The Express. — London, England, 1849-06-26 00:00:00

OLTTLE, dkr.—Total tf Ceti* received is Leaden, by fee Selena Counties Hallway, fa the week whop June 31:—Held, Vie; Calms, 117 ; Sheep, BASS; Pigs, 1110. COuniwrran, June 23.—fl is was a Nowt show of every anidids. et etack st make'. awl a good share of Moines@ done in ghsep sad Ileasta, as prime equal to limes Cl het week. 71swe were cep Jaw tool foreign art-horses shows, but we did sot Ism thew :g was sold. There were ..cord time mile It Cowe wide& wire takes at nee early pert of the market, at rood prime. The ht firi . trAle d was azoredingly langui c and purchasers maid set be found 10 per sane. Store keep up in price. Sappty: Steep sad 20 Limbs, 3,344; Besets, ; Pigs, 219; Calve% SS ; Horses, 17. 20 Noawscm, Jas. 23.—Our market exhibited an extra- le °Wiwi seeker at Scots, Illunt-barn, Devon*, sad Irish; lbw 20 weath,r being Inn sod Jassy farmers b,ing engaged after their kay, 10 bums wets not so numerous; still a great dhisoeitton was Amen to 10 eloct eller, sad • fair amount of business was transacted at, for Soots, SO is dd. to Se 9d.; nhort.borne, 3s. to 3s. ed. ; Derma, Se. to 3s. ad. ; 10 and Irish, Is. Id. to In per Moue cf 141 bi. when fat. Fat bates, • Se goad show, sad all sold at from Is. to M. 6d. per stone of 1410 e. n• I • pees wen well filled. Lambs a large number, Woes from Its. to 21s. par head. with a clearance. Ewes and Lambs a good sue. Keeping Sharp all add. Fat Sheep, In. to 6a rd. per stone. Good store Piga, 30a. to SA. per bead ; fat Pork, Is. dd. to as. per stone, with a dull eds. UtO4 - 11 mania FAlR.—There was a poor show of Cattle at this market so Thursday, and, there being peaty of buyers for the bot sorts of ffeasta. peas erre • shads higher than at Trinity fsdr last week. The few lota et fat Cattle awed were all sold early ie the day at 6.. 6d to 7s. per Dutch elate, to slab ths Mids. The moth count', Cattle oared were in bsd order, sad met a anew sale, at littl e or mo muse to prhe ; and • somber of small leas Masse Ts mined unenkL tie the whole, however, the doused wee brisker than in ogle of the recent Mrs. Toe Hone markst was poorly sup plied with useful animal, and very little badaso was done sataef them or any other Dom TRINITY MUIR HUMS MARRIT.—Thin red leen MS wall supplied with llorses co Friday last, for width the demand was seek, sot a large number remained mama Good draught ulnae brought high price.: but the goat bulk of the besets on offer beamed th • wooed or third claws, Young mat horses. of good boas sad gore, brought from 334. to 401.: wood don 751. to 301. ; and third, ISt. to TN. Hameln or oldie Holm brought ham 3 0 1. to M. Cob. awl small Punka at all price& from 5!. to RI& Pals were dell an the whole, and although the Mon aroma Home were high eompred with the half or nearly worn.out animals, the motet was far from link, while inferior Moats could hastily be turned tattoo/mai. Than was • mid somber of north WWII ry cattle, which had boa WIT ussold tie the modem day, again on offer. Prime wen lower thee cm sad the sales made were against the seller. Pastures are as Iselits.rd that farmers were druid to poreheas sash torte, sad the d. slim in the fort of stock were losing mossy. The result of this great fair has been more Los:maids to the sellers of fat or good grazing r oet than was expected: bat mall Is, Waste, whether mete . r shoo, hays come to a poor monad for the senor. POISONOUS NATURE 07 ET7LUTIA PROM THE DIAD.—Nr. Merlins , a. 11P., et a sneeirg reiptetiag bail sl• in sawn. fraud t' U.Newiag fait :—" A'a IT having dad, ler body was pieced Is • sloes, spew which was waled a vs'', derail:War her vistaw, age, sad stack a la life. Ti.e nails bussing this plate were satorranately so Was. that they paw d roach the wood sad lead ;he wan, which caused the 'Sara of the body to escape, and the ••• proved or I) rortoss a aware Chet lour of the dee .need's daughters, wco tut t ed it while Main' ore, the was, idol within a fortaight attervirds."—Adietsi Timm. HOP INTELLIGENCE. MAIOSOOnii. June 26.—Tien appears to be no diminution d the tie ta thls aletrist, the mother of tie loot few dor WU* 100 kneweide r Ps rower el the Im "ar umitootrobis to the Nem gigot wallet& Tie drum et swop Is loomolog dolly wee peeeriess TBBOont AND NUTTLUOTUD. The "semis is thee* ban lowered ettbis deo +d am meth M b e hla seneeL libo winds to deo* die walk ebeeseet, INS amt d ihe week ewe bo iT talablig lii It Time re fizeesdame ie the sbewor woe at serer pen illimereeth ere sespritieell *es hess 'sr" sod the bine looks losslay. HAThisart. —There p s favourable Id i mmlaseenek but so prolibiliYat monk sad vs quite ealotdoio d out • WWI btlikt. - 043Itoguaar.—la Preequense dm favourable cheap fr the mother. the ly has deressed sonskleraldy. sad their egp do wet new is sews to perhatios. bat the bases-dew is aboring. la eine prism it is dwelt au impossiblity of there brag sity trait ; gin wpm Ik• Ikea they belloite a better appeasers Aria the Ping week. IL Oaussitant.—There is a yen eranierabie quatity of fly an in, en ia samplers herepefew en the phwt la Me bleed, sad pa. paretWaredlew pried ear of =C I TY growth, thetAae is nib* iefrag dr plea. 111 Mutt= —Our hen is men genes, look el apreireadas " data, be below dry leek Ohm O. errese; 11l and lice w k aberdagak with trairptew Isom pawsis • Neurnate.—The ken an still • very ushinerable ebb; orrifittir. Yew pa PP We Amer sal the " lkolimet," pp grip es IP alkewese is the Immerratare st right to PP it ha We Amy . eir dry brill ewe weellar the WOW help so sell at Wilk = es dike par. Owe of Pe gram& bire the tersey dew, seed the Ass sail Ilse an a" abswArt as err. nwe hese boss sem golds. PI siggers• sees ea the begs this week mid it is beard they will Wirer% en astray the nee& Wumiliorow.—The plantation of Owns Rand, Nub le respherly pas lOothe Wald. They IP Ail et Ey soh II" awl In borrpagr kw wade Ms aggesemes, 944111144444 the eninisa ead ware goriest. This le pew new* Mr the P r • lest yaw mew. Ws 4 WO MEd ampleywieW r drat a wed MI Oartnorox —Tao Ay. thrt, aril \weepier Warsaw daily. la The lamps en wag NW • INN light as het as thry an. The Yaws Drys all el ea demi sad wad wider ; •the hisa le al a read PA and 55 the leaves an turd." Week •; lb y low tor Manly. 15 CallTaitalfitT.—The Aid meads to a great eaten, IS an din bestow a lap bin= aides, which moody have tanked 1 . 3 the wen Usandew . aboakeennit Vb,re is little bap 4, et the Pent eserirlag to padre way dip of a erop. duty is 20 - st ken PAWL to 90,0 Of General amorate peek do increase dwetaW Nallbseal.daw, of der* ha No plat, sad a blight being .• saileratoL 41 HUISTAIPEN.—We have a *vat assalwr of lice lafesting ▪ ber, and mil berepesw. fly Is aim still nuastrom There I are a " Wows" fly.nallap. le Holman —As es the pant state of the bin dolman le anew rerwrie the khan wag. sod smear large gleatstima ran i sews rioware lallassee mewlest, we haws spin drawn our ha- 19 yew arsa trace wets= sower. all et then he Ise May welled ea. 99 Os Ilanday sod Monday lest the fly "ems/ to dser r eamslasalay u sod Wodrialay they were toted led sad ea u Thweday we h see , the kers Week with ay, sh .rdve. SW, ON. NU!, wash basey4aw. The ereirdos to this reprzt Woe* we bilk vs be Arad is the pal* fee all are dike; IP only 95 Allhatwee par Wog (W are we two gawk* • rather Arrow 99, lime. , ALTON, AND CANTIRDOST DISTRICT, hum 23 111.—Ws h programed .SW. nether Is the blight, sad it le our de- U aided impreashin that the hop rate Wok.—/ tartrate Gaut* (of 25 this day). t ATLAS/01D —The weak bites have wade searetly say . 0 papaw during the gest week. the bee have brought thew to • ito abed sod the Moms na these nom& we becoming brown trout 49 Itattapiew. mine of the bine of the Goldiap and Canterbury, we 3. inn a growing rate, but are very Mal. Utcoitaa,—Tne hot sonny westeherhas killed some of the IS{ fly, lot the Ike and hooey glee the week lines a very middy 99 pemannmak In all the low grounds In particular; some of the wrong u hire spa Midrib grounds are rather reproved ;we ham no would ft at premed ; lbw hew eel appearance is against half a rep, ems if we 17 get Insurable weather for some weeks to come. PLAITOL, SHITDOLNI, AND lowvitaw.--Fran fly, eons- 11l rally very foul. with a few camp:ions ; very mach bowed; Grow to a 114 low state of evitivatice are the worst. The forward, wrong Mae win id ear to grow, bat the weak and backward bias meow at a stead- l lel OAL SITIENOALS AND •DJOINING PARISHES.—The fly haa wen arch decreesed the Isst few der, hut we have an abundance et 21 _ lice sod hooey-dew; the re are a great many orders Port of bine, e!, gad spew fat recovering: other gardens, especially young plants- "I lame way Feebly grow a fair crop of hops. wnvaaastam.—The Nina has shitold stopped growler ; 10 the Yen are as samsereas as they can be ; the \sees are covered with e koppliew, mad is sore grounds um quite black; all hope of aap dip like • erep are over. 119 50 TONE% IDoa.—Wo have more lies than ever ; the leaves 3 . we all curling doves, and covered with howpdew, to every appear- 98 awe rang fast Into a blight. 129 RoLVANDIN —We are milli full of fly and lice, and a eon side/able Waver of honeyalew; appearances are decidedly against 9 haif • crop—dfaiddene Aar nal (of this day). PRODUCE -lltactwo-utora. Juana 26.-The only ha- 50 two I. the produce smYet Wow Friday tun less en active demand 5 ber motive Ceylon by sposaLators, and a farther advance of Gd. has 14 bon paid; the prevent quotation is 335. baym.-Ths absence of any 20 dission te the badeet to a reduetion Is du Pity on foreign robe. 91. I , straegtheesd the morket for plwitatisa kinds.-Thwe will be *alb U sobs of eager to mime escort to-morrow (Teroday).-Tallow, Us., * Nei ad.; lower 398 . B d.: rough 14, b. Id. Arrired awbg the 10 mesk 1,J441 mks ; delivered, 1,132 sass: the purest stork calm* ilt. • is Wilma% at the came period last year It we. 8,096 os4L-Pro. SO , Wier : Vie batter market el std heavily, and fine Dutch has de. 40 And itt Bacon bee been In good demand, and floe qualities are 1111 =d 4v. dearer; American sold freely at Du N. to 50a. bass commanded a ready sale at full Sias. Lard 16 All of salh-Cotton steady. about 200 tales said.-Tea : The letters 100 1 rembed by the China mail have not mumially intleeseed the market, 25 beit baporren kale broom more firm. TM deliver* frela Inaba 15 from 14 January to 16th June, hove teen 16,670,1100 lb., of which 124 11,916,000 were for home consumption ;in 1841, It we. 12,00,000 W 16 lb. present Week cm Und435,900,000 It, at the mats period 1646 96 It was 37,914;40 lb.-Us sturdy. led, pale, SU to 1111.,• straw, 20 291. to Sat . ; bra* and yellow, 24f. to 2rif. ; sperm, 727. ; b :eaftirber, 111 146. to 731.; cod. VI. 10a. to aid.; south Sea, 204. to 2W.; Wive, U likbpatt, 411.; -paid; ard amly. 391. to 401.; palm, 297. t0 3114.; U ems ant. W. to 113 L ; linseed, 291. Si CONDOS WFXKLY DOCK 11121:711111-.1esa IL Ila I iibmirsed. i Denver* Pr. West _Win IL I is m Eladlo.nrao Limo; - Ist - tl.Ol - a - 13.310 - " 251 9.1* 173.391 171.054 it 1 ._ saiiiiiir. ten 4,04 161,941 191,763 Vt. 6,1111 150.1511 78.110 IL C (4 &7 1 . c . ii ......- - n IN LBW 2215 V/ a,en 10,915 ip 010116 ....... 6.4711 Kan 100.140 1ic11.4 p nes ken 6.368 • 9907 lA3 Zit . .... ITT an etas note 0 lIIIICINO LAXS, TUZSDAT, 2'90 i.e... l a Th r eZINIII99I9I di Vag* are wow's* g with spirit, at *CrMari steady, but sot motive, today. CAM •. the 5 LSO bags Mire Ceylon ham gone off with spirit, at 91 F bi neismse es Tridefs public yak ; low to very good oidiaary ; 50 bia.Mlols6l. thelargeqeseetyof 300 Moat this draerlptloa baying 15 be* sidepod tae week has 44 Mayers geserally to-day.- el Ries The impart. *Wei, bought in the pare* that were c lewd* 25 gable rob at hill seissa-Mtpetre: 11,6411 top oared and withdrawn. 151 --flak*: Ne sibratirm.-Cotte• hos kw la hie &wow& -In other 111 own** wo artarial altered* 6 se, TALLOW.—Th. auks is without alteration, and the I 3° Cnremain as.....Masa : PetershamT.C. OM T.C. the spot, is a.. 3d. t Oelsher to theembee delivery, 39a.; separate ft amatits' &toms lite. 14. 1. COTTON Jugs 2.5.—Th• advises front Maria cowed • lively *An la tbo swine Sway, sod prim of go limadirass roe ad. ; 12,08 v NM bonbon mid; mi of that 2,000 2a von Woo kw ovecolarbro, mad 1,040 tor cavort U, CORN.—Arrivalt at the g the laithey, the the week aiding Ildt Wiwi Othe CI ~ rids, by the Emden Cosa. 14: bum Piss neer 4160 Wks. Sod CiaaNcuTaa. Jaw 26.—An nassaally thin attendance ; at rota wax lathy. What trod, was Ins, with slightly M ilord prism /That, err load, 101. to 121. 101. Osts, 19s. to Xs. ye pot R. Bar" MA* Ma SS IlantAlon, Jaws Vi.—Our supply of Wheat today was SS paw good. wide/ was takes by the millets at on tames of la. to IS later - _ ¢. wri pews. • semis or two of Ban, Pas, L. ts FLAT. ShrtwilTlwito, tura 26. —Meier& Cooper and - Davie repart the supply short bat mew then eidlieteat for the de- Siard. at the laming qootatione : Mradow.tile. 74. I New.... M. to (11e. I Clover .. GO.. to M. a... Ma to GO. hawse.. 40e. se 11.1 e. New.... Straw.— See. to 36. RAILWAYS Tills DAT, Two o'CLoca. Shares generally are a little higher this morning, but the amount of business doing still con• Unties very small. The improveMent is chiely percepible in Great Westerns and in London and North-Weiterru., both of which lints have advanced 21. per share. Great Westerns have been done at 821 ; London and North Westerns at 134 ; Midlands, 70 ; Caledonians, 271; York, New• castle, and Berwick, 211 and 211; Yurk and North Midlands, 331; North Staffords, 13Z. The market for French shares is quiet. Central of Franco have been bought at 121; Rouen and Havre at 101. - - law to-tloy up to 1 {Mott. N. I Immo lavinas. Teuterby. 171 1 1014 311 414 C. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.— L MONDAy, Jutra 21. - - The Earl of gasirnmausr (Deputy Speaker) took him mat at 6 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. SECOND READINGS.—Sir Robert Plget's Estate; Great Yarmouth Harem, Bridge, and Navigation Improve ment; Bills. COMMITTEE.—Hoghton's Divorce Bill. THIRD READINGS —Cockernsouth and Workington &Away (branch a Bridgefoot, amendment of act, &e.) ; East Anglian Railways (Ely and Huntingdon Railway— extension of time); Hudson's Divorce (India); Bills. PUBLIC BUSINESS. PETITIONS JUDICIAL 0A11111:Iii..04BROUoliM, from Man chester' complainiog o the state of the law with respect to judicial oaths. Bus-nousta —By the Duke of CLEVELAND, from Darlington and Hull, for the abllition of licensee to beer houses.—Lord MONTEAOLE, from beersellen of London, against alteration of the law with respect to beer-houses. PAHLIAIIIIIITART OATHS BILL.—By Lord STANLEY, from Orossikk, end other places, against the Parliamentary Oaths Bill; and by the Marquis of LANSDOWNE, from the Corporation ot London, in favour of the bill, and com plaining that the City of London wu subject to great hard ships by the exclusion of one of its members from the House of Commons by the operation of the oaths. • YORK, NEVICASTLII, &C. ' RAII;WAT BILL/I.—By Lord BTANLEY, from certain parties, for the recommitment of a bill for the amaloamation of the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway Bid, and the York, Newcastle, and Ber wick Railway and Maryport and Carlisle Railway Lease and Management PAOINT STATION, PORT PATRICK AND DONAGRADIR. —By the Bad of GALLOWAY, from several places in Wig tonsMre and by the Marquis of LONDONDERRY, from several pieces in the lams clunty, against the removal of the packet stations at Port Patrick and Donsghadee. JUDICIAL OATHS . Oa the presentation of the petition from Manchester by Lord BROVOH•K, The Duke of ARGYLL said he bad received a hundred petitions on the same suttj et, but after the debate or Frieay night on the Affirmation Bill be did not think it necessary to present them. RAILWAY AMALGAMATION BILLS. Lord STANLEY, on presenting the petition on this sub ject, said he should like to us toe maim referred to the Board of Trade to report on the prfposed amalgamation of which the petitioners complained. They also complained that they had not been allowed to be heard against the toil A brief conversation ensued. Lord SIONTBAGLE suggested that bills unopposed should be carefully watched, as they frequently cectained the elements of future mischief. lie objected to tbis bill, in par ticular, because of its permissive character. Lord STANLEY thought it better that the committee should be re-appointed in order that they might refer this matter to the Board of Trade. His lordship concluded by moving that these hills be re-committed. • • ••• * • The Duke of RICHMOND objected to the bill being re committed to the same committee. lie thought it should be dily maintained a direct communication betwern Belfast and thew districts, without any aid or encouragement from the government, and in spite of the outlay of money spoken of by the noble marquis, they had refused to resort to the garage between Portpatrick and Dotaghadee, the whole number of passengers last year being only 880, about as many as would be eonveyed in a hrtnight by the other route. The dense from Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Paisley, formed at s.Bthe of the whole, he believed he might say 9 , loths. The letters to and from these plaoes to the north of Ireland, passing through the route objected to, amounted in a fortnight to 44,000, while thorn through Portpatrick route only amounted to 14,000. It was also to be observed, that a letter leaving Glasgow or Paisley at seven o'clock in the evening reached Belfast at 5 next morning, being four hours earlier than by Portpatriek. The question had been thoroughly con sidered by the officers whose duty it was to examine into ir, and it was not for the purpose of saving a few thousand pounds, but with a view to the public serviv, that the packet station between Port Patrick and Donsghadee was to be abandoned. -- - The Marquis of LONDONDERRY replied. He wu not disposed to press the question to a &vision, seeing that the house was very thinly attended, and that in all probability her Majesty's government would succeed in doteating his object But he would move on a future day an address to her Majesty on the subject, and on Monday next he would move for copies of all communications which had passed be tween convecting parties and the Post-office, and of the eco nomics' saving proposed to be elected by the Postmaster- General by the new gement. The motion was then withdrawn. il_laigrasp ~. ••r ii D..7._,:i.....:_,.. Ambet..lW-Ata.as. Jo. • Bodes - 6 Era izt. (Os. west. I li o t hr t It. ig sod J .... _ aitadynkl, I if, ••• fp Moralists prelim 5 . 1 • 10 Dina. 61%0M Du _Ms &Ay paid, ce 10 Dw without sirrea Wise, Wm, aid BIT 90 MAW sad Isar: ... r_ _ Dot TWal ••• iif eraim"giaashire isi Do. 10 Da LIO rivirratrei• _ 13 Do. Prolemso $74 Dabtin and Mot Jona -36 16 s ilol t rls s a j _ $4 D 6431.1006 p. Ct. Praf. SO lbotews Catania 10 Do. New Goa. 6 Ct. . 336 Do. tat Do. N. k do. , p. Ct., No. 1 Do. No. 2' par M... 134 Do. Vara 114 Misters I. UDIOI4 Cl;kie (late k 11.11.) ca. C. ditto . Do.a nc eri=. Ct.) 23 Do. New - 1 Do. do. inane 61 Do. 6 Ct. Peed eh. 23 Eset is pat ooloshito SO EdlaWentuad Glairow.. 10 Do. Aorta 24 Easter. Tainit..i 20 Omit Northern _ . . 12 4 Do.. sham, 6„Deferreo 24 Dad Awes N, 6p. R. I; Do. Illawsks . . 4 01.11outh.hod West . (In.) .06 Great North of Maghiou.. 1 , Do New, £4O .„ 30 Do. New, L3O 14 Do. New, Ll 3 , 100 (Newt Weans 30 Do. dills 14 Do. New, sir 00 den and 124 Do. shores 60 Loweaster and Conk% .. 91 IL+;-e.s;*-e-isdi< II De. lithe 61 Do. billionths I 6 Do.Thirde .. II Do. New (pus. 6 p.Ct.).. Lo. West Siding U 13 Do. Proem and Wore Do. e shares (A) SO [Aids sod Bradford... ... 30 Leeds awl 'Mink 45 Do. New 12‘ London sad Block's)) .. 30 lies.. Brlstuce. le &Coast 6 Da iseraatsed=l.. IsisCroydan SO Do. Pot 3 per 30 Do.Cowert. 6 p.CL,1116 6 Do. New S 6 ow. 6 p.Ct. IN Loudon sod Cieesswiek 30 Do. Prateellee I I Comiaa—ikliOlCt..*4 -/ Do. d 0.147, i shares— I Mho 1 Do. Do.tlOoi..lCiadik(ej SO Looks St lostls-Wootoni ___ 434 Do. New, 130 $4 Do. New, 140 141 Do. Tatra Do. Pretenses 7 p. Ct.. Kama" Box., and Mat -10044 lamb., She" and Una le Do. Lamm, Nat .. IS Do. shams, No. 2 ... 151 Do. Mans, go. S 10 Do., cm 110 Pref. ... 30 Do., Groat Orimaby 20 Do. Oict. mM 13n00115.. 13 Do. Grimsby Dock ... 44 Iln. Lincoln Unica .. 100 fllmsad .. 100 Do. Om. Yashmacs .. 35 Do. ASO shares ... 140 Do. Una. and Darby .. 100 Do. B. &M B. 6p. Cant. I 13 Da. New S3l 20 Da. Owns. 3 par Ct 3 Do. Oman. Si per Ct... SO Do.Loweitt.,6ua.4 p. Ct. IS. Do. ta b haras 17- North Otaffardeldre ad • Wara.,ltWolver. Iltaad., aad e 4 aortas and Makin .. 33 lentils► Central II Sitrawo&Blrm., Ctrs A I I Do. Nw Duarantaad... assweltary and Mau IS4 Do. Ormatry 10 Do. I Oat. PraL Wan /11 Da Paellaramo Stalbrabita... 17 Maks $0 Thallikt. 4 10 10 Da. 4 = I" It Dm, Goole . 13 1141101 ms, asi DL gnu S SO W ° 4:l7 ll 4iiims p. Ct. gua. 211 Do. ba ac. 114 Do. N. do.. ... 111 Wlsd. 4 lllsleas,ll S.Wtotn. 41 Omar. Wegm. 23 Teatmesesellerwlck 10 Do. ItOlimbn Mak $ Nmosalls) 11 Do. GSM /Imam ar pretennses 30 'Tart NM Nardi Illdiand.. 10 1 Do. Primme roman Amman. nagbatalkin (Loa Italian and AustrianA gme; lumbar and 11 Central Tram (Yiime) >y lam ladtaa Gnat ladiaa Paalasala . 10a. IN. 10 Namur aid Nap 13 Northman at Pram arum end Bardeen: ... N Farb and Orleans SD Paris and Bones 10 Pala mad Ptaaabarg IS Mass rid 30 Ombra and ream 11 Nazi sad Nantes ; 2 7 11 42. 12 12_ 7 1 al. 1 die. Fn. Par ra• 4 ; die. 3 31 db. 31 3 dis. 30 33 11 . 23 __ .. "ii II di ` ii. 11 71 7 I di& LIVERPOOL, Jaw W. Sawa Excassroa.—Tbe market was wash better. bike Or* Northers (3 per amt. pref. 1 Western (S shares), 344—l1sewhire sod Yorkshire shares), Si ff.—Loudon sad Werth Welters (sew shares). 3 1 p—Blau 4l(Mahar*, bt p.-142shasese, and Liosolash (I shares), —llldlsad (a awes), 111 13 el—South E Went and Dorer (No. 4, Yes. as 44. d.) a. 6 114. 3/I.—Tork, lfewaslle, sad Berwick (0.N.1L 6 pa eat. US '3O), $1 6. BIRMINGHAM, hot 26. !loot-Enonanom—Thia market was brisker to-day, and miens telly participated in the Improvement reported to have taken lime la Ladle. North British were done at par, arid North Ma& inde. at +IL Ils. mdei dia. LEEDS, iros 26. erociazawros.—Tbe treassetions is railway glares ware iamb ineresesd in output this nor= price. continue without numb altantion. New East wire sold st 178.15. Sd.; East Leaceatires, 171; Leeds and Thinks, ; Bub onikaid sad SAW, II Ms.; End sad West Yorkshire, It. BRISTOL, Jim 26. evocs-lizospatos.—The market was an improvise one sal tomes was ileme to Groat Wasters Queers at SI db.; tto, 17., .4 Oh ; Moo t &UN 134 par glare ; rem.ea Stook 69; Bristol sad rum oTh 2341 e.; Do., thirds, 24 41o.; ewers Counties, Sa. YORK, J. 26. Beocilizotettele—Selet : Swam Coasties, 86; Great Northern, 101; Ditto Pinkies's, 31 North British Thirds, Si; Ditto, Pref., L. I. t d.; North Italbrathfre, 191 ;• Tat, Newcastle, and Berwick, ; Ditto , Noweistle Estiondon. ; Ditto 0. N. N. pm chaos, Si. HAMB URO. Jr a STOCK EXCHAWol.—Haninurg; BarrAort, 744 74; Ditto, Priority stures,lol4 • Balla sad 44 ; Dtto, Oaki Priority Mares, 92 92 ; 0 910 0 99 99 9999999 - burg, 34 3.11; y` awls. 9 4 94; AK 94 9 9 ; Gtorkstrit, SI; DaWoß D6osorMar,lN. 4 I pi. 3 4 ips. i IP& IS 34 db. 14 74 db. I 14 09. %I 41.. 14 . pm. II 19 il l lif U 31 Ws. 1 1 3 1 3 3 I II pos. I I. ee lie iii I 4 pm. 8 71 d ma. 2 Ils. I I pm. 27 2s iii ii 6 I 4 dia. 1 1 , 1 1 dia. Ili. , 4 1 1 dia. I 1 dis. 131 11i dis. 81 234 II $9 19 , 79 66 6 IS 4 gs 47 - ii pm. 41 pm. 20 pm. {► $I di. 16 St &a 9s 49 - a pa. 13 IdL pot. S 4 92 dls. 1 10 db 4. 41dk 7 di. 4 Pa. $ Silt dY 6 pia. 99 100 1$ 20 3l 30 db. 41 4 37 17 1 4 pm. 34 6 pm. 3 34 pa. 854 364 13 14 dia. 18 10 dli. 3 44 die. 11 r m. 3 die. 34 311 9 7 I 1I 11 14 16 20 12 11 dl.. • f di a. 13 14 dim. 13 14 dbl. •914 di. + 704 121 Ili dL. 43 43 114 ISk 37 iii Ile as. 16 19 ii li 13 13j 6 3 Se if 4 j 4i 41 di& lb ll_ U - 11 Pik 1 Pm. 211 24 le a die 41 SI die. le le pm. I di. 1 M. dia. I die. 141 lil2 &a. Is 111 11_ 14 A 4 ... 4 "7 K 3 dim. 3 13 ons. 4i 46 PM 15 13 dit 101 11* 14 51 Ms St 1 4 dis• 33 Sl_ it "if ea. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 26, 1849. referred to another committee. Lord REDY.SDALE tbounht the committee had acted rightly in reftcing to receive this petition. The committee was then reappointed. AFFAIRS OF SPAIN. The Earl of ABERDEEN rose to ask the question of which he had given notice. He thought their lordships would be of opinion that if it had not been for the many and great events which had occurred in various parte of the continent of Europe, it was probable that the anoma lous cemdition of our toles& All with the Spanish government would have c-lied for some notice from parliament and the country. It was in the belief of the great importance of the subject that he was led to seek for information upon it from the noble marquis opposite. It was now more than a year since our diplomatic relati-us with the court of Madrid were abruptly terminated under circumeances of much indignity to the representative of her Majesty at that court. (liar, hear.) He did not understand that any satiaration or re paration had been mode fir the violence then com mitted. At the same time the dismissal of any fu- reign minister by • government was not a measure which admitted of no justification. Every government leered this power, and had exercised It when they had thought their essential interest or safety was concerned. When the Regent Orleans dismissed the Spanish ambassador from the court of France, he did not confine himself to merely sending his passports, but he had him arrested and conducted as a prisoner to the frontier: the regent, however, entered into an explanation which was pronounced by all Europa to be satisfactory. Now the late proceeding in Spain, violent as it was, did not amount to anything of that descrip tion ; but he was bound to say that for that proceeding it appeared to him no justification existed. (Hear) The right hon. gentleman who had been treated with so much indig nity bad received the anprobation of his own government, honours had been bestowed upon him, and an appointment of, if anythieg, greater imprrtance. There was, therefore, no reason why s t od undemanding should not be arrived at on an early day. But if our relations should be re newed, ha trusted i • would not be the means of renewing a spirit of meddling, threatening, or tormenting; but that we should extend that( ncoura yement and mice , ion which it was our duty to afford to all the ailim of her Majesty. There could not let a doubt tnat the existing Spanish Foyetnment had shown that it had b ,th the power sad the will to govern the country in peace and tranquillity during • period of the greatest revolutionary excitement, and it was on the eve of amending its tariff on a principle which would admit our manufactures at much more moderate duties than those at present in force. He would now venture to ask whether there was any prospect of a speedy renewal of our diplo. matic and friendly retell ms with the Spanish government ? The Marquis of LANSDOWNE hardly expected that the Question of which the noble earl had given notice would have Seen prefaced by views so general and extensive upon the internal and external policy of Spain, even extending to the expedition to Italy. Tee noble earl said it was in the power of any ft:melte government to send away its mi nister ; but there was no occasion on which such en act bad been done where a justification bad not been given. That justifiention, in the ease of Stein, had not up to the present moment been satisfactory. (Hear, hear.) The noble earl had said he understood that. the Spanish government had expressed a desire to give ample reparation. If the noble earl knew this, it was more than he knew. (Hear, hear.) No such reparation bad been offered. Her Majesty's government had been at all times, and was at the present moment, prepared to receive any such offer of ample reparation—(bear, hear) and the best proof they could give of that fact was the readi. nem witk which last year they accepted the proposal from his majesty the King of the Belgians to mediate. The noble earl had truly stated that the eminent and distinguished individual who had been compelled to submit to such an unmerited insult on the part of the government of Spain had since been appointed to an important situation, which bad proved the confidence and favourable opinion entertained of him by the government. But although he had been so appointed it was not the less necessary that in any explaniei et from Spain, not only the honour of this country, but the personal honour of that gentleman, should be consulted. THE FRENCH INTERVENTION IN ITALY. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE 'gala rose, and said, as the subject of foreign relations was before the hearse, he might take that opvrtunity of stating, in reference to a con versation which had taken place some time before in that house, what was the precise nature of the communica tion which had been made by the government of France to - the government of this country, on the subject of the inter vention at Rome. He had stated on the former occasion that, although there could be no objection, on the part of her Majesty's government, to communicate in general terms what was cinmunicated to them by the government of France, they did cot think that, properly speaking, they could make suck communication without first consulting the government of that country, and endeavouring to ascertain how far such commune Mon might or might not be consistent with their interests. Such communication had since taken place, and he bad now to state to their lordships that the government of Francs had given their consent. He now laid on the table the papers referred to. RETURNS. _ The Marquis of LAlngliOCiquiSlso laid on the table of the house returns relating to poor-law unions in Ireland; copies of the instructions issued by the Home-office with reference to the vontslation of mines ; and returns from the Marshalsea and Palue Courts. PORTPATRICK AND DONAGHADEE PACKET STATION. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY, after presenting the petitions above notic. d, moved "That a select committee be appointed to inquire and examine into the expeeiency end advantage of removing the Post-oftlee Packet Station and communication between the south-west of Seetlar d and the north of Ireland ; and to ascertain the public grounds upon which the safe sea passage of eighteen miles between the harbours of Portpatriek and Dona. gbadee is to be sow abandoned, and those harbours which have cost the country nearly 400,0001. consequently ruined, in order fa the sake of a trifling saving to substi tute a long sea voyage of ninety miles, front Greenock to Belfast, which is now the object proposed by her Ma jesty's gove rn ment ; and to report thereon to the house." The Earl of CAWDOR moved that these words be added to the motion : " and also to inquire into the reasons which led to the post-dam communication between Milford Haven and Waterford." The Hari of H ADDINGTON said that when he was First Lord of the Admiralty, and that it was a question between a long land end short sea voyage, or long 'ea and short land, the decision was slwa” in Woof of the long land and short sea passage. He could state, too, that this volition having been then mooted, competent persons had been appointed to inquire into it, and they had reported to Mai that for a variety of teams, and especia ll y that of seocomy, it was desirable to keep up the packet station between Port Patrick and Honaghadee. He therefore thought the case was one foe inquiry. - • - The Marquis of CLANRICARDE said that the subject was one witch in no degree required a committee. There me no dispute of facts, no theorise in to each other, and any further infnmation that~m lem required *mild be had on being called for in the mid way. The subject was therefore one on which their lanlihipe could at once judge. The c , menutides of the Warm district on one side, and of the eastern pert of Thant oaths other, wen of • different opinion to that expressed in the paw n pni ,„ te d by the noble marquis. Those connunitiee had nee. INCUMBERED ESTATES (IRELAND) BILL. The house went into committee, Iwo forma, on this bill. Lord CAMPBELL stated that the measure was sub stantially the same as when it yds first introduced to the notice of their lordships, but that he reposed to move an amendment on the third readirr relative to the final and conclusive decision of the commiasioners in certain cues. The bows resumed. VANCOUVER'S ISLAND. Bul GREY kid a bill upoa the table to provide for the administration of justice in Vanconver'o Maud. -- - GRAND JURY CESS (IRELAND) BILL t7pon the motion of the Muqui4 of CLANRICARDE, this bill wee read a third time and passed. Thin lordships adjourned at a quarter after 8 o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—NIONDAY, JUNE 25. The Spitaxsa took the chair at 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. REPORTS CONSIDERED.—Airdrie P olio and Muni cipal; Ftinswell Vent to Histinp Turnpike Road ; THIRD READlNGS.—Lanctater and Preston Junction Railway Acts Amen?ment (powers to altar tolls, and fur appointment of officers) ; Taif Vale Railway (extension in Merthyr Tys,lll) ; Tyne River Conservancy ; Estate ; Bills. LORDS' AMENDMENTS CONSIDERED. Leeds and Think Railway (power to guarantee interest on certain shares, Be^.) ; Waittlesey St. Mary and Whittles y St. Andrew Union of Parishes, and for improving the town of Whiniest); Bills. PUBLIC BUSINESS. PETITIONS PRESENTED. BANKRUPTCY LAW CONSOLIDATION BILL.—By the SHERIFFS of LONDON (at the bar), from the Cerpora don of London ; Sir J. WALMSLEY, from the borough of Bolton, signed by the Major, 8 aldermen, 26 councillors, 6 justices of the peace, and by most of the influential firms in the borough, the number of signatures being 620 ; Mr. W. BROWN, from tre Blanchester Association for the Protec tion of Trade ; Mr. TUFNELL, from Hewitson •; Mr. CARDWELL, from Liverpool ; in favour of the Bank ruptcy Bill. LEASEHOLD ESTATES (IRELAND) BILL.—Bv Mr. LAW, from the Irish So itty, against the Lossehold E-tates (Ire land) Bill ; Sir R. FERGUSON, from Lindonderry, in 1 favour of the bill. MAYRIAGEB BILL—By Mr. A. HASTIE, from Glasgow, against the Marriages Bill. Bunts, RATING BILL.—By Colonel DUNNE, two peti. thins, sgainit the Dublin Rating Bill. PMOTEETION OP WOMEN BILL.—By Mr. THORNE LY, !ram Havertordwest ; Mr. GREENE, Lancaster; Lard HOTIIAM (9 petitions), from the West Riding ; Mr. DEEDES, from Bromley; Mr. W. BROWN, from Preston, Kirkham, Caton, Glinting, Tewitfield, Poulton Le Fylde, Banowfurd, and Haslingden, in Lancashire ; in favour of this bill. _ _ —•-- HIALTII OF TOWNS (SCOTLAND) BILL.—By Mr. B. SMITH, from Stirling, in favour of the Health of Towns (Scotland) Bill. Hotta COLONISATION.—•By Mr. T. BUNCOMBE, from 'mita or a place name not heard, in favour of home colo nisation. THE BUDGET. Mr. SANDARS wished to correcta misrepresentation of what he bad stated on kriday night when the budget was before the home. What he stated was, that if a duty of Is. a quarter on corn had produced a revenue of 250,0001, it was to be regretted that there was not a duty of 4e. or 55., which would have produced a revenue of 1,2a,0001. no stated from his experience that this would not enhance the price to the consumer ; in proof of which fact he referred to the month of March of last year, when the duty, which had 'seen suspended for 12 m •nths, was re-imposed, and when it advanced at once from nothing to 75., whilst there was no ad vance in the price of corn in this country. He also stated that the averaoe for the first week in Mirth was 60s. 10d., and tt at in six weeks afterwards it was likewise 50s. 10d., but that the price declined abroad equal to the advance of duty here ; and, therefore, thst the duty came out of the pocket of the foreigner and was not paid by the consume r here. EXPLOSIONS IN COAL MINES. In answer to Mr. WTLD, • - - - • • Sir G. GREY said the government had received no official information respecting the explosion of a coal mine near St. Hell n's. The papers relating to the inspection of collieries would soon be teed on the table. ENCUMBERED ESTATES BILL. Mr. OSBORNE wished to know from the noble lord (Russell) whether he could then name the thr‘e gentlemen who were to be appointed as comminionen under the En cumbered Estates Bill, or whether he would name them be fore the session concluded ? - - - - - • Lord J. RUSSELL said he was afraid he could not give their names that week ; he would do so, however, as soon as he could. THE IRISH CHURCH. Mr. ROCHE wished to know from his hon. friend the member for Montrose, who had a motion on the paper for the sth of July, respecting British Guiana, whether Le would Rive precedence to the motion of his hon. friend the member for Middlesex on the subject of the Irish church, which was flied for the same day, and respecting which there was so much interest f.lt on both sides of the house ? Mr. HUME said that no man in the house was more anxious than he to have a full discussion of the subject of the Irish church, and no person would more readily vote for the notion of his hon. friend, but there was at that moment questions of great importance pending respecting British Guiana which it was most desirable to have settled. If the government gave him a day, he would gladly yield prece dence to the bon, member for Middlesex. Mr. REYNOLDS suggest d that the hon. member for Montrose align bring on his motion to-morrow. Mr. HUME said he would consent to discharge the order which stood in his name—(hear, hear)—but would titke the very first opportunity of brining on his motion reapccting Guiana. Lord J. RUSSELL said it must be understood that the government was no party to any such arrangement. The SPEAKER said that the hon. member for Montrose haying fixed his motion for a particular day, it would be quite Irregular to move it before that day. (Laughter.) TRANSPORTATION FOR TREASON (IRELAND) On the motion for the third reading of this bill, Mr. NAPIER =teed that it be read a third time that day three months. on the ground that it was an unconstitutional measure, and sought to create by es post facto legislation • new punishment for an offence after judgment had been pro- nounced. (Hear, hear.) The bill was either totally unne cessary or totally unconstitutional. Mr. SPOONER seconded the motion. Colonel RAWDON objected to the measure as an ex post facto one. Mr. SPOONER looked urn% this as a great constitutional question. It was to his mind en infraction of the constitu tion to pans an ex post facto law, the effect of which would be to aggravate and not to mitigate the punishment. Bir G. GREY said his hon. and learned friend, the At torney-General, had stated that in his own opinion the power of transportation resided in the crown; but that doubtt, trimmed in a quarter which the Lord Lieutenant considered entitled to respect, had induced the government to propose this bill to parliament. He denied Wet the measure would enable the crown to aggravate, and ant to mitigate, punishment. Let the house say whether or sot imprisonment for life as a condemned felon was not a severer punishment than transportation. (Hear, hear.) Peaetieally the bill would not aggravate the punishment of tie parties concerned. Mr. F. O'CONNOR opposed the motion on the ground of the haste with which it had been advanced. Mr. 8. CRAW FORD opposed the bill as dangerous to the constitution. If there were any doubts in the case they ought to be solved in favour of the prisoners. Mr. REYNOLDS said that as that was probably the last op. portunity he • ould have of speaking on the subject of this bill, he begged to deny the truth of the &merlon that members who voted against it recorded their votes against an act of mercy. The contrary was the fact ; they wished either that these parties might be confined within the realm during her Majesty's pleasure, or that some lesser punish ment might be inflicted upon them. If there were a dozen more divisions he should feel it his duty to record his vote against the museum, but he was certainly of opinion that no faction+ opposition should be offered after that stage. The house then divided. Foe the amendment Against it 169-132 Sir. ANSTRY then noted an amendment, the effect of which would be to substitute for " transportation " "im prisonment daring the Queen's pleasure.' The ATTORNEY GENERAL said that he ;lid not sup pose the house would seriously entertain a proposition which so far from removing the doubt or obviating the difficulty which the bill was intended to remedy, was designed covertly to defeat that biU,.b restrict the prerogative of mercy, and to comp :.) the crown to inflict in every case a punishment which might, ander particular circumstances, be waited. Dr. POWER hoped the government would extend mercy to Mr. Smith O'Brien; he was a gentleman of excellent in tenioas, of the highest order of intellect, en ornament to society, and upon whose words thowands of people in Ire land had hung. _ _ _ After a few words from Mr. DIXON, The house divided—For the amendment 2l Against it On the question that the bill be passed, Mr. LAWLESS recommended to her Majesty's ministers the expediency of pursuing a merciful course towards Mr. Smith O'Brien. Lord J. RUSSELL must take advantage of the present occasion to my that much hod been urged during the debates on the measure before the house wh , ch might have tempted ministers to have described the offences therein dealt with ae of highest degree of guilt. But nothing whatever had been said by them in aggravation of the crimes of Mr. Smith notwithstanding the temptation to do so. He be lieved that the advice given to the crown wu of a merciful character, totally devoid of any vindictive feeling, and he believed also that if a lighter punithment than that in dicted had been imposed on Mr. Smith O'Brien, the future peace and safety of Ireland would be endangered, and for that reason it was his determination to persist in carrying out the measure. Mr. C. ANSTEY hoped that mercy would still be held in view by the government. The bill then pared. POOR RELIEF (IRELAND). The house then went into committee en this bill. On the clause establishing a maximum rate being read from the chair, Mr. AUGUSTUS STAFFORD said that the experiment of a maximum rate had already been tried in England, and had signs ly failed. A maximum rate of Is. in the pound in Irelandwould never suffice to pay the actual expenses, and to clear off the debt of 600,0001., which had been incurred by the insolvent unions. It bad been pretended that the rate in aid was to be only a tempirary measure. So it was said at the time of the income-tax. But neither the ens tux the other would ever be rescinded. Let members for Ireland reflect well Wire they voted for the present . He would wivile no man to invest money in land in Ireland on the faith of the 6s. maximum poor rate, nor would he be a party to any such delusion. He felt himself obliged to take the sense of the bowie against the clause • and in justi fi cation of the course he pursued, he would beg leave to read en extract from the Daily News. " Local taxes," said a writer in that able paper, "cannot be dealt with by parliament to any good purpose, except by giving the ratepayers power to determine the amount of the rate, to direct its appropriation, and to control its expenditure," and believing that the noble lord's bid violated every one of these true principles here laid dswn, he should vote against the clause. Mr. J. O'CONNELL said that the hon. member opposite bad recommended the house to let the Irish landlords d- al with their own poor, but when they had that power they had misused it and, by evading every regulation, had caused misery and death to ensue. Sir J. YOUNG supported the clause, because he thought it would tend to restore confidence towards the landed pro perty of Ireland, and to those who were at present afraid to invest in land there. He thought that the advantages pro mised by the maximum rate were such as to warrant the experiment being tried. Mr. CLEMENTS li , lievod it was the general opinion of government connected with Ireland that a maximum rate of Is. with 2s. added on the unions would tend to ruin the country. He did not are, therefore, how confidence could result from the proposal of such a plan. It must be remem bered that the poor rate was only one recently known in Ireland. He should give his cordial support to the amend ment of the hon. member opposite. Mr. FAGAN said that, as a choice of evil', he was in favour of a maximum rating; because he was aware, from Lis knowledge of a portion of Ireland, that, owing to the enor mous amount of poor rates, wealthy farmers were quitting the country, and the land was getting more and more out of cultivation; and in such a proportion were the rat a in creasing. It was impossible that the Incumbered Estates Bill could have any effect, mil. as there was& maximum rate. Cat.italias would not purchase land subject to an unli mited rate as it at present existed. • Mr. 11. HERBERT admitted that it seemed ungracious in one who represented a large district, when security was offered that taxation should net go beyond a certain limit, to come forward and reject the proposition ; and he ehoula be dicposed to accept the guarantee with thankful nee, provided be could see it was worth anything more than the paper on which it was written. They had been told they were only to pay to the amount of 7e. iu the pound, but the noble lord never stated what was to be done when that amount had been reached, or rather the noble lord said that when the maximum bad been reached, the poor in Ireland were to go back to the resources that existed previous to 1834; previous to the eistence of a poor law. Those re sources were the conacre. The conacre was gone; they could not get back the conacre for many years. The other resource was the charity of the farmer, which, since the enactment of the poor-law, had been exhausted. Them who lived in former days by begging of farmers might now beg in vain. Another resource, viz., that of proprietors who resided on their property, was also gone ; so that the promise held out by the noble lord was a perfect delusion, and meant nothing mere than to tell the people that, when the maximum was reached, they were to starve. Mr. GROGAN said that when the noble lord introduced the measures, he hilly "greed in the principle of a maximum rate, but when he saw the bill, and the manner in which the maximum was proposed to be carried out, he became as decidedly opposed 0 the proposal of the noble lord, as be was before in its favour. He wished for no system different from what prevailed in this country. Sir D. NORREYS said that in 12 elcct'ral divisions there were only 5 in which the expenses hid amounted to ss. in the pound, consequently there was no danger of seeing the 1,500 or 2,000 persons to whom the hon. member had alluded being left to starve. This maximum rate would prevent the lamentable course which he spine. hended. There were 130 unions in Ireland; of these 130 there was not ore in which 71. in the pound was collected. There were only 24 unions in which 5.. was expended He believed that this measure afforded th^ only chance of restoration for Ireland, and therefore he intended to give it his support. After a few words in explanation from Mr. 11. HERBERT, Sir J. WALSH complained that ahhough many hon. members had favoured the house with their opinions, they had not been addressed by any members of her Majesty's government during the present discussion. He did not mean to intimate any intention of opposing the bill ; on the con trary, he was rather inclined to hail it as a step in a new direction. Mr. C. LEWIS reminded the hon. gentleman who com plained of the silence of members of the government, that this was an adjourned debate, and that on a former evening the First Lord of the Treasury had stated in great detail the views of the goverumeat with respect to the clause immedi ately under consideration. Besides, although many Irish members had spoken, he had as yet heard nothing like an answer to the admirable arguments of his hon. friend the member for Dublin county, the chairman of the poor-law committee. The house should consider, in legis lating on this queetion, whether they were to act as if the famine were to continue, or to presume that the ordinary production would be restored. It appeared to him that they should only legislate on the latter presump ti,n, as it wss more than probable that the ordinary amount of potato food would be restored. If they did not Resume that, it was impossible to say what amount of rate might be necessary. Mr. HORSHAM thought that this clones should not be discussed by itself, but that the government measure should be considered as a whole. It was proposed to levy a bs. and a 2s. rate, but be asked, when both were ex hausted, what was intended to be done further ? (Hear, hear.) The measure was not a maximum of rate but of relief, and when the rate was exhausted the poor were to fall back on those sourer, of casual charity which bad been open to them before the passing of the poor law. If relief was given—that was, if life was to be preserved by public charity—on what principle was it, that when the arbitrary point of 75. was reached, that relief was to cease? The object of a poor law was, not so much to relieve destitution as to give security for life end property, and it was motives of public policy, not motives of humanity, that had led to its adoption. They professed to take the English poor law as their model and they extended it to Ireland, without any of the pre cautions which existed in England. (Hear, hear.) Whilst in England they had districts to be administered of a moderate size, in Ireland they had districts of a perfectly unmanageable size. Whilst in England they bad 600 workhouses, in Ireland they began with only 15, although the pauperism in the one country was so much greater and more extensive than in the other. (Hear, hear.) They seemed to build the workhouses in the two countries in an inverse ratio to the pauperism. (Hear, hear.) Here was the root of the evil. What would be the condition of England at that moment without an efficient test ? Without it the poor law would not be endurable here for a single day. If such would be the cue in England, whet must the ease of Ireland be where the condition of the country was st different ? In England the poor law was associated with the feelings and habits of the peopk ; it was the growth of ages. England was a rich country ; it pos soloed able and prelim' administrators of the law ; its pau. perism was insignificant in proportion to its property ; the labouring population were brought up in habits of industry and self•reliance. And yet with all these advantages in England the poor rates were increasing till the poor law became a matter of anxiety to every thinking man. (Hear, hear.) What was the state of things in Ireland ? The law was a novelty ; there were no practical men who were acquainted with its working, the pauperism of the country was exces sive • the population was of a very unmanageable character; the iabouring population were not brought up in habits of in dustry and self reliance, and there was no fold for employmeat. (Hear, bear.) It might be all %T../ well to say that the property of a country should maintain its po verty. But that must depend on the relation of property to poverty. (Hear, hear.) Where property was on the de crease, and poverty on the increase, to meet famine by a poor law only was wholly to consi gn property to confisca tion and poverty to death. (Hear, hear.) The condition of Ireland was socialism which no; ail the artifiees of a maximum or a union rating would stop. (Hear.) But the poor law being in Ireland, they must now ivicept it as a fact aecomplishsd, and make the beet of it. The question was how to do so. (Hear, bear.) There was only one way, namely, re-establish the poor law en a sound principle, and give to the pauperism of Ireland the same securities, the same restrictions, the same advantages, and the same limitations, which they gave to the pauperism of England—that was to say, give employment to the able bodied. and to the destitute the stringent applies.- Hen of the workhouse test. (Hear, hear.) All his tory told them that there was nothing w " the recoil of bad legislation, and they mi g h t d epend on it the Irish difficulty" would not be get rid of by prittin: it out of sight for a dry. (Hear, hear.) He had h ope d that it might be dealt with suocessfully In the pecvnt year, bat he owned he felt apprehension and almost despair when be heard that evening that her Majesty's governmmt bolted to the renewal of the potato culture se the means of extra. eating them from the difficulties of Ireland. (Rear, hest) lie must say that parliament even now, if poserued with due sense of is responsibility with reeard to Ireland, had an opportunity of applying a remedy to the evils of Wand They might rest assured that unlit% they did so these Irisit questions would return—would return, but he wu afraid without affording them so excellent an opportunity ordeal. ing with them u that which they had during the present session. (Loud cheers.) Lord J. RUSSELL said that in the earlier part of the debate those gentlemen 'representing Ireland who spoke as the subject before the house kept themselves to the quee ns at issue, not indeed the question of a particula r am , imum of 65., but whether • maximum rate we e just or not, and whether it should be extended to the unions or confined to the electoral divisions. The hon. chairmen ez the committee, who mode a very logical and able speech gave his reasons for this proposition, and fairly stated th e ; when it first came under consideration, he was indi g o to view it unfavourably, but that reflection and reor m i ss had induced him to think it, was a measure which ought to be adopted. But many gentlemen who repres nted p a w s England, and entered an o the debate, had left the main subject, and entered upon the discussion of other topics, se doubt important is themselves, but which could not help them to a decision on the question before than, More especially the hon. gentleman, who had jun sat dews, urged such considerations with great effect, for it war always very easy, on subjects connected with Ireland, to say this measure is defective, this measure of itself will not restate prosperity to Ireland. (Hear.) But he must say that Use bon. gentleman, notwithstanding his abilits, was mis'sken in his history, and singularly incterent in his logic. With regard to history, the bon. gentleman said that in England they imposed a poor law with various chicks and park whereas, an Ireland, the y adopted • poor law without any int whatever. Now, the fact was that in the reign of Elnebetl a short and simple act was introduced for giving the * l ot t o poor relief and ordering the able-hoe led poor to be seat work. It was rot till centuries alter, till in tact the near-laer Amendment Act of 1834, that any effectual teat sgaims indiscriminate out-doer relief had been given in Englud . But in Ireland, on the contrary, no relief could be in (11. cept in the workhouse and without the workhouse test. nil history of the hon. gentleman was therefore comple ttly con. trary to the fact. Mr. HORSMAN said he spoke of the amended Fowls, in England, and that when they extended it to Ireland they comm, need with only fifteen workhouses. Lord J. RUSSELL—Now, with regard to the question before the house, the hon. member for II :dumdum tug stated very 10gic..14 —though he (Lord J. Russell) did sot agree with him—that the introduction of tee poor law into Ireland was a misfortune ; but ye., tht,tigh con. dense it a misfortune, he preferred that the rate should ke !ignited to 75., than that it should be 20s. in the pound. He could un derstand that feeling on the part of the hon. baronet. But when the hon. gentleman who had jut epoken said that it was a mistake to imp:Ate any limit, whether of 63. or % that it wu contrary to the principle of a pire law—ad then went on to say that it wu a mistake to introduce my poor law fur Ireland it seemed to kiln not to be • logical view of the position in which they stood at present. The hon. (gentleman would take 20e. in the.p: und , but then he ssidthat it wu a mieake to apply the poor•law at all to Ireland, that is, he would reduce that 20s. to nothing. With regard to the limitation of relit f, it stood very much on the ground in which the hon. member for Cavan had put it. The hoe. ' gentleman said that with regard to Leinster an I Ulster Ms limitation would have very lit:le effect, for that very few of the electoral eiVibiOnli theee provinces would come under the operation of the act, and therefore it was immaterial to them whether the rate were mind frcm 2s. to 35.,4 e, or 7s. In Ulster there were 17 electoral divisions, and in Leine* 17, in which a rate of es. was collected in 1848, and in they provinces there was but -ne electoral division in which the rate exceeded 75.; so that it was quite true, as the bon. be. ronet argue.), that with regard to then two provinces no practical effect would be proluced one way er the other by the limitation proposed in the bill. Wall, th a, with re gard to those parts which they more particularly wished to affect, he thought the question was whether they scald obtain the advantages of a poor law better by g limitation of the rate or ty leaving it unlimited. (Hear, hear.) Ile agreed with the ton. member for Cockermouth (Mr. Holman) that the advantages of a poor law did not rest merely on humanity. (Meer, hear.) There were objects of general policy, of civileution order, acd security, which had at all times greatly influenced those who were enacting a poor law. But it MIS eiident that a poor law must ultimately fail if it impelled a tax which had the effect of discouraging cultivation, and of pre venting the very means by which the poor should be *up ported. He did not wish to enter into the question of a poor law generally. There had been many debates already on that subject and there might be many more; it was quite sufficient then to consider the clout. under the col:actuation of the committee. That clause was undoubtedly novel. He did not affect to place it on the grouted of precedent, or to say that laws which hal worked well were founded upon the same principle. But, then, he must observe that the introduction of a pior law into lees land was of itself a novelty. Ile agreed that the state of Ireland at the thee when the law was introduced was en tirely different from the state of Ragland in the time of Eliavbsth, when the poor law was introduced into this country. He was net going is argue that the mea sure was the only one that could be introduced, nor was it his purpose to argue that this measure alone could give prosperity to Ireland, or very materially mitigate the evils under which she suffered. It would be quite inap propriate to allude on that eccesion to other measures • but he did beg the committee to recollect that there ba d been other measures unciar consideration in the present year, and that in particular the government proposed advances which would make the drainage and general improvement of the land more extensive than they were at present. It had been truly said by some of those who had taken part in t""-is debate, that at was not by any one measure, much less by a single clause of a measure, that they could hope to beatfit Ireland ; and that if they wished really to do good to that country they must pan a great number of measures ill tend ing to the same end. His belief was, that by imposing this maximum they would make the poor law more anvintagesa than it could otherwise be, and encourage the application of capital to (the cultivation of the land ; and he therefore trusted the committee won!'" adopt it. (Hear, hear ) Mr. lIORSMAN, in explanation, said that when he en pressed a doubt whether Ireland was ready for a poor law, what he meant was this—he thought the population of any country must be absorbed by one of three processes—em ployment, emigration, or death. When the popu lation was an abundant that it could not be em• ployed, and when there was no extensive plan of emigration—the case of Ireland—death must take place, and at the same time the owners of property must be ruined. Mr. DRUMMOND said it was utterly impassible to re vert to the former state of things without incurring great evils. The lash Roman catholic bishop. had distinctly told Lord Clarendon that their object was the re-establish ment of religious houses and had made ell kinds of attack on the poor law as whelly inefficient they had even &else. tal that it was nothing but a conspiracy on the part of par liament to rid the lands of Ireland of the per, in order that they might pass into the hands of Saxon specula tors. (Hear, hear.) Now, so long as that language was held by persons who stated themselves to be " the representatives of God" to a people who believed the words and acted upon them implicitly, Saxon wisdom and legislation would be en vain ; the priests and those who believed them would never find anything in their legislation but additional causes for reproach, and however money might be expended up en them it would never do any good. (Hear.) Mr. P. SCROPE said an exaggerated notion seemed to be entertained as to the amount levied under this collimating tax. (Hear, hear.) In Leinster there was levied last year only ls. 11W. in the pound. in Ulster, ls. 90., in Munster, 3s. - 3d., in Connaught, 2s. 7d. Confiscation existed only . in the imaginations of those who used the term. As putting an end, however, to a groundless but injurious panic the proposed maximum might be beneficial. (Hear, bear.) He contended that nothing could be more monstrous than the proposition that a minority of Irish members in that house was to govern Ireland. Mr. R. M. FOX supported the principle of the maximum rate. Mr. MONSELL said it appeared to him that the scheme for fixing a maximum rate was so absurd as net to be likely to obtain the confidence of any person, mush less of capitalists who had money to invert in Irish estates. He snout on every ground of public policy and private interest oppose the chute. He hoped the house would deal with the proposition as it de served, namely, by ri jetting it summarily. Mr. J. B ROCHE denied that the farmers were being driven out of Ireland by the poor law ; it was through the denial of leaves and tenant.right, and the refusal of landlords to lower their tents so as to meet the times. Another remit was the general belief that there would be a great depression in the prices of agricultural produce, owing to the late free trade measures. He considered that a maximum rate would be a great improvement on the present law. Mr. GROGAN said a fr w words in explanation as to the emigration of farmer.. He had not attributed it solely to the operation of the poor-law. Colonel DUNNE said he should support the propoeition of the government. For years put the complaint had been that the taxation for poor-rates had amounted to cubes. tion ; and he saes surprised to hear Irish members objectioi to this evil being remedied. Mr. SPOONER rose amidst loud cries of " Divide," and " OD, oh." He said there was one point on which the En glish public had a right to be informed, and that was that, having confiled Ire:and to a maximum rate, where was the surplus to come from ? (Hear, hear.) By confining Ire. lam. to a maximum rate he contended that England plielged herself to make up any deficiency that might arise. Sir A. BROOKE said the very point on which the hon. gentleman said the English public had a right to be informed was the reason on account of which he supported the prop , sitinn of the noble lord. (A laugh.) At the same time he thought that a maximum rate of di. was too low. (" Hart hear," and " Divide.") The committee then divided, when the numbers were — For the clause Against it Majority 127 The clause was ordered to stand part of the bill. The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again this day; upon which the house resumed. 24 2 11 2 23 Si 10i 11 17 dl.. 17 die. 19 11i 10 31i 22i 131_ 133 991 100 132 i 4 114 i 4 24i 4 216 } 144 e•x