The Sun. — London, England, 1858-07-03 00:00:00

" Ay . ;enuity, r Words )ny in a ; article y ad vo upholds a want a spirit writer 'repeal], or en ► them :nange :cesive jurious Aictory lin ate isinau • Lie cen- Intinue Lacers moval, ime or d well which co and are Domin ,t most it is close com -1 that, super- Vision, this great evil should still flourish. But such a thought should not induce England to aban don her noble efforts, it should rather stimulate her to fresh exertions, and the writer of the present article suggests three modes for checking the traffic. The first is to compel Spain to close the great slave market at Cuba, and fulfil the treaty by which she was bound to do so. Secondly, to im prove the condition of the African at home, and to impress on those African chiefs, who are misled by the manoeuvres of the Cuban dealers, that the value of their subjects to them at home, as cultivators of the soil, would far exceed the trifle which they obtain for them. "Let our merchants turn their atten tion to the natural wealth of Africa, and with the increased knowledge of the country afforded us by modern travellers, we may hope to teach our black brethren how to make themselves independent." The labours of Dr. Livingstone are a good begin ning for this scheme, but suppression of the slave market at Cuba is undoubtedly the first step, and one which should not be delayed. A Ge.vern inent which appears to have made treaties with the intention of breaking them, which was glad to escape the indignation of a great Power, and to Vettre the large indemnity offered, by an apparent concurrence, should be taught that England will no longer be trifled with, in 9 ;!' ti..o I,v 0.. ~atu libe, tic 3 UL au ioauy Illltnali bongs. "Our advance on Lucknow from the East-ward" is detailed by an Indian officer, and gives some in teresting details. The second Sikh campaign and the Coorg war of 1834 -are also treated of iu separate articles. The "Notes on Military Science" are continued, and all information respecting the united services is, as usual, found iu the editor's portfolio and the General Intellig nee. Colburrb's New Itlonthly.—" Artistic Travel," is the attractive title of the opening paper, carrying the reader, in imagination, from the refreshing waters of the Thames to the canals of Venice, and the heights of the Alps. It is founded on the nar rative* of two French wanderers, told in a light andunimpressive:style. The paper will, nevertheless, afford some entertainment to the reader. The author of "Ashley" continues to trace the fortunes of Lord and Lady Hartledon ; the present instal ment dimly points to some terrible secret overhang ing Lord Hartledon. The lovers of romance will find much to gratify them in its mysterious shadows, and the next part will probablydisclose the 'mystery. It is written in the author's usual plea - avant and natural manner, full of conversation and Incident. " Readings in Current Literature, by Sir Nathaniel, treats of Merivale's valuable and laborious history of the Romans under the Empire. A story from the Danish, translated by Mrs. Hushby, that indefatigable student of Scandinavian literature, is entitled " The Bankrupt." it is not without its moral to those who devote themselves to the acquisition of wealth, thinking that evary door must open to a golden key. There are several papers of travel, as is usual with this maeazine. Among them we may mention "Afoot to Mexico," and "A Peep at the Far West." In the latter article some information about the Mormons is given, as the author joined a party who were on their way to the great Salt Lake. "Hans Ernst Mitterkang " is continued without much interest. Mr. Hogg's recent life of Shelley is criticised in an impartial manner, giving a good deal of informa tion about the poet's earlier career to those unac quainted with the work. Mr. E. P. Rowsell con tributes an essay on "Special Services for the Working Classes," suggesting subjects for thought and reflection. The idea and intention are evidently good, but they are not clearly defined or carried out. Among the remaining topics are " Barante's Historical Studies," and the "Adventures of an old Sailor," taken from the French. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. INTERVIEW WITH THE FIRST COMMISSIONER OF WORKS ON THE MAIN DRAINAGE QUESTION. The ordinary weekly meeting of the Metropolitan Board of Works was held yesterday in the Council Chamber, Guildhall; Mr. J. Thwaites in the chair. The financial statement was presented, which showed a general balance of 93,972/. Mr. WOOLRYCH, the clerk, read the report of the dept.- tation appointed by the beard ou Tuesday last to wait upon Lord John Manners and present a plan for the main intercepting drainage of the metropolis. The deputation gave the following account of the interview which they had on Thursday last with the First Commissioner of Public Works. "The chairman, accompanied by Liont.-Col. Kennedy, Mr. Carpmael, Mr. Bristow, Mr. Drew, Mr. Bidgood, and Mr. Savage, at the time named, proceeded to the 0 lice of Works. The engineer and clerk of the board were also in attendance. The plans, sections, and estimates having been presented to the First Commissioner, the chair istau ,proceeded to explain the general scope and leading fea tures of the scheme as finally approved by the board, and especially called his attention to those portions of their resolutions relative to the proposed deodorisation- of the western sewage at its junction with the Thames, as well as to the views of the board in relation to the construction of the low level sewer on the north side of the Thames in connection with an embankment, and also as to the proportion in which the board were prepared to contribute to the cost of such embankment ; and he re ferred to the contingencies affecting the eventual provi sion to bo made on the completion of the works for the delivery or disposal of the sewage at the outlets. The Chairman also explained generally the reasons of the .board for selecting the particular outfalls adopted, and referred to the engineering and other objections to carrying the works further down the river; but he at the same time pointed out that if it should be deemed necessary the .works could be extended to any point that might bo se lected, proVided the requisite funds should be forthcoming from other sources than by direct rates on the metropolis. Re also said, though the board considered the scheme submitted sufficient in an engineering and sanitary point of view, and conformable to law, it might possibly become necessary to modify the terms of the act, and to define the points of outfall by express enactment, in which case the board would expect that the necessary amend- Inents in the act should be effected by the aid of the Go vernment. The Chairman also particularly directed the attention of his lordship to the leiter which he had ad dressed to the late Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir G. C. Lewia), on the 17th of January, 1857, requesting the aid of her Majesty's Government in obtaining the funds necessary for carrying out the main drainage wc rks and other metropolitan improvements, and adverted to the fact that no answer had been received to that communica tion. The Chairman entered into general explanations iu corroboration of the views expressed in that letter, and Urged the strong claims of the Board to the assistance of the Government in raising funds, and the absolute neces sity which foliated for placing at the disposal of the Board other sources of income than those derived floors a direct tax on houses. " His lordship made various inquiries with a view of acquainting himself with the main features of the scheme submitted, anti inquired particularly whether the Board would be willing so far to yield to the demands of the in habitants of Erith and other places on the banks of the Thames in case the discharge of the sewage at the outlet proposed should be found to be attended with nuisance, and engage to resort to proper means of deodorisation and disinfection? " The Chairman replied that he apprehended it was the duty of the board, in this as in all other operations, to conduct them so as to make proper provisions to prevent nuisance, but that the deputation were not now in a posi tion to pledge themselves to the specific processes of doodo risation and its attendant obligations. " The First Commissioner also pointed to the circum stance that the p'an submitted showed a low level sewer along the foreshore of the Thames, and asked if the board had prepared a plan of Thames embankment, and if so, whether the cost was included in the estimate laid before him ? The Chairman explained that theplan of thisboard only regarded the Thames embankment in connection with the low level sewer, and that they were prepared to contribute to the cost of that work a sum more than equivalent to the cost of carrying the sewer in any other line, and that he considered to be the limit of their obligation ; but that though the board deemed the Thames embankment to be of Paramount importance as tending to promote the purifi tation and improvement of the Thames and other objects, yet a construction of the embankment itself appeared to be the obligation of the Government and not of the Beard ; he conceived it to be beyond their present powers. "His torelship having listened to the explanations fur nished to him by the Chairman and the members of the deputation, requested that the principal points touched upon might be reduced into writing, to which the deputa tion assented. " Finally, the First Commissioner said that the plan of the Board should receive his best consideration, but as the points involved wore not confined to merely engineering questions, but embraced legal and financial considerations, it would be necessary that he should confer with the other members of the Government iu relatiou to the matters ad verted to without delay, and that his decision should be communicated to the hoard with all practicable despatch. (Signed) "J. THWAITES. "A. R. BRISTOW. " W. CARPMAEL. " HENRY BIDGOOD. fir- " J. KENNEDY. u e i . 1 7 : e . "B. DREW." the board he' u ihot at toe next meeting of the sewage intoulassm,ove, "That should the delivery of already determined river Thames under the conditions to cause a nuisance iunP'tihebyt the board he found hereafter outfall, end not to realise tteei g t e h o x b ap o d, u c r t l c t o d n ( 8 , f reap the cling the board hereby undertak e such further mea sures as may appear to the board to bo necessary for the complete abatement of such nuiz z eo2r 7 lered to be p r i n ted, Tho of e deputaon and also report entered t o h n the minutes. The other business, which was entirely o f a formal character, was then disposed of, and the board adjourned. DFATEI OF LADY DUNSANY.—We are sorry to an ounce the demise of Lady Duw,anyli,erwhloirrie Lodge,odied Sunday last at L Sherborne's seat, s near Northleach. Her ladphip was the youngest daugh ter of James, second Lord Sher borne, by the Hon. Mary Legge, only daughter and heiress of Henry, second Lord Stawell, and was born 12 h September, 1816. Her ladyship married, in 1840, Edward, second son of Edward, 14th Lord Dunsany, now Lord Dunsany, by whom she 1 aves a youthful family. THe OUTWARD NI EST INDIA MAIL.--The La Plata lift Southampton yesterday with the above mail, 108 passengers, 5,9201. in ipecie, jewellery of tele value of 11,50001., and a full cargo. DICAPIL OF MARTIN KOSTA.—Martin Resta, the Hungarian reftlgee who was rescued from the Austrian authorities in 1853, by Commander Ingraham, of the United States navy, died recently in very indient cir cumstanceo:on a sugar plantatiun[near the city of Guate rnala.—Panama Star. We hear that Sir Stephen Lushington is to succeed the late Sir Jolla .Docison in the Archoi Court. MONEY IVIARKET AN D COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE: CITY, Two o'CLooK. The Bank of England return for the week end ing the 30th June is of a rather unsatisfactory character. The other securities, owing to the preparations made for the commercial payments of the 4th of the month, show an addition of over a million and a quarter, and the reserve of notes has been touched upon to the extent of about a million sterling. The bullion consignments upon the remittances to the con tinent shows a decrease of nearly one hundred thousand pounds sterling. The public deposits show slight augmentation, and the private deposits have increased over half a million. In the active circulation there is an increase of nearly one mil lion. In the other items of the balance sheet there is little alteration requiring special report, they will be seen in the fiillowing tab:c Active circulation Increase Bullion Decrease Rest Increase Public deposits Increase Other deposits Increase Seven-day and other . bills Increase Government securities I ncrease Other secui Aiwa icted by city, no ucation, of his re been ate oven Thomas -arcs, are wour to Led soya graceful Lount of nystical. ' is the paper, Piazzi who re e Peak. be read volume, of what Itroduc t lonely Unurch 'aful and well to :thing to r in the rich the interred ige the extracts subject ter com e always )I.es:or's bly," he to bury hideous Jthocl of " Only urns on , There sere the mmentat such any 0 ; SWIM %tic, iswortiu the touiti writers the dead ott ; but ire than resting- Man of History aliarities " Con a paper itary re• h public irst part dreamy he most PO trie's iety and eltio airs There , which, a equally .d c interest hir loving al mefody d ancient ;he breast it first the up by his place to t melody, unfettered P. assertion 3y, that a Aud ie present 'lid speak ced upon s brought odumions the com- 1M no re- This ten anisra for for truth Is that of animates falsity of ;se of art [aims the its forty ;.es it to wess the 3 presunt THE SUN SHARE MA.R.I.I.ETS -- (This Day). RAILWAYS. Closing Prict:t this day Business done this day. 5 - 6i ri - 8i 63 - 70 10 - 11. 87 - 89 724 - 72 i; 33 - 35 1 • • • --- • 4 - • • 5 71 - 84 1 - 17 51 - (.0 45 - 47 30 - 32 is - 1541 88 - - 901 60 - 62 2! - 25 83 - 90 itl_ 102 - lOt 50 - 5O 56 - 58 84* 87 101 Hip 10A 11ir , 88i 89/ 1/ d a ••• • ... .. 51 - 6' 108 - 108 88i -8) 11 - li , 91 - 92 ••• .... • 36 36. 2 ld 89 i 90 62 64 ••• ...' .1 12 - 13 .•• '... • 59 61 31 3 d 44 -45 i, N• 88i - 2 - 44 - 45 68i -69 i 95 - 98 6 bid 8 9 27 - 29 7 - 4 ~ 108 - 110 25 - 26 81 - 83 92 - 431 2.1 - lh 33 - 35 651 - 661 78 - 80 13 -15: 7 - '5 (' 9 - 11 34 - 95 - 98 2 / 6 - 6S, . £20,424,755 975,560 17,938,447 94.689 3,174,103 10,402 7,395.129 98,973 13,201,968 619;096 767,144 33,425 10,676,963 20,825 16,425,689 Increase Notes unemployed Decrease When the mass of paper due to day is liquidated, and the effect of the necessary preparations is past, the Money Market will probably become easier ; but it is evident that the supply is reduced, and that the wants of the commercial public are steadily on the increase. It is true the dividends, which will be shortly paid, will promote a beneficial in fluence, but the various__ railway _calls and loan instalments must trench upon the resources of the public. At present the terms are fully maintained at 3 per cent, and hence the extensive applications at the Bank. An addition of 1,800,0001 to the "other securities," in the space of a week, as ex hibited above, is evidence of a degree of pressure such as has not been experienced since the crisis. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday mani fested a very ,firm appearance, and prices of all descriptions were fully maintained. The sales were estimated at 12,000 bales, 4,000 of which were taken on speculation and for export. Since Monday last the imports of specie have been about 274,3581., and the exports 97,8121., exclusive of the following shipments direct from London to the continent during the week ending Thursday last : 160 oz. 1,800 . 81,506 Gold Coin—Boulogne Silver Coin—Boulogne Hasbro' . The market for English Securities has been dull, and the transactions have not led to any change of importance. The Bank return has caused some flatness, and altogether there is an uncomfortable feeling. Consols for the Bth inst. have been 941 I, and for the August account 95 The New Three per Cents. are about 95 ; and also the Reduced Bank Stock is 22. The March Exchequer Bills are 30s. to 31s. prem., and the June ditto 10s. to 20s. prem. The number of transactions recorded in the Foreign Stock Market are not very numerous. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 941 5 ; Brazilian 5 per Cents., 101 ; Ditto New Scrip, 11 to 1 dis. ; Peruvian 4h per Cents., 881 1; Russian 41 per Cents., 99 ; Sardinian 5 per Cents., 894 ; Spanish New Deferred, 261 ; and Venezuela 5 per Cents., 38 1. A very limited business has been reported in Railway Shares this morning, and prices continue to exhibit increased depression. Great Western, North-Western, and North-Eastern (York), have declined ss. ; and Great Northern, Brighton, and Midland, 10s. Lancashire and Yorkshire, and North British have improved ss. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have been flat. East Indian have advanced 55., and Great Western of Canada ss. Mines, Banks, and Miscellaneous Shares have not exhibited any change of importance. BRI VISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY. (From the OYcial List.) BaLk Stock Three per Cent. Reduced. Annuities New Three per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, expire sth Jan, 1800 Ditto Bonds, £lOOO Dia, unoer kiiioo l6 p Consols for Account „ Exchequer Bills— March. ;fume. £lOOO .04 • 3O 4 I 16 20 p £5OO ' * - 1 16 20 p Small FOREIGN FUNDS.—THIS DAY. Brazilian !; per Cent lO2/ 1/ Ditto Scrip, 1858 . . . l3 1 d Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent BBl Ditto Account Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent — Ditto 4. , , per Cent 99 x d Sardiuian 5 per Cent S9I 6p , unli hokats, ',5 per Cent. Dittc New Deferred. 3 per Cent. T tukish Bonds, 6 per Cent. Ditto, Account Vwuczueta Bonds, 4i per Cent ividend* on the above payable in London. Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 4i per Cent 66A T WO O'CLOCK. Consols for account. Ditto Account (August) 951 d STATE OF TRADE. MANcIusTEK, July 2.—The market for goods is in much the same position as on Tuesday, or, if anything, rather firmer. The demand for ludiahas increased to some extent, and the home trade are also operating more freely, buyers bring now compelled to give rates which were asked last week, but not then obtainable. For the lighter weights of long•clothe producers are well supplied with orders, and for the better qualities of T•cloths there is some demand at firm prices, but the week's transactions have not amounted to much. Printing cloth is in a much im proved position compared with what it has been for several weeks past, and a slight advance has taken place on the lowest price of 10 days ago. In yarns the market is now firm, at prices which last week and even on Tuesday were refused by purchasers, and a fair amount of business is doing. Buyers have operated pretty freely both for the home trade, for India, the Mediterranean, and Germany, especially for the latter. There is a con siderably inure cheerful feeling manifest than at the commencement of the week, orders having now accu mulated to a fair extent, and buyers deeming it prudent no longer to withhold them. LEEDS, July 2. —There is a fair demand for roost kinds of combing wool, but prices do not justify those paid to the farmers. A speculative spirit seems to have sprung up during the last fe sr weeks, against which buyers need to be cautioned, especially after th e recent losses many have sustained. There is a good demand fvr colonial wool at former prices ; and also for low foreign wool, PIRATES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN.—RHODES, June 17.-- Besides the band of eighteen pirates before re ported, there is another piratical boat with two lateen sails and seven men on board, in the vicinity of the Islands of Fourni, where they chased an Ottoman bom bard° about three weeks MAL TM? OF TUE TASMANIAN.—The Royal Mail Company's screw steamship Tasmanian left Southamp ton on Thursday for a trial trip to Stokes Bay, and ac complished au average speed of 141 knots per hour. She is commanded by Capt. Hyde, anu will be employed in carrying the mails from Melbourne to Suez. A curious report was made to the Mar.borough-street police magistrate yesterday of a foreigner named Brysel bout, an egg-merchant, being found dead the previous night in one of the egg-boxes in his own shop, in Little Windmill-street. Deceased lived alone, and, it seems, tued the egg-box regularly as a bed, with some rags by way of covering. It is singular that the wife cf deceased died in a similar bed a short time ago. THE REPRESENTATION OF WEST CORNWALL.—The election of a representative of West Cornwall, to fill the place vacant by the death of Mr. Michael Williame, will take place on Monday morning next, at Truro, Mr. John St. Aubyn is the only gcntleuian likely to be nomi nated to fill that important post. A. GuicULTURAL MACHINES. —The liberal customs e d s o ta ty bl en establish tariff ad o p ted by the Greek Government exempts ma chines and i nstruments for agricultural purls ,ses from a importation. tptits at sy r M a n t u h f e a r rm e r a d s! theyr a e nd p . enabled o a to ll that the Greek farmers and inhabitants of provinces bor dering on Turkey can purchase them. The machines and instruments admitted free'are not subject to transit duty. jTBE MANCHESTER TOWN COUNCIL SQUABBLE ABOUT THE NEW POST OFFICE.— This long and vexed question has been put at rest by a sp ec i al meeting of the mem b ers of the council. The governinent authorities some time since determined to accept one of two sites offered, viz., the Towu'e-yard site, and the John Dalton-street site. 1 The council decided, by their vote y ester d ay, i n favour of the latter site, 27 Voting for and 25 against. ItAUA7I76. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. June.... Belfast & Birning. Wolvarh. Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsb. ei Cheshire Junct I Blackburn Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) Bristol & Exeter., Caledonian.... Chc. , ster & llolyhearl ICork and Bandon—. Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall Do. A Do. B Dublin&BelfastJune Dun. P. &Aber June East Anglian n ( ; ,t i ,( ir4 Do. ' do. 8.... Do. Now A Eat Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk ........ Do. ... ,Edinbargh&Olasgow lEdinb.Pith.&Druidfri Forthandelyde.Tune.l iFurness Glasgow &S.Weatorn Great N. of Scotland. Great Northern 1)o., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. &h. &We st. (Iro). Great Western. Do. Str.V.R. gna.St Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster & Carlisle. ,Do., Thirds ... . .. Do. Now Thirds 'Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., do. F £l6 Do. Do., £9 Do., Wet. Riding Ma Do. Southport. London dr Blael6vall Do. New, i , s. 57. 10s. bond. Thigh t. & S. Cst. London &N. Wester? Do. Eighths London & S. West ,rn Lndndrry.eacoieraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef.drLincln. Metropolitan Midland . Birming. &Derb 0. West. (lr. Do. (hares N ewen , h •tle &Carlisle Newpt.A :..`org.dairfd Newry & Armagh e wry , Warrelpoint & Restrevor Norfolk Notihn. Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock Do., A Stock Do., B Stock N. Es.stern —Berwick Dodo. G.N.E.Purcl Do, Leeds Do. York North L0nd0n..... N'. & S. Wstn., lump stead, and City Jn. North Staffordshire North Western N. & S.Westrn. June Oxford Worcester eit Wolverhampton Peebles Portsmouth Rhyraney Scottish Central Scot. N.E.Abrdn. St 1D.% Scot. Mid. Stock ,Shropshire Union ... 'Sitingbourne &Sheer South Devon South Eastern...... South ....... .1 S. Yorksh. Riv.,rDnr IDo. Stainos,Wok.,kWok. ;Stockton & Darling.. Do. do' 1854 i Do. do., 1855 'Stockton & Hartlepl Pfaff Vale... !Do, Pref., No. 1...;„ I 1 f talUief4 Hay. 1). &R. !Vale of Neath... Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West IWest End of London and C►ystal Palace Do. Ai Do. B 'West London Do. First Class Do, Second Class B.:iITISH POSSESSIONS. Ulan. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 P.C. Do. Do. Additional A Buffalo & Lake Hur. Buff., 13rnt.& Godch. p. c. bds. , 1 Aug., '72 Do. do., 1 July, '7:i Do. do., 1 Juno, '74 Calcutta and S. East. Central Dude (Lim.) Ceylon A shares Demerara . Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares Do. E. do. , ...... 130.4 i p.c.Buds.,'s 9 Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent ,Gd Trunk. of Canada i d part 18 20i 100 100 all all all 100 100 12sfid d par 6 i 7 i 180 85 75 RO 73 77 i - 1 I Do. 6 p. c. Deben... Gt, In, Pen. g. 5 per c. Do. New. guar. 5 P.C. Gt. Wcstn. of Canada Do. New ............ Do. Bds., payable '57 Do. do., '76, p.' 60 ... Do. do., '73, do. Do. do., '73, without all all all all option Madras, guar. 4 t i P.C Do. do., 5 per c. Do. 4i p. c. Eaten., Do. 3d Ea., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., do Oude (Limited'? Scinde, guar. 5 per C Do, jd * 103 f -- 104;, it - ii -- 184 1 39i -- 4O 72 -- 75 20a -- 4d -- par 161 -- 16 4 105 - 108 105 - 108 1 104 -- 106 201 -20 i lid -- id d -- par d Par - ip 20 1 an Ivo I Of. - .-- ' FOREIGN. 10 all A.ntwrp &Rotterdam 51 --- 51 20 all Ardennes ". ". 20 3 Bahia & Fran cisco 5 all Belgian East.' Junct i 11 20 all Beziers to Graisscssac ... ... 6 all Carmeaux&Toulouse Coal Minos and Ry. 26 2 20 15 Dutch Rhenish 20 all Eastern of France 20 2s. Euphrates Valley 20 all Ot. Central of France ... --- ... 20 all Great Luxembourg 6i 7h 10 6 Italian Junction 20 all L..ce Coast. & Bale ~. ... 20 all Lierro and Turnhout ... ...d 20 6 Lombardo-Venetian 34 342 5 all Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. ... .. 20 all Lyons and Genova 23 24 3.3 all Maria Antenla 10 all Do. New 20 all Namur & Liege 20 all Do. do. 6p. c. Pref. 211 —21 i a 16 all Northern of France 351 356 20 8 Do. New 10 all NorwegianTrnk.Pref 8i 96 20 all Paris and Lyons 3oi 303 20 all Ditto New 20 all Paris and Orleans 20 9 Recife & San Fran , (Pernam.) g. 7p. c. 11 . 1 d 8 20 11 Riga and Dnnaburg ... ... 10 all ROM and Frsaoati—. ... ... 20 all Royal Danish ..„.,... ... ... 5 all Royal Swedish .... .• ... ... 4 all Do. 7 per cent. . l ' . ... 1 ... ... 20 all Sambre and Mouse... 74 7$ 10 all Do. 54 per cent. Dl•nf. PI 9 ?A al' rival!“,, Lof ir ta5.4.:... ii 204 1 cs: all West Flanders 4i 5 10 all Do. 54 per c. Prof 20 all W.& li.W. of France 226 236 20 6 Western of Austria._ ~.. ... 20 all Wo.-t. of Switzerland ... ... 6 all IV ice adon 6 a ll Do. Bp. cent. pref. ... ... 0 all Zealand ......... .. ... _ ... JOINT-STOCK. BANKS. 4%. 100 50 gra & United Serv. ... ... 40 all Australasia Bl 83 823 25 all Bank of Egypt 100 50 Bank of Louden 45 47 - 40 all Bri. Col. Bk.& Ln. Co, ~,, .., 50 all British W. American ... . 120 10 C.Bk.of Ind.Au.dieb 3 2 4 100 50 City 57 .... 59 100 25 Colonial 20A, all I CommercialofCanada ... ... 100 20 Commercial of Lond. ... . ... 20 all Eng.Scot.&Ans.ent. 17i 181 20 all Lon. Ch. Bk.of Aust. 186 19 50 20 London and County ... ... 50 10 London Joint Stock. ... ... 100 20 Lond.andWestminst. ... . ... 100 35 National Pro. of Eng. ... ... 20 10 Do. New I". ... 50 25 National Emit. 20 all New South Wales.... 43 45 25 all Oriental Bank. Corp. 34 36 34i 20 all Ottoman Bank - 164 16g 10 0 25 Provincial of Ireland 61 63 10 all Do. New MD ...... .00 25 all South A astralia ... .. 29 25 15 Do. Now.. ... ... 25 all Union of Australia 49 51 50 ... 15 Do. Now 4O 41 50 10 Union of London 234 243 ' ; 100 50 Unity Mutual... ..... .10Q N . Wootrußk of Load 19 ... lid St. 1100 St. !100 St. 100 50 I all 20 all 20 all 10 1 all 10 r all 50 all 25 all st. :too I At, ieo st, 'lOO 25 16i St. 100 St 100 St. 100 10 31.1 LONDON, SATURDAY tVENING, JULY 3, 1858. 6 5i 89 8 72 3n Zi 3:1 5 9 Vr T 5 88i 91 884107 96i 911 89 i i 14k 5 i 69k 81 66 78i 9 Bhr.(Paldl 1 100 100 all 100 all 100 25 St. 5 St. St. !100 24 ' all 50 all 25 all 12A all 121, all 20' all St. 100 10 f 10 5p all St. 100 4 54 50 all 50 all t.O .411 25 all 12i' ail St,. 100 10 all 12 all 50 i all 25 all St. 100 st: st. St. st. st. St. 12 14 124 St. , 25 10 L 0.6 12112 Ln.&N.W. Caladon... E.U.&E.O Gt.Northni E. Count. Caldonian. 99 - 101 1101 -- 103 13 - 15 138 - 140 4 - Gt. %stn. Y. Az N.)l 1 Do Do _••• foo 111 104; 4 40 39i 74 5 IGI f 161 151 S. 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Australasian— g 20 all Nrtli.ofEnropoSteam 2i Si 2 3 1 all Oriental Gas . ....... . 1 1 10s. Do New Shares ad 5 all Peellir. Minrl 2 21 • 50 all !Peninsular .Ss Orients ! 78 7 89 78 ,1 8 50 10 Do. Now ........... • 7a - p 60 all Rhyme; Iron 2O 22 p 100 GO Royal Mail Stearn N . 61 , 60 1 1 all Seot.Austral.lnvest St 100 S.Aus.Gov.6p.c•bas• 1 01 16 25 all South Austral. Lam 36 3T 1 all Submarine Tel. Seril 1 1 all Do. Registered 20 5 Trus.Lu.Co, Up. Can { 1001 28i, Van Dnnuou'm Laud lOl -4. it IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. —(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. CHURCH RATES. A large number of petitions against the abolition of church rates were presented by the Lord Caancsllor, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop. of London, the Bishop of Chichester, the Bishop of Bath and the Bishop of Ripon, Lord Wynford, the Earl of Carnarvon, and Lord Lyttleton. The Duke of Rutland, Lord Brougham, Lord Bei per, the Duke of Somerset, the Earl of Albemarle, Earl Granville, Lord Lucan, Earl St. Germans, and the Mar quis of Lansdowne, presented petitions in favour of the abolition of church rates, THE WELLINGTON MONUMENT. In reply to the Duke of WELLINGTON, The Earl of DERBY said it was t-p rife're , e: the Government, and a!: , r, 'f the ceuetry, I, erect a monu ment to the late Illustrious duke, worthy of the great services rendered to his country. In order to carry out this desire, it would be recollected that a public exhibition of the 83 models sent in for competition took place. Tire noble duke had stated that the whole of these designs bad been rejected, and that a model had been decided vine, which was the joint compesition of several artietes. Now the whole of the designs were not re jected, on the contrary a number of the competitors re ceived substantial reward. The design of Mr. Mar shall was amongst these selected by tho corn. , mittee, of which the noble marquis (Lansdowne) opposite was a member ; but it was chosen, however, as a work of art, and by no means with regard to the situa tion it was to occupy. The Dean of St. Paul's and the architect, on consultation, had selected a more appropriate site than that originally intended. The spot selected was the old Consietory Conr ., , which it cvas intended to convert into a Wellington chapel. The work of Mr. Stevens, which was numb,:red 18 in the exhibition, was, ho sever, afterwards selected, as being more appropriate, and in unison with the architecture of the cathedral, and this selection had not only been approved by the dean and by the architect, but he believed that it bad received general commendation. Unless the car rying oat of the design was left to one person, and that parson was the First Commissioner of Works, nothing would be done, because there never would be ;4.11 end • to any scheme whin might be proposed. This fact applied to the not very savoury river in their imme diate vicinity—(hear, hear, and laughter)—and the Government offices, as endless plans had been • pro posed, and none up to the present moment ac tually adopted. His right hon. friend was the proper person to whom ought/to be left the carrying out of the erection of tho monument, and their lordships migh' rest assured that the monument would be erected in a manner worthy of a great cation. After a few observations from the Msrquis of LANS DOWNE, the subject dropped. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Hoye Iwprovemeat, and the Vale of Towy Ry Bills were read a i.econd time. The Manchester Corporation Water, the Thiry and Radcliffe Water, the Llanclaf and Cantor Districts Market, and the Soush I.Lvon and ravisteck Railway Bills were read a third time and passed. VICTORIA STATION AND PIMLICO RAILWAY The Earl of DONOUGIIMORE moved the suspen sion of standing order No. 147, in order to enable the First Commissioners of Works to be heard by counsel against this sill. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY objected to the motion. Ile did not think B. case strong enough to call upon their lordships to suspend their standing order had been made out. Earl GREY was ooposed to any departute from the usual course. The First Commissioner on this occaAion did not represent the Crown, but a corporation having the management of Battersea-park and Chelsea. bridge. Sir B. Ball, the late head of that corporation, had up. proved of the plans for the railway extension, and the corporation was hocud by what he had done. It ought not to be allowed to take a different course, because the corporation was nos under another head. The LORD CHANCELLOR agreed that it was im• portant that the standing orders should be adhered to ; but the question was whether this was not a case in which they mint properly be suspended. Having had the facts submitted to him, he was of opinion that it was not a case in which the Crown was interested ; and therefore there was no necessity for obtaining the royal assent to the preamble of the bill. He, ho Never, thought it essential that the Chief Commissioner should petition against the bil', and as the time for presenting such petition had passed, the motion was now made for suspending the standing order, so that the petition might be presented. It Wilq said that the corporation was bound by what had .been done by its late head. But this was not a corporation for private purposes, but one for the protection of public interests ; and had the late Chief Commissioner seen fit to change his mind in regard to those plans, it would have been open to him to do so, and to oppose the bill. In like manner, the now Chief Commissioner, taking a different view from his predecessor, had a perfect right to take such steps as ho thought necessary for protecting tho public interests. The case was one in which the opportunity should be given him to do so by the suspension of the standing order. Rail GRANVILLE opposed the motion. No eve whatever had been -made out for suspending the order. It amendLotnts in the bill were necessary they might be moved in the whole house on the third reading. Lord REDESDALE said that it was not at all un usual for the standing order to be suspended in favour of petitions which had beenaccidentaily delayed beyond the time. The extraordinary position in which the park and bridge were placed of itself justified a suspension of the etanniug order. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY again adverted to Sir B. Hall's approval of the plans. The Earl of DO.N UGHMORE repeated his impres sion of what had passed. The Earl of WICKLO W said the reasons which had been assigned for granting theprayer of the petition were in his opiniuu insufficient, and he trusted their lordships would, from a regard fur the interests of the public, and from a eunsidera,iiou of the position of the companies who had been misled by the Board of Works, reject the motion. Their lordships then divided on the question that the standing order be suspended. The nue.bers were— Content . Non-coateut Majority CHURCH RATE ABOLITION BILL. The Duke of SOMERSET having presented a very large number of petition; praying for tho abolition of church rates, said the bill 'to which he was about to ask their lordships to give a second reading, provided for the entire abolition of church rates in England and Wales, and contained no provision by way of substitution. Ile should not have undertaken the management of the bill if he had not already su pp or t e d suc h a measure in the other howled Parliament, and if he had not heitid the qaustion debated over and over again, and all the sub stitutes which had been proposed. Haviag heard the matter discussed for a period of 20 years, he had coins to the conclusion that the beet course to pursue was in the first iustauce to abolish tnis cornpulsoryrate. (Hear.) The number of petitions winch he had presented in favour of that principle showed the strong telling that existed in the country upon the subject. These peti tions had come from large toeing, and from an um mouse number of villages in all parts of the country. The bill, moreover, was supported by the House of Commons. He scarcely knew any subject which had excited so much feeling throughout the country, and he trusted their lordships would give the bill a feir con sideration, for as yet they had not come to any vote upon the question, and were not at all pledged either one way or the other. He believed also that the Go vernment were not pledged to any particular course, and that the question was considered an open one, fur an influential weather of the Government in the other house had not only voted but spoken in favour of the bill. (Hear, bear.) Ho very much regretted the deo olaratiun which had been made the other night by the noble earl at the head of the Government that he in tended to move that the bill be read a second time that day six months. (Hear, hear.) He would briefly call their lordships' attention to some of the attemptswhich bad been made to settle the question. In May, 1855, a bill was laid on their lordshipi,' table by the right rev. prelate, affirming the principle that in every parish where the church rate had been twice refused, it should for ever cease. That measure failed. Since the year 1833, almost every Government and every leading states man in the House of Commons had endeavoured to set the matter at rest. (Hear, hear.) They had dwelt with great forte aed eloquence on the sni , e' , ief ceineu rate disputes caused, n oily to the interest of the Cileres. aael the cause of religion, but to the advance ment of Corietiatiity itself. Iu the year 1834 Earl Grey's Government proposed a [scheme for the abolition of church rates, founded on this principle—that the sums raised for the celebration of the services of the Church should be abolished, and that the amount raised for the main enence of the fabric of the Church should be made a charge upon the laud tax—in other words, a charge upon the Consolidated Fund. There were so many ob jections to that plan, that it did not receive the assent of Parliament. In 1855 Sir R. Peens Government brought in a bill for the settlement of the question ; but that was not proceeded with in consequence of a chauee of Government. In 1837 the Government of LerdMel - bourne introduced a measure which also failed. The proposition for making the rate a charge on the Cpnso lidated Fund, and the proposition for waking it a charge on the revenue of the Church, had been alike rejected. A great Lumber of compromises had been suggested; on e of them prOposed to exempt] large towns, and continue the rate in rural parishes alone. A nother sche me pro posed to exempt Dissenters; but, as their lordships were aware, none of these schemes had been accented to. There was one point on which b e thou ght little or no difference of opinion existed, and that was that th e c h arge for the celebration of the services might be advantage ously abolished. He thought that no churchman would desire to retain that portion of the rate. (Hear.) But even should that portion of the rate be abandoned the question would not be settled, for the disputes respect ing the maintenance of the fabric would still co n tinu e , an all the evils of litigation would still exist. (Hear.) It was said there could be no doubt as to the justice of the rate, inasmuch as the majority bad the right to tax the minority. But that principle must be (meted out with great caution. The imposition of a church rate was a very different thing from the imposition of a gas rate or a highway rate. If there was a legal right to compel the people to pay for the support of the fabric of the church all parties had a right to be accommodated in the church. If the State, acting for the Church, had the right to tax all the people for the Church it bad a duty to perform in finding church accommodation. But it was notorious . 63 48 .. -15 that the State could not perform that duty. The church rate was totally inadequate for the purpose. There were th ousands and thousands of people who could find DO piece within the church, and therefore contended that they were not bound to support the church. (Hear, hear.) However the church rate might have been suited to former times, it was not epplicable to the pre sent condition of society, and was every year producing increasing discontent. The Dissenters had gone on rapidly increasing during the last 150 years, and the church rate bad educated them in hostility to the Church. It was said that in the great majority of parishes-church rates were etili levied, but this question must be viewed in its bearing upon the whole population. It was idle to take parishes with a limited population, and compare thew with pariehes possessing an enormous amount of population. The last.ceheus set forth the religious con dition of the people of thuecountry, showing a vast ennu i e ation totally unconnected with the Church, erel a ay; dab for whom the C tit:J.6.l4u erovision whatever. 71ri taws were coneuteratioris which ought to be well weighed in dealing with this subject. The number of churches was 14,000, while the number of dissenting chapels was 20,000. These : dissenting chapels had been built without any aid from the state, and they must re member that the Dissenters were the poorest class of the community. There were many objections to a church rate. First of all it was an odious tax, and the impesi tion of a rate was generally attend e d w ith ag i tat i on and excitement. Put how far were church rate; necessary 'l' Look at a district where no church rate had been levied for a number of years, and ho would undertake to say that in that district more had been done for the Church than in these districts where the rate had been regularly levied. He could give numerous instances of that, but he wou'd give only one. linhad presented a petition on this subject from Boston. The pstitionere said, that " In Boston church rates have been refused for 20 years, but that had not caused any difficulty in meeting the ex penses of conducting public worship in the town, but on the contrary, those ex:demises 'have been cheerfully met by subscrip ion, and your petitioners have great satisfac tion in stating that, whereas, during the time when church rates were levied, extraordinary repairs of the fabric of the church, though greatly needed, could not be made, since the time the church rates had ceased to be levied, extraordinary repairs hail been done to the amount of 12,0001.., in addition to which two new churches had been construct e d i n th e p ar i s h on t h e rehintary principle." (gear.) Again, look at what ha been doe in Scot acid by the voluntary syst on. Since the diquption and the establishment of the Free Church, there had been raited in Scotland for the church the large sum of 3,900,000/., or at the rate of 300,0001. a year for thirteen years. Some time ago a committee was appointed to consider the spiritual destitution of the country, and what was the result ? That there were uo adequate means of relieving thespiritaal destitution of the couutry except by the voluntary principle. One great ob jection to this bill was that it would relieve the owners of land from a charge With which they were now saddled. Now the bill of 1834, the bill cf Lord Grey, relieved the landowners, but said nothing about it. The noble lord opposite spoke strongly in defence of the bid, and if he were in want of arguments against church rates, he could not do better than real the noble lore's speech. Bat he did not wish to enter into a long argument about it, be cause he believed no one defended church rates, and that the only ground of resisting their abolition was that there were no other means of raising the money. He did net believe that there would be any great difficulty in rural parishes iu making a provision ter the maintenance of the fabric by a charge upon the land. The only difficulty that he felt was that they had gene too far to matte it compulsory. As a voluntarycharge he believed it might be raised. He conceived that in districts where church rates had not been levied for years, the only thing was to treat it as a bad debt, and strike it out of the account. He knew objection would be made that there would be some parishes where uo funds would be raised. There would be oases of the kind no doubt at first, and that might be a reason for saying that the bill should not come into operation for sortie time, but that did not seem to him any argument against the principle of the bill. But it might be said that this was only the first of a series of attacks that would be made upon the Church, but he was not of that opinion. Though many who now sought the repeal cf the church rates might, from their feelings baying been aroused, be hostile to the Church now, he believed that when tee cause of the agitation was re moved they would return to their good temper and good sense. In 1834 there were a number of Dissenters of emi nence in the House of Commons, and they came forward and stated the grievances to which they wished Parlia ment to apply a remedy, They required the abolition of church rates, a registration of birth., that marriages by civil contract should be legalised without the interteotion of the Church, admission to the universities, and a sys tem of national education. They granted all these things, though he did not say there had not been opposition to them. What had been the result ? That the people fait they had not been treated in a hostile spirit, but that they had been dealt with with confidence, and that they had the attachment of the people in return. There was no occasion now for troops to defend the monarch when he went into the city, and when the Queen was at Bir mingham the other day nothing could exceed the loyalty of the people. (Hear.) He asked them to deal with this question in the name spirit in which they had dealt with the others he had named; there were other reasons why be thought it desirable at the present moment that they should settle this question. They were told on both sides of the house that another reform bill was inevitable. Now, the last reform bill gave great power to the Dis senters of this city. They were an active people ; they had special influence in the constituencies, and they had great power in commercial, manufacturing, and mineral districts. No reform tell could be carried which would not give great additional power to these populations. Was it wise, then, to leave tbis question impending ? Was it. wise, wuen they had all the commotion welch must attend a reform bill, to have the animosity of a re ligious discuss:on mixed up with it? tie asked them, then, to adopt the principle of this bill, bet tudeley the period of its corning into operation in order to briefs; in some bill whicbjwould enable landowners to charge their laud with the maintenance of the fabric of tue Church. Society had outgrown church rates. They must take the voluntary system. He would read a few words of a speech made in 1855 by Lord Stanley. Speaking of a treasure then btfore the house he said, "Fair and equit able as the compromise might be in point of principle, it, was encumbered and harrassed with so many practical difficulties in the working as to make it difficult for it to be carried in the Houso of Commons, and to make it quite impossible for it to be successfully carried out. I had to choose between two courses, supporting the law in its actual state, or voting for its total repeal. I thought it was a question net merely of policy, not merely of expe diency, but of justice and right, and therefore could have no hesitation as to the course I should pursue. I am quite a ware that in seine districts, especially in the rut al districte, inconvenience would be caused far the time by the with holding from congregations of a compulsory legal sup port to which they are accustomed. I do not overlook this objection, I do not underrate its importance, but the inconvenience in question would be only temporary, and I think it would be more than counterbalanced by the termination of teat dissension which we have so long witnessed in connection with this question, arid I think that the change proposed is doubly important, not only ou account of the intrinsic merits of the case, but be cause it will afford us the first practical experiment of that principle of self-support in religious matters which, whether we approve of' it or no, whether we think it the best system or no, seems likely by the inevitable pro gross of public events to be the principle of the next ge neration." Thu their lordship would see what they were.coming to. He trusted that these who opposed the bill would not do so without stating some definite plan by which they might settle this question. He did not krow whether the prelates would like the measure. After what took place last night he felt far them. (Laughter.) He looked upon this a; a party question, and lie trusted that their lordships would agree to the second reading. Lord ST. LEONARDS said thenoble duke asked them to settle this question, but his settlement was a receipt without payment? What was the law I By the law of England church rates were a charge upon the land of England. They were voluntary, no doubt, in the first instance; but, sanctioned by custom, they became biud ing as law. For centuries ce arch rates had Leen charged upon the property of the country, and now they were asked to go back to the voluntary principle. The rate was levied exactly according to the feelinee of Erglisnc b. men, They had the amou n t within their own poehe the application of it in th e ir own hands. The u)., r , I duke suggested that by the repeal of the Mortmain Act power, lauded interest should be enabled to charge their estates with the amount now raised by the s itrc h verso to lle looked upon the voluntary system as ad the Established Church as it now stood. Where would the stability if tithes be if any r ,reet church rates ? if the Pee-ensure f'. nod to tc tiny were eerre e e f-I ,r, u ed e they would speedily find out Wilt it would be even inure convenient to be relieved from the payment of tithes. The present agitation was in point of fact a mere passing wine co m p are d w i t h t h at which took place some years ago on the ,übject of tithes; but a proper, co mpromise was entered into, and nothing more had peen sail about the matter. He should say, therefore, resist the present demand to the utmost ; but he should be perfectly ready to agree to any tea,sonable accsnnoiatiou. They were told that many Dissenters would be willing to subscribe to the eustentation of the churches if only rates were abolished. But what would they say if a man who owed them money were to ask theta to release him from their legal claim, and then tell them that he would give them the money if they would only leave it to his voluntary act. That would be a very odd sort of request, but it was exactly what the advo• cates of the bill were calling on their lordships to do. There was a legal obligation upon the owners of pro perty to support the churches, and no man could fairly object to discharge his legal obligations. (Hear, hear.) They were told wnat great sums of money had been raised by the Free Church of Scotland. But when men's minds were roused, there was hardly any sacra fice that they would not make. They had also been reminded that many churches had been built in Eng land on the voluntary system. No doubt the voluntary system was an admirable one when it came in as an auxiliary. (Hear.) Like God's own gracious gift, it would under such circumstances supply that which nothing else could do, but it would not suffice by itself. As fur pew rents—(hear, hear)—he thought nothing could be worse. (Cheers.) The proposal to relax the law of mortmain did not seem to him to be feasible. Already there was a charge upon land, which answered admir ably; but they were asked to abolish it in order that landowners might have power given them to burden their estates, if they plea-ed, with a rent charge for the repairs of churches. But the fact was, if they attempted to put such a charge upon their estates they would find them selves surrounded with difficulties. In the first place, the Church-rate was a fluctuating sum ; but they could not give a rent-charge upon their estates without fixing the amount. It would moreover vastly increase the ex pense of transferring real estate, which it was so much the object is the present day to diminish. He could ne t • therefore, regard the proposal as any thingbuta vielotary scheme. (Hear.) They were told that they must abolish Church rates because they pressed upon the consciences of dissenters. But he could not see what religion had to do with the matter? He could not see how any consciens tioua Scruple could arise out of having to discharge an obligation, subject to which a man had purchased or inherited his property. (Hear, bear.) .Again, as the law stood the rector was bound to repair the chancel, and the parishioners the body of the church. Did their lordships propose to reliev e th emse l ves , ai .d t o l eave the clergy still subject to the ancient liability which rested upon them ? (Hear, hear.) He was quite willing to atow that the dissenters had a grievance. Dissent was allowed by law ; and it of course involved the finding of places of worship other than the pariA e t ireh. Dissent had thus a ten - l.- t i to , x .e, et, Lee.. is,..cn a ,r!iin , 1 Ore expense of seeping Up the churches; and no thought, therefore, that the dissenters oug ht t o b e released from the liability of having to pay Church -rates. What, however, the noble duke asked them to do was to abolish the rates altogether. But what right had the dissenters to expect that ? (Hear.) The truth was it was not a mere remedy of a grievance that was sought, bat the damage cf the establishment, He (the noble lord) was willing to relieve the dissenters, and he had no wish whatever to degrade or offend them. He wished to act fairly ; but no one who was excused from the obli gation to pay church rates had any right either to be a churchwarden or to vote for the election of a church warden. (Hear,) That seemed to him to be no more than just. He believed that the best and wisest of the dissenters did not wish to see church rates abolished, for they were in favour of an established church. In fact, it was the establishment which formed the standard of di: sent ; for if there was no national church where would dissent be ? (Hear.) They were told that they must not mark the disseutera ; but he had never known a dissenter yet who wished to hide his belief, or who did not rather glory in being a dissenter. (Hear.) He (the noble lore') should certainly vote against the second reading of the bill ; but he should be perfectly ready to consider and agree to any fair and reasonable proposal for the settlement of the question. (Hear.) Lard WODEIIO USE deni e d that church rates was a charge upon the law! of England. If they were he would ask how came it tl - rat there sere souse 500 parishes in the country in which these rates were not paid ? It was pot, however, upon that ground that he supported the .bill, but hecanse he believed the abolition of church rats. would best serve the interests of the Church of England. In practice he did not believe as much inconvenience would result from the passing of the bill as its opponent. argued, for a:ready in the great majority of the largest towns in the country the repairs of the churches were suet by a voluntary rate. The Duke of MARLI3OROUGII said—lf the dissen ters were relieved from church rates, they ought not to be allowed to vote against the imposition of a rate on others, nor take part in the election of churchwardens. The bill before the house violated the rights of the Church. The Duke of NEWCASTLE denied that church rates was a question of the Established Church, for'many dis senters who objected to church rates were not hostile to that establiehment. Ile was ready to maintain that ex aggerated arguments had been used on both sides. Rates were opposed on the one hand as a question of religious liberty, and on the other tide because its advocates be lieved that the abolition would be a violation of the law of property. Whilst he maintained religious toleration and supported it, in reference to the admissions of Jews to Parliament, he considered the question of religions feeling was not involved in the question of church rates. A Dissenter had no more right to be an exemption from the payment of church rates on religious grounds any more than a Quaker bad to be exempted from the pay meat of taxis spent ia maintaining war, which he honestly and conscieutiously believed to be wrong. He did not believe that the, agitation for the abolition of the church rates wise one for the abolition of the Church of England. The parties felt this to be a grievance, and were anxious to leave the question settled ; and he thought it was the duty of the Church to meet them in a conciliatory manner. (Hear.) Lerd WENS:LE YDALE addressed their lordships on the law relating to church rates, but in so low atone of voice that he V/aR inaudible in the gallery. The Earl of DERBY said she had looked with ROMA curiosity to the votes to tee which of their lordships would have the courage to offer to their lordships' ac ceptance a bill, the effect of which would be to deprive the Church of England of that large amount of property to which she was entitled, not by any law, but by pre scription older than law—to prevent the majority of in habitants of a parish from rating themselves for pur poses of great national, as well as great private and per sonal importance—and to place the Church of England, with regard to the maintenance of her fabrics and support of her worship, in a position each as she ought not to oc cupy. The noble duke had exhibited as much ability as courage in undertaliing this hopeless task—(hear)—for hopeless be trusted and confidently believed it would be to seek to ieduce that house and the country, without com pensation or without equivalent, to deprive the church of that which was essential to its maintenance, and its indisputable right. (Hear, hear.) The announcement in the pre:a:lloe of the bill was to the effect that whereas church rates bad for some years ceased to be collected in some partehes by reason of opposition, and that in other parishes the attempt to enforce church rates had led to dissension and ill-feeling—therefore be it enacted that in the vast majority of parishes, where there had been neither resistance nor opposition, nor ill-feeling, but where tl.ere was a general readiness to levy and pay church rates, it should not be lawful nor competent for the inhabitants of those parishes to discharge that which by law was a solemn obligation upon them. (Hear.) This recital, without any argument, was almost a suffl• cient reason why their lordships should refuse to enter tain the subject. It had been said that there was a broad distinction between questions of church rate and tithe, inasmuch as the tithe was a compulsory payment, and church rates were nothing inure than a voluntary impost. In prieciple be could see no distinction what ever between church rate and tithe—(hear)—with this exception, that church rats was fluctuating in amount and tithe was fixed. Tithe was recoverable by an easy process of law, and there were great difficulties in en ferciug in the other case what was an indisputable obli gation. Lord Wensleydale had shown that church rate was not a tax upon laud, but a personal obligation upon every inhabitant, only to be enforced by reference to the means which he possessed iu the parisb,—namely, the laud. Therefore, though church rata was a tax in the nature cf a personal obligation and a duty, yet, as much as tithe, poor rate, cr any other rate whatever, it was a charge upon the property of every individual in the parish. (Hear.) It was a charge, moreover, which, when they bought or sold a property, let it or took it upon lease, they estimated and allowed for. (Hear, hear.) A noble duke had referred to the purchase, some gene re, ions ago, by an ancestor of his, of the great tithes of a parish, which were estimated at a certain price, but were cold at something less, because, by virtue of his be coming proprietor cf the great tithes, be thereby became lay-rector of the parish, and was liable to repair the chancel of the church. Suppose tnat he had obtained those tithes fur 2,000/. less than their value in consi deration that be would have to pay on the average 100/. a year for the maintenance cf the chancel of the church ; and suppose that the noble duke's ancestor had been a dissenter, and had turned round and said, " It is against my conscience to repair the chancel of the church: true —I have obtained these tittles at a lower price in consi deration of my incurring this obligation, and Ido not propose on conscientious grounds to pay any more, but I do propose on conscientious grounds to exempt myself from the repair of the chancel, because I mu a dissen ter." (Rear, hear.) Such an argurneut would never have been listened to either in law or iu practice. Though church fates were fluctuating in amouut, they were cap aele cf belie , estimated—they were a distinct recognised tax, which the Church of England as a body had a right to receive on one hand, and which every landlord throughout the country was bound to discharge and pay a: a debt upon his estate, and from which be could not escape by any plea of conscience. (Hear, hear) For his own part, though he wished to look indulgently on the ofscu,,laipmicsion n ho odisstentsee claims of of always looked with v er y gre at principle and conscience, the result of which was to save their pockets. (Hear, hear.) Rut circumstances had greatly altered, and altered most unfavourably for the Church of England, sines the first institution of this rate. In the first instance the parochial system itself was complete and entire ; and every person within the parish being of one religious persuasion was compelled by an obligation which was enforced by ecclesiastical autho rity, (in those days all-powerful) to cortrihnte his due proportion for the, re; a r et. ..o.i t.eie. Letitia of worship in, tlett clauen of which almost by necessity he WWI a member, and with which he was connected in every period of his He. Unfortunately, the populatiOu in many parts of the country had greatly outgrown the parochial system. The parish churches had been un equal to receive even that portion of the population which mieht be estimated as likely to desire to attend them. This inability had, no doubt, been one main cause of propagation and extension of dissent. With dissent came a separation from the services of the church ; and partly from consideration for the feelings of dissenters, partly influenced by other considerations, the course of recent legislation had been very much to break through that bond of union which, according to the original system, subsisted between the church of eaoh parish and its inhabitants. The church in its original intention was connected with every individual, .they re sorted there not only for purposes of weekly or daily worship, but on three of the most important ()Wagons in human existence. In the parish church, every indi vidual received the rites of baptism, entered into the solemn obligations of matrimony, and received the rites of sepulture according to the service of the church. As dissent had increased, and the population had outgrown the means of accommodation, receut legislation bad had a tendency materially to dialimah the closeness of this connection between the parishioners. The legislature had recognised the claims of disseutere and had admitted both baptism and marriage to be perf orme d before civ il officers, or in places licensed for the celebration of those rites. Partly on sanitary and partly On other con siderations, they had instituted cemeteries and pu blic o ses and most thereby removing on e of th called t he parish sacred ties which bound bh t ee h en.) peopleenrHe c losest l t did nett of for h by e m parish to the church. e —ear , say that these Jaws bad not public necessity ; sanitary considerations had rendered it absolutely necessary that some such step should be taken in large and populous parishes. But not the less had the operation of these laws tended greatly to dis sociate the bulk of the public of the population from church, and t consequently o ilia itnhcelipnaarhtiisonto contribute of that church. He was far from saying that the law of church rates was at present in a satisfactory condition. 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