The Sun. — London, England, 1858-06-15 00:00:00

:AMENT. —(This Day.) elve o'clock. ,ENWICH• . _ le _ adjudication of end be read by the Clerk) then read h March. .e 52d George 111., ction of the act re members to sit and ankrupt. Mr. J. Townsend, , n declared a bank . voting. as his duty toward s ?use that he s hould ion of the votes he and the reasons for bad a seat in that m to the rules a nd gle instates, thrus t mem b er , and 11 and voting sines ho in ignorance, hat house. It W as in bankruptcy h a d ace of heavy chair. ad no control, a nd °ale, but be hoped furthest, within s le superseded. reed should never r es ', L He subraittsa to his right und( ote in that hon e d in his sitting a l3 : should be the pr i d e the strong to pro. D BOULOCINZ - D WITH. sum. o inform you ths 4 e . fe rence to excu r : thug the Frenel' i romptly receives nth:nation to til e his and Boulognit Lain at those placed formal passport. ), that such ace a duplicate ticket from my officer ie portion will 'o )ther portion Will .d the packet. en, is an improi l : future it will IP' t to ;pass throd i a 3e on arriving 011 et will b e the pe r ; I r, your obedien CHvRcHWAIO' )t Service, 4RDENS. 3 truly accoreplishel ;nificent Exbib itio° Flowering Shru! ppreciated. ft 3 terms the gore these "forst g oli° ye happily Well cons tit u t e them oli conservatives, le ariety has bee : 0 1 rtunately, suc cee id harmonising Later hand. of Europe that w, which repreeoslgi It. The coolness_, vent, relieving fro( he intense best e public that 0,11 be witnessed ia week may, in O ral .educe their atibr was eminently Ispectable partf_j° sing proprietorr!Li hich he has visitors we ob setf eases the Duch ~, et° y, accompanied ",,' ry Grand Duebl:, dale Rutland/ ; and the Lad l to , s of Drogheda , „, Larch and blies Drogheda'' Larch th° itess Howe an d ;er of Glasgoet lea of Abingdon :g intess Amhers t /4 'es Butler, the Pa,, d Countess of o.'o ncan, the Couoto, Viscount ando brington and Poo orrington, .VO t ot ind Lady Fores I. G. Hallybutiroo 1/ilford and the 900 Lord RAVO I L§ rd Clermont , y Panmure an , e ? [ill, Lady D 7 0 0 y Avelsnd so, of ,dsor Clive 013`:00 rid Lady garied the Excheq uer Roderick and, l'oare ily Peel, Sir oif Lister, Sir xioo. Hon. T. S oth tdi . La dy gidaised A awrence 8,04 jj, Wi g n ibis count/ did Russia. A ec i f f purchases '" bee' th e , • quarters 0 1 co jail corn, ‘s°. C O from that u aced. e erday coolPr'l ,° ,l 000/. ; tb„ e A 18e' s to, from t'".„ t oy hambra, „ tA I • %king a Brazil Pro— r, e Siag b ,/ ork by . a t • ittle oo ra io the right e,bict, s m atter the' a , so ral bola° ae sw was co Dog ser e t o NY. Th e C °lg ro 2, arrived boo ays seve ol jost , •, the Ist t of 0 i c ipated t h e v oysg e w i n d , tr o vest j too 4 t, .-Lu ads. eb is r i d Lion at " „ or .0 De she followtog I, in lat • Tr o William 19 , „. ering N wog' 15 1 ' " we t I pd h tho , 1S 0 e Lizard, tP riles we s t o lic ! The / et ,„ „, 00 020 >use or , ap w ins P b le icti r h: by 040 up tch a ia t , w ill occu urer.h caning tha t e °,,ar 3naCt° a 1 do t a decl ° ,l be HuPe,, rs , e • their d e ' 4 b; P e i ties, for 01 . J t • to be e°D Pi t o stAtute., theparse eaa ma to by the te r 4 stat e 8‘ the ;,, the* Der ,thing 0 01 P. e r kruP fr 0 0 0 ,„ 1 11100 j e lO l , nam e , IVe , dr , r• I lee' , 00 of „t, toe P' t oe" niro e e a r hi 0 A , " )o t o r o t 0 13 : the v , .0 ti r e , , re,- „ t o , i s 1.. , 3 o• ; i r t ed t() is I° l' r ee sp 3 . c oia ts f the i• ac ier e ) wa tt 'o ° r i the en ,q i i-I sad t r. °ti ve of stead cab' h e 80 1 tP CO d i , 0 fo r 1 „l trA oto be fla w e): , 0 whie tt "te. ° ' .10 „loPe of ` 4.°9 11 13er be glebe MONEY MARKET D COMMERCJAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, Two o'CLocK. During the last few days there has been very little activity in the markets for foreign and colo nial produce, and prices have exhibited no material variation. Tea has been steady, and the answer by the last China mail has had little effect upon the market. Sugar has been inactive, only the finer qualities finding buyers at about late rates. For coffee there has been a moderate inquiry, and good qualities of plantation Ceylon have main tained former values. Rice, rum, and spices have been dealt in to a moderate extent, but have exhi bited little change in value. Fur saltpetre there still continues a good demand, and full rates are current. Tallow is stationary, P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 535., July delivery, 51s. to 51s, 3d., and last 3 months, 50s. 9d. per cwt. The Liverpool Cottcn Market closed heavily, and prices remained without any material altera tion. The sales were estimated at 5,000 bales, 500 of which were taken on speculation. The Railway Share Market had an improving tendency, and quotations were fully maintained. The general demand for money, which has of late been so much restricted, is now becoming rather active. Whether the change is attributable to temporary causes, such as are usually experienced towards the end of the quarter, or to an extension of trade, it is difficult to determine ; but, as far as can be judged, both these influences are producing increase of business in Lombard-street. The con sequence, as may be supposed, is that higher terms are required for the negotiation of commercial bills, and few transactions now take place under 2i per cent. Yesterday, the rates varied from that point up to 3 per ceut., and several applications were made at the Bank for accommodation. The inquiry for some days past has been steadily increasing, and if the move ment should continue, the margin between the quotations out-of-doors and the official minimum will be gradually reduced, although the large amount of money that will be liberated through the payment of thelhalf-yearly dividend will, no doubt, reproduce at least temporarily renewed easiness and abundance. It is expected that a large proportion of the specie received yesterday will be taken to the Continent. The market for English Securities opened firmly, but there has since been a trifling decline in conse quence of a few sales. Scarcely any business has been done, however, except in connexion with the liquidation of the half-monthly account in the Foreign and Share Markets. Consols have been 96 to 96k, and are now 95i to 96. The New 3 per Cents. and the Reduced are 96 to 96g. Exchequer Bills are 325. to 365. prem., and India Bonds 1001 101. Bank Stock is 2191 221. A fair amount of business has been done in the Foreign Stock Market, but prices continue steady. Turkish 6 per CentP. are 95 i ; Do. 4 per Cents., 1041 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 45g ; Sardinian 5 per Cents, 90 ; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 861 ; Portu guese 3 per Cents, 461. Brazilian 5 per Cents, 1011 ; Grenada New Active, 21.1 ; Venezuela Deferred, 14i ; Dutch 2t per Cents., 66 ; and Peruvian Dollar Bonds 661. In the Railway Share Market the arrangements for the settlement of the half-monthly account are now in progress ; a very limited amount of busi- ness has been done, and prices have varied to the extent of about ±to per cent. Eastern Counties declined ss. ; North- Western, 10s. ; and Great Western, 11. Great Northern improved 58. ; North-Eastern (York), 10s. ; and N orth British and North-Eastern (Berwick), 15s. The foreign and colonial lines have been very quiet. Pernam- buco declined about ss. ; East Indian improved 6s. ; and Great Western of Canada, ss. For Mines, Banks, and Miscellaneous shares there was a very limited inquiry, and little varia tion can be noticed in prices. 1 11 , ITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List:) Bank Stook 3 Per Cent. Reduced x.nnaittes 96 3 per Cent. Console Annuities Shut New 3 per Cent. Annuities 96 India Loan Debentures 99s Chn.se)s for A ceouut ... 96* 6 Exchequer Bills, 2;d. March. June. £lOOO. 36 I Useo 32 I Small 32 I Exchequer Bonds, 1858, 3l per Cent.... Ditto. 1i159 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. lirszautn 5 per Cent. Grenada New Active, 2} per Cent. Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent Blli Portuguese Bonds, 3 per Cent. , 1853 Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. . ......... Spsldsh Bonds, 3 per Cent. Turkish Bonds, 6 per cent 9a Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Venezuela. Bonds, 4i per Cent Ditto Deferred, 2 per Cent. Dutch Exchange. 24 per Cent., 12 Guilders 66 / eruvian Dollar Bonds, 43 per Cent. 66i TWO O'CLO( K. Consols for account AIITOORAPH OF SHAKSPEABE.—An autograph signa ture of Shakepeare, affixed to the mortgage deed of a house in Blackfriars, dated March 11, IGI2-13, said to be the finest specimen known, was yesterday sold by auction by Messrs. Sotheby and Wilkinson for 215/. It was purchased by Mr. Boone for the British Museum, after much spirited competition, and will ever form an attractive feature among the treasures of the national collectkn. MELANCHOLT OCCUREENCE.—CUSTOM-HOUSE.--On Saturday Mr. H. Harvey, Officer of Customs, on duty at the Proof-room, Victoria Docks, left unwell, and called on Dr. McWilliam, the Medical Inspector, for advice. The next morning Mr. Harvey suddenly fell upon his child's cradle and expired. The deceased was a man of regular habits, an active officer, and much re spected. He has left a wife and four children to mour❑ his loss. The cause of death is supposed to have been disease of the heart.—Civil Service Gazette. CRYSTAL PALACE.—The June flower show at the Crystal Palace, which will be held to-morrow and follow ing day, promises to be remarkable for the richness and variety which it will present. The late unusually fine Weather has produced great effects at the nurseries. Fruit generally has been rapidly approaching perfection during the last few dap, and a fine display is expected. A. refreshing variety in the day's enjoyment will be afforded on Wednesday by the first display this season of the great fountains. One Shilling Day, Monday, June 14.—Admissions on payment, 5,263 ; ditto by sea son tickets, 571 ; total visitors, 5,834. HOME CIRCIIIT.—The following is a correct statement of the dais appointed for holding this circuit. The commission wi I be opened at Hertford on Thursday, the Bth of July, and the criminal business will be proceeded With on the following morning at ten o'clock. The civil business for this county will not commence until Monday, the 12th of July. The commission for Sussex Will be opened on Wednesday, the 14th of July, and business will commence in both courts on the following morning. The commission day for Essex will be Tues• day, the 20th of July ; that for Kent, Monday, the 26th ; and for Surrey, at Guildford, Monday, Aug. 2 ; and in the three last•mentioned counties business will be proceeded with in both courts on the day following the opening of the commission. tiC.DVERTTSEMREIT. I— SIGHT AND HEARING SPECTACLES POWERFUL TELESCOPES OPERA, RACE, AND PERSPECTIVE GLASSES. —S. and B. So'omens, opticians, 39, Albemarle- Street, Piccadilly, Observe—opposite the York Hotel, W. By her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent for valuable and ex traordinary improvements in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Race-course, Opera, and Perspective Glasses, to know tke distances. These Telescopes possess such extraordinary power that some, three and a-half inches, with an extra eye-piece will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars ; with the same telescope can be seen a person's countenance three-and-a-half miles distant and an object from 16 to 20 miles. For the waist coat-pocket, and are of larger, and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly. The Ruyal Exhibition, 1551. A valu able, newly-invented, very small, powerful, Waistcoat-pocket Ohms, the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known one and a-half mile distant. They answer every pus• pose on the Race-course and at the Opera-houses. Country scenery and ships are clearly seen at 12 to 14 miles, They aro invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Opera, Camp, Perspecti ve , an d R ace - course Gl asses, with wonderful powers, Invaluable preserving Spectacle Lenses of the greatest transparent power. The great advantage derived from this invention is, that vision impaired becomes pre- I erved and strengtkened and very aged persons are enabled t ) employ their sight at the most minute occupation —can see With those lenses of a much less magnif ing power—and they do not require the frequent changes to the dan , corona effects of further powerful assistance. Person, an boa uited at the most remote part of the world by send- Itg one of the glasses out of their spectacles in a letter, and tating the distance from the eye they can read small print With it, and those who h ave not m a d e use o f s pect ac l es b y stating, their ago, Deafness.—New Discovery.—The Organic Vibrator, an extraordiettrily powerful, small, newly-invented instrument for deafness, entirely different from all others. Bl lrPassing, anything of the kind that has been, or pre& aid} can be, produced. Being of the same colour as the skin, is not Perceptible. It enables deaf persons to hoar distinctly at Church and at public assemblies ; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears is entirely removed, and it aflJrch all the assistance that possibly could be desired.-39, Alto- Marle•street, Piccadilly—Opposite the York Hotel, W 1 SHkRS MARKETS (This Day). RAILWAYS. Paid 1 RAILWAIrg. Ambg. Nottn;r. Bost. & Eastn. June.... all Belfast & 11 3 . mm all Birmng. Wolverh. mr Valley 103 Birkenhd. Lancsh. aj Cheshire Junet all Black burn all Blyth & Tyne original £25 (isa. at £45)..„„ 100 Bristol & Exeter__ 100 Caledonian.... 100 Chester & Holyhear' all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black. & Pass all Cornwall all Do. A all Do. B all Dnblin&BelfastJnnc all Dun. P. &Aber June. .00 East Anglian 00 Eastern Counties..... 100 lEasternUnion,A.stk 100 IDo., do. 8.. ..... 8} Do. New A all East Kent .. 100 'East Lancashire ..... all East Suffolk ...••••. all Do. ... 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow 100 jEdinb.Prth.&Dund9. all Forth and Clyde June. 100 (Furness 100 Glasgow & S.Western all Great N. of Scotland 'lOO Great Northern 100 Do. A. Stock 1.00 D0., 1 B. Stock ..... 1100 Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire). 100 Great Western. 100 Do. Str.V.R. gua. St all Irish South-Eastern. all Lancaster & Carlisle. 141 Do., Third 5............ 15 Do. New Thirds 100 Lancash. &Yorkshir 6 Do., do. F £l6 ... 7 Do. Do., £9 Do., Wet. Riding Uu all Do. Southport all London & Blackwar Do, New, isa. 5/. 10s, 'lOO Lond.Bright.&S.Cst. 100 London &N. Wester, 5 Do. Eighths 100 London & S.Western all Lndndrry.&Coleraine all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 100 Manch.Shet&Lincin. 13 Metropolitan 100 Midland 100 Do. Birming. & Derby all Midland G. West.ar.' all Do. Shares ......... all Newcastle & Carlisle all Newpt..Aberg.&Hrfd 9 Newry & Armagh all N every, Warrenpoin 4 Restrevor 100 N0rf01k.... . 34 Northn.Counties lln 100 North British 100 North Devon, Rail. & _ Dock Stock... 100 Do., A Stock 100 Do., B Stock 100 N.Eastern—Berwiek j 163 Do.do. G.N.E.Purch. 100 Do. Leeds 100 Do. York 100 North L0nd0n........ 31.1 N. Az S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City 17i North Staffordshire all North Western.. all N. &S. Westrn. June 100 Oxford Worcester 6 Wolverhampton all Peebles 19 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney 100 Scottish Central 1 100 Scot. N. E. Abrdn. St 100 'Do. Scot. Mid. Stock 1100 Shropshire Union ... all Sitingbourne &Sheer 1100 ~ S outh Devon 100 ,South Eastern 100 'South Wales all IS. Yorksh. RiverDmi 14 D 0...... ........... all Staines,Wok.,&Wok. all Stockton & Darling.. 20 Do. do., 1854 5 Do. do., 1855 16 Stockton 4 Hartlepl 1 100 Taff Vale... 100 Do. Pref., No. 22 !Lames Hay. D. &R. 100 Vale of Neath 100 Waterfd. 4 Kilkenny all Waterford&Limeriek all West Cornwall all j West End of London and Crystal Palace i all Do. A all Do. B all West London all Do. First Class all Do. Second Class BRITISH all Atian. and St. Law. 9 Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p, c. all Do. all Do. Additional A all Buffalo dr Lake Hur, 100 Buff., Brut. Godch. l 100 6p. ds. , I Aug.:72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 1 100 Do. do., 1 Juno '74 2s. Calcutta and S. East 2560 Central Oudo 2 Ceylon A shares all Demerara 2s. Eastern Bengal 100 East Indian all Do. C Shares 5 Do. E. do. , ....._. all D 0.4 j p.e.Buds.,'s9 all Geelong dr Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. 100 Gd . Trunk. of Canada all Do. 6p. c. Deben all Gt. In, Pen. g. 5 pore 4 Do. New. guar. 5 p.c all Gt. Wostn. of Canada 13 Do. New all Do. Bds., payable '57 all Do. do., '76, p. '6O all Do. do., '73, do. all Do. do., '73, without option all Madras, guar. 4i p.c all Do. do., 5 per e. 15 Do. 4i p. c. Exten;l 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.e. 5 Do 4th Ex do a d a pl ... • i 7 8 d i • p 183 88 75 80 74 78 ... •-••. ••• i - li id par 101 i 1054 ; ... - .. r , i - IP ... -- ... 18i —19 i 46 48 80 82 21 21} par —4. e 18 18i1 2 i 2id 107 - 110 107 - 110 1 106 108 18 19 201 —20 i 1 d Id d p d— p ss. Oude (LimiteaF . 15 Scinde, guar. 5 per c all Do i • - i• 1 FOREIGN. 10 all Antwrp & Rotterdam 5i 51 20 all Ardennes ••• ••• 20 3 Bahia & Francisco par 1p 5 all Belgian East. Junct j 1 20 all Majors to Oraissessac 6 all CarmeauxeiToulouse Coal Mines and Ry. 2/1 21 20 15 Dutch Rhenish 20 all Eastern of France 24 25 20 2s. Euphrates Valley 20 all Gt. Central of France ... 20 all Great Luxembourg 73 7i 10 6 Italian Junction "• ••• 20 all 1../ce Const. & Bale ... 20 all Lierre and Turnhout ... ...(1 20 6 Lombardo-Venetian 3i 41 1 2 5 all Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. •• 20 all Lyons and Geneva 23, 3 / 4 243 33 , , all Maria Antenla 10 all Do. New .• ••• 20 all Namur & Liege - 20 all Do. do. 6p. c. Pref 2l 211 16 all Northern of Franco 37a —37 i 20 8 Do. New • ••• 10 all NorwegianPrnk.Pref 8b 20 all Paris and Lyons 303 301 20 all Ditto New 20 all Paris and Orleans 4B 50 20 9 Recife & San Fran , (Pernam.) g. 7P. c 3 - 0 20 11 Riga and Dunaburg 10 all Rome and Frascati — 20 all Royal Danish 5 all Royal Swedish ••• ••• 4 all Do. 7 per cent. 20 all Sambre and Meuse_ 7 7i' 10 all Do. 53 per cent. pref. 8 - 9 20 all Southern of France 1 92 20 all West Flanders 4i 5 10 all Do. 5i per c. Prof . 9 20 all W. & N.W. of France 23 24 20 6 Western of Austria._ 20 all West. of Switzerland .., 6 all I Wiesladen 6 all Do. Bp. cent. pref — 20 all I Zealand. ........ JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 50 Agra & United Serv. 40 all Australasia BO 81 25 all Bank of Egypt 100 50 Bank of London 45 47 40 all Bri.Col. Bk.& Ln. Co ' 50 all British N. American 20 10 C.13k.0f Ind.Au.diCh, 3 1 • 2i 100 50 City 56 58 100 25 Colonial .. 203 all CommercialofCanada • 100 20 Commercial of Loud.] 20 all Eng•Scot.drAus.thit. 18 18, 20 all Lon. Ch. Bk.of A aFt. 19.1 —19 i 50 20 London and County ~ 50 10 London Joint Stock. I . 100 20 Lond.andW es t m i nst. .„ 100 , 35 National Pro. o f E ng . 20 ' 10 Do. New 50 25 National Bank 20 all New South Wales 43 —45 25 all Oriental Bank Corp. 35 37 20 all Ottoman Bank 100 25 Provincial of Ireland 63 65 10 all Do. New 25 all South I. .ntralia •.• ••• 25 15 Do. New ••• 25 all Union of Australia —47 i 15 Do. New 32 33 50 10 Union of London )23 24 100 50 UnityMulual„. 100 A 50 Westrubk o 4 IAODU 19 Closing Price yesterday 51 - 6i 7i - 84 68 - 70 9i - 1N 262 - 272 88 - 90 822 - 83 33 - 35 4i - 8 - BAI - 17i1 61 - 63 46 - 48 31 - 33 141 -- 154 88 -- 90 64 - 65 26 - 28 94 - 95 94 - 10 102 - 103 88 - 90 128 - 13( 103 - 105 - 51 i 56- - 58 85 88 101 —114 p 104 4 90 11 9041 1 d 6 - 107 - 109 9li - 92 1# - li 93 - 94 39 40 2 ld 92 94 64 •- 66) 12 - ii 60 - 6 3i - 3 491 - tO 90 91 2 1 e 45 46 70i ni 95 98 ... 5i 5 d 74 8i 8 9 29 - 31 ••• ••• 7 . 4 d 10S - lit 26 - 28 81 - 83 44 - 46 2i - 35 - 36 67i -68 A 79 - 81 - 13 - 15 7 - 5 8 - 10 24 - 35 ••• - ••• 98 ,-- 100 4.0 •• 2i - •34 6,4 - 63 ISSESSIONS. Busiaesa dcie this day. 25 25 St. 20 10 St. St. St. St, St. st. 50 25 100 25 20 10 St. St. 18 18 204 100 100 St. 20 20 100 20 51 501 108 91} 1 93 i i i 1051 41 LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 15, 1858. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing Companies Closing Prices yester ta Basin ail this day Ln.SEN.W. Cal.don... E.U.dtE.O Gt.Northn E. Count. Caldonian. 99 - 101 101 - 103 13 - 15 138 - 140 4 - 5 Do Gt. Westn, V. & N. NI, Do Do 109 - 111 S. Eastern Do Peto &Co Do ••• 13 - 14 24 - 25 98 - 100 Lai. &N. W. do iti dld. Midland... 100 54 24 - 97 - 99 ip 57 - 59 E. Count Do D 0... L. dx N. W Do Gt. Nortiin l T. Brassey M. Mel ottil Stk. &Dar Do 'l3B 140 91 101 32 - 33 , 90 - 92 1 0 13t.Westnt:; PREFERENCE SHARES. Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (issd.at 50/.) Brim. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 per c. Shares.. Caledn. £lO 4 p. c. Ches. 4 Ho. 5 p. c. Do. do. 5 per cent... Cork&Bandonsip.c. , Dun.Perth.&Aber.J. E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. Do. do. Cls. BGp c _ Do. do. Cis. C 7 p. c, Eas. Co. Ex, sp.c No.] Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 pr. c. St, East Un., G. 6 p. c. Do. 51., 10 per cent, Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. iDo. do. 4 per cent._ East Lancash.6 p.cts. EALIV. York. J. sth. Edin. & Gl. sp. c. Sh. Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c Furness, 5 p, e Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c Great Northn. 5 p.c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem Do. 4 3 / 4 per cent . Do. 5 p.c., Red. at p. c. pram. Gt.N.ofScot.lst Pr( Gt. S dz W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt. W. (B. dal. Ex.spe Do. con. red. 4i p.c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 per tent. Do. 5 p. c, red. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Chester Sp. c. P. S Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Qua. Stk Do. Chesh. Qua. Sh ,Do, do. do Do. do. do Lan. & York. 6 pc. St Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No.l Do. P., sp. e. St. No. 2 Do. New Guar. 6p. c. Do. do. 5 p. c., N 0.4 Lon. 4 N.W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 F. et Lon. & S, W. 7 per ct late 3d Shares Londy.dr Color. Sh. Londy. &Ennis. M., S.,&L. 6 p. Cent. Do. do. do. £6 Do. do. 3k per cont. Marypt. &Carl. 4 P.C. Do. 44 per cent Do. dO. Consol. 6 p. c. St. Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 P.C. Do. 4i p. c. Prof. St. Do. L. & 11. Pref. St. New., Aber., &c., pr. 5 p. caed. 5 p.c. pm. Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct. Norf k. D el% 4 p.c. Sh. Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 5. p.c. pf , 1847 Do.Wv.V.sp. ~1847 North British Do. 7/. Preference N. B. Borw. 4 p. o. Pd Do. do. do Leeds 6 pc. No.l Do. do. Qrs., 1843 Do. York H. &S. Pur North Staffordshire I Os., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar. Do. 6 p. c. 2d guar._ Do. do. Debeutr. St. Scot. Ccnt.New Pref. Sc.N. E. Ab er.g.6p c. Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. Do. do.3i p.c. pf. St 'South Devon SEDo. fixed 44 pr cent. S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of 21 Os. 6d. o. 44 per cent Do. Fixed 4i p.a. Sh Do. New 44 pr. cent S. Wales Gna. 4 p. c. Do. do. 4. p. e .Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., 5 p. c !Do, do. do. 48 - 50 95 - 97 11156 =l6 •.. -- . 6 -.6 112 - 115 107 - 110 115 - 118 113 - 116 132 - 134 79 - 81 120 - 122 112 - 114 104 - 106 64 -- C 6 10 -- Ili 5 1 ci 91 93 85 87 85 87 100 102 16 1 1 7 9i In 4 73 74 181 191 13. 140 138 -- 142 .80 - 185 Waterfddr Kilk. 6 pc. 121 - 123 66 - 6 $ fatal SU 137 -- 139 102 -- 104 92 -- 94 "4 - 11 1166 = 16a 97 •- 99 1— i d ••• ••• 223 233 J 118 - 120 104 - ]C6 101 - 103 120 - 122 125 - 130 73 - 75 10, - 221 -- 231 101 -- 103 101 -- 103 1® - 102 15 - 17 27A -28 A ••• --- ••• 43 -..• 48 MINES. 10 - 11 3 - 4 60 - 70 460 -48 J 90 - 95 14i - 15, 5 -5; 14 - 1 - 6 - 7 -10 A I 5 - 6 - 19 - 20 lf - 1 i 395 -- 405 3. - 4 230 - 240 -- 1 i -- 4 80 -- 100 1 -- 1 24. -- 100 -- 110 210 -- 215 ,280 - 29) 1 4 - 5 9 - 10 47 - 49 25 - 27 MINES. 121 j $ - i 8 -I P it - 24 ••• ---- ••• 12 - 13 42 - 94 U - 13 2 - 21 20 - 21 9i - ••• - ••• 6 - 7 L-.• 31 - 1161 i 1021 be periodically trained and kept together fora sufficient time to allow them to be properly instructed. If it was intended to call out these regiments it was most im portant to consider how they were to be quartered. At the present moment there was not a single unoc upisd barrack in Scotland. In Berwick there was sufficient space for a regiment, but the barracks were in each a state that they were unfit for occupation. The billeticg system bad been strongly objected to, and in places where there were only two or three inns, the hardship was undoubtedly very great. It might he said that in: Edinburgh and Glasgow there was ample billeting room, but he knew nothing more objectionable than the bil'et ing of the militia in those places. He trusted the go vernment would turn their attention to the points he had mentioned, and use their utmost efforts to render the militia an efficient body. The Duke of CLEVELAND said it was most important to define what was the object of the militia. (Hear, hear.) It had been pointed out as a nucleus for furnishing troops for the regular army. He did not mean to say that in the event of a great increase of troops being required, it would not be necessary to take them from the militia, but to send down a number of sergeants to keep the men in a state of intoxicati was destructive of all discipline. If the militia was to be use ful it must be kept in an efficient state ; and he thought it would be bitter, instead of giving them 28 days' train ing every year, te give them 56 days every alternate year. With respect te the adjutants, he did not think they bad much difficulty in providing suitable lodgings at the rate of 261. or 301. a-year. (Hear, hear.) Lord HARDINGE said her Majesty's Government had determined to constitute a commission, to which the subject would be referred. The instructions had not yet been framed, but he believed the duties of the com mission would be to inquire into the establishment and organisation of the permanent militia staff, with the view of rendering it more efficient for military purposes, and ascertaining whether it might not be made useful in the way of recruiting for the line. The inspector of the militia bad reported most favourably of the condition of the permanent staff geherally, and it appeared that in September last they raised upwar 's of 8,000 men of the line. He believed the whole of the matters which had been alluded to would come within the scope of the in quiry to be instituted by the commission. A portion of the militia would be called out in the autumn, but at present he was unable to give any precise information on that point. With respect to the billeting system, a committee was now sitting to inquire into that subject. There were a considerable number of small barracks unoccupied in Ireland, and one portion of the militia would occupy those barracks, and the other portion would be billeted. It was impossible to ray exactly what amount of force could be placed in the barracks in England. With regard to Scotland, he was obliged to the noble duke for the suggestions which he had thrown out, and could assure him that they would be duly considered by the Government. Earl GREY agreed with the noble duke on the cross benches (the Duke of Cleveland) that the first point to determine was the object of the militia. (Hear, hear.) Was it to be an instrument for recruiting, or was it in tended to be an efficient reserve force ? Unless Govern ment made up their mind as to the accomplishment of one of these objects, they might fail in both. It had been said that the militia were not to be embodied in time of war except to guard against invasion. Now, perhaps there never was less danger of that than during the Rus• sian war, and yet a large militia force was embodied, di rectly competing with recruiting for the line. The per manently embodied mlitia force consisted of 65,000 men. The number of recruits given to the army and marines by tke militia was only 33,000 during the war ; while there were obtained for the army by regular recruiting 80,000 men, although every recruit had a direct bonus of 1/. offered to him to take the militia as the road to the army. They bad to consider whether such a system was an eco nomical one. The noble duke on the cross-benches bad told them that it was a common practice for men to enrol themselves in a regiment of militia which was not imme diately to be called out without the slightest intention of coming up when it was called out ; and besides this, it was the practice of men to enrol themselves in four or five regiments of militia one after the other, and there was no means of checking the practice° Up to 1856, when the militia had been a few years in operivion, there were no less than 39,500 men out of 193,500 struck off the strength of regiments for desertion—that is, one fifth of the whole number. lie was told that, if the return was made up to the present time, the number would be found much greater, and that you had paid bounty to nearly 800,000 men who had be en s t ruc k o ff _ _ the strength of the force. But how did the recruiting go on in the regular army, to which, in time t f war, we could a'one trast t There was an instructive return on the subject on the table of their lordship' house, from which he found that when we went to war with Rnssia the army was below the establishment voted by 28,800 men, including the Artillery, Sappers and Miners, and colonial corps, and that the whole force we kad available was only 151,000 men. Daring the whole war the force was never brought up to anything like that voted by Parliament. In 1855 the ordinary deficiency was 45,000, and at one time it was 55,000 below the number voted, and in 1856, at the termination of the war, it was still 44,800 short of the proper number the total force of the army being 183,300. So that during the war, with all the stimulus which was put on recruit ing, allowing for the wear and tear of the war, we only increased our army by 37,000, and the total force, in cloding colonial corps, was only 188,300. Could any one tell him why, looking at the great armed force that we maintained during the Spanish war, and considering the great increase in our population, in the two years of the last war we were only able to add to our army the contemptible ;number of 37,000 ? Tbii was mainly owinglo the militia, which was kept up at 65,000 -met,. These fac s required consideration, and if the proposed commission was appointed be hoped that its inquiries would not be confined to the organisation of the perma nent staff of the militia, but would be extended to the consideration of arrangements now in force for keeping up the militia, and for adding to the army in time of war. He believed that if proper arrangements were made we might keep the regular army at all times at its proper number, and in time of war readily increase it to meet an emergency ; while if you put the militia back to that which ►t was intended to be, and what it ought to be, a strictly local force, not embodied even in time of war, composed of those classes who could not afford permanently to leave their homes, but who would be willin g • to come out in the defence of their country, and officered in the same manner, you would obtain a large augmentation of the army during war. What he wished to say was, that the question of the militia could not be considered apart from the mode of recruiting of the re gular army, and he thought that the attention of the Government ought to be turned to the question of how you were to provide a competent reserve force on which you could rely in case of war. The Marqu'is of CLANRICARDE hoped the com mission would inquire into the state of the law as effect ing the militia in Ireland, where the law differed from that of England. He also hoped that sufficient barrack accommodation would be provided, e-pecially, in the sleuth of Ireland. This was most important, in the event 1-f any sudden outbreak of hostilities. (Hear.) Tht-re was money laid out to a very considerable extent in order to erect new barracks, because the old barracks had been condemned by every inspector-general for the last 20 years. (Laughter.) Whenever they might have the mis fortune to be coccerned in any serious European war, it would be necessary to have a large militia force in the south and west of Ireland. He merely threw out those suggestions, and he hoped they would be deemed de serving of the consideration of the commission. The Duke of CAMBRIDGE said that after all that their lordships bad heard that evening, he thought it was evident that the best thing to be done was to have a commission of inquiry. Various questions had been proposed to the house, and several valuable suggestions made in the course of the discussion. Ho was, he be• lieved, justified in saying that the inquiry proposed"was to be a full and ample one ; and that being the case, and it being intended that the inquiry by the commission should go to the arrangements and organisation of the militia, past and future, he did not propose now to trou ble their lordships with any lengthened observations on the subject, especially as he had no doubt that if he was called on to do so he should be obliged to detain their lordships a considerable time while he dealt with the various questions which bad been raised. There were only one or two subjec•s which he thought it essential that he should notice. The noble duke on the cross benches (Cleveland) very naturally thought that the militia regi ments were placed in an inconvenient position when they were called on to volunteer for the army. He (the Duke of Cambridge) could fully enter into the feelings of com manding officers of militia regiments on that subject, and it was with the view of meeting their objections that the late Government gave orders that no officers of the line should be sentdo ten to militia regiments until the men who had volunteered were made over to the line. Be believed that those directions were adhered to, and that at the last volunteering not so much inconvenience was ex perienced by the commanding officers of the militia as before. He did not quite concur with the noble-duke that it was not desirable that the militia should furnish volunteers for the army. The noble duke and the noble earl opp isite asked what was the object of the militia. He thought it might be made useful for both the objects to which it had been turned. By good regulation he believed that militia regiments might be kept complete for the purposes of the defence of the country, and yet afford valuable aesistaece in recruiting the ranks of the reeular army. The noble dupe had said that it was diffi cult to g et non-commiss oned officers from the line for the militia. He was not aware to what period the noble duke alluded, but if he alluded to the time when the army was reduced and it was intended to transfer a certain number of non-commissioned officers of the line to the militia, it should be remembered that very shortly afterwards there was a sudden call for troops to India, and the transfer of non-commissioned officers had been stopped, as it was necessary to retain as many non-coon. missioned officers as possible for the ordinary duties of regiments, and there a ere scarcely enough for that pur pose and to perform the duties of barrack yards ; and no doubt the non commissioned officers of the line whom it was intended to transfer to the militia were not made over. With regard to billeting there c iuld be no two opieions that it it were possible to put the militia into barracks that would be the proper course ; but it could not be done unless barrack accommodation was largely increased, while it was to be doubted if the country would go to the expense, and even if the country was inclined to do so it would be years beftre they were completed. The emergency pressed, and the question was abet was to be done with the militia when they were called out. Wherever there were barracks in Eng land, Scotland, or Ireland, they would be willingly con ceded by the military authorities, but there was a very small amount of barrack accommodation vacant and very little could be afforded to the militia. With regard to the calling out of the militia and their embodiment, the noble duke had referred to the embodiment of that force in the last war. But it should be remembered ithat the militia was embodied because there were no regular HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following private billg were read a third time and passed : —West•end of London and Crystal Palace Rail way; Lancashire and Yorkshire and East Lancashire Railway et mpanies. The following hills were furthrr considered and ordered to be read a third time :—Great N ifthern and Western (of Ireland) ; Hove Improvement ; Limerick and Foynes Railway ; Oxford, IVorcester, and Wolverhampton Rail way; Severn Valley Railway (Extension of Time) • Shrewsbury and Welcbpool Railway; Waveney Valley ' Railway. ROYAL ASSENT. The Speaker and the members of the bou=e were summoned to the House of Peers to hear the Royal assent given by o , .)mrnith,ion to several. WIN. See lord,' report. troops left in the country, and but for the militia the loam di rooms had their full comp _ s many of iite country would have been entirely denuded of troops. To t oesiej w e r e um er canvas, and they mere in a very I • • -- a certain extent the same thing existed now ; there was healthy date. (Hear, Lear.) a great ecroand for troops in India, sod a large force was , MAIL SERVICE BETWEEN THIS COUNTRY required for the colonies, and in or d er to make up the ' AND AUSTRALIA. deficiency of force in this ccuntry, a certain portion of Mr. H. BERKELEY asked the Sccntar to the the militia was eini , odied, and he ventured to think that Treasury whether any• apriCation had been Y made . by e that arrargement was the best that could be made nnder the present cc:ntractors, for performing thee mail s . ervioe the circumstances. He agreed with the noble earl 0 PP °- between this ceuetry and the Australian colo nies, to Bite that the question of recruiting the army and rniLtia any r obtain icizsion . of the existing penalties, or any ought to be considered by the commission ; b u t h e was modification of the s'z.3 of the vessels employed ; the happy to say that so far as recruiting for dot:taut l y wo n t, ex osier of the term of th e sa id con t rac t ; or an y o th er nothing could be mor e s atisfanory. (Hear.) Alth oug h this was a time wh en l a b our was i n den,aed, there were alteration iu the conditions th ereo f ! daily received l a r ge access i ons t o th e r anks of the arm y, Mr. HAMILTON sa id th e T reasury some t i me s i nes w,re in communication with the Australian and Euro and if their lordships would look to the returns of the r w ea ta n t. Steam-Packet Company, in consequence of a de recruiting, they would be astonished at the good feeling jeer v.via:t(%)vaiting on them from the . Colonies. The oh exhibited in all parts of the country in the coming for- • with the Rrle.ca°lrime i nd the projnotionamalgamation ward of men to join the army. (Hear, hear.) He would 3 t ` he lal Steam-Packet C impany, and the not go further into the question, as this was not the Extension c i fterm , of the contract, when . the coma:in exact time, when a commission of inquiry was about to ideation was bre Australian and Eur ' o n p h ca n C.:inpany entercd into further i ff, and the direction of the be appointed, to enter into details, and he would only caminunntation eith t e Treasury for the furtherance of add, that he was rejoiced that her Maja,ty's Govern objects similer to those asked for by the other company, went had det'rmined on taking that step. but seeing certain reeolutionsmin,atnhe newspapers h relative Lord LYTTLE lON said, with reference to whet had been stated to be one of the main functions cf the militia, , t 0 the winding up cf that c • gentler 'p a te n to state what ith Y th e e had thought fit rrraulipated tom , the feeding cf the army, he was of opinion that you called on celonels of militia to do what it was not in to suspend further negotiation with human nature to do ; for as fast as they made gw-cl sal- ' Mr. DIV ETT asked the hon. t - - s were losine taken to secure uniU diers of their men they were urged to get rid of them, steps between this country and Austr alia, always renew a test like that cf Penelope's web, which was always beginning and never ending. II:s own regiamet, .3', udder the . Mr EIAMILToN said it was necessar f her Mt ., . 's Government to p re , circumstances, for or' p_sty the Worceetershire, which was a very good one, was 1 / 4.. with caution. He assured the hon. gentleman her recently embodied, and was disetnb :died again in a short 11 -. l e t( ' Government world take steps to Retire mi. : j,s,,y e time because it had not furnished its quota of men to the • interrupted communication between the two countries, regular army. It was a fundamental mistake to regard THE CONFESSIONAL IN BELGRAVIA. the militia force from this point of view, and not to con sider it as a reserve force fur the home service. With Mr. BUTLER asked the Chancellor of the Erwin regard to the statement that men were not got for the quer if it was the intend an of her Majesty's Government army fast enough, the reason was to be found in the to take any, and what steps, to allay the feelings of fact that the army were not paid enough, were not made irritation and disgust, created net only in the neigh comfortable enough, and had no sufficient prospect of a bourhood of St. Barnabas, Pimlico—(hear, hear)—but throughout the breadth ar i d l e n g th o f t h e l and i n cones ision f a th.ir old age. O ur system stood self-con prov • - eleinned by the existence of a bou n ty 33 a necessary (pence of the conduct of that gent l eman. H e a l so adjunct to recruiting. Why should there be any neces- called attention to the reported sermon delivered by the teityl Rev. , Mr. Ingle yesterday at St. Barnaba s Ch urc h, i n for a bounty ? There ought to be a su ffi c i er t m ili • tary spirit in the country to bring men into th e army if Btl eport of the abominable practices he ref erre d to. there position there was made such as it ought to be. I The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the I honourab e gentleman had p u t a quest i on o f which he The proper system would be that the bounty which was now wasted should be given to the soldier at the e n d o f i had Oven no noti ce , re f err i ng t o a great var i ety of par his time of ser vi c e instead of at th e be g inning. It was Cedars, so me o f w h ic h he admitted only happened yes•worth consideration whether there might not be a r c - I terday. H e ( t h e C hancel l or of the Exchequer) thought serve established consisting of men who bad paned the hon, gentleman would consider, upon reflection, that through the army, which would be &tore economical it would be more convenient to the Government, and than the militi a , b u t a t th e p resen t moment h e wou ld more in accord ance w i t h the rules of the house, if he were t i put his qu es ti ons on the pape r , w h en th ey wou ld not go into th a t quest i on. What would be the condi tion of things if the whole of the militia were to be called be answered in due course. (Btar, hear.) out it is difficult to say, for it was known that men had Mr. BUTLER said he woult repeat the question to. enrolled themselves In several regiments at different "Joirow. (Hear.) times, and if the whole el the militia was called out there INDIA. would be at least 40 per cent. of the men missi ng f rom Sir E. PERRY renewed his question relative to Mr. the different regiments. 13c Lop. d the subject would Mountstewart's despatches and the paper referred be careful y and fully considered, aid that the Govern- t i on a former occasion by the noble lord the President merit would not be satisfied until an effective reserve of the Beard of Control, relative to the state of Rohil force was establish e d i n thi s coun t r y. conch. The Duke of NEWCASTLE said that there were Lord STANLEY said that after the question put to him the other day by th e h on. and learned gentleman only two points amo ng th e var i ous suggest i ons w hi c h had been thrown out in th e course o f th e discussion ;`tent the member for Davenp or t, h e t h ought it right to apply to Lord Wore noticing them he w ou ld p ress on t h e U n d er S ecre- Ellenborougb, to wh om L or d Canning ' s letter s tary for War the advisahlity of layi ng on th e t a bl e t h e was addressed, and i whose p ossess i on it was. instructions to the commissio n as soon as t h ey were As they were private communic a ti ons , an d as issued. With reference to the suljsct of wheth er th e they reached him in a private form, it wou ld b e militia was to be considered a reserve f orce or as a f eeder contrary to precedent and inconvenient to the Govern moot to lay them on the table as official documente, to the regular army, he thought that no r e p or t o f any commission was likely to prevent the recurrence by Perhaps th© hon. and learned gentleman's object would Government to that system on an emergency ; but it be attained by reading a sentence from Lord Canning'a might perhaps guide them to knowledge of that which letter and the enclosure. Lord Canning said that the it was important to ascertain—namely, how the p rogress ma d e i n b r i nging in the landowners, and in system had really operated, arid whether it had added coming to a settlement with them, was very satisfactory. to the effective force of the army, or whether it wa s o n ly — (hear, hear)—and Mr. Mount e t e war t' s enc l osure wag an expenditure of an additional bounty, and in fact realty of a similar character, (H ear, h ear.) interfered with the recruiting of the army. The noble RELIGIOUS PROCESSION IN TUAM. earl (Grey) had referred to the origin of the system in Sir W. VERNER asked the Attorney-General for the last war, and the illustrious duk e (C a mbridg e ) h a d Ireland whether the government h a d rece i ve d any ao truly said that the embodiment of the militia during the court of a proces-ion in the streets of Tuarn, which pro war arose out of the necessity of sending a large nuns- cession was composed of priests and others of the Church ber of regiments of the regular army on active service, of Rome, in their ecclesiastical costume, and carrying and which rendered the militia requisite for the purp o s es the Host, and whether such procession was conformable of garrison duty. But he (the Duke of Newcastle) to law thought that the system had been carried on too long The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND said and too far. He looked on it that at the beginning of such preces-ions would not becoeformeble to law, but the the war the militia force was an effective means of application of the law depends on the existence of the speedily recruiting the army. In the beginning of that fact. He had seen a report describing what had taken war it was a question of bounty, when it was necessary place, but it did not st a te that any procession as that to get 30,000 to 40,000 men, but at that tim e recruits described took place in the streets of Team. (Hear, did not come in as fast as was required, and you bad to hear.) lie hoped there would not, and that the good make soldiers of them arter they were recruited, while sense of the persons referred to would prevent thous the militia supplied trained men. This system, however, vielating the law. might be carried too far, and he believed it did not result ' INDIA RESOLUTIONS, in getting men for the army as easily and speedily as The house then went into committee on the India re might be expected. Under our present system, in ease solutions, commencing with the sth resolution, as fa. of war you must have regiments of tniiitia embodied to lows—" That with a view to the efficiency and indepen garrison the different pelt 4 and stations at home, but he dance of the council, it is expedient that it should be believed that was the extent to which the embodiment e f partly nominated and partly elected. the militia should be carried, at least for a short time Lord STANLEY said it became his duty to propose, after the beginning of a war. It was, however, a mistake for the consideration of tle committee, the resolution to maintain a militia force not for the purpose of defence just read. The house had already decided, without a at borne, but the purpose of supplying the army with division, that the Minister for India should have the recruits. It was a system which was enormously assistance of a council. The house undoubtedly intended expensive, and by no means efficient. He knee, that that council should be real and not merely nominal however, that some persons were of a different opinion, —an assistance, and not a screen and a pretence. If and he was certain that he proposed commission would the council was to be a reality, it must possess substan only do a portion cf its duty it it did not inquire teal independence. (Hear, hear.) Not only FO, but it how far this system of recruiting was to be carried, must be known to have that quality. It was a question With regard to the question of barracks, the illus- how far it would be possible for a council formed on the trious duke bad said that if militia regiments were principle of nomination, as proposed by Lord Palmer.- embodied it was necessary that they should go with ton, to possess that character of independence. The toilets, because there were at present no barracks to principle of nomination might be applied under accommodate them, and it was peusible to erect a suiti- throe several modifications. The members of the cient number of barracks I r the purpose. He (the Duke council might be nominated for life, or during good be of Neweestl: ) was anxious to say a few words on the saviour—the more common form—as proposed by Lord subject of barracks. He could state from experience, J. Russell. They might be nominated fora lung term of as a Secretary for War, that there was no regular sys- years, without the power of re-election, or for a compare tetu with regard to barracks in existence. For years Lively short term, as proposed in Lord Paluterstou's bill, every succesive secretary fur war and commander-in- the Government having the power of nominating them chief had gone on mien a hand to mouth system. He a second time. As to the first proposition—nomination was desirous that some means should be adopted to re- for life—no doubt it did, to a great extent secure that in- Inedy this, by establishing some regular system for pro- dependence which was desired. It placed the members viding barracks in every locality where they were re- of c tuned, relative to the Government who appointed Tailed. During the late war he bad felt great anxiety them, and all succeeding Governments, very much in the on this subject ; but, at that time, such was the pressure position occupied by a judge on the bench. The most upon every department connected with the adteinistre- forcible objection was that in a council of 12 or 15, under Lion of the army, it was impossible to deal with it. That a system e f nomination for life, there would always be a pressure no longer existed, and he hoped the attention of certain proportion who, from mental or physical infirmity the government would be directed to the subject, with a would be incapable of performing their duties in a view to the introduction of some settled and permanent satisfactory manner. (Hear.) It might be said that that system. He hoped their lordships would shortly have did riot necessarily follow, and that the objection would before them the instructions issued to the commission, apply equally to the case of the judges. But there was a and then they would have the opportunity, if those in- materialdistinction between theduties of ajudgeand those structions were not sufficiently extensive in their charac- of a member of the proposed council. A judge was brought ter, of pronouncing an opinion upon them. constantly and prominently More the public eye ; he Viscount MELVILLE complained of the utter nee- must be able to go to circuit, to sit eight or nine hourees dequacy of the barrack accommodation in Scotland, and day for days together in caurte of justice, to give his un• remarked that not one tenth of the money which had divided attention during that time to close argumen's been spent upon the erection and improvement of leer- it difficult and complicated subjects, and to deliver his reeks in this country had been expended for similar pur- judgments orally in the presence of a most vigilant, poses there, critical, and intellectu a l a udi ence , th e E ng li s h b a r. The conversation then dropped. Hence, if he became physically or men'ally disabled, hie CHANCERY AMENDMENT BILL, it capacity would become the subject of public notice This bill was read a third time and passed, and general comment. This did not apply to a member RAJAH BROOKE, &c. of the Indian council. The business was done in private Lord KINGSTON was proceeding to put some gees- and so long as he could attend a committee in a private tieing which he had placed on the paper, i n reference to room, look over papers, and go through the form of Rejeb Brooke, and certain customs appointments; but transacting business, ho wever much his capacity for la what he said was quite inaudible in the gallery ; and, t our might be diminished, or hie judgment impaired he after being called to order by Lord Malmesbury, he was would be able to go through the semblance of perforating interrupted by a motion for adjeurning the house, which the duties allotted to him, and would not himself be was agreed to ; and conscious that the time had come when he ought to be Their lordships adj turned at 20 minutes past 7 o'clock. replaced by a younger and abler man. The system of life norninioion, therefore, desirable as it undoubtedly was in some respects, would render necessary the ap pointmeet of a larger number of members than need otherwise belong to it, to make allowance for two or three who might be incapacitated, and in the next place if the council were divided, as it ought to be into corns ruittnes, very likely important rostsiu one or more com mittees !night be filled by men who were thus incapeci tatt d. The princiele of nomination for a long term, without the power of re-el ction, was obviously inexpe dient, on acc itmt of tLo different manner in which the rule would operate on different persons. If a man of 40 were nominated for 12 years, he would be excluded from the performance of his duty at an age when, when for all deliberative porpoise, his judgment was in its maturity, and he was as fit as ever to discharge public duties. On the other hand, if a man advanced in life were appointed for 10 or 12 years, it was probable that he would be incapacitate d for duty bef re the close of his term. Under this system the difficulty of the government. in selecting efficient men would be increased. With regard to the third mode in which the principle of no. ruination might be applied—teat of the treble lord the member for Tiverton, who proposed that the members of the council should he appointed for a short time with a power of re-appointment—he would only say that, prate ticaliy, it would place the members of the council in a position of far greater dependency than that of any clerk employed in the public offices, for although the miziister had the power of discharging a clerk he virtu ally bold his office for life it his conduct was satisfactory; whereas the member of the council, knowing that his tennis of office would shortly expire, and knowing also that lee had no claim on the minister to be re-appointed when that term expired, Le would feel it a matter of favour and individual preference if he was re-appointed I by the minister. Although this might have little effect upon men of high honour and public spirit, it would still affect such a man injuriou-ly, because, however much la, might b e inclined, from conviction to support the policy of th e minister, itwtl o wouldexpo se wiscotruction, to the risk havin g h i t irn iin p t o u t t he to • d risk him of mi that he supported the policy conscience far the sake of o btainin g his nominat i o n the a the minister against hi s second time. (H ear .) Moreover, men of ability and ex. perience would not be so wilbug to accept offi ce f or ao short a term as they would be it appointed for a longer f they were to fall b ac k on any one, the t er m, or in a different [simmer. Of these th ree mo d es o f li n t was that tin which, in his opinion, presented the least inconvenience. But, Mere they coneented to accept any one of them, the house ought fairly and deliberately to consider whether ne ocher means were available for the appointment of at least a portion of the council so pro posed. It th e h ouse were inclined to enter into the con eideration of suc h a project, it would probably not be far. gotten that in proposing that the principle of election be substituted for that of nomination, they were not intro ducing any innovation, but building on the actual foun dation which they found in existence. He believed the ii u•e would admit generally that if a perfectly satisfac t try constituency could be found, that was a method which would be preferred on all bands to the method of nomination. The difficulty was to find such a constituency. (Hear, bear.) And here he wished to say plainly and dis tinctly that in proposing to the house the elective pile. ciple he was not at all confounding that with the prin. , (tip's' of representation. Anything in the nature of a ri• presentation of Indian interests in this country w e e utterly impracticable. If the representative system was to be introduced into the government of India, it must IMPERIAL PAR LIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(YEsTER)PA.y.) ROYAL COMMISSION. The Royal assent was givers by commission to the fol owing bills :—The Franchise Prisons, Non-Parochial Registers, Stamp Duty on Passports, Chelsea, Hospital (Perchase of Lands), Metropolitan Board of Works (Victoria -park Approaches), Porturana-bridge (Ire land), Liverpool Exchange, Manchester Assize Court House, Manchester Improvement, Tay Fishe ries, Ely Valley Railway, Selkirk and Gala , ffiels Railway, Malvern Improvement, Birmingham Canal Navigation, Garngad Road, Vauxhall Bridge Road, Staffordshire Potteries Gae, Trent Navigation, London Dock Campany, Burgbead Harbour, Maidstone Gas, Manchester, Hyde, and Motteram Road, Stoke, Fenton and Longton GAII, Sufferance \Vbarvee (Port of Lon don), Beseeleleigh P iad, Brentferd Gag a Inverury and Old Meldrum Railway, Bainbridge, Lisburn, and Bel fast Railway, and Alyth Railway. The Royal Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Salisbury, and the Earl of Hardwicke. Their lordships adj iurned during pleasure. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the wool sack at five o'clock. THE INSOLVENCY LAWS. The LORD CHANCELLOR presented a petition, signed by 3,000 merchants of London, praying for the assimilation of the insolvency and bankruptcy laws. The noble lord said the sunject was a very difficult and com plicated one, but he trusted, in the course of a few days, to lay upon the table a bill on the subject which he hoped would be looked upon as a great improvement on the present law. Lord BROUGHAM agreed with the prayer of the petitioners that there was great necessity for amending the bankruptcy and insolvency laws. In the bill which was to be laid on the table, he hoped there would be no attempt to pay official assignees by salary. Such a cir cumstance would be attended with the very worst con sequences. CHURCH RATE ABOLITION BILL. Lard PORTMAN, seeing the noble duke present who bad charge of the bill, begged to ask to postpone for a few days, from the day now fixed, the second read ing of the bill. The Duke of SOMERSET had no objection to its postponement for a short time. ADMISSION OF THE JEWS TO PARLIAMENT. The Earl of CLANCARTY gave notice that, when either of the two bills which stood upon the paper, with respect to the admission of Jews to Parliament, came on for a second reading, be should move that they be read a second time that day six months. The Earl of MA.L MESBURY said he regretted to inform the house that the Earl of Derby was prevented from being present by illness, and that he would pro• bably be confined to the house for the remainder of the week. Under such circumstances, he hoped both bills would be postponer]. Lord LUCAN said be had no objection to the post ponement of his bill, but the noble and learned lord's (Lyndhursee) stood first on the paper. Lord REDESDALE said it was his intention most strenuously to oppose both bills. He thought it was against the rules of the house to introduce a second bill on a subj et which bad been r• jected in a former bill. (No, no.) Although he was opposed to compromise, yet that did not preclude other noble lords from entertaining that view, but as the bill which had been sent down from the House of Commons now remained with them, they could not alter it, but it was quite competent for the House of Commons to make such amendments as would meet this view of the subject. He thought any propo sition for a compromise ought to come from the other house. After a few words from Lord BROUGHAM the subject dropped. Oa the motion of Lord REDESDALE the following were read a second time :—Ayr and Delmellington Rail way, Bradf .rd Corporation Water, East Kent Railway (Dever Extension), Mersey Docks and Harbour (Con solidation of Acts), Mersey Docks and Harbour (New Works), Cromford and High Peak Railway, Birkenhead Improvement Commissioners (B mdtolders Arrange-. merit), Luton, Dunstable, and Welwyn Junction, and Herttord and Welwyn Junction Railway Companies Amalgamation ; Bury and Radcliffe Water, Ballymena and Bellymony and Celeraine and Portrush Junction Railway, Tramore Embankment, Manchester Corpora tion Water, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (Newton Compstall) ; Northampton Ga', and Manchester Poor. The East Suffolk Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. PROBATE ACT AMENDMENT BILL. This bill passed throcgh committee. DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES ACT AMENDMENT BILL. On the order of the day for going into committee on this bill, Lord REDESDALE said he did not see why the provisions of the bill should not extend to Ireland. He was opposed to the bill when it was first proposed, but if they did legislate at all, they ought to legislate for the whole of the United Kingdom. The Earl of WICKLOW said he took the oppor tunity of asking whether it was the intentioa of the Government to introduce a bill for Ireland I—and he was astonished at the answer of the Lord Chancellor, which was that they would not introduce a bill fore Ire land because of the expense with which it would be attended. He hoped the noble and learned lord on the woolsack would state whether it was the intention of the Government to assimilate the law between the two countries ; and, if not, that he would give a substantial reason for r.o: doing so. He protested against this mode of legislating separately for the two countries. The LORD CHANCELLOR said it was perfectly true that hedid, when the question was put to him, say that the expense would be eufficient to justifythe governrnent in not bringing for ward such a measure, but the noble earl would do him the justice to recollect that some time afterwards a similar question was put to him by a noble and learned lord, and he answered that question by saying it was not intended to introduce such a measure, and he recol lected the Lord Chief Justice expressing his regret that they had no such intention. Now, in the first place, he did not think it desirable until the Divorce Court had been more tried, and they had more experience of its eff , cts, to introduce a measure for Ireland. He was not answerable for what the late Lord Chancellor might have promised. If his noble and learned friend desired that it should be extended to Ireland he might bring in a bib now, but certainly he did not envy any one the task who undertook to introduce a bill on such a sub ject in reference to the sister country. He had no wish to bring in such a bill, nor any intention to do so. He believed there was no strong desire for it in that country, and, on the contrary, that there was an apprehension in some quarters that it would be extended to Ireland. At all events, he bad no intention to introduce a bid to extend the divorce courts to Ireland. Lord CRAN WORTH said the question was put to him when he was Lord Chancellor, arid he replied that he snould not prop ire to extend the measure to Ireland, be cause he was perfectly aware that there were circumstan ces which might render a measure desirable for England which was not desirable for Ireland, but he toll the noble lord that he would bring in a bill to assimilate the law of the two countries, so far as the social state of the two countries rendered it possible or desirable. And un doubtedly he should have fulfilled that pledge bad he remained in office, but when be ceased to hold office, it appeared to him that the introduction of a bill affecting the social state of the country was a matter that no man not connected with the government ought to be called upon to undertake. It was necessary to obtain infer mation, and a variety of details which it was impossible for any one not connected with g overnmen t t o get . Tuerefore, although it had been his intention, in con currence with his colleagues, bad he continued to hold the great seal, to fulfil that promise, when he left office be thought him-elf absolved. Having said that, he could only say that if in accordance with the suggestion of the noble lord they so altered the bill as to enable Irish sub jects to come to the court here, he should see no objec tion to it. The Earl of DONOUGHMORE deprecated extend ing the measure to Ireland, and sa'd he hoped that at all events their lordships would not agree to the propo ion of the Chairman of Committees. Lord CAMPBELL said it would be monstrous that Irishmen should come over as suitors to England. All her Majesty's Scotch subjects had a remedy by apply ing to the Court of Session, and her Majesty's English subjects bad a remedy by presenting a petition to the Divorce Court. If the measure were extended to Ire land be thought it should be by another bill. After a few wards front Lord REDESDALE, who said he was precluded when in committee from propos ing any amendment, but that he could do so on the re porn The house went into conernittee,:and the several clauses were agreed to without any amendment being proposed to s xteed the measure to Ireland. The house then resumed. The Duke of BUCCLEUCH inquired whether any steps were in conteennlition, or had been taken, to refer to a commission, or to a committee of either house of Parliament, the present establishment and organisation of the permanent staff of regiments of militia, with the view to render the staff more effective, both when the regiments are disembodied and :deo when embodied m etalled out for training ? Whether it was intended to call out for traieing this year all or any of the regiments of militia which have not been recently embodied ? If were these regiments to t o w i n g t u e n it r d t e e d re i d o o s b o a , r r h a o e w k billets, or other wise / 130 guderstood from an answer which had been given in the other house, that it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to issue a conawiss,on to consider in what manner the per manent staff might be made more efficient. At the pre sent moment time was great difficulty in procuring effi cient officers. It might ho said that they could be ob tained from the pensioners, but they would be of little use, because the system of d r ill h a d b een most mater i ally altered. The pay was so small, that non-commissioned officers who had no pension could not subsist without working at some trade, and the result was that they had no time to attend to the course of instruction and exer cise in floe Minis rifle, and, therefore, when called upon they were not so efficient as they ought to be. Another obstacle to their acquiring a knowledge of the Minie rifle was, that the weapons served out to them were nothing but the old dint and steel muskets, ornamented with percussion locks. The pay of the adjutant was perfectly inadequate to provide bite with proper lodgings. He could not procure such ]edgings for 10s. a week, and in the regiment which he commanded the adjutant could not obtain convenient accommodation for less than 50/. or 601. a eear. Then, with respect to his second ques tion, whether it was the intention cf the government to call out fur training this year any of the regiments of militia which have recently been embodied. If the militia was to be kept in a state of efficiency, the regiments must ART UNIONS. Mr. W. EWART gave notice that he should on Thursday move for leave to introduce a bill fur legalising Art Unions. MILITARY COURTS MARTIAL. Mr. WARREN moved fora return of the number of military courts martial held in each year during the la- t five years, specifying whether general or district, and, in the former case, distinguishing whether held on com missioned or non-commissioned efficers or piivates.— Agreed to. COUNTY COURT TREASURERS. Mr. MACARTNEY moved that the order 17th June) for presenting . an address for return relative thereto be nail and di,zcbarged ; and instead thereof, Address for return of the names, dated appointment, and amount of salaries and allowances of all persons appointed to or holding the office of County Court Treasurer between the Ist July, 1856, and the Ist June, 1857, with the number of days in each month devoted to the business of ouch office, the amount of fees received or paid over by the officers of the respective Courts, and the nature of any other office held by such several treasurers, with the pay and emolu ments arising therefrom.—Agreed to. PRESBYTERIAN MILITARY CHAPLAINS AND THE SLATE OF CHATHALVi BARRACKS. Mr. HUME asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland it the Government contemplated the appointment of Pres byterian military chaplains in the chief garrison Owns of the United Kingdom General PEEL said it was the intention of her Ma jesty's Government to appoint an additional n umber of Presbyterian and Roman Catholic military chaplains. The object of her Majesty's Government was to put the Roman Catholic soldiers on the same footing with re gard to chapl a i ns as t h e i r P ro testant breth ren . I (Hear, hear.) In ref e re nce t o a question put to him last week, with respect to the su pply of water in Chatham barracks, and the overcrowded state of that building, he had re ceived a satisfactory report. 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