The Express. — London, England, 1850-07-23 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS 110:11:1A1r, JILT 22. Tao Lona CsAsontea 'AWL kic out at goo o'clock. LIVERPOOL CORPORATION WATERWORKS The E4/I 111 BOUNOTON MlOlll4 that Byrne, Joseph Hinds, and Dorm M'Arthor be called to the har to ..owes be an alleged tabrioation of sums appendtd as signs. times to a myelin petition. The three Individuals in question wen accordingly called la the bar, sad beviag. as we uaderetood, e,nh.oed that flo. titian* imams had be.• attached to the petition, w e, siL judged to hove boon stalky ot a breach of pnvilege, and minositted t. Newsom. PROVISION FOR THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE;_ AND THE PRINCESS MARY. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, presoutei, by command of kw Majesty, this meesinte :—" Her Msjesty ie dairy" open the demon or km late uncle, that • ann. warn provision shield he made for the support of his royal flintiness the Duke of Cambridge, and her royal highness the l'r.ncees Mary of Cembridgc; and ber Majesty, relyingou the affection ad attachment which she hoe always experienced from the limes et Lord., mom-sends to the house to tako such measures as mat be imitable to the ease." The noble nary YIN then gavasetiee that tasseerew (this day) he should sore lb" 1./ MaiMAsetYRRIAGE's altrag• be BILL. a i n to consideradm S The Earl of ST. GERMANS, who has &urge of due Marriage Bill, intimated hi. wish to fin the second reading of that measure for this day. Lord Brougham, the Earl of Ellentoorough, sad Lori Stanley thotisibt that the bill ought not to be premed on at this late periid of the 'psalms. The Earl of ST. GERMANS said that he would cen.ider before the how met gala as to the proper course to be pur sued with rogard to the bill. MILITIA BALLOT SUSPENSION BILL. LINEN, &e. MANUFACTURES, (IRELAND) BILL. TIMM bills paned the sash committee. COL'. ry COVETS EXTENSION BILL. - - This bill was read a thud tine, after which Lord BEAUMONT replied a taws providing that nine of the existing clerks of comity cowls who had given op freehold offices so accept their present situations should not he vsenorible. This was oppoerd by Lor3 Bnorouam, bat carried on a diriri•,r, in which the cambers were— Contents Nct,-contents Majority Lord BROUGHAM proposed an amendment, the object of which was to give aeoscurrent jurisdiction to the superior courts is actions far sums above 201. Lard BEAUMONT objected to the amendment, which would mueslis' ana of the most important features of the WlllllOO. The LORD CHANCELLOR supported the amendment, and recorded it as his opinion that no attnney for the sake of increased costa would advise his client to resort to a superior court, as he would run the visit of losing his practice. The amendment was slumately agreed to, and th. bill pent& The Population Bill, the Population (Ireland) Bill, the Ecclesiastical Jurialimou BID, the LAS Societi•a Bill, and the lti-glstration of Dteds (Ireland) Bill, passed through commiure. _ _ . The Borough Courts of RtCOll4 Bill was read a second tine. Their I rdahips then adjourned at ten 'minutes to light. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAT, JULY 22. Tks Srmstuts took the dials st 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BI:SINESS. _ LORDS' MILIINDMANTS CONSIDERSD —Aberdeen Railway; B)rough of Salford Writes works and Improvement ; Brad- ford Improvement, Police, and Parchua and Closing of Bradford C4llll ; Dundalk and Bonitkilen Railway ; Liver • poo: Corporation Waterworka (a:tension of tills for pur chase of land, Is.) ; Manchester Rectory D.vision ; New. castle-upon-Tyra lisproveaunt, Amendment of Acta, and New Streets; Rills. Axaauxaats CONSlDSZlD.—Manchester Bailing Bill— third seedling cm Wednesday neat. TIMID BRADIROS Audrsw'i and Q rebec Railroad Company; Wolverhampton Improvement Act Amendment; Bill o. PUBLIC BUSINESS. MERCANTILE MARINE (Na. 2) BILL. The house, in committee, got thretqh the nuaining chutes of the Mereantile Marine Bill by o o'eloak, and then impended bailors until 6. The house reword a: flee o'c'.oek. PUBLIC BI . On the motion et Lard J. itnsimt.t., it wal area that orders of the day should haws preeedenee of motens on Thunders, as sad altar the lit of Linnet. Mr. DISRAELI said that it was not hi. intention to pro- ceed Isiah kb NlOtiOa ',sparing ths adminastratian and cans banes of the Board of Trade. iioIt.tVEYIRD. Mr. BANK ES, wished to ask whether the General Board of Health have been made acquainted with the fact of the dis turbance of 'noes for the formation of a sewer through the churchyard of Christchurch, Weaminster, and whether they have made sty inquiries upon it. Lord SEYMOUR said that there had been, as ye*, no disturbance of the graveya►d. Sir D. L. EVANS wiakel to know from the noble lord (Aria:NM Evrington) whether any plan had been flied upon for the general sewerage of the metropolis, and, if so, when the general outline of it would be made kneels ? Hie prin cipal ninon for prowling this subject on attention was the present waist unsatisfactory mate of the sewage of the parishes of St. Jousee's, and St. George's, Hanover square. Viscount EBRINGTON said that the plea of drainage for the metropolis—mote particularly for the southern por tion, when cholera had made such ravages last year—waa in an advanced mate ; but it was not yet no complete as to render it expedient to make a statement to the public with regard to the full detalo of the plan. With regard to the northern portim of the metropolis, the plan was not in an advanced pude. BALE OF ENCUMBERED EST.\TES (IRELAND). Mr. F. FRENCH wished to know Irons the right hon.' gentleman the Secretary for Ireland whether it was the in. tection of the government to take as y steps for rearing the distribution of the proceeds aridag from the sate of enema. bred estates in Ireland ? No Les than 500,0011. had been received, of which only 60,0J01 had been distributed. Sir W. SOMERVILLE said that be had nerved a paper signed by Barr Riaka:Cs and Mr. Longfield, in which they stated that they had received 600,0001 , of which 10,0001. ban been already distributed ; that 200.0001. would be dis tninitad before tne vacation, and 200,0001. in the count of °nabs,. They farther stated that no part of their cloy/- bons had given suck satisfaction r the readiness with which the payments were made alter the rights of the parties had bre ascertained._ _ _ Ia ans;rer toile. J. STUAZT, Sir W. SOMERVILLE mid lie did not apprehend there woad be any °biretta* to laying the paper, or a auth:ient extract from it, ea as table of the home. IRISH GAOLS. Ia reply to Mr. H. H , who comp:a:ned of the crowded slate of some of the Irish gaols, Sir G. GREY said Spike bland had been appropriated to the reception of Irish convicts, and 2,000 convicts had been provided for is that Wand. At the present moment he be haved there were two ships—there was one certainly— ready for the emeveyaace of convicts from laud to Yen Diensea's Land. He admitted that the gaols were too crowded, but they wadi be relleyrd to some extant by the means he bad 111.ntieued. IRISH FRANCHISE BILL. _ _ Mr. sTAFioliii ;-;;;d ieie;w;t7en the Lords' asendsasats to t►e Irish Franchise Bill would be taken fate ceerideratins. Lord J. RUSSELL ',id that he proposed a to ( take t. d th ey e ) Lords' sawsdesesta iMo consideration on Tu ay - a 12 o'clock satin,. week, " taw PUBLIC BUSINESS. OLADSTOVEwi.tiecrto koow when the noble lord would take tke Lards' amendments to the Suet/alien Colo ails Bill into consideration. . . . . Lord J. KL SSELL matte', I. answer to the right hon. Beatles that the Lords' amendments b the Australian 0410 Sile Bill would be taken into consideration on Friday heat, as t►e 12 o'clock sitting, and afterwards the Henan las Marine Bill, if on finished on the preceding day. Oa Thanday. alter the :dereantile Marine Bill, it was his Wm ton to take the licropnlitan Interments Bill, the Lords' amendments to which were few and unimportant. Another hill, respertisg which he had been asked a question, was the Oaths and Abjurations Bill, reepecting the oath to be taken by Jews on their admission to parliament. lie had hoped to be able to brio/ it on early next week, bsat bad fount that there was business for the committee of supply which would take but or five nights, and therefore he could not reasonably hope to bring on the bill in time for the fall tad caudal consideration which its importance naOned unwary. lie, theref re, did not wish to peened with the bill, bat weal t introduce it at the earliest possible psri•.d next session. He should further state that on that weenies be iateaded, alter the esnamittee of supply, to pro pose the third mediae of the Reelesiestlesi Commission Dill. THE POST- OFFICE. On the order of the day tee the oomaittee of supply beiag read, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER wished to take that opportunity of making a statement of rather a per sonal character. A gentleman, whose conduct had been Im pugned on a former seeming by the bon. and learned am ber for Youghal—he meant Me. Rewland Ifitl—had written to him (the Chancellor of the Eschequer) t i give the =net gmrquivocal denial to the thug's et tipprertion and partiality wh , :k had been made against him in a former debate. Ile did not mean to go into the detail., but inertly to mention thee he bad received the contradi lion. Mr. ANSTEY said that in every statement he had made he wet borne out by documentary evidence, rime of it in Mr. Hill's own handwriting. If the committee had been started he could have proved a case inhoitely worm than that which he had stated. (A laugh. BRITISH GUIA NA. Mr. HUME, referring to the last deepatehet transmitted from British Gnaws, produced many alterations of grievance an the part of the colonist., which he trace t to till tomtits ties of the colony, where the sawing vote given to the governor tendered him practically &Salute and independent of c Be should like to know what would the people af England say to a legisistiv• assembly constructed like tree tun of Polley, it, which the prime minister should have the ca. inp vei e on all questions. (Heir, hear.) The hon. mem , ver proceeded to reed the proceedings of the meeting to which he hid before • blind, but the noise prevailing in the house prevented our catching more than their general pur port. The people complained theft they were reed from Dewt,,eg street, and nut In accordance with their own with, I or feelings, and asked for instinsUons similar to those of Bar heroes, Jamaica, if Canada. Several reseleglexa embodying these opinions were agreed to sad torwanied to Govern. I Bady. He (Mr. Hear) did net with le details thelhoess with leagtheeed details, hat would meetly express his hope that the hoer would mot let the Carle be rebid by the poliey of this country. They wished to hey, the macro meet of their pecuniary &Beim, sad it lid appear extremely hard that each ennui should be refused to them. The hoe. member eoesehrted by moviag for the production of all gashes that might have been rewired at the Voiotia! Mike keel British Gunk oleos May last. Lard J. RUSSELL rid that est despatches had bee re- Weed from Unless rase May last that would answer the deseriptiou re by the his. member and his hoe. Irked the Uader for the Cobras had not is yet had time to read thou which bad been remised. He lured, 1 1 however, that his hon. friend hal eat mule the buss so. quieted with the real facts of the case, or the difficulties with wider the meteor hu to contend. The party who were damenring were sot a perdu reform party, but • due Mignesky, and their real grin: ace was that the !ram ekins had been exceeded by tie governor. It was gait. tree that this party, (ladies themselves obliged to resort to epos shake, were now asking for a constitution similar to that pestered by other (*lonise The hon. member for Ekstrom hal stated that the governor, having the midair TOW, was enabled to cuskima any attempt made at re forms I. the Court of Policy ; but the car in point bore completely ia tke opposite direction. It appeared that a motion was mad* for a new form of legislative council, and the Governor, this Chief Justice, and the Co lonial Secretary declined to vote, thus esabling the gentle mu who made the motion to carry it. It was sot tree, therefore, that the G , by his canker vote, was in the habit of dandies all meow for reform. With regard to the statement he had made early is the session, he was still pre Bred to say that he should be glad to ars the franchises of ritish Guiana extended; and he looked forward to an early future when the colony would be governed by •locally-eleeted Hour of Assembly. (Hear, hear.) Mr. RUNE said, that as the despatches had not as yet arrived, sad after what bed fallen from the 'noble lord, be was willing to withdrew his motion. L sad J. RUSSELL said it must be negatived, not with draw.. Mga PORTEN= CLAIMS . Mr. HUTT called the attentioa of the Ikons* to the yeti tioa of Mr. G. C. Redman, with nference to his Porteedie dams, sad, after panties out the injury he had sustained, was about to voided, with a motion, from which, however, he was debarred by the rates of the house. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, without eateries into the merits of the case, &dams.. that Mr. Red man had suffered considerate loss, but he hod no claims upon the goveramest. Alter some remarks fro. Mr. Astionby, Mr. New agate, and Sir Charles Boreal, the subject After a few words from Sir C. Nuattett, the conversation dropped, and the house west into Cummins of SUPPLY—CIVIL SERVICE ESTIMATES. The first rota proposed wee 41,7301 , to defray the charge of the government of New Zealand. Mr. AO LIONBY said he did not rite to oppose the vote, for he was aware of the clxcamstances nadir which the money was required ; but he wished not to be thereby pre. eluded from calling attention to other matters connected with New Zealand. (Hear.) His object now was to ask his hon. friend the Underfiecretary for the Colonies whether the grants for the bishop and clergy contained in this vote were to be permanent ? Mr. HAWES ob d that, as the matter stood at pre sent, the grants fer the bishop, cbspl.ins, and schcols were permanent, but as there was a prospect of representative in stitutions being established in the colony, he could not say how far this country would remain responsible for these charges. Mr. HUME crnsidered that this country had enough to do to maintain its own ecclesiastical erstabli•hmeuts, and that to begin paying for the colonial establithments was most ob jectionable. lie would move that the vow be reduced by 6001., the amount of the bishop's allowance. (Hear,) Sir H. INOLIS bore testimony to the high character of the bishop for piety, :sal, end general efficiency, and urged that while the mother country administered the affsies of a colony, she was bound to provide the means of religious instruct:en. - liSitiIIONBY should regret very much if the tom. mires aaaented to the amendment. The Bishop of New Zee land had more isportaat wed onerous der in entrusted to him than perhaps suy other colsnial bishop; and though he thought Dr. Sslwyn had been occasionally mistaken, and had taken a coons hostile to the views and interests of the New Zealand C scapany, he believed a more zealous, honourable, and conscientious man could not be found —(hear, hear)—lnd the trouble he had taken, and the gooi he had done in assisting ia t►e civiii'ation of the 'swivel, could not be too sighly commended He hoped his hoe. friend would not divide on his amendment. Mr. HUMS objected to the principle of voting money for the support of the occiesiseticsi ostablisbotoods of the colo aim Lord J. RUSSELL contended that if the hon. member for Montrose opposed the vote on the grait.d that they •ere now beginning for the first time to support a church establishment in the colonies, it was not tena►le ; for from the year 1812 uatil the present time a vote had been taken every year for this pumas. This was a case wholly diffe rent (rem that of the North American colonies, which having been in ezatenct f.ir many years, and hay.na the adulated. co popular institution., were ab:e to support their own church establishment; bet in the eau of New Zealand 1: had been represented to him by the New Zealand Company and others that it would tend to the settlement of the colony if the missionaries and eurch ministate were under the super iatendence of a proper and efficient ruler appointed by the government, and the government concurring in that view Dr. Selwyn had been appointed. Aad without going into the question of whether we duty was worth 6001. a year or not, he though the cults of civilisation had been much pro- moted by having a bishop there, mai he thougtt it was better to pay that amount for a bishop thin a consider.bly larger sum for the salaries of number of police magistrates. (Hear, hear.) Mr. 111:1fE suggested that it might be better to adopt at once the old catholic rule of the Spanish and Portuguese, to which we seemed fast approaching, of appointing a bishop as the first act of colonisation. - ------- Hr. E. G. HOWARD objected to intuiting the cohnial eetabliahments while we were cutting down in every other direction. Mr. KERSHAW said a few words in favour of the amend ment, and The committee divided— For Mr. Hass amendment 24 For the original vote 5O-66 The vote was then agreed to. On the next rot-, 20,0301. for the establishment at Hong- Kong, Mr. SCOTT objected that this vote, though 5.0031. Tres than that of last year, was still wholly disproportionate to the wants of the colony. He admitted that Hong Kong wu of some importance as a military station, but the ground of hoopla; up this expensive establishment was, that it was necessary for the penmen of trade. The fact was that there was no trade at Hong Kong; the great trading stations bring Whampos and Shanghai, the one being 90 and the ether TO mi!es distant. Tile population of Hong Kong was only 20,000 g Ily, though in consequence of the late disturb. anus in the Portuguese colony it had recently increased to 28,000. The salary of the governor WAS wholly dispropor Urinate to any services he could have to perform, and was equal to that of the prime minister of this country, and larger than that of almost any other governor, except that of Canada. Then there was a most expensive consular establishment in China costing 33,0031. per annum, while the whole of our consular establishments in all the rest of the world put together cost only 102,0091. The governor, in his double capacity of governor and superintendent of trade, received no less than 6 00W a year. It bad been said the reason why this high salary was paid was to enable him to maintain a high position in the eyi s of the Chinese, but the truth was, there was no Chinese of any respectability re siding within 100 miles of Hoag-Kong. England was paying an immense amount, because of the want of respectability on the part of the Ciliate*. The amount we paid the Governor of Heligoland was 6001. The amount ma ware now ring to vote the (burner of Hong-Kong was 6,0301. This was an enormous salary, considering that we only paid the Governor of New Zealand 2,0001. Then, we paid tle side-de-camp of the Governor of Hoeg-Kong 3001 ; the Colonial Secretary and his department cost 3,6.541. ; making in all 10,000!. per annum, and this for toe little miserable place of Hong Kong, when only ten B r itish Illerehaista, one Danish meekest, two or three agents for American houses, and out German sgent resided. (lieu, hear.) The revenge of the colony the year before last was 24,0001 ; this year It was 23,0001. ; eo that the revenue was going on at a dhoti nieking rate. The cat of collecting the 23,00 W was 2,3141, or about 10 per cent. Them we paid fur the surveyor. general's department at Hong Ku, 1,4531., or about 300 per cent., the whole of the mousy passing through that de partment last year being 6001. The harbour muter and his department cut 1,1671 , and his duties were discharged by a Lasear, who wrote down the Amer dike few 'fuels that anchored at Hong-Kong, and who received 3001. • year for discharging the duty. But there was a sill more formidable mown. For law and justice in the colony is which the Hareem inhabitants numbered about 600, we paid 15,3161 6s. Bd. Was there ever anything more monstrous than this io the annals of justice, equity, or erravagance? (Hear, bear.) The population amsunted to 28,000; so BM law sad justice cut at the rate of 12s. per haul. Then, we paid tee chief justice at Hong-Kong 3,000/, and the attorney-general 1,6001. The other departments net 2,9761. ; the chief magistrate received 9031 ; making is all 7,4761. This was totally independent of the out of gaols and ran ; and the inefficiency of the gaols and police at Hong Klee was matter of notoriety. S i inefficient were they, that all the merchants were o'liged to keep police of their own, and the roads at • short distance outside the town were unsafe. The police and the gaols cost 2, 3191 . Then, there was " ditto contingent," 3,1461. ; " ditto inci dental," 1,024/ ; rent of polies office, 4501. ; making in all 7,8421., which, together with the judicial department, made 15,3181. 65. 84. for justice alone. (Ilea) Mr. Indies stated. in 1839, that in China peno: s were sufficiently protected, that life and property were watched by an excellent police, and that business was con ducted with u'.exampled fesility and singular good faith Is general, but the reverse of all this was at percent the ease. Hs admitted that the esti= le this year was 5,0001. short of what It was lest year, bat he con tended that the extravagance and remained comparatively untouched. He, therefore, moved as an amendment that the estimate of 20,0001. be reduced to 15,000/. Col. SIBTHORP expensed • kipe that his bon friend would take the sense of the house on the very proper Mend went he had submitted. In addition to the extravagant items already mentioned, there was another batch of them to be found at page . 27 of the estimates. The department of the chief superintendent at Hong Kong, for instance, was 4,6751., gad the e meular department 21,0001. This was the way the extra was divided. • Ilttl4 wee pat la one pee, gad a lit • is another, sad la this way oven the boa. nowther for Mostraes was es w ith with all lie vie lases, taken =swarm Mr. HAWKS said the obeetvelleas of the hoe. aced last seismel did not apply to the este sew vadat semaidera ties. The spew* of the ken. samba foe Berwickehire (Mr. Boots) bad immediate edema to It, and the object of his assolmest was doubtless [steeled to hese a general raductios dirieditere ea the government, be tillable' that they lied not Wise looking as the east of the eatablithesent at Hoag KM( with ea eye of vieilanee. The Minato, how ever, had Weft far larger tiled it was at present. Is 1846 the iota was 49,00 W. • in 1816, it was 36,0001.; is 1847. 31,0001. ; la 1848, 23,0001. • is 1849. 13,0001 ; and in the peanut year it was reduced to 20,0001. ; the difference bi.. tweets the vote la 1843 and 1860 being no lase than 29,0004 (Hero, hear.) Tads was stet all. The internal admilistraties of the calmly had beat earefully watched over, owl the result was, that several teluctioos and *boll- Sea of salaries had been effected to Abe amount of 1,8721. The het report from the governor stated that the @Nosy was improving in miry respect, that there was ea increase in the somber of its inhabitaata, an interns also is the number of Chimes hostess erected during the year, and that otateatment prevailed ; and therefore such a document as this sompletay disproved some of the allege. lions mede_by the hoe. mover of the amendment. (Hear.) Mr. MITCHELL thought the items ss extravagant that it was difilault to select any one of them that ought sot im mediately to be reduced. The object of giving these large sa laries was to send oat lords to fill the posts. They bad seat oat • lord to Ceyloa (Lord Torrington), and what was the result? Why that they bad got a vet, bad goverarr, aad he wee satisfied that if they paid governors fair and rueosable solarise they would obtain competent men of besieges ; whereas, by girlies enormous salaries , they would obtain lords, who merely wasted to breathe fresh air in distant aolooles. Mr. H. DRUMMOND thought that ths salaries at Hong Kong were very large, and that the great reduction in ex penditure whisk had already takes plaos proved that it must originally have bus enormous. Mr. SPOONER said that the repoet whisk the hon. gen tlemen the Under-Secretary for the Colonies had alluded to, went to show that a reduction In the commerce of Hong Kong was to be expected rather then an Intension. Mr. F. SCOTT said that the merchants of the colony were of opinion that the sum of 17,6501. would be ample to sitters the discharge of all the necessary duties. Mr. PLOWDEN supported the vote, and said that the expenses of the Chinese establishment under the But India Company, considerably exceeded the amount charged by the government is 1846. Mr. HUME said that the colony of Hong Kong was alto gether an experiment, which it was supptse•l would tend to extend the commerce wish China; but it had turned out to be a failure, and the question was whether, as a mere mili tary port, a large a civil establishment was required. He thought the time was coats when the expenditure might be reduced one-half. Viscount PALMERSTON said It was a mistake to look at Hong King in the tame light as other colonies. Itehould not be considered merely as a colcny, but as a port for the 'unpin of our trade witn China generally. When he framed the instructions whisk were riven to Si , Henry Pottingrr, when he went to China to make the , which he atter wards concludi dat Nasikin,it was his (Lord Paton rston'Oluty to obtain information from every possible quar.er, and he saw people from all parta who bad any knowledge of China past or present, and among others frets wbom he re ceived valuable information wee Sir George Staunton. Two thinos were pressed on him as of the Utlik(l4i importance, one was that saves should be obtained to a large number of ports in Chin', and that our intern onset should not be con fined to Cantos; and next, that seine insular port should be established on the coast of China. Chosen was at first fixed on, but it was fount to be too far up, and objectionable on account eif the influence of the " monsoon," and Hong Kong was chosen. So strong was the opinicn as to the importance of an insular position, that many persons doubted whether it would not be equivalent to admission iota other ports besides Canton. We had got both. Hong Kong, therefore, was not to be considered merely is relation to the trade of that port, although his boo. friend had shewn that it was in creasing the tonnage, which ►mounted to 293,000 in the late year being 64,00) more than t►e year bef.te ; but it was to be looked upset as aplace whence naval and military assi•t anee might be derived to support the merchants media; in the different Chinese ports. Those who knew what was going on in China knew that our position is Canton was not very satisfactory, and that there was a leel:ng of hostility towards us. It was important that the merchants there should have at hand British support to which they could lock for ani•tance. With regard to 'slain, it was a matter, be admitted, which was independent of the other qoastion. Let them look at the average scale of salaries under the East India Company. They were so much friend whet they now were, that by comparison they were ecoootnicil. tin would 'men tion half-is d• vos colonial governors who were not mem bers of aristocratic families. There was Mr. Anderson (who was made Sir Geo. Anderson for his merits) at the Mauritius; Sir George they, no relation to his hon. friend the Secretary far the Colonies, at New Zealand ; Mr. Gregory at the Bahamas; Sir William Vrang at Aus.ralia ; Mr. Bonham at Hong Yong; Mr. Higgirieon at Antigua; and Sir William Cole brooks at B irbadt ea. Mr. COBDEN said that • good deal of what had been urged by the noble lord was an argument in favour of the honourable gentleman opposite. It was said that Hong Knog was to be consedered more as a mili tary port, or sort of " point ii'appui," for the protec tion of trade, than as • place of commercial importance. But tha noble lord forgot that they were not voting the mill tory, but the civil, estimates, end they would have to con sider hereafter the military and COMlllii•ariat departments, and the expenses of the fleet. There was a Chiet Juries with 3,0001 a year, about the salary given to one of oer dignified Scotch judges. Toere was an Attorney. General in England, and therefore there must be an Attorney General there with 1,6001. a yet,. In this country there were police magi. trate*, and there meat, therefore, be one there at 9001. • year. Why a police magistrate with 1,0001. a year, and • clerk at 600 i., both super abundant salaries would be amp's for all that was required, and the Chief Jostles and Attorney-General were quite supererog story. He thought a cant had been made out for • reduction of 6,0001. a year, and the house would stultify it'elf it it did not agree to it. Lord PALMERSTON said that the hon. gentleman seemed to think that the Chief Justice and Atturney-Ge send were confined to Hour Rong, bat the courts of justice had juriedieeion ever every part of the Chinese seas. Mr. COBDEN—That was perfectly true. The head quarten of the judicial establishment was at Hong Kong, hut look ho • differently matters were managed by the United States, who had nearly as extensive a trade with China as ourselves. They had a consul at each port with • salary of 1,000 dollars a-year, who administered justife to all American subjects, and thug they got done for 2001. a-year what we paid • chief justice 3,0001. and • police magistrate 9001. a-year tor. Mr. F. SCOTT said we had consuls at each Chines* port, for discharging the same duties as the American consuls, for which we paid 32,0001. a year. Some of them at Shang hai, 900 miles frAss the plate where the chief justice resided, and where he had no duties to preform. Of the 29,000 inhabitants of Hung Kong, 27,000 were Chinese, none of whom were allowed to act as jurymen, although trial by jury was in force. This was, therefore, not only a case of extravagance but cruel injustice. After a few words from Mr. PLOWDEX and Alderman SIDNZY The hOuse then divided— For the vote Against The vote was then agreed to. LABUAN—SIR JAMES BROOKE. _ . Oa the vote of 6 ,9141., to dellay theexpen ses of this set. Cement, Mr. 'JUKE rose to repel some charge. which, in the course of a former debate, had been made spinet the character of Mr. Wyse, growing out of his connection with Sir James Brooks. Much falsehood bad been uttered in that house against the character of Mr. Wyse, and in support of the character of Sir James Brooke. Mr. Wyse had certainly been an agent of Bit James Brooke—he was hie political agent and his commercial partner—in so fu, perhaps, he deserved the reproach of the honourable member for West Surrey (Mr. H. Drummond). But after the moment of the 1,500 Dyeing, an event which hie never been go:cued, and the instructions authorising which had been produced, Mr. Wyse terminated this political relationship. In a letter to the noble lord at the head of the foreign department, dated 31st October, 1848, be said—" I beg to acquaint your lordship that I have terminated the political rela tionship between Sir James Brooke and myself." This course was taken on account of Sir James Brooke having made the attacks upon the Dyaks, and because Mr. Wyse felt he could no longer be connected as a political agent with one who could become a buemeer and plunderer, and who could so completely forget the ties binding him to humanity. It had sant been alleged against Mr. Wye', that he had instigated public feeling here, whilst at the same time, ha had, day by day, urged B.r James Brooke to join in parnienbip with him. Now, he held in hie hand a letter from Sir J. Brooke to Mr. Wyse, dated the 14th March, 1843, urging him to establish a trading company at &meek, and offering to make him a punier to share in the profits. The honourable gentleman then read the letter in question, in which Sir J. Brooke sketched out the plan of a mercantile company with from 300,000 to 500,000 shares, the company to have full territo rial control over 8 rawak. The honourable gentleman also read a letter from Sir J. Brooks, dated Sarawak, 20th Feb., 1846, in which Sir James consented to Mr. Wyse becoming his partner to share in the profits of his nsercan'ile transac tions at Sarawak, sod referred to sort., shipments of antimony, which he had consigned to • mordant in London. The honourable member next quoted another of Sir J. Brooke's letters, dated the 17th March, 1845, following up the preceding correspondence, in which a gen tleman, of the name of Respell , was appointed en. periotendent of the trading corporation of Sarawak. The honourable gentleman then proceeded : Be thought he had quoted enough to meet the assertion that it was Mr. Wyse who had pistoled Sir J. Brooke about the establish. ment of the trading company. Why, he had aow in his hand the ledger account of profit and loss between Ist April and let September, 1846, which was ma le out by Mr. Roupell, and signed by Sir J. Brooke. Yet it had hien said that Sir J. Brooke had nothing whatever to do with trade ; that it was a disinterested regard for the welfare of the natives that alone actuated bim. Why, he believed that Sir J. Brooke had had en eye to the " main chance" from tint to lest in all these transactions. and that he entered into th,ns fur the purpose of forwarding his own private Interests. In support of his assertion', the hon. member then quoted a letter from Sir J. Brooke, dated 30th Sept., 1011, to show that Sir James at as early a period u that mu engaged in mercantile tranvc• Ilona. Ho also toad another letter from Sir Jams to Mt. Wyse in 1844, in which the writer stated that, elm • potted of nearly thins yews y he could clots hit assionat with tiara , wak whitest being • bar. It had been said that Sir James Brooke had not bees desirous for a title • bet ha *mild show a letter from Mr. Hrooko, dated Sarawak, 16 ► Marsh, 1842, and addressed to a Mr. Johnetone, is whisk letter Mr. Brooke, referring to his befog made ahe et a berate, 'stated that he did set ears about being 'wished; bet he thought • baronets, would be very useful to him in that part of the wield. The her. gentleman then said he had felt onspeled I. refer teases private letters in Jamie' to Mr. Wyss, who had boss !mocked, unjustly as he thought, by _the Ma. gaideu epperite (Mr. Drummond). ' Mr. Wyse had ealy altered his opinion of 84 J. Brooke when Its found the trod coarse which B.r James was per ' ening towards the natives; and he (Mr. Home) considered Kr. 'Wyse had taken the proper 0041110 of Informing the go vernment of what hid emeurred,sael deelaring that he could not act icy knee. He (Kr. Home) believed that all the I military operations against the smite tribei had Wen insti tuted by Sir James Brooke with • view to eoneentratiog all the trade at Sarawak for his own advantage. He considered the government had acted most improperly in placing him in his prima podtion ; and he objected to the present vote, among other moons, because it included 1,6001. a jun for Sir James Brooks as governor of Labium, whilst the fact was that Sir James was not resident is the colony last year, tats was resident then at present. Mr. AGLIONBY asked if this painful discussion was to continue. He could not biases the bon. member for reeding these letters; it was a retaliatory reassure, bat he had never witasemo a more painfal scene in that house. Min a few words Mr. fixtuatr, and from Mr. AOLIONST in reply. Mr. H. DRUSIMOND said it was not very fair to be insinuating various charges at various times against a pub- IM servant without it being passible to know what cnarge he twain to bring forward. The first notice of the honourable member for Montrose was inquiry shoat the letter of the noble lord; the next to refuse this grant to Lebuan. And be then same forward boldly aad with same of his friends near him, and denied point blank, that the iebabitants of them islands were pirahe, or that if they were they bad not been caught in an act of piracy. Another time he brought forward a Otsego that Sir James Bro. kg was • trader, mid that his being so was un worthy of his petition as a servant of the crown. He had now talked about trading, but had not said a word about the impropriety of Sir James Brooks's conduct as a trader, so that it teas imposaible to fix the bon. member with • single thing they could grapple with. Toe bin. member knew nothing of Sir Janus Brooke bat what Mr. Wise had told him. There bad not a stogie word beta published in this closer, except by Mr. ani .hon infamous libels which had been sent to every member of the house. He supposed the charge of piracy had bees given sp. [Mr. Hums—Not at all, it Ins not been inquired into Every traveller said they were pirates. The Marchester Chamber of Commerce said so, as did also the Commercial Association of Manthester, the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, the Liverpool E tst India Anneiation, sad the Linden. East India Association. And THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 23, 1850. the S4ltati of Borneo sad to. Aad the pirates came forward and said themselves they were pirates (Hear, hear.) And he was happy to say that he had m ashed by toe last mail another confirmation. It was dited the 2.51 of Aria last, and it was an engagement wade by some of these very pirates, with unpronounceable namee, " With regard to the former evil acts we will do them in future. We will plunder or pirate satin hereafter." Surely they would allow the men themselves to say whether they were pirates or not. He had also a letter from one of the oldest residents at Singapore, one who did not sign the for mer paper to Sir J. Brooke, and who said, " aeons of the oldest and, I believe, the oldest British resident on the western emit of Borneo, I feel myself called upon to offer my testimony as to the state of this coast 16 years ago. I have a lively re• eoliectioo, even at this distant date, of the terror in which this coast was kept by the very tribes which you (Sir Jame. Brooke) have been instrumental in checking. Scarcely • year before my arrival the whole town of Isaka was cut off, and I found all the smaller town so barricaded with piles, that I found it difficult to obtain an entrance, even with any small boat." The charge, and this was the reason why he read those letters, was that Sir James Brooke was a merchant, and that his trading way incom patible with kis duties as a goveraor. Ile c.nsequently read a series of letters (ram Sir James Brooke, showing that he was sindeavourieg to withdraw frets mercantile trans- IlVions and that he would have nothing to do with trade orgies g this man to get rid of all com mercial speculations, and he believed there was not a simile person in the house who wai not convinced that he made good that point. He showed them in these letters that Mr. Wise chose to falsify Captain Keppel's journal. I When Captain Keppel was writing that journal S.e James Brooke sent him his PlUffilli in order to assist him in making it as correct as posible. In the box that contained this jour nal there were the private letters from Sir James Brooke to hie ialcl acheolfellow and friend Mr. Templar, u intended kw the eye of anybody, but falling into the hands of Mr. Win, he took copies of them—!hear, hear)—and he kept them till the opportunity should occur of using trim to Sir Jams Brooke's injury. Wey, the hon. gentleman (air. Hume) really made himself the comm on cesspool into which every slanderous report flowed. That was the way he got those letters. Mr. HOME—Hew did you get Mr. Wises letter ? Mr. intellMOND—Tiist conduct was like that of a picklock r.r a housebreaker, nothing better. What wnuld say gentleman say if an individual was shown into a room in bit holies and he found him copying private letters? An extraordinary 'amnion hod been made that Sir James Brooke would have offered Latium 'to [France. Why he appealed to her Majesty's go vernment if he did not offer to give up Sarawak, if government thought it wu of any advantage to British, interests. But the hon. gentlemen said he was • =memory man. How did that tally with the papers which were in prsemsion of the Colonisheffice, furnished by Mr. Wise ? He said Sir James Brooke got Sarawak in a buccaneering expedition. Why the hon. gentleman could not stumble on truth even by accident. The fact was, Mr. Brooks went out in his yacht in 1835. In 18;9 he arrived off Barneo, and there was a quarrel going on between the Sultan of B rneo and a neighb.uring state, and the Sultan asked Mr. Brooke to assist him, and be gave him Sarawak for doing so. The hon. gentleman might as well state that he got his estate in Norfolk by a buzea• steering expedition. And, with regard to the partarrehip concern t When Mr. Wise west to ate Sir Jews Brooke at Singapore, the night before be sailed, he (Mr. Wire) brought him a letter in his own handwritine, and arkel Sir J ewes Brooke for his signature to it. That was the letter which the hon. gen lemma read. [Mr. Home No) But he said it was Ou the 81 of May following, Sir James Brooke had reason to suspect all was not right, and he wrote to Mr. Wise to put an end to the agreement. Mr. Wise said the agree ment was not put an end to. Now, there was • crminercial concern of the name of Cruikshank, ?derivate, and Street. In 1544 Mr. Wise was a partner. In 1845 he quitted it, and they became bankrupt. - The certificate was refused, because they had male over the whole of their property to a favoured creditor. Mr. Wise knew that perfectly well, and yet it was to that very party that he leased the antimony. And when the antimony wee leased, Mr. Wise went and showed the letter in which be was made • partner with Sir James Brooke, but he never showed the letter putting an end to it. (The hon. gentleman then read an extract from • document, showing the number of days Sir James Brooke had been in one year on board ship, and giving • statement of his being ill at Lebow.) Sarawak, when Mr. Brooke went to it, had 800 inhabitants. It has now 15,000. It then exported little and was worked by slaves. It now exported 2,000 tons, and was worked by freemen. He believed there was no situation in the world which required& man of so determined a character as that of • man going into a savage country to civilise it. His object had been to show that all the charges came from a dishonest source and to warn the government not to be die suad:d from supporting so excellent a public servant. Ever since be had known that house there had always been in it a sort of mock patriots who had calumniated public servants, especial y those residing in distant countries where reply was not expected. Mr. LUSHINGTON said he should like to have some in formation about the lieutenant governor of Labuan who had been suspended from his office. Mr. lIAWES said the can to which the hon. gentleman had alluded was still under consideration, and he was not able to communicate to him any decision on the subject. He was sorry there had been any delay, but delay had been inevitable. It was a ease of considerable intent and difficulty. Mr. HUME, in explanation, observed that in nuking use of the word falsehood he must say it was a strong term. He had proved the trading and the hon. gentleman had not die. proved it. He knew Mr. Wise, or heard of him until he had given his notice. Mr. AOLIONBY said Ms vote was given entirely irm speetivs of these letters. He had seen nothing in them which convinced him that Sir James Brooke was en. gaged in any thing incompatible with his public office. Ile believed him to be an energetic public, officer, and that these persons were pirates to all intents and purpose.. Mr. COBDEN thought there ought to b, an assur alum given to the committee by the Secretary for the Colonies, that if they voted • salary to Bir James Brooke as governor of Lsbusn, he should reside at Labium. He objected to the 'site last year bofore these events occurred which bad complicated this question and made it a personal one. He objected to the vote of 2,0001. a year ff Sir James Brooks was not to reside at La bum. T here would be no difference in the committee on the subject if there was not such a confusion in members' heads as to the geography of the country. At this moment he did not think the hon. member for West Surrey knew anything about it. [Mr. Drummond exhibited a map.] Would the hon. member bane the goodness to lay that map on the table in order that other hon. members might see it? Sarawak wee 300 miles distant from Latium' there were no means of cotomunication except by sessile, and was about as difficult as between Loudon and St. Peteraburgh. Mr. HAWES said that:Sir J. Brooke hail reduced his salary 6001. of hie own accord. His duties were of a much more important and wider character than the governor of Libman • and the inatimotions of lord Grey had never con• teraplated his residence there. It was meant that ho should have a kind of consular iiflloe in those s as, with the view generally of extending, promoting. and protecting our trade there. In the instractions referred to, Lied Grey said— " Adverting to the fact that, in addition to the duties of go vernor and imenmander•in-chief, you will also be entrusted with certain diplomatic powers with reference to that inter course of her M ijesty's subjects with Borneo and other places adjacent, provision has Nell made in consequence, in the foregoing estimate fur • regular salary to a h. utenant governor." Could anything be clearer than that when Sir James Brooks was appointed, he was not I apecteil to viable at Labium, but to take upon himself far hiiihsr„ wider, and mire important duties than simply those of the governor of that colony ? It would be injurious to the public luterests for him to be confined to that island. (Hem, hear.) * we: f a: e re . ( o n f the ar. h fee sar t l tha A t lilts ministear:nlaine-,:t1,.e.,, Die. DilypoMtaliassOWNeuliDuasisalitaabtaisetbez b liwa. byadutab m t eadeer gonimumwer f k or oefa t t h a e ibea W r es to t tion. Now, it was probable that not •e s ~, retithrweecauteurirpTk.in)ere:dnoutiwl,utuniwryttbouwo;::t hatl:hdfliaanngthbieco:::arn:oicteiirkoptailoooqutfati,neths:t.witeedtnt the 0n. : ::::_:h.0:_”..._..0m: 1 n.) : 4,, - .1::::,..i . :: :,:t : :.,,,i. and the congregatioe, sad • would b e O r : t e n t. ' 4 '''' : f IN e grossest_ ignore:tee prevailed in the house as grant ; and if it were known l bi laha b b a i d ta n n ev u or of o th bi e e s e e ted hla w nd th e. • oceupa. sto cro bpy ogreait 7 nni that Ib il ai r e . eillarset COLlDEN " °f eet lielnimeellgaelLabiguatah.• i i ir sig hat bbour ha h e ooe uati o n f d s ed us w w as ak tha bu t t o th f e u p b ir u s an te: grant was this-he tboa ghtl ' t - e - :le " tt. t ' stpectaremaribilitl y t-w(llehaan gb diwi ter) -so te Lb d i ertrib iad ute i' t id Fi ii- i f --;;t r 1 4 4 .... 44 r i f aniteespently the governor who received 2,0001. a year to petioles pirates ought to reside at Labasa. meotron lir. J. SeradUtßeTweri u plal ida n . e g d b t ad hst alade the a hea nin . rem t sir ber am for es Brooke. _(" No, rac e") Mr. nuME said he had made a ran at the =radon that i v es "" tion ul to lm th Y. • (ilear*"ll.4 114 "44 ' 13 ' 14 t • -•" ' '.4t 4 ' keel been committed where there were a o pirates , oases duplicity am .apt the dissenting cler • --l l'i Mr. STUART-Then the hon. member accuses Sir J. most dangerous to their outgo, a a t - rie n %: 1. RI Brooke of committing saurder, and says he does not make a was nobody but Dr. Rees who asked t the iu. t;',2 4 41 nos at him. (Rear, hut.) Sir R. INULIS complained of the term " impostor" he begged the noble lord to copula that It, and, therefore, on behalf of the count? i - J;L:o th e having been applied by Mr. Mums to Sir J. Brooks. He given up, and that, if not, the house shoull t Ih' ', ;1 ' had never heard such laaguage applied in parliament to a opinion to which the noble lord and his est.o ' -ea, public sun entrusted a ith most important duties at sorest bow, __ eass, m , distance from this country. Sub a course wits caleulated Lord J. RUSSELL doubted whether th e s o u , y e d gn w i r a .: 7 , :f i ted vf.r in o i mtiar The a i i l7 d e n t at hoe.h t w o that member ,' o c a b e rn i l ::: a r d t a h: : : I : : a ; ti : 7 06 : 0" :4 40 : t vet h : : t h. : :. f l e * b r . : 2 1 : to weaken the authority of ourolliosze. withdrawn without doing harm to anya M s - r„"k The vote was thee agreed to. neg T r h oss e next vote vhobeterawwdas Africans,3ooool. tor hich the , asuwprposartinolfaryeaptterrot b i! ron s Mr. Hume as to the numbers, was agreed to. this grant was entirely against the principle of 11.,'.. 18,115 W., salaries and contingent ex.4nses of the mixed sinters, but if so, it was very extracted' -, &nary the: ,„ 001Mlaise1011 for suppressing the traffic in Mares. Visoosat PALMERSTON answered a question from Mr. pent/ had expensed any opposition. Hams, the purport of 'hien we. not heard, and the vote After • few words from Mr. WTLD. was then agreed to. Mr. BRIGHT asked wethehe noble lord t da Oa the vote ,I• 155,4361., for the expense of the consular willing to lay the name, of the ruepieno on the t lr '• - 7 establishments abroad, the noble lord would do that, he (Me. Belicht) we • It '''' Mr. COBDEN said he wished to call attention to two that there were 300 dissenting miniaters who u.d bet: of these establishments in Moist', Ningpo and Foo-Chow- grant. If not, he should advise his bun. friend Fee, where It appeared there was no trade for British vet- amendment. - - peed eels. The half-yearly reports of the consuls there stated that Lord J. RUSSELL said he sow w no rosin w h y sum - , In coae periods not a single Beitish vessel had visited should he held up to publi c curiosity. the ports. The consular establishments on the coast of China Mr. REYNOLDS suggested %%at (be ware altogether on an extravagant scale ; and these two transferred to the Dubin hospital s . /hone y thoul might well be disconti-ued, there being no trade. Altogether For the vote ......... ................. 147 the consalar establiahmeitta in China cost 32,0061.; they had Against it .................... - . ........ it-, been farmed on the expectation of a very large increase of The vote was accordingly agreed to, aarl ti m mis trade consequent on the opening of the five porta; and we reported progren, and the resolutions were ordered e' ----' to 11l had little resuo to congratulate ourselves on the results of ported to morrow (this day). that war, discreditable to us as it was in all other DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE An) FRINCEiS MAP respects. Seeing that to the two ports of Ningpo and The resolwions of commit-ee in ru m eof the &Ills. Foo Chow Foo no Eas:ish ships resorted, he should to their Royal thecaHighn the Duke ot Cariags 1•^. move that the sums put down for those two consular Priacess Mary were reported, 'mei the report ''' establishments - 2,14-'l. and 2,lset, together 4,3221.-be SUPPLY. wean t struck out of the vote. It was probstde them were other p The report of the votes pared on Fri ay loti was '4,, items which ought to be dis a ll owe d f ur t h e same reason, bat at present he would on up and agreed to. line his amendment to those two sums. ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION BIL L Mr. CAYLEY tecended the am en d men t. Oa the motion of Lord J. ItUVELL, this bill are ru third time. COBDEN, t•A After akw words tram Lord JUUN AIANNBBB and Mr. A clause, moved by Lord J. aELL, Trquirica Ecclesiastical Commiseionen to malts an annual rei,, Vol. SISTER/RP said be doubted the sincerity of the their proceedings to a Secretary of State, to ts :at! t. hon. member for the West Rising, Why did he not sup' parliament, was added to the bill. port economical questions of importance moved on that side Mr. WOOD moved a clause seioeising 0 P cnrarci• • the house ? This was mere barking, when they were afraid to build a fit residence for the D ea nea of Rental oat., to bite. He would not sanction his firing of blank cartridges common fon d . at the government ;he would prefer to rake them lore and Lord J. RUSSELL objected to the clause, sh.th. alt. (Laughter.) lie should therefore vote for the govern- some dismission was negatived. meet on tbis question. Sir IL HALL moved a Manse placing prebend, ari • Mr. PLOWDEN said that ft would not be advisable tots duke same hot iim t o teep ee % t o n eue n o , a held ;.! „. move the coastal tram Foe) Chow Foo,considering that that port deans. was contiguous to the black tea district. It should be ob- served also that the This claws was opposed by L or d J. 11... E: ... salary of the consul there was reduced nepeeieed.bil from 1,2001. to 6001 a year. ' Lard PALMERS ru.s said that be would have no halts-thel then, with some verbal amen d ments, No Mr. SLIOTHERION here rose, sod seed be hal tioa in abolishing these two consulships if they were in any gution to offer. It was now after two o'exclit, and ~ other part of the world, because it wee true that no successful mime 37 orders „dm paper , let Wen, so to , ~,,. attempt had been made to establish a commerce in them. orders, and then proceed with Tuesday's business. Bat considering the peculiar circumstances of China, and t t. ter.) saugo that these consulships were sstablished by treaty, an d that The reports were brought up end received on the s . if abolished they might not be able to replants them, he to the Duke of Cambridge and Priacess Mary of Cm. should recommend the house to paws before they did away also on the ti e s„,„. end Li „ m „ . with th em (Hear.) At the tints when the negotiations were The Militia Pay Bill wig read a third time and ;d. going on with the government ot China respecting the mien• The Registration of 4 adggnents Ostia I Gelatin i tuna of the fire parts, there was no different., of opinion with read a s c end time. regard to the great importance of Fun Chow Fuo, in conse- The Friendly Societies Bill pawed through co' gamut of its proximity ta the great black tea district. Ile p ro ti. was sorry to ear that experience had not bor n e o ut th at ton- ' Toe Court of Chancery (lAncaster) Bill was rearelusion, but it was worth while to pause a little bettors they time and pad. abolished the consulship there. (Hear.) SMALL TENEMENTS SATING BILL Mr. F. SCOTT did not think there was any use in keeping o n the mot i on t h e , ilia lan should be read a IL. consuh at ports , where the consuls themselves stated no trade 'The SOLICITORGENERAL moved n. a existed. The effect of their war in China had been to drive clause, I. ...... ing the fraucoise to tenants white re the Chiaese from the costing trade, and to increase piracy. paid by :hi Itedlords. . Mr. HOME s aid it was st ared that them were commercial The house manifested great impatience, and •. ;. restriction, with regard to these two ports, which pre- loud cries of " adjourn," and after b CC , CAtriatica th vested trade, and which did not exist in the otter ports. He we. postponed. wished to know what these rrttlietions were. S. sing that ATTORNEYS' CERTIFICATE LILL, megaliths's@ were going on for an exchange of pors, I.e did On the order for mmaidering this bill as amen aot thick it would be right, at least for the pima:, to lose Lord IL GROSVENOR moved teat the to their hold of the ports they had got. (Hear.) should be fixed foe Thursday. le-,rd PALMERS [Os apprehended that the reatrietioas The CHANCELLOR of the EXCIIESr:E alladed to must. be some kind of transit duties its the interior. an amendment that it be deterred ti . .. tt So far from its being true that piracy had increased in con- months. s questse of the Chinese wee, the contrary was the fact. The house divided: Piracy had dim.nished to a great degree, and the Chinese For the motion vessels were now better secured against their own pirates. Against it Mr. SPOONER supported the amendment, and said he The gallery was temporarily opened. an. should do so if the hon. member had proposed a reduction cleared again :or ano•her I i iVIS:On on the even to a Inger amount, bill be ' , sad :hat day three m oaths. .. Sir W. JOLLIFFE said that there had been au increase For the motion this par, on account of the Chin* establishment, of 6,60 d/ Against it Us considered it unreasonable that the transude it. Chine The hill was coneequ,ntly 1 tst. should be receiving 1,2001. and 1.6011 a year, when toe cute- ' • • The Cruelty to Animals (Scotland) Bill passe : :c . still in the large cities of Europe and America were receiving committee. early 6002, a year. Tie horse at:j ,urned at three o'clock. Mr. V. SMITE said that the noble lord gave them a proximate hope of reduction next year. Mr. CAYLEY said that after the ,:planation of the noble Mid, hr would not oppose the vote. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY wished to kaow what was the as. of having assistant consuls at 4 51. a year, as well is con sole, a: theta ports, when it we. admitted there was no vale, (.. Rear, hear," and laughter.) Mr. V. SMITH considered that there being nothing to do, there was as much use of assistants II principals. (Leughter.) Mr. Thornhill and Mr. Henry Berkeley pair. I favour of the Attoroies' Certihea•e 8111, waft Mr. (3 Mr. J. H. Vivian, action. Mr. C. Farteeetie favour of the Universities ra Alva with Mr. l'eto. Mr. E 8. Ru.sell iTavisrock) hat paired otf for the r der of the session with Viscount litters (Cirencester Ztje Court. s Mr. SPOON Eft called the attention of the noble lorl the Secretary for F,irsiga Affairs to the estimve of the sum re quired for the paymsht of the consul a establishment at Hong-Kong, viz , 4,26.1. There wee a chief superintendent, a secretory ut.t rig:suer. a tint assistant and keeper of re cords, and a second assistant, third assistant, and tourth as Instant, a Chinese s. cretery, an assistant secretary, and four Chinese writers or linguists. It 'eight be necessary to have a Chinese secretary, but there could not be any necessity for thre • or four assistants. OSBORNE, : The Queen and Prince, accompanied by tte.r trious visitors, wa:kttl early this m. , ruLug in 00: rte The youngtr isranecss of U. R rode as usual. There was no addition yesterday to toe royal d.r.cer Lord PALMERSTON said that Hong-Kong had commu nication with all the five ports that were open, and the chief superintet dent oWathed regular periodical reports from these five poets, and communicated them to the Foreign ( ffize. Pdr.CODDEN observed that it appeared, from the evident' taken before the committee of the House of Lords, that our consular arrangements put our merchants to great disadvan tage in competition with American and other ship thither,. Ithey could not go ou; of port so easily ; and he thought the consular establishment should be reduced. Toe committee divided— For the amendment For the vote 166-131 Mr. BRIGHT referred to en item in the estimates for consular contingencith, under the head of " Moiety of Es. perms for chapels, chaplains, building new churches, and burial-grounds, 5 5091." He should like to know whether this sum was 53 expended is 1849 ? For what were estimates submitted to the government—that there sliould be sums ander this head to this enormous amount year ? It could not be necessary that we should supply these people with chapels, chaidains, and new churches. This large sum of 5,500/. appeared in the estimates year after year. Lord PALMERSTON replied that by the Consular Act it we. enacted that whirs the English communities sub scribed a ce..tain sum fur these purposes the government here were empowerod to give a certain sum. The vote was then screed to, as were the following . 16 8161. for the extraordinary disbursements of her Ma jesty's ministers abroad. 108.7681. for superannuation or retired allowances to per sons formerly employed in her Majesty's service. 3,7501. fur Toulonase and Corsican emigrants and Amen can loyalists. 2,0001, for the Vaccine establishment. 1,0001. for the Refuge for the Destitute. Oa the sum of 5,3161. being proposed for the payment of the subsistence of the Polish refugees, Mr. B. COCIIRANE wished to know how long the Polith refugees were to be supported, and whether the same indivi duals had been continually receiving relief. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the amount voted to the refugees had been decreasing for some years, and that none were assisted by the vote except those who were totally unable to work, and would otherwise have to be thrown on some of the poor law unions for relief. Am Him. Mutant' then called for a division, which we. met with by loud cries of " Na, no." Viscount PALMERSTON said as the parties were ob. jects of commiseration, and as a much larger amount had Wets voted for a length of time, he trusted the vote would be allowed to pass. The vote was tees agreed to. On 6,3181. being proposed for miscellaneous allowances formerly defrayed from the civil list, for which no provision had been made by parliams nt. Mr. C. LUSHINOTON said he had on former occasions opposed the continuums of this vote on behalf of the pro testant dissenters. The repugnance of the great mass of dissenters to this vote was undiminished, end they im plored the house not to enforce upon them a grant which violated their religious scruples. Ile concluded by moving that the grew should be reduced by the sum of 1,6951. Mr. KERSHAW seconded the amendment. He was very anxious that this grant should be cut calf. It MSS SO @jugular in its character, and was so oppesed to the fee:ings of dissenters both in Ensland and &Island, that he had hoped that the government would consent to withdraw it. The dissenters regarded it as at once inconsistent with their principles and derogatory to their character. The CHANCELLOR or the EXCHEQUER said that however much the gentleman who moved the amendment represented the opinion of certain sects of the dissetrets, the ,es idence of Dr lte-s was uppus d to their views, inasmuch as Dr. Rees affirmed that the distribuion of the Regions donum was attended with great ettisrection, and that the wohol flag of it would give serious ground of awe to the dissenters. Mr. BRIGHT thought that, though the question had been diacu-sed on le Tara% (culuiot s, the house was not aware of the 'swore of the grant. The statement aisle by the Chauasllor of the Baehequer was calculatid to mid- ad the committee with regard to it. The Chancellor of the Exchequer had quoted the evidence of Dr. Rees to pry i there were more applicants fur the grant than he could supply ; and that it gave great satisfac- It is understood that the ministerial whi*.e dinner is heed for the 3rd of August. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday al•ert at the Foreign-office. The minim, TS present were Lo: Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Ltts.i.: , the Eirl of Minto, Sir tiorge Grey, Viscount l's.ct r. Earl Grey, the Chat.e.:lcr of ti e Etchequer. S r fri Hiring. Sir John Hohhouse, the Eiri of C allele, the lion Henry Lalv,uchere, the NI .rquis a. C.sori.nrde. the Right Hon. lux Hanle. The couucil sat one hour a half. _ _ - . . ---• A deputation from Cbe:sea, heated by Lard Robert Grosvenor. M.P., and inc!...1.!,n,i Mr.;corr. Mr. J. Fielder, Mr B. Jones, and Mr. J het an irter,,or with Lord Seymour yrsterdsv. v. the , of her 11.,jeit)'s Commiesionets of Woods and FOVEA t\\'nttchU place. The Earl .1 Clarendon 11 td int:reiews yesterday with Lord John Russell and Sir ireoree Grey. Mr. W Wilson Patten had an i nterv iew with Chancellor of the Esebequer yesterday, at his 0f.... rosidence in Dowoiug street. Mr. Swift had an interview with the Comtril.ior. era of Railways yesterday at their 013 in the Bier.: Trade. Despatches were received yesterday at the Color . e. office mons the Governors of New Lalsno, South Auer... Van lltemen's Land, and the North American Colonies Lady 'toward de Walden. accompanied by daughter, returned to Brussels on Sunday last by the stoa. Antwerpen. Capt. Jseitron. Sir Wtdurna and Lads Beebe, the Hon. Mrs. and Capt. Turn. r. Capt. Moore. 3! Stanley. &c., were ales amacgst the passengers by ti lama 'hip. UNION BANK OF AUSTRALIA. Yraterday, the directors and shareholders of banking company tea their animal meeting at their 35, BroeiTstreet, J. J. CVIMINue, Esq.. tool chair. A dividend for the pist ha:f-year was doe erel at the rve Ot ti per cent. per annum, with a beaus of 7s. O I. per shirr. tree or income tax. Toe report of the director civis a very favourable account of the p u La and prospers of :he es:a. blishment. The balance sheet showed, that up to the Alth J eur...•; l . the liahilitire and meets of the oompasy t h e tr. each to 1,047,357/. Gs. id. The statement of profit, was as 101.0 as . Balance of auoivided profit at June, ISI9, 34.i53: . 14. 1.1 , to which were added the prcfirs of the pest year, tis. 7d. ; B,9biil 12s. 7,1. being deducted from on.ch for rewrite fund, lett 131,51. 7s. rd. The dividiud and bonus paid at Midsummer as d Christmas, 1S7:1, 'meowing 1069,7001., being also deducted, left a balance of undivided profit amounting to 64.5951. 7s. 4.1. The reserve nod alto• pother rmounted to 72..55hf. The report was unanimously adopted. sad the odicers for the ensuing year haviog been appoiated, the me,t.ng separated. New EXPERIMENT IN AEROST.tTION.—Yester2. I y 'vat log the Venetian Gardens were densely crowded. ,1 consequence of en announcement that Mr. Bell, a merle: ,1 gentleman, would ascend from thence in a belloen of row emstructien, and carrying machinery capable of propi' , Arlit it in any direction •t.htel by the occupant of the far. ball-put seven o'clock the machine was liberwed from ::1 listening', end it rose slowly to the altitede of ah,nit feet. The rapid motion of the fans could be distinctly p. r volved, atel presented a very curious appearance. lent effect on the balloon was evident, se the machine woo r. ally tumid, and slightly propelled in various dirt Cti. , llll. Ic did not appear, however, that they SUCCetdod in moving it against the wind. The tininess of the everiug woo such that the balloon remained in sight for souls time, apparently Inver afeending to any considerable altitude. The AMKRICAN Sims in the Thames and the packs yererday had their le donee at bolt rose, out of !elne: to the memory ot the late venetable Preen:Ant I..,enetal Taylor. THE 1)FATII CIENERAL tYt.oR created and deal of talk on the Liverpool 'Change yesterday, `he re ' : A areal intim was that ot dace,* regret. : 71 tI4 ...4 :La tri om s 11% or kh us. 1 , 4 II 4 4 w t• 4 , 1 a If 4;., 4 1. 4 my Li -7; EON m. r, y. .4.1 4 't4 ..t . ,f It stt: • . . tca: