The Sun. — London, England, 1858-06-09 00:00:00

IVIONEY MARKET AI D 00 1INIERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, Two o'CLocrc. Letters from Liverpool report that the Cotton blanket yesterday closed steadily, although well BuPplied, and prices of all descriptions were un altered. The sales were estimated at 3,000 bales. The Railway Share Market exhibited rather more annuation, and values were a shade higher. The accounts from the Cmtinent speak in a most desponding tone respecting the position of financial and commercial affairs. Although the quotations for discount accommodation are low, the greatest mistrust prevails. At Paris the Funds are depressed and business is almost suspended, while at * Vienna the letters received this morningreport that a Panic of a violent characterhad taken place. French J o urnalists who have hitherto attempted to encour age the public and promised a sp ee dy di s persion of t he prevailing gloom are now predicting its con tinuance for some time to come, and it is evident t hat political considerations are or erasing ad versely, an d a dd t o th e comp l ex it y pro d uce d b y other causes. The committee, which is appointed to inquire I nto the desirability of establishing tribunals of ?ftetnercein this country, is making a very careful nivestigation into the subject, and several of the Wituesses have been examined at great length. ~.along others the eviden ce o f M. C orr V an d e -vileren has been listened to with considerable Interest, and the report ail the close of the in- I n lrY will no doubt be replete with valuable infer- Ill ation. The institutions, if established, would confer great boon upon the commercial com mun ity, b u t 111 . e promoters must be prepared for some opposi tion on the part of the legal profession, notwith 'tending the project is highly approved and recom mended by Lord Brougham. At the annual meeting of the Bank of British , No rth America, the report was a d o pt e d, an d a d ividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum was declared, free of income-tax, and 4,7061. was car- Sled to the next account. The Brazilian mail steamer will take out specie to the amount of 81,7701. There is no perceptible increase in the inquiry for discount accommodation, and the applications in all directions are limited. The terms conse quently are kept down, and if the efflux of gold Irona the Bank isnot renewed, there will, no doubt, " Nome expectation of increased ease. There was a meeting of the Submarine Telegraph r , 11 1 3 any to-day, Sir Jam es C arm i c h ae l , B art., i n :`te chair, f or t h e purpose of confirming the resolu bTn of th e pas t meet i ng for issuing the remainder o the capital, and raising new capital (to the extent °f 150 ,000/.) for making the extended lines of tele -140 to Denmark and Hanover. The resolutions /141 agreed to unanimously. The market opened with a firmer appearance, irthe f un d s wer e a t one ti me per cent. ~,gh e r, but a few sales have since been Z e cted, and a fractional decline ba3 ensued. better feeling still prevails, and the pa4ulators are anticipa' ing an improvement at 13 . Consols have been 95i 96, since then 951 !t but they are now at the former quotations ; ank Stock is 221, and India ditto 222 ; The New De bentures and Reduced Annuities are 951. 96 ; India e bontures are 99i, and Exchequer Bills, 365. pm. In the Foreign Stock Market business is rather httic)re buoyant. Turkish 6 per C e nt s . are 9'sii e ' l leDos Ayres 6 per Cents., 831 ; M ex i can 3 per ' ; Peruvian 3 per Cents., 66i ; Russian Per Cents., 112 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 102 i ; en ez uela 4f per Cents., 38 ; ditto Deferred, 14/ ; Dutch 24 per Cents., 66 I ; and ditto. 4 per Cents., bl 100. The following are the nomi na l p r i ces o f F oreign stacks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 54 6 ; Mexi :all 3 per Cents., 20k ; Peruvian 44 per Cent s ., 688 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 66 68 ; Portuguese 3 pe r Cents., 46 47 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 111 113 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 101. 10.3 ; Spanish 3 per 0 e nt B . l 44i 454 ; and ditto Deferred, 27k. The dealings in the Railway Share Market to-day Z a al'e bee n li m it e d , b ut a slight improvement has ken place in the values of most of the leading k ine e. Lancashire and Y or k s hi re i mprove d s s. F°ltil-Eastern (Berwick), ss. Manchest e r, Shef ;,") and Lincoln, 10s. South Western 10 s . an d ,ale donian 153. North Western and North declined 55., and Great Northern 10s. The Poreign and Colonial lines are also at advanced rotations. Paris and Lyons have improved ss. ; o rthern of Fiance, 53. ; and East Indian, 10s. ttining shares are quite negl ec ' e d. F or Joint Stock Bank shales there is a very llra'ted inquiry. London and Westminster have ee kled s s . ; Ott oman B an k , s s. ; and U nion of _ s s . little Shares a r e ver y qu i e t, an d ex hibit 'Oa alteration from previous rates. Canada Land 44 127 to 130, and Australian Agricultural 294 291. Ill) r -"OISE( FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY. (Prom the OSesal List:) A lt 3 l t Stock " CJat. Reduced Anna Mos 9sk 6 D 4"? 1 Per Gant. Consols Annuities Shut 97 ? per Cent. At:muffles 93 51 6 India Stock 01144 Loan Debentures 99.} e.hs for Account el laqnsr Bills, 21e. March. Juno. 4 '1,006 . 36 32 p I B alll ... 32 p I 1. ... l euequer Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cent.... D uo, 1359 )I.aP r R.. an ICES 5 OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. ~. - cper Cent. kee ult to 1858, 4i per Cent. Sc r ip p ar i d lies Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. _ D a t 14 ° Account it .'' l . l Bonds, 3 pet Cent., 1825 B3 : I ;" c an 3 per Cent lb s , to Account 2Ol Oilman Bonds, 41 per Cent — Ditto 3 per Cent. Ittpitto Account • 7 ' b s ran Bonds,. 182`h, t St., 5 per Cont ll2 11 ~Y'°. 4i per Cent. 102.j li • /U • T n i , lan Bowls, 5 per Cent. "rzlish Bonds, 6 per cent . 9. i.i I i V:grieittatilA:C4aaraittge:44; l'PePre e C eCnetnt. lot 38 Ditto Deferred, 2 por Cent. . . lli Dividends on the above payable in Londor: 1:11414 Exchange, 24 per Cent., 12 G u ild ers 66i 6 i O" 0 . 4 per Cent. Certificates 4 ditto Account . lOO 1 trAßie dor nog. Consols account (July 8) BAILWAI' INTELLIGENCE. SOUTH-EASTERN. The total receipts on this line for passengers, tarcels, mails, go o d s , an d so f or th, amoun t e d f ro m feb. 1 to M a y 22 (15 wee k s an d 6 thy) to 258,0361 ; ,tid the expen di ture, i nc l u di ng rates, taxes, to ll s, i r e ev ernment duty, and expenses of steampacket rvie, to 142,926/. leaving a balance of 115,1101. the gross rece i p t s for the four weeks ending May mounted to 68,270/., less 2,0311. for collecting ' l l deliv er i ng goo d s , b e i ng 66 , 2391 . T o thi s sum aadded 1,7541. rents and sundries, and 3,3b2/. for peabapacket service, making together 71,345/. to r °, l :o this is deducted the expenditure, amounting 4„; 18 ,7341., includiqg rates, taxes, tolls, Govern a) and expenses of steamboats, leaving 32,611/. `avnur of the company. T R . STATE PRESS PROSEOUTION.—The trials of Mr. t., el cre and W. Tcherw ' iski for alleged libels on the I,, — Poror of the French, are fixed for Friday, the 18th ( i t., before Lord Campbell, and a Special Jury, in the 0 1 Queen's Bench. The Attorney-General, the p,. for General, and Mr. Weliby, will conduct the 48teution for the Crown ; Mr. E. James, Q C., Mr, tam ed Q.O , Mr. Hawkins, and Mr. Simon, are re -1.,11rd for the defence. .4,, 4 NOREfalla STATE OF TRADE.—The report from i t ,:erica have had a depressing influence in this marker, alt tad hough spinners are praty well nnder contract, ti r i f , r has been a certain, though limitei, giving way in a r :e% but this is not at all general, practically, prices 4 i same as list Tuesday. Cloths are about the same Mt week. ,4px , r, OF A VERY OLD MAN.—The Registrar-Gene lh retur n for the past week mentions the death of a : 11 Who was 103 years.of age. He bad been fermerly W er geant in the Foot Guards, and had served in the %,:loberen expedition and Peninsular campaigns, and p oh ti t.ensioned previously to the battle of Waterloo. Be hi s 'aed rematkable physical strength, and retained ta e me ntal faculties to the last. Latterly he followed 4t - i c ,, c liNtion of a tailor ; and be died on the 25th nit., chi nt r iugefield-place, 'Wandsworth. His medical atten atls4 Who supplies most of the above particular!, has th hi a d c(rtlficate of his birth now in the p oss ession of 16 t h au ghter, which runs thus :—" John Ewing, born ak t p, 'etober, 1754, at Carron-shore, parish of Larbert, 13u; tle Stirling Extracted from the record : John ling. Lords Jul . Mein, the is morning, oet. Q.C., and d and Lady iijth, Q.C., yer Swijth ey-General, Q.C., and esterday, it mission was :executed a ast year, he nagement of ppoaed to be sueh a pro )arti es con fix the date etermine the onget whom time he saw L 857, he con of managing 3 Day.) CANAL COM I during the :ompany filed ament a coi ls of land at r 2461., being t of the land. acted to the the lands in rent only, bridge over Cbancellor, nd elaborate to the conclu• eir claim to a smissed their ession of the :ompany were of the county their Act of ) apply to the . tinue the in' the injury of y to him lord . pude. 1 Romilly.) in delivering. Id for his ton er the will of s, the second st in the suol )nsidered that. ad interest in r age, 21, an d not bound to y's claims or his Da3'.) nes, 17, W 5 3oney of Fre' arket. tua meoutor, tor as porter , op was close d deliver the° rsday last be • ° containing Instead of d o ne, be left y, and vial Ler, who bau bad only beeo iimsel up a admit taking La not in the ted. At the prospects be. could fez. ever AND JIJDIr.—" us thief, wadi th stealing I Antonio COr• was delivered Bldol a, an in' : bapel. m oon be via rudy in 14re P; part of th we re fig btino at bis wat o :l s t a otly seis .4 e ground' . 0 it froro ad never 10131, P icked leP, * ich and jo u !, mer had h i " snatched the 0 A saw the sons sons ranooP, aed the Pr l id a man be. vere profea' trial. sUN. card, 100,11 lation er , on il° rould 111 : r : n aneed°— n its truti' of 11 t name Thi S 1 )ur resPe.ec" he Pu bli ': he living; tie 3 merlin" Trope' groundless w ridicul e I were to rooting all; his sake , s ory ceilt rICLO v.) ffe n' was 09 O ~ ..a kinds!ill" tbe 111381 : bang° W° isle, A 1518 , ry priC e .. 4 i , t foil"' e. rate& 1 Flollt 1 1,524 a --- . _ 90 0 1 ° 4 ... bri° Di hoP B 611 4, v4a; to r ,A tO , 2 3 3 - A t NT) ICL r E sows thA, of 0211" ; Id u nde t velornen 0 to ha . h t hic " w The re , i . to eeue- press. THE SUN, LONDON, WIEDN ESD AY EVENING, JUNE 9, 1858. Pald RaaLwATs. Leasing Companies Closing Prloos this day Business this W. 100 100 all 100 all 100 Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc Col.Stour Vy. E.Lin. g. 6 p,c E. Un. H. Sh. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct. Do. New Glstr.&Dn.Fr Hull & Selby Do. Shares Do. I Shares Lon. &Greenw Do. Preference Lon. Ti!., &S. Do. Bark. Sh. Manch.Bxton. and Matlock Mdld. Bradfd. Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. N.&Est.s p.c. Do. 6 per ct Do. Fixed sp. c Prest. & Wyre Do. Shrs. A Royst n. & Hit. Shrews.& Her S. Staffordsh WearVal.gGpc Do Wilts&Somrst Ln.&N.W. Caledon... E.U.&E.O Gt.Northn E. Count. Caldonian. Do Gt. Westn. Ir. & N.M Do Do S. Eastern Do Peto & Co Do La. &N. W & Midld 100 51, E. Count Do Do ... Do L. & N . W Do Gt.Northn T. Brame: M. Melon. Stk.dgDar Do Gt. Wes tn 99 - 101 101 - 103 13 - 15 138 - 140 4 - 44 ••• '. 110 - 111 ..• - ••• 13 - 14 24 - 25 98 - 100 24 - 97 - 99 57 P - iP lig - 140 8i - 9 tii - 10} ••• - ••• 32 - 33 90 - 92 PREFERENCE SHARES. i Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (issd. at 501.) Eris. A; Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 per c. Shares.. Caledn. £lO 4. p. c. !Chas. & Ho. 5i p. c. Do. do. 5 por cent... Cork& Bandon 5 ip.c. Dun.Porth.SzAber.J. E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. Do. do. Cls. B 6 p. c. Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. c. Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.] Do. No. 2 ....... ..... 110. New 6 pr. c. St. lEastUn,, G. 6 p. c. ••• - ••• 95 - 97 166 = i(*) 6 - 64 110 - 115 107 - 112 115 - 118 113 - 116 132 - 134 79 - 81 Do. 51., 10 per cent. Do. 101. Debentr.Sb. Do. do. 4 per cent East Lancash.ti p.cte E.&W. York. J. sth Edin. do Gl. sp. c. Sh Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c Farness, 5 p. c Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c Groat Northn • 5 p.c 'llo. 5 p. c. Redeem, at 10 p. c. prom , Do 4i per cent • _ St. 100 Do. 5 P.c., Red. at 5, I p. c. prom. G t.N. of Scot. let Pr( Gt. S 14 W. (Ireland) IDo. 4 per c. Pref. St. , Gt. W. (B. &ll.Ex.spe Do. con. red. 4,3 P.C. Do. con. red. 4 p. C. Do. irred. 4 per ient. Do. 5 p. c. red. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Chester Sp. c. P. S ,Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gua. Stk Do. Chesil. Gua. jSh Do, do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York. 6 pc. St. Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No. 1 Do., P., 5 p.c.St.No.2 Do. New Guar. 6p. c. Do, do. 5 p. c., No. 4 Lon. & N, W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 r. ct... Lou, & S.W. 7 per ct. late 3d Shares ... St. 12i 126 St.l 100' ,100 ,Londy.dr Color. Sh Londy. &Ennis. Sh. M., S. , &L. 6 p. Cent. Do. do. do. .£6 Do. do. 34 per cent. Marypt. &Carl. 4 p.c. IDo. 4. per cent IDo. do. St. 12 12 12, Consol. 6p. c. St. Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c. Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St. Do. L. & 11. Pref. St. New., Aber., &c., pr. 5 p. c. red. 5 p.c. pm. Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct. Norf k. D eb. 4 p.c. Sll. Do. 5 p. c. Eat. 1846 Do. 5. p.c. pf , 1847 Do. V.5p..,1847 North British Do. 71. Preference N.E.Berw. 4 p. e. Pe. i Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6 pa. No. I Do. do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York H. & S. Pur North Staffordshire 10x., Wor. & Wolv. t; Ii p.c., Ist guar. IDo. 6 p. c. 2d guar._ !Do. do. Dobeatr. St. ;Scot. Cont. New Pre+ ISc.N. E. Aber.g.6p.c. Do, do. 7 p.c. pf. St. Do. do.3i p.c. pf. St (South Devon 12 25 f I 20 St. I 25 1 10 1.0.6 all 100 100 100 100 3i 100 Do. fixed sii pr cent. S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. o. 4. per cent Do. Fixed 4} p.c. Sh Do. New 4i pr. cent S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c. Do. do. 44 p. c S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., 5 p. c IDo, do. do. IWaterfd&Kilk. 6 pc St. St. St. St. 1000, 25 100 St. ( 100 1 1 St. 1 26 1100 12112 liO L: iii 112 - 114 104 - 106 64 -- e 6 101 -- Ili 51 ei 91 93 E 5 87 85 87 100 102 91 104 16 17 91 111 73 74 18. 9 13. 140 138 142 .60 - 165 121 - 123 66 - 68 - 139 - 104 11 - 11;1' lag - 108 97 99 1 di - 22 i 23,iiP 118 - 120 105 - 107 1100 - 102 120 - 122 125 - 130 73 - 75 10 - 10 223 - 233 101 - 133 100 - 102 100 - 102 15 - 17 274 - 2f4il ••• --- ••• 43 -- 48 MINES. 1i) - 11 3 - 4 76 - 85 460 - 480 90 - 95 14ri - 15 11 5 1 - 6 1 1 - 1.1 7 - 8 9 - 10 56 - 6} 1 156 - 206 178 17s; 16/15 1 i• 1a 395 —• 405 Vii - 235 - 24' - 1 ;3i - 4 40 1256 14 20 ••• ••• le 241 1 101 110 210 215 i 1280 2*l 3i 4i 10 11 47 49 23 25 li ta 556 5 1 1 231 211 101 1001 29. I 1 4 0 127 1161 } 21 a 5S 9 2riiirli .s;Fgbttion SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. HAMPTON RACES.—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) INNKEEPERS' PLATE Rip Van Winkle Rio Silvertail. Rosabel.. Zitella..., Artist—.. Triton Little Cob Theory Seven ran. CLAREMONT STAKES.' Ten ran. STAND PLATE. Nine ran. HURST PLATE. Lady Conyngham Amorous Boy Silvertail.. Three ran. SURREY AND MIDDLESEX STAKES. Barbarity Lord Stately King William S z ran. LATEST BE rTING. NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. sto 1 aget 'Underhand (offered) 10 to 1 agst Pensioner (taken freely) 10 to 1 aget Herne (taken) 10 to 1 agst Dacrow (offered) 12 to 1 aget Conductor (taken) 12 to 1 agst Bird in the Hand (taken) GOODWOOD STAKES. 25 to 1 on Tne Field (offered) NEWTON RACES.—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) TRIAL STAKES. Jack Spring ?doom of Orange Lord Jersey GOLBORNE PARK STAKES Ade1aide........................................ Head Knowledge ........................ ....... Griffin ............................................ , Five ran. NEWTON HANDICAP. Gilliver Lord Jersey Thornhill . St.van ran. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(This Day.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the Brentford Gas Bill were corridere3 and agreed to. The following bills were further considered, and ordered to be read a third time:—Chester and Holyhead Railway ; West-end of London and Crystal Palace Rail way. MORTMAIN LAWS. Mr. HADFIELD asked Mr. Atherton whether he intended to apply this session for leave to bring in a bill to amend the Mortmain Laws, similar to the bills pre viously brought in by him and passed by that house ; and whether such prPrious bills had bad consideration in another place, and what difficulties existed to prevent the removal of the present obstructions to the settlement of property purciased for religious, educational, scien tific, and other charitable purposes, for full pecuniary and other considerations ! Mr. ATH:ERTON replied in the negative to the first part of the question. With regard to the other part of the question, he stated that, owing to a series of acci• dents, the bills had not yet received the consideration of another place. He should, however, revive the subject nt xt session, when he hoped to have the support of her Majesty's Government. bill, but be was opposed to marl of the details of the measure before the house. Lcrd F. CONYNGHAM supported the second read ing of the bill. Mr. KIRK supported the principle of the bill, hop ing it would lead to a settlement of the question. Mr. Bland, Mr. Cogan, and Mr. Bowyer supported the bill. Captain DAMER was in favour of tenant compensa tion, but he disagreed with the details of the bill. Mr. P. O'BRIEN wished to see this question settled, and asked the Government to state their views and ir.• tentions upon it. . - - The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND said he was willing to support measures that were for the general benefit of Ireland. Hon. members in the course of the debate bad referred to the report of the Devon commission appointed by the la a Sir R. Peel, when Ireland was in a worse state than at present. I Most of the recommendations made by the Devon commission had been carried into effect. He denied that the report of that commission recommended a measure of the kind now before the house, but it recom• mended compensation in certain cases, and under ar rangements to be entered into between landlord and tenant. He referred to the attempts that bad been made by himself and others to consolidate the present acts relative to tenure in Ireland, and simplifying contracts relative to improvements in lend, but the Irish party in that how's, opp rsed the measures, be cause they could not get a tenant right bid into the bargain. Those measures would have met the neces sities of the case. He admitted that in 1852, when Lord Derby was in office, an attempt was made to settle the question, but was not originally proposee, nor contemplated to make a landlord pay compensa tion in money on existing improvements—(hear, hear) —that had been effected by the tenant with out the consent or knowledge of the landlord. It would be unjust and impolitic to the purchasers of estates through he Encumbered Estates Court to the extent of 20,000,0001. to call upon them to pay for itn provements they purchased when they became the owners of the estates. It was proposed by the bill not to inteifere with the tenant custom of Ulster, and as the past purchasers of encumbered estates could not be included in its provisions, he asked the house if it was worth while to pass a measure for the residue of estates which would have the effect of invalidating and impairing every sale in progress, and shake the convic tions of those who were disposed to purchase land in Ire land. Believing the bill to be unjust and impracticable, he answered the question that had been put to him, by stating that the sr.cond reading of the bill could not he assented to because it was not jest for Parliament to affirm a principle that could not bear the test of close investigation. With regard to the future, he begged to say that the statute law of Ireland relative to land re quired improvement, and should be done. He declined to pledge himaelf to introduce a bill with a retrospective clause. The subject was one of great importance, and would receive the attention of her Majesty's Government in conjunction with measures they had brought forward relative to the tenure of land in Ireland. Ireland, he thought, was commencing a career of prosperity, but he considered the bill before the house, if carried, would im pede it ; no speculative change in the law would accom plish that which the energy of the Irish peoble were capable i f accomplishing. Mr. O'Connell, Mr. Henchy, and Col. Greville sup- I ported the second reading of the bill. _ After some remarks from Mr. MAGUIRE in reply, The house divided on the motion for the second read ing—the numbers were— For the motion Against it 65 200 Majority PUBLIC GROUNDS AND PLAYGROUNDS BILL. This . bi'l passed through committee, and was ordered to be read a third time on Friday. The other orders were disposed of, and the house ad journed at five minutes to six o'clock. transactions, we should be obliged to that power, in cases of suspicionjto ascertain whether it was properly assumed. He did not think that the American govern ment would differ from us on that point, and he could not but hope that if the matter was considered by both governments in a friendly spirit some understanding would be come to on the subject. He begged to ask his notate friend if there had been lately any communication on the subject between her Majesty's government and the government of the United States, and whether there was anything to justify the apprehensions which were entertained ? 1 The Earl of MALMESBURY—I am extrem,ly glad that my noble friend has put this question, and that be has prefaced it with the very judicious language which he bas used. It is a very great advantage that an eminent member of the opposition, at a moment of difficulty between this and any other country, ghoul , ' rise in his place and atter sentiments Finch as have just been delivered by my noble friend opposite. lam not in a position to give to the house any ascertained information on thissubjec'. Up to the present time I am only in possession of ex parte statements put forward by the American Govern ment. If the circumstances are correctly reported, and have really taken place as they have been described by the American Government, certainly her Majesty's Go veroment will not be prepared to defend or to justify the acts in question. Although there has no doubt been a great deal of exaggeration, I confess that some of the acts committed are not such as can be justified by inter national law, or by any treaty between this country at.d America. lam informed that on one occasion a body of men was landed on the coast of Cuts, from one of our ships of war. Of course, however, this is a Spanish question, and can only be mentioned incidentally in reference to the American question. There has been also considerable annoyance given to American traders at the Havana by a system of watch fulness on the part of our cruisers, which watch the car goes that are taken cut and taken in, and exercise a sys tem of surveillance and espionage upon those vesels, and when they quit the port are in the habit of following them and chasing them at sea. A great many American ships in the Gulf have also been brought to and searched. I have not the least idea if the facts as stated are cor rest, but such statements have been made ; and your lordships know that snob acts neither international law nor the treaty of 1842 can justify. But I agree with my noble friend that it is also true that the American flag has been constantly prostituted to cov er th e S l ave trade and other illegal acts ; and it is desirable that tome agreement should be come to between the two Mu,- trieS, with a view to a distinct understanding as to the proceedings to be taken by officers in both services re spectively, in order to ascertain the real nationality of vessels,!while at the same time they should not be offen sive to honest traders. To that point I have directed i the attention of the American Government, and in a conversation which I had with the Minister of that coun try this morning, there was no greatdifference of opinion between us. After that conversation, and after the de spatch written to Lord Napier and the instructions which have been sent out to the officers belonging to the squadron in those seas, no acts of the kind stated, if they are true, are likely to be repeated. Trusting teed hoping, in the meanwhile, that no such acts will be com mitted, I believe that as soon as the conversation which has taken place goes over to America, this country need be under no apprehension that there will be arty break ing off of the alliance which has so long happily ex'sted between the two countries. (Hear, hear.) The Earl of HARDWICKE said, in reference to the naval part of the subject, that the mode of operations of irquiring into the nationality of a veeeel had been clearly lei,' down, and if there had been any excess of those in structions it was against the direction that no offence was to be given to any nation in conducting the opera tions in those sass. The house then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.) CHURCH-RATES ABOLITION BILL. The adjourned debate on the third reading of this bill was resumed. Sir J. TRELA.WNEY asked the horuee to read this bill a third time. He insisted that if the Church had any rights in the matter that ought to be reserved by the bill, it should be LI; to the judicial mind of the House of Lords to determine in what meaner it should be made. He therefore declined to accept any proposal for a cern premise and should press the third reaeeng. Sir BROOK BRIDGES said he believed everything had been said that could be said on this question. (Hear, hear.) Ile contended tee origin tf church-rates was neither unreasonable or uejoet and he oppos e d the landed property of the coun t ry being increased in value at the expense of the Church. It the rice, man was not bound to support the Church by a church-rate, the poor man would be deprived of the benefits of church accommodation. The only charges which should be defrayed by Church-rates were those which the honour arid glory of God ree b ardee'—viz , th e s e ten tation of the fabric of the Church, and ler providing ' the decent requisites for the worship of God. He was anx'ous every abuse should be rectified. He moved the third reading of the bill this day six months. Mr. PACKE expressed his regret that the reason able compromises offered by the opponents of the bill had not been accepted. It appeared the pro moters of the bill would have nothing but the bid, and it was the duty of the opponents of the hill to take cars that a substitute should be provided. There could be no doubt there were many instances where the rate had been improperly applied, but that was no argument for the entire ab , litien of the rate. Mr. ACKROYD was oppose 1 to the abolition of Church rates, and he shodl I vote against the third read ing of the measure. He thought Dissenters should be exempted from the payment of the rates and he believed they could be relieved from pav ing them tvittiout any offensive distincion. Whil-t he wiped to c'o justice to Dissenters, he could not do it by perpa.ratieg an injustice on the Church, which this bill wool I inffct. He objected to the bill on hat ground, and also ore ground that D.s , eto ere, by the abelition . of the bill would still retain :he right to inter fere in the election of ceurchwardens. Where there was a majority in favour of a church-rate, they ought to have the power of taxing themselves, omitting dissen ters. Pew rents he thought objectionable, and also vo luntary contributions for raising a fund for the sustenance of the fabric of the Church. No compro mise had as yet been provided which was calculated to settle this question in a spirit of justice to all parties. The compromise he should be prepared to agree to was, this—first, that all Dissenters should be exempt from the payment of church rates ; secondly, that Churchmen should be left to determine by a majority of their own body whether a church rate should be lev.ed either voluntarily, compulsory, or not at all, Sir J. GRAHAM, as an attached friend of the Church, wool,' have been glad to have seen a compromise of this matter, though compromises rarely effected their of j The practical working of the present law he thought un• objectionable, because in populous and large districts church-rates had fallen into disuse, but it was in rural parishes the rate was most needed. He otjeeted to pew-rates, as it would give the poor a disinclination to attend the church. He had the gravest objection to branding Dissenters as such, to exempt them from the rate, because it would perpetuate those feelings it was so desirable to get rid of as epsedily as possible. He was, as he had said, desirous of a reas ,u -able compromise, but he regretted to say he saw no chance of their arriving et a satisfactory compromise on the question. There were charges on the rate that were disgusting to Churchmen, and ought not to be con tinued. The dignitaries of the Church had certain offi• cers paid out of church-rates which they ought to pay themselves out of their ample funds ; and he thought the luxuries of worship, such as singers, oreanbt, ought not to be paid out of church-rates. All that was inquired was the maintenance of the fabric, and the remedy he proposed was to relax the statute cf new t wain to a limited extent, and enable landowners, whether holding in fee or tenants for life, with proper precautions to charge their estates kithin the 'maintenance of the parish church within certain limits and safeguards. The luxuries of reegion should be die- charged through the voluntary contributions of the mein hers of the Church. If the Church of England was to become a miseienary church, and descend into the arena of contentir a with Dissenters, the latti r ought not to be taxed for the support of the fabric of the Church. The right hon. bart. referred to the course now pursued by the dignitaries of the Church in preaching in unconse crated places, to the Spurgeonite meetings at Exeter hall, and an evangelical alliance beieg held at Lam beth-palace, and said it was not for him to say the course pursued by them was a wrong one, but he looked upon it as a departure from the strict principle of an Established Church—(bear, bear)—and was at vari ance with all the doctrines that had hitherto been con sidered and recognised as belonging to an Established Church. He was against their carrying on longer a war to the knife with Dissenters. The time had arrived when it was not politic fee the Church of England to fight this desperate battle to the last extremity, but to make timely concession in the hope of obtaining peace. (Hear, bear.) lie could cot sanction the contisuasce of the contest longer, and be should give his vote in favour of the third reading of the bill. Mr. E. BALL supported the bill. Mr. WALPOLE considered there was an inconsist ency in the arguments of the right bon. baronet (Sir J. Graham) that ought to have led him to a different con• elusion on this subject. The righ, hon. gentleman then referred to the proposition made by Lord Althorp to pay for the sustaining of the fabric out of the land tax — to that of Lord Monteagle, for its payment out Of the surplus funds in the hands of the ecclesiastical conenois. stoners, and laetly, to the late Sir Robert Peel's propo sition for its payment out of the consolidated fund.Titi ofe m to nt xt proposition was to exempt dissenters, but to o them there were grave objections — ore the three first than to the last, which would have been and freely just to the dissenters—it was an r qubable arrangement otlered by the Church. There wit then, no remedy but to sheikh the tex altoge th e r, and relieve pr'perty to the extent of 300,0001. a-year, without in any w ay be lieving the consciences of d is s enters more than by the proposition to exempt the dissenters from the tax. He f estud, however, that the dissenters did not simply ee 1. relief of conscience , but an ulterior object—that of lead ing, step l y step, to the parochial system and the break ingtion between the State and Church, and u th p e ef ad th o e pt c i In T e o e f the vountary system throughou saying that, l he wished a to be u der the country. th a t he was desirous of settling the question Mood by t a r elief from church-rates. The voluntary system w as an a dmirable ally to the Establishment, but it never could be made an adequate substitute for it. H e was for maintaining the Establishment and encouraging the voluntary principle by which they would be able to supply the necessary requisite's for the celebration of re• ligion in which their poorer brethren could take part. He considered the present bill would not effect the set tlement desired. Mr, AYRTON said there wis to be no cemprcraiv, and there could be no compromise of the question. p a nature did not admit of it. Mr. GLA.DSTONE said difficulties bad increased in the settlement of this question from there being a dispo sition more entertained than avowed, but explicitly found in the evidence of important personages before acommittee of that house to fight the question of a church establish. ment on the ground of church-rates. (Hear, hear.) H e denied there was any desire in that house to tax Dis senters for the benefit of the Church. Ile was most anxious to give them relief from church-rates, and if they were not relieved from them, it did not arise so much from the acts of those who were friendly to the maintenance of church -rates as from the acts of those who were determined not to ac cept any measure of relief. He bad no desire to widen the differences between Churchmen and Disseuters, but he was at a loss to understand how they branded or h u e i r present s moreen t stigmatised a man by describing him to be that law for t w h a e s r fiti2rz:ldpoonpua pwohpicuhlarhebaissis, a (Er nd ea ve r 'a ) B r Teq lation than the urban population. It was a po p ula r law, because it I,ft to the majority the enforcinpopof it: provisions. It was an ancient law, and enforcedgsu er visien in a form most agreeable to the English feeli p ng, and looking to the rural parishes the law worked well, and was one, in the main, both generous and just, because it imposed an hereditary and tradi tional burthen on the owner of property, the principal benefit c f which was reaped by the poor rural population of the country. It was a ju.t and fair proposal to relax the law of mortmain f it toe support of the fabric of the Church on the abolition of churcleratee, but he was afraid it would be found not to work effectually when put in p ractice. The bill would certai n ly d estroy the incomes of many clergymen. The stipend for the living of Poplar, on the abolition of all the usual p aroc hi al obligations in the parish for producing an income for -d at 4501. a-year, p a y a bl e the clergyman was fix., Usually from the church rate, and he asked the right hon. baronet bow that income was to be de_ rived if church rates . were abolished. He agreed the time had come when such a measure should be submitted to the grea'est landowners in ' the kingdom, and that house should know how the membtrs of the House of Lords proposed to deal with a measure that affected their property. Sir J. TRELAWNEY having addressed the house in reply, The house divided, when the numbers were— Fer the third reeding. 26G AgaiDB' it Majority for the third reading 53 The bill was then read a third time and passed. The house suspended its sitt'ug at a quarter to four o'clock, and resumed at six o'clock. INDIAN LEMSLATION. Mr. W. CRAWFORD presented a petition from the merchants, bankers, and traders of the city of London, deirceating for the present all kgh-lation on the sutject of India, and praying the house to suspend the further consideration of the question until a future session. LAW OF LUNATICS. Mr. TITS gave notice to move, on the 22d, the ap pointment of a select committee to inquire into the law of lunatics under the care of the Court of Chancery. MP. HOWARD AT FLORENCE. In reply to Mr. WISH, Mr. J. FITZGERALD said that it was on account of ill beal h that Mr Howard did not present his letters f credence to the Court of Ta , cany. Their was no in tention of discontinuing their rnied.on in accordance with the recommendation cf the committee r f 1850. Many diplomatic reductions had been made in conse quence of that report, but it was not thought advisable to include the mission to Florence amongst them. tTHE SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH. Lord C. PAGE L' asked toe First L .rd of the Admi ralty whether he had seen a petition signed by a great number of owners of fishing boats at Deal and SValmer, and en the east rout if Kent, complaining that the Submarine Telegraph C , mpany bad laid down buoys which greatly itterlered with the use of their nets, and whether it was the intention of the Government to order those buoys to be removed! Sir J. PAKINGTON raid the petition referred to had been received ors Monday, and it appeared that the fi hermen on the Kent coasts al ruffvred very seriona injury from the buoys of the Telegraph Company. The course which the Admiralty bad adopted was to commu nicate rAth the company, and call upon them to explain the circumstance. They had also caused a representa tion to be made to the Trinity Board, inquiring whether any steps had been taken in the matter. A memoran dam from the company had just been placed in his hands, stating that the buoys bad been nut down to m .rk the spots where damage had been caused by ships to the telegraph ; and when the r.•pairl were completed they would be taken up again. (Hear, bear.) 211A.6 MAtt&ETS (This Day). RAILWAYS. RAILWAYI. Clonirg Pr:co this day Blaittess done this day. 10 A.mbg. Nottne. Bost. & Eastn. June.... all Belfast & Rallymen all Birmng. Wolverh. 6 Stour Valley 10) B'rkenhd. Lanes}, Cheshire Juno all Black burn ....... all Blyth & Tyne original' £25 (iss. at .£45) 1 100 Bristol do Exeter 100 Ca1ed0nian............ 100 Chester & Holyhea all Cork and Bandon all cork, Black. & Pass all Cornwall all Do. A all Do. B all Dublin&BelfastJunc all Dun. P. &Aber Juno. 100 East Anglian ......... 100 Eastern Counties..... 100 EasternUnion,A.stk. 100 Do., do. B Si Do. New A,........, all 1F.A.4 Kant........... ,100 'East Lancashire . all 'East Suffolk . ...... . all D 0.... 1100 Edinburgh & Glasgow 100 Edinb.Prth.&Dunclae all Forth and Clydanne. 1 00 Furness ... . 100 Glasgow & S.Western all Great N. of Scotland 100 Great Northern 100 (Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 100 Gt. Stli.&West.(lre) 1 00 IGreatWestern. 100 Do. Str.V.R. gua.St all ilrish South-Eastern. all 'Lancaster & Carlisle. 141 Do., Thirds 15 i Do. New Thirds ) Lancash. &YorkshirP ; Do., do. F £l6 Do. Do., £9 Do., Wst. Riding Un 1 Do. Sontbport. 1 I London & Blackwal' Do. New, iss. 51. 10s. Lond. Bright. & S. Cs t. London & N. Western Do. Eighths London & S. Weatßrn Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Manch . Shot &Lincln. 3 Metropolitan ... Midland ....... Do. Birming. & D orb, Midland G. West. (Ir..' Do. Shares ......... Newcastle & Carlisle.. Newpt.A berg.&Hrfd Newry & Armagh N ewry, Warrenpoini & Restrevor Norfolk ........... Northn. 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Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p. c. Deben Gt. In, Pen. g. 5 pore Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Gt. Westn. of Canada Do. New 1 d par 71 81 183 88 75 80 74 78 St. 20 20 100 20 f - 18 20. 20 100 100 100 100 all all all all Do. Bds. payable '57 Do. p. '60... Do. do., '73, do. ... Do. do., '73, without , option nadras, guar. 4l p.c Do. do., 5 per c. Do. 4i p. c. Exten. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., do Oudo (Limited) 3cinde, guar. 5 per c Do par ' 1031 104 4 - i - 46 48 - 81,E 821 2O 214 par 2g 18i —18 i 2ha 1107 - 110 ,10 . 7 - 110 104} i I i ;106 108 18 19 21 k d— td d d ••• •• par §• p FOREIGN. 10 all Antwrp &Rotterdam 53 51 20 all Ardennes ••• ••• 20 3 Bahia & par 1p 5 all Belgian East. Jnnct. 20 all Beziers to Gmissessac 6 all Carmeaux&Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. 23 - 20 15 Dutch Rhenish 20 all ' , Astern of France 241 243 241 20 2s. Euphrates Valley 20 all Gt. 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(Philk.) l British Iron 'Condurow (Cambrn.) Day. Gt. Crisis. (Tay.) East Basset (11logan)e Great South Tolgus G rt. W. Alfrd. (Philk.) Grt.W. Vor (HeLstn.) (Lady Bertha N. Frances (Mogan) N.W.Basset (Illogan) North Wheal Crofty Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) Porkellis U. (Wend.) Sort. Cons. Min. Co.l S. Caradon (St. Clear)' S. Cam Brea (IIlogn.)I S.W. Frances(lllogn.) Tam. S. & L. Min. Co Tin Croft Un.Mines (Gwennap) V. of Towcy (Camar.) W. Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskrd.) Wh. Basset (Illogan). Wh. Buller (Rdruth). Wh. Edward(Calstck) Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) I Wh. Ma. Ann (Menht. ) Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) FOREIGN .Australian Bon Accord Cop. Brazilianlmp.(iisued at £5 pm) Do. Cocaes 6c Cuiada Do. St. John Del Roy Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica Co bre Copper Copiapo Dun Mountain Cop•I per Mining Co Fortuna General .. Linares .. Lusitanian Mariquita New Granada Novean Monde Pont. Sil.Ldl►l. di Smlt Port Philip Santiago do Cuba United Mexican PUBLIC DEBT BILL. Mr. WILSON gave notice that on the motion for the second reading of the public debt bill, the object of which was to repeal the acts which provided for the repayment of a portion of the loans raised during the late war, he should move as an amendment the following resolution :—" That in the opinion of this house the extraordinary expenditure in time of war beyond what can be provided for by the usual taxation ougLt to Le raised in the form of terminable annuities." GRAND JURIES (IRELAND). The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND gave netice that he should, on Monday next, move for leave to introduce a bill relative to grand juries (Ireland). TENANTS' COMPENSATION (IRELAND) BILL. The adjourned debate on the second reading of this bill was resumed by Mr. Sergeant DEASY, who expressed his conviction that there was no probability of any effectual lygialatioe taking place this session on the subject. He contended that the exceptional circumstances of Ireland in regard to the relation between landlord and tenant demanded exceptional legislation. No class of society ought to be placed in that state of dependence which the tenants of Ireland were subjected to, but rather there ought to be that mutual confidence between them on which each could rely. Political exoitement was not the only oc •a sion of the abuse of the power oflandl)rds in Ireland, for it frequently happened that a change of proprietor was made the ground of the excuse for increasing the rents Of those tenants who had by their industry and capital improved the value of the lands in their occupation. He admitted that only a few of the landlords of Ireland abused their power, but he thought, however, it was the duty of the house to protect the oppressed minority. The Devon Commissi m reoerntnended such a measure as this, and several bills bed been introduced for giving com pensation, and, although this had received the support of successive Governments, the opponents 81 the measure had been strong enough to prevent them passing that house. The opinion of Irish members on this comp tionel legislation oug h t to have received greater weight than it bad hitherto received in that house. The house had sanctioned the principle of excep tional legislation fer Ireland, in the establishment of the Encumbered Estate s Court for the relief of landlords and he asked the house to extend that principle to the property of tenants. He .asked the house to give forco by legal obligations to that which now depended on the force of moral sanction. Tho measure was not proposed only for the interest of the tenants. He had presented a petition in support of such a measure from landlords who believed their interests would be advanced by it. Many landlords in Ireland were willing to give compeneation but they were afraid to accede to such claims, from the fear of exaggerated claims, and there b e i n g no legal tribunal by which the claim might be fairly investigated and equitably settled. This hill em bodied the principle of the bill introduced by the hon. member for Stroud, whi c h rece i ve d th e assent of the house ; and he asked th ose who vote d f or th a t bill to support the measure now before the house. Any thing objectionable in the phraseology of the clauses could evilly be remedied in committee. The bill pro vi.led for retrospective improvements. He felt that was open toeoljection, but the present Lord Chancellor of Ireland was of opinion every measure of this kind ought to contain a provision for retrospective im provements. The other objectien to the mea sure was that it would encroach upon the property of the landlords , but be denied it would touch their property injuriously, The present law of a n o t f Ireland driven large numbers of the tenants labouring population across tencelndsatio and compensation had ia e d the Atlantic. It was from the hills and valleys of Ire land they drew their suppliers for maintaining their late struggle against the power of Russia, and should an European war break out they might find those su plies bad been c ut off or p , greatly diminished and regret tbey bad taken no m easures to prevent it. Principle of the bill. It a s would iput°4lßfeßreS w°ittiji:ethteedritgohtthe the Principle p roperty, and put land lord and tenant i n o ccupied. It wou Positi on t h an they had ever ld wor lead to increase bad feeling where it existed between landlord and tenant in Ireland. " Tenant light" was a mi'nonner, and since its in troduction twenty-five years ago into Ireland it bad been productive of great it jury to Ireland. There were no tenant rights , bu t onlycustoulary rights. Mr. MONSELL su pp orte d the bill. In England the landlords made the permanent improvements n their lends; whereas in Leland they were made by the tenant, who ought not_ to be dispossessed without the bill, on the ground that it first being compensated , r them. He approved of com pensationimprovements reede by the tenant with for would Mr p s r i o i v tj e l in E j lt ori ( o ir tTs g t Vlrel ana. the consent of the landlord. Mr. WALDRON supported the measure. Mr. BLAKE also spoke in support of the measure. It was for the benefit of England such a bill should be passed, to give tenants confidence, and stimulate them to develope the productiveness of the soil to its fullest extent. expressed his re gret at the difference Mr. BRADY of opinion that existed both in that house and in Ire land on a measure that was one of a purely social cha racter, Since 1780 the value of land in Irelard bad in creased from 6e. 41. per acre to between 16s. and 17s. per acre, through the energy of th e b ar d -wor k e d, indus trious, and mush-wro n ged people. H e ca lled upon tee Government to sup port the bill and sett l e the question. Mr. C. FORTESCUE was in favour of tenant com pensation, and should support the second reading of the IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. --..(YESTERDA.Y.) STAMP DUTY ON PASSPORTS BILL. On the motion of the Earl of MALMESBURY, this bill was read a third time and passed. THE CIVIL SERV [CE. Lord LYTTLETON asked the Government whether they intended to carry further the system of competitive examinations for appointments in the civil service ! He contended that if it is intended to carry out the competitive system, which bad worked well, it ought to be done irrespective of any nomination being necessary to enable the candidate to appear before examiners; and that it ought to be, in fact, an open and unrestricted competi tion. (Hear, hear.) The Earl of DERBY said in answering the question he was not going to enter into the general merits of the subject. It was one that ought to be very narrowly watched. He had known cases in which candidates who had passed the examination in the most satisfactory manner, proving utterly incompetent to the duties of the office to which they had been appointed. He thought the subject ought to be carefully considered before it was extended. Ho was not opposed to the system ; be ap proved of it, because it gave an opportunity to persons entering the service of the country, without the necessity of obtaining the support of persons of influence. (Hear, hear.) He thought the attention of Parliament ought to be directed to this system of competitive examination, that it ought not to be abandoned, but that it ought to be looked upon as an experiment, in which all improvements as they arose ought to be in troduced, and that this and the other house would not I lice too much importance to a rigid adherence to it. He believed it was in contemplation to alter the saetem in some respect, FO that a number of persons should not be restricted to the competition for one office, but should be allowed to compete for several; and be thought it would be much better to put up three or four offices to the competition of three times that number of candi dates, than to put three persons in competition for only one office. (Hear.) The attention of Government would be directed to the operation of the system, and such changes would be made as experience might prove to be desirable. (Hear.) E ►rl GRANVILLE said the late Government had kept, faith with the public in giving only a certain num ber of officers for competitive examinations. The Earl of ELLENBORO UGH said much care was required. He found the social position of young gentle men sent out from England to India was inferior to those who bad preceded them. He now asked Lord Canning to report on the subject. Earl GREY agreed that caution was necessary. Com petitive examination was requisite to some extent, but not altogether. Too much of this system would lead to that of " cramming," so destructive to the vigorous growth and expansion of intellect. There was a point of age and scholarship at which examinations must cease. Men could not be schoolboys all their-lives, nor could they get competition and examination for the higher offices. People would rather not serve than be in a course of perpetual catechisation. Lord NODE HOUSE agreed that it would be desir able to inquire int) the result of the present system, but did not tbink there was anything to hinder the coun try from looking forward to its extension. Lord REDESDALE said that in military matters almost as touch was done by the body as by the head— (laughter)—and in order to judge whetbera man was able to ride, he did not think anything would be better than a competitive examination across country. (Laughter.) After a few words from Lord LTTTLICTON in reply, the tut .j .ct dropped. THE SLAVE TRADE. The Bishop of OXFORD gave notice that on Thurs. day he proposed to present a petition from Jainaica touching tue Spanish ilave trade, and intended to call the attention of their lordships to the subjec'. Lord BROUGHAM rejoiced that his right rev. friend had taken up the question, and trusted that her Ma jesty's Government would by all possible means urge on the Spanish government the duty of effecting what by treaty it was bound to effect, as well by every principle of honour as of policy—the extirpation of the slave trade —by prohibiting, and effectually prohibiting, the cor ruption of the government and functionaries uudor whose corruption the slave trade flourished. (Hear, hear.) THE RIGHT OF SEARCH. The Earl of CLARENDON wished to ask his noble friend opposite whether he could give any in formation which would tend to allay the excitement which bad existed during the last few days with re• ference to certain alleged proceedings on the part of our cruisers, and the preparations which were said to have been taken by the United States to put an end to acts which they looked upon as equivalent to the right of search, which had never been conceded by the United States, and was looked upon by that country as an insult. 113 believed nothing was generally known beyond certain ex parte statements and the abstract of some correspondence which had been laid before Con gress by the President, and therefore we had no means of judging how far our cruisers had exceeded their in stiuctiene. Lie had no doubt, if his noble friend had received any information, that be would lay it on the table—and would state whether any more stringent iii structions bad been sent out than those under which our cruisers had been acting. He did not think they were authorised in doing what they were reported to have done, and if they had exceeded their instructions, and exhibited an over amount of zeal, there would be no difficulty in Explaining the matter. This was& question on which great lorbearance must be exercised' by both go vernments. (Hear.) He was convinced that the United States government had no desire to extend the slave trade. But it could not be concealed that the United States flag had, in the last two years, been used as a cover for the davit trade, Rod that the trade had been carried on, on tLe coast of Africa, by vessels under the American flag'; and that being co, he did not see how the character of vessels was to be ascertained unless uneans were taken by which it could be known whether they were really tailing tinder a national flag. That right had been conceded by all maritime nations, and unless it was , so conceded all kinds of piratical transactions might be carried on, and those who had been designated " humani generis hordes" would carry on tbeir operations with im punity. 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Berkeley) seconded ; and it was exactly 10 years niece he was lucky enough te persuade the Route of Commons to pass a resolution in its fevour. Since that time he had met with varied success. Ile contlived during one sesttien to persuade the house to permit him to bring in a bill ; but it was so late in the session that he was unable, after the second lead iee, to carry it through. He now proposed to bring in a bill, which might he strictly called a Corrupt Practices Prove! tit n Bill (IL-as, hear ) And as the Attorney (General La I promised to consider a certain other Cor rupt Practices Prevention Act, which had been a com plete f i i ere, although his bill would be very much die honoured, in his opinion, in such company, yet he was perfectly prepared, it the Government would give h'm leave to bring in Lill, to place it in the bad company of the Attorney-General's bill. (Hear, hear.) But be kuew they would not do so; there was not a chance of it. Liss of influence was the imaginary spectre which they raised, and which glared upon the lords and squires ; and his bill was a terror to their roub. Consequently they would keep the measure out ef the house as long as they possibly could. He was persuaded that nothing but the opinion cf the people, strongly (xpressed, would cause Parliament to pass the measure ; and it would eventually be parsed. He founded big advocacy of the ballot on one single axiom—he might call it an immu table principle—that they had no right to create a func tionary without giving that functionary adequate pro tection in the discharge of the functions of his office. 'New, though the Parliamentary elector could be proved to be within the category, they refused to apply that principle to him. Ile was not astonished at that re- Lisa'. It was no winder that they should deny thw, ri,;ht to the elector while so largo a proportion of the members of that house were perfectly independent of the electors who sent them there, and while the electors —who by a strange fiction, were imagined to elect mem here freely and without influetc :—were actually under the con.rol of the members whom they elected, tbe:r li lends( or fat - nil ei. While the House of Commons COD -1 t it i thl n ee u r e e n, d owb t t o waiting I ,t ) yi e n,g a wf s i :: : .. t tbb l ya r :i pi ri ne r a d; y t: r wi y v a iec c rh a e d sw e t g ac , g y otuo f i o mr r ea t mi t: do e eons evde tshe ea o f tllis f e a t s t e t., ers where , v, a o, ,d n d in w theho v ; i t o e d u 8 i e n of that L w h d o s t e it just a the h e the r e t r . 1 presentation of boroughs an l counties we-it by descent I and not by election — and while the t 1- cu re were not ri d epen dent men, hut wire voting machines—so long ' might the people of Blighted expect that the legislation iemanating from so corrupt a source must be impure— that lcgislatiog arising from so confined a. source would be dire cted to anything but the interests if 'be electors. What he would venture to say on this importaut phase of the ballot question Lad been so much better said by a leading member of that house ten years ago, not speak ing on the ballot question, but on Mr. Hume'a mo'ion for a reform in the representation, that he would (eke the liberty cif quoi kg from that speech. He lie d in his hand an extract from the speech of Mr. B. o:borne, at that time member for Middlesex. He addressed •the House of Commons and the Whig Minis'ry ; his spsech was principally in reply to Lord J. Busse% and thus be spoke —" I find, according to Dodd, that there 'are 42 boroughs still subject to local influence; 33 are under the direct influence of peers. 16 members in this !Muse represent 11 Whig peers, and 33 represent 22 Tory peers. And these 42 boroughs have as n.erih influence in the house as the cities of London, Dublin, Eiinhurgh, Liver pool, and G:atgo , r. But when the noble lord says that Government ' is not carried on for the benefit of thearis to Dd. T to t e le r r a e cy a , :e h 6 er m e airsqumisyesainnstwbeisrhaoguLin,,saecacorirsd,i2nsg viscounts 4 ish peers anal th e misters. There are a3ifitolgoerdths,er6l27b4aropnerestos,nsancdonl2l,elictoend. w ts the exclusive house, o f tho se b esid es officers 4 w. 4 hoare o o ffi f c t i h a e l i y ar c m o y t ,. a B r o is f to th c e ra n cy av i y n , netted with Government, ib ibis di a mak i n g t i r i , n t la at t ut h oest e nc twekheihen(( attacking e tteh3h:3o atitindivi duals. sdtol. mem bers who are under e l( i s e u the o "d system, a m 83y that t h e power of the aristocracy has increased, is crae. L l e t a m i t no t stattacking increasing, and ought to be diminished. We have heard t f fatuity petitions in this house. Why, what is of tie p resen t G overnment in tit the this somewhat countryw wholeh at( ? I a f , undation rests upon family arrange ments. Nearly the whole Cabinet are related to each other by ties of birth or marriage. They form a snug fa mily patty. Acid they Eo far differ from another exhibition called the ' Happy Family,' tba', whereas in the one case all the animals are distinct in species, in the other, whilst admitting the treat knowledge and talents in indi viduals, you can only account for their ricke.tyoffspring in leei lotion by knowieg that the parents are le lated So much for the constitution of the Cabinet. The same aristocratic element is visible in the sub edieate officers; look : t the treasury bench in this house—it is occupiedby either 1.1. i scio n or all , ch6 s of th e great Whig tar r o. lies, chequered here ; rd Viere v,ith ;,erne st-ttisti ca l man of the people, just to giv e a pepnlar time t o the cots:po ii, ion ; and if you finetlib rep, esentA 11..) i f & lar ge libe ral c , inst.t it n :y in presenthi h is f(nui funnier associatesp r i iici plllell co m p any, you way be sure that e a s y e haves tre ebteecod m h e im si a c s kly g , ip a l n ie d s tb a tt his re to treat stolen children—‘ disfigured him to make him pass for their own.' In short, turn where you will, whether in colonial management or diplomacy, it will be found that f r the most part Government ' has been eerried on for the benefit of the aristocracy :' but the noble lord says, the ' Howards end Stan!eys are not to be precluded from holding situations f allow me to sug gest that the ' Howards aced St:alleys' have as good a right ( Ind no wore) as others to hold places, and it is 8 'mew hat singular that few of the Howards or of the S•anleya are in public places. There are others there who nave not such good claims, and who make a good thing of them. We do not complain t hat men of the name cf the name of nov.latd and Stanley have places, but We