The Express. — London, England, 1849-07-12 00:00:00

sewed the ears, the greater expedition of the Lew route widower. the whs le yummy trade to and over the newly bawd gald regions of the avast, the transit of the precious metals from that El llorade, and a largo portion at the traffic in tie lishur and mote valuable merchandise of China and the Eta lischce. We shah', therefore, lick with mare than °raiser, interest fir the omapitka of this rued, which we trust and believe will be affected at no distant time. It is is the hands of men who will act let grass grow under their feet. The subaerip. Ilea books will be opined to morrow, at the Bank of the Beats of New York, and, as soon as they an thud, the work wilt be vigorousle prosecuted to its completion. The market at Now Or'eans was in a dull state, and ctit in was further depressed in price. Thine wee ale) very little demand for the products of the Ns west for export. Ti.o crevasse was partially closed, and the water in tho ore:flowed districts continued ei to recede daily. There was every prospect of the city 1.1 becoming in the course of a week or two entirely " free from the inundation. The river alto continued It to fall, end was 27 inches blow high-water inaie. The fl tar-market was without variation. Tae de- to mar.d for st.gar was limited. The exchanges were In quoted : London, at Bto 9 per cent. pm. ; France, s i M. 25 to 5 25; per dollar ; New York, 60 days, sight, Ito 1 per cent. discount. Freights to Liverpool: , o cotton, 5 10 to 3 8 per lb. ; floor, 2s. per barrel ; tobacco, 30s. per hhd. too THIS DAY. W Two &ewer. 12 4 The English funds have not called from the cloting 1,:1 prices of i estefday. Consols for account were first 16 done at 924 and last at 922. and for money at 921 : and last at 922. The Three per Cents. Reduced were I s negociated at 921 an] 921. The Three-and-a- 3 1 Quarter p-r Cents, at 93:, and last at 93 1. The 19: transactions were not on a large scale, and the s. appearance of the market is very firm. Bank Stock 2 : L again higher ; it was marked at 198 and 197 1. he Exchequer Bills are also is. better this day. They ro s were done at 486. and 61e. premium. The foreign exchangts are without animation, and is the only traneactieng of the morning are the follow- C big: Dutch Two-and-a-lhlf per Cents., at 51 ; asi Mexican, ex coupons, at 28 and 28 . Portuguese .41 Converted, at 301. Spanish Five per Cents., at 18; 4 the Three per Cents., at 3 41. st.l The French Reales closed yesterday on the Paris CI Bourse: The Three per Cents. at 63.60, and the Five is per Crate. at 87134 ss ts 1 aNOLISH FUND& look Olook. 1061 74 ) pot CLOes. for Ace.. 01 i 111, 121 1 Yo CL IDA Amt 0 . 3 3 1 I 3 { per .'4 i se I pet Ct. 1.62 a. Ara... .but kseltoquorMo.4ll). to 51i. roacrox FUN DI. 60 rO6. Amoeba Bode. — Ipa Ct. Groot& 13.1... 16 i 100 p i g or t.. 1 Ct. 16,46. Howl'. Ottmodo Durand 11.1.., 31 0 er Canolo. 23 It 6 per CL Mu., IMO "272 $ 30 SFr CL 11)4211Put lOU, 83 8 6 per Oli Pr 1 1 ,141 ild , 1 IS Ditto Sitio. 62 4 5 2tOr it o Doev.. 3) 3{ we s t e ftt C .,'c'-f,.."'ler".A. (I" 14tw s w ad, 11d... 0a 111 5 1: SO SS Ditto Volatob. 144. DOA., 3 Pot CL titosibill lids . 341 i 20 Columbiao Equeitor Wet. 32 i Swath Deferred Dd...— Spur CL Mulish ILk. GS T Darn Poodle 11d... 31 1 17 ii Itor Ct. Dutch 114%. 34 11 V o n Ct. Yesoluois 144..0 IS 60 4 gor Cl. Dutch Cortt..7o) 444 ICI2 Deterred 842..64 74 23 Ili PRODUCE.—MiNctso-Lems, THIIitsDAY, 2 30 so 161 The Sugar market hai been quiet t the large public salts for ~. tomorrow having Inhumed burrs; but impott , TS have 'bows " so Artanew, ae4 nearly an of the MOO boss of Havana and 400 Wads. is Porto Hien were taught In at toll rice*. Maned market dolL—There has no' been a public sale of CoMe to-0 .y.—Riee sold steadily. at full is pekes ; vt n goal white Bawl 10*. &L ; Madras , small white ands, 10 Os. Id to 9..—Ptpper suldearady at previous Mrs; Aleppo, 2$ to 21. —Cotton tirm.—kino steadr.—Tbe Imago sole does mot show any arterial alteration ia mow but WOMB • Or= appagownoa— Tea ftlL 25 -4a other artkles eo imatraird alteration. 121 IRONMASTERS' QUAR [TILLY MEETING.—Woie IManeutrros JUL? ll.—T:ie wog quarterly meeting of the free- so =sten of Staguellshire 2114 Shropshire took place here to-day' th e l9+ Best meeting for tbe current quarter was held at Wadi yest.rday, o. 12 hat there very little buries was done. Today the attendance of 9 ilsous engaged in the trade was unusually large, a demean-thee which sta be accounted for by its iremions condition at the present so ansment. The wareity of orders for the commodity, both for home so emd foreign purposes, has become co notorious, that conceal fent is lapneable, although porno of the large makers re- 121 pert that there has been a sufficient demand to carry them so en. The impolicy of the last rise of • pound a is sl. is new made fully evident, and the great question remaining for si stitch K whettizr even the late reduction of im,which the trade hie a]lnewiedged, will be sufficient to Os the price far the current Tsar le - Ye. The general opinion is that it will not, miss there be each • st. egemlies of thr ihtein imbroglio, and of other e Mots I. the muse quarter, m shall bring about • renewal ef el tl i rg- . I ip d Mad for hue from theme. That the railway companies at home are poi het ordering In co- ideruble quantities is quite clear, therefore le it so gffident that in the atoms of this demand, the smaller makers cannot lb glad by • particular price new to be flied but which the dream- t oo ebswes of nett week would make it ruinous to adhere to—in fact, Is thweing the la-t quarter itan has been wit at mere than 2.e. per ton less so than the then p.ice current. Itlcee belated today were —tor idiom, 1 ,, IL to 71. Ins. ; boomeg. to a les.; and pigs proporti malty low,but the I F Slum en greatly varying, that it is scarcely yomiblelo ha them sutlt- so steady for gwontice. Th ere was no price flied to-day beyond so that which I have already eon lanced as haring been named at the IA =other! meeting at aIaDLINISTIf la but at the larger meeting of the ss , which takes place at Birmingham t i-inorrow, sotnething o site will be resolved open. Meeks throughout thedi;driet are heavy' mid, to wet the exigencies of the time, the irenmasters and mimes- IC we bare all reduced the wages of the men from It to 20 pen eent., IL sm ia:Kl V lave submitted to It with • better grace than might be II Pt .1. COTTON.—Lrvagroot., J VIM 11.—Th• mast to-day eg. exhihi!ed Ilagrowd implienswit. sod prim Piro it sp. TY sales gg were about IA N gigs, igstailleg 3,40. tabus ix apes and wort. IM LINEN TRADE —DAIUISLIT, July 11.—All aware Iti thi. trade; a pad demand Mmade /x DA LAI and 1:1 r =s a Z that Whammy alarity *W is .A. anal many imams. bna been rep Utzla Ilatt WA pear. ani TALLOW.—TM =whet is bra on the spot. with • fal r tei dowei. rid there le elm Mbar more Inquiry for dellvvre la the 6 °,,, agegge. Thefollmrosit ore the lions : Petersburg T.t on the gle. W.; October to delivery, Sle.; separate months' t r r P MA ' tsi BORN.-BARNIILIT, July 11.—We had a very this :I allmdeatie al formers. Y eamequesoe et their being food rat making i o My whits the sea dies; little w doinc even i n vidich set with aMI We, at the is•t week's rates, and in some te lIIMINSIS fewer Irises were submitted to. There was little done la ether grata. Snot Mg at S Is. to SG. per qr. _ 10 BOSTON. July 11.--W• hare 1/(316 been but moderately to popplied with all pgraim What met with a he. sabs. at rally Ma 20 avatatioas. The law Oats or Naas Minim were takes readily, at • 30 slight advosos. Wheat, rad. Ma. Slam; White, 33a. Osta, Ila to IS V.. Beam, 325. to Ms, per qr. 12 CIIICIIRATER. July 11.—The supply of Wheat at our market today ewe/oak bet the dame+ of die weather calmed our. : 3 2 , down to set with rot s ulks, see the prim of last inark“t-day 1 wow him ly maiatahisd. The* to rather um Inquiry fur other '• 10 Grades. at about former prima Wheat, 112 a. to 23. Barley, 214. to „„ Oats, lbs. to 21s. km; No. to 3k. tory its, to 40s. Flour, i; M. per mek. 20 EATweut?s Haan', July 11.—A sheet attendance of yy town and sellsee at Hie market toeday mend the trade to be rery Wit., M UM week% prim were paid tor all meta of grain. Wheat, se white, Mite IV. lea.; rad, 71. to Bsrley, Ws. to 21a. Oats, 1%. n tell.. Deem 30e te ras. Pr" &k. to Mk. _ _ NIWAZIL, July 10 —We a small show If all grain ii MAW. and lbw white and red Wheats were readily bought up at le. dt• loth. per qr. advance. Grinding due ey fall la per quarter higher. ZS to Osts, Beane, and Peas lithe psodag, and without alteratlon in value. Wand, white, 51s. to 3U.; red, 31e. to 32.. ed. Barley, 13 grinding, 33e. to Ma.; ng, foreign, 235. to 2de. Oita, ka., sass aa lust week. Pt. 13 Rommel% July 11.—We had a fair supply of Wheat at ear market toclay. which rail at tot week'. prices. AU other Core rather dearer. Wheat, 414. to Va ; Burley, 21a. to tea.; Oats, lb. to 24e.; Beans, 22*. to 315.; Peas, 32a. to Me.; Bye, 225. b 11a. July 10.—The weather he. been most propitione. After aWI of refreshing rein the annospbere hoe amiln become brit- so Sant, and the growing crops progress most sans( .et .rily. On this so bey's market the supply of Wheat and Oats was small, and the prim 50 of Friday were rendUy obtained, end in some instances en advance of 5 go, per barrel on Wheat, end 34. per barrel on Oats was realised. For 5 lodfas GM there Wu a free inquiry at an improvement of 6d. per qr. 30 on previous prices. Flow was in good dcm old, and fully maintained so Its Talus. Other things were without theme. The following was the so ewfency:—Wlssat. white, 245. to Vs.; red, 225. to 23a. per 28011 w. 10 Osta, 12s . to 1 la. pre 1961b5. Barley, IS.. to 17a. &I. per 2241b5. 30 Oilseed, Ila. ed. to 13s. &I- per cwt. Pour. Its. to 13s. per ewt., 30 far seconds. Indian Cons, ate to We. per 4501ba. 90 HOPS —WowingYin, July 11.—Tbe sun is kuoakirg up Ibe badly bl peal poop* earl improving the few that are partially deer. The eieneee of • Teo:wary to grow anything like half • mop ere becoming daily SIM remote, as fresh files are constantle making lb* sporaranas, where the young throes are healthy ani clee The Shay for the klmnlosa is still called 6 togrit. to 63,0001., eel for our art district 5,0001. ea 41,0001.; yet the market remains quicL HAY.-BstrrartaLD, Joie 12. Moon. Cooper elid Davis report the folkotai cootator : = r altailow. tit. to 7U r e.... —a. to —Tee .... TU. 0.. ft 9.. Qom .. 40a to ssa Straw— . 32a to Os. Now ...... *N. va ;of. CATTLE, &e.—Rouroass, July 11.—Our market tn-day was well supplied with most klub of sank. Beef, Mutton, Lumb, and Perk abat the ante as taut week. Veal a very heavy ale. at 61. per store below lea week. Beef, to. ltd. to 3e. 6d. Matta., b. to U. inniVan to b. Veal, Se. ed. to 16 Ptak, :MAK Is 4e. Si SHRIEW.BI/11T ram July 10.—There was a very abund ant supply of 4hem sad Luna In our market, acre than could Is• pet ne 1, hut chiefly heavy weights, whisk expnienesd a doll sale, 11141l111$ froth `NI. to Md. per lb. ; insert Withers, =hate Se this season of the year , fetthei M s bd. to 66• per lb.; Labs were eagerly e , el.-et utter, end earthly sold from Id. ill bd. per lb. Many lots It tack for want of aseassiseaatioss. Pigs were lower than our I.ot f.e.r, with a litre supply of bothatreng andsuall stores. ButTSIALL, July 11.—Our trade and pi e. ruled much the same ... ta,t week. Beef tirade from U. ad. 3/ MU.; Mutton, 2s. 6,1. to tr.; lamb, iv. 6d. to b. 2d. ; Veal, Is. to is. ; Pork, e. 6d. to S. I'd. per 'tone of albs., shame the o ffal. fair .L PARLIAMEN'J apply a remedy. In Birmingham a girl was enticed by; companion to a brothel, whtn Hie was sedum d by a man who had offered 61. to the brnthel•keeper to bring her there. The fatlisr of the girl prosecuted the man, who admitted that he had paid the 51. fur the purpose, but the magistrate her, re whom he was talc. n derided that as the girl had g•me r. lua. tally and wi , hout love, there arra nn off nee enno d. This decision was afterwards confii me 1 by Berea P. rke on appeal. What he (Mr. Spooner) desire d was to bring ofltnders of this description to guLisbnient. Mr. BRIGHT inquired of the Attorney-Ganeral what the law wa , , and in what way it would be chat.ged by the clause. The ATTORNEY. GENERAL said that ns the law stmd, where two poems, the seducer and the pr.cur, conspired together to procure the seduction there was an t !fence committed which was punishable as a misdemeanour. But under this bi:l the la•r would be so far altered, that any man might, on the unsupportt el evi. dence of a woman of abandoned character, be convickd and punished at the expense of the county, though there was no Kauai .n iu the cite. Th" bill altogethtr vielatel that principle of the poor law which prevented orders of affilia tion, unless the testimony of the mother of the child was supported by corrolosrative evidence. After a few words against the bill generally from Mr. ANSTEY, Sir G. GREY suggested that as it would he impossible to go through the climate. that day, it wanting a few minutes of the hour of adjournment, it would be for the ge neral convenience if the chairman at once reported progress, is order to allow the other bills on th e p a p er t o I n di spose d of. Mr. SPOUNEE coneented, and the committee obtained leave t t sit spin that d .y wet k. The Highway Rates Bill was read a third time and pseud. The amendments to the Borough Rolla Ball were con sidered and agreed to, and after fixing .he other orders for future days, the house adjourned at 6 o'clock. Vie erproo• OrTGOLVO MAILS. - - -- • M 4, for British Mirth A rnerit4 and th, United Stator will be made up tr.w.orrow evenit4 the 13th July. The mail, for Vigo, Oporto. Lisbon, Madeira, Cal; and Gibraltar, will be made up on the 17th of July. Yee West Latta limis, ere:lulling Bermuda. Rvvrina, IVvemin, Uendiuss, New Orleans, and Mazieo, an d inelmting thaw for Madeira, St Juan.do.telearigua, New Granada, Chid% sod Peru, will he made up on the 17th of July. The mails for Gibraltar, Malta, Greece, the lonian islands, Vert, Orylnn, 4, and China. via Southampton, wilt he nude up on the morning of the Nth of July. The mails , ria Marseilles, to the Mediterranean Egypt, Ceylon. India, Hong -Kong,el4, will be made upon the evening of Juiy 24th. The mate fur Madeira, the Brazils, and Durum Ayres., will be made upon the 4th of August. XlOll WATFV, AT unwoom Thtv -Ileralar, II W. put G , Alterno.,, pp 3lo...—)lowslisa, 3 Gila peg 7 ; Altenunaan .un. N. 7. LONDON, THURSDAY, JULY 12. THE vehement and vindictive railings in which the Lineclnites and Dismi liter indulge at one ano ther's expense, are exceedirgly amusing. At heart agreed, and having the same end alone in view, their mutual vanity is daily fed by the fond illaeion that they reciprocally form the only obstacle in each other's way. The attainment of office is the morning and evetiirg prayer that both offer up to tortune, and to prove the peculiar and pie-eminent fitness of their chiefs is the daily work to which their rival organs respectively devote themselves. Who doubts the euFerior fitness of our AtteeDEEN to please h e o use qu ef est t i h o e ns eh t e lli_o eh? zea e l ttes of t o h u e r Austria and Russia? exclaims the once libe ralANCLALOSfiocire. ST the cause Standard. Who knows the knack of the tapes like our Gotrutune ? is the exultant question which is re torted by the scornful interrogatory—where is the match of our BROUGHAM to be found in the dull ranks of prudish politicians ? And, all things considerci, we should not feel dis posed to question the liberty of objurgation so fre e ly indulged by tne jarring sections, if our humanity were not sometimes:shocked by the manlier in which they use this liberty for a cloak of maliciousness. To ridicule the folly of protectionism is fair enough; neither do we object to making the most of those everlasting indentures which twice a week are read aloud to keep a forgetful world in mini that the possessors regularly served their time to the firm of PEEL and Co., now gone entirely out of business. If me:., who cannot get anye ing profitable to do, find comfort in perpetually talking of the days of their apprenticeship, or it they cherish some fond hope that the reminiscence will help to gain them clients or customers, who would grudge them so cheap and innocent a gratification ? But when it is attempted to found upon the pretended merits of such qual.fica- Con for office an exclusive claim theret', then we are compelled to interpose. Free trade in all things is our motto. Eves Mr. NEWDEOATE shall have the full benefit of the prin ciple whenever he gets a little sense, and conquers, if he can, those loose intellectual habits to which he is unhappily addicted. We have no spite againet him ; nor do we understand why he should be s ntenced to perpetual banishment from office merely bemuse ho can't produce his it dentures of appreliticeship, as other equally commonplace young men of the Carl ton benefit society can. Wanting a place, the prime requisite is fitness. Show us that, and few questiens are likely to be askel As for testimonals to cha racter, we should be somewhat curious to know who there is com e etent now-a-days to give them. But of all the sordid and insufferable monopolies we can imagine nono more thoroughly despicable than that of burenucracy. It is the interest of a particular clique among both wh'gs and tori- a to keep the pre tence of traditional teaching and hereditary train ing. A meaner or more mischievous usurpa tion by a self-elected few of the rights of the many never existed ; and a more pitiful and paltry mode of waging war with a feared and bated competitor never was resorted to than that which the taper-tories are now car rying en against the ern-taper-tories. All tories weal be tapers if they could ; it is the instinct of their nature, and they cannot be expected to abrogate it. But until the failure of the firm of Peen and Co., no man, however bigoted or bucolic, however opulent or high-born he might be, had a chance of ever touching a bit of tape . save by its special favour ; and its special favour was felt to be so economically bestowed, that when the crash came, the sentiments of disappointment and rev( op were found already rife among the excluded majority of the party. Untaught, however, by experience, the old clerks and "young men" of the former esta blishment coolly propose not only to re-open the con cern on their own account, upon condition of tee iv lug letters patent for that purpose, but actually sera at the notion of any of the hardy and suc cessful adventurers, who have made way by dint of their own energy and ability in the profession and business of toryism, being per mitted to take any part or hold any share. And with this modest and disinterested intention, column after column is devoted daily by the organ of the candidate cabineteers, to personal abuse of that most formidable of political interlopers, Mr. DISRAELI. . _ . _ _ Now, we don't agree with the member for Bucks in any one opinion or principle that we can call to mind excepting this, that the honours and diatinc tions of the state are the birthright of every man who is personally qualified to claim them, no matter what his origin, his station, or his an tecedents. We never will admit that a man of talents and atts:nments ought to be excluded from eminent position because he has not spent his political childhood at the f-et of some parlia mentary GAMALIEL, or the prime years of his youth in mute vassalage to some bureaueraie despot. We believe there is no greater evil in our administrative system than that which is e)ecoaionel by the per petuation of the same ideas and the same forms through the infl.:ence of the prs:eess in question. No new blood is ever infused : warran'ed safe and free from individuali'y of opinions," is the standing re commendation for political offic and this in a e ma try whose concerns at .nd mere in need of being kept on a level with the changing times, in which we live, than any other in the world. Let Mr. Drawsmu and his followers be arr&gned for their economic errors, and condemned. Le' them be kept out of power until they grow wise. and lesra to judge more accurately of the wants and wishes of the people. Bet let us hear no mare of unfitneen or inearsteity founded upon the want e•t recognised (qea. lifications or the absence of "certificates of orig•n• Mr. ))ISRAELI is immeasurably en abler min than any of the intolerants or coxcombs that have so direct and obvious an inteetst in prom; his ineligibility to office ; and it may ba dangerous even to provoke too m'amte and '•arching a comparison between the loftiest pretension (.1 the rival sects. We have no desire to detract from what ', ever merits individuals may posies.; but we do nut see the gracefulness or wiselom of eneerine, nt L •rd ) Mann bec..use he is palpably very inexkoseoced, RAILWAYS. THIS DAT, Two o'Cioest Tte share market this morning is about the same as yesterday, and prices have undergone very little variation. Fasters Counties aro a trifle better, and were done at 9. South Essterns and Llndon and North Wee'erna are also very firm. Berwiclui and North Stafford. are fiat. Guaranteed and preference shares cantinas to be inquired for. The market for French shares is totally without business. Claim plow Yeetaday. Ws taday op to 1 o'clock. Pd. I Barnes Ifru.wAn. PI Aberdeen I 46 Do. Priiii . rea; 6 Ainletjlet.,lk6..ai..l6. 6 sobs & Sim Mt 01. wad. i ••• middy ar with • parems• Ds.widpx• • lie to 154 Par i ra. 011 Si du. I t 10 rTair. isT 01 V _••• ••• • • alv.ond Du sills iskr pald. or •10 Do. •4166100f10nd 8081"10 ,12 .0" air 90 BMW MOW ... 27 I.IEö : Ile 8:1111%14;.;....: SO ood Solyttsad .. Is Do. lrodkooos ~. . 40 (Milo sad 114111 st Jun isEa* dachas . ... DO. ch. F-ill.j .. &I D 0.0410646 p. Ct. Pref. r.O Fosters Cooatiot ... .. 10 Do. New Clos. Ip. Ct... q Do. Nat, S. Cl., No. 1 2 q Do. do p . 140. SO Do. N. Si 11. 6 per Ct... 42 121 Do. Do. I shores ... ... .. .. 25 Enters Coign, aims B (kW I. k 8.A.) ... .. 220 Do. sire C. ditto... .. 90 Do. &trip toms. fp. 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No. 4 Raba 10 Tick, Das, Ss Owls: 12 11014•10, letlewbowl, oni Omsk .DL peak p. 0.. 2. wombed and Kilkenny.. SO Wren 6p. Ct. 1142. II Do. do, Do. Is. do. . • Tork,Noweestle& Berwick $0 Do. Islerlas (York St I krolirle or SO York and North — Prehisiti .1 10 I Do. ?edema ... ...I Tows, Unman. 0.281740i1150 Oslo Halloo " =r B and 20 slum (Vie zoo) 31 tog Mks . 3 Orag ham Poslosals 100. Do. 20 Ni auellego 13 Martins of 1 7 reao0 7 Odom ad Dorthoos 20 rub awl *two 20 Padmil lines . . 10 Pols irl 10 Nom mai Sine . . „. 20 Swam eel Mom . . 11 D7ors and Kanto . . 4 ti dr 12 la_ .. 16 444. I Ma. paw 14 41 Pla• Pr 4 Pm- If 7 21 30 4 3 31 4 °r ' . 2. flit lit h 7 fidi. LIVERPOOL, Ally 11. Broci-Excamma.—The market to-day was rather dull, sad prior eseened inclined to run down. — Bile : Blrkenhead, Lan. whim and Cheshire, 131 d.—Holton, C., and Wort Yorkshire (guar. per wet, 11), 17f—Oreat Northern (3 ger cent. grid. iss. If d., L. and Tort eaten.), If d.--lenessatirs md Yorkshire (fifth Awes), 3 11 d.—Dltto eheres, Hod. and S.), 10 d.—Ditto (f shares, L. sad IL), Of d.—lewieu and North Western (new f shsreeLla l e e f Ifinnebrease, lbelielt4 and Lincoln (pre. shares), 11 saA 66 —Ditto (1 ANT 1 d.—North Union (A), ns and 9 1 la. N.l, st d.—Tork, Newesettafend Shr = *Wiwi N. and sof—Ditto (0. N. Z. 6 per teat. WI '3O), 3 lea and North lliftad, 29f. MANCHESTER, July 11. STocx-ExcitAsol.—Ther• Iris very little beaus' dais,. Prior remained about the lance. except in North endleede, white were rather lower. fieles : Bolton and Blackburn PreL (B), tri ; Lancashire and Torkchlre (Menebenter 8., and Boy IOW.), 19 d. Ditto Helves, II; Ditto FIRM, 3I d; Ditto SU (late By • *aim), 8/ 13-18 d; Maardedrer, and Lincoln Podweeer,lll; nook Eastern and Dover Body, 8 13-I6 I. BIRMINGHAM, July 11. nick taro a 'large . -- --- - . --- -- - . - TAUNTON NORTH TOWN FAIR. July 9.—This fair wee reduce • ethic, try, or that they were not sincere is their assertion of t -- , ''''`•"""', """ ' • we s u° on a level wan tne cnlngirit times, in u nicn ueus e, Sitomk.E2mwanott.—There was very little business dono 7.177.. w one sul or a the n— ra t i n ert r. r u e of Ord w that - ne - a;:ci " Jtie - ra -7 proof were mdisposed to do justice to that 0: , wry tamely supplied with fat Boacts, which met with a ready sate , at r ulan. tting a stop to all manufacture. (Hear, hear.) As to the motion before the home he was p u was next to impossible to etre( wnat was (mum, witnoat ...iii ~.- .- 1 .- iple that representation and taxation should go to. hem os. to 100. pe- wore. A number of Cows, Calms, and other in our share %ATMS today ' I %rd/short and Blfreindben. A's were ere . Mr. SANDARS referred to the opinion . of an engineer of ti, ' cd cattle, with Sheep, did net meet with active patchier. Item ins done at 4 Ws, and South Stafford' at 4I din going to take an opposite come. to that which he bad ' h Let Mr -- '' p ar because in an extreme cue they had consented to for tne rine . llliinsEi.t and his followers be than any other in the world. arrala avast number of Roma, cams of evertor order, but try parehasen. tame taken. Before the Reform Bill be adrocated the pro.Le* them iso tt w ia n t . i n t w o r s.. p e r , a m ci b ic o ab ile l re e. , w to ith r.e / u t their economic errors, and condemned. Woke rat au. —Our July i sir was held on Monday left. LEEDS, July 11. piety of returning to triennial puliamenu, but hennalreland a measure for which there was no necessity, the a tteno.ince et loners was not es lemmas as on the last too or taken the liberty of exercising his own eyes and sars. he tity of am , ke to such a . point as no longer to "alloy the D a ll','.i which was therefore inapplicable to England. be kept out of power until they grow wise. and learn. to judge more accurately of the wants end wishes of three soarlose, and trade wae ly deli, Them wee an nave Stoca Excmaxon— There is very little business doing,The amendmentspropos ed at the previous debate on the Itty Mr Nevi Cows and (Mie le, b ut few were shown, and hut We mhos team the scarcity of stack in the market, and the in- • Neu broufht to since the pas ing of the Reform Bill, that it mitteei had cone to the opinion, looking at th i state the ho h a d public lie therefore considered it desirable to go into oom- " remained about the Wen as on laTiar-day a dram &panties of bidders to part with it. Prima are remarkably first, great annoyance n Lat h e ee CARTER said that this was peculiarly a ease for r r cu ar iar bi l t y rar in y to o sec nd reading of the bill, were then agreed to and the hill the people. Bat let us hear no more of unfitaep or was reul a second time. - ' - incapacity founded upon the want nt recognised gna• to Sid. ()talons and Lambs there was a gooresti; e p i lnenee Ms bantam dam keine cadlued to transaction. is Ortat Northern. would be tarneible to conduct the Public hue . ass rroperly Mr. Ili whim; from 50. to Sid., and Lambs Gd.; but the Pale NM my at dia. • Iheliald, Rotherham, and Gooks, at Oa. Wu; and Think If parliaments were reduced to three years in durcrion. H iso e la t t h e o d ug e tt gi it ne w s o , would lifications or the absence of "certificates of orig.n." beery, and many were driven back unroll. Very few lags WWII iiiimiais A Is.dis. Mr. BRIGHT said, that the lest man to whom the t PROTECTION OF WOMEN BILL. DISRAELI is immeasurably en abler Min '.• . ~, = and a notch + st i r s :rev sold, st stilllower prices. The DUNDEN. —The camber of h e cattle at our market an Monday taio lamer than usual, and the quelity easetteat. Ali tempt BRISTOL, Judy 11. gg pulling at the treasury bench," could apply, was the bon, tur.il (B &W eta, whin there were no houses. member for Rochester, who had got into so needless an ex. Mr. W. FATTEN said that he should Tote for the eon. committee on this bill. Broolt-ExelUWolll.—Tre market wad don. Great West, citement about the miner. His right hon. colt( ague, howevt r, rol:rts,, but he . l a mi bij i l e ik ill e a t ti h ° is n io eight were not, at prices from Os. to On ea, per mut, c.. , damn ow quartets were done at f 4 die., aid the 111. (new) shares et was=mtlyjusdfled in the suggestion via( the treasury Tice. It was better to give So WI. The show of Steep WM talt so namerom as leet day. The Si dia• wheal, wkleh coexisted of erosx•bred Hogs, with the masks of d a m a Eau% were told at horn 3d. to 3... d. per lb. Them awe ' PARIS, July 10. eit a very important influence won the b use, in en. did so wilt little hope of further • On the motion of Mr. Srooxitt, the house then went into Mr ' doing any great sm. Mr. WYNN raised an objection to the first clans., which time to see whether would leave it open to a woman of bad character to obtain a his ins Fri , ace could not ba applied to this subject. He believed the conviction on her own unsupported testimony, on a charge way or another ;not in direct bribery, he would admit, but f .eltr qin the manufaeturine districts to he very strong that which it would be most difficult, if not impossible In the distribution of favour., and of bonouri whizib answered this nuis"nee should if possible be abated, disprove. than any of the intolerants or CONCOIII I 33 that have so direct and obvious an iotetest in prone; dangerous even to ligibility to office ; and it may ho provoke too minute and ' , arching 0 to a c , ,imparison between the Inftiest pretension of the several km of tamer which were quickly disposed of, at lastrival sects. We have no desire to detract ream m hat- the p s sr., It was not at all likely that the treasury Mr. MACKINNON -.lie that the opposition to this bill Mr. SPOONER proposed several amendment' to the . . week% prima awes of which fetched as high as 225. a heed. Boman Paris sad Orleans, 300; Parts and Room. 333 30; ever merits individuals may poems.; but we elo nut were two lots ol dew Pies -torn'y in the one, and six in the ether— Renee and Have, MS; ; A eis the patronage of en exPcniitur. of 30 millions per prove.l the stuth ot •I c !nervation ot Sir Roliert Walpole, clause His object was to make that an offence by statute ern and Mareeiless, fat 301 81, 04 1 10 :f i e L m b et i t ea h G , ‘ ,.....y dis*inetione, which, in thn errs of ( teat take wan rar...huied by a miter here, at about to. Gd. per Imperial sad ale, 103 30; Centre ( lemon), 113 ; Nadeau.: 400; N orth ao• miss , gentleman would actually tit down to be law which was not en offence an the law now stood. He Dee the • gracefulness or m iselom of oneerinq, set L •rd ' elan. 402 50; reheated Strasbaurg, out 23; Treace and Nantes, 31,0. some were worth as much more, and of so large an antoomt of I fleeced, but it you touched the manufacturers they cried out would state an instance of th e' • evil to which he desired to MARCH bac..he he is palpably very inex.k-ricistals , . , • .. 1 .. . h. • ' t • .., • . . 1 I THE EXpBESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 12, 1849. IMPE4 HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WEDXseOeT, JVLT 11. Th6B7Ellllll took the chair at 12 o'clock. PUBLIC BUSINESS. PETITIONS PRESENTED. SNORE PROHIBITION BlLL.—lly Mr. BROTHERTON, from Salford, in favour of Smoke Prohibition Bill. PUBLIC HEALTH (IRELAND)..-- By Mr. OROGAN, from Dublin, in tavourof a sanitary bill for Irelvid. BALE, &E., or BREAD BILL —Lesrd 1). STUART, from master bakers in Marylebone, against this bill. ATTORNEY'S CERTIFICATE DUTY.—Sir E. FILMER, from ii for abolition of this duty. PROTECTION OF Wouuw Mr. GIBSON, from Wesleyan methodists of Manchester, praying the house to adopt means to make the law more effective against trading in reduction, and in favour of this bill. ROYAL PAVILION (BRIGHTON) BILL. Oa the motion of Mr. Harriet the following gentlemen were appointed a select commit•ee on this bill :—Captain Pechell, Lord A. Hervey, Lord H. Vane, Mr. Frewen, Mr. Booths, Mr. Childers, Mr. Stafford, Mr. Hayter, Mr. Fuller, Mr. Headlsm, and flee members to be added by tke com mittee of selection. _ _ --------- DURATION OF PARLIAMENTS DILL. Mr. T. D'EYNt..OURT moved the second reading of this bill. . . . . Mr. S. ADAIR recommended his right hon. friend not to persevere with this bill at the present etcl period of the ses sion, more especially an it had already been under the consi deration of the house in conjunctisa with other measures, and had been negatived by implication. Subsequently to the passieg of the Reform Bill many measures were brought forward to improve the representation. Thoee measures were invariably poetpen d, but, though postponed, their importance had not been forgotten. Last year a measure for extending the franchise was mein brought forward by the bon. member for Montrose, and upon that occasion many liberal members, and himself amongst the number, refu-ed it their support, en the ground that the time for it bad not then arrived. He believed now, however, that circumstances had altered, and that it was their duty to press en such a measure upon the consideration of parliament, more especially since t h e principle of extend ing the franchise had been sanctioned by the noble lord at the head of the government. The motion now before the house affected the duration of parliaments; and here he must observe that they were attempting no novelty, and that he thought a bill of that nature might be poised with much advantage. He telt bound to express to the government the strong dissatisfaction ft It by the people at the rejection of every ensnare calculated to extend the franchise and im prove the representation. He trusted that tee noble lord would not persevere in such a course, and that next session tome measures would be adopted to give ifft ct to the very natural though long-postponed desires of the people for the extension of their political rights. The right hon. gentleman the Secretary for Ireland had in the present anion brought in a bill to extend the franchise in Ireland. That bill had been silently withdrawn ; but he hoped that next maims a measure comprehending both countries would be introduced by the government, and pass that house. (Hear.) Sir G. GREY entirely agreed with what bad been said by his noble friend at the head of the government when the motion was made for leave to bring in this bill, th.t there did not exist in the country any practical discontent or dissatisfaction with regard to the duration of parliaments. The right honouraLle gentlemen bed been praised for having left 'et blank in his bill, but though such a course might be prudent he did think that it would be vary desirable that they shouldlearn what the pro rwas to be. It was notorious that the average rl a l tion of parliaments had net exceeded six years. From 1826 to 1811 there were no less than six parlia ments, the average duration being only two years and a half. lie thought it was pretty evident, from the amanitas of the numbers oa the division when the bill was brought in, as well as from the present thin ettendence, that there was not very much interest on this subject throughout the country, and that public opinion did act wholesomely and beneficially upon members under the pre sent system. Believing that the arguments of his noble friend hid not been answered upon the introduction of the bill, he should not row say more than move that the bill be read a third time that day three months. Mr. GIBSON said the real answer to the noble lord's speech was the division that followed upon it; because, not withstanding the arguments which he used and the appeal made to the house, the house decided that the bill should be brought in; and he contended that it would not be treating the past proceedings of the house with respect if they were to decline now to discuss this measure calmly and in a manner becoming the importance of the subject. (Hem, hear.) Let him observe, too, that these divi sions were not quite accidental. Last session there was a majority in favour of the ballot—oh, quite an accident. This session, • majority for shortening the duration of parliaments—agaio, it was said, • mere accident. (Hear.) With regard to the question itself, he certainly did think that a seerter period of time far the duration of parliaments would be a very wholesome check on the pro smedings of that house ; and he thought that it had become more necessary now than It had ever been. Let them look at the greet ineteme of power possessed by the executive government. Look at the taxation of 60,000,0001. which they now levied, the patronage incidental to it, and at the large amount of patronage in crown lands and church livings, East Indies and colonial, all of which were means of corrupting and influencing members of the legislature, at least of raising the :r expectations. Ile said that as the power of influencing increased the case became stronger and stronger, that there should be more frequent appeals to the constituency, and a more wholesome control over members of pareament. He called upon the house, if they were sincere in their desire to prevent bribery and corruption at elec tions, not to lose eight of that comparative fixity of tenure by which they held their seats in that house. (Hear, hear.) He believed, moreover, that they would raise the enned character of members by such a measure as was now pro posed. It would be no logger necessary to make all those definite pledges which constituencies now called for; because they would know that their members must return to them in a comparatively short period, and again solicit their votes. But when a member was returned for six or seven years, it became necessary to look far into the distance, and to obtain pledges from gentlemen on measures not then, perhaps, before the country. He should support the second reading of the bill. Mr. BERNAL protested against the manner in which the right hon. gentleman attempted to bring the members of that house into contempt with the people, by imputing to them that they regula - ed their conduct with reference to the distribution of Treasury patrnage. lie denied meet em phatically that there was any justice in this charge. Mr. HUME apprehended that the Secretary to the Trea sury might, if he thought fit, tell a very dsfterent story from the hon. member for Rochester as to the nature and extent of treasury influence upon members of that house. Ills hon. friend might very well feel himself exempt from the imputation, and the great body of the house might be an ex ception to the principle, but no one who had sat any length of time in that assembly could be otherwise than aware that resistance to treasury seductions had been very far from an universal rule there. ar, hear.) He would make an earnest appeal to her Majesty's musters ; they had over and over again, rot only when in opposition, but in office, declared themselves the advocates of progressive reform of parliament, and more especially so the noble lord the occa sion of whose absence he much regretted ; but as to practical measures, they were standing still—neither introducing any such measures themselves., nor accepting the proposals of others. He for one must be distinctly understood as de claring that he could not continue to support a government which thus refused to effect all kinds of refirrtn—(laughter and cheers from the opposition benches)-1 government which would not advance one step towards thine great ob jects which so mein • preportion of their supporters de manded. Any other government would be preferable to such • set of men, even the most tory that could he got together—for then there would be a good chance of a large, united opposition, exacting those sound reform measures which the country required—whereas, cut up into all arts of sections, as the pious now was, the friends of reform were actually supporting a no-reform government. (Hear, hear.) This was the conviction to which facts had forced him, that until the friends of reform seceded from the present govern ment, and took up a position of their own, and voted wholly as they thought fit, no distinct movement in the right direc tion would be made. (Hear, hear.) The noble lord at the head of the government had admitted on • recent occasion that it was desirable that the suffrage should be 'wended to the working classes. If such was the noble lord's real opinion, why did he not act upon it ? (Hear, bear.) There were millions of men in this country upon whom the strength and prosperity of the state depended, but who were contumeliously excluded from any share in the representation, who were practically put beyond the pale of the constitution. This oppression he warned the government might be acted upon teo long. (Hear, hear.) Either the prevent government or tome other must go onward in the direction which the ge neral sense of the country indicated; he centred that in the course of the recess, the pressure of the people would be such as to convince the government of this necessity, for he would gladly see the men wno had effected the great reform of 1833 carry nut that measure to its com plete fulfilment. Let not England, ones the pioneer of freedom, be seen to stand still while all the rest of the world was advancing. (Hear, hear.) Mr. H. DRUMMOND—Oh, oh, here's mutiny in Oct asap. (Laughter.) Hon. gentlem-n over the way ars reedy to take office. But let hon. gentlemen be sure that the readiness to undertake the burden of government was almost always in inverse proportion to the capacity to sustain it—(hear, hear)—the capacity to rule was one of the rarest gifts of God to man. (Hear, bear.) As to the motion before the house, he was going to take an opposite coulee to that which he had here tofore taken. Before the Reform Bill he ad/meted the pro priety of returning to triennial parliaments, but having taken the liberty of exerci-ing his own eyes and oars, he had WWI to the opinion, looking at th t etre the house had been brought to since the pas ing of the Re form Bill, that it would be Impossible to conduct the pulite Nisi- es* ;Toped, if parliaments were reduced to three years ire duration. - - • • - church benefices of various kinds and degrees, without in flanging a body when It was so then] to a government to influence as the House of Commons, and as a matter of fact, it was perfectly well knows that this influence was exercised. (Hear, hear.) It were equally futile to say that • parliament of seven years gave no more occasion and opportunity for the exercise of this influence than a parlia- ment of shorter euration. (Hear, hear.) One thing was certain, that pledgee did not answer the theign of those who exacted them ; there had been notable examples within the last few years of members of that house turning round and voting in the very teeth of the principles they had started with. (Protectionist cheers.) The security against such conduct as this was that members should have to ap pear or re friquintly before their constituents. (Hear, hear.) As it was, the system of influence in operation in that house had Teetered it an appanage, a tool, to a large extent, or the influence predominant in the other chamber. (Hear.) He earnostly entreated the house to Ake steps to remove this crying evil ; for he could warn the house th unless the round; were speedily applied, the feeling which was growing up in the country against the misgovernment of that house would, in the excitement of its inevitable triumph, not only destroy the abuses which had created it, but might prove dangerous to the long-existing institutions of the country. - -• • - • • Mr. WILLIAMS supported the motion. As to pledges, be considered that those who exacted, and those who gave, them, should be alike deprived of the franchise. Captain BERKELEY called upon the leaden of the opposition to xptain ti.eir views on this sukject. He cape d. sired to know from the hon. mtmb-r for Bucks, whether he adhered to the address which, rime years ago, he issued to the electors of Wycombe, and in which he warmly advocated the propriety of returning to what he called the " rood old fashion" of triennial parliaments. For himself, be (Captain Berkeley) should most cordially support the motion. - Lord D. STUART supported the motion. Colonel SALWEY, who sly ks from the opposition benches, said that the contrast between the f irmer profes sions of On mini.ters, and their acts as • government, wee, indeed, deplorable. They bad abanchred their principles and the p ople ; and, for himself, distasteful as to him were the principles of those among whom he bad now taken his seat; °dicta as toryism was t I him; still more detestable to him was the miserable, spurious whiggery of the men on th. Treasury benches, who, in their fancied security, east to the winds all principle, all herd to pub lic opinion. (Hear, hear.) In his opinion, no honest liberal should continue to sit even on the same side of the house with the whigs. (" Hear, hear," and laughter.) If he were asked why, entertain ing these sentiments, be bad nut voted the othi r ni4ht with the hon member for Bucks, his reply was, that he had not voted with the hon. gentle men gimp) , Leann the hon. gentleman assailed the prin ciples of free trade. Had the hon. gentleman attacked the government on any other ground, he should have voted with him. (Hear, hear.) As to the Septennial Act, he consi dered it one of the most &ringer:meg of usurpation that had ever disgraced this country—as a measure which was at tne root of all the bribery and corruption which dishenound the parliamentary annals. (Hear, hear.) Mr. KERSHAW supported the motion. Mr. CAMPBELL, as an independent member, denied thnt the members of the government had ever given a pre text for identifying themselves with triennial parliament., or with the charter. The home divided. The numbers were—Fier the motion 67 Agtinst it 132-75 SMOKE PROHIBITION BILL. On the motion for the committal of this bill being read, Mr. ROEbUCK opposed it, and moved that it be read • second time that day three months. The state of science was far from being so advanced as to enable manufacturers to effect the object of the measure, a•d therefore, tor the present at all events, its enactment would only result in the oppressive harsasiug of manufacturers, and in the inteirup tion of trade. Alderman COPELAND seronded the amendment. Sir G. STRICKLAND suggested the withdrawal of the lemurs for the present. Mr. BANKES supportcd the bill. Sir C. BUItRELL mentioned an instance of a manufac tory on Lord Greavenor's estate, in which the measures taken in order te cousume the smoke had been success:lth Mr. BRIGHT slid that there were two or three reasons why he objected to this bill. In the first place, the first clause was one which was worded in a manner which would prevent the bill being of any use except to annoy those with whom it would interfere ; and he asked the Attorney-Ge neral to express his opinion on this point. If the hon. member would tura his attention to the last three lines of the first clause, he would find the word opaque " men tioned, about which there was the greatest difference of opinion. He was not sure whethersmoke being oraqueer not might not depend on the colour of the sky beyond it, on the dill •rent cirewns'auces of temperature, and on the different positions in which it wee seen by an informer. The clause said of that opaque smoke shall not be permitted to issue from any chimney of a furnace for any longer pried of time than is bona fide necenary for the kindling of the fire of such furnace." With regard to the greater proportion of furnaces to which this bill would apply, this did not meet the case ; the smoke was not caused by any process of kindling the fire, because, in the manufacturing districts, fires were not allow, d to gee out ex cept once in two or three weeks, when the boiler and flues were being enlisted. It was necessary, even when a steam engine wee not at work, and during the night, that than should be steam in the boiler to heat the manufactory end premises. The smoke was not made when the fire was being kindled ; that so rarely happened that it was not with thinkieg of ; it was when the fire was being stirred up ; whtn fresh coals were being placed upon it—and there were a multitude of cases in which, from the overloading of steam engine', from the defective ratan of the draught, and from the mew *luny of what is termed WI- r roo n for rais'ng a sufficient steam easily, it wee absolutely necessary to roke up the male; and smoke would be caused under all pos. Bible circumstances. He defied any two men to come to any settled opinion as to what time was necessary. He believed that extravagant statement at the openirg of the bill, as to its being expedient to take measures to prevent this injury to the health and comfort of the people which was ow sinned by the smoke issuing from certain chimneys and fur naces, was a gross exaggeration. It was not stated that the health of towns was any the worse in consequence of the existence of manufactories and the prevalence of that smoke which manufactories produced. The hon. member for Lymington was an anxious to pass the bill that he was not very particular whether he included any body or nobody. He excluded theconstituents of the hon. member for Sheffield, and he (Hr. Bright) was not sure that if he set on the other side of the house, lie should not be excluded slam If it were true that smoke could be prevented at a moderate esteems,, awl that it would be an actual saving to the pr , prieten of these furnaces, he was quite sure that such was the competi tion amongst the itehmecturers of this country, such the anxiety t 3 save money, and such the anxiety also to purify the atmosphere and benefit the public, that these projects, If feasible would have spread throughout the who , e of the trade; but when there were fily different methods of doing this, teed not ore of these had been found applicaVe to the great variety of furnaces that existed, be thought it might be fairly taken that hitherto eciecce had not discovered a mode of putting an end to the smoke nuisance, except such se mule it almost impossible for manufacturers to submit to it ,• and he could give several cases in which the bill would be unable to be worked, because it was impossible for the most ingenious magistrate, or the greatest num ber of witnesses to prove who was the guilty party. He was acquainted with a case which would bet this bill at defi ince. He knew a mill in which there was no chimney, but the smoke parsed through underground tunnels into another chimney, and issued with the smoke belonging to quite a different firm, How would it ho pos4file to say who was resooneible for this:smcke ? He knew a case in which 12 or 16 boilers and furnaces connected with three different wills were brought by different flues into a large chimney. If a 1111106 had nothing to do but watch the CMS cern, it would be impossible to discover who made the smoke, and who was responsible under the clauses of this bill. He thought the house would cot consult its dignity by legis lating on matters of this kind. Mr. CUBITT said that be was desirous of getting rid of this nuisance, but although he felt strongly on the subject, he had found that he could not consume the smoke generated in the process of hie works. Science was making great strides, and he hoped to see the day when it would be accomplished. Mr. LABOUC HERE said that if the hon. gentleman the member for Lymingten should think it expedient, in the face of the oppontion which had been made to the bill to go into committee, he should also feel it his duty to go into the committee. Mr. THORNELY repeated the suggestion which he bad made on a former °melon, that these regulations should be left to the municipal corporations, and the gem rnment of the bOroughs and towns. It would be infinitely better that local authorities should compel the consumption of smoke where it could be done, than thee the house should pass a general bill to affect the whole country. Mr. SPOONER coincided in this proposition. There was not a single process of manufacture which might net come before the house, and claim exemption, making this a bill nominelly prot ibiting, but really exempting, everything. Mr PARKER said, that after what had taken place, it could not be expected that the bill in its present state would become law. Before the house meddled with this subject, they ought to he perfectly cert dn what they could do, and whit of ry veld not do. He rather took the opinions of gen ,flemen in trade than the gentlemen to whom his right hen. friend had referred, and he understood from those who were ' connected with the town which he represented, that in deal ing with metals, the regularity of the plans was such that it wee next to impassible to dr. et what was desired, without putting a stop to all manufacture. Mr. SANDARS referred to the opinion of an engineer of great eminence, that ft was praetictble, without any serious anuoyance te the owners of steam boilers, to reduce the quan tity of am lee to such a point as no longer to annoy the public. He therefore considered it desirable to go into com mittee. Mr. H. CARTER said that this was peculiarly a case for keel legislation. He thought it would be arbitrary to apply • isolated engines, se elcularly in agricul- NI 6! 03t 17i 1211 31 i i Ifif f 3 1,1 Mil 19 8 1; ft directly. This wu a mere question of pounds, shillings, and piece. Taking into consideration the report of the committee of the house, there could exist no doubt that it wu reasonable, at • small expense, to put an end to the smoke arising horn :hese furnaces. Mr. LACY observed th.tt there was a local bill in Man chester, and he asked the hon. member whether nine tenths of the awoke had not been abated since the pulsing of that bill ? Mr. BRIGHT said that that was by no means the fact. His principal objection to the bill was that a general rule Gould not be applied in the same manner as municipal re gulations. Mr. DUNCAN opposed the bill as calculated to impose a fresh restriction on the manufacturing interest. The house then divided—For the motion B3 Against it 6l-19 The house then went Into committee on the bill. Clause 1. Di fining "opaque emoke." Mr. BRIGHT was anxious to know what was meant by "opaque smoke." Mr. MACKINNON defined it to be "smoke tkat you eeuld not Fee through." (Laughter.) Mr. VILLIERS demanded a clearer definition. The house had asked tar a definition, and the hon. member bad given them a joke. (Rear, hear.) Mr. WALPOLE objected that this was not the time to take the objection. Mr. BRIGHT thought it important that the meaning of the words should be wiled at once; otherwise, they might be laying a trap for thousands of persons. Mr. kIACKINNON bad meant no disrespect to the hor. member for Wolverhampton in tis former explanation. What be really meant was that opaque smoke was neither pellucid nor transparent.. (Laughter.) - Mr. ROEBUCK mid that there was no such thing as smoky that you could not me through. The clause involved a point upon which no two magistrates would come to a similar decision. (Hear, bear.) Mr. MACKINNON said that the clause was precis ly similar to the clauses in all local acts far the preventim of smoke. Mr. RICARDO was not satisfied with the explanation of the hon. member far Lyosington._ 1 After an obeervation from Mr. ROERVCK, Mr. LABOUCHERE thought that more difficulty had been raised about this point than in reality existed. Any man of common sense would easily understand what was opaque smoke ; if not, the bill would be a dead letter. The better way, however, would be to defer the dissuasion on this point until they came to the interpretation clause. Mr. NE WDEGATE feared that there would be great difficulty in deciding the question. Mr. WYNN said the question could not red for decision with the magistrate, but with the informer. (liter, hear.) An informer might at stay time swear that he bad den pique smoke issu'n; from a factory, and the proprietor would be at his mercy. (liter, hear.) Mr. DUNCAN felt that as a magistrate he would have great difficulty in deciding upon eases prosecuted under this clause. No doubt hundreds of informers would erring up in the factory districts. (Hear, hear.) Mr. BRIGHT said that it wan quite cleat the President of the B lard of Trade looked upon this as an insurmount able difficulty. He (Mr. Bright) concurred with the right , hon. member for Montgomery as to the risk likely to arise 1 from 'nforraers. Take a case. An informer passing through a district, saw what he called opaque smoke, and brought the case before a magistrate. The manufacturer could bring na rebutting evidence, the subject-matter being of a most transitory character, and, consequently, he would be at the merry of the informer. The better way would be to leave the matter to the ordinery law under which the offendiog party might be prosecuted for a nuisance ; and the neigh bouring inhabitants could give evidence to the fact. lie sheuld prop, se that the clause be postponed. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that the clause was most inartificially drawn, and would leave the manufacturer completely at the mercy of the informer. If his hon. fri nd wished to mike the bill j ust and efficient, he must define rmoke as amounting to a nuisance, or he must require the informer, in the first instance, to give notice to the manufacturer, and not to prosecute, except in the case of continued disobe dience to the law. (Hear, hear.) Mr. ROEBUCK moved that the chairman report progress. He did so in ord. r to give his hon. friend time completely to reconstruct his bill. The CHAIRMAN suggested that a clause that had once been amended iu committee, could not be postponed. The hon. mother might move its rejectisn. Mr. BRIGHT expressed his readiness to do to. Mr. HEADLAM said there were many CAM in which opaque smoke inflicted no injury or even inconvenience. In such case it would ba hard to put the manufacturer to the ex • penso of the new apparatus. Mr. RICARDO warned the boa. member for Lyming ton, that the iemedy provided by his bill might be worse than the disease. On a canal esith which ho was connected, there was a tunnel in which the directors bad recently em ployed a steam-tug. The smoke became so inconvenient that [no apparatus contemplated by this fill was adopted to consume the smoke, but the vapour produced by the I rcerss was so deleterious, that they were obliged, after sonic trill's, to revert to the old method. The hon. member should take care, lest in getting rid of the smoke he produced a wenn, evil. (Hear, hear.) Sir J. GRAHAM said, that if he had been present at the committee up stairs, when the introduction of this bill was the subject of a division, he should certainly have voted with the minority. (Hear, hear.) The bill was moat carelessly drawn. sod the present clause was manifestly absurd. lie was of opinion that they could not epply a remedy to the nuisance complained of without seriously interfering with some most important branches of our manufactures. (Hear, hear.) The only effectual remedy for smoke nuisance was that at common law, when the parties offeteling might be brought fairly before 'jury. He should vote for the motion to report progress. After a few words from Mr. E. DENISON against, awl Mr. MACKINNON in WOW' of the bill, Mr. WALPOLE opposed the motion for reporting progress. Mr. BOUVERIE considered that to prevent all delete rious vapours from chimneys would be to prevent ewn bu•tion altogether. Mr. BANKES supported the clause, believing that some thing was necessary to give effect to the common law in put ' ting an end to the smoke nuisance. Sir J. GRAHAM was the more convinced the more he heard of the grave objections to the measure. It appeared that those who used the improved machinery for pees-ening epaqle smoke produced a vapour fatal to human life, and would become liable to punishment under another construc tion of the law. He repeated, that when the smoke amounted to a nuisance, a remedy now existed under the common law. He looked upon the measure ne prejudicial to manufactures, many of which could not be carried on without a great emission of smoke, and should therefore decide in favour of the motion for reporting progress. Mr. LABOUCHERE did not concur in the opinion of the right hon. baronet. Dr. Mayfair and Sir H. De la Beebe had riven it se their opinion that It was practicable, by the application of a simple and inexpensive means, to prevent opaque smoke in menufacturieg towns, and had expressed themselves favourable to such means being used. Placing every confidence in that opinion, he (Mr. Labouchere) was favourable to the principle of the bill. At the same time he agreed with the Attorney-General that in its present shape it would be impracticable, and, as the session was now too far advanced to allow of due consideration being given to a new bill on the subject, he hoped the hon. gentleman would consent to withdraw the measure altogether. Mr. C. VILLIERS observed that the right hon. gentle man appeared not to have read the report of the philosophers he referred to to the end, for at the close of thew report Sir H. De la B. the and Dr. Playtair stated that they found there were very great difficulties in legislating—difficulties which they had found to increase rather than diminish daring their investigation. The report of the philosophers, therefore, was against legislation on the subject. He sub mitted that ths re was only one practical way of carrying out the object (and that would be a tyrannical one), viz., to com pel every manufacturer to build his furnace sem ding to the plan which it was said did exist for preventing the nuisance complained of. Sir G. GREY urged upon the hon. member (Mr. Mac kinnon) not to divide, and, after some further conversation, the hon. gentleman consented to the chairman reporting progress, which was done ; the committee to be resumed on Wednesday se'nnight. POOR LAW UNION CHARGES. The holm went into committee on this bill, but on Capt. Pechell intimating that he had several amendment+ to pro pose, Mr. Baines consented to postpone the bill until a future day. COUNTY RATES AND EXPENDITURE BILL. On the order of the day for resuming the proceedings on the second reading of this bill, Sir J. PAIIIITOTON stated that it was not his intention to persevere in his opposition to the measure. Mr. HUME observed that his only object was to give some control to the ratepayers. Mr. STAFFORD would never sit in that house and hear hon. gentlemen opposite assert the principle of the connexion of representation with taxation without reminding them of their having assisted in naming a law f imposing without representation a tax of 10 per cent. on Irish property. He therefore denounced the assertion of that principle as mere clap-trap. Mr HUME wax not aware of anv inconsistency of which he bad been guilty. The hon. gentleman seemed to ("raft that when a person was sick he must have medicine. (Hear, hear, and a kugh.) Ireland was in that unhealthy state that she required very strong medicine, and it was no proof that he and others were indisposed to do justice to that cluntry, or that they were not sincere is their assertion of the principle that representation and taxation should go to. gather, because in an extreme case they bad consented to apply to Ireland a measure for which there was no necessity, and which was therefore intpplicable to England. The amendments proposed at the previous debate on the second reading of the bill, were then agreed to, and the bill was read a second time. PROTECTION OF WOMEN El Fe r :i'