton trades, embracing 57 per cent. of the labouring classes. The remaining 43 per cent. of the labour ing population were not engaged an those fr des, and, con sequently, were not affected by this bill, which did not even pretend to touch them. It, however, did touch and affect them most severely, because its operation would drive all those who wished to work more than ten boon a day to the occupations which engaged the class represent by the 43 per cent. portion of the community. A direct :legis lative premium was given to the class interfered with by this measure, to go to the employments which were not anailed by its provinons. But this was not all. He was no advocate for restraining machinery- he was the last to put a limit to invention, or to cramp genius, but still he could not avoid seeing that every increase in the powers of machinery displaced so much labour, and, therefore, he must be a bold man who would support a measure which in • very short spade of time must produce that effect. (Hear, hear.) With respect to another point of view in which this measure was to be regarded, he was convinced that if this bill contem plated the moral instruction and education of children and adults employed in factories, it aid not go far enough. Some said it ought to be an eight hours bill-others said ten-a third 'levee and a-half-arod one sage man bad contended fur 111 hours. This contrariety of opinion did not tend to raise a man's respect for this legislation, but he (Lord Brougham) strongly felt that if they were to break through all principles-to outrage all righte-to violate all rules, and to sacrifice the interests of the labouring classes in God's name let it be done in such • way as to achieve the object. The one day-the divine Saturday contemplated to be secured by the bill, would not effect this. He therefore thought there would have been much more sense in an eight hours than in a ten hours bill. After ten hours work per day, the labouring man would be far more inclined to seek "nature's sweet restorer, balmy sleep," than to avail him self of the means of mental improvement that might be afforded him. To turn to another point for comideratoon, he believed that the working men themselves had been misled by the positive assertions made by the agitator, of this question, and by the peremptory statements which bad taken possession of their mind,. Would even his noble friend (Lord Feversham) my that there was any noble-minded spinner or remands weaver so anxious for modern improve ment that he would have no objection to lose one-sixth part of the wages he could now earn? (Hear, hear.) This was a point which the agitators kept in the dark-they had never placed before them the feet that by this measure one. sixth of their wages would be cut off. If this had been Mate d, he knew from the deputations he had ecru that they would have retracted their opinions in favour of this scheme. (Hear, hear.) He bad evidence of this in the fact that the experiment of reducing the hours of labour had been tried by lir. Acluoyd, one of the wealthiest, most respectable, and humane manufacturers in the west riding of Yorkshire, in accordance with the wishes of his labourers, but after the experiment they unanimously declared in favour of the long time and against the short time. But then be was told that there was another authority against bins in favour of this aseasare--en authority of which he whiled to speak with the utmost possible respect ' • he meant the House of Commons. It was saidsaid that this bid had been sent up to them by a large-au ample minority. But the very sense House of Commons which sent up the pment bill by so large • majority, rejected a twelve boars bill on the tad of March, 1844, by a Majority of three, the cumbers Wag 186 against, 183 for the bill. Subeequently they rejected the ten - insure bill by a majority of 188 to 181, as that they would have neither a twelve hours nor • ten bawl bill. Again, on the 13th of May, they rejected pre- U, i (fl43rtll N0.223.] LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 18, 1847. [3d. V i t ~~ ~ -~ (hotly the priest boll of ten hours by a good working ma jority of 133. In Hay, 1848, another " change came o'er the spirit of their dreams," for the bill wsa rejec'ed Ly a cuha rnajiago ritrled in y a.indu o t g aml o c zd uniud w t o f r o k r i s n on g li ni ciga l gna or .tr ity r 0 c. f 1.h 1 7 38 7 he meantime to could only know CatMa at tai' t$ Connected in thecession, and the repeal of the corn laws and the great ennver- Mons which had been made to that manure, was the event to which he was inclined to attribute the change. Between the landed interest and the manufacturing ir Lowest a great gulph had opened ; bitter feelings were arcurtd on both sides, which gave rise to such long and angry discus sions, that it would hare been humane to have cut them down to ten Yours. (Laughter.) The landed ifere-t were resolved to retaliate for the corn law repeal, arid the present bill wee sent up . to them bye large majority—(hear, hear) — so that ens Near the elm, House of Commons decided against this bill by a "mall majority, another year they im cided against it by en enormous majority; a third year Ly only a majority of 10; and on the liourth year, the conver sion going on at cunpuund interest and with accelerated movement, there was a majority of lOS in favour of the second residing. (Hear, hear.) It used to be 138 against, and—cirtummanees remaining precisely the same—lt was now 108 for the bill ! But he begged pard n for saying the circumstances were precretiy the same, for the circumstances wore infinitely stronger now against the bill than before. (Hear, hear ) Was this the time, when the labourers were turned out of their employ ment by thousanci.—when there was famine in 'relied and scarcity in England—when on every part of the compass to which . they turned the eye, abroad as well as at home, the storms were gathering anti the aspect of the heavens was lowering, that the House of Commune should retrace tear steps, and turn large minorities into large umjurities ? (Hear, hear.) Was it nut rather the time, of all others, when a prudent and cautious regard for the best interests of the country, fur the people of the country—ahoy, all, for the working people, should have prescribed as an imperative duty the utmost reluctance to change its commercial policy? (Hear, hear.) But now, when the poor-raters were 6,000,0001. and likely to be increased by a third or a fourth, when Ireland was bletcling at every pore, when they were sending supplies of food and money to prevent starvation from thinning the people r f that unhappy country, when the public peace was disturbed in one county in England and 200 special constable* bad to be sworn in on account of food riots, when in. otter counties the Mans of similar scenes worn threatening, was the time that they were called on, without experience, • mese spesedat ion, on &Amnia*, on mem ption ehrememes whisk eseetageet every working 'country, • Its kw great branches or man:. am tuna.. If, indeed, the time were peaceful, if Ireland was restored to plenty, if England and Europe were at pi 2Ce, if no clouds were in theaky or in any part of the horizon tudisrigure or to alarm the beholder, he might understand such a mea sure being proposed as an etpeninent ; but to bring it for ward se an experimenr, without waiting till Providence hail vouchsafed to bless them with a retcrn of peace, prosperity, and tranquillity, woo nothing less than to fly in the late of Providence. (clear, h, ar.) Let not the landlords suppose that they were sot interested in this measure. They wen deeply interested in it; as nothing could Msturn or injure the manufacturing interest of the country a itenut injuring them, and they also wore the main contributor. to the poor rates, which must be increased, if this measure had, as he believed it would have, the inevitable consequence oilmen:tenting the number of th e pour. (Hear, hear.) He knew that the mea sure originated in kindly feelings towards the working dames ; bat kindly and benevolent feelings, which were not founded in reason, might end in doing the greatest possible mischief. Many persons were led away by exaggerated account' of the unhealthiuess of the factories by glowing pictures of the bard toil, comfortless abodes, and wretched tare of the werlmett. And their feelings Ming roared, they grasped st the first remedy offered, arid they pronounced judgment, not in proportion as their reason was cone .rned, bat in proportion as their sensibilities were exci:ed, without considering that it was possible tine proposed remedy might only aggravate the evil it was meant to cure. (Hear, hear.) Now, he felt the same deep commiseration tor these people, and his heart was wrung with their toil, their scanty food, and wretched abodes ; but, amongst all the labouring population of this country, he bad nevi r seen a more desperate picture of fatigue, of wretched and rem forties. abode., than he bad seen in the cottages of the peasantry. (Hear, hear.) They who rose at lire o'clock in the morning and toiled from the rising of the sun till his going down, whose work was of the hardest dewription, end who were exposed to all the vicissituaes of the seasons, might well envy the factory tabourer, who et least knew neither cold nor wet II they interfered in the ram of the factory workers, why abstain in the case et the steel-filers and the workers in brass, those who, from the time of their ancestor, Tubal Cain, had been the victims of their trade (Hear, hear.) The noble and learned lord, haying rehired to the report of the state of Masmehuseets and to the report of the committee of the House of Commons in 1824, which declared that they could not interfere to re gulate the rate of wages or the hours of working, concluded by saying that if, by passing this bill, they subsututed a law for the parental feeling, the eternal law of moral as well as physical nature would reclaim and reseat the steetitution. (Casein.) The noble lord then moved that the bill be read • second time that day six months. . . - The Bishop of LONDON said he felt the disadvantage of following the noble and learned lord who had joie sat down on the present occuion, and on the present rubj ct, hut he considered that this bill for which the noble led rho intro ' dueed it was entitled to the gratitude of the working clauses, w..s founded on the highest e)rapathies of our nature, whilst the arguments that were ado used against it rested on econo mical consideration.. Viewed es abstract and philosophical principle!, end ou the supposition that all men were in structed sod religioue, the principles of political economy' might be carried out is practice, but they had to deal with a highly complex crate of society, they were surrounded by prejudice, by misery, and vice. and they must therefore deal with things a they feud them ,• they must bend, modify, and temper rigid rules, and adapt themselves to the state of society in which they lined. His noble and learned friend said that the legis•ature ought sot to interfere with a matter like the present, but he thought It was the duty of a paternal government to interiors, if they could prevent injury from being dune to large clauses of society which, but lor that interference, would be unprotected. (Hear, bear.) His noble friend dealt with the ques tion as if it wholly related to the adult popularioe ; factory children were treated aa mere machines for making money ; and if the cupidity of their employ, rs, or the igno rance of their parents, compelled them to work more than their age and strength would justify, it was the duty of the legislature to interfere for the protection of such children. If they desired to have a generation of dutiful and moral work men, t: e rising generation must be trained with that 'rim. The noble and learned lord had spoken of the condition of the agricultural labourer why, be (the flattop of London) thought there wee no comparieon between the two, but that the agricultural labourer was in a much better conrition ; his work lay in the open fields where he could inhale the pure air and see the light of heaven, and in his occupation he might pause for a few minutes when he was led to do so ; but the power loom must work on and the labour attending it must be regular and precise—(hear, hear)--and there could be no doubt that such labour was more debilitating and exhausting than when the work was varied or some short breathing time could be taken. The evil resulting from the existing state of things in the manufecturiog dis tricts justified the interference of the legislature. The noble and learned lord had said that man must earn his bread by the sweat of his brute that might be true, but the creator never intended that he should do so by his life-blood, or by making hie children peas through the fire, not of Moloch, but of Mammon. titter, hear.) It appeared from a calculation made by Mr. Fletcher, that the ge of life amongst factory workmen Tess somewhat less than one-half of that of the other opera tives in the same district. (Hear, hear.) Ore of the great evils of the present system was, that it disqualified children, after 13 years of age, from receiving education, for, after 13 hours of exhausting toil, they would have no spirit or strength to go to an evening school, to keep up and add to the knowledge they had before acquired. (Hear, hear.) Under these circumstances, it was not to be wondered at that the clergy sod medical men were almost unanimous in suppers of this bill. But many of the great milldoweers, who it was said were to be such losers by the measure, were petitioners in favour of it. They could see but little to appre hend, when they came forward to support au-1 a bill; and as to the commerce of the country being injured by it, he wee much encouraged when he looked back and saw the results of the step which had been taken with regard to the twelve hours bill. It appeased from a etatement made by one of the opponents of the bill that since the limitation of the hours of labour to sixty-nine a week, the condition of the operative had gradually improved; and whilst in 1813 he rt cried Bs. 41. per week as wages, in 1833 the amount was Ile 10d. ; but, in the meantime, the price of provisions had greatly fallen. He must add that he never heard, since the passing of the bill he referred to, there had been, as • consequence any diminution in the orders for manufactured goods: (Hear, hear.) To refer to utiliser argument of the noble and learned lard. The noble and learned lord said that the workmen would be driven away to other weer the country, where they could get more wages, by working a Freese number of hours. Why, if that were so, it would lessen the number of operatives remaining in the manufacturing districts, and there would !teem/any be a rise in the rate of wages, which the noble and learned lord predicted would be diminished one-sixth. Did the noble and learned lord know that no less than 922 mill owners had petitioned in favour of the bill, as well as thousands of the workmen themselves? and the evil, which it ought to cure were pbysieal deterioration sad moral de gradation. A moral and religious reformation never could be effected smompt the factory workmen ureter the existing system, because to youth they were not allowed sufficient tune to learn that which wu useful for them both here and hereafter. (Hear, hear.) The right rev. prelate concluded by eating that he most cordially supported the bill. The Duke of RICHMOND heartily concurred in the objects of the bill • and when the noble and leaned lord (Lord Brougha m) said that an agricultural labourer at forty-five was not as , strong as one of their lordships at seventy-five, it proved that he knew nothing at all of the wetter. Why, he would produce almost any Iliebuiner item Meaux who should carry every one of these lenhilis ea his back. (Much laughter.) The agricultural Meer, hiel pod beer to stria,. and if their lordships we MOW the malt tax, he would have hetet. ilLtheghlth) condition e" . . rl/al, IMO ever them why the Wed thesswide (Rear, hear.) gard for the althoagh la Lague: sad repeal of the ores raarket. Tin Bad d culated es be would deprive It would net only whether sale Bet if the tradition of the agricultural li- ner so bad, which was not the are, that was y they should inflict misery and i justice on suds of people io the 'manufacturing districts. H- had always entertained the greatest rw intelligent man • ; this country, disliked the leaders • ' ' „ he told them that • 4, •!! . .5: corn laws, because It, • • I • 4 1 ,ereor , f CLARENDON • ' • • hurtful to those ' the working man •' only affect the c • • v --, 4 or tamale, had rfancrza 1