The Express. — London, England, 1849-03-22 00:00:00

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After the departure of my despatches of list night the Assembly recorded a most important vote. The clubs are interdicted. This decision was made at a late hour last evening by a majority of 378 to 359.1 This majority is small, but not the less decisive. The question kis now assumed a new aspect. By the project originally proposed by the government, the clubs would have been simply interdicted ; but as no definition of the term " club' was i eluded in the project, all public meetings whatever might thus hue ken understood to have been forbidden. To meet this objection, an amendment was proposed, in which the government acquiesced, dee'artog that caolonal public meetings held for determinate poli tical purposes, such as to petition the legislature, or to discus particular grievances, should not be held to be clubs within the meaning of the law. The vote of last nigho, however, was confined to the simple inter diction of the clubP. _ _ Much mu °einem, has been creates by the course taken by the more violent section of the Assembly, consisting of the party of the Mountain, in reference to the vote of yesterday declarirg the interdiction of the clubs. Tat party now effa et. to take to share in the proceedings of the Assembly, having declined to vote in the first division tc-day, on the second pert of tke project. Having thus abdicated their functions as represen tatives, it is feared Viet some violent proceedings out side the Assembly may be contemplated. Another slight fall took place at the Bonne to-day, the Fives awing at 8223, and the Threes at 5210. In the National Assembly to-day the debate on the clause of the law for the suppression of the clubs, ex planatory of the term " club," was taken. M. Cre misax, the reporter of the committee, stated that the vote of yesterday declaring the interdiction of the clubs was, in the judgment of the majority of the committee, a violation of the constitution, and that in coexquenos of it the majority of the committee withdrew their project, and had decided to take no part in the debate as members of the com mittee. The explanatory clause proposed was, that " public and political meetings not permanent, and which should take place for a special obj. et, should not be considered as clubs." On this clause a rote was taken, when only 422 members were found to have voted. The president then declared that, 500 members not having voted, a new vote must be had. On the second vote 402 only voted, and a new vote par omit nominal was ailed for. On this impel several members were silent. Great agitation prevailed in the Assembly, but several members who had not voted in the earlier votes answered to their names, amongst whom we observed MM. Cavaignac, Pagnerre, Marrast, and Cremieux. The result of the' last vote was 464 for and 150 against the clause, winch was accordingly adopted. A vote was then takes on the ensemble of the article, which showed 404 for and 303 against it, and the ensemble of the article was therefoee declated to be adopted. M. Duceux interrupted the proceedings of the As sembly "to signalise a serious danger which threat sued the republic." He then produced and read two circulars emanating from an electoral committee in the Rue Faubourg St. Honore, which could not, be emtended, be acting without the knowledge . of go "men_ t, if it were not formed under its auspices. there re circulars quired the electors to demand of „_ n Madidates " absolute devotion to the Bonaparte finial, the only one worthy to reign in France, and to take for programme theme words, " Empire eleclif el !freamial." M. 0. Barret declared " That he was ignorant, until that moment, of the existence of both tins committee and the circulars. No electoral Meamittee was authorised or acted in connexion with the government, and the honourable member eight to have given notice to the govern ment of the facts, and tot, by making them ithjetta of intcrpellation, create a scandal in the As sembly. The government well do its duty against eveff violation of the constitution." The debate on the law spinet clubs was then con tkeed, and was proceeding when oar reporter closed his despatches. Since the above was written I learn that a meeting of the minority who oppose clubs took place this morn , Deputies. The subject of di the party ooght net to abstain in the further deba•es or divisi. tba law. M. Germ:aux sappori Renard sa!d that such o c uraa • very grave responsibility, and adopted ; that it would seriously public tranquillity; that it would render impossible all pro- ceedings in the Assembly, dud' the re • sinthr of the hones would not couritute a legal quorum. The roasting adopted they views, and agreed to vote, bat to use all their efforts to brirg about the rejection of the lsw when its esseeratle d be pr . opssed. It wee also swag to draw up and rain a protest against the ieaiaiea of the A•s.mbly. M. Gerald's arc,rdingly iMistook this; bat his protest was found too mode rato. and M. Pascal Duprat was charged to prepare soother. The party of the rtiguntain likewire agree i to pro: teat, and M. Lausennais was ocanmissioned to draw up their protestrtion. Notwithstanding these decisions a great number finally abstained from voting. The French jourta+s this morns. g fully confirm the intelligence which I sr nt you last evening, in contradic tion of the report that the Austrian government had purr based the Egyptian Beet. It &piens that the overtures of the court or Vienna were completely frustrated by the energe Vc remonstrances or' M!s. Barra area Murray, the Engli.h aid French cansuls at Alexandria. The Journal des Debate of tlis morning, hav'ng funic - d this subjtet lays : " The curious information we receive from the shores of the Adriatic on the state of the imprial fleet on that station suffie:ently explains the desire of the end of Vienra to increase its effective naval f,rce by purchasing the Egyptian fleet, which it would man at Coustantinop'e with Reagan senora." Toe rise which took place at the Bourse yesterday, and which I reported in my despatch cii last evening, was occasioned by a report, ci• enlisted and credited, that the armistice between the Austrians and Pied montese had been renewed at the ii.tareession of Ge neral Pellet, who was recently despatched by the French government on a pac fic mins:on to Turin. The departure of General Pellet, however, was too recent to allow of such a maul', nod the rumour was, consequently, altogether without foundation, and is declared to be so by the semi-nfficial journals of the government this mornirg. According to the mo►t recent acmunts, the Anstriars were conceotrat•ng at the reared points to the Piedmontese frontier, on the road from Milan tr Turin, wh le the Piedmontese army was collecting round A'exandria. It is said that the proposition of which General Pellet is the bearer, is an offer on the part of France sod England to guarantee to Piedmont the duchies of Parma and Modena, with the line of the Adda as a frontier. There is not, however, the lent hope that each a proposition would be accepted by either larty; it would assuredly be rejected by Austria. Yu; Iloacs 21.—Mow Lem, •—; Tim par Cats., 62; Ma per Coats., 42 u ; Wes tam. ——; Fads. —; 116111•6 Ylsas. tN4 M 4; Do. 1643, —; Du. Two.aad.a.lialt, —; Nagar idadas, Loaa. 6 , 3 ; lessanY bemak Doak Sham Isalsaapt sa Leedom 30 days, 30•114 sash ;SO days, 2346 ash. Daiwa». —lllrla sad Odom, 1143 34; Paris sad Iteass, ; Masa sal Dam. re ; p ar aw ri fdanadka, 206; Stra.boors sad Isla. 166 ; Claim ), 343; Yams mad Daalagsa, —; Ilsears; al 76; MD. YORK the trppreseion of the Z l 5 Ong, in the Chamber of disenution was, whether n from tilting an, part uil ne on the articles of totted this opinion. M. e would be attended with should nut be light'7 asly endanger the public .11 SPAIN. In the Chamber of ll!putits of Madrid on the 15th inst., a propo.ition was made by M. Torre Orgsz, and some other deputies, to the effect that no authorisation &mild be grant td to the ministers until the vote on the budirtt; but, being opposed by the minister of Public instruction, the mot'ou was withdrawn. The rest of the sitting was occupied with a debate on the law on banks. Mass" Kura IL—Three par Oaaaa, 211 account ; after Palma, Illarsh. Ma par Omer, 101 paper ; ohm nobs, I 0 cask. Pau. Ntidraft Si pew; altar Mr, I 15.16 arab. Caws,. 6e. Treasury ISsabaage ea loodas. SO. - ITALY. SARDINIA.—The Ctneordia of Turin, of the 17th inst., says: "The King Chutes Any rt has arrived at Alexandria." The Cumber of Deputies on the 16th inst., voted the voluntary losn by 111 to 7, and also an aut hority to the government to receive the public revenues clueing the whole of the month of April for the ex peons of the state. By an ordobnance of the Prince Eugene of Savoy, a levy en inane of all eit•uns be. tween 18 and 40 able to carry arms is proclaimed throughout the Lombardo-Venetian provinces. The Senate of Turin had parei, ahnost unanimously, a law for the mobilisation of the National Guard. ROMAN STATES.—Letters from Rome of the 121 h announce that the Executive Government had arrested Cardinal Beangelais, Archbishop of Ferino, accused of being a reactionary leader. LOMBARDY.—Puma, which had been aban doned by the Austrians, was occupied by the Pied montese. Tte appal% nt intention of the Austrians was to advance on Tulin, which would seem to have been left. undefended by the Piedniontete. It appeared probable, therefore, that the Piedmontese geaeral considered the demonstration of Radetski against Turin to be a ruse. NAPLES.—It is reported that the ministry have applied to the king to dissolve the chambers. SlClLY.—Letters from Naples, of the 10th inst., say the ultimatum has been butted in the streets and public places of Palermo. GERMANY. PRUSSIA.—Oar correspondent writes : BERLIN, MARCH 19. This was a great day in the Second Chamber. To detain you as little as possible with mere formalities, it was agreed to &smog the address as a whole, and not by paragraphs. Toe first speaker was Vert Berg, but as tho speeches of Jacoby and Waldeck were those which fixed almost exclusively the attention of the house and the crowded trtbunee, I shall proceed at once to them. _ _ _ • _ Jecoby roes after Count Renard, whose cmcladiog words will serve by way of introduction That there exists no suck chasm between the people and the king is proved by the now general enthusiasm for the unity of Germany, which looks tor a rating dynasty to " the king by God's grace." (Cheers from right, laughter on left.) I hold it our duty at least te fill up every trace that yet re mains of this cleft. In the English navy there is drawn through every ash!' a scarlet thread ; the address of D'Ester winds round the throne a broad red band. (Cheers on right, ironical cheese on leg.) Jacoea —I most express myself wholly against the pro ject of address, because it seems to me based upon wrong premises, namely, that the odsoyed coustitation u valid sta tute law, or will undue* to the re-establishment of the public welfare. It seems to me neither the place nor the time to speak to us is this sort. Not the pleat, because this important decision cannot be so opportunely expressed is an address which gim no occasion for it; sot the time, because the tested austitutioo, which the king has sworn to, is still in force. 13,th the origin and substance of the constitution are against the project of address. The geode of odroying contradiebt the national and atonal ca well as positive right The right of the people to co-operation in the work of legislation, which is acknowledged in the law of April 6, is infringed, while the will of a single menu is thrust by the help of *zee upon the community. The right of the majority has been math dwelt upon. This right is the foundation of the constitution, but has its limits ; it can not turn black into white, any more than it can deny that the constitution has been given act in the way of law bat by force, and the apology it, that it hasa been dose so for self-preservation. It is held that the people has reeognisfd the constitution by making the elections under it. I will not here renew the dispute whether the grant is an act of self-preservation or the start ing -point of a wide-epread cionspiracy of diplomatists. I will, to me a uhihterial exproseismOsave this question to the judgment of impartial history. Peopletalk of recognition by Ow people; this assembly is, however, the only legitimate organ, sad we have not yet expressed this recognition, nor are we le the position to do so Dohs* the work of revisioe, se people have thous to call it, be cameludth. In regard to the substance of the ecestitatiew, I sli t i ss eal say that it 'airiness the two most impsehmt patina. which have, since the revolution of Ilseekihmel Meognition, namely, equality of rights grA solloreaumnat ; the first through the establishment of the bet distmliwt and the second through a privilege of the ~. I lowiriving and taxation, which eves Ware Nara wen a *kg nphened of. So long as the sanstltstima lees art mem the MI OW* of legislation and self.tasedon by the peep* we mitt not to give our sanction to it; and without our uneaten, the constitution has no validity whatever. The question is, whether we stand here as free men, or free only at the pleasure of the "king by God's gran ? " After Scherer of Doserldorf bad spoken in favour of the constitution, Welds& mounted the tribune, and said: We of this side (left) desired to avoid this dispu'e about principles, on whisk account we protested against the address. Do you really believe you have robbed the people of their rights beams you have seeks them away in the address? Yon are mistaken. In the sesetialtionthe right of atropin, is sanctioned, and niobium sass nkeelawa without the chain ben ; finally, all hafinimatal *hiers sannoed by them OFlgtll 801.] LONDON, THURSDAY, MAR. 22.1840. [THREEPENCF. arbitrary measures, which seem by the way to have come bats mime of late, as wet see by Austria. Hos the people chosen you to lega'ise this wrong prooedure. (Murmers on the right.) Were it so, and were you so commissioned by )oar 4sita eketors, thous must I °apply to you the worded the historian, "Buses in pert/ilium." Behave as yea will, the people sent you hem to d, their work; and if you purposely botch their work, to them you will have to an swer. At the close of your labours of mill m you will have to ask yourselves whether you will al low resolutions so perilous to liberty to female. On your decision depends oar future. Do yen believe that you wit ever free your hound hands e'se from these men (pointing to the ministers) ? As little will they ever take off the state of siege unless you form them to it. Yon say the National Amiably is dissolved, and it, right extinct. Yee, gentlemen, it has been dissolved, but the people have expressed their judgment on that fact, and so exprefeed it that m ist o: the members of the National Assembly may be perfectly contented. The constitution question is the only Mae point in the address. All the rest is ea empty answer to empty propositions. Our position reminds one of the position of those ministers, is a small constitutional country, who asked their prince, on the OCCASiOII of one of hie orders, ." Sire, live we M a constitutiocal land ?" Se could we ray to the ministers, Are you constitutional ministers?" Our duty is to say the lull truth, not only to the peogde but abo to the king. This is the use of a public tribune and press. The address-project is a mere scheme to return to the old situatioo._ _ _ . lees for mosey. Exchequer Billa of March, 38a. to 39.. premium, and June, 38g. to 41s. premium. The flatness of the English market has partially extended to the foreign ',cuticle,. Mexican Bondi are quottid 32i to 3. Brazilian, 80 to 2. Buenos Ayres, 38 to 40. Chilian, 94 to 7. Ecuador, 3t to 4. Portuguese, 27 to 8. Spanish, 101 to 171. The Holub Two-ard-a-Half per Cents., 474; and the Four per Cents., 774 to 4141L1811 FUNDS. irk @teak MA r 6 Cm tar Are.. nap 8 pat Ct. M. Atm.. thus 1 3 3/ 6 4 Ca, 66861Mard,914.t0 3 per (A Cosa Atm.. 471 9 Mettamer 36M, Jum, M. M 4199 90Otst108r pcNint, rO5 Amalie 19,984 72 8 1 per Cwt. (Meads Ma. 19 29 Mr Co. We. boob". 94 2 armada Deferred 1146.. 81 4 gm OM. ditto 6me Ct Itickm, 1964, 314 3 2 Ar ti L . 1681999914:t 1144.,89 2 4 m/9 OIL PmMais IM.. 4$ OP am . fr Cu,,. 27 8 Kamm i d s.. .. 88 40 6 iTtr i lltne l l .. 96.., 101 3 131/1139 BM Ditto . 161 in •• 139198 M. 1 3 par a d llat. SI 304 kmilor M... 11 - 4 I 986866 Ha; , 9.r Co. Dsol.b Bd. ft 71 14m, 14m1.• /M.. 31 4 24 me OLDuteb Be., 76 79 per a. llMatoes .4. , .. 33 4 prat Mull 01419.. 4 In 84 6 , oiammla Deferred /386..84 9 RAILWAYS.—The share market has lost the firmness it had acquired yesterday, and scarcely any hininers his been done this mo-ning ; the only czarina is London and North Westerns, which mair.tien the price of yesterday', 134. Midland", 7811. Great Westerns, 94 to I. South Eastern', 23 to I. Eastern Counties, 9.1 to 10. There is mutely anything t, notice in French shares, the quotations standing the some as yesterday. Von Bodelachwingh (ex-minister) followcd. and after him D'Erter. TLe ►perch of Von Viocke, the report.r of the committee on the address, closet the sitting. The chamber broke up at half-past 3. Te reports of tire arms which I meet oned night created much alarm, and a great military ►tir followed. But beyond the arrest of a few drunken fellows nothing come of it. To-day all is completely quiet. Not only a heap of amendments have been pro posed by the oppr sition of the Second Chamber to the address, but two eepsrate addresses, one by D'Ester and supporters and another by Bodbertu•, Unruh, and others, have been drawn up and submitted. FRANKFORT.—Our intelligeace from this c;ty reaches to the 20th inst., on which day the adjourned debate on the completion of the constitution end the choice of an emperor was nonmed. The discussion ha again been aajoarned on the 19th. Two Austrian members have vacated their seats,on the groond that, after the promulgation of the Aust•ian constritulon in Austria, they aid not consider that they ought to remain any longer in the National Assembly at I.rank fort. It is believed that other Austrian members will follow their example. The note cf the Prussian gov.roment to their ministers at German courts is as follows : SALMI RITECTED UP 10 TWO Taut DAT IN LONDON. frasteeders pikes will los lowed hi kat page.) 18.11,442.8.. & Z. 311 ., i I Lomita sad Greenwich, • • Lae. 6 N. West. Iliftle. $4 Chester and Holyhead, 131 Midland, 711 14 Do. Pref. 121 Do. SOL OoesoL Pref., 171 17 E. Anglian 231., L. and E. and L. Norfolk Our. 3 pee Ct.. 174 end D.. 31 es new North British, HI es die and ex Do. 3/.los. II per Ct. Pref., 24 ex new Do. Thirds, 41 ex die it et new E. Cocottes, 101 Pi North StalloedAire, aq 6 Do. New 6 rut blli Oaf. Wore., It Wolv 216 Do. PIM.. 6 per test., 4 p Read., 00d., k Be ad., 141 Grist Northern, II Royston and Illtehtn, 34 Gt. S. and W. (Ireland), 344 Shropshire Uninn, 21 Great Western, 944 Yost, News., h her., 25 Do. QIILI 13 6 Do. (Orig. Newe. It Su), 4 Do. New 171.. 134 4 D o . (Newe. Es.), 174 11l 241 Hull and Selby, 99 Pork and N. Midland, 46 Lane. ft York. MU, 61 ex die Do. Z. and W. HU. Ext., 231 3 Do. W. R. U , 41 ea die Lunnabotug, 1 London and Sladtwall, 31 4 Northern °Change, 101 i Loa. & ft. Western. 37 Roses and Havre, 111 Do. New 301., 296 Tours sad Nuke, 24 Do. Thirds, 144 1 LIVERPOOL BA Glasgow and Ayr, 30 Gt. Northers, et las. ed. d Lan. k York. 321. sh., 74 d Dr. Pref., 116*. 9d. p Do. Fifths W. N. U.. 41 d Lost& N. Western New Qrs., 3 U. Is. 3d. p Do. Fifths, 61 p Do. (Hodder*. C. k L), 274 Do. Halves, 94 Li& 31Aacs 21. Midland, 79i Do. Ham, 8,1 Shrews. & awe. (101. Pref. Guar. 8 per Coot.), 121 B. N. and Diner, No. 4, 71 York, New., & Bald* Eaten. Nos. 1 mod 2, 2 €1 Do. (0.14. E. Pur. ), Dobilsoad Mint Jo., 30 J d The imperial Austrian government, through their ambas sador at ibis court, have commuatcated the propositions which they forwarded on 'he 27th ul'. to Frankfort, in the shape of instructions to their plenipotentiary with reference to the formation of a director) as the supreme central execu tive. It is highly satisfactory to the king's government to find that Austria is also endeavouring to come to an under standing with Frankfort —a line of conduct &truck out by us. We cheerfully declare the we are seedy to examine Omit propoeitions most attentively, and the royal ph niPe tentiary Frankfurt will be provided wi.h sufficient instruc tions in order to enter upon the examination and discussion of them; and we ex,re s, the h •pe that they will tend to the oro moting a good understandusg between the government and the National Assembly, a goal which we have alwas • had in view. We doubt not but that the other German governments which have, either directly or indirectly, cognizance of the Aus trian propritions, will be ready to adopt a similar line a conduct. 1 beg of your excellency, therefore, to express to the government to which you are accredited, the wish on the p rt of the king's cabinet that the government would issue to their plenipotentiary in Frankfort the mammy instructions for duly par iaipating in the examination of these propmitioos. (Signed) COUNT ANNUL Berlin, March 10, 1849. The statement that hostilities will not recommence lumen's= E. Loamhire New, 74 d Great Northern. 9 d Lan. & York. F:fthe, 31 5.11 Do. SM. (lets Eaten.), Ti 4 d Do. 91. R. U., 44 d Do. (Pres. & Wyre Gear.), 62 BIRMINGHAM Nor:11 Staffordrb re 31 d Shrews. Pref., 17 p ILES. Nam' 21. Loa. and N. Western M. and B. I Qrs. (c). 34 Do. Lk 2/. Branches. 111.5.,224 Nan., She., sad Liao. (Sher. and Lt d N. Staturdohire, 2346 d MU. Mimes 21. I South Stalordakdre o 31 d LEEDS E. Lem. New, 74 In Dd. d Do. Pref., p Great Northern, 9 d Do. (II), tea. Caledoelans, 211 I, lissom 21. New Thksks,l7l 27 d York k Newe. Pref., I Or. d North British Thirds,!/. 2s. 2d. North Western, 7S d Ifitacn 21. North Waders., S Slut. Rather k Goole, lie har;clole Joietice, 2y I 7 Yc7ii,Nel;eaa., and Ber. (aN E. Pur4, 74 York and N. Yid.. 47 PRODUCE. MINCING -UN; Half-past We are again without a public sale of Sugar. which, to a certain eitten4.buwa confidence on ha post of imp°, OM; but there are set.. rs in the private-contract market of West India at a shade reduction, without finding large buyers, so that we must consider the article has a downward appearance 11, fined dull.—Coffee : The public sale of Plantation is going off without spirit, and nearly all b night In. Good ordinary native Ceylon p.rtly nominal, at 34c—Rice : 2.000 bags middling white Bengal offered, and bought in at 10s. 6d.— Cotton dull.—ltutn inactive. British Spirits are reduced 2d. per gallon, and stand now at 9, Bd.—ln other articles no material alter-tion, but the markets generally have been dull. on the 27th inst. between lltnmark and Germany is all but officiaNy confirmed in Frankfort. It has transpired that, through the active and prudent erg•l - ions of Lord Cowl( y, the ctntral executive is will ing to resume n grtiations for a permanent Feicc, and that a courier has been sent to London with despatch( a to that effect. AUSTRIA.—The Vienna papers of the 17th inst. turn upon Welker's motif n at Frankfort, and the no tification of Charles Alb:rt of the ceention of the armistice between Piedmont and Austria. It is now certain that in Agram, C.rlowitz, Prague, and other places where the Slav:mien and Czech inhabitants were warm partizans of the im perial cause, much coolness prevail.. No slight oppo sition, it is exiected, will be offered there to the centralising efforts of the Olmutz cabinet. In Agram the committee of the Diet has declared that that Diet is alone competent to decide on the union with Aus•ria, and has resolved to urge the Ban of Croatia to convoke it as speedily u possible. Tee same committee has also resolved to prot •st against the separation of the a:- csll•4 military frontiers lramCtoatis. It may he easily foreseen that, so far u Croatia is concerned, the pro mulgation thereof the new oonstituton octroyee by the young emperor will be a :natter of no slight diffi culty. The patriarch of the Servien worwodeahip has positively refused to obey certain orders of Windisch gritz, which the former considered to be opposed to the national feelings of the Servians. The Czech press denounces indignantly the minietty for the coup-ditat which dissolved the diet at Kremeier. All this is favourable for the cause of the Magyars, the hottil,ty between whom and the inhabitants of the farmer annexe parts. of Hungary is (according to all accounts) daily on the decrease. HAVANA, Feb. 24.—Our Smear market fully supporta CNIr last quatrains, and about 60,000 box.. have now been ex. Forted here and at Matanzu We see no nos in to alter our estimate of the crop, but estimate. me various, from 800,000 down to la. ihma 660,600 boxas.—Freights for Europe, 31. 80.—E:change oa London, 11 per ant. prem. ; New York, pa COTTON.—Unnaroot, MAacal 21.—The Indian intelli. genes nag bad a tameable Influence on oar market to-day, "Mama* greater amount of business was done. 1,000 bales have been sold, in. cindlnll l , 0! 0 Americans taken on spendatios. Pricer, however, are still on the deelire, as Americans can be quoted fully 4d, down dace Frlday, and Surat' the saw. TALLOW.—The market is quiet this morning. The halt.week's delivery is 713 casks. Petersburg Y.C. en the spot, 40s. to 40i. 61.; October to December deliv e ry, 41$. 6d. ; separate months' delivery, 42a. CORN.—BosTos, March 21.—A moderate supply of Wheat at market to-day, sad the trade without 'aims tics, at about lwe rates. Beaus the turn lower. Oats with. out charge. Wheat, red, 395. to 435. 6d. ; white, 475. Ores, lls. to 260. Beaus, 28s. to 30s. Caicusarart, March 21.—There was very little business done at say market to-day. The beet Wheat moves off slowly at about f wroer prices; but lower rates are sub mitted to for the inferior samples. Toe supply of other articles is moderate. Prices without ;iteration. Whe old, 465. to 60.. ; new, 32.. to 48.. Barley, 235. to 28e. Oats, 17s. to 20s. Beans, 341. to 365. Peas, Us. to 38e. per qr. Flour, 34s per sack. HAYWARD'S HEATH, March 21.—A small supply of Wheat to- lay, which sold slowly at last week's prior . No altera tion in other grain. Old white Wheat, 84 to 111. ; old, red, 1 71. to 101. Barley, 235. to 28s. Oats, 16s. to 19s. Beans, [ 325. to Ms. Peas, 38s. to 38s. DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. The following despatch, addressed by the Austrian minister Schwurzenberg to the ehargi d'affaires of that state at Frankfurt, will throw some light on the ostensible line of policy that Austria intends to pursue as regards Denmark and the Duchies : VIENNA, Maul 11, 1849. I have been informed that the Danish government has de nounced the armistice of Malmo*. Partaking as Ido in the society which this resolution of the cabinet of Copenhagen, must necessarily cause to the ministry of the empire. I have willingly yielded to its wither, and enjoined the minister of Austria at Copenhagen to use all his eifcrts in deciding Denmark to conclude another armi.tice, of such duration as the main tenance of the aorta quo and the importance of the negocia tints for peace will allow. I have besides charged Baron de Vrints to recommend to the king and his advisers the necessity of acting with a wise modendi in in the negotiations which have been entered upon in L,ndon. In order that sincere advances and honest intentions on both sides may lead to the happy easels. sion of these negotiations, and that a treaty, based cn a spirit of tisane and conciliation, may be ratified in the same spirit. I shall seek further to advance the success of this step h Instructions which I shall send to Count Colloredo, in which I shall enjoin him to support with all his power the equitable domande made on both Win, . . NZWARK, March 21.-During the past week there has been trifling speculation in Wheat, and limited orders for the consuming districts, and for home consumption our millets have purchased with extreme caution. Caring fair falling on Friday nest the attendance at this day's market wee rathsr limited, and the supply of fine Wheat and Barley very small, and last week's rates firmly carried out. Ows were of freely, but a dull sale, at decline of le. per qr. ;in Sims and Peas little passing. RONFORD, March 21.-Our market to-day was very thinly supplied with samples, and all kinds fetched about the same prices as last week. Wheat, 381. to 485. Barley, 284. to 325. ; grinding, 235. to 275. Oats, 18s. to 245. Beans, 22.. to 341. Pees, 325. to 365. Rye, 21s. to 244. Drina:4, March 20.-The weather continues the finest possible for Si ld work, and the supplies brougtt forward by farmers sre so limiied, that holders are fully enabled to maintain prices, and we repeat our quotations of Friday. The follow icy is the currency: Wheat, white, 245. to 275. ; red. 225. to 264. per 280Ibs. Oats. 10e. to lls. 6d. per 1961b5. Barley, 144. to 18s. per 2241b5. Oatmeal, 11e to 12s. per cwt. Flour, seconds, lts. to 16s. per cwt. Indian Cora, 304. to 325. per 4801 be. ARCO:CA. March 7.—The political state of the country renders business precarious and difficult; some dealers require payment in hard cash which , being one day at one premix= and the next day at another, and some times not obtainable at all, renders it puzzling to quote an exact price for anything ; prices of grain are nominally the same as when we last wrote. I invite you to make nee of the present ems Receive, die. ( B illsed) Bum Famica CCSTOMS DIITIES.-The Moniteur pub lishes a comparative table of the receipts of the customs duties paid on imports into France during the month of Jemmy in the veers 1847, 1848, and 1849. In 1847 they amounted to 9N97,362f. ; in 1848, to 9,275,0551.; and in 1849, to 8,533,2411. From another table it results that, dur ing the month of January, 1847, the number of French ships that entered the different porta of Francs was 435, and the amount of their tonnage 57,142; and of foreign ships 795, with a tonnage of 134,698 ; making a total of 1,230 ships, and 191,840 tons. In January, 1848, French ships 364, ton nage 45,897; foreign skips 680, tonnage 97,908; totals, 1,044 skips, 143,803 tone. In January, 1849, French ships 518, tonnage 63,389; foreign ships 470, tonnage 63,400; totals, 986 ships, 126,789 tons. Ship cleared out in January, 1847, were, French, 368, tonnage 44,116; foreisu ships 471, ton nage 54560 ; totals, ships 839, teenage 98,676. Ships cleared out inJ anuary, 1848, were, French 807, tonnage 39,322; foreign 380, tonnage 47,829 ; totals, ship 887, tone 87,151. Ships cloned out in January, 1849, were, French 485, ton nage 52,902; foreign 399, tonnage 42,689; totals, ships 488 tees, 95,691. THE TAXES ON NEWSPAPER/1.-A petition has been adopted by the letter-press printers of Bath, and is now in course of signature, preying the House Of Commons to repeal the duty on paper and advertisements, and the stamp duty on newspapers. Lord Duncan has engaged to pre fent it. A LITTLE BEAR'S GREASE.-It is rumoured that the Emperor of Russia has ecalerred on Yr. Anstey the title of Count Out.-I'ssech. CONSTANTMOPLE, March B.—There has been • slight inspeovemrat In the grain market la Asoff hard Wheat. Priess now are : Az ,ff hard, 234 p. per kilo. ; Bessarabia, 224. ; Rounnlia, 20p. ; Inane, soft, 15p. to 16p. ; Roo mmate, soft, 171 p. to 181.; Indian Corn, lip. to 16p. Barley, 70. to 74p. Rye, 70. to 10p. Oats, 71p. to 84p. We have 25,000 qrs. hard and soh Wheat in depot, and about 7,000 qrs. Barley. Two Enelith vessels have been chartered to load at Baresoun for England, at 9r. per qr. Two others, to load here, at ss. 9d. per qr. Freights from the Danube ire 100. 6d. per qr. Exchange on London, 110 p. the £. Detente, March 15.-100 lasts line mixed Wheat, 0511 he to 621b5., deliverable the end of May, have been contracted for at a price equal to 40s. f.o.b. On the spot nothing worth naming has been done this week, except the small supping by lend.carriage samples, and 30 lasts, 601 b.., old, Upper Polish, at 38e., damaged. Vessels chartered: 120 lasts to London, 3s. 9d. ; 200 to London, 3s. 4d. ; 90 to Grangemouth, 3a. 64. ; 100 to Newcastle, 3s. fid., to load spring Coro. To day we are In full winter 23 degrees in the night, with • heavy fall of mow. One of the four grain-laden Prussian Trawls is now ffischarginp her cargo, to be re-shipped by a British one. The others will await the day when the armistice expires. LEGUOEN, March 11.—ne only operation in Wheat is the purchase by the milers of a cargo of Romelia, 601 b., at • rate equal to 314.88. on board, which, considering the weight, is • fall price. A great difficulty has arisen in fixing pikes, owing to the daily also in the value of the installs currency, which, of mune, enhances the value of all produce which cannot be paid for in bank-notes. _ _ MALTA, Much 14.—Our market is very dull indeed, and there is little or no stock of good Wheat fit for shipment. The only cargo of Berdianska is held at equal to 335. 6d. Of Indian Caen, Oalets, and 'broil, thus is no stock, and only 600 salms of flameoun quality, very fair bright colour, weighing 601 b,. per bushel, which is held at equal to 225. per qr. falL , f. o. b. Freights for pain, itc., be. 6d. to 6s. pa qr. in COMMERCIAL * MARKETS. CATTLE.—ltomroan, March 21. Oar market to-day for all Wads of stock was very heavy, and prim Mr. I3OIIVERIE said, in that case the right hon gentle man ou;ht to consent to the second nailing, a distant day being Sled fir the rent steer. After a few words from Mr. lit ME and Sir W. SOMER VILLE, Trie bowie divided— For the second reading Against it .. 7h bill was consequently lost. LANDLORD AND TENANT BILL. Mr. PUSSY moved that this bi'l be committed pro f ort!id Since the second reading he bad taken the best legal advice, with a view to removing the objections urged against the bill by the hon. member to Chichester and others. Col. SIBTRORP objected to the principle of the bill al together. Landlords and tenants were going on very well together. All they wanted was to be let alone. He should, therefore, oppose dm bill in every stage. .. 29 .. 31-2 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF 00311MONS.—WEDNESDAT, MARCH 21. The Braaiss Ink the chair at 12 o'clock. PUBLIC MINUS. lit. H. A. HERBERT thought that tie power Oren by this bill was so valuab:e and so applicable to the present eir- CUlllninell of Ireland, that he hopid the bon. member would coolant to extend it to Ireland. He believed that this 'Quid be done without deteriorating the value of the PETITIONS—By Mr. HUME, from 2,100 inhabitants of British Guiana, complaining of heavy tasatioe, and other grievances, end praying for lilt abolition of the present institutions and substitutien others mac in accordance with the British constitutkm.—Nr. LEWIS, from the Norwich chamber of commerce, praying that certain powers be given to local corporatism by the Roe& Bill.—Mr. BOUVERIE, from several pima' in favour of the Clergy Relief Bill.—Sir T. ACLAND, from Devonshire, complaining of agricultural distress.— Mr. IL HI RBERT, from the diocese of Glooceeter and Bristol 'dosed nearly all the rural dew, praying that clergymen might not be relieved from peealries until they were onapletety divested oft . ftusetkes by daemons' of law. —Mr HEADLAM, Irmo New cadle.ort-Tyne, in favour of the Clergy Relief Sill ; Sir W. CLAY, from the Tower hamlet, to the same eftet.—Mx. CARDWELL, from the ProtecUoa of Trade Society, of Liverpool, in flavour of the Insolvent Members Dibbles Bill. SECOND READlNG.—Tenants at Rack-rent Relief Bill. COMMIT' 2.EB.—Landlerd and Tenant; Clergy Relief ; Life Poli cies of Assurance; Recovery of Wages (Ireland); Insolvent Mem- • Isms; Sills. RETURNS ORDERED.- On the motion of Mr. HUMP return of the several brevets in the army, eminence, and navy, since the year 1833, stating the number of each clam of officers, and the amount of the annual Increased charge to the public by each of the, brevets, in each year, a nor 1833. Return, in columns, of the name of each of her Majesty's ships and vessels of war, distinguishing those in commission and in ordinary, on the Ist day of January, 1849; mating where and who bat, and by whom built; the tonnage, breadth, ex. tram With al the keel and gun deck for tonnage, the num. bet and dm of guns ; distinguishing those chips fit for service, and the athestal time to be so at, the expense of each ship, stating the shompelmatseils and of labour for the hull and equiment, and the Wad seems °leach, and the met per too, distingaisg separately Mew messis, and toe pow of their engines; Mao the aersgste member of tone and the mod of the whole; also, the amerang minted to be voted for each ship or vessel in the year 1146.111 (pegs 40 of report of INN: returns of the number rf o%fa • cralaares in Masses, in each year since 1828, the amber of tone of each elan : of the nimbi, ps in coaninlania, in elegem in each year since 1828, mating the number of tome of Beek elms NE terattnession of renew, page 39, of report of 1848). Account, in abstract, of the total amount expended on each of to r Majesty'eships and vmsele in building end in repairing, at home and sbro'd, foe establishment of do,kyards, and fur the repair and improvement of dockyards, d'stingubilting at home and abroad, in each year sine. 1828, stating the a at each year. Accouat, showing the total charge for militaryageadd naval half-pay and pensions, and civil superannuation and eompeamitios allowances in the year 1528, and each of the sobsequent years to 1643 inclusive, compared with the whole expenditure (exclusive of the charge for debt), for the effective establishments and other national expenses in the same years (in continuation of appendix Ito the third report of the Snow committee of 1828). Mr. SCILLY, return from etch union in Deland, of the date and amount of the last rate struck previous to the Ist day of March 1649, stating for how :wig a period, in each electoral division, the rate is calculated to but, and where the COMMifill.lllo9 have recommended the striking of a lees rite than that calculated by the guardians u ne emeary.—Mr. WILD, return by Metropolitan Commbeioners in Lu nacy, of Manimiens into all lunatic septum in England and H'o'es, between the Ist day of January Isle and the 31st day of December 18411; showing the number of private and pauper patients admitted in each year, the number of each clam discharged cured, not cured, and died. ROCK LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY (IMPOSITION OF STAMP DUTIES ON MEMORIALS OF EN ROLMENT). The house having gone into committee, Mr. PETO moved the fol.owing resolution : That a clomp duty of 51. shall be payable for and upon the first memorial which may he enrolled punuaat to a bill f r better enabling the Rock Life Assurance Company to sue and be sued, and for other purposes, from which memorial the names of the persons who shall be deemed, held, and taken to be the mortgage trusters of the said company, shall appear; and for and upon every other such memorial in which the name or names of any p, non or persons shall for the tint time be in serted at a mortgage trustee or mortgage trustees of the cempany, the like sum of 51 ; in lieu of the stamp duties which would otherwise be payable upon the deeds, sumo den, admivion., or assurances in the law, in order to vest the annuities, messumtes, lands, tenements, hereditament', property, effects, or moneys of the said company in the said mort rage trustees. The res .lution being agreed to, the house resumed. SMALL DEbTS (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. W. FAG AN, in moving the second reading of this bill, called attention to the beneficial epersition of the Erg lish measure, in favour of which he read a petition presented frees Sudbury, stating that, not only were large sums re covered thtough the county courts, but that debts of squat amount and extent let re settled out of court. The petitioners also stated that claims of 501. might be settled in these courts far more cheaply and rapidly than in Westminster Hall. These were the opinions of the merchant traders, and he be Sewed of the people of England generally ; and if that bill was good for England he hoped there would be no objection to ext. nd it to Ireland. (Hear, hear.) He held in his hand a writ which bad been served a f. w slays ago on an industrious farmer in Waterford for a d,bt of 41. Os. 9d., and the amount of eons marked on the back of the writ was 31. 10s. That wet a meat mischievous state of things, and to remedy it he introduced this bill, enabling assistant barrister, to award costs to witnesses, which, coo siderin4 the distances witnesses had sommimes to go, was a very necessary provision ; and also to enable justices of the at petty sessions to take ut der their jurisdiction civil peasl bta amounting to 40s. In the case of wages they bad ahead, a jurimliction to the extent of 61., bat the bill limited It to 21. In the use of civil debts. The 1411 was Sir 0. STAUNTON said he tried to find some good in the bill, but he was sorry to say he could meet with none. It might be a benefit to lawyers, but he did not see bow it could do any to the tenant farmers. The bill was then committed pro formd, and ordered to be re-committed on Wednesday next. CLERGY RELIEF BILL. Mr. BOUVERIE said that he proposed to refer this bill to a select committee, as some of the clauses required correc tien A statement had appeared in one of the leading jour nal+ of Loudon, with rrgard to the ease of a clergy mao, which was the immediate cause for the introduction of this bill ; and as that statement impugned his accuracy on matters of fact, he begged to state to the house what the facts were. He found it stated in that article that the object of the pro ceedings in the Arches Court against the Rev. Mr. Snore was, not to imprison or excommunicate him, but merely to depose an I divest him of an office the duties of which he was unable conscientiously to discharge by the only process which existed fir that purpose. Now without alleging, as he might do, that this divestment would not relieve him limn the liability of b. ing proceeded against in the Archon. Court, he would 'imply state that the allegation in the paper referred to was not only not the fact, but the very reverse of the fact, for the final conclusion and prayer of the articles or accusation was that he be admonished to strain for the future from all public preaching, teaching, administration of communion, or other ecclesiastical duties, in the said un licensed chapel. Mr. HENLEY was glad that the bill was to be referred to a select committee. He hoped that some provision might be introduced there, providing that whatever mode might be pointed cut by which a clergyman, was to divest himself of his office, it should be by the same authority that invested him with that office. That was the course pursued in the army. Mr. R. PALMER beyged leave to observe ' in reference to' tke remarks of the hon. member for Kilmarnock, that what ever might have been the object or motive of the bishop in instituting the proceedings against the Rev, Mr. Shore, he could p.uibly take no other steps to depose him from his office than thole he had done. by which he only availed himself of the sluing forms of law applicable to the facts of the cue. Mr. HUME differed entirely from the view of the hoe. number for Oxfordshire. He thought the greatest possible 'aciliti II should be given to clergymen to leave the church, if they thought they could not city longer conscientiously re main in it, otherwise they would .ncourage men to become hypocrites, and strike at the root of all honesty and sincerity. lie could see ne similarity between the rules of war for the army and those of the church. (Hear, hear.) - ' _ Mr. GLADSTONE hoped they would not then discuss the merits or the question, but would allow the bill to hereterred to a select committee. Mr. HORSMAN considered the bill u one for the removal of penalties and disabilities, not to give parties any privileges or advantages which they did not now possess. Mr. STAFFORD said, that a good many of the clergy with whom he bad communicated on the subject, expressed themwites in favour of the main object of the bill. (ID ar.) Sir. W. CLAY trusted that the principle of allowing entire fiber. y to &person who was once a clergyman of the church of England would be the one carried out by the committee. Th. bill was then referred to a select committee. INSOLVENT MEMBERS DEBTORS' BILL. ..... framed on the principle of the Englirh County Conn. Bill, the 129th chute of which he had copied verbatim. Mr. NAPIER, admitting that the hon. gentleman's inten tion was laudable, felt himself, nevertheless, compelled to or pose the second reading of the bill, on the ground of the legal didleulties that stood in the way of applying the provisions of the English measure to the machinery now eai.ting in Ireland. One great difference was that England enjoyed all the facia. tics of direct and rapid railway communication, which was as yet very partially extended to Ireland ; and this was en' important con•ideration in regard to the attendance of wit nesses. Under the law as it stood the debtor had great powers, and was enti:led to no favour from the legislature. When the creditor bad retains to vexatious proceedings in a superior court, the debtor had the power of staying pro ceedings on payment of the debt with a small amount of cads. One improvement in the existing law was very necessary—to g vs the judge the power of awarding expenses actually . in curred. It was objectionable to convert the petty sessions courts of justice into • kind of civil tribunal ; the effect would be to create a teens of turmoil from one end of Ire land to the other. He did not think any improvement could be made on the law as it steed without adopting the whole of the county court machinery ; and this he was tot prepared to do. Sir W. SOMERVILLE, while giving credit to the hon. member for Cork for his good intentions, hoped the bill would not be pressed. There were gnat legal obstructions in the way of any attempt to assimilate the law on small debts of the two countries ; and he was convinced that the adop tion of such • measure as the one before the house would be attended with great danger. Recently, the Solicitor-General fur Ireland and himself had minutely cow idered the subject; and they found that the difficulties were almost insuperable. In the discussion of the Small Debts Bill of last session, it Ideates evidint that there was a large and influential party in Ireland opposed to an assimilation of the law. There were useful provisions in the measure ; but uron the whole, it would be better to withdraw it. Sir D. NORREYS regretted that the bill was not allowed to go into committee, as then many of the objections raised by the hon. and learned member opposite (Mr. Napier) might have been removed. (titer, hear.) It was quite na tural to suppose that gentlemen of his profession would be opposed to any measure which went to facilitate the adminis tration of the law. He had objected to the magistrates hay- Ina jurisdiction in eases of small debts ; yet he himself had • bi.l on the paper giving them cognisance of contracts, than which nothing involved more nice legal questions. (Hear.) Mr. HUME mid it had long been the complaint that the legislature had not acted fairly towards Ireland; and as we had recentl adopted en important measure in this country for facilita ting the recovery of small debts, which had upon the whole sueeeeded well, it was desirable to extend the same principle to Ireland. With this view the principle of this bill at lead ought to be adopted, end if there were legal ob jection. to the detail', it was for the government to get over thosedifficulties, by referring the bill to a select committee . It was no answer to say that a party in Ireland was opposed to the change ; why, every attorney in England had opposed the County Courts Bill. Mr. J. O'CONNELL supported the recommendation that the bill should be referred to a select committee, who might deo direct their inquiries to a general assimilation of the civil law of both countries. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said he mast express his sincere opinion of the great advantages which had been pro duced by the County Courts Act, which he thought might be still further extended. It had been no injury to the legal profession, but on the other band, a source of great remuneration. There was no doubt it was desirable to ex tend the same measure to Ireland ; the only question was, whether this could best be done through the assistant harridan, or by a totally new machinery. He deprecated the practice of reading bills a second time, and refer ring them to • select committee, when no no greed upon any one of the details, but simply thought the object of the bill a good one. The better course would be to bring in a bill with nothing but • title or a preamble and refer it to a committee to draw the clauses. In this case no answer bad been attempted to the objections of the hon. end learned member (Mr. Napier); and he would suggest to the hon. member for Cork, whether it would not be better to withdraw the bill, and re-introduce it after the clauses were settled by competent parties. The provision for giving magistrates jurisdiction over small debts he thought particu larly objectionable ; and there was nothing on which the house was egret d but the title of the bill. Mr. SCULLY would recommend the withdrawal of the b 11, provided the government would promise to take the matter into their hands, and bring in a bill having the same object. Mr. S. CRAWFORD, while supporting the principle of the bill, was opposed to the clause giving magistrates juris diction. He should vote for the second reading, with a new to the bill going before a select committee. Mr. FAGAN said he would withdraw the bill, if the hate go ri ve a "see nrie de nt amensaing woul o % , p ectw let i lge .th thlfenot, themselves betoshosen to uid in d t pro :d el l ip os tbsta : r i i ssa ns it nie rea edict eoattalttes. Sir W. SOMERVILLE said the matter should have his best anudderation, but he could not eaderteke to prepare and bring at • bill himself. On the motion for going into committee on thin bill, Mr. HENLEY said that the measure was a moat impor tant one, and he thought it was pressed with too great a de gree of rapidity; in his opinion more time should be given for considering it. Mr. MOFFATT raid that the bill had been before the house for six weeks; it had been ruefully criticised by a committee up stairs, so that he could see no objection to proceeding with it now. Sir 11. WILLOUGHI3Y wished to be informed whethera member who, through being engaged in a suit of law or equity, was called upon for the payment of costs, would, under the operation of the bill, be deprived of his seat ? The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said the bill would apply to costs as well as to everything else. If a person who half: been ordered to pay costs did not pay them, the person en titled to receive them would proceed in exacby the same manner as he would if he had a judgment spinet anyone for the payment of an ordinary debt. After a day had been fixed by the court for hearing, there would be six months' additional notice, and upon the declaration of insolvency ther seat would be vacated. Mr. R. PALMER thought the government should effff riously consider the desirableness of having both houses of parliament placed on the same footing. It would slot be at all conducive to the due estimation of the other house of parliament by the public , if after insolvent persons had been disqualified from sitting in that house, nothing were done in the same direction elsewhere. As the government was re presented in both houses, he thought by its means a similar measure to that under discussion should be introduced in the upper house. Sir W. CLAY thought the point just urged was abso lutely fatal to the bill. It was clear that no similar mea sure would pass the House of Pears, and equally dear was it that, if the pf ineiple were good in one case, it wag so in the other. The bill appeared to him to be at variance, not only with the principles of the constitution, but even with the principles of common sense. Constituencies did not elect. a man because he wes rich, but because he was supposed to have either general talent or peculiar knowledge of the local affairs of the place for which he was returned. Had the bill been is operation fifty jeer. ago, neither Mr. Fox, Mr. Sheridan, nor Mr. Pitt could have had a seat in that house. The SOLICITOHGENERAL said his hon. friend appeared to have misunderstood the effect of the measure. If a man were insolvent, and his seat was in consequence vacated, there would be nothing to prevent the constituency from re-electing him. It was a very common thing for in solvent, to obtain qualifications. The bill would not, he believed, have had the effect of excluding Mr. Fox, Mr. Sheridan, or Mr. Pitt. It it prevented gentlemen from get ting into debt, that result would at least be beneficial. (Hear, hear.) It appeared to him quite proper that the law should be more strict in the case of insolvents than in that of traders. A man engaged in trade might accidentally and unavoidably become unable to meet his engagements, but 99 insolvents out of every 100 had become insolvent through some culpa bility on their own part. Mr. F. O'CONNOR considered the bill "a mockery, a de lusion, and a snare," seeing that after a member had lost his seat he might afterwards be re-elected. The bill would, he believed, frighten many hon. members into paying debts which they did not acknowledge or owe. (Laughter.) Mr. HUME thought the House of Commons had nothing to do with the other hope. The other house held its penury. on different principles from thoee on which the members of this house were elected. Still he believed that if this bill passed, and the House of Peers did not pars a similar one, the effect would be to damage the character of its members. He had heard that there was a strong feeling on the part of many noble peers in favour of adopting a similar measure. He thought some safeguards should be provided to meet the ease of an individual who, possessing a small fixed income, was involved in charges on account of a family estate is which he had become interested. Mr. R. PALMER protested against a member who had been deprived of he seat on account of insolvency, being allowed to be re-elected by the same constituency imme diately after he had obtained his dialing'. He did not think a bankrupt's case was entitled to more consideration than that of an insolvent; he would deal with both in the same manner. With regard to costs, he thought that a clause should be introduced to exempt a member in the case of a debt arising from costs. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL admitted that a person who became insolvent from the cause just stated by the hon. member for Montrose, was entitled to special protection; and on that account it might be derivable to leave a certai discretion in the hands of the judge. Mr. HUME thought that as little discretion as possible should be left to the judges. If, some years ago, when he was obnoxious to the government and the judges of the day, he bad lost a heavy suit at law or in Chancery, and had become insolvent, he would have been very sorry to be left depend ent upon the discretion of the judge. (Hear, hear.) Mr. MULLINOS supported the bill. Sir W. CLAY moved that the committee report progress, and ask leave to sit again. Mr. HENLEY supported the amendment. Mr. H. BERKELEY said there was a great deal in the bill which required the mature consideration of the house, and it would certainly be well, therefore, at all events, not to hurry its progress . He saw no reason why that hoots should divest itself o f long-established privileges, at all evente until the other house manifested a disposition to adopt a si milar course, which the other house would assuredly never do. Mr. STAFFORD opposed the bill. He had been sur prised, indeed, at the manner in which so far that morning the measure bad been proceeding so smoothly, until it had been suggested to him, as a reason, Oh, all the insolvent members are gone to the levee." (Loud laughter.) This, of course, was simply &joke ; but, in point of actual fact, many gentlemen were deterred from expressing their opposi tion to the measure. lest personal motives, and indeed per sonal fears, should be attributed to them. Mr. MACKINNON supported the bill, as essential to the high character of the house with the country. As to the other house, no doubt the lords would follow the example if it were once set them by the commons. He hoped the cow. mitten would proceed with the measure. Col. THOMPSON said the till seemed to him scarcely fair towards the members of parliament, for if it were puled members of the house would be made a special mark with all creditors whose demands, as in this case of club and company debts, applied equally to a number alsabog seen , as, for exam ple, is the demand made, Ease tine L the • sot of carious claret supplied to a certain slab. to the right. of creditors, these could be „ _ lowing than to lay hold upon 41 tke t tti • F MONEY MARKET & CITY 21ce daock—Consols opened this morning at the I doing prioes of yesterday, 91/ to f for the account, but considerable weakness has since been s) own in the market. end they now mark 90/ to /, and ._ r_."-- lower. Beer, N. to 3p. 64. Mutton, 3s 6d. to 4c 2d. Lsmb, 6s, 6d.to 64 6d. Vtol, 34 6d to 4.. 44. Pork, 3s. 6d. to 46. - - SOUTHALL, March 21.—Trade exce.dinglv heavy. But made from Is 10. to 6d. Mutton, 3.t. 4• 44. Veal, 36. N. to 4*. 61. Pork, Ss. to 41. per stone of Sibs , Making the offal. HAY.—SmintriELD.—Mefere. Cooper and Davis report the supply shor., but very few buyers, at the follow ing quotations : P Usisikw, Ms to SOL flow.. lo Oki thaw.— 275. to Xo la:0W la. Seek. I Clovor... M. Soils. I '..• ....,